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I had a nice chat early this week with Matt Lewis, a columnist at the conservative Daily Caller, who had a theory that the sports world, and the sports media in particular, was becoming more liberal. He turned that into a column that posed a simple question: Is the left taking over sports too?
That's an interesting question, but while I agree that the sports media is probably more progressive today, that's because the left is finally participating in it, not taking it over.
The history of sports and the media that covers it provides important context for that view. There have, as Lewis notes, always been outwardly progressive athletes, and there have always been athletes who advanced progressive causes solely through their actions. Those athletes and their causes have always existed as a form of resistance politics — from Ali's draft dodging to Curt Flood's stance against the reserve clause to Billie Jean King's fight for gender equality to Tommie Smith and John Carlos' black power salute — because the establishment in sports has always been more conservative.
That primarily applies to owners and league executives, but it applies to the media too, which has always taken a more culturally conservative bent. Take, for instance, the fact that Brent Musberger described Smith and Carlos, whose protest at the 1968 Olympics provoked quite a bit of outrage, as "black-skinned storm troopers." Or note that the media was mostly anti-free agency in baseball, with columnists like Jerry Green writing in the Professional Baseball Yearbook in 1979 that giving athletes more rights would either bankrupt baseball or lead to a league in which "only the Arabs and Japanese will be able to afford to own a major league baseball franchise." The white sports media was largely skeptical of black stars like Ali and Reggie Jackson, more sympathetic to the owners and coaches around them who were, incidentally, primarily white. Black writers were mostly relegated to black newspapers. Women, meanwhile, were largely shut out of the locker room, unable to cover sports at all. There wasn't as much space then as there is now to talk specifically about the intersection of sports and politics, but in areas where sports and society naturally overlapped, the sports media has historically been more sympathetic to the status quo than it was willing to challenge it, whether on race, athletes' rights, gender, or other fronts.
Compared to that, the sports media is obviously more progressive and the viewpoints more diverse than in the past. As I told Lewis, the democratization of the sports media has opened the door to voices and topics that it previously didn't entertain, many of them more progressive in nature. One bit of evidence for that is that there are progressive outlets like ThinkProgress and The Nation devoting coverage to sports and employing full-time sportswriters like myself and Dave Zirin. Another is that many online outlets, places like Deadspin for instance, tend to take on a more anti-establishment and, at times, progressive tone, even if most of the writers aren't coming from a purely political or ideological place. The proliferation of online media has also expanded opportunities for young people, minorities, and women to provide points of view that vary from the largely older white male establishment that has existed for so long. And it has also allowed for more skepticism and cynicism about the people who run sports than was typically present in establishment media outlets, as well as more room to talk about the ways sports impact and shape society, which naturally leads to more talk about bigger issues inside sports. And on that front, progressives are now participating in ways they never have.
That shift is what has caught the attention of conservatives, because sports have for so long been a place where they didn't have to worry much about hearing the progressive point of view, as Lewis notes:
And if conservatives are upset about this, it may be because this is all they have left. Progressives have long owned Hollywood, and (except maybe for Nashville) most of the popular music industry. Sports were perhaps the bastion for conservative entertainment — the final refuge for the patriotic, beer-guzzling, macho male who just wants to forget about his day job and watch a game — without hearing a lecture. Those days may be over.
But just because progressives are participating doesn't mean the sports media is itself progressive. I'd argue that it still approaches racial and gender issues from a more conservative perspective, and that it generally favors the establishment both in how it covers issues like labor and in its overall tone. It seems to me that the sports media still takes a more socially conservative approach when it comes to how athletes exist as role models in our society. And there also remains a relative dearth of black and/or female sportswriters and editors in all parts of the media, meaning many of the issues that affect those populations are still covered primarily by white men (that's the case even at progressive outlets and at the places we think of as more anti-establishment), limiting the points of view especially from groups that tend to be more progressive.
Sure, there are places where the sports media has shifted in a definitively progressive direction, sometimes even to a near consensus, like on LGBT rights and equality. But on most, there is still plenty of debate. The idea that we should prioritize equality in sports for women, for instance, is still far from accepted on all fronts. And on most fronts where there are definitively progressive points of view — like when Bob Costas talks gun control or media outlets drop the name of Washington's football team — there almost always exist sportswriters providing the opposite viewpoint too. And, though we have shifted toward talking about substantive issues more, they still make up a relatively small amount of sports coverage.
Calling it a "takeover," then, probably exaggerates the significance of what has changed. Lewis seems to acknowledge that at one point, saying that "it does seem like we are moving toward more ideological parity." I'd say that's what this actually is. The sports media may be more progressive today than it ever has been, but it's not because the left is taking over anything. Rather, it's because progressives are finally starting to talk about their issues in a context and in an area of society they've mostly ignored in the past.


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New Jersey officials will allow individuals pursing a high school equivalency diploma to take one of three different tests on a computer or with pencil and paper.
Members of the state Board of Education are expected to approve new regulations Wednesday that will authorize three vendors to provide tests to replace the familiar GED, the national exam that will be phased out at the end of this month.
Pearson Vue, Educational Testing Service and McGraw-Hill were selected by the state to provide both computerized and written exams, assistant state commissioner Peter Shulman told the board last month, when the board reviewed the new regulations.
State officials determined that offering choices will improve access and affordability, Shulman said.
"We want to get it right by providing more options," Shulman said. "More variations will lower the price from where it was going."
Shulman said there are about 1 million New Jersey residents without a high school diploma, and he said officials hope more options will "attract more candidates" to take the exam.
About 13,700 New Jerseyans took the high school equivalency test last year, with about 9,000 passing, state officials report. This year, the number jumped to 13,600 through October, and officials expect the annual total to top 16,300.
The new tests are expected to cost about $112, a steep increase from the current $50 fee. Shulman said state officials hope the competition that will result because of the three vendors will help keep costs in line.
While the state will regulate the price, the individual test centers will determine the version and format of tests they will administer.
The updated test, which will be aligned to the Common Core State Standards being introduced in schools, will feature four sections: language arts, social studies, science and math. The writing component, which was its own section, will be incorporated into the other sections.
The new test will also feature two levels, said Nancy OShea, the manager of testing services at Brookdale Community College. One score will result in a high school diploma, and a higher score will speak to career and college readiness.
The switch from the current GED to the new one has caused a surge in test-takers at the 28 testing sites around the state. Those who completed at least one part of the five-section test have tried to finish so they do not have to start over, while others tried to complete the version that they had studied for.
The introduction of the new test will probably result in a delay early next year, as the states 34 test centers adapt to the changes. Several test centers have phone and web messages alerting students to contact them next month for updates. The Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne will not disclose information on the next test until after Jan. 13, according to its website.
Brookdale Community College in Middletown will offer the Pearson Vue tests at the start of the year, said OShea.
Brookdale piloted the new Pearson Vue computerized test this year, and will continue to offer it, she said.
"We anticipate we will just keep rolling right through," OShea said, noting that the center will probably introduce another version in February or March.
OShea said the computer test allows students to obtain their results immediately, a real plus.
"We had a student dancing, literally dancing this morning when she learned she passed all five parts," she said.
