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Best TV Shows on Netflix
Looking for good TV shows on Netflix? Check out the highest rated available right now .
1 Modern Family (2009)
This Emmy-winning sitcom follows Jay Pritchett and his eclectic family as they deal with the challenges of contemporary life in Los Angeles.
2 The Walking Dead (2010)
In the wake of a zombie apocalypse, survivors hold on to the hope of humanity by banding together to wage a fight for their own survival.
3 Top Gear (2003)
Jeremy Clarkson and his crew of car lovers test the limits of luxury vehicles in this hit show that also features celebrities racing on a test track.
4 Twin Peaks (1990)
"Who killed Laura Palmer?" is the question on everyone's lips in a secretive small town, but as an eccentric FBI agent learns, the answer isn't easy.
5 Forensic Files (2000)
Detectives and crime lab technicians use the latest and most fascinating procedures to solve crimes in this documentary-style show.
6 Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
Brothers Edward and Alphonse use alchemy to resurrect their mother, but they unleash a chemical reaction that tears apart their bodies.
7 Freaks and Geeks (1999)
A group of high school students in 1980 faces various social struggles. Lindsay rebels and hangs out with a crowd of burnouts for starters.
8 Archer (2009)
Suave, sophisticated spy Archer may have the coolest gadgets, but he still has issues when it comes to dealing with his boss, who is also his mother.
9 Downton Abbey (2010)
Exposing the snobbery and machinations of a disappearing class system, this series chronicles the elite Crawley family and their assorted servants.
10 Doctor Who (2005)
An updated incarnation of everybody's favorite time-traveling Doctor sets about fighting nefarious aliens and other foes in this epic sci fi series.
11 The X-Files (1993)
FBI agents Scully, a skeptic, and Mulder, a believer, attempt to uncover a government conspiracy to hide evidence of extraterrestrial activity.
12 Deadwood (2004)
Rebels, outlaws, businessmen and gunslingers violently clash as gold fever sweeps through the lawless Dakota territory in this dark Western series.
13 Narcos (2015)
The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels fuels this gritty gangster drama series.
14 The West Wing (1999)
This powerful political epic chronicles the triumphs and travails of White House senior staff under the administration of President Josiah Bartlet.
15 Only Fools and Horses (1981)
London schemer Derek, his brother Rodney and their daft grandfather try anything and everything to leave their working-class life behind.
16 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
After both suffer physical damage -- brothers Edward and Alphonse battle nefarious forces to try to reclaim their bodies in this supernatural anime.
17 Firefly (2002)
Set almost 500 years in the future, this short-lived but much-loved series follows the adventures of the ragtag crew of the spaceship Serenity.
18 Dexter (2006)
Mild-mannered Dexter Morgan works for the police department as a blood-splatter analyst but moonlights as a murderer who only targets other killers.
19 The Shield (2002)
LAPD detective Vic Mackey and his controversial Strike Team unit skirt the law and stop at nothing to rid the streets of gang thugs and drug lords.
20 Battlestar Galactica (2003)
After cybernetic Cylons all but wipe out the human race, the few survivors aboard the Battlestar Galactica search for the mythical planet Earth.
21 Community (2009)
When his degree is found bogus, lawyer Jeff Winger is sent back to college, where he meets students and teachers with credentials as dubious as his.
22 Breaking Bad (2008)
A terminally ill chemistry teacher teams with a former student to manufacture crystal meth to secure his family's future.
23 Sherlock (2010)
In this updated take on Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern-day London in search of clues.
24 Suits (2011)
When he impresses a big lawyer with his razor-sharp mind, a college dropout scores a coveted associate job, even though he has no legal credentials.


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Doing pretty well here so far....
Mainly wanna test just how good is this default Blogger app for iPhone.
A cool graffiti in somewhere near Naka-Meguro, Tokyo.
Sushi set lunch around ¥800+, pretty good deal for 12 pieces.
Ramen for lunch.
Just a few pics update for now.... I do have some stories which I'd like to share, will definitely try to write up something soon.

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Wirehouse to Independent then NY to SC
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I am working on a plan to leave my Wirehouse and move my clients to Independent. Probably LPL, but I'm still doing my homework.
I've been in the business for over 20 years and had a great book until I switched firms and went from a regional firm managing $60million and only ported over $30million. In hindsight it was a bad move, with bad timing. I can't look back, but I can look ahead. My current goal is to leave my current firm and go to and Independent. I don't want my own office, so I'm looking to join a group. One offer so far is to work for an LPL office with 20 other reps.
I have 40million AUM now with annual gross of $180k. I expect I can move my core clients of $30million and start growing from there. My current mix is commission/ fee based at about a 80/20 ratio. My recent focus is to convert more commission clients to fee based. I feel this should help my transition.
An additional twist to this move is to also move my business down to Charleston, SC area. I'm 50 yo. and I want to work another 20 years in this business, but not in NY. I want to try to move my business over the next 12 months to my indy brand here in NY to best transition my clients, then head south. I have my brother here in NY, so I can stay with him if I need to come back North to see clients.
The other choice is to skip the 12month hitch in NY and just head to SC now.
So complex, but any help or advice would be appreciated.
I noticed you had not received a comment on this post from a while back, so I thought I would throw my two cents in just in case you hadn't made a decision yet. If it were me, I would utilize the transition period of 12 months to capture as much of the current book as you can. If you have solid relationships, the clients will follow. However, the firm that you join is almost the largest factor in my mind. Find a firm that can offer significant operational support (real support, not just 'transition paperwork') so that you don't have to stress on that when you're meeting with clients. Also, find a firm that can offer your clients some form of a benefit, so that you can position value-added to the clients (rather than just a lateral move from their perspective). You could potentially use this change as a catalyst to move clients more toward fee-based (which could serve as a strong benefit to them) - especially if you're looking to make this change anyway. Congratulations on the decision and think you'll love it. One more thing, I'd work to establish your own brand - I wouldn't use an LPL or a 'producer group brand'. Your clients are working with you, and I'd guess they'd be excited for you to create your own firm. If I can be a resource for you in any capacity, please feel free to reach out at any time. Best of luck to you in your new venture.
Everything Steve said is right on point! I would use every day of that 12 months and I would use it to make my own "brand". I went LPL because I am in NY and they seem to be the biggest player around my area for independents. My clients probably don't even know who LPL is since I made my own LLC to do business under. If you do choose to go that route, some things I would caution about. First, do not use your name in the new "company". That makes it harder to sell in 20 years and lowers the value (at least it did when I worked at Morgan and was helping value books to buy). From what I have heard, advisors used to use their last name to allow their clients an easy way to find them once they left to get around non competes. In today technology, that isn't an issue. Secondly, I would be a little concerned about joining an office with 20 others that all have different names on their doors and such. We have several "super" offices like that here and I couldn't see myself doing that. I found one rep that was actually retiring, moved into their office and had them "partner" in my new "firm". This allow clients to see that he/we were expanding (when really we weren't).
All in all, I've read some of Steve's comments and he is very sharp. If he can't help (which I highly doubt) I am more then willing to offer any assistance I can!
p.s. Hit them straight down in SC!!
