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Return Policy
In the unlikely event that you are not satisfied with the product(s) you purchase from Kinetic Fountains, you can have the confidence that you can return or exchange the item within 30 days of receipt for a 25% restocking fee less any shipping charges that were incurred. All returned items to Kinetic Fountains must be in new unused condition and packaged in the original manufacturer's box. All of the products parts, accessories, registration cards, etc must be returned for full credit. **IMPORTANT NOTE** The actual shipping cost you must pay to return an item to us may not match our flat promotional shipping rates. For example, we may charge only $14.99 to ship a large heavy item to you but the actual shipping cost is what will be deducted from your credit which will often be much higher than the promotional shipping. The ORIGINAL SHIPPING is NON-REFUNDABLE even if you received FREE shipping promotion, you will be charged the actual shipping charges that we incurred to ship the product to you.
How to Return a Product
In the unlikely event you are required to return a product to Kinetic Fountains follow these instructions:
- Contact us to receive a RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number. A return shipping address will be given to you at this time. An RMA is required to process a return. Returns without authorization are subject to refusal!
- Carefully repackage the product in the manufacturer's original packaging, making sure to include all parts and paperwork. You may be required to place the manufacturer's box in a sturdier, shipping quality box. You will be charged a replacement fee for missing items or no credit will be given if manufacturer cannot supply replacement parts.
- Return the product via UPS or other insured shipping provider. It is recommended that you insure the package as Kinetic Fountains is not responsible for loss or damage to merchandise that is being returned. Please insure the package for your purchase price. In the rare case that we receive a return and it has been damaged during shipment from you to us; we will notify you immediately so that you can file a claim with the shipping company.
- Place a shipping label on the box and return the product to the address given to you when you received your RMA number. Please remember to include your RMA number on the shipping label. Do not write directly on the manufacturer's box- please use a shipping label so that the box may be reused. A box replacement charge may apply if the box is written upon.
- The Return Materials Authorization (RMA) will expire 10 business days from the date that it was issued.
- After we inspect your return, we will credit the purchase price back to the original credit card used for the purchase, minus the original shipping cost, the restocking fees and box or replacement part fees that may apply. Please allow up to 2-4 weeks for the credit to appear on your statement. We will send you an email confirmation to notify you when we have applied the credit to your card.
A restocking fee of 25% WILL be charged on all returned products. Refunds may NOT be given if obvious signs of use such as missing paperwork, parts, missing packaging materials, smudges or other marks indicating use, etc.
Please note that custom items, built-to-order, replacement parts (such as replacement basins, light hoods, or panels), and personalized items cannot be returned due to their uniqueness to your specific needs. The items listed with Special Order and Liftgate Instructions are not returnable under any circumstances. Please make sure you have read and understand the Special Order and Liftgate Instructions prior to placing your order, if you need further assistance please contact our customer service department. Stain colors are approximate as shown on the website - they may vary according to your monitor settings. Please be aware that due to the size and weight of some materials of the items on our site, touch up paint may be necessary. Small scuff marks and or scratches that may occur on the item are not considered damage. You may receive a sample of touch up paint with your item and additional paint can be ordered through our customer service department for a minimal charge. The touch up paint can be used prior to and after setup of the item to cover small scuff marks and or scratches that may occur due to delivery or setup.
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North America can easily fragment quickly as did the Eastern Bloc in 1989.
The things worth writing about, and the things worth reading about, are the things that feel almost beyond description at the start and are, because of that, frightening.
I think Americans are weirdly puritanistic about psychopharmaceuticals. There are millions of people out there who would otherwise be dead or rocking by themselves in a corner who now lead full and normal lives because of amazing and wonderful scientific advances.
Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.
I'm a visual thinker. Research tells us that only 20 per cent of people think visually. So what about the other 80 per cent? Don't they think in pictures? I mean if you imagine washing and preparing potatoes you visualise the process, right?
If God drives a car, He'd drive a 1973 Ford LTD Brougham sedan with a claret-colored vinyl roof, with oxblood leather upholstery and an opera window.

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Just days after Southern Baptist Disaster Relief officials made an urgent plea for donations to assist ranchers who have lost thousands of acres of land and cattle from recent wildfires in the Midwest and Texas, help has been pouring in from throughout the U.S.
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Texas Baptist Men have moved more than 4,000 bales to the Texas panhandle, meeting all of their needs in just four days, Porter said. Another 150 bales have been delivered from Louisiana.
"We just need the same kind of response from the other states to meet the need in Oklahoma and south Kansas," Porter said. "People are stepping up, God bless them, they just need to keep it coming."
Donations needed include bales or rolls of hay, trucks to transport the hay and money for fuel to transport the hay or purchase additional hay bales.
"We are thankful for the generous people who have responded already and trust God will move on the hearts of His people to complete the task of meeting the needs of those who have been through a horrible experience," said Gibbie McMillan, Louisiana Baptists state disaster relief director.
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Jimmy Murphy was the race car driver of the Decade of the 1920's. He piloted championship Duesenberg and Miller cars on the board tracks, Indianapolis, the French and Italian Grand Prix's.
He had a brief, but significant, life in auto racing that spanned from 1916 to 1924. He was a riding mechanic in the employ of Duesenberg until becoming a driver in 1919.
The book is an analysis of his significance to the sport, details of his life, the drama of early championship car racing and life in America in the 1920's.


