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Mark Wright of Idols Aside joins D2W to discuss his ministry and the epidemic of fatherless kids in our communities. The statistics speak for themselves about what can happen to kids if they don't have the influence of a father in their lives. If you want to help be an influence in kids lives by introducing them to the outdoors checkout his site at www.idolsaside.com or reach out to Mark at 863.514.9555. May God Bless!


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After centuries of research by visionaries who have sometimes risked their lives when defending their theories, one man has revealed that science is no more complex than Lego. Richard Hammond, using just a leather necklace, an oversized watch and unusual hair, has presented his findings in a new documentary.
"I once lived in a house. There was a field outside. I saw a rabbit", explained Hammond, with a look of grim determination on his face. "Holes sometimes go down a long way. And have rabbits in." The revelation somehow explained at a stroke how volcanoes and earthquakes occur, and was backed up by some persuasive computer graphics. Hammond expanded on his theory succinctly: "cool."
But the diminutive knowledge guru had more to come. If he's correct, there are 'pipes and stuff' under some houses, and 'water can go away using computers'. To cap it all, at the very heart of our planet, Hammond claims there is 'the middle'. Stephen Hawking disputed some of his findings, but was quickly proved wrong by Hammond doing some donuts in a Ferrari.
With film evidence that rocks are big, the sun is far away and clouds are fluffy, Hammond has started a bitter feud with the Vatican. They have demanded that he halts his investigations immediately, fearing his research could undermine the Catholic faith. An unrepentant Hammond stated "There are lots of horsepowers in lava. Brrrrm." The pope issued a statement claiming that although the findings were almost impossible to comprehend, he feels sure that God had ultimately created our world and faith was inherently personal. Hammond was quick to respond: "You drive a Fiat. Haha!"
Hammond has fundamentally altered our view of the world. Without his insight, we wouldn't know that diamonds are shiny, fire is hot, and turtles are 'all swimmy'. But he hasn't stopped his hungry thirst for knowledge: one day, he hopes to explain the secrets of time itself, by driving into James May's Porsche and setting fire to a caravan.


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She is called Matilda - but a pedigree puppy could have been called Matt as she was born a hermaphrodite.
There is a one in three million chance of a hermaphrodite animal being born, so 11-week-old English bull terrier Matilda amazed vets and staff at Happy Endings Rescue in Faversham in Kent.
The puppy, born with both male and female reproductive organs, was taken in by the charity in the belief that with straightforward treatment to her deformed hind leg she could live a normal life and be re-homed.
Happy Endings Rescue is now struggling to meet the costs of helping Matilda and her more complicated condition.
She had an operation to remove ovaries, testicles and her deformed leg, according to Chris Johns from the charity.
He said it was deemed easier to make her a female, and added that a "bizarre" growth, which might have been a penis, was removed, along with what seemed to be a second vagina.
Mr Johns said: "We regularly see pedigree puppies discarded by breeders for being 'imperfect' and didn't think Matilda was any different. In fact, she is such a little character we knew straight away we had to help her.
"That's what makes it all the more heartbreaking now that we are struggling to meet the costs of more complex surgery."
He added: "To watch she is a normal, lively puppy - running around jumping and playing. She loves being cuddled and held, she's utterly adorable."
The cost of giving Matilda the life-changing medical care she now needs is continuing to rise, and Mr Johns said: "Vets initially thought it would cost £2,000 to operate on Matilda and remove all of her additional organs - but this is now steadily increasing."
He said he thinks £3,000 is a more likely figure, and the charity is holding auctions and collections in a bid to raise the cash.
Terry Kemp who runs the charity with Mr Johns said: "We have had some wonderful donations and support and we are so incredibly grateful.
"However we need to keep fundraising if we are to make sure Matilda can grow up to be a happy, healthy little lady."
To donate to the fund, see the charity's website www.happyendingsrescue.org or phone 01795 530371.


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A couple of weeks ago, Ward Stare and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra made a flashy, but satisfactory, season debut. That program showed a sure hand in staples of the repertoire; this weekend's concert is a bit more adventurous, but even more satisfying.
It began with "Four Scottish Dances" by Malcolm Arnold, the prolific British composer whose many film scores have the solidity of symphonic music and whose many symphonic works (including nine symphonies and many concertos) have the vivid appeal of film scores. The "Scottish Dances" fall somewhere in the middle: their tunefulness and colorful orchestration make them kind of a Hibernian counterpart to Copland's "Rodeo."Stare danced his way through them on the podium, and the orchestra delivered, from the memorable whooping horn that opens the piece to the third dance's delicate flute solo.
Benjamin Britten's "Serenade," a modern masterpiece from 1943 which received its first RPO performance on Thursday night, couldn't have been a greater contrast to Arnold's colorful, extroverted dance suite. In a way, its shadowy intimacy -- it is scored for a tenor soloist, accompanied by solo French horn and a smallish string orchestra -- makes it an odd choice for a symphony concert, and for Kodak Hall, but I was delighted to hear it.
This is an early example of a Britten "anthology" song cycle, a time-traveling collection of poems by Ben Jonson, John Keats, Lord Tennyson, and others on the composer's obsessions of night, sleep, and dreams. Britten's musical response is, as always, perfectly tailored to the words and the mood of the poetry, and the instrumental writing is exquisitely detailed.
Tenor Andrew Stenson, who was recently featured as a "singer to watch" in Opera News, proved he is an engaging singer. He's not as weighty in tone as some past interpreters of this piece, but he had a lively, dramatic response to the words. Hornist Peter Kurau, an RPO stalwart, gave an authoritative reading of Britten's fiendishly virtuosic horn part, which covers the entire range of the instrument. It was good to see Kurau center stage as a soloist. (By the way, if he sounded "wrong" in places, he was right; Britten deliberately has the modern horn imitate an old hunting horn. It sounds out-of-tune, but in reality is an extremely poetic effect.)
Stenson, Kurau, and Stare treated the "Serenade" as vocal chamber music, rarified but rewarding. The music's myriad details (for example, the sinister fugue for strings and horn in "This Aye Night", which battles the tenor's repetitive vocal line by evoking the terrors of darkness) were individually vivid but perfectly placed, never obscuring the singer.
Much the same might be said of the reading of Sibelius's Second Symphony which followed the Britten. This is a popular symphony, with plenty of surging passion and good tunes, but in many ways it's an odd one. Sibelius's episodic construction and sudden flarings of emotion sometimes sound like he ripped up a Tchaikovsky symphony score and tried to put the pieces back together. And many of the orchestral sounds in this relatively early work -- buzzing string ostinatos, crescendos in the brass that build hugely and just stop -- later became staples of Sibelius's own sound world.
The RPO ranged from luscious to just this side of too loud, but the playing was always full of life and color, with some beautiful, divided string sound, commanding brass, and delicious wind solos (for example, the bassoons who begin the slow movement and the famous oboe tune in the third-movement scherzo). There's a lot in this piece, and Stare held it all together extremely well. He seems to respond to Sibelius's interesting oddities of orchestration and form -- a flash of light here and a curious patch of darkness there -- while setting them into a convincing large canvas. The big finale in the Second is a little too "big finale" here for me, but conductor and orchestra certainly gave it all they had.
Is it fair to assess Stare's work as a conductor and music director two concerts into this season? Probably not, but I can say that I like what I have heard so far. Based on Stare's past and future programming, he seems to most enjoy creating a big, solid, energetic orchestral sound with big, solid, energetic orchestral works. It will be interesting to hear him in Mozart and Beethoven, but he's winning on Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and other late Romantics, and he seems to be interested in all kinds of repertoire the orchestra hasn't done much of lately (programming Britten's "Serenade," not to mention a Sibelius symphony, is a nice sign).
In other RPO news: Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik's contract has been renewed for another three seasons (2016-17; 2017-18; and 2018-19). This will take him through his 25th season with the orchestra. Tyzik can next been seen conducting the orchestra in "Disney in Concert: Tale as Old as Time," on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24, 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall.


