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Tips for hosting your own food drive
By hosting a food drive at your office, school, club, or place of worship, you can help the South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank continue to meet the needs of many people in our community.
Here are some tips that may help you plan a successful drive:
1. Tell us about your drive.
We love to list food and fund drives on social media. Some donors visit our site to see where they can bring food donations, so giving us your information may help increase participation. Even if your drive is internal and you aren't looking for outside donations, telling us about your drive will help us to keep track of when to expect new food items to arrive. In order to keep a steady flow of food, we will stagger food drive dates when possible and coordinate our food purchases with times we know food drives will be few.
2. Motivate and communicate with your audience.
If you're planning an office drive, get management involved- offer an incentive for bringing items. Have your coworkers "pay" 5 food items to be able to dress down on Friday, or ask management to offer up a half day to the person or department that brings the most items. See if your company would be willing to match cash donations, or match each food item donated with $1. Send emails to everyone in the office and put up flyers in high-traffic areas such as bathrooms, elevators and bulletin boards.
If you're planning a food drive at a school, have a competition between classes to see who can collect the most items. Have a pep rally to kick off the drive- give us a call and we can send a Food Bank staff member to speak to the kids. Have some art students make unique food drive flyers to hand around the school to remind everyone about the drive. Give updates on who is winning the competition on a daily or weekly basis over the PA system. Have a reward for the winning class- maybe a pizza party or ice cream sundaes.
If you're having a one-time event– a PTA meeting, a baseball game, a school dance, or a business retreat- spread the word as early as possible, and send a reminder a day or two before the event. If there is only one day when you are collecting food items, it's important to remind your group a few times so that they remember to bring their items.
3. Promote! Promote! Promote!
If no one knows about your drive, no one will participate. Think of your audience and what modes of communication are available:
- Emails
- Flyers in office mailboxes
- Posters and flyers in public areas
- Press Releases in a local newspaper
- Announcements in a newsletter
- Announcements on a PA system
- Mention on a website
- Social media – share on your Facebook and Twitter
4. Combine your food drive with a fund drive.
Lots of people forget to bring their items while they are dealing with the everyday stress of life- consider collecting cash or check donations as well. Checks can be made out to "SK Helpline," and you can mail them to us after the event. If you collect cash donations, we do not recommend mailing cash- bring your cash to the Food Bank along with your food collection, or contact us to work out logistics.
5. Set a goal.
Whether you're at a school or an office, everyone understands a goal. Some groups have set a numerical goal- collect 5,000 cans of soup, or 1,000 boxes of cereal. Other groups strive to fill an object- an outdoor store might try to fill a canoe with food, or a school might try to fill 5 recycling bins. Something visual always motivates people to participate- if possible, keep your canoe or recycling bins in a public area so everyone can see how the drive is going. If you're close to your goal and everyone sees it, they might be more willing to help get you that last little bit.
Ready to donate?
Bring your food donations to our office located near the high school at 1012 Mitchell Avenue. Our receiving hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. If you are holding a food drive, or for those who have difficulty getting to us, there are some other options. Depending on your location and the volume of food you have to donate, we may be able to arrange a pickup.


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Hey guys! Wow, it feels like forever since I last said that. Maybe because it has! The last few weeks have been absolutely crazy and I totally owe you guys an explanation. On Sunday, November 10th my parents came into my room at three in the morning and said to get up and get ready because we were leaving in an hour! I had literally no clue where I was heading until I was in the car. They told us that they had our suitcases in the back of the car and that we were going on vacation for a WEEK to Mexico! I was really psyched and had a fantastic time!
But you're probably thinking, she's been gone for FOUR WEEKS! Well, I'm getting to that. About four days after I got back from Mexico, just as I was settling back into things at home and school, I got really sick. I had a bad type of food poisoning and was extremely sick for a week. Most of the next week I spent in recovery, which wasn't much fun either. But thankfully I'm better now and ready to start posting again!
I know by now you're tired of hearing about my life and ready for something new! Well for the last couple of days I've been waiting on a package to come in and yesterday it finally did! I've been saving my "coming back" post for today because I wanted to surprise you guys with something new. And this really is. At the end of November a new hair accessories line called Laurena Accessories launched and ChromoBeauty had the privilege of being one of the first to try out this new line! Laurena Accessories sent me one of their headbands and some hair ties to try out and review for you guys, and it's safe to say that I love them! The headband I picked out was so pretty! I got it in a faded denim color that's really in for this winter and it has gold studs. It really reflects my personality in a cool way. It's comfortable to wear and is made of quality fabric. I have nothing but good things to say about this headband!
The hair ties are really cute as well. I love hair ties, mainly because of what they do for my hair. Whenever I straighten my hair it ends up being a waste because I have gym first period (ugh, I know) and whenever I put up my hair with an elastic it leaves a crease in my perfectly straight hair. These are made from fabric so it doesn't dent your hair and looks a lot better in general, especially of you're one of those people who ALWAYS has a hair tie on their wrist. They come in several colors and I really like them.
Laurena Accessories' main feature is their create-a-headband feature. You can go in and select everything about your headband, the size, fabric, and accessories. I personally didn't use the headband maker because I really loved this headband that was already in their regular shop. However, I did try out the headband making process and it was extremely simple. I just went in and selected everything and in less that three minutes I had my unique headband! You can try out the headband making process here.
I hope you guys liked the post and I'll be posting frequently again now that I'm back on my feet after everything that's happened recently. If you try out anything from Laurena Accessories, I'd love to see it on your own blogs or just drop me an email!

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Although it lasts only a moment, a car crash is a scary experience that often has consequences that can affect victims for weeks, months, and years to come. In addition to the physical and emotional healing that has to occur, victims often also have to deal with legal and insurance issues that result from the accident.
Though it can be frustrating—even overwhelming—to address those matters while still recovering from an accident, state laws and insurance company policy provisions establish time limits for victims to make their claims. These time limits seek to promote timely filings and eliminate the threat of litigation to the involved parties after some substantial amount of time. Victims must be mindful of these timeframes to ensure they can obtain the compensation they deserve after a car accident.
How Does a Statute of Limitation Apply to Georgia Car Accident Cases?
Legal statutes of limitation specify how long a victim has to file a lawsuit against the responsible party. In Georgia, statutes of limitation can vary, depending on the nature of the case. For car accident cases, victims typically have two years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit. For claims against counties, cities, or the State of Georgia, there are also time limitations within which you must provide notice to of your claim in order to maintain your right to file suit within the two year statute of limitation. The notice requirement for claims against these entities are as follows:
- Georgia counties: Victims are required to present their claims within 12 months of their injury.
- Georgia cities: Claims against a city require written notice within 6 months of the date of injury. The notice must specify the time, place, and extent of the injury, as well as the negligence which caused the injury.
- State of Georgia: Notice of a claim must be provided in writing within 12 months of injury, and sent by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested, or delivered personally to and a receipt obtained from the Risk Management Division of the Department of Administrative Services.
It is essential to meet these deadlines. Typically, the court will refuse to hear your claim if it is filed outside the statute of limitation or you fail to meet the notice requirement if your claim is against a government entity, eliminating any chance you may have of obtaining justice or compensation.
Insurance Companies Have Their Own Deadlines After an Accident
In addition to strictly legal considerations, insurance companies often have their own rules about how and when to file a claim. This can be true for both medical insurance and auto insurance companies. Many car insurance companies require notification within 24 hours of the accident.
Though Georgia is a fault state, meaning victims can pursue compensation from the at-fault party's insurance company, some additional factors to consider after your accident:
- Vehicle damage. Opposing insurance companies will typically dispute auto accident claims as much as possible. However, if your vehicle was significantly damaged in the accident, you may need a rental car or a company to authorize repairs; your own insurance company may be able to do this for you while you are waiting on the responsible party.
- Uninsured motorists. If the party responsible for your accident does not have adequate insurance coverage, you may be forced to file a claim with your own insurance company. You should notify your insurance company as soon as possible following an accident of a potential uninsured motorist claim.
- Medical expenses. Medical care is expensive, and the bills can begin to pile up quickly. Notifying your insurance company quickly may help offset some of the costs and help you avoid mounting debt.
Act Quickly to Achieve the Most Favorable Outcome
If you've been injured in a car accident, pursuing legal action as quickly as possible will give you the best chance at success. Even though it may be difficult and overwhelming to consider your legal options while still recovering from the physical and emotional wounds of the accident, it is necessary. The sooner you retain representation and file a claim, the more evidence can be collected and preserved. It can be more difficult to demonstrate to the court that you deserve compensation for your injuries as time passes. Swift action also ensures your claim is filed within the statute of limitations and can be heard by the court if necessary.
If you or someone you love has suffered injuries in a Georgia car accident, don't wait to seek legal help. Call the Atlanta law office of Rechtman & Spevak today at 888-522-7798 to learn more about your rights and schedule a free, no-obligation consultation. Our car accident attorneys are ready to help.


