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Uninstall Websearchinc.net – How to uninstall Websearchinc.net
Websearchinc.net is most common perilious redirect virus which comes under the category of browser hijacker and mainly used for the purpose of redirection of user's web search results to unauthorized malicious web sites and this one is mainly created and used by the hacker to grab you money. You would be redirected to many different links without your concern. This one usually enters in to the user computer by the mode of internet surfing , using infected networks, infected removable media, opening of spam message and many other ways. After installation first of all Websearchinc.net makes some manipulation in the System File and Registry of your computer by adding code for not being detected easily. When you are surfing on internet, this will redirect you to irrelevant site which has no means for you and so Websearchinc.net removal is necessary.
Websearchinc.net can change the browser setting along with home page address in which your default home page is being change to its associated web site and even block you to browse the security site. The main target of this infectious element are windows based computer such as Win XP, Win Vista, Win 7, and Win 8. You may face problem like automatic change in the desktop background, abrupt slow down of the PC performance,number of annoying advertisement pop-up it does all activity by utilizing system available resources. If it continue in your computer for a long time then remove Websearchinc.net otherwise will leads to hazardous change in the system.
About Websearchinc.net
Websearchinc.net is a malicious item which enters into the system through infected media. It has the ability to replicate itself and thus it quickly spreads all over the computer damaging all important files and data. It is designed in such a sophisticated manner with complicated multi-layered coding that it becomes impossible for a normal anti virus program to detect its existence in the system. It lingers into the system in disguised and encrypted format. Gradually, it depletes the important files and programs in the PC, ultimately making the PC perform extremely slow and sometimes even it crashes out. Therefore, you should take preventive steps to remove Websearchinc.net immediately to avert its effects and damages.
Windows can be attacked by this noxious item due to following known reasons:
- An outdated anti virus application and other security programs may lead to its entry into the PC, therefore regularly update all the softwares and security programs to keep off threats like Websearchinc.net.
- If the password strength of the administrator is weak enough to be hacked by the cyber criminals, then there is much likeliness that they can gain access to instill the system with Websearchinc.net
- Another most common way of spreading Websearchinc.net is through removable devices like pen drives, USB, Flash drive, Memory Card, Memory Stick etc. So, disable the autoplay in the system and first scan these devices on insertion into the PC.
- Bluetooth is the most common medium for sharing files among peers and it is another way of infection fromWebsearchinc.net, so avoid any file sharing from unknown users.
- Visiting unsecured, malignant and filthy websites with suspicious content may host multiple threats which can attack your PC to create a havoc inside it. Even watching online movies and game playing can be equally dangerous.
- Any unsecured freeware download, suspicious emails, spam attachments, infected pop up adlinks etc. too can infect your PC with Websearchinc.net
This is why it is highly recommended to uninstall Websearchinc.net as soon as it is detected in the PC for keeping harmful system damages at bay and keeping the computer and its data safe.
Common Symptoms of Websearchinc.net infection:
Here are few common symptoms which you can notice after the Websearchinc.net infection and get alarmed. You need to Uninstall Websearchinc.net as soon as you find any of these signs in your PC. Have a look on its symptoms:
- Several error messages appear out of now where
- Task manager reports excessive CPU usage
- Abnormal shutting down and restarting of PC
- You receive unidentified emails
- Automatic programs which you haven't consciously downloaded
- Most of the times, web homepage is changed
- The searches are automatically redirected to suspicious websites.
- PC and internet performance is extremely degraded
- Troubles in updating Windows OS
- Some programs are automatically deleted
- Automatic scanning in the PC
If you notice such aforementioned occurrences into your PC, it is a clear signal of Websearchinc.netattack. So, take quick measures to get rid of Websearchinc.net as soon as possible.
Hard Drive clutter with malicious Files created by Websearchinc.net
%AppData% Websearchinc.net
%Temp% is Windows Temp folder
%AppData% is current users Application Data folder.
%CommonAppData% is Application Data folder for the All Users Profile.
%LocalAppData% is current users Local settings Application Data folder.
%CommonAppData% is Application Data folder in the All Users profile.
Websearchinc.net meddles the registry entries and and it adds and removes entries in order to pave a smooth pathway for other perilous threats to attack the PC. Few of the malignant files that it creates are mentioned below:
Once these files are created, it becomes easy for the Websearchinc.net to operate automatically on every Windows start up and create all the mess in the compromised PC, ruining its normal and smooth functioning and deteriorating its speed and performance. So if you allow this extremely harmful threat to procrastinate in to the PC, you may have to suffer the irrevocable losses. And thus Uninstall Websearchinc.net at the earliest to avert any dangerous consequences to PC.
Harmful Consequences of Websearchinc.net Infection
Following are few hazardous consequences of this threat on your PC and privacy too:
- Annoying Messages appearing out of nowhere: Alerts and error messages heavily annoy the compromised user and interrupts in the middle of the work. Irritating Pop up ad-links are displayed while surfing and browsing internet.
- Extremely degraded performance of the PC. Its slow and sluggish performance frustrates the compromised user as it takes too much time to perform even the basic operations and sometimes result in blue screen to death on being commended to run some heavy applications. In simple words, the PC performance is extremely hindered due to the presence of Websearchinc.net.
- Automatic additions and removal of files: Websearchinc.net is a very disastrous item as it is capable of deleting some important files and applications from your system. Further, it may also install malignant applications automatically onto the system. And with the help of keyloggers carried by it which is designed to record the keystrokes on the PC, it can record all of your sensitive, private and financial data and leak it to the remote servers (managed by hackers), making you victim of identity theft in a nick of time.
- Antivirus application fails to run: The antivirus application installed in the system is disabled and thus several additional threats like rogue programs and browser hijackers etc. gain entry into the affected system. The troubles for the host user is extremely aggravated.
- Abnormal and abrupt happenings in the PC: All of sudden you may notice that the PC becomes unresponsive and is competently freezes or hangs. The web and browser settings are modified as well and thus browser homepage is unconsciously changed and the searches are itself directed to unsafe websites. Internet speed has gone extremely slow and PC is frequently shutting down and restarting automatically and abruptly.
So, if you want to keep such destructive consequences at the bay,it is very important to Uninstall Websearchinc.net as early as possible.
Websearchinc.netFails to Access to Legitimate Websites
Websearchinc.netinhibits the affected user to access the websites which may help him get rid of Websearchinc.net and they are:
Websearchinc.net will rather re-route the searches to unknown and suspicious websites or the browser will automatically crash down. Websearchinc.net settles very deeply into the system and keeps changing its name and location from time to time and successfully escapes the anti virus scan and detection. If it is made to stay longer in the PC, it may not only destroy its resources but also may steal your valuable and sensitive information too. So, it is very important for the user to remove Websearchinc.net without any delay.
Websearchinc.net duplicates itself and generates its own several copies at the given locations on the hard drive:
%Temp%\[Random Name].dll
%System32%\[Random Name].dll
%Program Files%\Movie Maker\[Random Name].dll
%Program Files%\Internet Explorer\[Random Name].dll
Furthermore, it is capable of tracking all the ADMIN users in accessible networks so as to invade into the vulnerably secured users having the weak password. It is designed to hack passwords and weak passwords can easily be tracked and few of them are listed below:
As you can see that Websearchinc.net is so much tricky and has been designed with destructive techniques by shrewd hackers with criminal bent of minds to intrude the weak networks and vulnerably secured PCs. Thus it is very important to uninstall Websearchinc.net as soon as possible.