As a follow-up point to @indy with respect to naming the practice, depending on the target makeup of your book, you might consider using keywords such as retirement, income, etc. in the company name. This could help the organization place in the various search engines. Not just Google, but IAPD/BrokerCheck, etc.


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7 Tips for Not-So-Stressful Packing
"Can this go in my carry-on? Do I really need this? Can I fit it?" These are the usual worries for packing before a much needed vacay. Packing is pivotal. Any essential left behind and you're left in a traveler's crisis. Pack too much and you're left with the burden of tugging around heavy luggage. Instead of breaking a sweat and going Incredible Hulk on your suitcase – let's go back to the basics. Here are seven useful strategies for packing like a pro.
What Language Barrier? How to Communicate Abroad When You Don't Speak the Foreign Language
What Language Barrier? How to Communicate Abroad When You Don't Speak the Foreign Language
By: Alyssa Villarreal
Jetting off to a foreign country can be exciting and liberating all at once. It's like going on an adventure, and the best part of it all is getting lost in the unknown. However, the getting lost part can be slightly overwhelming when there's a language barrier involved. There isn't a "get rich quick" method for learning how to speak a new language. While basic expressions like "¿Dónde está el baño?" and "S'il vous plaît." can help you in one way or another, these phrases can only go so far.
So what to do when you don't have an ear for languages? Just keep calm and follow our lead with these handy lingual tips for travelers. If you're tech-savvy, I suggest you keep your smartphone or tablet in tow.
Stick With the Basics
At minimum, learn how to say please, thank you and hello in the language before you go. These basic phrases might not amount to much but they will help you be polite with the locals. Make an effort to articulate common phrases and questions so you're prepared when you do need to speak in a foreign tongue.
Frommer's Will Be Your Best Friend
Invest in those handy pocket phrase books. It may seem old school but many people find these guides offer a level of comfort that some other options don't. These inexpensive guides can help you with basic phrases, cultural tid bits and history overviews. If going old school is not your thing, download the digital version of the phrase book on one of those tablet things.
Break Bread With the Locals
Making friends in a foreign country might seem impossible. But, it's actually pretty easy – and many foreign countries are very friendly with strangers. Once you've made that step to acquaintanceship, recruit them to be your teacher. Try to add a few, practical words to your vocabulary every day.
When In Doubt, Try Google Translate
Swedish to Swahili, Basque to Bulgarian. You name it, Google can probably translate it. Just copy and paste text into the handy online format of Google Translate's web service or free app. The voice feature can even pronounce words or phrases for you! Some of the translations will be better than others, but you can usually get a good idea of what's being communicated.
Play Charades
Sometimes we need to get physical to communicate. Try using hand gestures and sounds to get your point across. Do this with great sensitivity, reading etiquette guides to ensure that your gestures and sounds are not insulting to locals. If that's not helping try a Pictionary twist and draw pictures. Whether on paper or in the dirt you'll be sure to learn a lot and maybe even figure out how to get back to your hotel!
Just Ask!
Not everyone is armed with travel apps, phrase books or linguistic skills. Try asking an English-speaking local for help – most likely someone working at your hotel. Instead of miming all sorts of signals that may or may not properly translate in Italian, just ask the receptionist at your hotel to write down your requests.
And remember, a smile never needs a translation – so keep things friendly and light-hearted. You'll do just fine navigating the foreign language landscape.


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Travel and Lodging
Long Island Railroad
NYU Winthrop Hospital is located steps away from the Mineola train station. For schedules and additional information, please contact the Long Island Railroad at 877-690-5116 or visit them online at www.mta.info/lirr
By Air
There are 3 primary commercial airports that are convenient to NYU Winthrop Hospital:
John F. Kennedy International Airport (13 miles)
Jamaica, New York, NY
(718) 244-4444
LaGuardia Airport (16 miles)
New York, NY
(718) 533-3400
Long Island MacArthur Airport (29 miles)
100 Arrival Ave, Ronkonkoma, NY
(631) 467-3300
PALS: Patient Airlift Services
Patient Airlift Services arranges free air transportation based on need to individuals requiring medical care and for other humanitarian purposes. PALS has a network of volunteer pilots who provide this service without reimbursement or compensation, using their own or rented aircraft. In no case are fees of any kind charged for these services.
Generally, the individuals who utilize PALS have limited financial resources or are receiving diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up for various types of acute or chronic illnesses or conditions that make it either financially impossible or otherwise unfeasible to use public commercial or private charter transportation. To request a flight, contact PALS at 631-694-PALS (7257) or www.palservices.org
For a discounted room rate, please mention NYU Winthrop Hospital at the following hotels when making a reservation.
Garden City Hotel
46 7th St, Garden City, NY
(800) 547-0400
Holiday Inn Westbury
369 Old Country Rd, Carle Place, NY
(800) 465-4329
Homewood Suites
40 Westbury Avenue, Carle Place, NY
(516) 747-0465
Hyatt Place Garden City
5 North Ave, Garden City, NY
(516) 222-6277
Inn at Great Neck
30 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, NY
(516) 773-2000
Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
101 James Doolittle Blvd., Uniondale, NY
1-800- Marriott
Red Roof Inn
699 Dibblee Drive, Westbury, NY
(800) Red-Roof (1-800-733-7663)
Springhill Suites by Marriott
20 Westbury Avenue
Carle Place, NY 11514
(516) 880-1000
Viana Hotel & Spa
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Government must be more hands-on in Northern Ireland crisis, Lord Hain says
The Government has been accused of being "hands off rather than hands on" during the current crisis in Northern Ireland by a Labour former cabinet minister.
Lord Hain, who served as secretary of state for Northern Ireland under Tony Blair, stressed the need for top-level ministerial involvement, given that the parties at Stormont "are not going to sort this out on their own".
His criticism was rejected by Northern Ireland minister Lord Dunlop, who insisted the UK Government had been "actively engaged".
He also pledged to "leave no stone unturned" to ensure the resumption of powersharing following the upcoming elections.
There are fears a divisive campaign will make reaching agreement even less likely and raises the spectre of a return to direct rule if a new administration cannot be formed within the required three weeks on the other side of the March 2 poll.
The current crisis was triggered by Northern Ireland's botched eco-energy scheme.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) threatens to cost the taxpayer up to £490 million over the next 20 years.
Sinn Fein deputy first minister Martin McGuinness quit last week citing irreconcilable differences with the DUP.
The deadline for Sinn Fein to renominate to the vacant post before an election had to be called passed on Monday evening.
Northern Ireland will now go to the polls just ten months after the last assembly vote.
Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Hain said: "Why is it that the Government gives the distinct impression of being hands off rather than hands on during this escalating crisis?
"Clearly, the parties, since their relations have deteriorated so terribly, are not going to sort this out on their own, even after an election.
"It's vital that the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister convenes meetings, whether summits or other gatherings, to bring the parties together and that they do so with the Taoiseach as well.
"The Irish Government, regardless of joint sovereignty arguments which are irrelevant in this, the Irish Government is very influential and must be brought in."
Lord Dunlop said: "Both the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland have been very actively engaged in talking to the Taoiseach and talking to the parties in Northern Ireland.
