text:
Making a Republican case for climate action
As the climate change crisis worsens, a diverse range of voices are speaking out for the United States to take action. Two hundred evangelical scientists recently made a Christian case for climate action, a military report critiqued US climate inaction, and moderate Republicans both inside and outside of politics have voiced their frustration about climate inaction.
Joining these voices are three prominent Republicans and former administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency, William D. Ruckelshaus, Lee M. Thomas, and Christine Todd Whitman who have penned an important op-ed in The New York Times arguing for a Republican case for climate action.
They start by summarizing the crisis:
There is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts: our world continues to warm, with the last decade the hottest in modern records, and the deep ocean warming faster than the earth's atmosphere. Sea level is rising. Arctic Sea ice is melting years faster than projected.
The costs of inaction are undeniable. The lines of scientific evidence grow only stronger and more numerous. And the window of time remaining to act is growing smaller: delay could mean that warming becomes "locked in."
And then give their backing to a way forward:
A market-based approach, like a carbon tax, would be the best path to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, but that is unachievable in the current political gridlock in Washington. Dealing with this political reality, President Obama's June climate action plan lays out achievable actions that would deliver real progress. He will use his executive powers to require reductions in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the nation's power plants and spur increased investment in clean energy technology, which is inarguably the path we must follow to ensure a strong economy along with a livable climate.
The president also plans to use his regulatory power to limit the powerful warming chemicals known as hydrofluorocarbons and encourage the United States to join with other nations to amend the Montreal Protocol to phase out these chemicals. The landmark international treaty, which took effect in 1989, already has been hugely successful in solving the ozone problem.
Rather than argue against his proposals, our leaders in Congress should endorse them and start the overdue debate about what bigger steps are needed and how to achieve them — domestically and internationally.
When so many Republicans in Congress outright deny the reality of climate change and both Republicans and some Democrats have signed a "No Climate Tax" pledge to the Koch Brothers and with the Republican-led House in a record-setting state of inaction on even the basic responsibilities of governing, it remains unlikely that Congressional action on climate will happen anytime soon. However, that is what makes it so encouraging to hear from Republicans like these calling for Congress to support President Obama's climate plan. To fully address a global crisis of this scale will take members of both political parties working together. And if calls for action like this op-ed don't get Congress to act, we must elect new members that will.
Read the rest and please share widely.


text:
Watch Full Point Break in Best LookNow you can download full Point Break in HD format with duration 120 Min and was published in 2015-12-31 and MPAA rating is 3.
- Original Title : Point Break
- Movie title in your country : Point Break
- Year of movie : 2015
- Genres of movie : Crime, Action, Thriller,
- Status of movie : In Production
- Release date of movie : 2015-12-31
- Companies of movie : Warner Bros. Pictures, Alcon Entertainment, DMG Entertainment,
- Countries of movie : United States of America,
- Language of movie : Český, English,
- Durationof movie : 120 Min
- Average vote of movie : 8
- Youtube ID of movie : ncvFAm4kYCo
- Translation of movie : EN,PT,FR,ES,SV,ID,HU,CS,EL,
- Cast of movie :Luke Bracey (Johnny Utah), Édgar Ramírez (Bodhi), Ray Winstone (Angelo Pappas), Teresa Palmer (Samsara), Delroy Lindo (FBI Instructor)
Movie plot of Point Break :
Full Streaming Point Break in HD Format with movie plot "A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break"." in best quality. Watch full Point Break in Top Quality by clicking the button above.
Enjoy movie with title Point Break full and free movie streaming in top quality. Enjoy movie with title Point Break free an fun at here. Today, you could see that hundreds many people in search of free Point Break movie and watch it on their sweat house with internet connection. Become happy, you can reach thousands of fulfilled members which became sick and tired with waiting intended for dvds inside the mail, and anyone can watch free of charge Point Break. You may get new on the web movie, and acquire it without cost in your site. It truly is fast, quick, free and additionally to try out. Streaming now Point Break online movie devoid of downloading. You can view online movie streaming within HD high quality in 120 Min length. View trailer movie as well as full movie of Point Break click on the button below to watch these film.
... Download Full Point Break in Top Quality 720p ...
Director : Ericson Core, Screenplay : Kurt Wimmer
Sure, now you can watch movie associated with Point Break entirely length and get the link to this motion picture Point Break in HD format.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
ServMan Solutions Newsletter
Version 4, Issue 1 September – October 2015
Note from the Editor…
Welcome to the NEW ServMan Solutions Newsletter!
We launched our newly redesigned website in early September and now we introduce you to the new format for our newsletter. This edition highlights some of the new features that we've added to the site to help you collaborate with other clients and stay up to date on the latest ServMan news and happenings.
We are very excited about these changes and hope that you will be too!
Bill Loelius, Editor
Unwrap Your New Tools!
In early September we launched the "New & Improved" ServMan.com.
Learn about the new features that we've added just for you!
Using the ServMan User Forums
Many of you have asked for a venue to communicate openly with other ServMan users to share ideas and best practices. Click to learn how to register for and use our new ServMan User Forums!
EMV Compliant Chip Readers
There has been much coverage in the media recently about the requirement for merchants to implement card readers that use chip reading/EMV technology by October 1, 2015. Find out how this affects our field mobile clients.
Maintenance Tasking
Learn about the configuration and work flow of the Maintenance Tasking module in this handy How To Guide.


text:
Royal Artillery Barracks Temporary Shooting Ranges
Project Outline
Stunning architecture has become a trademark of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games, with environmental credentials being of paramount importance. As such these three structures are not only at the forefront of contemporary design, they are also fully demountable and relocatable, amply fulfilling these criteria. Together they hosted the Shooting, Paralympic Shooting and Paralympic Archery events. The set consisted of the 25 meter, Combined 50 & 100 meter and the Finals Shooting Ranges.
Our Solution
Each event structure is individually identified by the bright discs of colour which are set into the high and low points that create the undulations in the facades. The Orange themed Finals building measures in at a massive 25m x 47m x 50m, requiring 16,000m2 of fabric to fully clothe it inside and out. The Magenta themed Combined Range measuring 10m x 20m x 106m, requires 9,000m2 of fabric and the blue themed 25m Range building measuring 25m x 55m x 10m, 5,000m2. The high level discs incorporate ventilation openings whilst the ground level ones identify doorways for ingress through similarly coloured tunnels to the sporting arenas.
IFAI International Achievement Award 2013 Winner
Project Summary
- Client
- ES Global Ltd
- Location
- Woolwich, London
- Date
- 2011
- Architect
- Contractor
- John SISK & Son Ltd
- Fabric
- Product
- Tensile Fabric Structures


text:
This individual Report The U.S. Merchant Acquiring Industry in 2011: Going Mobile is available for purchase. This Report is available to members of Mercator Advisory Group's Credit Advisory Service. Please be advised that this Report is normally part of a research and advisory service that provides ongoing support throughout the year. As such, this Report contains significant depth of content that is selected for its strategic importance to our members. (For a description of these services, see our Advisory Services section).
While the Report represents significant analyst time invested, there is no means of our ascertaining if it will fully meet your specific intended purposes. Typically, these Reports form the basis for future discussions with our clients where we are able to fine-tune additional information that we have gathered in the construction of the series of Reports (or locate new information rapidly due to our exclusive focus on gathering information in the payments industry) for specific member needs.
Unfortunately, in fairness to our paying members, we are not able to offer this level of support for a single Report purchase. We will, however, credit any Research Document purchase against the future purchase price of the service should you become a member within 30 days of purchasing the document.
The price for individual Report purchases is $2950 per document.
Use the form below to request this individual Report purchase or
The U.S. Merchant Acquiring Industry in 2011:
Going Mobile
Boston, MA -- Many merchant acquirers in the US have truly begun to rationalize their delivery of value-added services and innovative technology. With the rising emphasis on mobile devices across the market ecosystem, providers of merchant services have focused significant development and marketing resources on the mobile / micro-merchant space. Acquirers have also moved to bring mobile solutions to national and global retail brands, but a plethora of smaller players with agile, slickly-designed solutions are encroaching on this segment. Not only does the mobile revolution have acquirers active, but issues surrounding security, industry compliance, and regulatory impact promise to make interesting times for merchant acquirers in 2011 and beyond.
At every level of the merchant acquiring business, competition is fierce. Intelligence about what your competitors are doing is essential for success. Lack of differentiation in new products just transliterates the same issues to a new market. And not to minimize the achievements that these service providers have performed - as the effort involved in bringing magstripe reader sleds, apps, and gateway interfaces to market and modifying back office processes for everything from sales to underwriting and risk management is no small task - innovation without the stroke of genius that ensures adoption and market penetration is just as good as the next guy/s innovation.
The latest of Mercator's annual reports on the state of the U.S. merchant acquiring market examines not only market data from the last year but also presents analysis and commentary surrounding what our analysts deem the most pressing topics, themes, and trends impacting the space. This year, the story is Mobile. While our coverage of the U.S. acquiring space obliges us to refresh our data series, the twist for this year's report is an in-depth examination of the mobile payment acceptance phenomenon, and how acquirer business models are changing as the market prepares for more demand around mobility.
"Without a plan for niche segmentation and targeted solutions, competition for the general populace of potential card acceptors via smartphone could be quite bloody indeed. Strategies for penetrating the extremely broad 'services' sector that may be receptive to payment solutions that utilize mobility should incorporate non-payment related functionality of mobile devices in order to tailor offerings to target segments," David Fish, Senior Analyst at Mercator Advisory Group and author of the report comments. "The opportunities will certainly become richer with the advent of smartphones and tablets that come with NFC chips embedded by the OEM in the device."
Highlights of this report include:
The U.S. merchant acquiring market grew in 2010 due mostly to a rebound in retail and food service sales, which were up over 6% for the year. Growth in card payments was even more robust as volume for Visa and MasterCard bankcard at the top 100 U.S. acquirers grew 8.8% and general purpose card volume grew 9.3%.
Our annual recap of the largest U.S. acquirers' prior year market performance demonstrates the effects of market consolidation on individual companies' market share.
Adaptation of mobile devices to accept card payments has been a bandwagon that many in the acquiring space have been quick to jump on in the past year, with no less than 63 card acceptance applications (with varying degrees of legitimacy) inhabiting the iTunes App Store at the time of this research.
Creative thinking about the mobile merchant space will necessitate acquirers' quick development of niche specialization.
Acquirers who are strategizing or implementing mobile payment acceptance solutions will need to consider emerging payment instrument form factors as the global payments industry moves ever-quickly into NFC contactless payments and as the U.S. continues to mull over EMV smart card adoption.
One of 15 exhibits in this report:
This report is 24 pages long and has 15 exhibits.
Companies mentioned in this report include: Advent International, AisleBuyer, American Express, Banc of America Merchant Services, Chase Paymentech Solutions, Citi Merchant Services, Discover, Elavon, Electronic Transactions Association, Fifth Third Processing Solutions / Vantiv, First Data, First National Merchant Solutions, Global Payments Inc., Heartland Payment Systems, Home Depot, Ingenico, Intuit Payment Solutions, Key Merchant Services, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, MasterCard, Mercury Payments, Moneris, National Processing Company, PNC Merchant Services, Red Laser, RoamPay, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sage Payment Solutions, Sovereign Bank, Square, SunTrust Merchant Services, TransFirst, TSYS Merchant Solutions, Twitter, US Bancorp, VeriFone, Visa, Wells Fargo Merchant Services, WorldPay.
Members of Mercator Advisory Group have access to this report as well as the upcoming research for the year ahead, presentations, analyst access and other membership benefits.
Please visit us online at www.mercatoradvisorygroup.com.
For more information and media inquiries, please call Mercator Advisory Group's main line: (781) 419-1700, send E-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
For free industry news, opinions, research, company information and more visit us at www.PaymentsJournal.com.
Follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/MercatorAdvisor.
COVID-19 and Debit and Alternative Payments Products