Manual methods for removal of Websearchinc.net
Open IE and then go to Tools >> Manage Add Ons
Click on Toolbars and Extension
Uninstall All Programs Related to Websearchinc.net
Select 'Search Providers' and click on 'Disable Suggestions'
From Tools >> Internet Options, select General tab
Enter "Google.com" or any site as default homepage
Click on "OK" to save the settings
Websearchinc.net Manual Removal Steps for Mozilla Firefox
Open the browser and go to Tools >> Add On
Choose "Extensions" >> Websearchinc.net and uninstall
Reset homepage from Tools >> Options
Change the homepage to Google.com
Websearchinc.net Manual Removal for Steps Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click on Customize icon
Select Options and select "Basic"
Change the homepage to Google.com
Click on "Manage Search Engines" Choose Google as default search engine
Manual Removal is a time taking process and requires special technical abilities. It should not be tried by anyone unless he has sound knowledge of computer usage. No beginners and novices should try this. Moreover, it is not a foolproof solution to get rid of Websearchinc.net because it does not always result in successful removal of Websearchinc.net. Therefore user should try an alternative strong third party automatic Removal tool to delete Websearchinc.net for ever from the PC and keep it threat free.
Uninstall Websearchinc.net with Websearchinc.net Removal Tool
- Fast Scanning: Websearchinc.net Removal Tool comprehensively scan throughout the computer and it will list out all the malwares in front of you in fraction of a minute. You can also download its free trial version which can scan the threats but will not be able to delete it and for removal of malware you will have to buy the license key of the software.
- Help Desk: The help desk of the software enables the user to ask any query pertaining to the software and the experts are available to help the user. The use can connect through online chats, emails or even via phone calls. A complete customer support is provided to help the customers and give them convincing answers to their queries.
- System Guard: It also possess the utility where any of the malicious files or program is automatically blocked by it and their entry is inhibited on that very moment. No alien object can enter the PC and execute its activities into the system anymore without user's permission.
- Automatic Updater: every another day, a newer malware is created by the cyber criminals. Keeping this in mind, the software has been designed to update automatically and thus the latest malwares are also prevented to enter the PC and are kept on the bay.
- Compatibility: Websearchinc.net Removal Tool is completely compatible with all the Windows versions from the earlier to the latest ones- be it Windows7, XP, Vista, 2003 and all others. It is very much supportive to all Windows operating platforms.
- Back up: It also facilitates the user to easily restore any accidentally deleted file. So the back up program of the software is very well designed.
If you have detected its existence in your PC, immediately uninstall Websearchinc.net using Websearchinc.net Removal tool quickly.
User Guide: Simple Installation and Removal steps of Websearchinc.net Removal Tool
Step 1: First Download and install the software and launch the program from desktop shortcut and click over 'Scan Computer" Button.


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OK. Let's let out the truth. We can write, but we cannot draw a straight line, a curve, a circle or a triangle. We can draw them, but they look like they might have been done by an 18-month-old extraterrestrial.
The lack of artistic ability is going to stop now that we have picked up Drawing with Mark (Reach for the Stars and A Day with the Dinosaurs) and Drawing with Mark (We All Scream for Ice Cream and Happy Tails). Both DVDs, released by TDC Entertainment and Shelter Island, contain two episodes, and are available wherever home entertainment products are sold, including the national crafts retailer, Michaels.
Research has shown art education is crucial for children's cognitive and social development; parents interested in grooming the next Picasso or O'Keefe should remember that Mark's television series has been honored with both a Parents' Choice and Creative Child Magazine award. Since Drawing With Mark teaches children of all ages the fundamentals of drawing, we're in lone.
You already know his work: A professional illustrator and creator of Angels from the Attic, a comic strip that appears in 50 newspapers nationwide, host Mark Marderosian has a soft spoken and highly educational demeanor similar to Mr. Rogers. Marderosian has been teaching children how to draw for more than 20 years.
Currently broadcasting on 150 television stations reaching more than 350 cities nationwide, Drawing with Mark is an entertaining, interactive, educational series featuring live action as well as animated Angels from the Attic characters. Marderosian teaches simple basic art lessons and discusses shapes, parallel lines, shading, dimension, stick figures and action lines, so the budding artist can feel comfortable moving forward and expanding his/her creativity. Mark's teaching style is inviting, warm and extraordinarily nurturing. He's a natural born educator.
Each DVD consists of two 30-minute episodes that combine a field trip to a cool destination with two drawing lessons relating to the field trip, colorful animation, fun facts, trivia and suggested reading books.
Drawing with Mark: Reach for the Stars and A Day with the Dinosaurs
Mark Marderosian visits the Museum of Science in Boston twice where he introduces his viewers to dinosaurs and how they lived. Viewers then learn how to draw a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Pterodactyl. On the second visit Marderosian and the Angels from the Attic learn about outer space, planets and stars. In this episode, the drawing lessons feature the planet Saturn and as well as a friendly astronaut on the moon.
Drawing with Mark: We All Scream for Ice Cream/Happy Tails
Visiting a neighborhood ice cream shop, children learn about every one's favorite ice cream flavors. Mark then teaches everyone how to draw an ice cream cone and a truck. He then takes a journey to The Buddy Dog Humane Society, learns how to care for our four-legged friends, and teaches viewers how to draw a cat and a dog.
Each DVD contains bonus features on screen and off including:
* A bonus drawing lesson
* A draw-along-booklet with coloring page insert
* Instructions on how to download free coloring pages from the website angelsfromtheattic.com/come-play/coloring-pages/, where drawing pages can be printed out for even more ongoing fun.
The Drawing with Mark series is targeted to children ages 5 to 9 years old.
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Cabana Grill will celebrate Cinco de Mayo a day early, on Sunday, May 4, from 12 to 4 p.m., so the whole family can join in the free fun.
The recently opened restaurant, located at 1635 Scenic Highway in front of Lowe's, will offer a variety of attractions including free food samples, bounce house, interactive videogame theater, balloon artist, face painter, DJ and more. Like every day at Cabana Grill, real tequila margaritas will be available all day long for dine-in guests.
"We couldn't have asked for a warmer welcome to the Snellville area and we want to say 'Thank You' to our new neighbors with a fun Cinco de Mayo celebration," said Cabana Grill Chief Operating Officer Todd Coerver. "We have a variety of activities for the whole family to enjoy, so we invite everyone to come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us."
WHAT: Family-friendly Cinco de Mayo celebration – free food, a bounce house, games, balloons, music and more
WHO: You!
WHEN: Sunday, May 4; 12 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: Cabana Grill - 1635 Scenic Highway, Snellville, GA 30078
For more information, visit http://Facebook.com/TheCabanaGrill
Cabana Grill, which opened its first location in Snellville in early April, is a new concept created by San Antonio-based Taco Cabana®, a Fiesta Restaurant Group® brand that has served fresh, handmade Mexican cuisine for more than 35 years and has more than 170 restaurants in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Cabana Grill offers an authentic, yet affordable, Mexican dining experience, with its made-from-scratch food offerings prepared with fresh ingredients. The menu focuses on street tacos, quesadillas, tostadas and other items that come with a choice of steak or chicken fajita grilled over an open flame, pork carnitas or Shrimp Tampico. Restaurant features include an open kitchen that showcases its signature flame grill and tortilla-making station, an indoor/outdoor patio and a convenient drive-thru.
The Snellville location is open for dine-in and drive-thru service daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.


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Ubuntu's always been very fast on my computer. I have 3GB RAM, and previous versions booted in under 40s and shut down in under 5s. Most recently, Natty took 40s to boot and only 4s to shut down. However, since installing Oneiric, my boot time has gone up to 50s and my shut down time to over 11s! A slight increase is fine, but this is quite alarming. I wait for applications to properly terminate, so that's not the issue. The only startup applications I have are Jupiter and Caffeine.
The problem is the links
I've reported a bug in Launchpad.
For what I know, the only version where booting speed was a factor was Ubuntu 10.10. After that the developers focused on other stuff like better integration between apps, Better Unity usage and feel, compatibility with Gnome-Shell for those users that wanted that, Changes in how apps communicated between each other and many other features that we actually take for granted.
Am not a huge fan of Unity myself but I can not deny that 11.10 came with a punch of big nice changes for Unity and how way we use a desktop. Adapting to Unity is not easy but so far I have seen nice results.
Returning to the question at hand, this also happens to me but is not such a big deal if what is between (Actually using Ubuntu) has been enhanced a lot of ways. It would not surprise me if in some of the minor updates that come every so many days, a small fix would improve the speed of boot time and shutdown time.
