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Reducing Risk: Your Vehicles
Well maintained vehicles will not prevent accidents from happening although you can take some important steps to help reduce the probability.
At the same time you are staying legal whether this is Road Traffic or Health & Safety law not forgetting the essential need for reliability and the good image a well presented vehicle brings to your business.
Included in this section:
To assist in ensuring that vehicles are properly cared for by the user it is suggested that each driver is issued with a company vehicle check list that is required to be completed on a weekly basis.
Where company vehicles are being used by more than one person then every driver should carry out a 'basic' vehicle inspection, covering condition and roadworthiness, prior to their journey.
Companies that have introduced a driver vehicle inspection have found this, coupled with periodic spot checks carried out by a manager/owner/proprietor, has dramatically improved standards of vehicle care and significantly reduced damage costs, improved resale values or cut recharges made by leasing companies.
It has also been demonstrated that drivers that check their vehicle on a regular basis have improved their driving behaviour.
The completed forms can be submitted as part of the rental/lease procedure, acting as a performance indicator and measurement for your drivers. If this becomes a procedure ensure it is followed up.
Weekly Checks
The responsibility for checking tyres of a vehicles rest with the driver and to comply with the law they should ensure the following:
- All tyres have the required legal minimum tread depth (1.6mm) over the centre three quarters of the tyre;
- Correctly inflated to required tyre pressure by manufacturer's vehicle handbook;
- No cuts greater than 25mm long or 10% of the section width whichever is greater;
- No fabric or cords espoused, bulges or lumps;
- No combination of radial and cross ply tyres fitted to the wheels on the same axle;
- No radial fitted to the front and no cross ply to the rear wheels; and
For each defective tyre a driver will incur a fine of up to £1000 and 3 penalty points on their licence.
Oil and Water Checks
The responsibility for checking oil and water levels rests with the driver(s) of that vehicle. This should be carried out weekly and also after routine services and any unscheduled maintenance work.
The checks should include engine oil levels, coolant levels and windscreen washer bottle levels.
It can cost over £3000 to repair an engine that has burned-out as a result of lack of oil and water.
Incorrect Fuel
It is the responsibility of the driver at all times to ensure that the correct fuel for the car is selected.
In the event that the wrong fuel is selected, under no circumstances drive the car away from the fuel station.
Contact your office, control room to arrange for the appropriate breakdown service to attend and arrange recovery.
Therefore reserve the right to charge the driver for the repairs due to a result of the driver's negligence i.e. putting petrol into a diesel engine.
Helpful documents
Regular inspection, good maintenance and sensible vehicle management means safety for drivers and passengers, PLUS real savings for your business too.
Follow these guidelines and you will enjoy these savings, gain value for your vehicles and avoid any possible penalties which accompany bad practice.
Vehicle inspection
Set up an inspection regime. This is crucial to the smooth running of your business. A monthly inspection form has been created below for your use.
Driver Participation / Responsibility
Full participation by your drivers is essential for Success. They are close to the vehicles all the time.
Drivers are also legally liable for the condition and road worthiness of their vehicles. Inspection is a basic duty of a driver - so incorporate it into the contract, code of conduct, policy or rental agreement.
Vehicle Defects and Damage
Drivers should report all defects immediately on return to the base or depot. If roadworthiness and safety is affected the driver should stop, park the vehicle as safely as possible and then immediately contact base.
You should never permit or condone the use of a vehicle which is (or likely to become) un-roadworthy.
Drivers must report damage immediately.
All damage must be corrected at the earliest opportunity.
Vehicle Condition
Drivers should ensure vehicles have a tidy interior and clean exterior. This helps the general upkeep and promotes a good company image.
Vehicle Safety
The safety of your drivers is obviously vital and all drivers, mangers, owners, should ensure that due attention is paid to servicing, maintenance and repairs on a timely basis. All work should be carried out by approved service and repair agents and in accordance with manufacturers warranty requirements.
Drivers must not wait for warning lights to come on before checking oil and water levels as this often indicates that damage may have already been done. You should reserve the right to charge the driver(s) with the total cost of the repairs to a vehicle where such repairs are the direct result of driver(s) negligence.
Helpful documents
To run a reliable and reputable business it's important to operating to the highest standards of quality control. This is especially prevalent to the Taxi industry due to the inspections by many different outside bodies e.g. Police, VOSA, Licensing Authorities etc.
There can also be checks at weekends or night checks when cars are operating. There are also 6 monthly MOT's.
Through checking and keeping vehicles in good running order it can reduce the risk of breakdown and ensure you are operating more safely.
More specifically there are further benefits:
- controlling costs including wear and tear and fuel;
- reduction in accidents, therefore controlling insurance premiums;
- fewer vehicles off the road for repair;
- reduced running costs through better driving standards;
- fewer missed jobs/opportunities and therefore reduced risk of losing goodwill of your customer base.
Monitoring Control
To ensure that preventative maintenance is completed in accordance with Company instructions, a management Monitoring system should be introduced.
Your regular garage/workshop should be able to provide you with the appropriate reminders when vehicles are:
- Due for servicing.
- Presented for service in a dirty/unkept condition, or
- Badly maintained
The majority of maintenance companies will be pleased to provide this type of information when requested.


