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Directions:For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Which Mode of Travel Do You like? You should write noless than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 有的人喜欢到场旅行社旅游(package tours)
2. 有的人喜欢本身自力步履(travelling on one's own)
3. 比力这两种旅游方法,我喜欢的是……
With the general standard of living improvingand the working week becoming shorter作文打屁屁的作文,more andmore people are able to make a holiday trip toplaces of interest. While many like to joinpackage tours fro convenience打屁屁的作文,I prefer to traveln my own.
I like travelling on may own not only because it costs much less but because it gives a great degree of independence and freedom. Travelling on my own,I'm my own boss;and can decide when to start on my way,where to linger a little longer and which spot can be skipped over to save energy or time for another spot. I can always adjust my plan. On the contrary,in a package tour you're deprived of as much freedom as in a military base. At the sound of the whistle,you have to jump up from a sound sleep and,with heavy-lidded eyes,hurry to the gathering place where you are collected and counted to board a coach. At the sight of the little flag waving,you must immediately take yourself away from the scenes you are marveling at and follow the guide whose sole interest is to cover all spots according to him strict schedule,regardless of the weather or your health condition.
True,you may encounter inconveniences if you travel individually,for instance,getting accommodations for the night and finding a place for meals. But nothing can be compared with the freedom which is vital to a person who takes a holiday trip mainly to escape from constraints of his routine life.[初中英语作文说说你喜欢哪种方法的旅行]相干文章:


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I love Italy, my wife and I enjoy visiting every year. There's one thing – in addition to the awesome pizza – that astounds me about the country; the culture of service. It got me thinking: in this day and age of doing everything in a faceless business world, how can you have great service and 'customer success'?
On the Isle of Capri there is a wonderful wine bar, Capannina Bar, it's been there forever. It's one of the only places open all year round. The island closes to tourists November to March so the locals need a place to go. On a recent visit, we were walking down the tiny street and we saw our friend Benny who is the bartender. She was delivering glasses of wine and chips to a local store owner for them and their customers. Wow, that's double service, not only is Benny serving the store owner, the store owner is ordering wine for their customers. And it just comes natural to them. Try ordering a 'to go' delivery of drinks from your bar and see what happens!
What To Do?
As a business who develops apps we unfortunately don't have a bunch of Bennys around. So how do you go above and beyond expectations to service customers who you may never talk to let alone see? It's vital to instill a culture of customer success.
Here's what we focused on at Dasheroo:
- Alf, our VP of Customer Success, answers emails fast! Expectations these days are, you get an automated email then in about a day you might get someone to get back to you. Not Alf, he knows data is important to make decisions and people need answers…fast. We use Zendesk.
- If anyone wants to talk to us we set up a Grasshopper phone system (cheap!) and it's so flexible. You can forward to a live phone within certain hours or only allow folks to leave messages. When someone leaves a message an email is sent to multiple people so we can get back to them fast. Mimi, our Sales Director is like lightning.
- Alf proactively reaches out to people who seem to need some help with Dasheroo (they created an account but are inactive) with Calendy. They can schedule time with him to go over any questions they have and make sure they get the most value from Dasheroo!
What is your service culture? Please share!

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Christina at Northern Cheapskate posted a link to an awesome tool on the BlogCoach Community Board that I want to make sure everyone knows about.
WebsiteOptimization.com is a no-frills website performance tool and speed analyzer that can tell you just WHY it is that your site takes a while to load. Just type in your URL and wait. A few seconds later you'll find out how much space each of the elements on your blog takes up and how long each type takes to download with a 56K modem and a T1 connection.
When you work on a new computer with DSL speed or better, you tend not to think about page load times as much as you should. After using this tool, I feel compelled to offer those of you who read Baby Cheapskate on a 56k or slower modem a sincere apology for taking up so much of your valuable time. Six minutes to load? I sure hope that's inaccurate.
Below that, you'll see a detailed breakdown of every object on your page (images, widgets, etc.), the size, and the url it pulls from. The items at the top of the list are the largest.
At the bottom of the page are the site's recommendations for how to improve your load time. As you can see from the snippet below that all the images (ads, etc.) and scripts on my site slow it down considerably. Ah, the price of monetization.
Take a look at WebsiteOptimization.com and let me know what it tells you about your site. And if you know of other similar tools, I'd love to hear about them.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tools: How to Make Your Site Load More Quickly
Christina at Northern Cheapskate posted a link to an awesome tool on the BlogCoach Community Board that I want to make sure everyone knows about.


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The bison slaughter at Yellowstone began this week as officials function to reduce the herd at the national park. Notable in that Tim was usually depicted as a completely acceptable cook , some thing even Jill couldn't claim (see Lethal Chef below). It is utilised as a plot point now and then, such as when Tim refuses to function out a will simply because he's the identical age as his father was. Initially, Tim is very against the thought of moving to Indiana, due to the fact he'll lose his favourite mechanics and sports teams, but Jill's persistence swayed him to at least be open to the idea. The kids run down to check out what the noise was, and that small brat Mark spills the beans on the job rejection contact that came earlier.
Brick Joke : Tim and Al set a planet record for the quickest time prepping a charcoal grill for cooking (three.two seconds). Instrumental Theme Tune : As long as you count different versions of Tim Allen's grunt as an instrument. As the show progressed, Wilson was shown out of the property a lot more and set designers went to town finding ways to maintain the portion of his face hidden with props.
At the extremely finish of the episode, Tim and Jill, who are standing on a lake shore, watch as the grill splashes down into the lake. Soon after the commercial break, a now-clothed Tim and Mark are sitting in the dining area when the phone rings. One more instance: in the Season 3 Christmas episode, Tim says that a mini-propane lighter would be a excellent stocking stuffer for a tool guy.
Completed intentionally in-universe when Tim shares the very first episode of Tool Time with his audience for an anniversary. Tim Allen recalled the complete character came from his memory of his Dad speaking to a neighbor over a fence and he could only see component of his face. In one episode, Tim receives a chain letter from Al which tells the story of a naval officer in Borneo who didn't respond to the letter and was later abducted and beheaded by natives.
The band sings their final song although Al and Tim do a weird small dance quantity with blow torches as they set the studio on fire. French Cuisine Is Haughty : When the characters on Residence Improvement want fine dining, they tend to go to a regional restaurant whose waiter usually insults them. Backstage, Tim makes it conscious to the new ratings-craved producer that he hates the new format and quits, with Al and Heidi following suit, and they all agreed to do 1 final show as a service to the fans.


