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Tour: Mary Helen Rogers Senior Community
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
701 Golden Gate Avenue @ Franklin St.
San Francisco
(please meet at the building entrance promptly at noon)
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Space is limited, registration needed. Please click here to register.
The Regional Design for Aging Committee continues their tour of local senior housing facilities in February.
Located near San Francisco's Civic Center and the Western Addition this affordable housing building of 100 senior apartments is one of the last projects of the former SFRA. It is on the former Central Freeway Site 'C' parcel and is a senior campus building with Parkview Terraces (former Freeway Site 'A') on Turk Street.
Due to the move-in of residents and the need to minimize inconvenience to them the tour is limited to 20 participants.
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn about the objectives of providing affordable senior housing in San Francisco.
2. Learn the elements that create a nurturing and supportive environment for seniors.
3. Review of the specific design features and challenges.
4. Discuss the construction and delivery approach.


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The right way to runway. Udor, veteran runway photographer, joins us to talk about New York Fashion Week. Charles hits the trade shows for Market Week and comes back with lots of new Made in USA brand names to talk about. Gretchen Harnick from Parsons talks about the online fashion education community she just launched. Charles and Udor talk about what should and should not happen on the runway. Lisa's Ralph Rucci show review transports us to a poetic realm.
- Udor Photography
- Modu
- Slow Factory
- Paola Hernandez
- Holographic Universe
- Cade
- Related
- Svilu
- Zero Gravity
- Second Clothing
- Donni Charm
- Kora Rae
- Benjamin Jay
- Abacaxi
- Meskita
- Loris Diran
- Pattern To Plan
- Freestyle Fashion Conference Kickstarter
- Suzy Menkes also likes Ralph Rucci (hit the little UK flag for the English version)
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Central Maine Derby: Skaters & Particles Collide at Cross Insurance Center
Are you "head over wheels" for roller derby? Central Maine Derby (CMD) will have its first game at the Cross Insurance Center (CIC) is this Sunday, September 22nd at 3pm with a half-time show by Bangor band "When Particles Collide." Pre-sale tickets at the CIC Box Office cost $10 ($12 at the door). Kids 12 and under are free. Check out the fun when skaters collided earlier this year at the old Bangor Auditorium (CMD in black, Maine Roller Derby's R.I.P Tides in grey).
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What's your role, in less than a tweet?
Front-End Lead, UI/UX Specialist.
What are you most passionate about?
Well, aside from world peace, survival of the species, climate change, etc... making the internet a better experience for everyone.
What are you least passionate about?
Ballet. I went to the ballet once. Never again!
Where have you just been?
Sri Lanka. It was very good indeed, especially if you like tea.
Where are you going next?
I've been planning a long trip (2 months to a year), to South America for a while now. I'm still hoping that will happen before I settle down and try to be an adult.
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Everywhere I haven't already been.
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Stills camera with a good tele-macro lens.
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"Anywhere I roam. Where I lay my head is home" - Wherever I May Roam, Metallica


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Jen Rocket
I love everything about sewing. Running a design/sewing studio here in Pittsburgh, I've found infinite ways to combine fabrics, notions, and thread. Now focusing on product development and specializing in wearables, the door is open for even more exploration in the fabric realm.
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Canvas Apron
Heavyweight Canvas - Olive
Our apron is made from a sturdy canvas on the outside and lined with smooth green plaid fabric so it moves easily over any outfit. This design has a chest pocket and generous side pockets to hold the essentials. For a comfortable fit, we used a unique tie-back style that allows for easy adjustment. This casual apron is great for everyday tasks around the home or art studio.


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The Very Latest on Probiotics/
Latest Australian study:
The latest study on probiotics was published yesterday (1st April 2014), but sadly it wasn't an April Fools joke. It appears to dash the hopes previously held for probiotics as a treatment for infant colic. This Australian based study of 167 breast-fed and formula fed infants found that the group of colicky babies that received the probiotics actually cried MORE than the control group.
Latest Italian study:
Interestingly these results are is in contrast with the very latest Italian study published on 1st March 2014, which was consistent with some other probiotics studies (see my previous blog about Probiotics for more information). This study of 589 babies found that the babies who were proactively given probiotics for the first 3 months of their life had nearly half the crying duration at 3 months and had reduced regurgitation.
What the !??! I hear you say….
The same probiotic was used by both studies (Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938) and both studies were quite robustly designed from a scientific perspective, so how could the results be totally different? That's the question.
There is one key difference between the two trials: the Australian study focused on treating babies who had colic (after they were identified as having colic), whereas the Italian study treated a general group of babies proactively from shortly after birth for the first 3 months.
So one possibility is that starting probiotics ASAP after birth makes all the difference, but another possibility is that it might have helped babies generally but didn't assist babies with colic.
One Interesting Quirk About the Australian Study
The Australian study had one interesting quirk that's worth mentioning. It used a MODIFIED version of the traditional definition of colic to decide which babies would participate in the study. The traditional definition is a baby who is otherwise healthy and has had his/her needs met, but is still crying for more than 3 hours a day, for more than 3 days in a week, for more than 3 weeks.
The inclusion criteria for the Australian study modified this definition in 2 ways:
- In determining crying duration they included both full blown crying and also "fussing", which was defined as "behaviour that is not quite crying but not awake and content either"; and
- They dropped the 3 weeks requirement and just used more than 3 hours of crying/fussing for 3 days or more over 7 days.
The reason this is interesting is that I believe there may be more than one underlying cause of colic. Some babies may be crying for hours because they have a gastrointestinal issue and others because they are overstimulated and in need of advanced settling techniques. (You can read more about this in the book).
By softening the traditional definition and including babies who are "fussing", it makes me wonder if its possible they included more cases that were NOT gastrointestinally caused colic. Since probiotics are aiming to treat a gastrointestinal issue they wouldn't have helped babies whose underlying problem was not gastrointestinal, and that makes me wonder if this could have skewed the results?
So Should Babies be Proactively Put on Probiotics from Birth?
Whilst the various Italian studies give some evidence in support of this, other doctors disagree. Yesterday's editorial by William Bennett in the British Medical Journal described preventative probiotics use as a "hammer looking for a nail".
He says: "we know little about the acquisition and development of the microbiota in an infant's gut. We are far from a sufficiently thorough understanding that would allow us to link changes in specific bacterial populations to changes in infant behaviour, given the enormous variation and complexity of both behaviour and microbiome composition between and among individuals. …This all points to our strikingly poor understanding of the normal intestinal milieu in infants, so we should hesitate to proclaim victory over colic just yet, or to aggressively alter the development of intestinal microbiota without a better understanding of normal intestinal development."
In other words, Bennett means that we don't know what the other impacts might be of proactively giving babies probiotics.
Jen's View
Have to say that this latest Australian study is not encouraging… And Bennett (and others) have valid concerns about the lack of knowledge about what the other impacts of probiotic use might be.
If I had another baby and if I was making a decision for my family alone, would I run that risk and give my next baby probiotics from around a week old as a preventative? Well I've lived through the hell of our son's colic, so based on current knowledge I probably would. But that's purely my personal choice (not a recommendation).
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Hebrew Scripture Reading: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors--Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor--lived beyond the Euphrates and served other gods.
"Now therefore revere the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. Now if you are unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
Then the people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods; for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; and the LORD drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God."
Gospel Reading: John 6:56-69
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever." He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.
When many of his disciples heard it, they said, "This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?" But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, "Does this offend you?" Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But among you there are some who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father."
Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, "Do you also wish to go away?" Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
Sermon: "Yes or No? Stay or Go"
Let me start with a short prayer. You pray for my speaking and I'll pray for your hearing. God, I pray that You will give me the right words to say. Then I will speak boldly when I reveal the mystery of the Good News. I pray that despite what I say today, that these people hear your words. Amen
In these Old Testament and the New Testament scriptures, a decision is demanded. Using a current idiom, I'd call these as "Come to Jesus meetings." They were said with love but there is a clear ultimatum in both stories. Yes or no? Stay or go?
Come to Jesus Meeting is an apt name for these because Jesus demanded a clear commitment. He called many people. He called fishermen, tax collectors, tradesmen, revolutionaries, religious leaders, lawyers, and many more. Some dropped what they were doing and followed. He called some who turned away sadly. Some turned away angry. Some said things like, "I'll follow, but first let me go … (whatever excuse they offered)" Jesus made it clear that those who said things like, had made their choice.
We are going to be traveling around through time a little bit so … If we get into our scriptural time-machine, we can go back almost three thousand years to the time after Moses had died and Joshua had led the children of Israel into the Promised Land. Just relax and breathe in and out normally. This will only take a second. Really, this time machine is the safest way to travel.
