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Home owners in Victor Harbor, a seaside resort township situated 80 kilometres from Adelaide, South Australia, have been installing solar panels at a cracking pace.
A Clean Energy Council (CEC) report late last year put Victor Harbor installations at 38% of all houses in the area – and the love affair with solar continues.
According to Victor Harbor Renewable Energy Programs, six meters per day were being installed in June 2021; resulting in a least 40% of the town's houses now featuring solar power systems.
Given the recent 18% rise in electricity prices in South Australia, savings on power bills for Victor Harbor consumers are now estimated at over $1 million per annum – a very impressive outcome given the population of the area.
"This changes our local economy for the better. The money stays here and the opportunity of harvesting what the CSIRO Smart Grid report terms 'distributed energy,' becomes an economic opportunity not just for Victor Harbor, but all regional communities," states the VHREP web site.
The City of Victor Harbor set up a solar buyer's group in 2009 that resulted in approximately 3,000 ratepayers across four councils installing solar panels. A solar buyers group uses the power of bulk purchasing to reduce the cost of installing systems.
Across the Fleurieu Peninsula, the associated carbon emissions reduction of these systems is estimated at 3,000 tonnes per annum.
According to solar solutions provider Energy Matters, a good quality 5kW solar power system installed in Adelaide can realise electricity bill savings of over $1,800 a year – and similar savings can be achieved throughout the state.
Under South Australia's feed in tariff program, new participants now receive 25.8c per kilowatt hour minimum for surplus electricity generated by their systems that is exported to the mains power grid.
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There's a new horse in town and it's crossing the finish line.
I'm talking about the Lincoln Center production of War Horse, the sprawling drama in which a boy's beloved animal ends up being used in World War I and…
No, the story is not the issue here.
That turns out to be pretty banal and completely secondary to the theatrics, which make this a blazing event worth galloping uptown for.
Based on the children's book by Michael Morpurgo, the play — a hit in London — uses superb projections, well-calculated mood lighting, and, most importantly, master puppeteers who animate the main horse (Joey) and his pals so well that you gasp when they romp past barbed wire and you're outraged when they're abused.
The play is pretty conventional in the expositional Act I, if stronger in Act Two's war-related antics, while the acting is encouraged to be too emphatic and screechy.
But I liked Peter Hermann as a complex German officer — and of course I loved Joey, who got the night's biggest applause. And the theatrical wizardry? Tony-worthy for sure.
Spielberg's doing the movie version, so naturally Tom Hanks will play the horse and there'll be lots of sweeping orchestral music.
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Dec. 4, 2008 -- Lance Smith is the face of Country Music Television and interviews some of the genre's biggest stars. But now the country music enthusiast has embarked on a new journey — writing a children's book.
His new book is called "The Old Man and the Cat" and you can read an excerpt below. See Lance Smith's web site at LanceSmith.net.
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Associating Keywords to Desired Actions Key to Digital Marketers Leveraging the Buying Cycle for Optimum Results
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LONDON, January 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Latest Hydra White Paper considers the various stages and channels in the buying cycle, extending and enhancing keyword and phrase sets and then subsequently mapping them to desired outcomes and results.
A new white paper by Software-as-a-Service marketing technology provider, Hydra highlights how digital marketing specialists can enhance their keyword lists to elicit the desired response from their prospects. In a recent survey of 200 digital marketers undertaken by the firm, 55 per cent said they do not know what words or expressions being used in the market are worth spending time and money on.
Titled "Optimising the Buying Cycle - tying keywords to desired actions", the white paper discusses how search marketing specialists can enhance the effectiveness of their campaigns by extending their lists of keywords and phrases using a combination of their current targets, user-generated suggestions and upcoming trends.
"Understanding the buying cycle and its various stages and channels is important for online marketing success, equally so is tying the keywords used within each to a desired action or outcome. To achieve success, research, prioritisation and management of an extensive keyword set is necessary, as is understanding how they fit into the various stages of the cycle," says Ruth Zohrer, Hydra's senior solutions consultant.
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"Website content, product/inventory feeds, paid search campaigns, analytics tools, site searches and social media outlets - all need to be fully explored to ensure an in depth analysis of all keywords and phrases takes place prior to implementing a new strategy," says Zohrer.
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Concrete slabs can look cold and unnatural as part of your backyard oasis. You can change the look of the slab using acid washing or etching techniques that make it look more like stone. In addition, you can update the grounds and plantings around the slab to bring a living element and a cohesive look to your patio area.
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Surround your concrete slab with flower beds that follow the shape of the slab or extend as freeform islands. Use evergreen bushes such as boxwood or azalea, and surround them with lower plants such as decorative grasses or long-lasting annuals such as pansies. Narrow flower beds bring a touch of life without requiring much labor, while the larger islands of plants create more of an oasis feel.
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Adding a fountain or small koi pond beside your patio brings a peaceful and relaxing element to your concrete slab. Even simple fountains, such as those made of stacked stone, help drown out noise from the street or your neighbors while you sit outside. The pond provides an opportunity to plant water lilies and tropical plants such as birds of paradise to give your patio an exotic ambience.
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For decades, workers stationed in lighthouses on the islands of the Truong Sa (Spratlys) Archipelago never let the light go out at night, and in doing so keeps the flame of the country's sovereignty burning bright. Hoang Duong reports.
He also pointed at the statue of the famous General Tran Hung Dao, who beat Yuan-Mongol invaders in the 13th century, and the dock, where the fishing boats shelter during storms.
"The island, when viewed from the roof of the lighthouse is extremely beautiful," he said with evident pride.
Born in Hai Phong, Khoi has 18 years of experience working in Truong Sa, and every two to three years, or even four years he visits home at least once.
He has worked in most of the lighthouses on the archipelago, except Simh Ton, Nam Yet and the Truong Sa Lon islands.
Last Tet (Lunar New Year), he did not even go home to enjoy the festival.
"During the time close to Tet, I miss my family very much, but the task here is also important and it is for the country, so I will always be here to complete the task. I have two children, aged 15 and 10 years old. The children are good, and listen to their mother so I have peace of mind," he said.
Currently, the Truong Sa Island District (of Khanh Hoa Province) has nine lighthouses, built on the islands of Song Tu Tay, Da Lat, Da Lon, An Bang, Tien Nu, Sinh Ton, Son Ca, Nam Yet and Truong Sa Lon. They are managed by the East Sea Maritime Safety Assurance Company of the Ministry of Transport.
The Lunar New Year is celebrated on the island according to the tradition with banh chung (glutinous rice cakes) and red parallel sentences. The islanders also make peach blossom by cutting pine branches and attaching fake flowers to them.
Talking about his work, Khoi said, the Song Tu Tay lighthouse was built in 1993, and was the first located on the Truong Sa Islands.
