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Rethink Group has rebranded and repositioned its open market recruitment business.
Now known as 'rethink', the new aesthetic comes with a refreshed outlook which emphasises the company's offering of 'streamlined' recruitment services, in a bid to meet the changing needs of hirers and business leaders.
Explaining the brand's transition, Rethink Group CEO, Andy Lord, said, "For years we'd told people that rethink was different, but the time was right for us to rebrand, to cut the jargon and to actually prove that proposition.
"Experience is everything when it comes to marketing contemporary brands; we've embraced that by creating a proposition that really conveys how great the experience of working with us is - for both candidates and for clients."
Harking back to its IT roots, the business has also prioritised the market it began trading in more than a decade ago – putting an emphasis back on tech talent and helping businesses struggling to find well-skilled digital people. The rebrand also repositions the company's services over its products - notably its expertise in successfully executing recruitment campaigns, talent management services and training to both clients and candidates.
Lord added, "Back in 2005 when we founded rethink in its original form, we were pioneering in helping clients in the IT world; that's an area that's ceased to exist in its former segregated form as tech's permeated every aspect of every business – whether leaders like it or not.
"It's our job now to use our contacts and help clients understand the rapidly shifting tech landscape and how they can bring great people in to service the complex range of digital roles that are emerging within their business – whilst also helping great candidates find the right roles through letting our consultancy services shine through."
The brand repositioning and new aesthetic comes from rethink's in-house marketing agency The Lab. Formed in January 2017, the agency handles all marketing strategy and creative development for Rethink Group brands as well as extending its services to rethink clients looking to enhance their employer value proposition.
Lisa Mahoney, head of The Lab, commented, "Recruitment is so far behind other industries when it comes to marketing - which is a real shame given the synergy between the two sectors.
"The Lab puts an end to that for rethink - and the broader Rethink Group. We're recruitment's best kept secret, working hard to realign the perception of our own brands as well as the EVP of our clients' brands. It's a distinctive revolutionary approach that the sector as a whole could learn from."


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Sichuan Opera
The libretto of Sichuan Opera is humorous and flushed with vivid expressions and local characteristics.
Nov 10, 2014
"Face-changing" is a special technique in the performance of Sichuan Opera, involving consummate skills to change of masks in quick successions in order to show different emotions and feelings of the characters.
Nov 13, 2014
Sichuan Opera a draw as Chengdu'goes global'
Inscribed on the national intangible heritage list in 2006, the ancient art form is widely known for less constrained singing than the more popular Peking Opera.
Jun 17, 2014
Sichuan opera discovers the world's a stage
With a growing number of young people pursuing a career in Sichuan opera, the ancient art form is embracing a dramatic revival。


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Vocalist with STEM's
Okay, you've got your stems in hand and you're ready to head to the studio, what do you need to know?
First off, you'll want to make sure your stems are at the highest sample rate and bit depth as possible. You do not need anything larger than 96k 32bit files but they need to be wav or aiff files. DO NOT TAKE MP3 FILES TO THE STUDIO. Ask your engineer what he prefers if you are unsure. Those 96k files sound wonderful but are large and process intensive for computers and if he doesn't have a powerful enough system to process those files, you could add HOURS to your mixing process. HOURS equal money, DOLLA, DOLLA BILL, YAWL! It's your producer's job to keep your project on budget as well as meet your albums sonic requirements. It's your engineer's job to deliver those sonic requirements, not to tell you how good your take was. Great engineers will do both but in a perfect world you want him focused on the sonics of your music and vocals. The more jobs anyone's mind has the less focus each task has but obviously budget is always a factor.
Expect twenty to thirty minutes on the high end for your files to load into Pro-Tools or whatever preferred DAW your engineer might be using but before you jump into the vocal booth and make sure that the music sounds the way you remembered it. If the snare is too loud in the control room it will be too loud in your headphones. Get that rough mix where you want it while rehearsing your song in the control room. You're in the studio because you want a professional record so act like a professional and prepare for your session. How should you prepare for your session? You should know your lyrics without your iphone or any sheets of paper. Your engineer should not have to edit out you turning pages and you should not sound like your reading. Learning your lyrics in advance gives you and your producer the opportunity to focus on how your lyrics should FEEL, not what you should be saying. Being unprepared is an easy way to kill everyone's vibe.
Before you record one take, listen to the music in your headphones and practice your lyrics a few times, listening to the way your vocals sound in the room you're going to record in. I find it helpful to dim the light or turn them completely out, close my eyes and hear my vocal against the music while practicing. If you're supposed to sound like you're in an ampletheater, find that tone in your vocal before you start adding reverb. If you need to sound intimate, like you're talking to a lover, you need to sound that way with a dry vocal. Maybe move back or closer to the mic or to the side of the mic, switch mics or change your tone or maybe all three. You need to feel the way you want that vocal to sound before you begin to record. You're not looking for the perfect take, you should find your perfect emotion first. Now you're ready to record.


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Friday, March 5, 2010
Whats In a Name?
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I'm guessing this was a scheduled post considering the heartbreaking post on the other blog. I'm still in pain for ya brother. Signed Brain (that's what I usually get for Brian)ReplyDelete
nothing autograph related, but former teachers and coworkers have difficulty with my name. Not my last name. My first. The most common spelling for my name that I see regularly?ReplyDelete
Brain. I'm not sure how to take that. I guess the Hooked on Phonics generation just can't get over the fact that the last syllable in my name is "in".
HA! See? We posted the same thing at the same time...ReplyDelete
Try getting things signed to "Johngy"!ReplyDelete
I thought that I had a card made out to Zack, but it turns out that I am wrong. A cursive k and h look almost identical anyways. I do have one card that looks like it was made out to Jach, though (or so I've been told).ReplyDelete
I'm terribly sorry to hear about your collection. Having been robbed blind once myself, I know the feling. I hope that you are able to recover as much of it as possible.
I gave up my "C" for Lent.ReplyDelete
I'm not an autograph collector so I don't ask people address their signatures to me.ReplyDelete
However, I cannot tell you how many times I have been called or addressed as "Gary." It has to be in the hundreds in my lifetime. WTF?
- AnonymousMarch 9, 2010 at 12:51 AM
love the story..... i always try to get them to make it out to me but they just sign and keep going... The D-Train signed for me at a show and made it out to fredo which i taught was funny ... And what up with your collection did something happen??


