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Well, you have chosen one of the popular weight loss supplements. This, this or that, and waiting for amazing and immediate results without any crash diets and fitness feats.
Yeah, we all know there's no magic bullet when it comes to weight loss, but the hope of quick and easy results is so attractive. That's why we asked our nutrition experts to come up with a guide of ridiculously easy tweaks that will help you kick start your weight loss journey without stress, and feel healthier happier. It's really easy!
First, a small quiz!
Just imagine you go to the coffee shop for your morning cup of buzz. What exactly will you order? Moka, Cappuccino with caramel syrup, Latte with mint syrup or coffee with extra cream? The smart choice here is cappuccino with - very important! - low-fat milk without sugar. These tiny changes in your eating routine can work better than a strict and stressful diet. We have 22 more ideas to inspire you on your weight loss journey.
1. Swap out ground beef with ground turkey instead. It's a far more lean source of protein and can easily be used to prepare burgers, meat balls. Try also venison. It's a much leaner source of red meat that will still provide you with all the main nutrients that you need – zinc, vitamin B6, as well as iron.
2. Start each meal with a soup. Those who consume a broth based soup at the start of their meal tend to consume fewer calories overall throughout the remainder of that meal. Just be sure to avoid any cream based soups as they are too high in total calories.
3. Stay away from ordering dessert while dining out in a restaurant. No matter what dessert you order, you'll always be taking in at least 500 calories or more – and quickly destroying your diet plan.
4. Always opt for tomato based sauce over cream sauces, which are notorious for being way too high in fat and calories to be consuming daily.
5. Rather than eating regular potatoes, which will spike blood glucose and may set you up for fat gain, consider sweet potatoes instead. They have a delicious sweet taste that you will love and are going to rank lower on the GI index than regular potatoes would. Make fries, mashed potatoes, or whatever else you prefer with them.
6. Be care of high calorie condiments. Most people don't think about the calorie value of the condiments they choose to use on their diet plan, but they can really add up. Always aim to use herbs and spices whenever possible to keep your total calorie intake in check. Or consider simply adding garlic to your dish. This is a heart-health herb and will definitely pack in a high dose of flavor that you will be sure to enjoy.
7. Choose beans over pasta. Beans are higher in dietary fiber and will break down and digest more slowly in the body, providing a steady energy release over time. With so many different bean options to choose from, there's bound to be one that you will enjoy. Make a soup or a bean salad and get an instant boost to your energy level while helping reach your fat loss goals.
8. Use avocado rather than mayo. Avocado is an often forgotten about source of fat but it's rich in nutrients and will serve your body very well. Use it rather than mayonnaise more often for optimal nutrition and satisfaction. It'll still provide the creamy taste you're after, so is the perfect pi
9. Avoid diet soda most of the time. While this beverage might be calorie free, the problem is that it can still trigger food cravings for something sweet, so could cause you to eat foods you shouldn't. Opt for seltzer water with a lemon instead.
10. Snack on an apple. There's a certain type of fiber in an apple – pectin, which does a better job at controlling your hunger than other fiber varieties, making apples a perfect choice for maximum hunger control.
11. When dining out, consider sharing your entree with a friend. Most restaurant meals are far too high in calories, so the best way to avoid fat gain is to simply eat half of what's served up.
12. Go for walnuts. Walnuts are also a better choice over other nuts for a quick snack on the go as they contain a powerful dose of omega fats, while other nuts don't. They are more calorie dense however, so just do be sure that you monitor your serving size.
13. Opt for raspberries as a mid-afternoon snack. Raspberries are higher in dietary fiber than other fruits so will calm hunger pains quickly and are also low in sugar content. Eat these with Greek yogurt and a few almonds for a very well balanced snack. Or go for cherries. They're loaded with nutrients and are a high fiber way to keep yourself satisfied throughout the day.
14. Go for fresh fruit rather than dried fruit. While dried fruit does still contain a good dose of nutrients the problem with it is the fact that it's very calorie dense and lacks the fiber fresh fruit provides. You'll take in far fewer calories opting for fresh fruit and will feel much more satisfied after your meal as well.
15. Go for protein before bed. Keeping away from carbohydrates will help to prevent a rebound blood sugar low halfway through the night, causing you to wake up hungry. Protein instead keeps you on an even keel so that you sleep peacefully for your full 8 hours.
16. Snack on frozen grapes, not ice cream. If you want a cool treat on a hot day, try some frozen grapes rather than your favorite brand of ice cream. They're low in calories, they take a long time to eat, and they are rich in antioxidants as well.
17. Don't shun healthy fats. Far too many people think they have to eat a very low fat diet to lose weight but doing so may actually hinder you because you'll be far hungrier throughout the day. Instead, add some healthy fats in – in moderation. 5-10 grams per meal is all you need to calm your hunger pains.
18. Go Greek! Rather than eating the plain yogurt variety, consider Greek yogurt more often. This yogurt is going to help provide more protein to your diet and far less sugar, meaning it's less likely to get converted into body fat storage. Just be sure to choose the unsweetened, unflavored varieties to keep sugar content down.
19. Eat one piece of dark chocolate a day. While it does contain some sugar, if you choose the dark variety the sugar content is quite low and it will offer some healthy fats, antioxidants, and even some dietary fiber as well. Not to mention it's a treat that will make sticking with your diet that much easier.
20. Make mashed cauliflower. Mashed potatoes are one of the higher calorie side dishes you could be eating so instead, opt for mashed cauliflower. It will taste very similar but contain just a fraction of the carbohydrates and calories – and contain more nutrients as well.
21. Plan ahead. Make sure that you plan your day's meals well in advance as often as possible. This way there will be no question as to what you should be eating and you'll be more inclined to eat as you had planned. Those who leave their diet up to chance are often going to find that chances do not work in their favor. It takes 10 minutes on Sunday evening to plan your meals for the week ahead, so commit to doing this.
22. When doing out to a party or event where food will be served, be sure to have a light meal consisting of protein first. This will help take the edge off your hunger and make sure that you are not going to overeat when you are at the event. Then be sure to hold a glass of water at all times so that you're less likely to be putting food into your mouth.


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Long before The Lord of the Rings was written (the movies were still decades away), J.R.R. Tolkien sent Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, along with a company of thirteen dwarves on a quest to retrieve their dragon-guarded mountain and treasure, and now LEGO has given us The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game to journey through.
SPOILER: it is in The Hobbit that Bilbo finds the ring!
Take it from a first-hand Tolkien nut that played this board game at its New York Comic Con 2012 premiere, The Hobbit LEGO game is a great way to involve kids (Ages 7+) in the greatest tale crafted in the twentieth century.
Before the hunt for the Lonely Mountain's secret door and a way to defeat the infinitely strong and wicked dragon Smaug, LEGO Bilbo must come his furry hobbit toes and search the Shire for Gandalf and his dwarven companions, because . . . alas . . . he has woken late to start on his journey.
The LEGO board game includes a nice pivoting board – for multiple set-ups – that can be set up with Hobbiton once and it will stay in place (so you do not have to rebuild the Shire over again and again).
The object of the memory journey here is to remember where Gandalf and the dwarves are hiding out in and find your companions before they have drunk too much ale.
Who can get the most dwarves the fastest amongst myriad obstacles, traps, and tricks?

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Happy Friday everone!
Shall you watch The Royal Wedding later today?
I must admit I will be watching it, at least a little bit.
I wish them good luck!!!
Meanwhile I'm sitting there watching TV I'll probably have something really good for my coffee.
Something that is on my card maybe...hi,hi..
For my card I have used the sketch over at Papertake Weekly Challenge.
Papers: Panduro - Happiness, Pink Dots
I must show you these fantastic buttons...
Stamps: Tina Wenke/Stampavie
Sentiment: Create with TLC
Color: Copics
Tools: Nestabilities Lacy Squares, Shapeabilities Nested Lacey Pennants
Glossy Accents, Buttons, Brads, Ribbon, Doily and Pearls
The inside...
