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The Cambridge Society of Washington, DC,
is the Washington hub for Cambridge alumni. Our group is open to all
those formally affiliated with Cambridge University, regardless of their
college affiliation, faculty or years of attendance. We seek to enrich
the experience of all alumni in the DC area.
Membership is restricted to those having a formal affiliation with
Cambridge University, although we do allow non-Cambridge members to register for our mailing list under the other registration categories noted below in order to be informed of upcoming public events. Those seeking to attend the University are not
allowed as members, but are encouraged to read our FAQs page. Our group is member-driven and provides a range of meet-ups and
other ways of keeping in contact. Alumni are encouraged to contact the Society Board about proposing, sponsoring, or volunteering for an event. At this point, there are no membership dues or registration
requirements, although we do encourage donations or corporate gifts.
Help Us Get in Touch with Local Alumni! DC is a transient area and many locally-based alumni are new, some are only on their college lists (which aren't always shared with us), and some don't even know the Society exists! Please do not assume that your local alumni friends are on our list serves. If you think they would be interested in what the Society is doing, please encourage them to contact us or have them sign up via our automated system to get on the mailing list. Alternatively, just forward them our newsletter. You may be surprised to hear that they've never seen it before!


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Jeffery He and Keli are not so comfy cozy. Like any too old folks, they are curmudgeonly, and therefore it has been an uphill battle.
At first I let them stay apart as much as they wanted, but then I realized everytime they met nose to nose in a doorway it was spitting time.
Keli has no claws but a vicious bite. Jeffery has claws but because he's missing that front tooth his bite is worthless. So they are about evenly matched. Just the same I didn't want to keep having the door wars, so I kept arranging for them to be in closer and closer proximity of each other. Now, at least they can eat from separate bowls spaced four inches apart. And they can tolerate eating together that way in peace.
I wish they could curl up all cuddly, but the best I will get is close proximity on the bed. One at my feet, the other at my side.
Jeffery asks to go out in the evenings for short periods of time. A pain in the butt... "Let me out... let me in, etc." Sometimes I don't hear him asking to come back in. Interestingly, Keli will come to where I am located and drive me nuts with her meowing until I follow her to the front door so I can open it for Jeffery.
So, I think she likes him well enough. I have only recently gotten them to tolerate having me pet both of them at the same time. I suppose in a few years, they might lapsit with me together. Huh?

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The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to allow election campaigns to use the Internet. A bill for a relevant revision of the law will be introduced to the Diet by lawmakers — not by the government — and campaigns will take to the Internet starting this summer when the Upper House election is held. While differences remain concerning the details of online election campaigns, it is hoped that the change will increase public interest in politics and raise voter turnout.
Currently the Public Offices Election Law severely restricts the distribution of documents for election campaigns (websites are regarded as documents under the law), allowing only the distribution of postcards and flyers.
The law bars parties and candidates from updating their websites once election campaigns officially begin.
In 2010, a bill was submitted to the Diet to allow the updating of websites even after the official start of an election campaign. But the law revision did not materialize due to a tight Diet schedule caused by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's resignation.
This time, not only the renewal of websites but also use of social networking services such as Facebook and Twitter will be permitted. This will provide voters with more channels to learn the views of parties and candidates.
Some candidates may choose to post their campaign speeches and publicize their activities on the Internet, or answer questions submitted by members of the public.
The ruling and opposition parties have different opinions as to the use of email for the purpose of election campaigns. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito think that email should be limited to political parties and candidates.
The Democratic Party of Japan, Your Party and the Japan Communist Party, whose supporters are generally younger and more Net-savvy, call for allowing voters to use email to support particular parties or candidates. This position, which embraces the fundamental right of free speech, seems reasonable.
While the use of the Internet in election campaigns will likely have positive effects, attention must be paid to potential problems, including identification fraud.
A person posing as a candidate could make statements intended to damage the candidate's reputation. Email could be used to carry out excessive attacks on particular parties or candidates. The parties should reach an agreement on ways to prevent abuse of email.
A system that can immediately remove malicious messages aimed at particular parties or candidates is necessary.
Parties and candidates should refrain from using the Internet as a means to smear other parties and candidates. They should use common sense in employing the Internet in election campaigns.
To help ensure that people who do not have Internet access at home can view online campaign information, local governments should, with the help of volunteers, set up appropriate facilities.


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DoJ: Stingray cellphone tracking device falls under Fourth Amendment, but don't ask about it
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Last week, the DoJ filed a memorandum in which it conceded that its tracking methods did indeed constitute "a Fourth Amendment search and seizure," ostensibly marking a 180-degree shift from its previous stance. But the government isn't willing to issue a full mea culpa. According to prosecutors, use of the stingray was authorized under a court order that investigators used to procure real-time tracking information from Verizon Wireless, Rigmaiden's service provider. Because of this, the Department argues, investigators did not have to obtain a second warrant to justify setting up a dummy cell tower. The defense, meanwhile, has countered with an argument that the aforementioned court order wasn't a valid warrant, because it allowed the feds to delete all collected data, in lieu of submitting them to the court. An FBI representative had previously told the Wall Street Journal that this policy "is intended to protect law enforcement capabilities so that subjects of law enforcement investigations do not learn how to evade or defeat lawfully authorized investigative activity." The prosecution elaborated upon that sentiment in its most recent memo, claiming that collected tracking information is deleted in order to guarantee "that the privacy rights of those innocent third parties are maintained."
So why would the government suddenly change its position on the stingray? According to court documents, it's willing to make these concessions in order to "avoid unnecessary disclosure" of further details on how the device works. In admitting that the use of stingrays constitutes a search and seizure as defined by the Fourth Amendment, the government is apparently looking to sidestep thornier litigation that could jeopardize the secrecy of its tactics. The DoJ was careful to note, however, that its most recent admission does not alter its fundamental philosophy that Rigmaiden did not "have a reasonable expectation of privacy in his general location or in the cell site records he transmitted wirelessly to Verizon." The defense did not respond to the Journal's request for comment, though it did state its intent to file a response this week.
Verizon owns Engadget's parent company, Verizon Media. Rest assured, Verizon has no control over our coverage. Engadget remains editorially independent.


