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Many places are now experiencing the growing problem of vandals tagging glass and other surfaces in public places using mechanical etching tools, acid, and paint.
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Playstation Vita will be available in the US and EU on February 22nd. The Japan release date was announced this year and will be releasing in December, and looking at the lines it seems to be highly popular. The information was posted in the PS Blog by Jack Tretton and he also listed the launch titles.
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So have you preordered your Vita yet? For Indians, we get the same launch date and price as the EU, so it should mostly arrive that time for us.
Tretton emphasized on the features of the Vita a little, "I've had the chance to spend some time with several of these titles and I think you'll be blown away by how each takes advantage of the technology packed into PS Vita to deliver amazing gaming experiences.
"With its vibrant 5-inch OLED screen, dual analog sticks, dual cameras, and front and rear touch panel, PS Vita will deliver rich, immersive games with stunning graphics, which simply can't be found anywhere else.
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In the Spirit Of Xmas Lagos Big Boy Rahman Jago Host Quilox Unplugged 24 Hours Party
Lagos Instagram Big Boy Rahman Jago to host 1st of its kind 24 hours party
Rahman jago who recently released a track titled ijo ope featuring Zlatan, chinko Ekun and junior boy as few hours ago took to his instagram to anticipate the new movement
In his words he called out all his fans to put on there dancing shoes as we are in the gbera session. Jago wunt do this alone but along with his brothers Poco Lee and zlatan as disclosed among others.
The venue according to Rahman jago is Club Quilox 873 Ozumba Mbadiwe Victoria island Date : SUN 23 time : 6am – 12pm
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Imagine a world where China has been the 'king' power for the past several centuries, rather than the USA. The world imagined would be one entirely based on communism.
Recently China surpassed the USA in economic 'power' or size but what the world is witnessing at this moment is the rise of China politically, and militarily.
We, at The Christian Journal, have covered heavily the foundational shift felt by the new Trump administration. However, more quietly being felt now, is the rise of China. Recently at The Harvard Kennedy School a forum discussion between Belfer Center Director Graham Allison, Senior Faculty Fellow Niall Ferguson, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, and moderator Arne Westad, S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations at the Kennedy School, took place. The discussion highlighted the fact that China is analyzing history to influence their modern day politics.
Also discussed was the possibility of a war between the two countries in what they call 'The Thucydides Trap,' where "a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, the most likely outcome is war."
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After the demise of the Obama administration, Xi Jinping, the leader of the Communist Chinese Party and President of China, made several statements about their takeover of the leading role in world governance, and that they'll attempt to construct a New World Order especially under the Trump administration.The United States of America has been detrimentally weakened by the Obama administration, and those prior. The agenda for America's destruction and downfall has been written by the elites who are attempting to sway the superpower status over to the hands of the communist Chinese. This is war, it's just a rather quiet one.
But, where does it stop? All but militarily, China has subsequently taken over. Economically, China's global weight overtook the US recently, however, in January 2017, a top Chinese diplomat has stated that 'China is ready to lead the world economy if Western nations abdicate their leadership role.' Geopolitically China is attempting the takeover of the West through subversive tactics and ideology.
Often when another Superpower attempts to overtake another, war ensues, which is why the tensions between the two, the US and China, are so high. Geographically, the strife emerging from the South China Sea could spark a war; on the artificial islands, China is purportedly able to deploy warplanes at any time, says a US think tank.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), part of Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the work on Fiery Cross, Subi and Mischief Reefs in the Spratly Islands included naval, air, radar and defensive facilities. The think tank cited satellite images taken this month, which its director, Greg Poling, said showed new radar antennae on Fiery Cross and Subi. "So look for deployments shortly," he said.
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Naill Ferguson Speaking at the JFK Jr. Forum: Destined for War – Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
Interestingly enough, according to the Harvard think tank speaker, Niall Ferguson, China knows that they will overtake the US without military confrontation, it's a waiting game. But, all of that could have politically been decided under Obama because of the foreign policy that emanated from the Obama administration. However, under Trump, the resolve of the White House has yet to be tested. Enter, North Korea.
North Korea, as of late, is testing the resolve of the new White House administration. China is taking leaps and bounds towards every global governance opportunity including overtaking the position of the United States at the United Nations. But, will the US allow China to overtake its geopolitical position without a war?
Works Cited
David Brunnstrom. "China able to deploy warplanes on artificial islands any time: U.S. think tank leftright 4/4leftright." Reuters. . (2017): . .
Christina Nunez. "China Poised for Leadership on Climate Change After U.S. Reversal." National Geographic. . (2017): . .
Josh Chin. "China Says Prepared to Lead Global Economy if Necessary." Wall Street Journal. . (2017): . .
Harvard Kennedy School JFK Jr. Forum. "JFK Jr. Forum: Destined for War - Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?" Harvard. . (2017): . .


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JBL Environmental Services Ltd. has over 25 years' experience in conducting fish inventories and stream classification. JBL also has developed mitigation and compensation plans for various projects throughout British Columbia. In BC, fisheries protection falls under federal, provincial and municipal legislation. JBL has provided fisheries permitting service on a large range of projects in the forestry, mining, hydro and transportation sectors. In conjunction with our permitting services, JBL has conducted Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) assessments, developed environmental management plans, and conducted environmental monitoring programs and fish salvages.
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– Developed mitigation and compensation measures to address the adverse effects on fish and fish habitat from road widening into the freshet high water area of the Lillooet River. For: Sea to Sky Resource District, BC, 2015.
– Conducted a 1:20,000 reconnaissance level fish and fish habitat inventory of the Ruby Creek watershed as part of the BC Environmental Assessment Certificate application for a proposed molybdenum mine. We constructed and operated a fish-spawning fence in Ruby Creek to determine Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) use of three channels for spawning. We conducted detailed fish habitat mapping, tissue sampling for metals, macro-invertebrate assessments, and sediment sampling. JBL's aquatic biologist also developed a fish habitat compensation plan for Arctic grayling to provide a No-Net-Loss strategy for fish habitat to regulators. For: Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. / Adanac Moly Corp, Atlin, BC, 2004-2008.


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Late March is typically a time when acreage talk and projections dominate the markets. However, 2020 is anything but typical. As USDA prepares to release its March Planting Intentions report on Tuesday, Chinese demand and COVID-19 are still consuming the markets.
"Typically, there would be strong attention on the upcoming Prospective Plantings Report on March 31," says Brian Grete, Editor of Pro Farmer. "With all the COVID-19 concerns and impacts that's having economically and to global supply chains–along with the major ethanol sector struggles–traders' focus hasn't shifted to potential acreage for this year–at least not on a broad scale."
