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Sodium bentonite has proven to be one of the most effective sealants on the market. The fact that sodium bentonite swells many times its mass, then forms a strong water and chemical proof seal makes it an ideal, inexpensive, permanent, and easy to install liner. Because it contains no chemicals, no additives, nothing toxic, sodium bentonite is environmentally-friendly.
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What Is Sodium Bentonite?
Sodium bentonite is a natural sealant and is used for sealing stock and recreational ponds, dairy and sewage lagoons, and city landfills. It is also effective as a hole plug as well as for controlling dust on highways. Sodium bentonite is one of the "most effective low cost methods" of treating porous soils. It is so effective, that the Federal Government and most states require a liner of sodium bentonite or material comparable, to be used to seal toxic waste lagoons and abandoned water and oil wells. It is environmentally safe, because it contains no chemicals, no additives, nothing toxic.
How Does Sodium Bentonite Work?
Sodium bentonite swells 15-18 times its dry size when wetted by water.
Over several years of testing, Sodium bentonite has proven to be one of the most effective sealants on the market. The United States E.P.A. has ruled that all landfills and waste disposal sites must be lined to prevent the leaching of hazardous chemicals into the existing ground water to protect the environment. The fact that sodium bentonite swells many times its mass, then forms a strong water and chemical proof seal makes it an ideal, inexpensive, permanent, and easy to install liner. Sodium bentonite is environmentally friendly and safe to use.
There Are Big Differences in "Bentonites"
There are several companies selling bentonite clay for various markets. Some of these companies are misrepresenting their product because the public they are selling to does not know the difference.
We at Sturgis Materials are trying to educate the public on using sodium bentonite as a pond sealant.
If you are considering using bentonite as a pond sealant, Please read on!
There are two types of Bentonite clay:
- Sodium Bentonite: Sodium Bentonite has a natural swelling ability and will maintain its swelling ability throughout its use.
- Calcium Bentonite: Calcium bentonite is a non-swelling bentonite. It will not swell without additives or chemicals. Calcium bentonite enhanced with additives will quickly lose its swell…It is short lived.
It is the swelling ability of the sodium bentonite that enables this clay to bond with the soil to create an impenetrable liner in the soil.
Bentonites Are Mined Clays
The quality of the bentonite deposits will vary. Some deposits of Sodium Bentonite are very high quality swelling deposits, while others are not as good. Some of the best deposits are deep in the ground and will require many man-hours recovering this bentonite.
So a good quality sodium bentonite begins with a good deposit!
Processing The Clay
All bentonites will contain a percentage of other minerals; Aluminum Oxide, Potassium Oxide, Magnesium Oxide, to name a few and a percentage of sand and silt. It is the process of removing the sand and silt from the bentonite that will produce a higher quality product. The process of removing most of the sand and silt takes time and is costly.
Some companies are not interested in producing a quality product. Thus they will use poor deposits of bentonite and process the material quickly enabling them to sell their product at a cheaper price. However, if this product were tested, it would probably result in a large percentage of sand; something a leaky pond does not need.
The key to using bentonite to seal a pond is:
- Use a high quality sodium bentonite
- Apply the product properly
- Use the recommended amount based on your soil type and square footage of area being treated.
- And remember: Cheaper is Not better!
How Much Bentonite to Seal a Pond? Use the "Bucket Method" to determine:
In the bottom of a 5-gallon plastic pail, drill 20 to 25 eighth inch holes. Gather enough soil from the area to be sealed to fill about 3 inches of the pail. You can either select the most porous soil, (sand) or a mixture of soil taken from several areas of concern in order to present an "average" soil.
In this soil, mix one to two pounds of bentonite and tamp down in the bottom of the pail. Into this pour a gallon or two of water and see if the bentonite provides the necessary seal. If not, repeat the process and increase the amount of bentonite by half a pound until the water is contained within the pail.
The bottom of the pail represents about one square foot. When you know how many pounds of bentonite it takes to seal the pail, then we know how many pounds per square foot to distribute and roto-till into the pond, dam or other earthen structure.
Bentonite Application MethodsMixed Blanket Method
- Drain the area to be treated and remove all rocks and plant growth.
- Use 1 part granular or powdered bentonite mixed with 5 parts soil to fill large holes and crevices.
- Plow the area to be treated to a depth of 4 to 6 inches and allow soil to dry.
- Apply bentonite to the area using the ratio determined by the bucket method or the application rate chart.
- When the entire area has been covered, mix the bentonite with the top 3 to 4 inches of soil, using a disc, spike tooth harrow or hand rake, and then roll or tamp to compact it.
- Sandy soil works best for mixing with bentonite because it compacts better. If clay soil is used it must be fine and without lumps.
- Drain the area to be treated
- Spread powdered bentonite (unmixed with soil) at a rate of 1 to 4 pounds per square foot over the bottom of the pond
- Cover bentonite with 3 or 4 inches of soil, sand or fine gravel
- This is the best method but requires the most care, because bentonite must cover the entire surface to prevent leaks
Sprinkle Method
- The pond does not need to be drained but the exact location of the leak must be known
- Scatter granular bentonite on the water's surface wherever seepage occurs
- Bentonite sinks to the bottom where it swells
- The bentonite gel that is created is drawn into the leaky seams and closes them.
- This method is not as successful as the mixed or pure blanket methods but will generally work if the location of the leak is known and enough bentonite is used
In all methods of bentonite application, it's the swelling of the particles that stop the leak. Bentonite will not stop the leak immediately. Some seepage is to be expected for up to a week after the bentonite is applied. Bentonite will not swell in water containing large quantities of mineral salts or acids.
Sealing ponds or earthen structures:
Disc in or mix the predetermined amount (1 to 4 pounds) of BENSEAL sealing and plugging agent per square foot uniformly over the area to be sealed so that a 6-inch blanket of soil and BENSEAL sealing and plugging agent is formed. Do not neglect the edges of
the dam or the sides/walls of the pond. This sealing blanket should then be compacted in place. As added protection to the sealing blanket, 2 to 4 inches of local soil or sand should cover the sealing blanket and be compacted.