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Planning For Outing
Committee Meetings Plan
3 Months Before
- Location: Where, visit location, maps, time schedules (how far drive, how long hike etc.)
2 Months Before
- Administration: Permits, insurance, deposits (to campgrounds etc.), payments (to campgrounds, ski rentals etc.), budget, reservations.
- Flyers: To promote outing need to be passed out a meeting, make permission slips.
- Website: Post the details of the outin the website. The printout of the webpage can be used for the flyer.
- Safety: Local hospital, ranger's phone number, who's the first aid provider of the leaders
- Leaders: Agree on adult leader, who will actually be leading the outing. Recruit assistant leaders
1 Month Before
- Transportation: Recruit drivers, maps, Think: Trailers? how will we haul equipment, type of equipment.
- Program: Adult volunteer and scoutmaster and rand advancement chair and adult leader need to discuss what goes on in camp (if downtime) after hike, bike ride, etc. and plan. Check to make sure Chaplin aide is taking care of Sundays scouts own. Campfire plans?
- Equipment: List needs to be given to scouts as to special equipment (tire repair, water shoes, etc.) can be included on the initial flyer.
Regular Meetings Plan
8 Weeks Prior
- Pass out the flyer promoting the outing.
- Create a fill in info on sign-up folder in scout box.
7 Weeks Prior
- Take out signup folder.
- Start Collecting money.
- Start talking to scouts about special gear they might need.
6-5-4 Weeks Prior
- Collect money from scouts.
- Pass out and start collecting permission slips.
4 Weeks Prior
Plan with scoutmaster ahead of time
- Plan a demonstration: How to change tire, how to pack backpack, how to put skis, how to mount a horse etc.
- If no demonstrations are needed then maybe scouts can go over terminology for particular outing: review compass map reading, trail safety and etiquette, fire safety, sailing knots, shipboard terms, ski terms (paralleling) anything to help prepare them for outing. Activity should try to be hands on, scouts get very tired just being lectured on.
3 Weeks Prior
- Collect money and permission slips.
- Patrol Leaders should make list of which scouts are participating.
- Plan menus: designate who will purchase food.
- Adults need to decide how they are doing menus: ope person buys all or each adult will plan and buy one meal?
2 Weeks Prior
- Last day for permission slips and forms.
- Duty roster forms by patrol leaders collected by SPL and given to SPL going on outing)
- Quartermaster request forms collected by scout quartermaster)
1 Week Prior
- Patrol plans for entertainment for outing
- Maybe Patrols can do a funny skit on what not to do or bring at this outing
- Last minute instructions, pass out maps for drivers, outline of weeks activities for adults and SPL.
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|Senate Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs
|Interim Report
|Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal diseases | Chronic Wasting disease | Deer | Flooding | Groundwater | Groundwater conservation districts | Interbasin water transfers | Junior water rights | Liens | Litter | Surface water | Texas State Water Plan | Water rights |
|Library Call Number:
|L1836.84 AG86r
|84th R.S. (2015)
|Online version:
|View report [98 pages]
|This report should address the charges below.
|Surface Water/Groundwater: Study and make recommendations regarding the ownership, production, and transfer of surface water and groundwater in the state of Texas.
|State Water Plan: Study and make recommendations on improving the process of developing and executing the State Water Plan.
|Agricultural Liens: Study and make recommendations on improving the law in this state regarding agricultural liens under Chapter 70, Agricultural Code. The study should include whether sufficient safeguards exist to protect the financial interest agricultural producers have in their product.
|Water Litter: Study and make recommendations on the effects of windblown and waterborne litter. The study should include an analysis of the economic effects of litter, any necessary methods to prevent and remediate litter, and an assessment of state and local programs to reduce litter.
|Game & Ag. Product Safety: Study and make recommendations on improving the laws regarding the management of game animals, production of domestic fowl, and development of agricultural products in the State to reduce the occurrence and spread of disease and harmful pests.
|Promotion of Texas Agriculture: Study the economic benefits the Texas Department of Agriculture's Market Development Services provide to the state through promoting Texas Agricultural products. Review the current marketing services and strategies available to Texas producers and determine additional resources necessary to increase the Market Development Services capabilities. Make recommendations for legislative action, if needed.
|Monitoring Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs during the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically monitor the Texas Water Development Board's process in the identification and designation of brackish groundwater zones.
|House Natural Resources
|Interim report
|Library Catalog Title:
|Report of the Texas House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee : a report to the House of Representatives, 69th Texas Legislature.
|Flooding | Groundwater | Special taxing districts | Surface water | Water conservation | Water districts | Water policy | Water quality management | Water rights | Water supplies |
|Library Call Number:
|L1836.68 n219h
|68th R.S. (1983)
|Online version:
|View report [35 pages File size: 1,065 kb]
|This report should address the charges below.
|Monitor all activities and have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 23.
|To investigate and determine the advisability and constitutionality of enacting a single statute authorizing governing body members of conservation and reclamation districts created by special legislation to serve up to four year terms.
|To investigate and monitor all efforts being made in Texas with regard to, and determine the potential for, increased ground water production and supplies through enhanced recovery methods.
|To investigate the need to enact legislation relating to surface water rights.
|To assist the House-Senate Joint Committee on Water Resources in its study of Texas water problems.
|To assess and investigate the need for state action to ensure the future environmental quality of Clear Lake and to preserve the sensitive ecosystems of said Lake.
|To investigate and identify appropriate and workable state responses to the problem of non-localized flooding.
|To investigate and recommend legislation for management of ground water.
Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.


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Lighthouse Docks :
Manufacturer specialized in aluminum floating docks and on piles
Lighthouse Docks designs and manufactures, from their factory located in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, floating and semi-floating aluminum docks, docks on piles and on wheels, gangway and platforms, and a range of boat lifts, pontoon, rowboat and personal watercraft elevators.
Whether you are looking for a dock for your home, cottage or commercial use, we offer docks and accessories tailored to your needs. Our docks will satisfy your expectations in terms of configuration, resistance and aesthetics. So you can enjoy the pleasant season without worry for many years!
Our products
Lighthouse Docks creates and manufactures floating, semi-floating docks, on piles and on wheels as well as customized gangways to suit your needs. Resistant and aesthetic, their aluminum design ensures protection against rust and corrosion. Their lightness will facilitate the displacements during the installation and the storage.
We offer a wide range of utility accessories for your dock such as railings, ladders, steps, ties and fasteners. In order to fully enjoy the summer, treat yourself to the pleasure of personalizing your dock with a swivel seat, a kayak stand or an fishing rod holder.
Lighthouse Docks designs and build boat, pontoon, rowboat and watercraft elevators that will protect your boat's hull from shocks and dirt.
To protect your boat during the summer, we offer roof for your boat lift. In order to facilitate the use of your lift, we also offer electric motors. Among our accessories you will find boat fender and carrying handles for easy and safe use.
Our projects
Trust the professional team of Lighthouse Docks for the realization of your residential or commercial aluminum docks! See some of our latest achievements.
Our news
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We'll be at the Montréal boat & water sports show February 1 to 4th. Come visit us at kiosk F-18.
The ABC of docks and shores
For you, riparian owners, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has published 3 practical guides: Shoreline ABCs (Shoreline Management Guide for Shoreline Owners) The ABC of docks (guide for the construction of ecological docks) The ABC of [...]


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1974 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - Goldtop - Lefthand !
1974 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - Goldtop - Lefthand ! incl. orig. Gibson HSC
Rare 1974 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop as a lefthanded-version, all original and in great condition, except some previous owner converted it to a fit Humbucker PUs. The routing for humbuckers have been done prefessionally, the PUs used are orig. Gibson "Burstbucker" humbuckers. Other than the HB-conversion, this guitar is all original and in great shape with lots of Mojo! Original electronics, the pots are stamped 137.73.xx and 137.74.xx. Considerable lightweight for a LP of this aera, with only 4,23 Kg. Nice mahagony neck - great toplay! Incl. orig. black Gibson hardshell case w/pink lining.
Techn. Details:
- Mahagony body with maple top,
- Mahagony neck with rosewood fretboard and crown Inlays,
- 2x Gibson "Burstbucker" PickUps,
- Original electronics,
- Pat.Nr. tune-o-matic bridge w./studs directly into the top,
- 6x orig. Gibson/Kluson doubleline tuners,
- Incl. original black hardshell case with pink lining.
See a video-clip of the 1974 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe - Goldtop:
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Discussion in 'Windows XP / Older OS' started by trodas, Jan 31, 2009.
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Did someone say NVIDIA?
Does your system freeze a lot? Do your updated drivers cause crashes?
Does your NVIDIA GPU get so hot as to melt the capacitors on adjacent cards? Does you NVIDIA card come with a 4-inch fan that prevents you from using two PCI-E slots?
Do you like Crossfire setups better than SLI?
Can you say ATI? Sure, sure. That's right: ATI.


