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Booking the Best of the Beat was one of the best parts of my time at OffBeat, and the Valparaiso Men's Chorus played one of its most contagious sets during my tenure. It was the end of the night and the Parish was thinning out, but everybody who was left stood as close to the stage as possible and sang along with woozy energy to the set of sea shanties. Their may have been 16 people onstage, but the line between band and audience had dissolved so that in fact, the Valparaiso Men's Chorus was 60 or so male and female drunken voices strong.
The Valparaiso Men's Chorus returns with its second album, The Straits of St. Claude, and it reaches through the speakers just as live they leave the stage. There are a few "subtleties" such as the shift in "John Kanaka," which shifts to a second line beat half-way through before closing at punk velocity, but the songs generally come straight at you. Alex McMurray leads the chorus with sensitivity to the songs, so his lead vocal on "Hanging Johnny" has moments of near-delicacy, but more often than not, he gives them an appropriately spirited yowl. The songs are all call-and-response, and he's answered by half of the Bywater music community, who holler as if they warmed up for a few hours in the Saturn Bar - the Chorus' live home on St. Claude Avenue - before the session.
For the most part, the band provides structure for the songs, keeping them moving without drawing attention to itself. The Tin Men are the core, and they're joined by a number of artists including Greg Schatz and Dave Rebeck on accordions, Carlo Nuccio on drums, and Joe Cabral, Rick Trolsen, Matt Rhody, Chris Lane and Janelle Perrine on horns, whistles and strings. When they get a chance to show off on the familiar instrumental "The Sailor's Hornpipe," the sea and the second line once again meet without selling out either.
Because the Valparaisos sing sea shanties, the rough-and-tumble atmosphere not only works but is essential. The songs are bawdy drinking songs, and McMurray and Company keep them that way, favoring the more off-color lyrics. The communal, irreverent vibe is central to the band's appeal, and part of what makes it so inviting. If I have a complaint, it's that it's hard to hear The Straits of St. Claude and not want a beer.


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Welcome Host Plus - customer service training
Welcome Host Plus builds on the knowledge and skills already developed from the Welcome Host programme enabling you to offer customer service at its best.
You will look at how to:
- aim for world class service
- understand your customers and your competition
- turn negatives to positives
- implement effective service recovery procedures
- build a winning team
- convert enquiries into sales
For booking enquiries please contact your local Welcome to Excellence manager
Full course details
This one-day training course aims to help you offer world class standards of service that meet, and whenever possible exceed, the expectations of your customers on a consistent basis.
Combining inspirational presentation with interactive sessions where delegates share ideas and develop individual action plans, this practical training course is a must.
Welcome Host Plus covers:
- Welcome back
- Introduction to this next stage
- The service challenge
- Winning and keeping customers
- What is world class service?
- Moving from good to excellent
- Customers and competitors
- Who are your customers?
- The customer's expectations
- The value of repeat business
- Lifetime customer value
- Competitive analysis
- Service encounters
- Moments of truth
- Communicating with customers
- What customers want, including emotional needs
- Taking the initiative
- Turning negatives into positives
- Service recovery
- How do you react to challenging situations?
- Aggressive, defensive and assertive responses
- Challenging situations and how to turn them around
- Building a winning team
- Effective teamwork
- Your role in the team
- What makes a team successful?
- Converting enquiries into sales
- The sales process
- Matching products and services to customers' needs
- Presenting information
- Features and benefits
- Overcoming objections
- Quality counts
- Going the extra mile
- Continuous improvement
- Action plans to implement in your business
Course prices
Open course price: £90.00
In-house course price: £895.00