This lighthouse is a circular shaped tower, with a height of 38 metres.
The State is always aware of the importance of safety for marine navigation so it decided to build this lighthouse for Vietnamese as well as foreign ships and to make them think of it as a lighthouse of Viet Nam, asserting our sovereignty over the sea," he said.
Similar to Khoi, Tran Van Ca, born in 1970, and also in Hai Phong, has spent two decades working in the lighthouses of Truong Sa.
He is currently working at the Nam Yet Island lighthouse, and expects to get annual leave this June.
Following this, he will celebrate one more Tet festival on the island. Ca said the Nam Yet Island lighthouse was put into operation in 2013, built in an octagonal shape, which imitates the Flag Tower of Ha Noi.
Currently, this lighthouse is looked after by three workers.
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Although their lives are difficult, what we saw was that all the staff members felt a passion for their job.
Every year, Khoi and Ca, as well as their colleagues are moved by the East Sea Maritime Safety Assurance Company to other islands.
Their mission is to ensure that the lights operate from 5.30pm in the evening till 5.30am in the morning.
Having worked in seven of the nine lighthouses in Truong Sa, with Ca, each lighthouse is not merely used for the task of navigating vessels operating across the East Sea, but is also a milestone for establishing Viet Nam's territorial sovereignty.
"The lighthouses are like "magic eyes" that look after our sacred seas and islands' sovereignty," he said proudly.
The lighthouses also act as a fulcrum for the fishermen working in Truong Sa.
If fishermen's boats are damaged or lost in the night, they only have to see the light of the lighthouse flashing to regain their peace of mind, and not worry about becoming disoriented.
Thus, the workers have to live far from home and they still feel proud of this work.
"The hardest thing during the operation of the lighthouse is the technical equipment's limitations. If some equipment has faults, we cannot fix it here; we have to send it to the mainland for fixing. Therefore, we always have spare facilities for replacement," Ca said.
Living on the island, although there are many difficulties because of the lack of fresh food, the lighthouse staff always receives help from the soldiers stationed on the island.
"When we run out of fresh food, the soldiers provide for us. Although these are simply some vegetables, meat, salt and garlic, they make our hearts warm," said Ca. — VNS


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The CSGPN Members Forum was held on 24 May 2016. It was a productive evening centred on the discussion of future directions for CSGPN. The evening also recognised the important role of our many members who continue to advocate for and represent the GP perspective. A good time was had by all. If you missed the event this year, make sure you put it in your diary for next year.
The result of the member's survey was presented and discussed. 11% of members completed the survey. The top three responses to the question of what the members would like CSGPN to provide were as follows:
- Advocacy for Central Sydney GPs at the primary health network and local health district
- Further education events (beyond what the primary health network offers)
- Dissemination of information from the primary health network and local health district.
In the area of CPD events, the Board will take a more active role. After discussions with CESPHN, the educational events in our area will be co-branded with the CSGPN logo. The topics will be decided by the CPD committee in consultation with CESPHN. There will be two CSGPN Directors on this committee. CESPHN will still provide the financial support and organisation for CPD. We will ensure the topics are of interest to general practice in our area. Extra events for special interest small group learning and practical skills training are suggestions for inclusion, subject to PHN funding availability.
CSGPN does not receive federal or PHN funding. CSGPN pays CESPHN a percentage of our membership fees for management services. CSGPN's running cost is totally funded by membership fees and the investment income of existing funds.
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Arsene Wenger could be forced to sign a new centre back after Laurent Koscielny picked up an ankle injury while training during Arsenal's pre-season tour in Japan.
With Thomas Vermaelen already ruled out of action for close to three months, Wenger suddenly finds himself short of options at the heart of his defence after Johan Djourou was sent on a season-long loan to Hamburg and Sebastien Squillaci was released.
That has left Wenger with just Per Mertesacker as his only senior option and could force the Gunners boss to finally try and secure his first major signing of the summer.
The Metro reports that the injury could force Arsenal to renew their interest in Swansea City defender Ashley Williams who enjoyed another outstanding camapiagn, leading the Welsh club to their first ever piece of silverware.
"It means you're doing something right and people are talking about you at least," Williams told Sky Sports after being quizzed on Arsenal's rumoured interest.
"I take it as a compliment. I don't really read the papers and that type of thing. You don't really know, as that's the future, and I can't really say. Different circumstances determine different things.
"I'm working hard trying to talk things through with the squad and the manager on the field, and trying to iron out a few things for the season."
Swansea are believed to have placed a £10m price tag on their captain which is unlikely to deter Arsenal if they decide that he is the right man to add some much needed depth to their defence.
Arsenal will first have to assess the damage to Koscielny's ankle but if he is ruled out for a signifcant amount of time then cover may well need to be found.
Wenger can call upon young Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel - who scored in the pre-season win over Vietnam - but it is Bacary Sagna who has been asked to fill in at centre-back for today's game against Nagoya Grampus.
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"Everything that is coming into your life- you're attracting into your life…" ~Bob Proctor
It's February–my Birthday month, and as I felt so blessed and grateful for everything I have in my life, I've got inspired to write to you and offer something special.
At the same time, it happened that Bob Proctor, a man from the movie, "The Secret" had his seminar in LA the same weekend as my birthday.
Surprisingly, years before I even knew about "The Secret," I've lived it, I've experienced it, and I've seen miracles happen in my own life. So, I just had to attend his event! At the end of the seminar, I felt simply blown away and I've got re-inspired beyond belief. I knew the Law of Attraction worked but now I knew why and how to make it work in my life again.
Now I have the "double" dose of inspiration to write to you and extend my special gift to you.
But right now, I wanted to share some of my discoveries with you first.
Research shows that stress ages us, sabotages our careers, weight-loss efforts, poisons our relationships, and… makes us really sick.
The question is: HOW CAN WE CREATE A BETTER LIFE– a life of joy, health and happiness instead?
There is something interesting that I have noticed – most people, women in particular, don't even know what they really want. And the reason is that we are too busy working, constantly feeling exhausted, over-scheduled and overextended, we don't even have time or energy to think about our disintegrating life!
Nowadays we are under pressure most of the time. The last thing we want is to daydream or tune into our true desires. All we think of is how to cope and how to survive yet another day. And… that is not what life should be like… I have made it my mission to do something about it – to make change – so you can start living your life again.
At Bob Proctor's 3-day seminar, I learned that in order to create different results from the ones that we're currently experiencing, we must be in positive emotional state.
And this is critical! Notice:
What emotional state – negative or positive – are you in on a daily basis?
What are your predominant thoughts?
