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A futuristic nightmare that challenges a reader's view on immortality.
by Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman's brand new series depicts a future where immortality is now a reality. There's no cancer, no communicable diseases or otherwise. The body is healed using nano technology. You can die, sure. You can even kill yourself many times over. But in this world, humans have the ability to bring you back to life. Not in a zombie form, and no life-altering side effects of any kind. You'll be resuscitated to exactly how you were before you died. The downside to this world is overpopulation. Since people can reinvent themselves in all sense of the word, many can live for hundreds of years.
This is where Scythes come in. They are in charge of culling the population (permanently, that is). They are harbingers of death, harvesters of the living. Some decide how you die and some compassionate ones let you pick your own poison, so to speak. They are feared and revered in equal measure. How they decide who to die is a gray area, however. To some, the selection is based purely upon the wiles of the administering Scythe.
Scythe Faraday has his own method; in a way that's almost scientific and based on statistics. He might be detached from the task but he took the time to render compassionate death.
Becoming one is, of course, not that easy. The first rule of being a candidate is that you must not want to be Scythe. When the thought of being one repulses you. Unfortunate for Citra and Rowan, really. Because they both share the same revulsion. Under Faraday's tutelage, they'll learn to develop killing with empathy and compassion (if such a thing exists). They'll also learn how to distance themselves from the task that each and every culling doesn't make them want to turn the blade unto themselves.
Predictably, this kind of power elicits a voracious hunger for more. And in this installment, you'll meet a group who enjoys mass killing/killing a little too much. The bloodier, the better. So not all Scythes are like Faraday. Citra and Rowan will also find out exactly how competitive apprentices are during their first conclave attendance. The differing ideologies and politics create the kind of dangerous division that can only mean even more disastrous and bloody deaths for humankind.
As a Shusterman newbie, it's easy to see why his Unwind series has such a cult following. Unfortunately, I can't say much about the world he conceptualized here because I felt it was the barest minimum as far as world-building goes. But the ingenious plotting won me over. His characters are memorable; strong-willed and full of conviction. They are thrust into the world where people's lives rest unto their hands – quite literally. And whether they like it or not, they had to heed the call. However, I had a problem with how easily they performed the tasks considering how extreme their aversion was for killing people.
Scythe explores the subject of humanity in a way that asks if we're still humans if we're unable to die. Suicide had become an extreme sport of sorts for the adventurous bearing no repercussions whatsoever. This is a brutal, dark world where people are held hostage by their fears, waiting for the swing of the scythe to strike. It's quiet, with bursts of action and gallows humor in its midst. A great intro to what promises to be an addictive series.


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The Quadrants' description of the latest waffle seen at The Conversation, a one sided, partisan receptacle for the Green Blob media operatives thrown out from 'their' ABC and Fairfax journals.
Andrew Jaspan, 64, co-founder and executive director of The Conversation, was sent on forced leave last month, according to the Guardian, but not because of his site's bizarre news treatments: […]
Two other factors were involved:
- Letters of complaint to the board from some of Jaspan's Australian and overseas editors about Jaspan'his style and strategy – a reprise of the Age staff revolt against Jaspan in early 2008
- Top-level concern about Jaspan's hell-for-leather expansion overseas, despite The Conversation's shoe-string finances and dependence on taxpayers' largesse.
As Jaspan put it with aplomb in his 2014 annual review, "Each year takes us by surprise. There's no road map, and we are making our future as we go along."
Haven't believed a thing they've ever written, on the occasions I have unwittingly seen it. Fiction, and poor fiction is their forte. This is copying from the Bobama Democrat playbook on Alinsky.
Lots more at Quadrant.

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Written by Jack Kenny
"Language is the source of misunderstanding," said the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. But a confusion of tongues was not the cause of Abigail Beardsley's consternation over what she was expected to learn in a French language course she took at Penn State University in the spring of 2007. Described in the college catalogue as a course in French language and culture, it inexplicably included a viewing of the Michael Moore film, Sicko, an English-language "documentary" about inadequacies of the healthcare system in the United States and a paean to the state-run medical care in other lands. The following semester, Beardsley addressed a formal complaint to the chairman of the university's French Department about the insertion of a movie about the American practice of medicine in a course that, she wrote, was supposed to be about "real-life language use, the integration of language and culture and the development of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing." In other words, an academic exercise.
Yet the professor "took valuable class time" for the Moore film, which the student described as "an attack on the free market health care system in the United States and an endorsement of socialized medicine in England, Canada, France and Communist Cuba." She went on to point out the absence of any "critical evaluation of the film" or contrary views of socialized medicine presented by the professor that might have been useful to students in forming their own opinions on the subject. That, she noted, was contrary to a university policy requiring instructors to provide students with "access to those materials which they need to think intelligently." The same policy, Beardsley noted, instructed professors "not to introduce controversial materials that are irrelevant to the class subject and outside their area of expertise."
The department chairman dismissed her appeal and backed the professor's decision to make the viewing of a film attacking the American healthcare system a component of a French language course. The student's complaint and its rejection were related in Indoctrination U by David Horowitz, who has documented what he describes as "the widespread acceptance of political agitation as a suitable form of classroom instruction." The problem is not just professors preaching their mostly liberal or "progressive" political views as a substitute for academic instruction, even in courses whose subject matter bears no realistic connection to those political opinions. It is also the fact that little to no room is allowed for different, much less opposing, viewpoints, as Beardsley noted in her letter.
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DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Despite consistent offensive efforts by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a pair of late goals by Salve Regina ultimately propelled the visitors to a 2-0 victory for their first win of the season.
The Basics
Records: UMass Dartmouth (1-4-1, 0-0-0 LEC) | Salve Regina (1-4-1, 0-0-0 CCC)
How it Happened
The hosts commanded the ball on offense throughout the first 25 minutes of the contest, with the Corsairs offering several shots on frame. Salve goalkeeper Carly Pala (Milford, Conn.) denied five shots in the first stanza, which accounted for most of her total of seven.
At the 30:37 mark, freshman Alexis Pacheco (Swansea, Mass.) beat the defense on a breakaway opportunity, but Pala's aggressive decision to come off her line and challenge the Corsair forward negated the UMass Dartmouth attempt.
Salve's lone first-half shot attempt arrived at the 13:10 mark when freshman Molly Breslin (Belle Harbor, N.Y.) had her effort turned away by freshman Corsair keeper Jaimee O'Brien (West Springfield, Mass.). Before the conclusion of the first half, sophomore Jaimie Nakamura (Aeia, Hawaii) fired a shot as time expired, but it was deflected away by the Seahawk defense.
It was not until late in the second half that each offense exchanged scoring opportunities. Senior forward Abby Silva (Fall River, Mass.) came close to putting the Corsairs ahead, but Pala again showed off her defensive instincts by meeting the opponent at the top left corner of the 18-yard box to come up with the save.
With ten minutes remaining and the match still scoreless, freshman forward Carah Cote (Adams, Mass.) dribbled along the right sideline with multiple defenders bearing down her. Cote found fellow Seahawk Delaney Maxell (Lincoln, R.I.) at the left side of the box and the junior beat O'Brien's diving effort to find the back corner of the net.
Just minutes later, Salve's Abby McMackin's (Walpole, Mass.) corner kick found the head of Lea Adams (Sandwich, Mass.), sealing the Seahawks' first victory of the 2017 campaign.
Inside the Numbers
- Salve Regina avenges last year's 3-2 loss to UMass Dartmouth, when the Corsairs took home the victory on Sept. 8, 2016.
- The Seahawks snapped their five-game winless streak, which was its longest since the 2013 campaign (seven games).
- The Corsairs hold a 16-8-1 record all-time over Salve Regina, dating back to 1989.
Next Up
The Corsairs begin Little East Conference play on the road at Plymouth State on Saturday, Sept. 16, for a 1 p.m. contest. Salve continues its four game road trip with a Saturday morning game at Curry College, set for an 11 a.m. kickoff.


