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"Jules, did you ever hear the philosophy that once a man admits he's wrong, then he's automatically forgiven of that wrongdoing?" – Vincent (John Travolta), Pulp Fiction, 1994
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"Jules, did you ever hear the philosophy that once a man admits he's wrong, then he's automatically forgiven of that wrongdoing?" - Vincent (John Travolta), Pulp Fiction, 1994
Even as blue laser technology (BD and HD DVD) begins hitting stores, some (webwishers) are saying it is a technology that has passed its prime.
The reason?
Webwishers should be forgiven.
After all:
For many of us the PC is the center of our content world. We struggled to install a home network - 2+ PCs and a couple of peripherals (Figure 2). Our kids showed us how to connect the stereo/entertainment center. They programmed our PVR so we could timeshift shows and watch stuff when we wanted�cool!
With cable and Internet TV/video we now have thousands of viewing options on virtually any subject.
Of course finding it and remembering how to record it is still a work in progress.
But�blue laser technology is right on schedule (Figure 3).
Content developers and owners are just now testing the storage boundaries and expanded high definition capabilities of the new technology. Creatives are learning how to take advantage of the high capacity discs (30 and 50GB double layer) to keep multitasking kids interested.
The creators and early adopters will show the followers and commodity buyers why we should move to the next generation. And, this group will take their sweet time in making the move.
After all the blue laser burner/player/media is only one component in the mix of how we have to think about, storing, sharing and using our content (Figure 4).
Before we worry about the discs, millions of TV sets will have to be upgraded to HDTV. Ordinary DVD burners and players have to die, the new stuff has to become so cheap we'd be idiots not to upgrade or content has to be so compelling we'll have to save it to watch again�and again�and�
We're past the point Samuel L. Jackson made in Pulp Fiction, "Yeah, but, you are aware that there's an invention called television, and on this invention they show shows, right?"
A $2,000 TV set is not a helluva good deal for a lot of people!
Even then, that NetFlix DVD played on your $40 DVD player looks good enough.
Want it to look even better? Pick up a DVD upconverter. For about $100 you've got near-HD quality.
DVDwishers have said CDs were dead for the last 15-20 years. There are nearly one billion burners still in use around the globe. In 2006, more than 8 billion CDR discs were produced and sold (Figure 5).
There is just something irresistible about a storage medium that plays virtually everywhere, holds over 700 photos or 20 minutes of good video and costs almost nothing to buy.
By 2009 it is estimated that CDR demand will drop to about 6.5 billion discs. People will finally move up to DVDR media with 4X the storage capacity (single layer) and costs way less than 50 cents.
These deadbeat disc users can move up and double their capacity with DL DVDR media giving them about an hour HighDef video on a single disc.
Actually Tellywood would like to see you go blue sooner rather than later. They lost control of content security early in the game with CSS. That has always ticked them off !
They agreed with Travolta when it came to the issue of consumers making a backup copy. "Yeah, it's legal, but it ain't a hundred percent legal."
But when blue laser came along, they planned and worked ahead. The DRM (digital rights management) and CA (conditional access) that was possible with both BD and HD DVD was so good it took a 12-15 year-old three - four days to crack.
Of course now that the cracking software is offered as a shrinkwrap package that bulletproof idea kinda sucks!
Even if they steal the content, some images look better in standard rather than high definition (Photo 2).
But regular folks aren't concerned about ripping off Tellywood. They are concerned that they can accurately - and economically -- record, archive and view their photos, listen to their music, watch their family video memories or find their important personal/business records.
How much data is packed on a single disc is of little/no concern to them (Figure 6).
Somehow, most people don't really believe everything is available to you on Web 2.0. Everything can be stored "somewhere" on Web 2.0.
Why would you want to buy - or rent - the movie? Especially when you can rip it and file it.
Don't know about you but we don't have that much extra time.
We have an avatar in SecondLife that needs a date�bad!
We have a Wii tee time in a half hour.
Rather than hunt on the web, most people want to store wedding, birthday, vacation, special events moments and memories on a disc that can sit on the shelf.
That's why we want our bank, IRS and family documents on an encrypted disc at home.
The Internet and Web 2.0 has room for all of your stuff.
You can access it anytime you want just as easily as you download the latest movie release.
Problem is, most people say�"I don't mean any disrespect, I just don't like people barking orders at me."
Right on John !
Average people want to store their content on their CD, DVD and eventually blue disc.
�time will tell.
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At the beginning of a project there is a goal. That goal is the desired outcome of the project – to build a house, to put on an event, to develop a website. In an ideal world once the goal is set everyone would work towards the desired result and at the end you'd have your house, event or website just as you'd specified at the beginning.
This approach is a "Waterfall"-style methodology of project management. On a simple project it can work well. Unfortunately though, it often doesn't. As good a specification as it's possible to write at the beginning, things change. Managing the process of how a specification changes during the lifetime of the project is difficult. Even in the unlikely event that things don't change, being able to react if they do is a good thing. Over the past decade a new methodology has come around to improve software development and manage the risk in a project better – Agile. In a nutshell, "Agile" is a continuous assessment of desired project outcomes and whether or not the project activity is working towards what are thought to be the right goals given the available information at the time. Managing that uncertainty, whether or not the goals are the right goals, and how changes come about to alter what the goals are, is what makes Agile powerful.
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Why does Windows 7 hang while waiting for 2nd HD to power up?
I've got two hard drives on my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit system.
They are drives C: (a solid-state drive) and drive D: (a 500GB WD standard drive).
After 30 minutes, drive D: powers down to save energy. I've only got a few video files on it - I use it as a media drive. I'll be using the system just fine. When I open up Windows Explorer, and RIGHT-CLICK on any file on drive C: (the solid-state drive), there is a pause while I have to wait for drive D: to power up, and get up to speed (about 8 seconds). Then, the system responds again.
My question: Why is this? I'm not looking at any files on D:, why does Windows need to power it back up at all when I am dealing with drive C:?
Are there any ways to avoid this? If it IS accessing drive D:, is there a way to see what file(s) it is accessing?
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Make a shortcut to the C drive on your desktop.
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Hello Jearl, and welcome to Seven Forums.
This is normal. When you open the Computer window, Windows will query all drives to refresh the Computer window. This query is what is causing the delay while the D: drive turns back on and spins up again.