Entered challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - Sketch (from Papertake Weekly)
Tuesday Throwdown - Brads (or Eyelets)
Top Tip Tuesday - Squares
Pear Tree Designs - Colourful
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Buttons
Phindy´s Place - Paper Piecing (Happy 1st Birthday! No time to hop around,sorry!)
Have a wonderful day!
Hugs, Birgit


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Crossing specific parent plants produces a hybrid seed (plant)
by means of controlled pollination. These hybrid seeds are often
called "F1" or "F1 hybrids." The terms "hybrid" and "F1" are strictly
defined in the seed industry and, when used in seed catalogs, do
not apply to plants crossed in the wild.
Some people think of a hybrid as blending two different plants,
like mixing a red flowered plant and white flowered plant to get
a pink flowered offspring. Unfortunately, the laws of genetics prevent
it from being that easy. Most hybridized plants require the cross
breeding of carefully chosen parent plants. The resulting seed will
produce plants with very specific characteristics. Hybrid plants
are very consistent from plant to plant and year to year. Hybrids
carry a combination of traits from the parent plants.
Based on desirable traits, breeders select specific male and female
parent plants. The plants selected to be the female seed-bearing
partner have their pollen bearing anthers removed. They receive
pollen only from those plants selected as their partners. By controlling
the pollination, the resulting offspring will have identifiable
genetic characteristics from both parents.
Producing hybrid seed is more time consuming and expensive because
the plants must be hand pollinated. In addition, plant breeders
may work for years to find the right combination of desirable traits
they are looking for in a plant.
The breeder of the F1 hybrid variety can be the exclusive source
of that variety. Only the breeder knows exactly what two parent
plants are needed to produce the seed. Other breeders can try to
duplicate a hybrid, but only the first breeder knows the exact combination
used. Of course, it is through the process of trying to breed new
and better varieties that unexpected new ones are found.
Not every F1 hybrid is a winner. The All America Selections program
and other trial gardens are ways that new varieties are tested side
by side to see what, if any, improvements have taken place in a
certain type of flower or vegetable. Before a variety reaches the
market, seed companies perform their own trials, and many hybrids
end up in the compost pile, never to be seen again.
The extra work needed to produce hybrid varieties usually means
higher cost. Are they worth the price? Consider the advantages and
disadvantages of hybrids. Hybrids possess wider adaptability to
environmental stress and are more uniform from plant to plant than
non-hybrids. Other benefits of hybrids may be earlier flowers, higher
yields, improved disease resistance, or other characteristics. Many
hybrids are better, more consistent garden performers.
The extra vitality in hybrid plants is called "hybrid vigor." More
plants survive the seedling stage, grow larger and stronger than
non-hybrids, and have higher yields. Improved disease and insect
resistance means fewer pesticides have to be used in the garden.
The primary disadvantage of hybrids is the seeds cannot be saved
from year to year. Seeds saved from hybrid plants usually will not
produce the same plant the following year because most varieties
are not self-sustaining. Offspring of hybrids usually show an unpredictable
mixture of characteristics from the grandparent plants instead of
being similar to the parent.
Some gardeners feel that the taste of hybrid vegetables does not
equal that of heirloom varieties. But taste is so subjective that
there does not seem to be a fair test to compare hybrids developed
for the home garden to heirlooms. Burpees Big Boy,
Celebrity, and Early Girl tomatoes, Sweet
Success cucumber, and Premium Crop broccoli are
examples of F1 hybrids that have been popular for years.
Open-pollinated, also known as heirloom or standard, plants are
varieties that have stable traits from one generation to the next.
Open pollinated plants are fairly similar to each other but not
as uniform as hybrids. Because most were originally chosen for only
one or two specific characteristics, individual plants of older
heirloom varieties may differ greatly in size, shape, or other traits.
Open pollinated varieties are usually grown in fields where they
self and cross-pollinate. Wind and insects carry the pollen from
one plant to another. Plants that cross-pollinate must be isolated
from other plants of different varieties so they will produce seed
that is "true to type." Beans, lettuce, peas, and tomatoes are self-pollinating
so they are easier to continue year to year without having to isolate
them from other varieties of plants.
Genetic "drift" can occur over a period of time. Plants that deviate
too far from the accepted standard are removed from commercial nursery
fields of open pollinated varieties. Likewise, home gardeners should
destroy highly unusual plants if you are trying to preserve an open
pollinated variety. Removal of these rogue plants prevents them
from pollinating other plants and producing too much variation.
The advantage of open pollinated seeds is that the home gardener
from year to year and generation to generation may continue heirloom
plants by careful seed saving. Open pollinated plants provide a
larger gene pool for future breeding. Well known open pollinated
varieties include Kentucky Wonder pole bean, Scarlet
Nantes carrot, Black Beauty eggplant, Black
Seeded Simpson lettuce, California Wonder pepper,
and Brandywine and Roma tomatoes.
As a gardener you may choose hybrids, heirlooms, or a combination
of both types for the garden. Compare the characteristics of each
variety with the qualities you want in a plant. Select varieties
that are best for your garden.
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1 dead, 3 injured in Northside crash
Police investigating cause of overnight crash
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 26-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Northside late Sunday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Police were called to the crash in the 12500 block of Dunn Creek Road in which Benjamin Allgary, a passenger in the vehicle, died.
Police said an Acura with four people in it was heading south on Dunn Creek at a high speed and struck a bump as it passed through the intersection at New Berlin Road. Investigators said the car left the east side of the roadway and traveled across a shallow ditch, through three fences, two yards, a driveway, and into a large pine tree.
Allgary died at the scene. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt.
The driver and two other passengers were taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police closed the road near New Berlin Road to investigate the accident, but it reopened a couple hours later.
Police are still investigating what caused the crash.
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Django Action Item Follow Up
While moderating a comment on my "10 Django Master Class action items" post, I was inspired to evaluate how I am doing on these action items and whether they are helping. Below is a brief summary of my progress; but first a little background. Recently, I had the rare opportunity to rebuild (from the ground up) an application that I wrote for a client. The context was that the first version of the application was a prototype that I built to help demonstrate an idea to potential investors and customers. The prototype served its purpose excellently. It was able to evolve alongside the idea as my client got feedback and refined the value proposition. We came out of the prototyping phase with a strong vision and an excited group of investors and beta customers. To minimize costs I avoided refactoring the application and cut a lot of corners. By the end of the prototype phase, the idea had changed so much that we were really faking functionality by overloading different features. Still, for a ridiculously small investment, my client was able to develop and market test an idea. And now I get to build the application for real and apply the best practices that I learned about in the Django master class. Here is what I am doing and how it is working out.
Use South for database migrations (adopted). I have grown so attached to South that I find it hard to imagine life without it. This is especially important because I am managing different environments and the object model is changing as I add new features.
Use PostgreSQL rather than MySQL (adopted). I am steadily getting more comfortable with PosgreSQL. pgAdmin has been really helpful as I get up to speed with the syntactical differences from MySQL. So far, the biggest differences have been in user management and permissions.
Use VirtualEnv (adopted). VirtualEnv + VirtualEnv Wrapper has been great. For a little while I was working on both the prototype and the actual application. VirtualEnv made it easy for me to switch back and forth. This will also be helpful when I upgrade to Django 1.2.
Use PIP (adopted). I really like how you can do a "pip freeze" to create a requirements file that you can use to build up an environment.
Break up functionality into lots of small re-usable applications (adopted). The prototype had one app. The production app that I am building has 6. One of the apps contains all the branding for the application and some tag libraries. Templates in other apps load a base template from my "skin" app. The best part of using this strategy is in testing and database migrations because you can test and migrate a project one app at a time. The hardest thing for me to figure out is how to manage inter-dependencies and coupling. One strategy that has worked well for me is to focus dependencies on just a couple of applications. For example, I have profile application which manages user profiles (extended from the base django.contrib.auth.User model.). I have other apps that relate to people but I am careful to create foreign key relationships to the User model rather than my profile model.