As we arrive, things have just, finally, settled down after the fighting. The land was promised by God and He assured the victories. However, he required the people to fight the battles. I'm pretty sure that there is a good sermon right there.
However, we have arrived after the battles were won, the cities and territories established, the crops and vineyards were planted and the people were beginning to enjoy this land flowing with milk and honey. Smell that nice fresh air, we don't have anything like that back in the twenty first century!
Joshua is now over one hundred years old. He looks pretty spry for a guy his age! He is the last of the generation who first came to the boarder of the Promised Land. The generation that refused to follow God's command to enter the land. They were afraid of the people who lived there because they were bigger and stronger. The spies who went in, came back with the report that even though it was indeed a land flowing with milk and honey, the cities were large and well fortified. And the people were so big that the spies said that "we were like grasshoppers to them."
They let their fear rule them rather than their faith. Now I'm sure that there's a sermon in that! Their refusal to follow God's command is the reason that they wandered in the dessert for forty years. They had been unfaithful, so God led them around the dessert until that whole generation (with the exception of Moses, Caleb and Joshua) had died. Because of their unfaithfulness, they were not allowed into the land that God had promised. And not only were they not allowed in, but their children and grandchildren had to delay entering the Promised Land for forty years! I think there's another sermon there too!
But, Joshua, now an old man, has just called all the leaders of all the tribes together and has a message for them. He lays it all on the line by telling them, "Before God called Abraham he had followed other gods. The descendants of Abraham, after settling in Egypt, had also turned and followed false gods." Joshua is letting them know that, as a people, they have not always been faithful followers of the one true God.
Joshua now reminds the people that they are heirs of the covenant that God had made with Abraham. God said, "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you, I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Here is their "Come to Jesus Meeting" as Joshua tells the people to make a choice, a commitment, a reaffirmation of the covenant between his people and God. At the same time he makes it clear that his choice now is and ever will be, "Me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
The people responded, "What are you talking about? We would not / could not abandon the Lord to serve other gods. After all the Lord our God brought us and our ancestors out of slavery in Egypt. Do you remember how He did these spectacular signs right before our eyes. He even guarded us wherever we went, especially as we passed through other nations. The Lord forced out all the people ahead of us, including the Amorites who lived in this land. We, too, will serve the Lord, because he is our God."
They may have been children when they fled Egypt or they may have been born during the forty years in the wilderness, but they had grown up with God literally leading them as a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night! They had seen water gush from a rock in the dessert. God fed them bread from heaven and meat to eat. They were there when the tabernacle was created and God spoke from above the Ark of the Covenant. They had seen the power of God when he gave them victory over their enemies.
Having witnessed all of these things, it seems only natural that they would choose to follow God! Right? I mean, who would be stupid enough to not choose God when you had witnessed all of that? Makes sense, right?
But hang on a moment, get back in the time machine. We are going to go back in time another fifty to sixty years. We are going to see how faithful their, Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents were.
See, that didn't take long! We have arrived safely at the base of Mount Sinai and you'll notice that it is covered in a dense cloud. That cloud is an avatar of God, a symbolic representation of His Holy Self. Don't get too close. Sinful man cannot come into the presence of Holy God and live.
We have arrived about three and a half months after they fled from Egypt. If these folks look a little "shell shocked" remember they have just lived through the ten plagues of Egypt:
They have just recently seen the Red sea parted so that they could walk through it on dry land. As soon as they had reached this side of the Red Sea, it closed over the pursuing Egyptians.
Moses has told them to wash their clothing so that they can be ritually clean while he consecrates them to God. Look, there he goes up the mountain where he will receive the ten commandments from God.
Now look what the people are doing in his absence. They have melted their golden jewelry and created a golden calf to worship! Listen! Do you hear what they are saying? The are praising this man-made idol and are giving it the credit for bringing them out of Egypt. It has been less than four months from captivity and they have already abandoned God!
Yep! These people were that forgetful, ungrateful, and easily swayed. You can almost hear them asking, "What has God done for me today?"
Wait! Wait! I see that look in some of your eyes. A little light bulb just lit up over your heads. But don't start searching your own soul or examining your own relationship with God … not yet! I have a few more illustration to make before you do that. No peeking ahead!
Okay, let's get in our time-machine and travel ahead about six hundred years to the time when Jesus walked the earth as a man. Everybody ready? Remember to keep your hands inside your seats until we have come to a complete stop.
There! We have arrived to about thirty-two years after Jesus was born. Everybody okay, nobody dizzy? Great!
If look a little over there to the right of the synagogue you'll see Jesus in discussion with his disciples. Or more correctly, the apostles, the twelve core members of his followers. Jesus has had hundreds and hundreds of disciples following him. They have crowded so close that several times he was forced into a boat. They have followed him up a mountain. They even followed him to his home and crowded in so close that his family was fearful. At one point, some men tore the roof from his home to bring a sick friend to him. They've pressed in so close to him that when he stopped and asked, "Who touched me?" his disciples responded, in disbelief that he had asked that question, it seemed to them that everyone had touched him. In fact, I found a source that says there are around thirty-four scriptures that mention the crowds coming to Jesus. While it is true that some of those may be duplicated between the four gospels, that still is a lot of crowding.
These disciples followed him for various reasons but mostly because of the signs that he preformed. They had seem him heal the sick, the leprous the blind, the lame and even raise the dead. He had turned water to wine, feed thousands of people on a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish.
Some followed because they believed that he would be the next king of Israel and free them from the Roman occupation.
Some followed because of the way he taught with such power and authority.
Some came because the parables that he told engaged them and caused them to think in ways that they had never considered.
A few followed because they wanted to trap him into saying or doing something that would turn the people away from him and also stand up in a trial.
And some … some followed because they believed he was sent from God.
As we see Jesus today, people are walking away. The message he gave today in the synagogue in Capernaum had caused a division. The theme of Jesus being the Bread of Life and the Living Water were ones that he had used many times before. Today the sermon was a little more graphic and it upset people. "Eat my flesh and drink my blood," was too hard of a lesson to learn.
Jesus tells them that the flesh is nothing … the spirit is everything. If you remember back in the book of Genesis; God created man from the dust of the ground. And then breathe the breath of life, literally the Spirit of Life into him. Without the spirit, Man is just a pile of dust.
Jesus has just asked the inner twelve for their decision, Yes or no? Stay or go? Peter answers for them all. And I can just imagine Peter, in his load rough voice, answering. Not just answering but answering loud enough that his voice carries to those walking away. "Lord, who could we possible go to? Your words give eternal life. Besides, we believe … and more than believe … we know that you are the Holy One of God."
You and I know from our perspective from the future that the crowds will once more assemble for him on Palm Sunday and we know that most will once again turn away at the trial and crucifixion. As we get back into our time machine, we see that those once crushing crowds are beginning to drift away leaving only those true believers to continue to faithfully follow.
This was a true, "Come to Jesus Meeting" and a large number of disciples walked away. In one way or another, Jesus had not met their expectation. Yep! People were still that way during Jesus' time. They were still that forgetful, ungrateful, and easily swayed. "What has Jesus done for me today?"
Now hang on because the bumpiest part of this ride is about to start. We are returning to our own time. This is where we are going to be looking around us and inside us.
We are also inheritors of the covenant God first made with Abraham. We even have the advantage that a major part of that promise has already been fulfilled by the birth, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus. We now have the two thousand years of proof of things that they only hoped for. Certainly, it must be easier for our generation to live up to our end of the covenant. Right? We've done our job and taken the good news to every corner of the world. One third of the world's population call themselves Christians.
If that is still true, someone explain this graph to me.
What is happening? This is how it appears to me … there are a lot of people who are Christian in name only. I could be wrong. … I'd like to be wrong. But what I'm seeing is people wrapping themselves in the name, Christian, as though it were a magic suit of armor.
Well I'll tell you right now that it does not work that way. You can't get by with just playing "dress up." This is a war. If you want a suit of armor, you still have to put it on one piece at a time. I'll tell you the same thing that Paul told the church in Ephesus,
"Put on all the armor that God supplies. In this way you can take a stand against the devil's strategies. This is not a wrestling match against a human opponent. We are wrestling with rulers, authorities, the powers who govern this world of darkness, and spiritual forces that control evil in the heavenly world. For this reason, take up all the armor that God supplies. Then you will be able to take a stand during these evil days. Once you have overcome all obstacles, you will be able to stand your ground.
So then, take your stand! Fasten truth around your waist like a belt. Put on God's approval as your breastplate. Put on your shoes so that you are ready to spread the Good News that gives peace. In addition to all these, take the Christian faith as your shield. With it you can put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Also take salvation as your helmet and God's word as the sword that the Spirit supplies.
Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God's people.
Consider this your Come to Jesus Meeting. We are required … No! We are commanded to care for ourselves, each other, the widows, the orphans, the aliens in our land, and all of God's children. Love them, feed them, shelter them, clothe them, heal them … but most of all … tell them the good news that Christ Jesus died that they might live. The flesh is nothing the Spirit is everything.
We're just going to take another short journey, this time into the future. We're not going to land, we're not allowed. But we're going to do a flyover just to see what is happening. Don't blink 'cause this'll have to be really quick.
Look! All of humanity is here. Everyone who ever was or ever will be is here. Do you see? Every knee is bowing and every tongue crying out, "Jesus is Lord!" However, listen to his response. To some he is saying, "Well done you good and faithful servant!" Those are going into the light of eternal life. However, to others he is saying, "Depart from me you cursed, for you did not do as I commanded to love your neighbor as yourself!" and those are going into the outer darkness, a complete separation from God. Our time here is up we must now return to our own time.
I pray, Lord, don't let this generation be forgetful, ungrateful, and easily swayed. Don't let us ask, "What has Jesus done for me lately?" Let us, instead, ask, "What can I do for Jesus today?" I tell you, "Now is God's acceptable time! Now is the day of salvation!" Have you made your choice? Yes or no? Stay or go?


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Coaches Time Out is a weekend event designed for coaches of any sport, age or gender; married or single. We know that a coach's influence is powerful. More than anyone else, high school and middle school coaches are forming and informing the youth in this country. CTO is a conference that gives these coaches the opportunity to recharge their spiritual batteries, connect with their spouses and peers, and sharpen their tools for both coaching and ministry. CTO exists to invest in the lives of coaches so they can, in turn, invest in the lives of their athletes. Coaches Time Out is a ministry of Pro Athletes Outreach, where pros and pro couples from the NFL and MLB have accepted the challenge to build up and encourage high school coaches in acknowledgement of their massive potential influence on student athletes, and gratitude for the influence experienced directly by these same pros.
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Breastfeeding is your baby's best start. Bring your baby to our Breastfeeding Support Group to share and learn in a friendly supportive atmosphere.
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There is no charge for the group. Feel free to bring a beverage and a snack.
Each group is facilitated by a breastfeeding specialist. You will have the opportunity to weigh your baby, hear what is working for other mothers, receive information and support, and make connections.
The group typically meets at Mary Greeley Medical Center in North Addition Rooms A, B or C.
Breastfeeding is your baby's best start!
For more information, or for those experiencing breastfeeding challenges, call the National Breastfeeding Hotline (800-994-9662) Monday-Friday from 8 am - 5 pm or visit us at www.mgmc.org/breastfeeding.
You can also join our Facebook Breastfeeding Support Group! It's another great place to share stories, get support and connect with other breastfeeding moms.
The group meets the third Thursday of every month from 1:30-3 p.m. Dates with an asterisk denote that the group meets on a day that is not the third Thursday.
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For more information, or for those experiencing breastfeeding challenges, call the Birthways lactation help line at 515-233-7525 or visit us atwww.mgmc.org/breastfeeding.
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Taxis VertsPhone number: +32-2-349 49 49
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posted: 2013-05-08 04:29:22
Very BAD!!! The meter already showed 15 upon pick up instead of the advertised 4,40 and total price was 50 while the online calculator had the estimated price at 32. Make sure you check the meter and pay attention if the driver takes a direct route or they will rip you off. Funny that you are in the CAPITAL of Europe and not a third world counry where you could expect something like this to happen!!!
Patrick Paulus -- Braine l'Alleud (Belgium)
posted: 2014-09-25 11:45:02
Very poor and bad service The Operator Is arrogant and totaly neglect thé need of The client One train missed because of TAXI VERTS never again
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Tania -- Copenhagen (Denmark)
posted: 2012-11-05 12:04:56
Booking a taxi when you have landed is easy, Taxis Verts drivers arrive within 5 to 10 minutes. By doing so, no waiting fees need to be paid my friend !!!
Beata Sivak -- Stockholm (Sweden)
posted: 2012-10-15 09:50:41
Very very very BAD. Calling taxi vert is a pain, even after choosing English, I get some rude French speakers who make no effort at all to understand me...and hey, I only need to book a taxi, so how much English do they really need to know? I needed to book four taxi rides, first one could not be booked because they don't do bookings from the airport (WTF?), they can prebook it and you call them after picking up your luggage to say that you are really there... so what's the point of this "booking"? Second, needed to book a taxi from a cafe where I had a meeting...BANG! They don't book taxis from cafes, shops, hospitals..only from private homes or institutions...OMG!!!
Stan -- Tallinn (Estonia)
posted: 2012-09-13 03:22:41
Hi looking for a quote from Brussels Aiport (1820 Steenokkerzeel, België) to Le Centenaire Brussels Expo hotel (Avenue Jean Sobieski 84/86, Bruxelles, Belgique) my wife will be at the Airport on 15th September on 22:30. Please advise taxi costs from airport to hotel. Thank you
George -- Lausanne (Switzerland)
posted: 2012-08-19 04:16:19
Best company in Brussels city.
T.S. -- Nancy (Lorraine) (France)
posted: 2012-08-12 06:14:44
Bons services.
Judithe -- Paris (Ile de France) (France)
posted: 2012-08-01 03:37:08
Stephen -- London E1 (United Kingdom)
posted: 2012-07-12 02:28:09
Efficient !
R. -- London E14 (United Kingdom)
posted: 2012-06-13 06:41:43
Excellent booking system on board the Eurostar to Brussels (Business Premium passengers)
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Thankyou to the many people who answered our survey on the new Nutrition Program Design.
If you would like to take part you can find it on this link – one month's extra subscription is the reward.
Here are some of the results
What subjects use Nutrition Program?
57% Food Technology, 35% Home Economics, 43% Hospitality and Catering, 13% others – Food and Nutrition, Health and Social Care, BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care Unit 21: Nutrition, Child Development.
What equipment is used?
100% school computers, 71% home computers, 5% ipad, 5% smart phones
What parts of the program do you use?
My Recipes 97%, My Diets 68%, My Meals 42%, Worksheets 24%
What extra things would you like?
Help button for different sections, Nutrition to default to 4, remove redundant foods such as cheese
It would be fantastic if it could do star diagrams.
Should we get a sponsor? 50% Yes, 52% No
Comments – It would help reduced cost and make it cheaper for schools as it is hard to find funding, Only if it made the cost cheaper and was a reputable food company/ producer, I like your seeming impartiality, if you can afford not to, that would be great, Yes if they are an ethical company and don't promote foods low in salt, sugar, fats, Would help get the program into the correct hands and raise the profile. But I think it is good value for money, If it makes it cheaper or gets us discounts! Excellent programme and may be too expensive for lots of schools, Exam boards expect the use of such software programs so why not help fund them!, A sponsor may alter the variety of foods currently included in the programme, It would depend very much on who it was. If it was a manufacturer there would inevitably be a slight bias to the content.
What are your views on the Nutrition Program and can we quote them?
I have been using this site for a few years now and love how easy it is to navigate around. It saves a huge amount of work with the cost and nutritional analysis done for you and makes modelling with recipes for cost, portion size and nutrition simple. A very well maintained and designed programme. E Green Jerudong International School, Brunei
I really like using it, it has been developed with the students in mind and is very easy to use and explain to students R Macintyre Notre Dame School
This is an excellent resource especially for my G.C.S.E groups which is very useful for the nutritional analysis of their chosen dishes Dodderhill School
It is an easy to use Program S Ellis Backwell School
Useful tool to enable students to analyse their own diet
It has been great for the GCSE students. C Hall St Peters School
My students like being able to add in recipes, they like finding the cost and making healthier options. S Barlow Epsom and Ewell High
Simple for students some even use to do research for pleasure. F Skelton West Sussex
Works effectively, does what it says on the can! S D Campsmount
Excellent, easy to use program with lots of very useful features for KS3-5. M Walker Ashington High
Brilliant for good quality analysis which makes sense. Make the teaching of nutrition so much easier. D Stennett The Appleton
It has been an excellent tool for Y9, GCSE and A level students which they can access at home as well as school. P Lampard Edgbaston High
They have made explaining the nutrients to less able students more effective and have enabled all students to really stretch their understanding of their recipes. J Postlethwaite Hanham High School
It is easy to use and has a comprehensive list of foods to select from. Stalham High School
It is probably the most user friendly programme used in school but it produces very complex information. A Smith Ormiston Rivers Academy
Excellent. Easy to use and the pupils can access it from home which is great. CBD Bablake School
I think the Nutrition Program is an excellent resource which my pupils have been using for a long time. It's very user friendly for the pupils and I like that the cost analysis can be done too which no extra work. K Bell Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service
It's a useful site, easy enough for my Y6 to use independently. D Loasby Westbourne School
The traffic lighting of the nutrients helps to highlight immediately to the girls what is good or bad about their recipe. S Pollard The Abbey
Excellent program, quick and easy to understand, gives relevant information to the pupils quickly and easily.