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I would really appreciate your advice here-
We subscribed to Virginmedia in September 2016. Got the 200Mbps package. Apart from the Hub3 latency spike issues (eventually got it replaced with a Superhub2), all was okay. I was getting 200mbps in the day time and it drops somewhere to 140-160mbps during the evening.
Since the beginning of February, after 8pm, we noticed the movies on netflix would get super pixelated and eventually stop to buffer on our home Xbox. I checked the speeds and it was 2-4mbps.
It has been exactly the same every day since then- 200-213mbps during the day and 2-4mbps at night. (wired, to superhub2ac in modem mode)
So two nights ago, I called technical support. The offshore representative said that he cannot see any issue with my area, then put me on hold, came back with a fault number saying there is an SNR issue that will clear up on the 9th of Feb.
Next morning, I called again. This time customer relations. Talked to the guy, he checked the fault number and he said it is not related to my area. Transferred me to 2nd line technical support. The 2nd line support guy said I need to call back while the issue is happening so that they can know what's going on, and that he cannot see any issues in my area.
I called back in the evening. Requested second line support. The guy who picked up this time said nothing he can see in the area (again) and that he'll raise a ticket for my line anyway, and they shall call me back the next day.
Waited the next day, nobody called back. Called customer relations, the guy mentioned my ticket has been closed.
I was then transferred to 2nd line support. Again. Luckily it was the same guy I spoke with last- he mentioned some 'network upgrades needed', and that it will finish by 31st of March and that is why my ticket was closed. I asked him nicely to write these things down on my account so that I could talk to a customer relations rep about this. Also asked for a fault number, he cited one that is not the usual ones I see on virginmedia forums (doesn't start with F00, Npr8581).
In the end, I was transferred to customer relations again. I explain to the guy that the technical support rep said the upgrades in my area will be carried out by 31st of March and that this is on my account notes, and I would like to leave my contract without a penalty since this is a long time. He claims that in the notes it says March with no specific date, so he can't really do anything and that I'd have to wait 1 month to give them time to fix it.
What do I do here? I can't seem to get any tech support rep to acknowledge congestion/overutilisation officially, with a fault number. I also don't trust 'their notes'. What if I wait a whole month with this unusable service that I pay £50/month for and then they say there isn't any fault?
Would love to hear any advice.
Sorry for the long post guys.
BBQM from today for reference:
Speedtest, wired, Macbook Pro mid-2015 using official apple thunderbolt to ethernet adapter. (1gbps) connected to Superhub2ac in modem mode:
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Lawmakers Demand to See Bailout Chief
Neel Kashkari will testify before Congress on Friday.
November 11, 2008 -- The Treasury Department's top bailout official will testify before Congress Friday, after two congressmen wrote to demand he appear.
The department rejected an earlier request by Reps. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and Darrell Issa, R-Calif., for Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Secretary for the Treasury for Financial Stability, to appear at a hearing slated for Friday, the two lawmakers said.
Kucinich and Issa are the chairman and ranking member of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, respectively.
Kashkari's appearance is "imperative," the two told Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., in a letter dated Tuesday. "There are serious questions," the duo said, whether the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program could actually stabilize the economy, as Congress and the Bush administration intended.
Kashkari testified before a Senate panel late last month. But his testimony – and subsequent responses from Treasury officials to House staffers -- were mostly "generalizations," the lawmakers wrote Paulson.
Kucinich and Issa cited news reports that banks have used some of the $250 billion from TARP to buy other financial institutions and pay bonuses – not to make new loans and thaw credit markets, which the economy needs.
"The time has come for the Treasury Department to speak clearly and definitively to Congress and the American people about its plans for the extraordinary sums Congress has authorized," the lawmakers wrote.
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Speed Networking Valuable for Students, Alumni
Nearly 30 alumni and business professionals converged on the Bowling Green State University Firelands College this spring to participate in a speed networking event for current students.
During the event, students spent 2-3 minutes at a table speaking with one of the alumni and when the time expired, the students moved to the next table. The process was repeated until the students met a majority of the alumni.
"Networking is a critical skill for modern day job seekers," said BGSU Firelands Coordinator of Career Services Megan Zahler. "A quality education and a strong resume are still important, but networking provides the contacts that are necessary to identify job opportunities and circulate your name in professional environments."
According to Zahler, the speed networking event is a unique and entertaining way to teach students how to network effectively.
"One of the most enlightening events I have attended at BGSU Firelands," said Jacob Wiedebheft, an accounting major and one of the 40 BGSU Firelands students who attended the event. "The alumni and professionals were both friendly and helpful and provided lots of good tips on how to be successful in our careers," he added.
Alumni in attendance represented a variety of professional sectors including business, health care, technology, education, public sectors, and more.
Jaymee Skelly '09, '14, '16, the foundation program manager at the National Association of College Stores, believes the event is an opportunity for students to make connections with other professionals within their field, and outside of their field.
"Alumni can be a great resource to help students begin to build their own networks. I may not be a perfect match for every student's career goals but I may know someone in their field who is a great match to mentor them, help further their career, or help them get their foot in the door at their dream job," she said.
Although students are the primary beneficiaries of the event, the alumni certainly gain from the experience too.
"This was such a positive experience for me as an alumna. I loved hearing the students' stories, and how BGSU Firelands changed their lives," said Judy Sommers '68, '95.
Sommers is a retired educator with nearly 40 years of experience in public education and higher education in Ohio and North Carolina. Sommers currently serves as the BGSU Firelands Leadership Council Chairperson and she has received the BGSU Community Service Award and the BGSU Alumni Service Award.
"It's important to stay involved with BGSU because it provided me with the skills necessary to have a successful career in education. Now it is my turn to help in any way that I can," said Sommers.


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The career of My Chemical Romance is interesting to look back on. After their inception they made a decent debut album that led to them signing a deal with Reprise Records. Once with Reprise, My Chemical Romance took over rock music. Their debut for Reprise, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge went platinum in under a year. After that, they hype for the group's follow-up album was massive. The album that they put out, The Black Parade, actually delivered on that hype too. MCR promoted that record with a full cycle, playing shows all around the world. After that, they never restored themselves to the same level that they were at, but they never really faded away either. They kept going for the past six years at an uneven pace until it was announced that they were calling it quits. There hasn't been a band quite like them before and there probably won't be ever again.
After more than a decade running, Gerrard Way and company are saying goodbye to My Chemical Romance with one last release - May Death Never Stop You. It's a greatest hits release from Reprise that features one new song, three demoes, and a collection of songs from I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, The Black Parade, and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Oddly enough, not a single song from the Conventional Weapons single release is featured on the collection.
The song choices for this collection aren't quite spot on, but all the key songs from The Black Parade and Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge are here. The two main songs from Danger Days are featured here too. The only real omission from the collection is the song "Dead!" from The Black Parade - the blistering guitar on that song will always be a highlight off of that album and it's somewhat weird to have that song omitted here while "Mama" and "Cancer" were both featured on this set. There's also a weird omission from Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge - "Thank You for the Venom" isn't featured on this album. That song and some of the music from Conventional Weapons not being included with this release as well as "Dead!" are the only flaws with this release but they're not major cuts in an otherwise solid collection. The lone new song on this release - "Fake Your Death" is decent. It kind of goes along with the quality of the singles that they put out with Conventional Weapons - no better, no worse. There are also three demoes included in this release that were featured on a bootleg comp years ago.
May Death Never Stop You is a decent goodbye from My Chemical Romance. A demo from something from The Black Parade sessions or another album would have made things a little better, as would another new song or two. As it is now, this isn't a bad collection. For people who don't have the albums this is a decent set to pickup.


