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Social Media is intimidating.
Many people fear their Twitter account, because it seems like you have to be online all the time.
You don't.
You can still maintain a constant social media presence by scheduling your posts in advance.
When you are working at optimum efficiency, you are batching your tasks in groups. Using a few technical tools, you can batch all of your social media into one block of time.
I am on twitter twice a week.
This allows my Twitter account to continually put out regular content without my presence at the computer.
Here's how:
- Download Tweet Deck, Hoot Suite, or another Twitter client
- Sign in with your social media accounts (Tweet Deck lets you use Twitter, Facebook profiles and Facebook pages, Myspace, LinkedIn, and Buzz)
- BONUS TIP! If you have multiple Twitter accounts of Facebook pages, you can use this ONE dashboard to manage them all
- Type in a status update
- Next to the 'Send' button is a picture of a stopwatch.
- Click Send!
By batching your social media updates, you can spend focused time on your content marketing once every few days. This allows you to maintain a constant presence on your social media platforms, without taking up all of your time!


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Did you know that the Suzuki Grand Vitara that we see on the roads today was released a decade ago? After getting a few updates and facelifts along the way, we find out what it's like to drive this affordable SUV.
The Grand Vitara is still has a curvy theme from its predecessor, the quirky-looking 2nd generation vitara, which goes down to its side flares giving it a bigger, masculine look. But unlike the old version, the grille is lined up with 2 dark chrome stips garnished with a huge Suzuki badge. It still has the same large headlamps but with a different bulb configuration. Its high ground clearance of 188mm and the Dark Silver 18-inch alloy wheels add a nice touch to complete the macho look.
Unlike its masculine exterior, the Grand Vitara's interior has a rustic theme with its champagne silver accents found around the center console to the side door panels. But we didn't mind that. The 6.1-inch LCD touchscreen that has satellite navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, full iPod integration, and DVD playing capabilities was more than enough to make up for the outdated feel. Meanwhile, It's steering wheel mounted audio controls came in handy while we navigated the metro.
Its gauge cluster was legible and it also featured an instant fuel economy meter that we wished for in the Suzuki Jimny. One thing that caught our attention though was how quickly the auto-climate control cooled down the sun-baked cabin. Another was how much legroom there is and how cushy its fabric seats were which kept us comfortable throughout the ride.
Something else that's noteworthy is that It's also packed with safety features such as driver and front passenger airbags, ABS with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), immobilizer, and security alarm.
The Grand Vitara's suspension was impressive as it absorbed each and every bump contributing to a comfortable experience for both driver and passengers. As for its steering, it did feel a bit heavy but that was to be expected because of its large wheels. As for the cockpit, we were able to see each corner making squishing into a parking slot a little less troublesome.
Meanwhile, the 2.4L gasoline engine was quick to respond to every step on the pedal. That was until we reached the final drive of its 4-speed automatic transmission. This was where we felt a shortage in power. Not much of a difference can be felt even with the shift delaying "AT Power" activated. Also, the instant fuel economy meter showed that at the highways it did an average of 12.4 km/L, on the other hand, city driving did a 7.6 km/L. Perhaps adding a 5th gear would help maximize the power output from the engine and give a better fuel economy rating.
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The search for a South Florida woman who recently traveled to Colorado and made threats against multiple schools has concluded after she was found dead on Wednesday, April 17, according to local reports, citing authorities. Authorities were searching for 18-year-old Sol Pais, who they say has allegedly made threats to "commit an act of violence" in the Denver metropolitan area against 20 schools, including Columbine High School, days before the 20th anniversary of the attack that killed 13 students. In a post, FBI and local authorities said the threat on the community had ended. "UPDATE: THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. More information to follow shortly," FBI Denver tweeted on April 17. Around 20 or 30 armed officers were searching an area near the Echo Lake Campground in the Arapaho National Forest on Wednesday morning before they told CBS4 News that Pais is dead. Details surrounding her death has not been released. The FBI confirmed that they were searching around the base of Mount Evans. A hiker in the area told the news station that she was told to leave the area because "a naked woman matching the description with a gun was spotted in the area running through the woods." Earlier Pais's father, who has not been identified by name, urged his daughter to come home, according to reports. A man who identified himself as Pais's father told a number of local television stations that he wants his daughter to come home. "She can, please, come home. I think she's going to be okay," Pais's father told CBS4 News. He told NBC6 that he was in "disbelief," adding that "It's like a bad dream. We don't know, we don't have any idea." The father, who has not been identified by name, said the family has not seen his daughter since April 14. He said, if the allegations are true, then there may be underlying problems to her actions. "I think maybe she has a mental problem," he told CBS4 News. Authorities said Pais was "armed and dangerous" and had reportedly purchased a pump-action shotgun and ammunition, reported NBC6. They also added that Pais was "infatuated with the Columbine school shooting." Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was posting regular updates about the search. The search had prompted Jefferson County Public Schools to place local schools on lockout and the schools were subsequently closed on April 17 as a safety precaution, according to school officials. "We have placed #ColumbineHighSchool, #LeawoodElementary, bhelementaryco and all mountain schools on lockout. No further information at this time. Lockout means biz as usual inside buildings, entry/exit restricted," the official's notice read on April 16. A neighbor, Patricia Bilstin, who lives next door to Pais said it was surprising to hear the news and that the girl always kept to herself. "She always kept to herself. She never got in trouble at school. So surprising and I feel sorry for the family," Bilstin told CBS4 News. The police investigation is still ongoing. Please call the FBI tip line at (303) 630-6227 where your call will be answered immediately if you have seen this individual or have information on her whereabouts. Please do not approach her as she is considered armed and dangerous. From the Epoch Times.


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I laid my 127 Kodak on my cot midst the looms in the factory for just a few moments while I went to the Latrine. When I got back the camera was GONE! Gone! Some SOB stole it!! The camera was sent to me by my brother in law from the States. It wasn't a war souvenir at all! Some bastard stole it! I asked the persons around me if they saw anyone unusual but they resented my asking because they thought I was implicating them. It was chow time and I went upstairs to have my chow. Behind the kettles from which the cooks and KPs were dishing out the food, I saw my camera on the belt of the Top Sergeant. I made a cut in the leather so I could wear the camera on my belt. I used it taking pictures crossing the Seigfreid line. The film was more available for my use.
I stopped the chow line and hollered over to the Sergeant, "Hey you! Where the hell did you get that camera? That's MY camera, it's no goddam war souvenir, my brother in law sent it to me from the states, and how the hell did you get it? It was on my cot just a couple hours ago".
Wow, he got mad! But I was mad too, Sergeant to sergeant now–that's okay! He told me that he just bought it for 5 dollars. I asked, "Who from?" and he told me "from the political prisoner we have helping to clean up". "Point him out" I demanded. The Political prisoner's name was Rienhold Seiber I found out. I ate hastily and went gunning for him. I got a jeep and began to go from police station to police station. Boy did they have records!! And any other place to trace him down.