"We will continue to leave no stone unturned to ensure that we are in the best possible position after the election to re-establish a fully functioning executive."
Tory former defence minister Lord Robathan questioned what "the hiatus" would mean for former police officers and soldiers facing legal action over historical killings during the Troubles.
He said: "They went out and served in Northern Ireland to serve both sides of the community.
"They are being prosecuted disproportionately compared to the terrorists they were protecting the community from."
Lord Dunlop agreed the current situation was "unsatisfactory".
He added: "It absolutely remains a priority for the Government to build a consensus on this issue and find a way forward."


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Potting On Re-Usable Rigid Cell Packs - 72 Plants347139
From the creators of the Easy Fill Hanging Baskets, these pricking out trays boast a unique design that helps you get the most out of your plug plants.
The deep vent at the bottom of each cell allows air to pass through to the root zone quicker than with traditional cell trays. This stimulates root development and gives you the best growing results! The hole also doubles up as a handy pushing out hole when removing plants, minimising root damage.
Made from a tough and rigid re-usable UV plastic, each cell is ideal for small seedlings, rooting out cuttings and plug plants.
Perfect for: growing sweet peas- the depth of each cell gives ideal room for sweet pea development, with each pot accommodating up to 6 seeds.
Ideal For: Growing on plug plants
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Cell Dimensions: H = 7.5cm (3), W = 5.5cm (2), D = 8.5cm (2)
Tray Dimensions: 19cm (8) x 17cm (7) = 6 cells per tray
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We hope you like your purchase, however, if you are not entirely satisfied with any item, it can be sent back to us for a refund, provided it is returned within 14 days after delivery has been made (unless otherwise specified). Please click here for more information.
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Pre-Natal Massage Special
Prenatal massage is a wonderful way to relieve stress and promote relaxation. It can also help to develop the sensory awareness necessary to relax during First Stage of labor; recruit appropriate muscles during pushing phase and improve the outcome of labor.
Prenatal Massage will reduce muscle tension associated with pregnancy, your trained therapist will teach you trimester appropriate positioning with pillows and props and techniques to reduce edema (swelling in legs and feet) and leg cramps. Regardless of your individual circumstances, a pregnant woman's body is challenged, changed and stressed in many ways and massage gives special attention to the mother-to-be, which in turn nurtures the new life that grows within her.
Additional benefits of Prenatal Massage include:
- Relieving muscle spasms, cramps and myofascial pain – especially in the back, neck, hips and legs
- Reducing Edema
- Increasing blood and lymph circulation increasing cellular nutrition
- Reducing strain on weight-bearing joins and musculo-fascial structures
- Providing a pregnant woman with the experience of loving, nurturing touch so that she may touch her baby lovingly
*Please note: Women considering massage treatment in their first trimester should consult with their doctor prior to scheduling an appointment. For the safety of the mother and baby, The Healing Path recommends prenatal massage in the second and third trimesters only.
Pre-Natal Massage Pricing
- 45 Minutes $65
- 60 Minutes
- 75 Minutes $120
- 90 Minutes $135
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This Luxurious one bedroom apartment Is centrally located close to parks and across the road from the Swan River. There are cycle/walking paths that take you all around the river and into the city.
The Crown Casino is a 1.5 km short walk along the swan river and has a vast selection of restaurants and bars. Victoria Park has one of Perths best value restaurant and bar strips and South Perth is also minutes away which is home to Perth Zoo and more restaurants and Bars. The Airport is a 15min drive away. The gym is located on the same level.
The apartment is fully furnished and equipped with a Nespresso coffee machine, pots, pans, toaster, kettle, sandwich maker. Microwave, dishwasher, crockery and cutlery, hairdryer, washing machine, clothes dryer and a clothes line, There is a Queen Size Sofa bed as well as a portable bed for another child if needed, TV and DVD player with a selection of DVDs to watch. Free NBN WIFI Internet included and Netflix
The bedroom has a separate A/C unit and has a queen sized bed with luxury bedding and linen and TV/DVD player. There are built in robes with plenty of hanging space. It also has a small bedside table with an alarm clock. There is a Weber Q BBQ on the extra Large Balcony with an outdoor Dining setting and Lounge to enjoy the views. There is also one Secure Car parking bay and a gym for your use..
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trustymofo: thanking the stars for pad thai kitchen
Some days you don't want to cook. Some days you barely have the energy to pick up food. (Insert sigh here over Portland's lack of food delivery.) Some days you just have a hankerin' for Thai.
I'm so lucky to have a nearby Thai restaurant that I can rely on, Pad Thai Kitchen. I first went there for a lady-lunch meetup—maybe it was someone's birthday, I can't remember—but it was a bunch of local-for-longer-than-I vegans, so I felt reassured. The one older woman in charge shouting, "Vegan! No egg! No fish sauce!" at the younger staff further reassured me. Someone was on top of things.
This chant would grow more familiar, as she repeated it during each phone order. Me: "I'd like vegan basil fried rice with tofu, medium spicy." Her: "So vegan, no egg, no fish sauce." Exactly. I've heard too many horror stories about other Thai places around town, friends finding shreds of something or other or tasting that taste and not wanting to eat it because they were pretty sure that was shrimp paste or oyster sauce or maybe it was made in a not-very-well-washed pan.
Reliable vegan food wouldn't be worth much if it didn't taste good too (to me—obviously even the blandest vegan food makes a huge difference for animals). No issue here. Everything tastes fresh and made to order. And they know heat: Medium spicy has that slowly building tingle, perfect for me, while Tom goes for very spicy—which is actually very spicy. Huzzah! True, the menu is your standard Thai menu. They're not breaking new ground, not seeing where they can take Thai, but they do what they know and they do it consistently. And when you get take-out, it's at least two meals' worth. At least.
So thank you, Pad Thai Kitchen.
(Don't get me wrong. I will forever hold a place in my heart for Vegan Glory, my L.A. go-to vegan Thai place…which delivered.)


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Start or finish your holiday in the best way possible with a Park Stay and Fly package at Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport. Avail of the complimentary shuttle bus that departs every 20 minutes, 7 days a week. Park your car in the secure underground car park and get your holiday off to the best start.
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Dublin airport parking has never been so easy. Park in Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport's secure car park, and avail of the complimentary 24 hour shuttle bus every 20 minutes to and from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 & 2. Park in a secure car park and avail of some great value parking offers.
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Looking for the right conference or meeting room in Dublin? Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport has meeting rooms and conference facilities to suit your needs in North Dublin. The combination of a dedicated team of coordinators, high specification facilities and great Dublin hotel location, will ensure the success of your meeting and event.
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Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport has 4 separate dining areas. Dine in the restaurant, the Playwright Bar, lunch in the lobby or avail of the delicious offerings at the coffee dock for those on the go. Chef's combine Irish artisanal products and local seasonal produce to deliver the best of menus and memorable dining experiences.


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The Australia second row forward has just signed a new five year deal that should see him playing out his career at Headingley.
Delaney signed from NRL side the Gold Coast Titans in 2010 and despite offers to return back Down Under, Delaney is delighted to be staying at Leeds until at least 2018.
"It's a great environment to be around," Delaney told Boots 'n' All.
