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It’s that time of year to curl up around a warm fire - New Years has just happened, the weathers getting a little chilly, maybe there’s a light dusting of snow on the lawn. You open the flue, light your kindling, and wait for the romantic crackling to start.
But then you start wondering: when was the last time you got the chimney swept?!
It may sound like something of a Dickens novel, but modern chimney sweeping is something every homeowner needs to do. Soot deposits can clog your flue, smoking out your house, or worse, soot can create a fire hazard.
Sweeping also alerts you to any maintenance needs, and boy is it easier to repair a brick than replace the whole chimney!
So how do you go about getting your chimney swept? Well, this is something best left to the professionals. The last thing you want to do is wedge a ladder up your chimney and track soot all over the house.
Find a local sweeper who’s certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America, or the National Chimney Sweeps Guild. These groups ensure their members know what they’re doing with a brush, and can help diagnose any repairs that need to be made.
Professional chimney sweeps will set up tarps that capture failing soot, and will first inspect the flue to make sure there’s no major damage. Cleaning is done with brushes (not boys climbing up!) and high powered vacuums.
Cost typical depends on how many flues you have. While you may only have one firebox, other appliances in the house may have their own flues, such as dryers, heaters, and anything that needs to vent to the outside air.
Average prices should start around $150 and go up to $200 if video equipment is used. Video better enables diagnose of damage. For a more thorough inspection, ask for a Level II inspection.
So this winter before you pick out the movie and butter up the popcorn, make sure your fireplace is ready to go by getting it professional swept. And remember, it’s lucky to see a chimney sweep!
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it’s that time of year to curl up around a warm fire - new years has just happened, the weathers getting a little chilly, maybe there’s a light dusting of snow on the lawn. you open the flue, light your kindling, and wait for the romantic crackling to start.
but then you start wondering: when was the last time you got the chimney swept?!
it may sound like something of a dickens novel, but modern chimney sweeping is something every homeowner needs to do. soot deposits can clog your flue, smoking out your house, or worse, soot can create a fire hazard.
sweeping also alerts you to any maintenance needs, and boy is it easier to repair a brick than replace the whole chimney!
so how do you go about getting your chimney swept? well, this is something best left to the professionals. the last thing you want to do is wedge a ladder up your chimney and track soot all over the house.
find a local sweeper who’s certified by the chimney safety institute of america, or the national chimney sweeps guild. these groups ensure their members know what they’re doing with a brush, and can help diagnose any repairs that need to be made.
professional chimney sweeps will set up tarps that capture failing soot, and will first inspect the flue to make sure there’s no major damage. cleaning is done with brushes (not boys climbing up!) and high powered vacuums.
cost typical depends on how many flues you have. while you may only have one firebox, other appliances in the house may have their own flues, such as dryers, heaters, and anything that needs to vent to the outside air.
average prices should start around $150 and go up to $200 if video equipment is used. video better enables diagnose of damage. for a more thorough inspection, ask for a level ii inspection.
so this winter before you pick out the movie and butter up the popcorn, make sure your fireplace is ready to go by getting it professional swept. and remember, it’s lucky to see a chimney sweep!
details: newsletters are published for the benefit of readers. because information changes rapidly, content may be dated by the time it arrives and further out of date over time. reviewing old newsletters should be done understanding when it was published. authors are invited to submit news, articles and opinions by clicking on the submit articles link. by doing so, submitters authorize the editor to publish such submissions additional news items on this and other websites without compensation, with and without credit to and naming of the author. once submitted articles may can not be withdrawn. the publisher accepts no responsibility for mis-information or errors submitted to it. please report inappropriate or undesirable linked news by emailing the website.


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Many bikers use guardian bells as a means of protection from evil spirits, or gremlins. Legend states that when gremlins try to grab onto your moving bike, they will be distracted by the ringing of the bell. Their dislike of the sound of the bell causes them to cover their ears and let go of the bike. These bells are often given as gifts and are symbolic of biker legend, even to nonbelievers. If you receive a guardian bell, you'll need to know how to properly attach it to your bike.
Find an appropriate place near the bottom of your bike to hang your guardian bell, where it will not interfere with moving wheels or other parts. One good place is the peg where your feet rest.
Hold the bell up to the peg or part of the frame where you will place it. Thread a cable tie or leather strap through the bell's hang loop.
Wrap the cable tie or leather strap around the frame or peg. Tie off the leather strap with a double-knot, or insert the tapered end of the cable tie into the slot on the square end, and pull tightly.
Cut off any excess strap or cable tie with scissors.

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many bikers use guardian bells as a means of protection from evil spirits, or gremlins. legend states that when gremlins try to grab onto your moving bike, they will be distracted by the ringing of the bell. their dislike of the sound of the bell causes them to cover their ears and let go of the bike. these bells are often given as gifts and are symbolic of biker legend, even to nonbelievers. if you receive a guardian bell, you'll need to know how to properly attach it to your bike.
find an appropriate place near the bottom of your bike to hang your guardian bell, where it will not interfere with moving wheels or other parts. one good place is the peg where your feet rest.
hold the bell up to the peg or part of the frame where you will place it. thread a cable tie or leather strap through the bell's hang loop.
wrap the cable tie or leather strap around the frame or peg. tie off the leather strap with a double-knot, or insert the tapered end of the cable tie into the slot on the square end, and pull tightly.
cut off any excess strap or cable tie with scissors.


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When you think of it, the feet are the most neglected parts of the body. This is why most people do not take their time to take proper care of their feet. However, if you have ever been affected by feet complication either because of standing for long, wearing the wrong type of shoe or accidents you know how hard to can be walking from one place to the other. Fortunately, with the best walking boots, it is possible to perform your daily activities without much pain.
Whether you are suffering from a foot injury, ankle sprain or fracture wearing solid walking boots is crucial for your recovery. These shoes are designed to offer protection to the damaged area to ensure that you take a little time as possible to recover.
If your work involves walking for long distances, you can keep up with your activities without extreme feet fatigue or injury. In fact, this boot is designed to help treat a wide range of foot injuries including soft tissue injuries, acute ankle sprains as well as stabilizing lower leg foot after ankle fracture. These boots are crafted from plastic molded uprights with spring steel reinforcement to ensure durability. In addition, the shoes feature a shock absorbing cushioned insoles to reduce impact when walking.
The Aircast SP walking Boot is a removable cast designed to help you tackle your day-to-day activities while still recovering from an injury. It uniquely designed to offer you protection as well as pneumatic support ensuring stable fractures of ankle and foot. The shoe has a lightweight, and semi-rigid shell with a pre-inflated interior cell that you can customize to meet your feet comfort.
The United surgical air cam walker boot features a low profile and rocker sole that promotes natural gait allowing you to perform daily tasks. Made by a reputable company, you can be sure to get the best comfort ensuring no pain when walking. Besides, this shoe features an adjustable and contoured strut ensuring that the boot conforms to the user’s feet. What’s more, the boot has a high weight capacity of up to 250 pounds.
If you are having problems walking because of an injury, you will love these shoes from Aircast. Unlike other models, this brand has engineered their shoes to provide ultimate comfort and protection for your feet. The shoes are crafted from high-end materials that ensure durability. Another unique feature that comes with these shoes is the overlapping air cell lines that provide pneumatic compression which is great for healing various feet conditions including edema.
With a reputation for combining irresistible design and innovative technology, this is a perfect choice for someone looking for more mobility. The shoes come with incredibly low weight and firm shell to ensure your feet get maximum protection. It is a full size-walking boot with an advanced design that ensures flexibility around the calf for strength and comfort.
If your primary concern is durability above every other thing, then these boots from BraceAbility are a great choice. These boots are clinically proven to treat and protect your feet against metatarsal fracture; sprain, stress fracture broke toe as well as any other injury that requires you to immobilize your foot and still be able to walk to perform your work. The boot comes with a comfortable deluxe foam line, an open to design and wide toe bed that allows for room for bandaging and swelling.
Produced by one of the most popular orthopedic boot manufacturers the Cam Walker fracture boot stand out from the competition thanks to its ability to provide good stability for trauma as well as post operation victims. For this reason, any person suffering from lowers leg injury, soft tissue afflictions, and stress fractures, this is a perfect choice. The boot comes with a low profile bottom that removes the pain from your plantar while promoting a natural gait.
Comfortable orthopedic boots are not simple to come by. However, short cam fracture boot is one of the few models that ensure optimal comfort while remaining affordable. Along with providing you with flexibility thanks to its lightweight design, this boot comes with exclusive straps that ensure a good fit regardless of your needs. Additionally, this boot comes with an ergonomic frame that provides the best protection and support.
The United Surgical fracture boot is another high-recommended boot that enables the user to maintain the correct posture when walking. It is characterized by soft and lightweight materials that ensure flexibility without compromising your foot comfort. More to that, this boot comes with a sturdy yet versatile frame that keeps your ankle and foot in a stable position.
Not only will this walker brace provide unrivaled protection, but it also offers the user with great mobility and pneumatic support that is much needed when you have a lower foot injury. The boot is designed to help you overcome various foot injuries including ankle sprains, post-operative trauma, fractures, as well as forefoot injuries. When you purchase this boot, you will also benefit from the air pump that allows you to customize the boot to fit your needs. Additionally, thanks to the soft nylon coupled with foam liner, your foot will get additional cushioning that absorbs shocks allowing you to walk comfortably.

