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How does a man in one of the most peaceful societies in the world come to the conclusion that shooting a large number of people unknown to him is to serve the cause of his country?
Several ingredients must be in the witch’s brew of Anders Breivik’s mind.
First is resentment; second, self-importance; third, the desire for fame or notoriety; fourth, the search for a transcendent meaning to life, and fifth, a difficulty in forming ordinary human relationships, whether of love or friendship.
A final precondition is an above-average level of intelligence, for this is necessary in order to rationalise the commission of a deed that would otherwise be repugnant.
Resentment arises when you are not treated or rewarded as you think you deserve to be. Your merits, whether by virtue of birth or accomplishment, go unrecognised. You are therefore a victim of injustice. By definition you can do no wrong when you try to right them.
Self-importance prevents you from putting the wrongs you think you have suffered into any kind of perspective.
You do not see that, by the standards of most people, you have suffered little. You cannot see the difference between mere inconvenience or distaste and severe oppression.
In a world in which celebrity seems so important, obscurity is felt by many as a wound to their ego. Why should others be famous and not me?
If you cannot achieve celebrity by force of talent, then you can do so by means of murder – witness the Crossbow Cannibal.
A wider cause gives meaning and purpose to your life, and persuades you that your resentment, your anger, is not petty or personal, but something much grander. Breivik thought that by acting on his personal resentments he was a saviour of Europe; he might just as well have been an animal rights activist as a nationalist. His monomania relieved his inner emptiness.
A difficulty in forming normal human relationships is another cause for resentment of a man like Breivik, and of yet another wound to his ego. It has to be compensated for somehow, and producing an event of historic importance is one way to do it.
A man must be intelligent to act like Breivik – for he needs not only to plan and execute his “historic” deed, but to be able to weave a coherent, if paranoid and ultimately stupid, justification for it.
The pity for others of a mass killer like Breivik is nil; for himself, infinite.
What he was about to describe, he cautioned, would be “horrendous”.
But no warning could truly prepare Oslo criminal court for the experience of listening to Anders Behring Breivik detail in a calm, blank way how he gunned down terrified teenagers in the second of two attacks he carried out on 22 July last year.
The 33-year-old spent two hours on Friday afternoon giving a bullet-by-bullet account of what he refers to as his “operation” on the island of Utøya., where the youth wing of Norway’s Labour party was holding its annual summer camp. He shot and killed 67 people on the island that day; another fell off a cliff and died trying to escape. One more, a 17-year-old called Håkon Ødegaard, drowned while attempting to swim away.
Leaning back in his chair, twizzling a pen in his right hand, Breivik – flushed, but never losing control — told of how some of the children he killed were so paralysed with fear that he had time to reload his rifle before shooting them. He’d never seen such a thing, he said – not even on TV.
He recalled teenagers “playing dead” whom he slowly approached before shooting them at close range.
On the west side of the island, he said he came across a group “hiding, pressing themselves against the cliff face.” With nowhere to run, he was able to shoot them too. Another gang had clustered near an escarpment beneath Kjærlighetsstien, Lovers’ Path. Spotting them, he murdered five, claiming his youngest victim, Sharidyn Meegan Ngahiwi Svebakk-Bøhn, who had just celebrated her 14th birthday.
One boy saw him coming and shouted “Please, mate”. Breivik shot him regardless: “I shot everyone there.” He repeatedly recalled taking what he called “follow-up” shots to ensure that those on the ground were really dead. It was just one of a string of military terminology he used on Friday to describe the massacre. He also referred to using a building on the island as a “forward operational base”. It was to there that, in one of the most tragic twists, he had persuaded his first victim to help him carry a bag containing extra rounds of ammunition.
Trond Berntsen, 51, one of the island’s security officials, had met Breivik off the ferry. Utøya’s head of security, Monica Elisabeth Bøsei, had been told by Breivik that he needed to her help to sail to the island because he was a police officer who had come to reassure campers in the wake of the Oslo bombing he had carried out barely an hour earlier. He was dressed in police uniform, and Bøsei believed him. As Breivik put it: “She bought it.” Within five minutes of Breivik setting foot on the island, both the security officals were lying dead between the pier and the so-called information building.
The maximum sentence he can receive in morally enlightened Norway is 21 years in prison: about 100 days per victim.
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‘Unprecedented”? Judicial review has been the centerpiece of the American constitutional system since Marbury v. Madison in 1803. “Strong majority”? The House has 435 members. In March 2010, Democrats held a 75-seat majority. Obamacare passed by seven votes.
In his next-day walk back, the president implied that he was merely talking about the normal “restraint and deference” the courts owe the legislative branch. This concern would be touching if it weren’t coming from the leader of a party so deeply devoted to the ultimate judicial usurpation — Roe v. Wade, which struck down the abortion laws of 46 states — that fealty to it is the party’s litmus test for service on the Supreme Court.
With Obamacare remaking one-sixth of the economy, it would be unusual for the Supreme Court to overturn legislation so broad and sweeping. On the other hand, it is far more unusual to pass such a fundamentally transformative law on such a narrow, partisan basis.
Obamacare passed the Congress without a single vote from the opposition party – in contradistinction to Social Security, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicare, and Medicaid, similarly grand legislation, all of which enjoyed substantial bipartisan support. In the Senate, moreover, Obamacare squeaked by through a parliamentary maneuver called reconciliation that was never intended for anything so sweeping. The fundamental deviation from custom and practice is not the legal challenge to Obamacare but the very manner of its enactment.
The president’s pre-emptive attack on the Court was in direct reaction to Obamacare’s three days of oral argument. It was a shock. After years of contemptuously dismissing the very idea of a legal challenge, Democrats suddenly realized that there actually is a serious constitutional argument to be made against Obamacare — and they are losing it.
Here were highly sophisticated conservative thinkers — lawyers and justices — making the case for limited government, and liberals weren’t even prepared for the obvious constitutional question: If Congress can force the individual into a private contract by authority of the Commerce Clause, what can it not force the individual to do? Without a limiting principle, the central premise of our constitutional system — a government of enumerated powers — evaporates. What then is the limiting principle? Liberals were quick to blame the administration’s bumbling solicitor general, Donald Verrilli, for blowing the answer. But Clarence Darrow couldn’t have given it. There is none.
Really? The administration’s case for the constitutionality of Obamacare was so thoroughly demolished in oral argument that one liberal observer called it “a train wreck.” It is perfectly natural, therefore, that a majority of the Court should side with the argument that had so clearly prevailed on its merits. That’s not partisanship. That’s logic. Partisanship is four Democrat-appointed justices giving lockstep support to a law passed by a Democratic Congress and a Democratic president — after the case for its constitutionality had been reduced to rubble.
Democrats are reeling. Obama was so taken aback, he hasn’t even drawn up contingency plans should his cherished reform be struck down. Liberals still cannot grasp what’s happened — the mild revival of constitutionalism in a country they’ve grown so used to ordering about regardless. When asked about Obamacare’s constitutionality, Nancy Pelosi famously replied: “Are you serious?” She was genuinely puzzled.
As was Representative Phil Hare (D., Ill.) As Michael Barone notes, when Hare was similarly challenged at a 2010 town hall, he replied: “I don’t worry about the Constitution.” Hare is now retired, having been shortly thereafter defeated for reelection by the more constitutionally attuned owner of an East Moline pizza shop.
The implication of his statement was that he hasn’t heard of Marbury v. Madison, in which the Supreme Court laid down the doctrine of judicial review in 1803, and by which the Court can strike down unconstitutional laws. Indeed, since 1981, the Court has struck down 57 specific legislative acts of Congress, an average of two per year.
The president’s statement was so extraordinary that a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Justice Department to answer by Thursday whether the administration indeed respects the right of court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. As CBS’s Jan Crawford reported, Judge Jerry Smith became “very stern,” telling the lawyers arguing a separate case on the constitutionality of Obamacare that it was not clear to “many of us” whether the president believes such a right exists. He also noted Obama’s remarks yesterday in the Rose Garden about judges being an “unelected group of people.” The court was clearly not amused.
There appear to be few limits on how far President Obama will distort facts. In truth, his health-care plan passed the House by only 219 to 212, despite that body’s overwhelming Democratic majority. It was the first major piece of social legislation within memory to pass Congress without a single vote from the opposition party.

