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"My dad is such an arsehole."
That's Chapter 5—in its entirety—of British romantic novelist Jojo Moyes' latest book, One Plus One.
It's also a standout chapter, as those six words are able to convey their speaker's personality and a bit of his motivation. After all, Nicky is a mascara-wearing, pot-smoking 16-year-old who's been abandoned by his deadbeat dad, Marty, and taken in by his stepmother, Jess.
Jess is a struggling young mum, who cleans houses in the daytime and slaps away groping hands at night as she works in a pub to support Nicky, her 10-year-old math whiz daughter, Tanzie, and their slobbering dog, Norman, who just happens to be many readers' favorite character: "Mum said Norman was basically an enormous eating and crapping machine. He drooled on cushions and howled in his sleep, plodded around the house shedding hair and leaving evil smells behind him."
In fact, when Moyes mentions that One Plus One went straight to No. 1 on the British best-seller list, she attributes that to Norman, first, and then to Jess. "I think mothers often get quite a raw deal in fiction," Moyes says. She explains that mothers usually come off as irritating and difficult, and rarely positive and heroic. "And yet when I look around me in real life I see them being exactly that"— positive and heroic. "So I've had a really good response from mums, predictably, and a lot of single parents who just like the fact that Jess is not a feckless, benefits-grubbing, stereotypical single mother."
Writing stereotypical characters is not what Moyes does. Take 10-year-old Tanzie, for instance. She's an eyeglasses-wearing, geeky little girl who'd rather spend her time calculating incomprehensible math problems than dressing dolls with playmates. "I like kids who possibly don't fit in," says Moyes. "And I wanted her to be unapologetically passionate about numbers."
It's Tanzie's love of numbers that drives the plot of One Plus One. Her math skills earn her the opportunity to attend a high-priced private school, which struggling Jess can't afford. But if Jess can get Tanzie to Scotland for a math competition that could earn her £5,000, then Tanzie might just receive the quality education and future about which Jess can only dream.
So Jess piles Tanzie, Nicky and Norman into an uninsured, unregistered, and probably unsafe Rolls Royce and they head off to Scotland. Shortly after departing, police pull over the Rolls, and Nicky says, "I guess this isn't the time to tell you I brought my stash with me."
They're rescued, though, by high-tech millionaire entrepreneur Ed Nicholls. Jess knows Ed because she's cleaned his vacation home; he treated her as inconsequential then. Later, she politely got him in a taxi after he drank too much at her pub. But Jess doesn't know the reason why Ed got drunk—he's being investigated for insider trading.
Once again, Moyes wanted Ed to be far from the stereotypical male lead of romantic fiction. Like Tanzie, Ed is geeky. But unlike Tanzie, he has no concept of what it's like to struggle financially. And unlike Jess, he doesn't have a lot of common sense. He certainly isn't thinking rationally when he offers to drive Jess, Tanzie, Nicky and Norman to Scotland in his pristine Audi.
But off they go on a trip filled with laughter, heartbreak, dog odors and, of course, romance. This might sound like a simplistic storyline, but One Plus One is far from it. It involves a multitude of topics that are ripe for book club and teen discussion, including bullying, teenage pregnancy, single motherhood, the widening gap between rich and poor, the importance of quality education and also of withholding judgment, especially as people make mistakes and work to overcome them.
"I suppose it's only easy to see life in black and white if you've never had to deal with anything," says Moyes. "[For] most of us, our lives are full of weird gray areas, and we just try to negotiate them the best we can."
That's what Jess is doing. And her kids appreciate it. After all, Nicky never said that his mum was an arsehole.
Suzy Spencer is the author of Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality.


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While the featured event on the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots' Road to the Derby Kickoff Day presented by Hotel Monteleone on Saturday, Jan. 13 is the Grade III $200,000 LeComte Stakes for Gr. I Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve aspirants, the 3-year-old fillies will be able to prepare for their hopeful start in the Gr. I Longines Kentucky Oaks in the $125,000 Silverbulletday Stakes. The mile-and-70-yard event will be run on the main track and is first of three local preps on Churchill Downs' Road To The Kentucky Oaks, which awards the Top 4 finishers based off of a 10-4-2-1 scale.
The Silverbulletday drew a field of 12 3-year-old fillies and is headlined by the Mark Casse-trained pair of graded stakes winners Wonder Gadot and Heavenly Love, both of which have already earned 10 points on the Road To The Kentucky Oaks. Owned by Gary Barber, Wonder Gadot has been cross-entered in the Lecomte Stakes against the boys but will likely opt to face her female counterpart in the Silverbulletday, where she will break from post two and is slated as the 2-1 morning-line favorite by Fair Grounds odds maker Mike Diliberto. The Ontario-bred daughter of Medaglia d'Oro won the Gr. II Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct on Dec. 2 by 3¾ lengths last out and earned 10 points on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard for said victory. Wonder Gadot's career debut took place in her native Canada over the Woodbine turf in a seven-furlong allowance race, which she won by four lengths. She returned to the Toronto oval in her next start where she finished third in the Gr. I Natalma Stakes on Sept. 17 and was beaten three-quarters of a length. Following that, she switched surfaces to run over Woodbine's Polytrack in the Gr. III Mazarine Stakes, which she won by six lengths before a sixth-place finish in the Gr. I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez was aboard for her last victory in the Demoiselle and is named the rider in both races she is entered.
Also representing the Casse barn in the Silverbulletday Stakes is Debby Oxley's Heavenly Love who breaks from post seven as the 3-1 second choice under Julien Leparoux. The daughter of Malibu Moon will be looking to rebound after a well-beaten 11th in last year's Gr. I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. In her prior start however, she earned 10 points on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard when she won Keeneland's Gr. I Darley Alcibiades by 5½ lengths after a five-length maiden win at second asking over the turf at Kentucky Downs, where she defeated fellow Silverbulletday entrant America's Tale (post six, Brian Hernandez, Jr., 8-1).
Perhaps the biggest threat to Casse's graded stakes-winning duo is Blonde Bomber the third-place finisher in last year's Gr. I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, where she came from well off the pace to complete the trifecta at odds of 30-1. Owned by Arindel Farm, the Florida-bred daughter of Fort Larned will break from the rail at odds of 7-2 under Jose Lezcano for trainer Stanley Gold. Blonde Bomber broke her maiden fifth time out at her home base of Gulfstream Park by 4½ lengths on Sept. 2 and romped by 7¼ lengths next out in the Our Dear Peggy Stakes over the South Florida oval defeating stakes winner Homemade Salsa.
