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Health insurance is mandatory for all UCLA registered students and a condition of enrollment. The UCSHIP fee is billed each term along with other UCLA fees. The UC SHIP is a comprehensive major medical insurance plan, providing medical, prescription, counseling, vision and dental services.
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BruinCare is a program that gives students who have waived UC SHIP prepaid access to certain core services at The Ashe Center. By purchasing BruinCare, your Bruin would not have to pay the $12 visit fee, $10 core lab fee, or $25 x-ray procedure fee.
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PLEASE NOTE: Jury Duty is a legal obligation, and our general guidelines do not supersede the processes of any jurisdiction. Court processes may vary, so please contact the number on your summons should you have any questions. While the DGSOM can compose a letter on your behalf, it is your responsibility to mail the form. Only a letter or notification from the court serves as an exemption.
First Time Receiving a Jury Summons Call - Call the Jury Service hotline telephone number listed on the summons to request a postponement of your service date. Select a date as far ahead as possible as all jurors are entitled to one postponement. On occasion, doing so will remove you from the jury pool altogether.
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You will receive an email, from the School of Medicine Registrar, when the letter is available to pick up from the SAO.
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You MUST speak with a court specialist. Your service will be placed on "hold" for 30 days. This should be adequate time for the court system to process the Exemption Letter. The process of reaching a court specialist over the phone is tedious and can take up to a 30 minute telephone hold time. If your jury duty service in not placed on "hold" while the letter is being process it could result in a re-summoning to jury duty, and you could be considered as a "failed to appear in court" if your assigned or selected jury duty service date has passed.
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The maximum period for an approved Leave of Absence for any reasons other than an Academic Leave of Absence is one academic year, which may be extended for one additional academic year upon review on an individual basis by the Committee on Academic Standing, Progress, and Promotion (CASPP). If the student is not ready to return after two years, the student may be administratively withdrawn from DGSOM by CASPP.
The student requesting a Leave of Absence must provide the reasons for the leave and a plan to return in writing to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, who will then present the request to CASPP. CASPP is responsible for reviewing and determining whether to approve a student's request for a Leave of Absence.
An approved Leave of Absence may be for academic, medical, personal, and/or administrative reasons:
An approved Academic Leave of Absence is generated by the student, and provides students with the necessary time to complete an academic pursuit and is not subject to the two year maximum leave interval as indicated above. Examples of an approved Academic Leave of Absence include but are not limited to:
NOTE: Students participating in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) will require an approved Academic Leave of Absence greater than two years in order to complete the requirements of the MSTP program, and are not subject to the two year maximum leave interval as indicated above.
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First, access your Letter of Good Standing and/or Enrollment Verification Letter or Unofficial Transcript request through the Student Document Portal: https://studentdocs.dgsom.ucla.edu/. For Official Transcript requests, please complete and submit a Document Request Form.
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Our climate and the climatic and weather conditions also are different, which, I think, is an advantage because our people probably would prefer to cool a little bit themselves in hot summer and Latvians would probably prefer to have more sun in winter and other seasons. Therefore, for tourism it's a huge opportunity to invest and for tourist companies to consider our destinations as very attractive.
From the speech at the opening ceremony of the Latvia-Azerbaijan business forum
The number of tourists coming to Azerbaijan is measured by millions.
From the speech at the meeting with Azerbaijani athletes, who won 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, their coaches, representatives of Azerbaijan`s sports community
According to the Davos World Economic Forum, Azerbaijan is a place where tourism develops at the fastest pace in the world. These are the results of our policy.
From the closing speech at the republican conference of non-oil exporters
… We need to turn Qusar into an international tourism center - not only nationally, but also internationally. We are about to achieve that. The Shahdag tourist center today is globally known for its beauty, comfort and conditions.
From the speech at the ceremony of launching a newly reconstructed water supply and sewerage system in the city of Qusar
Azerbaijan has never had a ski resort. We have created it, and now the goal is that this resort should work at full capacity also in the summer.
From the speech at the ceremony of launching a newly reconstructed water supply and sewerage system in the city of Qusar
Given the fact that Ismayilli has beautiful nature and history, that there are two ancient villages here such as Lahij and Basgal, then, of course, maximum use of the tourism potential should be our common cause.
From the speech at the opening of bicycle factory in Ismayilli
I have said this before and I want to reiterate that the entire region from Shamakhi to Balakan should be turned into an international travel destination, and work in this direction is under way.
From the speech at the opening of bicycle factory in Ismayilli
Heç bir böhran, dünyada baş verən heç bir hadisə bizə təsir edə bilməz. Azərbaycan sabitlik diyarıdır, inkişaf məkanıdır. Məhz buna görə bu gün milyonlarla xarici turist Azərbaycana gəlir. Təkcə tarixi abidələri seyr etmək üçün gəlmir, o cümlədən ona görə gəlir ki, burada xidmət, təhlükəsizlik yüksək səviyyədədir, insanlarımız qonaqpərvərdir və əlbəttə ki, gözəl şərait var.
From the speech at the opening of bicycle factory in Ismayilli
For tourism we have all the necessary pre-conditions – good location, stable political situation, security and safety, hospitable people, good climate with food and a lot of historical monuments. The only thing we need is to present this to the world, to Europe in order to attract tourists. And, I think, Formula 1 is the best way to do it.
