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There's this word that librarians are using a lot these days. And it's not "shush."
More and more, public libraries are being referred to as "hubs." They attract people in their communities for reasons that go beyond a book on a shelf.
A hub is the kind of place Irvine Mayor Steven Choi has in mind when he suggests his city should build a library at the Great Park – at a cost estimated around $200 million.
"It has become the social gathering community center," Choi says of the 21st-century public library.
"It's not just a quiet place. I want to have a quiet place for study, but I want to have a social room – a noisy place where you can meet other people."
Public forums. Art displays. Wedding receptions. Job workshops. Audio and video recording studios. Gaming tournaments. Business incubators. Science labs.
Concerts. Coffee. Chatter.
Those are some of the features available at many modern public libraries. With the Internet and technology not just blowing at their backs but swirling all around the stacks, libraries are evolving. Fast.
"You're seeing it in libraries across the nation. We still love literacy and we still love books. That's always the backbone of the library," says David Lopez, technology librarian at Santa Ana Public Library.
"But we should be more forward-thinking in what we provide."
The teen outreach at Lopez's library is a good example. Last year, it was honored with a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award at the White House.
The past couple of decades haven't been easy for civic libraries. Hours were slashed, doors closed, and collections were reduced as public funding dried up.
And when the collective knowledge of the world is a poke of a fingertip away – on cellphones, tablets and, as of next month, smartwatches – what does the future hold for an institution that, in America, dates to 1778?
Plenty, say librarians and their patrons.
"We like to say in the future, we will be less about what we have for people and more about what we do for and with people," says Sari Feldman, president-elect of the American Library Association.
"We're creating an environment of collaboration and innovation."
Libraries remain key players in civic life.
A 2013 report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found strong support for public libraries among respondents 16 and older:
• 95 percent said libraries play an important role in their communities.
• 94 percent said a public library improves quality of life in a community.
• 81 percent said services offered by libraries would be hard to find elsewhere.
Last year, another Pew survey found that "people who have extensive economic, social, technological, and cultural resources are also more likely to use and value libraries as part of those networks."
While the recession was bad for the economy, it was in a way good for libraries.
"Libraries took up the mantle to help people get back to work, to be better employed by teaching technology," says Feldman, director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library that serves the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
"It was kind of a new life for libraries."
Now libraries are seeing more traffic from first-time job seekers filling out online applications and from people taking advantage of more robust broadband and availability of Wi-Fi.
"People are using the library as workplace environments, setting up their laptops for the day," Feldman says.
But what can a library offer a digitally oriented teenager who doesn't need to leave his or her room to do research or even socialize?
Think of it the other way around, Feldman says.
Libraries around the country, in all settings, are introducing the kind of technology that young people get excited about: digital recording studios, 3D printers, robotics and more.
"That digital native is helping us to transform public libraries. That 14-year-old high-tech kid is perhaps helping to lead the way."
The Santa Ana library is engaging youth in its large Spanish-speaking community to make documentaries on issues that are underreported or ignored by local media. They've also produced music videos and oral history projects.
Engaging the public in the work of a library is vital, Lopez says.
"Something that a modern library should look into is targeting or finding the people in the community who know it so well. Tap into their strengths and make them a vital player in the library operation."
Keep in mind, Feldman adds, that not everyone has a computer or high-speed access to the Internet. Libraries, outside of some community centers, are about the only place where anybody can walk in and access a computer.
For free.
"Libraries also have convenient hours," Feldman points out, "and the staff expertise to help people."
For Irvine, the question is not just does the community need another library, in addition to the three existing branches of the Orange County Public Libraries in town, but what kind of library?
It's up to the Irvine City Council to decide if it wants to back Choi's dream to build a 222,000-square-foot library/cultural center – which could accommodate the White House four times over.
The San Diego Central Library, which serves a city with a population of more than 1.3 million, occupies 366,673 square feet and cost nearly $185 million. Debt-free, it opened in 2013 with a $10 million grant to cover five years of operating costs.
The proposed Irvine library would be located in an area of the 1,300-acre Great Park designated as the future site of the city's "Cultural Terrace."
But controversy over the $200 million already spent on what some critics have dubbed the "Great Pork" casts a shadow over the mayor's vision for a new library.
Choi, who holds a doctorate in library information science and taught library information management at USC, also has proposed scaled-down, less-costly alternatives.
But Choi says Irvine has a perfect opportunity to build a library that would be a major cultural and educational asset.
"I guarantee if you don't build the library now, Irvine will never have a library of that scale. You've got to start big."
Irvine residents, he adds, "don't know what they are missing."
When he's talking that way, Choi's attention turns northward, up the 5 freeway and just across the county line.
To Cerritos.
The Cerritos Library, opened in 2002 at a cost of $40 million, is also referred to as the Cerritos Millenium Library and The Experience Library.
Both monikers incorporate the kind of thinking that Santa Ana librarian Lopez says is crucial to the relevance of public libraries.
The exterior of the three-level structure alone is enough to have earned its many accolades, clad in titanium panels that appear to change color depending on the atmosphere.
But the interior also seems to embrace all that a patron – child or adult, print lover or techie – could want in a library. And might never have thought to want.
A mesmerizing 15,000-gallon saltwater aquarium dominates the airy lobby. Real palm trees rise through the floor.
The reading spaces are themed, with names like the Old World Reading Room, World Traditions, Main Street and The Great Room. The decor might be art deco, Craftsman or European, with inviting places to sit seemingly everywhere.
The second level houses the 21st Century Computer Center with its 86 public computer stations for ages 13 and older. The library boasts around 150 such stations, including in the children's area, and more than 1,000 laptop ports.
Staff can roam the stacks with wireless headsets and iPads to help facilitate research and checking out materials. The Teen Studio includes computers equipped with Adobe Creative Suite.
The Children's Library is delightful even to adults, featuring a replica T-Rex skeleton named Stan, a green screen where kids can pretend to be on TV and an area filled with the sounds of a rainforest.
Cerritos resident Vicky Roberto has been bringing her two children, 4 and 6, to the library since they were infants, attending read-aloud sessions for babies.
"I feel like this is holding the bar kind of high," Roberto says of her town's famous library. "My kids love coming to the library. I'm really happy with it."
Here's the other thing about the Cerritos public library: At 88,500 square feet, it is less than half the size of the dream library Mayor Choi wants to build in Irvine.
And there are libraries in Orange County that are doing innovative outreach in not-as-big spaces.
Newport Beach library has a popular recording studio, and its Witte Lectures series, which dates to 1996, has featured Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer Prize winners.
The Huntington Beach Central Library was the straw that stirred the drink when it introduced the cafe concept more than a decade ago and began serving coffee. Now patrons can also get a Chromebook to go.
"We prefer that people use them in the library, but do let them take them home," says Stephanie Beverage, director of Huntington Beach Public Library.
The Huntington library, along with others around the state, has tapped into a new service called Enki, taken from the name of the Sumerian god for mischief and intelligence, that has doubled its e-book collection to about 20,000 items.
Enki is a cooperative developed in California by librarians to help libraries purchase the rights of e-books as opposed to leasing from vendors.
"We actually own the e-books we get through Enki. We don't have to worry if the books are ever going to go away."