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"If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you."
~ John 13:14 - 15
Mountains of Shoes
Through wonderful donations from Dr. Comfort shoes in Wisconsin, Fountains of Hope now has mountains of hope in the form of Mountains of Shoes! Today, over 25,000 pairs of shoes have been donated through Mountains of Shoes with our partnerships with Children's Lifeline-Haiti, and the U.S. Air Force. We have been able to send these shoes all over the world. Shipments have been sent to Haiti, Ukraine, and a few additional countries that cannot be disclosed.
We would love to have churches partner with us to help sort the different sizes, add shoe inserts, and potentially help us to fund the shipment of these shoes. The costs are very minimal, but we do have expenses that we incure. This can be a fun event for your entire church, school, or organization to help provide shoes to those in need around the world. If you are interested in helping out with Mountains of Shoes, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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FutureBook's Molly Flatt signs debut deal with Pan Mac
Molly Flatt, associate editor for FutureBook and digital editor for Phoenix magazine, is publishing a debut novel, set between the cafés of Shoreditch and the wilds of Orkney, with Pan Macmillan.
Editorial director Bella Pagan bought world rights to The Charmed Life of Alex Moore from Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown.
The novel is described as "a thrilling race-against-time adventure with a speculative fiction twist at its heart", as well as "wry and witty with a hint of romance". It centres around a hip East London start-up, where everything's suddenly going right for founder Alex Moore. But when bizarre events start happening, including being accused of murder by a wild-eyed stranger, getting away to the remote Orkney Islands seems like a great idea – that is, until Alex stumbles upon an ancient secret, causing her to realise her meteoric success has royally messed it up. According to Pan Macmillan, "Alex's voice is hugely engaging as she faces questions such as what makes us 'us' and whether we'd be truly happy if our worst selves were trimmed away".
Flatt said: "I am over the moon that Bella and her colleagues at Pan Macmillan enjoyed my book. This feels like the start of a very exciting journey and I feel incredibly lucky to have such a smart, passionate team by my side."
Pagan said: "I absolutely adored The Charmed Life of Alex Moore. It was exhilarating, warm, amusing and full of heart. Alex's story also touches on some very modern fears, as so many of us strive to live up to society's definition of success in work, in love and in life. I'm excited for those yet to read it."
Flatt is a journalist who specialises in the impact of technology on publishing, culture and identity. As well as associate editor for FutureBook and digital editor for Phoenix magazine, she is associate editor for the Memo, and writes regularly for publications such as the BBC and the Guardian. Her debut novel was begun on the six-month Faber Academy 'Writing a Novel' course.
Pan Macmillan will be publishing The Charmed Life of Alex Moore in spring 2018.


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Gamebanshee reviews The Dragon Knight Saga
Review - posted by VentilatorOfDoom on Sat 18 December 2010, 10:34:31Tags: Divinity II; Larian Studios
Gamebanshee decided to take a look at Larian Studio's recently released Dragon Knight Saga. Since they reviewed Ego Draconis earlier, this review focusses mainly on the Flames of Vengeance expansion.
Overall, my reaction to Flames of Vengeance was about the same as my reaction to Ego Draconis. I thought the quests were fun, and I enjoyed hunting around for hidden buttons and secret rooms, but the combat was sort of a drag, and the fights (even the end boss fight) provided no challenge whatsoever. If you still haven't played Ego Draconis, then my recommendation is easy -- go ahead and buy The Dragon Knight Saga because the games are entertaining enough, and the bundle makes them a bargain. But if you played Ego Draconis before, then things are a bit tougher. Do you spend twice as much money for a bundle that will invalidate your saved games, or save money and perhaps never see some of the gameplay improvements? Perhaps the best course of action is simply to wait until Larian releases the promised patch to update Ego Draconis to the new engine or until the bundle drops to a price that's more accommodating to your wallet.
The endfight in FoV was hell on earth on hard difficulty. But I only played FoV, not the DKS, maybe they made it easier.
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text: Thermo Instrument Systems Inc. of Waltham, Mass., has completed the acquisition of 98 percent of all outstanding shares of Spectra-Physics AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, according to documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. This gives Thermo an 80.4 percent stake in Spectra-Physics Lasers Inc. in Mountain View, Calif. Earl Lewis, CEO of Thermo Instrument, said the strategy for acquiring more shares of Spectra-Physics Lasers depends on how the company's stocks perform: "If we think it has good potential for growth, we'll keep it public. If not, we'll buy [the shares] back." Lewis said he expects to examine each of the markets, applications and technologies that Spectra-Physics Lasers is involved in before making any business decisions. "This will be a 'get to know each other' period," he said. "We're not rocking the boat. The worst thing is to shake things up. We'll go slow and steady, and understand the business first before making changes." He added that he expects no change in management.


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RPG mechanics exist to give structure and consistency to the game world, true, but at the end of the day, youre fighting dragons with algebra and random number generators.
GM "Hey, you can roll spell defense, if you want to. Do you want to?" Player "Uh, hell yes.."
I'd agree with Michael Chandra. As with "defending" against Matrix Spotting or Hack on the Fly, just because you know out-of-character it doesn't mean the character knows.Or of course the GM can prevent the OOC knowledge by rolling your own resistance test for you in secret.


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Helen Thomas Named Knesset's New Press Secretary
In a surprise move that nobody could have possibly anticipated, longtime White House news correspondent Helen Thomas, 89, who has asked questions to every president since John F. Kennedy, is the Knesset's new Press Secretary.
Thomas, who's unique no-holds barred interview style often made press secretaries gasp and her colleagues cringe, retired last year, following an uproar over her remarks that Jews should "get the hell out of Palestine" and "go home to Poland, Germany and America and everywhere else."
When asked about his newest employee, Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed pleased. "Finally, there will be somebody in the Knesset with a lower approval rating than me," joked the prime minister.
"I have no idea what all the fuss is about with you people," Thomas told a reporter from The Jerusalem Post who asked her about her new position. "I have always enjoyed working with and around Jews. I have never had anything but affection and respect for Jews, especially the ones who know their place which, of course, is Poland or Germany."
The above story is fictional. Of course. The chances of Thomas being Israel's Press Secretary are about the same as this piece winning a Pulitzer. Also, it gave us another reason to post this picture.
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Shoojit Sircar directs digital film on study pressure
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has once again lent his creativity to the second edition of 'Release The Pressure' campaign via a digital film that tells the story of the exam pressure that youths go through because of parents
Shoojit Sircar
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar has once again lent his creativity to the second edition of 'Release The Pressure' campaign via a digital film that tells the story of the exam pressure that youths go through because of parents. In 2017, Mirinda, the orange flavoured sparkling drink from PepsiCo came up with the first edition of the digital film drawing attention to this issue for the first time. With the second edition of the campaign, the brand promises to make the voice louder by bringing to the forefront the issue of constant comparisons by parents.
It also pegs it as a cause of depression and suicidal tendencies amongst students. "Stress, pressure, tension are unfortunately words which have become a part of the daily vocabulary of teenagers across India. There is undue pressure on students and as a society, we need to wake up and take responsibility. "The next generation of world leaders will emerge only when we are able to give them space to grow, learn well and flourish without putting any undue pressure on them," Sircar said in a statement. Inspired by focused group discussions conducted across the country with students, the film hopes to be a mirror for society and aims to bring attention to students' distress.
It features real teenagers and focuses on the issues of parental pressure, and what happens when parents constantly compare their kids to peers, neighbours and siblings. The film aims to make parents realize how situations of constant comparison can lead to lower self-esteem amongst teenagers. Vipul Prakash, Senior Vice President, Beverage Category, PepsiCo India, said: "The campaign stems from an insight that homes turn into pressure zones as exam season approaches. "Parents have good intentions at heart but sometimes their motivation methods end up being stressful for their kids. Continuing the momentum of the first edition of the campaign, our goal this year is to help people understand and acknowledge that constant comparison is detrimental to a student's performance."
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Are Bridges Near You Structurally Deficient?
An analysis of the U.S. Department of Transportation's recently-released 2016 National Bridge Inventory data finds cars, trucks and school buses cross the nation's 55,710 structurally compromised bridges 185 million times daily. About 1,900 are on the Interstate Highway System. State transportation departments have identified 13,000 Interstate bridges that need replacement, widening or major reconstruction.
"America's highway network is woefully underperforming. It is outdated, overused, underfunded and in desperate need of modernization," says American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, who conducted the analysis. "State and local transportation departments haven't been provided the resources to keep pace with the nation's bridge needs."
To help ensure public safety, bridge decks and support structures are regularly inspected for deterioration and remedial action. They are rated on a scale of zero to nine – with nine meaning the bridge is in "excellent" condition. A bridge is classified as structurally deficient and in need of repair if its overall rating is four or below. While these bridges may not be imminently unsafe, they are in need of attention.
ARTBA's website has a map that lets you click on any state to see a listing of which bridges need to be repaired. ARTBA's chief economist told CNN that the structurally deficient classification only means a bridge needs repair, not necessarily that it's dangerous.
To see which bridges are near you, please visit: http://www.artba.org/deficient-bridge-report-home/


