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CM: Hello people of the Tycoon world, it is my pleasure to capture your attention for yet another edition of ICON Interviews. As the proud host of ICON Interviews; I Chael Mir; would like to offer you the most engaging edition of ICON Interviews we have ever seen. We have a guest befitting of the occasion; ever since I started interviewing, I've been looking for that fighter that just has a real interesting story, and a real promising career still ahead of him. I identified this guy a while ago; he is finally joining us at ICON Interviews, may I present to you ICON Alliance's very own Scandinavian sensation, "Mr Incredible" Sven Tveskabb!
Check out the audio of Part 1: https://youtu.be/dY44_0bqIhU
PART 2: https://www.youtube....h?v=W_NBJ1YKU0Y
CM: Sven; it's an absolute pleasure to have you here buddy; we've been looking forward to it for a very long time, I for one am super excited, welcome to the show. Talk to us about what's been going on with you lately; your former organisation, Tradition Fight Club, collapsed and closed. As their last ever champion, how did this alter your plans? Has this whole situation given you a different perspective on what you believe the future holds for your career?
ST: I have so many good memories from Tradition Fight Club. I had 8 fights in the organization and it was at TFC that my career started for real. When they closed I felt like it were the end of the beginning, like chapter one in my book was finished. Now I just train, eat, sleep and repeat until I feel like I'm ready, when I feel like I'm ready to write a masterpiece.
CM: You certainly created some great memories for everybody over there buddy; what was most encapsulating to a lot of people was not just your title win; but your trilogy with Jandre Vorster; talk to me about your opinion of him as a person and a fighter and how big was that trilogy for you and your career?
ST: Jandre is a great fighter and I respect him a lot, there isn't a single bad thing to say about him. He is as dangerous as dangerous can be on the ground, a real submission artist with a chin made of iron. I have had the great honour of fighting him not once but three times. Jandre is one of those guys that you looking forward to facing and that makes you bring your A game to the fight. When I won against Jandre and won the belt I just wanted to face him again just to prove that it wasn't luck that won the fight, I wanted to prove to myself and the fans that I was the real deal. After a couple of title defences I got the fight that I wanted and he got his rematch. I got taken down and submitted in the first round and that was that. I was so disappointed with my performance so I called the owner of TFC and begged him for an instant rematch.
CM: Obviously you beat him for the belt in a close decision in the first fight; then a few defences later he submitted you; and you came back in the third fight, still your last fight to this day, and frankly you outsmarted him and flat out dominated it from bell to bell. What did you do differently in both training and strategizing for that fight to ensure such a different outcome? And what did winning that third fight; a fitting end to your time in TFC mean to you at the time?
ST: In our first fight I rocked him in the fourth round and he got saved by the bell. I won the fight and were the first one to defeat him but as a finisher; I wanted to be the first one to knock him out. I got obsessed with that KO and in our second fight I were just looking for a KO. Going into the third fight I felt like I had to let my obsession go and realise that Jandre isn't playing games, so I used my stand up skills in a better way and tried to make sure to keep the fight standing rather than go all out for a KO.
CM: One last question on this; if Highland Games; one of the biggest organisations in England; asked you to go over there to compete against Vorster one more time, what would your answer be?
ST: Well I'd still love that KO; haha.
CM: Ok that's real interesting; see what surprises me is that someone hasn't called you already. I can't seriously believe that a former champion as dangerous and skilled as yourself isn't being approached every day. You've had offers right?
ST: I've had some offers but nothing that have drawn my attention to much.
CM: What do you believe would be the perfect organisation for you right now? Is there an offer you could not refuse?
ST: Right now I'm just happy to go to the gym, I'm still learning. Me and my coaches are working on some stuff that's going to take my game to a new level, until then I will remain unsigned. You should never say never but it is really going to take a lot to drag me from the gym right now, like a mud wrestling match with Beyonce and that I would do for free.
CM: I think that could get us all out of pretty much anywhere!! I can understand you're looking to work on some new things; you're already a pretty complete fighter who's in his prime, it seems as if when somebody is unable to take you down and submit you; they can't beat you. Can you shed any light on what you're looking to add to your game?
ST: I'm working on my offense a bit so that I can bring some more diversity to the fights, spinning back fist, superman punch and the axe kick can all surprise you in a fight.
CM: I couldn't help but notice you and your manager are now part of the famous ICON Alliance. What are your thoughts on ICON and the goal that they have to become the greatest Alliance in MMA?
ST: I think ICON is a very exciting Alliance and I am proud to be a member of it. There are a good mix of experienced and new managers that managing over 250 fighters. There is a lot of young blood amongst us fighters, so the future looks bright for us and by the end of the year we will definitely be up there with the big boys.
CM: Right; we're gonna wrap this up so just one last question. Will Sven Tveskabb win another Championship this year?
ST: Absolutely! 100%.
CM: Now is that a confident answer or what? Sven it's been an absolute pleasure to have you here on ICON Interviews; thank you so much for your time today and we look forward to seeing you in the Ring or the cage again. Hopefully we won't be waiting too long!
CM: That concludes our first ever Audio interview! It was a hell of a lot of fun to be a part of; and here at ICON Interviews, we're hoping this will change the game. We hope you enjoyed this edition; let us know what you thought in the comments; everybody is welcome! And as always if you belong to the ICON Alliance; or your fighter fights for the organisation Steel Penn – ICON; please PM me; Chael Mir at 108468. See you next time on ICON Interviews!


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A BBC FOUR news release, received yesterday, reveals the following:
Wide Sargasso Sea adapted for BBC FOUR this Autumn
Rafe Spall, Rebecca Hall and Nina Sosanya head up the cast in an adaptation of Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' highly-charged prequel to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, by the makers of Spooks and Life on Mars.
Set in the lush landscape of Jamaica after the emancipation of slaves, Wide Sargasso Sea tells the story of the arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and an Englishman (see below)
Rhys, herself a Creole, felt Brontë had misrepresented Creole women in her work. She wanted to show an alternative to the story of Bertha Mason, Mr Rochester's first wife, and dispel the 'mad wife' image created by Bronte.
Rhys' powerful work describes not only the meltdown of lust and passion, but also the atmosphere of paranoia and racial tensions that characterised the Caribbean in the 1830s.
The film stars Rafe Spall (The Chatterley Affair) as Edward; Rebecca Hall, appearing in Christopher Nolan's new film The Prestige this Autumn, plays his wife Antoinette Cosway; Nina Sosanya (Casanova) plays her nurse Christophine; Michael Maloney plays Mr Mason; Victoria Hamilton plays Cora; and Katrine de Candole plays Annette.
BBC FOUR Controller Janice Hadlow said: "It's great that Jean Rhys' captivating prequel to Jane Eyre is being adapted for BBC FOUR and with such a fantastic cast."
Claire Parker, Co-Executive Producer, said: "Stephen Greenhorn's wonderful script and Brendan Maher's fresh, original direction have attracted a fantastic cast to the project, from exciting, young, emerging talent such as Rafe Spall and Rebecca Hall, to established names such as Nina Sosanya, Victoria Hamilton and Michael Maloney.
"We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring to the screen Jean Rhys' passionate story of the first Mrs Rochester.
"This is period drama with a twist – contemporary and compelling."
Filming for Wide Sargasso Sea is currently underway in Jamaica and in locations around the UK.
The film is a Kudos Film and Television production and
is adapted by Stephen Greenhorn, who has written extensively for the stage and television.
Jean Rhys
The novel
James Fox adds:
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (new edition published by Penguin in 1997)
This is the story (first published in 1966) of Bertha, Rochester's first bride. The novel gives us a new slant on the Brontë classic and a damning observation of colonialism in the West Indies. It is set just after the slaves have been emancipated, when race relations are tense. Rochester knows the woman whom he later calls Bertha (it's her middle name) as Antoinette. She is descended from once-rich plantation owners, and has a number of half brothers and sisters, the result of her father's relationships with various black women.
She is a "white creole� with a taint, at the time scandalous, of "racial impurity�. In addition, there is a suspicion of mental instability, so she is not accepted by either the local black community or by the white colonial establishment.
Rhys makes it clear that alternative voices have been suppressed in Jane Eyre : here, Rochester and Antoinette have the speaking voice divided between them, although Rochester is never actually named. He is portrayed as a younger brother full of pride and prejudice who is lured into a marriage without love by his unscrupulous family. He accuses Antoinette of being promiscuously attracted towards black people - but he has no qualms about making love with the maid Amelie, so revealing his hypocrisy with regard to former slaves. Briefly, he is happy at Granbois, but he readily believes the worst about his wife, and everything falls apart.
Jean Rhys can not change the essentials of the Brontë text, but she does allow us to see the events from a new angle, and leaves the ending open. Antoinette dreams of the fire and her death-leap but the novel ends with her resolve to do something. Irony indeed!