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On the 28th of January 2016, Pope Francis has received for an audience the members of the Italian Committee for Bioethics of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers presided by Professor Lorenzo d' Avack at the Consistory Hall.
Professor d' Avack, having expressed a heartfelt thanks to the Holy Father on behalf of all the members of the Committee for having conceded the audience (it has been the first audienceto be granted to the Italian Committee for Bioethics), has retraced all the principal stages of the history of the Committee starting from 1990, the year in which it has been founded. Professor has remarked all the duties carried out by the Committee and he has focused in particular on the elaboration of Opinions which are addressed to the society and to the political entourage even in order to orientate the formulation of legislative acts and always keeping the orientation towards the safeguard of fundamental rights and the values as they are expressed.
During the past 25 years the Committee has published more than 150 documents regarding bioethical topics which are deemed to be mostly relevant for nowadays society: the beginning and the end of life, the medical bioethics, the conditions and the protection of women and of most vulnerable people (minors, elderlies, incapable people, detainees, poor people living in poor countries etc.); the topic of emerging or so-called "border" technologies; frequently remarked considerations on the human intervention on the environment, on the flora and on the fauna.
Professor d'Avack, in addition to the promotion of a stronger synergy with European and International institutions, has drawn the attention on the fact that the relation with new generations has been strengthened, even through the organization of the "Conference for Schools" which took place in different Italian cities in order to discuss the most topical bioethical issues together with young people. At the end of his speech, Professor d' Avack, has given to the Holy Father all the publications containing the most recent opinions of the National Committee for Bioethics.
The Pope, within his speech, has highlighted the importance of the activity carried out by the National Committee for Bioethics within such a wide field, in which an in-depth analysis on topics comprehended between the beginning and the end of the life and on the protection of most vulnerable subjects has been conducted. Moreover he has recognized the merit of the National Committee for Bioethics for having always attributed an important relevance to the respect of the psycho-physical integrity of the human being and to the safeguard of the health, considering the person, intended also from the point of view of his or her singularity, as an aim and never as a mean, according to an ethical principle which is deeply shared by the Church even with regard to the applications of biotechnologies within the medical field. The Pope has encouraged the Committee to examine in-depth three topical themes:
- The interdisciplinary analysis of the causes of the "environmental degeneration" and the formulation of guidelines for Governments in order to stimulate interventions of conservation, preservation and care of the environment as an ecosystem, which includes all the living organisms (animals, vegetable organisms, human beings), in order to remark the central importance of the role of humans in relation to the respect of animals and of the environment and finally in order to define essential conditions for the protection of future generations.
- The attention to the aspect of disability and marginalization (the "culture of rejection") of vulnerable subjects within a society which is set on competition and on the acceleration of progress.
the speech of Pope Francis
Address of His Holiness Pope Francis
to the National Bioethics Committee
Consistory Hall
January 28th, 2016
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,
I warmly welcome all of you, and I thank President Prof. d'Avack for the kind words with which he introduced our meeting.
I am glad to express the Church's appreciation to the fact that the National Bioethics Committee was established in Italy, at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, more than 25 years ago. Everyone is aware of how sensitive the Church is to ethical issues. However, not everybody notices that the Church does not claim any privileged space in this field. On the contrary, it is satisfied when the civil conscience, at different levels, is able to reflect, distinguish and operate on the basis of free and open rationality, and fundamental values of the individual and the society. In fact, this responsible civic maturity is the sign that the announcement of the Gospel- this one revealed and entrusted to the Church- is bearing fruit, succeeding in promoting the research of the truth, the good and the beauty in complex human and ethical issues.
Essentially, it consists of serving the whole mankind, men and women - as was recalled- with particular care and attention for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals, who struggle to make their voice heard, or still cannot or no longer can have it heard. The Church and the civil community meet and collaborate on this field according to their respective and specific commitment.
This Committee dealt more than once with the respect for the integrity of the human being and the protection of health from conception to natural death, considering the person, in his singularity, always as an end and never simply as a means. This ethical principle is also important with regard to biotechnological applications in the medical field, which can never be used in a way that is harmful to human dignity and never be guided solely by industrial and commercial purposes.
Bioethics was born to compare, through critical effort, the reasons and conditions required by the human dignity with the developments of science and biological and medical technologies, which, progressing at such a fast pace, risk to focus only on utility and profit.
How difficult identifying such reasons may be at times, and in how many different ways they are argued, is evidenced by the Opinions formulated by the National Bioethics Committee. Therefore, the commitment for the challenging research of the ethical truth needs to be attributed to those who worked at it, especially in a field marked by relativism and not very confident in the capacity of human reason. You are all aware that this research on complex bioethical issues is not easy, and a harmonious conclusion is not always rapidly reached. This conclusion requires humility and realism and does not fear debate between opposite positions. Finally, witnessing the truth contributes to the maturation of the civil consciousness.
In particular, I would like to encourage your work in specific areas which I briefly recall.
- The interdisciplinary analysis of the causes of environmental degradation. I hope that the Committee may formulate guidelines in the fields related to biological sciences in order to stimulate actions of conservation, preservation and care of the environment. In this field, a comparison between biocentric and anthropocentric theories is appropriate in order to look for paths that recognize the proper centrality of man, together with other living beings and the whole environment, also to help define the essential conditions for the protection of future generations. Once, when I talked about the protection of future generations, a skeptic and disheartened scientist told me, "Please tell me, Father, will there be any?"
- The issue of disability and marginalization of vulnerable individuals, in a society tending towards competition, and the acceleration of progress. It is the challenge of opposing the "culture of waste", which takes on many forms, such as treating human embryos as material that can be discarded, in the same way, sick and elderly people close to death.
- An ever greater effort towards an international comparison in view of a possible and desired, even though complex, harmonization of standards and rules of biological and medical activities, rules that recognize fundamental values and rights.
Finally, I would like to express my appreciation given your Committee has sought to identify strategies in order to stimulate public awareness, starting from school, on bioethics issues, such as the understanding of biotechnological progress.
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your visit and for this moment of reflection and encounter. God bless each one of you and your valuable work. I promise I will remember all of you in my prayers and I trust that you will do the same for me. Thank you.


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What Is a Fuel Control Module?by Brooke Bowers
The fuel control module in your car is a crucial bit of machinery. With its numerous components, it controls how efficiently your fuels are used to cool, control and run your vehicle.
Inside your fuel control module are different pieces that control how your fuel is used. There is a piston-metering pump to run and cool internal machinery like the motor. There is also a flow divider that uses pressure-sensitive output flow valves to distribute fuel to the burner nozzles.
Inner Feedback Loop
Alongside the pump and the flow divider, there is an inner feedback loop that controls the flow of fuel into the engine. The inner feedback loop works to ensure that the ratio balance between the air and fuel is maintained.
Outer Feedback Loop
The outer feedback loops works with an exhaust-gas oxygen (EGO) sensor to remedy the amount of oxygen in the system if there is a sudden, unexpected problem. It also preserves the oxygen levels to ensure maximum efficiency of the fuel control module, working with the other components to help your vehicle run smoothly.


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Hikari Chan as Dante
When Capcom rebooted Devil May Cry in 2013 and Dante dipped his head in a bucket of John Stamos' hair die, Hikari Chan wasn't happy.
"I died a little inside when I saw that new hairdo," she told me.
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Kathleen Kouril Grieser's fake math
This one has been bugging me for a week but I'm just getting to it now. In last week's TAB, rather bold — and I'd argue entirely unsubstantiated — statement.of anti-housing group Newton Villages Alliance makes this
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text: This Joint Honours course will deepen your understanding of drama and theatre, and give you the opportunity to gain fluency in the language of your choice - French, German, Italian or Spanish. Whether you start at beginners', advanced or native-speaker level, you will study the core language components for the language you have chosen, gaining skills in writing, reading, speaking and listening. All our teaching is led by native speakers. The remainder of your modern languages study will give you an opportunity to explore the literature, art, culture and history of the language area you are studying, from seventeenth-century French theatre to representations of childhood and youth in German culture, and from Italian fashion and design to visual arts from all the corners of the Spanish-speaking world. As a modern linguist, you will develop excellent communication and research skills, and combine lingusitic proficiency with cross-cultural perspectives. In your third year you will have the opportunity to spend a year working, teaching or studying abroad, where you will immerse yourself in another language and culture, truly broadening your horizons in the process. + On graduation you will have language and analytical skills in a modern language together with additional knowledge of culture, society and history, culture and society that will give you a valuable competitive edge in an increasingly globalised world. + Our research staff are engaged in research at the highest level internationally; we are in the top 10 of UK Modern Language departments for research quality and the top in London (Research Assessment Exercise 2014). Choosing to study Drama at Royal Holloway will put you at the centre of one of the largest and most influential Drama and Theatre departments in the world. You'll create performances, analyse texts, and bring a range of critical ideas to bear on both. On this course the text and the body, thinking and doing, work together. There's no barrier between theory and practice: theory helps you understand and make the most of practice, while practice sheds light on theory. By moving between the two, you'll find your place as an informed theatre-maker, and by studying a variety of practices, by yourself and with others, you'll get knowledge of the industry as a whole, and learn how your interests could fit into the bigger picture. We are top-rated for teaching and research, with a campus community recognised for its creativity (rated 14th in the world, and 6th in the UK, for Performing Arts in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016). Our staff cover a huge range of theatre and performance studies, but we're particularly strong in contemporary British theatre, international and intercultural performance, theatre history, dance and physical theatre, and contemporary performance practices. You'll be taught in incredible performance spaces you won't find anywhere else, each perfectly enhancing our teaching and research strengths: + the state of the art Caryl Churchill Theatre for exploring issues around contemporary theatre + a converted 'found space' 19th century Boilerhouse studio, a stunning backdrop for movement work + The only permanent Noh stage outside of Japan, which is reflective of our unrivalled international outlook. In the event of a no-deal Brexit, we will commit to providing 2019 and 2020 entry students with a subsidy equivalent to current Erasmus+ funding (where this would have previously been funded by the Erasmus+ scheme). To find out more visit the Erasmus+ page.