text:
Lessons from a high-def periscope
Op-ed: Function is key to new defense innovation push
Editor's note: The U.S. Naval Institute and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International published the following column by retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt as part of the 2015 WEST Conference in San Diego. Hunt is the vice president for Navy and Marine Corps Programs at Raytheon.
A few years ago I visited one of the Navy's new Virginia-class submarines, and something about it really struck me: There was no periscope. At least not the kind we're used to seeing, where you have to hunch over, wrap your arms around the controls and rotate in a circle to see the surface in 360 degrees.
What it had instead was a photonics mast – a cluster of high-definition cameras and other sensors that streamed data to an array of LCD screens, giving the captain and crew a much clearer and more complete view of the world above than the traditional periscope could possibly produce.
Think about that. They built a better periscope not by thinking about what form it should take, but rather by concentrating on what it should do. They took something every submarine needs – the ability to know what's happening overhead – and applied advanced imaging technology to develop a new way to do it.
It's an example of what can happen when our military and industry approach engineering as a series of problems to solve, rather than a checklist of things to build. And that's the kind of thinking that will keep us ahead in an era when defense budgets are tight, demand is high and threats are multiplying and evolving around the globe.
Last month, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced a task force to develop an innovation agenda for the Navy and Marine Corps. They're working to attract and retain creative thinkers, to see that the Navy is making the best strategic use of the enormous amount of data it produces, and to ensure new technologies get to the fleet quickly and without obstruction.
The Navy's commitment to innovation is encouraging, particularly at a time when directed-energy technologies – tools we've only dreamed about using in the field – are finally getting ready to break out of the R&D lab.
Lasers, which we've been talking about for decades, are at a tipping point. We no longer have to think of them strictly in terms of guidance tools for weapons systems. We're now testing them as weapons in their own right – weapons with a cheap and nearly inexhaustible supply of ammunition. Raytheon is developing a Humvee-mounted laser for the U.S. Marine Corps and has already demonstrated a separate laser weapon that shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles.
Railguns, another one of those weapons of the future, are also on their way. The Navy announced last year that it will install and test a prototype electromagnetic railgun on a joint high-speed vessel sometime in fiscal year 2016. Its round will move so fast that it will not require a high-explosive payload.
Then there's cyber warfare. I see a lot of emphasis on offense – shutting down the enemy's systems, doing battle without inflicting permanent damage. I'm more focused on defense – protecting our systems against exactly those same kinds of devastating attacks. I'm particularly proud of the work Raytheon did on the Navy's new Zumwalt-class destroyer, designing a cybersecurity system so resilient and redundant we call it the "black core."
There's a common thread running through this technology and the Navy's effort to develop more: It all breaks from traditional wisdom and frees us to achieve the stuff of science fiction.
Innovation is exciting. It gives us periscopes that don't look like periscopes. It lets us harness the power of things we can't even see to do things we never imagined. When we work in terms of what we want to accomplish, rather than prescribe what we think we need, only then do we begin to embrace the art of the possible


text:
6 month expiry
Only $16 a class!
1 freeze available for a maximum of 5 days.
1 week unlimited
Yoga & Pilates
At EOL, we endeavor to make our classes accessible to everyone in the community, and therefore reduce the price of some of our classes. The only difference between these classes and our full-priced classes, is the price.
keep in the loop


text:
TOLEDO CHRONICLE - Since last year's Clutier Fun Day the committee has been busy making plans for the 2011 celebration which will be held August 5 and 6. We have been talking about what worked well, what didn't, and how we can change some things.
The first change the committee made was to pass a resolution changing the name of the event.
The celebration will no longer be called Clutier Fun Day. Going forward, the name of the event will be the Bohemian Plum Festival. Bohemian plums are the trees found in fence rows, ditches and back yards that bear small blue plums in the fall. They are probably better known for the beautiful and showy white flowers that cover the trees in the spring. The name of the committee will still be the Fun Day committee; only the name of the event has changed.
The committee is keeping the basic components of the weekend but slightly modifying the schedule and adding new things. You can expect to see the parade, the cruise, the band, and the downtown activities as usual, plus new activities. As the schedule is firmed up we will put articles in the paper.
The summer band concerts started on Saturday, June 18. Polka Prost will be playing on Main Street from 7 - 9 p.m. The Fun Day Committee will be serving grilled pork loin sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, pop and kolaches starting at 5:30pm. Bring your lawn chairs and join the fun.
There will be another concert in July and on Aug. 5. Barefoot Becky will be playing and on Aug. 6 the band will be Milk and Honey.
Committee members hope to see our old friends at these events and welcome new faces.


text:
Privacy Policy
Responsible for this WebSite
Sandro Leuchter
Töpperstr. 22, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Collection of general information
When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and similar information. This is exclusively information which does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the content you have requested from websites and is mandatory when using the Internet. Anonymous information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us in order to optimize our Internet presence and the technology behind it.
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
If you contact us by e-mail, the information you have provided will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions.
Deletion or blocking of data
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as provided for in the various storage periods provided for by law. After the respective purpose or expiry of these periods, the corresponding data will be blocked or deleted as a matter of routine and in accordance with statutory regulations.
Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. "("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these websites, your IP address will previously be reduced by Google if coming from member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide the website operator with further services associated with website use and Internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:
Link: Browser Add On to disable Google Analytics
Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection
You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to correct, block or, apart from the prescribed data storage for business transactions, delete your personal data. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com .
To ensure that data can be blocked at any time, this data must be kept in a file for control purposes. You can also request the deletion of the data, as far as no legal archiving obligation exists. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data on request.
You can make changes or withdraw your consent by notifying us accordingly with effect for the future.
Changes to our data protection
We reserve the right to occasionally adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration will then apply for your next visit.
If you have any questions about data protection, please send an e-mail:
Sandro Leuchter
Töpperstr. 22, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Generated with the activeMind AG Data Protection Declaration Generator , modified and translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator .


text:
Hard surface countertops and flooring made from natural sources or man made materials can increase the value of your home significantly. As with most high end items, post installation care and maintenance is required. DFW Steam Cleaning are experts in all types of countertop and flooring cleaning, refinishing and restoration.
We use the right equipment for the job in a multistep process. For a more detailed description see Granite Counter Tops and Floors or Marble Counter Tops and Floors.
Our technicians use powders and the proper equipment to polish the shine back into your marble flooring and grout by removing all those micro scratches and shoe marks that you can usually see on the darker marble floors and counter tops in certain light conditions. We can do this without damaging your floors.
We can use a honing process to remove deeper scratches that are visible to the naked eye. In this process, pads made up of diamonds grind the stone to remove those scratches and restore your marble to its original condition making them the high-gloss shiny floors just like it was new.
To keep and protect the beauty of your newly pristine polished marble floors, our technicians can apply a sealer that will help shield your marble floor and grout from scrapes and help keep dirt from penetrating the grout.