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It has to be more than a coincidence that the recent cyber theft of IRS tax data has been traced to Russian criminals. IRS investigators believe the identity thieves who stole the personal tax information of more than 100,000 taxpayers from an IRS website are part of a sophisticated criminal operation based in Russia, two officials told the Associated Press.
In fact, the connection between fraudulent tax refunds and actual officials of the Russian government has been well-documented by former Russian Hedge Fund Manager Bill Browder in his new book, Red Notice, which provides evidence of how Russian government officials were able to steal back $230,000,000 in taxes paid by his hedge fund, Hermitage Capital, which managed $4.5 billion in assets at the time.
"The information was stolen as part of an elaborate scheme to claim fraudulent tax refunds, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told reporters. Koskinen declined to say where the crime originated," said the AP report.
But this has happened in Russia. Russian officials have even stolen from their own government. It was Russia's FSB Secret Police, successor to their KGB that did the dirty deed in 1993, according to Browder. They had raided his Russian offices, and literally stole the corporate seals and legal documents of the corporations he managed that had paid $230 million in taxes the year before President Putin kicked him out of Russian.
When Russian officials found they couldn't confiscate his assets—he had been able to sell all his Russian assets—they literally changed the ownership of his corporations and re-filed fraudulent tax returns. The refiled returns then reported sufficient losses that they could claim a refund for all of the $230 million in taxes his companies had paid to the Russian government.
This was so blatant a financial fraud that we can be sure our IRS must be aware of Russian government complicity. How? Because Browder was able to document the fraud, which resulted in a new U.S. law, the Sergei Magnitsky Rule Of Law and Accountability Act, which named the actual perpetrators of the tax theft —some 35 Russian government officials at last count—from ever entering the U.S. and freezing their assets.
Yet it seems even the IRS can be fooled. "In 2012, the IRS sent a total of 655 tax refunds to a single address in Lithuania, and 343 refunds went to a lone address in Shanghai, according to a report by the agency's inspector general. The IRS has since added safeguards to prevent similar schemes, but the criminals are innovating as well," said the AP report.
The amount of rampant criminal fraud in Russia cannot have happened without Putin's knowledge or assent. We know this because the very same perpetrators of the Browder-Hermitage Capital tax fraud were awarded medals by Putin for their 'heroism' in the scheme, believe it or not.
The Russian government then charged Bill Browder with the theft, which resulted in a call for his arrest by Interpol, and the resulting Red Notice—a notice the Russian government put out to Interpol for his arrest. They have put out a Red Notice 3 times to date, and 3 times Interpol has rejected their request because of the overwhelming evidence that the Russian government was behind the theft.
This shows the lengths corrupt officials have gone to cover up their thefts. That's why we should have no illusion about the IRS tax return thefts. It's a new cold war, of sorts. They want to continue stealing tax refunds from US taxpayers as they have done in Russia.
We also know this because Sergei Magnitsky, Bill Browder's Russian attorney, was imprisoned and beaten to death by the same perpetrators for his refusal to recant the evidence of theft that defrauded the very same Russian people.
Harlan Green © 2015
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My Nonprofit Reviews
Review for Genesis Home, Durham, NC, USA
Time to Figure Out a Future: Helen's Story
Sometimes it makes all the difference in the world to be able to step back from our day-to-day lives, take a deep breath, and figure out manageable steps toward making the wrong parts right. When Helen found herself four months pregnant and in a dysfunctional living situation in New York in 2000, she did not have the luxury of perspective that would allow her to see a brighter future. "I didn't know how to understand or appreciate anything," she says. "I was in such a depression. Something inside was missing."
But deep down, she knew she needed to make a change. So she got on a Greyhound bus with $100 and one suitcase and headed to her home state of North Carolina, where she had a contact at a church in Fayetteville. She asked God to help her make it.
Helen stayed at several homeless shelters, but she knew she needed more than the short windows of time they allowed people to stay to get her life back in order. That's when she found Genesis Home. She was relieved to be assigned a case worker for therapy, counseling, and career support at Genesis Home – and to have the privacy of her own apartment to spend time with her young son, Daniel. "Genesis Home had all the resources I needed and offered me relief from worrying about the necessities of life so I could give full attention to getting healthy and thinking about who I wanted to be," Helen says.
Helen stayed at Genesis Home for 14 months. "It took that entire time to get to a sense of peace," she says -- a peace she felt "for the first time ever." She learned the importance of having goals and plans: "Knowing there was a possibility of coming out of poverty and pain gave me a whole new reason to live. I knew I could rise above my past."
While living at Genesis Home, Helen began to work at retail hair salons (she had been a hair stylist in New York since the age of 17) and was able to find child care for Daniel. Eventually, she gained approval to move into her own apartment with Section 8 assistance. Realizing that the best way to economic independence would be to own her own business, Helen opened her own hair salon, The Beauty Spot, in 2004, and began building a loyal clientele.
Soon, however, she realized that it was tough making ends meet. A friend and customer who believed in Helen was willing to put up the collateral for her to get a microloan from Self-Help. With that support, Helen has been able to grow her business. "Through the support of my case worker at Genesis Home and the loan officer at Self-Help, I have learned about money and finances," she says, "and I am still learning. I also learned to give back when I meet people with depression. My work lends itself to listening, helping, giving back. I love my job and don't want to do anything else."
In October 2010, Helen was approved for a home loan. "Now I'm a homeowner and a business owner! My credit score is going up. I am so proud," says Helen. "Having come from a dysfunctional family and environment, I realized I had to choose to stay or wipe my hands of the past. I had to do a radical thing and step out. It was the hardest but most rewarding decision of my life."
Helen has been back to Genesis Home to encourage others with her story. She says, "It can really happen. You can have a better life, be on the top and not always on the bottom." She tells others that, when she was homeless, people treated her like she was different, less capable, "but now I can look them in the eye and say I am confident. This is who I am, who I'm going to be. I have self-esteem." She reflects on how far she has come: "When we finally think of ourselves as equal to others, then we can really understand our self-worth and have respect for self and money. Everything can turn around. If you CARE, you can say thank you. You recognize others are helping."
Helen admits that she must keep learning how to deal with setbacks, obstacles, and challenges. She is still learning how to manage money in both her business and personal life. She says it's important to get back up and keep working. She also realizes the effects of her actions on her own children, Daniel, now 10, and Estelle, 8: "It's very important to teach your children about saving and spending and having goals. They get it. They learn the value of money when you teach them and talk to them young."
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And, when to convert Ultimate Rewards to Marriott too…
In one of my recent posts about United and Marriott's new "RewardsPlus" partnership, I described the ability to convert United miles to Marriott points and I said you should never do so. Specifically, I wrote:
All MileagePlus Premier members can convert their MileagePlus miles into Marriott Rewards points at a 1:1 ratio, up to 50,000 miles per year. (Editor's note: don't do this! United miles are worth much more than Marriott points!)
But I was wrong. As reader RowerN pointed out, there is a situation where it makes sense. He wrote:
Would it not make sense to transfer United Miles to Marriott at 1 to 1 if you had enough Marriott Points for a 50,000 mile travel package. You transfer over 70,000 United Miles to bump your Marriott TP to the 120,000 level and then with the linked accounts get a 10% bonus on the miles transferred back to Marriott. 70,000 miles United to Marriott then becomes 132,000 Marriott to United. After the 50,000 already in use from the Marriott account and the 70,000 from United you then have a 12,000 United mile surplus.
Let me explain. Marriott offers 7 night "Flight and Hotel Packages" in which you can redeem Marriott points for a 7 night stay plus up to 120,000 airline miles. As you can see in the chart below, the cost (in points) for the package depends on what category hotel you book and how many airline miles you want to get:
The way these packages are priced for category 5 and higher hotels is as follows: They charge the same number of points as if you booked the stay directly using points, plus they add on the number of miles you want to get.
Here's an example:
If you want to book 7 nights in a category 6 hotel, the normal cost would be 30,000 points per night with the 5th night free. So, 30K x 6 nights = 180,000 points. If you want to do the same booking as a travel package, the cost would be 180,000 points + the number of miles you want. For example, if you pick the 50,000 mile package, the cost would be 180,000 points + 50,000 points = 230,000 points.
The key takeaway, and the thing to remember is this: If you are planning a 7 night award stay at a category 5 or higher property, then the Marriott travel packages are a great way to convert additional Marriott points into airline miles on a one to one basis. If you have more Marriott points than are needed for the stay, it is almost always a great idea to do a travel package so as to convert those extra points into more valuable airline miles. In fact, I'd argue that you should always go for the package with the most miles (if you have enough points) because that means converting the maximum number of Marriott points (120K) into miles.
RewardsPlus makes travel packages better
The marriage between United and Marriott (called RewardsPlus) not only adds the ability to convert United miles to Marriott points, but it also gives you a 10% bonus on miles earned from a travel package. This makes travel packages, in general, more rewarding and it provides a mechanism to get free miles! Here's how…
Suppose you are planning a seven night award stay, but you don't have enough Marriott points to get a travel package. Thanks to the new 10% bonus, it absolutely makes sense to convert United miles to Marriott points (up to 50K per year) in order to have enough points for the package. Let's expand on the example I gave above…
Suppose you have 180,000 Marriott points. That's exactly enough for a 7 night stay in a category 6 hotel. Instead of booking the stay directly, though, you could transfer 50,000 United miles to your Marriott account and then redeem 230,000 Marriott points for a 7 night + 50,000 mile travel package. Thanks to the new 10% bonus, you would get back 55,000 miles. That's a nice little win.
Here's another example. Suppose you have enough Marriott points for the 7 night + 50K miles travel package. If you book that and choose to get United miles, you'll get 55K miles (thanks to the 10% bump). Alternatively, you could transfer in 50,000 United miles so as to get the 7 night + 100K miles travel package. This way you'll end up with 110,000 miles.
Ultimate Rewards
In the above examples, I showed that it is always a good idea to top off your Marriott account with United miles if you're planning a 7 night award stay and if you don't already have enough Marriott points for the top of the line 120K mile travel package. But what if you don't have enough United miles or if 50K miles (the most allowed to transfer per year) is not enough to get you to the 120K mile travel package? In that case, consider using your Ultimate Rewards points. If you were planning to someday convert your Ultimate Rewards points to United miles anyway, this would be a nice way to get a 10% bonus on the transfer.
Rules to follow
This is all pretty complicated, so I'll take a stab at condensing this to a set of rules:
- Enroll in RewardsPlus! This is necessary to be able to transfer United miles to Marriott points and to get a 10% bonus on miles from the travel packages. You can find online enrollment here or here.
- Always consider booking a travel package if you are planning a 7 night award stay in a category 5 or higher property.
- Always try to get the biggest mile package available (120K miles)
- Always spend your Marriott points first. If you have enough Marriott points to cover the 120K mile package, then don't worry about transferring miles or points into Marriott. Use your Marriott points. If your spouse has Marriott points too, then Marriott will let you use points from both accounts for one award.
- Consider buying Marriott points to get enough for the 120K mile travel package. Marriott sells points for 1.25 cents each, with a 50K per calendar year limit.
- Look next to your United miles (before Ultimate Rewards) to top off your Marriott account to get enough for the 120K mile travel package. There is a 50K per year limit to these transfers, though.
- If you still do not have enough Marriott points to get to the 120K mile travel package, then consider transferring Ultimate Rewards points to Marriott to top off your account. Never transfer more than are needed to get the targeted travel package.
The benefits of following the above rules are:
- Convert Marriott points to more valuable airline miles (+ get a 10% bonus on top).
- Get free United miles by converting to Marriott and then back to United with a 10% bonus.
- Transfer Ultimate Rewards points to United at a slightly better than 1 to 1 ratio (thanks to the 10% bonus).
Beyond United
Selecting to receive United miles for your travel packages is almost always sensible given how valuable and easy to use those miles are. However, there may be situations where selecting other types of miles make sense. Here are two examples:
- Sometimes US Airways offers a bonus on miles transferred from hotel programs. See a recent example of how to take advantage of these promotions here: Convert Ultimate Rewards to US Airways / American miles
- You may want to try to get enough Southwest points for a Companion Pass. See how here: Earning a Southwest Companion Pass With Marriott Vacation Package.
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Have you ever booked a Marriott Travel Package? How did it go? Did I miss any good tricks or details?


