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Hey Sole Mates!
Did you know today is National Dessert Day? Best. Holiday. Ever. Except, no one really gets work or school off so that's kind of a bummer. This is a day you might have to celebrate after hours, but that's no problem if you reside in the beautiful land of Los Angeles.
Today we're covering our top five favorite dessert destinations in the City of Angels!
1.) All you folks in the middle of a diet need to shut your pie hole and head to The Pie Hole. See what we did there? Try their Chocolate Crostata, or if you're not a huge fan of chocolate, opt for the Strawberry Lavender Hand Pie. Need to balance the sweet with some salt? Their menu boasts an exquisite variety of savory pies.
2.) Los Angeles is home to some of the best Mexican food in the country.Therefore, we pay tribute by celebrating Mercado's incredible flan! Go check out their Instagram for some truly amazing Mexican cuisine!
3.)Folks on the Westside go gaga over Susie Cakes. There's always a reason to eat a cupcake and National Dessert Day is no exception. Therefore, eat two cupcakes.
4.) Ok, there's no denying we're in the middle of a heat wave. Why not cool off with some of Los Angeles' best ice cream? Sweet Rose Creamery is available in multiple locations across the city and has the most fabulous display of flavors, such as: Fresh Mint w⁄ Homemade Chocolate Chips, Spiced Pumpkin, Earl Grey, and Pear Riesling Sorbet to name a few.
5.) There are two types of people in this world: people who don't like cheesecake, and people who ADORE it. For the record, Sole Serum stands on the side of cheesecake adoration and one of our favorite places to get it is at Pure Cheesecakes.
Now…where you going to go to get dessert??


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Northern Colorado's Shopping Destination
Northern Colorado's Shopping Destination
Northern Colorado's Live—Work—Play Destination.
Northern Colorado's Live—Work—Play Destination.
Northern Colorado is a rapidly growing region of the state. Blocked by mountains to the west and a lack of infrastructure to the east, growth fixates along the I-25 corridor.
The area within the triangle formed by Greeley, Ft. Collins and Loveland lies at the geographic heart of this growth area.
Taking full advantage of the abundant natural amenities and year-round climate, Water Valley Land Company has already built over 800 homes in the project area with more coming on line every day.
Residents of the area enjoy beautiful year-round weather and abundant sunshine. The setting provides world-class golf, wedding & event facilities, hike & bike trails, boating, fishing and mouth-watering restaurants.
Brands at the Ranch will complement existing development and foster future growth by bringing office users, retail, restaurants and other destination amenities to the project.
The following brands have committed to the Brands at the Ranch project:
Galaxy Theaters will operate a luxury 12-screen movie theater that offers an unsurpassed cinema experience. IMAX is the difference. It's the world's most immersive movie experience. The state-of-the-art technology and architecture makes the movie so real, you'll forget you're in a theatre.
Hosting more than 2,000 events annually and the home of the Larimer County Fair, and the PRCA Rodeo. The Budweiser Events Center is also home to the Colorado Eagles hockey team and the Colorado Crush indoor football team.
Winter Wonderland™ is a 13,500 square foot attraction, featuring 350 restaurant seats and 2,000 square feet of retail. Winter Wonderland brings the magic of winter to any climate, warm or cold, from sunny southern California to exotic locations around the world.
At Tucanos Brazilian Grill, a dining experience rich in flavor and heritage awaits you. The Brazilian tradition of grilling, or CHURRASCO, is a fusion of South American and European cultures. From its birth in the Pampas of Brazil, to the sparkling beaches of Rio de Janeiro, Tucanos now extends this festive tradition to you.
Zi Imperial Kitchen™ is a one-of-a-kind treasure featuring sumptuous décor and gourmet Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Korean fusion cuisine. Welcome to Zi Imperial Kitchen™ Asian Antiquities & Culinary Art™!
For over 25 years, the Nordhagen family have been working on and serving up hungry people in Northern Colorado.Out from their hickory pit smoker comes the most mouth-watering, slow-cooked ribs, brisket and pork that you have ever tasted.

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The darkest, longest night of the year is past. Now we change course and move towards the sun again. Every day, the world will become a little brighter.
It couldn't come at a more fitting time for me. Last Friday, it was the day of my defense. In hindsight, I realize that I've been under more pressure about this than I thought – and I was aware of quite a lot of pressure! It feels as if for five years, I've slowly, excruciatingly rolled up in a tight ball, like a cramp or a Big Bang, and now that knot has loosened, the world has exploded into being, and I'm free. And at the same time, the sun returns. It's almost too symbolic.
I can't believe it's done – that it's finally over. The longest project so far in my life, and it's now finished. My road has been very stony, dark, and misty. I haven't had a clue where I was going. It's all been very confusing.
But the defense went really well, I had a wonderful discussion with my examiner, my whole family was there to watch, my colleagues and friends and of course my husband. Instead of terror, I felt a cautious kind of joy. My work was accepted by the person I respect most – and whose model I used in my studies! Talk about coming full circle.
The party afterwards was wonderful, and I'm not as tired as I should be. I feel like a load of stones have fallen from my shoulders, and I can begin to straighten up again. And above all: I can now be an ordinary person again. I'm not a PhD student anymore. I'm a doctor. I'm done. There's nothing more to prove. I can go about my business like everyone else and not have to reach for the stars. I can relax. I don't have to know everything. I can let things be as vague as they are in the real world and not pretend to have an answer.
Well, at least as long as I'm not talking to the media, but you know… I can move on! Maybe on one of these. 😉


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"Welcome to my website! Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and my knives. As you browse through these pages I hope you will see my knives the way I see them, as functional works of art, each unique in its own way." -Jon
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If you'd like to see more of my day-to-day work follow me on Instagram @jonchristensenknives


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An exhibition by Occipital exploring the relationship between the human form and storytelling.
An exhibition by Occipital exploring the relationship between the human form and storytelling.
It was one year ago that I first became acquainted with the work of Stephen Cook and OneWay Gallery. Being in Narragansett, I was not expecting to see much beyond the stereotypical sails and sunsets in any 'art gallery' …
Works will be randomly rotated throughout the summer giving a new experience to viewer upon each visit to the gallery.
Opening reception on May 12, 5 to 8 p.m.
Opening reception on March 24, 5-8 p.m. Artist talk on April 7, 1 p.m.
Opening Reception: January 19, 5 to 8 p.m.
"The Couple," 2017
On July 15, the Summer Salon returns to OneWay Gallery, saturating the space with hundreds of works of art by thirty local and national artists. The show, a gallery staple, puts a contemporary twist on the four-century-old French tradition.
Painter Stephen Cook, who owns OneWay Gallery, says contemporary art often requires room to breathe on a wall. But in an experiment at the gallery's former Hope Artiste Village outpost in Pawtucket, Cook learned that breaking the rules could be powerful, as well. He clustered work by photographers, sculptors, painters and mixed media artists and the Salon was born.
"It's an impactful way to show the work," he says.
Cavernous in size, the Narragansett gallery lends itself to a salon-style show. The exhibition's last iteration, in 2015, drew praise from local arts writers and gallery goers alike.
OneWay's stable artists — including Cook, a physical painter who makes large-scale abstractions; photographer Christian Harder; and Reason, who creates hand-stenciled portraits of pop culture icons — will show work in this year's Summer Salon. The exhibition also includes work by Rebecca Adams, who studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. She employs film noir techniques to capture contemporary subjects in black and white paintings.
Kiera Griffith, another RISD graduate, specializes in textiles. Her "dream spaces" explore memory and gender expression via colorful, repetitive patterns.
Also showing is Giana Sacco, the artist behind Occipital/NYC. The Rhode Island native, who studied at the Parsons School of Design, draws on her fashion training to create expressive, linear illustrations on paper and canvas.
The public is invited to celebrate OneWay Gallery's Summer Salon at an artists' reception on July 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. Complimentary refreshments will be served, plus two performances by Blue Moon Caravan, a belly dance group that blends Indian, Flamenco and North African traditions with contemporary flair.
Regular gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., and by appointment. The exhibition runs through August 13.
Rebecca Adams
Craig Anderson
Jeff Bertwell
Jess Cabral
Andrew Collins
Stephen Cook
A. Dolt
Shawn Gilheeney
Kiera Griffith
Christian Harder
Tom Huck
Scott Hunter
Nikki Juen
Nick McKnight
Scott Moran
Barbara Pagh
Plastic House
Caitlin Pritchard
Sydney Sousa
Kara Stein
Ben Watkins
S.W. Dinge
Ben Watkins
Tom West
"The Following Day," 2016, 40 in. x 52 in.
OneWay Gallery presents "Nothing to See Here," a political exhibit that beckons viewers to look closer and to think deeper.
What do a landscape painter and a tattoo artist have in common?
Dolt sees faces in grains of plywood. Often, the crude construction material inspires portraits of characters with elaborate back-stories: the Ugly Messiah, Soup Head, Minotaur, Broken Bottle Head, Mother Nature.
The inspiration for the show, which features large-scale paintings created in the last year, was drawn from Cook's artistic temperament: tense, impassioned, physical.
Bold, contrasting colors and copy take over OneWay Gallery in a new group show, "Black, White and Read All Over," which opens July 16 at the Boon Street space.
Throughout the month of May, the varied forms of street art come together under one roof at OneWay Gallery — separated by space but cohesive in spirit.
This month, work by OneWay Gallery's diverse stable of resident artists will hang together in an interactive Open Studios Exhibition.
This month, OneWay Gallery hosts an exhibit of evocative, elemental landscape drawings by Rhode Island artist Jeff Bertwell.
Narragansett, RI, May 11, 2015 – New space, new work. That's the concept behind OneWay Gallery's forthcoming group exhibition, which opens on May 30 with a public reception.
"No Rest For The Wicked"A solo exhibition featuring new works by REASON.