OShea said the price hike is a concern, and the reason why her center will look to offer another option. A paper and pencil version will be offered, too.
"Many people who are taking the GED are not comfortable using a computer. We do everything we can to relieve their anxiety," she said. "We want to give it in the method that works best for them, and thats why I would like to continue to do a paper and pencil group test."

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From the very start, we have had partnership offers from nearly every major PEO nationwide. We have rejected partnerships with all these companies. PEO7.com must remain independent so that we may offer a chance to all PEO's, regardless of size, to participate in the growth of the PEO industry. We believe that our independence combined with our aggressive marketing tools will attract more leads than the whole industry can handle.
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The cornerstone of our increasing success and strength exists in the power of the numbers we represent. We want our PEO Members to include every player in the industry, regardless of size. Thus, the collective integrity of the PEO Members will form the unshakeable foundation of our system. All PEO's are expected to follow the rules set out by PEO7.com. By joining PEO7.com, it is assumed that each member will always be true about every representation that member makes. If we determine a PEO is not being truthful, it will be permanently barred from the network.
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PEO's must keep the data regarding leads and related contact information confidential. The lead and related contact information may only be used to offer PEO services to the client company. A PEO may not use the information to offer any other services. A PEO may share the data with its employees for the purpose of closing the lead. It may not share the data with anyone outside its organization. If, after a PEO has acquired the contact information from a lead, it determines that it will not be able to provide PEO services to that prospective client, it must immediately file a report with PEO7.com and inform us of this determination.
How Do We Attract Leads
Traditional Marketing Tools
Our traditional marketing tools currently entail calling companies and asking them for their fax or email addresses. Additionally, we will soon be advertising on national TV promoting the PEO industry.
Internet Marketing Tools
Our website, www.PEO7.com, is on the top ranking for searches of PEO and related terms in every major search engine in the US including Yahoo, Google, FindSmart, MSN, AltaVista, and many more. We also generate email broadcasts containing our Reducing Employer Liability Newsletter.
Reducing Employer Liability Newsletter
Our Reducing Employer Liability Newsletter is intended to inform American companies about the many liabilities they encounter when they hire an employee and how a PEO may reduce or eliminate that liability. The newsletter is published once a month and is sent to thousands of email addresses in our database.
The purpose of the newsletter is to motivate the recipient to use PEO services for his or her company. The newsletter suggests specific PEO services to reduce or eliminate the liability featured in each issue and offers practical advice on how to manage that liability. The newsletter also contains a message aimed toward the PEO industry with advice on how to manage that liability.
The recipients of the newsletter are companies that leave their email address on our website, as well as those we find through our efforts. We are currently adding over 5,000 new records to our newsletter subscription each day.
Our Call Center
We have set up a call center with about 200 employees who are all college educated and are paid a salary for their work. We have developed a list of approximately 80,000 keywords. Each staff member is assigned certain keywords. The call center personnel search the web for those keywords and add a record for the company in our database if the company has at least all of the following info: name, address, phone, and fax or email.
If the company does not have a fax or email address, we then make an attempt to get that information. Our call center representatives call companies in the US between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm in all time zones and attempt to obtain the email or fax number of the official that makes personnel decisions. If we can't get either email or fax number, we abandon the record. These fax and email addresses are then added to our newsletter subscription. We expect to add 10,000 new records per day before the end of the year.
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Our Lead Management Process
When a lead comes in, an account executive at PEO7.com contacts the client company and prepares as much information as possible to assist a PEO in closing the deal. If the company is merely curious about employee leasing, we give them additional information, but do not pass on the company as a lead until they are ready. We simply maintain that our PEO Members are too busy to speak to companies who are not ready to buy.
If the prospective client is ready to consider PEO services seriously, we consult with the client to decide how many PEO's should be involved. At present, we believe and recommend that this number is ideally two or three, but may be modified in the future. Throughout this process we remain in contact with the client. If necessary, we may set strict lead dates to encourage the prospective client company to make a timely decision.
Our Open Dialogue Policy
We encourage the client companies to be open with our PEO Members. Initially, we ascertain if the company has dealings with other PEO's and offer this information to our Platinum PEO Members. We also ask the client companies to be open about their decision to buy, postpone, or close with another PEO. The main goal is to avoid wasting everyone's time.
Our Goal When Managing Leads
Our sole goal when managing leads is to facilitate an environment where the lead can be closed as quickly as possible. Our interest is perfectly aligned with our PEO Members in this manner, as we share this mutual goal.
Our Distribution Challenge
When we receive a lead, we encounter one of two scenarios. In scenario one, the lead is generated and the client wants to see 3 or 4 PEOs. We place the lead in your Request Free RFP folder and about 3 or 4 PEOs request it. Here we have no difficulty awarding the lead because this particular lead is small or is considered a high risk, making it less desirable.
In the second scenario the client still wants to see 3 or 4 PEOs, but more than 3 or 4 PEOs request it. The system must then decide how to eliminate one or more PEOs and award it to only those 3 or 4. The system has been designed to analyze these PEOs according to logical, predetermined elements as applied to our Platinum PEO Members. This conflict occurs when the lead is large in volume and is considered to be a lower risk category such as office jobs.
In order to keep our organization independent and impartial, we have designed our system to award leads in a logical, analytical manner, completely free of human partiality. The system considers several complex, specific factors to rank the PEOs that have requested a particular lead. The system ranks all PEOs in an analytical order based on those factors and then automatically awards the leads to the top 3 or 4 candidates.
Our system makes this decision free from any human interference. We believe that the involvement of any human may favor a PEO for subjective reasons beyond those contemplated for the success of the PEO industry and principles of this organization.
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We offer our more desirable leads to our Platinum PEO Members. Platinum PEO Members receive the leads without any up-front cost and, in lieu of paying a one-time fee when they close the leads, pay a residual monthly commission for as long as they service the client.
How to Become a Platinum PEO Member
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Advantages of Platinum PEO Plan
Our more desirable leads are initially made available to our Platinum PEO Members only. Only if an insufficient number of Platinum PEO Members are interested in these leads do we offer them to our Regular PEO Members. Under our Platinum PEO plan, Platinum PEO Members can request the contact information with respect to any of these leads. The leads and related contact information are provided subject to no upfront fees. If the lead is closed, the Platinum PEO Member who closed the lead pays a residual commission that is based on the total annual payroll of all the leads closed by that Platinum PEO Member that were acquired in this manner. The residual commission applies as long as the Platinum PEO Member maintains a relationship with the client, whether or not the Platinum PEO Member continues its relationship with us. The table of commissions is displayed below.
Schedule of Residual Commissions
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Mechanics of Offering a Lead to Our Platinum PEO's
When a lead comes in, a PEO7.com account executive contacts the client company and prepares as much information as possible to assist a PEO in closing the deal. We then consult with the client to decide how many PEO's should be referred to the lead. As noted above, this number is ideally 2 or 3¸ but that may change in the future.
The administrator then makes the lead available for requests via our website. The lead and some minimal data are placed in the Request Free lead folder of each Platinum PEO Member whose PEO Parameters meet the criteria for the lead. Each Platinum PEO Member that receives a lead in this manner may then visit its Request Free lead folder and request the full contact information. The deadline for each lead is specified within the available data and the Platinum PEO Member must adhere to the deadline for its request to be considered.
