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Friday, 29 September 2000
The ultimate Olympic celebration for kids at Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick
Children from Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick will now be able to attend the Closing Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. The Westfield Foundation has generously donated 60 tickets, valued at $120,000 to the Hospital so that the children can share in the celebrations and congratulate their Olympic heroes.
It would not have been possible for children at the Hospital to attend the Closing Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games without Westfield's donation of tickets.
'It is fantastic that the sick children at Sydney Children's Hospital can join in the celebrations of the Closing Ceremony. I would like to thank Westfield for their very generous donation of the tickets. Westfield is the principal sponsor of our Research laboratories and they have continued in their generosity by making it possible for the children to enjoy an experience of a lifetime', said Professor Les White, Executive Director, Sydney Children's Hospital.
'We wanted to give the tickets to the kids from Sydney Children's Hospital as we know they will be very keen to be part of the celebrations. We are proud to be part of that experience and it demonstrates Westfield's continued support of Sydney Children's Hospital' said Mike Yanco, Manager of the Westfield Foundation.
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Catharina Boer Tel: 9382 3571 - Mob:0411 730 842
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So, it's true that still waters run deep. At Japan's isolated Cape Muroto, I watch the surface of the Pacific slosh against brown volcanic rocks, but I'm really thinking about the static bottom 11,480 feet below. Still, I didn't fly around the world to contemplate the abyss; I intend to take the plunge.
Last July, Shu Uemura—the makeup artist who favors rainbow palettes and fanciful false eyelashes—opened the 17-room Utoco Deep Sea Therapy Center & Hotel on the easternmost tip of subtropical Shikoku Island. He's harnessing uncontaminated water from the ocean depths for its therapeutic value: it's rich in potassium, calcium, and magnesium and has other trace elements missing from surface water. It can have positive effects on digestion and skin tone, according to Uemura. "We come from the sea originally," he says. "Deep-sea water contains all the elements our bodies need." At Utoco, pools are filled with water pumped up from the ocean depths; many of the beauty products, treatments, and even meals are infused with it. If this all sounds a bit far-out, that's because this is the first spa of its kind, although similar experiments are taking place on coastlines from Norway to Tahiti.
The use of seawater for restorative purposes, or thalassotherapy, has been around since Hippocrates took his oath. But it wasn't until the early 19th century that the Duchesse de Berry popularized seawater bathing by dipping her fashionable toes into the English Channel. Since then, the French have been the most ardent advocates of saltwater cures at resorts from Quiberon to Monte Carlo. These centers, however, utilize relatively shallow waters: at the Thermes Marins de Monte Carlo, the spa's key resource is pumped from about 100 feet below, which still qualifies as surface water. By contrast, the true deep begins at 3,280 feet and plunges more than six miles. This water (which accounts for roughly 95 percent of the planet's H2O) has a different composition and takes millennia to circulate in a worldwide "conveyor belt." The lowest zones are intensely cold, densely pressurized, and devoid of sunlight.
Like many residents of the Pacific Rim, Uemura is fascinated with the potential healing properties of deep-sea water. A Japanese pharmacological study focused on its capacity to lower cholesterol; bottled water from Kona, Hawaii's deep-sea water source, is a popular dietary supplement in Tokyo. Uemura claims special sensitivity to water—he can tell its purity by touch—and is earnest when he posits that "where there is good water, there are many beautiful women."
About 15 years ago, Uemura paid a visit to the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, or nelha, on Hawaii's Big Island. There, he became fascinated by the water that was being pumped, using specialized technology, from the ocean off the Kona Coast. nelha houses numerous aqua-tech start-ups that ship desalinated drinking water, sun-evaporated salt, and nigari—a magnesium chloride powder used in tofu-making—to Japan. Recognizing further potential applications for deep-sea water, he began using it at a cosmetic production facility and, more recently, at the therapy center. Both are on Shikoku, where deep-sea water is drawn from an "upwelling zone." (Japan has six places where this phenomenon occurs—a slow current pushes a lower layer of water closer to the surface—and one of them is here in Kochi.)
By Tokyo standards, Cape Muroto is a real backwater. "I like untouched places," Uemura says. "Not many people come here." During the Heian Period (794-1185), Kochi Prefecture was informally called Onru (meaning "to banish"). Still far from metropolitan areas, it's an hour's flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport, plus a two-hour drive on winding coastal roads to reach the rugged headland. Before Uemura opened his spa, this sparsely populated peninsula was best known for its Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage circuit. Just up the road from Utoco is an enormous statue of Kobo Daishi, the ninth-century monk who first trekked the entire island in search of enlightenment.


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A group of islands close to continental Europe, the British Isles have been subject to many invasions and migrations, especially from Scandinavia and the continent, including Roman occupation for several centuries. Contemporary Britons are descended mainly from the varied ethnic stocks that settled there before the 11th century. The pre-Celtic, Celtic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse influences were blended in Britain under the Normans, Scandinavian Vikings who had lived in Northern France. Although Celtic languages persist in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the predominant language is English, which is primarily a blend of Anglo-Saxon and Norman French.
Both Wales and Scotland were independent kingdoms that resisted English rule. The English conquest of Wales succeeded in 1282 under Edward I, and the Statute of Rhuddlan established English rule 2 years later. To appease the Welsh, Edward's son (later Edward II), who had been born in Wales, was made Prince of Wales in 1301. The tradition of bestowing this title on the eldest son of the British Monarch continues today. An act of 1536 completed the political and administrative union of England and Wales.
While maintaining separate parliaments, England and Scotland were ruled under one crown beginning in 1603, when James VI of Scotland succeeded his cousin Elizabeth I as James I of England. In the ensuing 100 years, strong religious and political differences divided the kingdoms. Finally, in 1707, England and Scotland were unified as Great Britain, sharing a single parliament at Westminster.
Ireland's invasion by the Anglo-Normans in 1170 led to centuries of strife. Successive English kings sought to conquer Ireland. In the early 17th century, largescale settlement of the north from Scotland and England began. After its defeat, Ireland was subjected, with varying degrees of success, to control and regulation by Britain.
The legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was completed on January 1, 1801, under the name of the United Kingdom. However, armed struggle for independence continued sporadically into the 20th century. The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 established the Irish Free State, which subsequently left the Commonwealth and became a republic after World War II. Six northern, predominantly Protestant, Irish counties have remained part of the United Kingdom.
British Expansion and Empire
Begun initially to support William the Conqueror's (c. 1029-1087) holdings in France, Britain's policy of active involvement in continental European affairs endured for several hundred years. By the end of the 14th century, foreign trade, originally based on wool exports to Europe, had emerged as a cornerstone of national policy.
The foundations of sea power were gradually laid to protect English trade and open up new routes. Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 firmly established England as a major sea power. Thereafter, its interests outside Europe grew steadily. Attracted by the spice trade, English mercantile interests spread first to the Far East. In search of an alternate route to the Spice Islands, John Cabot reached the North American continent in 1498. Sir Walter Raleigh organized the first, short-lived colony in Virginia in 1584, and permanent English settlement began in 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia. During the next two centuries, Britain extended its influence abroad and consolidated its political development at home.
