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This is a replacement GT5A 66cc Engine (Note this is ONLY the engine and not the entire kit, THE CDI AND CARB DO NOT COME WITH THIS ENGINE)
Our Skyhawk motorized bicycle engine kits are made to easily convert a standard bicycle into a gas-powered motorbike. Get around faster and save money by transforming almost any bike into a fuel efficient moped. You can get up to 60 km/h and get about 100 km per liter with our bicycle engine kits. This motorized kit can save you hundreds of dollars in gas and is a great alternative to pedaling your bike.
Features of the Grubee SkyHawk GT5A Engine
- 2.75 HP Considered one of the most powerful engines in its class
- Industry-leading engine considered by most as the best motors around
With the angle fire slant head motor, the spark plug is at a 45-degree angle instead of pointing straight up. This gives the engine some more compression and can add up to an extra 5 km/h to your engine.
GRUBEE SkyHawk GT5A Motorized Engine Includes
- GRUBEE SkyHawk GT5A Brand 2-Cycle 66cc Slant Head Bike Engine (Note CDI and Carb are sold separately)
- Standard Engine Finish
- Friction Clutch; Pedal Start
- Complete User Manual (Click here to download)
As per legal requirement, we need to accurately disclose and label the correct engine size to the customer. The long-standing factory branding of the 80cc bicycle engine isn't accurate. The true displacement of the GT5 bicycle engine kit is actually 66cc. Volume is calculated by V= pi x Radius^2 x Stroke. In Canada, the volume of the cylinder is only used when calculating the engine displacement. 47mm bore x 38mm stroke is a 66cc engine. This is the largest motorized engine that exists. There is no such thing as an 80cc bicycle engine kit (This is only used as a marketing gimmick).
All of our bicycle motor kits are now equipped with a catalytic converter exhaust with a Palladium filter insert. This greatly reduces the number of pollutants coming out of the engine. No other motorized bicycle engine kit has this in Canada.
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Great Product!Review by Tristanon 1/30/2015These are great replacement engines for those who went a little too rough on there original...hehe. The one difference I found out later was that the front bracket that attaches to your frame is larger than the original, now 2 inches apart from center of bolt holes. I think this is a great improvement but I was using a special engine mount that was not compatible, with a little DIY everything worked out fine. Just thought I would let others know just in case they are using the OCC Stingray mounts. Overall its a great investment and getting it from a reliable company like Motorized Bicycle Canada you can't go wrong!!!


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Naturally leavened product, with the typical shape of panettone, and the surface is cutted with a typical cross cut. The yellow dough is made with fresh milk, butter, cream and natural Madagascar Vanilla* and is eniriched with candied Apricot and ginger.
INGREDIENTS: WHEAT Flour, Candied Apricot (11%) [Apricot (35%), Glucose-fructose syrup, Sugar, Acidulant: citric acid, Preservative: potassium sorbate], Fresh EGGS, Fresh Butter (10%) (MILK), Sultanas (10%), Natural sourdough yeast (GLUTEN), Sugar, Ginger Cubes (5%) [Ginger (56%), Sugar, Glucose-fructose syrup, Acidulant: citric acid], Fresh EGG Yolk, Emulsifier: mono- and fatty acid diglycerides of vegetable origin, Italian Honey, Fresh Cream (1%) (MILK), Cocoa Butter, Cervia whole marine salt, Madagascar Mananara natural Vanilla* (0,1%), Natural Flavours. FOR ALLERGENS, INCLUDING CEREALS CONTAINING GLUTEN, SEE INGREDIENTS IN BOLD. MAY ALSO CONTAIN: NUTS, SOYA. MADE IN ITALY. * SLOW FOOD PRESIDIUM.

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Ongoing in Cork/Dublin
The Nine Breathings of Purification & the Five Tsa Lung exercises.
Connecting with your natural mind, and the deeper wisdom that is always available.
Ongoing Cork/Dublin, see below for details.
The Nine Breathings of Purification is a meditation technique that uses the body as the means of connecting with one's natural mind. The exercises are movements that work with the crown, throat, heart, navel and secret chakra in order to open these up and access the deeper wisdom that is always available (see 'About the Exercises' below for more info).
Dublin 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm, Rathmines Collective (183 Rathmines Rd. Lower Dublin 6).
Cork Tues 8pm in Dervish (ongoing).
About the Exercises
The Nine Breathings of Purification, a meditation technique that has been practiced for thousands of years, uses the body as the means of connecting with one's natural mind. Basically, the practitioner takes an upright posture that supports wakefulness and imagines a simple, sacred anatomy of three channels of light within the body. After reflecting upon the presence of challenges in one's life, the focus is brought to the inhalation as the breath is imagined moving through specific channels in the body, held slightly, and then released with the exhalation. As the practitioner releases the breath through a specific channel, subtle obscurations are released facilitating the recognition of openness. After nine successive breaths, the practitioner rests in open awareness, bringing clear attention to the openness itself and connecting to this source of all positive qualities.
The Five Tsa Lung Exercises are movements that work with five chakra locations within the central channel of the body: the crown, throat, heart, navel and secret chakra. The Tsa Lung exercises open the chakras in order to access the deeper wisdom that is always available. Tsa is the Tibetan word for channel, and lung is the word for wind (called prana, qi or chi in other traditions), which we work with in the Nine Breathings of Purification. In these exercises, you inhale, bringing your focus and breath together to a particular chakra in the body. Then you reinhale and hold the breath and focus while performing a specific movement designed to open the blockages and obscurations of that chakra. After releasing the breath, you rest in open awareness, which allows you to become aware of more subtle qualities.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE is the founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha Institute located in Charlottesville Virginia, USA. A nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Bon Buddhist tradition and introducing it to the Western world.
Rinpoche was the first to bring the Bön Dzogchen teachings to the West in 1988 and remains one of the very few Bönpo masters to live and teach in the West.
He is known for his clear, lively and insightful teaching style and his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to the Western practitioner.
To learn more about the work of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche visit www.ligmincha.org.
About Bön
Bön is Tibet's oldest spiritual tradition and the indigenous source of Tibetan culture. Followers of Bön receive teachings and transmissions from teachers in lineages unbroken from ancient times to the present day. While much of modern Bön is similar to Tibetan Buddhism, Bön retains the richness and flavor of its pre-Buddhist roots. Its teachings range from harmonizing our body, speech and mind with the elemental energies of nature to the Great Perfection teachings of dzogchen.
Originally the term "bon" designated the various existing religious and magico-ritual traditions, very probably based on elements common to the heritage of panasiatic shamanism. Etymologically the term derives from the verb bonpa, "to recite magical formulas", because the power its practitioners obtained from the recitation of mantra, syllables or sounds with the capacity to influencing certain energy dimensions. In fact through the vibration of mantra the ancient Bonpos came into contact with and succeeded in controlling, the invisible energies and occult forces that govern existence. - From Druna, Den and Bon, Namkhai Norbu.


