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A political history of the Texas Republic, 1836--1845
Siegel, Stanley E.
Doctor of Philosophy
The annexation of Texas by the United States brought to a close the nine year period of independent existence which the Republic of Texas had enjoyed. During this short era, which began in 1836 and reached its conclusion in 1845, Texas enjoyed all the attributes of a sovereign nation. This work is concerned with the political history of the Republic. It is true that political parties and divisions existed prior to the Revolution, and in this period political differences were based upon distinct principles. The faction led by William H. Wharton in the early stages of the trouble with Mexico was eager for a complete break; the faction led by Austin counseled a moderate program, and did not agree on the wisdom of independence until late in 1835. However, the political divisions on the basis of principles did not continue in the period of the Republic. Politics were almost wholly of a personal nature in the period, 1836--1845. The personality of Sam Houston dominated Texas in that era, and was responsible for the two Houston administrations, as well as the election of Anson Jones, who was Houston's chosen candidate. Also it can be said that the election of Lamar was nothing more than a reversion from the first Houston term in office. Finally, there were no political parties in Texas comparable to the Whigs or Democrats in the United States. There were political techniques, appropriate to a developing, more sophisticated, nation, but politics in the Republic were primarily of a personal nature. In conclusion, the individual citizen of the Republic was much like his counterpart in the United States. His principles were in the Jacksonian mold, and his devotion to agrarian pursuits, resulted in a distrust of any type of corporate monopoly. Texas was akin to any other Southern state in the ante-bellum period, with cotton the chief source of wealth, and with slavery a recognized institution. The development of the Republic continued along these lines, so that the state of Texas naturally became a part of the Confederacy at the time of the Civil War. Also social historians have asserted that the germination of the distinct Texas character and tradition had its origin in the period of the Republic.
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Integrated Contact Center
Near BPO provides complete solutions to collect information. With a specialization in technology, we focus on aggregation of information from different sources to create dashboards and databases. We do it all…from back-office research related to the status of a customer initiated process, to customer contact information cleanse and updates.
Near BPO provides complete solutions to collect information, such as telephone-based surveys and polls. With a specialization in policy based polls to assess constituency awareness of campaign pledges, we focus on aggregation of information from different sources to create dashboards and databases. We do it all…from back-office research related to the status of a customer initiated process, to customer contact information cleanse and updates. Here we describe how Near BPO produced a national database of businesses.
The database creation solution defines a cost effective way to acquire the correct and up-to-date contact information for all entities, either individuals or businesses, in a location. In this solution, all the information is compiled from scratch to ensure ownership of intellectual property of the data collected. All the databases captured for all geographies are stored and delivered in standard format. All conversations and transactions are recorded and linked to the entity listing.
This solution is typically implemented as two parallel processes, the background research process that looks up listings from public directories and creates a basic digital listing with minimal contact information and a second data acquisition process in which calls are placed to individuals and businesses to update and populate the database with all the required listing information.
For the business listings, we have as customer a large Internet corporation that has been positively impressed with the quality of services and deliveries, giving them comfort that the complete process will be completed on time, budget and with utmost quality. As part of the process management, there are daily KPI reports generated, direct access to monitoring of calls with a cloud application used to fetch call recordings for QA, and a very proactive error avoidance approach to ensure that the data collected is correct and up-to-date.
Solutions that provided for targeted mass communications that include financial products, up-sales and cross-sales, term life insurance sales and appointments, multi-channel political campaign electorate messages, fund raising, client retention and sales of new services and collections. This is a solution that was put in place for Nationwide Commercialization.
This solution involves the country wide promotion of, for example, term life insurance in a cost effective way. For the success of campaigns like these, it is key to ensure that interactions required to promote a personal, family and/or residential insurance products are performed following the guidelines specified by the vendor, ensuring the high quality of the interactions. For this purpose, each and every phone call is audited and many are monitored.
Utilizing proprietary nationwide residential customer database and a streamlined process to ensure that all data is entered only once and validated at least once. As part of the solution, 100% of calls are recorded and stored for quality monitoring. The solution includes the definition of different levels of incentives for agents to promote high sales volume without compromising quality of delivery. Also, agents are organized in teams that compete with each other to obtain the best results.
Our customer has been executing a campaign following this solution without interruption for over several years. There have been more than one million insurance policy sales as of today, which makes us the number one outsourcing company for this product. Our experience with this campaign and continuous improvements on the processes make us the best BPO provider able to deliver the required infrastructure, human resources and knowledge to make projects like this one viable.
Solutions to maintain and retain customers that include customer assistance, emergency assistance, citizen assistance for public services, sales support, technical support, travel routing and ticket information, mortgage process status and real estate promotion and loyalty programs customer support. This is a solution implemented to maintain Customer Contact Information.
This solution targets the need to renew and expand the corporate client contact information. In addition to the obvious benefit of having the correct information about their customers, this solution helps corporations to reinforce the importance that the business places on existing clients and their contact information.
The first stage in the solution is to merge all the contact information for clients in the different enterprise systems that manage contact information. The resulting merged database is used to generate the target contact listings. These listings are called to update their information. When a contact is not reachable, we perform skip-tracing to reach the client. Once we reach them, in addition to updating their contact information, and if the customer has indicated the need, we market the current product offerings.
With this solution, your enterprise acquires better knowledge and understanding of your customers, enabling you to better service their needs and also creates a channel of communication to make your customers aware of your current offerings, enabling them to select services and products that best fit their needs. For companies that are utilizing this BPO solution, it has yielded an increased adoption of latest version of products, improved customer satisfaction, more customer loyalty, and enhanced revenue from the existing customer base.


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I am a contemporary British artist who lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. Graduating with a Fine Art Degree in 2008, I have since exhibited across the UK and Europe, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.
My large-scale portraits are created using jars and jugs, pouring diluted oil paint on to a flat canvas in a series of complex and translucent layers, rarely using a paintbrush. I am fascinated and intrigued by representations of women and an interrogation of the male and female gaze, as well as self-image. My paintings of women aim to explore vulnerability and beauty whilst rejecting idealised, sexualised and media driven images of women.
Many of my works have also been inspired by children I have worked with overseas. I use portraiture to celebrate and magnify quiet moments of innocence and beauty, whilst also maintaining an explorative and experimental approach with my materials – employing an abstract technique to my figurative subjects.


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Here is a little bit for you, I hope you like it at least a bit.
Title: Spiderman
Fandom: Casey / Zeke
Rating: R
Disclaimer: of course, not mine
It was Friday after school when Casey felt like trapped in a dream - and he couldn't say if it was a wonderful dream or a nightmare.
He was on the way to the bus when suddenly the black GTO seemed to appear from nowhere. His heart started to beat faster. He knew the car all to well, everyone at school knew the car. The GTO, owned by Zeke Tyler ...
He always felt nervous when others paid attention in him. Usually this meant that he was caught again in the line of fire by the Jocks from school who only wanted to have their "fun". No one else cared about him. Definitely not Zeke Tyler.
Zeke was different from everyone he knew. Zeke was the most popular boy at school - he did all the things Casey would never dare to do. He smoked on the schoolyard although it was forbidden. In class he scribbled caricatures from the teachers into his school books instead of following the lessons. And during lunch ... Casey had seen him often enough when he sneaked into the boys room to make his dealings - and he preferred not to know exactly what it was about. The rumors he had heard were enough. Rumors about drugs, booze, faked identity cards ...
Zeke was the bad boy at school. No one who would waste a thought at Casey. Someone who caught Casey's eyes and mind again and again. Not just because he was so cool. He looked so good with his dark brown hair and his amazing eyes, which often looked a bit sad. But Casey felt butterflies in his stomach every time when he saw him smile. Butterflies, he knew, which shouldn't be there.
"Hey, you need a ride home?"
