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Do you know how much the average person has in their savings account?
The statistics look bad. No, let's just say they're terrible.
The answer to that question is startling and stunning: about 40 percent have no savings account whatsoever. About 80 percent have about a thousand dollars or less.
So that begs the question: where is all of our money?
Look around your house, your driveway and you might get your answer. Living beyond what your means or even just at your means tends to lead to the biggest reason why we don't save money.
We're simply too busy spending it to think of that.
And then, you have the kind of success stories that you marvel at, the ones that are written in big bold headlines that leave you thinking "why can't that be me?" when you hear about a couple that buys a $150,000 house with cash or a 25 year old that has managed to work a modestly paying job and save a half a million dollars and set to retire by the time he reaches 35, at the latest.
How exactly are all of these things possible?
There really is no magic theory in regard to what makes money tick for these people and why they're so far removed from the aforementioned statistic about money saved, or lack thereof.
They simply live below their means.
Just because you make $70,000 per year doesn't mean you should spend $80,000 on your expenses or even butt up against that 70K mark. The truth is those who have money saved and don't worry about money are able to save it because they'll take a $70,000 year paying job and live off $30,000 of it quite comfortably because they make decisions that allow them to work, have a car, house and other amenities but focusing primarily on having money leftover as the most important piece to that puzzle.
How do they do it?
Simple. They don't buy used or pay full price. They'll take a $15,000 vehicle instead of buying a new one for $40,000. They are approved for a home at $250,000 and instead buy one for a third of that price and have a mortgage that allows them to do two things: have money leftover and add to the home through renovations with money that comes out of their own pocket versus expensive loans.
For most, we equate spending to happiness and that just isn't the case. Those types of purchases, services or items that you don't need don't create the kind of smile you'd have it you went without those and instead had the peace of mind that your money is exactly where you want it to be: saved.


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The 386-acre Sizerville State Park is nearly surrounded by Elk State Forest and is close to one of the largest blocks of state forest land in the commonwealth. Sizerville has many recreational and natural opportunities and is a good base for exploring nearby public lands.
The park is open every day of the year, sunrise to sunset. Day use areas close at dusk.
The park office is open specific hours. The pool, overnight areas, and other areas are open specific seasons and hours. Contact the park office for facility seasons and hours.
Make online reservations or call toll-free 888-PA-PARKS (888-727-2757), from 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday to Saturday.
Sizerville State Park is six miles north of Emporium on PA 155 in Cameron and Potter counties.
GPS DD: Lat. 41.59582 Long. -78.18358
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Held the first Saturday of October, weather permitting, this festival is a celebration of old time skills and crafts. There are make-it and take-it crafts, examples of old time crafts like quilting, tatting, bee keeping, woodcarving, and candle making, and lots of good food. Contact the park office for more information.
The park offers a wide variety of environmental education and interpretive programs. Through hands-on activities, guided walks, and evening programs, participants gain appreciation, understanding, and develop a sense of stewardship toward natural and cultural resources.
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The Environmental Education Building provides exhibits and information on what to do and see while in the area. The native plantings surrounding the building include a butterfly garden that attracts many species.
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This small guide will allow you to hop straight into battling in PBA. It is not an in-depth coverage on how battling works. To find all of the mechanics, engines, bells and whistles; go to the Overhead Manual, where everything is explained.
- Issuing a Challenge
When issuing a challenge to someone, you should first check their battle schedules. When are they most free? If they have a good amount of time in which they are free during a day, issue a challenge to them via PM. You can then create a battle thread, with all applicable rules stated. An OH will take over the thread.
It is recommended that you contact the person to check if they want to battle. Otherwise, you run the risk of having an empty battle thread.
- Call Out a Pokemon
When the rules have been stated, and an OH asks you to send your Pokemon, the challenged user will send their Pokemon first. The challenger will send theirs second.
When calling out a Pokemon, you must have the name of the Pokemon somewhere in your post along with their held item. Ex: [Gengar, Focus Sash]. You must post a link to your stats at the beginning of the match, so as to keep it fair.
No Pokemon that is gained after the battle can be used. Any held item that is gained after the battle is not able to be used.
- Call out Moves
When the Pokemon are finally chosen, the person who sent their Pokemon second will send their move first. The moves that are able to be used are the ones located in the active Pokemon's movepool.
No move added after the battles start can be used.
- The Victor
The victor of the battle is decided when one side's entire team is not capable of being used.


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September 03, 2016
Sir, Gillian Tett discussing Afghanistan' Gandamak writes about the importance of knowing where you come from to know where you would want to go. "History lessons would be good for the White House" September 3.
Indeed, and I sure hope the "Council of Historical Advisers" comes to fruition, since the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Basel Committee, sure need some history lessons about the origins of bank crises.
Currently the pillar of bank regulations, is the risk weighted capital requirements for banks; more perceived risk more capital – less risk less capital.
And there is absolutely nothing in history that points to a banking crisis ever having resulted from what was, ex ante, when incorporated in their balance sheets, perceived as risky.
These have only resulted from unexpected events, or from the accumulation of excessive financial exposures to something erroneously perceived as safe. In fact the safer something is perceived, the worse the unexpected consequences that could result. Motorcycles are correctly viewed as much riskier than cars… and therefore much more people die in car accidents than in motorcycle accidents.
To sum it up, the risk weighted capital requirements for banks, dangerously distort the allocation of bank credit to the real economy, for no good reason at all.
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A video unearthed from archives appears to show left-wing presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders being arrested in Chicago in 1963 while protesting racial segregation.
