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Where there are people, there are cats
Downtown residents love their cats. Orange cats, black cats, grey cats, hairless cats, all cats! If every household were to register the maximum number of 6 cats per residence, Downtown could be home to around 51,000 cats! Talk about a cuteness overload. While that number is the maximum allowable amount of cats, it does represent how big Downtown is, and how much it is growing.
If you thought the ancient Egyptian Sphinx was a lot of cat…
Over $5 billion is being invested in the Downtown core and The Quarters Downtown. This includes new apartment buildings, office towers, and amenities. In 2015, 140 residential units were completed. Does that seem like a lot? Hold on to your catnip because there are another 1,500 units currently under construction, and another 2,000 units that haven't even begun construction yet! All of these new households means Downtown's population is expected to nearly double by 2030, and we can expect our cat population to do the same.
By this math, if all Downtown residents had the maximum cats, Downtown could have up to 93,000 cats by 2030. If you were to line up 93,000 cats, the line would stretch 42 Kilometers; from Downtown all the way past Leduc!*
We're excited about our new world-class Downtown! The cats are too!
Downtown is becoming more and more oriented around walkability, livability, and vibrancy. This is just as great for cats as it is for humans. So get out your lint rollers because the cats are comin' to town!**
Want more information? Sign up for the Downtown Newsletter, and check out the Go Downtown website regularly for updates on everything Downtown.
*This hypothesis is completely untestable as science has proven no one can get even two cats in a straight line.
**Litter boxes and cat food not included
How do I sign up for Downtown Newsletter and for the Go Downtown website? I am a new downtowner and happy to live here.
It's kind of true. Here's a link to a very CityKitty shot taken in our Downtown Edmonton condo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniedo/27367189454/
There are feral cats in many places around downtown. The city would do better to humanely deal with that issue than post articles like this.


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Buyers and sellers sometimes have the option of entering into a dual real estate agency relationship with their real estate agent. Although this is not necessarily a problem, you should be aware of exactly what a dual real estate agency means and what restrictions it can place on your real estate agent.
What is a Dual Real Estate Agency?
The term "agency" refers to the relationship that you, as a buyer or seller, have with your real estate agent. Dual agencies can occur with two agents or with a single agent.
A dual agency with two agents can occur because all agents are licensed by brokers, and the buyer's agent and the seller's agent may be licensed under the same broker.
In a dual agency with a single agent, the seller's agent who also represents the buyer is operating under a dual agency. When potential buyers who don't have a buying agent contact a seller's real estate agent, they can ask the selling agent to submit an offer on their behalf. In this case, the agent is acting as a dual agent.
Dual Real Estate Agency Disclosure
Because dual agencies represent a conflict of interest for the buyer and seller, some states don't allow them. In states where dual agencies are legal, however, the law requires that a dual real estate agent inform both the buyer and seller of a dual real estate agency. These two parties must also sign consent forms indicating that they understand the concept of dual agency, as well as the restrictions imposed on the real estate agent by this type of agreement. If either the buyer or seller refuses to sign the dual agency agreement, the transaction cannot continue. Once the dual agency agreement is executed, the real estate agent becomes known as the disclosed dual agent.
Restrictions to Dual Agency
Dual agency imposes some restrictions on a real estate agent. The agent is required to treat both buyer and seller with fairness and honesty. "It comes down to how professional you are and how you understand what you should and shouldn't say and what you can or can't say," says Debbie Rose of Prudential New Jersey Properties.
The agent is required to provide full disclosure concerning the property to the buyer but cannot reveal confidential information about the seller. When the time comes to make an offer, a dual real estate agent cannot advise the buyer on how much to offer nor can the agent advise the seller to accept or reject an offer.
"Dual agency does have limitations. It doesn't mean that the buyer won't be represented, but the buyer will be treated equally and it comes out fine in the end," says Rose.
Disadvantages of Dual Agencies
In a New York Department of State memo, consumers are advised to be wary of dual agency relationships. The memo states that when a person enters into a dual agency relationship, they are forfeiting their right to that agent's loyalty. The agent then cannot advance the interests of either party.


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Salary Theorem
"Salary Theorem" states that "Engineers and Scientists can never earn as much as Business Executives and Sales People."
This theorem can now be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two postulates:
1. Knowledge is Power.
2. Time is Money.
As every engineer knows:
Power = Work / Time
Knowledge = Power
Time = Money
It follows that:
Knowledge = Work/Money.
Solving for Money, we get:
Money = Work / Knowledge.
Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of work done.
The less you know, the more you make.
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What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers?
Mechanical Engineers build weapons and civil engineers build targets.
Once an electronics engineer wife was pregnant and delivered a baby, but due to work the husband was in a camp.
The doctors phoned him to give the news, when the doctor called the Engineer and said he had a baby, the engineer asked whether it was a transmitter or a receiver!
The salesman explained, "When I got posted in the Middle East, I was very confident that I will makes a good sales pitch as Cola is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem I didn't know to speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through 3 posters...
First poster, a man crawling through the hot desert sand... totally exhausted and fanting. Second, the man is drinking our Cola and Third, our man is now totally refreshed. Then these posters were pasted all over the place"
"That should have worked," said the friend.
The salesman replied, "Well, not only did I not speak Arabic, I also didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left..."


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TIG Operating Update
TIG is pleased to announce the achievement of key milestones at Project F.
- • Customs Checkpoint Commissioning: Federal Government ratification of permanent operating conditions and related regulatory approvals for the customs checkpoint located at our TIG owned Beringovsky Port.
- • Sales and shipping: First three coal sales agreements in place for a total of 154 kt. The loading of the first cargo is expected to commence on 23 June 2018.
- • Zvonky Discovery Certificate: TIG has obtained a Discovery Certificate for the Zvonky deposit, the e[tension of Coal Resources to the east of Project F. With this regulatory approval in place, TIG will now apply for an Extraction and Exploration (Mining) Licence over the Zvonky deposit.
Customs Checkpoint
An integral component of TIG's Project F is the customs checkpoint at the TIG owned Beringovsky Port. During 2017 the customs checkpoint operated under temporary status. Further works undertaken in the first half of 2018 have enabled TIG to obtain all the necessary approvals for the customs checkpoint to be reclassified as permanent. A government inter-departmental commissioning committee arrived on site at the end of May and submitted its positive findings to the Ministry of Transport in early June. Subsequently, on 14 June 2018, TIG received the official order declaring the customs checkpoint's permanent status.
TIG would like to acknowledge and thank all involved in process. This achievement reflects the excellent working relationship between TIG and its Federal and Regional stakeholders and their commitment to ensuring TIG's Amaam and Amaam North Projects move forward successfully.
Sales and shipping
To date TIG has entered into three 2018 season sales contracts for 154 kt of thermal coal, with an average calorific value of 6000 kcal/kg NAR, to customers in Japan, Taiwan and Cambodia. TIG has received 50% pre-payment on one of the cargos scheduled to be loaded in July 2018. Looking forward TIG expect sales tonnages for 2018 to remain in line with previous guidance.
TIG has been preparing the Beringovsky Port for its first shipments since April. The port is now clear of ice and TIG expects that the loading of our first coal cargo will commence on 23 June 2018.
Zvonky Discovery Certificate
TIG's development of Project F is not only focusing on the short to medium term implementation of Phase One. Strategic licencing and other compliance works are being undertaken to provide long-term tenure for Project F's mining and sales activities.
During June 2018, TIG obtained a "Discovery Certificate" for the Zvonky deposit, the eastern extension along strike of Project F. This paves the way for the conversion of the Zvonky deposit to an Extraction and Exploration Licence (Mining Licence). The Discovery Certificate is the culmination of exploration work and geological and mining studies completed by the TIG team. With the Discovery Certificate in place TIG will now apply for a Mining Licence over the Zvonky deposit in the coming weeks and expects to have the Mining Licence granted in the second half of the year.
Management Changes
As announced in the release of 1 June 2018, Dmitry Gavrilin was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective 1 June 2018. Peter Balka, the Interium Chief Executive Officer until this date will continue as Chief Operating Officer for a three-month handover period during which time he will also consolidate the Amaam and Amaam North project development work for handover to a new project team reporting to Dmitry.
Dmitry and Peter have spent the last two weeks on site in Chukotka meeting key regional stakeholders, site management, inspecting the operations and reviewing TIG's plans for the upcoming shipping season.


