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Here are some programs and promotions going on around the Space Coast as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk
Oct. 20
The annual American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk will be held this year at Space Coast Stadium in Viera on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 9 a.m. For more information, visit www.putonyourpinkbra.com/brevard
Take A Bite Out Of Breast Cancer
Oct. 21
Check out the tastiest brunch to battle breast cancer from 10 a.m. to noon at the Tradewinds Restaurant at Duran Golf Club, 7032 Stadium Parkway, Viera. The cost is $25 per person, $10 of which is donated to the Brevard Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Reservations are highly recommended. For more information, contact Ed Diaz at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Race for the Cure
Oct. 21
The 2012 Komen Central Florida Race for the Cure will be held at the University of Central Florida's Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando.
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. For information or to register, visit www.komencentralflorida.org/
Cara Mia: Cooking Up Donations For A Cure
Oct. 24
Cara Mia Italian Riverside Grill in Cocoa Village will donate 10 percent of all dinner sales on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 5 to 9 p.m., to the American Cancer Society. For information or reservations, call 321-639-3388 or visit www.caramiariversidegrill.com. ¦


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Get on the bus if you want to be #scamaware -that's the message from Lincolnshire Trading Standards who will be offering advice to passengers on the Interconnect 6 Skegness to Lincoln service between Wragby and Horncastle on Monday July 24.
The initiative, part of Scams Awareness Month, is made possible thanks to Lincolnshire Police and Stagecoach's #BusBeat partnership, which regularly sees PCSO's (Police Community Support Officers) using services in the Horncastle area as a way of promoting crime prevention.
"Scammers are becoming more sophisticated and are finding more devious ways of defrauding people of their money," explained principal trading standards officer Emma Milligan.
"Getting on the bus will enable our officers us to spread the word to as many residents as possible about how to protect themselves from these criminals."
Stuart Tweedale, Lincolnshire's deputy police and crime commissioner, said:
"Using bus services is a great way of enabling passengers to voice any concerns they may have and ask members of the team any questions.
"It is vitally important that people who have been victims of this kind of crime to report it to the police, Trading Standards or Citizens Advice so that action can be taken against the perpetrators to stop them from doing it again."
The national campaign is encouraging people to:
GET advice from the Citizens Advice consumer service 03454 04 05 06 who can provide advice and pass details on to trading standards.
REPORT scams or suspected scams to Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040 www.actionfraud.police.uk.
TELL a friend, neighbour or relative about any scams you become aware of.
To find out more about #ScamAware visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards or follow Lincolnshire Trading Standards on @lincsts