The only option is to do what Zepher suggested to create a shortcut of the C: drive to use where you like instead, or you could use the tutorial below to set hard drives to never turn off when idle.
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Thanks for the quick replies!
Ok, how about this one - same problem, but when I open up Outlook, again I have to wait for drive D: to get up to speed. All of my Outlook files are on drive C:, except for the Archive.pst file is on drive D:.
Does Outlook always access the Archive.pst file, even if I'm not archiving anything?
I'd rather not disable the power-saving feature of the drive.
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Since my "all you can eat data" will now be Ireland exclusive, and I'll only have a free 2gig data EU-wide, I would like clarification about whether the first 2gig of data I used after top-up is this "free" data, or whether I will only use that while roaming.
Obviously, it's kinda crappy if it is used first, since i'll need to book all holidays to start on the 1st of each month. And the latest Contract Change information doesn't really state how it will work in practice.
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Yes, that's what I was refering to. It only says:
"As part of the €20 promotion you will get a 2GB data allowance to use in the Republic of Ireland or when you roam in the EU."
Does that 2GB data allowance get used up in the Republic of Ireland? Because it sounds like it does.
If that's true, than any data I use while roaming after I've used 2gig in Ireland will be charged that the standard rate.
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I'd appreciate confirmation from someone that works at/for Three.
I apologise if you do, TetraxSonic. Just want something explicit since there's nothing firm in writing. (although with the very-recent change, I'm less worried)
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A lot of things in contracts can end up being stupid.
I think it's stupid that they mention it's data you can use in Ireland. I have AYCE in Ireland.
I think it's stupid they don't make it explicit.
And I think it's stupid that they're not responding directly to the question. The 2 staff responses were "read about it here" (which is what I was asking for clarification on, not directions to) and a parroted response that doesn't explicitly say what happens in either direction.
@Three_Mairead@Three_Brogan, can I please get an explicit yes or no: Will the (now 5gig) data in my core prepay plan get used first when I am in Ireland?
Or does All You Can Eat get priority, meaning I can only use that 5gig when roaming?
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Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia that affects millions of Americans across the country this number may grow to 10 million as the baby boomer generation ages.
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Dahlberg: Yankees pay for buying into A-Rod
By TIM DAHLBERG
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Joe Girardi should be manager of the year just for the guts it took to sit down his $275 million third baseman and help the New York Yankees advance a step closer to the World Series.
Benching Alex Rodriguez might turn out to be the easiest move in a drama that is suitable for Broadway, but will play out instead in the Bronx. What do you do with an aging and increasingly fragile player who now threatens to be a drag on the Yankees for years to come?
The immediate answer Saturday night was to put A-Rod back in the lineup against the Detroit Tigers and hope he might guess correctly and square up on a fastball. Girardi declared him "raring to go," relying on the same instincts that have proven remarkably successful the last few days.
"Sometimes you look at a guy's eyes," Girardi said. "Sometimes you listen to his words."
Sometimes you watch him bat, too, which is how A-Rod ended up in this spot to begin with.
Girardi's optimism aside, it got even worse for Rodriguez in the opener against the Tigers. He grounded out with the bases loaded in the first inning, struck out on three pitches with two on in the sixth and generally had another miserable night before being pulled once again for a pinch hitter in a game the Tigers ended up winning 6-4 in 12 innings.
And now, if he doesn't somehow find a way to take over for the injured Derek Jeter, the Yankees may be out of options. A-Rod won't be playing short, but he will certainly be playing now, and if he doesn't step up this time Yankee fans won't let him forget.
The day of reckoning was always going to come for the Yankees, ever since the Steinbrenner brothers caved in and re-signed A-Rod in 2007 to a pact even more onerous than the $252 million deal he brought to the team. Included were bonuses for what was going to be a series of grand days at Yankee Stadium as Rodriguez chased the biggest names in the game's history on his way to the career home run record.
The Steinbrenners might not have known then what everyone knows now — that A-Rod was a juicer at least during the most prolific years of his career. But with Barry Bonds very much in the news during those days they should have at least suspected a player who hit home runs like no other might have had a little help along the way.
They doubled down on A-Rod because he put people in the seats and in front of their televisions. Then they tried to sell it to New York fans by portraying the self-absorbed slugger as some sort of heroic figure for sticking with the pinstripes.
"He is making a sacrifice to be a Yankee, there's no question," Hank Steinbrenner said at the time. "He showed what was really in his heart and what he really wanted."
That the Yankees are stuck now with a player who can't hit a right-hander, can't handle a fastball, and can't stay healthy isn't going to win them much sympathy. At a time when they're trying to keep a whopping $222 million payroll more manageable to avoid more looming luxury taxes, they've got him for the next five years at a price of at least $114 million.
This year's tab was even more shocking: A cool $29 million going into A-Rod's pocket plus $11.6 million in luxury tax for a grand total of $40.6 million.
All for a player who went 2 for 16 in the series with the Baltimore Orioles and looked so confused at the plate that Girardi pinch hit for him twice in game-changing situations before finally just benching him for good in the game Friday night that decided whether the Yankees would go on or go home.
It's not just the money, though money is always mentioned every time Rodriguez becomes the subject of the conversation. Has to be, because by the time the Yankees are done paying him off, A-Rod will have made a staggering half-billion dollars or so playing baseball.
As long as he kept hitting, that would have been fine with Yankee fans. They would have continued cheering him as he continued his inexorable climb up the home run charts, ignoring the fact that many of them were fueled by steroids. By the time he finally broke the illegitimate mark set by Bonds he would have been paid another $30 million in bonuses, and work would be underway for his inclusion in monument park in the new Yankee Stadium.
Like most steroid users, though, his body is beginning to break down. He's an old 37, and his trips to the disabled list have become commonplace. Once considered a lock to break the home run mark, there seems no way now he can hit the 115 home runs he needs to catch Bonds.
Rodriguez helped the Yankees win a World Series in 2009 — the only ring he has earned in his career. But he's hitting .152 with no homers and six RBIs in postseason play since then, and hasn't homered in his last 84 at-bats.
There's not much the Yankees can do about it. Any idea of a trade is almost laughable considering his contract, and it's hard to imagine any team wanting him anyway. He'll likely finish his career in pinstripes as a very average and often hurt third baseman booed by home fans every time he goes into a slump.
It's hard to imagine him ever getting a plaque at Yankee Stadium like Derek Jeter will surely get. With his admission of steroid use he's not a lock for the Hall of Fame, either.