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Spy Cams
by : Max Bellamy
Spy cams are becoming a profitable new industry and are beginning to be used more regularly worldwide. Spy cams are often used for security or surveillance, but they are used for other means as well. A spy cam is simply a small camera that can be hidden and is very hard to notice or trace.
Spy cam technology varies from model to model. There are some spy cams on the market that are as small as a battery, while other cameras cam be hidden inside a pen. Specialized shops sell a wide variety of spy cams that are versatile enough to be used in any way the buyer sees fit. Spy cam equipment can vary in price from 10 dollars for old models bought secondhand, to thousands of dollars for state of the art technology that includes a monitor and other accessories.
Many people believe that this boom in spy cam technology started off with Allen Hunt's famous words: "Smile, You're on Candid Camera". Fans of the famous TV program Candid Camera were among the first consumers to realize that spy cams could be used for purposes other than security and surveillance, and people started to understand the potential that this technology offers. Unfortunately, many problems arose as spy cam use increased, leading people to debate the topic of "Spy Cams – friend or foe". Many people value their privacy and do not like the idea that others can use small spy cams to watch, and broadcast, their every move. Other people see spy cams as simple harmless fun.
Spy cam use is widespread, some of the many industries that use them include security companies, limo services, private detectives, and concerned parents who want to watch their babysitter. Many employers use spy cams to keep tabs on their employees and make sure that they are working efficiently.


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NRO Gifts NASA Two Leftover Space Telescopes, SpacePolicyOnline
"The CAA's response to the newswas rather muted. The reaction was surprisingly flat for a community that received a fairly valuable gift. At a media teleconference later in the day, NASA's Michael Moore, deputy astrophysics division director,estimated thatabout $250 million in mission costs could be avoided by using one ofthe NRO telescopes. He added that the telescopes cost about $75,000-$100,000 to storeat the manfacturer's (ITT Excelis) facilities in Rochester, NY. In response to a question atthe media teleconference, Hertz said he thought CAA members were "excited at the possibilities," while Dressler acknowledged that some people "need to have a lot more time" to consider the situation. This is a "sharp right turn," he added, compared to what was recommended in NWNH."
'Free' spy telescopes come to NASA with a cost, Nature
"But on Tuesday, NASA was still keeping relatively quiet about the apparent windfall. "We're not pushing this information like we normally do," said Michael Moore, NASA's acting deputy director for astrophysics."
Keith's note: OK. So the status quo seems to be grumpy, cautious, etc. about another means to accomplish THEIR expensive long term astronomy plan without any sudden "right turns". Are there not other uses that this hardware could be put to - ones that have minimal involvement with these stuffy folks who are all set in their high-cost way of doing business? Every time I have tried to engage NASA's representatives about out-of-the-box thinking about alternate ways to use these telescopes from NRO they quickly retreat into their shells saying "its too early to discuss this". Well gee, they have had a chance to talk about this among themselves for a year and a half! If this behavior persists I am afraid that NASA will simply be spending the equivalent of someone's college education every year storing the stuff in Rochester, New York. Remember Triana aka 'Goresat'? Where is it now?
Its interesting how NASA's human exploration programs all seek a "flexible path" as they structure their programs and missions, yet NASA's space science programs seem to lack that capability - or any interest in emulating it.


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Tree on overhead lines
Reported in the Trees category anonymously at 21:55, Mon 15 October 2012
Sent to Argyll and Bute Council 4 minutes later
There are a lot of branches on the lines in this stretch but one length of wires in particular is very stretched down with a fallen tree. I am sorry I cannot be precice with the location but I was in a coach and dont know the area. As you go out of Invarary it is on your Left side.It may be nearer to Glen Aray or Electric Cottage than my locator point. I hope you can find it.
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What do you get for someone who is 5 years old? Five year olds are off to school, thinking about reading, writing, playing and making friends.
Safety is still important – be careful of bicycles and similar toys unless the child has a safe place to use them away from traffic and other hazards.
Suggestions: Five year olds can handle more advanced construction sets, cut-out paper dolls, hand and finger puppets. Extend art into modelling clay, stencils, paints and paint books. Imaginative play can be solo or involve friends. Outdoor activities include sandpits, flying kites, helping in the garden and some sports equipment. Indoor play can involve battery operated trains and other toys. Extend five year olds with more demanding board and card games.
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I've seen previous references today and yesterday to LJ staff having said that even linking to objectionable content could result in suspension, but when I followed the quotes back to the source, the actual discussion was about using an LJ post to display an image hosted elsewhere. Like this.
The image itself is displaying on my LJ, though it's stored on my own webspace, not in LJ's scrapbook. I could see why LJ could reasonably consider that to fall under "hosting" - LJ is still displaying the picture - it's acting as a picture-frame.
That's embedding or "remote loading." It's not the same as a text link, and I sighed and wished the users who'd discussed it had read more carefully or had better understanding of html. Not because I don't think 6Apart are being idiots - but because people who are attempting to change things really really need to know what they're talking about, and give that impression to both 6A and the public.
But now they really have answered that even links to offsite material could be grounds for suspension. "Linking to specific offsite content which would violate LiveJournal's Terms of Service can still be considered a violation of LiveJournal's Terms of Service in most situations." {From the official response to a support request}
What does that mean in practical terms? That if I were to link to, for example, the picture that got one of the HP fanartists suspended -- even if I linked it in the context of a nonpartisan report on the situation -- my journal could be considered just as much in violation of the TOS as if I'd re-posted the picture on my front page.
LJ's Terms of Service give them legal carte blanche to delete anybody for anything; I'm not sure there's anybody out there even attempting to argue otherwise, anymore. But the public relations and customer service hole they are digging themselves into just gets deeper and deeper. Adding restriction of offsite hyperlinks to the list seriously damages any claims that their actions are about protecting the company legally.
LJ/6Apart is really, really reminding me of an argument-pattern (clearly paraphrased here) that's been noted with anti-fanfic folks:
- Anti: "It's illegal!"
Pro: "That hasn't been well-tested in court yet. It might be fair use; it might not be."
Anti: "It's not. Plus you're not a real writer/artist if you can't come up with your own characters and settings. You have no creativity."
Pro: "So what about those licensed spinoff novels you write? Do those mean you're not a real writer?"
Anti: "Those are legal!"
Pro: "...and therefore more creative?"
etc. In other words, the constant track-jump to the unrelated argument whenever the other person in the discussion appears to have the logical upper hand.
- LJ: It's child porn!
Users: Um, no. Child porn has to involve real children, in the US.
LJ: Okay, you're right, but it's still obscene! Therefore illegal!
Users: Um, no. The standards for obscenity are very hard to prove, and have to be decided in court. Which this is not.
LJ: It might be obscene, though, and that gives us legal liability!
Users: Really doubtful.
LJ: We're not taking the chance. Plus, there's also stuff we just morally don't want to host.
Users: Okay, fair enough. But you have to define what exactly that is, if you want to be seen as a good business.
LJ: No illegal stuff!
Users: .....Plz see above? But okay, okay, whatever, say you find the material objectionable for whatever reason - why can't you ask the user to remove it instead of permanently suspending them?
LJ: Because then we'd be legally liable! Even hosting such content for as long as it takes for the user to respond would make us liable.
Users: ..................... But we thought this was about morali-- Gah, ok whatever. Then why can't you delete the offending material, without suspending the user's entire account and every other account they have?
LJ: *is silent, pretty much, as far as I can tell*
Users: So okay, what about just hyperlinking to material hosted elsewhere? You're not hosting that.
LJ: Nope, just as bad!
Users: *use up all the ellipses in the world*


