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In 1981, the Reagan administration engaged in a bruising political battle to win congressional support for the sale of sophisticated AWACS surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia. The battle was won, but only over the opposition of Israel and its domestic allies. This year, partly in deference to Israel, the administration may scale back plans to sell new arms to Saudi Arabia and Jordan, two Arab countries of clear strategic importance to the United States.
One thing that has changed in six years is the administration's attitude toward Israel. Today Israel is viewed by many in the White House and at the State Department as America's only reliable friend in the troubled Middle East.
But Israeli arms shipments to Iran and allegations of Israeli arms shipments to Nicaragua's antigovernment rebels have raised new questions about the US-Israeli relationship.
Under recent Presidents the US has sought a degree of evenhandedness in its Mideast policies. It has tried to reconcile many Americans' natural affinity for Israel, based on shared political and religious values, with the interests of moderate Arab states.
But balancing US interests in the Middle East has been a difficult, often thankless task for Washington policymakers. Some observers believe that the Reagan administration has wearied of the effort.
Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon put a strain on its relations with the US that alarmed leaders in both governments. Since then, the US and Israel have grown closer than ever before. The Reagan administration has backed Israel with more aid, more arms, and closer political ties.
Experts say the warming trend in US-Israeli relations owes much to President Reagan's views. As a candidate for president in 1980, Mr. Reagan argued that Israel had a ``moral'' right to ``Judea and Samaria,'' Israel's biblical designation for the territories it occupied during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
The stance, which effectively denied Arab claims to the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights, was partly designed to woo traditionally Democratic Jewish voters away from Jimmy Carter. But experts say it also reflected a fondness for Israel's pro-democratic, antiterrorist, and anticommunist policies.
Another factor has been a change of views on the part of Secretary of State George Shultz, following dramatic developments in 1983.
In that year Syria undermined a US-brokered agreement ending Israel's occupation of Lebanon. And twin terrorist attacks against the US Embassy in Lebanon and the US Marine peacekeeping contingent killed 258 Americans.
Analysts say the events weakened the influence of Arabists in the State Department who for years had linked US interests in the region to resolving the issue of the occupied territories.
``Shultz initially followed the advice of the Arabists in the department, but the results were catastrophic,'' says Avner Yaniv, a visiting Israeli professor of government at Georgetown University.
The result was that Mr. Shultz, who initially aroused concern among many American and Israeli Jews because of his previous business connections with Arab states, has become the most openly pro-Israeli secretary of state in history.
Praise for Israel here is qualified by concern over recent Israeli actions, including the Lebanon invasion and Israel's 1985 raid on a Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters in Tunis. State Department officials also worry that Israel may be diverting some US aid to establish permanent settlements on the West Bank.
Still, Israel is widely regarded in Washington as a generally reliable friend. Moreover, many in Congress and the Reagan administration are said to feel that, after they exerted themselves in the past to win congressional approval of arms sales to various Arab states, the payoff for the US has been minimal in terms of advancing Middle East peace prospects.
Also, traditional pro-Israeli feelings among the US public have been reinforced by recent outbreaks of terrorism sponsored by various Arab groups in the Middle East.
Diplomatic efforts to bring Israel and its Arab neighbors to the bargaining table - efforts central to the policy of the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations - have been relegated to a lower priority.
US aid levels have soared, with Israel now enjoying unique preferential terms.
Israel has been upgraded to the status of a non-NATO ally, a formal designation that expands on moves toward closer strategic cooperation between the two nations begun in 1983.
US officials insist that the close ties reflect Israel's increasing importance in defending Western interests in the strategically important but unstable Middle East.
Israel's battle-tested armed forces are considered an important deterrent to direct Soviet aggression in the region. Also, by serving as a storage depot for US weapons and fuel, Israel could help facilitate the rapid movement of US troops to crisis spots in the Persian Gulf and on NATO's southern flank.
In addition, Israeli intelligence has been essential to monitoring Soviet moves in the Middle East and tracking the activities of key adversaries like Syria and Iran. A recent New York Times report says it was Israeli intelligence that enabled US warplanes to target Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi in a raid on Tripoli last April.
But critics of current US policy say that the administration has tilted too far, with the result, they charge, that Israel has become more a liability than an asset to the US in the Middle East.
The critics contend that devotion to Israel in the executive branch and Congress has weakened the US role as honest broker between Arab and Israeli interests, while giving Israel, in effect, a veto power over US arms sales to moderate Arab countries whose backing is needed to sustain the Middle East peace process.
Because the US has appeared even more partial to Israel, critics say, public support for the US in the Arab world has weakened. This in turn has nourished an environment that has spawned numerous acts of anti-US terrorism.
Critics also object that the US-Israeli alliance has come at an emormous financial cost. At a time when its domestic budgets are being pared, the US provides Israel with increasing amounts of foreign aid. This year the US will furnish more than $3 billion to Israel, much of it as grants that Israel will not need to repay.
But the US may be paying an even higher cost in lost international prestige as a result of the Iran-contra affair - an imbroglio that the US apparently stumbled into with some Israeli cooperation.
Evidence obtained by the Senate Intelligence Committee points to a possible Israeli role in deciding to sell US arms to Iran. A recent committee report also said Israeli officials may have encouraged or even suggested the diversion of arms-sale profits to the Nicaraguan contras. Israel has denied the allegations.


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我們為探索日立海濱小鎮和足利花卉公園分配了多少時間，感到非常驚喜。公共汽車很快，很準時，我們大約有18個人乘坐公共汽車，所以很舒服。午餐一般般（不是太棒了，但也不是很糟糕）。如果導遊在路上分享一些更有趣的事實總體上會很好，但這是一個非常有效的方式來到這些風景名勝的地方，沒有麻煩自己找出運輸。物超所值，因為它包括午餐和公園門票。 Was pleasantly surprised at how much time was allocated for us to explore hitachi seaside town and Ashikaga Flower Park. Bus was prompt and punctual, there were about 18 of us on a bus so it was comfortable enough. Lunch was so-so (not fantastic but not terrible either). Overall would be good if guide shared a little more interesting facts along the way but this was a pretty efficient way of getting to these scenic places without the hassle of figuring out transport by yourself. Pretty value for money too since it included lunch and the entrance tickets to the parks.
非常喜歡這次旅行，這與我在其他國家加入的其他旅遊不同。這次旅行遵循行程和時間列出的內容。導遊友好，盡力提供我們需要的所有信息。 Love the tour so much which is different than other tours that I joined in other countries. This tour follow what has listed in itinerary and on time. The tour guide is friendly did his best provide all information that we need.

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Several students in the studio have began their final prep for college auditions in the spring! I have a set schedule and itinerary for them as the months progress to ensure the best results for their schools. I very much look forward to a great college audition season with many scholarships awarded to my students in the upcoming months!
Student, Owen C. (Grosse Pointe South HS), will be featured on the English horn part of the Nutcracker ballet, which he is playing with Detroit Symphony's Civic Youth Ensemble this weekend. The English horn is an extremely soloistic part, and one of hte most important wind parts of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet!!

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Anyone who has used Metatrader is bound to be delighted with the results. Forex has produced an app that is leaving users able to trade when they want and regardless of where they are. Part of the reason for the popularity of Metatrader is that it provides the chance for traders to write trading scripts.
The post was little difficult to read however it is true that MT4 is the best trading platform although MT5 has been released but the previous version is best of all.

