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The tenth episode of the Threshold Bookcast focuses on Jake Harvey, the popular leader of the New Light Party.
At the start of the chapter, the rookie politician is enjoying a stargazing break on the observation deck of the space station his team and him are visiting.…
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Richard Ramsay, the Federal Chancellor of Ovel, is once again the central character of the weekly instalment of The Threshold Series.
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This week's episode of the Threshold Bookcast revolves around members of a religious community living in a high-perched monastery located in the highest mountain range on Ovel.
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The seventh chapter of The Threshold Series focuses on the Parker-Evanses, a young Neo Apollonian couple, on a weekend visit to Triton Aeolus from their hometown of Neo Delphi.
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This is an open letter to all world leaders being placed on my website and will be sent to many world leaders, media, religious leaders and peace organizations.
TO Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General (Phone # (212) 963-5012, Fax # (212) 963-4879) To President Obama
To All World Leaders, all media and All Humanity
I request the USA President, Secretary…Continue
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I am applying to speak at TED 2013 about my efforts to build upon Jeremy Gilley's International Peace One Day UN Resolution (A Res 55/282). I have actually proposed to the United Nations that an International Peace EVERY Day Treaty For Global Truce and Global Cease Fire be submitted to all nations for them to review and sign. I call for all 192 world leaders to come together in the United Nations on 9/21/12 to sign the treaty. They are invited to raise their right hand and in unison…Continue
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I am listening through the Giant Bomb game of the year awards at the moment. It's pretty much my favorite time of the year, and I'm noticing that there were more lows than highs in 2014. I definitely felt it in my own experience with games. I want to do a top 10 list, but there weren't a ton of standouts, however I do want to talk about a few.
The first comeback game that soaked up most of my time this year. Spelunky is probably the purest game experience you can get. Anyone can play Spelunky and it's just you vs. the game; its risk and reward. I wouldn't even call it a roguelike, because the tools at your disposal are pretty limited, and all in all not needed to be successful.
I did not get it at first, as most people probably didn't either. It's a well-constructed onion, that each run, each death, peels back another layer until you get to the warm center; only then do you realize that the center is really another onion waiting to be explored.
It's a punishing experience, but each punishment is really just a lesson in disguise. The reason I dropped so many hours into this game is because I'm either just bad at video games, or there are just so many ways to die, I mean learn. The fact that you and you alone are responsible for your success or failure is freeing to me in the new age of in game upgrades, pay/play, and iterative game progression.
Diablo 3:
Speaking of iterative game progression, this was another blindside that hit me this year in a big way. Diablo 3 was a big disappointment when it came out initially. The auction house may have been a good idea on paper, but it tainted the game experience and put a big glass window between you and the game experience. You could see the good loot, but it would always be out of your reach.
Reaper of Souls took everything great about the formula and dumped the rest. The loot mechanics got very interesting with different combinations of items, and some frankly overpowered weapons kept you thinking "Maybe just one more rift." The reward progression may be formulaic, but Blizzard nailed it so that you could always experiment with different sets and skills to yield more loot, and faster runs.
I've come to think that players optimize all the fun out of the games they play, but Diablo kept me guessing what gear or skills became more effective, and I was having fun the whole time.
FTL: iPad:
I'm sensing a theme here. FTL is incredible. I started playing it back in 2012 when it came out for the PC. FTL is the first game I have ever played that was so good, the only way to stop playing it was to uninstall it.
Then they released a free expansion. I resisted.
Then they released it on iPad. I caved.
The cycle began anew and I was up till 3 am playing it the first day I got it.
The iPad version is definitely the best way to play it. I worked a lot of night shifts this summer and it was the perfect time to try to unlock every ship in the game. In doing so, you realize how deep the game is and how many different ways exist to play it. The only real complaint is, that the end boss is static and learning how to defeat him can be frustrating in that while there are many ways to play the game itself, there is only really one good way to defeating the huge wall of end boss that you run into. Still though, it's rewarding every time you shoot down another ship be it big or small.
Oh, and the music is a treat.
Dark Souls/Dark Souls2:
I came into the Dark Souls game a little late (sensing a theme here) and it was a game I was scared to play. I think it sat in my steam library for a few months before I booted it up. I was right to be afraid.
Dark Souls is unforgiving, and refreshing. There are very real consequences in the game and failure is punished severely. Things that are intuitive and seemingly straightforward are not explained in the slightest; it took me a bit to realize that more armor is not always the right choice. It's your job to learn how the world works, while the world is trying to murder you at the same time. It literally is a world that is seamless and exploring is the best part.
Bosses are rough. You need to be on top of your game to beat them, and even then you will probably fail a lot before you get it right. There is a reason that people brag about getting through the game naked, or as quickly as possible. There is a reason that games like Dark Souls and Spelunky exist that don't hold your hand in the slightest, to make you a better video game player. Dark Souls holds the trophy for being the first game to intice me into throwing a controller in frustration, and breaking my headset (now bandaged up with electrical tape).
Dark Souls is a crucible that dedicated video game players should experience. The second one was not as impactful or good as the first, but is still a good game. It just suffers from sequel syndrome.
Shovel Knight:
I'm basically a Mega Man 2 fanboy, so I was required to buy and play this game. It's fantastic.
Unlike a lot of other retro throwback games, Shovel Knight knew what to keep retro and what to adopt from modern games (though very little). Like all retro games, it's all about pattern recognition. When to dodge and when to strike. I feel like the developers just decided to make Dark Souls into an 8 bit game. Even the currency in the game has the same use it or lose it feel as the souls games. Where a lot of retro games feel kinda samey and interchangeable, Shovel Knight has a lot of personality and style and takes itself just seriously enough.
The soundtrack makes me feel warm fuzzies all over. It does a great job at not being too chip tuney, while emulating instruments with growls and bleeps.
Destiny should have been game of the year this year.
Bungie did so many things right with this game and so many things wrong at the same time, and it barely averages out in the positive direction. The mere presence of this game affected the whole industry, and anyone who knows Bungie's track record knew where to place their expectations.
Personal note: Bungie holds a special place in my heart. I have been playing their games from when they came on 3.5" diskettes. Pathways Into Darkness blew my mind at a time when Doom was the standard run and gun. Marathon was immersive and incredibly smart, and some of the best times of my youth were had blowing my family to bits with weapons from the future.
Halo was okay. Multiplayer matches with strangers are not my thing.
Destiny was Bungies foray back into immersive world experiences, and I knew what they were capable of. I was cautiously optimistic. The game sat on my PS3 for a couple days before I had the courage to boot it up. The campaign was adequate, but ultimately not enough. I played most missions on heroic before I just couldn't keep up with the level difference between me and the enemies.
It was not an immersive experience and I guess that's the biggest letdown. There is a dissonance that exists in Destiny (and a lot games) where you are a special snowflake, but so is everyone else. It's hard to deliver an immersive experience, when there are strangers in your game. Right now video games are in
mode, and for me a world
with all highs, and fidelity is crucial to pull me in. I would have felt a lot
happier if you could opt in the leveling up process as a single player
experience, and once you completed it, the end game opened up.
Destiny does not do character progression well, and I realize how weak of an argument that sounds like to hold against the game. Your power level in the game comes down to pure, unforgiving math. If you are fighting a monster one level above you, you are at a severe disadvantage. In order to get more powerful, you need to grind. A lot. Sometimes grinding isn't enough and you hope RNG is kind.
Where the loot game in Diablo felt right (slow and steady, very granular upgrades), Destiny gets it wrong packing so much weight behind your light score, almost to a quantum level. Where Diablo had essentially the same grind, it felt much more varied based on what kinds of elites you were up against, and a new set of randomly generated levels and enemies. Every single time you run each mission or strike in Destiny it is pretty much a carbon copy of the last time you ran it, and it gets old after the 2nd or 3rd time. Once you level up, congrats! Here is a new set of the exact same scenarios to run, but now your numbers match theirs!
The raid was good, but was misplaced. It could have been introduced at a much lower light requirement. I didn't think the raid was heads and shoulders above the rest of the content of the game, and it certainly didn't justify sinking as much time as Bungie expected you to in order to prepare for it. The weekly nightfall strikes are my favorite part of the game, as at least there is some variation in terms of which weapons are most effective that week.
