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High-quality color photos and graphics. Maximum 13-by-19-inch paper size. Various fine-art papers available.
Bottom Line
Canon's top-of-the-line desktop photo printer does a great job with graphics and with most photos, but it's notably slow.
Put the Canon Pixma Pro9500 ($849.99 direct) next to the less expensive Editors' Choice Canon Pixma Pro9000, and they look like twins. Both are essentially the same size (within a tenth of an inch). Both can print at up to 13 by 19 inches using Canon's fine-art papers. Both feed large-size paper through a single-sheet manual-feed front tray. Both are as close as you can get to being dedicated photo printers without actually ruling out the ability to print on plain paper.
Despite the similarity, there's a reason why the Canon Pixma Pro9500 is at the top of the Canon line of desktop photo printers, and the Pro9000 is one step down. The difference is the ink. It's enough to make the Pro9500 a notably better choice for a professional or serious amateur photographer, assuming you have the extra money to spend.
The Pixma Pro9000 is built around an eight-color ink system, with cyan, yellow, magenta, black, light cyan, light magenta, red, and green inks. The last two inks are meant to widen the gamut of colors the Pro9000 can print compared with printers with only four or six ink colors.
Instead of the eight dye-based inks in the Pro9000, the Pixma Pro9500 uses ten pigment inks, adding a gray cartridge and a second black cartridge. Canon says that the pigment inks improve both the look of gradations, with shading changing more smoothly, and the longevity of the photos, with a dark-storage lifetime of 200 years for monochrome photos and 100 years for color photos with any Canon paper, and a minimum 50-year lifetime framed behind glass.
The two black cartridges give the printer both a matte black for non-glossy paper and a photo black for glossy paper. The gray cartridge makes it much easier to print black-and-white photos with grays that shade smoothly. All of these things make the Pro9500 of interest to anyone who prints monochrome photos.
As with most large printers, the hardest part of setting up the 33.9 pound, 7.6-by-26.0-by 13.9-inch (HWD) Pro9500 is finding a spot for it. In addition to making room for the printer itself, you need room in front and back to print from the front loading tray. There's also a 20-sheet input tray sticking up from the back of the printer, but the front-loading tray is the only choice for printing heavyweight fine-art papers.
Printing from the front tray is a manual-feed operation. You have to open a tray in the back, adjust the front tray to use the straight-through path, and then feed one sheet of paper through the front slot. The printer feeds the paper backward and out through its rear slot in a flat path, positioning it so the leading edge is under the print head. It then feeds the paper forward again to print it.
To make room for the paper, you need 11 inches of clear space in back of the printer and 16 inches in front. Fortunately, you don't have to tie up the entire 26-by-41-inch area of flat space. Both the back and front trays support themselves, so they can stick out past the edge of a desk or table.
Once you find a suitable spot for the Pro9500, setup is typical for a Canon ink jet that connects by USB cable. Remove the packing materials, snap in the print head and cartridges, load paper, run the automated installation routine, and plug in the USB cable when the software tells you to.
It's unlikely that you'll want to use the Pro9500 for printing on anything but photo paper, so it's not surprising that the driver is set to photo paper by default. But there's nothing to stop you from printing standard business documents on plain paper if you want to. I ran our business applications suite, being careful to change the settings to plain paper and standard quality for the suite.
There's no escaping the conclusion that the Pro9500 is slow. I timed it (using QualityLogic's hardware and software, www.qualitylogic.com) at a total of 47 minutes 49 seconds on the suitefar slower than, for example, the Pro9000 at 25:58, or the directly competitive HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printer at 16:13. I don't count this as an issue for the Pro9500, since business applications are not what the printer is meant for. And pigment inks take longer to dry than dye-based inks, which forces the printer to slow down to give the ink a chance to dry between passes of the print head.
The slow speed carries over into photo printing as well, with the Pro9500 averaging 3:32 for each 4-by-6 and 6:44 for each 8-by-10. The B9180 averaged 2:13 and 3:51, and even that looks slow compared with the Pro9000, which averaged 1:06 and 2:05. I didn't time any of these printers for 13-by-19 output because they all require manual steps to load the paper, and there are too many variables to make meaningful comparisons.
Of course, the key question for photo printers at this level isn't speed so much as whether the output is worth waiting for. The good news is that it is. I printed on an assortment of papers, including matte, semi-gloss, and various fine-art papers. I saw no serious flaws on any output, and only one moderate flaw on one photo. Similarly colored fruit in a fruit bowl was nearly the same color, almost losing the distinctions that define the edges and keep, for example, an orange and a grapefruit from visually merging into each other. But almost is the key word. Even that photo's quality was good overall, if just a touch below the top quality of all the Pro9500's other output. The monochrome output in particular is worth mention, delivering on the promise of remarkably smooth shading in gradients.
Graphics quality is very much in the top tier for ink jets, with no flaws worth mention. Output on plain paper is more than good enough for internal business use. Output on photo paper is suitable for a graphic artist. Even text on plain paper was better than most ink jets can manage, with more than half of our test fonts easily readable with well formed characters at five points, and almost half passing that threshold at four points.
The Pro9500 isn't intended for printing standard office text documents, so I don't recommend buying it for that. If you're forced into a situation where you have to print them, though, the printer can handle it. When it comes to photos and graphics, on the other hand, the Pro9500 is easy to recommend, but with a hedge.
If you rarely or never need to print black-and-white photos and you'd rather not put up with the printer's slow speed, you're better off with a less expensive choice such as the Pro9000 or the B9180, both of which are Editors' Choice winners. In fact, the B9180 is a close match to the Pro9500 and costs less, so you may prefer it in any case. But at this rarefied level of high-quality photo printers, choosing the best output is really a matter of taste. If you're serious about photos and demanding about qualityparticularly for black-and-white photosthe Pixma Pro9500 belongs on your short list.
Benchmark Test Results
Check out the Canon Pixma Pro9500's test scores.
More inkjet printer reviews:
Epson WorkForce WF-110 Wireless Mobile Printer
Canon Pixma G5020 Wireless MegaTank Printer
Epson EcoTank ET-2760 All-In-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer
Brother MFC-J5845DW INKvestment Tank Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer
Epson EcoTank ET-3760 All-In-One Cartridge-Free Supertank Printer


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Top Ottawa Divorce Lawyer | Angela Daniels
Angela Daniels
Daniels Law Firm
Direct Line: 613-867-6871
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: lawyerinottawa.com
116 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON
Do you need an Ottawa family law lawyer? Contact Angela Daniels.
Year called to the bar: 2005
Top Ottawa Divorce Lawyer – Angela Daniels is the founder of Daniels Law Firm. The bulk of her practice is devoted to helping people in Ottawa and the surrounding areas deal with their family law needs including divorce and separation. Ontario Family law is a complicated and often changing area of law. Factor in the heightened emotions that are usually involved, and its easy to understand why you need an experienced, knowledgeable and compassionate, Ottawa divorce lawyer in your corner.
Top Ottawa Divorce Lawyer Handling Issues Such As:
+ Child Custody and Access
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+ Spousal Support
+ Property Division
+ Divorce
+ Pre-Nuptial Agreements
+ Co-Habitation Agreements
+ Separation Agreements
+ Common Law Spouses
+ Surrogacy, Egg & Sperm Donation Agreements
Areas of Practice
+ Family Law
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As well as:
+ Immigration law
+ Civil Litigation
+ Wills & Estates
Professional Memberships and Activities
+ Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
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+ LL.B., University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario – 2004
+ B.A., (High Honours), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario – 1999
A Top Ottawa Divorce Lawyer
It is a difficult time when a marriage dissolves. Ones judgement can be impaired by emotion and it is tempting to surrender ones rights for the sake of expediency. We are available to provide you top notch, legal representation throughout the divorce and protect your rights and interest. We handle every divorce case in an honest, professional, considerate and result oriented manner. Our extensive experience handling divorce matters, our diligence and our client centred approach make us the right choice in your search for a top Ottawa divorce lawyer.
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The inaugural Capital Health Tech Summit took place on June 15, 2017 at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. Following a series of "flash briefings" highlighting the latest innovations in health tech in Greater Washington, the Summit's engaging Innovation Panel discussed how the Greater Washington ecosystem can catalyze and invest in innovations like those presented in the briefings. The panelists also discussed opportunities for innovators to work with the federal government to launch their innovations.
Panelists included FDA Senior Innovation Architect and Advisor to the CTO and Director of Innovation Steven Hubbard, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Acting Executive Director for Innovation, Immediate Office of the Secretary Sanjay Koyani, Dcode42 Founder and CEO Meagan Metzger, and MedStar Health Chief Innovation Officer and MedStar Institute for Innovation Director Dr. Mark S. Smith. Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Robert Silverman moderated.
According to panelists, Greater Washington is a global leader in health innovation because of its:
- Wealth of talent: the region's talent pool is hungry to make a difference in people's lives
- Federal government opportunitiess: innovators can make a tangible impact on healthcare by taking advantage of real opportunities to launch technologies in the government (including challenge.gov)
- Unmatched university and health systems open to embracing new health innovations and incorporating them into practice
The speakers also discussed the need for new partnerships between health systems, the private sector and incubators to spur innovation, and the need for enhanced innovation in the area of home health and preventive care, a booming field.
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TFAD, our paint team, and Congressman Dwight Evans.
Director Jordan Parisse Ferrarini engaging a mentee for a 1 on 1 "Power Talk" during a "Contractor Walk & Talk Session".
We started off the morning with the demolition of old an rotted framing members in order to make way for a new installation.
Instructor Deni and Trades for a Difference's youngest mentee Malcolm.
Today our mentee's learned how to pocket and install joist in an old work application. We think they did a great job!
Today Trade's for a Difference mentor and in-house design specialist Matthew stopped by just to make sure that everything was going to plan with our renovation.