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This is the naamyaa directory listing for Tsb Bank in Insch. Below you can find address, contact details and opening times for this branch.
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Only those who have lived near the sea know the sweet part of salt.
Q-STAR INTEGRATED COASTAL SERVICES S.L We were born in 2010 to identify the high need to provide many of the necessary products for the beaches but also with the improvement and adaptation of the products to the new times. In this sense, the materials we provide are increasingly resistant, modular and unique designs that determine our idiosyncrasy. In this sense, the philosophy of the undertaking is directed in Integrated Coastal Services, that is, the analysis and management of the beaches and the sea as a global unit.
Q-Star Integrated Coastal Services S.L We have proposed to offer solutions for the best management of coastal services. For that, all our products are now functional and absolutely modular for use during the season. Designed to give accessibility to all people with functional variability.

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text: We will have added discounts and specials. The discounts can be seen below plus we have a few vendors joining us. Roar Beauty Parlor will be here! They are a ladies night favorite. They will have the ability to do eyebrow waxes too! Ruby Weaver with LuLu Roe will be selling cloths.Sarah with GreenPieceCollection will be selling her jewelry from 12-3:30. Rolling Oaks will have homemade marshmallows! (While they last!) AND we are releasing our limited edition Holiday rose!

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Michael Rasmussen’s voice dips in and out as the connection stutters, but the message is clear. Fifty-five vials of triamcinolone — the substance Bradley Wiggins used to treat pollen allergies before the 2011 and 2012 Tours de France, and before the 2013 Giro d’Italia — is a year’s supply for a pro cycling team.
Rasmussen would know. Over the course of his career, the Danish rider who was famously sent home from the 2007 Tour de France while wearing the yellow jersey, used seemingly every performance-enhancing drug available. In 2013, Rasmussen came clean on a career that had been spent gaining advantages by any means necessary, detailing the use of EPO, human growth hormones, insulin, and blood transfusions, among other banned substances and practices.
One of those substances that Rasmussen is familiar with is triamcinolone, a powerful anti-inflammatory, which works wonders for a pro cyclist, enabling faster recovery while simultaneously stripping excess fat from a rider’s body.
That amount, 55 vials, is the amount Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman ordered in 2011; Team Sky said the 55 vials were used over a four-year period between 2010 and 2013, and that only a small proportion was administered to Team Sky riders, claiming that the majority was used to treat Team Sky and British Cycling staff.
Bradley Wiggins became the first British champion of the Tour de France in 2012, riding for a British team. Photo: Kristof Ramon.
There are never any positives for triamcinolone in today’s pro cycling because every rider using it has a TUE, Rasmussen says. There are no borderline values, he adds, and there is no maximum threshold as there is with a salbutamol inhaler, used to treat asthma.
So when Wiggins used triamcinolone with a TUE before the Tour de France, to treat allergies, his performance would have been enhanced? Hypothetically, Rasmussen says, Wiggins could have received boosts throughout the race, all under the umbrella protection of a TUE.
Rasmussen concedes that triamcinolone can be used as a standalone drug, but that it has not made EPO and blood bags, the doping methods of the 1990s and 2000s, redundant.
Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford has spent much of the 2017 season explaining events of 2011 and 2012. Photo Cor Vos.
Rasmussen believes the margins between the top pros are so fine that the difference between winning and losing is a fraction of a percentage. Are those margins down to better training? Rasmussen touches on Team Sky’s infamous marginal gains, pointing out that he was traveling with his pillow and using ceramic bearings in his bottom bracket well before Team Sky existed.
“If you only have two people knowing about an event, it’s always one word against the other, it’s a way of protecting yourself,” he says.
Rasmussen confirms that many of the young riders at Rabobank, his team from 2003 to 2007, weren’t involved in doping and had no idea what was going on.
He says he doesn’t believe the sport has changed significantly — not when triamcinolone and corticosteroids can be so easily used and abused.
I ask about Leinders, banned for life from the sport in 2015 as a result of a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigation, and Rasmussen is quick to defend him.
Rasmussen says he does not believe Leinders was hired by Team Sky to pass on his doping knowledge.
Michael Rasmussen’s testimony implicated Mario Zorzoli, the UCI’s chief medical officer, as having been complicit to doping during the sport’s darkest period of cheating. Zorzoli stepped down in 2015. Photo: Cor Vos.
Rasmussen remembers being called into a meeting with former UCI medical director Mario Zorzoli to discuss some “hormonal values that were jumping quite significantly, but not something I could test positive for” after stage 16 of the 2005 Tour de France.
Leinders had met with Zorzoli at the beginning of the Tour and was reassured that the Rabobank team would face no problems during the race. This was the source of the “butter on the head” evidence that appeared in the UCI’s much-derided Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report as a result of Rasmussen’s testimony.
And Rabobank was far from the only team that would see any problems simply slide away.
“The more money you bring into the sport, the larger the leeway you have,” he says, citing the example of Lance Armstrong’s U.S. Postal Service team, and the 20 million euros per year that Rabobank brought to the sport between 1996 and 2012.
Like Team Sky, and its £24M [US$30M] annual budget?
UCI president Brian Cookson said in January that he would be “very surprised” and “disappointed” if Wiggins and Team Sky had crossed ethical lines. Photo: Cor Vos.
The connection breaks up again, but I have time for one last question. In his opinion, does Rasmussen think Sky are a clean team?
Suze Clemitson is a cycling writer for the Guardian Sports Network, and Conquista and Casquette magazines. She’s the author of P is for Peloton (with Mark Fairhurst), Ride the Revolution, and The History of Cycling in 100 Objects.

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Among the flurry of resolutions in the final days of the Obama administration, two “repeat offenders” settled FCPA cases: Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (“Zimmer Biomet”) and Orthofix International N.V. (“Orthofix”). Zimmer Biomet and Orthofix are hardly the first such “repeat offenders.” In July 2016, Johnson Controls Inc. (“JCI”) settled an enforcement action involving activities of a Chinese subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the DOJ simultaneously “declined” to bring any charges. Each of these companies was a “repeat offender” in having previously settled FCPA-related allegations.
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text: While Big Bend is famous for its natural resources and recreational opportunities, the park is also rich in cultural history. Native peoples lived in and/or passed through this area for thousands of years. Their presence is evidenced by pictographs and archeological sites. In more recent history (the last 500 years) Texas has been claimed by six different nations!


text: Ayumi Naturals Exfoliating Coconut and Jasmine Body Scrub. Enriched with walnut shell well known for its gentle exfoliating properties, sensual jasmine oil and soothing aloe vera in a foaming coconut-based cleanser that gently removes dirt and excess oils to leave your skin feeling clean, soft and smooth. Use regularly for a clear and radiant glowing skin.


text: The visarga is not original, but always only a substitute for final s or r, neither of which is allowed to maintain itself unchanged (170 ff.). It is a comparatively recent member of the alphabetic system; the other euphonic changes of final s and r have not passed through visarga as an intermediate stage. And the Hindu authorities are considerably discordant with one another as to how far ḥ is a necessary substitute, and how far a permitted one, alternative with a sibilant, before a following initial surd.


text: The new high school was designed to meet the district’s current, as well as future, educational needs for up to 2,500 students. The program includes liberal arts, fine arts, mathematics, sciences, industrial and vocational arts instructional areas, athletics and physical education spaces. In addition to the space requirements resulting from increasing enrollment, the district needed to update its facilities and provide for changing educational needs. The solution was a building featuring the construction of a new comprehensive senior high school. The program also included the conversion of the existing senior high school and junior high school into a middle school and elementary school, respectively.


