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|Home > RX-7 > My RX-7 > Project Tina > Project Tina, March 23rd, 2003: Engine Removal and Disassembly
Continuing the engine views from the last page.
So empty. Ready for cleaning and tidying up. Plans are to deal with the mess of wiring near the battery, clean up various rust spots, and perhaps give the by a nice shot of metallic crimson paint to roughly match the rest of the car. Honestly, it's an engine bay, so the prep work will be minimal with the result a basically "presentable" job. I have no need nor desire for a show queen type finish as on the rest of the car (basically...a few problem areas due to accidents, and the interior needs some work).
The problem: how to get a 300 LBS engine down a narrow flight of staires.
That's my neighbour Art. Having a fresh brain to think over things helped greatly after a pretty long day.
The solution: slide it down on an old toboggan. Speed was regulated by Jeff and Art slowly letting out a long rope while I walked in front of the engine and guided it down the staires. Now that I think of it, the whole process was very dangerous. Again, thanks to Jeff for putting up with me! Getting it up will be easy...I will use a winch.
It's about 7:30PM, and I have just deadlifted the engine onto the work bench. Holy back-pain batman!
The block was stripped, and moved to the floor for flywheel and front eccentric bolt removal. Oh, and the workbench was starting to collapse under the weight as well. I reinforced the bench with several 2x4s to combat this problem.
Eccentric bolt was removed, and thus the front hub and cover. Removing this bolt was easy. A 18" beaker bar was used, and the flywheel was locked in place with a piece of chain between a clutch bolt and the hoisting bracket. Bouncing a few times on the breaker bar broke the bolt loose.
Oil pump and related drivegears removed.
Once the flywheel was removed, the engine block was relocated to the bench. Flywheel removal was not hard. The block was placed on the floor, and a 2x4 between it and a roof rafter to keep it in place. This braced the engine solidly against the floor. The monster 2 1/8" flywheel socket was used on an 18" 3/4 drive breaker bar, and a 6 foot piece of pipe was placed on the bar. A few bounces and it broke free (I should hope so, considering that arrangement would allow me to put nearly 1000 FT/LBS onto the nut!).
The 18 tension bolts were removed, and the rear iron broke loose.
Once the rear iron was removed, it was time to remove the housing and the rotor. Check out those clean innards! Remember, this is an NA engine with 250,000+ KM on it, that was boosted regularily to 10 PSI. It's taken a few hard pings as well. The housings are nearly mint, as are the irons. Show this picture to those who doubt the effictiveness of the stock metering oil pump.
Rear half totally removed. See how clean everything is. No signs of lack of oil, coolant passages in perfect shape. Though there is serious carbon on the rotor (at least a MM) that is fairly normal.
Removing the intermediate iron. The eccentric has to be lifted up about an inch. This was accomplished by proping it up with the monster flywheel socket. Still, this is best a two person job.
Front rotor "money shot". Avatar anyone? Front half is just as good as the rear half.
The completely disassembled engine. Ready for cleaning, porting and reassembly.
Another view of the disassembled engine. That is the last pic I have so far. It is several months old now. Since then, the engine has been cleaned up in a parts washer, and is ready to be ported. Inspection shows that all parts are basically within tolerance, though there is some slight chrome flaking on the rear housing (normal) and some scratching/grooving on the rear iron (again, pretty normal).
The plan over the next few months is to streetport the ports on the intermediate housing (there is not a lot of space for porting), streetport the outer ports, and bridge above the secondary (5th and 6th) ports. The exhaust will also be opened up quite a bit. One weird thing is that my engine seemed to lack 5th and 6th port sleeves. Some previous owner of the car removed them. Go figure. Now wonder it was always down on low end and had a slightly lopey idle...
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For Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Ides of March came early this month, as a year-old scandal involving the sale of a public land came back to life, resulting in protests calling for his resignation and a drop in his support to as low as 36%. Abe has deftly survived political scandals before, but with a loss of faith in his leadership from the public and members of his own party, he may finally be on his way out. If Abe resigns, the question remains: what are Abenomics (his much vaunted economic policy) without Abe?
Related: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of Abenomics
When Abe assumed the mantle of Prime Minister in 2012, he promised to revitalize the Japanese economy with a new economic policy, "Abenomics." Abenomics is based upon three principles, dubbed "the three arrows," of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus and structural reforms; it has had moderate success. The Financial Times credits the policy with doubling the value of the stock market since he came to office.
The scandal that won't go away
The scandal now troubling Prime Minister Abe involves public land sold to a private school operator, Moritomo Gakuen, headed by Yasunori Kagoike, in 2016. Moritomo Gakuen operated a kindergarten in Osaka that had incorporated a pre-war ultra-nationalist curriculum into the classrooms and had the support of Prime Minister Abe and his wife, Akie. Both Abe and Kagoike are connected via a right-wing nationalist group, Nippon Kaigi. According to the book, The Truth Of Nippon Kaigi (日本会議の正体) by journalist Osamu Aoki, the group believes Japan was not an aggressor in World War II, that the post-war pacifist constitution should be replaced with one that removes human rights, popular sovereignty, gender equality and restores Imperial Japan. The majority of Abe's cabinet are also members of the group.
According to testimony in Japan's parliament, Kagoike had originally planned to name the new school Shinzo Abe Memorial Elementary School and Abe's wife, Akie, was slated to be the honorary principal. Moritomo Gakuen, had begun negotiations with the Ministry of Finance to purchase the land in 2013, and finally in June of 2016, the government sold him the land for 134 million yen ($1.25 million) almost 800 million yen ($7.5 million) less than the original appraised value.