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Interview: Rebecca Mascull on Song of the Sea Maid* and Eighteenth-Century Female Scientists9:00 am
As some of you may have seen already, I recently reviewed the phenomenally beautiful Song of the Sea Maid by Rebecca Mascull on this blog, a book I fell in deep love with. After chatting to Rebecca on Twitter for a while (she's lovely!) we decided to take part in a little interview with each other so you wonderful readers, and anybody else who joins in along the way, can find out a little more about her and Song of the Sea Maid. I hope you enjoy reading this, and stay tuned as on a later date we will hopefully be conducting another interview about her previous novel, The Visitors. Watch this space!
HPC: Who inspired you at first to write? I know you were particularly interesting in emulating the style of eighteenth-century prose when writing Song of the Sea Maid, but are there any authors who particularly influenced your style for either this novel or The Visitors?
RM: I did enjoy books as a child, particularly anything fantastical, such as Dr Dolittle talking to animals or Enid Blyton's enchanted woods and flying chairs. In my teens, I read quite a lot of stuff about the paranormal and also studied classics for A-level and at university. Later, I read the whole of Dickens and I'd say he is hugely influential for me, largely in that I aspire to write books that have interesting characters and plots, yet also have something to say. So, I think I have quite an eclectic taste in literature. While preparing to write Song of the Sea Maid I read a range of 18th century novels, such as Tobias Smollett, Henry Fielding, Daniel Defoe and Samuel Richardson, and I would say their varying prose styles, prevailing opinions and subject matter did influence me in the writing of this book. One of my favourites was The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne, which is just mental! I defy anyone to read that and not laugh or at least shake their heads at the madness of it all. Just brilliant.
HPC: What gave you the idea to write Song of the Sea Maid? Was there a particular event in your life?
RM: I have always been fascinated by science, though I don't have the brain for it really. I used to stay up all night talking about science with my scientifically-minded brother and try to retain some of what he taught me for longer than five minutes. I've wanted to write a novel about a scientist for years and once I realised that my favourite kind of settings were historical, I decided to come up with a tale of an historical female scientist. My premise for this story was the idea that there may well have been people with brilliant minds throughout history who were disenfranchised in one way or another - for example, by class, race, gender etc - and therefore posterity has never recorded their ideas. I wondered what would happen if a poor, orphaned female a hundred years before Charles Darwin came up with some ground-breaking theories - would anyone listen?
HPC: Dawnay is a brilliant, strong female character. Did any characters, in fiction or real life, inspire her creation?
RM: The fascinating thing about the history of women in science is that there are so many of them and yet there is so little common knowledge of them. Nobody built statues of them and only recently are people starting to write books about the subject and reveal these hidden histories. Two scientists I found particularly inspiring were Sophie Germain and Emilie du Chatelet. The latter was a scientific genius living in the 18th-century who translated Newton as well as carrying out a range of experiments and writing her own theories. The former was so determined to learn mathematics that she defied her parents, sent letters to leading experts of her day and eventually was begrudgingly given an education. Yet these two are just the tip of the iceberg, so if anyone is interested in pursuing the history of women in science, do read a marvellous book I used in my research called Hypatia's Heritage by Margaret Alic. You won't believe how many female scientists there have been throughout history - let's hope one day some of these figures have statues built for them and we study them in school…
HPC: What is the most interesting thing you learned about the period in which Song of the Sea Maid is set whilst researching?
RM: Ooh, that is a hard one to answer! I enjoyed the 18th-century setting so much. I didn't know much about it before I began researching and found that the fabric of everyday life was quite alien to me. It was the everyday things, like people travelling in sedan chairs or most men wearing wigs and most women wearing stays all of the time. It just seems so strange now. However, I think the thing that fascinated me most was the feeling that some aspects of modern life were developing in this period too, such as people hanging around in coffee shops reading newspapers and chatting about politics and fashion, complaining about the traffic and that the youth of today are all going to the dogs. Remove the wigs and you'd have a familiar scene from any city centre today!
HPC: Do you personally have an interest in natural history and science? Did you have much knowledge of the topics before writing?
RM: As I mentioned above, I have always been fascinated by science. Although I'm not very good at it, my strongest scientific subject at school was Biology and I got a grade A at 'O' Level through sheer hard work, because I was so interested in it, I was determined to learn it and do well, though I did not find it easy at all. My interest in natural history, Charles Darwin, evolution and all that kind of thing largely comes from my mum, who is a bit of a Darwin expert, and also from my stepdad, who is a botanist and taught me a lot about plants. One of my favourite topics in science is the study of palaeoanthropology - the evolution of humans - and I've read many books and watched many documentaries about the subject over the years. It's also a very controversial subject and much of it is based on conjecture rather than hard evidence, due to the enormous time gap between us and the subjects of our study. Therefore, anything controversial to me is an excellent subject for a novelist!
HPC: Song of the Sea Maid has only just been released, but do you have any early plans to write another novel? Are there any other literary forms that might interest you, like poetry or the short story?
RM: I studied quite a lot of poetry when I was younger and have my favourites, particularly Robert Frost, Philip Larkin and, on the lighter side, John Hegley! But I don't have the skills to write it myself. I do enjoy reading short stories – some of my favourites are Raymond Carver, Katherine Mansfield, Lorrie Moore, Annie Proulx, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway, amongst others. But I am absolutely rubbish at writing short stories. I find them so difficult to do well – I've tried a few in the past and I think I can safely say they were all crap. So, I've admitted defeat and turned to my favourite form – the novel. I've read and enjoyed just about every kind of text there is, but I keep coming back to the novel as the height of everything I feel literature is trying to achieve. It's just my opinion, but I believe the novel to be one of the supreme acts of being human. I basically worship novels! And I'm honoured to play a small part in that tradition.
I am currently working on Book 3 for Hodder and Stoughton, which I can't say much about, apart from the fact that it is set in Cleethorpes (near where I live) and begins in 1909. After that, who knows! Though I do have a few ideas kicking around for future books, which I put safely away in boxes on my shelf and they wait patiently me to get round to them…
Song of the Sea Maid is OUT NOW and I would recommend with all my heart that you pick up a copy! It's stunningly beautiful and inspiring. I'd like to thank Rebecca heartily for offering to take part in this interview with me.
M x