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when you think of it, the feet are the most neglected parts of the body. this is why most people do not take their time to take proper care of their feet. however, if you have ever been affected by feet complication either because of standing for long, wearing the wrong type of shoe or accidents you know how hard to can be walking from one place to the other. fortunately, with the best walking boots, it is possible to perform your daily activities without much pain.
whether you are suffering from a foot injury, ankle sprain or fracture wearing solid walking boots is crucial for your recovery. these shoes are designed to offer protection to the damaged area to ensure that you take a little time as possible to recover.
if your work involves walking for long distances, you can keep up with your activities without extreme feet fatigue or injury. in fact, this boot is designed to help treat a wide range of foot injuries including soft tissue injuries, acute ankle sprains as well as stabilizing lower leg foot after ankle fracture. these boots are crafted from plastic molded uprights with spring steel reinforcement to ensure durability. in addition, the shoes feature a shock absorbing cushioned insoles to reduce impact when walking.
the aircast sp walking boot is a removable cast designed to help you tackle your day-to-day activities while still recovering from an injury. it uniquely designed to offer you protection as well as pneumatic support ensuring stable fractures of ankle and foot. the shoe has a lightweight, and semi-rigid shell with a pre-inflated interior cell that you can customize to meet your feet comfort.
the united surgical air cam walker boot features a low profile and rocker sole that promotes natural gait allowing you to perform daily tasks. made by a reputable company, you can be sure to get the best comfort ensuring no pain when walking. besides, this shoe features an adjustable and contoured strut ensuring that the boot conforms to the user’s feet. what’s more, the boot has a high weight capacity of up to 250 pounds.
if you are having problems walking because of an injury, you will love these shoes from aircast. unlike other models, this brand has engineered their shoes to provide ultimate comfort and protection for your feet. the shoes are crafted from high-end materials that ensure durability. another unique feature that comes with these shoes is the overlapping air cell lines that provide pneumatic compression which is great for healing various feet conditions including edema.
with a reputation for combining irresistible design and innovative technology, this is a perfect choice for someone looking for more mobility. the shoes come with incredibly low weight and firm shell to ensure your feet get maximum protection. it is a full size-walking boot with an advanced design that ensures flexibility around the calf for strength and comfort.
if your primary concern is durability above every other thing, then these boots from braceability are a great choice. these boots are clinically proven to treat and protect your feet against metatarsal fracture; sprain, stress fracture broke toe as well as any other injury that requires you to immobilize your foot and still be able to walk to perform your work. the boot comes with a comfortable deluxe foam line, an open to design and wide toe bed that allows for room for bandaging and swelling.
produced by one of the most popular orthopedic boot manufacturers the cam walker fracture boot stand out from the competition thanks to its ability to provide good stability for trauma as well as post operation victims. for this reason, any person suffering from lowers leg injury, soft tissue afflictions, and stress fractures, this is a perfect choice. the boot comes with a low profile bottom that removes the pain from your plantar while promoting a natural gait.
comfortable orthopedic boots are not simple to come by. however, short cam fracture boot is one of the few models that ensure optimal comfort while remaining affordable. along with providing you with flexibility thanks to its lightweight design, this boot comes with exclusive straps that ensure a good fit regardless of your needs. additionally, this boot comes with an ergonomic frame that provides the best protection and support.
the united surgical fracture boot is another high-recommended boot that enables the user to maintain the correct posture when walking. it is characterized by soft and lightweight materials that ensure flexibility without compromising your foot comfort. more to that, this boot comes with a sturdy yet versatile frame that keeps your ankle and foot in a stable position.
not only will this walker brace provide unrivaled protection, but it also offers the user with great mobility and pneumatic support that is much needed when you have a lower foot injury. the boot is designed to help you overcome various foot injuries including ankle sprains, post-operative trauma, fractures, as well as forefoot injuries. when you purchase this boot, you will also benefit from the air pump that allows you to customize the boot to fit your needs. additionally, thanks to the soft nylon coupled with foam liner, your foot will get additional cushioning that absorbs shocks allowing you to walk comfortably.


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With the March 31st release of IV from Timothy Seth Avett as Darling, Seth Avett has continued a project that many wondered if he’d ever return to. It’s a homecoming of sorts, one that sees him revisit the pen name he initially attached to a trio of self-made solo albums from the early 2000s. Recorded when the now thirty-six-year-old was just barely out of his teens and still light years away from headlining stadium tours with The Avett Brothers, the music of To Make the World Quiet, Killing The Headlamps and The Mourning, the Silver, the Bell documented the pronounced creative accelerations of a budding songwriter. Yet at the time of each of their productions, the die determining Avett’s future as a musician had yet to be cast. In retrospect, the incredible success he would achieve with his bandmates almost seems fated, but back then, no one could possibly see the mountains they had yet to climb. All of which makes the three earliest Darling collections now feel like thumbing through the first sketches from an artist still finding their voice and adding tools to their belt, frozen in time at the exact moment they landed on the cusp of a sound that would change their life.
Possessing a clarity that matches the gleam in his voice, his words suggest the hard roads and lessons learned he also explores on tracks like “in these boots.” Combing through memories, Avett demonstrates how the shoes on your feet are with you through all of it, but can only protect you from some of it. “I may never take them off, there’s too much ground to cross. Too much mud and concrete, broken glass and frost. I went barefoot when I was young and the world was soft,” he muses, underscoring how differently we all experience the world at separate times and ages. Though what follows the cheerful bounce of the tongue in cheek opening track, “disappointing you,” is a blissful look at how sometimes, the world can still feel soft. Pondering the future in “should we move,” the musician brings everyday scenes to life so distinctly that it can sometimes feel like Avett’s croon has been synced to some faded, wordless home movie. And while the antique snapshots that comprised much of the art for previous records has provided that lens in the past, IV shines a light on the good times and the hard times beautifully, lending an equal voice to moments that might not be found in any photo album, but remain just as important, transformative and essential in any phase of life.

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with the march 31st release of iv from timothy seth avett as darling, seth avett has continued a project that many wondered if he’d ever return to. it’s a homecoming of sorts, one that sees him revisit the pen name he initially attached to a trio of self-made solo albums from the early 2000s. recorded when the now thirty-six-year-old was just barely out of his teens and still light years away from headlining stadium tours with the avett brothers, the music of to make the world quiet, killing the headlamps and the mourning, the silver, the bell documented the pronounced creative accelerations of a budding songwriter. yet at the time of each of their productions, the die determining avett’s future as a musician had yet to be cast. in retrospect, the incredible success he would achieve with his bandmates almost seems fated, but back then, no one could possibly see the mountains they had yet to climb. all of which makes the three earliest darling collections now feel like thumbing through the first sketches from an artist still finding their voice and adding tools to their belt, frozen in time at the exact moment they landed on the cusp of a sound that would change their life.
possessing a clarity that matches the gleam in his voice, his words suggest the hard roads and lessons learned he also explores on tracks like “in these boots.” combing through memories, avett demonstrates how the shoes on your feet are with you through all of it, but can only protect you from some of it. “i may never take them off, there’s too much ground to cross. too much mud and concrete, broken glass and frost. i went barefoot when i was young and the world was soft,” he muses, underscoring how differently we all experience the world at separate times and ages. though what follows the cheerful bounce of the tongue in cheek opening track, “disappointing you,” is a blissful look at how sometimes, the world can still feel soft. pondering the future in “should we move,” the musician brings everyday scenes to life so distinctly that it can sometimes feel like avett’s croon has been synced to some faded, wordless home movie. and while the antique snapshots that comprised much of the art for previous records has provided that lens in the past, iv shines a light on the good times and the hard times beautifully, lending an equal voice to moments that might not be found in any photo album, but remain just as important, transformative and essential in any phase of life.


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15-M has been the most important protest in the Spanish history since Spain gained democracy in 1977. 15-M began in 2011 at the square of Puerta del Sol in Madrid and spread rapidly into all major cities in Spain. Madrid’s public spaces are shaped through squatting, protest-camps, marches, strikes, manifestations and graffiti. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of graffiti in 15-M protest: on what issues graffiti communicates about and how the communication of graffiti is formed.
Research is based on photographed graffiti in Madrid between 2012 and 2014. Qualitative content analysis and hermeneutical close readings were applied to the research material. The analysis shows that graffiti is used in protest as a strategic communication tool. Most of the graffiti researched indicates that the contents and objectives of graffiti are well planned. Three major themes were analyzed from the research material. Most of the graffiti communicated either on rights, failure of representative politics* or global justice**.
The findings of this study show that graffiti has an important role in 15-M protest. Graffiti exploits public space to communicate and to impact on important societal issues. It re-shapes both physical and ideological city space. Graffiti is a media to communicate without censorship and control and to challenge authorities of city space and state. In Spain, painting graffiti is a part of both political participation and citizenship.
*Failure of representative politics included graffiti about political and legal system, bank crisis, and reform of public services.
**Global justice included graffiti about anti-imperialism and anti-war.
Book can be purchased directly from me or borrowed at Helsinki University libraries.