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Silverlight Architecture Overview
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Barak Cohen
Microsoft Corporation
April 2007
Applies to:
Silverlight Community Technology Preview (CTP) Feb 2007
This white paper provides a high-level overview of the Silverlight
(formerly known as code name "WPF/E") architecture and how it fits into
the Microsoft offering for building next-generation Web applications.
Also, this white paper provides an architectural review of the
Silverlight technology. (6 printed pages)
Silverlight as Part of a User-Experience Continuum
Silverlight Architecture
Deployment and Packaging
Scenarios for Using Silverlight
Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering
the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich
interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. Silverlight offers a
flexible and consistent programming model that supports AJAX, Python,
Ruby, and .NET languages such as VB and C#, and integrates with
existing Web applications. Silverlight media capabilities include fast,
cost-effective delivery of high-quality audio and video to all major
browsers including Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer running on the
Mac or on Windows. By using Expression Studio and Visual Studio,
designers and developers can collaborate more effectively using the
skills they have today to create Silverlight web experience.
Silverlight as Part of a User-Experience Continuum
more than ever, customers are demanding applications and online
experiences that not only meet their individual needs in terms of
effectiveness and efficiency, but also address the perception of
satisfaction the user has with a company's products or services. In
most cases, the level of satisfaction will have a network and an
emotional effect, shaping perceptions of the company as a whole, and,
as an extension, the perceptions of those with whom the individual
comes into touch. Microsoft acknowledges this connection and has a made
a renewed commitment to user experience (UX) as a part of the
end-to-end experience. UX is more than a pretty UI; it is the
aggregation of the interaction point of a user with an application. Our
mission is thus to enable a great user experience wherever the customer
needs that: on the Web, on devices, in Office, and in Windows.
recent examples of Microsoft's own investment in UX are Microsoft
Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. By focusing on the end-user
experience first, subtle and somewhat radical changes were made to both
products in order to address productivity and satisfaction.
- Windows Vista
introduces easier ways to visualize and organize your files, media, and
communications. In every case of the UI, a focus on user-centric task
accomplishment and experience was put first. Other examples of focusing
on UX include the new task switcher (Alt+Tab) and Wi-Fi signal
- Microsoft Office 2007
has introduced the new "Ribbon" concept to replace traditional
toolbars. A natural extension, the ribbon reduces time to find any
given feature in an Office application to about 10 seconds.
of these decisions were heavily influenced by design and designers,
working collaboratively with the rest of the development team. To learn
more, visit http://www.microsoft.com/design
Figure1. Microsoft UX continuum
a platform perspective, Microsoft introduces a consistent offering that
uses common skills to address the different application-interaction
surfaces, as indicated in Figure 1.
- ASP.NET AJAX offers the benefits of standard
Microsoft support (around-the-clock support for a period of 10 years)
for AJAX-enabled applications built around Web standards. It allows
standard Web applications to be more effective by improving the
interaction parameters of the application (such as refresh, resource
usage, and navigation).
- For Web experiences that need 2-D
animation, vector graphics, and high-fidelity audio and video on the
Web, Silverlight is being introduced to extend the capability of the
browser to render XAML in addition to HTML. By embracing Web
architecture for development, including industry-standard AJAX
(Asynchronous JavaScript+XML) and inline XML markup (XAML) for
presentation, Microsoft is working to break rich elements on Web pages
out of the "black box" that exists today. As an added benefit, content
authored in Silverlight and ASP.NET AJAX becomes more discoverable
while offering the benefits of being cross-platform (Windows and
Macintosh) and cross-browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).
AJAX and Silverlight are designed to be complementary technologies. In
the broader sense, Silverlight can interact with any AJAX application,
both client- and server-side. Examples for such integration include
mapping applications, video playback with rich presentation, and more.
- For
connected applications on Windows, Microsoft provides the .NET
Framework 3.0 programming layer (shipped in Windows Vista and available
for Windows XP) that includes the Windows Presentation Foundation
(WPF). By using WPF, one can create rich, immersive, connected
applications and experiences that can take full advantage of the
Windows platform, including UI, media, offline communication, and
document support. WPF uses a superset of the same XAML that is used by
Figure 2. Microsoft end-to-end offering for UX
Figure 2 shows, Silverlight is not an isolated island; it is a piece in
a consistent end-to-end offering that enables taking application
experiences to the next level. This offering includes server-side
components, tools (Microsoft Expression and Microsoft Visual Studio), and UX technologies.
Silverlight Architecture
Silverlight has few basic properties:
- It integrates with various browsers on Windows and on the Macintosh.
- It enables rendering of richer user experiences that are defined by XAML.
- It render media (music and video).
- It enables programming that is consistent with the Web programming model.
- It is small.
Silverlight was designed to address these properties, as Figure 3 shows.
Figure 3. Silverlight architecture
- Lightweight browser plug-in—Silverlight
has Windows and Macintosh modules that are designed to enhance Internet
Explorer (versions 6.0 and 7.0), Firefox 2.0, and Safari browsers. The
December 2006 CTP for Windows is 1.1 MB in size.
- Native presentation runtime—
Software-based browser enhancement that allows rendering of XAML-based
interactive 2-D graphics, text, and media, in addition to the browser
native rendering of HTML. XAML can be used inline, in a file, or in a
- Interactive video and audio—Cross-platform
independent media runtime that can render Windows Media content (WMV
and WMA) in addition to MP3 (will be available after the December 2006
CTP). Video and audio are handled as a media element in XAML, enabling
flexibility in their presentation. Furthermore, the media support
leverages the huge infrastructure and ecosystem around Windows Media,
enabling cost-effective delivery of top-quality media.
- Programming layer—In
consistency with the Web architecture, Silverlight XAML is exposed
using a DOM model to JavaScript. That way, AJAX programs can utilize
the extended markup rendering capability using the same programming
paradigms and practices (on the client and on the server). After the
December 2006 CTP, we will also enable a managed code programming model
using a subset of full CLR that will enhance the programmability side
of the browsers to enable more performant and more scalable Web
Deployment and Packaging
Content for a Web page that contains Silverlight elements can be created by using the following tactics:
- Inline XAML and JavaScript.
- External XAML files and JavaScript files.
- Compressed
content package (available after the December 2006 CTP) that contains
XAML, managed code, images, fonts, and media. Streaming media sources
can be referenced from the XAML media elements.
Figure 4. Silverlight packaging (after Feb 2007 CTP)
believe that the flexibility of application packaging and the
consistency of the application architecture with Web standards and
operations will create many opportunities for improving the impact and
effectiveness of Web applications, making applications more scalable,
fault-tolerant, and dynamic (they can change their markup on the fly),
and making content more discoverable.
Web pages that require
Silverlight can detect if the Silverlight plug-in is installed, and can
direct users to download it and install it (either through a redirect
or through an object tag). The Silverlight SDK has documentation on
Scenarios for Using Silverlight
Silverlight is perfect for the following Web application scenarios that encompass many real-world scenarios:
- Web media— Branded playback with events, video and marketing mix, dynamic videos with ads, audio playback, and so forth
- Rich islands on a page (mini apps)— Casual games and gadgets
- Web visualization elements— Navigation properties, data visualization, and ads
is designed for Web page content that is connected to its host (it will
not work offline), that deeply engages the user, and that can render on
any browser.
article provided a high-level overview of the Silverlight architecture
and how it fits into the Microsoft offering for building
next-generation Web applications. Silverlight is part of a larger
revolution of the ways applications are designed, built, and delivered.
With markup-based UI and flexible programming models, businesses will
be able to offer better experiences on the right form factor for their