Use Fabric for deployments (adopted). One word. AWESOME! I have scripts to set up a server and deploy my project without having to ssh onto the server. The scripts were not that hard to write. I took inspiration from some great posts (here and here). Now I can reliably push code (and media) with one local command. I am managing the development of another site running a PHP CMS and I am strongly considering having the team use Fabric for that as well.
Use Django Fixtures (adopted). Managing fixtures in JSON has turned out to be really easy. I typically have two fixtures for each app: initial_data.json and <app_name>_test_data.json. initial_data.json mainly contains data for lookup tables. It is run automatically when syncdb (the Django command to update the database schema) is run. I typically create these files with the dumpdata command and then edit them manually.
Look into the Python Fixture module (not adopted). I looked into this module but, to be honest, editing the JSON files is pretty easy so I don't see the need for it.
Use django.test.TestCase more for unit testing (adopted). I have been doing a considerable amount of test driven development (TDD). It all started when I wanted to rewrite the core functionality but I needed to wait for someone else to re-build the HTML in the presentation templates. Now I have around 130 unit tests that I run before I commit any code. Focusing on unit testing has made me write code that is more atomic and easier to test. Now I think "how will I test this?" before I write any code.
Use the highest version of Python that you can get away with (adopted). A big motivator for me here was when I upgraded my workstation to Snow Leopard which ships with Python 2.6.3. Getting 2.6.3 on my server was a little more complicated. I wound up using a host that comes with Ubuntu Karmic Koala which also comes with 2.6.3. I am really pleased with Ubuntu and it seems like most of the Django community is going that way.
I feel really lucky for the opportunity to rewrite an application and apply lessons learned. Too often you are stuck managing code that you (or someone else) wrote before you knew what you were doing. That is, before the functionality of the application was fully understood; before a feature of the API was available or known; before a more elegant solution was discovered. I am sure that I will continue to learn new things and want to apply them and I plan to continually refactor as long as I am involved with this project. But this full-reset has been a great experience.


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The Heinrich-Boell-Foundation is a non-profit organisation affiliated with the German political party "Alliance 90/The Greens" (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen). It is funded mainly by the German Ministry of Development and Economic Co-operation (BMZ). With its central office in Berlin, the foundation is organized on a regional, federal basis; its legal status and staff is independent of the political party. Located in the city of Kiel, the state capital of Schleswig-Holstein, the Heinrich-Boell-Foundation Schleswig-Holstein organizes manifold events in further education such as symposia, lecture series and seminars. Activities in the field of culture and artistic exchange as a contribution to intercultural dialogue are among the foundation's central tasks.
The Foundation's primary objective is to support civic education and promote democratic participation, socio-political activism and cross-cultural understanding. On an international level, the foundation advocates respect between people of different origins, cultural and/or gender identities, and political viewpoints.
In 2008 the Project Office "radius of art" within the Heinrich- Boell-Foundation organised the "Culture Weeks Middle East", a month-long program of events in the realms of literature, theatre and music, as well as colloquia, lectures and debates. Many local institutions in the fields of culture, religion and politics participated in the organising process, numerous guests from the region were invited to Kiel. As a further complement of the project "radius of art" the office organised the residency program "research-based art // art-based research" which also took place in 2008 in cooperation with international partners from six euromed countries. Planned activities for 2009 are various culture projects with a focus on Palestine and a follow-up project for the residency program.


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|Image via Tom Häkkinen
A rainy afternoon at Circular Quay.
Catching the ferry into the city again this morning, I felt something of a trailblazer, as, on account of a minuscule spattering of rain, all of the other ferry commuters were huddled inside, and no-one else was standing on the outside decks. So, Columbus like, I showed the way by opening the door to the front deck and bravely standing out in the elements. Truly the rain was insignificant, it was like a Hertfordshire spring shower, some of the rain drops were so tiny that they didn't even fall down, instead just swirling about in the air, but still the open deck at the front of the ferry remained empty except for myself. Looking back, the doors to the inside area of the ferry resembled the doors to the Hydrotherapy pool at your local public baths - all fogged-up and sweaty. I was perplexed that I was really the only one who preferred the fresh sea air to a room packed with wet human beings.
As the ferry got moving, some others also came out onto the front deck. Obviously following my brave example. By the time we'd reached Circular Quay, I was in a state of complete content, conscious that I should savour the serene beauty of this rainy morning on the harbour.
However, I soon discovered that at least one of the suits who'd ventured out onto the open-air front deck was an unwilling convert to the outdoors lifestyle. After struggling with the door back into the ferry and in an obvious state of agitation he turned to me, stuttering and stammering to release all of the obscenities he thought necessary to explain the "disgraceful" level of service on the ferry, he complained that the air-conditioning in the ferry had broken down.
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Sunset over Port Jackson.
When I got off at Circular Quay, instead of jumping on the first available train, I walked another 7 minutes to the next nearest train station, just to savour a little more the lovely peace and quiet afforded by the rain.
NB: I didn't have the presence of mind to take photos of Circular Quay on my rainy morning trip - so rainy afternoon photos will have to suffice.


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DAX receive working normally.
Sort of a annoyance, to put it mildly.
Sure hope the guys in TX come up with a cure fast....
I 'think' I reinstalled v1.3 to fix it last time....
The last time it happened to me I worked everything I could in the various Windows Audio controls in terms of configuration, etc. I ended up using an image of my machine and reinstalling it (I use Acronis and do a incremental back-up every 3 days). I had added nothing, did no updates so the problem is as Dudley and Tim have said - something to do with the remuneration of the audio devices. I did not dig into the registry to see if anything changed there.
I know that Flex has this high on the radar screen as a variety of posts about this problem are showing "acknowledged".
In my case, my PC senses if speakers are plugged in and assigns them. I have no speakers installed so the "green check marks" show up on DAX TX and RX 8. If this happens again, I will plug in a dummy plug or speakers into the speaker jack and the same for a PC mic and see what that does.
My guess is we will see a fix come out before 1.4 for all of us DAX "junkies".
Can't guarantee that it will solve your problem. But hopefully it will.
Since you seem to continually have this problem I would suggest the following
1. Take screen shots of every step you do
2. Write a detailed narrative of everything you do
Next time Read your notes
My guess as to your issue
Stop DAX completely
Restart DAX
That usually fixes it
If not it's likely a windows issue where windows has re-enumerated the DAX line.
In which case go into ur windows audio settings and set it correctly.
Usually no need to reinstall drivers
BTW. You are probably best served by just leaving everything running all the time so u won't have startup issues
I do...I have been running remote for more than 4 weeks now. No issues with leaving it alone.
I have done all of your steps
But having DAX stop twice is not what I'd call having this problem continually. Frequently maybe.
It's two occasions, of some obvious fault.
As I'm not the only person suffering a loss of DAX.
I'm just making a guess, but possibly it's due to my diverse operating.
I do, cw, rtty, psk, JT65 and JT9, an occasional SSB qso. And I'm constantly switching back and forth between the modes.
Which on CW (which I've never lost) is the only non-DAX program.
The fact that it's TRANSMIT portion of DAX could be significant as basically the receive modes are similar.
That may not be relevant. I'm just guessing.
In the 10 to 14 days that transmit DAX was working, I made 139 qsos
Only 1 SSB
90+ rtty
the rest were machine sent via CWX
Finger are a tad crooked due to arthritis and my fist reflects this.
Unfortunately...most of my operating requires two way communication. Hearing the stations is only half of the requirements for the Quixote Quest.
1) lost DAX Tx and RX several times throughout the weekend.
2) often after changing bands, VOX on DAX wouldn't work until I "bumped" the MOX on and off. Then it was fine.
3) several times, I changed from CW or DigiL to SSB and the filter stayed on the narrow setting and I had to manually set it to 2.7k before I could hear anything. I didn't have this problem in previous. But I did sometimes in the one before that.
4) I haven't found APF as effective in this version as in the previous one.
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8 products you may need when buying flexible solar panels
When buying solar panels use this checklist to ensure that you have all the components you need for installation and effective operation of your system.
1. Solar Charge Controller and optional battery temperature sensor
A solar charge controller regulates the DC current from the solar panels to the batteries. Read our Buyer guide to assist in choosing which solar change controller meets your requirements.