Casey looked around searching, but no one else was around. He stopped breathing when Zeke pushed open the passenger's door.
"C'mon, Casey, get in. I won't bite your head off, promised!"
The journey came to an end all too quick. Zeke had kept quiet the whole time, but had smoked one of his aromatic smelling cigarettes. The radio had played rock music. They where rushing through the streets it felt like flying. And Casey was as close to him as he had never been before. It made him feel dizzy.
He barely recognized when Zeke stopped the GTO exactly in front of the Conner's house. It should surprise him because he had never told him his address. But he wasn't.
"That's it," Zeke finally broke the silence.
"And now it's your turn!"
Casey's heart stopped dead.
"M ... my turn? What do you mean?"
"Bell ave 20. Come by this afternoon. And don't forget your camera!"
Casey was not sure what he actually was doing here. He was standing opposite Zeke's house for nearly ten minutes now, with his heart in his mouth and trembling fingers.
"Come by this afternoon. And don't forget your camera!"
Not a request, more an order! Of course he had to come. He was curious about the meaning of all this. But in the last minute the courage had left him. He was just ready to get on his bike again and leave when the front door was opened.
"Hey, you're late! I was waiting for you for a while. Do you have the camera?"
Zeke was snippy as ever. Casey nodded.
"Yeah! What ... what do want me to shoot?"
"Come on in! I'm gonna show you!"
He was already on his way upstairs when Casey could move again. Everything was so unreal. Only halting he followed Zeke and he stopped thunderstruck in the doorway to Zeke's room.
It was nearly three times as big as his own. Two walls were covered with shelves full of books and comics. In the corner a desk with a computer. On the first sight Casey could say that it was one of the newest models. And ... an own TV, with a videorecorder and a shelf full of interesting movies ...
Casey swallowed.
"Sorry. I didn't want to be curious. It's just ..."
Zeke smiled. For the first time this afternoon he smiled his smile. Just for him!
"Nothing big! So, you ready to help me out?"
"With what?"
"Like I said, I need a few pics."
Casey frowned.
"What pics?"
"The project of biology, remember?"
Of course, he could remember. One of Mr. Furlong ideas to make the lessons a little bit more interesting. Choose an unusual animal and observe it over two weeks. Casey had chosen the ants in the nearby wood. When he had finished the work last week, Mr. Furlong had praised him in front of the whole class for his detailed researches and first of all for the pictures he had involved into his work.
Obviously not only Mr. Furlong had liked the pics but also Zeke. This idea made him smile.
"So, you want me to take a few pics for your project? What is it about?"
"Come over here, have a look at her!"
Curious Casey followed Zeke over to the window. In front of it was a small table with a glass box on it. The ground was covered with dark earth, two green plants, some stones. But what Casey made shy away was the large, hairy spider, peering out from under the stones.
Zeke chuckled.
"She is great, isn't she?"
Casey swallowed and tried to fight his uprising panic. He had never liked spiders, not even the little ones, they all were just creepy. And this here ... this was a downright monster. Definitely he wouldn't approach her terrarium once again.
"What do you think, can you make a few close-ups? Like ... from her legs with the long hair on it. Can you capture the color of the hair? It's so shiny!"
"You want me to ... oh God! Zeke, please, I can't do that!"
Zeke looked over and narrowed his eyes.
"Why not? Don't try to tell me that you are not good enough for this!"
"I am! But ... it's not this! It's just ... I hate spiders! They freak me out!"
A wide grin spread over Zeke's face.
"This is not a simple spider, it's a Tarantula. She is smart, you know. Look, she's moving. I guess, she tries to escape from the terrarium. She did this once before. And I've no clue how she could manage it ..."
Casey whimpered slightly and he backed away a bit more in the direction of the door.
"I should go now," he murmured.
"Sorry, Zeke, I can't help you!"
Zeke giggled amused.
"She is harmless, Casey! You can even touch her if you want!"
"No, thanks!"
"Aawww, you don't know what you are missing. Put her onto your hand and she will crawl up your arm slowly. It's a fucking great feeling ... nearly better than sex!"
Zeke suddenly was standing all too near to him. His eyes sparkled hilariously. Casey felt his mouth becoming dry. He tried to understand what just happened, but it was hard to find at least one clear thought.
"Have you already done something absolutely mad in your life? Maybe it's time!"
"What ... do you mean?"
Zeke scrutinized him.
"Take your shirt off!"
"My ... what? Why?"
"Sometimes she likes to sneak into you sleeve and it's a bit hard then to find her again!"
Casey winked.
"But I don't want to do this ..."
Again Zeke showed him his irresistible smile.
"You will like it," he whispered.
This was crazy. He didn't know why he did what Zeke wanted him to do. But he started to unbutton his shirt and slipped it down his shoulders. Though he was still wearing a thin T-Shirt he nearly felt naked. In front of Zeke who was looking at him slightly amused.
"Close your eyes," he said with a soft voice.
And Casey obeyed, feeling nervous like hell. He could hear Zeke opening the terrarium. He whispered something Casey couldn't understand. This was ridiculous. Zeke was speaking with a spider - a Tarantula - and wanted to put her onto Casey's arm? The picture of her was still there in his mind. Large, hairy, scaring. He whimpered.
Zeke was back, standing in front of him. Was the Tarantula with him? Casey was tempted to open his eyes, but Zeke stopped him.
"Don't move," he warned him.
"You scares her. Gimme your hand!"
Zeke's hand was big and warm and somehow it felt good. Nevertheless, Casey couldn't suppress a light shivering. Zeke squeezed his hand reassuringly.
"Hey, is okay! Just let it happen. Let it happen and just feel it. Are you ready?"
"Yeah," whispered Casey and stopped breathing.
The first touch was barely noticeable. He nearly backed off, but then he remembered Zeke's words. Stay calm! Don't move! Feel it!
It was a strange feeling. Soft. Tender. More like stroking. Casey's bit his lower lip to stay calm when he felt the slight movement onto his arm. But it was not unpleasant. Zeke was holding his hand, squeezing reassuring from time to time. It felt strange, but safe.
Casey started to relax. There was this gentle tickling onto his arm. Zeke had been right. It felt good. Really good. He let go the picture of the big, frightening spider.
"Like it," he heard Zeke whispering.
He smiled and nodded carefully. No rush movements. He didn't want to scare her. He didn't want to stop this.
"Mhm! I knew it!"
The touch deepened. Fingers were stroking over his arm, warm and firm, demanding for more. One hand found his neck, hold his face. A thumb was stroking over his cheek.Warm breath on his skin.
Casey groaned slightly and just let it happen. Without thinking. Just feelings. And it was so good ... so good ... When he put his arms around Zeke, he started to realize what he was doing. He opened his eyes and broke away.
"What the hell ...," he panted.
Zeke smiled again - this fucking smile Casey started to hate in this moment. His eyes stopped at the terrarium onto the small table. It was closed like it should be and the Tarantula was just sitting there - motionless. Casey gasped for air.
"Fucking prick," he yelled.
"The spider ..."
"Is a Tarantula ... and not a pet. She is interesting and really beautiful ... but that's it! You can't play around with her, Casey!"
Casey felt turning pale.
"What sort of fucking game are you playing, eh? Is it fun to humiliate me? Great done, Tyler, be proud of you!"
And he felt like the greatest idiot of the world. How the hell could he ever have believed that Zeke Tyler needed him? He grabbed his camera and all he could think was: Let's get out of here!
Zeke stopped him when he already was at the door.
"You will never get what you want, Casey, if you don't want to risk anything!"
What are you talking about," Casey asked - and in the next moment he regretted it. He was done with him, done. Zeke Tyler was the biggest asshole of the whole school. And he would never - never - again speak to him.
"About your feelings. About what you really want."
Zeke came over to him.
"You have liked it, right?"
Casey swallowed.