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The growing popularity of urban farming has demonstrated that growing safe, nutritious food can be achieved equally in an urban environment just as it can in a more traditional rural setting. Along with this, the same food safety issues affect all farms regardless of the type of area they located in. However, the growing occurrence of urban farming is uncovering new risks and precautions that more traditional rural farming does not.
For example, soil contamination is one aspect of urban farming that farmers need to pay close attention to. As stated in a recent article, beyond biological soil contaminants, urban areas may have significant concentrations of lead or other heavy metals in the soil. Former industrial sites may also have various chemicals contaminating the soil, making it very important for a farmer to know the history of the land and how it was previously used, before produce is grown.
Soil tests for heavy metals are one suggestion the article gives to help urban farmers know the extent to which their soil is contaminated. Creating or building raised garden beds or planting in imported soil, may reduce the chances of chemical contamination of the produce.
Unsanitary equipment is another aspect that urban farmers need to pay particular attention to. In these settings resources may be more limited and tools can be creatively re-used in many cases. However, as stated in the article, anything that produce touches, from picking buckets to harvest preparation tables, needs to be of food grade quality. Though it may be convenient and cost effective to use recycled things, the equipment needs to be kept sanitary with frequent washing and sanitizing.
In the broadest sense, stray animals as well as neighbors and/or homeless people can pose a threat to human health more so in urban farms. The range of diseases stray animals can pose is not to be overlooked especially in urban farms were livestock is present.
Neighbors and/or homeless people expose urban farms to a more diverse set of contaminants than their rural farm counterparts. Unaddressed health issues from these populations can have a dramatic impact on urban farms especially in farms that offer shelter as well as food. Greenhouses or hoop houses are a prime example, and as the article states, should be periodically checked for evidence of entry and locked to ensure entry of authorized personnel only.
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A Fine Art Exhibition by Jean Johnson
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Art629 Gallery will host an opening party featuring the paintings and painted wall sculptures of Jean Johnson. The time of the opening is 7:30 PM to 10 PM, and the exhibit will be open to the public from Saturday, July 9th, through Sunday, August 7th.
About the Artist
Born in Castro Valley, California, Jean Johnson is an active artist exhibiting in over fifty solo, invitational and juried exhibitions at commercial, corporate and art organization galleries. Johnson's select solo exhibitions include Georgian Court University, GTE Government Systems, Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters, TRW Environmental Safety Systems, EDS Government Services Group and Logistics Management Institute. Ms. Johnson's art is held in private and corporate collections.
Johnson is a promoter of the arts. She firmly believes that art creation engages the core of human creativity and thought process that can be universally applied to project creation in all fields of endeavor. She continues to work towards building art awareness through her art, education, volunteerism and arts promotion. She conducts visiting artist presentations to University and Community College Art Departments; is a public speaker and panel presenter at arts organization, education and radio venues; volunteers for educational and community arts groups; along with her work as an artist and life endeavors.
Johnson is the Art Teacher at Asbury Park High School in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She is a 2011 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Power of Art recipient which recognizes excellence in art education and innovative teaching methods. In 2009 she earned the distinction of receiving the Art Educator Award from the Monmouth County Arts Council and The Lynn Dobson Youth Art Month Award from the Art Educators of New Jersey.
Johnson earned her Master of Fine Art degree in Studio Art from James Madison University (JMU) which was punctuated by a graduate teaching assistantship with full tuition waiver and stipend. Ms. Johnson served as a JMU Studio Art Adjunct Faculty member until 1999. Her Bachelor of Art degree in Interior Design is from the University of Kentucky.J ohnson also has a Master of Business Administration degree from Florida Institute of Technology.