Grete says traders will use USDA's March 31 planting intentions estimates as a benchmark for acreage this year, but he thinks markets need to return to more normalcy before attention to acreage and potential crop size heightens.
Possible Acreage Shift
USDA says it still plans to release its Planting Intentions report as scheduled, a report that could reflect changes in producers' mindsets.
"I do think there's a potential for some producers to change those marginal acres as they're watching what is happening in the ethanol market and what might be happening if the Chinese come into the market and make some buys," says Seth Meyer, economist with the University of Missouri. "I do think there's some chances for some producers to shift around there, but the demand side is so dominating at the moment that I think that's where folks are focused."
The focus is shifting, as various dynamics continue to explode the markets. From major price drops to questions about fertilizer supplies and the supply chain this spring, While planting decisions may still change, Pro Farmer's initial survey was in line with USDA's initial look at acreage.
"Our Pro Farmer survey from the beginning of March indicated farmers intend to plant 94.2 million acres to corn," adds Grete. "Nothing that's happened in the corn market the past three weeks would suggest corn planting intentions have increased. In fact, they are probably decreasing some. With that said, U.S. farmers favor planting corn – if conditions like weather, economics, etc., allow – so corn acres aren't likely to drop much from original planting intentions. Soybeans have likely picked up some acres over the past several weeks. The cotton market is trying to tell farmers not to plant what they intended."
"I believe that the prospect of a large corn acreage number is an overall negative factor," says Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain. "Still, the market has already discounted big corn acreage in all likelihood. If there were to be a surprise, it may be in the stocks numbers. The stocks numbers tend to sit on the back burner ahead of these reports, but can often be the bigger shock to the trade."
Possible Acreage Mix
While stocks could be the bigger shock, much of the focus leading into the reports is acreage. During its Ag Outlook Forum February, USDA predicted 94 million acres of corn to be planted in 2020, which is up 4.3 million acres from 2019,
"I believe that corn acreage will be somewhere in the 93 to 95 million acre range next week," adds Vaclavik. "Neither new crop corn or soybeans are profitable at current levels for most operations. That being said, we could see some 'after the fact' switching in regard to acreage."
No matter what farmers plan to plant, there's one factor that could have the ultimate say: weather.
"Weather will always have its say, just like it did last year," says Meyer. "I think a shift in the corn acreage is a natural path now. Now, will we be closer to 92 million acres to 93 million acres? Some folks are at 94 million, and I've heard numbers higher than that, but I think any of those are realistic as at where we're at with prices today. And again, as we saw last year, weather is going to have the final say, at the end of the day."
All About the Weather
Weather looks less than ideal across much of the country right now. Wet weather continues to sweep the Corn Belt, adding concern to already saturated soils.
"It's still going to rain, and there are still going to be some delays, but it's not going to be as widespread and serious as it was last year," says Drew Lerner of World Weather, Inc.
Lerner thinks weather for planting this year won't be as devastating as last spring.
"I do think we're going to see more breaks than we saw last year," adds Lerner. "I think the volume of precipitation that we get is going to be less than last year. As we progress deeper into the spring and summer, we're going to actually see a decline in the amount of precipitation. I'm still expecting the summer to turn a little dryer, so contrary to the National Weather Service, that's where I'm going."
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SINGAPORE - Continued volatility on Chinese equity markets again weighed on Singapore shares, which ended the week in the red on Friday.
The Straits Times Index sank 47.02 points, or 1.45 per cent, to close at 3,202.5 yesterday. For the week, the STI fell 153.87 points, or 4.8 per cent.
China's mainland markets slid further amid waning confidence, even as the authorities rolled out its latest round of support measures.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 1.13 per cent, notching up a 15 per cent plunge for July, its worst monthly showing in six years. The Shenzhen Composite Index slipped 0.82 per cent.
"The market is still in the process of deleveraging and funds are flowing out," Mr Li Zheming, an analyst at Daton Securities, told Reuters.
"Investors become especially sensitive towards the weekend when Beijing usually releases new messages, and that's why they tend to square their positions on Friday."
At home, the losses were led largely by commodities blue chip Noble Group, which plunged to its lowest since 2008, after the Singapore Exchange issued a warning on the company's shares.
The beleaguered counter sank 6.5 cents or 12.5 per cent to 45.5 cents. It was also the most heavily traded, with 302.2 million shares done.
"The SGX's 'trade with caution' warning on Noble might have led to panic selling in the commodity trader, worsened by the gloomy global commodity outlook," noted IG market strategist Bernard Aw.
Local lenders United Overseas Bank and DBS Group Holdings also logged losses, with UOB dropping 73 cents or 3.18 per cent to $22.20 and DBS losing 53 cents of 2.56 per cent to $20.18.
UOB reported a 5.7 per cent decline in second-quarter net profit before trading opened, missing analysts' estimates.
OCBC Bank, on the other hand, was among the day's few gainers, rising two cents or 0.195 per cent to $10.29. Its second-quarter net profit jumped 14 per cent to a record $1.05 billion, beating forecasts.
Mr Aw said that the outlook for local lenders, on the whole, is likely to be "a tad brighter", in line with expectations that the US central bank would announce an interest rate hike in the coming months.
Lower oil prices amid a worsening supply glut again hit rigbuilder giants Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine, which extended losses on their lowest levels in years.
KepCorp shaved 30 cents or 3.85 per cent to $7.50, while SembMarine was down five cents or 1.88 per cent to $2.61.
Elswhere in the region, the Nikkei 225 Index climbed 0.3 per cent, as traders were lifted by better-than-expected corporate earnings, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.56 per cent.


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Following the publication of the annual Carer's Survey, commissioned by Carer's UK and gaining over six thousand responses, the NHAP wishes to place on record its appreciation of the work that carers (both paid and unpaid) do for the country.
According to the survey, there are an estimated 6½ million carers (14% of the UK electorate as of June 2017), and of these carers at least 29% (2 million) are in paid work as well as caring, 56% (12 million) are involved in around the clock care and 16% (1 million) are over the age of 65 themselves.
Despite this, the UK government believes that carers should be treated worse than any other sector in the country, paying them, in the words of Harry Hayfield, an unpaid carer for his grandparents in their 90's and the party's constitutional affairs spokesperson, a "measly" 55p an hour (£65 a week), despite that for every pound paid in carer's allowance those 6½ million carers save the UK government £300; as a minimum in care costs.