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A lot of new music on the air!
Today I've added a huge bunch of great music to our radio! I hope this year will be as good as (or better than) last year regarding new music! Keep posting new music ideas in our forums, but also feel free to ask musicians, musical friends (or foes) if they would like to be played on Radio Rivendell!
First our in the new year area:
- The track "One Destiny to Follow" by Immediate from their latest album Trailerhead: Nu Epic
- Tracks from Liquid Cinema's album Cinematic Drama & Passion
- Four stunning albums by Antti Martikainen
- Two tracks by the Lonely Star
- Yet another track by The Slanted Room
That was 79 new tracks folks! Enjoy!
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The British Columbia Chapter of the North American Society (NASTT-BC) is joining forces with NASTT (the national organization) to sponsor a special one-day Lateral Lining Good Practices Course, Thursday, Feb 12th, 2015, at Eaglequest Golf at Coyote Creek in Surrey, British Columbia.
Description: Millions of sewer laterals – the portion of sewer networks that connect individual properties to the public sewer network – exist throughout the United States and Canada. Many laterals have not been maintained and as a result, allow a significant amount of inflow and infiltration (I/I) into sewer systems, which can lead to sanitary sewer overflows, increased costs and damage. Consequently, there is a compelling need to solve I/I problems of sewer laterals.
Course Objective: This course offers a clear understanding of the problems and relevant issues unique to the private lateral portion of the collection system network, explains available options for inspection, evaluation and repair of sewer laterals and address the financial and legal issues that affect the means by which necessary work can be accomplished.
NEW Course Material! The course material has been recently updated to include new technology developments and utility experience in terms of managing the legal and financial issues associated with private lateral sewer programs. Information on the actual savings in I/I reduction being realized through lateral rehabilitation programs will also be presented.
Course Topics: The sewer laterals course covers the following topics: (1) an introductory overview of what sewer laterals are and why they present an important problem; (2) methods of locating and inspecting of laterals, (3) condition assessment and decision-making regarding necessary repairs, options for trenchless rehabilitation or replacement of laterals; (3) bid documents; (4) legal and financial issues. Most attention is given to a detailed description of rehabilitation methods, review of relevant issues (before, during or after construction) and experience gained in case studies.
Course Instructors:
Dr. John Matthews has 10 years of experience in construction and research focusing specifically on rehabilitation and inspection of water and wastewater infrastructure systems. He has served as the Water Infrastructure Management Lead at Battelle for four years leading on many water infrastructure rehabilitation and inspection projects for organizations such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), Water Research Foundation (WaterRF), and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Prior to joining Battelle, he served six years as a Research Associate at Louisiana Tech University's Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) where he led the development of multiple automated decision support systems (DSS) for technology selection for three leading industry associations: National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA), National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO), and WERF. John has served as a field inspector on numerous pipeline and manhole rehabilitation and replacement construction projects for water and wastewater utilities.
Dr. Jason Lueke, P.Eng. has over 15 years of experience in consulting, construction, education, and research focusing specifically on trenchless engineering and construction. Prior to rejoining Associated Engineering in 2012, he served three and a half years as an Assistant Professor and Senior Sustainability Scientist in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University teaching soil mechanics and researching trenchless methods, infrastructure utility design, and buried infrastructure management. During his first tenure with Associated Engineering he was an Infrastructure Engineer and Trenchless Discipline Lead in their Edmonton office. In that role he coordinated, designed, and managed various trenchless projects; performed construction feasibility assessments and facilitated value engineering workshops; performed conceptual design studies; conducted preliminary and detailed designs; and supported AE's other offices with various trenchless specific projects. Jason has participated as an engineer or contractor on a variety of trenchless projects involving pipe bursting, horizontal directional drilling, cured in place pipe relining, auger boring, pipe ramming, and tunnelling.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): Earn valuable CEUs for your attendance and participation. (One CEU = 10 Professional Development Hours). By attending this course, you will earn 0.7 CEUs and receive a certificate issued by Louisiana Tech University.
Course Fee: $500 CAD. A reduced rate of $450 CAD will be offered to those who register on or before Jan. 15th, 2015. All registries who are not current members will receive a free, 6-month membership to NASTT (the national organization).
NASTT's Laterals Lining Good Practices Course Agenda
- 7:45 AM Check-in & Continental Breakfast
- 8:30 AM Welcome Remarks & Introductions
- 8:50 AM Locating, Inspecting & Condition Assessment
- 10:00 AM Break
- 10:15 AM Planning & Management / Legal Issues
- 11:45 AM Lunch
- 12:30 PM Rehabilitation Technologies I
- CIP relining systems
- 2:00 PM Financing Issues/Monitoring Rehabilitation Effectiveness
- 2:45 PM Break
- 3:00 PM Rehabilitation Technologies II
- Lateral pipe bursting, robotic repairs, chemical grouting, flood grouting
- 4:30 PM Q &A Session, Course Evaluations & Wrap-up
- 5:00 PM Course Adjourned
Agenda is subject to change.


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What is it About Smoking a Pipe?
Smoking has been around for centuries, really since the dawn of time. What devices we use now are all tied to the original tobacco pipe. To find out how smoking has stood the test of time, let's take a look back into its history. Yes, even smoking has a history that affected our society today.
Looking at Smoking from History
Smoking from a pipe is tasting or inhaling the smoke produced by burning tobacco or other substances. Native Americans have smoked a peace pipe that seals peace treaty deals since before European interaction. Europeans put the art of pipe smoking into practice sometime in the 16th century, quickly influencing other countries. However, Africans have used gourds for smoking since before we knew about it in 1884. Thus, proving traditional smoking in most cultures has occurred for a long time
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Wow! What an amazing experience! Our class of 11 was constantly at work hiking, setting up pit fall traps, collecting data with transects, snorkeling, collecting data with quadrads, interpreting data, putting together poster presentations among other activities. In total, we accomplished 6 research projects with poster presentations for each of them. For each research project, we learned something new and interesting about the unique environment that we were living in for half a month. The experience involved a lot of hard work both physically and mentally, but it rewarded me with knowledge, fun, friends, and a lasting appreciation for the beauty of this world. It is nice to be home, where there's air conditioning, WiFi, warm showers, less mosquitoes, no sandflies, but I will be thinking about Belize and my experience there for a long time to come. Thank you Dr. Solomon, Dr. Shore, Las Cuevas Research Station, and Glover's Reef Research Station—for this one-of-a-kind opportunity!
- Eurytides marcellus, Zebra Swallowtail
- Morpho peleides, Blue Morpho
- Ascalapha odorata, Black Witch Moth
- Sphingidae genus, Sphinx Moth
- Heliconius hecale, Tiger Longwing
- Eacles imperialis, Imperial Moth
Papilio polyxenes, Black Swallowtail
Piscivorous Fish
- Ocyurus chrysurus, Yellowtail Snapper
- Pterois volitans, Red Lionfish
- Sphyraena genus, Barracuda
- Halichoeres bivittatus, Slippery Dick Wrasse
- Hemiramphus brasiliensis, Ballyhoo
- Ginglymostoma cirratum, Nurse Shark
Above is a list of the different species I saw from my taxons while on the trip. Below is a picture of a different species that I see at home. Glad to be reunited with my house cat (Felis catus) pictured below in his natural habitat!


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Last night, I inserted the iris cup and have hard time removing it. So, I thought I would wait until the next morning. Now, I still have have trouble removing the cup. It form a super tight seal with the cervix and my finger is not long enough to reach the rim...very worry... I will try again in the afternoon...
Finally removed the cup with 2 hands, one tugging at the stem. Feel relief XD