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Turnip the Beet is located in Noti, OR, just 20 miles west of Eugene on the way to the coast. We care for 17 acres of land, five of which are in rotational vegetable cultivation. The remaining acreage consists of forest, a small orchard, and riparian areas that serve as wildlife habitat. We are a diversified, small-scale, family farm growing certified organic vegetables for the Eugene area community.
Established in 2012, we grow over 40 varieties of annual vegetables. We employ 4-5 people seasonally. John and Lela both work full time on the farm are are involved in every aspect of the daily operations.
At TBF, we market our produce to a 70 member Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, local Farmers' Markets, and wholesale accounts. We grow everything from Arugula to Zucchini but some of the crops we are best know for are Melons, Tomatoes, Winter Squash, and of course Turnips and Beets!
The purpose of the apprenticeship at TBF is to provide real life training for future small-scale farmers. Our goal is that apprentices could leave here with enough basic experience to begin a career in farming, or that they can learn skills that will come in handy for starting their own farm someday. We will focus primarily on training efficient methods for planting, cultivation, and harvesting.
Spring-early summer: Transplanting starts by hand in the field. Installing and removing agricultural row cover. Harvesting, processing and packing produce. Record keeping. Opportunity to work the Saturday Farmers Market. Filling wholesale orders. Weeding with hand tools.
Mid Summer: Same tasks as Spring but with an extra emphasis harvest and weeding. Pruning and trellising tomatoes, spreading organic amendments/fertilizers. Opportunity for irrigation and equipment training. Packing weekly CSA shares.
Late Summer-Fall: Same tasks as Spring and Summer but with an extra emphasis harvest and Planting for Fall and over wintering crops.
Instruction and training will be provided via hands on, in the field experience, with Lela and John. It is our hope that as the season goes along, the apprentice will be available to be given more and more independence and responsibility on the farm. As a part of the team, training along side other field crew members, the apprentice will be continually encouraged to challenge themselves. Time management, quality control, and multitasking are all things that will be trained at the beginning of the season, but are really learned through the practice of farming over the course of several months and years.
Time Off: In order to minimize the disruption to the daily operations, crew members are expected not to miss work between June 1 - Sept. 30, except for Rouge Farm Corps classes, illness, doctor's appointments, etc. During the rest of the year, crew members are expected to schedule time off in advance, and make up hours prior to their absence.
We are looking for reliable, responsible and hardworking individuals that are able to follow directions and communicate well with others. Apprentices must be available to begin the first week of April and commit to staying through the growing season, which typically ends with our last CSA, mid to late November. Excellent people skills, initiative, and the ability to work well both independently and as a team are necessary. The physical ability to use hands, wrists, knees and back, to walk much of the day, to stoop, kneel, lift and maneuver and to lift 50 pounds regularly are required. Expect early mornings and long days outside in all weather conditions including rain, snow and daily summer heat of 90-100 degrees. Start at sun up and finish when the days tasks are complete; peak season this means 40+ hrs per week.
The duration of commitment is April 1st - Thanksgiving. An In-person interview is preferred. At least one year of production farming experience is required. It is essential that candidates are committed to the farming lifestyle and all that it demands. A strong desire to farm and live the farming lifestyle is required and absolutely necessary to succeed as an apprentice and in farming!
No room or board offered. Apprentices will be offered minimum wage pay their first season at our farm.


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While Bryan was compiling a comprehensive list of the top 100 horror movies the issue arose of what shared characteristics all the movies in the genre must have.
Bryan says that the content is king and what matters most is what takes place with the characters themselves. His friend Jay, whose help was enlisted for the compilation, maintains that it's the director's intent for audience reaction that holds sway.
Who will be tricked and who gets treated on this thriller of a case for Judge John Hodgman!
John Hodgman's new book of fake trivia and world knowledge, THAT IS ALL, can now be pre-ordered for its release on 11/1/11. To find out when he may be visiting a city near you, see Areas of My Expertise.
Submitted by Bryan
Bryan's current spreadsheet with his top horror films. (coming soon)
"The Blog receives no traffic (as you can see) I put it up to facilitate discussion with my friends. There is a definition of what a horror movie is and an explanation of my criteria in compiling my list"
Bryan's top 100 list, as posted on IMDB
Submitted by Jay
These are quotes regarding the definition of a horror movie I found on some reasonably valid websites.
-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gives the primary definition of horror as "a painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay." It stands to reason then that "horror fiction" is fiction that elicits those emotions in the reader.
-In his 1982 anthology Prime Evil, author Douglas Winter stated, "Horror is not a genre, like the mystery or science fiction or the western. It is not a kind of fiction, meant to be confined to the ghetto of a special shelf in libraries or bookstores. Horror is an emotion." He was correct and his words have become a rallying cry for the modern horror writer.
-Horror Films are unsettling films designed to frighten and panic, cause dread and alarm, and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films effectively center on the dark side of life, the forbidden, and strange and alarming events. They deal with our most primal nature and its fears: our nightmares, our vulnerability, our alienation, our revulsions, our terror of the unknown, our fear of death and dismemberment, loss of identity, or fear of sexuality.
Whatever dark, primitive, and revolting traits that simultaneously attract and repel us are featured in the horror genre. Horror films are often combined with science fiction when the menace or monster is related to a corruption of technology, or when Earth is threatened by aliens. The fantasy and supernatural film genres are not synonymous with the horror genre, although thriller films may have some relation when they focus on the revolting and horrible acts of the killer/madman. Horror films are also known as chillers, scary movies, spookfests, and the macabre.
the EMP Museum in Seattle has an exhibit called Can't Look Away: The Lure of the Horror Film, which explores "horror, and how it's expressed through cinema, biology, history, and contemporary culture."
Guest curators include Roger Corman, John Landis, and Eli Roth, and they helped pick a lit of 100 Horror Movies to See Before You Die! I couldn't find a good copy online, but here are two transcribed versions:
and a picture of the infographic in the exhibit:
After listening to these turbo nerds in the last episode, I would love to hear the good Judge decide this one nagging issue once and for all: Intellivision or Colecovision, which is the one superior home video game system?
Dear Honorable and Venerable Judge John Hodgman
It was mention in episode #39 Slash-Friction what the origin of Dracula's blah is. I believe that the origin of blah from Dracula is from the lyrics of the theme song to My Son, The Vampire by Allen Sherman from 1964, when he sings blood with a fake Transylvanian accent so it comes out as blah. So if i can make a request of the Honorable Judge John Hodgman to send me an autographed copy of his book as promised. If I win please email me at email@example.com.
Thank you in advance for my autographied copy of your exquisite book
To answer the judge's question regarding the origin of the vampire noise, it dates back to the original Dracula films starring Bela Lugosi. He didn't make the 'bleh' sound exactly, but it has later been morphed into the iconic noise as is the nature of language.
A lesser known fact is that Bela Lugosi was in fact extremely dyslexic. He first made the noise not to scare, but to answer the other actor's question of "Is anybody there?" for he mistook his comerade's lines for sincere curiosity. His attempt to respond "Bela" was thwarted by said dyslexia, and "blea" was the result. And an iconic sound was born. Those who counter with the argument that dyslexia does not work that way are, I contend, nothing more than secret vampires trying to preserve their misguided cultural legacy.