I came to an address given to me by the police. I knocked on a door which was made sort of from rough sawed boards. From behind the door, a dark complexioned lady peeked through a small slit, then she made a gasp and said, "Oh I thought you were the Gestapo". She told me that she was a Jewish person who had escaped the roundup of Jews. She knew Reinhold who was possibly a brother or husband. She told me that Reinhold was at the building where I just came from, so I went back and there in a door way on the lowest floor was the culprit. I remember he had on a white shirt with a loose unbuttoned collar. When I asked if he was for certain Reinhold Seiber, he indicated he was. I lost my cool and grabbed him by the shirt collar and started to twist the shirt, that's my favorite hold. I had my fist cocked ready to smack him. I accused him of stealing my camera. He just wouldn't admit it! Even if I would have choked him he was not going to admit it. I thought, "Maybe he didn't". I didn't think the camera was worth killing him for it and sought other means of getting my camera back. I begged the Cook sergeant to sell it back, but he too wouldn't budge. I figured that bugger might have stolen it himself, and shifted blame to Seiber.
Anyway that cook took a camera home and is likely bragging about getting it from a Nazi SS storm trooper!
I'm foggy on exact dates when we were shipped out of Wetzlar. I am fairly certain we were sent to Kassel. The town was in a mess. Totally demolished. We billeted in a home of a few elderly women named Ulrich. They were Piano teachers. They begged me to send a letter for them to relatives in California. I wish now that I had. My wife's Grandma and Mother were Ulriches. They might have been related.
From Kassel, I sent home matching set of German field phones. I think they are now priceless.
I recall that I almost lost my rank. My stripes– in Kassel. I was pulling Sgt. of the guard when a Guard called out for the Sgt. of the guard to his post. I went as I was supposed to. The man on guard was in tears. I wondered why and asked. He said he found out he was 'dripping'. It was the first sign of VD. He wanted to see the medics right away. He didn't want to miss going home. So instead of following the protocol, I stood at his post till the next guard came. I was supposed NOT have stood the post myself, but to have the relief guard stand his post. The top Sergeant ate my ass out for that infraction and said, "Mohar, I can have your stripes for that". In my heart I know it wasn't that wrong what I did to help the guy who was so distraught he was crying, because he knew he was a VD victim and would miss going home. I thought to myself, that the Top kick could shove these stripes—but I ate shit (that's army terminology) and didn't want to miss the shipment going home. I would have lost a few points of priority. He let it go after he had the satisfaction of being my superior. The VD guy's name is on the tip of my tongue but its best I not mention it anyway.We dressed one morning in our best and packed. We stood by the trucks which would start the journey home. I took a snapshot.
I remember boarding freight cars. We rode the rails stopping only at places to get some chow. Usually the food was sloppy elbow cut macaroni with a thin tomato sauce. Bathroom facilities were almost nonexistent. I can't remember when I ever had the chance to relieve myself .You can imagine the run on an outhouse if the train stopped just for that purpose. Some of the time spent on the trains was playing cards. Some of us bartered for each other's souvenirs as the train clicked on the rails.
The train was going through a housing complex very closely situated to the rails. Three women were in an upper story. One of them deliberately allowed her breasts to be exposed to tantalize the troops. The other two were fondling them. She was a lallapalooza lou just like Mac used sing about, Lou Lou lallapalooza lou!!
The trains terminated at three large camps in France named for different brands of cigarettes. Except mine. I think I was at Camp St. Louis. We stayed in long tents sleeping on cots. Some entertainments such as movies for the most part was provided .Our anxieties ran high.
A package from home caught up to me. Guess what it was. I begged for a few chemicals to develop film and a little kit. It was too late so I gave it to the RED CROSS. I recall having asked for the chemicals and kit even when I was still in Italy.
Passes were issued for one day to visit PARIS. I went on one such trip. We boarded a 6×6 truck dressed in our best uniform. I hated riding in a 6×6 because I had a motion sickness syndrome. I was determined to not get sick so I took frequent looks out the back and around the side of the truck to see how the terrain appeared. I did it once too frequently. The wind took off my GI cap. That made me 'out of uniform'. When we got to a Red Cross station in Paris, I had to stay inside because an MP would nail your butt if he caught you out of uniform. That's a fact! You won't believe me unless you were in the military at that era. It might be different in today's army. I thought there would be some compassion shown for a battle weary vet. Not so! I asked an MP if he could help me get a GI cap and he said "NO" "and if I catch you outside without one I'll bring you in!" It's a fact. They were that chickin shit.
There wasn't a place to buy a cap and by jimminy I was going to go on that tour which was offered. With a cap! I did what any red blooded combat Vet would do. Someone else had the problem of finding a Cap. I figured the guy who was missing his cap knew where there was a PX. He was probably a rear echelon commando anyway. I had just this one moment in life to live.
I took a bus tour of PARIS. We went to see the Eiffel tower and NAPOLEAN'S Tomb. There were other sights to see like the giant several storied Mall. I also strayed away and found myself on Rue De Pigalle where there were some sleazy places. I went to a Burlesque and had my eyes opened .What made me really peeohed was the usherettes who demanded a tip to help you find a seat. All I heard them say was "Tip Tip Tip". Hell I didn't have much money at all. You'll be surprised to know that I left the theater at half time? That's a fact. Y'see one y'see 'em all.
I was amazed at how well I was able to find my way around Paris using their Metro system. I was back too early at the place where the truck driver was supposed to meet us as I was told to be. I took advantage to visit the largest department store I ever saw. I bought some perfume for my sisters and I don't remember what else. Not a lot.
One day in Paris is nothing. The tour gives you the best bargain and quick view.
The truck driver was nowhere to be found. The Officer asked if there was anyone who could drive a 6×6 truck. I didn't offer my ability. I had never driven a 6×6. Someone volunteered. He certainly was not experienced because he ground the gears trying to shift and jerked starting and shifting. We were off on the way back to Camp St.Louis.
I kinda tried to make myself numb to fight motion sickness. The truck went along for a couple hours then came to halt. Usually a GI gets the chance for Piss call every hour on the hour. I happened to come to life enough to gaze at a brightly lit bulletin board. It had a large LOGO on it which the address seemed familiar. Hey! That was the address I've written countless letters to my brother John. He was a replacement depot commando in England the last I knew. I asked the Lieutenant in charge of our tour how long would we be at this stop. He indicated there was time for me to run in and out of the office of this replacement depot actually the truck needed gas.
Gasoline was being poured in the tank a can at a time. A slow process. I went in the office and asked the orderly if a John Mohar was on duty. His answer was, "No he's off duty". I told the orderly the circumstances and he called John on the telephone. John asked for the address of where I'd be the next day. He somehow got a jeep and came to see me at Camp St Louis the very next day. We spent the day eating candy bars which he was able to bring. We talked about old times and times to come.
John went into the Army 2 years ahead of me and was made an MP because of his trick knees. He stayed In Germany in the occupation for a time after I made it home. He married a German war bride. She had a daughter named Christa. All have passed on at this writing.