From the speech at the opening of Azerbaijani-German Economic Forum in Berlin
Any country, especially a country such as Azerbaijan with a great location and natural resources, must develop tourism. After all, it is a permanent source of income. Natural resources, oil, gas – these resources will be depleted, while the areas bringing a steady income for the sustainable development of our country should be developed. A special place among them belongs to tourism.
From the speech at the opening of "Galaalti Hotel & SPA" health and recreation complex
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Discussion in 'On Topic' started by Asthmatic, Dec 27, 2003.
Is there a website I can check out or something? Or do I just have to ask the dealers?
Any particular guns you're wondering about? I should be able to tell you wether it's legal or not. Don't listen to dealers, most of them are idiots. I can't tell you how many retard dealers in CA still think you can't buy SKS's here.
I want to buy an Bulgarian AK47 and a AR15. How can I obtain them?
mostly the ones that look cool and/or go bang are illegal. AR15s are illegal. I would guess that AK47s are banned as well.
Move to a different state.
can i move to a different state, and then transfer "title" over to CA?
TwoGuns - I have a brother living in Michigan that could get guns over there. When he moves back do you know if they would let him keep it? Or how would it work when he moves over to Cali? I wasn't looking at any guns really in particular, just hopefully a source I can look into before purchasing a gun. The Kel-Tech 2000 was one, but im sure thats illegal.
AR-15's and AK's of any sort are banned. You CANNOT bring in previously owned banned weapons into CA if you move here. No banned weapons can come in at any point now, no matter what, and if you want to sell a registered banned weapon you have to go to a special "Assault weapons" dealer who can send it out of state for you.
And yes, the Kel-Tec Sub2000 hasn't been approved yet.
its sad that this is the only legal ar15 I can own in california :
I guess I should be happy I can even own one......
Here's the link.
Just show you how stupid California is....
You cant have an AR15 BUT you can have a semi auto Barrett in 50 BMG ! ( in some areas)
Why? because it only has a 10 round mag, non collapsable stock etc. Dont get me wrong they have banned 50 BMG round ( the ammo, not the barret fire arm ) in some areas (likes LA) This is the first time a single type of ammo has been out lawed instead of the gun.
I lived there for 12 years and moved out ! Now I can have fun with my toys.
Actually you can't own the 82A1. If you look it has a pistol grip along with that detachable Mag. 2 Evil features = no go in Kalifornia.
Asthmatic..... If you want a great rifle look into the Springfield M1A, basically an m-14 look a like. Closest thing to a AR that you'll get here.


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- "Pfft. I'm the oldest woman in Dawnstar. Was here when the Skald the Elder was Skald the younger."
- ―Frida[src]
Frida is an elderly alchemist and widow who owns the alchemy shop in Dawnstar called The Mortar and Pestle.
Frida is the oldest woman in Dawnstar and has thus experienced a lot during her years. In youth, despite being a thing of beauty, Frida was a battle maiden defending Dawnstar from bandits and wild animals alongside with her friend Thoring. In one particular event 20 years ago, the Jarl's son was kidnapped and the citizens had to drag out the kidnapper, Hildolf the Skull-Splitter, from a cave. She remembers her husband's courage from that day.
Before she married, she found Jarl Skald the Elder, titled "the Younger" at the time, quite handsome and thought of courtship with. However, she married a man whom she opened up the Mortar and Pestle with. They were in love and used to go out in the wilderness and collect ingredients together. He called her his "pretty Juniper," which she remarks is quite romantic, if one is an alchemist. Unfortunately, he passed away several seasons ago, leaving her to tend the shop by herself. Frida only has nothing but memories of her husband now.
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Frida tasks the Dragonborn with retrieving the Ring of Pure Mixtures, a ring that fortifies alchemy, from the Forsaken Cave. The jewelry serves as a memento of her dead husband. After the ring is returned to Frida, it can be bought from her.
- "No. I don't have anything for bad dreams, so don't ask." — Before Waking Nightmare
- "Frost took my husband years ago. He was a good man."
- "My children all grew up and left Dawnstar to make their fortune."
- "A stamina potion maybe? Popular with the young men."
- "Let me know if you come down with the Rattles."
- Frida talk about Brina Merilis as if she grew up in Dawnstar, although this is not the case.
- The guards refer to Frida as a "grump."
This section contains bugs related to Frida. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
- She may not give the quest to get the ring, if any other radiant quest is active.
- The Ring of Pure Mixtures may not be obtainable if the radiant location has already been visited prior to receiving the quest.
- When giving Frida the ring, sometimes the alchemy point may not be gained, this seems to happen when you are close to leveling up in alchemy.


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1. The Beyond Debate
April 4th 2007, Said Business School, University of Oxford
1.1. Venue and Accomodation & Registration
[Shock of the Old Conference] [Beyond Digital Natives] [Previous Conferences]
Refreshments and lunch are included in the booking fee, though we cannot provide accommodation or evening events. Information is provided here about hotels and bed-and-breakfast accommodation; delegates are responsible for making their own arrangements.
The conferences will be held at the Said Business School, Park End Street ( map ), which is across the street from the train station and a 2-minute walk to the City Centre and the central coach and bus station. No parking is available. Delegates are advised to use local transport to get from their accommodation to the conference. The two bus companies serving Oxford, Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach, have online timetables. Most buses run to the centre of Oxford. Information about visiting Oxford is available from OxfordCity.co.uk.