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MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A possible link between melanoma and a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism has been identified by Italian researchers.
They examined existing scientific literature on the association between melanoma (the most serious type of skin cancer) and common variants of the vitamin D receptor gene Bsml, and concluded that people with certain variants of the gene may be at increased risk for melanoma.
The University of Padova team said more research is needed to confirm this link between the gene variants and melanoma.
"These findings prompt further investigation on this subject and indirectly support the hypothesis that sun exposure might have an anti-melanoma effect through activation of the vitamin D system," the researchers wrote.
The study was published in the Nov. 1 issue of Cancer.
Previous research has shown that vitamin D has significant protective effects against the development of cancer, because it regulates cells growth, cell differentiation and cell death. There's also evidence that sun exposure, which triggers the body to produce vitamin D, can have anti-cancer effects, according to background information in a Cancer news release about the study.
Vitamin D works by binding to a receptor in cells. Genetic differences in the vitamin D receptor gene Bsml mean that people may have different levels of vitamin D in their bodies, which means some may have more vitamin D-related protection against cancer than others, according to the study.
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Tue 23 -Wed 24 May at 9pm
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Trapped in overdrafts, approaching 30 and sharing living space, Theatre With Legs regularly find themselves too anxious to go and sit in their own front room. Dancing to 70s pop and swinging sledgehammers, they've decided to look through the grime, through the grief, through the wall. Yes. Theatre with Legs need to talk to you about shared living, love and loneliness.
DIGS is a devised performance piece made by Jess Murrain and Lucy Bairstow that asks questions about generation rent, the housing crisis and human behaviour in the public and private space.
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"Incredibly funny…a vast spectrum of emotion that can turn as quickly as the mind can" – A Younger Theatre
Directed by Jemima James
Produced by Sophie Nurse
Trailer credit – Samuel Keelan
About the company
Theatre with Legs are Jess Murrain and Lucy Bairstow. Based in London and Bradford, their process is devised and experimental. Combining dark comedy, physical storytelling, live music and spoken word, their work is playful, political, queer, (dyslexic) and inherently live.
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Lyle Eugene Fuerst was born on August 31, 1930 at Delmont, SD, to Helmuth and Edith (Mills) Fuerst. Lyle attended school in Mitchell. On March 16, 1949 Lyle married Theresa Saukerson in Mitchell. They lived in Carson, CO for one year while Lyle was stationed there during the Korean War. They returned back to Mitchell and he worked at Toy Corey in the shoe repair business where he worked as a kid. He later bought the business in 1959 and operated it for thirty years. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, managed the Legion in Mitchell for seventeen years and Commander for Post 18. He belonged to the 40 & 8, a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church and the National Guard.
He is survived by his wife, Theresa; one son, Gary of Deadwood; four daughters: Monica Evers of Mitchell, Pam Munsen of Mitchell, Tammy Fuerst (Laren Feistner) of Letcher, Vickie Blakney (Neil Hague), Deadwood; one sister, Irene Rearkick of Huron; twelve grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
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SC Rejection Spurs Demand for Quick Passage of Juvenile Bill
Published: 21st December 2015 05:53 PM | Last Updated: 21st December 2015 05:59 PM | A+A A-
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court's rejection of plea against release of juvenile offender in December 16 gang-rape case today spurred demands inside and outside Parliament for passage of a bill--that seeks to lower the age defining juvenile from 18 to 16 years--tomorrow itself.
Government said the amendments to Juvenile Justice Act that will allow children between 16-18 years to be tried as adults in heinous crime cases will come up before Rajya Sabha tomorrow, as protests against release of the juvenile convict continued at Jantar Mantar. The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act has already been passed in the Lok Sabha.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said "the government is ready and very keen to pass this Juvenile Bill", as a demand for expeditious passage was made in the Rajya Sabha. Parliament's Winter session concludes on Wednesday.
Derek O'Brien (TMC) said he has given a notice under rule 267 seeking suspension of business in the Rajya Sabha and taking up the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2014.
He said the House had only three days to go before end of the Winter Session and government's listed agenda includes commercial courts, arbitration and real estate bill.
The government has not even listed the juvenile bill for discussion and passing today, he said during Zero Hour.
"It is incumbent upon the House to listen to what is going on outside," he said, asking the House to rise above politics. "It is not a perfect bill but let us list it and pass the bill," O'Brien said.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the bill was listed on December 8, 10 and 11. "We have listed it for tomorrow," he said, adding if all agree the bill can be taken up for discussion today itself.
Outside Parliament, Prasad targeted Congress, saying "the Bill has been thrice listed in the past for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha; however, the House has not been able to run".
Derek O'Brien said the various parties should rise above politics and allow the passage of the Bill.
"The nation wants this Bill passed. In the next two days, parties should rise above politics and pass this Bill. I appeal to the Congress party for it," he said.
Union Minister Uma Bharti said she will appeal to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to allow passage of the Bill in the interest of the girls in the country.
"There is an obvious anger in the country against the release of the juvenile accused in the Nirbhaya case. The Bill was listed three times, but the Congress is not allowing the session to work and justice is not being delivered to Nirbhaya," Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
SP leader Ramgopal Yadav blamed "politics" for the delay in the passage of the Bill.
The victim's mother Asha Devi while stating that her fight against the system would continue demanded that the new Juvenile law be passed by Rajy Sabha tomorrow itself, a stand which was also echoed by Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women(DCW) Swati Maliwal.
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat explained that even if the amendments to the Act were passed, the new provisions would not apply retrospectively to the juvenile convict in the gangrape case.


