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Spinning In Circles
That awkward moment when you realize all your religious duty and carefully nuanced theology means nothing without a new birth…
George Whitefield was a contemporary of John and Charles Wesley. While the Wesley bros grew up in a strict, religious environment, Whitefield's mother ran an Inn, where George would spend his childhood serving church folk, government leaders, hookers, drunks and thieves. George's father died when he was two, and his step-father eventually divorced his mother. Whitfield was a poor student, but excelled in theater, with a natural gift to memorize, move an audience, and relate to any kind of person put before him. With little direction as a teenager, he began drinking and stealing from others, fighting with his mom so much that she actually kicked him out of the house, so he moved in with his older brother. Eventually, he got a scholarship for poor students to Pembroke College, where he would make ends meet by serving the wealthier students. After about a year at school, Charles Wesley invited George to breakfast, and to consider a deeper faith with the Oxford Methodists, called the Holy Club.
George was hesitant. He was already an unpopular, poor servant to others, so why connect to a group that was sure to bring further ridicule? He was deeply moved by the books Charles gave him to read, but it was Henry Scougal's The Life of God in the Soul of Man that would completely change the direction of Whitefield's life, and with him, the religious landscape of England and America. Scougal died from tuberculosis at the age of 28, almost 100 years before Whitfield and the Wesleys would read his letter. His letter began strong:
I cannot speak of religion, but I must lament, that among so many pretenders to it, so few understand what it means: some placing it in the understanding, in orthodox notions and opinions; and all the account they can give of their religion is, that they are of this and the other persuasion, and have joined themselves to one of those many sects whereinto Christendom is most unhappily divided. Others place it in the outward man, in a constant course of external duties, and a model of performances. If they live peaceably with their neighbours, keep a temperate diet, observe the returns of worship, frequenting the church, or their closet, and sometimes extend their hands to the relief of the poor, they think they have sufficiently acquitted themselves. Others again put all religion in the affections, in rapturous hearts, and ecstatic devotion; and all they aim at is, to pray with passion, and think of heaven with pleasure, and to be affected with those kind and melting expressions wherewith they court their Saviour, till they persuade themselves they are mightily in love with him, and from thence assume a great confidence of their salvation, which they esteem the chief of Christian graces. (Read the full letter here)
Whitefield would go on to say, "Alas! thought I, 'If this be not religion, what is?' God soon showed me. For in reading a few lines further that 'true religion was an union' of the soul with God, and Christ formed 'within us;' a ray of divine light was instantaneously darted in upon my soul, and from that moment, but not till then, did I know that I must be a new creature" (R. Philip, "The Life & Times of George Whitfield," p17). Scougal argued that most people put their stock in one portion of the religious experience (intellectual knowledge, physical action, or emotional experience), confusing the part for the whole of Christ. This man's words would influence Whitefield and the Wesleys understanding of regeneration, or being born again, as being central to the Christian experience. For Scougal, and this would be true of the Wesleys and Whitefield, regeneration/the new birth/the new creation means the fullness of Christ is being renewed in humanity, revealed through four key components, which Scougal defined saying, ""If faith is the root, then love to God and charity to man, along with purity and humility, are the branches." The characteristics of Christ (faith, charity, purity and humility) grow in the life of the believer who has been born again by the Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. This message, proclaimed with dynamic force by George Whitefield to at least 80% of the American population the 1730s and 40s, would come to be known as The First Great Awakening.
I think it is very natural for us to focus on the part of the faith that resonates most with our personalities, whether it be intellect, action, or emotion. Whitefield would argue that until a person is born again, we often function like Nicodemus, unsure what difference a new birth makes. For me, it's a complete acceptance that I have nothing that I have not received from God's incredible grace, coupled with a complete desire to welcome the fullness of Christ to transform how I understand the world, how I act in the world, how I feel about the world. Neither Scougal nor this article is not arguing that orthodoxy, morals, or positive emotions don't matter. Rather, they are each a portion of the fullness of Christ, whose confidence was always expressed through compassion and humility. May you find blessing and mercy in a spirit renewed through the fullness of Christ.
Charlie Baber
Charlie Baber
When not drawing the Wesley Bros cartoon, the Rev. Charlie Baber, a United Methodist deacon, serves as minister of discipleship for youth and families at Highland United Methodist Church in Raleigh, N.C. His cartoon appears on United Methodist Insight by special arrangement.

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PROVIDENCE -- Nineteen public officials in Rhode Island failed
to meet an April deadline to file financial disclosure forms with
the state Ethics Commission. Eleven have since fully resolved the
matter. Pending, according to the Ethics Commission's office late
last week, were Daniel J. McKee, Cumberland mayor; Frank Hyde,
Coventry Town Council; Thomas Rose Jr. and Brian C. Coogan, East
Providence City Council; Colette Matarese, Foster Town Council;
Alisa Trainor Fleet, Narragansett Town Council; Paul H. Martin,
East Greenwich School Committee; and Nina Pande, Providence School
Resolving the issue does not mean simply filing the forms,
albeit late, according to Jason Gramitt, an Ethics Commission staff
lawyer. One or more may have done so: McKee, for instance, has
filed his disclosure form, dated Sept. 13. Gramitt said that
typically those who file late reach an informal resolution with the
ethics office, as was the case with the 11 officials. If not
resolved, the matters can come before the Ethics Commission.
Gramitt said failing to file the form can result in about a $500
By state statute, disclosure forms for a preceding year are due
by the last Friday of April. It applies to elected and appointed
state and municipal officials. The forms at issue are for 2010. The
form asks for such things as a list of employers from which an
official, his or her spouse and/or dependent child received at
least $1,000 in gross income in 2010, and for any business
organization or other entity, in which an official, his or her
spouse or dependent child held a management position.
Those who have resolved things, according to the Ethics
Commission office, are Leslie Luciano, Cranston City Council;
Valerie A. Perry, East Providence City Council; Kimberly Alves,
North Smithfield Town Council; Luis A. Aponte, Providence City
Council; Charles Collins Jr., Scituate Town Council; Andrew B.
Perra, Coventry School Committee; Stephen Bloom, Cranston School
Committee; Daniel Pedro, Cumberland School Committee; Stephen A.
Furtado, East Providence School Committee; Cynthia J. Bernard,
Foster School Committee; and Lillian J. Delmonico, Scituate School


