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Geography, expertise and world-class infrastructure, including one of the world's busiest airports for cargo, place Hong Kong in a strong position for logistics services as the Chinese mainland enters the WTO.
THROUGHOUT Hong Kong's history, its geographic position as the finest natural harbour along much of Asia's coast underpinned its major economic activities: shipping and trade.
The simple era of seafaring clippers and coasters is now replaced by the more complex modern world of integrated logistics, with land, sea and air transport closely managed alongside sophisticated warehousing and cargo-handling facilities.
"The Chinese mainland's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) transforms how businesses regard their logistics strategy and operations, which generates new opportunities for Hong Kong," says consultancy Asia Logistics Ltd's managing director Bill Galvin.
"Three forces act together. First, foreign multinationals want to develop sales on the mainland and have more flexible choices in terms of import or production there. Secondly, domestic companies realize they must provide better services to compete with overseas businesses. Often this means offering quick delivery and all sorts of added value. Thirdly, WTO membership encourages heavyweight multinationals in the third-party logistics service sector (3PLs) to develop the mainland market."
"Things are not as straightforward as they seem," says Galvin, whose tasks include advising a state-owned enterprise on new logistics capabilities for the WTO era.
"Big international 3PLs are learning a bit too slowly that what works in Dallas doesn't work in Dalian. Cost parameters and supply-chain infrastructure are totally different. So 3PLs are sticking to core sectors like consumer products and express parcels where they feel less exposed. Indications are that these sectors will become saturated while niche markets are underdeveloped.
"Meanwhile, Western multinationals in niche markets like chemicals are uninterested in running their own logistics and wish to outsource. But to whom?"
According to Galvin, the answer comes from Hong Kong: companies from this pioneer city in facilitating export trade from the Chinese mainland move with more expertise than global 3PLs in developing domestic/import logistics services and have clear advantages in understanding the market. With low margins in 3PL work, this understanding counts for all.
Just-in-time manufacturing cycles and Internet-based fulfilment systems create increasing pressure on companies to do more than merely deliver good products at appropriate prices. The products must be delivered on time - as fast and cheaply as possible.
United Parcel Service's senior vice-president for the Chinese mainland Liu Kai Ming says: "It used to be that whoever had the best product, or perhaps the best marketing, always won. Now it takes much more than just having the product."
All parts of the supply chain need careful controls to ensure prospects for success, Liu adds.
For example, one Hong Kong-based company, e-commerce Logistics Ltd (ecL), offers "fully integrated solutions aimed at resolving back-end logistics problems for merchants who want to do business in the Asia-Pacific".
Large and efficient logistics centres appear as companies in Hong Kong and the southern Chinese mainland become adept at facilitating export trade.
"The biggest challenge we anticipate for the logistics industry due to the WTO accession of the Chinese mainland is the real-time online information flow, which includes online ordering, order status checking and inventory level checking all on a real-time basis," says ecL chief operating officer Edmon Fung.
Using services such as ecL's, Fung says, can offer substantial advantages. These include cost-savings, real-time data for better inventory control, operating in a truly e-commerce environment without much capital investment, speedier reactions to new market demand and a focus on core competencies.
"We offer merchants anywhere in the world complete end-to-end logistics solutions for immediate access to key markets. The ecL solutions eliminate substantial investments and time delay for merchants by providing a turn-key transaction-management infrastructure," says Fung.
Hong Kong remains the world's busiest container port and busiest air-cargo centre. Yet as KH Koo noted in his inaugural speech as chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners' Assn: "We are paranoid about improving what we do to ensure we maintain our position."
A Digital Trade Transportation Network (DTTN) provides a foundation for the Hong Kong government's logistics programme. The network should tie together diverse existing systems and capitalize on opportunities emerging from the Internet.
Will this structure and Hong Kong's increasing pro-logistics outlook be enough to top competition from such rival centres as Shanghai, Shenzhen or even Taipei? For multinationals, Hong Kong remains "an integral part of supply-chain strategy", says Dow Corning Corp supply-chain manager Marc van der Veen.
For Dow Corning, Hong Kong fulfils two vital roles. The company "uses Hong Kong to manage Southern China ports and logistics activities and as a backup in handling other parts of the Chinese mainland in the next 3-5 years, especially to handle non-tariff barriers such as special quality checks imposed by the Chinese government", van der Veen says.
Hong Kong's role as a logistics hub is unlikely to diminish in the near-to-medium term because it remains the biggest and most efficient port in Greater China and a bridge to Southeast Asia, he adds.
THE Hong Kong government is determined to provide a structural framework allowing Hong Kong to enhance its expanding role as a leading regional centre for trade logistics services.
Chief executive Tung Chee Hwa used his most recent policy address to cite a commitment to accelerate Hong Kong's development as "the preferred international and regional transport and logistics hub, as well as a base for coordinating and integrating service providers for the supply-and-demand chain".
To promote such development, two new organizations were created: a Steering Committee on Logistics (LOGSCOM) and a Hong Kong Logistics Development Council (LOGSCOUNCIL).
Headed by government financial secretary Anthony Leung, LOGSCOM will blend public and private-sector interests while providing policy to support the ongoing development of advanced logistics.
S-logistics, led by transport-industry legislator Miriam Lau, stressing SMEs.
WITH its exposure to global markets through the World Trade Organization, the Chinese mainland needs new logistics partners. Many of those partners will come via Hong Kong.
The mainland government's 10th five-year plan, 2001-05, identifies logistics as a priority for development. Some estimates peg logistics, in one form or another, as accounting for 20% of the mainland's GDP. In 2000, the country's logistics market reached US$200bn - or 20% of that in the US.
Hong Kong Logistics Assn vice-chairman Anthony Wong says modern logistics with state-of-the-art management skills and cutting-edge technology provide SMEs with comprehensive distribution services. These value-added services can trim operational costs and build competitiveness, all very useful as SMEs expand to new sectors on the Chinese mainland.
"Logistics have a very important role to enhance mainland competitiveness," Wong says.
To propel growth, the mainland government plans to strengthen logistics infrastructure, management skills and service levels to international standards. Such cities as Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao and Tianjin set prime examples in developing modern logistics. Mainland enterprises, like Haier, Qingdao Beer, Dongfeng Truck, Baogang, Orient Int'l, Hangzhou Jinsong and Guangdong Robust, nurture in-house logistics teams and facilities.
Amid globalization, third-party logistics are an important growth area, ideal for Hong Kong logistics companies using their access to international freight forwarding networks and customers.
Hong Kong's world-class transport facilities and the Pearl River Delta's high productivity mean Hong Kong can become a logistics hub linking the mainland to the world.
Efficient warehousing enhances product flow as packages move from city to city, reducing capital tie-up and enabling just-in-time delivery, all part of optimizing the supply chain.
UNTIL recently, business people on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong regarded warehousing management as a simple task. Executives focused on maximizing the amount of cargo given space constraints.
Considerations and circumstances do change, often very quickly. "Warehouse management has become an integral part of handling the supply chain. This is increasingly important on the Chinese mainland," says Hong Kong Productivity Council supply and logistics management consultant David WK Chan.
"Companies need 'intelligent' warehouses, not the traditional ones providing only storage functions. Intelligent management can ensure accurate balance in inventory levels with market demand, minimum error, guaranteed on-time delivery and enhanced customer satisfaction. Increased operating efficiency and responsiveness are vital to streamline the entire supply chain," Chan says.
In warehouse management, manufacturers and logistics operators always want to enhance materials flow, product accessibility and space utilization. This means placing maximum cargo in a given space, storing goods for efficient retrieval or identification, and discharging or loading cargoes as quickly as possible.
Many people stress the importance of warehouse management in a market as huge as the Chinese mainland, where products popular in one province may flop in another.
But ATL Logistics Centre Hong Kong Ltd managing director Peter Wong says, "The importance of warehousing is not a function of market size, but rather of how advanced a country is in its logistics infrastructure.
"Given that the Chinese mainland is at an early phase in developing logistics expertise and infrastructure and that it remains a developing country without some advanced road and rail infrastructure, especially inland, goods probably still linger in warehouses longer than ideal."
Warehouse management becomes all the more important because of potentially conflicting goals. "You try to minimize inventory, yet always ensure you have enough product to supply all customers in a land where the infrastructure is not so well developed," Wong says.
Another Hong Kong company, e-commerce Logistics Ltd, commands a total net storage area of more than 1.2 million cubic feet on the mainland, complete with automated storage and retrieval systems.
"Comprehensive warehouse management enables us to provide advanced storage capabilities, real-time inventory status, complete history of all stock items and timely, cost-effective product distribution and administration of returned goods," says the company's director and chief operating officer Edmon Fung.
In addition, e-commerce Logistics offers a range of value-added services, such as bar-coding, relabelling, repackaging, gift-wrapping, product engraving, quality control, assembly and kit-building.
Warehousing management is part of a digital revolution triggered by the rapid development of cyber-era logistics. Yet many companies active on the Chinese mainland remain conservative in equipping their warehouses with computerized systems.
Low inventory levels are needed to reduce capital tie-up and for just-in-time delivery. By integrating warehouse management with digital tools, effective and reliable management systems can monitor inventory and optimize the supply chain.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology assistant professor of industrial engineering Jiyin Liu says warehousing on the mainland is becoming increasingly important and undergoing huge changes.
In the past, most warehouses were state-owned, offering only storage. Now companies want to chop costs and boost flexibility by shifting toward zero-inventory management. They are beginning to outsource their warehouse management and operations to flourishing third-party logistics providers (3PLs).
"Warehousing management is crucial to meeting market demand. Logistic centres provide purchasing- and supply-information services, inventory management and other value-added services like repackaging, simple assembling, reconfiguration and distribution," says Liu.
He mentions JOS Technological Group, which can act as a computer agent providing logistic-support services. To meet customer needs, JOS does PC reconfiguration as a value-added service in its warehouses.
Factory and warehouse work is converging. In the US, Federal Express uses logistics and warehouse facilities near its hub in Memphis to assemble PCs for Dell. Previously, Fedex shipped parts to Dell. PCs were assembled and returned to the Fedex hub for loading on other planes to the final destinations. The new arrangement opens huge opportunities for logistics providers, eliminates steps in the manufacturing process and makes both companies more competitive.
Wong says warehouses on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong will become places buzzing with value-added services like packaging, labelling and other tasks traditionally done at factories. As a result, IT systems must improve to strengthen communications all along the supply chain.
Global Positioning Systems can prove indispensable to ensure timely and secure delivery of valuable inventory, once it leaves the confines of a factory or warehouse.
USING a network of satellites to make small businesses more efficient sounds like a futuristic idea. Yet that is precisely what happens using the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) network.
Business benefits in applying GPS to logistics and fleet vehicle management can translate into significant gains for business-to-business and business-to-consumer purposes. GPS technology allows companies to track their vehicles at all times.
The benefits are simple, according to companies producing the technology. Knowing a vehicle's location can indicate if it is being used effectively.
GPS technology can also, through services available from various vendors, control numerous vehicle functions. It can remotely disable a vehicle in the event of theft or a delinquent customer and even help to manage fuel consumption.
A system developed by Accord Software and System Pvt Ltd, for instance, can use a mobile terminal installed in a vehicle to track its progress. The terminal, which can also connect to an onboard computer, transmits data to Accord's Fleet Management System (AFMS) software through a radio or GPS system. This is relayed to a central computer network and provides real-time data on the vehicle's position and other useful details.
There are also lower-cost alternatives. "Some customers require an off-line fleet tracking system. They want a low-cost solution allowing them to validate if drivers take vehicles on specified routes. These customers hire drivers on contract and pay them based on accumulated mileage. Often the drivers may accumulate miles without covering the intended route. Customers want a mechanism to prevent this and need something like data loggers," says Accord director Raghavan Devanathan.
Data loggers record vehicle position, velocity and time. When drivers return from trips, the customer downloads the data and plays it on a map against the "intended" routes. The customer does not pay for any route deviations.
"The advantage for customers is to avoid run-time expenses. This is a low-cost solution since the device has no radio communication equipment built in," says Devanathan.
GPS technology has many business applications and some major benefits in logistics. One benefit is lower operating costs. By linking the relevant data to a computer system, companies can work to lower costs through point-to-point delivery, better use of driver hours, maximized fuel consumption and reduced liability-insurance costs.
Another company operating a fleet management system based on wireless technology is Vetronix Corp. Senior vice-president Walter Ware told visitors to the Comdex 2001 trade fair in the US that "a Vetronix WirelessRoadTM telematics solution turns a vehicle into a fully interactive node (connection) on the Web" by linking vehicle systems to the Internet.
"Equipped in this way, we can achieve the truly intelligent vehicle that can self-diagnose and provide cost-cutting, preventive maintenance in conjunction with a designated service provider," Ware said.
Another GPS benefit is improved customer satisfaction when systems accurately estimate delivery times and track products along the logistical chain. To expedite a delivery, information can be relayed via a GPS transmitter to alert the delivery person of priority changes.
Yet another benefit lies in the reporting and analysis of services provided to enhance operating efficiency. Planning improves due to capturing and applying all the information gathered through GPS technology, providing estimates of future delivery times and compiling data for profit and loss reporting.
Some SMEs may consider GPS technology unnecessary or beyond reach. For those simply running trucks from southern Guangdong Province to container terminals in Yantian or Hong Kong, that may be true, but only temporarily.
The Chinese mainland's new status as a member of the World Trade Organization opens a wealth of transport opportunities. Consider a company wishing to deliver toys made in the southern mainland to department stores across the country. Ensuring that trucks take the quickest routes puts new products on the shelves more quickly.
Should a delivery truck break down or encounter bad weather, GPS technology can report the problems in real time to the manufacturer. Alternative arrangements are possible immediately, thereby improving customer satisfaction.
As the Chinese mainland's retail market becomes more competitive, such advantages are crucial.
AS businesses prepare for an international economic recovery later in 2002, the biggest winners will be companies driving the most cost from their supply chains. With up to 10% of product cost devoted to delivery, any increases in supply-chain efficiency achieved using new tools like e-logistics will prove critical in the global fight for market share.
Such was the message that e-business software-solutions provider SAP Hong Kong Co Ltd's managing director, Lee Boon Lee, delivered to executives recently during a site visit to a freight-forwarding logistics centre at the Hong Kong Int'l Airport.
The centre, owned and operated by E-Supply Chain Management Ltd, a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, uses e-business solutions for the entire logistics process, including in-bound/out-bound activities, warehousing and inventory management, customer service and financial accounting.
"As the world emerges from its economic slump, businesses cannot afford complacency," Lee says.
"They must look for every possible advantage to avoid losing out against more nimble and technologically savvy rivals. E-logistics, focusing on Internet technologies to make supply chains easier to manage and businesses more competitive, will play a major role."
A large part of e-logistics concerns the supply chain, now in cyberspace just as in the physical world. Few supply chains are self-contained. Organizations must trade resources, creating networks of separate, electronically linked businesses.
Analysts predict that by 2012 the e-logistics business will reach annual values of US$920bn.
"Competition will be among supply chains as much as companies. In this environment, supply chains gain the attributes of an independent organization, forcing management to communicate across organizations, sharing goals, objectives and information," Lee says.
One highlight of the site visit was demonstration of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) that helps to define and administer complex warehouse structures. These can be divided into physical units like high-rack and block-storage areas. The system also uses defined strategies to manage stock and pinpoint where goods can be placed in storage, from where they are to be taken and where order-picking is needed.
With such state-of-the-art technologies as radio frequency devices, WMS allows the efficient flow of materials and helps suppliers to provide broad, comprehensive, yet integrated, services to solve logistics and supply-chain problems.
"We live in the now-generation, and customers expect greater speed in filling orders. They want what they want, and they want it now," says Lee.
"Companies cannot afford to lag in maximizing the efficiency of their supply chains and other components in the e-logistics matrix," he concludes.
Winning recently in the 2001 Hong Kong Awards for Services - Export Marketing was Maersk Logistics Hong Kong Ltd. Here is a profile of this outstanding company.
Maersk Logistics Hong Kong Ltd has become an important logistics management provider handling substantial export volumes mainly to Europe and North America.
MAERSK Logistics Hong Kong Ltd, a subsidiary of the Danish conglomerate AP Moller Group, has established a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
"Our most important service is global integrated logistics solutions," says managing director Tomas Bay, describing his company's one-stop service for clients. "We start when a purchase order is placed and take care of all the ensuing processes until the product is delivered to the store."
The company offers four core business units: supply chain management, international forwarding, air freight, and warehousing and distribution.
Much of Maersk Logistics' work involves handling exports. "In Asia, we are operationally focused and working closely with manufacturers on the Chinese mainland and in other countries. We work with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who supply merchandise for our clients overseas, and we make sure that whatever comes out of Asia is delivered smoothly. In Europe and the US, we are import focused," says Bay.
Active in Hong Kong since 1978, Maersk Logistics has experienced strong growth. Today, more than 500 of its 4,300 employees are based in this Asian hub. Its full operations cover more than 70 countries.
"Together, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland have one of the world's most dynamic economies. A lot of buyers procure merchandise here," Bay says.
"Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland dominate the Asia Pacific, although we do have extensive coverage throughout the region enabling us to serve our clients with multi-country sourcing strategies."
Maersk Logistics strives to deliver certainty in the flow of merchandise and information. M*PowerTM, its proprietary logistics information management system, is a value-adding service, giving clients full supply chain visibility through advanced reporting capabilities, allowing informed decisions.
Bay believes Maersk Logistics offers several advantages. "Our people are skilled and dedicated. We have our own global network of offices. In addition, we have elaborate work processes and procedures to help us better understand our clients' requirements and workflow.
"Also important is our IT capability on which we focus to remain at the forefront of information management."
Maersk Logistics conducts systematic research to identify new opportunities and monitor market developments. "Global sourcing is increasingly popular as a way to access new opportunities and to strengthen any company's competitive edge. Today, it is very common to develop a product in the US, for example, to manufacture in the southern Chinese mainland and sell in Europe," Bay says.
"We have a clear vision of remaining a prominent global logistics provider and have set significant and aggressive growth targets."
Among the recent winners of 2001 Hong Kong Trade Development Council Services Awards for Export Marketing was Kuehne & Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Ltd. Here is a profile of this outstanding company.
Reliable logistics solutions from Kuehne & Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Ltd roll efficiently through the streets of Asia.
THE strong market position enjoyed by Kuehne & Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Ltd arises from integrated freight-forwarding and IT-based logistics and supply-chain management solutions.
Founded in 1890 in Bremen, Germany, Kuehne & Nagel has its global headquarters in Switzerland. Its Hong Kong operations began in 1965 and focused on freight forwarding. The company now employs 400 people at three offices in Hong Kong.
Globally, Kuehne & Nagel has more than 17,000 people at 600 locations in 90 countries. Using a Global Logistics Network, it serves customers in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the US, Canada, Africa and the Middle East. This ISO-certified enterprise has access to nearly four million square metres of warehouse and distribution capacity around the world.
The company's Asia-Pacific services concentrate in such core industries as IT, electronics, electrical appliances, communications, medical care, aerospace, automotive products, chemicals, food and apparel.
"Within our region, some markets have room for good development while others are restricted to a certain extent," says regional sales and marketing director Franz Hasenohrl.
The company's best business prospects are not only on the Chinese mainland, but also in South Asia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Kuehne & Nagel uses proactive, customer-focused marketing strategies combined with integrated value-added services, staff training and advanced technology to produce high standards of service.
"We are unique, with IT systems, for instance, not found elsewhere," Hasenohrl says.
The company also offers specialized services in hotel, airport and defence logistics while engaged in such niche sectors as the transport of forestry products or perishables, customs clearance, exhibitions logistics and oil or energy projects.
Kuehne & Nagel constantly expands its portfolio of value-added services, even supplying spare parts to airlines.
Its history in Hong Kong features steady advancement spurred by burgeoning economic activity on the Chinese mainland. "Because of economic strength on the southern mainland, we believe Hong Kong will remain a powerhouse for us this year," Hasenohrl predicts.
Mainland exports through Hong Kong are a major source of business. SME customers are essential, providing 70% of Kuehne & Nagel's Hong Kong sales.
The company has 14 offices on the Chinese mainland and vows to open more.
A surge of business in January provided a good omen for 2002. "In terms of new business, we are very optimistic," Hasenohrl says.
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Nardi is one of the most dynamic industrial companies in the wide panorama of garden and community furniture. Created in 1990 in Vicenza, the company has distinguished itself from the outset with products that combine innovative content with high quality standards. The outstanding international vocation of the company has allowed it to deliver this on a global scale.
Polypropylene, a thermoplastic resin, has always been a constant in the company's history. The company has studied this material in depth to get it to an extremely high quality level and to give it a leading role in terms of style when the company took the decision to enter the world of design in an authoritative way. This was made possible by contributions from recognised professionals such as designer Raffaello Galiotto.
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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- ABC11 got a first look inside a rebuilt Wake County library Thursday that has been closed for months.
The Leesville Road Library has been closed since February, when Raleigh police say a pair of older teens intentionally set fire to the building.
Library staff said 46,000 books were salvaged after an intense restoration process. For the staff, that's where the fun begins.
"For us, the big job is we have to shelve 46,000 books in accurate order," said Wake County Deputy Library Director Ann Burlingame. "You know, we're professionals, that's what we do. But, it will take a little while. And, the boxes that the books are cleaned in are smaller than the boxes we generally work with. So, 3,500 boxes of books will be returned here and need to be shelved by the Leesville staff, as well as by our collections services staff."
The Book Drop Room where the fire took place now has a fire suppressor system. Crews also expanded the 'Youth Section,' which now makes up 50 percent of the library.