Recently my biggest complaint in the game is that getting new loot is not fun. Once you level up your gear to maximum, any new piece of loot is just a distraction. Leveling up a new gun or armor is easily a 6 hour investment, and frankly that is way too much for Bungie to ask of its players. I got a new gun from a nightfall strike and let out an audible sigh, because fuck if I don't care at all about doing identical content again and again to make a bar go up.
I played a lot of Destiny (and I still might), but unless one of my friends wants an extra gun for a raid or nightfall, I can't be bothered to turn it on. Any more progression in this game feels like a step backwards.
Still playing/looking forward to:
Crypt of the Necrodancer – My first dipping of my toe into early access games, but so far this gem is great. I'm a sucker for sountracks. This game is evolving splendidly.
Shadow of Mordor – Okay people, I hear this game is good.
Bayonetta 2 - I didn't play the first one cause the main character seemed to be aimed at depressed otaku, but I hear the second is really good, and the scale and spectacle are great. I need this to be a super dumb fun game.
Tomb Raider – Heard good things about this one.
Lots of Indie Games – My cup hath overflow because of Steam
A Unicorn – I am sure there will be some game/genre that I detest fall into my lap and be the best thing I ever had.
Not going to play:
Dragon Age Inquisition – Doesn't grab me. Skyrim was great, and so was Mass Effect. This sounds like a mashup I want to avoid.
Destiny – Maybe it will get the Diablo treatment eventually. Until then.
World of Warcraft – It's just too much. Everything in that game is a known quantity, and the barrel was scraped a couple expansions ago. Now it's just a vanity vehicle.
AAA games in general – I feel like EA/Ubisoft/Square/etc have gotten away with too much in 2014 and have been letting shit slide for a while. Time to take a break.
*edit* Wildstar - This game suffered from having an open beta. I might have actually gotten to level cap if I hadn't burned out on the leveling before the game even released. Award for making me nauseous even thinking about doing a quest.
*edit* Wildstar - This game suffered from having an open beta. I might have actually gotten to level cap if I hadn't burned out on the leveling before the game even released. Award for making me nauseous even thinking about doing a quest.

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Shawna Wallace of ASF's Research Department prepares to net small fish temporarily stunned by the electrofishing equipment, in the Digdeguash River.
This summer ASF's Research Department has kept up a blog of its activities, at least when the researchers can take a little time to download some photos, and work in the office. The field season has been long and intense, and lately more than a little wet.
There was a rush to complete as much electrofishing as possible. A backpacked generator provides a stunning charge, allowing the fish in the stream to be captured, measured and then released again.
It takes concentration and ASF field staff are well trained in the use of the equipment to maximize safety. Everyone keeps exposed hands well clear of the water when the zapping charge is applied, then in a highly coordinated way collect the small fish.
The rush is now on to head north to retrieve receivers in the Baie des Chaleurs, and download the data. Also, check out this week's Research Blog Update – a satellite tag attached to a kelt this spring popped off and began transmitting in the far north.
Also this week, Jonathan Carr is taking part in a major conference in West Virginia on land-based closed containment aquaculture that has drawn attention of members of the industry and scientists from 14 countries. Busy times.
Gaetan Joli released a 39-pound salmon in the Forks Pool of the Grand Cascapedia recently. A wonderful fish, and everyone would like to see more of the same.
Nova Scotia
By all accounts the Northumberland Strait season for Atlantic salmon opened well, with plenty of water, and according to Danny Ripley the salmon had already started arriving in August in the River Philip. Naturally there is optimism for the conditions, and predictions for something of a rebound in numbers this year.
Margaree – The Margaree had been slow, but a major set of rainstorms has almost certain improved conditions, making a great start for the autumn.
LaHave – Numbers to Aug. 31 are 104 large salmon vs. 27 in 2012, and 74 grilse vs. 18 in 2012. Something good is happening there.
Sackville River – Returns have been far from good on the Sackville. 3 salmon to Aug. 31, the same as last year and far below the 24 in 2010. For grilse, the number is down to 5, below last year's 8 and way down from 2010's 50.
New Brunswick
Southwest Miramichi – It was a great end of August, with fine water levels and fish in considerable numbers, even if they were slow to take a fly. But now the clouds have opened up again, and with the high water, this is going to be a difficult week.
To Sept. 1, the Dungarvon Barrier has counted 225 large salmon this year against 107 in 2012, a nice improvement, and actually ahead of either the 2010 (158) or 2011 (218) counts. Nice to see.
For grilse, the 192 this year vs. 134 in 2012 is certainly an improvement, but looks anemic compared with the 434 in 2010 and 514 in 2011. Something is still happening at sea.
The Southwest Juniper Barrier numbers are interesting, with 273 large salmon this year vs. 217 in 2012. There were 231 grilse in 2013, vs. 99 in 2012, so that is something of an improvement.
Northwest Miramichi – To Sept. 1 the 200 large salmon is a major step up from the 127 in 2012, although a little behind 2010 (253) and 2011 (209).
For grilse the 156 is very slightly ahead of last year's 149, but a mere shadow of the good years 2010 (647) and 2011 (633).
Northwest Miramichi like so many other locations, has a nice high water start for Sept. – good for salmon, not so good for anglers.
Saint John – The depressed numbers continue with 111 large salmon this year to Aug. 31, compared with 96 last year. For grilse there is a bit of daylight, with 273 in 2013 vs. 83 last year. Still, these returns are so weak when compared with 2010 (2,224) and 2011 (909).
Nashwaak – The Aug. 31 returns have 33 large salmon vs. 34 last year, and grilse 54 vs. 15 last year. As with many of these barriers, the numbers may be in error due to flood periods etc., but the comparisons with 2010 are not attractive, when 226 large salmon and 391 grilse returned.
Magaguadavic – This outer Bay of Fundy river has had 3 large salmon and 3 grilse to the end of August – plus four aquaculture escapees. Still an improvement over the single large salmon and lack of grilse in 2012.
Restigouche – The Upsaquitch Barrier is reporting 312 large salmon vs. 245 in 2012, and 279 grilse vs. 210 in 2012. Like most areas, the entire Restigouche system has seen a major rise in water levels with the rain earlier this week.
Jacquet River – The barrier is reporting 111 large salmon vs. 49 in 2012, a nice number to have, but only 114 grilse, vs. 129 last year and 504 in 2011.
Nepisiguit – There were 96 large salmon vs. 64 last week, but as reported last week, there was a considerable period when the fence was not counting. For grilse, there have been 69 to Aug. 31, vs. 129 in 2012, and 504 in 2011.
The temperatures have been cooling and the water rising. However, the season is almost over. It ends Sept. 7 everywhere on the island, except for the Gander, Exploits and Humber, where the fall season continues to Oct. 7.
Humber – Reports indicate things are cooling off in temprature, but with fish not very aggressive.
Gander – There are definitely still fish in the Gander! One angler reported hooking four fish on Sunday and two on Monday, then watched the water rise into the woods.
In Labrador, the season ends Sept. 15.
Recent precipitation in salmon country will continue the overall good angling conditions that have prevailed most of this season.
Swim away home. A Gaspé salmon on the final segment of its long migration towards the spawning beds.
Madeleine River
As of August 29, the Madeleine River Zec reported that 1,258 fish (1,012 large salmon and 246 grilse) had passed through the counting facility to date this season.
Although the numbers indicate a near doubling of the numbers when compared to 2012, the sobering statistic is the 30% drop in the number of grilse which has been seen in many other rivers this season.
Rimouski River
As of August 31, 514 fish had been counted (320 salmon and 194 grilse) compared to 385 (179 salmon and 206 grilse) by the same date in 2012.
Captures to August 31 include 87 released salmon and 49 retained grilse for a total of 136. The Rimouski grilse number decline again reflects a generalized trend on most rivers. Fortunately the increase in large salmon is also a general trend.
Matane River
To August 31, 1,585 large salmon and 583 grilse had been counted, totalling 2,167 fish. To the same date in 2012 for the season, 2,026 (999 salmon and 1,027) grilse had migrated through the counting facility.
Reported captures to August 31 total 626 fish (384 salmon and 242 grilse). At the same date in 2012, 742 fish had been reported landed (318 salmon and 424 grilse).