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Latest News
Why don't news outlets call BP's huge oil 'spill' a gusher?
BILOXI, Miss. — Media consumers want to know why news outlets call the gusher in the Gulf an oil spill.
Oil spill fits in a headline or sound bite, but fails to capture what started April 20 in the Gulf and how life is changing as a result.
How do we quantify the damage to animals, humans and the ocean from oil that pulses every second, like a living being, from the Deepwater Horizon's broken wellhead?
A sociologist who studies disaster, a grammarian, a Coast mayor, a Tulane University energy professor and a BP representative offered their thoughts.
"Catastrophe is a word that springs instantly to mind," said wordsmith James J. Kilpatrick, a retired journalist who lives in the Washington area and previously authored a popular syndicated column, "The Writer's Art."
"Catastrophe is about as bad as it gets," he said. "Debacle is something, but debacle carries a different connotation from catastrophe or calamity. Those are good words. Is a catastrophe worse than a calamity? I'd have to think it over.
"This is on an unprecedented scale, so it would be an exercise in semantics to fish around and find the worst adjective there is or the worst noun for it. My family on my father's side came from down there in New Orleans way back in the early part of the 19th century, so I'm feeling this acutely. I have cousins and so forth who still live down there on the Gulf Coast. It's a catastrophe, sure enough, for them."
Sociologist Steven Picou has studied disasters for the past 30 years. The University of South Alabama professor has focused intently on the Exxon Valdez oil spill for 21 years. A "technological disaster," he calls it.
"For technological disasters, unlike natural disasters, we see long-term impacts to communities, families and individuals," Picou said. "It relates to the chronic uncertainty with regards to ecological impacts. For example, the herring fishery in Prince William Sound crashed in 1993 and never has recovered.
"In natural disasters, people are rescued and there's an inventory of damages and then there's restoration and recovery. For technological disasters, there's a warning, there's a threat, there's an impact and then there's blame. There's no rescue or inventory, so recovery is very hard. People get caught in this cycle of continuing uncertainty and economic loss, which in turn causes serious problems for communities, families and individuals."
This BP oil gusher could be labeled a life-altering catastrophe. Although little if any oil has reached Mississippi shores, Pass Christian Mayor Chipper McDermott said the commercial fishing that fuels his community has already come to a virtual halt. It's shrimp season, but shrimpers have gone to work for BP's Vessels of Opportunity. They can make more money mopping up oil.
The catastrophe for wildlife has been tragically evident since the first pictures of tarred pelicans appeared. Reese Halter, a biologist who recently visited the coast, burst into tears when he talked about the suffering animals have already endured from what he calls a "global ecological disaster."
"It's beyond a crime scene," he said. "It makes me cry. We're washing the animals off and they've already eaten all that poison. They will die a slow and painful death."
BP did not come up with the term "oil spill" to minimize what is happening in the Gulf, spokeswoman Lisa Houghton said. She offered what has become BP's familiar refrain: "For us, its about response and getting it taken care of."
She thought a minute before adding: "There's been a lot of terms, just across the board. I've heard people call it lots of different things. What's happening, it's really unprecedented. It's different from what you might see with a tanker, different from what you might see with a pipeline. Where there's a problem with a pipeline, they typically call that a rupture . Really, it's just so unprecedented. Perhaps oil spill is what's been used most frequently because that's just sort of what people have referred to in the history of time."
Eric Smith, chemical engineer and associate director of Tulane University's Energy Institute, said the oil industry is famous for jargon and nicknames — ROV for remote operating vehicle and blowout preventer, to name a couple.
"Big mess comes to mind," he said. Seriously, he added, "People keep using gush and spew and all these descriptors. I'm getting a little tired of it. It's a disaster and I think that's an accurate thing to call it."
He said 65 percent of U.S. oil spills are from tankers or barges, with only 19 percent from rigs. Shutting down deepwater rigs will potentially increase the risk of tanker accidents.
"Leak sounds a little deminutus, which is Latin for too small," Smith said. "Spill sounds like something that's finite that you dump out of a bowl, but that's the only terms I've seen used."
What do the folks who deal with these catastrophes call them? Boot and Coots seemed a good place to turn for answers. The well-control company is named after the original owners, Boots Hansen and Coots Matthews, who trained under legendary wild-well buster Red Adair.
Boots and Coots spokeswoman Jennifer Twitten said, "We are really not speaking to this because BP is one of our customers."
Their toll-free number, however, provides a clue. It is 1-800-BLOWOUT.


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St Michael's Maths Hub
Here at Rossington St Michael's Primary School we recognise that mathematics is an essential tool for everyday life. We provide a high-quality, enjoyable curriculum which ensures the needs of every learner is met. Mathematics teaches us how to make sense of the world around us through developing a child's ability to calculate, to reason and to solve problems. It enables children to understand and appreciate relationships and pattern in both number and space in their everyday lives.
Through our mathematics lessons at St Michael's it is our aim to develop:
- Enjoyment and enthusiasm for mathematics and an awareness of the fascination of mathematics.
- Confidence and fluency in mathematical knowledge, concepts and skills.
- An ability to use and apply mathematics across the curriculum and in real life.
- An ability to solve problems, by applying their skills to a variety of routine and non-routine problems. To reason, to think logically and to work systematically and accurately.
- An ability to reason mathematically and explain relationships using mathematical language.
- An understanding of mathematics through a process of enquiry and experiment.
- Initiative and an ability to work both independently and in cooperation with others.
Our Curriculum
The school follows the National Curriculum (2014) objectives for maths. At St Michael's we use the Abacus scheme for Years 1 to 6 to plan high quality, differentiated and interactive lessons, which ensure continuous progression and challenge for all learners. Children are introduced to a range of models and images to support them with understanding the concepts of different operations. Mental and written strategies, for each year group are taught in accordance with the school's Calculation Policy.
Calculation Policy
Our Mathematics policy and Calculation policy reflect the current National Curriculum. The progression document shows how children progress their skills across each year group. See documents below.
Teaching And Learning Style
The school uses a variety of teaching and learning styles in mathematics lessons. Our principal aim is to develop children's knowledge, skills and understanding in mathematics. We do this through a daily mathematics lesson where children are given opportunities for:
- Practical activities and mathematical games.
- Problem solving.
- Open and closed tasks.
- Individual, group and whole class discussions and activities.
- A range of methods of calculating e.g. mental, pencil and paper and using a calculator.
- Working with computers as a mathematical tool.
- Using a wide range of support resources e.g. number squares, digit cards and number lines.
- Using and applying their learning in everyday situation.
Fitness Fluency
As you know times tables are important known facts for children to know and help them with their learning across many different areas of maths. In line with the new curriculum, it is expected that children will be able to rapidly recall multiplication and corresponding division facts for particular tables by the end of that year.
- By the end of Year 1, most children are expected to be able to know number bonds to ten and count forwards and backwards in multiples of two, five and ten.
- By the end of Year 2, most children are expected to be able to do this for the 2x, 5x and 10x tables.
- By the end of Year 3, most children are expected to be able to do this for the 3x, 4x and 8x tables.
- By the end of Year 4, most children are expected to be able to do this for the 6x, 7x, 9x, 11x and 12x tables.
- In Year 5 and 6 it is expected that they will be fluent with all times tables facts up to 12x12.
Children who become secure with all times tables they are expected to know by the end of their year group will be encouraged to work on the next set of times tables. To help succeed all children have access to Times Tables Rockstars to practice and perfect on computer/tablet. Please talk to your class teacher for log in details.
Children will be tested regularly in school and awarded as they progress with rockstar badges and in-school competitions.
We have provided documents below to help with mental strategies at home.
Problem Solving
In addition to this, to ensure children gain a deeper understanding in Maths we use a range of problem solving and reasoning activities. These include resources available from Abacus, the assessments that children complete and resources from the White Rose Maths Hub, Oxford Owl and our new resource STOPS. We believe that applying mathematical knowledge is vital and STOPs helps develop problem solving strategies. This is delivered weekly in school.
National Curriculum Assessments
At the end of Year 2 and Year 6 children sit national tests. From July 2016 children will sit a new style of test. Children will no longer score a level but will be given a point score that will decide if they have met the national standard.
Year 2
Paper 1 – Arithmetic (20 minutes)
Paper 2 – Reasoning (35 minutes)
Year 6
Paper 1 – Arithmetic (30 minutes)
Paper 2 – Reasoning (40 minutes)
Paper 3 – Reasoning (40 minutes)