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How iPay.ua ensures your safety?
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ISO. Storage and handling of confidential information comply with the requirements of international standards: Information Security ISO / IEC 27001:2005, ISO / IEC 27002:2005, ISO / IEC 27005:2008, providing Management information services according to ISO 20000, and Quality management ISO 9001:2000.
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iPay.ua team consists of professionals with many years of experience in the information protection field and with data fraud prevention and control. We are constantly improving methods of data protection to prevent illegal transactions and to provide an excellent customer service.
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The dog misses the dwarf.
The dog bites the dwarf.
The dwarf thrusts his dwarvish short sword at the dog.
The dwarf stabs the dog.
Djombang zaps a pine wand!
Djombang zaps a wand of striking!
and 166 pieces of gold, after 2832 moves.
You were level 7 with a maximum of 63 hit points when you died.
You reached the 97th place on the top 100 list.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


text: The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society consists of thirteen lectures by Archbishop Averky (Taushev), former Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville. They were delivered shortly after the end of World War II in Western Europe to help introduce the Orthodox method of asceticism as a means of healing and transformation of the human person to the modern world not acquainted with it. It accomplishes its goal and is an excellent book of introduction for those who desire to root out evil and the passions within us in order to live a life of virtue in Christ.


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You've passed your driving test, gained a new independence or decided to move away from a life of public transport. Yes, it's time to buy that first car.
For a first time driver, it's important that you do your research before taking the plunge. Although buying a new car may feel tempting, this will be an expensive choice for a first time driver! There's a great choice of affordable 'nearly-new' cars on the market, so take your time, and have a look at what's available.
Small city cars a great option for new drivers - not only because they are easier to park and handle, but they're also usually cheaper to insure.
Now comes the crucial decision - which one to go for?
At Carbase we can help you every step of the way. For starters, here are 10 highly-popular used car choices you can come and try out today at one of our showrooms.
The Fiestais the UK's best-selling car of all time, and is popular with first time drivers.. It drives well, looks good and features a range of perky engines that deliver staggering fuel economy (up to 88mpg on some diesels). Insurance and tax are cheap as chips and with a wide range of specifications available, there's a used Ford Fiesta to suit any budget at Carbase.
As far as urban run-arounds go, they don't come much better than the Aygo. It really is the ultimate city car with an ultra-frugal, yet surprisingly nippy, 1.0-litre petrol engine keeping running costs minimal. Some clever tweaks under the bonnet also mean minimal emissions, so much so that you'll pay a maximum of £20 tax annually and avoid city congestion charges too. Our stock of used Toyota Aygo's are available in a range of colours and specifications enabling you to find the perfect one.
A hidden gem, Suzuki's success on the world's rally stages with the Swift in the noughties was directly incorporated into the road car. The result is a real driver's car with the best handling and most responsive steering in the class as well as a stylish design and sporty interior. The cabin is roomy and trim levels are excellent. Despite all this you'll still benefit from low insurance. Low tax models are also available making this another great first car option.
Almost at Fiesta levels of popularity, Volkswagen's original small car seamlessly blends German build quality and reliability, with a durable interior and a wide choice of economical engines (especially the superb diesel 1.4). A first-class supermini, the hatchback Polo has had five updated generations since it was launched back in 1975. Our range of used Polos also have a variety of quality engines and excellent extras such as parking sensors, Bluetooth, USB connectivity and DAB digital radio. Additionally, no small car holds its value like a Polo, so while prices are higher than some rivals, you'll certainly have more money in your pocket when it comes to selling time.
Bags of personality, fun to drive and with the most comfortable ride of any car in the class as well as a roomy cabin. It's no wonder the Clio's popularity has surged in the past decade. Plus, the five-star Euro NCAP rating makes it one of the safest used cars on sale. Excellent trim levels and strong noise insulation make you feel like you're driving a far more expensive machine.
One of the best used small cars around, the Fabia shares the same underpinnings as the VW Polo and SEAT Ibiza and features superb build quality, a high level of trim and gives you reliability as well as fuel efficiency. The Fabia range also includes low tax models as well as excellent extras like MP3 player Aux inputs and cruise control. Skoda's image is improving all the time, but you can still pick up a bargain if you choose your Fabia wisely.
Vauxhall has taken a huge leap forward with the Corsa; its sharp styling and well-finished interior offering a big leap in refinement and comfort. The diesels, especially the 1.3s, in the range are some of the most frugal superminis around. Some of the later models even include a fuel-saving stop/start mode for lengthy traffic jams.
Thanks to the i20, a small Hyundai has become a viable alternative to a Fiesta or Corsa. Neat styling and a robust build are a good start and the engine (especially the 1.4) is reliable and refined enough to make long-distance travel comfortable. Strong handling and low insurance costs are also major plus points. The real ace in the pack is the trim level; even on the base model, it outdoes most rivals.
While it doesn't have the iconic status or styling of the 500, the Punto undoubtedly gives more bang for your buck than its smaller sibling; and for a near-identical price. Drivers love its sporty looks, but are also impressed by a super-frugal range of engines; Fiat being one of the first manufacturers to fit a car of this size with an impressively lively 900cc twin-cylinder turbocharged unit. While it's lively under the bonnet - the Punto has low running costs and a great safety record. The small size makes it a perfect choice for a first car.
Sharing the same platform as the VW Polo, the Ibiza brings Mediterranean style into the mix. It's equally at home in town or on the open road, features a wide range of engines to choose from and is an increasingly popular used car purchase. If value for money and the ability to transport four adults in comfort is what you're after, it's well worth a look.
Fancy the sound of any of these? If so, then pop into Carbase for a test drive today and take a look at our wide range of options for your first used car.
Still not sure which car to pick as your first? Take a look at our guide of what to look for in your first car here!