Great Britain's industrial revolution greatly strengthened its ability to oppose Napoleonic France. By the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the United Kingdom was the foremost European power, and its navy ruled the seas. Peace in Europe allowed the British to focus their interests on more remote parts of the world, and, during this period, the British Empire reached its zenith. British colonial expansion reached its height largely during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Queen Victoria's reign witnessed the spread of British technology, commerce, language, and government throughout the British Empire, which at its greatest extent encompassed roughly one-fifth to one-quarter of the world's area and population. British colonies contributed to the United Kingdom's extraordinary economic growth and strengthened its voice in world affairs. Even as the United Kingdom extended its imperial reach overseas, it continued to develop and broaden its democratic institutions at home.
20th Century
By the time of Queen Victoria's death in 1901, other nations, including the United States and Germany, had developed their own industries; the United Kingdom's comparative economic advantage had lessened, and the ambitions of its rivals had grown. The losses and destruction of World War I, the depression of the 1930s, and decades of relatively slow growth eroded the United Kingdom's preeminent international position of the previous century.
Britain's control over its empire loosened during the interwar period. Ireland, with the exception of six northern counties, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1921. Nationalism became stronger in other parts of the Empire, particularly in India and Egypt.
In 1926, the U.K., completing a process begun a century earlier, granted Australia, Canada, and New Zealand complete autonomy within the Empire. They became charter members of the British Commonwealth of Nations (now known as the Commonwealth), an informal but closely knit association that succeeded the Empire. Beginning with the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the remainder of the British Empire was almost completely dismantled. Today, most of Britain's former colonies belong to the Commonwealth, almost all of them as independent members. There are, however, 13 former British colonies--including Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and others--which have elected to continue their political links with London and are known as United Kingdom Overseas Territories.
Although often marked by economic and political nationalism, the Commonwealth offers the United Kingdom a voice in matters concerning many developing countries. In addition, the Commonwealth helps preserve many institutions deriving from British experience and models, such as parliamentary democracy, in those countries.
Executive government rests nominally with the Monarch but actually is exercised by a Committee of Ministers (cabinet) traditionally selected from among the members of the House of Commons and, to a lesser extent, the House of Lords. The prime minister is normally the leader of the largest party in the Commons, and the government is dependent on its support.
Parliament represents the entire country and can legislate for the whole or for any constituent part or combination of parts. The maximum parliamentary term is 5 years, but the prime minister may ask the Monarch to dissolve parliament and call a general election at any time. The focus of legislative power is the 650-member House of Commons, which has sole jurisdiction over finance. The House of Lords, although shorn of most of its powers, can still review, amend, or delay temporarily any bills except those relating to the budget. The House of Lords has more time than the House of Commons to pursue one of its more important functions--debating public issues. In 1999, the government removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to hold seats in the House of Lords. The current house consists of appointed life peers who hold their seats for life and 92 hereditary peers who will hold their seats only until final reforms have been agreed upon and implemented. The judiciary is independent of the legislative and executive branches but cannot review the constitutionality of legislation.
The separate identities of each of the U.K.'s constituent parts also is reflected in their respective governmental structures. Up until the recent devolution of power to Scotland and Wales, a cabinet minister (the Secretary of State for Wales) handled Welsh affairs at the national level with the advice of a broadly representative council for Wales. Scotland maintains, as it did before union with England, different systems of law (Roman-French), education, local government, judiciary, and national church (the Church of Scotland instead of the Church of England). In addition, separate departments grouped under a Secretary of State for Scotland, who also is a cabinet member, handled most domestic matters. In late 1997, however, following approval of referenda by Scottish and Welsh voters (though only narrowly in Wales), the British Government introduced legislation to establish a Scottish parliament and a Welsh Assembly. Elections for the two bodies were held May 6, 1999. The Welsh Assembly opened on May 26, and the Scottish parliament opened on July 1, 1999. The devolved legislatures have largely taken over most of the functions previously performed by the Scottish and Welsh offices.
Devolved government was reestablished in Northern Ireland in December 1999 under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, which established the basis for ending the political divisions and violence that had plagued Northern Ireland for decades. The Good Friday Agreement provides for a 108-member elected Assembly, overseen by a 12-minister Executive Committee (cabinet) in which unionists and nationalists share leadership responsibility. While Northern Ireland elects 18 representatives to the Westminster parliament in London, the two Sinn Fein MPs who won seats in the last election have refused to claim their seats.
Northern Ireland had its own parliament and prime minister from 1921 to 1973, when the British Government imposed direct rule in order to deal with the deteriorating political and security situation. From 1973, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, based in London, was responsible for the region, including efforts to resolve the issues that lay behind the "the Troubles."
By the mid-1990s, gestures toward peace encouraged by successive British Governments and by President Clinton began to open the door for restored local government in Northern Ireland. An IRA cease-fire and nearly 2 years of multiparty negotiations, led by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, resulted in the Good Friday Agreement of April 10, 1998, which was subsequently approved by majorities in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Key elements of the Agreement include devolved government, a commitment of the parties to work toward "total disarmament of all paramilitary organizations," police reform, and enhanced mechanisms to guarantee human rights and equal opportunity. The Good Friday Agreement also called for formal cooperation between the Northern Ireland institutions and the Government of the Republic of Ireland, and it established the British-Irish Council, which includes representatives of the British and Irish Governments as well as the devolved Governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The parties disagree over the implementation of key elements of the Good Friday Agreement, and sporadic violence by paramilitary organizations continues to threaten the normalization process. The key parties, nevertheless, remain committed to the peace process and continue to work for full implementation of the agreement. While Unionists insist that actual decommissioning of paramilitary weapons should precede normalization of political and security arrangements, they have acknowledged the significance of intermediate steps, including the inspection of IRA arms dumps in June 2000 by independent international inspectors. Movement on decommissioning has been mirrored by progress on political and security normalization.
The United States remains firmly committed to the peace process in Northern Ireland and continues to support normalization of institutions as the best means to ensure that all parties' commitment to relying solely on peaceful and democratic means to resolve issues. U.S. Government policy on Northern Ireland condemns all acts of terrorism and violence, perpetrated by any party on either side. It also cautions all Americans to question closely any appeal for financial or other aid from groups involved in the Northern Ireland conflict to ensure that contributions do not end up in the hands of those who support violence, either directly or indirectly.
The U.S. also is committed to Northern Ireland's economic development and to date has given or pledged contributions of more than $300 million to the International Fund for Ireland. The fund provides grants and loans to businesses to improve the economy, redress inequalities of employment opportunity, and improve crossborder business and community ties.
The United Kingdom maintains an embassy in the United States at 3100 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-588-6500; fax 202-588-7870).