Nobody is going to feel sorry for Rodriguez, no matter how it ends. He isn't a sympathetic figure to begin with, and the obscene amount of money he has made playing baseball further colors almost every impression of him, even when he makes a point of cheering on his teammates from the dugout.
The Yankees bought into him anyway. And nobody will feel sorry for them as they continue to pay the price.
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With 1000s of you already signing up for next season's LOST Fantasy League, G-Man and Dark have been busy getting things ready and all set-up.
We will definitely have several more members playing this year and with the mini-leagues for specific sites now in effect, it should make things a little more interesting.
Several of you have posted questions about the LFL, so we have decided to have our good friend and LFL host to join us on The ODI LOSTcast.
So if you have any questions about the LFL, LOST in general or for fun. Please post a comment here or email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com
We will be recording the podcast sometime this weekend, so please make sure you get your questions in now...!!
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Basic SEO Techniques Kennington :
A few basic SEO techniques:
- View Google's cache to see your page the way a search engine sees it. If you can't see an element of the page in the cache, the search engines can't see it either! This means that content isn't gaining you any search traffic.
- Be sure your page is reachable. Crawlers don't perform searches, they travel by links. This means your page has to be viewable by clicking on a link on another page or crawlers won't see it and it won't be searchable.
- Be sure you don't have metaframes preventing your page from being crawled. Many Kennington webmasters use metaframes to prevent rogue bots from crawling their page and don't realize that these metaframes will also prevent search bots from crawling their pages!
- Don't let your links get lost in a sea of links. Pages with hundreds or thousands of links may not get crawled thoroughly in order to prevent spam and skewed rankings.
- Use specific keywords. General keywords will have lots of competition. By using more specific keywords, a webmaster can reduce competition and increase rankings.
- Don't abuse keywords. Use your keywords in natural speech. Optimize your page for one or two specific keywords that searchers might use when looking for information available on your page. Be sure your keywords are relevant to your content.
- Don't use keywords in link anchor text pointing to other pages on your site. (This is known as commiting keyword cannibalization.)
- Be sure your keywords are plain text HTML. Add ALT text for images, transcripts for videos and audio clips, and put captions with java or flash plugins or images. Although crawlers are improving, many are unable to process anything besides plain text.
Be Aware of User Experience
Increasing the usability, accuracy, and visual design of the website will also increase your search metrics. Search engines use search metrics and backlinks to determine the popularity and user-friendliness of your page. These factors play an important role in SEO. Always seek to create content that is pleasing for your reader.
Search Engines use Engagement Metrics to determine user satisfaction. Time spent on a search result means the user found the result much more helpful than a user who immediately hits the back button to look for another search.
The Panda update allows google to use machine learning to rank websites on quality and user friendliness. In 2011, human evaluators ranked thousands of websites based on quality and then implemented machine learning that mimicked those evaluators. This update changed more than 20% of search results.
Selecting Keywords:
Things to consider when selecting keywords:
- The Keyword's relevance to your page. Will the people using that keyword in searches be satisfied with the content on your page?
- The Keyword's specificity. Would a narrower keyword or keyphrase attract an audience that is more interested in your content than the audience of the broader term? On the other hand, is your keyword so specific it won't be searched?
- The Competition on that keyword. Can you compete with the current top ranked websites for your keyword?
Where to Put Keywords:
- In the Title: as close to the beginning as you can put it
- At the Top of the Page
- Several times throughout the body of the page
- At least once in the ALT text
- In the URL
- In the Summary or Meta description tag
Optimizing Title Tags:
- Titles should be between 45 and 55 characters long. Titles that exceed 55 characters in length may not show properly in google searches.
- Keywords should be placed near the beginning of the title
- Consider putting your brandname at the end of the title
- Don't sacrifice readability and emotional impact for keyword optimization
Visit https://moz.com/learn/seo/title-tag to see how the title and summary of your page would show up in a google search.
Constructing URLS:
- Keep them short
- Be sure your reader has an idea of what he will find on the page when reads the URL
- Use plain text links
- Use hyphens to separate words
- Use keywords
How Links to your Page Effect your SEO
- Are a wide variety of websites created by a wide variety of webmasters on a wide variety of topics linking to your site?
- Are many sites on similar topics linking to your site?
- Are the ranking sites for your keywords linking to your site?
- Are sites linking to your page using your keywords in anchor text to link to your site? (Anchor text is the blue text that shows on a webpage instead of the URL to the link)
- Are you getting links from trusted sources?
- Have you refrained from linking to spammy or poor quality websites and websites that link to your page?
- Have you been accruing new links?
- Is your page being shared on social media?
If you can answer yes to the eight questions above, links to your content are doing their job and helping increase your rankings. If you can't answer yes to each question, devise strategies to remedy your answer.
Creating good, quality content that related pages will naturally link to is one of the best ways to get links. Another great way, is through Manual Outreach. Don't under estimate the traffic that a well placed link can generate itself. Target specific websites who cater to similar audiences, preferably websites with few links, high credibility and high rankings for your keywords, and invite them to link to your page. Be sure to explain how linking to your page is a benefit for them, and not just an act of charity for you. You may also use this tool to see your competitors' backlinks. Finding sites who have linked to the top ranked sites for your keyword gives you a list of sites that whose links would be of value to you. Avoid self-created links on lower quality websites. While they may help rankings a little bit, they may also hurt your rankings. If you pursue this option, proceed with caution.
Search Engine Webmaster SEO advice
SEO advice from the major search engine webmasters includes:
- Be sure all pages can be reached by static, plain-text links. (Links of the form: , as opposed to links buried in images, java or flash.) These links are easier for crawlers to find.
- Don't "cloak" your work, or try to present different content to the search engine than you present to the user. Make sure your page is optimized to be found by a search engine when a user searches a relevant query. Don't try to cheat the crawler's and their index.
- Use accurate, descriptive, clear language with appropriate keywords in your titles, subtitles and ALT text. (ALT text is text that appears when an image cannot be displayed.) On hubpages, photo captions are ALT text and are therefore an extremely important part of search engine optimization.
- Create content filled with relevant keywords.
Check for Errors
To check for crawl errors see Google's Webmaster Tools.
