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Quality fast food at a great price is the foundation of Taco Bell. The company offers a menu that is unlike any other fast food menu. Taco Bell does not offer burgers and fries many fast food places offer. Instead, the company serves a menu full of Mexican-inspired dishes such as tacos, burritos and rice, as well as chips and queso.
In 1962, the first Taco Bell was opened in Downey, California by Gen Bell. By 1964, the first Taco Bell franchise location was opened. The company quickly found a following and by 1967, more than 100 stores had opened in the western United States. In 1978, Taco Bell was sold to PepsiCo. Taco Bell has expanded to include locations throughout the United States, as well as in several countries around the world.
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Submitting a Taco Bell Job Application: Applicants who would like to apply for a position with Taco Bell can do so in two ways. Lots of Taco Bell locations allow applicants to simply apply online through the Taco Bell website. However, certain locations are franchised and may require applicants to fill out a printed job application.
You can find out which locations allow you to apply online by going to the "careers" section of the Taco Bell website. Once you are at the appropriate section, click the "apply now" link located underneath the "careers" heading toward the bottom of the page. A search page will appear once you click the link. Fill out the required information such as your city and state. Once you input your city and state, hit the "search" button. After your search is completed, a list of Taco Bell locations will appear. You can select the location you would like to work at by simply clicking on the location.
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You will have the option of uploading a resume. However, it is not a requirement for you to complete the application unless you are applying for a management position. You will also be required to complete an online user profile. The profile is required so you can save your application or apply for other jobs with Taco Bell in the future. Once you complete your profile, you will be asked a series of pre-employment questions.
After completing the pre-employment questions, you may then complete your application. You need to include all relevant information such as previous work history, educational history and references on your application. If you feel you cannot finish the application in one sitting, you can simply save it and return to it later.
If you would like to apply for a corporate position, you need an updated resume, as well as a cover letter. You can find corporate positions by searching under the "corporate" heading on the career page.
Common Taco Bell Job Positions: Whether an applicant is new to the workforce or an experienced worker, Taco Bell has job positions for all workers. Many individuals who begin working for Taco Bell start out as a crew member. Crew member positions include cashier, drive thru associate, food preparation associate and cook.
Other positions with Taco Bell include management positions such as shift supervisor, assistant restaurant manager, management trainee and general restaurant manager. Positions outside of the restaurant environment include maintenance technician, administrative assistant, office coordinator, web developer and receptionist.
Minimum Age to Work: Taco Bell requires all applicants to be at least 16 years of age or older. However, certain positions may require applicants to be at least 18.
Employment Benefits: Taco Bell offers all company employees a large variety of job benefits. All employees are entitled to such benefits as paid training, competitive wages, flexible work schedules, advancement opportunities and meal discounts.
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Cairo Book Fair 2013
In ministry, as in all of life, timing is important.
We have an urgent need. This January, 3 million people from all over the Arab world will descend on Cairo, Egypt for the largest book fair in the region. In fact, it's the second largest event of its kind in the world!
We've been asked to supply 50,000 copies of Undaunted for visitors from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia to take back to their countries. Every book and DVD distributed at the book fair can be legally transported to ANY COUNTRY of the world — including many countries officially closed to Christian evangelism. What an opportunity!
We feel led by God to provide each of the DVDs they have requested, but we need to raise $150,000 before December 31. (The good news is that each DVD costs just $3!)
THANK YOU for impacting families for Christ through this ministry. We can't do it without you!
After watching Undaunted a ministry leader in the area said:
"Josh, with this film, you have given the greatest of sacrifices — your story. Our culture is one of honor and shame. This film which exposes the shame of your life is almost incomprehensible to my culture. It will open up doors of opportunity to share Christ like no other resources we have. It will rip back the curtain that has been masking this culture for years."