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ALUMINUM CAN & PLASTIC BOTTLES RECYCLINGCertified by the State of California, SA Recycling has several locations authorized to reimburse the official California Redemption Value (CRV) for your aluminum cans, plastic and glass beverage containers purchased in California. We are committed to giving you a convenient, simple process combined with top prices, all within a safe environment.
How does the California CRV program work? Consumers pay CRV (California Refund Value) when they purchase beverages from a retailer located in California, which is refunded when the consumer redeems the containers at a California Certified Recycling Center.
We also accept aluminum cans at our Las Vegas, Nevada locations as well as our Phoenix, Arizona and Texas locations. Aluminum cans purchased in Nevada or Arizona recycling centers are not paid CRV prices.


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Lakeside Group's Courtney Smith has always been a passionate animal advocate. She had volunteered with other groups for over 8 years and had been involved in all aspects of rescue- from critical care to fostering to fundraising to bookkeeping and everything in between! Her and two fellow animal rescue lovers were inspired to start their own rescue when they discovered Betty Davis, a Pit Bull used as a bait dog in a dog fighting ring. After several local rescues refused to take in Betty, they decided it was the perfect time to start Voices in the Dark Animal Rescue. In August of 2013, they filed paperwork and officially incorporated the rescue.
This past August, Voices celebrated their one year anniversary. It was a black-tie dinner celebrated in the primate exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks zoo. The night was filled with music, dancing and silent auctions. They even had a surprise guest, Cleveland's very own, Dick Goddard, from Fox8 News!
For more about Voices: www.voicesinthedark.org
Courtney Smith, The Lakeside Group Associates, was recently featured in YFS Magazine!
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Our students have been given a unique opportunity to become book reviewers through the cooperation of Flamingnet and our local county library. The county library is paying the small fee for our students to join Flamingnet as reviewers. If their application is accepted the students choose books from a list to review. Once the book arrives the students reads the book, writes a review, and gets to keep the book. How much better could it get? Students are reading and writing about books on a site started by a student and his dad. We are just getting started with this program, but already there is much interest. Parents, for your child to participate they must return a signed note explaining the program in detail along with recommendations for how you and your child can choose books best suited for them.
September 22, 2008
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September 21, 2008
SchooledPosted by libraryqueen under Elementary Fiction, Humorous Books, Middle School, Realistic Fiction | Tags: Book Reviews |
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Capricorn (Cap) is being thrown to the sharks. Not literally, but almost! He is going to school for the first time ever as an eighth grader. He does not know what a television is, doesn't know why he has a locker, and why he can't legally drive. Cap has been home schooled by his grandmother who has somehow managed to stay permanently lodged in the sixties. She has taught him the philosophies of freedom and a hatred of capitalism and government but she neglected to teach him the skills that will help him survive eighth grade; how to detect spitballs, and know when someone is playing him for a fool.
I enjoyed this book. I was rooting for Capricorn as he endured the pressures of a new situation. In fact I was more concerned about the situations than Cap was. He did not even know enough to worried or upset about the situations. Most of the characters were believable except the principal. The principal was more of a fool than any principal I have ever encountered. What principal gives signed checks to an eight grader even if he has to be out of town? Another very unbelievable plot problem revolved around everyone being invited to tie dye their clothing with the 8th grade president. It is a BIG school. The art room would not hold all the students at one time. If you have ever been in a real school the glaring "wrongness" of it does not sit right. Even though I had to gloss over this part of the plot I was impressed with fellow outsider Hugh Winkleman. At first he appreciated Cap for helping him to move up the ladder of social status. Finally, he is not the student picked on the most. Hugh is able to sit through lunch without getting hit by spitballs. Later, he realizes he likes Cap for who he is and still appreciates that he is not being pestered as much this year. When Cap becomes a school hero Hugh teams up with the bully but Hugh's motive is to help Cap.
This book is told through each of the main character's voices. Each chapter title is a person's name and the chapter is told through their point of view. I think middle school students will find it funny and enlightening. The realities of wedgies and spitballs will resonant with most readers while they are given some general insights into the reasons some students bully others.
September 21, 2008
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Oh my, what can I say about this book? It is the hardest and easiest book to read. It is easy to read because the sentences are short and it is told through a young girls words. It is hard to read because I know there are young girls experiencing this situation even today. It is the story of a young girl in India who is sold by her stepfather. She thinks she is going to the city which she has never seen to be a maid. She accepts this situation with grace and dignity. But the buyers want more than a cleaning woman. She is sold into prostitution. The story is tastefully told with the young girls feelings well expressed. This book is emotionally very powerful. Because of the mature content I would not recommend it to students below high school level. But, parents might feel their junior high students could handle the book. Discussion of this book might help change the world situation.
There is so much to admire about the writing in this book. The joy and happiness of a Lakshmi's life in India is seen along with the poverty of her village. The dignity of her mother is contrasted with the stepfather who deserves no admiration. Lakshmi's life is simple and her trip to the city exposes her to things she has never seen or known. (electricy, televisions etc) Her innocence is sharply contrasted with the adults who traffic in human beings for a living. The worked she if forced to do is contrasted with the kindness of people caught in the same trap. In the end Lakshmi's courage shapes her future.
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September 20, 2008
Coraline by Neil GaimanPosted by libraryqueen under Elementary Fiction, Movie Tie In, Uncategorized, Undiscovered Treasures | Tags: Book Reviews |
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For those who like well written scary books, put this one on your list. Coraline finds a door that leads to another apartment that looks just like hers. Only in the OTHER apartment there lives an OTHER mother and father with black button eyes and magic ways. The other mother wants to keep Coraline for herself and never let her see her real parents again. In fact, the other mother makes Coraline's parents disappear. Coraline must find a way to escape, rescue her real parents, and help release more of the captives.
A talking cat contributes much to the adventure. This conversation captures the personality of both charcters.
"But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it?"
"Easy," said the cat. "Think of somebody walking around the world. You start out walking away from something and end up coming back to it.:
"Small world," said Coraline.
"It's is big enough for her said the cat." "Spiders' webs only have to be big enough to catch flies."
Coraline shivered.
To be honest the cover of this book did not attact me. I looked at it, read the back, looked at the cover again, and put it back on the shelf. But, I am constantly getting asked for a "scary book" and I was running low on ideas for some students. That is when I remembered this book and decided to give it a try. I am so glad I did. For someone who does "not do" scary books this one had just the right touch. The illustrations added so much to the story.
I wrote this post on Saturday. Today, (Sunday) I was delighted to open my in-box and find an interview with Niel Gaiman in the Good Reads newsletter. They also said a movie is coming soon.


