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Scientific Name
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
Common Names
Indian Fig Opuntia, Indian Fig, Barbary Fig, Cactus Pear, Spineless Cactus, Prickly Pear, Mission Cactus, Mission Prickly Pear, Smooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear, Sweet Prickly Pear, Tuberous Prickly Pear, Tuna Cactus
Cactus ficus-indica (basionym), Cactus opuntia, Opuntia arcei, Opuntia castillae, Opuntia chinensis, Opuntia cordobensis, Opuntia ficus-barbarica, Opuntia incarnadilla, Opuntia megacantha, Opuntia vulgaris, Platyopuntia vulgaris
Scientific Classification
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Genus: Opuntia
Opuntia ficus-indica is a slow growing perennial shrub up to 16.5 feet (5 m) high. The root-system spreads horizontally. Stems (cladodes) are very thick, succulent, oblong to spatulate, up to 2 feet (60 cm) long and up to 10 inches (25 cm) wide. The epidermis is very thick and waxy, thus very water repellent and sun reflecting. Flowering occurs on 1-2 year-old cladodes. Flowers open in the late morning. The fruit is succulent, reddish, ellipsoid, up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) long and edible.
How to Grow and Care
Though the large variety of species within the Opuntia genus means different types of Prickly Pears may need slightly different care. All are desert cacti that need lots of sun, lots of light and very little water. If you live in a hot, arid area, these plants can generally be planted outside, left alone, and enjoyed.
These cacti will grow just fine in a garden, bu they can be grown in pots as well. To repot, ensure the soil is dry, then remove the pot and knock away the old soil. After treating any cuts with fungicide, place the cactus in a new pot and backfill it with potting soil. As with a new cutting, make sure not to water a newly repotting Prickly Pear for a brief period to avoid rotting its roots.
Opuntia can propagate either by cuttings or by seed. To propagate by cuttings, sever pads from a plant and let them dry so that the wounds heal. Then place the plants in a dry soil and refrain from watering them until they begin to grow to avoid rotting them… – See more at: How to Grow and Care for Opuntia
Opuntia ficus-indica is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. It is grown primarily as a fruit crop, but also for the vegetable nopales and other uses. Most culinary references to the "Prickly Pear" are referring to this species. The name "Tuna" is also used for the fruit of this cactus, and for Opuntia in general… – See more at: Indian Fig Opuntia – A Fruit and Vegetable Rolled Up into One Plant .
Native to Mexico and is widespread in Central America, Southern USA, Africa, Asia and Southern Europe.
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"Sharing You Gift" -An inspiring talk by Ms. Dawani de Leon
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Ithaca is a family-owned business in town for over 60 years.
Located on the Commons, Ithaca's pedestrian mall. We are open every day of the week.
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What is iExpense Diary?
iExpense Diary is one of the new and splendid mobile applications for the Android users. It is a cool mobile app to monitor daily income and expenditure. You know expense management is essential to lessen wasteful expenditures. A bad management can lead wasteful financial expenditures for your family or industry. iExpense Diary is a handy expense tracking tool that can help you to save money and time.
Key features of the app.
iExpense Diary is one of the best mobile apps to the Android users for its simple and useful features. Let's find features of the Android application.
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- It allows a wide range of category to choose from them.
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- This tool allows you to count your expenses by day wise, weekly, and monthly wise.
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- The Android application customizes local and international currency.
- It allows users automatic logging and
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The iExpense Diary is a unique Android tool for its useful functions. This mobile application is widely used to keep track of the daily expenses. Sometimes, expenditure tracking can be a hassle for you. You need to spend your time on other activities. In the particular situation, you can take help of the tool to keep track of your daily expenses.
This Android tool performs well in money management. In your busy life, it is difficult for you to save extra time for money management. But with the help of iExpense Diary you can easily make sure 100% accurate money management for your family or office.
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Warbird Radio At Thunder In The Valley Airshow!
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WARBIRD RADIO – Come say hello this weekend! Matt Jolley from Warbird Radio LIVE will be covering the Thunder In The Valley Air Show this weekend in Columbus, Georgia. The show features lots of world class flying and numerous warbirds…including Larry Kelley's B-25 Panchito. For a complete list of performers and show times use the Quick Link below. Hope to see you there!
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- insect
- haram food
- haram
- carmine
I have a query regarding an ingredient called, Carmine/Red lake 4/E 120/Cl 75470 status, as to whether it is halaal or haraam.
This constituent is extracted from a dead insect, cochineal bug. It is present in many items containing red food coloring to makeup brands many which bear the label "no animal ingredients". I found out that even many strawberry flavored products like yoghurts contained it.
Kindly, Clear the status of this ingredient so that I and the Muslims know whether to avoid it or not.
It is not possible for us to declare insects haram as there is no basis for this conclusion. It is also not obligatory to consume every living thing after slaughtering it. Locusts are not slaughtered but consumed. Therefore, it would not be safe to declare the use and consumption of Carmine.
There are food items other than flesh of animals. Some people cook such food and give it away while they do not invoke Allah's name on it but invoke some other entity like a Prophet or a saint. Can we eat such food? Or it is ḥarām for us to eat when offered by any?
We eat all edibles after invoking Allah's name. Usually we use bismillah for the purpose. As for invoking Allah's name while slaughtering that is another issue. This does not apply to other edibles like rice, vegetables etc. However, if someone invokes a name other than Allah in such a way that he ascribes the blessing to other than God, he commits polytheism. His sin is graver than merely eating a haram thing. However, it does…
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My Questions:
If someone is doing Zabiha all day like a butcher - does he require to do tasmia by saying some words every time - if yes Why? Or having that concept in mind is enough every time he is doing that? After all that is his job especially when he is hired in a Halal meet section of a Canadian meet company.
What is wrong with saying Allah-akbar on an automated slaughter process where the chickens are slaughtered one by one tied upside down on a belt? No one is touching the animal or wrestling with them to slaughter them or using knife by hand.
What is wrong with shooting them and do the Tasmia before that and make sure tazkya is also done using modern techniques?
What is wrong with recorded Allah-akbar while doing zabiha - this is an arrangement made specifically for Muslims by Muslims establishing a concept of permission from Allah to slaughter the animal - why a live human voice is necessary for each and individual animal?
Moreover why not a Muslim can buy number of animals and before giving all of them to a slaughter machines do tasmya for all of them that all these animals are going to be slaughtered because Almighty has given me permission to do so, else I have no authority/right to take these lives.
Questions about ingredients of non-meet items such as bakery and cheese products:
How far should we go to investigate the ingredients and the source of that (in North America)?
We never do this in Pakistan, there are hundred and thousands of items that are imported in Pakistan including meet products and have the same ingredients and same sources. List of a common Haram Ingredients are as follows.
Please also have a discussion with specialized chemist / industrial chemists / applied chemists. Some have the opinion that when these ingredients are made for industrial purpose (large production) they are produced 1) artificially 2) using small quantity of animal product and then make large quantity from it chemically to use in industrial process 3) some products (such as Alcohol) lose the original properties and convert into something else after production is complete. However it is not easy for a non-technical person to know/understand theses chemical changes.