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Three Bear Lodge is located in West Yellowstone, Montana two blocks from the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Due to a fire in February 2008, one section was rebuilt into a true Lodge. Using reclaimed wood from the previous building, all of the room furniture, the lobby and building decor in the new section was handmade. This gives the Three Bear Lodge a rustic elegance that can be found nowhere else. The Three Bear experience creates memories that last a lifetime.The flexibility that the Three Bear now has with its sleeping rooms is unique to this area. While the themed "Goldilocks" and large multi unit rooms cater to families and groups, our oversized Lodge and Motel rooms meet every need that one might have. With two levels of accommodations, "Premium" and "Standard", we can accommodate everyone. With the addition of two conference rooms, the Three Bear Lodge can now completely service groups up to 120. From meetings and incentive trips, to receptions and dinners, the Three Bear Lodge can now meet all of your group needs. With food from our famous restaurant catered to your function, your guests will never want to leave. The famous Three Bear Restaurant is the icon of quality. Renown throughout West Yellowstone as the best restaurant in town, enjoy the varied menu that tantalizes everyone who is lucky enough to eat there. Together with the Grizzly Lounge serving your beverage needs, a fantastic experience awaits. Year round activities await you. During the winter enjoy hundreds of miles of snowmobile and cross country ski trails for all experience levels, and Snowcoach tours of Yellowstone National Park. During the summer you can go horseback riding, whitewater rafting, ATVing, fly fishing, guided van tours and all sorts of activities. In the Spring you can see the buffalo calves, and in the fall the mating rituals of the elk. During all of this time, the town is filled with activities - if you can find the time.Note: During June, July and August reservations are recommended.
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Military service
Seen here wearing their U.S. Navy uniforms, Ted Williams (left) and Pesky watched the action from the dugout between the Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park April 27, 1943. The two were visiting as U.S. Naval Aviation Cadets. Pesky missed the 1943-45 seasons while serving in World War II.
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Too busy to keep track of all the science news during the week? Don't fear Synapse is here. Check out this week's news.
Curious rock discovered on Mars - The Mars Curiosity rover has been hard at work. This week it discovered a rock with an exceptional composition, never before discovered on the planet. Read more here.
Billions needed to save nature - The world is currently going through a biodiversity crisis. At this week's Convention on Biological Diversity scientists concluded that $76 billion dollars a year is required to reduce the risk of extinction for threatened species, by establishing protected areas. Tough choices face policy makers. Is it worth it? What do you think? Find out more.
Failure to launch! - On Tuesday (9/10/2012) Austrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner prepared to go supersonic and travel faster than sound by skydiving from a helium balloon. Unfortunately, after entering his capsule and getting fully prepared the dive was cancelled due to high winds. A second attempt was planned for Thursday, but this was also called off. The balloon carrying Baumgartner plans to travel to 120,000ft (36.5km), making it the highest skydive ever. A third attempt is likely to take place on Sunday (14/10/12). Keep up to date with the latest news on the mission here and read more about the mission here.
Nobel Prize winner was written off at school - John Gurdon always wanted to be a scientist but his school master said this was 'quite ridiculous' and a 'sheer waste of time'. This week, the now 'Sir' John Gurdon, was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine for his work proving that adult cells can be reprogramed and grown into different tissues in the body. I guess teachers are not always correct! Read more here.
The diamond planet - A new rocky planet has been discovered. Scientists believe it is similar to Earth, but with one major difference; this planet's outer crust is largely composed of solid carbon crystals, meaning much of its surface is coated in diamonds! The diamond planet is orbiting a distant star named 55 Cancri, around 40 light years away from Earth. Read more here.
David Blaine does Tesla proud - OK it's not really science, but this week American illusionist David Blaine spent 72 hours channeling one million volts of electricity while wearing a 20-pound chain-mail suit. Check it out.
The most unpleasant sounds - Scientists have identified the most unpleasant sounds for the human auditory system. Can you guess any? Well here are a few from the top 10: chalk on a blackboard, fork on a glass and a female scream. Check the full list here. When we hear sounds such as these there are increased interactions between the brain region that processes sound, the auditory cortex, and the amygdala, that relates negative emotions.
Eco-Friendly Optics - Spider silk is an extraordinary natural material. Now it is believed it could be used to catch and manipulate light, making it an eco-friendly alternative to more traditional ways of manipulating light, such as through glass or plastic fiber optic cables. Read more.
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Danger! Haney at work!
Some of Grant Morrison's more surreal works can give you a headache if you try to make sense of them, but Morrison at his most peculiar rarely comes close to the distilled nuttiness of Roberts Kannigher and Haney. I've just started reading the Showcase Brave and the Bold collection and I'm not even to the end of the first story and I'm looking for some asprin.
The first comic in the collection is a time travel story written as stream of consciousness. Cause and effect are not only reversed and sent sideways, but retconned three pages later to be a flock of hammers. Important story elements are added as required without any effort to integrate them earlier in the story. People use ill defined powers to do unnecessary and bizarre things. And it is absolutely stuffed to the gills with sense of wonder.
It's difficult to get yourself in the right frame of mind for this kind of comic. It doesn't have the clever, sophisticated stuff we look for in the medium nowadays. It doesn't have complex motivation or political subtext. It has no repurcussions beyond the final page of the story, and nobody's world is changed forever. But if you can read it without adult preconceptions of what makes a good story, or even makes sense, you could have a really fun time.
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Blanket exchange is every 30 days.
Sheet exchange is every 7 days.
Some guys feel the need to shake out their blankets after they put clean sheets on their mattress. Such is the case with an old convict named Clay. Every week he dangles his blankets from the top tier and gives them a good shake.
All that dead skin, hair, lint, cookie and chip crumbs land down below in front of occupied cells. Most guys simply don't care. Others might not realize its being done. But it's only a matter of time before someone makes an issue of it.
Today, that someone is Vinny.
Vinny is also an old convict…mad at the world…and always involved in some sort of drama.
As he's laying on his bunk, something catches his eye. He sits up and leans for a better view. Its two white cotton blankets dancing in front of his cell. They're discharging all kinds of nasty….directly on Vinny's porch.
Vinny comes storming out of his cell. He grabs the two white blankets and rips them out of Clay's hands. The blankets hit the floor. Vinny uses them as a dust mop and swiftly runs them over all the fallen nastiness. Then he kicks the blankets out into the dayroom.
Meanwhile, Clay is charging down the stairs, heading straight for Vinny.
This isn't the first time these two have had words over blanket shaking. But it'll be the last.
Clay gets up in Vinny's face and says, "Listen here you lint licking son-of-a-BEEP…."
As soon as that "B" word came out of his mouth, Vinny kneed Clay in the nuts! HARD!!!
As Clay doubled over in pain, Vinny served him another knee to the face. Clay fell to the floor in the fetal position. That's when Vinny started kicking him in the face and head. "Who's the "B" now?" Vinny said with every kick, "I warned you about shaking them blankets out in front of my house….I fricken warned you!"
Vinny concluded the beat down by kicking the blankets on Clay. Then he calmly walked back to his cell, went in, closed the door, and layed down.
Within minutes a guard observed one inmate sleeping on the dayroom floor. It didn't take long before the entire dayroom was locked down. Clay remained on the floor until medical carried him away.
Prison officials reviewed the cameras. Then five of them went to Vinny's cell, cuffed him up, and took him to the hole.
Clay has probably been shaking out his blankets for a long time. And for a long time he has probably been getting away with it without incident. There is an actual rule prohibiting the shaking of blankets from the top tier. This story goes to show that if you continue to do wrong, it's only a matter of time before it catches up with you somehow, some way.
Moral: Always do the right thing and life will run so much smoother.
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(Below is a cumulative list of activities and charities
we have been involved with since our club was chartered in 2003.)
Polio Plus We are proud to participate in this world-wide program to eradicate the polio virus all over the world.
Children's Homes We take children to entertainment and educational activities and support them at Christmastime such as the Children's Shelter, ARC, Presbyterian Childrens' Home, St. Peter & St. Joseph Childrens' Home, BoysVille.
Rotaplast We provide donations, volunteers, and professional staff for medical missions in 3rd world countries.
Baby Sitter Training Classes We offer a day-long class teaching teens proper baby sitting techniques that includes nutrition, psychology, exercise, play, and emergency procedures.
Rotary Group Study Exchange We sponsor groups of young people for an extended period of time from different countries to come and learn about the US.
Northside ISD Annual Grant We modify school playgrounds so handicapped children can play together with their classmates.
Piedras Negras Country School Our club just built them their first toilets. We also provide much needed supplies to the teachers and children.
Rotary International Youth Exchange Program We send students from the local area abroad and sponsor students from abroad for the summer or a complete school year.
Leon Springs Elementary, Aue Elementary, Knowlton Elementary, Geneva School (Early Act Clubs) Children learn community service and leadership skills.
Rawlinson Middle, Geneva School (JuniorAct Club) Middle schoolers continue to practice community service and leadership within their own chosen projects.
Earl Warren High School, TMI–The Episcopal School of Texas – (INTERACT Clubs) Community service activities, communication and leadership skills, scholarships.
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Activities) Leadership seminars for teens.
Orfanateria de Paulino (Piedras Negras Orphanage) This is the only orphanage along the border which accepts children with disabilities.
San Antonio Food Bank We support this group with volunteer service and donations.
CAM (Christian Assistance Ministries) We support this organization with volunteers, food, clothing, and donations because they provide many things to people in need.
Cactus Pear Music Festival We provide youth scholarships and staffing at free community concerts and at free children's concerts.
Battered Women's and Children's Shelter We support this organization with volunteers, food, clothing, and other donations throughout the year.
Wheelchair Foundation We provide wheel chairs for handicapped people in need.
Early Act/First Knights Provides character education for school children.
UTSA Scholarship Established to honor past club presidents.
Literacy Projects Provides English and Spanish dictionaries to schools.
Wounded Warriors Dinners We treat our wounded service members and their families to several Thank You dinners each year


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Matt Teegarden hosts IFT Podcast on Food Disruption
Food security, climate change, and energy deployment are among the many issues we face today. These challenges demand innovative solutions and a transdisciplinary approach to collaborative problem-solving. Issues in food like preservation, nutrition, and disease prevention are becoming even more prevalent. To meet these challenges head-on, we must replace conventional strategies with provocative ideas and disruptive innovations. In this first episode of "Food Disruptors," Dr. Joshua Peschel and Prof. John Coupland discuss disruptive moments in the science of food, what form future food disruption may take, and why investing in science of food entrepreneurship is vital to the future of food sustainability. Hostedby FIC member Matt Teegarden.