Matapedia River
To August 31, for the 2013 season 1,216 fish have been reported landed which includes 142 released.
To August 31 2012, 763 fish including 55 releases
To August 31 2011 1,989 fish including 279 releases
To August 31 2010 1,236 fish including 157 releases
To August 31 2009 1,112 fish including 111 releases
To August 31 2008 1,409 fish which included 213 releases
To August 31 2007 993 fish including 106 releases
To August 31 2006 1,330 fish including 161 releases
The breakdown of large salmon-grilse numbers is not available until the official 2013 report is released in early 2014.
The in-river count was done on August 20 which determined that harvesting could continue until September 14. The last two weeks of the season are mandatory live release of salmon.
Stay tuned for a detailed accounting of season ending reported numbers to September 30 with comparative figures.
Mitis River
To date at August 31, 651 salmon and 353 grilse have been counted for a total of 1,004. In 2012 at the same date, 918 fish (560 salmon and 358 grilse) had been counted.
Captures to date are reported to be 276 (27 large salmon released, 118 salmon and 131 grilse reported deceased). The reported captures to the same date last year were 259 (22 salmon released, 101 salmon and 136 grilse deceased).
On Sept. 2 David Sonchen played and released this high leaping 25-pounder in Sector B of the Grand Cascapedia.
This season, to August 31, the crystal blue green waters of the "Bonnie" has produced the following:
1,090 fish had been landed of which 915 large salmon were released and 175 grilse were retained. At the same date in 2012, 973 fish had been landed, 993 large salmon releasedand 280 grilse retained.


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Last time in our series featuring home health experts and professionals, OperaCare President Michael McGowan lent his thoughts and ideas about how agencies might shift their approach to care based upon new requirements and regulation within the industry. Joining the conversation on what the industry can expect for 2018 is Melanie Stover from Home Care Sales. Today, she explores how relationships with referral partners are essential to success in 2018.
Embrace Transformation
My word for 2018 is transformation. The landscape is changing so fast for us and our referralsources; the biggest challenge and opportunity revolves around how we collaborate with our referral sources as good care partners. Helping support them in protecting their revenue while doing what we do best – care for their patients, clients and residents, I believe, like you, the best marketers and salespeople are educators. Home care educational-based selling tactics produce the best results. The sales and marketing teams who are actively reaching to their referrals and aligning their services with their referral source's goals will gain the most referrals and the deepest relationships that lock up their accounts.
We look to 2018 as a year of transformation for home health, home care and hospice to become that trusted care partner through the facilitation of sales and marketing teams to lead their organizations to next level relationships with their referral sources. Those representatives and liaisons that know how to shepherd a referral source through a care partnership formula will have access, referrals and feedback to deepen their relationships. This is what we all want – serving patients and referral sources at our highest levels.
Continuing our series is our very own Director, Client Strategy Teresa Craig. Join us next time as she dives deeper into truly understanding the needs of partner providers and how home health providers can provide support.


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I don't know New55's formal situation but I do get the impression they aren't racking in the cash. Unfortunately they didn't fund their latest Kickstarter and have had teething issues all the way through since they started. I really hope they turn it around however I can't afford to pay $15 a photo so can't help them out.
I understand it may not have been possible due to legal issues or difficulty but I can't help but think they would have been much better off developing an FP3000B45 copy. I think it would be much more interesting to a wider market letting them gain revenue which could enable them to create New55 if they wanted.
I think this based on the success of Impossible due to the 'Hipster' appeal.
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Voonik.com - A One-stop Fashion Store for One and All
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BANGALORE, January 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Making fashion easily accessible to consumers of every Indian city, Voonik.com - one of India's best online fashion stores, brings exciting range of clothing and fashion accessories for all.
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Voonik is India's most visited online fashion store that brilliantly caters the fashion requirements of one and all. Launched in March 2013, within a short span of time, Voonik has become a preferred name of the fashion industry with its exclusive range of apparel, beauty products and other fashion accessories. A budding fashion store based in Bangalore, Voonik.com has not only impressed customers from the metropolitan cities but also made customers of small cities and towns prefer this e-commerce store for all their fashion-related shopping.
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Competing with other online fashion shopping stores, Voonik has clearly marched ahead by targeting customers of not only metropolitan cities but also customers from smaller cities and towns. Voonik has already got more than 20 mn registered users, who visited the online store to grab through impressive collection of apparels, footwear, cosmetics, jewelleries and other fashion accessories at pocket-friendly prices. Customers of tier-2 and tier-3 cities are heading towards this online store to shop for their favourite collection of timeless sarees and stunning collection of ethnic suits that are available at rock-bottom prices.
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Founded in the year 2013, Voonik is a budding online store offering mesmerising range of apparels, accessories, footwear and beauty products. Based in Bangalore, the online store has managed to earn the trust and love of customers with its handpicked range of products and customer-friendly services.
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Best Folding Chairs 2017 – Ultimate Buyer's Guide
Looking for best folding chairs online is not an easy job. we spend more than thirty hours looking for best folding chairs 2017 in testing and checked well it be comfortable for people to buy or not. Here we may give you the ultimate guide to buying best folding chairs online in 2017.
Here we may give you the ultimate guide to buying best folding chairs, camping chairs, outdoors folding chairs and very cheap folding chairs that everyone can buy online in 2017 for the best price.
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Best Folding Chairs 2017
Folding chairs are the perfect choice for anyone that is looking to set up a room for a celebration or any event where many people will gather and will need to sit down.
Portable chairs are one of the best methods of offering a large number of people a place to sit on since carrying around full-sized chairs isn't realistic in such cases. Best Folding chairs are available in a huge number of places for this very reason, and they are the standard furniture for a lot of establishments.
The advantages of using folding chairs are considerable, and they make them quite useful in many situations. One of these benefits is that the folding chairs have a lightweight and they can be folded, which means that they can be moved around or transferred to another location easily. You can also store them in a very efficient manner since they take little space when they are folded.
Foldable chairs are used by most organizers of events where large numbers of people are expected to attend. These folding chairs can be moved around with ease, which means that any venue can be populated with them in a relatively short amount of time.
Restaurants and hotels are two other types of organizations which use foldable chairs in their outdoor spaces, as the chairs can be moved back inside the building in case of rain or during the night.
The materials used for folding chairs vary, from metal to wood or plastic for the seat and the back sides, while the frames usually use steel. Thanks to their durability, these outdoor chairs can be used in the long run even when they are under the action of the elements and of the weather.
Chairs can be used both outdoors and indoors. The chairs come with double hinges or braces which help the chair offer great support while it is used.
The colors available for these folding chairs will vary greatly, so they will match any style you might need for your room. You can find all kinds of folding chairs, so there is a superb chance that you will find something you like and that will fit the style of the room where they will be used.
The reason why these folding chairs are so widely used is that they are very affordable and people can buy them in large numbers without investing huge amounts of money. They are durable, and they can withstand bad weather, and since they are cheap, they offer a lot of value for the money you spend on them.
If you need chairs for any event, you can try to either rent some folding chairs or if you believe that you will need them again in the future you can buy them directly. You will find many choices both online and in the local stores.
You can choose from a huge selection of colors, styles, and materials, according to the needs you have and be depending on the place where the folding chairs will be used.
Even if you don't plan to organize events, it's still useful to have a couple of folding chairs stored somewhere in a room or a basement, to use when you have too many guests in your house or when you want to organize a barbecue with your family in the backyard.
Folding chairs are also utilized in some other situations. You can get chairs for fishing or for other purposes, specialized and built so that they do a particular type of job very well.


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Tricia Bock
|Warm spring nights have come to call
and the moon is thin but bright
I dance in a cotton gown beneath it all
I feel I've earned the right.
Too many nice days behind a desk
can make your spirit weak
I'll put the night to the test
and embrace it cheek to cheek
With arms outstretched and eyes shut tight
I feel the wind in my hair
nothing caresses you like a warm, spring night
nor eases every care
It feels like a familiar love
no pretenses, no mystery
like a well worn velvet glove
full of wonderful history
And comical I must appear
but I don't give a damn!
There's nothing in the night I fear
it's just the way I am.
Copyright © 2003 Tricia Bock
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After months of speculation, it looks like the revamped Top Gear will feature a female host, with Zoe Ball in pole position to join Chris Evans for the new show.