Both suspected arsonists are due in court on Aug. 10. The library is targeting a Sept. 5. opening.
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Consider a real fluid flowing past a cylinder of a diameter D and length L with uniform velocity U.
(i) When Re < 1, the drag force is directly proportional to velocity and hence coefficient of drag is inversely proportional to Reynolds number.
(ii) When Re between 1 to 2000, the drag force decrease and reaches a minimum value of 0.95 at Re = 2000.
(iii) When Rc is increase from 2000 to 3 x 104 , the coefficient of drag increases and attains maximum value CD = 1.2 at Re = 3x104.
(iv) When Reynolds number is increases from 3x 104 to 3 x 105, the coefficient of drag decrease to 0.3 at Re = 3 x 105.
(v) For the further increase in Reynold number upto 3 x 106, The CD increases and attains a value equal to 0.7.
• Consider an ideal fluid flowing over a stationary cylinder fo radius R, with uniform velocity U, the velocity at any point on the surface of cylinder as shown in.
• Where, θ = The angular distance of the point from the forward stagnation point.
• When the circulation Γ is imparted to the same cylinder, the flow pattern around the cylinder consists of streamlines which are series of concentric circles as shown in. The velocity at any point on the surface of the cylinder is given by.
• The velocity at any point on the surface of the cylinder for the composite flow pattern.
Stagnation point, u = 0.
• Since sinθ is negative in Equation it means θ is more than 1800 but less than 3600. The two values of θ are such that θ lies between 1800 to 2700 and other values are between 2700 to 3600.
For single stagnation point θ = 2700.
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There are a lot of great reasons to visit Malibu Wines in Malibu. The best reason is to enjoy one of the most beautiful outdoor settings in Los Angeles listening, or better yet, dancing to a seasoned band with a mountain backdrop and vineyards in the foreground.
The live music is on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer with the 5 shows each weekend, three on Saturday at 12 noon, 3 pm and 6 pm and two on Sunday at 12 noon and 4 pm. You cannot do better than the price; it is free! There is no cover charge or drink minimum. The only request of Malibu Wines asks that you buy a bottle of wine to support the facility.
Last weekend, I was lucky to catch two shows on Saturday, July 1, Aileen Quinn and The Leapin’ Lizards, a fun rockabilly and swing band that is easy to bop around the dance floor. They play tunes ranging from Elvis to Stay Cats and original music with a special mention of the very talented Aileen Quinn who pours her heart and soul into the vocals. They attract a regular following and I too plan to be a future groupie.
The band afterwards was Sterling Sylver a five-man classic rock and country band. We were entranced with their music. Before we knew it the dance floor was filled with MW guests that were celebrating bachelorettes, b irthdays, and hipsters of all ages. It was a happy crowd happily groovin’ to the tunes.
To honor MW’s request to buy alcohol, I wholeheartedly indulged in a $15 flight of white wines. The sommelier poured a very generous 2 ounces of five different wines with the Saddlerock Sparking Brut being my favorite. My bestie sampled the red flight at $17 and ended up buying a bottle of Semler Cabernet.
Besides wine tasting and live music, the vineyards has many enjoyable events going on weekdays and weekends, such as outdoor yoga, movie night, live band karaoke, comedy “Sips ‘n Giggles”, trivia night, safaris and hikes.
An enjoyable afternoon of music at the vineyard has been a highlight of my summer so far, and I highly recommend going. If you are having out of town guests, put it on your to do list, you will not regret it!
Be patient with parking. The parking lot nearby fills up, and overflow parking down Mulholland is ½ mile away. The shuttles come every 10 minutes so make friends with your fellow guest while you wait.
The location is breath taking but can take time to get there, so plan accordingly.
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Last week’s budget confirmed the badly kept secret that the Tax Free Savings Account (“TFSA”) contribution limit would increase. The Conservative government proposes to increase the limit from $5,500 to $10,000 (although, TFSAs will no longer be indexed) effective January 1, 2015. Although I can’t say I fully understand this from a public policy perspective, I think the increased limit is great from a purely financial perspective.
As there have already been numerous articles discussing the advantages of the increased limit and who will benefit the most (here are links to two very good articles by Rob Carrick of The Globe and Mail and Adam Mayers of the Toronto Star), today I thought I would take a different tact and discuss how the increased TFSA limit will test our human behavioural traits.
Ease of Access - A Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
TFSAs allow you to withdraw your money at any time for any reason. The reason could be financial, for example to help purchase a house, or purely for personal indulgence, such as to go on your dream vacation or buy that sports car you always wanted.
One of the great things about a TFSA is that you have the option to re-contribute any money you withdraw from your TFSA beginning January 1st of the following year. However, my concern is once that money is withdrawn, many people will not re-contribute, especially in respect of discretionary withdrawals where the money provided personal gratification.
I have written a couple times that one of the indefinable benefits of a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (“RRSP”) is that it acts as an invisible barrier to protect you from yourself, as some (not all) people treat their RRSP as sacrosanct and only consider withdrawing money for emergencies, or income smoothing purposes. In contrast, TFSAs are inviting with limited barriers to protect you from yourself.
Discipline - Do You Have It?
The easy accessibility of TFSAs will require us to be disciplined if we are not to squander the funds we sock away. It has been my observation that many of us do not have that financial discipline. I have said this before and will say it again; with respect to accessible monies, the path of least resistance generally ends at the cash register.
Retirement - Are TFSAs the New RRSPs?
Over the last few years, more and more Canadians have decided to fund their TFSAs in lieu of their RRSPs. Many people seem to prefer the flexibility and tax-free status of TFSAs and are willing to forsake today’s tax refund (generated by RRSP contributions), for tax-free withdrawals in retirement (to avoid taxable withdrawals from their RRSPs/RRIFs in the future). While this change in retirement funding makes sense where your marginal tax rate today is lower than it will be in retirement, it does not make income tax sense where your marginal rate is higher today than you anticipate at retirement.
Whether the trend of moving to TFSAs and away from RRSPs makes financial sense or not, assuming the budget proposal becomes law, I can foresee the day where TFSAs will become the dominant retirement vehicle in Canada.
This brings us back to discipline. Much has been written about how poorly many Canadians have saved for retirement and how we need government pension plans (see Ontario) to save us from ourselves. Yet now, it can be argued, the government has in a way incentivized us to not use our RRSPs and is expecting us to be disciplined and use the money in our TFSAs to fund our retirements.
As the expression goes, I am from Missouri on this issue; you will need to show me that Canadians will be disciplined enough to always choose their retirement over the trip to Tuscany.
There was much to like in this budget. The proposed increase in the Tax-Free Savings Account ("TFSA") limit, the proposed reduction in the minimum withdrawal for Registered Retirement Income Funds ("RRIF") and the proposed reductions in small business tax rates. It will be interesting to see if these changes ever get to see the light of day.
As I am in the home stretch of tax season, I don't have the time for a detailed analysis of the budget, so I will just offer some brief comments.
As rumoured, the contribution limit for TFSAs will be increased from $5,500 to $10,000 per year effective January 1, 2015. However, the new limit will not be indexed. This proposed change has the potential to drastically alter the way Canadians save and plan for retirement. On Monday, since everyone has already told you how great this is, I will discuss the downside to this change.
The government proposes to lower the annual required withdrawal from your RRIF. Currently at age 71 the required withdrawal rate is 7.38%. The budget proposes to lower that rate to 5.28% as of January 1, 2015. Withdrawal rates will still increase every year, but instead of topping out at 20% at age 94, that cap is reached at age 95. RRIF holders who at any time in 2015 withdrew/withdraw more than the reduced 2015 minimum amount will be permitted to re-contribute the excess.
This change appeases seniors who felt they were being forced to draw more money than they required to live and takes into account the longer life expectancy of Canadians.
Readers of this blog will know that one of my major pet peeves is the excessive 20% penalty for unreported income (that is often inadvertent or the result of lost slips in the mail) that is picked up each year by the CRA's matching program.
The penalty currently can be levied even if you owe no income tax. I.e.: If someone in Ontario fails to report a T4 slip with $10,000 of employment income and the slip has reported $4,900 of income tax deducted, they would owe no income tax, at the maximum marginal income tax rate. However, if you had failed to report income in any of the three prior years, the penalty under subsection 163(1) would be $2,000 (20% x $10,000), even though you owed no income tax and the CRA was provided this information by your employer.
The government will amend this penalty to prevent situations such as the above where there is a disproportionate penalty to the actual income tax. The budget proposes that the penalty will now only apply if a you fail to report at least $500 in income and more importantly; the penalty will now be equal to the lesser of 10% (penalty is 20%, as there is also a 10% provincial penalty) of the unreported income and 50% of the tax unpaid. Thus, in the example above, there would not be any penalty under the proposed legislation, as no tax would be owing.
The government proposes to simplify the reporting requirements where the cost of a taxpayer's foreign property is less than $250,000. While this change is welcome, it falls short. Most accountants and taxpayers were hoping the form would only require reporting of foreign income earned outside of Canada and would exclude the detailed reporting required for accounts held with Canadian institutions.
It is proposed the 11% Federal small business tax rate on active income for qualifying Canadian Controlled Private Corporations will be reduced by .5% annually beginning January 1, 2016 and will drop to 9% by January 1, 2019. The dividend gross-up and credit will be adjusted each year to reflect the lower corporate tax rate.
One of the most nefarious concepts in corporate taxation is transfer pricing. Today I have a guest post by Dan McGeown, an expert on transfer pricing discussing new Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ("OECD") documentation guidelines that Canadian companies are expected to follow.
Before we get to Dan’s post, a quick primer on transfer pricing. Transfer prices are the prices charged between related parties for goods, services, assets and/or the right to use intangibles. Transfer prices also include interest on related party debt, guarantee fees and factoring fees. When a transaction involves related parties in two or more different tax jurisdictions, the tax authorities become interested, with the focus being on whether the parties are paying their fair share of tax in each jurisdiction (there are often huge disagreements between countries as they fight over what they consider their share of tax dollars being shifted to another country).
Simply put, transfer pricing revolves around the the setting of the price for goods and services sold between controlled (or related) companies. For example, if a subsidiary company sells goods to a parent company, the cost of those goods is the transfer price.
As a result, transfer prices must be set following the arm’s length principle. The arm’s length principle requires that all transfer prices, and the related terms and conditions, must be established on the same basis as would occur if the parties were not related, i.e., the prices, terms and conditions should reflect what two unrelated parties would agree to in similar circumstances.
In Canada, failing to follow the arm’s length principle exposes the Canadian entity to a 10% penalty on any transfer pricing adjustment made by the CRA. The CRA may not impose that 10% penalty when the entity has made reasonable efforts to determine and use arm’s length prices, as evidenced by preparing and maintaining Contemporaneous Transfer Pricing Documentation.
5. Royalty payments being made but lower than acceptable operating results do not justify charging a royalty.
A company’s Transfer Pricing Documentation is its first line of defense in any transfer pricing audit and, therefore, it needs to be prepared from that perspective.
Speaking of documentation, Dan’s post provides an update on changing expectations in respect of transfer pricing and he briefs us on some specific Canadian requirements. I thank Dan for his blog on this controversial income tax issue.
The prolonged recession, and the difficulties many countries were and are still having in balancing budgets and managing debt loads, caused them to focus on the perception that each country’s tax base was being eroded by companies entering into activities that created tax deductions in higher tax jurisdictions with the offsetting income being reported in low tax or no tax jurisdictions, i.e., Base Erosion. In addition, many companies were moving valuable intangibles and/or value-adding activities to low tax or no tax jurisdictions to reduce the company’s overall effective tax rate, i.e., Profit Shifting strategies.
As result of this base erosion, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) is now calling for three distinct levels of documentation, being: a Master File; Local Country Files; and Country-by-Country Reporting (“CBCR”). For Canadian companies both the Master File and CBCR are new requirements.
The Master File will provide: a high-level overview of the group of companies; the value chain and value drivers; a description of intangibles and where they are located; financial arrangements; where functions are performed, risks are borne and assets are employed; and the consolidated financial and tax position for the group.
The Local File for a Canadian company is the Study prepared to comply with section 247 of the Income Tax Act, focusing on the specifics relating to intercompany transactions with other companies in the group. The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) impact on Local Files is that there must be more detailed analysis and documentation regarding risks, intangibles, financing and capital transactions, and high risk transactions.
CBCR is effectively a risk assessment tool for the tax authorities around the world. CBCR reports jurisdiction-wide information regarding the global revenues and income, taxes paid, assets employed, number of employees and retained earnings.
There is no small business exemption relating to the requirement to prepare the Master File and Local Country File. For CBCR, only groups of companies with global revenues in excess of Euros 750 million are required to complete and file the CBCR Template.
What Does This Mean to Your Canadian Company?
If your company is the parent of subsidiaries in other countries, you will be required to complete a Master File to be shared with your subsidiary companies for filing with their respective tax authorities, and you will also be required to complete a Local File to be maintained, along with the Master File, to be provided to the CRA if and when requested by the Agency at the commencement of an audit. Whether you need to complete the CBCR Template will depend on whether your global revenues exceed Euros 750 million or approximately CA$1 billion. If so, this Template would actually be filed with the CRA no later than one year after the end of the tax year in question. The CRA would share this information with the other relevant tax authorities.
If your company is a subsidiary of a parent company elsewhere in the world, you will be responsible for preparing and maintaining the Local File, while relying on your parent company to provide you with the Master File. The CBCR Template would be filed by the parent company with its local tax authority, to be shared with the CRA and other tax authorities in accordance with the guidance put forth by the OECD.
The CRA issued three Transfer Pricing Memorandum (“TPM”) to provide its guidance with respect to certain transfer pricing issues: revised TPM-05R, Requests for Contemporaneous Documentation; TPM-15, Intra-Group Services and Section 247; and, TPM-16, Role of Multiple Year Data in Transfer Pricing Analyses.
From your perspective TPM-05R, clarifies the CRA’s expectations regarding your company’s response to a CRA request to provide your contemporaneous documentation to the Agency. The main take away for you and your company is that the CRA expects that some level of documentation will be prepared and maintained for each taxation year. Even if your company has a Study for its 2014 taxation year, the CRA will expect some form of documentation for 2015. That may mean the preparation of a Memo that confirms there have been no material changes in 2015 to all of the factual information in the 2014 Study, and testing the 2015 results against any benchmarks use in the Study.
TPM-15 elaborates on certain requirements for the analysis of intra-group service charges as set out in the Information Circular on transfer pricing, with more discussion about the use of mark-ups to reflect how arm’s length parties would charge fees for a given service to recover their costs plus an element of profit. Your company’s documentation may need to be revised to justify and support charging or paying a services fee that includes a mark-up.
TPM-16 confirms the CRA’s long held position that when you are setting your company’s transfer prices, and later testing and documenting them, the CRA expects you to use the results of a single year of data from comparable company information, as opposed to averaging multiple years of data.
Note: I have disabled the comment/question feature of the Blog. I just do not have the time to answer questions during income tax season (this includes emails to my BBC or business email accounts). If you have questions or wish to engage Dan, his information is below.
Dan McGeown is a transfer pricing specialist and the National Practice Leader of BDO’s Transfer Pricing team, a team comprised of accountants and economists providing transfer pricing planning, compliance and controversy management services to a wide variety of companies having cross border transactions with related parties. You can reach Dan by phone at 416-369-3127 or by email at [email protected].
From the inception of my blog, I have written a weekly confessional during income tax season discussing interesting or contentious income tax and filing issues. This year I have abandoned the "confessions" as I figured I would probably just complain about the Foreign Reporting T1135 Form for six straight weeks – and I did not want to inflict this upon you. However, today for old time's sake, I will bring back the confessions for a guest appearance.
As usual, I only received about 40% of my client's tax returns before April 1st as they were waiting for their T3 and T5013 slips (by the way, the fact the T5013 essentially only has numerical boxes with no written descriptions drives most accountants mad). For many of the returns that arrived before March 31st I did not even attempt to complete them because I knew there were additional tax slips to come. I must get 15 emails a day with the email header “opps, I just received another tax slip”. No one cares about this other than accountants who have to do all their work in a condensed three-week period, so I will stop the whining now. This is why I stopped with these confessions, it just provides me a license to grumble.
In all honesty, there have not been that many new issues this tax season. The same old issues are always there. For many accountants, the biggest issue is how much time they spend chasing down information and preparing the T1135 Form, let alone the additional cost to clients. However, one new issue that has arisen a few times this year, as result of the Family Tax Cut, is co-coordinating the family claim when spouses and/or common law spouses use different accountants, or one spouse prepares their return themselves. I write about this issue below.
Do you and your spouse have your tax returns prepared by different accountants or is one of you a do-it-yourselfer? If so, I suggest, (especially if your family can access the family tax cut) you reconsider this decision next year, as you may be missing out on some significant tax savings.
one of the spouses really likes his/her accountant and has a history with them and does not want to change accountants.
Using two accountants may result in either the family not utilizing all its tax credits and deductions or the more common issue, they duplicate claiming credits and deductions; which may cause the CRA to re-assess and/or request family information that is often time consuming to obtain and provide.
This year the possible dysfunction in using two accountants has been exacerbated with the family tax cut. Now, a decision must be made as to which spouse will make the claim and the claimant requires various tax information from their spouse that is not readily available to the accountant preparing the return.
Furthermore, where you and your spouse have joint investment accounts and don’t use the same accountant, it is cumbersome to report split interest, dividend and capital gains income. In these cases, there is often either duplication in reporting income or one spouse misses reporting their ½ of their income entirely.
For the reasons I note above, let alone the extra tax preparation costs, I suggest you and your spouse or partner consider using the same accountant to effectively capitalize on the spousal and/or family benefits.
The T1135 Foreign Income Verification Statement has to be the most problematic tax form in history. Readers of my blog know that I have written multiple times on this topic and will do so again today, to update you about the changes to the form for 2014. Not only has the form and the reporting requirements changed several times over the last couple of years, the form continues to cause confusion for taxpayers and professional accountants alike. I understand there are still ongoing discussions with the Canada Revenue Agency by representatives of both the accounting and investment industries, as the form is still considered to be too complicated by many.
Complicated or not, the form and rules have changed for 2014 and I provide below a quick review of the rules and discuss some of the changes for 2014.
The T1135 must be filed by individuals, corporations, trusts and certain other persons who own specified foreign property ("SFP") costing in total more than $100,000 CAD at any time during the year. Note the word costing. That means you use the adjusted cost base, not the fair market value of the investment.
Foreign property held in a Canadian mutual fund is not reportable. E.g.: Even if the Canadian fund owns U.S. stocks, the fund is not reportable.
U.S. cash held in a Canadian Institution is not reportable.
Personal use property (e.g. Florida Condo) that is used exclusively by the taxpayer as a vacation property is not reportable. However, foreign personal use real estate can get complicated. If for example, you rent out the property for eight months of the year with a reasonable expectation of profit and use the property for personal use the other four months it must be reported. However, if the property is rented out for part of the year without a reasonable expectation of profit, (just for the purpose of recovering a portion of condominium expenses) than the property is most likely not reportable. If unsure, I would suggest you file the form to be safe.
the T1135 was not filed, was not filed on time, or was filed inaccurately.
Thus, missing just one minor investment might be sufficient to extend your assessment period a further 3 years.
(2) Use the 2014 aggregate reporting method (i.e.: report by country for each investment account, rather than for each individual stock and bond held in the investment account as per #1 above). So for example. If you have an account with say TD Bank and in that account are 5 stocks, companies A,B,C,D&E, you can either report the details of A,B,C,D&E individually or just report A-E as an aggregate which is far simpler (subject to the country by country reporting discussed below).
Again, because you can report using the FMV under Category 7, which can be taken directly off your monthly investment statements, it is typically a far simpler choice than using Category 2 which requires you to use a cost basis which most people have to dig up from old records.
For 2014 you must segregate the category 7 amounts by country.
You will be pleased to know you are required to work through SFP on a country-by-country basis to determine which month is highest, and then report that balance.
For capital gains/losses – you are required to calculate gains on schedule 3 using historical rate. The T1135 capital gains should agree to what you report on schedule 3 of your return.
Many had hoped that the various concerns of taxpayers, accountants and financial institutions would have caused the CRA to simplify this form. However, as you can see, the T1135 is just getting more and more complicated.
Note: As I discussed last week, I have disabled the comment/question feature of the Blog. I just do not have the time to answer questions during income tax season (this includes emails to my BBC or business email accounts). I know this will not be popular in respect of this post, based on the fact I have had over 225 questions and comments on my prior T1135 blog posts. I apologize in advance and thank you for your understanding. Hopefully the link I provide below will answer any questions you have.
Since I am not answering your questions, I will direct you to the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada blog, that answers many questions. Hit the link to "list" in the second paragraph. There are 143 questions asked about the form, many for which the CRA provides a response.
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Our 2001 Volvo V40 Upright Bike Carrier ships directly from an authorized Volvo dealer. Since 2000 we have offered secure online ordering and fast affordable shipping. All our genuine Volvo parts and Volvo accessories are backed by Volvo's warranty, which is covered by any Volvo dealer in the US. Exactly like your local dealer only lower prices and shipped directly to your door. If you have questions about Volvo accessories or Volvo performance parts or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our friendly Volvo parts and accessories experts online.
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Ladies Cartier Panthere in 18k & stainless steel with 2 rows of gold. Quartz. Fine Pre-owned Cartier Watch.
Certified preowned Cartier Panthere w25029b6 watch is made out of Stainless steel on a Gold & Steel Link band with a Stainless Steel Hidden buckle. This Cartier watch has a 22 mm case with a Square caseback and Off White Roman Numeral dial. It is Gray and Sons Certified Authentic and comes backed by our 12-month warranty. Each watch is inspected by our certified in-house Swiss-trained watchmakers before shipment including final servicing, cleaning, and polishing.