A Battery Temperature Sensor can be used for automatic adaptation and correction of the charging voltage to the battery
2. LCD information display
A solar charge controller remote LCD display can display the solar charging current, the battery voltage, the power being generated plus the Amp-hrs and the Watt-hrs.
3. Attachment method
Adhesive sealant, high bond tape, eyelets, zips
4. Cable, connectors and conduit
(exterior and interior)
(MC4 or Andersons)
5. Cable entry cover
Watertight covers with glands for the cables provide watertight entry into caravan roofs and boat decks.
6. Short circuit protection
in-line fuses
7. Isolating switch(s)
between solar panels and controller and controller and battery
8. Panel combiner that contains blocking diodes if purchasing two or more panels
Read our guide: Facts you MUST know before buying flexible solar panels


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Our West Nile Virus Prevention Policy
Audubon Texas supports governmental agencies in their commitment to human health and safety, and recognizes that West Nile virus presents a serious threat to the health of humans and wildlife. We support mosquito control tactics that are science-based and cause the least amount of harm to natural systems. These strategies are not only more effective but have fewer negative effects on humans, wildlife, rivers, and streams. We believe that one of the most important strategies in mosquito control is what everyday Texans can do in their yards and neighborhoods to protect against West Nile virus.
Mosquito Control Tactics
Integrated mosquito management by governmental agencies should include:
- Surveillance and monitoring of West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes and human cases by public agencies and qualified research entities
- Source reduction (i.e. draining shallow standing water) to minimize potential mosquito breeding sites
- Larval control by treating shallow, stagnant bodies of water with minimally impactful larvicide or alternative control methods (see our Pesticide Guide)
- Adult control by responsible, targeted ground spraying only in areas where positive test results are present. Audubon Texas considers this as a last resort measure triggered only by significant threat to human health
Personal Prevention
Do your part to support mosquito control in your community. Practice the
"four D's" of personal West Nile virus prevention early and often:
- Stay indoors at dawn and dusk
- Dress in long sleeves and pants when outside
- Wear a DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or picaridin repellent whenever outdoors, according to label instructions
- Drain any standing water in your yard or neighborhood
Check out our helpful 4D's reminder and full policy and easy to understand pesticide guide to learn more about personal prevention and the mosquito control tactics available in Texas.
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Poetry by Silence
circles, triangles and sqaures
all the same their shapes
they all though different
have the same
a vicious circle
neverending chain
you cannot escape for
no opening you find
for in their shapes
forever you are confined
oh how sadness engulfs me
my infinite cry
i nside are tears of sorrow
forever i breathe a sigh
tears are not real
for no evidence outside
i bear
the wind echoes my sadness
the rain are my tears
the clouds are my cover
they have been for years
could i not be the wind?
could i not be the clouds?
could i not be the sun?
these elements cannot be touched
they have many powers


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From WWTrade
Manufacture of Clothing and the garment industry generally has a long history of exploitation and abysmal, even life-threatening, working conditions. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, formed in 2011, is an industry group with plans to rate products using a "Higg Index."[1]
Following the 2013 collapse of a flimsy garment factory in Bangladesh that killed 800 people, a few clothing manufacturers began disclosing information about where and how their products were made.[1] According to Bruno Pieters, founder of Honest By, "as long as we keep paying companies to be unsustainable and unethical, they will be."[1]
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Some Retailers Say More About Their Clothing's Origins" article by Stephanie Clifford in The New York Times May 8, 2013
External links and further references
- "Consumers with a Conscience: will they pay more?" journal article by Howard Kimeldorf, Rachel Meyer, Monica Prasad and Ian Robinson from Contexts http://ctx.sagepub.com/ http://ctx.sagepub.com/content/5/1/24 DOI: 10.1525/ctx.2006.5.1.24 2006 5: 24 republished on International Labor Rights Forum
- "The Global, Socially Conscious Consumer" Nielson 03.27.2012


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So, you are really serious about meeting a lovely Thai girl and tieing the knot, well, you'd better read this.
There are so many dating sites purporting to have thousands of girls looking for marriage and serious relationships, so, so many. Is it true? And is that easy?
I am going to answer those questions and give you a whole bunch of must-know tips, so keep on reading.
Types of Thai girls looking for marriage
The gold digger – she doesn't need any explaining, same world over. She a has a taste for the high life and loves luxury. She's not a bad person, just aspirational. For some guys they make great partners as they drive the man to become more and more successful. In a mismatch, they drain the guy till he's dead.
The single mom – this is a surprisingly large category. Married when young (or maybe not), had one or two children early and for one reason or another the husband left or got kicked out. Either the guy became bored, the girl got tired of her man spending time with other girls, or financial arguments where they guy couldnt be a provider.
The post 30 – she is yet to marry, may or may not have had a boyfriend before and is usually well educated. The time in their early years was dedicated to study and or corporate/business life and they got to 300 and now beyond and are literally in a panic to find a husband. Their family is on their back constantly to find partner and give them a grandchild.
The visa hunter – she can be one of two people, she either dreams of globetrotting and living a life like she has seen depicted on western tv shows, or, she hates life how it is for here at the present time and wants to 'escape' her current reality.
The family provider – she may come from one of the poorer regions and has a large extended family that look to her as being the provider. Swamped by this task she is looking for the wealthy foreigner to ease the way.
The retiring sex worker – get to 30 and nobody wants you anymore in the harsh reality of that industry. Post 30 they have seen enough, know that there time is done, and look for a guy to settle down with and look after them.
Genuine romantics – all of the above can still be included in this category. Everyone needs love. But specifically, for young girls, and it is very strong in Thai culture, and that is to believe in love. It's every girls dream to find Mr. Right and their one true love.
Understanding yourself, who are you in a Thai's eyes?
The Barfly – found across Asia everywhere. Older guys in singlets sitting at the bar drinking all day and complaining about everything. Few bothered to socially or cultural adjust and many live off pensions. There some really nice guys there too and some that you'd really want to avoid.
They came seeking girls, and also to get better value for their retirement money. It's getting harder and harder for these guys as costs of living keep rising and visas get more and more difficult.
The Stud – fit and sometimes good looking, sometimes a gym junkie, and a huge ego to go with it. They think Thai girls are going to fall at the knees of Adonis and they also spend up big on flash scooters, showy clothes, and in reality, it's this guy who gets his wallet drained first. Thai girls can see straight through them and know exactly what to do with a playboy.
The successful retiree – surprisingly, wildly popular with women in their late thirties and early 40's even if they are stunning and the guy is a beer-bellied 55-year-old. Why? That guy is not going to run away, it's unlikely he will cheat, the guy will likely stick with her until the end, and, he has the financial capacity to support her.
The mid-life crisiser – he has hit forty, in disbelief of the fact he is not buff and invincible anymore, he's broken up with his wife, and he's looking for pretty girls that can fluff his ego so he can avoid reality. Sometimes these guys find a girl that does bring them back to earth and they settle down to a great relationship. It can also go the other way. This stage of life can be tough for a guy out there in the single-life wilderness.
The young girl hunter – there's a lot. Older guys right into their 70's who come here and date girls that are still in their twenties. Locally it's not completely frowned upon as it would be in the west. Most see it for what it is. A money relationship. The girl isn't in love, she is probably a girl from a poor village, poor family and this guy is giving her and that family a financial boost they definitely need. They are both acting under there own free will so, who are we to judge.
The genuine romantic – yep, there are guys like this. Maybe they didn't even come here to marry, but they met their one true love.
What are your responsibilities as a possible husband to a Thai wife?
It is so important to understand cultural and social norms, and the expectations your girl may have.
The courtship – it's important to know that some Thai girls won't consider intimacy before marriage, let alone sex. One year is about the standard time to be courting and dating pre-marriage. This giving you both enough time to understand each other, and to understand the culture. It's important that you make a good impression with friends and especially family. As for courting, it's just like dating in any country. Be yourself with respect and an open mind to the new culture your taking in.