Naveed Chowhan's America's Tale takes a step up in class after two emphatic wins for trainer Bernie Flint. The daughter of Gio Ponti's last two races were scored by big margins when she broke her maiden over a fast main track at Churchill Downs in wire-to-wire fashion by 13¾ lengths. Next out, she won over a sloppy main track at the Fair Grounds by 8¾ lengths over Pink Oak Stud LLC's Missive (post nine, Joe Bravo, 15-1). Hernandez was aboard for both efforts.
Completing the field are Laurel Park maiden winner Saguaro Row (post three, Corey Lanerie, 20-1), Stall-Wilson Turf Course maiden victor Remember Daisy (post four, Mitchell Murrill, 30-1), regally-bred Delaware Park maiden winner Stellar Moon (post five, Robby Albarado, 15-1), Evangeline Downs stakes winner Shes Our Fastest (post eight, Jose Valdivia, Jr., 20-1), Keeneland allowance winner Stronger Than Ever (post ten, Florent Geroux, 12-1), West Virginia-bred stakes winner Noblame (post 11, Adam Beschizza, 20-1), and graded stakes-placed Texas invader Terra's Angel (post 12, Sasha Risenhoover, 30-1),
The Silverbulletday Stakes is named in honor of Mike Pegram's multiple Eclipse Award-winning filly who captured the 1999 Kentucky Oaks for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. The daughter of Silver Deputy prepped for her Oaks triumph at the Fair Grounds when she took the Gr. III Davona Dale (now known as the Gr. II Rachel Alexandra) as well as the Gr. III Fair Grounds Oaks. She was inducted into Racing's Hall of Fame in 2009, the same year as her trainer.
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For the holidays GODIVA has a treat that both sweet and interactive. When you visit the Rockefeller Center store location, you'll see a life size Christmas Tree display made entirely out of chocolate!
Note: I was invited as media to this event. Any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
GODIVA Executive Chef Thierry Muret teamed up with with famed chocolate sculptor Paul Joachim - also known as The Chocolate Genius - to create the seasonal window scene, complete with a life-size chocolate Christmas tree and a replica of the Rockefeller Center Plaza out of GODIVA Petit Fours.
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The GODIVA store display includes a scale replica of the entire plaza complete with a 7'6" "Chocofeller" Tree, a 9'+ chocolate Rockefeller building, and an ice-rink with skaters all lit with over 1,000 lights controlled through Twitter.
You can interact with the GODIVA Tree via social media by tweeting @GodivaTree through December 8th to control the color and pattern of the lights for an hour. There's also a live stream via GODIVA's YouTube channel so you can see the tree lighting options in real time.
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Your home is your castle and you want to keep it that way, right? While you might be known to your friends as the hostess with the mostest, you don't want to be hospitable when it comes to home pests.
This how-to article offers ways to deal with unwanted visitors in your home, hopefully before they take up permanent residence.
Step 1: Home remedies
Years ago, before professional companies had a fleet of pest-killing experts available, people used whatever they could get their hands on to kill home pests before they got the best of their food or home furnishings. I've read that peppermint, bay leaves and hot pepper are great defenders against rodents. Powdered sugar and baking soda will put the kibosh on yucky roaches. Cinnamon, vinegar and black pepper do the trick when it comes to alleviating pesky ants. These non-toxic suggestions are perfect if you have pets or children, too. Use your Internet research skills to find out more about these home remedies for household pests that have been used for years. Wouldn't it be spectacular if you can solve your pest problem with something you already have in your own kitchen?
Step 2: Sprays, traps, powders and such
If you have the time, money and inclination, you can attempt to control and conquer your pest problem with products such as sprays, traps and powders. Some traps, however, require that you see the pest with your own eyes and dispose of it. Sprays and powders can be effective but can subject your family members and pets to chemicals. There are companies that offer natural and organic pest control products, so they are safer to use near your loved ones, be they human or animal. It is also important to realize you may need to treat the outside of your home with one of these methods to fully eliminate your inside pest problem. A knowledgeable big-box home-store employee can give you good advice about steps to take inside and out to deal with your particular issue.
Step 3: Do you need professional help?
If you are seeing a constant stream of a certain pest in your home at all hours of the day and night (or even merely evidence of its frequent visits), and certainly if you have already tried to quell the problem on your own to no avail, it is high time you call a professional to handle the problem. If you are facing termites, bed bugs or anything of that magnitude, you will likely want professional advice about how to tackle the issue. In many cases they can make short work of getting your home back to a pest-free state, and even it if will take a few follow-up trips, at least you have a professional game plan in place and can know that you will soon be sharing your abode with only people and pets you have invited there! Ask friends or family, or check the Internet for home maintenance sites to find recommendations for reliable pest control companies.
When you are sharing your home with pests, life can look much less rosy. By following the suggestions here, whether you try the home remedies or opt for calling a home pest professional, you can soon be on your way back to pest-free living. And isn't that the life we all long for?
More on pest control
Natural ways to prevent fleas
Create a pest-free garden
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Consider a few HYPOTHETICAL examples of what we accept as normal:
- GDP (gross domestic profit) grew by 2.1% this past year.
- The US National Debt increased by over 9% this past year.
- Sales at XYZ Corporation increased by 27% year-over-year.
- Spending on prescription medications increased by 22% this year.
- Population increased by 2.3% globally.
- Media spending to elect another presidential candidate increased 30% compared to 2012.
- Automobile miles driven globally increased by 10% this year.
The common theme is that GDP, debt, sales, expenses, gasoline consumption, economic activity and much more increased exponentially. Our world is based on exponential economic growth, exponential increases in spending, exponential increases in population, exponential increases in the extraction of crude oil, and exponential increases in the use of natural resources. This is not sustainable.
Consider the example of exponential growth in the US national debt for over 45 years. Like the man falling from the top of the Empire State Building said as he passed the 45th floor, "so far, so good." But massive, unpayable, uncontrollable debt, like a fall from a 100+ story building, is very likely to end in a crash.
Exponential increases eventually exceed the system's ability to support the demand for resources and energy. To further illustrate this point, consider these extreme examples:
- World population exceeds 7 billion people. Exponential growth means that world population will eventually exceed 50 billion or 100 billion people. Can the world feed and support 50 or 100 billion people?