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The State of New Hampshire might be one of the smallest states in the nation, but it has one of the toughest sets of requirements for getting your plumbing license. An apprentice license does not require an exam, but it does require a $25 yearly fee to renew it. You must be registered in a New Hampshire board approved apprenticeship program.
The second level of licensure in New Hampshire is the journeyman license. To qualify to take the journeyman exam, an applicant must have four years of work experience AND four years of educational experience and these cannot be combined together. In effect, you must complete an eight year apprenticeship. The exam fee is $25 and successful completion entitles you to a one year license that costs $60.
The highest level of licensure in the state is the master's license. You must work as a journeyman plumber for at least six months before you can qualify to take the master's level exam. This exam is also $25 and will cost you $125 for a one year license upon its successful completion.


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1. Prepare yourself for the first day at work
It might be a good idea to go to bed a bit earlier on the few last nights before your first day at the office. Our ´Circadian rhythm` aka internal clock might get delayed during the holidays so this trick will make your Monday morning a lot easier. During holidays we usually tend to get rid of the routines but this might be a good time to start implementing those back into your day rhythm.
2. Try something new
Returning to your old routines might not be a totally good idea especially if you were not satisfied with your current situation before holiday. To avoid implementing back the bad habits and ending up with the same unwelcome situation try something new! Perhaps you start going to office by foot or by bike or you take some extra time in the mornings to plan your workday ahead.
3. Make a plan and stick to it!
Book a meeting with your inbox. Try blocking out some time to go through your Outlook inbox. File necessary emails, delete unnecessary and start prioritising your responses. If someone has been covering you, organise a quick catch up session to get an update on what´s been going on at work during your holiday. Schedule me-time for the first week back. Take your lunch breaks and leave office at reasonable time. Your tasks will be waiting for you the next day as well.
4. Share your greatest holiday stories with others
Don´t feel guilty that your colleagues had to cover some of your work during your holiday. You will support them when it´s their time to be on holiday, right? Instead share your greatest holiday memories with them and let them catch your relaxed and happy state of mind. Positive attitude can be spread easily. Start smiling to others and you see them start smiling too.
5. Look ahead and think what makes you grateful about your work
Think about the things you enjoy the most about work – working with great colleagues, or tasks which you find most interesting and awarding. Remind yourself about all the exciting thing coming up in the future and focus on the things you are grateful in your work and personal life at the moment.


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Chelsea striker Diego Costa is edging closer to signing for AC Milan, according to Sky Italia journalist Angelo Mangiante.
On Tuesday evening, Mangiante sent out the below tweet, claiming that Costa's agent Jorge Mendes is working on finding an agreement between the two clubs.
#DiegoCosta is getting closer to #ACMilan
Jorge Mendes is working for total agreement btw #Chelsea and ACMilan. Talks ongoing. @SkySport pic.twitter.com/71z621Jc4u
— Angelo Mangiante (@angelomangiante) August 1, 2017
AC Milan's summer spending has been one of the stories of the transfer window. The Serie A giants have already drafted in 11 players, including Leonardo Bonucci, Hakan Calhanoglu and Ricardo Rodriguez.
The Rossoneri do not appear to be done there, however, as Mangiante believes that Costa is next on their wish-list. Milan have already signed two strikers this summer in Andre Silva and Fabio Borini, as well as having Carlos Bacca and M'Baye Niang on their books.
Costa has been a fantastic servant during his time at Stamford Bridge, and it would be sad to see him depart. If we get a healthy transfer fee from the cash-rich AC Milan, however, it would certainly soften the blow.