Sin Sod and the dowry – paying a dowry to the family is commonplace. There is no fixed sum. It involves two parts, 11 baht of gold which is baht in terms of weight with 11 being significant as meaning 1 and 1 together, the second part is a dowry to the family. The gold is easy to work out, anywhere from 6-7000 USD depending on gold prices. The dowry fluctuates depending on family class, whether the family invested into her university study, whether she has married before etc etc. Anywhere between 6000 and 12000 USD is commonplace.
Now, some families may return this, some families may discuss this prior and make what is a common arrangement where the newlyweds commit to looking after the extended family into the future in lieu of paying a dowry.
The Marriage – you'll need passport, birth certificate, proof of being single inc. divorce documents, 2 referees and your partner's ID card. You'll also need to get those documents translated.
A standard ceremony consists of a morning and afternoon ceremony with the morning being traditional with monk blessings and mostly family. Cost wise between 1-3000 USD. An afternoon ceremony is more relaxed western style with friends and family and may cost anywhere from 3,000 USD and up, and up.
Family Life – the extended family is the core of a Thai persons life and it's likely you'll be living together. If you build a house it is likely that the parents will move in with you. It's also likely in some cases that you will be the main provider for the extended family. If you move overseas, it's expected that you tip some money into the family potto cover them losing one contributor.
Where to Find Thai Girls looking for marriage?
Do have a read of my post here How to meet single Thai ladies and also check out my list of dating sites and apps.
Let me also add where not to find a Thai wife and that's a go go bar, massage parlor, and it's not that girl that approached you on the street saying "baby, I love you".
While there are cases where that has worked, it's probably understandably rare and fraught with difficulty.
To be honest, it's all a game of chance, like fishing, the more times go out and put your line in the water, the more chance you have.
But, one thing is true, there really are a lot of Thai girls looking for serious relationships. Mostly they are not against dating or marrying a foreigner, actually, it's very well accepted in the society.
Whether a girl is attracted to you or not may depend more on cultural values rather than looks. Thailand, like most Asian societies, is somewhat hierarchical stemming from an ancient caste system, the monarchy and royalty effect, and money. A girl is unlikely to be interested in a guy that isn't going to improve her social status and for that reason well-mannered middle-class foreigners are somewhat attractive.
The odds are somewhat stacked in your favor. Key points in being successful are being open minded and understanding the culture.


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The RIBA has endorsed four candidates for election to the ARB's board
The RIBA is encouraging architects to support a four-strong bloc of candidates who all sign up to the institute's belief in a 'minimalist' ARB operating strictly within the Architects Act's remit and scope. Seven seats for architects are up for grabs.
Collectively the candidates think the ARB should actively protect the proper use of the title 'architect' and take effective action against non-architects purporting to offer services as an architect.
They also believe the organisation should work jointly with the RIBA to jointly validate and prescribe architecture courses in the UK and internationally to commonly held standards.
The RIBA is urging all members to vote for these people in the first four places of the single transferable voting list. Polls close on 1 March and the victorious candidates will be named on 10 March.
RIBA president Angela Brady said: 'I am delighted that John Assael, Alan Cook, Roger Shrimplin and Susan Ware have been endorsed by the RIBA's Practice and Profession Committee for election to the ARB board. They represent a mixed group of independent and individual architects, well known to the RIBA.
'I believe that we need a stronger relationship between elected architect members of the ARB and the RIBA, and I am confident that these candidates will work hard to achieve positive changes at the ARB, not just over international validation and effective protection of title, but in limiting duplication of activities whilst still promoting the importance of a Register.'
The candidates are:
John Assael DiplArch GradDip(CONSV)AA MSc RIBA
Assael Architecture director and co-founder, RIBA council member, Architects Benevolent Society board member and trustee
He stands for a 'lighter touch' ARB with 'much less duplication between it and the RIBA'.
He argues his 'close links' with the RIBA and experience of running a medium sized practice means he will be an 'effective voice' within the ARB.
He says he will use 'negotiation and persuasion rather than confrontation' to achieve his aims if elected.
Alan Cook Dip Arch RIBA
Consultant architect
Cook wants to see relationships between ARB and the RIBA 'continue to improve with clearer definition of roles.' He also wants a 'transparent appeal system' for ARB disciplinary decisions and is campaigning for a 'level playing field' with two-stage registration for both UK and EU graduates.
He worked for local authorities in London and Devon and has spent 23 as a principal architect in industry and the past 14 years in small private practice.
Roger Shrimplin MA(Cantab) RIBA FRTPI FCIArb
Principal at CW and RC Shrimplin, Architects & Town Planners
Shrimplin says the 'temptation' for ARB to expand 'must be resisted' and the organisation should be run 'as efficiently and as economically as possible.'
He thinks a 'better working relationship between the RIBA and ARB, especially in joint validation and prescription' will be good for architects and the public.
He argues he can 'do the ARB job' because he has been in practice since the 1970s and has been 'deeply involved in professional matters at the RIBA'. He also represented the profession in Europe and helped draft codes of conduct and disciplinary procedures.
He says: 'Co-operation is best achieved by voting for the candidates who are supported by the RIBA.'
Susan Ware Dip Arch RIBA
UCL Bartlett School of Architecture tutor, and private practice
Ware seeks to support architects by 'increasing ARB's presence, alerting and informing consumers of the value of appointing an architect.'
She argues that as an academic of more than 20 years experience she can make sure the ARB is aware of 'the impact of changes taking place in higher education affecting architectural education.'
She says she will also consider 'how the qualifications of those educated in architecture internationally can contribute to the UK economy through recognition of their academic and practise achievements.'
She adds: 'The ARB survived the 'cull of quangos' following the change of government, I will ensure that ARBcontinue to deliver its responsibilities efficiently and economically.'
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Open House at North Greenville University is a great way for future Crusaders to meet the NGU family, explore our Tigerville campus, and get a better feel for who we are so you can be more confident about your college decision.
Heres a list of everything youll get to do as our guest at Open House:
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- Visit residence halls
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- Meet and get to know professors
- Discover majors offered at NGU
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If youre thinking NGUs a good fit for you or your child, then come on out for Open House.
At NGU, we generally offer several Open Houses each school year, with two in the fall and one in the spring. We hope to see you at one of our next events:
- Friday, March 20, 2020
Open House is an event that typically lasts three to four hours. Each Open House includes a campus tour, a free meal in our dining hall, and a showcase of academics and organizations.
Q: Can my parents come along?
A: Of course! The whole family is welcome to come out and enjoy Open House.
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Please read the initialize_setting page before continuing with Resource Discovery.
Resource Discovery is a key part of the IoTivity Base Layer. It consists of two main functionalities: Resource Registration and Resource finding.
Discovery is a client-server operation. A device acting in a server role registers its public resources with the stack, making them discoverable by a device acting in a client role which sends multicast or unicast discovery requests. Note that all IoTivity devices are to some extent able to perform both client-type operations (sending RESTful requests and waiting for replies) and server-type operations (receiving RESTful requests and responding to them), so the "role" terminology is preferred for clarity.
For application developers, a set of simple and direct C++ APIs have been provided to initiate these operations.
Registering a resource requires two basic items:
The URI path should be rooted (in other words, starting with a slash). The stack will construct the fully qualified URI by adding the URI authority to the provided URI path.
For example, given a service running on port 5683 on a device at IP address 192.168.1.1, if a resource is registered with a URI path "/light/1", the resulting fully qualified URI is
which uniquely identifies the resource's location (IP address, port, and path).
Note: Only one resource can be registered at a given URI.
The following call sequence diagram outlines the operations performed in the stack when a resource is registered:
Here are the relevant C API functions:
From iotivity/resource/csdk/stack/include/ocstack.h:
Please refer to the OC Stack section of the CSDK API documentation for more information.