"I was a bit unsettled at home and made a decision that I wanted to make a new career here at Leeds. I can always go home to Australia, Australia is not going anywhere. But when you get offered a five year deal at a clubs like Leeds, well you are not going to say no.
"I am happy here off the pitch as well, I enjoy training every day and hanging out with the lads. They are a great bunch and we are all a tight unit here at Leeds. It is a fun place to be and if you are happy off the pitch then it shows on.
Delaney arrived at Leeds as a centre but soon switched to the pack which he admits really suits his game.
"I really enjoy playing my natural position which is backrow, lock - anywhere in the forwards basically," admitted the 27 year-old.
"I really enjoy it, the aggression side of it and you get more involved. It suits my game - I am not fast and I am not flashy!"
Leeds coach Brian McDermott is delighted to have Delaney at Leeds long term, and says he brings something special to the club: "The best quality you can give to him is that he can play tired.
"There are players who can do their stuff but there are so many conditions that have to be in place for them to be good. For him it's any patch of grass anywhere in the world and he will go and run himself into the ground every week."


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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — Friday's rainstorm is set to continue Saturday, according to officials from the National Weather Service.
A wind advisory was issued by the NWS for Saturday afternoon and evening for the North and East Bay hills, the North Bay coast, San Francisco and the San Francisco peninsula coast from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday.
Southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph are expected near the coast, NWS officials said.
Winds can result in foliage debris and tree damage, leading to isolated power outages.
About 8,300 Bay Area Pacific Gas and Electric customers had lost power at 9 p.m. Friday, including almost 7,000 in the East Bay, PG&E officials said.
NWS officials forecast as much as 0.82 inches of rain in Sonoma County and 0.65 inches in Santa Cruz County by 5 a.m. Sunday.
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS SONOMA COUNTY COAST SOUTH THROUGH SAN MATEO COUNTY. pic.twitter.com/iGELUWxMNu
— NWSBayArea (@NWSBayArea) October 15, 2016
Sunday rain predictions include 1.49 inches of rain in Santa Cruz County, 0.84 inches in Sonoma County and 0.69 inches in San Mateo County.
Coastal flooding will exacerbate erosion on the coasts, NWS officials said. The public is encouraged to avoid beaches, coastal rocks and jetties.
A Flood Advisory has been issued for Lake County as well.
Wind and rain can create hazardous driving conditions. By 4 p.m. Friday, California Highway Patrol officers in Marin had received about 55 reports of traffic collisions, mostly due to the wet conditions, CHP officials said.
Get your To-Do List done early today! #Rain and windy conditions are heading to the #BayArea this afternoon/evening! ☔#Weather #cawx pic.twitter.com/EXypKWqP8M
— Rebecca Strom (@Rebecca_Strom) October 15, 2016
Drivers should reduce their speed, avoid sudden lane changes and maintain enough space around their vehicles in wet conditions, CHP officials said.
It's looking more likely that the storm is going to stall over the Santa Cruz Mountains. The National Weather Service is seeing this too now and has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the Santa Cruz Mountains especially in the burn area.
We could see another 2-to-4 inches of rain in the burn area. Should this happen, there is a possibility for mudslides, flashfloods and debris flows.
The storm is expected to stall late Saturday night and pump rain there until Sunday night.


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Congratulations to all those students that picked up their results in 2017. We wish you every success with your continued studies and hope you continue to work hard and fulfil your dreams.
As soon as our results from this summer have been validated we will update the tables below to reflect this.
Please see below the headline figures for 2016. To help place this into context we have also shown the year on year comparisons of our achievements and demonstrated how this relates to other schools within our Authority and Nationally.
In addition to the details we have shown the DfE (Department for Education) also publishes School Performance tables. Please click on the link to view the data held on Saddleworth School:
KS4 Headline Figures
Year on Year Comparison
KS4 Pupil Progress
Closing The Gap
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A schoolgirl in South Africa, assigned to write an essay on a poem of mine, emails me wanting to know the poem's meaning. Young writers in Pakistan transmit Word files of their poems and stories and ask for a critical response; others — one from the Congo even as I write this — send emails requesting to find them a publisher or an agent. Former students, who were 20 when they took a course with me and are 60 now, write to say they are retiring from their job to work on a long-planned novel.
Digital communication, disregarding time and space, facilitates instant correspondence, ignores the age gap and the old formalities of conventional respect whereby 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Prof Ghose' is casually abandoned for 'Hi Zulfikar!' by a 16-year-old writing to one nearly 80. Electronic media has produced a worldwide democracy in which we are all equal, like the birds in the sky who know no national boundaries on this, our planet earth. Following the example of social media addicts, whose rapidly dancing fingers on miniature keyboards delight in sharing personal information from the trivial to the profoundly solemn, let me share with you some of my answers to a selected few from the parade of invisible emailers who populate my inbox, for among them are serious enquirers who merit a considered response.
And having written that last sentence late at night in Texas when it was nearly the next midday in Pakistan, I went to sleep and switching on the computer the next morning found a new email from precisely such a serious enquirer, a Pakistani journalist, whose message, with some questions concerning my work, was transmitted just after I'd saved that sentence and put the computer to sleep — the sort of happy coincidence that makes one believe in telepathy, fate, kismet, palmistry, and E=mc². Well, to proceed with what I was going to say, and I'm sorry if some of what I'm going to say is a repetition, but that's how it is in the solar system, round and round we go in parabolic loops like acrobats at the Cirque du Soleil.
Exactly 50 years ago this autumn, I began teaching English at a secondary school in London and was assigned to be the form master of the first-year class — about thirty 11-year-old boys — and remained their master for six years till they were in the sixth form, after which I left to teach at the University of Texas. Now that they are all in their 60s, they are in constant contact via electronic media: press 'Send' and the whole class receives the same message. Several of them remember me as the teacher who inspired in them a love of literature, but recently one of them put an interesting question:
"I have no idea now whether my love of English, of the combination of words into sentences that, merely by their structure and rhythm, could move me so much, was a result of those classes and our teacher's attitude and enthusiasm, or whether it was, perchance, merely innate?"
To that, I sent this observation: "My answer is that yes, it is innate; your brain was already inclined to respond to what you call the structure and rhythm of certain literary usages of language; all that the teacher did was to create a context in which your brain received a stimulus to activate that response. The teacher's knowledge and literary interest at that point in his life, and perhaps his style, could all have contributed to serving as a catalyst that opened your brain to what seemed a new excitement, but had you been born with a brain which was happier with numbers than with words then you would have been indifferent to, and bored by, what the teacher was saying.
"The French have a word for the excitement the brain experiences when it is stimulated by intellectual pleasure: jouissance. Nabokov used to call it 'aesthetic vibrancy'. I call it 'ecstasy', a sudden explosive thrill within one's mind when, in literature, it is moved by a remarkable combination of words, like a line in a Shakespeare sonnet, where the pleasure is not caused just by the meaning of the words but by the mind experiencing a transcendental illumination. Similar ecstasy is experienced in the presence of exceptional visual art or when we hear music. Even scientists feel a special ecstatic thrill when a new idea is expressed as a mathematical equation that seems to occur as a beautiful revelation. And incidentally, the word 'ecstasy' once meant 'madness'; so, we are madly overcome by a daft sort of happiness when beauty fills our vision."