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Geoff Duern | Customer Service | Analytics Manager | Facility Services
Geoff Duern has been Varsity's Customer Service and Analytics Manager since 2007.
His responsibilities include managing the Customer Support Center for Varsity and its affiliate company, System 1 Inc. He is responsible for implementation, administration and continuing development of Varsity's Salesforce CRM system as well as managing other corporate software and web development programs. Geoff also manages Varsity's quality assurance system, including database administration and continual development. He also serves as Varsity's corporate liaison for NetSupply ordering system.
Geoff is responsible in providing business analytics and reporting support to Varsity's executive management.
Geoff's work experience prior to joining Varsity includes Sales, Billing, Payroll, Logistics, Steel Manufacturing, Residential Construction (he owned his own construction company), Teaching (Post-Secondary Education), as well as IT administration.
Geoff is Lean Sigma Green Belt certified and holds an Honours degree in Business from Redeemer College University and an Honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Toronto.


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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
One Month
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EEEEeeeeekkkk!! I'm so freakin' excited for you!!! I can feel the excitement coming from your words and I know (despite the nervousness) that you will be ready! And you will enjoy the crap out of this race because you worked so long and hard to get there. I will be my own little virtual cheering party over here but you can guarantee I'll be yelling and cheering at the computer as you run! This is the icing on the cake!! Take many photos of the insanely cool atmosphere (and race prep!), okay? Go get 'em!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Jenn!! Oh man, I'm not sure how I'm going to contain the excitement as it gets closer. But yes, I plan to enjoy the crap out of it! I'm sure my family will be snapping lots of photos and I'll share them all :)Delete
You've got this, Teal. You alluded to it, but even in the taper you're still working hard toward your goal- with the water bottle strategy, the outfit, the cheering section, etc. The devil's in the details, I guess. Plus, you just had a big PR in Jacksonville, even if it wasn't what you wanted, it's nice to have a good race that isn't your goal race. You gotta be confident and as you say, dream big.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to watch and see how you do in the trials! It's all really inspirational to me to see your first races and how those times dropped and that you're now lining up beside Shalane or Desi. You've given a lot of runners out there hope, and that means something.Replies
Thanks, Amy! I'm so glad you've gotten inspiration from my story--that's the whole reason I share it! I've come a LONG way, but it just comes down to working hard and believing in yourself. Dream big and who knows where it'll take you!Delete
- GotMyTShirtJanuary 14, 2016 at 11:52 AM
Why is Team Teal extraordinarily large and enthusiastic? Because you inspire us -- training, racing, up or down. Yesterday I told a woman I see on the commuter train (I know her dog's name but not hers) that the Olympic Trials are one month away. She got very excited and asked if it was being televised so she could watch and cheer you on. Team Teal -- Catch Our Spirit, Because You Can't Catch Her!ReplyDeleteReplies
So So SOOOOOO excited for you! I know it's getting real, and close and a million emotions you have to be dealing with but.....you earned this! Go after those final few weeks of training knowing this was what all the work was for. I'm totally watching the trials and can't wait to be like hey hey hey "I've met her?!" Haha. It's going to be an experience of a lifetime for youReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Laura! I think my moment of TV glory will come when the men lap me, so keep your eyes peeled :)Delete
Hi Teal! I haven't had the chance to congratulate you on this ridiculously awesome achievement so I figured now was better late than never. I fell completely out of the running loop for quite a while and am just now starting to catch up on everything (which includes like two years of blogs from some of my favorite writers!). In any case, best of luck out there and kick some butt!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Michelle! Glad you're getting back in the running loop :)Delete
I'm so happy I discovered your blog today!! I'm just at the beginning of my training cycle for a marathon at the beginning of May, and I've loved looking at your posts that have shown your progress in the marathon over the years - SO inspiring! Best of luck in the trials, I'll be rooting for you!! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Nora! Glad you found it and thanks for following along! Good luck as you start your training!!Delete
So! Excited for you!!!! I wish I was in your extravagant spectating squad, but I'll be extravagant while I watch on TV, promise! You're in great shape, you've definitely worked hard and you deserve to enjoy the YOU-KNOW-WHAT out of this race. GOOOOOOO Teal!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Salty! I yell loudly at the TV when I watch races and I'm pretty sure it helps the runners (right??!) so I'm sure your extravagant cheering will be felt :)Delete


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Californians to Weigh Recreational Marijuana Use This Fall
Voters in California this fall could approve recreational marijuana use for adults who are 21 or older.
Currently, 23 states across the country have laws in place permitting medical marijuana use. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, California was the first state to approve the substance.
Now, the state is poised to take on recreational marijuana use. Voters this fall could decide whether or not to join four other states and Washington, D.C., on legalizing cannabis.The Proposal
On Nov. 8, Californians in the voting booth likely will review a measure that would permit the following for people 21 and older:
- Possessing and transporting marijuana for recreational purposes
- Growing up to six plants for recreational purposes
- Using marijuana for recreational purposes
The Los Angeles Times states that the Adult Use of Marijuana Act imposes a 15 percent tax on the substance's retail sales.
The proposal has collected more than the required 365,880 signatures needed to make it to a vote. Now, officials will have to verify those signatures before placing it on the November ballot.Public Support
The Times points out that the Public Policy Institute of California ran a poll last year to gauge interest in approving recreational marijuana. The research found that 55 percent of the people likely to vote in an election were in favor of such legislation. This is important, as 53 percent of voters defeated a similar measure in 2010. In 1996, when the state passed the medical marijuana measure, more than 55 percent of people voted in favor of doing so.Current Possession Laws
Fortunately, the state has decriminalized the possession of less than 28.5 grams of marijuana, treating it as a civil penalty punishable by a fine of up to $100. The penalties are harsher if someone is charged with possessing on a school grounds. Possessing more than 28.5 grams could lead to up to six months in prison and a fine of up to $500.
The law is stricter when it comes to possessing concentrated cannabis. Someone who is charged with any amount of that substance could face up to a year in prison as well as a fine.Current Marijuana Sale Laws
Selling, transporting or otherwise distributing marijuana is considered a felony drug crime and could lead to two, three or four years of imprisonment. The same actions done with a synthetic cannabinoid compound or derivative is a misdemeanor but still carries with it up to six months in jail.
This proposed new law, advocates say, is a good way to track and regulate marijuana, which could be good for public health overall. Anyone who has questions or concerns about drug laws in California should speak with a criminal defense attorney.


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A lot of entries is coming during our #iPhone6Kurio Blog Contest.
This is some of creative entry :
source : http://hasiem.blogspot.com/2014/11/kurio-aplikasi-baca-berita-terbaik-di.html (by : @Rizwanhasim1 )
Video from M.Riyanto (@MRiyanto_Oo) :
1. Review Kurio
2. 7 alasan mengapa harus install Kurio
Video from Hartomo (@tomogoblog)
1. Never Lose Your Curious
2. Kurio Smart News App
Thank you for all Kurio users for the entry. We still waiting for another creatives entry and maybe you are the winner of our #iPhone6Kurio Blog Contest


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Null Island
Back story
Null Island is a fictional island in the Gulf of Guinea located where the equator crosses the prime meridian, at coordinates 0°N 0°E. Creating null island related things has been an ongoing joke in the geo community. For two years in a row (2015-16), I created t-shirts and stickers (these are very popular and highly coveted) that Mapzen gave out at conferences and events.
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Although intended humorously, the fiction has a serious purpose and is used by mapping systems to trap errors. Such errors arise, for example, where an image artifact is erroneously associated to the location by software which cannot attribute a geo-position, and instead associates a latitude and longitude of "Null,Null" or "0,0".[5] Null Island was developed as an idea in 2011 or slightly earlier. Since then, numerous web pages have documented this fictional landmass's flag, geography, and history.
Null island buoy stickers
I designed the null island buoy graphic with inspiration of the red buoy that floats at 0°N 0°E. Since then, this buoy has made appearances in animations and become the official icon of the twitter handle.
The graphic is available under Creative Commons license to use and share.