+1 to your question since I was also wondering the same thing but seeing the progress Ubuntu made in just 6 months makes us think about how good will 12.04 be.
I had a similar experience and disappointment after installing Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric) I looked some more into it to find out (in my case) this was caused by the network-manager. While shutting down it seems to time out and end with the message "nm-dispatcher.action: Caught signal 15, shutting down. ..."
I removed the network-manager and configured my ip address by using /etc/network/interfaces and it is now fast again.
Might be you have the same problem ....
I had the same experience "Waiting for network configuration", I resolved the proble commenting all the lines in /etc/network/interfaces except


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City Blogger: From Southampton to Toronto
- 10 December 2013 10:51
- Posted by @vic_bird
In her next City Blogger piece, Victoria chronicles a City trip to Toronto...
My mum told me never to get into cars with strange men, yet last Friday I clambered into a Toyota sedan on a cold Chicago morning at 7am, to drive to Toronto, with these two:
In my defence I think my mum meant 'strangers', and I've had the good fortune to know these two gentlemen for a few years now. Andrew was one of the first City fans I met at The Globe Pub in Chicago, he's also attended a match at Maine Road. When I first met Mark, he was wearing a Dunne shirt. So, yeah, both of these chaps were supporting City "before we got good".
Mark is originally from St. Catharines, Ontario and is a member of the MCFC Toronto branch at Opera Bob's Pub (a fellow Heart of the City recipient), as well as a member of our Chicago branch.
After Darryl Webster, fellow City Blogger and MCFC Toronto Supporters Group member, visited Chicago as part of his Pride in Travel research tour, Mark suggested we should have an outing to watch a City game in Toronto. We quickly agreed on December 7th for the away match at Southampton and set about making our plans. Well, we let Mark make the plans and Andrew and I turned up and went along for the ride, literally.
After a nine hour car drive we arrived in Toronto, had a quick freshen up and headed out to meet Darryl at Opera Bob's. We got firmly stuck into the local ales, then Mark pulled out the bottle of Malört he'd brought along as a "gift" for his fellow Canadians. Malört is only sold in Chicago and is considered a staple in Chicagoland pubs. Some call it a "niche liquor". It's also known as "the worst drink in existence". It's difficult to pin down an accurate description of its taste, but Andrew's "it's like gasoline and mildew" comes close. After more Malört and Mill Street beers the frivolity ensued which included a splendid air guitar show from Mr Webster - which I did promise not to post the photos of….
Saturday morning arrived like a hard slap in the face, but we were buoyed with excitement to head back to Opera Bob's to meet the rest of the City crew and come away with a much needed three points. Unfortunately, our boys in Blue didn't get the last part of that memo and despite starting the game well it ended with a lacklustre performance where we succumbed to the battering ram of Southampton's attack, one point, and left St. Mary's Stadium with our tails between our legs. Luckily the other results over the weekend saved our bacon, but this little piggy wants to start winning away as well as at home.
Whilst it wasn't the result we wanted, it was a fantastic trip to meet the Toronto Blues and new friendships have most definitely been forged. You may accuse me of being biased but we truly do have the best fans in the land and all the world. If you find yourself in Toronto, get yourself to Opera Bob's for a (proper sized) pint and some of Hoss' exquisite curry chip butty.
It may take me the rest of the week to recover, but it was worth it.


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Which is the definition of a conformal field theory?
Which are the physical prerequisites one would need to start studying conformal field theories? (i.e Does one need to know supersymmetry? Does one need non-perturbative effects such as instantons etc?)
Which are the mathematical prerequisites one would need to start studying conformal field theories? (i.e how much complex analysis should one know? Does one need the theory of Riemann Surfaces? Does one need algebraic topology or algebraic geometry? And how much?)
Which are the best/most common books, or review articles, for a gentle introduction on the topic, at second/third year graduate level?
Do CFT models have an application in real world (already experimentally tested) physics? (Also outside the high energy framework, maybe in condensed matter, etc.)
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Building a new fire station on the city's South Side — a process the fire chief calls "so simple" — got complicated when all eight proposals for the job were higher than the estimated cost.
"It's frustrating because the project" is a "simple two-bay fire station that's just under 5,000 square feet," said Fire Chief John J. O'Neill Jr.
Under city law, Youngstown isn't permitted to award contracts if the proposals exceed the estimate.
The city set aside $780,000 from its general-fund budget to build a new fire station in Ipes Field that would replace the 90-year-old Station No. 9 on the corner of Midlothian Boulevard and Sheridan Road. The current building has structural problems as well as rats, mold and water leaks, O'Neill said.
But when city officials opened eight proposals Friday for the work, they were surprised that the cost ranged from $933,000 to $1,100,200, considerably higher than the $780,000 estimate.
"We're going back to the drawing board to see if we can eliminate anything" to bring down the cost of building the station, said Charles Shasho, deputy director of the city's public works department.
But then after a discussion with city officials, Shasho said the fire-station plans already are bare-boned.
"I don't know what else to cut," he said. "We'll only reissue the same specifications [for a new fire station] if city council agrees to increase the" $780,000 amount because the proposals from contractors will be for about the same.
Construction on the new station was supposed to start next month and be done by September, but that will be delayed.
The new station is to be built on an unused gravel area of Ipes Field, a city-owned park.
The money to build a new fire station is coming from a pot of $7.3 million set aside by city council for equipment purchases and capital-improvement projects.
That money comes primarily from $2.9 million the city received from a land lease with V&M Star for the company's $1.1 billion expansion, $1 million in expected state casino-tax funds this year, and $2.5 million to $3 million the city is saving this year from an employee early-retirement buyout.
The fire station is the second capital-improvement project in about a month to not receive a proposal under the city's estimated cost.
Two proposals to replace windows at the city-owned 20 Federal Place downtown office building were tossed last month when both exceeded the city's $300,000 estimated cost. The proposals were for $372,444 and $415,000.
The city is making changes to specifications for the windows in an attempt to receive proposals that don't exceed the estimated cost.
Ya think they don't have a grip on real world costs? And why do away with a playground and ball field when there are plenty of empty homes that could be used instead, or a mostly unused field just blocks away. Planners!?!
Who came up with the $780,000 limit? Inflation is high, building costs are going up rapidly and onerous government requirements also drive up costs. Maybe it is just not possible to build what they want for under $780,000.
You know, all those little requirements placed on government contractors such as paying prevailing wage, local sourcing, American made steel, minority quotas, etc. all add up!
Do either of you guys read???
Johnyoung - while I agree that Y-town needs to clean house and get the incompetents out, how would that bring down the price of building a new station? If they're saying the building will be bare-bones as it is, what else would you eliminate? The electric overhead door openers?
And 2fer1, who said they're "doing away with" the facilities at Ipe's Field?? In a previous story, they said they were looking forward to the kids playing at the playground coming over to look at the fire truck. They're building it ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT!! NOT tearing down the playground!!
Why all these new fire stations??? What about a new Police Station???? The building on W. Boardman St. needed tearing down decades ago. It has been lead, asbestos and cockroach infested since it was built. I'm not sayin build another one but can't they relocate it? How about in the old South Side Hospital? There are many other locations to look into. Four policemen died from cancer in the last few years while working there. Others are still suffering from it. No one cares. Let's get these guys out of there before others have to die needlessly.


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While vacationing in Thailand, I visited the famous Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak in the city of Rachaburi.
Located two hours (100km) from Bangkok, the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is a must-see attraction when visiting Thailand and the city of Bangkok. It can be an easy day-trip from Bangkok, via either a tour bus, tourist van, or all-day taxi.
I decided to hire a taxi for the day, and for 2,500 BAHT it was well worth the money. Having a dedicated driver gives you the flexibility to leave when you want, and stay for as long as you desire at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.
- If it's high tourist season, leave from Bangkok between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. It's good to arrive early before the many, large tour buses start to arrive from Bangkok.
- If it's low tourist season, leave Bangkok later in the morning. Don't get there before 8 a.m. Many of the vendor boats and booths open later in the morning during the slow time of the season.