The U.K. is the fourth-largest U.S. market after Canada, Japan, and Mexico; U.S. exports to the U.K. in 1999 were $38.3 billion. For the first time in 5 years, the U.S. ran a deficit with the U.K., importing $39.2 billion in 1999. The U.K. is a large source of foreign tourists in the U.S.
The U.S. and the U.K. share the world's largest investment partnership. U.S. investment in the U.K. reached $213.1 billion in 1999, while U.K. investment is valued at $183.0 billion. This investment sustains over one million American jobs.
Since 1979, the British Government has privatized most state-owned companies, including British Steel, British Airways, British Telecom, British Coal, British Aerospace, and British Gas, although in some cases the government retains a "golden share" in these companies. The Labour government has continued the privatization policy of its predecessor, including by encouraging "public-private partnerships" (partial privatization) in such areas as the National Air Traffic Control System.
The United Kingdom is an energy-rich nation with significant reserves of oil and gas in the North Sea and the Irish Sea and large coal resources. A total of 150 million tons of oil were produced in the U.K. in 1999. U.K. offshore areas should be an important source of continued production and new discoveries for some years. U.S. oil and oil-service companies participate actively in the North Sea oil industry and consider the United Kingdom an attractive environment for future investment.
The U.K. is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and has been a member of the European Community (now European Union) since 1973. The U.K. is one of NATO's major European maritime powers and ranked third in 1996 among NATO countries in total defense expenditure.
The British armed forces are charged with protecting the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, promoting Britain's wider security interests, and supporting international peacekeeping efforts. The 44,000-member Royal Navy is in charge of the U.K.'s independent strategic nuclear arm, which consists of four Trident missile submarines. The Royal Marines provide commando units for amphibious assault and for specialist reinforcement forces in and beyond the NATO area. The British Army, with a reported strength of 110,000 in 1999, including 7,600 women, and the Royal Air Force with a strength of 55,000, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, are active and regular participants in NATO and other coalition operations.
The U.S. Embassy in the United Kingdom is located at: 24 Grosvenor Sq., W1A 1AE, London (tel. [44] (207) 499-9000; fax [44] (207) 409-1637). Internet website: http://www.usembassy.org.U.K.
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Advantages to visit Nahanni National Park from Northern Rockies Lodge on Muncho Lake:
Visit spectacular Virginia Falls while travelling the famous Alaska Highway! Fly out from the beautiful and conveniently located Northern Rockies Lodge to Nahanni National Park, Canada's first natural UNESCO World Heritage site. Enjoy the breathtaking view and thunderous roar of iconic Virginia Falls. Aerial View from Panoramic Window
Nahanni - VirGinia Falls Flightseeing Day Trip
Charter Rates: Up to 3 passangers 4 to 9 Passangers
$2100 (Cessna 206) $4900 (Single Otter)
FRIDAY VIRGINIA FALLS TOUR ***SPECIAL $700/pers.*** In conjunction with 3 nights Accommodation Special at the Northern Rockies Lodge
Thursday, July 16, 2015 SOLD OUT
Please contact us for any Virginia Falls Sightseeing Tour booking for other than the above special dates. We provide service to Nahanni National Park and Virginia Falls between the end of May and early October.
3-night accommodation package (double-room) at the Northern Rockies Lodge in connection with a flight to Nahanni - Virginia Falls $225/pers., upgrade to Lakeshore Chalet $195/pers. Additional nights may be booked at same discounted rate!
Special Meal Package American Plan (3 meals/day for 3 days) add $234/pers.
Exclusive tours are available for groups of 9 pers. Minimum of 2 persons required. Please contact us about special group rates. Taxes and National Park Use Fee $24.50/pers. (2013) extra. Your day trip takes approx. 5 to 6 hours and can be extended by 2 hrs. with a stop at Glacier Lake. Add $250/pers. Please make a note on your booking that you may be interested to extend your tour. Subject to availability at the time of arrival. Click here for a map of Nahanni National Park Viewpoint and Picnic Spot
Virginia Falls
Itinerary for 3-night Lodge Accommodation Package Combined with Day Trip to Nahanni - Virginia Falls
We highly recommend a 3 night stay at the Northern Rockies Lodge so that your bush-pilot can fly you on the best possible day to Nahanni National Park.
Day 1 - Arrive at Muncho Lake Check-in this afternoon at Northern Rockies Lodge, an impressive log building set on the shores of breathtakingly beautiful Muncho Lake. Our Lodge is known as the best stop on this section of the Alaska Highway and features all the amenities you require, including a full-service restaurant, cocktail lounge, sauna, and nearby hiking trails.
Day 2 – Visit Virginia Falls in Nahanni National Park We board one of our comfortable floatplanes and depart the turquoise waters of Muncho Lake. Our northbound, 1.5 hour flight follows the famous Alaska Highway over BC's remote northern Rockies before crossing the mighty Liard River. Witness the vastness of the southeastern Yukon and the rugged Mackenzie Mountains as we enter Canada's Northwest Territories. We follow the Caribou Range, cross the Flat River near Albert Faille's trap line cabin (http://www.nfb.ca/film/Nahanni) before reaching the south Nahanni River. All of our floatplanes feature panoramic windows which allow you unprecedented views of the wild countryside below.
There are two trails leading to Virginia Falls viewpoints from the floatplane docks. Frequently a Parks Canada interpreter is on hand to provide information on the Nahanni, the native history, early explorers, and plant life in the area. We enjoy an leisurely stroll (30 min.) along the well maintained boardwalk to the upper viewpoint. The roaring cataract is an unbeatable backdrop as you enjoy a picnic lunch (provided by us) while sitting on one of the park benches savoring the sights of Virginia Falls. The more challenging portage trail descends to the bottom of Virginia Falls.
Back at the docks you board our well maintained floatplane and take your window seat to enjoy a short flight up the South Nahanni River to Glacier Lake (extended tour option). After absorbing the magnitude of the Cirque of the Unclimables we leave Nahanni National Park in the Mackenzie Mountains to return to Muncho Lake in the Rocky Mountains.
Day 3 - Relax at Muncho Lake or visit the nearby Liard River Hot Springs Today there is plenty of time for you to enjoy a leisurely time canoeing on Muncho Lake. You can also hike on nearby trails and backroads, or drive to the Liard River Hot Springs where you enjoy the warm, sulphurous waters surrounded by lush vegetation.
Day 4 - Depart from Muncho Lake Today you depart over the historic Alaska Highway from the Northern Rockies Lodge, having experienced the most memorable adventure in Canada's north. When to visit:
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I have just started Playing unreal and when I first installed it I made sure that it had the latest patch, just like I do with every other game. I heard a rumor that the patches improve the multiplayer game but cause problems with single player. Something about some buttons not working? Anyway, I am now at the beginning of Terraniux Underground, and I assume that the button on the wall is supposed to bring the elevator down, but it doesn't. Is this due to the patch, or is there something I'm missing?


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One local candy shop is offering a sweet deal to customers wanting to give back to troops.
During the month of November, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Paso Robles will be keeping track of of all the fudge sold and sending a matching amount to soldiers serving outside the country as a holiday gift from home.