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Keys to More Contented Living, Part 2: PURPOSE!/
The second key to contented living is Purpose. Purpose is the thing that gets you out of bed in the morning. It provides a channel for passion. One might have multiple Purposes. Generally speaking, one can arrive at his or her Purpose(s) by thinking about goals and then zooming out to find the greater good being attempted. Some examples include: to help others, to work hard, to connect with others, to earn the respect of others, to create, to love passionately, to grow the healthy self, to be a good parent and/or spouse, to lead a spiritual life, to manage life's challenges with grace, etc. It's my belief that living with purpose(s) leads to a more content life. Let's look at how Purposes look different from Goals (goal-setting being highly touted in our society) and then examine why living with intention around your Purpose(s) works.
How living with Purpose differs from living to accomplish a Goal
Goals are tangible, measurable accomplishments we try to achieve at a given point in the future. As such, they become another distinct marker of success or failure. If not approached carefully, goals can get co-opted by our propensity for black and white thinking; meet a goal, you're a success...fail to meet a goal, you're a failure. This is a risk. The real issue here, in my opinion, is that goals are typically celebrated only after they are achieved, and then another goal is quickly set and the past accomplishment is forgotten. As a result, there is little opportunity left on a day-to-day basis to celebrate one's good work. For those with eating disorders or other mental health struggles, goal-setting is especially tricky, because disorders are excellent at coming up with goals that serve their own purposes. Remember that numbers, rigid thinking, and tangible markers of progress can be easily co-opted by one's disordered parts.
Purposes are something you wake up and work with every single morning. One can actualize purpose in many micro-moments throughout his or her day. For this reason, living with Purpose offers many more opportunities for celebration and positive reinforcement. Because this motivator is harder to quantify, it becomes less likely to be storied as a failure. There are numerous opportunities to get back on the horse. You can sleep soundly each night, knowing you lived that day with your purpose(s) in mind. What are some Purposes in your life?
Why living with Purpose works
Purpose gets us out of our heads and into relationship with the world. As such, we're less likely to spin around our critical thoughts and feel isolated from others or alone in the world. Living with purpose creates connections that help us feel more grounded and present. Because Purpose is more generalized than a specific goal, we can even connect with others around our common purposes.
Here's the cool part of it: Approaching each day with purpose will ultimately lead to accomplishing goals. By shifting our attention to the purposes in our lives, we focus on the process and not the end result. As a result, we not only feel more content, but I believe we set ourselves up for greater and more frequent achievements.


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The trachea is the windpipe which transports air from the mouth to the lungs. It is connected above in the neck to the larynx ("Adam's apple") and below in the chest it divides into the left and right bronchi which connect to each lung. The surgeons in the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center diagnose and treat a variety of diseases affecting the trachea.
Tracheal stenosis is narrowing of the trachea. Babies can be born with this condition, but most adult cases develop due to the growth of scar tissue during a period of prolonged intubation (breathing tube placement) or following tracheostomy, a surgically-created opening in the neck for breathing. The trachea can also be externally compressed by other structures, most commonly tumors of the thyroid gland and esophagus.
Several autoimmune disorders and infections can cause inflammation of the trachea which functionally blocks air flow similar to tracheal stenosis. These include Wegener's granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, and amyloidosis. It can also occur as a side effect of radiation therapy to the head, neck, or chest for other conditions.
Tumors that arise in the trachea and bronchi are much more uncommon that tumors of adjacent structures that involve the trachea.
Cancer of the structures around the airway can affect the passage of air through the trachea. These include:
Diseases of the trachea are evaluated using a combination of non-invasive and invasive tests.
Diseases of the trachea are complex and require a multidisciplinary approach. The Department of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center coordinates care between our thoracic surgeons, interventional pulmonologists, head and neck surgeons, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists to determine the optimal strategy for each individual patient.
Treatments range from the administration of medication (such as chemotherapy) or radiation, to endoscopic interventions, to open surgery. Our physicians are constantly trialing new products and techniques to stay on the cutting edge of tracheal medicine, and often will provide therapy to patients deemed untreatable at other centers.
Endoscopic interventions can be performed for definitive treatment of many conditions or for palliation of symptoms. They can typically be performed through a tiny fiberoptic camera (flexible bronchoscope), but occasionally require a larger metal scope (rigid bronchoscope); either way, no incisions are made and side effects are minimal. These interventions include:
Open tracheal surgery is complex, and requires a specialized center and a highly trained team. The surgeons in the Department of Thoracic at Baylor University Medical Center all underwent advanced training in airway surgery, which is only performed a select centers in the country.
Surgery on the trachea involves removal (resection) of the diseased segment followed by reattachment of the ends of the airway (reconstruction). This is the preferred method of treating cancerous diseases, as well as benign diseases that have not responded to less-invasive techniques. Sometimes there is a need for a temporary or permanent tracheostomy, a surgically created opening in the neck for breathing.
Surgical resection and reconstruction is most often done through an incision in the neck, but occasionally requires extension of the incision into the chest through a sternotomy, or dividing the upper part of the breast bone. Diseases of the lower airway, or bronchi, can be approached through the side of the chest, dividing the muscle between the ribs (thoracotomy), and sometimes can be performed in a minimally invasive fashion (video-assisted thoracic surgery, VATS).
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Matt and Kim to take on Dallas November 3rd!10.20.16
Music duo and power couple Matt and Kim are back in Dallas on November 3rd, for the first time since August 2015! It's been a while, but I know they're going to put on an amazing show here. Last time they were here they played a 21+ show for Budweiser, but this time it's all ages! Each time Matt and Kim step onto a stage they make it their personal goal to make sure everyone is having the best time, and they definitely succeed. A fan favorite during shows is when Kim gets into the crowd to dance, everyone goes crazy! Back in May, at Hangout Music Festival, they said that they're trying to do that less and less so that they can add new things to their set. This may be one of the last times to experience that! They are always trying to think of things out of the box and to put on a set that is different than what you see at every other show, and one of the latest things they've added to sets is the incorporation of a GoPro. I had not seen an artist use a GoPro, and especially not in the way they did, on stage before. They even made their newest music video, "Let's Run Away," using a wooden coat hanger, fishing wire, and a GoPro. They've been incorporating the GoPro in more and more shows, so be on the lookout for it!
What I love about Matt and Kim is that they defy the stereotypes sometimes set by music, as most people would assume Kim would be the singer. However, she actually plays drums while Matt is the lead singer. They are two of the most energetic performers I have ever seen, they just seem to be having so much fun on stage. A tradition of theirs is to throw one of their band t-shirts into the audience at the start of the performance, which is a really cool thing as it gets the crowd more hype. Also, their use of confetti is awesome. They definitely love their confetti, as it's present at every show! It's a good way to make the fans smile. They make sure the audience is actively engaged in their set, and they make sure that their visuals draw in the crowd. For the past two months Matt and Kim have been in Brooklyn, and while they have not been playing many shows they are now back playing a few shows. Dallas is one of the lucky few! After these last 5 shows, including Dallas, they plan to take a break for the rest of the year and some of next year in order to continue working on their new music.


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"Convert To LLC"
Should I convert my farm business to an LLC?
"How to Begin"
How do I begin the farm transition planning process?
"Stepped Up"
How can I take advantage of stepped-up basis following a death in the family?
"Fair Division"
How do I provide for the fair division of assets amongst my farming and non-farming children?
"Estate Planning"
What basic estate planning documents should I have in place in order to protect my family in the event of my death or disability?
"Time To Start"
When is a good time to start the farm transition planning process?
"POA Pre 2015"
If my Power of Attorney document was drafted before 2015, should I have it updated to meet the new legal requirements?