text:
Gum Grafting for Function & Esthetics – Vancouver Burnaby Periodontist
What is gum recession?
Gum recession occurs when your tooth root becomes exposed – and may be a sign of gum disease, which destroys the structures that support your teeth.
Why Gum Recession Matters?
The role of gum tissue is to cover and protect the tooth root and underlying jawbone. When gum tissue recedes, the bone and other tissues that support your tooth's root are also lost. The resulting root sensitivity may also make eating and drinking unpleasant or even painful. It's important to identify and treat recession early. Left unchecked, recession could worsen to a point where the root becomes unprotected and teeth may loosen and fall out.
Symptoms of gum recession can include:
- Sensitive teeth
- Tender gums
- Longer tooth line
- Exposed roots
- Loose teeth
When recession of the gingiva occurs, the body loses a natural defense against both bacterial penetration and trauma. When gum recession is a problem, gum reconstruction using grafting techniques is an option. A mucogingival defect creates a portal for bacteria to cause a periodontal abscess which can cause bone and tooth loss.
When there is only minor recession, some healthy gingiva often remains and protects the tooth, so that no treatment other than modifying home care practices may be necessary. However, when recession reaches the mucosa, the first line of defense against bacterial penetration is lost. Exposed tooth roots are the result of gum recession. Gum graft surgery will repair the defect and help to prevent additional recession and bone loss. In addition, gum recession often results in root sensitivity to hot and cold foods as well as an unsightly appearance of the gum and tooth. When significant, gum recession can predispose to worsening recession and expose the root surface, which is softer than enamel, leading to root caries and root gouging.
Functional Reasons for Connective Tissue Gum Graft:
- Increase gingival attachment
- Increase tooth support
- Establish a gingival seal (close the portal for infection)
- Reduce Sensitivity
- Prevent tooth loss
A gum graft can reduce further recession and bone loss. In some cases, it can cover exposed roots to protect them from decay. This may reduce tooth sensitivity and improve esthetics of your smile. Whether you have a gum graft to improve function or esthetics, patients often receive the benefits of both: a beautiful new smile and improved periodontal health – your keys to smiling, eating and speaking with comfort and confidence.
Gum grafts can be used to cover roots or develop gum tissue where absent due to excessive gingival recession. During gum graft surgery, your periodontist takes gum tissue from your palate or another donor source to cover the exposed root. This can be done for one tooth or several teeth to even your gum line and reduce sensitivity. The gingival graft procedure is highly predictable and results in a stable, healthy band of attached tissue around the tooth.
A gum graft (also known as a gingival graft or periodontal plastic surgery), is a collective name for surgical periodontal procedures that aim to cover an exposed tooth root surface with grafted oral tissue. Exposed tooth roots are usually the result of gingival recession due to periodontal disease. There are other common causes, including overly aggressive brushing and trauma.
Reasons for Gum Grafting
Gum grafting is a common periodontal procedure. Though the name might sound frightening, the procedure is commonly performed with excellent results.
Some of the major benefits associated with gum grafting:
Reduced sensitivity – When the tooth root becomes exposed, eating or drinking hot or cold foods can cause extreme sensitivity to the teeth. Gum grafting surgery permanently covers the exposed root, helps reduce discomfort, and restores the good health of the gums.
Improved appearance – Periodontal disease is characterized by gum recession and inflammation. Gum recession and root exposure can make the teeth look longer than normal and the smile to appear "toothy." Gum grafting can make the teeth look shorter, more symmetrical and generally more pleasing to look at. In addition, adjacent tissue can be enhanced and augmented during the procedure for aesthetic purposes.
Improved gum health – Periodontal disease can progress and destroy gum tissue very rapidly. If left untreated, a large amount of gum tissue can be lost in a short period of time. Gum grafting can help halt tissue and bone loss; preventing further problems and protecting exposed roots from further decay.
What does gum grafting treatment involve?
Once the need for gum grafting surgery has been determined, there are several treatments the dentist will want perform before gum grafting takes place. First, the teeth must be thoroughly cleaned supra and subgingivally to remove calculus (tartar) and bacteria. The dentist can also provide literature, advice and educational tools to increase the effectiveness of home care and help reduce the susceptibility of periodontal disease in the future. The gum grafting procedure is usually performed under local anesthetic. The exact procedure will depend much on whether tissue is coming from the patient's palate or a tissue bank. Initially, small incisions will be made at the recipient site to create a small pocket to accommodate the graft. Then a split thickness incision is made and the connective tissue graft is inserted into the space between the two sections of tissue. The graft is usually slightly larger than the recession area, so some excess will be apparent. Sutures are often placed to further stabilize the graft and to prevent any shifting from the designated site. Surgical material is used to protect the surgical area during the first week of healing. Uniformity and healing of the gums will be achieved in approximately six weeks.
Some of the most common types of gum grafting:
Free gingival graft – This procedure is often used to thicken gum tissue. A layer of tissue is removed from the palate and relocated to the area affected by gum recession. Both sites will quickly heal without permanent damage. The soft tissue in the oral cavity is classified as either keratinized or nonkeratinized based on the presence of keratin in the epithelium. In health, the soft tissue immediately around the teeth is keratinized and is referred to as keratinized tissue or gingiva.
Subepithelial connective tissue graft – This procedure is commonly used to cover exposed roots. Tissue is removed fairly painlessly from the outer layer of the palate and relocated to the site of gum recession.
Acellular dermal matrix allograft – This procedure uses medically processed, donated human tissue as a tissue source for the graft. The advantage of this is procedure is that there is no need for a donor site from the patient's palate (and thus, less pain).
Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation: graftless, suture free, incision free and scalpel free alternative to gum grafting for treatment of receding gums.
If you have any questions about gum grafting, please ask our specialist doctors at IMPrESS Perio Implant Center, your local Burnaby Certified Periodontists.


text:
Contact Us!
1415 East Yellowstone Highway Casper, WY 82601
307.265.4111 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (MST)
Sat: 10am - 2pm
Sun: Closed
Sat-Sun: Closed
Pop and Lock automotive parts are available to you in at Extreme Truck Outfitters! Find all the Pop and Lock accessories you need including Cargo Area Light, Tailgate Handle, Tailgate Lock, Tailgate Lock Switch, Tailgate Lock Wire Harness, Tonneau Cover Keyless Entry Kit, and much more!
Your browser does not support iframes.
Acquired by VSI, LLC on November 1, 2011, Pop & Lock has been in the automotive aftermarket industry for over 18 years. With operations currently located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Pop & Lock leads the industry in manual and power tailgate locks. Pop & Lock continues to expand its product offering to include applications that accommodate tailgates on emerging truck models.
Our goal is to provide truck enthusiasts with the best in truck accessories combined with excellent personal service.
Let's face it, in today's marketplace you can buy truck accessories online, mail order, or at a discount auto parts store.
So why buy from Extreme Truck Outfitters
Your truck is an expensive investment. Let Extreme Truck Outfitters help you protect it, customize it, and transform it into the truck of your dreams!
Come check out our showroom - it is full of "hands on" displays and product lines, so that you can see and touch some of our most popular accessories.


text:
Grygoriy Vasilinin is an experienced pharmacometrician with expertise in PK/PD analysis using non-compartmental, compartmental, and population modeling approaches. He has applied modeling and simulation to assist sponsors in making informed drug development decisions across a wide range of therapeutic areas. He has a particular interest and aptitude for programming, having acquired considerable skills in R, NONMEM, and Phoenix.
Prior to joining Certara, Grygoriy worked for over twenty years in various R&D capacities in the pharmaceutical/contract research industry, both in Canada and his native Ukraine. Dr. Vasilinin earned a PhD in Biochemistry from the 2nd State Medical Institute, Medico-Biological Faculty, Moscow, Russia and a BSc in Biochemistry from Odessa State University, Odessa, Ukraine.


text:
- The National Trails
- Cleveland Way
- Cotswold Way
- England Coast Path
- Glyndŵr's Way
- Hadrian's Wall Path
- North Downs Way
- Offa's Dyke Path
- Peddars Way / Norfolk Coast Path
- Pembrokeshire Coast Path
- Pennine Bridleway
- Pennine Way
- South Downs Way
- South West Coast Path
- Thames Path
- The Ridgeway
- Yorkshire Wolds Way
- Shop
- News
- Blog
- Contact
Cross Fell bonus walkRoute type: Circular and Linear Walks
A 10.75 mile circular walk climbing Cross Fell, the highest of the Pennines, via the steep Eden Scarp. It is advised that the ascent should be undertaken in fair weather as it requires some tricky navigation, although the descent is along a good track.
This walk is reproduced with permission from Circular Walks on the Pennine Way by Kevin Donkin, published by Frances Lincoln.
Click the link below to download a pdf walk leaflet.