There are many hotels and B&Bs in Oxford. The following sites list hotels, appartments and B&B accommodation in and around Oxford:
1.2. Booking Information
Booking for these events will be via an online booking form from early January.
Refreshments and lunch are included in the price per day: 90.00 (academic); 200.00 (commercial); 40.00 (members of Oxford University and/or students)
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A TEENAGE girl has described how her boyfriend's alleged killer threatened to stab her just minutes after the fatal attack.
Lauren Binks told a murder trial at Preston Crown Court how she confronted defendant Robert Heneghan in the moments after 19-year-old Sam Bee was stabbed.
The teenager was one of several people who had been at the party at a flat on Dean Street, South Shore, before Mr Bee was stabbed on August 14 last year.
Miss Binks, 17, told the court: "I started shouting at Robert Heneghan.
"I shouted 'I'm his girlfriend, are you going to stab me?' and he said 'I will'."
Robert Heneghan, 19, of Palatine Road, Blackpool, denies murder.
David Fish, defending Heneghan, implied Miss Binks – Mr Bee's girlfriend for around six months – had not actually been threatened by Heneghan as she failed to mention it in her first police interview.
But the teenager said: "I didn't remember it at the time but a couple of days later it came back to me and I told the police."
Another of the Mr Bee's friends, Sarah McKenna, described how Heneghan had admitted stabbing Mr Bee on the street outside the flat.
She said: "Someone said why didn't you just use your fists and (Heneghan) said I wanted to stab him.
"He said it with no emotion, no nothing. Pure evil."
Mr Bee fled the flat by the back door following the attack, and Miss McKenna described how when police arrived she was initially reluctant to tell them about the incident because she did not think it was serious.
She said: "I wasn't sure whether to tell the police what had happened at first.
"I walked back to see if I could find any blood and I couldn't, so I didn't know whether to say anything.
"But I did because at the end of the day we didn't know where Sam was, he was not answering his phone and we were worried."
Mr Bee's body was discovered later that night in the back yard of a hotel between Dean Street and Station Road.
By the time news filtered through Mr Bee had died, Heneghan was at another friend's house.
Daniel Grey, who was with him at the time, said: "(Heneghan) said he should have punched him instead."
The jury had previously heard from Mr Bee's sister, Sarah Bee, who said she witnessed Heneghan stab her teenage brother in her property where she had been hosting a party for her boyfriend's birthday.
Miss Bee said: "(Heneghan) just threw his arm out and stabbed him straight in the chest."
Factory worker Mr Bee, from South Shore, had only recently returned to Blackpool after living in Somerset.
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Say Goodbye to the Past
The Four Noble Truths
After his enlightenment, the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths, which together form the foundation for Buddhism. These four truths center on Suffering.
The First Noble Truth, dukkha, translates to: Life is Suffering. It basically means that we all suffer because life is impermanent. Birth is suffering. Aging is suffering. Illness is suffering. Death is suffering. Separation from what is pleasing is suffering. Not getting what you want is suffering. All of life is suffering.
The Second Noble Truth, tanha, means that Desire and Ignorance lead to Suffering. We continually search for things outside ourselves to make us happy, fulfilled, content. But we are continually dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction arises from our own ignorance, and from insecurity about our true identity. We strive to get more stuff, more honor, more everything, thinking it will define who we really are. But we suffer, because we crave.
The Third Noble Truth, bodhi, The End of Suffering. Happiness can be attained. It is possible to end suffering and achieve enlightenment, or bliss. Each of us has a way out of suffering. It is to release our attachments to desire. Our minds hold the key to our freedom from suffering. Non-attachment leads to non-suffering. In release is freedom.
The Fourth Noble Truth, The Path that Leads to the End of Suffering. Buddha offers an eight-limbed path that offers a way out of suffering. Once Buddha described the problem, The Truth of Suffering, he then described the cause, The Truth of the Cause of Suffering, he then described The End of Suffering, by offering A Path that Leads to the End of Suffering. The Eightfold Path will be described further in the article
Say Goodbye
Everything always changes.
You can be sure of nothing else in life, except that fact that things will always change. Things begin and end. Beings are born and die. We love. We lose. We laugh. We cry. And through it all, we control our perception and we control our own suffering.
Most suffering comes from a refusal to accept change. It comes from a desire to cling to what is, rather than accept what comes along. When things are going well, we sabotage our own happiness with fear. What if something happens? What if this ends? What if I screw up?
When things are not going well, we suffer in our misery. What if this never ends? What if I am never happy again? What if this is all there is?
Our suffering is, for the most part, self-imposed. While Buddha once said that Pain is inevitable, he noted that suffering is optional. There is a choice. You can choose to suffer, or not suffer. You can allow change, or you can fight change. Either way, things will change, and sometimes, life will hurt. You alone decide whether or not you will suffer.
Relax, breathe deeply and realize that life is a continual cycle of beginnings and endings. Right now, the end of a cycle, represents a time of great opportunity to embrace change. As one year draws to a close, and another looms freshly on the horizon, take stock of where you are. What have you carried forward, that you can now safely release? What things are you wanting to plan with vigor and execute with audacity?
The New Year is a perfect time to release the past and make room for a bright future. It's time to say goodbye to the past.
How have you moved on from past relationships?
If it's broken, throw it out
How do I get over it?