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The San Francisco 49ers outplayed the New York Giants in the NFC championship game. The primary reason Eli Manning and the Giants advanced to the Super Bowl was San Francisco punt returner Kyle Williams' two blunders gift-wrapped a win.
College football: Returning punts one of football's toughest jobs
It's a reminder that Oklahoma and Oklahoma State selecting new punt returners isn't as simple as sorting through the fastest players on the roster.
Returning punts requires a unique skill. Multi-tasking is a plus.
"The first thing is to find one that's sure-handed, good enough to just get it caught," said former Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones, who also was an NFL assistant. "If you have a guy who can break one, that's a bonus. Sometimes you're tempted to gamble. But if you fumble ..."
Besides setting nearly every OU school receiving record, Ryan Broyles was a dependable punt returner. Wide receiver Kenny Stills, who filled the role after Broyles suffered a knee injury, is the favorite. Roy Finch and Brennan Clay are candidates.
At OSU, the Cowboys must replace Josh Cooper. Justin Gilbert, an electric kickoff returner, is the ideal candidate. Sophomore wide receiver Josh Stewart and redshirt freshman David Glidden are getting long looks this spring.
Returning punts has many variables. Judging the wind, spin and velocity are factors. Experience helps. Little things like knowing a right-footed punter's ball spins differently than a "lefty" kick.
"It's difficult but we practice it a lot," Stills said. "With all the people watching you, it can get a little nerve wracking. You just have to focus, be able to judge the ball and its spin."
A good analogy is a center fielder, a position Stills played growing up before he quit baseball in high school to concentrate on football.
One major difference — a center fielder doesn't have the opposing team charging at him while they're chasing down a fly ball.
"No," Stills said, smiling. "I gave up baseball when those balls started coming too fast (in the batters' box)."
Punt returns were a bit of an adventure for OSU last season, a rare special teams weakness. The Cowboys ranked 115th out of 120 teams nationally, averaging 3.4 yards.
Josh Cooper's average dropped from 9.6 to 3.9. Justin Blackmon fumbled his only punt he tried to return. Late in the season, Cooper and Colton both went deep to return punts. All three are gone.
Gilbert has shown the ability to get past initial defenders on electrifying kickoff returns (four TDs in two seasons). He wants the job. But because he has additional special teams responsibilities on field goal blocks and kickoff returns, Stewart and Glidden have gotten the bulk of reps this spring.
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Paul Waldman assesses the NRA's clout in Congressional elections:
To determine just how powerful the NRA really is on election day, in recent months I assembled a database covering the last four federal elections: 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. These years cover two presidential and non-presidential years, as well as two significant Democratic victories and two significant Republican victories. I gathered data on the outcome of every House and Senate election, including the margins of victory, the money spent by each candidate, the partisan character of each district, and whether the NRA made an endorsement in the race and how much money they spent.
The conclusion to be drawn from these data will be surprising to many: The NRA has virtually no impact on congressional elections.
The NRA endorsement, so coveted by so many politicians, is almost meaningless. Nor does the money the organization spends have any demonstrable impact on the outcome of races. In short, when it comes to elections, the NRA is a paper tiger.
By contrast, Adam Winkler warns Obama to stay away from the issue in the Presidential race.
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We looked at PepsiCo. last summer and identified the monthly chart symmetrical triangle. Technical semantics aside, the price range had narrowed for the past five years and a day of reckoning was likely imminent. Since then, we witnessed a breakout and subsequent "throwback," or retest to the primary breakout level just above $70.
In that prior blog post I had noted $72.50 was the level I really wanted to see cleared in order to gain confidence of a long-term breakout in the soft drink giant. As you can see below, last week's action finished at $72.49. Nonetheless, barring a huge sell-off the monthly candle likely to complete below by the end of this coming week is bullish. Triangles could easily morph into larger patterns, and often do, but further strength next week puts bulls in the driver's seat for that long-term breakout for Coca-Cola's little brother.
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What is the Friday After Thanksgiving (F.A.T.) Chain Reaction? A grand event that could only happen at MIT! Participants link their chain reaction devices together forming one mega chain reaction – set off at the end as the event's thrilling culmination.
More than 1,500 people attend this fun-for-all-ages "extreme" event!
Making a chain reaction allows people to explore their own creativity and see how their unique contraptions relate to a larger whole. No matter how unique the devices, inevitably, with a little string and duct tape, they all work together beautifully.
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Join the fun as a spectator or, even better, as a participant! Participants must register in advance to create their own contraptions and bring them to Rockwell Cage on Friday, November 27, 2015. Artist and inventor Arthur Ganson, renowned chain reaction creator, will be on hand, along with local artist and MIT alumnus Jeff Lieberman, to help participants link their contraptions together and emcee the event.
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Behavioral: First Steps Educational Curriculum
10 sessions with the research participant to review an educational curriculum regarding brain injury rehabilitation and community reintegration
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To evaluate the efficacy of the First Steps intervention for improving neurobehavioral functioning, functional status, and life satisfaction, and for increasing knowledge about TBI and compensatory strategies. The First Steps program was developed to address the neurobehavioral and emotional concerns of survivors of TBI during the course of inpatient rehabilitation. Program format and content reflects clinical experience and extensive research review. Input from survivors, family members, and rehabilitation staff trained in working with the TBI population has also helped shape the implementation protocol. The foundation of the protocol is a curriculum [Niemeier, J., Kreutzer, J., & Taylor, L. (2005). Acute cognitive and neurobehavioral intervention for individuals with acquired brain injury: Preliminary outcome data. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 15(2), 129-146.] The First Steps curriculum consists of ten lessons and was developed to address the common needs, issues, and concerns of TBI survivors admitted acutely for inpatient rehabilitation.
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Individuals with traumatic brain injury requiring inpatient rehabilitation and admitted to Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia Hospitals acutely after injury.
Inclusion Criteria:
- adults (18 years or older) who have experienced a TBI (damage to brain tissue caused by an external mechanical force as evidenced by: loss of consciousness due to brain trauma, or post traumatic amnesia, or skull fracture, or objective neurological findings that can be reasonably attributed to TBI on physical examination or mental status examination).
Exclusion Criteria:
- imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization, or in imminent danger of hurting themselves or others.
- unable to tolerate treatment sessions due to physical, cognitive, behavioral, or other difficulties.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00205569
|United States, Virginia
|Virginia Commonwealth University
|Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
|Principal Investigator:
|Jeffrey S Kreutzer, PhD
|Virginia Commonwealth University
|Responsible Party:
|Virginia Commonwealth University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00205569 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|February 21, 2012
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by Virginia Commonwealth University:
brain injury, acute rehabilitation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Injuries
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 02, 2015


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Ms. Gil is currently Sr. Business Analyst, Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions, at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. In this role, she is responsible for supporting business development activities through competitive intelligence updates, research of potential licensing and acquisition targets, as well as the exploration of white space opportunities.
Prior to this position, Ms. Gil was the Marketing Manager for Longines, one of the Swatch Group's luxury watch brands, where she was responsible for re-launching the brand in the US market. Ms. Gil began her career as the Global Business Development Manager for Viva International Group, the world's third largest eyewear licensee, where she was responsible for developing marketing strategies for distributors in North America, South America & Central America, and Asia.
Ms. Gil holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Dean's List, and studied European business in Belgium and Germany. She also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University. Ms. Gil is fluent in Portuguese and is a member of Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW).