text:
Patrick Meier is an internationally recognized thought leader on humanitarian technology and innovation. His brand new book, "Digital Humanitarians: How Big Data is Changing the Face of Humanitarian Action," hasbeen endorsed by Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Oxford, UN, Red Cross, World Bank, USAID and others. In 2010, he was publicly recognized by Clinton for his pioneering digital humanitarian efforts, which he continues to this day. Patrick's work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC News, UK Guardian, The Economist, Forbes & Times Magazines, New Yorker, NPR, Wired, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Nature, New Scientist, Scientific American and elsewhere. His influential and widely read blog iRevolutions has received over 1.5 million hits.
Prior to QCRI, Patrick co-founded and co-directed the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative's (HHI) Program on Crisis Mapping & Early Warning and served as Director of Crisis Mapping at Ushahidi. He has consulted extensively for several international organizations including the United Nations and the World Bank. Patrick also founded/co-founded CrisisMappers, Digital Humanitarians, MicroMappers, Humanitarian UAV Network and the award-winning Standby Task Force. He is a distinguished scholar with a PhD from The Fletcher School, a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from Stanford University, an MA from Columbia University and EAP from UC Berkeley. In addition, Patrick was a Research Fellow at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) and holds an advanced certificate in Complexity Science from the Santa Fe Institute (SFI). He has given numerous guest lectures and has taught several professional, graduate and undergraduate courses. Patrick also writes the influential and widely-respected blog iRevolutions and tweets at @patrickmeier.
Learn more about the Forum and register to attend today!
Let our hands-on team of data specialists assist you with physical map products and other datasets, many unavailable online.Learn More about Research & Distribution
TNRIS hosts the State of Texas's Geographic Information Office (GIO), an inter-agency initiative to collaborate and facilitate the effective use of G.I.S. in state and local government.Learn More about the Geographic Information Office
Our annual gathering of the Texas GIS community, showcasing the latest innovations and talent in the field.Learn More about the Texas GIS Forum


text:
School Address:
7616 E. Nevada St.
Detroit, MI 48234
School Phone:
(313) 365-5578
School Mascot:
About Winans Academy:
The Marvin L. Winans Academy of the Performing Arts began in 1997 by Marvin L. Winans, the grammy-winning artist of the famed 'Winans' gospel group. The school started with grades K-5 and 248 students and one grade was added every year until the school reached 12th grade. The school emphasizes a commitment to excellence and Chancellor Winans is motivated to have each student achieve their highest goals.
The mission of the Academy is to prepare students for academic and performing arts excellence and responsible citizenship.
There are now over 1,100 students attending Winans Academy. The Academy is a Michiganpublic charter school serving grades K-12. The district consists of 3 schools on two campuses. The elementary school, on the Dominican campus, can house 750 students. The middle and high schools, on the Nevada campus, can house 450 students and is set for expansion in the near future. Both campuses provide a safe and positive environment in which students can learn.
The Academy offers both an academics and a performing arts curriculum. The award winning performing arts department allows students to express themselves creatively while giving them exposure to the fine arts. Classes include dance, orchestra, art, vocal, music and drama, all of which have been recognized in competitions and exhibitions locally and nationally.
ICCARS Teacher Participants(s):
ICCARS Participants >
Winans High School
Subpages (2): Danielle Sciatto Tim Harris


text:
Complex has a new interview up in which they talked to producer Dot Da Genius about his upcoming rock band project with Kid Cudi, currently dubbed "Wizard." For those who don't know, Dot is responsible for producing the tracks "Marijuana" and "Trapped In My Mind" from Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, which drops November 9th. One of the most interesting things that Complex discovered is that Cudi is learning to play guitar on his own and already recording riffs for the album.
Complex: How did the rock album come about?
Dot Da Genius: It was pretty much the same time that we built a studio in Cudi's crib. We did "Trapped In My Mind" and we were dwelling on it like, "This is crazy, we need to put some guitar riffs on this." So I had my homie Brent, come through Cudi's crib with his guitar, and Cudi did the guitar riff with his mouth cause Cudi couldn't play the guitar. So Brent replayed it. Then Cudi picked up [Brent's] guitar and started fiddling around with it, and I swear to you within like five minutes, he had a legitimate guitar riff. He never played a guitar a day in his life, but had a ill riff that we could make a song with.
Head to Complex for the full interview.
Related posts:
» Complex – Kanye West: Project Runaway
» New Kid Cudi Leak – Marijuana
» The Knux – "She's So Up"


text:
Kyton is officially 15 months old!
He continues to talk, and talk, and talk. In addition to the words he is already using he now says: watermelon, door, ant, again, beep, baby, done, dog-in his own way=). I am sure that there are more, but I can't think of them right now. One of my favorites is that when we ask "Do you want___?" He excitedly nods his head and says clear as day "Yeah, yeah!" He tells me about once a day I love you (ay wu wu.)
When I get home from work he stops what he is doing and RUNS to the door to give me a hug. This is by far the best part of my day. He wraps his arms around my neck and just hangs on and squeezes me tight.
He eats like an adult. I truly think that he could eat more than a small adult.
He still goes to sleep at midnight, wakes up during the night and is up at 7ish for the day. He takes one nap for about 75 minutes. He can climb off of our bed, which is about 3 feet high!
He enjoys doing anything that he perceives as being adult…
including sitting on and occasionally using the potty!
Brushing his teeth is also a favorite. He helps unload the dishwasher by handing us the dishes. At dinner time he'll bring the ingredients for diner from me to Dylan. One day we went to the store and while we were putting away the perishables, Kyton emptied our grocery bags and put all of the boxes in his high chair.
Going outside is a favorite past time. He moves around our solar lights and plays in the kitty's water bin. He also tries to play with the kitties.
He is really really strong, and really really persistent. He is a ball of energy that is constantly moving!
Keeping it real, we see this mad face quite often when we say no. We also clean up messes ALL THE TIME!
Oh, and he climbed out of the playpen the other day. a.k.a. time out. So we need a new time out.
Dylan and I tell each other every day how blessed we are to have this little boy in our lives!


text:
We use cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website.
You won't see this message again
It is not widely realised just how much practical guidance is stored in the Gospels and the Book of Acts for all who engage in personal witness and preaching. Are we aware, for example, that the Lord Jesus Christ employed distinctive strategies for different kinds of unbeliever, and that these may be learned and copied? This study brings these approaches to life for witnessing Christians and preachers today.
Find out more about Gospel persuasion on the Special Topics page.


text:
Enhancing Safety and Security By Contacting Competent Moving Companies
There are instances that we may want to move but don't have the man power or the skills to do so. We all know that it is tedious to lift heavy things in order to be able to move to different places. In the event therefore that you are trying to move from one place to the next then it is essential that you seek the help of a professional mover. It is imperative that you would be able to get movers who would facilitate an easy and efficient transfer of items t your new pace. This would inhibit advents of damage in the long run ensuring that you are able to save on the cost of replacing some of this furniture.
Items such as hot tubs are really heavy and require a specialized approach in order to ensure that you would be able to do it adequately. This approach is usually there to facilitate an easy transition. A big furniture would require an equally special packaging in order to ensure that it would safely reach its destination. Hoisting involves wrapping the furniture with a good hoisting straps to keep it in place. It is important that you would consider this since it would help in ensuring that you have the items in place in the long haul.
The other thing professional movers would offer is the fact that you would be able to get all your furniture into a safer transport and would be able to move it to your next place. They have professional techniques of doing the job. It is also imperative that you would note on special instrumental that professionals tend to use to safeguard your items such as a piano. Getting a professional mover would guarantee safety and that item would be able to reach its intended destination. They might also help in ensuring that you would be able to have the best ideas on your general outlook in the long run. Moving would become easier if you have to get some of these services from professionals in the long run. You will get a new look in your new place thanks to this kind of service. It would also give you the best form of appearance that you would be looking for in the long run. You ought to look for an established company since by so doing you would have ensured that you have the best safety and security for your items all together.
If you intend to find a company that would offer some of this services then it would be imperative that you be able to look up online. The first thing you ought to do is be able to look it up over the web. This is important considering that you would be able to facilitate an even better type of service. They would be of help in the long run.
A Quick Overlook of Professionals – Your Cheatsheet


text:
Self Catering in Devon - Tavistock
Tavistock Travel and Heritage Information
Booking through:
01244 352 197
Sleeps a maximum of: 4
Pricing From: £292.00
This detached lodge is close to the market town of Tavistock near to Plymouth and can sleep four people in two bedrooms.
Lodge 11 is a lovely lodge situated on the outskirts of the town of Tavistock just seventeen miles from Plymouth, Devon. The lodge sleeps four people in one king-size double bedroom with en-suite shower and one twin as well as a family bathroom. Also in the lodge is a kitchen with dining area and sitting area.
Outside is off road parking for one car and a decked balcony with furniture. Lodge 11 is a delightful lodge and an ideal base for exploring this beautiful part of Devon.
Parking Space
Linen provided
Towels provided
Single Beds
Twin Beds
Gas central heating
Electric oven, gas hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, DVD
Fuel and power inc in rent
Bed linen and towels inc in rent
Off road parking for 1 car
Decked balcony with furniture
Sorry, no pets and no smoking
Shop and pub 3 miles
Note: Although all ground floor, this property is not suitable for wheelchair users
Note: Adults only
Get an Ordnance Survey map covering the Tavistock area.
Nearest AttractionsHeritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest
Brentor Church - 0.8 miles (Historic Church)
Coombe Trenchard House and Garden - 4.3 miles (Historic House)
Lydford, St Petrock's Church - 4.6 miles (Historic Church)
Lydford Gorge - 4.7 miles (Countryside)
Lydford Castle - 4.7 miles (Castle)
Bradstone, St Nonna's Church - 5.2 miles (Historic Church)
Morwellham Quay - 5.7 miles (Museum)
Merrivale Prehistoric Site - 6.3 miles (Prehistoric Site)
Cotehele, Chapel in the Woods - 6.8 miles (Historic Church)
Denham Bridge - 6.8 miles (Historic Building)
Nearest Alternative Cottages
Tavistock, Devon
Sleeps: 8
Stay from: £763.00 - 4325.00
Gulworthy, Cornwall
Sleeps: 2
Stay from: £300.00 - 1306.00
Tavistock, Devon
Sleeps: 2
Stay from: £295.00 - 576.00
Details of facilities are believed correct at time of publication, but may be subject to change by the cottage proprietor. Up-to-the-minute facility listings will be always presented during the booking process for your approval.
UK Self Catering
England - Scotland - Wales
Popular Locations
Devon - Cornwall - Lake District - Highlands - North Wales - South West Wales