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Every intelligent major company has what is in effect a nuclear weapon development program, which, if it works, could allow them to take control of their market. IBM's is on artificial intelligence and Watson is the first warning. However, with Apple and EMC, not only are the weapons more subtle, they could revolutionize the CRM market if they decided to market them externally. But, in both cases, the firms have decided to keep these efforts secret and we've seen the result early on with Apple's market dominance and Steve Jobs' rise to CEO of the decade.
Apple has a number of obvious advantages. It builds attractive consumer-focused products, it outspends its peers in demand generation marketing, and it has its own stores. It also has the most loyal customers and what its competitors and most other companies miss is that Apple has one of the most advanced internal CRM systems on the planet.
Let me give you an example of a story that I was told over drinks at EMC World: An executive late for a meeting discovered he had left his Apple power supply at home and his Mac battery was dead. His first meeting was at 10 and when he arrived at the Apple store he found that while there were people setting up they weren't going to open until 10. One of the employees saw his concern and asked what the problem was. He then said "wait a moment," went into the store, got a power supply, asked if there was an Apple-buying app on his phone and then used that to close the purchase. The end result was that the executive telling the story wrote a thank-you note to Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, naming the employee and reaffirming his loyalty to Apple.
You wouldn't get this behavior very often anyplace, but this is the kind of story commonly told of an Apple store employee and that is because each has a significant portion of their compensation tied to customer satisfaction.
Now, if you think about it, this is exactly what CRM was supposed to do, but mostly all these systems do is manage orders. They really don't manage the relationship, which is more of an emotional connection between the customer and the vendor. Now recognize that to do this right, you'd have to capture a massive amount of data on the customer, on your own customer-facing and dependent systems, and that of your competitors.
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Interesting observations about CRM as potential nuclear weapon for Apple and EMC. However, unless there are more details waiting to be discovered, it seems to me that the interesting advances by these two companies are all about the organization, and not the rep.
Of course "CRM" itself is more about contracting organizations than the front-line sales rep, but front-line sales reps usually have to put up with CRM software billed as sales software.
The problem has been identified by a recent McKinsey article to effect that "70%" of sales rep time is wasted, or something like that.
The truly revolutionary sales-oriented software would deliver "story support" or "narrative support" and "low-latency task prioritizing". I write about this on my blog at www.standupsales.com. And whenever someone will deliver this software, I will be the first to champion it!
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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Wildlife Mississippi, and other partners have announced a Winter Water for Wildlife pilot project that will assist private landowners in the Mississippi Delta with incentive payments to flood crop fields and manage wetland areas to provide habitat for migrating water birds.
This will include existing Wetlands Reserve Program areas.
The goal of the Winter Water for Wildlife project is to raise awareness among Delta landowners about the importance of winter water in flooded agricultural areas and conservation program lands to provide habitat for priority wildlife species.
The three project focal areas are:
•Bolivar— lands north of Highway 82, east of Highway 1, south of Highway 32, and west of Highway 61.
•Sunflower — lands north of Highway 82, east of Highway 3, and west of Highway 49E. (Landowners in the Sunflower focal area will not be required to pump groundwater to flood fields to participate in the program, but will receive a lower incentive rate.)
•Tunica — lands in Tunica County, east of Highway 61.
Landowners must submit an application before June 1, 2014, for project consideration. All applications will be competitively ranked, based on potential habitat benefits.
Providing dependable wetland habitat in working landscapes such as the Mississippi Delta is sometimes difficult, the agencies note, because of the need of agricultural producers to maintain profitable land use.
The Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative (MBHI), a USDA-NRCS program that provided financial incentives for private landowners to flood agricultural fields during the winter, was extremely successful during the years it was funded (2010-2013).
Although several studies associated with the MBHI demonstrated the potential for providing quality habitat in working landscapes, funding for the program has been discontinued.
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While increasing the amount of winter water on the landscape of the Mississippi Delta is a high priority that was addressed by the MBHI, agency officials say, it didn't address key issues such as strategic targeting of habitat acres and cultural perceptions against managed flooding that may hinder long-term sustainability of such practices.
Benefits of project
Providing additional winter water in focal areas will greatly increase the attractiveness and carrying capacity for waterfowl and other wetland dependent wildlife, they say. Shorebirds and wading birds will also benefit from reliable shallow water habitats during fall and spring migrations; periods when shallow wetlands are typically limited in supply.
Wildlife Mississippi (WM), the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) and its partners have proposed the pilot Winter Water for Wildlife project to create wetland habitat in one or more key areas in the Delta in conjunction with outreach and education efforts to increase landowner awareness of the benefits of wetlands and winter water on the landscape.
With the assistance of the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture and the Louisiana/Mississippi Conservation Delivery Network, Wildlife Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, and its partners developed a model to identify focal areas based on existing infrastructure for water-holding capacity on hydric soils in the Delta region.
The model indicated three primary focal areas (Figure 1). The project's focal areas are defined by state highways in order to be more relevant to private landowners.
One of the focal areas identified by the model is in an area of Sunflower and Leflore Counties known to have a depleting aquifer. The partners elected to designate this area as a passive water management area, where pumping ground water to initiate flooding would not be required to participate in the program.
However, landowners who do not pump water to achieve required flooding levels may not receive a full incentive payment. Landowners in the passive water area may receive a full incentive payment if they achieve and maintain required flooding levels, using surface water where applicable.
Maintaining flood levels
In the remaining two focal areas, pumping of ground or surface water, or intensive water management, will be required if needed to initiate and maintain required flooding levels on non-agricultural lands.
Projects in the intensive water management focal areas on agricultural lands only will be allowed to flood passively using precipitation; however, these projects will receive a reduced incentive rate and will receive a lower score in ranking for entry into the program.
For more information on program rules, areas included, and incentive payments, visit http://bit.ly/RGdYH4.
Information may also be obtained by contacting Brian Ballinger at Wildlife Mississippi, (662) 686-3375, ext. 107, e-mail email@example.com; or John Gruchy at Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks at email@example.com.
To learn more about the Winter Water for Wildlife project, visit www.mdwfp.com/winterwater. For more information regarding wildlife management, visit www.mdwfp.com or call (601) 432-2199.


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Many of us would like to research our family tree but for one reason or another never get round to it.
Not so Ailsworth resident Rodney Brailsford who has not only researched his family tree but has gone several steps further and produced a glossy book numbering more than 60 pages that documents the history of his family on his father's side.
Lovingly put together it is a fascinating account of one Peterborough family. I'm sure that members of that family will rightly treasure the book, but it is also of interest to all local historians
Rodney had help from other relatives in compiling the book and being a printer by trade had the technical skills to see his ambitious project to fruition.
Containing pictures and birth certificates as well as a detailed narrative, the story begins with John Brailsford, the author's great great grandfather who was born in 1821 and moved to Peterborough from Staffordshire some time in the 1870s to work in the brickyards.
Rodney said: "Going back to John born in 1821 there has only been one male in each generation to keep the Brailsford name going.''
He was born in 1948 at his grandmother's home in Gladstone Street. Rodney also had a direct involvement in one of Peterborough biggest stories of the 20th century.
The factory where his printing works was based took the brunt of the infamous Fengate factory explosion in which tragically a fireman died.
Rodney's father, who was christened James but known as Ray, was one of the many injured in the blast which happened on March 22 1989,and ended up in intensive care.
Ray, who died in 2010 had many brushes with death including two serious road accidents, two explosions and two major heart operations.
Rodney has also ensured that his family name will always live on in Peterborough.
He reveals in the book that at a charity event the city council auctioned off four street names in the city.
John was successful with his bid - and that's why there is a street in South Bretton called Brailsford Close.
The class of '58 at Eastholm Boys School
I received an email from Mike Strand who was a pupil at Eastholm Boys Secondary Modern School on Broadway,
He wrote that he came across an old photograph which was taken in 1958.
He said he was surprised at how many names he could remember.
He added: "It would be interesting to hear from any of the 'boys' 57 years later.
"When I left school at 14 (almost 15) in 1959 I wanted to be a pattern maker (not sure if that trade still exists today) but instead was apprenticed at John Lucas Builders on Dogsthorpe Road, as a carpenter and joiner.
"After three years of doing jobs around the city and making coffins for the very young and the old, I joined Ruddle and Wilkinson architects, as a trainee technician. In 1966 I decided to give up work in order to train as an architect on a full-time basis.
"I retired in 2009, moving to Pafos in Cyprus, which is now my home.''
Anyone who wants to contact Mike can email him at email@example.com.
Thanks also to reader Raymond Preston who sent in two pictures.
He writes: "They are of the old Mansion House that used to stand in Westgate before being demolished in 1925/26.
"It was owned by a Mr Matthew Wylbore who was MP for Peterborough for two successive parliaments.''
Is mystery picture of the Primrose League?
A few weeks back I published a picture of a group of some 50 smartly dressed men sent in by reader David Bradshaw. The picture was a mystery to David although he was sure it was taken in Peterborough.
The mystery has not been solved but there were some interesting suggestions from members of the Peterborough Images group on Facebook.
One member suggested: "Could this be Peterborough's branch of the Primrose League? Most seem to be wearing a button-hole. It was a Conservative party organisation formed in memory of their late PM Benjamin Disraeli - the primrose being his favourite flower; it had over a million members at one time.''
Another suggestion was that it was St Peter's Teacher Training College taken just after WW1.
Less of a mystery was the identity of the street which featured in last week's fun quiz.
Reader Eddie Hann told me: "It is Lincoln Road. Probably taken from around the front of 249. It looks like tram tracks down the middle of the road. The windmill used to stand in the grounds of what is now the Murco garage and the property in the centre of the picture is now the Xpress Grill.''
The answers to the other pictures were 1. Dogsthorpe Road, 2. Midgate, 3. Park Road, 4. Thorpe Road, 5. St Paul's Road.
Finally as reported a few weeks back Dogsthorpe Methodist Church is celebrating its 60th anniversary next year and want to hear from anyone with pictures and memories. Email firstname.lastname@example.com if you want to contribute.