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What Makes a Great Leader? …And Why Putin is So Good At It
Hey Thoughty2 here In 1919 a young ambitious 30-year-old stood in a beer hall in Munich, Germany and gave a passionate speech about politics to 111 attendees
Only four months later, the same young man gave another speech, but this time, due to word of mouth, his audience had grown to over 2000 A few months later he gives another speech with 6,000 devotees in attendance This is how revolutions begin That ambitious young man went on to change the world beyond recognition, by committing countless atrocities against the human race and attempting genocide Yes I am talking about Adolf Hitler
Do not take my words as praise, but there is no doubt that Hitler's oration abilities are unrivalled throughout history His ability to persuade others and bring them into his cause and align their ideals with his own were powerful beyond belief During one 2 hour speech in 1920 he was completely interrupted 58 times by thundering applause and cheers from the crowd But was Adolf Hitler a great leader? Absolutely not, effective maybe, but great, no As humans with a conscience we define great as doing good, therefore a great leader must use their power and influence for good, not evil as Hitler did
But besides the obvious deplorable reasons that Hitler was not a great leader, he wasn't actually good at leading Let me explain, Hitler was a fantastic orator, he gave speeches so powerful, so intense that they made you forget your morals and follow him into a genocidal abyss He was extremely effective at collecting followers and power But being able to rally hearts and minds is only one half of being a great leader For, once Hitler had that power, he was hopeless at putting it to use, at least when you compare him to his wartime competition
A truly great leader in Hitler's position of immense power would have leveraged Germany's strengths and turned wartime Germany into a true superpower, a force to be reckoned with And a true leader could of done so without ever going to war, using only diplomacy and leverage There were many years leading up to the war when a great leader could have turned Germany into the modern world's first superpower giving Germany a far better chance of winning the war or better yet, bypassing it altogether But Hitler was too consumed by his own hate and pride His deep hatred of Jews, communists and others caused him to get distracted by and drawn into many futile conflicts that were completely unnecessary and only hindered Germany's overall strength, such as Stalingrad
He was more concerned with destroying his neighboroughing countries than focusing on the strengths of his own, Germany These are certainly not the traits of a great leader, just a passionate, angry fool Are you passionate about something, but tired of feeling like a fool? I'd like to take a minute to thank Skillshare for sponsoring this video Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, technology and more Premium membership gives you unlimited access to high quality classe on must-know topics, so you can improve your skills, unlock new opportunities, and do the work you love
If you're thinking of starting a business or want to start a new project with other people then you'll need to become a great leader yourself Some of the greatest leaders in history have also been the greatest orators, Barack Obama, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King To sharpen up your public speaking skills I can't recommend highly enough the Skillshare course "Presentation Essentials: How to Share Ideas That Inspire Action" And good news, if you're one of the first 1000 people to use the promo link in the description you will get your first 2 months of Skillshare Premium for just 99 cents After that Skillshare is more affordable than most learning platforms out there at only $10 a month
Click the link in the description to check out Simon Sinek's course and thousands of others, but remember, only the first 1000 people will get 2 months for 99 cents Hitler's wartime enemy Winston Churchill is also thought of as one of history's most powerful leaders, but unlike Hitler, many people go as far as to call Churchill a great leader So what's the difference? Is Churchill only a great leader, and Hitler is not because Churchill was fighting for good, not evil? Well that certainly helps, but it's the reason why Churchill was fighting for good which made him a truly great leader And that reason is a great empathy for his people Hitler's motivation for going to war was occupation of neighbouring countries to expand the German empire and his idea of a "pure race" and also genocide, these are selfish reasons, Hitler's powerful oration may have tricked millions into believing that he had the German people's best interests in mind, but in truth his motivations were not only selfish, but driven by delusions, insecurity and mental insanity
Churchill's motivations were the polar-opposite, he went to war to defend his people and his country from the tyranny of evil, he had no desire to invade and capture other lands or to enslave and murder innocent people Psychologists have long studied what it takes to be a great leader and they have all converged on one key quality that every great leader from history shared One mental attribute that separates Churchill from Hitler, emotional intelligence It is not intellect, cunning or physical prowess that makes a great leader, it is emotional intelligence That is the ability to sympathise with others, to know how people think, behave and how they will react given any situation
What made Abraham Lincoln such a great leader? Such an icon, respected throughout the ages How was he able to overcome the tremendous challenges in abolishing slavery? He possessed more emotional intelligence than his enemies Whilst the plantation owners and leaders of the confederacy were only concerned with monetary gain from their slaves Lincoln was able to sympathise with the plight of the slaves, he could humanise them and this gave him the drive, the passion, the motivation to put every fibre of himself into his quest to set them free, and that he did Hitler may have been an extremely intelligent man, an incredible orator and powerfully persuasive, but he had not a scrap of emotional intelligence, he had no sympathy
No man who did the things he did could possess these qualities But Churchill, despite his image as a pragmatic bulldog, did and that's why he led Britain and the World to victory But being a great leader isn't just being able to make the correct decision A truly great leader must also be able to make the hardest decision of all, when it is most needed of them No matter the cost
On 10th May 1940 Winston Churchill was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain On the very same day, Hitler launched a huge invasion of France occupying vast swathes of the country Before long Hitler's army had occupied Paris and forced the nation of France to surrender When Churchill heard that France was prepared to surrender and make a peace deal with Hitler he knew that if the Nazis were to get their hands on France's navy, which at the time was the second most powerful in the world, after Britain's, then Britain would be screwed
Sure, Britain's navy was powerful, but with the combined might of France's Navy and Germany's U-boats, Britain would have been Hitler's for the taking, and worse yet, if Hitler took Britain, and its navy, the rest of the world would have stood no chance against the spread of Hitler's tyranny with all that combined military might, he could have taken the US with ease and today the world would be under Nazi rule, simply because Hitler got his hands on a few French warships Churchill could absolutely not let this happen Initially he wrote to the US president FDR and asked if he could borrow fifty of their older warships to defend Britain in the event that Hitler took France's navy, but FDR was too concerned with winning the upcoming election and so denied Churchill's request, even after Churchill wrote back to him explaining that if Britain was taken then America would be next The French Admiral had made a promise to Churchill that if the Nazis did ever try to take France's warships then the French would sabotage their own ships rendering them useless to Hitler
But Churchill was too pragmatic to rely solely on the French disabling their own ships and so he formulated a grand plan called operation Catapult The most daring and most morally difficult plan that Churchill had so far enacted France's vast navy was spread out in fleets around the globe, so Churchill planned to use espionage, stealth and if necessary force to capture all of France's warships and relocate them to British waters So, on the 3rd July 1940 operation Catapult was launched and simultaneous takeovers of every French naval vessel took place within a few hours around the globe Bearing in mind that until now, France was Britain's closest ally during the war, this must have been a horrendously difficult decision for Churchill to make, but the decision that he had to make in just a few hour's time would be many times more difficult, in fact it would arguably be the most difficult, the most heart-wrenching decision the Prime Minister would make his entire life
A decision that many historians have since said was one of the biggest turning points of the war and changed the fate of the World You see, all but one of the fleets within the French navy could be taken with little effort by simply sneaking British servicemen onboard and putting a gun up to the captain But one fleet, the strongest and most heavily guarded within France's navy would not be so simple In the harbour of Mers-el-Kébir in French Algeria, France had moored their four largest and most powerful ships, the Bretagne, Provence, Strasbourg and Dunkerque, as well as some smaller destroyers If Hitler got his hands on just this fleet alone it would spell the end of the war for Britain and the world
Churchill wrote an ultimatum to the French admiral and sent out a fleet of the Royal Navy's most powerful vessels to deliver it to the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir It gave France just six hours from receiving the letter to sail their large fleet of warships to Britain or America and surrender them or the British Navy will regrettably sink them using force The Royal Navy surrounded the French fleet and a long, intense standoff wore on for many hours as the French Admiral refused to peacefully surrender his ships to the British, their allies The French admiral was annoyed that Churchill obviously didn't trust his promise that the French navy would destroy their own ships if the Nazis tried to take them, he was also annoyed that a lower ranking member of the Royal Navy was sent to deliver Churchill's ultimatum to him, instead of someone higher up in the command He also didn't believe that the British would actually fire upon them if they refused to hand over their ships
So with the French Admiral remaining stubborn the two supposedly allied nations, stood gun to gun across the harbour in a Mexican standoff A few hours later the French Admiral called on nearby backup just in case the British did decide to open fire But the British soon caught wind of the encroaching backup and so the captain sent a telegram to Number 10 Informing Churchill of the incoming French backup only minutes away Churchill was suddenly weighed down by his worst fear, that it would have to come to this, the possibility of ordering the British to shoot upon their own allies
With little time to think he sent back a short, sharp reply "Settle matters quickly" and that was it, knowing full well what that might entail Regrettably the British fleet knew what they had to do next, as Churchill had briefed them beforehand Yet the British signalled the French ship once more, giving them one last warning, come to an agreement within 30 minutes or we will open fire At 5:54pm no agreement had been reached and sure enough the British pointed their cannons at the French vessels and began to fire
The British fleet that day consisted of battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Resolution, an aircraft carrier and several destroyers But at the helm of the fleet was the Royal Navy's most powerful weapon, HMS Hood, the largest and most powerful warship in the world at that time, completely unmatched by any other ship Her huge turrets fired relentlessly upon the French battleships, sinking one and completely destroying the others within minutes 1,297 French servicemen lost their lives that day at the hand of the British, supposedly their closest ally Whilst the British public and government were entirely supportive of Churchill's decision when they found out what had happened, many others around the world, particularly the French were both critical and upset at Britain's actions that day, seeing on betrayal
It could be argued that Churchill's move to sink the French navy was over the top and rash but one has to consider what the other outcome would have been, if Hitler had got his hands on those French battleships, it is entirely possible that the entire world, not just Britain, would be under Nazi rule today It is reported that when word got back to Churchill in London about what had happened in Mers-el-Kébir and how many French servicemen had been killed he was physically sick and broke down in tears Whether you agree with operation catapult or not no one can argue how incomprehensibly difficult a decision of that magnitude must have been for Churchill or any other leader to make Churchill sacrificed over a thousand of Britain's allies that day to save the British people and potentially the world from the tyranny of evil, a horrible decision to make with irreparable consequences, but if that's not true leadership then I don't know what is Winston Churchill was recently voted by the British public as the greatest Briton of all time and sure it's tremendously easy to see how he is great leader
He stared pure evil in the face when the rest of his cabinet wanted to surrender, he led Britain and Western Europe through its darkest hour He was a master of the english language and used it to inspire and uplift the moral of the British people But how come there are some leaders today that are considered by their people as great, when the rest of the world can only see the opposite? It used to be that good and evil was so black and white, you would look at the world stage and the vast differences between the goodies and the baddies was laid out bare for all to see But today our leaders are becoming ever more grey, treading a thin line between good and evil Leaders such as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are so polarising yet so murky
Sure leaders have always had supporters and detractors but in today's information driven world it's so easy to find out why supposedly bad leaders do the things they do, instead of relying on propaganda And with nobody is the balance between good and evil more murkier, harder to understand than with Vladimir Putin You cannot talk about great leaders without including Putin, for nobody is more loved by their own people Okay, maybe Kim Jong Un is, but under entirely different circumstances Every single week an army of polsters traverses the 11 different time zones of Russia and knocks on the doors of every single house in the country, asking their opinion of Vladimir Putin and other political issues
According to these polls Vladimir Putin's approval rating by his own people is a staggering 83% and has not dropped below 80% since 2014 And these numbers aren't superficially increased by the Kremlin, several independent Western polling companies have done similar polls and always arrive around the same number To put that into perspective Trump's approval rating is half of that at 40%, Theresa May's is 43% and Angela Merkel's is around 50%, at the time of writing this video But how can this be? Doesn't most of the west view Putin as a bad guy? Or a troublemaker at the very least And it's easy to see why, Putin has done some rather questionable and immoral things including annexing Crimea, waging a war on the LGBT community, he is suspected of having critics and political enemies killed and the most questionable act of all, he is of course rumored to have used hacking campaigns and propaganda to make Trump president
But no matter how much western politicians and western media demonises him, his approval rating within Motherland Russia just keep increasing with time To appreciate why we have to understand the vast difference in culture between Russia and the West Russians respect strength, whilst Western Europeans may have ideals such as fair democracy, social equality and justice, it is ingrained within the Russian culture to never show weakness Russians strive for the solidification and strengthening of their own nation They have a great respect for Russia and any president who can make Russia appear to be strong and not a pushover on the world stage is no doubt going to be popular
Putin does exactly that, the propaganda released from the Kremlin is carefully curated to always show Putin in positions of strength and in manly pursuits like fishing topless, hunting topless and riding a shark, I mean horse, topless! There seems to be a theme here These are not candid holiday snaps, these are carefully curated to show Putin in his best and strongest light He appears formidable and able to take on whatever the West throws at him Putin may not play nicely on the global stage but whether you sympathise with Putin's methods of politics or not he is in his own way and for the Russian people at least, a great leader Leaders come in many forms, throughout history some have led us into the dark abyss, other have led us to victory but one thing that all great leaders do is bring about change within the world and leave their own unique footprint on the future, sometime for the best, sometimes for the worst
So wherever you are in the world, when the time next comes for you to choose a leader, make your choice worthwhile Thanks for watching