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1. Contact the International Office of your home university to find out whether your university has a Bilateral Agreement with MU-Sofia for the respective academic year. (You can also refer to our List of Partner universities).
2. If there is such an agreement you have to be officially nominated by your university as an Erasmus student.
3. We have to receive the following filled in documents:
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We move on to day 15 of our Algarve tour. We are at the beginning of our Portimão 2 day tour. Portimão is the largest port city in Western Algarve. Set between the Arade river and the Atlantic ocean, the city boasts an incredible landscape, filled with soft sandy beaches, historical sites and plenty of entertainment facilities.
After spending two days exploring Lagoa, I crossed over the Arade river and continued my journey to Portimão. It was little after 8 am when I got to the Portimão Municipal Market. I went inside and found a variety of stands stocked with colourful ingredients. One section has all the fruit and vegetables, while the second section was full of fish and seafood. As I walked past each stall, I heard the sellers chatting away with their customers whilst they exchanged coins for bags of fresh produce.
Next, I passed by Igreja do Colégio, an old Jesuit college in Portimão. I stood outside admiring its imposing façade, framed by a beautiful yellow trim.
Then, I walked over to Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the Mother Church of Portimão. The church was built in the 15th century, but it was restored several times after that, so there's not much remaining from the original structure, other than a gothic hallway and a gargoyle.
I continued on towards the river stopping to visit Casa Manuel Teixeira Gomes. This local museum is dedicated to Manuel Teixeira Gomes, a local writer and politician, who was also one of Portugal's presidents. Right across the museum, I saw a small garden lined with a series of tiled benches, each of them representing an important moment of Portuguese history.
After strolling around the garden for a bit, I headed to Restaurante Bacalhoada for lunch. Here, codfish is the king and it's all over the menu! There are more than 15 varieties of codfish dishes, making it hard to choose just one. In the end, I decided to go for the Bacalhau à Brás, which combines codfish with scrambled eggs, parsley, potatoes and black olives.
From here, I went down to the waterfront, which I had seen previously from a distance when I passed by Ferragudo.
I followed the trail of palm trees all the way to the Portimão Museum. The museum is set in an old canning factory and besides showing the usual archaeological findings like the other museums around the Algarve, this one also has an interactive area that recreates the production lines of the former factory, from catching the fish to preparing it for canning and finally, promoting it to the world.
Following the museum, I drove up to Alvor, a fishing village on the Western border of Portimão.
First, I stopped by Praia de Alvor and took the wooden boardwalk across the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, passing through a series of salt marshes and mudflats, where I was lucky to spot a small group of white flamingos.
Back on the shore, I drove to the ruins of the Alvor castle, an old fortification that is now home to a children's playground. A few steps from here, I found the church of Alvor, a stunning white and yellow building, just like the churches I had seen in the centre of Portimão.
From Alvor, I headed to the Alcalar Megalithic Site. Set in the north end of Portimão, this large necropolis is made up of 18 different tombs and was built around 5000 years ago! The tombs were only discovered in the late 19th century but are now one of Portugal's national monuments.
After the visit, I went down the coast again and stopped at Marisqueira Carvi for dinner. The restaurant's tables were covered with plates of delicious-looking seafood so I couldn't help ordering the same. I also asked the staff for a wine recommendation since they had a pretty long wine list and they suggested a bottle of red from the Alentejo region.
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Dirty Dining: Are Bugs for Dinner?
Local restaurant feeding contaminated food
January 22, 2018
On Friday January 5, 2018, Melissa White, a former Steak'n Shake employee, posted on Facebook "#shareshareshare just got fired from Steak 'N Shake in Florissant on Florissant and Lindbergh Road because I found live worms while cooking a steak patty moving inside of it and refused to sell that meat….. well right now #rightnowthey are still selling same meat #nooneevencheckedit. I just don't want everyone getting sick. I just got fired for nothing I have a family this s*** is not right I did nothing wrong #fox2 #elliot wya."
This is the first encounter of any form of insects inside meat at Steak n' Shake on Lindbergh, but this is not the first time Steak'N Shake's restaurant chain has gotten a complaint. Steak'N Shake employee Joshua Rogers, McCluer North Alumini said, " Steak'N Shake is sometimes clean when I go to work.".
He mentioned that he was not there at the same time as White so he does not know what she saw. "We have been slow this week". Said Rogers.
In Spring Hill, Florida Steak'n Shake was shut down due to roaches on the cook's line, under the grill, near the warm holding drawers and at the drive-thru area. Based on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report, had been many more problems than just bugs. On January 5, 2018, Steak 'n Shake on N. Highway 67 had a Food Establishment Inspection Report done by Angel Anderson because of a complaint that had been called in by White saying she found worms in the hamburger meat. On a scale of 1-4, Steak'n Shake was rated a two, based on food condition, safety, unadulterated and properly labeled, but on their Supplemental Inspection Anderson wrote, "The beef patties from this morning were discarded and not available " and " The cook from this morning and during the investigation observed no worms. No violations observed. No further action taken."
Steak'N Shake is currently suing White for making false accusations on hamburger meat. There has been a debate about if the meat really had worms or if they were fat particles. Steak'N Shake asked the judge to have White remove the post immediately after White was asked not to show anyone the patty by a district manager although she did pay for it.


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Bank of Ireland has become the latest lender to raise its standard variable rate for mortgage customers, increasing the monthly repayments of around 100,000 borrowers.
The lender said it would be increasing the SVR by 150 percentage points from its current level of 2.99%, but would spread the rise over two stages. In June it will rise to 3.99%, then in September it will increase again to 4.49%. The move, which does not apply to Post Office branded mortgages sold by the bank, will add £81 a month to the cost of a £100,000 repayment mortgage.
The bank said it was responding to significant increases in the cost of funding mortgages, and that its SVR remained competitive "compared to its UK lending peers". It pointed out that this was the first time it had increased the SVR since August 2007.
The move follows SVR increases by Halifax and RBS, and means that around 1.15 million borrowers face increased mortgage costs, unless they are able to move to a new deal.
Before the Bank of England base rate fell to its record low in 2009, borrowers tended to remortgage away from their lenders' SVR and on to cheaper fixed-rate and discount deals, but in recent years SVRs have often been lower than the other rates on offer and remortgage rates have slumped.
Brokers said customers were likely to reconsider their options in the light of the announcement. David Hollingworth of London & Country said the fact that the first rise didn't come in until June "means there is time to avoid any of the high rate if people start the remortgaging process now. Some will have more options that others, and the amount of equity people have in the property will be key."
Andrew Montlake, director of mortgage brokers Coreco, said the rate rise "will hurt – there are a lot of people who are going to be very worried about the sheer scale of that rise".
He added: "There will be some that are able to remortgage and there are some good deals out there, with free legals and free valuations from the lender. But there will be a swathe of people who will struggle to remortgage given changes to their situations and lending criteria, and it is those people who will be really hit by the change."
Hollingworth said the fact the rise followed so hot on the heels of Halifax's announcement could be a coincidence, as Bank of Ireland had a cap on its SVR for some of its customers which recently expired.
Both Nationwide building society and Lloyds TSB retain SVRs at 2.5% for some of their customers, but these are tied to the Bank of England base rate so they are unable to raise them.


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The junior-varsity portion of the winning streak had its moments.
It let the Heat toy with significant deficits against significantly shorthanded opponents.
It allowed Dwyane Wade take the past two games off to rest his sore right knee.
It afforded the opportunity to tease the Orlando Magic on Monday night before setting them straight at the end of the third quarter with the swiftness of a LeBron James dunk, a Chris Andersen block and a Ray Allen 3-pointer.
But now it gets real, and for more than standing within six victories of matching the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' NBA-record 33-game winning streak.
Because the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night at the United Center will be everything the feeble Magic were not on Monday night, when the Heat pushed the winning streak to 27 with a 108-94 combo victory/alley-oop fest.
And the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, on the final stop of this four-game trip, certainly will be more than what the Heat this past week faced against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Bobcats.
Now it gets real. Both the chase for the record, and the level of competition.
That the challenges come on the road, forward Shane Battier said, make this an even more significant moment, even if the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is all but clinched, now one Heat victory or one Knicks loss away.
"I think we've have enough struggles on the road," Battier said, not wanting at this late stage of the season to return to where the Heat stood just before midseason, a .500 road team that couldn't leave home with confidence. "We've turned our road record around. I think there is almost an inherent fear that we're going to go back to that. And so I think that keeps us pretty motivated and it keeps us on edge."
The Heat have now won 13 in a row on the road, part of their streak within a streak, with an opportunity to match that element of the 1971-72 Lakers' success well before approaching the overall streak, when the Lakers set the NBA record with 16 consecutive road victories.
Of course doing it in Cleveland with a dramatic comeback or in Orlando against a Magic team lacking sidelined robo-rebounder Nik Vucevic is one thing.
These upcoming challenges are why Battier said the Heat have been able to stay so grounded, even as Norris Cole is alley-ooping to LeBron and then LeBron is one-upping that with an alley-oop moments later to Chris Andersen, on a night the Heat turned the Amway Center into their homecourt.
Something the United Center won't be Wednesday, the AT&T; Center won't be Sunday.
"It's experience," Battier said, "experience to know you always can do more, and to know this is the time of year when you need to do more.
"We haven't had to have that talk and that discussion and say, 'Guys, let's take it one game at a time.' It's pretty understood. That's the advantage of having a veteran team. It's pretty much unspoken."
While Erik Spoelstra insists his teams play with blinders, the Heat nonetheless print actual schedules.
So, yes, the Heat were well aware well before Monday's start of this trip about what was to follow.
"You know that they're coming up," center Chris Bosh said. "So you're like, 'Hey, we've got to really get going.' We know we can't just turn it on this day or that day.
"Wednesday we've got the Bulls, we can't come in dragging around. We have to have some carryover."
Even in victory, finding March motivation against the Cavs, Pistons, Bobcats and Magic can be as daunting a challenge as some of the deficits the Heat have had to overcome this past week. You could clearly see the Heat drifting in Monday's third quarter.
"You've got to play mind games with yourself to get it done," Bosh said.
Now mind games are over.
Instead, Wednesday, there is Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, who actually thinks his team should win every game even if Derrick Rose isn't playing, even if Joakim Noah isn't available.
Then, Sunday, there is a madness of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
"You know Coach," Bosh said of Spoelstra, "he says all the time, 'Stay in the moment.' "
Now, the moment is at hand, a pair of challenges that can leave the streak at 30, or leave the Heat with the type of doubts that have been absent for more than a month.
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I needed an application to crawl a web site containing archive issues of certain magazines and download selected articles.
To access the site, you had to log in using a web form. The web site was constructed in a hierarchical tree-like way: a magazine page consisted of many links to single issues, each issue consisted of links to single articles. On each level, a single page with links contained only a fraction of all of the links to pages of the lower level (e.g. 50 links). You were able to get more links by clicking the "next" or "previous" links (see the figure below).
The crawler to explore such a page had to have some concurrency built-in so e.g. one thread would download an article while other would explore the web site in search of other articles to download. This was of course needed for speedier downloading of the web site contents.
I was not able to find a crawler that could be easily applied to this problem, thus I decided to write one myself. After using it and downloading the data I needed, I decided to make it more general so other people could use it.
The algorithmic heart of the program is a generic concurrent tree-crawling algorithm described here: https://github.com/mkobos/tree_crawler/wiki/algorithm/index.pdf. On this foundation, a web site crawler is built. It can be extended in 3 main ways: 1) to crawl some general tree structure, 2) to crawl a web site with tree-like structure, 3) to crawl a web site with a structure similar to my original magazine archive. It has some nice useful features like a schedule of program activity, logging, dealing with different kinds of errors etc.
- The source of the library containing the implementation of the program along with some more detailed description is placed here: http://github.com/mkobos/tree_crawler. The python package can be also downloaded and installed from the PyPi repository (e.g. by executing
pip install --user concurrent_tree_crawleror
easy_install --user concurrent_tree_crawler).
- A more detailed usage of the library and description of the generic tree crawling library is placed here: http://github.com/mkobos/tree_crawler/wiki.