Likewise, people who love libraries don't need to worry that they will be going away any time soon in the modern world, Beverage adds.
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The relationships between land use and water use are just beginning to be explored by both water-resource and land-use planners. Even though water supply and demand and how land is being used and developed at local and regional scales closely interrelate, our knowledge about these relationships is limited and fraught with misconceptions. Recent industry and academic research projects have explored this in more detail and challenged some commonly held beliefs about these relationships. This presentation will discuss the results of recent research efforts. The Water Research Foundation examined the current state of research on landscape water use, including land-use aspects. The Colorado Water and Growth Dialogue recently looked at the relationship between residential density and water use. And the Lincoln Institute has been looking at the impact water elements in comprehensive plans has had on water demand. Results from these projects suggest that this relationship is more complex and variable than perhaps previously considered, is subject to high levels of uncertainty, and requires more research to better define the issue and its impact on water-use and land-use planning.


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The audit reviewed Commonwealth National Parks involving total assets of $105 million with net operating costs of $41.77 million. Nineteen Commonwealth reserves are declared comprising six terrestrial national parks, one botanic garden and twelve marine parks and reserves totalling some 23 million hectares across Australia, its external territories and Commonwealth marine areas. The objective of the audit was to examine and report on the adequacy of the planning, management and reporting systems which support the Director of National Parks in the achievement of required functions under relevant legislation and agreed outputs and outcomes.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) uses information technology (IT) extensively in providing services to Australia's veteran and defence force communities. The audit reviewed DVA's management of its IT outsourcing contract. The audit considered DVA's planning to meet its strategic IT needs through the IT outsourcing contract, the provisions of the contract, contract administration, management of the impacts of the outsourced services on DVA's business and the outcomes of DVA's approach to the contract.
This was a follow-up of Audit Report No. 40 of 1997-98, Purchase of Hospital Services from State Governments. That audit examined the administration by the Department of Veterans' Affairs of the Purchase of Hospital Services from State Governments. The objective of this audit was to assess the extent to which the Department had implemented the nine recommendations of Report No. 40, taking account of any changed circumstances or administrative issues that the Department identified as affecting their implementation; and to offer continued assurance to the Parliament on the management of the purchase of hospital services.


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"About one in five people has a sleep disorder that affects their lives, most commonly obstructive sleep apnea. Others have medical conditions that interfere with sleep. This growing problem is the inspiration for a ninepart Journal series, In Search of Sleep, that begins today in Family & Fitness.
Albertans with sleep problems don't have the same access to help as Canadians in some other provinces, says Edmonton psychiatrist Dr. Atul Khullar.
There are three public sleep labs that operate out of hospitals in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge, but because of the waiting lists involved, many family physicians refer Al-bertans to respiratory home-care companies that sell machines developed to treat sleep apnea, or pauses in breathing. The tests that involve portable home monitors are free, but people who seek the test from a respiratory home-care company usually end up buying a sleep machine that costs $1,500 to $3,000.
That's the traditional model of treatment for sleep deprivation, but it's not good enough, says Khullar, who is medical director of the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic, one of three private labs in the province."
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The primary services from the Community Action Partnership of Strafford County address employment and education as well as emergency needs. The non-profit agency can help the homeless pay a security deposit, assist with rent, distribute food, and more. Some programs are run directly by it, and others use federal or state of New Hampshire funds.
The non-profit CAP is the administrator for the federally funded Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program, which furnishes free supplementary food and groceries. TEFAP will also give clients nutrition information and assistance at no cost to them. This is all offered for low-income or working poor Strafford County residents, including the elderly and the homeless.
Strafford County food banks all participate in TEFAP as well, as do more than 15 pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters and nursing homes operated by other regional community agencies. So the number of distribution points is immense.
The region also ensures that children or students have access to nutritious meals during the summer months or vacations. This is done through the federal USDA Summer Food Service Program. Free breakfast, snacks and hot lunches are provided at program-approved sites (such as churches or parks) to all children who meet income requirements.
Every year, CAP provides Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holiday food baskets to those who are in need. Hundreds of baskets are usually distributed over the Holidays to the needy.
Emergency housing and rent programs from Community Action Partnership of Strafford are available in partnership with other non-profit Community Action Agencies throughout New Hampshire. They also work with the New Hampshire Department of Mental Health and Developmental Services to administer the HUD Homeless Outreach and Intervention Project.
The program, known as HOIP, provides many services. They include aggressive outreach, education and case management services for the unsheltered homeless throughout Strafford County.
Homeless Prevention provides eligible clients with grants for their housing expenses. It includes utility assistance, first month's rent payments, and mortgage payments (principal and partial interest only), and loans for back rent. If the homelessness is caused by lack of transportation, then it may even pay for some vehicle repairs.
HPP is a program of last resort and its intent is to provide emergency financial assistance to those who have exhausted every other source. The type and amount of assistance provided are determined based upon whether funding is available and upon immediate need.
The New Hampshire HSDP - Housing Security Deposit Program assists low income residents with paying for their rental security deposits. It can either issue a loan, or it is done by submitting guarantee certificates to landlords and providing the funds to clients. This can help a family move into an apartment, and find other sources of emergency security deposit help.
To benefit from this service, income qualified clients are required to meet guidelines, provide positive references from past landlords, enter into a lease for at least a six-month period of time, and show that they will be able to consistently pay the rental fee on time.
The loan from the community action agency must be repaid within up to two years on an agreed upon payment schedule. CAP of Strafford County is program administrator, utilizing a grant from the state's Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services.
Assistance from weatherization provides energy-efficient home improvements for low-income residents. There is a priority given to the elderly in the county, the disabled, families with children under age six, and households with excessively high heating bills.
Based on the results of a free home energy audit done on the home in Strafford County, WAP determines which alterations and improvements will be most beneficial and cost-effective. Some measures provided may include the installation of weather stripping, extra insulation, carbon monoxide and fire detectors. The resource is funded and administered by the NH Office of Energy and Planning, the US Department of Health and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the US Department of Energy.
The New Hampshire Electric Assistance Program partners with utility providers that include Unitil Energy Systems, National Grid, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, as well as Public Service of New Hampshire to assist customers who are having difficulty paying their electric bills.
The goal of this resource is to make electric service more affordable and to prevent service termination, especially during the winter. Assistance is in the form of a discount applied to the monthly electric bill. The amount credited is determined according to factors such as the household's gross income, household size, and electricity use. Benefits from Community Action Partnership of Strafford County are also dependent on the availability of government grants.
The federally funded LIHEAP - Low Income Home Energy Program, also known as the Fuel Assistance Program, helps certified eligible households with managing and paying heating bills during the winter season. To provide the greatest amount of assistance to households with the lowest incomes and the highest energy costs, cash grants paid out are determined by a process at your local outreach office. More on Fuel Assistance in New Hampshire.
Strafford County EHS Early Head Start is a comprehensive child development and parent support program for children. Home-based services are provided year-round basis to eligible families in Dover, Farmington, Barrington, Milton, Rochester, and Somersworth. Some of the free services includes age appropriate activities for infants and toddlers, as well as comprehensive education, meals, food, health care and social services for the children and their families.