text:
PEC wins 2nd prize at Mini Baja Challenge
Chandigarh, February 7th 2009
A team consisting of students of Punjab Engineering College have bagged 2nd prize in the Mini Baja SAE India Challenge winning a collective prize money of Rs.3,50,000 bringing laurels to the institute.
The Mini Baja SAE India Challenge is an event that is hosted annually by the Society of Automative Engineers at NATRIP (National Autmobile Testing and Research & Development Infrastructure Project) facility Pithampur, Indore. Teams of engineering students from tertiary institutions across India have to design and build a prototype four-wheeled, single-seater, off-road recreational vehicle powered by a 7 .5kW Briggs and Stratton engine as per the design specifications. They also have to raise the necessary sponsorship and manage the project over nine months. Then they compete in a two-day test that includes static adjudication and performance testing on the first day and a four-hour endurance race on the second day.
Every year, this event witnesses more than 50 engineering colleges all over India participating since it began in 2007. This year, 58 colleges came to Pithampur to prove their mettle by constructing an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) from scratch in their respective colleges and bringing to it to this event to compete in various tests. Judged by the industrial experts from companies like Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India), Bosch, NATRIP, ICAT, etc. the various college teams were judged on the performance of their cars as they underwent 2 sets of tests one being Dynamic which included the Brake test, Acceleration test, Hill Climb, Maneuverability and the most grueling one being the Endurance test where the car has to run for 2 hours. Under the Static category, came tests such as Technical Inspection, Design evaluation, Presentation, Cost Evaluation.
Getting themselves to this platform was no easy task for this team of 21 along with their faculty advisor Prof. A.K. Lall, who called themselves Team RPM all students of Mechanical, Production and Aeronautical Engineering Department at PEC. Their journey to Pithampur that started 6 months back consisted of many nail biting hurdles that had to be overcome one after the other through sheer hard work, perseverance and wit of the human mind. It started from getting a main sponsor for their car, which had involved in dealing with major industries which would be ready to sponsor their team to build a car and compete it at the Mini Baja 2009. Once that was dealt with as they roped in the major automobile manufacturer, SWARAJ ENTERPRISES, the team was all set to break that sweat and get to work on their car. In the previous year, another team from PEC had also built their own car and participated in the Mini Baja 2007, where they had achieved 1st position in acceleration and 4th overall. Gaining inspiration and experience from this event, students started work on their ATV by keeping their major focus on performance by reducing the weight of the vehicle and minimizing the power losses. As they toiled hard in the workshops of the college and industrial areas to build up their vehicle from step to step, they were able to meet their deadlines well beforehand and be ready with their ATV on the desired day. The final decision for them was to name their car and so they called it, BV-340.
So, as they disembarked themselves and their vehicle at Pithampur, it was then that their various series of tasks began that they faced with vigor and bravado. The track situated there was a tough and muddy one that had its fare share of twists and turns which saw vehicles of many teams failing to fulfill their tasks. But the team from PEC was prepared in all forms as they were able to gain laurels in the various events. In the Maneuverability test they claimed 2nd place, 5th place in acceleration, 5th place in endurance and 2nd place overall that saw them winning a collective prize money of Rs.3,50,000.
Original Source of News
Member Login
Not a member yet!
Forgot your Information?
Click here
Directory Search
Advanced Search
N e w s @ P A L S
PEC's Aerospace Team - First Team from India to Participate in US
PEC students audio guide app to aid tourists
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Names New Chief Financial Officer
>> More News
Tribute to Jaspal Bhatti
Give Back
©2019 The PEC Alumni Society (PALS). All rights reserved.


text:
Is The 3-in-1 Action Of The Bowflex TreadClimber TC10 Too Complex To Be Of Help?
Sometimes it is difficult to know which style of exercise to opt for when picking your first machine but the Bowflex TreadClimber TC10 has a good solution for that.
This odd looking contraption is designed to offer three different types of exercise in one machine – treadmill, stair climber and elliptical. Thus users can get a full cardio workout and add a little variety to their daily session.


text:
From opera in Verona's Roman theater, to a pizza competition in Naples, to medieval festivals galore, June is filled with great events across Italy. Here are our favorite events in Italy — and, unlike last month, in Venice, Florence, Rome…. and beyond!
Events in Venice and the north
Venice's Festa della Sensa. June 5. For lots of pomp and circumstance, make sure you're in Venice this Sunday. Every year for the past millennium, Venice's Doge has thrown a ring into the lagoon's waters, a symbol of renewing the marriage between Venice and the water. Today, the main events of Festa della Sensa include the Doge's procession through St. Mark's Square, a market at the Church of San Nicolò on Lido, traditional Venetian rowing races, and a parade on the water.
The Palio of the Ancient Maritime Republics. June 12. Everyone loves a boat race… especially a race between four maritime republics as proud, and once-powerful, as these four. Each year, Venice, Amalfi, Genoa and Pisa compete — and this year, the palio's in Venice. Don't miss the parade, either!
Opera festival in Verona's ancient theater. June 17-September 3. The 89th annual opera festival in Verona kicks off with a performance of La Traviata. All the operas are held in the arena, Verona's nearly 2,000-year-old Roman theater. We ask: Is there any more romantic way to attend the opera?
Battle of the Flowers in Ventimiglia. June 18-19. Every year, this little town near San Remo and the French border celebrates, well, flowers: There's a lavish parade, music, dancing, and, on Sunday, a "battle" of flowers, with buds showering the streets. The festival's past visitors have included Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant. Grant's take: "This is the greatest show in the world!"
St. John's Day at Isola Comacina. June 24. For the past 600 years, Lake Como has celebrated the Day of St. John the Baptist… by reenacting the burning of Comacina island! (The actual event took place on June 24, 1169, when Barbarossa and Como's leaders lit the island on fire). Between the fantastic pyrotechnics, music, boat procession, and food events, what more could you want?
Procession of St. John the Baptist's Ashes in Genoa. June 24. Genoa claims to have the actual ashes of St. John, so it's no surprise that on his feast day, they're paraded through the streets with lots of pomp and circumstance. On the night of June 23, there's also a folk music concert and bonfire in Piazza Assunta.
Events in Florence, Tuscany and Umbria
Festa del Grillo in Florence. June 2. If you need a little luck, get yourself to Florence's Cascine Park this Thursday. Here's where thousands of crickets (once real, now replaced by artificial tweeters) are s old as symbols of good luck. Concerts and other entertainments happen all day long.
MUV Music and Digital Art Festival. June 1-5. Who knew Florence was so cutting-edge? Every year, the Renaissance city hosts a festival of electronic music, installations, and workshops. More than 50 concerts and DJ sets will take place from June 1 to June 5 at the Limonaia of Villa Strozzi.
Medieval Festival of Bevagna. June 16-26. Nobody does "medieval fair" like Bevagna. This lovely town in Umbria, built largely in the Middle Ages, goes all-out, with medieval crafts workshops, banquets, archery competitions, and a jesters' performance. Locals dress up in their best medieval garb, and buildings are dressed up to look like they're straight out of the Middle Ages.
Pisa's San Ranieri Regatta. June 17. In Pisa, the River Arno comes alive with a boat race between the city's four quarters. Line up along the 1.5km route to see not only a boat race, but the banks lined with locals, all there to cheer for their neighborhood.
Foligno's Joust of the Quintana. June 18. If you've ever wanted to see a joust, now's your chance. In this tournament, inspired by a joust held in 1613, ten knights compete to stick their lances through a small ring. Along with the jousts, there are parades and events around the city. Although there are competitions leading up to the final Giostra della Quintana, the main joust is on June 18.
Arezzo's Jousting of the Saracens. June 18. Watched by locals garbed in medieval clothing, modern-day "knights" compete at the Piazza Giorgio Vasari in Arezzo, a town just a 45-minute drive from Florence, for the Golden Lance. Arezzo's jousting competition dates back at least as far as the 13th century.
San Gimignano Medieval Festival. June 18-19. On the third weekend of June, San Gimignano celebrates its medieval past with a medieval guild fair, street theater, and knights' joust. On Sunday, there's the Grand Procession, with 300 locals in medieval costume parading to the Rocca di Montestaffoli. You'll think you were transported back to the 14th century.
Calcio Storico's final match. June 24. Leading up to today's final match in Piazza Santa Croce, four Florentine neighborhoods compete in heated games of calcio storico — a medieval sport like soccer, but not — all while wearing medieval garters and pantaloons. Winners get bistecca fiorentina. Although, given the amount of fighting that usually goes on on the field, maybe we should call them "survivors."
Pisa's Game of the Bridge. June 26. If you missed the San Ranieri Regatta, don't worry — you get another chance to see Pisans duke it out against one another. More than 100,000 turn out to see the Gioco del Ponte, which dates back to the 15th century, if not before. After a parade of some 750 participants, all wearing period costumes, the contest begins, with each party fighting for possession of the bridge.
Events in Rome, Naples and southern Italy
Festa della Repubblica. June 2. Rome celebrates the Festival of the Republic, which marks the anniversary of the vote to abolish the kingdom and create a republic, with a huge parade along the Via dei Fori Imperiali at about 10am, along with air shows.
Pizza Festival. Until June 5. Nobody does pizza like Naples — but don't take our word for it. Taste it for yourself. Through Sunday at the Vulcano Buono outside Naples, top pizza-makers are competing in categories like gluten-free, creative and "acrobatic free-style" (we'd love to know what that is!). Ten euros will get you tastes of the good stuff, plus beer, dessert and coffee.
The Ancient "Marriage of Trees" Ritual. June 12. It's not every day that you get to see a festival that's been celebrated since pagan times. But in the town of Accettura, Basilicata, you can! The first part of the ritual sees a huge tree being cut down and brought to Accettura by more than 50 pairs of oxen; it's meant to represent the king. The "queen" is then brought in, and the joining of the two are celebrated with a huge procession and feasts of local sausages, ricotta, and wine. There are competitions, too, including a contest to see who can climb the "male" tree.
Infiorata. June 18-20. Just outside of Rome in Genzano, the entire Via Belardi is covered in "paintings" of flowers — blooms set in intricate patterns and scenes. The tradition, which probably started as a festival in the 18th century, ends with a bishop-led procession along the path at sunset.