Ranking of Platinum PEO for the Purpose of Awarding Full Contact Information
Whenever there are more Platinum PEO Members requesting the lead contact information than the number of Platinum PEO Members we have determined to offer it to, the system ranks the Platinum PEO Members to assist the account executive in determining whom to award that information to. The system ranks those Platinum PEO Members that have requested the contact information based on the following four factors, assigning a number between 1 and 7 in each category. This means that a PEO may have a total of 4 at the minimum or 28 at the maximun. Here are the four factors: :
The system arranges all Platinum PEO Members by distance from the client company. The system assigns a 7 to the closest Platinum PEO Member and a 1 to the farthest Platinum PEO Member. All Platinum PEO Members will get a 1 through 7 in this category. The distance category is intended to give preference to local Platinum PEO Members.
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The system will look at the residual commissions a Platinum PEO Member has paid and divide it by the total residual commissions all Platinum PEO Members have paid. The Platinum PEO Member with the highest ratio gets a 7. The lowest ratio will receive a 1. If a Platinum PEO Member has not paid any residual commissions, it will get a 1. This category favors those Platinum PEO Members who pay the highest commissions.
Number of Closed Leads:
The system will look at the number of leads closed as a ratio of number of leads awarded. The Platinum PEO Member with the highest ratio will get a 7. Those with the lowest ratio will get a 1. We start each new Platinum PEO Member with one lead awarded and closed. This category favors those Platinum PEO Members who most frequently close leads. At the same time, it brings to the top a PEO who is not scoring well in other categories and has not received any leads in a given period.
As a Platinum PEO Member receives more and more leads, the denominator will increase and it will start scoring less in this category. If it closes a lead, the ratio, and thus the score, will improve. This category is intended to recycle all Platinum PEO Members, enabling those who may not have received leads otherwise to be awarded those leads. Due to the large number of leads, it rarely happens that a Platinum PEO Member is not awarded at least one lead contact information in a given period at least as a result of this category.
Inbound Link:
Here the system looks to see if the PEO is offering an inbound link from the PEO's website to PEO7.com. If such a link exists, the system assigns a 7. Absent such link, the system assigns a 1. We require such link from the PEO website to increase our link popularity. This has caused PEO7 to be ranked very high in the search engines. When our names comes up, it is like the name of our Platinum Members is coming up, because they are getting the leads.
Awarded Contact Information
We award contact information according to the set schedule specified in the lead. If a Platinum PEO Member is awarded contact information with respect to a lead, it may enter its Awarded leads folder and contact the client. If the Platinum PEO Member determines that this is not the kind of company it can provide PEO service to, it must inform PEO7.com about its decision not to pursue that lead. Platinum PEO Members will pay PEO7.com a residual commission with respect to all clients whose full contact information is placed in their Awarded lead Folders that they close at any time within five years after it is placed in the folder.
Closed Leads
Once a Platinum PEO closes a lead, it must mark the lead in its Awarded leads folder as closed. The system then moves the lead from its Awarded leads folder to its Closed lead folder. The system will invoice each Platinum PEO Member for the residual commission for all leads in its Closed leads folder. Invoices are generated via email once a month. A Platinum PEO Member may print the email and pay it by check. All payments are due within 30 days from the date generated.
Protections Offered When a Lead is Closed
The contact information is removed from the PEO7 system once that lead is closed by a Platinum PEO Member, although all leads closed by Regular PEO Members remain in our system Thus, no other PEO Member may contact a lead closed by a Platinum PEO Member through the PEO7 system. If the company generates a new lead, the system will flag it and the account executive will get involved to find out why the client wants to leave its existing Platinum PEO Member. PEO7 encourages all clients to consult with their Platinum PEO Members to remedy any problem. Only if the client insists will we allow a new lead to be generated.


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Derby & Derbyshire Waste Core Strategy: Big Choices Report
Chapter 3 Making a Sound Plan
Getting knowledge
3.1 We want to make a sound plan, which means one that can be trusted. To do that, we have to have reliable, background knowledge.
- We know what is expected of us by the government[1].
- We know what the agreed plan for our region says about the development of waste facilities in our area.
- We know a lot of things about waste management in Derby and Derbyshire.
- We know many facts and figures about how much waste is produced and where it is processed.
3.2 We would like you to tell us anything that you think will add to our knowledge or will help us make a sound plan.
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3.3 The plan will have policies to encourage good developments and help prevent harm to people and the environment. It will play its part in responding to climate change. It will suggest the places or localities where the crucial waste facilities should be built. If you give us your opinions on where the best places might be, you will help us to get the plan right.
3.4 Diagram 1 gives a picture of the geography of Derby and Derbyshire. It shows the main roads and railways, towns and other features which affect the pattern of waste arisings, treatment and disposal. Also, it shows the major places, such as Sheffield, Nottingham and Manchester, which are outside the county but have a big impact on what happens here.
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Equator 1.57 cu.ft. Compact Convertible Super Combo Washer with Drying
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Equator 1.57 cu.ft. Compact Convertible Super Combo Washer with Drying
Washing and drying clothes is a tedious job and needs quality equipment to deal with it. Are you looking for an incomparable washing machine that can serve you for years with quality washing every time, then your wish has become real with the Equator EZ-4000 transportable washing machine/Dryer that blends perfect with every home. Availability dryer at home becomes mandatory during winters as even lightly moist clothes can take a day to two to dry.
Available in White, Silver and Black.
The unit capabilities 14 programmed wash and dry capabilities tailored to all fabric sorts. That way you could be assured that your towels will come out easy and your delicates could be safe, not just that, you are free to choose any color that you feel match better with your home or anything. It is available in white, silver and black.
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The Captain Cook Memorial Jet is a motor-driven water jet located in Canberra's Lake Burleigh Griffin. The jet commemorates Captain Cook's discovery of Australia's east coast and it was opened on the bicentenary of this event (25 April, 1970) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The jet's technical specifications (provided kindly by the National Capital Planning Authority) state, "Water is drawn from the lake through a 50-metre intake tunnel to the underground pump house. There are two 4 stage vertical spindle centrifugal pumps capable of pumping 250 litres per second against a head of 183 meters. Each of the pumps is driven by a 560 kilowatt, water-cooled 3.3 kilovolt electric motor. Operation of the Jet can be carried out both remotely using programmable logic controls and also locally using switchgear.
"The water is then pumped through a 450mm diameter steel pipeline which extends approximately 205m from the pump house, through the tunnel and along the lake bed to the concrete nozzle housing structure. The nozzle housing is located 150 metres from the lake wall in the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin. The nozzle housing accomodates 2 discharge nozzles - a main nozzle which operates with both pumps operating simultaneously and a resulting jet of water 147m tall, plus an auxillary nozzle which operates with a single pump operating and a resulting jet of water 110m tall. Remote controlled nozzle selector valves, located in the nozzle housing direct the flow to either the main or auxiliary nozzle. The exit velocity of water leaving the nozzles is 260kph and the mass of water in the air at any time is 3 tonnes on single pump operation and 6 tonnes on dual pump operation."