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A Colorado Hunter's Life: Bears, Wolves, Caribou, welcome to Kavik!
The item that strikes you most about the Kavik River area is its desolation of civilization. When you fly over the lower 48 states, you are hard pressed to be find areas completely devoid of human habitation. Low flight on approach to Kavik River Camp reveals...nothing. No roads, no villages, the only evidence humans were ever here are old trails left by seismic measuring devices. This place truly is one of the few lonely outposts on the last frontier.
On day one of our hunt we were greeted by thick clouds, light rain, and low fog. It was difficult to see anything from The Perch, but we ended up trudging through the wet tundra in search of Caribou. We found several herds moving through across the tundra fields. Some planning put me within 150 yards as a herd moved through, but it was outside of bow range.
The second day found us following the Kavik River in search of caribou. I spotted a single cow crossing the river and moving towards us. I tried to position myself for a possible bow shot but she was running, and it was not feasible to get in front off her. Shortly after she passed me I figured out why she was running: there was a black wolf working down the river bank. It was the first wolf I had seen in the wild and it was a majestic sight. I tried to grab my camera for a few pictures of the critter but he disappeared into the willows just a hair before I could get any images of him.
Further exploration of the river banks revealed three beautiful Caribou bulls bedded a short distance from the trail. We snuck into position for a shot, but found the bulls had started feeding and were now further out in the tundra. They were estimated to be 300 yards away with no hope for a stalk with the bow. We were left with only a rifle shot and I took it, downing the best bull of the three. I could have easily filled my second tag on the spot as none all of the remaining bulls ran at the sound of gun fire. I choose to reserve that tag for a bow kill, but should the end of the week arrive with an empty license, that could be revised.
Walking up to the bull we got our first introduction to caribou anatomy. Their fur and features are softer than the animals we are accustomed to. They have a quaint look about them that is reminiscent of Santa's reindeer. It looked like I had just shot Donner or Blitzen. My evil side contemplated telling my young 7 year old daughter how Saint Nick was now minus one sleigh puller.
I decided to quarter the caribou on the spot, sending my hunting partner back to camp for help. Knowing that bears were a problem in this area, I kept my eyes on the horizon looking for one that might be coming in for an easy meal; the fast food version of McDonald's on the tundra for them. While one prepares for such a possibility, you never really expect it to occur. Sue Aikens arrived during the quartering processed and yelled for me to look towards the north as she was still approaching the kill sight. When I did I found there was a grizzly bear running towards me, and the pile of coveted meat. I am sure he hear the rifle shot and while a danger sound to some animals, it is the dinner bell to some of the predators. Fortunately the bear decided he was outgunned and moved off as Sue and other hunting helpers arrived at the kill sight. It was a new experience, butchering an animal in a rush, while under armed guard.
The next day I returned to the kill sight area and found all the bones and offal gone; completely consumed or cached within 24 hours. While I was there a blond wolf came in and inspected the area. He was much larger than I expected and I was able to observe him for several minutes. Sadly I was too far away for any decent photographs. Later I would get within 100 yards of him, but he started running long before I had any chance of capturing him with my camera.
Last thoughts are from the movie, "Dances with Wolves." Being on the Tundra 197 miles north of the arctic circle reminded me of a line from the film: "I've always wanted to see the frontier...before its gone."
Christopher I have always felt the same, they Are somehow the comedic side of the game animal. All long legs and soft faces. I have also always found that the meat is one of the nicest to eat and the easiest to cook. Thank you for posting as it's another view on the life I have seen and I love knowing some other soul can feel nature the way I do.
Thank you Jennipher for the comment. It was a great time in Alaska and learning to hunt a new animal was such a great adventure.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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For many a day in 2004, three people sat Around a single desk in a small medical office — an office which functioned as the team’s conference room, lunch room, and thought heart. Backed by a little programming group in India, the trio (comprising Benchmark Internet Group founder Curt Keller, his wife Denise, along with an SEO expert) discussed ideas for how to implement a deceptively simple idea. Simple email marketing. Many of their ideas were beyond the means of this fledgling company, but that did not stop Keller from moving ahead.
The first Customers of Benchmark Mail were small businesses located in near proximity to Benchmark’s one-room HQ in Long Beach, CA. Keller and his team personally sold them on the use of email marketing, while working hard to create a very simple user interface which would be simple to operate. All the time, the company uses such innovative ideas as customizable templates and software which adapted to consumer requirements. They also made sure from the outset that anybody who needed help would have rapid access to outstanding customer care.
Benchmark Has continued to rise and advantagesper. Its current focus. Providing global email marketing services to small and medium-sized businesses while continuing to honor a commitment to assist children in need. This does not indicate that Benchmark is a little-guys-only company, however; it has stuck to its core principle of adaptability and serves big organizations such as UNICEF and Kaiser-Permanente via its High Volume Enterprise plans.
Today, Benchmark serves upwards of 73,000 users from throughout the planet, but the company hasn’t forgotten its origins. Benchmark still keeps good relationships with little, locally-based businesses. In fact, the organization offers a complete page of testimonials from users of the program. You may read about Benchmark’s background and development here.
While most of the attributes Benchmark supplies Are on par with the rest of the industry, among the standout characteristics of the ESP is the simple fact that most of its features come standard with each account — including the free ones. Below are some of Benchmark’s most notable offerings.
· Dedicated Email Server. All of Benchmark’s High Volume programs have a dedicated IP address to help increase deliverability rates. Users on other programs have the choice of paying for this service ($30/month) to boost their particular delivery stats. Read more about the advantages of dedicated servers .
· Mobile App. Benchmark’s mobile programs allow customers with an Apple device to get several functions on the street. They can get and include contacts, read reports, send videos through integration with a YouTube accounts, and even layout and send fast email blasts with one of 10 available templates. That is quite a little more than a number of other businesses offer in their mobile apps, which makes them considerably more functional.
· Photo Editing. If the photos you intend to use in your email campaign are not perfectly sized or need some colour adjustment, you may use Benchmark’s integrated picture editor. This is a fairly handy feature if you do not have photoshop available.
· Autoresponder. Each Benchmark client has the ability to design up to eight custom autoresponder messages. These can be scheduled as a string or event lead-up, or made as yearly messages like anniversary or birthday emails.
· Sign-Up Types . The only way to be successful in email advertising is through growing your list, and Benchmark actually promotes doing so via sign-up forms. The company bases its Free For Life account entirely around site and Facebook sign-ups and supplies an easy-to-use tool to create customized templates for every medium.
· Inbox Checker. Because every email program differs and each internet browser has a signature style, making sure that your emails look good across the board is crucial. You can use Inbox Checker to have a look at the way your email screens in Gmail using Explorer and Outlook 3. Using the full app (which assesses everything out of AOL to Yahoo, Explorer into Safari, mobile to PC) is a paid add-on service, available for $14 per 100 checks.
· RSS-to-Email. Regular bloggers can create newsletters out of their blogs automatically through the RSS-to-Email feature, which works with any site which manages an RSS-feed. Users simply need to establish a campaign and template within Benchmark once.
· API Integration. An API (Application Program Interface) allows different software programs to communicate with one another without a formal plug-in link. Benchmark’s API Integration feature allows users using XML-RPC, HTTP POST, or HTTP GET abilities to recover data from other programs that use JSON, XML, XML-RPC, or PHP serialization strings. In a nutshell, this permits them to perform three functions. Manage contact lists, handle campaigns and effort sending, and assess data. The company describes this role in more detail .
Enrolling in a Benchmark account is fairly straightforward. After entering your name, email, phone number, and company name, you need to confirm your email address. This is a five-minute procedure for me. Upon logging into my account (with the free program ) I was greeted by an appealing UI that gave me a clear path about the best way to create my very first email campaign. Great beginning!
From there, you must decide If You Would like an RSS Or traditional email message. You can use Benchmark’s drag-and-drop editor, or go for more customization using the built-in code editor. If you’re somebody who codes their own email, then my hat is off to you, but I am not gifted that way, so I moved with the drag-and-drop alternative.
I was motivated to enter a subject line for my Email and set up how much observation I desired on the message, in addition to when I wanted an automated tweet when the effort went out. The following task was to select which contacts I wished to get the campaign. With that, I was finally able to begin building the email itself. If you want to, you can assemble your own email layouts employing an extremely intuitive editor. On the flip side, you can alter one of Benchmark’s templates, which are great, and better than I managed to do on my own.
If You’re just Starting out, you can do as I did and manually enter contacts one at a time. However, for those who already have a list, there are numerous ways to import it. You can upload a CSV, xls, or txt file directly from the computer; import contacts directly from Salesforce.com, Hotmail, or Gmail accounts; or copy and paste large lists of contacts to a text type. Once you create your Benchmark lists, they’ll appear on your dashboard, along with a Master Unsubscribe List.
The sending of the email is rather simple. When you’ve completed all your tweaks, you can save email as a draft, send it immediately, or schedule a time and date for delivery. If you want to verify everything is well before unleashing your email on the world, it is possible to send it to your self to preview it as many as 10 times/day. I opted to program my email for delivery to see how timely the automated system would actually be. I scheduled my email for 2.45 and obtained it at 2.50, so while the timing wasn’t exactly ideal, it was probably within tolerance levels for many users. If you are one of the more infrequent users who demand on-the-minute email sending, then you might have to appear elsewhere. More worryingly, my email didn’t go to my main inbox but was automatically sorted into my”promotions” folder. Definitely not ideal.
The first thing I Noticed about Benchmark email reports was something I’d read about in a few reviews. They’re really, really quickly. I mean lightning fast. Opens enroll in the Benchmark system almost instantaneously. I’ve worked with a lot of other apps where these reports require hours or even days to appear.
Though all of this information Is Excellent and Necessary, it isn’t enough to sustain higher level marketers that want more info such as conversions, which links were clicked, and earnings analysis. Though Google Analytics provides a whole lot of this info with proper integration, there might come a time when serious marketers need more information than Benchmark provides. Whether a small company will get to that point varies, naturally, dependent on the business.
Benchmark designed its 3-tiered pricing Structure with the objective of serving everybody from the tiniest kitchen-table startup to large email marketers. On the other hand, the organization’s key focus is on small to medium businesses, especially those just starting out in email marketing. This is particularly reflected in the reality that customers subscribing to the moderate plans get unlimited mails, while larger plans have constraints.
· Benchmark Occasions — Benchmark Occasions is event marketing software designed to integrate fully with Benchmark Email. Launched in 2012, this program allows users to create and customize occasions, promote and market tickets, and monitor the success of the events via their Benchmark Email accounts. A number of subscriptions are available, such as a free alternative.
· WordPress — Benchmark Email Lite is a WordPress plugin which permits users to easily build an email audience through their readers. The plugin can automatically produce email variations of blog articles and allows users to connect up to five Benchmark accounts.
· Benchmark Power — This free plugin lets you source pictures for your Benchmark mails from places throughout the web. Benchmark Power captures pictures you locate and immediately uploads them to a Benchmark accounts for future use.
· WordPress — The ever-present blog and website builder provides an integration using Benchmark. Use it to send mails of your blog articles and use the analytics to observe how your subscribers react to them. Learn more here.
Because Of the integral connection between social media and email advertising, it’s important to look at the social media features included in Benchmark.
· Social Media Templates — One section of Benchmark’s massive email template listing is made of social media-specific templates which directly promote your company’s involvement in social media forums like facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
· Social Links within Mail — Once you connect your Benchmark account together with your Facebook, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn accounts, you can add buttons to each email that will direct your readers to each of your social media pages.
The Business also fully Complies with the U.S.-E.U. and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Frameworks concerning the collection of personal data from citizens of these nations. When customers provide credit card numbers to Benchmark, the company utilizes secure socket layer (SSL) security to encrypt the info. The entire system is encrypted to ensure the safety of all customers’ personal details.
Like All valid ESPs, Benchmark takes spam seriously and outlines a clear zero-tolerance policy for any of the users trying to engage in spam activities. The business is fully in compliance with all the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Benchmark additionally takes several steps to preserve its reputation as a spam-free supplier, one of them membership from the Email Sender and Provider Coalition. The business employs the program SpamAssassin to filter messages delivered through its host.
To stop users from Unknowingly sending spam-like materials, Benchmark provides a spam test feature that looks for words commonly used in spam messages. It scores each email on a scale from 1 to 5; 5s are assigned to content that is likely to be blocked. In the event of a top score, the program suggests”less spammy” choices. Individualized IP addresses also help large-volume senders decrease their spam amounts.
Benchmark Offers its customers a lot of support resources. Customer support is usually responsive, with minimal waiting times. The site provides good learning resources, but may be opaque at times. Key information is often buried and difficult to locate, especially if you don’t know precisely what you’re searching for, especially when it comes to minute details about strategies. As an example. That the Free For Life plan includes Benchmark branding on each email, however you won’t see that mentioned on the Free For Life page, not even in the fine print. Nor will you see it said when you sign up. The only place it’s mentioned is in the FAQ, here.
· FAQ — Benchmark’s FAQ section is somewhat mislabeled because it’s closer to a QandA-format knowledge foundation than a normal FAQ. There are over 900 entries, sorted into 18 topics ranging from”Getting Started” to”API.” Users can perform a keyword search of any topic (or sub-topic) or of the FAQ as a whole. 1 caveat. With such an extensive knowledge base, it’s pretty much inevitable that some entries will be out of date. A few of the QandAs provide information which is wholly inaccurate, so in some cases, you may need to contact assistance to hash things out.
· Video Tutorials and Webinars — Benchmark supplies about two dozen movie tutorials which take users step by step through the features of the program. The business also supplies a webinar known as”Benchmark Mail Crash Course.” You can see it live each Friday at 10.00 a.m. PST or watch the recorded version at any moment. You can even ask for a particular webinar on quite a few different topics. Live webinars comprise the chance to ask questions during the presentation.
· Email Marketing Manuals and Articles — You can find more in-depth details on email marketing generally, in addition to the Benchmark program specifically, at the Manuals Section. These downloadable files also cover industry-specific issues. Articles, similar to sites, offer users advice beyond that found in the FAQ section, but in shorter, more digestible chunks than the manuals provide.
· Blog and Newsletter — For current information regarding email marketing trends, check out Benchmark’s monthly newsletter, as well as its extremely active site. All subscribers automatically gain access to present newsletters, and Benchmark also provides an archive of newsletter posts from November 2007-October 2012.
· Benchmark Community — Benchmark users may post their newest newsletters on message boards in the Benchmark Community. This forum allows users to talk about newsletter production approaches, vote for their favourite newsletters, and gain inspiration from additional Benchmark users.
· Top Notch Service . This is maybe the most typical observation regarding Benchmark, and something I noticed for myself too. People today tend to find support prompt and helpful, and a few say it’s actually the element that distinguishes Benchmark from its competitors. The company also receives praise for its website posts and videos.
· Feature Selection Across All Plans. Some users praise the addition of attributes including AB analyzing and surveys in most programs; many firms charge extra for these attributes or just include them into their pricier programs.
· Ease of Use. Users tend to locate Benchmark’s interface extremely user-friendly and intuitive. The program gathers compliments from a wide range of demographics, from first-time ESP users to people who have attempted a variety of programs before settling on Benchmark.
· Mobile Friendly Emails. Users were impressed with the mobile-friendly email design of Benchmark’s templates. Since more and more people access their email from mobile devices, this is an increasingly significant factor to take into account.
I was Unable to find many people who loathed Their Benchmark experience. But, I was able to find a few complaints.
· Inconsistent Send-Times. Apparently a few users experienced an issue with Benchmark where their mails were sent hours after they were scheduled. 1 customer theorized that the issue might arise from lengthy lists of recipients. Not all clients of Benchmark will possess time-sensitive shipping needs, but other people will. Should you want your mails to go out exactly whenever your program dictates, you may have to take into account this situation.
· “Spammy” Templates. Some users were worried that Benchmark’s templates may feel like spam email, leading receivers to mark them as junk and not reading the contents. Since the whole point of an ESP is to prevent this from occurring, this may be a problem. On the flip side, I never felt this way while searching through the template list, therefore it may not be the most legitimate of complaints.
Benchmark Provides a huge number of pricing strategies, including a free plan and a massive array of paid plans which can service anywhere between 600 and 7,140,000 subscribers.
Benchmark’s free plans do not require credit Cards, which is always refreshing. The only catch. There’ll be a small Benchmark emblem in the bottom of each email you send out. Of course, you may always choose to upgrade to a paid plan in case you don’t want the Benchmark branding. The free program permits you to send up to 14000 mails to around 2000 subscribers and provides you access to most but not all of Benchmark’s features record. Notable absences into the features list for free account comprise email automation and sub-accounts (enabling multiple users to access one Benchmark account).
Benchmark is a solid program. It’s easy to use, Open to innovation, and competitively priced. Its free alternatives might just be the very best in the business for anyone who just wants to dive into email advertising (especially small, local companies ). For that matter, any Benchmark plan can work well for a small business which perspectives email as a little aspect of its advertising and does not have any desire to operate beyond the principles just yet.
If you are a small or maybe medium-sized Company looking for a simple email advertising program using a multitude of great features, Benchmark is an exceptional option. Even though there may come a time when you launch the app, it provides a lot for the money, provides exceptional service, and the company seems to be sensitive to the requirements of its customers. You can not ask for more.