Here is an example of using OCCreateResource() to create a discoverable/observable light resource:
OCStackResult res = OCCreateResource(&Light.handle, "core.light", OC_RSRVD_INTERFACE_DEFAULT, "/light/1", handleOCEntity, NULL, OC_DISCOVERABLE | OC_OBSERVABLE);
After OCInit has run, the client can attempt to discover resources using:
ret = OCDoResource(NULL, OC_REST_DISCOVER, "/light/1", NULL, 0, connectivityType, qos, &cbData, NULL, 0);
cbData can then be used to call other functions:
OCCallbackData cbData = {NULL, NULL, NULL}; cbData.cb = handleDiscover;
handleDiscover lists discovered resources that can be filtered and interacted with:
OCStackApplicationResult handleDiscover(void *ctx, OCDoHandle handle, OCClientResponse *clientResponse) { OCStackResult result = OC_STACK_OK; if (!clientResponse) { OIC_LOG(ERROR,TAG,"Payload is NULL, No resources found"); return OC_STACK_DELETE_TRANSACTION; } OIC_LOG_V(INFO, TAG, "Device =============> Discovered @ %s:%d", clientResponse->devAddr.addr, clientResponse->devAddr.port); OCDiscoveryPayload *payload = NULL; payload = (OCDiscoveryPayload*) clientResponse->payload; if (!payload) { return OC_STACK_DELETE_TRANSACTION; } OCResourcePayload *resource = NULL; resource = (OCResourcePayload*) payload->resources; while (resource) { if(resource->uri) { OIC_LOG_V(INFO, TAG, "uri: %s", resource->uri); } resource = resource->next; } }
The simpleserver and simpleclient examples are a good place to learn about discovery and registration:
The following call sequence diagram outlines the operations performed in the stack when a resource is registered:
Assuming the application has created a valid OCPlatform object, an application can register a new resource with the stack by calling OCPlatform::registerResource(…).
OCStackResult OC::OCPlatform::registerResource( OCResourceHandle & resourceHandle, std::string & resourceURI, const std::string & resourceTypeName, const std::string & resourceInterface, EntityHandler entityHandler, uint8_t resourceProperty)
In this example, the call would take the following form:
OCPlatform::registerResource( resourceHandle, "/light/1", "core.light", "oic.if.baseline", entityHandlerCb, OC_DISCOVERABLE | OC_OBSERVABLE);
The OCPlatform::registerResource(…) method delegates the call to the appropriate instance of the stack (in-process or out-of-process via IPC).
The internal registerResource(…) method constructs a C++ entity handler and registers it with the C SDK using OCCreateResource(…).
In this example, the call would take the form:
OCCreateResource(&handle, "core.light", "oic.if.baseline", "/light/1", handler, OC_DISCOVERABLE);
Many of these parameters are passed through to the C SDK directly. However, the entity handler is a proxy function for the handler passed from OCPlatform::registerResource(…).
OCResourceHandle resourceHandle; std::string resourceURI = "/light/1"; std::string resourceTypeName = "alpha.light"; std::string resourceInterface = DEFAULT_INTERFACE; uint8_t resourceProperty = OC_DISCOVERABLE | OC_OBSERVABLE; OCStackResult result = platform.registerResource(resourceHandle, resourceURI, resourceTypeName, resourceInterface, &entityHandler, resourceProperty); if (OC_STACK_OK == result) { //Successfull }
Once you've reviewed the materials of this document, the next step is to read the wiki page on querying resource states using [GET]
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Monday, September 5, 2011
House of the Week
A Neel Reid eclectic style house built for Jesse Draper in 1922. It is a next door neighbor to this house of the week from two weeks ago, and is a combination of the Neocolonial and Greek Revival styles.
The floorplan:
Hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day weekend!
Posted by Helen Young at 8:11 PM
Labels: House of the week, Jesse Draper House, Neel Reid
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Very good, conceals it size, columns in antis is a fave of mine. I love see the floor plan with dimensions but I'll bet there are big changes to kitchen and former bedrooms.ReplyDelete
I have never visited this house, but always thought the charming exterior front was the best thing about it, not liking the other sides nor the plan. But I would be interested in comments from those who had been inside. I also wonder if that center tree is as strange in person as it is in the photo.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 1:32 PM
It is really charming!ReplyDelete
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Have your say on an inquiry into Australia's faunal extinction crisis referred by the Senate to to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry. Submissions due: 10 September 2018.
On 27 June 2018, the Senate referred an inquiry into Australia's faunal extinction crisis to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry (Senate Inquiry). The Committee must report by 4 December 2018.
The committee has agreed to extend the date for receipt of submissions to 10 September 2018.
For more information on the Inquiry, including how to put in a submission, see this website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Faunalextinction
The Inquiry includes 'the wide ecological impact of faunal extinction, the adequacy of Commonwealth environment laws, the adequacy of existing monitoring practices, assessment process and compliance mechanisms for enforcing Commonwealth environmental law, and a range of other matters.' The terms of reference have been extracted below.
The terms of reference for the Senate Inquiry are as follows:
- 'the ongoing decline in the population and conservation status of Australia's nearly 500 threatened fauna species;
- the wider ecological impact of faunal extinction;
- the international and domestic obligations of the Commonwealth Government in conserving threatened fauna;
- the adequacy of Commonwealth environment laws, including but not limited to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, in providing sufficient protections for threatened fauna and against key threatening processes;
- the adequacy and effectiveness of protections for critical habitat for threatened fauna under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999;
- the adequacy of the management and extent of the National Reserve System, stewardship arrangements, covenants and connectivity through wildlife corridors in conserving threatened fauna;
- the use of traditional knowledge and management for threatened species recovery and other outcomes as well as opportunities to expand the use of traditional knowledge and management for conservation;
- the adequacy of existing funding streams for implementing threatened species recovery plans and preventing threatened fauna loss in general;
- the adequacy of existing monitoring practices in relation to the threatened fauna assessment and adaptive management responses;
- the adequacy of existing assessment processes for identifying threatened fauna conservation status;
- the adequacy of existing compliance mechanisms for enforcing Commonwealth environment law; and
- any related matters.'
EDO Qld is pleased to see that attention is being given to the very real crisis of Australia's fauna population declines and the failures of our environmental laws to prevent it continuing. We encourage all interested people to get a submission in to this important inquiry.
Australia's precious fauna have been reducing in number for decades. The federal government's most recent State of the Environment report concluded that Australia's biodiversity had declined further since the last report in 2011 and new approaches were needed to prevent continued species declines. The 2017 Report found that a number of key constraints on management effectiveness in Australia, including:
- 'lack of an overarching national policy that establishes a clear vision for the protection and sustainable management of Australia's environment to the year 2050, which is supported by
- specific action programs and policy to preserve and, where necessary, restore natural capital and our unique environments, taking into account the need to adapt to climate change
- complementary policy and strengthened legislative frameworks at the national, state and territory levels
- efficient, collaborative and complementary planning and decision-making processes across all levels of government, with clear lines of accountability
- poor collaboration and coordination of policies, decisions and management arrangements across sectors and between managers (public and private)
- a lack of follow-though from policy to action
- inadequacy of data and long-term monitoring, which interferes with our ability to apply effective policy and management, and establish adequate early warning of threats. For example, our understanding of even the most iconic and well-known species in Australia is often patchy, and sufficient knowledge of ecosystem processes that maintain the 99 per cent of species that account for Australia's biodiversity is missing
- insufficient resources for environmental management and restoration
- inadequate understanding and capacity to identify and measure cumulative impacts, which reduces the potential for coordinated approaches to their management.'
Helpful resources:
The 2017 Commonwealth State of the Environment Report provides helpful data on the status of threats to our fauna: https://soe.environment.gov.au/
The Queensland State of the Environment Report is found here: https://www.stateoftheenvironment.des.qld.gov.au/2015
The independent review by Dr Allan Hawke of the EPBC Act may assist in suggestions around improvements needed to our EPBC Act (which were largely ignored): http://www.environment.gov.au/legislation/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act/epbc-review-2008
If you want to get in to what our legal framework could look like, check out the Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Laws technical papers: http://apeel.org.au/papers/
You might also be interested in the resources on this website from the Department of Environment and Energy relevant to Australia's threatened species: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications
The closing date for submissions is now 10 September 2018.