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Back to the journey of sharing my learnings in Dynamics Ax….
My last post was two years back i believe. I always had a prick in my conscience for not maintaining this wonderful digital record of my learnings in Ax. There were couple of things that was delaying and dragging it for such a long time. One was the huge spamming my blog got exposed in liveSpace. I couldn't find some good ways to port my blog to some other good blog provider.
The other reason certainly was on the better side. Yes in fact, I'm referring to the making of our product(Innovites for cable).I was seriously in to making a solution that I never even imagined I could. After two years of effort our product has taken some good shape and is currently being implemented all around the globe. Well I will talk more about in the posts to come…
Coming to my blogging part, I was seriously pushed to think that i should start writing it back after hearing to one of my team mates in our internal feedback meeting. He had just shared me how my blog helped him in his early days.
That's a good reason to start bloggggging again :)….. I'm back.
Well, These days i see quite a large increase in the number of blogs that talk about development in Ax. When i started with there were only a handful of them but today i could see quite many. That shows how rapidly the Ax community is growing.
A few of them that I found interesting recently….
Axdaily - http://axdaily.blogspot.com/
AxTools - http://blogs.msdn.com/axtools/ - just sprung up but hoping to hear lot more of interesting stuff. http://shekhardiptiman.spaces.live.com/blog/ http://dax-world.blogspot.com/ http://blog.ak-home.net/ - German guy...but is quiet useful if you have it translated. Couple of my ex-colleagues... http://paruvella.spaces.live.com/default.aspx http://sangi1983.spaces.live.com/ Well I think that's enough to start with.
This time during the journey, I hope I am not just going to talk only about Ax, but also quite a lot about design patterns, interfaces, scrum, agile development and finally about our product too.
keep watching for more is to come in the coming days.
see you for now 🙂


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Speaking this morning Sinn Féin Louth TD Gerry Adams has said that HSE spending on agency staff across the health service is out of control for 2019. This is especially true in Louth where both Louth County Hospital and Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda are expected to spend significantly more this year on agency staff than last year.
Gerry Adams said: "In the first five months of this year the failure of the HSE and government to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis has seen more money than ever – €135 million – spent on agency staff. That is a spend of €900,000 a day on agency staff in hospitals and community healthcare organisations.
Last year €318 million was spent on agency staff. If the current spend is maintained the figure for this year will be close to €330 million.
Louth County Hospital spent €1.14 million last year on agency staff. In the first five months of this year that figure was just over half a million euro. If this spend is maintained for the remainder of the year agency costs at Louth County Hospital will be €1.245 million.
The HSE and government dependence on agency staff to fill the gaps created by the recruitment and retention crisis in our hospital and Community Health Organisations is bad policy and is not value for money. Since Fine Gael came to government in 2011 the health service has spent over €2.1 billion on temporary agency staff.
If the government properly addressed the recruitment and retention crisis within our acute hospitals and Community Health Organisations we would have a more fficent cost effective service.
There can be no doubt that the recruitment embargo on full time staff is clearly causing an increase in agency spending".


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The Late Summer Garden
It's can be difficult to find plants that bloom and look nice this time of year. After a long hot humid NE Ohio summer, most plants are looking a little crispy and quite sad. Our lack rain, along with the dry lean soil makes plants look peaked in late August early September. There are a few things that still look stunning and a few things that are starting to come into their season to shine.
The woodland sunflower 'Helianthus divaricatus' is blooming along the woodland edge by my garage. It's quite a lovely wild flower, it really brightens up this shady part of the garden. I must save seeds for this and try to propagate it along the edges of the woods along the entire property.
I'm completely in love with my fuzzy oregano, which is also referred to as the hops flowering oregano, can you see why? The blooms are quite stunning compared to my regular Greek oregano.
The 'Annabelle' hydrangea is in it's top form at the moment. I love it when the blossoms turn this beautiful shade of green, one of my favorite flower colors.
The cosmos are blooming as well, they are volunteers that grew from some cosmos that went to seed last year at the end of the season. They will continue to look good until they're killed by a heavy frost.
I'm absolutely loving the combo of my fall blooming sedum with the asparagus fern in the front foundation garden. It's quite a beautiful combo of textures. The sedum will continue to change color and will look beautiful throughout the fall months. I must add more of this to my gardens.
Flowering kale is a wonderful addition to any garden, it will look good long after everything else has died back.
What are you loving in your garden right now?Filed under Seasons | Comments (4)
4 Comments to "The Late Summer Garden"
The star performers right now are the cosmos like yours. The 'Autumn Joy' sedum is just beginning to show some color. I like those 'Annabelle' Hydrangeas.
to Dave's comment
Our dipper gourd is going crazy right now! Instead of the prickly leaves of most gourds, it has velvet soft leaves, and delicate, white chiffon flowers..and it grows like a weed! Thinking of planting it around a teepee base next year and making a living playhouse for the kids!
btw – as a first year gardener, I LOVE your blog!! Getting ready to start some seeds for a fall garden here in sunny Colorado!
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Our Sedum is just starting to come on too. We love them for the fall color and the interesting looking foliage all summer. They are very easy to propagate, Just divide a little off of each of your plants and move them where you want. Next year you'll have a nice plant and the year after a beautiful clump. You can divided now or in the spring. We love your Blog!!
to Rick's comment
It is so completely foreign to me to have a garden where irrigation isn't a daily requirement.
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How to Love Waking Up Early
To most people, waking up early is the very bane of existence. Simply hearing their alarm clock ringing first thing in the morning puts a frown on their face. People might hate mornings because of what follows after, be it work or a difficult commute [I GET IT – that used to be me]. Or they might hate waking up in the morning because they haven't had enough sleep last night. Either way, one thing you should know is that there are many benefits to waking up early.
One benefit to waking up early is being able to greet the day. You can have a few, quiet moments of solitude to yourself, with a cup of hot, steaming coffee in hand, all while watching the beautiful sunrise or writing in a gratitude journal to set your mood for the day. Whatever you choose to do, you'll have a couple more hours to do it. Another benefit is that you'll actually have time to properly eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day.
So how do you resist the temptation of staying in bed? How do you make yourself love waking up early?
Here are a couple of tips to help you turn into an early-riser:
Go to sleep earlier
One energizing habit you can get into is going to bed earlier! Not only will you get enough hours to rest, but you'll also feel more refreshed in the morning. If you're used to sleeping late, determine the reason why. Do you stay up late watching TV? Do you stay up late just scrolling your Facebook feed? It's time to cut down on these unhealthy habits. And if you really can't stop, try allotting time for these activities during the day.
Don't be too drastic
If you're used to getting up at, let's say, 11AM, then don't expect to just change your routine by getting up at 6AM the next day! Change up your morning routine in small increments that won't shock your body. Try getting up 30 minutes earlier, then another 30 minutes earlier, until you can finally wake up at the time that you want.
Get out of the bedroom
As soon as you hear your alarm clock ringing, get up from the bed! Don't try to justify staying in bed by telling yourself, only 5 minutes more! Get up from the bed and get out of the bedroom! You can even try putting your alarm clock at a hard-to-reach place that you can't get to from your bed. I've learned that for me, if I jump up and run into the bathroom to brush my teeth, it helps me wake up quickly. The trick is just simply getting up and out of the dark and cozy bedroom.
Another way to help your body love mornings is to make exercise part of your morning routine. Exercise will make you feel more awake, while energizing your body at the same time! You might dread it but I can almost guarantee that you WILL feel more energized and refreshed afterward. If you'd like some exercises you can do from home without heading out to a gym, please contact me. 🙂
Reward yourself
If getting up early feels like a chore, then reward yourself. Make getting up in the morning a mood booster by following it up with something like eating a cup of your favorite yogurt for breakfast, reading the next chapter of that book you've been dying to finish, or listening to your feel-good playlist. If you associate mornings with something that you love, you'll surely come to love mornings as well! I personally have a "Breakfast Club" for my team who meets face to face on a virtual call in the mornings; it REALLY makes mornings so pleasant and fun seeing their faces!
Do you have any tips you've ever heard for how to love waking up early? Any that you've tried that didn't work for you? Any other tips to share with us? I'd love to hear! Share in the comments below! 🙂