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Clare egg drop event Saturday at Municipal Airport
Clare's annual egg drop event will be Saturday at the Clare Municipal Airport (enter at Washington Road), with registration beginning at 10 a.m.
More than 1,800 plastic eggs will be dropped from an airplane. Youth ages 12 and under are welcome (with parent participation) to retrieve the eggs and to redeem them for candy.
In an effort to accommodate the hundreds of people expected for this event, three drops will be planned, each according to age. If you have children in multiple age groups, you are free to choose one drop to participate in. The drop times are:
* Ages 0-4 : 11 a.m. (Parents must accompany the child on the field)
* Ages 5-8: 11:30 a.m.
* Ages 9-12: Noon
Before and after the egg drop, local organizations will offer children's activities. If there is inclement weather, the planes will not be able to fly, however there still will be an egg "hunt" on the ground. Volunteers are needed before and during this event. If you would like to volunteer, contact Parks and Recreation at (989) 386-7541 ext. 213 or email@example.com.


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(17-07-2019, 12:50 PM)Lolwutburger Wrote:(17-07-2019, 12:11 PM)Ghostiesfm Wrote: Are you using random bush's texture converter? I think it has something to do with that and it probably needs to be updated I posted about the issue on his forum thread yesterday so hopefully it can be fixed soon!
So far I been saving .blends without normals and just applying a bunch of rim light stuff to make the model look decent enough
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A consortium of buyers, led by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, has agreed to buy MultiPlan Inc., a health-care cost-management service provider.
The consortium's members comprise of GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund and Leonard Green & Partners.
According to sources involved in the deal, Multiplan could valued at about $7.5bn.
As per the company's statement, Starr Investment Holdings and Partners Group will retain minority investments in MultiPlan.
Barclay's Plc, Goldman Sachs and Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett are advising the buyers whilst JP Morgan Chase and Kirkland & Ellis LLP are advising Multiplan.
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How To Make Money Online Guaranteed
This report is very valuable to anyone starting a home business or anyone already joined to a home business opportunity. I hate to bag other companies but the fact of the matter is that people fail online all the time. The direct result of this is usually due to a poor product or service that you are promoting. Many people try to promote a product nobody wants purely because some bozo has told you that it is the best thing to hit the net since email.
Many gurus out there promote their service then once they have made the sale they leave you out for dead, this is very common in a lot of services and I hate to see it. Why do they do this you ask, simply because they dont have the time and if they helped everyone they would have no time to make money for themselves. Now this isnt the case with all programs and that is why I have succeeded and with little effort on my part. So do your research and find a program that will provide you with online support all the way through and teach you everything you need to know(They are out their).
There are so very many ways to get traffic to your site and it is crucial to your success, take the time to find free info just look it up in the search engines. I highly recommend anyone AGAINST buying e-books and other expensive books. Why pay for them when you can get all the information for free. Say you wanted an e-book entitled why am I part of the 95% of internet marketers that fail, you would go to the search engine type free info or free download then why am I part of the 95% of internet marketers that fail. Try it for anything you can usually find what you are looking for.
The best way to succeed is to learn of others who have already made money themselves, go to forums post your questions. It is one of the quickest ways to get your questions answered, people there are usually internet marketers with a lot of experience and you can tell generally their experience by how many posts they have made. Also take notice of how people advertise on those forums, try to keep track of what pulls you in and what doesnt. Imitate their ads for your own use, this doesnt mean copy it word for word write it in your own words and track what works and what doesnt.
In conclusion to make money online you must:
- Find a product or service that actually has a lot of demand
- Find a program that offers you constant support
- Make sure it tells you EVERYTHING you need to sell the service or product
- Find a mentor that you can follow and copy so to speak
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Everton Wilson has posted additional details on his campaign for mayor of Hoboken. You can see his campaign website here. Among his top seven listed issues: taxation, transparency, infrastructure and noise violations. In addition, Everton noted his support for the local homeless shelter and urged others to get involved.
Everton's career spans 14 years in the consulting industry, 11 in financial services combining IT and management. Currently pursuing a PhD at Stevens here in Hoboken, Everton holds a Masters and a Bachelors degree from New York University.
Although we don't know how his uptown fund raiser went the other night, Everton's website now leaves Frank "Pupie" Raia, Kimberly Glatt, and Patricia Waiters as the only candidates without an internet platform for their respective campaigns with five weeks remaining in the winner take all mayoral election. The election will be held November 3rd.
Everton indicated his participation in two upcoming debates October 14th and the second October 21st. Details will be posted when available.
Update 12:05: Although we had just searched yesterday, we have found out Kimberly Glatt does have a webpage up now. It's not a complete platform but offers a biography of her experience.
Former Municipal Court Judge Kimberly Glatt
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Update 4:25: According to the candidate, more than two dozen people attended the official Everton Wilson fundraiser at Lua.


text: We watched a TV reality show last night. It doesn't matter which one because they're all the same; people are made to jump through hoops- in pursuit of some goal that is of importance to them, but of no conceivable interest to the viewing public- and the more they fuck up the more the camera loves them. I got pulled in- and there I was talking half to the screen and half to Ailz, proffering advice and reprimand as if I were the poor saps' guardian angel- or an expert in the activity they were failing at. I suppose a show of this kind could be rigged so you empathise with the poor strugglers, but they never are. Instead you are invited to identify with the guy at the top who has been hired to act as if this competition was his own brilliant idea- and who is pictured descending to judgement, advancing towards those whose butts he is about to kick, down lamplit streets, with fiercely polished shoes going smack, smack, smack on the flagstones.


text: Ann Francis is from San Francisco, California, where she trained with the San Francisco Dance Commons (ODC)'s teen company. She received her BFA in Dance at Adelphi University under the direction of Frank Augustyn, graduating with distinction and a recipient of the Ruth St. Denis Prize. During her studies she spent a term abroad at the London Contemporary Dance School. While at Adelphi, she performed works by Aszure Barton, Orion Duckstein, Jennifer Kreichman, and Adelheid B. Strelick. She has also performed works by Joy Douglas of Douglas & Co, and Parijat Desai's Dance In The Round. Alongside performing, Ann Francis was the Company Administrator for TAKE Dance's 2019 New York Season and a Moving Toward Justice Fellow at Gibney Dance in New York City.