Japan's media raises alarm
It was on February 9, 2017 that the Asahi Newspaper reported the land deal and raised questions about whether Abe had used his influence on behalf of the school. On February 17, Abe testified in Parliament that if he and his wife had played any part in the deal, he would resign as Prime Minister and as a Parliamentarian. Ten days later, Mrs. Abe resigned as honorary principal. In March 2017, school operator Kagoike testified that he had received a donation of one million yen in cash ($9,000) from Abe via his wife and asserted that his relationship to the couple was very close. However, the scandal hurt support for the project and Moritomo Gakuen filed for bankruptcy on April 21, 2017. At the end of July 2017, Kagoike and his wife, were arrested on fraud charges, related to public subsidies, effectively silencing both of them to making public comment on the matter. The scandal seemed to fade away completely after Abe called for snap elections in September 2017, and his coalition maintained a clear majority.
Also on Forbes: Shinzo Abe's Anti-Climatic Victory In Japan: Power Without Popularity
However, on March 2 of this year, the Asahi newspaper reignited the scandal by reporting that the Finance Ministry had altered documents related to the land sale when they submitted them to Parliament. On March 7, a government official involved in altering the documents committed suicide, leaving behind a note that indicated dismay about being forced to tamper with government documents, which is a crime. By March 10, the Financial Ministry admitted to altering documents relating to the sale. The Mainichi Newspaper and others have reported that some of the omissions in the documents include references to the Nippon Kaigi connections behind the land deal.
A story with legs
Japan's news media has been unrelenting in covering the scandal in recent weeks. Part of that is due to the Abe's administration's antagonistic attitude towards the press since assuming office–driving Japan's World Press Freedom Ranking down from 11 in the world to 74. Abe has particularly singled out the liberal Asahi Newspaper, which broke the story of the scandal, as an enemy, publicly criticizing the newspaper by name several times in sessions of the parliament, accusing them of mistakes and calling them "pitiful" on Facebook.
Discontent with Prime Minister Abe's heavy-handed policy making, including passage of the unpopular State Secrets Act and Criminal Conspiracy Laws, which were greeted with massive protests, intensified earlier this year with the introduction of Labor Reform bills to the Parliament. Abe apologized publicly for using data riddled with mistakes in explaining the benefits of his labor reform plans, and tabled part of his labor reform plans. The protestors calling for his resignation cite these missteps, his cronyism and plans for constitutional reform, as some of the other reasons they feel spurred to action.
Meanwhile, Osaka District prosecutors are investigating the case, which now involves the crime of altering public documents, which is a serious offense in Japan.
What happens to Abenomics without Abe?
Now that it seems Abe's long reign may be reaching an end, investors in and out of Japan are nervous as to what may happen next.
Leo Lewis, wrote in the Financial Times on March 14, in a column titled, "Land Scandal Sours Shinzo Abe's Pitch To Investors": "Open shorts on the yen are now at their lowest since June 2017, partly on fears that…Japan is heading again into the sort of long tunnel of political uncertainty that has historically taken the currency north."
Grant Newsham, a Senior Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, credits Abe with finally doing something to put the Japanese economy on track after years of being adrift. "When working at the U.S. Embassy in the 1990's I often met a senior financial official. Asked how Japan was going to fix its banking problems, he replied, 'Wait until the economy improves.' Abe, like him or loathe him, has had a plan and that inspires confidence. But when he goes, Abenomics, which never really fulfilled its promise–is likely to fade with him. And so will investor confidence in Japan. Every ship at sea need a captain and a compass. If he jumps ship or is thrown overboard, Japan may lose both."
William Pesek, author of Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades, had a slightly more optimistic view of post-Abe Japan. "Abe falling on his sword would savage markets and send the yen skyrocketing, in knee-jerk fashion. But there's a silver lining. My gut is that Abenomics wouldn't just continue, but have a better shot in different hands. Under Abe, it's been 90% monetary easing, 10% reform, at most. A new PM might talk less and do more. More than five years into Abenomics, what's really changed structurally?"


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"The heart of hospitality is about creating space for someone to feel seen and heard and loved. It's about declaring your table a safe zone, a place of warmth and nourishment."
~ Shauna Niequist, Bread and Wine
I have said this many times but I think it always deserves repeating: being around the table with women is where the good life happens.
Some of my most favorite, most connected times, have been when I am seated around my beat-up white farmhouse table or around the table in the homes of good friends. The table provides nourishment for body and soul and is an invitational platform for vulnerability, active listening, compassion and the reception of grace. It's the place where friendships are forged, secrets are shared, and hearts are held gently.
IF:Table has been an equipping tool that God has used in my life this past year to focus my hospitality efforts and to make it simple and doable for me to invite women into my home and into my life. It provides a schedule, conversation cards, and a larger community all participating together to bring women together on Sunday evenings. These are the steps that I have taken to make IF:Table a regular part of my monthly rhythm.
Make a list of women that you know locally. I use my list of Facebook friends to prompt me to write down women that I know from many different segments of my life. You can also jot down a quick list of women at church, preschool, your neighborhood, your job, etc. Write at least ten names to begin.
Which of these names represent five women that you want to know better? Pick a Sunday evening (I stick with the second Sunday of the month and don't fiddle with switching it all around to try to get everyone there) and send out a private message on Facebook or text to invite these five women over. Tell them that you are hosting a dinner for two hours to get women to know one another better and cultivate friendship, and that there will be four questions to guide the conversation. Setting the parameters for the evening allows everyone to know what to expect and that you will be facilitating the time.
The evening is purposeful to get us below the surface of only talking about our children, schools, etc. If a woman responds that she can't come, trust God that He has the right mix of women that He wants together on that evening and go down your list and invite someone else. Keep going until you find the woman who has that opening in her schedule. He has always, always, always provided women to come even up until two hours ahead of time!