Linda Williams has a theory about "body genres," which I can't quite remember now, but which revolves around the idea that the characters on the screen feel what the audience is supposed to feel: so, tearjerkers (e.g., Douglas Sirk's melodramas), horror, and pornography all rely on the fact that the characters on screen are feeling what the film wants the viewers to feel (sad, scared, horny).
I contend it came from Allan Sherman's theme song for My Son the Vampire, from 1952. But. I cannot prove this.
I believe it is a comedic response to perhaps the most famous of dracula monsters... Bela Lugosi... "I vant to suck you blehd!" Has been over time shortened to just "Bleh!" for comedic effect and references the accent with which the word was delivered.
Now... "I vant to read you booook!"
Do I get to?
While this is by no means definitive, I offer as a starting point this thread from The Straight Dope.
The two most compelling possibilities listed therein are, in my opinion,
1. "I believe that it was David Skal, in The Monster Show, who traced the current type of vampire imitation (including the "bleh") to a Lenny Bruce parody of Dracula as an aging Yiddish gent."
2. "In Allan Sherman's 'My Son, the Vampire' (the theme song to the 1952 film of the same name), he sings the word 'blood' in a cheesy faux-European accent so it sounds like "bluuuuuh!""
You can hear the song here: http://open.spotify.com/track/24HxgEkA2dE3pJnGbe5VNV. This could definitely be patient zero for the Dracula "Blah" connection.
Bluuuuuuh-dily yours,
The central question of "What is canon in Dracula-lore?" really got my dander up in this weeks podcast.
The only canon of Dracula is
, the novel by Bram Stoker, not any work of fiction produced from it, whether a movie or other fiction. Dracula, the character, may be in the public domain, (I don't know. I don't know the specifics of copyright law surrounding the original book.) but if you're going to talk about canon with regards to Dracula, you must concede that the original novel is the only true canon.
So whether "Bluuuh..." is canon is easily discovered. Read the book.
Now, then we might get into an argument of Bram Stoker's writing, as he may have written, at some point, something to the effect of: "He made a guttural sound that chilled me to my depths," or some less hackneyed statement that reasonably could be interpreted as, "Bluuuh..."
But to not acknowledge the original novel as the last and best source is foolhardy.
Sean of the Dead is, according to Edgar Wright, an homage.
I submit to evidence, two episodes from the Simpsons: "The Sweetest Apu," the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' thirteenth season and "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed," the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons' twenty-first season as examples of the association of "bleh" with dracula. In the former, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are wheeled in on a wagon as a shrine to Ganesh, urging Apu's wife Manjula to take him back. At some point Bart goes off the cuff and tells everyone, "Bleh, I want to suck your blood!" In the latter, when the tour group is at King David's Tomb, Homer is filming Bart walking on his hands, Ned asks Homer to show some reverence and turn off the camera. Homer asks Ned to, "say it like Dracula," at which point Ned says "Bleh! Turn off the camera."


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Are you an aspiring photographer who has always loved taking photos but just never really got into it fully? Or, perhaps you love photography and have a dream to start your own photography business. No matter what level of photography you are at, just like anything in life, you need inspiration, encouragement and motivation to achieve your dreams and goals in life and with your passion of taking photos.
Some people get motivation from family and friends, others by taking classes and continuing to learn and perfect their craft. Some people even like to read books by other photographers to find their inspiration.
A Photographer's Dream: A Woman's Success is a wonderful guide written by Brooke Bustillos where she walks you through her personal journey from being a struggling businesswoman to someone with a six-figure salary doing what she has always dreamed of doing... photography!
Do you feel like you have been lacking in motivation to get up and start your photography business? Has your business not been as successful as you hoped and you want to reflect on what all you need to do to fix it? Or, maybe you just need a little inspiration to help begin your journey into photography.
Whatever stage you are at, this guide can bring you the inspiration you need. It will help you get up and go after your dreams. Brooke will teach you how you must always push past the tough times that will come your way and will help you feel so motivated with confidence that you can achieve your short and long term goals.
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Thanks... Oh, it's you.
I had a funny feeling you'd be the first to post in this one...
It's taken me a hell of a long time to get here - a few more posts this length and you might wish it had taken a bit longer!
This isn't really the right place to ask, but there doesn't seem to be any "right place" for this question, and I trust that it will be found and answered.What is the purpose of "Add to Buddy List" in the profiles?Nicky.
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WPA and WPA2
It's important to remember that these are certifications by the WiFi Alliance and not from the 802.11 standard. This means that they validate that a device uses portions of the security that 802.11 provides. They both come in two forms, Personal and Enterprise. Personal is known as Pre Shared Key because it uses a PSK.
WPA has been depreciated and as such its use should be as well. It used TKIP/RC4 and again, as such, TKIP/RC4 should no longer be used either.
The Enterprise version of both WPA and WPA2 both use the 802.1x framework for authentication and key management. This framework has three primary components.
1.) Supplicant (Client STA)
2.) Authenticator (AP or Controller)
3.) Authentication Server (This is normally your RADIUS server)
The EAPoL protocol is used for communication between the Supplicant and Authenticator, and RADIUS is used between the Authenticator and the Authentication Server.
The process looks something like this
- Client Authenticates and Associates to an AP
- Open System Authentication takes place
- EAP Authentication using the RADIUS server
- 4-way handshake generates encryption keys for STA and AP
- Encrypted communications
Carpenter, Tom. CWAP: Certified Wireless Analysis Professional: Official study guide: Edition CWAP-402. Certitrek Publishing, 2016.
RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RADIUS Process
- Access Request - Username/Password or Certificate
- Access Challenge
- Access Accept/Reject


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In addition to litigation alleging osteonecrosis of the jaw ("ONJ") and musculoskeletal pain arising from FOSAMAX® use 1, recent studies, reports, and news stories have indicated that long term use of the drug may be linked to atypical femur fractures.2 These fractures can occur during low impact activities and may be preceded by thigh pain for weeks or months prior to the fracture.3 FOSAMAX® is manufactured by Merck, and is prescribed for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, and the treatment of Paget's disease
In March 2010, the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication about bisphosphonates, a class of drugs that includes FOSAMAX®, in which it recommended that health care providers "[b]e aware of the possible risk of atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures in patients taking oral bisphosphonates.4" Seven months later, the FDA issued a safety update, announcing that the "risk of atypical fractures of the thigh, known as subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures, in patients who take bisphosphonates for osteoporosis" would "be added to the Warnings and Precautions section of the labels of all bisphosphonate drugs approved for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis.5"
Litigation claiming FOSAMAX® caused atypical femur fractures has started across the nation, and on May 23, 2011, these cases were consolidated into a Multi-District Litigation (MDL). This means that all cases in federal court alleging that FOSAMAX®, or FOSAMAX® and an additional bisphosphonate, caused an atypical femur fracture are now consolidated and centralized in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey6. Currently there are over 500 cases pending in the MDL.