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The chemistry is probably helped by how long these two have known each other – Zoe and Chris first met in the early 1990s when they presented Channel 4 show The Big Breakfast!
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And my duties at
21 that point was a consultant for certain investors that
22 we — that we acquired their pools of loans.
23 And I was that go-to person for that investor,
24 and it was Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs at the time.
25 And we acquired — we didn't acquire, but I acquired
1 Ohio [phonetic] Savings as one of my relationships that
2 I had; and they — I was the go-to person for any of
3 their reporting, any questions they may have had on one
4 of their loans in their pools that we were servicing.
5 So I was that go-to person in client relations, and that
6 position —
7 Q. Can you define what being a go-to person
8 entailed?
9 A. Basically if there — again, if there was
10 questions on a particular loan in the pool, if there was
11 an acquisition or they were selling a certain pool of
12 loans, you know, they'd send me up the numbers reports.
13 Q. Okay. For example, you say questions regarding a
14 particular loan in a certain pool. What would be an
15 example of a type of question that you might get?
16 A. I may get a phone call from the investor, I've
17 got this particular loan that perhaps is in foreclosure,
18 REO, I need some details of what's going on, where that
19 loan is at in the process of foreclosure, or perhaps it
20 was an REO. And then my job was to go to those
21 different areas, those different departments and get the
22 details for the client.
4 Q. You have, okay. So it's your testimony that
5 you've never seen this one, though?
6 A. Correct.
7 Q. Okay. But you did review all of the documents
8 that were produced in connection with this case?
9 A. This is the history that I reviewed.
10 Q. Okay. Not the question. The question was did
11 you review all of the documents that Wells Fargo
12 produced in connection with this case?
13 A. I did.
14 Q. Okay. Did you review all the documents —
15 MR. ALFIERI: Objection, form.
16 Q. (By Mr. Bartholow) Did you review all of the
17 documents that I produced on behalf of the Guevaras in
18 connection with this case?
19 A. I have.
20 Q. Okay. And so it's your testimony that you have
21 never seen that document before?
22 A. I do not recall looking at this particular
23 account activity statement.
24 Q. Okay. Do you know how Wells Fargo determines
25 when and whether to charge a late fee?
1 A. I do.
2 Q. Okay. How do they do it?
3 A. Okay. After the — after the 15-day grace period
4 — and this is typical. Some notes can vary, but it's
5 typical that the payment is due on the 1st of the month;
6 and after 15 days a late fee is assessed on the 16th of
7 the month. And typically that's 5 percent of what their
8 payment is.
9 Q. Is it assessed every time?
10 A. Every — each time the payment is late, yes, a
11 late fee is assessed if it's not received by the due
12 date or the grace period that's been granted.
13 Q. Are there any exceptions that would be made?
14 A. Not that I'm aware of.
15 Q. Okay. Are you aware of any changes to Wells
16 Fargo's accounting practices following April of 2007?
17 MR. ALFIERI: Objection, form.
18 A. I am not.
19 Q. (By Mr. Bartholow) Okay. And specifically with
20 regard to how Wells Fargo books receipts and pays late
21 fees from those receipts, have you ever heard of any
22 changes being made?
23 A. I have not.
24 Q. Okay. Are you familiar with Freddie Mac
25 Servicing Guidelines?
1 A. If it pertains to what I do on a daily basis,
2 yes.
3 Q. Okay. And what does that include?
4 A. General servicing of the loan. I do — I have
5 some knowledge of how the custodial files are held.
6 Q. How are the custodial files held?
7 A. It's designated by Freddie Mac who the custodian
8 would be.
9 Q. I'm sorry, what is designated?
10 A. Who the custodial facility would be, who the
11 custodian would be.
12 Q. Where would that designation be, or how does
13 that designation — I mean, does it appear on a computer
14 screen? Is it in a file?
15 A. It — in general I'm just — no, it would not
16 be — it would not be — are you asking in relation to
17 this loan or just in general?
18 Q. I want to know what your knowledge is —
19 A. Okay.
20 Q. — regarding the custodial procedures pertaining
21 to Freddie Mac and their guidelines.
22 MR. ALFIERI: Okay. Ask — wait for the
23 question.
24 THE WITNESS: Thank you.
25 MR. ALFIERI: Mr. Bartholow will ask you a
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2 A. Okay. Could you re-ask the question, please?
3 Thank you.
4 Q. (By Mr. Bartholow) Okay. You stated a moment
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7 A. Yes, correct.
8 Q. Okay. What are the custody guidelines for
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10 MR. ALFIERI: Ask a specific question to my
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12 MR. BARTHOLOW: That is as specific as I can
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14 Q. (By Mr. Bartholow) Please answer the question if
15 you can.
16 MR. ALFIERI: Objection, form.
17 Q. (By Mr. Bartholow) You can answer if you know,
18 if you're able. If you're unable, that's fine. We
19 can — I can pull out some Freddie guidelines and we can
20 talk about them specifically.
21 A. Okay. Let's move forward.
22 (Exhibit No. 10 was marked.)
23 Q. (By Mr. Bartholow) The document I am handing you
24 is a custodian certification schedule summary form
25 1034S. Have you seen this form before?
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Top 10 most wanted criminals (fugitives) in the world is a list maintained and published by the world's renowned magazine Forbes. The list contains names of those top 10 fugitives that international law enforcement agencies consider to be as the world's most wanted. The list was first released in the year 2008. All criminals who have made to the list are those playing their dirty games on international levels. In the time of globalization they have also globalized their terror network and thus posing threat to the international community. Below given list has mentioned top ten most wanted fugitives in the world.
- Victor Manuel Gerena
- Glen Stewart Godwin
- Osama Bin Laden
- James J. Bulger
- Robert William Fisher
- Alexis Flores
- Jason Derek Brown
- Jose Luis Saenz
- Eduardo Ravelo
- Semion Mogilevich
1. Victor Manuel Gerena
Victor Manuel Gerena is wanted as he once robbed approximately $7 million from a security company in West Hartford, Connecticut, in the year 1983. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000,000 for any information leading to the arrest of Gerena.
2. Glen Stewart Godwin
Glen Stewart Godwin fled away from Folson State lockup in California in 1987. The FBI is offering a handsome reward of up to $100,000 for information that helps the agency to arrest Glen Stewart Godwin.
3. Osama Bin Laden
Deceased Osama Bin Laden once toped the first-ever list of the world's 10 most wanted fugitives. The most wanted man in the world was hiding in the Waziristan region of Pakistan. He was shot in 2012 by U.S. troops.
4. James J. Bulger
He was in the list for his role in numerous merciless killings committed from the 1970s to mid 1980s. He has been arrested now. The FBI offered a huge reward of $2,000,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of James J. Bulger.
5. Robert William Fisher
He mercilessly took his wife's life and two innocent children inside his house and then set the house on fire in the year 2011. The FBI is offering a reward of $100,000 for information that leads to the arrest of this merciless assassin.
6. Alexis Flores
He is wanted for his involvement in the kidnapping and assassination of five-year-old Iriana DeJesus in the month of July 2000. He was deported back to his native place in the year 2005 after serving a lockup term for forgery in Arizona. The FBI is offering $100,000 for information regarding him.
7. Jason Derek Brown
He is in the list of wanted for his involvement in an assassination and armed robbery in Phoenix, Arizona. Brown allegedly shot a guard outside a movie theater and ran away with $56,000. The FBI is offering a reward of $100,000 for information leading to his capture.
8. Jose Luis Saenz
He is wanted for allegedly shooting and killing two opponent gang members in Los Angeles on July 25, 1998. Besides this, Saenz is also a suspect of a 2008 assassination in Whittier, California. The FBI is offering a reward of $100,000 for information that helps to arrest the assassin.
9. Eduardo Ravelo
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10. Semion Mogilevich
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
* note- These are so soft and yummy- I think the secret is not smashing them down with a glass as stated in the recipe. I just dropped balls in the sugar/cinnamon coating and let them bake for 8 minutes exactly.