Some of the questions are Ijtihadi issues and therefore the answer may differ based on individual opinions. I provide answers based on my own understanding which is based on the same approach that Mr. Ghamidi is promoting:
1. If someone is doing Zabiha all day like a butcher - does he require to do tasmia by saying some words every time - if yes Why? or having that concept in mind is enough every time he…
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My question is about the meat that is slaughterd and sold as ḥalāl meat here in Sweden. The animals have to be stunned with a boltgun that is put to the animals temple (the head) and then shot and may very well kill the animal becuse its a hard blow to the head before it is slaughterd. Now my question is even if it is sold as ḥalāl is it really ḥalāl. If not can I eat meat that isn't ḥalāl because I don't have a soice like chiken or lamb.
If you are sure that a meat has not been prepared according to the rules of Sharī'ah then you should not consume it unless not consuming it means you will be starved.
However, when you see a meat in the Muslim market that is sold as ḥalāl meat, it is not your duty to do research and get to the bottom of it.You can trust your Muslim brothers and consume that meat even if you are…
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I am serving in Pakistan Navy as Lieut Commander. Presently I am undergoing a training Course in Canada. I want to know about eating of chicken and lamb which is available in market or in our officer's mess. Please indicate under the light of Qur'an and Sunnah if it is ḥarām or ḥalāl. I am really worried aboout that.
Meat will be Ḥalāl if it is prepared under the Shariah law. That in principle means saying the name of the Almighty and letting the animal's blood to drain out. Of course the meat of the animal itself should be Ḥalāl (e.g. not pork).
We are also allowed to eat from the meat that is made based on the Sharī'ah that is practiced by Isralites, on this basis Kosher meat will be Ḥalāl for us.
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Is it allowed for Muslims to use Kosher meat? Second query is about the fast food service of McDonald Burgers and Burger King series of restaurants who are American based restaurants but they are also selling their food products in Pakistan and other Islamic countries. Do you know what type of meat they are providing? I am in Germany, and we Muslims do not take any meat item from such places.
Kosher meat is Halāl as it fulfils the requirements of Islam which are basically two:
1. Allah's name should be taken on the slaughtered animal
2. It should be slaughtered through the jugular vein so that all the blood is poured out.
Eating meat from fast food restaurants should only be done in case it is known that these restaurants sell Halāl food, otherwise they should be avoided. In Pakistan, they serve Halāl meat. I am not certain…
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Why is it that you have to make wuduh after eating camel meat?
The following Hadith is presented to prove that it is necessary for us to perform wudo after eating camel meat.
Al-Barā b. Azib narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked about camel meat. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Perform wudu' after eating it". He was asked about mutton and said: "Do not perform wudu' after eating it". [Sunan al-Tirmidhî (81) and Sunan Abî Dâwûd (184)]
The majority Muslims scholars do not…
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Are we allowed to sell Non-Zabiha meat including pork? I am trying to open a restaurant in which there will be Non-Zabiha chicken and meat, may be pig too. I am not sure of the legality of the act. Please confirm if this is halal.
How can you promote and sell something to others that yourself consider to be bad?
What God has made Haram, is Haram for the whole human being not just for the followers of His religion. As the followers of the religion of God, we should not contribute in consumption of Haram.
There could be some flexibility in this if you were saying that you were only a member of staff in the place and had…
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A friend of mine says pork was prohibited in the Old Testament, but keep reading, changes happen in new Testament.
God gave Peter a vision in which He declared all formerly unclean animals clean (Acts 10:15)
You quoted from your friend: "God gave Peter a vision in which He declared all formerly unclean animals clean (Acts 10:15)"
I quote the relevant parts from the book of Acts so that the whole picture can be seen, I am replacing the parts that are not relevant with dots but obviously you can check the entire message yourself if you prefer:
Acts 10:
11 He (i.e. Peter) saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being…
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Can a Muslim be a vegetarian?
I am sorry I do not know what you mean by being vegetarian. If it is merely not eating meat that is ok. If it is to believe that eating the flesh of animals is immoral and we do not have any right to do that then it would go against the direct commands of God.
I live in Canada, where there are many ways to slaughter an animal here.
1. Some halal distributors use an automated process for slaughtering chicken. The process is as follows. First chicken is stunned but however still alive (this is a Canadian law and there is no way around it) b. Second chicken process through a conveyor belt where a circular knife cuts its neck partially, meaning only cutting the jugular vein. As slaughtering is in process and tape recorder is constantly reciting takbeer. Is this meat halal?
2. Almost all non-halal distributors use the same process as above for slaughtering chicken minus the recitation of takbeer.
3. I have hindu friends from Pakistan and India both. My Pakistani hindu friend always buys halal meat from the local grocery shop. I know this for the fact, am I allowed to eat the food he offers me. Why is this meat not halal on us, I have seen in Pakistan that majority of people slaughtering chicken in Pakistan don't even say takbeer and sometimes they will be cursing at the street peddlers while cutting the chickens neck. Please kindly tell me the reasoning behind it. Also in today's world it is not feasible to use a non-automated process to slaughter animal. Also the whole intent of these slaughtering plants is to kill the chicken so they are eaten by human beings.
The main principles to appreciate are as follows:
1. Blood needs to be drained out of animal when slaughtering, this is primarily for our physical well being
2. God's name should be mentioned, this is a spiritual aspect of it, whereby we are in fact asking God's permission to kill what he has created.
The second condition can only be relaxed if the person who does not say the Name is a faithful person who would mention the…
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I got a job as a cook at a pizza restaurant. The problem is that besides non-halal beef, I have to cook with pork as well. Is the earning halal? I personally don't think so and am really worried about what to do?
We believe that your concern is really commendable. However, you do not need to leave the job. We are not allowed to eat pork. We naturally dislike serving or cooking it. But we have to earn a living and when we do not have any other job we can do such things. I would ask you to keep doing the job. Your intentions are known to Allah. He will bless you for your concern and…
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I appreciate your answers very much. Presently I have some practical questions and need their answers. We live in UK and here all the eatables contain some gelatine (wheat /pork/beef/meat) in them. Examples of such food include ice-cream, biscuits, medicine etc. My questions in this regard follow:
There are overall two ways of looking at the issue of gelatin:
I would be grateful if you could enlighten us on the subject of cannibalism and Islam.
Islam has not made a comprehensive list of edibles which are prohibited to consume simply because human nature (if not perverted) instinctively knows what to eat and what not to eat. The innate guidance Islam provides human beings in this regard is enough to show them the way. As per this inborn instinctive guidance eating human flesh is something which is a detestable and abhorrent practice.
Is there any religious hindrance in appointing a Hindu maid to help in preparing iftar during Ramadan? Please guide according to the Islamic stance on the matter of eating with non-Muslims.
There is absolutely no problem with allowing a non-Muslim (no matter his/her faith might be) to prepare Iftaar during the month of Ramadan.
Eating with a non-Muslim is not an issue that needs a religious guidance. As long as we are sure that the food is what we (as Muslim) are allowed to consume, eating it with a non-Muslim or having it made by non-Muslim is not an issue.
I live in Pittsburgh, USA with my family. My question is regarding the permissibility of eating chicken from non-halal restaurants here. There is a severe shortfall of halal-restaurants here in Pittsburgh. Most of the Muslim community generally does not mind eating chicken from places like McDonalds which are not halal. The Imam at our local mosque claims that since chicken is not a haram item, you are allowed to eat it from all restaurants. The only alternative we have is having fish or vegetable everyday which is hard to do considering that the items available are very limited. I cannot even take food every day from home since my mother is not well enough to arrange packed meals for me every day. Please advise, is chicken permissible given the context of non-availability of halal food and limited availability of vegetables and fish items?