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This is a great product that delivers visible results.
I had high hopes after reading about the NIOD products and have been using this along with the MMHC, FECC and NEC for about two months. However, I cannot see any real improvements to the condition of my skin or the lines and signs of ageing. But I will continue to use this product in the hope that over time I might notice some changes!
This product is amazing and easy to use. My skin feels clearer and smoother. It has less lines and the pigmentation is starting to fade. It is quite expensive but I will definitely be buying again. Highly recommended. I have been using this for 2 weeks and have noticed a huge difference in my skin.
I discovered the NIOD range by listening to a male vlogger discussing one of the products and decided to do some further research...which led me to purchase CAIS, NAAP and then the whole lot!!
I'll be honest - I've no idea if the Star Ingredient is CAIS, as I use the whole shebang, BUT!, there are definitely more mornings when I look in the mirror and say to myself, "Ooh! Good-o" instead of "Oh Holy Crp". I don't touch alcohol so it's nothing to do with one of those* mornings! But I do have chronic pain from a botched hip replacement which can put 10 years on me and turn my skin grey.
I would definitely say it's important to use the Core NIOD products: CAIS, MMHC, NEC, and to use them day and night. None of them are particularly easy to apply - CAIS is a watery serum which is dropped from a glass pipette onto your hands. And then you decide how to apply it all over your face and neck. And it stinks. Makes your face smell like a bag of chips has been dropped on it, it's got such a powerful vinegar pong. This does evaporate away pretty quickly though.
So. Not easy to apply, smells like the local chippy but I'm now on my 3rd bottle and still saying, "Ooh! Good-o!" 5/7 mornings each week. I'd say to another woman my age, "Give it a go". Just be prepared to smell like a chippy for a minute or so!


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Espresso in San Luis Obispo County
Posted by TheShot on 27 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew, Quality Issues, Roasting
San Luis Obispo County is not known for a whole lot, even among Californians. There's Hearst Castle, Cal Poly in SLO proper, and the burgeoning Paso Robles wine growing region — or what the locals simply call "Paso".
But as is happening in many lesser-known regions around the country, SLO County's appreciation for better food and drink is quickly rising from an earlier background of fast food chain stores and local pizza joints. Nicer, or at least more deliberately thoughtful, restaurants have opened up alongside upgraded old stand-bys. There are still small backroads wineries that retain the wine country feel of 1970s Napa, not unlike the movie Bottle Shock. But now grand new tasting rooms, funded by the wine ambitions of construction tycoons, spring out from the hills baring spared-no-expense modern architecture.
This is the sort of general progression that is happening most everywhere in the country, albeit expressed in regional ways. Some insular, forest-for-the-trees types in the coffee industry would certainly call it "Third Wave", but yes, this progression also extends to the local coffee scene in the SLO County area.
San Luis Obispo County now boasts a few of their own local roasters and more cafés sporting La Marzocco machines. Last year the local free press, the New Times, followed baristas from SLO's Linnaea's and their participation at the 2008 Western Regional Barista Competition: Black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love.
This has marked a real improvement for the area. Who would have expected that you could step into a café in Templeton, CA (population 4,962) — or even the tiny seaside town of Avila Beach (population 797) — and be offered a choice of beans for use in your espresso shot? Joe Mamma's Coffee in Avila Beach even serves the ever-elusive "traditional cappuccino". Although the coffee here hasn't yet reached the quality heights that put them on the map as a coffee destination, the locals do have a little something to be proud of.
Despite a growing interest and emphasis on locally grown, organic, and sustainable food in the SLO County region, we also discovered that it's not exclusively local. Last Sunday we visited a quintessential example in Templeton — a deli/produce/coffee shop called Farmstand 46. They were marking up a blackboard menu for their drinks at their new espresso bar, even though their espresso machine hasn't even arrived yet. The coffee they sold on their shelves? Roasts from SF's own Four Barrel Coffee.
Joe Mamma's Coffee in the aforementioned Avila Beach (which unfortunately we didn't get to this time), is known to serve beans from both Intelligentsia and SF's Ritual Coffee Roasters.
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One Response to "Espresso in San Luis Obispo County"
Thanks for visiting and reviewing SLO county coffee shops. I remember serving you those 2 shots. "The Works" by the way is not one of our regular espressos- just one that the previous day's barista was playing with and it was still in the 3rd grinder.Today I was pulling some great shots of our "Holiday Blend" wich is a single origin melange of medium and dark roasted Bali Kintamani special prep Natural Organic.Nice creamy-smooth notes of mango,bananas,and chocolate. Next time you come by give us a shout.


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One in the shameless plug department.
My employer InfoSupport will be offering a very interesting course from the 21st till the 24th of April.
It'll be a very nice course presented by one of our top trainers. If there are seats remaining I, I'll sign up for this one. But I'm guessing that the available seats will fill up rather quick. So hurry ad head on over to Java Spring Class 2008 and sign up.
Some cutting and pasting from the above link:
Course outline
Get your hands on JSF, AJAX, EJB 3.0 and Web Beans.
This course provides you with a fair knowledge of Java Server Faces technology and also shows how to combine this technology with AJAX. The ins and outs of EJB 3 Simplified Components and the new persistence API are presented to you. The latest developments on Web Beans, a JSR based upon the JBoss SEAM application framework, are also treated. This specification enables the usage of EJB 3 components as JSF managed beans. All topics are put into practice in multiple hands-on exercises.
This course also looks ahead and presents you the plans for the future.
Course content
- Java Server Faces and Ajax
- Session Beans 3.0
- What is new in Session Beans 3.1
- Java Persistence API 1.0
- What is new in Java Persistence API 2.0
- Tips and tricks for EJB 3.0
- Web Beans


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Abortion groups caught off guard
Anti-abortion groups leapt into action last month when the National Right to Life Committee warned that elective abortions would be covered under a Pennsylvania insurance program created by the health care reform law.
The Susan B. Anthony List and the Family Research Council blasted the news to the media and supporters. NRLC began scouring other state plans for similar provisions. Top congressional Republicans sent a letter of protest to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
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And within a day, the anti-abortion groups got what they wanted: a nationwide ban on coverage for most elective abortions in the so-called high-risk insurance pools, a position reaffirmed in a Health and Human Services regulation released on Thursday.
Abortion rights advocates were caught completely off-guard.
Planned Parenthood and NARAL didn't publicly petition HHS until after the new ban was imposed. And it took sympathetic Democrats on the Hill a full 10 days to write a letter expressing disappointment with the HHS — and even then, they were so squeamish about the issue that they never even used the word "abortion" in their protest.
For abortion rights advocates, the HHS episode was both a reminder of the health reform battle they lost and a warning about the risks ahead: Having a president on their side doesn't mean they can sit back and expect success.
"This is not the outcome we expected," said Laurie Rubiner, Planned Parenthood vice president for public policy. "We now know we need to be vigilant to make sure there aren't other areas of the law where there is silence. There is a whole host of areas that we're going to be watching like a hawk."
"We're stuck in a slow backpedal," said Laura MacCleery, government relations director for the Center for Reproductive Rights. "There needs to be a sense that, while health reform moves us forward, it moves us backwards in terms of reproductive rights."
Abortion rights groups have long lamented the challenge of conveying a sense of urgency to their supporters when their policy positions align with those of the ruling party. Shortly after Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, NARAL saw donations drop "'drastically' because supporters thought the battle was over," sociologist Suzanne Staggenborg writes in her book "The Pro-Choice Movement: Organization and Activism in the Abortion Conflict."
Thus, President George W. Bush, while certainly not a political ally, did serve a purpose as a figure for abortion rights supporters to rally against and raise funds off of. NARAL's political action committee, for example, had its flushest years during reelection bids of Bush and the first President Bush, hauling in $4 million in the 1992 election cycle and $3.2 million in 2004, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.