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is actively involved in litigating these cases. Please feel free to contact our offices at 1-800-553-9910, or by email by clicking contact us if we can be of assistance.
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Woman of Courage 2015!
UNANIMA has become more involved in the issue of mining as it impacts water, the environment, and Indigenous Peoples; and many sisters in our communities already are working with this topic. Last July the Peruvian government approved a law which reduces the importance of environmental standards, in order to attract investment in the extractive industries. The promotion of extractive industries has already led to several cases such as that of Máxima Acuña de Chaupe, a peasant woman farmer who has taken an activist role in defending her life and her water.
She was sued by Yanacocha – a huge gold mining company – for living on the land where they were planning their Conga extraction project, and for her "aggravated usurpation" in activism against the company. Maxima and her family were not only ordered to leave the land, they were also asked to pay Yanacocha a compensation fine of about US $2,000. Men from the mining company and special police forces have beaten her and her husband, threatened her family's lives, and killed her livestock. Maxima and her daughter Ysidora have testified to officials in Paris, Brussels, and Geneva against the disproportionate struggle in which her basic democratic rights are being trampled. We thank Leonor Valenzula Torres CCV for bringing this remarkable woman to the attention of the nominating committee!


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Refugee Women's Childcare Business Entrepreneurship Program0
By CARLOS GALLEGO
AAP staff writer
ST. PAUL (May 5, 2012) — Over 20 childcare providers gathered earlier this month to attend an informational session which provided an overview of the family childcare licensing process as well as details on how to become a successful family childcare business.
Most of providers attending this session were Karen, an ethnic refugee group from Burma, and there was also a Somali provider. This program primarily focuses on the Karen, Iraqi, Bhutanese communities in addition to some of the newer Somali arrivals. The target audience is refugee women who have lived in the United States less than five years.
Kaltun Abdikarani, Arabic Speaking Early Childhood Coach for Think Small saw the event as highly successful as each of the organization was able to focus on the roles and responsibilities. The program participants were able to meet program staff and understand their specific roles.
"Over 90 percent of the audience did not speak English, having a Karen interpreter interpret the different presentations took a lot of energy and it went very smoothly," said Kaltun.
The presentation was thorough and detailed leading to many questions from audience, said Kaltun. They were very interested in having a visual of what an ideal family childcare center should look like.
Some of the participants were overwhelmed by the amount of detail required in running a successful business such as; accounting, marketing, bookkeeping, and insurance. However, they were relieved to learn program staff was there to support them as they go through the process of setting up their family childcare center.
A panel discussion where two already licensed providers were able to answer questions about their experiences and challenges as well as the personal struggles and rewards a childcare provider faces was one of the event highlights.
Mai Thao Xiong, Community Outreach Coordinator at Think Small was been working closely with the Karen community since this grants inception and is currently linking 20 Karen providers with Ramsey County Licensing so they can attend the required licensing orientation. Currently, there are only 2 Karen licensed providers in Ramsey County.
Most who provide care in these communities are FFN (Family, Friend and Neighbor). This grant provides a variety of services for participants which may include; free trainings, technical assistance, grants to support their programs and connections to other resources such as the food programs.
Due to the diverse communities in addition to materials in English some informational materials for the project have also been developed in Arabic, Dzongkha, Karen, Nepali, and Somali. Also, as there are few in these communities with expertise in the field of child care, the program relies on interpreters. To this point, Think Small has begun to develop a list of common terminology in the childcare field for some of the other languages they use such as Hmong, Spanish, Oromo, and Somali and hope to do the same with some of these other languages so as to ease confusion and create consistency.
In late 2011, Think Small was awarded a grant from the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement designed to support refugee women who had lived in the United States less than five years start a self-sustaining family childcare business in their homes. Think Small partnered with CAPI and HAP to do the work.
The grant has all three partners working closely together with each organization concentrating on areas where they have expertise. CAPI coordinates the intake process and does much of the recruitment.
Hmong American Partnerhsip is responsible for the business entrepreneurship training and assistance with the licensing process. Also, as HAP's locations are conveniently located for the program participants, they are able to cost the bulk of the sessions.
Think Small support the providers in all aspects of the childcare process. Their work includes providing the necessary trainings required for providers to become licensed, assisting the providers with the childcare environment so providers are able to have a successful high quality childcare program. They also provide support to providers in the form of grants, technical assistance and connections to other resources.
For more information on this project contact: Kaltun Abdikarani, Think Small: 651-366-6796. If interested in enrolling in the program contact Lisa Harris, CAPI at: 612-721-0122 Ext. 673.


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Books and microfilm are listed in our online catalog and can be searched for using a variety of criteria, including subject, keyword, author and title. However, the majority of materials in the collections (photographs, postcards, trade cards, objects, pamphlets, committee minutes, course catalogs, etc.) have not been cataloged. Currently, the best way to find out if we have materials that might be useful to you is to contact us. Materials in special collections cannot be borrowed and we reserve the right not to make some materials available due to their fragile nature.
We recently purchased collection management software from PastPerfect and have begun entering information about and images of our uncatalogued materials. PastPerfect allows users to search records using keywords, and, when available, view pictures of the items online. Adding materials to PastPerfect will be a gradual process, but will allow us to make our collections available to users near and far. The library's collection of over 200 Victorian trade cards, the majority of which were distributed by local businesses, are the first items that have been entered into the database. Information about the cards, as well as images, can be seen in the Objects section of our PastPerfect catalog.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to limited staffing, it is recommended that individuals interested in the college archives or local history collection contact us before coming in.


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On April 12, 2007, a US jet fired a powerful missile into a building next door to the home where two-year-old Mustafa Ghazwan lived with his family. The attack took place in the Al Mafraq neighborhood of Baqubah in the Iraqi province of Diyala. His uncle Anmar was in the living room with Mustafa when the attack occurred. Anmar threw his body across Mustafa to protect him from flying debris, but the explosion completely destroyed Mustafa's sense of hearing.
Though Mostafa could say words like mamma, baba, and "memma" (baby bottle in Arabic) before the attack, he has not been able to talk since the American airstrike caused his complete deafness. Mustafa's father, Ghazwan, says Mustafa is a bright boy who suffers intense frustration from his inability to communicate. At times the boy cried and pounded his head because he couldn't express himself to his parents, siblings and playmates.
No More Victims sent Mustafa's medical reports for review by specialists in the Bay Area who determined that Mustafa was an ideal candidate for a cochlear implant. The Iraq Action Group and Ruth Group in the Bay Area teamed to provide local social serivces support for Mustafa and his father. Dr. Daniel Lowenstein helped secure a donated cochlear implant, and Dr. Laurence R. Lustig, Lowenstein's colleague at UCSF Medical Center, agreed to perform the surgery free of charge. No More Victims evacuated Mustafa and his father from Iraq to San Francisco.
Mustafa received a cochlear implant and several months of rehabilitative treatment from audiologists and speech therapists in San Francisco. Later he
was fitted with a second cochlear. His speech and hearing therapy continues; he'll need intensive work with audiologists and speech therapists as he grows up.