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Canelo? Mayweather is more worried about who serves the best BURGER in Vegas!
The main point of contention for the best prize-fighter on the planet is not whether the Mexican prodigy he faces on Saturday night is dangerous enough to inflict the first defeat of his illustrious career.
No. The pound-for pound issue vexing Floyd Mayweather the most is not the threat posed by Saul Alvarez.
It is deciding which is the best hamburger joint in Las Vegas.
Time to shine: Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez face off after weighing in ahead of their Las Vegas fight
So, even in this week of boxing's biggest event so far this century, he has been out on The Strip at night checking the two leading contenders for that championship.
'I went to Fatburger last night.' he informs us on the eve of the fight which is expected to smash all box office records. 'Had a medium with cheese – but not much of the other stuff – and ate it out on the street.
'Very tasty. But not the greatest. That title still goes to Five Guys.'
Now while this may seem peculiar behaviour for such a perfectionist athlete, be sure that Mayweather knows exactly what he is doing.
Nothing could be more calculated to irritate Alvarez than this image of Mayweather being able to indulge his appetite.
No thanks: Saul 'Canelo' Alvarex refused to hold the WBC belt ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather
Tale of the tape
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As a condition for sharing in Saturday's bonanza – he banks $12.5million, Mayweather at least $41.5m- the younger but naturally bigger man has been obliged to diet down to less than his usual fighting weight.
Although they are fighting to unify the world light-middleweight titles, Mayweather demanded that Alvarez come to Friday night's weigh-in at a catch-weight 152 lbs, which is two pounds below the established 11 stone limit.
Now while two pounds may not seem that much – Mayweather initially wanted a 147lbs imposition – it has to be something of a drain on a young man who could comfortably fight at middleweight.
Alvarez also claims that Mayweather wanted to restrict how much more he could weigh by mid-afternoon on fight day. Canelo refused and is likely to put on the best part of a stone before they enter the MGM Grand Garden arena.
Even that weight gain has to be carefully supervised. Put on too much too fast and a fighter becomes sluggish.
On the money: Alvarez made the 152lb catch-weight limit despite fears he would come in heavy
Fans' favourite: The majority of the crowd at the weigh-in were supporting the Mexican Alvarez
So there was speculation that Alvarez might opt to weigh in at 11 stones, anyway, and pay the hefty financial penalty in the contract. But in the end he tipped the scales on the limit with Mayweather coming in at 150.5 lbs.
Not that these are the numbers of keenest interest to the promoters.
Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer is predicting that pay-per-view TV buys will surpass the current record of 2.5m, established when his partner Oscar De La Hoya fought Mayweather here five years ago.
All 17,000-plus seats at the arena were sold within an hour of going on line, breaking the $20 million barrier for the first time here.Ten hotels on the strip are selling tickets for closed circuit screenings at $100 a time. More than 500 cinemas across America are taking the live feed. The fight will be televised in 162 other countries, including Britain on the BoxNation channel.
Mexican TV expects 80m of that country's population of 120m to watch their red-haired boy Canelo bid for glory.
On the money: Mayweather weighed in lighter than his opponent and will face a bigger deficit on Saturday
Mayweather dismisses Alvarez as 'just another opponent,' adding that his rival's own unbeaten record of 42-0 'would be 0 and 42 if he had fought me 42 times.'
None of which seems to bother Canelo in the slightest.
Although still only 23, he has been fighting professionally for eight years and is exuding calm before the storm.
He says: 'Mayweather seems to forget he's 13 years older. He's had his time. Now it's my time. I am about to turn the world of boxing upside down.'
How, exactly?
De La Hoya, before going into rehab again earlier this week, had been advising his protegee on the tactics which once took him the closest to beating Mayweather of any man to date.
But after listening politely, Alvarez said: 'I will not be so mentally charged as Oscar. The way to become the first to beat Mayweather is to apply pressure... but steady, composed pressure.'
The idol he names as Mexico's greatest ever fighter, Julio Cesar Chavez, was the master of exactly that relentless, merciless style.
As good as ever? Mayweather is coming off the back of an impressive victory over Robert Guerrero
Additonally, Canelo has been copying in training the lifting and rolling of the left shoulder which makes Mayweather's defence so difficult to penetrate. Not because he will use it himself in the fight but to build up a mental picture of how to get through to his head.
The solving of that riddle is complex. Go headlong into the assault and Mayweather will pick you off with counter punches. Stand off too much and he will pot shot you with wicked straight rights.
Oh, and don't forget your own defence. The odds against Alvarez have shortened slightly since he revealed considerable improvement in that noble art in his last fight, a stellar win over the highly rated Austin Trout in front of 40,000 fans in San Antonio.
His supporters will outnumber the Mayweather faithful, as this is Mexican Independence weekend and tens of thousands from across the border have come here to celebrate.
Their presence will be an additional incentive to Canelo, who is already a huge cross-over star in his country. Mayweather is smoothly confident that he will spoil the party and is a prohibitive favourite with the casino odds-makers.
Last time out: Alvarez beat the previously undefeated Austin Trout earlier this year
But he and Alvarez make an odd couple.
Although Floyd is 36 he parties like a teenager. The latest of the Showtime network's films about the fight show him attending two raves recently, simply to celebrate the end of the hard part of training camp.
It is he who goes to work to the profane soundtracks of today's rap. Young Canelo trains to the sounds of the 60s, with tracks like Rock Around The Clock, It's In His Kiss and Runaround Sue on his play-list.
But do not be misled by the extravagant opulence of Mayweather's lifestyle. No boxer trains more rigorously. He live up to his mantra: 'Hard work and dedication.'
He also uses his position of eminence in the game to ensure he has an extra edge going into his fights.
Mouthwatering: Danny Garcia (left) and Lucas Matthysse (right) face each other on the undercard in Vegas
When asked about the weight issue Leonard Ellerbe, Floyd's partner in Mayweather Promotions, grins and says: 'Of course we want to get a little advantage whenever we can.'
The Money Man may also be the best man but a little insurance reinforces the belief of most here, myself included, that he will prevail on points over the 12 rounds.
If Alvarez pulls of the upset of the century he will become the new, fresh young face of world boxing. That ambition is not beyond his reach at some point in the not-too-distant future but this particular opportunity may have come about a year or so too soon. But do not discount a re-match if he makes a thrilling fight of this one.
As for today, he says: 'No, I didn't want to give up the weight.' However, in an effort to put this aggravating distraction out of his mind, he adds: 'Still, all it has really meant is no tortillas for a while.'
And definitely no hamburgers, not even the greatest.
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Yangon's population looks set to almost double within the next thirty years. But as property developers rub their hands in anticipation, it is crucial to keep public safety at the forefront and recognise that Myanmar's commercial hub lies in an area prone to earthquakes.
As Myanmar seeks growth and development as the country continues to open up, earthquake experts and disaster risk consultants note the importance of being aware of the dangers of a serious earthquake. There are two main issues to keep in mind. Firstly, construction techniques for houses, high-rise buildings, and for infrastructure including bridges and dams, need to take into account the earthquake threat. And secondly, owners and occupants of existing buildings, particularly colonial era property, need to beware of potential dangers of buildings that might be in poor repair, as well as the questions of how to react should a quake strike – in other words, should they try to exit the building or take cover in the building.
During the recent Earthquake Forum Yangon, organised by ActionAid, one of the issues raised was how unpredictable though inevitable earthquakes are in Myanmar and in South Asia as a whole.
The uncertainty is a problem. As Jaiganesh Murugesan, Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, explains, it is hard to predict when the next serious earthquake will hit Myanmar.
The danger is real and the country is not effectively prepared, both in terms of infrastructure standards and in the necessary drills on how to react.
"Myanmar has not had any major damaging earthquake since the middle of the 19th Century when a quake of 7 on the Richter scale struck," Mr Murugesan says. "While the majority of the country is prone to earthquakes, experts note that there are seismic gaps along the Sagaing fault where one can expect the next potential earthquake in the range of (7 or 7.5 on the Richter Scale). However, it also depends on the return period. Experts say the return period of an earthquake along the Sagaing fault varies between 80-160 years and on average 100 years after an earthquake."
Even seismologists are unable to predict when the next "big one" will strike.
"An earthquake can happen early on or even later than that as earthquakes cannot be predicted, but they estimate based on studies," says Mr Murugesan.
As Mizzima has previously reported, the organisation has undertaken earthquake risk assessments for a number of major cities in Myanmar as well as a seismic hazard assessment in Yangon in collaboration with various partners, under the European Commission-funded Myanmar Consortium for Community Resilience.
Up until now, building standards have been slack in Myanmar, and property erected over half a century ago might fail modern-day quake standards. In the past, population levels were far lower than today, and many of the urban sprawl consisted of houses made of bamboo – flimsy, admittedly, but typically less dangerous to occupants in the case of collapse.
Things have changed. "We have big cities along the Sagaing fault and a major earthquake along the fault that can cause severe damage and destruction," he said.
Census data over the last 40 years or more shows population density in Yangon has increased 2.5 times and Mandalay has seen a doubling of growth. This means the population is in a state of "high exposure" should a serious quake hit.
Mr Murugesan says the concerns lie in other cities such as Yangon and Mandalay. City development committees have bylaws for building construction in cities, enacted after 2012.
"Looking at the current system, earthquake resistant designs are reviewed only for buildings taller than three stories and specific high-rise buildings have to be approved by the Committee for Quality Control of High Rise Buildings. However, one cannot make any specific guess on what is actually on the ground, as many of the low-rise buildings are built without the support of engineers or supervision of engineers, while also not taking into account the earthquake risk," he says.
Homes built in say Europe or North America are normally subject to tough building standards. But many houses in Myanmar are built without careful standards or checks.
"Even if they have considered the earthquake design based on the available information, with the availability of new information, the seismic zones have changed considerably. So the building is not designed to the latest requirements," Mr Murugesan says.
Building construction is not the only cause for concern. Worries have been voiced over such structures as hydropower dams that could be prone to serious damage in the event of a major earthquake. The Myitsone Dam project, for example, was put on hold by President Thein Sein in 2011 over humanitarian and environmental concerns. Yet the fear over earthquakes is one of the drivers of an ongoing call by NGOs to Myanmar's new government to not renew the project.
China Power Investment Corporation, the main contractor and financial backer, claims the dam would be built using modern construction standards and would be safe.
The NGO International Rivers has warned of the dangers of building large dams in earthquake-prone areas of Myanmar, particularly the Myitsone Dam and planned dams on the Thanlwin or Salween River.
"If the Myitsone Dam were to break during an earthquake, it would endanger the lives of hundreds of thousands of people by flooding Kachin State's largest city, Myitkyina," according to the NGO.
How Myanmar's new government will handle the case of the Myitsone Dam remains unclear, though a commission has been assigned to look into this. Planned dams on the Salween or Thanlwin River are also the subject of heated debate.
Unlike other natural disasters such as flooding and drought, which make an appearance virtually every year, serious earthquakes are less predictable and therefore it is harder to galvanise people into action. Much will depend on the government and regional authorities to take action in terms of building standards and quake preparedness.
Yangon's population looks set to almost double within the next thirty years. But as property developers rub their hands in anticipation, it is crucial to keep public safety at the forefront and recognise that Myanmar's commercial hub lies in an area prone to earthquakes.


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So regardless of what the requirement, Save on Car Loans can help you get a great business car loan that satisfies your wants and suits your need in your set budget.
Chattel Mortgage
A Chattel Mortgage uses a vehicle or another business use equipment as security. A chattel mortgage involves a cash accounting system to claim the tax credit that has been incurred by the business. This type of car loan is used by organizations and businesses with an ABN and the GST can be claimed back fully in the next quarter rather than over the length of the loan.
Car Finance Lease
A car finance lease is the most common form of business car loan that is essentially a rental agreement that allows you to lease your vehicle in exchange for an agreed amount of rent and time period. In car finance leases, a residual value is agreed on in order to reflect the value of the vehicle when the term ends.
While the car is under the ownership of the finance company, the tax can be deducted from the rentals as far as the car is used in connection with generating quantifiable income. When the lease ends, the customer can buy it by making an offer, return it, trade it on a replacement, or even extend the lease for another term.
Company Cars & Novated Car Leasing
In the past few years, Novated car leases have become a great and a an attractive alternative for firms that want to buy company cars and provide cars to their employees and staff. Novated lease is an agreement between three parties; the finance company, the firm and its employee. At Save on Car Loans, we offer this kind of business car loans too in order to satisfy the needs of companies that are looking for company cars.


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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
(Formerly known as CPS)
Background image: students talking in VLSB
CAPS offers short term counseling for academic, career, and personal issues and also offers psychiatry services for circumstances when medication can help with counseling.
There is no charge to get started, and all registered students can access services regardless of their insurance plan.
We are committed to supporting your academic success and self-development as a student at UC Berkeley.
Our highly skilled and culturally competent team is here to serve you with a wide range of programs.
No problem is too big or too small.