text:
Tonight is first Thursday wine walk in the Bishop Arts District.
Mardi Gras Oak Cliff starts at 9 a.m. Saturday with Dash for the Beads 5k race and 1-mile walk. It's $25 to enter, and it benefits Lake Cliff Park.
Saturday night is OCarnivale at Kessler Theater. It's a masquerade ball, but you can dress as fancy or casual as you want. A $40 ticket buys entry to the concert with two zydeco bands and lots of Cajun food.
The parade, which this year follows Davis from Windomere to the Bishop Arts District, starts at 4 p.m. Sunday.
And a crawfish boil in the B.A.D. is from 3-7 p.m. Sunday.
That's a lot of Mardi Gras stuff, so get involved with Fat Tuesday. The Advocate is walking in the parade again this year — holla! And at least one parade participant is skipping those landfill filling plastic beads from China in favor of "green" favors. The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League is throwing flowers. Good idea!
Also on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. is the first Bishop Arts Saturday Market.
Cliff Notes Prolonged Media is launching a children's story time at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Performance poet Opalina Salas, who owns the shop with her husband, Carlos, will read from Shel Silverstein's "A Light in the Attic".
The Texas Theatre shows two hours of "Our Gang" shorts starting at 2 p.m. Sunday. Their full lineup this weekend includes the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and Howard Hughes's "The Outlaw".


text:
hidden1-888-493-5967 / CHAT WITH US
hiddenContact Us
hiddenOUR SITE IS BEING WORKED ON -PLEASE CALL ON 281-633-0109 TO PLACE ORDER AND GET 5% OFF
Protect Your Family With the One Safety Pool Cover Strong Enough to Support an Elephant.
Loop-Loc's ultra-strong, Super Dense Mesh blocks virtually all sunlight but still lets rain and melting snow easily drain through. It's the perfect choice for customers who want less light and debris in their pools, but still want the one-of-a-kind protection of the only pool cover proven safe and strong enough to support an elephant!
Cover Features:
|Visible in Catalog Print?


text:
Unit 1 includes geometry, combinatorics and vectors. Geometry extends students' studies in Euclidean Geometry, knowledge which is of great benefit in the later study of topics such as vectors and complex numbers. Combinatorics incorporates techniques applicable to probability and algebra and vectors in the plane provides new perspectives on working with two-dimensional space.
Unit 2 includes trigonometry, matrices, real and complex numbers. Matrices provide new perspectives for working with two-dimensional space, real and complex numbers provides a continuation of the study of numbers and trigonometry contains techniques that are used in other topics in both this unit and Units 3 and 4.
© Copyright 1995-2020 Texas Instruments Incorporated. All rights reserved.


text:
Tag Archives: compassion
Hate vs Compassion
The world is more than black and white, it has many beautiful colors. Which one is best? Which one is the first? Which one is loved more? Who cares….they are all beautiful. Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons Tagged black and white, caring, compassion, forgiveness, hate, made in the likeness of God, racism 1 Comment


text:
Virginia Council of Chapters Military Officers Association of America NEEDS YOUR VOICE
Being a part of the process is important. Whether you have a question, care to volunteer some time, or want to donate to the campaign, your participation is welcome and greatly appreciated.
CONTACT Virginia Council of Chapters Military Officers Association of America
Contact the office at or feel free to send an email:
Virginia Council of Chapters Military Officers Association of America
The Virginia Council of Chapters meets quarterly - usually in JANUARY, APRIL, JULY & OCTOBER. In recent years, meetings have been held at the Virginia War Memorial until construction began in 2018 on the expansion project. In 2018, meetings were moved to the Department of Virginia American Legion in Richmond, considered a centralized location. In 2019, VCOC meetings were held again at this American Legion site. For 2020, the first three meetings will be at the American Legion, with the final meeting being at Patriots Colony. Quarterly VCOC meetings are generally held from 10 AM to 2:30 or 3 PM. Once every two years the VCOC holds an expanded biennial luncheon meeting with officers elected sworn-in at the end of the meeting.
WHO ATTENDS? VCOC elected and appointed officers, Chapter Presidents and/or Chapter VCOC Reps, Guest Speakers, Chapter Legislative Reps and other chapter leaders who may be interested, including Chapter Auxiliary Liaisons and Chapter Public Affairs Officers & Chapter Membership Chairs.
LEGISLATIVE BREAK-OUT SESSION. As needed, meetings may include a a portion of time for Legislative Reps from each chapter to meet, then the chairman briefs the rest of the council on results of their session.
VCOC Schedule, accessible from Home page, lists other VCOC dates, including the storming of Richmond and DC Congressional Appreciation Luncheon. See State and National Legislative Sections for particulars about the legislative events.


text:
ONE SUPREME is a product is a product created to impress the sense of sight. It´s really unbelievable to see it moving, like fire, like hurricane, really a colour storm. The most surprising is that this visual effect doesn´t change the original flavour of the sparkling wine elaborated by traditional method. Develop of this product was done in Artesanos del Vino in 2007, the first around the world and we wait for two years to introduce it in the market waiting check the evolution of the colorant inside the sparkling wine. Authentic glamour in the glass, spectacular and amazing for parties. The combination between metal label and Swarovski crystal provide us a beautiful presentation.
Elaboration and tasting notes
Blend — Chardonnay, Macabeo, Xarel.lo and Perelada, are those used in appropriate ratios for each year maintain the same line of quality and ensure the consumer a high-end product produced using the traditional method champenoise.
Making and Ageing — Made an extreme selection of grapes. Gentle pressing in order to obtain the first must. The first fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature of 15º-18ºC for around 10 days. We have underground cellar which maintain the ideal temperature conditions for the second fermentation and ageing period in the bottle. The second fermentation process is less than 13 degrees Celsius, very slowly, approximately in three month, minimum 3 years of aging in close contact with the lees until you reach your optimal level of fragrance and getting a finesse and integrated bubble.
Clarified — After ageing the bottle is inverted and moving eighths of round doing that the lees be deposited in the bottleneck.
Disgorgement — The next item is the extraction of lees leaving the sparkling completely clean. The dosage of expedition liqueur brings between 10-15 grams of sugar per bottle but each market demands different quantities of sugar customer can choose his optimal dosage and colorant E-171 and E-172 that give a special visual effect. We use the best corks to close the bottle.
Labeling — Metal label with Swarovski stone in different colors (you can choose color).
Tasting note — Good release of fine bubbles forming a crown. Intense notes of mature fruits (citrus, apple, pineapple), yeast and baking tones with a background anise with hints of hay, honey and quince. Input intense, fresh and harmonious, good carbonic well integrated and very soft on the palate, fruit flavorings with a long lingering finish.
Analysis — Alcohol degree 12% Vol.
Sugar 12 gr/l (Customer choose depending each market)
Content — 75cl.
Serving Temperature — From 5º a 8ºC
Presentation —
Logistic —


text:
Vacation Specials
Pousada La Cabana offers accommodation in the best location of Itacaré. We are located on the main street, known as Pituba, with several options of bars, restaurants and shops, 150m from Resende beach and 250m from Tiririca and Concha beaches. All rooms have split air conditioning, flat screen TV, minibar, ceiling fan, private bathroom with hot shower and free Wi-Fi access throughout the property. Itacaré, besides the beautiful beaches, is popular for practicing trails, diving, boat trips and mainly surfing. The Airport Ilhéus / Bahia-Jorge Amado is 60 km away + - 1h by car.


text:
Then came Reagan and the love of stupid.
Now, however, less than one week in office, Pres. Fucking Trump has turned the nation's scientists–government scientists, no less–into bad-ass, sex-having, rock-star rabble-rousers.
Take the Science March. They haven't set a date yet–because first you come up with a hypothesis, motherfuckers!–but it's coming, and the support for it already is so off the Leeuwenhoek it's quantifiable. One quantum physicist told The Fucking News, "We are going to Washington and we are going to peer review the shit out of Trump like he has never been peer-reviewed before."
Then there are the rogue Twitter accounts set up by scientists, science sympathizers, and Fulbright Fellow travelers, trolling and generally pissing off the commenter-in-chief from hidden redoubts deep within the government.
All told, Trump has popularized Newton's law that for every action by an asshole president there is a better and awesomer reaction by some underpaid fucking superhero toiling away in the government for the sake of humanity.


text:
Hi Sir,
Recently I have cleared NISM V A Mutul fund distributor exam. I have also got my ARN number. But now I not getting any idea that from where I have to start and how can I start SIP for my clients. Could you please guide me on this.. Thanks.
1 Answers
Shortlist the AMCs whom you want to associate and sell their product. Approach them and tie up with them. If you are confused to select AMCs, then choose the brokers like NJ India (who offers an opportunity to do the business under them as sub-broker and sell the products of all AMCs in a single platform). Once the AUM grown up, then you can move directly to respective AMCs tie up option (as by that time you have a grip over business).


