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Summer Bible Bee Contest Designed for Family Participation
A national "Bible Bee" contest planned for this summer aims to not only improve Scripture verse memorization for children, but encourage participation from entire families to do an in-depth study.
"Our desire is to help your family move closer to God and closer to one another as you learn, live out, and celebrate His Word," said officials at Shelby Kennedy Foundation, the ministry offering the contest.
The foundation is registering children ages 7-18 for the 2012 Bible Bee online on its website through midnight May 31. The ministry hopes to "equip and encourage a lifestyle of investing in and living out your relationship with Christ."
The Bible Bee, which is in its fourth year, was significantly redesigned this year in order to facilitate more family participation, the foundation's CEO, Mark D. McMahan, told The Christian Post.
"Previously, while we were already shifting away from focusing on the contest and toward family discipleship, there was still too much emphasis on Bible memorization and appeal to those who were able and willing to spend their summers memorizing hundreds of passages," McMahan explained. "By drastically dropping the summer requirements to the same 25 passages for all participants, the Bible Bee became something that any family could include in their summer.
"Plus, the memory passages are tied into the 'Sword Study,' an in-depth, inductive study of one book of the Bible, comprising the other half of the family discipleship program."
Top national winners of the bee receive $260,000 in prize money for "knowing and memorizing the Bible." However, McMahan said there is a much better reason to enter the contest than the chance for financial gain.
"Yes, we really give away that much money each year for our top national winners, but our ulterior motive is to promote something of far greater value, and that is to help families step into a lifelong habit of getting into God's Word together, as a family," he said. "It is not unusual for our participants to be drawn in by the significant prizes, but then to get hooked by the lifestyle of walking with Christ in a way they hadn't previously experienced. Those who do win the large prizes, cite their growth in their relationship with God and their families as the greatest gain."
The $30 registration fee includes several items, including a parent guide and the Sword Study. Most importantly is a chance for the entire family to be involved in the process of the contest, say ministry organizers.
"Often parents aren't comfortable in the role of leading their children in the Word. We give them the tools they need to lead even while they learn alongside of their children," McMahan said. "Our Sword Studies are uniquely age-leveled and synchronized so that the whole family can study one book of the Bible together, yet each at their own ability and understanding. Better yet, the Sword Studies teach a method of study that can be applied to any book of the Bible, and also offers basic guidance on cultivating strong habits in prayer and application of the truths being studied."
When asked by CP why the Bible Bee is important for Christian families to participate in, he said, "The church has become painfully aware of its failure in raising our own children to be healthy, committed disciples of Christ. We feel that this breakdown has partly stemmed from parents feeling ill-equipped to fulfill their God-ordained responsibility to raise their children in the knowledge of the Lord (Deut. 6).
"To combat this crisis, we are providing simple yet effective tools to parents that often feel helpless or unsure where to begin; parents who lead their children to stand on the rock of the Word will be blessed by the impact on the spiritual lives of their entire family."
McMahan said he would like to see families enjoying the study and memorizing aspect of the contest so much that they can move on to study another book in the Bible as soon as they are done with confidence.
"Our mission is to 'help families strengthen their personal relationships with the Lord and dynamically impact the world as ambassadors of Jesus Christ,'" he said, quoting from the foundation's mission statement.
More information about the contest, including registration, can be found at www.BibleBee.org.


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Local herbalism: using the plants in the dooryard.
When I told the gentleman who installed our satellite internet that I'm an herbalist, he started singing the praises of Tahitian Noni Juice. Right. I told him I was sure the Noni Juice was very nice, but there were ten different just-as-useful herbs growing right by his feet in my backyard, and he could have them all for free.
See, exotic herbs with hyped-up marketing campaigns just don't excite me. Who knows exactly what's in those bottles anyway? And why should I give my money to big, sketchy companies when my backyard supplies just about all the herbs I could ever need?
Today I decided to go outside and make a list of the useful herbs that are growing wild right now within 20 feet of my house. The list was even longer than I thought: more than thirty very useful plants.
Here they are, with a use or two for each to give you an idea of what they're good for. Keep in mind that many blogposts (books, even!) could be written on every one of these plants, so there is necessarily a lot left out. I just wrote the first thing that came to my mind about each one.
All Heal (Prunella vulgaris): incredible wound-healer and alterative.
Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.): valuable diaphoretic, nervine.
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra): alterative, thyroid support, skin fungus.
Blackberry (Rubus spp.): an astringent when you need it.
Burdock (Arctium lappa): liver and kidney soother, resolves scaly skin.
Catnip (Nepeta cataria): sleep for babies, stomach-calmer.
Celandine (Chelidonium majus): liver and lymphatic stimulant.
Cheeses (Malva rotundifolia): useful mucilage-laden mallow, soothes everything.
Chickweed (Stellaria media): gentle, soothing alterative and lymphatic.
Chicory (Cichorium intybus): classic bitter digestive.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale): elimination balancer, alterative, minerals.
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.): good for sneezing allergies, digestive and urinary soother.
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea): alterative, depurative.
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): another wonderful, soothing mallow.
Lobelia (Lobelia inflata): antispasmodic of the first order.
Moth Mullein (Verbascum blattaria): possible lymphatic.
Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum): respiratory stimulant.
Plantains (Plantago major & P. lanceolata): stings, wound healing (inside and out).
Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana): strong lymphatic.
Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota): kidney stones, thyroid, and birth control too!
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense): gentle lymphatic, alterative.
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis): traditionally used for mania!
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella): traditional cancer herb, good vitamin c in salad.
Spiny Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper): cooling digestive tonic.
Strawberry (Fragaria spp.): gentle astringent, baby diarrhea.
Thistles (Cirsium spp.): liver and digestive tonic.
Violet (Viola sororia): so cooling, soothing, and comforting.
White Deadnettle (Lamium album): astringent, good for heavy menstrual bleeding.
White Vervain (Verbena urticifolia): bitter nervine.
Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella): tasty source of vitamin c, heals old wounds.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): sharp cuts, internal healing, alterative.
Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus): liver stimulant, laxative.
Well, not a bad materia medica, is it? Most of these plants grow in cities, too. Medicine all around, if you look for it. (Big herb companies don't need your money anyway.)
A side note: I'm a space cadet. After I reminded everyone else about this blog party, I forgot about it myself until I saw Kiva's post. Silly, I know.
What should our next blog party be? I promise to participate on time!

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End-user file recovery: bonus or bust?
Snapshot technology has made end-user file recovery possible. But will getting end users involved in recovering their own files prove to be more trouble than it's worth?
|Pros and cons of end-user file recovery
End-user file recovery is the byproduct of storage snapshot capabilities combined with low-cost ATA disk. In a typical scenario, the storage group schedules automatic, point-in-time snapshots every few hours or every day and stores them on online or nearline secondary storage. If end users need to recover a particular file, they can navigate across the network and pull it from the most recent snapshot. The storage administrator initiates the snapshots and the user never encounters the snapshot software. Then, the user accesses the file to be recovered by finding and opening it as usual, from the folder or directory designated for snapshots.
Users doing it for themselves
"This is a huge issue. End users screw up files all the time," says Randy Kerns, senior partner, the Evaluator Group, Greenwood Village, CO. And when that happens, it's usually the storage administrator's job to restore files quickly so the worker can get back to the task in question. With end-user file recovery, users retrieve the file themselves; IT doesn't need to get involved at all, which is definitely a benefit.
Without end-user file recovery, the worker would request the file from the storage administrator, who would have to retrieve it. Depending on how many workers there are and how often they need to restore files, this could be nothing more than a bothersome distraction, or it could become a significant drain on the administrator's time.
The problem, in fact, may be much larger than storage managers suspect, based on requests they receive to restore files. As far as the storage group is concerned, "over half [of] the end-user needs may never surface," says Kerns. This is because the typical process to get a file restored involves chasing down the appropriate IT person and bugging him to do it quickly, an unpleasant process for all involved. "If IT makes the process [of restoring a file] painful enough, the users will do their own workarounds," Kerns adds, a situation IT generally wants to avoid. Such workarounds might entail users keeping their own backup copies on floppies.
The major determining factor in the adoption of end- user file recovery is IT overload. "Whether this takes off in a company depends on IT's ability to service users and its need to offload some of the workload," says Jamie Gruener, senior analyst, Yankee Group in Boston. End-user file recovery will be embraced the most at companies where IT is struggling to meet service demands.
Right now, end-user file recovery is at the earliest stages of adoption. What may speed adoption is pressure from compliance initiatives. "Companies are letting users define what files must be kept for compliance," Gruener adds. The next logical step after that is to let users recover those files directly.
|Lower storage costs with snapshots
Organizations typically initiate snapshots for reasons other than end-user file recovery, often as part of a disaster recovery or high-availability strategy. But once you have snapshot capabilities--which may come as part of the disk array or sold separately by a third-party software company--users can easily access the snapshot or make an extra snapshot just for themselves.
Southern Adventist University in Chattanooga, TN, uses a BlueArc Corp. network-attached storage (NAS) appliance to store files for its School of Visual Arts and Design. BlueArc includes snapshot capabilities at no extra charge with its arrays, as do many NAS vendors. Now, the school is planning to add low-cost ATA disk drives to allow students to restore files on their own (see "Lower storage costs with snapshots").
"We'll create a hidden folder using the tilde (~) and put all the snapshots in this folder. Students who need to restore files can go to that folder and just do it themselves instead of coming to us," explains William Cordis, IT administrator for the university's School of Visual Arts and Design.
End-user file recovery won't save Cordis much time--"it only takes me two minutes to restore a file from a snapshot." But it will save the students a lot of time. "For students, it's a big hassle. They have to run around and find an IT person and then describe the file," he adds.
Snapshots for everyone
The payback from end-user file recovery can be attractive. In an online storage forum discussion on the topic, one participant reported: "We use NetApp's snapshots all the time. Probably 80% of the user base knows how to use it and regularly does. Our operations guys have said that this takes care of about 60% of restore requests for data on filers."
Mainframe Entertainment, a Vancouver, BC-based video animation house, is slowly stepping into end-user file recovery. "I'm letting a few do it on a one-off basis," says Wendi Davies, manager of information technologies. The company uses pricey Fibre Channel disk for its primary storage and low-cost ATA disk for its snapshots, and puts strict limits on the amount of primary storage it allows its video engineers. But Davies is concerned that the company's engineers may intentionally delete valuable files just to gain some extra primary space, assuming they can simply retrieve the deleted files later from the snapshot. So for now, she's limiting this capability to a case-by-case basis.
Some managers don't like the concept at all. "I won't allow end-user file recovery," says David Weaver, manager of operations at Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. "Users don't always know what they need, so they'll go look around in the logs. I don't like that. I'd rather they come to me if they have a problem."
|Setting up end-user file recovery
The school system recently installed a disk-based virtual tape system using FalconStor's IPStor, but hasn't purchased the additional snapshot capability that would make end-user-managed file restoration possible. Snapshot capabilities from independent software vendors allow the organization to store a snapshot on a disk array from a vendor other than the primary array vendor. With snapshot capabilities provided by disk array vendors, however, both the primary array and the target array where the snapshot resides must be from the same vendor.
Certainly, there's a potential for problems. "Users may try to recover something that shouldn't be recovered--let's say something that has passed its retention date or maybe should never have been saved in the first place," suggests Gruener. There are, however, ways to prevent this, he quickly adds, mainly through access controls.
Kerns downplays any fears about end-user file recovery. "The users are only going to see the files they are authorized to see," he says. And the files they do access are read-only, so they won't be able to change anything. To make changes, they will have to bring the file back to their system and save it as a new file. At this point in the adoption of end-user file recovery, there haven't been enough reports of problems to merit developing and deploying special tools to manage the task. Managers who provide end-user file recovery rely on their standard access controls to handle the new capability.