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VH Frater AA
Rosicrucian Order of AO
The hoard was out again today. Posting lies and attacking already offended AO Members for daring to stand up for themselves. This really is the tone of bullying set by baying fundamentalists the world over – they foam at the mouth in rabid denial whenever the light of objectivity is shone on their distortions.
It is not a purely Christian phenomenon (where the founder would be shocked at the antics of these self-professed followers) or indeed unique to any movement, but this is the tone we are hearing and the tactics we are witnessing. It does take a Fundie mindset to sustain this kind of attack, otherwise the shear cognitive dissonance when confronted with reality would blow fuses in their heads!
In each instance, the originators of the Tradition would hate what their progeny had become, and this is also true of Mathers. These are his children too – and look at how they are behaving! Worse, the Third Order is ancestor to Mathers, and they too must look on and shake their heads.
What drives Nick Farrell and Golden Dawn Fundamentalists in their hatred of the Rosicrucian Order of Alpha et Omega? Why do the Farrells of this world seek to destroy that which has done them no harm?
Could it be their Reconstructionist agenda, wrapped up with subconscious inferiority? Clearly there must be a root to this insanity somewhere!
GH Frater L.e.S. has countered them with reason; he has countered them with humour; he has offered them inclusion; even invited them to the Conclave. The howling condemnation and hateful diatribes have been deafening. When you shine the Light on these deranged children, their screams are so shrill it hurts.
Some of the members of AO have been responding to Farrell's apprentices of late, in blog posts and amazon comments and elsewhere, and the fake arguments are repeated over and over like broken records. It is a sad spectacle.
Farrell's slurs against the Golden Dawn tradition will not simply vanish if it is denied often enough. The Fundie-style AO bashing antics aimed at the whole edifice of the modern AO, from Mathers and the Third Order down through the current leaders and members of the International AO, even to the very bedrock of the Hermetic Tradition, cannot, and will not be ignored.
Jealous and fractious children they may be, but their mockeries will not profit them. Ours is a strong and vital Order depending from a long Tradition, with an even longer memory.
If there were any honour in the Farrell camp, then the self-evident offense that we have taken would be acknowledged, and an apology issued. The next printing of the book would include a few words to remove any possibility that we might be implicated by the slurs.
However, we are not dealing with reasonable people here. We are dealing with a Fundamentalist ideology with an ugly agenda. Already the slurs are spreading beyond the pages of the book – where Farrell at first DENIED that they were intended to damage AO before doing the same thing only days later days later on his blog.. The idiotic suggestion that members were ORDERED to act by the GH Imperator have not been retracted either.
There is currently no way to reason with Nick Farrell and the Golden Dawn Fundamentalists.
This is no longer about the Rosicrucian Order of AO alone. Farrell's radioactive fall out is damaging not just the GD Egregore, but the entire Pagan community, which is already beginning to weigh in on the matter. Wiccan Elder, Frater Barrabbas, commented today on the Talking About Ritual Magic blog here.
What are we going to do to stop this? How do we cause this bully to quit? I ask this of the WHOLE community, not just AO… how can we resolve this together?
What if the principles recently posted by the aggressors were adopted by the entire community? Though Farrell has made a total mockery of the principles, they are in fact very sound.
Let's protect our secrets together;
Let's ensure that we are each allowed to conduct our Ceremonies in peace;
Let's police abuses together, and shine a COLLECTIVE light on abusers.
The world is big enough for Traditionalist and Reconstructionist alike – on ALL paths. Lies and hatred should equally be condemned by us all. Perhaps we should formally sign up to these Principles.


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Build a bot to ask questions on quroa
Budget $10-30 AUD
I'm looking for someone who can build a bot that will ask questions on Quora. I will provide a spreadsheet of information to use as questions, for example:
what is the best x in y?
x = park, restaurant, cafe, cinema
y = london, new york, tokyo
The bot would ask "what is the best cafe in new york"
The bot needs to run on aws cloud computing, and be able to use a vpn. I need to be able to update the quedtions without chaning the code, and specify the delay between questions, pause and start the bot, and specify the number of questions per day.
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"Jonesing" for Some Crash Physics
Coffinman explains more here.
Dedicated to fighting authoritarianism, bigotry, greed, corruption, climate change denial, white supremacy, racism, stupidity and general evil, as well as the exploration of interesting ideas and conspiracy theories including 9/11, UFOs, ET's, the paranormal and the general unknown.
aha! some of the 911blogger.com geniuses once insisted that since the alleged ua175 was allegedly travelling 500+ mph when it allegedly hit the wtc2, it's observed behavior (as recorded for posterity) in slipping thru the side of wtc2 like a ghost without any of it breaking off (or indeed even slowing down in the slightest) was nothing out of the ordinary and that at such a high speed the (alleged) plane would have cut thru the massive steel perimeter columns of wtc2 in said observed manner even were it made of papier mache*.
*this incredible papier mache analogy has been brought to you by the (alleged) genius of 911blogger.com
i have the censored jones video from youtube where he's questioned by someone regarding his paper publication in a tier 1 research journal. if anyone wants it, let me know and i'll do a putfile or something. i ripped it from youtube before it was taken down and i believe it is about 5 mb.
911blogger is full of genius! just have a gander at this piece of genius work, which slid right by the censorship police. keep in mind this blog was created by someone who says he was born in 1969.
i gave up debating at 911blogger for a number of reasons, mostly being that after i engaged in a long debate, someone conveniently registered my handle and then i was no longer able to post pseudo-anonymously unless i registered for real-- thanks but no thanks. but mostly, the reason i won't debate there is because everyone is more interested in rating comments down than actually investing some time thinking about issues raised.
for instance, reflecting back to the above post, if it were that case the extreme speed could overcome dense material then we'd have a damn hard time explaining bulletproof glass and bulletproof jackets. lexan and kevler are not magic materials, but they do stop bullets going faster than the speed of sound. i am no bullet expert, but if a bullet proof jacket can stop a bullet going 670 mph in a fraction of a second and in less distance than the thickness of the jacket, clearly more physics are at work than just speed.
pistol velocity = 300 m/s or 670 mph
type 1 bullet proof jacket protects against .22 caliber bullet traveling at 329 m/s or 735 mph
but when one considers how speed is relative, and the laws of physics concerning impacts care not which object is moving and which is stable, the above argument falls apart like paper mache. if one believes that ua175 was simply traveling so fast that it cut through the columns like paper mache, one would also have to believe that if ua175 was stable on the runway and perimeter columns could somehow (thought experiment) be shot at the plane wings at a speed identical to the speed ua175, then those perimeter columns would disintegrate, and ua175 would be standing on the runaway, ready for take off.
the physics of impacts is concerned with the density and mass of the two impacting materials, as well as the relative speed of the two impacting materials prior to impact. 911blogger babies don't wanna hear that and they don't wanna hear anything which makes their collective movements hurts.
I understand your reasoning about the masses and the U175 on the runway (great example, Spooked used the cartoon silhouette example), but you have to acknowledge that you are going against a powerfull enemy: perception.
I must admit that I still have trouble with the idea that the second hit would not be what it shows on tv. The human sight brings 80-90% of our perception of things, hence my problem here.
The smart and simple reasoning about the impact etc point at serious problems with the impacts, but I am still in the middle as far as this no 2nd plane is concerned.
As a giggly snickerer I wholeheartedly condemn anything that John Ashcroft or Edwin Meese wouldn't want a 4th grader to watch with Mark Foley. I wholeheartedly CONDEMN the following sexy music video! It's the worst trash I have ever seen! Half naked girls with space beams! I would watch this at work with Pinch, Sword, and Reno, but it's not safe for work.
Uhhh, I think he's talking about this. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7908542540306847552
CS, never seen a woman naked before?