If the leaking area can be identified and isolated, an attempt can be made to broadcast BENSEAL uniformly at 4 to 6 pounds of BENSEAL per square foot of surface area into the water over the area of concern.
Note: Bentonite is more effective as a sealing agent when confined. Therefore, every effort should be made to cover the BENSEAL after it is broadcast with a 2-3 inch layer of sand. This will reduce the potential for dispersion into the water and un-yielded bentonite particles interfering with the gill action of fish.
Sodium Bentonite as a Waterproofing for Basements
As long as homes have had basements, homeowners have been dealing with seepage. As soon as a builder digs a hole in the ground and builds a foundation in it, ground water goes to work, trying to find its way in. One of the most common ways occurs when surrounding soil, expanding due to saturation, causes foundation walls to crack.
And, as long as there have been basement wall cracks, there's been somebody out there ready to fix them. Like many other forms of home repair, foundation crack repair has had its share of new ideas, but one early method is still in use today because it works.
How Does Sodium Bentonite Stop Seepage from Foundation Wall Cracks?
One method of repairing basement wall cracks is the use of sodium bentonite, a granular clay, to form an impermeable dam against the wall from the exterior. Sodium bentonite is one of a family of bentonite clays; it's a chemically inert, organic material that is dug from the earth and supplied in powder form. Besides basement waterproofing, it is also used to cap old water wells and for sealing dams and landfills.
To repair a foundation wall crack using sodium bentonite, the basement waterproofing contractor first locates the site of the crack on the exterior of the home. Then, he digs a small hole against the foundation, down to the bottom of the footing. The hole is then filled nearly to the top with the clay powder and is covered with soil so there is no outward sign of the repair.
In average soil conditions, the dry sodium bentonite absorbs water from the surrounding earth, which causes it to expand and harden, sealing the crack. In dry conditions, the installer may add water to get the process started. In any event, the repair created by the sodium bentonite clay process is permanent and durable.
There are, of course, other methods for repairing foundation wall cracks, most notably urethane injection performed from the interior of the basement. In this process the basement waterproofing company seals the crack with epoxy after inserting a number of injection ports. Expanding polyurethane is then injected into the ports, filling and sealing the crack to the outside soil. This newer technology is more commonly used today but is not always applicable in all situations.
When is Sodium Bentonite the Best Choice for Foundation Crack Repair?
Because sodium bentonite is applied from the exterior of the foundation, it is an obvious choice when the crack is not accessible from the inside of the basement. This is usually because the basement has been finished and the foundation walls have been covered by drywall or paneling that the homeowners does not want to remove. In other instances, the interior of the basement may not be accessible for crack repair because of how it is being used or due to other construction.
There are a few obstacles to the use of sodium bentonite that limit access to the site of the crack. For example, if a patio, sidewalk or driveway covers the ground next to the foundation the basement waterproofing contractor can use the sodium bentonite process in that spot but will have to chip out the paving material and patch it afterward. Trees or significant landscaping close to the foundation also present a problem and may have to be removed. It is possible, though, to partially dismantle wooden structures such as decks or porches to gain access.
Even though the sodium bentonite process is a relatively simple one, most homeowners are best served by a basement waterproofing contractor that is intimately familiar with the process and its alternatives.
How to Purchase Benseal
Benseal (granular sodium bentonite) is available in 50 lb. bags. Pallets are 48 bags per pallet. Please call 913-371-7757 for a price quote. Shipping rates vary by location and by quantity ordered. Residential deliveries are subject to a higher rate than deliveries to a business with a loading dock. All deliveries are made by carriers contracted by Sturgis Materials.
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Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, a strong supporter of the project, was in attendance. Grass roots opponents from the group Nix 526 also showed up in force.
Riley likened the uncompleted project to an incomplete coronary bypass operation that will inevitably lead to a heart attack.
Several commissioners chastised Charleston County Council for sending the project to the DOT for a decision.
Charleston County Council Chairman Teddie Pryor said the vote means the county will have to return $11.6 million it borrowed from the State Infrastructure Bank for I-526 or build the road.
This project is not dead until Charleston County decides we are not going to build it, Pryor said.
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So Full autos cant be manufactured since 1986, so does this include drop in kits to make a semi auto into full auto? for example the cardboard in the ak47 trick that makes them full auto.
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August 17, 2011, 07:24 PM
A machine gun is defined in the NFA as a "gun or a set of parts to convert a gun to fire more than one shot per trigger pull" (obviously that's paraphrased) so unless you registered your piece of cardboard as a machine gun on or before the cut off in 1986, you're out of luck. (and that would now be one EXPENSIVE piece of cardboard! :what:)
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There are two possible answers to this question.
1) There are full-auto trigger packs, "Drop-In-Auto-Sears" (DIAS), "Lightning-Links" and similar assemblies which have been registered -- themselves -- as machine guns (prior to May 1986) which can be installed in a legal "Title I" firearm allowing it to run full-auto. If you own one of these transferable items, you can swap them between guns. Some of these, especially the H&K trigger packs, can run several different models of a series of rifle, so -- as long as you don't mind buying several moderately expensive semi-auto rifles -- you can sort of have a whole stable of machine guns with just one registered piece/assembly.
2) Adding parts, filing things, bending springs, adding a piece of cardboard or wire, or otherwise fooling with a gun to make it run full-auto is DEFINITELY completely illegal, and usually a really dangerous idea. On the one hand, you are absolutely making an unregistered Title II firearm (10 years in federal prison, $250,000 fine). On the other hand, you're likely making your rifle slam-fire and/or go "runaway" and this will destroy the gun and hurt you sooner or later.
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well i thought it was worth a try on finding out thanks for the info.