An option for older children, Head Start, provides inclusive and comprehensive services in the areas of education, health, and nutrition for Strafford County children from age three to age five. The goal of this particular resource is to ensure that children from low-income families have all the skills and knowledge they need to be ready to begin school.
Both community and parental involvement is strongly encouraged by the community action agency. Depending on each family's needs, part time day services are available either at local centers in your town or in the home, and each child is provided with services according to their needs.
The New Hampshire Workforce Investment Act provides employment services to displaced and economically disadvantaged workers in the county. Applicants need to be aged 18 years and up. Not only are the WIA agencies in Strafford County, but there are also a number of ways to increase income from at home work jobs.
The workshops from WIA includes ability and skill assessments, the development of an individualized employment plan, interviewing strategies, goal setting, resume creation, and training for in-demand occupations through NH Works offices statewide. Support services organized by Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, such as day care and transportation assistance as well as information on work at home positions, are also available for those with a low income.
Additional employment resources from Workplace Success have been providing job skills training and volunteer placement for the New Hampshire Employment Program. It targets Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are re-entering the workforce and at the same time need the income for supporting their families and paying the bills. Activities include course work in the classroom, literacy classes and computer training, as well as support and liaison services.
CAC operates a Senior Transportation Program that provides the elderly in the county with low cost, door-to-door, demand-response transportation to anyone age 60 and over. Their buses or vans runs to shopping malls, grocery stores, and discount shops within the agencies service area.
There are a few different outreach offices to call for applications. They include 61 Locust St., Ste. 240, Dover, NH, (dial 603-516-8126) or a center at 527 Main St., Farmington, New Hampshire, (call 603-516-8191). Or, for general guidance, dial 603-516-8130.
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Port of Suva
Port of Suva is Fiji's largest, busiest and biggest container and general Port providing the maritime gateway to the country's capital city of Suva.
Suva is a picturesque city with a harbour nestled in the position of 18 degrees -8South, 178 degrees -26 East. Road, communications and air link infrastructure are of a high quality and standard comparable with Australia and New Zealand with easy access to major shipping lanes criss crossing from the US or Asia to Australia and New Zealand, easily making Fiji a suitable Port to hub for the South Pacific.
Port of Suva boasts superior Port infrastructure too its South Pacific neighbours and strong air links to the US, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Additionally, the purchase of Gotwald Mobile Harbour Cranes has strategically given FPCL the armour to push up its productivity on stevedoring under its subsidiary arm of PTL, whilst investment in IT for its 'yard planner' module and CCTV has FPCL poised to put Fiji on the Port Industry map for the Port to do business with in these times.
Construction of the Kings Wharf began in 1912 with a wooden structure which serviced Fiji and the Pacific Islands for nearly 50 years. In 1961 the wharf entered the era of concrete deck and piles with additional cargo sheds being built. By early 1970's Suva Wharf was a bustling centre with the arrival of container and roll-on, roll off services. With the imposed additional constraints bringing with it technological advancement, reconstruction and redesign of the wharf was necessary. Work began in October 1982 to cater for this but the shipping industry continued to evolve with Lift-On and Lift Off advancement, by late 1990's MPAF had to begin planning again for Port Infrastructure.
October 2005 was the completion of FPCL's $31 million upgrading and rehabilitation works on the wharf structure including a life line section designed to withstand high seismic activity.
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- Opening/Closing Hatches: By Ports Terminal Limited but ships crew may undertake at Master's discretion.
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Dave Eggers' latest novel, "The Circle," offers not-so-subtle social commentary on the increasing role technology companies play on our lives, for better or worse, and how our relationship with them could potentially impact what it means to be a citizen.
Continuing San Francisco's national leadership on open data
Today, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will take its final vote to approve my update to our city's groundbreaking open data law. My open data ordinance, in its simplest terms, standardizes and sets timelines for the release of appropriate city government data.
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Acquiring government contracts is hard work. So, when some businesses hear that there are set-aside federal contracts that are awarded specifically to small businesses, is it any wonder that some businesses try to misrepresent their size to try and win a bid?
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Our folding arm awnings are undoubtedly the most elegant solution to protect you from excessive heat and from harmful UV-rays. You will be able to spend much more time on your terrace, safer and more comfortably. Also, the awning is only visible when you want it to be.As long as the sun doesn't bother you, the awning is nicely tucked away in the elegant box mounted against the wall.
The major benefit of a folding arm awning is that it can be rolled up and does not require any permanently visible supports. In addition, it repels the sun rays before they can overheat your home. So, not only does a folding arm awning allow you to enjoy the nice weather on your terrace, it also protects your home interior from the sun.
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We offer two types of folding arm awnings, each with its own character and with its own strengths.
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|Rule 1.01 to 1.04
|1.00--Objectives of the Game.
|1.01 Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in
|accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction of one or more umpires.
|RULES- Playoffs
|1.02 The objective of each team is to win by scoring more runs than the opponent.
|1.03 The winner of the game shall be that team which shall have scored, in accordance with these rules, the greater
|number of runs at the conclusion of a regulation game.
|1.04 THE PLAYING FIELD. The field shall be laid out according to the instructions below, supplemented by Diagrams No. 1, No.2 and No. 3.
|The infield shall be a 90-foot square. The outfield shall be the area between two foul lines formed by extending two sides of the
|square, as in Diagram 1. The distrance from home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction in fair territory shall be 250 feet or
|Updated 10/1/20
|more. A distance of 320 feet or more along the foul lines and 400 feet or more to center field is preferable. The infield shall be graded so...
|A. MATT KADING MEMORIAL APBA BASEBALL LEAGUE is a play-by-computer, face to face, continuous ownership draft league
|B. All league members must use the APBA DOS Computer Game version 2.0.
|C. All league members must use the APBA data disk with some league issued modifications:
|1. League's pitching grade system.
|2. League's fielding grade system.
|3. League's catcher throwing rating system. All catchers with less than 10 IP caught are -4 arm.
|4. All pitchers are rated a 2 defensively.
|5. Pitchers with less than 10 official at bats during the MLB season receive a hitting card compiled of the average MLB hitting pitcher
|6. Position players receive one 31 on their card. Pitchers receive three 31's on their card.
|7. Should a player have qualified for a grade at a position in the prior season, but not qualified for a grade for that same position
|in the current season, then that player will receive a defensive grade for the unqualified position
|The grades will be as follows: (C-5, Th-4; 1B-2; 2B-5; 3B-3; SS-6; OF-1)
|D. Modification of this Constitution shall be achieved by a vote of a majority of the league managers in the league
|A. 162 games.
|B. April 1st thru September 30.
|C. Two divisions. Top 3 teams in each division make the playoffs.The 4th and 5th place teams play a wildcard game for the right
|to play the top seed in each division.
|A. Limited to 34 players
|B. Each team must have enough players and games on the team roster to fill each position for duration of the season
|A. A copy of the season's pitching rotation must be sent to the Commissioner on or before March 31.
|B. All starting pitchers must rest 4 days between starts during the regular season.
|C. Modifications to the rotation may be made on or before June 30 for effect on July 1 and again on or before Aug 31 for effect on September 1
|A. Starting pitchers are limited by the Start Innings listed on the team's roster.