A helpful guide to making submissions has been provided on the Senate Inquiry page here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/How_to_make_a_submission
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Whether you're another or an entrenched business, maintaining one's accounts can be a difficult activity for every business. As far as accounts are concerned, more organizations give anything to an account.
The basic needs you would need within one's account package depend on these type of business one's have and how one execute it. The requires of each accounting-software change, so it's essential to think about what one will look for in one's accounting software-package. Some of the prerequisites one's may need from your accounting-software include these following:
o Basic-accounting: it would register each one's of your sales & you will get them as billing.
o VAT-Estimations: allows one's to control these VAT & calculate one's VAT
o Payroll-management: you shall consider this as an important-aspect of your accounting-software if you have several-representatives. The finance job-calculates PAYE as well as one's week after week or month to month-National insurance-commitments.
o The production of executive data & election assistance remains important if one have to prepare within management-reports from time on time.
o Billing: each-accounting software-package must give a billing-capability. Most offer an alternative to adaption their requests to the ideal appearance.
o Credit-Control: alternative-features where clients have exceeded the cut points & offer articulations to pursue-them.
o Compatibility: One should consider whether one's chosen accounting-software is perfect among some other accounting-frameworks, including the one one's accountant uses.
o Stock-Control: If one's company sells-items at that point, stock-control is an important capability to ensure one have enough items on stock to be aware of that has been sold.
Accounting-software is an application software which records & processes accounting-exchanges. Most accounting software-packages comprise different modules or segments. The fundamental-core modules of most accounting-software packages remain the following:
o Accounts-receivable: this part of the accounting-software manages the collection to customers for the utilize of items or either administrations. It's in the place where these organization enters which the cash has been-obtained.
o Accounts-payable: this piece of your accounting-software is used when one's receive a receipt. You increase the receipt to this record & evacuate it when one has paid it. These requests-distribute the cash that's owed to the people, for instance, the suppliers.
o General-registration: this is the summary of more of the exchanges that haves place in the organization. The general-record can also be known as ostensible-registration & is the main accounting-record of a company.
o Billing: when a business-requests its-customers.
o Stock or Inventory (Inventory): it could be imperative for one's company to monitor every the material or stock that you've inside one's business. By having stock or stock-records, you allow one's company to maintain-control of one's stock.
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At First Parish in Brookline our central spiritual practice is worshiping together. Every Sunday at 11 am (Summer Services start at 10am) we gather in a historic sanctuary to worship. Most Sundays children (up to grade 6) participate in the first 15-20 minutes of the service and then move to their Religious Exploration class. However, once a month we celebrate a Multi-generational worship service designed to engage all ages. These include Homecoming, Thanksgiving Feast, Holiday Pageant, Easter, and our Coming of Age Challenge Worship.
Every service is followed by a hospitality hour and other gatherings. View the Worship Calendar.
Additional Worship Services
Each social action initiative highlights a special worship service around that topic. These are always informative, moving, and a call to action.
A special collection will be raised during each service.
All welcome / Sanctuary
Led by Rev. Eliza Blanchard, this worship service will celebrate the mutual gifts animals and humans provide one another, especially nurture of the spirit. All ages and faiths are welcome. Please honor the comfort and safety of others and your companion by insuring he/she will be able to behave appropriately at all times. Leashes and containers may help, and photographs are an effective way to bring your companion's spirit into worship.
All welcome
Additional Spiritual Practices
UUs are committed to lifespan faith development in community. We know that sharing our stories is an opportunity for developing this community of faith. Come join in a small group (10 maximum) for a series of creative explorations into childhood, adolescent, and adult sources of faith. Write between sessions, be respectful of confidentiality, and be playful.
All welcome: Fall schedule TBD
This group has met for 14 years for Kripalu Yoga and meditation—at an intermediate level of practice. Props are supplied though students like to bring their own mats. Our own Martha Curtis leads the group. She is certified and offers the practice as a service to fellow church members. Donations welcome.
All welcome / Tuesday and Friday, 6:30–7:45 am / Lyon Chapel


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After three weeks of its month-long experiment in how badly an e-mail address can be spammed, and McAfee and its volunteer bloggers are having quite the adventure, not to mention some laughs.
McAfee's (NYSE: MFE) S.P.A.M. Experiment -- for "Spammed Persistently All Month" -- aims to educate and inform about the dangers of spam. The company picked 50 volunteers around the world, gave them laptops (which they get to keep in payment for their work), fake e-mail addresses -- and in some cases, fake identities to give out -- and challenged them to get spammed as much as possible.
So far, it's worked like a charm.
It's clear that they are having fun with it, too, judging by the comments they are writing on the experiment's blog:
Karen, NY public school teacher: "I decided that my 1,000+ spam messages is just not nearly enough. So I decided to tackle the world of investments and finance today."
Bill, retired accountant: "Life just gets better and better since I started this spam project. The other day I signed on to discover I had won the China National Lottery to the tune of $1,500,000.00, and I didn't even have to buy a ticket."
Katya, psychology grad student: "...I get the impression that these e-mails are from real people who actually believe that I'm interested in their pyramid scheme."
Tracy, mother of three: "Well, folks, today's mission is to try to get one of those e-mails that says that my cousin in Nigeria left me a million dollars."
McAfee said the experiment's first week brought in a total of 8,500 piece of spam. Week two drew 24,000 and week three is over 40,000 by press time.
David Marcus, security research and communications manager at McAfee's Avert Labs, said at the current rate, he expects it to double again during the fourth and final week.
"It's definitely proving the point," he told InternetNews.com. "We are taking people down the road of 'This is what we are protecting you against,' because we want to show the world the dangers. It's not just a nuisance, it leads to crime. It leads to identity theft."
The one thing that surprised him among all the junk mail was that he was seeing foreign-language spam, such as one letter written in French.
"We would not have seen that in years passed, up until a year ago," he said.
McAfee provided some of the volunteers with credit cards and are beginning to answer the offers they are getting from spammers. That's when the real fun begins.
"When all is said and done... [spam] is not a nuisance, it's a significant threat, and a significant threat to identities," Marcus said. "We will be able to show how identities are stolen through spam [and] how credit cards are stolen through spam."
The experiment ends next week and McAfee expects to have a final assessment by the end of May or early June.


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EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. – Hurricane Irma left Everglades City, Fla. devastated – there was no power, storm surges left a coat of filthy, grey mud on everything, and the city's sewer system was dangerously close to overflowing. Emergency assistance from the Florida Rural Water Association helped keep the system working until workers could make repairs.
"I asked the staff to assess Everglades City and provide assistance to any of their emergency response efforts," said FRWA Executive Director Gary Williams.
FRWA Wastewater Technicians Allen Slater and Jamie Hope went to Everglades City to evaluate the system, bringing FRWA's new trailer-mounted vacuum excavator. The vacuum trailer is a self-contained unit with a 500-gallon tank, jetter, water tanks and hoses that can be used to excavate and transport wastewater to the treatment plant. Nearby Regional Utilities also sent workers and a generator to assist.
"The city had water, but no power," explained Lloyd Beaty, a Supervisor with the community of about 400 residents.
The city's 17 main lift stations were without power, creating a situation where sewers could overflow or backup into homes. Wastewater systems largely rely on gravity to operate, but they often require mechanical assistance to extend service into areas of lower elevation. When these lift stations are without power, they fill to capacity and risk overflowing or backing up into structures.
After a quick assessment, the workers divided into two crews.
"I took the Regional Utilities crew and the generator to the causeway lift station," Slater said.
After Slater attached the generator, they could begin pumping one side of the city toward the wastewater treatment plant. Hope and the Everglades City staff used the vacuum trailer to pump out lift stations on the other side of town, and transport the wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant.
"We tackled the closest lift station to the facility to ensure quick turnaround times," Hope said.
The trailer proved to be a valuable piece of equipment. It's user-friendly design and automatic shutoff allowed crews to quickly pump one station and move to the next.
"It didn't take long and we were running like clockwork," Williams said. "I was pleased to hear that my decision to purchase that piece of equipment, was already helping utilities."