If you have inquiries about this Cartier Panthere watch please call us toll free at 800-705-1112 and be sure to reference W517605.
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As you can see, this Park B. Smith zebra shower curtain is designed and made by Park B. Smith. Zebra pattern has long been considered as the symbol of untamed instincts and an unquenchable desire you just can’t stop it. Do you still have one untamed heart and want to experience the call of the wild? If yes, this Park B. Smith shower curtain is that thing you just can’t afford to miss. In your bathroom there must be a space awaiting for its arrival.
Here are more details about this Park B. Smith Zebra Zebra Shower Curtain, just in case you need it. Measuring 72″ x 72″, it consists of two major parts – the 100-percent cotton fabric and metal grommets. This is a very standard design but full of considerable details. It is with excellent water-proof performance, which thus saves your money by omitting an additional liner. Thanks to the advanced craft, it also possesses very strong mildew-proof and allergy-free property, which can protect you and your family from any potential harmful things that might jeopardize their health. In order to put an end to the shower curtain attacking and sticking to your leg, it comes with weighted bottom for offering extra protection. What’s more, to cater to more different bathroom styles, more color options, such as white/silver, white/taupe, white/black, and natural/coffee bean, are available.
By the way, it comes from the “Watershed” collection. This is a depressive era and you may have enough of it. Luckily, this item is able to provide you with free air you can breathe freely. Now it is time for you to let your bathing be more freely and unleash that bold and unrestrained feeling. Last but not least, this is one of Park B. Smith shower curtains that are machine washable and fast drying. Buy it from Amazon.com with huge discounts now!
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2019-04-23T19:00:27Z
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I love Mattie's "corral-side manner" and so does my horse. She is a master at not only reading the horse, but also at helping them move forward both physically and mentally. Mattie is a unique coach: her attitude is humble but very powerful and her delivery is clear and concise. She has a very special gift with horses - horses seem to "melt" and instantly relax around her. As a hoof care practitioner and body worker, her knowledge and skill, as well as her attitude, are assets to me and my horse. She brings a very spiritual element to her work. Her equine bodywork is gentle and powerful.
I wanted to work with Mattie to help me become a better partner with my horse. Mattie uses the tools she has been taught through Parelli but sees every horse and rider individually and works with their needs.
Mattie is an incredibly gifted horsewoman. I've seen her work in a wide range of situations, whether its a beginner, finesse, colt starting, or a just plain difficult and challenging horse. What's incredible about Mattie is her ability to pinpoint the problem within a few minutes, and have the monumental changes you've been looking for within a single lesson.
As a beginner with a challenging horse, I had a bit of a unique situation. I needed a lot of support and confidence building, and Mattie was the only person I trusted to keep me and mare 100% safe. With Mattie's lessons and instruction, I could finally read my horse to know when it was or wasn't safe to ride. She's helped me understand my mare's behaviors, and has given me insight on how to handle her when problems arise.
I've been an auditor to Mattie's lessons many times, and we never fail to see the "ah-ha!" moment in the lesson where a student finally makes the breakthrough they've been looking for. It's astounding to watch the transformations students can make within a single lesson with Mattie.
Mattie has a gift for communicating not only with the student, but the horse as well. She can tell you exactly what your horse is thinking, why it's behaving certain ways, or what the 'break' is in you & your horse's partnership. She'll always communicate in a clear and patient manner, and uses a lot of narrative and analogies that really help you understand and have confidence as a student.
If someone is in a tough or tricky situation, Mattie is always my first recommendation. I've never seen Mattie fail with a student, and her ability to be kind, supportive and available throughout makes her a valuable instructor to have at your side.
Mattie does regular trimming for my mare. I appreciate that she takes the time it takes- she's careful, gentle and always has my horse's best interest in mind.
I have worked with Mattie many times before and I enjoy her style of teaching. Mattie is patient, calm, thorough, and very knowledgeable. I always learn a lot with Mattie.
Mattie has a keen sense for reading horses, people and their personalities. She is sensitive to both the horse and their humans’ needs and easily picks up on how best to work with each. Mattie has the maturity and compassion needed for teaching people how to be better partners with their horse(s).
She gets to know her client’s personalities, likes and dislikes, strength and weaknesses quickly and adjusts to those criteria. She is extremely knowledgeable in her fields (instructing, horse training, and equine health). She is sensitive, compassionate and gives constructive criticism and coaching in a polite, yet honest manner.
I have used Young Living, Dynamite Specialty Products, and Mattie's equine bodywork as well, and they have made me much more self-aware and attuned to my horses personalities and needs.
I have seen the incredible results of Mattie's training and coaching with my horses. My horses are much more calm and much more willing to embark on a partnership with me. My horses are enjoying their training sessions much more than they had before. They are much more confident, willing, relaxed and I think they are having a lot more fun! So am I.
I want to continue to build a strong and confident relationship with my horses. Mattie is extremely flexible and willing to work with my schedule. I have shared my personal goals with her and she is more than willing to help me achieve and surpass those goals. Mattie encourages me to go beyond my comfort zone, but also knows my limitations. I have very much enjoyed my relationship with Mattie and hope it continues for years to come!
Mattie is extremely knowledgeable but not pretentious. She has great teaching skills and is easily available. I learn so much! Mattie has a way of imparting her knowledge and experiences without making her students feel inferior.
Mattie has a way of instructing with crystal clear direction and precise timing that keeps you focused, and concise through experienced learning where you and your horse come out successful on the other side with your horse’s emotions intact . . . it is truly magical!
Mattie excels in the issues my OTTB horse has such as no trust in humans, confidence, RBI spilling over into RBE behaviors. She has helped my horse immensely as well as improving my skill set so that I can continue with him on the right path with progression. I am able to better read not only him, but other types of horse behaviors so much better. Acknowledging him, whatever issue he may be having at any given time and knowing what to do and how to do has helped us make great progress together.
People who know my horse before I owned him or when I first owned him cannot believe he is the same horse – he is so much more grounded and connected, he now has a calm eye and a super nice swing in his walk – he is finally more comfortable with himself - and he still has a ways to go. That is great testimonial in itself!! I tell people mostly how she can help THEM help their horses and themselves and how the simplest thing can make such a significant difference – a positive change that lasts a lifetime – a new way of thinking of how to be with horses – there is so much to learn.
Mattie’s possesses such a broad package of knowledge in equine behavior, psychology & development, challenging horses, bodywork, hoof care and trimming and how all of it - hooves, body, mind, spirit effect the entire horse. She is able to tap into the horses mind and emotions and make great gains without offending or pushing them over a cliff – she helps the horse and the human through the entire process.
One thing I really like is how she has you work with your horse as a partner/partner team. You may feel like you may not have the skills to deal with the issue at hand, that you and your horse are in complete chaos and you feel like you can’t get through whatever has come up during your lesson or clinic -- and that happens quite a bit with my horse as we work to develop his emotional fitness. Mattie has a very keen eye and gift of knowing exactly what you and your horse are capable of - - even if you as student may not be able to see it yet. She has a way of instructing with crystal clear direction and precise timing that keeps you focused, and concise through experienced learning where you and your horse come out successful on the other side with your horse’s emotions intact . . . it is truly magical!
I continue to study with Mattie because she has SO MUCH to offer on an ongoing basis. She is always stretching her learning and education and shares willingly through her instruction to make you and your horse as successful as you can be. I tell people that if they are having issues she can absolutely help them with a natural, kinder approach versus the traditional “make” approach through behavior, psychology and instruction that helps the human truly understand their horse – knowing why and how to read and what to do for them opens up a whole new exciting world. She does a great job in helping humans see how their innate human ways can be revamped to answer those questions and get better results with their horses. It does not have to be complicated.
Mattie knowledge and extra training she has gone through for equine psychology, development, hoof care, essence oils, and body work definitely create a unique and complete holistic package that is a huge plus. Mattie looks at the entire horse as well as each foot/hoof and how each travels individually as well as the holistic whole. She then makes a plan on what is needed in the body and how to trim to balance the entire horse – I have seen immediate results in just 1 -2 trims – and a happy horse is a happy owner.
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2019-04-26T10:47:19Z
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Page Analytics plugin for Chrome displays Google Analytics data directly on your page.
There are a range of useful Google Analytics extensions for Chrome. In a previous post, we discussed Google Tag Assistant. Today we look at the Page Analytics extension that overlays your Google Analytics data directly onto a page in the browser.
1. Install and activate it.
2. In one tab, log into Google Analytics.
3. In another tab, access a page that is tracked under your Google Analytics login.
The Page Analytics extension will take advantage of Enhanced Link Attribution, if you have made that customization in your tracking code.
The Page Analytics plugin is a handy addition to our Google Analytics toolkit – not only for our own analysis, but as an aid for analytics communication with clients, colleagues, and managers.
- Separate links to the same page, such as Home links in the page header and footer, showed the same number of clickthroughs.
With Enhanced Link Attribution, you can now add two lines to your Google Analytics tracking code to eliminate these two issues, and also see multiple destinations for a single page element, such as a search button.
See the Google help page for the simple tracking code modification – definitely worthwhile for most websites.
Special thanks to Romain Damery for alerting us to this very significant update.
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To stay at the forefront of dentistry in Britain.
To provide people with healthy beautiful smiles.
To provide a first class service using top quality materials, highly skilled ceramists and cutting edge technology.
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for the provision of this prescribed service, MTP be eligible to receive the maximum allowable revenue from transmission customers (through a coordinating network service provider (NSP) for a regulatory period commencing from 2003 - 2012.
On the 1 October 2003, the ACCC released its decision in relation to Murraylink's application to convert its market network service to a regulated network service. The decision draws on Murraylink's application, consultancy reports, submissions from interested parties and other information presented to the ACCC during the course of its deliberations.
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Pedestrian and car access through Hall Avenue (off Hall St), just up the road from Pita Pit, across the road from Newtown School, next block down from Wellington Hospital going south. If you look up Hall Street, you’ll see “Hall Avenue” clearly marked with a white signpost. The church venue is located in a back section of Hall Ave. Plenty of free car parks at the church. If you’re catching a bus from the city, get off at the Wellington Hospital bus stop and walk to Hall Street – Hall Avenue is off that.
THE MIGHTY UKES are performing Christmas Songs and old classic favourites at Carrara Park Newtown, Wellington on Tuesday 8 December @ 6.30pm – 7.30pm.
ALL WELCOME to a free one hour of non-stop sing-along fun-loving hand-clapping evening of your favourite Christmas Songs and classics for the whole family!
All voices and instruments are welcome too!
Then join us tonight @ 7.00pm-8.30pm, The Office Bar & Cafe, 124 Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington. Absolute Beginners & all levels welcome. BYO Ukulele & Koha. Spare ukes available.
Come out of the ukulele closet and join The Mighty Ukes and the Ukulele Revolution. Relax and strum along with us for a fun ukulele jam session. All songs provided on the large wall screen – just bring you and uke.
We usually warm up with some 3 chord popular folk/culture songs to encourage our beginners to join in, then we step-up gear as the night ticks on.
We’re also dusting off well-loved classic hits and bringing them to life with the Mighty Uke. Leonard Cohen classics like “Dance Me to the End of Love” Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” Del Shannon “Runaway” Roy Orbison “Blue Bayou” and many many more of your favourites!
* Attend our Monthly Beginners Ukulele workshops.
* Join our friendly Ukulele Tuesday Meetup group @7pm-8.30pm every week for regular fun practice and meet other Ukulele Lovers.
* Receive our updated Ukulele DropBox which has over 400+ song sheets with uke chords. It also contains Common Chord Charts, Ukulele Online Tuning and video links. This will help you practice at home between our Weekly Tuesday Meetup sessions.
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2019-04-25T10:29:38Z
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FAQ: I was injured riding a bike - Will I have to file suit?
Many busy professionals enjoy bike riding in their free time. According to some studies, nearly one out of three Americans rides a bicycle.
Bicycle accidents, however, are common, and can often be quite serious given the combination of speed, minimal protective clothing and cars that is often involved. Accidents can and do happen, increasingly related to bikes being struck or driven off the road by texting or distracted drivers, or in the context of bike road races.
What if you're one of those busy professionals, who was seriously hurt riding your bike after work, or on a weekend? What happens now?
Rest assured, when you're injured in a New York bicycle accident, you have options, and you don't have to trade your dignity to pursue them.
Despite what you may see on television, when you've been seriously hurt following a bicycle accident you have multiple legal options available, and these can be customized based upon your needs and desires.
Do you think to yourself, “I want nothing to do with this, I just want to discreetly recover for my injuries, lost income and inability to play with my kids?” If so than you'll want to consider a strategy that includes a focus on building up a strong legal case from the very beginning, with hopes of negotiating a quit and strong settlement from the insurance company for the wrongdoer without filing a lawsuit.
Or, if you were seriously hurt you may you think, “This distracted driving problem has become an epidemic. I want to make an example out of this accident and make this as public as possible.” In that case you may want to consider foregoing the early negotiation process, and move into the filing of a lawsuit to allow you (and your lawyer) to use this as a platform for public awareness.
Or you may have suffered severe injuries which have not yet healed, and which have the potential to cause lifelong problems. Can you work? Take care of your family? Ride a bike again? If the answers to these questions aren't clear you may want to pause and let things develop before taking formal legal action. This does not mean, however, that you should not consult with and hire a lawyer. To the contrary, there are steps in the investigative process that strongly support doing so early on, even if formal action may not be taken for some time. We have many clients in this situation, where we are there, in the background, gathering relevant information, providing any required legal notices, and waiting for the client to get a better idea as to where they stand before taking action.
A serious bicycle injury can be life-changing, but the needs and desires of victims in these situations are often different. Each person brings their own life experience and situation, and for this reason it is very important to know that there is no “one size fits all” approach.
If you have been seriously hurt in a bike accident give us a call today. We'll be happy to sit down and speak with you to discuss your needs and legal options.
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2 Person Sauna Wish Satellite Infrared With Regard To 8 | Puacomic.com 2 person sauna price. 2 person sauna w/ far infared heating panels. 2 person sauna amazon.
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The choice to become a surrogate is overwhelmingly exciting! It’s not unusual to be very excited to share your news with your friends and family. In fact, the choice to become a surrogate is rarely one that you can keep 100% secret, as you’ll find that you may need to rely on friends or family as early as the screening phase, since you’re likely to need a babysitter for your screening process.
So, once you’re accepted and matched into our program, how do you know when it’s the best time to share your news with the world? Since it’s probably not ideal or realistic to wait until the birth to share your pregnancy news, you have two simple time frames to choose between. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
Most surrogates will choose to go public with their news well before they’re pregnant. This can be beneficial for many reasons. First, it allows the people closest to you the luxury of time. They’ll be able to thoughtfully consider the incredible gift that you’re giving, and come up with any questions they may have for you about the process, well in advance of the birth. You’ll also be able to gather support for the time that you’re on hormone therapy. While not typically difficult for most women, it can be helpful if those around you understand why your mood may be a bit off during this time.
Other surrogates choose to wait until about halfway through their pregnancy to share the news of their surrogacy. This allows them some privacy from invasive questions and safeguards them against having to tell friends or family about a potential early pregnancy loss. By waiting until the midway point of your pregnancy, you ensure a bit of peace and privacy for your family.
When it comes to telling your boss, delayed sharing allows you to keep the secret a bit longer in the sad possibility of an early miscarriage. Some women also feel as though their bosses would not allow time away from work for important surrogacy appointments or procedures. If this is your situation, feel confident knowing you are not required to tell your boss why you’re missing work for medically related absences.
As for your children, a handful of variables will come into play. Things like your children’s ages, maturity levels, and general awareness all play into choosing when it is best to tell them your surrogacy plans. Here’s a more in-depth look at that decision-making process.
Social media is never secret. Even if your social media accounts have the highest level of security, you’ll find that word can travel pretty quickly. The whole premise of social networking is that it makes it easy to follow the lives of friends and family without direct interaction. We mention this as a reminder that if you’re not ready for your boss, your brother, or your butcher to know your news, it’s probably not the time to talk about it on social media.
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This sterling silver ring is made up of three parts which come together to form an elegant Claddagh. The Claddagh heart is 10k gold plated. Handmade and hallmarked in Ireland, this intricate Claddagh ring is a beautiful and popular piece of Celtic jewelry. . Available in sizes 5 to 9. 9mm wide.
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PEOPLE are the most important element of any business!
Carmen Torres’ extensive experience in the HR field stretches back over twenty years. In this time, she has established a reputation for her ability to help create equitable, safe and collaborative workplace environments for countless small to mid-sized businesses and non-profit organizations. Throughout her career, she has been sought out as a trusted advisor for her expertise in building HR departments that allow both employees and employers to be productive and flourish. Her approach is comprehensive and holistic. Carmen is keenly aware of the complexities of managing human beings, and of the crucial importance of a high-functioning HR department for the thriving success of a company.
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2019-04-21T08:47:26Z
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Sandesha Foundation Mangalore conducted Media Education training programme on 8th November, 2018 to Apostolic Carmel Sisters of Mangalore Province at St Ann’s Province Auditorium, Mangalore. The resource persons Rev Fr Nelson Dalmeida, the director of Sandesha and Mrs Sandhya D’Souza, the renowned journalist conducted training programme. During the programme the religious sisters were given information on reporting news, writing letter to the editor, how to link to Social Networks. They were also informed about the uses and abuses of social network.
There were 80 participants who from all over Karnataka. On behalf of the Provincial Superior, Sr Ida welcomed the resource persons and gathering. Sr Lavina Anitha thanked everyone.
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Home buyers interested in the Central Marin town of Greenbrae can preview schedule open houses this weekend in Greenbrae, California.
Please note that the list presented below is updated each day so check back frequently for the most up-to-date list. Additionally, you can utilize the Marin Modern website to explore all homes for sale in Greenbrae California as well as a comprehensive list of Sunday Open Homes in Marin County.
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The 2016 Gretsch Renown hits its target market bang-on. An absolute triumph.
Some may prefer an undrilled bass drum.
The ‘pro’ level acoustic kit market is a tough battleground, with a target audience made up of savvy players who have a solid idea of what they like (or don’t), have probably developed a sense of brand loyalty, and in some cases aren’t afraid to buy used gear.
Gigging drummers who want great sounds, features and finishes for a street price of between a grand and £1,500 are spoilt for choice with production kits from big names such as DW, Tama, Mapex, Pearl and a whole lot more.
Another titan that does battle in this arena is Gretsch, whose Renown series has been a staple for jobbing drummers since its introduction in the early noughties. The Renown has undergone multiple revisions since then, and at the start of 2016 Gretsch unveiled the latest update to this perennial of the live scene.
As with many NAMM announcements, these things take time to filter through to the shelves of our local drum stores, but the Renown 2016 has finally arrived, complete with a reduction in price compared to the previous model.
Gretsch last updated the Renown in 2013, adding the GTS suspension mounts and changing from the ‘stop sign’ badges to the more vintage-styled and much coveted ‘Round Badge’.
So what’s new here? Well, Renown kits have always featured Gretsch hallmarks such as the Formula shells, 30° bearing edges and the silver sealer interior. While these remain, the big news is the replacement of die-cast rims with Gretsch 302 hoops. These double-flanged hoops are found on the Broadkaster and Brooklyn sets, the idea being that the reduced mass allows for greater resonance than a die-cast hoop, whilst maintaining the focused tone.
All good so far, but what may not be so quickly apparent at first glance is the fact that Gretsch has also reverted to using a drilled bass drum and post to mount the rack toms.
Renown kits have always featured Gretsch hallmarks such as the Formula shells, 30° bearing edges and the silver sealer interior. While these remain, the big news is the replacement of die-cast rims with Gretsch 302 hoops.
The Renown is available in four different familiar jazz, fusion, euro or rock configurations, each with or without a 14"x5.5" or 14"x6.5" snare. The rack toms are 10"x7", 12"x8" and 13"x9", floor toms are either 14"x14", 16"x14", or 16"x16", and there are three bass drums: 18"x14", 20"x16", 22"x18" and 24"x14". Meanwhile, Gretsch offers an additional 8"x7" tom, 18"x16" floor tom and 14"x5" snare drum outside of these configurations.
On top of this, there are four lacquer finishes and three wrapped finishes available to choose from (Cherry Burst, Gloss Natural, Piano Black, Satin Tobacco Burst, Silver Oyster Pearl, Vintage Pearl and Blue Metal).
Our review kit is in the Euro set-up (22", 10", 12", 16") with a 14"x51⁄2" snare, and comes in the expensive-looking Cherry Burst gloss-lacquered finish.
There are a few realisations when taking our Renown out of its boxes. The first is the visuals: it’s flawless. The deep, rich Cherry Burst looks like it could be on a kit costing twice as much, and the topcoat has been buffed to a glassy-smooth finish.
Next up is the hardware: nothing here feels ‘off-the-peg’. From the tapered T-wing thumbscrews to the Gretsch ‘G’ cast into the memory locks, it feels like these parts are made for your kit, rather than sourced, which is rare for what is an eastern-made entry-point into the upper end of a company’s line-up.
Finally, there’s the inclusion of decent heads. The argument against this has long been that every drummer uses different heads, so there’s no point in adding to the price tag with expensive - yet still not necessarily suitable - heads, but we’re glad to see that Gretsch has included a clear Remo P3 (bass drum), clear Emperors (toms) and a coated Ambassador on the snare drum.
After fitting the heads and lugs, we’re ready to roll, and we start in earnest with the toms. The rack toms are a five-lug design, making tuning nice and fast, but it’s also down to the combination of lugs, hoops and heads that make the Renown a doddle to play.