"I don't know what you are talking about," he murmured again.
"About this!"
Zeke bent forward, his lips touched Casey's, smooth and brief, and then it was over.
"How is this?"
Casey didn't dare to move.
"I don't know," he whispered.
Zeke used his tongue this time, to tease Casey's lips.
Casey felt dizzy. He looked at him with big eyes.
"I don't know!"
"Hey, it's okay!"
Zeke smiled and put their noses together.
"I'm gonna teach you whatever you want to know. Take your time and just let it happen. Feel it!"
And when Zeke pulled him into his arm and kissed him again, Casey answered a kiss for the first time in his life.


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8vo. 250 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. Theme revisits the quantum physicist's Shrodinger's Cat conundrum in the context of a murder. Author's first book, focusing on a group of students and roomates in Glasgow, a body under the staircase and a sense of morality that is no more real than a physics equation. First published in Great Britain in 1998 by Judy Piatkus Ltd. ISBN 0688168930. #1050.
Title: Schrodinger's Baby
Illustrator: Abby Kagan
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Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: New York, William Morrow & Company, Inc.: 1999
ISBN Number: 0688168930
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Binding: Hard Cover
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I spend most of my time with my friends. If I try to to remember of my past times then I always talk about friends. I don't put my friends in the stories intentionally but they are always there. A friend is huge part of my life beside my family.
Most of my travels, I have gone with friends. Most of my fun times, I have been with friends. In addition, I have eaten meals with friends almost everyday.
I have a memorable friend in my life. He goes to see my mom every national holidays because I am away from my country. He knows how my mom is when holidays. My mom told me that " Really thanks to him and when he comes to see my mom she feels like I come."
I haven't known how friends are important and big part of my life.
I have a good idiom. One friend is enough, two friends are too many and three friends are impossible. I know what the idiom means but I have tried to make that possible and make more friends and always thanks my friends because they are always right next to me.
Thank you, all my friends.


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Last weekend at the Goodwood Revival vintage racing event in the U.K., Caterham Cars introduced a new, lightweight, vintage-inspired Seven into its lineup, called the SuperSprint. Just 60 examples are going to be made, and apparently, it took just seven hours for the company to sell every single one.
Caterham revealed the interesting sales tidbit today, saying half of the cars will go to European buyers, while the other half will stay in the United Kingdom.
Pistionheads estimates the small open-wheeler carmaker sells around 600 cars per year, meaning it achieved a whopping 10 percent of its overall 2017 sales in just a few hours. Impressive to say the least.
The news also means we here in the U.S. will not be getting any SuperSprints, which is a shame. But to see buyers so enthusiastic about rad retro-styled Caterhams might just be satisfying enough for us. Guess you'll have to find fun in one of Caterham's other track-ready Sevens.


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The Boston Marathon bombings have drawn close attention from New Jersey authorities and a State Police spokesman said the agency has recalled and pre-deployed a bomb unit, aviation crews, tactical teams, and search and rescue assets.
But State Police Lt. Stephen Jones, the spokesman, said the actions were precautionary.
"There is currently no known threat to New Jersey," Jones said.
Jones said leaders from the agency and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness met at the state's intelligence center (ROIC) to coordinate actions triggered by the explosions in Boston.
The public can report tips about suspicious activity to 1-866-4-SAFE NJ (1-866-472-3365).
Jones said authorities are keeping partner agencies and Gov. Chris Christie updated. Partners include the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
"We are also in contact with our private sector partners such as large businesses, hotels and critical infrastructure, including power plants and chemical plants," Jones said.
The speaker of the state Assembly in Trenton called the bombing "yet another reminder that senseless evil exists in our world.''
"Compassion for one another is always stronger,'' said Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, who represents Essex and Passaic counties. "Our hearts go out to the victims of today's tragedy.''
Gov. Chris Christie in a tweet said, "Please pray for Boston. Our thoughts are with the runners, their families and those affected by this horrific tragedy.''


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To kick-start Fraud Prevention Month, we knew there was no better person to speak to about fraud than Moneris' Chief Risk Officer, Brian Prentice. Our CRO's experience in the financial industry is extensive, and with his exceptional knowledge of the financial services and risk management industry, he knows what merchants need to protect themselves against fraud.
To start, what would you say are the most common types of fraud businesses experience today?
There are many types of fraud that happen to businesses, so it really depends on how we classify the most common. In terms of dollar value, the most popular for big budget activity is merchants being presented with stolen credit card information in a card-not-present environment. This could be in an ecommerce transaction, or an over-the-telephone type of scenario; something where a card is being used by a merchant but they're not seeing it or authenticating it correctly. The fraudster will normally also try to get the merchant to deliver the items to them instead of picking them up, so they don't ever have to show the stolen card.
In some of these situations, there are fraud protection measures in place. Other times merchants are simply accepting the credit card number as legitimate and completing a transaction.
What puts businesses at the biggest risk for fraud?
Not knowing or following card acceptance procedures is really what puts businesses at the biggest risk. It's not just the business owners or managers who need to know the acceptance procedures, all staff members need to be trained correctly. As the business grows or the owner takes a step back from day-to-day operations, the full-time or part-time staff are the ones ringing through customers, and they need to know the acceptance procedures the most.
How much are merchants liable for the fraud that happens to them?
The merchant's liability really depends on the type of transactions they're processing. On tap or contactless transactions, merchants typically have good protection in place - these transactions are capped at $100, which lowers the overall risk of fraudulent use. If a transaction is over $100, terminals won't process a tap payment and customers have to use their card and enter their PIN. In that situation, merchants need to follow proper card acceptance procedures to avoid having the liability fall on them.
For ecommerce transactions, the card networks have good risk-based authentication tools like Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. Moneris also has a selection of great ecommerce protection tools for merchants. In these transactions, merchants can use these tools to keep themselves protected as much as they can, but there is still some risk of fraud-related liability for merchants.
The riskiest transactions are manually-keyed-in transactions, where merchants are entering credit card data themselves. Not only are these risky because there is very little to confirm you've been given valid data, you're essentially overriding the built-in logic of the machine. Terminals are made for transactions where the card is present and uses the information it gets from the card to help verify the purchase. Merchants doing these transactions are doing them at their own risk, and take on a lot of liability by doing so.
So should merchants ever be entering card data manually?
It depends really. In a known relationship, say for a B2B merchant who's processing a payment for a long-standing customer, it's up to the owner to say if it's safe or not.
But with the rise of the internet, the situations that call for manual entry are becoming few and far between. It's fairly simple to set up a page with the Moneris Vault tool and securely store customer information to process payments that way, and then save that data for future use. Or you can always have customers pay through one of Moneris' hosted solutions, where the payment page is hosted on Moneris' servers, so you don't have to interact with the card data directly.
Talking about security, are contactless transactions secure?
Yes. Arguably, they're actually more secure than handing your card to someone in a store to authenticate the card or process a payment.
Take contactless payments that are made through your mobile wallet as an example. The only way to authenticate these payments is biometrically, either through your fingerprint or face recognition (on newer phone models). If someone were to steal your phone and try to use it to make purchases, they're not stealing your fingerprint with it, so it would be nearly impossible to tap that device and process a payment.
Tapping cards is similar, as you're keeping the card directly in your hands. When you tap a card, the card's chip sends a message to the terminal, which passes the message to the issuer and processes the payment. The card needs to be so close to the terminal to send that message, it would be incredibly difficult to intercept. And even if the message was intercepted, it wouldn't be usable for another purchase, as it changes every time you tap.
Can you simply explain what a chargeback is?
A chargeback is a cardholder-initiated reversal of an original purchase/transaction. There are a few simple reasons why this may happen. First, there could have been an error where the merchant duplicate charged the cardholder. Or, the cardholder's card may have been fraudulently used, resulting in an unauthorized charge to their account. The card networks also provide consumer protection to cardholders in respect to the satisfaction for goods or services received. Meaning this could occur if the products aren't accurately described in a card-not-present transaction, if the cardholder is not satisfied with the quality, or if the products simply aren't delivered.