Therefore, the NHAP welcomes and endorses the conclusions of the report that:
- Across the UK, there is a need for sustainable funding of social care support. The huge contribution of unpaid carers must be firmly recognised as the Government looks to review the funding of social care in England. This recognition of the contribution of carers should form part of similar discussions on funding social care that are ongoing in each of the nations
- Greater consistency is needed in making carers aware of support available to look after their own health and wellbeing including access to health checks, flu jabs, supporting with medication and flexible appointment times
- Older carers should be identified and offered support to coordinate care, have regular breaks from caring, and plan for the future as their own health needs change.
And is proud to state that it is the only party in the United Kingdom to commit to a doubling Carer's Allowance within the lifetime of the next Parliament paid for by increasing the higher rate of income tax by 1%.
The National Health Action (NHA) Party was founded in 2012 to oppose the growing marketisation of the NHS. The NHA Party stood against Jeremy Hunt in his SW Surrey constituency in the 2015 and 2017 General Elections, taking 12,093 votes in the latter: a 7.8% swing to NHA. The Party also supports a move to a more fair and honest political system.


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All of the HTML files are given a descriptive name to make it easier to distingish what each file will display.
Upload to The Server
- It's important to understand that you must either have your own server space or use someone elses. The server space can be purchased at many different places around the internet. You need somewhere to put the files that you purchased so others can find them online.
- Select /html folder and then choose the site template color that you want. After you choose, there will have several files with the extension labeled .html. This is where all your content will. In addition to .html you should see a file labeled .css. .css files are going to be the files that will tell the .html how to to be styled. CSS is simply a way to take text, images, and other elements and change the look of them. It's very important to keep the .css file with the HTML or the HTML will not look how the design is meant to look. Along with the HTML and CSS files, you will also have three additional folders to upload; css, images, and js.
- Start your FTP client (I persoanlly use Filezila which is free) and login. Login to your server. You will need your server name (often times this will be your domain name), username, and password that you setup with the hosting company.
- Locate the domain folder you wish to upload your template files to on your server. You are going to want to click and drag every file that you have labeled .html, .css, .js into your FTP client.
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Let us kick off the inspection powerful, with among Delsey's all-time best-sellers. The Helium Aero set is a crowd favorite. This luggage set comprises 4 Polycarbonate suitcases, among which is a global carry-on — that the 19″. That luggage is also unique since it comes with an outside zippered compartment for the electronic equipment; something we seldom see on hardside luggage.
All Aero suitcases come with double spinner wheels which can quietly roll. They're also fairly easy, and deliver you excellent maneuverability of your own luggage. The wheel handle assists with this — it is extendable and double-barrel also it locks into place when prolonged. There's also a more TSA combination lock all these suitcases which will provide you a bit of peace of mind on your journeys.
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These days it might seem like everyone is talking about the "internet of things", or IoT. This is the theory that every household item could be connected to the internet.
It's already happening – your fridge can tell you when you've run out of milk, light globes can be turned on using your phone, and soon the toaster will be able to order your bread… or can it already? WiFi security cameras can also be connected to the internet – but is this a good idea? What are some of the pros and cons?
Advantages of WiFi Security Cameras
- WiFi cameras are easy to set up and can sit on a tabletop as long as you have access to power nearby.
- WiFi cameras can be more affordable because they don't require professional installation.
- Footage from your camera is often backed up to the cloud so you can remotely view your cameras
- Cameras can literally be picked up and moved, as long as there is a power point nearby; WiFi means they don't need cables to transmit the data.
Disadvantages of WiFi Security Cameras
- WiFi cameras can put a strain on your internet and can be subject to dropouts, especially outdoor cameras where structures such as buildings and trees can impede the signal.
- WiFi cameras require power access close by so this can limit your placement options, especially if you want to monitor outside.
- Video is limited with WiFi cameras because of the cost to upload video to the cloud.
- WiFi cameras are often vulnerable to theft because they are not professionally installed.
If you're still not sure whether a WiFi camera is a good investment, here at Cammy we offer a hybrid camera system using PoE cameras and a server which gives customers the best of both worlds. Users can live view cameras remotely, review motion events in the cloud, receive alarm alerts, and capture 24/7 HD video locally.


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Make your business better and stronger by leading a healthier, happier workforce.
Make your business better and stronger by leading a healthier, happier workforce.
We spend 90% of our time indoors, our buildings are designed to protect us but instead they are getting in the way of our health.
When we think about technology in the context of health and wellbeing, we might think about wearable devices or smartphone applications, but there are a wide range of solutions.
Remark Group combine the gentle nature of Sound Masking with Human Centric Lighting, Digital Skylights and Windows Displays to create a collaborative, productive and healthy workspace. We can create spaces that enhance rather than hinder our health; a healthy building means healthy tenants who in turn are more productive.
We're passionate about enhancing workplaces which is why we spend time researching the effects that a modern workplace can have on your productivity and wellbeing. Our 'Noise and Wellbeing at Work' survey, focuses on noise in the workplace and the impact it has on UK Office Workers.
How these features improve workplace wellbeing
Sound Masking
Reduce conflicting sounds within your workplace with Sound Masking solutions.
Digital Skylights & Windows
Create a calming environment with digital displays within your offices.
Air Quality
Maintain a comfortable working environment with air quality sensors and active green walls .
What is Workplace Wellbeing?
Workplace Wellbeing relates to all aspects of working life, from the quality and safety of the physical environment, to how workers feel about their work, their working environment, the climate at work and work organization. The aim of measures for workplace well-being is to complement Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) measures to make sure workers are safe, healthy, satisfied and engaged at work [1].
Workplace wellbeing often determines employees long term commitment to a company as well as determining the organisations effectiveness and productivity. As more companies adopt open plan designs, factors such as noise and lighting can have a big impact on how employees feel at work and progress within the company.
We understand the importance of improving employee happiness, engagement and productivity and are helping businesses across the UK make changes to their offices and business premise to develop their environment in a way that benefits not only their staff but their company as well.
Sound Masking
Noise, whether it be speech or otherwise, has subtle but profound effects on workers psychologically, behaviourally and cognitively. However, complete silence can be just as distracting as loud environments – as it highlights the sudden disturbances.
Sound Masking is an effective method that, when installed correctly, has the potential to bolster acoustical privacy and reduce distracting noises, which in turn helps to improve the overall office comfort.