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ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) has cordoned off an area in Bradley Street Woden after two people collapsed.
The cordon is in a small area between the McDonalds entrance to Woden Plaza and shops across the road.
Firefighters from the ACTF&R HAZMAT crew are currently conducting atmospheric monitoring in the area as a precaution before lifting the cordon.
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The African people hold White Lions as sacred beings who are humanity's guardians in times of transformation. Their natural and spiritual homeland is the Timbavati region of South Africa, neighboring the Kruger National Park, where snow-white lions were born into wild, golden prides. Unfortunately, the cubs were captured and bred for financial gain, for zoos, circuses, and as canned hunting trophies. Consequently, the White Lions have been technically extinct in the wild since 1993.
The Global White Lion Protection Trust is changing this. The lions on this page are part of a re-introduction program to a protected area within the Timbavati Region. These lions carry a message for us all. To learn more about the white lions roaming free in their natural habitat, go to: www.whitelions.org or www.whitelionshomeland.org.
Star Beings of Africa, The White Lions of Timbavati by Brad Laughlin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License .
- White lions are not albinos. They have standard, though at times lighter, pigmentation in their eyes, noses and ears. Their whiteness is the result of a rare recessive gene, similar to blue eyes in humans, which could be a relic of ice ages.
- In winter, when it does not rain, they become dusty with the brown earth of Africa and resemble tawny lions, although lighter. In spring, when the rains come, it washes off the dust and they turn white again.
- One day of freedom for a white lion costs R350, approximately $50. This covers actual predation and veterinary costs, anti-poaching activities, fence maintenance, restocking prey-animals, essential habitat management and the cost of monitoring around the clock.
- The Global White Lion Protection Trust has reintroduced a pride of rehabilitated white lions to semi-free-roaming conditions within their greater endemic habitat—the Greater Timbavati region. They are now hunting for themselves and are self-sufficient.
- Once white lions have been integrated into the tawny lion populations within their natural distribution range, the natural dynamics of their endemic region, the Greater Timbavati, will be restored.
Delightful Facts About the White Lions
Please Join Our Prayer Circle
A prayer circle has a quantum effect. Each time one person signs it and offers the prayer, it is as though everyone in the circle is offering the prayer and in that way the effect is magnified. Now more than ever, the lions need our help.
Fill in your details and click below to join the prayer circle.
Adding your name is optional, although we encourage you to fill in your country so that our map can register your support and others can see where the support is coming from. Should you choose to add your name, be assured it will not be shown or used in any way. If you add neither name, or country, please join us in spirit and hold the intention to honor, protect and co-habitat with these majestic beings.
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We update this map periodically with all new prayer circle submissions.
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- Learn to:
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- Become an accredited White Lion Leadership practitioner
- Learn to incorporate these principles in business, decision making, personal life and for the sustainability of our future.
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Evolving Direct Mail
Add some zing to your mail marketing! Mail plays well with other marketing channels and is a great center piece to many campaigns.
There are ways to add some technology to your current print and mail strategies, below are a few recent trends. They add a digital element to the hard copy direct mail campaigns combining the physical with the digital experience.
Web Keys:
Allows you to feature a USB connector to your traditional Direct mail incentives. It can be added as a pop out at the side of a package similar to a pocket knife. Once inserted into the recipients computer it can take them to a personalized web page capable of conveying everything from additional product information or unique offers. Unique codes in each key allow you to track the respondents activity such as average time on web page, pages on your website they visited and even the number of times they use the device
QR Codes:
A great way that allows direct mail campaigns to support online marketing efforts. These images, once scanned with a mobile device can take the respondent directly to the company's web page. They also add an extra dimension of measurability to a mail marketing campaign for it is fairly easy to track. QR codes help showcase the seamless integration between the physical and digital experience.
Audio Chips:
Not just in greeting cards anymore. Audio file's can now be customized to target segments and even individuals. Recent breakthroughs in this technology have enhanced quality and reduced costs, opening this form of correspondence to a wider audience.


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Previous to ThriveHive, I was a full-time student in the Web Development Immersive program at General Assembly focusing on Javascript, Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, and D3.
Before pivoting into web development, I was working as a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch in Cambridge, MA. In my 8 years working with Bank of America/Merrill Lynch I gained both face-to-face experience assisting clients with a large spectrum of financial needs as well as experience working as part of a team to deliver on our goals.
My desire to work with more complex technical problems drove me to continue learning code. The career transition was streamlined by the WDI course that I completed at General Assembly.
Please feel free to view some of my projects on GitHub. I have worked on several solo projects and also been part of a collaborative effort using git. If you have any questions, or know of a position that may be a good match, please email me.


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The Hangout Oyster Cook-Off & Craft Beer Weekend showcases the talents and tastes of the best chefs from the Southeast for a decadent afternoon of oysters and spirits on the beach in beautiful Gulf Shores, AL. Sample inspired oyster dishes from dozens of restaurants who will be serving Rockefeller, Gulf Coast Cajun and Raw Oysters. Sharpen your culinary skills with fun & informative cooking demos throughout the day Saturday.
Dozens of craft beers, craft cocktails, Champagne, and Bloody Marys will be featured throughout the day to help wash the oysters down.
Stop by the North American Oyster Showcase and sample oysters flown in from Pacific Northwest, New England, the Maritimes, British Columbia, the Mid-Atlantic, Baja Peninsula and right here from the Gulf Coast.
Catch all the football action with our Best Tasting Tailgate tents where you can watch SEC Football games on big screen TVs
We are pleased to have numerous authors and James Beard Award nominees visiting our beach oasis. Make sure you attend a workshop or get a book autographed.
Celebrate craft beer with an incredible selection of micro-brews.
Some of the Southeast's best mixologists will compete for the best Bloody Mary. Don't want to compete? No problem! There will be plenty of opportunities to taste!
Shucking oysters is truly an art. Watch along as restaurants compete for the title of fastest oyster shucker on Saturday, November 3rd.
This all-inclusive event features a souvenir cup, unlimited craft beer tastings and live music. Dozens of beers will be featured from breweries such as Oskar Blues, Good People, Abita, Big Beach Brewing, Kona Brewing and Avondale Brewing.