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Recently I was watching something (clearly forgettable, as I've forgotten what it was) on TV, and had a thought on hearing a father reading to his child, ending "and they lived happily ever after". The thought started with a memory... Continue Reading →
Here's a prompt for our thoughts, in preparation for Session 6 of the Way Station Meet Up on August 19-20 (in Leeds, and online). In the Way Station, many of us come from a Christian faith perspective. Some are journeying... Continue Reading →
'The Way Station' is a space where many of us ask serious questions about our spiritual journey. It's a safe space where people are welcome to ask big, deep, and often uncomfortable questions about theology, philosophy and spirituality - and encourage and build each other up, as we explore those questions together.
"Only an absolute self-emptying of God makes possible the resurrection of God, but that resurrection is the consequence of that self-emptying, and this is a truly apocalyptic resurrection, one giving birth to an absolutely new world." Thomas Altizer, The New... Continue Reading →
For as long as I can remember, my mom has called me her "prayer warrior," which meant if a pet went missing, a relative was having a medical procedure or a friend were traveling on a trip that required flying... Continue Reading →
I've now talked about secondary and marginal Jewish and Christian scriptures, about the Hebrew Scriptures and their interpretations (also regarded as scripture by Judaism) and about the interpretative tradition in Christianity. There is one area left within "sacred texts" which... Continue Reading →
In parts 1 & 2 I talked firstly about scripture which was in one way or another secondary, either because it was not fully accepted by some churches, or because it wasn't accepted by any of them any more, and... Continue Reading →
In part 1, I looked at some examples of what one might call "secondary scripture", including the apocrypha (or deuterocanonical, which is a translation of "secondary scripture") and a set of completely extra-canonical works which probably were "scripture" for some... Continue Reading →
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness", are the familiar words of 2 Timothy 3:16, written, probably, by a sincere follower of Paul borrowing his name sometime during the first century. You... Continue Reading →


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Storm Update: Snow Totals Loom as Hundreds of Thousands lose power
Montclair littered with fallen trees - on homes as well as roadways - and many streets impassable
Power Outages, downed wires that are live - and dangerous - plus a few feet of snow have left New Jersey and other areas of the East Coast shut down.
In our area, trees have once again come down, and one home in Upper Montclair luckily had their tree hit the front part of the roof, luckily not crashing through to injure the family.
Another major issue are downed wires, which can kill anyone stepping on them if they are live. Please stay away from any downed wires and warn your children.
Commuter news - Many lines including Montclair Boston are not running due to downed trees.
In Manchester, N.J. a middle school teacher holding an umbrella was struck by thunder-snow lightning. She was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.
With snow totals ranging from one foot to over 2 feet, New Jersey is reeling from the second storm to blanket the area in one week.
Snow totals reported in our area include:
North Caldwell: 23 inches
Roseland: 19 inches
Caldwell: 17.8 inches
West Orange: 14.5 inches
Montclair: 12 inches
Glen Ridge: 12 inches
Nutley: 12 inches
Verona: 12 inches
Essex Fells: 7.5 inches
Other areas in N.J. were hit much harder with snow:
Oakland: over 2 feet
Warren: over 2 feet
Power outages also plague our the North East area, with hundreds of thousands sitting in the dark. Both JCPL and PSEG have crews on the scene in N.J. and are working to fix the problems. Currently, at 5:00 AM about 50,000 are missing power in Essex County and 7,000 in Jersey City.
Due to the storm and it's after effects including downed wires, icy roadways and power outages in some ares, schools are closed for Thursday, March 8.
As of now, the following schools will be closed tomorrow, March 8:
Montclair Schools
Caldwell and West Caldwell Schools
Nutley Schools
Jersey City Schools
As schools closings are added, updates to follow.


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Restaurants have traditionally used printed menus and posters to advertise their food. Some fast food and takeaway restaurants use static backlit menu boards. However, digital signs offer so much more.
Many major restaurant and fast food chains such as Burger King and McDonalds have jumped on the bandwagon and seen a huge increase in sales since installing digital signs. Here are 10 reasons why digital signs are ideal for restaurants:
1. Transform the dining experience
Having digital signs completely transforms the dining experience for the customer. It changes the way they see the food and consider their dining options.
It's not just about reading a bland menu, they can
actually see what their food is going to look like.
2. Make food look more appealing
There are so many restaurants with extremely unappealing posters and tacky static menu images. When you walk past these places instead of being drawn in you are often put off.
Making your food look appealing is crucial if you want to entice people and get them to buy your food. With digital signs you can really make your food come alive and get it to look visually appealing.
3. Attract customers from the street
What you ideally want is for people to be walking past your restaurant and see how mouthwatering your food looks. When you are hungry it is extremely difficult to resist going in to a restaurant when you see a sign showcasing delicious food.
With so much competition these days from the millions of restaurants and food outlets you need to find a way to stand out from the crowd. According to Digital Signage Today:
"Unless you live in a cave and hunt dinosaurs for your daily nourishment, you likely have been mesmerized by a dynamic menu board at some point in your search for food this week."
4. Influence buying decisions
Do you have a specific selection of dishes that you would prefer to sell? Customers can choose what they want from your menu, but they will certainly be influenced by the dishes you carefully select to go on your digital signs. You can gently persuade customers to choose dishes that offer you a better return on investment.
Most restaurants make the majority of their money from the drinks they sell. Digital signs can also entice customers into buying a nice refreshing drink when they might otherwise have opted for tap water.
5. Interactive dining
If you want to take your signs to the next level, you can get people to interact with them while they are dining. For example, they might be able to place their next order, make comments about the meal, or request images of potential options for their next course. Tom of digital signange company Allsee-Tech said:
"Create a new dining experience that sets you apart from your competition so that customers will remember you."
6. Social dining
You can promote your social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest on digital signs. People could even upload images of their tasty looking food to social media sites which is great for brand awareness and attracting new customers.
7. Efficient use of space
You can display several different slides on one digital sign. The images and messaging can be programmed to change constantly. This takes up little space in your restaurant. If you have posters up and display boards you may find you are limited by space.
8. Showcase the latest promotions
Got any amazing offers or special promotions? You can show customers exactly what they are using your digital signs. For example if you have a two for one offer or a special set menu you can advertise this via your digital signs.
9. Capture and retain attention
One of the key benefits of these types of signs is that they don't just attract attention, they retain it. People are only likely to look at a traditional print poster once and then move on. With digital signs you can keep customers interested by showing them different options.
10. Reduce printing costs
If your menu changes regularly and you have to promote different deals every week this can get very expensive if you have to constantly print new material. With digital signs you don't need to worry about printing and distribution costs.


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Mercedes-Benz has revealed its new look E-Class ahead of next month's Detroit Motor Show – and it's a cracker.
The E-Class has been equipped with new efficient engines and assistance systems plus there's a sharper design to help cement the motor firmly at the top of the luxury car segment.
The improvements mean there is better fuel economy and CO2 figures.
The most striking change is in the front end with a striking set of large fully-integrated headlights. There's also a more rounded-grille to help make the car a head-turner. Designers have also created new rear light clustyers and worked on the car's flanks to help streamline it.
Under the skin, Mercedes says it has given the E-Class its most comprehensive ever update.
There's a choice of diesel engines and just one non-AMG petrol engine will be offered. It doesn't matter because they are all big powertrains (the E350CDI produces 248bhp). It's also claimed to be the cleanest car in its class.
A lot of the improvements have been prompted by those made to the next generation of S-Class and there's a great range of features that those driving cars like these would expect including active steering assist and lane keeping and a 360degree camera.
There's also the Pre-Safe system which detects a potential collision with a pedestrian at speeds of up to 30mph and which will automatically apply the car's brakes to avoid the accident.
The new E-Class will go on sale from Spring 2013 and while there's no confirmation on prices, you can expect them to start at around £30,000 for the E200.
Potential buyers should also have a look at the E-Class's leasing costs – because this motor will run and run which is going to be a major factor when calculating depreciation values.