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Assateague Island, a tiny barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of Maryland and Virginia, is home to Assateague Island National Seashore and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. The United Nations has designated Assateague as a World Biosphere Reserve and the U.S. Department of the Interior has designated it a National Natural Landmark. Its pristine beaches, maritime forests, and salt and freshwater marshes are fragile but vital habitats for a spectacular variety of birds, plants and animals. Because of its key position on the Atlantic Flyway, songbirds, shorebirds and raptors migrate through the refuge in spring and fall; herons, egrets, ducks, osprey and the threatened piping plover nest on the refuge; and winter brings thousands of Brandt and Snow Geese and numerous species of ducks. Animals that live on the island include endangered Delmarva fox squirrels, Sika elk, whitetail deer, red fox, river otters and the famous Chincoteague ponies.
As a wildlife artist, I feel that my role is to reveal the unique beauty, power and grace of each creature that shares our world. My goal is to inspire a new level of respect for every living creature and the recognition of how intricately the health and well-being of the natural world are woven into the fabric of our own survival. Until we truly see, we cannot fully understand the devastation that is occurring through loss of habitat and vanishing species. Seeing fosters thinking; thinking fosters action.
With the support of this funding, I'll create a series of approximately 20 small but very detailed paintings depicting the wildlife on Assateague Island during each of the four seasons. I will make numerous trips to Assateague beginning in the winter of 2011 and continuing through fall 2012 to photograph and sketch the wildlife for reference material and hope to have an exhibition of the paintings in 2013. Your contribution will finance the travel expenses; art supplies and custom frames; creation of the various rewards for my contributors; a book of my paintings and photographs from Assateague Island; and the Kickstarter/Amazon fees.
Kickstarter projects are all-or-nothing funding so I'll only receive your pledges if my total project goal is met by November 11, 2011. Please visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandrablair/seeking-refuge-four-seasons-on-assateague-island to read the proposal and see the video and rewards. Any pledge you can make, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your support.


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World War I Signal Corps Diary Vertical File Manuscript | Southern Illinois University Special Collections Research Center
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Predominant Dates: 1917-1918
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Scope and Contents: One pocket diary covering a period from October 11, 1917, to May 2, 1918, describing training exercises at Camp Dix, New Jersey. Unidentified diarist from the New York City area belonged to Company "A", 303rd Field Signal Battalion, 78th Division. Activities include training in radio, semaphore, and buzzer signaling, as well as general camp duties. Diarist often took the train home for part of each weekend.


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Prepare yourself to a very feisty fashion match Thursday night on channel France 5 with the airing of a super documentary featuring two leading icons of fashion.
On the one hand Coco Chanel, creator of the little black dress, on the other, her great rival Elsa Schiaparelli, inventor of shocking pink. Two charismatic and avant-garde women at the origin of two haute couture houses, in direct competition for the spotlight in the socialite salons of Paris during the 20's. A duel at the top.
We like: high-end umpires such as Karl Lagerfeld, the editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar London and Marisa Berenson, the actress and grand daughter of Elsa.
Chanel – Schiaparelli, black versus pink, Thursday 6 February at 9h35pm on France 5 TV.


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I'm going to call Traxxas in the morning but I thought I'd post it here too.
Aircraft won't arm it self. I'm getting the following notification in the APP: "PreArm: AHRS not healthy"
No, just recording. I guess the GPS antenna in the spoiler/bridge is just too sensative to interference. What's funny is with the GoPro off it's fine, but turn it on and it will lose the signal.
So I want to mount my GoPro Hero3 to the top of the Aton for a FPV type of video. I'll still be flying LOS. In a test flight tonight, the Aton would not establish a GPS lock until I removed the...


text: This afternoon, Assemblyman (and maybe Congressional candidate) Hakeem Jeffries responded to allegation on his Facebook page that he was cozying up to well-heeled charter school supporters in an effort to raise campaign cash. "There is no more important issue to the community than improving the quality of public education," he said. "And regardless of the Read More


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Set in sought-after lakeside complex, affectionately known as "Tanderra Village" built in 1979. But this property is vastly different, being a "fully renovated" 2 bedroom x 1 bathroom gardenside villa. Large living/dining room complimented with gorgeous porcelain floor tiling opening onto a large rear courtyard with patio. The master bedroom with a full length built in robe provides those sumptuous feels.
Features include:
* Porcelain floor tiling and decorative ceiling cornices along with coffered ceilings creates a stylish look and feel
* As new kitchen with "black galaxy" granite benchtops, loads of cupboards (soft close) and stainless steel appliances (fan forced oven and gas hotplate.
* The kitchen also incorporates a laundry with washing machine recess (front loading) and stainless steel laundry sink
* Master bedroom with sliding door built in robe and roller blinds
* Bathroom (original) with combination bathtub and shower
* Excellent quality thick pile carpets in both bedrooms
* Designer push button light switches throughout
* LED feature lighting throughout the main living zone
* Front and rear security screen doors along with security screens on windows
* sewerage available and connected
* Gas available and connected (gas hws, negus point, gas hotplate)
* Front porch overlooking established gardens
* Dedicated storeroom with double doors
* Allocated undercover parking bay
Council Rates: $1344 per annum
Water Rates: $923.65 per annum
Strata Fees: $500 per 1/4
Being sold with Mortgagee exercising power of the sale who has instructed to sell in "as is" condition. For more information and auction terms and conditions contact Kim Findlay 0404 461 174.


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Teen girl who 'texted boyfriend encouragement' as he killed himself was 'intoxicated' by her antidepressants, psychiatrist claims
Michelle Carter is charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of her boyfriend Conrad Roy who killed himself aged 18.
A TEENAGE girl who is accused of texting her boyfriend encouragement as he killed himself was "involuntarily intoxicated" by her antidepressant drugs, according to a psychiatrist.
Michelle Carter, now 20, is accused of manslaughter of her boyfriend Conrad Roy III, who killed himself by carbon monoxide poisoning in 2014.
Prosecutors claim Carter, who was 17 at the time, is criminally responsible for the death as she texted Roy a series of text messages in which she told him to "just do it" and that "tonight is the night" as he was preparing to kill himself.
But now a controversial psychiatrist told a court in Taunton, Massachusetts, that Carter could not be held responsible because she was being treated with the antidepressant drug Celexa which would have altered her brain - making her not understand the impact of her actions.
Dr Peter Breggin said: "She had no notion of wrongfulness on what she was doing," 12WPRI reported.
"The impairment of being on the drugs while you are growing up - while you're brain is maturing, while your frontal lobes are developing - you're talking about being inundated with neurotoxic effects."
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The psychiatrist, who has been banned from testifying in previous cases, was giving evidence to see if he would be allowed to testify in Carter's upcoming manslaughter trial.
Prosecutors criticized Dr Breggin and claimed he was an "extremist".
The judge has not decided if Breggin's testimony will be admitted at trial.
Carter is accused of sending dozen of text messages to her suicidal boyfriend, according to prosecutors.
In one of the messages, which were made public, Carter says: "Always smile, and yeah, you have to just do it. You have everything you need. There is no way you can fail. Tonight is the night. It's now or never."
In another she says: "I just want to make sure you're being serious. Like I know you are, but I don't know.
"You always say you're gonna do it, but you never do. I just want to make sure tonight is the real thing."
She then asks: "When are you gonna do it? Stop ignoring the question."
Roy's body was found in his pickup truck in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on July 13, 2014.
Coroners ruled he died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Carter is due to stand trial in June.
If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans on (free) 116123 or 020 7734 2800.