In 1968, the last year when I was their teacher, I began writing a novel titled Crump's Terms, which was set in a London school. When it was published, the old boys, believing that novelists took real events and people and simply converted them into their plot and characters, searched its pages to see if any of them were represented in it. They were not since I don't work that way, being more concerned with shaping a style that transforms ordinary reality into one of the imagination, which is purely an aesthetic impulse. On being questioned about the novel, I've sent them the following messages, which readers other than the former students might find illuminating.
How the name got chosen: "My character Crump was originally named Hanna, and when my editor at Macmillan first read the typescript he pointed out that Hanna sounded like Hannah, which was the name of the wife of a poet friend we had in common and from whom the poet had recently separated, and therefore to have a novel titled Hanna's Terms would cause unnecessary embarrassment. Thereupon, being a cricket reporter in those days, I looked up the scorecard of a game I'd just reported and picked Crump, mainly because his contribution to the game was forgettable."
Some students, bewildered by my novel's formal deviance from a straightforward narrative, asked for guidance, and received this little lecture in reply: "All we know is that we have a consciousness and that the world around us invades this consciousness with an endless stream of images via our five senses; we try to interpret this content by projecting images in the form of painting, sculpture, poems, stories, songs, music, all of which involve the creation of signs and symbols, and each accomplished work becomes the version of one artist's understanding of reality. The scientist does the same thing as the artist: looks at those images, interprets them as the laws of physics, etc. Then there are religious people who simply avoid all of this, take what's known as a blind leap of faith and unquestioningly accept the signs and symbols given them by their religion. All our understanding, then, is no more than a set of signs and symbols of one particular origin that our brain finds acceptable and therefore holds on to as possibly explaining the nature of reality, knowing full well, of course, that all conclusions are provisional and are under constant revision, qualification, enlargement, or reduction — otherwise we would have arrived at some ultimate truth long ago. In the end, all we have is a form of language and what we understand is never reality but the words and the grammar of that language.
"Well, this is getting too serious; so, here's a true anecdote from over 50 years ago (courtesy of a letter in The Times from Valerie Eliot): one morning, T. S. Eliot, who lived in Cheyne Walk (Chelsea, London), hailed a taxi to go to work. The taxi driver recognised the famous poet and when Eliot confirmed his identity, the driver said to him, 'I get lots of famous people. Picked up Bertrand Russell the other day. And I said to him, "Ere, Lord Russell, what's it all about, then?" And you know what? He didn't have an answer.'
"No philosopher has an answer but a quest for an answer makes the humblest of us a philosopher. All of this to say that my novel, Crump's Terms, has this sort of thinking behind it. The history of the modern English novel begins with novels like Pamela by Richardson and Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, both of which are what's known as mainstream novels, and then there was Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, which is an 'experimental' novel in that it doesn't have a linear story. My novel follows the latter approach. There is some story being presented, with a succession of unconnected events, but the writer keeps breaking off the sort of narrative continuity found in mainstream novels in order to direct the reader's mind to absorb the philosophical implications of the form's narrative subversion. Well, I better stop, this is getting too bloody serious! And perhaps pretentious. The fact is that one does not think of these ideas when writing and the reader does not think of them when reading. But if the writer and the reader are well-read, then these ideas will direct the writer's concentration and the reader's understanding at a deep unconscious level, and often it is this unstated and invisible factor, which is present only as an instinct, that makes for a work of original power."
Sometimes I receive questions from graduate students working on a thesis associated with my work. To one who asked what I was attempting as regards language and narrative in my novel The Triple Mirror of the Self, I wrote: "I never work with a preconceived plan but merely pursue images and am sometimes, perhaps often, surprised where they take me. Of course, there's a lot of literary and philosophical reading behind a novel of any complexity, and that works best when it's naturally secreted subconsciously where the brain quietly selects from the mass accumulated in its cells. In spite of one's belief in free will one has to admit that there's a silent determinism that makes us do that which we had not thought of doing but feel almost superstitiously compelled to do."
Another asked me a question related to my native tongue and my adopted language, and I answered: "Actually, I can speak a bit of Punjabi or Urdu or Hindustani, though it takes a couple of weeks of being surrounded by native speakers before some of the words begin to return and my first attempts to return to those languages usually make me look like a dumb idiot. But the shaping of language in my writing has more to do with my approach to writing than to any sociological consideration. Perhaps being a foreigner to the language one writes in makes one that much more alert to its nuances and therefore — as happened with Conrad and Nabokov and to Beckett when he wrote in French — one ends up writing a denser prose than would a native who, taking the equivalence between language and ideas for granted, is not compelled to seek a sharper expression.
"As for 'multiculturalism,' this is hardly a new phenomenon: where would Chaucer be without the Italians, where Dryden without the classical French theatre, where all modern novelists without Cervantes…etc.? Indeed, there are very few writers of any consequence who have not raided other cultures without which they would not be what they are. T. S. Eliot could not exist without the French symbolists, the Brazilian Machado de Assis would be another writer without the English Laurence Sterne, Borges has paid tribute to Kafka, Marquez to Faulkner. There are dozens of similar examples in the other arts. It is only the mediocrities who believe that a narrow nationalism is to be worn like a chastity belt to guarantee some spurious purity."
Because I had said that I did not have a reader in mind when writing, a student working on his dissertation in Tunisia asked, "Why all this indifference to the reader?", and I answered: "It is not a pose, merely a fact of life that one writes because one is curious to see what can be done with language when it is created in a special way, to see in the end the form that emerges and hope to be astonished or at least pleased with what thus gets said. Of course, one is pleased that another human being eventually reads the work but this is only a question of common vanity and is not the reason why one writes. To profess an exclusive sort of concentration on the concept one is engaged in is not to affect an indifference to the reader."
A young writer in Pakistan wrote to say she was reading Maria Luisa Bombal and Bruno Schulz after seeing me mention them in an article and, telling me something about her own work, asked if she should postpone her writing to concentrate on the reading. I answered: "This might be a repetition of what I've said before, but: no, don't quit writing in order to do the reading. There's nothing like regular work; it's difficult to maintain a disciplined schedule but you should try to do so; it's like taking exercise to keep the body fit. "There's always the temptation to take a day off, there's always an excuse readily available to prevaricate, and there are always friends and family wanting to go out and have fun. But as far as it is physically possible, your regular schedule of reading and writing should always come first.
"When reading, always have the question at the back of your mind, How is the writer doing this? How is the prose, or the verse, functioning? Which is to say, you should be aware of the form the writer is creating and the style in which the text is being projected and advanced. And it's most important to read widely, in the widest possible range of forms because, as I've no doubt said already, that's how your mind works out for itself the form that suits it best.… I'm glad that you've found Nabokov's lectures — he will teach you more than any instructor of creative writing."