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We are delighted to announce that this years Fortnight of Action launch will be a charity football match between a red card select (including ex-professional footballers) v Scottish Politicians, which will mark the beginning of a fantastic two weeks of anti-racist / anti-sectarian actions throughout Scotland.
The launch will take place at Toryglen Regional Football Centre on Friday 14 October 2011, 3pm kick-off. The event is open to the public and we hope to see you all there.
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It may be just about summer but June gloom is in full effect here in San Diego so I’m happy I can still wear some of my Spring essentials. And a lightweight trench coat is just what the weather ordered! So, I thought I’d share some of my favorite trenches with you and they are all between $34.00 to $85.00, you’re welcome! haha I truly love a great deal and a great find and can’t help but share with you when I find them!
So today’s look is for a Monday morning workweek hustle! Sometimes I have to get dressed up and head into the office, especially if I have meeting and you may recall my “Dress To Impress” post from last week and I’m still sticking to that mantra. I’m going for neutral tones with a little pop and started off with a grey circle skirt and a white button down blouse tucked into the skirt. I love how this instantly looks different, yet just as good, once the trench comes off.
When I think of a trench coat, my immediate thought is effortlessly chic. Perhaps it’s the classic shape or the fact that it goes with just about everything…jeans, skirt, dresses, shorts…yes! Below are a few of my favorite trenches in different colors and styles. What’s your favorite way to wear a trench?
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Rodger J Carr, 51, of Brookville, Fla, charged with DUI manslaughter when he killed Sandra Sevilla in a crash Dec. 3, 2017, FHP arrest.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 51-year-old Rodger J. Carr was speeding in a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro eastbound on Centralia Road, west of Sunshine Grove Road, in Brooksville around 7 p.m. when Sandra Sevilla stopped at the intersection and then turned in front of him while driving a 2009 Honda Fit.
After the crash, Sevilla was transported to Oak Hill Hospital, where she died from her injuries, FHP said.
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4 April, 1968: Civil rights leader and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born Michael Luther King, Jr. (b.15 Jan 1929), but later had his name changed to Martin.
His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father served from then on, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor.
On October 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through non-violence.