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Value-added distributor and messaging specialist Techex Communications has set up operation in Australia, with the aim of taking the high ground in what it says is an expanding and lucrative marketplace.
The company has been established for two years in the UK, and in that time has recorded growth of 400 per cent per annum. According to chief executive David Randall, the success in the UK has made international expansion a viable option.
And the reason for that success? Techex has never lost its focus of being a value-added distributor, said Randall.
"If you want to command a premium price and get good margins for what you do you need to be towards the leading edge of the technology," said Randall. "If you want to ensure leadership in a market you have to work with products which have a lot of growth potential left in them. Messaging today is in the same position that networking was back in 1986 - a huge growth opportunity.
"So if we're going to have a value-added model, we need to work with products during a phase in that lifecycle where we can have expertise and knowledge which is greater than further down the channel. The way we put it is, we love to have products and services that are about as user friendly as a cornered rat, as far as the end user sees it. In time, users won't see it that way, but at this moment in time messaging is a black art still. And we're here to overcome all that."
Reseller opportunities
Techex's initial two offerings are an Internet and X.400 messaging product from US company ISOCOR, and networking connectivity products from Eicon Technology. Randall says the range will continue to expand, as Techex grows to provide complete messaging solutions to resellers.
But he says Techex will not rush to sign up every player in the market. "It's more important to say no than to say yes," said Randall. "And once you've got a reasonable coverage of products in your specialty, if you're going to take another on it can only be done if you identify which one you are going to drop."
Of greater importance to Techex is ensuring that opportunities exist for its resellers in the marketplace. "And the essential ingredient is a very strong demand creation unit," said Randall. "This means you go out and work in the corporate marketplace alongside the vendor's people, and you win the business with them. You can't just rely on the resellers to do that in their own right."
Randall said Techex intends to run a series of seminars and roadshows, tied in with shows such as Networld+Interop, to promote the company and attract resellers. He said that ideally Techex is trying to reach networking resellers with a high degree of proficiency.
"This is still a complex product, but there are no limits to who we will talk to, provided they have a focus on specific application areas in the market, and they can properly address the needs of the user," he said.
As for the products it will service, ISOCOR is relatively unknown to many resellers, with its products previously only available through Datacraft. While ISOCOR has grown from an X.400 background, director Aric Bendorf says it now has mature products that service Internet messaging as well.
As for whether one technology is better than another, he says this is very much up to individual needs.


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Covid – 19
In light of the Corona Virus we at Visit Howth would like to reach out to the community at large to offer assistance to anyone currently in a vulnerable position. If you or anyone you know needs help with the collection of groceries or medicines, we have volunteers who are willing to help you with this and provide 'contactless' drop offs for these essentials. There has also been offers of Ready Meals, Batches of Soup/ Bread etc by community spirited individuals and businesses.
If you feel you may need assistance or are in a position to help with this volunteer effort. Please contact me on 086 275 2784 and we will add you to our group. Visit Howth will coordinate with both volunteers and recipients and be assured that safety of all is our paramount concern.
Click here to keep up to date with everything that Visit Howth are doing for the community during this period.
To all our visitors, the majority of our pubs and restaurants have decided to close to adhere to the rules the HSE and the Government have recommended. We hope you understand, and we're already looking forward to a time where we can all reopen. Remember, please stay inside not just for yourself but for the benefit of those vulnerable. When you are outside, please recognize the importance of social distancing and the impact it can have on reducing this virus tenfold.
Welcome to Howth!
Welcome to the small seaside village of Howth, where the land meets the sea and creates the most amazing natural environments for adventure and the great outdoors. Oozing with history and culture, Howth is one of Dublin's oldest working harbours with it ranking as one of Ireland's busiest fishing ports to date.
Something we're sure of – fresh seafood makes for fine food and entertainment. And with cool niche shopping, some of the most unique outdoor experiences and a broad range of health, fitness and beauty offerings, our little village is a must-see.
For the last 9000 years, Howth has become a hotspot for European itineraries with visitors recognizing the charm of our community and sights, and with a bustling atmosphere to match it's understandable why so many find themselves coming back time and time again.
Thrill and inspire yourself with the activities available on our 'Things to Do' page. Or on the contrary if you're looking to hideaway on our little peninsula for a relaxing weekend, check out 'Where to Stay'.
Experience all that Howth has to offer.
Getting Here
By Air
Howth is on the approach to Dublin Airport and only 25 minutes by road. For happy landings, layovers or as a set off point before your journey there is no place that will serve you better.
Click here to visit Dublin Airport's website
By Sea
Dublin Bay Cruises is an exciting way to travel from the City Centre to the beautiful fishing village of Howth.
Click here to visit Dublin Bay Cruises website
By Train
The capital's iconic DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) system is a fast and frequent way of travelling from Dublin City to Howth in 25 minutes. The DART hugs the Irish Sea coast for much of its journey, making for one of the most scenic suburban rail routes in Europe.
Trains run regularly both on and off-peak, and are kitted out with free Wi-Fi and provide one of the speediest ways to transport you to Howth.
Howth Dart Station is the last stop on all trains travelling northbound from Dublin City Centre.
Click here to visit Irish Rail's website to check DART times
By Bus
Dublin has an extensive network of public bus routes, making it super easy to get around. It's route, timetable and fare information make it easy for visitors to bus around the sights and a real time information service shows when buses are due to arrive.
Hop on the 31, 31A and 31B from Abbey Street right in Dublin's city centre and get the 31 right out to Howth's piers or cliff walks – it's up to you!
Click here to visit Dublin Bus's website for times, information and a fare calculator


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hi, i am getting this small red square of pixels on my monitor like 2mins after bootup.
i know its not the monitor as i bought a brand new one and new cables as i thought my old monitor was failing.
when plugged into my onboard display ports it disappears.
the gpu is only like 6months old and is on standard settings with latest drivers.
any advise to get this gone would be appreciated.


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In an email today, NOM is giving the impression that it needs financial support to enact a Constitutional amendment to ban equal marriage:
Then, of course, they ask for money:Within hours of last week's [Supreme Court] rulings, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana issued a statement calling upon the General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot for the people of Indiana to vote on next November.
If you do not live in Indiana please forward this to your friends and family who do (or use the social media sharing buttons at the top and bottom of this email) and make a pledge to support our critical work.NOM doesn't seem to mention the simple fact that 54% of Indiana voters disapprove of the measure which could be on the 2014 ballot. Only 38% of Indiana voters approve. Between now and November of 2014 the numbers are likely to only go in one direction
Exactly what NOM presumes to do with the money remains unknown. Come to think of it, we have yet to entertain a cogent answer to the basic, underlying question; Why does NOM seek to ban same-sex marriage?


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We are a family run camper van sales and conversion company that have a passion for what we do. If you are looking for a camper van or need a van converting, look no further. We specialise in VW conversions, especially the T5 and T6 transporter.
We are based in Burnley so are well placed for campervan conversions in lancashire, and North west although we have had customers drive miles to buy one of our vans.


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Newmont ceases all operations in Indonesia, declares force majeure
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM) halted Thursday operations at its Indonesian gold and copper mine and will put 3,200 workers on leave with reduced pay from Friday, after it failed to reach a compromise with the government over export restrictions.
The Colorado, US-based mining giant had stopped copper concentrate output from its Batu Hijau mine on Tuesday and warned the results of government talks would determine the future of its employees.
Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to export copper concentrate since January, and we still do not have an export permit
"Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to export copper concentrate since January, and we still do not have an export permit," Martiono Hadianto, the president director of Newmont's Indonesian unit, said in the statement. "We have taken numerous steps to help resolve the export issue and support the government's desire to increase in-country smelting."
The force majeure, which allows the company to miss deliveries because of circumstances beyond its control, signals Newmont does not expect a quick resolution to its dispute with the government. Indonesia banned raw ore shipments on Jan. 12 and put a tax on concentrates in an effort to spur companies to build smelters domestically.
Job losses
Freeport has warned previously that the export ban would force it to cut production by 60%, resulting in 15,000 job losses and costing the government an annual $1.6 billion in lost royalties and taxes.
Indonesia is a key global supplier of metals and a law implemented in January banning exports of raw minerals unless companies build processing plants has thrown the industry into turmoil.
Newmont and rival Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), which operates a much larger copper and gold mine in Indonesia, both claim that the export restrictions breach their contracts of work and have been locked in negotiations with mining officials for months to find a workaround.
The Batu Hijau copper and gold mine, on the island of Sumbawa Barat, began its operations in 2000. Newmont had forecasted copper concentrate output for 2014 at 110,000-125,000 tonnes before the new export rules.
Henry Sapiecha
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:37pmPost Subject: Purchasing a used boat
We live in Kent could you recommend a boatyard and surveyor to undertake an inspection on a boat we are thinking of purchasing from Germany. This is a matter of urgency as need to give details for shipping within 48 hours. Also could you recommend moorings at a reasonable rate in Avon/kennet canal or the southern section of the Birmingham/East Midalnds waterways.