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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Apricot Sweet Dish (Qubaani Ka Meetha)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Malabar Spinach Tambli (Basale Soppu Tambli/ Vaali Bhajji Tambli)
There are zillion varieties of Spinach one can find in India. One particular variety which we widely use in Konkani preparations is Malabar Spinach. It is known as Vaali Bhajji in Konkani and Basale Soppu in Kannada. Few Konkani dishes which we make out of Vaali Bhajji are Vaali-Papaya Ambat, Vaali Upkari, Vaali Tambli, Vaali Bhajji (Pakoras), etc.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Malabar Spinach leaves - 6-8
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Whole Black Pepper - 3-4
Grated Coconut (fresh or frozen) - 3/4 cup
Red Chillies (Byadgi preferably) - 4-6
Curd (optional) - 2-3 tablespoon
Wash the Spinach leaves throughly and pat dry. Allow the moisture content to dry off completely before use. In a separate pan, heat few spoons of oil, season with Cumin and Pepper. Add Red Chillies and saute well for couple of minutes. Add the grated coconut and Spinach leaves. Turn the flame on low and saute till the leaves wilt in size & the coconut turns light brown. Turn off flame & allow this mixture to cool. Once done, blend to a puree, adjust salt as desired. Do not add too much water as the consistency should be thick and concentrated. Mix few spoons of Curd if desired. Serve on its own with white steam cooked rice.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Cuban Oregano (Dodda Patre)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Spicy Gobi Fry
The inspiration for this recipe comes from one of my favorite chef - Giada De Laurentiis. While watching one of her cookery shows, I remember the beautiful chef dishing out a simple low calorie entree. She suggests to make the dishes tasty, add one ingredient which provides that zing, you thereby counterbalance the low calorie focus with more flavour and variety of taste.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Northern Beans Soup (Tingalore Thoi)
Growing up, we used to get enjoy a special kind of bean, primarily a legume called as Tingalore in Konkani. Mom used to serve this hot for lunch when her little munchkins were back from school. She used to make soupy textured broth based side dish seasoned with Garlic known as Tingalore Thoi in Konkani.
Preparation time: 5-7 hours of soaking time
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2-4 individuals
Northern Beans or Tingalore - 3/4 cup
Green Chillies - 2
Garlic Pods - 5-6
Oil/ Ghee
Presoak the beans ~ Tingalore overnight (atleast for 5-7 hours). Upon soaking, the beans proliferate in size. Pressure cook for atleast 5 whistles. Mash rigorously after boiling. Add Green chillies which needs to be slit in the centre. Bring to a gentle boil. Adjust salt as per taste. Once completely cooked, turn off the flame. In a separate small pan, heat few spoons of oil and saute the crushed Garlic pods. Once the pods are charred and lightly browned, pour this seasoning over the cooked broth. Serve hot with white steamed rice.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Steamed Ripe Banana (Ukdicha Kela)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Indian Pennywort (Brahmi)
Monday, January 10, 2011
Black Tori Saar (Kaali Tori Saaru)
One such tasty variety of legume is called as Kalee Tori in Konkani. Usually we make Ghashi, a coconut based curry with Kooka/ Jackfruit (Kadgee)/ Magge added along with Black Toree as supplement. I have not found these seeds in US Indian ethnic grocery stores and get a small pack from India. I am not sure the English equivalent of this bean. If anyone is aware, kindly enlighten.
Red Chillies (optional) - 2
Friday, January 7, 2011
Amruta Balli (Giloy/ Guduchi)
The garden has become a mini herb garden now so to say! Folks from the community are also taking active interest in maintaining and preserving the green eco life. :)
I was recently introduced to this precious variety of herb popularly known as Giloy in Hindi. Giloy grows in a creeper form and has large heart shaped leaves which grow in abundance. Mostly they are found clinging to large Mango trees. Giloy is known as Amruta Balli in Kannada and Guduchi in Sanskrit. The scientific name of Giloy is Tinospora Cordifolia. The leaves have mild bitter flavour and are effective when consumed raw or in processed form. Owing to the popular demand for this creeper, many nurseries are also selling the saplings for a reasonable sum. For individuals who do not have facility to grow the sapling, the powdered form of this herb is available in India which can also be substituted and used in regular diet.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Bilimbi Soup (Bimblaa Saaru/ Bilimbi Saaru)
Last few week's have been hectic hence been MIA from the blog zone. Special thanks to all my readers who inquired on my well being and whereabouts. After all the year long festivities are done, a good way to detox one's diet is to partake simple, nutritious food. I prefer this version of Bilimbi Saaru which is very apt and soothing on the palate as well.
This is my Mom's version of Saaru. Her recipe mixes sweet and sour flavours to create a different taste all together. Its a very simple recipe but very dear to my heart. As kids, we had couple of Bilimbi tree's growing in our ancestral farms.
We had a gala time climbing the huge slippery branches only to pluck the purple flower of this fruit which is very tangy. Chewing the flowers leaves a tangy purple coat on the tongue which was a sought after childhood delight for us as kids. In US, its very difficult to find Bilimbi, but these are available in plenty in India and a must-have-sapling if you are a Konkani and have a backyard. :)
~ Bilimbi Saaru ~
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Travel tips for the Winelands
Where do I start?
- Decide which cellar you wish to visit.
- You will need at least one hour for each wine farm you visit.
- Try to join at least one cellar tour, as you will find it most informative.
- Consult the provided MAPS.
- Decide where you want to enjoy lunch. We suggest you arrive between 12h30 and 13h30 as most restaurants do not serve lunch after 15h00.
- Arrive at your last cellar at least an hour before closing time to ensure that you can still taste their wines.
- Appoint a designated driver and drive safely.
I'm here, what now?
- Most cellars request that you buy a glass to taste their wines. They usually do not allow tasting out of any other glass other than those sold by them. You can collect glasses as souvenirs.
- Each cellar has a limit to the amount of wine you may taste. Ask the tasting room assistant.
- Taste dry white wines first, proceed to red wines and sample sweeter wines last. Sparkling wines can be enjoyed in between to clean your palate. The tasting order will allow your palate to progress naturally.
- Do not swallow all wines tasted! Spit the wine into the spittoons provided in the tasting room.
- Smoking is not allowed in tasting rooms.
- Some cellars will serve you at the table and others may only serve at the tasting counter. Ask your tasting room assistant.
How to purchase wine?
- Most cellars allow you to buy mixed cases of wine.
- Wine can be delivered to your door on request.
- Most cellars offer secure packaging for air cargo.
- Remember that wine is a perfect and unique gift from the region.
Travel tips for Cape Town
If you're travelling to Cape Town for the first time, we would suggest you get all the necessary information ahead of your trip.
- Firstly, for our foreign guests, we drive on the left-hand side of the road and work in kilometres when it comes to speed and distance!
- With that out of the way, there are a number of ways for you to get around our beautiful city.
- Cab or taxi: There are a large number of metered taxis. The average rate if R10/kilometre.
- Car hire: All the major companies operate out of the airport and have city depots.
- On foot, bus or bicycle: There are a growing number of tours available by run, bicycle, bus or foot in the city. The City Sightseeing bus is an awesome way to see the city at your own pace as you jump on and off at your leisure. The MyCiti bus is another quick and easy way to get around the city and surrounds. You will need to purchase a pre-paid myconnect card to use it though.
- Train: Trains run basic commuter routes into the city and also stretch out along the scenic Southern line, which stretches as far as Simon's Town. It is an affordable option to travel around the city.
- If it's your first time to Cape Town, the Cape Town Tourism Visitors Guide is where to start.
- The Cape Town Official Visitors' Guide is published by Cape Town Tourism, the City of Cape Town's official regional tourism organisation.
- The guide is a wealth of information and an essential reading for first-time visitors who want to get to grips with all the city has to offer. The guide offers readers tips on top attractions, accommodation, experiences and tours. It breaks the city down into neighbourhoods, allowing visitors access to an in-depth and local knowledge of the areas.
General tips
- All Visitor Information Centres are open on public holidays. CANAL WALK (Accredited) Entrance 10, Centre Court, Canal Walk Shopping Centre, Century Boulevard, Century City
- Money Advice: Currency 100 cents = one rand.
- Coins: 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, R1, R2, R5. Notes: R10, R20, R50, R100, R200.
- Cape Town International Airport has a 24-hour foreign exchange service, as well as various cash machines.
- Most banks are open between 09h00 and 15h30 on weekdays and 09h00 and 11h00 on Saturdays. Banks are closed on Sundays and public holidays.
- There is no law regarding tipping for services, but it is generally expected that restaurant and bar patrons will leave a gratuity of between 10% and 15% of the total bill.
- High-quality tap (faucet) water is available across the city and it is both palatable and safe to drink straight from the tap.
- The quality of the food is excellent, and Cape Town has some of the top restaurants in the world.
- We have a warm sunny climate and you should wear sunscreen and a hat whenever you are out of doors during the day, particularly between 10am and 4pm.
- Always keep a copy of your identity document or passport on your person and keep travel documents and certified photocopies of all valuable and travel documents in a safe place.
- Use accredited booking agents and choose accommodation that has been graded or endorsed by a local tourism authority. When in doubt check with Cape Town Tourism.
- If you are going hiking in Cape Town, please read their Hiking safety tips.
- Cape Town Tourism recommends the use of a qualified mountain guide should you wish to explore Table Mountain National Park on foot. To book a guide, phone the Contact Centre on 0861 322 223.
- If you are going without a guide, make sure you take a map, keep to demarcated paths and do not go alone. Wear comfortable walking shoes and take along a hat and something warm as the weather can change suddenly on the mountain. Also take enough water, sunblock and a charged mobile phone with emergency numbers saved. Tell someone where you are going and when you should be expected back, and start heading back well before dark.
- Avoid carrying large sums of cash, and try not to have expensive electronic devices and jewellery in plain sight.


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SINGAPORE (AP) South Korea's Ha Na Jang shot a flawless 4-under 68 on Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the HSBC Women's Champions tournament.
Chasing her second LPGA title this year, the 23-year-old racked up four birdies and her second straight bogey-free round to lead the tournament on 12-under 204 then headed back to the practice range for some more golf.
"My nickname is Enjoy Ha Na, Energizer Ha Na," Jang told reporters. "It's really good my nickname. I want to show every day, I enjoy playing golf."
Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum knocked in six birdies in her 68 to end the third round in outright second at 11-under, one clear of the South Korean pair of Amy Yang and Mirim Lee.
Yang reeled off five birdies in her last eight holes for a 68 to charge up the leaderboard while the overnight co-leader Lee signed for a 70 after a mixed day where she made five birdies and three bogeys.
Yang has a knack for stringing birdies together. Last year, she birdied every hole on the back nine at a tournament in South Korea and thought it was only a matter of time before her putts started to drop at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.
"It was kind of frustrating, the first nine, shooting 1-over par without any birdies," Yang said.
"But I never gave up. Kept trying, trying, and the 11th hole birdie made good momentum. I'm happy how I finished strongly."
Lee led the tournament by a stroke after the first nine holes but played the back nine in one over and missed a short birdie putt on the 18th hole to slip back into a tie for third.
"I hit a lot of bad shots today, but I'm still there," Lee said.
A group of six players finished two shots behind them at 8-under, setting the stage for an exciting finish on Sunday with the top 10 separated by just four strokes.
Jang, who won her first LPGA title at the Coates Golf Championship in Florida last month, grabbed the outright lead when she birdied the 10th hole and Lee made bogey.
She was two in front heading to the last hole and almost chipped in for eagle but then missed her birdie putt as Pornanong drained hers to cut the margin to one.
Pornanong has won 11 titles as a professional but is still chasing her first LPGA win after two second place finishes.


