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The Pain
60%-80% of B2B deals are governed by contracts, but 85% of companies are still using manual processes to manage those contracts. Your organization might be one of them. If it is, you know about how slow the contract cycle can be and the headaches that come with contract negotiations (trying to track versions accurately, keep up with redlining, and find out where a contract is in the process and who has it). The Cure What if I told you… there's a better way than the slow manual processes? The back-and-forth with legal? The editing the wrong version, hunting through email, and time-consuming CRM manual data entry? Finding a solution for inefficient contract processes is essential to saving money and increasing revenue, no matter the size or type of business. Doing so can cure the headaches that come with laborious, confusing manual procedures and accelerate contract cycles. Picture this: 2:00 p.m. Sales person gets a verbal yes. 2:03 p.m. Salesperson opens record in Salesforce and clicks the "Generate Contract" button and selects the appropriate bundle of terms. 2:06 p.m. Contract is automatically generated with the appropriate terms. 2:10 p.m. Contract is emailed as a Word attachment to the buyer. 8:00 a.m. the next day. Salesperson checks status of contract in CRM. Contract has been returned by the buyer directly into the CRM with redlines. The company's HQ address has been updated in the document and has already updated the record in Salesforce. 8:02 a.m. The salesperson reviews the redlines in CRM and sees payment terms and start date have been modified, within the parameters set by the legal team. She accepts them, then clicks the "Send for Signature" button, generating the document for eSignature. 9:17 a.m. The contract is signed and returned to Salesforce CRM, already associated with the appropriate record, and the sales person picks up the phone to make her next sales call.
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text: Related Program: The Book Show The Book Show #1468 - Jack Kelly By Joe Donahue • Sep 6, 2016 Related Program: The Book Show TweetShareGoogle+Email Listen Listening... / 25:24 The technological marvel of its age, The Erie Canal, grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream – they built a 360 mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. Jack Kelly tells the story in his book, Heaven's Ditch. Tags: erie canalthe book showTweetShareGoogle+EmailView the discussion thread. Related Content The Book Show #1467 - Caleb Carr By Joe Donahue • Aug 30, 2016 Listen Listening... / 25:24 Caleb Carr, bestselling author of The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, has created a contemporary psychological thriller haunted by the shadowy hands of established power. Surrender, New York features an outcast pair - secretly called in to consult on a case where adolescent boys and girls are found murdered, their corpses left hanging in gruesome, ritualistic fashion. The Book Show #1466 - Terry Tempest Williams By Joe Donahue • Aug 23, 2016 Listen Listening... / 25:24 A naturalist and advocate for freedom of speech, Terry Tempest Williams explores how environmental issues are social issues and ultimately matters of justice. Her new book, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks, comes with the centennial of the National Park Service. It is a celebration of our National Parks and an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them. The Book Show #1465 - Jay McInerney By Joe Donahue • Aug 16, 2016 Listen Listening... / 25:24 Writer Jay McInerney became famous in the 1980s for Bright Lights, Big City, a semi-autobiographical novel about a young man coming of age in Manhattan, but his latest is more domestic in nature – focusing on the idea of a "perfect marriage." Bright, Precious Days is the third book in a trilogy about married couple Russell and Corrine Calloway. The Book Show #1464 - Daniel Silva By Joe Donahue • Aug 9, 2016 Listen Listening... / 25:24 Daniel Silva is widely acclaimed as one of America's greatest spy novelists. He's know for his creation of the hero art-restorer assassin and spy, Gabriel Allon. His latest, The Black Widow, is the 16th novel in which Allon has appeared.


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Eddie Longworth is the proprietor of JEL Consulting who brings a 23 year record of innovation, business development and system improvement in the field of motor and household claims, supply chain, and customer experience. He is also the curator of the ClaimsTech Forum – a source of news, views and commentary on the burgeoning sector of those claims applications which form a part of the vast InsurTech world.
Having worked with insurers, major suppliers and motor manufacturers on 3 different continents and on 100's of projects, Eddie brings not only experience and expertise but also a capability to challenge the norms, identify new solutions, and help to implement radical changes in process and people in order to gain competitive advantage for his clients. Designing and leading Digital Futures projects within the claims arena has become a key part of his work in recent years as has major projects focused on reinventing the Customer Experience
Renowned as an electrifying public speaker and prolific commentator on the world of claims and insurance, Eddie began his consultancy career in 1995 and since then he has gained a deserved reputation for insight and deep understanding of both the challenges and opportunities in motor claims and fulfilment.


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As a tween, your daughter is looking to find her own sense of style, but where can you find tween clothing stores for girls? It's difficult to bring her to the more grown up stores because nothing is quite for her age, and the kid stores are too young and she refuses to shop at them or be seen in any of those clothes. So instead, you need some options that are all her own and in her age range. This is where tween clothing stores come in, as they have clothes that were made just for your tween daughter.
Credit: www.shopjustice.comJustice is probably one of the most well-known tween girl stores. You can find them locally in shopping malls, and they also have an online website. They carry everything that a tween girl could wish for in fashion and accessories, including pajamas and undergarments. Your daughter can find any clothes that she would need here, and they even have school uniform shirts, pants and skirts that are school approved. Also get your daughter makeup kits, nail polish, lip gloss and fragrances. Find accessories for her bedroom that are all her own as well such as chairs, jewelry boxes and pillows. Justice carries so many other items such as toys and games, crafts, stuffed animals, journals and electronics that you might not have to shop at any other store for your tween daughter when you shop here!
Credit: www.isabeetweens.comFor more online shopping for your tween daughter you can go to isabeeTWEENS, an online boutique which specializes in girls' clothing in sizes 7 to 16. They understand the difficulty of the challenge it is to find something that your tween daughter wants to wear and that you want her to wear as well because they are moms as well. They offer a wide variety of unique, trendy and fashion forward clothing that your young girl will love. They are always looking around the fashion world in designer children's fashion, and they only purchase clothing that they'd allow their own daughters to wear. isabeeTWEENS also updates their store often so you can always find new fashions for your daughter. Their site is set up so you can easily find the clothes your daughter wants, either by category or by designer.
Izzy and Ash
Credit: www.izzyandash.comIzzy and Ash is named for the creators own daughters, who were their inspiration for this online store. Their goal is providing children's clothing that inspires everyone to remember the playfulness of children and their free spirits. This store offers clothing from baby all the way to tween. Even though they carry a large range of ages, they have many unique fashion choices for your tween daughter. Several options for trendy, fashionable styles will make your tween girl happy with this store, and she can find all the accessories she could want for her outfits as well including cute hats and pretty headbands.
Credit: www.juvieshop.comJuvie touts themselves as a boutique for boys and girls clothes for tweens that includes something for every style including bookworms, tomboys, prepsters and princesses. With their friendly staff and clothing from independent and established designers plus so much more, your tween daughter will love shopping at Juvie. With all of the different lines that they carry, finding a proper fit for your girl won't be difficult. They carry all kinds of clothing from loungewear, underwear, swimwear and clothes for special occasions. Juvie touts themselves as the web's premiere and first place to find age-appropriate, stylish and high-quality designer clothing for your children.
With all of the great options for tween clothing, you will no longer have to wonder what to buy your tween daughter to wear. She can find all the clothes she could desire that speak volumes about her style and who she is, plus they will be ones that are appropriate for her age and that you will feel comfortable with her wearing. Start browsing these tween clothing stores for girls with you daughter and you will sure to be pleased at what you find.


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Diane Kruger and Eric Bana are in negotiations to star in the spy thriller "The Operative" with "Bethlehem" director Yuval Adler attached to helm.
"The Operative" is the story of a woman recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran who becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject. The screenplay is written by Adler and adapted from the Israeli best-seller "The English Teacher," written by former Israeli intelligence officer Yiftach Reicher Atir.
Endeavor Content will handle U.S. sales. Bloom is introducing "The Operative" to foreign buyers next week at the Berlin Film Festival.
Producers are Spiro Films' Eitan Mansuri, Archer Gray's Anne Carey, and Match Factory Production's Michael Weber and Viola Fügen. Teddy Schwarzman will executive produce and finance under his Black Bear Pictures banner. Le Pacte's Jean Labadie is co-producing the film, which is supported by the Israeli Film Fund and Film and Medienstiftung NRW.
Kruger will portray a rogue spy from Israel's feared national intelligence force Mossad, vanishes without a trace while attending her father's funeral in London. The only clue to her whereabouts is a cryptic phone call she places to her former handler — portrayed by Bana — who is then summoned from Germany to Israel by Mossad.
Adler debut feature-length film "Bethlehem" won the Fedeora Award for Best Picture at the Venice Film Festival. The film also received six Israeli Academy Awards. Kruger starred in "In the Fade" and won best actress at the Cannes Fiilm Festival. The film also won a Golden Globe for best foreign language film. Bana's credits include "Munich," "Black Hawk Down," "Lone Survivor," and "Troy."
Adler is represented by WME and Novo; Kruger is represented by UTA and Untitled Entertainment; and Bana is represented by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.