We quickly took our toms from a controlled thick rock sound with just a little tension on the batters (arguably the Emperor’s wheelhouse or tone and feel) to a singing, ring-free clarity at medium tension with the reso and batter in unison. Higher tunings worked well without choking out too, although this is where single-ply heads will most likely make the difference. The floor tom follows suit with a controlled beefy thud at lower tunings, and clarity when pitched up. So that’s a tick for the 302 hoops!
Prior to playing, the bass drum was the part of the kit that intrigued us the most. Undrilled bass drums used to be the preserve of high-end kits, and have become very popular in recent years for a few reasons.
This bass drum sounds huge. With an un-ported reso head and the P3, we didn’t find any need for any extra muffling.
First is the argument that cutting a hole in the shell and mounting a post in it can reduce the resonance of the drum. Second, many prefer the flexibility they give for mounting toms over a fixed post. Third (and one we’ve been guilty of) is the visual aspect: undrilled bass drums look cool.
So, it was a surprise to see that Gretsch has opted to go back to mounting the toms from the bass drum, making (at the time of writing) the Brooklyn the most affordable way to get an undrilled bass drum in the Gretsch line-up.
However, it really doesn’t matter, because this bass drum sounds huge. With an un-ported reso head and the P3, we didn’t find any need for any extra muffling. Tuned low, it’s gutsy and sustained, while adding some tension reveals more of a funky punch, and we didn’t have any problems positioning the toms in a comfortable way.
Finally, let’s talk about the snare. It’s a straightforward 14"x5.5" maple drum: great for the everyman nature of the kit, if not the most personality-fuelled drum. The most impressive part of the snare was the controlled nature of its sound. Tune it dead, thick and clear without annoying buzzes. Tune it with some ring, and you get a clean overtone. It’s adaptable and will work in multiple styles, and if you don’t own a decent wooden snare already, is well worth considering.
Of all the mainstream brands out there, it’s fair to say that Gretsch is currently very much ‘in’ in terms of trends, without leaning heavily towards any one particular type of player, and we’d say that’s also true of the Renown.
Take a cross-section of the Gretsch artist roster: session aces like Ash Soan and Karl Brazil, technical titans like Vinnie Colaiuta, rock legends Taylor Hawkins and Charlie Watts, or contemporary tastemakers like Mark Guiliana and Mike Johnston, roll it into one and that sums up the Renown perfectly. It’s a great combination of Gretsch’s heritage vibe, mixed with modern functionality.
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2019-04-23T21:13:53Z
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Chocolate just makes you happy! And, there's no better place to spread a little joy than at your wedding with these personalized Hershey chocolate wedding favors that feature our exclusive designs.
Materials: Foil-wrapped Hershey's chocolate with paper label.
Details: The bars come in an assortment of Milk Chocolate, Krackel®, Special Dark®, and Mr. Goodbar®. Please note that Special Dark® Miniatures™ have gold foil ends. Designs: Cake, Dotted Circles, Cherry Blossoms, Stripes, Bride and Groom, Champagne Toast, Traditions, Glamorous, Mod Dots, New Monogram, Flourish, Love is in the Air, Two Hearts, Fall Leaves, and Palm Trees. Label can be personalized with up to three lines of text.
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2019-04-25T13:44:35Z
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The work at the Centre is very demanding and varied. We deal with all sorts of people from all walks of life.
People come to us with all sorts of problems, hoping that we can solve them. Unfortunatly, this is not always possible but we do strive to help as many people as we can. We do not have nearly enough staff to cope with the demands placed upon us, so at times the work becomes very sressful. We deal with many homeless poeple daily.
We provide them with food, washing facilities, laundry service and most importantly a listening ear. A lot of our clients are simply lonely and drop in for a chat and to see a friendly face. We deal with alcoholics, drug addicts, battered wives, one parent families etc. Some of them have come to regard us as their only friends and we have gained their trust by not treating them as social outcasts. During 1998 we had 276 new clients, some of our old and new clients have managed with our help to sort themselves out. Sometimes it is necessary to cook meals on sight, clothing is also provided as sometimes people arrive in skegness with just the clothes on their back. Bedding is provided for those sleeping on the streets, we have a washing machine which often runs non stop. Once a week we cook a meal with food provided by local business people. It depends on the time of year as to how many people we feed. But very often the meal we provide is the only proper meal our clients eat during the week. We have a shower room which is mainly used by the homeless. Apart from all of the above services we have a luncheon club, providing low cost meals to about 40 people, parent and toddler groups run on two mornings a week, we have 25 on the register. In the winter months adult education use our centre for various classes. We have a small staff comprising of the Centre Manager-Linda Dawson, Cleaner & Cook-Marian Morgan, and six regular volunteers. our main source of income is from the selling of meals which is done six days a week during the summer months. Being a seaside town the population of Skegness varies drastically, approximately 20,000 people live in the town. In the middle of the summer the towns population can rise to a quarter of a million (250,000). The team at the centre try to help everyone who comes through the doors. The work can become both stressful and difficult, but with Gods help and guidance and a firm commitment both to him and to each other we can achieve great things in his name.
We have just had a very busy summer season at the Corps & community Centre. We have had visiting bands,Sales, Coffee mornings, Lunches, etc. We are only a small seaside Corps so whatever we do is demanding on the Corps folk. Most of them are elderly and so cannot do what they once could. We have a small Band,and they work hard throughout the year both at the Corps and at other Churches in and around Skegness.
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Seaside Shower Seaside Curtains New Cheap Curtains is just one of the many collections of pictures or photos that are on this website. you will get a lot of information about in here. We not only provide information about only, you will get a lot more references to design your dream home. So , don't forget to keep visit Blossomtimes.org to get the latest information about home design, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, and furniture and more. Seaside Shower Seaside Curtains New Cheap Curtains was posted in September 17, 2018 at 2:39 pm. Seaside Shower Seaside Curtains New Cheap Curtains has viewed by 23 users. Click it and download the Seaside Shower Seaside Curtains New Cheap Curtains.
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2019-04-18T15:40:44Z
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This funding could be a welcomed help to all local community groups.
Nothing lost by calling them and finding out more information!!
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I have a “select” collection of links to the best Killer Sudoku websites. There is also a page with Sudoku Links.
Use the contact form if you want a site added to this list. I cannot promise that your site will be added. This page is reserved for websites that I really recommend to my visitors, not just a simple link exchange.
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When attempts to reduce your symptoms from home fail, or when pain, inflammation, swelling or discharge accompany your ingrown, the toenail is most likely infected and should be treated by a podiatrist at our Mountain Home office. People with diabetes, nerve damage or poor circulation should always seek care immediately if an ingrown nail is detected, regardless of the severity.
Ingrown toenails may be annoying, but rest assured that they can easily be prevented and treated with the help of your podiatrist. If you think you have an ingrown toenail, visit Dr. Eric Arp's office for quick and easy treatment.
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Hat Trick House Sold In 5 Days!
We Sold The House In 5 Days and with Multiple Offers! Yahoo! Last weekend we had an Open House California style. We ran the big photo ad in the newspaper, passed out invites to the neighbors, had signs & balloons on the major intersections and hot dogs for the guests.
To all my Realtor fans, THIS is how you get 100 people through your house on a Saturday. It was really quite rewarding to hear all the feedback from the guests admiring the design and craftsmanship. On Sunday we accepted a great offer from the buyer and not 15 minutes later we had an agent call saying he had a back up offer.
In all my years we’ve never seen this happen. These home inspectors will pick any small detail just to make the buyer feel like he earned his fee. They’ll usually even list questionable things just to protect themselves. I think I’ll frame this report as it’s a testament to our workmanship and attention to detail.
Additionally, this week we passed finals on our mechanical and building permits so we are just waiting for the power company to move the line from our temporary pole and drop it to the new meter loop. We are set to close in mid July and are currently searching and writing offers on the quest for the next project.
Ideas for your living spaces, lighting and landscape design.
Select patio furniture to match your style, designer garden sheds or even a greenhouse to personalize your landscape.
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In the village of Yenokavan there is a wonderful place that can boost your adrenaline reserves. Yell Extreme Park is located in this cozy corner of the nature, offering you to spend your wonderful extreme vacation. You can fly with Zipline, play Paintball with friends, rock climb, horses and more. We assure you that when you leave, you will have wonderful impressions and unforgettable memories.
Zipline in Yerevan is a great place for your extreme vacation in Yerevan. We assure you that we will restore your adrenaline.
Lake Parz zipline is over Parz Lake. The zipline starts from Lake Parz beach to dilijan national park where you can enjoy the nature of Dilijan. It is interesting palce for group and family vacation.
The ZipLine Camping Club is located in Tsaghkadzor and its highest point reaches 130 meters.
It is intended for people of all ages, whose weight does not exceed 120 kg and who are not under the influence of alcohol, drugs or psychotropic drugs.
Tsaghkadzor Ski Resort, is a sports and tourists facilities located just above the Armenian town of Tsaghkadzor of Kotayk Province, approximately 60 km north east of the capital Yerevan and the Zvartnots International Airport. It was opened in 1986 adjacent to the Tsaghkadzor Olympic Sports Complex. Apart from the lifts the resort offers ski and snowboard rental as well as skiing instructors. There are three cafés located at the foot of the mount and at the end of the first and second lifts. The skiing season in Tsaghkadzor normally starts in mid-December and stretches well into March with the top slopes often fit for skiing in April.
Our company is the founder of ballooning in Armenia, and starting from 2014 organizes flights in Armenia. Our air baloon is registered as airplane in civil aviation, and our skilled pilot is certificated and has appropriate license. The flights are organized solely with the permission and supervision of civil aviation.
Paragliding is the most exciting and easiest way to appear in the sky without having first to learn how to launch and control the paraglider yourself.
Our fully qualified and professional pilots take control the whole flight, whilst you view the beauty of mountains and shoot your flight on GoPro video camera. Flight duration is up to 20 min.
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2019-04-25T09:43:58Z
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Well im 20 Male and im about 171-172cm tall im not quite sure but i have a couple of questions. First of all is that a lot of people told me that men grow until like 22-24. My question is are there any men here that actually grew past 20 years old like 4-5-6 cm. And can cigarettes stop it?
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Every time you glance outside and see the Faustina bistro set on your lawn, you'll want to stop what you're doing for a cup of tea and converasation with your favorite person.
The Patio Sense 61908 Faustina Antique Bronze 3pc. Bistro Set only takes a few steps to assemble and requires no maintenance! The cast aluminum is also lightweight, with each chair weighing just 8 pounds and the table weighing 11 pounds total. This means you can easily rearrange the furniture according to your outdoor space or gathering. A perfect accent to any yard, the Faustina chairs feature ornate backrests and the table comes with an umbrella hole. The bistro set has a 5 year limited manufacturer's warranty, so you can enjoy companionable tea for a long time to come.
Product Dimensions: L: 23.60" x W: 23.60" x H: 26.70"
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2019-04-21T23:02:06Z
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W3 site " LIVE Streaming Online SPORTS, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, MLB, CRICKET, HOCKEY, RUGBY anything !! "
LIVE Streaming Online SPORTS, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, MLB, CRICKET, HOCKEY, RUGBY anything !!
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Click here for all inquiries, including screener requests.
Sam, an outsider in her high school, is finally invited to the most secretive party of the year, but when the party spirals out of control, Sam is confronted by a disturbing side of her date and her peers that she never expected.
Two young women, still recovering from the end of their romantic relationship, unknowingly see the same therapist years later and are forced to come to terms with what really happened.
When setting up her new phone, Jillian realizes how connected she still is to her ex.
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In the twentieth century, the mechanisms governing the specification and transmission of genetic traits were understood for the first time. Living beings are composed of cells, which in turn are composed of many types of chemicals. We are particularly concerned with large ‘macromolecules’ that enable cellular function and propagation. Given that there is specialization among classes of macromolecules, it is necessary to consider how information is conveyed between these classes. Thus the central issues of molecular biology are to identify the macromolecules that carry information, and to determine how that information is used to make other necessary macromolecules.
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In the quest to stay at the top of the game, HP yesterday revealed its latest line-up of AMD-powered PC devices. The HP AMD-powered devices consist of; the HP Pavilion TouchSmart 14, HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11, HP Pavilion TouchSmart 20 and the HP Envy 110 Desktop PC.
HP Malaysia yesterday did a fantasy presentation of the spanking new HP Envy 14 Spectre Ultrabook, HP Folio13, HP Omni27 All-in-One PC, HP Pavilion HPE Phoenix h9 and HP TouchSmart620 3D Edition PC.
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2019-04-22T02:59:49Z
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The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C. officially closes on the purchase of select Golden State Foods Corp. distribution facilities.
Rosemont, IL. November 5, 2018 – The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C. (Martin Brower), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reyes Holdings, L.L.C. (Reyes Holdings), has closed on the acquisition of Golden State Food Corp.’s (GSF) distribution assets that service McDonald’s restaurants in part of the continental United States and GSF’s distribution assets that service Chipotle distribution facilities for the Los Angeles and Phoenix markets.
The transaction includes distribution operations in Arizona, California, Illinois, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin that service approximately 3,900 McDonald’s restaurants and 365 Chipotle locations.
“This transaction reflects Reyes Holdings’ continued focus on delivering the best brands in the best locations across the globe,” said Chris Reyes, founder and co-chairman of Reyes Holdings. “We are excited about continued growth, as well as meeting our objective to be one of our customers’ most trusted and valued partners,” said Jude Reyes, founder and co-chairman of Reyes Holdings.
Integrating nine of Golden State Foods’ distribution centers into Martin Brower’s United States business ensures consistent service and brand stewardship for McDonald’s global operations.
“We are very pleased to welcome the hard-working and dedicated employees from Golden State Foods’ United States distribution network to Martin Brower. We are fortunate both companies share similar business cultures, operational excellence, strong values and ethical commitment. We are expecting a smooth transition for our new employees and customers,” said Bob McGonigle, CEO of Martin Brower.
“This is exciting news for the entire supply chain. The combined talent and leadership will allow us to capitalize on key best practices enabling new synergies and innovation which will provide strategic alignment for our primary customer, McDonald’s.” said Jim Haley, President North America of Martin Brower.
Reyes Holdings, aligned with leading beverage and foodservice providers, produces and delivers some of the best-known brands and widest variety of food and beverage items to retailers around the world. Annually, the company delivers more than 1.3 billion cases of beverage and food products from over 170 locations across the world. Reyes Holdings operations include Reyes Beer Division, the largest beer distributor in the United States representing import, craft and domestic beer brands; The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C., a global quick-service restaurant distribution business and the largest supplier worldwide of distribution services to the McDonalds restaurant system; Reinhart Foodservice, L.L.C., one of the largest broadline foodservice distributors in the United States; Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling a dedicated Coca-Cola bottler and distributor serving Chicagoland and the Midwest; and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, a West Coast bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products.
About The Martin Brower Company, L.L.C.
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Liquid Stranger – Burn Like The Sun ft. Leah Culver | dlnw. | Dance Like Nobody's Watching.
Liquid Stranger released, ‘Burn Like Sun’ over on WAAKAN last week featuring the Leah Culver over on vocals. Burn Like Sun isn’t the first track coming from Liquid Stranger either, with this forming part of his ‘Infinity’ LP that comes out later this week with a tour scheduled to coincide with the release.
Burn Like Sun flicks between these arcade-inspired arps that sound like they are straight out of a Nintendo game of old. Leah’s vocals have this rich texture to them with a nice depth to her voice that gives the track more of a sense of purpose. We’re excited to see what other vibes and ideas Liquid Stranger presents on his album later this week.
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With China announcing its first interest rate cut in about four years, Kenneth Fisher says he expects good things from Chinese equities.
China represents about 6% of Fisher Investments’ portfolio, according to Bloomberg. The firm had begun upping its China stake in last year’s fourth quarter, and at the end of last quarter was the largest holder in the iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund, which is the biggest U.S.-listed China exchange-traded fund, Bloomberg reports.
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My friend Natalia is from Peru, and a few weeks ago she asked me if I had a good panettone recipe. I don’t – more on that later – and was curious as to why she wanted one.
It turns out that panettone is a key part of Peru’s (and other South American countries’) Christmas traditions. Apparently, this is cause for concern amongst Italian bakers, who want to preserve the terroir and culture of the sweet bread. This Wikipedia article gives a pretty good introduction to panettone, origins of the word and recipe, and current “tensions” between Italian and South American producers. A quick Google search also yielded this funny post by an American ex-pat living in Peru.
Panettone and peru – who knew?
I’m not a big fan of panettone, partly because I don’t generally like sweet yeast breads (brioche is a notable exception), partly because I don’t like the candied fruit that’s added to it, and partly (mostly?) because I suspect that I’ve never had a good panettone. Our Italian neighbours used to give us one every year, but I have my doubts as to whether it was a really authentic panettone. Since I don’t like panettone, I have no interest in making it, and ergo, I don’t have a recipe for it.
Having said that, I love panettone French toast. Something magical happens in the process of soaking it in egg batter and frying it up. It helps if the panettone is a few days old and dried out, because it soaks up the egg like a sponge. I suppose it also helps that I serve my panettone French toast with brandy-laced maple syrup and caramelized bananas.
Panettone bread pudding is also excellent. I like it with chocolate chips and dollops of raspberry jam, the whole thing dusted with cocoa and served with creme anglaise.
Hi, Eagranie. Thanks for linking to my post. As an expat in Peru, I was mystified (like you) as to why Peruvians eat boxes and boxes of panetonne at Xmas. The Wiki article has some good info in it, but it still doesn’t answer why Peruvians are so crazy for the bread.
Maybe it has something to do with its being a sweet yeast bread, as you point out. Peruvians love sweets and they don’t have an extensive bread-baking tradition, so the imported Italian recipe must have answered some deep inner craving.
I am rather impressed that anyone would make a panettone from scratch. From the recipes I’ve seen online, it takes a lot of time to make a good panettone, and some parts of the process are tricky.
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Lauri Brothers implemented a new project on 100 square meters.
We often hear that the loft can not be cozy. And if you imagine it deliberately girlish? The loft is a concrete, industrial and rather cold interior. Is a girlish apartment pink, white and canopy? Yes! Just look how we realized it all!
The hallway is made in the most minimalism: a wardrobe-hanger, niches for shoes and all necessary small things, and a frame mirror on the floor. The almost white "sterile" kitchen favorably highlights one of the numerous chips of this apartment - the glass chameleons on the facades. The dining area is something between the table and the bar, at which you can hang in a literal sense. There is a swing! Of course, the lamps of different format over the ceiling and a cooker hood that is disguised as the lamps will not be set aside disregard. Thanks to the neon signs and the abundance of light in the evening, the kitchen looks like a modern Kiev cocktail bar! A real party time! A steep conspiracy chip is an integrated induction cooker in the countertop! It is really hidden in a literal sense! You can find it only by using the secret inclusion buttons. Cooking will be stylish and unusual. The bar stools are made by Ukrainian designers - Thorn soft. All the furniture in loft style is made by ST.4 company.
The living room is one of the quietest places in this room. It’s a place of rest and relaxation. At the window there are also bar stools with a vertical lamp .When the weather is fine you can sit and read a book or just be sad in bad weather. All this looks favorably in combination with "bare" concrete walls and the interior window from a glass block.
The bedroom is our favorite place in this apartment! It is beautiful in everything! Look at any point. You can see a huge panoramic window, a hanging bed XXXL with lighting, the same canopy (and what!), Wall lighting in the form of a dream keeper and ... the main highlight - a morning greeting for the hostess "WAKE UP ***" - straight over the bed itself. We like such brave customers! But that's not all, let's return to the huge panoramic window (21st floor). An unreal fascinating view to the right bank of the Dnipro river with the Kiev hills, Motherland and Lavra is opened from this place ! And what marvellous sunsets are here every day! It is also a large comfortable area for a bachelorette party or romantic evenings. Pillows, a soft carpet, a small table... We have already imagined a bottle of sparkling wine, fruit and calming intimate conversations there. The room has something in common with the kitchen and the main line of the interior and supplemented by chameleon glasses on the partition between the room and the wardrobe area (it's huge!), As well as a dark green plaster is under the oxidized metal on the bedside walls.
The guest toilet is laid out with an impressive matte black tile and is supplemented with concrete elements. The mistress’ bathroom looks like the girlish one. It is PINK! We have chosen a nice gentle pink shade of Vogue, which blends well with dark green walls and ceiling. We placed hidden shelves for the bathroom utensils behind the giant bathroom with a shower and huge mirrors. We did it not to overload the space with cupboards and recesses. And how not to pay attention to the two vertical lamps! This is the make up zone!
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What is our help desk?
We aim to make relevant legal information, especially public domain information, (archived or current) accessible to all our members whatever their geographical or virtual location.
We also provide readily downloadable topic based resources to assist our members and our librarians modify and supplement these continually.
Our automated help desk system ([email protected]) records and manages requests as well as responses thus allowing all our librarians to deal efficiently with electronic requests as quickly as possible.
This on line service is unique amongst Southern African Development Community law societies and we have qualified, specialist librarians who serve our members.
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Oakland-based Aiambiq creates interactive floor plans with embedded 360 photos for event venues. Our online floor plans help event managers promote their venues and help planners coordinate their events. Event planners can click on our floor plans to view details, amenities and take virtual walkthroughs.
Co-founded by a civil engineer, Aiambiq creates the floor plans by first visiting the venue site, then mapping out and photographing the space. The floor plans can be hosted online on the venue's website or accessed via a login. They give planners and event managers a feel for the space, inviting people to walkthrough virtually from a computer, phone or VR device.
The Alliance for Community Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to capital for underrepresented entrepreneurs including but not limited to women, people of color, and veterans.