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Yield: about 3-4 dozen cookies
For the cookies:
3¾ cups all-purpose flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup light brown sugar
¾ cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
For the coating:
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground ginger
Dash of allspice
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk to blend and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Blend in the pumpkin puree. Beat in the egg and vanilla until incorporated. With the mixer on low speed add in the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated. Cover and chill the dough for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Combine the sugar and spices for the coating in a bowl and mix to blend. Scoop the dough (about 2½ tablespoons) and roll into a ball. Coat the dough ball in the sugar-spice mixture and place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough to fill the sheets, spacing the dough balls 2-3 inches apart. Dip the bottom of a flat, heavy-bottomed drinking glass in water, then in the sugar-spice mixture, and use the bottom to flatten the dough balls slightly. Recoat the bottom of the glass in the sugar-spice mixture as needed.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until just set and baked through. Let cool on the baking sheets about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough. Store in an airtight container.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Warm Skirt Steak Salad
1 pound skirt steak or flank steak
12-15 cherry tomatoes
12-15 sweet yellow tomatoes
1 bunch asparagus, cut in half
2 shallot, finely chopped & divided
3-4 garlic cloves, smashed and roughly chopped
12-15 cherry tomatoes
12-15 sweet yellow tomatoes
1 bunch asparagus, cut in half
2 shallot, finely chopped & divided
3-4 garlic cloves, smashed and roughly chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup blue cheese or gorgonzola cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup blue cheese or gorgonzola cheese
a Bag of you favorite salad mix
Preheat the oven to broil.
Place the steak on a parchment-lined baking sheet along with the tomatoes, asparagus, shallot and garlic. Cover everything with olive oil and salt and pepper. Place the steak and veggies on the top rack of your oven.
After about 7 minutes, flip the steak over and continue to cook for another 5-7, depending on how you like your steak cooked.
Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes or so. You want it to cool slightly more than a normal "resting" time, so the lettuce doesn't completely wilt.
While that is resting, fill a serving bowl with the bag of salad. Dress with your favorite oil and vinegar or other salad dressing. I used a balsamic vinegar and the other shallot, along with some salt and pepper.
Slice the steak against the grain, and place on top of the salad. Add tomatoes and other veggies. Top with the blue cheese/gorgonzola.
adapted from a recipe I saw on pinterest, cheeky kitchen
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Labels: beef, light dinner, main dish, salad
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tortilla Meatball Soup
2 jalapeño peppers
1 red bell pepper
2 ears corn on the cob
4 (6-inch) corn tortillas, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips
Cooking spray
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
6 garlic cloves, minced and divided
1/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1 pound ground sirloin
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups (3/4-inch) cubed red potatoes
1 cup (1/2-inch-thick) slices carrot
3 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Cut jalapeños and bell pepper in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet. Arrange corn on baking sheet with peppers. Broil 4 to 6 minutes or until blackened, turning corn once. Place peppers in a paper bag; fold to seal. Let stand 15 minutes; peel. Mince jalapeños, and coarsely chop bell pepper. Cut corn kernels from cobs. Set aside.
3. Place tortilla strips in a single layer on a baking sheet; lightly coat with cooking spray. Broil for 3 minutes or until golden brown, turning after 2 minutes. Set aside. *Watch these! I burned 300 of them*
4. Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 garlic clove, panko, and the next 3 ingredients (through chipotle chile) in a large bowl, and gently mix until just combined. With moist hands, shape the meat mixture into 24 meatballs (about 2 tablespoons each).
5. Place a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add meatballs to pan; sauté for 8 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove from pan. Add onion, potatoes, and carrot to pan; sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining 5 garlic cloves; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add peppers, broth, and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are almost tender, stirring occasionally. Return meatballs to pan. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and corn; return to a simmer. Cook 10 minutes or until meatballs are done. Ladle 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 6 bowls; top each serving with 4 teaspoons Monterey Jack cheese, 2 teaspoons cheddar cheese, and 4 teaspoons cilantro. Top evenly with tortilla strips.
*I added an additional chipotle pepper, chopped, in the soup as well as the meatballs*
Julianna Grimes, Cooking Light
Monday, October 10, 2011
Menu #73
Monday: Grilled Turkey Breast with Peanut Sauce
Brown Rice
Steamed Vegetable
Tuesday: Chicken Cilantro Enchilada's
Black Beans
Spanish Rice
Wednesday: The Works Pizza
Green Salad
Thursday: Spinach Lasagna
Garlic Bread
Friday: Out
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Menu #72
Monday: Angel Hair Pasta with Broccoli & Bacon in Alfredo Sauce
Tuesday: Chicken Cilantro Enchilada's
Black Beans
Spanish Rice
Wednesday: Beef Kebabs
Wild Rice
Thursday: Spinach Lasagna
Garlic Bread
Friday: Honey Pecan Chicken
Fresh, Steamed Green Beans
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Menu #71
Monday: Macaroni & Cheese
Cut up Fruit
Tuesday: Drip Beef Sandwiches
Roasted Potatoes
Wednesday: Blackened Cajun Chicken Pasta
Garlic Bread
Thursday: Pork Chops
Friday: Chicken & Veggie Packets
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Chicken and Mushroom Goulash with Gnocchi
I am back posting for a second time to share one of my favorite recipes from Rachael Ray. I have tweaked it a little bit over the last few years but I have mainly kept it the same. My whole family loves it and the kids always gobble it up. I brought this to a recipe exchange earlier in the year and it won first prize, so you know it is good!
- Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 pound white mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 2/3 palm full
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream or reduced fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup parmesean
- 1 package fresh gnocchi, in refrigerated section of market, 12 to14 ounces
Heat the extra-virgin olive oil and butter in a large, deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the ground chicken. Brown the meat 3 to 4 minutes, push it off to the sides of the pan then add mushrooms, garlic, onions and peppers to the center of the pan. Cook the vegetables 10 minutes then mix them together with chicken and season with smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Stir in stock and tomato sauce and bring to a bubble. Reduce heat to low, simmer and cook 20-25 minutes then stir in sour cream and turn off heat. Add parmesean. Adjust seasonings, to your taste.
While chicken goulash cooks, bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Salt boiling water and cook gnocchi until they puff up like pillows and float, 5 minutes or to package suggestions. Drain gnocchi and add to chicken just after you stir in the sour cream.
|Here's Rachael Ray's picture, I will take a better picture on Tuesday when
I make it for our family. :)
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29 Apr Ten Reasons to Delay Filing Bankruptcy! Reason No. 6: Payment of Creditors
In my recent article on reasons to delay the filing of a bankruptcy to avoid issues of preferential payments in pre-bankruptcy transfers, I addressed the right of the bankruptcy trustee to set aside preferential transfers.
Related to the preferential transfer issue, and another reason to possibly delay the filing of a bankruptcy is to permit a debtor to pay some of his unsecured creditors in preference to other creditors.
There are situations where a debtor wants to pay a debt to an unsecured creditor. This often happens where a creditor is a friend or relative.
Unfortunately, the fact that a friend or relative is the creditor does not give that friend or relative any greater right to a payment than any other creditor. Further, the failure to list the debt owed to the friend or relative could be considered an intentional concealment of the debt.
If you have already paid a debt to a friend or relative, it would be necessary to wait until the preference period has run to make sure that the payment is a preferential payment.
If the payment to the friend or relative has not been made, it would make little sense to pay the debt and delay filing. In a Chapter 7 case it is permissible to pay the friend or relative using post petition income.
Talk with an experienced bankruptcy attorney about these timing and preference issues.
Kevin Gipson, New Orleans Bankruptcy Attorney
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Prescott Bush, father of George H. W. Bush, and grandfather of both George W. "Capital" Bush and Jeb "George Push" Bush, was a big time Nazi money launderer and lawyer. He was a profoundly evil man who died in 1972 and went to Hell. Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is a hardcore evil Luciferian from a long line of evil Luciferians. The Bush family is evil and should never be allowed back into office.
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Fast. Prints, scans, faxes, copies. Duplex (two-sided) printing. Automatic document feeder. Ethernet and Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi support is for infrastructure mode only.
Bottom Line
The Canon imageClass MF4880dw monochrome laser MFP is packed with MFP features suitable for a micro or small office, but can also serve as a heavy-duty personal printer.