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Web Developer II
- Headquarters - Springfield, VA
- Full Time
- IT - Programming
- 2/8/2019
5323 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22151
BoatU.S., a part of GEICO and the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, is currently interviewing for a full-time Web Developer to work at our Headquarters location, in Springfield, VA.
The Web Developer will be responsible for designing, programming, testing and documenting new and existing applications to meet the needs of our business users and customers. The position requires working in a team atmosphere to develop web applications in a variety of business areas.
Job Responsibilities:
• Regular exposure to business stakeholders and management, as well as the opportunity and scope to apply your expertise to many interesting technical problems.
• Analyze specifications and develop requirements
• Write, maintain and support software
• Coordinate with team and communicate status
Candidate Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 2 years to 5 years of experience
• .NET development experience
• Knowledge and familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery
• Knowledge of SQL and familiarity with Oracle or SQL Server databases
• Understanding of software engineering principles
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Desired Qualifications
• Objected-oriented programming and design patterns
• Experience with Scrum and the Agile SDLC
• RESTful API Development
• Unit testing and continuous integration
• ASP.NET MVC 5/Core
• Developing Windows Services and Web Services
About BoatU.S.
BoatU.S., part of GEICO and the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, offers a range of insurance products and services to recreational boaters nationwide through Geico Marine Insurance Company and Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) For more information visit us at www.Geicomarine.com or www.BoatUS.com.
Our employees quality of life is important to us. Full-time BoatU.S. employees are offered a comprehensive benefits program*, including:
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Paid vacation, holidays and leave programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible spending accounts
• Business casual dress
*Benefit offerings for positions other than full-time may vary.
BoatU.S.is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background, criminal history and hair drug testing are required as part of our pre-employment process.
How to Apply
You will need an active email address and phone number. Email email@example.com your resume and salary requirements, preferable as Word.doc files or PDF.


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Mark your calendar AZ LIBRIS, September 12, 2015
Mother, Educator, Author and Translator. I write to inspire others to be a better person.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Friday, July 24, 2015
Poems, Thoughts and More Book Trailer
"Poems, Thoughts and More" Book Trailer on Must Read TV. Thank you Southern Writers Magazine
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Mic Nite Southern Writter Magazine
Look who is at Mic Nite? Thank you Southern Writers Magazine! http://www.southernwritersonline.com/mic-nite.html
Monday, July 13, 2015
My books on AZ LIBRIS 2015
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Third Prize Short Story Competition
The Most Wonderful Present, short story received Third Prize!!!
Thank you Virtue Christian Book Awards,
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Teaching Books.net
I'm proud to announce that my books are on TeachingBooks.net.
Thank you! http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=25763
Thank you! http://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?aid=25763
Monday, July 6, 2015
Self-Publishing Challenges
Thank you Southern Writers Magazine - Suit T for publishing my article: http://southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/2015/07/self-publishing-challenges.html
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Hazel Eyes translation
NEWS!!!Hazel Eyes translation completed!!! Spanish title "Ojos Avellana"
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Welcome July!
Have a wonderful month! Time to take a break, read and enjoy nature.
Ten un maravilloso mes! Tiempo de descansar, para leer y disfrutar la naturaleza.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Five Stars Review
Well appreciated review. Grandma's Treaure Five Stars!
Thank you Virtue Christian Book Awards
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being creative
Tape Art (Easy Crafts for Kids)
An easy craft for your toddler to do almost independantly. Great as a gift for relatives or friends! This craft takes about 20 minutes to make and you only need white paper, painters tape and some colors!
The Ultimate Survival Guide to planning a Themed Kids Party
Having thrown my share of kids themed parties and having worked at a daycare and kindergarten for several years, let me share with you my best survival tactics on how to throw a themed birthday party and stay sane enough to do it again the next year without throwing in the towel.


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One of the easiest and most cost-effective energy upgrades you can make to your home is to improve the level of insulation in your attic. Upgraded attic insulation makes your home easier and less expensive to heat — and to cool next summer — and also makes for a more comfortable living environment.
Depending on what you have now, an insulation upgrade may be a do-it-yourself project, or it may be one that you want to leave to the pros. Some utility companies have programs in place with rebates or low-interest loans to help with energy upgrades, so you'll want to check with them as well before you get started.


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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called U.S.-led sanctions against Iran's contested nuclear program an "invasion", but promised to continue negotiations with major world powers.
The United States took action Friday to sanction more than two dozen people and companies for assisting Iran's nuclear program and violating existing sanctions.
"Sanctions are an invasion of the Iranian nation," Rouhani said Saturday on state television, according to the Associated Press. "We should resist the invasion and put the invaders in their place. We should not allow the continuation and repetition of the invasion."
Friday's actions did not impose new sanctions, but rather enforced existing sanctions against the nuclear program, AP said.
National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the sanctions were meant to ensure that Iran's nuclear program remained "exclusively peaceful."
"Our actions today and since the start of the talks are consistent with our commitments under the Joint Plan of Action, which provided limited relief of certain sanctions in exchange for Iranian steps that halted its nuclear program and rolled it back in key respects," she said.
Rouhani called other sanctions against Iran's pharmaceutical industry a "crime against humanity." He said he was not sure if he would attend next month's United Nations General Assembly, and did not plan to peak with President Obama there.
Rouhani was elected last year promising to work more closely with Western powers to ease sanctions on Iran.


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Located in the North-West of the island of Mallorca, Pollença and Puerto Pollensa are some of the most attractive towns on the island. They cover an area of 151.7 km2 and a population of 14.000 inhabitants.
You can find activities to suit, be it relaxing on the beach, going hiking in the mountains or enjoying other outdoor activities, like water-sports or playing golf on some of the best and most beautifully designed courses available.
Golf courses
Golf Pollensa and Alcanada Golf are located in the north of Mallorca, well known for their tranquil surroundings and superbly designed fairways and greens.
Cala San Vicente, Playa de Alcudia, Cala Formentor, Alcanada, Puerto Pollensa, Cala Boquer, La Victoria, S´Illot, Manresa, Malpas and many more… Long sandy beaches with palm trees, ideal for a family holiday spot. You also can find quiet calas or bays with crystal clear water perfect for those romantic moments.
Real Estate
Quality residences in the northern area of Mallorca are highly sought-after and as such, any purchases in the area are an excellent investment prospect and can offer good returns. Puerto Pollensa properties tend to offer many advantages which make them exclusve, some of these include it's popularity with the boating community and a well established reputation for being a more upmarket location for family holidays as well as a european base for the professional community.


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So King Telecom is telling Waiheke that it is too much of a skinflint to upgrade our 372 exchange so that the entire community can have from it all the modern telecommunication goodies that other communities have.
It is saying that if you want all the wunnerful stuff you have to be moved to a 371 exchange. Thus with the stroke of an arrogant executive pen Telecom Scrooge has removed two of the things that identify us, things we have in common--the iconic fact that for all our telecommunications we all have the unique prefix that means Waiheke, and our friendly habit of quoting to each other only the four digits personal to us.
There was no need for another prefix. The 372 prefix provides 10,000 numbers, and there are oodles left.
Telecom has thus made 372 Waihekeans second-class telecommunications citizens. For first class service you have to be something else. All because it is too bean-counting mean to make 372 a first-class exchange.
Good ole Telecom Rex!


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I've been spending more time in my sketchbooks and have been enjoying that solitary time. The great photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who took up drawing later in his career, said that drawing was a meditation and I think he hit it on the head. Sitting and drawing in my sketchbooks (or doing any art, for that matter) is an inner journey at times, a sort of zen place where a lot of personal reflection comes into play. My sketchbooks are mostly filled with observational drawing. It's not that I don't work out various compositional problems in them or try to refine some figure or other, but by and large my sketchbooks are just a place to keep my hand in. I'm not one to draw monsters or space marines and so the books are mostly filled with drawings done at cafés, while traveling, or while watching various movies purely for my own pleasure.
I began sketching in sketchbooks religiously in art school, a habit ingrained on me by my teacher Barron Storey. If you've not seen his sketchbooks you need to familiarize yourself with them:
Lately I've been scanning my sketchbooks with an eye toward self-publishing a nice volume of drawings from the pile of sketchbooks I've filled over the years. If you visit my website: http://www.georgepratt.com and navigate to the sketchbook section you can view a somewhat broad selection of these books. But I thought I'd throw out a few of the images I've done relatively recently. I've shot these with my iphone rather than scan them for the sake of time. I'm usually posting these on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter but thought I'd throw out a blog post as well and try to get a feel for what you might think of a book of material like this.
These days I've been really leaning on working with a Soft and Smooth Palomino Blackwing pencil in a Moleskine sketchbook. I love the way the buttery line that the Blackwing's soft lead has and the beautiful tones I can achieve by smearing the line with my finger. I'll cut back into the drawing with the white eraser on the Blackwing and also use the Mono Zero 2.3mm eraser by Tombo. On many of these you'll also see the use of a white gel pen, which is a nice little hit on the sort of off yellowish Moleskine paper and pops just enough.
There's a few in ink as well. I'll jump around with different media and even different sketchbook papers, usually opting for the Moleskine, but occasionally a brown paper sketchbook where the white gel pen really shines. In addition to the Blackwing pencil I may use a Pilot Custom 98 fountain pen or a Hi-Tec C gel pen for my linework. Every media is fair game (watercolor, gouache, colored gel pens, acrylics, etc.) and it's only lately that I've focused on pencil and pen.
I'd love to hear any thoughts about the possible publication of a sketchbook. Is this something that might be of interest to you? As usual, thank you for scoping out the blog!