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Construction has begun on a new 100,000 square foot facility for Red River College called the Innovation Centre. The new centre will house re-imagined academic programs, innovation and entreprenerial activities and services that will bring together students, instructors, researchers, industry, and the community to enable social entrepreneruship and innovation and deliver to employers job-ready graduates.
The project also includes renovations to the existing 20,000 square foot Scott Fruit Building which will be connected to the Innovation Centre. The 3 storey facility, which was built in 1914, is considered a historic building in Manitoba.
Consultants: Diamond Schmitt Architects and Number TEN Architectural Group


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How to Get Started with Tiny Core Linux, a 12MB OS
TinyCoreLinux is a small lightweight (12 MB) Linux environment which holds a lot of potential.
I came across TinyCoreLinux only recently. The tiny size of the ISO really caught my attention and it got me curious on how and for what purposes people might use such a small OS for. I'm still learning and getting used to the world of Linux and the terminal life. So, I took this opportunity to explore and learn a bit about this intriguing version of Linux. I hope this guide will help other new comers to TinyCoreLinux.
I recommend you read the core concepts of the project to get some understanding of how TinyCoreLinux behaves and its philosophy.
What we'll be doing in the guide are,
- Install TinyCoreLinux
- Set a local static IP
- Make it SSH ready
- Virtualbox
- An Internet Connection
- The ISO file (I will be using the Core version, which is the 12MB version).
From the Virtualbox Manager, launch the Host Network Manager via the File menu or with the Ctrl + W Shortcut and create a new Host-Only Ethernet Adapter with DHCP disabled.
Create a new Virtual Machine with the VM creation wizard. Set Type as "Linux" and Version as "Other Linux (64-bit)", give it a name and proceed with the default settings for rest of the VM creation process.
After creating the VM, go to its Settings
-> Network and enable Adapter 2 and choose the host-only adapter which we previously created.
Start the Virtual Machine with the ISO loaded. And when you reach
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tce-load –wi tc-install sudo tc-install.sh
Note: you will need an active internet connection for the first command to succeed.
Follow the onscreen instructions and respond to each prompt as follows,
- Press c and hit [enter key] to install from cdrom.
- Press f and hit [enter key] to install to the VM hard drive.
- Press 1 and hit [enter key] to use the whole disk space.
- Press y and hit [enter key] to install the bootloader.
- Hit [enter key] when it prompts for installation of extensions
- Press 3 and hit [enter key] to use ext4 file system.
- Enter the following as the boot options and hit the [enter key] .
user=tomato host=pizza vga=normal showapps opt=sda1 home=sda1 waitusb=5
8. Press y and hit [enter key] to confirm the installation.
Note: the user and host variables in the boot options (boot arguments) can be changed to what you may see fit. They set the system username and hostname of the installed OS.
After installation, power off the VM and power it back on without the iso mounted.
Create the file /opt/eth1.sh
sudo vi /opt/eth1.sh
Note: if you are not comfortable with vi text editor and is more of nano person, run the command
tce-load -wi nano to download and install the nano editor.
#!/bin/sh sleep 10 # kill dhcp client for eth1 if [ -f /var/run/udhcpc.eth1.pid ] then kill `cat /var/run/udhcpc.eth1.pid` fi # configure interface eth1 ifconfig eth1 192.168.10.11 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.10.255 up
Note: those are not regular single quotes around
cat /var/run/udhcpc.eth1.pid. They are called backquotes, backticks, grave accents etc.. (it's on the key beside "1" key on the keyboard)
Note: Modify the IP addresses on the script according to your network adapter settings, if you have them different from mine.
Add the following line to /opt/bootlocal.sh so the eth1.sh script will run on system startup
/opt/eth1.sh &
And set permission of /opt/eth1.sh to 775
sudo chmod 775 /opt/eth1.sh
First of all, we need to set a password for the system user. So that we can use it on the ssh password prompt.
$ sudo su # passwd tomato ... ... ... # exit
Note: replace tomato with the system username. If you followed this guide by the letter it will be tomato and won't need to be changed.
Note: don't input the $ and # while entering the commands. I used them to show that the passwd and exit commands are being run as root user.
Install openssh with the command,
tce-load –wi openssh
update /opt/.filetool.lst to include these two lines.
/etc/shadow /usr/local/etc/ssh
Note: Remove the lines opt and home from the file /opt/.filetool.lst why? With our current boot options, both /opt and /home are already persistent (file changes persist after system reboots). There is no need to backup and restore files and folders in them.
Start openssh for the first time to generate the required public/private key pairs and all those good stuff.
sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/openssh start
Add the following line to /opt/bootlocal.sh so that openssh can start up at boot
/usr/local/etc/init.d/openssh start &
Run the following command to make the changes to the files and folders listed in /opt/.filetool.lst persist after system (the VM) reboot.
filetool.sh -b
Note: If we don't do this, any changes made to files and folders listed in /opt/.filetool.lst will revert to a previous state on next reboot.
And finally, we can reboot the system.
sudo reboot
If everything went smoothly, we won't need to struggle with typing into the VM anymore. SSH will help us to feed our little OS in a more productive way.
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Check out the video, above, of FPC Girls in bikinis and fast boats. What could be better? See all the action on the water and from Monty's. You gotta see these girls take it off and see the final round of the bikini contest.
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Former Prime Minister Sir John Key will visit India in October this year.
Although the visit is primarily to chair a meeting of the International Democrat Union (IDU), he will utilise his visit to foster his friendship with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and exchange thoughts and information on international developments and further the goals of the organisation.
Meeting with Modi
"I look forward to the visit and spend some time with Mr Modi who will also attend the IDU meeting. IDU is a working association of over 80 Conservative, Christian Democrat and like-minded political parties of the centre and centre right," he told Indian Newslink on Tuesday night (July 11) at the Langham Hotel, where he addressed a group of hospitality-related businesses and guests from Earthcheck, the world's leading scientific benchmarking, certification and advisory group for travel and tourism.
Sir John, who was relaxed and jovial, spoke briefly about his life after resigning from the post of Prime Minister on December 12, 2016 and as Member of Parliament on March 23, 2017.
Life after PM
"I have been busy travelling on the Speakers' circuit since my resignation. It has never been a dull moment and I enjoy my engagement with Air New Zealand as a member on its Board of Directors. There is a lot to do," he said.
Sir John said that he was in contact with many of the world leaders, past and present.
"My role as Chairman of IDU provides opportunities to meet with many of the world leaders with whom I was associated during my tenure as Prime Minister. Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a member," he said.
About IDU
Formed in 1983, the IDU provides a forum in which Parties holding similar beliefs can come together and exchange views on matters of policy and organisational interest, so that they can learn from each other, act together, establish contacts and speak with one strong voice to promote democracy and centre-right policies around the globe. Founder Members of the IDU included Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, then US Vice-President George Bush Sr, Paris Mayor and later President of France Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and many other Party Leaders.
Langham Achievement
Sir John was at the Langham to celebrate the Hotel's 'Platinum Certification' accorded by Earthcheck, the only hotel in Australasia to achieve the distinction.
Langham Auckland Managing Director Franz Mascarenhas said that the Hotel has been striving to meet the high standard for the past ten years.
"We started this journey as far back as 2006, recognising that hotels are large users of energy and natural resources, and therefore realising that every little action that a large hotel like ours could take would help. Last year at the New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference held here at the hotel, we won the Environmental Initiative Award for being the most sustainable hotel in New Zealand and it was good to receive that from our own peers. I think The Langham has progressively gone from strength to strength," he said.
Sir John unveiled a plaque that commemorates Langham's Platinum Certification.
Indian Newslink will publish a more detailed report with more pictures of the milestone achieved by Langham Auckland in its next (August 1, 2017) issue.
Photo : Sir John Key with Earthcheck CEO Steve Moore and Langham Auckland Managing Director Franz Mascarenhas after unveiling the Earthcheck Platinum Certification Commemorative Plaque (right) on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.
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Date: Saturday, September 30, 2017
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St. Louis style ribs and chicken thighs are provided.
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In a recent shopping spree at HomeGoods, we found some cute inspirational items and some great bargains! Our first hidden treasure isn't much to look at, but with some thought, we used it to design a really cute room!
Now if you rotate it, hang it from the ceiling and add a few nice white (or any color depending on the season or decor of your room) candles you have a fabulous chandelier! Pretty cute for only $69.99. Now use your imagination and add items to sit on or hang from it, for example fall leaves and small pumpkins for this Halloween/Thanksgiving season!
Add a few of these pieces of art and you have a cute Shabby Chic or Beach Cottage entry way or dining room. See below for additional items we found at HomeGoods…
Here is another cute idea from www.loveandlavender.com using shutters for a bulletin board and headboard. What other ideas can you come up with using shutters?