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Elephant Charge Movies, look at our selection of Elephant Charge Movies. The Elephant is one of the most dangerous animals. Be carefull they can easily kill you or wreck your car. On safari keep a healty distance. Watch some Elephant Charge Movies @ YouTube.
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Snow has blanketed much of Britain today, with temperatures plunging to a freezing -9 degrees in places.Driving in the snow? Here's how long thundersnow will delay your travels
The result has been treacherous conditions on Britain's roads and dozens of flood warnings in place on the east coast.
But the question on everyone's lips is 'what about the weekend'? Here is everything you need to know.
Will it snow tomorrow?
Yes! Like it or hate it, there will be more snow across the east coast of England on Saturday.
That includes East Anglia, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and parts of Scotland, Emma Sharples, a meteorologist at the Met Office, tells Metro.co.uk.
'Further wintry showers in the east, although less frequent than recent days. A good deal of sunshine elsewhere. Outbreaks of rain reaching the far northwest, perhaps turning to snow later,' the Met Office says.
Meanwhile on Sunday, much of the snow showers will have turned to rain – with drizzle forecast in Norfolk.
What about in the West?
Snow in the west will turn to sleet and rain by Saturday with temperatures rising and the sun even coming out in places.
How cold will it get?
Temperature won't be quite as bad over the weekend as the -9 degrees some places felt today.
In East Anglia the mercury will hover around the 2-3 degree mark and in Aberdeen and Glasgow it is expected to be 2 degrees and 3 degrees respectively.
London will have much warmer temperatures of 5 degrees maximum and in the west temperatures will reach 8 degrees in places.
What about flooding?
The flood risk is currently expected to subside on Saturday with low flood warnings only remaining on the northern Kent coast.
However, this could change so it is always worth checking the Environment Agency website.
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That's right. Even if you don't own a house or the latest computer on the market, you own Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and many other natural treasures. It's one of the greatest benefits of being an American, and it's one reason we are celebrating Great America Outdoors Week.
Starting with President Teddy Roosevelt, you can thank leaders from both parties over the decades for the privilege. But this benefit is in danger of being sharply cut back. Congress has started debating a number of bills that would allow oil companies, the timber and mining industries, and other special interests to turn many of these special places into profit centers.
I am most concerned about H.R. 1581 (and its Senate counterpart, S. 1087), not-so-fondly known as "the Great American Giveaway" bill. Introduced by Congressman Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, the third-ranking Republican in the House leadership, it would eliminate protection for more than 60 million acres of your land. For example, 4.4 million undeveloped acres in California's national forests, in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere, would become eligible for road building and logging.
Recently, two members of my staff flew over hundreds of acres of Sierra Nevada public lands, including ecologically invaluable old growth forests, that would be exposed to roads and logging if H.R. 1581 became law. From an aerial view, the difference between lands logged and lands preserved is stark. When we tear down lands we borrow from our grandchildren, getting them back is near impossible.
Take this example: the Bodie Mountains near Lake Tahoe, would be open to gold mining interests that have been lobbying to develop and open pit gold mine next to this historic ghost town and wildlife haven. Also at risk would be spectacular areas that you own up north along our Lost Coast.
It makes no sense. At a time when we need places where we can escape the rat race and find peace and quiet, we should not be industrializing them. Many experts point out that outdoor recreation is increasingly important for jobs and economic development and a great way to help us fight obesity and other health problems.
But there is much more at stake than world-class recreation -- kayaking, camping, fishing, birding, hiking. Our national forests, for instance, provide drinking water for more than 123 million Americans. The lands that all of us own also scrub the air, making it cleaner, and help us combat climate change by absorbing and storing carbon. They also provide habitat that fish and wildlife need if they are to survive.
Among the strongest opponents of this legislation are the men and women who make a living in the recreation and tourism fields. The outdoor recreation industry supports nearly 6.5 million jobs and contributes $730 billion annually to the U.S. economy. Rural communities need these jobs -- ones that are not subject to boom-and-bust and that cannot be outsourced.
Sadly, the McCarthy bill is not the only bill that threatens our inheritance. There are several proposals that would cripple a century-old law called the Antiquities Act. You may never have heard of it, but this statute enabled 15 presidents to take swift action to protect Americans' lands when they were in jeopardy, without waiting for legislation to wend its way through Congress.
President Herbert Hoover used the Antiquities Act to protect Death Valley. FDR can take credit for the Channel Islands. Bill Clinton signed the order creating Giant Sequoia National Monument. The list of places saved by this law includes the Grand Canyon, the Grand Tetons, and Denali National Park.
We are losing open space at an alarming rate. It is critical that we protect the green places we have and fight to maintain balance in the laws and policies that determine how our lands are managed.
Congress can do just that by focusing instead on legislation that would create wilderness areas by adding worthy lands that we own to the National Wilderness Preservation System. No state has more wilderness initiatives in motion than California, with four bills under consideration. Senator Dianne Feinstein is championing a proposal that would preserve 1.6 million acres of the Mojave Desert. It would expand Joshua Tree and Death Valley national parks and the Mojave National Preserve. Senator Barbara Boxer submitted a bill enlarging the Pinnacles Wilderness and upgrading Pinnacles National Monument to a national park.
But this is not strictly a Democratic undertaking. One bill, protecting 21,000 acres of Beauty Mountain and Agua Tibia in north San Diego County, was authored by GOP Congressman Darrell Issa. Fellow Republican David Dreier has introduced a measure to add 18,000 acres to the Sheep Mountain and Cucamonga wilderness areas in the San Gabriel Mountains.With so much congressional action involving the people's lands, this is an appropriate time to celebrate National Public Lands Day. It encourages all of us to help in organized activities that spruce up parks, plant trees, and maintain trails. It is also an opportunity to celebrate this inheritance and to commit ourselves to protecting this extraordinary natural legacy. As Theodore Roosevelt once put it: "The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value."
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Thousands show for downtown food trucks
Organizers held the Beverage Food Truck Throw Down outside the Des Moines Social Club Saturday, where 12 food trucks lined the streets to feed thousands.
More than 9,000 people RSVP'ed online before the event. People waited more than an hour to get food, ranging from tacos to ice cream.
"I think the food trucks have spoken," said Cindy Pederson, chief operating officer for the Des Moines Social Club. "Des Moines is ready for food trucks."
The celebration is part of the club's one-year anniversary.
"I think next year we may have more than 12 trucks and block off more street," she said.
Chris Jeffrey, who attended the event, said he would support that decision.
"I think they need, like, another 10 trucks," he said.
The city is still under a trial period for food trucks. Officials said they will have a decision on food trucks after mid-August.


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Information or advice about your wellbeing – or how you can help somebody else.
Getting out and about in your local area and being aware of the world around you and your feelings are all easy ways to improve your wellbeing. Catching sight of something beautiful, being curious, being aware of the changing seasons and noticing the unusual all help. Savour the moment, whether you're walking to work, eating lunch or talking to friends. Reflecting on your experiences will help you appreciate what matters to you. The following resources may be beneficial to you:


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THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. The item "RARE NEW MADAME ALEXANDER WENDY LOVES RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER 32/500 MADE" is in sale since Friday, December 08, 2017. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\By Brand, Company, Character\Madame Alexander\Modern (1970-Now)\6-8 Inches". The seller is "sellanything4u704" and is located in Mount Holly, North Carolina.
This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.