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This is not a self indulgent post of my own photo shoot...seriously...I know that I work much better behind the camera, but apparently so does the wonderful woman in my life, Shauna. I just had to show off the awesome camera work that she did tonight. We've started working towards getting her comfortable behind the lenses so that she is able to help me with weddings and other events. We come to find out that she's a pretty dang good photographer (despite the camera being twice the size of her head). My friends had been telling me that my About Me photo wasn't exactly the most inviting of portraits (Thanks Brent), so we took the opportunity while at the park to have her practice and take a few shots of me. I'm beyond pleased with what she did, and think that I'll have a business partner much sooner than I expected. I had to take a shot of her because the About Me page for Siousca Photography is now going to be an About Us page.
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Creating blockbusters remains a key growth factor at Carmignac
The business efficiencies gained in pursuing a limited range of very large funds is a key factor behind the ongoing development of Carmignac Gestion, explains managing director Eric Helderlé.
The business efficiencies gained in pursuing a limited range of very large funds is a key factor behind the ongoing development of Carmignac Gestion, explains managing director Eric Helderlé.
The French originated firm increasingly sees itself as "European" as business continues to develop across borders, and the number of staff hired to address different European markets climbs. Recently Carmignac announced hires to support its Swiss and Italian teams, as well as trading staff – over 80 staff have joined in the past three years.
In light of the growth in both staff and assets, Helderlé, who is based in Paris, recently shared his views on relevant issues, including product development, and the possible challenges to distribution across Europe from regulatory developments.
IE: Is it a challenge being based in France today?
EH: Carmignac is not a French company anymore. You might look at it as a French company, but 80% of our assets are outside of France. We are already a European company, not a French one.
The changing French climate doesn't really affect us. We decided around 2000 to become European through our Luxembourg subsidiary. Our investment range is already international.
IE: Then, as a 'European' company, do you have a view on European level regulatory changes?
EH: What always worries us in these difficult times is the temptation to revert to national models.
There is temptation in the discussion around MiFID to leave more space around this for national countries to do what they want. This is a source of worry for cross-border fund managers like us, because the leverage we have through Ucits, with a single product that can be sold across borders around Europe, is huge for a company such as ours with 200 people.
We can manage over €50bn in assets. It is due to the simplicity of the model: selling one single fund and leveraging on product. Patrimoine is €28bn as you know. You can really create blockbusters and compete with the US.
We know that the strength of the industry in the US is the size of the product. And leveraging the size of the product is the key for an industry that is efficient – can cut costs and be more efficient – and better serve the investor.
If we go back to a more protectionist type of behaviour by leaving individual countries to set their own rules, because there is a lack of consensus in global decision-making, that is going backwards.
That is not a good sign, first of all for the construction of Europe. That is because Europe is also about building common standards; for your electric plug, for your investment, for all sorts of things. If you go back and say 'OK, you can bring back your old electric plug' that is not a sign of progress. That is the main concern.
Another issue is about MiFID II and the RDR. We fought very hard against the implementation of a similar type of regulation in Continental Europe, but it is still under discussion. We are clearly not in favour of the RDR principle. We have to live with it in the UK – and it is interesting for us because we are addressing the UK market. However, there is the whole issue of mid-sized investors who will be left alone without any advice, any follow-up, because right now they cannot afford the advisory fees.
Previously, there was a redistributing effect in the commission system, which I think is not only taken into account when you have big clients. Of course you get bigger commission, but by getting more commission on higher level investors you can serve lower level investors. This redistributing model or commission model is very socialist, by the way, and the French could take into account it is a redistributing system.


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The MacBook Air Solid-State Drive
The MacBook Air offers a solid-state internal hard drive. Solid-state drives have been around for a number of years now (think iPod Shuffle). Unfortunately, however, the solid-state memory used in today's flash drives gets pretty expensive as capacity increases. In fact, the cost has been the limiting factor, because a solid-state drive offers a number of advantages that really set it apart from a conventional magnetic hard drive:
No moving parts: Unlike a typical magnetic hard drive, there's no read-write heads, no magnetic platter — just gobs of happy silicon memory chips. In effect, a solid-state drive works along the same lines as your MacBook's system RAM.
Unlike your Mac's RAM, though, a solid-state drive doesn't lose the data it stores when you turn off your laptop. As you can imagine, no moving parts on a computer in motion is superior on two levels:
The solid-state drive never wears out or needs replacing.
If your laptop is accidentally abused (think getting knocked off your desk), it's far less likely that you'll lose a hard drive's worth of priceless data when it hits the ground.
Speed: Oh, is this thing fast! Your MacBook will boot/restart/awake in far less time than computers with magnetic drives can, and everything you do on your laptop will benefit from the speed boost. A solid-state drive can read data far faster than a conventional magnetic hard drive.
Power usage: Forget your hard drive spinning up from sleep mode. The solid-state drive uses far less power than a conventional hard drive, resulting in significantly longer battery life.
Blessed silence: The solid-state drive is completely silent. (No more of that gargling noise while the disk is accessed. Sweet.)
If you're considering a MacBook Air, solid-state drives are standard equipment — but what about the solid-state drive option for your MacBook Pro? The answer lies in your bank account (as well as your need for elbow room).
If you can afford the extra expense of the solid-state drive and you can fit all your applications and data into 128, 256, or 512GB, consider joining Buck Rogers with the storage device of the future.
If you'd rather save that coin for something else, or you need a larger 750GB internal hard drive to hold things like a massive collection of digital video and today's latest 3D games, stick with the tried-and-true magnetic hard drive option for your MacBook Pro.


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Apparently, Shock Value is Katy Perry's Teenage Dream
- 2010 31 Aug
Artist: Katy Perry
Title: Teenage Dream
Label: Capitol
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following review contains discussion of adult subject matter. Parents, please exercise caution when allowing children to read.
Overt sexuality plays a starring role in the former CCM singer's latest album ...
Given the public's insatiable appetite for what's new, successful pop artists know that to stay at the top of the heap, they must deliver on the old showbiz adage of "always keeping the audience wanting more."
No stranger to grabbing headlines for her over-the-top stunts, Katy Perry has also felt the pressure to stay relevant. When interviewing with USA Today, Perry said that after the worldwide success of "I Kissed a Girl," she knew it would "take time to not look like a one-trick pony."
But after you've gone the whole same-sex kissing route, what's really left in terms of shock value? Well, if Perry's latest album is any indication, there's always new ways to push the proverbial envelope.
Leading the way is this summer's ubiquitous anthem "California Gurls" which boasts the virtues of girls in "daisy dukes/bikinis on top" who cause the boys to "break their necks/Tryin' to creep a little peek." Another line takes the celebration of skin a step further into seedier territory when she references "sun-kissed skin so hot it'll melt your popsicle."
Naturally, the euphemisms only get racier, whether it's Perry's cheerleader-esque ode to male anatomy in "Peacock" or "Hummingbird Heartbeat" where various sex acts are described with a guy who makes her feel "like I'm losing my virginity the first time every time."
With "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), the ante is upped even further when a night of drinking and skinny-dipping escalates into a threesome, and in "E.T." a man's sexual prowess is given major props, even likening him to the devil because he's so "hypnotizing."
Surprisingly enough, nestled between all the foul language and sexual brazenness, Perry manages to throw a few lyrical curveballs. In "Who Am I Living For," she poses this existential question: "So I pray for favor like Esther/I need Your strength to handle the pressure/I know there will be sacrifice/But that's the price … /At the end/Who am I living for?").
What's intriguing about Ms. Perry is that you get the sense that she wants to be a good girl, but finds that it's far more profitable to be bad. In an interview with Rolling Stone, she not only still considers herself a Christian, but adds "I still believe that Jesus is the Son of God."
Still a far cry from her days as a 13-year-old Bible-toting CCM artist in Nashville, Perry seems to be in full-on searching mode on Teenage Dream—figuring out who she is as a woman, a believer and how that fits with her career as one of pop music's favorite pin-up girls.
**This review first published on August 31, 2010.