The footage shows a man wearing glasses and of similar appearance to Sanders being picked up by law enforcement officers in Illinois 53 years ago. The timing coincides with media reports of Sanders' arrest during a boycott while he attended the University of Chicago.
The Vermont senator studied in Chicago from 1960-64 and was arrested on 12 August 1963. At the time, Sanders was part of protest movement demonstrating against the segregation of Chicago public schools, slate.com reported. Sanders later became deeply involved in the civil rights movement.
The footage was discovered by the documentary film making group Kartemquin Films, which is revisiting the civil rights movement in Chicago in 1963. Their documentary '63 Boycott' looks at the protests involving more than 200,000 Chicago natives in protests against the policies of superintendent Benjamin Willis.
Willis, the head of Chicago's public school system, had refused to integrate black students and planned to solve overcrowding by placing African American students in aluminium trailers known as 'Willis Wagons'.
The minute-long clip showing Sanders' arrest appears to take place at the proposed site for a school which would have been made entirely of the trailers. Neither Sanders nor his campaign have confirmed the veracity of the video.


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By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
The controversy surrounding "America's Got Talent" contestant Timothy Michael Poe's military service record only continues to grow.
Poe appeared on Monday night's show, singing a Garth Brooks song and earning standing ovations for his performance and for his emotional story about being injured by a grenade in Afghanistan. But later, the Minnesota National Guard issued a statement saying that Poe's military records do not show the injury.
On Tuesday, Poe was interviewed by C.J. Grisham on the military-focused You Served podcast, and admitted that he once claimed medals he didn't earn, and that his story as given on the NBC show may not have been accurate.
Poe told Grisham that he attended a golf tournament put on by the Defenders of Freedom. At the event, a poster, using information provided by Poe himself, claimed that Poe was awarded a Purple Heart, which is given for those wounded while serving, and a Bronze Star, which is awarded for bravery or acts of merit. The blog This Ain't Hell displays a blown-up photograph of that poster, which also shows other medals, including the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
But on the You Served podcast, Poe admitted he was never awarded those medals. "It was just something stupid," he told Grisham. Poe said he was not cut by shrapnel or otherwise visibly wounded by the grenade, and noted that "they don't want to give Purple Hearts out for TBI (traumatic brain injury)."
As to why he claimed the Purple Heart and Bronze Star at the tournament, he said, "Everyone there had (medals and honors)," and added "It was just one of those things where you feel out of place and you want to feel like you were part of something."
Defenders of Freedom founder Donna Cranston has spoken out about Poe on the group's Facebook page. "Since being alerted about Tim Poe last week, we have been unable to substantiate his claims," Cranston wrote. "We have reached out to him, but have been disappointed that he has been unwilling to talk with us. As a result, in the best interest of Defenders of Freedom, we have chosen to disassociate with him."
And in response to a comment on that post, Cranston wrote, "He did serve and was injured in training. I stand behind our decision to help him last year. .... What I can't stand behind now is someone who has fabricated a story, personally misrepresented his service to me, and won't talk with me about it."
Cranston's reference to Poe being injured in training rather than combat backs up what his ex-wife, Kelly Ballard, herself a military veteran, told AGTNews and the New York Post, saying Poe's injuries came during training exercises in Mississippi, not overseas. An anonymous source tells This Ain't Hell a slightly different story, saying Poe was injured in Afghanistan, but by falling off a truck, not in an attack.
On "America's Got Talent," Poe said he "got hit" by a grenade and that it "broke my back and gave me a brain injury." On the You Served podcast, he said he had broken his back previously and was told later that he had rebroken it, but did not know if it was related to the grenade. "I don't know for sure if my back was broken at that exact time," he said, saying he didn't even realize his back had been reinjured until told by doctors treating him in Germany.
When asked by Grisham if he said anything inaccurate on "America's Got Talent," he answered, "Sure," and compared it to exaggerating to one's children to make their dad seem cool. "It was a show," he said. "It wasn't out there to make anyone feel bad."
NBC would not comment on whether Poe will remain on the show.
Regarding the Minnesota National Guard's statement, Poe said "They had made a statement without having all the facts," and said he had left a message with the Guard spokesman about correcting his records.
Poe also said he was "very, very upset" by some of the reports about his record, which included negative comments from some of his fellow military.
"I don't think my unit was told the real reason I was sent away," he said. "They don't send you out of Afghanistan for an ear infection." He said that after the blast, he would forget things, couldn't walk straight, and "would close my eyes and I would fall over."
According to AGTNews.com, Joshua Hansen, Poe's squad leader in Afghanistan, posted on his Facebook page that Poe's story is "all a giant lie. He has fooled alot of people and i dont blame them for (believing) him after all who would make something like this up?" Hansen also wrote that Poe was taken out of Afghanistan due to a non-combat "injury," putting "injury" in quotes.
Poe confirmed that Hansen was his squad leader, and said "(The grenade attack) may not have happened exactly how I explained because I don't remember a whole bunch." When asked if he could give names of fellow vets who might support his story, he said "I really wish I could remember them and I really wish they would come out."
Poe said he didn't really get into singing until a therapist at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio suggested singing in the shower. But his ex-wife tells the New York Post that he was the lead singer in a band called Crawlspace years ago.
Poe also said he didn't audition for "America's Got Talent" in hopes of personal gain, but to show fellow veterans "you can do whatever you want as long as you push yourself and you try."
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Thank the maker for not having my girlfriend force me to watch this show, but isn't that a military felony to claim or represent yourself as winning medals/citations that you do not have? Could he not lose his military benefits or be forced to return any payments, if he had any? If I remember my Navy first-day training, that might be true for this guy.
Also, I thought last year that there was a bill in Congress which would make it a crime to lie about military service.