Don't be surprised that you're getting exactly what you're thinking about. Why? Because, the Law of Attraction says: when you think the same thought over and over again, that same thing will happen to you over and over again. Positive thoughts attract positive things. And negative thoughts attract more of the negative things.
The secret lies in the mental image that you're holding in your mind every single day. Do you paint a picture (in your mind) of what your current reality is and constantly complaining? Or a picture of better life, the life that you really want to be living, feeling excited and grateful for it?
You can choose whatever you want to attract into your life.
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Can you see how it's all related? As long as you keep experiencing stress, restlessness and keep on running yourself to the ground, nothing will change. You're constantly experiencing negative emotions – because you're tired, you're stressed out, feeling irritated, anxious, worried or even depressed. It's almost impossible to get out of that cycle of stress until you do something about it.
And that's where my solution comes in – it's only when you're able to reduce, or eliminate stress that you can feel relaxed and experience more positive emotions. Only then that you'll be able to access your true desires, so you can be freed from whatever negative circumstances you're in and start creating a better life for yourself.
That's my BIG reason why I'm inviting you to my complimentary "SAVOR YOUR LIFE" session.
I will help you to:
- Get the crystal-clear picture of the kind of life you want this year
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- Identify the most powerful actions that will move you from feeling depleted and hating your life towards healthy, sane, balanced, full of adventure, a richer and more meaningful life
I am doing this because I feel strongly that this is what I'm supposed to do–to extend my time, my energy, my talents and knowledge, and offer that to those who need it.
I feel this is my version of taking a leap of faith- because deep inside I know that I'm destined to make a difference in this world. And this is the time that I'm stepping out letting you know what offer I have for you right now.
You'll know if it speaks to you… You'll know if this is the time to reach out for help.
It's my FR*EE gift to you, coming from my heart. It came out of gratitude and from great inspiration to make a difference.
This gift is to you if you're so passionate about what you do but feel burned out, overworked, and struggling everyday with un-ending pressure to make it through the day. That is not life. That's just survival…
You can live so much better–having more time, more joy, feeling more relaxed, more balanced, and living in the flow – something that all women crave for.
Let's explore what your healthy, stress-free life might look like this year. Let's get clear on what you really want to see in your life.
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Are you ready to take a leap of faith, and get one step closer towards the life that you really want?
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Let me leave you with one of my favorite quotes from "The Secret" movie:
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls." ~Joseph Campbell
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"There's a fluidity to the heat in South Carolina," Deidrie N. Henry announces as she brings out the fluidity in Dael Orlandersmith's language, lingering lovingly on clustered adjectives and lending pounding emphasis to percussive phrases such as "she lay on the hot tar road panting -- panting like a dog."
As openings go, it's just a bit of scene-setting, and also misleading. You talk about the weather when you have nothing else to talk about, and Orlandersmith has a great deal to say. At the same time, this heat is all-important: the heat of hard work, of sex, and most of all of hate. Yellowman is a play about prejudice, not simple white-versus-black racism but insidious hatred between African Americans of lighter and darker shades.
Sitting on straight-backed wooden chairs on Berkeley Rep's otherwise bare Thrust Stage, a rectangle of cloudy blue behind them, Henry and Clark Jackson (both in their Berkeley Rep debuts) trace the lives of lovers Eugene and Alma from elementary school in the '60s into adulthood. Each has one light-skinned and one dark-skinned parent, but Alma lives with her single mother, has to slop the hogs before school, and is of a medium shade, while light-skinned Eugene lives with both his parents in a nice house "in the city limits."
The way the actors inhabit the characters is all the more striking because the story is more told than played. Jackson is all nerves, boyish enthusiasm, and unfocused energy as Eugene. Henry's body language is subtler, but all the more transformative as she traces Alma from sullen teenage standoffishness into the self-satisfied strut of a woman coming into her own. She is especially animated as Alma's mother Odelia, who does her best to instill in Alma her sense of inadequacy as a large dark woman.
While the adult Alma and Eugene mythologize their parents, their younger selves despise them for their dark skin, their size, their drunkenness, and their "Gullah/Geechie" accents. These parents hate them in return for trying to be anything other than their color. When Eugene's friend Wyce tells him how darker-skinned folk like Eugene's father hate them, he is just trying to stir up trouble, but he also isn't wrong. Worse, the people who resent Eugene and call him a rich, soft, high-yellow pretty boy aren't really wrong either -- he is indeed soft at his core, tentative and aimless, and his very aimlessness is a privilege born of his relative comfort -- not because he's light, but because his dark-skinned father worked hard to build a good life for his family.
Orlandersmith's lush language isn't naturalistic; certain repeated phrases are as likely to come from one character's mouth as the other. Yellowman is her first non-solo piece, but it's also almost a play in verse. In some of the play's most effective moments Alma and Eugene are gruelingly out of synch -- she gloriously reinventing herself while he has trouble inventing himself in the first place; he feeling blissfully connected while she feels panicked, ugly, and inadequate -- but despite the disconnect, their tag-team accounts serve the overall rhythm of the play.
There are moments of humor and tenderness throughout, but the play is best at its most excruciating. Yellowman is a hard play, beautiful and ugly not by turns but all at once. And this masterful, bare-bones production (presented in association with the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre) perfectly embodies the eloquence and directness of the text.
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WATERBURY >>Two people are dead after police say a pickup truck hit another vehicle at a four-way intersection in Connecticut.
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The Republican-American reports that a vehicle was turning left onto a street when a pickup truck heading in the opposite direction hit the passenger side of the car.
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Periodontal disease is diagnosed by your dentist or dental hygienist during a periodontal examination. This type of exam should always be part of your regular dental check-up.
A periodontal probe (small dental instrument) is gently used to measure the sulcus (pocket or space) between the tooth and the gums. The depth of a healthy sulcus measures three millimeters or less and does not bleed. The periodontal probe helps indicate if pockets are deeper than three millimeters. As periodontal disease progresses, the pockets usually get deeper.
Your dentist or hygienist will use pocket depths, amount of bleeding, inflammation, tooth mobility, etc., to make a diagnosis that will fall into a category below:
Gingivitis is the first stage of periodontal disease. Plaque and its toxin by-products irritate the gums, making them tender, inflamed, and likely to bleed.
Plaque hardens into calculus (tartar). As calculus and plaque continue to build up, the gums begin to recede from the teeth. Deeper pockets form between the gums and teeth and become filled with bacteria and pus. The gums become very irritated, inflamed, and bleed easily. Slight to moderate bone loss may be present.
Advanced Periodontitis
The teeth lose more support as the gums, bone, and periodontal ligament continue to be destroyed. Unless treated, the affected teeth will become very loose and may be lost. Generalized moderate to severe bone loss may be present.