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One of our projects in Scottland came in September 2011 to an end. Our Customer Carron Phoenix improved from a defect level of 4% to 0% in 4 month. The service level increased. These results led to further savings along the value stream. The sales companies saved a few hundred thousand Euros on (safety, buffer […]Continue Reading →
For many years, we have been conducting lean audits for private equities during due diligence and fortune 500 companies for continuous improvements. 5 years ago the focus and the customer demand was on lean manufacturing audits to see the leanness current state before the transaction. This offers a measurement against the future state = the results of ongoing lean conversions and kaizens afterwards. […]Continue Reading →
Doesn't matter how you will call it, Lean Admin, Lean Service or Lean SG&A can be a pitfall for experienced lean manufacturing practitioner. Especially engineer minded companies and countries like Germany and Switzerland like to start with "the tools". But adapting or migrating tools and even key learnings from the shop floor to the administrative […]Continue Reading →
"The Gold Mine" by Freddy and Michael Ballé climbed my personal olymp of audiobooks. My current assignment force me to drive three hours per day by car. I see this as a great opportunity to listen to as many audiobooks as possible and extend my horizonts. After listening to the "old stuff" like Womack and Jones "Lean Thinking" […]Continue Reading →
Five why is a very powerful method. It's a logical way to find your root cause. But it can do even more. It can take you on a interesting and maybe funny journey. Most of you probably know the typical (boring) five why example like this one: Why did the machine stop? It blew a fuse. […]Continue Reading →
Are you aware of Danaher? No? Maybe you heard about Beckman Coulter, Matco, Sybron, Hengstler, Aaliant, Accu-Sort, Alltec, Armstrong Tools, Dexis, Dover, Fluke, Gilbarco, Hach Lange, Hydrolab, Instrumentarium Dental, KaVo Dental, Investech, Leica Microsystems, Leica Bio Systems, Portescap, Radiometer, Thomson, Veeder-Root or Videojet Technologies? No? I haven't heard about them neither before I became the CEO and […]Continue Reading →
Just great to see Dr. Deming talking. It was true what he said in the 1950s, true in 1984 and still true today…Continue Reading →
Wie wir wissen gibt es zwei Kernprinzipien von Lean Management: Kontinuierliche Verbesserung (Continuous Improvement) und Respekt gegenüber Mitmenschen/-arbeitern (Respect for People) Taiichi Ohno hat schon sehr früh (Japanische Auflage des Toyota Production System – Toyota seisan hõshiki – kam 1978 auf den Markt) anhand eines bildlichen Vergleichs aufgezeigt, von welcher Bedeutung es ist, die Mitarbeiter […]Continue Reading →


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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are considering stricter testing requirements for contact lens solutions after two popular formulas were linked to hundreds of eye infections in the past two years.
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The Food and Drug Administration outlined several proposals Friday aimed at improving the safety of solutions used by as many as 34 million Americans who wear contact lenses.
Specifically, FDA is considering new testing standards for contacts and updated labeling, including recommending that users gently rub their lenses during the cleaning process. On Tuesday, the agency will ask a panel of outside experts to weigh in on the ideas.
Multipurpose solutions have been on the market for a decade, all but replacing older systems that use several formulas to rinse and clean contacts.
But the effectiveness of newer solutions has been questioned since Bausch & Lomb and American Medical Optics separately pulled their products off the market in 2006 and 2007 after eye infection outbreaks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded in summer 2006 that Bausch & Lomb's MoistureLoc solution played a key role in an outbreak of 180 Fusarium keratitis fungal infections, which can cause blindness.
A Bausch and Lomb spokesman said the company has been in discussions with FDA for over a year to ensure its remaining solution, Renu Multiplus, is used safely.
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Like most other products on the market, Renu's labeling does not advise patients to rub their contacts, an instruction which some eye doctors say helps keep lenses clean. FDA will ask its panel of eye care experts whether the recommendation should be a requirement. If the government favors that action, Bausch and Lomb said it would comply.
"We felt that if the solution was effective enough to pass FDA's stringent requirements without rubbing then consumers should get that benefit," said company spokesman Michael McDougall. "But should FDA decide a rub requirement is necessitated, we would have no problem with that."
A spokesman for American Medical Optics said the company added a "rinse and rub" instruction to its latest solution, which it reformulated after last year's withdrawal. Competing products from Alcon Inc. and other companies carry a "no rub" instruction.
Panelists also will debate whether contact solutions should be tested against a wider range of bacteria. That issue came to a head last year after CDC linked Advanced Medical Optics' Complete Moistureplus solution to a rare eye-infecting bacteria called Acanthamoeba keratitis. It is not among the bacteria and fungi FDA currently requires products be tested against.
Dr. Elmer Tu, professor of clinical ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said reports of the infection have continued despite AMO pulling its product off the market, suggesting competing products are susceptible to the same type of infection.
"Our hypothesis was that AMO happened to be the weakest solution of the group, but that doesn't mean all the others are OK," said Tu, who will present recommendations to FDA Tuesday on behalf of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. "If the outbreak is continuing and the current solutions are not working than there needs to be more research into how to reduce that risk."
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If you're getting serious about the 12'6" racing class, you'll
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best – and win. That board is the Red Paddle Co 12'6" Elite, the fastest
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We Would Encourage All Residents to Read This Park Study Report
Downloadable Copy of Park Study
This report was presented to Council in a very contentious meeting September 2nd. Two lake residents took exception to the fact that the Glendale Beach (Waterfront) Option had been removed from the table for the reasons given in the report. The report indicated that a clear majority of residents did not want a waterfront park location
Despite what can politely be called a very rude presentation by these two Lake Residents, the Mayor and Council agreed to accept the report with the exception that the Glendale Beach Proposal would also be costed.
This would at present seem to suggest that 3 major properties are being investigated…The Wagon Wheel Ranch location, The Water Tower location and the Glendale Beach location.
The Town Staff, based on recommendations and information received from the Lake residents at the two public meetings, on the resident survey and at the Town Council meeting September 2nd will now enter into negotiations with the property owners and various government agencies to determine the most appropriate site for the park location.
As you can appreciate these negotiations will be a sensitive and a lengthy process. The good news is we are one step closer to realizing the dream of a community park.