Sound Masking in its raw sound can create a relaxing atmosphere that promotes the overall well-being of office workers. It also has the ability to intertwine with natural sounds, creating a completely immersive and calming environment where employees can focus and collaborate naturally.
Human Centric Lighting
Human Centric Lighting puts focus on both the visual and non-visual effects of lighting. Not only do people need light to perform visual tasks, but light is also an important 'time-reference' for our internal clock.
Our bodies react to darkness by creating the hormone known as melatonin which regulates sleep. If there is not enough light, feelings of lethargy will be caused by an excess of the hormone, in turn, reducing productivity and the motivation to complete a work task on time and to a high standard.
Ideally, lighting in the workplace should encourage productivity in your workforce, and provide a balance of natural and artificial lighting for employees to concentrate to the best of their ability for extended periods of time.
Higher motivation increased productivity and an improved sense of wellbeing are just some of the documented effects of Human Centric Lighting.
Digital Skylights and Window Displays
Nature is scientifically proven to be one of the best ways to boost a person's mood and wellbeing. For those who work in the city or a built-up area, getting to nature can be quite a challenge, particularly during working weeks. So as an employer, why not bring nature to your employees?
Digital skylights and windows displaying serene landscapes create a soothing and calming environment, increasing your workforce's wellbeing. Whether you are creating a designated area for wellbeing or want to promote it throughout your offices, digital displays are a simple but effective way of boosting the wellness of your employees.
Digital Displays naturally go hand-in-hand with the calming sound of Sound Masking, creating an immersive and dynamic environment that boosts overall wellness and leaves people feeling motivated and refreshed.
Air Quality
Air quality has a huge impact on health and has the potential to affect an individual's wellbeing, comfort and productivity in the workplace. Issues with air quality may cause headaches, fatigue and eye irritation.
CO2 levels above 1,000 create a stuffy atmosphere causing employees to feel lethargic and sleepy and therefore less productive. The cause of high CO2 levels is generally due to poor ventilation and/or circulation within the space.
Humidity also has a huge impact on an individual's productivity. Humidity needs to be within a range of values for the environment to be comfortable. If the levels are too low employees may experience irritation to the skin, eyes, throat and nasal. High humidity levels promote the growth of mould, bacteria and dust mites which can lead to allergies and respiratory inflammation.
Air quality sensors can monitor the air on a daily basis, enabling users to maintain a comfortable working environment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is workplace wellbeing so important?
While it may seem like common sense that better health and wellbeing makes people happier and more focused, in the workplace it's often only facts and figures that count. Fortunately, there have now been many studies that show how workplace wellbeing technologies can benefit employee's health, wellbeing and reduce stress related illnesses. A related study is our noise and wellbeing at work survey that focusses on the negative impact noise can have on an employee's wellbeing.
How does workplace wellbeing impact productivity?
Poor indoor air quality, faulty lighting and bad acoustics all have negative effects on a person's wellbeing and productivity. All have been directly linked to fatigue, stress, migraines and lack of motivation. It should come as no surprise that healthier and happier employees are more productive. Presenteeism, when employees are physically present in the workplace but don't do work due to fatigue or distraction, is one of the most common problems at work today.
How can we improve employee engagement?
Engaged workers stand apart from their not-engaged and actively disengaged counterparts because of the discretionary effort they consistently bring to their roles. These employees willingly go the extra mile, work with passion, and feel a profound connection to their company. The working environment has a huge impact on whether or not employees are engaged. Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between high workplace satisfaction and high employee engagement.
A distinguishing characteristic of engaged employees is that they have a greater degree of control over where and how they work, including access to privacy when they need it. They are empowered, both by organisational decisions and the spaces made available to them within their workplace, to make choices about where and how they work. This means they can manage their need for privacy, concentrate more easily and collaborate with their teams without disruptions.
What are the benefits of Human Centric Lighting?
Human-centric lighting adjusts people's daily rhythms and improves their biological and emotional health, motivation and productivity.
To experience how The Remark Group can make a difference to your business, call 0800 597 5558 to request a free site visit.


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South America's favorite "out and proud" homophobe Jair Bolsonaro - who was once labeled a "very dangerous human" by NYC Mayor and pioneering LGBTQ activist Bill de Blasio - rankled members of Brazil's LGBTQ community on Friday when he warned that Brazilians must now allow their country to become a "gay tourism paradise."
Bolsonaro, who has proudly declared himself a homophobe and has a long history of controversial remarks. to back that up, told a group of reporters during a breakfast meeting in Brasilia that he had no qualms with sex tourism in Brazil, so long as it remained between a man and a woman, as God intended. He added that ending the scourge of 'gay tourism' was vital for preserving his country's family values.
"If you want to come here and have sex with a woman, go for your life," Bolsonaro reportedly told journalists in the capital, Brasília. "But we can't let this place become known as a gay tourism paradise. Brazil can't be a country of the gay world, of gay tourism. We have families," Bolsonaro said, according to local media reports cited by the Guardian.
The president's comments immediately ignited a backlash among the LGBTQ community, as LGBTQ activists slammed him for inciting hatred and violence.
"This is not a head of state – this is a national disgrace," said David Miranda, a left-wing congressman and LGBT activist. Miranda added that the president's comments endangered gay people by "putting a target on their backs", while simultaneously promoting the sexual exploitation of Brazilian women.
Renan Quinalha, a São Paulo-based lawyer and LGBT activist, blamed Bolsonaro for his "disastrous declaration, both from the human rights point of view and with regards to Brazil's international image."
Bolsonaro, a former army captain who won what many viewed as a long-shot campaign for president by running on a conservative pro-business and pro-military platform, once declared "Yes, I'm homophobic – and very proud of it."
During a 2013 interview with the British actor Stephen Fry, Bolsonaro allegedly claimed that "homosexual fundamentalists" have been brainwashing heterosexual children to "become gays and lesbians to satisfy them sexually in the future." He added that Brazilian society "doesn't like homosexuals."


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We are almost there……….each day we are getting closer to the realization of dredging the access channels to our wonderful waterfront community. None of us could have imagined three years ago that channel dredging would be part of the "Bringing the Beach Back to Apollo Beach".
We really need your help now in getting all of us to our goal. We are so close……..but this isn't horseshoes or hand grenades….so we can't just be close, we have to have all of our funding in place.
We have had some expenditures for permitting and for soil analysis of the dredge material. Both are mandatory expenses but they have taken some of our "dredging" funds.
If you can, please contribute to our cause and help bring the beach back to Apollo Beach.