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HR4ICT11 - Business Continuity Planning: Strategic and Organisational Imperatives in a Global Economy
21st -23rd March 2011
Hilton Nairobi, Nairobi Kenya
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is holding its annual HR4ICT Forum in Kenya, beginning 21 March 2011. The event will take place over three days addressing the human resource management aspect of business continuity planning. With a theme focused on "Business Continuity Planning: Strategic and Organisational Imperatives in a Global Economy", HR4ICT'11 will focus on the challenges faced by major communications user groups (telecommunications, IT, finance, transport, energy, etc) in developing and implementing effective business continuity programmes. Visions, ideas, challenges, needs, success stories as well as best practices on the development and implementation of effective business continuity programmes, will be discussed by a selection of expert speakers.
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ICT For Development in Africa – Sustaining The Momentum, Extending The Reach
23rd - 26th March 2011,
Ota, Nigeria
The conference will initiate research and practice agenda where ICTs will aid the academia, organizations - public and private and non-governmental to improve socio-economic conditions and directly benefit the disadvantaged in some manner.
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Managed Services Growth Markets 2011
4-5 April,
Movenpick Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE
Now in its 4th year and attended by over 200 attendees, this event is truly established as the ultimate meeting-place for the Managed Services industry in the growth markets.A 50% discount for operators ensures a high percentage operator attendance. Informa's Managed Services for Growth Markets conference is the only established event in the region, proven to deliver an industry focussed agenda, the highest level speakers, superior networking opportunities, and top class delegates year on year. For more information visit here:
Ghana ICT and Telecom Summit
28th -29th April 2011,
Ghana-India Kofi Annan ICT Centre Accra, Ghana
The summit will bring together over 200 decision-makers from Ghanaian operators and international stakeholders with an interest in the market to share experiences, knowledge and ideas with a view to overcoming the industry challenges. The 2 day summit agenda will address all aspects of Ghanaian ICT & telecoms strategies for attracting investment, broadband connectivity for all, solutions to boost operator ROI, Regulatory challenges & opportunities, infrastructure development, VAS and local content for Ghanaians, subscriber acquisition and retention strategies, mobile banking, customer loyalty, future trends and more.
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MMT Africa Conference and Expo
10th - 13th May 2011
Nairobi, Kenya
Some of Africa's top mobile money transfer operators, financial institutions and high-tech innovators will gather for the annual MMT Africa conference and expo in Nairobi, Kenya which is still considered THE hub for mobile money transfer initiative and success.
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eLearning Africa 2011 - Spotlight on Youth, Skills and Employability
25th -27th May 2011,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The 6th event in the series of pan-African conferences and exhibitions will focus on Africa's youth. Africa has the highest percentage of young people anywhere in the world. How can it unlock the vast reservoir of talent? How can technology support education and training?
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What I've noticed so far:
ERRATA - Chapter 2 "Your Characters"
Page 11
-Under the Pilgrims group concept the passage for other group concepts says "The Explorers group concept can also be used for:" which should say "The Pilgrims group concept can also be used for:"
Page 12
-Under Free Traders Patrons/Nemesis, one of the four options, Lea Marhoun, has no line break and bold typeface like the other three options
"◆ Abdul Nasr (the Free League). A merchant specializing in technological artifacts, operating out of Ozone Plaza on Coriolis.//Line break needed Lea Marhoun (Zenithian Trade Alliance). An antiques dealer from the Monolith, specializing in trade in artifacts and archaeological findings"
I'll update this post as I read if not covered by others, but this is as far as I've read so far.
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Page 14
-Under 'Character Concept', third sentence says "You concept" instead of "Your concept".
Page 15
- On the sidebar, under 'Name and Appearance', the last sentence says "...but are or course..." instead of "...but are of course..."
Page 17
-In the left column about the Icons, at the top (second complete sentence on the page), the sentence reads "If have the Icon deck..." instead of reading "If you have the Icon deck...".
Page 18
-On the right column, under 'Relationships', the third sentence reads "When creating your PC, describe your relationship to each of the other PCs with a short sentence on you character sheet". The you at the end should read 'your'.


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Greek Salad Stacks with Sliced Steak
- Prep Time
- 4Servings
- 4 pita breads, torn
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Salt
- 1 1/2 1 inches thick beef sirloin steak or lamb leg steak, at room temperature
- Black pepper
- 1 cup plain Greek-style yogurt
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1 small clove garlic, grated or finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin (eyeball it)
- 2 hearts romaine lettuce, shredded
- 6 plum tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 small red onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
- Pepperoncini, for garnishing
- Kalamata olives, for garnishing
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees . Arrange the pita pieces on a baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons EVOO, top with the oregano and crushed red pepper, season with salt and bake until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes.
Preheat a grill pan or cast-iron skillet over high heat. Rub the meat with 1 tablespoon EVOO and season with salt and black pepper. Cook over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium. Let rest for 10 minutes, then slice.
Meanwhile, using a food processor, puree the yogurt, feta, half the lemon juice, the garlic and cumin. If necessary, thin with 1 or 2 tablespoons water.
Layer the lettuce on a platter. In a small bowl, combine the remaining lemon juice, 2 tablespoons EVOO and salt and pepper; pour over the lettuce. Top with the pita, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, parsley and yogurt-feta dressing. Top with the warm steak, pepperoncini and olives.


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In paper slitting, we use 'fuzzy' wound roll edges (something easy to see) as a proxy for dust (the problem of concern). The black rag test (actually a specific 3M scrubby pad) is just one way to make dust less subjective by comparing it to several graded photos. In both cases the proxy is visual. In the rough roll edge, it is a particular form that looks shattered but is called 'fuzzy.' In the black rag it is the greyness of the rag. In the advanced winding class, we get into more complicated proxies. One such is how to 'see' gage variation on clear film at a glance by relative transparency and translucency. Several physical principles are strung together to do this. The high gage band has higher interlayer pressure there that pushes air into neighboring lanes which then makes them more translucent due to diffraction of light at the air-film interface.
Come to my winding school and I will show how these relationships are strung together for practical problem solving. As a bonus I will show you how to calculate the air entrained, measure the air entrained by weighing a roll and why air and tightness are a monotonic relationship. But really, what I want most to teach is how to tell at a glance gage variation coming from upstream manufacturing or converting.


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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates and Guidance
The County is taking a number of actions to keep residents safe and minimize the spread of COVID-19. Find status information for County operations and services.
Baltimore County News
Expansion Creates Greater Opportunity for Students to Attend CCBC Tuition-free
More Baltimore County residents now have access to a debt-free college education thanks to expanded eligibility for the Baltimore County College Promise Scholarship. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, with support from the Baltimore County Council, increased the income level that qualify for the program from $85,000 to $150,000, allowing more middle-class residents the opportunity to attend Community College of Baltimore County free of tuition and fees.
"Education is my number one priority, and that doesn't stop when students graduate from our public school system. Higher education can open countless doors of opportunities for our students, and that's why we're taking steps to expand access to the opportunities available at our community colleges," Olszewski said.
Baltimore County College Promise Scholarship Growth
The Baltimore County College Promise Scholarship has experienced tremendous growth since it was introduced in the spring of 2018. Last year, 111 scholarships were awarded. Today, there are nearly 400 Baltimore County College Promise scholarship recipients and that number continues to grow. With the expanded income eligibility requirements, CCBC expects a boost in inquiries as well as qualified students.
"The increased income requirements is a real game-changer for Baltimore County residents," said CCBC President Sandra Kurtinitis. "Too often middle-class Americans are left out of opportunities like this. Their income is too high to qualify for Pell grants; yet, too low to enable them to send their children to community college full-time. The Baltimore County College Promise Scholarship is allowing academically-prepared students the opportunity to earn a college education debt-free. We are fortunate to have legislators who believe in the importance of public higher education and are willing to invest dollars behind this life-changing program."
Eligibility Requirements
In addition to the income requirement, other eligibility requirements include:
- Be a Baltimore County resident
- Have a GPA of 2.3 or higher
- Be a 2015 to 2019 high school or external diploma degree graduate
- Be enrolled full-time at CCBC (12 credits or more)
Baltimore County College Promise scholarships cover all degree and certificate programs as well as select workforce training certification programs. The scholarship is calculated as a "last dollar in" award, meaning that it is applied after all other financial awards and state aid have been utilized.
CCBC student and scholarship recipient Christa Bryant says the Baltimore County College Promise Scholarship is making her pursuit of an associate degree stress-free.
"My mother, who is retired, no longer has to consider going back to work to help me cover my tuition," says Bryant. "I can now take a full load of classes and not spend sleepless nights worrying about how to pay the bill."
Students can apply for the Baltimore County College Promise Scholarship throughout the year. Watch the press event and, for complete application details, visit www.ccbcmd.edu/collegepromise.
About the Community College of Baltimore County
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With its fifth edition of its five years predictions, IBMLabs foresees:
- generalization of data collection by the dissemination of capters for a real time image of the environment,
- 3-D hologrammes for our telephone and Internet communications,
- ten times superior battery life thanks to ambiant air's oxygen charging,
- recycling of the heat dissipated by data centers,
- real time information (traffic, accidents, parking, alternatives, etc.) for the optimization of commutes.
See you in 2015.
Source: the IBMLabs channel on YouTube.