I find it strange that Halal meet is not easily available in your place, however I have to base my answer on the information given in your answer.
I live in Pittsburgh, USA with my family. My question is regarding the permissibility of eating chicken from non-halal restaurants here. There is a severe shortfall of halal-restaurants here in Pittsburgh. Most of the Muslim community generally does not mind eating chicken from places like McDonalds which are not halal. The Imam at our local mosque claims that since chicken is not a haram item, you are allowed to eat it from all restaurants. The only alternative we have is having fish or vegetable everyday which is hard to do considering that the items available are very limited. I cannot even take food everyday from home since my mother is not well enough to arrange packed meals for me everyday. Is chicken permissible in case of non-availability of halal food and limited availability of vegetables and fish items?
I find it strange that Halal meet is not easily available in your place, however I have to base my answer on the information given in your answer.
You wrote Halal restaurants are very few in your place. This is the case for many other places in non-Muslim countries but in most of these places there are Halal butchers/suppliers available. This means people will be able to eat Halal meat at least at their home.
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I have read the following hadith in an article: "Why do not you eat "harisa?" There is the strength of forty men in this dish!" (Nasa'i)" I want to know the ingredients & recipe of Harisa with special context to the Prophet(PBUH) time.
All the variants of the ḥadīth about harisa and its merits are extremely unreliable. Therefore, it would not be proper to ascribe them to the Prophet (sws).
I would like you to appreciate that the Prophetic sayings regarding medicine are not part of the divine guidance. These only refer to the available knowledge in this field that the Prophet earned from his experience or learned from his elders. Therefore, we need not follow the prescriptions attributed…
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Is alcohol forbidden? Please elaborate.
I do not understand the reason about the doubts. Alcohol is one of the worst evils. It totally destroys the drinker's capacity of thought and intellect. It vilifies the mind. Therefore Allah, on the peoples' asking forbade it, denouncing it as a Satanic vile. This should remove any doubt about its prohibition. The term haraam has acquired a legal status in our society. Therefore, people deem a mention of it necessary while talking of something…
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1- The Holy Qur'an tells us to "stay away" from alcohol. No where it says it is "haram". Whey then it is declared haram by the Muslims?
1. The holy Qur'an does not always call something haram that it intends to prohibit. It uses other styles of expression. Sometimes a thing is already known as forbidden even through the innate guidance the humans enjoy. The Qur'an merely refers to that. For example you wouold not find the Qur'an talking on the evil of falsehood, treachery or the gooness of tuth, mercifulness etc. The prohibition of intoxicants (not the substance called alcohol) lies…
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Dr Muhammad Amir Gazdar was born on 26th May 1974 in Karachi, Pakistan. Besides his studies at school, he learned the science of Tajweed Al-Qur'an from a renowned Qu'anic reciter, Qari Khalil Ahmad Bandhani and completed the memorization of the Qur'an in 1987 at Madrasah Tajweed al-Qur'an, Karachi.
He obtained his elementary religious education from Jami'ah Dar al-Hanafiyyah, Karachi. He graduated from Jami'ah al-Uloom al-Islamiyyah, Binnori Town, Karachi and obtained Shahadah Aalamiyyah in 1996 and received an equivalent certificate of Masters in Islamic Studies from the Karachi University.
During the year 1997 and 1998, he served in Jami'ah Binnori Town as a Tafseer and Tajweed teacher and also taught at Danish Sara Karachi (A Former Dawah Centre of Al-Mawrid Foundation).
In 1992, Dr Gazdar was introduced to Farahi school of thought when first time met with Ustaz Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (a renowned Islamic scholar) and had the chance to learn Islam from him and tried to solve many controversial issues of Hadith, Fiqh and Usool under his supervision.
In January 1999, he started another Masters programme in Islamic Sciences offered by Al-Mawrid foundation in Lahore and he completed it with top position in the batch in August 2001.
Mr Gazdar officially joined Al-Mawrid foundation as an associate fellow in research and education in 2002 and worked in this capacity until December 2018. He worked for the Karachi center of Al-Mawrid for about 10 years as a teacher, lecturer and researcher. He taught various courses, delivered weekly lectures, conducted workshops on different topics, taught in online classes, answered questions of the participants verbally and wrote many answers for foundation's official website too.
In September 2012, he moved to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to participate in another Masters programme in Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Heritage at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In January 2015, he completed his 3rd Masters in Qur'an and Sunnah department of the university with the GPA: 3.92.
Dr Amir started his Ph.D programme in the Qur'an and Sunnah department of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in February 2015 and completed it with distinction on 25th March 2019. His Ph.D research topic was a comparative study of contemporary scholars' view on the issue of Hijab and Gender Interaction in the light of Quranic and Hadith texts.
In December 2018, he has been appointed at Al-Mawrid Foundation as Fellow of research and education.
Dr Gazdar has many academic works to his credit. He has written a few booklets published in Urdu language and has authored several articles which have been published in various research journals in Malaysia, India and Pakistan (Arabic language). His two research books have been in Malaysia and Lebanon in 2019 (Arabic language).
Furthermore, he is actively working in the Hadith project of Ustaz Javed Ahmad Ghamidi and playing a significant role in it as a researcher and writer since January 2016.
Moreover, Dr Gazdar has been leading in Qiyam-e-Ramadhan and Tarawih prayer since 1989 in various mosques and at Sada Bahar Lawn (2002-2011) in Karachi, Pakistan. He worked as a part time Imam at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah mosque of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 2013 to 2016 where he lead in Tarawih and Qiyam-e-Ramadhan for four years. Other than this, he has served for several mosques in Kuala Lumpur as a volunteer Imam for Tarawih and Qiyam-e-Ramadhan.


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Willis Turner, President and CEO of SMEI, Sales and Marketing Executives International, Inc., joins me on this episode of #Accelerate!
[3:54] Willis says the single biggest challenge facing sales reps today is taking time out to sharpen the saw and keep up-to-date on the newest technologies and education.
[4:51] Organizations want sales reps to educate themselves. There is a trend toward self-directed learning, investing their own time and money. A sales professional is in charge of their own career.
[6:29] Work is becoming more flexible and outcome-oriented. Individuals need to keep up with industry education. Sales may be going in a direction of independence, as manufacturers' reps often are today.
[8:31] SMEI was founded as a nonprofit in 1935. They follow their founding principles of career advancement support by certification for people in the sales and marketing profession and provide career readiness support for college graduates.
[10:25] SMEI offers four certifications by testing: CSE for sales managers, SCPS for salespeople, CME for marketing managers and SCPM for people working in the marketing department. Certification is a validation of individual producers.
[13:28] Certifications test for knowledge, not competence. There are pre-requisites which imply competence. To be certified you need experience in the field. A certification starts with a detailed job analysis and a bank of tests.
[17:22] Andy would like to see basic sales skills covered in sales courses at the university level, to prepare graduates for professional selling and sales management. Willis adds his list of theories and topics that should be taught academically.