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Kids Martial Arts
Some parents think self-defense is the only thing kids get from our Rocklin martial arts classes. Then they bring their kids in, and see that martial arts offers so much more.
On top of self-defense, your child will learn vital traits that will stick with them for life. They'll learn respect, focus, discipline, goal-setting and more while having an absolute blast. Come try out our classes risk free and see for yourself!
Adult Martial Arts
Fast strikes to stun any opponent. Foolproof defense to protect yourself & your loved ones. And incredible, beginner-friendly fitness to get you in great shape, fast.
Get all of this in a fun, clean, supportive environment - every time you come. And because we place such importance on community, you'll experience a family-like camaraderie here too to keep you motivated, encouraged, and on track.
Calling all adrenaline junkies. Judo is the martial art that attracts people who get focused and sharp in the face of intensity - not scared and shaky.
If this sounds like you, come on by and learn incredible grappling techniques, skills to make anyone - of any size - submit in seconds, and to get lean, strong & toned as you train
Summer Camp
The action-packed camp for kids that teaches self-defense... lets them let loose and have a great time... and builds confidence, discipline, focus and more. Kids love camp because it's fun. Parents love it because it helps their children learn & grow.
Birthday Parties
As a parent, you'll love our birthday parties. After all, we have all the bases covered. You get to just sit back, enjoy your child having the time of his or her life, and chat with other parents.
Your kid will be engrossed in games, activities, great food and more in every moment. And they'll feel like a total star too when they teach their friends the martial arts they've been learning.
To a Rocklin resident ready for an
amazing experience with martial arts,
Martial arts is so ingrained into my life, that I can't imagine my life without it. More importantly, I can't imagine my life without the gift of bringing martial arts to our community. It's why I get up in the morning with so much enthusiasm, and why I work as hard as I can to make my martial arts school an amazing experience for everyone who walks through our doors.
Here's a glimpse into the results of this effort. You'll find out a bit about our instructors, how we do things here, our facility, as well as what martial arts is really all about.
Read it over, and give us a call when you're done to get started now. I can't wait for martial arts to become a part of your life, too.
Passionate Instructors Who Really Care.
One of the biggest pieces of feedback we get is about our instructors. The men, women & children of our community just can't get enough of their passion and enthusiasm. That's because martial arts isn't a "hobby" or something our instructors just "do on the weekends." It's something they believe in. Something that's embedded into every area of their lives.
And our instructors can't help but pass along this enthusiasm and passion onto every student they encounter. They're motivational, encouraging, supportive, and knowledgeable. Have a question? A challenge? A problem? They've got you covered.
An Uplifting, Clean & Safe Environment.
Martial arts training requires weapons-handling, falling and landing on cushioned mats, and doing exercises and drills that require getting down on the floor. As such, we take great pride in keeping our matted floors impeccably clean, and our equipment safe and up to date. You'll have no worries working with our equipment. And the moment you walk through our doors, you'll notice that we take great care of our studio - because we want you to have a great experience here.
Entire families train with us here. Kids train with kids. Adults train with adults. Lots of our members live within walking distance of each other, and many are friends outside of our classes. The result: a close, family-like sense of community here. And the moment you join our classes, you'll feel right at home with this community.
Students who have been training for a while help out the beginners. Exercises often require partners, and students take advantage of this to encourage and cheer each other on.
No one is competing with anyone else here. No one is trying to "show off" or "out do" the next guy. Everyone just wants to learn and grow and help each other out.
Get Started Now.
Take your time browsing around our website. You'll find information on all of our programs, get access to our exclusive online specials, and most importantly - you can get signed up today.
I can't wait to meet you in person, and help you reach your goals with martial arts. Whether you're looking for fitness, inner-growth, or self-defense - we'll help you get there.
Jake Nunneley
Our martial arts classes help kids in so many ways. Hard exercise helps them stay in shape, let out stress, and even helps calm children with ADD / ADHD. Learning and practicing new skills and techniques helps them build discipline and focus.
And listening to their instructors, and helping out their fellow classmates teaches the importance of working together, respecting one another, and builds positive social skills. Plus, every class is a ton of fun...
Whether you're looking for a challenging activity to build discipline, confidence and focus... or you encountered a dangerous situation and want the skills to protect yourself and your loved ones... or you just want a fun, exciting activity to get you in great shape fast...
... our expert martial arts instructors will work with you hand-in-hand to help you reach your goals. Get supportive, motivating guidance and team-like camaraderie with your fellow students - in a clean, top-notch facility. Click for details...
In professional fights, some guys spend 99% of their training efforts on Judo. They're some of the most feared fighters in the world too. Why? Judo is the only sport that makes you more dangerous when you're lying on your back than you are while standing on two feet.
Have fun, get in awesome shape, and work with top-notch experts in our Judo classes. Come try out a few risk-free with our awesome web special. Just click for details, and get started now.
So school's out and you're looking for the coolest camp around to send your kid to, right? We've got you covered with our Martial Arts Summer Camp. Every day your child will experience super fun games and activities... learn powerful self-defense skills... get a healthy dose of fitness... make friends...
... and learn all about important life lessons like discipline, goal setting, focus & concentration, and more. We give kids the perfect blend of structure and "running free". Call us now to learn more. But hurry! We sell out fast, and I'd hate for you to miss out.
Let your kid feel like a total rock star with our awesome kids birthday package. It's a fun, educational, structured birthday party involving martial arts... crazy-cool fun & games... pizza (of course!)... and more. Plus your kid will be the one-and-only star of the show!
They'll help teach martial arts to their friends... cut the birthday cake with a real sword (carefully supervised of course!)... and break a wooden board with just their hands or feet (if they've reached this level in their training). Guaranteed to be a safe, fun, awesome experience for your child & all of his / her friends.


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Interview date: 7.14.15
Sandy Rosenthal is the founder of Levees.org and creator of the Levee Exhibit Hall and Rain Garden. With the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaching on August 29, 2015, many are looking back at this man-made disaster. As the world looked on in horror and disbelief, the levee breaches wreaked incalculable devastation and loss on New Orleans and the surrounding regions. The exhibit is located at 5000 Warrington Drive next to the London Avenue Canal, site of one of the major canal breaches that occurred in the aftermath of the storm.
The beautiful open-air exhibit features six museum-quality panels along a 100-foot walkway. The eight-foot long panels tell the stories of all of the levee breaches that occurred in all of the city's neighborhoods, and all of the lives the flooding impacted. These easy-to-read panels feature 40 photographs and include graphics that explain where the water came from and how the levees failed. Even a decade after Hurricane Katrina, visitors to this powerful exhibit will be moved by the barren slabs that once supported busy homes and the dying oak trees that were damaged by the salt water flood. For more information, visit Levees.org.
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FHSCB: Graduation May 25
We will say "congratulations" and "farewell" to the class of 2019 on Saturday, May 25, at the 56th annual FHS commencement exercises. The FHSCB is an integral part of the ceremony and attendance is required for all members. Here's the details:
8:30 - Set up. Anyone interested in helping out would be greatly appreciated. NHS or NJHS service credit is an option.
9:30 - Warm up at Kyre Field. In the event of rain, the event will be held in the FHS gym. BE ON TIME.
10:00 - Pomp and Circumstance
10:05 - The FHSCB is featured. Seniors will come to the band area to perform.
10:30 - Recessional. Band members are dismissed immediately after.
10:35 - Tear down. Anyone able to help put everything away will be greatly appreciated.
Attire for the day is slightly different than our regular concert black:
Gentlemen: Look nice. No jeans or tennis shoes. Please wear a tie.
Ladies: Look nice. No jeans or tennis shoes. Skirts are to cover the knees. You may also wear pants.
Note: Come prepared with these essentials for a great performance: sunscreen, sunglasses, clipboard or magnets.