{Personality Tip: I find that inviting a mix of extroverts and introverts offers the best opportunity for the richest and diverse conversations…when you make a list, think of each one's personality a little bit so that you have a balance of conversationalists and listeners}
I keep it very simple by cooking a main dish or soup and offering salad, crusty bread and a simple dessert. I don't deviate from that because the goal is to make hosting as streamlined and easy as possible so that I will actually do it! Oven Chicken Risotto is always a winner, and in the winter, any of Edie's soups are delicious. And of course, you can never go wrong with a recipe from The Pioneer Woman.
If one of the women asks me what they can bring, I have them bring the dessert. If others ask, I give them the salad and bread. The only drink I offer is water, and I keep it in glass carafes with limes and lemons. Depending on the group, I will also offer red or white wine and have glasses out on a counter for them to serve themselves. I have a Keurig machine that I keep on a side table over near my dining room table that I make sure is filled with water, and place mugs and a basket of decaf K-cups over beside it along with sugar and half-and-half.
Go with your personality and with whatever makes you a hostess who feels warm and welcoming. If setting a table stresses you and perfectionism creeps in, then keep it super simple! I like to use vintage sheets for tablecloths and layer a table runner over it from Target or World Market or a thrift shop. I buy a $3.99 bouquet of flowers from Publix, trim down the stems low, and place them in a Mason Jar in the center. I scatter six glass tea light holders over the table runner. These can be bought cheaply in Target's candle section, and I keep a stash a tea light candles from the Dollar Tree in a drawer in my kitchen.
I go to the IF:Gathering website and download that month's questions, print on cardstock, cut and scatter on the table. White plates are always simple and versatile paired with cloth or paper napkins, and place a fork, knife and spoon. I always use Mason Jars for the drinking glasses with a colorful paper straw in each one. You can buy paper straws in the Target or Michael's Dollar sections. Setting the table is something I do several hours in advance so that it's complete, and my focus can shift to food preparation. Now that is what I do, but if using paper plates and a bare table gets you to actually invite women in, then DO IT! The goal is connection with others not stressed-out, angsty hospitality.
When everyone arrives, introduce women to each other that may have never met before. Have everyone fill their water glasses or pour themselves a glass of wine. I serve the meal buffet-style so that each woman grabs her plate, fills it up and finds a seat at the table. I pray for the meal and for our conversation, and then I immediately ask one of the women to grab a conversation card and read it out loud to all of us. We jump right in.
If there are some women who don't answer the question, that is fine. Move on to the next question when the conversation lulls or if you need to move on because of the time boundaries you have set for the evening. On the second question, call on women who haven't shared and tell them that you would love to hear their thoughts.
Guide the evening so that everyone is heard and can feel safe to share openly. Lead with vulnerability. Vulnerability is holy and invitational and allows sacred space for women to bare their own soul struggles and receive love and acceptance. Shame keeps women in hiding and thinking that they are all alone and that their struggles are unique to them. Vulnerability is the powerful antidote to shame and is the avenue to connection with others. It is the relational key that allows us to know that we are not alone and every woman has a story of pain and heartache, fear and sorrow.
I try to follow up by sending a private Facebook message to the women later that evening or the next day to thank them for coming and for sharing their evening with me. I may even challenge them to begin their own IF:Table now that they have seen how easy and fun it can be. My rhythm is to host new women each month and offer more and more women the opportunity to be invited, fed, listened to and challenged. Your group of women may be one that God is calling to stay together and meet monthly. I have a group of women like that, and it has evolved into being a place of safety, mentoring, connection and hope for each one of us.
Women are lonely and need spaces to be nurtured, loved, listened to and seen. We have been generously gifted by God with homes, no matter how humble, to use for His people and His glory. We own tables and chairs and plates and cutlery and why don't we take the time to share them once a month with five others? It seems so simple and small, and yet when we offer our spaces and our very lives, His Kingdom is ushered in with life and light and laughter. And we could all use a whole lot more of that, couldn't we?


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Waldkirch, November 2006 The new CVS4 is a very rapid, compact and reasonably priced plug & play image processing sensor which is particularly suitable for every type of label inspection. The camera, optics, illumination and evaluation are accommodated in a single housing. Depending on the task, the reading results can be transmitted both as a switching signal and as a data set. Further highlights include the trigger input for automatic increase of, for example, serial batch numbers, and the internal clock that constantly updates both the time and the date.
At the heart of the CVS4 are the integrated high-speed signal processors and the 2-D CMOS image capture unit with 320 x 320 active pixels. This technology makes the device particularly rapid: as the CMOS chip can be contacted by the electronics like a digital storage switching circuit, the CVS4 also has very short cycle times of just a few ms. Further highlights of the series include longer working distances of up to 150 mm, a large field of view, several storable detection programs, and the integrated monitor for menu guidance and status indication.
From simple inspection to demanding reading
Numbers or letters on objects, e.g. packaging, can be detected and compared with the previously taught-in reference label chain thanks to the optical character recognition (OCR) software integrated in the CVS4. The sensor transmits a switching signal that depends on the result of this comparison (correct or incorrect). Whereby up to 30 incorrect images can be stored or logged in the device. The CVS4 is not, however, only suitable for checking correctness, but also for reading numbers and letters. 60 characters on up to six lines and in several formats, e.g. two dates and two times, can be reliably identified. A pre-defined library of characters is used for detection, and this can be expanded with additional characters via the serial interface.
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The Dean's Merit List Award was established to give recognition and reward the outstanding achievements of undergraduate students in the UTS Business School.
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The Eye Bench, with its simple stylish lines and durable hardwood tops, provides a contemporary seating solution for any environment.
Its modular construction allows for all kinds of options: seats can be produced in various sizes and finishes, including natural seasoned Oak or a charred and scrubbed finish.
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Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants don't amplify sounds but instead mimic and replace the hearing function of the inner ear through electronic stimulation. The system has two parts – an external sound processor and the actual cochlear implant. Incoming sounds are processed into electrical signals and then transmitted directly to the hearing nerve, bypassing the damaged parts of the inner ear.