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LeapFrog developed a new tablet platform based on the Android OS, they had over 150 game titles written for their legacy OS that they wanted to preserve and have work on the new platform.
We ported their entire SDK to Android, which required a complete re-write of their SDK. The end result was a completely cross-platform system that allowed developers to simply recompile to have their titles run on the new tablet.


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Recording Standout Vocal Tracks
It's easy to get into a rut when recording vocals. Most singers automatically set up a cardioid mic, level with their mouth; they never pause to consider a different strategy. But while standard recording methods might produce good results that don't offend, sometimes taking a more novel approach will yield a truly headturning vocal track that stands out from the pack.
Kiss an Omni Mic
The problem with cardioid and other directional mics (such as those that have a hyper-cardioid, super-cardioid, or figure-8 polar pattern) is that they have an inherent bass-proximity effect: The closer you get to a directional mic, the more bass boost your vocal track will exhibit. That's not necessarily a big issue if you maintain the same distance from the mic at all times while singing. But should you vary how close you stand to the mic, many vocal lines will have a completely different tone from the others. For a consistent sound, you may need to adjust bass-cut equalization line-by-line during mixdown to clean up varying amounts of mud and boominess on your vocal track.
An omnidirectional microphone exhibits no proximity effect, no matter how close you are to the mic. This allows you to get within kissing distance of the mic's capsule and still produce a crystal-clear sound. Sing as close to an omni mic as possible, and your tracks will boast technicolor detail and compelling urgency that demand attention. If the mic overloads, switch on the pad to prevent distortion.
Use a Bi-Directional Mic with EQ
If your trademark is a singing voice with naturally very deep bass, an omni mic may not do you justice. Try using a bi-directional mic (or a multi-pattern mic set to bi-directional mode) instead. All other things being equal, a bi-directional (aka figure-8) mic will produce the most low bass. Try singing about a foot away from the mic, and keep that distance consistent. During mixdown, use a parametric equalizer's bellcurve filter to cut roughly 4dB at around 150Hz and set the filter's Q control to about 1.2. That will clean up any muddiness that the bi-directional mode produced but leave the lowest bass frequencies intact. Don't be afraid to apply a little bit of narrow bass boost at around 60Hz to enhance that glorious low end you were born with, and apply a bit of boost at 4kHz to improve presence. The result: a clear, detailed vocal with mineshaft-deep bottom end.
Think Small (Diaphragm)
Most vocal tracks are cut using a large-diaphragm condenser mic. Small-diaphragm condensers generally capture more detail than their larger cousins, but their lightweight diaphragms tend to pop very easily when exposed to vocal plosives and wind from heavy breathers. For a vocal track brimming with detail, try singing over the top of—instead of directly into—an omni small-diaphragm condenser mic. Omni mode is typically the least sensitive to plosives and wind turbulence and therefore less likely to pop. And if you sing 90 degrees off-axis (that is, perpendicular) to the mic's diaphragm, wind from your mouth will safely project over its top. Use a Popper Stopper windscreen for added protection.
Forget Good Posture—Slouch!
There's a good reason why many singers prowl the stage bent over like the Hunchback of Notre Dame while belting it out: diaphragm support. For more power in your vocal delivery, try setting up your mic about a foot lower than your lips and angle it up toward your mouth at roughly a 45-degree angle. You'll need to bend forward in order to sing directly into the mic. Doing so will compress your diaphragm, providing greater support that will turbo-charge your vocals.
Starve Your Headphone Mix
Listening to too many tracks while singing can confuse your sense of pitch and groove. Limit your headphone mix to drums, bass, one or two chordal instruments, and your live vocals. Hearing instruments that play melody lines, especially in your vocal range, will tend to distract and make you sing off-key, so take 'em out of the cans. To improve your vocal phrasing, goose the kick and snare drums in your cue mix to reinforce the beat and backbeat. Add little or no reverb and other effects to your vocals in the headphone mix, because they will also throw you off-pitch. A vocal that sounds great with such a sparse headphone mix will sound unbelievable once the other instruments and effects are added during mixdown.


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A roof over your head means you get to stay dry in the rain and get some shade under the sun. A sturdy roof is one that can stick to those duties and keep your house free of improvised indoor waterfalls, and keep the heat on when the cold starts to creep.
When you live in San Antonio, however, it's not just the usual rain and shine. You have to deal with scorching heat and merciless winters. On occasion, you need protection from battering hurricanes and hailstorms that happen even during summer. This means you need a roof that can withstand them all. Surprisingly, the greater threats aren't the whipping winds and the hails chunks the size of tennis balls, it's much more subtle.
Constant exposure to hot and cold can warp corrugated iron, cause cracks in shingles, and cause rubber roofing to brittle up. Wind and hail can cause shingles to crack and downright be blown away.
When Should You Consider Repair?
The signs are pretty obvious, such as water leaking into the house, an actual hole, or mold. Yet there are ways to identify them earlier on. It's better to make small repairs on a more frequent scale than a big repair significant damage has been done. It only takes one cracked shingle and one lucky (or unlucky) hail chunk to break through your roofing and splinter your ceiling.
For shingles, watch out for the following:
- Granules on your roof or your gutter – You may not see cracks in your shingled roofing, but if you start seeing little stone dust, it's time to get a closer look.
- Dark Spots or Discoloration – Shingles often have a darker color under the top layer or at least a different one. Spots and discoloration could mean there are cracks under the shingle.
For Metal Roofs and Corrugated Iron, watch out for the following:
- Dents – Damage to metal roofs are the easiest to spot. They are resistant to hail, but you can easily see the dents. Through metal roofing can dent, it doesn't easily split, but be aware of the dents close to where the layers overlap. It can create gaps where moisture can enter and cause gradual but significant damage to the wood and insulation below.
- Paint Skids – Depending on the roof angle and the direction of the hail chunks, it could cause a glancing blow or a straight impact. What's worrying about skids is that they may have small holes or cracks in them, so it's best to inspect them early.
Should I Consider Getting Professional Help?
Yes, especially so in two cases. One, you see the signs that there's a subtle problem, but don't know how to fix it. Two, you have insurance that covers roof damage. Most insurance companies won't cover expenses unless a professional has assessed the damage on your roof.
In San Antonio and other areas where hail and storms are frequent, there are roofing contractors that will show up after a severe storm. Beware of these people as they will only cover surface issues with the cheapest materials they can get. They don't address deeper problems and charge you as if they did.