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text: With the popularity of cloud computing, mobile devices can store/retrieve personal data from anywhere at any time. Consequently, the data security problem in mobile cloud becomes more and more severe and prevents further development of mobile cloud. There are substantial studies that have been conducted to improve the cloud security. However, most of them are not applicable for mobile cloud since mobile devices only have limited computing resources and power. Solutions with low computational overhead are in great need for mobile cloud applications. In this paper, we propose a lightweight data sharing scheme (LDSS) for mobile cloud computing. It adopts CP-ABE, an access control technology used in normal cloud environment, but changes the structure of access control tree to make it suitable for mobile cloud environments. LDSS moves a large portion of the computational intensive access control tree transformation in CP-ABE from mobile devices to external proxy servers. Furthermore, to reduce the user revocation cost, it introduces attribute description fields to implement lazy-revocation, which is a thorny issue in program based CP-ABE systems. The experimental results show that LDSS can effectively reduce the overhead on the mobile device side when users are sharing data in mobile cloud environments.


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Seven volunteers stood in the Bartholomew County Circuit Courtroom on Tuesday evening and were sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates, pledging to serve in the best interests of local children who have entered into the child protection system.
Prior to the swearing, Advocates for Children's Executive Director, Therese Miller, welcomed the new advocates to the agency's staff. While they may not be paid for their work, she noted, the volunteers represent the most important piece of the organization, doing the daily work of lifting up the lives of the children they serve.
She also took a moment to thank the families in attendance for supporting their loved ones in this new endeavor. "They may have restless nights," Miller observed, "and may not be able to tell you much about what's happening in their case, but you'll know that they're making a difference."
Juvenile Magistrate Heather Mollo also took a moment to welcome the new advocates ahead of administering their oaths.
"On behalf of the juvenile judges of the state of Indiana, I want to thank you," Mollo said. "You may be small in number, but the impact of your work is so significant... Individually, your work as a CASA will make a difference in the lives of the children you are assigned to... thank you for being a voice for those children and hearing even the unspoken words of their heart."
The Judge also reminded the volunteers of the far-reaching nature of their roles as advocates and called them to be active in speaking out to the community.
"Your impact goes far beyond the courtroom..." Mollo explained. "As a group, you are a powerful voice in the community. You will have the ability to share your experience, and to help to educate your own families, your faith communities, your friends, and community leaders about what is needed to improve the quality of life of our children and their families."
The volunteers sworn in on Tuesday will immediately begin serving cases involving children who have been the victims of child abuse and neglect in Bartholomew, Decatur and Jennings counties and are in need of trained adults to serve as their voice in the courtroom. But with more than 300 additional children currently on the waiting list, Advocates for Children is not waiting to begin its next training class.
That session will begin on March 28th in North Vernon, and will consist of three hour sessions held every Monday and Wednesday evening over the course of the following six weeks.
Individuals interested in taking part in the upcoming class can sign up here, or call the office at (877) 604-9402.


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Welcome to the Law Office of Joyce David.
I have been resolving criminal disputes for over 36 years – my services include everything from arrest through appeal. I also practice entertainment law, provide consultation and litigation advice to other attorneys, and am a frequent lecturer and guest speaker.
I welcome any questions and provide a brief consultation for free. Please stop by my new location at 664 Flatbush Ave, at Hawthorne street or feel free to call me at 718 875-2000. I can be reached at any hour via email, jbd@joycedavid.com.


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This week, a well-documented shouting match erupted between White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and National Security Adviser John Bolton over the “migrant caravan” moving toward the Southern border of the United States.
The media has reported the flare of tempers as a rivalry inside a fractious and chaotic White House, but it actually represents a deeper division among the advisers surrounding President Trump.
When President Trump took office, he was forced to take on many holdovers from the establishment, globalist wing of the Republican Party. While many of these globalists have since left the White House, a good number remain.
Kelly and his former colleague at the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, have been under fire because of their lackluster response to the ongoing migrant caravan crisis, and Bolton has taken the role of criticizing the two.
Bolton, like President Trump, understands that one of the top priorities of the American People is to secure the border. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that immigration rated above even jobs and the economy as the most important midterm issue.
Members of the globalist wing would rather take a softer approach to the border, which places them at odds with Bolton and the President.
Thus far, Kelly and Nielsen have chosen to be upfront about their allegiances, but what remains to be seen is where others in the administration land on the globalist versus conservative dynamic in the White House.
In the coming months, the fissure is expected to widen and more globalists in the administration could come forward.


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We Can Time Travel is commissioned by Shoreditch Town Hall and supported by Quarterhouse Folkestone and Bristol Ferment. Funded by Arts Council England and Unity Theatre Trust.
Please click the ‘Book Tickets’ button to book your selected date from our performance list.
A £1.25 postage fee applies for tickets that are mailed to customers.
Concessionary tickets for Under 16s, Over 60s, Students, Friends Members, Young Company members and People’s Company members can be purchased online. Members will need to be logged in to the website in order for their concession to apply. Concessions may not apply to all performances – please check the Prices and Concessions tab for detailed information on concessionary tickets and availability.

