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Please clarify, are you saying that 2TB of of blank Blu-Ray discs are 35% cheaper than 2TB of external HDD storage? Unless prices in Europe are way different than in the U.S., your price comparison seems to be off.
I made a comparison of optical disc storage vs HDD storage back in 2016 and calculated costs of $33.20/TB for Blu-Ray (40 discs @ $0.83) vs $35/TB for HDD (external or internal). A quick price check on Verbatim Blu-Ray blanks shows them to still be ~$0.83/disc and 2TB portable external HHDs are still around $35/TB.
Yes, 3.5" 2TB external HHDs are hard to find, but jump to 3TB+ drives and you're looking at less than $35/TB, as low as <$20/TB when you get to 8TB.
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O.K i was just looking for seagate and WD discs. And yes, it is 35% cheaper to buy 2TB in BD discs here. Also notice when you bought bigger package, not 10 but 25 pack you get even lower. And I'm also sure you are right about bigger HDD are cheaper, 3TB HDD but still 25 dollars for cheaper buy BDs. And has to say it is far cheapest seagate, wouldn't bet at this HDD too much.
Edit: the problem seems to be dollar is now 3/4 what used to be, and they forgot to get hdd prices down. It is quite common, seems to me. On other hand BD are still same so.
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I use BDR for my cold storage backup, so would pretty much only go to them if my main file store (RAID array) failed*, and the relevant USB hard drive (because of fiddliness of recovering off 10/100s of optical disks, USB hard drives are my first line of backup) also failed. I have just over 400 burned disks stored out of the house as my backup fallback. Here in NZ the the local availability of media is terrible, and we are at the tail end of the international supply chain, so I use 50GB disks and import them myself. What I lose in the extra per-GB disk cost is easily offset by the shipping savings from reduced spindle count. Plus, it saves a bit on storage space.
* Unless I needed a movie etc that I figured I would never want again and had deleted from the main server to free up space. I burn batches of files to BDR as I transfer them to the server. Since the disks are write-once, files stick around after they are purged from the main array.
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No, i don't compared LTH, only HTL that never failed at my side (just some Verbatim DL). LTH are not more sold I hope. And yes, I'm sure compared HTL.
So pricing strategy in my country is bit different than in overseas areas.
Going back to my original question on what DVDs are more reliable.
These are the types we can get here in Brazil. I'm not sure if they are their cheap bad quality variety.
In a few months I may be able to buy a better type in Argentina, byt I wonder what type these ones I show are.
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NEW DELHI: Country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India will hike prices of its vehicles across models by up to Rs 20,000 from January to offset impact of rising costs and weakening of rupee against dollar, joining rivals in making such a move.
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My buddy Ripley had to be put down this week while I was away. She had been failing for some time. Ripley, was Fr. Jack's Olde English Sheepdog here at the parish and I loved her. She was a 2 year old rescue dog from Indianapolis and she came with Quigley who left us last year. She lived to a very old age of 13, which for big dogs is very, very old.
Fr. Jack is in Hawaii and I imagine he is very sad along with Fr. Pat who was one of Ripley's favorites.
For myself, I grew closer to Ripley who'd come by my office and visit, knowing she was always welcome. Some days she'd just lay down on my floor and snooze until I'd get up to leave. Sr. Jeremy had her in her later years as a constant companion and our parish office manager, Joanne would always find her laying in her doorway.
Here's one of my favorite moments with Ripley from our 50 Day giveaway.
I believe that there are dogs in heaven, after all, what would heaven be without them (or any pets?)? And by that, I mean that the unconditional love that our pets have shown us (dogs especially) will be even more present to us in heaven. Once again, we'll feel the love that these creatures of God have shown us and it will be a great communion of that love in the presence of God.
While sad (I cried all the way home from Long Island and when I passed Ripley's yard this morning),I am also filled with gratitude. Fr. Jack rescued Ripley, as I did with my dog Haze and as he said, she in turn has rescued us. Ripley, now freed from her pain is in peace. I will miss her and she will always have a special place in my heart.
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At AT&T Labs in Florham Park, New Jersey, big data is being used to analyze the traffic and movement patterns of people through data generated by their mobile phones to help improve policymaking and urban and traffic planning. The research team realized they could understand deep patterns of how people moved through urban environments by analyzing the flow of mobile devices from cell tower to cell tower. And they wanted to use those insights to help improve traffic flow and to inform better urban planning, not to improve their marketing.
But, of course, AT&T along with Verizon, Google, Tom Tom, Navteq, and several companies who help retail malls track the traffic patterns of shoppers want very much to use that information to generate new streams of revenue. The question of privacy is top of mind (especially as the distinction between anonymized and personally identifying information becomes more difficult to maintain) but the question of ownership is equally compelling.
Since people buy their mobile devices, does the data generated by the use of those devices belong to the individual device owners—or to the company who owns and maintains the technological infrastructure which makes that usage possible?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation offers an interesting metaphor in response to this question:.
" 'Big data' is the mantra right now. Everyone wants to go there, and everyone has these stories about how it might benefit us," said Lee Tien, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization specializing in free speech, privacy and consumer rights.
"One of the things you learn in kindergarten is that if you want to play with somebody else's toys, you ask them," Tien said. "What is distressing, and I think sad, about the big data appetite is so often it is essentially saying, 'Hey, we don't have to ask.' " For more see nj.com
Google explicitly states that they "don't sell [their] user's personal information." However, they make no statement about who owns the information in the first place. Which leaves the door wide open to allow them to utilize that information in their business model (notably the sale of online advertising) without denying or rejecting your claim to it. And while Google very visibly provides information about how to "liberate" your data (www.dataliberation.org), it has become common knowledge that the vast services Google provides millions of people every day is paid for, at least in part, by the result of the tacit agreement that Google can use some of the data created by your use of their products to generate revenue in their business model. The question remains open, however, what exactly is the distinction between "personal information" and the set of all information that Google knows about you which, when combined in the right way, could potentially expose enormous amounts of personal information.
In many ways, an organization's business processes, technical infrastructure configuration, and data handling procedures can be interpreted as a manifestation of their values. (Thanks to Dion Hinchliffe for this intriguing insight)
Seen this way, values are inherently expressed by these data handling practices. While it might not be completely possible to reverse-engineer a company's values by deconstructing their data handling practices, it certainly is possible to learn more about what has been considered important enough to include by simply reading the policy statement.