Although it's pretty simple, don't expect users to intuitively know how to recover a file. "You will still have to educate the users properly," says Cordis.
Finally, end-user management isn't free. You must have the snapshot capability--for which some storage vendors charge extra--and you need to purchase sufficient additional disk capacity to store the snapshots. Typically, an organization will keep a series of point-in-time snapshots online--usually about a week's worth--before moving them to tape or deleting them.
End-user file recovery is not for every organization. It doesn't work, for instance, for databases or where files may be synchronized. But wherever the storage group is distracted by requests for file restoration, end-user file recovery promises relief.


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Recently I had the privilege of representing Vancouver Whitecaps FC at this year's BC Summer Games, which were held in Surrey from July 19 to 22. I got to attend the opening ceremonies with nearly 4,000 athletes who would participate in 20 sports over three days. The dignitaries and athletes were treated to some great entertainment before the lighting of the torch.
Surrey put on a great BC Summer Games with over 3,500 volunteers making sure that everything ran really smoothly. For the games to be successful they need the support of the many partners, and this year Vancouver Whitecaps FC were happy to be a part of this special event.
The soccer tournament was held at Newton Athletic Park where many exciting matches were played on both the girls and boys . The coaches had scouted these players throughout their zones looking for the best players in each community.
Myself and a number of Whitecaps FC players were in attendance to present the gold, silver and bronze medals to each winning team. Following this event the coaches got to choose two players from their team to attend a clinic with the Whitecaps FC Residency coaches on August 11, and attend the game that evening against Real Salt Lake at BC Place.
The clinic was run by staff coaches Bart Choufour (U-14 boys), Martin Nash (U16 & 18 boys), and women's head coach Jessie Symons. 'Caps MLS defender Greg Klazura was also there to lend a hand.
Overall, 16 boys and girls were put through their paces, and Whitecaps FC head of player management and advancement Stuart Neely was on hand to do some evaluations of any potential Whitecaps FC prospects.
When I talked to our coaches they were really encouraged by the quality of play on the field. The young BC Summer Games players were thrilled to be in this challenging environment and to have the chance to impress the 'Caps coaches. There were also a number of BC Summer Games coaches in attendance and they were thrilled to be able learn from the 'Caps staff in a classroom session, and then on the field.
All in all, it was a great opportunity for Whitecaps FC to foster this partnership with the BC Summer Games as we continue to help grow the game of soccer throughout British Columbia.


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TEL AVIV—Down by a goal and on the verge of elimination from World Cup, Iran's footballers struggled to compose an attack. Thousands of miles away in unlikely corner of the Middle East, a chant of encouragement went up: Ee-ran! Ee-ran! Eran!
The soccer fans weren't in Tehran but in Tel Aviv, where a group of some two dozen young Israelis at a downtown bar put aside the political divide between the countries to wave Iranian flags and nibble on 'nogal' wedding sweets while they cheered on the Iranian side in its must-win match against Bosnia.
"The situation is really terrible. If we advance it will be from the heavens" admitted Eytan Calif, a 31-year copywriter draped in an Iranian flag. "I have my team, Italy, but Iran is part of me, even with everything that is going on right now. It's hard to be an Iranian fan, especially these days."
Mr. Calif was referring to the Israeli government's drumbeat of criticism in recent years against Iran's nuclear program and the regime's ties to Islamist militant groups like Hezbollah that have fired rockets on Israeli towns and sought to target Israeli tourists abroad.
But that hasn't snuffed out the affinity of some 90,000 Iranian Jews who immigrated to Israel and descendants like Mr. Calif to the country and the Iranian people.
"If the players would win, they would stir love, hope and peace, instead of focusing disagreements," explained David Motai, a partner in a Persian language internet radio station in Israel, Radio Ran, which featured tribute videos to the Iranian soccer team in recent weeks . "The happiness of World Cup would be good for them, and they wouldn't be dealing with other things like politics."
Motai, who spoke by phone before the game, said that most Iranian soccer fans in Israel watch games at home rather than coming together in public places. The bar meet up Wednesday for the Bosnia-Herzegovina game was conceived as a media event by peace activists who have sought to foster ties between the two countries with the Israel-Loves-Iran Facebook page.
"The idea is to show solidarity from the Israeli side," said Ronny Edry, who set up the Facebook page two years ago, and continues to promote communication between the sides over social media. "It's pretty easy through sports."
In fact, several days earlier a group of partying Iranian soccer fans in Brazil for the World Cup pre-empted Mr. Edry's move. When approached by a Israeli television reporter, one fan bellowed "Israel good! Israel good!" and then kissed the reporter while another fan insisted, "Israel and Iran are brothers."
Some Israelis support the team because they believe the players disagree with the policies of the Iranian government. "The team has a special representative of the government to ensure they don't defect. I know, I'm involved," said David Dariush, a 43-year-old Tehran native who said he has special satellite that lets him see the team games.
Chatting in Persian with Mr. Dariush was a boyhood friend from Tehran, Meir Javedanfar, an Tel Aviv-based author and widely cited commentator on Iranian politics who offered some match analysis: "I think there's a better chance for a nuclear agreement than of Iran advancing in this tournament," he said.
Finally, an Iranian goal with eight minutes remaining in regular time triggered celebration in Tel Aviv, but it was quickly ended by a Bosnian retaliatory strike, sealing Iran's exit from tournament play.
"We would have love for Iran to win the match, said Dan Kashani, who traces back nine generations of family from Iran and organized the meet up with Mr. Edri, "but the main point is to show people in Iran that there are people in the middle of Tel Aviv cheering for them.''


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Loree Guest Ranch
The 'Loree Guest Ranch' is a secluded, 120 acre privately owned Ranch, offered as a Bed and Breakfast, nestled "in the Heart of" the Big South Fork National Recreation Area.
Stay at a Monroe, Tennessee Bed and Breakfasts and Inns for the personal attention you desire. A Monroe B&B is a great alternative to hotels or motels while visiting the state of Tennessee!