- Many tour buses and vans leave from Victory Monument, which can be easily reached via the BTS Skytrain.
- If you're with a group of four or more, consider hiring a van. Many tour agencies in Bangkok can assist you in making the reservation.
- Of course, wear casual clothes and take plenty of water. It can get hot along the canals as the day progresses.
- Once at the canals, walk along the waterway for a little while before deciding to rent a boat.
- Negotiate the price of a boat for one hour to experience up-close the Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak.
- Another fun way to get there is to take a bus from the Southern Bus Terminal (#78) for only 150 BAHT.
Good Idea.
- Rent a Long Boat. Before 8 a.m. the price is 300 BAHT. After 8 a.m. the rate can go up to as high as 500 BAHT. But be prepared to negotiate the price a little, depending on the time of the year and the number of tourists at the Floating Market that particular day. I suggest the man-guided boat for a leisurely float along the canals, instead of the long-shaft power boats.
Best Idea.
- Hire a taxi in Bangkok for the whole day. Visit the Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak in the morning, and then have the driver take you to the city of Kanchanaburi to see the famous Bridge Over The River Kwai. It's an easy drive and just over an hour from the Floating Market. This is one of the top sites to see in Thailand, and something you don't want to miss while visiting Bangkok. It makes for an incredible day, full of many Thailand experiences.
Tripadvisor reviews let you see what others have to say about the Floating Market at Damnoen Saduak.
While in Thailand, book a tour with a group for as low as $43.00USD or a guided tour for $73.00 per person. We Tour Thailand is a reputable tour company.
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Next Lenten Luncheon at St. James
The Lenten Luncheon next Wednesday, March 30, will be held at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church at noon.
The speaker will be Al Schumacher. Special music will be played by a handbell quartet, directed by Dorothy Donley. Richard Tucker, pianist for Zion Lutheran Church in Loogootee, will provide music during the meal.
Food for the meal is provided by members of St. James Lutheran, Zion Lutheran and First Presbyterian churches.
For more information, call the church at 283-0725.
By Pat Rhodes
Monday was a picture-perfect spring day in Vandalia. The daffodils were in bloom and the robins were busy gathering materials for their nests. I just can't wait to get out in my flower gardens to clear away the remains of last year and uncover the new growth.
University of Illinois football coach Ron Zook shared his faith, his coaching philosophy and his passion for helping his players reach their potential as he addressed a crowd of nearly 400 at last Thursday's Fellowship of Christian Athletes banquet in Greenville.
We've all heard the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Who is the knucklehead that came up with that saying? The reality is, our world can be shaped by our words.
In fact, look at what the Bible says in Proverbs 18:21: "The tongue has the power of life and death…"
OUR PLACE to show 'Left Behind'
OUR PLACE youth center in downtown Vandalia will be showing the movie "Left Behind" this Friday evening. The hours for the event are 6:30-9 p.m., with the movie starting at 7 p.m.
The "Left Behind" movie is based on the book by the same title. It is rated PG-13, and parents are cautioned that some material may not be appropriate for children under 13.
Free popcorn and drinks are available. Donations are accepted.
Our Place is located at 507 W. Gallatin St.
The annual Lenten Luncheon series kicked off this week, with the opening event being held Wednesday at First Christian Church. John Glennon, pastor of Parkview Free Methodist Church, was the speaker.
Following is the list of locations and speakers for the upcoming weeks:
March 23 – First Church of God; Dan Ricketts, youth minister at First Assembly of God.
March 30 – St. James Lutheran; Al Schumacher.
April 6 – Mother of Dolors; Don Arndt of First Baptist Church.
By Joyce Mueller
There was a "hint of green" on Monday. Those attending Evergreen Outreach enjoyed participating in the St. Patrick's Day program. Donna Smith was at the piano, accompanied by Jerry Brugoto on his guitar, as they entertained with Irish songs.
The Rev. Jim Fackler, assisted by Genelle Hachat, led the group in the "Welcome" and "EO" songs, as volunteers served refreshments of cookies, iced tea, water and coffee.
We are now at the beginning of Lent. The first Sunday of Lent was on March 13.
St. Patrick's dinner is Sunday
The annual St. Patrick's Day corned beef and cabbage dinner at Mother of Dolors Parish Center in Vandalia will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Sunday.
The meal includes corned beef and cabbage, ham, hot dogs, side dishes, desserts and drinks. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children over 5, and free for children 5 and under.
Carryouts will be available; to order, call 283-8738. All proceeds go the Right to Life programs.
By Dr. Melanie Schaafsma
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Chemists and chemistry have long been at the heart of efforts to preserve and restore good health by means of medicines. Where once medicines were discovered by trial and error, increasingly over time chemists and other scientists have made their discoveries on the basis of more and more detailed knowledge of biomolecules. In turn, a wide range of substances—from dyestuffs to mold juices to newer products of biotechnology—have been deployed to serve the purposes of relieving pain, preventing and treating infectious diseases, restoring and regulating the body's biochemistry, and making accurate diagnoses.
From time immemorial humans have sought relief from pain and fever in various plant, animal, and mineral substances. By the 19th century, scientists were using chemical methods to isolate the pure active ingredients from these natural materials. Aspirin and Tylenol are just two examples of the success of these methods.
From rabies and polio to syphilis and staph infections, many infectious diseases that once instilled widespread fear among human populations have been tamed by the inventors of vaccines and drugs like antibiotics.
Scientists have made great strides in understanding how the body's own chemicals regulate its functions and transmit information among its parts. This knowledge has led to revolutionary drug treatments that work by assisting or interfering with these natural regulators and transmitters.
Not all diseases manifest clearly recognizable physical symptoms, or by the time the symptoms are visible, it may be too late to successfully treat the illness. Early and accurate diagnosis of disease is essential to saving lives, and chemistry has played an important role in developing diagnostic tests.
With the advent of recombinant DNA technology in the late 1970s, scientists became able to make microbes and tumor cells produce substances that are natural to the human body but in critically short supply. Through genetic engineering, scientists have succeeded in synthetically producing human hormones and other beneficial pharmaceuticals.
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Guidelines for safe recreational water environments
Volume 1 : Coastal and fresh waters
Executive summary
Chemical and physical agents
Chemical contaminants can enter surface waters or be deposited on beaches from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Exposure is one of the key issues in determining the risk of toxic effects from chemicals in recreational waters. The form of recreational activity will therefore play a significant role. Routes of exposure will be direct surface contact, including skin, eyes and mucous membranes, inhalation and ingestion. In assessing the risk from a particular contaminant, the frequency, extent and likelihood of exposure are crucial parts of the evaluation.
pH has a direct impact on the recreational uses of water only at very low or very high pH values. Under these circumstances, it may contribute to irritation of the skin and eyes.
The potential risks from chemical contamination of coastal and freshwater recreational waters, apart from toxins produced by marine and freshwater cyanobacteria and algae, marine animals or other exceptional circumstances, will be very much smaller than the potential risks from microbial contaminants. It is, therefore, extremely unlikely that water users will come into contact with sufficiently high concentrations of most contaminants to cause ill effects following a single exposure. Even repeated (chronic) exposure is unlikely to result in ill effects at the concentrations of contaminants found in water and with the exposure patterns of recreational users. However, it remains important to ensure that chemical hazards and any potential human health risks associated with them are controlled and that users can be reassured as to their personal safety.
In most cases, the concentration of chemical contaminants will be below drinking-water guidelines. As long as care is taken in their application, the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality can provide a starting point for deriving values that could be used to make a preliminary risk assessment under specific circumstances. These guideline values relate, in most cases, to lifetime exposure following consumption of 2 litres of drinking-water per day. For recreational water contact, an intake of 200 ml per day — 100 ml per recreational session with two sessions per day — may often be reasonably assumed.
An assessment of the chemical hazards in recreational water may involve inspecting the immediate area to determine if there are any immediate sources of chemical contamination, such as outfalls; considering the pattern and type of recreational use of the water to determine whether there will be extensive contact with the water and/or a significant risk of ingestion; and chemically analysing the water to support a quantitative risk assessment.