[20:00] SMEI continues to update the certifications, based on their detailed job analyses, which are refreshed every four to five years. The core competencies include principles which are not trendy, as well as technologies, which are developing.
[21:50] Customers who are certified themselves in some discipline are the first to notice the value of a sales certification. This drives demand.
[25:34] Hiring managers could add certifications to job postings to help mitigate the risks of hiring salespeople. SMEI issues digital badges as part of the certification. The badges plug into LinkedIn profiles and at career centers.
[31:07] Willis explains the cost for individual certifications, including an online exam prep course, and annual renewals.
[32:19] Willis has not seen any movements toward government regulation of sales. He would like to see self-regulation by peers. People taking the certification recognize why they lost certain deals in the past.


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Depending on your personality, ironing is either a relaxing task or annoying chore. I'm the kind of person who thinks that if you're going to do something you might as well do it right, so even though I tend to feel like it's an annoying chore, I've taken the time to learn some of the best ironing tips and tricks. Not only has it helped me learn to iron better, but it also helps me get the job done faster, which I'm all for!
First, here are some tips on how to take good care of your iron:
- Only use distilled water in your iron. Tap water has minerals that will clog up your iron and result in some nasty residue being transferred to your clothes. You can purchase distilled water in jugs at your local supermarket or easily make it at home.
- Always empty your iron when you're finished using it. Even though distilled water is much better for your iron, eventually residue will build up if you leave it sitting in the iron for too long.
- If you find that your iron has build up, while the iron is unplugged, clean the steam ports using a straightened paperclip or similar device. Then fill the iron with equal parts white vinegar and water and plug in the iron. Run the iron on the steam setting for about three minutes. Then use the spray button to force the mixture through the iron's sprayer. Empty the solution from the iron and rinse the reservoir using distilled water before using.
- Always store your iron dry and in the upright position.
Now that you know how to care of your iron, you need to know what to gather in order to be prepared to iron your clothes:
- Gather anything you might need while your iron is heating such as hangers and spray starch.
- If you have an item that will need spray starch, you can make your own by slowly adding 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to 2 cups of water. Stir the mixture until the starch is completely dissolved. Then add your mixture to a spray bottle with a fine mist setting.
- Add a piece of flattened Aluminum Foil to your ironing board. The foil will reflect heat from your iron on to reverse side of your garment, steaming both sides at once.
- Know what settings are appropriate for each item you plan to iron. Most garments have ironing instructions right on their tags.
- Organize the items you plan on ironing from those that require least heat to highest to prevent having to switch settings and waiting for the iron to heat and cool repeatedly.
The final step to ironing like a pro is using good technique.
- Always begin by ironing collars and sleeves first. To properly iron the collar, iron it first laying flat and then folded for a neat stiff look.
- If you're ironing an item with pleats, add paper clips or bobby pins to the pleats to hold them in place while your iron.
- When ironing especially thick fabric, turn the item inside out and iron the inside fist. Then turn the item right side out and iron the outside.
- If you are ironing an item that can't have direct heat, make sure you followed my above advice about using some aluminum foil under the garment. Then turn your steam setting on and hold you iron about four inches above the fabric for several seconds at a time. The foil will radiate the moist heat up into your garment and release the wrinkles.
- When you iron an item with heavy embroidery or eyelets, do not iron directly over the embellishments. Place the embellished side of the garment face down on a towel before ironing.
- To iron a tie, start by cutting a piece of cardboard to fit inside of the tie and inserting it. Then cover the tie with cheesecloth and iron lightly with the steam setting.
If you follow these simple steps, you should be ironing like a pro in no time!
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Django has been there on the market for at least a decade now. Django is currently one of the most commonly respected web templating systems on Earth. Extremely user-friendly, Django is the most suitable choice for web developers who are only getting started. When you would like to make sure that you receive the best Django hosting, you should know which company is best.
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ENGINO brand name uses the same initials, honoring this fundamental and innate human characteristic which empowers us to perform astonishing technological feats. Our children are gifted with this power and through creative play they learn how to exploit it.
ENGINO TOY SYSTEM is perhaps the most advanced and versatile three dimensional construction toy in the market today. The patented design of the parts allows connectivity of up to 6 sides simultaneously, while the unique extendable components lead to builds that were previously unthinkable, unleashing children's creativity and imagination.
ENGINO TOY SYSTEM was developed by a group of engineers and teachers for the purpose of helping pupils build technical models easily and creatively, so that they could spend more time in experimenting and learning about technology. Research grands from local and E.U. funds helped materialize the 3 year research to an innovative product, launched internationally in 2007. Since then, the company has developed more snap-fit components such as gears, pulleys and motors, and also a series of activity books that help children interact with technology and "learn by doing". The major advantage of ENGINO system is that it enables children to build fast and easy, simple or complex models, using a very low number of different components and a much lower quantity of parts.


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Bumper Restore — The reason why It is the most typical Restore
You will find a lot of vehicles on the highway these days and thus numerous which are not really right along with security requirements. Numerous vehicles may need restore or even substitutes. Nevertheless there's 1 restore which much outweighs which associated with additional maintenance. It's bumper restore. The most typical restore that should be or even is conducted is actually bumper restore may it be towards the entrance or even back bumper. It's also an essential restore which shouldn't be delay with regard to security factors. Take a look at the reason why bumper maintenance tend to be therefore typical! There are lots of explanations why bumper restore is among the most typical maintenance which are carried out at this time. Consider it, your own bumper regardless of whether entrance or even back is actually exactly what safeguards your own motor and also you. Therefore, your own in the event that involved with a car accident it might seem sensible that the bumper would want fixing. Nevertheless several data can help you realize much more relating to this issue. The quantity of vehicles on the highway may be developing continuously from around 5% each year. Which means there are plenty associated with vehicles on the highway, meaning much more opportunity with regard to mishaps to happen. Would you think that 30% associated with motorists really feel it is OKAY in order to "love tap" your own bumper whenever parallel car parking? I understand I actually do not really really feel it's OKAY in order to faucet my personal car's bumper whatsoever as well as We certainly do not would like other people "love tapping" my personal vehicle along the way possibly. This really is something in order to results in bumper restore. Additionally, 79% associated with customers declare their own harm happened inside a car parking storage. Generally this really is bumper harm because 80% associated with bumper harm happens throughout car parking. This is often a consequence of misjudging the car parking place or even support in to an additional vehicle. It may be your own problem or even another person's in either case your own bumper is actually impacted. Simply taking a look at this particular figure exactly what a part of your vehicle do you consider is actually impacted the majority of? Each and every seventeen mere seconds the documented tail crash happens, as well as each and every 8.5 mere seconds a good unreported tail crash happens. Probably the most regular incident on the highway may be the tail crash, from nearly 29.7%, as well as 75% of those mishaps happen from under 10 mph. A person suspected this, YOUR OWN BUMPER! Therefore, as possible observe bumper restore is really typical simply because lots of people these days tend to be reckless motorists. The majority of the maintenance required to bumpers aren't due to main as well as moderate automobile accidents. These people occur simply because there are lots of reckless individuals who don't give consideration whilst car parking, speak on the mobile phones, or just believe it's OKAY in order to faucet your vehicle along with their own. To lessen this issue all of us have to begin generate carefully as well as extreme caution, particularly within car parking plenty as well as garages. In the event that all of us do that you will see less mishaps as well as less cash from your wallet with regard to bumper restore. Should you nevertheless end up in times exactly where you'll need bumper restore, look for a competent expert that will help you. Additionally, generally your own bumper just requirements restore not really changing!Continue reading