|B. Relief pitchers are limited by the Relief Innings listed on the team's roster.
|C. Position players are limited by the Games and the Stolen Base attempts listed on the team's roster.
|D. Position players that exceed their Games limit are no longer eligible to play during the regular season and the playoffs.
|E. Starting pitchers that exceed their SP innings limit are no longer eligible to pitch as a starter for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs
|F. Relief pitchers that exceed their RP innings limit are no longer eligible to pitch as a reliever for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs
|G. Any over usage results in at least a $500,000 fine unless waived by Commissioner for extenuating circumstances
|H. Commissioner, may at his/her discretion, declare a player a free agent based on over usage abuse.
|A. Starting Pitchers
|1. Grades 1 and 2 are limited to actual start innings, rounded up or a minimum of 200 start innings, whichever is greater
|2. Grades 3 or higher are limited to actual start innings, rounded up
|B. Relief Pitchers
|1. Grades 1 and 2 are limited to actual relief innings, rounded up or a minimum of 100 relief innings, whichever is greater
|2. Grade 3 or higher are limited to actual relief innings, rounded up.
|3. Any pitcher with 50 or fewer start innings and 0 relief innings will be graded as a 1 reliever with 50 innings
|4. Any graded 1 SP with 0 relief innings will be graded as a grade 1 reliever with 100 relief innings
|5. Any graded 2 SP with 0 relief innings will be graded as a grade 2 reliever with 100 relief innings
|C. UFO position players
|1. Allowed to play in each game and are defined as position players that meet EACH of the following restrictions:
|A. on base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS) of .600 or below
|B. on base percentage of .333 or below
|C. slugging percentage of .375 or below
|D. catchers with less than a +3 arm
|E. defensive grades: C-5, C-6, C-7, 1B-2, 1B-3, 2B-5, 2B-6, 2B-7, 3B-3, 3B-4, SS-6, SS-7, SS-8, OF-1, OF-2
|D. non-UFO position players are limited to actual games played
|E. Stolen Bases are limited to actual attempts plus 4
|F. Stats, grades and ratings on the website are not deemed final until November 1 of each year.
|A. Responsibilities
|1. All games must be played against another league manager.
|2. It is the responsibility of both managers to make sure that the games are played on time.
|3. P-files shall be sent to the Commissioner by the last day of each month.
|4. P-files must be sent to the opposing manager upon request.
|5. Late p-files will result in a fine of $250,000 and the Commissioner may play the games.
|6. Games lost due to damage to a p-file must be replayed by the Commissioner and the remote team with the same winner.
|The host manager will provide instructions. The person responsible for the lost p-file will receive a $250,000 fine
|B. Rainouts
|1. Games that are rained out before becoming official games must be replayed as if the game never started
|C. Injuries/Ejections
|1. Any injuries or ejections are for the game in progress only.
|2. Any injury or ejection that happens before the leadoff batter in the top of 1st inning has a play result will require that the game must start over
|3. Any injury or ejection or key stroke error that results in a team have not having anyone available to play a position, then the team should attempt
|to make the most logical substitution possible.
|D. Playing rosters
|1. Each team is limited to 26 players on the game roster
|2. Each team must have between 9 and 13 pitchers on the playing roster at all times.
|3. Each team must have at least 2 players for every position on their playing roster at all times with a minimum of 11 position players
|4. Starting Pitchers
|1. April - Each team must have at least 4 starting pitchers on the game roster.
|2. May thru August- Each team must have at least 5 starting pitchers on the game roster.
|Those 5 starters must be made known to your opponent prior to the start of the series.
|3. September- Each team must have at least 3 starting pitchers on the game roster
|E. Offense
|1. Hit and Run play.
|A. Any non-pitcher may attempt a hit and run.
|B. The hit and run play may not be used with 2 outs.
|2. The squeeze may only be attempted once per game. A foul ball, for example, counts as an attempt.
|3. Any pitcher may be used as a pinch runner.
|4. A position player may pinch hit for a pitcher at any time during a game except for the top of the 1st inning
|5. A pinch hitter may not pitch in the same game.
|6. Pitchers are not allowed to pinch hit (2 way players are exempt from this rule)
|F. Defense
|1. Players may not play a position not listed for them on the website unless an injury or ejection requires it
|2. Any event that results in a team have not having anyone available to play a position,
|then the team should attempt to make the most logical substitution possible.
|G. Pitching
|1. The designated starting pitchers (4 in April, 5 in May thru August, 3 in September) may not relieve in the series
|2. A pitcher must be removed after allowing 8 runs
|H. Starting Pitching
|1. Starting pitchers must pitch to at least 3 batters before being removed
|2. Any starting pitcher may be removed after a rain delay regardless of the situation. (over rides Rule VII.H.1)
|3. Starting pitchers are limited to 10 innings in any single game except a SP with a no hitter may pitch until a hit is allowed
|I. Relief Pitching
|1. Grade 1-3 relievers are not limited by innings pitched in a single game
|2. Grade 4 or higher relievers may not pitch more than 3 innings in a game
|(designated starting pitchers are not considered relievers and are not available to pitch in relief)
|3. A relief pitcher must pitch to at least 3 batters or complete the inning in progress prior to being removed (unless there is an injury or ejection)
|4. If a pitcher is mistakenly entered into the game, then pitcher must intentionally walk the 1st batter and leave the game
|5. No position player may be used in relief unless the team has run out of relievers
|6. Any relief pitcher may be removed after a rain delay regardless of the situation (over rides Rule VII. I. 3)
|J. Fines during game play
|1. A game usage infraction is a fine of $100,000
|2. Fines for games played with wrong home/away team are $40,000 per game for each team.
|K. Protests
|1. Any rule infraction may result in a game protest but let's use common sense
|2. Protested games must be played in its entirety prior to filing a protest.
|3. A protest must be made to the Commissioner before the p-file has been updated in to statmaster
|4. Commissioner will rule on all protests
|L. No game may start until both starting pitchers are correct. No penalty or advantage to either team for starting over as BOTH teams are responsible.
|A. Trading is allowed and encouraged during the off-season.
|B. No trading is permitted from March 26 until the end of the MK World Series.
|C. Any informal trade agreed upon prior to the end of the MK World Series is unofficial and can be voided by either party for any reason until reported
|D. All trades must be final and there can be no player to be named later.
|E. Trades are not final until both parties communicate the same terms to the Commissioner and until the Commissioner has posted the trade
|F. If a trade results in one team exceeding the roster limit, then the excess players must be released or traded within 72 hours
|G. Only current draft picks may be traded.
|H. Cash may be part of a trade.
|A. Players with MLB experience are eligible to be drafted. A list of eligible players will be provided
|B. The draft order shall be determined by inverse order of record except that the ten playoff teams will be awarded the final ten selections in each round and the
|champion will be awarded the final selection in each round
|1. Ties for determining draft order shall be broken in the following manner (in order):
|A. Face to face records. The better record picks first.
|B. Coin toss.
|C. Tied teams will alternate rounds in the event of a coin toss.