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If he wants to claim military related injuries then I am sure we could find a group of battle-hardened veterans who would give some to him now.
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BPFE will be hosted in Brussels, Belgium in 2012, which is home to many European biotechnology and pharma organizations as well as being close to many active life science clusters, including Wallonia, the Flanders region and Brussels.
Robert Lee Kilpatrick, Partner, TVG, said: "Looking forward, a central European location is a natural choice as we implement our growth strategy, using Brussels as the platform for global partnerships and giving our clients better business development opportunities."
BPE2011, to be held for the last time at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, is Europe's longest-running biopharma partnering event, and for the past 19 years has been a key event in the international business development calendar. The event brings together international leaders from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and financial industries with delegates from over 416 companies representing nearly
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Pierre Lamy, Health Business Unit Manager, with the Brussels Enterprise Agency (BEA) and Brussels LifeTech, the cluster of the Brussels biotech, pharma and medical technologies actors, explains why Belgium is the place to be for biotechnology companies: "Belgium boasts a dense network of more than 270 biotech companies working closely with universities, research institutes and hospitals."
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It was a special day si I woke up at 5:30am (a taste of Christmases to come, maybe??). And crashed about 9am in a massive melt-down.
At least this nap enabled Mummy to finish making all the cakes and sandwiches and fruit skewers for my party and we headed off to the park.
Personally, I found mixing the ice with the dirt was the best bit of the party (and the picture is wonky)!
My Aunty Jenny made me a ladybug cake. I LOOOVE the ladybug on Minuscule.
Mummy made me this tee-shirt, too.
Mummy made me a smash cake. We don't have smash cakes in Australia, but Daddy doesn't like it when my hands are dirty. I wanted a plate.
It was a fun party and I really, really needed to cuddle Big Teddy and sleep afterwards.
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Essential Oils of A. Factorovskyi, K. Linearis, C. Arvensis, P. Babylonica, P. Cyanocarpa, L. Nucicaulis and R. Epapposum
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J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 2005, 9, 693
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|Essential Oils of Some Saudi Pulicaria and Artemisia species
H. Z. Alkhathlan, M. Al-Zoman, R. M. Basha, A. A. Mousa and H. M. G. Al-Hazimi Oriental J. Chem., 1991, 7, 204
The constituents of the essential oils of two Pulicaria species are reported here for the first time. In addition, the oils of a Pulicaria and five Artemisia species have been analyzed and compared with previous studies.
Application of Phosphorus, Arsenic and Antimony Reagents in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan and Hamed A. Al-Lohedan
Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 1991, 61, 367
The ability of different reagents of the type R3XBr2 where R are various alkyl, alkoxide, phenyl and phenoxide groups and X is P, As and Sb to promote an intramolecular cyclization of suitably substituted aromatic diamines has been investigated. The type of R group and X was found to have a great influence on the ability of these reagents to promote this type of cyclization. Best results were obtained when R= OMe and
Studies on the Staudinger Reaction
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Oriental J. Chem., 1992, 6, 50
Different reagents of the type R3X (where R= various groups, X= P, As, Sb) were tested in their ability to promote an intramolecular aza-Wittig reaction. These reagents were reacted with a suitable azide and the yields of the cyclized products were calculated.
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Novel Quinoline Derivatives
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Synth. Commun., 1992, 22, 2659
An intramolecular Wittig reaction of some substituted aminoacetophenones was used for the synthesis of novel quinoline derivatives. In addition, the base induced cyclization of the aminoacetophenones was investigated. The IR and NMR spectra of the quinoline derivatives are reported.
Novel Approach to Pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-1,5-diones
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. Chem. Res., 1992, (S) 260, (M) 1984
The condensation of 2-aminoacetophenone with acid anhydrides is investigated. Different fused 4-quinolones derivatives were prepared in one step via this condensation. In addition, different N-substituted imides were also obtained.
Sesquiterpene Lactones from Artemisia Species
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan, A. A. Mousa and H. M. G. Al-Hazimi
J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 1992, 14, 151
Naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactones from Artemisia species which appeared in the literature during the last six years (1984-1989) have been reviewed.
Chemistry of Various Pulicaria Species
Hassan M.G. Al-Hazimi and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 1992, 14, 233
Secondary metabolites from various Pulicaria species up to the end of 1990 have been reviewed.
A New Diterpene and Flavonoids from Pulicaria somalensis
Hassan M. G. Al-Hazimi and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. King Saud Univ. (Science), 1993, 5, 141
A new diterpene of clerodane type and three known methylated flavones (chrysosplenol D, chrysoplenetin and casticin) have been isolated from the aerial parts of Pulicaria somalensis and characterized by spectroscopic methods. chrysoplenetin and casticin have been isolated from the Pulicaria genus for the fires time.
Spectroscopic Studies of Benzimidazole, Quinoxaline and Quinoline Derivatives
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan and Hamed A. Al-Lohedan
J. Chem. Res., 1995, (S) 10, (M) 201
Four fused benzimidazoles, two quinoxalines and two fused quinoline derivatives were studied with respect to their mass, NMR and IR spectra; the compounds were chosen in order to compare the effect of the size of the hetero ring and the presence of C=N and C=O on their spectral behaviour.
Naturally Occuring Non-Alkaloidal Phenanthrenes
Hassan M.G. Al-Hazimi and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 1997, 1, 47
In this review, an attempt has been made to list all new non-alkaloidal phenanthrenoids which have isolated from the different plant families. The antimicrobial activities of those compounds is included.
Stilbenes and Bibenzyls in Higher Plants
Hassan M.G. Al-Hazimi and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. King Saud Univ. (Science), 1997, 9, 161
Stilbenes and their dihydroderivatives, bibenzyls, which have been isolated from higher plants up to the end of 1994 are reviewed.