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All prices include 14% VAT and are valid for 30 days. National price list rates include delivery costs to major centers only (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein). Additional delivery rates may apply for outlying areas.
Installation prices are based on the ground being relatively level, clear of obstacles and composed of normal, pickable ground. Site conditions involving the excavation through and reinstatement of paving, concrete, tar or similar are not included in our installation rates. Kidbuddie reserves its right to re calculate any associated additional costs in this regard on the completion of the works. Please advise our salesperson, at time of enquiry, of any adverse site conditions so that we can provide provisional estimates on any expected additional works.
Delivery period for average sized Jungle Gyms are three to four weeks. Kidbuddie will always strive to deliver timeously however we do not hold ourselves liable in this regard for circumstances beyond our control and will advise if any delays in delivery are expected.
A 50% deposit is required as confirmation of order, 30% prior to dispatch and the balance to be paid strictly on delivery. In the event of non-payment the purchaser will be responsible for all legal and associated costs incurred relating to the recovery of the debt. All goods remain the property of Kidbuddie until fully paid.
The purchaser acknowledges that the goods supplied are intended for use as a temporary structure and are therefore not subject to the National Building Regulations or any other regulations applicable to permanent structures. The purchaser indemnifies the supplier against any and all claims of whatsoever nature arising from the use and erection of the structure.
Kidbuddie predominantly use the slow grown 'Pinus Radiatta' species of pine timber known for its exceptional strength, durability and quality. All timbers used are pressure treated to SABS specifications as a preventative measure against pest infestation and rot for an extended life span. All timbers are pre sanded and prepared thus very little maintenance of the timber is required apart from periodic maintenance coats however we do strongly recommend that all timber is either oiled or painted, as this will help to control 'checking', enhance the appearance, seal the surface and minimizes splintering.
'Checking' is a natural occurrence and commonly encountered in the log and timber industry. Even after drying and pressure treating, timber still remains a natural living product and reacts to variances in climatic conditions causing it to expand and contract which can result in what is known as 'Checking' which is Nature`s way of dealing with these climatic and / or seasonal changes. 'Checking' manifests itself as long thin cracks along the length of the pole however do not adversely affect the strength and durability of the product. 'Checking' cracks will not traverse through the entire thickness of the pole and are very rarely more than 5-6mm wide and a third of the pole thickness deep. Cracks will often open and close to different widths as seasonal conditions change thus making it very difficult to permanently fill these cracks. 'Checking' can however be managed to a certain extent by ensuring that the timber surface is well protected through application of regular maintenance coats of Waxoil or exterior timber sealant.
KIDBUDDIE products have been tried and tested over many years and have an excellent safety and durability record. At all times, utmost care is taken in the design, manufacture and installation of our playground equipment, to ensure, as far as possible, the safety of children playing on it. We care about our customers and products however by the very nature of the intended use we cannot hold ourselves liable for any accidents or injuries that may occur while using our equipment. In the event of any failure or defect becoming apparent we kindly request that you advise us immediately so that the appropriate action can be taken. We offer a one year exchange warranty on all products however excludes neglect and effective misuse or abuse.
Playground equipment must be thoroughly checked once a month, especially in busy playgrounds. Check that all moving parts are secure, such as rope, chain and swing hangers, keep all eyebolts and shackles well-greased, especially on swing boats. Maintenance coats should be applied annually or as necessary, depending on site conditions, to all timber surfaces. Should you feel unsure of any aspect relating to the correct maintenance of your Kidbuddie Jungle Gym we are always available to offer support and advice. Children under six years of age should have an adult in attendance when playing on the jungle gyms.
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Although the second term is fairly short this year, it's wonderful to attend one of the various ELT events which are on offer in order to give yourself a boost and pick up some new tips and techniques. Here's what's on offer this term: February 3rd is a busy day for ELT! Here in Cádiz, […] Continue Reading →


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Are you a civil servant who stammers? Join up to the special closed Facebook group.
In autumn last year the Civil Service became a member of the Employers Stammering Network. The ESN helps create a culture where people who stammer can achieve their full career potential, and is the first network of its kind in the world.
Following on from this, a closed Facebook page has now been set up to bring together a fledgling cross-government network space for people who stammer. It's only for current civil servants (people who stammer or supporters as long as they participate in a positive and inclusive way).
It is a closed group, so those outside the group (including Facebook friends) cannot see your posts to the group.
If you would like to sign up, you need to request to join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/1569968656658946/ , and also send an email from your work email address (which must have a gov.uk ending) to Betony[DOT]Kelly[AT]bis.gov.uk
Betony Kelly, Group Head of Engagement at the Department for Business Innovations & Skills writes:
"Civil Servants have jobs which make a difference to people's lives across the UK. And some of us stammer too. But stammering can be a lonely business. Many people try to keep their dysfluency secret or hidden because they worry about how others will perceive them. This can make them feel isolated. It's hard to ask for support when you're not sure that others will give you fair and equal treatment.
Our group is designed to create a space where Civil Servants can come together to share advice and experiences to help make stammering understood and supported in the Civil Service. We'd love to hear from anyone who is a current Civil Servant – please help us make a group that makes a difference to you."


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So this is my summer: I'm part of a great, dedicated team moving our massive website, oswego.edu, to a new content management system and giving the site a whole new look. Ideally, by the start of the fall semester. Is that all a big project? Yes. Absolutely. And, in a sense, no.
While it's definitely a big project, I could describe it as accurately as a merging of many different projects and goals. Consider the activities of our small, merry band:
– We're creating new schemas (templates), stylesheets and components (added features) in our new CMS, Ingeniux. (When I say "we" here, I mainly mean "Rick Buck.")
– We're migrating content for around 10,000 pages.
– We're training a couple hundred users or so on the new CMS.
– We're tracking and documenting all of the above.
– We're creating around 30 new landing pages that raise the presentation of academic areas.
– We're working with a freelance designer on four primary templates, including a new home page. (The CMS is skinnable, so the new look will be "turned on" all at once.)
– The powers that be have tasked me with making our new site more engaging and interactive.
– Under the umbrella of engagement, I carry six other emphases — more user-centered, greater portability (interactive with both mobile devices and social media), greater usability, more conducive to microtransactions (meaningful ways to interact), promoting storytelling and cultivating community-building. Yes, those are a lot of things, but they can help guide this and future projects.
We have a fabulous cross-campus CMS team working on the back end, and content migration is under way. The designer delivers first drafts of template suites (three options) this week. Support from the top has been marvelous.
We've come a long, long way. And there is so much to be done — in pieces large and small. It's like assembling a giant puzzle, but we know all the pieces are around and we've started putting them together. Don't be surprised to see more blog entries about this big project … or collection of projects.