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Jobs Search
Jobs by CategoryAirlinesCall Centres.Corporate TravelGDS / CRS Suppliers.HotelsM.I.C.E. Organisations.Tour OperatorsTourism AgentsTravel Agents
Business Development Executive with German
Ref. Number:7103 Location:Dublin City, Leinster Category:Tourism Agents Type:Full-time Salary:28-30k
Job Description
Business Development Executive
My client, a leading in-bound tour operator based in Dublin City are seeking to hire a German speaking business development executive with a background in Irish Tourism.
Business Development Executive, German Speaking Groups Department (12month FTC)
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with both existing and potential new clients in the German Speaking Groups Market.
- Active hands on role in the Business Development function for our German Speaking Groups Department. This will involve the preparation and costing of proposed client group and series programmes and dealing with the client to ensure their subsequent conversion to confirmed business.
- Full utilization of the Tourplan system to generate all quotations and subsequent follow up, also ensuring that the confirmed proposal is accurately reflected in Tourplan.
- Any agreed sales and marketing activities, either in Ireland/UK or in the overseas market place. This could take the form of either desk based activities or direct agent/client interaction.
- The position may also extend to cover support in any of the other company departments as the need arises.
- Assistance with the supervision of any trainees assigned to the area
- Any other duties as assigned from time to time by your Manager or Director(and this could be in another department within the company)
- You will report to the Business Development Manager, German Speaking Groups Department.
- 3rd level or relevant experience
- Very good knowledge of MS Office
- Fluency in German required (oral & written)
- Good knowledge of the Irish and Scottish tourism industry products a distinct advantage.
- Excellent organisational skills with good attention to detail
- Excellent customer care and communication skills
- Team player able to work in a busy environment
Full time position, 5 days per week
Salary subject to experience but guideline will be €28-30k
Apply with CV (MS Word format) to:
David Fitzsimons
APB.ie/ Travel Recruitment
Email: email@example.com


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The Supreme Court, Obamacare, and the march toward digital health
I'm sure there are many folks in the health industry who will have a sleepless couple of nights. On Thursday, June 28, the Supreme Court of the United States is set to rule on what we've all come to know as Obamacare – the most sweeping overhaul of the US healthcare system since the enactment of Medicare. Will the individual mandate stand or will it fall? Will insurance industry reforms on exclusions for preexisting illnesses, coverage of adult children, and the removal of lifetime spending caps remain in force or be dismantled? Will federal support to encourage the implementation of electronic medical records and the digitization of healthcare continue?
There is no doubt that the Supreme Court's decision will directly impact some of the above. If you operate a hospital, insurance plan, or practice medicine you will no doubt be affected in some way regardless of the ruling. And, each and every one of us who receives healthcare will ultimately be touched by what the Supreme Court hands down irrespective of how it rules on health reform constitutionality or individual rights. Healthcare touches everyone.
One thing is very clear to me. We cannot, must not, take our eyes off the goal to bring healthcare into the digital age. America (and Canada) lag the rest of the industrialized world in the use of electronic medical records. I've often written about the puzzled looks I get when traveling through Europe or Asia and I mention that a least half of American doctors still document their work in a paper chart. "How can that be", my foreign associates will proclaim! "We thought American medicine was the most advanced in the world." Well, perhaps our diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities are on a par or better than the rest of the world, but our records are not. Furthermore, without digitization and the ability to analyze large volumes of data from millions of patients, we are seriously limited in our ability to apply advanced analytics to improve the quality of care. We cannot improve what we cannot measure. That is why the health industry and our medical records must be digitized.
Besides digital records, healthcare can also be markedly improved through the adoption and use of more contemporary communication and collaboration technologies. Instant messaging, secure e-mail, voice over IP, video and web conferencing are commonly used in other industries while healthcare still wrestles with paper, phone and fax. Not only would patients and health professionals be better served by such technology, these solutions would vastly improve productivity and facilitate more timely exchanges of information in clinical workflow. We must also leverage such technologies to bring care out of the hospital and into ambulatory settings including the patient's own home. And for our senior citizens, we must continue to develop solutions that enable remote patient monitoring and other means to help the elderly better manage chronic conditions and age in place.
Patients and professionals deserve better than what they've been getting. We cannot, must not, slow the march toward the electronic transformation of American medicine no matter what happens to Obamacare.
Bill Crounse, MD Senior Director, Worldwide Health Microsoft
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DMR Association
Chairman of the Technical Working Group
Chairman of the Technical Working Group
DMR Association
DMR System Design
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Tom Johnson has worked for approximately 30 years in the 2 way radio business as a design and implementation hardware and software engineer.
He has worked extensively during his career in the design and implementation of MPT1327 based radio trunking systems and more recently on DMR Tier 3 network design and implementation while employed as Chief Engineer at Fylde Micro Ltd. He was also involved in peer review of the DMR Tier 3 standard (ETS 102 361-4) as it was developed and has first hand experience of the DMR IOP process.
In 2016 Tom set up his own business Tranzmit Ltd providing design and consultancy services for the 2 way radio industry. In March 2017 he was appointed Chair of the DMR Association Technical Working Group.


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Here is my latest post chronicling my Drumming journey. From complete beginner to playing Pearl Jam's 'Alive' in front of a live audience by June 2018 – well that's the plan. Click for Post 1 and Post 2.
Christmas is finally over, thank Goodness, and I was over the moon to get this from my brother…
Yes, it's an electronic drum kit!! Woo hoo! Now I can practise my drumming patterns without having to trek over to the percussion studio. My brother did toy with the idea of getting me a full acoustic drum kit (strangely, they are fairly common and cheap on Ebay). Mostly for the comedy value of wrapping up each drum, cymbal and pedal individually so I could unwrap them in front of my husband who would not see the comedy value.
My brother brought his electric guitar down as we were hoping to have a jam together. He still remembers the lead guitar riffs from 'Alive' and we did have an acoustic moment in the sitting room with the children temporarily distracted by devices. He played his guitar unplugged and I tried to accompany using my drumsticks and a cushion. I covered my lack of any expertise whatsoever by singing lead vocals really, really loudly. I didn't know all of the lyrics but as Edddie Vedder is a master of yarling it was possible to sound pretty convincing just by using lots of 'Rrrs' and being very emotional.
Jack Endino is very rude about this style of singing but I love Eddie Vedder and how he sings and won't have a word said against him.
So there we were, having a great time, until my sister-in-law, husband and mother reminded me I had a 5 kilo turkey that needed cooking and it was already 11am. In my enthusiasm I had forgotten: I am 48; it was Christmas Day; I had fifteen family members to feed; I was in charge of cooking.
Family left yesterday and I was looking forward to having a go on my new drum kit. Trouble is, even with headphones on, hitting the plastic drums with sticks is still pretty loud. I was banished to the distant spare room. Which was very cold, but I was kept warm with the power of rock.
I have managed to do my three minutes of drumstick work (as recommended by my drum teacher) every day except one. I seem to be getting a little quicker, which is encouraging, but I still have problems with the right/left/right/right left/right/left/left pattern.
In other good news, it looks like I have managed to rope in a singer. He's head of AV/Computers/IT etc at my work and already sings with a rock/blues band. He's a little bit older than me and look appropriately grizzled. He assures me he is able to Yarl and is a big fan of Pearl Jam. He has agreed to front up the band if I ever get good enough. He also knows a bass player. We are getting there a step at a time!
Oh Christ I really hope I improve soon, otherwise this is going to be a disaster.