The Jet is situated in the Parliamentary Triangle, an area that is bound roughly around Parliament House, The National Capital Exhibition and Blundell's Cottage. As such, it is visible from many vantage points in Canberra.
Colloquially, the Captain Cook Memorial Jet is sometimes known as the Captain Cook Ejaculation for its obviously phallic action.
Among certain Governmental circles, there are legends and myths about the Captain Cook Memorial Jet. The jet was intended to be the highest in the world and a significant amount of public support for the project was generated with this fact. Rumour has it that during the initial planning phase, the jet was intended to rise to a height of 135 metres. In 1951, hearing about this plan, the caretakers of Geneva chose to raise the height of the rival Jet d'eau to 140 metres. Rather than risk losing public support, over AUD$1 million was spent on re-designing the Captain Cook jet to raise its height to 147 metres.
A more sketchy rumour states that the recent maintenance of the jet, at a cost of AUD$750,000, was in fact a ploy to annoy the French. The legend states that the French built a water jet that rose a mere 4 ft higher than Australia's. Not to be trumped by the French, a closed-door commission determined that it was cheaper to raise the Captain Cook Jet by another 7 ft than to change every brochure, pamphlet and sign which stated that Australia's Captain Cook Jet was the highest in the world, considering the loss of a few tourist dollars in the process.
Whether there's any truth to these stories is hard to say. Australia's National Capital Planning Authority certainly isn't saying; Geneva and France have no interest in revealing the truth behind them. The latter tale is spurious at best. Even if these tales are false, they serve their purpose as an illustration that national monuments are taken very seriously.
The Captain Cook Memorial Jet operates twice daily all-year round (10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 4pm) as well as an extra session (7pm to 9pm) during Daylight Saving Time.
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Low Cal Energy with Foosh Mints
Are you looking for a low calorie way to get a burst of energy in the middle of the day? Foosh mints just might be what you're looking for! When you're in the middle of a hectic day, you don't always have time to stop and grab a cup of coffee or an energy drink. Plus, a hot beverage or a sugar-laden concoction isn't always what you want when all you really need is just a quick energy burst.
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Foosh Seriously Caffeinated! mints can be a much more convenient option than coffee or energy drinks for today's busy lifestyles. You can easily keep them in your purse or briefcase so they're handy any time you need a little pick me up. Instead of having to stop and buy a beverage of some type, you can just reach into your bag and pop a mint into your mouth. They're available in several convenient packaging options including tins, blister packs, and pouches, so you can easily select an option that fits in with your lifestyle.
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No only are Foosh Seriously Caffeinated! mints a convenient option, they are also diet-friendly. Whereas many of the energy drinks and popular flavored coffee beverages have hundreds of calories, each Foosh Seriously Caffeinated! mint has only five calories and two grams of carbohydrates, yet have as much caffeine as a cup of coffee (100 milligrams), and more caffeine than the leading energy beverages.
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These tiny energy mints are budget friendly too. Each mint costs about 25 cents, as opposed to several dollars for on-the-go coffee and energy beverages available from convenience stores, supermarkets, fast food outlets, and specialty beverage retailers. When compared to the cost of other energy enhancing products on the market, Foosh Seriously Caffeinated! mints win the budget battle hands-down, no questions asked every time. There's not a more affordable alternative for a quick pick-me-up than Foosh Seriously Caffeinated! mints.
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In addition to caffeine, each Foosh Seriously Caffeinated! mint contains a special blend of ingredients formulated specifically to boost energy. The proprietary mixture includes five B-vitamins, ginseng, and taurine. Each mint contains 10 percent of the recommended daily allowance of Thiamin, Niacin, and Panto. Acid. Additionally, a single mint contains 75 percent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin B12 and 20 percent of the recommended allowance of vitamin B6. The unique combination of ingredients was specially selected for its performance enhancing and metabolism boosting qualities.


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Safety glasses supplied by Signet are a range of protective wear used across various industries to provide comfort, protection and brilliant eye coverage.
Signet stocks Bolle safety glasses and UniSafe safety glasses as part of their protective eyewear range.
Bolle Prism safety glasses are ultralight protective glasses and are fully recyclable, meeting the needs of environmentally conscious companies seeking greener options.
UniSafe safety goggles are lightweight and stylish safety eyewear suitable for medium impact and general purposes. These safety glasses feature a contoured and streamlined design for improved facial fit and vision.
UniSafe Buster safety glasses feature robust and durable anti-scratch lens that offer excellent coverage, and are available in amber and clear.
UniSafe Ecko safety glasses are suitable for use in workshops, labs, factories and worksites. This economical range is designed for general purpose use and available with clear or smoke, or clear mirror lenses.
UniSafe Buster safety glasses designed for workers in welding industries are available in clear, amber, blue and mirror lens options. These safety glasses are suitable for shade 3 and shade 5 welding.
All safety glasses available from Signet comply with the Australian Standard.
Signet's safety products range:
- UniSafe safety helmets are UV stabilised, incorporate vents and are available in 10 colours
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The Encyclopaedia of Sexual Knowledge, under the editorship of Dr. Norman Haire (1892–1952), is the first of a trilogy of sexual encyclopaedias by Arthur Koestler writing under the pen name of 'Dr. A. Costler'. It is the English version, published by Koestler's cousin Francis Aldor in 1934, of the book L'encyclopédie de la vie sexuelle that Koestler in 1933 wrote, together with "A. Willy" (the pseudonym of his other cousin Willy Aldor) and the German Dr. Levy-Lenz. The second book is Sexual Anomalies and Perversions, Physical and Psychological Development, Diagnoses and Treatment. The title of the third book is, in the original French edition of 1939, L'Encyclopédie de la famille.[1] This third book was subsequently translated into English and published under various titles and with changes to the structure and text of the original edition. The name of 'Dr. Costler' (or 'A. Coester') as the author or co-author of the book is omitted from later editions.[2]
|The first book contained chapters by two other authors; the second I wrote alone; the third contained chapters by Manès Sperber (who had been a practising Psychotherapist before he made his reputation as a novelist).[3]
Koestler wrote that working from standard text books and reference works "I condensed and distilled the Encyclopædia at a rate of about four thousand words a day."[4]
The background to Koestler's collaboration in the writing of these books is set out in detail in his autobiography The Invisible Writing, Chapter XIX. 'Introducing Dr. Coster'. As noted there, The Encyclopœdia was highly successful and became a best-seller in several languages, but Koestler himself had little benefit of it, being shamelessly exploited by the publisher – a crooked cousin of his. Koestler received a flat payment of sixty pounds and no royalties from the sales, which amounted to tens of thousands.
The book is divided into ten 'Books' (main chapters) and two Appendices. Each 'Book' consists of several Sections and Chapters. The book contains numerous monochrome illustrations and 32 colour plates. 836 numbered pages.