The sooner you receive a cochlear implant, the sooner you can start hearing, interacting and enjoying your life to the full.
Instead of the isolation and loneliness that often accompanies significant hearing loss, you can look forward to rediscovering the activities that you may have abandoned because of your hearing. You won't just reconnect with the world of sound, but with a whole wide world of enjoyment and opportunity.
For suitable candidates, cochlear implants can deliver rapid improvements over hearing aids, especially in the crucial area of speech perception. Our patient outcomes have shown that on average adults can achieve 77% sentence understanding after using a cochlear implant for just 3 months and 79% after 6 months, compared to 26% previously, when using just their hearing aids. Likewise average quality of life scores for our patient group increased from 37% before a cochlear implant to 64% 6 months after surgery.
The Ear Science Clinic specialises in providing this implantable technology to eligible individuals. We work to be supportive of your needs, and welcome your questions. Our Mentor Program allows you to speak one-on-one to other cochlear implantees to discuss their hearing journey and experiences through the cochlear implant program. And after the implant we have various support groups for those interested in connecting with others with a cochlear implant
To book an appointment or to find out more about how we can help you, contact us or call us on 1300 84 70 80 today.
"The implant bridges the gap between the hearing and non-hearing worlds, and believe me, they are very different worlds. I love the freedom the implant gives me to participate in all areas of daily life. I'd say go for it, if you are thinking about getting an implant. You won't regret your decision." – Jane Goodfellow
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If you wish to help us in our Ministry in Philippines. Please send your heartly given donations here:
I am Karla Rochelle Rosenberg, 32 years old, singlemom. I have two children and my profession is nurse assistant. Filipina and a Follower of Yeshua and currently living in Sweden.
I have the heart for the Gospel and for the orphans from my country.
I would like to make it possible for the street children to live a normal life and to help them be educated by the help of friends to teach them to read and write.
My goal is to raise funds for these possibilities to make come true.
I myself grew up in a slump area, I grew up in the streets of Baguio City Philippines. The Lord God is gracious, I've got the possibility to come to Sweden and become a blessing to others.
As a Disciple and Follower of Yeshua, we go our way in the streets and gather the street children and possibly to find a solution to help them, wether by seeking a shelter or by school.
I have started this Mission in 2013 and I started in One family with 2 children. Through circumstances the kids became four. And along the journey we have met different sort of children and teenagers of both girls and boys.
some of the street children does not have parents or neglected by their families. Some of them have lived under the bridges and riversides. some are girls and boys whom have been sexually assaulted either by family or unknown people. some of these orphans are blind since birth. and some of them have been neglected by the government. therefore needed are in need of assistance.
One mission of this goal and fund is to make awareness for the street orphans to avoid drug addiction and prostitution, and to make it possible by educating them and teaching the word of God since its the only tool that we have used to encourage them and make a change in their lives even from the beginning.
Among the goals of this mission is to also support the families who cannot afford sending their children to school.
We are in the streets and even have outreach to the areas far from city, villages that are isolated from civilisation. (of course we are aware of dangers like terrorists and bandits that would hinder us) to preach the gospel and to find a way to help children and teens in need of assistance.
Please help us to make it possible.
The workers/missionaries/volunteers are college/ high school/parents/students and me.
The Donations that you will be sending will come to the blinds, children, families, and even to the young workers of the Gospel eg Pastor, Preacher, Evangelists and those Missionaries entering the isolated villages.
For other donations like US and other countries
, paypal is also available. ==>>> P A Y P A L _ D O N A T I O N _ H E R E <<< ===
Send me a message and i will be right back…!
I hope that you also will help us make a change for these families and youth as a follower of Jesus..
with love and peace,
Sister Karla Rochelle Rosenberg
Updates 2018 June
We had now been updating the informations of our orphans and the families we are supporting. This year and month of May, We had gathered in a new information and we are glad to present to you that Our Sophia had gained a lot of school certifications for her outstanding performance in her studies. And her brother got a lot of oppurtunities to take in school. This year though is very tight. We have met some obstacles and struggles because of illness and unhappy things happened. One of the blinds passed away (May the Lord receive his soul). ANd also as one passed away, One boy at 8years old whom is an orphan arrived in our care. He will start this June to school. And we also have few families on the que yet due to the financial situation of our Ministry so we have to wait until we can support them also. I hope that the Lord will send us what we need and help for these people in need. God bless you all!
I am thankful for the people who continually helps us and bear with us in this ministry. We all are part of this workmanship together. Be blessed and i wil update more for some news.
Updates 2017 December
Now we have had the meeting with the person who took care of the blind people.
We have Bernadette who is in charge of taking care of few street children and in cooperation with her we make possibilities for families to have the oppurtunity to afford studies for their children.
and from our recent Visit to them we received a good change and new results regarding these children. We have young ladies teens whom were transformed into Christ and few of them got changed in life. Some had found an ordinary lives and some had found a family. The year 2017 was a bit sad coz it was filled with struggles. Few children died. One died in a car accident, the other is a newborn that died without anal. But…. let us look at the amazing things that has happened. One guy that we have met in 2015 whom were a street resident before and was much depressed, This year, he have finally found ajob and I luckily visited him in his work place. so Much to that he was so shocked to see me and it was a pleasure to see how God changed his life into abundance. His life with Christ though is not sure if he continues.
When we reached the Blind peoples house. There are many changes that happened. Thank God of heaven once again for faithful donators for making it possible for them to live in a normal home. We are able to reconstruct their rooftops and provide them some medications regarding asma maintenance. They are healed but due to the pollution as they refuse to stay home and sit in the bench to beg so they get more sickness in lungs as per weather changes and smoke belching problems caused by cars.