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A plurality of Americans want the Affordable Care Act repealed and replaced. The Republican Study Committee has worked on a replacement and come up with a proposal that has the support of a majority of House Republicans.
The plan combines all the old GOP ideas for health care in one package. Its major features are as follows. Specifically, H.R. 3121, the RSC's American Health Care Reform Act:
As might be expected, the emphasis here is on tax cuts in the form of actual deductions and in the form of Health Savings Accounts, which favor the rich. Smaller insurance companies in some states will be wiped out as the large insurance companies are allowed to come in. People with pre-existing conditions will be placed in high risk pools, guaranteeing them insurance coverage, but at much higher costs. Meanwhile all this competition will reduce costs in a business that is labor intensive and technologically sophisticated. Who wouldn't want their quadruple bypass performed by the surgeon who offers the lowest rates?
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People need to have enough insurance provided for them somehow, that they won't be ruined by a car accident. And enough that they don't need to use emergency rooms for routine care, and they can get decent care even if otherwise poor.
This is precisely what the Affordable Care Act aims at doing. How can you have this without a mandate on everyone for coverage?
Since the law mandates that emergency rooms must treat patients to the point of stabilization, those without health insurance impose a burden on the the rest of us. They are a significant factor in the cost increases. Catastrophic health insurance does not cover all conditions taking people to the emergency room for treatment.
The insurance companies would not have accepted the conditions of the Affordable Care Act unless they got a lot of new patients. The mandate was necessary to offset for them the costs of coverage for pre-existing conditions.
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No, you're not dreaming: House Republicans just voted to pass the American Health Care Act.
They just voted for an even worse version of the same Trumpcare bill that people across the country rejected only weeks ago. A bill that would ensure fewer people and families can be covered, kick tens of millions off health insurance, raise premiums for pre-existing conditions, raise health care costs, and create chaos in the nation's health care system.
I promise you, I'm going to be doing everything in my power to make sure Trumpcare never passes in the Senate. But I need your help.
Add your name to recommit to the fight for quality, affordable heal...
President Trump and Speaker Ryan are breaking their promises to the American people: They promised they would cover pre-existing conditions, but with this bill, they're not just leaving them out -- they're adding more.
And yet, Republicans gave Paul Ryan a standing ovation on the House floor as he called for support for Trumpcare. A standing ovation for a bill that would rip health care away from people across the country.
This isn't about care, it's about giving President Trump a political win -- but this bill is headed straight to a dead-end in the Senate, because women and families nationwide are going to fight back harder than ever against this disastrous bill.
I'll be fighting harder than ever, too -- you have my word.
Add your name and join me to commit to the fight against Trumpcare ...
Thanks -- more soon,
Patty Murray
U.S. Senator
I can't even imagine how US citizens can ignore or deny how harmful this bill is to the health and safety of our country! As
Thank you, Michael, for the laugh.
Michael, thanks! This cartoon made me laugh!
This is terrible! Forcing people with pre-existing conditions into state-based high risk pools does NOT safeguard individuals with pre-existing conditions from being discriminated against purchasing health insurance.
This sounds as if it might sort of work, if you're upper middle class or above.
It sounds catastrophic for middle class and below.
In other words, if you can pay for any medical care you might need, you'll be fine.
But then, you would be anyway.
(Protecting the unborn is cute.)
This is a 2014 post. Just noticed. Not about our current situation!
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A List of the Different Types of Whiskey
There are really only two counties that produce whiskey. These counties are the United States and Ireland. Then there are quite a few counties that produce whisky (without the "e" – an important distinction). For the sake of compiling the most complete list possible, you'll find both lists of the types of whiskey and whisky on this page. Beyond that, you can explore deeper into each specific type of whiskey, each of which will eventually have its own page devoted to it.
Types of Whiskey
Generic Types of Whiskey
First thing's first; let's cover the basic whiskey types. These types of whiskey are common amongst everyone, whether they call it "whiskey" or "whisky." By definition, whiskey is a distilled liquor made from grain mash and aged in oak barrels.
Grain Whiskey
While these whiskeys might contain malted barely, they primarily consist of unmalted grains.
- Corn (Maize) Whiskey
- Wheat Whiskey
- Rye Whiskey
Malt Whiskey
This usually implies that the whiskey is made from malted barely, while those made from rye are specifically called rye malt whiskey.
American Whiskey
Bourbon Whiskey – Bourbon was born in and is recognized as a strict product of the United States. It must be primarily a corn mash (51+% ) whiskey aged in new charred-oak barrels to 80 or more proof. Sometimes these whiskeys are charcoal filtered. Examples include:
- Jim Beam
- Wild Turkey
- Maker's Mark
- Evan Williams
- Knob Creek
Tennessee Whiskey – This is a specific type of Bourbon whiskey produced in Tennessee. Examples include:
- Jack Daniels
- George Dickel
- Benjamin Prichard's
There are other more generic types of whiskey produced in the United States but Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey are true American whiskey.
[Read More: Types of American Whiskey]
Irish Whiskey
The rules placed on Irish whiskey are a bit looser than those for American whiskey. They must be made in Ireland, be less than 94.8% a.b.v., aged for a minimum of three years in wooden casks, and if the whiskey consists of two or more distillates, it is considered a blended whiskey. Beyond that, Irish whiskeys are typed by their distillation method and/or whether or not they are blended.
Blended Irish Whiskey – These whiskeys consist of a blend of two or more distillates
- Jameson
- Bushmills Original
- Tullamore Dew
Irish Pot Still Whiskey – This is a whiskey that combines malted and unmalted barley that is fully distilled in single still
Irish Single Malt Whiskey – A pot-stilled whiskey made entirely of malted barley
Single Grain Irish Whiskey – A fine Irish whiskey made at a single distilery
That about does it for the types of whiskey. If I've forgotten anything, let me know in the comments below.