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OPINION: Living Income Guaranteed – A proposal for a Basic Income from Equal Life Foundation
If you are searching the internet for 'basic income', 'basic income guarantee' or related subjects or you are a regular visitor to the various internet-based social networks like Facebook it would hardly have escaped your attention that quite a few of your hits will point to websites or blogs discussing topics like the Equal Money System and recently also Basic Income Guaranteed (previously 'Grant'), with the acronym B.I.G. (or BIG)., but not to be confused with the Basic Income Guarantee (without 'd') of organisations such as USBIG that are affiliated to BIEN. Even more recently, the name was changed again, this time to Living Income Guaranteed (LIG). The terms are here used interchangeably. All those sites can ultimately be traced back to an organization called Desteni which is based in South Africa and its offspring, an online community of groups in more than 20 countries, called Equal Life Foundation.
According to the Equal Life Foundation, the LIG is considered part of and the first stage in the development of the overall philosophy of the Equal Money System and a human right, an intrinsic part of citizenship. It is to be financed in part by equal access to resources such as 'mining resources and water resources, electricity, cellphones, telephones' of which all citizens become 'shareholders'. Those resources, some of which are already owned by 'capitalists', are to be nationalized, the reason being that the shareholders, that is the citizens, 'should have owned them in the first place'. It is considered a human right that profit from such corporations be shared equally among all citizens as social dividends in the form of a Basic Income because, in the final analysis, natural resources belong to no one but the earth. 'This way the corporation = becomes government, the shareholder = the citizen, the profit = the Basic Income Guaranteed'. Occasionally, owning property beyond what is reasonable is even referred to as 'theft' or 'treason'.The 'capitalists', however, will also profit from a transition to LIG as more people will be able to spend money on products and this will, in turn, boost the general economy.
In addition to the nationalization of resources, financing the LIG may take place through tax on goods and services, that is, sales tax, value added tax or important duty. The philosophy behind is that the value of labor should be directly reflected in the prices of the goods and services: 'part of the price is another person's livelihood, and that as you give = you will receive'. Toll tax on roads is also suggested as another form of tax on consumption. All income and corporate taxes are to be abolished and so will play no part in financing the LIG, as this would allegedly amount to 'charity, where the rich give to the poor'.
How does the LIG compare with the Basic Income advocated by BIEN and its affiliated organizations? Following one of BIEN's prevalent definitions, four conditions are to be met for a proposal to qualify as a genuine Basic Income: It must be universal, individual, unconditional and high enough for a decent standard of living.
LIG reportedly complies with the first condition in that it is paid to individuals rather than families or households.
LIG is universal in the sense that everyone including children, in principle, is entitled to receive it. The exceptions to this fall under the category of conditionality, a subject that I will return to next. In a transitional period, children may receive a lower grant, a 'basic child grant', but the goal is a full LIG for all and will not be dependent on the parents' income.
LIG is not unconditional or at least only to some extent. First of all, there are certain limitations ('Certain Rules') to what recipients of a LIG can own. If you are able to sustain yourself through investments or savings or if you have a job, you are not entitled to receive a Basic Income. In other words, prospective recipients are means-tested. From this perspective, LIG is sometimes referred to as a form of insurance in that it is paid out if you are unable to provide for yourself the basic needs. 'Basic income is a means to an end and not an end in itself' and 'there is no point in giving to people who don't need it because their human rights are already secured'. It is, however, to my knowledge not discussed how to deal with people who are not willing to work even if one is available, but from my own correspondence with members of ELF and this reply it would seem that there are no strings attached to their proposal besides means-testing. If you are willing to live very modestly, with few possessions, you may live exclusively on your LIG and will not be forced to take a job.
LIG seems to comply with the condition of being 'high enough: 'The basic income should be 'sufficient for a person or a family to live a decent life, one worthy of their birthright as a citizen'. However, in order to keep an incentive to work, ELF suggests a fixed minimum wage at 'double the Basic Income'. For people working part-time, this will only pay off if they work enough hours and/or if they are sufficiently educated or skilled to receive a higher pay than the minimum wage. Otherwise, they might just as well live off their LIG and do voluntary work. However, this part of the proposal does not appear to be fully worked out.
In addition to the LIG, a 'Subsidy for Homes', that is, for building one's own house, will be provided, to the benefit of both the recipients and the industry.
The system as a whole is characterized as a mixture between capitalism and socialism, in other words, while the proposal is meant to restore justice through equality, it is not directly opposed to capitalism: 'The Basic Income Guaranteed will function as the medium through which a state is able to remediate the most direct negative effects of a capitalistic system, while still being able to maintain some of the perks that such a system represents and embodies.' This version of the Equal Money System – actually an intermediary stage before the full implementation of EMS – is also sometimes referred to as 'Equal Money Capitalism', a system that is further characterized by equal wages and joint ownership to corporations. What this means is that workers are to be shareholders in the companies and the profit generated by them will be paid out equally to all workers once the basic costs of running them are covered. Also production will not take place according to a 'supply and demand' principle, but only according to what is needed and ecologically sustainable.
Some, or maybe in due course all, welfare benefits such as pensions will be phased out, at least gradually, as it is suggested that the LIG recipients invest part of their grant in private companies and the revenue from this will eventually make them 'self-sufficient'. This type of investment appears to be on a voluntary basis however.
One peculiarity of the proposal is that teachers at all levels will be receiving an LIG, meaning they will not get paid, the reason being that teaching is a 'calling' and teachers are not supposed to be in it for the money. The educational system as a whole should be entirely free.
In order to prevent corruption, it is stressed that the distribution of the Basic Income is to take place electronically with as few people involved as possible.
In due course, LIG is to be distributed globally.
Basic Income Guaranteed
Equal Life Foundation
Equal access to resources
Nationalized resources
Natural resources belong to the earth
Basic Income can save Capitalism
Basic Income Guaranteed and Taxation
Basic Income Guaranteed with Labor as Interest
Abolishment of personal Tax
BIEN's Criteria for an Unconditional Basic Income
Universality of LIG
Individuality of LIG
Basic Income Guaranteed and Conditions
No Obligation to Work
How BIG will stabilize your Economy
Working part-time in a LIG economy
Subsidy for Homes
Equal Money Capitalism
Equal Wages and joint Ownership
Phase-out of Pensions
Teachers on Basic Income Guaranteed


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When it comes to gift giving, our favorite kids always make one request: craft kits for kids. Our love of crafting seems to have become contagious in our circle of friends and despite the different interests they may have, we always seem to find the appropriate kit.
Take a look at favorites, and see if you don't know a kid that might benefit from receiving one!
Christmas Craft Kits
This is a great craft kit with all the materials included for very do-able projects. The directions provided are easy to understand and follow. Even though your kids could work on these crafts by themselves, you'll want to lend a hand just for the fun of it!
It won't take long to complete each craft and you have so many things to choose from! The end result will blow you away, and you'll want to save all the completed projects for next year's decorations. Craft choices include: snowflakes, tree ornaments and even a tissue paper wreath. The quality is so outstanding that you'll be able to save your decorations for use next Christmas!
Leather Craft Kits
Everyone will have fun with this project!
This kit comes with all the stamping tools you could need, but you provide the stamping ideas. Don't worry if your ideas are simple and uncomplicated…it's all about learning to work with leather. If you're aged 5 to 80 (or more), rest assured that you will enjoy this craft kit!
Happy Stamping.
Jewelry Craft Kits
If you've got girls in the house, you'll want to buy them this craft. It comes with everything a young jewelry designer could need! Foam molds, string, you name it. This is a great rainy day activity and your kids won't be able to put it away!
Bead Craft Kits
This bead craft kit contains both wooden and plactic beads. Parts are small, so adult supervision may be required if your youngsters have a tendency to put things in their mouths.