There is a family that our mission supports. it is almost a family to us and the children are growing. This child when I met her, she was just 5 and very skinny. Now she is 10 years old and a living testimony to Jesus and also a disciple and an amazing extra daughter to us. This girl are accelarating in her studies and am really blessed of her life.
some of the people we met were also wonderful. and some of them we havent met anymore because God had blessed them wonderfuy as their life had changed since.
so we thank you for all the Blessings that you have shared with us. All the hard earned donations are much a big blessing.here are the photos.
How does a support starts??
I have started since 2013 where I had 4 blinds but a little older. 2 young children for 5 years and 3. 3 Young people with violence and the threat background. When I started, I interviewed everyone. Except for the blind because I knew them since I was small. Then I lived mostly on the street with my family to support us by selling food.
At the interview I do interrogation. That is, questions about the family. Questions of present situation. How much does schooling cost per year. The cost of daily needs. Who are the parents. Most are children who comes to the orphanage therefore in need to interrogate. Background about the children if they are street children however if they are only poverty reason, the interrogation should meet the child and then parents and in the end the whole family becomes involved and we comes at the sum to be given to them. And how much can parents put on themselves and whether I can help with monthly fees at school. Twice a year they will report to me about their schooling and show me their grades. Some countries have 2 semesters and they have 3 times report grade. And if they are going to participate in various projects, they will have to prove to me at the end of the year what they have paid to control the money. The agreement must include how many years we want to support the child's schooling. That is 1-6 or until high school, university. You can choose. Then you write on the paper. This will be written through the social service in that country. As proof.if they do nothing with the agreement and the children fail, you can give 1-2 warning
If they do not develop. You can withdraw from the contract then you should not expect them to pay back.


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The second seasons of Girls and Enlightened will premiere on Sunday, Jan. 13, HBO announced Monday.
Enlightened enlists Dermont Mulroney
Girls, which stars creator-writer-executive producer Lena Dunham as a twenty-something trying to navigate adulthood, will air at 9/8c. Enlightened, centered on an ambitious executive post-mental breakdown (played by Golden Globe winner Laura Dern), will follow at 9:30/8:30c.
Both comedies' new seasons will span 10 episodes.
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BANGKOK, 29 January 2013 The Thai government is adamant to repatriate thousands of Rohingya migrants to Myanmar within 6 months.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Paisit Sangkahapong, Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Center of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) revealed that, late last week, Defense Minister – Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul held a meeting with national security agencies and state offices with responsibilities related to the illegal entry of more than 800 Muslim Rohingyas.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Paisit stated that the meeting saw all parties agree with the result of the probe, which affirmed no human-trafficking ring could have been involved in the arrival of the illegal migrants from Myanmar.
He added that the Rohingyas, who remain under detention in Thailand's south, do not seem to be heading or sent to any specific destination. Therefore, they are only going to be charged for illegal entry.
The DSI's Anti-Human Trafficking Center Director said that all of them will need to be pushed back within 6 months.
In addition, he said that Thai authorities have been providing basic assistance, in accordance with the humanitarian principles, while coordinating with the Myanmar government to bring all of these migrants back.
Moreover, Thailand has also been in touch with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to help find a third country for the Rohingyas.


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March Month In Numbers
We are now into March so Spring has finally sprung. And here in Edinburgh we are all preparing for a bright year ahead.
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360 degree Videos have been posted to Facebook thus far. Confirming that video will be the main driver of everything this year. As a result budding directors now need to get into their chairs and start shooting the action, 'if you're not filming it, it didn't happen' will be the motto of 2017. Organisations are now falling over themselves in the push towards delivering an accessible platform to produce quality content, check out this new app from Samsung.
Snapchat has seen monumental growth after its initial IPO, increasing the value of the company by $9 Billion on its first day of trading. Not bad for a company that has never even been close to posting a profit.
£175 Million
French advertising giant Havas spent this amount annually on Google advertising across all platforms. They are now seeking (along with others) assurances from Google that its platforms will allow them to show advertising on suitable content. This has meant Google are currently working their butts off trying to fix this. And consequently, we will be looking towards more targeted display advertising in future. As a result, we have something that will benefit everyone.
The number of singles Ed Sheeran has in the current top 20 charts. Something which seems a bit ridiculous. It would appear that music streams are being given too much value, it is the difference between soft and hard conversions. The battle for attribution modelling is happening everywhere.
£1 Billion
The amount that us Brits are going to spend in the 2 weeks leading up to Mothers Day ( in case you have forgotten). UK kids are lacking in any sort of imagination as data shows that we are bound to household gifts. With kitchen and laundry equipment high on our list. Get more imaginative people, your mothers deserve it.


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... or put another way, hability to control the output power of each pin. With this new feature you can finetune your configuration, and enables you to directly power dew heater bands.
... you can even name each individual pin so you don't have to remember what's been attached to it!
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You Are So Loved Circular Plaque
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This circular plaque measures 18cm in diameter. It is made from 3mm amber bamboo. The quote 'you are so loved' has been laser cut and is surrounded by an engraved wreath.
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When it was time to hit the stage at the DNC in Charlotte, North Carolina Mrs. O wore a blush-colored silk Tracy Reese dress and matching kitten heels that we simply adored.
Metallic skater dress, Dorothy Perkins, $27, dorothyperkins.com.
"Goldie" suede kitten heels, Vince Camuto, $88, amazon.com.
For the final night of the DNC, Mrs. O was right on trend in a printed oxblood Laura Smalls dress - the season's hottest hue! And in true First Lady fashion she paired classic black kitten heels with the look.
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Sleeveless button-up shirt dress, Xhilaration, $15, target.com.
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While speaking at a campaign event in Fredericksburg, Virginia Mrs. O opted for a fall friendly look - a leaf printed Duro Olowu dress, paired with marigold pumps.
