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v. UNIÓN DE TRABAJADORES DE MUELLES LOCAL 1740, ET AL., Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER In this labor dispute, Plaintiff International Shipping Agency, Inc. (“Intershi p”), has filed a partial motion for judgment against the defendants Unión de Trabajadores de Muelles– International Longshoreman’s Association Local 1740 (“UTEM” or “Local 1740") and Unión de Empleados de Muelles—Interna tional Longshoreman’s Association Local 1901 (“UDEM” or “Local 1901"). After careful consideration, I deny Intership’s moti on.
1. Preliminary Matters The parties have raised a host of non-merits arguments that must be addressed before proceeding to the heart of the motion for summary judgment. In particular, Intership makes numerous arguments for why the defendants’ summary judgment exhibits and statement of material facts should be struck, and UTEM asks that the proceedings be stayed. I take up these arguments below.
admitted or denied, not the striking of the entire filing as Intership requests.
Intership’s proposed facts as a vehicle for proposing additional facts. Intership correctly points out that, throughout their objections to Intership’s proposed facts, the defendants purport to “quali fy” Intership’s facts. To the extent the defendants have done so, facts stated during such qualifications shall not be deemed admitted; the facts admitted with qualifications will also be deemed admitted. It is thus unnecessary to strike them. To the extent that Intership asks the Court to strike the separately-proposed facts in the defendants’ counterstatement on these grounds, its motion is denied as it conflicts with Local Civil Rule 56(c).
disputes after that date. Now, in their counterstatement of material facts, the defendants, relying on sworn statements signed by their presidents, essentially state that it was common practice to invoke an expired CBA during labor disputes until a new one was signed. See, e.g., Docket No. 131-2, ¶ 24.
According to Intership, these affidavits are shams, which is to say they impermissibly contradict the affiants’ “clear answers to unambiguous questions” given during their depositions. 4–5 (1st Cir. 1994). A sham affidavit may not be used to create an issue of fact at summary judgment unless the discrepancy is well-explained. n.3 (1st Cir. 2005).
1. It is plain that there is bad blood between the parties and their counsel.
deny Intership’s moti on to strike the affidavits.
Sánchez and Mercado establish that” the CBA was extended as to all unions and that its mechanized-cargo stipulation was extended until December 31, 2012. Docket No. 137, at 5. But neither of the two paragraphs of its statement of uncontested facts that it cites for these propositions rely on Sánchez’ s or Mercado’s deposition testimony.
stricken as unauthenticated. Courts in this district, the undersigned included, have regularly stricken summary judgment evidence not authenti- cated by an affidavit or other means. See, e.g., Vélez-Sepúlveda v. GlaxoSmithKline P .R., Inc., Civ. No. 13-1909(SCC), 2015 WL 4389529, at *2 n.4 (D.P .R. July 15, 2015). Relying principally on a case from the Western District of Michigan, the defendants argue that this practice is incorrect after the 2010 amendments to Rule 56. After reviewing that case and others citing it, I agree with the defendants that the 2010 amendments brought an important change to summary judgment practice in this regard.
Docket No. 126, ¶¶ 71, 73. It is thus irrelevant whether those statements are contradicted by Sánchez’s or M ercado’s affi davits.
must be authenticated.”). The 2010 amendments removed this language; now, the Rule makes no such affirmative require- ment, placing upon the adverse party the burden to raise an objection. Fed. R. Civ. P . .”). As the Foreword court pointed out, moreover, “the objection contemplated by the amended Rule is not that the material ‘has not’ been submitted in admissible form, but that it ‘cann ot’ be.” 2011 WL 5169384, at *2. After 2010, then, there is no longer a “bri ght-line rule,” but, rather, “ a multi-step process by which a proponent may submit evidence, subject to an objection by the opponent and an opportunity to either authenticate the document or propose a method to doing so at trial.” Id. As Foreword points out, the drafters of the amendments apparently intended that an objection be denied based on an explanation of “the admissible form that is anticipated” at trial. Fed. R. Civ. P . 56 (2010 Advisory Committee notes), cited by, Foreword, 2011 WL 5169384, at *2. What would constitute such an explanation goes unsaid, and in Foreword, the proponent defeated the objection by filing authentication affidavits. 2011 WL 5169384, at *2.