- Preface
- Book One: Sexual Art of Primitive and Other Races
- Book Two: The Road to a Full Sex Life
- Book Three: Sexual Organs in Function
- Book Four: Sexual Intercourse
- Book Five: Men and Women in their Everyday Relations
- Book Six: Women's Sexual Impulse
- Book Seven: Procreation
- Book Eight: Birth Control
- Book Nine: Imperfections of Love
- Book Ten: Delaying Sexual Death
- Appendix I: (Untitled)
- Appendix II: Forbidden Fashions – Forbidden Nudity
- ^ A. Koestler: The Invisible Writing pp. 260–61
- ^ See: The Encyclopaedia of Sex Practice, Second Edition, by Drs. Norman Haire, A. Willy, L. Vander, O. Fischer, R. Lothar and others, London: Encyclopaedic Press Ltd., 1951, 836 pages. See also the interesting study of Michael Scammell, Koestler. The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic, Random House, 2009.
- ^ The Invisible Writing, footnote pp. 260
- ^ The Invisible Wring, p. 264


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Introducing the New TaskEasy Logo
We have been hard at work on a big change, and are thrilled to finally share it. Introducing the new TaskEasy logo. TaskEasy started in 2013 as a brilliant idea to solve a tricky problem. A whole lot of technological wizardry and hard work later, we are the industry leader in on-demand property care. As we continue to revitalize a traditional industry alongside our amazing contractors, TaskEasy's dedicated leadership sees this as the right time to make a change. …
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- Usually specs. specification(def 2).
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- built, done, bought, etc., as a speculation: the construction of spec houses.
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- to provide specifications for: Their newest truck was spec'd by a computer.
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- on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale; without commitment by a client or buyer: ad illustrations done on spec; luxury homes built on spec and sold before completion.
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Origin of spec
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; by shortening
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Related Words for spec'ingspeculate, gamble, play, plunge, dare, hazard, venture, shoot, set, pledge, lay, stake, chance, game, adventure, hedge, parlay, risk, hustle, spec
- on spec as a speculation or gambleall the tickets were sold so I went to the theatre on spec
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- (prenominal) Australian and NZ speculativea spec developer
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Word Origin for spec
C19: short for speculation or speculative
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for spec'ing
short for specification, 1956. Related: Specs.
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Eastern Cape Golf CoursesPort Elizabeth Golf Club
Designed by Colonel SV Hotchkin
Type Coastal golf course
Holes 18
Par 72
Fairway Grass Kikuyu
Greens Grass Bent
Length 6117m (Ladies: 5367m)
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South Africa�s second oldest registered club, registered in 1890, is located in the heart of Port Elizabeth and is considered to be Port Elizabeth�s most premiere club. Scant minutes away from both beaches and hotels in Port Elizabeth, the course afford golfers visiting the city the convenience of playing a round and still having the time to schedule other activities in the area.
Front and back nines share the Par 72 equally although the Eastern Province Golf Association has officially rated the Parkland course�s 6117 meters as a 71.
The multiple doglegs, tree lined fairways and shrubby roughs have resulted in the course also being one of the most challenging in the country. The course also has plenty of water hazards and sand traps that stand eagerly awaiting your wayward shots! In recent years the club has added putter bent grass which has improved the greens significantly.
The �Hill� as the club is known locally invites all golfers to come and join in the legacy of the game by both playing a round here and enjoying time in their spacious, history filled clubhouse with their 1100 friendly members. The club, as would you would expect provides the full set of facilities.


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These are the Gordian knots facing bioethicists. You face them, too.
The vast collection and trading of online data have credited information-ethics issues almost directly parallel to biological ones. Most often they concern personal privacy and security, but consider this question: what if data gives third parties a window into our very personalities, our mentalities, or essential selves?
Let's discuss MindTime, a 14-year-old San Francisco psychological research firm now aggressively pursuing marketing applications for its personality-profile mapping service. In the words of its website, "MindTime represents a quantum leap in understanding and predicting human behavior -- we know how people think."
Much like traditional demographic segmentation or VALS categories of shared values and lifestyles, MindTime uses a basic nine-point questionnaire to assess three basic personality archetypes, then slices and dices them to 64 subarchetypes (with the possibility, if you weren't dissuaded by the law of diminishing returns, to go 12 million deep).
"Psychographic and behavioral data are very good at telling you who your customers are, what they are consuming, where they are concentrated in the marketplace and when they take action," says Jason Burnham, MindTime exec VP-business development. "But they don't tell you why consumers behave the way that they do, they don't tell you how people are perceiving you're marketing messages and they don't tell what's actually motivating consumers into action."
For decades, the Meyers-Briggs test has attempted to divine personality, but has long been criticized for dubious accuracy and efficacy in predicting, for example, job performance. MindTime claims to have revolutionized the field by identifying cognition in terms of three basic time perspectives.
"Future thinking is all about possibility," Burnham says. "It's the province of creativity, entrepreneurship, art, music, hope in a future that 's yet to occur."
"Past thinkers are all about validation. They are deep thinkers and require a lot of evaluation. They are very cautious in how they approach the world. They want to see the proof. And when they do approach a decision, they really analyze things pretty deeply.
"Present thinking people are very practical -- your managers, your strategists your architects. They like to control things, they're very big on efficiency and utility. They're very organized, very structured, but they tend to migrate toward trends, what the masses are migrating towards."
We are all of us, he says, defined -- like our fingerprints, or our genes -- by our unique combinations of these outlooks. That particular map is somehow divined by our answers to nine innocuous-sounding propositions. For example: "1. I am known for generating ideas" and "6. People think I am best at planning and organization."
Assuming that the company's claims are true, the opportunity for marketers is obvious. As Burnham puts it, "It automatically informs them on how to be messaging people with different thinking styles, the types of products and/or brand attributes that would resonate the strongest, the level of frequency of communication, the level of information and the types of information and the types of content someone would need to make an informed purchase decision."
Merely creating dynamic content for different mindprints would be the most obvious tactic, but then imagine the possibilities of overlaying these individual profiles with behavioral tracking or the Facebook API and suddenly a marketer knows exactly which button to push.
The hitch is that actual human beings have to voluntarily fill out the questionnaire, but that 's a tragically low hurdle. We as a culture are simultaneously so self-absorbed and so exhibitionistic that the "fun" of seeing our own mindprints would be irresistible. Burnham calls that just part of the value exchange.
"As an individual, don't you wish people would just understand you better?" he poses, as if there were no difference between my wife having better insight into my personality and Procter & Gamble having that insight. Short answer: No, Jason, I'm not much interested in bartering my inner self for the sort of grins I might get from today's horoscope.
His short reply: "Where's the threat?
"Unless it got in the hands of somebody who knew somebody's thinking style in the middle of hypnotizing them, " he says, (quite wittily, I grant you), "I'm at a loss."
MindTime itself anonymizes the results to the extent that they are linked only to email addresses, he assures me, and the company by policy does not share those with clients.
However, Burnham acknowledges that there is nothing to stop a given client from collecting a statistically significant number of MindTime personality maps and correlating them with other data -- behavioral tracking, let's say -- and eventually being able to impute a given user's mindprint based solely on tracking data, without his or her knowledge or acquiescence. No questionnaire. No fun. No value exchange.