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This year, we will run the following events at the NYC Regional Competition:
Anatomy & Physiology
Battery Buggy
Circuit Lab
Crime Busters
Density Lab
Disease Detectives
Duct Tape Challenge - a Trial Event
Dynamic Planet
Elastic Launched Glider
Experimental Design
Potions and Poisons
Quiz Bowl - a Trial Event
Road Scholar - Each team will need a copy of the current AAA map of CT, MA and RI. Please bring it with you to the competition. We will not have extras.
Roller Coaster
Write It, Do It
This year, the Official Rulebook is available free, online. Scroll down to download the book. Be sure to check the National website for Clarifications and changes. Note - even if you have the rulebook, your team still has to be registered to participate.
This year we have three "new schools" - schools that are either brand new to Science Olympiad, or those who have not competed in the past 5 years.
There will be an Award earned by the New School whose team does the best in the combination of the following 10 events:
Anatomy & Physiology
Dynamic Planet
Experimental Design
Potions and Poisons
Road Scholar
Roller Coaster
Write It, Do It
Congratulations to Cunningham for winning the New School Award!
We will follow this schedule for the NYC Regional Competition. I reserve the right to alter it slightly until early December - it depends on the number of teams that are registered. Rooms will be added at a later time.
Note the designations odd and even. Check your team number. All odd numbered teams must compete in the odd time slots; even in the even slots. Note that all teams from one school are scheduled at the same time slot.
You can download a copy of the schedule in the Download section below.
The rulebook has been added on September 4th! You can now download your free copy. But remember, your team is not registered unless you have filled out the form on Ezra and then sent back the response form with the payment for the team. It is really important for the Region that you complete registration as soon as possible - that way I have a clue as to how many teams will be participating. I have been told that the trial events will be the same as last year, so I am linking last year's trial events. I will update them if the rules are modified. I am also linking the Parasitology rules (another trial event). Note that we are not running Parasitology in NYC, but it will be run at the State.
I have added the link for the slightly altered schedule for March 2 - rooms have been added. Please download it and print enough copies for your team. Each student should have a copy of the schedule. Note the change to Duct Tape Challenge. I have also added the link for the Coaches' assignments. If you have any question about what your event entails, please contact me.
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There is a perfect storm brewing on the African continent between smoking, HIV and tuberculosis and diabetes. Public health leaders showed promising signs of tackling these at the recent international tobacco control conference in Cape Town, but UN meetings later this year will test leaders' real commitment, argue José Luis Castro, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, and Katie Dain, CEO of the NCD Alliance.
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The North has reportedly abandoned plans for a follow-up meeting with the South and is considering its next move with the US after being angered by their joint military exercises.
North Korea has suspended high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday, after Kim Jong-un took exception to its current joint military drills with the United States.
Pyongyang's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) labelled the 'Max Thunder' air combat exercises — which involve some 100 warplanes, including B-52 bombers and F-15K jets — a rehearsal for an invasion, and scrapped a follow-up meeting to the historic summit between the two Korean leaders last month.
"This exercise, targeting us, which is being carried out across South Korea, is a flagrant challenge to the Panmunjom Declaration and an intentional military provocation running counter to the positive political development on the Korean Peninsula," the South's Yonhap news agency quoted KCNA as saying.
The North has also warned the US that the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, set down for 12 June in Singapore, is also teetering on a knife edge.
"The United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned North Korea-US summit in light of this provocative military ruckus jointly conducted with the South Korean authorities," KCNA said.
The United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned North Korea-US summit in light of this provocative military ruckus.
White House officials are scrambling to verify the media reports, with State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying they had not been in contact with the Koreas.
"We have not heard anything from that government or the government of South Korea to indicate that we would not continue conducting these exercises or that we would not continue planning for our meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un next month," Nauert said.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves this news just came out. We need to verify it to get additional information on that but we're going forward in planning our meetings next month."
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Press secretary Sarah Sanders added, "We are aware of the South Korean media report. The United States will look at what North Korea has said independently, and continue to coordinate closely with our allies."
The military drills have long caused Kim to bristle, but the US and South Korea have always maintained they are defence-driven.
"Kim Jong-un had said previously that he understands the need and the utility of the United States and the Republic of Korea continuing in its joint exercises," Nauert added.