|C. Each player drafted shall be given a 2-year contract at the time of his drafting. The first person chosen in a regular draft shall be signed at $800,000 per year, with
|each subsequent player drafted in the first round receiving a contract that is $10,000 less per year. The last player chosen in the first round shall be signed
|at $500,000 per year, with each subsequent player drafting receiving a contract that is $2,000 less per year to a floor of $200,000
|D. Each team will be awarded 12 draft picks.
|A. Each team will receive $21,000,000 at the conclusion of the season.
|B. Players are paid at 11:59pm Eastern Time on March 31st.
|C. Any player whose contract has expired must either be given a 50% raise for a 2 year contract
|(i.e., a $200,000 player is renewed for 2 years @ $300,000 per year) or be released. The re-sign date will be December 31
|D. Every contract is guaranteed. A player who is cut must be bought out of any remaining contract at the time of his release
|E. All fines will be divided equally among the other managers.
|1. Game usage fines are $100,000.
|2. Non SB over usage fines are $500,000 for the 1st offense each season, $1,000,000 for the 2nd offense, $1,500,000 for the 3rd offense and so on
|3. Stolen base overusage is $500,000 for each extra stolen base
|4. Fines for using the wrong starting pitcher are $500,000 for each start
|5. Fines for games played with wrong home/away team are $40,000 per game for each team.
|6. Fines for lost p-files are $250,000.
|7. Fines for not voting are $250,000
|8. Other fines are limited to $250,000 per incident.
|9. Fines for a player having to start a game out of position is $100,000 per game
|10. New managers are not subject to fines for their first 2 months in the league.
|A. Managers are encouraged to build teams that will be competitive every year.
|B. Managers are expected to report items timely and accurately.
|C. A pattern of bad trading practices, bad managing practices or untimely reporting practices shall constitute sufficient grounds for dismissal
|D. Each manager is expected to host their home games.
|E. Each franchise may only have one manager
|F. Each manager will send a copy of the season's pitching rotation to the Commissioner by March 31
|G. P-files shall be sent to the Commissioner by the last day of each month. Being late will result in a fine of $250,000 and the Commissioner
|will play the games
|H. P-files must be sent to the opposing manager upon request.
|A. The Commissioner can be removed at any time by affirmative votes of 2/3rds of the League managers
|B. Commissioner's primary responsibility is to make sure that the league runs smoothly and that league competitive balance is maintained
|C. Commissioner shall maintain all league statistics and arbitrate any disputes.
|D. Commissioner is empowered to remove managers.
|E. Commissioner, may at his/her discretion, declare a player a free agent based on over usage abuse.
|F. Commissioner makes changes to the data disk
|G. Commissioner determines the scheduled games each year


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Yankee Stadium fans were in for a treat tonight as they witnessed an outstanding game. Facing the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Yankees earned their well-deserved 100th win that clinched the 2019 AL East Division Championship, their first division title since 2012. Despite being plagued this year by a record-breaking number of players on the IL that had many doubting a shot at a title, the Yankees continued to show their depth of talent and solid ability to play as a team, no matter who was in the lineup or on the mound. The Yankees came ready to play as a team and it showed.
Masahiro Tanaka took a solid command of the mound to start the game against the Los Angeles Angels. It was "Tanaka Time" for a full 7 innings that gave the starter his 11th win of the season. Facing 24 batters, Tanaka threw 86 pitches and gave up just one run, a solo home run to right field in the 4th. Gearrin replaced Tanaka in the 8th for an easy 3 outs. And in the 9th, Aroldis Chapman took over the mound to close the inning for the Yankees 100th season win to clinch the AL East, their first since 2012.
After a scoreless 1st, the Yankees started off the 2nd inning with a walk from lead-off batter Maybin, who was then caught on fielder's choice by Gardner. Romine then singled, and DJ LeMahieu came to the plate and sent a 3-run homer, his 25th this year, over the right-center field fence, scoring both Gardner and Romine. In the 4th, Brett Gardner homered to right field for another run.
Gregorius led-off the 6th with a single and then stole 2nd. Following a walk by Urshela, Maybin hit into a ground out that moved Urshela and Gregorius into scoring position. Gardner then hit a solid double that scored both Urshela and Gregorius. And in the 8th, with the Yankees solidly ahead, Cameron Maybin hit a solo home run. After a walk by Gardner, Clint Frazier then sent a 2-run home run ball over the left field fence. All ending up in a solid 100th win tonight for the Yankees.
Final score: 9-1 Yankees, Yankees win the series 2-1
News updates: Yankee pitcher Domingo German is on restricted leave due to an investigation by MLB into alleged domestic abuse incident. No formal charges have been filed, but until the investigation is completed, the Yankees selected the contract of right-hander Michael King from AA Trenton to take German's place on the roster.
A big congratulations to all the Yankees on their 100th season win and their new title as AL East Division Champions, such a well-deserved honor.
Go Yankees!


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Brush, is usually thought about by many people as literal junk. We really don't like agreeing too much with that idea. Since we have actually seen people do great things with weeds and things that would have otherwise been considered useless. We do understand though that a lot of times people will not have the patience or the willingness to try and make their brush into something that is actually useful. That is why we started offering our brush removal services. We want to make sure that you are able to dispose of the weeds and things that you do not want quickly and in the proper manner!
Cleaning Out Empty Lots
When you leave an area kind of abandoned for a while you will probably begin to see a lot of weeds and plants growing on that land. Especially since we have a lot of moisture around here and these types of plant can really flourish in this environment. At the end of the day though you are probably going to want to use that lot for something else and all of the new tenants are going to be in your way. Give us a call and we will be able to clean out the lot and leave it sparkling clean!
Dead Trees & Twigs
A very common form of brush, are these small branches from dead trees that for the most part just sit there kind of taking up space. A lot of times these plants are never going to flourish again so your best bet may be to remove them. The problem is a lot of times people try to remove them with pretty unrecommended methods. One of the most common methods is to burn this brush. Aside from the damage that you may be doing to the environment, you have to take into account how dangerous this could be. This tree bark is pretty good fuel for a fire. Putting it out is not easy!
What Do We Do With Brush Wastes?
Since we have criticized what other people do with their brush wastes let us now tell you how we go about handling these wastes. The first thing that we do is run them through the machine to really chip them down to their lowest form. Then all we do is dispose of the remaining pieces of wood. We do not burn anything and you won't have to worry about the wastes at all. We will take care of the entire process for you!
Heavy Duty Brush
At times people give us a call to take care of some very tough weeds and brush. When this happens we know that we are going to have to bust out the heavy artillery to be able to cut through. All you really need to be concerned about though is the fact that we can handle any type of brush or weeds that you may want to throw at us. Give us a call and let us help you out!


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Curries are a healthy and comforting meal to get your through the chilly winter months. They are also great for boosting the immune system, stimulating the sinuses and improving circulation to ward off colds and flus.
Try this low carb vegetable rich curry using one of my absolute favourite, versatile vegetables, ZUCCHINI! If you have seen some of my most recent immune posts, you will see all of the usual ingredient recommendations in this curry.