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Sometimes a rainy, cold day just calls for baked goods. These cookies are the product of a rather dreary Saturday.
I first started thinking about brownie cookies when I saw my friend Kim, from Feed Me, Seymour, post these brownie cookies as a part of the virtual cookie swap that we both participated in. My cookies are a riff on a recipe that I blogged about in early 2013. You can find those brownie cookies here. The basic recipe comes from Joy the Baker's original cookbook.
You'll need:
- 8 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
- 3 tbs unsalted butter
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup mini M&Ms
- more chocolate chips and M&Ms, for topping (optional)
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
In a glass bowl, using the double boiler method, melt the chocolate and butter. Remove the bowl with the chocolate from the heat and allow it to cool for a minute.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Back to the bowl with the chocolate: Whisk the sugar and vanilla into the chocolate until combined. It's going to look pretty grainy and not so great. That's okay. One at a time, whisk in the eggs. Things should be looking much more like brownie batter now.
All at once, add the chocolate mixture to the flour. Stir until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips and M&Ms.
By the tablespoonful, drop the batter onto the prepared cookie sheets. If desired, press a few chocolate chips into the top of the cookie. Bake for 11 minutes.
Remove the cookies from the oven. Again, if desired, press some more M&Ms into the top of the cookies. Either way, allow them to cool for about 5 minutes on the cookie sheets before removing them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.


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ACT Test Preparation
One Size Does Not Fit All ...
Today's students are busy. Classroom and extracurricular demands can make it difficult to find the time necessary to adequately prepare for the standardized tests that are an important part of the college admissions process. Just as no two students are alike, there is no one "best" way to prepare: the right game plan depends on a student's outside commitments, their individual strengths and weaknesses, their goals and their motivation. That is why College Success Network has developed four different options for ACT preparation. Each can help students reach their highest potential.
Small Group Sessions
Most SAT/ACT prep programs offer either large group classes or individualized tutoring. Yet, neither is necessarily the most efficient or effective approach. With large group classes, students are exposed to test-taking tips and take multiple practice tests, but rarely have the opportunity for specific feedback or one-to-one coaching on areas of weakness. With individual tutoring, students do get that personal attention, but often pay a high price for components that could be just as effectively delivered in a class setting, such as general strategy and practice tests.
The Small Group Sessions program offers the best of both worlds. Groups of 6-8 students begin working with an instructional team approximately 6 weeks before each scheduled test date (longer in the summer) to prepare for all components of the test. The program incorporates a blend of face-to-face group meetings and individual instruction. The advantages of this approach are flexible scheduling to meet the needs of busy students; academic camaraderie and friendly competition, which help sustain student interest and motivation; and maximum efficacy and efficiency because students work as a group when it is appropriate, but also receive individualized feedback and instruction. The Small Group Sessions Program is recommended for students who are serious about their preparation, but for whom flexibility is critical. It is also a great option for friends who study well together, as group sessions can be scheduled at group members' homes.
Interested in Small Group Sessions currently scheduled for Carlsbad and East County. Download a flyer here; register by choosing your calendar and start date on the calendar. Interested in joining or forming a small group of your own? Click HERE.
Power Workshops
Regularly scheduled Power Workshops allow students to focus on specific areas of the ACT in which they need extra help. Students chose between three different workshops (Reading+Science , English+Writing/Essay and Math), each of which offer focused targeted instruction on the kinds of questions most likely to appear in that section. Each workshop is two hours long. Workshops are recommended as a way for students to jumpstart their independent test prep program or as a supplement for students studying on their own.
Click HERE to register for upcoming dates.
The ACT Boot Camp
The ACT Boot Camp is a four-hour cram session for students who could benefit from last chance strategy tips and tricks, or who need a refresher course. Whether a student has taken a different course, has been studying on their own, or has been unsuccessful in their prep program, the Boot Camp can help them take, strategy, confidence and momentum into their test.
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How to Regrade a Driveway
Gravel driveways can prove to be a more economical choice for homeowners than asphalt or concrete surfaces. Once the driveway is in place, minimal amounts of driveway maintenance are necessary. Other than periodically adding a new layer of rock, you might need to regrade a driveway to keep it looking nice and to remove any potholes that develop. Maintaining the driveway also keeps the larger rocks that serve as its base from surfacing which they sometimes do after periods of prolonged rain or heavy use of the driveway.
Secure a grader blade attachment designed to move dirt and rocks to a lawn tractor following the manufacturer's directions.
Set the blade at approximately a 30-degree angle. Set the pitch of the blade so it can move some gravel as you pass over it with the blade. Each blade is different, so you might need to try several passes over the driveway to get the right setting.
Start along one side of the driveway. Lower the blade into the edge of the gravel and proceed forward at a slow pace. As you move forward, allow the blade to move the gravel that has worked its way off the gravel driveway back into the middle of the driveway. Repeat this process along the opposite side of the driveway.
Continue working the gravel in the driveway toward the center, or crown, with the blade attachment. If your driveway has the crown offset, keep the crown to one side or the other to provide proper drainage from the driveway. You might need to make numerous passes with the blade.
Add crushed 3/4-inch gravel, if necessary, with a shovel to fill in potholes. Add 2 to 3 inches of gravel to the driveway every two to three years.
Set the pitch of the blade on the lawn tractor to smooth the surface. Pass over the driveway to work out any irregularities that remain in the surface. Maintain the crown as you complete this step.
Press the gravel into place with a lawn tractor roller attachment.
Things Needed
- Lawn tractor
- Grader blade attachment
- Crushed 3/4-inch gravel
- Shovel
- Roller
- If grass is growing in the gravel driveway, spray it with an herbicide before adding new gravel.
- As you regrade a driveway, take care not to damage any drainage ditches that run parallel to it.
- Use crushed rock on driveways. As the rocks settle together, their uneven edges lock together to form a bond. This doesn't happen with smooth rocks.
- If you have a smalller driveway or want to regrade your driveway manually, scrape rocks back onto the crown of the driveway base with a garden rake. Fill potholes with a shovel. Drive over the newly arranged rock several times with your car to pack the gravel.
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Anchor Stripe VelvetLoft® Blanket
- Description
- Inspired by the rich seafaring history of the East Coast, this striped blanket has clean lines, a nautical color palette, and a lush hand feel. Dotted with anchors for added character, its decorative pattern is perfect for bringing a touch of the ocean indoors.
- Fabric: VelvetLoft
- Size: The twin is 60 x 90, the full/queen is 90 x 90, and the king is 108 x 90 inches.
- Warmth: All season
- Border: 1 inch stitched
- Reverse: Same
- Fabric height: Medium
- Part of our Nautical Collection.
- Care Instructions
- We want your blanket to stay as soft as the day you brought it home! To keep it looking and feeling its best, machine wash with your usual detergent separately in cold water on the gentle cycle. Use only non-chlorine bleach as needed. Tumble dry using the air setting (no heat) or line dry.
Worried that line drying will take too long?
Good news! The washing machine's spin cycle does a great job of getting most of the water out, so your blanket won't take very long to dry.
Other things to keep in mind: High heat and excessive agitation will damage this product and we would hate for that to happen!
How do you stay away from these troublemakers?
Easy - make sure you don't overload the washer or dryer (washing it separately really is best), use the gentle cycle, and don't use any heat in the washer or dryer. And definitely never iron it!
Because gas dryers have a higher level of heat than their electric counterparts, we recommend that you avoid using them.
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If you want to return a product that you purchased directly from this site (for reasons other than quality issues) simply contact us by phone or online. All returns are free, though you will be responsible for shipping costs. Returns are accepted for any reason, and refunds for the merchandise will be processed back onto the payment method used for the original purchase. All returns must be received within 5 months of order date. (Read our entire return policy, here.)
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Michelle from Softest.Blanket.Ever. I love the Velvetloft products and this one DOES NOT disappoint! Soft, luxurious but not too heavy - I'll use this alone during the summer and layered all winter long! Definitely worth the buy!Date published: 2017-06-08Rated 5 out of 5 by Budge from Oh soooo soft! I ordered two for bunk beds. They are beautiful pastel colors and oh sooo soft! My grandkids snuggle up in them and fall right to sleep. My daughter asked me where I purchased them so she could buy them too! Great purchase!Date published: 2019-07-10Rated 5 out of 5 by Irma from Great blanket Lovely, soft blanket. Light & warm. Cute anchors tooDate published: 2019-12-11
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17 December 2015 [Gurtong]- The campaign aims to ensure that all socio-economic and cultural barriers that stop young South Sudanese girls from realizing their full potential are systematically dismantled in order to open the path to success for girls.
During the official signing of the agreement, Mr. Peter Walsh, Save the Children Country Director and Mr. Daniel Mwaka, the Manager of W.J signed the memorandum of understanding at Save the Children Office in Hai Malakal, Juba.
Mr. Peter Walsh, Save the Children's Country Director hailed the cooperation reached with the artist saying he has known W.J from his profile through the media. "I am very much happy to support W.J and his team Daniel who is Manager in doing so" he added.
"This strategic priority campaign is very much focused on sustainable development goal 4 which is about to reduce child mortality. Save the children Organization focus on children left behind" said Mr. Peter Walsh.
Mr. Walsh said, "In South Sudan I am very pleased and I must say we are focusing on marginalized groups and that is girls."
"….Girls in South Sudan have the highest maternal mortality rate. 7% of girls' only complete primary education, birth registration is really chill because many people do not know they are actual age and when they get married it consequently quiet often to complications during birth delivery" said the Country Director.
"I am very excited to employ the services of a well-known South Sudanese and now an international artist W.J who is going to kindly compose two songs; one in Arabic and one in English and really spearhead this campaign for music" he said.
He said his Organization is going to support the artist in his activities.
"W.J activities are going to be supported and funded through Save the Children. He is traveling to Uganda and Kenya to work with top producers from both countries where he will produce the two songs and also video" Walsh said.
Mr. Walsh said, "I am really looking forward to mobilize supporting children who are going to lead this campaign along with other stakeholders including the government".
Mr. W.J on his part appreciated the opportunity given to him by Save the Children to partner and have the campaign on girls' rights, 'No girl left behind'.
The Artist who is also a campaigner for girls' equal right with boys said, "I am so glad, to partner with Save the Children. I promised them that I will be able to compose the songs as they like to champion their campaign."
"Let us allow our girls to have an opportunity like boys in terms of sending them to schools. Do not marry them off at the early age. Let them go to school. Ladies have better opportunities to do just like the boys" said the artist.
"Let's unite our hands to see the future of our ladies together with boys. I am ready and going to compose the song that will be used by Save the Children for the campaign to let girls be supported and allowed go to school" W.J stressed.
The artist told Gurtong that he plans to pass his message across South Sudan and the world through music.
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As summer approaches, kids everywhere find themselves in "time to relax" mode, thinking that it's time to kick back and play. Parents on the other hand are worried that with a few months off their children won't stay sharp, and with this break have a hard time transitioning back to school mode in September. There are many different techniques and games that parents can use to make learning fun in the summer. The main focus of any activity that you try with your child in the summer has to have aspects of indirect learning. Mr. Brent, Assistant Director at The Children's Workshop in Smithfield, discussed this topic on The Rhode Show. Watch his segment here!
Let's be honest, today's youth see summer as a time to play and are very resistant to any type of formal summer learning. Formal summer learning can also have the stigma of summer school attached to it, which sometimes can single out a child from their peers. Many children today play with groups of kids in the neighborhood, or parents find themselves with groups of kids at their house saying the dreaded "we're bored". Here at The Children's workshop we learn through our play, many times the kids don't even know how many skills they are working on when we play organized games or activities. Here are some fun summer activities that you can do with the kids that don't make it seem like they are learning at all.
On hot days Parents are always looking for games you can do inside instead of their kids just sitting on electronics all day. Many classic board games can be used to keep math skills sharp in the summer, let's look at monopoly. Monopoly can teach kids counting skills with the roll of the dice, as well as how many spaces you need to move based on the dice. Adding and subtracting skills are also used when it comes to paying and collecting the money. This game also crosses other learning domains including reading skills with the chance and property cards.
Bean bag toss: For this math sharpening game you would just need three hula hoops that you assign different number values, for example 100, 200, and 300. Each child takes turns tossing the bean bag into whatever hula hoop they want and adding the numbers up to a certain determined score. To make it harder for the older kids, have them alternate turns and if they land in the same hoop they can cancel each other out, by doing this there will be a more complex thinking of having to add and subtracting each turn.
Literacy & Writing:
Again for those hot days that you are stuck inside there are always games you can play that can be used to sharpen writing and reading skills. One game we like to use is a version of scategories, but with a twist. One just a regular piece of computer paper make 5 lines going horizontally across the paper, then 5 lines going vertically, making what looks to be a checkerboard. On the left most Colum you put categories like boys name, girls name, singer, movie title, country, and food. Then you pick a letter of the alphabet and each child, and yourself because it is very important to play with the kids because when you're interested they are interested, has one minute to fill in each category with a word that starts with that letter. For example if we chose B then they could use Brent, Brianna, Beyonce, Bolt, Bermuda, and Bacon to align with the categories we chose. If you have the same answer as someone else you would cancel out, for each different answer you would get a point. This game is great because it crosses many different domains; math with adding up the ones you got right, writing, as well as spelling skills.
It is very important that children not only get out and exercise their bodies during the summer, but also their minds. Many outdoor games like Horse ( basketball trick shot game) can actually do both. Indirect learning, where the children feel like they are just playing games and not learning, does make them less resistant to any type of learning. Many board games that we have been playing since we were kids have taught us many skills without even realizing it. Learning should always be fun and active, and the summer months gives us an opportunity to teach kids with activities that we wouldn't normally get to do inside the classroom.