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downloading parts of large site as separate projects with shared data
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|07/18/2015 01:42 am
|I am trying to download another relatively small part of the http://www.gamebanshee.com site but there is a lot of CSS and Joomla template data for the site itself. I of course don't want to redownload all of that each time I want to archive a specific section. I have started to download the new project to the same data directory in the hope that it won't redownload the existing files there. I do have the "don't download existing" option enabled. I am wondering if this is going to cause problems when I want to export this section in its own mht file that includes the shared data but not the other section data. Basically it is information about 2 different games on the same web site and I don't want any information from the first game to be mixed with the second game. What is the correct way to do this? Should I have copied the shared data to a separate directory for the new project?
|Oleg Chernavin
|07/18/2015 07:24 am
|Usually, such data do not interfere. The only case would be if the same URL would return different information depending on the page it was linked to or some cookie.
If this is not the case, do not worry about separating data. Duplicate data will be not downloaded for the second Project with the "Do not load existing files" mode. Each Project will export all data it has linked to it, even if a file is shared between two Projects.
The only problem could be if you delete a project, it removes all its files, even if some of them are used by another Project. You should be careful with this.
Best regards,
Oleg Chernavin
MP Staff


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(Or Not…If You Are Thinking About Divorce)
January is dubbed "divorce month" because many people are now saying, "Let's make this the last good holiday for the kids and our families" or "Let's wait until after the New Year when the kids go back to school." No matter what the reason, divorce is never easy, and there is no good time for planning it. I know; I'm divorced and wished the first holidays away. I also can tell you, from experience, there is no last best holiday.
My first Christmas divorced went much smoother than I expected. I set realistic goals and put my children's thoughts and feelings first. I even enjoyed the two hours alone and my glass of wine before they returned home for dessert. However, everyone is different, and both parties involved must be willing to put their kids' feelings first. (Please note: The best advice anyone can give you through divorce: "Consider your children's feelings FIRST.")
If divorce is what you are thinking for January, you can still plan ahead, and, with planning, you may just pull off a wonderful holiday too.
1. Complete a budget. Fill out a budget of your spending over the last year. Ask your spouse to do the same since you'll need this moving forward. Make a holiday spending budget with and without your spouse. Overspending over the holidays adds a lot of stress to happily married couples, so imagine the stress it adds to divorcing couples. Alleviate some of this anxiety by setting expectations on gift giving. I suggest that you both set cash aside and agree to only spend that. If cash is not an option, agree to a set amount to charge and write it down.
2. Be careful with credit cards!! Get a credit report at http://www.annualcreditreport.com. Credit reports allow you to see all outstanding bills and credit problems, if any. If you do not have a card in your own name, apply for one now. When going through divorce, oftentimes money is unavailable and expenses need to be paid by credit. If you only have joint cards, access may be shut off by your spouse. Be mindful that your friends may advise you to max out your credit, but they might be unaware that you may also be responsible for repaying the debt.
3. This is when year-end financial statements will be generated. Look for them in the mail and make copies of anything that you find. If you see prior year statements, gather them. Copy any and all credit card statements.
4. If you receive monetary gifts, keep them in a safe place out of your home. Don't commingle them. Explore obtaining a safety deposit box or leave money with a trusted family member. This is also a good idea for storing any financial statements that you gather.
5. Be mindful of social media! Once you put it out there, it stays there forever. Think of how others perceive what they see and how it would affect your children. The world doesn't need to know your business through divorce. Emotions take over, and poor decisions are then made. You should change all your passwords and create a safe place, perhaps a new email, to send and receive private financial and legal information.
6. Start thinking about your divorce team. Some of the advisors you may need are a certified divorce financial analyst (CDFA), mediator, therapist, CPA, CFP, and lawyer. Call me to help you put this team together.
7. Start a new tradition with your children, family, and/or friends this year. By doing this, next year you will all have something to look forward to, and you will enjoy having something new for now. This will also act as a reminder that this is not your last happy holiday but the beginning of a new happy.
8. Finally, play your favorite holiday music, journal the things that you are grateful for, and remember that this is a wonderful time of the year if we focus on the endless opportunities life has to offer!
Since my divorce, I made a New Year's resolution to "Make the Rest of My Life the Best of My Life." I thought it would be interesting to hear what some of my clients' New Year's resolutions are. These women are either separated, divorced, or in the thick of the process.
● "Create a budget and STICK TO IT."
● "Always remember I have options! That way I never stay stuck."
● "Embrace whatever life throws at me and accept that every day happens for a reason."
● "Forgive and let go and move forward."
● "Live the best and most fulfilling life I can and just be happy."
● "Make a point to no longer feel guilty over things I can't control."
● "Looking to be excellent!!"
● "Get through a day without thinking how horrible my ex is."
● "Once and for all to deal with my anger and allow myself to fully embrace happiness"
● "Focus on myself more; I've never really done that."
● "Maintain a healthy body, be mindful, and practice loving kindness!"
Being a CDFA has allowed me to help many people through the divorce process. Raising five children has allowed me to understand what it is like to love unconditionally. Now, as a divorced woman, I understand this emotional process and how the holidays can be difficult. In time, things get better, and I look forward to you all believing that life is what we make of it and we can create our own happiness!
To the few clients whose resolutions I used above, congratulations on taking steps to a bright future. You all inspire me, and for that I am grateful. Thank you and Happy Holidays to you all!!
By Catherine Shanahan, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
CSM Divorce Solutions
1705 Newtown-Langhorne Road, Suite 5
Langhorne, PA 19047
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It is time to get rid of the stereotype that banning nuclear weapons tests and the verification needed to support it, is a man's world, Tibor Tóth, CTBTO Executive Secretary, said in a video message to mark the 100 year anniversary of International Women's Day. "Security is too important to be left just to men," said Tóth.
The message was played at a ceremony in the Vienna International Centre in the afternoon of March 8, as part of the global day of celebrations of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. A photo exhibition which features CTBTO women in the workplace, is on display 8 – 11 March 2011 at the VIC rotunda.
The video also celebrates women working at the CTBTO. In it Tóth calls for greater gender equality in the workplace and the need to attract more female staff to the professional ranks, especially to the scientific, technical and senior management posts.
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Lincoln gave an eager crowd a sneak peak of the elegantly designed Continental Concept car, which is set to be available in 2016. A panel spoke on the cars features and answered questions.
The car was beautifully presented, complete with a standalone seat (pictured above to the left) that heats, cools, massages and adjusts to the driver or passenger in a total of 30 ways. The event also featured elegant florals, furnishings, and a quick breakfast for attendees - all pictured below.
The event featured a seating area with silver and white furniture accented with beautiful floral arrangements, where guests were invited to enjoy their time (pictured below).
A panel spoke on the car as guests looked on. Guests were then encouraged to take a first hand look at the car and interior and try out the high-tech seat.
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I mentioned in an earlier post that Glenn and I "fell in love" with our crop of Jimmy Nardello Sweet [Red] Italian Peppers. Somehow, we had never heard of this variety prior to this year. We may have been late to the party…but better late than never! Overall, I'm not a big fan of peppers. This particular variety is definitely an exception for me. So sweet, so delicious, so different. We had been enjoying them throughout the gardening season in salads, sauteed & stuffed. You name it, we tried it. And then, BAM! At the end of the season, they all ripened at once. We only had 3 plants, but all of a sudden we had 50+ peppers looking for a purpose. After some internet sleuthing, the decision to preserve them through roasting became our solution. A quick charring on the grill, steaming in a bag, peeling, de-seeding, dredging in vinegar and stuffing in jars created a wonderful winter preservation of our bounty.
Don't be alarmed by the term "pickled" for these peppers. They do not have the strong taste like a dill-pickled cucumber. It is very mild. The use of red wine vinegar, definitely gives the peppers an "Italian leaning" taste. Perfect to incorporate in favorite "Italian leaning" recipes! I'm even thinking I may make some homemade Italian sausage then chop and toss some of these in the meat mixture. Sounds promising to me. I added a bit to my "Sunday gravy" a couple of weeks ago, and yum. They added a new dimension to my all day simmering sauce. Recently we had wonderful dinner of rustic pizzas we prepared on the grill [our "test" for a future pizza party]. Glenn's creation included these peppers, prosciutto and heirloom tomatoes. His idea of heaven…memories of Italy at its finest 🙂 I'm finding the possibilities are endless with these peppers. They are even delicious served "as is" for antipasti. Picture the platter: Strips of red pepper, kalamata olives, cured Italian meats, crusty bread…fill in the rest with your favorites and enjoy!
Note: This recipe is for one half-pint jar. Adjust accordingly to number of peppers.
Ingredients: 10 Jimmy Nardello sweet red peppers [or peppers of choice]
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar [more as needed]
Kosher salt
1/2 pint canning jar
A chopstick or butter knife
First wash, dry and then lightly oil your sweet peppers.
Roast your peppers. This can be over a smoky wood fire, a gas grill, or an open burner on a stove. No matter what your roasting method, you will need to turn your peppers from time to time as the skins char and blacken.
When the peppers are mostly blackened, remove them to a paper grocery bag and roll up the bag to seal in the steam. You want to steam the peppers in their own juices. Let the bag sit for a minimum of 45 minutes.
After the peppers have cooled and steamed, take them out of the bag one at a time and remove the skins, stems and seeds. Water running in the sink is helpful so you can wash your hands off periodically. Do NOT run the peppers under the water, as this washes away the flavor. Once each pepper is cleaned [get as many seeds out as you can, some will inevitably remain] drop it in a bowl. Skin and remove seeds from all peppers before proceeding.
Once all the peppers are cleaned and in the bowl, pour some vinegar in a shallow bowl or pan.
Dredge each pepper through the vinegar a few times to get it good and coated. Place it in another clean bowl. Do this for all the peppers.
Sprinkle the bowl with all the vinegar dredged peppers with kosher salt. Gently toss the peppers with the salt. Sprinkle a little more salt and repeat. Sprinkle a little salt into the bowl with the pepper juice — the original bowl.
Pour a little vinegar into the bottom of the jar, just enough to cover the bottom. Pack in the peppers, leaving about 1/2 space at the top. Use a butter knife or chopstick to run down the sides of the jars, releasing air bubbles and allowing the peppers to settle. You will notice the level of liquid drop. Fill it with the salted pepper juice — but still leave room at the top of the jar.
Once the air is out to the best of your ability and the vinegar-pepper juice it right at the top of the level of the peppers, pour in olive oil on top of everything to a depth of 1/4 inch. Screw the lids on the jars and you're done. No sealing needed. These peppers will last a year in the refrigerator, although they will soften over time.