- Current US national debt exceeds $18 Trillion and is growing 9 to 10% per year. Exponential growth indicates national debt will reach $100 Trillion and eventually $1,000 Trillion. Really?
- One penny deposited in a saving account that earned 6% interest compounded annually would be worth, after 2,000 years of exponential growth, over $4 Trillion Trillion Trillion Trillion. Exponential growth produced a number of dollars with 48 zeros after 2,000 years. The calculation is correct and clearly shows there are limits to exponential growth.
Exponential growth can persist for a considerable time, but not forever. Eventually the system resets, natural resources are depleted, climate transitions into a cold cycle, energy supplies are depleted, drought reduces food production, war devastates the population and economy, or whatever. Exponential growth will cease when the system runs out of resources and/or energy.
Systems will reset and change when exponential growth at current or reduced rates becomes impossible. The transition is likely to be difficult, dangerous, and the ensuing trauma will not fade quietly into the night.
Exponentially increasing debt supported by nothing more than exponentially increasing promises will end in national and/or global disaster.
When the reset comes, and it may be years away, would you rather hold assets that are based on debt, trust in a possibly insolvent counter-party, and denominated in the currency of an increasingly insolvent government and central bank . . . . or physical gold and silver?
Do you trust real silver and gold, or unbacked paper assets based on the promises of self-serving politicians and central bankers?
These should be easy questions to answer when you realize that exponentially increasing debt, expenses, and commodity prices all point to inevitable and serious financial and social trauma.
However, gold and silver, since they are real money, will increase in value as other debt-based paper assets crash and burn in the inevitable reset.
Read: Chris Martenson If We're Going To Borrow Against The Future
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"It's more of the same from the series..."
Quinn Brenner (Stefanie Scott) visits parapsychologist Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) in order to contact her deceased mother. To her dismay, she opens the door for a wicked spirit...
Insidious: Chapter 3 is a prequel to the original film. The film follows Quinn, her father, Sean (Dermot Mulroney), and her younger brother, Alex – like the sibling in the previous films, Alex is in this for two, maybe three scenes. Anyway, Quinn visits Elise in hopes of contacting her recently deceased mother. Elise tries, but she ultimately fails. Before splitting ways, Elise warns Quinn about contacting the dead – don't do it. Of course, Quinn still does it. Quinn goes on about her life, followed by a ghost who can't breathe and worrying about being accepted to a school of theater, then she's hit by a car. From there, the film follows the Insidious formula. Yes, you end up in 'The Further' again. I usually enjoy The Further segments, but these scenes felt a bit underwhelming and cheesy. I wasn't a big fan of the final act.
Insidious: Chapter 3 is about what you'd expect from the series – which can be both good and bad. If you're a fan of jump-scares, this film has plenty of them. These jump-scares aren't as creative as those in the first film, but they are certainly jarring. There's also a bit of suspense, so it's not just loud noise at all times. There are also some creepy visuals here and there, like the scenes where the ghost stands and stares from afar – good stuff. There's a pinch of humor tossed into the mix, too. It's not hilarious, but I chuckled at least once or twice. In terms of horror, though, I did feel like the jump-scares were a little 'cheap' – for lack of a better term. These are the type of scares that often come from unnatural angles in order to surprise and scare. It creates an illusion of horror, though. I suppose you can say that for most jump-scares, but I digress.
Although it can often be an entertaining horror film, Insidious: Chapter 3 also suffers from the usual. In this case, the plot and the characters felt very underdeveloped and disjointed. Throughout the entire film, I felt like large chunks of the plot were missing. It also moved in a very predictable fashion. It felt like I had seen this movie before – but better. The characters, especially the dialogue, felt stiff and awkward. Much like The Visit, you have characters who don't feel real. These are caricatures of people. Several times while watching this film, I said: "No one talks like that." I figured some people might talk like that now, especially with the Twitter/hipster era, but I was teenager when this film took place and I know teenagers didn't act like this. I'm rambling, though. I'll stop.
Stefanie Scott is decent as the leading lady. She didn't dominate the screen with her presence, but she was more than serviceable.
Overall, Insidious: Chapter 3 is an entertaining horror film. It's more of the same from the series, though. It's a roller coaster of suspense and jump scares. Unfortunately, the narrative feels like a rehash and the characters feel unnatural. I'm afraid if the series continues with the same formula, we may have another Paranormal Activity in our hands, which would be a shame considering the quality of the first film.
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Anyone have experience with converting PCs to WinTerms?
We have a shiny new 2008 R2 TS farm and nearly 2/3s of my environment's PCs are due for replacement in the next 1.5 years.
Very few users still require PCs, all others can be immediately moved to a TS Farm if I can create a bootable CD image.
I would prefer one image which can run on each of the clients an not have to build each to match pc hardware. All users will connect to the same TS Farm load balancer address.
I am fully versed in Linux and could build an OS image for this but time required to do this is a significant concern and I want the user experience to be transparent and simply.
The should not have to do anything except turn on the PC, let it DHCP, then connect to the load balancer address for the TS farm in a full screen session.
I see thinstation and have used it before but the TS-o-Matic appears not to work. It won't build an ISO for download.
A free solution is always preferred however a low-cost solution which is easy to implement would be quite acceptable.
Any reason to not use the existing OS on the machines?
set up single sign on then have the mstsc.exe /v:servername in the startup folder of the user.
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Any reason to not use the existing OS on the machines?
set up single sign on then have the mstsc.exe /v:servername in the startup folder of the user.
You can use thinstation and boot from CDROM or PXE
That is an option, however I do not directly manage the servers, and would prefer to eliminate the OS on the client (in due time.)
Most of the computers have insufficient RAM to run the Windows XP currently installed.
If I give the users an OS to run, I am expected to support it. I am a one man IT shop for 200+ devices and 160+ users.
I would MUCH rather have the convenience of having an uneditable environment on the client.
+1 for a Wyse terminal. Well worth the investment and easy to manage. They also have a software package to repurpose PC's called PC Extender. Saw a demo but we never tried it out. Also not free. http:/
We have tried 2x software and it works well, not free though. http:/
Thin Desktop locks down a desktop to a single app (RDP), rides on top of the Windows OS. http:/
We have also used thinstation and booted from a USB drive after pulling the hard drives from the machines. Worked well to connect to a TS cluster.