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- Cones: assorted 4", 6", and 9" for pumpkin faces; 6" for poseable pumpkin
- Crepe paper streamer, orange
- Masking tape
- Dark green floral tape: 1/2" width for pumpkin faces; 1" width for poseable pumpkin
- Scrapbook paper, solid black
- Glue stick or white craft glue
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Small green velveteen leaves (optional)
- 24-gauge aluminum wire
- 1/4" black bead for nose
- Wooden skewer
- Matte decoupage medium
- Flat paintbrush, medium
Pumpkin Faces
- For each pumpkin face, push end of crepe paper streamer into center bottom of cone with a wooden skewer and glue to secure. Wind crepe paper around cone to cover, overlapping edges 1/2". Gently stretch lower edge of streamer as you wrap to achieve a smooth surface. Note: If paper tears, tape torn edge to foam and then glue new end of crepe paper over it. Hold your thumb over this area as you wrap until secure.
- Trim crepe paper at top of cone. Push end into tip of foam and glue.
- Wrap top of cone with floral tape, gently stretching tape to promote adhesion. If desired, tape stems of velveteen leaves to top of cone at same time (refer to photo). Continue wrapping tape a short distance above foam to form a stem. Curl top by wrapping tape around itself a few times, trimming, and then twisting the end until it curls back onto itself.
- Using photo as a guide, cut facial features from black paper and glue to cone pumpkin. Vary faces for added interest.
Poseable Pumpkin
- Follow Steps 1 through 2 to cover cone with crepe paper. Apply a coat of decoupage medium to entire cone and allow to dry. Note: Wrinkles in wet crepe paper will smooth out as medium dries.
- Follow Step 3 to wrap top of cone with floral tape and form a thin straight stem.
- From wire, cut two 6" arms and two 6" legs. Form a 1/2" loop at one end of each leg for a foot, twisting wire to secure. Wrap arms and legs (including feet) with floral tape.
- Using pattern, cut four leaves from 1" dark green floral tape. Adhere a leaf near one end of each arm for hands and anywhere on each leg.
- Tightly twist a 4 1/2" length of floral tape, leaving 1 1/2" untwisted at one end. Continue twisting until tape curls back onto itself. Tape curled vine to an arm (refer to photo). Add additional vines to arms and legs as desired.
- Glue and insert arms and legs into cone pumpkin (refer to photo). Bend wires to pose as desired.
- Using photo as a guide, cut eyes and mouth from black paper and glue to cone pumpkin. Cover nose bead with a small square of floral tape, gathering edges of tape at back and twisting tightly. Poke a small hole in pumpkin to attach nose. Squeeze glue in hole and then push twisted tape portion of nose bead in hole with a wooden skewer.
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The Blending of the Ecosystem
The Blending of our Ecosystem
Separating two countries, offering strength and dedication when needed, the St. Lawrence River is a continuous spectacle in Upstate New York. Being so close to the river, I have watched the St. Lawrence University Men's and Women's Crew teams battle for the title on the rough river waters. I peered eerily down into it from the wrought iron bridge connecting my homeland to my next adventure in Canada. Never had I swam in the shifting waters or knew anything about it really. To me, it was apart of the St. Lawrence County history.
(Save the River Campaign: http://www.savetheriver.org/index.cfm?page=app.programsBallast)
Due to many ships traveling the river's waters to and from the Great Lakes and ocean, many species are introduced into the seaway. The species have been transmitted up and downstream by the constant movement on the river. According to RIVERKEEPER, an organization geared towards cleaning up the St. Lawrence River, 186 invasive species have been recognized.
One of the well known species invading the river is zebra mussels. They are filter-feeders and do make the St. Lawrence Water much clearer. Unfortunately, with the introduction of zebra mussels, other species dependent upon the St. Lawrence River ecosystem must fight for survival. Zebra mussels are known for damaging boats, harbors and invading water ecosystems, disrupting the natural order.
Now, think about the word invasive.
Invasive is defined by the Merriam- Webster dictionary as something/someone tending to infringe. From my past posts on hydrofracking, invasive has been a popular term surrounding environmental issues in the North Country. Natural gas is invading our fresh ground water supply. Ballast boat water species are invading the St. Lawrence River.
It is important to point out the bad so efforts can be made for future good. I know it is unfortunate to read about all of these terrible invasions on the North Country, but there is something that YOU can do.
1. First, click on this link to listen in on an interview with a member of Save the River (RIVERKEEPER) Jennifer Craddock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VdJ-ylr2SY
2. Get involved in local campaigns to help save our North Country ecosystem
- Save the River
- Don't Frack With NY
- Read up on Green Living Solutions: http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/337.html
- Adirondack educational programs to learn about the North Country environment
- And many more! (do a little research online…you'll be surprised what you find!!)
Be happy, healthy, courageous and stand up for what you believe in! Let's get awareness out and help save our North Country!
Do you have any ideas on what students, teachers, parents and community members can do to chip in?!
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Posted: January 16, 2009
By Clay Jackson
Death Valley is a graben, which is a large chunk of the Earth's crust that drops between at least two faults to form a valley. Angelenos (as residents of the City of Angels are sometimes referred to) usually approach Death Valley from the west heading east over the giant Inyo Mountains. As the Inyos are crested and the descent into the Valley begins, the scene becomes positively primeval: with soaring mountains, undulating sand dunes, shimmering white salt flats and textbook alluvial fans. For rock-hammer wielding and armchair geologists alike, Death Valley is unwrapped in all its naked glory. At first glance, while a geological feast for the eyes, Death Valley seems to suffer from a paucity of flora and fauna, but looks can be deceiving. Let me put it this way, who would you rather get some face time with, Benjamin Franklin or Paris Hilton?
A few years ago, record setting winter and spring rains in Los Angeles led to its second rainiest year since records started being kept (nearly 40 inches was the total that year); Death Valley also had amazing rainfall amounts, but only wracked up 6 inches during the same time. Don't quote me, but I believe since I've lived in SoCal (since 1994) that Death Valley had one year of either no measurable rainfall or next to none. After good winter and spring soakings, the Mojave Desert, of which Death Valley is a Delaware-size chunk, experiences an explosion of wildflowers of every imaginable hue and in numbers almost uncountable. Spring also brings out a profusion of lizards, insects and small rodents. Coyotes ramble across the park roads with nary a care in the world. But perhaps the strangest life form of all to inhabit Death Valley is Cyprinodon salinus, or the Salt Creek pupfish.