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New York's terror funding cut despite recent attack
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Just weeks after yet another terrorist attack was narrowly averted, this time in midtown Manhattan, lawmakers in Washington, DC, have decided not to reconsider funding cuts for New York's transit and port security grants. The announcement regarding funding cuts is expected to be made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday.
In that announcement, New York will see a decline in federal funds for public transportation from $153.3 million to $110.6 million. Port security funding will decline from $45 million to a smaller $33.8 million. The combined cuts in funding represent more than 50 percent less security funding than New York received for both programs last year.
Meanwhile, the California Emergency Management Agency announced May 14 that it is expecting to receive the same amount of security funding as last year.
And this, despite a team at Northwestern University announcing that, according to their research, New York's anti-terrorism program is already under-funded by 33 to 49 percent.
Outraged politicians, including Rep. Peter King (R-NY), who was recently selected by the Republicans to lead the party's new National Security Solutions Group, called the decision by Washington, "dangerous and unconscionable" and accused the White House of "playing games with numbers."
"It's an absolute direct slap in the face to the people of New York," the Long Island congressman said.
"The Times Square attempt served as a wake up call for many, but apparently not for the Obama Administration… The threat against New York City, the top target of al-Qaida," King said, "is increasing, not decreasing.
"New York should get first shot, because we're the number one target," he added.
In fact, according to a recent report released by the University of Maryland, when it comes to terrorism in the U.S., New York has been -- and remains to this day -- the most targeted city in America.
But DHS claimed the Big Apple will actually see an increase of $47 million in combined transit and port security funding because the state is receiving approximately $100 million in additional stimulus funding.
In a letter obtained by The Hill newspaper that was sent to New York lawmakers on May 14, Janet Napolitano wrote, "Let me assure you that DHS is thoroughly committed to supporting New York City's first responders and overall preparedness against acts of terrorism and other disasters. We recognize the unique security challenges that New York City faces."
The note from the Secretary did nothing to quell King's frustration. "This letter is a cheap political attempt by the Obama administration to cover up and hide the fact that it has shortchanged New York."
But Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) still expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government's decision. "When it comes to terrorism, there should be a bigger pie, and we should get a bigger piece of the pie in light of recent events," he said
"Instead of distributing funding all over the country, they should focus their attention where the greatest threat exists, right here in New York.
"For the administration to announce these cuts two weeks after the attempted Times Square bombing," Schumer continued, "shows they just don't get it and are not doing right by New York City."
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) added his frustration to the fray. "Cutting Big Apple homeland security funding to the core is mind-boggingly bad judgment," he said.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) also said she was "deeply disappointed by this news."
Meanwhile, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in London on May 11 looking into that city's extensive network of security cameras, as a possible model for Manhattan. A network of cameras and sensors known as the "Ring of Steel" is already in place in Lower Manhattan, and there are plans currently underway to have the same network installed in and around the area where the alleged Times Square bomber, Faisal Shahzad, had tried to implement his failed attack.
But how the Mayor plans on paying for the new cameras, if he does decide on installing a citywide system, is anyone's guess.
"There is always the threat of terrorism," Bloomberg said while overseas meeting with the London Police chief superintendent and transport commissioner. "That's what really this is all about, in being able to deter, prevent -- and if God forbid something happens, apprehend -- the people that caused it."


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3 Lessons for Business Success – Jonathan Barnett Featured on TheSelfEmployed.com
How does a business go from bare bones to an industry leader? That's the big question Jonathan Barnett, president and CEO of Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, answers today in his article, "From a Shoestring Startup to a Booming Business."
In this great piece, Jonathan shares three life lessons that have helped make him a better entrepreneur and, consequently, helped make his company grow.
"There's one thing that kills a lot of great ideas – the people who have them. . . . Because of [their] emotional and mental red lights," says Mr. Barnett when talking about the importance of taking action, "I've always operated Oxi Fresh like we have a green light. My company pushes forward, grows, adds new tools and services, and we only stop when we must. Then, once we figure out what to do about that red light – a tangible barrier, by the way, and not an imagined one – then off we go again."
The article was featured on TheSelfEmployed.com, an online source of information, tools, and advice for entrepreneurs founded by Steve Strauss of the USA Today.
"I was really honored to be able to share what I've learned on such a fantastic site," said Mr. Barnett, "I really hope it helps entrepreneurs out there looking to start their own company. I admit that the lessons I talk about aren't easy to implement, but they are vital to success."
Among the topics Jonathan discusses is the importance of not letting doubt freeze you up, why he thinks the word "Opportunity" is misunderstood and is leading entrepreneurs astray, and the importance of personal "mind control."
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Remember appearances can be deceiving. We're not concerned with frilly things (although these do sometimes play a part in native costuming), nor do we care if the inhabitants were born with or now possess female plumbing. What IS key is the energy—and nowhere else on earth is energy more important than on the Isle of Muliebrity.
1. Empathy Instead of Solutions
The indigenous peoples of Muliebrity excel in empathy. Employing intense eye contact combined with active listening creates an interaction that will leave you feeling fully seen, heard, validated and cared for. It isn't unusual for the natives here to pamper and nurture you with hugs, a bowl of ice cream, or at least, a shoulder to cry on—literally.
2. The Art of the Polite Insult
As our modern culture chips away at polite behavior, you still find a more refined sensibility in feminine cultures. Passing gas from any orifice is generally frowned upon, and the old admonition to "Say nothing if you can't say anything nice" still holds some sway. Unfortunately, it also leads to a major booby trap: You can't always trust the nice things the natives say to your face. Sometimes an insult is buried in the compliment. If you don't sense the put-down, you will lose even more dignity.
Remember the teasing and hazing that bonds the inhabitants of The Island of Machismo? This is a similar sport—only it's the exact opposite. Instead of insulting someone directly, you undermine them behind their back.
To pass muster, visitors need intuition and an ability to read energy. The rules of the game require that you never openly acknowledge the slight. Instead, push back gently with assertive energy while wearing a smile.
How will you know if you have been accepted into the inner circle? Those who were insulting you while complimenting you will start insulting themselves instead. Now you will be expected to compliment them while insulting yourself. Interesting game, huh?
3. Think Before You Act … or At Least Afterward
If you are fortunate enough to make love to a Muliebrity native, you will doubtless hear these words as you lie in each other's arms basking in the afterglow: "What are you thinking?"
Visitors to the Isle of Muliebrity often become flustered at this point. Resist the temptation to avoid this probing with the all too common, "Nothing." This response is the ultimate insult. Your refusal to divulge your thoughts will be perceived as a dodge or a lie. So, if your brain truly is blank after sex, please learn to think. You'll save yourself a lot of heartache. And who knows? You might even learn something about yourself in the bargain.
4. Cooperate Instead of Compete
Muliebrity is based on cooperation. Yes there IS some competition, and it can get ugly at times, but the fact remains that community and peaceful co-existence remain hallmarks of this friendly island. You would do well to let down your guard and lend a hand.
5. Share Your Stuff
You want a shortcut to the hearts of the natives of this feminine isle? Learn to share. They routinely share clothing, makeup, books, recipes, tools, sex tips ... the list is endless. It matters little if the things shared are essential to the recipient. It's the gesture that counts.
6. Share Your Secrets
On the Island of Machismo, we learned to share activities in order to bond. On the Isle of Muliebrity we share secrets in order to bond. The unpracticed might feel they are sabotaging themselves with emotional vulnerability. If you're familiar with the ways of machismo, you've probably invested a lot of time and energy in your image, so dismantling that in order to expose your fears and failings may seem just plain stupid.
What you may not realize is that exposing your soft underbelly requires far more courage than fronting and posturing. Sharing secrets is absolutely essential if you want to create trust with an inhabitant of Muliebrity. The payoff is more love and intimacy than you ever dreamed of.
7. Caution: Sex Ahead
You probably have heard these islanders say "yes" when they mean "no," lead you on, want to make love instead of fuck, and rarely initiate sex.
It's all true.
What? You thought I was going to disavow you of these stereotypes? Not a chance! Instead I want to enlighten you. There IS a reason Muliebrity culture tends toward contradictions.
First understand this little isle has suffered terribly. The inhabitants have been persecuted for centuries—burned at the stake and drowned for owning property, reading books, having sex with whomever they pleased, helping women give birth and speaking out against their own oppression. Believe it or not, they've had the right to vote for less than a hundred years.
In modern times the inhabitants are still subjected to unspeakable crimes and insults to their dignity. A high percentage of Muliebrites have been raped, molested or sexually harassed. Others have been labeled "slut" or "whore." Even for those who've escaped these atrocities, the threat of being punished for pursuing sexual freedom remains. One need only observe what happens to other "bad girls" to get how dangerous sexual expression can be if you are female/feminine. Is it any wonder she/he is cautious?
So understand this: She/he DOES want sex but it CAN be a path laden with guilt, shame and fear—not to mention very real hazards. Even the fear of an unwanted pregnancy can dampen enthusiasm for sexual abandon. Approach sex with a Muliebrite as the huge act of defiance, and show of trust that it is and you will be a treated like a true friend. Yes, that probably will include sex. Now isn't that worth it?