Excellent site, updated – keep it simple. RAV Kings Bruton
Very easy to use; student friendly. S Hearn Glebelands
Great program. T Smerdon Blue Coat Church of England School
An easy to use programme which provides up-to-date information about dietary analysis. Without it my top students would not be able to access the higher GCSE grades. C.Brammeier Blue Coat School
Easy for students to follow & allows them to become more independent. D Borland Bohunt School
Easy to use, very quick so saves time for the students – they can then spend more time analysing the data and drawing conclusions. C Wheeler Sawtry Community College
It is an excellent piece of software and so useful with so many foods listed on the site. I have also had to ask for unlisted products to be added in the past and this was done quickly and efficiently. Sharnbrook Upper School
Really good that it now has the selling price button – which the students use to struggle to calculate and understand the difference with food cost. Sometimes use it as a guess..how much do you think we should sell it for?????……..before clicking on the button.. they are sometimes quite surprised at how much more it is! S Nuttall South Dartmoor Community College
This is the easiest nutritional program I have used and the students find it easy to use too. I Webb Somerset
It would be very difficult to teach Food & Nutrition without it. It is excellent for differentiation. Really gives G&T something to get their teeth into. Northwood College
Excellent. Straight forward to use. J Thomas Darrick Wood
Excellent – Easy to use and students can access work at home Clear presentation of the results. B Wilberforcce The Kings Academy
I find it fantastic for use with GCSE catering. It provides an easy way to analyse recipes and students love using it. John Ross Longendale
Excellent. Easy to use. Covers all sections needed to help with coursework. S Shaw Giles Academy
Very user-friendly, it has made nutritional analysis much more accessible for all our students. Great Baddow High School
A very handy tool for students of all levels to be able to access and use. R Holland Myton School
Good J Pilkington Thomas More Catholic School
Excellent program, easy to use. Informative and clear for all key stages to use. Great for recipe development and comparing healthy alternatives. Highams Park
The Nutrition Program is easy for pupils to use, the costing section is very useful, but would be better if selling cost was displayed rather than having to click a small button at the bottom! I don't find the teacher part very easy to use – the setting up of passwords and clearing accounts could be much more user friendly. C Hawkins Holmer Green Senior
The Nutrition Program provides a fantastic resource that is easy for students to use. It includes a wide variety of food ingredients. The search on the new programme is excellent as it allows students to look for ingredients high in certain nutrients easily. C Long Hilbre HIgh School
The pupils very quickly find their way around and are producing high quality pieces of work in next to no time. They are very impressed when they see their own work in this standard of presentation. M Mackinnon Argyll Bute
It is straight forward and students of all abilities can access this program. L Hancock Bedminster Down
I like the fact that students can work in class and can continue their learning in their own time. Karen Coull Craigmount High
I think this tool is an excellent way to introduce nutrition to KS3. The KS4 students always use this program to evaluate their dishes and find it straight forward to use. It's great the way you can input information once and analyse cost and nutrition at the touch of a button. S Gittins Jones The Dean Academy
My students find it easy to use and, after a short time, are able to work independently and with confidence. J Baxter Aylsham High


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Saturday, April 6, 2013
A Closer Look at Radiator Springs Racer Cars Maintenance
Disney Parks has put online an interesting short video showing the maintenance of Radiator Springs Racer cars. Joe Shanahan, who helps maintain the ride vehicles will tell you more about his role as an electrician for the attraction... and how the cars gets their needed electricity for the ride.
Picture and video: copyright Disney
Publié par Alain Littaye à l'adresse 5:01 AM
Libellés : Cars land, Radiator Springs Racer
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Linda Robertson
U.S. women's soccer team still competing on uneven playing field
The uncompromising Tweet went out from Hope Solo with a photo she snapped showing a bald patch of the soccer field at FAU Stadium.
This is what the top two women's teams in the world will play on tomorrow night #SheBelieves #EqualMeansEqual pic.twitter.com/RjCZOoiD0t— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) March 9, 2016
"This is what the top two women's teams in the world will play on tomorrow night. #SheBelieves#EqualMeansEqual."
Leave it to Solo, the outspoken goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's National Team, to pull no punches. Her lament hit social media on International Women's Day. She was reminding the world that women are still competing on an uneven playing field.
And not just athletes.
On Wednesday night, the U.S. defeated Germany 2-1 in the championship of the SheBelieves Cup. It was a fitting name for an event that showcased four of the best teams in the sport. France and England played to a 0-0 tie in the first game of the double-header.
The field looked fine except for the large rough strip of dirt along one sideline that Alex Morgan said the teams tried to avoid.
But Solo's message is one that has resonated since last summer's World Cup in Canada, where the women were forced to play on artificial turf after a gender discrimination lawsuit against tournament organizers failed.
The hard surface is brutal on the body. Players weren't shy in displaying ugly rug burns on their legs.
Turf also causes the ball to bounce differently and alters the way the game is played.
No men's World Cup has ever or would ever be contested on turf. That would be an unthinkable devaluing of the men's talent. But it was expedient for the women's World Cup, never mind the well-being of players, who felt they were treated like second-class citizens.
The U.S. team revolted during their victory tour and decided not to play on what they said was an unkempt, unsafe field in Hawaii.
What they call the "grass ceiling" issue is symbolic of larger disparities in sport and society, such as unequal World Cup prize money that parallels the persistent wage gap for female employees in the work force.
The U.S. Soccer Federation has sued the women's team over labor issues, including the right to go on strike.
This incredibly popular team — most Americans are more familiar with Solo, Morgan, Carli Lloyd, the recently retired Abby Wambach and the long-retired Mia Hamm than they are with players on the men's team — doesn't get the attention it deserves, including network TV coverage.
But the point of the SheBelievesCup was to inspire girls to believe in themselves and their dreams, no matter what barriers might be in the way.
"A lot of girls struggle with confidence at a young age," said Morgan, who scored the team's first goal and won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards for the tournament in front of a crowd of 13,501 at FAU. "I know I did and some of my teammates did."
The fast-paced game against Germany — a rematch of the World Cup semifinal the U.S. won on its way to the title — also showed Coach Jill Ellis that the blending of veterans such as Lloyd and newcomers such as 17-year-old Mallory Pugh is working as the U.S. prepares for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and that "depth will be an asset for us this summer."
"It's been fun to see the transition of this team," Morgan said. "It's about continuing to climb the mountain and peaking at the Olympics."
The U.S. has won four of five Olympic gold medals and three straight and is aiming to become the first women's team to win a World Cup and Olympic gold in back-to-back years.
The World Cup, the Olympics and tournaments like the SheBelieves Cup are the women's only shot at visibility. Women's pro leagues are still trying to build an audience.
"We would like to see with the FIFA reform committee more women in higher positions in FIFA and more funding for the women's side of federations," Morgan said.
Morgan and Solo said they were happy to be in another confetti shower Wednesday, and happy to be playing on grass. They believe gender equity is a dream that can still come true.
Linda Robertson: 305-376-3496, @lrobertsonmiami


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William F. Owen, Jr., M.D., FACP
William F. Owen, Jr., M.D., FACP
Dr. William Owen was appointed Dean and Chancellor of Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) in March 2017 and is responsible for the development of a strategic vision for academic excellence and career outcomes.
He has published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles, chapters and books, and has been awarded more than $10 million in individual research grants. Dr. Owen served as the first African-American Chancellor and Senior Vice President of Health Affairs at the University of Tennessee, where he led the College of Medicine and five other health professions colleges. In 2012, he was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Sidra Medical and Research Center in Qatar, the major international training site for Weill Cornell Medical College. He was also the inaugural health policy advisor to the President of the International Association of University Presidents, an NGO that advises the United Nations on matters of higher education.
He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his doctor of medicine degree from Tufts University. Dr. Owen also trained in internal medicine and nephrology at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow.


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New York Basement Waterproofing System for Problem-free Basements
According to the American Society of Home Inspectors, more than 60% of American homes suffer from below-ground wetness. It doesn't take much water to cause a lot of damage; a moist basement can lead to mildew and mold growth along with its health related hazards. If your basement floods occasionally or feels damp and smells musty, you might have moisture entry issues. Together with other waterproofing services New York basement waterproofing companies offer, a sump pump would make your basement a healthier and safer space.