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In the globalized world, people are very conscious about their look, even they are in a rush. Butane technology operated the curling iron is one of the most technologically advanced inventions. It is a soldering type of iron. It gives you the freedom of styling at any time and any place. Mainly it is discovered keeping the travelers in mind. Those, who move frequently overseas or travel within the country, are the main target of this product.
Why is it important for travelers?
Each invention is for a particular reason or a particular group of people. As mentioned above, butane cartridge curling iron is the best thing a traveler can have due to its numerous advantages. For more details, let`s know about it.
What is butane cartridge carling iron?
Well, it is like other curling irons, except for some other qualities, like it is powered by an alternative power system. Unlike other electric soldering irons, butane technology-supported curling irons are not limited by cords and a specific range of heat. It contains a gas cartridge inside it. Here, butane gas remains in a small self-contained tank. It possesses a broader range of heat than other electric irons. To use it, just insert a cartridge into the handle of the curling iron.
How does it work?
The internal system of this iron varies from model to model slightly. But, each of them has a small tank. So, you can refill the iron easily. The fuel directly contacts the parts that you'll be soldering. Thus, the metal is heated quickly within 10 seconds. Thus, you can curl your hair. Before using, insert a cartridge into the handle of the curling iron. A cartridge lasts for 4-6 months. You need not worry about the longevity of the cartridge.
Who are the beneficiaries?
It is mainly for travelers, who need quick, but the long-lasting hairstyle. So, it goes with modern lives. It does not require a plug to get started. Rather, it works until the cartridge is filled up with butane gas.
What is the uniqueness of this iron?
As it is made for a particular purpose to facilitate the specific section of people, it has to ensure some unique characteristics.
It must be space minimizing and manageable, as the travelers tend to buy small irons in most of the cases.
Light in nature
It is very light for making it carriage-worthy. The barrel size is about 1-inch approximately, starting from 5/8 inch. Those, who have thicker hair, must go for the 1-inch barrel.
It`s one of the most credible characteristics is that it is not run by electricity. What will happen if you have to curl your hair instantly and there is no electricity? Just don`t get tensed, as butane operated curling iron is there for you. In total, it is easy to use. So, it is all time safe for travelers.
Credible internal Mechanism
Its internal mechanism is very advanced. It is easy to refuel, wastes less energy and easy to adjust.
Although it is small in size, the temperature it provides is just like other electronic irons. So, still, you can get the perfect curls.
Noteworthy drawbacks
- You have to be very cautious about taking it on any journey and have to ensure enough protection.
- You can`t carry any extra butane cartridges in carry-on or checked baggage.
- It is very limited in terms of the size of the barrels.
How to refill the cartridge?
The whole process must be done in a place, where there is no flame or spark. To refill, at first, remove the plastic cap from the cartridge. Wrap the brass coupling with a paper towel. Pull the wrapped brass coupling from the top of the cartridge. There is also a check valve, designed to prevent leaking. So, you have to remove this also with a screwdriver or drill. Take a can of butane gas, with a preferable tip. Place the tip into the brass coupling and push the can towards the cartridge. When the cartridge appears full, pull the can of butane away. The butane will stop flowing. Now place the check valve and plastic cap properly.
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A report from the Georgia Department of Human Resources shows that every county in the state has seen a rise in the use of food stamps since the economic down turn began.
According to the report, the number of people using food stamps has gone up by more than 200 thousand from December of 2007 to September of this year.
Some of the largest increases came from the Atlanta area. Fulton County saw an increase of more than 25,000 food stamp cases while Dekalb County had a 16 thousand jump in cases.
Carroll County's food stamp use rose from just over 5,000 cases to more than 8,000.
The county with the highest unemployment rate in the state, Jenkins County near Augusta, saw a jump from 796 cases to more than 1,000.
In an effort to remove the stigma associated with using food stamps the federal government recently renamed the program the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.


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Clear Corner Guards
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Clear corner guards provide indestructible protection for your wall corners. Powerfully durable and perfect for high-impact environments, clear corner guards are designed to blend in with any décor.
What's Included
Clear corner guards can be ordered with self-stick tape, pre-drilled with screws, or without fasteners.
Available in clear plastic
Raw Materials
Polycarbonate (tradename: lexan) is one of the most impact-resistant plastics available. Wallprotex utilizes this material to create nearly unbreakable clear corner guards that will not shatter upon impact.
Installation Procedure
Note on Freshly Painted Surfaces
When installing WX1 corner guards with double sided tape over freshly painted surfaces be sure to follow all of the paint manufactures requirements on drying and curing time as it relates to the environment of the building. Some paints may take up to 2 weeks to fully cure. Applying a double sided tape corner guard over paint that has not fully cured can cause damage to the paint and wall finish should you decide to remove the corner guard at any point.
Corner Guards with Holes and Screws or Nails
- Wall surfaces must be clean, dry, and free from dust and grease. Wipe the wall surface with a solvent to assure all grease, dust and dirt are removed. Make sure that the cleaning solvent used will not damage the finish on the wall surface.
- Remove the clear protective film on the exposed side of the corner guard.
- For 3/4" wing corner guards
Place in desired location, hold the corner guard firmly. Using factory supplied nails, hammer the nail through the corner guard into the wall.
For 1-1/8" - 3" wing corner guards
Place in desired location, hold the corner guard firmly. Attach the corner guard by placing the provided self tapping screws in the pre-drilled counter sunk holes and attach to the wall.
Corner Guards with Double Sided Tape
- Wall surfaces must be clean, dry, and free from dust and grease. Wipe the wall surface with a solvent to assure all grease, dust and dirt are removed. Make sure that the cleaning solvent used will not damage the finish on the wall surface.
- Remove the clear protective film on the exposed side of the corner guard.
- Peel off backing tape from one wing entirely, then peel back the tape partially on the second wing. Place wing with the fully exposed tape to the wall, then remove the remainder of the tape backing from the second wing. Press firmly along the entire length of the corner protector to ensure a good bond.
Note: Self-adhesive corner guards are easy to install, but will break down in high traffic areas more quickly than a corner guard that is fastened with holes and screws.
Cleaning Instructions
- For best results, the use of liquid cleaners such as 409®, fantastik®, Mr. Clean®, etc. are recommended. The use of powder cleansers is not recommended, use of such cleaners can leave residue which is difficult to remove.
- Do not use chlorinated or aromatic hydrocarbons, esters or ketones to clean Wallprotex vinyl products. Avoid the use of heavy degreasers, compounds containing surfactants, and abrasive compounds or cleaning devices.
Please Note
Due to the durability of the material, Wallprotex does not advise cutting down polycarbonate clear corner guards with any kind of powered saw. Though not optimal for a clean cut, a hacksaw can be used if needed. However, Wallprotex offers the added benefit of ordering custom length parts, as the corner guards can be cut to special lengths in-line upon request.
Can I cut the polycarbonate corner guards down?
While it is possible, it is very difficult. We recommend ordering a custom size.
What's the difference between polycarbonate and vinyl materials.
The polycarbonate material has a smooth, glossy finish, and the vinyl material is textured with more of a matte finish.
What kind of tape is used on the polycarbonate corner guards?
The polycarbonate corner guards use a clear acrylic double sided adhesive with a clear PET film liner. The tape used on all polycarbonate corner guards is much thinner than the foam tape used on the vinyl corner guards in order to maintain clarity for clear corner guard installations.
How strong is the double sided tape?
The tape is intended to be a permanent installation method. When installed correctly, removing the corner guard will likely remove paint or drywall.
What type/size of fasteners are included if I select 'With Fasteners' as my installation method?
3/4" Size – The 3/4" corner guards do not come with pre-drilled holes due to their size. Instead, included are 1" long finish drive nails. These are designed to be driven easily directly through the corner guard and provide a finished look.
All other sizes – All sizes except 3/4" come with pre-drilled countersunk holes. We include #6 x 1" long nickel plated Phillips-head screws. These are course-thread finish screws intended for installation into drywall.
What if I need to order a length other than the options displayed?
If you need to order a custom length please contact Customer Service for more information. Custom length items may be subject to minimum orders and are non-returnable.
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text: Located in the Zhujiang New Town CBD, Grand Mercure Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town is within 5 minutes by foot to Zhujiang New Town Metro Station, 15 minutes by car to Guangzhou East Railway Station and 45 minutes to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. I t is also near Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong Museum and Huacheng Square. The hotel features 233 elegant rooms, one pillar less Grand Ballrooom and a gym, perfect for business and leisure travellers seeking style, comfort and convenience.