About The actual Leather-based Motorbike Jacket
One of the most well-liked leather-based motorbike clothing products that you could buy in order to health supplement any kind of warmth that could be dropped within cold temperature problems may be the leather-based motorbike jacket. Apart from that, there are numerous associated with additional excellent utilizes this leather-based product offers. The actual leather-based motorbike jacket is made of heavy, top quality leather-based, meaning it will likely be long lasting, as well as reliable. The actual heavy leather-based will give you an additional coating involving the coat as well as your clothes that will assist to maintain warmth within as well as chilly atmosphere away. If you are using within cold temperature problems, this is very essential to remaining comfy and may imply the actual distinction in between the chilly driver along with a comfortable driver. You may also put on the actual leather-based motorbike jacket within the summer season, however in these kinds of using circumstances, a person would not be considered a putting on the coat outrageous from it. Rather you'd merely put it on more than your own t-shirt or even lengthy sleeve, which may will give you excellent motor cyclist appear. Vests arrive in many various designs such as solitary solar panel back again, dual solar panel back again, laced, unlaced, as well as many other various designs. You will find all of them along with several wallets or even absolutely no wallets whatsoever. Essentially any kind of design that you could think about most likely is available inside a jacket associated with a while. The actual leather-based motorbike jacket is not only with regard to bikers although, because anybody may put them on since they're an excellent searching bit of clothes that may enhance any kind of traditional western put on that you might end up being wearing. Buying the jacket that's befitting a person simply because just about all you need to do is actually obtain on the internet in order to find the store which bears all of them as well as you are ready. In the event that you are considering the jacket which you can use in order to enhance your own ensemble, or even health supplement heat which you may end up being dropping within the chilly using problems, after that you ought to have absolutely no difficulties discovering precisely what you are considering.Continue reading
You can easily Thoroughly clean Light weight aluminum Wheels Which are Corroded or even Oxidized Knowing Exactly how
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Whenever that's finished, have a hose pipe as well as wash this away correct later on after which aficionado this dried out having a thoroughly clean fabric. With regard to several kinds of deterioration as well as oxidization it is necessary that you simply continue doing this procedure. A great indicate understand here's which occasionally that's everything is essential to accomplish your own cleansing work. In the event that that's the situation after that just about all you must do now's shine all of them having a expert light weight aluminum brightener, which may be purchased at any kind of auto shop, as well as shine all of them along with normal vehicle polish. Nevertheless, if you discover it nevertheless doesn't totally repair the problem you will have to consider much more extreme actions. This task may need you to utilize the four hundred resolution sandpaper to any or all the actual rough places in your light weight aluminum wheels. In the most common associated with kinds of pitting this really is simply the just do-it-yourself answer. Sanding could be achieved manually or even, with regard to a lot larger places, the motor-driven sanding steering wheel set up on to the exercise may be used. Should you choose make use of this be sure you do not utilize an excessive amount of stress as well as be aware to maintain the actual steering wheel continuously relocating the round movement therefore that you don't clean as well seriously in to anyone place. Following they've been thoroughly sanded for an actually lighting you'll then have to wash all of them having a pressurised squirt associated with drinking water as well as shine all of them along with light weight aluminum brightener. Once again you will have to polish your own wheels along with a few fundamental vehicle polish to avoid additional oxidation or even deterioration. Keep in mind that you will have to thoroughly clean light weight aluminum wheels on the constant as well as regular foundation to maintain deterioration as well as oxidization harm to a complete minimal. Whenever cleansing light weight aluminum wheels you will have to reapply a definite layer associated with polish following every time, or even on the other hand, stroke on the moderate layer associated with essential oil in it in order to additionally avoid long term oxidation or even deterioration. The ultimate most significant point to consider how to wash light weight aluminum wheels correctly would be to usually wash all of them away as well as clean all of them thoroughly clean following generating within salted street problems.Continue reading
A good Understanding upon HDMI Wires
Frequently, with regards to environment the actual movie or even every other media program, individuals possess a terrible encounter. To get the very best from the characteristics through these types of digital devices, you will find needs in order to carry out particular procedures associated with wiring function. Consequently, there's a requirement for numerous electric tools that offer the actual option of the actual systems like the electronic watching encounter. These types of actions required quite a long time along with a large effort within the components as well as together with these types of elements, the procedure had been filled with confusions concerning the link techniques a couple of years back. Nevertheless, the actual declaring information at present is actually that there's help from the recently created electronic HDMI interconnection that's the Hd Media User interface. Subsequent may be the info that may assist in discovering the actual huge understand details associated with the actual useful technical development. Electronic HDMI wires been employed by miracles with regard to various kinds of sound along with the movie online connectivity. HDMI wires would be the greatest in the event of coping with several media devices as well as by which the procedure associated with hooking up numerous devices is really a feasible job in our grow older. The employment associated with HDMI wires is within an easy design, however there are some factors you'll want to think about just before buying these kinds of electronic wires. At first, the customer might not really feel scammed through the sky-high costs of those wires. Usually, list suppliers sell these types of wires along with ideal revenue border, exactly where these people cost the actual wires from a substandard or even minimal price. Numerous choices from the HDMI wires tend to be obtainable for you making it feasible within supplying huge options towards the audience. The actual useful feedback associated with the actual customers associated with HDMI electronic wires concentrate on the actual electronic result with the double user interface stations utilizing that the customers might obtain higher high quality. Nevertheless, a few of the devices may provide the exact same high quality like the regular media devices. Therefore, HDMI Wires would be the require from the hr with regard to high quality media encounter that lots of search for on the regular foundation.Continue reading


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It started when two ordinary Australians, like you, were confronted with a thought…
"Will you remember these people?"
Pat (left) and Rod (right) were living in Brisbane, but found themselves in Africa during 2006, on separate trips. And they both came back with an answer to that question.
Pat was visiting Kenya's largest slum, called Kibera. He was in a small church – it was about 38 degrees, stinking hot. As he listened to a group of people singing Swahili songs, Pat looked out into a valley filled with sewerage and waste, and he saw kids playing. Right then, he was challenged to never forget the people. And he hasn't.
Rod was walking down a crowded street in a small town called Bwindi, in Uganda, when he felt a tug on his heart. As he walked past beggars, lining the road, Rod realised a life can change with just a few dollars. He knew right then he was being called to make a difference in the country, but he had no idea where to begin…
When Pat and Rod returned to Australia, they told each other about their experiences… and realised they could make a difference if they worked together. They reached out to two other friends with similar passions, and DIAS was formed in 2007.
From the beginning, it was never about funding projects in Africa. It's always been about people. On their trips, the team met visionary couples, who are now DIAS partners. When they saw the passion these people had to transform their communities, they knew they had to help.
After years of friendship, we've developed life-long partnerships with our trusted workers on the ground… and we're seeing children's lives change.