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A group of artists and volunteers are reclaiming the walls in Karachi by painting them with cheerful designs aimed at bringing "some happiness and pride back to an often violent, chaotic and corrupt city," reports AFP.
Karachi, Pakistan's economic capital and biggest metropolis, has been swamped in recent years by a wave of extortion, murder and kidnapping, for religious, criminal, ethnic and political reasons.
Those behind the new project, called "Reimaging the walls of Karachi" hope that by taking art to the streets they can bring a more positive outlook for its 20 million inhabitants.
"We are working together and taking back the city by reclaiming the walls which are filled with hate graffiti," artist Norayya Shaikh Nabi said while drawing an abstract of the city on a wall along a busy road.
Nabi, an art teacher at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, is one of 200 artists, artisans and laborers taking part in the project.
With help from the city authorities to get the permission they need, they aim to repaint walls in 1,600 different places - from warehouses to schools to flyovers and underpasses.
The scheme is being run by 'I Am Karachi', a charity working for the cultural, social and literary uplift of the city.
Beyond Galleries
Munawar Ali Syed, who is leading the team of artists, said it was a pleasure to take their work beyond the elite circles of galleries and graduate shows.
"It's important for society to remain involved with art and music, but unfortunately such things are waning."
"In my 17-year art practice in the galleries, I have enjoyed working here the most as I am directly communicating with my viewers."
Under Syed's watchful eye, a team of artists use stencils to create images of boys flying kites, donkey cart races and other images of rural life.
Elsewhere, flamboyant, brightly colored paintings of peacocks and elephants have not only radically changed the feel of Karachi but have also drawn foreigners, who usually move with caution around what is a volatile city.
Project coordinator Adeela Suleman said she was delighted the work had brought a "less hostile" look.
Schoolchildren have also been made part of the project. "We included younger people so they can carry this work further."
The artists hope the project will subtly change people's behavior after years of violence, softening them a little.
"I believe that this will yield good results in the long term," Syed said.
"When you see positive things around you so your behavior becomes positive and a big change comes along in one's life."


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Sims reduced to earth, sky and sea: 1 (sad)
Knew that this could only mean that Eduserv island was no more. Went inworld today and found that there was nothing but sea and sky and, if went down a bit, featureless underwater land.
Presume that soon Eduserv sim will be only a Location Not Found. Hope that previous post on poor dead Mitsies didn't trigger this end of era experience.
So, Farewell Eduserv Island, you were loved once.
But, evidently, no more.
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Your object 'Duck' has been returned to your inventory Lost and Found folder
Posted by Sheila Yoshikawa at 08:30
Labels: farewell, nostalgia, oceans of time, sea, sky
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- andypowe11 said...
Ah, apologies for lack of notice.
I finally got round to going in-world and deleting stuff. Eduserv Island hasn't been active for a long time and I've been meaning to clear things up for some time.
Sorry if I've destroyed anything in active use? I'm so out of touch, with both tech and people, that I didn't even remember how to notify people :-(
Art Fossett for the chop next!
- 10 February 2014 at 02:49
- Sheila Yoshikawa said...
No worries, I didn't use the office there any more, it was more a sort of nostalgic historical monument.
- 10 February 2014 at 06:51
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In my previous communiqu, I claimed that strategy is a process that combines destination and compass, a tool set that leads to big accomplishments… raising a billion dollars, increasing admissions yield, retiring on a tropical island.
So that answers the 'What is it?' part of strategy. The 'Why' is sort of self evident imho, so let's move right along to 'How' strategy propels you toward the excellence that you envision.
Specifically, how do you apply strategy to the challenges you face? The answer, in it's most succinct incarnation, involves three steps.
1. Envision an ideal outcome,
2. Identify the steps between that place to your current position,
3. Follow those steps from your current position to your ideal outcome.
Simple, right? Okay, you're skeptical. I understand. Let's take an example. In fact, let's take a real example drawn straight from one of our readers.
In response to my first post on strategy, Susan Evans from the College of William & Mary, commented that while crafting a talk on her school's web redesign, the notion of destination and compass provided a structure that helped focus her creative energies on her end goal. So let's think about what Susan's approach, and fit that into the three steps above.
1. Envision an ideal outcome:
Create an outstanding website for William and Mary.
2. Identify the steps between that place to your current position:
Focus on a set of activities that will lead to an award-winning site, starting with a great vision statement to the key decision makers, ending with a great website.
3. Follow those steps from your current position to your ideal outcome:
Create that vision statement, present that to the (suitably impressed) decision makers, build the requisite buy-in and move on to the next step.
Little more clear, and credible? If not, bear with me, more great examples to come. But first, I'd like to take a little detour.
In the example from Susan above, we see not only strategy and focus, but also a great example of how micro effort is intimately connected to macro outcome. What does this mean, and why is it important? It means that the effort you spend today, however trivial, is helping to determine your eventual outcome. More concretely, Susan's presentation builds internal awareness of the rewards one reaps from outstanding online communications. That leads to community support for a terrific web presence. Greater community awareness of W&M's strengths and needs, leads to a stronger position in the public sphere, and this then opens up opportunities for W&M to talk about their big goals (think, successful fundraising campaigns, increasing admissions yield, and a host of other items). The point of bringing up the micro and the macro is the following: Small, focused efforts are the bricks that lead to grand structures.
Speaking of grand structures, let's take a look at grand strategy MIT style. Soon, MIT will launch the public phase of their Campaign for Students. While this campaign is seeking to raise money for students in order to fund better facilities and create more scholarships, it also part of a much larger goal. Consistently attracting great students means consistently placing some of the greatest minds in the same great school, to work on things like solutions to the world's energy needs and cures for cancer. So again, one goal is a stepping stone to the achievement of the next. In MIT's case, great students lead to great research, and ultimately solutions for the world's greatest challenges. Can they do it? Well, MIT's stock in trade is inventing technologies that change the world, so I'm not betting against them. And interestingly neither are the world's biggest philanthropists. Meaning, MIT may be launching a Campaign for Students on the near horizon, but you can expect to see a multi-billion dollar campaign not to far behind that one. Those funds will then be used to keep education affordable (thereby attracting talent regardless of income), fund world-class cancer research centers, and much more.
With both Susan and MIT, you see some really terrific examples of applied strategy, each of which drive home the point the following point: Focused efforts help build bigger outcomes, and as those outcomes gain their own momentum, they provide a tail-wind that propels you toward some truly outstanding destinations.
So what are the two big take-aways?