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Welcome to Week 4 of The Prompt!
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who linked up for Week 3. I was absolutely thrilled to see so many people join in again.
I really enjoyed reading every post. The range of approaches was great, and the prompt inspired some very thoughtful, and funny, posts this week. I hope you all found the time to read them.
The idea of The Prompt is to focus on the writing (not that images are banned, but they should not be central!). It is an opportunity to flex our writing muscles a little. Perhaps try something a little different, leave our comfort zone.
To take a 'prompt' and write something: a few lines, a few paragraphs, an essay, an anecdote, a story, a poem, a comic strip; anything! For me it's all about communicating and enjoying the power, inspiration, humour and wonder of words.
The prompt may take the form of a word, a topic, a headline, a quote, an emotion or a scenario…
The Prompt for this week is a headline and it is:
I hope that you are inspired and that you will come back on Friday to link up your post!
You can learn more about The Prompt here.
Each Sunday I will publish The Prompt for that week. The linky will then open the following Friday morning and will stay open until the Thursday after, allowing plenty of time to be inspired and link up!


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Every company, whether they engage in services, sales, or creating artistic masterpieces, needs to interact with their customers. Of all the myriad software tools in existence, the most widely applicable for customer interaction are Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
"But wait," you say, "I already manage my customers. Why would I spend money and effort on a new system when my current methods work?" There are a slew of benefits of CRM technology, ranging from "it decreases paperwork" to "people expect them". Here we will talk about the top five business benefits of CRM, regardless of your company size.
5 Key CRM Benefits
Increased Revenue and Decreased Overhead
There are two ways to improve a company's financial status: increase revenue or decrease expenditures. CRM solutions can help you in both situations.
Most importantly, a CRM system can help shorten sales cycles and improve win rates. It does this by aiding in the identification and prioritization of the most profitable accounts and marketing efforts. By focusing sales and marketing teams on the customers with the most profit potential, you can minimize wasted effort. A side benefit to the account identification is its inverse: identifying non-profitable or troublesome customers who need special handling.
A CRM can also reduce overhead. By integrating with other financial systems, the CRM can provide a unified view into all revenue-affecting information, thereby reducing the effort required to see related data. And by automating regular tasks, the system minimizes manual procedures and reduces the amount of time spent on them.
Improved Customer Satisfaction
A happy customer is a loyal customer, and a CRM can help improve a customer's overall experience with your company. Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and other departments that directly interact with customers can share information about specific accounts. So when a given customer is handed off from marketing to sales, and then on to support, all parties are kept in the loop.
By tracking a customer's history, the CRM can also provide insight into potential future needs of the customer. Knowing if a customer tends to buy a certain type of product or have a repeated service need, your personnel can be better prepared for future requests.
Marketing Optimization
One of the largest issues with marketing efforts is making them effective. CRMs can analyze past campaigns and customers to help you tailor upcoming marketing to be more profitable and effective. Responses to automated campaigns, such as email or social media marketing, can be automatically scored by the CRM, and then passed on to sales personnel, thereby helping sales focus on the best potential leads.
Increased Collaboration and Coordination
Interdepartmental coordination is often an issue, particularly in a fast-paced sales cycle. A Customer Relationship Management system, especially mobile and cloud-based CRMs, can increase collaboration across the entire cycle. Shared calendars, customer information, and work items provide insight into ongoing efforts across the organization.
The increased coordination and collaboration makes teams more efficient, reduces redundant effort, and minimizes missed opportunities which result from a lack of communication. The shared data can also help identify which team members or departments are the best performers, so you can more readily discover what they are doing that could help improve the remainder of the teams.
Improved Data Insight and Analytics
All the data in the world is useless if you cannot access it. CRMs provide ready visualizations and reports about your customer information. The system lets you see sales and customer trends, provide insight into the sales pipeline, and gives information into the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Potential resource bottlenecks can be identified prior to becoming an issue. Multi-department reports can be easily generated without the need to manually sift through mounds of data.
Overall, the business justification for a CRM system can be summed up as "It saves effort, makes customers happier, and helps increase revenue." The big question is not "why should I use a CRM?", but rather why don't you have one already?
If you're shopping for CRM, consider checking out our latest CRM Software Analyst Report. See who matches up best against leaders like Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.


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Golden Triangle Sikh Association(canada)
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Timboon, a rural town, is situated in a dairying district 32 km south-west of Camperdown and 42 km west of Warrnambool, western Victoria.
The name Timboon arose from the village formed around the Old Timboon Inn near Camperdown, which ceased when the Camperdown township was surveyed on higher and drier ground. The name continued, however with the parish of Timboon, and settlers in the area were given the postal address of Timboon, Cowleys Creek (the creek being south-east of the Timboon township). The name is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning fresh water mussel, there being at least one fresh water lake near Camperdown.
In 1875 a Timboon settler took up a farm along Curdies River, and by 1880 several others had taken up occupation. That settler, Charles Calloway, became renowned for hop growing, although the land was also used for vegetables, dairying and pigs. Several timber mills operated and a school opened in 1883.
In 1892 the Curdies River area was opened up by a railway line from the Camperdown area, via Cobden to a terminus at Timboon. The Timboon township had been surveyed and blocks sold in 1889, resulting in several stores and a mechanics' institute by the time the railway line came. Timboon's population thereupon stabilised at around 200 people. (A picture of the village is given in Donald McLean's The Man from Curdies River. McLean was a bush missionary during 1895-96).
In 1910 a lime quarry and kiln were opened a short distance north of Timboon. The Heytesbury Forest east of Timboon underwent clearing for additional dairy farms during 1928-33, and a more concentrated clearing with heavy equipment occurred during 1956-75. The second development released 43,000 ha on which 378 farms were established. Initially thought to be land of uncertain fertility, it became one of Australia's most successful dairying areas. The Cobden butter and cheese factory opened a branch at Timboon in 1950. Other amenities which were centred on Timboon were a consolidated primary school (1948) and a high school (1960). A hospital was opened in 1955.
Timboon has a range of sporting facilities, including a golf course, a swimming pool and an indoor sports complex. The town centre has several shops, a hotel/motel, a public hall, Anglican, Baptist, Catholic and Uniting churches, a P-12 school (480 pupils, 2013), a hospital and a reserve with two ovals. A golf course and a flora/fauna reserve are at opposite ends of the town. Dairy production is represented by a Fonterra (formerly Bonlac) factory and a locally-owned cheese factory. The railway line was closed in 1986 and the trestle bridge (1892) over Curdies River is on the Australian and Victorian historic buildings registers. There is a walking and cycling trail on the former railway line.
The Timboon P-12 school was temporarily evacuated to the town hall for a term in 2013 during asbestos removal. It had 486 pupils in 2014. The 'Blueprint for Timboon: Community Priorities for Township Development 2012 to 2022' was presented to Council in 2012.
Despite the closure of the Timboon Farmhouse Cheese factory and shopfront in 2009, Timboon has developed as a gourmet food trail with a distillery, ice cream, artisan cheese, provedore and berries.
Timboon is a sub-regional centre for the Heytesbury settlement area, having its hospital and the consolidated school.
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Rosamund Duruz, History of Timboon 1875-1975, Warrnambool, c1975
J. Fletcher, The infiltrators: a history of the Heytesbury 1840-1920, volume 1, Shire of Heytesbury, 1985
J. Fletcher, And we who followed: a history of the Heytesbury Shire 1971-1987, Shire of Heytesbury, 1987