L.P . v. Lessard Design, Inc., No. 14-2030, 2015 WL 3854494, at *9 n.4 (4th Cir. June 23, 2015), as amended (June 24, 2015) (suggest- ing that movant’s post-objection submission of authentication affidavits was unnecessary); Gannon Int’l v. Blocker, 684 F.3d 785, 793 (8th Cir. 2012) (“And the standard is not whether the evidence at the summary judgment state would be admissible at trial—i t is whether it could be presented at trial in an admissible form.”). And numerous other district courts have considered non-authenticated evidence after the 2010 amend- ments. See, e.g., Brooks v. Firestone Polymers, LLC, 70 F. Supp. 3d 816, 823 n.3 (E.D. Tex. 2014) (“[I]t appears that the letter could be offered in admissible form . . . .” (emphasis added)); Ridgell v. Astrure, Civ. No. 10-3280, 2012 WL 707008, at *9 (D. Md. March 2, 2012) (“Def endant explains that it could certify any unauthenticated records to cure this current defect in their admissibility.” (emphasis added)); Richardson v. Miss. Dep’t of Human Servs., Civ. No. 10-198, 2012 WL 568285, at *3 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 21, 2012). As these cases comport with Rule 56(c)(2)’s plain language, I will follow them.
objection—that the documents are unauthenticated—i s itself improper. Pursuant to Rule 56(c)(2), an objection must state that the movant’s evidence “” at trial. Fed. R. Civ. P . 56(c)(2) (emphasis added). Because Intership makes no argument that the defen- dants’ evidence could not be authenticated, its objection should be denied. See, e.g., Abbott v. Elwood Staffing Servs., Inc., 44 F. Supp. 3d 1125, 1135 (N.D. Ala. 2014) (“[A]n objection cannot be based solely on evidence not being authenticated—the objec- tion must be that evidence cannot be presented in an admissible form . . . .”); Ridgell, 2012 WL 707008, at *9 (denying objection because the party had failed to “actually argue that Defendant cannot produce admissible versions of the same for trial”); Richardson, 2012 WL 568285, at *3 (denying objection because the defendant “commi tted procedural error by failing to make the correct objection”); Tzanetis v. Weinstein & Riley, P .S., Civ. No. 09-413, 2010 WL 3925250, at *2 (D. Conn. Sept. 28, 2010) (- same).
exhibits and explained why each could be presented in an admissible form. See Docket No. 141, at 11– 13. For the most part, they note that the documents to which they cite are already in the record, were stipulated-to at the individual defendants’ depositions, or were within the defendants’ personal knowledge. It would seem, then, that even if Interhsip had not procedurally defaulted, the evidence would be admissible on summary judgment in any case, as there is every reason to think that i.
one) in the affidavits’ signature line. Thus, I will follow the example of the many judges in this circuit that have refused to wholly strike affidavits on these grounds and who have, instead, considered the affidavits to the extent that the stated facts appear based on personal knowledge. See, e.g., Vescom Corp. v. Am. Heartland Adm’r s, Inc., Civ No. 01-146, 2003 WL 21347205, at *1 (D. Me. Jan. 17, 2003) (relying on affidavit “to the extent that any factual assertion would be a matter of [the affiant’s] personal knowledge in his role as [the defendant’ s] CEO”); see also Reid v. Stanley, Civ. No. 04-369, 2006 WL 1875335, at *1 (D.N.H. July 6, 2006) (“[O]nly the segments of the affidavit that meet the Rule 56(e) standard may be credited”); Donovan v. Magnusson, Civ. No. 03-226, 2004 WL 1572598, at *1 (D. Me. June 7, 2004), report and recommendation adopted, 2004 WL 1770158 (D. Me. Aug. 4, 2004); Smith v. Danzig, Civ. No. 00- 216, 2001 WL 823642, at *2 (D. Me. July 20, 2001). Thus, I deny Intership’s general request to strike the affidavits; however, in considering the parties’ statements of facts below, I will only rely on the affidavits to the extent that they state facts that would be within the affiant’s personal knowledge.