What are some tips and best practices to help avoid chargebacks?
For fraud-related chargebacks, the most important practice is to make sure you and your staff are following card acceptance procedures at all times. If you're following the procedures correctly, you really lower the risk of fraud-related chargebacks. For online transactions, implementing backup protection is important – this could be Verified by Visa, MasterCard SecureCode, CVV or Address Verification Service (AVS).
For all other chargeback types, merchants should take advantage of the resources on moneris.com/chargebacks. Simple things like making sure the items are suitable for the purpose they're sold, are described correctly, and are delivered in satisfactory condition, are important. Anything shipped to a customer should be signed by the cardholder, and having a proof of delivery recipient is also a good practice.
Does Moneris contact the merchant when funds are being held from a fraudulent transaction? If so, how?
Yes. We attempt to contact a merchant when their funds are held for any reason, including fraudulent transactions. This happens on either the same day or next day of the transaction, just depending on when the transaction passes through the authorization system and is flagged. The transactions that set off an alert are manually inspected, so it may be the day after that merchants are notified, but we will try to get in contact with them. I emphasize 'try' here because we can only contact our merchants if they keep their information up to date with us.
What are the easiest things merchants can do to protect themselves online? In-store?
1. Use fraud protection tools that are appropriate for your business. Moneris has a great range of tools for any size of business and we're always happy to help.
2. Again, watch your transactions for anything unusual. You know what's normal and what isn't for your business.
In Store:
1. Make sure you and your staff follow card acceptance procedures.
2. Check your POS equipment daily to make sure it hasn't been tampered with.
3. Be alert about unusual requests or transactions, especially if they're coming from new customers. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Throughout March we'll be publishing new and informative articles about fraud prevention, and how Moneris merchants can stay protected. Make sure to visit Moneris.com/insights throughout Fraud Prevention Month for new postings, and take a look at some of our favourite fraud-related pieces, including our Preventing Ecommerce Fraud [Webinar] and Chargebacks 101: Merchant Must-Knows!


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1304 1159 Main Street, Vancouver Listing #: R2478812
Welcome to CITYGATE II, a quality built BOSA development. This 3 bedroom 2 bathroom spacious and bright home with solarium is centrally located on the Main Street corridor near trendy restaurants, Science World, False Creek, Olympic Village, & Skytrain. Amazing city and mountain views, this unit has been updated with quality new appliances and fixtures right through from kitchen to bathrooms. Huge 1235 sq ft family friendly open floor plan is great for entertaining with a cozy gas fireplace. Recent building upgrades include new fitness centre, lobby reno, new elevators, re-piped, new boilers, newer roofs. 2 parking, 1 large storage locker incl. Pets/Rentals welcome. Hurry on this one!
Taxes (2020): $3,074.89
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Sample Wedding Breakfast Menus from our award-winning kitchen:
Carved Buffet, decorated and carved to order by our chefs with a selection of Salads and homemade Breads
Roast Sirloin of Cumbrian Beef
Home Honey-Roasted Gammon
Crown of free range Turkey
Whole Salmon with Prawns
Followed by a selection of homemade Desserts and Cumbrian Cheeses, Coffee and homemade Petit Fours
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Or, for a more formal occasion, choose from the following menu items:
To Start:
Gratin of Fruits - Melon, Pineapple, Plum, and Kiwi - glazed with Champagne Sabayon and served with a tuile basket filled with homemade Sorbet
Terrine of Three Confits - Gressingham Duck, Maize-fed Chicken and Guinea Fowl - layered with Foie Gras and served with our own Plum Chutney and a dressed salad of baby herbs
Smoked Scottish Salmon Terrine with Chives and Lemon, on a salad of baby Spinach and Red Chard with a Raspberry Vinaigrette and a Rosette of home-cured Salmon in Malt Whisky and Dill
Fillet of Salmon grilled with Lime and Capers, served on gratinated Leeks with Chive creamed Potatoes and a Tomato Veloute
Cream of Carrot, Orange and Ginger Soup with Coriander and Creme Fraiche
Main Courses:
Fillet of Beef Wellington - baked in Puff Pastry with Spinach and Wild Mushrooms - served with Herb Fondant Potato, julienne of Honey-braised Root Vegetables and a Madeira jus
Loin of Lamb pan roasted with Garlic, served with grilled Lakeland Haggis, Red Onion Marmalade, Fondant Potato and a Red Wine and Redcurrant Sauce
Supreme of Maize-fed Chicken pan roasted with Saffron and Honey, served with a pressed Terrine of the Leg Confit, Champ Potatoes, puree of Cumin roasted Squash and a Marsala jus
And Finally:
Assiette of Chocolate Desserts
Glazed Lemon Tart
Lavender scented Creme Brulee served with Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream and a Raspberry Sablee Biscuit
Coffee and Petit Fours
A Champagne and Canape reception is included in your package.
This will be served immediately after your wedding ceremony while you chat to your guests and perhaps have your photographs taken.
Your choice of wines will be served with your wedding breakfast, along with another glass of Champagne at the end of the meal when your guests can 'toast the Bride and Groom'.
A full bar will be available after your meal, until 1am. Again, this is included in your package.


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Al Riccio Finds His Niche
He makes no bones about it: "Pretty pictures are what make the world work for me," Al Riccio says, and those are the pictures he always plans to take. He's in the right business, that's for sure. Actually, two businesses-wedding photography and the sale of images to greeting card, calendar, and poster companies.
Al started in weddings years ago because it was, frankly, an easy way to get started as a photographer. When he took some of his wedding images to a greeting card company, he got happily sidetracked. "They hired me to work for them as a director of photography," he says. Eventually he stopped doing the weddings as the sale of his images to card and poster companies took all his time. A few years ago he picked up weddings again, and today, at 20 weddings a year, they account for about 15 percent of his income.
Al turned to the Polaroid transfer process he used for the images you see here simply to give himself a new look to take to the market. Of course, the Polaroids appeal to his artistic sense, too. "I try to relate all my images to emotion," he says, and each Polaroid transfer is a unique piece of art, strong in the emotional content he desires for all his work, and close to the palette of the Impressionist masters he admires.
Wedding Cards & Posters
Once in a while a bride and groom will express interest in having an original transfer done for them, but Al doesn't actively promote the work that way. "It's tough," he says. "I have to do an 8x10 and paint it; it's very time-consuming and may take a few tries to get something that I consider up to my standards. It's hard to price a work like that because of the time involved, but in those cases where I've done it, the couple love having a unique, framed work of art done exclusively for them."
Al shoots his weddings with a Bronica SQ-Ai. His Polaroid transfers almost always originate as 4x5 images he takes with his Calumet view camera onto Polaroid Type 59 film, then transfers to art-quality watercolor paper and hand-paints.
The images you see here have been successful as posters and greeting cards, but for Al they were successful long before they sold: "What's best for me are the reactions I get from people who see my work. People respond to the emotion in the images, and I know when I've captured something that's going to get an emotional response."
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Hi. I know this is a very old thread but I'm planning on doing the same thing. I was hoping that you have found a way to do this with the new techs coming out. Thanks.
Can I use a LCD controller to control a mobile display? Answered
I wish to build a small 1080p monitor, and the smallest regular LCD display I could find was around 10" and not HD, so I've been looking at mobile displays. I don't know much on the subject, but I am willing to learn and work to get what I want.
A mobile display that suits my needs is the HTC One display, it has a resolution of 1920x1080 and is not OLED (I may wish to replace the backlighting). It is available on spare part sites, and on eBay (though with the touchscreen digitizer included):
Would I be able to control this display with a regular LCD controller, such as this one?