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Shackled to your desk today, but in desperate need of an escape? Steal a few minutes for an episode of The High Road with Mario Batali, a twelve-part series of short films on Hulu where the celebrity chef pairs up with famous residents to play tourist in New York City, visiting notable sights while chatting about everything from politics to real-life heroes. We love the unique tone of each vignette, be it a chuckle-worthy hangout at the High Line with Jimmy Fallon, or an eccentric tour of Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood with George Stephanopoulos. The latest installment launches today, and features Batali on a trip with actress Julianna Margulies to the mother of landmarks, the Empire State Building. If a New York State of Mind sounds enticing right about now, check out the newest episode below.
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A Greek from Greece
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Katzelmacher (1969)
by Dimitris Politakis
"It is better to make new mistakes than to perpetuate the old ones to the point of unconsciousness"
The epigram before the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1969 film Katzelmacher (his second feature-length movie after Love is Colder than Death, of the same year) is attributed to Yaak Karsunke, friend and collaborator of the director.
The sheer ambiguity of this '"maxim'" sets the tone for one of the most interesting (and lesser known perhaps) pieces of Fassbinder's exhaustive filmography. Who is perpetuating the same mistakes to the point of unconsciousness? The amoral, numb, aimless characters of the movie? Certainly. But also everyone else maybe? His compatriots especially, if one considers the postwar trajectory of Germany from the Cold War to our time?
And what is a "Katzelmacher"? Does he live on in different guises shattering the multicultural illusions of the increasingly fragile European Union? "Katzelmacher" is a Bavarian slang term, meaning vaguely "troublemaker," though a monograph from New York's Museum of Modern Art insists on a more literal meaning: "cat-screwer". Fassbinder himself offered both a literal ("little cat-maker") and a metaphorical explanation ("a foreigner, especially someone from the South, who is supposed to enjoy a great sexual potency") of the title. The film itself with its deceptive formal simplicity, is supposedly influenced by Marieluise Fleisser's Bavarian "folk (or meta-folk as we might say in this century) plays." Fleisser (to whom the movie is also dedicated) was a onetime protégé of Bertold Brecht, and if one insists on finding thematic or stylistic predecessors for the film (on top of those in Fassbinder's early work in general) one could do worse than look back to the famous German playwright—especially the breaking up of the action into individual tableaux.
That being said, and despite the director's heavy involvement in the anti-theatre movement (Katzelmacher evolved from a play into a movie), the film is definitely a cinematic event in its depiction of contemporary history in short, tough, ominous vignettes, as well as "typical Fassbinder" in its hostile implications for the (petit) bourgeoisie. The inhabitants of a suburban apartment building gravitate from apathetic inertia to fascistic tendencies as a newly arrived immigrant worker (played by Fassbinder himself, uncredited) reveals their moribund human and social responses.
At the time, Fassbinder outlined the film's plot in a discreetly sarcastic program note:
"Marie (Hanna Schygulla) belongs to Erich (Hans Hirschmiller). Paul (Rudolf Waldemar Brem) sleeps with Helga (Lilith Ungerer). Peter (Peter Moland) lets himself be kept by Elisabeth (Irm Hermann). Rosy (Elga Sorbas) does it with Franz (Harry Baer) for money. In the back court, in the tavern, in their flats, they meet singly, in couples, as a group, and exchange opinions, become aggressive, get bored, piss off one another, drink. The fact that Helga, who belongs to Paul, gets involved with his friend Erich—or that Peter is getting fed up being bossed around by Elisabeth and works off his anger on the purchasable Rosy, or that Paul sometimes goes to handsome Klaus (Hannes Gromball), or that Gunda (Doris Mattes) is teased because she can't get anyone—does not make any difference to the isolation of their lower-middle class suburban haunt. That's what it's like, that's normal, everything is as it should be. Only when Yorgos, "a Greek from Greece" breaks into their world and with his 'no understand' triggers xenophobia, potency envy, aggression against the stranger, in short, the fascist syndrome, do the men wake up, rouse themselves and beat him up: 'Things have to be sorted out around here again'."
Exchanging platitudes as if they were Shakespearean verse
Marie: AND IF IT SHOULD GO WRONG, HOW LONELY EVERYTHING WILL BE…
The characters are constantly passive-aggressive in the most literal sense, with the possible exception of Marie, played by Hanna Schygulla, acting as some kind of reluctant moral compass with an invisible halo above her head, a role she was about to play in later, more famous Fassbinder films.
Franz: CAN'T WE DO IT A BIT MORE? AS IT IF WERE LOVE OR SOMETHING?
Paul: LOVE AND ALL THAT ALWAYS HAVE TO DO WITH MONEY.
Catatonia, sleaze and various kinds of abuse constantly create a looming intensity, accentuated when halfway through the movie, Yorgos appears suddenly like a broken deus ex machina. Initially, he is thought of just a "filthy southerner" until his national identity becomes clear. Unlike the others who find him repellent, Marie seems attracted to his honesty and the way "he looks at you straight in the eyes."
Peter: HE'S NOT ITALIAN AFTER ALL. HE'S A GREEK FROM GREECE – A GREEK WITH A BIG DICK.
Erich: WE SHOULD KILL HIM. EVEN BETTER—CASTRATE HIM, LAY HIS DICK IN GASOLINE, AND THEN GIVE IT TO MARIE AS A GIFT.
Paul: WE BELONG HERE AND NO ONE ELSE.
Walking down the suburban "catwalk"
The only camera movements in the film are tracking shots of two characters each time they walk down the street, as if on a catwalk, always accompanied by Peer Raben's (offscreen) performance of Schubert's German Dance, Op.33 No. 7. Even Yorgos achieves the dubious status of walking down the catwalk with Marie, when the men decide to "let him stay" after his brutal beating, as long as he can be exploited and pay double the normal rent rate. He still seems baffled and confused by everyone's attitudes, expressing himself with cries about "nothingness" and mindless violence:
Sirk, Godard, Warhol, whatever…
Fassbinder pushes melodrama (he was a well-known fan of Douglas Sirk's glossy melodramas) to absurd limits—to the point of suffocating fatalism—to show how stereotypical emotional conventions discolour normal situations. His radical mix of snarl and decoration and his unchained Marxist world, which is compressed and delineated, points to Jean-Luc Godard—it is perfectly clear for the viewer where each form, idea and narrative sequence starts and stops, but in films like Katzelmacher, he could also be considered an inheritor of the camp sensibility, kinky rawness, as well as physical and spiritual discomfort of early Andy Warhol. Anti-style is still style, after all. Amid their lower-middle-class defeat, the characters—trapped indefinitely between unrealistic aspirations and a creeping fascist mentality—are not individualised or silhouetted like in Fassbinder's later, more celebrated films. Anything is possible, but nothing really matters.
The film ends with the following lines:
Marie: IN THE SUMMER, HE'S TAKING ME TO GREECE.
Gunda: AND HIS WIFE?
Marie: IT DOESN'T MATTER. IN GREECE EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT.