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text: Tonight! Real Estate Seminar Presented by Tom K Wilson Posted by admin | Aug 20, 2014 | News | 0 | Tonight! "Stress-Free Real Estate Investing" by Tom WIlson Sign up today for Tom Wilson's real estate seminar with guest and tax specialist Richard Smith. The presentation will take place at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Clara on August 20th at 6:30pm. The Biltmore is located North of Highway 101 near the Montague Expressway exit. Sign Up For Event Here Biltmore Hotel Wednessday, August 20th 6:30 to 8:30pm2151 Laurel Wood Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Can't join us for the presentation but interested in investing?Call our office to speak with our sales director today! (408) 867-1867 Tom is a 30 year Silicon Valley hi-tech veteran who has applied his management skills to real estate investing and has bought and sold over 2000 units and $100 million in properties over the past four decades. Active in real estate associations, Mr. Wilson is a frequent speaker on real estate investing where his condor and competency makes him an audience favorite. Richard is an Enrolled Agent, is licensed by the IRS, and has a 27 year public accounting firm that specializes in real estate, business, and estate planning. Richard is also a four decade real estate investor in California and Dallas and owns over 200 properties in his personal portfolio. He is an engineering graduate from San Jose State, and was a Systems Analyst for 15 years at IBM. Tom and Richard will explain· How to select the best metro for the coming decade. · How Dallas compares to other national regions for investing. · How to pay for your child's college education by investing today. · The biggest mistake new investors make. · Telltale signs a property is not right for you. · How to protect your investments from a market downturn. · How rental cash flow varies between different regions. · How to tell if an investment will perform as advertised. · How to optimize your investments with tax strategies. Don't keep this great investment opportunity to yourself. Invite a friend! Forward this email to your buddy Wilson Investment Properties, Inc, is a high integrity, eight year Silicon Valley turnkey provider of high-quality, high-cash flow, fully rehabbed, and leased investment properties to other investors. Wilson Investment Properties, Inc. specializes in 1031 exchanges and investments for self-directed IRAs. Share: Rate:


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When thinking of a food manufacturing facility, many people may envision a lockdown area in which all personnel must wear full-body decontamination suits and where every internal surface of the facility must glow from the sheen of stainless steel. While this may be somewhat common for parts of a plant, a range of environments allow for different grades of motors, from general purpose to washdown, which drive many pumping applications.
Market research continues to indicate that manufacturing facilities that automate the processes of food production from farm to fork are being built virtually everywhere. The heart and soul of the industrial machine that processes all these raw materials into consumable products is industrial electric motors.
Clean, sanitary and environmentally friendly are some key buzzwords commonly used in the food processing industry. From the perspective of the equipment producers, those words mean caustics and chemicals, heat and high pressure. A large segment of this industry caters specifically to the use, sale and dispensing of cleaning sanitation products that can "blast away" all the microbes associated with food production.
Different Environments Need Different Motors
Pumps that move numerous required liquid products are present throughout manufacturing facilities, and a large number of them are driven by electric motors. Many parts of a food processing plant are considered dry zones. In dry zones, open drip-proof (ODP) pump motors are suitable as long as they do not require cleaning and remain free from moisture or exposure to outside environments.
Another common motor seen in other locations—such as a boiler room, a fluid pumping station or perhaps in the on-site water treatment area—is a totally enclosed general purpose motor. While not equipped to handle the harsh and direct spray used in washdown areas, these general purpose motors perform many tasks nicely without the need to upgrade to a fully protected washdown motor. Water or moisture may be present in other areas in which the equipment does not directly contact the food. For instance, some electric pressure washer systems use a totally enclosed general-purpose motor to drive the pump. Although these motors may experience some mist or humidity, if they do not have spray directed at them, a washdown motor may not be required.
Food Safety & the Law
Inside a food plant where cheese, chicken, beef or bacon is processed, it is a different story. In these processes, salmonella, listeria, E. coli and other microorganisms thrive in moist or wet environments. If food is not kept free of contamination—from the time it enters the facility until the time it leaves—the consequences can be disastrous.
The Food Safety and Modernization Act, signed into law in December 2010, empowered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to monitor the U.S. food supply through prevention, inspection and compliance. This new law gives the FDA the authority to shut down a food processing facility or invoke mandatory recalls of any product deemed a threat to the food supply.
To comply, food processors are required to follow strict guidelines and establish documented safety measures for their facilities. The FDA works closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control using forensic science to track and isolate the causes of foodborne illnesses.
Washdown Environments
In a food-prone environment in which sanitary cleaning is a must, the ideal electric motor for driving all pumps is a totally-enclosed washdown motor. Although some end users attempt to use cast, fin-framed motors (aluminum or cast iron), these types of motors are prone to collecting food and becoming contaminated.
While washdown motors and other properly designed electrical enclosures can handle a wide array of spray, the recommendation is to disconnect the motor and all other machinery from the power source during the sanitation process to eliminate any risk of electrical shock.
For years, the workhorse of the industry has been the white washdown motor. When white motors were introduced, the primary concern was for motors to run longer than their general purpose counterparts. These motors have been used for years and are still a viable option for applications that require an occasional washdown. Some of the features of these motors include external stainless hardware and shaft, joint sealants, rubber gaskets and seals around entry points, and an epoxy top coat of FDA-approved white paint.
Some applications that use these motors include pumping applications using jet pump motors or close-coupled pump motors, which encounter an occasional washdown or regular exposure to moisture and splashing.
For end users who require a step up from a painted motor and want to ensure a paint-free exterior on an entry-level budget, a paint-free design may be desirable. These motors provide many of the same features as their white counterparts, using specially processed endplates mounted to a stainless-steel stator band.