It is important that the basis of any guidelines or standards that are considered to be necessary for chemical constituents of recreational waters be made clear. Without this, there is a danger that even occasional, trivial exceedances of guidelines could unnecessarily undermine users' confidence. It is also important in evaluating chemical hazards that the risks are not overestimated. The risks should be related to risks from other hazards such as drowning or microbial contamination, which will almost invariably be much greater.


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In the newest version of Gwibber, there are several tabs. I get the Replies, Private Messages, etc., however, I can't seem to find what the difference is between Home and Messages. On seems to refresh more than the other, or something, but other than that they seem to hold the same content.
From Ken VanDine in a thread I found in a bug report:
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Nov 30, 2009 9:59 AM
Oh floral print, how we love you and cannot get enough of you even in the dreariest of months. This Mason Floral Print Silk Dress ($368) is superb and while we aren't sure we love the torn-up black tights look that the model's got going on, we can see ourselves wearing this on numerous occasions. We're dreaming of wearing this frock as we frolic in fields of grass but, we'll stick to reality and imagine how cute this would be with our new ankle boots!
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My beauty style is simple and natural. I like for my makeup to look natural and I like for my routine to be fairly simple. So, I thought I'd share with you some of my must-have products right now.
Note: This is not a sponsored post. I actually love and use the products.
- CoverGirl Queen Collection Lipgloss: This stuff goes on smooth. It has a bit of shimmer in it, but it's not too much. It makes my lips feel super soft, and I get tons of compliments on the color. You can purchase it at any drug or discount store.
- Garnier BB Cream: BB Cream is all the hype right now, so I had to give it a try. I tried several before I found one I liked. This goes on like a moisturizer, but had enough tint to it to use as a foundation. It covers most of my imperfections and looks completely natural. I love it for a weekend. It can be purchased at any drug or discount store.
- Clinique CC Cream: I love my BB cream, but my face has a very red tint to it. While the BB cream covers all my imperfections, it doesn't cover my red. I find myself still having to use some type of tone corrector. Then I discovered CC Cream. It does all the amazing and wonderful things BB Cream does, but it also has color corrector in it. It is super moisturizing as well, but doesn't make my face feel greasy. It can be purchased at any Clinique counter, or at clinique.com
- Pantene BB Cream: Yes, the BB Cream craze has moved to hair. This stuff is amazing. It is advertised as ten products in one, and I think it really is. I have replaced my heat spray, my frizz tamer, and my finishing spray with this one bottle. Just a note though, the instructions say to use 1-2 pumps on wet hair. My hair is shy of shoulder length, think and very frizzy. It takes less than a half a pump for my hair. Otherwise, it is very greasy feeling and ends up in a ponytail. This can also be purchased at any drug or discount store.
- Almay Clear Complexion Concealer and Treatment Gel: Admit it, you get pimples. Everyone does. I have very acne prone skin so I get them more often than most. I put the gel on immediately following my moisturizer. Then I dab a little of the concealer on just before my CC Cream. It covers my blemish, and by bedtime my pimple is almost gone. It, of course, can be purchased at your local drug or discount store.
I have a ton of other favorite beauty products. I have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to them, in fact. As I find new loves, I add them to the board. So come follow my board and see what I'm loving!
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BEFORE UMASS: Played for four years at Joel Barlow High School under head coach Keith O'Rourke where he helped lead the team to a 15-8 record in 2002 and an 11-12 mark in 2003 ... His senior year he was MVP, captain, and totaled 32 hits including 10 extra base hits with two triple and two home runs ... Totaled 19 RBI, 22 runs scored, a .415 batting average, a .473 on-base percentage and a .584 slugging percentage ... Played on the Connecticut All-Star team against Massachusetts and the FABL All-Star game at Shea Stadium ... An All-Area selection by the News-Times, a South-West Conference All-Star and an All-State selection by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association his senior year ... Also a four-year member of the football team as a quarterback and tight end.
PERSONAL: Michael Hayden Weiner ... Born November 19, 1984, in Bridgeport, Conn. ... Son of Carol and Lawrence Weiner ... He has yet to declare a major.
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From Philadelphia to the Philippines
Hermine Dornbach, the third of five children, was born in her family's Philadelphia home on February 27, 1911. Coal and ice deliveries kept their home warm and the food cool. Gas lamps illuminated their home which did not have electricity. Also typical of that era, her mother heated water on the stove and filled a wooden bathtub for the three youngest children.
Her father supported the family by operating a barbershop with three employees; her mother managed the household and the children. They lived a comfortable life, except for the Great Depression when they spent money for only the most essential items. For a treat they went to the theater on Saturdays for matinee silent movies with live piano playing in the background. It cost five cents per person.
Reading, her favorite subject, occupied some of her childhood. In her friendly neighborhood kids played street games including lay low sheepy. They divided into two teams—one hid and the other sought. The children also jumped rope, played jacks and walked everywhere. The local kids nicknamed her "Minnie."
The family attended the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. Hermine attended the Elkin Lewis Elementary School, which temporarily closed for two months in 1918 due to the flu pandemic. From there, she attended the newly built Harding Junior High School and later, Frankford High.
Two modern inventions entered the Dornbach's lives in the 1920's: Hermine's older sister purchased a radio and her older brother bought a car for himself. The entire household listened to the radio and sometimes they were driven to a destination. Since they lived in a city, they mostly walked, took the bus or the trolley.
Following high school graduation, she worked as a stenographer for a company that made commercial saws and tools. A dance club set the scene for Hermine meeting her husband, Herbert A. Collins, who joined the Navy at age 16. They married in 1932 and honeymooned in Maryland. She describes him as "pleasant and outgoing."
As a military officer with a career spanning 26 years, they traveled the globe. Herbert worked as a pharmacist for the Navy who stationed him in the Philippines, California, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. During their two years in the Philippines they had an "easygoing lifestyle" including a local woman to help with laundry and housework. Herbert worked five minutes from home.
The couple had a son and a daughter; they were married for 52 years. While raising her family, Hermine liked to read, knit, embroider and crochet. They vacationed in Cape May Point, New Jersey.
Widowed today, Hermine has lived at Pitman Manor since 2007. She still likes to read, particularly mysteries, and enjoys her children, five grandchildren and great grandchildren; one granddaughter has chosen her grandfather's career path as a pharmacist. Last year, her daughter held a 100th birthday party for her at Pitman. Her words of wisdom: "Do no wrong and live a good life."
For more information about Pitman Manor please visit http://www.pitman-manor.umh-nj.org/.


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Friday, January 23, 2009
The morning winter sun bravely peaks out amongst the winter snow clouds.
Welcome Home,
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Hey Penny; I so agree with you, some times in our fast paced world we need to stop and take the time to notice the beauty out there.ReplyDelete
Love the photo.
Even this photo has that obligatory splash of red we hear so much about...very nice! Sounds as if you might be a very busy gal...ReplyDelete
Your sidebars are very cheerful to be welcomed by on your blog, Penny. Yes, nature is the ultimate beauty.ReplyDelete
Yes, there certainly IS beauty all around us if we make sure to keep our eyes open to it. I did enlarge this gorgeous photo, and I do believe I see one lone red fall leaf, hanging onto its colorful moment of glory. :-)ReplyDelete
Lovely! We had a dusting of snow too.ReplyDelete
Yes there are colors of red at the top, to the left, and to the right. Very beautiful and rather comforting as in the comforts of home. Very nice. Take care.ReplyDelete
That is so beautiful and so peaceful. I hate the cold but oh how I wish that we could have an unexpected snow day. It would be so nice to just look out the window at a snowy sight.ReplyDelete
I just love your blog Penny. Every post is just beautiful. We do not get snow here, sometimes I really wish we did. On a few occasions that we get a few flurries they are gone as fast as they came. So I really enjoy looking at the beauty of the fresh fallen snow. Have a good weekend.ReplyDelete
Hey....I have that chair in my living room!!ReplyDelete
"Stop the world, I want to get off." Or at least to stand still and enjoy.ReplyDelete
Sheila :-)
Hi Penny,ReplyDelete
Love your new home blog! Kathryn :)
I love nature...there is beauty in all seasons. I am out doors as often as i can be!ReplyDelete
Oh Penny you are sooo right! I happen to be very blessed to live in a beautiful place and enjoy getting out to take it all in. That is so refreshing to my soul! Have a wonderful weekend!~Smiles~Tam!ReplyDelete
I agree with you. There IS beauty all around us. We just need to focus our eyes and see it. I love this picture. Peaceful.