This book, Getting Past Your Breakup, can be a valuable asset, in helping you get over a past relationship. When a relationship comes to an end, it is important to allow yourself to grieve the loss and move on. Often times, people get stuck in the grieving, wondering what they could have done wrong, or how they could be different or better.
Sometimes, it is best to remember that it's not always about you. The other person has issues all their own, without regard to who you are or what kind of person, friend, or partner you were. In addition, you have your own issues. You know what they are. If your issues are causing problems in relationships, then perhaps begin working on those. Not so you can be in a new relationship, but so that you can heal and grow and move forward.
Take an honest look at yourself and begin to be the person that you are called to be.
The Eightfold Path of Buddhism
In describing an end to suffering, Buddha suggested following a path in life that avoids extremes and excesses. Buddha described living a life in which people refrain from excess indulgences as well as refraining from rigid self torment and pain. He suggests a middle path of moderation, described as the Eightfold Path
1. Right Understanding: Understand the true nature of reality, understand suffering, the laws of cause and effect, and the Four Noble Truths.
2. Right Attitude: Not holding on to thoughts of greed and anger, but rather holding an unselfish desire to discover enlightenment.
3. Right Speech: Avoid speaking harshly or unkindly. Speak compassionately and truthfully, and avoid lying, gossiping, and spreading false tales.
4. Right Action: Not to destroy life, steal or commit adultery, but to act ethically, manifesting compassion through actions.
5. Right Livelihood: Avoid occupations that bring harm to oneself or to others. Make a living through ethical and non-harmful means.
6. Right Effort: Earnestly do ones best, moving in a right direction. Cultivate wholesome and compassionate qualities while releasing unwholesome qualities.
7. Right MIndfulness: Always be aware and attentive. Be fully aware of mind, body, breath and spirit.
8. Right Concentration: Make the mind steady and calm and realize the true nature of things. Meditate, pray, or spend time in a concentrated, concecrated study.
A New Resolution
The New Year brings a lot of hope for change. People get an idea that this will be the perfect year. We make resolutions, set unrealistic goals, and basically set ourselves up for failure.
What if, instead of stacking the cards against ourselves from the outset, we try a new resolution? What if we resolve to release, let go and be free from our past? Instead of making a resolution, let's instead create a revolution.
Could that work?
Often times, we get stuck thinking about the past. We wonder why past relationships didn't work out, or why a friendship has come to an end. We agonize over our part in the demise, playing every conversation and interaction over and over again, hoping to come across some clue as to why things didn't work out.
Stop it.
Let go.
Maybe the reason the relationship didn't work out has absolutely nothing to do with you. Maybe the friendship ended for reasons that have nothing to do with anything you said or did or didn't do.
Maybe it was time for that relationship to be done.
Rather than dwell on past relationships, perhaps we can try a healthier approach, as part of our inner revolution.
As the old year comes to a close, lets celebrate our past loves, our past friends, and our past relationships. Grab a journal or a piece of paper, and make a list of those relationships that have come to an end, for whatever reason. Once you have a list of people, think about them. Think about their great qualities, as well as their not so nice attributes. You can even write them down, if you are so inspired.
Now, once you have made a list, and mentally celebrated each person on it, say good-bye. Say it out loud. Even if the relationship didn't end on a good note. Even if you have decided that the person no longer serves any purpose in your life. Whatever the reason. You know when things are done. Don't deny or reject the idea. Accept the fact that everything always changes.
Saying good-bye out loud creates a vibration in the Universe. The repercussions will echo loudly through space and time, allowing for more space in your future. Once you finally accept and move on from past relationships, you can move forward into those lives who best reflect what you desire in your life. Saying good-bye is an inward admission that you accept the end, and an outward declaration of your inner decision.
Take a moment to look over your list, say good-bye and celebrate those past relationships. Then take a candle or a match, and burn the list. That's right. Burn it. Take it outside in a fireproof container or dish and burn it to ashes, allowing the fire to cleanse the past. Release that energy to the Universe.
Now, once you've said your goodbye, begin removing any reminders of the person. Donate those frames to the thrift store. Give the books to the library. Put the pictures away. (I would suggest throwing them out entirely.) The letters, the clothes, whatever other reminders remain, get them out of your environment.
When you remove the stagnant, old energy from your life, you will make room for new relationships to enter. How can a new friend come into your world, when you are busy fretting about the friend you used to have?
How can you make room for Mr. Right (or Miss Perfect) when you are busy mourning the end of your relationship with Mr. Not-So-Right (or Miss Slightly-Less-Than-Perfect)? Until you are ready to release the past, you cannot move fully into the future.
Donate, give away, throw away or burn those old reminders of your past life, and give yourself a fresh start. Begin the new year with a clean slate of emotional energy. Release the past and resolve to move forward, unburdened by relationships that have ended.
You choose what you want
Creating a new reality
Esther and Jerry Hicks have written several books about creating the life you want. In this book, they demonstrate how important it is to speak what you want in your life, rather than what you don't want.
In addition, they talk about the importance of acceptance and going with the flow, allowing things to happen and not resisting change. Of course, it is difficult not to struggle sometimes, but the Hicks' offer useful suggestions on allowing change to occur, and adapting as it comes along.
A New Chapter
You cannot begin a new book until the old one is finished. If you are ready to begin again, first accept the fact that the old is gone.
The old year. The old job. The old relationship. The old you.
Let it go.
Start over.