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Monday, October 17, 2011
black and blue.
Posted by ilene @ muchloveilly at 12:00 AM
41 comments:
Knew that ring looked oddly familiar...haha I work at Charming Charlie!ReplyDelete
Ah, could you be any cuter! Love the outfit. The blue tights are the perfect pop!ReplyDelete
I'm quite sure you could pull off just about anything, you are gorgeous!
You are too cute! I love your personality as well as style, and you are simply stunning!ReplyDelete
I am in love with those shoes lady! So cute!ReplyDelete
I wasn't sure where the outfit was going as I scrolled down. Then I got to the blue tights and my mind was blown at how perfectly they tied the outfit together. *^___^* It's so cute!ReplyDelete
love your earrings and of course your fun tights!! :DReplyDelete
I love the color of your tights. So cute and original. xo, rvReplyDelete
LOVING the bright blue tights! SO MUCH FUN!ReplyDelete
Oh! I know that bug all right! Gets at you like nothing elese!!ReplyDelete
Those electric blue tights are total eyeball-grabbers, I must say! :)
lol...you are so cute and funny! i love reading your posts!!:):)ReplyDelete
Hmm, red velvet cupcakes, yum!! And goodness, you look SO gorgeous in blue lady. I'm loving this fab outfit head to toe and I'm so smitten with the tights + shoes combo too. xo veronikaReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 3:50 AM
cute outfit, love the shirt :)ReplyDelete
Great shoes and t-shirt! You look so nice <3ReplyDelete
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I used to hate Sundays and considered them void days but now absolutely love them, great days to just relax! You look lovely as usual!ReplyDelete
Im totally smitten with your tights, sweetie. What a fantastic colour! Happy Monday. xoReplyDelete
the fact taht you referenced BSB has made.my.week.ReplyDelete
LOVE those shoes!! xoxo jillian:: enter to win a custom canvas print!ReplyDelete
I love that top! That color is just beautiful! And your earrings are stunning!ReplyDelete
Lazy Sunday afternoons are great :) love the colour of your tights-very fun!ReplyDelete
love the outfit!! found you from the 'facebook group'. :)ReplyDelete
gave your page a THUMBS UP!!! hehe
looove me some sunday nothingness.ReplyDelete
here's to monday. . .
I love Sundays. They might be my favorite day. With Church and seeing friends (and usually lots of baking) I love them so much. But my favorite part of sundays is just laying with Chris and cuddling. Nothing beats that.ReplyDelete
i LOVE wearing tights in the fall! Those blues ones are so cute on y ou! And I was also thinking about BSB when I saw "Black and Blue." ;)ReplyDelete
Yes! And that is exactly what I did this last sunday. Beautiful, I love it!ReplyDelete
Yes! And that is exactly what I did this last sunday. Beautiful, I love it!ReplyDelete
so cute.ReplyDelete
i'm loving the blue!
Love the POP of those blue tights!ReplyDelete
You look adorable!! I have to get some blue tights. You've inspired me :)ReplyDelete
Happy Monday, sweetie! xoxo
Love those shoes! What a great TJ Maxx find! :]ReplyDelete
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I can't help but be in love with those tights. Theyre SO cuteReplyDelete
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Love those blue tights! Fantastic!ReplyDelete
i need colored tights. you just made it official!ReplyDelete
dying over this look! i'm obsessed with that shade of blue this year....i'm currently stalking that same shade in a pair of jeans at nordiees....and by stalking i mean waiting for them to go on sale!ReplyDelete
beaufort needs to invent more places for you to go in your fancy outfits!!!
Check out your bright blue tights! lovin the color:-)ReplyDelete
very cute bright blue tights! and your accessories are always so fab!ReplyDelete
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Bahaha oh the Backstreet Boys! ;)ReplyDelete
I looooooove searching for recipes on pinterest! I can spend so much time doing it. Haha.
love your blue tights and that top is so adorable Ilene!ReplyDelete
Omgsh I LOVE this! I just got blue tights too and they are so much fun! xoReplyDelete
I LOVE your poncho shirt! SO cute! Oh, and that red velvet cupcake sounds so yummy! I'm up way too late and I'm hungry!ReplyDelete
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Therefore, June 20 is the day the world commemorates the strength, courage, and perseverance of millions of refugees and is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world.
Held every year, World Refugee Day also marks a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee.
Each year on June 20 the United Nations, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and countless civic groups around the world host World Refugee Day events in order to draw the public's attention to the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution.
In a world where one in every 113 people have been forced to flee their homes because of war or persecution it's vital we demonstrate the global public stands #WithRefugees campaign.
Please stand #WithRefugees today (source: unhcr.org).
In SEECEL, we strongly believe that by collaborating, learning together and promoting entrepreneurial learning, our societies can develop. We can be united and stronger.