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The United States Department of Labor has said it's no longer collecting data on the labor market as the majority of its workers have been told to go home during the shutdown. Without the non-farm payroll jobs report, I doubt the Federal Reserve will have the information it needs to make a decision regarding the tapering of its economic policy at the FOMC meeting at the end of October—and this will surely add to the stock market risk.
Having said that, while the tapering will likely not start until at least December, I doubt it means more gains by the stock market considering the slew of market uncertainties that need to be addressed.
First off, the House must resolve its differences toward the enactment of Obamacare. While there are debates on its delivery, the House simply needs to come to a conclusion. In my opinion, while the debates around Obamacare may represent some important concerns, this is just a distraction from the real issue. Once the debate on Obamacare is resolved, the country can then focus on the need to deal with the more critical and difficult topic of raising the debt ceiling.
The problem here is that there really is no other choice but to increase the debt ceiling; otherwise, the country could default on its debt, which would drive the stock market lower.
As an investor, these are tricky times, and I haven't even talked about the start to the third-quarter earnings season, which I believe will be littered by downside surprises that could impact the stock market.
For now, President Obama will need to put together a long-term strategy that will benefit the country going forward. He will need to cut costs to cut the running deficit and additions to the debt. As I already said, failure to deal with the financial mess will only hurt the country and the stock market.
We need to deal with the debt at some point, so let's get it done now. It's going to hurt in the short to medium term, but the future generations will be better off.
As a country, we need to focus on growing the economy, cutting the debt, and making sure America remains the top business region in the world. This will drive jobs growth and make a lot of politicians happy.
For investors, my suggestion is to take a breather and wait to see how things develop before diving into the stock market. You may want to move some of your assets away from the stock market and into risk-free Treasury bills for the time being.
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The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years.
Spain's Atlético Madrid won the tournament for the first time, beating Fulham – who were playing in their first European final – at the HSH Nordbank Arena, home ground of Hamburger SV, in Hamburg, Germany.
A total of 192 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Associations are allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08.
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League:
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with the first qualifying round matches, and concluded on 18 May 2011, with the final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, between Porto and first-time finalists Braga. This was the first all-Portuguese final of a European competition and only the third time that two Portuguese teams faced each other in Europe, following Braga's elimination of Benfica in the semi-finals. Porto defeated Braga 1–0, with a goal from the competition's top goalscorer Radamel Falcao, and won their second title in the competition, after victory in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.
A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2009 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2004–05 to 2008–09.
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League was the third season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 41st edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and ended on 9 May 2012 with the final held at Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one on each goal line – were used in all matches of the competition from the group stage.
Atlético Madrid won the title, defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in an all-Spanish final. Porto were the defending champions, but they were beaten by Manchester City in the Round of 32.
A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Associations are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2005–06 to 2009–10.
Il était une fois… l'Espace (English: Once Upon a Time… Space) is a French/Japanese animated science fiction TV series from 1982, directed by Albert Barillé.
The series was animated in Japan by the animation studio Eiken, and is thus considered to be anime as it also aired on Japanese TV, albeit not until 1984, under the title Ginga Patrol PJ (銀河パトロールPJ, Galaxy Patrol PJ). In contrast to the show's success in the West, the series' Japanese broadcast was consigned to an early-morning time slot and attracted little attention.
Once Upon a Time... Space differs from the rest of the Once Upon a Time titles in the sense that the series revolve on a dramatic content rather than an educational premise. The series still has a handful of educational information (such as an episode discussing the rings of the planet Saturn).
The series succeeds Once Upon a Time... Man. It reprises almost all of the characters from the previous series and adapts them into a science-fiction context.
Metro is a glossy monthly lifestyle magazine published in New Zealand. It has a strong focus on the city of Auckland, with reportage of issues and society. The magazine was first published independently by Warwick Roger and Bruce Palmer.
Metro was established in 1981. The debut of the magazine coincided with the rapid expansion of the New Zealand economy that occurred from 1984, following the election of the Fourth Labour Government, who implemented widespread neoliberal deregulation and economic reform. The increased access to imported luxury goods made Metro magazine an attractive media environment for advertisers.
Metro magazine's success led to the launch of a sister title North & South, edited by Robyn Langwell. This publication took a wider look at New Zealand regional stories. Langwell was editor of North & South until June 2007. A third title, women's interest magazine More, was launched before the stable was bought by ACP Media, an Australian publishing consortium.
Metro (Russian: Метро) is a 2013 Russian action disaster film directed by Anton Megerdichev.
Because of the copious amounts of large buildings in the center of Moscow, the Moscow subway tunnel, built in 1935, is starting to fail as it cannot withstand the resulting weight. One tunnel night crawler, Sergeitch (Sergey Sosnowski), sees a small leak in the roof of the tunnel (in the place where the tunnel runs under the Moscow River) and informs the assistant station (Michael Fateev), but he says that it is only groundwater and mocks the old man for worrying about it. Meanwhile, Irina Garin (Svetlana Hodchenkova) is torn between her lover - businessman Vlad Konstantinov (Anatoly Bely) - and her husband - a district hospital surgeon Andrei (Sergei Puskepalis) - with their daughter Ksenya (Anfisa Wistinghausen). Konstantinov believes that she is no match for Andrei, and tries to persuade her to divorce him. Arriving from Zagranpoezdki, she spends the night with Konstantinov and doesn't have time to come home in the morning. Andrei has to take his daughter Ksenya to school but by chance, they cannot go by car and walk to the metro station "Garden". Simultaneously, Konstantinov arrives, hurrying to work, but forced to give up the car because of traffic jams. Meanwhile Sergeitch, drinking with casual acquaintance Galina (Elena Panova) next to the "Garden", recalls that the water leaking into the tunnel smelled of slime, which means that it can not be groundwater. They are detained by the police for drinking alcohol in a public place, but manage to escape, and Galina flees into the subway. Sergeitch phones his employers to inform all the dispatchers but police turn a deaf ear to his request.


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Big changes are in the works at Southeast Alaska's largest private employer.
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, or SEARHC, has a hospital in Sitka, doctors in Juneau, a variety of clinics, and roughly 1,000 employees. The organization is working to recover from a $4 million loss in the last year. That has meant changes to benefits, and a hiring slow-down, among other things.
New Chief Executive Charles Clement is behind a lot of those changes.
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All-Active Martial Arts remains one of the few purpose built, full time martial arts training centres in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Located in Epping, VIC, All Active Martial Arts provide the opportunity for students to cross train in multiple martial arts systems, including Zen Do Kai (Karate), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Filipino Martial Arts - Eskrima-Arnis-Kali, Systema (Russian Martial Arts), as well as self defence classes for all. These systems are available for children, teens and adults in one of our many classes. Students also have the option to book a private session with any of our experienced instructors.