Visit our Monroe, Tennessee bed and breakfast directory of historic, romantic, and adventure B&B's. You can browse through our detailed listings of Monroe, Tennessee bed and breakfasts and inns with nearby city listings that include pictures, room rates, booking information and area activities. Every Monroe, Tennessee b&b inns has complete contact information and a direct link to the innkeepers.


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Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Programs (WEOP)
WEOP's mission is to prepare youth and adults to pursue higher educational opportunities by providing college and career readiness programs, resources, and support.
All WEOP services are free. This is accomplished through four statewide programs and two regional programs:
- State Talent Search Program (High School Seniors and Adults)
- Talent Incentive Program Grant (TIP)(First time college students)
- Precollege Scholarship Program(Grades 6-12)
- Early Identification Program (EIP)(Grades 8-12)
- Federal Talent Search Program (FTS) (Grades 6-12)
- Upward Bound Program (UB)(Grades 9 - 12)
WEOP is located in five offices in Ashland, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Wausau. For map and contact information, see Program Offices.
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A little corner for pampering paradise in Birmingham Michigan. Set in the quiet and assuming building across from the Big Rock Restaurant and The Reserve. Beauty Collective hair salon is one of Birmingham's best kept secrets. Come in for a haircut, color and styling. This is the place to unwind and be pampered. Treat yourself to a manicure / pedicure or one of our other spa services. Beauty Collective can take care of all your extra beauty needs with our full line of professional hair care products – so your color and style can look as fabulous as it did when you walked out of the salon.
Please feel free to stop in or call to book your next appointment.
We look forward to your visit.
For all your events and the extra special moments in your life we will really make you shine! For your special occasions we can help you put together a stress free package filled with ways to treat yourself and your loved ones to a day of beauty – guaranteed to leave you feeling refreshed and looking your absolute best.
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The collaboration between Ocean Alexander, Christensen and renowned megayacht designer Evan K. Marshall, produced the concept of the sleek, elegant 135 Tri-Deck motoryacht that still maintains purposeful, semi-displacement performance. Salon and dining areas are larger than you may expect, with furnishing layouts to suit your individual preference. With details such as the 135's full beam master stateroom to a premier indoor entertainment space in the full-beam sky lounge, she is designed to provide the utmost luxury experience for you and your guests.
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TASTE DINING & TRAVEL'S: Walking Historical and Food Tour of Bradenton
Join us for a 3-hour walking tour of historic downtown Bradenton neighborhoods, combined with visits to restaurants that are some of Bradenton's most unique and popular.
Tour #1 on TUESDAY: Explore the Village of the Arts, a charming mix of art galleries and shops in houses built from 1920 to 1930 that are now brimming with creativity. At "meet & greets" you'll enjoy cuisine samplings at Arts & Eats Restaurant, Ortygia and Sugar Cubed.
Meet at Motorworks Brewing under the oak tree in the beer garden (includes brewery tour here and a beer). Cost is $45.
Tour #2 on THURSDAY: Discover Old Main Street in a rivertown with a dynamic history, a 1926 shopping arcade, Carnegie Library and classic buildings that endured over a century of growth. Sample the chef's specialties at SOMA Creekside and Izakaya Nazuka. Meet at the South Florida Museum for a tour ($19 value) and finish here with desserts served by Sugar Cubed artisan bakery.
Cost is $55.
• Guests will receive food from each restaurant, and price includes all food and non-alcoholic beverage (except at Motorworks where a beer is provided).
• Menu items vary, so come hungry! We apologize, but we cannot accommodate vegan or gluten free dietary restrictions at this time.
• Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing and dress for rain or shine!
This is a 1.5 mile max. historical walking tour.
Tours start promptly with Tour #1 (2:00pm) meeting at Motorworks Brewing at 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
Tour #2 (1:30pm) at the South Florida Museum at 201 10th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205.
Reservations are a must and are paid prior by calling Taste
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"Muslim Societies and the Western World Can No Longer Be Considered to Be Separate Entities"
When it comes to the subject of globalization, you are considered the "first expert" on this trend, someone who is viewed very critically in Germany not only by people on the left, but also by conservatives. To what extent are we already living in a globalized world here in Germany?
Ulrich Beck: You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country. In many respects, globalization is frequently understood to be something that takes place "outside," that is considered an additional dimension to be taken into account. The question I find interesting, however, is: how far are we globalizing ourselves internally? In Germany, one in six weddings now lead to binational marriages. And more and more babies are not living under homogeneous parenthood conditions, but have binational parents. These are indicators of the fact that we now have world cultures present in our own house. That means we are already globalized or live in a transnational way to a much greater extent than we admit in public discussion.
Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes. We must become accustomed to the idea that the reality we are dealing with is a transnational or a cosmopolitan reality, in which cultures are recombining and in which the boundaries we still assume to exist have already been at least partially swept away. Globality means that everyday life is permeated by the perception of global problems. In their daily lives, people can see they are affected by questions that do not only relate to one location, but affect civilization as a whole. We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations.
We understand a globalized world to mean an economically globalized world or a politically globalized world. However, one suspicion comes to the fore – especially in this time of war against terror – namely, the suspicion that the word "globalization" might just be a more agreeable way of denoting the global supremacy of the superpower United States. What do you get when you think the idea of globalization through to its logical conclusion? Don't you end up with the domination of the world by the most powerful?
Ulrich Beck: No, you don't. Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power. We are dealing with an overcomplex and thoroughly contingent world – contingent in the sense that we make decisions that have consequences which no one can know in advance. In the final analysis, terror is also another proof of the fact that the superpower is not really a superpower. It was vulnerable. This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States' military interventions.
And the terror itself is an example of the world's uncontrollability. The idea that we can filter out and exclude the terrorists by upgrading our equipment, installing radar screens, implementing total controls – not only at airports, but eventually also in supermarkets and in all institutions – is an example of how an ideal vision of control probably achieves the very opposite. Although implementing such measures will undermine – and possibly even stifle – our liberties, these measures will not lead to the security we seek to achieve. The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous.