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I'm writing this on the flight back from the International Conference on Masculinities in New York, which was an inspiring and energizing experience. It's been a while since I wrote for Masculinities101, and having a chance to really engage with other people who are deeply involved in engaging men to reduce gendered inequalities got me motivated to write more. At the same time, the conference was definitely geared towards people who are connected to major organizations or institutions, so I wanted to take the opportunity to bring some of the themes from the conference out to folks who were not able to attend or might do their work in a different way. These are, of course, just the themes that stuck out to me, and some of them interact and overlap in complex ways that I won't detail, but I wanted to provide a space where folks who were not at the conference could think about and discuss them as well.
Accountability – The conference was opened with a panel discussion entitled "Accountability in Activism and Research," and the theme came up in nearly every conversation I heard thereafterfire. Accountability generally expresses the idea of doing anti-sexist work in a way that is responsible and justifiable, making sure to not reproduce systems of inequality or reinforce masculine privilege. Much of the discussion at the conference was asking what this really means, how it is done, and what it looks like. For example, if you are a man giving presentations to other men or boys in order to reduce gendered inequalities, who are you accountable to: some general sense of egalitarian ethics and behavior? the specific men and boys in your audiences? the people or institutions who fund your work? women or the feminist movement? if you're accountable to women, which ones (since women often disagree about how to do this work)?
Intersectionality – Based in the lives and thoughts of Black women, intersectionality is the idea that axes of oppression like race, gender, class, and sexuality overlap, interact, and are experienced simultaneously. The classic example is that Black women experience sexism differently than white women do, and experience racism differently than Black men do. At the conference it was clear that it is also important to think about how these ideas apply to men if we want to work with them effectively. Jonathan Grove spoke about trying to engage impoverished white men in the Appalachian region, where generations of poverty and the history of class-based oppression make conversations about men's power seem out of touch and mark one as an outsider to be distrusted. Gaurav Jashnani discussed how one classic example of masculine privilege, feeling of safe walking alone at night, does not match the experiences of Black men who have to fear police brutality, or queer men who reasonably fear heterosexist or cissexual violence. How do we have conversations that recognizing and make space for these men's experiences of violence and marginalization while still holding them accountable for their behaviors that uphold gender inequality?
Compassionate Critique – One partial answer to that question is through the development of compassionate critique – this is my phrase, but the idea came up frequently throughout the conference, in different terms. Finding ways for men to open up about their own lives, discuss their pain and vulnerability, and feel listened to and recognized is an important first step in getting them to engage and change their beliefs and behaviors. As Harry Brod put it, "We never talk people into changing, we listen them into changing." The idea of compassionate critique also came up in other ways, such as discussions of how to hold each other accountable, and how to respond to Men's Rights Activists (or as Todd Minerson of the White Ribbon Campaign encouraged us to call them, Men's Power Activists). When asked about handling these angry anti-feminist men, Michael Kaufman pointed out that while some are ideologues who are unlikely to ever change, many are men with real wounds and legitimate grievances, but who misdirect their feelings, blaming women or a misguided notion of feminism because they have not been provided with any other way of making sense of their lives. The challenges here include distinguishing the ideologues from the genuinely hurting, keeping systemic inequalities and social power in view, and figuring out how to make the crucial transition from discussing men's pain to feminist analyses of gender and power.
Evaluation – A particularly timely concern that recurred throughout the conference was the evaluation of men's engagement programs. Manu Sareen, Denmark's Minister for Equality, was able to give statistics about the impressive reduction of domestic violence in that country over the last decade as evidence that some of their programs are having the desired effects. Most folks, however, are struggling to meaningfully evaluate the effectiveness of their programs. Evaluation is crucial for gauging effectiveness, understanding challenges, improving programs, and securing funding, so it is clearly a major concern. Kate Bojin and Humberto Carolo discussed their work with the White Ribbon Campaign on crafting an evaluation model specific enough to be helpful but flexible enough to be used across Canada and possibly internationally as well. Another panel was devoted to collaborations between practitioners and researchers: Erin Casey spoke about her work with Mobilizing Men for Violence Prevention, a research network that created a sharable online tool for evaluating single events, and Cliff Leek and Rus Funk both discussed how funders often desire or require evaluations but rarely fund them or provide the expertise necessary to do them well. Most of the discussion was on the challenges and shortcomings in evaluating men's engagement projects; questions about how to make sure that the evaluation tools themselves did not reinforce inequality also came up.
Collaboration – Collaborations between practitioners and researchers illustrate both the difficulties and the importance of collaborations more generally. In a very interesting presentation, Markus Theunert reformulated Michael Messner's terrain of masculinity politics diagram (referenced previously in this blog) to create a three-part model for men's engagement organizations. He argues that to be most effective, we need to simultaneously address men's experiences of pain or harm, their unequal power and privilege, and the differences between men. This last part, he argues, involves intentionally making collaborations with groups that organize around other issues that impact men's lives, from fatherhood to racial justice. Collaborations with women and women's groups are clearly also important. Of course, collaborations also magnify and multiply the concerns of accountability; if you collaborate with a group, how are you accountable to them? Do you become accountable for their actions if they do something problematic? Are there strategic possibilities for collaborations with groups that might otherwise function to protect male privilege and enforce domination, like sports teams or the military?
Expanding Constituencies: Engaging men is clearly about expanding the constituency of feminism, getting more men involved in advocacy around issues previously seen as "women's concerns". However, it is coming to also mean reaching new groups of men who have not previously been included (which brings back the idea of intersectionality), as well as getting men who aren't directly involved in our organizations to change their beliefs and behaviors around gender. I was particularly excited to hear about new men's engagement projects beginning in Turkey, Tanzania, North Africa, and Arab countries, as well as hearing from Sarah Scanlon, who is manager of a Canadian project on gendered bullying that specifically aims to reach boys in grades 7-10. But, does expanding breadth mean losing depth?
I have no doubt that the conference contributed to increasing and improving men's anti-sexist engagements around the world. Some of these improvements were logistical – meeting people, planning future projects, sharing information, learning to be better. Some, though, were conceptual, and these are just as important. These were the themes I saw in the concepts being discussed, along with some of my own thoughts and questions. How do these themes show up in your work? How might considering them improve what you're doing?