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Beans on toast? Microwaved curry? Tin of soup? Or would you rather have a hearty, healthy casserole that will feed the whole family and only takes 10 minutes to prepare? That's the challenge OXO gave us when they sent us some of their Herbs and More flavour pots. In fact, they asked to to make even more simple than that – they wanted the kids to create the recipes, and The Bug was more than willing.
OXO sent us some recipe cards for inspiration, but The Bug wanted sausages. He and GG are happy to eat Puy lentils too, so I suggested a Sausage and Lentil casserole, that we could spice up with one of the flavour pots. He decided that carrots would be a nice addition, and chose Rosemary and Thyme as his flavour enhancer. Check out his very own recipe in the video below.
10 Minute Dinners – Sausage and Lentil Casserole
I love to cook, I don't often get to, because Mummy is such a control freak, but thanks to OXO I was more or less left to my own devices, and I even got to boss my Mum around a bit! I chose the Rosemary and Thyme flavourpots because I know I like garlic bread when it has rosemary on it; I chose to add 2 pots because I can't be doing with gentle flavours! (But just so you know, if you like things a bit less strong, OXO say that 1 pot is enough for 4 people).
I was pretty keen to chop the carrots myself, so it did take maybe a tad longer than 10 minutes, but you could ask your kitchen assistant (aka designated adult) to do that for you. I also gave my kitchen assistant the job of frying the sausages – have you seen how hot those frying pans get?? Plus sausages tend to spit at you, which is very rude…
Once the prep is done, you just put everything into the slow cooker for 5-8 hours on medium heat, or into a normal oven at around 130 deg C for 2 hours, and come home to a lovely dinner! We served ours with garlic mash, because it's what we had leftover in the fridge, but you could use rice or even pasta.
Everybody was very keen on this casserole (you can tell that by the lack of images – it all just got scoffed before Mummy remembered to get her camera out!). As a result I have volunteered myself to cook every night from now on.
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- Fry the sausages in a little oil until browned.
- Add to a slow cooker or casserole dish, with the carrots and lentils.
- Whisk the contents of the flavour pots into 400ml boiling water, and pour into the casserole.
- Cook in a slow cooker for 5-8 hours on medium heat, or in the oven for 2 hours, covered, at 130 deg C.
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My Gaming History 'Part 2'
I must admit, thinking back through part one of my gaming history it's become apparent just how much time and how many games I've played through. It would take an age to mention all of the decent titles I've played but I could write a bible sized book on the guff I've also wasted my time on.
I think really I've picked through some of the key moments in my life where games have had a profound effect on me, some positive, some, damaging. I still have my NES and controllers, and with it, bite marks on the pads from various games. One game in particular that made me want to pull the skin off my face, was Bayou Billy.
From the outset Bayou Billy looks like a winner. You're a hardy, outdoorsy, Crocodile Dundee lookalike who mixes it up with the wrong people and has his girlfriend snatched by a local crime boss. Luckily for Billy, the crime boss not only tells you where to find your girlfriend but also asks for nothing in return, so basically he just wants a good shoe in.
So off you trot, into ten ball achingly hard levels to reach said crime boss, at his estate. The game is split into six brawler levels, in a similar style of a Double Dragon title. Two driving levels and two shooting levels. No amount of cola, biscuits or coarse language got me through this game. I've heard accounts from other gamers about the final boss level and even then they had been using the Game Genie, which I imagine was near melting point at the amount of cheats it had to throw at the player to help them defeat it.
It got to the stage where I would be playing through the first level and if I had been hit in the first five minutes, I'd have to restart and play again. You only had one chance at this, no bonus's, no extra lives. Just smack, shoot and whip everything that comes at you, taking as little damage as possible.
The simple NES pad with its A and B buttons obviously limited the amount of moves you had as Billy, to defeat around two hundred enemies you have…Right punch. Right kick. Jump and kick.
Enemies come at you from all angles brandishing, whips, wooden sticks, rocks, knives and guns…if it wasn't for the fact you could pick up these weapons and use them against them, this would be undoubtedly the hardest game ever made.
The shooting levels, which utilised the NES's light zapper, involved shooting a myriad of armed men in the woods. This was a chance to relieve some of that stress from the brawler levels…BUT!, get your counting caps on because armed with your trusty pistol you'll need to watch your limited ammo because at the end of the stage, you'll have to take out a helicopter. Yes a fucking helicopter, armed with guns and rockets and all this time backed up by infantry with assault rifles.
In between these levels, Billy would jump into his jeep and you'd have to drive him to the next location. It's no leisurely drive though, Oooh No…you'll be throwing grenades out of the window with one arm and shooting henchmen in vehicles with the other, foot planted to the floor, along dirt roads, in case you found the chopper a doddle.
What exactly had Billy been up to previously, to deserve this kind of punishment? You have to begin to question the guys past, perhaps I'm the bad guy?
So, with the new breed of games console around, came new challenges and new ideas…all of which weren't helping anger or patience issue's as a child but I certainly knew now what were the foundations of a good game.
The age of the 8bit was coming to an end, there was a lot of talk of some new machines on the horizon, that were going to blow the past consoles out of the water.
At this time, I had been borrowing a Sega Master System, from a friend which had been a nice change of pace from the Nintendo library.
Alex Kidd was a game built into this machine as was the Snail Maze, which surprisingly a lot of owners didn't seem to know about it. Don't worry if you owned a master system and never found this game, Snail Maze was no Pac Man…it was as the title reads. It's a snail, in a maze.
It was in fact Sega's second best console of all time, selling 13 million units worldwide…this was only beaten by the Megadrive (Genesis in the US). Technically it was superior to the NES but perhaps the game library (300 titles against Nintendo's 500+) was the reason it did not outsell the Nintendo. Alex Kidd was the unofficial mascot for the Master System and also its bestselling game. It appears, looking back on these platform games, to compete with the likes of Mario, you have to out-weird the competition.
Despite how weird this game was, I much preferred it to the jumping plumber. Alex is a happy go lucky kid who resembles a monkey with downsyndrome.
Not only can Alex punch and flykick through bricks with his bare hands but he rides a motorcycle and 'peticopter', basically a helicopter/bicycle you can pedal to fly around on. He lives in a land called 'Miracle world' and that's quite an apt word for the place, as a miracle is what was needed to navigate through this place. One jump wrong (this happens often) and you'd be wanting to fly kick your projection box into next Tuesday. You are told that Alex is an orphan who has been taught some special techniques for fighting enemies and when an evil fella, named Janken comes to town and kidnaps both the prince and princess. Alex sets out on a rescue attempt.
But whether it was the funky little tunes in the game or the cute graphics, I really enjoyed this game. Despite the fact you had to play the game with a D-pad that cut your thumb to shit and the game made an annoying unforgettable 'whoo whoo' noise when you died, Alex Kidd holds a place in my heart as the reason I fell for Sega.
There were many titles on the Master System that were given a sequels and for good reason. The Master System was the first machine that I played an RPG (role playing game). Namely, Phantasy Star. The general theme of these types of game at this time, is that you wonder around a fantasy world in a top down view, with nothing more than a positive outlook on life and a piece of bread, when all hell breaks loose in the land you live in and you have to fight to save it.