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Apple patches multiple security bugs in Safari
Apple has fixed up versions of its browser for OS X Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite.
Apple has fixed up versions of its browser for OS X Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite.
Security update for Safari browser on Mac OS X removed from distribution after causing problems. No word from Apple yet on disposition.
At Google's Pwnium hacking competition, two new security exploits in Chrome OS were demonstrated, while at Pwn2Own a Chrome Web browser problem was found that also impacted Chrome OS. All three problems have now been patched.
This week's Google Chrome update added some significant new features to its Windows 8 mode, effectively turning the browser into a stripped-down version of Chrome OS, with its own taskbar and window-management tools. But who's it for, really?
Some people are still in denial about the rise of the Linux operating system with the Chrome Web browser interface, Chrome OS, and its hardware: the Chromebooks. The experts say, however, it's the one segment of the PC market that's growing while everything else shrinks.
Google's Chrome's Web browser non-stable 'dev channel' build currently looks like the complete Chrome OS desktop on Windows 8.x when set as the default Web browser and opened in Metro.
Security companies can't agree on whether one piece of adware is a trojan or not. But one thing they're certain of - it's going on their blacklists.
Pretty much everyone agrees that Google's Chromebook Pixel is too expensive to just run the Chrome OS Web browser. But what if it could run Android tablet apps as well?
Google released a tremendous extension for the Chrome browser that makes it easy to save any image to Google Drive. While useful for Chrome users, the real benefit is in making Chrome OS function more like a desktop OS.
Mozilla has released a Firefox OS 1.0 simulator in order to give developers a chance to start building apps for the platform ahead of its release on mobile devices next year; it has also changed the way its desktop browser deals with new private browsing windows or tabs.
Browser maker is approaching the mobile challenge head on by developing its Firefox OS, improving Web app development tools, and turning the Internet into a universal appstore.
Opera recently released version 12.10 of its flagship browser, patching six security vulnerabilities on Mac OS X systems.
The app, similar to those available for iOS and the BlackBerry OS, lets users search online without needing to fire up a browser. However, it will not work on Windows RT-based systems such as the Surface tablet that will go on sale this Friday.
Sauce Labs, the maker of the Sauce "cloud testing service" on Tuesday announced that it added support for OS X, iOS and Android to its automated cross-platform, cross-browser testing service for web applications.
According to Net Applications' browser and OS market share statistics, OS X is still making slow progress on Microsoft Windows, and the total iOS share is crushing Android and all the rest of the mobile OS pack.
Google announced Chrome for iOS today. But it's not the same speedy browser everyone falls in love with on Windows and OS X. So why is Google bothering to release it? And will Chrome for Windows RT suffer the same fate?
Google unveiled on Tuesday Google Drive, its online storage system. Allowing users to store any sort of data in Google's cloud, access is through the browser or an app for Windows, Mac OS, Android and, "in the next few weeks", iOS.
The Opera Web browser for Mac OS X has been recently updated to version 11.62, with the latest update patching six security holes.
Google's desktop browser is now available in beta form for the company's mobile platform, bringing copious synchronisation features to Android-based phones and tablets
In September 1997, Microsoft's brave launch of a new-generation Internet Explorer 4.0 dragged by then browser tycoon Netscape-which had boasted 2/3 of market share-into war. Eventually, Netscape met its doom's day and Internet Explorer survived as the winner.
WikiLeaks: ISPs to hand over copyright infringer details under TPP
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The Israeli consumer is a little different from many others, often characterized as relatively optimistic and better able to deal with stress. (Sadly, this is the result of a highly tense day-to-day reality.) So the recession has been slower to affect her behavior than it has that of her counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Now, however, the recession is gradually influencing the choices and lifestyle of many Israeli consumers, a shift that's come to the attention of some marketers and one fashion retailer in particular, Crazy Line. The chain recently launched a "basic line," a clever way of retaining loyal customers who are now looking for cheaper clothing and attracting the value-for-money (VFM) consumer without damaging brand perceptions or forcing price adjustments for the original range. By providing existing customers with a lower-priced option, Crazy Line also minimizes the chances they will go elsewhere for a VFM solution.


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By Katrina Schwarz in New Fashion on Wednesday 8 August 2007
Australian fashion brand Lover, founded by Susien Chong and Nic Briand in 2001, arouses a particular type of devotion. Like the fashionable muses that inspire Lover's strong and feminine collections – Patty Hearst for the 'Black Rose Army' (Spring/Summer 06/07); Rolling Stones groupies and biker babes for 'Altamont' (Winter 07) – fans of Lover know […]
Hot Box
By Katrina Schwarz in New Events on Wednesday 11 July 2007
Hot Box, by Barcelona-based Ana Mir and Emili Padros — for Emiliana Design Studio — is a design object with a different type of consumer in mind. If most highfalutin design firms pitch their sleek wares at Prada-clad architects and inner-city aspirants, the envisaged audience for the Emiliana Hot Box is another breed entirely: the chilly sex worker. A translucent structure that emerges from the ground, the Hot Box was created with the notion of providing warmth and light for those who spend a long time waiting on the street — namely prostitutes.
Weird Science
By Katrina Schwarz in New Fashion on Tuesday 8 May 2007
In the 1985 movie Weird Science, a pair of happy misfits use tip-top technology and nerdy know-how to create something truly beautiful: in the form of 'real life' woman and sexed up diva Kellie Le Brock. The Australian fashion label Romance Was Born have created something equally beguiling with their Spring/Summer 07/08 collection, also called […]
Urs Fischer at Cockatoo Island
By Katrina Schwarz in Cool Travel, New Events on Tuesday 8 May 2007
Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour has a fascinating – if checkered – history. A former convict prison, a shipyard and a reformatory for wayward girls, the island also has a fascinating present as the site of a new installation by Swiss artist Urs Fischer. Fischer visited Sydney under the auspices of Kaldor Art Projects, whose […]
Speed painting with ketchup and fries
By Katrina Schwarz in New Art on Wednesday 14 March 2007
If the tear away success of video-sharing portal You Tube has a lesson to impart it is that people – in the name of diversion, in pursuit of entertainment – will watch anything. Speed Painting with Ketchup and French Fries, uploaded by user EclecticAsylum less than a week ago, has already drawn a global audience […]
The Scungie
By Katrina Schwarz in New Fashion, New Trends on Tuesday 6 February 2007
Sienna Miller's appearance – sans pant – at the New York premiere of her new Warholian film project, Factory Girl, signaled the surprising return of a wardrobe staple: the scungie. Scungies will be a familiar sight/blight to schoolgirls (and ex-schoolgirls) Australia-wide. Best described as a heartily elasticated woman's full brief underpant – or sport bloomer […]
Christian de Vietri
By Katrina Schwarz in New Art, New Products on Tuesday 23 January 2007
Like householders the world over, Perth sculptor Christian de Vietri has been spending time in IKEA. Loitering in the Faktum kitchen and between the Billy bookcases, slumped on the Klippan two-seater and filling his pockets with allen keys, de Vietri is assembling something of a different order. For his latest work Configuration 3: Nuclear family […]