There are many options available for sump pumps, Murray Anderson says, in an article for How Stuff Works:
"Manual or automatic: Although manually operated sump pumps are available and slightly less expensive, an automatic pump is far more convenient.
Horsepower: Sump pumps are commonly one-quarter to one-third horsepower. More powerful motors will pump more water, but you don't need to go overboard if your moisture problem is minor.
Head pressure: Head pressure is the height a pump can raise water. For example, a pump with head pressure of 12 feet can raise water to that height, minus about 10 percent for physical limitations like bends in pipes. The pump you choose must be able to lift water out of the sump pit and up to the outlet pipe.
Cord length: You need to be able to plug a sump pump directly into a ground fault circuit interrupter outlet."
Unless you're a reasonably handy person, you should hire a NY basement waterproofing professional to install a sump pump for you. He will do necessary calculations like determining the lowest point of the basement and routing out the outlet pipe. He will also be able to cut through your concrete basement floors as the easiest way is to use a jackhammer. After installing, he will then do necessary system checks according to the manufacturer's directions. Basement water professionals also do routine maintenance for your system.
(Article and photo from: How Sump Pumps Work, Murray Anderson, How Stuff Works.com)


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What am I craving this week? Read on and see...
1. Benefit They're Real Push-Up Gel Liner
This is hitting the beauty world with quite a bang! It's one of the most awaited waterproof gel liner pens that's ever come out. Pop Sugar was able to get their hands on it before the official launch and wrote an incredibly detailed post/review on the product. It's supposed to be easy to use push-up pen which means the gel liner is pushed through the top of the sharp tip, thus the tip never dries out and you don't have to waste any product. It comes out on June 27th worldwide and will also hit Sephora stores, valued at $24USD a pop.
2. Boscia Tsubaki Oil-Infused Exfoliating Powder
I stumbled across this exfoliating powder online by accident, and since I have the Boscia Tsubaki Beauty Oil - and love it's light formula - so I'm hoping I'll like this one too! There are only a few reviews on Sephora so I can tell this product is new and has just silently hit the markets.
Would you try these products? What are you craving this week?
À Bientôt Mes Amours,
Kisti Belle


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Free Pilot Tutor .org
Welcome to PilotTutor.org
I assume you are a student pilot or a private pilot working on your instrument rating. In either case, I think I can help you with some of the concepts you need to understand.
I created the Pilot Tutor to help Certified Flight Instructors (CFI) explain concepts of flying an airplane. I recommend the CFI review these lessons with the student. Otherwise, the pilot should use the Pilot Tutor to reenforce ideas presented by the CFI.
Even if you are an old flyboy, I think you will find this to be a good refresher. They say a safe pilot is always a student. So run through a couple lessons and see if they don't jog a few memories.
And it's FREE. I didn't do this to make money. I don't even want to sell your e-mail address to some list, so you don't have to "register." Just review the lessons and be a better pilot. If you see an advertisement that is interesting to you, please click it. That helps me pay to keep the Pilot Tutor on-line.
What is PilotTutor.org?
Many students have a hard time understanding some of the concepts of flying. And why not? Many of the forces you learn about are invisible. You can't see lift, but you have to understand how it makes the airplane fly.
Your instructor, with all the models and whiteboards, can only explain so much. Even the best instructors sometimes have a hard time getting the point across to a student.
The Pilot Tutor is a collection of interactive lessons to help you better understand these concepts. Each lesson uses animated graphics to provide a step-by-step explanation. The lessons cover numerous subjects, such as: Wake Turbulance, DME Arcs, Pitot-Static System, Coriolis Effect, Aviation Weather, Pilotage, Wind Correction, and the Magnetic Compass.
Who should use PilotTutor.org?
The Pilot Tutor is specifically designed for student pilots and private pilots working on an instrument rating.
Any pilot can benefit from the Pilot Tutor. It can refresh and clarify some of the concepts you may have forgotten.
Every pilot should review a few lessons to help me ensure thier accuracy. Remember, you may be in the same airspace as pilots who used this trainer. Help me give them the best information. Please.
I have also seen a lot of visitors coming from Radio Control (RC) airplane and virtual airline sites. The tutor can help with many aspects of flight.
Who should not use it?
Anyone who is does not have access to a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI). This site is intended to augment the CFI not replace them. Always discuss anything you learn here with your CFI.
Radio Conrol pilots and virtual pilots are exempt from this recommendation.
How does it work?
The tutor has a menu of categories accross the top of the screen. Allow your cursor to hover over any category and the lessons menu will appear. For instance, if you want to learn about weather, just move the cursor over "Weather" in the menu.
Each category contains several lessons. The lessons titles are listed on the lessons menu. Click on a lesson and start learning. So, after changing to the weather category, you could click on "Clouds" to see the lesson about clouds.
Within the lessons, use the "NEXT" and "BACK" buttons to move through the lesson. Read the text on the left of the screen and watch the animation in the graphics area.
To see a sample of the pilot tutor screen, click on the small screen shot to the right. A larger image will open in a new browser window.
What are the categories?
The categories currently in the Pilot Tutor are:
What are some of the lessons?
The lessons cover a wide range of information the pilot needs to know and understand. Here is a partial list of some of the lessons:
Airport Lighting, Airport Markings, Density Altitude, Lift, Drag, Wind Correction, Wake Turbulence, Pitot-Static System, Left Turning Tendencies, Traffic Scan, Magnetic Compass, Traffic Patterns, Morse Code, Compass Turns, Timed Turns, Holding Patterns, Pilotage, Dead Reckoning (Ded Reckoning), and more.
What's New
I added a new form to the "Airport Markings" lesson based on a comment from John. Thank you for bringing this error to my attention.
I made some changes to the text of the "Magnetic Compass" lesson based on comments submitted by Zvi. I would like to thank him for telling me about the incorrect wording.
I just put a new version of the Tutor on-line. I had a couple complaints that the text was too small to read, so I increased the size of the text. I also changed the menu system. There is no longer a knob and buttons. Now there is a regular menu of catagories at the top. Hover over any catagory and the lessons menu will appear. Let me know what you think.
I have added a new page (Off-Line Tutors) to this website. I will be developing shareware that can be used without being connected to the Internet. The first off-line tutor is Morse Code for Pilots. This software works on the same concept as the morse code lesson in the Tutor. Additionally, you can change the phrases to something that makes more sence to you. It is fully functional. There are nag screens which can be removed by registering it. I'm charging $14.99 for the registration. I use PayPal to collect the money from your credit card or PayPal account. I hope you all like it.
I have recently relocated to Bangor, ME. As you probably know, hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast of Mississippi pretty hard. If you provided any assistance or donations after that storm, I want to thank you on behalf of all the gulf coast residents. I do not have a job and am trying to get another web site off the ground, so my responses to this site may be slow. Please be patient and I'll get to you as soon as I can.
I have just added a page of conversion tools. Currently, you can convert between temperatures (celsius and farenheit) and distances (statute and nautical). Access this page from the main menu above.
Yes, you are in the right place. I have moved the Pilot Tutor web site to a new server. I have recently attained my Microsoft certification, so I want to start making this web site more interactive. Right now, the site is basically unchanged. In the near future I'll start adding new features. Hopefully, you all will find the new features useful.
I added two new lessons to the "VFR" category. The "Pilotage" lesson explains how to navigate by reference to ground landmarks. The "Dead Reckoning" lesson explains how to navigate by calculating heading, speed, and time.
There is a new lesson in the "VFR" category. "Ground Reference" explains the principles of flying around a point. This is a maneuver which is reguired for the private pilot's license.
There is a new lesson in the "Weather" category labeled "Coriolis Effect." This lesson explains this phenomena that causes weather to move west to east and hurricane spin counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere.
I just added a lesson on "PiReps" to the "Weather" category. This lesson explains the Pilot Report and how they are filed.
I've added a lesson in the "In Flight" category, titled "Intercept Procedures." This lesson explains the proper procedures if you are intercepted by military fighter aircraft.
I've started working on the "Weather" category. Just added a lesson on "Clouds." This lesson explains formation of clouds, stable and unstable air, as well as classifications of clouds.
Copyright @ 2005 Joseph Murphy


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Tourism Australia Launches the OzPlanner
In a brand new marketing campaign, Tourism Australia has created an exciting new iPhone app to help visitors plan their trip to the country. The application allows users to gain direct access to information needed to fully explore their Australian destination. This includes access to listings of tour providers, accommodation and transport hire. The app comes complete with 16 pre programmed journeys across the country which they can either navigate along or simply click to see the highlights, images and activities available along the route. Those looking to head off the beaten track can also search a range of other destinations and experiences to enjoy during their trip.