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Given our housing crisis, one of the most important things we can do is to keep people stable in their housing. I recently asked our City Attorney to draft legislation to close a gigantic loophole in our city code that allows building owners to demolish rental units without even providing tenants with notice ahead of time, thus allowing them an opportunity to contest the demolition and effective eviction. Because an owner isn't required to provide tenants in illegal units with notice, the tenant has no opportunity to contest the permit, for example, by appealing it to the Board of Permit Appeals. The legislation will require the same notice to all tenants – whether or not their unit is officially recognized – before the owner obtains a building permit to demolish the tenants' units.
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A former Clinton administration official made an unusual incursion into Colorado's U.S. Senate race Monday, denouncing Republican Bob Schaffer for helping to derail anti-sweatshop legislation when he was in Congress eight years ago.
Allen Stayman, who led a White House effort to reform immigration and labor on the Northern Mariana Islands, held a news conference and described Schaffer as "a leader" in carrying out a plan hatched by jailed former lobbyist Jack Abramoff to shield sweatshops from U.S. immigration and labor laws.
He pointed out that despite being a relatively low-ranking member of the House Resources Committee, Schaffer twice led hearings that Stayman said were largely aimed at discrediting reform efforts and attacking him — a strategy that was laid out by Abramoff in a secret memo nine months before the first hearing occurred in September 1999.
"Abramoff is toxic in Washington, and they are trying to attach Abramoff to everyone who is running for election," Schaffer said Monday. "I've never met Abramoff; I've never had any interaction with him."
The charges involving Schaffer's role aren't new, but the appearance of a figure directly involved in the events — and toting a 4-inch-thick stack of documents — was clearly aimed at swaying voters at a critical time in the state's tight Senate race.
Currently serving as a Democratic staffer on the Senate Natural Resources Committee, Stayman said he paid for the trip himself and took vacation time, although a group called Catholics United helped organize the news conference.
The event also was attended by Wendy Doromal, a human-rights activist who has worked with sweatshop workers on the islands for more than a decade.
Stayman himself is a somewhat controversial figure. He had been investigated by the Department of Interior's inspector general as well as House Republicans for inappropriate political activities while serving as director of the Office of Insular Affairs, which has jurisdiction over U.S. territories.
The investigations focused on a 1997 memo from Stayman to the National Democratic Committee urging members to launch a political offensive against lawmakers who were critical of the administration's sweatshop reform efforts — a potential violation of the Hatch Act.
Investigators ultimately were unable to prove the memo was actually sent, and Stayman received a reprimand.
"This guy was as guilty as can be," Schaffer said Monday during a Denver Post editorial board meeting.
"In my case, they are trying to attach (Abramoff) to me because I went to go investigate a wide variety of allegations in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and he apparently had some clients there, including the island itself.
"I'm sure (Abramoff's) probably not pleased with the sweatshop I helped shut down. I'm sure he's probably not pleased with the investigation that I did," he said.
Among the documents that Stayman presented to reporters — some gathered through congressional investigations of Abramoff's activities — were several Abramoff e-mails referring to the Traditional Values Coalition, the group that paid for Schaffer's fact-finding trip to the Northern Mariana Islands in August 1999.
One referred to the group as among "our hard won assets or contacts" that shouldn't be shared with another lobbyist working against the Mariana Islands reform bill.
The papers also included a four-page memo Abramoff wrote in January 1998 — and reported by The Denver Post in April — outlining a strategy to scuttle reform efforts and mentioning upcoming legislative hearings, the House version of which was chaired by Schaffer.
"At a certain level, it would be good for us to have the hearings sooner than later, since we intend to use the hearings to impeach Stayman and his campaign against CNMI, enabling us to then go to the appropriations process and either defund or severely restrict his activities," Abramoff wrote.
Analysts say that it's certainly possible that Schaffer never met Abramoff. The lobbyist's strategy might have been orchestrated through back channels on the House Resource Committee, and observers say Schaffer might not have had direct contact with Abramoff or even knew of the lobbyist's involvement.
Billing records from Abramoff's lobbying firms show that the now-jailed lobbyist or his staff had at least 37 contacts with Resource Committee staffer Duane Gibson between 1996 and 2001 to talk about issues involving the Northern Mariana Islands, including phone calls and personal meetings. There are no records for two of those years, 1998 and 1999.
Stayman said Gibson was the Resource Committee staffer present — and who sat next to Schaffer — when the Fort Collins Republican chaired the July 2000 oversight hearing on political activities at the Office of Insular Affairs and Stayman's role in them.
Abramoff later gave Gibson a job at his lobbying firm when he left government two years later.
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come together, work together, learn together, develop together
We have build an international, english speaking ICV-work group that is open to experienced controllers and consultants from all countries.
Target members:
ICV members (exclusively) with at least 5 years of professional experience as controllers, and consultants, as both groups are seen as (internal) advisers in the company. Controllers should increasingly work as internal consultants in the company. This is to be professionalised in the work group.
Area of focus:
Every year one company (target company) will be analysed in order to provide the target company with ideas, suggestions and proposals (but not end-to-end management consultancy) for modern management in all areas of the company.
Here you can download our 2019-booklet, containing all aspects of our work group.
2020: The members of the ICV international work group are proud and happy to go in April 2020 to Čačak, Serbia to learn to know P.S. fashion, discussing tasks - and in november 2020 we will bring in ideas, suggestions to improve P.S. fashions business.
Our experiences in the last years:
We have worked in Badalona near Barcelona for the public transport company TUSGsal.
More information about our first meeting here: Experience 2019
and there: Badalona on youtube
Our target company for 2018 has been based in Berlin: AutoDOC with units in Berlin and Szczecin, a reseller of car components. AutoDOC is a 10 years old very successful start-up, growing extremely fast, always with profits...
We had four topics for our mixed teams:
2. Logistics
3. Controlling
4. Purchases
In the end we have got the following conclusion:
"It was an inspiring and extremely collegial collaboration with the ICV's international working group, which resulted in numerous valuable pointers for the further development of our strategy, processes and our controlling systems."
Alexej Erdle (Executive Partner)
In 2017 we have been in Slovenia: MDM d.o.o from Ljubljana Slovenia, more you can see at www.mdm.si MDM is a family business with 130 employees.
There we have discussed the following topics:
1. Ideas to change company's culture
2. Bring awareness to the people (cleanliness, speed, working-capital, client-orientation)
3. Excellence in performance / processes
4. Cross-communication inside the company
"The purpose to connect with ICV was mainly control the departments financially, in a mathematical way. But immediately we figured out
importance of traditional values, leadership, relationship and emotional intelligence - so figures became as a consequences due to a proper execution of mentioned four facts. Thank you Walter and all the ICV team."
Rok Drašler, CEO and owner
In 2016 we have worked in and for LUG, a light-system company in Zielona Góra, Poland.
Also here we worked on four subjects:
1. Integration of customers needs
2. market design for 2020
3. motivational system
4. New organisation with better information / controlling
"We know: you don´t solve our problems. But you gave us a new view how to manage our company. And this is very important for us. And what is the most impoprtant: That we change our company from a executor strategy to a responsibility strategy..."
Ryszard Wtorkowski, CEO and owner
"I strongly believe that these days with ICV will have a big impact on our organisation in the future"
Eryk Wtorkowski, Managing DirectorSee more details: www.luglightfactory.com/en/company. We have had great experiences there - more you can see at "experience 2016".
The target-company in 2015 has been Nomaxtrading from Piekary Śląskie near Katowice in Poland. Three teams, each consisting of members from different countries worked on these topics
1. European markets,
2. sales controlling and
3. management KPI´s dashboard.
The target-company Nomaxtradinghas been very satisfied with our work: "summary of our experience. We would like to say thank you to all of the ICV team as we are highly impressed with their engagement, dedication and hard work. They are wonderful, open and cheerful group of people who's ambition leaves a strong lasting impression. The team was able to quickly ascertain our strengths and weaknesses which we hadn't seen or didn't want to see. Through this joint cooperation the ICV team had a very positive input on our business.
Thank you one more time!"
Lukasz Janus, owner
Interested to be target-company in 2020? Here are some information: Marketing 2020


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The best hotels in Italy include great location, world-class service and modern facilities in addition to unique architecture. The collection has in top the Piazza Di Spagna View identified as the one best hotel in Italy for you.
The best hotels in Italy and worldwide actually, all seek to ensure that guests are resting well, while have their stays at hotels. High Class amenities should be easily available, pleasant personnel, access to immaculate high-class rooms, and convenient transportation. Guess what? At Piazza Di Spagna View you`ll find all these!
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text: What do you get when you combine a passion for fashion and a successful track record in the Weddings and Events Industry? Me! I am Selina Howard, Creative Director and Stylist for Vainglorious Brides. I started out as an event planner but soon discovered my love for working with my clients more intimately and ensuring that the most important aspect of their wedding (the dress) is exactly what they envision. Finding your dream gown should be worry free and pleasurable. Enjoy this wonderful journey and indulge in my service of style and confidence.