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SQL Easy as MAGIC! - Presented by Steven Wolk, Chief Technology Officer PC Richard & Son
o Do you use SQL? Do you use it to its full capabilities? SQL is an amazingly powerful tool, but can seem overwhelming at first. In fact, it can sometimes seem like magic! Come join us for a session on SQL that begins with the basics and builds into very useful techniques you can use every day. Using magic to help explain some key concepts will make this session entertaining as well as educational. Discover how to use SQL not only for data definition and data manipulation, but also as a wonderful ad-hoc query tool. Save time writing reports and get the answers your business needs in seconds. Learn how to easily execute an SQL statement on your PC that will pull data from your IBM i into an Excel spreadsheet! We will cover other practical examples, such as easily processing a job log for the information you need.
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§ Create and modify database files using SQL
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Committee Members
Easo George, Gerd Duscher
Tb6FeSb2 and Tb6FeBi2 are novel rare earth compounds with little prior research. These compounds show high and variable curie temperatures for rare-earth compounds. This has lead to a literature review which includes the discussion of: elasticity, resonance, and magnetism. This review is used to discuss the theory and methodology which can relate these various properties to each other. Furthermore, synthesis, x-ray analysis, and RUS sample preparation of Tb6FeSb2 and Tb6FeBi2 were completed.
Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS) elastic studies were taken for Tb6FeSb2 and Tb6FeBi2 as a function temperature from 5-300K, in various magnetic fields ranging from 0-9T. Tb6FeSb2's and Tb6FeBi2's elastic moduli are related to their magnetic properties. Magnetization data, primarily M v. H, provides another measure the magnetic properties are used to help correlate the data to elasticity.
Tb6FeSb2 and Tb6FeBi2 Curie temperatures are 253(3)K and 246(5)K respectively. The low temperature magnetic transition of Tb6FeSb2 is 65-90K and Tb6FeBi2 is 55-75K. RUS suggests that this low temperature transition is somehow related to a structural transition but this transition does not occur in these two compounds. Co-substitution of Tb6FeSb2 and Tb6FeBi2 seem to greatly affect this lower temperature transition in RUS. It does not greatly effect the curie temperature. Low temperature XRD shows that Co-substitution also creates a structural transition in this family of compounds.
Thesis draft for Review. Aiming for second set of spring deadlines.
Recommended Citation
McCarthy, David Michael, "Elastic and Magnetic Properties of Tb6Fe(Sb,Bi)2 Using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy.. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2010.
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Windsor Great Park
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To the south of Windsor Castle lies the 6,000 acre (2428 hectare) Windsor Great Park, part of a vast Norman hunting chase. It stretches from Windsor to Ascot and is the only Royal Park managed by the Crown Estate Commissioners.
The public areas are mostly woodland and open grassland. There are many access points with parking along the A332 road from Windsor to Bracknell, and on the A30 for Virginia Water.
Some of the ancient solitary oak trees are over 500 years old and it is the Commissioners' duty to maintain its park's unique character. As part of the management young trees are planted near very old trees in readiness for the time when the old trees die.
The woodland contains a variety of trees including beech, oak, birch, sweet chestnut and conifers. Unfortunately, there are few elms due to the Dutch elm disease that ravaged Britain in the 1970s. The Park abounds in deer and other wildlife, a wide variety of flora and fungi. Please note that the Park is a wildlife and conservation area. All flora, fungi and fauna are protected.
The Long Walk
The most well known feature of the Park is The Long Walk which runs from Windsor Castle through Windsor Home Park and into Windsor Great Park. Designed by King Charles II who was heavily influenced by the magnificent grounds being created for Versailles, the walk runs for 3 miles (4.8 kms). Originally lined with elms it now has two avenues of trees, a taller one of horse chestnuts and a lower one of London planes.
The Walk terminates at Snow Hill which is topped by The Copper Horse, a statue of King George III on horseback. From Snow Hill, Windsor Castle is the focal point at the end of the Long Walk.
Queen Anne's Ride
Some 1,000 acres (405 hectares) of the park has been enclosed to allow the reintroduction of deer. Magnificent stags, does and fawns can be seen resting in the shade of old oak trees. Queen Anne's Ride is accessed from Queen Anne's Gate at the end of King's Road. It is a 3 mile (4.8 km) grassy walk, uphill and down-dale to the boundary near Ascot Heath and the famous Royal Ascot Racecourse.
Smiths Lawn
Smith's Lawn is synonymous with the equestrian sport of Polo. It is now home to The Guards Polo Club and is the largest area devoted to polo in Europe. There are 12 playing grounds and polo is played most days during the summer. For information on forthcoming events and tickets, go to the Club website Web: Guards Polo Club
Virginia Water
Who would believe that beautiful Virginia Water started life in 1753 as a project to drain a Surrey bog? Out of this project was created a man-made lake 2 miles (3.2 km) long and a third of a mile (537 metres) wide, and 130 acres (53 hectares) of park. A number of artificial features have been built around Virginia Water such as The Cascade, The Robber's Cave, and the Temple of the Gods.
The Temple's Corinthian columns are actually Roman and 2,000 years old. They were brought from North Africa and erected in 1826 as a 'ruin' by the architect Sir Jeffrye Wyatville. He also designed the bridge over the lake near Blacknest Gate. The complete circuit of Virginia Water is 7 miles (11.3 kms).
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Valley Gardens
The Valley Gardens overlook Virginia Water and are best seen from the top of the valley. The sides of the valley are planted with rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias which bloom in spring. Hydrangeas along with heather, exotic trees and shrubs provide the colour in the summer.
Entry to the gardens is currently free. Car parking areas are available adjacent to Wick Lane Gate and on the A30 near Virginia Water Village and the Wheatsheaf Hotel.
The Totem Pole
The Totem Pole can be reached on foot from the Wick Lane car-park. A gift from the people of Canada the pole is 100 feet high (30.5 metres) and carved from a single log of Western Red Cedar. The carvings are bold and brightly painted and represent the Canadian Indian mythical ancestors.
Savill Gardens
Located to the east of the Park just off the A30, these gardens comprise large herbaceous borders, a rose garden, a walled garden, a peat garden and a Bog garden. Paths meander beside clear streams, through woodland and down slopes covered in rhododendrons and azaleas to a lake.
There is always something beautiful to see in this garden but April-May is when the rhododendrons and azaleas are in bloom.
Disabled Access
The gardens are wheelchair accessible.
Facilities include a Restaurant overlooking the garden, a plant centre and shop, and a Temperate Greenhouse. There is ample parking.
Opening Times
The gardens are open all year:
March-October 10.00 – 18.00 hours
November to February 10.00 – 16.00 hours
Contact & Further Information
+44 (0)1753 860 222
Getting There
Directions for all methods of travel are available on Web: The Royal Landscape/ How to Find Us
A detailed map of Windsor Great Park is at Web: The Royal Landscape/ Map of Windsor Great Park in pdf format
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The following are Online Resources we encourage all students to utilize on a regular basis. These sites are offered to us free of charge through Grant Wood AEA10. All students have this information in their computer folders. They also have the USER ID and PASSWORD information for all of the sites. We have been asked not to supply this information on the internet as many people other than our students would have access to it.
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As a contribution to SPURS, LOCEAN is coordinating STRASSE, an oceanographic expedition in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre during the summer 2012 on the R.V. Thalassa (August 16 to September 13).
During this expedition, CTD and bio-optical casts, scanfish and glider surveys will be collected on a mesoscale array. The large scale environment will be sampled by salinity drifters (SIO and smos/drifters site), SVP drifters (NOAA/AOML) and Argo floats. Three turbulence/meteorological time series stations are planned to investigate the fine and submeso scales contributions to surface salinity variability, during which the autonomous profiler ASIP, the autonomous sailing vessel VAIMOS and the instrumented catamaran Ocarina shall be deployed, and the near-surface/surface waves measured from instrumented drifters, towed SSP (APL, Seattle), grabisu and on-board instruments.
These investigations will be carried by French teams as well as their European colleagues at the University of Galway, ICM/CSIC, and NOC, and by US colleagues at APL/university of Washington and SIO.
The dynamical environment of the survey area will be diagnosed by a team of LOCEAN, COM and CMS French scientists, and the surface salinity data will be compared to different SMOS retrievals together with careful estimates of waves and sea states.


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After a few days away, we walked over to say hi to the alpacas.
We were greeted by the girls in the shade and some kisses from the babies.
Football practice starts tonight. Gman is breaking in the new cleats.
Still can't believe it's football season!
The babies are all together now. Before we left, my mom had Jatoba on her own side because the bigger baby boys were too rough for her. Now they're hanging together and they are so cute.
She's hanging in there with those big boys. That a girl :)


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A protest group has called on East Renfrewshire Council and Scottish Water to stop passing the buck and deal with the issues that matter.
Newton Mearns Residents Flood Prevention Group have battled with Scottish Water to upgrade or renew the sewer system, which overflows at times of heavy rainfall.
Despite claims to the contrary, the group now have evidence that Capelrig and Auldhouse Burns, which feed Rouken Glen Park, carry human waste, causing potential health hazards after checks were made using a tracer dye.
On September 6, Scottish Water wrote to the group advising: "I am pleased to confirm that the burn no longer feeds the waterfall or any areas of the park. The local council disconnected this within the last two years fresh water now serves the park."
East Renfrewshire Council has previously stated sewer flooding is the responsibility of Scottish Water and the Scottish Government.
Scottish Water told The Extra: "Rouken Glen Park and Capelrig Burn are East Renfrewshire Council's responsibility."
An East Renfrewshire Council spokesperson added: "During periods of extreme weather conditions, if Scottish Water's drainage network experiences over capacity, there can be the potential for a small amount of waste water to be released into watercourses which run through the park.
"It must be stressed that these occurrences are extremely rare. Scottish Water is aware and this is included in their SEPA network Licence for the Shieldhall Catchment."
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Cheap Seats
Fundamental flaws: St. Louis Cardinals error-prone defense, lack of clutch offense on display to start Toronto series
The St. Louis Cardinals were able to improve their record to something approaching respectability with a recently-concluded red-hot road trip.
But, regardless of the fact that the Redbirds have managed to string a few wins together and near the .500 mark in the standings, they still have a lot of work to do in cleaning up their game if they're going to be legitimate contenders in 2017.
In their return to Busch Stadium Tuesday night, the Birds left runners in scoring position in bunches, made crucial defensive miscues and couldn't seem to make the big pitch when they needed to come through. St. Louis players made more than enough mistakes to cost their team a game it should have won easily.
The lowlight of the night was likely when St. Louis loaded the bases with no one out only to see Randal Grichuk strike out in a poor at bat and then Kolten Wong find a way – despite his foot speed – to hit into a rally-killing double play.
Can't anyone hit a lazy fly ball any more to sacrifice home a run? This Cardinals team is taking a simple game and making it far too complicated.
A close second to the bases loaded debacle came when Stephen Piscotty led off with a double – and then never moved to another station as the next three hitters whiffed one after another.
Baseball is a tough game. About the easiest it's going to get is when batters walk up to the plate knowing they don't have to get a hit – they just have to make a productive out by advancing the baserunners – to help their team. You don't always have to try do something heroic when just doing something helpful will suffice. When you try to do too much, sometimes you get yourself out.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Cardinals had two on with no one out and Greg Garcia promptly hit into an inning-ending double play. The, in the top of the ninth, high-dollar reliever Brett Cecil walked the leadoff man and then sent him all the way to third base with an errant pickoff throw. Cecil struck out the next hitter and then was 0-2 on the following batter to get within a strike of two outs and a chance to get out of the jam.
But, at a time when the pitcher should waste an offering to try to get an overly aggressive hitter to get himself out, Cecil served up a pitch high in the strike zone to put Toronto ahead.
The Cardinals managed to tie the game again in the bottom of the ninth and force extra innings. But, without any bench players left in extra innings, Toronto was forced to send pitcher Marcus Stroman to the plate. Naturally, Stroman stroked a double for his first major league hit. Then, with two outs, Aledmys Diaz made the fourth error of the night for the St. Louis defense to allow Toronto to take the lead AGAIN.
I would say the game was a comedy of errors – if there was anything funny about all the mental and physical mistakes St. Louis made.
Simply put, the Redbirds don't deserve to win the way they played Tuesday night. You can't hand chance after chance to an opposing Toronto club that came into the game with a 5-14 record. The Blue Jays, reportedly, didn't even arrive in St. Louis until 7 a.m. Tuesday morning after traveling all night. And Toronto was forced to play without star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki who is injured.
We have heard for years about the fabled "Cardinals way." But the current edition of this team certainly isn't living up to the St. Louis tradition of solid fundamental play, aggressive but smart baseball and dominant pitching.
Baseball is a tough game and teams are rarely going to have a perfect night. But it's the club that makes the least mistakes that typically takes home a win at the end of the night. People like to say that sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be good. But that's not very often the case over a 162-game season.
The Cardinals need to find a way to get better – and fast – or their road trip rally is going to go to waste.