Managing director of Tourism Australia, Andrew McEvoy explains that the app is designed to offer a portable, engaging experience for those wishing to travel around Australia. McEvoy states "Mobile platforms are a great opportunity for Tourism Australia to extend its presence beyond traditional advertising and marketing to showcase the country's diverse tourism experiences,"
The application is known as the 'OzPlanner' and many are predicting that this new way of promoting tourism will prove to be extremely effective in the digital age. The app is already proving useful to those either planning trips to Australia or already within the country trying to navigate their way around. Holiday plans can be saved as you browse the application and users will be able to access more than 20,000 tourism products whilst they browse. For anyone planning their first trip to Australia, this new tool will prove to be invaluable.
Tourism? There's an 'App' for that!
Tourism Australia Launches the OzPlanner


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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
What I'm excited about, though, is that he's still got plenty of his own stuff as a bandleader and a collaborator coming down the pike while he's on the road with Wilco. He's always got a steady stream of releases, probably about half a dozen a year, but just in the past month alone, 3 albums he plays on have come out, 2 of which I've snapped up already and may be fighting it out for a spot or two on my year-end top ten. His current touring trio the Nels Cline Singers just released their 2nd album, The Giant Pin, which is an improvement on the first album, Instrumentals (which was no doubt titled to clear up any confusion about the tongue-in-cheek Singers name). Still, I don't know if I'm feeling the Singers as much as his '90's trio, the Nels Cline Trio, or some of the one-off projects he's done in the past few years like Destroy All Nels Cline and The Inkling. The Singers do have good chemestry, though, and they were good the one time I saw them live. But like most Nels projects, they very rarely make it out to the east coast, touring mainly in and around his native California.
The other one I copped recently is Volume 3 in Atavistic's "Out Trios" series, Ash and Tabula by Nels Cline/Andrea Parkins/Tom Rainey. I'm not generally as interested in Nels's improv collaborations as I am with his stuff as a bandleader or writer, but I made a point to pick this one up because I wanted to hear more of Andrea Parkins, who was the highlight of the show I saw a couple months ago on the last night of the High Zero Festival Of Experimental Improvised Music here in Baltimore. She plays an electronically-processed accordian, which she gets some wild and not at all accordian-like sounds out of (her cousin is Zeena Parkins, who plays an electric harp and has also collaborated with Nels). So her and Nels together with a drummer is a pretty shit-hot combination, and sometimes they lock together in ways that are pretty impressive for a record that was "spontaneously composed".
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Three Ways To Find Cheap And Efficient Web Hosting For Your Business
Be it a small business or big enterprises, creating an online presence for your business is very important. Now, what does it mean for a business to get started with an online presence? This obviously mean to take your business and total services online – and having them in your palms at all times. Having them in your palm at all times; but how? Oh yea, taking your business or personal portfolio, activities and concerns online is one-thing; and monitoring, nurturing and securing them is again a totally different thing altogether. We've discussed this topic in our earlier publication on the topic "building online reputation over the internet", but may still emphasize more on it in the next publication.
Now the dose; in most cases, your websites are the best places to start out your online journey. Followed by your hosted social media profiles and accounts. A good example of these are Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin, Instagram, Tumblr, Google Plus Business and Official etc., plus a few others.
If you undergo the challenge of selecting and affording a domain for your website, hired a designer and content strategist by-side. The next river you'd want to cross successfully is that of a hosting agency. That is; securing an efficient and good hosting company for your anticipated website. For some people and business owners — this is where the rubber meets the road. Of course selecting a good standard hosting company with responsive servers is a tug-of-war. Nonetheless, if you'd get a better package; then – good for you.
If you'd be publishing or launching your website in no-distant time and may want to easily get off this challenge, then here are a few tips on how to secure a good, responsive and sophisticated web server host company for your website.
Pricing: what's the Cost?
This is the viewpoint the greater part of us will often check at first when picking a hosting company or provider; nonetheless, it shouldn't be the main factor since it sometimes doesn't work. When you see and compare the costs, it's helpful to recollect the old and familiar maxim that we get what we pay for. Jumping on the least expensive offer you see isn't really the best idea, particularly in the event that you depend on your site for profit.
Tech Specs: What are the Limitations?
Take a decent, true look at your site and think of what you need it to do. In case you're wanting to host a blog, an online store, rich content, and video recordings; then you shouldn't run along with just any cheap hosting plan you find. A cheap web hosting plan presumably won't have the RAM, processing power, and disk space to serve all of these necessities, and you'll invest more energy and time managing downtime or load issues than you might want.
Features/Add-Ons and Tech Support: How efficient?
This area of deliberation comes down to the accompanying inquiry – What makes this hosting company unique? What additional incentive do they give to make hosting your site with them only a touch more appealing? Whether it's multiple data centers, energy saving practices, or extra unmentioned features. For example, regular data backups or free domain privacy protection etc., hosting companies regularly offer more than just servers.


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Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who has been called "the Father of Modern Science". Born on 15 February 1564 in Pisa, Italy, Galileo is known for greatly improving the telescope from only 3X magnification to 32X magnification, discovering the moons of Jupiter, observing hills and valleys on the Moon, discovering and analyzing sunspots, popularizing laws of motion for uniformly accelerated objects, making the compound microscope practical, being one of the first to understand sound frequency, and being one of the most ardent advocates of the theory of heliocentrism. Galileo was among the first people in Europe to practice rigorous scientific standards, setting up formal experiments and describing the results using mathematics.
Galileo is probably best known for his advocacy of heliocentrism, the idea that the Earth orbits the Sun rather than vice versa. This was known as the Copernican theory after its inventor, Nicolaus Copernicus. Galileo based his support of Copernicanism after his observations of the satellites of Jupiter – this was the first discovery of celestial bodies that did not supposedly orbit the Earth. If the satellites of Jupiter orbited Jupiter, then could not the Earth orbit the Sun? Unfortunately, this idea was condemned as heresy, and Galileo was put on trial under the Inquisition in 1633. Narrowly avoiding imprisonment, Galileo was put under house arrest until his death in 1642 at age 77.
Galileo is famed for independently creating his own telescope after merely hearing about the concept while visiting Venice in 1608. The basic concept is simple – the combination of a concave and convex lens – but the telescope had only been invented that very year, by Dutch spectacle makers. In March 1610, Galileo published his initial astronomical observations in a short work entitled Sidereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger).
There is a legend that Galileo dropped objects off the Leaning Tower of Pisa as a way of testing the different speeds at which they fell, but this was more likely a thought experiment. In reality, Galileo performed similar experiments with inclined planes that led to the same conclusion. The conclusion, contrary to the Aristotlean wisdom which had held for over a thousand years before, was that objects fall at the same speed regardless of their weight. Heavier objects are just often larger, and therefore slightly more susceptible to air friction. Galileo was not the first modern thinker to realize this, but he played a crucial role in popularizing it.
Because of all his contributions to physics, engineering, and astronomy, Galileo is often called "the Father of Observational Astronomy," "the Father of Modern Physics," and other such titles. His basic insights about physics are taught in high schools worldwide.
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Something that wasn't mentioned in this article is that Galileo was the first to discover what he thought were "blobs" around Saturn. While Galileo was under house arrest other scientists continued his work, such as Dutch physicist Christian Huygens discovering that the two "blobs" Galileo spotted around Saturn were in fact rings.
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Amazing to think he was put on trial for something which is now widely believed as scientific fact. For those unfamiliar with the Inquisition, it was a Catholic Church tribunal established to suppress heresy, because at the time Galileo's work went against the well established geocentric model which placed Earth at the center of the universe.
It wasn't all bad though, as Galileo's house arrest had the benefit of giving him the time to write the book Two New Sciences which heavily influenced Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein.
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Northern Ireland parties given new powersharing deadline of June 29
The new deadline for forming a powersharing government in Northern Ireland is June 29.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire has introduced legislation at Westminster that will give Stormont's rowing parties a three-week window to strike a deal after the General Election.
The end of June date is now the fourth deadline in the deadlocked process, with the previous three having fallen by the wayside amid ongoing stalemate between local political leaders.
An agreement between the two main parties - Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists - continues to prove elusive.
"Since the Northern Ireland Assembly election on March 2 our focus has been on re-establishing inclusive, devolved government," said Mr Brokenshire.
"The forthcoming UK General Election does not change that. This Bill will therefore enable an Executive to be formed in the coming days should an agreement be reached.