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Time to head to Singapore and what a transformation this place is undergoing. My plan here was to have a relaxing week just catching up with people and I'm pleased to say I've achieved that. I mean after the next few weeks it's a full on 8+ month slog so why not ? Gone are the dorms and guest houses, I've been staying in Rachel & Mark's luxury condo. Oh yes, a week of well deserved ex pat living will ensue. It's taxi's all the way for me (about the only thing here that's cheap). I think Singapore is now more expensive than Hong Kong. Property prices have doubled in the last 2 years. Restaurants are shooting up all of the place and with a lack of landmarks to go by I have absolutely no idea where the hell I am. Well, I'm staying near Holland Village and my week here was so I could catch up with my former Hong Kong flat mate Rachel, Mark and the boys, Connor and Callam. Unfortunately, being the international property moguls that they are, Rachel was busy clearing up kangaroo pooh in their new homestead in Western Australia that had just completed. After a very efficient taxi ride to their place, I picked up a key from a neighbour and managed to figure our their incredibly complex TV system so I could catch up on a bit of rugby. I'm shattered from Borneo. I went down to the supermarket. Oh to buy….. brown bread, marmite and bacon – I have missed you ! I bought a few other bits for dinner and cooked the first meal at home in nearly 3 months. Mark was flying in at 10pm from Australia so we caught up and then it was an early night for me.
It's now quite overcast, I did have the thought that I'd top up the tan by the pool this week but it's not happening. That evening I met up with Kenny, Mick, Clive & Sharon for dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Clarke Quay. It was great to see some of the old Hong Kong gang again. I know Kenny from the UK but he's been here 8 years, Mick is in security (he could be of use later on in the trip) and Clive & Sharon have just relocated from the UK, and are loving it here. I can see why. In fact I've noticed that you tend to get an older level of ex pat here than Hong Kong. It's a calmer environment but you can still have mad nights if you want them. This place is definitely growing on me.
The following day I met up with Sharon for lunch in Holland village and met her youngest Holly (very cute and potentially very cheeky, takes after her Dad) and then in the evening I decided to go to the Night Safari at the zoo. It's actually been done really well and they are even breeding some of the rare animals. There's a night creatures show which involves wolves, otters (who can recycle), bear cats, owls and a huge reticulated python. This was hidden in a box under one of the audiences seats, much crowd screaming ensued as they brought the python through the audience. They ended up sitting next to me. As a now converted lover of snakes I just sat there calmly chatting to the handlers. They then pulled a guy out of the audience and put the snake around his neck. He could barely carry it and wasn't the most comfortable of particpants – but it was all good fun. I then took the electric tram which crawls quietly around the park so you can watch the animals with as little interruption for them as possible. You can get off half way and walk around the trails. You actually walk in to the bat enclosure and they are just there hanging in front of you no barriers at all. It's great. Mark was home when I got back so we had a couple of glasses of wine and a chat.
The following evening after yet another relaxing day (Mark had kindly set up the computer so I could do a blog catch up) I went out to meet Mandy. "She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met her " (in Hong Kong, "that much is true"). We went down to Boat Quay and had a couple of Martinis. As it was a Friday night it was pretty busy and all of the alfresco restaurants are trying to get you to come and eat in them. We then headed back to Clarke Quay. The Chinese mid autumn festival had just started so water was lined with junks and some great tacky decorations. Obviously a photo opportunity. At Clarke Quay we headed to a bar and were just about to order when my friend Gerry showed up. Wow, what a coincidence I thought. No, the schemers had done that deliberately. Unfortunately Sharon was poorly so her and Clive couldn't make it. But you know Gerry, we did get you back….. Some wonderful wine later a mad Brit came in and insisted on buying us a shot. That was really kind of him but he really did seem a bit insane so we made our excuses and headed out for some food. On the way, there was a reverse bungy jump which some people were strapped in to and were about to be released so we stopped to watch. Before I know it, (I blame Mandy) we are in the queue. I've never done any form of bungy before, and Gerry suddenly went very quiet. He suggested that rather than go with us (it sat 3 people) he'd take photos. Finally, our turn came so Mandy and I were strapped in. With not very long to go Gerry suddenly jumped in to the middle seat. The camera was in the hands of a local and off we shot in to the air. What a feeling !! I think the reverse version must be easier though as you haven't got to look down. When we got off Gerry confessed that if he hadn't done it , it would be on the blog so he had to join us – very brave !! I'm liking the new found power of the blog. Stomachs settled we headed for some local food and then it was time to say goodbye, the shot had kicked in. I'd set my alarm for 3am but I'm happy to say I slept through and missed the dismal English rugby display. Damn, they replayed it in the morning.
Saturday, again relaxing and out for dinner with Mark to the hawker place in Newton. There are hawker centres all over Singapore. You could in theory just go to one and eat at a different stall every night. It's great. After some crab and squid we went back to watch the rugby. It finally finished at 5am – how am I going to cope in New Zealand ? On Sunday I went for lunch in Dempsey road with Sarah, Luke and the children (Jack and Eve). I hadn't seen them since 2002 in London (they are old Hong Kong neighbours). Again lovely to catch up and it's great to see what your children turn out like. In Jack & Eve's case incredibly sweet and chatty. More rugby to see in the evening.
Today. I'm finishing this and then it's time to fly to Australia. It's been lovely to see everyone here, and thanks sooooo much to Rachel and Mark for letting stay, and to Annabelle their helper for making me all that coffee. I hope to visit again one day.
So on my 3 month travelling anniversary, it's adios Asia (as you can see my South American Spanish is coming along nicely) and off to stay with friends in Oz. This time tomorrow I'll be in Sydney, well life could be worse !! Oh, but first the sun has come out so I may just get an hour by the pool after all………….
Transport count :
Plane = 10, Bus = 26, Train =2, Boat = 10, Sunglasses = 5, Mosquito Repellant = 8
Take care
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Specialty crop block grant program is a federal program that provides funding at
the state level to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops defined as: fruits,
vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery products.
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) funds projects that will increase
the economic impact of the specialty crop industry, enhance the competitiveness
of our state's specialty crops, and increase the sustainability of Pennsylvania's
agricultural industry.
Eligible Crops:
Fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
Here for a complete listing of eligible crops.
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible Pennsylvania non-profit organizations, local, government entities, for-profit
organizations, industry trade associations, and producer groups.
Grant funds will not be awarded for projects that solely benefit a particular commercial
product or provide a profit to a single organization, institution, or individual.
Single organizations, institutions, and individuals are encouraged to participate
as project partners.
Funding Priorities:
PDA has identified the following five areas as the 2010 Specialty Crop Funding Priorities.
Projects that address any of these five priorities will receive a scoring
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Other projects will be considered and eligible for funding so long as they meet
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2007 Range Rover Sport
Year Details
2007 Model Year Statistics
Chassis & Suspension
Standard Features
Special Editions
Technical Specifications
Photo: 2007 Range Rover Sport off road (Land Rover press photo)
Changes for 2007 included the addition of a Personal Telephone Integration System with Bluetooth ® capability as standard, one-touch operation for the front passenger's power window, and a clock function added to the driver's message center. SIRIUS satellite radio was now standard on the Supercharged V8. Customers who opted for the Supercharged model could choose between light Cherry or dark Oak wood accents, LUX or sporty Supercharged-unique leather upholstery, and optional Stormer 20-inch aluminum-alloy wheels.
2007 Model Year Statistics
manufacturer's suggested retail price fort The Range Rover Sport
HSE was $57,950 while the Range Rover Sport Supercharged had a 2007
MSRP of $71,250. Both prices included a $715
destination charge.
No changes were made from the 2006 model year.
Chassis and Suspension:
No changes from the 2006 model year.
Wheels & Tires:
19x9 inch wheels with 255/50R19 tires continued to be were standard on the HSE, while the Supercharged model came with 20x9.5 inch wheels and 255/45R20 tires.
Photo at right: 2007 RR Sport on the rocks showing suspension articulation (Land Rover press photo)
By the 2007 model year
Bonatti Gray was replaced with Stornoway Gray, and Atacama Sand, Tonga
Green, Cairns Blue and Legano Teal had disappeared from the color
lineup. This left eight
exterior colors on the HSE and six colors on the Supercharged model, as
Arctic Frost (HSE only)
Rimini Red
Buckingham Blue
Java Black
Zermatt Silver
Chawton White
Stornoway Grey
Giverny Green (HSE only)
The Personal Telephone Integration System with BlueTooth ® technology to accommodate the owner's mobile phone in a console cradle became standard on both models, as did one-touch window operation for the front passenger. A clock function was added to the driver's message center.
The Aspen seat and carpet colors had disappeared from the list of choices, but the Ivory seat/Ebony carpet combination was available on both models instead of just the Supercharged. Thus the seat and carpet color choices were reduced from five to three, as follows:
Ebony seats/Ebony carpet
Alpaca seats/Alpaca carpet
Ivory seats/Ebony carpet (Supercharged only).
Photo at right: Land Rover press photo depicting Ivory/Ebony color combination in 2007 RR Sport.
The Supercharged model also offered a new choice between light Cherry or dark Oak wood accents, and LUX or sporty Supercharged-unique leather upholstery.
& Navigation Equipment
No change from previous year except Sirius radio standard on Supercharged model.
13 speaker 12 channel 550-watt harman/kardon ® LOGIC7™
surround-sound audio system with 6-disc in-dash CD/MP3
Auxiliary audio inputs
Steering wheel-mounted audio controls for volume, station and track selection
Available satellite digital audio receiver system (SDARS)
offering SIRIUS satellite radio (now standard on Supercharged)
Terrain response system display including wheel position and
articulation on Nav screen
DVD-based GPS navigation with off-road interface, and coordinate settings
Voice recognition for navigation and audio controls
Touch screen 7-inch LCD dash mounted screen
The screen also had a 4x4 interface showing the settings of the Terrain Response system including gear, range and front wheel position
Available DVD-based Rear Seat Entertainment package with two integrated front headrest displays, six-disc DVD changer, touchscreen interface and remote control
Other Standard Features
No change from 2006. Main features continued as follows:
Comfort and Convenience
Reclining eight-way power-adjustable front bucket driver seat
Dual-zone climate control with CFC-free air conditioning
Seats have high bolsters for lateral support and maximum grip
Available two-level cushion heating in front and rear seating
Elemental center console ensuring proximity of controls to driver
Front and rear park distance control
Available Bluetooth personal telephone integration system
Power windows with back-lit controls
Rear-window wiper and washer
Power-adjustable, heated exterior mirrors
Available adaptive cruise control on supercharged models with forward alert
Programmable key fob, giving remote control over functions such as air suspension
Safety & Security
Rigid steel safety-cage construction
Command driving position for optimal visibility
Frontal structure designed to minimize the effect of a collision with a smaller vehicle
Static glass is bonded for additional structural rigidity
Latest generation Bosch four channel-terrain anti-lock braking system (ABS)
Four-piston Brembo ® front brakes in supercharged model
Electronically set parking brake using drum incorporated into rear rotor
Electronic brake assist (EBA) for extra boost in an emergency stop
Active roll mitigation (ARM) predicts unbalanced weight and stabilizes vehicle
Dynamic stability control (DSC) to maintain directional control
Hill descent control (HDC) for slow, sure movement down steep inclines
Terrain Response™ matches vehicle dynamic systems to terrain
Four-wheel electronic traction control (4ETC)
Electronic brake force distribution (EBFD)
Six airbags - Side impact protection from seat-mounted thorax airbags for the front seat and side curtain airbags running the length of the passenger compartment
Automatic protection sequence takes place in the event of a crash
Shutdown of engine and fuel system
Activates hazard warning system and all interior lights
Doors automatically unlock
Mid-mounted fuel tank with anti-burst construction
LATCH (Lower Anchor and Tether for Children) system for child seat attachment
Bi-Xenon and available adaptive front lighting that swivels headlights to track vehicle direction
Front and rear fog lamps
Vehicle security system with engine immobilization feature
Keyless entry. Central locking of all doors
Child locks for rear doors
Deep-tinted glass
Cold Climate Package (HSE only / Std. on S/C)
Heated front and rear seats
Heated windshield
Heated windshield washer jets
Luxury Package (HSE only / Std. on S/C)
Cold Climate Package
Premium leather trimmed seats
Adaptive front lighting system
Center console cooler box
Cherry Wood trim
Dynamic Response Package (HSE only / Std. on S/C)
Dynamic Response suspension system
Brembo ® front brakes
Individual Options
no charge
no charge
Technical Specifications
Unchanged from the 2006 model year. For full technical specs please see the 2006 RR Sport Technical Specs Page.
Wading depth 700 mm (27.6 inches).
Ramp breakover angle (hi mode) 25 degrees
Range Rover Model Year Specs
Return to RangeRovers.net
If you have corrections, comments or suggestions, email us.
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GE Reports 57 Percent Profit Increase
General Electric, the nation's largest industrial company, reported a 57 percent increase in third-quarter net profit from the same period a year earlier, in line with Wall Street expectations, but the company's shares still slipped 1.4 percent. A large part of the earnings jump came from GE discontinuing its finance unit in Japan—meaning there were lower-than-expected returns last year. Low demand for electric turbines caused margins to fall to 13.7 percent from 16.5 percent. CEO Jeff Immelt said he was pleased with the growth in such a "volatile" economy.