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Dr Mufti Ismail Menk is a leading global Islamic scholar born and raised in Zimbabwe. He studied Shariah in Madinah and holds a Doctorate of Social Guidance from Aldersgate University.
Mufti Menk's work has gained worldwide recognition and he has been named one of "The Top 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World" since 2010.
He has millions of followers across his social media platforms. Mufti Menk's personable style and down to earth approach has made him one of the most sought after scholars in our time. He has endeared himself to people with his much loved lecture series, a Mufti Menk hallmark.
He travels the world spreading a simple but profound message: "Do good, help others while preparing for the Hereafter".
He is active in the international arena and is a strong proponent of peace and justice, speaking up against all forms of terrorism.


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Goldshield Reviews
Goldshield is a non-alcohol, water-based hand sanitizer that can kill 99.9% of all germs, without drying your hands, and will keep working for hours afterward.
About Goldshield
Goldshield is a water-based moisturizing hand sanitizer that uses an advanced, non-alcohol formula to instantly kill 99.9% of germs.
All you have to do is apply Goldshield's moisturizing foam 1-2 times daily, and its pleasant grape fragrance will continue killing germs hours longer than alcohol-based sanitizers. You also won't have to worry about Goldshield's gentle formula drying your hands or causing your skin to crack.
And because Goldshield is FDA registered, you can rest assured that it's safe enough for your children.
Moisturizing or not, is Goldshield worth your money, or are you being sold an overpriced, overhyped product? Let's begin by looking at what Goldshield claims to eliminate; germs, that is.
Should You Use a Hand Sanitizer To Kill Germs?
Despite their icky reputation, the fact of the matter is that not all germs or bacteria are bad for you. In fact, the bacteria in your gut play a big part in keeping your immune system active and your body healthy, which is the whole idea behind probiotic supplements.
However, there are some very nasty germs that can make us sick, which hand sanitizers can help kill before they make their way into our body. As such, the CDC recommends using alcohol-based hand sanitizers (along with washing our hands using regular soap and water).
But alcohol-based hand sanitizers won't kill all germs, and they're only useful for bacteria. Why is this important?
Because some of the worst "normal" illnesses, such as the cold and flu, are caused by viruses, which cannot be killed using a hand sanitizer.
But all of this references alcohol-based sanitizers, while Goldshield claims to be alcohol free. So how does it work?
How Does Goldshield Kill Germs?
Most traditional hand sanitizers kill germs using 60% or more ethyl or isopropyl alcohol, although non-alcohol products like Goldshield generally use benzalkonium chloride, usually in concentrations of 0.1% or less.
In concentrations higher than this, benzalkonium chloride can actually cause some pretty severe skin irritation (note: we're not told exactly what ingredients Goldshield contains, or their concentration). Goldshield is FDA registered though, so most users shouldn't expect anything severe.
What does FDA registered actually mean, though?
Is Goldshield Really FDA Registered?
Cut to the chase? Here's the short answer: The FDA doesn't register hand sanitizers, so the answer appears to be "no."
Like science? Here's the detailed answer: According to this FDA Fact Sheet, "All alcohol-based hand gels applied to human skin are drugs, and must be covered by FDA's Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Review or by an FDA-approved new drug application to be legally marketed in the United States."
Based on our research (and the text above), it doesn't appear that the FDA "registers" hand sanitizers; it only approves them, which is a complex process far outside the scope of this review.
Like food products though, the FDA has a list of Generally Recognized As Safe ingredients (GRAS) that, as long as they're included in the correct concentration, don't necessarily require full approval. In other words, if you made a hand sanitizer with 0.1% or less benzalkonium chloride, the FDA wouldn't necessarily require that your product go through a complete review process before being released to the public.
In short, just because the active ingredient in Goldshield may be "FDA registered," this doesn't mean that it's been formally reviewed or approved by the FDA, which is an important distinction.
What about other hand sanitizers that use benzalkonium chloride?
Similar Products To Goldshield
We've alluded to it several times already, but now we'll just come right out and say it: If you're looking for a non-alcohol hand sanitizer, you literally have thousands of options to choose from.
Sure, searching online can give you a good idea of just how many non-alcohol hand sanitizers there are out there, but they're so popular you'll almost certainly be able to find a couple options at your local pharmacy—and often for much less than Goldshield.
Speaking of which, how much does Goldshield cost?
Goldshield's Price
Although Goldshield manufactures a whole line of products, including a surface cleaner and antimicrobial agent, the minimum amount of hand sanitizer you can purchase is a 4-pack for $23. This brings the price down to about $5.85 per bottle, although some competing alcohol-free hand sanitizers can be purchased for under $4.
All Goldshield purchases come with a 30-day refund policy, less S&H charges. But keep in mind that this only applies to "product returned in unopened, unused, like-new, 100% resalable condition and in the original manufacturer's packaging." In order to request a refund, you'll need to call customer service at 516-375-2927.
Given all of this, what's the final verdict regarding Goldshield?
Should You Get Germ-Free with Goldshield?
Goldshield, like most of the hundreds of other hand sanitizers that use benzalkonium chloride, will probably do a fairly decent job of ridding your hands of germs. The question here isn't one of efficacy though, it's one of value.
Although there's not much a price difference between Goldshield and the sub-$4 alcohol-free hand sanitizers you might find locally, purchasing from a nearby retailer could save you a decent chunk of change in non-refundable S&H charges if you're not satisfied. You'll also be able to return locally bought products much more quickly.
Given this, unless you're interested in purchasing large quantities, we're not sure if it's necessarily worth spending the extra time and money buying Goldshield online. However, the company appears to be reputable and to stand behind their products.
Did you purchase Goldshield? Do you think it provided a solid value for your money? Tell us about it by leaving a review below!