The Alliance for Community Development (“Alliance”) was started in 1999 by leaders in small business and economic development in the Bay Area who were concerned that many promising and potentially fast-growing businesses in the underserved geographic areas and industries could not access equity capital. As discussion proceeded, the Alliance developed the idea that a venture capital fund, if of sufficient scale and with supportive services, could achieve two bottom lines: market rate financial results and the creation of new jobs and other benefits for residents of low-income communities.
To achieve this goal, the Alliance partnered with the Bay Area Council to co-develop the Bay Area Equity Fund (BAEF). BAEF is part of a larger regional effort by the Bay Area Council, the Association of Bay Area governments, and others called the “Community Capital Investment Initiative” which seeks to address unemployment, poverty, blight, pollution, and economic development in 50 low to moderate income (LMI) areas in the Greater Bay Area.
By 2004, the fund closed at 75 million of investment capital and made investments in now public companies such as Pandora, Tesla, and Solar City. As a founding partner, in 2014 the Alliance received a small portion of the financial value gained from these companies’ IPOs. The interest from these funds along with corporate sponsorships and donations are used to support the Alliance’s ongoing programs to support female and minority entrepreneurs in the Bay Area.
Our Goal is to help people deliver their messages in the most effective ways. Videos let you combine moving images, well-selected words, music and graphics in ways that can elicit emotions in the viewer.
Through the medium of video I hope to excite, motivate and inspire the viewer to take action, whether it is learning a skill, buying a product, or participating in social action.
Audio Visual Consultants has 25 years experience in producing broadcast quality video for Bay Area and California businesses.
Let us direct you to resources, answer your questions, or start production of your next video or DVD series.
BAOBOB (Bay Area Organization of Black Owned Businesses) is a membership organization committed to connecting, promoting, informing and representing Black owned and led businesses and non profits throughout the Bay Area.
BAOBOB is a program of Cowrie Village, an organization committed to working for the economic empowerment of Black people, our offspring and our allies in the inner city. Cowrie Village is a fiscally sponsoredproject of Empowerment Works, a recognized 501c3.
Beneficial State Bank grew from the vision of Tom Steyer and Kat Taylor and the team they formed to create a triple bottom-line bank and a supportive nonprofit foundation of the same name.
Fashioned in the image of the great socially responsible banks and credit unions of national and international fame, the Bank is mandated to produce meaningful social justice and environmental benefits at the same time that it is financially sustainable. The Foundation owns all of the economic rights of the Bank -- when profits of the Bank are distributed, they can only be distributed to the Foundation which is mandated to reinvest those proceeds back into the communities and the environment on which we all depend.
Blue Heron Catering and Events has been providing culinary creations and memorable events in the Bay Area for 30 years. We source locally, create dynamic flavors from all over the world and specialize in custom menus.
We provide a full range of services and are known for our attention to detail in making every event memorable. See some of our favorite vendor partners here.
Our quality customer service, expert event management, and unrivaled cuisine is what got us off the ground and is still the foundation of our reputation today!
Community Bank of the Bay (OTCBB: CBYAA) was founded in 1996 in Oakland to serve the credit needs of historically underserved businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area. Locally owned and operated, the bank invests in the economic vitality, community spirit, and future of Oakland. With exceptional local market expertise and broad industry knowledge, the bank brings value to customers and their community.
Community Bank of the Bay (CBB) also serves the financial needs of closely held businesses and professional service firms, as well as their owner-operators and non-profit organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area through a full service branch in Danville and loan production offices in San Mateo and Campbell to serve the Peninsula and South Bay markets.
Community Bank of The Bay is rated 5-stars by Bauer Financial and has earn Superior Premiere Status by Findley Reports (2015). In 2015, Western Independent Bankers (WIB) named Community Bank of The Bay "Community Bank of The Year".
As the first FDIC-insured Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in California and one of only three in the Northern California market, Community Bank of The Bay's mission-driven approach is recognized for making a positive impact in the community and to the local economy by the US Treasury as a recipient of the BEA Award 13 times since the Bank was founded.
The Bank is recognized for establishing the Bay Area Green Fund to provide financing to sustainable businesses and supports environmentally responsible values.
CBB is a member of the FDIC, an Small Business Association Preferred Lender, and a CDARS depository institution.
Cutting Edge Capital provides small and mid-sized businesses with the information, tools, and expertise they need to raise capital in a way that fits with their unique business model and long-term goals.
The mainstream models for raising capital leave out vast, untapped numbers of people who want to invest in the businesses and organizations that provide real value in the real world. We are leading a movement that is bringing new capital — by directly engaging more people as investors — to the new economy — an economy that is resilient, just, and sustainable. This movement of “new capitalists” is questioning the old paradigms and bringing new models to the table that expand the capital raising options for social enterprises that are more democratic and values-driven. These models allow all stakeholders to benefit as ventures thrive.
Our Approach: We don’t believe in a “one size fits all” capital raising solution — instead we bring our experience, legal knowledge, and passion to help our clients determine the best way to achieve their goals.
In addition to helping social ventures raise capital, we also work to create and develop the capital markets tools, such as secondary markets, markets for the regulation of resource use, financial markets for investment in local food systems, and tools for aggregating community capital, needed to shape a truly resilient economic ecosystem.
Digital Roots is family run business, run by Oakland natives, located in Oakland on Piedmont Ave that specializes in transferring almost all forms analog media into digital format.
We specialize in converting old video to digital DVD or AVI/MOV/MP4 for editing. Digital Roots Studio also transfer all 8mm, Super8 & 16mm film frame by frame to SD or HD formats for editing or playing on a DVD player.
Besides motion digitization, we also transfer all audio tapes, reel to reels, photos, slides & negatives to digital. For more information or for a quote please send us an e-mail or give us a call.
Hurricane Images creates high impact imagery designed to move: move people, move companies, move ideas. We are an Oakland/Bay Area video production company that creates powerful, compelling imagery for companies; and evocative, personal images for individuals. We offer marketing consultation to ensure our images move your goals forward, and find solutions within your budget. Over the past decade, we’ve garnered multiple awards and taken nearly a hundred projects from concept to final product.
Daily design support for marketing teams. Single projects, large and small. Aligned with your mission.
Identafire creates exceptional marketing collateral, logos, visual brand identities, conference materials, reports, editorial layouts, and custom WordPress themes for mission-driven and social justice organizations.
Founded by shift local advocates, I LOB Resources is committed to complementing the SF Bay Area’s buy local or support local campaigns by empowering I LOBs with the tools and connections to compete with national retailers and chains.
Our mission is to build an entrepreneurial community and coworking space to create solutions for a world that works for all.
We invite the whole person into the space and create a container for authenticity to emerge. We believe in order to create a thriving and resilient community, all voices and perspectives must be invited to join the conversation. We thrive because we are diverse and multicultural.
We also offer venue rentals for events!
Considered one of the bay area's most versatile fabrication businesses, Metalmorphic's skilled craftsmen will expertly design a solution for you by understanding your needs and selecting the right approach for the best results. We promise personal attention from concept to completion. It is the kind of service you deserve, and one that most larger businesses can not afford. Visit our gallery to see business, residential, and other metal work jobs.
Mr. Sparkle is an established professional residential and commercial window washing business serving customers for more than 15 years. We believe every job is worth doing well and that exceptional service at a fair price are key to success. We take pride in our attention to detail, commitment to community and sustainable business practices. Mr. Sparkle has met the rigorous standards of the California Green Certified Business Program, and is committed to creating good local jobs and professional opportunities for our talented crew.
The BAC (Business Assistance Center) is a one-stop information and referral center for businesses in Oakland. The physical center is right next to City Hall. It offers staff to help business owners navigate the City government and provide referrals to local organizations, county, state agencies, and other resources to start, operate, and grow businesses in Oakland.
For more information or for our hours of operation, visit our website.
Oakland Grown is a nonprofit that promotes its local, independent business members, through robust marketing campaigns in print, digital, and social platforms.
We also provide Oakland's small and micro businesses with tools to help them succeed, including workshops, training, networking, marketing, funding, and information across a wide range of challenges.
On a broader level, we message to the community the many benefits to participating in the effort to build a more just and sustainable local economy. We do this through marketing, events, and partnerships with like-minded organizations.
Serving the Bay Area Music Community for more than 7 years, the Oakland Music Complex is the largest rehearsal facility in the world with 150 music rehearsal studios for live performing bands.
Oakland Music Complex has monthly rehearsal studios that are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Our facility has free WIFI, surveillance cameras, a loading dock, hand trucks (available to all), a freight elevator, and a safe environment so you can rehearse louder than the drums.
Pacific Community Ventures is a nonprofit social enterprise and community development financial institution (CDFI) with a 20-year track record of empowering small businesses, mission investors, and policymakers to create good quality jobs for working people and build an economy that works for everyone. Our programs strengthen small businesses and strengthen communities.
Pipe Spy is an engineering plumbing contractor specializing in trenchless sewer line repair and replacement. Since 1998, we have provided the East Bay Area with expert plumbing service backed up by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
RTR Digital offers B2B digital solutions related to three key areas: marketing, learning, and consulting. Every digital solution assists small to medium-sized businesses develop sustainable digital strategies to remain competitive with larger, better-resourced companies.
I specialize in portrait and street photography, in addition to some product photography for nonprofits and small businesses. My work focuses on capturing beauty via a moment in time, whether it's a child's fleeting smile or a glance across a busy street.
I focus on utilizing natural light in a multitude of different environments, though as a bay area native, I enjoy taking full advantage of the beautiful settings the area has to offer.
If you would like to have photographs taken of yourself, your business, or for another project, you may get in touch with me using my contact form to discuss rates, scheduling, locations, and more.
Founded in 1981, TMC Financing is the largest provider of SBA 504 commercial real estate financing in Northern California.
TMC consistently ranks among the top certified development companies nationwide, and has funded projects worth more than $9 billion across California and Nevada. Nearly 5,000 businesses have benefited from this financing, resulting in the creation of an estimated 60,000 jobs.
TMC is also the No. 1 SBA 504 hotel lender in the United States.
TMC Financing’s team of experts, a link between the public and private sectors, promotes economic development through job creation and business expansion by providing funding for small and medium sized businesses in California and Nevada.
Tong Law is an employment and business law firm specializing in representing employees in employment litigation, and plaintiffs in business litigation. Our practice also focuses on counseling individuals in forming and growing their social ventures.
Uptima Business Bootcamp is a network of member-owned business accelerators dedicated to providing entrepreneurs with greater access to hands-on education, resources and community to create thriving businesses.
Our business accelerators offer training in entrepreneurship for the "next economy" — balancing the need for financial sustainability with personal goals, and interest in creating positive social, environmental and economic impact.
Urban FIRE is Oakland's award-winning homegrown entrepreneurship training program. We're all born as entrepreneurs but life and school have knocked the crap out of those instincts.
The training starts in late January and finishes in late June. It is highly interactive and visual based on world-class research and 40 years of entrepreneurial experiences. The training has been called it a 3-hour opera with the students as the main performers. Learning has never been so participatory.
Since 1998, Urban FIRE has focused its work with low income, inner-city entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-in-training. Our goal is in outing entrepreneurship from its facade to reveal its true self: as a vital but common component of the local economy. While we've worked with innovative, leading edge entrepreneurs, the bulk of our students are everyday folks struggling in the economy, small business owners who realize their knowledge gaps, and those entering into the Gig/On-Demand Economy now looming like a 500-pound canary.
Whether you want to start a business, go contract or find a home in the New Workplace, the lessons of entrepreneurship are universally vital to survive and thrive. Please go to our website for more info and to sign up. Space is limited to 20.
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After a long hiatus, I am working on a complete rewrite of Karen Zipslicer’s adventures in Lundern. This instalment retraces the steps of the last episode published on Halfthoughts, and reimagines the scene where Karen reaches Airship Downs, looking for transportation back home.
As the day wore on, the skies began to drizzle. It thinned the grey smog, so Karen could see through it to the equally grey clouds that hung above. Karen fastened her coat and pulled her hood over her hat, picked up Whiteley and put him into one of her hip pockets. She promised she would leave the pocket open, so the ferret would have nothing to worry about. Whiteley did not seem worried. He promptly fell asleep, forcing Karen to navigate using her map again, whilst being careful to keep it dry.
Though they were lighter than air, Karen could feel the hulking dirigibles, even before she could see them. As she approached the hill, she encountered their noise. They droned so thickly that the sound hugged her. Then she became aware of their shadows, looming from above. The airships were grey too, almost perfectly camouflaged for this dismal weather. The rain really started to pour, clearing the air. The airships emerged, as if a veil had been pulled away, and Karen realized just how many were above her. The sky teemed with them; they dominated the landscape. Dozens were suspended in the sky like monstrous elongated lampshades, except that they absorbed light instead of radiating it; the thin fabric of their shells had no lustre to it. Many were a hundred feet long. Some reached beyond two hundred feet. Their dense scrum caused Karen to gasp. Some were leaving. Others arrived. Yet more jostled and manoeuvred for position. They wore their names with pride, codes of giant letters and numbers painted on their sides. One was B330fj and another was N602sk. They owned Airship Downs.
Standing at one corner, Karen saw the hill as one wide expanse of green grass, some of it churned and scarred to brown by thousands of feet, hooves and wheeltracks. Hefty warehouses ringed the roads that ringed the airfield. Airship Downs gently rose to its highest point, which was the nicest thing that could be said about it. Mooring masts were arranged in a grid pattern all the way across it. A third of the masts were occupied by tethered airships. The airships that were moored sat like strapped party balloons, wavering when the breeze changed direction, but held tightly by many thick ropes tied to iron hoops in the ground. At their moorings, the balloons hovered barely above ground level, with their gondolas hanging beneath like windowed pot bellies. They hung so close to ground that Karen might almost touch them if she stood beneath and jumped.
For all their grandeur, the airships were not the most daunting aspect of the Downs. There was such a gaggle of people and birds, such a melee of horses and carts, that Karen felt overwhelmed. The people and the animals made such a racket that from close-up they rivalled the noise of the airship engines. It woke Whiteley up; he peered out of Karen’s pocket, then ducked back inside again. To Karen’s eyes, the Downs looked like a ballet of chaos in three dimensions. Some crews, numbering fifty or more, were strenuously hauling ropes and tying down newly-arrived airships, or pulling up gantries, or using hand-cranked cranes for the weightiest items. Large birds squawked and cried at each other in mid-flight, as they led the way for their respective ships, holding their airship’s tethers in their mouths as they guided them through. Gas tanks where wheeled to and fro by horses or oxen, then hooked up by men to replenish the balloons. Families and friends waved their farewells, sometimes tearfully, or bounded for joy at the arrival of their loved ones. Cargoes were rapidly loaded and unloaded, to and from the wagons that were so patiently pulled by sturdy Shire horses. Boys ran back and forth, shouting their offers of tickets for sale, to destinations that Karen had never heard of.
“Yes.†He poked his head out of Karen’s pocket.
“London?†His face was blank.
“Thank you.†She sighed. It would be a long walk to the hilltop. It was muddy and it would have been a trudge even if it was a straight-line walk. But it would not be a straight-line walk. It was going to be a marathon of circling around and pushing through the frenetic activity. At least she was wearing the right footwear, Karen mused to herself. She pulled her hood forward, and headed purposefully into the driving rain. Dense crowds congregated, forcing her to detour around them. Moving wagons rolled across her path, making her wait. She tripped over one of the iron rings used to tie down a tethered airship. She walked into a refreshingly wide open space, only to be pulled back again because it was the landing zone of an incoming airship. As Karen progressed up the hill, she would catch the eye of ticket-boys and ask them: “to London?†but none of them recognized the name. With diversions and hold-ups, it took Karen an hour to get near to the top. She plodded on, sometimes spitting the rain from her lips as it beat down upon her face. Whiteley fidgeted in her pocket, but did not speak or look out. He wisely wanted to stay dry. She checked her phone again as she neared the top; there was still no signal. Karen reached the mooring mast of an especially long airship, which had just taken off and was climbing upwards, looking like a fat cigar fired from a slow-motion cannon. An older boy stood by the base of the mast. He was watching the airship depart. “Excuse me, do you know where’s the airship to London?†said Karen, to the boy.
“England, in the United Kingdom.†She was getting tired of repeating herself.
His eyebrows kitted together in thought. “England? United Kingdom?†he said back at her.
“England. London. London, capital of England,†she elaborated, squelching her boot into the mud as she twisted it from side to side.
Desmond was older and better dressed than the ticket-boys that Karen had seen so far. His leather waistcoat and knee-high boots were as black as his sturdy umbrella. He wandered over, looking around to see if anybody else was nearby, then spoke to the other boy. “Why are you asking about England?†Karen lifted her head up. At last she had found someone who did not look blank-eyed or quizzical at the mention of her homeland.
“This girl wants to go there,†said the first boy, glancing toward Karen.
“You look honest. You’d better follow me.†Desmond led Karen over the rise of the hill. Karen walked briskly alongside; Desmond held his umbrella so they could both shelter under it. He did not speak, and only looked ahead. Though polite in his actions, Desmond was reserved in his manner. Karen decided it was best to just follow where Desmond led, and not to disturb him with questions. Whiteley peeked out to see what was happening, then snuggled back into the pocket where he was safe from the cold rain. When they crossed the brow of the hill, Karen could immediately tell where Desmond was headed. A shack stood near a beech tree. It was the only building standing upon the hill itself, and it stood by the only tree. The shack was little more than a wooden shed with a corrugated iron roof and windows on either side. Off-duty birds congregated on the tree’s branches, resting and sheltering from the rain. Their chatter grew loud as Karen and Desmond approached. Desmond shooed away a young kestrel that had briefly perched on top of the shack, then he leaned against it, sheltering from the rain, and rapped his knuckles on the window. “Thomas? It’s Desmond.†The window swung open, and a large bearded man looked out, without rising from his chair.
“What do you want?†asked Thomas.
“This ’un here says she’s from England.†Desmond nodded towards Karen.
“That’s a strange thing to say,†said Thomas. He was talking to Desmond, not Karen.
“Why would she make it up?†observed Desmond. Thomas looked Karen up and down. Desmond stood impassively; the fine features of his face revealed nothing to Karen.
“She’s got the right kind of clothing on,†said Thomas, more to himself than anyone else. Karen put her hands in her pockets so she could fidget with her fingers. She forgot that Whiteley was in one of the pockets, so she accidentally poked him in his tummy. He nipped her finger in return. She pulled the finger out and shook the pain off, turning away from the gaze of Thomas and Desmond so they could not see. She glanced at the wound; it was only a very small scratch. Karen pulled her hood forward, and she held her hands behind her back, one hand squeezing the finger that Whiteley had bit. All the while, Desmond kept blankly looking at Thomas, and Thomas looked lost in thought.
“I just want to know if there’s an airship that flies to London, or anywhere in England,†said Karen, eventually breaking the silence.
“You’re from England, are you?†asked Thomas.
“There’s nobody escorting you?†asked Thomas.
“There’s a rodent in her pocket, but that’s all. There’s nobody looking after her, I’m sure of that,†answered Desmond, who then sucked his teeth again.
Thomas told Desmond: “get rid of her, she could be trouble,†and he pulled his window shut.
Karen backed away from Desmond. The two of them circled the shack like that, with Desmond walking toward Karen, and Karen walking backwards, her hand trailing along the shack’s walls. “Why don’t you sell me a ticket?†asked Karen, but Desmond did not answer. When Karen was on the far side of the shack she saw the door, grabbed the handle, and jumped inside before Desmond could react quickly enough to stop her. Once inside, she put her back to the door, preventing Desmond from pushing his way in.
“Maybe I shouldn’t be here. I don’t want to be here, but I am,†said Karen. “I’ll go, I promise. Please just tell me why you won’t sell me a ticket to England.†Desmond kept pushing at the door. Occasionally it would open a chink, but Karen leaned back hard and pushed with her legs, forcing it closed again.
“Entrapment!†squeaked Whiteley. Now they were inside from the rain, he had popped his head out to check what was happening.
“I don’t make the laws,†replied Thomas, obliquely.
Thomas said nothing, but he looked away sharply.
“So, it is illegal to tell me,†guessed Karen.
“Eyes did,†said Whiteley, butting in.
“Not my mouth,†complained Thomas.
“Mouth no, eyes yes, good game, next guess?†said Whiteley, who made about as much sense as Thomas.
“My next guess is that you’re at secret war with England,†pronounced Karen, pointing at Thomas. Thomas rolled his eyes.
“No. I shouldn’t tell you this, but no airship flies to or from England. Satisfied?†Thomas’ tone was final.
“Look at the map,†said Thomas, gesticulating to the wall behind Karen. Karen turned toward it. A big red dot signified Lundern. Straight red lines shot out in multiple directions from the dot, representing the routes flown by the airships. Many went to various points within the coloured blocks of land that immediately surrounded Lundern. Other lines stretched much further, stretching to other red dots with names like Duncester, Nidaros and Ilipa. The strangeness of the names were bad enough, but that was not the strangest thing about this map. The map showed two circles of blue sea, joined in the middle. In the middle of one circle there was a single land mass. The island continent was roughly in the shape of a lower-case letter ‘h’, with Lundern at its middle. On the other circle, there were two islands. One looked like an onion with a large bite taken out of it, whilst the other looked like a wedge of swiss cheese. Big bold letters were written right across the top of the map. They read: “A New And Accurate Map Of The Worldâ€. Geography had never been Karen’s favourite subject, but this lesson was much worse than most.