When we take a family sojourn to Death Valley, we a make a point of taking a walk on the short boardwalk along Salt Creek. Spillage from an upturned Port-O-John at a rock concert is about as impressive as Salt Creek. But it's not the creek that's impressive, but rather the little pupfish that inhabit it.
Salt Creek is the only place in the world where you'll find Cyprinodon salinus. And therein lies the rub: What makes pupfishes so interesting, as well as some of the most imperiled fishes on the planet, is their evolutionary history, a history that has seen the once-much-wetter West of the last Ice Age transformed into today's Mojave and Great Basin deserts.
Pleistocene relicts like pupfishes have some of the most restricted ranges of any fishes on Earth. Salt Creek is comparatively roomy when one talks of the single pool C. diabolis, Devil's Hole pupfish, inhabits. The Devil's Hole pupfish's lastest brush with extinction came a couple of years ago. Here is a bit of the AP story as posted June 8, 2005, on livescience.com:
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Scientists trying to study the endangered Devils Hole pupfish near Death Valley inadvertently nudged the endangered fish closer to extinction.
About 80 of the inch-long silvery pupfish died in traps set last year in Devils Hole, a limestone cavern about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists said Monday.
The total killed could be a third or more of the adult fish left alive in the wild, officials told The Las Vegas Sun in a report Tuesday.
The traps, which were chained to the top of the hole, were designed to count young fish larva but instead trapped the adult pupfish.
They were dislodged in flash floods that occurred Sept. 11 throughout the desert area that includes Devils Hole, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and Death Valley.
While much of today's Southwest is arid desert, during the last Ice Age it was a much wetter place. In fact, Nevada, our driest state, and the rest of the Great Basin, was under the waters of several giant, shallow lakes – Lakes Bonneville, Lahontan and Manly (which filled Death Valley). As the region become more arid, these giant lakes evaporated into the isolated streams and springs seen today. Pupfish populations became cut off from one another and developed into unique species as a result. And as their environments became increasingly shallow and more saline, pupfishes evolved distinct survival mechanisms for their particular aquatic environments. Just like some aquarists, pupfishes became specialists.
Forty-eight percent of all native freshwater fishes in the southwestern United States, including many pupfishes, are in trouble because of groundwater mining for agriculture interests and municipalities, as well as habitat loss and introduced nonnative species.
So my family and I will probably shake off the winter cobwebs and make our merry way to one of the most fascinating places to be found anywhere. And while my girls are running down sand dunes and admiring wildflowers, I'll be chomping at the bit to revisit my little 1-inch buddies in Salt Creek, and I'll be silently wondering if my grandkids will be afforded the same opportunity should they decide to visit Death Valley, some 35 years hence. If you are interested in finding out more about native desert fishes, visit desertfishes.org.
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Interesting! I hope that everyone had a greatweekend,is having a great week, had a great Memorial Day and I hope that they have another great weeken! I'm sorry that I didn't say anything about this last time,but it slipped my mind.
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Death Valley (shudder)
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if god is everything, he is half evil also, right?
also, i am just slightly amazed that there are 60+ pages about what group of drunks apparently written about me a long time ago.
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Evolution isn't possible unless there is an increase in DNA. There isn't a single shred of evidence that this has ever occured. Micro-evolution is a reshuffling of dna within a species. Creationists and Christians admit this happens, but we don't believe in Macro-evolution which is an increase of dna, where one species evolves into another one. This has NEVER happend. That's darwinian evolution and it's simply false. Even darwin became a Christian on his deathbed.
Richard Dawkins stumped when asked for an example of where a mutation increased the information content of a genome. Watch it for yourself.
The hidden truth is that creation and intelligent design scientists challege evolutionary scientists to public debate, but the evolutionist refuse to debate them out of fear. They can't answer many of the questions and it exposes their deception.
If Down's syndrome was his only example, he's really digging himself into a hole. The simple addition of one chromosome through a DNA copying error which results in a handicappped offspring does not constitute and increase in genetic information, but a decrease. What I'm saying is the the absolute number of total base pairs is not a measure of how much genetic information is there.
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Frodo, Pavlik vs Hopkins, who takes it?
Hopkins is a Muslim, so will God count that against him in your opinion?
Was Maradona really helped by God? I always thought he was just a cheating piece of ****, but if you gave confirmation one way or the other I'd appreciate it.
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I suspect not. I suspect you really don't know what you mean, I suspect you pulled some inane pseudoscientific nonsense from a fundamentalist website and put it on here in an attempt to stump people. The truth is that the way this particular chestnut is worded makes no sense. What I suspect you're angling at is this debunked notion that you cannot increase the information in DNA. It is confused with the second law of thermodynamics to create an idea that you can't increase information due to entropy, even if entropy deals in energy, not information. This hackneyed bull**** is not even novel. The question is tackled in depth here:
Besides which it didn't matter if Darwin converted to the holy church of Dick Whittington's magical talking pussy, it wouldn't affect the efficacy or the veracity of his theory. Science doesn't work like that.
Furthermore these public debates are usually initiated by church groups who intentionally restrict access to the debate to fill the auditorium with their own cheerleaders, and the format of the debates is usually less than impartial. There is an in-depth account of a public debate of the nature you describe in the link below:
Of course you could prove me wrong. Explain what you (or your creationist website) mean by "increase in DNA" and perhaps we can get somewhere. But be careful, increasing your education may just decrease your superstition. You wouldn't want to end up in Hell.
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It's good that your doing your best to spread the gosple.
But don't think you have to keep answering all this rebellious posting in order to preserve the faith.