You cannot change anything until you are willing to let go of what once was, and move forward. When you are stuck, nothing changes. You continue the same old habits, the same old ways of thinking, the same ways of being, hoping that somehow, something will be different.
Doing the same things, continually hoping for a different outcome is the very definition of insanity. When you continue repeating the same patterns, the same behaviors, and the same choices, nothing can change the outcome.
If you want a different ending, then write a different story.
You must decide that you want life to be different. In this moment, you have a choice. You get to choose, right now, what your life will look like. You get to choose your chapter, and even your book.
A new cycle represents a fresh opportunity to begin again. Sometimes we look at the macro-cycle, a new year. Sometimes, smaller cycles can inspire us to change: the spring, a new month, a Monday morning. Let's keep in mind, however that we don't have to wait so long between cycles.
Each moment offers a brand new opportunity to choose again. You want to be healthy? In this moment, make healthy choices. You want to be more patient? You can practice being patient, just for this moment. You want to be a writer, a singer, a painter? How about if you do that thing, just for a moment.
If you want more love in your life, then in this moment, be love. Share love and acceptance with the people around you, whoever they are. If you want more joy or happiness, then right now, be happy. There is no virtue in misery.
The effects of a decision stay in place until the decision is changed. If you are ready for new results, you can change your decision, change your mind in any instant. No moment is set in stone.
After every breath, our life begins anew.
Life is short. Waste no time
Say Goodbye to the Past
Say Goodbye to the situation
Spend some time grieving
Get rid of the reminders
Say Goodbye to the person
It has nothing to do with you
Release sorrow and remember joy
Forgive yourself for mistakes
Realize that others are doing their best
You can forgive
Practice Daily Forgiveness
Forgiveness can be tough to master. This book explains how, with daily practice, you can begin to let go of past grievances and hurts.
Holding on to resentment and anger over the past will only serve to make you miserable in the present. The past is gone. It cannot be changed or altered. What you can change is yourself and how you perceive the past, and those things that happened.
Remember, most people are doing the best they can, on any given day, with the tools, knowledge and experience available to them. Don't hate people for what they don't know.
Forgiveness heals
In learning to let go of the past, it is important for us to learn to release our hurts. Everyone gets their feelings hurt. Everyone experiences loss, betrayal, pain. How we handle them afterward will determine, to a large extent, how easily we move forward into a life we love.
When you think about people who have hurt you, what do you feel? If the pain comes rushing back like a freight train into your heart, or a punch in the gut, then perhaps it's time to forgive the person, forgive the situation and forgive yourself.
Forgiveness is not always easy, but it will release the burden of negative energy from your energetic and emotional bodies. Think about the situation. Feel the pain. Notice where it settles in your body.
As you begin to sit with your discomfort, say out loud, "My heart (or wherever you feel a physical reaction to the memory) really hurts right now. But that's okay."
Now breathe deeply and continue your awareness of your pain. Notice it, allow it, and then release it. Inhale deeply and focus all of your awareness there. As you exhale with your eyes closed, imagine the physical sensation is dissolving. Or imagine it unravelling like the strands of a rope.
Inhaling again, notice how present your physical symptoms are. Is your gut still twisted in knots? Does your heart still feel heavy and closed?
It is okay. Allow yourself to feel sad, or angry, or hurt. Whatever it is, allow it. And then continue to breathe it out. Continue breathing deeply and releasing your tension, until the pain eases up.
Now, say out loud, "I forgive you for hurting me." Continue breathing and releasing, until you feel peaceful and calm. Imagine releasing the person and the situation. You could picture blowing dandelion seeds into the wind, or balloons floating into the sky. Imagine their influence on you diminishing until it completely disappears.
It is now time to forgive yourself. Offer yourself the same kindness and compassion you would offer to you best friend. Understand that you have done the best you can. At the moment in time when you were hurt, you did the best you could, under the circumstances, given the resources at hand.
Once we forgive the past, we can move forward to a healthy future. When we get stuck in unforgiveness, it creates bitterness, anger, and anxiety. Those feelings will wear you down if you don't release them.
Remember, not forgiving someone is like taking poison, and hoping the other person will die. Unforgiveness will eat you up from the inside and destroy your hope.
Let it go, and allow yourself to move freely forward, unburdened by the past.
To go back to where I was would just be wrong
Choose again
It is your choice
Every day, you have a choice about how you will show up, and what attitude you will present to the world, and more importantly, to yourself. This book explains the benefits of choosing happiness, and how to change your mindset.
Not everyone goes around with a smile on their face all the time. Some personalities are pre-disposed to be grumpy. But even if you are naturally inclined to be grumpy, you can choose to have a different outlook. It might take a little more mental tenacity and diligence, but you can choose today to be happy.
Moving On
The end of a cycle also represents a beginning. When something ends, something new is created.
The new year allows an opportunity to reflect on past mistakes, past opportunities, past success and the beauty of the things we have done. After we spend some time reflecting on where we have been, it is time to prepare for where we want to go.
Now is the perfect moment to decide how you want your life to look. Create a road map of where you want to be. Look at your five year plan, or create a new five year plan, and decide how you can best get where you want to be.
Every moment in your life is an opportunity to create yourself anew, and to begin again. Rather than wallowing in wasted opportunity and lost love, create something new.
Now is the perfect moment to start over.