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Climate Change and State Transportation Policy
- With a comprehensive climate bill stalled at the federal level, many are turning to the states to make progress toward reducing carbon emissions. In Getting Back on Track, NRDC examines what states are doing to curb emissions caused by transportation, compares state transportation policy as it affects greenhouse gas emissions, and compares performance across the states.
Documents Tagged climate change in All Sections
- Rising Temperatures, Deadly Threat
Preparing Communities in India for Extreme Heat Events
Issue Brief
- Extreme heat events already have had a significant impact in India, where summer temperatures are historically high. Coordinated action is needed among the many government departments and organizations to reduce the devastating health effects of heat stress on local populations. Ahmedabad is leading as the first Indian city to create a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events.
- Cleaner and Cheaper: Using the Clean Air Act to Sharply Reduce Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
Issue Paper
- Climate and energy experts at NRDC have crafted a groundbreaking proposal that will help the Administration create jobs, grow the economy, and curb climate change by going after the country's largest source of climate-changing pollution: emissions from hundreds of existing power plants.
- India: Addressing Climate Change and Moving Towards a Low-Carbon Future
Fact Sheet
- India is an emerging economic powerhouse and a global leader. Despite the recent economic slowdown, India continues to be one of the largest economies in the world with a GDP projected to growby 6.5 percent by the end of 2015. In fueling this economic growth rate, India has become the fourth largest energy consumer in the world. This rapid growth and the accompanying increase in greenhouse gas emissions raise national concerns about climate change. As it develops, India is moving to reduce emissions intensity to protect its people and environment, and the new government is poised to continue leading these efforts. This fact sheet outlines the steps that India is taking to grow a low-carbon economy. Get document in pdf.
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- Peru is on the frontlines of the fight against global climate change. Communities and infrastructure in low-lying coastal zones are susceptible to sea level rise, and a changing climate means new potential threats to important economic sectors such as fisheries and agriculture. Faced with these growing challenges, Peru is striving to address and adapt to its climate vulnerabilities.
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Readership: Scholars and students of international human rights law, cultural heritage law, and intellectual property law; practitioners and policy-makers working with cultural heritage issues; scholars and students of anthropology and cultural studies
Lucas Lixinski, Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Dr Lucas Lixinski is Lecturer at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Law (Sydney, Australia). He holds a PhD in International Law from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). He researches and writes primarily in the areas of international cultural heritage law and international human rights law. He is Brazilian, and received his first law degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil).
"Lixinski's book covers an extensive range of issues spanning across various fields of international laws, offering a much-needed multi-dimensional perspective to ICH protection ... It is a welcome addition to the literature and an informative resource that should prompt other scholars and practitioners to re-think ICH protection from a new, multi-dimensional perspective." - Sun Thathong, The British Yearbook of International Law
"This book provides an excellent summary of overarching themes in efforts to safeguard ICH and provide remedies, including addressing the difficulties of providing legal protection for constantly evolving
and self-defining living cultures ... highly recommended for practitioners and students within the legal field, especially those focusing on intellectual property or cultural heritage sectors, and related interdisciplinary areas. Lixinski thoroughly covers novel theoretical tensions as well as complex substantive and institutional legal matters in a clear and readable manner, providing useful insights into legal and social issues surrounding ICH protection." - Megan Rae Blakely, The Kelvingrove Review,
1: Introduction
Part I - Institutional Responses
2: International Framework
3: Regional Responses
4: National Responses
Part II - Substantive Measures to Safeguard Intangible Heritage
5: International Human Rights and Intangible Cultural Heritage
6: Intellectual Property and Intangible Heritage
7: Contractual Approaches
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Our recipe pages are here to provide new ideas and inspiration for healthy, slimming and easy meals to fit in with your plan.
Our recipes are all our own homemade favourites. We aim to add as many Syn Free Recipes, Low Syn Recipes and Extra Easy Recipes as we can.
We do not claim to be professional chefs or specialist dieticians, and that is why we often do not add specific cooking instructions or exact quantity amounts for our recipes. We believe that each individual has their own preferential tastes, and therefore the recipes we print are for you to use as guides, take ideas from, experiment with, and develop for yourself by adding or taking away whichever ingredients you like.
We do not use fancy ingredients; we try to invent recipes from ingredients that we believe most people already have in their cupboards and fridges.
These pages will be updated regularly with new additions, so re-visit and check-in again soon.
If you have already used up your healthy `b` allowance, why not try a bread-less sandwich or wrap as an alternative?
If you have already used up your healthy extra `b` for the day or simply want an alternative snack or sandwich, this is a great idea. You can use up virtually anything you have left in your fridge? It`s also a great snack to take to work in a lunch box or to take on picnics. If you have it wrapped, consider tying some cotton round it, or wrap it tightly in clingfilm (so that the contents haven't fallen out before you are ready to eat it).
Around 5minutes
If you are using your reduced fat cheese and light philadelphia as a healthy extra `a` then this is Syn Free!
This recipe is great as a lunch soup
You can even double up and use it as a pasta sauce for your tea.
Optional Extras:
You may want to consider decorating this soup with a swirl of fat free yoghurt or fromage frais, and then garnish with basil or herbs – this creates a real dinner party/restaurant effect easily and cheaply.
This is a really quick and easy soup to make. It is perfect to make with any left over vegetables you may have in your fridge, so be inventive and throw it all in – there is no point letting any vegetables (left overs) perish and go to waste when you can easily turn them into delicious, filling, SuperFree Soups that will help to speed up your weight loss.
If you don't have fresh tomatoes, simply use a can of tinned tomatoes. If you don't have fresh beetroot, you could consider using a jar of pickled beetroot. I would recommend rinsing it under the tap first to get rid of excess vinegar. The result is a very sweet and sour tomato soup or sauce.
Preparation Time: Around 15minutes
Cooking Time: Around 30minutes
Syns Per Serving: Syn Free (and full of SuperFree too)
You may wish to consider finishing the dish by adding a swirl or small dollop of melted extra light Philadelphia (or similar) with chopped chives to garnish? If you haven't used your Healthy extra `a` for the day, you may also want to try adding some grated lighter mature cheese into the risotto rice or on the top of the dish. You could even add chopped ham, chicken or bacon (if you prefer meatier dishes).
Preparation time (around): 15 minutes
Cooking time (around): 30-45 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Syns per serving: Syn Free, unless you add additions of cheese or sauces (and are not using them as a healthy extra)
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December 5th, 2008
Friday Note: This Busy
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Wow! Stunning photo.
One of my hobbies is ballroom dance, and I wish I were better at tango – this photo catches the passion and action inherent in tango… wham!
December 7th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Thanks, Scott. I have to say, before this trip I always thought of tango as a bit overwrought – just not interesting to me. A week of seeing in clubs and in the street *completely* changed my mind about it. I'd like to have a go at it myself, but it is not a . . . dabbler's dance.
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Coal & Energy Access
Across the world there are 1.3 billion people without access to electricity.
Without targeted global action, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that in 2035 there will still be one billion people without access to electricity and 2.7 billion without access to clean cooking fuels.
Coal is an essential resource for meeting the challenges facing the modern world. It plays a major role in delivering electricity across the globe, is fundamental in the creation of steel and concrete, and provides energy for transport.
WCA has published Coal - Energy for Sustainable Development, which highlights the vital role coal has in delivering energy to the 1.3 billion people who lack access to it as well as coal's role in building sustainable communities.
This section looks at the challenges of providing greater access to energy worldwide, the role played by coal and how access to energy is essential to sustainable development.
In this section
The Global Energy Challenge
In 1992 the first Rio Conference took place. But after 20 years of action to address the challenges of sustainable development, billions of people across the world still live in poverty. The world must take action.
Coal and Clean Energy
Coal currently supplies around 30% of primary energy and 41% of global electricity generation. Coal will play a major role complementing renewable energy sources and will be a key source of energy to address gaps in wind and solar powered electricity.
Coal and Sustainable Development
Coal mining is a critical contributor to many economies and makes a substantial contribution to improving the livelihoods of many. This is especially true in developing countries, allowing them to address the challenges of poverty and development.