The world has 1000's of reason to not believe or seek God. And a 1000 more alternatives to believe including their own philosophies. All the posts up to this point prove that. You can NEVER argue ANYONE into the kingdom! The Gosple is for those who are SEEKING, not those who want to ARGUE against it.
As we grow up our thoughts, ideas, and philosophies solidify and it becomes hard to change our way of thinking. That's why Christ said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 18:3.
But Scripture like this is disgusting to those who want to bend truth to the way they live.
There's a reason Christ spoke in parables in public. No one listening understood what the parables meant, so those eager to learn would have to question him later in private. It was a way to weed out those who were looking for arguments. Even in his day there were people like today - Skeptics looking to prove their skepticism.
I don't fully agree with your "formula" to get to heaven. But I believe it's along the right lines, cause Christ said, "I am the way the truth and the light, no man comes to [God] the Father except through me". John 14:6
You're explanation shows only half of what the Bible is for. Yes, the Bible is good preparation for dying, but it's ALSO a book for LIVING!
Christianity is a Lifestyle and Relationship with God, not a dry religion.
Did you notice how Job questioned God for his misery throughout 40+ chapters and in the end God puts Job in his place, and NEVER answers any of Job's questions? And in conclusion Job was satisfied. It's because God is not accountable to us, we're accountable to Him. Answering any of Jobs questions would've started an argument, which wasn't God's will.
My point is, make yourself available for those who are seeking, instead of waisting time with those who are only looking to argue. If you're "Christian" or "Christ-like", act like Christ in this and focus your energy guiding those who are seeking God rather than rebelling against Him.
What's more effective, a billboard advertisement or your best friend's word of mouth? Your best friend has more influence on you because you know who he is. These people don't know you, so chances are, you won't have influence on them. To them, you're just a "billboard". And they're skeptical of the "product". If you post an "ad" like this, open your "customer service lines" to answer questions, cause "hard-selling telemarketing", where you argue to "sell", is a lot less appealing.
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According to the current translation of the bible, if you are a bully and a manipulative prick, you will go to heaven. **** that man. I will tell the devil to kiss my mother ****ing ass and then kick his ass with the power of Jesus Christ and take over hell and make it a decent place for good people and a horrible place for social conservatives, and hurt them bad. Torment them forever. Let them know what it is like to live a continual life of manipulative conservative torment. They do not understand the torment they bring on people in life, they need to learn a eternal lesson. They need to pay for their anti scientific anti founding document sins.
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Children do as they wish and need supervision, they dont understand how to look after themselves.
This is surely not the way adults should be?
What about those who werent eager to learn BECAUSE they didnt understand? That seems to be the problem most of the time. People ask "why should i read the bible?"
Skepticism IMO is a healthy part of inquiry and intelligence.
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The Regulation of Hedge Funds and Private Equity: A Case Study in the Development of the EU's Regulatory Response to the Financial Crisis
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February 15, 2011
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 10/2011
ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 176/2011
This article examines the recent development of EU regulatory policy with respect to the alternative investment industry up to and including the adoption of a major new Directive. This Directive is just one part of a much larger package of new EU measures relating to the financial markets but its emergence merits being singled out for three reasons. First, the account of how it came about and what it sets out to do touches upon two overarching concerns that are frequently expressed about laws that are made in the immediate aftermath of a crisis: opportunistic use of crisis situations to achieve unrelated goals, and crisis-induced regulatory over-reaction. Second, with the regulation of alternative investments being addressed internationally as well as in Europe, close examination of this area provides revealing glimpses of ways in which key players in the EU policy formation process have simultaneously used the financial crisis to exert influence internationally and used international developments to further an internal agenda. Finally, out of the exceptional level of controversy that surrounded the legislative process for the Directive come some important insights on relations between the EU Institutions and, in particular, on the European Parliament's increasing deftness in putting its mark on EU financial market regulation.
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Fogle is a freelance photographer who specializes in pets and gardens. She got her start doing photo essays for gardening magazines. When her Jack Russell terrier Molly entered her life, Fogle branched out into photographing and writing about dogs. She even created Salty Dogs, a photo book about dogs at the beach published by Wiley.
Although dogs are Fogle's main pet focus, she also photographs more unique small animal pets. Her first small animal subject was the pet rabbit Anjelka, owned by a friend. Fogle tried out her new studio lights on this new pet. "I quickly found out that rabbits don't work when they don't want to! Also when Anjelka was finished she gave her owner a tiny nip, as if to say, enough is enough."
This experience was a definite change from Fogle's typical dog photo shoots. "Most of the dogs I photograph are performance dogs, so they are highly trained. When asked to sit and stay, most comply. Small animal pets aren't trained, so I quickly had to come up with a way to get them where I wanted them for the photos. Food helps!"
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1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh. Tell him, 'The Lord says, "Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me.
2 " ' "If you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs. 3 The Nile River will be full of frogs. They will come up into your palace. You will have frogs in your bedroom and on your bed. They will be in the homes of your officials and your people. They will be in your ovens and in your bread pans. 4 The frogs will be on you, your people and all of your officials." ' "
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, "Tell Aaron, 'Reach your hand out. Hold your staff over the streams, waterways and ponds. Make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.' "
6 So Aaron reached his hand out over the waters of Egypt. The frogs came up and covered the land. 7 But the magicians did the same things by doing their magic tricks. They also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt.
8 Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, "Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I'll let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord."
9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "You can have the honor of setting the time for me to pray. I will pray for you, your officials and your people. I'll pray that the frogs will leave you and your homes. The only frogs left will be the ones in the Nile River."
10 "Tomorrow," Pharaoh said.
Moses replied, "It will happen just as you say. Then you will know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs will leave you and your houses. They will leave your officials and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River."
12 Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh. Then Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, courtyards and fields. 14 The Egyptians piled them up. The land smelled very bad because of them.
15 But when Pharaoh saw that the frogs were dead, his heart became stubborn. He wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
16 The Plague of Gnats
16 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, "Tell Aaron, 'Reach your wooden staff out. Strike the dust on the ground with it.' Then all over the land of Egypt the dust will turn into gnats."