Remember, happiness and joy will not be the death of you. Instead, they will open your life to new possibilities and opportunities. Give yourself the gift of your own happiness. You are worth it.
Namaste, friends
Have you resolved to move forward?
Very important article, Deborah. I have many clients who remain stuck in the past, unable to let go and move on from hurt and betrayal. You've done an excellent job of laying out a plan of action in order to free oneself once and for all.
I have since learnt to let go although I must admit the past would sometimes come and visit me. But, I never let it spoil my day anymore.
This is a wonderful read for tonight, very insightful. Great advise.
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A most beautiful and self-giving Hub. So many of us need this! Amazingly, we will still fight it, but little by little, it will seep through. Continue ...continue ...much Love.
Don't dwell in the past it should stay there. Nicely approached thank you
One should ignore about the past and should not despair. One has to circumvent any obstacle that comes in their way. Great hub. I wish you a very happy and prosperous new year.
Great advice for past relationships, I must agree with most of what you have written. We can all use improvement in our life. Death seems harder to let go of the person, but this could work . Thanks Stella
"Most suffering comes from a refusal to accept change." You made a good case for accepting change, and I agree with you that that's the best. More of the same will result in the same, but we we need improvement on what we've had. Thanks for the wise New Year advice and Happy New Year to you.


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I am wanting to develop an application that when users enter in the data they can choose how the data will be displayed in the graph. The input section I have done but wanted to expand it to give the user a little more freedom.
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Augusta, Georgia (PressExposure) December 03, 2008 -- A new ATV for sale store offers you quality ATV's at low prices. An all-terrain vehicle or ATV for short is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control.
As the name implies, it is designed to handle a wider variety of terrain than most other vehicles.
ATVs were made in the United States a decade before 3- and 4-wheeled vehicles were introduced by Honda and other Japanese companies.
During the 1960s numerous manufacturers offered similar small off-road vehicles that were designed to float and were capable of traversing swamps, ponds and streams, as well as dry land.
Typically constructed from a hard plastic or fiberglass "tub", they usually had six wheels-all driven with low pressure (around 3 PSI) balloon tires, no suspension (other than what the tires offered) and skid-steer steering. These early amphibious models were the original all-terrain vehicles or ATVs.
Contrary to today's ANSI definition of an ATV, they were intended for multiple riders sitting inside, and would usually have a steering wheel or control stick rather than motorcycle-type handle bars as stipulated in the current definition.[citation needed]
Since the advent of three- and four-wheeled straddled ATVs, these have more or less 'taken over' the term, leaving aside the 6x6 and 8x8 floating variety, now mostly known as Amphibious ATVs (AATV).


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Published on June 28th, 2016 | by Jules Yap0
From cutting board to mouse pad
IKEA items used: Aptiltig cutting board
This is extremely easy: use a stencil to nicely paint the cutting board. Remove the stencil when paint is dry.
Apply vinyl words to the board to make it prettier.
If you wish…paint also the other side of the board with another design to have a double face mouse pad!
See more on my blog.
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ABC Supply Co. Inc. will hold a month-long Founders' Celebration in June to honor its co-founders, Ken and Diane Hendricks, and to highlight the core values on which they built the company.
This inaugural Founders' Celebration will be marked with special events at all ABC Supply locations nationwide and at the company's National Support Center headquarters in Beloit.
The company's core values – Respect, Opportunity, Work Hard - Have Fun, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Family, Give Back and American Pride – are a reflection of Ken and Diane Hendricks' personal values, said Kim Hendricks, vice president of organizational development for ABC Supply.
David Luck, ABC Supply's chief executive officer and president, explained, "We believe that the success of ABC Supply has been the result of embracing the values that Ken promoted and encouraged every day and that Diane continues to champion."
"With Ken's passing in 2007, we felt we needed to formally identify and document the company's purpose, mission and values to ensure that they continue to be the foundation for the company's future growth and development," he added."Holding an annual Founders' Celebration will help keep our associates connected to our core values and communicate the importance of those values to associates who are new to the company," Kim Hendricks said. "This annual observance should also highlight how our values positively influence our relationships with our customers and our suppliers."
Each branch will plan and host its own Founders' Celebration events – one for associates and for its contractor customers, vendors and other community partners – ensuring that the events reflect the store's unique personality, traditions, community and creative flair. Contractors and vendors are encouraged to contact their ABC Supply branch to get additional information about their local event and learn more about the Founders' Celebration.
The company will also unveil a new honor – the Ken Hendricks Award – to be presented annually to individual associates, groups of associates, customers or vendors "who have consistently demonstrated the heart and character that is true to the core values of ABC Supply," Kim Hendricks said. "The award will recognize consistent excellence in performance, leadership, initiative, innovation or other contributions."
The inaugural Ken Hendricks Awards will be presented during Founders' Celebration 2011.


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Bass are the hot target right now in and around Potholes Reservoir, according to Nick Barr, spokesman for MarDon Resort.
This is prime time for big largemouth bass in the reservoir's north end sand dunes. Bass to 7-plus pounds are waiting.
Rock piles on the south end of the lake, and rip-rap across the face of the dam, along with most of the Lind Coulee arm, are putting out 50-fish days, Barr said.
Hutchinson and Shiner lakes, below Potholes on the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, also are putting out top largemouth fishing. Hutchinson produced an 8-pound, 4-ounce trophy recently.