text:
The MCP2551 and MCP2515 CAN Bus Circuit
This article provides the information necessary build a CAN transceiver using an MCP2551 transceiver and an MCP2515 controller. It's designed for easy interface to your Arduino and makes use of readily available libraries.
Getting the Parts
The list below identifies the parts you will need and some sources for those parts.
MCP2515 CAN Controller – I built my circuit using an 18 pin DIP.
MCP2551 CAN Transceiver – I used an 8 pin DIP.
8 MHz Crystal –
27 pF Ceramic Capacitors ( two of these) – Not bad to have around
Proto Board – Everyone has their favorite. This is mine
Solid Jumper Wire – I've seen projects thrown together with DuPont jumpers or whatever wire that's hanging around. Heck, I've done that. However, I find this stuff really good to have around.
The Arduino CAN Circuit Schematic
The schematic below shows how your CAN board will need to be connected up. Pay attention to pin 8 of the CAN Transceiver. It connects to ground through a 1oK resistor. Its for slope control. In some circuits I've had to lower this value to get stable operation.
The Completed Arduino CAN Circuit Build
The photo below shows my completed build. I've interface mine with a Arduino Nano that I soldered right to the bread board. I use a separate 5V supply to drive the Nano through the 5V pin on the nano and to drive the CAN interface circuit. Powering from my USB just didn't work right.
Schematic of CAN Connected to Arduino
A typical connection to an Arduino is shown below.
Sample Sketch for the Arduino CAN Bus Interface
The code you will use to connect your Arduino is identical to that shown in another article. You can read about it HERE.


text:
Numerous women want to improve the bust size, in their attempt to enhance their self-confidence and self-image. Some of them are willing to pay a fortune to make their dream come true. Breast Actives is more affordable and safer than other bust enlargement options. Do you know what is the cost of breast enhancement surgery?
Pros and cons of breast enlargement surgery
You have to consider a trillion factors before taking the greatest decision in your life. You have to choose between natural options and cosmetic procedure. Then, both these groups can be divided into other categories. Do you want to swallow pills, use creams, use a bust enhancement device? If you opt for breast augmentation surgery, will you go for saline or silicone implants? Consider the pros and cons thoroughly!
Breast implants give you the results expected faster than any other options. But it comes with dozens of risks and complications. Based on the information published here, breast implants may include pain, asymmetry, irritation, inflammation, infections, bruising, skin rash, ruptures, and many others.
As for the cost of the surgery, it is not covered by your insurance. Expect to pay up for $10,000. If you need additional medical services, you may have to pay more than the sum already mentioned. Plus, the psychologists explain that most women who go under the knife for a boob job will want to repeat the procedure because they will not be happy with the results obtained. Why don't you give Breast Actives a try?
Cost of bust enhancement with Breast Actives
The combination of natural capsules and cream is an effective and affordable option with amazing results in breast growth. You will gain up to two more cups in bust size in only six months of treatment. If you want to use Breast Actives to make your biggest dream come true, a 6-month supply will cost you $239.85. It's a huge difference if you compare it to bust augmentation surgery!
Plus, Breast Actives does not include hidden costs, such as side effects and complications. You will not put your health at risk! Moreover, the natural enhancement program improves your overall health and boosts your confidence efficiently. In case you are not satisfied with the results obtained after 2 months of treatment, you can get your money back. That's great news!
What do you want to accomplish with Breast Actives?
Maybe you aim to get bigger breasts with hormone-based therapy. The price reaches to $200 per month, but it involves side effects. The procedure can affect your menstrual cycle and cause hirsutism, which means excessive hair growth on your body. On the other hand, with Breast Actives, you will add two more cups in breast size, regulate the hormone production, relieve the symptoms of PMS, and obtain a shapelier body.


text:
There are dozens of new features in iPhone OS 3.0. Some major. Some trivial. Some are featured at Apple's iPhone page. Others are not even mentioned. Today's column focuses on a trio of new features: Spotlight Search, Voice Memos, and Syncing Notes. I look both at how they work and how they sometimes don't work.
Spotlight Search
Spotlight Search is a great addition to the iPhone, allowing you to search virtually all the content on your iPhone, from apps to contacts to mail messages. That's why you'll want to be able to navigate to the Search screen as quickly and conveniently as possible.
There are multiple ways to get to Search, such as pressing the Home button or swiping to the right — if you are already at the main Home Screen. But how about when you are at some other Home screen page? Or in an app? For those occasions, I've set up my Home Button double-click to go to Search. To do this, go to Settings > General > Home and select "Search" as the double-click option.
iPod touch bug? While the double-click method works perfectly on my iPhone, I can't get it to work with either my first-generation or second-generation iPod touch. On these devices, a double-click always brings up the iPod controls overlay, even if no music is playing. This appears be a bug.
Mystery Mail bug? When doing a Spotlight search, results often include Mail messages that cannot otherwise be found on my iPhone. Not in any mail account. Not in any folder within any account. Despite this, I can typically open and read these messages if I tap them in Spotlight. I am certain these messages do not come from a remote mail server (something a Spotlight search can potentially check) because the messages show up even if I put the iPhone in Airplane Mode. Some of the messages are months old and long ago deleted. They are definitely not in the Trash. It's as if Spotlight is finding messages that remain intact on the Phone's drive, even though they have been permanently deleted. Others have also reported this symptom. It seems clearly a bug.
Note: No matter how well Search serves as an app finder and launcher, it is not an adequate substitute for an effective way to re-arrange apps across multiple Home screens. The incredibly awkward method now required, which hasn't changed from iPhone 2.x, really needs to be addressed. This Apple Knowledge Base article just proves my point; arranging your app icons should not require a variation on Musical Chairs.
Sync Notes
If you connect your iPhone to iTunes and click the phone's Info tab, you'll see a new option to "Sync notes." Super! For the first time since the iPhone came out, notes can now be saved to and read on a Mac, without the need for third-party software.
Where do you find the synced notes on your Mac? They're in Mac OS X's Mail app. In the left column, go to the Reminders section, expanding it if needed. You'll see a new item called Notes. Guess what you'll find listed there? Yup, your synced Notes.
And yes, syncing is bidirectional. Any changes you make to a Notes item in Mail will sync back to your iPhone. You may need to quit and relaunch Notes on your iPhone one or two times before the bidirectional syncing becomes active. But it works.
Third-party apps broken. On the downside, if you have been using a third-party program to sync your notes, it probably won't work in iPhone OS 3.0. At least until the syncing software is updated. For example, the makers of The Missing Sync report that:
"Changes in iPhone OS 3.0 affect the way notes, text messages and recent call history are stored. As a result, new notes, text messages and call history cannot be imported into SMS Log, Call Log or Mark/Space Notebook. We hope to release an update...by the end of this month."
Similarly, when I try to sync Notes from PhoneView, an error message pops up stating that PhoneView is "Unable to Download Notes."
Voice Memos
Voice Memos is a new iPhone OS 3.0 app. With it, you can record your voice and save the recording as a "voice memo." This probably spells doom for third-party apps that have a similar function, such as Recorder. For everyone else, it's a welcome addition. To start recording, simply tap Voice Memos' Record button; when done, tap again. Tap the List button (bottom right) to see your saved memos and play any of them back.
Making this app even more useful, saved memos can be synced to your Mac, where they can be played. To do this: Connect your iPhone to iTunes and go to the Music tab. Here you'll see a checkbox to "Include voice memos." Enable it. That's it.
After your next iPhone sync, your saved memos are on your Mac. Where? In a new playlist in iTunes called, not surprisingly, Voice Memos.
Note: Remembering all the varied locations where synced data are stored can get a bit much. Added to what already existed in iPhone OS 2.x, there are new locations for Voice Memos and Notes. A single listing of all synced data, and how to access each category, would be welcome. Still, once you get used to it, the existing situation is manageable.
Directional syncing bugs? According to the new iPhone User Guide: "When you sync voice memos to iTunes, they remain in the Voice Memos application until you delete them. If you delete a voice memo on iPhone, it isn't deleted from the Voice Memos playlist in iTunes. However, if you delete a voice memo from iTunes, it is deleted from iPhone the next time you sync with iTunes."
When I tested this out, it did not work exactly as described. In particular, after deleting a voice memo from iTunes, it was not deleted from my iPhone when I synced. Although it remained on my iPhone, the iTunes-deleted message did not resync back to the Mac. Only newly added voice memos synced. In addition, one memo synced twice, so that there are two copies of it in iTunes.
At this moment, I have 4 voice separate memos on my iPhone. In iTunes, I have only three memos, two different ones and one duplicate. It's a bit of a mess with no apparent way to get everything in sync again, other than deleting all memos and starting over.
iPod touch limitations. Voice Memos does not install on a first generation iPod touch. Why? Because it has no microphone. Duh!
However, Voice Memos does install on a second generation iPod touch. It too has no microphone. Why the difference? Because the second generation touch supports working with an external microphone. If you tap to record a memo from a 2G touch, a message appears prompting you to connect a microphone, assuming you haven't already done so.
Trim and Share Memos. Two more cool Voice Memos features:
If you tap the More Info icon (>) for a saved memo, a screen appears from which you can trim the memo. If you only want to save the last 5 seconds of a 30 second memo, for example, you can easily do so.
You can also select to attach a voice memo to an email. If MMS is enabled on your phone, you can send it as a message.
[P.S. For my look at the new "Find My iPhone" feature, click here.]