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Yahoo to Cut 5 Percent of Workforce After Loss
Yahoo will cut its workforce by 5 percent, CEO Carol Bartz announced during the company's Tuesday first quarter earnings call.
The cuts, which could impact up to 700 jobs, are "not the kind of across-the-board cost reduction" that Yahoo implemented in December, Bartz said. Those cuts impacted 1,500 jobs, or 10 percent of the company's workforce.
"It is a natural outgrowth of the work we're doing to streamline our structure, globalize products and eliminate [duplicative efforts]," Bartz said. "It will enable us to take advantage of [the resources] we have to invest in key products that we believe will generate strong, long-term returns."
Much of the problem is redundant positions, she said.
"We had one product management person for every three engineers, so we had a lot of people running around but nobody was f**king doing anything," she said.
Yahoo will be notifying affected employees in the next two weeks.
On the earnings front, Yahoo reported total revenue of $1.58 billion, a 13 percent decline from the same period last year. Net income was at $118 million, down about 78 percent from $537 million last year. Last year's income included a $401 million non-cash gain related to the initial public offering of Alibaba.com.
"Yahoo is not immune to the ongoing economic downturn," Bartz said. "While we experienced pressure in both display and search advertising in the first quarter, we believe Yahoo remains one of the most compelling advertising buys on the Internet."
Bartz insisted that Yahoo's results are "typical of a recession."
"It's like online window shopping," she said. "People are grazing around; they're just not clicking through to buy. If anything, I'm really pleased at where we came in because marketing budgets have been slashed a heck of a lot more than where we came in on these metrics."
Page views were up 8 percent during the first quarter, while search volumes and queries were up 11 percent. "Search is important to our users, search is important to our customers, and it's that simple," Bartz said.
Bartz pointed to recent organizational changes that she hopes will help bolster Yahoo.
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Experts at a private Taiwanese security company decided to pull out of a security conference in Las Vegas after coming under what was described as pressure from Chinese and Taiwanese agencies.
Wayne Huang, chief technology officer and founder of Taiwanese security vendor Armorize Technologies, and Jack Yu, a researcher at the company, were scheduled to give a talk on Chinese cyber warfare capabilities at the Black Hat USA 2010 security conference, which will be held in Las Vegas on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
They said they decided to pull out last week after coming under pressure from several Chinese and Taiwanese agencies.
"The Chinese Cyber Army: An Archaeological Study from 2001 to 2010," derived from information gathered from intelligence groups across Asia, had been advertised as an in-depth analysis of government-backed Chinese cyber espionage.
"Using facts, we will reconstruct the face of the Cyber Army, including who they are, where they are, who they target, what they want, what they do, their funding, objectives, organization, processes, active hours, tools and techniques," the Black Hat Web site quoted the presenters as saying.
On Wednesday last week, Armorize chief executive officer Caleb Sima wrote on Twitter that the talk had been pulled because the "Taiwanese [government] is prohibiting it due to sensitive materials."
Black Hat conference organizers yesterday confirmed to the Taipei Times that the talk had been cancelled, but refused to discuss the reasons why. IDG News, an IT news service, broke the story last week.
During a telephone interview with the Taipei Times yesterday, Huang said the decision to drop out of the conference came after he sought to vet his talk with the intelligence agencies on whose information the report was based.
"It was our choice to pull out. We felt that Black Hat wasn't the best way to share that information," he said, adding that other, more official "windows" were more appropriate.
"We didn't want to draw too much attention by disclosing that information at such a prestigious venue," he said, adding that Armorize wanted to keep good relations with the agencies involved and continue to be part of the community, something that could have been jeopardized had the information been publicized at Black Hat.
On whether the apprehensions expressed by the various agencies stemmed from concerns over what the talk would reveal about the level of Chinese cyber espionage or the company's sources and means of collection, Huang said "both."
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Santa Clara, California-based Armorize was incorporated in 2006. The company's R&D center is located in the Nangang Software Park in Taipei.
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It appears the jig is up America, your chickens are coming home to roost. Australia is the latest nation to opt out of the dollar in trade and now will conduct trade in the yuan. This is just another nail in the coffin for the dollar as we know it.
Brazil, South Africa, even Japan are getting out of trading exclusively in dollars. But what do we do about it? How do we keep these latest traitors, these damn barbequing Aussies from going through with this? Do we convince the American people kangaroos are secretly hiding dirty bombs in their pouches (i could see it working) and are training to enter the US and set them off?
The problem is more and more nations are trading amongst themselves without the dollar. We can't just attack the entire world. OR, maybe this (sic) IS THE PLAN? Why else are we spending the same amount in military expenditures as the rest of the world combined and refusing to make any cuts to it?
And here all along you thought these wars over the last 30 years were for freedom, fighting terrorism, nukes and/or WMD's. Wars are a win-win for America. It keeps the population always at war, thus easier to manipulate. It promotes growth for so many sectors in private enterprise (especially banking) and above all it protects American hegemony. From the end of the cold war to Kuwait to Iraq and soon to be Iran it's all been single pieces in a larger puzzle – the petrodollar. From the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:
The recycling of petrodollars into the U.S. financial markets has supported activity here by allowing for higher consumption and investment spending than otherwise would have occurred. The concomitant cost has been a further expansion of the U.S. economy's already sizable net international liabilities.
As we enter the golden age of globalization, we must accept the old proverb to be true; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
American companies wanted to establish markets and dominate the globe with its dollar and to a large degree it has; OPEC still uses the dollar but the rest of the world isn't down with it anymore. In doing so, American business and its government have built and educated the world in finance and trade. Now they are turning around to see who has been dangling the strings. And they don't like it.
As we turn each page of history we see empires rising and falling. Nobody has stood the test of time. It's been a good run America but the grip we've had on the world is loosening. When the dollar starts to tumble it will trigger a REAL economic catastrophe and the rest of the world knows it; 2008 wasn't that long ago in the history books.
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6 slices Canadian Bacon (warmed)
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1/2 teaspoon paprika spice
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground peppercorns
In saucepan, boil vinegar, 2 tablespoons water and pepper until mixture has reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
Remove from heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of water and stir.