And therein the info-ethics conundrum: When unleashing a data technology onto the internet -- like a genetically-engineered species into the ecosystem -- is it enough to imagine only the proximate benefits? Or does it behoove us all to imagine unintended, but reasonably predictable, consequences?
Don't bother answering. This is no MindTime questionnaire; it's a rhetorical question. Burnham is correctly bullish about mentality mapping's endless possibilities for education, hiring, even matchmaking. But as a society, we must also calculate the risk to our most personal possessions: our selves themselves. And we must take care about what forces we unleash.


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There are 212 insects native to Washington. The green darner dragonfly, one of the largest and fastest-flying in North America, became the state's official insect in 1997. Other common insects in Washington include the American bumble bee, the yellow jacket, the paper wasp, the American cockroach and the banded garden spider.
The bees most commonly found in Washington are the honey bee and bumble bee. Honey bees live in colonies and nest in large tree crevices or building walls. Bumble bees establish new colonies in the spring and may build nests in abandoned burrows. Both species sting to defend their colonies but are usually passive when foraging.
Paper wasps are the most common type found in Washington. They prey on other insects such as crickets, flies and caterpillars. They usually build their paper nests on the overhands of buildings, tree limbs or support structures in attics and barns. Nests feature construction using wood fiber that the wasps chew and mix with saliva. Wasps have the ability to sting numerous times when threatened or protecting a nest, using stingers that contain small barbs.
The state insect, the green darner dragonfly, is observable in Washington in early spring and throughout the fall. Its body is 2 to 3 inches in length with a green, emerald thorax that runs down the middle of a blue abdomen. The adults are strong fliers, adept at catching mosquitoes and other harmful insects on the wing. They have strong and powerful jaws that tear apart their prey. Immature nymphs are carnivorous and prey on very small fish, tadpoles and aquatic insects.


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Before there was Earthworm Jim, David Perry worked at Virgin Interactive as the development lead on Disney Interactive's Aladdin game for the Genesis. The game was overall an outstanding product, but what really brought attention to it was Aladdin's attention to graphics -- the designers felt the only way to accurately portray a Disney animated film in videogames is to represent the animation accordingly. It really was the first of its kind in the 16-bit era, and we had to boot up the original Genesis just to remember what it was like. And geez, the game still holds up even today -- sweet, silky-smooth animation and fluid gameplay mechanics still make the Genesis game one of the best for the system.
Even though Virgin's US office is no longer around, Disney Interactive holds the rights to the game and has handed it over to Ubi Soft, who then went to Crawfish Interactive (responsible for GBC Driver, Street Fighter Alpha, Rainbow Six) to bring the original Genesis game to life on the handheld. Though the solid gameplay has remained relatively intact, what made Disney's Aladdin such a special, spectacular game is not portrayed in the portable rendition.
- Based on the blockbuster Disney film
- Designed from the award-winning Sega Genesis version of Aladdin
- Nine locations from the movie
- Only for Game Boy Color
Disney's Aladdin follows the plot of the 1993 animated film (you know, the one that featured Mork as a blue genie), or, at least, follows as much as it possibly can in run-and-jump gameplay form. As Aladdin, you've got yourself a sword and a pocketful of apples to hock at the thieves and guards that inhabit the streets and deserts of Agrabah. Using Aladdin's acrobatics, you'll have to get to the end of each level unscathed (relatively) by slicing enemies and avoiding obstacles like pots and fire pits. Some of the levels have classic-but-clever old-school designs like disappearing/reappearing platforms and rope networks to leap and hang from. As a platform game, Aladdin's got plenty of variety and challenge to keep you going to the end.
What really hurts the game, though, is its sloppy scrolling game engine. Even without the Genesis game to compare it to, the Game Boy Color version has plenty of slowdown and flicker even when there's not much happening on-screen. And compared to the Genesis version, the portable version lacks most of the charm that made the original so much fun to watch. A lot of the jokes going on in the background (like the Mickey ears hanging off a clothesline or a Genie mensroom) and character animations are lost since the developer went with a small, one-megabyte cartridge -- without the memory in the cartridge, there wasn't room to fit all the frames of animation or background graphics. And the game is missing the Abu the Monkey bonus game -- another omission that hurts this translation. Even the graphics themselves lack the original Genesis feel -- they're more pastel and washed out on the Game Boy Color screen. I'm definitely aware of the GBC's limitations, but platform games like Donald Duck and Rayman show that the hardware's capable of more than what Crawfish offered here.
But the original Genesis game was extremely difficult, and this is where Crawfish improved it -- not only offering three difficulty settings, but also a password system so you don't have to play through all the levels just to get up to where you bit the big one. The limited continues and lack of game save really hurt the Genesis version's playability, so it's great to see the password option added to the design.
The Verdict
Disney's Aladdin could have been that game that showed skeptics that the Game Boy Color hardware has a lot of 2D capabilities -- I'm sure the game could have been done a lot cleaner and smoother with added resources and tighter programming. But instead, an amazing-looking Genesis game gets reduced down to a mediocre looking and above-average playing portable title on the GBC -- granted, the Genesis is a 16-bit system and the GBC an updated NES, but I've seen better, smoother, and faster on the hardware. It plays well enough, but the flicker and slowdown is a distraction.


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10 Minutes to Christmas
9th Annual 10-Minute New Play Festival
December 7-10, 2016 at 7:30pm
Lee Street theatre's Original 10-Minute Play Festival is one of our most anticipated productions each season. Currently in its 9th year, the festival is a patron favorite.
Winners of this year's festival and their casting requirements are:
Trimmed to Nothingness by Steven D. Miller
Meghan's fiance, Andrew, is about to experience a Dougherty family Christmas for the first time. It's a nerve racking experience for anyone,
to be sure, but the Dougherty traditions are unusual, to say the least.
Thanks, but No Thanks by Roy Proctor
Egbert and Janetta Buckingham, a middle-class London couple, dread nothing quite so much as writing thank-you notes for Christmas gifts they never wanted and would just as soon never have gotten. Oh, the insincerity of it all! But they are British and the formalities must be observed. Then they hit upon a strategy that may relieve them of the need to write another thank-you note again.
Star of Wonder by Andy Rassler
When Bina, an exasperated woman following her husband around the desert to see what's under a bright new star, stops for a drink of water, Levona feels a calling to defy her over-protective mother and join the journey.
The Elf on a Shelf by Bill Green
What happens to an elf when the family it watches loses it's Christmas spirit? The answer is - nothing good. Cheer for our hero as he battles drunk party guests, a bad dog, and some very awkward situations. Will he emerge victorious and find a new purpose in life? I guess you'll have to audition to find out.
Christmas Boxes by Tom Bennett
Julie is mad at David. This in itself is bad enough, but David doesn't even know why she's mad. (I'm sure none of you can relate...) The ensuing arguement escalates with plate and banana throwing before ending on a touching - and actually fairly profound - note.
Bare Necessities by Jenny Hubbard
Four red hat wearing women pool their resources to try to win a local tree decorating contest. Each offers the most important ornament they own, the one that gets them through the day. I don't want to spoil the story, so let's just say their ornaments are probably not what you'd expect.
Rehearsals start November 13 with schedules determined by the directors and their cast.