Chemical Constituents of T. aurilactum, R. vesicarius, P. orientalis, P. somalensis and A. abyssinica Grown in Saudi Arabia
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan and Hassan M.G. Al-Hazimi
J. Chem. Soc. Pak, 1996, 18, 309
The volatile oils of five plants, Tripleurospermum aurilactum, Rumex vesicarius, Pulicaria orientalis, P. somalensis and Artemisia abysinica were collected using steam distillation and their constituents were analyzed bu GS/MS. The first two plants are being studied for the first time. In addition, a further study on the chemical constituents of the third one is reported.
Naturally Occuring Iridoids During the Period 1990-1993
.Hassan M.G. Al-Hazimi and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. Chem. Soc. Pak, 1996, 18, 336
New iridoids, secoiridoids, bis-iridoids and other miscellaneous iridoids isolated during the period 1990-1993, together with their botanical sources are listed. Furthermore, the re-isolated iridoids during the period covered by the present review are also given.
An Approach Towards Fused Thieno[3,2-b]pyridines
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Heterocycles, 1997, 45, 45
A series of fused thieno[3,2-b]pyridines was prepared via the condensation of substituted 2-acetyl-3-aminothiophenes and acid anhydrides. In addition, selected examples of these compounds were prepared via an intramolecular Wittig reaction.
Chemical Investigation on the Leaves of Hibiscus furcatus
T. K. Bindu, A. Saidutty, H. Z. Alkhathlan and P. M. Shafi
Asian J. of Chem., 1997, 9, 734
The petroleum ether (60-80°C) extract of the leaves of Hibiscus furcatus yielded five components. They were identified to be friedelin, ß-sitosterol, taraxerol, a mixture of
n-alkanes in the C30-C34 range and a mixture of n-alkanols in the C28-C34 range by chemical and physical methods.
Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted 4-Oxoquinolines and 3-Substituted Fused 4-Oxoquinolines
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan and Khalid A. Al-Farhan
Heterocycles, 1998, 48, 641
Seven 2,3-disubstituted 4-oxoquinolines were prepared via two methods. In the first one 2,3-disubstituted 4-oxoquinolines were prepared via the condensation of 2-amino-œ-cyanoacetophenone with substituted phthalic anhydrides, while in the second method the fused isoindolo[2,1-a]quinolines and pyrolo[1,2-a]quinoline were first prepared and then converted to 4-oxoquinolines. X-ray crystal structure analysis of ethyl 2-[3-cyano-4-oxo-2-quinolyl]benzoate is reported.
Radical Copolymerization and Characterization of N-(tri-n-butyltin)Maleimide Monomer with Styrene, Methacrylate and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone
Nayef S. Al-Muaikel, Salem S. Al-Diab and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Asian J. of Chem., 1999, 11, 1259
Three types of novel organotin polymers from polymerization of new organotin monomer N-(tri-n-butyltin)maleimide with styrene, methylmethacrylate and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone in bulk at 65°C. Using 2,2-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator. Characterization of of the prepared copolymers was accomplished by IR, 1H-NMR spectra and elemental analysis. All the copolymers dissolved readily at room temperature in most polar aprotic solvents. The thermal stability of the polymers was evaluated by TGA and DSC measurements.
Synthesis of New Di-(tri-n-butyltin)citraconate and its Copolymer
Nayef S. Al-Muaikel, Salem S. Al-Diab and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. King Saud Univ. (Science), 2000, 12, 25
Anew monomer of Di(tri-n-butyltin)citraconate has been synthesized by the reaction of citraconic anhydride and bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide. This monomer was copolymerized with styrene using 2,2-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile (AIBN) as a free radical initiator. The monomer and copolymer were identified by elemental analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy.
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Organotin Monomer of N-(tri-n-butyltin)Maleimide, Homopolymerization and Copolymerization with Styrene
Nayef S. Al-Muaikel, Salem S. Al-Diab , Hamad Z. Alkhathlan and Ahmed Al-Obied
J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 2000, 4, 43
New monomer, N-(tri-n-butyltin)maleimide N-(TBTM) wes prepared by the reaction of maleimide (MI) with tri-n-butyltinoxide (TBTO) in the presence of acetone as a solvent. The prepared monomer was copolymerized with styrene (ST) using benzene as solvent with 1 mol.% of 2,2-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile (AIBN) as free radical initiator. The structure of new monomer, homopolymer and copolymer have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR, the molecular weights of the homopolymer and copolymer have been established by GPC.
Naurally Occuring Pterocarpanoids and Related Compounds
H. M.G. Al-Hazimi and Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
J. King Saud Univ. (Science), 2000, 12, 93
In the present review an effort has been made to list all pterocarpanoids and coumestans which have been isolated from various plants belonging to the plant family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) up to mid-1998. The antimicrobial activities as well as the biosynthesis pathways of the compounds are briefly included.
Condensation Products of 3-Aminothiophenes with Acid Anhydrides
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Asian J. Chem., 2002, 14, 1427
Condensation of substituted 3-aminothiophenes with six different carboxylic acid anhydrides resulted in the formation of three types of products: N-(substituted thienyl)imides, substituted carboxylic acids and fused thieno[3,2-b]pyridines. The IR, NMR and MS spectra of these compounds are discussed.
Synthesis and X-ray crystal Structures of Novel Spiro 1,3-Benzoxazine Dimers
H. Z. Alkhathlan, M. A. Al-Saad, H. M. Al-Hazimi, K. A. Al-Farhan and
A. A. Mousa
J. Chem. Res. 2002, (S) 473, (M) 1023
Novel spiro 1,3-benzoxazine dimmers are obtained when hydrazones of
2-hydroxyacetophenone are treated with triphosgene. An X-ray crystal structure and the NMR and MS spectra of these new compounds are reported and discussed.