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Rose Quartz Radiant Heart Crystal Sterling Reiki Healing Love Pendant. Move mouse over images to see larger version.
We do not'own' these crystalline gifts of nature.. We are simply the Guardians.. ROSE QUARTZ RADIANT HEART QUARTZ CRYSTAL PENDANT.
Set in STERLING SILVER, Including chain. (comes complete with a sterling silver chain in its own velvet jewelry box). AN EXQUISITE STERLING SILVER BEAUTIFULLY CLEAR PENDANT OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY.
Inspired by the principles of Sacred Geometry, this unique Jewelry collection is as powerful & beautiful as they come. An Exquisite POWERFUL combination, In style of stone and in the simple silver band setting, which allows the stone to breathe & function at its highest vibration frequency. An evolutionary tool to assist us in expanding our ability to hold and create Unconditional Love, so that we too may'crystallize' the wisdom of the One Heart that unites all life in Love.The Radiant Heart pendant resembles a crystal lotus whose myriad flower petals hold and reflect brilliant light, giving the stone the appearance of a kaleidoscope. KEYS - Love, Gentleness, emotional Healing, release of stress, uniting with divine love. Rose Quartz is the stone of universal love. It restores trust and harmony in relationships, encouraging unconditional love. Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love, self-love, friendship, deep inner healing and feelings of peace. Calming and reassuring, it helps to comfort in times of grief. In the psychic and spiritual realms, rose quartz is often used to attract love, and for love spells. It is also used to ease the process of transition in dying. Rose quartz can be helpful for dream recall and dream work. Some info was provided by our colleagues Melody, Love is in the Earth & Robert Simmons Book of Stones. We provide information on stories and legends surrounding this stone's mystical and healing properties which allow the informed user to make their own connections with the Spirit of the stones and sacred items. My relationship with the stones of the earth began over 30 years ago. As a child I started collecting rocks I would find on hikes in the mountains and deserts.
I have always felt a deep connection to the love in the earth through the stones, the plants, the trees, the wind, the animals. All of nature is a beckoning call to my soul. This has led me upon the path of health and healing and I now hold over 3,000 hours in education, certifications and national licenses in fields ranging from nationally certified professional bodywork therapist to mastery in energy healing in various modalities, shamanic work, astrology and countless others including master herbalist and clinical nutritionist. I have been collecting and utilizing stones and crystals (from all over the world and my travels) in my work all the while, and have developed a special connection to these beautiful gifts from nature.You will hear the call in your heart when you see and feel the one that is meant to be a key to your awareness, a doorway to your inner power. Dispatch Times - We normally dispatch your order within 24 hours (Mon-Fri).
Note: All BOOKS are FINAL Sale. We take as many photos as possible to provide an accurate description of item. The item "Rose Quartz Radiant Heart Crystal Sterling Reiki Healing Love Pendant" is in sale since Monday, February 12, 2018. This item is in the category "Everything Else\Metaphysical\Crystal Healing\Pendant". The seller is "doorwaystopower" and is located in San Diego.This item can be shipped worldwide.


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In this DIY project Mel Stringer and Maddy Young, you'll learn how to make your own tiny town of cozy paper houses. Use them to decorate a wedding celebration as customized place cards, clustered together as a centerpiece, or as party favors filled with a secret surprise. We've also included free PDF templates in four colorways which you can print out, fold up, and wow your guests.
Hi, I'm Mel Stringer, and I'm a zine maker and illustrator for Frankie Magazine. I find such joy in paper craft — so much so that I recently decided to collaborate with fellow artist Maddy Young to create these simple little paper houses, using her illustrations as my guiding light. Her drawings are full to the brim with thin windows, scalloped roofing, closed doors and leading ladders: definitely characteristics you romanticize when envisioning your dream home.
Just imagine these sturdy symbols of love, family, security and warmth decorating guests' tables at the next wedding you attend. You might even find a tonne of confetti stuffed inside, a secret thank-you note, or a sweet treat to take home with you.
You Will Need:
A design template: red, pink, blue, sky blue.
Quick-drying glue (I recommend something like Selleys Kwik Grip)
Bone folder or butter knife
Medium-sized paintbrush (for applying the glue)
PDF instructions
1. After you have downloaded and printed the design template of your choice (links above in the supply list), score along the dotted lines with a bone folder (or butter knife) and a ruler applying light pressure. (Scoring like this allows for easy and clean folds and tabs later on).
2. Carefully cut out the house template using the scissors.
3. Start folding along the dotted lines until every tab and fold has been creased.
4. Start by applying glue to the tabs on the base of the house. Attach these tabs to the side walls to begin constructing the house.
5. The roof is a little bit more fiddly that the base, but have patience (and that quick-drying glue like I mentioned earlier!) and begin to carefully glue the tabs of the roof together. Rely on your intuition when it comes to this part; in essence, it's like putting together a box.
• Using an Exacto knife or pen knife and carefully cut out the windows of the house before folding to give the house little open windows!
• If you cut little windows into the house, you could insert a battery-operated tealight (or any sort of battery-operated light) to use the house as a small lantern decoration.
• By leaving the top flap of the roof unglued, you can easily pop goodies inside the house that can be closed and opened by your recipient!
• Consider writing your guests' names on the back of the house (which has been purposely left blank) to use them as placeholders. Writing any other sort of name or message in that space is also an option.
Thank you to Mel Stringer and Maddy Young for sharing this project with us. If you make your own paper house party favors, share a photo with us in the Etsy Labs Flickr group.


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Emergency Services Cape Coral, Florida
It's natural to want an immediate repair whenever something goes wrong at your Cape Coral home or business, and most people will experience a plumbing emergency at some point in their lives. However, not every plumbing problem warrants calling the pros for emergency service. Therefore, it's a good rule of thumb to learn what constitutes a plumbing emergency, and what can wait until the next day. Here are some factors to consider in the process.
What Constitutes a Plumbing Emergency?
If a pipe has burst, flooding will almost always begin immediately and quickly worsen if you cannot get to the water shutoff valve, or do not know where it is. If you can't easily stop the flow of water, the resulting flood damage and possible mold and mildew formation puts a burst pipe firmly into territory where it's worthwhile to call a qualified Cape Coral plumber for emergency services.
A sewage backup is another situation that often merits calling an emergency plumber. If the toilet is merely clogged, you can most likely hold off on getting emergency service as long as everyone knows not to flush. However, when raw sewage is overflowing into your bathroom, that is a legitimate plumbing emergency because of the health hazards associated with exposure to the harmful bacteria. Do not attempt to fix this or clean it up yourself; instead, call The Plumber's Plumber for Cape Coral emergency plumbing repairs.
Environmental factors also come into play when deciding whether your situation is a plumbing emergency. If it's the middle of a Cape Coral summer and going without water will be a health risk for your family or your employees, you may be justified in calling for emergency service.
Our Team Provides Hassle-Free Plumbing Services in Cape Coral, FL
Another way to determine if your plumbing problem qualifies as an emergency is to ask yourself if leaving your plumbing problem to wait until the next day is going to cause frequent and ongoing inconvenience. For example, if your toilet clogs two hours before you are hosting a dinner party for 20 people, you will likely want to upgrade the urgency of the repair.
On the other hand, smaller plumbing problems such as a slow or clogged drain, a drop in water pressure or a dripping fixture can almost always wait until regular business hours resume. While these things may be annoying, it probably is not worth calling for professional repairs in the middle of the night. Issues like these typically need same-day, but not emergency, service.
Need Help Fast? Count on The Plumber's Plumber
Emergency plumbing services are sometimes a necessity, but by examining the problem at hand and knowing what constitutes an emergency and when it's better to wait, you can give yourself greater peace of mind. If you live in the Cape Coral area and need 24⁄7 emergency service, same-day service or want to schedule a repair or inspection a few days in advance, be sure to contact The Plumber's Plumber. Not only can we accommodate all your scheduling needs, but you can be confident in our ability to complete the project quickly with our non-invasive options such as trenchless pipe lining and bursting.