We were shipped to the last camp near Le Harve. The time spent there is unknown to me now. While in this camp there weren't many things to do. There was a German Prisoner of war who was an artist ( cartoonist) The thing to do was to pose for an artist to make a few sketches of myself for a small fee.
We were taken to the docks where I boarded a small craft named "THE SEA WOLF". It took us across the channel in about 12 hours. We ate on board. It was a slimy mess hall down side in the hold. More than one GI had urped up on this ship. I was hoping I could with stand this short trip. By golly I did survive it.
We docked in England at a dock I can't identify. We were taken inland to another replacement camp near SALISBURY. There was a Museum in the area.
Good food and rest was highly appreciated. We were able to go sightseeing. I even went to a Mass in progress at a giant cathedral I thought it was Catholic. Everything appeared to be Catholic, but it was an Episcopalian Church. That made me wonder some more about the many different churches. I asked Father Hanley about the others. He said, "All Catholics aren't going to heaven and all Protestants won't go to hell". I didn't care to go to London on a pass. I feared I might get lost and I'd miss my trip home.
The time finally arrived when we were taken to the docks where I boarded the Queen Elizabeth. One of the fastest and largest ships on the sea. I have the boarding passes and other instructions in my souvenirs.
I had greater confidence in going home on this ship. It was so large I thought it would plow through the waves and it would be smooth sailing no matter what the weather might be. That was true for three days, and then we hit a storm. I was up on top side. I tried the trick of looking at the horizon. It didn't work. I had to get to my bunk. I didn't make it. I stopped at someone else's room and urped in the bathroom.


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Here are a few photos of Teddy... standing strong, cruising more and more and learning to walk with his walker. The boy is a trooper. I'm so glad he is mine -- I'm so in love with the little rascal.
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Using Trump Tax Cut for Good: Patagonia Donates $10 Million to the Planet
Outdoor retailer Patagonia is giving away the $10 million it made as the result of the "irresponsible" Republican tax cut.
"Based on last year's irresponsible tax cut, Patagonia will owe less in taxes this year—$10 million less, in fact. Instead of putting the money back into our business, we're responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do," CEO Rose Marcario wrote in a LinkedIn blog post published Wednesday.
Patagonia to Zinke: 'Conserve Our Shared Public Lands for Future Generations'
Dear Secretary Zinke,
As Secretary of the Interior, you hold the solemn responsibility to steward America's public lands and waters on behalf of the American people who own them. Our public lands, including the national monuments you are now reviewing, represent a vital part of our nation's heritage—a legacy that belongs not just to us, but to all future generations of Americans. It is an important part of your job to safeguard this legacy by making careful and informed decisions about what federal lands can be used for development and what special or vulnerable areas should be preserved for the future.
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The Outdoor Industry Loves Utah ... But Does Utah Love the Outdoor Industry?
Every year, millions of people visit public lands in Utah to climb, hike, ski, hunt and a heck of a lot more. I've skied, climbed and fished the wild streams of wild Utah for years. The American people own these lands—and Utah reaps the rewards. Every year, outdoor recreation in Utah drives $12 billion in consumer spending and supports 122,000 jobs across the state. Sure, we use these lands for energy and grazing and other things too. But access to the outdoors is the reason why so many of my friends consider Utah the ultimate place to live.
OMG! Land Grab Congressman Now Wants #Trump to Abolish National Monuments https://t.co/ZdmAJo7HsN @CenterForBioDiv @sierraclub @Wilderness— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1480262373.0
It's also why the outdoor industry loves Utah. Every January and August, Patagonia and hundreds of other companies spend gobs of money to show our latest products at the Outdoor Retailer show. The whole thing is a cash cow for Salt Lake City. You'd think politicians in Utah would bend over backwards to make us feel welcome. But instead Gov. Gary Herbert and his buddies have spent years denigrating our public lands, the backbone of our business, and trying to sell them off to the highest bidder. He's created a hostile environment that puts our industry at risk.
The outdoor industry creates three times the amount of jobs than the fossil fuels industry, yet the governor has spent most of his time in office trying to rip taxpayer-owned lands out from under us and hand them over to drilling and mining companies. And just a few days ago, the state announced plans to sue the federal government to reverse the recent protection of Bears Ears, a site containing thousands of years of Native American archeological treasures and craggy red rocks beloved by climbers from all over the world. Politicians in the state don't seem to get that the outdoor industry—and their own state economy—depend on access to public lands for recreation.
Federal Bill Seeks First Native American Land Grab in 100 Years via @EcoWatch https://t.co/IlxjJJ8SFJ— Dr. Adrienne Keene (@Dr. Adrienne Keene)1474648228.0
I say enough is enough. If Gov. Herbert doesn't need us, we can find a more welcoming home. Gov. Herbert should direct his attorney general to halt their plans to sue and support the historic Bears Ears National Monument. He should stop his efforts to transfer public lands to the state, which would spell disaster for Utah's economy. He should show the outdoor industry he wants our business—and that he supports thousands of his constituents of all political persuasions who work in jobs supported by recreation on public lands.
We love Utah, but Patagonia's choice to return for future shows will depend on the governor's actions. I'm sure other states will happily compete for the show by promoting public lands conservation.
10 Most Profound Passages From 'Let My People Go Surfing'
Ten years after its original publication, Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard, has revised and expanded his beloved book Let My People Go Surfing—"the philosophical manual for the employees of Patagonia."
I read Chouinard's original book nearly a decade ago and was fortunate to get him to sign my treasured copy in 2013 when he was in Cleveland, Ohio, to receive the Inamori Ethics Prize, which honored his integrity as a business leader and lifetime commitment to corporate social responsibility.
Though more than 40 percent of the republished book contains new material, I relished the parts that were from the original edition, remembering how his words have impacted my business decisions over the years. However, the new parts of the book are inspiring as well. "The purpose of the revised edition," as Chouinard tells us in the preface, "is to share what we have done in the last decade and what we plan to do in the decades ahead to achieve our goals."
I especially enjoyed the new foreword by renowned author and activist Naomi Klein, asking, "What if we shopped to live, instead of lived to shop?"
Klein sums up the book by saying: "This is the story of an attempt to do more than change a single corporation—it is an attempt to challenge the culture of consumption that is at the heart of the global ecological crisis."
Though I highly recommend reading the entire book, I wanted to share the passages I found especially profound.
Here are 10 of my favorite quotes from the self-proclaimed "reluctant businessman":
1. "I read every book on business, searching for a philosophy that would work for us. I was especially interested in books on Japanese or Scandinavian styles of management because I knew the American way of doing business offered only one of many possible routes."
2. "Our philosophies aren't rules; they're guidelines. They're the keystone of our approach to any project, and although they are 'set in stone,' their applications to a situation isn't. In every long-lasting business, the methods of conducting business may constantly change, but the values, the culture and the philosophies remain constant."
3. From a series of Patagonia ads in 2004: "Who are businesses really responsible to? Their customers? Shareholders? Employees? We would argue that it's none of the above. Fundamentally, businesses are responsible to their resource base. Without a healthy environment there are no shareholders, no employees, no customers and no business."
Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face and Esprit, with Yvon Chouinard in Patagonia, 1992.Rick Ridgeway
4. "Cotton fields contribute millions of metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions every year. A conventional cotton field stinks; its chemicals burn the eyes and nauseate the stomach. Before harvesting in non-frost regions like California, cotton has to be sprayed by a crop duster with the defoliant Paraquat, about half of which hits the target. The rest settles over the neighbors' fields and into our streams.
"None of this is necessary. No cotton was grown this way before World War II, when many of the chemicals now used in agriculture were first developed as nerve gases for warfare.
"When we first started looking for alternatives, organic cotton was available from a few family farmers in California and Texas. We experimented. At first we made only T-shirts with organic cotton. Then, after several trips to the San Joaquin Valley, where we could smell the selenium ponds and see the lunar landscape of cotton fields, we asked a critical questions: How could we continue to make products that laid waste to the Earth in this way? In the fall of 1994, we made the decision to take our cotton sportswear 100 percent organic by 1996."
5. "Remember, work has to be fun. We value employees who live rich and rounded lives. We run a flexible workplace, and we have ever since we were a blacksmith shop that shut down whenever the waves were six feet, hot and glassy. Our policy has always allowed employees to work flexible hours, as long as the work gets done with no negative impacts on others. A serious surfer doesn't plan to go surfing next Tuesday at two o'clock. You go surfing when there are waves and the tide and wind are right."
6. "People may be afraid of the term 'activist' because they associate it with ecosabotage and violent protests, but I'm talking about normal citizens who want the government to live up to its obligations to protect our air, water and all other natural resources. Activists have an infectious passion about the issues they support, whether they are mothers fighting to clean up toxic landfills that are killing their children or farmers trying to hold on to their fourth-generation family business threatened by urban sprawl. These are the people on the front lines, trying either to make the government obey its own laws or to recognize the need for a new law."
7. The power of the film [DamNation] to motivate and embolden citizen action against dams around the world has been its greatest achievement.
Inspiring news & a great example of what a few people can accomplish w/ dedication. https://t.co/ErHTKrTbjF cc: @RobertKennedyJr #Futaleufu— Leonardo DiCaprio (@Leonardo DiCaprio)1473814499.0
As world leaders scramble to find climate change solutions, the film is helping to both combat the myth of "green hydro" dams and show that dam removal is proving to be a powerful tool to restore endangered wildlife, reduce methane emissions, build coastal resiliency and eliminate public safety hazards.
Patagonia makes a stand with the gauchos.Tim Davis
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10. "The zen master would say if you want to change government, you have to aim at changing corporations, and if you want to change corporation, you first have to change the consumers. Whoa, wait a minute! The consumer? That's me. You mean I'm the one who has to change?"
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Just spoke to Dr. James M. Shuart, the former Hofstra football player and President who was the program's biggest supporter throughout his 25-year reign and for whom the football (err, lacrosse) stadium is named. Here are his thoughts on today's news:
Well, I feel sorry for the football team and for the students. It's a good part of your college life for all students to have these things. It's to bad, but they talk about having budgetary problems and that's what happens. Trustees have to make those decisions, you know?
(On if he was surprised by the news)
Beginning to hear some noise about them. But I'm not part of it. When you're out for nine or 10 years, you're not around too much [laughs]. I get to see the games and see basketball as well and lacrosse. It's always fun. And I was also a football player as a student at Hofstra, so that's part of my life, you know? I played as a football player in 1949 to 1953 and then I worked for Hofstra for 40 years and spent 25 years as president. And I did what I could to do my best for students to use the things [on campus]. And football was part of it. Obviously, my job was more than just that, but it was good.
Now the trustees I guess, and the president feel that they can't do it. And what can I say? I wish them well. I wish the coaches and the players well. I hope they'll be OK. They're really good people and there deserves to be something nice for them. And then I can be happy about that.
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This morning was busy. I mean, most are, but add in being 39 weeks pregnant and it's a whole new ballgame!
Rob has been blessed with the opportunity to serve as part of the worship team at church so Sunday mornings will be interesting until I get a solid routine down. All of that to say, I have not gotten a routine down so I was not near as organized as I like to be today.
Lauren got up first and while she was hanging out I started to get dressed. About 30% into that, Ethan woke up so I twisted my hair in a bun and kept on trucking. My current fashion goal is very simple – must cover baby mountain! After I found a shirt and popped in my contacts, I left our room.
Upside to mornings no matter how busy: Ethan is always happy to see me. I got him downstairs and my sweet girl grabbed a diaper for him. After he was clean and dry, I tried to give him some snuggles, but we were T-minus one hour until we needed to leave the house. I got him on the couch and plugged in the Foreman on my way by. I then got out the griddle.
I always joke that I have ruined my kids. They seriously will not eat anything from a box besides one kind of organic, steel-cut oatmeal, and we were out of it. As I began mixing pancake batter, Ethan voiced his displeasure at the fact that I wasn't holding him. I let him in the kitchen and he watched. I like how fascinated he is by seeing eggs and flour and vanilla and everything mix together to become one of his favorite breakfasts. After he calmed and roamed around the island, he was ready to go back in the living room to play.
I thought to myself that life would be easier if they would eat cereal – especially given my current circumference. Then my next thought was that what is important isn't what's easy for me – what's important is that they know even when I am not comfortable and tired I will show up giving 100% that I have to give for them. I set this in my mind when I found out we were pregnant again. I knew it would be hard, but I also knew that it was good practice for when I feel that way and there's a new baby to bounce. I wanted to keep loving them and caring for them the way they expected me to. This does not mean I'm Super Mom or that I want to or will tie my identity into measuring up to anyone's standards, but it does mean knowing that my 100% may not be what I want it to be but in that, I can be okay with that being enough. That was not easy to reconcile for me. It was not easy to let myself off that "hook" I've written about before, but I thank God for the freedom in it.
I got pancakes and bacon on plates and got my babies fed and dressed,(15 minutes behind schedule). I was packing bags and loading up – friends, remind me to start doing this on Saturday nights! I got everyone and everything loaded and started driving to church.
About four minutes down the road a song I love came on. I am a big fan of the Passion movement, the 268 generation, and the worship band. I listen to them often. Today Let It Be Jesus sung by Christy Knockles came on. I turned it up a bit and started singing along. At that same moment, Lauren did too.
She sang every word. I looked back in my "kid mirror" and watched her raise her little hands and lift up her voice without hesitation or reservation. She just sang and worshipped. I cried the rest of the way to church.
It's easy to miss it. It's easy to do "all the things" while not being ultimately mindful that I'm really shepherding hearts and living a life of worship in all things. Yes in the songs I sing and listen to and what I put in front of my babies, but also in making pancakes and getting everyone to church 20 minutes late because that's the best I could do. If my 100% is reaping that fruit, I'll take it and thank God for the grace He's given me in it.