Quinazoline, Pyrazolo[1,5-c]quinazoline and Spiro Quinazoline Dimers from the Reaction of 2-Aminoacetophenene Hydrazones with Triphosgene
H. Z. Alkhathlan, M. A. Al-Saad, A. A. Mousa
H. M. Al-Hazimi, K. A. Al-Farhan and
J. Chem. Res. 2002, (S) 587, (M) 1201
The reaction of hydrazones of 2-aminoacetophenone with triphosgene in dichloromethane or benzene in the presence of triethylamine gave quinazolines, pyrazolo[1,5-c]quinazoline and spiro quinazoline dimmers. The latter compounds are being reported for the first time. In addition, a 4,4-disubstituted quinazoline derivative is prepared and its X-ray crystal structure is reported.
Synthesis of 4-alkoxy-4-methyl- and 4-alkoxy-4-fluoromethyl-1,3-benzoxazinones
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 8163
Cyclization of 2-hydroxyacetophenone hydrazones with triphosgene resulted in the formation of 4-methylene-1,3-benzoxazinones. These compounds were converted to 4-alkoxy-4-methyl-1,3-benzoxazinones and 4-fluoromethyl-4-methyl-1,3-benzoxazinones upon treatment with alcohols under refluxing conditions and F-TEDA-BF4 in acetonitrile and methanol, respectively.
A One-Pot Synthesis of 1,3-Benzoxazines
Hamad Z. Alkhathlan
Synth. Commun., 2004, 34, 71
Reaction of substituted 2-hydroxyacetophenones with amines under microwave irradiation (MW) gave the corresponding imines (Schiff bases) which were treated without separation or identification with triphosgene to give 4-methylene-1,3-benzoxazines in good yields.
Synthesis, Spectroscopic Studies and X-Ray Crystal Structure of
H. Z. Alkhathlan, M. A. Al-Jaradah, K. A. Al-Farhan and A. A. Mousa
Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon, 2004, 179, 1
N-[2-(œ-Bromoacetyl)phenyl]imides (prepared in two steps from 2-aminoacetophenone) gave upon treatment with sodium azide fused azidoquinolines via an intamolecular cyclization. Reaction of the above azides with phosphines gave N-heteryliminophosphoranes. The IR, 1H-, 13C-, and 31P-NMR and MS spectra of these compounds as well as the X-ray crystal structure of two of them is reported.
Three 2-(2-Phenylethyl)chromones and Two Terpenes from Agarwood
H. Z. Alkhathlan, H. M. Al-Hazimi, F. S. Al-Dhalaan and A. A. Mousa
Natural Product Research, 2005, 19, 367
A new chromone, 7,8-dimethoxy-2-[2-(3'-acetoxyphenyl)ethyl]chromone (1) was isolated from an acetone extract of the Cambodian agarwood along with two known chromones, 6-methoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (2) and 6,7-dimethoxy-2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone (3). In addition, an abietane ester (4) and the sesquiterpene dehydrofukinone (5) were isolated from the agarwood oil of the same origin. Structural elucidation of all isolated compounds was made on IR, 1H-, and 13C-NMR spectroscopic data.
Essential Oils of A. Factorovskyi, K. Linearis, C. Arvensis, P. Babylonica, P. Cyanocarpa, L. Nucicaulis and R. Epapposum
S. A. Al-Mazroa, L. H. Al-Wahaibi, A. A. Mousa and H. Z. Alkhathlan
J. Saudi Chem. Soc., 2005, 9, 693
The constituents of the essential oils of A. factorovskyi, K. linearis, C. arvensis, P. babylonica, P. cyanocarpa, L. nudicaulis and R. epapposum, all belonging to the family Compositae, are reported. The majority of these plants are studied herein for the first time.


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I was lucky enough to get to spend time with one of my closest friends and her family this weekend for some family pictures! Thanks for inviting me over!! Enjoy your sneak peek!
awe! what a sweet family! and i love the personality in that last one! adorable!
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As we are already aware of the fact that 3G auctions in India have experienced numerous delays, the government has yet again given out official date for the auctions this month. This might get delayed again, but we are pretty sure that 3G auctions are going to be held very soon. You may ask, how? Well, Aircel has now offloaded its towers to GTL, an Indian communications infrastructure operator, for around $1.84bn.
GTL will take over 17,500 existing towers and will take over rights to roll out 20,000 more. We are pretty sure that this move by Aircel might be replicated by various other operators. It is good to see that operators have finally started taking few steps towards the launch of 3G network in India. Aircel has around 30 million subscribers to its base which might soon enjoy the 3G speed.
Not only has Aircel sold its towers but also is getting ready with its own app store. Infosys, India's second-largest IT company will be developing this app store which will use its white label app store platform Flypp to power the shop front. However, it is to be soon how does this app store fairs before and after the launch of 3G.


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The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) is unlikely to grant permission to a subsidiary company of Reliance Energy Limited in Kochi for striking a 10-year power purchase agreement with the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB).
Commission sources told The Hindu here that based on an application submitted by Bombay Suburban Electricity Supply Kerala Power Limited (BKPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Energy Limited, the commission had sought a clarification from the board chairman on October 14 about the consequences of striking the 10-year agreement. KSEB has already expressed its willingness to sign a two-year agreement, but the company was insistent on extending it to 10 years and moved the commission on October 5. The commission would take a final call only after weighing the pros and cons of the deal, sources said.