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Hero Houseplants That Survive (& Even Thrive!) in Really Dark Rooms
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Annual row over march of SS veterans does little for Latvia's image abroad
Jews and Russians decry homage to second World War veterans but defenders say Latvians fought not for fascism but to restore their sovereignty, writes DANIEL McLAUGHLIN
ON MARCH 16th every year, a dwindling band of Latvians who fought alongside German troops in the second World War carry flags and flowers to Riga's revered Freedom Monument.
Many foreigners are shocked to see Nazi "allies" honoured in such a way, while on the fringes of the event, far-right Latvians hail the veterans and trade volleys of abuse with ethnic-Russian nationalists who claim the march glorifies a band of murderous fascists.
The day is a nightmare for Latvia's leaders, who fret not only over security issues but the surge in media coverage that it brings to the small Baltic state – little if any of it favourable.
Criticism comes from an unlikely chorus of voices, from Jewish groups to the Russian government, which denounce this homage to a Latvian unit of the Waffen SS and claim it offers a glimpse of a seething nationalism at the country's heart.
Latvians reject such suggestions. They insist most of the legionnaires were conscripted, and those who joined willingly did so to fight the Soviets, who had brutally occupied the Baltic states in 1940. They say the legion fought not for fascism but to restore Latvian sovereignty, and did not commit atrocities against Jews – although some of its members had done so before joining.
Moreover, most Latvians are adamant that the ultra-nationalists who jostle on the margins of the parade represent a tiny sliver of society, a belief supported by the minor role played by far-right parties in the politics of Latvia – and those of its Baltic neighbours, Lithuania and Estonia.
"I wouldn't link the march to extremism, though in recent years it has become the day when all our 'loonies' come out – both Latvian far-right supporters and Russian nationalists," said Nils Muiznieks, chair of the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
"Recent surveys suggest only 5-6 per cent of the Latvian population are proud of the legion.
"The far-right has tried to turn them into heroes, but they are not widely seen that way," he said.
Even the National Alliance – which includes the nationalist All for Latvia party and holds eight of parliament's 100 seats – is relatively moderate and has expelled members for making anti-Semitic remarks, Muiznieks said. "By European standards extremism is very weak in Latvia," he added.
Moscow complains of discrimination against large Russian-speaking communities in Latvia and Estonia, and cites it as evidence of Baltic nationalism, also citing the European Union's failure to deal with it.
But there are signs ethnic divisions may be weakening. The Harmony Centre party, which emphasises a multi-ethnic agenda, is now Latvia's second largest party, and Riga has its first mayor from a Russian-speaking family, Nils Usakovs.
Gay activists still regularly face legal problems and threats of violence in organising pride marches in the Baltic states, however.
"These societies are very conservative," said Muiznieks. "And Latvia's right-wing loonies are very active on this issue – as are its Russian-speaking loonies."


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Anniversary: Danks, 70 years
Mr. and Mrs. Danks
70 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Danks of Silverdale will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a family party.
Harold and June were married in Sundance, Wyo., on Aug. 8, 1942. They raised their three daughters in Silverdale. Harold and June have 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
He retired from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard fire department and also is a retired carpenter. He built many homes in the Kitsap area. June is a homemaker and jack of all trades. They are positive role models to all and much loved and respected.
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Keeping this week's write-up short in the wake of a whole bunch of CKUT birthdays and the inevitable post-celebration colds, plus a big mountain of work to be done. . .
Pictured above: a photo from a pretty magical outdoor performance by drom for du dor, a local duo of noisy guitar + voice that spilled wild sound out into the barren dusk by the Van Horne traintracks on Sunday evening. Winters here are something else.
ckut top 30 – february 4, 2014
thee silver mt. zion memorial orchestra – fuck off get free we pour light on everything – constellation CC
jack deming/swenson clane – split cassette – self-released CC
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CSN 2012 Trailer - Coming July 17
Crosby, Stills, & Nash join forces for their first live performance video in over 2 decades!
Pre-Order your copy now! Filmed during their 2012 tour, CSN 2012 includes many of the trio's classic hits, some new and unreleased songs, and a rare performance of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes." The disc also includes 'A Conversation with David, Stephen and Graham,' plus interviews with their band and crew. A must-have for any CSN fan.
Here is a sneak peek at the CSN2012 DVD coming out July 17, 2012


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VMware today reported second-quarter earnings of $220 million, or 51 cents a share, on revenue of $921 million, up 37 percent from a year ago. Non-GAAP earnings were 55 cents a share. Wall Street was looking for earnings of 47 cents a share on revenue of $873 million.
The company's second-quarter sales were almost evenly split between U.S. ($450 million) and international revenue ($471 million).
In a statement, VMware CEO Paul Maritz said the company's results indicate "the continued adoption of virtualization."
As for the outlook, VMware projected a strong third quarter. The company projected third-quarter revenue of $915 million to $940 million compared to estimates of $898 million. The company did say that non-GAAP operating margins would fall in the third quarter relative to the second.
For 2011, VMware projected that sales will be between $3.65 billion and $3.75 billion. Wall Street was looking for $3.68 billion.
This story was originally posted at ZDNet's Between the Lines.


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University of Ontario Institute of Technology
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MASc-Nuclear Engineering; M.Eng.-Nuclear Engineering
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The Master's program is comprised of two fields: 1) Nuclear Power and 2) Radiological and Health Physics. The Nuclear Power field covers nuclear reactor design and development, fuel and material performance and radioactive waste management. The Radiological and Health Physics field concentrates on the many and varied applications of radiation in industrial and medical disciplines, with a strong emphasis on health physics. Graduates of these programs will be well prepared to contribute to the high demand for engineers and scientists with advanced knowledge and skills needed to design and develop new techniques, operate and maintain existing equipment and ensure that the benefits of nuclear technology are applied as widely as possible. MASc students obtain their degree through successful completion of a combination of course-work and a research thesis, while MEng students achieve their degrees through course-based learning, with the option to carry out a major project. The PhD program is comprised of the following two fields: Nuclear Power and Energy Applications, and Radiological and Health Physics. PhD students will obtain their degree through successful completion of a combination of courses and a dissertation.


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When it comes to working out and exercising at home, these are the must-have exercise accessories for under $50. If you're on a budget but still looking for the essentials for quality assurance and workouts, here are the must-have accessories to keep you in shape.
Harbringer Durafoam Exercise Mat
Credit: www.amazon.comThis 24" x 72" foam is great for yoga, pilates, floor exercises and overall workout comfort. It's double-sided moisture resistant skin makes it non-slip and easy to clean. It also features an integrated self strapping system for easy storage and transportation. Ultimately it's going to make your workout more comfortable and prevent injury from hard surfaces.
Burst Resistant Exercise Ball
Credit: www.amazon.comThis heavy-duty exercise ball is made from high-density polymer, and can support a weight of up to 600 pounds. Also latex free, it's perfect for stretching, toning exercises, and core/strength training exercises. It's available in many colors this is a cheap and great addition to any home gym.
RipCord's Resistance Exercise Bands Kit
Credit: www.amazon.comThis RipCord's resistance band kit has terrific value as it comes with six individually colored resistance bands, a door anchor and the circuit seven DVD. These bands are extremely versatile, easily portable and allow you to target a variety of muscle groups. each band comes with its own built-in handle and have resistance between 3 - 62 pounds. Each kit also comes with a lifetime warranty and 90 day money back guarantee, if you're not satisfied.
Credit: www.amazon.comA medicine ball can be used for a variety of exercises and will help develop core strength, coordination and balance. The Valeo medicine ball features a sturdy rubber construction and a nicely textured surface for grip. It comes in weights from 4 to 12 pounds, in 2 pound increments. It comes in a variety of colors and is extremely well priced.
Other great equipment and accessories to compliment your workout or home gym include dumbbells, a pull up bar, a speed rope or an ab wheel.
Whether you're just a beginner or more experienced in exercising and working out, these great accessories for under $50 are an excellent choice for any home gym or workout plan without emptying your wallet and worrying about timely setups.