Here's a link to the song. I am sure I'll be listening to it and reading this again soon in the days ahead. I have a feeling the next time I get myself and three babies to church there will be hiccups, but I'm glad to have a Name above every name to call on.


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The Thai government has decided to introduce compulsory health insurance for certain foreigners living in Thailand. There are some minimum requirements for health insurance in terms of benefits in the event of a claim.
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Seriously....how tall is this mountain???
Opening Quote:
"Why don't you guys have piss buckets? Jesus. Be a professional."—Kyle
Player introduction:
Sean, "Hello and welcome to another episode of the Tabletop Champions podcast, I'm Sean your dungeon master and with me tonight I have Scott, who plays Nedylene."
Scott, "Greetings and salutations."
Sean, "Kyle who plays Torrin."
Kyle, "I was raised to do one thing. But I've got nothing to fight for."
Ben, "Hello!"
Sean, "Wade, who plays Devin."
Wade, "Hell-ooooh!"
Sean, "And Matt who plays Markus."
Matt, "We must do research!"
Kyle, "Oh Jesus."
Sean, "It's gonna be a thing. It's a thing that's happening, it's fuckin' branding I guess."
Scott, "I'm still dying from Wade!"
Episode Summary Edit
The gang has to fight the last step of the way to reach the cabin of Ilander Hobblefeet at what is essentially the north pole of Irulan. He is a Halfling, ostensibly of 60 years, homely and whimsical, and has a blackened, decrepit arm as a result of touching Torog himself in the past. They are having tea, cheese and jerky, and Torrin is suspicious of Ilander's intentions.
Hobblefeet claims to be a former bard who dealt with the heroes of legend, the Original Chosen Five. The way he tells of them mirrors the situation of The Chosen. Much like them, the Original Five were faced with the ploys of Torag and his followers. Hobblefeet's long life seems to be a result of encountering Torag, which coincidentally matches the boons Silaqui promised The Chosen if they supported the evil chaos god.
Whatever the truth, the halfling says he is tired of eternal life, and thus proposes a deal. In exchange for help closing the demon portals, he wants Stark to use the assembled Oculous relic to end his life. When they agree to his proposal, he tells them that Torog originally used five creatures to create demon portals to the Exterior Planes. Their tool to open portals was a magical lock. He reasons that Silaqui is doing just that in the present, and that four others must be capable of the same thing. If The Chosen manage to kill one such creature, their demon portals will collapse as well. When Devin inquires about how to find these creatures, Hobblefoot produces a magical telescope with large rubies at both ends and tells him that it will serve to locate the portal openers. It has the power to do this even through the planet's body itself. Hobblefoot offers no explanation of how or why he possesses this object, but warns The Chosen about having to ultimately destroy Torog. Stark uses his Divine Sense and learns that he is a good man, but that his black arm is fiendish. His condition mirrors that of Elizabet. Hobblefoot then leaves the cabin, Stark and Devin follow, and they use the Oculous to desintegrate him.
The Chosen decide to make camp inside the cabin, and search it for useful things. Among the records of Hobblefoot, Stark finds an account of an event called The Final Crucible. It was a time when Torog manifested in Irulan, specifically to deal with the Original Five on account of them growing too strong in power. Torog managed to turn four of them to stone in a cave, then retreated. Torrin, Stark and Devin have been to this cave before. Having learned this, the party hunker down for the night.
Memorable Quotes Edit
Ilander, "Only the power of light can cleanse what is within me."
Torrin, "I learned a long time ago from my non-canonical grandma that you should always listen to women."


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I received an SMS from motoring company Subaru this evening. I'd imagine that they have my number because we looked at buying a Subaru, before eventually not buying a Subaru. But they make you fill in all the information for marketing purposes (like this SMS) before you get to see the goods, and you comply, because you want to stay on the good side of the salesperson, just in case.
Decent deal, and… no… wait. That's not why we're here.
You'll note that the sms has an opt-out.co link at the bottom. I chose to use it.
I've moved on since I signed up with Subaru. (Great car, small boot.)
It (the link, not the car) took me a site where I had to enter the cellphone number that they contacted me on. Fair enough – that's clearly a only a campaign (9930) specific link. I entered my number.
On the next screen, they made me read the SMS message that they'd just sent me. That was a bit odd, since if it was the wrong message, there was no option to say "er… actually no – that wasn't it"; there was just a continue button at the bottom. But ok, I'll jump through your weird hoops. I clicked the button.
And when I clicked it, I got this:
"If you receive another sms from the current campaigns [sic] kindly ignore it."
Wut? Really? Time for this gif, I think:
If I wanted to just ignore "another sms from the current campaigns [sic]", I would have done exactly that. I don't want to receive the sms to ignore.
That's kind of the point.
I want to opt out. (It's a difficult concept to grasp, I know.)
I'm no legal beagle, but I'm pretty sure that this really isn't how this works.
This isn't how any of this works.
I'm going to be on the lookout for another sms from the current campaigns [sic] and then when I get one, I am going to
sue Subaru for every last cent that they have be really rather irritated about the whole thing.
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Dark ages
August 13, 2009
I've moved. I'm no longer only 6 miles from work. Now it's around 15 miles. I know what you're thinking. (OK, I'm pretending to know what you're thinking) You're thinking I'll have to leave the house at 5:30am. It's true, but I'll be testing my ride on Saturday. I only have to be there at 11 so I can leave whenever.
Fortunately my shift will be changing next month: 8-5!
It's been a while since I've ridden any distance on the bike. Due to the sensitivity issue, knee issue, rain, and moving, I've been driving. And since I've passed my big test at the karate studio I haven't been working out every Saturday morning.
This all leads up to a feeling of lazyness. I miss the thrill of speed, I miss the focus, the pain, the monster leg strength. I miss the independence. I miss not needing to worry about the price of gas, about traffic. I miss biking.
I'd have biked last night, to warm myself up to it, except the front derailleur is catching the chainring. It sounds like a chainsaw. I brought it down to the shop and they're replacing it.
I miss my bike.
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September 17, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I took one of my bikes to the shop today. Fortunately I won't be without it for long. The rear gear cluster has gotten a bit worn, and the chain was starting to get stretched. I've been having enough trouble with bad shifts, occasional chain drops, and chain skipping when accelerating that I needed to go spend the bucks.
About the new commute – I have friends whose bike commutes are 5-7 miles each way who ride more often than not year round. When the distance is more than 10 miles each way, it gets tougher. I can appreciate the challenge of your adjustment.
In my old 'hood, my ride was 12 miles each way, and I only did it in the warmer months. From my new place, some of the roads and neighborhoods are much more hazardous between here and downtown. The most direct route (with some of the most hazardous roads and 'hoods) would be about 15 miles each way and would take over an hour. A safer route would be at least 3 miles longer. '
This is the first year that I've felt in shape to do it at least some of the time, but I really feel safe to do it without a commute partner. I know a few people from my neighborhood who do the bike commute downtown, but they work much earlier shifts. Whenever I find a new job, maybe the situation will be more suitable to a bike commute.