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Point ManDecember 28th, 2015
It's a wonder that Matt Rota found time to write The Art of Ballpoint. An SVA alum and faculty member recently endowed with a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, Rota maintains a busy freelance illustration career, in addition to teaching courses for SVA MFA Visual Narrative and Continuing Education.
Matt recently published The Art of Ballpoint, a book that examines the qualities of the ballpoint pen as a fine art and illustration medium. The book combines drawing exercises with interviews featuring contemporary artists and illustrators. The book is "equal parts instruction and inspiration," according to Marc Scheff, writing for Illustration Age.
We flagged down Matt to discuss his insights on ballpoint, technology, and illustration.
SVA: You have interviewed many artists on your Tumblr blog, Pen and Ink. Is The Art of Ballpoint an extension of the blog?
MR: The blog is actually an offshoot of the book. The book itself is an offshoot of teaching, I have taught for several years in illustration departments at SVA and the Maryland Institute College of Art. I also was teaching online classes for a company called Craftsy; these were basic drawing and painting classes.
It was these online classes that I think led to the book. The classes were structured in a similar vein as a book, with chapters and condensed lessons, and it gave publishers a chance to see the sort of language that I use and how I communicate. A couple of publishers approached me to do books on drawing. (I assume not only because I taught an online drawing class, but because my professional work is largely drawing.)
I had generated a lot of writing that would be used for the book, but in a slightly different form. I did these interviews, but in the book, they are translated into third person. So the blog started once I was done with the book, as both a way to raise awareness for the book, but also as a way to to showcase some of the really great interviews I had gotten from the artists.
The interviews have the artists speaking in their own words, and the artists I got for the book I think are really great, so I was excited to present those as well. I thought it would be a shame to have all this writing sitting around from all of these great artists not being seen. Right now, the blog is attached to the book and the material from the book, but I gathered so much stuff I could not fit into the book. Eventually, the blog will carry on beyond the book until I run out of ballpoint material to post.
SVA: What makes ballpoint pen a unique and compelling subject for an art book? Is it distinctly different from traditional materials, such as charcoal, graphite, and watercolor?
MR: The ballpoint pen has been around for less than a century, in the form we know it now. It's only been in existence since right before World War II, and has only been on the market since the fifties, so it's really the tool of the mechanical age. Pencils and pens have been around in various forms for centuries. You could make an argument that the ballpoint is an extension of the fountain pen in that they are both pens that contain their own ink wells, but really the fountain pen is a part of the quill tradition, the last step in the evolution of a quill pen, and a ballpoint is something quite unique in and of itself.
MR (cont.): The main thing that makes the pen unique other than the ball tip is the ink. The evolution and success of the ballpoint is the development of its ink. The innovation of an ink that dried quickly, did not smear, but did not clog the pen, and did not dry out over time (by some accounts the ink will last 20 years without drying inside the reservoir) came from Laszlo Biro, the first innovator of ballpoints (though not the inventor). He was working at a newspaper and noticed that printer's ink dried more quickly than fountain pen ink, so the first ballpoint ink was based on printer's ink formula. What these innovations meant was a writing tool that was extremely durable and long-lasting. (The ink can draw, I think, up to almost two miles' worth of a line.)
The next major innovator, Marcel Bich, figured out how to mass produce them. He is the reason ballpoints are everywhere; there's been something like 100 billion pens made by Bic over the years. For art, that has meant a lot of different things. For some, it is the modern drawing tool; it was popular among Futurists like Lucio Fontana for its mass-produced modernist implications. It has lowbrow appeal for other artists like Lennie Mace, where the pen is a non-art drawing tool due to its inflexible tip and ubiquitous, mass-produced nature. The fixed tip of the pen, typically 1.0mm, is pretty small, and the fact that you don't have to dip, refill, or sharpen it results in a very focused, detail-oriented aesthetic that is common to the ballpoint. That unbroken focus creates a specific mindset and almost meditative quality that is almost always associated with the pen, and quite unique to it. The pen's ubiquity also lends a casual quality to some of the art associated with it; it's a thing you can just doodle and daydream with.
SVA: You describe the ballpoint pen as "the tool of the mechanical age" and "the modern drawing tool." And you observe that its precision and endurance make it ideal for a visual language of a focused, detail-oriented aesthetic and meditative process. Do the artists in your book all share these qualities in their artwork? Or some more than others?
MR: It seems to me, and according to many of the responses I got through interviews with the artists, that this is common to most. (I say most, but none have said it wasn't, I just don't want to speak for everyone.) Although all of the artists are unique in their own ways, and the book covers a wide aesthetic range, the artists drawing with the pen tended to have a very meticulous focus. (Shane McAdams uses the pen a bit differently, and is more experimental with it, so he may not fit in here.)
MR (cont.): Take two very different artists: Joanne Greenbaum, an artist whose drawings can have the feeling of complex, cerebral doodles, and compare her work with Jim Rugg's. Jim creates these nostalgic pop culture references in spiral-bound notebooks that bring us back to things we may have been enthusiastic about in high school. Both have the attentiveness and inwardness that comes from the pen. Jim's drawings take on these dedicated daydream-type feelings, like getting lost in your sketchbook as a teen, filling the whole page up with shading and textures. Joanne's images are radically different thematically, but also have feeling that she has let her mind wander. There is a "letting go" here that is what I'm getting at. An important aspect to this is that the motion of drawing with these is fairly limited and within a constrained area. The motion is all in the wrist; it requires very little physical engagement, and far more mental focus. The drawings as a result tend to be smaller than if you were using charcoal with your entire arm on a larger sheet of paper. This, I think, has an effect on the inward quality that ballpoint can deliver, and is typical of the medium. (Though it's not universal, given the drawings of Il Lee, who creates giant, cloud-like field drawings, using long, bold pen strokes on a large sheet of paper.)
SVA: In addition to publishing interviews and teaching classes, you maintain a busy career as an illustrator, with work appearing in Vice, Reveal, and many other outlets. Do you consider these occupations to be separate interests, just various jobs? Or are they part of each other, like facets on a gem?
MR: At the core of it is my own work. I draw for my illustration work. I love drawing, and specifically, narrative drawing, storytelling. So the love of drawing and storytelling facilitates everything else. I teach illustration; I write about drawing and art that interests me. All of these are offshoots of my main interest in the art that i do. All of it, the teaching and writing, circles back around through and has a big impact on the work I do. As I teach and write, I have to research and always learn about new things, new skills, new artists. These things always impact my own work, so it's all part of one big cycle.
SVA: You've made some good points about innovation and the technology of the ballpoint pen. And you benefit from technology in your work and teaching, such as Digital Coloring. Where do you see the most important technological advancements in art and illustration? Do you follow any publications or websites that feature innovative art?
MR: There is no particular area where I'm looking to find innovation, aside from the internet, where I find 99% of my art. Technological innovation is too widespread in the art world for me to talk about it broadly. In illustration, it takes a couple of forms, mostly in programs like Photoshop or After Effects, which simplify tasks and art forms that are over a century old, but which required processes that were much bulkier, and maybe required more people. Digital technology allows for one person to do what would have at one point required a team. Also, it allows for far more experimentation with less risk.
MR (cont.): For myself, I have a more traditional background in drawing. Photoshop allows me to treat my drawing process like printmaking, but with no constraints. I can replicate processes like screen printing, lithography, and offset printing, combining all kinds of wild ideas into a single image. I can explore multiple solutions to a single image very easily and quickly, and decide which one I like the most. For me, a program like Photoshop equals freedom to explore new possibilities in drawing, combinations of drawing, painting, collage, and printmaking that would be extremely hard otherwise. The coloring capability of Photoshop, that is, the freedom to explore a range of color options in a piece, is very liberating and has led to an era of very bold and exotic color palettes that I think are unique to this era. Photoshop helps me discover very unconventional but harmonious color choices I would not have thought of with traditional paint. Also, Photoshop has become wonderful at replicating the effects of traditional drawing and painting materials like pastels, watercolor and oil paint, which is great because it allows for quicker, cleaner illustrations that look traditional, but can be convenient for quick deadlines. Also, Cintiq computer screens, on which you can draw directly, have been around for more than a decade, but continue to advance, making digital drawing and painting more exciting.
In my experience, those are the advances that are happening on a technical level and that are advancing the field of illustration the most right now. In other ways, the internet and mobile technology are the other major advancement that are effecting the way people interact with art and illustration. More content than ever is migrating online and is changing the presentation and capabilities of print media by integrating motion and sequential elements in ways we've never seen. The internet has also facilitated advances in digital printing, which allows for inexpensive, high-quality, low-run print editions, like books, magazines, and prints. This allows for a much more affordable marketplace for printing and selling art products, which is great for getting artists secondary sources of income, as well as spreading their work to a much wider audience. I think these are the things making the illustration world a very exciting place at the moment.
See more from Matt Rota on Twitter and The Art of Ballpoint on Instagram.
#theartofballpoint #illustration #MattRota #SVACEfaculty