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What if there are two people working on the same file at the same time? Will Dropbox save both changes?
No, DropBox will save the change to the user who opened the file first, however, this application is used for DropShot service and not the actual Dropbox file hosting service.


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Changing or establishing a culture at an organization can be a herculean task. More often than not, the culture of your organization was established well before you came on board. For many professional fundraisers, especially at smaller nonprofits, the idea of a shift in focus or priority can be daunting and the ability to make that change may be out of your control. So, when nonprofit leaders think about establishing a culture within your organization where data is respected, embraced, and acted upon, it can seem like a daunting task.
Establishing Culture at Your Nonprofit
The culture at your nonprofit includes:
- Your mission and vision
- How you value your team of people
- Your shared values
Often times however, organizations confuse "mission" with "culture." The mission is the work your organization does while culture is the way we behave within an organization. Culture can be hard, if not impossible, to quantify. When professional fundraisers work to imbue a quantitative measure into a qualitative culture, a struggle may result.
Establishing or enhancing a data-driven culture must start with the philanthropy operation within your organization. This team must be the first to use data to make its own decisions and then seek buy-in from other areas of the organization. According to a June 2017 article in the Harvard Business Review,
Culture change can't be achieved through a top-down mandate. It lives in the collective hearts and habits of people and their shared perception of "how things are done around here." Someone with authority can demand compliance, but they can't dictate opt.
What does a Data-Driven Culture look like?
A true data-driven culture may be easy to describe but can be hard to recognize. Data-driven cultures require:
- Efficient gathering of accurate data
- Appropriate storage of data
- Ability to easily retrieve data
- Capacity to analyze data
Most importantly, it requires that your organization use that data to make decisions that drive results forward. Results sometimes can be difficult to accept, but you must be willing to embrace them if you're going to create change to increase impact at your organization.
In early 2018, the Society for Human Resource Management released an article: "Understanding and Developing Organizational Culture". While the article speaks to an organization's overall culture, many of the advantages highlighted relate to establishing a data-driven culture at your organization:
A strong culture can bring benefits such as enhanced trust and cooperation, fewer disagreements, and more efficient decision-making.
Data-driven cultures do just that. When nonprofit leaders share factual information with other departments within your organization, it builds trust between your department and others. Too often at nonprofit organizations, the rationale behind annual fundraising goals is simply the difference between program income and expenses. Data-driven cultures allow professional fundraisers to honestly predict income and make positive strategic decisions.
Why are data-driven cultures important?
Nonprofit leaders should work diligently to ascertain important data metrics and analyze the results. Two of the most powerful tools you can use are the Fundraising Effectiveness Project and the Fundraising Report Card. Both of these tools provide the user with both beginner and advanced metrics and allows for transparency and trust.
In my experience, I have found organizations that are driven (but not constrained) by data are the most creative and high-functioning nonprofits. Having information at your disposal that can accurately tell you about your organization's performance is empowering. These organizations are able to use their time more effectively — not worrying about "where they are" or "how they're doing." They know, because they've used the data at their disposal to find out. Certainly, a data-driven culture has an effect on the fundraising side of the nonprofit.
But if used correctly, it can also have a positive effect on Marketing, Communications, Finance and even Operations. Above all else, it allows leadership to make smart, informed decisions at your organization. In my experience, after the development office, the Finance Office benefits the most from a culture where data is respected and embraced.
For example, organizations that know their donor retention rate (the percentage of donors who gave in 2017 and 2018), know their average gift (total dollars raised divided by the number of gifts), and their growth in giving rate within that population can predict revenue. It's certainly not an exact science, but your Finance team will appreciate some background for the budget numbers you're providing. Conversely, you as a professional fundraiser can approach next year's budget with an accurate prediction of revenue from fundraising.
Having the data is nowhere near enough — you have to create an action plan to drive towards increased efficiency and effectiveness. Understanding your data and having a plan to make positive change is one of the first steps to creating a culture that embraces data.
In a 2012 study in the Harvard Business Review called "The Evolution of Decision Making: How Leading Organizations Are Adopting a Data-Driven Culture", more than half the respondents agreed or were indifferent about this statement: "My manager relies more on judgement/gut feel than data to make decisions." For how many of us is this statement true at our organizations? While I would never advise to fully discount members of our organizations who are well aware of organizational history, in order for your organization to thrive you must make decisions based on the information you have and that you know to be true — data.
In that same report, more than 3/4 of respondents said using analytics:
- increased productivity
- reduced costs
- allowed faster decision making
70% of respondents said the outcome was "Improved financial performance." Why as nonprofit organizations are we not embracing the data that we have to make decisions that will lead to positive outcomes? Data-driven nonprofits allow us to focus our resources on the mission of the organization.
Getting Started
Establishing a data-driven culture should start slowly. Nonprofit leaders should embrace 3 to 5 simple metrics and use them into your work. I recommend nonprofits should begin by looking at:
- Overall average gift
- Donor retention
- Donor conversion rates for appeals
Those 3 simple Fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are strong examples of basic metrics to establish goals around. Make decisions using those first metrics and increase your efforts and you'll begin to see results and have "buy-in" from staff. Keep adding additional KPIs as your program and your culture matures.
Finally, I encourage you to personally strive towards being an "Analytical Leader" within your organization's data-driven culture. As noted in the 2012 Harvard Business Review report, Analytical Leaders have "refined their decision-making processes as part of a data-driven culture and achieved superior financial results." With a great deal of competition for donor dollars every day, establishing or growing a culture where data is captured, stored, analyzed, and utilized will pay dividends.


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Dave Phelps has retired as Construction Permitting Section Head effective June 21. Sarah Piziali will replace Dave.
Minor source modeling and permitting for 1-hr SO2 became effective June 3. Non-PSD sources that emit SO2 are now required to demonstrate compliance with the 1-hour SO2 NAAQS.
IDNR has proposed several changes to the PSD and Non-PSD modeling guidelines.
- Any source that operates on a purely random schedule and is limited to operating for no more than 500 hr/yr can be considered an intermittent source. In addition, any source that meets the 500 hr/yr criterion, but operates on a scheduled basis for testing and maintenance purposes, can be considered an intermittent source if the scheduled testing and maintenance is limited to the time of the day with the most favorable dispersion conditions (between 9 AM and 4 PM). Intermittent sources may be excluded from the 1-hour NO2 and SO2 analyses.
- When using paired sums data for background concentrations it is important to model the highest-eighth-high averaged over five years instead of the maximum. The data includes several days with the background concentration values exceeding the 24-hr PM2.5 NAAQS. Modeling the maximum will result in background concentrations exceeding the 24-hr PM2.5 NAAQS.