Barr said there's a lot of elbow room on the Potholes canal system — Soda, Long, and Crescent lakes — for quality smallmouth to 4 pounds and largemouth to 6 pounds or more.
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|16 Oct 2011
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BSOD on system wake-up
from time to time I a experiencing BSOD on system wake-up.
Windows 7 x64 OEM
Dell l502x laptop Core i7, 8GB RAM
I have attached required files, any suggestions are welcome.
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Win 8 Release candidate 8400
Several problems
****Please remove any CD visualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%.
They use a driver, found in your dmp, called sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs.
Use this SPTD uninstaller DuplexSecure - Downloads http://duplexsecure.com/faq
when you're done you can use this Freeware MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM(MagicDisc) in its place.
***Your Avast. I would remove and replace with Microsoft Security Essentials
****Two drivers need updating
Related to tap0901.sys TAP-Win32 Virtual Network Driver from The OpenVPN Project
Related to hardlock.sys Hardlock Device Driver for Windows NT from Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.
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- search Google for the name of the driver
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Main Operating systems
December 2010
It is still evident that the main operation system being used is still Windows XP, about 40% of web traffic is still from PC's using this! Windows 7 has already overtaken Windows Vista, but both are still under 10% of PC systems.
Google buys Orion
April 2006
Google has bought a new algorithm developed by a university student from Sydney Australia. Seemingly based on the same sort of algorithm that Ask uses, it may or may not ever be implemented in the Google search engine. Only time will tell if this purchase is significant or not.
Jeeves Retires
February 2006
IAC/InterActive Corp have bought the company, Ask Jeeves, and are dropping the Jeeves name and character from the search engine.
Google Bigdaddy
Jan 2006
The Google Bigdaddy update continues to slowly updating data centres every 10 days or so. Data centres may have slightly differing results so one side of the USA may be getting different results to the same query than the other side of the USA. Not something many people are aware of!
Top Search Engines by Volume of Searches
- www.google.com 60%
- search.yahoo.com 28%
- search.msn.com 5%
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- search.aol.com 1%
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Google's Jagger update nears completion
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Quick! What are your favorite Chinese restaurant dishes? Can you make any of them from scratch? I didn't think so. Well, now you can—and win accolades and glory—without going through a lot of trouble (or slavishly following a recipe—once you get this down). I'm talking about the much-loved Egg Fu Yong. (Also spelled Egg Fu Young, Egg Foo Yong, or any of many permutations. In
It's an Egg. It's an Omelet. It's Egg Fu Yong!
Egg fu yong is basically an omelet, only it doesn't have to be as pretty. My favorite way to eat it is with crab as the meat of choice, but you can use whatever meat or tofu you have on hand. The sauce is a breeze—it's your basic gravy recipe. As with most of the foods I write about, the creation is simple—what's hard is making sure you have the ingredients on hand, like dried shiitake mushrooms (a great staple item that lasts forever), and crab (which isn't easy to have on hand fresh, but you can get good canned crab meat in cans, or better yet, in jars).
Stir-fry and Conquer
Heat one tablespoon vegetable oil in a nonstick skillet (you do NOT need a wok). Stir-fry a couple of stalks of sliced celery and a half a cup of peas until tender in the skillet. You can use other veggies, or course. Traditionally, Egg fu yong calls for bamboo shoots, which are yucky in their most available form—canned. My thought is that it's the crunchy texture that counts, and better to have a fresh alternative veggie (celery) than a canned traditional one (as a matter of fact, that's more or less my philosophy of life). Now, if you are lucky enough to have access to fresh bamboo shoots (Yude-takenoko, in Japanese), then your Egg fu yong will be the most perfect of all—just lightly steam and shred 1 small fresh bamboo shoot.
In a microwave-proof cup or bowl, put a handful of dried shiitake (black) mushrooms in a couple of tablespoons of water. Heat on high for one minute, until the mushrooms are softened.
It's About the Omelet
Add another tablespoon of vegetable oil to the skillet. Stir in six lightly beaten eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt (I prefer Vege-sal vegetable salt, but it's all good), 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1/2 cup chicken stock, and one can or jar of crab meat (about 6 ounces), making sure to pick out any cartilage. (Again, you can substitute a cup of cooked meat or cubed tofu for the crab.) Add in the shiitake mushrooms, and cook over medium-low heat as the crab omelet sets (it takes a while for the egg to set because of the extra liquid of the chicken stock, but it's worth it). Roll the pan to one side and gently lift the omelet to encourage the loose egg to flow to the pan so it can get cooked. When there is enough egg cooked to give the omelet a foundation, gently lift half of the omelet and fold it on top of itself.
Don't Stress about How It Looks
Because this is a huge, six-egg omelet, it's not going to be picture-perfect. Do not worry—Egg fu yong is never pristine like a French omelet might be. When the omelet is firm enough (be sure it's not browning on the bottom—if so, turn the heat down), flip it gently. If it tears, that's OK—just make sure it's cooked though without being stiff.
Yummy Egg Fu Yong Sauce
While the omelet is cooking, heat a cup of chicken stock in a small sauce- or gravy-pan. Add 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. In a small bowl, stir a couple of tablespoons of water into 2 teaspoons of corn starch until smooth. Pour this into the chicken stock mixture, stirring constantly to avoid the dreaded "gravy lumping" effect. Keep stirring for a minute until the sauce thickens, and then remove it from heat.