preclude the Court from ruling on the motion for summary judgment. Intership sued UDEM and its president, René Mercado. In the complaint, Intership identified UDEM as Local 1901, a union chartered by the ILA. UDEM and Mercado appeared and admitted these facts. Docket No. 34, ¶¶ 5– 6. Sometime later, a dispute arose between the ILA and UDEM: the ILA put UDEM under a trusteeship, and UDEM voted to disaffiliate from the ILA; now, the whole issue is under litigation in a separate case. See Unión de Empleados de Muelles de P .R. Inc. v. Int'l Longshoreman's Ass'n AFL-CIO, Civ. No. 15-1750(FAB) (D.P .R. filed June 3, 2015). The precise identity of UDEM—and who is entitled to speak for it—is thus an open question, one which the defendants in this case have assiduously avoided answering.
judgment, and that summary judgment should be entered against the real Local 1901, which is in apparent default. 3 Docket No. 143, at 1. The Court will not follow this path.
The conflict over Local 1901 certainly presents a wrinkle, but it far from proves some of the wilder accusations included in Intership’s filings. More importantly, the Court cannot take “judi cial notice” of the NLRB’s findings, at least not in a way that makes those findings binding in this case: it is impermissi- ble for a Court to take judicial notice of another tribunal’ s factual findings. Int 1998) (holding that facts adjudicated by a tribunal in a different case cannot be the subject of judicial notice), cited approvingly by,51–52 (1st Cir. 2004); Cruz- Acevedo v. Toledo-Davila, 660 F. Supp. 2d 205, 211 n.6 (D.P .R. 2009) (same); cf.
arguing that it presents a “j urisdictional” bar to the defendants’ reliance on Mercado’s affidavit. This argument is frivolous. Intership sued Mercado. Of course Mercado can present evidence to defend himself. And even if Mercado had not been sued, there would be no “standing” or “j urisdictional” bar to any other party using his affidavit as evidence, so long as it was relevant.
1948) (holding that factual findings in an investigative report are evidence of facts, not a proper subject of judicial notice). 4 The NLRB’s findings could be preclusive on other grounds, but Intership fails to make—much less sufficiently develop—any such argument, and so it is deemed waived.
Thus, it has not been established that the UDEM that appeared in this case is not the real party in interest; to the contrary, that is a live dispute in a separate case. Moreover, the relief that Intership requests—that the Court disregard UDEM’s opposition and hold the “real” Local 1901 in default—i s manifestly unjust. If Intership sued an impostor, and that impostor appeared and opposed Intership’s motions, it is not at all clear why those events should be held against the non-appearing real party.
2, the Court cannot take “j udicial notice” of facts in a complaint in another case.
case involving Intership, Local 1740, and UDEM. See Int’l Shipping Agency Inc. v. Unión de Empleados de Muelles de P .R., Local 1901 ILA, Civ. No. 13-1756(SEC), ECF No. 67 (D.P .R. Aug. 13, 2015). Here, though, Intership “strenuously objects” to a stay. Docket No. 149, at 1. It does so, it says, because the stay was proposed by Local 1740 rather than Local 1901. But in my mind, this fact is beside the point. Instead, I am concerned about the possibility that the UDEM that has appeared is not the “real” UDEM; if that is the case, the “real” party is not represented and is without opportunity to defend itself. Intership suggests that the Court simply order the appearing UDEM to state whether or not it is Local 1901. Unfortunately, the issue is not so simple: it is not even clear that two entities exist, or, if they do, what their nature is. And of course this Court hardly has jurisdiction to decide that dispute if one of those two entities has not appeared here. Reserving the question for the Court in Civ. No. 15-1750 thus seems the most appropriate course.
its counsel—hav e had the opportunity to oppose Intership’s motion; and second, because I decide the motion against Intership. For these reasons, UDEM/Local 1901, whatever its identity, cannot be prejudiced by the Court’s ruling. But because going to trial without first deciding the ILA/UDEM dispute would risk subjecting one of those entities to judgment without representation, I will stay the case effective after the denial of summary judgment.