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2019-04-19T11:27:09Z
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for Disabled Persons in New Brunswick,1941-1955"
Prior to 1941, physically disabled persons in New Brunswick led predictably bleak lives, hidden away in their communities with little access to medical rehabilitation. The polio years, from 1941 to 1955, represent an early stage in the social rights movement for disabled persons. The disease's distinctive character -- its surges of unpredictable epidemics, predilection for children and residual disability -- made it one of the most feared, publicized and conspicuous diseases of the twentieth century. By the 1940s, the disease was a serious social problem in Canada. Despite its catastrophic effect, epidemic polio, and in particular its related residual disability, acted as a catalyst for rehabilitation in New Brunswick, making a significant contribution to an early period of social reform for disabled persons. Polio's voluntary support movement contributed to the establishment of rehabilitation services, and played a role, as did post-polio persons, in changing the attitudes toward people with disabilities.
Polio epidemics forced the New Brunswick government to change its health care policies and enter the field of medical rehabilitation. The 1941 epidemic, in particular, was significant; 65 per cent of the 427 victims suffered from paralysis, and 53 of these predominantly young persons required hospitalization at the Fredericton Victoria Public Hospital. Indeed, the epidemic compelled the Department of Health to establish a Polio Clinic in the capital city, where early rehabilitation began. In 1952, when another severe epidemic intensified the impact of polio, the condition of the old Polio Clinic became a powerful political issue in an election held that year. It was an important factor in the defeat of the incumbent Liberal party, and committed the Conservative government to building a new Polio Clinic and Health Centre, opened in 1955.
By the mid-1950s, the polio experience was acting as the nucleus for the extension of medical services to people with other kinds of disability, in a new provincial rehabilitation program. Polio's critical contribution to rehabilitation in New Brunswick left a legacy to all disabled persons as the peak years of the disease passed.
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2019-04-21T23:04:57Z
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I'm just using my last few drops of the newest addition to The Body Shop Vitamin C range, the Glow Boosting Moisturiser* so I thought I would share with you my thoughts on this refreshing product along with the Instant Glow Enhancer* which I was lucky enough to receive at the #HappySkin event a few months back. My skin tends to be on the drier side of things & most of all it's pretty dehydrated on a regular basis so I am always looking out for nourishing or hydrating products to add back moisture to my skin, hence why I love the Vitamin E range. So of course I was a bit worried trying out this range as I didn't think it would be moisturising enough but I've been proved wrong (which I'm quite happy about for a change).
First of all I love the bright packaging, as it manages to look fun but luxurious at the same time & second of all I love the fresh, zesty scent of both products. The moisturiser in particular has been an absolute pleasure to use in the mornings during the hotter summer months as it feels really cooling on the skin. I had no idea just how good vitamin C is for your skin & I have to say my skin definitely look brighter and more radiant since including these products in my routine. I don't get as much sleep as I should every night & the daily stresses of being a mother at times can take its toll on my skin, so it was great using these glow boosting products & seeing an improvement in the dullness of my skin. I especially love the motto 'dull, tired, grumpy skin' because that's exactly how I feel & look at times.
As you can see from the photo above the Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser has a gel texture but still provides the perfect amount of hydration throughout the day, especially now during summer when my skin is not as dehydrated. If you've got super dry skin I would imagine that it might not be enough moisture & you would have to pair it up with a super hydrating moisturiser. I personally pair it up with the Vitamin E Serum and it's the perfect combination. It's very similar to the more expensive Origins GinZing Moisturiser which I used a good while back & ended up disliking (it was winter & I wasn't pairing it up with a serum, so it didn't give my skin the much needed moisture). The best thing about this cream is that it's infused with Amazonian Camu Camu Berries which contain 60x more vitamin C compared to oranges for example. This is what helps to add life back into my dull skin, making it feel smoother & plumper at the same time. I've been pleasantly surprised by this moisturiser & even though I know it's not something I can use during the winter months I'm so glad I've been able to try it out & enjoy it during the hot (supposedly) summer months.
The other new addition to the Vitamin C range is the Instant Glow Enhancer which is supposed to be used under or over makeup to add a glow to the skin & brighten up a dull complexion. I personally use it after my moisturiser like you would use a primer because I never remember to touch up my makeup throughout the day. The peachy tone to it doesn't show up on the skin at all but rather colour corrects any dullness your skin may have and even helps tired eyes. I don't use this product as often as I should because I'm just terrible with primers in general but I like that it leaves a glowing finish to the skin but in a very natural way, no shimmer here (which is definitely a nice change compared to my usual shimmering liquid highlighters). I definitely need to include this in my makeup routine more often & even try it out throughout the day on top of my makeup to see how it feels.
The only negative thing I could say about both products is that they don't have any SPF included which is a little bit strange considering they are considered summer skin essentials. It doesn't bother me too much as I usually prefer to use a separate facial SPF, now more so than ever after reading one of Caroline Hirons articles on the topic. But it's definitely a point worth taking into consideration if you're thinking about purchasing the duo. Have you tried The Body Shop Vitamin C range yet? Would you be interested in trying out these latest additions?
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2019-04-20T00:33:05Z
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Our Bea Sofa is a true beauty - a striking tufted pink modern sofa designed to add fun and color into your home! This rich velvet upholstered sofa is designed with a deep seat, luxe tufting and Lucite legs. Bea is crafted with a kiln dried solid wood frame and high density foam cushions. Included with the sofa is two (2) matching pillows. With a seat depth of 27.2" and a seat height of 16.2", Bea is considered a deep seated and low sofa. Minor assembly required; just attach the legs to the frame.
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2019-04-20T10:18:14Z
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An animal attack in Pelham Bay Park has local activists outraged.
Park rangers and maintenance workers say they have seen gulls, geese and squirrels being used as target practice over the past few weeks. Two birds have been found dead, two others were rescued but later euthanized because of their injuries. Pictures by park advocates reveal a goose shot in the neck with a dart.
Hunting animals in the park is a felony punishable by up to two years in prison.
The Parks Department says that it is giving extra attention to Pelham Bay Park by using Urban Park Rangers.
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Find Medical Specialist jobs in New Mexico: Apply for Medical Specialist jobs in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Las Cruces. Free job posting site for employers listing local & state job openings in private companies & federal government jobs. Find Healthcare internship opportunities, with free resume posting boards for New Mexico & USA.
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2019-04-25T20:03:07Z
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Today's judgment is an excellent result for equal treatment, religious freedom and common sense. Nadia Eweida wasn't hurting anyone and was perfectly capable of doing her job whilst wearing a small cross. She had just as much a right to express her faith as a Sikh man in a turban or a Muslim woman with a headscarf.
British courts lost their way in her case and Strasbourg has actually acted more in keeping with our traditions of tolerance. However the Court was also right to uphold judgments in other cases that employers can expect staff not to discriminate in the discharge of duties at work.
British Airways employee Nadia Eweida had argued the airline's denial of her wearing a cross contravened articles nine and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibit religious discrimination and allow "freedom of thought, conscience and religion".
Lawyers for the Government, which contested the claim, argued her rights were only protected in private.
But judges today ruled there had been a violation of article nine (freedom of religion), by five votes to two.
After being sent home in September 2006 for displaying the silver cross around her neck, Ms Eweida returned to work in customer services at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 in February 2007 after BA changed its uniform policy on visible items of jewellery.
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2019-04-21T02:25:53Z
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The project is located in the municipality of Gjesdal, County of Rogaland. The consent application was sent to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) in April 2008 and was consented on 26th June 2013.
The entire 15 km2 planning area is owned by several local landowners. Land leases have been signed for the area. The consent application calls for 135 MW of installed capacity. The production is estimated at 435 GWh, corresponding to the electricity consumption of roughly 21,750 Norwegian households.
The wind resource at the site has been modelled and the results were excellent. The planned windfarm will most likely be connected to the regional grid in nearby village of Gilja by a 6-8 km 132 kV production radial to a new switchyard.
A separate grid application for the project was submitted to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate in 2011. The regional grid will be upgraded to 132 kV by the grid owner.
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2019-04-23T11:08:53Z
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Beijing's special relationship with Moscow will continue to develop no matter what happens in the rest of the world, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday during his sixth trip to Russia as China's top leader.
The two countries are dedicated to boosting mutual political trust, connecting the Belt and Road with the Eurasian Economic Union and coordinating closely in global affairs, Xi said, adding that the bilateral ties have added positive energy on the path to global peace and development.
He made a state visit to Russia on Monday and Tuesday before traveling to Germany for a state visit and to attend the G20 Summit in Hamburg.
Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have maintained close contact this year. Xi highlighted their intensive talks on Monday, during which the two leaders "reached lots of new consensuses".
China and Russia have always backed each other on issues related to each other's core interests, Xi said, adding that the two countries have also maintained close and effective coordination on regional and global issues.
"No matter how the outside environment changes, the China-Russia relationship will not be affected," Xi said.
Noting that Xi selected Russia as the first country to visit after becoming Chinese president in 2013, Putin said Russia appreciated the gesture and cherished the friendship.
With joint efforts made by both sides, the two countries have made progress in the areas of economics, trade, military, technology and people-to-people communication, Putin said, adding that they have also had constructive interactions in international affairs.
Two joint statements were issued on Tuesday outlining the main political outcomes of the visit. One concerned bilateral ties focusing on the development of China-Russia cooperation in various fields. The other dealt with global issues, with Russia and China declaring a unified position on important regional and international matters.
The two presidents also witnessed the signing of a number of documents to boost cooperation in such areas as investment, energy, finance and agriculture and approved the 2017-20 implementation outline for the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between China and Russia.
The foreign ministries of both countries also issued a joint declaration on the Korean Peninsula issue.
Putin presented Xi with the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, one of Russia's highest honors, for his prominent work in strengthening friendship between the peoples of Russia and China.
"This is not only an honor for me but also a symbol of the great importance that Russia attaches to relations with China, and the Russian people's friendly feelings toward the Chinese people," Xi said at the award ceremony.
Xi's meeting with Putin was the third so far this year. They have met a total of 22 times.
In early June, Xi and Putin met in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Before that, Xi hosted Putin in Beijing during the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which brought together dozens of heads of state in May to discuss issues of common concern.
Zhang Jingquan, a professor of Northeast Asian studies at Jilin University, said that the steady development of China-Russia relations is good for the stability of the Eurasian continent.
Both countries, which have sought political solutions to the Syrian conflict and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, have played the role of a "ballast stone" in safeguarding regional and global peace and stability, Zhang said.
The closer relationship between Xi and Putin has become a "locomotive" for cementing the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination, said Chen Yurong, a senior Eurasian studies researcher at the China Institute of International Studies.
China has been Russia's largest trading partner for years, and Russia is China's major source of cutting-edge machinery and other high-tech imports.
Last year, China and Russia managed to reverse the downtrend in bilateral trade, bringing up volume by 2.2 percent to $69.5 billion.
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2019-04-19T01:33:10Z
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June is the beginning of blueberry season, so there is no better way to spend the first Saturday in June than to enjoy the annual Red, White & Blueberry Festival in downtown Ocean Springs.
Mixed amongst the usual Fresh Market vendors selling local produce, baked goods, and homemade crafts were tents specializing in blueberry treats, from fresh fruit to blueberry lemonade, a drink that was a welcome refreshment to the afternoon humidity caused by the morning showers. While it did rain during the festival, that did not seem to scare away any customers.
During the festival, a shower did make an appearance, but that did not drive customers away. Knowing South Mississippi weather, some attendees took shelter from the rain under the train depot awning, choosing to wait 10 minutes for the sun to come back out. Some visitors simply pulled out their umbrellas, and others just walked through the rain completely unfazed and determined to get some good deals on some local goods. A few children even took the opportunity to splash in some puddles.
Other blueberry offerings included jams, blueberry baked goods and even a blueberry-pepper jelly, unique yet deliciously sweet and spicy offering from The Grumpy Man out of Purvis.
Visitors of all ages, from retirees looking for a fun weekend event and ways to supplement their home gardens to new parents needing a chance to get out of the house and also expose their young children to healthy eating at an early age, took the opportunity for experience this annual event as welcome to the summer season and get them exploring downtown Ocean Springs.
For anyone that might have missed the Red, White & Blueberry Festival, the Fresh Market will continue in Ocean Springs every Saturday, and with blueberry season still in its infancy, there is sure to be no shortage of blueberry offerings in the weeks to come.
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2019-04-20T00:51:36Z
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For the third straight year, the Youngstown State men's basketball summer camp series has produced a record number of participants visiting the YSU campus.
The Penguins welcomed a record 160 campers in the 2016 Half-Court Camp this week in the auxiliary gyms at Stambaugh Stadium.
The Full-Court Camp hosted an impressive 110 particpants from June 13-16 in Stambaugh Stadium.
The Penguins will also host The Advanced Skills Camp, June 22-23.
At the Advanced Skills Camp, participants will receive specific instruction on improving footwork, shooting technique, ball handling, passing, rebounding, and offensive and defensive individual and team concepts. There will be a focus on developing fundamental skills necessary for successful team play. Campers will apply skills learned in game situations and receive quality instruction provided by the Youngstown State Men's Basketball coaching staff.
For more information on the upcoming camp, contact Matt Lynch at (330) 941-3712.
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2019-04-18T20:31:08Z
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Corrientes has been a great attraction for a long time: it is interesting for both lovers of active sightseeing and those, who love it slow, including travellers with kids. This is why hotels in Corrientes are really well developed and keep getting better.
Apart from luxury hotels, some of which are famous for their rich history, Corrientes has to offer more affordable hotels and hostels, and those are sometimes not less nice, due to modern interiors, freshly done renovations and distance from noisy locations. Although, it is challenge now to find a hotel in Corrientes with no Wi-Fi connection or clean towels.
The hotel prices in Corrientes are defined by several parameters. First, this is living conditions: you may want to choose a presidential suite or an eight-bed room in a hostel. Second, it's the location: the closer the hotel is to the city centre, the more expensive the room is. Third, it's the season. Summer is usually the high season for travellers and Corrientes is no exception. Good hotels in Corrientes run out of cheap rooms very quickly, which is why if you need an affordable room, you need to take care of it in advance.
In order to avoid mistakes, read some comments: Seasoned travellers will highlight upsides and downsides of certain places, give an advice how to book the room cheaper and help choose from a variety of hotels in Corrientes.
If you want a convenient accommodation that does not cost a fortune, you might want to choose a hotel 15 to 20 minutes away driving from the historical centre. This way you save on expenses and still guarantee you're accommodation is comfortable. Besides, walks to the hotel will allow you to go away from trivial, crowded sights and have a look at Corrientes from a new angle.
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The average download speed in Wilmington is 14 Mbps.
The maximum download speed in Wilmington is 42 Mbps.
Wilmington residents have 5 internet/cable providers to choose from.
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St. Albans, 3 bedrooms with furnishings bed with sheets and blankets, heater, wardrobe, bathroom.
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Where is One Tree Point, Whangarei, NZ?
One Tree Point is a suburb of district Whangarei in region Northland in New Zealand. Rooms of One Tree Point located in Northland is the first image below, while houses of One Tree Point located in Whangarei is the right image below.
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New Delhi, March 26 : Online news generally and social media specifically have outpaced print as the main source of news among English-speaking young Indian news users, showed a new report.
People over 35 still mix online and offline media to a great extent, according to the Oxford University's Reuters Institute India Digital News Report.
Other social media widely used for news include Instagram, Twitter and Facebook's Messenger - whereas Snapchat is much less widely used.
More than half of the respondents said they fear openly expressing their political views online could get them into trouble with authorities, the study showed.
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2019-04-20T18:42:37Z
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ConocoPhillips uses its pioneering spirit to responsibly deliver energy to the world. This purpose transcends all of ConocoPhillips' operations. The company conducts its business to return maximum value to shareholders while utilizing a wealth of knowledge and resources from its employees and acting responsibly in all communities in which it operates.
eDrilling is a world leading provider of drilling and well performance solutions that helps E&P companies, operators, and service companies to save cost, improve safety, and increase efficiency of drilling operations.
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2019-04-26T09:41:36Z
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Hypotension following spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery can produce adverse maternal and neonatal effects. Single treatment with ephedrine does not reliably prevent spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension and phenylephrine alone treatment induces severe bradycardia. However, the combined treatment of phenylephrine with ephedrine as an infusion was observed to be effective without bradycardia.
There were many studies to compare the effectiveness of above three methods to prevent hypotension following spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery, but no study to investigate hemodynamic parameters using non-invasive cardiac output measurement method.
Method: Thirty-two term parturients were randomized to receive ephedrine infusion, phenylephrine infusion and combination of ephedrine and phenylephrine(groups E, group P and group EP, respectively) simultaneously with spinal anesthesia. Hemodynamic parameters, such as SBP, PR, CI, SVRI,SVI, were measured before and until 15 minutes after spinal anesthesia. Hypotension was defined as a systolic blood pressure below 100 mmHg or a decrease of 20% from a baseline value. Rescue boluses comprised of phenylephrine 100mcg.
Results: There was no statistically significant differences in all hemodynamic parameters among three groups. However, E group was a statistically significant lower than P group in 1 min APGAR score. (P = 0.008). Otherwise total fluid intake, phenylephrine rescues, umbilical vein pH did not show significant differences.
Conclusion: All methods are effective to prevent hypotension following spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. However, although there was no fetal acidosis, 1 minute APGAR scoer of ephedrine group was lower than that of other two groups, especially, statistically significant lower compared to that of phenylephrine alone group.
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Do you want to be part of our organization? Consult our open positions or send your spontaneous application.
Browsing you will know the reality of our company, the professional figures working in the company structure, the growth paths made possible by a constant commitment to field training.
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(Vocal Selections). Fantastic songs from this stage favorite: Everything's Alright * Heaven on Their Minds * Hosanna * I Don't Know How to Love Him * I Only Want to Say (Gethsemane) * King Herod's Song * Superstar. Includes great photos!
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2019-04-26T09:38:48Z
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The box the X650 comes in is even smaller than the box for the X800. I was really surprised.
Open the top of the box, and there is the X650. E-TEN was nice enough to send me the X650 in purple (likely to be the most popular color). The purple is a bit on the unusual side. Its not very bright, or very noticeable, so while the purple is likely to be more popular with the ladies, its not horrible for a guy to carry…though it is a bit of an attention grabber.
The contents of the box, moving counter clockwise from the device: The E-TEN X650, USB sync cable, AC adapter and US plug face, 1530mAh battery, coupons, software CD, Getting Started poster, and screen protector, extra retractable stylus, wrist lanyard, leatherette case and headphones.
The front of the X650 (in all its praypullee goodness The back of the device, showing the camera, flashlight, self portrait mirror, and speaker. Note the stylus in the lower left corner.
The pictures here really show off the purple color of the X650. It really doesn’t look this purple. Its more of a dark, blackish-purple.
From left to right: The BlackBerry Curve 8310, E-TEN M700, E-TEN X650, E-TEN X800 and Treo 750. The X650 is small. Its smaller than the every other device here, except maybe the Curve. Like the X800, its solid and feels good in my hands.
The bottom of all devices – From Bottom to top: The E-TEN M700, E-TEN X800, Treo 750, Blackberry Curve 8310, and E-TEN X650. The bottom of the X650 has the microphone opening, microSD card slot, mini USB port and the stylus. Note that the mini USB port is inverted (as opposed to the M700 and the X800.
The left side of all devices – From Bottom to top: The E-TEN M700, E-TEN X800, Treo 750, Blackberry Curve 8310, and E-TEN X650. The left side of the 650 has the volume rocker, record button, soft reset button and the wired headset port.
The top of the devices – From Bottom to top: The E-TEN M700, E-TEN X800, Treo 750, Blackberry Curve 8310, and E-TEN X650. The top of the X650 has the lanyard hole and is (I assume) the location of the GPS receiver.
The right side of the devices – From Bottom to top: The E-TEN M700, E-TEN X800, Treo 750, Blackberry Curve 8310, and E-TEN X650. The right side of the X650 has the camera button and the power button.
The X650’s initial boot screen. It has the same ROM date as the X800 (I think)… The MS boot screen.
Things at the office have picked up a bit for me, and I am off on a business trip next week. I’ll have the X650 with me, as I am currently work through a couple of issues with the X800 with E-TEN. I’ll have more on how it functions in a different city next week as time permits. If anyone has any questions about the X650 or the X800, feel free to give me a shout and I’ll do my best to answer them quickly. More posts on both devices to come, so stay tuned!
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Who Is In Your Positive Circle of Influence?
In this video Mary Morrissey, Dream Building Expert and founder of Life Mastery Institute, talks about “The Law of Averages”, and how important it is to surround yourself with a positive circle of influence.
The people you surround yourself with have an impact in every part of your life.
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You come up with your ideas and we guide you through the many things to think of when starting a social movement. We'll support you. The road is rocky and you need a friend's hand.
Editing & Writing & translation.
In all you do there is most likely a text you need, like a manifesto, an article or blog, a letter or a full-on book. Our Epic English writer is Emile Raymond. We translate to other languages for you, too.
When the projects take form and you want to spread your idea, that's when we plan the event or publishing of what can be the turning point for Social Change… Who knows?
You can join our Activist Feel f' Real retreats for a week to kick start your project, or we can work online with a set Program for Activism. We can't wait to hear your thoughts and activate the source of your pain. There is not much we haven't heard.
Please, let us Get (in) touch!
BOOKs, ART, Tech, or groups for a better world - BRING them to US.
We gather these acts of creativity in a community-based network, in which all the members acknowledge the toxic hard karma humanity has fostered over its short time on this earth. As much as we recognize our magnificence, we even more so acknowledge our failures and violence, and feel the only hope for our personal suffering is action to change.
Feel if you can be part of the community.
If the answer is yes contact us.
If the answer is yes but…, contact us anyway.