Spicy Veggie Curry
Serves 6 (great for lunch prep)
- 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 2 tsp fresh crushed garlic
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 2 tsp ground turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp ground curcumin
- 1 tsp freshly sliced chill (you can remove the seeds or leave the chilli out if you are easing into spicy foods)
- 2 tsp ground coriander (can be left out if you really dislike coriander)
- 4 kaffir lime leaves
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 cups organic stock or water
- 160mL light organic coconut milk (available in the Asian section of the supermarket)
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 8 zucchini sliced thick
- Good quality as and pepper to taste (Himalayan or Celtic)
- In a medium bowl add all herbs and spices and combine.
- Heat 1 sesame oil in a large saucepan with a low heat.
- Stir in the combined spices from the first step with the onion and kaffir lime leaves.
- Continue to stir for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add prepared zucchini to the saucepan and allow to cool for 2 minutes. Ensure the zucchini does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the liquids (water/stock, coconut milk, lime juice).
- Taste and add salt and pepper to desired taste.
- Allow mixture to come to a boil and reduce the heat to allow a gentle simmer for approximately 5 minutes (until zucchini is tender and sauce becomes thicker).
- Serve as is or over quinoa, brown rice or cauliflower rice.
**option to add some turkey or chicken breast after the spices and before the zucchini for a protein hit.


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Sat: Closed
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Dec 03, 2009
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On July 17, 2009, a lower court in Upstate New York granted an injunction mandating that a lender continue to fund a project and granted other relief that sent shivers down the spines of financial institutions. On appeal, a recent decision by the Appellate Division reversing certain of the lower court's rulings has given a glimmer of hope to lenders. Nonetheless, both the lower court decision and the appellate court opinion remain a cautionary tale for lenders and their lawyers in the drafting and enforcement of loan documents and demonstrate the need for consistent vigilance when following a course of conduct with a borrower that the lender believes is in default.
Click here to view memo, Appellate Court Ruling in Destiny USA: Notes of Caution for Construction Lenders and A Glimmer of Hope


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Parables of Jesus - Mark 4:1-29
February 7th, 2018
40 mins 37 secs
About this Episode
Starting in chapter 4, Jesus would begin teaching in parables, often starting with the word "Listen". Some of these short simple stories held rich insight as to the nature and breath of the Kingdom of God. Others were meant for self reflection that would lead to repentance.
Yet, Jesus purposely taught in ambiguous short stories to keep some people from understanding and repenting. If you think this seems counter intuitive, you should listen to this Podcast. We will wrestle with Jesus' motivation for teaching in Parables and we will draw deep insights from the lessons they hide.


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Come to Me
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Great work Shiba!
The hair is rendering really well on the water
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Thank you very much TrixterMatrix & ralphschiedt. Yeah, the hair is super cool. Long and dForce makes it a lot of fun. Been wanting to make something like this for a while, but haven't found a good hair until now. :)
Reminds of a new age musician, by the name of Juliana. She has a pretty song called mermaids. The mermaids in the song, say "Come to me. Come to me. My Love." Toward the end of the song, there is a male vocalist who is enticed but has the wisdom to not come to them. One of the things he says, "I can't come into the water, for many men have lost their lives."
I saw your artwork and the title and that song Mermaids just immediately came forefront in my mind.
If you get the chance to listen to the song when its convenient, the musician is Juliana, the album is Woman Wisdom. The album art has Juliana wearing cloak and its lapis blue in color which refers to another song in the album. Its an older album released back in 2001.
As always Shiba, Great Artwork!
Thank you very much jaxprog. Going to check out Juliana right now. :)
It is a very beautiful song. Thank you for pointing me to it.
Beautiful work as always hon :)
Thank you! Hugs!
Wow very beautiful work and so is she.
Thank you very much Mjvol.
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"…..The ARIES G1 wireless streaming transporter is a product created based on some of the best engineering know-how that AURALiC has invested in the top-of-the-line ARIES G2. The effort seems to pay off nicely, resulting in a high-fidelity wireless music streamer that is well built, feature laden, and very competent sonically at a significantly lower price. Its streaming operation is smooth and fast, and more importantly it has wonderful sonic performance.
Clearly, these two new ARIES (G1 and G2) form AURALiC's potent one-two punch to meet the market demands of audio enthusiasts with different priorities. With sonic performance that is not far off from what the top-of-the-line product offers, the ARIES G1 is easy to recommend. In fact, it gets my vote for the higher performance-to-cost ratio wireless streaming transporter between the two. "
Streaming File Formats
Lossless: AIFF, ALAC, APE, DIFF, DSF, FLAC, OGG, WAV and WV
Lossy: AAC, MP3, MQA and WMA
Sampling Rates
PCM: 44.1KHz to 384KHz in 32Bit*
DSD: DSD64(2.8224MHz), DSD128(5.6448MHz), DSD256(11.2896MHz), DSD512(22.57892MHz)**
Control Software
AURALiC Lightning DS for iOS
AURALiC Lightning DS for web browser (device settings only)
OpenHome compatible control software (BubbleUPnP, Kazoo)
Roon (Roon Core required separately)
Streaming Inputs
Network shared folder, USB Drive, UPnP/DLNA Media Server, native TIDAL and Qobuz Sublime+ streaming, Internet Radio, AirPlay, Bluetooth, Songcast, RoonReady
Audio Outputs
Digital Outputs: AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink
USB Output: USB Host to compatible DAC ***
Wired: Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless: 802.11b/g/n/ac Tri-Band WiFi
Power Consumption
Sleep: <10W
Playback: 50W at max.
Dimensions – W x D x H
13.4 x 12.6 x 3.2 in. (34cm x 32cm x 8cm)
15.9 lbs (7.2kg)
Product Finishing
Anodized aluminum case in matte black
AURALiC ARIES G1 Wireless Streaming Transporter
2*External WiFi antenna (2pcs)
Power cord
User's guide
Four years after the release of the original ARIES, this groundbreaking streamer is getting a high-tech upgrade in the brand-new ARIES G1 Wireless Streaming Transporter.
Infused with AURALiC technologies and designs developed for our premier G2 line, the ARIES G1 connects over Wi-Fi to digital sources like network attached storage, Internet streaming services like TIDAL and Qobuz, Internet Radio, and USB drives to bring high performance streaming to your home audio system. On-Device Playlists, Memory Caching,
Gapless Playback and Bit-Perfect Multi-Room functionality are among the features found in all AURALiC streaming devices, and with support for Spotify Connect, AirPlay, and Roon Ready, ARIES G1 connectivity is more expansive than ever. Improved hardware offers a serious boost in performance in the ARIES G1, to make it a perfect choice for streaming audiophile-grade resolutions up to DSD512 and PCM 32bit/384k.
When the original ARIES Wireless Streaming Bridge was introduced it transformed the digital audio experience, allowing music lovers to stream high-resolution favorites from local and Internet sources over Wi-Fi for the first time. Now we've given the ARIES a "G" style makeover that's bringing a classic device back to the cutting edge.
The G1 update to the ARIES draws extensively from innovative technologies developed for our top-of-the-line G2 series, with a supercharged hardware platform and a completely transformed industrial design leading the way. Once again, outfitting your home audio system with state-of-the-art streaming performance and features is more accessible than ever — with the ARIES G1 Wireless Streaming Transporter.