"As we approach the holiday season, we think of those serving far from home. We want to make sure they have a little something special to remind them of home," said John Button, the store's owner.
The sweet shop is extra busy during the holiday season making treats and filling special orders. Last year, they received overwhelming community support, sending 155 pounds of fudge to the soldiers according to Patricia Parham, store manager. "It was great! We really want to do it again. Now, with so many more soldiers in the Middle East, we'd like to send even more."
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Hey all,
I'm working on a site at the moment and I could really do with some feedback.
It's a work in progress at the moment...
Any links / tabs etc that do not work is because the page doesn't exist for them of they still have "#"'s instead of a link.I apologise for the advertising space, that is not my design decision.
I'm currently working on the sports page implementing a commenting system so if there's any issues there it's likely because I'm uploading or changing content.
Thanks for all and any help
site is located at www.steve-t-green.com - you should be redirected.
In addition to that (and this is a long shot) the guy I'm doing the work for has asked me to offer an 'opportunity' for completing this survey to help us improve the site further. I understand if you don't want to complete it, I probably wouldn't but I'd be hugely grateful if you did.http://kwiksurveys.com/app/rendersurvey.asp?sid=5dt1vdmfhapx00y222151&refer=
One last thing, the blog isn't meant to be there so please ignore the link.
all criticisms welcome and encouraged
OK, you asked for it ...
Firstly, I didn't know it was a "newspaper" until I looked at the survey. It's not clear what the site is for.
The first thing you see on the page is a big fat ad. Not very nice. That's where I want to see the logo (which is also normally the Home link). Tht ad is hidden for mobiles, but those poor guys will presumably have to download all that **** all the same.
It's not clear where to focus on the home page. Stuff just floats around and I don't know what to do. Give a clear intro to the site, with some clear options / actions to take to get people interested.
The home slider is pretty unrefined and doesn't invite any kind of action. It's a bit broken, too (hover over Entrepreneurialism).
The light gray text on a white background isn't good for accessibility.
The articles feel crammed between heavy sidebars. It's not a very pleasant reading experience.
Sorry to sound so negative. I don't like doing that, but you did ask for honest criticism.
O, and don't play YouTube videos by default. That's a sin. I was listening to the radio while checking out your pages, and suddenly I had noise coming at me from somewhere.
-I ******* HATE THAT, Sorry, had no idea. Must be google ads, I'll see if theres a way to turn them off.
Excellent! thank you, this is exactly what was needed.
I'm not sure which point to address first - I've put notes under your comments.
Hi Steve,
I don't like very much that adsense banner.I would center it and I would change its background colour to white.
I would align the input text with the input submit under "Stay updated".
Hope this helps.
Hello,First of all I had to look a bit through the website to actually figure out what it's about.I wasn't sure where to look first, because there is no clear call-to-action and the colors are quite faded - it was hard to find a focus point.When I go on an article to read the full story, absolutely everything is this washed blue/grey and that makes it incredibly hard to focus. If I'm reading an article, first of all I need the content to be structured and split into sections. You need to guide the reader and make the article their main focus point. I would also clean up the page containing the article, there is just so much information on each side And one more thing, definitely use different Facebook buttons under each article.
Hope this was helpful and looking forward to seeing the final product.
Hey there,
You seen to be having some issue on one of your pages. "Warning: include_once(../../includes/header.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\www\Perspect\readerStories\readerStoriesMain.php on line 122" It looks like you tried to link to your computer instead of the website. Not sure though.
I, too, did not like the ads being so prominent at the top of the page - it distracted me and I had to look around to find out what your site was about. As someone else said, the logo and some sort of menu /navigation usually appears at top left of the page.Something about the font used on your site makes it difficult to read the actual text! Given that the primary thing you want your visitors to do is READ the text, the font is going to have to be really easy to read!
I DO however, like the menu bar just below the ads (if you just move that up to the top and get rid of the ads, it would look a lot better already!)
And I DO like the layout of the main part of the page.
The image scroller does not work correctly for me on firefox on windows 7 - it kind of sticks, not sure if it is because there are not enough images to scroll off of the screen or what
You will need to SEO this thing to the hilt if you want to get lots of hits.. every page must have different meta tags related to the article itself
I am assuming your content is basically just taking rss feeds and putting it into a more readable format? If so that is great, but why would people come to your site rather than all the millions of other sites that already do that?That is what you need to think aboutLots of work to do but there is some promise here I think!
The link is broken, correct that and I will be happy to review it
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Yeah, well, get over it, I think. If I were a 4-H kid bushed from a long afternoon of calf-grooming, I'd beg my parents to take me to Wal-Mart for the evening, and it wouldn't be a tough sell. "I'm gonna start collecting keychains," my older daughter says. "Keychains are cool, right, Mom? Mom? Or water bottles, or I might collect barrettes, or socks, or maybe bouncy balls. Can you think of a way I could get some money? Can we get a pizza?"
Can we get a breath of fresh air?
As dusk falls on the superstore parking lot, we come bumper-to-bumper with the biggest RV yet, an HR Navigator the size of a semi-trailer truck, with "pop-out sides" that expand to give you more space -- for what? A lap pool? A bond-trading office?
"I know what you're thinking," says the man who emerges from the Navigator. "Why would anyone camp at Wal-Mart in this? Well, I'll tell you. Because it's fun."
He ushers us over to the RV's private side, the one hidden from the rest of the parking lot and facing a three-foot strip of median lawn. Here he has set up two teak folding chairs and a generator-driven TV set. "We'll eat some chili, watch a little TV," he explains. "I looked up this town in Trailer Life and I didn't think the campgrounds looked so great, so I came here. We're on our way back to Houston after six weeks out. Only coming back because we have to. I'm a large-scale electrical contractor."
The large-scale contractor offers a concise explanation for the Wal-Mart camping phenomenon. The chain, he says, offers a discounted version of the Rand McNally Road Atlas, on which every Wal-Mart store in all fifty states is marked. All Wal-Marts have welcomed him with open arms, with a few exceptions. "Durango is notorious," he says. "They cut their parking lot up with a bunch of concrete esplanades till you can't barely turn around in there. They don't want RVs there, and they don't even need to post a sign. We know."
"You oughta see up north," he continues. "In Alaska there were so many RVs in that lot, you can't imagine. It was quite a community. We learned everything there was to know. At eight, for instance, the food concessions shut right down."
"That's too bad," I say.
"No, that's too good! You could get a huge stack of pizzas for ten bucks. They clean out the yogurt machines and sell you a bunch for almost nothing! What a great store."
"Did you spend money there?"
"Are you kidding? My wife and her sister spend several hours at every Wal-Mart, every night. Sometimes it's stuff we need. Like food. More than half the time, though, it's some kinda blouse."
At this point, large-scale's wife, who has been picking up litter in the parking lot out of sheer love for Wal-Mart, informs him that it's time for that chili dinner, and they head into their rolling palace to load up the plates.