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15-m has been the most important protest in the spanish history since spain gained democracy in 1977. 15-m began in 2011 at the square of puerta del sol in madrid and spread rapidly into all major cities in spain. madrid’s public spaces are shaped through squatting, protest-camps, marches, strikes, manifestations and graffiti. the aim of this study is to investigate the role of graffiti in 15-m protest: on what issues graffiti communicates about and how the communication of graffiti is formed.
research is based on photographed graffiti in madrid between 2012 and 2014. qualitative content analysis and hermeneutical close readings were applied to the research material. the analysis shows that graffiti is used in protest as a strategic communication tool. most of the graffiti researched indicates that the contents and objectives of graffiti are well planned. three major themes were analyzed from the research material. most of the graffiti communicated either on rights, failure of representative politics* or global justice**.
the findings of this study show that graffiti has an important role in 15-m protest. graffiti exploits public space to communicate and to impact on important societal issues. it re-shapes both physical and ideological city space. graffiti is a media to communicate without censorship and control and to challenge authorities of city space and state. in spain, painting graffiti is a part of both political participation and citizenship.
*failure of representative politics included graffiti about political and legal system, bank crisis, and reform of public services.
**global justice included graffiti about anti-imperialism and anti-war.
book can be purchased directly from me or borrowed at helsinki university libraries.


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Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
I told you this is my fault!
Look me in the eyeball!

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don't you hear sincerity in my voice when i talk?
i told you this is my fault!
look me in the eyeball!


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By hosting your web sites in our data center in Sydney, Australia, you will be able to ensure super–fast web site load speeds for your customers from New Zealand, Asia, Australia and Oceania. The data center in AU that we partner with is physically located in the Central Business District in Sydney and is among the best–connected data center facilities in the Asia–Pacific region.
In the data center in AU, you can select between two types of web hosting services – web hosting and Virtual Private Servers. All packages include a 99.9% uptime guarantee ensured by our experienced system administrators who are working on–site 24/7. To get your websites hosted in our data center in AU, just select it from the dropdown menu on the signup page.
In our data center in AU we don’t offer just web hosting. You can also get an VPS Servers AU. An Australian VPS with iLink Hosting can be a fabulous alternative to your conventional web hosting – you can stay on the very same physical server and continue using the same hosting Control Panel and all its free bonuses you have already grown accustomed to. We can even assist you with the transfer of your web sites and data. And with an Australian VPS, you will take advantage of hypersonic solid–state disks offering phenomenal read & write speeds and enough CPU resources to execute any task. Furthermore, all AU Virtual Private Servers are backed up by a 99.9% network uptime guarantee.

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if your web sites are created for individuals who live in new zealand, australia and oceania, then our australian data center is the perfect web hosting solution for your needs.
by hosting your web sites in our data center in sydney, australia, you will be able to ensure super–fast web site load speeds for your customers from new zealand, asia, australia and oceania. the data center in au that we partner with is physically located in the central business district in sydney and is among the best–connected data center facilities in the asia–pacific region.
in the data center in au, you can select between two types of web hosting services – web hosting and virtual private servers. all packages include a 99.9% uptime guarantee ensured by our experienced system administrators who are working on–site 24/7. to get your websites hosted in our data center in au, just select it from the dropdown menu on the signup page.
in our data center in au we don’t offer just web hosting. you can also get an vps servers au. an australian vps with ilink hosting can be a fabulous alternative to your conventional web hosting – you can stay on the very same physical server and continue using the same hosting control panel and all its free bonuses you have already grown accustomed to. we can even assist you with the transfer of your web sites and data. and with an australian vps, you will take advantage of hypersonic solid–state disks offering phenomenal read & write speeds and enough cpu resources to execute any task. furthermore, all au virtual private servers are backed up by a 99.9% network uptime guarantee.


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Connecting patients to their providers and their health data is central to providing excellent care. RelayHealth is a powerful and simple web-based, connectivity solution helping to increase hospital operational efficiency.
Click here to learn what physicians have to say.
RelayHealth has been deployed by a number of Ontario’s Health Links as a way to empower patients. Watch a short demo of the solution.

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connecting patients to their providers and their health data is central to providing excellent care. relayhealth is a powerful and simple web-based, connectivity solution helping to increase hospital operational efficiency.
click here to learn what physicians have to say.
relayhealth has been deployed by a number of ontario’s health links as a way to empower patients. watch a short demo of the solution.


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Yes, I agree, splitting wood can be fun. When it works right it like a little spurt of endorphins. Thanks for the story; will done.
I agree, too. Actually, splitting the wood is the best part of the fire, in my opinion. My problem has always been poor eye-hand coordination. My eye spots the perfect place to wham the blade into the wood, but between that space above my head and the landing spot of the blade, something goes crooked and I never know quite were that darned thing will land!

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yes, i agree, splitting wood can be fun. when it works right it like a little spurt of endorphins. thanks for the story; will done.
i agree, too. actually, splitting the wood is the best part of the fire, in my opinion. my problem has always been poor eye-hand coordination. my eye spots the perfect place to wham the blade into the wood, but between that space above my head and the landing spot of the blade, something goes crooked and i never know quite were that darned thing will land!


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Jun 1 Questions for Leaders, Great Questions, Too Many to Ask.
Recently I posted a call for help, asking readers to send questions they would like to ask leaders of organizations. I appreciate all the responses, through this blog, Twitter and Facebook. Below is the list of questions. Now the task before me is to edit the list down to a manageable size. The goal is to find the best questions which can easily be used in a 30-60 minute interview.
Once the list of questions is edited then I will use them in conversations with leaders from various for-profit and non-profit organizations. I am looking forward to these times. I will be posting reflections on these interviews.
• As you look back over your past, what has had the greatest impact on you personally in your growth as a leader or as a person?
• Who is a leader that you look up to and why?
• Why do you think you have been placed in this position of leadership?
• What is the easiest thing about being a leader?
• What are among the most important decisions a leader makes?
• How do you guard against inspiration becoming institutional?
• How do you inspire/encourage creative thinking within your organization?
• Where do the greatest ideas come from in your organization?
• What is the greatest fear you have for the organization you lead?
• Which is more important in long term leadership of an organization, Vision or Core Values?
• How do you communicate values/vision with your employees?
• Are there specific times you set aside to cast vision?
• How do you help new employees understand the culture of the organization?
• How do you ensure your organization is aligned around its vision, values, and goals?
• What it the one characteristic that every leader should model? Why?
• What are characteristics that are essential for leaders?
• How important are these character traits to you as a leader or for the people you lead: submission, restraint, humility, love, compassion, courage?
• When faced with two equally good options how do you choose?
• What is it about your leadership that produces results?
• What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?
• What mistakes do you most often see leaders make?
• In your opinion, what one thing most often derails a leader’s career?
• Social media has invaded our lives. Has it forced changes in how you communicate?
• Has social media allowed you to get to know those you lead better?
• Has social media made it possible for your team to know you better?
• What is the best resource for learning leadership skills?
• What books do you recommend leaders read?
• What are the three most important things you would tell someone who has just moved into a leadership position for the first time?
• What are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader?
• If you left leadership today would you be satisfied with your accomplishments?

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jun 1 questions for leaders, great questions, too many to ask.
recently i posted a call for help, asking readers to send questions they would like to ask leaders of organizations. i appreciate all the responses, through this blog, twitter and facebook. below is the list of questions. now the task before me is to edit the list down to a manageable size. the goal is to find the best questions which can easily be used in a 30-60 minute interview.
once the list of questions is edited then i will use them in conversations with leaders from various for-profit and non-profit organizations. i am looking forward to these times. i will be posting reflections on these interviews.
• as you look back over your past, what has had the greatest impact on you personally in your growth as a leader or as a person?
• who is a leader that you look up to and why?
• why do you think you have been placed in this position of leadership?
• what is the easiest thing about being a leader?
• what are among the most important decisions a leader makes?
• how do you guard against inspiration becoming institutional?
• how do you inspire/encourage creative thinking within your organization?
• where do the greatest ideas come from in your organization?
• what is the greatest fear you have for the organization you lead?
• which is more important in long term leadership of an organization, vision or core values?
• how do you communicate values/vision with your employees?
• are there specific times you set aside to cast vision?
• how do you help new employees understand the culture of the organization?
• how do you ensure your organization is aligned around its vision, values, and goals?
• what it the one characteristic that every leader should model? why?
• what are characteristics that are essential for leaders?
• how important are these character traits to you as a leader or for the people you lead: submission, restraint, humility, love, compassion, courage?
• when faced with two equally good options how do you choose?
• what is it about your leadership that produces results?
• what is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?
• what mistakes do you most often see leaders make?
• in your opinion, what one thing most often derails a leader’s career?
• social media has invaded our lives. has it forced changes in how you communicate?
• has social media allowed you to get to know those you lead better?
• has social media made it possible for your team to know you better?
• what is the best resource for learning leadership skills?
• what books do you recommend leaders read?
• what are the three most important things you would tell someone who has just moved into a leadership position for the first time?
• what are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader?
• if you left leadership today would you be satisfied with your accomplishments?


text: Welcome to this magnificent villa situated in the popular area of Villamartin. The property is South facing and benefits of a good size garden to enjoy the sun all day long long or by the beautiful comunal pool which we can access easy from our back back garden. Another great feature of this property is the hot tub that the current owners opted to have in their garden fully to your own joy. The inside of the villa is bright,modern and spacious with 3 good size bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms ideal for a big family or for visitors to come and enjoy the beautiful gastronomy,beaches or golf courses of this very popular area of Orihuela Costa. The property was built on an elevated position which gives us a great view of the surrounding area from our balcony. At maximum fifteen minutes walk we have the famous Villamartin Plaza where we have a great range of bars restaurants to choose from each having a great variety of menus and entertainment. The sandy beaches are within easy 5-10 minutes drive. The Alicante airport is approx. forty-five minutes drive and the new Corvera airport about the same distance approx. For any further details contact one of our friendly members of staff.

lowercased: welcome to this magnificent villa situated in the popular area of villamartin. the property is south facing and benefits of a good size garden to enjoy the sun all day long long or by the beautiful comunal pool which we can access easy from our back back garden. another great feature of this property is the hot tub that the current owners opted to have in their garden fully to your own joy. the inside of the villa is bright,modern and spacious with 3 good size bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms ideal for a big family or for visitors to come and enjoy the beautiful gastronomy,beaches or golf courses of this very popular area of orihuela costa. the property was built on an elevated position which gives us a great view of the surrounding area from our balcony. at maximum fifteen minutes walk we have the famous villamartin plaza where we have a great range of bars restaurants to choose from each having a great variety of menus and entertainment. the sandy beaches are within easy 5-10 minutes drive. the alicante airport is approx. forty-five minutes drive and the new corvera airport about the same distance approx. for any further details contact one of our friendly members of staff.