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Overnight Raspberry French Toast
Okay this is one of those times where I know the photo doesn't look that great but the recipe was really good! I could just not provide a photo but I think any photo is better than no photo, so here it is. A few weeks ago my family did breakfast for dinner, which was awesome. I love breakfast food but I rarely want to take the time in the morning to make something more complicated than a smoothie or a bowl of cereal (or sometimes waffles). I found this recipe in one of my favourite cookbooks, or rather favourite series, Bravo! Best of Bridge Cookbook. I've mention the Best of Bridge books before - they're the kind of cookbooks that you can open to any page, and trust the recipe will be delicious. And the ingredients required are things you can easily find. It's unfortunate that these books don't seem to be more popular outside of Canada - on Amazon.com they aren't even available except as used copies.
Anyway! So this overnight raspberry french toast - it has raspberries, almonds, cream cheese, cinnamon and the regular french toast stuff. It was really yummy though I used chopped almonds this time (instead of sliced) and I think it's kind of scary to have something crunchy in an eggy dish (people might think it's egg shells). We did breakfast/brunch for dinner for mother's day too, so keep an eye out for more brunchy things soon! What are your favourite things to eat for brunch?
If this sounds good, you might also like:
Gingerbread Waffles
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Squash & Aged White Cheddar Tart with Sage and Roasted Garlic Custard
Overnight Raspberry French Toast
Adapted from Bravo! Best of Bridge Cookbook
Serves 6
The recipe suggests reserving 1/4 cup of the sugar to sprinkle on top but next time I'd just mix it in so that's what I wrote in the recipe. I also found the cinnamon to kind of clump up with the eggs, so make sure you whisk them well.
8 slices whole wheat bread, torn into small pieces
8 oz (250 g) cream cheese, cut into small pieces
1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries (don't thaw if using frozen)
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted (don't use chopped like me)
6 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar (you could easily reduce this amount)
1 cup milk
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Grease an 8 inch (2L) square glass baking dish. Scatter half the bread pieces in dish. Arrange cream cheese, raspberries and almonds on top. Finish with the remaining bread pieces. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, milk and cinnamon. Pour over bread. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350F. Bake french toast, covered with foil, for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 30 minutes or until puffy and golden brown.


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Our Precious Bay is under Several Threats – Your comments please.
- Climate Change:
Rising sea levels have resulted in increasing major floods over most of the reserve. The main field (Dudding) has been the most visibly affected. Some of that field is also sinking as water infiltration increases.
Two solutions have so far been suggested:
- Do nothing, and let the area gradually be reclaimed by the sea.
- Build bunds around the perimeter of the affected areas and build up the level of the field. (It seems that soil would be available from other Council works.)
Do you favour either of these suggestions? If so, which one, and why?
Do you have another suggestion? Please advise.
- Council Proposals for Camper Vans:
Council is proposing a region-wide bylaw to deal with the increasing numbers of 'Freedom Campers.' This will be published for submissions, probably early next year.
Currently their proposal would prohibit any camping on the seaward side of the road, but would allow camping of non self-contained vans over the rest of the reserve (primarily the Dudding field.)
This proposal would override the Reserve Act Management Plan, which currently does not permit any camping in this reserve. (That is true of most reserves that have management plans.)
Please advise your views on this matter by using the contact us form. Your views do matter.


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Psychoanalytic theory was developed by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud and has since been both criticised and expanded. These theories attempt to dissect human motivation and how motivations lead to specific actions. In the classroom, you must take a broad view by reading through and incorporating many different theories. Otherwise you risk alienating children who do not fit within a limited view.
Psychoanalytic theories seek to understand how and why humans think and behave in certain patterns from infancy. Psychologists who have developed popular and applicable psychoanalytic theories include Sigmund Freud, Heinz Hartmann, John Frosch, Jacques Lacan, Harry Stack Sullivan, Clara Thompson, Eric Fromm and Jean Piaget. Theories are divided into schools of thought and specialisations, and address motivations for action, confronting sexual desire, sadistic desire and desire for control. These theories also seek to classify actions as normal or abnormal to develop methods of understanding and solving abnormal or disturbed behaviour in children and adults.
The three components of psychoanalysis are investigating thoughts, systemising theories of behaviour and treating psychological illness. Freud's theories have been criticised since being published, specifically for the limited view his theories take on the mental development of females. Furthermore, his theories were designed with a limited view of gender, sex and sexual orientation. Since Freud's heyday, the concepts of femininity and masculinity, biological sex, heterosexuality and homosexuality, gender expression and other related topics have been further explored and expanded. When applying psychoanalysis to children or young students, a teacher must take a broad view by exploring the considerable range of psychoanalytic literature available.
When applying psychoanalytic theories to children in the classroom, activities are typically categorised into either behaviorism or cognitivism. Behaviorism focuses on tangible behaviours, such as a child who will share her toys versus a child of the same age who refuses to share. Behaviorism also looks at conditioning and social learning to understand where a child picks up his personality traits and habits. Cognitivism looks at mental processes and events rather than tangible behaviours. Cognitive structure, or the structure and function of the brain, is of particular concern here. In cognitive science, psychologists are concerned with whether behaviours can be justified chemically or structurally in biological differences between people. When behaviorism and cognitivism are understood, teachers, parents and psychologists can attempt to answer behavioural disorders from a social conditioning and chemical perspective. A behavioural problem may be rooted in either or both areas of psychoanalysis.
An example of a classic activity used for psychoanalysis in the classroom is role playing. During a role play, the teacher exercises control over the basic set-up of the scenario. Students then act within those boundaries to produce original decisions and actions. In each scenario, a student knows there are things she should or should not do. For example, if the scenario involves seeing another child break a rule, the actor in the role play must decide what to do. Should he tell the teacher, attempt to punish or correct the child himself or let the child get away with it? Classroom activities around psychoanalytic theory can be public or anonymous. An example of an anonymous psychoanalytic activity is the question and answer game. Students write anonymous questions about social situations on a piece of paper and submit them to the teacher. The teacher will pass the questions back out to students, making sure each student gets a question he did not write. Students take the questions home and answer them overnight, and resubmit them anonymously. The teacher then reads them aloud for class discussion.
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it's just one inch thick and less than 5 lbs. in weight. it's lightning-fast and thin, with tons of power and great mobility. it has a whopping 13.3 inch xga screen. it sports a slick metal case and a list of top-name awards from cnet, laptop magazine, family pc, pc world, and pc magazine. but no firewire. direct from the winbook website: "now, thanks to new developments in mechanical engineering and electronic circuitry, we are able to bring you a system that is close to the theoretical minimum for a notebook today without sacrificing power, comfort, convenience or ergonomics." i think winbook meant to say thanks to the really creative and innovative folks over at apple for developing cool products that winbook's engineers/designers can copy.
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|good thing… (11:41am est mon sep 17 2001)
good thing that they at least did not copy the price of a g4 powerbook.
it would have been nice to have a firewire port, though. but that may be due to the fact that intel speed-step chips suck at anything processor-intensive (like digital video).
just my $0.02 worth,
|disgusting (12:12pm est mon sep 17 2001)
they even ripped-off the page design – by icy
|myrkat (12:37pm est mon sep 17 2001)
"good thing that they at least did not copy the price of a g4 powerbook."
lesee… 800 mhz speed step celery, lack of firewhire, no integrated 802.11, no s-video out, expected battery life of 2.5 hours (ugh!), supports up to 320 megs ram maximum (double ugh!)
starting at $1599
no i'd say the powerbook g4 400 with all those features, smaller *practical* processor power hunger with slightly superior day-to-day performance, 5 hour battery life, 15.2″ tft display, robust mach/bsd based os, and 1 gig maximum ram expansion is still the far better deal.
starting at $2199 – by gropo
|:o (1:04pm est mon sep 17 2001)
just to drive the point home… the souped-up model of this cheap imitation that *might* match the performance of a g4 500 on a full moon when the wind is nor'easterly etc. (second battery and usb port replicator to *try* and match the features of the pb) pricetag:
yep, looks like you're paying a whole $417.95 more for a machine you cannot easily edit video on…
no thanks, i'll go for the apple :p – by gropo
|icy: (4:18pm est mon sep 17 2001)
"they even ripped-off the page design"
ironically the clues indicate that the page (if not the entire site) was designed on a mac… (note the usage of the textile font in the all-too-apple-like buttons)
|who copied whom? (12:55am est tue sep 18 2001)
i went to the site of this…this…audacious copycat of a design, and what do i read?
"we're sure competitors are already scrambling to answer the advanced design of the winbook x1. how long do you think it will take? but, for now, the winbook x1 has no peer"
will the answer to that question be the same amount of time it took the winbook company to copy apple's? maybe if they had a couple more months, they would have copied the titanium, too. – by pismeov
|ibook not powerbook (4:40am est tue sep 18 2001)
we should really be comparing this to the ibook not the powerbook, this makes them roughly the same price but the ibook has slightly better specs, especially battery life. – by manchestieman
|whatever (4:20pm est tue sep 18 2001)
don't you apple geeks have nothing better to do then look and see what your missing in the pc world, and then bitch everytime a pc system/os comes out with something that even remotely looks like an apple "innovation"? – by iwhatever
|send them e-mail (4:26pm est tue sep 18 2001)
why not send winbook a bunch of e-mail about how entertaining their half-fast computer is. – by lar
|iwhatever: (7:23pm est tue sep 18 2001)
dont youse got nuttin betta t'do den go t'skool-n learn how tuh speek?
p.s. i thought we had come to the conclusion that we are missing very little 'in the pc world" in this particular case… – by macjedi
|well shane, i have to hand it to you. (5:25pm est wed sep 19 2001)
youv'e insited another riot. also, who really cares? both aren't that gret (g5 for you mac people, athlon 4 for the norms) – by logical computers
|1 ghz… sure! (11:11am est thu sep 20 2001)
to pay 3098$ and then get a 1 ghz p3 that only runs at 800 or so due to speedstep doesn't seem to be something that would make me a happy camper.
i still think the moto camp has an edge with the ppc for the mobile users.
|have you people no minds? (6:19pm est thu sep 20 2001)
or has intel gotten to you to? there is the mobile athalon out there, i know, it supprised me to. – by logical computers