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Much-loved postman to retire after 12 dog bites and 35 years
PUBLISHED: 12:26 28 September 2018 | UPDATED: 14:50 28 September 2018
When north Norfolk postman Peter Woollard started work 35 years ago, there were two mail deliveries a day and internet shopping was a thing of the future.
But times have changed, and while today's postal workers have to complete just one round a day, they are also tasked with making sure a huge number of parcels get to their destination.
Mr Woollard, who will be hanging up the keys to his van for the final time when he retires on October 20, said that while he would miss his colleagues and customers, he was looking forward to enjoying a more relaxing life.
"Things are very different now," he explained. "The workload is much higher, it's high pressure and, with internet shopping, it is a much more physical job."
Cromer-born Mr Woollard, whose father was stage manager at the town's Pavilion Theatre, was made redundant from jobs at three local firms before a friend suggested becoming a temporary postman covering the Christmas period in 1983.
He was called back just weeks later and was eventually taken on full-time, delivering the post around Sheringham town centre and seafront.
Over the years, Mr Woollard has become familiar with just about every street in Sheringham and is often called on for help by colleagues when letters or parcels have missing or misspelled names and addresses.
"Sometimes there will be no name, no postcode, the wrong number or even the wrong road, but, because I've been covering the area for so long, I can usually work out who a letter is for," he said.
He has also had his fair share of hairy moments, including having to call an ambulance for a customer who had fallen off a ladder, and being bitten by around a dozen dogs.
"One particular one sticks in my mind as the owner had told us the dog had no teeth, but that didn't stop it from sinking its gums into my leg when I collided with it unexpectedly coming round a corner," he remembered.
Mr Woollard, 64, said he is looking forward to spending more time with his five-year-old grandson and on his hobby of photography.
"I will miss my customers," he said. "I have seen their children grow up, I've shared their ups and downs and I'd like to think I've become a friend, rather than just a postman."
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Usefulness in a wristwatch is a largely subjective matter. A deep-sea diver, a pilot and a head of state are all going to have different interpretations of what defines usefulness in a watch.
No matter, a watch that can display the hour in 24 of the world's major cities at the same time certainly qualifies, particularly if you're a business traveller, have family in far-flung corners of the world or like to keep an eye on the opening and closing times of global markets.
World time watches are a rare and spectacular breed, the type to turn the head of serious watch collectors. The first was made by Patek Philippe in the 1930s. The great Geneva brand worked with Louis Cottier, one of the 20th century's greatest watchmakers, on the development of a world time movement. His solution was to have a city ring and an hour ring running around the outside of the dial. By setting the time and aligning those to wherever you are in the world, you can then read the time off the dial anywhere from Hong Kong to Honolulu – at the same time.
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Wine Sister Insider Guide: Town of Sonoma
The town of Sonoma is located in Sonoma Valley, the birth place of California's wine industry and the closest to San Francisco – just 45 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. Sonoma holds an important place in US history, as it was the site of the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt, an event that propelled California into independence from Mexico and then statehood. Today, the California state flag depicts a grizzly bear, star and the words "California Republic," in honor of the original 1846 bear flag. The Bear Flag Monument stands in Sonoma Plaza to memorialize this important moment in California's history.
Below are our recommendations for things to do and see in Sonoma. Whether you're in town for the upcoming Sonoma Music Festival or planning a fabulous weekend in Wine Country in the future, we hope these tips will make your stay that much better! And remember, a trip to Sonoma is not complete without a visit to B.R. Cohn Winery to sample their award-winning wines, estate olive oils and vinegars.
Sonoma by foot:
Rent a bike from Wine Country Cyclery and explore the back roads of Sonoma.
Order a Monster Mimosa with breakfast or lunch at Sunflower Caffe.
Grab a drink at one of our locals' favorite dive bars: Town Square, Steiner's, Jack London Saloon.
Catch a matinee at the historic Sebastiani Theatre.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with made-in-house chocolates from The Chocolate Cow.
Learn the history of California at the Sonoma Barracks.
Browse fair trade gifts at Global Heart Fair Trade.
Enjoy a bottle of wine with a picnic and feed the ducks on the historic Sonoma Plaza.
Grab a pre-concert Glarifee on the Swiss Hotel's front patio like a local.
Pick out handmade cheeses from Vella Cheese Company.
Find farm-fresh fruits and veggies at Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market, open 9am to 12:30pm.
Enjoy a margarita at La Casa Restaurant.
Sonoma by car:
Drive fast (legally!) at Sonoma Raceway with the Audi Sportscar Experience.
Discover rare finds at Bon Marche Thrift Store.
Participate in the bathing ritual, get a massage and spend the day by the pool at the beautiful Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn.
Eat a bacon cheeseburger from Happy Dog (remember: cash only!).
Explore the garden and shops at Cornerstone Sonoma.
Learn the art of glassblowing at Bacchus Glass from master glass blower Frank Cavaz.
Get your 18 holes in at Oakmont Golf Club.
Hike the same trails Jack London did at Jack London State Park.
Hit La Bamba Taco Truck post-concert for authentic late-night Mexican Food (open until 3AM!).
Enjoy a handcrafted cold one at Sonoma Springs Brewing Company.
See Sonoma from above with an aerial tour from Coastal Air Tours.
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A couple of weeks ago, LO was enjoying his 169,795,347th viewing of the film Cars while I
Obligingly, I led him to the bathroom, helped him to remove various clothing and diaper accoutrements, aided him in sitting on said potty, and went back to my
Within less than a minute, LO was back out of the bathroom again, un-pottied and un-pantsed, standing in the living room, again taking in the misadventures of Lightning McQueen. He strenuously objected to my attempts to re-diaper him, and yet he did not seem particularly interested in returning to the bathroom.
At that point, light dawned. How many individuals with more money than sense or taste have installed televisions in bathrooms to remedy this very problem? (At least, that was the case before DVR was invented.) In short, LO, like many a man (and woman) before him, wanted badly to continue watching his program while simultaneously taking care of business.
Luckily, toddler potties are remarkable for their portability, unlike their adult counterparts. Ignoring the potential consequences of this particular precedent, I brought LO's potty into the living room so that he could multi-task.
Again, I left him alone. When I checked on him about five minutes later, I was chagrined to find that my repeated injunctions that he be careful that certain portions of his anatomy be pointed into the potty had been ignored in his interest in Lightning, Doc, and Mater. The child had managed to create quite a puddle on the living room floor. There was only the tiniest amount in the potty itself.
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It was only a matter of time before ignorance and closed-mindedness claiming the backing of God surfaced at Cornell.
It's upsetting, as a Catholic Christian, to hear about the injustice and discrimination imposed on Chris Donohoe. I'm sure it takes courage to come out to a group you've been a part of for four years, is close to your heart, is part of your life, and know that they might not approve. While I've never met Chris, I have nothing but admiration and respect for his choice. I am ashamed that this story and ones like it are always how Christians make the news.
With comments like, "I think that a lot of times Christian organizations do get a bad name for taking a stance against homosexuality because it looks like we are condemning a person but I want to make it clear that we have nothing against Chris or another person for choosing to be a homosexual," it's hard to not look down in embarrassment, knowing that I am a Christian just like them, at the obvious hypocrisy. 'We have nothing against a person for choosing to be a homosexual' but we just have enough against that person to not let him/her be part of our group. That's elementary reasoning. False logic. Idiocy. Stupidity.
The defense, "Because the Bible says so" doesn't work either. So the Bible says in Lev 18:22 "You shall not lie with another male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination," and goes on to say in Lev 20:13 "If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." Pretty strong statements. Apparently some Catholics forgot that we see the Bible as a symbolic book divinely inspired by God. We forgot that we should be able to discern that an actual dragon with seven diadems which came down and ate first born children didn't actually occur even though the Book of Revelation (the most entertaining and enthralling in my opinion) explains the event with such detail and suspense. We forgot that homosexuality and abomination are part of a culture described in the Bible that predates us, that accepts slavery and the favorable treatment of men over women.
Apparently we Christians, those who believe the Bible literally and those who believe it selectively, can pick and choose which "rules" to follow. We can take the two versus in Leviticus seriously and chastise, discriminate, and punish all those who are homosexuals (Emphasis on the fact that the word 'choose' is omitted. Danielle D'Ambrosio, when did you choose to be straight? Did you wake up one day in seventh grade, look in the mirror, and say I think I'll be straight for my entire life?) but disregard the teachings of Jesus Christ demanding that the most important commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. Ignore that Exodus 21:7 allows the father to sell his daughter into slavery. If my dad could do that every time my sister stole the tv remote from me, I'd have at least 20 different siblings by now. Ignore that Exodus 35:2 says those who work on the Sabbath shall be put to death. I would bet my life that at least one member of Chi Alpha has gone to the library and studied on Sunday. Or how about Leviticus Chapter 11 in its entirety, not being able to eat rabbit or camel or touch the skin of a dead pig. Ironic because how many of us love sports, especially sports with balls, especially sports like football. In fact, I recall Notre Dame being one of the most dominant college football programs (at least back when Lou Holtz was coaching). Should we declare all past and present ND football players unclean (at least those who played back when a football was literally a pigskin)?
Why is it that we come to ignore these arbitrary, outdated rules, but stand steadfast to the one about homosexuality? Why is it that a gay person cannot be ordained a priest? Why is it that Chris Donohoe can't hold a senior position in a Christian group because he met a boyfriend? Why is it that Jessica Longoria believes that homosexuality is a biblically based sin and by committing such a sin one can't enter the kingdom of God? Why is it that people still parade around on their horse to heaven, and in the name of Christianity, say if you're gay you're going to hell? Don't they know they're taking a way of life – an eternal belief that embodies and has represented an ideology of respect, empathy, high-mindedness, and self-sacrifice – throwing it on the ground, spitting on it, and rubbing it in the dirt, not to mention the dignity of millions of people?


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A Casualty in the War on Public Education
Another report from teacher Chuck Olynyk, counting the days until his job teaching the students at Fremont High is taken from him.
Another report from teacher Chuck Olynyk, counting the days until his job teaching the students at Fremont High is taken from him.
Now that we have their attention, we need to make sure those in power know exactly what we think, in no uncertain terms.
Arne Duncan calls Anthony Cody back after a not so satisfying conversation. This time it's different.
The funny thing about the conversation was that the whole time, they seemed to think we had questions, and their job was to answer them.
We are determined to share not only our concerns and criticisms, but also concrete suggestions for ways that policies might be improved.
Donald Trump makes for great TV drama, but is a lousy model for real school improvement.
Our public schools are obliged to respond creatively and constructively to the challenge of a changing student population
Is greatness defined by the ability to raise test scores? Until we answer that central question, we cannot really determine the value of these techniques.
"The Comprehension Hypothesis, in fact, insists on pleasure from the beginning, on acquirers obtaining interesting, comprehensible input right from the start....
We have earned the respect of our students and their parents, yet those we elect to govern the education system fails to take into account the expertise and talent we put into our work


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Great article on IT skills in demand with some key points taken from a survey.
".NET were relatively low on the scale, compared to Java, C, and even ColdFusion Developers" – link
A couple of shockers – Apex, the language of SalesForce.com and Python over Ruby…really??
Java/J2EE commandeer the highest salaries on average
It looks like general Network and Security people also have a pretty nice path. The article also eludes to cloud specialists not getting paid so high in the future.