lowercased:
how does a man in one of the most peaceful societies in the world come to the conclusion that shooting a large number of people unknown to him is to serve the cause of his country?
several ingredients must be in the witch’s brew of anders breivik’s mind.
first is resentment; second, self-importance; third, the desire for fame or notoriety; fourth, the search for a transcendent meaning to life, and fifth, a difficulty in forming ordinary human relationships, whether of love or friendship.
a final precondition is an above-average level of intelligence, for this is necessary in order to rationalise the commission of a deed that would otherwise be repugnant.
resentment arises when you are not treated or rewarded as you think you deserve to be. your merits, whether by virtue of birth or accomplishment, go unrecognised. you are therefore a victim of injustice. by definition you can do no wrong when you try to right them.
self-importance prevents you from putting the wrongs you think you have suffered into any kind of perspective.
you do not see that, by the standards of most people, you have suffered little. you cannot see the difference between mere inconvenience or distaste and severe oppression.
in a world in which celebrity seems so important, obscurity is felt by many as a wound to their ego. why should others be famous and not me?
if you cannot achieve celebrity by force of talent, then you can do so by means of murder – witness the crossbow cannibal.
a wider cause gives meaning and purpose to your life, and persuades you that your resentment, your anger, is not petty or personal, but something much grander. breivik thought that by acting on his personal resentments he was a saviour of europe; he might just as well have been an animal rights activist as a nationalist. his monomania relieved his inner emptiness.
a difficulty in forming normal human relationships is another cause for resentment of a man like breivik, and of yet another wound to his ego. it has to be compensated for somehow, and producing an event of historic importance is one way to do it.
a man must be intelligent to act like breivik – for he needs not only to plan and execute his “historic” deed, but to be able to weave a coherent, if paranoid and ultimately stupid, justification for it.
the pity for others of a mass killer like breivik is nil; for himself, infinite.
what he was about to describe, he cautioned, would be “horrendous”.
but no warning could truly prepare oslo criminal court for the experience of listening to anders behring breivik detail in a calm, blank way how he gunned down terrified teenagers in the second of two attacks he carried out on 22 july last year.
the 33-year-old spent two hours on friday afternoon giving a bullet-by-bullet account of what he refers to as his “operation” on the island of utøya., where the youth wing of norway’s labour party was holding its annual summer camp. he shot and killed 67 people on the island that day; another fell off a cliff and died trying to escape. one more, a 17-year-old called håkon ødegaard, drowned while attempting to swim away.
leaning back in his chair, twizzling a pen in his right hand, breivik – flushed, but never losing control — told of how some of the children he killed were so paralysed with fear that he had time to reload his rifle before shooting them. he’d never seen such a thing, he said – not even on tv.
he recalled teenagers “playing dead” whom he slowly approached before shooting them at close range.
on the west side of the island, he said he came across a group “hiding, pressing themselves against the cliff face.” with nowhere to run, he was able to shoot them too. another gang had clustered near an escarpment beneath kjærlighetsstien, lovers’ path. spotting them, he murdered five, claiming his youngest victim, sharidyn meegan ngahiwi svebakk-bøhn, who had just celebrated her 14th birthday.
one boy saw him coming and shouted “please, mate”. breivik shot him regardless: “i shot everyone there.” he repeatedly recalled taking what he called “follow-up” shots to ensure that those on the ground were really dead. it was just one of a string of military terminology he used on friday to describe the massacre. he also referred to using a building on the island as a “forward operational base”. it was to there that, in one of the most tragic twists, he had persuaded his first victim to help him carry a bag containing extra rounds of ammunition.
trond berntsen, 51, one of the island’s security officials, had met breivik off the ferry. utøya’s head of security, monica elisabeth bøsei, had been told by breivik that he needed to her help to sail to the island because he was a police officer who had come to reassure campers in the wake of the oslo bombing he had carried out barely an hour earlier. he was dressed in police uniform, and bøsei believed him. as breivik put it: “she bought it.” within five minutes of breivik setting foot on the island, both the security officals were lying dead between the pier and the so-called information building.
the maximum sentence he can receive in morally enlightened norway is 21 years in prison: about 100 days per victim.
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‘unprecedented”? judicial review has been the centerpiece of the american constitutional system since marbury v. madison in 1803. “strong majority”? the house has 435 members. in march 2010, democrats held a 75-seat majority. obamacare passed by seven votes.
in his next-day walk back, the president implied that he was merely talking about the normal “restraint and deference” the courts owe the legislative branch. this concern would be touching if it weren’t coming from the leader of a party so deeply devoted to the ultimate judicial usurpation — roe v. wade, which struck down the abortion laws of 46 states — that fealty to it is the party’s litmus test for service on the supreme court.
with obamacare remaking one-sixth of the economy, it would be unusual for the supreme court to overturn legislation so broad and sweeping. on the other hand, it is far more unusual to pass such a fundamentally transformative law on such a narrow, partisan basis.
obamacare passed the congress without a single vote from the opposition party – in contradistinction to social security, the civil rights act, the voting rights act, medicare, and medicaid, similarly grand legislation, all of which enjoyed substantial bipartisan support. in the senate, moreover, obamacare squeaked by through a parliamentary maneuver called reconciliation that was never intended for anything so sweeping. the fundamental deviation from custom and practice is not the legal challenge to obamacare but the very manner of its enactment.
the president’s pre-emptive attack on the court was in direct reaction to obamacare’s three days of oral argument. it was a shock. after years of contemptuously dismissing the very idea of a legal challenge, democrats suddenly realized that there actually is a serious constitutional argument to be made against obamacare — and they are losing it.
here were highly sophisticated conservative thinkers — lawyers and justices — making the case for limited government, and liberals weren’t even prepared for the obvious constitutional question: if congress can force the individual into a private contract by authority of the commerce clause, what can it not force the individual to do? without a limiting principle, the central premise of our constitutional system — a government of enumerated powers — evaporates. what then is the limiting principle? liberals were quick to blame the administration’s bumbling solicitor general, donald verrilli, for blowing the answer. but clarence darrow couldn’t have given it. there is none.
really? the administration’s case for the constitutionality of obamacare was so thoroughly demolished in oral argument that one liberal observer called it “a train wreck.” it is perfectly natural, therefore, that a majority of the court should side with the argument that had so clearly prevailed on its merits. that’s not partisanship. that’s logic. partisanship is four democrat-appointed justices giving lockstep support to a law passed by a democratic congress and a democratic president — after the case for its constitutionality had been reduced to rubble.
democrats are reeling. obama was so taken aback, he hasn’t even drawn up contingency plans should his cherished reform be struck down. liberals still cannot grasp what’s happened — the mild revival of constitutionalism in a country they’ve grown so used to ordering about regardless. when asked about obamacare’s constitutionality, nancy pelosi famously replied: “are you serious?” she was genuinely puzzled.
as was representative phil hare (d., ill.) as michael barone notes, when hare was similarly challenged at a 2010 town hall, he replied: “i don’t worry about the constitution.” hare is now retired, having been shortly thereafter defeated for reelection by the more constitutionally attuned owner of an east moline pizza shop.
the implication of his statement was that he hasn’t heard of marbury v. madison, in which the supreme court laid down the doctrine of judicial review in 1803, and by which the court can strike down unconstitutional laws. indeed, since 1981, the court has struck down 57 specific legislative acts of congress, an average of two per year.
the president’s statement was so extraordinary that a three-judge panel of the fifth circuit court of appeals ordered the justice department to answer by thursday whether the administration indeed respects the right of court to declare acts of congress unconstitutional. as cbs’s jan crawford reported, judge jerry smith became “very stern,” telling the lawyers arguing a separate case on the constitutionality of obamacare that it was not clear to “many of us” whether the president believes such a right exists. he also noted obama’s remarks yesterday in the rose garden about judges being an “unelected group of people.” the court was clearly not amused.
there appear to be few limits on how far president obama will distort facts. in truth, his health-care plan passed the house by only 219 to 212, despite that body’s overwhelming democratic majority. it was the first major piece of social legislation within memory to pass congress without a single vote from the opposition party.


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Kelly Baldwin truly enjoys getting to know her clients and building a relationship with them, whether they are purchasing their first home, selling their current home, searching for an investment property, or looking for a second home. She leverages out-of-the-box strategies to ensure that her clients are a step ahead of the others in the market so that her buyer clients get the best home at the best possible price or her seller clients receive 3-18% more than the neighborhood average for their home.
Now an agent with the Real Estate Experts, Kelly comes armed with a sincere desire to help people achieve their goals through real estate, past professional experiences that put her in the thick of business development and customer service, and a degree in Marketing that comes in handy as she works every outlet to effectively market her services as a real estate agent.
A native of Connecticut, where she received her first real estate license, Kelly settled in San Jose, CA in 2017 where she was presented with the opportunity to join the Real Estate Experts team, an offer she calls a no-brainer. Described as positive, trustworthy, thorough, and an achiever, Kelly enjoys creating strategies and plans that will help her clients achieve their dreams.
In her personal life, Kelly describes herself as someone who cannot sit still, and she enjoys staying active with activities like hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, country line dancing, and going to concerts.