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Rhonda from the Mortgage Porter blog recently took a pizza-making class at Culinary Communion on Beacon Avenue, and posted a Flickr set of photos of the class. If you've wondered what their classes are like, this gives you a good look at a class in their kitchen, and at some very tasty-looking pizza! My favorite photo, though, was the one of the chalkboard with ideas for different topping combinations: pear, prosciutto, bleu cheese; egg, bacon, spinach, feta; pumpkin, cranberry, sage, and bleu cheese… hey, that sounds like Thanksgiving Pizza!
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Blondish burglar brazenly breaking into Beacon bungalows
A few days ago we wrote about a series of possible break-ins on the Hill.
There was also a series of blatant break-ins on Wednesday, with a different MO. A Beacon Hill mailing list reader from North Beacon, near Taejon Park, wrote:
"We woke up to find a young white male, early 20's, about 5'10", fairly thin opening our kitchen window. He already had (his) head stuck through the window. We confronted him, he said he knocked (not possible we have three dogs) said he was beaten up and his truck was stolen. We called the police. I watched where he went when he left and wanted to follow him. He preceded to go through a gate in my neighbors yard a 1/2 hour later police were back. He broke in to their house and the alarm went off. Then he went a 1/2 block down and broke a window to get in another house…
"…This guy also only had his left shoe on a grocery bag on the other foot and was limping. He has a tattoo across his neck a name of some sort, short blondish spiked hair, no coat on, thermal long sleeve shirt and jeans. Almost forgot he opened my neighbors window in her bedroom while she was sleeping and tried to get in her window… This guy was seen again in my next door neighbors yard at 3pm the same day as the break in. My neighbor asked what he was doing and he replied he was just resting."
A BAN list subscriber this week also mentioned having confronted the same guy in a neighbor's back yard two weeks ago.
In response to this, another reader had a good point. Neighbors should probably have each other's contact info, so when we see strange people crawling through a neighbor's window, we can call and ask if the strange person is a stranger or just the neighbor's son, home from college without his house key.
Thanks to Waldene and Linda on the mailing list!
The newest grocery store on Beacon — or is it?
There is a big building at the junction of Beacon and 15th, a large building that seems as if it ought to be a major retail destination in our North Beacon Hill business district and urban village. But it's not. It's a warehouse. There is nothing visible inside but piles of boxes, and a small paper sign.
This is interesting, because the site is zoned Neighborhood Commercial 2 P 40. Neighborhood Commercial 2, or NC2, is "a moderately-sized pedestrian-oriented shopping area that provides a full range of retail sales and services to the surrounding neighborhood." Typically an NC2 land use might be a coffee shop or drugstore. 40 means that the zoning allows 40-foot tall buildings to be built there. P means that it is a "P-zone" — a pedestrian-designated zone, which is designed to encourage pedestrian activity in a neighborhood business district by requiring ground floor uses that attract pedestrian activity and interest. This means things like retail stores, restaurants, hair salons, etc., but not research labs, administrative offices — or warehouses.
Regardless of the building's P-Zone status, warehouses and wholesale showrooms are not allowed in NC2-zoned sites. This building has been used as a warehouse for some time now. The business based there, Hui Intertrading, is a rice wholesaler and importer, who supplies many local restaurants with their rice.
Hui Intertrading's use of the building as a warehouse has been a thorn in some folks' sides for quite a while, as was the earlier similar use of a building directly across the intersection. And people have filed complaints over these violations of the land use code, in August 2004 and May 2008. For a while, a land use notice board appeared on the building, listing a proposed change to retail use, but the board eventually came down with no noticeable change in the use of the building.
After the earlier complaint, the building failed 11 city inspections before finally passing one in February 2008. After the most recent complaint, it took 4 inspections before it finally passed, and the case was closed — in other words, it's no longer considered to be violating land-use codes. But, have you been by there lately? It's still a warehouse. Nothing has changed.
Oh, wait — except for that small paper sign I mentioned earlier:
It's just a pile of boxes behind the sign, with no sign of any retail activity or retail fixtures.
Could it be that putting up a sign like this is all you need to be a retail business and get the Department of Planning and Development off your back? Business owners, take note!
On the other hand, despite appearances, maybe it is a retail shop. Has anyone tried to shop at this "food grocery retail store"? Please tell us how it went.
Complaints to the DPD may be filed online.
(Can you imagine this building as an old-style movie theater with a nice big neon marquee? I've always thought it looked like it should be one.)
Light rail = increased home values on North Beacon?
According to the Denver Post, homes near light rail stations on the new Southeast line there have increased in value by nearly 4 percent since the line opened, even while homes in the rest of the Denver market declined by an average of 7.5 percent. The closer the home is to the station, the more the value increased, with those less than half a mile from the station increasing by an average of 17.6 percent.
The article mentions a similar effect in other markets, with single-family home values showing increases ranging from 2 percent in San Diego to a blistering 32 percent in St. Louis. The article also suggests that it is not just station location that causes the biggest increases, but transit-oriented development (TOD) that adds to the attractiveness of the area. North Beacon and Mount Baker (Rainier and McClellan) will have their stations soon, but will the TOD follow? Will we see a similar increase in housing value here on Beacon Hill? The Othello and Columbia City stations are already seeing some development, but there hasn't been much up on top of the Hill or at the foot of McClellan.
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This is a jacket that I love more than almost anything. I bought it for LBW, but the story of me getting it is kind of funny. We were at Banana Republic getting some business casual clothes and the girl checking us out at the cashier had on the cutest jacket. I asked her if it was from BR and if they still carried it, and they didn't carry it in that store, but apparently they did in Chattanooga. I was so in love with it that I literally tried on the girl's in the store (and by the chance of God it was nice that we wore the same size and were the same height) to see if it fit. She called up the store in Chattanooga, my mom gave them her billing and shipping information, and it was going to be at my house in a few weeks. Say whaaaaa? Totally an un-Scroggin purchase, as everything is carefully and intricately researched or tried on before buying, but it was so exciting (is it sad that these thrills rush my adrenaline? probably). San Francisco's cold summer weather loved it right back.
I love this jacket so much, but I sadly don't wear it as much as I should. It's just kind of boxy, you know? So part of my challenge for the New Year was wearing this jacket more. I just didn't want to look like a business woman all the time, so I paired it with a fitted white tank and navy pencil skirt.
What else can I wear with THAT jacket?