I quote all that with the hope that other young writers in Pakistan might find in these responses the direction and the encouragement they might be seeking. With them, I would like to share the concluding remarks that I wrote to her: "Finally, there is the important matter of ambition. You should be driven by the ambition to produce a work of lasting quality, to be worthy of the great art that we have inherited. Anyone can produce a book, and tens of thousands do that, some of who are successful and world-famous for a day, and then they're gone to be replaced by others, good luck to them. The praise of one's contemporaries is inconsequential, the only praise worth receiving is the knowledge that Chekhov or Woolf or Proust would have been pleased with one of one's sentences. So, be inspired!" And what about the schoolgirl from South Africa? Well, her's was a smart move to get me to do her homework for her. Perhaps I should have answered her, saying that she could easily discover the meaning of my poem if she copied it down 20 times, word for word.


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The European Central Bank said Thursday it will mount a fresh six-month loan operation, providing pressed banks with easier funding, due to tensions in eurozone money markets.
The ECB had previously terminated such six-month operations, which were one of the exceptional measures taken during the global financial crisis to ensure that the banking system had enough liquidity.
"The governing council today decided to conduct a liquidity providing supplementary longer term refinancing operation (LTRO) with a maturity of approximately six months," the ECB said after it kept its main lending rate unchanged at 1.50 percent.
The eurozone debt crisis has put Italy and Spain under huge pressure in recent weeks after Greece, Ireland and Portugal had to be bailed out by the EU and International Monetary Fund.
The banks, who hold large amounts of government bonds issued by these weaker eurozone countries, have in turn come under pressure, finding it more difficult and increasingly costly to raise fresh funds from the markets.
Some analysts have even talked of an approaching credit crunch and all eyes were on the ECB Thursday in the hope it would take some measures to ease the strain for the eurozone and its banks.
Many had hoped that the ECB would resume buying government bonds until a new EU crisis fund can take over the task of taming a crisis which EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday had spread beyond the bloc's peripheral countries.


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|Tariq Rahman, Laurence McDonald
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The present invention relates generally to payment methods for mobile telephony services, and pertains more specifically to an automated prepayment method suitable for situations where prepayment access to wireless services is desired.
The sharp increase in demand over the years for wireless services highlights a growing trend of general acceptance for this mode of communication. At the present time, customers obtain cellular service by subscribing with a service provider in their home service area. The home service area is a geographic area in which the subscriber anticipates making the majority of his/her calls, usually at a lower tariff rate. As wireless communication becomes more prevalent in society, an important aspect that will determine its general acceptance as a universal communication tool is the ability for subscribers to access services anywhere anytime.
Presently in some countries, there exists a mishmash of cellular systems operating in accordance with different standards, each of which being incompatible with each other. Further complicating the situation is that each of the service providers operate independently with an interest in serving its subscribers in its coverage area. Subscribers wishing to access services outside their home area may be restricted from doing so since access may ultimately depend on whether their provider has a roaming agreement with the visiting provider. This is especially the case in the United States where there exists a patchwork of independently operating systems that are not all linked by roaming agreements.
In situations where roaming agreements do not exist between providers, visiting subscribers must presently carry out a somewhat tedious and manual process in order to obtain service in the visiting area. In many situations, a visiting customer may go through, among other things, a credit check in a process that may be similar to signing up a new customer. Another method that is sometimes used by roaming subscribers typically requires the visiting subscriber to call a toll free number to register for service and/or provide immediate payment. This often requires the subscriber to manually enter a lengthy credit card number on his or her mobile terminal which is then verified for credit worthiness before service is allowed These methods often turn out to be lengthy and inconvenient to customers that desire quick access to services.
In view of the foregoing, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a streamlined and automated prepayment method for roaming subscribers to access wireless telecommunication services that is relatively quick and convenient.
Briefly described, and in accordance with an embodiment thereof, the invention discloses a method of prepayment access to wireless telecommunication services by mobile terminals. The method includes programming and storing in the mobile terminal subscriber credit information such as credit card or debit card number, authorization PIN code, and the amount of prepayment credit to be bought, for example. The mobile terminal initially requests access to the wireless telecommunication network by sending a standard registration request with an indication in the registration message that this is a prepayment request. The mobile switching center (MSC) determines that the mobile is a visitor and allocates a record in its visitor location registry (VLR). The MSC then issues a request for the mobile terminal to transmit the stored subscriber credit information. The credit information is received and sent on by the MSC to a prepayment clearing house such as a credit card authorization center. The clearing house then sends to the MSC a response as to whether the requested amount is allowed. If the charge is allowed then access is granted by the network to the subscriber. If the charge is denied the subscriber is denied access to the network and a message is displayed on the mobile terminal.
The present invention provides a convenient method of prepaying for wireless services for mobile subscribers that is automated, efficient and less cumbersome than previous prepayment methods. These and other advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed descriptions and studying the various figures of the drawings.
The invention, together with further objectives and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 depicts a typical registration process for a roaming mobile terminal; and
FIG. 2 illustrates a prepayment mechanism operating in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
In a basic cellular telecommunication system, a mobile switching center (MSC) is linked to a plurality of base stations by a series of digital transmission links. The base stations are geographically dispersed to form an area of coverage for the system. Each base station (BS) is designated to cover a specified area, known as a cell, in which two way radio communication can take place between a mobile terminal (MT) and the BS in the associated cell. A description of an automated prepayment system operating in accordance with the present invention follows.
In telecommunication systems operating in accordance with Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System (D-AMPS), for example, calls initiated from an MT undergo a procedure referred to as "registration" when the MT is first switched on. Registration is a process by which the MSC uses to keep track of MTs active in its service area. In the case of a roaming MT switched on in a visiting service area, the visiting MSC can determine from the electronic serial number (ESN), unique to each MT and transmitted over a control channel, that it is a visiting MT and therefore can initiate the appropriate registration procedure. The control channel provides the necessary communication and signaling between the MT and the MSC when the MT is not in conversation. Furthermore, an important use of the control channel is to facilitate paging and access to the MSC from an associated cell.
Typically when a visiting MT is detected by the MSC, the ESN is logged into a visitor location register (VLR). The MSC then requests a subscriber's profile from the home location register (HLR) of the subscriber's home service provider, by signaling through the widely used signaling system No. 7 or SS7 network, to obtain information on the subscriber. The requesting MSC uses the information obtained from the HLR to determine whether service should be granted to the visiting subscriber. If the subscriber's service provider has a roaming agreement with the visiting provider access is automatically allowed at a tariff rate that is usually higher than would it otherwise be in his/her home area.
FIG. 1 illustrates a typical registration process for a roaming MT requesting access to a visitor network when there is an existing roaming agreement. When MT 10 is switched on for the first time in visitor service area 12 it immediately starts scanning for a control channel emitted from the nearest base station, e.g. BS 14. MT 10 then commences to initiate a registration procedure with MSC 16 who then determines that the MT is not a local subscriber typically by searching through predetermined look-up tables. MSC 16 then requests the subscriber profile information from an HLR 20 belonging to the home service provider of MT 10 through the SS7 network 18.
The SS7 network 18 is a global standard for telecommunications defined by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that specifies protocols by which elements in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) send information over a digital signaling network for call setup, routing and control. The network is made up of a plurality of signaling nodes such as service switching points, signal transfer points, and service control points each interconnected by 56 or 64 kilobits per second bidirectional channels (or digital signaling links) for exchanging messages. One principal function for the SS7 network 18 in mobile to mobile calls is to determine the availability of the called party mobile prior to allocation of a voice channel.