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Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in lemon juice and paprika. Set aside.
Place 2 - 3 inches of water in a large skillet with high sides or use a egg poacher. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently.
Break cold eggs one at a time into a custard cup or saucer. Holding the cup close to the surface of the water slip individually into water. Cook, uncovered, until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but not hard (about 4 minutes). If you have an egg poacher that's even easier and better, that's what I like to use.
On each of the english muffins, place Canadian Bacon and wilted Spinach on each muffin half.
With a slotted spoon, lift each egg out of the water and place over Avocados.
Top these fabulously delicious Eggs Benedict with your Homemade Hollandaise Sauce, and serve up these smile-making-eggs and be prepared to hear those Oohs-and-Ahs! Add fresh sliced Avocados for Garnish.
Makes 6 Servings.
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Everyone is cry & Shocked! Thapki Pyaar Ki 4th July 2016 Episode Written Updates :- The yesterday night episode of the TV series Thapki Pyaar Ki started with Thapki is sleeping unconscious inside the tree. Two men or workers came there in order to cut the tree and they are now started cutting the tree.
Thapki Pyaar Ki Episode Written Updates
Bihaan will shout for Thapki and looked for her. He said I want to see my name in Thapki's hands. Bau ji said to everyone that Shraddha was not behind this event; I think Makhanlal's men's were behind this all. Dhruv said that he had run away from jail since last one month and he is taking revenge from us.
Now Dhruv says that Thanks can be in risk. The men started cutting the tree with the blade. Bihaan thought that pearls are here but how Thapki can be missing.
Somehow Bihaan saw Thapki's Mahendi mark on the tree and he asked the workers to stop. Bihaan removed the blade and saw Thapki inside the tree. Bihaan was shocked and now Bihaan asked workers to help in lifting Thapki.
Bihaan also shocked to see that Thapki is unconscious. Now Thapki gets conscious and embraces Bihaan on seeing him. She also started crying but Bihaan said that who did this to Thapki, he won't leave him and when Thapki asked him how he comes here. Bihaan shows her the pearls and asked her that her love brings him here.
Now Dhruv went somewhere with Thapki, while going Thapki feels sceptical and fishy with him. Still, Thapki went with him as Dhruv asked to her that they are going to Bihaan but Thapki is shocked to see that Dhruv bring her in an isolated area.
Thapki is shocked and she asked Dhruv that what is the place, why we come here and Dhruv asked her that now she will be living here only for forever and Thapki is now shocked.


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Stuff I Saved Money On, Saturday
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REALLY cute stuff!!!!
- February 27, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- miss_kay said...
Those silver flats & the black dress, nice!!!
- February 27, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- Sarah loves it all said...
Atta girl! I'm glad I inspired some flat shopping. :) I bought some more too this weekend. :) Also, I like nice sales people, but I like shopping alone without distractions.
P.S. Sorry about the car!!
- February 27, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- AB said...
You've gotta spend money to save money...I'm using that one for sure!
- February 27, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- WhisperingWriter said...
Cute stuff!
I also am a big fan of clearance racks. I've found so many deals at Target for 75% off.
- February 27, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Housewife Bliss said...
really love your shopping, but the sayings on the side have me in stitches, especially the one about not using the dog as a weapon!
- February 27, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- w said...
wow! a $5 dress from macy's. girl. you are fierce!
- February 27, 2010 at 3:45 PM
- meredith* said...
great deals, I'm jealous! I'm totally into the metallic flats. wish i had more closet space!!
- February 27, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Serene is my name, not my life! said...
How come you didn't take me shopping?
P.S. I left you a little award over at my blog.
- February 27, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Acting Balanced Mom said...
Great job!! I am also a huge bargain hunter I got an outfit for $32 last week - for a formal event!!!
I can't pay full price for anything :)
- February 27, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- veterankindergartenteacher said...
Wow! You ARE good! Ever come to NC? lol
- February 27, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Krista said...
Oh my heck those are some darn darlin' finds! LOVE them! I am totally envious (and slightly depressed because I let myself gain some weight and feeling like nothing less than a pup tent would do). I've tried to keep up on theme days - I can't stay consistent enough and lucky to get any bloggin done at all some weeks! I'm trying to do "Oh my heck Wednesdays". We'll see how that goes.
- February 27, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- Heather said...
I have nothing intelligent to say, but I wanted to comment because I enjoyed this post & I am truly enjoying your writing. :)
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The block printing mania continues! In my last post I reviewed six carving blocks and I gave you my humble opinion regarding the pros and cons of each. In the course of this block carving odyssey, I tried out a linoleum block, which I hated. The carving was really difficult and the print (as you can see) was pretty bad.
I was making this pillow case for my lovely niece Breanna who loves owls…and since I ran out of pillow cases and I couldn't order more (because they're on back order at Dharma Trading), I decided to try to salvage this one. My first step was to insert a piece of clear vinyl between my fabric (to prevent any bleed through). Then I set about to cover the whole thing with black ink.
I initially tried to put the ink on with a little roller, but that didn't work very well. I needed to roll over the same spots repeatedly and I seemed to be using a ton of ink. So, I grabbed one of my daubers (bottom left corner below) and I gave that a go. This worked much better!
When I was finished, I set my pillow case outside to dry in the sun. Here it is, the color isn't completely solid but I'm okay with that.
Now it's time to carve! After a little poking around on my niece's Pinterest boards 🙂 I noticed that she has a thing for lotus flowers so I decided to incorporate them into my design.
But I digress…before the designing and carving bit you will need to work out the size of your carving block. In this case, since my pillow cover is 16 x 16 inches I decided to make my block 4 x 4 inches (using my favorite Soft-Kut blocks) so that I can get a nice pattern going. I first discovered the pattern making technique that I will be using when I saw Julie Balzer's amazing pins on Pinterest. However, I soon realized that making patterns by assembling small pieces to form a whole goes WAY back to ancient times…like Mesopotamian mosaics and tile work. Not to mention quilt making which dates to ancient Egypt.
Now that you have your block cut and ready to go you will need to draw a grid – actually this isn't mandatory but it will help you immensely when you're drawing your design. Mind you, this is coming from someone who is all too happy to freehand something! However, soon after diving into this technique I realized that precision is super important when you're trying to create a repeating pattern.