Why Choose Us
All-Active Martial Arts are committed to providing professionally run martial arts programs that offer the best learning opportunities for our students. AAMA encourage the development of martial arts skill sets and learning of self defence techniques, while improving fitness and wellbeing:
- Learn one or a combination of martial arts systems in the one location. All Active Martial Arts offer Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai Freestyle Karate, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Filipino Martial Arts - Eskrima, Krav Maga, Women's Self Defence Classes, Russian Martial Arts - Systema, as well as First Aid training on site.
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- Classes for children, teens, adults and tailored courses for women's self-defence.
- Fully qualified instructors, experienced in running classes for all ages and ability levels. All AAMA Instructors are First Aid level II qualified and hold current Working with Children Checks.
- Women's Self Defence seminars and courses.
- First Aid courses for students and parents.
- Family discounts for multiple family members wanting to learn our martial arts systems.
- 4 and 10 week introductory packages to get you started with your martial arts classes.
- Ongoing memberships provide great value as well as the opportunity to cross train in multiple systems
- Easy Direct Debiting system through EZYPAY to streamline payments.
- No requirement to lock in to long term contracts.
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All-Active Martial Arts - "Where Strength and Knowledge Come Together"
All-Active Martial Arts is a wellness centre forged in the pursuit of excellence in martial arts training, personal fitness and healthy living. Our Epping martial arts training centre operates independently to deliver a number of set martial arts training sessions across a variety of specialised systems, as well as working in collaboration with our local community to promote positive change to the lives of our community members.
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text: Home Books Ian Thorpe Cook for Your Life Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Email this page Cook for Your Life ByIan Thorpe Contains80 recipes Published byHardie Grant Books ISBN9781740669788 PhotographerGorta Yuuki (studio) and William Meppem (location) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Email this page Add to my collections In his first cookbook, Ian Thorpe shares the recipes that keep him fit, as well as his philosophy on diet gathered from nutrition experts throughout his years of sporting success. As a competitive swimmer, he has learned that he can't just eat anything and achieve elite level success – healthy eating is something that he has always to keep in mind to perform at his peak. A lifetime love of cooking teamed with a refusal to give up the flavours of his favourite meals led him to develop this plan that allows him to eat the delicious foods he loves and to maintain a healthy, strong body. The recipes he shares here include Roasted Pumpkin and Hazelnut Salad, Braised Celery Hearts with Bacon, Green Chicken Curry, and Mango and Berry Soup. In this book Introduction Read this Chapter Basics Read this Chapter Chicken stock Rich beef or veal stock Vegetable stock Green curry paste Red curry paste Harissa No-fat coconut milk Nahm jim Gremolata Tomato sauce Sushi rice Sides Read this Chapter Vegetable stir-fry with miso Zucchini napoletana salad Parsnip mash White-bean puree Lentils du Puy Green-envy vegetables Quinoa with silverbeet Braised celery hearts with bacon Broome Vietnamese salad Roasted pumpkin and hazelnut salad Cauliflower couscous Vegetarian Read this Chapter Quinoa porridge with spice and berries Cool Thai curry soup Field mushrooms with nut stuffing and goat's cheese Mushroom risotto with barley 'Tastes like chicken' salad Rustic Tuscan beans Silverbeet and sundried tomato frittata Parippu North African tomato and green lentil stew Vietnamese tofu and vegetable stir-fry Boom Boom Pow Seafood Read this Chapter Miso cod Mrs Joyce's Lebanese fish Barramundi with preserved lemon, tomato and pine nuts Beetroot-cured salmon with fennel salad Squid, blood orange, pomegranate and fennel salad Grilled salmon with roasted red capsicum pesto Pad Thai with squid 'noodles' Fish and prawns in coconut milk and red palm-fruit oil Zuke tuna Crayfish and crab sushi Oysters in seven deadly sins Poultry Read this Chapter Three-day chicken Cardamom chicken Spicy quail breasts with shallot 'butter' Roast chicken with preserved lemon stuffing Foolproof chicken Chicken tenderloin skewers Green chicken curry Chicken larb san choi bao Eucalyptus-infused turkey Beef and kangaroo Read this Chapter Middle Eastern-inspired beef tartare Spicy beef and lentil burgers Mrs Cowley's brontosaurus beef Beef with tzatziki Beef silverside in ragu sauce Veal with caper and red onion gremolata Chilli kangaroo with coffee and chocolate sauce Lamb Read this Chapter Lamb stew with gremolata Seven-hour lamb Lamb steaks with herbs and harissa Zucchini and capsicum with spiced lamb stuffing Red lamb backstraps with chilli coleslaw Yoghurt soup with minted meatballs Moroccan lamb in tomato jam Pork Read this Chapter Chestnut, cabbage and pancetta soup Pork chops with pear and lilly pilly compote Bacon and pea soup Japanese pork with onion dressing Pork and bean soup with turnip puree Pork neck two ways Dessert Read this Chapter Chocolate soufflé Seasonal friands Mandarin cake Vanilla pannacottas with berry coulis Figs with rosewater and goat's cheese Cherry pudding Mango and berry soup Nutrition terms explained Read this Chapter Recipes in Cook for Your Life More recipes Cauliflower couscous Cool Thai curry soup Sushi rice Broome Vietnamese salad Vegetable stir-fry with miso Vegetable stock Red curry paste Rich beef or veal stock Quinoa with silverbeet Roasted pumpkin and hazelnut salad No-fat coconut milk Add to my collections Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Email this page Like this page? Back to top


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text: Changes to the SALT deduction caused chaos soon after the law was enacted. Many homeowners rushed out in Dec. 2017 to prepay their 2018 real property taxes, thinking they could deduct them on 2017 returns while the write-off was unlimited. Local governments revised computer systems to accept tax prepayments in 2017 for the 2018-19 year. But IRS acted quickly to rein this in, saying in a news release that property tax prepayments are deductible only if the tax was assessed in 2017. People living in high-tax blue states will be hit hardest by the new SALT rules. Among the most affected states: Calif., Conn., Md., N.J., N.Y. and Ore. A few states have already passed laws to blunt the impact of the $10,000 cap. N.Y. was the first to enact legislation in April, with N.J. and Conn. following soon after. The aim is to convert nondeductible taxes into deductible charitable gifts. For example, under the N.Y. law, New Yorkers will be given the option to contribute to a state-operated charitable fund in exchange for a credit, equal to 85% of their gift, that can be used against their N.Y. state individual income tax liability. The statute also authorizes local governments to create charitable funds to accept contributions in exchange for a property tax credit of up to 95% of the taxpayer's donation.