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The Research and Writing Internship provides an opportunity for a recent college graduate to spend one year as a full time paid member of the Choices Program curriculum development team researching and writing curriculum units and other print and digital educational resources for the secondary level. Choices’ resources engage students in critical analysis and collaborative discussion of contested issues—past and present. Working on the curriculum team, the Research and Writing Intern meets with scholars at Brown and beyond to discuss content needs for curriculum resources, conducts research and reviews relevant literature, works with the curriculum team to sort through what is important for secondary school students to understand in order to wrestle with competing perspectives, and writes and edits materials that will be engaging for the secondary school classroom. This is an entry-level position for a recent college graduate.
This position is a one-year appointment with possibility of renewal for a second year. It runs summer to summer. Salary is $28,500 and benefits are provided.
Applicants should have the following qualifications.
Please address not only where you have been but what you see in the future. Why are you interested in this internship? What do you expect to bring to the internship? What do you expect to take from it?
Reference letters can be submitted separately to Choices@brown.edu.
Visit Brown University's Human Resources site to submit your application. The requisition number for this job REQ132226.
Note: The Brown University Online Job Application is a requirement for all applicants applying to Brown. However, it does not replace the items listed above. The requisition number for this job REQ132226. Personal statement, resume, college transcript, and letters of recommendation can be submitted as attachments through this online system. If this is not possible with some of these materials, they can be sent to Choices@brown.edu. Please put "Research & Writing Internship" in the subject line.
Questions about the application may be directed to choices@brown.edu.

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the research and writing internship provides an opportunity for a recent college graduate to spend one year as a full time paid member of the choices program curriculum development team researching and writing curriculum units and other print and digital educational resources for the secondary level. choices’ resources engage students in critical analysis and collaborative discussion of contested issues—past and present. working on the curriculum team, the research and writing intern meets with scholars at brown and beyond to discuss content needs for curriculum resources, conducts research and reviews relevant literature, works with the curriculum team to sort through what is important for secondary school students to understand in order to wrestle with competing perspectives, and writes and edits materials that will be engaging for the secondary school classroom. this is an entry-level position for a recent college graduate.
this position is a one-year appointment with possibility of renewal for a second year. it runs summer to summer. salary is $28,500 and benefits are provided.
applicants should have the following qualifications.
please address not only where you have been but what you see in the future. why are you interested in this internship? what do you expect to bring to the internship? what do you expect to take from it?
reference letters can be submitted separately to choices@brown.edu.
visit brown university's human resources site to submit your application. the requisition number for this job req132226.
note: the brown university online job application is a requirement for all applicants applying to brown. however, it does not replace the items listed above. the requisition number for this job req132226. personal statement, resume, college transcript, and letters of recommendation can be submitted as attachments through this online system. if this is not possible with some of these materials, they can be sent to choices@brown.edu. please put "research & writing internship" in the subject line.
questions about the application may be directed to choices@brown.edu.


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I have moved into the dining most recently. I have a great room in the attic but its always too hot or too cold up there. I even have a kid play space up there. Sadly the weather up there isnt what i need. I have my essentials in the dining room. We have a table in the kitchen to eat at so my family doesnt mind my taking over the dining room table. usually. I keep my stamps and fibers and notecards and envies in the cubes with drawers. The metal cabinet is full of buttons, brads, and other small embelishments. I got it from a man whose mother owned a dress shop in Motecello many years ago. As you can see I have my own supervisor. He is very active during the creative process. Honest. He likes quilting the best.
That narrow-drawered filing cabinet looks incredibly useful. Where did you find such a thing?
Great space, although not sure how much gets done with a giant cat lounging about!
I'm so jealous of you! When I want to do something creative, all I have is a desk in my room… No drawers or anything. You have a beautiful cat too! My cat also likes to sleep on tables.
I love your metal drawer unit, so handy! And I have a crafty supervisor too, although he's more involved with the packing than anything else. Thanks for sharing!

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i have moved into the dining most recently. i have a great room in the attic but its always too hot or too cold up there. i even have a kid play space up there. sadly the weather up there isnt what i need. i have my essentials in the dining room. we have a table in the kitchen to eat at so my family doesnt mind my taking over the dining room table. usually. i keep my stamps and fibers and notecards and envies in the cubes with drawers. the metal cabinet is full of buttons, brads, and other small embelishments. i got it from a man whose mother owned a dress shop in motecello many years ago. as you can see i have my own supervisor. he is very active during the creative process. honest. he likes quilting the best.
that narrow-drawered filing cabinet looks incredibly useful. where did you find such a thing?
great space, although not sure how much gets done with a giant cat lounging about!
i'm so jealous of you! when i want to do something creative, all i have is a desk in my room… no drawers or anything. you have a beautiful cat too! my cat also likes to sleep on tables.
i love your metal drawer unit, so handy! and i have a crafty supervisor too, although he's more involved with the packing than anything else. thanks for sharing!


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The Festival of the Future !!
Friday, 27. August 2066, PICTOU COUNTY, Rootie Burn 66!!!!!!!!!!

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the festival of the future !!
friday, 27. august 2066, pictou county, rootie burn 66!!!!!!!!!!


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The first trailer for Spinning Man, an upcoming psychological mystery thriller starring Pierce Brosnan, Guy Pearce, and Minnie Driver has been released. Check it out below!
Ooo, this actually looks really good. I’m all for more thrillers that have a psychological mystery vibe to them. The cast for this also looks great! I won’t see it in theaters, but it’ll definitely be something I pick up on Blu-ray.
Synopsis: The film follows professor Evan Birch (Pearce) who works at a distinguished college where he teaches philosophy. When a female student named Hannah goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus errands make his wife (Driver) question his alibi. Even a detective (Brosnan) grows very suspicious when crucial evidence makes the professor the prime suspect in the girl’s disappearance.
Spinning Man hits theaters and On Demand April 6, 2018.

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the first trailer for spinning man, an upcoming psychological mystery thriller starring pierce brosnan, guy pearce, and minnie driver has been released. check it out below!
ooo, this actually looks really good. i’m all for more thrillers that have a psychological mystery vibe to them. the cast for this also looks great! i won’t see it in theaters, but it’ll definitely be something i pick up on blu-ray.
synopsis: the film follows professor evan birch (pearce) who works at a distinguished college where he teaches philosophy. when a female student named hannah goes missing, evan’s previous off-campus errands make his wife (driver) question his alibi. even a detective (brosnan) grows very suspicious when crucial evidence makes the professor the prime suspect in the girl’s disappearance.
spinning man hits theaters and on demand april 6, 2018.


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Системи обробки інформації. — 2017. — № 4(150). – С. 163-169.
Annotation: Issues of business information processing, which are necessary for management decision- making, are considered in the article. Algebraic-logical models, which allows to process heterogeneous information obtained from various sources are presented. In the case study the reference model of business information processing on the stage of project plan elaboration is presented. Correspondence between an artifact and associated with it requirement is performed by comparator identification.
Cherednіchenko, O.Iu., Gontar, Iu.M., Vasilenko, A.V. and Matvєєv, O.M. (2017), Business data processing based on algebra-logical models, Information Processing Systems, Vol. 4(150), pp. 163-169. https://doi.org/10.30748/soi.2017.150.35.

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системи обробки інформації. — 2017. — № 4(150). – с. 163-169.
annotation: issues of business information processing, which are necessary for management decision- making, are considered in the article. algebraic-logical models, which allows to process heterogeneous information obtained from various sources are presented. in the case study the reference model of business information processing on the stage of project plan elaboration is presented. correspondence between an artifact and associated with it requirement is performed by comparator identification.
cherednіchenko, o.iu., gontar, iu.m., vasilenko, a.v. and matvєєv, o.m. (2017), business data processing based on algebra-logical models, information processing systems, vol. 4(150), pp. 163-169. https://doi.org/10.30748/soi.2017.150.35.