Would you say that the attacks of September 11th have promoted this cosmopolitan view? Don't we now all devote a little more attention to the wider world than we did in the past?
Ulrich Beck: This is partly so, and partly not. Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity. In foreign policy terms, the world began to move. And for a while it was said that the military option was just one among many. You have to seek dialogue, you have to seek agreement. Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized. And therefore we must seek dialogue in this networked world. We must ask which voice was actually attempting to make itself heard and saw no other possibility of gaining a hearing. To that extent, for a while this also represented a forced opening of a cosmopolitan view.
But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be taken increasingly seriously and came to entail waging a real war. However, at the beginning, it did not involve a war in the usual sense at all. You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
At the same time there were no identifiable opponents in uniform. They were to be found everywhere. Precisely this is what globalization implies: this network-like web of terrorism. That was what was so frightening. In the first instance, therefore, global terrorism created a kind of global community sharing a common fate, something we had previously considered impossible. But this represented a "moment of decision," an occasion to take decisions that could be applied in very diverse ways. Incidently, I regret the fact that the European position, which can indeed be summed up in the maxim "make law, not war," was not more clearly expressed, also in geopolitical terms.
However, you yourself have also experienced how difficult it can be to achieve understanding between cultures. I'm referring to the time, before September 11th, when you opened an international conference on cosmopolitanism in Helsinki.
Ulrich Beck: That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way. I was therefore totally surprised at the controversy it provoked and the dramatic opposition I met with from intellectuals from South America, the Arab countries, and other regions of the South. In the course of our debate it became clear that these researchers based their arguments on two experiences. The first is that all our talk of globalization and open borders does not apply to them.
When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans. And the second thing is that they see themselves as the losers of globalization. They see themselves as those who are forced to bear all the risks of globalization. For example, European countries have still not yet really opened up their borders to products from these countries, something that is fundamental.
Therefore, double standards prevail. And then there was a third point that demonstrated that these scholars no longer wish to submit to new interpretations from the centre. In their view, cosmopolitanism seems to be a renewed attempt by western imperialism, which now ingeniously promotes the idea of difference but ultimately only represents a variation of what they have always experienced in the past, namely that the latest ideas of the modern era are developed in European centres while they are the ones who have to implement them. And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world – a deeply felt hate that cannot easily be overcome with a few good words.
What do you need to cope with globalization?
Ulrich Beck: You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances. If they are also under threat, however, things become difficult. That was the experience in the 20th century when, for example, the great depression of the 1930s cut the ground from under people's feet. I believe that we are once again facing a development of this kind and are unable to say with any precision when people can continue to cope with this complexity and contingency.
It is not the case that they are returning to the old certainties and that renationalization or reethnicization will become responses to the challenge of globalization. Another political alternative would be the recognition of the true value of international cooperation. Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
Environmental problems, unemployment – all these issues cannot be resolved alone. They require at least European, possibly even broader, solutions. The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others.
A diversity of cultures, an element of provinciality, is what characterizes the identity of Europe. What will happen if this diversity disappears as a result of the globalization process? For example, it is easier to eat Arabic, Asian or even fast food in Paris than French cuisine. Does it matter if Europe's diversity fades away under the dictate of globalization?
Ulrich Beck: Let me give you an example. I love retsina, a resin-flavoured wine from Greece. It's a wine, however, that doesn't meet European standards precisely because of the resins it contains. The resin content has to be reduced so that it can be sold and therefore consumed on the European market. This is a terrible development. "Save retsina!" should be our reply to Europe. Save diversity, save difference! Save the niche we have, provinciality! That is what makes Europe. That is also the foundation of a cosmopolitan Europe.
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an appropriate form of democracy and centralized government. I believe that this is not only wrong, not only impossible, but that it is also undesirable. Europe itself is an embodiment of this diversity.
Nevertheless, there are strong tendencies to achieve homogeneity – not only in the political realm, but also on the market: it now doesn't matter whether you go shopping in Paris, Munich or London, you'll always find the same shops and the same products. Strong ties with a particular place, the fact that something flourishes there and has a special smell or taste – all this is being lost. I believe that represents a danger. We are at a crossroads. That's why it's important to revive the tradition of cosmopolitanism.
Interview: Brigitte Neumann
© Deutschland Journal 2003
Ulrich Beck teaches as professor of sociology at Munich University and is one of the world's most renowned social scientists. He became known outside specialist circles as a result of his book "Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity." Ulrich Beck has been focusing on the subject of globalization for many years.


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As they attempt to close a 12-point gap that could have widened to 15 before they face Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, City have been keen to talk up the potential for Manchester United to drop points over the final 12 games.
Their hope is sustained by the knowledge United blew an eight-point advantage in the space of just six matches last term and Roberto Mancini is confident it may happen again. But Ferguson said: "They are going on about us dropping points - but I would say the same thing to be honest. The fact of the matter is they will drop points too. It is unavoidable."
Ferguson went on: "Teams drop points. It is a tough league. It is not easy winning all your games. At the moment we have a good momentum. The only thing we can do is try to win our next match and see where it takes us."
Yet there is already half an eye turning towards that crucial Champions League second-leg encounter with Real Madrid, for which Ferguson has confirmed Phil Jones has only an "outside chance" of being fit for after he injured an ankle in Monday's FA Cup win over Reading.
Jones suffered the problem in a crunching tackle with Jobi McAnuff, the execution of which has been criticised by Bryan Robson, amongst others. It is not the first time Jones' technique has been questioned.
However, Ferguson said: "He tackled awkwardly. It is the tackle of a young man. He was going in too bravely. He was unbalanced and ended up with a sore one. But you can't measure a person by a tackle.
"He has the courage and willingness to tackle. Bryan Robson was exactly the same. Bryan couldn't see danger and neither can Phil. That is a lot to do with the courage they have. You are not going to take that out of them. I wouldn't even attempt that.
"He did an incredible job against Real Madrid. The great thing Phil has got is that he doesn't care who he is playing against. There is no fear about playing against anyone. We will have to wait and see. It is two weeks away and a lot can happen in that time. He has an outside chance, but no more than that."