The commission has asked the board whether the generation from the company was required for meeting the power requirement of the State during the next two years, especially since it has already made arrangements for drawing 1,265 MW from three other sources. The board has been told to furnish the year schedule of the power drawn from the company for its use as well as for sale outside the State. KSEB will have to furnish details of the fixed and variable charges paid to the company till date and also whether it had any obligation to extend the power purchase agreement beyond this month end.
The commission had warned the board that once the existing power purchase agreement with the companies like BKPL that depended on liquid fuel expired, it should not draw power from them unless they converted the stations to Liquefied Natural Gas or pool sufficient quantity of cheaper power from other sources. The board was told to issue notice to such developers within three months from April 30, 2013. Now, the board has to clarify whether it had issued notice to BKPL within the stipulated time, the sources said.
The board has been told to provide separate proposals on the fixed and variable charge commitments for the next two years, including lease charges, taxes and such others. The commission would take up the company's plea on Tuesday, but the board has not yet filed the clarification, the sources said.
Source-The Hindu


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Despite it being conference recess in Westminster, I have had a busy week in Morley and Outwood meeting businesses and attending events.
I love coming up to the constituency as I am reminded of the strength, kindness and positivity of our community.
Amongst other things, this past week I have taken part in a variety of events including a Rotary Club meeting during which I thoroughly enjoyed giving a speech, organising the installation of a footfall counter in my office, visiting the England Wheelchair Rugby League team at Morley Leisure Centre and opening the Morley Academy September Fair.
As a former Rotarian, being a guest speaker at the Rotary Club is always a great honour.
It reminds me of when I was given the opportunity to travel to India and observe the great work the Rotary Club is doing with regards to improvements in health standards.
Seeing the "Stamping out Polio" campaign in action was incredible, yet it was humbling to see a large number of people still affected by the horrible disease and learn that India and Afghanistan are the only two countries still plagued by it.
I love being a part of this great club and the work they do to improve standards of living.
Installing a footfall counter is a fantastic initiative that will revolutionise our high street.
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Opening the Morley Academy September Fair was an incredibly moving experience.
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Digital carjackers met with Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg to demonstrate how they can program a Ford Escape's computer systems and crash it pretty much by pushing a button. On Wednesday, Forbes posted the video to YouTube, and you're probably going to want to watch it, so press that button.
Warning: For some reason Andy Greenberg thinks we want to know that he flew out to meet these dudes on an an airplane. I've seen enough airports in my life. If you have too, I advise you to skip ahead to about the 0.58 mark where we actually meet digital carjackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek.
The trio plus an unseen camera person test the 3,500 pound Ford Escape in the weedy parking lot of a South Bend, Indiana strip mall.
With Greenberg at the wheel, the digital carjackers mess with the reporter's mind by making his dashboard show more gas in the car than he actually has or by making his speedometer read 199 miles per hour.
The scariest stunt involves making the brakes fail with a melodramatic bellow — fortunately at 5 miles per hour so that nobody is hurt.
There's much, much more in Greenberg's article available online as well in the August 12 issue of Forbes.
The takeaway seems to be that bad guys can mess with your car computer just like they can with any other computer. And I don't see why not.
However, what Greenberg, Miller, and Valasek may — or may not — know is that they have just fueled the flames of a thousand burning candles of conspiracy.
I got this story from someone who was looking into the death of Michael Hastings, the BuzzFeed reporter killed in a high speed car crash on June 18 in Los Angeles.
From what I've seen of Los Angeles, that kind of death isn't too unusual.
But some people have speculated that he was killed because of his opposition to what he called the surveillance state.
I have no reason to believe that's true. Andy Greenberg doesn't mention Michael Hastings in the video or the online copy of his article.
But YouTube viewers of the videos are not so circumspect. Comment after comment reads: "RIP Michael Hastings" or "Hum… so is this what they did to Hastings when he was assassinated by the government goons?"
This is the kind of thing Twitter is saying about digital carjackers and Michael Hastings:
"The fact remains that Michael Hastings is dead and he was probably killed by the CIA and I want to know why": http://t.co/BETqTylQ0N
— Micah R Sollenberger (@locutionwizard) July 24, 2013
I think Michael Hastings was going to blow the lid off the Boston Bombing fraud, and was killed for it.
— D3L3T3_Th3_3LIT3 (@DR0N3Z) July 24, 2013
His body was cremated against his family's wishes. Someone has to know what he was working on before he died. http://t.co/vsYNlLVv2u
— gladys (@gladyslala) July 20, 2013
RIP Michael Hastings, a man killed by the CIA/FBI
— KIKO #7 (@kixxiesiete) July 19, 2013
So what's my take? Right now I believe that, yes, car computers can be hacked.
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The Bhagavad Gita, often called the fifth Veda, is one of the most important scriptures in yoga. It teaches the means to live a spiritual life while in the midst of daily stress, conflics and problems. The scene is a battlefield.
Literally, the name Bhagavad Gita means "Song of God". It is in the form of a dialogue between Krishna, the divine incarnation and teacher, and the warrior Arjuna, the disciple. It caontains 18 chapters, consisting of seven hundred verses from the Bhisma Parva of the epic Mahabharata, written by Vyasa.
The Bhagavad Gita is a universal scripture for people of all temperaments, all walks of life, all times and all places.
In Swami Sivananda's words; "Gita embodies in itself a solution to the immediately pressing problems of man and carries a wonderful message of encouragement, hope, cheer and consolation. It is a direct appeal to divinize the entire nature of man... It gives man a positive promise of salvation and makes him fearless."