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Thank you Bras Japhe for all the kind words and coming down to see how we do things at
La Trappe Cafe.
Last night, La Trappe Cafe (800 Greenwich Street) celebrated Valentine's Day in style with their highly-entertaining Love Is Like Fish Dinner, emceed by local fisherman Kirk Lombard. The Beer Week event was centered around a five course seafood meal, complete with pairings of carefully-selected Belgian brews. Best of all, the fish was all locally caught earlier in the day by Lombard himself. And aside from being a highly-skilled Man of the Sea, the dude knows how to woo a crowd.
Throughout the evening, Lombard set the mood with a number of fascinating demonstrations, including the filleting of several varieties of the very same fish that were served throughout the meal. The frolicking fisherman also led the crowd in several spirited sing-alongs and then showed a few videos depicting his adventures on the open ocean, bringing sustainable seafood to the plates of satisfied diners from around the Bay Area.
Highlights of the meal included a Basque style rock crab, which tasted pretty much like the best crab cake you can imagine, served inside the shell of the animal itself. The dipping sauce was a sensational house made tartare-esque aioli with a delicate balance of spice and tang. We paired it up with a McKellar Saison, with a robust finish that helped enhance the subtle characteristics of the crab.
Perhaps my favorite course was the Red Curry Monkey Face Eel. This curious looking creature, which Lombard proudly paraded past the apprehensive diners, thankfully is far tastier than it looks. It was exquisitely prepared by La Trappe's masterful chefs in a Thai-inspired bath of red curry, lemon grass and coconut milk.
Rich and succulent, the tones were married beautifully with yet another Belgian-style saison, Nautilus, brewed by Pacific Brewing Laboratory.
A triple layer chocolate cake punctuated the meal in triumphant decadence; an evening to remember, thanks to Kirk Lombard's undeniable charisma and the hard-working, well-prepared staff of La Trappe.
If you haven't been to what is clearly the city's most authentic Belgian style cafe, there's perhaps no better time than this week: Thursday they're hosting New Belgium Brewing's Sour Symposium (only 2 seats remaining) and on Saturday they will be dishing out Italian beers to accompany an all-Italian menu, for one night only. Don't miss out. More information is available here.


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By now you know what CanYa is, how you can use it and why it's the bomb! So how about meeting some of the people who have helped bring CanYa to life.
Hello my name is….
Name: Kyle
Which state do you live in: New South Wales
What do you do at CanYa? I am the Chief of Operations (COO). On top of the standard duties that come with the COO title, I coordinate the various teams (including our blog, Facebook/Social Media teams and customer service teams).
Fun CanYa fact: I have been working with CanYa for over a year, and still haven't met (face-to-face) many of the people I work with on a daily basis. As a tech company, we are always working together collaboratively in our virtual workplace through various channels (email, FaceTime, WhatsApp etc). I see this as a huge testament to the people behind CanYa, as we're all striving together for the same thing (the best app for our customers), from all corners of Australia.
Name: Chris
Which state do you live in: New South Wales
What do you do at CanYa? Chief Marketing Officer. I head up our awesome marketing team to help as many people find out about CanYa. I'm also responsible for the strategic guidance of our national marketing strategy.
Fun CanYa story: I absolutely love that we have have a crocodile handler in Darwin. It's so Australian – which is what CanYa is all about. We love that we can connect providers of all shapes, sizes and expertise to their customers.
Name: Steve
Where in the world are you from? The Nation's Capital (ACT)
What do you do at CanYa? I manage the CanYa website and all technical things related to our web presence. I also like to give my 5 cents worth on our strategy (whether wanted or not!).
Fun CanYa story: This may sound biased, but every time someone I know uses they app, they say something along the lines of: 'Dude – this is awesome. How come you guys didn't come up with this sooner?' Which I have to say is a pretty great reaction!
Name: Steph
Which state do you live in: The Wild-Wild West (Western Australia).
What do you do at CanYa? I work on our Instagram account (if you're a provider reading this feel free send me message with pictures of your completed tasks for a feature!). I also coordinate our 'Provider of the week' program, which highlights our awesome providers.
Name: Jake
What state do you live in? South Australia (currently in Florida).
What do you do at CanYa? I am CanYa's Regional Manager. I'm in charge of coming up with ideas, managing events (i.e. our Adelaide launch party – woo! ), and promoting the app in Adelaide.
How do you the CanYa app? Lucky for me, CanYa has launched and is now well established in Adelaide. I have used the app to book cleaners, photographers and even managed to arrange for my computer to be fixed on a Sunday (which would otherwise be virtually impossible!).
Fun CanYa story: I always have a great experience meeting our providers, but one particular experience stands out for me. As part of our Adelaide launch, we invited our first signed up providers to come along to our launch party. I met Matt, a recently migrated man from Iran, who had signed up to CanYa within the first few weeks of arriving in Australia. Since then, he had been booked for a handful of jobs. I think this is a perfect example of how CanYa can help an individual with a skill find work independently.
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When it comes to maternity style, Kate Middleton has proven that a baby bump doesn't have to change what you wear.
Even as her pregnancies have become increasingly noticeable, the hues and silhouettes of her wardrobe stay the same. That's why we can officially say that after three pregnancies in the limelight, she's mastered of maternity fashion.
To recap, Prince William's better half has been spotted wearing snow-ready garbs featuring black denim (so relatable), bright outerwear, pumps (remember when she and Meghan Markle had a twinning moment?) and spring-ready pastel colors. While awaiting her third child's arrival, the "Kate Effect" was as real as ever. Pregnant or not, the Duchess of Cambridge's style is goals.


text: Home > Bookshop > Australian Subjects > Australian Politics « Back The Defence Theory of Relativity Cooper, Brian Our Price Retail Price AUD$33.95 Your Price AUD$12.98 Minimum Order: 1 In Stock (1) Dispatch: 1 day Defence Theory of Relativity/Cooper, Brian/Paper/1921240091/S040-G AUD$12.98 QTY Gift Wrapping Add Gift Wrapping (click checkbox) If you would like a gift wrapping message, please add it in the Notes section on the checkout page, thank you. AUD$2.95 Publisher: Zeus Publications ISBN-13: 9781921240096 Series: Binding: Paperback Year Published: 2007 The history of warfare is the history of the world, for war has shaped the world more than any one other factor. It has been rightly said that æmedicine has progressed on the dung-hills of warÆ, but this can also be said about much of our modern technology. Most Australians, being a happy, sports loving people, pay scant attention to matters dealing with defence and foreign affairs. In the more recent conflicts in which Australia has been involved in the Middle East, South East Asia and the South West Pacific, the only Australians touched by these wars are the relatives and friends of the Australian Defence Force personnel who have been committed to these conflicts. In The Defence Theory of Relativity Brian Cooper explains and simplifies some of the complexities of defence and foreign affairs taking us from the past history and development of warfare, through the current design, training and equipping of the Australian Defence Force, to possible future scenarios. Does Australia have enough soldiers? What new fighter/strike aircraft should they purchase? Are the proposed new amphibious ships too large? What is the meaning of The Revolution in Military Affairs and Third Wave Warfare? Is Australia under threat? These and many other International and local defence questions are addressed in The Defence Theory of Relativity. ID: 90062 Code: ZE000016


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So I reset the template back to some sort of dynamic magic while I redesign the site. I got a new point and shoot (Lumix LX-5) to take to events like GoogaMooga where they say you can't bring a camera with a detachable lens then end up letting people in with them anyway (maybe they had a press pass, I don't judge).
Anyway. Those oranges above and the umami burgers below were the two best (and almost all) food things I ate that day.
It pays to stick by the bartender as he's peeling oranges for super strong drinks so that you can eat them to keep your stomach from growling.