With full HDMI/DVI and function support? Maybe I'm mistaken, but as long as the voltages match... Right? Unfortunately, the display description on these websites is completely lacking in details, so it's been difficult to get any tech specs. I've been googling this a lot, but with few results. It seems a problem could be the interface: there aren't enough pins on the HTC One display (of course, it doesn't HAVE to be this particular display, it just has to be small, cheap and HD). I managed to find something about MIPI interfaces, could this be a problem if it's proprietary? Are there adapters?
And would I need an inverter if this setup even works?
Thank you in advance.
Hi , I want to build a projector using one
of my Mobile display which is 5.5 inch redmi note 4 . Can I use any LCDcontroller to connect with this IPS lcd screen to get picture on the screen..I'm not aware about the pin type of redmi Mobile screen.. I don't want to use Raspberry pi which is not having usb facility. Please help me to find a good solution.. Pls suggest me a controller for redmi note 4 screen 5.5 inch...
It's a great question. The LCD driver you linked is using an LVDS interface which is ok for large LCD's, but when the DIY crowd looks for a LCD screen that is small enough to be considered hand-held capable, I think the LVDS interface becomes a dead end route with few or no options. The MIPI DSI interface is what I think the mobile-device industry is using to allow screen changes on the assembly line with only a software update. For example, I would really appreciate it if anyone here can drop a link on this thread for a stand-alone module that will drive a Panasonic Lumix display for any of those camera models & take a common video input such as composite, DVI, VGA or my favorite - HDMI.
Or maybe it's the MIPI DPI specification. 'Display Pixel Interface' defines the connection between a driver and the screen itself.
Well as long as the voltages match and you can figure out what pin on the screen does what so you can match it to the controller correctly then it should work.
You will be better off if you can get the controller board made for whatever display you choose.
Thanks. Honestly, my project is hampered by the lack of availability of tech specs for such components. Do you know where I could get detailed technical specifications for the display? Worst case scenario, I design my own LCD controller, but that increases the complexity of the project tenfold.


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CRM software is an ideal product to interconnect sales, service, and marketing. This product is user-friendly and highly customized to suit enterprise of any size and deliver great customer experience. Bpm'online offers cloud-based CRM software that allows you to bring your work with clients to new levels. CRM business process flows are adapted to common business scenarios that your company might have.
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Business process management tools are used for automation of workflows or business processes. They assist in co-ordination of company's operations throughout all of its departments. CRM business processes help enhance client journey from lead to order and provide tools to support effective collaboration with the customers.
Aggregating CRM and BPM makes them both more effective. Merging of BPM and CRM, among other things, results in increase of sales, efficiency improvement, and great customer service. Customer relationship management solutions are very useful in such issues as pipeline building processes and account management. However, they are not as strong at data aggregation. By adding BPM tools, companies are able to have better access to their documentation, to locate resources, and contact their clients or third parties. Please, visit https://www.bpmonline.com/ebook/next-gen-crm for more details.
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There is always a question: process or data, when it comes to CRM. Most of existing CRM solutions are data-driven. Process-driven CRM is starting to gain recognition on the market. Its name means that this type of CRM establishes processes first, and then the user enters the required information to fill the gaps in those processes.
When company's personnel build the process first, they create the rules that information will have to follow. Process-driven CRM does more than just stores, tracks, and reports in order to assist in execution of processes. It aggregates the best qualities of BPM and CRM into one single platform. Bpm'online CRM offers companies exactly this type of process-driven CRM.
CRM business processes
CRM software can be seen as a tool to help you realize your company's potential. CRM business processes bring improvements into your activities. What are the benefits of customer relationship management solutions? They are the following:
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The focus of CRM solutions is to collect and organize as much as possible information regarding existing and potential clients. CRM business processes deal with address books, contact lists, email addresses, and many other types of documents. CRM tools establish collaboration among the company's key departments such as service, marketing, and sales. When integrated into the enterprise's IT systems, customer relationship solutions will provide its staff with updated information regarding its activities. Please, see bpm'online CRM reviews.
Why implement CRM?
There are many good reasons for implementing CRM solutions. The effective CRM tools are important for survival in the competitive world of business and for cutting down operational costs. CRM systems are used for better management of your company. Business processes become unified after the implementation of customer relationship management tools, resulting in the company being more maneuverable. Its managers will spend less time on coordination of changes in business strategy.
Flux of customers are one of the key factors of enterprise's success. As the company grows, the number of its clients is growing, too. CRM allows better management of customers through the unification of data bases, getting information regarding customers' experience, and helping them find what they are looking for.
Bpm'online CRM helps increase customer-company communication since all enterprises, especially large ones, get the chance to interact with the client at the most basic level. Also, CRM tools make your business look less intimidating since they provide a human face to all technical sides of companies. It is always better to reach a human rather than receive mail generated by computer.


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Monster Movie Books (Part 1)
Mike Matei / May 16th, 2014
May 16, 2014 at 9:37 pm
Love this idea for a video series 🙂BladeRunner
May 16, 2014 at 10:20 pm
awesome, I was hoping another one of these was going to pop up. I loved the Goosebumps & Scary Stories video you did.Lightseeker
May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm
I love monster moviesKennyM
May 17, 2014 at 12:30 am
I think this series is really good, please keep the vids coming. THANKS MIKE for posting this and thank you james for creating it. hey mike is cinemassacre your full time job or do you have another one too? ive always wondered what you would do in "real life"Matthew Mercurio
May 17, 2014 at 12:33 am
I enjoy this series about books. Keep it up.windrammingroadkillskunk
May 17, 2014 at 12:38 am
I remember that King Kong book at 4:51 from fourth grade.incognito schmuck
May 17, 2014 at 1:19 am
Hey, are you familiar with the "Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film" by Michael Weldon???? It reminds me of your Encyclopedia of Monsters but with alllll sorts of monster/ sci-fi/ horror/ schlock etc. movies… its awesome!!
October 23, 2015 at 1:36 pm
$55? fuck offRobert Sanchez
May 17, 2014 at 2:18 am
Loving the book reviews….keep it up James!
May 17, 2014 at 2:50 am
Yeah, this moment was to come but James, the american versions of Hammer movies…were censored. Here in Italy, and generally in Europe, we got the movies uncensored and they have many nude scenes and more gore and blood overall. Yup, all this years you've not seen the real versions of the Hammer movies, tadà!Jackson Monks
May 17, 2014 at 9:14 am
James I am a huge fan of yours and scary movies but if you do part 2 or 3 of the scary movie books do this book it is called Monsters in the movies by John Landis . It is a great book it talks about the old scary movies to now. By the way it is the same John Landis who mad An American Werewolf in London. It's a great book check it out James .Rick
May 17, 2014 at 9:56 am
Didn't you do horror books last time? 😛 ehehe. Keep 'em coming, James.Chris Winters
May 17, 2014 at 10:46 am
I see you have the Pete Townsend Autobiography it's pretty interesting to readadventurerus
May 17, 2014 at 10:56 am
3:55 – number 6 – Dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde. Wow, never knew there was a film on it…Weldin Dunn
May 17, 2014 at 12:13 pm
I think he has The Simpsons Meltdown in the background. Yeah! Second shelf down on the left!Travis McNabb
May 17, 2014 at 7:04 pm
That the theme music from Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee?, LOL!
May 17, 2014 at 11:14 pm
love this shit. crestwood house books are the shit, I had you sign my wolfman one at chiller. mike is the nicest guy I've met anyway, on instagram I have pics of my signed crestwood house up haha "universalhammer" like the fuckin name? yea ya do. if monster madness is being made how's a hammer theme like the mummy or curse of the werewolf or maybe a classic one with werewolf of London or a family theme like hocus pocus or Halloween tree? I'm patiently waiting for monster madness as you can tell. keep up the great work guys. motherfucker mike matei is the man by the way
May 18, 2014 at 1:02 am
You are making up for all that time you wee busy. You have so many videos coming out it's overwhelming in a good way.culwin
May 18, 2014 at 3:04 am
Surprised he doesn't have a tie-in with audible like every other fucking person on YouTube.