The stories were very immersive, made all the more challenging because you literally had to remember everything everyone has said to you, because there were no menus with objectives and way points, if you really wanted to do well you'd have to write this shit down yourself. I still remember drawing out maps for areas with my dad for Phantasy Star, so not to get lost in a cave, only to have to fight a mega demon wearing a level one piss pot helmet, wielding a dagger a fairy gave you.
I invested a lot of time into the 8bit realm of gaming. I still hum the catchy tunes to myself today. I often wonder if this is because they were the work of a musical genius or whether it was because these games were so brutally hard, the tunes are scarred onto my grey matter like a first language.
Coming in part 3. I play with a whole 16bits of power. Chop lifter returns in 3D…in Iraq! And how you lose friends playing Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Found out frm my dad that a childhood friend was killed. R.I.P. Billy, i'll never forget the lil adventures we had playin in the bayou.


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By: Bella Kolfenbach, 4th grade
Last Thursday, the Alphabet Rockers came to my school to give an assembly. When someone comes to our school to do an assembly, I usually have a favorite part, but when the Alphabet Rockers came, I did not have a favorite part because I thought everything about them was amazing. They want to show the world their shine. What I think is cool about them is they want people to be who they are and who they want to be. They traveled all the way from California just to tell people that they are amazing and that you are amazing. They talked about how you CAN BE DIFFERENT IN MANY WAYS BUT YOU NEED TO BE PROUD, EVEN IF YOU ARE DIFFERENT.
During the assembly, they told us their stories. This showed us how they shine. Kaitlin's story is that when she was little she loved music. So one time she went to a talent show and most of the people who were performing were boys. But she still went up there and showed what she could do. And then she met her friend, Tommy. Tommy told a story of how when he was younger, he was judged by his skin color. He had to learn to stand up for himself. He also had good friends, like Kaitlin, that would stand up for him if someone said something mean.
One of my favorite songs they did was called "Shine". I liked this song because it talked about how even though we are all different, we all shine and should show our shine. My favorite thing it says in the song is '(I'm) not just a star, i'm-a i'm-a galaxy'. I think this means that you are not just a little thing in the sky, you can shine and be as big as a galaxy and be as big as anyone else, no matter what you look like. This REMINDS ME OF A MOVIE called "Wonder". There is this part where the sister says, 'you can't blend in when you are born to stand out'. We may all be different, but we are each meant to shine!
When the Alphabet Rockers came to my school, I learned many things. I LEARNED THAT YOU NEED TO STAND UP FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND BE KIND TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT. I learned is that it's OK for PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT to STAND OUT. I learned that sometimes people see people who are different as something ugly or scary, just because they are different. I learned this happens more often to black people. What made me cry, and trust me it is really hard to make me cry, is that black people or people who are different are not getting treated as well as white people. I kind of knew this before, but it made me want to try harder to change how people treat each other.
The Alphabet Rockers are teaching kids that we are each as big as a galaxy, not just a star. And also that you are not just a star, you are a galaxy. You are amazing and can shine in a fun and encouraging way. I want to be just like the Alphabet Rockers and teach kids that they are important and beautiful, and do it in a fun way. One of my favorite moves that they did was called the 'meatball and spaghetti'. The 'meatball and spaghetti' is where you crunch up into a ball and then slowly lift up your arms and rattle them. It looks like this:
The Alphabet Rockers are cool, fun, funny, awesome, loving, brave, kind, and helpful. And that is all I have to say about the Alphabet Rockers. You should see them some time.
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Bella Kolfenbach is a 4th grader at Isabella Bird Community School in Denver, CO. She is a big sister to two brothers, a slime expert, stitch-lover, and good friend. Her dream is to convince others that all people should be treated equally.
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Aaron Joseph Tindall was born on December 11, 1994 in Richmond, VA, the first born of Ernest and Debra Tindall.Aaron currently attends Olympic High School in Charlotte, NC. He is best described as being very laid-back, never allowing anything to get him out of character. Being raised in a strong Christian home along with a younger brother (Joel), Aaron recognizes that his gifting comes from God and that opportunities will be there for him as long as he continues to stay humble. Aaron enjoys all sports, music, drawing animated characters and hanging out with his friends.After high school Aaron plans to attend college and perhaps study Graphic Design.


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In Summary - Recruitment Consultant
Career Sectors
Recruitment Consultants typically work in the following Career Sectors:
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The Work - Recruitment Consultant
Some consultants work for agencies that deal with general vacancies, while others serve the needs of particular areas of work. For example, they may recruit manual, computer, accountancy or sales staff, teachers or medical professionals. People who register with employment agencies may be looking for temporary or permanent work.
Consultants make regular telephone calls or visits to employers, to find out which qualities, skills and experience they want the agency staff to have. A client company is another name for employers who use the agency's services. They let the consultant know when they have job vacancies. Employment agency consultants note the client's requirements, and may write a job profile. They advertise the vacancy, for example, in the agency's windows or in a local paper.
Face-to-face interviews help the consultant to find suitable staff. It helps everyone if employees are happy in their job, so the consultant asks questions to find out which hours they might like to work, how far they are prepared to travel, the pay rate they are looking for, and the kind of work experience they have. Consultants may ask people to do a timed computer or word processing task. The consultant will set this up and interpret the results.
Sometimes client companies need to fill a vacancy at very short notice. Consultants have to be familiar with the skills and availability of people registered with the agency. The consultant may have to make several last-minute telephone calls at the end of the day, to make sure someone can attend in the morning.
Sales and marketing are important aspects of the consultant's work. They often make the first move to find a client company, perhaps through a telephone call, letter or personal visit. Employment agency consultants try to predict skills shortages in areas of industry, so they can target their services at certain companies. Consultants try to generate new business, and often work to sales targets. They negotiate the agency's fee and the staff's pay or salary rates with the client company.
They also do a number of administrative tasks, like keeping records of client companies, vacancies and applicants. Computer skills are essential.
Most commonly reported Work Tasks
- Prepare or maintain employment records related to events such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
- Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
- Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
- Inform job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, or promotion opportunities.
- Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
- Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Schedule or conduct new employee orientations.
- Maintain and update human resources documents, such as organizational charts, employee handbooks or directories, or performance evaluation forms.
- Confer with management to develop or implement personnel policies or procedures.
- Select qualified job applicants or refer them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.
Most commonly reported Work Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Interacting With Computers Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Getting Information Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Staffing Organizational Units Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Performing Administrative Activities Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Documenting/Recording Information Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Interests - Recruitment Consultant
This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You must be able to interview people who are looking for work, listen carefully, and ask the right questions to find out about their skills, work experience and expectations of pay. A smart, well-dressed and professional image is very important, especially when you meet clients.
You should be well motivated, and able to make the first move to find new client companies, through a letter, telephone call or personal visit.
Employment agency consultants work to deadlines and sales targets. You must be able to cope with pressure, be well organised, and able to think quickly to solve problems, for example, when a client needs a vacancy filled at short notice.