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Panguitch woman dies in crash on U.S. 89
A Panguitch woman was fatally injured when she turned in front of an oncoming, northbound van on U.S. 89 just outside of her home town.
Utah Highway Patrol Corporal Todd Johnson said the resulting collision about 5:30 p.m. Monday "T-boned" the victim's 1986 Oldsmobile.
Mary K. Beck, 30, was pronounced dead shortly after being rushed to a local hospital, UHP said.
The driver and a passenger in the 2006 Chevrolet Express van were not injured, but both were taken to the hospital to be checked out as a precaution, Johnson said.
UHP said Beck was turning south off of Sanford Creek Road at the time of the accident. She was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from her car and then struck by the van, sustaining massive head injuries.
Johnson said Wednesday that troopers found no evidence of drugs or alcohol being involved. "This just appears to have been unsafe movement on [Beck's] part," Johnson said.
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In last month's column, I asked to what extent financial planners had seen elder exploitation and asked if anyone would share their stories. This month I want to share some of these situations and point out a few themes.
Planners who attempt to help are clearly frustrated with the inadequacy of options and services. For example:
Last year, a person whom I had known for years came to me to prepare his returns. I had not seen him in many years and was shocked at what I think are obvious signs of dementia. During the interview he mentioned borrowing a substantial amount of money on his home and loaning it to a needy veteran that was making some type of claim and would be paying the money back soon. I was very concerned about this situation. I contacted the AICPA and our state board of CPAs and did not receive an adequate answer. I am in a dilemma as to what to do." — RH
Or this story:
Husband has a stroke and loses his judgment faculties. Husband starts soliciting prostitutes at their home and his mother's residence. Husband acts in other ways showing very poor judgment. Wife obtains a judgment protecting her "share" of all of the assets, some of those being a portion of her husband's retirement accounts. Husband now has his assets segregated. Wife has told me that prostitute activity has remained constant and that he wants to withdraw his funds to loan to those prostitutes.
I contacted my B/D legal and compliance department about the situation and was told by them that without a conservatorship or similar judgment, I am required to do what the husband requests. Husband now has withdrawn the majority of his retirement account. I have little doubt all of his assets will be gone soon. — CS
I received several notes decrying how some firms basically ignore the issue, like this description:
I have dealt with everything from an insurance agent 'friend' who moved in with an addled recent widow to sell annuities, to a client who drained her substantial retirement funds over six months taking a weekly bus trip to the local Indian casino. The first ended well with the court getting involved due to her daughter's vigilance, but the second ended with what was left of her account being sent to be covered by our call center. In both cases, I was told by my large wirehouse compliance officer that there was nothing we could do. — TM
Government entities can be just as unhelpful.
In January 2006, I tried to help the elderly parents of a client, to whom I believe were sold an inappropriate annuity by an insurance company agent (86 years old, put in contract with high surrender penalties when clearly they needed cash flow).
The State of New Jersey responded to my client's parents in a letter that the "Statement of Understanding" which they signed, and contract, indicated that they were given proper legal notice. The letter also said, "the New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance is an administrative agency and is not empowered to overturn the terms of your contract." It suggested legal action.
From this experience I learned that, at least in this instance, the insurance company and State of New Jersey had no interest in correcting this wrong, and only legal action, which was beyond the means of this couple, might have worked. They were financially naïve and easy prey for the agent. This process was beyond their financial means and level of energy at their advanced stage of life. And so the abuse continues.
I did all I could do, with no relief for two unsuspecting targets. — DH
Let us not forget that nonfinancial assets can be targets as well.
Our firm deals exclusively with the documentation of nonfinancial assets of every type. Imagine the disappearance of single (or a few) items from a collection (no one will notice ... ) or some small items of unusual value like jewelry. These events may ultimately destroy entire family relationships with suspicion and hatred for their dishonesty. — JM