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Introduction: What Is Meant By A Biblical Worldview?
"(A) means of experiencing, interpreting, and responding to reality in light of a Biblical perspective."
So who is Dr. Jeff Myers? He is President of a worldview training ministry called: "Summit Ministries". The goal of the ministry is to equip people with the tools they need to construct a Biblical way of thinking (i.e., "a Biblical worldview).
In his book: "The Secret Battle Of Ideas About God - Overcoming The Outbreak Of Five Fatal Worldviews", Meyers utilizes the metaphor of a virus to describe how bad worldviews can "infect our thinking". Whenever we talk about worldviews, we are looking at how a given set of beliefs address life's most important questions.
1. Chapter 3, "Am I Loved?"
2. Chapter 5, "Why Do I Hurt?"
3. Chapter 7, "Does My Life Have Meaning?
4. Chapter 9, "Why Can't We All Just Get Along?"
5. Chapter 11, "Is There Any Hope For the World?"
6. Chapter 13, "Is God Relevant?"
The Worldviews Covered In "The Secret Battle Of Ideas About God"
On the subject of life's meaning, we find Secularism asserting that life is about control. With respect to Marxism, it defines life's meaning as having to do with redistribution of wealth and bringing change by social revolt. With concern to Post-modernism, the main point of life is that there is no "main point", since truth and moral absolutes are defined by individuals or culture. New-Spirituality (formally known by its older moniker, "The New Age"), states that life is about human consciousness rising to find unity with the universe. Then lastly, Islam's definition of life's meaning has to do with submission to Allah. The Gospel asserts that meaning, value and purpose in life is found in God as decisively revealed in the incarnation of the Son of God as Jesus of Nazareth.
1. Secularism believes, in the words of philosopher Paul Kurtz, who also authored the Humanist Manifesto II, "No deity will save us; we must save ourselves".
2. Marxism suggests we raise taxes and confiscate property until wealth is redistributed. Only then can a future human utopia be realized.
3. Post-modernism declares that: "there is no meaning".
4. New Spirituality asserts that, "when we act as though we're one with the universe, only then can hope be discovered".
5. Islam emphasizes that hope is only discovered through submission to Allah. Dr. Meyers offers two references from the Quran to demonstrate his summation (Quran 16:36; 35:24).
The last remaining two steps in arresting the influence of bad ideas in our minds is to inform and then invest in other people. Meyers certainly does a great job of informing people about how each worldview handles the major questions of life. The investment part deals with how we communicate the Gospel in a winsome way and demonstrate how it alone answers all the big questions of life.
1. "I am loved". Deep unconditional love exists, and I can have it.
2. "My suffering will be overcome."
3. "I have an incredible calling."
4. "I'm meant for community". This declaration points to the place of the local church and community of believers in Jesus Christ.
5. "There is hope for the world". This of course is found in Christ alone.
Answering The Big Question: "Is God Even Relevant?"
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it; but because by it I see everything else."
A. "I am loved". Meyers refers to the Greek noun "agape", which speaks of self-sacrificial love.
B. "My suffering will be overcome". Meyers mentions the Greek verb used in the New Testament to describe victory, "nikao", from whence is derived the sneaker brand "Nike".
C. "I have an incredible calling." Here Meyers calls to mind the Greek word "kaleo", a verb often used to describe Jesus' calling of His disciples to follow Him.
D. "I'm meant for community". Here Meyers uses the Hebrew Old Testament term "shalom", which speaks of attainment of inner-peace, contentment, relational balance, as a result of living life according to the will of God.
E. "There is hope for the world". In this final affirmation, Meyers references the Greek word "elpis", which is often used to translate the word "hope" in the New Testament.
"The Gospel isn't just good news for those who have never heard; its good news for those who love Jesus but wrestle what this means for everyday life."
I would highly recommend Dr. Jeff Meyer's book: "The Secret Battle Of Ideas About God - Overcoming The Outbreak Of Five Fatal Worldviews" for anyone desiring an introduction on how to communicate, live and defend the Gospel in today's culture.

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introduction: what is meant by a biblical worldview?
"(a) means of experiencing, interpreting, and responding to reality in light of a biblical perspective."
so who is dr. jeff myers? he is president of a worldview training ministry called: "summit ministries". the goal of the ministry is to equip people with the tools they need to construct a biblical way of thinking (i.e., "a biblical worldview).
in his book: "the secret battle of ideas about god - overcoming the outbreak of five fatal worldviews", meyers utilizes the metaphor of a virus to describe how bad worldviews can "infect our thinking". whenever we talk about worldviews, we are looking at how a given set of beliefs address life's most important questions.
1. chapter 3, "am i loved?"
2. chapter 5, "why do i hurt?"
3. chapter 7, "does my life have meaning?
4. chapter 9, "why can't we all just get along?"
5. chapter 11, "is there any hope for the world?"
6. chapter 13, "is god relevant?"
the worldviews covered in "the secret battle of ideas about god"
on the subject of life's meaning, we find secularism asserting that life is about control. with respect to marxism, it defines life's meaning as having to do with redistribution of wealth and bringing change by social revolt. with concern to post-modernism, the main point of life is that there is no "main point", since truth and moral absolutes are defined by individuals or culture. new-spirituality (formally known by its older moniker, "the new age"), states that life is about human consciousness rising to find unity with the universe. then lastly, islam's definition of life's meaning has to do with submission to allah. the gospel asserts that meaning, value and purpose in life is found in god as decisively revealed in the incarnation of the son of god as jesus of nazareth.
1. secularism believes, in the words of philosopher paul kurtz, who also authored the humanist manifesto ii, "no deity will save us; we must save ourselves".
2. marxism suggests we raise taxes and confiscate property until wealth is redistributed. only then can a future human utopia be realized.
3. post-modernism declares that: "there is no meaning".
4. new spirituality asserts that, "when we act as though we're one with the universe, only then can hope be discovered".
5. islam emphasizes that hope is only discovered through submission to allah. dr. meyers offers two references from the quran to demonstrate his summation (quran 16:36; 35:24).
the last remaining two steps in arresting the influence of bad ideas in our minds is to inform and then invest in other people. meyers certainly does a great job of informing people about how each worldview handles the major questions of life. the investment part deals with how we communicate the gospel in a winsome way and demonstrate how it alone answers all the big questions of life.
1. "i am loved". deep unconditional love exists, and i can have it.
2. "my suffering will be overcome."
3. "i have an incredible calling."
4. "i'm meant for community". this declaration points to the place of the local church and community of believers in jesus christ.
5. "there is hope for the world". this of course is found in christ alone.
answering the big question: "is god even relevant?"
"i believe in christianity as i believe that the sun has risen; not only because i see it; but because by it i see everything else."
a. "i am loved". meyers refers to the greek noun "agape", which speaks of self-sacrificial love.
b. "my suffering will be overcome". meyers mentions the greek verb used in the new testament to describe victory, "nikao", from whence is derived the sneaker brand "nike".
c. "i have an incredible calling." here meyers calls to mind the greek word "kaleo", a verb often used to describe jesus' calling of his disciples to follow him.
d. "i'm meant for community". here meyers uses the hebrew old testament term "shalom", which speaks of attainment of inner-peace, contentment, relational balance, as a result of living life according to the will of god.
e. "there is hope for the world". in this final affirmation, meyers references the greek word "elpis", which is often used to translate the word "hope" in the new testament.
"the gospel isn't just good news for those who have never heard; its good news for those who love jesus but wrestle what this means for everyday life."
i would highly recommend dr. jeff meyer's book: "the secret battle of ideas about god - overcoming the outbreak of five fatal worldviews" for anyone desiring an introduction on how to communicate, live and defend the gospel in today's culture.


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Lydia is a corporate and securities associate in our Silicon Valley office.
Lydia specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycles. She is experienced with corporate formation and governance matters, venture capital financing transactions and a variety of M&A transaction structures.
Lydia represents a wide variety of technology companies from consumer internet, software, telecommunications, and entertainment technology industries, as well as a number of leading venture capital firms.

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lydia is a corporate and securities associate in our silicon valley office.
lydia specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycles. she is experienced with corporate formation and governance matters, venture capital financing transactions and a variety of m&a transaction structures.
lydia represents a wide variety of technology companies from consumer internet, software, telecommunications, and entertainment technology industries, as well as a number of leading venture capital firms.


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TRY CZK exchange rate from ECB today, TRY CZK currency converter.
Turkish lira and Czech koruna.
Currencies - what is TRY, what is CZK, TRY to CZK converter, TRY exchange rate and CZK exchange rate.

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try czk exchange rate from ecb today, try czk currency converter.
turkish lira and czech koruna.
currencies - what is try, what is czk, try to czk converter, try exchange rate and czk exchange rate.


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When you have a mass tort lawyers - talcum powder issue, there are many benefits to choosing a local mass tort lawyers - talcum powder lawyer. In addition to supporting a member of your Amargosa Valley community, you are also choosing a lawyer that is more convenient to travel to, being local to Amargosa Valley, than if you were to choose a lawyer outside of the Amargosa Valley area.
By hiring a reputable Amargosa Valley mass tort lawyers - talcum powder lawyer, you can ensure that your case will be handled in the most professional manner possible. And finding a good, experienced local Amargosa Valley mass tort lawyers - talcum powder lawyer will give you the comfort of knowing that if you should have another mass tort lawyers - talcum powder issue in the future, your lawyer is right around the corner.