Some consultants have responsibility for an area of work, like industry. However, you must be flexible and prepared to cover a colleague's area when necessary.
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My wife, Sally, and I recently returned from our annual trip to Napa Valley to taste wine, tour wineries, and relax a little. The service and hospitality you experience at most wineries is amazing and some of the techniques they use can be readily applied to other situations. Here are a few examples:
There's a fine line between banter and shtick.
I often enjoy some friendly banter with people who are providing me with customer service. Many of the people I met in Napa Valley were great at engaging us in conversation. They'd ask questions like, "Where else have you visited?" or "Have you been to Napa Valley before?" or "Where are you from?". Their questions inevitably led to a more engaging experience and more chances for them to sell us their great wine.
On the other hand, I'm generally annoyed by shtick. 'Shtick' is when the winery host delivers a standard presentation, often well-rehearsed, that's long on personality but short on any real connection. They may provide all sorts of interesting and amazing facts about the winery, but they couldn't care less about answering my specific questions.
Banter is great -- it focuses on the customer or mutual interests. Shtick is almost never good.
It's OK to educate, just don't make stuff up
Sally and I love being educated about wines. We like to ask all sorts of questions about how the wine is made, how the wine maker achieved a certain style or flavor, and even what food they'd recommend pairing with the wine. Visiting a winery can be a great learning experience.
We don't like it when people try to brag by making stuff up. At one winery, our host bragged about the unusual fermentation process for their Chardonnay (which turned out to be the way most California wineries do it), the 'fact' that almost nobody did a Pinot Blanc (we had just tasted one at the last winery), and the 'exclusive' ratings they had just received from a prominent wine critic (who had recently rated many similar wines the same or higher).
It's a good idea to educate your customer and even highlight your competitive advantages. You run the risk of looking a bit shallow and uninformed when you make stuff up!
Bending (but not breaking) the rules can be good
Many wineries have a set tasting list. Sally and I have learned that an enthusiastic customer who asks lots of questions is often given the opportunity to taste wines that are not on the list. Many times, these 'additional' wines lead to purchases.
Some wineries are very stringent about sticking to their tasting menus. It's an understandable practice for wineries that don't want to be treated like a bar. It doesn't make much sense for someone who wants to try before they buy.
Bending the rules in the right situations can often lead to good things like more sales and happier customers.
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If you are interested in learning more about the wineries we visited (and the wines we tried), you may visit our personal wine blog at www.vinotabulous.com.


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The Map tab in Site Explorer gives you a visual representation on where the referring domains to your site are hosted. They are displayed as dots on a map, larger and darker dots meaning the domain has a lot more backlinks to your site. This map allows you to Zoom in on a country, and by clicking on one of the 'dots' (referring domains) It will give you a summary of the links from the site and how many back links are coming from that domain.
Also you can select how many domains that are showed on the map. Lastly you can download the data to CSV where you can do some cool things with the data such as creating a bar chart.
What insight does it give us?
The newest additional to Site Explorer the world map can give you an insight to where your links are coming from, by visualising where in the world people are hosting sites that link to your site. This is useful not only for SEO but also your business's marketing efforts. This tab can give you an understanding of the behaviour across boundaries when switching from one topic to another. Also it shows you where in the world your brand is strong or weak or even what products are popular in different regions so that you can respond with link building and marketing accordingly.
Digging Deeper
The Site Explorer version of the map only shows up to the top 1000 results. If you want to know the geographical location of all your backlinks, we show this in tabular form in advanced reports:
This report can be exported into a CSV file and can be quite useful in understanding the relative market share of a competitor in different markets, for example. If you used the above table for yourself, and for your competitor, and then overlay the data with internet user populations stats by country, you would be able to see where you may have the strongest and weakest market penetrations and compare these with the stats for your competition.
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Engaged to be married, Ash and Natalie are just starting to build a life together, when things in the United Sentry States go from bad to worse. Ash and Natalie find themselves at the center of the turmoil when dictator Purian Rose threatens Natalie's life unless Ash votes in favor of Rose's law—a law that will send Darklings and other dissenters to a deadly concentration camp known as the Tenth.
Ash can't bring himself to trade Natalie's life for those of millions of Darklings. The only way to save everyone is to escape Black City and find the Ora, a powerful weapon that could take down Purian Rose for good. But fleeing the city and finding this weapon is easier said than done, if it even exists, and becomes a quest that could tear Ash and Natalie apart, even pushing them into the arms of others.
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NASHVILLE — He calls himself All $tar, and he has what most rappers dream of: a devoted fan base, a strong regional reputation and a big-time record deal. His major-label debut, "Street Ball" (Cash Money/Universal), is one of the year's most eagerly anticipated Southern hip-hop albums.
But all that was equally true last year. And in 2006. And in 2005 too. All $tar, who just turned 23, has been Nashville's next big hip-hop thing for so long that the title has stopped seeming like a compliment. These days if you ask him about "Street Ball," he can still muster some bravado.
"I plan on my debut album being a smash," he said. But a few seconds later he acknowledged the obvious: "All of that is wishful thinking."
While waiting for his moment, All $tar has gone back underground, performing at nightclubs and releasing a series of mixtapes designed to keep the anticipation high and the bills paid. He is a lovable rapper, equipped with a witty, conversational flow. But his latest release, "$tarlito's Way II" (Grind Hard/Loyalty), is something else altogether: an astonishing double CD that sounds less like a stop-gap compilation and more like a concept album.
He spends the first disc building himself up. (You may be pleased to hear that he is "focused on the cake like a chef at a wedding.") And he spends the second disc picking himself apart, debating himself, wondering if he should quit. (One song offers a half-serious diagnosis; it's called "Rap Music Ruined My Life.") These tracks — nearly three dozen of them — follow a familiar but effective arc. With his first breath he recalls his first breath: "Dec. 15, '84, a star was born." And near the end, he enumerates his last wishes: "Give my guns to the goons, give my game to the lame/Let my music spread like legs till they remember my name." Certainly these CDs should make him much harder to forget.Continue reading the main story
On Friday night All $tar could be found in the lobby of a Nashville hotel, tall but inconspicuous despite the glittering Cash Money pendant around his neck. He gamely answered questions about his bittersweet career, growing more voluble as he got deeper into the details. For starters there's the unusual deadline "$tarlito's Way II" had to meet. "My ultimate goal was to get these CDs out by my birthday," he said. "As a birthday present to myself."
All $tar was born Jermaine Shute, and he grew up mainly in East Nashville. In "Life Story," the riveting six-minute track that begins Disc 1, he describes his surroundings: "Mama was doing hair, Daddy was smoking rocks." All $tar's teenage years, abridged: drug-dealing, basketball, college (Tennessee State University), hip-hop.
Nashville isn't known as a hip-hop hotbed, and the city's country-music economy doesn't much help. (The country festival formerly known as Fan Fair? "The only thing that meant in my neighborhood was extra traffic," he said.)