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In group A of the two year old fillies class the winner was Nesj El Daikhima (Ajman Moniscione – Nesj El Khimala/Khidar). In group B Om El Aisha Al Jassimya (WH Justice – Om El Aliha/Om Al Azeem) from Qatar came first. The second place and the prize for the best head was awarded to Bint Hazy Al Khalediah (El Palacio VO – Hazy Al Khalediah/ F Shamaal). In this group we supported Orla Turnia (Shanghai EA – Orlanka/Aslan) bred by StanRed Arabian and owned by the Al Thumama Stud. Ultimately the filly was placed fourth.
The first place in the three year old fillies class and the prize for the best head went to Delight's Divah RB (od Honey's Delight RB/JJ Señor Magnum). The immediate runner up was Piacolla (Enzo – Polonica/Ekstern) bred by SK Michałów and owned by Athbah Stud., which was highly appreciated and and scored high marks for movement.
In the four year old mares' class the winner was Klassical Dream MI (Klass – Mustang S Magnum/Magnum Forty Four). This mare was also awarded the prize for the best head and the prize for the Best Mare in Show. In the senior mares class there was no doubt that Polish-bred mares set the standards. The winner was the wonderful Norma (Gazal Al Shaqab – Nina/ Monogramm) bred by SK Michałów and owned by the Al Muawd Stud. The judges appreciated her movement by giving her only "20-ties". The same scores for movement were given to Pernila (Gazal Al Shaqab - Pepesza/Eukaliptus) bred in Janów and owned by Athbah Stud, who came third after Salwa Al Zobair (Marajj – Esklawa/Eukaliptus).
In class A of yearling colts the first place was awarded to Alexxanderr (Excalibur EA – AR Most Irresistible/ML Mostly Padron). The winner in group B was D Aasef (Marajj – Lumiar Bint Balzac/Lumiar Balzac), winning high stores for movement and type. The higherst scores in the two year old colts class went to Gallardo J (Emerald J – Gomera J/Ekstern), owned by the Ajman Stud.
The best among three year old colts was EKS Mansour (EKS Alihandro – EKS Phateena/WN Star of Antiqua) owned by the Al Shahania Stud. The runner up was Equiborn KA (QR Marc – Espadrilla/Monogramm), who also won the prize for the best head and the title of Best Horse from Europe. In the 4-7 year old stallions class Hariry Al Shaqab (Marwan Al Shaqab – White Silkk/Dakar El Jamaal) left his rivals far behind and took the first place with a score of 93.3 points, as well as the title of Best Stallion in Show.
In the senior stallions class the winner was El Palacio VO (Al Lahab – El Dorada/Sanadik El Shaklan), owned by Al Khalediah Stables, who also won the prize for the best head.
The results of the Championships are presented below.
Yearling Female Championship:
Gold: SULTANAT AL SHAQAB (Marwan Al Shaqab – OFW Mishaahl/Mishaah)
Silver: D SHIREEN Shireen (Kahil Al Shaqab – Magic Mon Amour/Windsprees Mirage)
Bronze: SAMA AM (Eden C - Sara Al Mohamadia/Marwan A Shaqab)
Junior Female Championship:
Gold: DELIGHT'S DIVAH RB (Ajman Moniscione - Honey's Delight RB/JJ Senor Magnum)
Silver: OMEL AISHA AL JASSIMYA (WH Justice - Om El Aliha/Om EL Al Azeem)
Bronze: BINT HAZY AL KHALEDIAH (El Palacio VO - Hazy Al Khalediah/F Shamaal)
Senior Female Championship:
Gold: KLASSICAL DREAM MI (Klass - Mustang S Magnum/Magnum Forty Four)
Silver: NORMA (Gazal Al Shaqab – Nina/ Monogramm)
Bronze: SALWA AL ZOBAIR (Marajj – Esklawa/Eukaliptus)
Yearling Male Championship:
Gold: ALEXXANDERR (Excalibur EA – AR Most Irresistible/ML Mostly Padron)
Silver: D AASEF (Marajj – Lumiar Bint Balzac/Lumiar Balzac)
Bronze: AMAAR AL NASSER (Eks Alihandro - Remal Al Nasser/Ashhal Al Rayyan)
Junior Male Championship:
Złoto: GALLARDO J (Esmerald J - Gomera J/Ekstern)
Srebro: EKS MANSOUR (Eks Alihandro - Eks Phateena/WN Star of Antiqau)
Brąz: EQUIBORN KA (QR Marc – Espadrilla/Monogramm)
Senior Male Championship:
Gold: HARIRY AL SHAQAB (Marwan Al Shaqab – White Silkk/Dakar El Jamaal)
Silver: BAAHIR EL MARWAN (Marwan Al Shaqab - HB Bessolea/Besson Carol)
Bronze: E.S HARIR (Marwan al Shaqab - White Silkk/Dakar El Jamaal)
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What do they do? They wear a poppy on their laps as a memory of the poppies that grew in battlefields in Europe during the Great War.
Why poppies? Because of this poem:
In Flanders Fields
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Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead.
Short days ago
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Kareen Rozen
Kareen Rozen didn't always have plans to become a microeconomic theorist. She had visions of studying neuroscience and eventually becoming a doctor when she entered Columbia University. But beyond organic chemistry, Rozen also found herself signing up for classes in mathematics and statistics. Recognizing her interest in numbers, a professor directed her to the economics department, where Rozen realized she had found a new career path. She went on to receive her Ph.D. in economics from Princeton.
Rozen says it was the practicality of microeconomics that drew her in and continues to hold her interest.
Behavioral economics and bounded rationality are the specific areas that Rozen researches. "It's very realistic. It describes how people function, and I think it's important to understand the implications for the economy in that setting," she says.
As she explains, her work centers on trying "to understand how we can model the world when our processing ability is limited."
It's a guiding principle that Rozen put into play in one of her most recent papers, "Competing for Consumer Inattention," co-authored with Geoffroy de Clippel, associate professor of economics at Brown, and former Brown professor Kfir Eliaz. The paper was published in December 2014 as the lead article in the Journal of Political Economy. The three looked at the process consumers undertake to choose each of their goods or services among multiple competitors. Most consumers don't have the time or resources to search for the best deal for every product they purchase and have to decide for which markets to direct their efforts. While it may seem that inattentive consumers will overpay, Rozen and her co-authors find that, because it's not in a firm's best interest to have pricing that calls a consumer's attention to its market, prices may actually be lower when firms have to compete for consumers' inattention.
"The policy recommendation would be that it actually may not help to intervene and give people a way to process more information. It's possible that when consumers don't have enough attention to allocate to researching every market, it makes firms work harder to not get your attention by keeping their prices low, but in line with other market leaders."
Rozen is currently doing some experimental work on strategic obfuscation. Her aim is to better understand the incentives that can cause sellers to be less than clear about the asset they are trying to sell to a potential customer.
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Rozen said she looks forward to more of this type of collaboration with her new economics colleagues when she begins her appointment as associate professor of economics in the fall. She already knows many of them, having taught at Brown as a visiting professor during a sabbatical from Yale during the 2013-14 academic year, where she's taught in the economics department since 2007.
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In the historical city center of Şanlıurfa, where stone construction and traditional architecture rules, "HOTEL EL-RUHA" which is placed beside Balıklıgöl, is at service since May 2005 with its historical atmosphere and 5 star comfort.
The hotel, which is constructed with Urfa stone with the "Traditional Urfa Architecture" style, has the outlook of a palace with its stone adornments, location and architecture.
With a total capacity of 200 bedrooms, where every detail is considered for the comfort of guests, you witness history with the scenery of Balıklıgöl and the castle.
Every detail is considered for the comfort of guests in all of the rooms which have; heating-conditioning systems, 24 hour room service, mini bar, music broadcast, TV, satellite broadcast, internet, direct phone line, hair dryer and fire safety system. Also, specially arranged rooms for disabled are available.
With its special cuisines of 120 seated "Halepli Restaurant" and 100 seated "Rehavi Hall", Hotel El-Ruha aims for a flawless hospitality. Apart from traditional tastes, the restaurants present a variety of world cuisines for you.
The 500 seated multipurpose "Akabe Hall", serves the hotel customers with a wide range of cuisines. Also, the hall is available for weddings and all kinds of coursed & non-coursed meetings.
The other units of the hotel are the "Internet - Fax - Photocopy" room for your communication needs, the "Hairdresser for Women and Men", "Swimming Pool", "Turkish Bath", "Steam Bath", "Finnish Bath", "Fitness Centre" and "Billiard Saloon" to let go of your stressful days.
"Doctor and Nursery services" for the health of our guests and "Counseling and Consultancy services" for all the needs of our guests outside the hotel are available as well.
The hotel also has "outlet", "dry cleaning", "laundry", "ironing-sartorial" and "roofed garage" facilities.
Other Recreations
The 300 seated "Kızılkoyun", 100 seated "Karakoyun" and 40 seated "Ayn-ı Zeliha" meeting halls possess all necessary technical equipment.
One of the spectacular, natural and historical two caverns serves as an "inn cafe", whereas the other serves as a Patisserie and Cavern Restaurant. Also, "Occasional Urfa Nights" can be arranged for groups.
The 100 seated terrace with Halepli Garden scenery and "Dam Restaurant", the 300 seated unique terrace with Balıklıgöl and the Castle scenery, are enjoyable locations for dinner.
Apart from a delightful poolside with pigeons in the "Halepli Atrium", which is the most important aspect of the Traditional Urfa Architecture, the "Garden" of the hotel is one of other unique locations.
The location of the hotel is 38 kilometers from the airport and 400 meters from the coach terminal.