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Rules for Southern Kung Fu
General Rules
- Maximum performance time for All Northern Kung Fu Styles is 1.5 minutes; minimum performance time 30 seconds.
- Salute to the judges upon entering ring, then announce to the chief judge your name and the form you will be performing.
- Once an age group is announced to perform, the cut off time for competitors at that age group to enter the competition is 5 minutes.
- All Southern Kung Fu styles are scored based on good stance, balance, power, and coordination; characteristics of the particular style performed and representation of combat effectiveness.
Southern Kung Fu Styles
- Hung Ga, Choy Li Fut, Jow Ga, Hop Ga, Lama P'ai
- Wing Chun, Bak Mei, Tiger Crane, Eagle Claw, Southern Mantis, Loong Ying
Quality of Movements (6 Points)
- One-tenth of a point shall be deducted when a slight inconformity with the technical specifications occurs in any hand form, stance, hand technique, footwork, leg technique, jumping or balance. Two-tenths of a point is deducted for an apparent inconformity, and 0.3 point for a serious one. The deduction is not more than 0.3 point if several fouls occur in a single movement.
Power and Coordination (2 Points)
- Full points (two points) are given to the contestant who performs vigorously and smoothly, with accurate and proper application of power and with clear-up and harmonized movements.
- One-tenth to five-tenths of a point is deducted for a slight inconformity to the requirements, 0.6-1.0 point for an apparent inconformity, and 1.1-2.0 for a serious inconformity.
Spirit, Rhythem, Style, and Structure (2 Points)
- Full points are given to the contestant who performs in high spirit, with good rhythm, distinctive style, rich content, well-knit and varied structure and well-balanced choreography.
- One-tenth to five-tenths of a point is deducted for a slight inconformity to the requirements, 0.6-1.0 point for an apparent inconformity, and 1.1-2.0 points for a serious inconformity.
- Beginner Under Belts: 6 – 7.5 points
- Intermediate Under Belts: 7 – 8.5 points
- Advanced Under Belts: 8.5 – 10 points


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Michael Costa
Michael Costa has served as our Executive Vice President, Finance since August 2017. Previously, Mr. Costa held various leadership positions overseeing Sabra's accounting and finance functions since Sabra's inception in November 2010. Mr. Costa has more than 15 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and accounting having previously worked for KBS Realty Advisors, one of the top global real estate owners and managers, and Ernst & Young's Real Estate Assurance practice.
Mr. Costa earned his master's degree in Accounting from the University of Virginia and his bachelor's degree in Accounting from California State University, Fullerton. Michael is a Certified Public Accountant and licensed real estate broker in California.


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New Features In ASP.NET MVC 3
ASP.NET MVC, a framework that runs on top of the ASP.NET runtime, enables you to design and implement applications that can leverage the Mode View Controller design pattern.
You can download a copy of ASP.NET MVC 3 (released earlier this year) from this link: http://is.gd/j0xc48.
Some of the notable features in this ASP.NET MVC release include:
- The Razor View Engine
- Improved support for validation and JavaScript
- Support for output caching
- Enhanced support for dependency injection
The Razor View Engine is a new View Engine introduced in ASP.NET MVC 3. It is easier to use and lighter than the default ASPX View Engine that was supported in earlier versions of the ASP.NET MVC Framework. You can use this View Engine to write compact and expressive syntax to integrate server code into your HTML markup code.
To use the Razor View Engine for your ASP.NET MVC application, you need to select the "ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Application (Razor)" project in Visual Studio 2010 under web templates. Note that when you are about to create a new ASP.NET MVC 3 application in Visual Studio 2010, you can choose from the following templates:
- ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Application (ASPX)
- ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Application (Razor)
When you create a new ASP.NET MVC 3 application in Visual Studio 2010, one notable change is that the extension of the View pages is .cshtml. For reference, here's how the content of the Index.cshtml file would look:
@inherits System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage @{ View.Title = "Home Page"; LayoutPage = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml"; } <h2>@View.Message</h2>
To learn more about ASP.NET MVC, visit http://asp.net/mvc.