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kelly baldwin truly enjoys getting to know her clients and building a relationship with them, whether they are purchasing their first home, selling their current home, searching for an investment property, or looking for a second home. she leverages out-of-the-box strategies to ensure that her clients are a step ahead of the others in the market so that her buyer clients get the best home at the best possible price or her seller clients receive 3-18% more than the neighborhood average for their home.
now an agent with the real estate experts, kelly comes armed with a sincere desire to help people achieve their goals through real estate, past professional experiences that put her in the thick of business development and customer service, and a degree in marketing that comes in handy as she works every outlet to effectively market her services as a real estate agent.
a native of connecticut, where she received her first real estate license, kelly settled in san jose, ca in 2017 where she was presented with the opportunity to join the real estate experts team, an offer she calls a no-brainer. described as positive, trustworthy, thorough, and an achiever, kelly enjoys creating strategies and plans that will help her clients achieve their dreams.
in her personal life, kelly describes herself as someone who cannot sit still, and she enjoys staying active with activities like hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, country line dancing, and going to concerts.


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Focus on plastic: Are we sidelining alternative waste types?
The noise surrounding plastic pollution is reaching new heights.
Naturally, however, emphasising one issue alleviates the focus on another.
David Coleman, Operations Director of HSM UK, discusses whether other waste materials are being given a back seat, and where their place is under China’s import ban.
2018 has undoubtedly delivered a heavy focus on plastic pollutions.
The continuous outpour of initiatives - from brands, organisations and activists alike - has fuelled ongoing awareness of the issue.
On top of this, China’s ban on imported waste, which came into action earlier this year, has forced the UK to turn its head elsewhere for alternative solutions.
The reliance on China seems to have been removed as abruptly as a rug pulled from beneath the feet of our economy.
The waste management structure we’ve maintained for decades has been ruptured as a result, coercing the UK into a new plan.
While most see this as an issue mainly concerning our plastic waste management, we may be ignoring one vital aperture.
Other materials, such as rubber, paper and cardboard, can still be imported, so long as they’re in the appropriate condition and not contaminated when baled.
This is because it’s then more likely to be accepted by China, and the value may increase on more ‘pure’ bales.
Therefore, whilst our current plastics situation is a cause for necessary concern, we mustn’t rest on our laurels when it comes to other recyclable materials.
In the wake of the plastics panic, other recyclable materials could well be becoming of lesser importance.
A report by Defra revealed the drastic rise of 110% of paper and cardboard being sent to landfill from 2013 to 2016.
When it arrives here, it begins to rot and subsequently produce harmful greenhouse gases.
To efficiently move towards a more circular economy, we needn’t forget all types of waste materials.
As is commonly the case, reshaping perspectives and efforts is a difficult and strenuous task.
With China’s stricter rules on imported waste, altering our current waste management is mandatory.
Each year, the UK sends around three million tonnes of cardboard waste to China.
However, with the new restrictions in place, this figure is likely to decrease.
With that in mind, it’s important to ensure the separation of waste materials, creating what’s called “perfect bales”.
These can effectively ensure that cardboard materials, for instance, are collated ready to be sent off with recycling companies.
In warehouses, for example, it’s easy to lose control over materials mixing.
However, implementing an adequate waste management plan could allow you to benefit from ROI as well as many logistical advantages too.
These include freer storage space, less hazardous risks (blocked escape routes), reduced outgoing costs on transportation and a reduced overall carbon footprint.
Despite the perceived concern around China’s new ban, many companies are embracing the change and doing the right thing.
One example of this is Sports Direct.
The national sports retailer has implemented an effective waste management strategy which includes assigning specific waste materials to different balers.
For example, they bale plastic waste via HSM V-Press balers and cardboard materials through automated VK channel baling presses.
This is to maximise ‘pure bales’, resulting in higher value and an over-all more straight-forward process and effective end result.
Martyn Joyce, Facility Manager at Sports Direct, commented: “These policies have not affected us because of our clean stream of waste processes.
Therefore, in spite of the import ban, businesses needn’t worry.
Rather, they can view this as an opportunity to tighten the reins on their current recycling strategies.
This includes all waste types, plastics and cardboards alike.
With Sports Direct, for instance, their plan involved balers which generated ROI, reduced their overall carbon footprint and generally bettered their waste management procedures.
Not only are paper and cardboard materials recyclable, but they also wield a number of handy uses too.
Cardboard, in particular, can both serve a number of packaging purposes as well as also acting as a substitute for certain plastic uses.
One example of this is the way in which some cardboard perforators creating the ideal packaging material out of cardboard waste.
This is an impressive and functional replacement for plastic packaging such as bubble-wrap, and a more sustainable option too.
Ultimately, stepping out of the familiar can often seem daunting, especially insofar as corporate strategies are concerned.
However, change often comes off the back of altering and bettering our existing procedures rather than switching up entirely.
Therefore, if we’re able to re-programme waste perspectives and ensure consideration of all recyclable materials, we’ll be another step closer to the sustainable future we’re working so hard to achieve.

lowercased:
focus on plastic: are we sidelining alternative waste types?
the noise surrounding plastic pollution is reaching new heights.
naturally, however, emphasising one issue alleviates the focus on another.
david coleman, operations director of hsm uk, discusses whether other waste materials are being given a back seat, and where their place is under china’s import ban.
2018 has undoubtedly delivered a heavy focus on plastic pollutions.
the continuous outpour of initiatives - from brands, organisations and activists alike - has fuelled ongoing awareness of the issue.
on top of this, china’s ban on imported waste, which came into action earlier this year, has forced the uk to turn its head elsewhere for alternative solutions.
the reliance on china seems to have been removed as abruptly as a rug pulled from beneath the feet of our economy.
the waste management structure we’ve maintained for decades has been ruptured as a result, coercing the uk into a new plan.
while most see this as an issue mainly concerning our plastic waste management, we may be ignoring one vital aperture.
other materials, such as rubber, paper and cardboard, can still be imported, so long as they’re in the appropriate condition and not contaminated when baled.
this is because it’s then more likely to be accepted by china, and the value may increase on more ‘pure’ bales.
therefore, whilst our current plastics situation is a cause for necessary concern, we mustn’t rest on our laurels when it comes to other recyclable materials.
in the wake of the plastics panic, other recyclable materials could well be becoming of lesser importance.
a report by defra revealed the drastic rise of 110% of paper and cardboard being sent to landfill from 2013 to 2016.
when it arrives here, it begins to rot and subsequently produce harmful greenhouse gases.
to efficiently move towards a more circular economy, we needn’t forget all types of waste materials.
as is commonly the case, reshaping perspectives and efforts is a difficult and strenuous task.
with china’s stricter rules on imported waste, altering our current waste management is mandatory.
each year, the uk sends around three million tonnes of cardboard waste to china.
however, with the new restrictions in place, this figure is likely to decrease.
with that in mind, it’s important to ensure the separation of waste materials, creating what’s called “perfect bales”.
these can effectively ensure that cardboard materials, for instance, are collated ready to be sent off with recycling companies.
in warehouses, for example, it’s easy to lose control over materials mixing.
however, implementing an adequate waste management plan could allow you to benefit from roi as well as many logistical advantages too.
these include freer storage space, less hazardous risks (blocked escape routes), reduced outgoing costs on transportation and a reduced overall carbon footprint.
despite the perceived concern around china’s new ban, many companies are embracing the change and doing the right thing.
one example of this is sports direct.
the national sports retailer has implemented an effective waste management strategy which includes assigning specific waste materials to different balers.
for example, they bale plastic waste via hsm v-press balers and cardboard materials through automated vk channel baling presses.
this is to maximise ‘pure bales’, resulting in higher value and an over-all more straight-forward process and effective end result.
martyn joyce, facility manager at sports direct, commented: “these policies have not affected us because of our clean stream of waste processes.
therefore, in spite of the import ban, businesses needn’t worry.
rather, they can view this as an opportunity to tighten the reins on their current recycling strategies.
this includes all waste types, plastics and cardboards alike.
with sports direct, for instance, their plan involved balers which generated roi, reduced their overall carbon footprint and generally bettered their waste management procedures.
not only are paper and cardboard materials recyclable, but they also wield a number of handy uses too.
cardboard, in particular, can both serve a number of packaging purposes as well as also acting as a substitute for certain plastic uses.
one example of this is the way in which some cardboard perforators creating the ideal packaging material out of cardboard waste.
this is an impressive and functional replacement for plastic packaging such as bubble-wrap, and a more sustainable option too.
ultimately, stepping out of the familiar can often seem daunting, especially insofar as corporate strategies are concerned.
however, change often comes off the back of altering and bettering our existing procedures rather than switching up entirely.
therefore, if we’re able to re-programme waste perspectives and ensure consideration of all recyclable materials, we’ll be another step closer to the sustainable future we’re working so hard to achieve.