"Hey," large-scale calls over his shoulder, "my thought here is smaller! When I retire, I want to get rid of my house, my cars -- everything but this! Smaller and faster, that's what I say!"
I think of that zippy image the next morning, when it comes time to confront the fact that our large, lumbering RV is wearing a giant colostomy bag slung below its belly, and despite my earlier optimism, we must now find a place to empty its vile contents. Obviously, we can't do this in the Wal-Mart parking lot -- that would ruin everything for everybody -- so we drive around until we find a friendly dump station. It is located at what is, for us, the road not taken: a KOA.
KOAs are full of people. They come in all sizes and ages and are busy playing putt-putt golf, enjoying the well-scrubbed showers, eating a cheap and filling pancake breakfast and riding their bikes up and down the gravel roads of the campground. Later that afternoon, a KOA host tells us, there will be an informal golf tournament, a barbecue and a Shriners clown to perform for the kids. We are impressed with the community spirit of it all, but, really, the gift shop/commissary is a joke. Who needs a genuine Colorado horseshoe puzzle or an overpriced loaf of Wonder bread? More to the point, why bother with any of that when another Wal-Mart is just up the road?
As we head out once again, we contemplate the schizoid response Minnie Winnie is inspiring. To people passing us on I-25, shaking their fists at us for daring to go no faster than 65, we're scum. But at a Colorado State Fair parking lot, we're treated like royalty. "Yes, sir, we have a very nice spot for you, right here under this tree." We may be white trash, but we're also kings of the road.
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For my graduation from law school, my parents are letting my sister and I (both mid-20's) go to WDW. It's been 12 years since the last time we went (parents aren't huge Disney fans + lived on West Coast) and probably the last time each of us will go until we are married and have kids (should that blessed day ever come lol) so we want to make it special. The two previous times we went to WDW we stayed at YC CL, despite this, my sister and I have always been big monorail fans (demanding we ride it even though it served no functional purpose) so we narrowed it down to the Poly or the CR (GF was our least favorite looking of the three), specifically GV CL at the Poly or a regular MK view room at the CR. CR is slightly cheaper by about $400 total. Right now we are kind of leaning towards the CR, but its kind of up in the air. Below is our pro-con list.
CR MK View Pros: 1. We like the looks of the room better 2. We are going in summer so the fact that everything is in one building and we don't have to trudge through whatever nasty weather may occur to get back to our room is a plus. Plus the monorail goes right through the building 3. The view is great (the parking lot doesn't bother us) 4. We both like the whole FUTURE IS NOW! theme 5. In general, food at resort is better or more our taste. Cons: 1. No CL, trying to decide if we need that. We did it before, and usually don't eat much more than a continental breakfast, but we probably wouldn't use much of the CL services beyond the food and drink, which probably isn't worth the cost for us. 2. We risk getting a lower floor room and being barraged with noise from Chef Mickeys. 3. Pool seems less fun (although we aren't huge pool people when at WDW) 4. More difficult access to EPCOT, although how hard is that transfer to make? Poly GV CL Pros: 1. CL perks (although see above, would probably mostly be used for food and drink). But CL is also nostalgic since we have good memories of prepping for the day or recapping our adventures in the lounge as a family. 2. Easier access to EPCOT 3. The theme seems a little bit more fun than CR (although I fear it becoming oppressive). 4. Recently rehabbed rooms Cons: 1. View less exciting, although we figure we can go look at stuff in the lounge when we need to. 2. Not a huge fan of the separate longhouses, esp. in the unpredictable but always hot and muggy FL summer weather. 3. Like room slightly less than CR (even the rehabbed ones). 4. No ability to walk to the MK if we want to. 5. Slightly more expensive. Although, the food in the CL will bridge the gap a little. I know this question has been asked many times on here, but I figured I'd do it again and see what people think given our personal preferences. |
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This is a tough decision. You have nailed all the right considerations. It really comes down to whether you prefer a view or CL.
I REALLY enjoy the convenience of being able to walk back and forth from the Contemporary to Magic Kingdom from the CR. If you go with CR, ask for an odd numbered room. The odd numbered rooms have the beds facing so that when you lay down you are facing the castle. That way you can lay in bed and watch fireworks or wake up to a view of the castle. But there is something about the feel of the Polynesian as well and CL level at the Poly is supposed to be one of if not the best CL around. I know you guys will have a blast with either choice. Congratulations on graduating from law school! Enjoy the break before you begin studying for the bar. That was the most stressful summer of my life, but worth all the hard work.
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What about lake view CL at CR. that should be the best of both worlds since the CL lounge has an awesome MK view.
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For me, it would be Poly CL it's a matter of personal taste partially. We loved our stay at Poly, watching Wishes on the beach, the beautiful landscaping, 2 of our fav restaurants are at Poly.
Theming or lack of at CR just doesn't do it for me, and the pool is just a pool, could be anywhere. As I said, that's me. I also feel CL does save some money, no need for dining plan. We eat breakfast in the lounge, have a late TS lunch somewhere, then for dinner back to the lounge. We thought we could go supplement at the resort CS for dinner, but found with a TS lunch, the evening CL offerings were sufficient. Especially in the hit weather. We haven't tried CL at Poly, but have at AKL & BC. Sitting in the Poly lounge watching Wishes while enjoying a dessert or liquor sounds pretty nice Congrats on your grad
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If CL is highly important go with the Poly. If you want the view and access to MK go with CR. I'm absolutely certain you will enjoy no matter where you stay!!!
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Thanks for the responses! Another question about CL. I can't remember what the food spreads and/or times were for a midday snack situation in the lounges. I hate eating in the parks and given that we are going to be there in the summer, I anticipate needing to take a break from the oppressive heat (we grew up in AZ, but we are both terrible at dealing with humidity). Neither of us are big lunch people anyways and so if we can power through the parks during the regular lunch hour and then retreat back to the resort for a snack and some AC time, that would make CL seem very appealing.
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My vote is for CR with a MK view. Our DD is graduating from college in May and will be attending grad school in the fall for Accounting and we too are taking her and her boyfriend for a trip and she picked CR MKV. I think she picked it for the more hustle bustle feel. Loves Chef Mickey but also Wave, watching fireworks from balcony, and being close enough to MK to walk over whenever they want. We will also be popping over to the Poly to enjoy the lounge and also will be going to the Luau one night. Either place I think you will have a great time! Also congratulations on your achievement!!
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Before you get too far down the road with your trip planning, you might want to check with whatever bar review course you're doing to find out when it begins. It's been 14 summers since I studied for the bar, but it occurs to me that there wasn't as much time between graduation and Barbri's first class as I thought there would be. We ended up saving our Disney trip for after I sat for the bar.