The HLR 20 then returns relevant subscriber information through the SS7 network 18 to MSC 16. Such subscriber information may include payment history, service plan features etc. which are used by the visiting service provider to decide whether to grant access, and if so, what service features to provide the subscriber. An access charge is typically levied for using the visiting network and is paid by the subscriber through normal billing by the home provider. The foregoing is a description of an exemplary procedure for subscriber access to a visiting telecommunication network when there is a prearranged roaming agreement among the parties. The following is a discussion of service access using a prepayment method in the case that there is no roaming agreement.
FIG. 2 illustrates a control channel based prepayment system operating in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In this implementation, prepayment activity is initiated by setting MT 24 to "prepayment" mode. In this one-time procedure, the subscriber programs into the MT relevant prepayment data needed for any future prepayment access. The programming may include entering a credit card or debit card number, authorization PIN code, and the amount of prepayment credit to be bought. Other data may be entered such as information indicating the subscriber's intended use for the prepayment credit. For example, the subscriber may program a number of options such as prepayment access on when trying to access services in a visiting area. This option permits the subscriber to pay for services in his/her home service area through normal billing methods and thus allowing prepayment credit to be used for paying for access in visiting areas. Other options include allowing for prepayment for access in visiting and home service areas or permitting only prepayment in the home service area. The latter option may be used, for example, in situations where service providers require all customers to prepay before granting service. The programmed information is stored in a memory in MT 24 until it is retrieved by a signaled request. Additionally, the prepayment information may be transmitted through wireless means instead of the normal means of entering data through the number pad. By way of example, the data may be entered into the receiving MT through another phone via the PSTN (or another MT) in which the data is transmitted through the air via a base station to the receiving MT.
When the terminal is initially switched on, MT 24 listens for a control channel and sends out a registration request for service access through standard control channel procedures. In systems operating in accordance with Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System (D-AMPS), for example, a registration request message is sent on the uplink 28 by the MT 24 via BS 30 over a digital control channel. However, the registration request message includes an indicator to alert MSC 34 that this is a prepaid access request. Thus a new control channel message containing the "Prepayment Request" indicator is implemented for use with the system in operation. Upon receipt of the prepayment registration request, MSC 34 allocates a prepayment subscriber record in VLR 36, provided one does not already exist from a previous prepayment registration attempt. The VLR 36 then requests on the downlink 32 for the previously programmed prepayment data from MT 24. MT 24 immediately responds by transmitting on the uplink 28 the prepayment data through another newly defined control message "Prepayment Acknowledge."
The MSC 34 transmits an authorization request containing the subscriber's credit information which includes the credit card number, the amount to be bought, and optional PIN code to a prepayment clearing house 38. The clearing house 38 may be a standard credit card authorization entity having the ability to verify the subscriber's credit limit, financial status etc. The response from the clearing house 38 to accept or deny the charge is received by MSC 34 and processed accordingly. If the charge was accepted then registration and access is granted by VLR 36 to MT 24 through the normal process. If the charge was denied then the registration is denied to the subscriber and a message indicating such may be displayed on MT 24. Subsequent management of subscriber call charges would proceed according to standard prepayment methods used in the art for prepayment. By way of example, in a typical prepayment procedure amassed credit in an account is continuously depleted in accordance with the time used by the subscriber and applied tariff rate. Service is discontinued when the amount of credit reaches zero with either signal or voice warnings of low credit for 10 or 5 minutes of remaining access time, for example.
The present invention contemplates a method for an automated control channel based prepayment mechanism that provides a more convenient way to access services that are especially suited for roaming subscribers or any situation where prepayment access is desired. As described, such a system is suitable for use with various existing wireless telecommunication systems and standards with relatively minor modifications to existing signaling control messages. Another advantage is the increased versatility and usefulness of the mobile terminal to the user. For example, the prepayment capable mobile terminal, such as MT 24, may be used to access service in visiting or home service areas, as depicted in area 26. In addition to the roaming scenario, when in the home service area the subscriber may desire to access service from a competing provider if it offers a lower tariff or simply want to access to its home provider through prepayment means.
While the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, the description is illustrative of the invention and is not to be construed as limiting to tie invention. In particular, the concept may be employed for used with various wireless systems operating in accordance with, for example, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), or Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) in addition to analog systems operating in accordance with Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS), Total Access Communication System (TACS), and Nordic Mobile Telecommunication (NMT). Furthermore, phones capable of multi-band and/or multi-standard operation will have access to a greater number of service providers than single-band or single-standard phones thereby increasing the usefulness and convenience to the subscriber. The subscriber will have a wider choice among competing providers regarding price and service. Therefore, various modifications and applications may occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Adding Drama to Make Literature Come Alive. Why? And How?. Why?. Drama fosters creative thought, which leads to critical and divergent thinking. Drama develops imagination. Research has proven that drama increases development of language skills
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A couple of years ago, I had--in this order--a perianal abscess, a perianal fistula, and a nasty fissure. I was totally panicked, since I thought this meant that my disease (which had always been confined to my terminal ileum) was spreading into my colon and rectum.
The colorectal surgeon told me that that wasn't the case at all. Turns out that there are plenty of mechanical reasons for all three of these things, including periods of very bad, irritating diarrhea that can cause an abscess, fistula, or fissure. I was really surprised when he explained to me that lots of people without IBD get all three of those things. (In fact, my husband, who doesn't have any chronic disease or conditions, had to have surgery on a very painful fissure last month.)
The surgeon lanced and treated the abscess, which disappeared. He was able to surgically repair the fistula. But nomatter what he tried, he was unable to get the fissure to heal--so I have it permanently now. Sometimes it gets irritated and really hurts (if there's been lots of watery diarrhea and straining); the rest of the time, it's mildly bothersome. But I can live with it, I guess because I have to.
Five years later, my CD is still confined to my terminal ileum. So a fissure doesn't necessarily mean that your disease is spreading.
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I have taken steroids on and off over the years. I will only take them again if absolutely, positively necessary. The last time I was on them was about three years ago. My flares were one long one that lasted about 15 years solid. I never went into remission until Humira about two years ago.
I used to take 12 Asacol tabs a day, but now I am down to 4. At times they switched me to Pentasa and my dosage was 32 tabs a day. It never really seemed to help things. The Rowasa enemas would help a little and then pretty much stop working after a couple of weeks.


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Africa in an Age of Transition. Ch 13 Section 2. Impact on Africa. King Afonso I – King of Congo saw affect of slaves on his land Benin in West Africa lost faith in their gods, and their art deteriorated. Human sacrifice became more common. Great impact on population in Western Africa.
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Accountant Harry Ralph Emerson has always been a by-the-numbers kind of guy. But when he finds himself trapped at work sprouting an obscene amount of hair, he knows his odds for maintaining normalcy are zero to none. After a frantic Internet search, Harry goes through the OOPS - Out in the Open Paranormal Support - checklist and comes to a disheartening conclusion: He's turning into a werewolf and needs help ASAP.