The Canon imageClass MF4880dw is one step up in Canon's latest generation of mono laser MFPs from the Canon imageClass MF4770n ($199 direct, 4.0 stars). It costs a little more, but what you get for the higher cost includes automatic duplexing (two-sided printing). That's enough by itself to make the difference between the Canon MF4770n being a potentially attractive choice and the MF4880dw being an Editors' Choice.
Similar Products
Like the Canon MF4770n, the MF4880dw can fit well as either a shared printer in a micro or small office or as a heavy-duty personal printer in any size office. Along with an Ethernet connector, however, the MF4880dw adds Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, if you were hoping for Wi-Fi Direct for easy connection to smartphones and tablets, note that the MF4880dw doesn't offer it. The only choice is infrastructure mode, which connects only to an access point.
Basics and Setup
Basic features for the MF4880dw include printing and faxing from, as well as scanning to, a PC, including over a network, and working as a standalone copier and fax machine. For scanning, it offers both a letter-size flatbed and a 35-page automatic document feeder (ADF), which can scan up to legal-size pages.
Paper capacity for printing is limited to one 250-sheet tray plus a manual feed, so you can print on different paper stock without having to swap out the paper in the tray. Together with the duplexer, this should be enough for most micro or small offices and more than enough for most personal use. If you need more, however, note that there aren't any options available to add more capacity.
Setup is absolutely standard. At roughly 14.2 by 15.4 by 17.0 inches (HWD), the MF4880dw is a little large to share a desk with, but small enough so it shouldn't be hard to find space for, even in a small office. For my tests I connected it to a network using the Ethernet port and installed the drivers on a Windows Vista system.
Speed and Output Quality
By default, the MF4880dw driver is set for duplex printing, which means its default speed rating is also for duplex mode, at 16 pages per minute (ppm). If you change the setting to simplex (for one-sided printing), the rating jumps to 26 ppm. In both cases, these are close to the speeds you should see when printing a text file with little or no formatting. On our tests, I timed the printer in its default mode (using QualityLogic's hardware and software for timing) at 9.6 ppm, which counts as the official time for our tests. However, switching to simplex mode speeded up the printer to 12.5 ppm.
That makes the MF4880dw a little slower in duplex mode than the MF4770n's 12.3 ppm, but essentially tied in simplex mode. As another point of reference, however, even in duplex mode it's not much slower than the similarly priced HP LaserJet Pro M1217nfw MFP at 11.1 ppm.
The MF4880dw's output quality is best described as easily good enough for most business needs. Text quality is at the high end of the range that includes most mono laser MFPs, making it suitable for essentially any business use short of high-quality desktop publishing.
Graphics and photo quality are also within the range that includes most mono laser MFPs, but at the low end of the range in each case. That makes graphics output good enough for any internal business need and potentially good enough for, say, PowerPoint handouts, depending on how much of a perfectionist you are. For photos, that translates to being good enough to print Web pages with recognizable photos, and potentially good enough for, say, client or company newsletters, depending once again on your level of perfectionism.
The Canon imageClass MF4880dw earns its points not with some single exciting feature, but with its balance of features. The combination of reasonably good speed and output quality, sufficient paper capacity for most small offices, and essential conveniences that include an ADF and duplex printing adds up to a lot of printer for the price, a good fit for a micro or small office, and an easy pick for Editors' Choice.
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Working for Seattle Goodwill is more than just working for a non-profit. Beyond being part of an organization that offers free job training and education to the community, you'll find working for us has its benefits for you too! We offer a comprehensive health plan (medical, dental and prescriptions), dental and life insurance, available supplemental life, accident, illness and disability coverage, flexible spending program, 403(b) Retirement Savings program, paid vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, and an Employee Assistance Program for you and everyone in your household!
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Handles assigned donation station duties demonstrating service to donors. Responsible to collect, sort and stack donations in collection containers to sustain production plant and retail operations.
Essential Functions:
Evaluate donated items to determine if acceptable for donation.
Assist doors in unloading donations, explain donation criteria and provide tax receipts.
Sort donations into assigned categories and pack safely into container.
Inform supervisor of status of station, container footage, and condition.
Maintain accurate donor tallies and other support duties.
Maintain accurate and timely loading check lists.
Maintain clean and safe work environment.
Build and maintain internal and external customer satisfaction.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Demonstrates safe work practices through awareness and observation in support of a safety culture; reports any potential hazards or accidents.
If applicable: Consistent and safe execution of duties associated with forklift operation when certified to Seattle Goodwill standards.*
Other duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential functions listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
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Lifting and carrying 40 – 60 pounds; Developed fine motor control (grasp, handle, manipulate objects with fingers;
Standing for long periods of time; frequent bending, kneeling, reaching, stooping, squatting, pushing; climbing ladders. Able to travel across a variety of surfaces (stairs, ramps, uneven terrain).
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Organizing, sorting, categorizing, counting, adding, subtracting,
Recording data
Problem Solving
Communicating with the public and others face to face as well as with cell technology
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Completing written orders
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Outdoors environment, temperature varies with weather, exposure to dust. Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
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Finally someone, Jason Flemma, "gets it right" on the Stewarts issue . . . and the fact that this comes from one of Utica's newest councilpersons raises hope for Utica's future.
Mr. Flemma points out that Stewarts has scaled back its Culver Avenue proposal from 6 pumps to 4, that the entire project will be shifted toward the (commercial) Culver Ave. side, that a "green space" with plantings and privacy fence will buffer the residential area to the west, and that Stewarts will extend a fence on city property to prevent children from running out in traffic.
Isn't this how the planning process is supposed to work? The developer listened to the public, and changed its project to meet the public's needs!
Go to Culver Avenue and see that other businesses have buffered their impacts to neighboring residents in the exact same way.
Granting a variance is not "running roughshod" over the zoning ordinance. Variances are contained in the zoning ordinance to allow worthy projects to go forward when adjusted to meet conditions on the ground. This is a worthy project. It will bring in property taxes and sales taxes, beautify a non-descript parcel of land, transfer ownership to a party that will be capable of dealing with any contamination that might be on site . . . and quite possibly break the stranglehold on gas prices created by the limited number of purveyors in the city.
The revised Stewarts project on Culver Avenue should be approved.
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Stewarts: A Voice of Reason . . .
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- Greens and Beans said...
The new Stewart's Shop is a NOBRAINER. This is a business that is offering to clean up the existing business blight, provide a green buffer zone, and address the existing flooding concerns. The business would provide jobs and contribute to the property and sales tax revenue. Heck . . . I would enjoy having a Stewart's Shop locate next door to me. It is better than having to deal with a bad neighbor blasting their offensive language-laced music all day and night.


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Black Panther will be specially formatted for IMAX. IMAX tickets are more expensive than the norm, and as a result some viewers are wary. Ultimately, the question of whether or not an IMAX showing is worth it depends on how the film was produced. Some directors produce the film for standard cinema screens, and the shots are then adapted for IMAX. These showings tend to be far less impressive. More exciting, though, are the films that have been deliberately produced with IMAX cameras. In those cases, some of the scenes and sequences are designed to fill the screen at the expanded IMAX ratio.
According to Fandango, Black Panther is one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the year. Director Ryan Coogler has produced a lavish, beautiful film that's set in the fictional African nation of Wakanda. The production crew built a lavish civilization from the ground up, and the quality of world-building in the trailers is absolutely phenomenal.
RELATED: Every Marvel Movie Coming in 2018
Given that's the case, it's no surprise to hear that Coogler has formatted this film for IMAX screens, as revealed on Twitter along with the annoucement that Black Panther tickets are on sale.
Fit for royalty. #BlackPanther is specially formatted to show up to 26% more image in IMAX! Get tickets now: https://t.co/mRfXi9eDGv pic.twitter.com/SVLP62oorg— IMAX (@IMAX) January 8, 2018
In the case of Black Panther, the tweet suggests that Coogler has deliberately formatted the film for IMAX. It makes sense - the bigger screens are perfect for panoramic shots, and as such create a strong sense of place. The trailers have made no secret that Wakanda is as much a character in the film as the Black Panther himself. Some of the best IMAX films have taken a similar approach. Perhaps the most notable example was James Cameron's Avatar, which saw Cameron even release an extended IMAX cut with an additional nine minutes.