As for CR v. Polynesian CL, I don't think you can go wrong with those choices. They're both good (it would be like choosing between Alabama's 2012 National Championship and its 2011 one. Or it's 2009 one for that matter). I'm writing to address your concern about noise at the CR if you're too close to Chef Mickey's. We've stayed there 2 times and never once heard anything from there. The second time we were on the 6th floor directly in the middle of the tower. I know others have complained that it was rather noisy in their rooms, but it seems to me, those complaints almost always come from people staying in rooms higher up. I'm not a sound engineer and can barely spell acoustics, let alone explain it, but I think it's possible that the noise might be worse on the higher floors than the lower ones. Something with the architecture of the Grand Canyon Concourse maybe. Either way, I'll take celebration noise from Chef Mickey's over screaming kid or amorous couple ANY DAY. Congratulations on finishing law school!
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CR MK view is stunning. I'd do that. The views will make it extra special.
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I've stayed in both of those rooms and I would pick the Poly hands down every time. The only thing you really give up is the MK view from your room (are you really going to spend a ton of time in your room??) and the walk to MK. But we find the boat from the Poly to MK to be easy, fast, and enjoyable. Of course we live in the middle of farm land so being on a boat of any type is exciting for us. Personally I didn't care for the rooms at the CR. The bathrooms have no counters for makeup and toiletries. It was impossible to get ready in there in the mornings. I was putting my makeup bag in the sink. I also don't like the lobby of the CR. To me it is noisy and smelly. I love the lush tropical flowers and walkways of the Poly so much!! I love the theme, I love feeling like I'm somewhere else, I love the torches, and the music, I love the Tambu lounge and Ohana. I love Captain Cooks, I love the Dole Whip! Oh my gosh I'm getting excited just thinking about the Poly!!!!! I so wish we could afford to stay there again. The AP discounts are so crappy there I don't know when we'll ever be able to go again.
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Thanks for your help guys, we decided on the CR. Found a great discount so we can do CL there too!
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Sep 5th 2011 7:54PM I ended up watching the movie tonight! Love it!
Officers' Quarters: Classic blunders {WoW}
Sep 5th 2011 4:06PM I once started a land war in Asia... it was a bad idea!
The Queue: You'll watch this video at least twice {WoW}
Sep 3rd 2011 8:11PM Transmogrification question: Is that "Transmogrification Preview" link at the top of the page likely to answer most of my questions without making me look like I can spell an 18 letter word but can't be bothered to read simple resources?
World of WarCrafts: The fanciful cosplay of Svetlana Quindt {WoW}
Sep 1st 2011 8:51PM Her personal beauty in no way detracts from those costumes...
Totem Talk: What weapon will you wear? {WoW}
Aug 27th 2011 10:10PM Thrall was enhancement until he decided to reroll "deity"...
Does the Rise of the Zandalari dungeon tier serve a purpose? {WoW}
Aug 22nd 2011 7:05PM The basic premise of the troll instances (as Magister's Terrace and Trial of the Champion before) is to aid in accessing gear to fill gaps... This need won't go away just because something newer and flashier is on the way. I find it highly likely that the valor point reward will be reverted to justice points and that the new instances will award the extra valor points. Remember that with 4.3 the JP vendor should be selling T12.
As far as instances getting "old" is concerned... at least there are two as opposed to the singular instances mentioned!


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Thu, May 18, 06 at 7:55
I have some young Parrot impatients and just noticed a spider mite infestation. I washed the plants off with a fairly strong spray of water but know that won't dislodge all those nasty bugs. What can I use to get rid of them? Should I use a systemic or a contact insecticide? I really hate using chemicals but can't bear to loose these plants. |
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- Posted by mrimpatiens Zone 9 CA (My Page) on Thu, May 18, 06 at 21:20
I dont know of any organic miticides that are cheap for home use. Avid is good but is pricey. You can try some stuff that at the DIY stores. Garden safe is a good choice and is close to being organic. Safer and Greenlight are also pretty good. |
Price isn't a concern and we have a commercial greenhouse so I can purchase from a wholesale supplier. I just want to know what the best, yet least toxic pesticde would be. Actually the daily "showers" seemed to have helped. I'll try the Avid if the problem gets out of hand again. Thanks for the info. |
- Posted by lindamaurene (My Page) on Mon, Jun 26, 06 at 5:17
Does anyone know where to find Impatients psittaciana? aka Parrot flower. It looks like hanging parrots. Want plant or seed. Thank you |
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- Posted by exoticrainforest 7b (My Page) on Sun, Sep 10, 06 at 18:27
In regard to the request for info regarding the "Impatients psittaciana", the correct spelling is Impatiens psittacina. The plant was discovered in 1899 and identified in 1901 at the Royal Botanical Garden Kew. It is quite rare even in nature. I've spent months reasearchng the plant and you can read all we've learned on our website the Exotic Rainforest. The plant is from Burma and Northern Thailand and requires a very specific soil pH. I have found only 2 people outside of Thailand who are growing the plant and neither wants to have their name published. One source tells me the plant is on display at a national botanic garden in Burma. You can find the link on our plants collection page listed under the scientific name. The site includes the original botanical drawings. Steve Lucas |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Exotic Rainforest
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A lot of people these days have a lot of different hobbies. They tend to vary from person to person. Hobbies such as sports, music, television, movies etc. But how about those that are not into any of those generalized hobbies? How about those who spend countless hours, like me, on the computer looking for a breathtaking hobby?
Well awhile ago, a few "computer junkies" got together looking for that new breathtaking hobby. As they juggled their minds, they looked at a few computer magazines with CPU listings. "P2 266", "P2 300", "P2 333" - Oh, could it be possible to take a P2 266 to perhaps 333MHz?
Well here we are, a couple years later. Everybody is doing it, from 14 year olds to grandmothers. What do they call this breathtaking hobby? Well nonetheless, overclocking! It's a hobby which can be quite competitive at times.
Today we bring you our Pentium 4 overclocking article. Teaming with some generous sponsors, we paired up an Albatron PX845PE Pro 2 (from chillblast.com), a stick of OCZ PC3500 DDR Memory (from shop4memory.com) & various top of the line cooling products from exoticpc.com.
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Biggest Hair Transformations of 2010 (PHOTOS)
Hollywood hairdressers sure had their work cut out for them in 2010!
From pixie cuts to dye jobs, celebs changed their hair so much we could barely keep track. But luckily, Celebuzz was able to compile a list of the biggest hair transformations of the year, so you can get the full before and after affect. Some of the most drastic changes? Kate Gosselin ditching her signature locks for some extensions and Emma Watson chopping it all off for a pixie cut.
Click through the gallery to see the biggest hair transformations of 2010. Which do you think is the biggest change? Any 'dos worthy of copying? Let us know in the comments!


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This 1 day course course is a prerequisite to doing Keelboat Mentoring Charters.Participants in Mentoring Charters are required to have current SEA memberships.
Cost: $200 Location: Loch Lomond Marina, San RafaelPrerequisites: Intro to Sailing, Check-out, or Keelboat ExperienceDays: 1Date: TBD (Please inquire if you would like to start sailing on Shockwave)Time: 10am - 4pmBoats: Santana 25
It will beheld from 9am-3pm, on the Shockwave at the dock. White board presentation, boat familiarization, engine familiarization and starting, rigging, radio procedure, safety equipment, discussion of anchoring, docking, person overboard.