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As with all fruits and vegetables, wash avocados before cutting. Check out our tips for how to choose and use California Avocados
Nutrition for Moms
Avocados can be part of a healthful diet for both pregnant and nursing moms. Fresh California Avocados are sodium, sugar and cholesterol-free and contain mono and polyunsaturated fats. The recent recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 state:
- Reduce daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 mg and further reduce intake to 1,500 mg among persons 51 and older and those of any age who are African American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. The 1,500 mg recommendation applies to about half of the U.S. population, including children, and the majority of adults
- Reduce the intake of calories from solid fats and added sugars
- Consume less than 300 mg per day of dietary cholesterol.
Avocados can help Moms and Kids reduce their intake of those nutrients that increase the risk of certain chronic diseases.
Nutrition for Kids
A lifetime of good eating habits and good health can be established early in childhood. Rich, creamy avocados are a kid-friendly fruit in many ways: They provide great taste, fun texture and they contribute valuable nutrients including:
- 10% of the recommended Daily Value (DV) for folate
- 6% DV for fiber and potassium
- 6% DV for vitamin E and more
Research shows folate (folic acid), another important component of the B-vitamins, is important for a healthy pregnancy, reducing your risk of serious birth defects of the spine and brain, also known as neural tube defects. Folate also helps produce and maintain new cells. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth, such as infancy and pregnancy. Both adults and children need folate to make normal red blood cells and prevent anemia.
Babies love avocados
What makes avocado appealing to babies? The avocado's smooth, creamy consistency makes it one of the first fresh fruits a baby can enjoy.
Whip up your own homemade avocado baby food with these helpful tips.
Renowned Pediatricians "Pick" California Avocados for Babies, Toddlers & Kids
Drs. Bill and Jim Sears, renowned pediatricians, authors and two of a four-member team of family doctors known as America's Family Pediatricians, name California Avocados as the #1 fruit recommended to parents as the best first food for babies. They recommend California avocados because they are nutrient dense
Lunchbox Surprises
Inspire your child to make healthy eating choices with these tasty ideas:
- Add avocado to your child's lunchbox or as an after school snack
- Puree avocado with lemon juice and a pinch of salt as a tasty salad dressing
- For older kids: offer guacamole with baked chips or quesadillas
- Mash avocados and spread on graham crackers, whole-grain bagels or muffins topped with raisins
Learn about USDA Dietary Guidelines Read Avocado Nutrition Label
- Mash avocados and spread on graham crackers, whole-grain bagels or muffins topped with raisins
- Puree avocado with lemon juice and a pinch of salt as a tasty salad dressing
- Offer guacamole with baked chips or quesadillas
- Spread a thin layer of peanut butter, thinly sliced tomatoes, a thick layer of guacamole, and a mound of alfalfa sprouts on whole wheat bread


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Guest Post: A Red, White, and Blue Breakfast Celebration!
June 28, 2013
A Red, White, and
Blue Breakfast Celebration!
Breakfast is a big deal in our house. A slice of toast or a
glass of juice just won't cut it. And you can forget skipping it! That just
wouldn't fly (or be healthy) with our group of five, especially on the weekend. Instead, breakfast usually looks like a
veggie omelet with whole wheat toast and a side of fresh fruit, a fruit
smoothie with a bowl of steel cut oats and a dollop of natural peanut butter,
or a bowl of Greek yogurt topped with homemade granola and fresh berries. See,
I told you that it was a big deal!
Since breakfast tends to be a big production anyway, I like
to center a lot of our family celebrations around the first meal of the day. It
is fun, a little unexpected, and it starts our morning out on a happy note.
Most people think of celebrating July 4th over the grill with hot
dogs, hamburgers, deviled eggs, and lots of creamy salads. While I love a good
cookout, I challenge you to mix things up a bit this year and try some fun,
festive, and HEALTHY alternatives. Breakfast is a great place to start! Experiment by incorporating some familiar,
but healthy, alternatives such as whole wheat waffles instead of those "Lego my
Eggos" and plain Greek yogurt instead of the popular blue yogurt tubes. With some
fresh fruit to dress everything up and a few festive accessories, you will be
well on your way to celebrating a happy, healthy July 4th with your
A couple of years ago I put together a Red, White, and Blue
July 4th breakfast celebration for our family. I included some of
our favorite healthy breakfast staples and "blinged" them up a bit with some
simple and festive accessories.
Our menu included: whole wheat waffles with pure maple
syrup; fresh fruit salad (sliced strawberries, blueberries, and bananas); Greek
yogurt parfaits topped with homemade granola; and homemade pumpkin muffins with
a swirl of vanilla yogurt on top. Don't worry; the gumballs were just for
It was a HUGE hit with our kids. We started our day with a
healthy AND festive breakfast together and we had fun.
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Prince William County with her husband and three young children. Sarah is a
full-time mother, Certified Health Education Specialist, healthy living
advocate, and the creator of Health Wise Home, an online resource that focuses
on educating, empowering, and inspiring others to help build a healthier
future. In her spare time, she enjoys running, hiking, gardening, being
outside, and spending time with her family.
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Public Water Systems in Idaho
What is a Public Water System?
A public water system (PWS) provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals at least 60 days out of the year. Idaho currently has ±1,960 PWSs.
A PWS can be one of three types:
Community Water System
Serves at least 15 service connections or 25 people year-round in their primary residences (e.g., most cities and towns, apartments, and mobile home parks with their own water supplies). About 38% of Idaho's PWSs are classified as community water systems.
Nontransient Noncommunity Water System (NTNCWS)
Serves at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year (e.g., schools, churches, nursing homes, and factories, and hospitals that have their own water source). Almost 12% of Idaho's PWSs fit into this category.
Transient Noncommunity Water Systems (TNCWS)
Serves an average of at least 25 persons (but not the same 25) less than 6 months per year (e.g., campgrounds or highway rest stops that have their own water source). About half of Idaho's PWSs meet these criteria.


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Have you ever been in a situation where you are sitting at the closing table and the Seller says, after reading the Bill of Sale, "how can I convey rods and draperies that I never had" or "I took the refrigerator"? You then quickly scramble to review the FARBAR Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase to discover that the form language in Paragraph 1(d) was never modified. The Seller then looks to you to figure out a solution to the problem.
More often than not the Seller either puts you in a position to provide a replacement to the Buyer or pay an amount equal to the cost of the missing item. Unfortunately we have seen this occur too many times. Prior to your Seller executing the Purchase Agreement, we urge you to take the time to go through paragraph 1(d) with your Seller and either (a) strike (and initial) the personal property that is not included; or (b) add the personal property that is excluded in paragraph 1(e). Doing this will most certainly avoid future confusion and hopefully eliminate the need to come out of pocket at the closing table for an issue that is clearly not your mistake. Should you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please consult with your real estate attorney.