Three of us founded Hard On Karma as an organic and natural step after launching Butterfly Man in February 2018. It's Bodhi John McInroy's story, mostly written and totally edited by Emile Raymond and marketed by Cristina Azcárate, all of whom came together during an O•live Retreat Bodhi John came to for help. Others have joined us since then, bringing with them their special skills.
Karma, a character in Butterfly Man, launched in 2018, in whose eyes John was told never, ever to look.
O•live offers very honest and special health retreats. We do all the ordinary healthy stuff like eating vegan food and doing yoga and mediating and exercising because it all works, especially when combined. But O•live is special because we deal with the source of the problems, as much as anyone can be said to. The question we ask is why we don't do what we know is good for us?
At Feel f' Real retreats your health is the world's health. We help individuals become healthy and then discover creative ways to turn that health into positive social action in a way that energizes them.
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2019-04-21T02:19:12Z
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Understanding that we are saved by God’s grace and that we cannot earn our salvation, that we do not, in fact, deserve salvation, but condemnation instead (Romans 6:23), nevertheless we must acknowledge a responsibility to “press on.” The apostle Paul said: Not that I have already obtained it [resurrection from the dead], or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:12).
There are two words of encouragement to which I would draw your attention here. First, how wonderful is the thought of being laid hold of by Christ Jesus! Each of us has sinned, earning death and losing access to the glory of God (Romans 3:23), but that loving hand “laid hold of” those who have been saved. That’s encouraging!!
The second word of encouragement is for those laid hold of by Christ to follow Paul’s example and “press on!” Do not be content in the knowledge that God loves you and offers His salvation. Press on because we have not obtained the goal for which strive; not yet. However, with His help we can because He loves you and so do I.
Almost 40 years ago a line in a movie caught hold and everyone started saying, “Love is never having to say you’re sorry!” Well, if it’s really love, why wouldn’t you? I know, I know, the point being made in the movie is if I love you and you hurt me, I forgive you without your apology. Maybe it would be better to define love from Scripture.
In 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 we find a great definition and description of love; the kind of love that will help us endure with patience whatever happens to us in this life. And the first thing on the list is patience. Love is patient (v. 4)! When I struggle with impatience, I’m actually struggling with love!
Looking over the list I see that love also is not provoked (v. 5); does not take into account a wrong suffered (v. 5); and bears all things. These are areas where I struggle. Perhaps I could find excuses or explanations, but it still comes down to a lack of love. Perhaps your love for me means you don’t need an apology, but my love for you requires one.
I’m so glad God loves me. He loves you, too, and so do I.
In these days of political correctness you will find a lot of folks who will agree whole-heartedly with this verse. However, what PC means by “humility and gentleness (meekness)” and “showing tolerance for one another” is avoidance of sin. Tolerating one another in love is not acceptance of sin, or Paul would not have commanded that we restore those caught up in it (Galatians 6:1).
We are, however, to be humble, gentle and patient with one another, tolerating one another in love, meaning we are going to have to “put up with” some folks who may have just as hard a time putting up with us. Be patient with those around you. Correct and restore when necessary, but do it lovingly and patiently. Love others, knowing that God loves you and so do I.
You may have heard chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews referred to as the “hall of faith” chapter. It is full of examples of great men and women of faith, many of whom are very recognizable characters from the Old Testament, while many others are not named at all. One of the most poignant statements of the chapter is that these were people of whom the world was not worthy (11:38).
Hebrews 12 begins by calling these folks a great cloud of witness and enjoins us to follow their example and run the race set before us with endurance (12:1). The chief characteristic of our heroes of faith is the endurance they showed because of their faith. Of course, our greatest example of faith is Jesus Himself, Who endured the cross because He considered the price not too high for the joy set before Him (12:2). That joy, of course, was not the cross, but what the cross (and His subsequent resurrection) gained….hope for us!
So, He is our Example of how to endure and not lose heart (12:3). Our word of encouragement today is…don’t lose heart! Hang in there. God loves you and so do I.
We count those blessed who endured… (James 5:11a). James writes these words in an immediate context that begins by commanding patience (James 5:7). It is hard to be patient! That is most likely why it is so often commanded in Scripture. In fact, the rest of the verse in this passage holds up the example of Job and his patient endurance of the trials that befell him.
James seems to be making his point about patience and endurance in the area of our personal relationships. Personal relationships are sometimes difficult, aren’t they? It is easy to see the need for patience and endurance. It is doubtful that any of us will suffer in our personal relationships the way the prophets suffered in speaking in the name of the Lord. Many of them suffered horribly and even died horribly, for their faith. These prophets are those counted blessed who endured (James 5:10).
So, without making light of what you suffer right now, I want to suggest that we all consider those who have suffered far more than we are suffering at the moment…and hang in there. God is full of compassion and merciful, and He loves you. And so do I.
As Christians, finding favor with God would seem to be something worth pursuing. The apostle Peter noted that there was even a way to find favor with God as a slave working for an “unreasonable” master.
We don’t have masters and slaves anymore, although some workplaces may seem like we do. However, the principle here is the same; the right way to respond to those who are in authority over you. Peter says that we are to be submissive to those who are in authority over us (1 Peter 2:18) and not just to those who are “good and gentle,” but to those unreasonable ones, too. And the reason we should do this? For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly (1 Peter 2:19). That’s a pretty good reason, if you ask me.
Endurance is what we need in order to do this (verse 20). We all know that sometimes, living this life is not easy. Our responsibility is not to always look for the easy way out, but to endure. If you want to find favor with God, endure! He loves you, you know, and so do I.
Faith, hope and love are certainly three important gifts (1 Corinthians 13:13). This was not the only time Paul linked them together as part of the Christian life.
Paul’s epistles to the Thessalonians had a lot to do with encouragement. In 1 Thessalonians 1:3 he noted their work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ… This congregation possessed all three of these marvelous gifts. When he penned his second epistle to them, just a short time later, he began by noting that both their faith and their love for one another had grown (2 Thessalonians 1:3), but he doesn’t mention hope. Why not?
It becomes very clear when we read just a bit further that the church in Thessalonica was suffering persecution. Discouragement would have been an ever present part of their lives, and hope is often the first casualty in that situation. By the time we reach the end of the second chapter, the apostle offers a prayer to the One Who gives eternal comfort and good hope, that He comfort and strengthen their hearts in every good work and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17).
Such is my prayer for you this morning. Stand firm; hold on and remember, God loves you and so do I.
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The Vol. 7 is out!
In case you haven't noticed, there is a new section – AliHolic Fashion. I decided that it deserves to have its own section, so I made a subdomain for it.
It will be curated by my girlfriend Maria. She studied fashion merchandising at Blanche Macdonald (#1 fashion marketing school in Canada), and worked in fashion wholesale and merchandising for many years so she seemed like the perfect fit. Check out her blog, she has a great sense of style!
Alright, the intro is out of the way, let's do it!
Besides levitating and looking cool and everything, this speaker is reported to be really loud.
As per manufacturer's specs, it is >= 85-db. To give you an idea, in most municipalities motorcycles that produce more than 92-db (idling) are subject to excessive noise tickets. Not too bad for a small speaker, huh?
One end goes into the wall, the other end goes into your phone. The phone plug also doubles as a dust cap, and prevents various junk from entering your phone through the Micro USB plug.
To connect, you just tap the cable to the plug to connect the magnets, similar to the way you would connect the Apple charger.
Make a backup copy of your SIM card, all numbers and text messages. I am not sure if you can use it to re-write old SIM cards, if you buy it – please let me know!
This is a relatively new item – before you were only able to get the 8-bit pixelated glasses.
Note to those who want to use this sticker on a non-white background: some buyers have reported that there is a thin white border around the image.
There are two color options – yellow (ripe) and green (unripe). As any novelty umbrella, it is thin and flimsy, and it will likely break during the strong wind; but it should handle the non-windy rain.
Does your laptop heat up a lot? This stand has 3 built-in fans, and a blue LED backlight. Lifts the laptop, and cools it down. Works off USB.
This T-shirt perfectly sums up my life.
Scan the code to download AliExpress app.
← How to shop on AliExpress.
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The medieval fortress of Trošenj was raised opposite the fortress of Nečven, on the right bank of the Krka River.
It was once under the possession of the great Croatian Šubić family, who ruled over the entire right bank of the Krka River. It was likely erected to guard and control the strategically important bridge over the river.
The Turkish army took over Trošenj in 1522, where they housed their military units, and built a rounded tower. The invasion of the Venetian army to these regions in 1686 ousted the Turks, and the majority of the fortress was destroyed.
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Most cabinet water softeners have their controls inside the unit, making it very vulnerable. Salts and water together are a corrosive, decreasing the life span of your unit. Here at Water Filters of America™®, our cabinet water softeners have the controls on top of the unit which will allow your cabinet water softener to last for years and years!
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Brady led the Patriots (15-3) back from a 10-point Darren Helm Jersey , fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC championship game Sunday.
Oddsmakers like the chances of Brady winning a sixth Super Bowl ring , making the Patriots nearly a touchdown favorite to beat the Eagles.
The Patriots and Eagles, who last won an NFL title in 1960, several years before the first Super Bowl Miles Killebrew Jersey , met in the Super Bowl after the 2004 season with the Patriots prevailing 24-21.
And http://www.dolphinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-josh-sitton-jersey , with the game – and the season – possibly on the line, the Patriots star came up big again.
It’s the eighth Super Bowl appearance for Brady and coach Bill Belichick, who have won five times – including last year’s 34-28 overtime rally against the Falcons.
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For cancer drug developers, finding an agent that kills tumor cells is only part of the equation. The drug also must spare healthy cells, and ideally its effects will be reversible to cut short any potentially dangerous side effects. Investigators from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign report that they have assembled a new cancer drug delivery system that, in cell culture, achieves all of the above.
The Finland-Japan Workshop on Nanophotonics and Related Technologies will take place on 28 August 2009 at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT).
Nanotechnologies are presented as providing unprecedented technological solutions, yet serous environmental risks and costs are being trivialised or ignored, the International Persistant Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) argues in a new paper.
Associate Professor Lam Yeng Ming, a lecturer with the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has been awarded one of the three inaugural L'Oreal Singapore for Women in Science National Fellowships 2009.
Was verbindet einen Lautsprecher, einen Sensor und drahtlose Energieuebertragung? Gemeinsam ist allen die Nutzung von Oberflaecheneffekten: Thermoakustische, kapazitive und induktive Effekte werden dabei durch Beschichtungen hervorgerufen oder kontrolliert.
Scientists in Singapore have been awarded S$27.5 million in research funding for 28 projects in four key areas of Sustainable Development, namely, Carbon Capture and Utilisation, BioEnergy and BioFuels, Sustainable Construction and Sustainable Materials.
The nervous system's circuitry is linked together via intercellular junctions known as synapses, and signal transmission across these connections depends on neurotransmitters?specific chemicals that directly deliver excitatory or inhibitory signals from one neuron to another. Scientists are now able to monitor receptor activity in living cells with unprecedented precision.
Electrospray-deposited polymer films can be used to make organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with better characteristics than those made from spin-coated films.
IBM scientists have been able to image the 'anatomy' - or chemical structure - inside a molecule with unprecedented resolution, using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy.
A team of Brown University scientists has pinpointed why carbon nanotubes tend to block a critical signaling pathway in neurons. It's not the tubes, the team finds, but the metal catalysts used to form the tubes.
A hybrid of silicon nanocircuits and biological components that mimics some of the processes that control the passage of molecules into and out of cells has been created by a team of scientists from UC Davis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Berkeley.
University of Iowa researchers have modified siRNA so that it can be injected into the bloodstream and impact targeted cells while producing fewer side effects.
Untersuchungen zeigen, dass Metallofullerene geordnete supramolekulare Strukturen mit unterschiedlichen Orientierungen ausbilden. Durch gezielte Manipulation dieser Orientierungen koennten Daten gespeichert und wieder ausgelesen werden.
Six project proposals from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have received research funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF), following its second call for proposals under the Proof of Concept (POC) scheme.
Materialwissenschaftler der Fachhochschule Muenster und ein Entwicklerteam der Evonik Degussa GmbH in Marl wollen mit neuartigen Nanopartikeln das Herstellungsverfahren von elektronischen Bauelementen revolutionieren.
The fourth international conference on 'Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials' will be held in Vienna, Austria from September 6 to 9, 2009.
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ROTS (Ep. III) - General Grievous. . HD Wallpaper and background images in the bintang Wars: Revenge of the Sith club tagged: photo.
This bintang Wars: Revenge of the Sith wallpaper might contain multiplex, multipleks, mesin pembakaran internal, es, internal combustion engine, ice, turntable, and meja putar.
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The skeleton battle from Ray Harryhausen’s movie version of “Jason and the Argonauts.” This was the start of my interest in mythology and monsters.
I was about six or seven, I guess, when I first became aware of mythology – Greek mythology, to be specific – and the wealth of monsters it contained. In rapid succession, I discovered a children’s version of Homer’s Odyssey in my school library, and I saw a Saturday-morning screening of Jason and the Argonauts (dir. Don Chaffey, 1963) on my parents’ black-and-white TV. Ray Harryhausen’s monsters entranced me, especially the skeletal Children of the Hydra’s Teeth.
A decade or so later, I discovered Dungeons & Dragons. In my first game I ran two characters, both thieves and both killed by a minotaur in an epic battle. I bought a copy of the Games Workshop “blue book” printing, with John Blanche artwork on the cover and illustrations by Fangorn and others inside. While I appreciated the Tolkienesque elves, dwarves, and so on, it was the creatures from myth that caught and held my imagination. Now it was possible to see whether a mummy could beat a gorgon (a medusa according to the book, “gorgon” being a bull-like creature; that bothered me at the time, and still does).
To me, the monsters have always been the stars of myth, folklore, and fantasy. In search of new beasts for my D&D games I plundered my collection of mythology books and ransacked the local library for anything on myth and folklore. Along the way, I became especially interested in the undead and in Celtic faerie lore, although I still devour all kinds of monster tales from all over the globe.
Over the years, some of my favorite work has been on monsters. As well as collections for tabletop roleplaying games, I have consulted on monster concepts for historical-fantasy video games and written books and articles on some of the classic creatures from myth, legend, and folklore.
Over 60 types of walking dead from A (aptrgangr: Scandinavia) to Z (zmeu: Eastern Europe).
For a recent videogame project (sadly canceled and subject to a non-disclosure agreement) I defined over 400 monsters from Greek mythology, including physical descriptions, broad definition of abilities and attack forms, and notes on affiliations to particular gods, titans, and other powers.
I plan to keep researching monsters in the future, but here is a list of everything myth and monster related so far.
Werewolves: A Hunter’s Guide, Osprey Publishing (Dark Osprey), 2015.
Theseus and the Minotaur, Osprey Publishing (Myths and Legends), 2014.
Thor: Viking God of Thunder, Osprey Publishing (Myths and Legends), 2013.
“Bloodlines,” Adventures Unlimited #6, Summer 1996.
“Magic & Mayhem: Viking!” Imagine #30, Sep 1985.
“Haunters of the Dark,” White Dwarf #67, Aug 1985.
Impressive mate. Jason and the Argonoughts was the first movie that inspired me to learn more as well. Dad had watched it as a kid and was keen for me to be old enough to watch it with him hehe. After that I read as many Greek Myth stories as I could.
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Karen Pillsworth has been sharing her stories for 30 years in libraries, schools, camps, churches, festivals and senior residences throughout the Northeast. She is regularly featured at Mohonk Mountain House and has shared her stories on WAMC, National Public Radio. Karen is also a workshop presenter and keynote speaker.
Karen’s work has been published in Storytelling Magazine and in The Storytelling Classroom: Applications Across the Curriculum. She was selected as a National Arts Education Fellow for her storytelling program: “There’s No Place Like Home: Stories of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains”. In 2002 she was named the Storyteller Laureate for the city of Kingston, NY.
Karen will craft programs to fit occasions and curriculum.
Audiences: PreK, K-High School, Family, Adult.
Programs: Spiders, Snakes and Mice…oh my! New York…..Read, White and Blue; Picture This, Imagine That; Tune In to the Oldies; A Time for Stories; Books…….a Treasure; Get a Clue at Your Library.
Workshops: Storyteller Laureate; Once Upon a Classroom; The Story Hat; Storytelling, Math & Science.
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We, Aprajita Arts started in the years 2012, are a notable and prominent Sole Proprietorship firm that is engaged in Manufacturing, Wholesaling, and Trading of a comprehensive consignment of Decorative Items. Our offered range consists of best grade Candle Stand, Handmade Painting, Decorative Lights and Jhumar, Decorative Lamp, Key Holder and much more. Designed using high-quality inputs, these items are available in several sizes as per the requirements of customers. Owing to their fine finishing, durability, different pattern, and lightweight, these decorative items ranges are highly appreciated among our patrons. We also provide Graffiti Wall Painting Service to our valuable clients.
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NEW CONSTRUCTION 5 MILE PRAIRIE CUSTOM BUILT HIGH EFFICIENCY HOME. Enjoy exquisite workmanship and single level living in this custom craftsman style rancher, located in Jesse's bluff atop of the desirable File Mile Prairie. Your evening drive home will offer gorgeous sunsets and plenty of wildlife. Open the front door to be greeted by an expansive great room showcasing the vaulted ceilings with custom inlays and gas fireplace. You won't miss the gorgeous tile work w/glass tile accents throughout the home, custom cabinets with accent lighting, granite kitchen countertops and deluxe Stainless Steel appliances. This home is the ideal location for those that love living off of the beaten path, yet close to amenities. This stunning 3 bedroom/2 bath home boasts a large master suite, complete with sitting room. This home is built with energy efficient ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms).
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Enjoy two days Mountain Biking around the beautiful Landscapes with Himalayas view.
Three and half days white water rafting on the Kali Gandaki River. Enjoy views of the mountains, the local villages and the Kali Gandaki River!
Paddle through class 3-4 rapids, by the emerald green fields and passed the amazing slopes of the mountains!
Day 2: Explore Kathmandu and do sightseeing with professional tour guide.
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Nordic Bubblecuffers is a great way for kids to become confident cross-country skiers. Our coaches teach both classic and skate skiing, and lessons often involve treasure hunts, relays, and games as well as technique and efficiency. We aim for an enjoyable, light-hearted experience to foster a life-long love of Nordic skiing.
*Suggested age range only- we're flexible!
Enroll for the season at $250 per person.
Season runs January 6-March 24.
Includes hot chocolate and a cookie after every lesson!
Home to a full Nordic retail shop, rental center, and cafe- all surrounded by 90KM of cross country trails.
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You can find heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) companies in and near Little Elm. You can contact multiple HVAC companies in Little Elm by selecting them and sending an enquiry at one shot. To book an appointment with a particular HVAC company click on the appointment button to view the available dates and book an appointment.
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A NORTHERN nation normally associated with ice — has appealed for help after an extreme heatwave presented it with a challenge it never expect to face.
DOZENS of forest fires are raging across Sweden, prompting Stockholm to ask for emergency help to fight the blazes.
The fires erupted during an extreme heatwave currently sweeping the Nordic region.
“Due to the heat and the unusually dry weather, the risk for fires is approaching record-setting levels in big parts of Sweden,” the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) said.
Even northern Swedish Lapland, inside the Arctic Circle, has been affected. Five wildfires were burning in the forests outside the town of Jokkmokk, a popular tourist destination in the winter.
“This is not looking good, it’s burning uncontrollably and spreading quickly,” rescue officer Torbjorn Wannqvist told TT.
MSB said two Italian firefighting aircraft had been sent to assist in badly hit areas of central Sweden, while Norway had dispatched six helicopters.
Swedish authorities said 44 fires were burning across the country, urging locals living close to the blazes in the central counties of Gavleborg, Jamtland and Dalarna to evacuate.
MSB fire chief Britta Ramberg told TT news agency the fire in Jamtland was “the largest and spreading the fastest”.
The fire there had already engulfed 2500 hectares and was spreading by 10 square metres a minute, authorities said.
MSB said it had asked the EU Civil Protection Mechanism for more firefighting planes in addition to those sent from Italy due to lack of capacity and manpower.
“The drought has led to a large amount of simultaneous fires in the forests and land,” emergency services company SOS Alarm said in a statement, adding that the number of fires would “likely” increase.
Meteorologists have in recent days warned of extremely hot temperatures in Sweden, saying it’s “unusual” for a heatwave to last this long.
Record temperatures above 33C were reported in Uppsala, a city north of Stockholm, and more than 30 degrees throughout the rest of the country.
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The Buckhead Atlanta real estate market is still moving, and we wanted to “take it’s pulse!” So let’s look at the Buckhead Market Report October 2018.
First, a look at the condominium market…and a disclaimer. Buckhead and how homes are listed by agents, can vary. We compiled this report based on the Area 21 as designated by the First Multiple Listing Service. (A map of this is to the right) Some listings that a buyer might think is a Buckhead area, may not appear as part of this report, but this is how we pulled these market numbers.
For October, there were 390 active listings, ranging from a Collier Green 1-bedroom at $115,000 to a 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom at The St. Regis for $15.995M. In the chart below, you can see the average days on market to be 80, but the St. Regis listing seems to have been on the market for 666 days!
62 listings were Under Contract, and ranged from $118,949 at Parklane on Peachtree to $1.8M at The Charles.
133 homes sold (or closed) in October in Buckhead. They ranged in price from $105,000 at Slaton Manor to a 2-bedroom at The Wakefield at $2.772M.
In the Single-family market in Buckhead, there were 499 homes listed For Sale. (An adjustment to the chart below is $379,900 for a home in LaVista Park to $25M for the former Tyler Perry estate, some 10,000 sq. ft on 17 acres. You can see that listing HERE!
There were 59 homes Under Contract ranging in price from $500,000 in Peachtree Hills to $4.950M on West Andrews Drive.