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Consecutive Sudoku uses the same rules as standard Sudoku but adds in a white bar between all pairs of squares which contain consecutive numbers, such as 1 and 2, or 8 and 9. This simple addition elevates Sudoku to another level, which is why Consecutive Sudoku is one of the most popular variants of all. Packed with 100 beautiful and attractive puzzle designs, this book will provide both delight and a new challenge for anyone who has ever enjoyed a sudoku puzzle. It's also printed on top-quality, large paper for ease of solving.
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You've made some big business decisions. Smart decisions.
Your new intranet project is up and running. Designs are underway, and content is being assessed. But have you considered hosting?
Organisations know the 'Digital Workplace' is the way of the future, and they're looking to make their intranet accessible from anywhere. But your choice of hosting can have huge implications for cost, time, and training.
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If an intranet solution is hosted on-premise, it can be difficult to provide external access. So although your staff can use your intranet at work, as soon as they leave the office, it will become inaccessible to them.
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Although many websites are straightforward, out-of-the-box solutions, intranets usually require more advanced set-ups.
When considering a new intranet solution, organisations are often looking to integrate multiple back-end systems, each with vast amounts of data. And with the ever-growing array of content-management systems (CMSs), support-desk apps, and collaboration tools available, your choice of host is vital.
But although it's natural to assume that an intranet hosted on-premise will provide much easier integration with these back-end systems, our director for digital government, Alex Buchanan says it's not so cut-and-dried.
"When moving to the cloud, you have to think about the special hardware, private networks, and tunnels required to get access to your back-end systems, but it's complex," he says. "In many ways, deploying in the cloud can be faster and easier, because the initial set-up and expertise are often already there."
Additionally, Alex explains that integration often isn't a technical challenge – it's a conceptual one. "In many circumstances, there isn't a lot of additional work involved in integrating with your systems other than establishing secure network connections."
After all, it's not just intranets that are moving to the cloud. Lots of other technologies are becoming cloud-based, too. What's more, with organisations moving towards a cloud-based business model, they're becoming more skilled at establishing these connections with their existing back-end systems.
"As a result, integrating with the cloud is now easier and more efficient than it has been in the past," says Alex.
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Your intranet holds an extensive range of data, much of it confidential and important to your business. Naturally, privacy and security are priorities.
Many organisations are reluctant to move to cloud-based solutions because of the perception that local hosting provides greater security for their data. They believe that the more control you have over the environment, the safer your content will be.
According to Alex, however, the reality is often the opposite. "Organisations invest a lot less in their security than a dedicated hosting provider like Squiz does," he says. "The reality is that external hosting is often much more secure."
"Your Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Security team will be emotionally invested in their internal environment," explains Alex. "Their approach is almost always to put it behind a firewall, which makes it difficult to access externally."
When taking cloud security into consideration, some infrastructure may still need to be hosted on-premise. "A search engine, such as Funnelback, would benefit from local hosting so that it can easily access your document management systems," says Alex. "Then we just need to set up a connection between the search engine and the cloud."
Alex believes that when it comes to security, you shouldn't be asking whether or not to deploy in the cloud. "The right question is 'what's the safest place for us to deploy?" he says. "For most organisation that is going to be with a dedicated cloud host, where security is a core part of their business, and they have the tools in place to mitigate the range of threats that are faced in an internet-facing environment."
Your internal workforce could be working against you
Organisations already set up with existing workforces that support internal hosting often resist the move to cloud-based technologies because they already have that investment in place.
Keeping work in-house can be a plus for some businesses, but Alex believes that it's often a double-edged sword. "You might have the workforce there to support a locally hosted intranet, but that also means you have the overhead costs," he says.
Because, although it can be beneficial to have a dedicated team, your staff might need additional training to acquire the skills to support your new solution.
"Even if they have training, they're rarely ever going to be as efficient as those who manage these types of systems day in, day out," he says.
If you don't already have this internal workforce, the management structures and expense behind recruiting, retaining, and training these staff is often infeasible. "If somebody leaves your company, you're putting yourself at risk of losing this knowledge," says Alex. "Then you're back to square one."
By working with a cloud-based system, with external teams looking after your infrastructure, there's possibly a longer-term savings.
You'll be able to focus on the simpler skills of publishing and managing content, rather than worrying about your staff having a deep technical expertise of the solution.
Businesses are already moving to the cloud
You can already see the benefits that cloud-based solutions can provide for businesses, says Alex.
"We've resolved cases in which two large organisations – each with its own individual infrastructures – merged and were looking to consolidate their data and practices. Providing a single intranet with one credential in these situations is no small feat. And it's much easier to do that in the cloud than it is trying to do that locally."
However, he doesn't believe that a cloud-based model favours only these types of large-scale mergers.
"Smaller businesses have different reasons for moving to the cloud, mostly to do with not wanting to employ that dedicated workforce to manage their solution," he says. "The main reason they're not is due to pricing. It can be initially more expensive. But that initial cost can be a major investment in the future of your organisation."
The future is cloud-based
Seeing firsthand the shift towards digital workplaces, Alex believes that cloud-based solutions are the future of the intranet marketplace.
"It's a different world now. We've gone from on-premise – everything is done in-house inside a single network – to reducing that infrastructure and technical staff, and instead focusing on cloud-based security and integration," he says. "There's a reason the whole world is moving towards the cloud: It's a better model for organisations."
In Alex's view, the long-term benefits outweigh any initial difficulties.
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Spring Meadows is a subdivision of townhomes and detached singles by Hovanian ca. 1994-2002. Median age is ca. 1997.
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Townhomes — Median interior living space for the townhomes is approximately 1,500 sq. ft. Typical homes have 3 bedrooms and 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 baths; approximately 1/4 of the townhomes have garages; no basements.