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You're probably used to it by now – every few months, I gather the project images we've received from our clients and put them together in one post, so we can all revel in their beauty (seriously – they're beautiful!) This time around I would like to share images from 3 projects. PROJECT #1 THE CONTRACTOR: Gillespie Contracting – Glenmoore, PA THE PROJECT: Haverford College, Haverford, KEEP READING
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Designing a Snow Management System
At Alpine SnowGuards, we've been designing, engineering, and manufacturing snow management solutions for nearly 25 years! Just over 10 years ago, the founder and President of Alpine SnowGuards, Brian Stearns, wrote the below editorial for RCI Magazine. A decade is a long time, and we're going stronger than ever (and so are our snow guards that have been installed over the years). Long story short: We've KEEP READING
This is Why We Recommend Specific Snow Guard Placement
First, and most importantly, Happy New Year to our clients, partners, friends and industry peers! We hope your time over the holidays was spent with family and friends, and was a warm, memorable and happy time for everyone. I, for one, took full advantage of the extra time to catch up on some much-needed sleep! My Son is at the age (12) where he'll sleep until KEEP READING
Snow Guards & Membrane Roofing
♥See our FALL IN LOVE WITH FEBRUARY special at the end of this post♥ Our talented CAD Designer/Animator, Matt, has done some really amazing work forAlpine SnowGuards and Sister Company EcoFasten Solar, in the form of install animations for some of our top products. Take a look at this one, for our PP115 two or three pipe system for membrane roofing: So easy, right? The PP115 system was designed specifically KEEP READING
ASG3000: An Ideal Residential Snow Management System for Metal Standing Seam Roofing
I don't want this to get lost in the story, so before I begin, I wanted to take a minute to let you all know about our January Special: We're offering FREE FREIGHT on any standing seam order that ships in January! Just mention this post when you call (888.766.4273) or email! Order for current need, or STOCK UP for future projects! OK, back to the KEEP READING
We've all seen it – snow and ice falling from a rooftop, crashing to the ground below. There are countless videos online showing the occurrence (and the result of) a roof avalanche – none seeming to end well. Cars are destroyed, landscaping crushed, and most importantly, anyone in nearby proximity to the building on the ground below is in harm's way. Just this past week, in KEEP READING
Snow Management for Standing Seam Roofing: Spotlight on ASG4025 & ASG4025-Mini
Of all the residential metal roofing options available today, metal standing seam is the best-selling – and it's no wonder. A metal standing seam roof can increase the resale value of your home by up to 6% when compared with a roof covered in asphalt shingles. And that's not all. If you ever decide to sell your home, you'll recoup 80% – 90% of the costs you KEEP READING
SnowMax: What the Competition Doesn't Want You to Know
If you're not familiar with our backstory, it's important for you to know that Alpine SnowGuards was founded by a former roofer who started his career in the 1970's. Why is this important? Because you can bet he knows a thing or two about roofing – he knows that maintaining the integrity of the roof comes first and foremost. With hands-on expertise spanning 4 decades, and KEEP READING
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
A lot of people ask us how Alpine SnowGuards got our start and made our mark in the snow management industry. And often we "make a long story short," but it's important to know the roots of Alpine, and where our innovations came from. Our founder & President, Brian Stearns, started his career as a slate roofing contractor in the 1970's, working on slate roofs and KEEP READING
In just 2 weeks Alpine SnowGuards will once again be at METALCON! I love that the show always falls in October – or as some of my friends in the industry refer to it, "ROCKtober". Alpine's wide variety of options and configurations for managing rooftop snow spans all roof types, but since this week is all about METAL, take a quick peek at a few of KEEP READING


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Single entry escape chute
Single entry chute is preferred to be installed at window, balcony , rooftop or similar. It serves evacuees on a particular floor.
Multi entry escape chute
Multiple escape chute is preferred to be installed inside protected vertical shaft enclosure or similar. It serves evacuees from several floors.
Portable escape chute
Portable escape ehutes are adapted to fire department aerial ladders and snorkel platforms. It increases the rate at which evacuees can be evacuated from a high rise structure.
Customized escape chutes
Customized escape chute can be provided by our development department.
Ingstrom escape chute
View some of our installations
A frightening scenario: An emergency situation in a multi-story building. Escape via the (emergency) staircase is possible, at least as long as heat and smoke are kept out. Suffocation by smoke in particular causes many fatalities. Trying to get away via the roof and wait there for a helicopter to arrive is another option. But when a helicopter comes close, the rotor blades act like a huge fan kindling the fire. Yet another option is to wait for the Fire Department to arrive with their ladder truck or sky-lift, but these vehicles also have their limitations: evacuating large numbers of people in a short time is not possible. Is this the end? Fortunately not, because more than 30 people per minute can be evacuated with the "Ingström Escape Chute" – an invention of Mr Stig Ingström.


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The Ghost Frequency and Haunts will play live too
The Long Blondes, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, The Ghost Frequency and Haunts will perform live at the forthcoming Insomniac's Ball.
The evening, which takes place on May 31 at London's seOne venue in the London Bridge area, will also feature a host of DJs playing in different rooms.
The action goes on until 6am (BST).
To check the availability of Insomniac's Ball tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.