"However, if an agreement is not possible before the General Election, it is right that we provide flexibility for an incoming Government to act in the best interests of Northern Ireland and the space for the parties to conclude a deal.
"This Bill gives the parties the legal authority to convene the Assembly, appoint ministers and get on with the resumption of devolved government at any point up to 29 June.
"This is what the people of Northern Ireland voted for on March 2 and should remain the focus in the weeks ahead."
The UK Government's third deadline of "early May" was torpedoed by the calling of the snap General Election, with all sides at Stormont admitting the chances of compromise were much reduced amid an adversarial campaign for votes.
Discussions are due to continue in the days ahead, but the prospect of a breakthrough is slim to none.
Northern Ireland has been without a devolved government for more than seven weeks, with a senior civil servant currently in charge of public spending.
The Bill tabled by Mr Brokenshire in Westminster will also enable the collection of household rates payments in Northern Ireland, funds that run local council services.
Politicians had not set the regional rate prior to devolution crashing in January over a row about a botched green energy scheme.
The rate set through Mr Brokenshire's intervention will increase in line with inflation.
Legislation as it stands required that a powersharing executive was formed within three weeks of the March snap Assembly election.
Once that first deadline fell, the UK Government was always going to have to amend the law to enable a new administration to be formed without resorting to yet another snap election.
The passage of the Bill is a formality. It will be accelerated through its legislative stages to enable rates bills to go out as soon as practicable.
A further snap Assembly poll could still be an option, however, if the parties again fail to reach agreement before the June 29 deadline.
At that point the choice facing Mr Brokenshire will be triggering another election or introducing direct rule from Westminster, unless he opts to set a fifth deadline for negotiations.
Sinn Fein demands for legislative protections for Irish speakers, an end to the region's ban on gay marriage and the implementation of a Northern Ireland-specific bill of rights are among the issues of dispute between it and the DUP.
The republican party has accused the DUP of preventing the formation of a "rights-based" government.
But the DUP has dismissed this, claiming Sinn Fein is focused only on the wish-list of its own supporters, and is failing to appreciate that others want movement on other issues.
The DUP is seeking to secure protections for Ulster Scots speakers and has also pressed for the introduction of a military covenant in Northern Ireland, a series of policies that define the state's obligations to its armed services.
The Ulster Unionists, SDLP and Alliance Party are also involved in the protracted negotiations, along with the UK and Irish governments.
While a civil servant is ensuring that public services are kept running, he is unable to implement major policy-based decisions, as politicians also failed to strike a budget for 2017/18 before devolution crashed.
UUP leader Robin Swann said the latest deadline extension should not be an excuse to let negotiations drift.
"While the Secretary of State has provided some further breathing space to allow an Executive to be formed, no-one should forget that we are rapidly heading towards a real budget crisis," he said.
"Parties cannot be complacent about this window and allow Northern Ireland to endure further weeks of rudderless drifting.
"While some may be keen to now switch full-tilt into election mode, we need to remember that just last month the people of Northern Ireland elected 90 MLAs to make decisions locally, that can't just be brushed off until after 8 June.
"Things like public finances and our health service can't simply be put on ice without consequence. The most vulnerable will quickly begin to feel the pinch if the devolved institutions do not get back on a stable footing and start delivering quickly."


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With EA hosting a publisher sale and a range of discounts hitting Tom Clancy titles, we've highlighted a trio of hidden gems for your consideration. As one of the biggest and best reviewed games of 2015 thus far, Batman: Arkham Knight needs no introduction, while there's also savings on Mirror's Edge and the criminally overlooked Splinter Cell: Blacklist. All of these promotions will be valid up until Tuesday, August 25.
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Enprise Group has sold the assets of its EMS-Cortex division to Citrix in a deal that Enprise CEO Mark Loveys believes is the largest local deal in the past 10 years, although the price has not been disclosed.
Citrix will acquire the assets and intellectual property around the New Zealand-developed Cortex cloud control panel software, which automates the provisioning and service of applications delivered via the cloud computing model.
Cortex has an international customer base ranging from small hosting companies to large telcos with hundreds of thousands of users. They include Telecom New Zealand, TELUS of Canada, and Vodacom, South Africa's largest telco.
Last year, Unisys selected Cortex for its new global services platform. The company also has a global partnership agreement with Microsoft.
Loveys says that Citrix, which has revenues of US$1.8 billion, will provide great on-going career opportunities for the 20 EMS-Cortex staff.
"I understand that Citrix will continue to locate the Cortex development team in New Zealand for the foreseeable future and will develop the software as a key part of its global cloud computing strategy," he says.
"This is also a great result for our backers, TMT Ventures, and for other Enprise Group shareholders. It is very satisfying to see investors get such a rewarding outcome."
The TMT investment includes the New Zealand government Venture Investment Fund.
Loveys says EMS-Cortex was originally acquired by the Enprise Group as part of an investment packed negotiated with TMT Ventures through Howard and Co in 2005.
"Back then, EMS-Cortex was ahead of mainstream market demand for this type of product. Our strategy was to build the software and the customer base, leveraging the rapid growth in demand for cloud infrastructure.
"Cortex is now well established and highly regarded as a market leader in the cloud control panel space. The time was right for a major international player such as Citrix to take the product and the people who have developed and supported it to the next level in the global marketplace."
EMS-Cortex is the second international sale with which the Enprise management team has been involved. They were the original developers of the Exonet business software package – now MYOB EXO – which was sold to Solution 6 for $30 million in 2000.


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MSH 2013: The Mystical
Brigham Young University
March 15–16, 2013
Conference Theme: The Mystical
Conference Date: March 15-16, 2013
Conference Location: Provo, Utah (BYU)
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2012
Most religious traditions begin with or develop a mystical tradition—a tradition given to the study and direct encounter with the divine, the ineffable, or the transcendent. Somewhat surprisingly, the theme of the mystical has in recent centuries been as prevalent outside of the religious sphere as inside, suggesting that it may be fundamental to the human experience generally. Mysticism leaves its traces in the arts and cultures studied by the humanities.
We also might ask what role mysticism plays in Mormonism. Is there a mystical tradition per se in Mormonism? Are mystical texts present in Mormon scripture? Are there mystical elements in Mormon ritual practice? Is anything constitutively mystical about the Mormon experience of the divine? What place remains for mysticism in a tradition that conflates the heavenly and the earthly? How might aspects of Mormonism compare with more explicitly mystical traditions? What role does the "secular mystical" play in Mormonism?
We are seeking papers on the mystical, whether in literature and art, or the relationship of mysticism to Mormonism. Some topics that might be considered are:
- The psychology of mysticism
- Meditation and mysticism
- Mysticism and conversion experiences (including secular conversions)
- Visions and higher states of consciousness
- Embodiment and out-of-body experiences
- Divinization/deification
- Emptying out and Pure Conscious Events
- Epistemology and the mystic
- Mysticism and nature
- Neuroscience and mysticism
We are interested in the work of all scholars (LDS or those whose work touches on Mormonism) whose research and writing engages the humanities, so the topics aren't limited to those taking up the conference theme.
Submission Guidelines
We encourage scholars in the humanities, arts, history, and social sciences to submit paper proposals or panels. Creative submissions on the theme in story, verse, drama, or performance are also encouraged. Submit your proposal, including a 200-word abstract, through the on-line form at mormonscholars.net. Submission deadline: December 15, 2012.
Submit proposals to email@example.com
Questions can also be sent to Alan Goff at the email address listed above.