Except this is a case where it would actually make sense.culwin
May 18, 2014 at 3:11 am
You need to track down Jeff Rovin for an interviewDatenegassie
May 18, 2014 at 7:18 am
Are King Koopa and Ganon also listed in the encyclopedia of monsters?EmSeeSquared
May 18, 2014 at 5:22 pm
*sees a book on the shelf all fuzzy in the background*
Wait…is that the Official Godzilla Compendium? I have that! I got that when the 1998 film was out! Taught me so much about the Godzilla franchise!
May 18, 2014 at 9:33 pm
I can almost guarantee that Encyclopaedia of Monsters does not have the Angels from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Or the Evangelion's themselves.jaxon93
May 18, 2014 at 11:13 pm
This is a fantastic video series. I went ahead and bought the Encyclopedia of Monsters book. You should include the ISBN of the book.
May 19, 2014 at 1:26 am
Those Crestwood books are expensive collectibles now. I tried finding the Godzilla one, found only one on ebay, and they wanted a lot for it.
May 19, 2014 at 1:35 am
id love to get the universal horrors book. but i just checked and it's like $50! no way i'm paying $50 dollars for it.. Encyclopedia of Monsters book is the same price too.. i love monsters but no way i could afford $50 for a book 🙁
Chris Joncas
May 19, 2014 at 1:57 pm
50$ for a book is pretty reasonable. . . a video game costs more. I know money is tight these days but I still think a book is a good investment. Looks at James book it has the same value today as when he bought it, a video game from that age would be worth about 3 dollars today.Chris Joncas
May 19, 2014 at 1:52 pm
I need that Monster encyclopedia.
May 19, 2014 at 2:42 pm
I really like the discreet interspersed background sound! 🙂
The episode was very interesting too. Good job!grandizer74
May 19, 2014 at 10:11 pm
Jeff Rovin also did The Encyclopedia of Superheroes and The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. He seems like he must be a pretty cool guy.Smokingspoon
May 20, 2014 at 6:50 pm
I'll never understand the occidental fear of boobies xD . it's a vicious circle and it's so intense that nudity is even worse than gore/violence lol…DarkMagicianAVPFan
May 21, 2014 at 12:57 am
When I was hanging out in my high school library (it was better than being outside during lunch in the Louisiana heat), I saw the Encyclopedia of Monsters and I checked it out many times until my mom actually bought a copy on eBay for me. It's a fantastic book and is one of my favorites.
May 21, 2014 at 12:48 pm
A book that made a big impression on me was at my babysitters house in the 80s. It was called "A Pictorial History of Horror Movies". It took me forever to figure out the title, It's very cheap used on amazon. After I found out the title I ordered myself a copy. It's a very smelly book. It seems it was printed on very cheap paper that doesn't hold to time very well. Other horror books I own are "Profoundly Disturbing" by Joe Bob Briggs, "The Horror Movie Survival Guide", and Fangoria's 101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen".Tyler Tothill
May 21, 2014 at 3:07 pm
So, after just seeing Mike's review on Drunken Wu Tang (nice that you front paged it after talking about it in that last James & Mike Mondays), I have to ask, is the Banana Monster (or Watermelon Monster – in the English dub) in The Encyclopedia of Monsters? 'Cause according to James he hasn't found a monster that wasn't, so what about that thing?… I'd certainly be impressed if so.
August 25, 2014 at 10:24 am
nah It's notChendzeea
May 25, 2014 at 2:27 pm
These videos make me sad as well as happy. Bittersweet you may say. I wish I'd known people like you and mike during my school and college years. No one in my area has any interest in such things. If it's not clubs, drinking or general partying no one cares. Can't even get people to sit and watch movies of any sort. This sight is a lighthouse of nostalgia and whimsy 🙂 Thank you kind sir. I always wondered, have you ever had a chance to meet Christopher Lee? He's one of the few actors still alive I'd actually care to hear ramble on about their life.nammm3
June 15, 2014 at 10:57 pm
Goodness, I can't imagine looking through that 'Encyclopedia of Monsters' book any less than a minute. I would certainly look at it for hours!! LolTheAnimonster
August 24, 2014 at 7:14 pm
Does anybody knows the song between 2:23-4:13
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With our ears still ringing from last night's AC/DC concert at Toyota Center (I knew we should have stayed away from the end of the stage with the cannon...), we got to thinking about the Aussie boys' iconic band logo. Sketched in pen on a million different school notebooks, and gracing T-shirts, denim jackets, and bad tattoos for more than 30 years, it's as big part of the band's legacy as "Back in Black."
And so because Rolling Stone shouldn't have a monopoly on "greatest" lists that invite indignant reader response, we here in the Classic Rock Corner humbly present The Top Ten Greatest Classic Rock Band Logos Ever! Loosely defining the era as bands who made their national debuts between 1967-77, these are the logos which you know by heart even if you can't name an album title. In this first installment, we start the Casey Kasem countdown with... Yes!
10. Fantasy artist Roger Dean is indeed the Dean of Prog Rock Artists, and his work has graced the covers of records by Yes, Gentle Giant, Uriah Heep, and Asia. This logo was actually Dean's third attempt at getting it right, makings its debut on the band's 1972 opus Close to the Edge. Soft edge, psychedelia, and the art noveau style of Alphonse Mucha are all evident here, the perfect signpost to the netherworlds and fantasy lands of the band's music.
9. Aerosmith: Before there was a Brad Whitford slinging axe for these bad boys from Boston, there was Ray Tabano, who would have been merely a very hard trivia answer if he hadn't designed this letter-and-wings logo in 1974 for the band's Wings LP.
The childhood best friend of Steven Tyler, Tabano was replaced by Whitford in 1971, but continued to work for the band in its office and recording studio until his 1979 firing. Just looking at it makes you want to shoot up heroin!
8. Van Halen This durable duo of letters has managed to survive both Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone, as well as inspire rock nerd Rivers Cuomo in his own Weezer logo. The person most credited with its design is Dave Bhang, art director on the first two VH records. The logo appeared on the cover of its 1977 debut, but the band's desire for branding (or sheer laziness) led to it taking up the entire front of Van Halen II.
It also fits perfectly with the flash-and-trash attitude of the band, and in particular frontman David Lee Roth, as if it could also appear on a fast car racing down Sunset Strip. The band has played with it through the years - adding text, wraparound curves, fire, and the planet at some points - but the basic design has always remained.
7. The Who: The original lettering - only with the connected "h" and the arrow pointing upward, signifying either uplifting musical power or Pete Townshend's penis - was designed by Brian Pike in 1964 for the now-iconic posters and cards that advertised the Who's show at London's Marquee Club.
The poster's "Maximum R&B" tag has also become part of the group's lore. When paired with the red, white, and blue target, it subsequently became a mod/pop art icon adorning buttons, patches, and even T-shirts worn by drummer Keith Moon. Surprisingly, the logo itself in either variation has never actually been used on a Who record.
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6. Ramones: If only the White House press corps could see this staring back at them from the podium! Longtime Ramones confidante/graphic designer Arturo Vega came up with this logo, a riff on the U.S. Presidential seal - because he wanted to position the bruddahs as an "All-American Band."
The original members' names are written around the circle (sorry, Richie!) and as a sop to the baseball-loving Johnny, the eagle holds a Louisville Slugger in his left claw. Clean, professional and at odds with fellow punk pioneers the Sex Pistols' jagged, ransom-note logo, you can now outfit your newborn infant with this logo on a jumper.