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Orton–Gillingham, and programs based on it, are the gold standard for teaching students with dyslexia, but are helpful for all struggling readers. Orton-Gillingham techniques also work for English language learners because they help to fill gaps in their reading and writing skills.
The FOG Readers curriculum teaches the sounds of the English language and their corresponding symbols, spelling rules and generalizations, and syllable types. The program uses a specific order of introduction of reading skills based on how we learn language. Students must master one reading skill before moving on to the next. The lessons are structured to include the same seven basic parts for each meeting: decoding and/or phonograms, sight word reading, the new concept for the lesson, alphabet knowledge, spelling, dictation, and oral reading.
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Generally speaking, listener is a thing that listens (waits for) incoming connections and do it regarless they appear from.
That settings allows you to select the adapter the listener should work on. While you have only one network adapter listener does not allow you to select anything except this one.
So, PHPEdit talks to DBGListener which seems to make sense to me. What I am not clear on is how DBGListener running on my Windows XP box is talking to DBG running on my Linux box. Don't I need to tell the DBG Client and Server how to find each other? I believe that PHPEdit is finding the listener but then thinks that the listener is not communicating with the web server / DBG server. Does that make sense?
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b) DBG on the server recognizes the request, determines the client IP address and connects back to the client host where it expects DbgListener to be running.
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Normally for a development server you would install DBG on the Linux box and in the PhpED project settings set it as a remote debugging project. Then just start a debug session as normal and it works. Most common issues are firewall settings on both Windows & Linux and the DBG settings in php.ini
The DBG settings in the php.ini on the server which can restrict which computers can debug sessions, which effectively tells DBG which network addresses it is allowed to communicate with the DBG listener.
If you want to debug a session where the browser is on a different computer to PhpED, then the DBG listener is also on a different computer and DBG won't be able to communicate using the Windows browser client address.
In that situation you have a choice of using the DebugBreak() statement within your PHP code and telling that your DBG listener address, or changing DBGSESSID in the browser URL to tell DBG where the listener is. Both DebugBreak and DBSESSID accept effectively the same parameter format.
There is loads of information in this forum about that, but have a look at http://www.nusphere.com/kb/technicalfaq/faq_dbg_related.htm#2 for a quick overview.
I believe that PHPEdit is finding the listener but then thinks that the listener is not communicating with the web server / DBG server. Does that make sense?
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Concealed Carry Weapons Permit Travel By Ron Benjamin
Recently, a USP member sent me an email suggesting Maryland State Police are using their vehicle on-board computers connected to automatic license plate readers to flag out-of-state vehicles with owners who have concealed carry weapons permits (CCWs). The officer can elect to stop the vehicle and challenge the driver to produce his/her concealed firearm. Maryland does not honor CCWs from other states. If the driver is found to have a handgun, he/she has violated MD law, will be arrested and subject to a three-year minimum sentence. According to one MD attorney specializing in criminal law, roughly 19 out of 20 of his unlawful gun transportation cases are not from MD. Having a CCW in another state may be used by the officer to do a search of the vehicle. Similar unfriendly CCW states are NY, NJ, MA, CT and RI. I am not an attorney and do not offer legal advice. However, during my 26 years carrying a Federal badge, I was fully aware of the rules of search and seizure as specified in the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Two phrases come to mind: "probable cause" and "plain view." I will discuss both later. We should all understand our rights by doing some research. I suggest reading the 4th and 5th Constitutional Amendments and Public Law 99-308, The Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA). That law was signed by President Reagan on May 19, 1986 and it says under the "Safe Passage" provision: "This law permits the interstate transportation of unloaded firearms by any person not prohibited by Federal law from such transportation regardless of any State law or regulation." The guns are to be secured in the trunk of the car or in a locked container in vehicles without trunks. Read 99-308 and be guided accordingly. My advice when travelling out-of-state is:
I would not grant any officer verbal permission to search my vehicle. I would let the officer establish probable cause, if there is any. I would rely on FOPA. Understand, some states reject FOPA, but I would take the 4th Amendment and FOPA over three years hard time.
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|Home > RX-7 > My RX-7 > Project Tina > Project Tina, Jun 9th, 2002: Fuel Pump, Oil and Water, TID, S-AFC, BOV
Closeups of turbo oil and water lines.
Oil fitting on oil cooler. Note the 90 degree eblow needed for the oil nipple. After trying to fit the oil hose, it was discovered that there was not enough clearance between the cooler and the rad. The 90 degree fitting moved the nipple into a compatible position.
Oil line connected.
Oil drain fittings. If I had realised there would be so much clearance, I would have just welded a section of pipe onto the pan and avoided the multiple 90 degree fittings. Live and learn I guess...
Apex'I BOV installed on upper intercooler pipe.
Closeup of BOV. Such a sweet looking piece. For scaring the ricers (if they even know what it is).
New air hose connected to split air pipe. Yes, I will be running a cat.
Wiring in the S-AFC harness.
S-AFC installed.
Closeup of S-AFC.
Air output from old ACV blocked off. Used a small section of pipe plugged at one end by a 3/8 copper pipe cap.
Turbo inlet duct. Made by Home Depot Racing, this duct just BARELY fits. Was an extreme hassle to get it to work. I plan to eventually move to the smaller S5 AFM to eliminate most of the clearance issues caused by this duct.
I believe this will be the last set of pictures. As mentioned, only the downpipe remains to be done. I will get to it sometime this week to hopefully start the car by the weekend.
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WhenWednesday, September 3, 2014 -
Now Accepting Applications for the LL.M. in Gaming Law and Regulation | Apply Here
September 3-5, 2014
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Schedule with Speakers: PDF
Session Descriptions: PDF
Conference FAQs: PDF
Speaker Bios: PDF
CLEs: The conference has been approved for 5.5 CLEs in Nevada and 6.6 CLEs in Missouri.
Location: All conference sessions will be held at the Thomas and Mack Moot Court Room (located next to BSL) and all lunches will be held at the Student Union in Ballrooms B and C.
The high-tech possibilities for online gaming grab headlines, but land-based casinos remain a vibrant and growing sector of the gaming industry. As the number of jurisdictions that legalize gambling grows nationally and internationally, it is important to examine successful models and practices for developing and regulating land-based casinos. Las Vegas, Nevada provides the perfect setting for exploring these issues and ready access to gaming experts in both the private and public sectors.
From September 3 to September 5, 2014, the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV will host a conference and educational experience on regulating land-based casinos. Sessions during this three-day conference will be led by gaming leaders in regulation, compliance, operations, and enforcement. The audience will include lawyers, policy-makers, regulators, academics, gaming operators, gaming equipment suppliers, and others interested in how the industry will develop nationally and internationally. A detailed schedule of speakers and fees will be available soon.
Session topics will include The Debate Over Legal Gambling; Gambling Policy and Goals; Policy Implementation; Structuring a Casino Industry; Economic Impacts of Regulation; Regulatory Agency Organization; Politics of Gaming Regulation; Addressing Problem Gambling; Controlling Electronic / Computer Games and Equipment; Auditing and Accounting; Taxes; Advantage Play, Crimes and Enforcement; Licensing of Industry Participants; and Exclusions.
Panel discussions include compliance issues, the impact of technology on gaming, and enforcement challenges.
Session experts include Anthony Cabot, Doug Walker, Kevin Mullaly, Stephen Martino, Eugene Christainsen, Richard Schuetz, Toni Cowan, Bob Stocker, Frank Catania, Gary Ehrlich, Peter Kulich, Don Hannum, Darren Heyman, Rick Lopes, Brian Callaghan, Keith Miller, and others.
The book is available and can be purchased at the following link gamingpress.unlv.edu/regulating_landbased_casinos.html
We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas!
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Today I will be reflecting on my overall health, how I am feeling physically and mentally, and also talking about my MS Symptoms and if I've noticed any changes with the lifestyle changes I've made.
Physical Health
I am close to peak health right now. I have lost enough weight that I am no longer in the "overweight" BMI range but in the "normal" range. I haven't seen this number since before high school.
I have found that I feel lighter and less sluggish, though that may have more to do with my metabolism. Regardless, I wanted to find a natural way to get more energy and I have succeeded.
With the good, comes the bad: I had a couple of days where my stomach hurt after eating and I wasn't sure what was going on. After visiting two different doctors, I found out that I have h.pylori. I suspect I picked it up from contaminated water caused by a water main break back in early March. We boiled water and followed the warnings, but the county was slow on placing a boil advisory and probably too quick in lifting it. I am currently on the recommended antibiotic regimen, and I wouldn't wish those horse pills on anyone.
To balance that out, since I am destroying my gut bacteria, I have upped my probiotic intake via supplements and drinking a lot of kombucha.
I do suspect that I might have a lactose sensitivity in addition to this infection because my stomach would hurt almost every time I had dairy. The source of the pain was inconsistent because it would happen after eating other foods too, but after eating something high in lactose it would inevitably cause some sort of pain.
On the days where I don't eat any dairy, I feel absolutely normal. Especially during this minor reset: I haven't had any stomach pain since Wednesday.
As Ash says, I've reset my body to the point that I cannot enjoy some of the foods I used to; my body is now a finely tuned machine and I need to be careful what type of fuel I put into it.
This stinks because if I had always wanted to go back to eating dairy products, I really can't because I don't like how I feel afterward. I know there are some measures I can take to cheat now and then, but it is clear that my body is treating lactose the same way it treats sugar: beginning to reject the stuff. This isn't a surprise because I always suspected I had a dairy sensitivity since I was a kid, but like with sugar, I would ignore any symptoms I had in favor of eating cheese.
I am looking at this as a plus: by removing dairy from my diet I am lowering my flare-up chances. Back when I did research for the week I dropped dairy, I found out dairy contains a protein that can increase my chances of a flare-up. Basically, I can't cheat and have a nibble of dairy whenever I want.
I am one of those people that, even if I can handle it, I tend to not want to do anything that could inconvenience myself. It's just easier to avoid dairy and sugar than deal with the consequences of how I feel afterward. I may try lactaid if I absolutely want to eat something with lactose, otherwise avoiding the matter altogether is easier for my well-being.
Mental & Emotional Health
These physical changes have helped with my mental health.;
I am feeling better mentally, with the occasional down moment, but overall I am doing well. Keeping busy with the blog and feeling productive has helped improve my mood. I think by feeling productive, I don't feel like my MS is bothering me as much as it does.
I am finding that I am working very hard to be more compassionate and self-compassionate. That has helped lower my intense emotions significantly. I am finding things don't bother me as much as they used to which has been really helpful in getting through the day. I feel that I've been providing Jai with a good example because of it.
MS Health
Overall, I don't really notice a huge difference in my symptoms since my last check-in. I find that by removing certain things from my diet helps give me a minor energy boost because I am not feeling bogged down. But the difference tends to be negligible.
I still have issues with fatigue and mental fog, but my L'Hermittes Sign and MS Hug haven't made a reappearance since February for which I am grateful.
I have an appointment with my neurologist later this month, but without an MRI, so I will be updating with his assessment of my overall condition. I count not needing an MRI as a personal win: I don't hate getting them, but it means my neurologist believes my condition is stable enough that an MRI is unnecessary.
I talked about restarting my drug-therapy once Jai weans from breastfeeding, but I am finding it hard because of how good I've been feeling without it. Not going back on Tecfidera means that I will be putting my long-term health at risk of progressing into SPMS, so there is a lot of important things to consider if I do decide to hold off a while longer.
The Takeaway
That's how I am feeling overall and I would say that I am feeling pretty good. It's been a lot of work to get here, but I would have to say taking it a little bit at a time has helped. Remembering not to put too much pressure has helped keep me going on the lower-motivation days.
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Energy Demand Management at Water Districts
For many municipalities, drinking water and wastewater plants are typically the largest energy consumers, often accounting for 30-40% of total energy consumed. Overall, drinking water and wastewater systems account for approximately 2% of energy use in the U.S., adding over 45 million tons of greenhouse gases annually. To reduce energy costs, water and wastewater treatment plants must understand their electric utility rates and structures and be able to balance energy costs with the demands of the facility. Helio Energy Solutions has helped water districts with their energy demand management since 2001.
Lowering Emmissions
PredictEnergy's analytics module, leverages real-time energy analytics to develop an energy demand management approach that adapts to changing energy and power demands throughout the day. Changing energy rate structures for Water Districts' potable and recycled water systems create challenges and opportunities to support the grid and simultaneously reduce energy costs for rate payers. PredictEnergy® analytics enables Water Districts to visualize their operations from an energy cost perspective while minimizing the impact on plant operations . PredictEnergy® applies visualization to complex and dynamic utility rates so plant operators can "see" current efficiency and production and next steps.
Notwithstanding the complexity of water districts, the plan is simple: When energy is in high demand and expensive, plant operators shift processes to minimize power requirements, when energy is in surplus, operators adjust to bolster storage in anticipation of the next demand.
Water District Energy Demand Management
In a contract awarded by the California Energy Commission (CEC), UC Davis' Center for Water and Energy Efficiencywill be running a project with Helio Energy solutions at the Moulton Niguel Water District to better understand how water utilities can become a key tool in helping California manage its roller coaster electricity supply-and-demand challenges.
By incorporating energy efficiency practices into their water and wastewater plants, municipalities and utilities can save 15 to 30%, saving thousands of dollars with payback periods of only a few months to a few years. Helio Energy Solutions has helped numerous water districts around the country develop a better understanding of their energy intensity and an action plan to improve their energy efficiency and overall cost of energy.