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What I would like to see in my pharmacy: my technology wish list.
Technology is an amazing thing. We can so many things today that even 5 years ago seemed an impossiblity. And was WE can do with a cell phone in the US pales in comparison to what is being done with cell phone in Europe. You can use your phone as your wallet, your computer, your phone, and your store. You can send a message to a vending machine and purchase something from it. You can "scan" s bunch of squiggly black dots on a page and get more information on a subject than you can shake a stick at. I have a smart phone and I only use a small percentage of its capabilities.
In the pharmacy, we still do a lot of things the "old fashioned way", not because I choose to do so, but because the company hasn't invested in cutting edge technology. I am sure that technology is expensive, and for a company who is all about cost cutting at the moment, the idea of investing cutting edge technology is abhorrent to them. While we do not type on a typewriter or hand price drugs anymore, we certainly aren't using our imagination to make the business of pharmacy more 21st century. I only work for PC Pharmacy so I cannot speak for what technologies exist or dont yet, but here are some of the things I would like to be able to do .
1. Automatic refills should REALLY be automatic. when I come to work on any given morning, the computer should just have automatic refills done. Why should I just have to hit enter, enter, enter, enter…print? I would like to come to work with a stack of labels printed and ready for filling after some pre-determined ( like 3 am) start time for the days auto-fills.
2. Online profiles: I am sure this is already being done, but we dont have it. I would like to see the consumer order and check the status of their refills by computer or some smart phone app. I would like to see a customer see and print their refill history, see and print their tax reports, order prescriptions, enroll or cancel autofills, etc.
3. Rx tracking. we already have a workflow program. I would enhance that by enabling a real time notification process. As soon as the script has been fully completed, a quick scan by a device would launch a txt to an enabled device " a prescription for you has been completed and is ready for pickup. Rx must be picked up by xx/xx/xx or will be returned to stock".
4. Automatic payments: I would like to see our computer credit card enabled so that a prescription that is filled is also CHARGED. I would bet the customer would be less inclined to ignore our phone calls or txt notifications if they had already paid for the prescriptions. I would also like to see a restocking fee charged to the cards. If we return a prescription to stock, only 90% of the price shall be refunded, and once its returned another message would be sent out " A prescription has been returned to stock, your credit card has been returned $x.xx minus a 10% restocking fee"
5. A better process to determine what is new or what is refill. Everytime we get an escript, it is called a "new" one, despite that is , in fact, just a refill authorization sent electronically. I would like to see an option to choose "refill" . Just because it gets a new number doesn't make it "NEW", but because its "new" I get dragged over for a counsel over and over on what is truly a REFILL.
6. I would like to ELIMINATE having to document if its written, phone in, or fax, or electronic. WTF moron thought this up? Its just another way to hose a pharmacy in a predatory audit, and who friggin cares?
7. I'd like to see E refills simplified. When I send an e-refill , I want to bring up the number and hit SEND. currently I have to run thru about 6 key strokes and 6 windows before I can send my request.
8. E scripts should go into a batch file so I can pull them as I want to NOT as a frickin irritating pop up every time I clear a screen!! Do I really need to be asked " 1 E-script in queue, process Y or N?" every time I clear a screen? NO. put an icon on the bottom tray that indicates I have a script and let ME handle it.
9. I would like the refill history to print on every refill request I send to the doc, not just the LAST one. I dont have that on my computer and it would come in handy, especially on controlled substances.
10. I would like responses from insurance companies transmits to be in easy to read format instead of some weird company code. If Joe McCrack has filled 5 narcotic scripts in the last 30 days, show me what he had not " Multiple controlled rx…..30/90-45 DE88…WTF? How can I do a proper DUR if I can't understand the messages?
11. MedGuides should print as part of the epistles of patient info that comes out with my label. Nobody can be as sick as I am of trying to find and keep up with every med guide. the MG has become the proverbial Manufacturer COP OUT. " whups we f'd up! lets make a med guide to tell people our drug may make their skin turn green, hair fall out and teeth turn black! and make the pharmacist do our dirty work FOR us! They can take the blame for all these side effects if the customer gets sick"
What other techy touches would you like to see happen in YOUR pharmacy! Speak!


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Maine Children's author Tamra Wright is bringing her Junior Library Guild-selected "Cooper and Packrat" series to Bridgton on Friday, July 13th 2:00-3:30. She will talk about her hands-on wildlife research and how it inspired this middle-school series. She will also show wildlife photos and tell first-hand stories of the wildlife scenes she has witnessed!
This event is suitable for all ages. All four books will be available for purchase and signing.


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More Contaminated Formula
Recently I wrote about discoveries of Melamine and a related compound, cyanuric acid, that had been found in US produced baby formula. Now there's a (FINALLY!) growing concern over the issue.
Another recent news story also revealed more details about the formulas in which trace amounds of melamine and / or cyanuric acid have been found.
Michael's formula is one of two best-selling brands that the Food and Drug Administration said tested positive for trace amounts of either the industrial chemical, melamine or a similar one called cyanuric acid.
They are Mead Johnson's Enfamil LIPIL with Iron and Nestle's Good Start Supreme Infant Formula with Iron. Abbott Laboratories, whose brands include Similac, independently reported that it had detected trace levels of melamine in its formula.
The first thing that I have to say about this is that if you've got a child that is being fed one of these products it's a really good idea to give serious thought to switching to something else if it's at all possible to do so.
This story has also shown once again that the FDA isn't there for the protection of the public, it's there for the protection of corporate bottom lines. Why do I say that? Well, for one thing, this article states that they *finally* got around to setting an "safe" level of the chemicals at one part per million.
The problem is that the way the thing reads, they're not really *sure* if that's a safe level, they just set it to shut people up who were screaming about it. Truth is, they don't know one way or another. Personally, I think that Consumers Union has the right idea, all formula containing any of this stuff at all needs to be recalled, period.
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15-Years-in-the-Toon Party
Broadcasting live and direct from Iquitos, Peru and Newcastle, England.
Long time no blogging, but have to say a much belated THANKYOU to The Diggers, a football team of lots of our mates in Newcastle, managed by Paul Langley.
To mark 10 years of The Diggers, they held a party in September 2005 in collaboration with the Bellavista Social Club. Together with a great night of football nostalgia, boozing and dancing, £250 was raised for Bellavista Juventud.
The Peruvian team's El Presidente, Father Joe Plumb of Ashington, was in the UK and put in a guest appearance to draw the raffle and thank the party-goers for their contributions to helping the community of Bellavista Nanay.
Match reports from Bellavista FC President:
We lost 2-1 on Saturday after 2 successive victories (4-3 & 3-0) but won the 3 points back last night in a three and a half hour meeting of the League, in which the referee was denounced for accepting bribes....life in Latin America!
We are now top of the Second Division and have 5 games left to play.
Just when the whole country was in a good mood because Cienciano (the team from Cusco) had beaten Boca Juniors on penalties in the "RECOPA 2004" tournament, the news broke on "24 Horas Noticias" (the Peruvian version of"Newsnight") that the President had sold-off the countries gold, silver & copper mines in the Apurimac/Huancavelica region (in the foothills of the Andes south of Lima) to a Swiss company for US$121million. It sounds a lot but you can bet the reserves are worth a lot more if the Swiss are investing in that way.
That now means that fishing rights in Peruvian waters have been sold to Japan, the oilfields to the USA, Britain & Germany, the rights to fell trees in the Amazon to the Koreans, the telephone company belongs to the Spaniards & even the airport in Lima is run by a German company. ¿ Vaya Globalization ? This is all due to successive governments wanting to be seen to be bringing investment into the country but it is a very short-term & short-sighted policy. President Toledo explained on TV that Peru does not have the capability or the experienced engineers to extract the reerves and that the project would mean jobs, new hospitals, schools & roads but the Swiss company made it very clear that they hope to extract all the mineral reserves in 10 years, and the jobs come with no union rights & for the manual labourers, extremely poor wages. After they've stripped the land of its wealth and left how will the region maintain these new services ? The same goes for the Amazon, the oilfields, & the fishing waters.
Bellavista Juventud won 4-1 on Saturday so that took our minds off the sell-off & there was a huge fiesta all weekend.
Father Joe
Thanks to the nice people at Natwest we now have a bank account, cheques payable to The Bellavista Social Club, lots of forms later, we have a treasurer in the form of Charlotte so all enquiries to her.
Plans for the Club to hold its Christmas party are forming, suggestions from members welcome.
Had a visit from Peru, not only are the boys the best kitted out team in the league but money raised means that seven are now in college or getting job training!
President Doug.
Well, thanks to all those who bought raffle tickets for such quality prizes as a rubber glove! A nice £47.90 was raised for the Club at the Sixth Form A Level Drama Exam Performance (hope they all pass). A night of top quality acting with added social conscience.
Now time for some musing from me, the Club President. The Bellavista Social Club is taking off in a way I never thought possible. We plan to have the best supported team in Iquitos Peru, although we admit there is limited competition. The lads are looking very smart in their strips and are set to dazzle the opposition with both their footwork and their cool gear.
As for events, there will be another meeting of the Club soon, keep checking in. Think of it this way - the more we drink, dance and smoke tabs the more the lads benefit. And the more they benefit, the better they do on the pitch.
Doug 'El Presidente'
Bellavista Social Club