Introduction to Sailing Lessons
This spring SEA, a non-profit community boating organization, will be offering adult sailing lessons off Dock A at the Loch Lomond Marina on Saturdays. Maximum of 8 students per class.
Module 1 will be taught on the docks
Modules 2 and 3 will be taught on the water using SEA's 16.5' Catalina keelboats.
Lesson fees are $50 for Module 1 and $200 each for Modules 2 and 3. With prepayment, all three modules are $425.
Register online or Call (415) 775-8779 x2
Introduction to Sailing Session V (August)
Module 1, 9am-1pm on the docksSunday, July 27
Module 2: 10am-4pm on the waterSunday, August 3 & Sunday, August 10
Module 3: 10am-4pm on the waterSunday, August 17 & Sunday, August 24
Registration for Session 5
Introduction to Sailing Session VI (September)
Module 1, 9am-1pm on the docksSunday, August 31
Module 2: 10am-4pm on the waterSunday, September 7 & Sunday, September 14
Module 3: 10am-4pm on the waterSunday, September 21 & Sunday, September 28
Registration for Session 6
Cost: $450 | $425 PrepaidLocation: Loch Lomond MarinaPrerequisites: None Days: Five Days9:00am - 1:00pm for Module 1 10:00am - 4:00pm for Modules 2 & 3
Boats: 16.5' Keelboats
Upon successful completion, sailor will demonstrate his or her knowledge of:
Parts of a sailboat: hull, shrouds, stays, sheets, mainsail and jib, boom and mast, gooseneck, stern, headstay, standing and running rigging, etc
Functions of the following: Main and jib sheets, boomvang, halyards, outhaul, tiller, telltails, cunningham, etc.
Please Contact Us for more information
by Sailing Education Adventures (SEA) with more than 30 years of Community Sailing
Days: Four Fridays: Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26 (note: make-up days added Oct. 31, Nov. 7 )
Time: 12:30 – 4:00 PM
With one orientation meeting on campus prior
Place: Loch Lomond Marina – on Pt. San Pedro Road (2nd St) toward China Camp
A Dock110 Loch Lomond Drive, San Rafael(google map)
Cost: $200 for four lessons (must take all four)
Must register prior to sailing at the SEA website using a credit card (through PayPal access) below.


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Habits you picked up from work... - page 3
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2Jan 27, '13 by RNperdiemIf I need a couple of asprin, I don't just grab a couple out of the bottle.
I have to hold up the bottle and make sure I read the label to double check.turnforthenurseRN and Hygiene Queen like this. -
0Jan 27, '13 by cjcsoon2brn, BSN, RNMy two big habits are ...
1. Signing RN after my name on checks and restaurant receipts.
2. Waking up from a sound sleep and while I'm still half-asleep I'm asking my GF who is covering my patients or if I gave handoff report.
Obviously I tend to do the RN signature thing more often but I've woken up in a panic more than once thinking that I am still in the hospital.
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2Jan 27, '13 by ktwlpnUsing my "med surg strut " when I'm off duty-my poor husband is always telling me to slow down,we are not running to a code at the grocery store. And lists-I was never so organized until I became an LPN.I am so used to writing out my lists at work that I can't get any thing accomplished at home without writing a list and crossing off each task as I go.turnforthenurseRN and Hygiene Queen like this.
0Jan 27, '13 by keisha e@ktwlpn
If I dont make a list of all I have to do I panic that I am forgetting something really imortant since I normally write everything I have to do. Just to be mean my husband hid my list and I spend 2 hours looking for it when he finally gave it back to me !Last edit by keisha e on Jan 27, '13 -
2Jan 27, '13 by Little_MouseAlmost answering my home phone with "Hi. This is___ from ____ unit. How can I help you?" Also hearing phantom call lights and/or tele monitor at home... signing "rn" after my signature and using short hand at home like the "c" sign for with and "s" for without when I leave notes or even in my personal journal when I feel super lazy....and being more used to measuring things in mLs here in the States! I do not like using ounces..
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0Jan 28, '13 by K+MgSO4When I signed my morgatge documents my broker was so suprised that my signiture was identical on every line. Well that what happens when you sign it 100 times a shift.
Lists I LOVE them. as a manager now I have 3 or 4 going at once over different things. so satisfying to strike lines through them.
I don't take meds from the bottle ..... I shake them in the cap and then into my hand.
Looking for stuff in my pockets...............when I am home and have no pockets.
My Charge nurse walk. Being 6 ft tall female may account for some of it but it is rapid and directed. No stopping to look at things. Drives friends crazy because I do it when I have had a few drinks as well and am half way down the block before them.
hospital corners (can't blame nursing for that one. I worked in housekeeping as a teenager!)
My belief that most things can be fixed with a good Bowel action. nausea, lethargy, boerdem!
super sonic hearing and also the ability to ignore noises............I can hear a pump the length of the ward but when I hear the NIC phone ring I am suddenly busy.
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1Jan 28, '13 by CT Pixie, ASN, RNQuote from Little_MouseWhen I made my original post I totally forgot my habit of signing LPN after my name on anything I sign.using short hand at home like the "c" sign for with and "s" for without when I leave notes or even in my personal journal when I feel super lazy....and being more used to measuring things in mLs here in the States!
Little Mouse your post reminded me of my habit of using medical shorthand when writing notes etc. I wrote a note to my daughters teacher and sent it in. She called me later in the day laughing and said, Mrs. Pixie can you decipher what you were trying to tell me? Oh, and I had no idea you were a nurse...your signature gave it away". I didn't even realize I had written the note with medical shorthand.Hygiene Queen likes this.


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Sat, Oct 1, 05 at 12:58
We have 5 solar panels that were removed from our roof when a new roof was put on. At one time these were used to heat water and to also blow hot air into the house through 2 air ducts. They worked fine for several years and blew very hot air into the house and provided very hot water, except for that one incident with a pipe breaking and flooding the house. The entire system stopped working years ago and the company that installed them had gone out of business. I would like to see if we can get these to work sitting on the ground, maybe on some sort of frame so that they would be angled. We live out in the country and have plenty of room to move them around. We could unhook the system and move it in the summer. I would like for hot air to be blown into the house. I have no idea where even the fan is that made this work. It has to be in the attic but I have been up there and have never seen it. Please any ideas would be appreciated. |
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This is really interesting and has got me thinking. We have some old solar panels on the roof of our cottage that used to be connected to a hot water heater in the main house. For some reason it stopped working and we disconnected it from the hot water tank and later replaced the tank. The cottage is heated with electricity and never really gets warm enough in the worst of the New England winters. I wonder if there is a way to repurpose these solar panels to provide heat (electric or hot water radiators?) in the cottage... As you may be able to tell, I know little about solar power systems. |
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Tue, Apr 6, 10 at 20:02
This is the first year that I've grown year round. I'm a little uncertain as to exactly how to make my seasonal transitions? Do I just pull up the greens and peas, add some compost and get my plants/seeds in the ground?