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Durham 14, Toledo 4. Jeff Niemann made his second start since missing time with his latest arm/back ailment. He was pulled after 49 pitches, with 1 out in the 4th after allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 2 walks. He struck out 3…Reid Brignac was 1-4 with 3 RBI while Jeff Bannon was 3-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. He now has 4 on the season…Chris Richard was 4-5 with 2 RBI.
Montgomery 11, Mississippi 10 (10inn). Wade Townsend got the start, but was bounced after allowing 7 runs in 3.1 innings. He struck out 3 and walked 4…Rhyne Hughes was 2-5 with his 5th home run, the game-winner in the 10th…Gabby Martinez was 2-5 and drove in 3.
Vero Beach 3, St. Lucie 2. Jeremy Hellickson did allow 2 runs in 6 innings, but continued his dominance with 9 strike outs and no walks. He was touched for 2 home runs…Ryan Reid picked up his 6th save. He now has 35 Ks in 21.2 innings with only 7 hits and 2 walks…JT Hall was 2-4 with an RBI.
Hickory 7, Columbus 6. Josh Johnson dropped to 1-4 after allowing 7 runs in 3 innings…Austin Hinkle struck out 5 in 3 innings of scoreless relief…Greg Sexton was 3-4 with a double while Reid Fronk was 2-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI. He has 3 home runs on the year…Emeel Salem was removed after singling in 1 at bat. No word yet on any potential injury.
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Legislative process for minimum unit pricing & other tough measures starts in Seanad
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has today brought the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 to the Seanad where it starts its legislative process in the Oireachtas.
This is the first step in the parliamentary process and the Minister for Health hopes it can be completed by the middle of next year.
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is the most far-reaching proposed by any Irish Government, with alcohol being addressed for the first time as a public health measure. The measures are necessary in order to change our damaging relationship with alcohol, and aim to reduce alcohol consumption in Ireland to 9.1 litres per person per annum by 2020, and to reduce the harms associated with alcohol.
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill addresses affordability, availability and attractiveness through:
• minimum unit pricing;
• health labelling of alcohol products;
• the regulation of advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products;
• the regulation of sponsorship;
• structural separation of alcohol products in mixed trading outlets; and
• the regulation of the sale and supply of alcohol in certain circumstances.
The Department of Health will notify the European Commission of the intention to introduce the proposed measure on minimum unit pricing, labelling and control of marketing and advertising before the end of the year to fulfil our obligations under European Law.


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So how often should you redesign your website?
How Much Business is Your Website Currently Generating?
The first factor in coming up with an answer to this question is the most important; it depends on your business. While you and your staff might think your website is stale or outdated, your customers (and just as important, your potential customers) might not think so. Remember that your website is simply a means to an end – you have a website in order to generate new business and service your current customers.
To decide whether you should consider a redesign for your website, you first need to look at how your website is currently contributing to your business. For example, if your website is bringing in as much new business as you can handle, and there's no way for you to grow to take on any new customers, then you likely don't need to worry about a site redesign at this point in time. On the other hand, if you've noticed that the amount of business generated by your website has fallen in recent months, and you can't find any other reason to explain the decrease, then perhaps it's time for a redesign.
Look at Your Conversion Rate
It's not just the volume of business you should look at when evaluating your current website performance. If the amount of business has been steady, but your conversions are falling, then you might want to consider redesigning your site. In other words, if increasing numbers of people are visiting your website, but fewer of them are actually becoming customers, then it may be time to redesign your site.
Are Your Customers Asking For New Features?
Depending on the nature of your business, your website may be one channel (perhaps even your primary means) for taking orders, providing customer service, and other direct interactions. But are your current features enough? If your customers are asking for more functionality on your website, then you may want to consider a redesign (or at least an update) in order to serve them better.
How Much Traffic Do You Receive From Mobile Devices?
As you review your current website performance and user data, determine how many of your users are visiting on a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. Now look at how your website looks when it's viewed on such a device, and how many of those visitors are converting into customers. If the conversion rates are noticeably lower than your average, then you may need to perform a redesign so that your site is optimized for mobile devices.
Don't let your own subjective impressions of your website be the primary driver in deciding whether it's time for a redesign. Instead, look to how your website is performing and serving your business goals, and think of ways to improve those measures.


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Noel Gallagher says David Bowie's new material "blew his mind," and says that Bowie's upcoming album The Next Day proves that old acts don't have to simply rely on nostalgia. Via NME :
Warming to the idea that Bowie's return shows up bands reuniting to play old material and reissue classic albums, Gallagher continued: "What it proved to me is that reunions are fucking shite.
"If you had turned on the news and it had said, 'David Bowie is to do a fucking series of concerts next year,' everyone would have gone, 'Oh great, can't wait, that's it, let's talk about something else.' But we're still talking about that song. New music and records rule, but reunions for gigs are shit, you know."
He added that any upcoming Bowie tour dates would be "fucking bedlam."


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At Westside Day Nurseries, we understand that all children deserve the best start in life and with the right support they will reach their full potential.
From birth to the age of 5 children will develop and acquire skills which will impact on their future possibilities.
The early years are vital in any child's development, we understand that each child is individual and irrespective of ethnicity, culture, religion, home language, family background, learning difficulty disability or gender all children have the right to the best care possible.
All children have the right to a secure, safe and happy childhood. We at Westside Day Nurseries understand that along with good parenting and the high quality child care which is provided is the foundation your child needs to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up.
Westside Day Nurseries uses the Early Years Foundation Stage – EYFS which is a requirement for all children 0 to 5 years old. The EYFS sets the standards that all early years' providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.


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timehack noun a military term, meaning to take note of the current time.
Welcome to Timehack a website dedicated to the subtle art of busyness. Subtle because being busy means different things to different people. For many busyness symbolizes the toxic rush of modern live: too much to do and not enough time to do. Yet busyness is also therapeutic. It is a way of managing time and relationships to sustain wellbeing.
These pages provide commentary, reflection and resources on the social life of busyness.


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When I came across a post from The Pioneer Woman yesterday that involved pouring sweetened condensed milk into a glass of ice coffee, I almost died.
Brilliant, this woman.
Photo courtesy of The Pioneer Woman
Lately, my blog reading has taken a backseat to my organic chemistry class. Actually, everything has taken a backseat to my organic chemistry class. I was thrilled yesterday to get back into my blog reading frenzy and more thrilled to see that The Pioneer Woman had written this post:
Perfect Iced Coffee
I spent about one minute trying to decide if she was using the word "perfect" as an adjective or a verb. It's different, ya know, the pronunciation of the two. So I quietly pondered this great mystery, and then I moved on.
The reason I was so excited to see this post is because I knew that The Pioneer Woman, who does everything at home, must be having the same difficulty I have when it comes to good homemade iced coffee. When you pour hot coffee into a glass of ice, you end up with a watered down drink. Not good.
While I've always preferred hot coffee, with the exception of those new Starbucks Mocha Coconut Frappuccinos, Brian always requests iced coffee instead. I've even tried placing a cup of coffee in the freezer to cool it down for a half hour so that it won't melt the ice, which is my best effort so far.
Today, I will be trying this new method for making iced coffee concoctions. And while it definitely involves a lot more work (over eight hours of coffee steeping), I think the end result will be well worth it.
Side note-
When reading the iced coffee post, I had a bout of Drink Dispenser envy.
If you've never suffered from Drink Dispenser envy (which I'll admit I haven't until yesterday), stay away from this site: Potter Barn Drink Dispensers.
Cutest things ever. Definitely something The Hostess with the Mostess has plenty of.
Just thought I'd share :-)
Happy Tuesday!


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The battery is only one part of the problem
And a minor part at that.The REAL problem is charging the things in the time scale of a petrol/diesel tank re-charge. And that's never going to happen. Hydrocarbon fuel is so energy packed the the "re-charging" rate can be considered to be in the range of megawatts. It'd certainly put quite a dent in the local power supply to do the same with an electrical re-charge.