ThinPC from Microsoft.
/ www.microsoft.com/ en-us/ windows/ enterprise/ products-and-technologies/ virtualization/ thinpc.aspx
The VDA licensing cost outstrips the cost of the thin client still.
VDA is $100 per year, per client plus you need to buy the Win7 upgrade to be eligible. Well over $260.
but thinPC requires to have an SA license, which I am guessing it will be a SA of a Windows 7 VL, and these are expensive compared to the OEM already included in the PCs.
VDI when I looked at, was extremely expensive, mainly because we only needed 20+ desktops, so the cost outweigh the deployment.
To connect to 2008R2 RDS (and RemoteApps) you will need windows clients. If you have 2X ThinApp you could use any client like Ipad, Linux, etc.
However, to run full Windows desktops on the server you will need Windows 7 VL, and as suggested with SA. These come at quite a price.
Alternatively you could just use 2x software (about 2000$ for 25 clients I think) and then install Linux on the boxes, and have remoteapps links in the desktop to launch the apps in the server. That only requires CALS, which you probably already have.
I looked at this last year, because the desktops we use are Pentium 4 (some are Celeron version of P4), most do not even have hyper threading. In the end, it was cheaper to buy new machines, considering you can get a powerful desktop for 500$ (or even laptops for that price)
To clarify, I do already have the TS Farm. I simply need to eliminate the poor hardware from causing more phone calls by shifting as many users as possible to the TS Farm now.
This is a migration strategy.
All users will be moving to RDP sessions to the TS Farm. mstsc is preferred but many of the computers have so little RAM, I want to make it to the next budget cycle to replace them in phases with WinTerms. I can/will add RAM to a Core Duo and above, but all systems lower than that do not deserve any further investment.
I hate to imply that I am NOT green, but we dont pay the power bills in our leased space, nor the cooling.
Thinstation looks like it will do what I need but I have yet to be able to make a disc which will boot to a session due to NIC driver issues. Time to pull out the Linux hat and dig into the ISO unless I can find another bootable solution which can be delivered to users. Ideally, the delivery will be by mail without an site visit.
but thinPC requires to have an SA license, which I am guessing it will be a SA of a Windows 7 VL, and these are expensive compared to the OEM already included in the PCs.
Possibly, but the question was about converting existing PCs to RDS access points. Also presupposes that the PC was using OEM Windows instead of SA.
VDI when I looked at, was extremely expensive, mainly because we only needed 20+ desktops, so the cost outweigh the deployment.
Agreed. VDI isn't even in the discussion. It's all about RDS access clients.
Alternatively you could just use 2x software (about 2000$ for 25 clients I think) and then install Linux on the boxes, and have remoteapps links in the desktop to launch the apps in the server. That only requires CALS, which you probably already have.
Cool. $80/client. The web site actually says it's free.
2X ThinApp isn't a solution that compete with Windows ThinPC. ThinPC is an operating system that installs on bare metal to get the box to the point that it will run the RDS client. ThinApp is an RDS client that depends on an operating system running.
From 2X, you'd be looking at 2XOS, which runs on bare metal. Which also looks free.
In the long run the thin client is going to be your cheapest and easiest to support solution.
Not sure I agree.
Wyse R10L, for example, is a $500 solution, without support and software/firmware updates.
Getting a small form factor PC with a thin OS and SSD would be ... about the same TCO, if not cheaper.
To summarize:
The thin client hardware solution is clearly best, regardless of which thin client we choose ( I prefer HPs currently .)
But as a migration strategy for over a hundred PCs which are useable and in place, I have come up with a combination of tactics which fit my needs.
A GPO to push out a single registry key to all computers in to be used as terminals. This is easily undone with a single edit to a remote registry in case I need to return one to use as a PC.
The reg key replaces the windows shell with my custom HTA which allows a user to connect via RDP to the farm or reboot the PC. The HTA resides on our internal web server so that I can have ONE HTA to update if I need to add/change user options.
Reg key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Shell"="mshta http:/
HTA is attached.
Many of the computers to be changed into terminals have only 512MB RAM, on WinXP Pro SP3, this solution runs neatly in under 450MB RAM. SEP and WindowsXP are still "intact" but without the user interface, staff are much less likely to have PC issues requiring support.
Even an old P4 2Ghz works very well as a Terminal.
I am looking for a free way to lock a user into a user interface simalar to hp thinclient connection manager when the pc boots with no desktop just a box with remote desktop connections in a window.. What are my options with linux OS or windows.. I am trying to turn a xp laptop in to a thinclient.
The registry edit and the above HTA file does exactly what you are asking to the windows XP client.
Once the regedit is done, the PC does not come up to the Desktop. Instead it boots to the HTA menu which gives the users ONLY the options you wish them to have. If they reboot, it comes back to the WinLogin HTA.
If the PC is on a Domain, you can remotely edit the registry to change it into this, and change it back in order to get in to admin the PC.
I gave up on hacking down a Linux OS. Although i know it is do-able, I do not need any more projects which are going to require ongoing maintenance.
Download and read the HTA, from there hopefully you will see how simply elegant this is for repurposing a Windows XP device already in the user's hands.
Love the HTA menu, very tweakable and not as clumsy as a batch script that runs at startup! I am setting up a locked down thin client environment to deploy over the next year. I've done a ton of research about how to approach the client side. Like you said, going Linux would be great if we weren't one person IT shops. We don't have the luxury of spending time experimenting.
I am interested in hearing about how you manage your environment. Can't seem to message you here though. If you're on LinkedIn, look me up.
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Probably one of the most controversial Ishmael albums and banned from a large chain of Christian bookshops due to the song content. The lyrics graphically announced of the dangers of occult, the stupidity of preaching to seagulls and the problems of Church unity. Oh yes, and the first and last album that is likely to contain a song called 'I am just a Charismatic'. The Ishmael 'dry humour' which was added to help lighten some of the subject matter proved to be very unfunny to the less jovial Christians of the day.