72 homes sold in October, ranging from $462,000 in Meadowbrook to $4.975M on Knollwood Drive in Tuxedo Park.
If you are looking to Buy or Sell a home in Buckhead, MyAtlantaMojo.com can help!
Buying? Are you looking to buy a Buckhead home or condo? We can set up specific searches for you based on price, building or other specifics you may be looking for. In a competitive Seller’s Market, we can alert you of new listings within minutes of them hitting the market! Just complete out Buyer Information Form, or let’s schedule a time to talk about what you are looking for!
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The North Star is more than just a book it's an educational philosophy about individual learning and creative thinking. This Web site celebrates the many and varied themes of The North Star and how they can inspire any learner, young or old.
The publishing world must think we're crazy, but we are very excited that our audience can enjoy free access to a special web version of our cornerstone story "The North Star" written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
Resulting from fifteen years of developing award-winning educational software for the classroom and visiting teachers and students across the country, The North Star is author and educator Peter Reynolds' seminal work. The fable, which helps children and adults chart meaningful life journeys, serves as the cornerstone of Peter's philosophy about creativity and life-long learning.
This fable helps "children of all ages" explore their true path on the journey of life.
Whether you are at home or in school, the information posted in the North Star Sharing Center by contributors of all walks of life are there to help inspire themes of personal navigation and exploration.
At the Sharing Center there are many ways you can express your own philosphies, dreams, ideas, goals and missions in your life's journey as you discover those of others.
Through our parent site, FableVision, you can get in touch with us or sign our guestbook!
The book is complimented by the free "North Star Personal Constellation Map Maker" software which helps young and old learners explore their own life's journey. In the the North Star philosophy, stars are used as metaphors for the things that inspire and influence us in life. This software allows you to "map" your experiences as a personal constellation, so you can see where you've been, and where you are going.
You will need the the Macromedia Shockwave plug-in to properly view the software on your browser. The browser iteslf should be version 3.0 or better of either Netscape or Internet Explorer.
On the bottom of almost all of the North Star Web site pages you will notice a twinkling yellow star that, when clicked on, will open up a separate window that contains a quote, sentence or paragraph regarding individual philosophies and refelections about life, education, etc.
We call them Cool Thoughts and every time you click on the star, a Cool Thought is randomly picked from our burgeoning collection and displayed for your perusement.
Don't forget! If you ever get lost in our site and don't know what to do next just look for the little, blue star at the top of each page. This will take you to the StarDex, an index/outline of this site. From there you're on your own to decide your path!
This Web site was created by FableVision, publishers of quality educational software and classroom materials for all ages. FableVision's products include the award-winning BrainCogs, EssayExpress, StationaryStudio and Animation-ish software. For more information about FableVision's educational mission, click here.
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A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able to take the boys on their first journey to London.
I was so excited about it, and so nervous at the same time.
The boys haven't had the same experiences as Seren, because they've never been an only child, and because they're twins. It's rubbish, but taking two children of the same age out and about has complexities, although equally you get to enjoy twice the excitement when you find the right thing to do..
Now I'm confident enough taking the boys out and about without a buggy I felt getting to London was more realistic.
And so at 7am when I woke the boys up to be greeted with moans, the magic words "don't you want to come to London with mummy?" turned everything around.
Waiting at the train station the boys spotted a policeman, who fortunately responded well to the boys pointing at him chanting "Police", arriving in London they also benefited from a policeman and a dog with a lot of patience.
So not only did the boys get to go on the big blue train, but also the tunnel train and the big red bus.
When we arrived at Beaufort House the boys were already over-giddy with excitement, and they soon settled into a party atmosphere.
The boys were in London to party! The team at Growing Up Milk Info had put on a fantastic toddler-focused Christmas bash, and with fantastic food (and lattes!) for the grown-ups, everyone was more than happy to watch the children become centre of attention.
Of course, the children had no idea what was in store for them, too interested in the food on offer.
And yet, when the big man himself arrived, a hush fell.
Talks were given, and presents offered.
Gratefully accepted, the boys were overjoyed to meet 'the man' himself.
Dreams of fireman, Penny and Sam were recited.
Promises of good behaviour and early nights proffered.
And all too soon the party came to end, and for the boys the excitement was far from over.
Going home meant the ride on the big red bus and the tunnel train.
And, of course, it meant playing the loudest games on the big blue train home.
Disclosure: Growing Up Milk Info covered my travel expenses for this trip, and I am really grateful to them for the boys first trip to London. I am really ungrateful to everyone on our underground train to Sloane Square from Paddington who could not give up one seat for the boys, and extremely grateful to the lovely people who did on our return journey. And to those (one or two at most) who didn't like the merriment of my boys on Great Western trains- at least they were happy.
But regardless, Happy Christmas- may your days be merry and bright! Ours definitely are!!
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Wix continues to grow rapidly and is nearing capacity in its current location in the Port of Tel Aviv. The new 50,000 square meter space is part of a larger commercial development being built in Tel Aviv, and is expected to become Wix’s new headquarters as well as a campus for employees based in Tel Aviv beginning in 2022, and will be able to accommodate continued growth for years to come.
The Do-It-Yourself website builder Wix.com Ltd. (Nasdaq: WIX) with 1,600 employees in Israel is said to be the toughest and most challenging competitor of WordPress.
Wix expects to occupy the space in two phases — phase one in the second half of 2022 and phase two in the second half of 2023. Wix entered into an agreement to lease the new space with corporate entities controlled by the controlling shareholders of Canada Israel Ltd., a private Israeli real estate corporation. The initial period of the lease agreement is 10 years, and Wix has the option to extend the lease for a period of at least 11 years thereafter.
Wix expects its leasehold improvements associated with building the new office space to be approximately $80 million over a two-and-a-half-year period, beginning in 2021 and ending in 2023. This upfront capital investment will alleviate the need to incur incremental capital costs on an annual basis as the new space is expected to be large enough to accommodate our employee growth for years to come. Additionally, annual operating costs on a per square meter basis is expected to be less than what Wix spends today.
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MPPPI have provided Building and Pest Inspection services to Hawthorn and surrounding suburbs for over a decade and pride ourselves on offering personalised service to every client.
MPPPI will provide a Building Consultant and a Timber Pest Inspector when you book a combined Building and Pest Inspection to ensure your potential new home is a solid investment now and in the future.
Our highly skilled team understand the important role we play in assisting you with your property buying decision and are committed to providing a quality service.
MPPPI is fully insured for your peace of mind, and have extensive knowledge in all aspects of Building and Pest Inspections.
Enquire today with one of customer service team today.
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Another year, another few selections of smartphones that I would see as a potential device worthy to be a good purchase. Although my list is a simple one, but I have looked through all the specifications and I feel that my top 5 list of smartphones for the first half of 2015 is a good guide for those who are looking to buy a new smartphone.
One of the criteria that I look for in a smartphone for 2015 is the ability to support 64-bit systems. That is a major plus point because 64-bit based OS will run faster, more stable and better memory management. Take a look at iPhone 6. With only 1GB of RAM, the phone still runs smoothly without any glitch or lag. The OS is built so well that it uses little memory that caused smooth scrolling. It is also built on a 64-bit system.
Another criteria is the ability to support LTE network. I see that LTE is getting more important for us on daily use. We want faster internet and less downtime. LTE in Kuala Lumpur has good coverage. I can be in a secluded area on the outskirts of KL and still can receive LTE network. So it’s all good if you’re using it within Klang Valley.
No more delays, here are my top 5 list of smartphones that are worthy of buying.
This is my personal phone. The one that I’m currently using. Well…close enough. I’m using the Moto G 2014 Edition without the LTE support. So this is potentially a replacement phone for me. Why? Because it’s Moto G.
Tell you the truth, this is one heck of a good phone. The specifications can be considered low for today’s usage. Powered by Snapdragon 400 and only 1GB of RAM, but because it doesn’t come with “bloatwares”, it runs smoothly. And after I receive the Lollipop update, it works even better. The LTE version has been upgraded a little bit. It now comes with 16GB of space (instead of 8GB) and Android Lollipop out-of-the-box. So if you’re planning not to spend too much on a new phone, this is a good phone to buy. Price should be around RM700.
First time that I have a HTC in my list. The HTC Desire 820 is another good potential performer for the first half of 2015. I have this one in my list because the price is not that expensive and it supports both LTE and 64-bit system.
The Desire 820 is using a Snapdragon 615 with big.LITTLE architecture and comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of space inside the phone. Supports up to 128GB of microSD card too. Needless to say, this phone also caught my attention by its beautifully designed exterior. It looks stunning. Price is around RM1,199.
What, you may ask? Yes. It’s a BlackBerry. No I made no mistake by adding it in my list. And yes, it’s still exist. Now I’m gonna tell you why I have this in my list.
I have used a BlackBerry during its peak era. I love the keyboard and it’s so much easier to type on it. It was the clickaty-clickaty-clack sound when typing that made it a trademark by us BlackBerry users. After most of the other smartphones emerges (Android and iPhone), users started making the shift out from BlackBerry and they prefer the touch screen interface. And with tons of cool apps available on Android and iPhone, they left BlackBerry for good.
Honestly, this is my top most possible purchase of 2015. I’m shifting back to BlackBerry. This BlackBerry Classic has bigger screen than the Q10, it feels more solid, it’s faster and has smoother operations, and most of all…it supports Android apps. You can now install any Android APK to sideload with the BlackBerry Classic (or any other BlackBerry 10 OS based phones). On the other hand, there is also the Amazon App Store that comes with the phone so you can also install any Android apps from there. It runs on Snapdragon dual core 1,5 krait CPU and with 2GB of RAM. You also got 16GB of space with support up to 128GB microSD. Camera has been improved with 8-megapixel and the ability to shoot a full 1080p HD video. I could have listed the full touchscreen version of the BlackBerry like the Z30 or the Z3 here. But I won’t. Why? It’s the keyboard man…the keyboard. Price is around RM1,599.
The new Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro is another beautifully designed phone. It is due for launch sometime in April 2015 and I expect it to be a hit. The Vibe X2 however, is already on the market. The differences between the Vibe X2 and the Vibe X2 Pro are the CPU (Mediatek true-octa core for Vibe X2 and Snapdragon 615 for Vibe X2 Pro), screen size (Vibe X2 is 5″ and X2 Pro is 5.3″), camera (both are 13-megapixel but Vibe X2 Pro has 13-megapixel front camera with autofocus, only 5-megapixel on Vibe X2 and no autofocus) and there’s no expansion slot for Vibe X2 as oppose to 128GB microSD ready for Vibe X2 Pro.
I expect the Vibe X2 Pro will be a hit because of the design and the LTE + 64-bit system ready. The design appears like it comes in three layers of colours. It’s very slim too, so it is nice to hold. It’s a phone for selfie lovers, all thanks to the 13-megapixel front camera. Lets not forget the autofocus capability on the front camera too. Expected price: RM1,299 (RM999 for Vibe X2).
First time ever that Asus get on top of my list. For a good reason too. It is the first ever Android smartphone that comes with 4GB of RAM. But many other phone makers are coming up with 4GB of RAM already, but Asus is the first to announce it. Expected launch date is March 2015.
This (rather) large 5.5″ screen Asus Zenfone 2 is one of those phones that shouts “buy me now”, and I would reply “shut up and take my money”. I’ll tell you why later on. But first, some basic specs. It is powered by a 64-bit ready quad-core Intel Atom processor, 4GB of RAM (although they also have a 2GB variant available), LTE ready, 16/32/64 GB storage space options and up to 64GB external microSD. Also comes with an improved 13-megapixel camera with dual LED (dual tone) flash. The specifications in this Zenfone 2 are quite a good and can be a good contender to challenge the upcoming flagship phones by other phone makers. But, here’s why I would buy it. It is actually priced quite low. The estimated selling price for this phone is USD$200. That’s only about RM700 (depending on currency exchange) for this high-spec Android phone. That is why this Asus Zenfone 2 is on top of my list this time.
I do have two other phones in mind that can be a great phone to use in 2015. But because of the market, I don’t know whether the other two phones will be made available here in Malaysia or not. But nonetheless, both of them are worth mentioning. They are Saygus V2 and Archos 50 Diamond.
That’s the end of my personal opinion on top 5 smartphones worth buying for the first half of 2015. The Moto G will remain as my personal best option if you’re looking for something simple and cheap. The HTC Desire 820 is a beautifully designed Android phone that won’t break your bank that much. BlackBerry Classic is for those who used to love BlackBerry at one point, and that it is now worth to buy because of the Android app support. Lenovo is starting to make some good looking phones already and after acquiring Motorola, Lenovo is gaining grounds. Finally, Asus is making a good move on making a high-spec device with a relatively low price to gain some new fans.
So I hope my list will help you to make some decisions on your next smartphone purchase for the first half of 2015. Thank you for reading.
Note: I list the smartphones that not many people have heard of or being overlooked at. If you notice, I don’t list out the mainstream devices made by the tech giants such as Samsung, Apple or Sony. Reason being, most of their phones are in my opinion, rather overpriced. Except for BlackBerry because of the keyboard man…the keyboard.
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Kumasi is the capital city of the Ashanti region, a very important and historical centre for Ghana. Tradition is held very high in Kumasi and blends very well with modernity. There is a wide range of attractions in Kumasi.
The Manhyia Palace, the seat of the King of Ashanti and members of the royal family is situated in the northern part of the city. The Palace has a courtyard and a courtroom where matters dealing with the constitution and customs are deliberated upon the traditional council. Visitors can get a good insight into traditional African democracy, which is still very present in the customs of the people when they visit the courtyard. The meetings are open to the public.
Lake Bosumtwi, the largest natural lake in Ghana, is about 32 kilometres southeast of Kumasi. The Ashantis believe that the souls of their dead come to the lake to say goodbye to god called Twi. One theory says that the huge meteorite formed the lake. Another says that it is the crater of an extinct volcano.
The ancient capital of the Ashanti kingdom, Kumasi is still the heart of Ashanti country and the site of West Africa's largest cultural center, the palace of the Ashanti king. To add to the appeal, it's surrounded by rolling green hills and has a vast central market as vibrant as any in Africa.
The citys major attraction is the National Cultural Center, a 10 minute walk west of the market. The sprawling complex encompasses a fascinating museum of Ashanti history, a popular library, an excellent crafts shop and an exhibition hall. Classes in traditional dance and drumming are available. One of the centre's more interesting exhibits is the fake golden stool used to trick the British, who'd heard that the real Golden Stool held the strength of the Ashanti empire and demanded it be brought to them. It was decades before they discovered the ruse. The real stool is kept at Manhyia Palace and is brought out only on special occasions. It's so sacred that not even the king is allowed to sit on it, and it's never allowed to touch the ground. There's a photo of it in the museum.
If you're looking to escape the heat, one option is to head next door to the zoological gardens, with its lovely gardens and somewhat depressing zoo - picture caged chimps toying with broken beer bottles. Watch your step, as crocodiles and porcupines roam freely. Half a kilometer to the west, the Anokye Sword sticks out of the ground exactly where - according to legend - the Golden Stool descended from the heavens to mark the beginning of the Ashanti people. Legend has it that if the sword is ever pulled out, the Ashanti kingdom will disappear.
Manhyia Palace, better known as Asantehene's Palace, is the palace of the highest Ashanti ruler. Ashanti kings have never lived in luxury, and visitors are often surprised by how sparse and unpretentious the palace is. The current king lives in a more recent palace directly behind the old one, and if you bring a gift and enquire politely, you may be able to meet him. You might also try to arrive on the Adae Festival - there are two every 42 days - when the king's subjects come to pay him homage.
In the villages around Kumasi, artisans specialize in crafts such as goldsmithing, wood carving, cloth printing and weaving. Bonwire is the place to go for kente cloth, Pankrono is best for pottery, Ahwiaa for woodcarving and Ntonso for adinkra cloth. Private taxis and tro-tro are the best ways to reach any of the craft villages.
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2019-04-25T10:21:12Z
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On Wednesday, Ford announced a program in cooperation with Deutsch Post DHL Group and StreetScooter to integrate a series of electrically- powered delivery vans as part of a pre-production test. 150 Ford Transit vans will be converted by Streetscooter into battery-powered electric vehicles, and renamed "Work XL." The body will be altered to DHL's specifications for the purpose of parcel delivery.
These vans will be used to supplement DHL current fleet of urban delivery vehicles in Germany, and will pave the way for an additional 2,500 Work XL electric delivery vans by the end of 2018. The Work XL will be made available for purchase by interested commercial customers. They will have over 20 cubic meters (700 cubic feet) of storage. The battery output will vary between 30 and 90 kWh, which will allow for a range between 50 and 125 miles. Estimated charging time is three hours.
According to Ford's announcement, these 2,500 vans may prevent a total of 12,500 tons of CO2 emissions each year, as well as save more than 1.25 million gallons of diesel.
Ford and DHL aren't the only ones going electric in the shipping industry. Keen to capitalize on the budding market, Mercedes announced an electric semi truck for use in urban environments back in February, available in flatbed, box, and refrigerator styles with a maximum range of 120 miles and a payload limit of 12.8 tons. It may have to compete with the upcoming Tesla semi truck, due to be revealed in September—though Daimler has shown no concern over the upstart American company's exploding popularity.
Likewise, Stateside is a Californian startup aiming to occupy the same market segment with its Chanje V0870, with an estimated 100-mile range and a maximum payload of three tons. Without a major parcel or postage service partnership, however, the Chanje van may prove hard to sell to electric-skeptical American buyers.
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2019-04-22T10:38:06Z
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You can order your apparels with our custom labeling service. So you can get a product made 100% custom for you and with your branding. We have a wide variety of label types available, also offering low minimums on custom labels. Even low quantity limited edition collections can be manufactured with your branded custom labels.
Screen printed labels can legitimize your brand in the eyes of your consumers.The most popular way to brand your brand’s apparel, custom neck labels are directly screen printed on the inside of your garments at the back of the neck. These tags are superior to the industry standard heat-transfer tags due to their improved wash fastness. At Stylus Apparel, we use low-bleed technology to keep ink from bleeding through to the nape of your shirt… even on white shirts.
Typically, woven label tags are installed under the neck tape. However, they may also be sewn onto a shirt’s bottom hem or sleeve for added visibility (a great idea for brands seeking exposure and establishment)!Woven labels are traditionally used to indicate sizing — but they can just showcase a brand’s logo, too. Simply put — having a custom woven label added to your private label apparel increases the professional look of the garment. Additionally, woven labels “legitimize” the product as boutique-worthy or retail-quality in the consumer’s mind — which is always great for your bottom line.
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2019-04-23T22:47:43Z
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Embracing the Race Trevor Bayne is the youngest race car driver ever to win the Daytona 500. Throughout his high-speed career, from his early start driving go-karts to his incredible win at NASCAR's biggest race, Trevor attributes all his success to God—both on and off the track. His amazing story, from start to finish, will inspire young and old, racing enthusiasts or not, as they read Driven by Faith, the story of a boy unafraid to share his faith and a man who gives all the glory to God. Includes a personal note from Trevor Bayne.
Godwin Kelly grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, home to NASCAR and the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. While other children across the country admired the sports heroes of the day, such as Bart Starr and Mickey Mantle, Godwin’s followed stock car racing’s Fireball Roberts and Richard Petty. Godwin has been the Motorsports Editor at the Daytona Beach News-Journal since 1982 and published four books about stock car racing.
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2019-04-26T16:09:05Z
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Stuff on a Stick offers you full step-by-step instructions for 21 quirky recipes for food served on a stick. Learn how to make entire meals from starters to desserts, all served on sticks! All projects come from Instructables.com, are written by carnival food experts, and contain pictures for each step so you can easily do it yourself. It’s better on a stick!
By Boys stink- throw rocks at them.
Awful -don't waste your money!
Just expected so much more! Blurred pictures, 40 pages of a hike in the mountains? If I want that crap I'll read a blog, not purchase a book.
It is easy to follow and the recipes are great!
What a witty, well-written book of unusual recipes! I can't wait to try the spaghetti on a stick! The recipes are clearly written using simple, easy to find ingredients. The numerous pictures along with the step by step directions are easy to follow.
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2019-04-21T22:04:03Z
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Implied consent is the idea that you agreed to the chemical test in advance. By driving on California’s roads, you are implicitly agreeing to California’s DUI rules. It is too late to refuse once you are arrested.
Agree to the chemical test after you are arrested.
If you have already refused it, speak to a lawyer about challenging the “refusal” charge.
Make notes as soon as possible on how you were processed and what police said when they asked you to take the test. This information could help you challenge it.
Are there exceptions where I am allowed to refuse the chemical test?
Yes. If you have not yet been arrested, you are not required to submit to a breath test. Police will often ask you to take one during the traffic stop. This test is known as a PAS and it is optional in most cases. Unless you are under 21 or you are on DUI probation, you can politely decline this test.
Police need a warrant in order to conduct a blood test.
You are allowed to request one type of test over another. For example, you can request a breath test instead of a blood test. However, if only one type of test is available, you must submit to it.
Police must inform you that the test is required by law. If they fail to do this, your refusal does not count as refusal.
How do I fight a refusal charge?
There are specific tactics for fighting both a blood test refusal and a breath test refusal. Likewise, all refusal charges are open to challenge if you were not informed that refusal is illegal. But you need to understand that a DUI is much more serious when there is a refusal charge attached. The refusal will affect both your immediate license suspension hearing with the DMV and the criminal penalties you face. You need to speak to a lawyer to help you win your case.
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2019-04-18T23:00:55Z
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PEAK ENTERPRISES IS WHERE WINNERS COME TO PLAY.
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2019-04-24T04:00:14Z
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