And while the Ramones are the least "classic rock" band on this list, sometimes symbols can overcome musical divisions. Now, if only a fraction of mall-roaming teens who wear Ramones shirts actually bought one of their records... Gabba Gabba Hey! - Bob Ruggiero
Join us next week in the same Rocks Off location as we reveal the Top 5 Classic Rock Band Logos Ever! And no, your e-mails won't influence the outcome. Special thanks to the Web sites of New Musical Express and Intuitive Designs for research help.


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In my close to 30 years of Counseling, the majority of that time has dealt directly with some type of addiction, obsession, or some type of compulsive / impulsive substitution addiction. For years I've worked in In-patient, Out-Patient, Aftercare and Co- occurring C. D. and Alcohol Programs. I've done C.D. Assessments for the courts and a whole lot of individual C. D. counseling therapy. I've led 12 Step type groups and am well acquainted with A.A. and C.R. type groups and programs. From all of my experience I have developed expertise and ways to help people find and maintain freedom from addictions, Co-dependency, A.C.A. as well as their psychological issues.
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In this generation, the growth of individuals with addictions is very significant. Addictions originally were isolated to alcohol and drugs. Today's addictions are understood to also include, food, sex, money, gambling, video, internet, internet games, internet chatrooms, internet pornography and other types of prolonged, repeated and out of control behaviors and actions. Addictions take over a person's ability to have of self- control of the action which leads to the fogging of any will power to stop the addictive activity even when a matter of great importance comes in conflict with the addiction. Addictions ruin people and all relationships surrounding them. Addiction counseling explores underlying factors leading to the addiction and looks to find...(view profile to read more)
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In 92408 - Nearby to Perris.
Addictions make us feel good, filling unmet needs in our lives, and have destructive ends if not controlled. While you were just having fun, it becomes an attachment, or even a secret affair. When relationships get difficult, we know where to go to escape the pain, thus getting stuck. Why family therapy? The cycle of addiction almost always intertwines with relationship patterns that I've helped successfuly resolve through increasing emotional awareness and intimacy. Ask me about our multi-family support group for families with recovering members (free as of Nov. 2011). I'm supervised by Dr. Ian Chand, LMFT (MFC 21263) of CARE Counselors.
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In 92879 - Nearby to Perris.
Addictions medicate being wound up inside. Tools help people release the buried feelings that actually cause addictions! Stop treating the symptoms by trying to "white knuckle it" or give yourself pep talks. Buried feelings in old wounds are the real problem so we need tools to reach the cause, not treat the symptoms! Core wounds can keep you so wound up you can't sleep, feel anxious or crave some way to relax and "get out of your head". Tools help you understand addictions at a deeper level than just trying to say no! Addicts are actually in a great deal of pain underneath the wound up/bored level of living. Really grow out of addictions. You don't need a crutch, you need a cure
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Katelin Hanhart, LCSW LCADC
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As an addictions counselor, I understand the importance of providing a non-judgmental, open, safe space where you feel comfortable to share about your use and explore how you'd like to address this behavior. Whether your goal is complete abstinence or a harm reduction strategy, I will work with you to identify the most effective ways to accomplish your goal. Many times in addiction work it is more about the feeling we are trying to achieve from the addictive behavior we are engaging in. This is why it is important to understand and implement alternative healthier strategies that achieve a similar feeling or result. When we do this; change is possible.
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In 92316 - Nearby to Perris.
I take an environment and harm reduction approach with her clients. I am caring and understanding of addiction issues. I have experience in working with families and friends suffering from a loved ones addiction. I assist my clients in finding the core and underlying issue of their addiction. I look at the client's whole environment and how that plays into their addiction.
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In 92557 - Nearby to Perris.
I specialize in working with internet, video game, cell phone, social media, and porn addictions. These process addictions have acquired a power over you that is difficult to break. I take a multi-faceted approach to helping you experience the change you desire. I use Motivational Interviewing to help you solidify your desire to change, I utilize abstinence based strategies and methods to help you establish and sustain sobriety, I help you learn how to replace these addictions with real relationships and interests that foster real relationships and I support you in identifying or establishing a natural support network that helps you to maintain and sustain the new changes in your life!
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Laura Adams, Psy.D., MFT
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist & Psychoanalyst
In 92679 - Nearby to Perris.
Dr. Adams is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist and Psychoanalyst specializing in addiction counseling and psychotherapy. Addictive behaviors can be seen as a futile attempt to manage inner experience and painful feelings that have remained unprocessed. A psychoanalytic approach can help to explore on a deeper level, uncovering and addressing those forces inside where the symptoms are rooted. Contact Dr. Adams at (949) 244-1992 or www.SouthOCTherapist.com.
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In my work with clients battling addictions I work to help them discover the root causes for their addictive behaviors and find new ways to resolve them. We work collaboratively with their support system to create healthy lifestyle habits and associations, resolve old recurrent pain, set new healthier boundaries in their work and personal relationships, and find new meaning for their lives. When there are setbacks, my clients learn to explore them in a non-judgmental environment designed to help them move forward toward the sober, healthy life and relationships they are seeking.
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From street games to street food, Parking Space explored a town centre location that some locals had not even ventured into the depths of, as well as creating a space for artists, skaters and members of the public to come together and experience the familiar in an entirely unfamiliar light.
For two days in October we took occupation of an underused underground car park in the town centre. Kicking the event off with our AGM, and a discussion evening over stovies led by Open Jar Collective and Dot to Dot Active Arts; the weekend saw the creation of a full size cinema (complete with roller-skating usherettes), a temporary skate park, as well as film and moving image installation works.
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We're currently on day 12 of our journey from Galapagos to Pitcairn Island and today is the first day I've not felt sea sick – woohoo! Don't get me wrong, it's not been unmanageable and I've not even been physically sick, but I've had vague, underlying nausea and a general lack of enthusiasm to do anything particularly active for fear of feeling even worse. Today, I have a new spring in my step. The day is splendid with decent wind for the most part, glorious sunshine and the sea seems a little calmer. Now that my underlying sickness has disappeared I feel like I actually want to get up and do stuff. So far it's been a very productive day – the galley has been cleaned, a cupboard has been fixed, a cup holder has been mounted on the wall, the washing up has been done, I've showered and now I'm writing a blog. Fingers crossed I stay feeling this way for the rest of the journey!
It's hard to believe that after all this time at sea, we're only about half way through the voyage. It's very different from your run-of-the-mill long haul journey in a plane or by car or train. Firstly, we're travelling at the speed of a fast jog towards our destination. Secondly, gravity is all wrong here. It reminds me a little of the film 'Inception', when gravity in the dream world becomes abnormal if the dreamer is, for example, falling in the real world. For those who have not sailed a small boat (or seen Inception), the closest thing I can relate it to is one of those simulator rides you find in theme parks. Your whole world is constantly moving in sporadic and unpredictable ways, never going up-side-down (hopefully), but often picked up and lifted, then dropped back down into the waves, or brutally jolted from one side to another. Now imagine trying to live your life in those conditions – sleeping, cooking, washing, going to the toilet etc. when the room you're in is being jerked and shoved in unpredictable directions. Not surprisingly, everything becomes much more difficult. Everything takes about 5 times more effort and about 5 times as long to do. It's even more difficult when you have sea sickness to contend with as well.