Before Ishmael United (new wave zaniness) and after Ishmael & Andy (acoustic zaniness) there was simply Ishmael (proto-wave zaniness). On this album he�s backed by several musicians, including the 1975 incarnation of After The Fire (listing Peter Banks, Andy Piercy, Robin Childs, and Ian Adamson as members). Contained herein are some of the usual bizarre titles and quirky music we�ve come to expect from Mr. Smale, including �Mission To Seagulls� and �Christian Strait Jacket�. �Sixth Virgin� is energized with a lively electric rock-n-roll groove, while the hard-rocking �I Am Just A Charismatic� delivers some potent guitar riffs and fuzz. That familiar cheesy organ from the future Ishmael United project makes its debut on the opening title track. I�m not sure what all instruments I hear in the bouncy �Laodicean Church�, but I�d guess pots and pans, bedsprings and a duck call (I�ll leave it up to you to figure out what phrases like �C of E Pente Bapt and Co Metha Conga Free Quake� and �we got an umpti-uni-church break� mean). The mood softens for the acoustic ballad �King Of Glory�, then closes on a goofy island sing-along note with �Amen And Praise De Lord�. Later re-issued on Kingsway in an entirely different cover (the Dovetail original has neat colorful comic-book-styled art). This guy was way ahead of his time. (The Archivist by Ken Scott, 4th Edition)
Later re-issued on CD.
|Charge of the Light Brigade
|Spiritual Stagnation
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Opposition to Occam's Razor
You have to wonder what William would make of the use of his principle to disprove the existence of God since he was a devout Franciscan monk. He probably would point out that the razor isn't a tool that establishes proof. For this very reason, some groups say that it doesn't have much use. Others have no problem with Occam's razor, they just don't like the way other groups use it to discount theories.
Some religious thinkers don't believe the razor serves much of a purpose at all. Religion is based on faith, not evidence. The complexities of a world based on a creator god defy Occam's razor. The idea is inherently irrational, after all. What's more, we have no empirical evidence of the existence of God. But religious thinkers point out that evidence of God's existence is all around us -- in the form of trees, the atmosphere and human beings.
Occam's razor is sometimes used against conspiracy theorists. Usually, it's skeptics who lock horns with conspiracy theorists, using the razor as proof that conspiracists are too far-reaching in their explanations. Take, for example, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The idea that he was killed by a single, overzealous Communist gunman is a much simpler explanation than the idea that he was murdered by a CIA conspiracy, which would involve treachery on levels unseen in U.S. history to that point.
But does the fact that one explanation is simpler mean it's correct? Conspiracy theorists can produce all manner of circumstantial evidence that points to many different plots. But according to Occam's razor, this extra evidence would be considered irrelevant in the face of the lone gunman explanation. In this case, Occam's razor only serves to fuel the debate when it's used to discount conspiracists' theories.
The limitations imposed by Occam's razor and its use with the scientific method drove one man up the wall. Charles Fort was a writer who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in New York and London. He shared William of Occam's life of poverty, but for different reasons. While William took a vow of poverty for religious reasons, Fort's poverty was a byproduct of his commitment to uncovering universal truths.
Charles Fort spent his days researching in the great libraries of New York and London. There he investigated all manner of phenomena, scientifically proven and otherwise. While he admired and accepted the field of science's potential for explaining the universe, he developed a disdain for the scientific community and its stubborn refusal to accept the existence of anything that couldn't be explained by the scientific method [source: Charles Fort Institute].
To that end, Fort was determined to apply science to the investigation of the paranormal -- that which exists outside of science, like ghosts. His work is carried on today, in the form of paranormal investigators at respected institutions around the world, like the University of Edinburgh. In this sense, it's easy to see the parallel between Fort's quest to apply rational thinking to explain the unseen and Occam's explorations of the nature of God.
For lots more information on Occam's razor, related How Stuff Works articles and other links, visit the next page.
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- "Occam's Razor." Clavius. http://www.clavius.org/occam.html
- "Occam's Razor." Principa Cybernetica Web. http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/OCCAMRAZ.html
- Beckett, Dave. "Biography [of William of Occam]." University of Kent. 1994. http://wotug.ukc.ac.uk/parallel/www/occam/occam-bio.html
- Carroll, Robert Todd. "The Skeptic's Dictionary." http://skepdic.com
- Gibbs, Phil and Hiroshi, Sugihara. "What Is Occam's Razor?" University of California, Riverside. September 1996. http://www.math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/occam.html
- Hyde, Dr. Daniel C. Introduction to the Programming Language Occam. http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~cs366/occam.pdf
- Rickard, Bob. "Charles Fort: His Life and Times." Charles Fort Institute. June 7, 1997. http://www.forteana.org/
- Rockley, Richard. "Occam's Razor." SkepticReport. December, 2002. http://www.skepticreport.com/skepticism/occamsrazor.htm


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I'm John Edrington and I live in Nashville, Tennessee. I write about food and I love The Southern Foodways Alliance. When I think about the best food in the South, I think about what we would show to somebody from another place. First thing that pops in my mind is spoon bread. It's cornbread but it's, it's just greater than cornbread. It's, it's so wonderful. It's like a souffle, cornbread souffle. If you were in the poshest restaurant in the world You could serve spoonbread and they would say, love it, but if you were in a little café or in somebody's house, they would say, I wanna serve you some spoonbread, and you would say, that's fantastic. It's all-world wonderful. If I wanted to pick up a tool in the kitchen and say, this is sort of symbolical of what southern food is about. I'd pick up the rolling pin maybe. There, there are other possibilities but that's a good one. You're gonna have a ball of dough that you made. You're gonna make biscuit. And so you throw that dough down on the the counter. You pick up your rolling pin and you start working on it. And I think All kinds of good stuff can come out of that. There's biscuits in there. There's rolls in there. You can make a pie crust in there. It's bread. Bread is wonderful. Bread in the south is hot. Bread everywhere else is cold. I mean, this is who we are. We're the hot bread. We're we're hot, down in a hot zone. And all the rest of the world has cold bread, that's why we're different. Person I admire the most, is Edna Lewis. She epitomized to me, the excellence of southern food. She was born in Virginia, into a. A free slave community, post Civil War. Her ancestors were people who had been slaves, and Edna Lewis came along and I'm, I'm just guessing now but I would say long about, 1890s or 1900. In the early part of the 19th 20th Century, she was a black woman who saw the virtues of Southern food that transcended race and class and she put together The whole picture of Southern food as the best regional food in America. And I revere her. I think of her as the, as the symbol of The very best of us as we try to carry that tradition forward.


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En réponse à Andreas Johansson :
>But denying the assumptions still doesn't affect the objection!