text: Jim Jewett wrote: > Travis E. Oliphant wrote: > > >>Two packages need to share a chunk of memory (the package authors do not >>know each other and only have and Python as a common reference). They >>both want to describe that the memory they are sharing has some >>underlying binary structure. > > > As a quick sanity check, please tell me where I went off track. > > it sounds to me like you are assuming that: > > (1) The memory chunk represents a single object (probably an array of > some sort) > (2) That subchunks can themselves be described by a (single?) > repeating C struct. > (3) You can't just use the C header, since you want this at run-time. > (4) It would be enough if you could say > > This is an array of 500 elements that look like > > struct { > int simple; > struct nested { > char name[30]; > char addr[45]; > int amount; > } > Sure. I think that's pretty much it. I assume you mean object in the general sense and not as in (Python object). > (5) But is it not acceptable to use Martin's suggested ctypes > equivalent of (building out from the inside): Part of the problem is that ctypes uses a lot of different Python types (that's what I mean by "multi-object" to accomplish it's goal). What I'm looking for is a single Python type that can be passed around and explains binary data. Remember the buffer protocol is in compiled code. So, as a result, 1) It's harder to construct a class to pass through the protocol using the multiple-types approach of ctypes. 2) It's harder to interpret the object recevied through the buffer protocol. Sure, it would be *possible* to use ctypes, but I think it would be very difficult. Think about how you would write the get_data_format C function in the extended buffer protocol for NumPy if you had to import ctypes and then build a class just to describe your data. How would you interpret what you get back? The ctypes "format-description" approach is not as unified as a single Python type object that I'm proposing. In NumPy, we have a very nice, compact description of complicated data already available. Why not use what we've learned? I don't think we should just *use ctypes because it's there* when the way it describes binary data was not constructed with the extended buffer protocol in mind. The other option, of course, which would not introduce a new Python type is to use the array interface specification and pass a list of tuples. But, I think this is also un-necessarily wasteful because the sending object has to construct it and the receiving object has to de-construct it. The whole point of the (extended) buffer protocol is to communicate this information more quickly. -Travis


text: On Thursday, January 13th, 2011, Priscilla Marie Houle of Morinville, passed away after a lengthy illness at the age of 65 years. Priscilla will be forever remembered and cherished by her husband, Andy Adrien; and their sons: Mark (Kim) Houle and Michael (Tara) Houle; by her grandchildren: Erik, Carrie, Michelle, Gabrielle, Josephine, Jennifer and Matthew. She will also be fondly remembered by her brothers: Robert (Barb) Lepage and Richard (Maxine) Lepage; 1 brother-in-law; 6 sister-in-laws; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Priscilla was predeceased by her parents: Gilles and Cecile Lepage.


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Pastor Saul Valladares, HeartSprings National Director for Peru, and Miguel de la Cruz, our Technical Director, travelled to the city of Pomabama in July to present the city two Safe Water Systems to make their water safe to use for drinking and cooking. Two systems were required because of the tank size. Each system is capable of removing 99.8% of biological contaminants from 20,000 gallons of water per day. Approximately 7,000 people will benefit from the HeartSprings gifts.
July 15 started with the officials of the city greeting and welcoming the HeartSprings representatives. HeartSprings always work with the local officials to determine the requirements for the water purifiers and to plan the donation and celebration ceremonies. HeartSprings will only donate a Safe Water System(s) if we are given the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with the local residents. In Pomabama, besides the local officials, students from the local schools were invited to participate. It was a wonderful opportunity to proclaim the gospel to these young people. The reception was enthusiastic both as Miguel explained the technical side of the Safe Water System and as Pastor Saul preached about the 'living water', Jesus Christ.
HeartSprings wishes to express our gratitude to Pastor Saul and Miguel for planting these systems in Pomabama. They not only made this trip to Pomabama from their homes in Huaraz, they also made an earlier trip to do a site survey, talk with city officials, and local pastors. Only those cities that are open to the gospel are candidates for a Safe Water System. This endeavor takes them away from their families and jobs for multiple days. Why do they do this? It is because they love Jesus and have a passion for souls!