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These seven lovely lurchers and gorgeous greyhounds need new owners and a new place to call their own.
If you think you can offer any of these friendly canines featured the 'pawfect' new home please contact the team at Dogs Trust Loughborough, Hill Farm, Wide Lane, Wymeswold, Loughborough, LE12 6SE.
Dogs Trust is the UK's largest dog welfare charity. The charity cares for almost 17,000 stray and abandoned dogs each andevery year through its network of 20 rehoming centres in the UK and one in Ireland.
For more information visit their website at: www.dogstrust.org.uk
** Handsome Kingston is a six-year-old Lurcher. He's a lovely character who enjoys playing with his toys, and he will happily play by himself, especially if they squeak.
Kingston can be a sensitive fellow, and his new family would need to come and meet him a few times at the centre to get to know him. His ideal home would be with adults only.
Happy Huxley is an 18-month-old Lurcher boy. Staff at the rehoming centre will support his new family to slowly build up his time left alone. Huxley could live with older children.
** Shy Moonstone is a six-year-old Greyhound. She is a gentle, sweet-natured girl who is retired from racing. Moonstone would be best suited to a home with adults only, and could live with another dog.
** Clever Meeko is a two-year-old crossbreed. He is looking for a family who can continue this work with him, with the full support of staff at the centre. Meeko needs a home with adults only.
** Active Jack is a two-year-old crossbreed. He would be best suited to a new home where he can get interaction and exercise. Jack may be able to live with another dog who suits his style of play.
** Gentle Faye is a six-year-old Greyhound. She is a laid-back character who loves human and canine company. Faye could live with children and another gentle canine friend.
** Sweet Mabel is a two-year-old Lurcher. We are still getting to know Mabel, but we think she could live in a home with older children. Mabel could share her new home with a canine friend.


text: Modern Languages and Cultures You don't just become fluent in another language at Hull - you immerse yourself in the culture of the people who speak it. Languages is part of the Department of Languages and Philosophy, which sits in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education. COURSES We offer Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, English Language, Linguistics and Cultures with a broad choice of complementary subjects. Undergraduate students spend an unforgettable year abroad, studying at a partner university or working in a school or in industry, in a country where your chosen language (or languages) is spoken. We're reviewing our undergraduate languages courses and we're currently only accepting applications for BA (Hons) Chinese Studies, for 2019 entry. Like most universities, we regularly review our courses. Please check back at a later date for updates on 2020 entry. If you have any questions, our admissions team will be happy to help. Please contact email@example.com or call 01482 466100. Foundation year Gives you the skills and knowledge for entry on to a degree if you don't quite meet the academic entry requirements. Study abroad We have partnerships with universities across the globe. Depending on your course, you can study for one trimester, or a full year, in another country. Industrial placement Work in industry as part of your degree. Depending on your course, you can spend part of your degree on placement. See your course page for specific details. Integrated Masters Some courses combine undergraduate and postgraduate study. The integrated Masters year is an extra year after your standard degree. Undergraduate BA (Hons) Chinese Studies Available with: Develop your language skills and cultural insights to engage with one the world's oldest and richest cultures. Postgraduate Taught MA in TESOL Ideal for language graduates, or those with teaching experience to gain in-depth knowledge of English and how to teach it to speakers of other languages. Postgraduate Research Languages research degrees We offer supervision in four European languages and cultures – French, German, Italian and Hispanic studies – as well as Chinese studies. The year abroad was a fantastic experience. It completely opened my mind to a whole new culture. Isobel JezierskaBA (Hons), German Studies WHY STUDY AT HULL? Become fluent in another language and immerse yourself in the history, literature, art, films, music, media and politics of the culture. We offer Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish, with the option to study one, two or three of the languages, and the chance to take an intensive course if you want to start a language from scratch. While studying for a degree, you can also choose to gain a qualification in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), opening doors for worldwide travel and working. Our dedicated team of Language Learning Advisors provide advice and one-to-one support. They can help you get the most out of our excellent facilities and learning spaces, and offer language-specific advice and resources. At Hull, we run a Tandem Learning Programme which pairs you with a native speaker to mutually improve your language skills. FACILITIES You'll have access to our dedicated Shoosmith Language Learning Centre, which is open 24/7 in the library at the heart of the campus. The team of Language Learning Advisors will be able to help you get the most out of the excellent facilities available. FIND OUT MORE CAREERS As a languages graduate, you'll have theskills to make a difference to any organisation. This could be directly around your ability as a linguist or working in any sector in which communication plays an important part. This includes business, politics and journalism to name just a few. * UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey, for the academic year 2016/17 published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency 2018 95.9%of students are in work or further study six months after graduating* OUR RESEARCH Research in Modern Languages cuts across traditional language-centred boundaries and covers a spectrum of topics including popular culture, sexuality, politics and applied linguistics. Find out more STUDY ABROAD You will also spend an unforgettable year abroad, studying at a partner university or working in a school or in industry in a country where your chosen language is spoken. And if you study two or three languages, you can split your year to spend valuable time in more than one location. Find out more A year abroad gives you the high-level linguistic and intercultural skills to stand out in the global job market NOW SEE FOR YOURSELF The best way to see if the University of Hull is right for you is to come and visit us. We hold Open Days throughout the year. Book your place now - we'd love to meet you. BOOK NOW


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Typical Applications for Skidding:
Utility carrier installation is a common job that requires skidding and the use of jack and bore to lay the utility lines.
In projects that have used open excavation or trenching to place casing, skidding is used to pull or push the utility carrier lines into place using a jack and bore machine. Carrier lines are assembled and casing spacers are attached prior to installation. Some projects may require the final welding of casing sections before utilities are installed. These kinds of jack and bore jobs are efficient and cost effective when skidding is needed for the underground construction of utility line placement.
Most carrier lines can be installed up to lengths of 800'.
- Casings must be welded before utilities can be installed
- Length of installation
- Job site configuration
- Casing spacers provided on request
If your underground construction project requires utility line placement then skidding and the use of jack and bore may be needed to complete the job. Contact one of our skidding specialists today and find out why SSC Boring is the leader in underground construction and utility line placement.