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Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between "gksudo nautilus" and "sudo nautilus"?
I have tiny script that I want it to run on start-up, but it needs sudo privileges so I use gksudo for the job. but it fails. (it works correctly using sudo.) Is there any difference between sudo and gksudo beside the inteface?
BTW: this is the tiny script I mentioned:
cat /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/kbd_backlight|if read state; then \
echo $((1-$state)) | sudo tee /sys/devices/platform/sony-laptop/kbd_backlight; fi;


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--An article from an archeage player about some experience in getting a sloth glider
Recently, a new Sloth Glider and a new Mirage Bjorne Mount came into ArcheAge. Both of which are so cute to attract my attention, especially the sloth glider. I believe it must also be your taste!
If you are lucky enough to get a Sloth Glider of your very own, you can also get a sloth companion, then how can we get a Sloth Glider? I will share some experience with you.
In general, there are 3 ways to get one of your own. From the Friendly Flyer Treasure Chest in marketplace, from the Loyalty Store, from the ArcheAge Screenshot Contest of PTS.
The Friendly Flyer Treasure Chest has a chance to contain it, maybe with a low probability. That means, even if you pay for it, the result is all depends. Certainly, this chest will also have a chance to drop one high-tier Feast Table, which is a buff food for a 10-people group.
The Sloth Glider is also a new Loyalty Store Item, which you can get with 350 Loyalty Tokens. If you have enough Tokens, it's really a piece of cake!
If you wouldn't like to spend your money, or don't have enough Loyalty Tokens, or unluckily, you paid for the Friendly Flyer Treasure Chest but didn't get one, then do not feel upset, I will tell you another method.
Have you heard about the ArcheAge Screenshot Contest?
Top ten winners of this contest will each receive a Sloth Glider for his account. The sloth slider is available on PTS, you can get one directly by entering the phrase "send me a sloth fluffy" into chat and the auto robot fluffy will return you with this cute slider.
Capture a screenshot from ArcheAge involving the Sloth Glider on your Public Test Server and post your entry as an attachment or a linked image on the following official archeage forum as a reply to this thread.
This contest will last to January 25 at 11:59 PM PDT (GMT-8), take your time to participate this event and be the top ten winners, everything is possible.
ArcheAge Version 1.2 Build 4.18 is going to PTS, new portals of dungeons, new quests for Loyal Takens, Red Dragon accessories, and Diving Gifts that you can get every 30 mins, all of them are mysterious and challenging. ArcheAge Gold price is quite low in these days, according to my experience in playing archeage for a long time, the price will increase soon, so I suggest you to buy some archeage gold now to save your money. I buy from mmogah.com for many times because they can deliver gold to me fast and never spam in game. This is why I recommend this site to you.
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Wine Details
Wine Description
This wine offers intense aromas of blackberry and boysenberry along with licorice and perfume. A juicy and silky entry is followed by a velvety midpalate, rich with layers of ripe purple fruit and cassis. Well-integrated and melting tannins lead to a long and juicy finish.
93 Points, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate:
"The finest Cabernet Sauvignon I have ever tasted from Far Niente may be the 2007 Estate. Its dense purple color is accompanied by fragrant aromatics of creme de cassis, spice box, underbrush, and forest floor. Voluptuously-textured and full-bodied with superb purity and depth as well as a layered, complete finish, this terrific wine should be drinkable before the 2006, but age just as long 20-25+ years." (Dec. 2009)
93 Points, Wine Enthusiast:
"This is one of the most tannic Cabs Far Niente has produced in quite a while. It's really not drinkable now, despite very complex flavors of blackberries, cherries, licorice, tobacco and plums, along with plenty of smoky new oak. Made with a few drops of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, which add perfume and flowers, it's a wine that won't come into its own for quite a while. Hold until 2013, at least, and it should provide interesting drinking for years after, in a proper cellar. — S.H." (6/1/2010)
88 Points, Wine Spectator:
"Tightly wound, firm and tannic, this well-structured red has a core of herb- and bell pepper-laced cedar, currant and tobacco flavors that are taut and concentrated. Ends with chewy tannins. Best from 2011 through 2017. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 12,790 cases made. –JL" (11/15/2010)
Vineyard Notes
The 100-acre Martin Stelling Vineyard, located behind the winery in Oakville, is the cornerstone of the Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon program. Planted on some of the most beautiful, gravelly loam soil in the Napa Valley, the vineyard is composed of two distinct areas. The lower portion uniformly produces wines with supple, sweet tannins and bright, forward fruit.
Halter Valley, which is the extension of the vineyard that starts into the foothills of the Mayacamas, is composed of gently rolling knolls. This section of the vineyard includes more diverse individual blocks that provide wines of great tannin and structure. This vineyard, together with a small contribution from the Sullenger Vineyard at Nickel & Nickel, produces Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon.
Harvest Notes
The season started off with a very dry winter, registering only about 60 percent of normal precipitation. Coupled with a very mild spring, the growing conditions yielded vines that were well balanced and not overly vigorous. A mild, cool summer, with no unusual heat spikes, allowed the fruit to ripen at a very steady pace.
Harvest was characterized by mild daytime temperatures, followed by very cold nighttime temperatures, allowing the grapes great hang time and flavor development without excessive sugar accumulation. A minor rain event occurred at the tail end of harvest, but this only served to wash the dust off the berries and give us further hang time, making for a stunning vintage.
Production Notes
This vintage expressed itself early on both in the vineyard and during fermentation. We were able to capture the concentrated flavors of juicy black and purple fruit along with lush velvety tannins with much more early pressing; roughly 40 percent of the 2007 was pressed before dryness. While much less of the wine underwent extended maceration than in 2006, maceration time was about the same.


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Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed el Assar discussed with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo means of promoting bilateral cooperation in military and civil markets.
The talks were held on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2017, which kicked off Tuesday and will run till Sunday.
The two ministers also probed exchanging technological expertise in order to introduce modern manufacture systems in line with the current stage needs.
Assar then met with South Korean Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) Jeon Jei-guk, with the Egyptian minister asserting that he is keen to establish a strong relationship between Egyptian military production companies and their South Korean peers.
The two sides agreed to form a joint committee, set to be chaired by the two ministers, in order to follow up bilateral cooperation issues.
Assar then held other similar meetings with chairpersons of several South Korean military companies and discussed ways to foster bilateral cooperation.


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Yesterday we packed all of the comforters in the car and drove downtown to drop them off at Siloam Mission. More about that in an upcoming post. But since we were downtown (which is a rarity) Terry wanted to show off his new office to me and the kids.
We had been to the blue building several times. Remember when Logan was "working" at daddy's desk? But now Terry has moved to a completely different building. One decidedly more difficult to get to! Oh well, we figured it out and got there just in the nick of time to show Logan the office bathroom hehehe
Logan got right to work.
Lane was much more interested in the big TV in the board room. Daddy made her appear on it like magic!
Logan posed with FrankenDaddy for awhile. This got Lane curious, so she came over to investigate....
"Are you sure this is my daddy?" Lane seems to be saying to her brother.
"Well, I guess I'll pose for one picture before demanding to be carried around by the real daddy."
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Daddy's New Office
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Dakovo, Croatia is a small town about 40 minutes south of Osijek. Osijek is a major city on the eastern most side of Croatia, about 4 hours west of Zagreb. This is what many people consider to be the plains of the country. There are multiple farms and beautiful sunsets. One of the best ways to get to Dakovo is to take a train from Osijek. The train ride will give you a direct route to Dakovo and will allow you to see many picturesque farming communities without having to take your eyes off the road. When I was visiting Dakovo the sunflowers were in season. It was a spectacular experience to zip past field after field of bright yellow sunflowers.
The sunflowers were a nice bonus on the trip but the real meat and potatoes came from my visit to the Cathedral. Dakovo is really known for this amazing edifice. This Cathedral started construction in 1866 and was completed in 1882. This Cathedral is really worth the trip and is a must see for those visiting the area.
The grounds surrounding this Cathedral are beautiful and well kept. The Cathedral has many interesting and unique architectural elements. These can be savored on a small walk around the building. Just by looking at the red brick exterior one can spend hours observing and pondering the fine workmanship. The true beauty of the Cathedral is the interior.
Fresco paintings inside of the Cathedral depict many scenes from the Old and New Testament in the Bible. This is fairly standard for most Cathedrals. These frescoes were painted by Alexander Maximillian and Lodovico Seitz. Two frescoes were done by Achille Ansiglioni. The paintings are fun and really provide an emotional element to the tour of the Cathedral. It is amazing to see how well preserved and taken care of they are. It adds depth to the entire experience.
Inside of the Cathedral, in addition to the frescoes, one can find beautifully tiled pillars and a very blue tiled ceiling. These are amazing design elements that make this add richness and depth to the experience and make this Cathedral one of the best in the country. If you are coming to Croatia this trip can be made in a day from Zagreb. It is entirely worth the trip to see this spectacular Cathedral.