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Vaporfi succeeded again with the most powerful box. Of course, it’s just the beginning but a new product VEX 150 TC is something to be proud of. Meanwhile, let us have a look the device.
Exteriorly, it looks like a base unit of any desktop PC: straight lines, a dull body of Zink alloy and no unnecessary engravings except for a company name on the side panel. Box colors are conventional (particularly, for a base unit): black and steel. However, a user can decorate the device with bright silicon cases.
Maximum output – 150W, atomizer resistance – from 0.1 to 3.5Ohm. The device has temperature control, a bypass mode, Memory (М1-М3).
Why is VEX 150 TC record-breaking for the company? The point is that it is specialized in modes with an in-build battery. This time, the company has released a device charged by two replaceable 18650 batteries. They are placed under the special cover that requires some efforts to be opened. Thus, there is no need to worry about any inconveniences.
VEX 150 TC by Vaporfi costs $75. Better find something else if you are a beginner.

lowercased:
vaporfi succeeded again with the most powerful box. of course, it’s just the beginning but a new product vex 150 tc is something to be proud of. meanwhile, let us have a look the device.
exteriorly, it looks like a base unit of any desktop pc: straight lines, a dull body of zink alloy and no unnecessary engravings except for a company name on the side panel. box colors are conventional (particularly, for a base unit): black and steel. however, a user can decorate the device with bright silicon cases.
maximum output – 150w, atomizer resistance – from 0.1 to 3.5ohm. the device has temperature control, a bypass mode, memory (м1-м3).
why is vex 150 tc record-breaking for the company? the point is that it is specialized in modes with an in-build battery. this time, the company has released a device charged by two replaceable 18650 batteries. they are placed under the special cover that requires some efforts to be opened. thus, there is no need to worry about any inconveniences.
vex 150 tc by vaporfi costs $75. better find something else if you are a beginner.


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The Monaro is a car produced by Holden, the Australian branch of General Motors. The Monaro was produced from 1968 to 1979, and then re-introduced onto the Australian and New Zealand markets in 2001 (discontinued in late 2005). Since 1968, three generations of the Monaro have been produced.
The Vauxhall Monaro VXR is the more powerfull version of the standard Monaro, where the standard version has a 5.7 Litre V8 engine. The Monaro VXR has is powered by a 6.0-litre Corvette LS2 V8 engine.
The VXR's 6.0L V8 puts out 404 bhp and a massive 530fbt.
This page was last modified on 22 February 2007, at 22:22.

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the monaro is a car produced by holden, the australian branch of general motors. the monaro was produced from 1968 to 1979, and then re-introduced onto the australian and new zealand markets in 2001 (discontinued in late 2005). since 1968, three generations of the monaro have been produced.
the vauxhall monaro vxr is the more powerfull version of the standard monaro, where the standard version has a 5.7 litre v8 engine. the monaro vxr has is powered by a 6.0-litre corvette ls2 v8 engine.
the vxr's 6.0l v8 puts out 404 bhp and a massive 530fbt.
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So perhaps the best moral sense Christians can make of the story of Christendom now, from the special vantage of its aftermath, is to recall that the Gospel was never bound to the historical fate of any political or social order, but always claimed to enjoy a transcendence of all times and places. Perhaps its presence in human history should always be shatteringly angelic: It announces, even over against one’s most cherished expectations of the present or the future, a truth that breaks in upon history, ever and again, always changing or even destroying the former things in order to make all things new. That being so, surely modern Christians should find some joy in being forced to remember that they are citizens of a Kingdom not of this world, that here they have no enduring city, and that they are called to live as strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
The two myths that defined the fifties for itself were those of Marx and Freud. We still live in the ruin of those sacred myths (the Christian myth is of longer standing but more dissipated effect). If half a century later Freud doesn't command the old belief, we have labored so long in the age of the ego and the subconscious, of the Oedipus complex, of Eros and Thanatos, of compensation and sublimation, of projection and transference, it is difficult to imagine how people will explain themselves without such terms. ... It's a mistake to condescend to a thinker as subtle, if at times brilliantly wrongheaded, as Freud.
Morning training sessions at Chain-O'-Lakes Stadium, in Winter Haven, were studied with a mixture of excessive optimism and unjustified despondency by the immense Boston press corps, which has traditionally been made uneasy by success.
A tiny old lady named Ettie, whose flesh was the color of toadstools and whose memory was so eroded as to make her incapable of [pinochle] bidding, ans who sat smiling by herself in the porch, took me by the hand once and told me that in San Francisco, before the fire, she had lived near a cathedral, and in the house opposite lived a Catholic lady who kept a huge parrot on her balcony. When the bells rang the lady would come out with a shawl over her head and she would pray, and the parrot would pray with her, the woman's voice and the parrot's voice, on and on, between clamor and clangor. After a while the woman fell ill, or at least stopped coming out on her balcony, but the parrot was still there, and it whistled and prayed and flirted its tail whenever the bells rang. The fire took the church and its bells and no doubt the parrot, too, and quite possible the Catholic lady. Ettie waved it all away with her hand and pretended to sleep.

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so perhaps the best moral sense christians can make of the story of christendom now, from the special vantage of its aftermath, is to recall that the gospel was never bound to the historical fate of any political or social order, but always claimed to enjoy a transcendence of all times and places. perhaps its presence in human history should always be shatteringly angelic: it announces, even over against one’s most cherished expectations of the present or the future, a truth that breaks in upon history, ever and again, always changing or even destroying the former things in order to make all things new. that being so, surely modern christians should find some joy in being forced to remember that they are citizens of a kingdom not of this world, that here they have no enduring city, and that they are called to live as strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
the two myths that defined the fifties for itself were those of marx and freud. we still live in the ruin of those sacred myths (the christian myth is of longer standing but more dissipated effect). if half a century later freud doesn't command the old belief, we have labored so long in the age of the ego and the subconscious, of the oedipus complex, of eros and thanatos, of compensation and sublimation, of projection and transference, it is difficult to imagine how people will explain themselves without such terms. ... it's a mistake to condescend to a thinker as subtle, if at times brilliantly wrongheaded, as freud.
morning training sessions at chain-o'-lakes stadium, in winter haven, were studied with a mixture of excessive optimism and unjustified despondency by the immense boston press corps, which has traditionally been made uneasy by success.
a tiny old lady named ettie, whose flesh was the color of toadstools and whose memory was so eroded as to make her incapable of [pinochle] bidding, ans who sat smiling by herself in the porch, took me by the hand once and told me that in san francisco, before the fire, she had lived near a cathedral, and in the house opposite lived a catholic lady who kept a huge parrot on her balcony. when the bells rang the lady would come out with a shawl over her head and she would pray, and the parrot would pray with her, the woman's voice and the parrot's voice, on and on, between clamor and clangor. after a while the woman fell ill, or at least stopped coming out on her balcony, but the parrot was still there, and it whistled and prayed and flirted its tail whenever the bells rang. the fire took the church and its bells and no doubt the parrot, too, and quite possible the catholic lady. ettie waved it all away with her hand and pretended to sleep.


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Dylan Higgins is a husband, father, pastor, teacher, author and singer/songwriter.
I can scarcely imagine becoming anything besides a storyteller, being named after Bob Dylan and James Taylor (Taylor is my middle name). My childhood was full of small wonders-- from living in an old Confederate headquarters full of secret compartments for hiding maps and guns to spending my more formative years in an old family home that, for all accounts, was haunted. In these environments my imagination thrived! Surrounded by a mother who told adventurous tales and a father immersed in the folk music scene, I acquired a deep appreciation for storytelling through both oral tradition and song. Some of my fondest memories are of my parents taking me to see fantastical movies such as The Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Crystal and The Never Ending Story. While inspired by these epic films, I attribute my love for literature to my mother. Being home-schooled I was allowed to read the books I wanted to read before the ones I had to read, often being encouraged to re-write the endings in the manner that I’d have liked them to end. I began my literary journey by reading science fiction but later developed a taste for fantasy. I wish I could say that I was one of those kids who read The Chronicles of Narnia and The Hobbit as a child. However, my love for both Lewis and Tolkien’s work bloomed in adulthood. My wife and I discovered these and other inspiring authors as we read aloud, often late into the night, being held captive by their brilliant tales.
I began storytelling by writing modern hymns and folk songs. I decided to take my stories a step further by writing my first novel: Awakening, Book One of the Emblem & The Lantern that began as a story for my children (the heroes of the tale). Awakening was followed by Stirring, Book Two of The Emblem & The Lantern and I am currently working on the third installment, Gloaming.
The Emblem and The Lantern Series has been added to the curriculum of several private schools including The Campus, where I teach history.