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10 Places I Don't Like
December is a month for reflection, and it is a time to remind yourself what mistakes you won't make in the new year. Like visiting these places.
Brighton, South East
I've been told many times that my deep loathing for Brighton is purely down to the fact it's difficult to get to from anywhere other than Gatwick Airport. It's ironic that the majority of people in Brighton vote Green therefore won't fly from Gatwick. I really dislike Gatwick, but that's a matter for another day.
The problem with Brighton is that it tries too hard. It thinks it is an independent utopia isolated from the rest of England, built for people in Croydon who need a holiday. That is not a good reference. It is like Blackpool but with fewer piers, less history, fewer rides, a much poorer nightlife, fewer donkeys and, thankfully, fewer hens.
If you like Brighton but don't like all the tourists, go to New Brighton, which is a cold dystopian town inspired by the big one. I love it.
Rhyl, North Wales
North Wales is pretty, Mid Wales is pretty, some of South Wales is pretty. Here we have Llandudno, which is very pretty, and Chester, which is pretty. Rhyl did not get the memo.
Towns in scenic areas always struggle because they tended to have grown in the 1970s (a time when architecture was not at its best) and had all the soul sucked out of them as they were inflated. Shortly after this date Rhyl must have been evacuated, and it hasn't been touched since.
Swindon, Wiltshire
Ask anybody in Swindon what there is to do for fun there and they will tell you they have the Magic Roundabout. This has no place on any town's tourism leaflets. Don't be mislead; it isn't actually magic. People in Swindon like to use roundabouts and visit retail parks. It's a town where every day is the same as the one before. Swindon is a town whose only purpose is ensuring you don't have to change trains in Oxford.
Newbury, Berkshire
No wonder John Major was so desperate to build that bypass.
Borehamwood, Greater London
I love London. It's big, it's silly and it's fun. But to get there you have a trawl through an impenetrable ring of terrible overflow suburbs that surround the city with High Streets that only offer takeaways and giant branches of TGI Friday's. Leytonstone is a good one. And I'm sure Ealing Broadway was only built to give the District Line somewhere to end.
What sticks out about Borehamwood is that it appears to be slightly embarrassed about its insignificance, so it hides behind its neighbour, Elstree. Stop calling yourself 'Elstree & Borehamwood', you aren't called 'Elstree & Borehamwood', you are just Borehamwood.
Stafford, Midlands-ish
Normally being named after one of my favourite service stations (Stafford North services on the M6) gets a town ranked highly on my mental approval list. Not this time. Stafford is a town that was rejected from the West Midlands conurbation and then rejected again by Stoke-on-Trent. The only time it was accepted was when residents were looking for somewhere to leave their old mattresses and sexual paraphernalia.
Bradford, Yorkshire
I have a lot of time for Yorkshire. It's a region of real diversity, a place with many jewels in its crown. There is also one speck of dirt, and that dirt is Bradford. When Bradford nominated itself for European Capital of Culture, inspectors were no doubt impressed by the refrigerators left in front gardens (what could you possibly have in your kitchen that's so important the fridge has to go outside?). The new development, a city centre pond, has proven popular as a place to dispose of old shopping trolleys.
Much of Yorkshire has suffered following the closure of mines and mills, but only Bradford has felt it necessary to replace each and every former colliery with a branch of Poundland.
As discussed previously, towns which pretend to be other towns do not score well with me. Leeds-Bradford Airport, an airport which forgets to open the majority of the time, is on this path of shame. Lovely though Leeds is, neither Leeds nor Bradford are worthy holiday destinations.
Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire Dales
Don't be fooled by the name. The Morrisons here closes at 6pm. How continental is that?
Windermere, the Lake District
I write this with a very heavy heart. Windermere is the central control of my favourite place in Europe. But it is infested with tourists, it takes far too long to get there, everything is full. It's the only part of the Lake District where people outnumber sheep. Windermere is a decoy part of the Lake District; real people go elsewhere.
The Melton Mowbray pie was made near Leicester. The UK space centre is located near Leicester. Good things happen near Leicester. The reason they never happen in Leicester is that no-one who has ever gone there has worked out how to get off the Ring Road. I cannot review it in any more detail because every time I go there I end up in a Sainsbury's, and then I end up going round a roundabout a couple of times, and then I end up inexplicably in Bedford.
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In our puzzle, we ... treated Social Security as part of the federal government. We allowed you to leave it alone, despite its long-term deficit, or we allowed you to make cuts that exceeded the size of its deficit and thus would help pay for other programs.
Some readers argue that Social Security should not be considered part of the federal budget and should instead be addressed separately. This approach would ensure that Social Security was not subject to cuts larger than those needed to close its own deficit. This argument tends to be more popular among liberals who want to protect the program.
Cuts to Social Security that exceed the size of its deficit means defaulting on the bonds (at least a part of them).No it doesn't.Just because the Social Security Administration has the bonds doesn't mean they have to redeem them at any particular time. They could simply cut Social Security benefits or increase the retirement age, thus avoiding redeeming the bonds. This would theoretically make the bonds available for redemption in the future, possibly extending the shortfall beyond 2037.Alternately, and preferably, the Federal Government could declare a payroll tax holiday, and allow Social Security to pay benefits strictly from bond redemption. This would put money directly in the hands of working Americans, while draining away the immoral, illegitimate so-called trust fund. Once the fund is gone, Social Security can be restarted as a pay-as-you-go system. Otherwise, it is still a Ponzi scheme, that will crash and burn when the bonds run out in 2037.
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The Disney Princesses come from the Disney Movies. Some of them are really classic movies. Sleeping Beauty and Snow White were made way back in forties and fifties. Both are cartoon movies based on classic fairy tales. Sleeping Beauty was a princess put to sleep with her entire kingdom for hundreds of years until a prince from another kingdom discovered her and kissed her thus breaking the spell on her. Snow White is a very beautiful princess with a jealous stepmother who is also a witch. Her stepmother was so jealous of her that she tries to have her killed. Snow White survived and went to live with the seven dwarfs in the woods. Eventually her prince charming cam along and married Snow White saving her from the evil stepmother.
More recent movies from Disney have featured exotic locations and unusual princesses. Ariel was a mermaid who sought the help of the evil Ursula to get legs so she could walk on land and meet with her human prince. Ursula turned the tables on Ariel and she almost lost her prince and her life, but in the end her prince helped save the day. Jasmine was an Arabian princess and daughter of a rich Sultan. She fell in love with Aladdin and lived happily ever after. If you do the research you'll find the stories behind all the Disney Princesses and have lots of party fun.


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The International journal of nursing Education and palliative science aim to share information and skill of nursing, midwifery and healthcare personnel all over the world and to influence and inspire students and professionals to work for social care needs of their respective communities.
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Dr.Jinguo Zhai is an Associate Director of Midwifery & Nursing at Southern Medical University in the School of Nursing & Shenzhen Hospital – Guangzhou of China. Zhai's expertise and research relates to: Nursing and Midwifery Research, Midwifery Simulation,Midwifery Education , Perinatal Nursing of high risk pregnant women.
She was awarded several scholarships from China government to education of professional midwives. She also was awarded several funding to use wearable medical equipment s to early warning of obstetric adverse events.
Zhai's professional life has been spent mainly in the areas of obstetrics and women's health in the roles of L&D staff nurse, perinatal clinical nurse specialis, and as a women's health professional. Zhai also put into professional practice in perinatal nursing and teaching of undergraduate and graduate midwifery students. She completed her PHD research at Bayor College of medicine &Texas Children's Hospital, and also studied obstetrics and gynecology nursing courses at Texas Women University. She is participating in global nursing and midwifery activities in a variety of countries including US,Germany ,Australia …
Dr. Zhai's many years of practice and teaching in the field of perinatal nursing and midwifery have given her ongoing expertise that has led to a Chairman assistant role with National Maternal and Child Health Association.
Zhai has been given many awards throughout her nursing and midwifery career, the most recent being induction as a principal-researcher in Sino-German Educational Expert Team of Specialty Nurses Training project funded by Shenzhen city government with 10,000 ,000RMB.
Current Research
Interested topics
Midwifery Education
International collaborations
[1] Zhai Jinguo1, Lynda A Tyer-Viola*, Zhongmei*, Cai Wenzhi1, Dione Walker, Prevalence and risk factors for stress urinary incontinence between Chinese women and American women, Nursing Science, 2016,In press
[2] Zhai Jinguo1, Zhongmei*, Cai Wenzhi1,Chen Min, Huang Lijuan,Survey of attitudes of Chinese perinatologists and obstetricians toward non-invasive prenatal genetic testing, The Journal of Obsterics and Gynaecology Research, 2016, 8(16):doi: 10.1111/jog.13087. doi: 10.1111/jog.13087
[3] Zhai Jinguo,Zheng Yanfang, Cai Wenzhi, Zhong Mei, Shen Jian, Zeng Fanli, Investigation and analysis of maternal request for midwife outpatient service, Journal of Chinese Nursing, 2016, (01): 45-48
[4] Zhai Jinguo, Zheng Yanfang, Cai Wenzhi, Zhong Mei, Shen Jian, Deng Xin, Zeng Fanli, Apply a new quality management tool of Kano Model in midwife outpatient services , Journal of Chinese Nursing Practical , 2015,28 (31): 2151-2154
[5] Zhai Jinguo, Deng Xin, Zheng Yanfang, Huang Lijuan, Investigation of a new non-invasive prenatal test technology in maternity, China Maternal and Child Health, 2016,31 (16): 3353-3354.
[6] Luo Taizhen, Zhai Jinguo, Wei Shu Wei, Shen Jian, Pan Yang Jun, Apply aromatherapy massage therapy to promote maternal natural childbirth, Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2016,12 (40): 1774-1775
[7] Zhai Jinguo, Deng Xin, Cai Wenzhi, Shen Jian, Zheng Yanfang, Zeng Haiying, Set up a new maternal requesting evaluation tool for midwife outpatient services and verify the reliability and validity, China Reproductive Health, 2016,3 (27): 219-221.
[8] Zhai Jinguo, Zhengyan Fang, Zhong Mei, Shen Jian, Zeng Fanli, Apply QFD in improving the quality of midwifery services management, nursing research, 2016,13
[9] Mai Lihua, Zhai Jinguo*, Liao Meifeng, Huang Meiling, Analysis and Countermeasures for nursing retention, International Journal of Nursing, 2016,2 (35): 167-171
[10] Huang Lijuan, Zhai Jinguo *, Chen Min, Zhong Mei, Lai Zhengfei, Study of noninvasive prenatal screening Cost, Modern hospitals, 2015,11 (25): 125-126.
[11] Zhai Jinguo, Zheng Yanfang, Huang Meiling, Luotai Zhen, Shen Jian, Zhong Yanzhu, The maternal request regarding continuity of care with midwifery service, Nursing Research, 2015,8 (29): 3004-3006.
[12] Huang Lijuan, Zhai Jinguo *, Chen Min, Chen Jin Dun, Zhengfei Lai, Investigation and analysis of obstetrics and gynecology medical staff for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis, Modern hospitals, 2014,6.
[13] Huang Lijuan, Zhai Jinguo *, Lin Lin, Zhengfei Lai, Chen Dunjin, Chen Min, obstetric medical staff to assess non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of clinical value survey , Twelfth National Conference of Medical Genetics, 2014,4-18.
[14] Huang Lijuan, Zhai Jinguo *, Zhang Huanfang, Evidence-based care in preventing laparoscopic fascial compartment syndrome with postoperative intraperitoneal patients , 2013 Nursing Annual Conference in Guangdong Province. 2013-11-29.
[15] Huang Lijuan, Zhai Jinguo *, Chen Min, Maternal noninvasive prenatal screening for cognitive status and health education needs, Guangdong Nursing Annual Conference 2013 (Section a venue), 2013.11.28-2013.11.30.
[16] Huang Meiling, Zhai Jinguo * , Luotai Zhen, Chen Yun, Investigation and analysis of postpartum visits in community case, Modern clinical care, 2013, (08): 19-21.
[17] Jinguo Zhai, Chen Liping, Shen Jian, Midwives perception of emotional stress and related factors analysis.Nursing Research,2013, 27 (8): 2461-2463.
[18] Zhai Jinguo, Luotai Zhen, Shen Jian, Tan Jianli, Comprehensive nursing intervention on the impact of early maternal and neonatal birth trauma, Nursing Research, 2013, 27 (6): 1768-1769.
[19] Zhai Jinguo, Zheng Yanfang, Mai Lihua. Chinese teaching evaluation of nursing students coping with stress and related measurements [J] ,Nursing Research, 2013, 27 (6): 1826-1828.
[20] Zhai Jinguo, Huang Meiling, Luotai Zhen, Shen Jian, Tan Jianli, QCC management application in reducing the rate of episiotomy [J] ,Journal of Nursing, 2012,19 (12A): 32-35.
[21] Zhai Jinguo, Zhang Li Yan, Sha Mao, Dai Li, Quality of life in liver transplant patients who return to work, Journal of Nursing Science",2010,25 (20): 19-21.
[22] Zhai Jinguo, Zhang Li Yan, Gao Yanhong, Mao Sha,, Apply cluster strategy in the prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections ,Nursing Research, 2010,24 (12)
[23] Zhai Jinguo, Zhang Li Yan, Mao Sha, Li Dai, Related factors correlation analysis of catheter infection clinical care. Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing", 2010,16 (21): 2601-2602.
[24] Song Huina, Zhai Jinguo*, Hu Ping, Song Wenjing, Explore the professional ability in nursing interns, Armed medicine, 2010,21 (10): 917-918.
[25] Zhai Jinguo, Zheng Yanfang, Gao Yanhong, Yin Lihua, Zhang Li Yan, A central venous catheter bundle progress ,Journal of Nursing, 2010,17 (11B): 9-11.
[26] Lin Hong, Hu Xuan, Wang Xiaoqing, Cai Shu, Zhai Jinguo, Cai Wenzhi, Physical and mental health status and influencing factors of 2121 medical staff in Zhuhai City , Guangdong Medical College, 2016,01.
[27] Cui-Lan Li *, Xue-Tang Mo1, Kai-Xuan Deng2, Dun-Jin Chen1, Xing-Cheng Gao1, Jin-Guo Zhai, Yi-Ming Lia1, Hui-Ru Dai, Xiang Cai, Transvaginal 3D Ultrasound and Evaluation of Post-Cesarean Section Uterine diverticulum, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015,5,698-702.
[28]Li C, Tang S, Gao X, Lin W, Han D, Zhai J, Mo X, Zhou LJ. Efficacy of Combined Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Repair of Post-Cesarean Section Uterine Diverticulum: A Retrospective Analysis. Biomed Res Int, doi:10.1155/2016/17665624
[29] Zhai Jinguo, The quality of life with liver transplant recipients after returning to work, 2013 Nursing Annual Conference in Guangdong Province , 2013-11-29.