17 So they did it. Aaron reached out the staff that was in his hand. He struck the dust on the ground with it. The dust all over the land of Egypt turned into gnats. They landed on people and animals alike.
18 The magicians tried to produce gnats by doing their magic tricks. But they couldn't. The gnats stayed on people and animals alike.
19 The magicians said to Pharaoh, "God's powerful finger has done this." But Pharaoh's heart was stubborn. He wouldn't listen, just as the Lord had said.
20 The Plague of Flies
20 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, "Get up early in the morning. Talk to Pharaoh as he goes down to the river. Say to him, 'The Lord says, "Let my people go. Then they will be able to worship me. 21 If you do not let my people go, I will send large numbers of flies. I will send them on you and your officials. I will send them on your people and into your homes. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies. Even the area where they live will be full of flies.
22 " ' "But on that day I will treat the area of Goshen differently from yours. That is where my people live. There will not be large numbers of flies in Goshen. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land. 23 I will treat my people differently from yours. The miraculous sign will take place tomorrow." ' "
24 So the Lord did it. Huge numbers of flies poured into Pharaoh's palace. They came into the homes of his officials. All over Egypt the flies destroyed the land.
25 Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. He said to them, "Go. Offer sacrifices to your God here in the land."
26 But Moses said, "That wouldn't be right. The sacrifices we offer to the Lord our God wouldn't be accepted by the Egyptians because of their beliefs. Suppose we offered sacrifices they couldn't accept. Then they would throw stones at us and try to kill us. 27 We have to take a journey that lasts about three days. We want to go into the desert to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, exactly as he commands us."
28 Pharaoh said, "I will let you and your people go to offer sacrifices. You can offer them to the Lord your God in the desert. But you must not go very far. And pray for me."
29 Moses replied, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord. Tomorrow the flies will leave you. They will also leave your officials and your people. Just be sure you don't try to trick us again. Let the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord."
30 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. 31 And the Lord did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh, his officials and his people. Not one fly remained. 32 But Pharaoh's heart became stubborn that time also. He wouldn't let the people go.
Top 10 sermons on Exodus 8
- One More Night With The Frogs
- The Fingerprint of God
- Holy Communion: Remembering, Thanking, Humbling
- God Is Walking The Land!
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This London hotel is situated in Kensington, one of London's exclusive areas. Ideally located within walking distance to Earls Court underground station, Park Grand London Kensington is a 4* boutique hotel, perfect for every guest to enjoy the sights and sounds of London. Guests can easily walk to Harrods in Knightsbridge, visit Natural History Museum or enjoy the green expanse of Hyde Park.
Park Grand London Kensington has a contemporary décor throughout. The stylish rooms are designed with the utmost attention and embellished with plentiful amenities including hi-speed complimentary Wi-Fi internet and Plasma TV, bathroom televisions in suites, bathrobes, and more. The hotel's contemporary restaurant and bar offers the perfect ambience for guests to unwind over a drink or home-cooked meal. The fitness Centre is perfect for guests with a health regime and those who would like to start their day with a burst of energy. Please note: As a company policy we will take pre-authorization from your card for the first night's stay, 48 hours prior to arrival.
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Reyes can't wait to get going with new-look Blue Jays
TORONTO — He's a four-time all-star, a National League batting champion, a Silver Slugger award winner and the New York Mets' all-time leader in triples and stolen bases.
But Jose Reyes wasn't the focal point of November's blockbuster 12-player trade that made him a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
The club officially unveiled its new star shortshop on Thursday, however when general manager Alex Anthopoulos first called the Miami Marlins about making a deal, it initially involved pitchers Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle.
"I've always talked about Jose Reyes in the office as one of my favourite players and I remember when we left our first meeting with the Marlins I had brought up Reyes at the end," Anthopoulos said. "That wasn't the gameplan, I had to slide it in there and see if they wanted to talk about him.
"Once they said with the right players they would, we were going to try and find a way to get him."
What resulted Nov. 19 was Toronto acquiring Reyes, Johnson, Buehrle, catcher John Buck and infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio from Miami for infielders Yunel Escobar and Adeiny Hechavarria, pitchers Henderson Alvarez, Anthony DeSclafani and Justin Nicolino, catcher Jeff Mathis and outfielder Jake Marisnick.
After Toronto's disappointing 2012 campaign — the club finished fourth in the American League East with a 73-89 record — Anthopoulos started calling Miami looking to shore up the starting rotation.
"We had asked about Josh Johnson first ... the rotation was clearly the priority and then Buehrle's name came up," Anthopoulos said. "It evolved.
"Not that we went out looking for a shortstop but Jose Reyes brings a lot to a team. I just threw his name in at the end and figured if we're going to make a big deal let's try to find a way to get him in there. We knew the rotation was what we needed to obviously improve."
The trade to Toronto surprised Reyes because he had received assurances prior to the deal from the Marlins that he wouldn't be moved. Ultimately, though, he was sent to the Jays less than a year after signing six-year, US$106-million deal with Miami.
On Thursday, he certainly didn't look or sound like a player who was holding a grudge. Reyes sported a broad smile as he spoke to reporters and said he's anxious to begin a new chapter in his career with a new team in a new country.
"As a baseball player you have to realize this is a business ... and that's going to happen sometimes," Reyes said. "As a player you need to understand that.
"(In Toronto) the team we're going to put on the field is going to be good. I can't wait."
The acquisition of Reyes, 29, certainly provides Toronto a tremendous boost offensively and in the field.
A switch hitter, he batted .287 with Miami last year with 37 doubles, 12 triples, 11 home runs, 57 RBIs and 40 stolen bases after claiming the 2011 NL batting title with the Mets. Defensively, he's also a major upgrade over Escobar.
Reyes led the majors in triples in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011 and topped the NL in stolen bases in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Reyes is career .291 hitter with 92 homers, 111 triples and 410 steals over nine major league seasons and will give Toronto a bona fide leadoff hitter in 2013.