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when you have a mass tort lawyers - talcum powder issue, there are many benefits to choosing a local mass tort lawyers - talcum powder lawyer. in addition to supporting a member of your amargosa valley community, you are also choosing a lawyer that is more convenient to travel to, being local to amargosa valley, than if you were to choose a lawyer outside of the amargosa valley area.
by hiring a reputable amargosa valley mass tort lawyers - talcum powder lawyer, you can ensure that your case will be handled in the most professional manner possible. and finding a good, experienced local amargosa valley mass tort lawyers - talcum powder lawyer will give you the comfort of knowing that if you should have another mass tort lawyers - talcum powder issue in the future, your lawyer is right around the corner.


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This page shows the latest Turing news and features for those working in and with pharma, biotech and healthcare.
Meanwhile other companies - including Valeant, Turing Pharma and Horizon Pharma - have also been criticised in recent months for implementing massive price increases for old brands.
development. Turing Pharmaceuticals has also filed for approval to start trials of an intranasal ketamine formulation, specifically targeting suicidal behaviour.
Approximately 6 fully matching, plus 9 partially matching documents found.
108. Turing/ Marina Biotech. Asset acquisition. Intranasal ketamine programme for 53m Marina common shares, plus milestones and single digit royalties.
Reaching its zenith with the case of Daraprim and Turing Pharmaceuticals, public outrage surrounding allegations of price gouging helped to expedite government action. ... The US case of Daraprim and Turing. helped to expedite US government action .
Commenting on his new role, Salinas said: “I am excited to be joining Turing. ... I look forward to helping to accelerate Turing's success and contribution to healthcare.”.

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this page shows the latest turing news and features for those working in and with pharma, biotech and healthcare.
meanwhile other companies - including valeant, turing pharma and horizon pharma - have also been criticised in recent months for implementing massive price increases for old brands.
development. turing pharmaceuticals has also filed for approval to start trials of an intranasal ketamine formulation, specifically targeting suicidal behaviour.
approximately 6 fully matching, plus 9 partially matching documents found.
108. turing/ marina biotech. asset acquisition. intranasal ketamine programme for 53m marina common shares, plus milestones and single digit royalties.
reaching its zenith with the case of daraprim and turing pharmaceuticals, public outrage surrounding allegations of price gouging helped to expedite government action. ... the us case of daraprim and turing. helped to expedite us government action .
commenting on his new role, salinas said: “i am excited to be joining turing. ... i look forward to helping to accelerate turing's success and contribution to healthcare.”.


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I found a course on cybrary, which is only about 3 hours long and which is free.
Module 1 – Threat Intelligence Maturity Model is the intro, with an interesting analysis about maturity levels of organisations related to threat intelligence which I found pretty informative.
Module 2 – Campaigns and Open-Source Threat Intelligence comes with some information about OSINT and visualization, which is also covered a bit broader in the course that I took previously.
Module 3 – Sharing Operational Threat Intelligence is a bit more interesting, since here we start with “Sharing Operational Threat Intelligence”. This comes with some information about Crowdstrike & Alienvault, Yara, TLP, CybOX and STIX, TAXII. Finally some information about Tactical/Operational sharing, which was interesting, because the author seems to know that things like ROI etc. are also important when talking about security programs, the explanation of Analytic Confidence was also useful. The video about “Words of Estimative Probability” will almost certainly be useful in the future.
The tools are not explained in depth or compared to each other which is a pitty. I strongly suggest to have a look at sigma ;).
For me the course was interesting and infomative, especially Module 3 & Module 4 brought a new perspective to me. Some of the example could be shown with more length. Further I got some more tools that I might try in future. I give the course 4/5 points.

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i found a course on cybrary, which is only about 3 hours long and which is free.
module 1 – threat intelligence maturity model is the intro, with an interesting analysis about maturity levels of organisations related to threat intelligence which i found pretty informative.
module 2 – campaigns and open-source threat intelligence comes with some information about osint and visualization, which is also covered a bit broader in the course that i took previously.
module 3 – sharing operational threat intelligence is a bit more interesting, since here we start with “sharing operational threat intelligence”. this comes with some information about crowdstrike & alienvault, yara, tlp, cybox and stix, taxii. finally some information about tactical/operational sharing, which was interesting, because the author seems to know that things like roi etc. are also important when talking about security programs, the explanation of analytic confidence was also useful. the video about “words of estimative probability” will almost certainly be useful in the future.
the tools are not explained in depth or compared to each other which is a pitty. i strongly suggest to have a look at sigma ;).
for me the course was interesting and infomative, especially module 3 & module 4 brought a new perspective to me. some of the example could be shown with more length. further i got some more tools that i might try in future. i give the course 4/5 points.


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Hey everyone! Welcome back to a special edition of my Read Pile for this week. As you might know, I’ve been doing a series of “Versus” books as a theme for my read pile entries, and I’ll definitely have another one of those for you next week.
However, my favorite part of this job is the fact that I get to sometimes meet super awesome, super creative people like myself that also just happen to be forging their own paths in the crazy world of comic book publishing. That happened to me recently when I had the great pleasure of meeting Nate & Stacie Pinsoneault, two Pittsburgh area based creators of the 819 Comics line.
I was originally drawn to Nate’s artwork as I was thumbing through his collection of prints and found the one he made in honor of Jack Kirby’s 100th Birthday featuring Orion, Silver Surfer, Forger, and some Celestials thrown for good measure. That print immediately got Nate and I talking and as I should have guessed from his art style, he was a fellow fan of Kirby’s 4th World Saga. But what really got me excited was the fact that he was actually a comic book creator, not just print artist.
Not that there’s anything wrong with being an artist that just does prints, but for me, given I’m a writer at heart, those artists that take that love of the comic medium, of the tropes and characters that have been passed down from generation to generation and synthesize into something of their own is what I’m after. Those that take it to the next level and actually create something which marries illustration with original storytelling which adds to the collective we call the comic book universe…that…that is the good stuff.
And so there was no question, I had to pick up his work, and thus I bought issue 1 of his comic companies’ current flagship character, Mister Marsh. Even got good ol’ Nate to sign my copy. Class act that guy!
But for those that think I’m just using this blog as a forum to do shameless promotion of 819 comics and not do a proper read pile of this as a comic as I have in the past, let’s go ahead and take a deeper dive into this issue.
The issue starts with the familiar narrative trope of an established character, in this case Mister Marsh, recounting how his adventures started, as to allow the author to provide the audience with an origin story framed within the context that these events have long passed. As an author myself, I definitely can dig this approach as I detest origin stories and would much rather just dump the audience into the middle of the action as quickly as possible. Issue 1 of this series doesn’t go as far as that though, as we are introduced to who I believe Mister Marsh was prior to becoming the “steampunk”ish knight in shining armor: a simple farm hand named Macon working for Miss Maddy Maple (who looks somewhat like Mary Jane Watson from the Spidey books to me).
The two of the are trapped in a blazing barn set afire by a trio of no goodniks named the Drakes. As Macon helps Maddy escape, he ends up to seemingly perish a victim of a unfortunate collapsing floor board.
However, despite an exhaustive search, his body is never found and Maddy doesn’t give up hope that he’s still alive. That hope is rewarded as Macon falls from the heavens days later enclosed in a metallic prison of sorts, what looks to be some sort of robotic life support system. We aren’t actually privy to whether the suit can be removed or not in that first issue, but in the far away Eighth City, a wizened old crone seems pleased that her old friend has returned.
Perhaps we should be as well as it seems this Mister Marsh has tremendous powers some of which he uses to save Maddy again from the hands of evil Drake triplets who it looks like have returned to finish the job they started at the barn. And that’s where the issue ends, with a dramatic sneak peek of the marvelous super human abilities that Mister Marsh possesses.
From a narrative perspective, I feel that first issue does what first issues should in that it starts teasing out the main characters, although I would have liked to have found out a little more about the Drake Triplets and why exactly they were such awful people. Perhaps that’s for future issues, but as thus far the main antagonists and in some ways the catalyst that starts this “hero’s journey”, their relationship with Maddy and Macon could have been fleshed out a bit more. But long story short, there’s more good here than bad in terms of storytelling so I’m willing to give it a pass until issue 2 at least to see if things start coming together. Again, origin stories are some of the hardest stories to tell because there’s so much to relay to the audience in such a short amount of time, that often they can’t be contained into a single issue.
As for the art, again, I’m a sucker for Kirby and you can tell Nate is as well what with the Kirby dots and energy crackles. Mister Marsh is a very striking super hero with a great design that’s a bit reminiscent of Doctor Doom what with the green and gray iron motif. But hey, Doctor Doom is one of Jack Kirby most famous designs as well and one of my favorite characters so I’m not going to knock Nate for the homage. I guess my only knit picky thing about the art is sometimes the shading on bare flesh makes some of the characters look a little “vein”y which I could have done without, but again overall the visuals are crisp and the layouts handled nicely. Plus there’s a decent amount of emotion conveyed in those panels so the art succeeds in bringing out Nate’s passion for this story and his characters which is always a plus.
In closing, like supporting local comic shops, I’m also a firm believer in supporting local talent, especially when they got the makings of a great creation on their hands. Just based on the first issue, I’m intrigued to see where this comic series goes from there, as they definitely set the table with the combination of space age/mysticism aspects of the book such as the old lady that is one part fortune teller one part Yoda. They also tease a lot more through dropping neat character names like The Dumpster or Six-VI, all of which I’m sure will pay off later.
In fact, I might not even have to wait as 819 Comics recently announced the release of the first Mister Marsh trade which you can pick up at their website now. So even if you are someone like me that doesn’t pick up the singles and waits for the TPB collection, Nate and Stacie got you covered.
So here’s hoping you follow Uncle Andy’s sagely advise and give Mister Marsh a try. Not only is a great comic with classic Kirbyesque visuals, but you’d definitely be supporting a lovely comic book couple with their creative endeavors. And as friends of the ol’ GotS crew, we wholeheartedly are down with that!
Click below to find out more about 819 Comics and visit their web store for all your Mister Marsh needs!