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Results of the first Conditional VEng(S) to VEng(F) for Intake 2008 have been announced.
Across the Brigade of Gurkhas (BG) the overall percentage of personnel from Intake 2008 selected for conversion to VEng(F) is 93%.
There has been significant success at improving career prospects within the Brigade.
Those who have been unsuccessful this year have another opportunity to convert to VEng(F) next year.
Since 2008 all new recruits have entered Service on a Veng (Short) engagement.
For the BG, Intake 2008 is the first intake to be boarded for VEng(F) conversion.
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RGR – 100% Conditional VEng(F) conversion.
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QGE – 75% Conditional VEng(F) conversion, when combined with Automatic VEng(F) conversion this is a total of 79%.
QOGLR – 100% Conditional VEng(F) conversion, when combined with Automatic VEng(F) conversion this is a total of 100%.
GSPS – 100% Automatic VEng(F) conversion.
Those soldiers who have successfully converted to VEng(F) now have the opportunity for a full 24 year career in the BG.
The results of this conversion board are good news for all in the BG.
Much of the success in increasing the VEng(F) conversion rate is the result of a number of new posts for Gurkha soldiers and particularly the increase in JNCO and SNCO positions.
The Brigade is getting bigger and employment opportunities are growing.
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Your vacuum certainly *does* plenty of cleaning, but when was the last time you cleaned your vacuum, like really cleaned it? Am I right??
Can you imagine what kid of dust, dirt and little biological creatures are spewing from you vacuum?! EWW!! Clean your vacuum people and while you are at it, make sure you have the best filters in it possible.
Did you know that a full vacuum bag OR a clogged filter can inhibit your vacuums’s power, reduce suction and leave allergens and dust behind? Also, if you notice that your vacuum seems to be losing suction, you may not need to go buy a new one, simply replacing the bag and filters may restore the suction you have lost!
Most know that Filtrete makes residential air filtration products, but did you know they make vacuum filters too? In fact, to make this vacuum maintenance even easier, Clean & Cook Supply Website is an awesome new site for all the replacement parts you need for any brand of vacuum (so you can shop in your pajamas). This is how we get things done!!
So what about timing? How often you should change your vacuum bag, filter and belts?
VACUUM BAGS: Change every 1-2 months. Obviously you need to be changing out vacuum bags frequently. Replace them with Filtrete vacuum bags every 1-2 months; don’t wait til it is so full you lose suction. Why go to all the effort of vacuuming if you don’t have full suction power? The new Clean & Cook Supply Website makes it easy to order online so you always have replacement bags ready when you need them.
VACUUM FILTERS: Change every 3-6 months (so this is a good one to add to your spring and fall cleaning lists). Filtrete filters help to improve the air quality of your home by trapping small particles of dust, pollen, and pet dander. They can trap particles that are 75 times smaller than a human hair – including 99.97% of dust mite debris, animal dander, molds and pollen. Even if your vacuum has a washable filter, you should know that repeated washing can cause the fiber of the filter to break down over time and not work as efficiently. Let’s be honest – if I am going to go to the work of cleaning my house, then I want it to work as efficiently as possible, so using a replaceable, highly efficient Filtrete vacuum filter will help our house stay cleaner, by not just pushing that crap back out into the air, and that sounds like a good plan to me.
VACUUM BELTS: Replace as needed. If your vacuum is making funny noises and not picking up debris, it may be a broken belt. To see if a belt is broken, turn it on and look to see if the brush roll is spinning. If it’s not, your belt is likely broken. You can replace it on the Clean & Cook Supply website for a cost effective, quick fix.
Remember this care that you take with your vacuum is a budget-saver in the long run, as it will keep your vacuum running better and extend the life of your vacuum!
Step 1: Clean the drain and seal. Remove the bottom rack and clear the drain and filter at bottom of the dishwasher interior. (If your dishwasher has a removable filter, remove and clean it as well.) Inspect the dishwasher seal and clean any build-up.
Step 2: Clean with vinegar. Run an empty dishwasher cycle with a cup of vinegar, using hot water. You can dump the vinegar right into the dishwasher, but we suggest placing the cup of vinegar in a dishwasher safe cup or bowl on the top rack. As the water runs through the dishwasher cycle, the vinegar is dispersed and cleans the dishwasher interior.
We keep up this cleaning every cycle by adding vinegar to each load of dishes we wash. In addition to keeping the dishwasher clean, it keeps our dishes sparkling even with the hard water in our area.
Step 3: Deodorize. Sprinkle a cup of baking soda in the bottom of the dishwasher and run a short hot-water cycle. (Our dishwasher has a sanitize cycle that is perfect for this.) Baking soda will also help remove any stains from the dishwasher interior.
If you have stubborn dishwasher stains and grime, you might also try a cleaning additive like LemiShine.
Step 4: Clean the dishwasher exterior. Now that the interior is sparkling clean, shine up the outside as well!
We recently had some washer maintenance done and the service tech told me that we should be cleaning our front-load washer once a month! Oops! Spring and fall cleaning is a great time to rectify those tasks that don’t get done often enough, at least at our house.
Our front loader has a specific sanitize setting, so that makes it easy. You should also be washing the gasket regularly to avoid that musty smell that a lot of front-loading washers get.
If your washing machine doesn’t have a sanitize cycle, the process is still pretty easy. Vinegar comes to the rescue, again! Run a hot water batch, with the water to the highest fill level. While the washer is filling, add 1 quart of vinegar and let the vinegar run through the wash and rinse cycle. For top-loading machines, you can open the lid and allow the vinegar water to soak if you’d like.
Be sure to also wash the soap dispenser and any other high-gunk places on the washer. This is also a good time to check the connections to the hoses at the back of the machine to make sure they are tight with no leaks or drips.
The lint filter in the dryer vent can pose a major fire hazard, so fall and spring cleaning is a great time to clean around the dryer and clean out the vent and ducts, too. Disconnect the dryer vent hose and remove any visible lint from both the hose and the machine. A long flexible brush or a vacuum cleaning attachment are helpful.
I try to remember to do this every time Daylight Saving Time starts and ends, which also conveniently coincides with fall and spring cleaning, but anytime you remember to check, do it! Check the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, and replace as needed.
Most home fire extinguishers last 10-12 years, but check the expiration date on yours because you want it ready when you need it! If it is expired, missing an inspection tag, or shows signs of excessive wear (such as a cracked seal, broken nozzle, or missing pin) contact your local fire department to learn about your options for recharging or replacing it. Remember, a fire extinguisher needs inspected and recharged after each use.
None of these tasks take very long or cost much money, but they’ll help your home be cleaner AND safer in the coming year.
Thank you Filtrete™ brand and Clean & Cook Supply Website for partnering with us on this post. We love your products and have been using them for years. All opinions are our own.


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It has been an tumultuous few weeks for multi-platinum rapper kanye west. West has been isolated away from media scrutiny in the past couple of weeks following his mercurial behaviour at a number of performances and the cancellation of his Saint Pablo tour that culminated in his hospitalisation.
This morning, West returned to the public eye. Engulfed by paparazzi, Kanye West entered the Trump Tower to meet with president-elect Donald Trump. West met with Trump prior to the president-elect's announcement that former Texan Governor Rick Perry would be running the Department of Energy.
Trump told journalists and photographers that the two are long standing friends who "discussed life". West offered a different perspective on Twitter.
Recently, Kanye West ignited controversy for publicly stating his support of Donald Trump during a recent concert. West, who has established himself as a man partial to an on-stage rant, said that he would have voted for Donald Trump at a performance in San Jose on November 17th, if he had voted. His statement came attached with the caveat that Trump's campaign had "inspired racists to reveal themselves".
During his election campaign, Trump declared he was an admirer of Kanye west. During Barack Obama's two terms as president, many pop stars appeared at similar conferences: Beyonce and Aretha Franklin performed at Obama's inauguration. During his eight years in the White House, Obama hosted Rhianna, James Taylor and Kendrick Lamar.
However, Trump faces the prospect of pop stars unwilling to associate with him. John Legend recently said he wasn't surprised at Trump's failure to secure performers for his inauguration, stating: "Creative people tend to reject bigotry and hate.
When we see somebody that's preaching hate, it's unlikely he'll get a lot of creative people to associate with him".
Kanye West is the first hip pop artist to buck the trend and associate directly with Trump. Perhaps this is a precursor to an appearance at Trump's inauguration.


text: Someone has said very aptly: "Resist the beginnings; remedies come too late, when by long delay the evil has gained strength." First, a mere thought comes to mind, then strong imagination, followed by pleasure, evil delight, and consent. Thus, because he is not resisted in the beginning, Satan gains full entry. And the longer a man delays in resisting, so much the weaker does he become each day, while the strength of the enemy grows against him.