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Tofu Carnage Records Bio:
Tofu Carnage is a small, individually-run record label based in Dallas, Texas that originally began solely to release records from my own band, Dead To A Dying World. With much disdain of the money-making-machine that is the "music business", I decided to seize the means of production and expand my musical experience to encompass not only composing and performing, but also production and commerce. With strong DIY ethos at the forefront, I approached Tofu Carnage Records with conviction that an independent label could uphold and maintain an aesthetic integrity of the highest quality without any prior experience or knowhow. My aim is to release records that visually and aesthetically excite the audience to the musicianship and complex individuality that goes into each and every record.


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Honey ginger and lemon tea is served hot. We can lemon rind instead of squeezed lemon. It has unique taste with aroma essence. Drinking lemon ginger tea helps to gets rid of sore throat problems, tiredness. Let us see the procedure of making honey and lemon mixed ginger tea.
- Tea leaves- 2 spoons
- Lemon juice- 3 spoons
- Honey- 2 spoons
- Chopped ginger- 1spoon
- Water- 3 cups
Step 1: Heat 3 cups of water in a pan.
Step 2: After it starts bubbling add tea leaves, ginger, lemon juice.
Step 3: Boil them at low flame, add honey and stir it well.
Step 4: Sieve the whole tea and serve the hot tea in cups.
Step 5: Enjoy the taste of lemon and honey mixed ginger tea.


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In v0.7.2, we added the ability for users without the 'publish_posts' capability to use any of your custom statuses — not just "Draft" and "Pending Review." If you'd like to enforce a more structured workflow, it's now an easy thing to restrict access to specific post statuses based on user role, capabilities or user group relationship. If a user doesn't have access to a given status, they'll still be able to edit the post when it's saved with that status.
If you haven't already, please read the introduction to extending Edit Flow. Once you've done so, you can modify the example below to your needs. This particular example limits the post statuses available to a user with the "Contributor" role.
/** * Limit custom statuses based on user role * In this example, we limit the statuses available to the * 'contributor' user role * * @see https://editflow.org/extend/limit-custom-statuses-based-on-user-role/ * * @param array $custom_statuses The existing custom status objects * @return array $custom_statuses Our possibly modified set of custom statuses */ function efx_limit_custom_statuses_by_role( $custom_statuses ) { $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); switch( $current_user->roles[0] ) { // Only allow a contributor to access specific statuses from the dropdown case 'contributor': $permitted_statuses = array( 'pitch', 'draft', 'in-progress', ); // Remove the custom status if it's not whitelisted foreach( $custom_statuses as $key => $custom_status ) { if ( !in_array( $custom_status->slug, $permitted_statuses ) ) unset( $custom_statuses[$key] ); } break; } return $custom_statuses; } add_filter( 'ef_custom_status_list', 'efx_limit_custom_statuses_by_role' );