Werewolf Mara Flaherty has long carried a torch for the sexy single accountant at Pack Cosmetics, even after her attempt to seduce him went down in flames. When her sister-in-law, Marty, shows up to handle Harry's OOPS emergency, she tasks Mara with showing the hirsute hottie the ropes. But Mara knows Harry's condition is a result of her lab experiment gone wrong - and the previously mild-mannered object of her affection is about to give her a piece of his mind.
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Mara Flaherty wants one thing. Well really she wants two, but the second thing will never come true after what she did at the christmas party last year. So back to only wanting one thing. A baby. So what does any brain beauty due? Why create a baby making formula. Only one problem. Mara didn't drink it. Oh NO... that honor went to the number 2 thing that Mara wants. The hunky, brainy, totally not into Mara and very human Harry Emerson. One problem. Harry is no longer human. Oops.....
Another great story from Ms. Cassidy. And great narration by Ms. Mitchell. These two are a great combination. Ms. Cassidy with her witty, always with the funny, yet can bring me to tears stories. And Ms. Mitchell nailing every character to a T with how they should sound. I am so happy that I started this series on audio. I am looking forward to the next book in this series. Yay a Dragon :) Can't wait to start.
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It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish.
And I'm Melissa Block.
Remain aggressive, that's the message Attorney General Eric Holder says he's given to prosecutors around the country, about pursuing wrongdoing by financial institutions; especially wrongdoing related to the financial crisis of 2008.
But NPR's John Ydstie reports with the five-year anniversary of the crisis approaching, the record of prosecutions against high-level Wall Street executives has been dismal.
JOHN YDSTIE, BYLINE: University of Missouri Professor William Black was a federal regulator back during the savings and loan crisis in the late 1980s and early '90s. Following that crisis, Black says, there were over 1,000 felony convictions in cases described by the Justice Department as major, but not so this time around.
WILLIAM BLACK: There have been zero convictions of anybody engaged in the frauds that actually drove this crisis from the elite ranks of Wall Street.
YDSTIE: Columbia University law professor John Coffee concurs.
JOHN COFFEE: There have not been more than a handful of criminal prosecutions, and most of them have involved smaller mortgage banking operations and not major investment banks.
YDSTIE: In fact, this month, the Justice Department revised downward the number of people criminally charged with mortgage fraud in 2012, from well over 500 to just over 100.
So why have there been so few prosecutions related to the financial crisis and virtually no elite Wall Street bankers put in the dock? William Black blames a lack of resources and will. But Professor Jay Brown of the University of Denver says he believes prosecutors would love to bring cases against top bankers.
JAY BROWN: I don't detect a lack of will. I think there are other reasons that explain the lack of cases.
YDSTIE: And one is complexity.
BROWN: These cases are extremely complicated. You know, they involve complicated products, complicated facts, so I think they're sort of hard to bring for that reason.
YDSTIE: Another challenge, says Brown, is tying the wrongdoing to top bank officials, including the CEO, because the banks are so enormous.
BROWN: They have hundreds of thousands of workers. They have trillions of dollars of assets. These top officials are essentially sitting over the top of a small country. And I think it's very difficult to tie them into misbehavior that incurs in some small part of their country.
YDSTIE: While executives may have fostered a culture that spawned wrongdoing, that's not a crime, says Brown. And remember, in criminal prosecutions, guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. So absent things like email traffic showing an executive knew of wrongdoing, convictions would be difficult.
John Coffee also says early in the financial crisis, regulators may have been worried about damaging weak banks with prosecutions, thereby prolonging the crisis. Coffee says now that banks have returned to profitability, regulators may be more willing to take action.
COFFEE: I think it's also clear that the public's mood is very dissatisfied. They cannot understand the lack of these prosecutions.
YDSTIE: And government officials seem to be responding. Both the Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission sued Bank of America this month for fraudulent mortgage origination and securitization practices in the lead-up to the financial crisis. But both of those are civil suits that would involve no jail time for executives. Bank of America denies any wrongdoing. Also, JPMorgan Chase has revealed that the Justice Department is investigating its mortgage-backed securities practices.
But John Coffee points out that the SEC will soon be out of the game because of the five-year statute of limitations on its authority.
COFFEE: If you go back five years from today, we're only a few weeks before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. And that means that any of the conduct preceding the Lehman collapse is now largely beyond the reach of the SEC.
BLOCK: But the Justice Department can bring criminal charges for another five years under FIRREA, the financial reform act passed following the S&L crisis. Attorney General Holder communicated that earlier this week saying: Anybody who's inflicted damage on our financial markets should not be of the belief that they are out of the woods because of the passage of time. However, the hurdles that have prevented these prosecutions before remain, and don't seem likely to go away.
YDSTIE: John Ydstie, NPR News, Washington.
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Summer inspires me to be out-of-doors as much as possible, planting too many tomatoes and ignoring the vast array of weeds. This summer has been no different and yet everything is different. I am now working closely with farmers and producers and getting my inspiration from the farmers markets and my wonderful housemate. This season we are successfully making our own yogurt and Kombucha weekly. We are eating so much from the garden.
I have always been intimidated by fermentation..i know..throw stuff in a pot and let it ferment..what could be more simple? i dont know?! I am starting with Kombucha. I loved the stuff from the first time i tasted it. That tart green apple, vinegar sweetness with a slight fizz..I knew i was drinking something wonderfully pure and packed with b-vitamins and happy belly creating probiotics. Kombucha has been around for centuries and is thought to relieve arthritis, depression, anxiety, gal bladder misfortunes and increase liver function. It could also not be easier to make.
So why do we limit ourselves and what we can obtain because of insecurities? I recently told a friend that I was the most optimistic person he would ever meet but with the largest bag of self doubts..i think getting older just makes that bag bigger and more easy to bare..i dont want that bag anywhere near me anymore! so I have been shedding a few pounds of these doubts with a wonderful jar of Kombucha each day.
We used a simple black tea recipe and created our scoby (aka Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) from a pre-existing one..easiest method.
To make your own, you will need:
- A gallon size glass jar
- a little less than 1 gallon of brewed sweetened tea cooled to room temperature
- 1 Kombucha SCOBY (we got ours by buying a good, already-made Kombucha at the store and just poured it into our cooled tea
- a square of cheese cloth and a rubber band
- In your glass jar, prepare the tea with 1 cup organic sugar in 1 gallon of your favorite brewed black or green tea. I know people who use flavored teas as well..your choice. Make sure that tea is completely cool before going on to next step.
- add your kombucha from a store bought bottle, or settle your newly acquired SCOBY gently onto the liquid surface. Some of them will float and some will sink…dont worry. Eventually it will float and expand.
- Cover the jar with the cheese cloth and secure with a rubber band.
- Place in a warm location around 70-75 degrees and let sit from 5-30 days. We just put in on the kitchen counter. Depending on your preference it will be less sweet and more potent the longer you leave it. We bottle our Kombucha about every 7-10 days and let it ferment a little more in the fridge to add the fizzies.
- Pour your Kombucha into smaller jars and refrigerate.
- Every 1-2 batches, the scoby will have a baby that can be used to make other batches or given away. (see photo at bottom of post)
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