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Kilo-Tango is a gaming community started in 2009 by a small group of friends. We like to play a variety of games including first-person shooters, Turn-based and real-time strategy games, and of course Minecraft. While our Minecraft server is not a 'public' server, you can still join via by downloading: and clicking multiplayer. If you see a =KT= tag it is probably one of our members.
We use the TeamSpeak3 VoiP program as our primary means of communication. Feel free to come and join us any time, we welcome newcomers!
If you are interested in joining Kilo-Tango, spend some time with us in TeamSpeak, and play in our servers. Get to know us. In many cases, people that spend a lot of time with us are asked to join the community, however if you would like to apply for membership, that route is available as well. Instructions on how to do this can be found on our forums.


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You may have been wondering what Andrew Scheer has been doing since winning the leadership lottery run by the Conservative Party of Canada? Our guess is that he has been spending time on his knees thanking the powers above for the gifts he keeps getting from an indulgent Liberal Prime Minister. There are so many attack possibilities opened for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.
After serving as the tame Speaker during the last of the Harper regime, Scheer, was the logical choice for an interim place holder for the party. It only took him until the last of 13 ballots to win by 50.95 per cent. He is showing no new drive or enthusiasm and will make his replacement look that much better. In the meantime, his job is being made easier by a generous Prime Minister who keeps making rookie mistakes.
The main problems Scheer faces are in maintaining discipline in his caucus. The raucous and undisciplined rowdiness of the Conservative side of the House would never have been countenanced when Scheer was the Speaker. It serves its purpose in bracketing his and his colleague's attacks on some of the Liberals less experienced or adept ministers. Nobody on the opposition side of the House cares about the government responses in any event.
Considered a version of Stephen Harper 'Light' but with a smile, Scheer always looks to us like a deer caught in the headlights. We call him 'Chuckles' for lack of a respectful nom de guerre.
He will probably serve in the role of leader until he is blamed for the party's loss in the 2019 federal election. Then he is expected to fall on his sword and move over for a more dynamic leader.
We could tell you more about Andrew Scheer but this guy is boring and we do not like boring our readers.
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Content curation is the process of collecting, organizing and displaying information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest. Services or people that implement content curation are called curators. Curation services can be used by businesses as well as end users.
Content curation can be carried out either manually or automatically. In the first case, it's done by specially designated curators. In the second case, it's done using one or more of the following:
- Collaborative filtering: a method of forecasting often used in recommendation systems. This principle is based on the axiom that evaluations made by users in the past are predictive of evaluations that they will make in the future. Collaborative filtering can either be based on votes and views of a given social community, as it's done on Reddit and Digg, or the end user's own prior activity, as it's done on YouTube and Amazon;
- Semantic analysis: examines the relationship between the various elements and sources of information found in a given document. The system compares some of the factors or all the information sources topics and terms. This method uses the principles of factor analysis to analyze relationships between the studied phenomena and objects, and has been successfully implemented by services like Getprismatic, Stumbleupon, My6sence, and LikeHack, which break up content according to topic, subtopic, and category. Trapit uses semantic analysis in combination with user feedback and AI technology to refine content selections for its users;
- Social rating: employs user ratings and recommendations to select content. The system finds someone with interests similar to the end user and bases its recommendations on their activity. This method of selection is widely used on social sites such as Facebook and Flipboard.
Social network aggregation is the process of collecting content from multiple social network services, such as MySpace or Facebook, into one unified presentation. The task is often performed by a social network aggregator, which pulls together information into a single location, or helps a user consolidate multiple social networking profiles into one profile. Various aggregation services provide tools or widgets to allow users to consolidate messages, track friends, combine bookmarks, search across multiple social networking sites, read RSS feeds for multiple social networks, see when their name is mentioned on various sites, access their profiles from a single interface, provide "lifestreams," etc. Social network aggregation services attempt to organize or simplify a user's social networking experience] although the idea has been satirized by the concept of a "social network aggregator."
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New massive EP from Greeck Super Duo Atom Device!
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Digital Nature Records is very proud to announce the launch of Psycho, the new brilliant EP/Single from Atom Device, the project of Dimitris and Antonis Panagiotidis from Greece, one of the best acts to emerge from the Greek Trance scene in the past 5 years with many chart topping releases for labels such as Iono, Landmark, OV-Silence and Dropzone records to name a few, and off course a string of excellent eps for Digital Nature.
Atom Device delivers 2 brand new previously unreleased dance floor smashers, featuring a massive collaboration track with UK producer PRO-Gram (James Curtis, head of Antigen Records). Psycho EP is crammed to explosion with stomping mega grooves, bombastic bass lines, explosive musical elements and maximized rhythmic transitions, to create a full force musical journey and a Must In The Case Release for psy trance DJs!


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OK, you've been assigned to make a presentation in class. It might be a solo presentation or as part of a group, either way, it still means standing up in front of your classmates and the Instructor and talking. I'm going to make this post in two parts. The first part, which I will cover below will discuss the speaking part.
Fear of public speaking is one of the most universal fears that we have. There are a few things you can do to make your presentation a success, regardless of your experience.
- Almost everyone feels nervous just before starting – this is normal, you won't die and the nervous feeling usually fades within 60 seconds of starting. Don't let the butterflies get the better of you.
- Take some deep breaths just before starting your presentation, this oxygenates your blood and helps your brain, which hopefully will help you get focused and get through those first 60 seconds.
- Know your material. This can't be emphasized enough. Winging it will almost always allow for distractions and usually, it is obvious to your audience that you aren't prepared. You can only blow smoke for so long before it becomes apparent that you don't know what you are talking about. Know your material THOROUGHLY. Go over it repeatedly until you can deliver the information from a knowledge base, then if you get distracted it will be easier to get back on track.
- Rotate your eye contact every 2-7 seconds and look people directly in the eyes. You will find this is a powerful method to build audience engagement. It also lowers your own anxiety as you will be directing your comments at one person instead of thinking about the larger audience. Pay special attention to your supervisor if there is one present. Don't forget the back of the room or the wings.
- If you are using technology have a plan B in mind if it were to fail. I have seen this happen all too often and when it does it often throws the speaker completely off track. Think about it ahead of time and be able to move forward in spite of these difficulties. This builds your credibility and enhances your image in the eyes of your supervisors, which is a nice benefit of something that could be a disaster.
- If you are using PowerPoint or something similar, follow the 10-20-30 rule. 10 slides, 20 minutes in length, 30 point font. Only use text where necessary, otherwise, use graphics to communicate.
- "Leave them longing rather than loathing." Keep track of your time and make sure you stay within the allotted time frame for your presentation. Going over your time is one of the most frustrating things you can do both for audiences and event organizers. You may feel like your content is worth it, but likely there are many others who won't agree. Leave them longing rather than loathing.
- Be organized. Make sure your material is presented in a sequence which is easy for an audience to grasp. This is why so many people use points, e.g. point 1, point 2, etc. People like to see patterns and understand the sequence at an emotional level. Your organization can contribute to their understanding of your material or being so confused that they go away empty.
- Jokes are good, especially at the start, to ease everyone into the presentation. However, if the joke is off-color or offensive in any way it will overshadow anything else you say and damage your credibility. Make sure you look at the joke from the receiving end and consider whether it could be offensive. Better no joke, than an offensive joke, this goes double for off-color jokes.
- Examples and illustrations spread throughout the presentation help communicate with the audience and lets them identify with you or the material. It helps make sense of large amounts of data. You can overdo this, refer to point 6 above.
- Those new to speaking in public often fall into the trap of using filler words or expressions such as "uh." This is always annoying and in extreme cases can completely derail communication of your subject. Practice your speech/presentation before a mirror and record it. Afterward, count the number of filler words used and work on reducing the number. This comes with practice and intentionally working to overcome this habit.
- Use pauses in place of filler words to give yourself time to think and to allow your message to connect. Usually no more than a few seconds, pauses placed strategically throughout the presentation can greatly enhance communication. As with filler words, practice in front of a mirror and record, then review and think about where a pause would have the best impact.