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Participating artists: Nina Fischer/Maroan el Sani, Christoph Keller, Daniel Pflumm, Heidi Specker
Curator: Inke Arns, Berlin
Organized by: EXIT Contemporary Art Institute, Pejk, Kosovk
The exhibition "Where am I (and who are all these people)?", conceived and curated by Inke Arns, presented works by five Berlin-based artists whose works reflect Berlin as a specifically local and at the same time global cityscape and an urban space in transformation.
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I've gone over the books a bit more trying to make sure I did swiftsurge as well as I could. Turns out I misinterpreted it a bit. I'm looking for feedback on how to proceed and I'll make the changes (or not) after the 4th of July.
Normally, you get a 5' movement and a full attack (all possible attacks) in PnP.
Swiftsurge is only supposed to kick in when you move 10' in a round (20' for the 2d6). So this means the bonus is only supposed to apply to a single attack made in the round you move 6' or more.
The rules do NOT clearly cover the case of haste or other movement modifiers (dash, swiftsurge) on that 5' movement. So if you move at 2x normal (haste spell in PnP) that should be 10' for that small movement and full attack.
This implies that the +1d6 swiftsurge bonus *should* be active at level 4 if haste is up and not available without haste at all. The 2d6 should never be applied to all attacks like it currently is.
The proposed change is this:
+1d6 damage at 4th and above to all attacks while under the effects of haste.
The existing system is this:
+1d6 at 7th and +2d6 at 10th to *all* attacks.
Full attacks will always be better than a single attack at +2d6 (which is why the duelist ability like that really sucks) so the 2d6 would be dropped completely.
As an aside, the movement buff of swiftsurge will be updated to reflect that it does NOT stack with Haste (players are not moving faster even with 83% set for the movement increase) and thus provides 33% and 50% movement buffs at 4th and 10th, respectively.


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Along with that comes Sale-a-bration, an annual event where an order of $60 (before tax and shipping) from any current catalogue, clearance rack, or pre-paid My Paper Pumpkin qualifies you for a free gift from the Sale-a-bration brochure.
So I want to share with you one of my favourites of the free stamp sets you can choose if you place a qualifying order. (One of the perks of being a demo is that we can pre-order product!!)
It's called Botanicals for You and it coordinates with one of the stamp sets in the new Occasions Catalogue.
Here are three ways you can use the stamp set that I've found on-line:
Some of you will have already received your catalogues in the mail. If not, you can obtain them by contacting me or by attending my Occasions/Sale-a-bration Celebration being held on Saturday, January 23, from 1:30 - 3:00. I'll give you more details on that tomorrow!
Happy Stamping...


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Speaks French and Saves Son: Or What Do You Have Hiding In Your Back Pocket?
By Rhéa Côté Robbins
I am eager to report on the incidence of back--pocket knowledge in the
possession of several individuals is much like the phenomenon of back--pocket
religion. Whenever some Jonah--fish comes along and dunks our private,
unseaworthy ships. Who do we call? I don't think it's Ghostbusters.
When a neighbor boy fell 15 feet out of the tree house on our property,
landed on his feet and only had the wind knocked out of him, I said, "Allah
be praised!" Our youngest asked, "Who's Allah?" "God to a large
part of the population of the world----they call God, Allah." "Is
that what you call Him?" he asks. "What do you call Him?" I reply.
Le F.A.R.O.G
FORUM, "Woman Speak French and Saves Son or What Do You Have
Hiding in You Back Pocket," Vol. 17, No. 4, 1990.
Photo/Graphique by Rhea Côté Robbins


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Yesterday was the annual Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco; I had the extreme good fortune to be invited to a race-viewing party held in an apartment directly overlooking Hayes St., up which the "runners" progress. Totally awesome. Definitely more of a parade than a race, it should be clarified. I found particularly entertaining the Trojan Horse (also in an excellent shot here), the woolly mammoth and cavepeople, and the katamari crew. Oh, and don't forget the Vagina Ladies. I'm not going to even comment on the numerous naked people (most of whom, let's face it, I really didn't want to see naked).
I can't wait till next year. Yeah B2B 2007!


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Hello ladies!
Can you believe our wonderful spring retreat is coming upon us so quickly? In fact, in only 38 sleeps!
For those of you that do not know about it or have not registered, our Spring Retreat is being held the weekend of March 30th! You can find out all of the details here, about costing and location. But the real details are in the friends that you will make and the pages you will create!
What happens when you get a whole bunch of women together for a weekend, well you know the answer to that.... lots of fun and laughter! Well, what about when those women are scrapbookers? That means we have an instant bond, something in common, something that maybe all of our friends do not 'get'. But we 'get' each other, right?
Preserving memories is a passion for us scrapbookers, and having that in common means we have friends where ever we crop. Someone to show our techniques to, someone to borrow a tool from, someone to share our stories with.
We have a few more spaces left for this wonderful weekend, that will leave you relaxed, and feeling accomplished. Even if your accomplishments are shy on layouts and heavy on good food and company, it will be a weekend you will not want to miss.
Your weekend will include great food, lovely accommodations, around the clock scrapbooking should you choose to, and Elaine and Anita as our gracious hosts.
I really hope to see you there, our repeat retreaters can attest that this promises to be a wonderful weekend that you are sure to enjoy.
Thank you for popping by the blog today!


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(Her) I'll be honest, Stone Cellar wasn't my first choice for our New Year's Eve dinner. In fact, I really wanted Sai Ram's Indian food and was pretty disappointed we weren't going. For practical reasons however, we decided that since we were seeing a show at Skyline Comedy Club located in the very same building as Stone Cellar and since we would be pressed for time, it would make more sense to eat at the Stone Cellar. I can't argue with practicality. Continue reading
Stone Cellar (revisited):Appleton, Wisconsin


text: It was a beautiful engagement luau in Huntington Beach this March. Patricia wanted something special for her daughter and son-in-law who are getting married in Hawaii. Since not everyone can go to Hawaii, she wanted a special island celebration of the marriage at their home. So we provided live island music, our on-site BBQ menu with the whole roasted pig, luau decorations and props. We even recorded everything on video and captured some great pics.


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Blissedsher wrote:Please help!! for linking memory , i understand the parent need to read the story rapidly but for the child to rearrange the cards , do they have to be fast too?
i din read the story rapidly, you read it once then the second time mention only the keywords. third time get him to point at the cards in sequence and you read out or play the CD.
Then only he arrange.. in class during the asseeement, teacher will time, like 3 min for 40 cards.. you can try to do that at home. usually they can complete within 3mins or lesser .. else you just practise more.


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Like other ocean dwelling mammals, the Sea Lion's ancestors lived on land. Sea lions are related to whales and dolphins, all creatures thought to share an ancestor that moved from land back into water, a seemingly counterintuitive move that begins to make sense when considering how the oceans have changed over millions of years. The recent discovery of a 5-million-year-old web-footed mammal that spent time on land and in water lends credence to the theory, as transitional figures often do.