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Happy New Year to all our followers and friends! 2013 was (again) a busy year for ME4Writers.
ME4Writers was started in 2009 by Sam Fentiman-Hall and since then, the collective has worked with over 500 members of the Kent community (focussing on Medway), on over 40 literary projects and events, with the aim of bringing more words to Medway.
Some examples of the sort of events we have run are: poetry open mics in alternative venues; new writing shows at the Dickens Festiva;, an open exhibition about memory and place – ‘Letters Home’ – in two Medway libraries; a Medway-wide poetry treasure hunt game for National Poetry Day; creative writing workshops and tutorials; took ‘possibly the world’s smallest writing retreat’ to the Fuse Festival 2013; published an anthology of creative writing about cities; and created a walking-writing tour of Rochester and other events for the inaugural Rochester Literature Festival.
May-June: The WordShed at Fuse Festival – we received a Spark Commission from Medway Council to pilot our new writing shed. We lead four creative writing workshops in Strood, Rochester, Walderslade Village and Chatham libraries in advance of the festival. We also made a printed booklet The Seed Catalogue with highlights from the workshops, which was given out at the festival, and online we published The Seed Compendium, a collection of everything (legible) from the Fuse Festival weekend. Find out more about the WordShed on the WordShed blog.
July and October: Rochester LitFest – we created a number of literary delights for the new festival. In July at the Garden Party we did a version of WordShed lite in the garden at The Good Intent. Then in October, at the festival proper, we played Poetrymon – our poetry treasure hunt game (in the pouring rain) on National Poetry Day, launched our first full-length book (published by Wordsmithery) City without a head, and led a walking/writing tour of Rochester. For 17Percent, Sam also produced a theatre show; She Writes – What’s through the door?
City without a head: This is the culmination of a long standing ME4Writers’ project. Extracts from the anthology were published in parts as part of a guerilla distribution scheme, where we hid issues of a limited edition fanzine around Medway and further afield (some went to Sweden, Australia and America!) Wordsmithery launched City without a head on 8 October 2013, you can still buy a limited edition issue from Wordsmithery. In November we read extracts from the book on Fizzer’s Radio Show, which you can hear here.
We are delighted to say we will be taking over the shed in the garden of the Good Intent, as a temporary squatted home for the Word Shed during the afternoon of the Rochester Literature Festival Summer Garden Party!
Come along and sit in our lean-to between 12noon and 4pm on Sunday 14th July 2013, at the Good Intent Pub in John Street, Rochester, where you can do some writing themed around summer. The party will feature a delightful cultural mix of performances, open mic, storytelling and a special edition of Seasonally Effected.
There might even be an opportunity for you to sit on Charlie’s Chair and get inspired by a local literary ghost!
See more on the Rochester Literature festival website.
The Word Shed at Fuse over… watch this space for what’s next!
We had a fantastic response to our project The Word Shed at the Fuse Festival. We had almost 100 people from ages 3 (with some help from mum!) to 90, who took some time out from the festival (and the sometimes rainy/windy weather), to sit in the warmth and shelter of the shed to do a bit of writing. A lot of those who visited had never had a go at creative writing before, or hadn’t really done any since school, and told us they really enjoyed the opportunity to share their stories.
For those little ones who weren’t quite up to writing in the shed, we also had large pieces of paper on the pavement in Gillingham and Chatham, where they could express themselves in words or pictures, and we had about 30 children writing and drawing on the pavement paper during the two days, with one visitor telling us she had come specially from Gillingham to Chatham the next day, as her children had enjoyed being at the shed so much!
On the last day of Fuse, we launched our Seed Catalogue booklet. This is a creative writing pamphlet containing a selection of writing done during our creative writing workshops (WordShops) in the run up to the festival. We handed out a copy to anyone who came to the shed who wanted one, and also did some readings from this new publication. A few remaining copies will shortly be available from the libraries where we did our WordShops. You can also download it from The Word Shed blog.
Once again, thanks to Fuse festival (The Word Shed was developed with the aid of a Spark Commission), and to Passmores who loaned us the shed for the weekend.
Two weeks to Fuse Festival!
It’s only two weeks to the Word Shed at Fuse Festival, and furious typing up of contributions has been happening all this week. Here is a sneaky peak at the cover design for ‘The Seed Collection’ – a collection of writing seeded at the WordShops.
This collection will feature a selection of writing from attendees at our creative writing workshops and will be given away free from the Word Shed, during the festival.
Most of the other contributions (less the ones we couldn’t read, best handwriting please!) – including those from the last workshop, and visitors to the shed, will be added to a chunky, comprehensive PDF for download from the Word Shed site, and we will read pieces from both these publications on the final day of Fuse.
We have been holding some fun creative writing workshops around Medway in libraries. Last weekend we went to Walderslade Village, where we did a variety of writing exercises. The aim of the workshops is to make a collaborative publication which we will launch at the Fuse Festival in our Word Shed (possibly the world’s smallest writing retreat!) Next weekend we are taking a break as it’s the Dickens Festival, but we are back with out last ‘WordShop’ on 8 June at Chatham Library from 1.30-3.30pm. Please book with the library on 01634 337799. Find out more about the Word Shed project.
hate, love, peace, joy, despair, the sounds we hear can ignite such a sensation. change the tune when feeling down, see if a smile can kill your frown.
….. Thanks to all who attended, and the staff at the library for hosting us!
And you can follow our Shed’s progress on Twitter or Facebook.


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ROY LIVELY sits in the big chair, the emblems of office and recognition displayed proudly around his neck, waist and on his jacket pocket. The Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nova Scotia is soon to take part in the dedication of a new Grand Lodge in Halifax. The official ceremony is at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the former St. Pius X Church in Fairview, which was bought by the Masons to replace their old lodge on Hollis Street.
The Dartmouth businessman, 66, says his time in this special year of service is never his own. He spends several evenings and weekends at meetings and functions, spreading the Masonic word of brotherhood and community service.
“Our dedication is open to the public, so they can see what we’re all about,” says Roy, admitting the Masons have always been seen as a secret society “Yes, we have some secrets, but that’s just to recognize each other. And much of our (charitable) work is behind the scenes.” Through the years, the 104 provincial lodges and 5,800 members have assisted Big Brothers Big Sisters, Scouts Canada, schizophrenia and Alzheimer societies and other organizations. They provide university scholarships, assist people less fortunate and always promote a social conscience. In 1917, the Masons set up food lines to assist after the Halifax Explosion.
Roy was in his late 30s when he joined in 1980, following his grandfather, father and brothers into the Masons. “I waited to join because I knew the commitment they all put in, and I wanted to spend time with my kids first. I now realize I could have done both, and should have joined when I was much younger.” He says members of lodges throughout the province average from 50 to 70 years old and he wants younger men to join.
Oh, yes! Masons is an all-male brotherhood, but there is a sister organization, Order of the Eastern Star, which is coed, and of which Roy is a member, too. In all, he is part of 19 various rites of the Masons, including the York Rite and Scottish Rite, the original organizations from centuriesago England and Scotland, when Masons were only for the aristocracy and royalty served as Grand Masters.
Reo Matthews, director of ceremonies, is a retired teacher and administrator. He relates some history. “After colonization, the landed gentry, a new class of people, was the impetus to establishing Masonry. By the early 20th century, Masons added the middle class and by the 1950s, all classes were represented. Today, everyone and anyone can join.” He stresses that once a person walks through the door, each is on the same level. Social stratification ends, he says.
He explains Edward Cornwallis was the first Grand Master in 1750. Among others were lieutenant governors John Parr and John Wentworth. Alexander Keith served 33 years as Grand Master from 1840 to 1873.