Lee Laurie
Love the snow in the woods and your pretty chair! We are blessed to see so much beauty here in the mountains!ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures. Stop and savor the moment. It is so true. Your soup recipe sounds delicious. I love a good soup in the winter. MimiReplyDelete
I've always wanted a chair like that! And you're right about taking time to enjoy all the beauty - just looking into nature is so soothing!ReplyDelete
My husband and I live out in the country, and enjoy every minute of the nature around us.ReplyDelete
Oh, it looks so peaceful. The lighting was perfect.ReplyDelete
The Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe sounds delicious, it would be wonderful for lunch tomorrow when it is 44 degrees and cloudy.
Have a great weekend.
Good Grief, Penny! The previous comment from Velocraig was ME...LOL! I did not notice that my husband was signed in to his account.... Sometimes I am such a Dufus :-)ReplyDelete
Hello Sweet Penny! Calming post. I was is was a bit cooler in CA! Our winters come & go so fast but I was taken what is given. Thinking of you!ReplyDelete
Good morning, Penny.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the reminder. I do take the time to enjoy the quiet of nature. It is something I really need - especially since work is turning into a "rat race".
i love noticing scenes like that. so pretty. :)ReplyDelete
Snow seems to create paintings wherever you turn. I love the contrast of the chair and the snow. Such a lovely photograph, Penny.ReplyDelete
Lovely background!ReplyDelete
You are so right Penny! What a beautiful photo. I hope that you are having a comfy Sunday :)ReplyDelete
Just beautiful, Penny. One thing I love about your sweet spirit is your ability to see beautiful things all around you....ReplyDelete
xo bj
Simply Stunning!!!ReplyDelete
permission granted for solitude. see my post today!ReplyDelete
I am catching up over here today and spotted this!


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TUCSON, Ariz. – With Opening Day two weeks from today, Arizona baseball single-game tickets and mini-plans are now on sale through the McKale Ticket Office and online at www.arizonawildcats.com.
Single-game tickets are available for all 37 home dates at Hi Corbett Field. General admission single-game tickets start at $8 for adults and $5 for seniors/youth. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as tickets purchased the day of the game are $2 more.
Print-at-Home is the quickest and recommended method of ticket delivery. When fans purchase single game tickets online or over the phone, they can choose print-at-home and the tickets will be emailed directly to the customer. Tickets can be printed on a home printer and bought straight to the entrance gate to skip any ticket lines.
Mini-plans give fans the opportunity to purchase any seven home games in a single package (excludes the Arizona State series). Each mini-plan offers a savings over the purchase of single-game tickets for the same number of games.
General admission season tickets remain on sale starting as low as $115 for adults and $100 for seniors/youth. Reserved season tickets have sold out.
The Wildcats will host their annual Meet the Team Day tomorrow, Feb. 1, at Hi Corbett Field. Gates open at 11 a.m. with the scrimmage set for noon. There will be a postgame autograph session on the field. Admission and parking are free, and concessions and ticket sales staff will be on hand.
Arizona opens its season on Friday, Feb. 14, to start a three-game series against Kent State. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. (MST). The Golden Flashes participated in the 2012 College World Series, when Arizona captured its fourth national championship.
The McKale Ticket Office is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in-person or by phone (520-621-2287). Tickets can be purchased anytime on www.arizonawildcats.com.
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Can Apple Avoid Being 'RIMMed' By Samsung?
On Wall Street, however, names of tech companies have entered our lexicon while also having become synonymous with either success or failures -- to the extent that I have recently suggested, can Google "MySpace" Facebook? Or in other words, Can Google one day render Facebook irrelevant? Samsung, which has recently overtaken both Nokia(NOK) and Apple(AAPL) as the world's Number 1 phone manufacturer in terms of overall sales said last week that it plans to launch an online music service to compete head-on with Apple.
This has now prompted me to ask, can Samsung "RIM" Apple? Or in other words, will Samsung be able to do to Apple what Apple has done to Research in Motion (RIMM) ?
While many are quick to make it a foregone conclusion that Apple is the dominant power, recent evidence suggests that the race is closer than investors realize. Yet, Wall Street insists on handing over the trophy to Apple as if it's a done deal to the extent that even Samsung's name has become an afterthought and replaced with "Android device."
The disrespect of Samsung has had a lot to do with what has clearly become on Wall Street a pro-Apple bias. Be that as it may, it does make me wonder how this reality has affected Apple's ego since it has now become the world's largest company but now has to look up to Samsung in the product category for which it has become the best known. As it stands both companies now account for more than 70% of the global smartphone device market.
However, what many fail to realize is that Samsung has taken the lead by focusing on the opposite of what Apple does well. It has figured out a way to use Apple's strength for its own benefit by addressing areas such as consumers' budgetary concerns and a focus on offering a wider selection of phones to meet the needs of any consumer at very reasonable prices -- whereas Apple (for the most part) has appealed to the more affluent shopper.
Apple's fall to second place is only part of the surprise because Samsung has no plans on stopping there and repeating the same mistakes that has killed off Research in Motion.


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Vinnie was adopted from the Plano Animal Shelter a little over a year ago. At first he was wild, but now he's turned into a couch potato that spins about 1000 circles a minute. He is a little escape artist, but he gets along with our other dog great and is truly a big sweetheart.
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We save lives at sea with no government funding
In case of alarm, the Swedish Sea Rescue Societys volunteers are set to depart within 15 minutes, at any time, in any weather - 24 hours a day.
Membership in Swedish Sea Rescue Society
In order to prevent accidents Swedish Sea Rescue Society offers a service to our members where they can call for assistance before the situation turns in to an emergency. This way a member can receive help in the event of motor breakdown, damaged rudder etc, even when it's completely calm and no one is in immediate danger. We provide this preventative service as a way of thanking our members for their support which enables us to continue to do what is most important of all, saving lives at sea.
Membership fee: 800 Sek per year (january-december) or pensioners/youth 500 Sek. Lifetime membership fee: 20,000 Sek.
Membership includes:
- Membership sticker
- Quarterly magazine in Swedish, "Trossen"
- Non-emergency help
- Help in contacting repairmen, boatyards and relatives
Non-emergency help is requested by calling directly to the nearest rescue station (numbers listed on the membership sticker) or by dialing +46 200 29 00 90, where someone is on duty around the clock. Non-emergency help can be requested all around the entire Swedish Coast and in the lakes of Vänern, Vättern, Mälaren, Hjälmaren and Helgasjön. Members can also receive help in Norway, Denmark, Finland and the island Åland, according to membership conditions in each country. Membership, and non-emergency help, is personal but covers the family, all reside at the given address.
Payment instructions, how to become a member
- Transfer your membership fee to Swedish bankgiro 900-5000 or Swedish plusgiro 90 05 00-0. Mark your payment with your name and address or
- BankTransfer from abroad, mark your payment with your name and address as well as Swift/BIC DABASESX, IBAN/BIC: SE54 1200 0000 0120 2172 4158, Danske Bank Gothenborg or
- Contact us regarding credit card payment by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com and we vill get back to you as soon as possible
We will send a welcome letter to your stated address, with your membership sticker, which confirms your membership.
How it all started
There were many reasons for the formation of a Swedish non-governmental, national sea rescue society at the start of the 20th century. The storms of 1903 were one, a lack of interest on the part of the Swedish government was another, while the formation of a local sea rescue station at Stafsinge, in Halland in 1906 was a third.