How to Learn Search Engine Optimization, Online Advertising Article - Technology.Inc.com
Importance of Search Engines
Inputting keywords or URL addresses into search engines is how many people get the exact websites they are looking for. Many 'website creators' use the most popular search engines for submission of their newly created websites. As an 'online article writer' it is very important to do SEO 'search engine optimization,' this will help articles get more traffic. Submitting your sites is part of SEO. Any website can be submitted manually to each search engine, it will be time consuming. But it is well worth it, to submit your blogs, online articles, and other websites that you own to each search engine.
Once you copy and paste your website's URL into each search engine toolbar and submit it, you will notice a rise in traffic for your blogs, websites, and/or articles. Be sure to submit each URL only once a month, because it is considered spam if you submit URLs more than once.
You might not see your websites in the search engine results the first time you submit them. If you don't see your websites in search engine results, submit them any, and when you submit your sites each month, is when you will begin to notice your sites in the search engine result's list.
Search Engines I use as Much as Google -
A few of the search engines listed above may become your favorite search engines. A couple of search engines I use other than Google are Yahoo and Bing. Google and Yahoo are the best organic searches and these two are the most popular search engines. By you submitting your websites manually, it will make it easier for visitors to come through the door without it being locked.
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It's a major facet of every marketing plan, and every brand leader wishes they had a crystal ball to tell them its fate. Every consumer, client and professional uses it to educate themselves on their options, discover their peers' findings, and consider alternatives. I'm talking about, of course, online search.
Whether you rely solely on Google, or if you tend to stray to alternatives like Bing or even DuckDuckGo, the future of search engines plays a huge part in not only your daily life, but the success of your brand. Because the technology is constantly evolving, any book you read is already outdated; in order to stay on the cutting edge of search engine progress, ensure you continuously update your knowledge by reading articles (such as this one), staying up to date on new algorithms, analyzing your competitors' successes and failures, and consult expert opinions and insights.
One such expert is Baruch Labunski, CEO and Founder of Rank Secure, a leading expert in search engine optimization for businesses. Labunski gave us the insight scoop on what search engine habits and trends he expects to become normal in 2017. Consider this guide required reading for any brand that's interested in keeping - or improving - their search engine ranking in the next twelve months:
Mobile Friendly Or Bust
As of November, Google has started making mobile a priority - with the goal of their new mobile indexing algorithm the primary algorithm by 2018. Given that mobile searches now account for well over half of all search queries, this was a long time coming.
The reality is that the era of mobile-friendly websites being a perk or extra is over. Smartphones have now reached saturation in many major markets, including the US, Canada, Japan, Western Europe and China. If you're trying to sell to markets in these major economies, mobile is no longer optional.
The Rise Of Digital Assistants Make Her A Little Closer To Reality
SEO professionals are currently staring down the barrel of a very long gun - and that gun is held by Alexa, Siri, Cortana and Google's as-yet-unnamed assistant persona.
The challenge with the growing popularity of digital assistants is that, as more consumers submit their queries with voice controls, it becomes increasingly important to not just be on the front page, or the top five results, but the first result. Voice searches return only the top result - which means if you aren't it, it doesn't matter if you're the second result or on the second page, the consumer won't hear about you.
Hey Neighbor - Have You Conquered Local Search?
As Google reduces the clutter on their results page - and alternatives like Bing and DuckDuckGo follow suit, inevitably - the emphasis on local search will become all the more cut throat. By combining the highly specific locational data that's available from consumers searching on mobile, alongside Google's already in-progress goal of customizing results by location for all users, positioning your brand to those who are physically near you will become crucial in 2017.
Google is continuously improving their customer experience, and their technology has them approaching the thought patterns of actual users, however, this means that our jobs as brand managers and promoters will continue to become more complicated as time passes. The days of search engine algorithms filtering by obvious data points, or being easily manipulated are over. The new fact of search engine optimization is appealing to your immediate markets - those around you and those who are searching directly for your product.
The best way to master local search? Make sure you claim your location on as many review sites - and of course Google Places - as quickly as possible. List your locations on your main website. If you have multiple locations, give them each their own website (which should still be linked to the general brand site) with their address listed. Make it as obvious as possible where you are.
2017 will be the most challenging year yet for online marketers, as technology continues to advance at a breakneck pace. However, if you continue to stay current on updates, research your competitors and test your strategies, you'll make it through. Remember, the core goal of search engines is to find what the user is looking for; make sure that those who are looking for your product can find you, and can easily understand why you're the right option, and your brand will be just fine.


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Back row
noun (functioning as singular or pl)
(rugby Union)
the forwards at the rear of a scrum
(as modifier): an Australian back-row forward
Contemporary Examples
Juror No. 4, in the back row, closed his eyes while listening.
Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Six: Dottie Defends Her Man Diane Dimond June 18, 2012
Juror number eleven, a mechanic sitting in the back row, adopts a similar posture.
John Edwards Jury Deliberations Stretch into Day Six Diane Dimond May 23, 2012
Several jurors in the back row leaned forward to take a good look.
Casey's Bombshell Accusation Diane Dimond May 23, 2011
Historical Examples
Finally, she succeeded in banishing her to the back row of the chorus.
Queens of the French Stage H. Noel Williams
"I will remain in the back row where I can see well enough," said Bladud.
The Hot Swamp R.M. Ballantyne
George Brand and his friend Evelyn sat in the back row of chairs, watching the people pass and repass.
Sunrise William Black
"They are in the back row, so you can have them if you care to," he answered.
The Master Mummer E. Phillips Oppenheim
He seated himself modestly in the back row, while John Rudstock, less retiring, took his place at the chairman's right hand.
Tatterdemalion John Galsworthy
Then I sat down in the back row of the circle to await events.
Prester John John Buchan
I sat in the back row of seats, under the shadow of the gallery, where I could see him without his seeing me.
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Stop looking for magical "cures" and mystical remedies. Forget The Cures, Find The Cause will take you on a journey of discovery through your body, mind, and spirit and eliminate the need for band-aids, second opinions, and other books with empty promises..Here are the Seven Keys.
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Forget the Cures, Find the Cause, Book Two continues holistic health education from a Native American and global perspective that began in Book One and the Seven Keys. The Circle is the continuous cycle of life and the holistic approach to understanding life begins with the journey of childbirth and the recognition of our own inner child.