2. Factual Background Plaintiff Intership is a Puerto Rico corporation engaged in the shipping and transportation business. It provides stevedor- ing services to shipping companies, loading and unloading vessels that import and export goods through San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ILA representing, among others, Intership employees. At all 5 relevant times, Defendant René Mercado was the president of UDEM. For decades UDEM and UTEM have represented Intership’s employees, and the terms and conditions of that relationship have been embodiedded from time to time.
Speaking more specifically, there appear to have been two separate contracts negotiated between the defendant unions and the employers. In these negotiations, the employers, Intership included, were represented by the Puerto Rico Steampship Association’s Bargaining Committee. One contract applied to general cargo, and one applied to mechanized cargo. According to Miguel Ayala-Morera, the Vice-President of Luis Ayala Colón & Scrs. and, in 2012, the head of the Bargaining Committee, when it came to mechanized cargo— which is all Intership handled— the parties negotiated stipulations covering specific conditions, and everything not covered by a specific stipulation was covered by the general cargo contract.
before Judge Besosa; UDEM claims to have disaffiliated from the ILA, while the ILA has purported to place UDEM in trusteeship. See Unión de Empleados de Muelles de P.R. Inc. v. Int’l Longshoreman’s Ass’n AFL- CIO, Civ. No. 15-1750(FAB) (D.P.R. filed June 3, 2015).
It was in the 2004–2010 Mechanized Cargo Stipulation that the parties included no-strike and arbitration clauses; these clauses had been in effect since the signing of a 2001 agree- ment, which was incorporated into the 2004–2010 Mechanized Cargo Stipulation. It is undisputed that the 2004–2010 Stipulat- 6 ion, including its no-strike and arbitration clauses, was extended beyond 2010, and that these extensions applied to all 7 the unions; as I explain below, however, there is a dispute 8 regarding just when these extensions expired. The general agreement, however, expired on September 30, 2013.
citing the record. See Docket No. 131-1, ¶ 72. The fact is deemed admitted.
It is agreed that the Mechanized Cargo Stipulation was extended at least five times, including a written extension until January 31, 2012. After January 2012, various drafts of a 9 written extension were circulated, but none were apparently signed. According to Intership, there was also a verbal 10 extension that was effective through at least October 2012; this fact is disputed by the defendants.
that the” Mechanized Cargo Stipulation “expi red on January 2012.” Docket No. 131-1, ¶ II.10. For this, they rely on an undated declaration (bearing a marginally-legible “re ceived” stamp with the date March 16, 2012) purporting to stipulate to that fact, but also extend certain agreements until May 31, 2012. Docket No. 131-14. The proposed fact is deemed denied, however, because it is unsigned by any representative of the Asociación. Id.
a legal conclusion, i.e., whether the contracts were integrated. Docket No. 136, ¶ 37.
Sánchez, Mercado, and the defendant unions.
has stated that the CBA required a meeting before disciplinary action could be taken. This is an exhaustion requirement, which Mercado says must generally be complied with before petitioning for arbitration. According to Mercado, to apply for arbitration, the petitioner fills out and submits a document to Puerto Rico’s Department of Labor. This form asks whether the petitioner has complied with CBA’s exhaustion requirements, and if the petitioner has not, the employer can argue that the dispute is not arbitrable.
CBA that covered the period of October 1, 2007, until September 13, 2013. Docket No. 126, ¶ 65. But as the defendants point out, the court in that case permitted them to withdraw that allegation. Unión de Empleados de Muelles de P.R., AFL-CIO, Local 1901, ILA v. Int’l Shipping Agency, Civ. No. 12-1920(FAB), ECF No. 20 (D.P.R. Jan. 14, 2013) (permitting filing of amended verified complaint). Neither Mercado nor UDEM can, then, fairly be held to that allegation.
violated was a no-strike provision that it says was still in operation as of the October 26, 2012, work-stoppage. The question, then, is whether it is established for summary judgment purposes that the no-strike provision was in effect in October 2012.