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Chapter 5
Heavy Metal » Turning Beach Sand to Steel
ight a batch of thermite and you get iron so white-hot, it can weld railroad ties. In high school, my social studies teacher talked about a substance that could generate heat so intense that a bag of it lit on the hood of a car would melt right through the engine block. Cool, eh? A Vietnam vet, he said that in the war they used blankets of the stuff to destroy sensitive equipment before capture by melting it into a puddle. (Putting holes in the odd jeep engine was just for fun.)
The substance was thermite, which I assumed was a complicated, exotic explosive developed by the military. Turns out it is exotic, but for the opposite reasons: It's incredibly simple, it's incendiary not explosive, and its main application is in building train tracks, not melting spy gear.


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Wireless Network Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
More information is available in the form of questions and answers. Click on the questions to expand them and see the answers.
What areas does the wireless network cover?
What if I want to bring my own wireless router to campus?
How fast is the wireless network?
The lights are dark on the wireless access point, does this mean the access point is broken?
What are the differences between the HWS-Private and HWS-Public wireless networks?
What are the advantages of using HWS-Private vs. HWS-Public?
HWS-Private is intended to provide users with HWS credentials more bandwidth, enhanced security and encryption, and access to all of the services on the HWS network. Once connected to HWS-Private your device is set and will automatically reconnect to HWS-Private whenever you are on campus.
HWS-Public is primarily for visitors and guests to campus who need access to the Internet. Each time a guest or visitor connects to HWS-Public they will be asked to agree and accept the terms of the Responsible and Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources Policy.
Why isn't my iOS device connecting to HWS-Private, when it has in the past?
Why is there an idle time limit on HWS-Public?
Why do some TVs and video game units allow connectivity to HWS-Private while others do not?
Are there any areas on campus where there isn't coverage, or perhaps where the signals will be weak?
Will I be required to use only wireless to connect to the Internet?
Should I use a personal wireless access point?
I am having trouble connecting a device, who do I call for help?
Do you know of any specific things that might interfere with the wireless network?
What do I need to do when I change my HWS network password?
Why is my device automatically joining HWS-Public after I've configured and connected to HWS-Private?
I'm trying to connect to HWS-Private from a Windows computer and the automatic process wants to download "wizardnetworkloader.exe". Is this correct?
I use a desktop computer. Do I need to follow the wireless instructions?
I don't see any WiFi networks listed, what should I do?
Advanced Questions and Answers (click to see the list)
What is a wireless access point?
What is an SSID?
What is "roaming"?
What standards are supported by our wireless network?
How secure is our wireless network?
What operating systems are supported?
What about connecting a Linux device?
Are there any specific devices you are aware of that will not work?
Will a personal wireless access point interfere with the HWS wireless network?
Does Bluetooth interfere with the wireless network?
Is there anything I can't do on the wireless network that I can do on the wired network?
How fast is a wireless connection?
How does the number of users impact the wireless network?
Can I access the Xerox printers and multi-function devices on the wireless network?
What should I do if my wireless connection seems slow?
What do I do if I'm getting poor signal strength?
How can I troubleshoot a weak or absent wireless signal?
- Are there any interference sources (e.g. personal wireless access points, cordless phones, microwave ovens) in your room or nearby?
- Does the wireless signal strength vary within your room (i.e. does one area of your room have a strong signal and one area have a weak signal?) or vary by time of day (e.g. wireless is slower in your room in the evening when there are more people using wireless)?
- Does your computer receive a stronger wireless signal in other rooms/buildings?
If not, it may be prudent to investigate the operation of your computer's wireless card.
If you have checked each of these troubleshooting points and the signal strength continues to be weak, please contact the Help Desk at (315) 781-4357.


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1 - You may cancel your order at any time within seven working days, start on the day after you received the Products. You must inform us using email and clearly mention subject and your order number. Notification by phone is not adequate.
2 - You must also return the Products to us immediately, in the same condition in which you received them, and at your own cost and risk. You have a legal responsibility to take sufficient care of the Products while they are in your control. If you are fail to fulfill with this responsibility, we may have a right of action against you for reimbursement.
3 - Once cancelled Products are returned to us, we will give back your full amount paid within 30 days which includes the initial delivery charge (if applicable).
4 - If you fail to return the products as required, we may charge you a sum of the direct costs of recovering the products.
5 - Software's or consumable products that have been unsealed or activated do not have the right of cancellation and will not be refunded.
6 - If the products supplied to you are physically damage then you should notify us via email, within 72 hours of receipt. Failure to notify us with 72 hours of receipt will result in the determination that any physical damage occurred whilst in your care.
7 - If you suspect that the product are faulty and wish to return them you must contact us within 72 hours of discovering the fault. We will examine the returned Product and if you are entitled, we will notify you of your options to either, repair, replace or refund via e-mail within a reasonable period of time. We will usually process your elected repair, substitute or refund as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day you confirm whether you opt for repair, replacement or refund for the defective Product.
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Safety First!
June 17, 2016
June is National Home Safety Month!
Epiphany's In-Home Services program has a dedicated team of National SafeCare Training and Research Center certified providers who visit at-risk families in their homes to conduct Home Safety training. By identifying and eliminating environmental and health hazards in the home, our SafeCare Providers are reducing the risk of child maltreatment. In addition, through parenting education our In-Home Services team is stabilizing family functioning and reducing the likelihood that children will be removed from the home by San Francisco's child welfare agency.
Common hazards in the home include children's accessibility to harsh chemicals and cleaning products, electrical sockets, matches, medications, sharp objects and more. Our Home Visitors not only teach families how to identify hazards in the home, but empower parents to become self-sufficient so that children can thrive.
This month we want to highlight two safety issues that clients generally don't think of when thinking about home hazards:
1. Poisonous Plants
Many common household plants are toxic and can cause illness through ingestion or contact with the skin. Holiday times are particularly dangerous due to the presence of plants with colorful berries or flowers. Check out this poisonous plants guide to make sure the little ones in your life are safe!
2. Other Organic Matter
Usually we don't think of organic matter as harmful or toxic. However, our home visitors see many incidents of homes with decaying food and dirty dishes. This creates a breeding site for bacteria and mold to flourish, as well as pests like ants or fruit flies. Any item or surface area with food that covers at least one square inch and does not belong where it is found is identified as a hazard. Specific examples include:
- dirty dishes piled in the sink higher than counter level
- perishable food left sitting out
- wet pet food
Interested in joining our In-Home Services team? We're hiring a Family Support Specialist, apply here.