I've actually delayed some because I was waiting for winter harvest of lettuce and peas to be done. |
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Usually people plant the seeds between the plants that are maturing. |
I recently read an article in "Organic Gardening" magazine that said NOT to pull the pea vines out but to cut them off at the base and leave the roots in the ground because they are a good source of nitrogen for the soil. I just cut mine yesterday. |
Thanks Mrs tic. This is the stuff I was looking for. Too late for this year but next time I will use the information. |
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Celebrating a Historical Partnership and Prosperous Future
Posted on July 30, 2010 by Chris Cookson, MCC Vanuatu Country Manager
Out in the Pacific Ocean is a country that has held close ties with the United States for 70 years. America's friendship with Vanuatu began during World War II when American service men and women came to set up bases in Vanuatu. During this time, thousands of soldiers were based in the islands. Proud of the relationship, Vanuatu still boasts three man-made hills that spell out the letters U-S-A, which can be seen by plane.
In 2006, Vanuatu received a $66 million grant from the United States to support the restoration of roads on two of the country's major islands – Efate and Espiritu Santo. These two road projects are much more than repairing and paving old, tired roads. They are providing the gifts of time, income opportunities, education and medical access.
You don't have to look hard to find the roads' impact among the people of Vanuatu. The road on Efate Island – which wraps around its coastline – allows bus, taxi and truck drivers to work without the consequences of excess damage to their vehicles or major repairs. Villagers are able to deliver firewood, flowers and produce to market several times a day rather than a few times a week. There are school children who no longer need to board at their campuses because of the decrease in travel time, and parents who are now able to take their babies to the hospital in minutes instead of hours.
On Espiritu Santo Island, the restoration of the East Coast Road is giving coconut and cattle farmers the chance to export more frequently – and without the risk of damaging produce in transit from rough and washed-out roads. Natural heritage sites such as lagoons, waterfalls, geothermal hot springs, and "blue holes" (indigo-colored underwater sinkholes) are now easily accessible to paying visitors and tourists interested in Vanuatu's unique environment and ecosystem.
Capitalizing on MCC's principle of country ownership, the Provincial Government for Efate has financed new village markets alongside the new, blacktop roads. These markets, managed by village women, are helping generate income, opportunities and local investments. Some women have also benefitted from the road construction by selling rice and fish lunches to road workers.
With support from the MCC program, Vanuatu has established community contracts, which empower villages to preserve sections of roads that pass through their jurisdiction. These activities, such as clearing debris from drains and removing low-value vegetation from the road, have cultivated an enormous amount of pride within the communities.
Vanuatu's MCC grant does much more than build roads; it's a partnership with the people and the government that provide them with the means to develop their own paths to prosperity. And as the roads near completion – and Vanuatu prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary of independence – the country has plenty to celebrate.
On the ground in Liberia
Posted on July 14, 2010 by Cassandra Butts, MCC Senior Advisor
Last week I was fortunate to represent MCC at a signing ceremony kicking off MCC's $15 million Threshold Program with the Government of Liberia. Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation led by Rep. David Price and Rep. David Dreier, representing the U.S. House Democracy Partnership, also attended the signing ceremony, which took place in Monrovia. We were also pleased to have Rep. Donald Payne participate in the ceremony as a long-time supporter of African development and MCC.
The visit marked my first time back to Liberia since a 1999 trip as a member of a congressional staff delegation reviewing the status of refugees in what was then a conflict-riven region. What I saw on my recent trip provided considerable hope that Liberia, under the leadership of President Johnson Sirleaf, is well positioned to translate MCC's Threshold Program investment in land access and policy, girls' primary education, and trade policy into successfully- implemented programs that will meaningfully contribute to Liberia's future development.
While all three components of Liberia's Threshold Program were identified by Liberians as a part of their national development strategy and are designed to improve Liberia's performance in the policy areas measured by MCC eligibility criteria, the girls' primary education program has a particular resonance for me as MCC's point person for the integration of gender equality in the programs we fund. This is a priority that I share with President Johnson Sirleaf as we, and many others, recognize, without question, that educating girls is crucial to a country's long-term economic development.
There is no question that the road ahead will be challenging for Liberia, but the country continues to make significant strides in demonstrating a commitment to policy reform and responsible leadership under President Johnson Sirleaf that made our Threshold Program partnership possible in the first place. We look forward to working with the Government of Liberia and USAID, the U.S. Government agency that will administer the Threshold Program, to ensure the delivery of results that will improve the policy environment in the targeted sectors and contribute to the long-term growth and prosperity of the people of Liberia.


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Goal after goal, it became obvious that the University of Pretoria (Tuks) players were not going to let the UCT team squeeze in one redeeming goal for themselves.
The launch of Explosive Mondays, where student football teams from eight universities around the country will compete every Monday for the next nine weeks, was festive and filled with entertainment on and off the field.
THE new football season will kick off with Bidvest Wits signing stars Moeneeb Josephs, Matthew Booth and Benjani Mwaruwari on the squad, according to reports in the media.
Josephs has secured a three year contract with the Clever Boys.
"I love rugby and I love the queers, it was the natural thing to do!" said Khan, who works for the Gay and Lesbian Archives (GALA).
Shandu Mulaudzi: Wits athletes competing in Durban found themselves in a contest of a different kind: dodging the advances of prostitutes.
Female sprinter, Fikile Masikane, was among a group of 12 athletes who stayed at the Banana Backpackers Youth Hostel, which she believes also housed prostitutes working at the "brothel" next door.
Liesl Frankson: Bidvest Wits is facing a goal keeping crisis after the last of their experienced goalkeepers became another victim to injury during a match on Saturday.
Emile Baron suffered a broken leg and had to be stretchered off after a clash with Orlando Pirates striker, Ndumiso Mabena in the dying moments of their defeat at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. This forced Wits to put, inexperienced 17-year-old Jethren Barr, into the poles as the last man standing.
Ray Mahlaka: BIDVEST Wits' hopes for a top four spot were dealt a blow when they lost 2-1 to Platinum Stars on Wednesday in an ABSA Premiership match at the Bidvest Stadium.
The opening minutes of the match were characterised by strong defending as both teams fought to keep a clean sheet.
Bakwena wasted plenty of scoring opportunities with the team from Rustenburg shooting largely off-target and Bidvest Wits goalkeeper Emille Baron in fine form.
Nolwazi Mjwara: In the first netball match of the internal league this week Esselen thrashed Reith in a 20-11 victory.
While Reith was the first to get onto the scoreboard and dominated the initial end of the game, Esselen powered to a massive victory to great ululations.
Leigh-Ann Carey: Bidvest Wits and SuperSport United battled the weather and each other to draw, 0-0, in the Absa Premiership match on Tuesday at the Bidvest Wits Stadium.
Caro Malherbe: Bidvest Wits will be fined R50,000, suspended for 12 months, following a verdict delivered by the Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee on Wednesday.