Tesla G2: Platform Made for Sound
In 2014 we developed the original Tesla hardware platform with the goal of creating a high-performance, upgradable platform optimized for audio sound quality. Working hand-in-hand with our control interface and innovative software features, it was the most powerful processing platform available for digital music playback and streaming.
Now there's Tesla G2. 50% faster, with twice the processing resources, Tesla G2 is the hardware powerhouse behind the sonic excellence of the G2 line.
' The Aries G1 is a beautifully realised streaming platform that delivers the Auralic experience to a variety of DACs at an attractive price. If you have a DAC, this is the most transparent way to add network music streaming to your system and leads the way in this field'
The brand-new ARIES G1
Wireless Streaming Transporter from AURALiC carries on the ARIES tradition of skillfully managing the connections between various sources of high resolution digital music and the rest of your hi-fi system. ARIES G1 streams high-resolution digital music from local network locations, attached USB storage, Internet streaming sources like TIDAL, Qobuz, and Spotify, and Internet Radio — delivering all of it to your current setup over Wi-Fi.
Being based on the DNA
Being based on the DNA of AURALiC's original ARIES means that the new ARIES G1 benefits from all the features and functionality of Lightning Streaming — the infrastructure that AURALiC developed for its streaming products.
On-Device Playlists, Memory Caching, Gapless Playback and Bit-Perfect Multi-Room functionality are all standard Lightning features. For user control, AURALiC's well-regarded Lightning DS iOS app serves as the system's primary interface, so users have plenty of browsing and playback features at their fingertips with the G1 as well.
The unit is compatible with AirPlay and SongCast, and can function as a RoonReady endpoint. Setup and configuration changes are easier than ever with a recently added, universally accessible web admin.
This upgrade
This upgrade of the original ARIES wouldn't be possible however, without a lot of tech borrowed from AURALiC's premium G2 line, and that means a serious boost in performance and functionality.
The new version supports streaming resolutions up to DSD512 and PCM 32bit/384K over a home Wi-Fi network for example, and the processing heart of this year's G1 is in fact the same as what's found in the top-of-the-line model ARIES G2 from last year. That means the Tesla G2 platform with its processor that's 50% faster than the older ARIES had, supported by twice the system memory (2GB) and data storage (8GB), and a giant 1GB memory cache.
Outside, things also bear a similarity to AURALiC's premium product line, with the ARIES G1 shipping in a chassis that's inherited its design aesthetics from the G2's sleek Unity Chassis. The anodized black aluminum enclosure is updated with front panel buttons for easy navigation — or just use the Smart-IR function to assign control to any remote.
That front panel borrows the G2's 4.0-inch true color retina resolution display as well, and inside the G1 you'll find dual Purer-Power linear power supplies just like in the G2, separating and isolating the processing circuit from the digital audio circuit for less noise and better sound.
The Art of High-End Streaming
Lightning OS is full of cutting-edge innovations that bring your music to life like never before. An extensive memory cache, bit-perfect multi-room functionality and on-device playlists help you seamlessly experience and explore all your high-resolution sources. Take control with user apps like Lightning DS or Roon, and meet true audiophile streaming.
Display Brilliance
A 4.0-inch true color in-plane switching display with a resolution of over 300ppi provides complete operational feedback: playback status, configuration settings, and a full library view for browsing your collection.
Tesla G2: Platform Made for Sound
In 2014 we developed the original Tesla hardware platform with the goal of creating a high-performance, upgradable platform optimized for audio sound quality. Working hand-in-hand with our control interface and innovative software features, it was the most powerful processing platform available for digital music playback and streaming.
Now there's Tesla G2. 50% faster, with twice the processing resources, Tesla G2 is the hardware powerhouse behind the sonic excellence of the G2 line.
37,500MIPS-Processing Speed
CPU performance that's 50% faster than the original Tesla G1 processor.
200%-Memory & Storage
Twice the system memory and data storage means fluid audio signal processing and support for advanced features.
1GB-Memory Cache
An enormous memory cache means reduced network noise and dramatically reduced open circuit time for improved sound quality.
Flexibility to Explore
The ARIES G1 offers nearly universal connectivity for access to all your digital sources. Tri-band Wi-Fi and Ethernet open your system to UPnP/DLNA media servers, shared network folders, high-resolution Internet Services, and Internet Radio, as well as RoonReady, Bluetooth, AirPlay, and SongCast control.
Dual Purer-Power Linear Power Supplies
We've given the ARIES G1 two of our ultra-quiet Purer-Power linear power supplies, galvanically isolating them from each other in the obsessive quest to reduce noise for better sonic performance.
Processing and display power is completely separated from sensitive audio components that operate on their own dedicated supply. Interference between the separate areas is reduced to zero, so all you'll hear from the ARIES G1 is the music.


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October 17, 2015 will prove favorable for any consistent activity and focused work. You will be able to easily control your emotions and they won't be able to distract you from what matters.
You can make detailed plans for today and follow them closely - this will increase the efficiency coefficient of the day. .
In the first half of the day success will accompany Aries' any methodical activity. During this time you are not inclined to obviously avoid your responsibilities and waste money recklessly. Favorable financial conditions will persist late into the night.
In the morning Taurus is the person whose family may safely rely on. Besides, officials of various kinds (your manager or tutor, for example) show you their trust. However, in the second half of the day an adventurous spirit of a researcher may get awoken in you.
Life pushes the Twins towards more pronounced discipline in all contacts. If you don't feel it just yet, it doesn't mean that it won't become obvious to you in the near future. If you don't want someone's strict demands to catch you off guard, you should start putting your life to order now.
It's time to analyze the results and outcomes of your recent thoughts and contemplations. If you are born in mid-July, this process may be especially intense in your mind. Refrain from signing documents which you haven't had a chance to study well; avoid making any new agreements.
If you are a July Lion, effective confessions, arguments and objections in a heated discussion as well as loud epithets may already be sitting at the edge of your tongue and itching to escape. Wait a bit longer and hold your verbal activeness - you will only win by doing so.
October 17, 2015 is not a good day for drastic decisions - you may lack information and decisiveness. But the day will be very favorable for any creative planned activity in which you participate or oversee. All stages of work calling for focus, precision and consistency should better be scheduled for the morning.
In the first half of the day Libra may be entrusted with the interests of joint partnership. You will cope with the organization work wonderfully well and you'll be able to skillfully manage the joint capital or property.
Scorpio may enjoy the strength of its union with someone in the first half of the day. In the evening your confidence in rigidness of established limits, rules and responsibilities may noticeably tremble. Your reliable and positive partner can make you a proposition which will excite a spirit of adventure in you.
If you want to please and comfort your manager with your diligence and sense of duty, get down to work as early in the morning as possible. This is the most suitable time for carrying out systematic practical responsibilities. In the second half of the day you will feel like loosening the tie, so to speak.
Capricorn's got an enormous creative potential - be sure to properly use it. Don't sleep too long this morning. Now you will be able to easily do the mandatory part of work. By doing away with it, the rest of the day will be freed up for experiments in love, hobbies, entertainment, etc.
In the morning of October 17, 2015 Aquarius will need self-discipline. It will be especially beneficial in when solving family issues, carrying out financial business and fulfilling official responsibilities. Much more freedom awaits you in the end of the day.