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On Friday, March 15th, youth has written history. Inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg - now nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize -, students have kicked off a #FridaysForFuture as a global movement, lighting a beacon of hope in times of climate crisis. More than 1.5 million students skipped school all around the world to protest against politicians' inaction on climate change in a 24-hour action that will mark a whole generation. From Australia to Asia, Africa, America, and Europe, young people took the streets on 2.068 protests in more than 125 countries demanding immediate change to their governments' climate policy. Despite their anger and disappointment about adults' inaction, it was a powerful message of hope and enthusiasm to fight for a greener social and economic system that allows us to halt catastrophic climate change.
A second Global Strike for Future is already scheduled for May 24th2019.
Both Friends of the Earth and Young Friends of the Earth member groups supported the strike, reinforcing the students' message: we are here, we are many, and we want things different. Here are some inspiring examples of support shown by our national groups:
BUND/Friends of the Earth Germany
Gute Demokraten stellen sich den #Schulstreik|s auf Augenhöhe & diskreditieren nicht das Engagement junger Menschen für #Klima & Zukunft! @FridaysForFuture, ihr seid großartig! Hier unsere Solidaritätserklärung ▶ https://t.co/xb5d6GMuvR #schoolstrike4climate #FridaysForFuture pic.twitter.com/5Dq5kS9bJM— BUND (@bund_net) 15 March 2019
Friends of the Earth Ireland
Friends of the Earth Ireland encouraged the newly formed Schools Climate Action Network to retain the energy generated on Friday. They also set up a solidarity action for the 15th rather than bringing lots of adults to the children's rally, supported a lobbying workshop for students and brought them to their 2-days event 'Climate Connects'.
Amigos de la Tierra/Friends of the Earth Spain
Amigos de la Tierra helped to spread out the call for the over 60 mobilisations that took place across Spain as an organisation but also took part in the event as concerned individuals. Four local groups were directly involved, helping mainly with logistics and communications.
¡No podemos esperar más para actuar! #FridaysForFuture #15MClimático #SchoolsStrike4Climate @JuventudXClima pic.twitter.com/xtc8grCglP— Amigos de la Tierra (@AmigosTierraEsp) 15 March 2019
Hnutí DUHA/ Friends of the Earth Czech Republic
Hnutí DUHA were directly involved in the Climate Coalition, connecting them with national media. A group of active volunteers was also a part of the march, which gathered 2000 students in Prague and 700 in Brno, and organised a workshop for making banners.
Focus/Friends of the Earth Slovenia
Focus offered the strikers a space for meetings, provided expert support in shaping demands and backgrounds, materials for protest, and covered costs for leaflets and posters. They promoted the event through their channels, including their newsletter, and gave social media support. They participated in the protests, but without exposing banners.
Latvijas Zemes draugu/ Friends of the Earth Latvia
Latvijas Zemes draugu promoted the event and supported the main organisers with logistics.
!!! #climatestrike #climatejustice @Young_FoEE @fff_europe pic.twitter.com/JVNdSdqfO1— // Lita (@kurpju_kaste) 15 March 2019
Friends of the Earth Scotland
Young Friends of the Earth Scotland a well-being area at the Glasgow strike with drinks, snacks and support for strikers. Friends of the Earth Scotland was also present at both the Edinburgh and Glasgow actions in support (with flags), helping to amplify the event on social media.
Friends of the Earth England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Friends of the Earth EWNI supported mainly behind the scenes, although they also published an open letter to national media (The Times) signed by 33 green and youth NGOs, academics and public figures in favour of the strike. They provided welfare staff in 4-5 locations where this was requested, plus input on safeguarding (child protection) for adult supporters. They produced a guide for adult allies in partnership with UK student climate change network, and one of their youth project students did some citizen journalism on Twitter and Instagram.
Today's youth strike for climate in Manchester was inspiring to say the least. Great to see such a large turn out - hi @theresa_may#youthstrike4climate #FridaysForFuture @GretaThunberg— Young FoE Manchester (@YoungFoeMcr) 15 March 2019
(Photography credit to @/eodee.photography on Instagram) pic.twitter.com/kF6swLHYUB