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City crews coming for highway weeds
Colorado Springs has responsibility on all state roads within city limits
Highway 24 between 8th and 31st streets is scheduled to get cleaned up and mowed this month, according to Colorado Springs Parks Maintenance Director Kurt
Questions about the sightliness of the state highway came up at a meeting last week with Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and local elected officials, although a clear definition of responsibility was not provided. County Commissioner/Westsider Sallie Clark asked Robert Torres, the regional CDOT director, if the weeds would be cut along there soon. "Visitors see it," she commented. Torres replied that the agency tries to mow three times a year, but complained that his region is understaffed and "it's a challenge to stay on top of that stuff."
Schroeder explained after the meeting that under a state statute the city has cleanup responsibility for state highways within city limits. "We try to get three, and shoot for four, mowings a year," he said. "A lot depends on how much things are growing."
Before mowing an area, Schroeder said he puts out a request to the local Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful volunteer group, which comes in beforehand and picks up trash there. This is what he expects to happen this month, he said.
City crews also spray the median to discourage weeds there, he pointed out.
Schroeder added that the previous time the city's segment of the highway was mowed was "probably September and October." He was surprised to hear about some tall weeds on the south side of the highway between 21st and 26th streets, but because the weeds appear to be dead he agreed that these might have just been missed in the mowing last fall.
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Introduction to Doma Vaquera Basico
Doma vaquera basico is designed for the beginning horse and rider. It
gives those just starting out in the sport a "basic" platform from which to
start. The movements, pattern, and gaits are appropriate for a young horse
and could be compared to first level dressage.
Doma vaquera originated in the fields of Spain and is the western style reining event of horseback riding in Spain for Spanish Horses (Andalusians). Doma vaquera horse riding is commonly used to work cattle, to bring in the fierce bulls from the fields, or to test the bulls. In the Spanish arena this horse sport has developed into a type of "reining" event where the rider and horse perform intricate maneuvers.
Good doma vaquera horses are generally short coupled and able to work off their hindquarters. Many of the working doma vaquera horses and not purebred Andalusians or Spanish Horses, but are crossbreds (usually Thoroughbreds) or geldings. You can tell a gelding or crossbred doma vaquera horse by his docked tail. Cattle in Spain are not roped (you wouldn't want to be roped to one), but are worked from a distance with a pole called "la garrocha".
Doma Vaquera Tack
The Spanish doma vaquera horse is ridden in a doma vaquera saddle and
bridle. For training purposes, and for competition at the lower levels, a
western saddle is appropriate for U.S. riders.
A traditional doma vaquera saddle has a front pommel and back cantle made of leather, a tree stuffed with straw, a natural wool seat cover, and a tail strap (crupper). When a thigh pommel is added, the saddle is called "vaquera mixta". Doma vaquera saddles range in price from a few hundred dollars to over a thousand U.S. dollars. The price is dependent on leather quality and the cost of importation.
The feel of a doma vaquera saddle takes some getting used to. For one thing, it is very well padded, sitting you several inches above the horses back and placing your things without any contact on the side. The stirrups are bulky, heavy, and have sharp edges. They are there to protect your feet from charging bulls. The vaquero saddle, in fact, in its original form is more than four hundred years old. It is not designed for modern riders or horses due to the fact that the frame is long (pinching on the withers) and inflexible. Recent modifications are changing the traditional vaquero saddle to a more comfortable one and dealers are starting to carry the "vaquero flex".
When you buy your doma vaquera saddle, it will come with metal stirrups that are triangular shaped. Your horse will need to get used to them. For practice, or regular riding, you may want to replace the stirrups with endurance or western stirrups for your own comfort.
When a vaquero saddle is first placed on a horse without a saddle blanket, the horse must be allowed to sweat and be ridden alot in order for the saddle to shape to the horse's back. For those of us who spent much money on a show saddle, this is frightful. Yet, if you do not ride enough with the saddle, it will not conform to you or your horse. It is an exaggerated promise that every doma vaquera saddle will fit all horses. Yet, for the purposes of competition, you may be tempted to buy one still. A high quality saddle is a work of art.
The traditional vaquero bridle is made of heavy, thick leather and is easy to adjust. Styles and quality of stitching vary. A bridle is not complete without a leather or horsehair mosquera, which hangs from the forehead. Often the bridles are sold without a throatlatch. This is because, when in the fields, if a horse were to get loose and come in contact with a bull, you wouldn't want your horse to get tangled in the reins or bridle. Without a throatlatch the bridle can slip off, saving the horse.
Bits are made of blackened steel and are the curb variety. You can order different port and shank sizes, but be aware that the bits are designed for Arabian/thoroughbred cross Andalusians and may be too narrow for regular use. To get your horse used to the vaquero bit, you need to ride him in a solid western bit first.
Doma Vaquera Apparel
Doma vaquera style is plain and simple. Nothing extravagant is allowed
for competition. The fancier outfits and colors are reserved for riding in
According to the IALHA rulebook, the doma vaquera rider wears a "Traje corto jacket in solid black or dark brown. The black jacket shall be worn with gray and black striped pants. The brown jacket (Calzona) provided that the silver ornaments (Caireles) are removed and the cuffs of the pants are turned up. A black Sevillano hat may be worn with gray striped pants and a brown Sevillano hat may be worn with brown pants. Female riders would wear the same attire or with a split skirt, but shall not have flowers or ornaments in their hair. Protective headgear may be worn without penalty."
So, basically your two color choices are black or brown. Brighter colors are reserved for special fiestas, only. The traje corto (short jacket or country suit) is the most traditional. It is worn with striped pants that have a white cuff at the bottom. The shirt, camisa blanca, must always be white. The jacket is closed with a single botton. A handkerchief, paÑuelo, is tied at the waist. A wide brimmed hat called the sombrero de ala ancha is worn.
For men, the hat is slightly inclined to the right, and for women the hat is inclined to the left. Sunglasses and jewelry are not worn. The boots, botos camperos, are brown natural leather. Spurs, if worn, must have white straps.