Your objection is not objecting to anything, since it's nothing but an
assumption. You can object to any proposition by taking as preliminary a
hypothesis that *by definition* objects to this proposition.
>Because, near as I can tell, you're not actually attacking my original point
>at all, yet you present your arguments as an attack thereon.
Not an attack, rather a comment.
>Either our definitions of "belief" differ, or one of us is insane. If I cannot
>doubt something, I by necessity believe in it.
I think our definitions of "belief" do indeed differ, and it strikes me
that your definition is rather uncommon. Your sentence seems to indicate
that for you "believe" is synonymous to "not doubt" (and that doubting and
disbelieving are synonymous). That's *not* the usual meaning of "believe".
Believing is a very active behaviour, what you describe is purely passive.
And disbelieving and doubting are very much two different things!
Disbelieving is believing something does *not* exist. Doubting is merely
being unsure, and seeing no compelling evidence to believe. The discussion
about the different kinds of opposites is right on the mark here. The
absence of belief is *not* the contrary of believing. And doubting is
merely the absence of belief, not the contrary of belief. You seem to see
things only in black and white, forgetting all the grey in between.
> > And once again, believing in it or not wouldn't change
> > the way I *have* to behave in response to my perceptions anyway, so why
> > bother? :))
>This is a whole other kettle of fish, but what justification to you have for
>thinking you behaviour needs to have any relation to your perceptions? Near as
>I can tell, I'm a being of tolerably free will, able to ignore experience,
>common sense and my immediate perceptions to a high degree.
But actively ignoring experience is by definition reacting to it! Your
behaviour is still influenced by your perceptions, actively ignoring a
perception means you're aware of it, and making sure you don't react to it
is just another way to react to it.
Christophe Grandsire.
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Nature is certainly on schedule this week.
First, the grunion began their annual wiggle up onto the beaches of Southern California on Wednesday, March 17. Now, the swallows are due to return to San Juan Capistrano on Friday, March 19.
But while their underwater brethren follow the phases of the moon, the pretty birds are forever tied to one date, March 19, regardless of when that date may fall. March 19 is St. Joseph's Day, and there is a lot of story, song, and legend connecting the famous mission city, the birds, and the holiday.
Capistrano takes its swallows seriously. With fun, but seriously. There's a parade, there is music, there are people keeping the skies under heavy observation. The parade this year is on Saturday, March 20 -- we hope the birds don't mind the date shift -- but bet there will be fans out around the mission on March 19, keeping an eye upwards.
The birds have been wintering -- or rather, summering -- in South America. In case you were wondering where they've been. They never post on their Facebook page anymore.
We've scoured onlinedom for a swallows cam, but can't locate one. So you should just go to Capistrano yourself on March 19, pack your binocs, find some beautiful bougainvillea to sit beneath, and watch the clouds pass. Until, that first little dot is sighted, waaaay in the distance.


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Jane Seymour and Jacqueline Bisset have said they won't be going under the surgeon's knife.
The British actresses appeared on US programme The Today Show and said they were happy with a natural look.
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A few things before the meat of this entry:
- When my anxiety began in May, I was pretty hefty. I could easily fold my hands over my stomach and rest them there without them sliding down. At one point, in August, when I saw the doctor again about all this, he said I had lost 10-20 pounds since the last time I was there. I must have been about 256 lbs.
I weighed myself on the scale in my parents' bathroom earlier this week. 216.3 lbs. I weighed myself last night. 216.9 lbs. I know what it was. Marble jack cheese (a combination of bleu cheese and colby jack cheese) from Sprouts, stunning deviled eggs my sister made for me, and I'm sure that's what did it. That's not to say I overindulged in either, but I had a little more than I should have. I'm not sitting in a corner somewhere in the house, bawling over slightly regained weight. I'm not that worried. My latest goal is fairly modest. I want to reach 200 lbs. by mid-December, but am hoping for somewhere in the late 190-range.
- Yesterday was an outstanding day. I received the revised cover of "What If They Lived?", as well as the proofs to look over, all in the .PDF format. Imagine if I had received the proofs in the mail and had to send them back marked up. These are the advances in technology I love, not iPods, iPads, iPhones and Kindles. I spent part of the day with the proofs yesterday, making sure that the words in there matched the words I wrote, and mostly they do. My writing partner did the editing, and I'm pleased so far. Some adjustments he made I'll have to rewrite to fit my own style, but I can live with what's there. However, I don't yet feel like working on the book this morning, since I want to shave off this crummy beard, and hopefully get in at least one basketball game today that's still sitting on the Tivo (amidst 4 or 5). I'll probably choose Phoenix Suns vs. Miami Heat. I tuned into the game last night when the Heat were beating the Suns at 114 to whatever, only to express my continued frustration with timeouts toward the end, because I have to extend the recording by half an hour to an hour, and I couldn't last night. So, reluctantly, I chose the edited midnight showing ESPN had of the game. Even though I don't like that they cut out some of the action in favor of moving the game along more swiftly, I'll take whatever basketball I can get right now. However, when the Lakers play the Timberwolves on Friday night, I'm making sure I get the whole game. Not so much because I'm a fan of either team (I prefer to float between teams), but because I want to see one from beginning to end, dammit! The last time I did that was during the NBA Finals many months ago. I want it again.
With all that out of my head, here we go.
Early yesterday morning, I had a series of "residual dreams" (what I call the ones you have while you're drifting in and out of consciousness before you wake up). The last one before I woke up was of a woman in bed, with an ass curved to look like Heaven. I'm a staunch leg man, but I consider the rear of the plane the bonus round. It's just lucky for me that it happens to be there, above two of my favorite pleasures in life.
So I thought, "Oh fucking great, another woman I can't have."
Remember, I'm waiting until we get closer to moving to Nevada before I start seriously pursuing the dating scene, whatever it is in and near Boulder City.
Well, a dream I had this morning before I woke up a little bit before 6 a.m. (I don't fight sleep anymore. When I wake up, I don't try to go back to sleep. My body tells me it's had enough sleep, depending on what I've done the previous day to either tire me out a lot or a little, and I go by that. It's fortunate for me that my body choose to get the day going before 6 now. That's enough for me, since I go to bed every night before 11 p.m.), made me think, "Stupid, stupid, stupid!" much more than the previous dream.