Now it's time for the fun part! I found a picture of a lotus flower that I used as a starting point…the rest I made up.
Next, simply carve out all of your lines with your smallest carving tool. This will give you a little "moat" that will help you to stay in the lines when you begin to remove more material.
Now you need to think about your positive and negative space or what you want to print and what you want to remain the background color. Grab a larger tool and begin carving the block to create your "negative"space (the color of your fabric).
Pretty, right?! Next you will need to do a test print on paper with a regular ink pad. This is a super important step, so don't skip it! This print will allow you to see your lines much more clearly and it will enable you to determine where you need to do a bit more carving. I always discover areas that need more carving when I do this…and I'm always excited to get an idea of how my design is coming together. 🙂
After carving a bit more out here and there, this is my block.
Next you will need to find the center of your fabric. I typically fold my fabric in half in both directions and I press it with an iron to get my center. However, since I already had my vinyl in place and since my fabric is black, it seemed easier to just mark off the center using a ruler and some white chalk.
Alright so now for the printing part…I'm using Super Opaque White Ink by Versatex. I put the ink onto a piece of plexi that I picked up at Home Depot (you can use glass or any other hard, flat surface) and I rolled it out with my brayer. Please note that this ink is quite thick and the open time is short so it's best to work quickly.
Next, I rolled my ink onto my block with my brayer as smoothly and evenly as possible.
I then lined up the top left corner of my block with the center of my pillow case and I carefully laid my inked block down. Be sure to press smoothly and evenly on the back side of your block. I have found that my fingers work just fine but some people use rollers or burnishers to get firmer pressure on their blocks. You can lift up a corner and take a peek at your print to make sure that your ink is transferring well. If it's not, simply place it back down and apply more pressure.
When I got about seven blocks in, I started to notice a decline in my print quality. I think that the ink was starting to dry on the block so I cleaned it off before continuing.
Once you have finished printing let your piece dry completely and heat set it for 1-3 minutes with an iron.
Here it is, what do you think? I like the white on black combo and I think that the design is cool but for a minute the lotus flowers looked like pot leaves…yikes! PLEASE tell me that I'm imagining things because that is NOT what I was going for!!!


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By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Behind a slew of stellar saves, Kari Naerdemann helped push the Tennessee Tech soccer team to a scoreless draw with Southeast Missouri Friday night at Tech Soccer Field.
The Golden Eagles (6-6-1, 2-3-1 OVC) checked the tie column for the first time this year, while keeping their conference unbeaten streak at home alive in the process. Tech is now 13-0-2 in the last 15 OVC clashes in Cookeville, a stretch dating back to the 2015 season
Naerdemann secured seven stops in preserving her fifth clean sheet of the season and 33rd of her Tech tenure to extend an already OVC record for career shutouts. The Herne, Germany native's seven halts tied for the third most all season, and with a campaign-best 10 Tuesday against Belmont, Naerdemann now has 17 halts in her last two matches.
"She came up big tonight," TTU head coach Steve Springthopre said, in regards to his senior goalkeeper. "I think she has played really well the last couple of weeks. Kari was great the other day in our win vs. Belmont and tonight she was the same. I thought she was very mature and showed a lot of leadership in the back. She did well with her distribution and made a number of key saves when we needed it. She played Kari-esque tonight."
Among the seven stops for Naerdemann, none proved to be larger than a denial less than a minute into overtime. 50 seconds into the extra frame, SEMO junior Katie Lever found space in the box before smoking one that saw Naerdemann climb the ladder and just poke it above the crossbar to keep the match preserved. The Redhawks (3-7-2, 1-3-2 OVC) would then be kept at bay in a pair of subsequent corners over the next three and a half minutes.
In the 97th minute, the scene shifted to the other end of the pitch where Kendall Powell came within inches of playing the role of hero. After just entering the box from the right side, the Cookeville product fired one that appeared destined to sneak under the crossbar, but SEMO freshman Bailey Redden was able to leap and pop the ball over the bar to keep the scoreless deadlock intact.
Minutes later Powell found herself in close and let loose on a try in the 98th minute that was once again halted by a diving Redden.
Overall, the SEMO goalkeeper had five saves for her second career shutout.
"It was a tough battle out there with two teams fighting for points to be in the top eight in the conference," Springthorpe said. "SEMO came in very motivated. I thought they played well and caused us some issues during the course of the game. Maybe we were fortunate in some instances, but at the same time I thought we had some good opportunities in the second half and overtime. It was just a hard-fought game with two teams that needed a win."
The Redhawks outpaced Tech in shots with a 20-11 cushion. TTU did manage to lead the overtime charge with a 4-3 shot edge. Powell and senior Molly Kafader each collected a club-best three shots.
SEMO's Esmie Gonzales recorded a match-high seven tries, two of which were on-goal including an attempt in the 20th minute that looked destined to split the pipes. After a Lexi Grote shot from deep was clipped by a leaping Naerdemann and into the crossbar, the rebound fell to the shoe tops of Gonzales. The Fort Worth, Texas native kept it low and went far side, but thanks to a sprawling Naerdemann display, Gonzales could not find the back of the net.
"Anytime you can get a shutout in conference play, it's great," Springthorpe said. "I think our defense broke down every once in a while, but the effort was there, and the desire to keep a goal from going into the back of the net was certainly there. I thought we bended at times, but didn't break. It's unfortunate that we couldn't find the back of the net, but their keeper did make some great saves. Overall I'm happy with tonight."
Tech will hit the road for the final time in the regular season with a pair of weekend matches. The Golden Eagles will flock to Morehead State on Friday, Oct. 12 for a 5 p.m. CT battle with the Eagles before heading to Eastern Kentucky for a 12 p.m. CT matchup with the Colonels on Sunday, Oct. 14.
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"The foundations of our worldview are written in stone"
This was the view of the distinguished Martti Lehtinen, Professor Emeritus of geology at the University of Helsinki. One needs to be able to "read" rock. A story can begin with a grain of sand, which has ended up on the highest mountain peak. Or the other way around; mountain peaks can become grains of sand at our feet. It can also be said that stones contain the key elements of a functioning society. In some cases, over the course of its geological journey rock has become the secret store for the most precious minerals that society needs for its raw materials.