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The Surprise Losers in Amazon's Smartphone Announcement
Amazon put months of speculation to rest today, announcing its newest entry into the smartphone market, the Fire Phone. The company wasted no time in taking shots at its new rivals, including the iPhone. The new phone will be released exclusively on AT&T's network, the same network that originally had the exclusive on Apple's iPhone. Amazon hopes a similar start will lead to similar success, but the company has a long way to go before it can rival Apple and other industry leaders like Samsung.
Apple and Samsung would be wise to pay attention to Amazon's big move into the smartphone market, but they are most likely not quaking in their boots. Kindle, Amazon's tablet, has less than a 10% market share in a business space that's dominated by Apple and Samsung. Though it will be worth watching long term, it seems unlikely that Amazon will carve out a very large market share early on.
Still, the release of the Fire Phone will have some immediate consequences, some of which are likely to change the game for a number of other industries. In fact, the biggest losers coming out of today's announcements may actually be the same big box stores that Amazon has always haunted in the past.
The reason for that is a new application that Amazon is promising to include on the Fire Phone. Called "Firefly," the app will allow users to scan virtually anything, from a physical object to a song on the radio. Amazon's app will then deliver the user directly to a relevant product page on the company's website. Snap a picture of your friend's new shirt, and you can get one just like it, or in the nightmares of big box stores, use the app to comparison shop in the middle of Best Buy or Target.
In Amazon's vision, the app can turn the whole world into a supermarket checkout aisle, where everything within reach is a potential impulse purchase. If the company is right, the results could be huge for Amazon, and devastating to brick-and-mortar business that already feel like showrooms for Amazon. Shoppers will no longer have to wait until they get home to search for an item, nor will they have to put in the effort of typing on smartphone keyboards to find it. If the app works as expected, only a few simple screen taps will be needed.
Having a store in the palm of your hand is nothing new -- with any smartphone browser and a traditional retailer's website, it's been possible for years. In fact, Amazon had a small rollout (by invitation only) of a stand-alone device called Amazon Dash, which would add items to your account's shopping list when users scanned barcodes or spoke the name of the product. But, Amazon's new way of streamlining the purchase process is nothing short of revolutionary.
It won't take a massive market share for the new Fire Phone to pay off in a big way, provided users buy enough items on Amazon with the Firefly app. If the functionality is as good as promised, that may be a safe bet, one that Amazon seems to be making itself. Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, described the new phone as being targeted at Amazon's "most engaged customers." Getting dedicated Amazon customers to purchase even more often, and on impulse, seems to be a key part of the Fire Phone strategy. It's a clever way to hedge, and it may well pay off.
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Wednesday 7th September 2016, 7.30pm, The Rising Sun
Board Stuart Rogers (chair), Miles Hendy, Mike Adams (minutes), Jon Darch, Marie Day, Terry Hamlin, James Nicholls, Jon Watts, Trina Watts
Members John Croker, Diane Rowland, Wendy Rowland, Sean Takle
Bristol Sport Adam Baker, Mark Kelly
Police Liaison Officers Julie Hayward, Dave Walker
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- EFL's "Whole Game Solution"
Jon Darch felt that the proposals favoured the Premier League and questioned the action taken by the Football Club. Adam replied that they had considered the matter and decided there was nothing tangible to comment on at present. The Clubs were due to meet on 22 September. They expect a consultation with supporters will arise sometime in October-December and then firm proposals to be circulated in early 2017.
- FAN report
The minutes had been published and Mike highlighted selected items – security stewarding will be organised in-house following the Derby game; Andrew Billingham agreed to sell match tickets in the shop and is due to report back next meeting: supporters will be invited to send in their ideas for next season's kit; the Club's leader on the 'EFL Whole Game Solution' is Mark Ashton as it is a football matter.
- BCSCT and Atyeo Supporters Bars
The current room is small, we need control of what is showing on TV and be able to order cider. Mark Kelly said the current takings £600-700 are satisfactory and that he is keen to see both bars up and running but they are unlikely to be ready for use this season. The proposed written agreement needs to be discussed again with Martin Griffiths. [action – Jon and Mark]
- Naming of the South Stand – restoration of Wedlock name
Mike was hoping to survey the views of our members on this but it was felt premature to do so.
- Current issues at Ashton Gate
Julie gave an update. The segregation lines in the Atyeo stand were good. There had been some disorder at the Villa game with three arrests, two being charged. At the Burton game there were some small incidents but the Club supporters were praised for clearing the street afterwards.
There will be problems for the Cardiff way game on Friday 14 October because there will be no trains and coach transport will impact the numbers. Bristol Rugby have a home match that evening, meaning no parking at Ashton Gate. There will be a ticket-collection point for the coaches.
- Atyeo Statue – position, plinth, name plaque design and unveiling
A position in the Winterstoke Road entrance, pedestrian walkway in front of the Sports Bar, has been agreed with BSL staff. The matter is now in the hands of higher management and SAG. We have set a latest desirable date – 22 October.
8. Atyeo Commemorative Book
Mike had spoken to editor David Lane and the possibility of production in time for the Christmas trade this year was thought impracticable. His idea is to produce around 20 articles of 750 50 1,500 words each. Mike had publicised the book in the matchday programme and received four contributions so far. A proper launch for articles is required, which would best follow the unveiling of the Atyeo Statue, after which we anticipate interest will be heightened. We will enquire about an e-book [action – Mike].
- Survey of members
Mike put forward several subjects but these were not taken up.
- Legal case
Our lawyer James Woodall attended and explained there were two complaints – false imprisonment and restriction of liberty. The time period of one year in which to lodge proceeding was due to end that week. The delay had been caused by the West Midland Police. They had received a letter in January but only just replied. Four cases were in process and we needed to confirm the other six by Friday 2pm. [action – Stu and James W]
Motion – proposer Jon Darch, seconder Mike Adams – that we support financially 10-15 cases at £100 each was agreed nem con.
- Accounts update & AGM arrangements
We have a new auditor, Richard Maule, who wants to meet some of our members to gain an understanding of our society. Accounts for 2013 and 2014 are complete and those for 2015 75% complete. Seventy new members have signed on to OTIB. A financial reconciliation is now made monthly. Cash transactions are still a problem and we will discourage this form of payment. Our PO Box in Kent Street, Bedminster is up and running.
- Football Club Liaison – proposal from Mike – this was left to the next meeting.
- Next Meeting – Wednesday 5th October.


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WarLand is an unity 3d multiplayer shooting game similar to Counter Strike where you have to choose a team and then shoot all enemy players from the other team. The team which eliminate the other team wins the match. Gain experience, unlock new and more powerful weapons to become stronger. WarLand is an awesome game with awesome graphic quality, tako da bo užitek igrati. Have fun.
To play WarLand, boste uporabili W,A,S,D tipke za premikanje, miško, da pogledam okoli, SPACEBAR to fly, Z key for invisibility, X key to use thermovision, P key to toggle fullscreen, levi klik za streljanje in desni klik na cilj.


text: Surprisingly, my iPhone 4s has a better screen display than my 5. Is anyone else noticing this? It's almost like I can see tiny vertical lines. The apple genius didn't see it (of course). The display iPhones didn't have this problem, but my phone and the genius' phone did. It's just frustrating, that's all.


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I am super excited to be participating in The Winning Kiss Blog Tour organized by Raincoast Books and Fierce Reads! Throughout this tour we are celebrating Marie Rutkoski's The Winner's Kiss and all the best kisses in our favourite books. I am reading The Winner's Kiss right now, and let me tell you that it is everything that I hoped for! This book is so full of intrigue and is just such a fantastic conclusion to the series. Watch for my review soon!
About the Book:
War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn't forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more for the empire than she did for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she did for him.
At least, that's what he thinks.
In the frozen north, Kestrel is a prisoner in a brutal work camp. As she searches desperately for a way to escape, she wishes Arin could know what she sacrificed for him. She wishes she could make the empire pay for what they've done to her.
But no one gets what they want just by wishing.
As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover that the world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and they are caught in between. With so much to lose, can anybody really win?
About the Author:
Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Societyand the children's fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globeand The Jewel of the Kalderash. Her next project is a YA trilogy that begins with The Winner's Curse, which is scheduled to be published in March 2014.
Marie grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), as the oldest of four children. She holds a BA from the University of Iowa and a PhD from Harvard University. Marie is currently a professor at Brooklyn College, where she teaches Renaissance Drama, children's literature and fiction writing. She lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.
My Favourite Literary Kiss
1. What book is your favourite literary kiss in?
The kissing scene in Gayle Forman's If I Stay is my favourite literary kiss.
I felt the heat flood my neck and I could sense myself blushing. I stared at my shoes. I knew that Adam was looking at me now with as much certainty as I knew that if I looked up he was going to kiss me. And it took me by surprise how much I wanted to be kissed by him, to realize that I'd thought about it so often that I had memorized the exact shape of his lips, that I'd imagined running my fingers down the cleft of his chin. My eyes flickered upward. Adam was there waiting for me. That was how it started.
2. Who is kissing?
Adam and Mia, the main characters in the book, are kissing in this scene.
3. Why is it your favourite?
This is such a romantic scene that is full of tension. It definitely describes a first kiss and all of its emotions perfectly.
4. What kiss do you hope will occur in Marie Rutkoski's The Winner's Kiss?
I am hoping that there will be a kissing scene between Kestrel and Arin. We will have to wait and see, I guess! 🙂
As a special part of this blog tour, Fierce Reads has been very generous and is offering each blogger on the tour to pick one of their friends to send a free copy of The Winner's Curse to introduce them to this wonderful series! My friend Carine at Ceres Books World has been very excited about this series and is hoping to read it soon, so I am thrilled to send her a kiss and give a copy of The Winner's Curse to her! <3
Check out the rest of the tour here.


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The Iowas State Fair has come and gone for 2014 and we are right back to the practice of law and reporting on personal injury accidents all across our great state. Unfortunately some of us will never again visit the Iowa State Fair to enjoy the food and festivities the fair brings to our lives. We have three accidents to report on today and then it is right back to work and moving along those cases in which clients have hired us to assist them with resolving, either by settlement, mediation or a trial. So let us get right to it.
Cass County Motorcycle Rider Struck by Loose Spare Tire
The motorcycle rider was from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and the other driver from Cheyenne, Wyoming lost a tire off of a trailer, which struck the motorcyclist in the chest. Andrew Engle died at the hospital in Atlantic. It appears he suffered upper chest and head injuries. The Wyoming resident is Scott Farmer from Cheyenne, Wyoming (40 years of age). This is a failure to secure your load case. If we can help call us at 515-222-1110 or write to Steve at [email protected].
Trooper Johnson, ISP 87 from Post 3.
ISP Summary: UNIT 1 WAS PULLING A TRAILER TRAVELING WB ON I-80 IN THE HEAD TO HEAD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT THE 50,5MM THE BACK LEFT REAR TIRE AND WHEEL CAME OFF THE TRAILER THAT UNIT 1 WAS PULLING, THE TIRE BOUNCED INTO THE EB LANE AND STRUCK THE DRIVER OF UNIT 2 WHO WAS TRAVELING EB IN THAT SAME AREA,UNIT 2 WAS A MOTORCYCLE AND THE TIRE HIT THE UPPER BODY AND HEAD AREA OF THE DRIVER,THE DRIVER OF UNIT 2 WAS TAKEN TO CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL.
In another accident in Harrison County a 45-year-old woman, Jody Lynn Hustak of Logan was killed when a 2003 Chevy Tahoe driven by a 19-year-old Connor James Hemer of Oderbolt allegedly crossed the center line on Highway 30. This is a failure to maintain control case. If we can help call us at 515-222-1110 or write to Steve at [email protected].
ISP Summary: UNIT 1 WAS EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 30 AT THE 20,5 MILE MARKER,IT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE IN THE PATH OF UNIT 2, UNIT 2 CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH DITCH, DRIVER OF UNIT 2 SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, DRIVER UNIT 1 TRANSPORTED BY AIR AMBULANCE TO CREIGHTON
Boone County Accident on August 11, 2014 Takes Two Lives
This accident is a failure to yield case where the southbound vehicle pulled out in front of another car after stopping at a stop sign. According to the police report a 2007 Chevy Impala being driven by Marie Hooker pulled out from the stop sign and into the path of a 2004 Jeep being driven by Jane Ham from Boone, Iowa. Both Marie and Ronald Hooker are reported to have died in the crash. The other passengers and driver were taken to different hospitals including one being life flighted to Mercy in Des Moines. If we can help call us at 515-222-1110 or write to Steve at [email protected].
ISP Summary: VEHICLE #1 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON T AVE AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE #2
- Cass County Accident Report - Trailer Tire Strikes Pittsburgh Motorcyclist
- Harrison County Accident Report - Harrison County Accident Report - Hustak, Other Driver Crosses Center Line
- Boone County Accident Report - Failure to Yield in Boone County Takes Two Lives
I have three videos assigned to this blog. They include interstate highway accidents in Iowa, 30 ways to preserve your Iowa wrongful death case and what to expect after you hire the Lombardi Law Firm. Click on the first one and you can watch them all. Good luck with your claim and if you would like professional legal help give us a call or send and email. 515-222-1110 or [email protected]