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1. Wire bike for 12 volts, see 6 to 12 volt conversion page
2. Parts You Need
You need to accumulate these parts:
Larger 12 volt battery to mount in box (standard riding lawnmower battery will work)
Auto advance timer for 45 with a 15 degree advance (Sportster timers fit but have 30 degrees advance)
1964-65 is cheapest and worst; I would advise not to buy one of these, they are extremely hard to adjust
1966-73 is most expensive, hardest to find, and best, this is what you need to buy
Alternative is to have advance changed to 15 degrees on a Sportster timer
1964-65 Harley electric starter top and starter gear box (cheapest and works) or 1966-73 electric starter top with gear box and solenoid (most expensive, hardest to find, and works best).
Six 10-24 x 7/16 cstk screws #1762W, available from after market suppliers
Two 10-24 x 1 ctsk screws #1781W, available from after market suppliers
1964-73 electric starter clutch basket with starter gear ring
Harley electric starter motor 31455-64A
Electric starter relay 71455-67 or similar relay
3. How to Do It
Remove smaller original battery from frame mount under seat and Install larger 12 volt battery (possibly riding lawn mower battery) in servicar box and wire.
Install auto advance timer.
Remove transmission case top, outer primary cover, and clutch assembly.
Install electric starter clutch basket with ring gear and reassembly clutch
Drill and tap holes at top of transmission case, which hold top to case, to accept 10-24 threads. I believe this is a special weird Harley size thread, however many aftermarket suppliers sell this tap. I personally would be scared to do this with transmission together and in frame, however it might can be done with care. Not sure. Transmission gears will eat up any left over metal fragments.
Install electric starter top and gasket with the 8 larger 10/24 cstk screws, if using 1964-65 assembly you will have to also bolt the starter gear box to the top.
Partially install the primary cover to mark the area at the top which will need to be cut out were starter gear meshes to ring gear on electric starter clutch basket.
Cut only needed area out and reinstall the primary cover
Install starter motor to top.
Mount the starter relay, servicars typically had them mounted under the box or next to battery.
Run positive line to starter's positive terminal with relay installed inline.
Install starter button and wire starter button to the relay.
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What Florida lottery scratch off ticket has the most winners ?
The Florida scratch-off game #1196 - $1 Monopoly has the largest number of winners with 156 top prizes in total (49 of which have currently been won).
The overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.88, and the odds of winning any particular prize are as follows:
- $5,000.00: 1-in-240000.0
$200.00: 1-in-24000.0
$100.00: 1-in-3000.0
$50.00: 1-in-2400.0
$25.00: 1-in-1333.33
$20.00: 1-in-300.0
$10.00: 1-in-100.0
$5.00: 1-in-150.0
$4.00: 1-in-42.86
$2.00: 1-in-14.29
$1.00: 1-in-11.11
Meanwhile the Miami Herald is reporting that after no winners matched the 6 winning numbers in the Florida Lotto, the jackpot has risen to $35,000,000!
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Letter To The Editor
Can we save the Flint River?
by Warren C. Budd Jr., Newnan
In your recent article on cooperation between Coweta County and Griffin, I was glad to see Eric Smith acknowledge the Flint River has "future concerns." It was also good to see Jay Boren and Neal Shepherd looking toward a regional solution.
The fact is that the upper Flint is in deep trouble. No matter which low-flow statistic you select, daily minimum, seven-day average, etc., since growth exploded in south metro, the minimum consensus is that daily flow is down 50-70 percent. If you don't believe me, just ride over the Flint in warm weather months and see for yourself.
Eric Smith's statement that we are sitting on a "[water] gold mine" may or may not be correct, the gold mine certainly isn't the Flint.
Last summer, an Auburn wildlife professor said that, if the current flow continues, the shoal bass would become extinct in its native Flint. It would be a tragedy to lose what many consider Georgia's fightingest freshwater game fish. Boy Scout Camp Thunder as well as property owners and rafters have been affected in their ability to use the river.
A regional solution that encourages conservation and efficiency is the best answer. There is a bill in the Georgia House that would encourage regional comprehensive planning for the Flint. However, I am not very optimistic as to the conservation ethic of our Georgia House.


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Markets React As Federal Reserve Makes Interest Rate Announcement
A trader signals an offer in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index... News PhotoBestof,Bestpix,Business,Central Bank,Chicago - Illinois,Chicago Board Options Exchange,Corporate Business,Decisions,Economy,Federal Reserve,Finance,Government,Horizontal,Illinois,Meeting,Organised Group,Politics,Standard & Poor's,Stock Market,Stock Price,Stock Trader,Topics,Topix,USAPhotographer Scott OlsonCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesCHICAGO, IL - MAY 01: A trader signals an offer in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) prior to remarks from the Federal Reserve at the conclusion of the Feds two-day meeting of its policy-making committee on May 1, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Stating the economy was expanding at a 'moderate pace' and that the labor market had shown 'some improvement' the Federal Reserve said today that it would continue its stimulus campaign at the same pace it has maintained since December. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)


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I absolutely love this product. I bought this because I was looking for a way to implement my New Year's resolution, work to save the environment, and thought this would be a good way to start it off. This notebook feels like a regular composition notebook, but with the fun design and images inside the front and back cover, it is so much more. It reminds me I am saving the environment every time I use it!
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LONGMONT- Three days after Kendra Balentine, 19, was cleared of charges related to a fatal hit and run crash on New Year's Eve, she was in church at the Messiahville Baptist Church.
Her pastor, Corey Seulean, was by her side the entire time.
Seulean told police that the teen was in church when the fatal crash happened. But, it wasn't until Thursday that Longmont police determined Balentine was innocent.
Pastor Seulean crafted a special sermon for Balentine on Sunday. He talked about the trials and tribulations in life and how God is always when you need him. He even shared the story of how she chose to be in church on New Year's Eve instead of going to a party.
"There are some people who chose to come to a watch night service - a New Year's Eve get together - as an alternative to a worldly party. We had a nice gathering a nice get together fun time. The Lord was with us and then three days later Kendra Balentine got arrested for something she did not do," Seulean said.
The pastor talked about what things were like for the teen while she was waiting and hoping that the charges would be dropped. He said she was depressed and didn't want to leave the house.
"This has been very devastating for her, she has been discouraged. She told me there are days she doesn't want to leave her home because people might recognize her, think she's guilty. Her family received death threats," Seulean said.
After spending seven days behind bars and posting five thousand dollar bond, Seulean says she never missed a day of church service. She would come to pray and be with God.
"She and her family were in every service the whole time just letting God know we want you to help us, we need you to help us. And I am here to testify that God did help them. The charges were dropped," Seulean said.
Seulean says the new challenge is trying to clear Balentines name. He fears when future employers try to look up her name, they will judge her based on a crime she had absolutely nothing to do with.
He says he will do what he can to try and get the charge expunged from her record and her name completely cleared.
Longmont police are still looking for the driver who hit and killed Jason Grimmer on New Year's Eve. They are asking anyone with information to contact the department.
(KUSA-TV © 2013 Multimedia Holdings Corporation)


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Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has announced the appointment of Hayden Rogers as his new chief of staff.
"Hayden will be a tremendous asset to our team and I am thrilled to have him on board," Senator Manchin said. "From his time as a small business owner to his work in public service, Hayden brings to our office a unique range of talents and a commonsense, solutions-driven approach that I truly admire. He embodies the values important to West Virginians and has the knowledge, experience and expertise to lead our team effectively."
2012 when he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District. Prior to that, he served for more than five years as the chief of staff and top advisor to U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC). He also managed three successful campaigns for Shuler.