Jones will certainly miss the QPR encounter and Wayne Rooney is also likely to be absent after sitting out the Reading victory with a sinus problem.
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About 20 Good Samaritans rushed to rescue a woman and her two toddler grandchildren when they were run over by an elderly driver in a busy section of New York Friday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said.
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UN: Crisis in Greece Weakening Human Rights Action
Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" demands of the crisis-hit country's bailout program.
U.N. independent expert Cephas Lumina said a surge in unemployment and axed benefits had left a growing number of Greeks without health insurance and about 10 percent of the population living in "extreme poverty."
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"(Human) rights ... are under threat or being undermined by harsh pro-cyclical policies - austerity labor reforms, liberalization and privatizations - that the government has been constrained to implement since May 2010," Lumina told reporters in Athens.
Lumina spoke at the end of a four-day visit to Athens that included meetings with government and opposition officials and aid groups, as well as representatives of Greece's emergency creditors.
Greece has been relying on international rescue loans for the past three years, with resulting austerity measures pushing unemployment up to more than 27 percent, with more than 1.3 million people out of work.
"The ostensible aim of the measures is to reduce the fiscal deficit, reduce labor costs and make the economy more competitive," Lumina said. "However, the available evidence indicates that these excessively rigid measures have resulted in a contraction of the economy and significant social costs for the population, including high unemployment, homelessness, poverty and inequality."
The government is preparing a new round of cuts, due to be voted on by parliament Sunday that will extend an emergency property tax and make it easier to fire civil servants.
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Greece has a practically non-existent social housing program, compared to rates exceeding 20 percent in some European countries including Denmark, Britain and the Netherlands, according to the European Union's statistics agency, Eurostat.
A full U.N. report on the human rights impact of Greece's austerity program is not expected until March 2014, while the bailout program has been extended for two years to the end of 2016.
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Is there another Cole Hamels or Chase Utley or Ryan Howard out there?
That's what the Phillies scouting staff is doing….zeroing in on the First-Year Player Draft that will take place via a telephone conference call with Major League Baseball and the other 29 clubs.
The Phillies will have the 18th, 37th and 65th selections in the first two rounds. Their 18th slot comes from the Mets for signing Billy Wagner. The Phillies also receive a compensation pick for that signing, the 37th selection.
Marti Wolever, the Director of Scouting, has been living on the road basically since February. He and the West and Midwest supervisors just met for three days in Las Vegas. Next, the Eastern area supervisors will meet in Atlanta for three days starting Sunday.
On May 31 at Citizens Bank Park, Wolever will be joined by Jim Fregosi, Jr. and Mike Ledna (Scouting Coordinators), John Castleberry (East Regional Supervisor), Brian Kohlscheen (Midwest Regional Supervisor), Billy Moore (West Regional Supervisor) and the top executives in baseball administration. Their home for the next week will be a room called the Draft Room, located on the Hall of Fame Club level, just down the hall from Pat Gillick's office.
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There are four main ranked boards, high school pitchers, high school players, college pitchers and college players. There's also a "draft and follow" board, prospects that we will draft and then watch them play the rest of the summer and next spring.
Every player on every board has his name on a magnet. Dallas Green usually has the duty of removing the names as they are selected.
Area supervisors have been combing the country looking at high school and college players. Mike Arbuckle, Assistant General Manager, Scouting and Player Development, has been zigging and zagging across the country checking out the top prospects. Pat Gillick, John Vukovich (Special Assistant to the GM), Green (Senior Advisor to the GM) and Don Welke (Special Assistant to the GM) will also do occasional amateur scouting. Idea is to compile as many opinions as possible.
Welke is a new name for Phillies fans. He came to the Phillies last November after Gillick was hired as the GM. Welke has been scouting since 1965, working for Pat in Toronto and Baltimore. He recently flew from Philadelphia to Atlanta, drove to Birmingham, AL, to scout a high school pitcher; then, flew to Houston, drove to Lubbock, TX, to see a college pitcher; then headed for Springfield, MO, to see another college pitcher. That took three days. His fourth day? "I don't know until day three," he said smiling.
During his Toronto career, Welke served as the Blue Jays' advance scout for two seasons, 1992-93. Welke was smiling that October. We, in Philly, were heartbroken.
When it was suggested that he must live out of a suitcase, he replied, "That's the life of a scout. When I was the advance scout, I stored a suitcase in the Marriott Hotels in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. That way I had clothes in those cities and I didn't have to carry a lot of luggage," he said smiling. Smiling, by the way, comes easy for Welke.
Of the current 25-man roster, 36% were drafted by the Phillies. It is a tribute to men who spend hours and hours sitting at small high school fields, looking for gems. From Therron Brockish to Roy Tanner, the area supervisors do a job that is so important to the organization. Their efforts result in the players that Phillies fans pack Citizens Bank Park to see.
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Finally a peek behind the draft curtain, great post…
Thanks Larry. There are many of us who follow the Phillies minors and draft closely and we eat this info up. Personally, the college crop looks pretty weak so I'd lean towards HS guys. Give me bats who can hit not raw toolsy athletes whose bats need to develop. The Phillies were two time losers with Jeff Jackson and Reggie Taylor. Greg Golson is having an awful year in Low A. The Phillies should recognize what they do well (HS pitching) and what they don't do well (raw toolsy athletes) and adjust the board accordingly. I don't mind position players but hitting eye, hand eye coordination and plate discipline are all way more important than how fast the guy runs from home to first.
Also, it would be great if the Phillies let us know whether they signed any of their draft and follow picks from 2005 (Andres Ibarz, Jason Stacy, Travis Jones, Nick Monette, etc.)