The person who probably contributed most during these early years was Albert Isakson, a marine construction engineer at Lloyds of London. Albert Isakson took part in the 1903 world conference on sea rescue in Germany, where two countries were highlighted for particularly poor provision of rescue service for shipwrecked mariners: Greece and Sweden! Isakson brought the message home to Sweden and was the driving force at a meeting in Stockholm on June 1st 1907. As a result of the discussions of the representatives for the Swedish shipping industry, the Swedish Sea Rescue Society was formed.
Served by volunteers
Swedish Sea Rescue Society is responsible for 70 per cent of all sea rescues in Sweden and receives no government funding. The Society is financed by membership fees, donations and voluntary work. Despite this, or possibly as a result of this, the Society has doubled the number of sea rescue stations in recent years, tripled the number of rescue volunteers available and built 70 modern rescue vessels. This expansion has enabled Swedish Sea Rescue Society to meet its goal of departing within 15 minutes or less from the time an alarm is received. Crews live close to stations and conduct training several times a month.
Thanks to 2.000 volunteer crew members, rescue services are always available 24 hours a day anywhere along the Swedish coast and on the major lakes. The volunteers work as carpenters, doctors, fishermen, salesmen, plumbers, teachers and many other occupations. The sea rescue volunteers are willing to go out in any weather, at any time even during normal work hours or in the middle of the night.
The large degree of voluntary work enables the Swedish Sea Rescue Society to manage with a small administration, as much of the costs for normal activities are covered by membership fees. The Swedish Sea Rescue Society has more than 100 000 members.
Thank you, for supporting sea rescue in Sweden. Your contribution is appreciated and valuable.


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Items Included In This Sale
- Shrug/Caputlet/Jacket
This cover up can be worn over your wedding dress to add that vintage feel. The fur is soft and honey-colored, with a subtle horizontal stripe. It's fully lined in fawn satin, with the previous owner's name embroidered on the right inner flap ("Carole A Finn"). Slit pockets on both sides. Tag reads: "Designed by I. Himmel and Sons, Incorporated. Beverly Hills, Chicago." Can be worn open or belted, as shown (belt not included). No other closure. Condition: This fur is still supple, in near-perfect vintage condition. No holes or tears. Fit: Modern small/med, approximately sizes 4-8 Shoulders are about 16.5″ across inside About 45″ around the torso, including arms, at armpit level. Back length, from edge of collar to hem: 18″
Email for more photos!
- Terms of Sale: All Sales Final
- Location: Brooklyn, NY
- Will Ship to: Anywhere at Owner Expense
- Payment Methods Accepted: Other
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Loved this dress. Lightweight for a wedding dress and has the corset back that is so flattering. It is a fairly simple dress, but could easily be more formal with some bling. It could be good for a destination wedding, although I wore mine at a big outdoor reception on a ranch.
- Alterations: The hem was altered. I am 5'6" and had it altered to wear with 3in heels. There are a few snags on the bottom of the dress, but they are not noticeable.
- Preservation Method: Dry Cleaned
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- Location: Kirkland, WA
- Will Ship to: Anywhere at Buyer Expense
- Payment Methods Accepted: Other
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In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we read all about green things in story time this week with Dewey the Dragon.
Can you think of anything green? Grass, watermelon, peas, and frogs are all green and we got a chance to read and sing about them in story time this week. Our books included Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox, In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming, Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli, and we sang Five Green and Speckled Frogs together before heading off to make some green paper shamrocks. Check out the instructions here if you'd like to try this project at home!
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Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach Thursday January 23 for drag-racing , and driving while intoxicated, CBS News reports.
According to reports, the singer was drag racing down a residential street with an expired license, and when stopped by police resisted arrest.
According to the arrest report, Bieber "had slow deliberate movements" and a look of stupor on his face when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle. He was placed under arrest after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said. Bieber was given a Breathalyzer, which indicated he was intoxicated.
According to police Bieber later admitted that he had been drinking, smoking marijuana and taking prescription medication.
Bieber was reportedly arrested after he was seen racing his yellow Lamborghini down the residential street at 4:09 a.m., with two other vehicles apparently being used to block off the area. Police say Bieber was clocked at 55 to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone.
After standing before Dade County Judge Joseph P. Farina later today, Bieber was released on $2,500 bail.
The Canadian-born singer has had his fair share of run-ins with the law as of late, but Bieber attributes his less than tasteful behavior to him being a teenager and still being in search of self.
Bieber recently spoke with Ryan Seacrest via his radio show in which he responded to the negative attention he has been receiving as of late "People don't get to see me living as a 19-year-old boy…I'm still finding myself and when I have the media attacking me every day it's no [different] than bullying that happens in school."
I hope and pray this young man comes to realize the frailty of life and begins to search beyond the surface to find his way so he will actually be here to enjoy the fruit of his labor and the platform he was given.


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Highs today will reach the low 70s with mostly sunny skies. Late this afternoon wind gusts up to 20 mph are possible.
Overnight, temps drop to the mid 40s with mostly clear skies.
Sunday, get ready for more highs in the mid 70s with mostly clear skies.
It's a short but sweet blog again!
Our next chance for rain moves in late Monday night, and sticks around through early Tuesday.


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Tucson, Arizona sits about 100 miles south of Phoenix and according to authors Katie Mullaly and J. Patrick Ohlde, some of "Tucson's Most Haunted" (Schiffer Books 2009) spirits reside in the "Old Pueblo" and surrounding areas.
One of the most talked about Tucson ghost tale happened in the early 1900's. It was almost a daily topic in the local newspapers. Ghosts began to appear at old Fort Lowell and the surrounding neighborhoods. Learn what happened after the rock-throwing ghost showed up at the Fort over 100 years ago.
Have you ever wondered what became of all the bodies buried in the old Court Street Cemetery? The Court Street Cemetery existed between 1875 and 1909 and occupied much of the area that is now the historic Dunbar/Spring neighborhood. The cemetery was declared abandoned in 1916--with homes being built as early as 1914. The 6,000 graves of early Tucson residents were to be moved to the newer, modern Evergreen and Holy Hope Cemeteries, but only a small percentage of the marked graves made it to the new locations. Unmarked, unclaimed graves were buried beneath the foundations of homes and businesses. This neighborhood is known for spirit activity—and every once in a while an unclaimed coffin is discovered during landscaping improvements.
There are even claims of phantom voices and ghostly movie appearances at Old Tucson Studios. The spirit at Rosa's Cantina is known to converse to visitors or touch their hair. The list of actors and actresses who have walked the dusty streets of Old Tucson is countless—perhaps they are not ready to ride out into the sunset just yet!
The paranormal investigative team, Wailing Bansidhe Investigations, invite you to come along and read about some of their favorite cases and give you a peek into the lives of the ghosts who co-exist with Tucson's unsuspecting citizens. Order your copy of "Tucson's Most Haunted" from www.schifferbooks.com today!
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Earlier today, Mohammad Arif Ali, 35, a convicted Pakistan cannibal was rearrested for cannibalism after a neighbor reported a foul stench coming from the home of brothers Arif Ali and Mohammad Farman Ali, 30. After police had raided the home, they made a shocking discovery: the head of a three-year-old child.
Police don't have any information about the dead boy's identity, but it's believed the brothers may have taken the body from a grave. Police are searching local graveyards for distressed graves. The BBC News reported that Arif Ali admitted to cooking the boy's body, and that his brother helped him eat it. Although police captured Arif Ali, police haven't captured Farman Ali.
In 2011, Police nabbed the brothers for robbing the grave of a young woman and eating her remains. Inside the brothers' home, police found a cooking pot with meat inside it. Authorities gave the cannibal brothers two years in prison for robbing and eating at least 100 corpses. The brothers were released from prison in 2013; a decision that angered the locals.
The brothers were both family men with wives and children. After their first arrest, their wives and children left. In Pakistan, cannibalism isn't illegal. Therefore, in 2011, authorities could only charge the brothers with desecration of a grave. Perhaps the Pakistani government should consider a law forbidding cannibalism. Read more about this disturbing story at the Daily Mail.