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Kalugatransmash is one of Russia's oldest plants that produces power tools for railway construction and repair. A website that demonstrates the scale of the enterprise and presents its production technologies, currently produced models and history of the plant was created at the studio.
The website makes it easy to explore the company's products by comparing data in various formats. Tables allow to compare models of the same type, while tiles show products on large photographs along with their major characteristics. Large banners attract attention to currently promoted items.
Made up of a variety of blocks, the catalog is assembled into a large feed that is interesting to scroll and explore.
Product card contains photos of the product from various angles as well as detailed technical specifications. Orders can be made from the same page.
To illustrate the manufacturing process, the most spectacular moments were filmed at 2 000–4 000 frames per second.
The enterprise
The About section provides information about the plant's sales geography, international certificates and awards as well as its management.
The page dedicated to the company's 120th anniversary contains dozens of archive photographs and important documents.
art director
- Artemy Lebedev
- Yury Eremenko
technical designer
- Kirill Zhilinsky
photographer and cameraman
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- Anton Zhukov
- Ruslan Grigoryev
- Leonid Knyazev
- Artem Fedosov
- Aleksandr Bulyga
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Despite the many, many good arguments not to, the big boys in the publishing industry seem to be hellbent on age branding children's fiction. This jaw-droppingly stupid notion posits that parents need assistance in choosing an appropriate book for their children to read, and that the only way to do this is to categorise books into tiny one or two year age bands.
Think about that for a second. Think about what books you were reading at the age of, say, eight. What were the others in your class reading? The same books? I doubt it. Some kids read early, and are hitting advanced reading at a young age. Some kids take longer to get into it. The book that you were reading aged eight, the person next to you might not have been ready for until they were ten. Somebody else might already have read and enjoyed it when they were six.
It seems the most ridiculous thing to have to point out to somebody, let alone to supposed experts in the publishing of children's stories, but children are all different from one another. Honestly, they are. I was a pretty advanced reader, thanks to my mum getting me on the road early. I read and fell in love with The Lord of the Rings when I was eleven, but at the same time was still fond of my Famous Five collection. Nobody in their right mind would 'age brand' those two book series in such a way that the spines would suggest that an eleven year old would get equal pleasure from each.
Here's a thought exercise. Which two year age group should read and enjoy the Harry Potter books? Only those in that two year band are allowed to read them, and nobody else. What do you think? 7 – 9? 11 – 13? 15 – 17. I enjoyed the hell out of the books, between the ages of 27 – 32…
Age banding is going to stigmatise reading, that's my fear. Let's say you're eleven years old, but a little behind with your reading. You might read and enjoy the books in the 7 – 9 band, if it was worth the hassle you'd get for being seen with them on the bus, nice clear age banding on the spine. But it isn't, so you don't. Kids work that way. Even adults aren't immune from it.
Books find their readers. Readers find their books. Everybody else just needs to stand back and make sure there are as few barriers as possible between the two. Publishers don't get this. Readers, writers, parents, psychologists, teachers, librarians, and other invested parties seem to though. If you agree with us, stick your name down. Despite finding few people to cheer them on, publishers are pushing this through anyway, with only those authors with enough clout to put their foot down able to stop their own books falling prey to the divisive little ploys of idiot marketing men. Might as well let them know that we think they're idiots though, eh?
Or have we complainers got it wrong? Am I missing something? Let me know in the comments, if you think so…
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Amen amen amen!! Never underestimate the mind of children. I was reading at the age of 5 and I couldn't get enough, glad they didn't dumb it down for me. We should be trying to expand minds not limit them!
Sorry that last comment was me heh heh
I fully agree that the current system is rubbish. I have just read my 6 year old (Milo) The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents which he loved (I doubt he got everything out of it but I am equally sure we will be going back to it at some point in the future). This book is down as 9-12 in the bookshops and like wise Milo also loved the (what was for him second time) reading of the Faraway tree earlier in the year when I read it for Gabriel (who is just coming up to 4).
On the other hand without reading all of the books first it can be hard to judge and I am finding that my memory of books is sometimes not as useful as I thought because I read a lot of these books when I did not have children. The thing I sometimes find useful are the amazon reviews – where people mention the age of their children and other things they have liked.
Perhaps the real solution would be a parents site with links for books and reviews based on their childrens reactions…
A good book is a good book.


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If you're in the market for a jogging stroller to get outdoors and exercise with bub, there's 5 things the stroller you go with MUST have.
1. Lockable front wheel
The lockable or fixed front wheel keeps the stroller on course so you don't need to fight against the stroller to keep it going the direction you want. Without the wheel fixed in a straight ahead position, it can actually be dangerous when you're jogging or running, as even small obstacles like a pebble can send your stroller off in the wrong direction.
2. Suspension, air filled tyres and shock absorbers
The suspension system, just like on a car or a bike is what makes it a smooth and comfortable ride for your child, without these (like in a normal stroller), it'll be a rather bumpy ride when you're jogging.
3. Padded seat and safety harness
The padded seat obviously makes the ride more comfortable for baby or toddler, but adds to their protection too with the slight movement they may experience while you're jogging. A 5 point safety harness is an absolute must, and one that is padded is even better.
4. Safety tether
This attaches to your wrist and is vital to the safety of your child when you're jogging. If for some reason you lose grip of the stroller or you trip, the stroller can't get away from you and end up in a dangerous spot.
5. Adjustable sun canopy
If you're using a jogging stroller, you'll obviously always be in the great outdoors with it. Look for a stroller that has a sun canopy that you can adjust so you can make it just right to protect bub wherever the sun is coming from.
While most strollers dubbed a 'jogging stroller' will have these features, the quality of them varies significantly between brands and models. Typically, a jogging stroller is one of those items where you get what you pay for. The cheaper options often don't perform as well, and make jogging not so easy for you, and not so comfortable for bub.
The best thing you can do is read reviews from real parents who own the stroller you're looking at to see how it performed for them. As a start, check out the BOB Revolution SE – it is one of the highest rated jogging strollers that meets all of these requirements and can make jogging as easy as possible with a stroller.