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Reading Workshop occurs during a large block of uninterrupted time. It includes both assigned and self-selected books/text that match the student's reading level. During the reading workshop, students participate in book talks, shared reading and independent reading. Teachers guide the reading through mini-lessons, guided reading, and conferring. Mentor text read-aloud's are the foundation of the literacy framework. Mentor text will be used as a means of modeling and introducing strategies. Simple picture books are often the best means of becoming familiar with how reading strategies work to help with comprehension. Some strategies are: schema, visualization, questioning, determining importance, inferring, synthesis and self monitoring. The Habit 3 time and C.R.A.F.T menu will be incorporated into our literacy instruction. The habit 3 time is the framework of setting priorities, learning to put first things first. Each child will complete the following each day, read-to-self, written response to reading, word work, writing, and reading group which may be a guided reading, a book talk, or conferring.
The C.R.A.F.T menu is our mini-lesson board. C=comprehension, R=respond to reading, A=accuracy, F=fluency, T=text. Students will select an area as their focus for individual reading.
* Fourth graders set a goal of reading 40 books by the end of the school year.
These books are self-selected and should be appropriate reading level for the individual. The books will include a variety of genre as outlined in each student's Reading Genre Study. Every book requires a summary paragraph written to receive credit for that title. Students should seek to pace this activity by setting a goal of 10 or more books per card marking. These books are in addition to the reading material covered in the guided reading groups. Students are given daily opportunity to read but it will be necessary to read daily at home as well to complete the 40 book goal.
Writing Workshop is a combination of writing experiences that occur during the writing block of literacy instruction. This includes both assigned and self-selected writing in a variety of genres and content areas. During workshop, students are engaged in sustained independent writing. Teachers also form small, guided writing groups for specific needs. Students will work in a writer's notebook to practice skills presented in mini lessons. A writer's notebook may also include ideas, rough drafts, or personal writing.
Areas of focus/Units of study: MEAP writing preparation, Prompt Writing, Personal Narrative, Personal Essay, Non-fiction, Persuasive Essay, Author study,and Poetry.
Word Study focuses on how written language is organized and how language "works." During this time students are actively engaged in explorations guided by the teacher to form generalizations about how words work. There is a daily activity for the weekly word pattern. Weekly spelling lists and testing is not a part of the word study curriculum. There will be unit "spell checks" which are assessed in a variety of ways. These spell checks look to see if the student is learning and applying the word patterns presented in their weekly word work. Students will be actively engaged in developing vocabulary in their reading by looking for new words and working with these words.
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'Let's sound the bell every seven years to mark our progress toward kosen-rufu,' President Toda said, laying out a future vision for the SGI.
The 1st Seven Bells – 1930 -1979
The 1st Bell (1930-37)
The Soka Kyoiku Gakkai transition from educational reformation to religious reformation.
. Nov. 18,1930 – Foundation of the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (Value-Creation Education Society)
.1937 – Inaugural Ceremony for the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai
The 2nd Bell (1937-44)
The Soka Gakkai makes it clear that its goal is kosen-rufu, as it confronts militarism head-on.
. Nov. 18, 1944 – First Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi dies a martyr in prison for standing up to the military government.
The 3rd Bell (1944-51)
Second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda rebuilds the Soka Kyoku Gakkai as the Soka Gakkai.
. July 3, 1945 – Jose Toda released from prison
. Aug.24, 1947 – Daisaku Ikeda joins the Soka Gakkai.
. May 3, 1951 – Josei Toda is inaugurated as second Soka Gakkai President
The 4th Bell (1951-58)
The Soka Gakkai starts its phase of rapid growth.
. Sept. 8, 1957 – Josei toda makes his "Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons."
. Dec. 25, 1957 – President Toda Achieves his goal of reaching a membership of 750,000 households.
. March 16, 1958 – President Toda holds a ceremony to pass on the responsibility for achieving kosen-rufu to the youth.
. April 12, 1958 – President Toda dies.
The 5th Bell (1958-65)
The Soka Gakkai sets its membership goal as 3 million.
. May 3, 1960 – Daisaku Ikeda is inaugurated as the third Soka Gakkai president.
. Oct 2, 1960 – President Ikeda arrives in Hawaii, his first stop in his travels for worldwide kosen-rufu.
. Nov. 27, 1962 – The Soka Gakkai achieves its membership goal of 3 million households.
The 6th Bell (1965-72)
The Soka Gakkai sets its membership goal as 6 million.
. Jan 1, 1965 – The serialization of President Ikeda's novel 'The Human Revolution' begins in the Seikyo Shimbun, the Soka Gakkai's daily newspaper.
. April 8, 1968 – The first entrance ceremony is held for the Soka Schools (junior high and high school).
. Jan 28, 1970 – The Soka Gakkai achieves a membership of 7 ,550,000 households.
. April 2, 1971 – Soka University, Japan opens..
The 7th Bell (1972-79)
The Soka Gakkai begins its full-scale worldwide kosen-rufu movement as the SGI.
. Jan 26,1975 – The SGI is founded on the island of Guam.
. April 24, 1979 – President Ikeda resigns as Soka Gakkai president to protect the organization when various anti-Soka Gakkai parties incite a conflict between the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood and the organization.
The 2nd Seven Bells (2001-50)
Goal: To secure the foundation for peace in Asia and throughout the world.
. 3 May 2001 – The dedication of Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo.
The 3rd Seven Bells (2051-2100)
Goal: To see the philosophy of the sanctity of life established as the spirit of the age and the world.
The 4th Seven Bells (2101-50)
Goal: To lay the indestructible foundation for wold peace.
The 5th Seven Bells (2151-2200)
Goal: To see the brilliant flowering of an age of humanism
The 6th and 7th Seven Bells will follow in the 23rd century, which will see the 1,000th anniversary of the establishment of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism in 2253.