Just as Young Buck, Nashville's best-known rapper, found success by joining 50 Cent's G Unit, All $tar built his career by forging out-of-town connections. He joined forces with the Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, who in turn got him a deal with the New Orleans label Cash Money (now based in Miami), which has a distribution and marketing deal with the Universal Motown Records Group.
A lot of the excitement surrounding All $tar can be traced to "Grey Goose," a thunderous 2005 single based on a rowdy chant: "I'm on that Grey Goose (Ay!)/Do I know you? (No!)" The song became All $tar's calling card, and in his brash verses, you can hear the excitement of a rookie rapper glimpsing success: "They call me Cashville's prince, Cash Money's newest young'un/Wipe my sweat off with a 20, blow my nose with a hundred." On a remix, Cash Money's flagship rapper, Lil Wayne, saluted the upstart: "Give him a check and a gun, Baby, welcome to the label."
But then came nothing. Since the conventional wisdom is that hip-hop albums need to start strong, it's not uncommon for rappers to wait months or years while labels try to figure out the right single, the right track selection, the right marketing plan. And as rappers from Beanie Sigel to Clipse to All $tar's friend Yo Gotti have discovered, great mixtapes don't always translate into hit albums.
So "Street Ball" still doesn't have a release date. And years later "Grey Goose" remains All $tar's biggest hit, although he now sees it as a mixed blessing. "I was having a hard time, for a second, being so closely associated with alcohol," he said. Now he seems to be having second thoughts about lots of things.
It was 2006 when he released "$tarlito's Way: I Am Not Your Friend," a sharp mixtape that showed off his clever approach to talking tough. (A threat to shoot someone in the head becomes an architectural renovation project: "We make stadiums out of domes.") His playful delivery made him sound more lighthearted than he felt: his best friend had recently been murdered. Those violent , seemingly exuberant tracks reflected a grim time.
By contrast "$tarlito's Way II," which was recorded in less tumultuous circumstances, sounds much darker. There are plenty of whimsical punch lines ("If you the Feds, man, I might as well be dead, man/Rubber bands don't work for me — I wrap my dough in headbands"), and plenty of squelchy, slow-rolling electronic beats from the Nashville producers Fate Eastwood and Coop. But All $tar often seems puzzled by his own life: "Guess I saw too much and I knew even more/When Jordans mean that you're rich, it means you're used to being poor."
He spends most of the second disc trying to figure out what went wrong. He asks himself why he ever signed that Cash Money contract, concluding, "I wanted the fame, plus I wanted the chain/Plus I wanted that check — you woulda done the same." And during a bonus track, his misgivings find expression in a pithy quatrain:
Perfect vision — not hardly, can't see right from wrong
I only see the light when I write my songs
But I only see the money when I write what's wrong
So you only see me shine when the light's not on.
Somehow this sounds even better coming from the same guy responsible for a (great) track called "Gangsta-est Swag of the Year." On these two CDs bluster and self-consciousness fight to a draw.
Perhaps the most painful admission on "$tarlito's Way II" is this one: "They ask me when my album dropping — I don't have a clue." And it's hard to say whether this renegade project will help him or hurt him, especially since the hip-hop industry is collapsing. He says he doesn't know, either. But at least now he knows what to say to fans and friends who ask when his album is coming out. "My honest response is, go to grindhardonline.com and get this one."Continue reading the main story


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On Saturday September 24, I was delighted to appear on my friend Rick Adams' show, "Rick Adams Uncensored," which was broadcast live on the Republic Broadcasting Network.
I listen to this show every week, which goes out every Saturday from 2pm – 4pm EST, and I encourage my listeners to do the same. You can bookmark this to listen live at www.republicbroadcasting.org
On the show Rick and I discussed current events from both a secular and scriptural standpoint.
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The Sydney Opera House Opera Award
The Sydney Opera House Opera Award, enabled by The Phillip and Myrtle Foster Memorial Award and The Joy Lindsay and Valerie North Opera Award, enables exceptional emerging Australian singers to benefit from exposure to and mentoring by world-renowned artists.
The 2015 Sydney Opera House Opera Award
On 29 August 2015, ahead of her first performance in the Concert Hall in a decade, acclaimed opera soprano Renée Fleming gave a masterclass to three rising opera students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in the Utzon Room.
The 2014 Sydney Opera House Opera Award
The 2014 Masterclass was led by esteemed Australian soprano Lisa Gasteen AO for four students and recent graduates of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
The Sydney Opera House Opera Award
The Sydney Opera House Opera Award is part of the Opera House's long-standing commitment, since 1989, to developing excellence in operatic performers through a series of prizes and masterclasses. Conducted annually by the Opera House, the Award currently enables selected participants to take part in a masterclass at the Opera House with a world-renowned opera artist.
First awarded in 1989, The Phillip & Myrtle Foster Memorial Award recipients were selected by the adjudication panel of The Mathy & Opera Awards within the Australian Singing Competition (ASC). From 2003-2011, the recipient was selected by audience vote during the Finals Concert of the ASC Mathy Award.
In 2012, the masterclass was conducted by acclaimed American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and her accompanist Malcolm Martineau. In 2013, the masterclass was led by the celebrated English soprano Susan Bullock OBE, and conducted in conjunction with the Melba Opera Trust, accompanied by Artistic Advisor Sharolyn Kimmorley AM.
The Award is one of a number of Opera House initiatives to support the development of the next generation of arts professionals. Complementary Opera House initiatives that support the development of arts professionals include the Lloyd Martin Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Arts Leaders and Multidisciplinary Australian Danish Exchange or MADE by the Opera House.
The Phillip and Myrtle Foster Memorial Award
The Opera House acknowledges the generosity of the late Colin Foster in establishing The Phillip and Myrtle Foster Memorial Award through a gift in his Will in memory of his parents, Phillip and Myrtle Foster.
The Joy Lindsay and Valerie North Opera Award
The Opera House acknowledges the generosity of the late Joy Lindsay in establishing The Joy Lindsay and Valerie North Opera Award through a gift in her Will in memory of her sister the late Valerie North.
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Do I have to give my exempt employee holiday pay?
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Lt's define what a company-observed holiday is: Company-observed holidays are "gifts" from the company and no one is entitled to pay for these days except as specified in your employee policies and practices.
1.) If you have always previously paid exempt employees who called in sick the day preceding and/or the day following a company-observed holiday, then you have established a practice precedent by doing this. So pay this manager for the holiday, too.
The key to success is consistency and fair treatment. If you want to stop this practice, make sure that you announce the change to your exempt employee population so that everyone who will be affected understands the change in your pay practices.
2.) If this the first time ever that an exempt employee has called in sick the day before or after a company-observed holiday, you will be setting your practice precedent. So, follow your employee handbook policy.
If the manager was entitled to sick leave pay, pay him for the sick day following the holiday but do not pay him for the holiday. If the manager had consumed all his paid sick time or if you do not offer paid sick time, do not pay him for either day.
An alternative would be to ask him/her if s/he would like the time to be charged to his/her vacation time--again, if you offer some and s/he has the time available to use. The latter is merely a suggestion and is not requisite. It is a courtesy that you might offer to him/her, as well as non-exempt employees in the same situation to promote good employee relations.