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dylan higgins is a husband, father, pastor, teacher, author and singer/songwriter.
i can scarcely imagine becoming anything besides a storyteller, being named after bob dylan and james taylor (taylor is my middle name). my childhood was full of small wonders-- from living in an old confederate headquarters full of secret compartments for hiding maps and guns to spending my more formative years in an old family home that, for all accounts, was haunted. in these environments my imagination thrived! surrounded by a mother who told adventurous tales and a father immersed in the folk music scene, i acquired a deep appreciation for storytelling through both oral tradition and song. some of my fondest memories are of my parents taking me to see fantastical movies such as the empire strikes back, the dark crystal and the never ending story. while inspired by these epic films, i attribute my love for literature to my mother. being home-schooled i was allowed to read the books i wanted to read before the ones i had to read, often being encouraged to re-write the endings in the manner that i’d have liked them to end. i began my literary journey by reading science fiction but later developed a taste for fantasy. i wish i could say that i was one of those kids who read the chronicles of narnia and the hobbit as a child. however, my love for both lewis and tolkien’s work bloomed in adulthood. my wife and i discovered these and other inspiring authors as we read aloud, often late into the night, being held captive by their brilliant tales.
i began storytelling by writing modern hymns and folk songs. i decided to take my stories a step further by writing my first novel: awakening, book one of the emblem & the lantern that began as a story for my children (the heroes of the tale). awakening was followed by stirring, book two of the emblem & the lantern and i am currently working on the third installment, gloaming.
the emblem and the lantern series has been added to the curriculum of several private schools including the campus, where i teach history.


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Handling the administrative activities that ensure a cozy home to come back to after a long day at work is not as easy as it seems. It’s ironic, if you consider just how many devices people have nowadays to help them deal with their daily chores, that it’s precisely the managing of these devices that has become so complicated and time consuming. But it doesn’t have to be like this; and it’s not when you use Caseta Wireless by Lutron Home Automation.
In fact, controlling the temperature, the lights and the shades at your home has never been simpler. A wide range of products, such as the Lutron Caseta Smart Lamp Dimmer or the Lutron switches can help you create the perfect ambiance for you and your family remotely, by using a designated smart phone app. You decide which lights to turn on or off and when, according to your needs on different occasions.
When you say Lutron you say lights. Everyone has heard of the Lutron Caseta Smart Lamp Dimmer or the Wireless In-Wall Switch Pro. Nobody is saying that these products don’t deserve their good name, but did you know that Lutron also has something to say in terms of controlling home temperature? A wireless thermostat that should receive more attention is also produced under the umbrella of the Caseta Wireless by Lutron Smart Devices. It ensures the temperature at your residence is always perfect according to your own standards, whether you prefer it cool and refreshing, or warm and toasty. The best thing about it is that it only takes a few seconds to change the settings and to choose a different temperature, in case you change your preferences or when you want to create a specific ambiance in special situations. So if you’re looking into creating your own smart home, Lutron might be just what you need.
There are a few things you should keep in mind when you search for the right lighting solution for your home. First of all it must be efficient, resulting in smaller bills for electricity, as well as a less significant impact on the environment. Secondly but equally important, lights should be 100% customizable allowing you to use them according to your needs and preferences, like switching them on and off independently in the different rooms of your residence. Another aspect to consider regarding lights is how you control them. If you’re generally a busy person and want to stay focused on more important matters, it would be helpful if you could control your lights remotely, using an app on your smart phone. For all these reasons, we recommend Caseta Wireless by Lutron Smart Products. We believe that Lutron Caseta Wireless Smart Bridge, Lutron Caseta Smart Lamp Dimmer and the rest of the products in the Caseta family deserve your full attention.

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handling the administrative activities that ensure a cozy home to come back to after a long day at work is not as easy as it seems. it’s ironic, if you consider just how many devices people have nowadays to help them deal with their daily chores, that it’s precisely the managing of these devices that has become so complicated and time consuming. but it doesn’t have to be like this; and it’s not when you use caseta wireless by lutron home automation.
in fact, controlling the temperature, the lights and the shades at your home has never been simpler. a wide range of products, such as the lutron caseta smart lamp dimmer or the lutron switches can help you create the perfect ambiance for you and your family remotely, by using a designated smart phone app. you decide which lights to turn on or off and when, according to your needs on different occasions.
when you say lutron you say lights. everyone has heard of the lutron caseta smart lamp dimmer or the wireless in-wall switch pro. nobody is saying that these products don’t deserve their good name, but did you know that lutron also has something to say in terms of controlling home temperature? a wireless thermostat that should receive more attention is also produced under the umbrella of the caseta wireless by lutron smart devices. it ensures the temperature at your residence is always perfect according to your own standards, whether you prefer it cool and refreshing, or warm and toasty. the best thing about it is that it only takes a few seconds to change the settings and to choose a different temperature, in case you change your preferences or when you want to create a specific ambiance in special situations. so if you’re looking into creating your own smart home, lutron might be just what you need.
there are a few things you should keep in mind when you search for the right lighting solution for your home. first of all it must be efficient, resulting in smaller bills for electricity, as well as a less significant impact on the environment. secondly but equally important, lights should be 100% customizable allowing you to use them according to your needs and preferences, like switching them on and off independently in the different rooms of your residence. another aspect to consider regarding lights is how you control them. if you’re generally a busy person and want to stay focused on more important matters, it would be helpful if you could control your lights remotely, using an app on your smart phone. for all these reasons, we recommend caseta wireless by lutron smart products. we believe that lutron caseta wireless smart bridge, lutron caseta smart lamp dimmer and the rest of the products in the caseta family deserve your full attention.


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Hello my name is Matthew Bray. I am designing a motorcycle kit-set for my final year project at Massey University, Albany, towards my degree in Industrial Design. I am currently going through the research phase of my project.
The project is aiming to create a product which is entry level and educational. A possible target market for this product could be first time bike builders. I envision father and son teams or school classes building these bikes to gain a basis understanding of motorbike mechanics and making things with their hands again instead of sitting in front of a computer.
I am currently at Massey University on the north shore. so if anyone would be willing to have a face to face video interview to help me out, please let me know as it would be greatly appreciated.
When you first wanted to build a motorbike, if there was a kit-set motorbike, would you have considered buying and building such a set?
What styles of bike would you expect to be popular when it comes to motorbike building on such an entry level?
What parts would you expect to get in a kitset motorbike?
If the kit-set had the possibility of being put together to create different styles, do you see this being a product that would attract new bike builders?
Much as we'd hate to admit it, the whole bike building thing is a slave to fashion. Different bike styles come and go and if you spend a bit of time working through the blogs and magazines like Dice, the Horse, Greasy Kulture and Show Class, you will get an idea of the range of styles that come and go.
As far as making something easy to produce and more importantly, getting legally on the road, I would look at the type of bikes coming out of Brat Style in Japan.
These are basically cheap (mostly) stock bikes witha few quick frame mods like lowering and shortening the rear sub frame, sticking on a thin, flat seat and then taking as much as possible of the unwanted bulk off the bike and replacing with smaller and lighter parts.
Bobbers, Choppers etc call for a lot more time,skill or money to get right. There's plenty of examples of bikes that have not been done well out there.
I have a couple of modified stock bikes and there's plenty of people on here with heavily modified or ground up builds on here, who would be happy to help.
Blue Collar Bobbers in Utah do kitsets for converting bikes, they have a worldwide market as they cover popular models that are sold in most countries. They are definitely a father/son type proposition, but more of weekend thing, rather than a year long project, if you know what I mean. I guess, like Jon says, there's different levels of DIY: some stuff is bolt on, some requires a bit if drilling or chopping, some requires welding,shaping, metalwork skills etc, (& don't forget cnc) and some bikes are built entirely from scratch (eg. Woody's bike). I guess it depends how far the builder wants to go, how much time he wants to spend, what skillset he has, etc.
I had a good friend when I was in my high school years (I'm 49 now) called Justine Bray, she was in the same church youth group as me, dunno if a relative of yours? They used to live near Lake Pupuke.

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hello my name is matthew bray. i am designing a motorcycle kit-set for my final year project at massey university, albany, towards my degree in industrial design. i am currently going through the research phase of my project.
the project is aiming to create a product which is entry level and educational. a possible target market for this product could be first time bike builders. i envision father and son teams or school classes building these bikes to gain a basis understanding of motorbike mechanics and making things with their hands again instead of sitting in front of a computer.
i am currently at massey university on the north shore. so if anyone would be willing to have a face to face video interview to help me out, please let me know as it would be greatly appreciated.
when you first wanted to build a motorbike, if there was a kit-set motorbike, would you have considered buying and building such a set?
what styles of bike would you expect to be popular when it comes to motorbike building on such an entry level?
what parts would you expect to get in a kitset motorbike?
if the kit-set had the possibility of being put together to create different styles, do you see this being a product that would attract new bike builders?
much as we'd hate to admit it, the whole bike building thing is a slave to fashion. different bike styles come and go and if you spend a bit of time working through the blogs and magazines like dice, the horse, greasy kulture and show class, you will get an idea of the range of styles that come and go.
as far as making something easy to produce and more importantly, getting legally on the road, i would look at the type of bikes coming out of brat style in japan.
these are basically cheap (mostly) stock bikes witha few quick frame mods like lowering and shortening the rear sub frame, sticking on a thin, flat seat and then taking as much as possible of the unwanted bulk off the bike and replacing with smaller and lighter parts.
bobbers, choppers etc call for a lot more time,skill or money to get right. there's plenty of examples of bikes that have not been done well out there.
i have a couple of modified stock bikes and there's plenty of people on here with heavily modified or ground up builds on here, who would be happy to help.
blue collar bobbers in utah do kitsets for converting bikes, they have a worldwide market as they cover popular models that are sold in most countries. they are definitely a father/son type proposition, but more of weekend thing, rather than a year long project, if you know what i mean. i guess, like jon says, there's different levels of diy: some stuff is bolt on, some requires a bit if drilling or chopping, some requires welding,shaping, metalwork skills etc, (& don't forget cnc) and some bikes are built entirely from scratch (eg. woody's bike). i guess it depends how far the builder wants to go, how much time he wants to spend, what skillset he has, etc.
i had a good friend when i was in my high school years (i'm 49 now) called justine bray, she was in the same church youth group as me, dunno if a relative of yours? they used to live near lake pupuke.