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Jon Gosselin On 'Couples Therapy': Wants Ex Kate To 'F–king Die'
In a preview of the Feb. 27 episode of 'Couples Therapy,' Jon Gosselin explodes in anger after a heated phone call with his ex-wife, Kate. In a shocking turn of events, he ends his rant by saying that the mother of his children 'can f–king die.' Watch here.
How far is too far? During an angry rant on Couples Therapy, Jon Gosselin crosses the line when he proclaims he would like his ex-wife Kate Gosselin to 'die' after speaking to her on the phone.
Jon Gosselin Wants Kate To 'Die'
On this season of Couples Therapy, we've watched Jon Gosselin and Liz Jannetta work on their issues weekly. One of Jon's biggest issues is not standing up for himself, and Dr. Jenn Berman fears he might be repeating the same bad habits he did with his ex-wife, Kate Gosselin. In a clip from the Feb. 27 issue, Jon completely loses his cool after speaking to Kate on the phone and goes off on a scary rant that ends with him declaring that his ex-wife and the mother of his children can 'go and die.'
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"F–k her," Jon yells after hanging up the phone. "[Kate] can go out and talk about the kids any time she wants. She can tweet, get a f–king website dedicated to them, every f–king book she's ever put out, because she wants to keep on being on television which is never going to f–king happen. So she can go and f–king die."
Jon Is Ready To Tell His Side Of The Story
In the same Couples Therapy clip, Jon reveals that he has written a book telling his side of the story. However, after consulting with his legal team he shares that he's scared to get it published.
"I wrote my book, I just, I'm afraid to publish it," Jon explains to his co-stars. "It took me two years. Everything that happened. My side. My emotions."
In August 2013, Kate filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Jon for wiretapping, computer hacking, identity theft, and selling information. Jon shares with his Couples Therapy co-stars that he would "never" have filed a lawsuit against her if the tables were turned.
Watch the full clip of Jon going off on Kate on the Feb. 27 episode of Couples Therapy below:
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Amsterdam as testing ground
Cisco's presence in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area offers many advantages. The world's largest manufacturer of online network systems manages all its Western European operations from here, but it also sees the region as an ideal testing ground for future ICT applications – particularly when it comes to sustainable solutions.
"Clearly, we need a major rethink when it comes to the way our urban areas are run," says Bas Boorsma of Cisco's Connected Urban Development (CUD) programme, an ambitious project run in collaboration with the city governments of San Francisco, Seoul and Amsterdam. Boorsma points out that two-thirds of the global population will soon be living in cities. Without new solutions for transport and other problems, "the system will quite literally grind to a halt."
Ideal lab
Cisco believes that its smart web-based ICT applications can help, by allowing people to work together more intensively on a remote basis, without having to physically meet. The company is developing and coordinating many of its experimental CUD activities from Amsterdam.
"This is an ideal laboratory to test our ideas," says Boorsma. While sharing the problems of other major urban conglomerations, he adds, the Amsterdam Area has "the greatest broadband connectivity and second-highest Internet connection density in the world. " These factors, aided by the large local IT and telecom sector, enable large-scale and affordable experiments with high-quality data transport.
Former US President Bill Clinton laid the groundwork for the project as part of his Global Initiative. Clinton asked Cisco's CEO John Chambers to help find solutions to the problems currently threatening cities. "Our main goal was to draw up a comprehensive blueprint, identifying how ICT can be applied to keep tomorrow's cities liveable and healthy," says Boorsma. The plan targets inefficient energy, transport and passenger flows.
Smart work
The approach has already yielded concrete results in Almere. Last year, the Smart Work Center, a joint initiative of Cisco and local government, opened with the objective of reducing commuting. Tools such as the interactive conferencing system Telepresence reduce the need to travel. Another three such centres will open shortly in the Amsterdam Area.
Another initiative is the development of an eco map for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, along the lines of one made for San Francisco. The information gained will support innovative regional projects. Meanwhile the Ageing Well programme applies ICT to the issues raised by tomorrow's older urban population. According to Bas Boorsma, Amsterdam is "an incredibly inspiring place to think about the cities of the future."
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Since 2006 Home Resource has been building partnerships with local agencies in order to become a work program site. Joining with organizations such as Experience Works and Opportunity Resources, we prepare participants to re-enter the workforce and explore new career pathways. In particular, our site offers vocational skills for people interested in obtaining entry-level construction, manufacturing and green industry jobs, among others.
Our goal is to equip participants with direct job skills that eventually lead to high quality, living wage employment. Along the way, we hope that Home ReSource can serve to engage everyone in a meaningful, environmental and community-serving cause.
Home ReSource staff work closely with the work program participants to improve the training experience and increase participant success in securing permanent employment.
Home Resource looks forward to continuing our capacity as a site for job placement programs, local employers and job seekers alike to build and share skills for a stronger community. Thank you work program participants for all that you do! Below is a list of some organizations we work with and a link to their websites.
For more information about our Work Programs, please contact Katie Neskey: firstname.lastname@example.com, (406) 541-8301.
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In Memoriam
Last week, one of the founders of the New York City Charter School Center, Carol Reich, passed away. You can read the outline of Carol's life and contributions in the New York Times' obituary
Last week, one of the founders of the New York City Charter School Center, Carol Reich, passed away. You can read the outline of Carol's life and contributions in the New York Times' obituary
On Wednesday, the New York State Education Department released results for the 2017-18 grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and math assessments. As in 2015-16, when the state implemented new testing procedures that differed from past years' Common Core assessments, these results are not directly comparable to those from the year prior.
By Melissa Katz, Director, English Learner Supports
The NYC Special Education Collaborative's mission is to empower schools to develop inclusive education environments. This is an ambitious undertaking given that inclusion is not a teaching strategy, but rather a mindset. In the most basic language, inclusion means any student...
On Tuesday, the New York State Education Department released results for the 2016-17 grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and math assessments. Unlike 2015-16, when the state implemented new testing procedures that differed from past years' Common Core assessments, the 2016-17 results are directly comparable to those from the year prior. Across New York City, both charter and traditional district schools made improvements in ELA and math. However, following last year's trends, New York City charter schools outperformed and outgained traditional district schools in both ELA and math.
By Michael Pih, Associate Director of Policy & Research
Despite significant evidence to the contrary, it's a common refrain among charter school critics that the strong academic performance of NYC charter schools can be explained by their selective enrollment of students based on certain characteristics, including prior academic performance...
By Michael Pih
And the funding gap between charters and the district continues to grow...
The IBO released an updated report comparing public spending for charter schools to traditional district schools, and its analysis is clear: not only do NYC charter schools receive less in public spending than their district counterparts, but this funding disparity continues to grow.
By Dixon Deutsch, Vice President of Special Populations
While enjoying the holidays in my home state of Texas, I received an email from my alma mater - the University of Texas at Austin. The email caught my eye because it referenced a new head coach for the university football team. For those that don't know, college football is big in Texas. So big in fact, that when a relatively new head coach didn't perform after three years, the university let him go. This isn't surprising, considering that the football program is a multi-million dollar endeavor. What is surprising is the very public nature and the reasons that the university gave for firing the head coach.
By Megan Davis-Hitchens, Director of the NYC Special Education Collaborative
In my third year attending CHIME Charter School's Creating Inclusive Schools conference, I continue to experience shifts in my conceptualization of inclusion. By observing and learning directly from the teachers and school leaders at CHIME, it becomes clear that behind their inclusive systems are highly passionate and committed educators - educators who believe, whole-heartedly, that all students can be successful and truly belong in their school community. They continuously adapt, modify, shift, and learn, in order to ensure that all students are included.
By Melissa Katz
It's 6:00pm on a Saturday and I'm sitting on a flight back to New York after three days of intensive professional development about inclusion. As the Charter Center's Program Manager of English Learner Supports, I'm constantly on the lookout for the best educational practices around recruiting and supporting English language learners. This trip took me to CHIME, a well-known and successful charter school in Los Angeles that started as a Pre-K for students with moderate to severe disabilities. Eventually, their successes and parent demand skyrocketed and the school grew to serve Kindergarten through 8th grade with plans to expand to high school.
By Michael Pih
In what can be described as yet another transition year for New York State testing, NYC charter schools made significant gains, and outperformed their district counterparts in both ELA and Math. As the sector has done for the past three years, math proficiency continues to exceed district averages—this year by +12.3 percentage points (48.7% vs. 36.4%). Most encouraging is the fact that charters outperformed the district in ELA for the first time since the transition to the Common Core assessments in the 2012-13 school year (43.0% vs. 38.0%).


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Quality Certification
Since many years KARMA is ISO 9001 certified by the German TÜV, which is known for its stringent standards. Our quality standard and certification is yearly re-examined by the German TÜV to ensure that KARMA sustains its commitment to top quality products and processes. KARMA has consistently passed the annual on-site inspections conducted by the TUV for many years. This spirit of continued commitment to excellence is in line with KARMA's principles.
KARMA's expertise includes the areas of electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical structure, and product design. The market value of KARMA products is sustained and protected because of the numerous patents that we have obtained in many countries.
Design & development
Seamless Integration of Automation and Human energy
After over 25 years of marketing mobility products, KARMA continues to absorb advanced medical knowledge, accrue human energy, and nurture personal growth. A seamless integration of these ingredients has made our fully automated medical engineering design and quality production processes both intelligent and human.
The Central European Product Management department translates its over 20 years of market experience into products that fit completely into the needs of the users and the market demands.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Production processes are closely monitored and controlled by the most advanced computer integrated manufacturing system in the industry. Each minute detail and every corner is perfectly addressed.
Advanced Computer Design and Simulation
KARMA has successfully marketed its mobility products in many developed countries around the globe. To meet and exceed the high expectations from these customers, KARMA has established a testing systems according to the stringent international standards for medical devices. All product designs go through rigorous computer simulation and testing to surpass the requirements of high quality mobility products.
Global Collaboration and Customization
Collaborating with medical professionals from different parts of the world, KARMA is able to offer products that suit the needs of distinctive markets.
Production Processes & Technologies
Thanks to its dynamic capabilities, Karma is capable of carrying out R&D and production to suit the different needs of its diverse group of customers. This is why Karma has been working closely with clients in over 40 countries. With input from many distributors around the world, Karma immerses itself in the most advanced R&D of mobility products to improve continuously
Our advanced ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system connects every corner of our clean and spacious facilities and enables the uninterrupted production of top quality products.Scientific management controls and monitors all of our production processes. From the acquisition of raw materials to the delivery of finished products, every process surpasses the requirements of ISO9001, FDA, CE, and German TUV certification standards.
As a result of its relentless pursuit of quality in the past 25 years, Karma's highly acclaimed aluminium-alloy wheelchairs are among the top sellers in over 40 countries. We take business ethics seriously and insist on quality and excellence. Our wheelchairs are made of rigorously selected aerospace-grade aluminium-alloy. Compromising material quality for cost saving has never been a consideration.
Over one million people in five continents benefit from a dependable Karma wheelchair. Our safe and comfortable wheelchairs enable a high quality of life.