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The black WS-422 from Quiklok is a fully-adjustable second tier add-on for the WS-421 keyboard stand. The dual units can be quickly set at one of five height positions, as well as four different angle positions. Its adjustable depth can accommodate virtually any size keyboard and controller up to 15.75" (40cm) deep, in addition to drum machines and sound modules whose dimensions do not exceed these same maximal measurements. The tier also allows for you to install the QLX-4 microphone boom or QLX-5 sheet music holder on the WS-421 stand.
Depth: 15.75" (40 cm)
Attaching Collar: Grip-Lok/30
Weight: 6.6 lb (3 kg)
Weight Capacity: 74.5 lb (33.8 kg)
Color: Black
|Packaging Info
|Package Weight
|8.6 lb
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
|19.1 x 9.6 x 4.3"


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Concerns Over Baby Bottles
Reporter: Helen Wellings
Our Food Authority said it is safe but many experts here and overseas believe a chemical found in baby bottles should be banned.
The chemical has been pronounced dangerous by many scientific reports and it is linked to deadly diseases and has been banned in other countries.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical in many everyday food and water containers.
It is used in the manufacture of brittle plastic polycarbonates for many brands of baby bottles and sippy cups, water dispensers, plastic tableware, food storage containers and it is in aluminum cans for beer, mixers and soft drinks.
Reports say Bisphenol A is an endocrine disrupting chemical which mimics the sex hormone oestrogen.
It is linked to infertility; problems with reproductive development, neural and behavioural development in foetuses, infants and children, early puberty in girls, obesity, breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, thyroid malfunction and attention disorders.
Taking safety precautions, Denmark, Canada, and some US states have banned BPA in baby bottles or have legislation pending.
Six of the biggest baby bottle manufacturers in the US have agreed not to use the chemical and large retailers like Walmart will not sell BPA products.
In Australia, Bisphenol A is freely allowed.
Dr Rye Senjen from Friends of the Earth warns scientists the world over have proven the chemical leaches into food and drink.
A Harvard study found people who drank from bottles containing BPA had a 69 per cent increase of BPA in their urine.
"When you open tins up you see a white lining, that is Bisphenol A contained in the epoxy resin," Dr Senjen said.
"Every time you put in food and water from these containers, a tiny tiny bit of bisphenol leaches out into the food and when we eat the food it enters our body."
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand's Chief Scientist, Dr Paul Brent, said overseas food regulators found BPA at safe levels and that the bans are just a precaution.
"We're not in the position to ban anything because the levels that we are being exposed to in our view, based on the weight of scientific opinion and evidence, is that they are safe," he said.
"It's got some toxic effects at very high levels according to the studies done in animals but the levels the human population is being exposed to across the board, that includes vulnerable groups like babies who are bottle fed, the risk is very, very low."
Nadia Duensing has been dubbed Australia's Erin Brockovich for her one-woman crusade to save babies from Bisphenol A in polycarbonate plastic milk bottles.
"It's been a big issue in America and Canada where it's been on the news for years," she said.
"I'm very proud to be called a crusader, each time I see a baby being fed from a clear polycarbonate baby bottle my heart races."
Nadia said when the chemical use was banned in Canada some of the major baby bottles manufacturers brought in their own BPA-free baby bottles but they didn't send them to Australia.
"Australian mothers haven't got an alternative so I did a lot of research, I found out the best plastic to get and I brought it into Australia," she said.
While our health regulator does not see the need to ban BPA, there is no way of knowing which plastic bottles have the chemical because manufacturers are not required to disclose the type of plastic on the label.
Related information
The BPA-free Smart Baby bottles are available in selected pharmacists and on-line.
Glass and stainless steel bottles and containers are also good alternatives.
Nadia Duensing
Smart Baby bottles
Phone (07) 5597 6696
For more information.
Dr Rye Senjen
Blissfully Unaware of Bisphenol A. Reasons why Legislators Should Live up to their Responsibilities
by Friends of the Earth Australia and Europe, Dr Rye Senjen. September 2008.
A Melbourne company, supplies BPA and other chemical-free bottles made of glass and stainless steel.
For more information
Bebelle's current products are made with polypropylene and have recycling symbol 5, but a glass range will be introduced later this year.


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As Apple continues to release new operating systems, one may start to wonder, "Aren't they going to run out of big cats to name them after?" Not yet. They got pretty clever on the last release. Since they had created an upgrade from OS X Lion, they decided to call the new release OS X Mountain Lion. Why? It still gives you everything Lion did: same beautifully simple layout and functionality, along with all the features you love that make a Mac super user friendly. But there are some major differences. Still a lion, but this time, it's a bit of a different breed.
Being the ninth major release of Mac operating systems, OS X Mountain Lion has once again worked to create a system that demonstrates how a true operating system should work. It was released on July 25, 2012. New features include iOS, so now you can get your Notes and Reminders directly to your desktop, instead of receiving them through email. Another updated version made its first appearance on September 19, 2012. With this update, other extra features were added, such as Facebook integration. Mountain Lion also has done away with iChat and replaced it with Messages. This allows Mac users to send unlimited messages to other Mac users, whether they're on a Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Safari 6 is also included in the package. Another new feature is Notification Center. Although it may sound like something that could be a potential annoyance, this feature has been refined so that the notifications need not be resolved right away, therefore not urging the user to take immediate action if they are not able.
Overall, OS X Mountain Lion was well liked with many positive reviews. Critics are raving about Notification Center, speed improvements and Messages. The only gripe critics seem to have about the new operating systems is the lack of games available, but who can appease everyone, right? With three million software packages sold in the first four days, Mountain Lion has become Apple's most successful operating system release thus far.


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In 2000 and 2001, as the pendulum was swinging away from equities towards the safe(r) haven and sturdier shores of the commodity sector, the Fed reached for the monetary fire hose to provide both structural and psychological liquidity to a financial system under duress. And although it initially provided momentary support towards equities and the seeds for the secular bull market in commodities, stocks eventually succumbed to the path of least resistance. It was a bear market and the psychological bid of the Greenspan Put was now immaterial to the larger forces at work.
Today, we have a very similar dynamic in the now matured commodity sector with the prospect of QE and central bank interventions on the table. Whether emanating from the Fed, the ECB or the PBC - resource investors now work with a dangerous level of moral hazard in the face of reality within their respective investment theses. The general thought has been: more easing - higher commodity prices. And although this causality helped drive the dramatic returns since the fall of 2008, the several dozen easing initiatives by the world's major central banks over the past year have done very little to arrest the decline in the commodity sector that began in May of 2011.
|From - Taking Shelter - April 28th 2011
Although repeatedly looking at the Nasdaq or the NDX (circa 2000-2002) comparative over the past year - the shoe continues to fit in various iterations and along multiple timeframes with the resource and precious metals sector.
Despite a more dramatic decline in the Nasdaq between 2000 and 2001, I believe we will see a similar pattern unfurl in the CRB as the trend continues along the path of least resistance - and as late and dogmatic investors turn from denial to fear. The immediate set-up for a turn lower is primarily based on the extreme negative relative strength and technical structure of the CRB's low in June and the very strong retracement rally that now appears to be rolling over at the 61.8% fibonacci level from the yearly low.


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Nigeria AFCON 2013 winning midfielder Obiora Nwankwo has joined Greek side Levadiakos on a one year deal, Owngoalnigeria.com understands.
The former Inter-Milan prospect has had a journeyman career since leaving Inter Milan on a permanent base in 2013 when he joined CFR Cluj.
Last season, he was unlucky with injuries but ended up making 27 appearances for Academica, who were at the end of the season relegated in Portugal.
It appears his deal was terminated for him to be able to complete his transfer to the Greek side, which will be his fourth club in three years.
Nwankwo played in Spain for Cordoba before his move to Academica of Portugal two summers ago. The 25 year old also had loan spells with Italian side Parma,Gubbio and Padova.