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Have you ever wished to sew a dress like the one you've seen online, in a catwalk show somewhere, in a storefront, on TV or in your friend's wardrobe? Are you designing yourself and would like someone else do the pattern part? Lekala is happy to open a weekly model contest!
Suggest any clothing you'd like to sew by posting a photo - and if your photo gets more votes than the others we'll design a pattern that will be added to our online catalogue.
The models should not closely resemble those already in our database, should be interesting in terms of construction rather than in terms of fabric and have clear images or technical drawing so that we can base the pattern on these.
Note: only registered users can suggest new styles.

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have you ever wished to sew a dress like the one you've seen online, in a catwalk show somewhere, in a storefront, on tv or in your friend's wardrobe? are you designing yourself and would like someone else do the pattern part? lekala is happy to open a weekly model contest!
suggest any clothing you'd like to sew by posting a photo - and if your photo gets more votes than the others we'll design a pattern that will be added to our online catalogue.
the models should not closely resemble those already in our database, should be interesting in terms of construction rather than in terms of fabric and have clear images or technical drawing so that we can base the pattern on these.
note: only registered users can suggest new styles.


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Ornament HELLO – daisy chain oddities e.U.
The Ornament HELLO is perfect to decorate for a nerdy easter or christmas celebration. The Ornament has "Hello Sweety!" engraved which should mean something to a Doctor Who fan. If you are not into easter/christmas, you of course can hang it somewhere else in your home, use it to embelish a gift for another Doctor Who fan or someone who is really sweet or hang it on the rear view mirror in your car.
This ornament is made of wood and it comes with a white satin ribbon made of organic cotton so that you can easily hang it wherever you like.
The circle shaped ornament is about 8 cm (or 3 inches) in diameter.

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ornament hello – daisy chain oddities e.u.
the ornament hello is perfect to decorate for a nerdy easter or christmas celebration. the ornament has "hello sweety!" engraved which should mean something to a doctor who fan. if you are not into easter/christmas, you of course can hang it somewhere else in your home, use it to embelish a gift for another doctor who fan or someone who is really sweet or hang it on the rear view mirror in your car.
this ornament is made of wood and it comes with a white satin ribbon made of organic cotton so that you can easily hang it wherever you like.
the circle shaped ornament is about 8 cm (or 3 inches) in diameter.


text: These are systems of bodywork that have arisen from a more comprehensive understanding of the body due to advances in technology and medicine. Modern modalities usually incorporate traditional techniques along with newly developed technology. Certain modern modalities rely almost exclusively on machines to generate an outcome, or inform the practitioner of the best course of treatment. The origin of most modern modalities can be traced back to one or more traditional medical practices and generally include manual techniques derived from traditional medicine. In many cases specialized instruments are used to affect the musculo-skeletal or nervous systems, or advanced forms of bodywork are utilized in order to condition one's body for specific purposes such as running, playing certain sports, or even the mastery of a musical instrument!

lowercased: these are systems of bodywork that have arisen from a more comprehensive understanding of the body due to advances in technology and medicine. modern modalities usually incorporate traditional techniques along with newly developed technology. certain modern modalities rely almost exclusively on machines to generate an outcome, or inform the practitioner of the best course of treatment. the origin of most modern modalities can be traced back to one or more traditional medical practices and generally include manual techniques derived from traditional medicine. in many cases specialized instruments are used to affect the musculo-skeletal or nervous systems, or advanced forms of bodywork are utilized in order to condition one's body for specific purposes such as running, playing certain sports, or even the mastery of a musical instrument!


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Payday Loans & Personal Loans in Seymour, IA.
The population of Seymour, IA in 2019 counting up to 704 people. More than 15% of employed adults in Iowa apply at least onse a year for a Payday Loans from $100 to $1,000. And as the time shows, more than 53 people, even with bad FICO credit score get approved for small-dollar loan.
Short-term Payday Loans up to $1,000 and long-term Personal Loans up to $15,000 in Seymour, Iowa.

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payday loans & personal loans in seymour, ia.
the population of seymour, ia in 2019 counting up to 704 people. more than 15% of employed adults in iowa apply at least onse a year for a payday loans from $100 to $1,000. and as the time shows, more than 53 people, even with bad fico credit score get approved for small-dollar loan.
short-term payday loans up to $1,000 and long-term personal loans up to $15,000 in seymour, iowa.


text: This hook box concept, designed by Luca Nichetto, was featured on Gizmodo today. This is such a good idea and it looks good too. My cell phone, keys, and sunglasses are always thrown on various surfaces in the general vicinity of the door. Unfortunately it is only a concept and not purchasable product. I can't imagine it staying that way for long.

lowercased: this hook box concept, designed by luca nichetto, was featured on gizmodo today. this is such a good idea and it looks good too. my cell phone, keys, and sunglasses are always thrown on various surfaces in the general vicinity of the door. unfortunately it is only a concept and not purchasable product. i can't imagine it staying that way for long.


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Salary: $150000 per annum, Benefits: $150K + super - Salary Negotiable for exceptional talent!
Opportunity to work for a Silver Salesforce Partner who has a solid reputation in the Salesforce Eco system. The Salesforce Functional Consultant will work across the entire solution design and delivery lifecycle, delivering projects on time, on budget and to specified requirements. They will also act as project leaders and will lead and mentor other consultants in the organisation.
Work across the entire project lifecycle to configure, test, and deploy solutions.
If this role sounds of interest please click "Apply" below or contact Glen Fraiser or Nicole Mednick on 0401 332 667.

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salary: $150000 per annum, benefits: $150k + super - salary negotiable for exceptional talent!
opportunity to work for a silver salesforce partner who has a solid reputation in the salesforce eco system. the salesforce functional consultant will work across the entire solution design and delivery lifecycle, delivering projects on time, on budget and to specified requirements. they will also act as project leaders and will lead and mentor other consultants in the organisation.
work across the entire project lifecycle to configure, test, and deploy solutions.
if this role sounds of interest please click "apply" below or contact glen fraiser or nicole mednick on 0401 332 667.