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hey everyone! welcome back to a special edition of my read pile for this week. as you might know, i’ve been doing a series of “versus” books as a theme for my read pile entries, and i’ll definitely have another one of those for you next week.
however, my favorite part of this job is the fact that i get to sometimes meet super awesome, super creative people like myself that also just happen to be forging their own paths in the crazy world of comic book publishing. that happened to me recently when i had the great pleasure of meeting nate & stacie pinsoneault, two pittsburgh area based creators of the 819 comics line.
i was originally drawn to nate’s artwork as i was thumbing through his collection of prints and found the one he made in honor of jack kirby’s 100th birthday featuring orion, silver surfer, forger, and some celestials thrown for good measure. that print immediately got nate and i talking and as i should have guessed from his art style, he was a fellow fan of kirby’s 4th world saga. but what really got me excited was the fact that he was actually a comic book creator, not just print artist.
not that there’s anything wrong with being an artist that just does prints, but for me, given i’m a writer at heart, those artists that take that love of the comic medium, of the tropes and characters that have been passed down from generation to generation and synthesize into something of their own is what i’m after. those that take it to the next level and actually create something which marries illustration with original storytelling which adds to the collective we call the comic book universe…that…that is the good stuff.
and so there was no question, i had to pick up his work, and thus i bought issue 1 of his comic companies’ current flagship character, mister marsh. even got good ol’ nate to sign my copy. class act that guy!
but for those that think i’m just using this blog as a forum to do shameless promotion of 819 comics and not do a proper read pile of this as a comic as i have in the past, let’s go ahead and take a deeper dive into this issue.
the issue starts with the familiar narrative trope of an established character, in this case mister marsh, recounting how his adventures started, as to allow the author to provide the audience with an origin story framed within the context that these events have long passed. as an author myself, i definitely can dig this approach as i detest origin stories and would much rather just dump the audience into the middle of the action as quickly as possible. issue 1 of this series doesn’t go as far as that though, as we are introduced to who i believe mister marsh was prior to becoming the “steampunk”ish knight in shining armor: a simple farm hand named macon working for miss maddy maple (who looks somewhat like mary jane watson from the spidey books to me).
the two of the are trapped in a blazing barn set afire by a trio of no goodniks named the drakes. as macon helps maddy escape, he ends up to seemingly perish a victim of a unfortunate collapsing floor board.
however, despite an exhaustive search, his body is never found and maddy doesn’t give up hope that he’s still alive. that hope is rewarded as macon falls from the heavens days later enclosed in a metallic prison of sorts, what looks to be some sort of robotic life support system. we aren’t actually privy to whether the suit can be removed or not in that first issue, but in the far away eighth city, a wizened old crone seems pleased that her old friend has returned.
perhaps we should be as well as it seems this mister marsh has tremendous powers some of which he uses to save maddy again from the hands of evil drake triplets who it looks like have returned to finish the job they started at the barn. and that’s where the issue ends, with a dramatic sneak peek of the marvelous super human abilities that mister marsh possesses.
from a narrative perspective, i feel that first issue does what first issues should in that it starts teasing out the main characters, although i would have liked to have found out a little more about the drake triplets and why exactly they were such awful people. perhaps that’s for future issues, but as thus far the main antagonists and in some ways the catalyst that starts this “hero’s journey”, their relationship with maddy and macon could have been fleshed out a bit more. but long story short, there’s more good here than bad in terms of storytelling so i’m willing to give it a pass until issue 2 at least to see if things start coming together. again, origin stories are some of the hardest stories to tell because there’s so much to relay to the audience in such a short amount of time, that often they can’t be contained into a single issue.
as for the art, again, i’m a sucker for kirby and you can tell nate is as well what with the kirby dots and energy crackles. mister marsh is a very striking super hero with a great design that’s a bit reminiscent of doctor doom what with the green and gray iron motif. but hey, doctor doom is one of jack kirby most famous designs as well and one of my favorite characters so i’m not going to knock nate for the homage. i guess my only knit picky thing about the art is sometimes the shading on bare flesh makes some of the characters look a little “vein”y which i could have done without, but again overall the visuals are crisp and the layouts handled nicely. plus there’s a decent amount of emotion conveyed in those panels so the art succeeds in bringing out nate’s passion for this story and his characters which is always a plus.
in closing, like supporting local comic shops, i’m also a firm believer in supporting local talent, especially when they got the makings of a great creation on their hands. just based on the first issue, i’m intrigued to see where this comic series goes from there, as they definitely set the table with the combination of space age/mysticism aspects of the book such as the old lady that is one part fortune teller one part yoda. they also tease a lot more through dropping neat character names like the dumpster or six-vi, all of which i’m sure will pay off later.
in fact, i might not even have to wait as 819 comics recently announced the release of the first mister marsh trade which you can pick up at their website now. so even if you are someone like me that doesn’t pick up the singles and waits for the tpb collection, nate and stacie got you covered.
so here’s hoping you follow uncle andy’s sagely advise and give mister marsh a try. not only is a great comic with classic kirbyesque visuals, but you’d definitely be supporting a lovely comic book couple with their creative endeavors. and as friends of the ol’ gots crew, we wholeheartedly are down with that!
click below to find out more about 819 comics and visit their web store for all your mister marsh needs!


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Network Timeout– Interrupts Connection between QuickBooks Software and Network Server.
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Unchecked Secure Sockets Layer or Checkbox for SSL is cleared under the options of Internet Explorer.
Browse Knowledgebase– Go through similar articles providing resolution from the Intuit forums and community.
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Select the Advanced Connection Settings option.
Now select the Apply option and then OK tab.
Close the window and then Restart the QuickBooks software.
Now again try to Update the QuickBooks payroll Application.
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quickbooks accounting software is developed and marketed by intuit for small and medium industries. it is easy to use bookkeeping solutions but it is also susceptible to some of the technical and functional errors. one such technical error is quickbooks error 12007. you will encounter this quickbooks error when your qb software installed in your desktop is unable to find an ip address for the server. this error is basically caused when your quickbooks is unable to utilize your internet connection and the reason for it is that the applications which are installed in your system are hindering your application. internet connection failure can also be held responsible for the occurrence of this quickbooks error 12007. another reason for this error may be your internet explorer is not set as a default browser or the secure sockets layer (ssl) checkbox may not checked or selected in your computer’s internet explorer options.
network timeout– interrupts connection between quickbooks software and network server.
firewall– settings configured for firewall are restrictive and stopping internet connection between quickbooks and server.
unchecked secure sockets layer or checkbox for ssl is cleared under the options of internet explorer.
browse knowledgebase– go through similar articles providing resolution from the intuit forums and community.
click on next tab on the error pop-up.
select the advanced connection settings option.
now select the apply option and then ok tab.
close the window and then restart the quickbooks software.
now again try to update the quickbooks payroll application.
the solution suggested above will help you to resolve your quickbooks error code 12007. if you still need some technical support assistance, then you can contact the support team of www.remoteaccounting247.com they are quickbooks customer support providing agency who provide this service globally. they have hired quickbooks professionals who are certified by intuit and have experience in providing solutions for all kind of quickbooks issues. you can give a call on their customer support toll-free number +1-800-961-6588. they provide quickbooks 24x7 customer service, so you can get connected to them at any point in time. you can request for online chat support by visiting their website. they have hired intuit certified quickbooks professionals who will provide you with the best possible solution for your issue.


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It includes the following municipalities: Valencia de Alcántara, Membrío, Salorino, Santiago de Alcántara, Cedillo, Herreruela, Herrera de Alcántara, Carbajo and San Vicente de Alcántara. It takes in the west of the central strip of Extremadura, between Portugal and the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz.
Grassland is by far the most common habitat, a landscape transformed by man for millennia. It is home to an extraordinary range of species in danger of extinction such as the Spanish Imperial eagle, the black vulture, the Iberian lynx, the bobcat, the Iberian wolf, the golden eagle, short-toed eagle and the kite.
The largest and best preserved group of dolmens in Western Europe, declared of cultural interest in the category Megalithic Complex is found here. In addition, it also has several national landmarks like the Church of Rocamadour, and the Gothic Quarter, both in Valencia de Alcántara, and a large number of churches and hermitages of peculiar architecture.
The highlight here is definitely the natural environment, especially the Tagus International Park and Sierra de San Pedro.
Each place that is part of the Community has its own festivals and traditions such as carnivals, pilgrimages, Holy Week processions, etc. Prominent among them is Corpus Christi in San Vicente de Alcántara and the Pilgrimage of San Isidro in Valencia de Alcántara, both declared of Regional Tourist Interest, the Medieval Festival Boda Regia also from Valencia or the Mascarrá, held in various towns.
Many are the products and dishes that can be found in the area, Olive oil, cheeses, honey, sausages, el buche, a hearty sausage stew, tripe dishes, pancakes, fritters, Easter buns and almond biscuits.
In such a large area you can find many types of accommodation and eating options, just check their websites. The Tagus International Park has many signposted paths for hiking, mountain biking, etc. and the boat Balcón del Tajo does trips on the River Tagus.
Sources: Information extracted from www.mancomunidadsierrasanpedro.com, http://taejo.eu, www.barcodeltajo.com and Wikipedia.