Good luck with your new routine. I hope that the later shift helps.


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Page One of the Supplement (left) describes the new building as "the first of ten district centres which will eventually encircle the city and put life into Liverpool's suburbia. ... It will eventually be the equal of Runcorn New Town centre and will provide for 80,000 people".
It's cosy, light and airy
"Women, it has been found, don't like wide-open spaces and here they will be greeted by a cosy, intimate atmosphere. It's an attractive red-brick building, and inside there's no chance of losing your way".
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The year of the judge
Pakistan's justice system has a long way to go, but with CJP Saqib Nisar at the helm, at least the direction is...
Sylvester Stallone is a great actor, especially after he's had a few punches to his jaw. If you were a kid growing up in the 80s, Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were the primary Hollywood heroes giving young men around the world bodybuilding goals. It was, of course, better to watch them than the flogging of criminals on national television during the Ziaul Haq era.
One particularly provocative Stallone film which turned out to be a cult classic over the years was Judge Dredd. The idea that a police officer had the authority to carry out justice on the streets – as he deemed fit in accordance with the law – was controversial at the time. The writers probably had no idea this would become a phenomenon in certain parts of the world, going by the name of 'encounter' (pronounced In Konter on the streets) or extrajudicial killings.
The parallel might be a little off but we can, ever so slightly, relate this to the judicial activism born in Pakistan during the end of the Musharraf era. With Iftikhar Chaudhry at the helm and the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) as the prevalent issue, the judicial machinery had found a worthy cause. All the courts, judges and the lawyers chipped in. Thus was born a Judge Dredd style rule of law: if the government won't fix it, a suo motu will.
It would not be an exaggeration to state that every chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) since Chaudhry has been involved in judicial activism in one form or the other. However, we have never had this penetrative level of government scrutiny at the hands of the judiciary, as seen over the last two years.
If I am to trace back the accolades of current CJP Mian Saqib Nisar, whom we can safely address as Pakistan's Person of the Year, we will have to go back to 2017 and the Panama Papers case. No one could have predicted that Nawaz Sharif would lose his political position due to a corruption case broken by a foreign journalist. At one time, Pakistan was immune to such scandals, but those days are long gone.
The joint investigation team (JIT) formed by the initial Supreme Court verdict found enough irregularities to disqualify and imprison Nawaz, his daughter Maryam Safdar and son-in-law Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar. I wish I could conclude this paragraph by saying this marked the end of their political careers, but as a noted politician once personally told me,
"A (Pakistani) politician's career is never over, especially after going to jail."
Seems like it's a rite of passage only those in the know truly understand.
This year, CJP Nisar's perseverance in pursuing political cases continued as he courted cases against several other politicians, such as Prime Minister's Special Assistant Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari. His persistence in prosecuting Bukhari for his dual nationality, going as far as to defy the "tabdeeli" Prime Minister Imran Khan himself, is really admirable. In the latest hearing, he went on to say that,
"If appointments are made on the basis of nepotism, then the court will interfere."
This has got to burn PM Imran. Meanwhile the CJP also needs to understand that nepotism has almost always been a way of life in Pakistan's civil-bureaucratic universe (the CBU, much like the MCU and DCEU), but he probably has 'promises to keep and miles to go before he sleeps'.
The CJP's public profile received thousands of more likes when he tackled a few civil cases that had come into the limelight due to their complexity, be it political or legal, such as the Shahrukh Jatoi and Amal Umer cases. However, perhaps the most important and popular step taken by the CJP is the dam-building initiative and the start of a dam fund in his own name.
While most of his rulings have made him a hero in the eyes of the masses, some haven't gone down so well. The Supreme Court decision on the encroachments in Karachi led to furore amongst the masses. The key factor here was not only the strictness of the decision but rather the severity of the action taken by the civil authorities in Karachi. Perhaps the mayor and his political party finally decided to work and do something they were 'told' to do. The overzealousness with which this destruction took place saw the demolition of people's homes as well as businesses.
From a moral point of view, it could be argued that these people are at fault for doing something illegal in the first place. However, the execution of certain punishments requires a level of finesse which has unfortunately been missing here. Moreover, these actions are also leading to the loss of livelihoods and national gross domestic product (GDP). Please note that I am not using the word national exchequer, because a majority of the businesses that have been cleared out are part of the underground economy. No hard copy receipts and no tax filing – doesn't mean they haven't been paying their taxes and weekly bhattas.
Numerous political parties have been trying to protest against this, however, these voices are muffled and toothless given the premise that nobody, and I mean nobody, at this point in time wants to stand in contempt of court.
Personally speaking, the CJP's crowning achievement was the Aasia Bibi case. Of particular note was the utter disregard to personal safety that the judicial panel had to endure in order to make a free and fair ruling on the case. It was a happy day that an innocent person was not condemned to death, and an even happier day when the miscreants were booked for troublemaking a week or so later. I don't blame the people protesting on the roads for the chaos, however, I certainly do hold the leaders of these protests responsible for inciting violence.
Anyone with a little understanding of religion would appreciate the importance of the judicial process when it comes to accusing someone of a crime, especially one as grave as blasphemy. There is no verdict without the presence of reliable witnesses and the verification of all testimonies given to the court. Therefore, the verdict should only represent what the evidence points towards. Unfortunately, people like Khadim Rizvi and thousands of zealots like him have become adept at manipulating the public and fomenting dissent against a non-existent enemy.
With a judicial process willing to tackle controversial issues and influential personalities, Pakistan's judiciary has its heart in the right place. However, I am praying this does not lead to the formation of another elite and impeding status quo, which it normally does in Pakistan. We need the CJP to fix issues like these, but I do hope he also fosters more judges like himself who would finally be able to settle tougher cases such as illegal land grabs, illegal places of worship and politically entrenched corrupt behemoths like Mr 10%.
It's a long way to go, but at least the direction is right.
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1 year ago | Reply | Recommend The Judge is doing a good job. The question is asked why does he have to do this- it is not his area of responsibility? The answer is some body has to do it if the people who are responsible do not perform their duty. I only hope that after he goes away he is not exposed as corrupt as was Justice Iftikhar Chowdhury!|
1 year ago | Reply | Recommend My question is; why only targeting a single political leader and its followers in the name of accountability and turning a blind eye to others? Why not using the new found power to bring the former butcher of constitution(musharraf) to justice? Why not reforming the corrupt, weak and slow judicial system? Why not refraining from such actions which are weakening the executive and channeling its power to already powerful non political entity and the result is that democracy's is getting tarnished? Why not refraining from meddling in affairs of one pillar of state (the executive)?|
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Un pack the printer from its packaging and remove all the protective tape from inside and outside the HP Officejet 6100 printer. Connect one end of the power cord to the printer and the other end to the wall socket. Now, establish a connection with your HP Officejet 6100 printer and the modem to connect wirelessly.