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Largely left out of the 2013 rally, real estate investment trusts offer better yields than most income alternatives. And with demand building, investors will reap big rewards if the economy roars back to life.
When I look for stocks to buy, I try to avoid industries that everyone else loves. Rather, I like to look at the sectors that have lagged the most.
Here's an example: At the end of September, the average large-company stock fund had returned 20 percent for the year. Of the 14 mutual fund sectors Morningstar surveyed, all but one had shown a positive return. The exception was precious metals funds, down a whopping 41 percent. But because I have a lifetime aversion to owning anything connected to gold, I looked at the next-worst performer; it was up a measly 2 percent.
That sector was real estate. Most real estate stocks these days come packaged as real estate investment trusts, or REITs. A REIT is a company that owns a portfolio of properties that generate income from rentals plus capital gains when they are sold. A REIT must pass on at least 90 percent of its profits to investors in the form of dividends. A total of 171 property-owning REITs trade on the New York Stock Exchange, with a total market value (shares times price) of $657 billion.
It's no secret why Vornado's price fell. Real estate values soared in the early and mid-2000s, then collapsed starting in 2007, triggering a sharp recession. The S&P Case-Shiller index of home prices rose moderately from 70 in 1988 to 100 in 1999, then rocketed to nearly 200 in 2007 before dropping to about 125.
The values of homes and other kinds of real estate aren't always linked, but the collapse of residential prices affected commercial property values, too. For instance, shares of the average REIT that owns retail space fell 45 percent in 2008, compared with a 37 percent plunge for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX).
Residential housing prices have been climbing back over the past two years. They are up 12.4 percent in the past year alone, and other real estate sectors are up, too. The CoStar General Commercial index, for instance, shows that prices of office buildings sold in the past year have risen by 8.7 percent.
Investors have anticipated the rebound. Shares of Equity Residential (EQR), a giant apartment-building REIT, rose 58.1 percent in 2010 and 12.8 percent in 2011. But as investors looked forward, their enthusiasm waned. Equity Residential rose a mere 2.5 percent in 2012 and has fallen 9 percent so far in 2013, trailing the S&P by a mile.
Vacancy rates for apartments nationwide are now a low 4.3 percent, and average rents have been rising steadily. But it's the future that counts, and real estate experts worry that the market is softening.
Why? Three reasons. First and foremost is the economy, which is still running a low-grade fever. It just can't seem to regain robust health, and spending and household formations are suffering.
Second, low interest rates in recent years and the lack of new construction have inspired developers to build more. In the apartment sector, for example, a lot of units will be coming online in 2014 and 2015 (though still at only about half the rate of 2000-2007). If the economy comes back, things will be fine; there will be plenty of renters to occupy those units. Otherwise, it may be hard to raise rents and fill properties.
Third, although interest rates are still low (inspiring developers to build now), they are rising -- making mortgages more expensive and discouraging consumers.
So where do we go from here? I am optimistic enough to be willing to buy, though I'd feel more comfortable if REITs fell another 10 or 20 percent.
Here is the case: Demand is building up in the economy, and when it is released, it will explode -- maybe even as much as it did right after World War II.
Young Americans want to move away from their parents, businesses want to expand and retailers want to open new shops. But the economy has them scared. If the U.S. continues to grow at just 2 percent a year, then interest rates won't rise much, and REIT yields in the 3 to 4 percent range will continue to look attractive compared with other income alternatives. Meanwhile, if the economy comes roaring back, REITs will be huge beneficiaries.
Vanguard REIT Index (VGSIX), a mutual fund that tracks the MSCI REIT index, is a solid choice. It charges just 0.24 percent per year and has returned 9.2 percent annualized over the past ten years with a portfolio that includes the works: apartment, office, retail and specialty REITs. Its biggest holding is the largest REIT, Simon Property Group (SPG), which owns about 325 shopping malls.
For an actively managed fund, the best is Cohen & Steers Realty (CSRSX), run by a firm that specializes in real estate stocks. Its annual expense ratio is higher, at 0.98 percent, but its record over the past ten years is a bit better: an annualized return of 10.2 percent. Simon Property is also this fund's top holding, but the rest of the portfolio looks very different from the index. One drawback is its $10,000 minimum investment.
As for individual REITs, look for those with yields that are above the industry average. Washington REIT (WRE), with a 4.9 percent dividend, is a well-run company with a mix of office buildings, shopping centers and apartments in and around the nation's capital. (I recommended the stock in a February article on ways to get annual income of 4% or more.) Glimcher Realty Trust (GRT) offers a 4 percent yield and owns regional malls, such as Colonial Park in Harrisburg, Pa., while Healthcare Trust of America (HTA) pays a 5.4 percent dividend and owns medical office buildings.
Over the past ten years, the REIT subsector with the best record is self-storage, with annualized returns of 18.4 percent. Rather than buying a bigger house, some people rent a storage unit for their stuff. I am a big fan of Public Storage (PSA), the largest REIT in the category, with a market value of $28 billion, and its 3.4 percent yield. Public Storage shares got clobbered in 2007, but they have risen in each of the past six years, including 2008 (a rare stock that climbed during that calamitous year) and 12 percent so far in 2013.
Uh-oh. Should a contrarian be wary of a stock Mr. Market likes so much? Well, yes, but I am willing to make a few exceptions for great companies.

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largely left out of the 2013 rally, real estate investment trusts offer better yields than most income alternatives. and with demand building, investors will reap big rewards if the economy roars back to life.
when i look for stocks to buy, i try to avoid industries that everyone else loves. rather, i like to look at the sectors that have lagged the most.
here's an example: at the end of september, the average large-company stock fund had returned 20 percent for the year. of the 14 mutual fund sectors morningstar surveyed, all but one had shown a positive return. the exception was precious metals funds, down a whopping 41 percent. but because i have a lifetime aversion to owning anything connected to gold, i looked at the next-worst performer; it was up a measly 2 percent.
that sector was real estate. most real estate stocks these days come packaged as real estate investment trusts, or reits. a reit is a company that owns a portfolio of properties that generate income from rentals plus capital gains when they are sold. a reit must pass on at least 90 percent of its profits to investors in the form of dividends. a total of 171 property-owning reits trade on the new york stock exchange, with a total market value (shares times price) of $657 billion.
it's no secret why vornado's price fell. real estate values soared in the early and mid-2000s, then collapsed starting in 2007, triggering a sharp recession. the s&p case-shiller index of home prices rose moderately from 70 in 1988 to 100 in 1999, then rocketed to nearly 200 in 2007 before dropping to about 125.
the values of homes and other kinds of real estate aren't always linked, but the collapse of residential prices affected commercial property values, too. for instance, shares of the average reit that owns retail space fell 45 percent in 2008, compared with a 37 percent plunge for the standard & poor's 500 index ($inx).
residential housing prices have been climbing back over the past two years. they are up 12.4 percent in the past year alone, and other real estate sectors are up, too. the costar general commercial index, for instance, shows that prices of office buildings sold in the past year have risen by 8.7 percent.
investors have anticipated the rebound. shares of equity residential (eqr), a giant apartment-building reit, rose 58.1 percent in 2010 and 12.8 percent in 2011. but as investors looked forward, their enthusiasm waned. equity residential rose a mere 2.5 percent in 2012 and has fallen 9 percent so far in 2013, trailing the s&p by a mile.
vacancy rates for apartments nationwide are now a low 4.3 percent, and average rents have been rising steadily. but it's the future that counts, and real estate experts worry that the market is softening.
why? three reasons. first and foremost is the economy, which is still running a low-grade fever. it just can't seem to regain robust health, and spending and household formations are suffering.
second, low interest rates in recent years and the lack of new construction have inspired developers to build more. in the apartment sector, for example, a lot of units will be coming online in 2014 and 2015 (though still at only about half the rate of 2000-2007). if the economy comes back, things will be fine; there will be plenty of renters to occupy those units. otherwise, it may be hard to raise rents and fill properties.
third, although interest rates are still low (inspiring developers to build now), they are rising -- making mortgages more expensive and discouraging consumers.
so where do we go from here? i am optimistic enough to be willing to buy, though i'd feel more comfortable if reits fell another 10 or 20 percent.
here is the case: demand is building up in the economy, and when it is released, it will explode -- maybe even as much as it did right after world war ii.
young americans want to move away from their parents, businesses want to expand and retailers want to open new shops. but the economy has them scared. if the u.s. continues to grow at just 2 percent a year, then interest rates won't rise much, and reit yields in the 3 to 4 percent range will continue to look attractive compared with other income alternatives. meanwhile, if the economy comes roaring back, reits will be huge beneficiaries.
vanguard reit index (vgsix), a mutual fund that tracks the msci reit index, is a solid choice. it charges just 0.24 percent per year and has returned 9.2 percent annualized over the past ten years with a portfolio that includes the works: apartment, office, retail and specialty reits. its biggest holding is the largest reit, simon property group (spg), which owns about 325 shopping malls.
for an actively managed fund, the best is cohen & steers realty (csrsx), run by a firm that specializes in real estate stocks. its annual expense ratio is higher, at 0.98 percent, but its record over the past ten years is a bit better: an annualized return of 10.2 percent. simon property is also this fund's top holding, but the rest of the portfolio looks very different from the index. one drawback is its $10,000 minimum investment.
as for individual reits, look for those with yields that are above the industry average. washington reit (wre), with a 4.9 percent dividend, is a well-run company with a mix of office buildings, shopping centers and apartments in and around the nation's capital. (i recommended the stock in a february article on ways to get annual income of 4% or more.) glimcher realty trust (grt) offers a 4 percent yield and owns regional malls, such as colonial park in harrisburg, pa., while healthcare trust of america (hta) pays a 5.4 percent dividend and owns medical office buildings.
over the past ten years, the reit subsector with the best record is self-storage, with annualized returns of 18.4 percent. rather than buying a bigger house, some people rent a storage unit for their stuff. i am a big fan of public storage (psa), the largest reit in the category, with a market value of $28 billion, and its 3.4 percent yield. public storage shares got clobbered in 2007, but they have risen in each of the past six years, including 2008 (a rare stock that climbed during that calamitous year) and 12 percent so far in 2013.
uh-oh. should a contrarian be wary of a stock mr. market likes so much? well, yes, but i am willing to make a few exceptions for great companies.