The layman's sample practice of the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) are unique in the country, and support the search for and study of the country's raw material resources. This kind of activity is rare internationally: the only similar activities are the "mineral hunts" organized by the Geological Survey of Sweden in Northern Sweden and Greenland. There is room for far more extensive amateur mineral sample collecting, as this work is well suited to glacial regions. Boulder surveys are particularly useful for finding mineral deposits that extend upward to the surface of the bedrock.
From layman's sample practice to mining operations
A layman's sample (kansannäyte) is a sample of rock, mineral, or soil sent to a geologist or other type of expert by a rock hobbyist. In Finland, 32 of the studies have led to metal ore mining operations being set up. Almost all gemstone-related findings have been made by hobbyists. Amateur samples continue to provide important hints of potential mining sites for valuable raw materials that remain hidden in the Finnish bedrock.
Ordinary people collecting rock samples is a long-established form of ore exploration in Finland, dating back to the time of Swedish rule in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The activity really took off only in the 1740s, however, under the initiative of Daniel Tilas, an assessor from the body that oversaw mining activity in the kingdom at the time. The layman's sample practicein Finland has continued ever since then, and the overall contribution of the practice to mineral exploration in Finland has been remarkable. The most important ore deposits were found in the twentieth century. Most of the most economically important ore deposits were discovered with the aid of layman's samplesin the 1950s and 1960s, at a time when the Finnish state was searching for ores to meet its own needs. One of the most important finds was a boulder found in 1908 in Rääkkylä, eastern Finland, on the site where the Kivisalmi canal was being dug. This led to the discovery of ore deposits in Outokumpu and the opening of a mine there in 1910. The 1908 find can therefore be seen to mark the beginning of the modern mining and engineering industries in Finland.
Geologist Lassi Pakkanen at work at the laboratory of GTK. Photo: Kari A. Kinnunen
How do I get started with mineral hunting?
Searching for stones and minerals is a great hobby for anybody, and can be easily combined with hiking and many other outdoor activities. In addition to enjoying the flora and fauna as you go, you will also get to know the ground beneath your feet. Mineral hunting also makes a great theme for a hiking excursion with schoolchildren, for example.
The hobby does not require any expensive tools. Here is what you will need to find mineral deposits and make an initial rough examination of them:
- enthusiasm for hiking
- protective goggles
- a rock hammer for removing specimens
- a magnifying glass and a steel spike for examining the minerals and testing their hardness
- a magnet for testing the magnetism of the samples
- a porcelain fuse or anything else hard and sharp enough to scratch the mineral sample to determine its scratch color.
If you are a Finnish speaker, you can learn about rocks and minerals with the help of Metso's Kivikone guide (in Finnish). The website also contains video tutorials to help you learn to identify different minerals.
Satu Hietala (M.Sc. (Geol.), D.G.Fin,
Geologist, gemologist
Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Finland
PO Box 1237 (Neulaniementie 5), FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
+358 29 503 3005
Satu Hietala
Geologist, (M.Sc. (Geol.), D.G.Fin


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I have a weird confession to make… I hope you don't think any less of me when you read this and I hope you see it as the harbinger of a new chapter like I do.
I'm breaking up with knitting.
Yup… you heard it here first.
I've found myself not knitting very much lately and instead of letting it just gradually slide away, I thought it would be better to look at it, figure out why and then put a proper closure to it.
If you're not a knitter and/or you don't know me very well, it would seem kind of crazy why I feel the need to forensically identify why I've not been knitting lately. I get that. If you are a knitter and/or you do know me, this may make a little bit more sense to you.
You see, I've been knitting non stop for almost four years to the day. March 23rd, 2009 was the birth of what can only be considered an obsession. Knitting was with me and on me everywhere I went. I've compiled a ludacris collection of handknits that I may never see enough cold weather in this life time to wear. I have items that went directly in to my heirloom knitting box to be saved… for what I'm not sure… but they are works of art in every sense of the word. I have items I made with yarn purchased on holiday, on a whim and on a bad day. I've spent HOURS scouring Ravelry for patterns, projects and inspiration. I've knit things for a selected few other people and taken great pleasure in seeing them in action!
So what's changed? Well me of course.
Knitting was around when my life was falling apart… when I wanted nothing more to than to run as far away as I could (which ended up being the coffee shop down the street). Knitting was around when everything came crashing down around me. It was around when I was picking up the pieces and when I thought I was 'better'. Then it was there when I wasn't 'better' at all. I spent many a lovely cozy day with my knitting… slowly building up a wool armor around myself. Every stitch was a piece of protection that kept me safe. My sister once said that she liked wearing my handknits when she was having a bad sad or difficult day because it felt like she was wrapped in my love and protection. And that's what I was doing for myself. Knitting was a shield I used to protect me from the outside world and in part, myself. I received what can only be considered superficial attention from my finished handknits and knitting in public.
But now I feel like exposing myself a little bit… taking down the walls stitch by stitch (oh don't get crazy, I'm not unraveling all my finished knitting!). For the first time in years I feel like I can stand up, on my own two feet without being draped/wrapped or smothered in handknits. It's an interestingly unique feeling. Like going outside in spring without a jacket on. A bit scary but surprisingly ok.
So, because I relied on knitting as somewhat of a crutch, I need to take a purposeful break from it. I need it to sit in the background and be less important than it once was.
I can already tell you without a bit of doubt that I will miss it and that I will come back to it in time. My life is in a state of transformation and knitting has to transform too. What I want to do is come back to it when I've reached a goal I've set for myself and knit a sweater. I want knitting to be purposeful when I come back to it. The sheer volume of items that I have knit in the last four years speaks to the incredible pain I was trying to heal. When next I pick up my knitting I want it to reflect who I am transforming to become… Purposeful, driven and focussed. We can't stay friends if we both don't change so knitting is going to go away for a while.
It's pretty freeing to have scrutinized this and then written it out… Tonight I'm going to put everything away… All neat and tidy like so when it's time to reunite, it will be a calm and orderly reintroduction.