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Ecommerce has made its way on the top when it comes to technology. Customers now rely on online shopping more than ever, and a good website with a creative look and all product range along with its details and specifications is what a customer really wants these days. It should be in the art of the web designer to convert a browser into a buyer to boost up sales – and that is what Magento provides. Magento is an open source ecommerce solution with the best of expertise that help other businesses with their online merchandising.
Magento was launched in 2008 by Varien; however it got under the hold of eBay later in 2010. Magento web designs have helped around 89,000 retailers in giving a better look to their web page and attracting a wider pool of customers. Businesses choose Magento because it provides cost-effective solutions and enables businesses of all sizes to manage and customize the look, content, and functionality of their online stores. Magento offers a range of resources along with support, and consulting services to help businesses get the best of Magento Extensions; also including education and training for better business procedures. In this blog, we will be discussing the 30 amazing extensions provided by Magento:
simplifies the checkout process in the Magento store by a simple one-step checkout in which the client only has to fill up his details and check out.
this helps the client in using layered navigation on their home page and allows them to use more than one characteristic for more price navigations; they may even filter their selections on spot.
helps gather information about the customer so that sites may be maintained to their preferences.
this extension allows the admin to maintain his account where he may get emails from customers as a direct feedback.
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this is a javascript program that allows the client to create a word-processed text in their Magento admin panel.
this feature delivers contents like images, javascript and css; it also helps in speeding up the Magento shop.
controls what data is shown on Google when a search is run, so that the client gets closer to what it requires.
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this extension allows the client to delete orders, which is not a program set by default.
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Here is a sample "you're fired" letter on Workforce Central Florida's website. I'll also include links on handy pointers for canning workers. This is about the termination interview.
- Allow time for the employee to react and raise questions, but do not allow the employee to go on for an extended period. Concern for the employee is natural, but it is important that the manager not lose sight of the purpose of the meeting.
I find it odd that the federal government is using taxpayer dollars to tell companies how to fire workers. I would think they could handle this task without Washington's help.
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FRIDAY UPDATE: Kurt Emhoff, a PA-based attorney with multiple decades in the fight game under his belt, and an advisor to Sam Soliman, checked in with TSS. "(The Soliman-Taylor fight) looks like it's going forward," he said. "The IBF sanctioned it and the MS Commission is onboard."
The event is set to take place at the Beau Rivage Resort, in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Sad news out of Arkansas, boxing fans.
Former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor was arrested on Tuesday evening, and cops say he was detained for shooting at his cousin.
The 36-year-old boxer, who is, or maybe was, slated to take part in a title fight on October 18, was arrested Tuesday night, for shooting Tyrone Hinton, according to an Associated Press story.
Taylor lives in Maumell, a suburb of Little Rock. It was there, the AP story says, where "Bad Intentions" and his cousin beefed, according to the authorities' account.
"Mr. Taylor was arrested for domestic battery, first-degree, and aggravated assault," Pulaski County Sheriff's Office Lt. Carl Minden said Tuesday night, as quoted by the AP. "It was his cousin and another individual that came over to his house, an altercation ensued, he (Taylor) grabbed a weapon and opened fire."
Hinton was in the hospital, in serious condition, with "an apparent gunshot wound."
I reached out to Taylor promoter Lou DiBella for comment, as well Kurt Emhoff, the rep for Sam Soliman, the IBF 160 champ who is readying himself to fight Taylor, and will add comments if they arrive.
ESPN was set to televise the Soliman-Taylor scrap, a move which raised eyebrows in some circles, given that Taylor had left the sport after suffering some brain damage which appeared after his 2009 fight with Arthur Abraham. The 32-4-1 hitter was in comeback mode, having won four straight since the Abraham loss. He and his team insisted that he'd undergone the most rigorous medical exams and docs have deemed him fit to fight.
It seems like he'll be dealing with a different sort of battle in the near future. We wish all involved well, and hope for an ending as happy as can be...
A blast from the past:
DiBella's official statement is as follows:
"I have just been informed though numerous press reports that Jermain Taylor has elected to continue his participation in The Super Six: World Boxing Classic tournament, and will face Andre Ward in April. It is with a heavy heart, but strong conviction, that I will recuse myself and DiBella Entertainment as Jermain's promoter.
"Jermain's career has been outstanding, and it has been a pleasure and honor to promote him. His victories against Bernard Hopkins remain the highlights of my career as a promoter. Jermain is not only a great fighter, but a good and decent man with a wonderful family. It is out of genuine concern for him and his family that I am compelled to make this decision.
"I informed him, as I do all my contracted fighters, that my goal was to help his secure financial stability for his family, maximize his potential, and leave our unforgiving sport with his health intact.
"It is my belief that the continuation of Jermain's career as an active fighter places him at unnecessary risk. While he is undoubtedly capable of prevailing in future bouts, I cannot, in conscience, remain involved given my assessment of such risk.
"I wish Jermain all the best in his future endeavors. All of us at DiBella Entertainment hold Jermain close to our hearts and consider him and his family part of our family. We wish him Godspeed and continued health."
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With the buzz around Oculus you would think a new horror classic had been born. The concept is definitely one that warrants exploring, and with folks behind plenty of horrors most recent successes working on the film it definitely had great things going for it. The problem is Oculus isn't as good as it thinks it is, and while it needs to be commended for pulling off scares and tension instead of blood and gore, it can't quite escape the fact that it doesn't execute as well as it should.
The driving thrust of Oculus is to keep you questioning what is real and what isn't. As we open up we're hurled into what seems like the end of the film as two sibling children cower from a man with a gun. Flash forward 11 years and those children have grown up, the boy, Tim Russell (Brenton Thwaites) is just leaving a psychiatric ward and his sister Kaylie (Karen Gillan ditching her signature Scottish accent) is there to pick him up. The problem is that while Tim has been convincing himself that an evil looking mirror in their house was not the cause of his mother and father going insane Kaylie has been vowing revenge on the thing. Tim finds himself sucked into Kaylie's plot to finally destroy the mirror as the two basically lock themselves in their parents old house in order to record the mirror's eventual destruction so they can prove their parent's weren't truly bad people.
The movie cleverly cuts back and forth between past and present filling in the plot line as the mirror begins to play tricks on Kaylie and Tim's mind. Ingeniously the film starts weaving the flashbacks into the sibling's hallucinations, further distorting reality for both the characters and the audience. When is now? As the film gets going this jarring question ups the scare ante so that by the end the audience is so ratcheted that the scares come easy without any cheap tricks.
Unfortunately, the movie takes a little while to set up its premise prompting a bit of boredom for the first chunk of the film. Any time an actor has to give a 10 minute monologue explaining the evil of the mirror you know you've got a bit of a plotting issue, even if that actor nails the dialog as Gillan does here. The move also blows its cover far too easily. While by the end of the film you could still argue that it was all in their heads the film is a bit too hell bent on its evil mirror idea to really play along the line it spends its beginning building. Instead of wondering if they're crazy or if there's actually an evil spirit we're treated with ghosts and oddities that basically confirm there is. It's too bad since Tim's disbelief of the evil mirror in the beginning sets up a great opportunity to have played better mind games with the audience.
That isn't to say that ghosts, insane people and evil mirrors aren't scary in this movie. The slow, though not always perfectly executed, build of the film still delivers tension, and as was previously mentioned the apex of the film is incredibly well put together. It is also definitely a slow burn. If you're use to modern horror where people are jumping out of closets and jump cuts are constantly trying to creep out those that are easy to scare this is going to seem like a drag. The problem is that this kind of slow build is how horror should be really done, it's just too bad Oculus doesn't execute it to perfection.
The end of Oculus leaves us wide open for some sequels as well (and annoyed some of the audience members at my screening), but it's also one of the better endings in a horror film in a long while. If writer/director Mike Flanagan, who based this film off his short of the same name, can manage to execute his psychological brand of horror a bit better and keep the audience pulled in we'll probably have one of the better horror franchises around starting up.


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