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Have you noticed an increase in community content around Office 365 Groups? It's interesting to see the shift in messaging from Microsoft, and the reaction from the community. Initially, there was a lot of push-back from customers and even within the Microsoft MVP community around Groups, which is not surprising. Anything new will generally encounter some level of resistance. But Groups seems to be hitting its stride, with leading voices within the community beginning to see the future path of this important architectural detail in Office 365.
For an overview of Groups, there is some great content from community experts like Benjamin Niaulin (@bniaulin), MVP, an evangelist at Sharegate, who recently blogged and conducted a webinar on the topic, and Jeremy Thake (@jthake), former Product Manager at Microsoft who is now VP of Product Technology at Hyperfish, who is creating a series of YouTube videos that provide a deep dive into Office 365 and groups.
Why Groups Are Important
Groups are a natural progression of SharePoint and Office 365. Because different teams and organizations work in different ways, and need to collaborate and communicate across several different channels, many companies are finding that their users have been drifting away from the traditional intranet model. One of the reasons companies liked that model is that it centralized tools and activities that were often spread across different platforms and technologies, allowing those companies to create "one version of the truth" around their content and activities.
The problem was that companies could not deliver the capabilities that their users wanted fast enough. That's when SharePoint came into the picture, giving companies a collaboration framework around which they could build their intranets. But even SharePoint could not move fast enough for the explosion of services and tools that can now be offered through the cloud. As Office 365 has rapidly expanded, so has the competition. Cloud-based productivity solutions have become cheap and easy, so that marketing and business users no longer need to go through IT to get this powerful functionality. All they need is a credit card and login.
What we've done as an industry is go in a circle. The battle for many companies is to reign in unsupported, non-compliant cloud solutions that add complexity and risk to the enterprise. Recognizing this rising need, Microsoft introduced Groups as a way to connect the growing number of solutions being offered through Office 365, so that when a new Group is created, its members gain access to shared tools and resources within the group. Things like SharePoint, Planner, OneDrive for Business, Yammer and soon – Microsoft Teams. Also, more basic features such as a shared calendar, shared Outlook alias and streamlined permissions.
Enabled through Azure Active Directory, an Office 365 Group is provisioned much like a security group. And as Microsoft continues to compete with (and oftentimes beats) the many different collaboration and productivity competitors, they'll continue to refine the Groups model and add new capabilities, giving companies a "utility belt" of options for their users.
Organizational Impacts
Not that the technology is perfect. While it is directionally correct there are some definite organizational impacts as companies consider leveraging Groups. For example: who owns the provisioning of new Office 365 Groups? By default, anyone in your organization can create them and many customers are reporting that Groups navigation is out of control. There is limited management of the provisioning process (many companies prefer to have a review and approval process), an inability to limit visibility of the groups that are created (what executive team wants to keep a project under wraps?), and no method for consolidating or migrating content and conversations between Groups (because once in a while there is a reorg).
At tyGraph, we are trying to solve some of these organizational impacts. In case you didn't notice, we're undergoing some minor branding changes, including a new company tagline: Intelligent Tools for Better Collaboration. While we're known for tools that provide deep insights and powerful analytics, we have much more coming this year to help knowledge-driven organizations get more out of their Office 365 investments. We hope you follow us through this blog and our social channels, because we are excited about the year ahead.
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What is hair transplant?
It is a process done using the patient own hair. Hair is taken from the side or back of the patient's head and transplanted to the area with bald where it is programmed to grow genetically for the rest of the patient life. The hair that has been transplanted will continue to grow just like your natural hair.
What Causes Hair Loss?
The science behind hair loss is quite complicated. For those who want a short answer, hereditary plays a significant role in men resulting in balding scalp and receding hairlines. There is a hormone known as dihydrotestosterone which influences hereditary factors in male pattern baldness. For women, it is majorly caused by their health that includes hormonal changes that occur during menopause. Diseases, accidents, and burns can also trigger to hair loss.
How do I know if I Qualify for Hair Transplantation?
An examination is carried out on the patients' health history and a physical exam of the area where the hair is to be restored. This process is always essential so as to determine if the procedure that will be right for the patient.
Are the Results from a Hair Transplant Permanent?
Hair from the back area of your head is genetically resistant to the hormone that causes baldness in male. Even after relocation, these traits will still be dominant, so it will it will continue to grow for the rest of your life.
What Special Care Will i Have to Cosider Before Surgery?
You should as much as possible avoid aspirin and alcohol two weeks before the surgery. This is because aspirin favors bleeding. Don't go to the specialist having eaten nothing; make sure that you have eaten something some hours before the process.
Will the Hair Transplant Look Natural?
A big percentage of those patients who already have undergone the surgery look natural. However, this will entirely depend on how qualified the specialist you have chosen is. So it is important to get the procedure done by a highly qualified professional.
What Does the Donor Area Look Like After Transplant?
Most patients say that this place heals so well even the hairdresser gets surprised to hear that they have ever had a hair restoration process before.
How Many Grafts Will I Need?
This will depend on the number of implants per hair transplant surgery and the extent of your hair loss.
How Many Sessions Will I Attend?
The number of sessions that will be needed to feel a particular area will depend on the density desired. The quality and quantity of the donor's hair, the degree of original hair loss and some of other factors can also affect a patient's satisfaction with only one session.
Is It Painful?
Some patients have said to have experienced a little discomfort associated with the surgery. However, a local anesthetic is used on both the donor area and the recipient. Most patients have reported not to have felt pain whatsoever.
Why is it hard to Graft Someone's Hair Scalp?
Hair from someone else would be taken as a foreign body by your organism. This would lead to synthetic rejection.
Is There an Ideal time to do the Hair Restoration Surgery?
No, you can have a hair restoration anytime you feel like. But if you are planning to have your holiday by the seaside; it is recommended to have the process two weeks before you can go for swimming. Sun is not a contradiction, but it is also wise to protect your head for at least 15 days.
Are Grafted Hair More Fragile?
No, these hair is strong and will grow the whole of your life. They will have no difference with the hair from the crown. You can treat it normally such as brushing, dying and cutting.
Will People Know I Had a Hair Transplant
A person's hair transplant will be noticeable during the first few weeks if there is no previous hair to hide the temporal scab. Once the transplanted hair grows, the result should look natural in that no one can notice even under close examination.
When Can I Start Practicing Sports Again
You can start 1 weeks after the surgery but with moderation. However, you should avoid some vigorous sports as well as swimming for at least 2 weeks.
What about Scalp Reduction?
This kind of procedure is rarely performed these days due to significant advancement in hair restoration art. As much as the process can still be done by a qualified specialist, a thorough discussion with the specialist is encouraged before the patient can undertake the procedure.
Is There any Scarring From Hair Transplantation?
Any time human skin is subjected to a cut, normally it heals through a process known as "fibrosis." This is the skin way of healing. After a hair transplant, the scar left is very small that is virtually undetectable. The scar from the donor area is covered by your existing area so it will be barely noticeable.
Can I Safely go Home Afterward?
Yes, you can safely go home. However, if you will be driving for a long distance home, it is advisable that you have someone else along with you.
Is Hair Transplant Surgery Safe?
This is one of the most frequent questions asked by a majority of people. The risks that have been reported from a hair transplant process are quite uncommon. Do not hesitate to discuss the issue with your specialist before you can have the procedure done on you.
When Will I See The New Hair Grow From The Grafts?
After you've got the procedure done, it will take you from four to six months to see your new hair growth.Full result will take 1 year to appear.
How Long Do The Session Last?
The duration the session takes depends on the number of grafts to be done and the technique chosen. Mostly the process will take around 6 to 8 ours
How Many Grafts Can Be Transplanted in a Single Session ?
The amount to be grafted depends on the area to be covered. It can even go up to 4500 grafts in a single session.
Is there Any Age Limit for Hair Transplant?
No, you can be able to benefit from the hair restoration process from the age of 20 all the way to 85 years old. The most important thing is that you remain in good health.
Can Anyone Undertake a Hair Transplant?
No, there are some people who have a bad quality of hair and a very large bald with a narrow crown. Unfortunately such people cannot be able to benefit from the process.
When Can I Wash My Hair?
The patient can gently wash the hair by day four and vigorously by day seven. He should avoid hair dyes and curling irons for one week following the hair transplant surgery. He may also resume gels, hairspray, and mousse after a week.
Is it Allowed to have Air Travel after Surgery?
Yes, you can, traveling by plane can't change anything. You can sleep or rest by leaning backwards on your seat.
When Can I resume to My Professional Activities?
You can go back to your regular work a day after the surgery and resume normal activities after a few days. However, for like a week after the procedure, you will have some tinny red spots where the grafts were planted. If your profession is strenuous physically, you should plan to take one week off. Many patients wear a cape after the procedure for some few days to cover the new transplants.
Will I be Awake during Surgery?
A patient may enjoy a movie, listening to music or watch a favorite sporting game during the procedure. Some even chose to take a nap or just relax.
How Am I Able to Know the Amount of Grafts Done in the Course of a Surgery?
Each assistant counts after every ten minutes the grafts he/she has dissected one by one. The number is recorded on a count sheet. Once the process is over, the total amount is calculated. In most cases, this number is usually higher than the anticipated with no extra charges.
Do I have to Be Hospitalized after Surgery?
No, hair restoration process is a process that is done under anesthesia. It do not require a patient to stay overnight at the clinic.
Are There Any Dietary Restrictions After Surgery?
Following a hair restoration surgery, you should avoid alcohol for at least one week. Otherwise, patients are at liberty to eat whatever it is they want.
When Can I Workout?
You should avoid aerobic activities like running and swimming for two week after surgery. It is also important to avoid prolonged lifting, straining and bending within the first two weeks as such activities can lead to swelling and even delay the healing process. It is essential that you protect the scalp from tanning beds and sunburns.
After How Long Can I have My Hair Colored?
You may have your hair permed or colored on postoperative week 4.