First: Outcome, plan, and implementation are intimately related to success. Remove one, and the rest are useless.
Second: Focus is power (and it's ugly corollary, distraction is deadly). Focus on the seemingly small steps, and the larger outcome constructs itself.
So we've touched on the question of how to raise a billion dollars. In doing so, I'd argue that we've also touched on methodologies for doing things like raising admissions yield. But, I still owe you the one about the retiring on a tropical island. Here's that story.
A friend of mine is an ER nurse. When she can, she escapes to the beaches of the Caribbean for some R&R. While spending time in the islands, she began exploring the hospital systems. In doing so, she found that there was often need for supplies that are routinely discarded by the major US hospitals. After a little trial and error, she developed a process that allowed US hospitals to donate materials to hospitals in the Caribbean. Along the way, she persuaded the airlines to donate the cargo fees associated with transport, and finally, when some of the wealthier patrons of the hospitals got wind of her efforts, they offered her accommodations in their vacation homes, which were often empty. It's doubtful that my friend will every be a wealthily woman herself. But she lives a wonderful life, does a world of good, and is tracking to retire on a tropical island due to the kindness of individuals who will support her efforts for a long time to come.
Smarter you work, the luckier you get.
So that wraps up this portion of the applied strategy conversation. Next I'd like to drill down into some specifics, and look at some of the tricks of the trade, integrated efforts, for example, meaning how to amplify the effectiveness of your initiatives by setting things up in a manner that speeds you along your way.
Look forward to hearing your input.
Voltaire Santos Miran Chief Executive Officer, Head of Client Experience I've developed and implemented communication strategies in education for more than 20 years now. I think my team at mStoner is the smartest, funniest, and coolest group of colleagues ever, and I can't imagine being anywhere else. Except Barcelona. Or Paris. Or Istanbul. To quote Isak Dinesen, "the cure for everything is salt ... tears, sweat, and the sea."


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and you are feeling grin and glum,
Make a rainbow for yourself,
Don't wait for one to come,
Don't sit watching at the window for the clouds to part
There'll soon be a rainbow if you start one in your heart"
We are really proud and exuberant to acclaim that we are ready with all new hopes and hues to start with the new session. As the Principal of U.P.S, my primary focus is student learning. They must know how to think, to solve problems, to innovate and to collaborate. There is no single pathway to success but whatever paths our students choose must be steeped with effort, dedication, relevance and relationships. In all their courses, they must be challenged beyond their comfort zones and encouraged to think critically and creatively. At the same time, we must teach our students to act compassionately thereby, accepting responsibility and choosing to do right thing without being scared of failures and we are highly delighted to illustrate this fact that each and every teacher of U.P.S acts as a motivator and imparts knowledge not merely as information but insists on giving value-based education which is the need of hour today, so that the students may grow as the great builder of the world where, "knowledge is free and the head is held high" ; Where "the world has not broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls" and " the clear stream of reasoning has not lost its way". Dear loving students, remember, "Never give in to your circumstances rather fight it out like a real hero because with God on our side, we can win any battle".
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They call it the master gland, and the pituitary certainly is busy — it regulates growth, blood pressure, sex drive, metabolism and much, much more! Our version looks kinda like a bulb of green garlic, but you know better. This cute little 1.25 inch or 3.2cm pin comes packed on a card.
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Exciting news, blog readers! This week is National Library Week, which means we should all get out of the house and appreciate our local libraries. As a part of this special week, libraries all across the nation will be holding special events to celebrate the public institution that is dedicated to the joy of reading. In these tough economic times, libraries need any help they can get. So be sure to head out and support your local library.
With the advent of more and more bargain bookstores, I know that I have been neglecting my library these days. But I have fond memories of walking to my library when I was younger and taking out stacks and stacks of books each week. The summer was the best, of course, because of the summer reading programs that charted your reading progress and offered prizes when you hit milestones throughout the summer. For me, the summer was always the best time for reading because school was out and there was nothing but time to sit and read and while away the hours in a fictional world. In fact, I'd probably say that the library was my favorite summer hangout as a kid.
Even if you're not going to borrow a book, the library can be a fantastic place to hang out. It's quiet, it's comfortable, and it's filled with people who love the same thing you love: books! Sometimes it's nice just to sit and read in an environment that's all about reading. It's like being surrounded by the bookshelves in your room, but on a much bigger scale!
What are your library memories? Are you planning on checking out your local library for National Library Week? Share your library thoughts in the comments!
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US helps VN improve HIV/AIDS response
More than 280,000 people have received free HIV tests and 15,000 patients were newly enrolled for anti-retroviral treatment over the last five years.
More than 280,000 people have received free HIV tests and 15,000 patients were newly enrolled for anti-retroviral treatment over the last five years (Photo: daidoanket.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 280,000 people have received free HIV tests and 15,000 patients were newly enrolled for anti-retroviral treatment over the last five years.
A conference held on December 14 in Hanoi to wrap up a national project on sustainable management of HIV/AIDS response also heard that nearly 19,000 people injecting drugs have been given methadone treatment this year.
This accounted for 20 percent of total methadone treatment patients in the country.
The 45 million USD, five-year (2011-2016) project on Sustainable Management of HIV/AIDS Response and Transition to Technical Assistance (SMART TA) was funded by the US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief.
In its final year alone, the project provided treatment to more than 23,000 people living with HIV, the conference heard.
The project was implemented by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in 11 provinces.
USAID Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene said that Vietnam has achieved great results in HIV response in recent years.
The response increasingly relies on local resources such as health insurance; and national and provincial funding have become key support sources, he noted.
The project has also helped integrate HIV services into the curative health system where facilities can be reimbursed through social health insurance, he said.
HIV patients in the northern province of Dien Bien and the central province of Nghe An were the first to receive social health insurance reimbursement for HIV services.
Nguyen To Nhu, deputy chief of the project, said that one of the achievements of the project was its work in mountainous areas, where many people cannot access health services because of the long distance between their houses and local health clinics.
The project provided mobile laboratories to provide HIV tests for people in mountainous areas, and results were provided in 24 hours instead of the usual week.
She cited Que Phong and Quy Chau districts in Nghe An as examples. After establishing mobile and satellite laboratories in these localities, as many as 500 at-risk people in Que Phong district and more 300 in Quy Chau district have been tested.
Phan Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of Vietnam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control, said that after five years of implementing the project, the number of newly-infected people in HCM City has reportedly not decreased.
In the 2011-2015 period, HIV infections through sexual transmission accounted for 57.5 percent and blood transmission was 41.3 percent.