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The Schmetterlinge Are Here!
The East German children's choir walked the labyrinth at the United Methodist Center in Cranberry Twp. and offered a few songs on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Click the photo to see an album and hear them sing in two videos.
The Schmetterlinge (butterflies), a choral group of about 50 children from the East German Conference of the United Methodist Church, flew into Western Pennsylvania on September 30 to tour and offer concerts at churches in the Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Indiana and Erie areas.
The choir, which includes children ages 8 to 17, was formed in 1968 in Eastern Germany. During the Easter holidays and the autumn Saxon holidays, the group gets together to practice, learn and visit various communities and countries for concerts. They were in Western PA in 2005, thanks to the partnership between Western PA and the East German Conference, and have toured extensively in the UK and Europe.
Their Western PA schedule includes:
- A 7:30 p.m. concert on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh
- A 7 p.m. concert on Friday, Oct. 6 at Asbury UMC in Erie
- Morning worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday School on Oct. 8 at Trinity UMC in Indiana
- A 7 p.m. concert on Sunday, Oct. 8 at Oakland UMC in Johnstown
Here's a sampling of their music.
"The name "Butterflies" points out that the children flutter from village to village - just like a butterfly from flower to flower," according to the group's webpage. "On the other hand, this name makes it clear to the children that the message of the God who loves man is "blasting" into the world."
For more information, email email@example.com or Rev. Joe Stains at email@example.com, or call Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church at 412-531-7131.
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In order to manage data or files better, we can create new partitions on hard drive to store them. How to create new partition? This problem stumped many computer green hands, included me. Finally, I found two relatively convenient ways to create new partition.
Right-click "my computer", choose the "manage" option, access the computer management interface, choose the "disk management" option on the left side, to ensure unallocated space appears in the Disk. Then, it is available to create new partition after right-click and choose the "new partition" option on this disk. (If there is not any unallocated space, try to shrink or resize the drive to make an unallocated space via using free Partition Assistant Standard Edition.)
Finish the operation above, then, follow the New Partition Wizard to finish the remaining operations. The New Partition Wizard will ask you to specify the following:
Open Partition Assistant (Freeware), select the "Partition Management", and choose the unallocated space and right-click on it, then choose the "Create" option in the drop-down menu.
Then, the partition assistant will remind you to configure the size and the location for the new partition. Include "partition label", "drive letter", "create as…" and "file system". You can choose as your request. Then click "ok" to return the main interface. You need to click "Apply" button on the toolbar to take effect the operation.
Both ways create new partition are no problem. The difference is, the later method can support to create any FAT32 partition more than 2TB in size, but the former one supports up to 32GB only. Besides, Partition Assistant has more features to manage disk partition such as extend system partition, repartition etc. It can work on Windows XP/2000/Visat/Windows 7/Windows 8 and Server 2003/2008. The free edition supports 32 bit and 64-bit non-server windows systems. Click here to download the Free Partition Manager.


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Lodging, Bed and Breakfast, Guest Accommodation, Holiday Rooms, Pensions and Hotels in London
The Waldorf Hilton, LondonProperty number 94258
An iconic hotel located in London's Theatreland
298 bedrooms | Category * * * *
The 298 stylish Guest Rooms and Suites, with restored Edwardian styling, await with comforts and amenities to make your stay perfect. Each spacious room features a flat-screen TV, WiFi and an elegant bathroom. Upgrade to a Suite for a separate living area and access to the Executive lounge. Make the most of this West End hotel's commitment to culinary excellence. With Edwardian columns, sparkling chandeliers and gilded detail, Homage pays tribute to the grand cafés of Europe and provides an intimate space away from the commotion of the city. Dishes match the décor, with mouth-watering menus delivering classic English fare tempered with a modern European twist, exquisitely presented and full of taste and texture. Good Godfrey's is the ideal spot for cocktails, canapés, light bites and people-watching. From classic martinis to sours, fizzes and punchy aperitifs, not to mention our range of signature creations, our menu is compact and carefully curated.
HostThe Waldorf Hilton Hotel, London
The Waldorf Hilton, London is one of London's most iconic hotels and it is located right in the heart of London's Theatreland. Discover comfort and luxury in the hotel's rooms and unwind in the onsite health club. Meeting spaces are available.
Languages spoken are English French German Italian Spanish Chinese, Dutch, Arabic,
ContactWeb: http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/the-waldorf-hilton-london-LONWAHI/index.html
The West End hotel is only a short walk from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Piazza and some of the best shops, restaurants, bars, galleries, museums and landmarks. Situated 2 miles from London's financial centre, this central London hotel is also ideal for a corporate visit.
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aka: "She Was a Stalker, When Stalking Wasn't Cool"
When I lived in Chicago I had a client we'll call Pat, who was a twenty-something, pretty little blonde with a good figure, a great job, plus she drove a new convertible & generally seemed to have life by the tail. She'd tell me about this new boyfriend, then that new boyfriend, & then she'd have another new boyfriend by the next time I'd see her for her nail appointment. Pretty soon I saw the pattern.
She'd cling to her new boyfriend tighter than tree bark until she drove him away, which usually only took a few weeks. So I, having had no boyfriend for well over a year & was perfectly content, couldn't understand WHY she needed one so desperately? Eventually I came to the conclusion that between the two of us, I had the better life.
One day she came in to the salon & it was evident that she'd just experienced another break up. This particular guy she had met at her gym & they immediately jumped into a hot & heavy relationship. She previously confided to me that she had begun to sense that he was pulling away. "No duh", I thought, but did not say. She then told me that she had hidden in wait outside the gym for him to leave so she could follow him. She already suspected that he was seeing another woman, but needed to know for sure. Evidently, her suspicions were confirmed when she saw him greet another woman outside the gym. The two of them began to walk down the sidewalk together, hand in hand!
So she continued to follow them at a distance until they entered an apartment building. According to Pat, she waited for them to get into the elevator. She then saw which floor the elevator came to a stop. She went up the elevator & got off on that same floor. Now I'm thinking "how in the world will she know which apartment door they entered?". She informed me that she recognized his shoes on the door mat in front of this particular apartment (NOTE* if you are going to cheat, bring your shoes inside).
She didn't knock, but instead tried the door knob. Bizarre enough, it was unlocked (2nd NOTE* if you are going to cheat, lock the door behind you)! The apartment was dimly lit, but she quietly entered anyway. At this point in her story I'm wondering if she's not only foolish, but mentally unstable as well! For God's sake, she could've been shot as an intruder!
She then made her way to the bedroom & quietly pushed open the door. The room was dark, but the distinct sounds of love-making were audible. She flipped on the light & that's when all hell broke loose! The woman in the bed let out a scream. The boyfriend saw that it was Pat & began to cuss her out. The two lovers scrambled to cover themselves with sheets, while the screaming & cursing back & forth escalated. At that moment Pat decided to quickly leave. She never did say EXACTLY what the ex-boyfriend said, but we can pretty much assume that it went along the lines of how he probably never wanted to see her again. Knowing Pat, I'm certain that she had the nerve to keep up her gym membership!
Another thing that I remember about Pat was how she always had me polish the underside of her long, acrylic nails. What a mess that was to try to clean out! She was the only client EVER to request this. And she liked to wear hot pink polish. I wonder what Freud would say about that?