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Catalogue of Books, 1837 - There are a number of lists of the books in the Society's collection. Thomas prepared several, lists of donations were published annually beginning in 1814, and the publication of a catalog was voted at the meeting of October 23, 1816. The Council also directed Baldwin to prepare a catalog of the Society's collection, but it was incomplete at his death (Catalogue of Amer. Ant. Soc. Baldwin Papers, Folio vol. 18.3. AAS Archives). The work was finished and prepared for publication by Maturin Fisher, the acting librarian for two-and-a-half years, until the appointment of Baldwin's successor, A Catalogue of Books in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society, in Worcester, Massachusetts (Worcester: Henry J. Howland, 1837), 12.
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Where Do I Cut the Branches If I Want to Cut Back Trees?
As steadfast as trees are in the landscape, a trim or hearty cutback are sometimes necessary. Pruning involves much more than simply making cuts in the tree to control the shape and size; timing and cut placement are pivotal to ensure the health of your tree. Most tree branches have distinct characteristics that help you know where to cut. Always disinfect your pruning tools with antiseptic household cleaner before and after pruning, and between trees or plants.
Parts of the Branch
A tree's branches have several different parts; knowing these parts can help you decide where to cut a branch. At the very tip of a branch is a thick bud known as the terminal bud. This bud grows quicker than the others. Leaf and flower buds are similar, but leaf buds are more flat and flower buds are more plump. A crotch is where the branch meets the trunk or, in other cases, where two branches meet. The bark ridge is a rough, thick line of bark at the crotch that connects the bark of the branch with the trunk bark. The branch collar is a swollen area of bark at the base of the branch and trunk junction.
Removing Whole Branches
If you need to remove whole branches while pruning, three cuts are necessary for every branch you remove. The first cut should be made one-third or so into the bottom of the branch, approximately 6 to 12 inches from the trunk. The second cut is made from the top of the branch 2 inches farther out from the trunk from the first cut; cut the second cut until the branch falls away. After the first two cuts, you're left with a 6- to 12-inch stub. Cut the stub to the branch collar at the same angle as the branch collar. Do not cut into the branch collar.
Removing Portions of Branches
When you need to remove twigs and smaller branches from larger branches, or when you're removing only portions of a branch, cutting placement becomes more difficult. Always make cuts at a bud or connecting branch. To decide which bud to cut to, look at the placement of the bud on the branch. The placement determines which direction the new branch will grow in. Make angled cuts slightly above a bud or at a crotch of two branches.
Pruning Tips
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- Oregon State University Extension Service Lane County: Pruning Basics
- North Dakota State University Extension Service: Basic Guidelines for Pruning Trees and Shrubs
- Virginia Cooperative Extension: A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools
- University of Missouri Extension: Pruning and Care of Shade Trees
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Content as a Service: scalable content production and localization
It all started in Dublin, in the summer of 2016, at a conference about technical communications. Over the course of 3 full days, in between pub-crawls, whiskey tastings and various attempts at learning Irish dance, I was introduced to the concept of content structure, content reusability, and single-source publishing.
Coming from the world of online gaming, where we work with a plethora of CMS tools and write and manage marketing content for multiple channels, this was a new concept for me. But I soon understood its deep implications for my job.
For a whole year I dived deep into the topic of content management, content strategy and multi-channel publishing. As the leader of an in-house localization team, my goal was to come up with a solution that allowed us to improve the content's quality and scale up the production.
At the end of that year I had two realizations:
1. Quality localization goes hand in hand with good content management practices and strategic content production.
2. Multi-channel publishing is possible only with scalable content production and localization, powered by a flexible content management solution.
Strategy and technology cannot be separated from content any longer. And this new approach to content is called Content as a Service or CaaS.
What is Content as a Service?
As the name suggests, the idea behind Content as a Service (CaaS) is to regard content production and distribution as a service. The content is created and managed in a decoupled or headless CMS and distributed to various consumers via a web API.
Why is this necessary?
All innovation starts with a need and a problem to be solved. In the case of CaaS, several online business trends contributed to an increased need for producing flexible content, faster and in larger volumes.
- Faster time to market: By adopting agile and lean development strategies, technical teams are able to launch new websites, products, and features faster than ever before.
- Multiple channels: Web, mobile, app, social media, push messages. More content, more work, multiple formats.
- Relevant content: The Panda, Penguin and Hummingbird, 3 algorithms from Google, changed the way businesses market their products online with content. The demand for unique and relevant content is higher than ever before.
- Globalisation: An increased need for expanding to newer markets and localizing large volumes of content more frequently.
All these needs raise new challenges for the content creation and localization teams. They now have to produce more content for more channels at a faster pace with the same teams of creatives and localization specialists as before.
This is where CaaS comes into play, with a new perspective on content: separate content from technology, write structured content that you can publish anywhere and reuse as much content as possible with zero efforts. Do all this from a single source where everyone can collaborate, and from which you can distribute the content on demand based on your customer's needs.
How does Content as a Service work?
Any large company with multiple channels for publishing content faces the same challenge: as the number of websites, applications, and social media channels rises, so does the number of CMS tools, .json, word, excel, and .pdf files for managing content. Thus, the creative teams are faced not only with the challenge of producing more content in multiple formats at a faster pace but also of managing it in various silos.
Once the problems escalate, a business is left with two alternatives: hire more staff to maintain the content silos, or think of a new approach to content management, content production, and localization.
Why is CaaS the right solution?
Agile content creation and localization
Traditionally, CMS tools have a backend component for content management (this is not seen by the end user) and a front-end or presentation component (this is seen by the end user).
This setup greatly limits the development of new front-ends, as they all have to be in line with the technology of the backend. More, traditional CMS' have a hard time supporting new platforms, such as mobile applications or social media channels.