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Miami, FL, USA – April 17, 2017 – FanHalf has announced the exciting Giveaways for the 2017 NBA Playoffs. FanHalf is a brand new DFS (daily fantasy sports) site geared towards the fans of fantasy sports. The ultimate fantasy sports platform has successfully kicked off their free contests where participants entered to win up to 8 authentic NBA jerseys on April 15 and 16. Those who know their teams had a chance to win lots of prizes in those contests. Now, they are hosting paid contests where participants will be awarded up to two iPad Mini 4 tablets for having the highest accumulative scores throughout the first two rounds of the NBA Playoffs.
"Participants have entered contests for the NBA teams they love and won jerseys of their own choice of any player on that team," said the spokesperson of FanHalf while talking about the contests. "Sports fans can visit FanHalf.com and join the site to play in the contests from the start of the 2017 NBA Playoffs in order to enjoy the free giveaways," the spokesperson added. The participants who score the most accumulative points during the first round of the playoffs will win an iPad Mini 4.
In addition to the jerseys and the iPad, the player with the most points in the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs will also win an iPad Mini 4. The contest will give an amazing opportunity to the participants who can test their knowledge of their favorite team while playing. Participants can watch the first half of the game and predict the second half which makes winning more convenient for them. FanHalf is reshaping the world of fantasy sports, enabling energetic supporters to back their teams while winning prizes.
The aim of FanHalf is simply to put the 'Fan' back in fantasy sports. Fans are watching their favorite sports teams in the arena or on TV, and FanHalf gives them an opportunity to earn money as well as prizes while doing so. The future for this brand is to provide a platform for NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB fanatics and redefine the way these fans support their favorite teams. Millions of Americans watch and love these games and FanHalf is only making it more productive and interesting for them.
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Bull Run Regional Park
Quick Facts
Bull Run Regional Park
(703) 631-0550Map Directions
Things To Do
Bull Run Regional Park's spacious fields accommodate groups by the hundreds for picnics, camping or special events. The park's scenic woodland and trails offer miles of hiking and solitude. In springtime, acres of bluebells and other wildflowers bloom beside a picturesque, meandering stream. A large outdoor pool is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Miniature and disc golf are open April through October. A public shooting center, which includes sporting clays, skeet, trap, wobble trap and indoor archery, is open year-round.
The Naturalist Program connects children and adults with the natural world in the Regional Parks. Through guided nature walks, paddling on the Occoquan Reservoir, night hikes, stream and pond studies, and live animal programs, participants gain the opportunity to discover native flora and fauna. Programs are offered in many of the regional parks including Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Pohick Bay Regional Park, Bull Run Regional Park, Fountainhead Regional Park, Occoquan Regional Park, Algonkian Regional Park, and all Five NVRPA waterpark facilities (in-season only).
Spring and fall are generally comfortable with precipitation possible. Summers can be hot and humid with average temperatures in the high 80s and with sudden thunderstorms possible. July and August are the hottest months. Winters can be cold with average temperatures in the winter of 41 degrees with variable precipitation.
From I-66, take Exit 52 (Route 29) toward Centreville. Drive 2 miles south, turn left onto Bull Run Post Office Road and follow the signs to the park entrance.
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Indecent Exposure
ON VIEW: March 5 - March 28, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION: March 5th, 5-8pm
This month's show is a focus on the art of artists Meghan Chase and Eric Neubauer. While their work is different in both subject and medium, it's unified in its attempt to strip down the glitz and glamour of the world and bring the viewer an honest experience of the everyday. To bring to light moments of beauty that are often overlooked and under appreciated.
Meghan Chase's work focuses on abandoned and decaying architecture. Viewing derelict buildings as skeletons that contain human histories and memories. While Meghan's efforts lie in exploring human existence through the things they leave behind.
Eric Neubauer's prints and drawings capture the beauty of everyday moments in life. In his work he wishes to capture the emotion of a subtle glance, a tired defeat, or comfortable embrace are all similarly beautiful expression. Eric makes you appreciate simple, universal moments.
It's raw, gritty, and emotional. And Most Excellent! Come on down!
Featured Artists: Meghan Chase and Eric Neubauer
The Gallery at Porter Mill, located at 95 Rantoul St. in Beverly, is open from 5 - 7 on Thursday and Friday, and 12 - 4 on Saturday and Sunday. For more information about Porter Mill, visit www.PorterMill.com.


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Making Your Campaign Plan How will you make safe and legal access to medical cannabis a reality in your community
California law now requires that applicants for a state medical cannabis license also obtain a license, permit, or authorization from the city or county in which they operate or propose to operate. While some cities and counties already allow for medical cannabis activity, most have no rules or prohibit medical cannabis businesses outright. Patients and industry players who want to bring safe and legal access to communities where it is not already allowed will need a campaign plan.
A campaign plan is simply a plan to achieve a desired goal, including the steps you need to take, timelines, strategies, resources needed, and other details. Before you can make your campaign plan, you will need to know some basic information and choose one of several pathways to adopting (or repealing) a local ordinance. ASA recommends you gather the information you need to make a decision about the best pathway, and then discuss it with other local stakeholders before settling on a plan. This is important because you want other stakeholders to have input and buy into the plan. It is always best if all the stakeholders in a community are cooperating to create safe and legal access.
You cam learn many of the skills you need to do strategic planning, build coalitions, and organize public meetings in ASA's online Medical Cannabis Advocates Training Center. This comprehensive resource for community organizers is free.
Follow the links below or to the right to explore preliminary questions, choosing a pathway, and writing a campaign plan.
In This Section
Preliminary Questions
These are some questions you need to answer before deciding on the most appropriate pathway to a new ordinance in your city or county.
Pathways to a New Local Ordinance
There are three primary pathways to adopting a new medical cannabis licensing ordinance in a city or county: a new ordinance, a voter initiative, or a voter referendum.
Write Your Campaign Plan
Now that you figured out the rules for medical cannabis in your community (if any) and decided on a pathway, it is time to make a campaign plan. Your plan can be detailed or simple. This will depend on your skills, available resources, and the size of your team.


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Solar power system is a very inexpensive way of generating electricity to light your house, office and other places. Solar power systems can convert the sun radiation into electricity and fill the requirement of house or office. People might pay the huge amount of electricity bills and maintenance expenses. Solar power system is the cheapest way of producing electricity. Solar power generation is a renewable source of power generation it would never run out like other power generation sources such as fossil fuels and coal. Solar power systems cannot emit harmful green house gases that affect the environment. Other power generation sources like by burning fossil fuel and coals that cause damages the ozone layer. Solar systems do not pollute the nature. Usage of solar systems will save the inhabitants like coal, fossil fuels etc.
This method is mainly applicable in warm regions like Middle East and Asian countries. Generation of electricity from uranium, coal and fossil fuels may leave devastating effects. Mining cost is extremely high and it would make that land useless once you started mining. Uranium may generate harmful wastes that affect the nature like trees, birds and land. Solar system also saves your huge amount of electricity bills. Its initial cost of installation is comparatively higher than other power generating methods. Solar power system generates huge amount of electricity during day times and especially at mid of the day when sun is generating heat on its peak. Our outmost priority is to provide best quality solar power systems to our valuable customers in very reasonable prices. Solar energy systems makes you independent from others dominancy even you can supply extra electricity to your nearest grid station if you have got an approval. No one can influence you if you have your own power generating solar system. The price of other non-renewable resources has risen up and sun rays are free of cost you just need to install new solar system panels to generate electricity of your own.
Flaws of using solar energy systems:
As we have already mentioned that solar systems can produce electricity if the sun is generating rays. Weather conditions majorly affects the performance of solar power systems for instance rainy and cloudy weather can reduce affects the performance of solar systems. Solar system would not generate power more effectively during rainy or cloudy weather. Night times also affect the efficiency of solar systems. Furthermore, installation cost of solar system is much expensive than other methods. Its batteries are highly expensive that stores energy. We are having entire range of solar panels Newcastle or solar systems.


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7 Best Self-Development Books To Read This Summer
The first of August officially marks the summer holiday season.
It's time for relaxation, long days on the beach, and juicy pieces of fruit dripping onto the grass.
It's also time to do a quick gut check with yourself. Are you happy? Are you fulfilling your potential?
This summertime, combine pleasure and learning by cracking one of these 7 self-development books and get back to work with your A-game on!
7 Best Self-Development Books To Read This Summer
#1 Atomic Habits by James Clear
James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
Get ready to make the best of the last quarter of 2019 by conquering a new habit or getting rid of a bad one!
#2 The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
#3 Belong by Radha Agrawal
#4 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
#5 The State of Affairs by Esther Perel
If "Love Relationships" is one of the areas of life you'd like to work on this summer, then this book may be the jam for your bread.
Infidelity has existed since marriage was invented, and yet this common human experience is so poorly understood.
In this phenomenal book, Esther Perel she asks questions such as: Why do we cheat? And why do happy people cheat? Why does infidelity hurt so much? And when we say infidelity, what exactly do we mean? The answers will mind blow you.
#6 Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal
Flow is the new enlightenment.
With cutting-edge research, this book explores how the world's top performers — the Navy SEALS, Googlers, Fortune 100 CEOs — are using altered states to radically accelerate performance and massively improve their lives, and how we can, too.
#7 How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
One of the best-selling books of all time. And there's a reason for that.
This stack of wisdom on human relations will improve any area of your social connections, whether is personal, family or business relationships.
What book are you reading this summer? Let us know in the comments below!