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A report by Ofsted said pupils were equally likely to make good progress in both types of school.
But its authors said pupils had the best chance of progressing in mainstream schools with special units.
Pupils with social, emotional and behavioural problems received "too little help too late", inspectors said.
Inspectors drawing up the report - Inclusion: Does it matter where pupils are taught? - visited 74 special schools, mainstream schools, mainstream schools with specialist units, and pupil referral units.
They found the most important factor in determining the best outcomes for pupils - socially, academically and personally - was not the setting, but rather the "quality of the provision".
Of the institutions inspected, pupil referral units were the least effective in helping pupils in the three specific areas.
Inspectors criticised mainstream schools for relying too heavily on teaching assistants to support SEN pupils, saying experienced specialist teachers were more effective.
There was also concern about the "complex" process of issuing pupils with a statement of SEN, one which especially let down those pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
Ofsted called on the Department for Education and Skills to work more closely with other government departments to clarify what is meant by "good progress".
And the Training and Development Agency must ensure teachers receive more training on issues relating to pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities, inspectors said.
Ongoing debate
The Ofsted report is published a week after the Commons education select committee said education for pupils with special needs was "not fit for purpose".
The findings are likely to fuel the controversial debate over whether SEN pupils should be included in mainstream schools.
In May, a professor of education said including children with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms could be "a form of abuse". John MacBeath of Cambridge University said there was concern as to whether schools could provide a suitable education for those with complex needs.
Quality over setting
The chief inspector, Maurice Smith, said: "Pupils with even the most severe and complex needs can make outstanding progress in all types of settings.
"The inclusion debate has for too long focused on whether children with learning difficulties and disabilities should be educated in special schools or mainstream schools rather than the quality of the education and support they receive."
Mr Smith said those pupils with behavioural problems were losing out in the complex procedures for obtaining an SEN statement.
"Pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties receive too little support too late," he said.
"Although statements are effective in identifying the educational needs of pupils the system can be cumbersome and bureaucratic."
'Not complacent'
Schools Minister Andrew Adonis said: "We are not complacent and we know there is more to do.
"The areas the report identifies as needing further work are priorities for us, and we will address these in our response to the Education and Skills Select Committee report into SEN later this year.
"This government continues to make special educational needs a priority - which is why we have increased local authorities' budgeted expenditure on SEN from £2.8bn in 2001-02 to £4.1bn in 2005-06 and an estimated £4.5bn in 2006-07."
The shadow education secretary, David Willetts, accused the government of "trying to drive children with special educational needs headlong into mainstream education".
"But this is a much more balanced report which shows that many special schools do an excellent job.
"It is not inclusion that matters, but the quality and training of teachers and the wider educational environment. This is another reason why the government should stop its headlong rush into inclusion."
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: "We agree with Ofsted that it is the quality of provision, rather than the type of school, that matters in the education of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities."
But she said mainstream schools must be "sufficiently resourced to increase specialist teaching and support".
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A Common Interest in Healthy Lives
"Why Risk Getting Shots if Plenty of Other People Refuse to be Immunized?"
Personal health—healthy eating, exercise, and proper medical care—are considered valued aspects of life for many Americans. Indeed, those with good health and an exercise regiment are likely to be designated "winners," as opposed to the unhealthy, the obese, and those with limited access to suitable health care. Can we feel solidarity with those who struggle with poverty- related health issues? Such solidarity might carry over worldwide health issues. We feel good about reaching out charitably in times of suffering, yet too easily forget the difficult, ongoing work of worldwide health care. This chapter offers a fresh look at the world's health challenges.
Fast Food and Health
This video offers a starting point for discussion of the impact of fast food consumption on health and personal lifestyle.
Key Issues
- Obesity is on the rise among teenagers, while parents fret concerning the role of television and Internet advertising on the habits of their children young and old. The pace of life for everyone has steadily increased over the last several decades, fragmenting work schedules and decreasing the time for families desiring to eat together.
- The fast food diet—whether from the burger and fries combo with a sugared soft drink, the fried chicken dinner, or the overstuffed burrito—tends to be deep fried, high in fat and sodium, and high in sugar.
Questions for Discussion
- The visual montage of fast food advertising portrays the cultural messages being sent about health, belonging and the good life. Do you pay attention to fast food advertising? What thoughts or feelings do they provoke? Are you informed, entertained, irritated or indifferent?
- Researchers' findings are cited regarding the effects of fast food consumption on obesity, Type 2 diabetes, organ damage and depression. Are these health effects matters of public policy regulation, personal responsibility, or a combination of the two?
World Health Challenges and Global Compassion
Sociologist Robert Bellah discusses with Donald W. Shriver, Jr. the relationship between global health issues and our attitudes as Americans toward the rest of the world.
Questions for Discussion
- According to Bellah, our attitudes toward assisting other countries can be clouded by cultural elitism, an assumed superiority. Our educational system can assist in overcoming such narrowness, yet the church can help, too. Using global music in worship shows that Christians identify with the world at large. How else might local congregations embrace a respect for other cultures?
- Donald Shriver refers to a Christian attitude which says, "The Bible says love my neighbor. That means charity begins at home." Bellah responds by citing the Good Samaritan, a despised foreigner demonstrates love of a neighbor who is radically different. How might our U.S. health care system or U.S. international aid policy be reformed to reflect love of neighbor?
- Worldwide health challenges require a "global civic society," Bellah asserts, which is not a global state, but a "web of covenants with each other across national borders." How might short-term mission trips, so popular with many congregations, be better used to reflect covenantal loyalty across borders?
Faithful Citizen: Living Responsibly in a Global Society
A six-part study guide designed for use in congregational development. The guide includes in-depth discussion of global issues effecting our faith and our response to the world as well as questions for discussion and where to look for more resources.
Purchase the PDF Companion Study Guide


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fredag 22. juni 2012
Flower Tree
Hi everyone! Now, my project is done. I have been working on this for over a week! And I am soo happy with the outcome. After I saw one of these in the scrappingworld, I just had to have the same! I ended up buying all three dies that I needed on an online australian shop and I have just been waiting for the day I finished Uni so I could start.
If you want to make this "plant" please watch the video on youtube here. On this tree I have used three dies from Memory Box. The person in the video will explain you everything. I did it a little bit different, and since my tree is green I didn´t want the green mose like on the video. I bought sort of a fake dirt in stead. To do this you need a glue gun. You can not use anything but a gluegun. Other things are: a pot, a ball (10 cm), cardstock (I used 8 whole ones), a pencil, some string, some pearls, oasis and some "dirt"/or what ever you want to use. So watch the video and get inspired! Btw: This is the perfect flower for someone who is allergic. And it will last for ever.. :-)
I am on my way to give this to a dear friend of mine! I really hope she likes it. Have a great friday, it´s almost weekend!!
Have a great day!
Lagt inn av Henrikke kl. 08:16
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6 kommentarer:
For en super ide! Dette var bare lekkert. Vet ikke om jeg egentlig bør skrive norsk eller engelsk her. Ble norsk denne gangen, kanskje engelsk neste :) Ha en riktig god dag. Hilsen KirstenSvarSlett
For et lekkert tre du har laget her.SvarSlett
Ha en flott helg.
Ååh, så herlig! Elsker den!SvarSlett
Kanskje jeg må prøve på noe sånt selv, såå søt den var. :D
Denne var flott. Artig Idee :). Ha en fin dag :)SvarSlett
OMG! this is so cute. What a fantastic gift to give to a friend. This must have take ages to make, cutting out all those dies. I hope your friend loved it!SvarSlett
Hope you are enjoying life on the Sunny Coast now that uni has finished! xx
Wow, this is a stunning project! I would never have the nerve to do this...LOLSvarSlett
Although I want to have one :)
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