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State Bar Association President Stephen P. Younger today called on the Legislature to reject proposals of the Governor's Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) that ignore the needs of thousands of future victims of medical malpractice.
"The Medicaid Redesign Team was supposed to involve 'stakeholders,' but did not allow for input from those representing New Yorkers injured by irresponsible actions of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes and other medical providers," said Younger [Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP].
"Instead it heard only the clamor of special interests in medical industry that long have pushed to restrict the ability of victims to be fairly compensated for medical malpractice," Younger said. The MRT's "stakeholders" consist of 27 health professionals, union leaders and government officials. Absent were the lawyer groups representing injured victims--and the ultimate "stakeholders": medical patients.
The New York State Bar Association strongly opposes the MRT's Proposal 131. It would cap the amount of money an injured patient could receive for non-economic damages--also known as pain and suffering--at $250,000. It also would create an impaired infant fund, which would modify the civil justice system without appropriate debate among interested stakeholders.
"These changes-drafted by health industry insiders-would overturn existing state tort laws if included in the Governor's budget and adopted by the Legislature," Younger said. "Such drastic changes should be debated openly rather than potentially rammed through the budget process."
The State Bar opposes caps on non-economic damages in tort cases. Caps on pain on pain and suffering unjustly discriminate against negligence victims who suffer the most devastating physical and psychological losses. Caps discriminate against children, homemakers, retirees and others with little or no earnings. Such caps would limit the ability to deter medical misconduct.
The Memorandum in Opposition to Proposal 131 approved by the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association is available here.
The 77,000-member New York State Bar Association is the official statewide organization of lawyers in New York and the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation. It was founded in 1876.-30-Contact: Lise Bang-JensenDirector of Media firstname.lastname@example.com/487-5530


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Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management is the way in which our company utilizes all suitable techniques to take care of a tree's health. This can include things such as fertilization to address nutritional deficiencies, irrigation and winter watering, proper pruning, chemical controls, and planting suitable species for specific locations. These are just some of the ways we address plant health care issues.
If the tree is properly watered, fed, and pruned, typically the tree will not need pesticides to manage pest issues. Most pest issues can be solved by making sure the tree is properly pruned as well as watering it year round. If your tree does have a pest, we try to eliminate that nuisance by using products that are as bee friendly as possible. Many times a dormant oil spray or a deep root fertilization will resolve the onset of a new pest. If your tree has a pest we cannot control to a reasonable level with these methods, we also offer pest control with other bio-insecticides and/or pesticides. We strive to solve every situation WITHOUT the use of neonicotinoids. Anything we can do to help a tree and save a bee, we do.
Products we offer include insecticides, fungicides, miticides, and certified organic TreeAzin for beetle prevention. We currently employee a Qualified Supervisor and licensed, experienced technicians to manage all phases of the pest identification, management, and control process. You would be amazed at how many issues just need some water and fertilizer to fix them.


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Top 10 New Year's Health Tips
Each year, millions of Americans make some kind of resolution to improve their health, whether it's losing weight, or getting a check up or exercising more. Here are the top 10 tips for those who consistently fail to meet those resolution goals, year in and year out.
1. Walk
Walking is a great form of exercise. Not only does it burn calories, but it helps build muscle as well. It's also low impact and nearly everyone can do it. Someone looking to improve their health in the New Year doesn't have to walk much; only 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace will dramatically improve cardiovascular health and help maintain a healthy weight. Need some extra incentive? Wear a pedometer. Research indicates that wearing a pedometer during the day can help people walk an extra mile over those who don't.
2. Vitamins
Vitamins are great for those who have holes in their diets, but people should use them sparingly. The market is awash in thousands of different vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements and most people don't really need them. Of course those who are deficient in certain vitamins or minerals or women who are trying to get pregnant would certainly benefit from supplements, but in general a multivitamin is all most people would need.
3. Drink More Water
The human body is mostly water and water serves a whole host of purposes in the body. Water does everything from plumping up tissues (less wrinkles, ladies!) to flushing wastes from the body. Water is absolutely essential to human life. However, most people drink things like sodas or energy drinks during the course of their hectic day, which can have a dehydrating affect on the body. Water also contributes to good health because cells with an adequate amount of water are harder for cold and flu germs to infect. Make it a healthy habit in the New Year to drink more of that H2O!
4. Cut Back On Sweets
Last year, nearly 2 million people were diagnosed with diabetes. Eating too much sugar or carbohydrates that turn into sugar in the body can lead to a condition called insulin resistance after the body is repeatedly flooded with insulin in response to the spike in blood sugar. Over time, insulin resistance can turn into type 2 diabetes. Cutting back on sweets and increasing fiber can help prevent insulin resistance and diabetes.
5. Ditch The Caffeine
While a little coffee each morning is fine, overloading on coffee, sodas and energy drinks can lead to a whole host of problems, among them dehydration, stomach ailments, sleeping problems and weight gain in the case of over-sugary sodas and energy drinks. Opt instead for water or herbal tea. They don't cause dehydration or insomnia, and some, such as chamomile tea, are soothing and aid in sleep. That should help with New Year's health tip # 9.
6. Massage
Massage is a great way to relieve pain and reduce stress, and with more and more Americans spending much of their lives hunched over a computer working and on social media sites, it's no wonder why massage is becoming more and more popular, as well as being more affordable. There are a number of different techniques, some designed for relaxation and some for more intensive healing, and a qualified massage therapist can help determine which is best for their client.
7. Weight Training
This goes for everyone, but is primarily directed at the ladies. Many women still believe that weight training is just for the men and they will get "bulky" if they lift weights, but this isn't the case at all. Ladies need to weight train as well, for a couple of reasons. The first is that weight training revs up metabolism, which means that if a lady has a New Year's resolution to lose weight, she shouldn't be skipping the free weights. Second, weight training helps increase bone density, something every lady needs to be concerned with as she gets older. Osteoporosis (brittle bones) becomes a problem after menopause which could lead to debilitating fractures, so don't skip the weights.
8. Eat More Fish
Research has shown how beneficial fish can be to the human diet. Aside from being a great source of protein, the oils found in the fish are the good kind, shown to do a whole host of good things from improving mood to being heart healthy. Experts recommend two 3-to-4 ounce servings of fish per week. Choose fish carefully however, some fish do come with higher levels of mercury. A good fish monger can give you recommendations on which fish are best.
9. Sleep
Americans are notoriously sleep deprived. Most experts recommend getting 7-to-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night, but many are lucky to get 4-to-5 hours. During sleep is when the body heals itself and in the case of kids, this is also when most growth occurs. So switch off the TV before the late, late show and catch some extra Z's. It will be worth it.
10. Quit Smoking
This one is a no-brainer. It is well documented how bad smoking is for the human body and one of the most common New Year's resolutions is to kick the habit, which is usually much easier said than done. But the fact is that quitting dramatically reduces the risk of lung cancer as soon as someone quits. Of course all of the damage can never be completely undone, but aside from the benefits of food tasting better and not smelling like an ashtray, lungs will recover to a degree remarkably quickly.
These are just some of the good things that people can do for themselves in the coming year to feel better, look better and live better.