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The Nightfall Series is a Psychological and Supernatural Thriller series that follows Connor Maitland and his partners through a rapidly deteriorating situation after they are targeted by a mysterious cult that has killed everyone close to them.
As Connor tries to cope with his past and the deaths of those close to him, he begins to question the reality of the world around him and if his past is what he remembers.
Events That Haunt The Mind And Scar It With Nightmares Are Never What They Seem...
Three years after everyone important to Connor Maitland was murdered by a fanatical cult he is still attempting to put his life back together. Accompanied by his ex-girlfriend and business partner, Alison Herne, he is making a living as a jack-of-all-trades running a security company, sailing charters, and even photographing weddings out of Dolliber Cove, Massachusetts. Connor's world is finally coming back together until they find one of Alison's ghost hunter friends murdered.
When a childhood love he thought was dead, appears on his doorstep during their investigation, Connor is forced to confront memories he convinced himself were the delusions of a man deep into grief. They are being stalked by a mysterious man who appears to know far too many of their secrets. After Alison is almost killed confronting her occult past, it is impossible for Connor to deny the connection between the cases. Someone is attempting to end Connor's life and the lives of all those who surround him.
The crazed rantings of the murderous cult may be the key to his survival.
Praise For Nightfall
Three years after a fanatical cult attempted to murder everyone important to him, Connor Maitland is still attempting to put his life back together. Accompanied by his business partner Alison and their new recruit, he is making a living as a jack-of-all-trades running a security company, sailing charters, and even photographing weddings; whatever it takes to get by. Connor's world was finally coming back together until the cult resurfaced in an effort to finish what they started.
After a violent attack, Connor finally has a lead on the founders of the cult and their motivations. The investigation is hindered when they are forced into taking a case to protect a family from a disturbing neighbor. As reports of residents disappearing begin to surface, Connor is caught between his desire to learn the truth about the cult and the need to save the family.
Connor is learning that sometimes high school memories do more than haunt you…


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Trepanning is a term for the surgical exposure of the dura mater, the outermost layer of the meninges that encapsulates the brain. The procedure dates back to 10,200 B.C.E, denoted by cave paintings, and was likely performed in neolithic times to treat mental illness.
Given that some of the theories once associated with trepanning include drilling holes in skulls to release evil spirits, it comes as a bit of a surprise that trepanning is a viable and not exceedingly rare modern medical treatment. Being said, the procedure is not routine and is one of those things you have to find other people in the know to get done.
The ITAG, the International Trepanation Advocacy Group, seems to be the centralized group behind the surgical procedure. They postulate:
The hypothesis here at ITAG has been that making a opening in the skull favorably alters movement of blood through the brain and improves brain functions which are more important than ever before in history to adapt to an ever more rapidly changing world.
They claim to have established relations with a medical facility, and from 2000-2004 have performed 15 trepanations without incident.
Surprisingly there is fairly comprehensive physiological research on modern trepanation. Moskalenko et al. from the Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry in St. Petersburg, Russia published in 2007 their findings of 11 trepanation patients using transcranial Doppler sonography, rheoencephalography, and observation during craniotomy.
They reported surprising results:
After craniotomy, the cross-flow of CSF between the cranial and spinal cavities decreased significantly, giving way to volumetric compensatory translocations of blood and CSF within the cranial cavity per se
during the cardiac cycle, which increased the intracranial utilization of the energy of the cardiac output and contributed to the outflow of venous blood from the cranium.
The conclusion: trepanation improves circulation and metabolism in the brain.
After evaluating their publication, I respect their methods, yet I'd still be more than hesitant to start drilling holes in my head. Apparently, self-trepanation is a thing. If you decide trepanation is worth your money, I'd rather get it done on a surgical table. Just my 2 cents.


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Join us on December 16th for our Holiday Market & Customer Appreciation event on December 16th. Meet our local suppliers and sample their products, we will have live music, face painting and a local artist.
We will have a market with holiday gift ideas and everything you need to entertain over the festive season. Sample our selection of house-made and imported panettone to get you in the Italian Christmas spirit.
Buon Natale!


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Ravi Rampaul Cricinfo Profile Biography Highlights Records List, Ball by Ball, Cricinfo, Cricbuzz, Yahoo, Match Prediction, Who Will Win, Today Match
Ravindranath Rampaul is a West Indian cricketer. He is the primary smart bowler of Indian dive to address West Indies at overall level,[1] playing Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. Ready to do decent pace and accuracy from a fundamental, smooth thumping down a few pins action, Rampaul has been recognized, nearby Jerome Taylor, as a potential pioneer of the West Indies shaking the rocking the bowling alley rear way strike in the years to come.He was in like manner joined to play in the Indian Premier League by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013 deals.
In an, all things considered, normal West Indies amass who have persevered in view of the nonattendance of their stars by virtue of the conflict with the board, Ravi Rampaul has risen with enduring shows. With a direct, fluid action Rampaul burdens the batsmen with both pace and accuracy.
Rampaul however endeavored to live upto his yearnings in the midst of the basic periods of his calling. Resulting to being given his overall presentation in 2003 in an ODI against Zimbabwe, Rampaul endeavored to have an impact for his side. He touched base at the midpoint of in excess of 1 wicket for every preoccupations only once in his underlying 6 years when he picked 13 wickets in 10 coordinates in 2007. Rampaul was furthermore scandalous for giving without end nonsensically various extra things an issue he has slashed down with awesome effect starting late.
Ravi Rampaul Cricinfo Profile Biography Highlights Records List
Full name Ravindranath Rampaul
Conceived October 15, 1984, Preysal, Trinidad
Significant groups Ireland, West Indies, Barbados Tridents, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Trinidad and Tobago, University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI, West Indies A
Batting style Left-hand bat
Playing style Right-arm quick medium
Rampaul job and execution has routinely been unfaltering by wounds. However after his landing from a leg harm in 2006, Rampaul has shown pivotal change moving into the point part, nearby Jerome Taylor.
He was picked in the WC squad in 2011 and had an impact getting 5 wickets against hosts India and brought after that up with a rise execution against Pakistan in a 2 Test plan by taking 11 wickets. In the game plan against India, Rampaul was fundamental to West Indies with his ability to hit with the new ball and do what needs to be done the ball to move both ways. He completed with 10 wickets in the 3 coordinate game plan that WI lost 1-0.
Enduring injuries and clashing displays have affected Rampaul's job all through all associations. Notwithstanding the way that, he is a fine kind of the bouncer and yorker, he needs swing to bother quality resistance. Rampaul was gotten by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013 for the sixth IPL season.
He didn't figure in the Test course of action in New Zealand yet played ODIs in Auckland and Queenstown. Unfortunately he dealt with a thumb break, which compelled him to pull once more from the T20Is. Rampaul returned for the T20 Cup in Bangladesh yet was pushed out of the XI by the adaptable Krishmar Santokie. He was acquired back by Bangalore in the 2014 Indian T20 League trades.