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Tū Māia – our strategy to lift achievement of Māori learners
Tū Māia – tō mātou rautaki whakahiki tutukitanga mā ngā ākonga Māori
We want to see Māori learners participating and achieving at all levels of tertiary education on par with other learners, and attaining the qualifications that enable them to participate and achieve at all levels of the workforce.
We want to see Māori learners participating and achieving at all levels of tertiary education on par with other learners, and attaining the qualifications that enable them to participate and achieve at all levels of the workforce.
Tū Māia e te Akonga (Tū Māia) is the name of our strategy to make this happen. The key outcomes we want to achieve for more Māori learners are:
- achieving at least NCEA level 2 and University Entrance or its equivalent during their time at secondary school
- transitioning into higher levels of tertiary education and enrolling in qualifications that match their career aspirations and academic ability
- progressing from low levels to higher levels of education
- graduating with skills at higher levels
- gaining the skills and qualifications they need for sustainable, well-paid employment.
What is Tū Māia?
Tū Māia has four key focus areas:
- Collective Action on Pathways uses our investment in the sector to ensure Māori learners get the right support at the right time.
- The Kura to Career Pilot will strengthen regional tertiary provision and vocational pathways through to long-term careers by establishing a new approach to contracting for support services.
- The Quality Educators Initiative will work with the sector to develop a 'blueprint' and action plan to embed elements of effective teaching practice into teacher education and professional development.
- Strengthening our focus on Māori learners will bring together work within the TEC under the Tū Māia banner, to ensure our 'business as usual' contributes to Māori learner success.
We'll add more information to these as they progress.
Why is Tū Māia needed?
Over the past 20 years there has been improvement in the educational attainment of Māori people. For example, the proportion of Māori people with a tertiary qualification has grown, older Māori are participating at higher rates than the rest of the population, and Māori course completion rates and qualification completion rates have improved.
However, there are still some areas where we need the education system to support Māori learners to achieve on a par with their peers. The challenges for Māori learners can be summarised as:
transition – into tertiary education
retention – within compulsory and tertiary education
progression – from lower into higher levels
participation – at higher levels beyond level four
achievement – at all levels.
Data and research is essential for informing our strategy, and evaluating our success. Our Research about Māori learners page has a number of reports on the experiences of Māori learners.
Want to know more?
Want to learn more about Tū Māia, or share what you are doing? There are a number of ways you can get in touch:
- contact your Investment Manager or the Sector Helpdesk on 0800 601 301
- email the Tū Māia team directly
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Following the campaign announcement from Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi of Utica, the College Democrats of New York has named the 22nd Congressional District a 'priority race' for 2018, the first of the election cycle to receive this designation. Over the course of the campaign, CDNY will work more closely with College Democrats chapters in these targeted areas to coordinate volunteer efforts and increase voter turnout to ensure electoral victory next fall.
New York's 22nd district is currently represented by Claudia Tenney, whose extreme views are an odd fit for an area that has historically elected moderates like Richard Hanna, Michael Arcuri, and Sherwood Boehlert. Her vote for the American Health Care Act signaled a blatant disregard for the livelihoods of her constituents as the bill would deprive 40,300 residents of health coverage and strip Medicaid for 7,400 children in her district. Tenney has also voted against paid family leave and equal pay for equal work, denied the science behind climate change, and voted to repeal the financial regulations put in place by the Dodd-Frank Act. Furthermore, while representatives hold town halls across the country, Tenney remains inaccessible to constituents, and continues to avoid town halls and other public forums. When voters in the NY-22 go the polls in 2018, they must remember that Rep. Tenney chose big money and the Republican party over the well-being and basic rights of the individuals who elected her.
Since taking office, Rep. Tenney has marched in lockstep with Paul Ryan and the House Republicans, voting with them 100% of the time. In a district that Barack Obama never lost by more than one percent, CDNY believes that strong turnout from millennials will be a key factor in helping to elect a Democrat who reflects the values of the Southern Tier. By making the NY-22 a priority race, CDNY intends to mobilize local chapters and support their efforts to make young voices heard.
"Young voters across upstate New York are becoming increasingly aware of the very real consequences of a Congress that puts the Trump Administration's priorities above those of their constituents," said Harry Bittker, a junior at Binghamton University and CDNY's Southern Tier Region Chair. "There has never been a better opportunity to rally this generation around its core values, and if we can do that successfully, I think Congresswoman Tenney will find that she's in for quite a wake up call."
Although the midterm elections are a year and a half away, the growing list of Democratic candidates across the state is indicative of New Yorkers' mounting displeasure with the current Republican leadership. Every seat counts in the movement to take back the House and make our state a leader in progressive politics. CDNY is fully committed to allocating the resources necessary to flip the critical seat in the 22nd district. We must reaffirm the purpose of representatives as being public servants and hold Rep. Tenney accountable.


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3 March 2003
This is the end.
Sorry folks, but after much consideration, I've decided to end PerfectParanoia.com. It's one of the toughest decisions I've ever had to make, but the right decision's often are.
In the beginning, the site was just a little game to me, something fun to take my mind off troubles at work and home. But it turned into an unexpected success, and only masked my troubles for a while.
When my daughter was born prematurely, I should have spent more time with my family, and instead I used the site as an escape. I sacrificed time with my family for time with the site. I did it when I changed jobs and moved, and through all the ups and downs life has thrown us since.
I'm not complaining. I chose my road, just as I am choosing it now. I'll turn 30 next year, and it's a pretty silly thing to be doing when I have such a wonderful wife who supported this hobby despite its costs. I'm sad to be quitting, but once I get used to it, I'm sure my life will improve. I might even regain my passion for racing. Perhaps after I get used to being an ordinary fan for a while, I'll remember why I started the site in the first place and it'll refresh my desire to write. Maybe that book I've been longing to write will come to fruition.
I've met a lot of wonderful people through the site. Some are behind the scenes in racing, and some are just fans with loud voices. I'll miss you all.
Take care and God Bless!
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What is abuse?
Child Abuse affects children in every community in Central Oregon. Abuse is defined by the harm it causes to the child, not the motivation of the person hurting the child. There are 4 major types of child abuse:
Physical Abuse – physical harm to a child that is not accidental, which results in such things as bruises, welts, burns, cuts and broken bones.
Sexual Abuse – includes fondling, penetration, intercourse, exploitation, pornography, exhibitionism, child prostitution, group sex, oral sex, or forced observation of sexual acts.
Neglect – failure to provide for a child's basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, supervision or medical care.
Emotional Abuse – includes constant criticism, threats, or rejection, as well as withholding love, support, or guidance.


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tisdag 2 juni 2015
Valley of the freak bear: The Doomed Expedition
Here's another installment in the Valley of the Freak Bear adventure setting!
After heading out for the expedition goal far away from known and civilized lands the quartermaster reveals that there's not enough provisions to last even 1/4 of the planned time with the current number of expedition members.
Foraging expeditions are sent out to scavenge for food, some of them come back. Some of the food is safe to eat, some of it is poisonous. Times are hard.
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Sokokar Access Quest
- EQ2 Travel, Kunark
- By Taymar
- 13 November 2007
The first thing to do upon your arrival in Kylong Plains is to sort out your access to the Sokokar posts. You must have level 65 either in adventure levels or in tradeskill levells.
Until you do one of the two quest lines, you can not use the Sokokar posts nor "add" posts for fast travel. There is a separate quest line for tradeskillers to use the travel options but for the moment, here is the quest line for adventurers with level 65 or over.
Start the quest line by speaking to Borbin Happens, Dreg's Landing Lieutenant. He's standing at /waypoint 835,13,255, at the beginning of the dock for the boat to Antonica. Just look for the guy surrounded by players.
Borbin will give you a level 68 quest, Cutting Your Teeth by Cutting Theirs, which requires you to kill 12 drolvargs and collect their teeth (each drolvarg has two teeth). Head north east to Karnor's Castle where you'll find solo drolvargs level 69 through 71 standing around the slopes leading up to the castle. Head on over to /waypoint 420,20,-145 where you'll also notice a Sokokar named Lynchpin hiding in the middle of a tree here. She's important later.
Kill your drolvargs and collect your teeth and then return to Borbin Happens who will give you the quest A Watchful Eye. He'll ask you to speak to Hailena Hoss at the Dreg's Landing Sokokar Post, /waypoint 890,10,145.
She will give you an Essarr Hawk to release near the drolvargs. Head back up to Karnor's Castle to release it. You need to be fairly close to the structure before it will let you use the item, somewhere around here: /waypoint 454,60,-249.
Run back to Borbin Happens at the docks who will then give you the quest My Enemy's Enemy, which involves going to meet a giant named Hrodryr and placing a beacon near him. You can find Hrodryr to the north in the middle of a tree at /waypoint 636,22,-345. Speak to him to get update, then place the beacon and return back to Borbin.
Borbin will now give you the quest Lynchpin's Abduction. Head back to /waypoint 420,20,-145, the drolvarg area where you saw her initially in the middle of the tree.
Fight the drolvargs in the tree and then right-click Lynchpin to free her. If you click on her before the drolvargs are dead they will attack you all at once. Once the drolvargs are out of the way, right-clicking Lynchpin will work and she will give you a lift back to the staging post. Run back to Borbin who will give you the quest Here in my Sokokar I feel Safest of All to speak to Stewlin Vincent. Right-click on Lynchpin at the Sokokar Post and you'll fly to the snowy heights of Teren's Grasp to speak to Stewlin. Stewlin will reward you with a Sokokar which will allow you to use the Staging Posts.
While you are there, be sure to click the post to add Teren's Grasp to your list of destinations. Now you can start adding the other posts in the area to your list so that you can travel quickly between them. Once you have visited a post and clicked on it, you can travel to it from the relevant posts that link to it. Note that not every post goes to every other post but routes have been added so that it is mostly logical now.
Other Posts in Kylong Plains:
|Sokokar Post Kunzar's Edge
|Sokokar Post Fens of Nathsar
|Sokokar Post Highton
|Sokokar Post Jarsath Wastes