"I doubt that there's another shortstop like him," Anthopoulos said. "The other element about Jose is he's a great offensive player.
"The leadoff component is becoming more and more rare to find in the game today. You see a lot of great lineups, they have that catalyst at the top of the order. And there's also the energy he brings, you hear guys say all the time they feed off someone like this.
"I don't know if we're going to see another shortstop like this in Toronto for a long time. This is one of the great players to play the game and the fact that he's got a chance to be in Toronto for the next five or six years is exciting."
However, Reyes has had hamstring issues, which could be a concern for a team that plays on turf at Rogers Centre and is chasing its first playoff appearance since its second World Series title in 1993. But that won't force Reyes to play conservatively.
"I'm going to try and score a lot of runs with this team," he said.


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Belgium country fiche - Green economy (02/09/2011)
Country fiches are overviews of available environmental information (reports, indicators, statistics) per country organised alongside two thematic areas: water and related ecosystems and green economy. When possible the fiches were complemented with information about the main institutional players holding environmental information in the country and regional level. The country fiches have been compiled with the support of the National Focal Points and National Contact Points from the pan-European region.
Green economy assessment/report
- Background document material flows (2011)
- Calculation of the ecological footprint of consumption activities in Flanders using the Flemish input-output model (2010)
- Calculation of the ecological footprint of Flanders (2010)
- Interim Report of the Green Growth Strategy: Implementing our Commitment for a Sustainable Future (2010)
- Fourth Federal Report on Sustainable Development (2009)
- Accelerate the transition towards sustainable development. Federal Report on Sustainable Development, 2007 (2007)
- Mechanisms for Managing Public Environmental Expenditure in Selected OECD Countries (2006)
- Land accounts for Europe 1990-2000 (2006)
Section in State of Environment report
- Environmental Outlook for Wallonia - Digest 2010 (2010)
- Summary Report 2007-2008 of the State of the Environment (Brussels-Capital Region) (2010)
- MIRA-T 2008 Flanders Environment Report - Indicator Report (2009)
- Environment Outlook 2030 (2009)
- Environmental Outlook for Wallonia (2008)
- MIRA-PE 2007 Policy Evaluation (2007)
- State of the Environment Report 2003-2006 (Brussels Capital Region) (2007)
- MIRA-T 2007 focus rapport (2007)
- Flanders Environment Report MIRA-T 2005 (2005)
- State of the Environment 2004 (Brussels-Capital Region, data 2003) (2004)
- Summary report of the State of the Environment (Brussels-Capital Region) - edition 2002 (2003)
Sectorial report
Environmental statistics
Environmental indicator set
- MIRA Indicator Report 2010 (2010)
- MIRA-T 2008 Flanders Environment Report - Indicator Report (2009)
- Identification, quantification and international testing of response indicators for the industry and energy sector (Identificeren, kwantificeren en internationaal toetsen van responsindicatoren voor de sector industrie en energie) (2005)
- Flanders Environment Report MIRA-T 2005 (2005)
- Indicator website
- Bilan environnemental des entreprises en Région wallonne. Matrice dynamique indicateurs économiques et environnementaux / secteurs d'activités [Environmental performance of companies in the Walloon Region. Dynamic Matrix economic and environmental indicators / sectors]
Section in environmental performance review
Country profiles
National Institution dealing with green economy
- L'Institut wallon de l'Evaluation, de la Prospective et de la Statistique (IWEPS)/ Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Foresight and Statistics
- Statistics Belgium
- Brussels Environment (IBGE)
- Flemish Environment Agency (VMM)
- General Directorate for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment of the region of Wallonia
For references, please go to www.eea.europa.eu/soer or scan the QR code.
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The Clinical Team Lead (or charge) nurse is in charge of the nursing unit and serves as the liaison between your family and the nursing/medical staff. The Clinical Team Lead (charge) nurse typically does rounds at the beginning of each shift. For your safety, all St Mary Medical Center staff are required to wear picture ID badges. Do not hesitate to ask anyone "Who are you?" or "How are you involved in my care?" What to expect during the course of the day:
During the following times, nurses who have been on duty discuss each patient's case with nurses on the new shift. This is known as "report." We conduct bedside shift to shift report where the nurse leaving and the nurse coming on duty round from room to room discussing your care. We encourage you to participate in this important plan of care discussion, so that we can work together with you in the healing process. Report occurs: 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Lenore Skomal: Clean sweep unearths gifts, secrets
Basements are like our unconscious minds. They store all of those memories as well as dark things we haven't taken the time to look at in a long while. So when we decided to tackle our basement last weekend, I knew there was an analogy in the making.
Mindset is key when cleaning out a basement. Stepping down into the bowels of the house with a head filled with dread makes the task begrudging and, quite frankly, ineffective. Simple decisions about what stays and goes become herculean, small tasks like picking through boxes seem mind-numbingly endless and the idea of cleaning floors seems futile.
A happy frame of mind reaps a completely different scenario. Tossing and keeping become simple acts of no regret, sorting through misnamed plastic storage tubs is a rediscovery of the past, and washing concrete floors is cleansing.
I chose the latter attitude this time around, because my experiences with bleak outlooks have been living, breathing examples of "If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got." I don't know about you, but I am really tired of being stuck with the same results.
Down to the basement we went to reorganize, purge and reminisce. And because of the simple shift in attitudes, I was given many gifts, including a long-sought-after answer.
For decades there has been a looming question about where one of my ancestors emigrated from. No birth certificate of my great-great-grandmother has ever been located. And even countless conversations with my grandmother and her siblings, years ago, reaped nothing but a vague reference to our shared Hispanic roots, country unknown.
In carefully culling through a box of her old documents, one packet held burial plot information. I had stored this packet away with merely a cursory glance in the past. But this time, having swallowed my normal impatience, I read through its contents. Lo and behold, stuffed in the musty manila envelope was a document clearly stating not only the town but also her birth country: Colombia.