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A hand-moulded brick with red and blue
Capri is a hand-moulded brick from the Nuance range of Nelissen Brickworks. The brick is made from Löss from Limburg, extracted from the plateau of Kesselt in the Meuse valley. Then it gets upgraded with raw materials from the Volcanic Eifel. The baking process is done in a gas-fired tunnel kiln under a slightly reducing atmosphere. The non-perforated brick is covered with sand on five sides. Capri is provided with a possible oblong sloping groove at one flat side (frog, group 1).
The structure is formed by a rough appearance with fine and irregular grooves in the sandy surface. The brick has a red surface. The colour shades vary between brown-red with white nuances and blue deposits. All this in a certain proportion.


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All CBS News Broadcasts, CBSNews.com and CBS Radio News Will Offer
Extensive Coverage Beginning That Day
CBS News will mark the five-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa., with far-ranging Division-wide reports and interviews--highlighted by a primetime special, FIVE YEARS LATER -- HOW SAFE ARE WE?, anchored by Katie Couric, Wednesday, Sept. 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network
The primetime special will feature reports from CBS News correspondents around the country and the world five years after the worst terrorist attack in the country�s history, including CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan, National Correspondent Byron Pitts, National Security Correspondent David Martin and Correspondent Jim Stewart, among others. FIVE YEARS LATER will examine the state of the country�s homeland security today, the continuing threat of future attacks and how the government is working to prevent them, and how Americans have been coping with lingering fears and anxiety, post-9/11.
Earlier that day, THE EARLY SHOW and the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC will begin coverage of the anniversary, as well, with analysis from Bob Schieffer on the EVENING NEWS.
Following the Sept. 6 Division-wide day of CBS News programming, coverage will continue:
� On Sunday, Sept.10, FACE THE NATION, CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING and 60 MINUTES will provide fifth anniversary coverage. FACE THE NATION (10:30-11:00 AM, ET) will be anchored by Schieffer in Washington, D.C. with contributions from correspondents in New York, and SUNDAY MORNING (9:00-10:30 AM, ET/PT) and 60 MINUTES (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) will mark the event with related reports.
� Couric will anchor the CBS EVENING NEWS live from Ground Zero in New York City on Monday, Sept. 11 (6:30-7:30 PM, ET/PT). The broadcast will also feature a series of reports from CBS News correspondents, including Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian, Pitts and Logan, the latter in Afghanistan.
� THE EARLY SHOW (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) will provide extensive coverage on Sept. 11 with Harry Smith anchoring live from Ground Zero. EARLY SHOW National Correspondent Tracy Smith will speak with survivors and report on the ongoing rebuilding efforts at the site. The broadcast will also include live coverage of the commemorative ceremonies scheduled for New York and Washington, D.C.
� In addition to a live webcast of all Sept. 11 commemorative events, CBSNews.com will provide comprehensive special section coverage with original text, video, and rich interactive reporting that looks at what we've learned and where we stand now in the war on terror, the rebuilding the Trade Center site and the health issues facing 9/11 heroes. The web site looks back with thousands of photos and hundreds of video clips of CBS News coverage from five years ago.
� CBS Radio News will produce a four-part special, Sept. 5-8, examining the issue of how safe the country really is. It will also provide extensive coverage on Sept. 11 with reporters and broadcasts originating from the scene of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Shanksville crash site, as well as live anchored coverage of the ceremony at Ground Zero. There will be wrap-up reports throughout the afternoon and a one-hour special fed to stations at 7:10 PM, ET, focusing on the 9/11 remembrance ceremonies and the state of national security five years later.
� A CBS News/New York Times poll will be conducted to determine how Americans feel about the state of national security and other related issues five years later. The information will appear on CBS News broadcasts, CBSNews.com and CBS Radio News programming beginning Sept. 6.
Beginning at 8:52 AM, ET on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, CBS News broadcast live coverage of the tragedy and its aftermath to the country for the following 93 hours and 8 minutes without commercial interruption. The coverage ended at 6:00 AM, ET, on Saturday, Sept. 15, and marked the longest continuous coverage of any story in the history of CBS and CBS News. (The next news event on that list is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with 54 hours and 53 minutes of live coverage, including overnight breaks at a time when the network signed off late at night and did not transmit any programming.)
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Climate change and a growing global population with rising incomes mean that the world is facing unprecedented agricultural challenges in the coming decades. These pressures encourage investments in innovations that can help increase yield and reduce input and environmental costs. The Global Precision Farming market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% to reach $6.43 billion by 2022. The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a source of new and more productive ways to farm in recent years because of increasing affordability and ease-of-installation. The US is currently dominating this segment, with CAGR growth of 20%. Agricultural science and technology, known as 'agri-tech' help to offer a solution and 2017 was another record investment year for the agri-tech sector, with more than $1.5 billion deployed. Significantly, the sector saw more than 300 distinct investors and 160+ deals, contrasting the 31 deals and less than $200 million invested in 2007.
Having a special bond with agriculture, Zesium was given the opportunity to take part in this race and create Atfield application – an application which helps farmers to keep track of the condition of their grapevines and vineyards.


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Follow the work and classes of Liz Hill, a mixed media artist living in Texas. Let her hear from you.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
December 27
Have been working on many different things, as my show at the Jung Center is January 5 to 31. These are just some examples of some of them. I have over 40 paintigns to hang. Will get back to my regular postings after the opening the 10th. It's been alot of work and very productive, should give me a large inventory of paintings, which I have never had before. Am looking forward to the opening.
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My entry for this month/membership show
I always enter the membership show at the Houston watercolor society, it brings out the best artists and has great art supplies for winners.
I did a demonstration for Bellville workshop, this is the result. I started with a quick sketch.
3 DAYS, 3 WAYS TO DO CONTEMPORARY FIGURE PAINTING Liz Hill, firstname.lastname@example.com , 713-252-7726. Friday-Sunday Sept 16, 17, 18; 10:00- 4:30...