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Shaken, Not Stirred
"Q" meets Shiller's CAPE.
July 14, 2010
James Bond fans may remember "Q" as the outfitter of esoteric devices with potentially lethal effects. Students of capital market history may instead remember "Q" as Tobin's Q: a way to prevent potentially lethal portfolio effects by evaluating a stock market valuation against the replacement value of a company's assets. Yale University economist (and Nobellist) James Tobin created the original model.
Now combine "Q's" insights and wrap them in a CAPE. CAPE derives immediately from Robert Shiller's analyses of long-term market behaviour: it's cyclically adjusted price/earnings ratios. The long-term p/e ratio is roughly 15. Ultimately though, CAPE is an invention of the guru of value investing, Benjamin Graham and it aims at smoothing out the effect of short-term earnings fluctuations with a view to the longer term.
Former S G Warburg banker Andrew Smithers puts the two together and suggests "Non-financial companies, including both quoted and unquoted, were 62% overvalued according to q at 31st March 2010, when the S&P 500 index was1169. Adjusting for the subsequent decline to 1087(10th June, 2010), the overvaluation had fallen to 50%. …
The listed companies in the S&P 500 index, which include financials, were 58% overvalued at 31st March 2010, according to our calculations for CAPE, based on the data from Professor Robert Shiller's website. Adjusting for the subsequent decline to 1087 (10th June, 2010), the overvaluation had fallen 46%. (It should be noted that we use geometric rather than arithmetic means in our calculations.)"
Cloak and dagger stuff, invisible to the investment community. Not really. Market commentator and fund manager John Hussman, for one, cites him, in his article "Reckless Myopia." http://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc091130.htm
"But clearly, I was wrong about the extent to which Wall Street would respond to the ebb-and-flow in the economic data – particularly the obvious and temporary lull in the mortgage reset schedule between March and November 2009 – and drive stocks to the point where they are not only overvalued again, but strikingly dependent on a sustained economic recovery and the achievement and maintenance of record profit margins in the years ahead.
"I should have assumed that Wall Street's tendency toward reckless myopia – ingrained over the past decade – would return at the first sign of even temporary stability."
What was that Herb Stein quote? Remember him, the former Nixon/ Ford economic advisor. Oh yes, "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."
Words every risk manager should remember.


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Military vehicles can be transport or combat vehicles. They are usually built sturdier than ordinary vehicles. This is because they are designed to withstand rough use in bumpy, muddy, rocky, or sandy terrain. Due to the rigorous situations in which the vehicle is operated, it is not surprising that it should sustain damage during its usage.
You will need a number of tools to restore a damaged or old military vehicle. The kind of tools depends on the kind of military vehicle and the specific parts that need to be restored. If the paint or coating of the vehicle is the only one that needs to have a major restoration, you will only need paint or coating.
If the internal parts of the vehicle need to be restored, assess whether you need to replace the damaged parts or if you need to have the whole vehicle overhauled.
Restoring a Dilapidated Military Vehicle
- Strip the old paint. If it is not to difficult to remove the paint, you can do this manually. However, if this is not possible, you can use either an electric vibrator or a sandblaster. Remove the paint on both the frame and the internal sections and parts to create a neat and uniform look.
- Check the radiator fins of the vehicle. If they are crooked, straighten them using your hands and small tools.
- Dilapidated military vehicles will usually have corrosions all over their body. You should carefully check the parts for corrosion. Replace all corroded parts.
- Remake or repair the seats and interior flooring. If the seats or flooring are damaged, you can simply eliminate the old and damaged ones and replace them with a new set. If the seats or flooring cannot be easily removed from the vehicle, contact a professional mechanic or car restoration specialists.
- If at any time you are not comfortable with doing the restoration on your own, contact professionals to make sure the restoration is done properly.


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General Questions
Please read the NWCG web page titled "How to Become a Wildland Firefighter".
Publications Questions
You can find everything you need to place an order on our website at the "Catalogs and Ordering Links" web page.
All orders are made and placed through the Great Basin Cache. If you have any questions, please contact their supply desk at (208) 387-5104 or email@example.com
All orders are made and placed through the Great Basin Cache. If you have any questions, please contact their supply desk at (208) 387-5104 or email@example.com. They are the best source to answer your questions.
Training Questions
How can I issue an NWCG certificate as a non-NWCG member instructor? What does it require and what kind of certificate can I issue that will be accepted?
Students successfully completing an NWCG course sponsored by an NWCG member agency will receive an NWCG certificate (for a list of member agencies go to NWCG Home Page. Educational institutions, contractor associations, and non-member agencies may issue the NWCG course certificate if their lead instructor is an authorized representative of an NWCG member agency OR they have a formal agreement established with an NWCG member agency. Other instructors and entities that do not fall under this guidance can teach NWCG courses but would need to generate their own certificate to issue to the student. In that case it is recommended that non-NWCG generated certificate include: the NWCG course name, hours, date taught, student's name, and signed and printed qualified instructors name and contact information.
You can find where training courses are being offered and other training course information on the National Wildland Fire Training link at National Wildland Fire Training page.
Unfortunately, there is no master database for course certificates. Reach out to the agency or location where you took the course to see if by chance they kept a copy and/or record. If you have held a redcard at some point, you can try to get a copy of your IQCS or IQS master record, which shows course completions. You would have to go to the person who printed your redcard to get that information.
NWCG does not have a standard. It is up to the agency, or entity you work for to determine.
Position task books can be initiated before attendance and successful completion of required training. However, Trainees cannot become fully qualified for the position until required training has been successfully completed. A Trainee must be qualified in the prerequisite position(s) before a PTB can be initiated.
You can read about instructor qualifications and requirements in the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (PMS 901-1).
You can find training materials to order on our website at Catalogs and Ordering Quicklinks. Training materials are listed in the NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2. All orders are placed through the Great Basin Cache. If you have any questions, please contact their supply desk at (208) 387-5104 or firstname.lastname@example.com
The Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) is a year-round program that provides training for wildland firefighters in order to maintain currency. Refresher materials are developed throughout the year and posted on the website when completed. You can check the website any time for updates. New fire and safety topics will be indicated with a silver star with "new". Please use both existing and new modules when developing your Refresher training. Refer to the WFSTAR website for additional information.
Online Training Questions
The NWCG NFA online course module is not tracking properly or not showing as completed. What do I do?
To print the online course completion certificate, log into your NFA Online account.
Find the course for which you wish to print the course completion certificate and select the print icon to the right of the course title or hover over course name, wait for pop-up and select "Print Certificate".
No, this course is an instructor-led course. The required number of hours is determined by the agency. Please refer to the NWCG Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1) for positions that require Annual Fireline Refresher Training.
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Mistakes in content, missing information, bad links, etc.
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Airtanker Questions
What job code is used for revenue flights back to company headquarters at the end of the MAP (Mandatory Availability Period)?
Use the NIFC Large Fire Support code.
Use the NIFC Large Fire Support code.
If the CLIN has not flown a minimum of 30 minutes in a 15 day lookback period the flight would be a revenue flight. If a relief crewmember is coming in who is not proficient (same requirements as the CLIN [Contract Line Item Number]) but the CLIN is, the flight would be a non-revenue flight.
During the non-revenue flight does the airtanker continue to get paid availability or is unavailability assessed for the duration of the flight?
If possible, have the crew come on prior to the start time and complete the proficiency flight. If they choose to not come in early and the airtanker receives a dispatch prior to the proficiency flight, the airtanker would be unavailable until the proficiency flight is completed. Call the airtanker COR (Contracting Officers Representative) listed on the most current Schedule of Items for additional clarification on proficiency flights.
Yes. Document the starting and ending fuel amounts and notify the COR and the DLA/Air Card (Defense Logistics Agency) program.
Who do ATBMs (Airtanker Base Managers) need to contact when an airtanker operating out of their airtanker base goes out of service?
Notify dispatch, local GACC (Geographic Area Coordination Center), AMI (Aircraft Maintenance Inspector), national aircraft/fixed wing coordinator, National Airtanker Program Manager and COR. Dispatch and the GACC should be notified immediately and the remainder of the notifications need to happen as soon as practical. A group text or email would suffice. The same notifications need to be made when the airtanker has been returned to contract availability by the AMI.
For airtankers on 14 hour daily availability, when they go out of service mechanical towards the end of the day, does their UA (unavailability) continue until the end of the 14 hour availability day?
Whether on 9 or 14 hour availability UA is assessed until either the aircraft is returned to contract availability by the AMI or the end of the 9 or 14 hour availability day whichever comes first. For 14 hour availability, if the aircraft is unavailable for any part of the 14 hours, even if the aircrews are not on site or even if it is well past sunset, UA will be assessed until the airtanker is returned to contract availability by the AMI.
Utilize the DLA rate at the location the airtanker is leaving to go to company headquarters.
If I have Federal and State contracted Large Airtankers, what are the requirements for airtanker rotation?
State airtankers would be sent to State fires and may load and return without the federal airtankers being included in the rotation. Federal airtankers would be sent first to Federal fires and the state airtankers "may" be added to the rotation. There is no requirement saying that either state or federal airtankers must be included in the rotation of the other agencies fires. You may contact your local GACC and request additional Alpha numbers for airtankers to be included in the rotation, but the ordering agency has the authority to deny the request.