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Commercial Lock Installation
Above all, securing your business could be the most significant and efficient investment you will make. Therefore, you need to protect your commercial property, your employees, customers, assets, stocks, cash, and records from theft, break-in or unauthorized access. In order to have the safest environment in your business property, you need to install the most effective commercial locks.
Business Lock Installation Services at AZ Locksmith
No matter what type of business you own, whether it is a small shop or a big factory, AZ Locksmith can offer you a fresh installation of all kinds of commercial locks. Different businesses require different locks. Our experienced commercial security experts can suggest the best ways to secure your business property according to your unique requirements.
We install only the highest quality locks made by the leading brands in the industry. Our licensed and experienced technicians will help you choose the most relevant types of locks for your business.
AZ Locksmith offers you fresh installation services of all types of commercial locks, including:
High-Security Locks
High security locks are harder to open by drilling and are thicker than the average lock. These locks can be duplicated only with a security card provider and are hard to pick or bump.
Electronic Locks
Electronic locks include locks that require a PIN or special password to open them instead of a key like a traditional lock.This number can be changed anytime in case of a breach of security.
Mortice Locks
Mortice locks consist of two parts: one part is installed into the edge of the door and the other part is installed in the door frame. These locks are very secure and make your door highly secure according to the U.K. Standard.
Fingerprint Locks
These locks can be programmed according to a process done by an authorized user. This is suggested for interior rooms containing confidential information.
Card Reader Locks
Card Reader locks require a card to gain access. These locks are typically used for entries to private businesses, hotel rooms, and other rooms requiring high security.
Panic Bars
This is usually used for a door that is for emergency use only so that people can exit a building as fast as possible. These locks are required to have in workplaces and public buildings as per the British Law.
Qualified Team
All our security experts are licensed, knowledgeable with the latest products, and have the proper equipment. They are skilled in locks installation and providing a fast and efficient service at a reasonable price. Our commercial locksmiths can suggest to you the best ways to secure your business. Aside from fresh installation, we can also repair, replace, and rekey these locks.
For the strong security of your business, we offer a guarantee for all our products and services.


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arts, background papers, crafts, fabric, invitations, ivy, Quilting, Quilting and Sewing, scrapbooking, sewing, Spoonflower Fabrics, stationary, Surface Design, Zazzle
I've got a lot of ivy and trailing flowers in my backyard gardens. Sweet peas, climatis climbing roses and morning glories are around my deck. Vinca vine is under my lilac tree and I'm trying to control the English ivy coming in from the neighbors' yards.
My digital floral designs usually include some type of twirling, trailing ivy. I like the way it softens the design and gives a new "texture" to the foliage in my flower bouquets.
These collections include companion pieces in solid colors, polka dots, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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Cedar Bay Retreat Deposit Policy
It is important to note that after your event others will be using the Retreat Center. Our prices are very reasonable and that keeps our schedule very busy. We want you to enjoy your time here but it is important that you understand our deposit policy.
The deposit always consists of two parts. There is the Save the Date (our Management fee) non-refundable portion which is $250.00 and the Security/Damage portion (refundable) which is $250.00 for a total of $500.00 dollars.
Should your event take place as agreed 250.00 dollars or the Security/Damage portion will be returned to you within 3 days (72 hours) after your event. You will be contacted to come by and pick up your check provided there were no damages or extra clean up fees. (see list below) Should you have to cancel the event for any reason the entire deposit is forfeited to Cedar Bay Retreat for its loss.
If you are taking advantage of one of our Specials where the total deposit is only $250.00 dollars the break up is as follows $100.00 Save the Date and $150.00 Security/Damage. All else is as above.
Some of the Damages which we might deduct for are:
- Excessive Concrete stains due to Drink & Wine Spills
- Damage to Plants & Property
- Not cleaning up appropriately after your event
- Use or Time overages for event, wedding and/or rehearsals, Vendors clean up and take down not finished by 11pm
- Didn't take down Decorations or vendors left them overnight
- Moving of furniture or plants and not putting things back in their place
- Having more guests than you paid for. Our standard costs and prices are for 100 guests
- Damages to plants and property by unsupervised Children
We mention the above to help you plan appropriately for your event.
When you make your initial deposit you will be agreeing to the contract terms and rules which are found on our website. Upon payment you will receive an invoice from us which states:
(Payment of the Deposit constitutes acceptance of Cedar Bay Retreat rules and policies as outlined in www.CedarBayRetreat.com.)
Thanks for your business!
Should you have any further questions feel free to contact us.
Cedar Bay Management
Jose Bosque


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Charlotte joins Evita cast
Playing a variety of chorus member parts, Charlotte was thrilled to join singer Marti Pellow and fellow actors on stage for the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical extravaganza that has drawn large audiences for each of its performances in Truro.
"The cast are very friendly and Marti Pellow is always very cheerful," she said. "My favourite scene is where I'm dressed as a French girl and there are just four of us on stage including Evita. I love the smell of the theatre and I'd like to be a director when I'm older."
Charlotte has been a member of Stagecoach since she was four and has also been involved in a number of Truro High productions whilst in the Prep School. She is planning to audition for the school production of The Wizard of Oz.