PDF of program available here: 2013 Program.pdf
Friday, 9:00–9:20 Welcome and Orientation, WSC 3215
Friday, 9:30–11:30 Concurrent Sessions
Theosis and Embodiment, WSC 3223
Kirk Caudle, A Divine Destination: How Medieval Mysticism Influenced the Development of Theosis in the Western Tradition
David D. Peck, Who Am I, Lord? Recapturing Pre-mortal Identity and the Quest for Self-knowledge in Sufism
Tyler Andersen, Infallible Proofs: Interpreting the Temple Endowment as Mystical Rhetoric
Mormonism, Literature, and Scripture, WSC 3238
Chair: Bruce Jorgensen
Scott Hales, The Role of the Novel in Post-Utopian Mormonism
David Paxman, The Plan of Salvation: Why the Angels Rebelled
Richard Crosby, Canonical Kairos: Demystifying the Conditions for Creation of Mormon Scripture
Meditation, Mormonism, and Contemplative Practices, WSC 3252
Chair: Joseph Spencer
Adam Miller, Bored in the Pews: Reading the Sermon on the Mount with David Foster Wallace
Phil McLemore, The Kingdom of God Is Within … And Few There Be That Find It
Kathryn Soper, Expecto Patronum
Friday, 11:30–1:00 Lunch
Friday, 1:00–2:15 Keynote Address, WSC 3380
David Loy, Nonduality Past and Present
Friday, 2:30–4:30 Concurrent Sessions
Mormonism, Mysticism, and Language, WSC 3223
Chair: Adam Miller
Brad Kramer, "Those With Ears To Hear": Language about Sacred Language in Mormonism
Jenny Webb, "Ver tu cuerpo": Embodiment, Suffering, and Salvation
Brock Mason, Mormons, Mystics, and the Other: A Levinasian Account of the Mormon Religious Experience
The Body of God: Mormon and Mystical Ideas about Embodiment, WSC 3238
Chair: Kirk Caudle
Jason Brown, Canticle to the Sacred Grove: An Encounter between Joseph Smith and Saint Francis of Assisi
Rachael Steineckert, The Paradoxical Embodiment of Mother in Heaven
Alan Goff, Emotion and Knowledge: Against the Grain of Modernity's Prejudice against Feelings
LDS Scripture and Other Sacred Texts, WSC 3252
Chair: John Armstrong
Joseph Spencer, Christ and Krishna: The Visions of Arjuna and the Brother of Jared
John Hilton III, Textual Connections Between Jesus Christ and Nephi
Kelly Sorenson, Moral Persuasion and Parables
Morgan Davis, "Origin and Return" in Mystical Islamic and Reflective Mormon Thought
Friday, 6:00–7:30 Conference Banquet, Skyroom, WSC 6th floor
Saturday, 8:00–9:00 Meditation Practicum for Beginners, HC 105
David Loy, Guided Meditation and Question/Answer
Saturday, 9:30–11:30 Concurrent Sessions
Literature, HC 102
Chair: David Paxman
Linda Ohran Soderquist, I am the Way: A Reading of Jane Eyre
Scott Stenson, Opening a Way into the 'Thick Shade' of Paradise Lost
Ned Williams, Hemingway and Mormonism
Bruce Jorgensen, "The Sacred Whispers" in James Salter's "Akhnilo"
Mystics and Prophets, HC 3rd Floor Assembly Hall
Chair: Jenny Webb
Debra Sowell, Moonlight and Mysticism: Otherworldly Creatures in the Romantic Ballet, 1830–1844
Allen Hansen, A Prophetic Contemporary of Joseph Smith
William Hamblin, The Incoherence of Neomysticism
Bodies, Emotion, Epistemology, and Memory, HC 105
Chair: Alan Goff
Sam Brown, Magic and the Spoken Word
Jacob Baker, "'Arrayed in silence I gave him nothing': An Apologue of an Encounter with the Almighty God"
Gary Ettari, The Finger of the Lord: The Brother of Jared and Embodied Mysticism in the Book of Ether
John Armstrong, The Revelations of Socrates
Saturday, 11:30–12:45 Lunch and Business Meeting, HC Assembly Room, Ground Floor
Saturday, 1:00–2:15 Keynote Address, HC 105
Elliot Wolfson, The Path Beyond the Path: Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest for Universal Singularity
Saturday, 2:30–4:30 Plenary Session, HC 105
Jad Hatem Panel, Putting Off Heaven: The Three Nephites, the Mahdi, and the Bodhisattva
Joseph Spencer, Brad Kramer, Alan Hurst, and Morgan Davis
Post "2013 Mormon Scholars in the Humanities Conference" at A Motley Vision
Post "Some Reflections on the Mormon Scholars in the Humanities Conference" at A Motley Vision
Post "Infallible Proofs: Interpreting the Temple Endowment as Mystical Rhetoric" at Worlds Without End
Post at The Low-Tech World
Armstrong John-Socrates and Revelation Slides
Brown Jason–The Body of God-Canticle to the Forest–MSH 2013
Goff Alan Emotions and Rationality, MSH 2013
Hales Scott–Role of the Novel in Post-Utopian Mormonism- MSH 2013
Hamblin William–Incoherence-of-Neomysticism–MSH 2013
Hansen Allen–A Prophetic Contemporary of Joseph Smith–MSH 2013
Jorgensen Bruce–Sacred Whispers in Salters Akhnilo (Note: This paper was reworked and published as "'Awakened' by 'the Sacred Whispers' in James Salter's 'Akhnilo.'" In Carol M. Bensick, ed., A Passion for Getting It Right: Essays and Appreciations in Honor of Michael J. Colacurcio's 50 Years of Teaching. New York: Peter Lang, 2016. 299-329.)
Loy David–Notes Nonduality Past and Present–MSH 2013
Soper Kathryn–Expecto Patronum–MSH 2013
Spencer Joseph–Christ and Krishna–MSH 2013
Steinekert Rachael–Paradoxical Embodiment of Mother in Heaven2
Stenson Scott–Opening a Way into the Thick Shade of Paradise Lost
Webb Jenny–Ver tu cuerpo–MSH 2013
Williams Ned–Hemingway and Mormonism-2–MSH 2013
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It's the afternoon and I haven't planned dinner for tonight (or tomorrow, or the night after). That means I want to pick up groceries (a minimal amount!) on my way home and make a meal that does not require I had any sort of plan in mind. I don't want to have to wait for a sauce to reduce; I don't want to be told to start with already-cooked rice; and dear God, I don't want to pull out a slow-cooker.
To the rescue: 18 saving graces! These recipes don't ask that you've done anything to prep in advance. They understand procrastination (and the pressures of real life), and they won't have you counting down the minutes 'til the beans are cooked through.
All you'll have to do is pick up the groceries (or you know, ask someone else to get them on their way home...):
Canned beans? Check. Eggs? Check. Onion, garlic, chili powder, butter? Check, check, check, and check. The corn tortillas? Send a roommate to get those (and some cilantro, too).
Do yourself a favor and buy the roasted red peppers from the grocery store.
Yes please, frozen peas!
I have the same enthusiasm for frozen spinach.
The most involved part of this meal—cooking lentils—is not involved at all. Make extra yogurt-tahini sauce to spread on sandwiches, or use as the base of salad dressings, later in the week.
On the left, Nigella Lawson's linguine, in which you don't even have to cook the mushrooms. The mushrooms! You don't have to cook them! Use whatever shape of pasta hanging out in your cupboard.
On the right, Alexandra Stafford via Cal Peternell's Vegetable Chow Mein-ish. You do have to cook the vegetables—but they can basically be whatever vegetables you'd like.
It is taking every fiber of my being to not make a rhyme between "curry" and "hurry" right now.
Minced chicken = faster-cooking chicken.
Sesame noodles, the really easy way, and the still-easy-but-slightly-more-involved way. (Buy toasted sesame seeds instead of DIY-ing it, and you'll save 10 to 15 minutes.)
The food processor does all the chopping for you.
Baguette highly recommended.
So you have to let the chicken and tofu marinate for 20 minutes. Do that first, and by the time you're finished prepping the ingredients for the stir-fry, your protein will be rearing to go!
You're five ingredients and 10 or 15 minutes away from supple, spicy salmon.
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When sellers haven't quite lined up their next home before their house is sold and the settlement date comes and goes, they may find themselves in a bit of a bind, given that the buyers now own the home, and are likely eager to move in.
However, there is an option that keeps the sellers from having to scramble for temporary housing: a rent back.
A rent back is essentially a scenario when the buyer agrees to rent the home back to the seller for some amount of time after the closing date. This can be a negotiating chip in a hot housing market or simply a kindness to a seller with a longer timeline.
Dwell Residential founder Jennifer Myers offers a bit more insight into when a rent back makes sense and the risks involved:
A rent back, contractually called a Post-Settlement Occupancy Agreement, is used most frequently when a seller needs to make sure their current home has settled so they have the funds to buy their new home or some version of that.
There is a non-tenant relationship established where the seller has a license to reside in the home for a certain number of days, typically at a daily rate decided on by the buyer. In a competitive housing market, it's not out of the ordinary for a buyer to sweeten their offer by allowing the seller to live in the home for free for a period after settlement.
In the event that a buyer decides to do a rent back, they will do a walk-through before settlement to see the condition of the home on the day they become the owner, and also confirm that any home inspection items have been repaired satisfactorily. The buyer needs to make sure there is a hefty enough deposit being held by the title company in case there is any damage done by the seller while they are there or moving out. However, since the buyer now owns the property, if something breaks in the property at no fault of the seller (the HVAC system goes out all of a sudden, for example), it is the buyer's, not the seller's, issue to repair.
Once the seller moves out on the agreed upon date, the buyer does their final, final walk-through and then if all goes well, the buyer tells the title company to release the deposit to the seller.