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This year, leading up to our annual Menu of Menus issue, Kaitlin Steinberg counts down her 100 favorite dishes as she eats her way through Houston. She'll compile a collection of the dishes she thinks are the most awesome, most creative and, of course, most delicious in town. It's a list of personal favorites, things she thinks any visitor or Houstonian ought to try at least once and dishes that seem particularly indicative of the ever-changing Houston foodscape. It's a list to drool over.
The first time I ordered at Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana, the owner, Bill Hutchinson, told me I was doing it wrong.
I wanted something light, so I ordered the arugula pizza with some extra prosciutto. I was finding it quite delicious when Hutchinson stopped by my table to inquire about my meal.
"It's great," I told him. "I love the thin, chewy crust and the crunchy bubbles on top. And the prosciutto and arugula combination is great."
"Why didn't you get the potato and mushroom pizza," he said, truly puzzled.
"I don't know..." I replied. "Are potatoes good on pizza?"
Hutchinson scoffed at my question, as if it were the most ridiculous thing ever uttered. Running through my mind were visions of french fries on top of burgers and stuffed in burritos. Sometimes the world needs reminding that potatoes don't go with everything.
Hutchinson made me promise to come back for a patate e funghi pizza at a later date, and I did, partially because I found the first pizza I ate at Pizaro's to be so good that I had faith in the chef/owner's recommendation. I'm really glad now that I took his advice.
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The patata e funghi pizza is definitely the best on Pizaro's short but inclusive menu. It's a Neapolitan-style pizza topped with truffle oil, Yukon gold potatoes, oven-roasted mushrooms, mozzarella, rosemary and garlic. There's no red sauce on this pizza, but it's much better without any added acidity. It's a smooth, mellow pie with dusky truffle and mushroom flavors accented by the earthy potatoes. The rosemary adds an herbal element that actually makes the pizza more reminiscent of some sort of pan-roasted potato dish than a pizza, but in a wonderful way.
The result is a pizza/scalloped potato hybrid -- creamy and decadent, but also finger food, as you can easily pick up each slice and eat it with your hands, rather than a knife and fork. Oh, and because it's Neapolitan-style pizza (a designation explained here), you must order the whole pie only, never a slice.
Don't worry. You're going to want to eat the whole thing anyway.
The list so far: No. 100: Bangkok Fries at Boheme No. 99: Almond Croissant at Phoenicia No. 98: Bulgogi Tacos with Kimchi at Chi'Lantro No. 97: Soft Pretzel from Mongoose Versus Cobra No. 96: Chicken and Waffles at Adair Kitchen No. 95: Sweet Potato Gnocchi at Brooklyn Athletic Club No. 94: Foie Gras Mac & Cheese at BRC Gastropub No. 93: Vuelve a la Vida Soup at Connie's Seafood No. 92: Homeroom at Bernie's Burger Bus No. 91: Lobster Cake Benedict at Sorrel Urban Bistro No. 90: Uncle Daryl's Cake at The Chocolate Bar No. 89: Porchetta e Fagioli at Giacomo's Cibo e Vino No. 88: Sesame Soft Balls at Golden Dim Sum No. 87: Crab Daddy Bao at Fat Bao No. 86: Ham, Egg & Cheese Crepe at Melange Creperie No. 85: Pork Tamales at Irma's No. 84: Greek Burger at Hubcap Grill No. 83: Lobster Roll at Maine-ly Sandwiches No. 82: Grilled Ahi Tuna at St. John's Fire No. 81: Catfish and Grits at The Breakfast Klub No. 80: The Marie Laveau Sandwich at Sandy Witch No. 79: Carnissima Pizza at Coppa Osteria No. 78: Mortadella Sandwich at 13 Celsius No. 77: Lamb Lollipops at Américas No. 76: The Heights Burger at Gratifi No. 75: 'Date With a Pig' at Sparrow Bar + Cookshop No. 74: Taco al Pastor at Taco Keto No. 73: Chili Cheese Mac from Jus' Mac No. 72: Chicken Pot Pie at Kenny & Ziggy's No. 71: Lazy Lane Frites at Brasserie 19 No 70: Banana Split at Cloud 10 Creamery No. 69: Dozen Raw Oysters at Pappas Seafood No. 68: Green "Hurry Curry" at Nit Noi No. 67: Bad Ass Hambur-Torta at Pistolero's No. 66: Enchiladas de Mole at La Guadalupana No. 65: Shorty Mac at H-Town StrEATS No. 64: Squirrel Master Burger at Cottonwood No. 63: Bánh Mì at Les Givral's Sandwich and Cafe No. 62: Korean Spiced Brisket Plate at Revival Market No. 61: Old Fashioned Frito Pie at Armadillo Palace


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Advice for Clueless Brands on Social Media
Dear Bob & Doug:
I am so fed up with "shoppers" entering my celiac supply store to eyeball items, then stand there ordering them from some discounter online. I now charge people $5 to browse. (If they buy something else, I take the $5 off their bill.) Turning my place into a showroom for the Internet is so unfair — what else was I to do?
— Despairing Down Under
Dear Despairing:
What should you do? Gosh, hard to say. You could throw lye in their faces. It's an equally good idea for handling your situation. Or, and bear with us because we're just blue-skying here, you could get to know your customers and build up a relationship with them in a way that a website cannot. I mean, they have freakin' celiac disease. You could have weekly recipes, support group meetings or a friendly smile maybe. But not only are you currently driving showroomers away, you're driving away everybody you're charging admission to. Some shoppers are selfish and life isn't fair. That's the breaks. But pettiness is not a business model.
Dear Bob & Doug:
We are a famous-name purveyor of a yellow, caffeine-laced soft drink with a youthful audience. One of our endorsers, a hip-hop act, did a video commercial for us about a police lineup in which a battered white, female victim has to i.d. the perp among three young black males and a goat. The goat (guilty) threatened "snitches get stitches." Weirdly, some critics found the spot to be filled with horrible racist stereotypes — even though the African-American artist said he was just goofing. We had to pull the ad anyway. What did we do wrong?
— Perplexed in Purchase
Dear Perplexed:
That's a tough one. We suspect your problem may stem from running a commercial about a police lineup in which a battered white, female victim has to i.d. the perp among three young black males and a witness-threatening goat. We have three rules for greenlighting a YouTube soft drink ad: 1) Don't depict sadomasochistic child pornography. 2) Don't depict Hitler on a skateboard. 3) Don't depict a police lineup in which a battered white, female victim has to i.d. the perp among three young black males and a witness-threatening goat.
Dear Bob & Doug:
We are a major fascistic collegiate sports association, and the youngsters once again have us puzzled. They love to put their fave "hashtags" on the gridiron, we suppose to help them "Tweeter" away on their MacFacebooks. We love the young kids, but we have to protect our exclusive marketing venues, so we banned hashtags and everything else besides our approved logos and those of our advertisers. What is it with the kids today and their hashtagging and jungle music and crazy moptops?