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BroadbandTV, world's top video network, gets 11th birthday makeover
"You become what you believe."
That's been Shahrzad Rafati's philosophy for her media and technology company BroadbandTV since day 1. Now she's applying that motto to a company makeover, Mashable can exclusively reveal.
The Vancouver-based multi-platform network (MPN), which was recently ranked as the No. 1 online video network worldwide, has a new logo and new global headquarters to coincide with its 11th anniversary.
The changes mark the first of many in 2016 as the company continues to expand, Rafati told Mashable.
"This is the beginning of the next chapter for our company," Rafati said in a phone interview ahead of the announcement.
"We wanted to define our brand identity as our industry and our company has evolved," she said. "Last year, we went after new verticals, expanded to new markets, invested in new technology, diversification of revenue. It was just the right time to work on our rebrand."
Today marks #BBTV's 11th Anniversary! It's been an amazing ride, and I can't wait for whats to come this year for us! #HappyBirthday
— Shahrzad Rafati (@shahrzadrafati) March 17, 2016
BBTV, owned by RTL Group, has amassed about 74,000 creators, who post about 500,000 new videos per month.
It operates several major brands including: TGN, a gaming network on YouTube; Opposition, the largest hip-hop music video network; number one Electronic Dance Music (EDM) video network, WIMSIC; leading kids & family network, HooplaKidz; and Outspeak, the next-generation citizen journalism brand in partnership with The Huffington Post.
According to a recent report from ComScore, BBTV the outpaces Maker Studios, Fullscreen, Machinima Entertainment and Collective Digital Studio (now rebranded as Studio71).
The company's new headquarters, located inVancouver's Coal Harbour district, reflects its growth. It spans 30,000 square feet, and features a 50-person theater for screenings, an in-house studio for creators and talent, a baby grand piano and intelligent lighting throughout.
Rafati said there is also customized art and design, done by local Canadian artists, to reflect the company's values of care, drive, collaboration and creativity.
"Behind every layer of the design is a code — a piece of the company's DNA — presented in binary walls and within art around the office which represents our core values," she added.
What's next for the company? Rafati wouldn't give too much away. But, she said: "Nothing is impossible."
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO)
Profile America — Monday, October 8th. This is National Fire Prevention Week — a time to look around the house with the idea of keeping the risk of fire to a minimum. It's also a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. Two of the worst fires in U.S. history broke out on this date in 1871. One was the famous fire in Chicago. The second fire that day was much worse, but has faded into history. A dry summer and high winds turned a forest blaze into a firestorm that jumped rivers, destroying the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and 11 other communities, killing as many as 2,400 people. Across the U.S., there are just over 30,000 fire departments, and every 23 seconds one of them responds to a fire. Profile America is in its 16th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2012, p. 496, 497, 498
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 355
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau


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After any order you make, if you make another order of £30 or more within a 6 month period then you will be eligble for a bumper bonus extra on top of the points you already earn from you order.
* £30-74 = 30 extra points
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So for example. You order your first product for £40 and then 5 months later you make an order of £100. That's 40+100 points from your orders and a further 100 extra bonus points, giving you 240 points to redeem on your next order. Which incidently if you order within the following 6 months from this order will gain you another extra bonus.
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West Bengal School Chalo Campaign : 2857 Free school kits distributed
Kolkata: Popular Front of India had organized school Chalo program at west Bengal state on the evening of 24th February of 2013. On this day popular Front of India local chapters conducted various programs under school Chalo Campaign in different places of the state and distributed 2857 Free school kits to the needy and poor minority children.
During the school Chalo campaign Popular front local units organized several educational awareness programs. More than three thousands students attended in the program like educational awareness rally and cultural session.


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The rubber bodies collective, an artist collective based in Malta, is organising four courses to be led by artist practitioners based on the island:
Devising: Creating Stories through the Body
Video Art: Re-articulated Voices
The courses are suitable for teachers, teacher trainers and non-teaching staff involved in school education (from pre-primary up to upper secondary) or adult education. Participants do not require any previous experience in the field, as the artists will be sharing methods and techniques which will then be explored through the workshops.
The course are listed under the EU's Life Long Learning Grundtvig program and full funding may be available for non-Maltese EU residents. This means that board (meals), accommodation, course fees and transport costs may be paid for through the EU program. Although different limits apply to different countries over the amount of funding available, most will cover all of your expenses. The deadline for the application is 17th September 2012. This is not a flexible deadline, please allow enough time to complete and send the application!
Each country has a National Agency which assesses the applications from residents of that country. Since the Grundvig programme is specifically for Adult Educators, the National Agencies decide on the eligibility of the applicant. Each agency differs in their criteria and some will reject applicants who aren't employed by a formal educational institution, while for others it is enough that you aim to teach some workshops.
How to apply for funding
1. Select your National Agency from this link.
2. Click on the Grundtvig website, listed in the details under your national agency. If this is not listed, click on the website of your national agency and find the Grundtvig section in that website.
3. Find the Grundtvig programmes, go to 'In service Training' and fill in the downloadable pdf document.
4. As part of your funding application, you may need to provide a confirmation of pre-registration. This is a letter from the course organiser confirming there is a place for you on the course. For this reason, if you are applying for funding, it is important to fill our application form above.
Should you require assistance with the application form, or have any questions regarding the course, please contact Ira Melkonyan (email@example.com).