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What do you get when you mix the hard hitting nature of rock and roll with catchy melodies of pop music? Simple. You get the action packed, high energy, four piece group known as Carverton.
Based in Nashville, TN, Carverton features Kyle Yorlets, lead singer, rapper, and rhythm guitarist, Michael Curry, lead guitarist and background vocals, Sean Wykoski, bass guitarist and background vocals, and Christian Ferguson, the drummer. Kyle and Michael, the founding members of Carverton, met in their home state, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Nashville to further expand their idea. Sean moved into Nashville from Michigan for a career and education in music. Christian was born in Tennessee searching locally for bands needing drummers. Sean and Christian reached out to a duo seeking a bassist and drummer and soon formed what is now Carverton.
Carverton's music explores the topics of experiences in today's modern day culture. The songs themes vary from love and lust, to hate and pain, through catchy singing and quick-wit rap, infectious instrumentals, and a dash of clever modern day production. Carverton puts on a bombastic, high quality performance with intricate production, exciting displays of musicianship, and fun and honest crowd engaging moments. Bands like All Time Low, Fall Out Boy, Blink 182, twenty-one pilots, and countless more have introduced them to so many new ideas while also leaving an open window for ideas both in the recording studio and on stage.


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Situated in the peaceful South Hot Spring river valley and near Dadukou, the stylish Radisson hotel offers stunning views of the majestic mountains and the historic South Hot Spring Park. This haven of harmony within Chongqing offers a quaint escape from everyday life with three on-site restaurants, an elegant garden courtyard and concierge services. Each of our 89 stylish guest rooms includes memorable amenities like a relaxing hot spring bath and a balcony.
Spacious, modern meeting facilities make it easy to host successful events, and the famous Hot Spring Resort, adjacent to the hotel, offers swimming pools and themed baths with hot spring water, a sauna, a steam bath, relaxation beds and massage chairs for rejuvenation.
When you're hungry, our hotel's contemporary on-site restaurants give you plenty of dining options. Visit Floral Café for a delicious breakfast and later try the traditional Chinese cuisine at Li Jun. Spring Bar is a great place to hang out with friends and colleagues, and 24-hour room service delivers meals to your room if you're in the mood to have a meal in private.


text: Two wonderful friends of mine are doing their best to start a brand new business in town. They announced just last month that they would be opening a tiny dress boutique on Third Street in the old historic section of town! I know it's a risky move, especially when you consider the demographic of the whole town, but honestly, I could not guess of any people more suited and naturally skilled to be running a boutique. Because they're pals of mine for a truly long time, I went to ask if I could help them in anyway I could be of assistance. They immediately took myself and others up on that stupid offer plus asked if I could get them any sort of deal on Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C upgrade. The issue really is that the building they are moving into is truly old, plus all of the previous owners never installed Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C for the updated building. The Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C upgrade is going to be truly tricky to perform, no matter who does the HVAC installation, because whoever does it has to preserve the historic nature of the whole building. No one could compromise the original architecture, however that meant i legitimately did not want to agree due to all of the taxing work. I simply could not turn them down when I saw their smiling faces, though. I checked with my boss to see if our Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C company could try to perform the upgrade at a discount. My boss said there was no way the people I was with and I could afford to do the installation at a discount. So here we are, I'm packing up my tools to go do the Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C upgrade all by myself. I warned the shop owners all about this, plus they still wanted myself and others to give it a shot. Every one of us will just have to see how this HVAC thing works out!