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Lake Placid Club, 1890-2002 (paperback)
Paperback, 90 Pages
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On the morning of January 1, 2002, the wrecking ball swung into the brick exterior of the Agora Wing, the last surviving vestige of the old Lake Placid Club. As the Club came down, memories arose across the North Country of its former grandeur, its role in creating winter sport and two Olympic Winter Games, and its place as the employer of thousands of area residents. People also recalled its long slide downhill, beginning during the Depression, and ending in 1980 in United States Bankruptcy Court. This book retells the story of the Lake Placid Club, as it appeared in a series written for the Lake Placid News and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. FOR A FREE, EASY-TO-ACCESS PDF, GO TO http://www.slideshare.net/LeeManchester/the-lake-placid-club-1890-2002
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- Standard Copyright License
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- Publisher
- Makebelieve Publishing
- Published
- November 30, 2009
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 90
- Binding
- Perfect-bound Paperback
- Interior Ink
- Black & white
- Weight
- 0.27 lbs.
- Dimensions (inches)
- 4.25 wide x 6.88 tall
- Product ID
- 6063605
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Smart Grids
Smart Grids
Smart Grids
This summary has been archived and will not be updated, because the summarised document is no longer in force or does not reflect the current situation.
Smart Grids
Smart Grids enable consumers to control and manage their own energy use and therefore contribute towards establishing a power system that generates less carbon. The European Commission proposes to use these grids to their full capacity in order to achieve its objectives of reducing primary energy consumption.
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 24 April 2011 - Smart Grids: from innovation to deployment [COM(2011) 202 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
This Communication proposes several actions which aim to develop Smart Grids * in order to contribute effectively to the European Union's (EU) Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
According to the European Bio Intelligence study, the use of these grids could:
1st objective: develop common European Smart Grid standards
Since March 2009, the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) such as the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have been responsible for establishing European standards for the interoperability of smart utility meters (for electricity, gas, water and heat) and smart grids. The results of this research are expected in 2012 and will be based in part on the Directive on measuring instruments.
The ESOs also have the task of developing new standards for the interoperability of chargers for electric vehicles with all types of electric vehicles and with all electricity supply points.
The Commission intends to supervise the development of these standards throughout 2011-12.
2nd objective: guarantee data protection and security
In the EU, the protection of personal data is covered by Directive 95/46/EC which applies to the processing of data in any sector, including Smart Grids.
The challenge lies in distinguishing between personal and impersonal data. The Commission believes that it would be sensible to make adaptations in the national legal frameworks in order to accommodate the specific parameters of Smart Grids, whilst protecting the private life of European citizens.
The Commission proposes to guide the changes to national legislation which will accommodate the parameters of Smart Grids, while the ESOs will be responsible for developing the technical standards for these grids, taking the 'privacy by design' approach. An expert group shall assess the network and information security of Smart Grids.
3rd objective: incentivise Smart Grid deployment
The deployment of Smart Grids is market-driven. This is the reason why households and companies should have simple access to consumption information so they can keep their energy costs down.
Furthermore, investment in Smart Grids should be incentivised. The Electricity Directive and the Energy Services Directive should enable the emergence of a regulatory framework which provides incentives for such investment.
The Commission plans to define a methodology using national smart meter implementation plans. In addition, it encourages Member States to design action plans for establishing Smart Grids. Specific coordinated action by all the actors involved will be made possible using national regulators and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for electricity (ENTSO-E).
4th objective: develop Smart Grids in a competitive retail market in the interest of consumers
Member States must create transparent retail markets and facilitate competition between providers. Developing Smart Grids in a competitive retail market should encourage consumers to change their behaviour in terms of energy consumption, because they should have real-time access to their exact energy consumption.
To complete this market, the Commission plans to revise the Energy Services Directive in order to draw up minimum requirements for the format and content of information provision for customers. It will monitor the implementation of the Third Energy Package which, in particular, provides for time-of-use pricing and demand response.
5th objective: support innovation
Smart Grids require significant investment in terms of research and development. For example, the European Electricity Grids Initiative (EEGI) was established under the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) to accelerate the deployment of smart grid technologies by 2020. Two other initiatives have the same objectives: the Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities and Communities initiatives.
The Commission intends to propose new initiatives similar to those mentioned above, with the aim of promoting the deployment of Smart Grids.
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LED Suspended Ceiling Light Panel - 12" x 12" Square
aspectLED's suspended ceiling light panels replace traditional fluorescent suspended ceiling panels and provide a superior alternative to standard fluorescent bulbs. Our LED ceiling light panels consume significantly less energy, have a much longer lifespan, can operate in a wide range of ambient temperatures, contain no hazardous mercury or lead, don't make annoying noises and buzzing, don't flicker, and are shock/vibration resistant due to their solid-state construction.
AL-CP-1212 is a direct replacement for 12" x 12" (300mm x 300mm) fluorescent suspended ceiling light fixture. It features 180 super bright SMD LEDs and operates on any voltage between 100-240VAC.
Also available in additional sizes: 24"x24", 12"x48", and 24"x48".
Also see accessory AL-CP-SL sling rope kit for hanging panels from ceiling.
Physical Dimensions & Specifications
|Part #
|Light Fixture Dimensions
|11-3/4" (300mm) Length
11-3/4" (300mm) Width
1/2" (12mm) Thick
|11-3/4" (300mm) Length
11-3/4" (300mm) Width
1/2" (12mm) Thick
|Input Voltage
|Power Consumption
|18 Watts
|18 Watts
|Luminous Flux
|1800 Lumens
|1800 Lumens
|Color Rendering Index
|Beam Angle
|120 Degrees
|120 Degrees
|LED Type
|2835 SMD LED Chips
|2835 SMD LED Chips
|LED Quantity
|180 - High Power 2835 SMD LEDs
|180 - High Power 2835 SMD LEDs
|Fixture Material
|High performance aluminum frame
Poly-carbonate lens
|High performance aluminum frame
Poly-carbonate lens
|Operating Temperature
|-4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 Celsius) to +122 degrees Fahrenheit (+50 Celsius)
|-4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 Celsius) to +122 degrees Fahrenheit (+50 Celsius)
|15 lbs
|15 lbs
|Average Lifespan
|50,000 hours
|50,000 hours
|1 Year
|1 Year
|IC Rated for Insulation Contact
|Suitable Uses
|Dry or Damp Locations
|Dry or Damp Locations
|Standards / Certifications
|RoHS, CE
|RoHS, CE
- Solid-state, high shock / vibration resistant
- Major energy savings, reduction in power costs
- No RF interference
- No buzzing noises
- No UV or IR radiation
- No fluorescent flickering
- No hazardous mercury or lead entering the environment
- No danger of broken glass
- Aluminum alloy housing provides perfect heat management
- Maintenance free and easy to install in existing fixtures
- Long lifetime 50,000+ hrs (5+ years)
- Low power consumption, high intensity
- Office and Commercial Buildings
- Warehouse Space
- Emergency/uninterrupted lighting
- General office, reading and task lighting
- Cubicle lighting
- Retail store lighting
- Basement and Residential lighting
- Supermarket store lighting
- Closet/storeroom/warehouse illumination
- Can be hung from ceiling, mounted in ceiling or wall surfaces
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- What light color should I choose?