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Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, said wicked people tagged his principal 'Jubril of Sudan' because they wanted him dead.He said this in a birthday tribute in honour of the president.
Titled "Why we love Buhari", Adesinadescribed the president as a man of integrity, man of accountability, one whose word you can take to the bank.
He wrote: "Don't misunderstand me. Not all estimated 196 million Nigerians share this sentiment. Not possible. There are those who are passionately opposed to the President. They are a very vocal minority, who abhor his integrity, hate his sense of accountability, and even want him dead. But we are not talking about those who Fela Anikulapo-Kuti called "opposite people." On this day of his 76th birthday, we are talking of the teeming masses who love Buhari, and who can go to the ends of the earth for him.
"I have said it before, and say it again. It will take a while before Nigeria will see another political leader with such ability to pull an unsolicited and uninduced crowd like Muhammadu Buhari. Anywhere he goes, he doesn't have to procure the crowd. They turn out in their numbers to see and hear him. They will trek from Africa to China, walk from Cape Town to Cairo, all to see, hear and cheer the man they love.
"Why? Many reasons. He is an honest man. My father, that stern educationist, who ran the home and the schools he administered with an iron hand, used to tell us: "Honesty is the best policy." That was true over 50 years ago when he drummed it into our ears, and it is still true today. And will remain true tomorrow, and forever. That is why we love Buhari. He is an honest man, who will tell the truth to his own hurt.
"At a recent meeting with governors, while discussing the seemingly knotty issue of minimum wage, the President told them to level with him. He said he knew that general elections were by the corner, "but I don't like to lie to anybody. I will still like to tell Nigerians the truth, and nothing but the truth, as to what we can truly afford to pay." Consultations are still ongoing.
Some people will give you fibs, just because they want to hoodwink you, and get your votes. They will announce that they've increased the salaries of fictitious workers, even when truly they are owing many of their employees. But not President Buhari. Nothing for him is a matter of life and death. Truth is the best thing in a man's keeping. Make yourself an honest man, and there is one rascal less in the world. That is why we love the man.
Accountability. I will never forget a promise Buhari made to the crowd at a campaign rally in Lagos in 2011, when he ran with Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly. Two honest men. "Every kobo that comes into the treasury will be used for the good of Nigerians." That's the accountable man, who would not dip his hands into the treasury for private gains, who will not line his pocket at the expense of the people. That is why we love him.
Just over a week ago, I met a man who was an accountant at the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), when the then Gen. Buhari was chairman. Executive Chairman, who could do anything he wanted, since the place was awash with billions of petrol money.
"I told him his salary would be N200,000 monthly," the man recounted."He said it was too much, since he still drew pension from public coffers as a retired General and former head of state. I don't know how he calculated it, but he said he would rather be paid N84,000 monthly. And that was what he earned."
Yet some people say don't follow this honest man. Till he has one tooth left in his mouth, and is bent double over his walking stick, we will, no matter what they say. Honesty is still the best policy. Today, tomorrow, and forever.
See all the positions he has held in this country. Governor of North-east, then made up of what is now six states. Minister of Petroleum for over three years. Head of State for 20 months. Chairman of PTF for many years. Yet he remains a man of modest means. That is why we love him.
In the early days of this administration, when oil prices had crashed to as low as 39 dollars per barrel (from as high as 115 in preceding years, stabilizing at over $100 for a long time, yet we had no savings, no reserves), it was usually a spectacle to see the President and the then Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, seated and apportioning funds for the week. Depending on what was in the coffers, they prioritized spending, just like traders with low capital base.
Nigeria had been run into a hole. No reserve for the rainy day, and we were being badly beaten by the rain. Yet salaries must be paid as at when due. At least 27 states could not meet their obligations, till President Buhari gave them a lifeline. And then, one day, a counsel was given at a meeting: "This is the time to ideally cut the strength of the federal civil service by at least half, as we may not be able to carry the load for long." It made a lot of fiscal sense. But to the President, it was nonsense. "If it lies within my powers, I will ensure that no single person loses his or her job. Yes, it may be the right thing to do, looking at the state of our finances, but I won't do it," President Buhari said. And you say we shouldn't love this President? We will love him till Africa and China meet.
A confederacy has arrayed itself against the honest man. A crooked confederacy. Anybody that is anybody in the pantheon of questionable character is there. Are Nigerians fools? After their eyes have been opened, will they willfully afflict themselves with blindness again? Not on their lives! The country will never go back to the slave market. Not after we have known prudence, experienced accountability, and we are are inching out of the morass in which we were soused and marooned.
For more than five decades, mere lip service was paid to diversification of the economy. But we remained a mono-product country. Oil. So, whenever the price of oil crashed in the international market, we simply crashed with it. Now gradually, and inexorably, we are on the road to a diversified economy. Wonders are being done in agriculture. Mining is flexing muscles. Manufacturing is showing prospects. All in less than four years.
What of infrastructure? The sum of N2.7 trillion spent in two years. The roads are roaring to life. The rail is snaking in. Power is powering back. Wonders are being unfolded in different parts of the country. And we shouldn't love this President? We will, no matter what the naysayers say.
Hear pensioners rejoice: This is the best administration we've had since the advent of Contributory Pension Scheme 14 years ago.
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State spoke at a meeting of governors with the President last Friday. He said since the creation of the state, this was the first time pensioners were being paid, adding that pension liabilities have been cleared by about 40%. Just because there is a President that cares.
Former Nigeria Airways workers. Railway workers. Former Biafran policemen. And many others, have had their pensions paid. And we shouldn't love the 'birthday man?' They should tell it to the marines.
When you have a heart for men, it is God himself that keeps you alive. We have seen a practical demonstration in President Buhari.
From the brink of death early 2017, there is now an unmistakable glow in him, evidence of good health from the inside. It is God at work. No wonder wicked people came with the idiocy of Jubril of Sudan. Otiose. Hollow. Products of addled minds. That was why we ignored them, till the President himself responded to a question from Nigerians in Poland two weeks ago.
For millions upon millions of Nigerians who love this President, it is an unconditional love. The full cost of our love is no charge. Happy birthday, Mr President."


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text: Wilmington Sleep Center Sleep Disorder Diagnostics & Treatments The average person spends one-third of his or her life sleeping. Quality sleep helps rejuvenate the body and mind each day. At least one in five people suffer from some type of sleep disorder that affects their ability to function during the day. If you are one of these people, you do not need to suffer. The key to remedying a sleep disorder is diagnosing the cause of your interrupted sleep cycle. At the Saint Francis Healthcare Sleep Center, we perform overnight studies where we observe a patient's sleeping habits and monitor their vital signs. Our sleep center is one of the few in Delaware that is accredited by the Academy of Sleep Medicine. The facility includes eight private rooms with private baths designed in a non-clinical style that helps patients feel relaxed. Board certified physicians, Lee P. Dresser, MD, and N. Joseph Schrandt, MD, review all sleep studies. Sleep Conditions & Their Effect on Your Health Sleep plays a large role in your overall health and well-being. Far too many people underestimate the damage sleep disorders can have on their health and don't receive treatment. Below is an overview of some common sleep disorders and the effects they can have on your health. Narcolepsy – Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system. This condition interferes with the body's ability to regulate sleep and wakefulness, causing you to fall asleep at inappropriate times. Narcolepsy can also result in hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and automatic behavior (performing routing actions with no memory of doing them). Shift Work Disorder (SWD) – Your body has its own sleep schedule known as a circadian rhythm. Many people who work irregular hours develop SWD as it disrupts the circadian rhythm and makes it difficult for the body to know when it should be resting and when it should be active. SWD can result in excessive sleepiness or insomnia. It can also make it difficult to focus on a task and exacerbate a heart or stomach disorder. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) – If you snore loudly at night, or someone has noticed that you stop breathing periodically while sleeping, you may have sleep apnea. This is a serious condition that inhibits your ability to breathe while sleeping. OSA can not only make it difficult to sleep through the night, it also limits the oxygen your body absorbs, putting you at greater risk for depression, hypertension, heart attacks and strokes. OSA is very common, with numbers comparable to diabetes and asthma statistics. Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) – Do you feel a strange, uncomfortable feeling in your legs when trying to sleep? This sensation can make it difficult to relax, even when lying down in a peaceful setting. As a result, many people experience depression and other stress related symptoms when dealing with RLS. RLS can be caused by many things, including a central nervous system disorder, iron deficiency anemia, pregnancy or diabetes. Sleep & Women – Women are twice as likely to experience insomnia side effects as men, and studies have shown women who sleep for less than six hours a night have difficulty driving. Pregnancy and menopause can also cause sleep disorders in women, and many women who have trouble sleeping become clinically obese. Be sure to speak with your doctor if you have felt lethargic during the day, have difficulty falling asleep, or have suddenly started to snore loudly. Obesity – If you have been diagnosed with clinical obesity, you are at a higher risk of developing a sleep disorder and suffering some of the more severe side effects. These two conditions feed on each other—while obesity increases the risk of sleep disorders, sleep disorders create hormone imbalances and make it difficult to control appetite. If you have ever had issues with weight and start developing sleep abnormalities, speak with a doctor as soon as possible. You may also want to consider bariatric surgery. The Saint Francis Healthcare Sleep Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 302.421.4500 to make an appointment.