Place unused A4 paper or letter into the input tray.Open the HP Officejet 6100 printer software and then choose Printer Actions.Access the Printer Toolbox by clicking on the Maintenance Tasks.Now, the printer toolbox appears.Go to the Device Services tab.Select the Align Ink Cartridges option. Now, your HpOfficejet 6100 printer prints an alignment page.
After the scanning option to a computer is enabled, the user can startscanning from the HP Officejet 6100 printer software on your computer or from the printer's display screen. Some ofthe scan functions are available only after install the HP printer software. So, it is imperative todownload the HP software.
Before you begin the setup process, make sure that the following operation is performed.
Click on the following in the same order ; Setup - - > Network/Wireless menu - - > Wireless SetupWizard. Choose the printer you want from the list of printers. When prompted, enter the WEPpassword. Your printer will be connected to the wireless network and when it's done, print a testreport to see I it works fine. Connect your HP printer to your Apple device with the use of a USBcable. Install the necessary software and drivers for your printer.


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05 Dec Motherhouse is Complete!
Posted at 18:23h in historic
In just sixteen short months, Portland Builders transformed 101,205 sq. ft. of the former Sisters of Mercy Convent into 88 units of energy-efficient, sustainable senior and market value senior housing apartments.
The project was made possible through a collective effort led by Developers Collaborative, Maine Housing Authority, Maine State Preservation office, the National Park Service, Archetype PA, and Portland Builders.
Construction Highlights:
- Portland Builders Sixteenth Historical tax credit project
- Removal, cataloging and reinstallation of all interior trim
- Refinishing of all hardwood floors
- Preservation of all fresco's, terrazzo floors and stain glass in the sanctuary
- Grand staircase restored
- All apartments fully conditioned
Portland Builders is proud to be a major regional contributor in the Historic Preservation of buildings who define us as a community, while simultaneously driving economic development.


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Can I install Symbian S60-based software on a Symbian S40 Phone?
I need a mobile phone application that is from Symbian S60 OS. But, my phone runs on Symbian S40 3rd. Can I install it anyway?
Thank You
Despite the similarity in names, S40 and S60 have about as much in common as a Chevy Spark and a Chevy Corvette.


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1 – Identify and get rid of whatever is holding you back
Do the work on yourself first! Discover what the negative emotions, limiting decisions and beliefs may be holding you back from reaching your desired outcomes. Get help with this process – hire a certified coach, see a trained therapist – find a process or program that works for you.
Here are a couple of recommended books and resources to check out:
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
The Work of Byron Katie has been one of the most powerful personal growth strategies I have discovered. I also had the opportunity to see Katie in person as she demonstrated live the power of "The Work" with people from the audience.
The Work is a method of self-inquiry with four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light. As Katie says, "It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem." Contrary to popular belief, trying to let go of a painful thought never works; instead, once we have done The Work, the thought lets go of us. At that point, we can truly love what is, just as it is.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
This is another of my all-time favorite books and one I have re-read many times. Don Miguel Ruiz's practical advice on living by these four basic principles can truly be life-changing.
1. BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
3. DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement you can completely change your life.
4. ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.
NLP Training – Recommendation: NLP Coaching
2 – Take Action
This is a critical first step after doing the positive change work on yourself. You must have a plan and action steps that you actually do and move you toward what you desire. What action are you taking right now to move toward your desired outcome? Resolve to do something every day (one small step) that moves you toward your goals. Daily action increases your determination and gives you energy.
3 – Focus on What You Want
Our unconscious mind is a powerful force which is designed to (among other things) preserve and maintain our body and control and maintain all perceptions.
Do you take 100% responsibility for your actions, your life, where you are now?
Or, do you blame your current condition, state of being, attitude, life on someone or something outside of yourself?
Is it really your environment, the market, your boss, the economy, the kids, the economy that's responsible for where you are now – mentally, physically, emotionally or spiritually?
Are you the Victim or the Victor?
It's not enough to just think about what you desire. Positive thoughts with real feelings behind them (or in the words of Napoleon Hill "a burning desire") is the first step. The next powerful step to manifesting your reality – your outcomes or goals – is to take the right and appropriate action toward not away from it. If your thoughts are dwelling on the fact that you don't have it yet, things never work out for you, or other negative self-talk – you are moving away from what you want. Simply recognize the negative thoughts and change them! Practice makes perfect.
Focus on Results – Question to ask yourself"
- What are my highest value activities?
- What are my key results areas?
- What can I and only I do that, if done well, will make a real difference in my business?
- What is the most valuable use of my time right now?
4 Ways to Improve Your Quality of Life & Work
- Identify and do MORE of the things that are of the highest value to you and bring you the greatest rewards and satisfaction (80/20 principle).
- Identify and do LESS of the things that are not helpful and not contributing to what you want.
- START to do high value things today that you are not currently doing. Act on new choices, learn new skills, take on new projects or activities.
- STOP doing the things that are no longer consistent with what and where you want to go.
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Did you know Germany makes world class wines?! Enjoy some light reading on your lunch break and read up on these quick and easy German Wine Terms and take your love for Germany wine up a level. Read all about it here. Learn more about them at our 2 wine school classes taking place this month in the iYellow Wine Cave by click here


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This event was jointly organised by the Infocomm Development Authority, Cyber Security Awareness Alliance and the Association of Information Security Professionals. The aim of the event was to provide thought leadership on infocomm security and to promote greater understanding of the key infocomm security issues and challenges faced by public and private sector organisations.
At the end of his speech, Dr Yacob also gave out the plaque to the winning team of the National Infocomm Security Competition from Singapore Polytechnic.
|From L to R: Miss Tan Shi Hui, Mr Yang Xu Dong
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Once again, congratulation to the winning team from Singapore Polytechnic.


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Black Sabbath:Bigger And Badder Reissues
Ben Hewitt
, June 29th, 2009 12:32
Classic studio albums available
Rock legends Black Sabbath have released deluxe expanded versions of two of their early classic albums.
Their eponymous debut, 1970's Black Sabbath, and their third album, 1971's _Master of Reality, are now available with bonus discs of previously unreleased tracks from the studio sessions.
The track listing for the two albums is as follows:
Black Sabbath
Disc 1 (Original Album):
Black Sabbath
The Wizard
Behind The Wall Of Sleep
Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games)
Sleeping Village
Disc 2 (Tracks 2-9 previously unreleased):
Wicked World (single b-side)
Black Sabbath (studio outtake)
Black Sabbath (instrumental)
The Wizard (studio outtake)
Beyond The Wall Of Sleep (studio outtake)
N.I.B. (instrumental)
Evil Woman (alternative version)
Sleeping Village (Intro – studio outtake)
The Warning (Part 1 – studio outtake)
Master of Realities
Disc 1 (Original Album):
Sweet Leaf
After Forever
Children Of The Grave
Lord Of This World
Into The Void
Disc 2 (Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks):
Weevil Woman '71
Sweet Leaf (studio outtake feat. alternative lyrics)
After Forever (studio outtake – instrumental)
Children Of The Grave (studio outtake feat. alternative lyrics)
Children Of The Grave (studio outtake – instrumental)
Orchid (studio outtake – Tony count-in)
Lord Of This World (studio outtake feat. piano & slide guitar)
Solitude (studio outtake – intro. with alternative guitar tuning)
Spanish Sid (studio outtake – 'Into The Void' alternative version)
Check back with The Quietus this week, when we'll have a competition to win both albums absolutely free.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to invest $228 million (£133m) in energy projects in the Pacific in the next three years.