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Love someone who doesn't deserve it.
Blessed is he who speaks a kindness;
Thrice blessed is he who repeats it.
The greatest goal of Islam is to extend kindness to self and kindness to the creatures. It is this goal that determines the position of one before Allah in this world and the Hereafter. It is also this kindness that determines man's position among his fellow human beings. All obligatory and forbidden things are based on this kindness. Allah has made it obligatory in all His legislations.
The Messenger of Allah said, "Allah has ordained kindness on everything. When you kill (an animal) kill (it) kindly and when you slaughter (an animal), slaughter (it) kindly. Let anyone of you sharpen his knife and let him give rest to his slaughtered animal."
The Prophet's statement, "Allah ordained kindness on everything" have two meanings:
One: That Allah has ordained perfection on every obligatory duty and that a Muslim should do it in the best perfect form; that he should Endeavour to do as much supererogatory aspects of it as he can and that he should refrain from all aspects of forbidden things. Allah says,
"Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret."
(Al-Anaam 6:120)
This nice story was sent to me don't know the source still read it (NICE)
Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day he came across a very pretty baby deer and picked it up and rode away. The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her baby and followed him anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking about presenting it to his children to play with. After a time, he chanced to look back and saw the mother deer following him, her expression full of grief. He noticed too that she did not seem to care about her own safety. Moved to pity, Nasiruddin set the baby deer free. The mother deer nuzzled and licked her baby fondly and the two deer leapt happily away into the forest. But many times the mother deer looked back at Nasiruddin, as if to express her thanks.
That night Nasiruddin dreamt that the revered Prophet (pbuh) was addressing him:
'Nasiruddin, your name has been entered in the list of Allah, and you will one day have a kingdom. But remember that when you are king you will also have many responsibilities. Just as you have shown mercy to the deer today, you should be merciful to all Allah's creatures. You should not forget your people by falling into a life of luxury.'
This dream came true and Nasiruddin did become king, Amir Nasiruddin, father of Sultan Muhammad.
The moral of the story is that if we wish Allah to be merciful to us, we must be eager to show mercy to all the living creatures of the earth.
When a flower blooms, its colour and scent first touch the garden near it, and then spread. In the same way, a Muslim's acts of human kindness should first touch those nearest to him, his family and his neighbors.
Every one is commanded to be kind to all creatures. Allah gives an absolute and general command about kindness when He says,
"And do well. Truly, Allah loves the good-doers."
(Al-Baqarah 2:195)
He also says,
"Indeed, Allah orders and good conduct."
(An-Nahl 16:90)
Allah also ordains kindness in a specified and detailed form. He ordains that the parents, the relatives, the neighbors, the poor, the weak, the distressed, the orphans and others should all be treated with kindness. Being kind to the creatures entails being generous to them and refraining from harming them. The most comprehensive verse on kindness in the Qur'an is the word of Allah that says,
"Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship; and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, the poor, the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful."
(An-Nisa 4:36)
Prophet (pbuh)
"Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith." (Muslim)
Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are.
May Allah make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........
Feel free to Share the information here with everyone you know,
And earn Sawab-e-Jariya...May Allah swt make it a source of Sawab-e-Jariya for u and me .Ameen
P.S.: "Have fun praying don't forget to make dua for me."


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Nik Pascal : Zero Gravity
Nik Pascal [aka aka]
Zero Gravity LP album
Electronic Music
Narco Records and Tapes
NR 123 Stereo
© 1975 Nick Raecevic
Zero Gravity (22:50)
Robot Rock (4:30)
Sounds From The Blue Planet (4:01)
Alpha Wave Diffusion (4:09)
Composer and Producer: Nik Raicevic
Cover Design and Photography: Nik Raicevic
Moog Synthesizer Programming: Nik Pascal
ARP 2600 Synthesizer Programming: Nik Pascal
Special Effects: Gypsy Flemming
Engineer: William Elder
Recorded in Hollywood, Calif.
All Compositions Publish by
"Art in Space Music" BMI
8-Track Tapes and Cassettes of this album are available exclusively on Narco Records and Tapes.
This record is incredibly rare, and highly desired by those who know of it.
I held this album in hand, playing it just once for Missoula on last week's radio broadcast, but I heart-wrenchingly had to part with it, shipping it out to some lucky bastard, rather than keeping it for myself. Shows you the strength of my moral fiber. Now the only available copy of it to be found at the moment is in Sweden, in the Rune Cosmic collection on GEMM, and it's only €135, which I'm assuming is a lot of $dollars.
There's not much to be found on this mysterious composer, aside from what a few collectors of obscuro records are saying about him:
-completely obscure electronic music, from a guy from Los Angeles who went by several names (Nik Raicevic, Nik Pascal, Pascal, Nik Pascal Raicevic, Gypsy Flemming) and even appeared on a Rolling Stones album (Goats Head Soup).
[...] loaded with lots of trippy sound effects, use of ring modulation, LFOs, and so much more, sounding like it came off a low-budget sci-fi film. And you can't argue with an album that had a warning on the shrink wrap that read: "Do not listen to this album if you are stoned"!
Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide:
He made one of his earliest albums on the Buddah label as simply Head, attempting to cash in on the psychedelic drug culture by naming his extended synthesizer noodlings after illegal drugs such as "Cannabis Sativa" — worth a 17-minute album track, no less.
Raicevic eventually put out five albums on his own Narco label after being dumped from Buddah for being too influenced by drugs.
Mimaroglu Music Sales, apparently has the complete Narco recordings (1971 – 1975), on CD, and this to add:
"finally, after a year off, nik drops his last album, "zero gravity," the side-long title-track working a harmonic-series patch with drizzles of space-dusted echo & miniature alien-tongued white-noise licks"
I'd just say, "Well, I'll be damned."


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Subject: I have found a DVD that I think you would enjoy
|Infinite Ryvius - Tension
Vol. 3
Actors: Tetsu Shiratori, Soichiro Hoshi, Houko Kuwashima, Tomokazu Seki, Sakura Tange
Director: Goro Taniguchi
Genres: Anime & Manga, Animation
UR 2004 1hr 40min
Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 04/20/2004 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: 13up
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Chumash | CT, USA | 03/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As we reach the midpoint of this epic adventure, the crew's morale is high when they feel that they're about to be rescued. So, they throw a big party with lots of food, music, and even a beauty contest! Alas, all too soon, their hopes are dashed, and tensions begin to rise once more.
Includes the episodes...
11. When the Party's Over
12. Whereabouts of the Future
13. If Only to Meet
14. To Be Too Conscious
Special Features include trailers and clean opening/closing."


text: Democrat Inspired Violence Against Republicans is No Accident.It's Often Planned & Coordinated. Posted on June 17, 2017 by Lori HendryJune 17, 2017 This is not a metaphor or a Joke. If one were to live in the web of false reality that the elite media culture weaves in the major newspapers and evening news shows, one would think that crazed "right wingers" … Continue reading →


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Expandable tower and small form factor desktops with business-critical features companies need with the space to add additional peripherals.
Stay flexible: With full-power features in a smart, dual orientation design, the OptiPlex 5050 lets you maximize your work environment. Towers can be setup on or under your desk, while the small form factor can be combines with the new OptiPlex Small Form Factor All-in-One stand to create versatile, flexible solutions for any office situation.
Secure and unified: These optional cable covers reduce clutter, prevent access to the ports and cables in the back of the system and seamlessly match the OptiPlex's elegant design, so your setup looks unified and stays protected.
Easy access: With a tool-less design and a simple removable side panel, you have easy access to key system components such as drives and memory so your system can be updated, remaining viable for years to come.
Power your success: Intel 7th Gen processors make this the fastest OptiPlex yet.
Smooth, speedy performance: Upgraded 2400MHz DDR4 is the fastest and most efficient memory available, so you can work with lags or crashes.
Connect with ease: Two display ports, native 3 display support, and HDMI with optional VGA, as well as legacy ports provide ample connection to your devices and networks.
Always up to date: Every OptiPlex 5050 is available with Dell Command Suite, making driver, BIOS, and firmware updates easier. These free tools allow flexible and automated BIOS or system configurations for your company, allowing you to manage your fleet easily and securely every time.
Work remotely, with confidence: Optional Intel Systems Management allows for remote and advanced out of band management capabilities for increased productivity and lower risk.
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Stream: Saltland - "ICA" A mournful and desolate track from the forthcoming Saltland album, I Thought It Was Us But It Was All Of Us, which is dropping on Constellation Records this May.
Saltland is basically spearheaded by Montreal cellist Rebecca Foon, which is a name Thee Silver Mt. Zion and Set Fire To Flames might be familiar with. While the concept of the track streaming above might not be entirely novel, Foon has the undeniable talent to make layers of cello and soft vocals an enchanting experience.


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I'm going to the Disney Thanksgiving Feast tonight. Which means a workout (or two) is a must this morning!
I'm doing TRX. Usually, I have to convert my DVDs to digital format before I can copy them to my Xoom, but TRX makes it so much easier. I can download anything from TRX TV in digital video, unzip, and put it right on my mobile device. Even some of their DVD workouts come with companion digital downloads.


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text: I've extracted the cramfs patch from the kernel-source-2.4.9 package and made a patch against 2.4.10. It's on http://www.coker.com.au/cramfs/ for anyone who's interested. It was only about 30 minutes work, but I expect that there's a few people here who want to try 2.4.10 now and don't want to waste an extra 30 mins. -- http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/projects.html Projects I am working on http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page