There is no signed document in the record demonstrating that the no-strike provision, which had been included in the 2004–2010 Mechanized Cargo Stipulation, was extended until October 2012. To the contrary, the last written document in the record only extended that clause’s effect until January 31, 2012. According to Intership, though, an oral agreement extended the clause still further, including through October 2012. See, e.g., Docket No. 128-10, ¶ 9 (statement under penalty of perjury of Miguel Ayala-Morera). The defendants, meanwhile, have signed statements swearing that the clauses were not extended beyond January 31, 2012, the last date covered by the written extension. Plainly, then, the summary judgment record reveals a factual dispute concerning whether the no-strike provision was in effect on October 26, 2012. Summary judgment would thus seem to be improper, because the defendant labor unions cannot be liable for violating a clause not in effect at the time of the supposed violation.
Notwithstanding this straightforward reasoning, Intership maintains that the Court should deem the no-strike provision in effect as of October 2012 on the basis of “eviden tiary and judicial admissions” made by the defendants. See, e.g., Docket No. 125, at 7. It is not clear what “evidenti ary” admissions the defendants are meant to have made; certainly, Intership has failed to cite to any instance— in this case or elsewhere—in which the defendants have admitted that the no-strike provi- sion was extended to October 2012. Rather, Intership points to numerous occasions in other proceedings in which the unions have invoked the CBA in relation to the October 26, 2012, work stoppage. According to Intership, these statements amount to admissions that the no-strike provision was in effect because “the n o-strike promise is the quid pro quo for the agreement to submit grievances to arbitration.” Docket No. 125, at 6 (citing)). Intership thus asks the Court to find that the unions’ invocation of the CBA’s grievance procedures necessarily implies the existence of a no-strike provision.
adverts to principles of judicial estoppel. Docket No. 125, at 9–10 . But even if Intership’s argument were considered, it would fail. At a minimum, “two h”: first, the two positions taken by the party must be “di rectly inconsistent, that is, mutually exclusive”; and second, “n.”–3 3 (1st Cir. 2004). As I explain below, however, it is not at all clear that the unions’ positions are mutually exclusive; perhaps more importantly, Intership fails to point to evidence that the unions won on this point in another forum. Judicial estoppel is therefore inapplicable.
by their admissions under” Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2). Docket No. 125, at 9. Rule 801(d)(2) stands for the hoary proposition that prior statements of party-opponents are not hearsay. As Intership’s counsel must know, this provision makes the unions’ representatives’ prior statements admissible, not incontrovertible fact.
that Internship tries to draw between invocation of the CBA and the existence of a no-strike clause is even appropriate, much less mandatory. An invocation is not necessarily an admission that the CBA—much less its specific clauses—i s in effect, even if it is probative of that fact. To the contrary, such an invocation could be mistaken, invalid, or meant to protect some other right. Indeed, Intership’s own motion mentions this third possibility: that in certain cases, resort may be made to an expired CBA’s arbitration clause. Docket No. 125, at 8–9 (citi1)). Reason- ing circularly, Intership argues that such an exception cannot apply because “the events related to this case occurred while the CBA was in effect.” Id. at 9. But the defendants do invoke Litton, arguing that they were invoking the CBA as it related to certain terms that, unlike the arbitration and no-strike provi- sions, survive the CBA’s expiration. Docket No. 131, at 6–7 (citing Litton, 501 U.S. at 206)). To be sure, the defendants’ position isn’t entirely convincing, but neither can it be dis- missed out of hand on the facts before me.
ip has failed to prove that the unions’ previous statements in other courts mean what Internship believes they mean, much less that they are binding on the unions in this forum. Accord- ingly, the unions may present evidence—as they have done in their presidents’ sworn statements—that contradicts or distinguishes the statements they’ ve made elsewhere. Whether the clauses were in effect in October 2012 is thus a question for trial, and summary judgment is inappropriate.