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Question: I'm a retired Police Officer. I have gotten a post retirement job. With my pension I don't need the money to pay bills and I have been putting in a savings account. I would like to know if there is a better place to put my extra money where I can still get it in case of emergencies and other unexpected expenses. Glen, Anita, IA
Answer: You should think about a money market mutual fund. For instance, I put part of my monthly savings automatically into a conservatively run money market mutual fund. You'll make a shade more interest than in a bank savings account. And when the Federal Reserve starts hiking its benchmark interest rate, you'll participate in that higher short-term yield. Typically, you can write several checks a year off the account, so it works for emergencies and large unexpected expenses.
Two cautions: First, invest in a large brand-name financial institution with the reputation and financial resources to support the money market fund if that becomes necessary during the ongoing credit crunch. Second, most firms offer different kinds of money market funds, with the most conservative option paying the lowest yield and the riskier flavors higher interest rates. Stay conservative. This isn't risk-money. You want it to be there when you need it. Don't reach for yield.


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SANTA ANA, Calif., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kush Bottles, Inc. (OTCQB: KSHB), a provider of packaging, supplies, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, has added two new distribution partners in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, two key medical cannabis markets. The move will significantly enhance the company's ability to attract and service new customers in these emerging markets.
The company's Hawaii distribution partner will service the island's dispensaries that provide products to registered patients. Hawaii's reciprocity program will also allow sales to patients with valid medical marijuana cards who are visiting from other states. According to the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Hawaii had approximately 9 million tourists visit in 2016.
The company's Puerto Rico distribution partner will service what could potentially be a large cannabis market due in part to its reciprocity clause, which allows product sales to any medical cannabis patient with a valid permit regardless of their state of residency.
"We are pleased to add important new distributors in these emerging medical marijuana markets," said Nick Kovacevich, CEO of Kush Bottles, Inc. "Helping cannabis businesses operate responsibly and in accordance with local regulations is a key part of our mission and strategy. These two new partnerships will allow us to offer this enhanced level of service to clients in both Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
"Kush Bottles continues to pursue a growth strategy, and will seek out opportunities for expansion in medical marijuana markets throughout North America and internationally."
For more information on Kush Bottles, Inc., call: 888-920-5874, or visit: www.kushbottles.com.
About Kush Bottles, Inc.
Kush Bottles, Inc. (OTCQB: KSHB) provides packaging products and solutions to producers, processors and retailers operating in the regulated medical and recreational cannabis industry. Founded in 2010, Kush Bottles has sold more than 100 million bottles and regularly services more than 3,000 customers across the United States and Canada. The company primarily services the business-to-business market, which includes legally operated medical and adult-use dispensaries, growers and marijuana-infused product (MIP) manufacturers. Kush Bottles aims to be the gold standard for responsible branding and packaging in the cannabis industry.
Kush Bottles has no direct involvement with cannabis plants or extracts.
The company has been featured in media nationwide, including CNBC, Los Angeles Times, TheStreet.com, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine. For more information, visit www.kushbottles.com or call (888)-920-5874.
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Company Contact:
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To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kush-bottles-adds-distribution-partners-in-hawaii--puerto-rico-300415754.html
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Flowers were delivered and I was told they were beautiful. The one fault is when I log in to direct2florist even the day after they were delivered the system doesn't say they have?! I feel this should be updated to delivered as soon as possible, especially when it's used to send flowers to people in another country. Other than that the 2nd time I've used this site and maybe will in the future too
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ECCR joins coalition urging action on oil spills in Niger Delta
Following BP's Gulf of Mexico disaster, British and Irish church-based investor advocacy group the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) is one of many civil society organisations and leaders calling for a compensation fund to address the impact of oil spills in Nigeria.
BP has been grilled in Congress and rightly been forced to pledge billions of dollars in compensation to US communities, the international coalition says. But in the Niger Delta oil companies such as Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil have been largely responsible for decades of oil spills, destroying livelihoods and violating the human rights of local communities. Unlike victims in the US, villagers in Nigeria have had nowhere to turn for adequate remedies.
The coalition - which includes more than 40 Nigerian, UK, US and international organisations and individuals - is calling for Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to oversee the establishment of an independent compensation body, funded by oil revenues, to address the impact of oil spills. It also advocates other measures such as early replacement of ageing pipelines and public reporting of all major spills, to halt and in time reverse environmental degradation in the Niger Delta.
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- "The Stellar Vista reports that it is in imminent distress."
- ―An Imperial specialist informs Tarkin that the Stellar Vista has collided with a Detainer CC-2200
The Detainer CC-2200 interdictor cruiser,[2] also known as the Detainer CC-2200,[1] was a model of Interdictor cruiser used by the Galactic Empire. Moff Wilhuff Tarkin used a CC-2200 to try and capture the stolen corvette Carrion Spike in the Obroa-skai system. The attempt was unsuccessful, and resulted in the Mon Calamari star cruiser Stellar Vista crashing into the CC-2200.
The Detainer CC-2200 had stubby wing like projections, each of which housed four gravity well projectors which could be used to pull vessels from hyperspace. The cruisers were thickly armored and had downsloping bows.[1]
- "The requested Interdictors are being developed as part of the Deep Core Security Zone, my lord."
- ―Kren Blista-Vanee informs Palpatine about Tarkin's plans to use the interdictors
Five years after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, a Detainer CC-2200 was being developed for use by the Empire's Deep Core Security Zone. The vehicle was requisitioned by Moff Wilhuff Tarkin for use in a task force that aimed to capture the corvette Carrion Spike, which had been stolen from Tarkin by a rebel cell. Tarkin planned to use the CC-2200, along with a newer-model CC-7700 frigate and a newly developed and untested Immobilizer 418 cruiser, to pull the Carrion Spike from hyperspace in the Obroa-skai system, which the Imperials estimated the corvette would pass through based on a homing beacon they had on the ship.[1]
Once the three cruisers activated their interdiction fields the Immobilizer's overcurrent resistors failed to prevent the cruiser's gravitic systems from redlining, creating a field that was far stronger than necessary. Ships began to be pulled from hyperspace, and those already in the system were dragged toward the interdictors. The field was momentarily turned off, but then reactivated, pulling the large Mon Calamari star cruiser Stellar Vista from hyperspace. Out of control, the larger vessel broadsided the CC-2200, before spinning to impale its dorsal surface on the interdictor's bow. An explosion on the Mon Calamari vessel then knocked the CC-2200 ninety degrees out of position. The interdictors failed to capture the Carrion Spike and its crew, who had become aware of the homing beacon and transferred it to a YT-1000 freighter named the Reticent, which the Imperials did capture.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
The Detainer CC-2200 first appeared in the Star Wars Legends novel Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader which was written by James Luceno and published in 2005. Luceno later brought the cruisers into canon in the novel Tarkin released in 2015.