She said it is necessary to strengthen preventive work, and ensure that at least 90 percent of patients knew their status, 90 percent of those who knew their status were on treatment and 90 percent of those on treatment were virally suppressed. These targets would help country could stamp out the HIV epidemic by 2030, she said.
As international donors have begun phasing out assistance, health insurance for people living with HIV/AIDS has become crucial for prevention, testing and providing anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, health officials said.
The AIDS response overall is funded mainly by international donors who provide 70 to 80 per cent of all funds.
Some aspects of the response, particularly ARV treatment, are fully funded by donors.
Coverage of HIV treatment by the national health insurance scheme is crucial to increasing domestic funding of the AIDS response, as external funding will come to an end next year, they added.
Only 40 percent of people living with HIV have health insurance, according to a report released by the Ministry of Health.
Most people living with HIV are poor, many of whom are without a permanent residence or a stable job with health insurance, said Nguyen Huu Hung, deputy director of the HCM City's Department of Health.
As ARV treatment has been made available free of charge due to international donor support, people living with HIV have found it unnecessary to purchase health insurance.
HIV-related stigma and discrimination remain significant barriers to providing health insurance coverage to infected people.
Many people living with HIV are afraid of their condition being made known to the public and refuse to join a health insurance scheme, Hung said.
Nearly 50 percent of people living with HIV in HCM City are covered by health insurance, but very few use the insurance cards for health exams because of anxiety about discrimination.
The number of people living with HIV in the city is estimated at 41,000, with nearly 28,000 people under ARV treatment, he said.
It is estimated that ARV treatment costs 12,000-24,000 VND for ARV treatment per person per day.
The financial burden of treatment costs could hinder access to ARV treatment for poor, uninsured people living with HIV, he added.
According to the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Department, ARV treatment costs around 420 billion VND (18.58 million USD) per year.
The Prime Minister has ordered local authorities to create the most favourable conditions for all people with HIV/AIDS to join the national health insurance scheme.
Local health sectors have been asked to sign contracts with health insurance agencies to ensure benefits for insured people with HIV/AIDS.
Insured people living with HIV/AIDS will enjoy full payment for ARV treatment from health insurance agencies and the local State budget.
The number of people living with HIV is estimated at 230,000 in Vietnam. A total of 8,059 people were diagnosed with HIV infection nationwide in the first 10 months of the year.-VNA


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Earlier last week, the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia, the easternmost major Atlantic Hurricane on record, collided with Ireland and Britain. Ireland bore the brunt of the storm and its coast was battered by strong winds and waves. By the end of the storm, over 360,000 Irish citizens lost power and the Irish central government declared a state of national emergency. Three people were killed in storm-related incidents.
The storm's powerful winds caused railroad service delays throughout the country because downed trees made crucial railroad corridors impassable. Hundreds of inbound and outbound Irish flights were also cancelled due to hazardous weather conditions.
The storm pulled in dust from as far as the African Sahara Desert, as well as charred debris from wildfires in Portugal and Spain. In parts of the United Kingdom, the storm's debris caused skies to appear orange and caused the Sun to appear red, leaving many United Kingdom citizens stunned.
Normally, the North Atlantic would not be an ideal area for a hurricane to form. Hurricanes require a surface water temperature of around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and, generally, the region's water is much colder; however, strong southerly winds ahead of the storm brought temperatures up to 77 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing the hurricane to sustain itself. The storm's record setting easterly location raised international concerns about climate change, since many scientists around the world were puzzled about the cause of such a storm in such a place.
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I finished the first mitt Saturday, after subjecting poor DD to repeated rounds of trying the thing on. It turns out that her hand is a mere 1/2 inch shorter than my Pal's! Thus, I made the mitt a wee bit to big for her... and hope it will fit it's intended
victim wearer.
I tried to take a picture. It came out badly... very badly...
So, you had to wait. You also had to wait because I was conducting an experiment with my wrists. This weekend, I shunned my keyboard. That meant no blogging to speak of, and very little email. I did, however, knit like a crazy person. I not only finished both mitts, but I knit up a headband as well -- double thickness no less. My wrist was still a tad sore, and did not appreciate being asked to hold the frying pan, for eggs on Sunday morning, but over all, it hurt quite a bit less this morning than it had after a week of typing.
Here are the results:
One pair Olympic Flame Mittens
Note the finished fingertips.... I've now learned that the intended
victim recipient's hands are longer than first advertised. I may be ripping out those tips and trying again.
Also finished, and headed for the frog pond: one ear warmer that despite taking a real gauge from the mittens wound up about three inches too big... I almost refused to photograph that which is about to be ripped out, but yielded because I do like it, even if it is too big. I'll be making another one ... just smaller
I also determined the pattern for the scarf I must knit from that yummy Louisa Harding Kashmir Aran yarn I bought so long ago. I tried to photograph it, but half of the point is the colors... and it's very clear that indoor photography and my camera are not on speaking terms. There will be much more of it to look at when I get time for daylight photography tomorrow.
Today, I saw the orthopod. He liked the experiment, and concluded with me that it's the keyboarding more than the knitting that is causing my problem (hmm... any chance this could be work related?). I should have an appointment with a physical therapist soon...
A final note -- The silver medalist pairs skaters are the most heroic people I've seen in ages. I cried through most of the rest of their performance. That fall would have had me laid up for days. ... I can't imaging walking off the ice after that hit, and she skated an incredible program about two minutes later. I guess it happened too recently to have a good link... this is the best I could find right now.
After that recovery, frogging a mere headband is nothing.


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The Hewlett-Packard Netstations can replace older "dumb terminal" devices, offering better performance and better graphics capability. The expected "street" price of the Entria II and Envinex II Netstations start as low as $700 without a display, according to HP. Dumb terminals are stripped-down computers often used by workers who perform repetitive tasks such as order-entry.
The Netstations can run Unix, Windows NT, and older mainframe-based "legacy" software, the company said.
HP Netstations also will support Internet-intranet-based collaboration and communication through "Navio Navigator for netstations," based on Netscape Navigator 3.0, providing Web access with full Java support.
Currently, HP Netstations support server-based Internet browsers and Java Virtual Machine (VM). By fall 1997, the next release of HP Netstation software is slated to support Navio Navigator for Netstations and local Java VM. The local Java VM technology will allow users to download and execute Java-based applications and applets.