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Abbreviations, anagrams, and technical jargon can make the world of energy efficient design look like a puddle of alphabet soup. But fear not – in plain language, here's a glossary of some commonly-heard terms (and what they mean to you).
Active Solar Energy
Energy from the sun that is utilized through electronic or mechanical equipment (such as solar panels).
Carbon Emissions
A benchmark for the environmental impact of a product or energy source, since carbon emissions like carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a principal contributor to global warming. Fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum have a high carbon content, thus releasing greenhouse gasses like CO2 when burned.
Carbon Footprint
A reference to the impact of activities on the environment, as related to carbon emissions.
Carbon Neutral
The concept of reducing carbon emissions to achieve a net carbon footprint of zero. Organizations may do this by pursuing more environmentally friendly practices, and/or by purchasing "carbon offsets" that support the reduction of carbon emissions (for example, funding for a reforestation project).
Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs)
Bulb-style lighting source that uses electrical current to provide illumination from mercury vapor. CFLs are much more energy efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs, but their mercury content makes disposal of the bulbs an issue.
Embodied Energy
The total energy content of a product, considering not just its direct manufacture, but also factors like the acquisition of raw materials and transportation of the finished product.
Energy Star
A rating system developed by the Environmental Protection Agency to highlight energy efficient appliances and household products, as well as larger systems like homes. (view our Energy Star Ratings article)
Geothermal Heat
Literally, heat from the earth. Because temperatures below ground level remain a constant 50-60 degrees F, a system that circulates air or water from below ground can be used for either geothermal heating in cold weather or cooling during the hot months.
Inaccurately portraying a product or service as environmentally friendly. As public awareness of environmental issues has increased, unfortunately so has manufacturers' tendency to use "green-ness" as a selling point (that may not tell the whole story).
Kilowatt Hour (kWh)
The standard measurement unit of electrical energy for utility companies. One kilowatt hour is the energy of 1,000 watts over a period of one hour.
Low-Emissivity (Low-E) Windows
Windows designed to transmit minimal heat, in order to maintain a building's energy efficiency. Glass is typically coated with a microscopic layer of metal or metal oxide, and can be customized to allow visible light while blocking thermal transfer such as solar heat.
LED Lights (Light Emitting Diodes)
Solid-state, electrically-illuminated semiconductors. They are extremely energy efficient since they convert nearly all energy into visible light, as opposed to wasting energy in the form of heat. LEDs are approximately 50% more efficient than fluorescent bulbs, and they are also extremely durable.
LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)
A system of certifications developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to evaluate a structure's environmental footprint. Based on points awarded in a range of categories such as site selection and choice of materials, a project can earn a LEED rating of Platinum (the highest level offered), Gold, Silver, or "certified".
Life Cycle
The entire process of a product's manufacture, usage, and disposal. Considering energy use over a product's entire life cycle generally provides a more accurate gauge of environmental impact than focusing on just one aspect (for example, an item that requires little energy to produce but needs frequent replacement may not actually be considered energy efficient).
Passive Solar Energy
Energy from the sun that is utilized without the assistance of any mechanical equipment (e.g., a home with windows positioned where they will allow sunlight to heat the home).
Photovoltaics (PV)
Materials that create voltage when exposed to light energy. Solar panels use photovoltaics such as silicon crystals to create an electrical current from sunlight.
Power Grid or Electrical Grid
General term for the network of power generating facilities, substations, and transformers that provide electricity to consumers in a given area. Hence, a stand-alone home which is not connected to a municipal power supply is said to be "off the grid".
Renewable Energy
Energy from a source that can be replenished as quickly as it is consumed.
In construction, the standard measurement of resistance to heat transfer (commonly seen in items like insulation or thermal windows). Higher R-values indicate better insulation (more resistance to heat transfer).
SEER / EER Score (Air Conditioners)
The "Energy Efficiency Ratio", a measure of an air-conditioner's energy efficiency. Literally a measurement of how much cooling is provided by a given amount of electricity. SEER refers to the "Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio", which considers long-term usage over variable weather conditions. The higher the number, the better – a higher SEER number indicates better efficiency.
Solar Energy
Literally, energy from the sun. As a renewable energy source, solar power can be considered either "active" or "passive".
Solar Gain
The increase in heat in a particular location (such as a home or office) when warmed by the sun.
Tankless Water Heater, Demand Water Heater
System that uses a powerful heat source to heat water as it is used, instead of maintaining a tank full of heated water. Tankless heaters can be very energy efficient, since they avoid the wasted energy of keeping water heated while being stored.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
A category of chemical compounds which tend to vaporize into the air from their source, thereby affecting indoor air quality. Substances like paints and finishes may contain toxic VOCs, which can "off-gas" into the air and cause health-related side effects.


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Sherbak retires after 50-plus years
After more than 50 years of fixing TVs, "I got tired."
That was how John "Skip" Sherbak, 79, described his recent decision to close Skip's Mountain TV, a repair business he had started in the early 1950s after getting out of the Navy.
Accompanying the closure was selling the house at 2317 Howbert St. - also his one-man business location in recent years - where he had been born in 1929. His father (also named John), a carpenter for the Midland Terminal railroad, had built the house in 1926.
Skip thinks his dad would have gotten a kick out of the sale price. "He built it for $600," he said. "I sold it for $145,000."
Like his father, Skip worked for the Midland Terminal (as a section foreman, repairing track) - his job ending when the railroad shut down in 1949. He also was a professonal boxer, served in the Navy five years (including service in the Korean War) and raised his brother's three children after he was killed in a car accident. He and his wife Louise, whom he married in 1952, are now living off Fontmore Drive.
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