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Olympus has filled the 3-megapixel gap in its popular D series of digital cameras with the Camedia D-550 Zoom. Novices and shooters who want to step up to higher resolution without losing point-and-shoot simplicity will be well served by this camera. Although it doesn't offer the manual exposure controls that advanced photographers need, it packs plenty of interesting and useful features into its compact body. Weighing in at 12.1 ounces with the batteries and the 16MB SmartMedia card installed, the D-550 fits naturally in the hand and benefits from an attractive and uncluttered design. A sliding lens cover turns on the gray-and-silver camera when opened, and the flash pops up automatically.
|The D-550's flash pops up when you open the sliding lens cover.
|Roll your finger over the four-way arrow pad to access common features.
The Virtual Mode Dial, a convenient and innovative navigation tool, makes it easy to explore different modes.
The D-550 was the first of Olympus's cameras to be endowed with Virtual Mode Dial, just another in a series of improvements that the company has made to its digital-camera user interface. This innovative navigation tool, which is accessed by pressing the clearly marked Scene Programs arrow, presents a circle of icons on the LCD that can be quickly rotated to select one of seven options, including Program Auto, Movie, and any of five different scene modes.
Choose from five preset scene modes.
Sharpness and contrast adjustments, exposure compensation, spot metering, selectable light sensitivity (ISO), and an uncompressed TIFF mode are among the many options available for fine-tuning image quality. For the more adventurous, there's a continuous-shooting mode that refocuses for each shot, a two-in-one picture mode that saves two shots in one frame, and a 3:2 aspect-ratio option.
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The D-550's battery life beats the rest.
Shot-to-shot time using the flash and the default high-quality setting averaged about 3 seconds, but, as is typical, uncompressed TIFF images took approximately 16 seconds to save to the SmartMedia card. Those are respectable times on both counts but not record breaking.
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Overall, in our tests, the D-550 Zoom produced images with accurate colors and even exposure. The Program Auto setting very capably dealt with difficult lighting situations, from sunsets to a black cat against white curtains. Although the D-550 tended to handle highlights better than deep shadows, we were generally pleased with the camera's ability to capture fine detail. Some noise was visible in our images shot with low light, and upon close inspection, several of our test shots exhibited some purple or light-green halos around the edges of objects shot against strongly contrasting backgrounds. Most images, however, were pleasing and certainly of good quality for a camera of this class.
The 3:2 aspect ratio selection (grayed area) delivers less image on the top and bottom than the standard aspect ratio.
Overall, the images are pleasing.
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Fraud And Health Insurance Claims
Health insurance is a form of insurance that pays for medical expenses. If you are covered under health insurance, you pay some amount of premium every year to an insurance company and if you have an accident or if you have to undergo an operation or a surgery, the insurance company will pay for the medical expenses. With health insurance providing a world of benefits to people, fraudulent claims are on the rise. Frauds can be committed by anybody. It can be committed by a policyholder, a health insurance company or even its employees. Frauds committed by a policyholder could consist of members that are not eligible, concealment of age, concealment of pre-existing diseases, failure to report any vital information, providing false information regarding self or any other family member, failure in disclosing previously settled or rejected claims, frauds in physician's prescriptions, false documents, false bills, exaggerated claims, etc.
Frauds by health insurance companies or its employees include preparation of bogus claims by fake physicians, billing for products or services not rendered, exaggerated claims submission, billing prepared for higher level of services, modifications or alterations made in submission of health insurance claims , change in diagnosis of the patient, fake documentation, and fraud committed by the employees of a hospital or any other healthcare product or service provider in order to make a quick buck. Fraudulent and dishonest health insurance claims are a major morale and moral hazard not only for the health insurance industry but even for the entire nation's economy. Concrete proof as evidence including documentation, statements made by the policyholder and his family members and even neighbors are taken into consideration.
The essential components of fraud include intention to deceive, derive benefits from the health insurance industry, preparation of exaggerated or inflated claims or medical bills and an intention to induce the firm to pay more than it otherwise would. Devising innovative methods and tactics including pressure tactics, favoritism and nepotism form a part of fraud which is a hazard growing by leaps and bounds since the last decade. To establish that a fraud has been committed requires furnishing of relevant proof. An in-depth analysis of the health insurance policyholder's intention may also be taken into consideration.
It is estimated that the number of false health insurance claims in the industry is approximately 15 per cent of total claims. The report suggests that the healthcare industry in India is losing approximately Rs. 600 to Rs. 800 crores incurred on fraudulent claims annually. Health insurance is a bleeding sector with very high claims ratio. Hence, in order to make health insurance a viable sector, it is essential to concentrate on elimination or minimization of fake claims.
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Author(s): Chris Reid
Delight your children and grandchildren by making these fabulous vintage toys. Author Chris Reid takes you through the making process, giving clear advice and helpful tips to show how to make toys from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. There are 15 projects to choose from, including diabolo, yo-yo, skipping rope, spinning tops, quoits and skittles and more complicated toys such as a kaleidoscope, walking cow, dog and pig. This book includes basic techniques, such as making jigs and turning spheres and cylinders, as well as advice on wood and finishes that are safe for children's toys.
Chris Reid trained as an engineer and worked in industry for several years before becoming a fireman. He got his first lathe at 15 and has been woodturning for more than 50 years. Now retired, Chris makes these toys for his own amusement and for children's parties. He lives in Brighton.