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Making a Literary Life Friday: Reflections
Thanks to Lisa Kenney at Eudaemonia, Therese Fowler of Making it Up, and Judy Merrill Larsen of Not Afraid of the "F" Word for nominating the Writers' Group for the Blogger Reflection Award. The award "should make you reflect on five bloggers who have been an encouragement, a source of love, impacted you in some way, and have been a Godly example to you. Five Bloggers who when you reflect on them you get a sense of pride and joy… of knowing them and being blessed by them." Well! Where to start? As if having such illustrious read our blog weren't enough...Thanks to each of you for thinking of us and then to write such kind words about us.
I love good writing. That's what entices me to return to a blog. So Hat's Off to the Grub Street Blog. Whitney, Chris, and Sonya are all so talented, I don't think they could post a bad entry if they tried. Another thanks to Therese Fowler. Reading her posts is certain to both educate me in writing craft and entertain me with her insightful thoughts.
Coming late to this game, I've discovered that all of the blogs I read daily have already been nominated -- multiple times. So I will say please take note of the links we have up and if you see one that's fantastic that we've somehow missed, please let me know. I'd love to include another delightful distraction to my day. As for my literary life, my children are gearing up for the machine that is Harry Potter, heading over to Buttonwood Books in Cohasset at 10:00 p.m. tonight. I'll be the one in the corner thumbing through the owner's ARCs. Can't wait to get my hands on The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold and The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta.
As with Amy, the blogs I visit most often are deservedly already recognized, like those above, Tess Gerritsen and Bookseller Chick, and others to whom we link. Of late I enjoy popping over to Kenyon Review, and oh, how I miss Miss Snark. For those of you who love food, have you checked out Chocolate & Zucchini by Clotilde Dusoulier? I got a truly decadent chocolate hazelnut spread (homemade Nutella!) recipe from her. I also plan to treat myself to a couple of books tonight, and am saving the final decisions for the moment, like a child in a candy store.
Lynne is away on vacation and will be tickled to hear of the goings on here in the blogosphere.


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|Five rows of greens and peas in the sixth row
|Iceberg lettuce
|Kale, best when eaten young
|Spinach, best when eaten young
I have taken the opportunity to save the water from these rains as well. My grandma collected rain water with many containers she had lying around, like jugs. I bought two more Rain Barrels to add to my collection, a total of five Rain Barrels. I even used clothes tubs and buckets to collect rain. These are small ways to save water. I find that using rain to water your plants helps them grow better than using tap water. Rain water is natural and free!
|Tub of water
|Free, found barrel to use for water collection
|(typical) Rain Barrels
|My grandma's ways of water collection
|Trash cans & buckets used for collecting rain
In addition, I transplanted the rest of the cantaloupe and watermelon into Styrofoam cups. Then I planted 50+ watermelon seeds in small containers. Then I planted 100+ Zucchini and Squash seeds.
|Melons transplanted to larger containers
|Peppers and watermelons planted in starter trays
|200+ Squash seed planted in (free) starter trays
|200+ Squash seed planted in (free) starter trays
At this point, I am waiting for the ground to dry after these (much needed) rains, and I have been watering all of my starter plants. After the ground dries I will be back to tilling, shoveling, and having fires on the gardens. In several days I will be able to directly sow beans, corn, and cucumbers in my garden!
Here is a beautiful Tulip from my Grandparent's flower garden,


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A Guide to Sri Lanka - colonial cities, historic temples and beach bliss
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Shaped like a teardrop hanging off the south coast of India, the island of Sri Lanka holds an assortment of enchanted charms within it's palm-fringed borders. Pristine beaches encircle green highlands, where tea plantations line wildlife reserves, and ancient temples protrude through the canopy. Witness a spectacular elephant gathering, learn to pluck tea leaves, or celebrate a sacred Buddhist relic during one of the many festivals that occur year-round on this enthralling island.
Bursting with history, Sri Lanka's central region is the product of 2000 years worth of changing dynasties. Ancient Buddhist temples, spectacular relics and curious rock formations are scattered across its lush mountainous scenery. Bursting with tradition, these ancient sites each hold their own mystical stories behind them. Immersed within this jungle-strewn region lies the UNESCO listed Dambulla Cave – a sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, and the ancient city of Sigiriya; its rock fortress holding the ruins of an ancient palace often regarded as the eighth wonder of the world.
Perhaps most famous for its pristine beaches, Sri Lanka's tropical white sandy coastlines offer the ultimate desert island experience. Still largely unspoilt by civilization, while away your days under an overhanging palm, watching stilt fisherman amble past on the azure waters. Head for Pigeon Island in the east for the best snorkeling, Mirissa for the best blue whale watching, or Unawatuna in the south for the calmest waters and the best swimming. Alternatively, the uninhabited northern beaches immerse you in complete beach nirvana, where palm-fringed expanses meet crystal clear shores.
The rich wildlife scene in Sri Lanka makes it a nature lover's paradise. Home to the world's densest population of leopard, the biodiversity here is as extensive as the country's history. Yala National Park on the southern coast is the best place to spot leopards, along with elephants, bears and sloths, finishing up your day with a dip in the warm ocean on the southern beaches. The island is also famed for its spectacular elephant gatherings, when herds congregate to drink and bathe at the scattered watering holes.
Tea Country
Home to some of the world's finest tea, Sri Lanka's central highlands are blanketed with thriving plantations. First brought to the country by Scottish tycoon James Taylor in 1867, the island has remained a leading tea producer ever since. Visit Nurweya Eliya, the heart of the country's tea industry, to tour picturesque tea estates set atop rolling hills and picturesque countryside, where you'll watch tea pluckers at work and sample some of the finest leaves to take home with you.
Sri Lanka's cities each offer their own slice of colonial history and scenic beauty. Wander the bustling streets of Colombo or head to the vibrant city of Kandy, set around an emerald lake and famed for its ancient Temple of the Tooth. Yet perhaps the most fascinating of all is the Dutch colonial city of Galle. Built on its own peninsula around a 17th century fort – which has been listed an UNESCO heritage site - you'll discover a bundle of rich heritage within this medieval-looking town that stands curiously out of place in the heart of the tropics.
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THE leader of the opposition Tories at Southend Council has accused the new ruling party of stealing their thunder.
Last Tuesday, the Echo revealed the new joint administration of Lib Dems, Labour, and Independents have put in a bid to buy two of the derelict office blocks in Victoria Avenue, to kickstart regeneration there.
The Tories had put £8million in their 2014/15 budget to regenerate the delapidated area before they were kicked out of power, which was carried over by the new administration.
The new ruling party claims that Tories presided over years of inaction with Victoria Avenue.
But John Lamb, leader of the opposition Conservative party, said: "They are taking the glory on this one as we had already set aside the money to develop this area.
"We successfully got money from the Government's City Deal too, and tried very hard to get more cash from that project."


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Delaney Herefords Inc., a family run business located in Southwestern Minnesota, has been raising quality Hereford cattle for 80 years. Jack Delaney began in the Hereford business in 1936 with his very first Hereford heifer that brought a Purple Ribbon at the Minnesota State 4-H Show. He continued working to build a herd and, in 1969, established Delaney Herefords Inc. with his wife Dorothy and their six children. Today, Delaney Herefords is owned by Jack's son Jerry, his wife Shelly, and their family. They calve out 175 females yearly, manage 1,500 acres of cropland and maintain 500 acres of pasture.