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2012 Annual Report
This project was initiated on Jan 15th 2012 and is a multi-institutional, collaborative effort between the NCCCWA, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and the College of William and Mary. During the reporting period, we have made progress on objectives 1 and 2. The NCCCWA breeding program provided to collaborators three genetic lines of rainbow trout that have varying resistance to bacterial cold water disease. These lines are designated ARS-Fp-R (resistant), ARS-Fp-C (control) and ARS-Fp-S (susceptible). As part of Objective 1, we examined whether the ARS-Fp-R line has broad resistance to challenge with bacterial pathogens by comparing the survival to the selection control lines ARS-Fp-C and ARS-Fp-S. This year, bath and injection challenge experiments were completed using Yersinia ruckeri biotype 1 and Flavobacterium columnare as well as selected variants of F. psychrophilum. Analyses of the challenge results and correlation with specific disease pathology are underway. During the summer of 2012, two undergraduates from the College of William and Mary interned at the NCCCWA over a 10 week training period. Experiments were completed that involved measuring immune cell populations isolated from different trout tissues and differences were compared between genetic lines both before and after challenge with F. psychrophilum.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland Interviewed on Doug Stephans Good Day Radio Show
Recorded: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland is interviewed on Doug Stephan's nationally syndicated radio show "Good Day" program. The discussion centered around the Republican Presidential Debate on Aug. 6, 2015. Eland saying the Republican candidates should be concentrating on foreign policy.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Politics
Unintended Consequences of Military Air Strikes
Recorded: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland was interviewed on CCTV America. He discusses the impact, both intended and unintended, of military air strikes in the Middle East and Asia. Eland elaborates the difference between air strikes from aircraft carriers and land-based air strikes. He also analyzes how countries such as China react to the US show of force around the world.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy
Freedom Act, Patriot Act or Status Quo Act
Recorded: Monday, June 8, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appears on RTs CrossTalk program to discuss topics surrounding the US Patriot Act and whether or not Edward Snowden was a hero or a traitor. On a panel with other defense analysts, the US war against terror is debated. The panel discusses whether or not the US government is violating the constitutional rights by collecting metadata of phone calls and emails of US citizens.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Privacy
Ivan Eland on Greeces Credit Crisis
Recorded: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appears on Arise TV to talk about the Greek Governments credit deal with the International Monetary Fund. Eland says the last minute deal with Greeces creditors might prolong the inevitable, that Greece might fall into default on loans. Greece and the EU might be better off if they realize that Greeces economy is failing.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy
The Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
Recorded: Monday, May 25, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appears on RT Television to discuss comments by Defense Secretary Ash Carter who stated that Iraqis just dont have the will to fight ISIS. Eland talks about the history of the Iraq war and what is needed to stabilize the region.
What Americans Should Learn from the British Election
Recorded: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on America Tonight with Kate Delaney to talk about government spending out of control. Eland compares the US money supply and spending under George W. Bush and Barack Obama to eating candy and getting a "sugar high" instead of a good balanced diet. British Prime Minister David Cameron has followed the examples of US Presidents Harding, Coolidge, Eisenhower and Clinton and embraced austerity to bring about long term prosperity.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Government Power, Politics, Terrorism and National Crises
Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty
Recorded: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Senior Vice President Mary Theroux is interviewed on radio station KOGO in San Diego to talk about the latest on California's Maximum Family Grant rule for families on welfare. She discusses the underlying reasons why children are born into poverty and the difficulty of breaking the cycle of poverty.
Experts: Mary L. G. TherouxType: RadioIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Culture/ Society, Economic Policy, Education, Family, Labor and Employment, Politics, Privatization, Race Issues, Regulation and Deregulation, Urban Issues, Welfare, Womens Issues
Ivan Eland on the Iranian Nuclear Agreement
Recorded: Monday, April 6, 2015
Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on the America Tonight radio show with Kate Delaney. Eland discusses the implications of the framework of a deal with Iran to halt their nuclear weapon development.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid


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This website is the inspiration of Father Charles F. "Cloudy" Hay who is one of the central characters in each of the three novels of The Consciousness Trilogy -- Hacking Toward Consciousness, The End of Democracy and The Armageddon Choice. Who says fictional characters don't get around and maybe also speak more truth than is sometimes present in our non-fictional lives. Our desire is that this website will help unify and raise the consciousness of all those who are readers of The Consciousness Trilogy and all those who have interest in the kind of change that greater consciousness assuredly will bring. Your participation in this website is to help enliven humankind's quest for consciousness.
all website text and graphics © Don Carroll - not be reused without permission
Read more about The Armageddon Choice
In the final installment of the Conscious Trilogy mankind is running out of time. Will Dawson has a 2000 year-old tooth talk to him and travels deeper into mystery of what happened in his heart when, as a young CIA officer, he first met Melissa in Afghanistan twenty years earlier. Blaine Astrid with the help of the handsome young Navajo Manuelito and his dog Ooljee escapes capture by the CIA and is putting her heart's desire before her hacking ways.
That is until another Enneagram mystery is dropped into her lap. Aasia, a Muslim survivor of the Srebrencia rape camp, with the help of Rat and Blaine finds healing with the Sisters of the Sacred Order of Mary of Magdala.
The sudden death of the Pope brings Joe Carroll kicking and screaming out of his ivory tower into full engagement with the world as the primary blogger on www.anewpope.com. Gradually the shape of the map to greater consciousness, given in the Enneagram, becomes more and more vivid for each character.
Stories of personal love are on a collision course with humankind's ruthless pursuit of power and personal gain at the expense of community cooperation, just as quantum biology is revealing how deeply connected we all are and proving what the mystics have always alluded to that cooperation is the key to survival and enlightenment. All along Father Hay makes sure that you, the reader, are not just along for the ride but have some skin--yes, your skin, in the game.
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We are instructed by the Gospels that if we wish to enter the Kingdom of Heaven we have to do so as little children. What do children do best? They play. If we are to enter the Kingdom we have to know how to play.
Play has been found to be critical to the development of empathy. Empathy in turn is the forerunner of love. How does play get us ready to be able to love? Although there are some forms of play that are solitary almost all play involves others. Play is deeply and inherently participatory. Play gives us entry into the present moment. When we're playing we are present.
When we are playing we can be so present and focused that our play can be a transcending experience. We can be in the world and not of the world. Play not only has the characteristics that develop empathy it has the characteristics which develop generosity. A playful environment is one where there is openness and acceptance. When we are playing we are authentic we can be ourselves because we know in the play environment we are easily forgiven. Play invites, not just the idea, but the experience of forgiveness.
Playgrounds themselves are sacred safe havens. They are not owned by anybody usually. They are a part of our collective social environment. Because they do not belong to anyone there is a deeper sense of sharing this space with everyone.
Play is also the place we get to exercise our imagination and to begin to think and feel how others might think and feel.