I was in a plane, a smallish one, but one still with jet engines. However, this plane was apparently capable of flying at low altitudes, since it appeared to be a very local flight. I refuse to try to figure out why Sarah Palin and family were sitting in the row in front of me, though to my relief, they weren't involved at all in this dream. I attribute their appearance to having read her claim that she can beat Obama in 2012, a little while before I went to bed.
In the back were two girls. One was a blonde, but not a bubbly blonde. More of an I-can-kick-the-shit-out-of-this-day-and-get-exactly-what-I-want kind of blonde. Over the past few days, I've really been thinking about what kind of woman I want in my life, and I've hit upon one thing I will never compromise on: I want a partner-in-crime in life, someone with the same unseriousness about life as I'm rapidly working on to embrace fully. There's a scene in The Thin Man with William Powell and Myrna Loy where Nora Charles (Loy) says to Nick (Powell), "I read where they shot you five times in the tabloids." Nick replies, "That's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids." That's exactly what I want, and even though I want to date again soon enough, I will wait if that's what it comes to. I can easily learn about someone else's interests and perhaps become interested in those interests, too. I'm a naturally curious person. But I will not bend on that.
During the flight, this girl kept looking at me. Not staring, since she talked to her friend at various intervals, but she was looking at me. And I looked back and felt so strongly that this was the one girl I was looking for, and I needed to get up, sit next to her, and introduce myself. Not at all like Bud in Married with Children said to a girl in a movie theater in my favorite episode ("Movie Show," from season 7), "Hi. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm your new boyfriend," but confident enough that she'd still be interested after I started speaking. I wanted her.
Lucky for me, she and her friend jumped out of the plane into a field of sporadic flowers. Yes, jumped. The back door of the plane was still slightly open, since the plane was flying low enough so as not to require pressurization (I'm not sure if that's how it works on jet aircraft, since I haven't been much into aviation lately), and out they went, picking daisies or dandelions. I forgot which and it doesn't matter. I asked someone nearby what had happened and she told me that those two are daughters of employees of this airline, and they do that often.
I had my chance. It was right there. And my shock at what had just happened transferred into my waking state where I felt, well, a little devastated, I'll admit. Just a little. But mostly disappointed. She was perfect for me.
However, I turned on NPR on my radio while resting in bed until my dad and sister left for work (which I always do), and I thought to myself, "Well, at least I'm getting a lot closer to figuring out completely what I want in a woman. This is a good start."


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For local businesses, staying up to date with the latest releases of citation tools is key to out performing competitors, especially on the citations giant, Google My Business. The latest release of capabilities is highlighted by Google Posts. If you haven't been introduced to Google Posts, you will notice some examples of posts highlighted in the section at the end of the blog.
In simple terms, the purpose of Google Posts is to highlight upcoming events, sales & offers as well as recent news events within 100 to 300 words directly on the Google My Business listing. Yes, this also means it will be present on the search listings as promotional options and one more way to set your business apart.
This new tool appeals to nearly all industries and is easily accessible to update within the GMB dashboard as seen in this image. The posts section within the GMB dashboard is user friendly and walks though each step to understand the purpose of the post making it an easy add-on to your laundry list of local citation management items. But, before getting ambitious with posting your next full year of events, there is something you should know. Google has noted and confirmed that nearly all posts are removed within seven days of being published with the exception of upcoming events, which are then removed after the event date. This addition to posts keeps content fresh and relevant for the end user.
So what are some good examples of what to post and not to post? Below are two options that local businesses in different industries are taking advantage of within their posts.
Local Restaurant Google Posts – This local restaurant in the mobile GMB example is highlighting one of their menu items with a direct "buy" button right on their recent post as a strong call to action for searching users. Other Google Post buttons or CTA's available to use are; learn more, reserve, sign up, buy and get offer. This post will only last seven days, but is highlighting one of their clients favorite menu items at a potentially discounted price. Once again, this can be used for all industries to promote new products, sales and upcoming offers. Most importantly, this promotion is occurring without actual ad buying or management.
Local City Attractions Google Posts – The next example here is of a museum located in Michigan which is promoting an upcoming event for their "Throwback Thursday: Dirty Dancing". This event will stay active on their GMB profile until the date that the event has been held. You will also notice that there are easily accessible share buttons on these events for users to spread to their friends and family gaining more organic viewership without much promotion. If you have limited space in events, our suggestion would be to use a CTA for reserve which also places urgency on the end user to get their tickets.
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Toothache Plant (Spilanthes acmella) Info Although
this herb is considered warming and stimulating (and likes it hot), which
should make it Mars, it is also numbing and
has traditionally been used for toothache, so it definitely has a Saturn
influence. A topical anaesthetic and anti-bacterial, this herb enhances
the immune system's resistance to infections and stimulates wound healing.
It's great for herpes and sore throats and has really cute flowers
that look like very compact pompoms. You don't have to wait for it to reach a particular stage of development before it can be harvested.
You can pick leaves at any time, although the flowers are the strongest
part of the plant. It is non-toxic. This plant is a perennial
in zones 10-11 (for instance, southern tip of Florida). It is killed
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year. It gets 1-1.5 feet high. TopHow to grow it: The
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Psychologists are approved medical practitioners in the province of New Brunswick. You do not need a referral from a doctor to begin services; however, some insurance companies may require such a referral depending on their individual policy.
At Maritime Psychology Clinic, our psychologists set different rates for psychotherapy according to the services being provided, and assessment fees vary slightly according to the nature of the assessment. All clinic fees are determined based on the guidelines recommended by the College of Psychologists of New Brunswick. Please speak directly to your psychologist about his or her fees.
Our services are covered by most insurance companies. Most insurance plans cover partial or entire costs for psychological services. It is recommended that clients call their insurance company in order to clarify what their coverage entails.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are employee benefit programs offered by various employers. Mental health services such as assessment, screening, therapy, and referral services are commonly included.
EAPs services cover employees as well their family members. It is recommended that clients contact their human resources department to inquire what type of program their employer offers.
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All fees acquired from a therapy session, assessment, and/or consultations with a psychologist are a medical expense that can be filed as a deduction from your taxable income.
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Administration recruitment agencies in Devon
Located in the southwest of the UK, Devon is one of the largest counties in the country (by area) and home to key economic settlements such as Exeter, Plymouth and Torquay. Administration is one of the largest fields of employment locally and recruitment agencies will aim to source office and secretarial staff for permanent, temp or contract jobs.