There have not been any major hurdles to overcome and overall this trip has been relatively easy going. We've had rough seas for the last couple of days which are finally starting to abate, the wind vane had a problem a few nights ago which was fixed within the hour and probably the worst thing to happen was the freezer breaking, which happened to be crammed full of frozen food. Luckily we've manage to save pretty much all of it by some clever space management and by turning our fridge down to act as a freezer instead. I've particularly enjoyed coming up with new and interesting dishes to eat as some of our food items have been gradually going over. For example, our sliced bread started going stale and mouldy and we needed to figure out a way to eat a lot of it quickly. Bread and butter pudding I thought seemed like a good way to use it up. Whilst I've eaten bread and butter pudding numerous times in my life, unfortunately I have never actually made it myself. I know that you layer bread in a pan with raisins and other fruit (we used bananas) then cover with some sort of custard and bake it. I've never made custard from scratch in my life and come to think of it, I don't think I've ever even made the powdered stuff. With no recipe books on board and no internet access, I turned to a dictionary for help. Custard is defined as 'a dessert made of eggs, sugar and milk, either baked, boiled or frozen'. Well that was good enough to give it a go and luckily we had all the ingredients, including some powdered vanilla stuff that you're supposed to mix with milk to make a vanilla drink. So, armed with my dictionary definition of custard and some mouldy stale bread – I began the pudding. Amazingly, it turned out pretty good!
Out here, in the middle of the Pacific and over a thousand miles away from the nearest land, we're essentially trapped in our little 36 foot boat because immediately surrounding us is an incredibly hostile environment. Having said that, I don't feel particular trapped out here. Our little boat is a bubble of comfort which is well equipped to keep us alive and well, even in this difficult terrain. There's also something quite liberating about being so far from civilisation, we're free to go wherever we want, behave however we want and are not bound by the trivial rules and bureaucracy of modern society. It doesn't even feel lonely in this seemingly barren place. We get visits from birds at least once a day – what they're doing in the middle of the Pacific over a thousand miles away from land is beyond me! Dolphins, porpoises, sharks, squid and flying fish have also put in an appearance.
Right, I think it's time for some lunch followed by some episodes of game of thrones. I introduced Alex to the series last week and now he's hooked – I think we've watched about 24 hours' worth so far!


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Wookey Hole is currently witchless
A Job Centre is advertising a "witch" vacancy with tourist site Wookey Hole, in Somerset, for £50,000 a year.
The witch, who has to live in the site's caves, is expected to teach witchcraft and magic.
Wookey Hole staff say the role is straightforward: live in the cave, be a witch and do the things witches do.
The advert for the post, placed in the local press as well as job centres, says applicants must be able to cackle and cannot be allergic to cats.
The job has come up after the previous witch retired from the role.
"We are witchless as the moment so need to get the role filled as soon as possible," said Daniel Medley from the tourist destination.
Read the rest of this article at: BBC News.
An eclectic mix of book and music reviews, ramblings and other flotsam and jetsom encountered on an expedition to find a place in the pre-Christian religious traditions, and practices of the British Isles.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
£50,000 job for a witch ...
3 comments:
- laoi gaul~williams said...
how odd~dont know why but it makes me feel a bit...uneasy.
- 7 July 2009 at 20:31
- Ancestral Gael said...
Maybe because its perpetuating a stereotype?
I'm uneasy about someone teaching witchcraft and/or wicca and that they are "auditioning" for the new post. What does the audition involve? Souring milk?
- 7 July 2009 at 20:52
"Nice work if you can get it . . ." Seems like quite a salary for hanging about playing witch. I only dream of that much money, working my 50 hour weeks teaching school children.
- 10 July 2009 at 20:33
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The Fall Season 2017 of Prefire The League is history. And with it also the Swiss Nationals 2017. The league has crowned Swiss champions of the year. The player by the alias "Ross" in Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft, Team above in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Lausanne eSports in League of Legends as well as in Overwatch. The Swiss e-Sports Federation congratulates all the winners of Prefire The League Fall Season 2017 and the Swiss Nationals 2017 respectively.
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Days after the apparent successor to former Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau pledged to repair the department's relationship with the community, a town hall meeting in the Fulton neighborhood demonstrated just how much trust has eroded since a police officer shot and killed a woman in that neighborhood in July.
Invited to Lake Harriet United Methodist Church by Ward 13 City Council Member Linea Palmisano, more than 150 people filled the pews for the Aug. 2 listening session, directing pointed questions about police training and officer accountability to a panel that included members of both the Police Conduct Oversight Commission and the Office of Police Conduct Review. The panelists were put on the defensive by members of the audience who questioned whether the city's system for civilian oversight of police could effectively shift the culture of a department described as overly aggressive, militarized and out of touch with the community they are sworn to protect.
Palmisano said she did not invite any representatives of the department because some of her constituents had expressed discomfort with the presence of uniformed officers following the July 21 shooting death of Justine Damond, 40, who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault. Officer Mohamed Noor, who responded to the call with his partner, shot Damond through the patrol car window when she approached the vehicle. She died at the scene, in the alley behind the 51st & Washburn home she shared with her fiancé, Don.
One town hall attendee, who introduced herself as a neighbor of Damond's, noted Noor had been on the force for just 21 months, and said the lessons instilled during officer training should have been fresh in his memory. What, she asked, were Minneapolis officers being taught?
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Similar question await Medaria "Rondo" Arradondo, who is leading the department in the wake of Harteau's resignation, submitted under pressure less than a week after Damond's death. Nominated by Mayor Betsy Hodges to fill out Harteau's term, Arradondo would be the city's first black chief of police, and several City Council members said he was poised to win approval from a majority of their colleagues.
A 28-year veteran of the department, Arradondo began as a patrol officer in the 3rd Precinct. He later served as a School Resource Officer and worked a beat on the North Side, rising to inspector of downtown's 1st Precinct before being named a deputy chief and Harteau's chief of staff.
Palmisano said she hadn't yet made up her mind on his nomination and was still seeking constituent feedback at events like the town hall and a public hearing set for Aug. 9. It wasn't the time for a "knee-jerk" reaction, she said.
Longtime department observer Dave Bicking, a member of Communities United Against Police Brutality, described Arradondo as an open and communicative leader who may very well be the best choice for chief. But Bicking said the council was passing up an important chance to conduct a wider search and to have a longer, public conversation about policing during what would likely be a months-long process.
"Stability in the department is not what we need," he said. "We need change."
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Both Noor and Officer Matthew Harrity, who also responded to Damond's 911 call, failed to activate their body cameras either before or after the shooting. One of Arradondo's first actions as acting chief was to announce on July 26 changes to the department's body camera policy, including a new requirement to activate the cameras on all calls for service.
On July 31, Arradondo stood beside Hodges and laid out his vision for the department, pledging to focus on "culture change, accountability and outcomes." He said he would seek community input while reviewing the department's body camera and use-of-force policies "to evaluate whether they can be strengthened," adding that he intended also to increase the department resources dedicated to the health and wellness of officers.
Pressed on how he would change the culture in the department, Arradondo acknowledged that shift would not come quickly or easily. He said it would require relationships built on trust and respect, both between members of the department and between its officers and the community.
"In the past several years, the Minneapolis Police Department as well as police departments all over the country have certainly been scrutinized," he said. "There have certainly been areas of our communities where the trust has been shaken. I am committed to making sure that when the history is written we are on the right side of history."
The next day, the City Council Executive Committee met in special session and approved his nomination, paving the way for a vote by the full council on Aug. 18.
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Those supporting Arradondo's nomination include Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the union that represents Minneapolis police officers. Kroll described him as nice, reasonable and respected.
"We've always had good communications between us," Kroll said.
City Council Member Lisa Bender (Ward 10), who attended the Palmisano-hosted town hall, described Arradondo as a "natural collaborator." Bender said his status as an insider, one with nearly three decades of experience in the department, gave him a perspective and understanding that would help him shift the department's culture.
North Minneapolis resident Manu Lewis, who attended Arradondo and Harteau's July 31 press conference, said he'd known "Rondo" for several years and felt it was significant the department would be lead by an African-American chief for the first time. But Lewis said Arradondo still had work to do to broaden his base of support.
"Everyone wants opportunity in their community, so to work with who we have to get that done, to have someone familiar, is great," he said.


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