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Why Law Firms Need to Invest in Professional Branding
Any business relies on branding to sell itself. With so many operators in the market from the global mega corporations right down to the sole trader running his consultancy business from a laptop in his garden shed, first impressions are of the utmost importance and nothing introduces your enterprise to potential customers quite as immediately or as starkly as your logo and your masthead.
Wikipedia defines a brand as "the identity of a specific product, service, or business. A brand can take many forms, including a name, sign, symbol, colour combination or slogan. The word brand has continued to evolve to encompass identity – it affects the personality of a product, company or service".
Law Firms and Branding
There is probably no line of business that depends quite so much on its reputation as the legal profession. By definition, the legal profession should exude expertise, excellence, ultimate knowledge and values. The brand presented by a firm of lawyers needs to suggest the highest levels of confidence, precision and attention to detail.
Branding also needs to be suitable. What may be appropriate for a fast-food chain or the latest pair of trainers would certainly not sit comfortably on the letterhead of a solicitor's office. Customers employing the services of an expert in legal matters expect competence and discretion, and law firm branding should reflect such expectations and suggest the qualities required for the task at hand.
Branding is About More Than Just a Logo
Of course there is much more to branding than a simple logo. Indeed as a concept a "brand" should reflect a firm's entire identity – its ethos, its standards, its beliefs and its attitudes. At root the logo is just the picture which summarises a wider corporate experience.
To this end a logo can only achieve so much in isolation. The largest corporations spend literally billions on advertising, and it is worth remembering that the products involved are usually so universally recognisable that there is seldom any need to draw their existence to the attention of the public. In their cases the object of the exercise is the subliminal reinforcement of an already familiar image.
Few legal entities find themselves in the same position. Nevertheless the core principles, whilst allowing for some deviation, are fairly similar. The three essential components comprising the brand of any legal firm can be identified as – positioning, behaviour and image.
In the first instance the company positions itself in the market so that its appeal is directed primarily towards those most likely to be requiring of its services. In the second it considers how it needs to comport itself in order to appeal to those whose business it seeks to attract. And in the third it acts upon those considerations when developing its logo, strapline and other modes of external presentation.
Getting these attributes right and in correct proportion can make all the difference between success and failure, and as such it is crucial that the question of branding is approached with absolute professionalism, which means embracing the expertise of somebody in the field whose talent it is.


text: Wearing make up to mask your insecurities will not mask what you have hidden deep inside. Learn to be confident about yourself and learn that beauty is not defined by the exterior of a person. At the end of the night, that make up is washed off but your insecurities are still there, what have you solved? Learn to see the beauty within yourself and know that Allah SWT has created you beautifully in a unique way. You are blessed. You are attractive and you have what others wish they have in the physical or your characteristic traits but they don't tell you. Say you are beautiful and believe you are beautiful and nothing less. Battle your insecurities, don't mask them.


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Rumors of this place will plead
with you to save your time,
to hoard your minutes like pennies
in a rinsed-out pickle jar.
It is only a loosened clove hitch,
crushed gray stone tying
wetlands to the aspiration of a ridgeline.
At best, a jogging path for those who never run.
Slow your pace, then,
to know these acres gradually
as a body you will come to love.
Circle them a thousand times
until your senses are a finger tracing every crease.
Know the cypress gutted by lightning
where the great crested flycatcher
wiggles in to decorate its nest.
Know the rash of pumpkin colored warts
pushing up through slick mud are chanterelles.
Know that you will contend with the deer flies,
the gnats and the questing ticks to pick them.
Know that the possums and maggots
may cheat you of your meal.
Know that everything in Bell Slough
is hungrier than you.
But come here anyway
with purpose. To find each thing
in its season. When the frog can see
its frosted song, it chooses silence.
The resurrection ivy's green outlasts
the naked hardwoods, and the forest floor
is a yellow-red confetti. The bloated, hairy
snowflake bursting from the fallen sycamore
is bear's head tooth. And the white lips
pouting from the dead stand oak are oysters.
And when there is only the smell of mushrooms
rising where rain gullies into the hillside,
stand absolutely still and study the ground.
Look for the clusters of acorns
the blackjack oak has tossed aside;
the horn of plenty may live nearby.
Fluted to the shape of orange flowers
on the creeper vines, they hide in molted grays and browns,
black trumpets pushing up like goosebumps
with the first breaths of winter.
Pick every one. Taste what hides
in this unencroachable tract of wild. Believe
the unwashed fragrance of these labors
is all you ever really are.
Scotty Lewis teaches and writes in Conway, Arkansas, where he earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Central Arkansas.


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"Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, are exploring the possibility of a biometric security device that will use a person's thoughts to authenticate her or his identity.
...Their idea of utilizing brain-wave signatures as "pass-thoughts" is based on the premise that brain waves are unique to each individual. Even when thinking of the same thing, the brain's measurable electrical impulses vary slightly from person to person. Some researchers believe the difference might just be enough to create a system that allows you to log in with your thoughts."


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Dear past (and soon to be present) Blue Springs Music Booster Members,
Thank you for your support of the music programs in the Blue Springs School District. We appreciate your contribution to the success of these programs in our schools. It is that time of year again when we ask you to renew your membership and encourage your friends and neighbors to join as well. It is because of you that we can support our music programs funding needs. Please renew your membership today and help us keep Blue Springs Music programs top notch. You can enroll online again this year or fill out the membership form and return it to your child's music teacher.
The Music Boosters has helped our schools in many ways. We help provide high dollar musical instruments in the classroom, scholarships for seniors, accompanists for Singfest, music contests and festivals, food for kids doing Singfest, monthly music subscriptions, and much more. We could not do this without your membership and/or donation. Click here to see more of the investments the Boosters have made over the years.
And if that's not enough, check out our newest promo video…
Please further explore our website! We have pictures and more videos of performances and information on meeting times and locations. We would love for you to join us at our next meeting on Monday, September 12th at 6:30pm, hosted by Laine Riley, music teacher at John Nowlin Elementary (5020 NW Valley View Road, Blue Springs)! Please come, we would love to hear your ideas!
Thank you for your commitment to BSSD music programs. Your contribution is valued and appreciated. I hope you will continue your support this year and help to keep Blue Springs School's music GREAT!
Heidi Smith
Music Boosters Board President


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Today's hike: a 5.5 mile loop
We went for a walk this afternoon to clear the dark clouds and cobwebs out of our minds, get some sunlight and fresh air. It turned into a rather long walk that really did us some good.