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O2B Immune Boost is a high potency general anti-microbial and immune-stimulating formula designed to improve the body's responses to a broad range of infections (bacterial, viral & fungal) by improving the circulation, drainage and detoxification activity of the lymphatic system and supporting the immune systems response to pathogens. Combining 7 powerful immune stimulating medicinal herbs in a liquid to offer fast acting support to infection and illness.
Support for:
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- Tonsillitis
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- Glandular Fever
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O2B Immune Boost is a comprehensive and professionally designed formula that is tried and true. It contains a specifically balanced blend of 7 herbs that work in harmony to achieve optimal responses from the immune system and to support detoxification pathways of the lymphatic system, offer powerful anti-inflammatory activity and support circulation.
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- Children over 5 years take 2½ to 5ml.
- Adults take 5 to 10ml. Up to 3 times per day or as directed by your health care professional.
- Shake well before use.
- Not recommended for infants.
Each 10mls contains:
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Classed as an immune stimulant, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal and cell normalizer that has long been used to treat infections, respiratory disorders, skin conditions and arthritis. It has the unique ability to help regulate the immune system and shock it into action. With a long history of use, Echinacea (purple coneflower) has been proven effective in treating many conditions and pathogens. There are many different pharmacological components found in Echinacea including potent flavonoids, essential oils, caffeic acid derivatives and polysaccharides. All of which actively elevate white blood cell levels and their activity when needed to fight infections from bacteria, viruses and fungi such as Candida Albicans. These immune enhancing abilities also have effects on tumor cells. Echinacea is prescribed by medicinal herbalists to treat infections such as colds, flu, upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, vaginal thrush and other infectious conditions.
Red Clover:
Has traditionally been used for treating respiratory issues and helps to restore healthy and normal body functions. Red Clover stimulates the immune system, improves blood and lymphatic circulation and supports the nervous system.
Traditionally peppermint oil is prescribed to provide relief from nasal congestion, sinusitis, asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds. Peppermint contains menthol and volatile oils to relax muscles in the body and enables the release of mucous and digestive gases, and it calms the nerves of the digestive tract, and improves the flow of bile which the body then uses to digest fat. Soothing and calming, it helps to lower blood pressure and reduce cardiac output.
Unlike the blood supply, lymphatic fluid does not have a pump to help it circulate around the body. So main organs of the lymphatic system (thymus gland, adenoids, tonsils and spleen) and all its filtration and drainage points (nodes) work passively on circulation. However lymphatic circulation, stimulation and drainage is important to optimal health and immunity. Clivers is a powerful lymphatic stimulatory herb that increases the circulation of the lymph fluid to help combat tonsillitis, glandular fever, swollen lymph nodes and problems involving circulation of the lymphatic system and compromised immunity.
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Is considered a warming herb, and is prescribed by medicinal herbalists for any 'cold' disorder as it helps to increase circulation. Ginger root is an antioxidant stimulates the production of saliva, aids digestion, helping with the elimination of gases in the digestive tract. Ginger has also been shown to help maintain body temperature and with anti-bacterial activity to help fight infections is a perfect addition to Immune Boost.
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Cookbooks: Mario Batali's teen sons pen kids cookbook
Between the Julia Child-inspired picture books, Lidia Bastianich's "Nonna" hardcovers and the cookbooks aimed at the pint-size demographic, one thing's clear: Kid-centric food books have become their own genre. Here's just a taste of the newest volumes to roll off the presses.
"Tiny Pie": Alice Waters contributed a tiny pie recipe to this charming picture book, but it's the story about a hungry little elephant, written by Michael Oatman and Emmy-nominated screenwriter Mark Bailey, that will truly delight. Illustrated by Edward Hemingway, "Tiny Pie" (Running Press, $15.95) tells the tale of a little pachyderm, banished to her bedroom during her parents' cocktail bash. Sneaking out to find a snack, little Ellie ends up eavesdropping at a mouse hole, where an episode of "Hole in the Kitchen Wall," a cooking show, is being filmed before a live foodie mouse audience. The book is adorable, Waters' recipe makes six tiny pies; a portion of the proceeds goes to Waters' Edible Schoolyard Project.
"The Batali Brothers Cookbook:" Benno and Leo Batali's first cookbook (Ecco, $14.99, 112 pages) honors their famous father's 50th birthday. No word on whether the teens wear orange crocs, too, but half the recipes hail from Benno, age 16, and Leo, 14 -- including Sloppy Sloppy Joes, Brown Sugar Pancakes and Blackberry-Peach Cobbler -- the rest come from papa. It's a cute, bright book with tempting recipes and plenty of mugging for the camera. A good pick for your favorite teenage cook.


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EDRS-C is the second node of the European Data Relay System (EDRS). It is the first dedicated EDRS satellite as well as the first flight for ESA's SmallGEO platform.
EDRS is designed to transmit data between low Earth orbiting satellites and the EDRS payloads in geostationary orbit using innovative laser communication technology.
Composed of a hosted payload (EDRS-A) on a commercial telecom satellite and a dedicated satellite (EDRS-C) in geostationary orbit, the system will dramatically increase the speed of data transmission for satellites in lower orbits and airborne platforms to relay their information to users on the ground. Nicknamed the 'SpaceDataHighway' by industry, EDRS complements current downlink infrastructures and allows for near-realtime services on a global scale.
The system has Mission Operations Centres in Ottobrunn (DE) and Redu (BE), Spacecraft/Payload Control Centres in Oberpfaffenhofen (DE) and ground stations in Redu (BE), Harwell (GB) and two in Weilheim (DE).


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Did you know that the colour Blue is thought to bring tranquility indoors? It is also said that, used in soothing collections of aqua hues, it evokes memories of the sea, calming waters and ocean tides which are often the base for creating restful spaces… I can't help but wonder if this is the reason why we often use all shades of blue to decorate boys bedrooms… blue curtains, blinds, cushions, etc.
I have two boys of my own and God knows I'd do anything to bring a little calm and tranquility back into my home!
Blue is this Pantone's colour of the month, here's a few images I love showing the result of decorating with blue!
Now I know what you are thinking… "what lovely colours! Where can I get that?"
Very simple, check out www.farrow-ball.com and find your nearest stockist! And once you have found your perfect shade of blue come back here and tell us!
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My good friend, Sara Ann, gave me the book "As a Gentleman Would Say" as a gift when she noticed I agonized over what to write in sympathy cards. Even though I'm a writer, I struggle with cards to people who have just lost a loved one because my normal inappropriate, lame joke just isn't called for in those situations. This book gives you the proper thing for a gentleman to say in any situation. Needless to say, it's hilarious! I'm sure a more refined gentleman would find it useful, but it just cracked me up. It begs to be read dramatically and publicly. Enjoy!
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Great book and great dramatic reading. But I would love to hear the old ladies from the plane read from As a Gentleman Would Say.