Around 7 p.m. that evening, power started being restored to parts of the city. FRWA returned the next day to ensure the lift stations remained functional.
"They were a big help," Beaty said of FRWA's assistance. "They kept the stations pumped out until we were able to make some repairs."
"It was awesome," he added. "They kept us flowing."


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About Maximuscle Whey Protein Concentrate 2.5KG
Whey Protein Concentrate is a cold ultra filtered spray dried whey protein powder with fast release protein for quick amino acid delivery. With a high protein concentration, between 90-97% (depending on flavour), and a lower fat and sugar (lactose) content versus other dairy powders, whey concentrate powder is ideal for all serious trainers who desire support lean muscle growth and development. WPC is an ideal protein to use after training, between meals or to have stacked with other Maximuscle raw ingredients.
The benefits of Whey Protein Concentrate
For an individual looking for muscle maintenance, growth and development - protein is the key. Having a positive protein balance stimulates muscle protein synthesis, which when combined with resistance exercise, results in muscle hypertrophy. The key ingredients found within whey protein are the naturally contained branched chain amino acids (BCAA's): Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine, all of which cannot be synthesised within the body and need to be provided from the diet.
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Maximuscle only use proven, reliable ingredients with known scientific benefits in our products.
Nutritional Information
Typical Values
Per 100g
Per serving
Energy, kJ / kcal
Per 100g 1677 / 397
Per serving 503 / 119
Fat, g
Per 100g 9.0
Per serving 2.7
- of which Saturates, g
Per 100g 6.2
Per serving 1.8
Carbohydrate, g
Per 100g 7.2
Per serving 2.2
- of which Sugars, g
Per 100g 5.5
Per serving 1.7
Fibre, g
Per 100g 2.6
Per serving 0.8
Protein, g
Per 100g 70.7
Per serving 21.2
Salt, g
Per 100g 0.7
Per serving 0.2
Vitamins and Minerals (*% of an Adult's Reference Intake)
Typical Values
Per 100g
Per serving
Glutamine, g
Per 100g 12.8
Per serving 3.8
Amino Acids (per 100g Protein)
Typical Values
Per 100g
BCAA, g
Per 100g 21.4
Per serving 6.4
- of which Leucine, g
Per 100g 9.9
Per serving 3.0
- of which Isoleucine, g
Per 100g 5.8
Per serving 1.7
- of which Valine, g
Per 100g 5.7
Per serving 1.7
Whey protein concentrate (milk) (90%), cocoa powder (7%), thickener (carrageenan), natural flavouring , sweetener (sucralose).
Consume one serving after your workout and another mid morning or mid afternoon. For one serving mix 30g with 200 ml of water.
Stacking Support
Maximuscle proteins are perfect when stacked alongside other products within the range.
WBFF World Champion Wole Adesemoye recommends: taking some delicious and refreshing Grapefruit BCAA 3000 during training, to provide amino acid support throughout your session. Combining Maximuscle WPC powder with Micronised Creatine Monohydrate, to help boost physical performance in successive short bursts of high intensity exercise, when 3g of creatine is consumed a day. For night time support, add Maximuscle Micellar Casein to your nutrition plan, to provide you with a slow release of protein as you sleep.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update
We wanted to reassure you that we are keeping up to date with and implementing all the advice given by the relevant authorities whether that be at our customer support desks, warehouses or manufacturing facilities. We are also working closely with our chosen courier, DPD, who themselves are implementing changes to the way orders are delivered to ensure we all remain as safe as possible and limit all possibilities of spreading the Coronavirus (Covid-19).
Currently this means daily changes to the way we operate and the already highly stringent processes have been put in place and we are able to react quickly to ensure production of Maximuscle continues and supply to our customers is uninterrupted wherever possible. We are following a comprehensive set of guidelines regards sanitation including regular cleaning and disinfection of all workspaces plus the wearing of hygienic single-use gloves for handling and despatch of our products and shipments.
As always our products are Informed Sports Tested offering complete peace of mind and transparency regards product recipes, quality and product safety and our entire range utilises tamper-proof packaging to keep them protected during their journey to our customers.
As always all products are Informed Sports Tested offering complete peace of mind and transparency regards product recipes, quality and product safety and all our products are surrounded in tamper-proof packaging to keep them protected during their journey to our customers.
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Standard Delivery
Is FREE on orders of £40 and above: delivered in 1-4 working days. Deliveries under £40 will be charged at £3.95
Next (Working) Day Delivery
Costs £5.95. If you order by 2pm Mon-Fri, we will send your parcel by DPD for next working day delivery. A signature is required. Some parts of the U.K (e.g. Shetland Islands, Channel Islands) do not offer next (working) day delivery, so please allow 3-4 working days instead.
Saturday Delivery Options
Costs £12.00. If you order by 2pm Monday-Friday, we can send your parcel by DPD for exclusive Saturday delivery. Please note a signature is required. Some parts of the U.K (e.g. Shetland Islands, Channel Islands) do not offer Saturday day delivery, so please allow 3-4 working days instead.
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If you provide your mobile number at the checkout our courier DPD will provide you with a one hour delivery window so you don't have to wait in all day for their parcels.
Northern Ireland & EIRE
Standard Delivery
Costs £6.95 on all orders and will be delivered in 1-4 working days.
Next (Working) Day Delivery
Costs £9.95. If you order by 2pm Mon-Fri, we will send your parcel by DPD for next working day delivery. A signature is required. Some parts of Northern Ireland & EIRE do not offer next (working) day delivery, so please allow 2-4 working days instead.
Saturday Delivery Options
Costs £14.95. If you order by 2pm Mon-Fri, we can send your parcel by DPD for exclusive Saturday delivery. Please note a signature is required. Some parts of Northern Ireland & EIRE do not offer Saturday day delivery, so please allow 2-4 working days instead.
Channel Islands
There is a cost of £8.50 when shipping to Channel Islands.
Head to our Delivery Information page for more information.
Money Back Guarantee
We are so confident of our products' effectiveness that we guarantee it. Just use the products as instructed on the label for 30 days, all the while maintaining a sensible training regime and a healthy diet. If you are not satisfied with the results, please send the goods back to us in the original packaging to us within 40 days, including your training and meal plans where we will review and determine if you qualify for a refund.
Please note: Short Dated Clearance Products Cannot be Refunded / Exchanged.
Returns Process
Step 1
Write your order number, name and telephone number on a piece of paper.
Step 2
Add this sheet to your package and clearly label your returned products to our address. Use sufficient packaging to ensure the goods are delivered safely.
Step 3
Send the package to us using your choice of courier.
More information can be found by on our returns policy.
Darren Stern Millwall FC Academy
We started providing all our academy players with these products post session. Maxi Raw products allow me to individualise all the players supplements based on their nutritional requirements. The feedback from all players is brilliant. Cannot thank MaxiNutiriton enough. Great products.
Ryan Goldthorpe Best ever
This is by far the best whey I've had. I bought the chocolate flavour. It's not too strong, doesn't taste like chemicals as other companies whey. A great product. Will buy again.
The MaxiNutrition Team:
Hi Ryan,
Thank you for your great review.
Our scientists have worked hard to ensure our products are the best quality and get the best results, so I will be sure to pass the message on.
Have a nice day.
Kind regards,
Stephen straine-francis Great product
taste and product great, best value for money from a very unique and first class brand...Service good too. Just note: Please do the T-shirts, with your Maximuscle brand, always proud to wear it in the gym....
The MaxiNutrition Team:
Kind regards,
Hello Stephen,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.
Make sure you're signed up to our newsletter and you'll be the first to know if we ever get t-shirts or clothing back in stock.
If you need anything else please do not hesitate to get in touch, the team here at MaxiNutrition would be more than happy to assist you - www.maxinutrition.com/help/contact-us
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Our A4 double pocket flat corporate folders are printed full colour on the highest quality 350gsm silk artboard and are available in Standard or Deluxe (laminated) specifications. This product is suitable for holding up to 30 sheets of 80gsm A4 paper. No additional assembly is needed and free business card slots are optional.
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