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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Definition of plastron in US English:
1A large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest.
- 'Of course, in addition to the dress itself, is worn the regular fencing outfit of plastron, (or body shield,) padded gauntlet gloves, and centaurs, (or elastic belts).'
- 'This is to prevent the mesh from becoming valid target in the event that it comes into contact with any part of the metallic plastron during fencing.'
- 1.1historical A lancer's breast covering.
- 'The one on the right shows the red plastron worn by this regiment.'
- 'His arms are in plate armour, and his body in a shortened hauberk, kept from pressing on his chest, by means of the plastron, or breast-plate, within.'
2An ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt consisting of colorful material with lace or embroidery, fashionable in the late 19th century.
- 'They are characterized by vivid colors, often edged in black by densely worked plastrons and in particular by net sleeves with wool embroidery.'
- 'The woman's dress, with an embroidered plastron (bodice) worn over a wide-sleeved shirt and embroidered Hennin, is typical of the Jewish women of Constantine.'
- 2.1 A man's starched shirtfront without pleats.
- 'Like the original, this shirt has an elaborate inset plastron, a half-length button band and a decorative bar tack originally used to keep the chest section buttoned tightly to the trouser waistband.'
The part of a tortoise's or turtle's shell forming the underside.
- 'The plastrons of all hatchlings were photocopied for future identification and hatchling body masses and straight-line carapace lengths were recorded.'
- 'This pattern, like the pattern of the dermal bones and the pattern of the scutes and bones of the plastron (ventral shell) is remarkably consistent across all turtles, particularly extant forms.'
- 'In addition, the carapace and plastron of each turtle were photographed.'
- 'No tortoise had sufficient wear to the carapace or plastron to obscure annuli.'
- 'Counter-shading of the shell conceals the turtle from predators, making it difficult to distinguish the dark carapace from the sea floor and the light plastron from the lighter sky.'
- 3.1 A ventral plate similar to a plastron in some invertebrate animals.
- 'To date, more than 20 specimens of D. australis have been collected at this locality, all within galleries and with dislocated plastrons.'
- 'For example, the plastron is a feature involved in important evolutionary changes during the early spatangoid history and underlies a distinct pattern of disparity.'
- 'Also, most specimens are molts, based on thickness of the carapace and posterior displacement of the sternal plastron.'
- 3.2Entomology (in an aquatic insect) a patch of cuticle covered with hairs that retain a thin layer of air, acting like a gill for breathing under water.
- 'Insects living here can usually rely on gills, plastrons, or cuticular respiration to meet their metabolic demand for oxygen.'
- 'This bubble is then 'caught' by the antennae, causing the air it contains to spread through the plastron to reach the spiracles, or breathing holes, on the beetle's abdomen.'
- 'Its underside is covered with a dense layer of very fine, silky hairs that trap air contained in the cocoon to form a thin, silvery cushion, called a plastron.'
Early 16th century: from French, from Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra 'breastplate', from Latin emplastrum 'a plaster' (see plaster).
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House of Commons
Session 2012-13
Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 25th June 2012
WHEELER, Heather (South Derbyshire)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Payments donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association:
May 2011, £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 9 June 2011)
June 2011, £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 18 July 2011)
July 2011, £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 6 September 2011)
Surveys completed for Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
June 2011, payment of £150 donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 22 July 2011)
Surveys completed for Dods Parliamentary Services, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP:
Payment of £100 donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 22 July 2011)
Surveys completed for Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT:
June 2011, payment of £75 donated to South Derbyshire Conservative Association. Hours: 25 mins. (Registered 8 August 2011)
July 2011, speech to Farm Women's Club; organizer Mrs E Calcott, Wigginton Fields Farm, Wigginton, Tamworth, Staffs B79 9LK. Hours: 45 mins. Payment of £100 donated to charity. (Registered 22 July 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,624 from CFI. Meals provided by other hosts below the registrable threshold.
Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
Date of visit: 29 May-3 June 2011
Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank
(Registered 9 June 2011)
Name of donor: Oxfam GB
Address of donor: John Smith House, Cowley, Oxfordshire, OX4 2LY
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1548.79
Destination of visit: Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and Dodoma, Tanzania
Date of visit: 13 to 19 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Study tour of Tanzania with Oxfam GB and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Agriculture and Food for Development
(Registered 18 October 2011)
Name of donor: (1) UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; (2) Countdown 2015 Consortium
Address of donor: (1) UNFPA Office Geneva, International Environment House, 11 Chemin des Anemones, CH-1219 Chatelaine, Geneva; (2) IPPF European Network 146, Rue Royale, B-1000, Belgium
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £ 1,525.05; (2) £1,016.70
Destination of visit: Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Date of visit: 21 to 28 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit organized by the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) To see at first hand reproductive health and family planning and its contribution to reducing maternal mortality in Indonesia.
(Registered 15 November 2011)
Name of donor: Jordanian House of Representatives
Address of donor: Al Umah Street, Amman, Jordan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,029.45 (covering travel costs, accommodation, subsistence and internal tours)
Destination of visit: Jordan
Date of visit: 8 to 13 April 2012
Purpose of visit: Delegation of All-Party Parliamentary Jordan Group
(Registered 8 May 2012)
Name of donor: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with important (unquantified) contributions from Japan, Denmark and Switzerland.
Address of donor: 605 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10158 USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £935, comprising flights with a value of £111, £129 per diem and accommodation with a value of £695
Destination of visit: Istanbul, Turkey
Date of visit: 23-26 May 2012
Purpose of visit: to attend EPF Council meeting on 23 May 2012 and International Parliamentary Conference on the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action on 24-25 May 2012.
(Registered 8 June 2012)
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: c/o Taipei Representative Office in the UK , 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Amount of donation : £3,600, which includes £2,500 for travel to and from Taiwan, £200 for travel within the country, £700 for accommodation and £200 for meals
Destination of visit: Taipei City and Taoyuan County
Date of visit: 18 - 22 May 2012
Purpose of visit: part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
(Registered 21 June 2012)


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I'm having problems with the toggle feature for Avisio on a site I am developing for a client. Any time I change anything the toggle feature disappears. I've created a test page to show you.
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This is an exact copy of the code from the other page.
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It only happens if I add in a link for some reason.
I did a quick test with a sample code:
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Kids Craft Activity – How to Make Easter Egg Maracas
Happy Good Friday. As we head into Easter weekend, there will be many eggs collected, so here's a GREAT thing to do with them! Make maracas! Enjoy the time many family music together.
October Kindermusik Demo Days at Grow and Sing Studios are coming!!
October is almost here and that means OCTOBER DEMO DAYS at Grow and Sing Studios are coming!! Have you been meaning to come trying out a class, or are you just finding out about our program for the first time? We invite you to come check out one of these classes, have some fun, make some music and hopefully fall in love with the magic of Kindermusik! Reservations are required and space is limited. If you do not see a class on this chart that works for you, we have many more. Just contact us and we can attempt to match you up with one.
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AND Subscribers receive amazing home materials including music, books and instruments.
AND Subscribers will receive 20% off our birthday parties!