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What lies at the corner of Hope Street and Faith Avenue?
What lies near the intersection of Dizzy Street and Coma Way?
What was located at 2424 24th Street?
Where is Gooseneck Bend?
Where is Duckburg's Old Tower?
What was in Shagbark Grove?
What happened in Guffy's Grove?
What event takes place at Beavertail Lake?
Where is Pinnacle Rock located?
Where is Snag Hill?
Where is Needle Hill?
Where is Demontooth Mountain?
Where is Hagtooth Rock?
Who was Mehitabel Mudhen?
What took place at The Swelldorf Castoria?
Where is Pickleburg?
Where is Pumpkinburg?
What was held at Southside Park?
What was Bunion Acres?
What happens at Thrushwhistle Glen? Gooseberry Glen?
What real estate did Cousin Gus own? Cousin Cuthbirt Coot?
What school did Huey, Dewey and Louie attend?
What town lies in Pleasant Valley?
What is the name of the place where the most highways near Duckburg cross? Name at least four of those roads.
Name the island across the channel from Duckburg. How far is it from the mainland? What is the other island off the coast of Calisota, near Duckburg?
Where is Duckburg's Old Water Tower?
What happened at the intersection of 4th and B Streets? Name at least one business establishment there.
Who lived at 33 B Street?
What is located at 6th and D Streets?
What landmark is located on Beacon Street?
How many streets are located within The City of Duckburg?
Where were Duckburg's car races held?
Which part of Duckburg is Dreary Street located in? Who lived on that street? Who lived at 18688 Dreary Street?
Name an island inside the Duckburg Bay, or the sound in which Dukburg Harbor is located.
Who lived at 6666 66th Street?
In which part of Duckburg is Gloom Street?
What two different State Nicknames did Calisota have?
Name two addresses where Donald and his nephews dwelt.
Who lived at 1113 Quack Street?
Where was Dizzydrop Hill?
Where was Dizzydrop falls?
What is the large lake that borders a large portion of Duckburg's landward boundary? Name an island surrounded by that lake.
Where is Lonely Lane?
Where is "Old Lace Manor" located?
Which was closest to Duckburg.... Catville, or Hentown?
In which part of Duckburg is Mockingbird Ridge?
How can one get from Duckburg to Cattail Slough?
What three cities/towns border on The Black Forest?
In what part of Duckburg is the intersection of Duck Street and Pig Avenue?
On which street is The McDuck Building located?
Who lived at 120 Swankmore Drive?
Who lived at 60 Honker Street? What city was it located in?
What was located at 4444 44th Street? 1616 16th Street?
Name three Counties that border on Duck County.
What public construction (provide official name) forced Scrooge to move his money bin?
Where in Duckburg could one swim in "hot pools"?
In what part of Duckburg is Footpad's Alley located?
Where was Duckburg's Centennial celebrated?
What was located at 23 Skidoo Street?
Where in Duckburg are the poshest parties held?
Who lived in Plushwood Oaks?
Where is Eaglenest Drive?
Who dwelt at 72 Verbena Boulevard?
Where were Duckburg's sporting events held?
Name two highways that go from the distant countryside to Duckburg.
Where is Duckburg's Old Clock Tower?
What two streets run from Duckburg's Suburban Southside, all the way to The City's Downtown centre?
Where is the statue of Stonewall Duck located?
Which is closer to Duckburg..... Hootowl Hill, or Wildwood Glen?
Name a business on Main Street.
Where is Duckburg's annual public Christmas party held?
Where is Cape Quack located in relation to Duckburg?
Who lived next to Frozenbear Lake? Mudhen Pond?
Which lake is connected to one of Duckburg's rivers?
Name four parks in Duckburg.
Name an ocean channel near Duckburg. Name the "Straits". Name two bays. Name two coves.
What was the site for Duckburg's new Seaside Park?
What was located at 768 Plush Avenue?
What street was paved with Gold?
What two public arenas in Duckburg held public dances?
Where is Duckburg's Charter Oak located?
Name three rivers that flow through, or adjacent to Duckburg.
On what river is Doomtumble falls?
What is "The Spirit of Duckburg", and where is it located?
Great Head Park is on the road from Duckburg to what city?
Who dwelt in Apartment 505, in a run down wood apartment building?
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Divine Chocolate 12 Bar Tasting Set - 180g
Divine Chocolate »Product code: 357021
Our price
Case Price£57.48 £4.79 per box, you save 20%
Purchase Options
Earn 24 reward points on this item and 288 when buying a case In Stock : Available for despatch next working dayGift wrap available
Product Description
Set includes twelve 15g bars. 180g.
Cocoa Mass, sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, butterfat ( milk) caramel crisp (raw cane sugar, glucose syrup, butter (milk), salt), cocoa powder, freeze died raspberry granules, strawberry crisp (maltodextrin, strawberries, sugar, modified potato starch, thickener: sodium alginate, natural strawberry flavour, acidifier: citric acid), emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, sea salt, natural raspberry flavour, vanilla.
For allergens see ingredients in bold. May contain nuts.
Store in a cool, dry place.
We are not the manufacturer of the products sold on our website. While we work to ensure that product information on our website is correct, manufacturers may alter their product information. Actual product packaging and materials may contain more and/or different information than shown on our website. You should always read the labels, warnings and instructions provided with the product before using or consuming it and not solely rely on the information presented on our website.
Nutritional Information
Serving size: 15.00g
Contains 12 servings
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The Divine Chocolate 12 Bar Tasting Set - 180g product ethics are indicated below. To learn more about these product ethics and to see related products, follow the links below.
Great to give as a gift in its own right, or divide up as stocking fillers or party prizes.
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They were nice though the quality of the chocolate was a little off in some, I think I had an off pack. The ones that looked normal however were delicious! My favourite was the white chocolate and strawberry
Fabulous gift idea and tasting opportunity
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Anonymous asked this question on 19th Jun 2017
Q: What are the dimentions of the individual bars? I am trying to decide between these or the mini's as wedding favours.rnThank you
A: Hi there, Many thanks for your query. Each bar measures 7.5 x 3.5cm. I hope this helps.
About Divine Chocolate
The story of Divine starts back in 1993 with the birth of Kuapa Kokoo, a pioneering cocoa farmers' cooperative in Ghana, dedicated to producing high quality cocoa, and running a democratic organisation with the farmer's interests at heart. In 1997 Kuapa Kokoo made the bold move into the UK chocolate industry and The Day Chocolate Company was launched. Day Chocolate's mission is to bring a delicious Fairtrade chocolate alternative to as many chocolate lovers as possible, and in so doing both raising awareness of the need for fairer trade with developing countries, and growing a market to ensure more cocoa is bought at the Fairtrade price. Divine Chocolate have a full range of chocolates with everything from the classic Divine 70% Dark Chocolate to Divine Joe & Sephs Milk Chocolate Salted Caramel Popcorn.@BREAK@
Divine, launched by Day Chocolate in 1998, is a delicious Fairtrade chocolate created to give chocolate lovers the opportunity to indulge in their favourite treat and support a fairer system of trade at the same time. The Divine range is constantly growing, ensuring there is something to tempt everyone, and there are always new and wonderful Divine experiences to enjoy.
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Divine and its sister brand Dubble are made with the best quality Fairtrade cocoa beans from Kuapa Kokoo farmers who own 33% of The Day Chocolate Company. This means they influence how the company is run and get a share of the profits. They are also ensured a guaranteed price for their beans and long term trading relationships which help them work their way out of poverty… That's Fairtrade.
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Sunday, November 06, 2016
Review: Guardian's Mate by Jennifer Ashley
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I like the sound of how the main character is a polar bear shifter and a healer. I like shifter books, but haven't read this series. Greta review!ReplyDelete
I think I would love this series.ReplyDelete
I just wrote my review for this book earlier today. I really loved it too. This has been a great series. I love this world that J. Ashley has created.ReplyDelete
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Woohoo! Yes! I loved them, too. And was excited to finally see his book. Such a scene stealer in the other books he was in. Glad you loved it, too, Mary!ReplyDelete
Me, too. Im just your run-of-the-mill weirdo, too... tho I spell WEIRDO this way WEEERDO. Same thang, toots.ReplyDelete
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Career & Technical Education (CTE) classes combine high-quality, rigorous instruction with real-life experiences to prepare students for the future. Mesquite CTE offers 26 programs of study that equip students to achieve at high levels whether they are starting college, attending a technical school, or entering the workforce after high school graduation.
Students are also offered opportunities to earn paid and unpaid work experience, state and nationally recognized professional certifications, and college credits through dual-credit programs with our three partnership academies with DCCCD. CTE courses help prepare students for a variety of real-world careers and the goal for our CTE program is to produce capable young adults who can think critically and independently, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively in today's world.
Of the more than 40,000 MISD students 24,411 occupied seats in CTE classes for the 19-20 school year. Students also completed 1,730 dual credit hours. Nearly 1,400 certifications were obtained during the 2018-2019 school year and numbers are coming in for this year. Students with greater exposure to CTE are more likely to graduate from high school, enroll in college, be employed, and earn higher wages.
CTE will continue to provide students with hands-on opportunities, time to interact with professionals in their field of interest, and ideally find success using their skills, interests and passion. We will also continue to research and develop programs that are relevant, correspond with job market demands and evoke student interest.
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Mesquite ISD offers more than 80 Career & Technical Education courses in its program. Competencies that are learned in core classes are put to task in our hands-on and highly relevant lessons. The skills learned from these CTE classes exceed beyond high school to college and the workforce. If you want to jump start your future, gain viable skills and knowledge for employment and be college ready, start your career while you're here.
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Admission into a career and technical program is dependent upon interest and aptitude, age appropriateness, and availability of class space.
It is the policy of Mesquite ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Mesquite ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.
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According to Sebastian Coe's new book, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has ''always had a problem'' with English soccer,
which he once described as being ''run by idiots."
Coe, the former Olympic gold medalist, headed the London Olympics, worked with Blatter as chairman of FIFA's ethics committee and worked England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
''From his perspective, it's not hard to understand,'' Coe writes in an excerpt published by The Times of London. ''As president of an international federation, he sees the unwillingness of English clubs to release players for international duty. He sees the purchasing power of the English game -- big-name clubs buying up players from all over the world. And he sees a national federation that, at the time of the bid, had no chairman or chief executive. And then he sees our press, permanently focusing on his organization.''
Coe said the England World Cup bid was wrecked by a lack of leadership and what he described as its dysfunctionality. Blatter went further.
''Your game is run by idiots. It's not run by bright people,'' Coe recalls Blatter once saying to him, without naming any individuals.