4. Conclusion For the reasons discussed above, Intership’s motion for partial summary judgment, Docket No. 125, is DENIED. Furthermore, Local 1740's motion to stay, Docket No. 148, is GRANTED IN PART, and this case is STAYED pending the resolution of the pending dispute between UDEM and the ILA in Civ. No. 15-1750(FAB). Once that dispute is resolved, the 20 parties in this case have ten days to inform the Court of its resolution.
along with their related motion, Docket No. 84, are deemed MOOT. The following motions are granted: Docket Nos. 107, 117, 118, 121, 129, 132, 142, 144, 147. The Court furthermore NOTES the following motions, the substance of which has been dealt with in this Order: Docket Nos. 106, 127, 128, 130, 134, 137, 143, 145, 149, and 150.
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I haven't been to the venues themselves, but Sheboygan and Elkhart Lake are both gorgeous areas. Fond du Lac, not as much. I don't know how much that matters in your decision, though. If you're looking in the Sheboygan area, I've been to several weddings at Blue Harbor and one at The Osthoff (in Elkhart). Those are both gorgeous (but spendy) venues.
The ceremony is going to be in Sheboygan so we can take pictures out there. We are trying to stay on a budget so Blue Harbor and Osthoff are a bit much. Thank you though!
I don't know how far your willing to travel but my fiance and I just booked our ceremony and reception at The Barn at Harvest Moon Pond in Poynette, right by Madison. The price for the rental is great plus you use your own caterer and can bring in your own alcohol. Plus they have lots of land and a little pond for pictures. |
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The alchemy of gold transformed, and then manipulated by MAC artistry into the next wave metallic glam as eight limited edition pigments radiate the power, glory and versatility of this key element. Playing their part in this new gold rush, four lipsticks and finished to reflect the trace-colour of each gold-tinged pigment. Applied with the 249 large shader and 239 eye shader brushes that accompany this collection, this is metal as it should be worn. Feel the rush.
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After being temporarily suspended from Facebook on Wednesday following the Capitol attack, Donald Trump has now been blocked from the social networking platform until at least the end of his presidency pointed to Wednesday's attack as the event that prompted Facebook to decide on extended the suspension of the president's accountTrump's Facebook account was suspended until at least the end of his presidency, the social network announced Thursday. Saul Loeb/AFP
Facebook originally barred Trump from posting on the social network for 24 hours after two of his posts violated company rules. Twitter alsohis posts responding to the mob at the Capitol building.
Trump has been built much of his influence over the last four years on social media. Both Twitter and Facebook have been widely criticized for providing a platform for the president to amplify his claims, and for their roles in the spread of misinformation. |
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en | N/A | N/A | It actually starts off with sheets for Advanced Labyrinth Lord, one for each race. It describes the race, has age ranges (and their accompanying ability score modifiers), saving throw bonuses and special abilities (like infravision and detecting slopes or secret doors), thief modifiers, level limits, and what classes they are eligible for. Pretty much everything. One addition (at least I presume it's an addition over what's in the LL books) is random tables for hair/eye/skin color. This is really helpful for the non-human races.
Some classes like Druid are crammed with information, while others, like Dwarf or Halfing (which are basically just fighters) are nearly blank. The page for fighter itself, though, is actually quite full, having different variations of gear depending on what sort of theme that fighter has. I'm not sure this makes all that much sense, at least from a game view, as many are just simply inferior to others. A fighter should have the best armor he can afford, regardless of his background.
Lastly, there are four appendices. The first is how to roll up advanced edition characters. Secondly are lists of gear and their prices. Third you have "fast packs", basically lists of pre-bought gear by theme, complete with price and weight. Lastly, there's a very long list (table, really) of secondary skills a character might have.
This is extremely handy if you want to make Labyrinth Lord characters, especially for new players and is worth the $1.99 as a reference. But I wonder at how much popularity Labyrinth Lord still has at this point? Its creator has largely moved onto other games. There's a brand new B/X clone, Old School Essentials (formerly B/X Essentials), that seems to have filled LL's niche, at least with regards to the basic game. Hopefully Mr. Mishler will consider making versions of this for other systems. |
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NYC based electro pop artist, Stalking Gia, is sounding a lot like Lorde in her new track, 'Siren'.
Bright and original vocals and imaginative composition lead intriguing production "about a flesh eating mermaid". Listen below.