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It's been a while since I've made any of my etched feather decorations...they were featured in Country Living magazine last year & proved quite popular! As we are nearing spring I thought it was about time I created another batch....I have listed some on my Etsy shop today.
|Large size approx 13cm long
Brass & copper etched decoration with heat & flux used to generate the colour effects. Each one is unique in colour & texture.
|Med size approx 10cm long
|Sml size approx 8cm long


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The boundless diversity of ideas, knowledge, and experience are prerequisite for development and innovation at Appvity, in order to improve the business system and to bring people a new way of thinking about business management. It is a combination of this diversity and SharePoint that inspires Appvity to create services to help us bring success to your business.
Full-Cycle SharePoint
If you have a plan to start your information system using SharePoint, or if your current system does not meet your requirements and you would like to replace it with SharePoint, contact us! We are experts who will help you translate conceptual ideas into reality.
SharePoint Development
Our team has built many SharePoint components and applications and has designed dozens of enterprise solutions. You can be confident that we have the extensive experience to help you build your custom SharePoint applications on time and within budget.
SharePoint Design
From a robust infrastructure to detailed content planning, our team will deliver a scalable, reliable, and future-proof design with an outstanding SharePoint user experience.
SharePoint Consulting
We'd love to help by sharing what we know about SharePoint with you. Everything we share is to develop your SharePoint environment.
Appvity knows SharePoint well. We focus on our core strengths to set an approach for what is possible in SharePoint.
This project was built for the world's largest consulting firm specializing in software security. The company just started to use SharePoint for intranet collaboration and document management. Appvity successfully deploy a SharePoint 2013 environment and was responsible for:
We worked with a global energy company in Vietnam to implement a SharePoint portal to address the following issues:
We worked with a global manufacturing company in the US to implement a SharePoint project management portal with the following capabilities:
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We worked with a partner specialized in technology and consulting to provide a SharePoint based safety and hazard management system for a government client in Singapore. This project included custom applications development, custom web parts, and workflow implementation, allowing the client to:


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I never thought of hope in the terms of a fortress or even a prison, but as I go through the trials of life I realize hope is vital to make it through. There may be a myriad of reasons that we need hope. Life can be so hard...
Bills to pay. Schedules to arrange. Busyness to control. Conflicts to navigate. Grief to heal from. Illness to recover from. Sorrow to process. Tension. Loss. Heartache.
How does a person overcome it all? Or forget overcoming...how about just managing the day-by-day so that you don't drown in it all. When we lose hope we walk out of the fortress and the hurt of life can kill us. Better to put up your defenses and surround yourself with hope than to succumb to it all. Hope is like a circling of the wagons, the building of some trenches, or installing of a security system. It protects us from whatever we may come up against.
To give it up is to give up. Defeat is sure to follow.
For me and those of you who have suffered a loss of any type, Zechariah 9:12 tells us why we can have hope. Our God won't leave us in the loss. In fact, he will restore twice as much to us. It doesn't mean he will bring back our deceased love one or even a particular relationship, but it does mean that He will find ways to bring restoration that will outweigh the loss. We can have hope that whatever the loss is He will redeem it.
So today I choose hope as my fortress, my prison. I plan to stay awhile...
This post is part of a series called, Verses of Hope. Please join me for other scriptures that can maintain your fortress.


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Question: I suspect it's a cycle of learning, but compared to last summer when I thought I finally "understood" it all, now I feel perfectly helpless. I've handed my self back to God. I suspect it's time for more shaping, but how do I proceed?
Answer: I know it doesn't feel like it, but from your comments, I know that you're exactly where you need to be. Just as it seems there is no end to the degree of deception (and the darkness it hides) that we find within ourselves, so is there no end to the new expanses and refreshing energies that are awakened in us each time we willingly walk through these temporary deserts in our spiritual life.


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@Mvass: What's wrong?
Which one is findan?
Quote:The left one, see the cloak?
Also... ROFL: HEROES OF MIGHT AND MANGA LOL./quote]
It can't be the one on the left because that peeps is a girl unless... FIndan's a Transvestite!
Vini Vidi Vici
Quote:The perfect excuse for me to get a DS.
A manga style M&M game. Works for me.
Quote:hey say it's coming in August. My birthday's the second of August. Yay belated birthday present! /quote]
Wow, my birthdays August second too
But they say it's coming out August 30 and according to IGn they said August 30, 2099 lolz
Vini Vidi Vici
Quote:Hey wait... this is going to have 8 critters and 5 upgrades, could this be a hint hint nudge nudge towards Heroes 6?
Quote:@ Lexxan I was actually joking about the art than posing a real question. Apart from that Findan is the guy on the right.
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Arsenal have rubbished claims that Santi Cazorla is close to joining Atletico Madrid.
Spanish newspaper Marca and radio stations Onda Cero and Radio Marca have all reported that Cazorla has agreed personal terms to join Atletico Madrid.
But Arsenal - who play a Vietnamese XI in Hanoi at 1pm UK time - dismissed the reports and insist Cazorla is definitely not leaving even if Atletico Madrid are interested in signing him.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is, for the first time in three summers, relishing the fact that he is looking to buy rather than sell and they are in the market for a big-name strikerand
Atletico president Miguel Angel Gil has been in London and the club are keen on Cazorla, having missed out on him last summer when
Cazorla had a hugely impressive first season and there is no way that Arsenal will entertain selling him as they are trying to strengthen their midfield not weaken it.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad want to sign Arsenal's young Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel on a season-long loan.
Arsenal are ready to loan him out but Wenger may want him to join an English club if he feels he can make it in the Premier League.
Arsenal have done business recently with Real Sociedad with Carlos Vela and Fran Merida joining them and they have a link which they feel will help them sign Miquel after Mikel Gonzalez suffered an injury.


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About once a year or so (as time allows!) I post a lot of books that are threatening to overwhelm the household. Hopefully you'll find some great books here that are looking for a good home!
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Delectable Daube
Beth Ribblett
In a New York Times article dated December 29, 1907, readers learned the secrets behind making Daube d'Italienne according to a recipe from the restaurant made famous by Madame Begué in New Orleans. The restaurant's namesake had died the previous year and operations were taken over by her daughter and son-in-law, the Anouilles.
"Lard a nice piece of beef," the recipe stated, "about three inches thick with strips of fat ham and pieces of mashed garlic." Louisiana colonial cooks routinely used hog lard and bear fat for their flour-based thickening agent (or roux). Then "brown the meat thoroughly on both sides," adding both "carrots and onions, and enough water to cover the whole." The suggested seasonings were "salt, pepper, cloves, bay leaf and parsley." After putting this over the fire early "in the morning" and cooking "slowly without interruption at least eight hours" (and with a few other steps), one was to serve the meat that evening over macaroni along with "a good sprinkling of grated Italian cheese". (click here for a PDF scan of the original NYT article)
From its humble beginnings, the New Orleans Beef Daube is a wonderful example of how French and Italian cooking merge in this food mecca, be it in restaurants or at home. In its classic French form, daube (pronounced dohb) is a beef roast that is larded or stuffed with salt pork slivers and cooked in broth and wine until tender. But the simple, home-style version that developed over the years adds a Sicilian twist that can be as simple as a beef roast cooked in red gravy until falling apart and served with spaghetti.
So here is the classic New Orleans Creole Daube recipe that Dale Curry and New Orleans Magazine put out in an article in 2005 on "Saving the Daube". Don't be off put by the long slow-cooking process. The dish can simmer on the stove with little attention while you catch up on rest and relaxation.
Creole Daube
- 3-pound rump roast
- 5 cloves garlic, 2 slivered and 3 minced
- Salt, Pepper, Creole seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 2 ribs celery chopped
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 14-ounce can beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne to taste
- Pinch of sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
With a sharp knife or ice pick, punch holes in the roast about 2 inches apart and stuff with slivers of garlic. Rub roast generously with salt, pepper and Creole seasoning. Heat oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven and brown roast well on all sides over medium-high heat. When browned, take roast out of pot and set aside.
In the same oil, sauté onion, bell pepper and celery over medium heat until soft, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add minced garlic and cook for 5 more minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until it almost begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Add tomato sauce and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 more minutes. Add wine, beef broth, Italian seasoning, cayenne, salt if needed and sugar and stir well.
Return roast to pot, fat side up, turn fire to low, cover and simmer for 4 hours or until roast is very tender. Stir well every hour and turn roast over halfway through cooking. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with spaghetti. Serves 6.
Pair with the Farnese Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, this weeks wine of the moment!
Recipe and photo from myneworleans.com, New Orleans Magazine February 2005, "Saving the Daube".