HP says its network computers will cost less to maintain since they are designed to access server-computer-based applications and allow for "thinner" clients and centralized administration. "Alternatively, Sun Microsystems JavaStation relies exclusively on local Java processing, which requires greater local resources and thereby undermines the benefits of thin clients," according to HP.
NCs, such as Sun's JavaStation, are loosely defined as computers that are connected to and rely on a server computer to store and distribute software applications. NCs may also rely on the server to run applications.
"Organizations are looking to upgrade their existing text terminals to graphics desktops that will provide [better ] performance while maintaining the same control and simplified administration they enjoyed with text terminals," HP said.
Users of HP's "X terminal" systems are also demanding greater Internet and Java capability to leverage Internet-intranet resources, the company said. X terminals are similar to NCs in many respects and are considered one of the forerunners to network computers.
NT support is provided via Insignia's Ntrigue software. Ntrigue is a Windows NT application server solution.
The HP Entria II runs at 120 MHz, while the HP Envizex II runs at 133 MHz. HP Netstation software includes a suite of local clients, such as window managers, terminal emulators, and utility applications. Other features include HP Netstation software CDE 2.0, which provides local access to the Common Desktop Environment standard window manager. All the host-based functionality of CDE is preserved, while host memory and host computing power is offloaded.


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Review- Halo Top Chocolate Ice Cream vs Haagen Dazs vs LaLoo'sJuly 20, 2016
It's summer and it's hot. Everyday in Hotlanta it's been 90 degrees and over. One of the best things to enjoy on a hot summer day is ice cream. And I LOOOOOOVE ice cream. I think Jeni's ice cream in Atlanta is one of the best. My favorite brands to buy at the supermarket are Haagen Dazs and Talenti.
If you are trying to stay fit like I am, ice cream isn't something you should have every day. My favorite flavor is always going to be chocolate. I'm a sucker for chocolate anything. Haagen Dazs is one of my favorites for chocolate ice cream. But if you look at the nutritional facts, it's not pretty.
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Just a little correction,) goat milk is a great alternative for people with milk protein allergy (this protein is usually the one in cow milk).. Lactose is a sugar/carbohydrate present in every milk (even human,) But you can get rid of big amounts of lactose by fermenting - thats why lactose intolerant people can tolerate small amounts of yogurts,)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes you're correct. It does still contain lactose but it's a lot less than cow's milk.Delete
Thanks for the interesting review 😊 I eat icecream maybe 3 times a year but I'll share this with hubby...he loves Ben&Jerry's icecream but runs ultra (100+km)trails so would like a healthier option 👌ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow only 3 times a year?! That's as impressive as your hubby running 100+km trails! If he tries Halo Top or Laloo's let me know what he thinks.Delete
Thanks for the reviews! You made me laugh with your comment "if you're willing to sacrifice taste and you're just desperate for some ice cream ..." I can get "desperate". I unfortunately, eat ice cream almost every day with the heat waves we've been getting.ReplyDeleteReplies
Tell me about it. I've been having ice cream every night for dessert. But my husband is about to ban ice cream for another month. =(Delete


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7 Ways to Spider-Proof Your House and Garden
Every year we hear news of a serious increase in numbers of spiders. (Fun fact: Bees are more deadly than a lot spiders.) Most spiders we find in our homes are harmless and are actually great for keeping your home free from other insects. Regardless, no one likes a spider hanging around the house — pun intended. Here are eight easy things you can do to help keep your house and garden spider-free.
1. Remove webs.
Regularly checking for and removing spider webs from about your house and garden prevents spiders from lurking about and reproducing.
2. Burn candles.
Spiders don't like the smell of strong odors such as cinnamon, eucalyptus oil, and citrus. Use cinnamon candles and spray eucalyptus and lemon or orange oil in areas where you often see webs.
3. Fill in gaps.
Spider-proof your house by filling in the gaps between walls and under doors where possible to prevent spiders from moving in.
4. Limit lighting.
Insects are attracted to the lights in your home, and spiders eat insects. Turn off lights in unused rooms to create a less-than-ideal environment for spiders.
5. Employ your cats and dogs.
Many dogs and cats will chase anything that moves; these energetic types can be good spider deterrents.
6. Apply insecticide.
To prevent spiders from entering your house, apply an insecticide to the perimeters of your home. You can get these at a number of home and garden depots, or, alternatively, you call in pest control who will do this for you.
7. Maintain a clean house.
Spiders love hiding in little nooks and crannies of clutter. Vacuum regularly to prevent spiders from moving in. Also keep piles of wood and other debris in your garden to a minimum and store these as far as possible from your house.
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David Shephard, 1963-2005: Ex-soldier returns to Iraq as civilian, dies in bombing
David Shephard had already been to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army Special Forces, but he returned to the Middle East earlier this year as a civilian to work in private security.
The 41-year-old Seattle resident thought highly of the Iraqi people, his father said, and wanted to help them.
"I think he felt that there was still unfinished business there," said his father, David A.C. Shephard.
He had been working in Iraq for the private security firm Blackwater USA about three months when a suicide bomber attacked the convoy in which he was riding, his family said. He died in the Sept. 19 attack.
His funeral will be held today in Lake Forest Park.
Shephard -- who lived in Seattle with his wife, Cindy -- traveled the world as a youth, the son of an Army lieutenant colonel. As a teenager, his family moved to Olympia, and he attended Timberline High School. After two years at Evergreen State College, he took time off to travel and later joined the military in 1986.
He served as a chief warrant officer-2 with the Washington National Guard and was part of the19th Special Forces Group.
When overseas, Shephard, who enjoyed playing chess, would challenge military personnel from the host country to a match, his father said.
"That was a way he would break down some of the barriers between nations," he said.
Shephard was a renaissance man, his family said. His interests included reading, scuba diving and building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
He returned to college and earned his bachelor's degree from Evergreen in 1996. He also ran his own construction company for a few years.
His father and brothers described him as fun-loving, witty and devoted to his family.
"He loved life and he loved to explore -- explore life," said his brother Deane.
He was also proud of being a parachutist, his father said.
When he returned from his tour in Iraq with the Special Forces, he exchanged Combat Infantryman Badges with his father, a Vietnam veteran.
Shephard's badge hangs on a wall in his father's Mason County home.
He is also survived by his mother, Karen; another brother, Daniel; and sisters Michelle and Gabrielle Trautmann.
A funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Acacia Funeral Home, 14951 Bothell Way N.E. in Lake Forest Park. Donations can be made to Habitat for Humanity in lieu of flowers.


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One awesome perk of warmer weather is that you can exercise outside.
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