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My mother was former fashion designer Anne Fogarty, and it is to my dismay that I did not adhere to in her footsteps (I am a teacher). Victoria Beckham's jumper, trousers and Stans combo at the finish of her AW16 catwalk show actually made me realise I necessary a pair of tailored trousers in my life. NYCEDC and the Fashion Institute of Technology (Fit) announces the winners of the 2014 class of Style Entrepreneurs NYC, a totally free, intensive, mini-MBA" plan that educates emerging New York City-based fashion designers on how to run a profitable label.
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This morning on "Fox & Friends," they had the CEO of Uncle Jack's Steakhouse, Willie Degel, on the show to discuss the minimum wage increases for servers. I only know Willie Degel from the Food Network show "Restaurant Stakeout." You remember that one? It's the one where they place hidden cameras all over the restaurant in an attempt to bust employees for doing things that might be making the restaurant lose money. I always felt like that show was fake, staged and total bullshit because out of all the years I have worked in restaurants I never saw things happen that seemed to happen all the time on "Restaurant Stakeout." Others tend to agree that reality may have been skewed on that show. Anyway, this asshole went onto "Fox & Friends" today and sharted out a lot of disrespectful things about servers and customers.
When talking about increasing the server minimum wage to $15 an hour and how the government expects that restaurants will pass that cost onto customers, he said that customers will just stop coming when they see a price increase because, "They're not educated, they don't understand what's happening." Yeah, he just assumed that customers are too stupid to comprehend basic rules of commerce. Okay, fine. I too think there are plenty of dumb customers. The difference is that I wouldn't say that on national TV, especially if I owned a chain of steakhouses.
Then he moves on to the topic of servers and says some things that made my jaw drop. "The way of waitstaff is different. They used to be servants when I first opened years ago. People took great pride in being a servant. Today they have a sense of entitlement."
Okay, did he really say that? He talks as if he had a steakhouse at Downton fucking Abbey and his staff is bowing down to Maggie Smith and shit. Bitch, please. There are plenty of servers today who take great pride in their work. Don't let the name of this blog fool you, but I too take pride in what I do for my guests. Yes, some servers may have a sense of entitlement, but you can't lump everyone who wears an apron for a living into the same category. We don't all have a sense of entitlement. And by the way, random-blond-Fox News-Lady, I heard your little "uh huh" after he made that comment, so fuck you too. I bet you're a real; joy to wait on, but you know what? Even if you were the biggest pain in the ass, you would never know that I was thinking it, because I am a professional who does my job and treats customers with respect. I save all my judging and bitching for this very blog.
Wille Degel-berry goes on to say that, over the last four to five years minimum wage increases have taken $2 million out of his pocket. Honestly, I'm sure it has, but maybe it was time for servers to make more than a few dollars an hour. Besides, without that two million dollars in his pocket, he will now have more room to store his daily allowance of beef jerky, corn nuts and salami.
Look, Willie, I have never worked for you or met you, but on this interview you came across as a pompous asshole. Maybe you didn't mean to suggest that customers are stupid and maybe it wasn't your intention to harken back to the good ol' days when servers were servants, but that's what you did, Willie. And just like it's your job to make as much money as possible off the sweat and tears of restaurant workers, it's my job as Bitchy Waiter to call your ass out. And I am doing that. So pull a Slim Jim out of your pocket, cram it down your throat and maybe think a little bit more next time before you talk on national TV.


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Matra is a Sanskrit term that can be translated as "measurement," "unit" or "amount."
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Which reminds me of my childhood, and also of my adulthood: "Universe, I want more of this, less of that, enough of the other," I whine. Yet recently It hasn't been putting new food in my bowl, so much as forcing me to slow down and notice what is there, in greater depth. OMG, the incredible, meticulous, detailed abundance, personally designed for my particular soul journey, that is already right here, right now!
Another similarity between me and Morgana (as you can see in the above short video) is that we don't respond well to the mental practice of "self-inquiry."
I have had these breakthroughs, but they are purely mental, and don't last––at least, for me, without the energetic equivalent experience in my heart, and my body. If self-inquiry is a masculine (mental) technique, I have found it needs to be balanced by the WAVE, which is more feminine, and since it takes into account the fact that you are in a body right now, allows an actual shift of brain chemistry that can make the cognitive awakenings sustainable. "And the word is made flesh, and dwells within us."
When I was teaching the week-long, biannual iWAVE 3: Meltdown trainings, I taught self-inquiry on the first day; I can tell you it was not popular, and in fact, that was why I did it! There are plenty of places: retreats, books, teachers, where you can practice these mental methods, and my students, especially by the time they got to level 3, were used to more effective methods that included the direct experience, in their body, of that Presence. When we stopped, and began exploring our real Self through the iWave practices, which is a very powerful inquiry in itself, but includes more dimensions of the being, they were very grateful that they were not going to be sitting repeating the same question over and over for hours.
It's really a matter of preference, I suppose, whether you prefer to be bullied, cornered, and starved into a realization of emptiness, or initiated through the inner doorways that allow a blissful fullness to flood you. I'm not kidding––it really is some people's preference to attain "states" through self-punishing practices. I sat for 2-3 hours of formal meditation for 12––count 'em TWELVE!––years, as a monk in my 20s! So I have been there and got the t-shirt. If I hadn't done all that sitting, I wouldn't have been so desperate to find a doorway into God that would integrate my body and feelings, and I would never have discovered the Infinite Wave.
Because, if you dare ask yourself, is this mentally acquired "enlightenment" really an integrated realization, or just a feeling of relief as your guilt and self-hatred briefly lift off? I know dozens of people who have been to India, or to the many offshoots of these teachings in the West, and a few days, weeks or months of inquiry does give them some kind of breakthrough. The person finally gives up and subsides, falls backwards, into the Reality of Self, that which lies beyond the persona (which means mask). But it doesn't last! I know several people who decided they had become enlightened through these practices, and became teachers, only to have the experience fade away, leaving them with a spiritual reputation to maintain... in other words, in Hell!
Now, the Reality to which these practices point is the same Reality to which this whole website points. I am just very committed to teaching practices that I have found really integrate a human being in a body, rather than causing an inner split, as the mental, "witnessing" practices did for me. If you are interested in more about this, read my blog "From Witness to Wetness."
And there are a few genuine teachers who offer self-inquiry as the only method for awakening. Well... one, at least, in my experience: Mooji! I spent 12 days with him in 2012 at two retreats in Portugal and Spain. He is extraordinary: the most loving and Christ or Buddha-like human I have ever met. He hugged me and told me in my ear "I love you, love you, love you." That didn't suck! Check him out on YouTube. He radiates pure presence and love. The thing is, although he teaches self-inquiry, he will admit that he didn't achieve his awakened state through that method himself. Go figure.
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DWTS Louis Van Amstel 'Taking Ballroom Dancing To The Next Step'
This past week, Dancing With The Stars pro, Louis Van Amstel, went to Charlotte, North Carolina to give some private dance lessons and to promote his dance fitness business "LaBlast". Tony Prado of Queen City Ballroom in Charlotte says Ballroom Dancing is the new alternative to fighting crowded gyms to stay in shape for the new year …especially "after seeing celebrities transform their bodies on the hit ABC show "Dancing with the Stars." Below is Louis' take on it from WSOCTV.
"Because that is what "Dancing with the Stars" is about," said Van Amstel. "No dance experience, and how fast can you change someone's life; how inspiring can you be."
Van Amstel has taken ballroom dancing to the next step. He's modified the traditional dances like rumba, cha cha and disco a high-energy, low-impact workout program.
"La Blast" is really a work out in disguise," said Van Amstel. "Because you dance to your favorite music, you learn all these dances, and yet, you're losing all that weight."
Prado said whether you're looking to lose weight, or you just want to learn how to dance, the best part is, anyone can start dancing. "It's definitely for all ages. Our youngest dancer is four years old and our oldest dancer is 94."
I'd sure like to see that 94 year old swinging those hips. I agree how dancing is for all ages!!
You can read the full story at WSOCTV as well seeing a new video of Louis talking about it.


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