Administration recruiters in Devon range from industry specialists to multi-sector consultancies. The highest concentrations of recruitment agencies are most commonly found in the main towns and cities, however the majority are based to the east of the River Exe in Exeter, and south of the North Cross Roundabout in Plymouth.
Local industry overview and salaries
There are 38,000 administration staff in Devon (ONS 2014/2015 population survey) and this accounts for 10.2% of the economically active population. This includes professionals such as secretaries, receptionists, typists and office assistants. Average salaries for admin jobs in the county typically range from £17K-£19K, however this will depend on the employer and type of employment.
Admin employment in Devon
Due to the nature of the vocation, administration and secretarial job-seekers could be hired by a range of different employer types. The public sector plays a key role in the Devon economy, so admin vacancies for healthcare administrators, medical clerks and school secretaries are common. While admin opportunities are more frequently available within the county's main cities, industrial estates like Clifford Park or Greendale Business Park also offer job prospects to candidates. Elsewhere, towns such as Newton Abbot, Tiverton and Paignton offer career options for Devon administration workers, as do Barnstaple and Exmouth.
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Portland Union Station Coaster
A ceramic tile coaster featuring a vintage graphic of our lovely train station, Union Station.
4.25" x 4.25"
Made in small batches using reclaimed tile coasters from local building supply centers. Images are printed on recycled paper with archival inks and coated in a durable resin finish.
Heat proof, though not recommended for contact with high heat items such as cooking utensils.
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Furnishing your home requires a large financial investment, and you expect the furniture you purchase to last for several years. You can vacuum and spot clean fabric upholstery to keep it clean but eventually you will need to do more to keep your favorite chair or sofa from looking and smelling old and worn. A Bothell WA cleaning service can restore your furniture at an affordable price.
Failing to deep clean fabric furniture can have a negative effect on indoor air quality. Mildew and mold could be growing in places that are not readily visible. Dust, pet dander, and other allergens can build up and cause health problems for people with asthma or allergies. Hiring a professional cleaner will make your living environment safer and more comfortable for everyone in your family.
A professional cleaner will use the proper cleaning technique depending on the type of upholstery. Many fabrics respond best to hot water extraction. Delicate fabrics may require other methods to protect them from damage.
Even if the retailer applied a protective coating when you purchased the furniture, that coating is vulnerable to normal wear and dirt. Over time, the coating will deteriorate. The cleaner can reapply the coating after cleaning the furniture.
A professional service can also clean leather upholstery. Unlike fabric, leather can become dry and brittle over time. Many commercially available conditioners and cleaners are effective for short-term use but they can cause damage over time. Professionals have access to safe and effective protectors and moisturizers to restore leather.
How often you should have your furniture professionally cleaned depends on the type of furniture you own and the extent of its use. Most households should call the professionals every one to two years. With the proper maintenance, you can get the most out of your investment in your home's furniture.
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If you're still not quite sure where your loyalties lie, perhaps you should consider this fact: New Zealand have never reached a Rugby World Cup final in the northern hemisphere, and nobody has ever successfully defended the Web Ellis Cup.
So go on then... Who's it going to be? We'd love to know whom you're cheering on. Here's to a great tournament - and may the best team win!


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Alcoholism and Breast Cancer
Alcoholism and Breast Cancer
Many studies have proved Alcoholism or Alcohol Addiction has direct linkage to mouth, throat, liver and esophagus cancer. Recent study also found that alcohol can also increase the risk of developing Breast Cancer. Women drinkers are having higher risk of developing breast cancer especially after the age of 50.
According to a recent study, women who drink 1 standard cup of alcoholic drink a day have slightly higher risk of breast cancer compare to the non-drinkers. However, those who have 7 bottles of beer or 14 cups of wine or 1.26 liters of sake weekly have about 1.75 times the risk of the non-drinker. Less than 1 person per 100 people with breast cancer among the non-drinking women, however, 2.1 people per 100 people with breast cancer among the drinking women.
Acetaldehyde, a fat-soluble toxin in alcohol can damage human cells and increase the risk of cancer. Doctors and the American Cancer Society suggests that women should drink no more than 1 standard cup of alcohol a day to reduce the risk of Breast Cancer.


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Flying Termites Sydney Video
This flying termites video is designed to educate you the consumer what flying termites are and when they swarm and where from. It is a very short download approximately 60 sec. After watching this termite inspection video please don't hesitate to ring me on 1300 24 33 77 1300 CHEERS..
Flying Termites Sydney Video Transcript
Alates, or flying termites as they're commonly called, are the future kings and queens of new termites.
In Sydney, a single termite nest can have as many as four spawns during the summer, generally starting late November and finishing around the middle of February. They swarm in the evening, around 5 o'clock or 6 o'clock. They need high humidity, so generally they swarm before an impending storm.
A lot of my customers, they ring me up telling me they've got flying ants in the house, which end up to be flying black ants. Ants generally swarm during the day and they're smaller than flying termites and they're black in colour instead of brown.
Out of the thousands of swarming termites, only several peers will succeed in starting a new termite nest, so if one nest swarms four times a summer and starts up seven new nests each swarm, that works out to be 28 new nests a year from one nest. Take into consideration that the termite nest lasts about 25 years or so, that makes over the lifespan of a termite colony, they can swarm 700 times, starting up approximately 4900 termite nests.
An Alate's, or flying termite's lifespan, once it leaves the constant humidity of the termite nest, lasts about 20 minutes. This depends on the humidity outside the nest, so as soon as they fly out from the termite nest, they're looking for a damp, moist environment to start a new colony.Trees and damp sub-floors of houses are two ideal spots to start. Because they have only 20 minutes to live, they start their new nest not too far away from where the mother nest is, usually within 100 meters radius. It takes approximately seven years for the termite nest to cause damage. They drop their wings, their bodies last a little bit longer and usually you find the wings or alates around light sources.
After the swarm, there's always a feeding time for the animals. Everyone, here they go. Here's a frog or a toad having a good feed of termite. They get really fat this time of year.
Quite often, here comes the ants. The ants are having a good feed now - everyone's in on the act. When you find flying termite wings, or bodies, the alates, it's time to get a termite inspection. Not always will you have termites in the house if you find the termite wings or bodies, so don't panic. It's just time to get a termite inspection.
A little gecko having a feed.