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The "Hot Button" in the telecommunications industry is Cloud telephony. Mitel has a unique set of offerings with MiCloud Connect and MiVoice Connect. They provide the only solution that offers the same user interface for Cloud, On-Premise and Hybrid environments. Now, if the user interface and the handsets are the same, how does one choose the appropriate solution? Here are some comparisons to consider:
Topics: phone system considerations, Cloud, Onsite, Unified Communications, MiVoice Connect, MiCloud Connect
Business competition in today's economy is fierce. Your customers expect the highest level of customer care, and you and your staff need to be reachable, professional and customer focused at all times – no matter where you're located.
Topics: efficiency, ShoreTel Connect ONSITE, customer experience, easy-to-manage phone system, flexibility, question phone system, employee productivity, evaluate phone value, customer care, phone considerations, phone system considerations, customer satisfaction


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Learning through the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (C-P-A) Approach
Students learn Maths using manipulatives, practical examples and collaborative group work and activities.
The Lower Primary students are assessed on their numeracy and measurement skills through mini-tests and performance tasks. Informal assessments are also carried out through topical worksheets and Maths activities.
Learning Support for Mathematics (LSM) Programme
The programme aims to provide Primary 1 and Primary 2 students with a strong foundation in numeracy skills and knowledge in Mathematics. Students attend small group teaching with a specialised LSM teacher during their Maths lessons.
Mathematics is Fun!
Besides their classroom-based lessons, students also get
to play Maths-related games to reinforce their learning through the application
of Maths knowledge and skills.
Mathematics Workshop for ParentsThe Maths Department conducts a workshop for parents annually. The workshops aim to equip parents with Maths skills and knowledge so as to support their children at home.
Mathematics Enrichment
Our students who display an interest and aptitude in Mathematics are invited to participate in the Maths Enrichment programme where they are challenged to develop higher order thinking skills, stimulate other more creative ways to solve non-routine and interesting problems. Through this programme, students' interest in Maths will be further enhanced and they will develop greater confidence in solving these challenging Maths problems.Students are also given opportunities to participate in local and international competitions to hone their skill, gain greater exposure to different types of questions and competitions and meet like-minded students.


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Elections Canada has ordered another judicial recount of votes in an northern Ontario riding, meaning three Conservative wins — two in Ontario and one in Quebec — are now in jeopardy.
They may not return to Parliament Hill to serve Canadians, but some 100 MPs who are leaving Ottawa will still receive millions in severance pay from taxpayers.
It was all supposed to happen like clockwork.
Despite the metamorphosis in Canada's political scene and a slight bump up from the previous election, some 40 per cent of eligible voters stayed away from the ballot box for this week's landmark election.
It was surely the most succinct case of mass civil disobedience in Canadian history: revolution, 140 characters at a time. While the threat of a $25,000 fine kept many off their keyboards Monday, political vigilantes would not be deterred by a 1938 law...
A strengthened Stephen Harper Tuesday promised his majority government won't spring any surprises on Canadians, even as election aftershocks shook the ranks of the other parties.
There's no question Monday's election has shaken up federal politics, but it's not clear yet if it marks a tectonic shift in power that leaves the political landscape more polarized, experts say.
The decline of the Liberals has been long in coming and it would seem the term "natural governing party" no longer applies.
CBC-TV on Monday night took down an apparently accidental feed that was broadcasting to Ottawa poll results from the East Coast before the Elections Canada news embargo had lifted.
As a brilliant spring sun beamed down on the Parliament Buildings ahead of Monday's federal election — a weekend calm, perhaps, before a coming political storm on the Hill — Ottawa tour-guide co-ordinator Kathy Sabourin gathered with a group...
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7th November 1916 Tuesday
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"On Tuesday November 7th 1916, I went via ambulance car to the Corps Rest Station at Mont des Cats with some patients. It rained heavily all day, and thus spoiled what would have been a pleasant trip through interesting country. The Corps Rest Station was situated in the ancient monastery on the top of the Mont des Cats. After leaving our patients there I took the car on to Bailleul where I visited the Headquarters of No 1 Squadron RFC. Here I had hoped to get some news of Gordon Sturrock (my future wife's brother) who had been missing for some days. But at that time I got no further information. Later on we heard that the aeroplane in which he was acting as observer had been shot down by the enemy, and that Gordon had been very grievously wounded. He died later and was buried at Lincelles in Belgium."


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Maskam is the northern point of the Matzikama Mountains in Namaqualand, a semi desert area 300km north of Cape Town. The name means "it gives water". And that is exactly what we do.
We are the sole importers to the African Continent for some of the largest US and European manufacturers of pumps, control systems, sewer treatment plants, etc., etc. Our Maskam Water Accredited Dealers in each country sell these products on our behalf and they provide the necessary backup service for all the products that we sell.


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फराळाला या
Come join us for the feast
In our Parsi and Koli household it feels complete when Marathi faral fills the heirloom crockery.
The tea-set is from 1860. Probably it belonged to my great grandmother inlaw. It is manufactured by Bengal Potteries.
The birds on an Almond tree plate is the only one remaining and the lid of the bowl which I use with a different bowl from another set. This is a #staffordshirepottery collection.
This bowl is Made in England, specially imported by F.M. Bharmull & Co. Bombay
These two serving platters don't bear any manufacturing stamp. These belonged to my grandmother inlaw


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The PBS show Curiosity Quest Goes Green filmed its Kids and Recycling episode at the Victor Valley Materials Recovery Facility. Yucca Mesa Elementary students are featured, asking recycling questions that are answered by host Joel Greene and the MRF's Manager Ed Hunt.
To purchase the entire episode visit the Curiosity Quest website
Or, watch each segment on You Tube
What Should Go in Your Recycling Bin?
How Are Recyclables Sorted at the MRF?
How to Get from Old to New Stuff?
How Are Plastic Bottles and Caps Recycled?
How Are Recycled Items Baled at the MRF?