Up and down hills and over rather slick and slippery mud making for a challenging hike. We just haven't adopted using "Wellies" on our walks. Although my muddied jean legs and five pounds of soil sticking to either shoe would seem argument enough to use them.
Some of the smaller back pools of water were frozen over, I honestly didn't think it was getting cold enough for that, but I guess being in the shadow of the hillside has contributed to that. These shaded areas were much less tricky to navigate, the mud solid like we were traveling across permafrost. With camera in tow and a new lens to play with, we of course could not resist a little photography, a pleasant distraction too.


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Don Tapscott's February keynote at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) on how new global non-state networks are offering powerful new solutions for cooperation, problem solving and governance. Watch … Read more
Business & Economics
Why Apple Has To Become More Open
This is an age of openness and transparency. Hierarchies and tyrants are so 20th century. So why is it that the most successful corporation on the planet in this new millennium has been a secretive … Read more
Energy & Environment
A Sustainable Future Through IP Sharing
We believe we need to architect a new future by creating more sustainable business models, transforming our products to become closed loop and our supply chain to be lean, green and equitable, to enable us to thrive and win in a future sustainable economy. Read more
Science, Education & Health
Don Tapscott Appointed Chancellor Of Trent University
The Senate of Trent University is pleased to announce its decision to approve the appointment of Mr. Don Tapscott to be installed as Trent University's eleventh chancellor at Convocation ceremonies to be held Friday, June … Read more
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Forbes: 9 Approaches To Addressing The World's Problems
We are reaching a point in history where we are seeing alternatives to the idea of nation-states as governing bodies and cooperation on a global level. According to thought leader Don Tapscott in his recent speech … Read more


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Agri-Plastics SL Calf Rancher System is designed to save on labor cost and is a turnkey system. Each unit comes ready to use with Top Vent, 3-In-One Rear Door, Bottom Air Flow Vents, and an outside feeding station, two poly buckets and a galvanized wire fence. This system is used by some of the largest farmers in the world.
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- White bucket: Calf starter usage will begin in 1-2 days vs. 4 days for black buckets
- comes with 2 rugged poly buckets
- Mangers feature bucket stoppers which prevent buckets from getting knocked out
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- Left or Right offset door or full cut out for warmer climates
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Made from 1/4" diameter hot dipped galvanized steel for sturdiness. Measures 42" H x 72" D x 48" W
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About Us
Our Mission
The Department of History strives to promote excellence in teaching, learning and scholarship on historical change. The department engages students with a broad range of historical periods, geographic settings, and themes. Students in the undergraduate and graduate programs will learn to analyze critically secondary and primary historical sources, developing the ability to produce evidence based arguments and original research within their chosen field of study. The History Department also sees history as a foundational discipline within the liberal arts and social science traditions, one that develops key research, writing and analytical skills, but also promotes knowledge and memory of the past as essential to an engaged citizenry. The department supports the development and dissemination of primary research by faculty and graduate in peer reviewed and public venues, and understands its research as essential to the development of history as a field of human inquiry. The department places academic freedom at the core of all teaching and research activities, with students and faculty able to explore and disseminate multiple perspectives on the past.
Why Study History?
Studying history will give you research, analytical and problem-solving skills, and hone your writing abilities. But more importantly, Memorial's History Department offers a wide range of appealing courses and exceptional resources.
Memorial's History Department also delivers a variety of the research/writing courses required for the BA degree, courses which not only serve as a foundation for upper level courses in history (which generally have a core essay requirement), but as a basis for many employment opportunities.
Studying history is very practical, because it involves:
- Learning about people - how they interact, the motives and emotions that can tear people apart into rival factions or help them to work together for a common cause (useful knowledge for team-building at work!)
- Learning about countries, societies and cultures - so many of today's conflicts and alliances have their roots in the past; how can you negotiate with, trade successfully with, or report on a country if you know nothing of its history?
- Learning to locate and sift facts - to identify truth and recognise myth, propaganda and downright lies (useful in every aspect of life!)
- Presenting what you've learned in a way that makes sense to others - whether in graphs, essays or illustrated reports - and having the confidence to defend your findings.
With your degree in history you can be an educator, researcher, communicator or editor, information manager, advocate, or even a businessperson.
Here is a brief list of the career opportunities available to the undergraduate history major:
Historians as Educators
- Elementary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Postsecondary Education
- Historic Sites and Museums
Historians as Researchers
- Museums and Historical Organizations
- Cultural Resources Management and Historic Preservation
- Think Tanks
Historians as Communicators
- Writers and Editors
- Journalists
- Documentary Editors
- Producers of Multimedia Material
Historians as Information Managers
- Archivists
- Records Managers
- Librarians
- Information Managers
Historians as Advocates
- Lawyers and Paralegals
- Litigation Support
- Legislative Staff
- Foundations
Historians in Businesses and Associations
- Contract Historians
- Historians in Corporations
- Historians in Nonprofit Associations
For more about career opportunities for history majors in Canada, please visit the Canadian Historical Association's career page.
Other sources: The Historical Association (U.K.) and the American Historical Association.


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Halloween TreatBag Toppers. These printable Halloweeen Themed treat bag toppers come in super cute designs, the size is 2x4 inches when folded.
**I can make these toppers in any size, if you would prefer a different size, please send me a convo**
You will receive a PDF file (8.5x 11 inches) perfect to printing. Wrappers print 4 per 8.5 x 11 inches sheet. You will need Adobe Reader to open de PDF file, which is available for free at www.adobe.com
Directions are simple. Open the file and print on card stock, then cut the images out. Fold the topper in half over filled treat bag and staple the topper to the treat bag. So easy!.
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Madison 6' Recycled Plastic Flat Bench
Plastic Slat Color: Mahogany
Frame Color: Textured Pewter
Madison 6' Recycled Plastic Flat Bench
Eco-friendly planks paired with contemporary steel accents create a fresh look from any angle.
Sleek ergonomic construction delivers perfectly comfortable furnishings with a fresh modern look.