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Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has hit back at a report in which women accused him of sexual misconduct after he offered to help them with their music careers.
Seven women reportedly claimed the 44-year-old offered to help them with their music careers but then turned things sexual, and he sometimes became emotional and verbally abusive.
A 20-year-old female musician said Adams had inappropriate conversations with her while she was 15 and 16, the New York Times reported. Identified by her middle name Ava, she said Adams exposed himself during a video call, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Adams' lawyer denied the claims to the Times.
Responding to the report on Twitter, Adams said: "I am not a perfect man and I have made many mistakes. To anyone I have ever hurt, however unintentionally, I apologize deeply and unreservedly.
Adams released his debut album in 2000and has earned seven Grammy nominations. He famously covered Taylor Swift's Grammy-winning "1989" album in 2015, a year after its release. He has also worked as a producer behind the scenes for acts like Willie Nelson and Jenny Lewis.
In an interview with The Telegraph last year, Bridgers said recounted when she met Adams in 2015. "A mutual friend in LA was like, 'Ryan would like you'. He really was just trying to get me recording and trying to get Ryan to hear me, but Ryan was like, 'Let me see a picture of her'."
Bridgers says that she and Adams "ended up hanging out all night and recording a song together called Killer. Then, a couple of weeks later, he was suddenly trying to hook up with me. I was super-down and had just broken up with my high-school boyfriend. We slept together on his 40th birthday and I'd just turned 20."
"His controlling behaviour essentially did block my ability to make new connections in the industry during a very pivotal and potentially lucrative time - my entire mid-to-late 20s," 34-year-old Moore said to the Times.

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singer-songwriter ryan adams has hit back at a report in which women accused him of sexual misconduct after he offered to help them with their music careers.
seven women reportedly claimed the 44-year-old offered to help them with their music careers but then turned things sexual, and he sometimes became emotional and verbally abusive.
a 20-year-old female musician said adams had inappropriate conversations with her while she was 15 and 16, the new york times reported. identified by her middle name ava, she said adams exposed himself during a video call, the daily telegraph reports.
adams' lawyer denied the claims to the times.
responding to the report on twitter, adams said: "i am not a perfect man and i have made many mistakes. to anyone i have ever hurt, however unintentionally, i apologize deeply and unreservedly.
adams released his debut album in 2000and has earned seven grammy nominations. he famously covered taylor swift's grammy-winning "1989" album in 2015, a year after its release. he has also worked as a producer behind the scenes for acts like willie nelson and jenny lewis.
in an interview with the telegraph last year, bridgers said recounted when she met adams in 2015. "a mutual friend in la was like, 'ryan would like you'. he really was just trying to get me recording and trying to get ryan to hear me, but ryan was like, 'let me see a picture of her'."
bridgers says that she and adams "ended up hanging out all night and recording a song together called killer. then, a couple of weeks later, he was suddenly trying to hook up with me. i was super-down and had just broken up with my high-school boyfriend. we slept together on his 40th birthday and i'd just turned 20."
"his controlling behaviour essentially did block my ability to make new connections in the industry during a very pivotal and potentially lucrative time - my entire mid-to-late 20s," 34-year-old moore said to the times.


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The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated every Saturday afternoon between 4:45 PM and 5:45 PM, just before the Vigil Mass, at St Benedict’s Church, Smithfield. It is also available to all by appointment. During this time there is also Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
In the weeks before Easter and Christmas the whole community assembles in both our Churches to celebrate the Second Rite of Reconciliation together in preparation for the celebration of these great feasts.

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the sacrament of reconciliation is celebrated every saturday afternoon between 4:45 pm and 5:45 pm, just before the vigil mass, at st benedict’s church, smithfield. it is also available to all by appointment. during this time there is also adoration of the blessed sacrament.
in the weeks before easter and christmas the whole community assembles in both our churches to celebrate the second rite of reconciliation together in preparation for the celebration of these great feasts.


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Celtic Fans at the crossroad or stuck on a roundabout?
As this song debate rumbles one it must be remembered that it’s nothing new. My earliest memories are from when I travelled on the Supporters bus from Springburn. My Uncle was heavily involved with the CSC and helped set up the first Celtic social club in Springburn based at the old CO-OP building in Angus Street. He also ran the supporters bus. My uncle, like the rest of my family was very proud of our Irish heritage. Like many, we arrived in Glasgow after fleeing the famine so our heritage was a big part of my extended family’s life.
On the supporters bus like now everyone enjoyed a good drink and the songs would be belted out and us youngsters would accompany them by using the windows as a drum. I have great recollections of many Celtic songs being belted out along with other favourites like The Wearing of the Green and even Danny Boy but at the first mention of the IRA my uncle and a few of his mates would do their nut and tell people to cut it out or they were “aff the bus”. This always led to a bit of an argument, one that at that age I never really understood. I understand it now but I never thought at that time that 30-40 years down the line we would still be having this argument.
Peter Lawwell recently made the following statement; “I don’t think it’s significant at Celtic Park but it’s there on occasions. It’s more significant among our away support. These chants which mention and glorify the Provisional IRA are totally and utterly unacceptable.
“One, they are wrong and should not be sung and they also give those who wish to categorise Celtic with other clubs an opportunity. It’s embarrassing to the club and damages the club. It also embarrasses the majority of our supporters. We will deal with it.
“To be honest, we are better than that as a club and we always have been, we just don’t need it.
I’m in general agreement with that and like everyone else I have my own personal opinion but I refuse to force that on anyone else. However I feel it’s about time that Peter Lawwell and the rest of the board made it clear just exactly what songs, chants and add-ons the want to put a stop to. At least that would give the support a proper framework to work from. Just now we seem to be stuck on a roundabout and no one really knows what cut off to take.
If this carries on their is a danger that it will begin to tear the support apart. We have already seen the Green Brigade hung out to dry in the media and by people like Paul McBride QC who can only be described as a man blessed with the qualities of a Chameleon. The only senior Celtic supporter to come out and speak up for the support has been Michael Kelly a man who many of us would have never thought of agreeing with.
For fellow supporters who may be weary of the Green Brigade and their motives why not join their forum and talk to the guys on there instead of just standing back and berating them. You might be pleasantly surprised or maybe not but at least you will then have a clearer idea of what the actual members of 111 are all about. I don’t agree with everything the Green Brigade do or have done but they are not the shower of hate filled PIRA loving monsters that our biased media would have the less well informed believe. So check them out, engage with them and make your own mind up.
The Celtic support is under attack from all sides at the moment and for what ? We had the cheek to ask The Police, football associations and the judiciary in this country to enforce the law of the land and put an end to Sectarian and racist singing from the Rangers support.
I think the Celtic support would benefit from some support and leadership from the board.Let’s see if we can work this out together and get off this roundabout and back on the one road.

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celtic fans at the crossroad or stuck on a roundabout?
as this song debate rumbles one it must be remembered that it’s nothing new. my earliest memories are from when i travelled on the supporters bus from springburn. my uncle was heavily involved with the csc and helped set up the first celtic social club in springburn based at the old co-op building in angus street. he also ran the supporters bus. my uncle, like the rest of my family was very proud of our irish heritage. like many, we arrived in glasgow after fleeing the famine so our heritage was a big part of my extended family’s life.
on the supporters bus like now everyone enjoyed a good drink and the songs would be belted out and us youngsters would accompany them by using the windows as a drum. i have great recollections of many celtic songs being belted out along with other favourites like the wearing of the green and even danny boy but at the first mention of the ira my uncle and a few of his mates would do their nut and tell people to cut it out or they were “aff the bus”. this always led to a bit of an argument, one that at that age i never really understood. i understand it now but i never thought at that time that 30-40 years down the line we would still be having this argument.
peter lawwell recently made the following statement; “i don’t think it’s significant at celtic park but it’s there on occasions. it’s more significant among our away support. these chants which mention and glorify the provisional ira are totally and utterly unacceptable.
“one, they are wrong and should not be sung and they also give those who wish to categorise celtic with other clubs an opportunity. it’s embarrassing to the club and damages the club. it also embarrasses the majority of our supporters. we will deal with it.
“to be honest, we are better than that as a club and we always have been, we just don’t need it.
i’m in general agreement with that and like everyone else i have my own personal opinion but i refuse to force that on anyone else. however i feel it’s about time that peter lawwell and the rest of the board made it clear just exactly what songs, chants and add-ons the want to put a stop to. at least that would give the support a proper framework to work from. just now we seem to be stuck on a roundabout and no one really knows what cut off to take.
if this carries on their is a danger that it will begin to tear the support apart. we have already seen the green brigade hung out to dry in the media and by people like paul mcbride qc who can only be described as a man blessed with the qualities of a chameleon. the only senior celtic supporter to come out and speak up for the support has been michael kelly a man who many of us would have never thought of agreeing with.
for fellow supporters who may be weary of the green brigade and their motives why not join their forum and talk to the guys on there instead of just standing back and berating them. you might be pleasantly surprised or maybe not but at least you will then have a clearer idea of what the actual members of 111 are all about. i don’t agree with everything the green brigade do or have done but they are not the shower of hate filled pira loving monsters that our biased media would have the less well informed believe. so check them out, engage with them and make your own mind up.
the celtic support is under attack from all sides at the moment and for what ? we had the cheek to ask the police, football associations and the judiciary in this country to enforce the law of the land and put an end to sectarian and racist singing from the rangers support.
i think the celtic support would benefit from some support and leadership from the board.let’s see if we can work this out together and get off this roundabout and back on the one road.