- Warm White is equivalent to a standard incandescent light color and is most popular for residential applications. It has a slight warm yellow glow to it that many people find comfortable and we are all used to seeing in our homes. It is a 2700-3000K on the Kelvin Light Color Scale.
Cool White is equivalent to a standard CFL or Fluorescent light color and is most popular for commercial applications, although it is also used fairly often in residential. It puts out a pure white without any yellow undertone. It is a 4000-4500K on the Kelvin Light Color Scale.
DayWhite™ most closely replicates natural daylight and does have a slight blue hue to the light output. This is rarely seen in residential applications as the light output can seem a bit harsh and bright, and is most commonly seen in exterior or commercial applications. This is the brightest of the White light color options. It is a 6000-6500K on the Kelvin Light Color Scale.
- What gauge wire should I run to my recessed lights?
- We generally recommend using between 12ga or 14ga stranded wire. Longer distances require larger gauge wire. Always consult a wire gauge chart to determine the correct size wire for your application.
- Is this fixture IC rated?
- aspectLED's suspended ceiling panel lights give off low heat when compared to an incandescent fixture; they are IC rated for direct contact with insulation, and are also approved for damp environments like showers and bathrooms.
- Is this fixture rated for use in damp locations?
- aspectLED's suspended ceiling panel lights are approved for damp environments like showers and bathrooms.
- Is this fixture UL listed?
- Many of our products are UL listed. To confirm, please review the Certifications listed under the product specifications section of the product you are interested in.
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Exceptional Service
Our LED experts are always here to help! Whether you need assistance designing your lighting plan or installing your products, we're standing by to assist!
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High quality LED products are what we're known for. You can rest assured knowing that our manufacturing facilities are inspected quarterly by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
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Sales and gimmicks aren't part of our business model. We've built our business on offering our best value to every customer, every day.
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We stock all of our most popular products and typically ship the same day or next day. For items that we build just for you, our streamlined production process allows us to build your lights in days or weeks, not months.
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Choosing a color
White Light
Warm White
Warm White is most popular light color for residential applications and has a bit of a gentle/soft warmth/yellowish hue to it. Warm white is the same color as a standard incandescent light bulb, which is 2700-3000K.
Cool White
Cool white (also referred to as Neutral White) is popular for commercial (office/hospital/medical/municipal) applications. It is also very popular in modern-style residential projects. Cool white is a very pure white, it doesn't really have any yellowish or blueish hue. Cool white is the same color as most fluorescent light bulbs, which is 4000-4300K.
Day White (Daylight White)
DayWhite TM is the brightest LED light color that we offer and is popular in industrial and other applications where a high color temperature and high brightness is desired. DayWhite is an ultra-pure white, with a bit of a blue-ish hue, designed to mimic the color of natural sunlight. It is the same color as metal halide bulbs, which is 6000K.
Colored Light
If you're looking for a specific color of light output, we also offer a variety of colored LEDs, including: Blue, Green, Red and Yellow.
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Dimming Your LED Lights
If I choose Dimmable, do I need to use a dimmer?
No. Our dimmable lights feature some extra circuitry that makes them capable of dimming. However, our dimmable lights also work perfectly with any standard on-off switch.
What dimmers are these lights compatible with?
Our 12" x 12" suspended ceiling panel lights are compatible with most standard ELV dimmers. Our 24"x24", 12"x48", and 24"x48" are compatible with most standard 0-10V dimmers.
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So when you rent a car from a car rental company in the UK this insurance cover will be in place without you having to pay for it directly as part of your rental cost. The car is likely to have comprehensive insurance included in the rental cost. This covers the cost of repair to the vehicle in the event that it has been damaged.
However, due to the insurance costs incurred by the car hire company, they normally try to offset their costs by having an insurance excess or deductible on their policy. The excess amount could be in the region of GBP 600.00 and could be more if the vehicle is a premium type car, Short Term Car Insurance For Provisional Drivers like a sports car.
The car rental company make the person hiring the car responsible for the insurance excess amount.
This means that in the event that the car is damage, the renter would be responsible for the first GBP 600.00 of damage to the car, Get Short Term Car Insurance if the excess has been set as GBP 600.00. By doing this they reduce their insurance costs and also give the renter an incentive to try and avoid the vehicle being damaged.
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In Florida, the car insurance requirements are as follows: $10,000 for personal injury protection, also known as PIP, and $10,000 for property damage liability, also known as PDL.
Floridians are not alone when it comes to having state-imposed car insurance requirements. All states in America require minimum car insurance requirement. While some people choose to satisfy these car insurance requirements by purchasing their policy through an insurance company, other people choose to be "self-insured," or to put down a bond that will cover the amount of the car insurance requirements. How you choose to show proof that you have met your state's car insurance requirements is up to the state.
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Car Insurance - What Happens If You Don't Have It?
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Marquise Diamond Engagement Ring
14K white gold diamond engagement ring from the Reis-Nichols Collection. The ring features round brilliant cut diamonds weighing .38 ctw. The ring is designed to hold a 1.00 ct marquise diamond. Center diamond sold separately. Please call or email for size information and availability.
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