— Indignant in Indianapolis
Dear Indignant:
It is sometimes tough being a rapacious monopolist generating billions of dollars on the efforts of teenaged indentured servants. We, of course, applaud you for depriving these exploitative student athletes of their hashtags. We fear, however, you may be leaving some value on the table, asset-wise. Let us ask you this: 100 students on a squad…do they really need to have 200 kidneys? Food for thought.
Dear Bob & Doug:
A customer of our chain of mushy fake Italian cooking happened to mention to a server that his folks' house had burned down. The restaurant manager comped the family's meal, and the customer posted the receipt on Reddit. Then the trolls started claiming it was somehow faked by us or our agency partners. And a Consumerist poll says 47.6% of America believes just that! No good deed goes unpunished, right?
— Ganged Up On in the Garden
Dear Ganged Up On,
Sure. Whatever you say.
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TFCU was established on November 5, 1947 by Mr. Gerard Bonenfant. At its inception, the Taunton Municipal Credit Union was located in the basement of Taunton City Hall. Each week, Mr. Bonenfant would collect as little as .25 cents from the city hall workers and would deposit it into their accounts and manually record them in a ledger book. Within a year, the Police & Fire Departments were included in the membership, at which point, the Credit Union began granting loans to its members for up to $100. In 1950, Mr. Bonenfant negotiated the acceptance of TMLP into the ranks of the Credit Union and thereafter began adding other city departments to the membership.
As the membership grew, it became important to maintain the exceptional service to which the members were accustomed. With that in mind, Mr. Bonenfant recognized the need for a staff and recruited family members, including his wife, to assist him in the operation.
In the early 1980's, the Credit Union grew to serve the employees and families of several local companies and groups. With increased membership came the need for a larger office. The City Hall office could no longer accommodate the Credit Union so it moved its operation to Trescott Street in the mid 1980's. The Credit Union was modernized and began to offer more products and services.
As TFCU continued to thrive, a larger office was needed to support the growing membership. This brought the Credit Union to Route 44 in Raynham in 1991, where it remained until 1995. During this time, major developments occurred. New management embarked on a period of dramatic growth stimulated in 1995 by the approval of a community charter. This meant that the Credit Union would be able to serve anyone who lived, worked or worshiped in the Greater Taunton – Middleboro area. In the years of rapid growth, the Credit Union outgrew its Route 44 location, and its current location at 14 Church Green was occupied.
Beginning in the year 2000, the Credit Union began operating separate companies to offer a wider variety of services to its members. TFCU was one of the first local credit unions to create Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs) to offer these additional services. Financial Services and an Insurance Agency were introduced to create a true one stop shopping concept for TFCU members.
In 2012, the Credit Union opened its first branch inside the Trucchi's Supermarket located in Middleboro. This branch offers our members the same products and services available at the Main Office, including 24 Hour ATM service.
In 2015, TFCU expanded its charter to serve all of Bristol County, Massachusetts as well as most of Rhode Island. This includes Bristol, Kent, Newport and Providence counties in Rhode Island; and the Rhode Island towns of Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett, New Shoreham, North Kingstown, Richmond and South Kingstown. In 2017, As part of this expanded charter, TFCU opened it's third location in New Bedford. This branch, located at 480 Rockdale Avenue, brings TFCU's exceptional member service and vast range of products and services closer to our existing members in the area, as well as new members in the southcoast region.
The Board of Directors, Management, and staff at TFCU are committed to both its past and its future, from its roots in the basement of City Hall to the vision of TFCU as a multi-faceted financial institution.


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The fifth album from The Kooks is Let's Go Sunshine, and it does what you'd expect a fifth album to do from a band that's been around for over a decade. It takes the best of what the band has done in their tenure and really builds on it from a lyrical and sonic standpoint. Then, it adds just enough new to find new listeners while managing to keep the old audience happy.
So, there's the fifth album in a nutshell. It's not going to be revolutionary 99% of the time and it's not going to be anything but decent most of the time. Yet, on Let's Go Sunshine, The Kooks have managed to make an album that's good. Luke Pritchard has always done a good job vocally, it's his lyrics over the years that have been average. With this record, he's ramped things up considerably. Lyrically, this is the best Kooks record that there's been in years. As far as the songwriting goes from a melody standpoint, that's damn good too. Sure, there's a lot of woah oh woahs and other British audible hooks, but they fit with the song. They manage to be a lovable trait instead of an annoying one whenever they're used. Songs like "Kids", "Honey Bee", "Initials for Gainsbourg, "Chicken Bone", and "Four Leaf Clover" will get listened to over and over.
The Kooks Let's Go Sunshine" manages to contemporize a band that's always had an odd place in the music landscape. Outside of the UK, they've probably never gotten their due for what they've done. Pritchard and his mates have managed to make some great music over the years and you can add this album to that list.


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Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant
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|Graduate Trainee Recruitment Consultant
|Manchester, Greater Manchester
|generous commission & benefits 1st year OTE - £40k
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|Rosie Miranda
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|July 30, 2019 16:02
Job Description
Joining as an entry level consultant you will be put on a transparent promotion pathway and will know exactly what you have to do to get to the next level of your career with Oliver James Associates.
As an Associate Consultant your duties will consist of;
- Proactively creating, maintaining, and developing a network of candidates via sales focused telephone activity
- Proactively promoting Oliver James Associates business and services to all contacts in order to generate new candidate recommendations and referrals
- Identifying new sales leads and pass to recruiters to follow up with approaches to appropriate target clients
- Keeping up with current and anticipated demand of candidates with a clearly outlined skillset, maximising efficiency through the effective use of LinkedIn and internal databases
- Actively mapping a candidate pool in response to client's hiring requirements
- Screen, interview and assess candidates in line with company standards to ensure a thorough understanding of their job and career requirements
What we can offer you in return;
- Global relocation is actively encouraged within Oliver James Associates once proven, either to existing offices or to set up your own.
- On top of a competitive basic salary we boast a lucrative commission scheme; it is all transparent and uncapped rather than team based - so you are in control of your own income and know exactly what your take home is.
- Culture - Our culture is unique and maintaining this is of the up-most importance to Oliver and James as well as all Global Directors and Senior Stakeholders. Annually we spend £700k on company entertainment so you can get to know your counterparts around the world. This consists of quarterly lunch clubs, quarterly team events, Spring, Summer and 2x Christmas parties!
- Award-winning in-house training and development team - for every stage of your career
- Fast track progression, Oliver James Associates provide you with the right tools to propel your career with case studies of entry level candidates progressing to Director within 3,4,5 years!
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