- Tarkin (First appearance)
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Finding candidates
XpertHR research looks at the recruitment, engagement and retention of young workers.
Social media is now an established recruitment tool, with the majority of organisations surveyed using at least one social media channel.
The latest XpertHR research reveals a competitive UK recruitment market, with extensive skills shortages in many areas - particularly engineering, marketing and IT. Meanwhile, employers are increasingly moving online to find suitable job candidates and to process their applications.
Latest XpertHR research indicates that employers, currently recruiting in a competitive market, are increasingly turning to online candidate-attraction methods, but only a minority have seen a fall in hiring costs.
The current outlook and starting salaries for graduates remain steady but employers are optimistic about future hiring intentions, finds the latest XpertHR research.
This summary report of our XpertHR survey on using digital media for recruitment finds that employers' main use of job boards is to advertise vacancies and drive applicants to either their own websites or to the HR department. Respondents are positive about the benefits of using job boards, particularly in increasing their reach to a wider field of potential candidates, although HR practitioners' recruitment workload has not reduced as a result of using commercial recruitment sites.
In this report on the 2012 XpertHR survey on psychometric testing, we examine the improvements that employers would like to make to testing, as well as the administration and scoring of tests.
Recruitment has been through a tough time since the start of the UK recession, but new XpertHR research finds significant levels of recruitment activity among our respondents.
XpertHR's survey of recruitment trends finds that it takes employers six weeks and costs them £1,500 to fill a typical vacancy, with line managers playing the central role in recruitment.
There are a number of tools and techniques that employers can use to support succession planning, including the use of competencies and succession planning committees - but definitive plans are still principally focused on more senior-level roles, our research finds.
Survey analysis: HR and legal information and guidance relating to finding job candidates.
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Chapter 9 - Taxonomy. Taxonomy – the science of classifying organisms – has two purposes:. To identify the organism To represent relationships among them. History of Taxonomy:.
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A man has been airlifted to hospital after a collision on the Capricorn Highway, west of Rockhampton this morning.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, dingo-4702, blackwater-4717, rockhampton-4700
Assistance for central Queenslanders affected by the loss of coal jobs will be available at special community forums to be held across the Bowen Basin over the next week.
Topics: coal, mining-industry, unemployment, work, moranbah-4744, qld, blackwater-4717, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700
Mining union officials are heading out to a site in central Queensland where a worker was killed today.
Topics: industrial-relations, mining-industry, blackwater-4717, qld
A mine worker has been killed at Blackwater in central Queensland.
Topics: workplace, industry, mining-industry, accidents, blackwater-4717, qld
A central highlands' real estate says competition between coal mining companies have been driving up rents in Blackwater.
Topics: housing-industry, blackwater-4717, rockhampton-4700
Tests have confirmed the bacteria E coli has contaminated the water supply in the central Queensland town of Bluff, causing residents to get sick.
Topics: safety, health, bluff-4702, qld, blackwater-4717
Part of a central Queensland coal mine remains closed after a dragline accident at the weekend.
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Family and friends will gather this afternoon in Blackwater in central Queensland to celebrate what would have been the fifth birthday of Nelani Koefer.
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Hundreds of balloons were released into the air at the weekend funeral for a four-year-old girl killed at the Bedford Weir near Blackwater last week.
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Water Resources Minister Craig Wallace has had a first-hand look at the Bedford Weir in central Queensland.
Topics: emergency-planning, accidents---other, emergency-incidents, states-and-territories, blackwater-4717, rockhampton-4700
Water Minister Craig Wallace will travel to central Queensland today to inspect a rubber barrier on top of a weir that collapsed on Sunday.
Topics: water, accidents---other, emergency-planning, states-and-territories, blackwater-4717, rockhampton-4700
SunWater says it is confident all its remaining 'fabridams' in Queensland will be fully deflated by tomorrow afternoon.
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Francene Norton reports a grief-stricken family in central Qld is preparing to farewell the 4yo girl swept away when a weir collapsed near Blackwater.
Topics: emergency-incidents, disasters-and-accidents, rockhampton-4700, australia, qld, blackwater-4717
The government authority in charge of Queensland's dams says it has deflated rubber bags at three weirs in response to the tragic collapse of Bedford Weir near Blackwater in central Queensland.
Topics: emergency-incidents, blackwater-4717, australia, qld, gayndah-4625, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the collapse of part of a central Queensland weir could push up salinity levels in nearby water storages.
Topics: salinity, water, blackwater-4717, rockhampton-4700
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Megan Pailthorpe reports Blackwater mourning the death of a 4yo girl who was washed away while swimming at a local weir.
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SunWater has restricted recreational activities in parts of the Pioneer and Burnett rivers, after an incident in central Queensland over the weekend in which a four-year-old girl drowned.
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The Qld Govt has ordered a weir be drained and the underside of a bladder examined after the death of a 4yo girl.
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Vandalism has not yet been ruled out as the reason for a dam collapse that killed a 4yo girl in central Qld.
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The tiny town of Blackwater in central Queensland is rallying around the family of a four-year-old girl who drowned at the Bedford Weir.
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Swimmers will be warned to keep away from modified dams similar to one which gave way in central Queensland, leading to the death of a 4yo girl.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, floods, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, qld, blackwater-4717, rockhampton-4700
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Experts have given the all-clear to six modified dams, similar to the type that gave way in central Queensland and claimed the life of a child.
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Investigations are continuing into what caused part of a dam to give way that claimed the life of a 4yo girl.
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ABC reporter Megan Pailthorpe talks to the Midday Report's Ros Childs about the death of a 4-year-old Queensland girl who was swept away when a inflatable dam broke near Blackwater.
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The Treehouse boasts rustic living with an atmosphere of overwhelming peace.
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Scientists don't yet understand exactly how laughing protects the cardiovascular system, but researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine do know that people who develop heart disease are 40% less likely to laugh in given situations, and that stress is related to damage in the protective lining of blood vessels.
What's more, other studies from Stanford University medical school and the College of William and Mary show that humor stimulates the brain, especially the frontal lobe where we make decisions.