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it includes the following municipalities: valencia de alcántara, membrío, salorino, santiago de alcántara, cedillo, herreruela, herrera de alcántara, carbajo and san vicente de alcántara. it takes in the west of the central strip of extremadura, between portugal and the provinces of cáceres and badajoz.
grassland is by far the most common habitat, a landscape transformed by man for millennia. it is home to an extraordinary range of species in danger of extinction such as the spanish imperial eagle, the black vulture, the iberian lynx, the bobcat, the iberian wolf, the golden eagle, short-toed eagle and the kite.
the largest and best preserved group of dolmens in western europe, declared of cultural interest in the category megalithic complex is found here. in addition, it also has several national landmarks like the church of rocamadour, and the gothic quarter, both in valencia de alcántara, and a large number of churches and hermitages of peculiar architecture.
the highlight here is definitely the natural environment, especially the tagus international park and sierra de san pedro.
each place that is part of the community has its own festivals and traditions such as carnivals, pilgrimages, holy week processions, etc. prominent among them is corpus christi in san vicente de alcántara and the pilgrimage of san isidro in valencia de alcántara, both declared of regional tourist interest, the medieval festival boda regia also from valencia or the mascarrá, held in various towns.
many are the products and dishes that can be found in the area, olive oil, cheeses, honey, sausages, el buche, a hearty sausage stew, tripe dishes, pancakes, fritters, easter buns and almond biscuits.
in such a large area you can find many types of accommodation and eating options, just check their websites. the tagus international park has many signposted paths for hiking, mountain biking, etc. and the boat balcón del tajo does trips on the river tagus.
sources: information extracted from www.mancomunidadsierrasanpedro.com, http://taejo.eu, www.barcodeltajo.com and wikipedia.


text: Join Austin Youth Fitness on February 8th for the 4th Annual Run to the Sun Fun Run benefiting Beyond Batten Disease Foundation. Our goal is to increase awareness of Batten disease and raise $10,000 to support treatment research. We hope you will join us and/or support the event by creating a fundraising page, becoming a sponsor, or encouraging others to attend. Learn more.

lowercased: join austin youth fitness on february 8th for the 4th annual run to the sun fun run benefiting beyond batten disease foundation. our goal is to increase awareness of batten disease and raise $10,000 to support treatment research. we hope you will join us and/or support the event by creating a fundraising page, becoming a sponsor, or encouraging others to attend. learn more.


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While you’re stopping to smell the flowers this May, you might want to admire some sweet sales, too.
Here’s everything you should buy (and skip) during the month of May.
We recommended holding off on major household purchases until May. That’s because Memorial Day is a great time to buy indoor furniture, patio furniture and even mattresses at discounted prices.
Last year, J.C. Penney discounted select furniture styles by up to 50%, while Crate & Barrel offered a promo code good for 15% off select items.
This year, Memorial Day is on May 30, but sales often begin at least a week earlier. In fact, some retailers are already gearing up. For instance, Overstock is inviting shoppers to register their email addresses so they’ll be notified about Memorial Day sales .
Remember that some prices are automatically reduced — as was the case at J.C. Penney in 2015 — but other sales require consumers to input a coupon code at checkout.
We suggest making electronics purchases in November, when prices on laptops, tablets, gaming consoles and other electronics are usually at their lowest, thanks to Black Friday events. Last year, a handful of major stores sold video game console bundles for just $299.
While you’re outfitting your home with a new sofa, chair or table at Memorial Day sales, check out the coffee makers, blenders and other small kitchen appliances, too.
Look for discounts at department stores, such as Macy’s, Kohl’s, J.C. Penney and Kmart, as well as at home and kitchen specialty stores.
Last year, Macy’s offered up to 20% off select kitchen items, and Williams-Sonoma handed out savings of up to 60%. We also saw plenty of free shipping offers for orders above a certain threshold.
Apple recently released its 4-inch iPhone SE. This announcement might have you itching for an upgrade, but hold off for a few more months.
Rumors suggest that the tech company will be unveiling a brand new iPhone 7 at its annual keynote event in September. If that pans out, prices on previous iPhone models at Apple and third-party retailers are likely to drop.
See how September plays out before you spend hundreds on a new cell phone and cell phone plan .
Clothing sales are a given each May. Now that warm-weather styles have been on shelves for a few months, you can expect retailers to bring down prices.
Our best advice for finding these deals? First, check retailers’ sale sections or clearance racks both in-store and online. Then register for your favorite clothing store’s email list — it might send you exclusive deals. Finally, fill your cart with sale-priced shirts and shorts while you’re getting that KitchenAid mixer and coffee table on Memorial Day.
May 4 is “Star Wars” Day, and you’ll be feeling the force when you see the “Star Wars”-themed deals and discounts that come on this day each year. Whether you’re a supporter of Luke Skywalker or a fan of Darth Vader, you’ll see sales on merchandise featuring your favorite character.
Last year, we spotted price cuts on apparel inspired by the movie series, video games and more. If prior years are any indication, we expect savings at outlets including Amazon and the Disney Store.

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while you’re stopping to smell the flowers this may, you might want to admire some sweet sales, too.
here’s everything you should buy (and skip) during the month of may.
we recommended holding off on major household purchases until may. that’s because memorial day is a great time to buy indoor furniture, patio furniture and even mattresses at discounted prices.
last year, j.c. penney discounted select furniture styles by up to 50%, while crate & barrel offered a promo code good for 15% off select items.
this year, memorial day is on may 30, but sales often begin at least a week earlier. in fact, some retailers are already gearing up. for instance, overstock is inviting shoppers to register their email addresses so they’ll be notified about memorial day sales .
remember that some prices are automatically reduced — as was the case at j.c. penney in 2015 — but other sales require consumers to input a coupon code at checkout.
we suggest making electronics purchases in november, when prices on laptops, tablets, gaming consoles and other electronics are usually at their lowest, thanks to black friday events. last year, a handful of major stores sold video game console bundles for just $299.
while you’re outfitting your home with a new sofa, chair or table at memorial day sales, check out the coffee makers, blenders and other small kitchen appliances, too.
look for discounts at department stores, such as macy’s, kohl’s, j.c. penney and kmart, as well as at home and kitchen specialty stores.
last year, macy’s offered up to 20% off select kitchen items, and williams-sonoma handed out savings of up to 60%. we also saw plenty of free shipping offers for orders above a certain threshold.
apple recently released its 4-inch iphone se. this announcement might have you itching for an upgrade, but hold off for a few more months.
rumors suggest that the tech company will be unveiling a brand new iphone 7 at its annual keynote event in september. if that pans out, prices on previous iphone models at apple and third-party retailers are likely to drop.
see how september plays out before you spend hundreds on a new cell phone and cell phone plan .
clothing sales are a given each may. now that warm-weather styles have been on shelves for a few months, you can expect retailers to bring down prices.
our best advice for finding these deals? first, check retailers’ sale sections or clearance racks both in-store and online. then register for your favorite clothing store’s email list — it might send you exclusive deals. finally, fill your cart with sale-priced shirts and shorts while you’re getting that kitchenaid mixer and coffee table on memorial day.
may 4 is “star wars” day, and you’ll be feeling the force when you see the “star wars”-themed deals and discounts that come on this day each year. whether you’re a supporter of luke skywalker or a fan of darth vader, you’ll see sales on merchandise featuring your favorite character.
last year, we spotted price cuts on apparel inspired by the movie series, video games and more. if prior years are any indication, we expect savings at outlets including amazon and the disney store.


text: Layla is an original. She's naughty and nice. Known for her booty and naturally curvy body combined with a nasty side. Watch out.

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DAI BEVAN (DAVID ROYSTON) Passed away peacefully in hospital on Saturday April 12 2008, Dai aged 80 years, of Heywood, formerly of Middleton and South Wales, ex teacher of Moorclose (Middleton Tech), also international rugby player for Great Britain, Wales, Halifax and Wigan. The loving Father to Jane, Ann and John, Father-in-law of Tracy, devoted Grandfather to Samuel, Katie and Harry and also a dear Brother of Nancy, Don and the late Gerald. Dai will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by all his loving Family and many Friends. A Celebration of Mr. Bevan's life takes place on Monday April 21, 1.00pm at Rochdale Crematorium prior to committal. All inquiries please to Cottage Funeral Service, 65 Adelaide Street, Heywood, OL10 4HF. Tel 01706 624998.
Published from: April 17, 2008.

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dai bevan (david royston) passed away peacefully in hospital on saturday april 12 2008, dai aged 80 years, of heywood, formerly of middleton and south wales, ex teacher of moorclose (middleton tech), also international rugby player for great britain, wales, halifax and wigan. the loving father to jane, ann and john, father-in-law of tracy, devoted grandfather to samuel, katie and harry and also a dear brother of nancy, don and the late gerald. dai will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by all his loving family and many friends. a celebration of mr. bevan's life takes place on monday april 21, 1.00pm at rochdale crematorium prior to committal. all inquiries please to cottage funeral service, 65 adelaide street, heywood, ol10 4hf. tel 01706 624998.
published from: april 17, 2008.