It plans to help the region reduce its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and support more sustainable and environmentally-friendly growth.
The ADB expects demand for electricity in the Pacific region to grow by 7% annually, with most of the countries likely to remain dependent on imported fossil fuels until 2030.
Mike Trainor, ADB's Pacific Energy Specialist said: "ADB's energy strategy in the Pacific is focused on assisting Pacific governments with projects that will build greater energy security and sustainability in the region."


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Achieving maximum results with your workouts, requires preparation, discipline, and consistency. Here are 5 key step to optimizing your results.
1) Dynamic Warm-Ups
How can you possibly expect to get maximum results if you don't establish a base foundation and get your body ready to perform? The purpose of a dynamic warm-up is to prepare your body for your workout. It's value comes from taking your body through all the planes of functional human movement, including bending, twisting and rotating.
Example dynamic warm-up exercises: Squat-to-stand movements (10 reps), lateral lunges (10 reps), and reverse lunges with twist and overhead reach (five reps each side).
2) Interval Training
What's the best-kept secret when it comes to intense workouts? Studies have shown that about five minutes of high-intensity exercise, consisting of eight rounds of 20 seconds of exercise per round followed by 20 seconds off for recovery, is superior to 60 minutes of continuous cardio. Read that one more time so it sinks in! An important thing to remember when implementing this into your program is to never substitute duration for intensity. When working only a short period of time, you must ensure that your exercise form is perfect on each repetition.
3) Timed Workouts
This is a similar concept to interval training, except the "bursts" of exercise are a bit longer and you're generally doing only one particular exercise at a time, rather than performing a whole-body workout all at once. The purpose is essentially the same: to maximize the benefits of a resistance training program by creating maximum metabolic disturbance. That means you burn up body fat keeping your heart rate constantly elevated while training. Your metabolism never reaches an equilibrium set-point due to the alteration in timing.
4) Super-Set Training Using Your Body-Weight
Intensify your weight training by adding "super sets" of body-weight training to truly engage your muscles. Super-setting is a technique in which you take an exercise targeted for a specific muscle group and immediately perform a similar exercise with no rest. With this technique, you don't use weights or machines for the second exercise. This is a time-efficient, intensive way to maximize strength and lean muscle development. Best of all, you can use this principle for any workout.
Example exercise, Chest Combination: flat-bench dumbbell presses (15 repetitions), super-setted with wide-grip push-ups (25 repetitions). Back combination: machine pull downs (15 repetitions), super-setted with body-weight pull-ups (maximum number of repetitions you can perform).
5) Recovery and Regeneration
Working out breaks your muscles down; in order for them to heal properly, you must give your body adequate time and opportunity to rest. Without appropriate recovery time, you risk overtraining, which can lead to injury and lethargy. Moreover, too much exercise limits your progress and your body becomes catabolic, meaning it begins to degenerate. Eventual loss of lean muscle mass and bone density occurs. How can your body thrive when you do not allow proper healing? No amount of exercise will positively affect your body if you are in a state of overtraining. Serious weight training creates microtrauma; tiny tears and strains in your muscles and connective tissues. To ensure that you are not damaging your body, it is recommended to weight train no more than three times in a seven-day period." Incorporate regeneration programs such as active isolated rope stretching and myofascial foam rolling techniques on rest days for accelerated recovery.
Source: to your Health –By: Perry Nickelson, DC


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GORHAM — The mild winter we've had so far could mean that potholes and frost heaves won't be quite as numerous, but as anyone who drives in Maine knows, roads across the state are in rough shape.
Adequate, sustainable transportation funding is a nationwide problem. With Washington in paralysis, it's up to states to find a solution to the chronic underfunding that has left our roads and bridges crumbling.
Here in Maine, the Legislature's Transportation Committee is having a much-needed conversation about the future of our infrastructure – and what it will take to pay for it. As our transportation system continues to deteriorate, more and more people are recognizing this isn't a partisan issue. Across the political spectrum, from Kittery to Fort Kent and in all sectors of our economy, Mainers recognize we can't afford to kick the can down the road any longer.
According to the Maine Department of Transportation's latest three-year work plan, we're falling short of what's needed just for basic road and bridge maintenance by roughly $168 million each year. Last year, the department presented the "Keeping Our Bridges Safe" report, which stated that we need to spend $70 million more per year just to keep our bridges safe.
We owe it to the people of Maine, our businesses and the future of our economy to have a serious conversation about how to fix the funding shortfall and start keeping up with our transportation needs.
The Transportation Committee, which I serve on as House chair, is considering what options will work best for our state. Of these potential solutions, addressing the decline in revenue from the state gas tax has received the most attention.
The highway fund, which is the portion of the state budget dedicated to highway-related projects, relies on fuel taxes for the majority of its revenue. Because the gas tax isn't indexed to fuel-efficiency standards, revenues drop as new vehicles use less fuel to meet federal standards.
Because of this decline in revenue, it's just getting harder and harder for the state to fund necessary infrastructure projects. In recent years, we've worked with the Department of Transportation to find savings and achieve efficiencies to make up for the loss of revenues – but as anyone who drives on our dilapidated roads knows, we can't cut our way to a solution.
We've relied on bonding to make up part of the difference, and voters have overwhelmingly approved those measures at the ballot box. But bonding is not a predictable way to fund these crucial projects, and it costs taxpayers more in debt service in the long run. While bonding is an important tool, we shouldn't be relying on bonds to fund the regular, expected expenses of maintaining a modern transportation system.
Instead, we should recognize that voters have repeatedly approved these measures because the people of Maine know the importance of smart investment in our infrastructure. From this and what I hear from folks in my district, I think it's clear that people want us to take action to make our roads and bridges safer and more reliable.
An across-the-board increase in the gas tax, permanent or temporary, is not the only option we've discussed. Some have suggested a seasonal gas tax. Others have pitched a plan to dedicate a portion of sales tax receipts from the purchase of transportation-related products to the highway fund.
A range of potential solutions is on the table. I'm proud of lawmakers on the committee for stepping up to the plate to have a constructive, in-depth conversation on this issue. It's a problem that requires real leadership, not partisanship. Our transportation system is at a crossroads. Finding a solution that can gain the necessary bipartisan support likely won't be easy, but it's the right thing to do for our state and the right time to do it.
A safe, reliable transportation system is crucial to keeping our businesses competitive. In fact, many of our largest sectors – like agriculture, forestry, fishing, construction and tourism – require moving people and heavy goods across our sprawling state.
If we're serious about building a stronger economic future for Maine, it's time to secure sustainable funding to build – and maintain – the infrastructure to support it.
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