You can use humor in subtle ways to bring down stress.
Mike Oliver, a lawyer in Towson, Md., turns his public image as a worrywart into a better way to communicate moments of danger to his blood vessels—and maybe his co-workers.
"The character they most identify with me is the crispy orange M&M, the one who's usually worried about everything," he says. "So when I'm high-stressed about deals, I put a little version of him on the door outside my office so people know not to come in."
Bottom line: Take a good look at the benefits of a half hour of fun here and there. Give it due consideration when your managers ask to close the office early on Fridays in summer, and leave employees free to gauge their own workloads and take part in fun events at their own discretion.
—Adapted from "Laugh out loud," Rachel Bernstein, Baltimore Business Journal.


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A press release is a short, news-style article, usually commissioned by a company or an organization. Its purpose is to attract positive attention towards a new product/event/company and the release, which sent out to various media outlets, is a simple and effective way to advertise. Promoting via press release is common practice among PR types who will often hire a writer (like you) to compose something succinct on their behalf.
Press releases are fairly easy to write because they're formulaic in structure. That being said, you must also possess basic writing skills. A successful press release contains captivating text that is grammatically correct.
Press Release Template
Contact: Your name
Name of your organization
Phone and fax numbers
Email, address, website
Any other relevant contact information
City, state/province, date - First paragraph - list the who, what, where when and why in a couple of short sentences.
Body – Give more detailed information about the product/company/event. This is where you will elaborate on the items mentioned in the opening paragraph. Bonus points if you include quotes of praise from relevant people and statistics in your favour.
Try to keep your press release under one page. If you need more space write
- more -
at the top of Page 1.
The beginning of Page 2 should have an Abbreviated Headline. Place the remainder of the text after the headline. In the last paragraph of your press release, include your contact information again.
(Optional) You can include a company history/bio after the press release. I don't normally add this section but when I do, I like to format it in italics - this helps separate the section from the rest of the text.
At the end of every press release, add three number signs at the bottom of the page, like this:
This signifies that the press release is finished.
If you're still scratching your head over what to do, read on for a (really bad) example, written by me.
Sample Press Release
Contact: Little Bo Peep
LBP Detectives
123 Furry Sheep Lane
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(555) 555-5555
Toronto, Ontario, October 6, 2009 - Tired of constantly losing her sheep and not knowing where to find them, Little Bo Peep has launched LBP Detectives, a private investigation service aimed at locating lost sheep.
The service was established last month after Little Bo Peep could not locate her flock for five consecutive days and it is proving to be a huge success, having rescued over a thousand sheep since mid-September.
According to statistics, lost sheep are usually located and returned by LBP Detectives within forty-five minutes. This is far more efficient than standard police services, which normally take up to three days to locate lost sheep. The service, which handles an average of 125 sheep/day, has increased productivity among farmers and sheppards by 25% across the board. In addition to providing sheep owners with more time during the day LBP Detectives has also freed up time at the police station, where missing sheep reports have declined by a whopping 72%.
Little Bo Peep is looking to expand her business so that it can help all lost animals. "We're in the midst of a merger with Little Dog Gone, a service that locates lost dogs," Little Bo Peep said. "Our aim is to bring home as many lost animals as possible in a safe and efficient manner - to the betterment of all pet-owners and farm industry workers."
For more information on LBP Detective services or to file a missing sheeps report, contact Little Bo Peep at LBP Detectives at (555) 555-5555.


text: An economist at Stanford has drawn the following conclusions: The students of a very bad teacher will learn, on average, half a year's worth of material in one school year. The students in the class of a very good teacher will learn a year and a half's worth of material. Teacher effects dwarf school effects: your child is actually better off in a "bad†school with an excellent teacher than in an excellent school with a bad teacher. Teacher effects are also much stronger than class-size effects. You'd have to cut the average class almost in half to get the same boost that you'd get if you switched from an average teacher to a teacher in the eighty-fifth percentile. And remember that a good teacher costs as much as an average one, whereas halving class size would require that you build twice as many classrooms and hire twice as many teachers. Link: Annals of Education: Most Likely to Succeed: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker


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Get your tickets online! 2017 Season Tickets are now available at the City Opera House in downtown Traverse City at 106 Front Street or by calling 231-941-8082 ext. 201 20% off discount if you purchase all 9 events. … Continue reading
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Friends have Benefits
Are you a Friend of the National Writers Series? If so, THANK YOU for your support. The Friends of the National Writers Series found out about the Fall 2016 Author Line-up first and can begin purchasing tickets on August 8th, one week … Continue reading
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Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Akatsuki, Sep 30, 2016.
Let me guess, tentacles?
No one likes evil masterminds kappa
crowman will rule the world!
They are so similar it can be considered incest @Jacke0 @Akise
@Akise stop this :<
no one cares of what you do in a 10k custom
Meaning I'm free to say whatever I like hehe
@eXcGod x @Mingman1 x @kr4m123
Let's be honest
You didn't know that was already a thing? Every Saturday we meet up and show each other what we really got.
Even you joined in on the action a while back.
Fun times..
Haha same
Me x Ariana Grande
That's a couple I wouldn't meet
Me x tinhj <3
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Countries:Brazil Costa Rica Ecuador Ghana Guatemala Kenya Nepal Peru Tanzania Uruguay Zanzibar
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Information on Guatemala
Guatemala is the largest and the most populous country in Central America. It shares borders with Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. It has a population of about 14. 2 million and a per capita income of about $4,100.
Like most Central American countries, Guatemala has a wide range of ethnic and cultural diversity. Ethnic groups in Guatemala include Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish), approximately 55%, Amerindian 43%, whites and others 2%. Guatemala has diverse religious groupings including Roman Catholic, Protestant, and indigenous Mayan beliefs.
It has numerous breathtaking mountains, plateaus and narrow coastal plains with 400 km of beautiful coastline. Situated in the tropics, Guatemala has a tropical climate that is hot and humid in the lowlands and cooler in the highlands.