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"The inclusion of managed futures in an institutional portfolio leads to better risk-adjusted performance (either through the mean-variance framework, or through the more modern Omega analysis). The results are so compelling that the board of any institution, along with the portfolio manager, should be forced to articulate in writing their justification in not having an allocation to the liquid alpha space of managed futures." Lintner Revisited
Lintner Revisited: A Quantitative Analysis of Managed Futures in an Institutional Portfolio (June 2014)
Ryan Abrams, Portfolio Manager, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Ranjan Bhaduri, PhD, Chief Research Officer, Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd,
Elizabeth Flores, Executive Director, CME Group
An update to Dr. John Lintner's seminal paper, which describes the diversification benefits that managed futures strategies can bring over the long-term to an equity/fixed income/hedge fund portfolio. The authors use data through 2014 to show that Lintner's general conclusions have stood the test of time for long-term investors seeking diversification, despite highly challenging conditions over the last four years.
Frequently Asked Questions About Managed Futures
Individual and institutional investors are increasingly including Managed Futures as part of a diversified investment portfolio as they search for alternative or non-traditional investment opportunities. This piece outlines frequently asked questions about Managed Futures.
10 Compelling Reasons to Consider Adding Managed Futures to Your Portfolio
Managed Futures are an alternative asset class that has achieved strong performance in both up and down markets, exhibiting low correlation to traditional asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, cash and real estate.
In Search of Crisis Alpha: A Short Guide to Investing in Managed Futures
Kathryn M. Kaminski, Ph.D. Senior Investment Analyst, RPM Risk & Portfolio Management
Since Managed Futures strategies tend to be trend following and deliver crisis alpha, they will make substantial returns when equity markets are down significantly. When equity markets trend strongly upwards, there will be upward trends which Managed Futures strategies can also participate in. This explains why Managed Futures can look similar to an equity straddle without the upfront costs required for investing in options.
Tales for the Downside: Risk Reduction Strategies
Hewitt Ennisknupp, an Aon Company
"Managed futures and global macro hedge fund strategies have desirable downside risk protection characteristics combined with positive returns and alpha for skilled investors. Clients can increase their downside protection by allocating part of their hedge fund or opportunistic asset category to managed futures and global macro strategies."
A Former Institutional Investor's Perspective on Managed Futures
By Tom O'Donnell, Principal & Director of Global Business Development of The Bornhoft Group Corporation, talks about his twenty plus years of experience with managed futures and includes experiences at well-known Commodity Trading Advisor, Futures Commission Merchant, and his current work with a Multiple CTA Portfolio Specialist.


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Time: May 6, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm
Location: Red Morton Park, Redwood City
Street: 1120 Roosevelt Ave
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Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course: $55
Course Length: 3 hours
2 Year American Heart Association Certificate
Instruction includes life saving skills such as how to control and treat bleeding, broken bones, shock. In addition this includes CPR & AED for Adult, Child, and Infant CPR.
- Target Audience: Designed for someone with limited medical training and needs a certification for job requirements/OSHA:
- School teachers, Coaches, Fitness Trainers, Childcare Providers, Babysitters, and others
HeartSaver First Aid Certification in Los Angeles
Heartsaver® First Aid is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies.
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• Medical emergencies
• Injury emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Optional written test
Get Your First Aid Certification; Be Ready to Help Save a Life
First aid is the initial care for injuries or illnesses generally performed by laypersons and bystanders to the victim or casualty before and until definitive medical help can arrive. First aid usually consists of simple and potentially life saving techniques with minimal equipment usage. The aims of first Aid certification include: preserving life, prevents further harm, and promotes recovery. Knowing appropriate first aid is an important skill and everyone, including children, should know how to perform it promptly and correctly.
First Aid is a Critical Skill to Own
Receive a first aid certification and you´ll be able to help save someone´s life. we helped save lives over and over again. Becoming certified to perform proper and acceptable first aid in case of an emergency is too important to pass up. You can potentially save the life of a victim who may be in dire need of your help. A first aid certification can do that and give you the instruction you need to be the winning factor in keeping someone safe.Keep Your Friends and Family Potentially Safe With First Aid Certification
Saving a friend, family member, or helpless victim you may not know can begin with your first aid certification. The talent and techniques that are associated with first aid can virtually be life saving. Knowing first aid and being suitably trained to perform health care acts as simple as first aid is much too important to pass up or go unconsidered.
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That's "Chewy" as in soft/not crispy/melt in your mouth, not "Chewie" as in "made from Chewbacca" because EWWW. Just to be clear.
Anyway, now that we have that established, here's the recipe for some fairly delicious oatmeal cookies 😉
- 2 sticks unsalted butter*
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup + 2tbsp unrefined cane sugar**
- 1/2 cup Turbinado sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract***
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 dashes sea salt
- 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
- 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cook oats
Bring the butter or margarine to room temperature.
Place in a mixing bowl and add 1 cup unrefined sugar and the turbinado sugar, and mix on medium speed until it's creamed well.
Add egg, vanilla, cinnamon, apple pie spice, and salt and mix for one more minute.
Reduce speed to low, and add flour, mixing until the flour is stirred in.
Turn mixer off, and add oats, stirring by hand until just blended.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment-covered baking sheet.****
Sprinkle the extra unrefined sugar on top of the cookies like you're tossing glitter at a princess party.*****
Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes, or until barely golden brown.
Take out of oven, let them cool for 10 minutes, and dig in 🙂
*or margarine – I used Fleischmann's Unsalted Margarine for my dairy-allergic son
**Zulka Morena is a great one and is what we use here…we're not vegan, but I have issues with using bone char to refine anything. Gross. I prefer unrefined. It tastes better, too, honest.
***I make my own…750ml White Rum, and 6 vanilla beans cut in half lengthwise. Add beans to bottle, shake well, put in a dark cupboard. Shake the bottle when you open the cupboard to get other things out and you remember "oh yes, I'm supposed to shake that daily". It's good to go after 2 weeks…I decant it into a couple of smaller bottles, and top off the first bottle with more rum, and keep it going as a perpetual bottle of vanilla goodness.
****You should get 24 from this recipe, but it depends on how large you make them. Go wild and make 12 gigantic cookies if you want, you deserve it!
*****You don't have to put a hand on your hip and toss your hair back, though, unless you want to. But it tastes better if you give it at least a little sass!


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