A strong focus on sound, efficient, and fertile females is the foundation of our program. We strive to breed cattle that are both predictable and productive; while preserving eye appeal and style. We utilize Embryo Transplantation, Artificial Insemination, Total Performance Records and ultrasound data to improve and grow our herd year after year.


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Don't forget to read instalments 1-3, the links are at the finish of this tale, and find a sample of what history awaits to be discovered when you go walking.
It was a cold and rainy afternoon when I ventured into Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery in Melbourne – perfect weather to mingle with the departed.
This beautiful cemetery is located about 20kms south east of Melbourne's CBD and rests against the railway line that was cut through in the 1880s. The grounds are well kept and despite the rain I was able to get around with relative ease. The grave stones and monuments are in very good order, thanks no doubt to the wonderful work of the Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries.
Whilst the rain impeded my usual wandering approach, I still managed to get around the ground relatively protected from the water thanks to the boles of some of the larger trees and it was from under the branches of one such tree that I spied the final home of the Burnetts.
Many and varied things draw my attention to a particular gravestone but the thing that spoke to me this time was the ages of its occupants: 95, 87, 90 and 16 – the octogenarian and nonagenarians each emphasising the lost potential of passing at only 16.
Alan Gordon Edgar Burnett was the first child Henry Halford and Frances Rosina Burnett [nee Monk]. They married in 1884 and Alan was born a short time later in 1885. Henry and Fanny went on to have three more children Ellenor Mary, Mildred May and Cedric Henry.
Sunday January 20, 1901 was a very warm summer's day in Melbourne. The previous day had seen the temperature hit 98 fahrenheit [36 Celsius] and perhaps the prospect of yet another hot day led Alan and his workmate Ernest Symons down to the Warragul Public Baths. Alan and Ernest were engaged as watchmakers for the Jeweller and Optician H.J Day.
According to Ernest's account of events they went to the baths at about 11am – Sunday's temperature was rising to a high of 87 fahrenheit [30 Celsius]. Ernest went in first and then swam to the jetty waiting for Alan. Alan dived in feet first and when he surfaced a few moments later he appeared to be struggling. Ernest tried to assist Alan, but in a panic Alan tried to drag him down. Edgar sought assistance but to no avail. Alan's life ended at the Warragul Public Baths after just 16 summers.
No doubt the years crept slowly by for his parents, Henry and Frances, who were long-time residents of Cheltenham and lived on the same road as the Cemetery. But in the end they were reunited with Alan – Frances first, and then, just under a year later in 1945, Henry joined them both.
Alan's younger brother, Cedric – a veteran of both world wars, joined them all some 87 years after the tragedy at Warragul.
Read the previous instalments in the series of Grave Tales:
[1] Story of Strange Butson Hartigan
[2] The murder of William Hird
[3] The loss of the 2 Graham girls
The Coroners Inquest, from the 22 January 1901 West Gippsland Gazette
[1] Fatality at Warragul. A youth drowned. Source: Trove
✻ Brad Argent is content director at Ancestry.com.au. Australia's leading family history website, Ancestry.com.au contains more than 930 million records in its Australian and UK collections.


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I designed the sales training program for a national financial services company (you would recognize their name). Their targeted buyers are seniors.
Working off over 3 dozen objections, I crafted multiple responses to each. This reply is legitimate, it's funny, so it gets a resistant prospect to laugh.
Objection: I'm too old to buy an annuity.
Answer: We have sea turtles older than you as clients.
Two things here (well three, if you include everybody loves sea turtles):
Do you have multiple responses to every one of your top 6 objections? I do this exercise with each of my consulting clients. It's also now being built into a best-practices sales training experience for www.ASTD.org. So know the top ways you get pushback and be prepared to react.
Do you have ability, the words, to make prospects laugh? Okay, I'm biased because I use humor to write, speak and train all day, all month, all year. But there's nothing as potent to disarm a buyer than something that says, "okay, that's enough arguing, let's be friends, have some fun and figure out how to work together."
Work on those two things and you'll have a successful selling career that lasts longer than, you guessed it, a sea turtle.


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So, About Earthquakes
You may have noticed the Lifelock identity theft TV commercials. In one, a uniformed man is stationed in a bank, when armed men order everyone to the floor. Alarmed customers implore him to "do something!" His response is "oh, I'm not a guard, I'm a monitor. I am supposed to tell you when there's a robbery." (Pause) "There's a robbery," he announces. Another commercial for that company depicts an unfortunate individual in a dentist's chair while two dental "monitors" advise him that he has a really bad cavity: alas, they are monitors, not dentists. They break for lunch leaving our unfortunate patient in the dentist's chair. The voice-over intones "why identify a problem if you're not going to fix it? It's a pointed message, but still humorous.
Applying that question to our state's gaps in earthquake preparedness and plans for long term recovery is less funny. Emergency managers routinely describe to anyone who will listen the potential impact of earthquakes in terms of disruption to normalcy and illustrate fairly graphically the potential long term recovery challenges a major or catastrophic earthquake may present (absent electrical power, a functioning transportation system, a compromised communications, etc.). Despite overwhelming evidence of such consequences, accelerated support for emergency management is seldom forthcoming.
Like the bank customers on the floor, or the dental patient immobilized in his chair, once an earthquake occurs there will be an expectation among local and state elected officials that emergency managers will do "something." But, that will be too late. The capability to do enough, during or after the fact, will have been limited by the failure to heed the ample warnings, in advance that our readiness has significant gaps. The Seattle Times recently cited a "draft" report of the Cascadia Rising Exercise, held this past June that indicated that state and local agencies are woefully underprepared to meet the challenges of a 9.0 magnitude quake.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-forms-group-to-guide-preparations-for-quake-tsunami (Nov.4, 2016)
This shouldn't be news; it confirms and expands upon similar findings from the 2012 Evergreen Earthquake Exercise Series.
This election season affirmed a trust deficit between government and the governed. A public dialogue aimed at preserving the economic and social equilibrium of the state, led by a government that is candid about its shortcomings enlisting citizens in the effort to attack preparedness and recovery planning gaps, might help close that deficit.
The upcoming state budget cycle is an opportunity to deal with significant challenges revealed in two major earthquake exercises over the last five years. The geological alarm clock in our region is ticking. We just don't know when it will go off.
Why identify a problem if you are not going to, at the very least, start to fix it?
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What's the environment like?
No matter how you intend to develop your raw land, you'll want to know it has the basic necessities and a comfortable environment. Smells from landfills or other industry could dampen the fun at your water park. Noise from airports or traffic might compromise a gated subdivision. And trash cluttering the land would definitely ruin the ambiance of your weekend getaway.
If there isn't a power plant within a reasonable distance, you will have to pay the cost of running cables across public lands to get hooked up. Depending on your financial resources, this could be a deal breaker. Be sure to call the utilities and find out before you buy.
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Federal Liberals experience declines in support and satisfaction this quarter
- Majority of Atlantic Canadians are satisfied with the performance of the federal government despite a decline in satisfaction this quarter.
- Support for the Liberal Party has declined in Atlantic Canada for the second consecutive quarter, although the Party is still strongly favoured in the region.
- Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party continues to be preferred as Prime Minister despite a decline in support this quarter.
HALIFAX, NS March 28, 2017: A majority of Atlantic Canadians remain satisfied with the performance of the federal government despite declines in overall satisfaction, voting intentions, and leadership preference, according to the most recent survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates Inc.