Ready to Rock, Crab-lovers!
Divide the omelet among the hungry guests (serves two or three), preferable served half on and half off steaming hot white rice (we love Jasmine rice). Drizzle the sauce on top and serve immediately with steamed veggies (especially broccoli). You can also pour the sauce over the veggies, and thus not have to season them at all. Voila! A beautiful, simple, and elegant meal, ready in a flash.
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Quick! What are your favorite Chinese restaurant dishes? Can you make any of them from scratch? I didn't think so. Well, now you can—and win accolades and glory—without going through a lot of trouble (or slavishly following a recipe—once you get this down). I'm talking about the much-loved Egg Fu Yong. (Also spelled Egg Fu Young, Egg Foo Yong, or any of many permutations. In


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Forget the size 10 frock - it's my health fears that have me back on diet treadmill
It's years since I'd been on a diet. In fact, I'd given up dieting, rather scornfully boasting that life is too short not to enjoy whatever food takes your fancy - and look at Catherine Deneuve anyway.
Catherine Deneuve, I went around saying, is the template and the examplar par excellence for old gals. Still great-looking, past 70, but visibly, filled out. A little stout around the waist and the hips, notice. And all the better for it.
Who needs to be a size 10 - or even 12 - in the senior years? What fool said: "You can never be too thin or too rich?" Some trophy wife who looks like an X-ray.
Denial, denial. Filled out is one thing, but when you're puffing while walking uphill, or you're being warned about diabetes, strokes, asthma and heart failure - such weight-related maladies now rising alarmingly among women - there's a different reason to address the weight issue.
It's not about getting into a size 10 frock any more. It's about health.
Being overweight - let's be honest and use the f-word: fat - can be truly bad for your health. You're carrying nearly 30 extra pounds of luggage, when you're two stone overweight, as I've been for the last few years, spouting denial-speak about Catherine Deneuve.
So, when January this year dawned, I took myself off to one of those weight-loss clubs which, for a modest sum of money, weigh you each week, and give you a book of guidance and a regular pep-talk about how to eat sensibly and lose weight.
The psychology of these organisations is based on three factors: (1) shame, (2) stigma and (3) paying a fee. By being weighed in a public place, you are ever so slightly ashamed of yourself, even though you are standing in a line of ladies - mostly - all of whom are an outsize model.
Nobody calls out the terrible secret of your weight, but you can see it yourself on the scales, and if, by the following week, you haven't lost any of that avoirdupois, you will feel, internally, the stigma.
'Slimming World' (as the particular organisation is called) goes to some length to assure us they won't show disapproval, only support, but human psychology is such, that you internalise the ritual of the weigh-in, and you know you'll feel mortified with yourself if, by the following week, you haven't reduced somewhat. The other motivation is very clever: money.
Psychoanalysts have traditionally claimed that paying them a fee while you lie on their couch talking about your unhappy childhood - that the fee paid is part of the cure.
Thus with slimming clubs: it's not exorbitant - £4.95 here - but it's just enough to make you feel, "I've paid for this: I must get the value out of it".
As for the books and the printed material which tell you how to lose weight - essentially, it's basic common sense.
There's a list of foods you can eat freely, whenever and at any time: fish, lean meat, poultry, vegetables, fruit, and fat-free or low-fat cheese.
There's a list of foods you can eat in moderate measures: cereal, soups, nuts and seeds, canned and cooked fruits. And there's a list of 'sins' or as they term it, 'syns' - sweets, biscuits, various breads (especially bad are croissants and bagels), cakes, cheeses, alcohol - which you should only have in limited form.
But this, too, is good psychology: many a diet fails because the dieter feels so deprived of food pleasures and treats. I'm miserable without chocolate.
On such guidelines, most people will lose weight over time and the idea is to take it slowly. Over a stretch of about 16 weeks, I've lost about a stone. I haven't always kept strictly to the regime: sometimes I've adapted it to suit my own needs or convenience. I like big breakfasts and small evening meals and I like the old suggestion you should "breakfast like a king, lunch like a lord and dine like a pauper". Sometimes a Bovril and a yoghurt will do me fine for supper. This wouldn't suit everyone (and I'm sure wouldn't fit in with Madame Deneuve's glittering lifestyle), but I can hack it.
But the fact is that you will lose weight on any regime which reduces fats and sugars (or excessive carbohydrates), measures the amount of food you eat, and which includes reasonable exercise. And there are many ways of tackling this.
My cousin very successfully follows The Fast Diet, which recommends two 'fast' days a week, and five days of eating normally (within reason).
A recent Danish report (by Signe Sorensen Torekov in Copenhagen) also found that if you weight-watch for a year, the body adjusts and you tend to keep the weight down after that.
The real secret of the slimmers' clubs is that the weekly weigh-in, and the collective will is a key part of the motivation - and commitment.
"I could lose the weight by doing it alone and using my own bathroom scales," said a woman sitting next to me. "But I need the motivation of the group. I also need to fork out the money, strange as it seems."
For some of us, we also need a stronger reason than appearance alone. And health is a stronger reason.
Sure, it's nice that when I start sorting out the summer clothes, that I may be able to fit into a size 12. Yet there is a downside: I was developing a couple of double chins as a fatty, which are now disappearing, leaving the old neck looking a bit scrawny.
Catherine Deneuve's appearance, reassuringly plumped, never shows such flaws.
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