This largest and most cosmopolitan city in Central America
has a population of about 2 million. It is the present-day
capital of Guatemala founded in 1753 after Antigua was
abandoned following earthquake destruction. Major
attractions include, the Relief Map (Mapa En
Releve) in Minerva Park. Created
in 1905 the huge map provides visitors with a wonderful
snapshot of the country and its rugged landscapes. Guatemala
City is also home to two wonderful museums, the National
Museum of Archeology and Ethnography and the Ixchel Museum on
the campus of Marroquin University. Both museums offer
wonderful insights into classical Maya civilization
and contemporary Maya life in Guatemala. Visitors interested
in handicraft will find them in the Central Market,
located a block away from the Cathedral. At the Central
Market you will find unique Guatemalan handicrafts,
colorful variety of local flowers, fruits and vegetables.
The "Torre el Reformador", a scale replica
of the Paris Eiffel Tower is also an important attraction.
Guatemala City
Xela CityLocated in the spectacularly beautiful Western Highlands of Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, also known as Xela (pronounced "SHAY-la"), is the second largest city in Guatemala and is where most of our projects are located. Xela is 4 hours by bus from Guatemala City the country?s capital and host to the international airport though which you are likely to enter Guatemala.
In addition to being one of the oldest cities in Guatemala, founded in 1524, Xela is proud to be one of the principal Historic Centers in Central America with many examples of historic architecture that dates back to the 18th century.Guatemala is an excellent place to spend time as a volunteer or intern. The people are friendly, nature is superb and the culture is laid back. The atmosphere encourages you to sit back, relax and simply enjoy life as you serve the community.


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Conflict in Myanmar is longstanding in a country with rich religious traditions and an influential religious establishment. Identities have always been closely tied to the Buddhist faith, which is seen in the most visual conflict in Rakhine State, where the Rohingya Muslim population has seen a humanitarian situation develop. There is growing pressure on Myanmar, which has seen a period of hope replaced with a spell of caution, for the country to acknowledge and address the situation.
1Myanmar is a country with rich religious traditions and a large and influential religious establishment. Core national and other identities are quite tightly bound to religious beliefs and histories.
2The Rohingya conflict is distinctive and of long standing and can be seen both as a test or trial for Myanmar in terms of human rights and civic standards and identity.
3There are a number of tracks when looking towards solutions to the interreligious conflicts in Myanmar, including urgent efforts needed by all leaders and respected political figures.


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Eco Friendly Furniture
Eco-friendly furniture is different to products labelled organic; the organic label primarily exists in the food and beverage industry and clothing. Eco-friendly furniture refers to the type of fabrics used, certified ecologically harvested wood, bamboo, non toxic finishes, local artisan and fair trade products. The organic label can be found on home furnishings normally on the product description label. Upholstered and filled items of furniture can include chairs and sofas in organic fabrics, mattresses, and futons.
Wood furniture comes with an eco-friendly certified label, this can be earned when local manufacturer's harvest wood in accordance to the requirements that certify it eco-friendly. Buying certified wood furniture means customers can trace the very first step of creation; where the wood was harvested, up to the final selling place. Bamboo is another alternative material used in furniture; it is grown with no pesticides and grows very fast.
When customers choose to buy eco-friendly furniture, they are choosing to buy furniture made from materials that are free of toxins and chemicals. Many cheaper furniture brand stores offer low-quality furniture that can often be finished with toxic varnish or contain other chemicals. The use of cheap materials in furniture and manufactured wood products are extremely common in the furniture industry and worryingly so, as they contain chemicals and products harmful to health and our environment.If people want to avoid buying potentially harmful and toxic products, the best way to do this is to buy locally from artisanal craft shops, where the usage of such toxins and chemicals is non-existent as these places work on a small scale and do not need to produce mass orders. Another way to shop for products in their natural state is to go directly to the source and look for people who work with wood.
Vintage and antique furniture is also popular, although many antique furniture pieces that have been painted contain lead, but there is less chance of vintage furniture containing as many chemicals and toxins as found in furniture today.
Shopping for eco-friendly furniture need not be difficult, there are many trusted specialist stores that comply with the ethical and fair trade standard procedures. These stores offer a more personalized service and can give customers information about where each product comes from and where it is finished to ensure it is devoid of anything harmful or made in an unethical environment. Sustainable furniture is becoming ever-more popular and widespread as consumers look for ways to change their habits and become more aware of the environment.Read More


text: Hi, I'm new here, hope I can post this here Does anyone know if you can set a specific time for the reminder for a specific event, i.e 9:12am, I couldn't find the feature and it really annoys me as in my 8 year old nokia I could set a specific time for the reminder to go off at for the calendar event. In the desire you can only set 5,10min..1,2,3,12,24hrs.. etc, but I need the reminder to go off i.e. 4 hours before the scheduled event or at 9:12. Any app suggestions? I've got the phone for like a day so maybe the feature is there but don't think so. Can anyone help? cheers, Kezz


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Commuters could encounter some traffic congestion on the ride into work this morning.
Heavy congestion is reported on Interstate 81 northbound near the North Cross Valley Expressway interchange, but Interstate 476 is free of congestion.
Routes 315 and 115 are each reporting isolated areas of minor and heavy congestion.
The North Cross Valley Expressway is free of congestion, but some heavy congestion is reported on the on-ramp onto Interstate 81 northbound. The South Cross Valley Expressway is also free of congestion.
Near the Wyoming Valley Mall, isolated areas of minor congestion are reported on Kidder, Mundy and Spring streets. Isolated areas of heavy congestion are also reported on Highland Park Boulevard.
Downtown, isolated areas of minor and heavy congestion are reported throughout Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and onto South Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. North Main, South Main, North River, South River and Hazle streets are all reporting areas of isolated traffic congestion.
In Kingston, scattered areas of minor and heavy congestion are reported on Market Street and Wyoming Avenue throughout the borough.
For up-to-date traffic information, including traffic cams, visit the Times Leader's traffic page.


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The Rev. Timothy M. "Tim" Farabaugh is the new CEO for GlenWood Park Retirement Village. His tenure began Jan. 2.
He most recently was employed as the chief operating officer with Vinson Hall, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community located in McLean, Va.
He has also served as the executive director of The Hermitage in Alexandria, Va., which is owned by Virginia United Methodist Homes Inc.; Life Care Services communities in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va.; and other care facilities in Portsmouth, Norfolk and Williamsburg, Va.
With his employment at GlenWood, Farabaugh resumes his United Methodist connection. Glen Wood was established in 1968 by the West Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Before he began his career in long-term care, Farabaugh was associate pastor or pastor at churches in Houston, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
He earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, and a master of divinity and master's in Christian education from Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
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