Our subscription plan is a not a contract. Pausing or stopping can be done at any time in writing prior to the first of any month.
Read more about our school year subscription.
To enroll for a class click here.
OFFER ENDS AUGUST 16, 2015. We must receive your registration by 11:59pm 8/16/15 to honor all the benefits listed above.
This offer is for those brand new to Grow and Sing Studios.
Cannot be combined with any other offer.
Those interested in attending classes in Apopka, Dr. Phillips, Avalon and Ormond Beach, please email to discuss location updates.
Redeem by enrolling in a school year class, and entering NEW2015FAMILY in the additional information field. Then contact us to reserve your space in your free August playdate.
Monday music. Have a good week!
Monday. Nothing a good song can't fix.Have a perfect day!
Summer camps and classes are posted. Time to sign up!
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One of our favorite weeks: Kindermusik Costume Week!
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Baby music class, toddler music class, craft pumpkin parties oh my!
Happy Halloween!!!
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Each post this week is an entry so feel free to go HASHTAG /
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October in Florida!
As our friends from up North start to gear up for cold weather, snow boots, heavy jackets and seat warmers, families here in Florida are finding ways to embrace the new "Fall" Season in our 86 degree weather!
Here are some creative ways we get into the spirit here at Kindermusik with Grow and Sing Studios in Florida (just to name a few)!
We play with colorful fabric Fall leaves INDOORS while reading a story about Autumn!
and make them magical with some "magic glitter"
We use black yarn to weave a spider web, and welcome our "itsy bitsy spider" friend!
and we gear up for what is bound to be the BEST Costume Week EVER!!
Here's to the start of a wonderful Fall season to friends near and far!
Enjoy this coloring sheet to get you in the spirit! :)
Find out more about our Fall fun:


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The Club for people who love plants.
Now a registered charity the Club has grown with thousands of enthusiastic members in 38 countries all around the world. The SRGC is the largest horticultural society in Scotland and considered by many to be the friendliest and most accessible in the World. The SRGC supports local Groups in many parts of Scotland and the North of England and is always open to helping form new groups.
The main remit of the SRGC is to spread the word and share the fascination for the plants at every level of expertise catering for all from the absolute beginner and the world's top professionals at the same time.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming to all who share our interest in the wide range of plants that fall under the scope of the 'rock garden' from the tiniest cushion plants to trees. Many strong and lasting friendships have been forged throughout the SRGC's history and now with the dynamic website many more are possible.
The web site adds another dimension to Club membership and also provides non-members with a window on club activities and membership benefits. It is packed with information on club activities and covers every aspect of the cultivation of alpines, rockgarden plants and dwarf bulbs. There are sections on local groups, show reports, plant portraits, feature articles etc.
Please take a look at our very busy discussion forum. It is visited regularly by a very active and friendly group of "forumists". It has proved an invaluable aid to encourage interaction between the worldwide membership of the SRGC, who use it as a "local" meeting place for social communication as well as for plant discussions. This has strengthened friendships and club loyalty tremendously, widening the appeal for what might initially seem to be a club "restricted" to Scotland! With nearly 2500 registered forum members you are ensured of a warm welcome and quick response to any posts, be they questions on plant identification or images of your garden.
No surprise that the forum is also read by thousands of visitors. If you wish to post to the forum, it is necessary to register ( from a forum page, not the main SRGC homepage) before you can contribute: registration is free of charge and you do not have be an SRGC member although we hope to persuade you that it is worth becoming a full Member and supporting the ongoing work of the Club.
If you have a question on any aspect of cultivating plants, then the forum is a great place to visit. It is searchable and has become an important resource with photos and comments on many thousands of plants, from traditional "rock garden and alpine" plants to many other plant types and families - in fact any plants that are of interest to our members.
Other features to check out are Ian Young's weekly "Bulb Log", now in it's tenth year, which not only covers all aspects of growing bulbs but also regular updates on the other plants in his garden. The International Rock Gardener, our free online monthly magazine, is a wonderful resource of illustrated articles on plants from all over the world. Features are contributed by international plantspeople who write on plants both in the wild and in gardens.
These and all the other features are accessible from the menus.
Contributions to this site are very welcome and we really want to encourage the wider membership to participate. If you feel you have something to offer, please get in touch.
The SRGC web team hopes that you enjoy this site and would be very interested in your views, comments and suggestions for improving it. Remember that this site is a reflection of the SRGC's policy of openness and friendliness, whether or not you are a member. We do hope however that any non-members who like the site will consider joining us and thereby enjoy the wide range of benefits that membership of the SRGC brings!
You can join the SRGC or renew your membership here and now using our secure on-line membership facility - just click on "Join Here".
Thank you for visiting the SRGC site, please email via the "Contact Us" button from the menu at the top of this page if you would like to send us your comments.
For postal contact with the SRGC :
please write to Scottish Rock Garden Club, P.O. Box 14063 Edinurgh EH10 YE.
The SRGC is a registered charity: SCO 00942
At the Annual General Meeting of the SRGC on 14th November 2015, David Rankin was elected as President of the Club.
From our new SRGC President –
Instructions to the new president
1. Write a message to members for publication in the Rock Garden.
2. Write a message to members for publication on the website.
3. Make the two messages different.
4. Don't miss anything important from either of them.
5. Tell everyone about all the exciting ideas you have for the future.
6. Don't say anything until it has been approved by council.
7. We want your messages NOW.
Our club needs to carry on moving forward, so that we can continue to bring the world of rock gardens and their plants to further generations, in a world that has changed and is changing.
How can we do this, without losing all that is loved at present?
I have lots of ideas, this week (the end of November) the SRGC Council will be contributing theirs, and I hope that you will let us know about yours. (contact may be made via the website)
The new structure of working groups, in accord with our new constitution, will allow five groups of people to work on developing and implementing ideas. I hope that members all over the world, not just in Scotland, will be able to contribute, as we are a truly international society.
We will keep you informed of progress, but please remember that the club depends on all of its members, not just on a few.
David Rankin
SRGC Executive Office Bearers:
President David Rankin
Treasurer Richard Green
Secretary Mrs C. McNab
Subscription Secretary Ms C Boulby
Editor Anton Edwards
Publicity Manager Mr A J Leven
Chairman of Web Committee Mr I Young
You may contact the SRGC via the "Contact Us" button in the menu at the top of the page.
You can donate to the SRGC and help us provide even more resources by clicking this button
You don't need to have a Paypal account!
The SRGC web site and forum is a large and valuable resource. Here are a few quick links to features you may find interesting!
Seedexchange: We list seeds of over 5000 species annually.
Journal: One of the world's best publications for rock gardeners.
Shows: Every year we hold shows in Scotland and in northern England.
Events: What's happening?
In addition to the articles on this website, which includes over a hundred of our Journals, the SRGC has a huge resource of thousands of plant photos and information in the pages of the interactive Forum. The Forum is fully searchable and you may well find there all you need to know about a particular plant.
To search the Forum click here
We are constantly looking for ways to be even more open, more inclusive and to provide ever expanding resources for ordinary plant lovers.
If you appreciate our philosophy you can support us by joining the SRGC or by making a donation through Paypal using the button below.
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