It's not unusual to see superhero films use IMAX, and some of the best have deployed the technology to tremendous effect. Christopher Nolan was one of the pioneers of IMAX technology when he filmed The Dark Knight. Back then, the cameras were bulky and cumbersome, but Nolan gave it a shot. He filmed all the action sequences in IMAX, including the six-minute opening shot of a bank heist. It gave the movie a unique tone and style, and won popular and critical acclaim. Nolan, for his part, enjoyed the experience so much that he's used IMAX cameras on all his subsequent films.
Coogler and his team have put tremendous effort into building the world of Wakanda. As such, it's safe to say Black Panther will be another film that truly capitalizes on the IMAX technology. This one may be worth the extra price.
MORE: Watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline in Chronological Order
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Many fans of Hallyu star Kim Hyun Joong are demonstrating for his TV series City Conquest.
The series started shooting in July in Japan and actors including Kim promoted the series with the director at the Budokan for three days.
They then started shooting the series in Korea in September and changed the writers to dramatize the original comic. The production is currently preparing for the shoot and writing the scripts.
Global fans from Korea, China, and Japan are supporting the series and tweeting, "We want City Conquest on KBS." This proves that the series is receiving considerable attention from the world.
People say: "I can't forget the short piece that they shot in Japan. Please air it!" "I really want to see the series on KBS." "The series will be a hit." "Everyone is waiting for the series. Please air it soon."
The series earned around 10 billion won by casting Kim and selling its copyright abroad. It is based on the comic with the same title, about a boy trying to get revenge on the absolute evil that destroyed his family.
Demonstrations over the series airing on KBS are expected to spread wide throughout the Internet.


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With all the financial and money programs on TV talking about stocks, how do you know which ones to have in your portfolio? There are two main options to think about when making these choices; purchasing individual stocks or purchasing mutual funds.
Individual stocks can be bought by any investor through a brokerage, and it becomes the responsibility of the individual investor to maintain their own portfolio. Mutual funds come in two basic types; actively managed and passively managed, called index funds. Mutual funds are widely regarded as a lower risk form of investing, while investing in individual stocks is a more active, riskier form. Both carry inherent advantages and risks, and it is important for you to understand the differences between them.
Actively managed mutual funds are baskets of stocks, which try to beat the market with the assistance of a fund manager. An index fund is a type of mutual fund whose primary investment objective is to mimic the performance of a specified market index, such as the S&P 500 Index or the Wilshire 5000 Index.
Mutual Funds
Most beginner investors start with mutual funds, since they are automatically diversified, and present investors with a large variety of flavors – from sector based funds such as tech, financial, retail or energy to commodities or foreign indexes. Mutual funds generally hold a large number of stocks, with each stock only comprising a small percentage of the portfolio. This is both its strength and weakness.
When purchasing mutual funds, investors usually don't define the exact number of shares to purchase; rather, they request a set dollar amount from a broker, and the broker calculates the number of shares to be purchase based on that day's closing price.
Each mutual fund has its own set of fees and expenses. These can include, but are not limited to, the fund manager's fee, called an expense ratio, a front-end load upon initial purchase, a back-end load upon sale, as well as early redemption charges. It is important to understand the complex fees of mutual funds in the prospectus before purchasing any shares, as the purchase equals a binding agreement to pay these extra charges.
For investors who favor mutual funds, one way to avoid the majority of fees, is to use index funds, which are passively managed mutual funds that simply mirror a set market index, such as the S&P 500. This may be a better lower-cost alternative for you. Working with an experienced Certified Financial Planner™ will help you navigate through these fees and avoid most of them.
Individual Stocks
For the more adventurous investor who is not satisfied with the lower return on mutual or index funds, picking individual stocks for your personal portfolio is the preferred choice. Purchasing individual stocks can be done directly through any broker, with the only fees being the commission paid upon the purchase of the shares and the capital gains tax paid upon their sale. Investors can define the exact amount of shares to purchase, and the desired price. Dividends from individual stocks can also be reinvested into the company.
So, Which is Better for You?
For the average investor, in most cases, mutual funds and specifically index funds, are the best way to go. However, remember to work closely with your financial planner to choose the proper balance of your funds; the most critical part of your portfolio.
By giving us a call at Compass Rose we can help you get your portfolio in order.


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We've just returned to Amsterdam after a three week, whirlwind road trip through Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and France. We were so lucky and grateful to be able to join our friends in their van for the amazing journey. As well as staying in a few funny little campgrounds along the way we were also able to find some free-camping spots in the most magical settings; amidst mossy pine forests, in the valleys of the snow capped Alps, next to rushing glacier rivers lined with wild thyme and oregano, and nestled (hidden) amongst the vineyards in Tuscany. We were also shown some beautiful hospitality by friends in Germany and Italy and stayed in some cute little apartments in Rome and Paris, where I was grateful to do some cooking on a real chopping board, with a real knife, rather than on a plank of wood with a pocket knife (although I do really love camping cooking).
After three weeks in the van, we arrived in Paris, in the midst of a heatwave, and in dire need of a good shower, a soft bed, and some clean clothes. It was too hot during the day to wander the streets of Paris for more than a couple of hours at a time so I resided in our tiny apartment's kitchen and did some cooking. With a glass of wine and some french radio playing, I couldn't help but feel I was getting a better Parisian experience than the hoards of people lined up to go up the Eiffel Tower.
If you can't find goat's milk yoghurt for this you can use regular natural yoghurt instead. You could also replace the lemon zest with orange or mandarin and change the plums and red currants to whatever fruit is in season in your area.
Recipe (adapted from Delicious Magazine UK)
175g butter, softened
350g caster sugar
Seeds from 1 vanilla bean
Finely grated zest of 2 lemons
3 large free range eggs
350g plain flour
200g natural goats milk yoghurt, plus extra to serve
1 tbs baking powder
2 tbs fresh thyme leaves, roughly chopped
6 small golden plums
250g fresh red currants
175g icing sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp boiling hot water
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
Pre-heat oven to 160 degrees celsius. Grease a 24cm bundt or ring shaped cake tin with butter (use a regular cake tin if that's all you have).
With electric beaters, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla together, for about 5mins, or until light and fluffy. Beat in the lemon zest and then beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding a tablespoon of flour with the second and third egg.
Spoon half the yoghurt into the mixture, sift over the baking powder with a pinch of salt, and half the remaining flour, then fold in. Repeat with the remaining yoghurt and flour, along with the thyme.
Spoon the mixture into the tin and bake, for about 50-55mins, or until golden brown and springs back to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin for 5mins and then turn out onto a wire rack over a baking tray.
For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a bowl, add the lemon juice and water and mix until smooth. While the cake is still slightly warm, spoon over the icing, letting some run down the sides. Sprinkle with the time leaves and leave to set.
Slice the plums and fill the middle of the cake with them, allowing them to spill out and over. Add some currants on top and around the cake. Serve with the extra yoghurt.


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Protestors Chant Kendrick Lamar's 'Alright' at Donald Trump Rally in Chicago
Protestors erupted in a chant of Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" at a Donald Trump rally in Chicago last night (March 11).
Both supporters and protestors gathered at Trump's scheduled rally at UIC Pavilion on Friday ahead of the Illinois primary on Tuesday. The GOP presidential frontrunner ultimately canceled his appearance and postponed the event due to security concerns. A portion of demonstrators broke out in Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly single, the Chicago Reader reports. Watch below:
#TrumpRally protesters chant "We gonna be alright" after announcement of a Trump no-show. pic.twitter.com/FXce08oWzI
— Chicago Reader (@Chicago_Reader) March 12, 2016
The Grammy-winning "Alright" has become a protest song against police brutality and systemic racism, not just last night, but across the Black Lives Matter movement. Lamar performed the song at the 2015 BET Awards atop a police car, an image that was also employed in the song's Colin Tilley-directed music video. The performance elicited some controversy, with Fox Business' Geraldo Rivera calling it "counterproductive" and "the wrong message." Lamar responded by describing the song as a message of "hope."


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Sri Lanka Tsunami, Part One - Journey to Aragum Bay
By John Wilson - Professional International Photojournalist
The Asian tsunami was one of the largest natural disasters in modern history. When I arrived in Sri Lanka, 48 hours after the disaster, I was shocked at the extent of environmental damage and human tragedy before me.