This is a successful day for Pisces. Life is giving you many chances to enjoy life. In the first half you should be responsible for your partners, respectful of traditions and frugal with your money - this will constitute the main condition of your success.


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Each team member must be a paid ISSRT member in good standing, and have paid registration for conference before the start of conference or they will not be able to participate. RULES FOR NEW SCHOLAR BOWL
Each member of the team will get a team ribbon on their name tag, photos will be taken of the teams and recognition of all team players will be given during the conference (check program).


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-CD checkout: 5 days
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-Renewals: 2 (no renewals for sound/video recordings)
-Fines: Are applied + billing
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- Check for patron in database for previous card.
- If not in database, ask patron to complete General Application card.
- Click on NEW icon.
- Click on ALUMNI, then click on SELECT.
- For expiration date use tomorrow and the next year. Then click NEXT.
- Enter patron's name Last, First, Initial (i.e. Doe, John M). Then click NEXT.
- Enter address. First line is for street (1021 N Cascade Avenue), second is for city, state, zip (Colorado Springs, CO 80903). Then click NEXT.
- Enter telephone number. No out-of-state Alumni Cards.
- Skip barcode. (Patron will be allowed to check out items, but card with patron barcode will be issued later. See #13.)
- For the E-Mail address, type in address. Then click NEXT
- On back of card, put a check mark by "Alumni" and enter the year of graduation. Make sure patron signs and dates the application
- Last step SAVE AND CLOSE the card. Now it is ready for check-out.
- EXPLAIN TO PATRON: We will forward application to Tutt Library who will verify Alumni status. Tutt will issue and mail the Alumni Card to the patron. Process takes about two weeks.
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text: Vending&More Italy Ready to go? Sep 6, 2013 0 Comments Cappuccino, Coffee, Coffeeculture, Coffeemachine, FineFoodAustralia, Foodservice, Italianfood, Italianstyle Autumn is nearly here with lots of events to look forward to, starting 'Down Under', with Fine Food Australia. Fine Food Australia 2013, which this year is held in Sydney from 9 to 12 September, is ready to offer new ideas for companies. Set up in 1994, the Australian trade show, which is devoted to high quality foods, has grown; together with the country's interest in good food and wine. Read more


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A tourist center for EUR 2,6 M will be constructed at the site of the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon in Southern Bulgaria.
The construction of the new tourist center will start and the end of June, and is financed by EU's PHARE Program, the top Bulgarian archaeologist Professor Nikolay Ovcharov announced Tuesday.
The first sod of the new tourist center will be turned during the Ninth International Festival Perperikon 2009, which will take place in the nearby city of Kardzhali June 22-30, 2009.
The construction of the Perperikon Tourist Center will employ 120 people, and another 130 will be working on the continuing excavations on the site of the ancient Thracian city.
Ovcharov has announced that 250 000 tourists visited Perperikon in 2008. During the 2009 May holidays (May 1-6), the Thracian city was visited by 20 000 people.
The Thracian city of Perperikon is an ancient archaeological complex located 15 km north of the city of Kardzhali. It is believed to be site of the sanctuary of god Dionysus which was widely known in the ancient world.
Human activity at Perperikon dates back to 5 000 BC, and in the Middle Ages the former ancient sanctuary became a key fortress controlling the Eastern Rhodoppe Mountains.
Professor Nikolay Ovcharov started the excavation works at Perperikon in 2000 and has revealed part of a stunning ancient architectural complex which is still being unearthed.
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This position is open until filled; first consideration will be given to those completed application packets that are received by 10/27/2020.The Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) is currently seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Project/Program Manager IV – Public Records/Emergency Preparedness. In this role, you will have the opportunity provide leadership, oversight and accountability for the Department regarding public records management and disclosure and emergency planning and preparedness. You will serve both as the Agency Records Officer, overseeing the department's records and information management program, ensuring compliance with state records management laws and adherence to King County policies and procedures. In addition, you will be the department's Senior Public Records Officer, serving as the point of contact for all public record requests, coordinating and tracking responses to requests, and ensuring timely and legally compliant production of public records in response to request received. This position is also responsible for coordinating e-discovery and discovery processes for litigation for the department, including tracking and administering legal holds.You will provide department leadership on coordinating with divisions to ensure readiness for all hazards and emergencies, and representing the department on King County's Emergency Management Coordination Council (a countywide planning committee) and in other emergency management planning and preparedness workgroups, teams, trainings and exercises. You will develop standards; and work with division emergency preparedness staff to deliver annual departmental Continuity of Operations Plan readiness planning exercises or trainings annually. You also serve as the initial point of contact and often the first in the rotation of representatives to the King County Emergency Operations Center during emergency activations.You will demonstrate interpersonal savvy, composure, and ability to learn on the job in a fast-paced environment that requires frequent re-prioritization of work. You will be successful in this work by operating with integrity, trustworthiness, and demonstrating a commitment to King County's equity and social justice principles, which includes an emphasis on race.About the Department of Natural Resources and Parks:The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) works in support of sustainable and livable communities and a clean and healthy natural environment. Our mission is to foster environmental stewardship and strengthen communities by providing regional parks, protecting the region's water, air, land and natural habitats, and reducing, safely disposing of and creating resources from wastewater and solid waste.DNRP accomplishes its work through the Director's Office and its four divisions: Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste, Wastewater Treatment, and Water and Land Resources. The Department also provides leadership for the County's energy conservation, climate change, and clean water/healthy habitat initiatives in coordination with other departments and the Executive's Office.Who May Apply: This position is open to all qualified candidates. Required Materials: Candidates who wish to be considered for this position must submit an online King County application and respond to the supplemental questions.Work Location: This position will work remotely. There will be an expectation to travel to various worksites throughout King County as needed for the work. Work Schedule: This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and is not eligible for overtime. The workweek is typically Monday - Friday . Activation of the Emergency Operations Center may require considerable hours outside of the core business hours.
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Replica sneakers inspired by men's sports shoes from the Austrian provenance in the seventies – part of the Maison's iconic Line 22. Low-top pair come in a glitter rendition with destroyed effects, and rubber sole. The back is marked with the Maison's iconic white straight stitch. Made in Italy.
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Lemons are vitamin C rich citrus fruits that enhance your beauty, by rejuvenating skin from within bringing a glow to your face. One of the major health benefits of drinking warm lemon water is that it paves the way for losing weight faster, thus acting as a great weight loss remedy.
Warm lemon water serves as the perfect 'good morning drink', as it aids the digestive system and makes the process of eliminating the waste products from the body easier. It prevents the problem of constipation and diarrhea, by ensuring smooth bowel functions.
Some Nutritional Value Of Lemons
– An excellent and rich source of vitamin C, an essential nutrient that protects the body against immune system deficiencies
– Contains pectin fibre which is very beneficial for colon health and also serves as a powerful antibacterial
– Helps balance the pH levels in the body
– Having warm lemon juice early in the morning helps flush out toxins
– Aids digestion and encourages the production of bile
– A great source citric acid, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium
– Helps prevent the growth and multiplication of pathogenic bacteria that cause infections and diseases.
Let's start our morning by adding some slices of lemon in our warm water and enjoy its nutritional values.
Source: foodmatters.com