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French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira gives a speech during the... News PhotoChild,Christiane Taubira,Couple - Relationship,Debate,France,French Culture,Giving,Government,Horizontal,Married,Minister of Justice,National Assembly,Paris - France,Politics,SpeechPhotographer JOEL SAGETCollection: AFP 2013 AFPFrench Justice Minister Christiane Taubira gives a speech during the debate to allow gay couples to get married and adopt children on February 4, 2013 at the National Assembly in Paris. Two days before, Members of Parliament voted 249-97 in favour of Article One of the draft law, which redefines marriage as being a contract between two people rather than necessarily between a man and a woman. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)


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TimeSeriesAnalysis[NumberOfParameters] - number of parameters of an exponential smoothing model
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Exponential smoothing model
The NumberOfParameters command returns the number of fixed or optimizable parameters that occur in model.
This includes the initial values for states such as ℓt and, if applicable, bt and st, but it does not include σ or, for example, period or trend. It also doesn't include parameters that don't actually occur in the model; for example, β does not occur in an A,N,N model. (Commands such as GetParameters will still return these parameters, but they are set to their default value.)
If a model is not specialized (see the Specialize command), then its number of parameters is not yet determined. In that case, NumberOfParameters will return undefined.
The TimeSeriesAnalysis[NumberOfParameters] command was introduced in Maple 18.
For more information on Maple 18 changes, see Updates in Maple 18.
An A,N,N model has two parameters: α and l0.
An A,N,A model additionally has γ and one initial value for s for every time period within one season. However, the initial values for s are constrained: their sum needs to be 0 for additive seasonality, or equal to the period for multiplicative seasonality. This reduces the number of free parameters by one.
The period is not yet set, so the number of parameters is not determined. Once we do set it, we get a well-defined answer.
See Also
TimeSeriesAnalysis, TimeSeriesAnalysis[GetParameter], TimeSeriesAnalysis[GetParameters], TimeSeriesAnalysis[SetParameter]
Hyndman, R.J. and Athanasopoulos, G. (2013) Forecasting: principles and practice. http://otexts.org/fpp/. Accessed on 2013-10-09.
Hyndman, R.J., Koehler, A.B., Ord, J.K., and Snyder, R.D. (2008) Forecasting with Exponential Smoothing: The State Space Approach. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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PEARL, Miss. – With the opening of a Disaster Recovery Center today in Foxworth, disaster survivors in Marion, Forrest, Lamar and Wayne counties can meet face-to-face with recovery specialists in five locations.
The centers are staffed with recovery professionals from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration, who can provide information and answer questions about disaster-related assistance.
In addition to state and federal disaster assistance experts, residents will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from voluntary and faith-based groups to help with any additional unmet needs in the Disaster Recovery Centers.
All centers are open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at:
Marion County:
Mount Carmel Church of God, 573 Mount Carmel Church Rd., Foxworth 39483
Forrest County:
Ben McNair Recreation Center, 300 North 12th Ave., Hattiesburg, 39401
Petal Civic Center, 714 S. Main St., Petal, 39402
Lamar County:
Lamar Park, 226 Pinewood Dr., Hattiesburg, 39402
Wayne County:
City of Waynesboro Fire Station, 710 Wayne St., Waynesboro, 39367
The first step to receiving federal disaster aid is to register with FEMA. Registration is simple and can be completed several ways:
Online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov any time day or night.
By phone or video relay at 800-621-FEMA (3362) daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time. Help is available in many languages.
- By TTY at 800-462-7585.
- C-Spire Wireless customers can register by calling #362.
- By web-enabled mobile devices at m.fema.gov. Select "Disaster Survivor" then "Apply Online for FEMA Assistance."
Those who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should call 800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service, call 800-621-3362.
Disaster assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
In addition to state and federal disaster assistance experts, residents can meet with representatives from voluntary and faith-based groups to help with any additional unmet needs in the Disaster Recovery Centers.
Survivors are encouraged to register before visiting a center if possible. Specialists at the center can explain the disaster assistance process, describe the types of help available, and answer survivors' questions.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 800-462-7585.
FEMA's temporary housing assistance and grants for public transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them to SBA loan officers to be eligible for assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.


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Aromatics were reported mixed on the US Gulf Coast, with benzene and styrene flat, toluene down 15 cts/gal but mixed xylenes higher by the same amount. The picture was negative in Europe, where benzene was off $25/m.t. traders report. Toluene was lower by $15/m.t. and styrene was down steeply by $70/m.t. There was an initial agreement on the fourth quarter methanol contract with an increase of €18/m.t. but that was far from universal. Buyers call it a one-off and an overreach. Spot prices did firm by €10/m.t. in response. Methanol was also higher in...
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Exclamation Dance Perfume
By Coty for Women
Exclamation Dance Perfume by Coty, Exclamation dance is a fragrance for women, which makes them exclaim, "wow!" introduced in 1988 from the perfume house of coty, this is sure to arouse your senses and lure admirers towards you . This is an intense lavish indulgence with the delicacy of femininity. The floral fragrance has dainty notes of succulent blossoms. This has a fruity punch of peach and apricot. The chypre amber enhances it with its earthy effects, while the woody and powdery effects of ... Read More ... Read More sandalwood leave a smooth trail. It is available in an exotic bottle in the shape of the exclamation mark. The fragrance is available as eau de cologne. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations.
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