It seemed like the entire coastline had been turned into a massive the junkyard, everything was in confusion and chaos as far as the eye could see. Working in these conditions is extremely difficult mentally, emotionally and physically. On one occasion I recall traveling in a dilapidated mini van for eighteen hours in rainy conditions over washed out and traffic packed roads, with News Limited journalist Michael McKenna.
Australian Photojournalist John Wilson and Journalist Michael McKenna at Aragum Bay Sri Lanka reporting for The Australian newspaper
We traveled to the eastern side of the Island in response to community reports that entire communities had been wiped out and had gone unreported in the press. After a tortuous drive that began in the early hours of the morning we finally arrived on the outskirts of the seaside village of Pottuvil late in the evening. We drove through a village in ruins heading for a neighboring village which had been totally isolated by flooding seawater. As rain fell from a stormy sky we hitched a ride in one of the few remaining boats ferrying survivors back and forth between the villages.
A few small boats ferried survivors back and forth between the villages of Pottuvil and isolated Aragum Bay
Devastation in the village of Aragum Bay
As we walked through rubble and destruction we began to hear of incredible stories of survival and tragedy. One man described how he was caught by surprise as the sea engulfed the coastline and with nowhere to go he managed to climb to the top of a coconut tree and watched his village and residents washed away. Another man (main picture) described how he had been washed a kilometre inland, almost succumbing to the incredible force of the water and pummeling by debris. Trying to stay composed, he told us that his family had perished and all he could find of his family was a small pup that had somehow survived the incredible force of the tsunami.
Tsunami survivors weep for the loss of family members and home
Reporting from a disaster zone
There is all manner of concerns photojournalists faces when reporting from a disaster zone. How to get to into an area, how to get back out, dangerous conditions and safety concerns (fallen power lines, contaminated water etc, etc), difficult weather conditions, how to communicate with the editor a world away, how to keep gear operational, how to feed yourself, where to sleep (if you get any sleep). I can go on and all the time there is the pressure of getting pictures to illustrate the story with limited time and wishing and hoping that you can actually transmit your images back to the magazine or newspaper.
My biggest concern professionally was being able to get my images back to the papers I was working so this untold story of devastation could get out to the world. I had satellite equipment but the heavy skies prevented a strong enough signal for transmission. I was facing a real dilemma. With no services left in the area, it was going to take at least a day or so to get my images out at best. We continued to work traveling back across the lagoon to the neighboring village of Potuvil to meet a man that had lost more than twenty members of his family. We arrived to find the man at a relative's house which had been spared from the devastation.The sadness was palpable but we were welcomed into the house and the man explained his incredible loss and fighting to retain composure. Reporting in these circumstances is tough. You must respect people and have empathy but also stay focussed on the job at hand to document a story. That is why you are there, however tough it may be.
A family of survivors takes shelter in a community building on high ground on the outskirts of Pottuvil.
Journalist Michael McKenna had been speaking to the man and relatives in the house and listening to their stories when I decided to walk out of the room to collect some more equipment I had left outside. I walked along a narrow hallway and passed by a room with some people huddled around a computer screen. To my disbelief, this house was the only home on the coast to have an intact phone line connected which could connect to the internet. My hopes rose as I knew we now had a chance to get our pictures and story out to the waiting world. Michael Mckenna was the first to see if he could send his story back to head office in Australia and we both had a sigh of relief when the email disappeared into the sent folder on the computer. Next, it was my turn. I had already edited some photos and had them ready on a memory card and ready to send as email attachments. I quickly made a series of emails for each image as to send multiple image attachments in one email may not be successful in these circumstances. With a dimly lit room full of eyes all peering over my shoulder we watched as I pushed the send button for the first email and it slowly began to send my first image. The network was very slow due to the damage and incredible traffic on the depleted system. We all watched anxiously as the message progress bar built, slowly sending the data back to Australia. I felt a great relief as the first image had been sent successfully and about half an hour later my final image had been sent. We had done it!
My kit for this assignment included:
- 2x Nikon D2x cameras
- Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 zoom lens
- Nikon 400mm f5.6 ais telephoto lens
- Nikon 180mm f2.8 telephoto lens
- Nikon 18mm f2.8 wide angle lens
- Nikon 24-70 f2.8 zoom lens
- Nikon 85mm f1.4 lens
- Nikon 105mm f1.8 ais telephoto lens
- Nikon 1.4x converter for the 400mm lens
- Manfrotto monopod
- 2 Nikon flash units
- Small translucent umbrella
- Domke F1x camera bag
- Lowepro backpack
- Photo vest
- Sony laptop
- BGAN Satellite transmitter terminal
- Pack of garbage bags to keep gear dry or store wet clothes while traveling.
For clothing on an assignment like this, I generally take one pair of hiking shorts and one pair of long lightweight trousers, lightweight long sleeve shirt and 3-4 tee shirts and - a heap of underwear! Believe me, you don't want to be caught out with serious rashes from perspiration and the like because you don't have extra underwear, pack heaps :). I generally pack a pair of light hiking shoes and sandals such as TEVA sandals.


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Inside Spaces Indiana with Matt Waggoner
photo courtesy of Odyssey (Indianapolis)
Matt Waggoner had just five minutes to talk about JLL Indianapolis' latest initiative – Spaces Indiana – a hub for inspirational office design that's also providing a forum for Hoosier offices to compete for best design in the state. Here's what he shared:
1. Tell us about @SpacesIndiana and what inspired you to get this initiative off the ground? People spend over half of their waking hours at work, and for many, that time is spent in an office space. The mindset of today's workforce has shifted from "How much will I make?" to a combination of compensation / professional development opportunities / culture. The design of office space plays a vital role in this. There are so many companies doing amazing things in their workplace right here in Indiana, but there isn't a central place to see them. Spaces is a hub for workplace innovation and design that allows companies to show off their space and provide a resource for those looking to make a dramatic shift in their workplace.
2. What motivates your work with companies and their spaces? We believe office space is so much more than square footage and rental rates. And because we understand how important the office space means to a company now, our team is able to empower organizations to transform their employee experience. In short, we unlock the potential of the space inside the four walls and maximize the value of their real estate, which allows us to help each organization achieve their goals.
3. What trends do you see shaping Indiana office spaces?
Without a doubt, companies want more out of their real estate because employees are demanding (or expecting) more. More amenities, more collaboration, more walkability, more openness, more fun, and more natural light. We are also seeing companies really infuse their brand messaging into their space, making it consistent with story they are telling in the community.
4. Words of wisdom for companies seeking to redesign, refresh or find new workspace?
Don't be intimidated and do not settle for the status quo. Listen to all of your employees. Don't be scared to disrupt the standard but at the same time don't try to be Google. Start early and find the right partners. This process, when done right, takes anywhere between 9-18 months. It's so important to have the right team in place who understands your goals and initiatives for your future space. This core team should include: real estate broker, architect/designer, workplace strategist, furniture vendor, and project manager. The other thing companies need to know is that they are never stuck. Often times, companies think if they have five years left on their lease then they can't change their workplace. There are so many creative and cost-effective applications to make change out there that companies should absolutely explore, regardless of the lease timeline.
5. Favorite quote or leaders that motivate you and your career?
I love Simon Sinek's book "Start With Why" – it drives a lot of purpose for what gets me up every day: to empower organizations to transform employee experience through maximizing the value of their real estate. One great quote from his book that I see from some of the best organizations in town is: "All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year."
Think your office can be the best of the best in Indiana? Enter the Spaces design competition today. Deadline for entrants is JUNE 17!


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You can either view the full fair processing notice for NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group as a downloadable document, or browse the information on this page and to the right.
NHS Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) holds some information about you. We need to use information about you to enable us to commission services effectively, efficiently and safely.
These pages outline how that information is used, who we may share that information with and why, how we keep it secure (confidential) and what your rights are in relation to this.
Please use the links on the right to view our full privacy guide.
NHS Coastal West Sussex CCG is the local NHS organisation that brings together local GPs and experienced health professionals to take on planning, buying and monitoring responsibilities (also known as commissioning) for local health services. The CCG is responsible for planning, buying and monitoring:
We also have a role which includes managing patient feedback, including complaints, from our patients about services offered. This helps us to understand what is working well and what is causing problems for our patients.
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