CaaS comes with the simple proposal of separating content from technology. This means, having a decoupled or headless CMS as a backend component for managing and distributing content as needed.
The front-end channels are technologically independent of the backend component and consume the content as a service via a web API. The content is written in a presentation-free format such as .xml or .jason, and it is mapped to the front-end information architecture via content models.
By separating content from presentation, you transform your content into a future-proof asset. Your content creation and localization teams have the possibility to:
- produce and manage the content independently,
- structure content and come up with reusability models (to increase your time-to-market), and
- create more content that is unique and relevant (once they are freed-up from the manual work of producing and managing content in silos).
This agile content production model will allow you to get more out of your content with fewer resources. Have your localization specialists work directly in the CMS tool or connect to a translation memory tool if you translate large volumes of text in multiple languages.
Content reusability
Content reusability is nothing new to those of you coming from a technical communications background. But also copywriters and localization specialists are familiar with content reusability. Think about the practice of rewriting and adapting existing texts to fit new purposes or translation memory tools.
CaaS brings an extra layer of structure: content is deliberately created with the idea of reusability in mind and texts are written in smaller chunks of unique and reusable texts, that can be mixed and matched as needed.
The reusable content chunks are written once, localized once, approved once and used indefinitely. With a good decoupled or headless CMS, they can be added effortlessly to new blog articles, product descriptions, FAQs, T&Cs or promotional materials.
The idea of reusing content might sound counterintuitive in the marketing world, where the demand for unique content is quite high. But this is not entirely the case:
- A website consists of approx. 40% unique marketing content, while the remaining 60% could be reused as needed.
- A marketing text has to be unique due to SEO reasons, but Google is happy if the text is at least 30% unique.
- A newsletter consists of only up to 50% unique text. The rest is reusable text, such as the footer or promotional terms and conditions.
- A blog article can be written in reusable modules that you can mix and match to create new blog articles.
- An application is not ranked by search engines and can reuse text blocks from the website.
Identify the reusability potential of your content, and scale up your content production and localization.
Content strategy
CaaS is concerned not only with the scalability of content in terms of volumes but also quality. In this context, quality is defined by whether or not a text fulfills its intended purpose. But how can you know this?
It's not easy to measure the performance of content and to assess its overall contribution to a successful business. Content strategy comes with tools for tailoring communication based on your audience's needs, and for measuring the performance of content with objective metrics.
Use storytelling, analytics, and A/B testing to improve and measure the performance of your content. Rewrite and re-localize the web or app pages that receive the least attention from your audience, and see if their reaction changes. Play with different approaches to your promotional materials, different tonality, structure, layout. Find out what works best and keep on doing it.
Branding used to be the buzz word in the online business world. Nowadays, it's all about telling a story, being authentic, being real, and generally writing your message the way your audience wants to hear it.
Create storyboards, think about your user's journey and don't forget that you're not the protagonist. Your user is. You are merely showing the way. To use a popular Star Wars analogy, your user is Luke Skywalker and you are Obi-Wan Kenobi.
How to prepare for the transition to CaaS
Content is a Pandora box that many are reluctant to open. Sorting through the complexity of content creation and localization requirements, as well as production tools and workflows can be a daunting task.
Fortunately, a step-by-step aproach can simplify this process. This is what I recommend for your transition to CaaS.
1. Analyse your content
Before embarking on the journey of offering Content as a Service, it's a good idea to have a look at your organization's content and decide if this is the right way to go.
- Do you have multiple platforms and channels?
- Do you manage content in several CMS tools?
- Do you also manage content in files stored in local folders?
- Do you spend a lot of time copy-pasting text?
- Do you write and localize the same content over and over?
- Do you localize content in various languages on a regular basis?
I realized that we were localizing the same content over and over, during a quality management project that lasted three quarters of a year. During this time we performed various localization tests of several websites and mobile applications and had a look at roughly 80% of the company's content.
Everyone was convinced that a high percentage of the content produced was unique. At the same time, we were expected to keep localization costs down, by using a translation memory tool. Which is a paradox in itself: if the content is unique, how can we reuse translations?
Fortunately, the reality was not as paradoxical, and we could indeed reuse a lot of our translations, granted the source text was always written consistently. Which it wasn't. Because everyone in the company had access to edit all the content. Anytime.
We understood soon enough that we were simply wasting our content creation and localization resources, and that we badly needed a centralized content management approach.
2. Choose your CMS tool
One of the biggest advantages of a decoupled or headless content management system is that it makes your content future proof. As new technologies arise, you can connect to the same content source with minimal effort.
As I played around with the idea of single source publishing and content reusability, I started by looking into CCMS tools from the technical communications world. The big advantage these tools have is, that they offer the most extensive content management features. The disadvantage is that they don't offer a good content distribution solution.
After several presentations and feedback rounds from my colleagues in the technical teams, it was clear that I needed to move on and look for a different type of tool. This is when I came across the concept of headless CMS.
A headless CMS is a decoupled content management system built specifically for web and mobile application developers. The big advantage is that it offers a solid content distribution solution via web API. The disadvantage is, that the content management features are not as extensive as those offered by a CCMS tool, and some UI customisation is required.
After a proof of concept, we decided to go for a headless CMS. Again, I will not name any tools specifically, but if you search CCMS tool and headless CMS you will find great articles online.
3. Create your content model
Once you decided on a content management tool, it's time to think about a content model. This is a very important step in your CaaS project, but don't worry if you don't get it 100% right from the start.
In-house copywriting or localization teams are a great place to start with your model, as these are the teams that already know a great deal about your content. Your marketing team is another source of valuable information, especially when it comes to layouts, and any other formal requirements for text, such as character limitations, for promotional content.
After gathering the specific information for each and every content type, it's time to approach your product managers and technical teams. They will fill in the market, legal and technical requirements for your content model.