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Technical Writing 2 Day Public Course
The Technical Writing courses are for would-be and junior technical writers, experienced technical writers who want to refresh some of their writing and documentation-planning skills, and for those whose work involves instructional writing, report writing or general writing of a technical nature.
It also provides a strong foundation for those interested in gaining the Certified Professional Technical Communicator accreditation, offered by the Society for Technical Communication.
How to book
You can book a place in a course by:
§ completing the enrolment form and email it back to firstname.lastname@example.com
§ For any questions/enquires pls call +61 3 9574 6144
The Cost
The price for the Public Training Courses are $695 + GST
What you get
§ Training from a professional Technical Writer.
§ Strong preparation for the Certified Professional Technical Communicator accreditation.
§ The Art and Science of Technical Writing Guide.
§ A certificate.
Course Outline
§ Fundamental characteristics of good technical writing
The principle of communicative efficacy; the five characteristics of sound factual writing; audience-centric writing and how to write for mixed audiences; techniques for controlling vocabulary; what is correct writing?
§ Planning a technical writing project
Typical documentation development cycle; estimating; planning; reviewing (and tips on securing reviews); pagination tricks; dealing with printers.
§ Writing technical reports and proposals
Types; section-by-section description; writing effective executive summaries; bids, white papers and RFTs; overcoming writer's block; citation and referencing; common problems (of logic, topic hierarchy, citations, cohesion, balance, etc.)
§ Writing step-by-step instructions
Techniques; tips and tricks; branching, looping, minimising steps.
§ Document design and usability
Templates; designing for structure; font choice and its effect on comprehension; the three pillars of usability.
§ The language of language
Parts of speech; the building blocks of language; writing effective paragraphs.
§ Aspects of grammar
Old rules best forgotten; subject–verb agreement; the that or which dilemma.
§ Obstacles to readability
Sentence complexity; conceptual density; misplaced jargon; nominalisation; noun clustering; poor use of voice; issues of tone; readability formulas.
§ Troublesome words: Words easily confused; transition words; regional variations.
§ Vital punctuation
Senseless fads; hyphens and dashes; commas; parenthetic markers; brackets; colons; semicolons; apostrophes; etc.
§ Breaking into the technical writing profession
How to network; writing a good CV; necessary software skills, remuneration, pros and cons of freelancing.
Technical 2 Day Public Course Schedule
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Private courses in Scientific, Technical and Report Writing
The private Scientific, Technical and Report Writing courses are tailored to the client's specific requirements.
The Scientific Writing courses are for those whose studies or employment involves the reporting of scientific comment or research.
The Report Writing courses are for those who are unsure about how to write, design and structure typical technical reports but are expected to write such reports in their employment.
The Technical Writing courses are for would-be and junior technical writers, for experienced technical writers who want to refresh some of their writing and documentation-planning skills, and for those whose work involves instructional writing, report writing or general writing of a technical nature. It also provides a strong foundation for those interested in gaining the Certified Professional Technical Communicator accreditation offered by the Society for Technical Communication.
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· Latrobe University, Department of Microbiology
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Clever Canines Therapy & Obedience Club
Clever Canines was established in September 2007. Since then, we have donated over $6,600
to animal and community related causes.
The co-founders of Clever Canines Therapy & Obedience Club do not keep proceeds generated from our obedience classes for our personal gain. All income from teaching obedience classes is used to cover basic expenses and in support of animal and community related organizations and causes. We have recently donated to the Hopewell Humane Society. We have also donated Pet Oxygen Recovery Masks to several local fire departments as shown below. If you are interested in purchasing Pet Oxygen Masks for your local fire department, please go the www.helpanimalsinc.org/ website for further information. Mask sets cost $55 each. Consider making a donation of a mask set in honor of your four legged friend!
On October 15th, 2008, Clever Canines' Founders Julie & Susan presented Colonial Heights Fire Department Chief, A.G. Moore, with 2 sets of Pet Oxygen Recovery Masks. These masks can deliver oxygen more efficiently to a distressed animal than oxygen masks made for people. The set consists of 3 different sizes of masks. Large and medium for large and medium sized dogs and small for small dogs or cats. Colonial Heights has 2 fire stations and these will go with the fire engines whenever they respond to a fire or call for help.
On February 11th, 2009, Clever Canines founders Julie and Susan presented Petersburg Fire Chief Hairston with 9 sets of Pet Oxygen Recovery Masks. Approximately one week later, one mask out of a set was used to save a dog's life. The little dog was caught in a fire in it's owners house and was unconscious when the firefighters brought her out of the house. When given oxygen through the mask, the dog came around and was taken to a local vet. While we hoped that these masks would never have to be used, we are so thankful that these brave firefighters were able to use them.
On February 2nd, 2009, we presented Prince George Fire Department Chief, Max Bornstein, 11 sets of Pet Oxygen Recovery Masks.
On March 25th, 2009, we traveled with our dogs to Prospect, Virginia to attend a Fire Department Association Meeting. At that meeting, we presented Dinwiddie Fire Marshall, Tony Williams, 5 sets of Pet Oxygen Recovery Masks. We also gave 1 set each to the volunteer fire departments in Prince Edward County.
Susan and her well behaved Labrador demonstrate how to use the Pet Oxygen Rescue Masks. When we go to a fire department to present masks, this lab is always willing to show them how it is done.
May 2010, a donation of $500 was given to the Hopewell Humane Society. Donations of varying amounts are given a couple of times a year to the Hopewell Humane Society.
September 2011 - - $1835.61 was donated to the Hopewell Humane Society to replace the fence which had been damaged in a storm.


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Hello Friends, Once again I am back with one more issue and it's solution. This post is related to URL redirection from Chrome to Internet Explorer. Sometime we receive a request that a particular URL must open in IE whether we try to open it in Google Chrome. So it can be achieved with the help of GPO and follow this link for the same How To Force Website Open In Internet Explorer Via GPO. It worked for all machines but URL not redirecting from Chrome to IE for one machine only. To resolve the issue follow the below steps:
Chrome To Internet Explorer URL Redirection
In case URL is still not redirecting from Chrome to Internet Explorer then you can follow below steps:
- Download Google Chrome Enterprise Bundle.
- This will contain msi package also with the name "LegacyBrowserSupport".
- Just copy this msi package to user's machine and run it.
- Thereafter close Chrome and open it again.
- Try to open URL in Chrome and will redirect to IE now.
- If URL still doesn't redirect to IE then restart machine OR clear Chrome history.
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When looking at ancient Egyptian carvings, many people do not realise the differences between the types of stones and how very important that difference is. Huge monuments like Karnak, Luxor Temple, Hatshepsut's Temple and even the tombs in the Valley of the Kings are carved in relatively soft sedimentary stone (typically limestones and sandstones) and are relatively easy to cut and carve with bronze tools. However, there are also magnificent examples of masonry and statuary carved in very hard igneous stones like granite and basalt that are impossible to carve using bronze tools. However the majority of egyptology books do not point out this difference and sometimes completely misunderstand the significance of this scientific fact. Why is this important? Arguably because it demonstrates that we have a huge gap in our understanding and it shows that the Ancient Egyptians possessed a technology that egyptologists have not yet discovered.
As a scientist when I look at a magnificently carved hieroglyph on the Thutmosis I obelisk at Karnak, I marvel at how the hieroglyph was created, not what it means. For example, the hieroglyph that forms the sound kheper in the coronation name of Thutmosis I (akheperkare) is a finely carved scarab beetle.
If you look at the exquisite beauty of the workmanship of this one hieroglyph and consider that there is no way this can be replicated today using hammers, steel chisels, and sand polishing then how did the Ancient Egyptians achieve this 3,500 years ago and why has this important question not been asked before? I would argue this is because most writers on egyptology are primarly historically trained and do not appear to have the scientific understanding to question the processes and technologies involved.
To aid this understanding, here is a table of relative hardesses I have compiled of typical minerals and materials. The table was first created in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs.
|Mohs Hardness
|Talcum, Graphite
|Mica, Chalk
|Calcite, Limestone, Marble, Sandstones
|Copper, Bronze
|Dolomite, Flourite
|Apatite (Tooth enamel)
|Cast Iron
|Window Glass
|Feldspar (Part of granite)
|Tool steels (files & chisels)
|Quartz, Diorite, Dolerite, Basalt, Flint
|Topaz, Garnet
|Emerald (Tungsten carbide - synthetic)
|Corrundum (Sapphire & Ruby)
|Silicon Carbide (Synthetic)
As you can see copper and bronze are typically around 3.5 on this scale and will not even scratch glass. Therefore the idea that copper tools would cut granite is fatuous. Surprisingly, even steel tools cannot do the job either. Today tungsten carbide or diamond tipped tools are used in either pneumatic hammers or high-speed rotating drills to cut granite with precision. However do not be confused with 'breaking up' granite which can be done with a steel chisel, but this is largely uncontrollable compared with the extremely fine cutting that you can see in the obelisk carving above.