text:
Alyssa and Eric's vineyard wedding was the true definition of intimate. Between the ceremony officiated by their friend, the live band, and the multiple surprise music performances from their friends, their was no shortage of pure joy and laughter.
Their wedding favors were engraved copper wine cups handcrafted by the couple themselves, who founded Copper Mug Co. together.
Wedding Planner, Decorations and Flowers | Smith and Murphy Events and Design House || Venue | The Brander Vineyard || Copper Wine Cups by Copper Mug Co. || Hair | Liana Mia Hair || Makeup | Blair Levinthal || Catering | HEAT Culinary || Cake | Your Cake Baker || Band | Eva B. Ross Foundation


text: Lepra News Winter 2017 The latest edition of Lepra News is now available to download or read online: Read online Download In this issue you will find: 'Leper' no more Our Vice Chair of Lepra in India talks about her own experience with leprosy and why she thinks we should be discouraging people from sing the term 'leper'. She says it contributes to the prejudice surrounding leprosy and asks for your help preventing its use. Life in a leprosy colony Many people don't realise they still exist but leprosy colonies are indeed still around today and we work to help those living in them to receive disability grants and healthcare. You can read about what it's like to live in a colony and discover one woman's incredible sacrifice for her family. World Leprosy Day World Leprosy Day takes place each year on the last Sunday in January - this year it will be on the 29th. Find out how you can get involved and make a difference. What have you been up to? From writing poems to pummelling pies, you have been a busy lot helping us to raise an amazing amount of money so we can change lives. We are extremely grateful and love hearing about all of the different ways you're fundraising. Let us tell you about… We have another packed year ahead with lots of fundraising events you can do. Read about the top sporting events we've got spaces for and find out how you can help more women and girls on International Women's Day. Read online Download


text:
ChurchSuite is transforming and streamlining the running of our group of churches
We have only been using ChurchSuite for 3 months but so far we think it is great. It's intuitive and generally easy to use. One fantastic thing about it is that it is continually being developed and improved and we can see that it has great potential for the future in helping us to manage our group of 9 churches.
Karen Briggs, Central Office Administrator | St Mary's Kings Worthy
Absolutely brilliant - intuitive, but very helpful staff available when you get stuck!
Jill Lancaster, Parish Manager | Broadwater Parish
ChurchSuite is such a fantastic system which helps our church to be more organised and efficient - everybody loves it!
Hannah Baptist, Head of Administration and Logistics | Jubilee Community Church
Try ChurchSuite free for 30 days - just 60 seconds to sign up.Free trial


text:
The company BRIANTEL HOLDINGS LIMITED holds tenders on a regular basis in order to thoroughly choose a partner to participate in its projects.
At present we are working with or considering the possible cooperation with the following companies:
1. Architect & Civil Engineer PETR URBANEK, Cyprus. A number of projects in Check Republic and Cyprus. Great experience of collaboration with Russian customers.
2. CARE TRANSENERGY LTD, Cyprus. Professionals in the field of green technologies. The company specializes in launching solar power utilizing projects, LED-lighting and other energy-efficient schemes. Renders project management services. Company's slogan reads "Preparation for Tomorrow Begins Today!". Web-site www.caretransenergy.com
3. Construction company ATLAS PANTOU Constructions, Cyprus (features a number of construction projects in Cyprus, widely uses modern building technologies). Web-site www.atlaspantou.com
4. The law firm DR. K. CHRYSOSTOMIDES & CO LLC, Cyprus. One of the largest Cyprus firms providing the services of lawyers and solicitors. A member of the world's leading association of independent law firms LEX MUNDI, an exclusive member to WSG (World Services Group) and TELFA (Trans European Law Firms Alliance). Web-site www.chrysostomides.com.cy
5. The company GREE Electric Appliances, Inc., Hong Kong. The world's largest producer of climatic equipment. Today every third air-conditioner in the world is made in GREE factories.
6. The company ASTRALPOOL, Cyprus. A leader in design and installation of swimming pools.
7. The company Οikosteges System, Greece. The leader in green roofs production in Greece.
8. GREEN FOREST NURSERY, Cyprus. Landscape design, botanical garden (the company has the largest nursery of saplings and plants in Cyprus).
9. Ludmila Budanova's landscape design studio, Cyprus.
10. The company ECORAIN, Germany. Introduced the state-of-art efficient irrigation technology allowing to save up to 85% of water.
11. The company DIALYNAS, Greece. Design and installation of water purification systems. Web-site www.dialynas.com
12. The managing company TERRA SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, Cyprus. Management of luxury properties in France, Greece, Italy and Cyprus. A member of the group SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY and provides services of real estate agency in the search for luxury villas, bungalow, chalets throughout the world as well as participation in auctions held by SOTHEBY'S Auction house.
13. The commercial bank HELLENIC BANK, Cyprus. Web-site www.hellenicbank.com


text:
Privacy Policy
Personal information
We only collect personally-identifiable information if you opt-in and take certain actions on our site. Your order details are also stored on a server in which all data files are encrypted. We must keep a record of your order for future queries by you about your order, the prevention and detection of fraud, for events such as a product recall and for inspection by the relevant government taxation bodies.
If you choose to fill out an online contact form, we record your full name, address, email address and enquiry. If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we record your full name and email address. We request this information so that we can answer your questions, inform you of important company or product news, fulfill your orders, and provide ongoing product support. We store this information on our own secure servers, and we retain it for our permanent company records.
You are asked if you wish to receive the LifeandLooks.com ezine on the registration page. If you opt-in to receive our ezines you can expect to receive news of special offers and promotions. We do not buy, sell or rent email address lists and will not disclose your information to a third party for marketing purposes. You may unsubscribe at any time by selecting the link that appears at the bottom of every email. Alternatively, you may email email@example.com and ask to be removed from our mailing list.
Cookies and clear gifs
This website uses cookies and clear gifs. Our shopping software uses cookies. You must have cookies turned on in your browser for the ordering system to work correctly. If you open one of our promotional emails, we may record that event and/or any URLs you click on within the message.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.


text:
Customisation - Templates
The template system exists mainly for 2 reasons:
- To allow you to design multiple appearances of your store for perhaps seasonal themes, etc.
- To make upgrading easy
The template system consists of at least 3 parts:
- Database settings
- The override system
- Automatically included files
See how to create a new template.
See how to customize your new template.
Database settings
These can all be configured from the administration area.
Override system
The template system may some times be refered to as the 'override' system in the context of editing files.
Also see: Developers' section on the override system
- Override system
- When Zen Cart™ is about to read a template file, it will first see if there exists an override of that file, but if there's no such override, it will include the default/core file.
Whenever you plan to make changes to a file, see if it can be overridden first.
Files can be overridden if
- The directory where the file resides holds a sub-directory named "Classic".
- The current path includes "template_default" or a template directory, such as "classic". Eg. /includes/templates/template_default/common/
Unfortunately, not all files can be overridden at this time. Nothing under the admin directory can be overridden yet.
If the file you plan to edit can be overridden, follow these steps:
- Create a new directory so the new path is equal to the old one except it includes your template directory, and no other template directory, in the proper location.
Examples to demonstrate the basic patterns. Other override directories follow these patterns.
The directory where the file resides holds a sub-directory named "classic".
Default path: includes/languages/
Override path: includes/languages/<your template dir>/
Default path: includes/languages/english/ Override path: includes/languages/english/<your template dir>The current path includes "template_default" or a template directory, such as "Classic" or "Blue strip".
Default path: includes/templates/template_default/common/ Override path: includes/templates/<your template dir>/common/ Default path: includes/templates/template_default/templates/ Override path: includes/templates/<your template dir>/templates/ Default path: includes/templates/template_default/buttons/english/ Override path: includes/templates/<your template dir>/buttons/english/
- Copy the file you plan to edit, and only the file you plan to edit, into the new directory.
- Edit the newly copied file.
Remember that the default core files will be used for all the files that are not being overridden, so you don't need to override files that you haven't made changes to.
If you remember to always use the template/override system when editing files, you should have no major problems when upgrading.
If you don't do that, all your files will be overwritten when you upgrade.
Other things you need to be aware of:
- The directory 'includes/templates/template_default' contains many of the default/core template files, but "template_default" is not a normal template - it's only the location of those default template files.
- Remember that the Classic template will be overwritten whenever you upgrade to a new version. In other words; don't use the Classic template. You should create your own template and avoid this problem instead.
- The Classic template is the default template, but it exists only to be an example for your own custom template.
- Text is placed inside language files, located beneath the directory 'includes/languages'. If you're looking to replace some text, this is the place to look.
Automatically included files
Files residing inside the following directories will automatically be included.
- includes/extra_configures
- includes/extra_datafiles
- includes/functions/extra_functions
- includes/languages/<language dir>/extra_definitions or the appropriate override directory if the file exists there.
- includes/templates/<template dir>/jscript/ - see the file read_me_jscript.html in that directory for instructions.
- includes/templates/<template dir>/jscript/on_load/ - see the file read_me_onload.html in that directory for instructions.
- includes/templates/<template dir>/css/ - all filenames that start with "style".
- includes/modules/pages/<current page>/ - all filenames that start with "jscript_" and ends with ".php".
See any already existing files in those directories for clues about what kind of data they're meant for.
Getting Started
First, you want to make sure you're using your own template, as opposed to the default templates which will get overwritten by an upgrade, so go ahead and create a new template set.
See also how to customize your new template.
Now that you know how to use the template system and have created and activated your own template, how would you go ahead in order to find the correct file for the changes you want to do?
-You need to introduce yourself to the Developers Tool Kit, available from the administration area.
Be sure that you get to know it well, because you will definitely need it.