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Suffering From A Paradise Valley Mold Damage Mitigation Problem?
Mold is possibly highly dangerous and should be given to the professional people.
Nonetheless, so as to help tutor people, our people have included the following expertise below.
Dangerous molds are generally actually dangerous parasite fungi spread out thru indoor air.
In truth, every kinds of molds can be unhealthy molds. They flourish through oxygen and water and occur naturally in nature.
Molds collect its nutrients directly from dead plants and rotten foods. They possess several varieties being poisonous and non-poisonous.
Black molds are one of the well known dangerous molds. The toxic aspects of black molds develop numerous physical ailments such as nasal and sinus congestion, burning eyes, watery and blurry vision, skin irritation , debilitating lethargy and continuous migraines. On occasion dangerous molds could distress the entire immune system of the physical body generating high fever.
Thus, it is always recommended to get rid of molds at their initial sight itself along with the aid of experts.
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Flooding is one of the fundamental contributors to mold growth. There are various reasons why flooding can often occur. Flooding might possibly be the final result of a natural tragedy for instance, a hurricane , tsunami or heavy downpours.
The only way to avoid the painful consequences of flooding is to enhance your home structure. You can raise the residence build the floorings at a slant in order to let the water out readily.
One other reason could be carelessness. Once in a while, we fail to remember to turn off the faucets, thus triggering flooding from within the house.
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Additionally, a water pipe might possibly rupture as a result of improper routine maintenance or construction , producing water damage.
Thus, nature and personal carelessness are the main causes of floods in residences.
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Flood And Mold:
Flood and mold usually are found together. If your house was a sufferer of flood, mold is sure to expand in your residency unless you dry it adequately.
Because of a flood, water seeps into the walls and surfaces of the property. The walls retain this water and that furnishes dampness for the mold. So, flood and mold can surely pose a dual predicament towards the homeowner.
A flood can in addition damage some structures in your residence. These particular crevices supply the perfect moist locations for mold growth. Flood and mold are a dangerous combination.
Avoiding mold development following a flood is tough unless you takes immediate action.
Flooring Mold.
Floor covering mold relates to the mold in the floor. Floor mold usually carries on undiscovered as a result of ceramic tiles and carpetings which cover it. Do not ever dismiss even the littlest mold indications.
Mold development might be as tiny as in the grout lines, yet indicatory of a more substantial problem under the flooring. In addition, wooden floor are much more vulnerable to floor mold. Floor mold may increase extremely rapidly whenever one does not detect its existence soon enough.
The gaps in the flooring are quite cozy regarding the mold's spread. So, the second one catches any signs of floor mold he/she should take steps remove it.
Gutter Mold:
Genuine health Effects of Mold:
Genuine health effects of mold are many caused because of mold developing inside. Health effects of mold may come with the indications for instance, runny nose, tickle in throat, allergic reactions, eye inflammation, sinus and nasal blockage , fatigue and migraine. Allergic reactions consist of high temperature.
Some other health results of mold, particularly developing from harmful mold are throat irritation, memory problems, skin hives, food intolerances , reddened or watery eyes, respiratory system ailments for instance asthma, mood fluctuations and irritable bowel syndrome. These health effects of mold may bring about severe problems in your body.
Other wellness consequences of mold might be athlete's foot and yeast conditions.
A dehumidifier is a device put to use to desiccate the humid air and to protect against mold invasions. A dehumidifier also helps in drying up any particular area (floor) or corner of a room. In countries, where the weather is rainy and damp throughout the year, dehumidifiers work as condensers too.
A dehumidifier can work as a trouble free system that you can operate easily. It is portable in size and the drainage system has to be systematic with the drainage system of the house for proper working. A dehumidifier saves any kind of extra time for cleaning the toxic elements and also helps in keeping the house clean and free from molds.
Do Away With Mold:
It is critical to get rid off mold once you discover it. So there are various ways to eliminate mold. Mold can grow just about anywhere . It requires some water and air to stay alive. Once in a while it progresses without the knowledge of the property owner.
You can possibly start off with addressing any leakage that is causing damp air. Application of exhaust fans can really help in extracting the moist indoor air from kitchen area or bath to do away with mold infestation.
Escalate the flow of air in the spaces, where there is extra volume of water to eliminate likely mold growth in that area. Certainly, a dehumidifier is the most suitable instrument to eliminate mold in its original development stages.
In subsequent stages of visible mold, that may be behind wall surfaces or in A/C ducts, professional Mold removal experts really should be looked for. Look for Mold. You are sure to spot mold in your residence if anyone reports that several allergy symptoms vanish when they travel out of the home.
Yet another indication that you may find mold is a musty odor. The majority experts too rely upon their nose to spot mold. Another easily done strategy to identify mold is to look into the root of dampness or the cause of water situation.
Mold thrives in humidity. In case that you consider the mold inside the wall structure, you could create a tunnel in the wall surface and check the dust particles to look for mold. You can certainly find mold certainly making using of the home-test kits offered in the home market.
Fire And Mold:
While fire and mold do not possess a straight link, the mishap from a fire can set up desirable circumstances for the mold to flourish. Damage to the building's structure may possibly also add to this not likely relationship between fire and mold. Pipes and pipe joints in your house may experience damage in a fire and mold will have the capacity to progress.
As water is useful to eliminate fires, the wooden structures of a property might possibly retain the water. In the case that one does not dry the properties carefully, there is a possibility of mold progress.
Fire and mold, whereas not linked, are most surely a perilous mixture. Considering that fire and mold have an indirect causal relationship, it is recommended to take appropriate safety measures soon after a fire.
Hidden Mold:
Hidden mold for the most part grows in soggy areas and go unrecognized. The usual areas for hidden mold are the underside of pads and carpet or rugs, ceiling tiles and its top side, roof covering materials, A/C ducts, dry wall , dryers, wallpaper back and fridges.
Even a slightest leakage, that you do not identify and fail to fix, is enough for hidden mold to progress. When it comes to defending against hidden mold, a preferred way indeed is staying heedful about its existence. Mold may stay hidden in the air and might just affect your health adversely. Therefore, you want to discover hidden mold, particularly on smelling any mysterious smell in the residence.
1. Curbing the mold from spreading to additional uncontaminated locations.
2. Destroying the mold completely.
3. Eliminating the dead mold very carefully.
4. Guarding all of the things tainted with mold.
The very best process to contain the mold is to eliminate the root cause of the mold predicament. If the mold trouble develops in your HVAC unit, wiping out mold from there will probably wrap up most of your task.
Install airtight walls to contain the mold in the contaminated location before you get under way wiping out mold.
The second step in eradicating mold is to neutralize it.
People ordinarily feel that they can easily wipe out the mold efficiently by using chlorine bleach. But unfortunately, bleach is not an adequate killing agent. The most suitable item to get rid of mold is boric acid.
There is likewise recent techniques that well-qualified Mold experts use to get rid of big amounts of mold.
Take off the dead mold making use of a planer, sander or a grinder having a wire brush affixed to it.
While eradicating mold that is dead, you must use safety protections. Employing respirators and preferably full body coveralls coupled with gloves, which are going to manage to keep all of the mold spores from touching your skin.
Last but not least, Cut off the location from the rest of the home with a plastic barricade, protect future from mold by protecting the furnishings using a fungicidal coating and covering. One can in addition use coat of polyurethane acrylic to wrap up the elimination action. Doing this will certainly secure the space.
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Fungicide is an chemical, that hampers or destroys the expansion of fungi and anyone might make use of fungicide on your yards and for your trees. It is available in many kinds such as the contact fungicide, penetrant fungicide and systemic fungicide. The contact type is for getting rid of pores, in which are subjected to the agent.
This stays for a lengthier time-span on the plant's surface . Penetrant one is utilized as a precautionary maintenance possibility and not as a treatment choice. You could utilize systemic fungicide to a specific location, which then moves by means of a plant's circulation system for protecting it. Utilize fungicide for controlling plant contaminations. People can apply it using one garden sprayer.
Garage Area Mold:
Garage area mold begins to grow on the surfaces in garage. Garage mold could even proliferate further into garage wall structures. Inside the walls, garage mold may grow uninterrupted, making the indoor air tainted and endangering health and well-being. There are several methods for prevention.
Number one, isolate your garage, especially if it joins your home. Do not transfer polluted possessions to your family car or property. When the roofing system has leaks, inspect and fix, so that additional water does not go into your garage.
Seal the doors and windows and add weather stripping. Park your vehicle outside the garage, especially on rainy days. Check out your garage everyday for reoccuring garage mold. Make it possible for air circulation in the garage. Allow adequate light come in by keeping doors open.


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GOOGLE IS OVERHAULING its homepage in favour of a new look, in what is one of the biggest changes to the search engine homepage since it launched over 13 years ago.
The company says the redesign, which will see an end to the black bar along the top of the page, will make for a better user experience.
The revamp will change how users access all the different parts of Google.
The black bar which currently runs along the top of the page will be replaced by a small grey Google logo in the top left hand corner of the page. When users click on the logo, they will see a black drop down list of seven Google services, with an option to reveal eight more.
Google Plus, the social network which was made available to the public last September, has the first slot in the new drop down menu.
A spokesperson for Google Ireland told TheJournal.ie that the change is currently available to a limited amount of users before it is made available more widely.
"We have rolled out the new Google bar to some users and are looking to broaden the rollout in the coming weeks", said the spokesperson.
Google announced the redesign last November, saying that the redesign is about "navigation and sharing super simple".
A spokesman for the company told the BBC:
If you compare the original Google home page to today's version, you will see that a makeover every so often can certainly be refreshing.
Google to pay almost $300m a year to remain Firefox default >
Social media use in Ireland no longer growing, poll finds >
Google Zeitgeist: what have you been searching in 2011? >