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|Posted on April 12, 2012 at 1:05 AM
No Sympathy for the Devil
As you might have read, and I tweeted on this subject last week as well, apparently Sega is slowly circling the proverbial drain. The same drain we've seen quite a few videogame companies also slowly circle until they finally vanish with that loud "shaloop" sound at the very end. As they struggle to right ship, the next step is complete corportate restructuring and selling off their intellectual property. Also, possibly, sexual favors involving men's room stalls and wide-stances.
With the recent announcement they are taking a loss (and a bigger loss than expected, which means they were even expecting to take a loss in the first place), restructuring of the corporation, layoffs at Sega of America and only focusing on four franchises this fiscal year (Sonic, Football Manager, Total War and Aliens), canceling everything else in development and probably telling children Santa Claus doesn't exist, Sega Sammy is about a year away from being completely non-existent. This fits right-in with their already being completely non-relevant. Might as well just jump off the cliff, guys, you've been standing on it for a few years now.
A Japanese gaming company posting losses isn't surprising. Even that big of losses, actually, as the Japanese gaming scene has been struggling for quite a bit the past few years. It's more in relation to all the turmoil that's causing ripple effects through Sega itself that's really the big news. But honestly, Sega hasn't been relevant in a while. I know fans of this long-standing corporation would be inevitably hurt to have to say they "no longer exist" in the near future, but all those nostalgic feelings floating through their heads are of decades long ago. A time when attitude and style ruled the gaming world. In other words, Sega hasn't been Sega in a while. Most of their creative minds and forces moved on and the company as a whole has barely stayed afloat since 2000 when banking on their "star franchises" which they apparently only have four of now.
But I feel no pity here. Back in the early 2000s, I remember posting on the old IGN Message Boards my thoughts on what would happen to Sega. This was around the time Sega announced they would be shifting focus entirely to being a third party developer, notably for the newly released Xbox. I wrote that it's the first step to a steady decline in the same way television dramas will suddenly have "musical" episodes or early 90s sitcoms would take the show to Disneyland or Universal Studios to try and improve ratings with flash and gimmick - a sudden change in style and philosophy is the first sign of a decline.
Sega had found success with the Genesis entirely due to smart marketing and timing. I remember the time very well. You couldn't pick up a magazine or a turn on the television without seeing something Sega related splashed across your visual range. At school, everyone had Sega on their lips. The Genesis was the cool. The new. The relevant. It was Nintendo but not Nintendo. Then Sega began to screw up after those hey days. Screwing up a lot. Their actions alienated fans and those fans quickly shifted to Sony and the Playstation by the mid 1990s. Sega simply didn't have a market left and their IPs weren't enough to carry them as history has shown.
Again, that's screwing up a lot...as this pleasant looking hunk of something shows.
For me personally, though, Sega consistently showed signs of treating their consumers poorly. Why they still have a dedicated fan base today I'll never quite understand. I was one of the ones that fell into the trap of their schemes and bought a Sega CD. Twice. Then bought a 32X because it was the mid 90s and the publicity was there to sell teens like me on that and the internet wasn't there to really educate anyone. Those two devices were completely worthless. They still are.
I skipped the Saturn as a result of it all and, like many, went to the Sony Playstation when it came out a little later (the fact major developers were on board with Playstation helped, Sega made me have to become more knowledgeable on the industry as a result of the CD/32X fiasco). Eventually I did buy a Saturn much later. Used. For about 50 bucks and at a time when you could find them everywhere as people began to dump it. It's sad because the Saturn was a pretty damn good system, but Sega killed it before it really had a good chance. The Sega CD and 32X caused many to look at Sega the same way I did: a company that really didn't know what it was doing.
I bought myself a Dreamcast when that was released as well. You know what? I liked it. I didn't love it, but I liked it. However, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't far more excited for the Playstation 2 that was about to be released a little after the Dreamcast.
Are you seeing a pattern?
You see, Sega felt that they could repeat the success of the Sega Genesis by getting to the market first. With the massive sales the Genesis had before the release of the Super Nintendo, I can't say I blame them too much on that theory. So they rushed to get the Saturn out before the competition's Playstation and N64. They tried. It failed. They then, rather stupidly, tried to do it again with the Dreamcast. It sustained itself a little longer thanks to arcade ports, but that's really about all it had going for it.
Nobody can deny Sega's marketing genius and perfect launch timing with the Genesis, but they were too desperate to try and repeat that exact perfect storm...and failed as a result.
Here's the thing that Sega never realized: the NAME sells the consoles and the NAME sales the game. After the Sega CD and 32X fiasco, Sega's name wasn't quite as polished as it was when you were buying Sonic the Hedgehog and Toe Jam and Earl. The consumer perspective changed, but Sega's business philosophy didn't follow that change. They were as out of touch to the way people viewed them as Atari was when trying to salvage their name with the "mighty" Jaguar console. Sega simply never learned their lesson, and the decline has been steady ever since.
If I sound like I'm a bit bitter. Well, it's because I am. What's odd is that there are still those that are in love with a company that, I'm sorry, has pretty much treated their fans like dirt. They rarely focus on the games people want (well, in fairness many of their staff have moved on) and often deliver half-assed products.They lost the name appeal, but didn't try and back that up with a new marketing approach as though everyone who bought a Genesis was still the same age and would fall for it again. Then when they got out of the console business, they kept releasing titles but with diminishing returns. Now...well...you can read that article too.
Sega's success with the Genesis was a result of circumstance; a perfect storm of market needs at a specific time blended with a "go get it" attitude of marketing genius (headed by Michael Katz and company). It was new. Exciting. Fresh. It was a perfect time and a perfect place. When that success of circumstance passed, it wasn't going to show up no matter how they many times they tried to force it into the market with early launches and "hip" commercials.
Their failure to realize this and their consistent mismanagement of their own property and treatment for fans (when Sega was at their most popular) with the 32X/Sega CD fiasco is why I just can't care about what happens to that company. I haven't for nearly 20 years now. Hell, I would throw the Saturn into the mix of a failure because they threw out the useless 32X into the market knowing the Saturn was right around the corner coming in from Japan. Why would you do that?
Oh, that's right:
Now they're in the poor house with only themselves to blame. There's still a fandom for Sega, but make no mistake: it's for what Sega once was. It's like thinking back to a great meal you once ate, maybe one to which all other future meals are compared to, but you know you'll never have another one quite as good. You can only hang on to the memory and hope they rehire the chef again.
Fans keep trying to hold on to Sega, but to Sega's memory. They wish and hope that they'll start making great games again. These are, after all, games that defined a lot of now-adult's childhoods. But, like childhood, I think it's simply best to keep in the past. Say your goodbyes, play some Skies of Arcadia or Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and know those aren't coming back. Holding on and hoping Sega will "turn it around" hasn't worked for over a decade, and I'm willing to bet that many that bought dead-weight consoles and peripherals in the past like me probably couldn't care less. Cherish the memories of Sega, folks, because distant memories are all that Sega can give you any more.
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A sequential process of creation. Each frame depicts one sculpture action. Each action is a reference to our most admired artists, whose works were plenty source of inspiration in those years.
Some of them: Erwin Wurm, Franz West, Phoebe Washburn, Sophia Hulten, Thomas Hirschhorn, Paul McCarthy, John Bock, Jordi Colomer or Juan Muñoz.