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If you've ever wanted to play a game that'll bring out the gremlin in you, this one will probably suffice. Gary is a rebellious fuzzy demonic creature who needs your help to get past the museum security in order to destroy its many valuable treasures. If you enjoy a good combination of physics puzzlers and breaking stuff, you'll probably wanna give Lil Smasher (Free) a shot.
The concept is fairly simple. The goal is to make sure all the projectiles from Gary's slingshot reach their designated targets. If the item looks fragile? You'll probably wanna be aiming for that. That antique vase over yonder? Oh yeah, that's going down. Each valuable item or target is situated in various positions behind numerous obstacles such as walls and barriers, arranged to conveniently block your path. This trickery means working out a specific method in which to get around it in order to smash that all important object. For example, a specific plank might be in the way but may be loose, so therefore knocking it down would create a see-saw effect of some sort. Likewise, targeting a boulder situated above could bring it down and see it through to launching your desired object into the air. Pigs might fly, after all.
Along the way you'll wanna see to it that you collect the numerous scattered stars across each level to earn the highest scores possible. The less rocks you fire, the better the bonus. The levels start out ridiculously easy, but soon you'll be cursing as the difficulty spikes rather drastically thereafter. The only problem is that there's only twenty one levels to play through and once you've played it through once, there's no real reason to keep returning. Reducing the number of rocks you sling can earn you extra points perhaps, but it's not really a game that keeps you running back countless times, and there's no bonus missions or challenges to speak of. There are reportedly more levels on the way, but for now it's a short solid game, best played in short bursts.
Where visuals and audio are concerned it's fairly solid, with a delightfully catchy soundtrack and some rather fitting environments. I quite liked the cutesy style graphics and the clever animations, which alongside the great puzzle designs round up as an altogether moderately sweet package.
It's hard to stand out among the masses, and where others have succeeded Lil Smasher fails at its most important hurdle. The gameplay mechanics are unfortunately the main source of frustration here, as on more than one occasion it became apparent that the "laser sight" emanating from the slingshot wasn't producing the desired results. Despite my attempts at aligning the perfect shot, I still somehow had to aim off-kilter, which in turn made this laser sight redundant. These little niggles didn't take away too much from the enjoyment of the game though, and are easily fixable for future updates.
Lil Smasher has bundles of potential, and is an enjoyable little physics puzzler for the most part. It's quite short, and doesn't offer anything extraordinary, but it doesn't feature any frustrating pay to win elements, and only launches an advertisement once in a while which doesn't disrupt gameplay too much. If you like a challenging game and you're looking for something quick to play through, this would be the perfect steal.


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Officially, Upward Bound (UB) is an academic prepatory program for high school students, but unofficially most UB Students would tell you that it is the highlight of their summer throughout their high school years, and it is the reason they decide to attend a college or university! Our main goal is to encourage Upward Bound Students who would otherwise not attend a college or university to attend post-secondary education. We do this through a variety of methods throughout the academic year and the summer program.
Instructor in the morning or afternoon, living and working in the residence halls as a Resident Advisors or a Residence Hall Supervisor! This will be a life-changing experience for you and our students!!!
In addition to helping change the lives of our students, all positions are well compensated. Staff living on campus (Resident Advisor & Residence Hall Supervisor) are given free housing (living in the same residence hall as our students), free meals (while students are on campus), and travel experiences as well. Anywhere we take our students, during the first 5 weeks of the summer program, we take our residence hall staff. Each summer we typically travel to many destinations. These may include: an amusement park, to see a cultural play, to visit colleges, sporting events, museums, movies, etc.
The time commitment to UB varies depending on your job. As an Instructor, you will work either mornings or afternoons 4-5 days a week. All staff get weekends off, but residence hall staff do work 24 hours a day, 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Residence hall staff get 2-3 mornings and/or afternoons off a week, but as a Resident Advisor or Residence Hall Supervisor you will be working all week long with the knowledge that you get your weekends off to rest and relax!
Residence hall staff will be paid for their training time before the summer begins. Residence Hall Supervisors begin work 2 weeks before students arrive. They will receive training while helping plan and prepare for staff training and the first few weeks of the summer program. Resident Advisors will have required staff training 1 week prior to the students arrival on campus. All staff have a training day in early May to receive handbooks, and learn about their role for the summer.
In addition to great pay and fun perks, you will also learn much through all you do with Upward Bound. Residence Hall Staff who are majoring in education will appreciate learning first hand about classroom and social aspects of teenage life. Many Residence Hall Staff use their experience in Upward Bound to distinguish themselves from their peers when applying for teaching positions. Many young instructors use their experience with Upward Bound to help them attain permanent teaching jobs in local school districts, while veteran instructors say they love teaching for Upward Bound because they are given freedom to teach interesting subjects their district may not be able to let them teach.
Overall, working for Upward Bound will help you achieve your professional goals!
If all this sounds like something you would be interested in doing this summer, continue investigating this website by reading about the position for which you are interested in and also read through our frequently asked questions section.
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Alec Baldwin and Jimmy Fallon in Spitting Police Sketch
Alec Baldwin and Jimmy Fallon Swap Spit For Laughs
Jimmy Fallon recruited his guest Alec Baldwin for a routine police sketch this week involving whipped cream, Planters peanuts, and poorly attached fake mustaches. The two starred as officers from the (fake) '80s cop show Point Pleasant Police Department. They have a penchant for chewing food while talking, then spitting it onto each other. It starts off rather tame but soon escalates as they move on to wet food. I love this not because I love watching projectile food, but because it really harkens back to Fallon's days at Saturday Night Live. Baldwin holds the record for hosting the show a whopping 16 times, meaning this is as SNL as it gets on a Monday night.
Watch the sketch after the jump.


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In a pair of totally unrelated news releases this morning (October 24), Cargill announced its acquisition of Diamond V and Eli Lilly and Company announced it would entertain purchase offers for its Elanco Animal Health business.
The acquisition of Diamond V now gives Cargill the market leading position in the $20 billion global animal feed additives market. "Our combined businesses will accelerate growth, build industry-leading capabilities and natural solutions for animal health and food safety, and help fulfill Cargill's purpose to nourish the world in a safe, responsibility and sustainable way," says David MacLennan, Cargill's chairman and CEO.
The purchase of Diamond V will encompass all of its business divisions, including human health, Embria Health Service and its branded product EpiCor. Its headquarters will remain in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Eli Lilly and Company also announced today it was undergoing a "strategic review" of its Elanco Animal Health business, including the sale of the unit. Other options include an IPO, merger or retention. "Through acquisitions and organic growth, we've grown Elanco to a size and scale that now allows us to consider a variety of options to maximize value," says David Ricks, Lilly chairman and CEO.
In its third quarter review also released today, Elanco's third quarter sales were up 5% over a year ago, but year-to-date sales are down 1%. Just last month, Elanco announced it was willing to sell of its rBST business.
Elanco recently acquired Novartis Animal Health and BI Vetmedica's U.S. vaccines portfolio. "We believe that the outcome of a strategic review may result in more value and further enable Elanco's top-tier leadership in animal health," says Elanco president Jeff Simmons.


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National Application Center :: career details :: Library Technicians
Career Details :: Library Technicians
Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books; remove or repair damaged books; register patrons; check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who operate bookmobiles or light trucks that pull trailers to specific locations on a predetermined schedule and assist with providing services in mobile libraries.
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
- Assists patrons in operating equipment, obtaining library materials and services, and explains use of reference tools.
- Verifies bibliographical data, including author, title, publisher, publication date, and edition on computer terminal.
- Files catalog cards according to system used.
- Designs posters and special displays to promote use of library facilities or specific reading program at library.
- Composes explanatory summaries of contents of books or other reference materials.
- Prepares order slips for materials, follows up on orders, and compiles lists of materials acquired or withdrawn.
- Compiles and maintains records relating to circulation, materials, and equipment.
- Directs activities of library clerks and aides.
- Issues identification card to borrowers and checks materials in and out.
- Reviews subject matter of materials to be classified and selects classification numbers and headings according to classification system.
- Processes print and non-print library materials and classifies and catalogs materials.
Related Careers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- Credit Checkers
- Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Insurance Claims Clerks
- Library Assistants, Clerical
- Office Clerks, General
- Postal Service Clerks
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Statement Clerks
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
- Performing for/Working With Public
- Communicating With Other Workers
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Important Skills
- Information Organization
- Reading Comprehension
- Information Gathering
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Provide a Service to Others
- Indoors
- Coordinate or Lead Others
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate


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Shopping In Amsterdam
Online shops, including those hosted on Blogger and LiveJournals, are springing up like flowers after the spring rain, thanks to the widespread availability of the internet. The entire process will have to be coordinated with the shopping centre central management and it is most likely that all painting and preparation will have to be scheduled for outside hours. Central in Broadway, near Central Railway Station, is a shopping precinct that is easy to spot by the vertical gardens that cover its facade. While there may be challenges buying clothes online, here are four tips to ensure that your online clothes shopping be as fuss-free (you don't want to waste your precious time), and as pleasant as possible. Catatan: Jika Anda mengintegrasikan bagian toko Anda dengan Shopify dan ingin menghapus bagian toko itu di Halaman Anda, maka Anda harus menghapusnya melalui Shopify.
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This week's Free Shirt Friday comes to us from Alarm Force. The company was founded in 1988. They are leaders in home security, two-way emergency response systems and video surveillance. They provide service across Canada and a growing number of American cities. They design and manufacture their products, all of their technicians work for AlarmForce and they do not use third-party monitoring centers.
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