It even cleared up the question of my own great-grandmother's age when she passed -- a point of contention because my grandmother kept insisting she was actually two years older than her birth certificate claimed. Grandma was right. The date had been manually crossed out and changed to cover up the fact that she was born several months before her parents formally wed.
Like I said. Basements can yield a lot of things. Even an old skeleton or two.
LENORE SKOMAL writes every Thursday. If you enjoy this column, you can order her book with a collection of them at www.lenoreskomal.com. You can read her blog at www.goerie.com/blogs/gutcheck.


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What materials did you use? Wool Jersey Leopard Print, Vogue Pattern 8825 View B - Size 16 I am usually a 20., 3.0 Yards of fabric, Sewing with Knits online Course - on my Samsung Tablet, Baby Lock Walking Foot, Schmetz Jersey Needle 80/12, Schmetz Stretch Twin Needle 4,0/75, 1/4 clear elastic, Baby Lock Serger, Janome Coverstich with hem guide
What are you most proud of? That I tackled knits and conquered. That I am now using my cover stitch machine! I have a whole new world of knits open to me for 2013.........
What advice would you give someone starting this project? Watch the entire class online, Make notes. Then when you are all done just jump in....really Meg really can take you through your garment and make it fun! Yes fun! I have always used wovens and even do couture but knits and my cover stitch machine were my greatest fear.....not now I am on to my next knit project. Butterick 5318. Thanks Meg!
This will be my next class. Right now I'm working through Diana Rupp's book and finishing the Sewing Studio class :) i've been Very disappointed with the quality of t-shirts i've purchased in the stores this year, looking forward to making them myself.
jill you will like Diana class. Great tee and dresss.
Beautiful. It's holiday break time, so time to get on with this class! A black/white leopard print knit is hanging in my sewing room waiting on me to get made. Here we go . . .
Beautiful dress! I'm your same size, and wondered how attrative a wrap dress would be - glad to know it's pretty awesome :) I'm up for this same class next - looking forward to it (provided I can find some nice knits!).
Deb you will love the sewing with knits class. The skills you learn will have you making any knit project with confidence. Check all the class projrct puctures. Beautiful
Oh Scheri... I love this dress and love the print... another great dress and it really suits you :)
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The reviews are in for Apple's iPad 2, set to go on sale at 5 p.m. Friday. Overall, reviewers say it is the best tablet on the market, but most were disappointed with the quality of the iPad's cameras.
Here is a sampling of the reviews.
The iPad 2 is easier to carry with one hand, and the decreased weight makes it easier to hold for longer periods of time. But if you're planning on using the iPad 2 to read a lot, you'll still find yourself propping it against your chest or setting it on a table—the tablet is still not light enough to hold in one hand for extended periods of time.
Wall Street Journal
Another drawback I encountered was that the new, more tapered design makes it harder to plug cables and accessories—including the charging cable—into the main port on the bottom of the device, because it is now angled.
USA Today
Apple claims about 10 hours of battery life on the iPad 2, same as the original despite the thinner design. The claim fell a little short in my rather vigorous test. I cranked up brightness to the max and continuously streamed movies over Wi-Fi via the Netflix app. I got about 8½ hours, which suggests you'll do better under "normal" conditions.
FaceTime works as you'd expect, making video calls between the iPad 2, the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4th-gen and Mac. Unfortunately there's no FaceTime HD support, as on the latest 2011 MacBook Pro models, which seems a missed opportunity given the scale of the iPad 2′s display. As always you can flick between front and rear cameras mid-call, while the single mono speaker – although not exactly high-fidelity – is reasonably loud.
Laptop Magazine
Apple claims that the iPad 2 also has up to 9X the graphics performance of the iPad. We did notice less lag when playing Infinity Blade, both during cut scenes and when engaging the enemy. In the GLBenchmark app, the iPad 2 matched the iPad in some tests. … The bottom line is that the iPad 2 is definitely snappier, but it will take developers time to help users tap the extra horsepower.
PC World
Photo Booth is not only a fun extension of the application included on most Mac computers, but it utilizes the touch screen in a way that showcases the speedy processor's ability to manipulate graphics in real time. When you open the app, you're greeted with nine real-time moving images from the front-facing camera, each with a different effect applied. Tap on one of the nine windows, and it fills the whole screen. When there's an effect that can be manipulated by touch—like, say, "Twirl," in which your finger movements distort the images quickly and smoothly—there's no delay. Photos you take end up in a slideshow at the bottom of the Photo Booth main screen, as well as the "Camera Roll" album in the Photo section.
It might frustrate the competition to hear this, but it needs to be said: the iPad 2 isn't just the best tablet on the market, it feels like the only tablet on the market. As much as we'd like to say that something like the Xoom has threatened Apple's presence in this space, it's difficult (if not impossible) to do that.
If you just bought an iPad 1, or you don't want to drop another several hundred dollars, it's not like the iPad 1 will be out of date anytime soon. Sure, it may feel like older technology to the touch, but again, it largely looks and acts the same. My advice is just don't visit an Apple Store or play with a friend's iPad 2, or you'll be tempted.
And finally a Macworld review of Apple's Smart Cover
I spent a week with a leather Smart Cover and found it to be a nice companion product, though it took a little getting used to. It adds far less bulk than any iPad case I've previously used, and it also gave my fingers something else to hold on to when holding the iPad in one hand.
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MELERO, Juan Carlos. Smoking Prevention Policies in European Countries and Companies. Rev. Esp. Salud Publica [online]. 2003, vol.77, n.1, pp.75-95. ISSN 1135-5727. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1135-57272003000100006.
Many companies are exploring the issue of adopting measures to deal with involuntary smoking. The most comprehensive policies aim at systematically taking action in all possible directions (informing employees, stipulating specific smoking areas, treatment for quitting smoking...). Many agencies are likewise carrying out initiatives for intervention at companies. This study reviews interventions currently being carried out and their components, based on company studies from different European countries. The main common principles for a smoking prevention policy with the greatest prospects for success are identified. This information can be used as a reference for a European model for policies on smoking at the workplace.
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