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Set of 2 Soft Silicone Keg Lid O-Rings + Keg Parts Resource Post
Brewery Gaskets 2-Pack O-Ring Gasket for Cornelius Home Brew Keg, Soft SiliconeMore Info
From the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:
- Extra Soft Silicone Rubber
- Standard Lid Seal O-ring
HBF Commentary: I'm assuming that the softness of these help to better or more easily seal slightly leaky lids. The description doesn't explicitly say that, but I'm wondering if that's the idea behind these. Related: Bulk Keg Orings and Keg Repair Part Numbers
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Brewery Gaskets 2-Pack O-Ring Gasket for Cornelius Home Brew Keg, Soft Silicone
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An online dating site can help you to find a woman online. There are so many local singles looking for both women and men on an online dating service. An online dating service facilitates how local men can meet single women. Dating sites like this give us a diverse rage of singles for serious relationships or casual hookups but sometimes sex becomes boring and uninteresting especially when it is just a regular routine. The best solution is to try something new. Some of these positions are :
- Exciting
- Comfortable
- Easy to perform
- Complex
Try these sex positions to make your sex life unforgettable
Reverse Cowgirl
This is just the regular cowgirl with a slight change. The only difference is that face the opposite direction. It's a great position to try because you can control when you get an orgasm. It also gives more room for deeper penetration.
The seated scissors
Let your partner sit up in a straight position with both legs open. Make sure one leg rests on your partner's hip and the other between the legs. This position allows you to control how deep your partner penetrates.
The plow
While in missionary, you need to lift both legs so that you can rest your ankles on your partner's shoulders. Rolling on your back when your partner penetrates allows you to distribute the weight of your body during penetration.
The butterfly
This option is in the category of difficult sex positions. It is more intense because your partner can pull themselves deeper. Basically, it requires you lying on the edge of the bed. Your partner should then pull your hips.
Standing position
If you are tired of being comfortable you should consider the standing position. Stand facing the wall and have your partner stand behind you. Place your hands on the wall for support when your partner penetrates you.


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Kathy Seddon organised one of our very first events- a coffee morning at the Ring O' Bells pub in Christleton. Lots of cakes were baked and consumed including a chocolate cake baked by Rod, who confessed to never having baked a cake before in his life. Despite his lack of experience the cake was lovely, the event was well attended and made over £300 for Myeloma UK.
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Oracle Hyperion Monetary Management is a comprehensive, Net-based software that delivers international financial consolidation, reporting and evaluation in a single, extremely scalable software program answer. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a spot, because the College considers all aspects of each application together with, the place applicable, the writing pattern, personal statement, and supporting documents. This programme will offer you insights into the dynamics of international capital markets and the way they can be used to boost capital for all the things from begin-ups to multinational mega-tasks.
This elective goals to take you beyond safety analysis and into the broader matter of funding management, and how portfolios can be constructed to fulfill consumer goals. This course is designed to permit college students to develop their abilities of strategic analysis and their ability to think about the selection and implementation of acceptable methods in numerous business contexts and in several varieties and styles of organisations, including non-revenue and public sector organisations.
Financial management software gives businesses with a full suite of accounting functions to track each day financial operations and generate quarterly and annual financial statements. Their roles have included Knowledge Analyst, Financial Planner, Advisor, Personal Equity Analyst and Monetary Risk Supervisor. Our Finance and Management MSc graduates have secured jobs with organisations together with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Barclays Investment Bank, Bloomberg, Bank Indonesia, Lloyds Banking Group, Credit score Agricole, Diageo, Ernst & Younger, Thomson Reuters, Toyota, UBS and Morgan Stanley.
Strategic financial management additionally entails threat evaluation and threat administration, evaluating the potential monetary exposure a company incurs by making capital expenditures (CAPEX) or by instituting sure office insurance policies. Postgraduate students can entry a variety of specialist software packages used in quantitative analysis and in finance.
The department strongly believes that international alternatives are an important a part of in the present day's business schooling, and strives to make opportunities obtainable to our college students whether half-time, full-time, or online. Information on Monetary Management is vital for every Entrepreneur and Finance Managers. The Grasp of Management (Finance) provides professional expertise and data to arrange you for entry into the finance career.


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Nowadays the name of the clarinet virtuoso and composer Iwan Muller, who was born in 1786 in Reval (now Tallinn) and died in 1854 in Buckeburg, has disappeared from concert programmes, yet his Studies are very familiar to budding clarinettists. His own musico-historical importance lies in the fact that, through the invention of his clarinette omnitonique, he succeeded in developing the musical possibilities of the somewhat limited instruments of Mozart's age into the modern concert clarinet.
Nothing is known about Muller's childhood and youth. What is certain is that, even before his 20th birthday, he was a clarinettist in the court orchestra of the tsar of Russia in St Petersburg. Even at that time he was devoting himself to improving the construction of the clarinet. The breakthrough for him came with the introduction of a new key mechanism and the expansion of the number of keys on the instrument to thirteen. Armed with this new instrument in 1808/9 he set out on a tour which took him to Berlin, Leipzig and Vienna. In Vienna he found in Philipp Jacob Riotte (1776–1856) a composer who wrote for him a Clarinet Concerto which revealed for the first time the possibilities of the Muller clarinet. Leading clarinet virtuosi such as Heinrich Baermann (1784–1847) and Johann Simon Hermstedt (1778–1846) recognized immediately the forward-looking character of Muller's innovations and had similar instruments made for themselves. It was for such instruments that the clarinet concertos of Weber and Spohr were written—concertos which are considered substantial works even today.
Iwan Muller went to Paris where he founded a clarinet factory. The year 1812 was a fateful one for him, when a prestigious commission from the Paris Conservatoire to introduce there his ʻsimple system' clarinette omnitonique was rejected. As a result Muller's factory went into receivership and he began a career as a travelling virtuoso, which took him through all of Europe and during which he constantly promoted his new clarinet. This new instrument gradually received wider recognition, enabling Muller to publish a clarinet school for the ʻnew clarinet' in 1825. In the winter of 1845/46, together with Georg Wilhelm Heckel (the inventor of the heckelphone), he manufactured a set of sample clarinets which incorporated his life-long experiences. He spent his remaining years in Buckeburg.


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Using an Internet Appliance
Those cable modem or DSL customers lucky enough to get an Internet appliance from their service providers often do so because they pay extra to hook two or more computers up to the Internet through their connection. In this case the Internet appliance acts as the link to the Internet, and includes a built-in network hub, with ports to connect anywhere from two to eight computers to its services. In more technical terms, the device bridges between DSL or cable media and a local network connection, for which it acts as a hub.
Many such Internet appliances also include simple, pre-configured software to provide additional protection, including basic firewall, DHCP, and address translation services. We'll talk about those components in the next section, since some or all of them are part of typical do-it-yourself, software-based approaches. For now, suffice it to say that the Internet device provides simple, automatic access to this software and its services in reasonably idiot-proof ways. This approach costs more (either in monthly service fees or to purchase devices in a typical $200 to 500 price range) but makes the end-users job quick, painless, and incredibly easy. Big phone and cable companies appreciate this convenience because it means less support work for them. Vendors who offer such hardware include companies like LinkSys, Allied Data Solutions, and TurboComm. (Anyone interested in cable modem or DSL topics from hardware to security will find the Web site speedguide.net an invaluable resource. Check it out!)