Specifically, two-thirds (65%, down from 73% in November 2016) of residents are satisfied with the performance of the federal government, while three in ten are dissatisfied (28%, up from 20%), and six percent do not offer a definite opinion (unchanged).
In terms of voting intentions, preference for the Liberal Party of Canada has declined for the second consecutive quarter, as six in ten (62%, down from 68% three months ago, and 74% in August 2016) decided voters express support for the Liberals. In addition, two in ten prefer the Conservative Party of Canada (22%, up from 18%), while backing for the NDP stands at 12 percent (compared with 11%), and preference for the Green Party of Canada rests at four percent (compared with 3%). One-third (33%, up from 29%) of residents in the region are undecided, refuse to state a preference, or do not plan to vote.
With regards to leader preference, support for Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party of Canada has declined to 54 percent (down from with 62% in November 2016). Meanwhile, preference for interim leader Rona Ambrose of the Conservative Party of Canada is stable (14%, compared with 12%). Backing for Thomas Mulcair of the NDP stands at 11 percent (up from 8%), while Elizabeth May of the Green Party is preferred by six percent (compared with 5%).
"Not unexpectedly, satisfaction and support for the federal government has dropped from their lofty levels over the past three months," said Don Mills, Chairman and CEO of Corporate Research Associates. "Nevertheless, a solid majority continue to be satisfied with the performance of the federal government in Atlantic Canada, and the Liberals maintain a wide lead in both party support and preference for Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister."
These results are part of the CRA Atlantic Quarterly®, an independent, quarterly survey of Atlantic Canadians, and are based on a sample of 1511 adult Atlantic Canadians 18 years of age or older, conducted from February 2 to March 1, 2017, with overall results accurate to within ± 2.5 percentage points, 95 out of 100 times.
Corporate Research Associates (CRA), www.cra.ca, is one of Canada's leading public opinion and market research companies. Founded in 1978, CRA is dedicated to providing clients with state-of-the-art research and strategic consulting services. CRA is a Certified Gold Seal Member of the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA), which sets stringent standards as a condition of membership, and enforces those standards through independent audits. Follow us on Twitter @CRAInsight.
For more information, please contact:
Don Mills, Chairman and CEO at (902) 493-3838


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Courtesy Westin Palace
The Ritz has a slightly more refined air than that of the Westin Palace, its equally grand neighbor on the other side of the Plaza de las Cortes (360-8000; doubles from $712).
Courtesy Hotel Villa Magna
Grandeur of a more modern sort is found at the hyper-luxurious but low-key Hotel Villa Magna. Rooms have every possible technological need and every amenity, from capacious writing desks and enormous closets to tricked-out marble baths (587-1250; doubles from $350). There's a swell spa and a much-touted restaurant, but I prefer the happening bar and adjoining terrace (the Cuban barman makes excellent cocktails) or its astonishingly good and very beautiful Cantonese restaurant, Tse Yang (431-1888; entrées from $25).
Courtesy Casa de Madrid
The Casa de Madrid occupies seven rooms on the second floor of an 18th-century mansion opposite the newly renovated opera house and is decorated with a staggering array of art and antiques belonging to aristocratic owner Marta Medina. There are well-stocked drinks trays in the spacious living room, where she will also arrange a private dinner party (559-5791; doubles from $246).
Courtesy Hotel Unico
A more rarefied dining experience is available at the Hotel Único, home of Ramón Freixa, the two-Michelin-star chef who is the most talented (and the wittiest) modern chef in town. The sleek restaurant, with its stunning mosaic floor, is indicative of the modern elegance of the hotel itself, hidden behind a 19th-century facade on Calle Claudio Coello—one of the Salamanca district's best shopping streets (781-0173; doubles from $284; entrées from $50).
Courtesy Hotel Wellington
Opened in 1952 by a famous bull breeder, the Hotel Wellington has long been a favorite of matadors, to say nothing of Hemingway and Graham Greene. A 2009 renovation has brought more recent celebs, including Nicolas Sarkozy, but the rest of us are lured by the grand facade and reasonable rates, as well as the pool and location in the heart of the shopping district (575-4400; doubles from $223).
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Bridal & Wedding Shows - Dec 14, 2016
A day at the beach or a classic city isn't quite complete without your travel essentials. Celebrity Stylist Tanya Ghavri is back with her newest property: 'The Honeymoon Trunk'. After basking in the success of the Dhoom Dhaam Wedding Trunk, holiday wear is what she shed light on with chic fashion houses. She has moved to the step beyond: to taking the styling decisions off of a tensed bride's back as she sets sail to her honeymoon destination. The Honeymoon Trunk will bring together a handful of talented designers and offer holidayers an opportunity to find hidden treasures lurking in our country before they jet off elsewhere.
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Compare your score with national standards for "good" and "bad" credit. According to Bankrate.com, credit scores range from a low of 300 to a high of 850, with 620 generally recognized as the cutoff for good credit. However, with Harley-Davidson dealers using a variety of lenders, it is possible to be get credit with scores under 620.
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The official date for the hurricane season in Florida is June 1. That doesn't mean we will have a tropical storm obviously, just that they are likely to form during the period. A few prognosticators are stating that they expect no less than fourteen named hurricanes and tropical storms in 2018, and about seven of them will form over the Atlantic Ocean.
We were shutting on our home in October of 2016 when Hurricane Matthew got through the territory and destroyed everything. About a year ago, Hurricane Irma caused some more destruction all through the state. We could get hit again this year, or we could simply have some tropical storms and nothing more awful. In any case, it is best we get prepared.
Recently I purchased two Portable Gehttps nerator for RV Honda EU2200i 2200W from an online shop. These generators are exceptionally prevalent with Best Solar Batteries for RV since they give a lot of intensity, are super calm, and sip fuel. They can be connected together for parallel activity for overwhelming burdens, if important. In the event that the power goes out amid a storm, we need to have the capacity to give power to our air conditioners and refrigerators until the power is restored.
I additionally purchased two 5-gallon gas jars, which I will keep full and on reserve. The arrangement is also to have each of the three of our vehicles loaded with gas, and fill up our boat's 25-gallon fuel tank. So some siphoning skills, we ought to have enough fuel to get by for some time till all is up and running. Having invested a great deal of energy boondocking when we were fulltime RVers, we know how to apportion our power usage and make the most of it.
We should begin purchasing a couple of additional cartons of bottled water to keep available, alongside other non-perishables, and supplies like batteries, torch lights etc. We would prefer not to hold up until the point that the storm hits us and everyone is hurrying to the stores in a frenzy.
If the storms eventually hit us like hurricanes Irma and Matthew did, we will do what we did during those periods – and that would be to leave the city entirely. And if we have to leave the city, we intend to do it well in front of the distraught surge up the interstate among every one of the general population who held up too long.
going through a lot of life coaching blogs, one man wrote to ask what these individuals hope to pick up by it and if they will be they planning to profit from RVers who are new to the way of life and will pay coaches to give them advice for a price. Truly, that's what they want, for RVers to pay them for counsel on everything from purchasing an Best Deep Cycle Charger for RV to what to do and where to go after they have it. One life coach who sent me her official statement and wanted me to post in the blog charges $500 monthly and gave the option of reaching her up to 50 times by email during the period for advice.
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