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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22 - A pioneer in the field of gene regulation will present this year's Dickson Prize in Medicine Lecture at the University of Pittsburgh's sixth annual science and technology showcase, Science2006: Feel the Power. Roger D. Kornberg, Ph.D., is a Stanford University scientist known for his work focused on the transcription of genes into proteins, which are the building blocks of all cells. The lecture will begin at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, in Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave., on Pitt's campus in Oakland.
Dr. Kornberg is one of four prominent scientists who will present plenary lectures during the two-day event, which is scheduled Oct. 5 and 6. All Science2006 events are free and open to the public.
The Dickson Prize in Medicine, the most prestigious award presented by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, recognizes individuals who have made significant, progressive contributions to the field of medicine. Established in 1969 by the estates of Joseph Z. Dickson, M.D., and his wife, Agnes Fischer Dickson, the prize consists of a bronze medal and an award of $50,000.
Dr. Kornberg's presentation, titled "Chromatin and Transcription," is based on his research on various components of transcription, the process by which the genetic information encoded in DNA is transferred to the cellular assembly mechanism responsible for protein synthesis. Breakthroughs such as the discovery of the nucleosome - the unit into which the DNA double helix and associated proteins called histones are compressed to fit within a cell's nucleus - have resulted from Dr. Kornberg's work, which has greatly enhanced the understanding of the transcription process and how it is regulated.
Further investigation of the transcription machinery's structure at the molecular level is the focus of Dr. Kornberg's current research, along with the structure and function of chromatin, the DNA-protein complex found in the nucleus, and its role in the transcription process.
Dr. Kornberg, the inaugural Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine at Stanford University, completed his undergraduate education in chemistry at Harvard University and earned his doctorate at Stanford. In 1978, after a postdoctoral fellowship in Cambridge, England, and a brief tenure in the department of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kornberg returned to Stanford, where he chaired the department of structural biology from 1984 until 1992. He has held his current post since 2003.
Science2006 showcases the University of Pittsburgh's academic strengths in science, medicine, engineering and computation, and the growing potential they hold as catalysts for economic development in the region. This year's theme, "Feel the Power," emphasizes the capacity of scientific research for driving the development of innovations in medicine and technology.
The other plenary speakers for Science2006 are Carla J. Shatz, Ph.D., Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor and chair of the department of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School; Baldomero M. Olivera, Ph.D., distinguished professor of biology at the University of Utah and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies; and Nathan S. Lewis, Ph.D., George L. Argyros Professor, professor of chemistry and principal investigator of the Beckman Institute Molecular Materials Resource Center at the California Institute of Technology.
The program also includes spotlight sessions presented by scientists from Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University; a technology showcase highlighting recent inventions now available for licensing; a career development workshop for emerging scientists; and various networking and social events.
Complete details about Science2006 and registration information can be found online at www.science2006.pitt.edu.


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Mahler had Walter, Mitropoulos and, most importantly, Bernstein to champion him in the US. Bruckner was never as fortunate... until now. When Andris Nelsons succeeded James Levine as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, he specifically mentioned Bruckner as a composer he would program regularly, in marked contrast to his predecessor's antipathy. Franz Welser-Möst made a similar commitment when he took over in Cleveland. So Bruckner is finally receiving the attention he deserves, thanks to these two maestros and their performances, broadcasts and recordings. It is one thing to listen to CDs, but the full impact of a Bruckner symphony can only be experienced live and concertgoers in Boston and Cleveland finally have the opportunity to educate their ears and learn how to listen to this singular composer.
Nelsons performed the Third, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies the previous three seasons. In this, his fourth as Music Director, he chose the Fourth, perhaps Bruckner's most accessible. He settles on a pulse for each movement which allows for relaxed forward motion, respecting Bruckner's insistent "not so fast" markings, and for the cumulative effect of the climbing terraces of repeated phrases to build to their appropriate climaxes. It often seems like the music is directing him rather than the other way around.
Beginning with a whisper of a tremolo followed by the horn's enigmatic call, the first movement was imbued with mystery, majesty and warmth, monolithic but not marmoreal. The cellos and woodwinds painted the opening of the following Andante in darker colors. A steady, inexorable, march – dirgelike yet prayerful – was built by Nelsons to a glorious blaze of brass before ending on a note of quiet consolation. Jovial hunting horns opening the Scherzo announced a bright, bucolic idyll. Bruckner, like Mahler, favored the Ländler. Where Mahler's dancers often sound like they're clumping around in heavy, hobnailed boots, Bruckner's are nimble and light on their feet, like the composer himself (an admired dancer). Nelsons' use of rubato here gave the dance an appealing, lighthearted lilt.
Bruckner labored over the finale, but it remains problematic. Nelsons used Nowak's 1953 edition of the score as first performed (Bruckner's 1878-1880 revision of his first version). Still, there is so much thematic material, including borrowings from Wagner, that it can seem an aimless muddle. Nelsons established a convincing hierarchy within the framework of a generously paced processional, ever mindful of the movement's profound liturgical aspects and organ-like sonorities, and culminating in a hymn-like peroration of incandescent brass, echoing the final bars of the first movement.
Rudolf Buchbinder joined the orchestra to open the program with Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major. This is Beethoven in Mozart—Haydn mode, so Nelsons used a smaller orchestra than he did for last week's Third Concerto and Buchbinder brought a deft, nimble touch to a collaboration which yielded a sparkling, ebullient performance. Uncharacteristically, the piano does not enter playing the first movement's theme, a jolly, jaunty march, playing just fragments instead. Buchbinder mischievously and flamboyantly teased the orchestra with variations and dazzling passagework knowing full well the piano never plays the complete march. Buchbinder used one of the shorter of the three cadenzas Beethoven wrote. Humor and bravura yielded to a tranquil, arresting, and introspective Largo of long, flowing, soulful phrases from both soloist and orchestra. The Rondo took off like a playful game of tag before ending on a Haydnesque surprise.
Buchbinder will turn 71 next week and has devoted most of his professional life to studying and performing Beethoven. Yet he approached this concerto with the enthusiasm and attention of someone mastering it for the first time, but with the solid technique of a veteran.


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Constitution of the Association for College and University Religious AffairsPreamble:
Recognizing the influence of religion and spirituality on various aspects of higher education, several colleges and universities have assigned personnel and resources to guide, nurture, and enhance religious and spiritual affairs for the sake of their educational mission.
In November of 1959, some of those designated to lead religious and spiritual life within college and university settings gathered in Chicago, for the purpose of cultivating professional competence and relationships. By constituting themselves as charter members of a new organization, participants constructed and approved a Constitution and By-laws.
Our Constitution, updated in 2017, is as follows:
Article I – Name
The name of the organization shall be the Association for College and University Religious Affairs (ACURA).
Article II – Goals and Purposes
1. To assemble for consultation college and university faculty and staff members who are assigned institutional responsibility for matters related to religion and spirituality.
Article III – Membership Categories
1. Institutional Membership: Institutional Membership covers all staff employed by a college or university to support the work of religious/spiritual/ethical life on a campus.
a. Each institutional member may send multiple faculty and/or staff to meetings.
2. Individual Membership: Individual Membership covers one individual who is employed by their college or university to support the work of religious/spiritual/ethical life on campus.
Article IV – Meetings
There shall be at least one annual meeting, to include a business session. The dates of this meeting are to be determined by the Executive Committee. Other meetings may be called by the Executive Committee when appropriate.
Article V – Finance
The organization shall be financed by membership dues, contributions from individuals, foundations and organizations, income from conferences and programs, and other sources that may become available.
Article VI – Executive Committee and Officers
1. The Association shall be directed by an Executive Committee composed of up to nine at-large members and four officers. The immediate past president serves as an additional at-large member for the year following their respective presidency. Only those currently enrolled as individual or institutional members are eligible for election to the Executive Committee.
a. Plan for annual meetings.3. Executive Committee Categories
Article VII – Amending the Constitutiona. At-large members shall be organized in three classes of up to three members each, each with a three-year commitment. At-large members may serve two consecutive terms as at-large members before being off the Executive Committee for at least one year.
This Constitution may be amended, rejected, or altered in whole or in part by a majority vote of the members present at any meeting of the Association, when a 30-day notice of the vote has been given.
By-Laws of the Association for College and University Affairs
Section I- MEMBERSHIP DUES AND REGISTRATION FEES
1. The Executive Committee shall set the specific membership fees for each membership category as defined in the Constitution on an annual basis. The membership fees for the following academic year shall be presented at the annual business meeting and ratified by a majority vote of all members present at the annual business meeting as outlined in Section II.
Section II- VOTING RIGHTS
1. Individuals included in an Institutional Membership each receive one vote in the business of the Association.
Section III- AT-LARGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The structure and term of office of members of the Executive Committee and Officers are defined in the ACURA Constitution. All members of the Executive Committee shall be individual or institutional members in good standing.
a. Actively participate in meetings, phone consultations, and email conversations to continue the work of the Association between Annual Meetings.
Section IV- OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The President shall chair the Executive Committee meetings and the business meetings of the Association. They will coordinate with the other officers, the immediate past-president, and the full Executive Committee the basic work of the association.
Section V- QUORUM
1. A quorum for annual and special meetings shall be one-third of the voting members.
Section VI- BY-LAW AMENDMENTS
1. By-law amendments may be proposed by institutional or individual members or the Executive Committee at any annual or special meeting and shall be adopted by a majority vote of those present.