Armed with the knowledge you acquired from your colleagues, you can go ahead and put the puzzle pieces together. The content model should be simple and understandable to everyone.
When I did the proof of concept for my project, I had the idea of creating a single content model for 10 websites and 10 applications. And although those websites and applications are quite similar in content and structure, I came to the conclusion that this was not a sustainable approach.
It was adding a lot of complexity to tagging, searching and reusing the texts. It was also difficult to create a model for a content type that would cover the requirements of so many different platforms. Keep your content model flexible and scalable.
4. Define your collaboration workflows
In most organizations, content belongs to everyone and to no one. Content should be great, but nobody defines how. Acceptance criteria? Not when it comes to content. As long as it's done before the launch and the pages and apps are filled with something resembling a human language, everything is fine.
In case something goes wrong, it's the fault of that copywriter who can't write or that translator who makes word-by-word translations. Why is it so hard to find good people these days?
Well, things are not as simple as they seem. A good text doesn't require only a good copywriter or translator, but also a good requestor, who knows what she wants to achieve with that text.
Content has multiple layers and various people in the company need to collaborate in order to make it successful. When you define your collaboration workflows, think about the following points:
- Content owners
- Content strategy
- Briefing
- Localization kit
- Stylesheets
- Legal requirements
- Copywriting
- Localization
- Proofreading
- Approving
- Publishing
- Maintaining
- Archiving
CaaS can only work if the different stakeholders involved in content production take ownership of their part in the process. A good collaboration workflow allows you to scale up your content production, as new channels and products are introduced in your organization.
5. Define your content distribution model
You have a versatile decoupled content management tool, a flexible content model and you defined your collaboration workflows. Nothing can stop you from creating the best content.
But, the end goal of that awesome content is to reach the end customer. Content distribution is a crucial part of a CaaS project. For this, you will have to work closely with your front-end team(s), and other technical owners and managers.
With a headless CMS, your content distribution will most probably be done with the help of a RESTful web API. REST, or Representational State Transfer, is a flexible API that can return multiple types of calls and works with various formats, such as .xml or .json. API, or Application Programming Interface, is the part of a server that receives requests and sends responses. For example, every time you check your Facebook, you are making an API request to Facebook's server, and the API sends you the desired page.
When defining your content distribution model, it's important to remember that the content production lifecycle, is not the same as the software lifecycle. Content doesn't have a development, testing, staging and production instance, but it is always written and delivered in its final format. Your content creators don't have to maintain staging and production versions of the content.
Localization and content production have to be seen in the broader context of today's content landscape with its multi-channel publishing, marketing and technology requirements, and globalization.
A good content management solution and a well thought content strategy are prerequisites for multi-channel publishing.
Content as a Service promises to create a sustainable ecosystem for scalable content production and localization, and it's here to stay.
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Colin Campbell Sports continue to provide specialist equipment and teamwear for sports teams across the country. With over thirty years of experience, the standard of their service and the quality of their kit remains as high as ever. Hearts of Beath JFC recently used the services of Colin Campbell Sports and their club secretary, Carrie Anne Patterson, spoke to YFS, to share their experience with the company and their delight with their new kit.
Patterson is one of the four club founders for Hearts of Beath in addition to her role as club secretary. The club was established in July 2016 but has already grown at an impressive rate. Patterson said, "We started with approximately forty kids and we are now up to one hundred and thirty kids over eleven teams. We have gone from strength to strength."
Hearts of Beath FC's youth teams play their football in the Fife Football Development League. The Cowdenbeath-based side have teams covering all age groups from 2003's to 2012's, and are always on the lookout for new players in order to encourage as many youngsters to play football as possible.
The club are also eager to develop their coaches, many of whom are currently undergoing SYFA coaching qualifications to ensure that they are providing the highest standard of coaching to their players. Patterson said, "We were recently awarded our Quality Mark through the SYFA, which is a fantastic achievement for our club which has only been running for seven months."
However the club are not only striving to attain the highest standards through their coaching. They are also aiming for high standards in their kit and equipment through Colin Campbell Sports. Patterson said, "We have purchased training kits, tracksuit tops and full match kit from Colin Campbell Sports for all of our kids. The service and quality has, so far, been fantastic."
Colin Campbell Sports have a selection of brands to choose from including their four major brands: Nike, Adidas, Macron and Stanno. Hearts of Beath have opted for Stanno, and are very satisfied with their kit. Patterson said, "The club's match kits are maroon and white, and our training kit is blue and black with a maroon zip-up top. We have also been featured in the 2017 Stanno Kit book which is published all over Europe. This is another great achievement for the club." She added, "All in all, what a fantastic seven months!"
It certainly has been, and everyone at YFS wishes Hearts of Beath FC all the best for the rest of the season, and congratulates Colin Campbell Sports on another satisfied club at their outset.


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AN academy to train volunteers to deliver essential road safety education to communities across the UK was launched today.
Aimed primarily at making streets safer for youngsters, the academy is being set up by Huddersfield-based road safety charity Brake and delivery company FedEx.
Volunteers will receive training from Brake road safety experts and will become academy "graduates" in a particular road safety topic.
These graduates will then pass on practical advice to thousands of road users.
Brake is taking action because of their grave concern over child safety on the roads. On average, six under-18s die every week on Britain's roads, 115 are seriously injured and 776 receive minor injuries.
Overall, road crashes are the second biggest killer of children in Britain and the single biggest killer of 15 to 19-year-olds.
Brake chief executive Mary Williams said: "We know thousands of people want to improve road safety in their communities, but they often don't know where to start.
"The academy is open to anyone who can volunteer their time to help others.
"Brake will `train the trainers', provide plenty of support and resources, and will keep in regular touch with them to ensure their success."
She said the academy hoped to train nearly 300 volunteers in its first year.


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