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South Tyrol - Italy
South Tyrol (or Alto Adige, as it is called in italian language) is a province in the northern region of Italy. It is situated to the south of Austria, directly within the Alps. South Tyrol has a population of around 500,000 in its area of 100 miles long and 50 miles wide.
The very first settlement in South Tyrol is believed to have been over 5000 years ago. Otzi the Iceman, who is now one of the most well preserved mummies from the Copper Age, was found in the South Tyrol area. Between 1336 and 1918 the Habsburgs, which was the ruling house of Austria, had control over the South Tyrol region. After World War I, however, Italy took occupation and has maintained South Tyrol since. The reason for the Italian occupation was that Italy left the German-Austrian alliance in 1915 and became part of the Entente alliance which included France, Great Britain and Russia. After the official annexation of the region, there were ethnic problems that clearly surfaced. The natives from South Tyrol were of German heritage. Faced with a completely new environment and language, they soon began to experience problems in the area. In 1926, when Mussolini took power over Italy, the situation became almost desperate. Mussolini's plan was to completely replace all Austrian and German culture from the area including the German language. All city names and family names were then translated into Italian and Mussolini settled many native Italians in the region as well.
Austria attempted to gain back South Tyrol after World War II; however the effort failed in post war summits. During the 1950s and 1960s, South Tyrol inhabitants fought for autonomy and were granted the status of autonomous province in Italy, with help from the United Nations. About two-thirds of the South Tyrol population is still German speaking today. The region is relatively wealthy due to the tourism from Germany and Austria. Crops are also a major factor in the province's wealth. Apple and grape crops abound in South Tyrol, primarily because the climate is mostly warm with little rain.
Woodcarvers in the area have been prominent since the 17th century. What started in Gardena as a hobby for most has become a mass manufacturing of hand carved wooden products that are well known throughout the world. Nativity Sets and Nativity Scenes have become a world famous product form the South Tyrol Region in Italy. Italian Nativity Sets and Scenes are w worldwide brand.


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The following is another excerpt from my book How to Raise a Happy Family A Parent's Guide, written by my son, Andy.
Click the link below to purchase the book and see stories written by more of the kids. Order before June 12th to get it delivered by Father's Day! (Orders placed after June 12th will pay $4.98 shipping/handling)
Playtime and Chores
One memory comes from doing chores. Starting from about 2 years old I put the silverware away after they were washed in the dishwasher. I remember swiping the knives on the counter checking if they were sharp. Even now I look at the marks and laugh. (Mom didn't actually realize I always sawed the counter at the time.)
The one thing that I remember best would be the times me, Bruce and Stanley would play cars in pans with flour in them. We managed to make quite a mess with the flour. I'm not sure how many moms would be fine with the cleaning up after us because we loved to play in the flour about two or three times a week. This is another of the many things my mom tolerated and simply let me do, and it made me happy.


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White asparagus can give a vegetable that looks a little funny a new sense of style. Mix it with the green kind and you've got a lovely dish that's more interesting to look at (and therefore more likely to be eaten).
I haven't priced it, but apparently the white asparagus is more expensive than the green variety. Did you know that it's the same stuff? You can make your own (assuming you've got an asparagus patch) by simply putting a box over the growing asparagus. No sunlight=no photosynthesis=no green. But because the stem grows from a root that contains all the nutrients, the lack of light doesn't really affect its growth that much.
No asparagus patch? Why don't you plant one this spring? Buy two year old crowns (vs seeds) and you can have a small crop this year. And a larger crop for the next 10-15 years. Just remember to let the last few stems grow out completely at the end of the season to store nutrients in the roots for next year.
Interesting looking vegetable melodies Works for me. Go check out Shannon for more healthy living tips.


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The all new YAMAHA R15 is confirmed to be launch in September 2011. Its all new with more style Yamaha bike with superb power and performance efficiency. It is slightly changed as compared to old Yamaha R15, It includes LED tail lamps, wide rear tyre and also with split seats.
Lets talk about power, Its is slightly increased and also the weight of this bike is increased as compare to the old one. Its different colors amaze you with its launch. Be Ready Indian bikers, The storm of roads is coming in September 2011.
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This is an excerpt from Teaching Children Dance, Third Edition by Theresa Purcell Cone, Stephen Cone.
OutcomesAs a result of participating in this learning experience, students will be able to do the following:
OrganizationStudents will create and practice the shapes individually and then collaborate with a partner or small group to create group shapes.Equipment Needed
Introduction and Warm-UpToday we are going on a visit to an imaginary funky shape museum. You will all have an opportunity to be a funky shape in the museum and a museum visitor. Has anyone been to a museum and seen still sculptures? Yes, Matt says that he's been to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and saw a metal sculpture that used old car parts. Matt, can you make your body or a part of your body in a shape you saw in the sculpture? [Student demonstrates what he observed. Ask one or two other students to share their observations of a sculpture.] Now, we are going to do a warm-up called stuck like glue. When I say go, you will skip forward on any pathway. When I say, "Stuck like glue," you will connect to another person. Two or three people can be connected. I will call out the body part that gets stuck together. Ready? Stuck like glue with your elbow. Ready, now skip again on a straight pathway. Stuck like glue with a knee. This time skip backward. Stuck like glue with five toes and one finger. Now, skip on a curvy pathway, swinging your arms as big as you can. Stuck like glue with a shoulder and be in a stretched shape. Skip and add a turn. Stuck like glue with one person in a round shape and another person in a wide shape. Last time, skip and clap your hands. Stuck like glue in a twisted shape and connected by three body parts.DevelopmentNow, you will create a variety of funky shapes. Each person find a personal space. I will call out a funky shape and you will have two seconds to quickly make your interpretation of the shape with your body. Stay in your personal space. Ready? Wide shape like a stretched piece of bubble gum. Hold it still. Great. Make a shape like a piece of clothing thrown down on the floor; go. Now, a shape like a pencil with a broken point. [Continue to offer ideas for shapes such as in the following list.]
Now, I will organize you into groups of four or five. One person will be the funky shape teller and the others will make the shape. Each person takes two turns to tell the group what funky shape to make. [Students are organized and each person offers an idea for a funky shape for the group to complete.]Culminating DanceFor our final dance, half of the class will be the statues in the funky shape museum and the other half will be the visitors. [Assign the students as statues and visitors.] First, the statues find a personal space and make a shape that you did when I called out a shape or you did in your group. Hold your shape still. Next, the visitors will use a locomotor movement as they move around and between the shapes. They will stop by a shape and make the same exact shape and hold still for 8 counts and move to another shape. Chris, show the class what you will do as a visitor. [Student models the visitor's role to clarify the task.] Ready, visitors all skip as you tour the museum. [Observe students as they travel through the statues and make shapes.] Great, now switch roles. The visitors become the statues and the statues are now the visitors. This time the visitors will jog at a medium speed. Ready, go. Everyone stop. Switch roles again. This time the visitors must move using slow motion as they walk through the museum. It is like time is distorted in the museum. This time the sculptures change slowly to another shape after a visitor has copied them for 8 counts. The sculptures change after each visitor. I will play slow music to help your movements stay slow. [Students perform this new part of the dance and then you announce to switch roles.] In the final dance, the visitors will move through the museum as fast as they can, and when they stop by a sculpture, they freeze. This makes the sculpture come alive, and now the sculpture becomes a visitor and the visitor is a sculpture. In this way the visitors and sculpture will keep changing places. I will play the fast music for this final part of the dance. Ready? Here we go.ClosureWho can show us a shape and they created andtell us what the shape represents? [Ask several studentsto share their shapes with the class.]Look For
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After riding through the U of A, I found myself wishing I'd gone there too...though UNC-Chapel Hill was nice also.
We liked Tucson a lot, and it's definitely on the short list of wintering destinations. Can totally see the "snowbird" appeal as we don't like cold weather at all. We were so fortunate, too, in that they had their warmest Feb. ever just for us. It wouldn't necessarily be as good as we had it next year!
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Trek Madone 4.7 WSD
Cannondale Quick4
1969 Schwinn Collegiate, original owner
Terry Classic
Richard Feynman: The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
I basically put my foot down about anything larger -- I just wouldn't drive it. I did get to drive a smaller PC at a recent RV show in Tucson. It was the 24' model, and I felt pretty comfortable driving it so decided I could go up a bit to get us more space. I like that they are narrower and not as tall as most Class C's. We've done so much traveling in the US in the past year and driven through so many areas under construction, lane closures, etc. that driving a vehicle over 8' wide would make me very nervous!
Barry is training to see if his body might hold up to a cross-country cycling tour this summer -- it's something he's always wanted to do, and since he turned 60 in December, he's kind of thinking this would be the year to do it. If so, I'd be doing nearly all the RV driving to support him across the country, so it's really important to both of us that I feel comfortable driving whatever we buy. Since I've always had a small car, driving ANY motorhome is a big jump for me!
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