Sounds like: Lorde, Susanne Sundfør, Anna Of The North, Tame Impala, CAPPA, Tove Lo, Banks, Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX
Anna Of The North, Banks, CAPPA, Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey, Lorde, Lucas David, New York, Siren, Stalking Gia, Susanne Sundfør, Tame Impala, Tove Lo, US
Betty Moon – Sound
Posted on March 16, 2017 by Indietronica Staff
It is taken from her eighth album, 'Chrome'.
Sounds like: Icona Pop, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Goldroom
Betty Moon, Canada, Charli XCX, Chrome, Dua Lipa, Goldroom, Icona Pop, L.A., Sound, Toronto, US
Owing a lot to her differences, the lovely Au/Ra shares the confident 'Kicks'.
The Antigua resident has a knack for clever lyrics about the things that feed her passions – writing, listening to music or watching a great TV series – and infectious pop melodies.
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WEIRDO – Sapphire
Weirdo by James Perolls
"Hey everybody. I'm the WEIRDO" declared Josh Christopher (formerly of Brighton duo, IYES) earlier today on his Facebook page.
We'lt's still exciting that he's finally announced it to the world.
Josh still appears to be maintaining some mystery, having slightly concealed his face on the dark blue track cover of new track 'Sapphire' (which also features some awesome drumming skills of Debbie Knox-Hewson (also Charli XCX's drummer)), and throughout the song, there is also an uncertainty as to whether the sapphire really is as beautiful as first thought.
Sounds like: Phil Collins, Metronomy
Au/Ra – Concrete Jungle
Posted on October 29, 2016 by Indietronica Staff
Combining all the brilliant elements of pop (Florence Welch-esque vocals; minimalistic, but bass-laden production; and feminine melodies), her debut single, 'Concrete Jungle' is highly accomplished.
'Concrete Jungle' is out now via 0E0E.
0E0E, Antigua, Au/Ra, Charli XCX, Concrete Jungle, Florence + the Machine, Ibiza, The Magnettes
Zella Day – Man On The Moon
American musician, Zella Day, returns with a part indietronica, part psychedelic track called 'Man On The Room'.
A gentle nod to the era of the moon landing, the track will see a release as part of a AA-side 7″ single pressed on limited edition white sparkle vinyl on 18th November via B3SCI Records. Pre-order here.
Posted on September 28, 2016 by Indietronica Staff
Los Angeles-based duo, Sibling, share 'Rearview'.
It's a well tested format and winning equation; a female lead with cracking vocals doubled up with well crafted production.
Listen to 'Rearview' below.
Sounds like: London Grammar, Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX, Lady Gaga, Monogem
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NEDA – Prehistoric Love
Posted on August 1, 2016 by Indietronica Staff
Her second EP is set to drop later this year.
Sounds like: Feist, Emma Louise, Charli XCX, Alice Jemima, Zella Day
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Harper – SKIN
Hot on the sexy heels of Dua Lipa is uk R&B artist, Harper.
'SKIN' is another sultry number with a pulsing electro beat and addictive hook.
Harper describes the track as '.'
Sounds like: Dua Lipa, Rihanna, Banks, Sizzy Rocket, Charli XCX
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Phantogram – You Don't Get Me High Anymore
P 'You Don't Get Me High Anymore', which is both gritty and animalistic.
It's taken from their upcoming album, 'Three'.
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en | N/A | N/A | The deal between Williams' lawyer and Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce was set in motion June 18, when "evidence was suppressed by the government ...
Joyce and Beth Orwick, the chief trial assistant who represented the top prosecutor in court, insisted that Williams was guilty and said their review of a case that went to trial before Joyce was elected in 2000 found "no indication of any violations in the prosecution of this matter."
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en | N/A | N/A | ‘Interstellar’ didn’t wow me quite as much as last year’s space drama Gravity and didn’t entertain me in the way his previous works have but by no means does this make it a failure. It is, in fact, an exciting leap in the right direction for cinema as a whole, and illustrates the increasing capabilities of the medium. A fine but flawed example of movie escapism, we can allow ourselves to see the world and beyond through the eyes of a true pioneer of modern filmmaking, breaking through dimensions and the barriers of the art form.
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Hello my wonderful people. I know I said I will stay away but candy crush has been crushing me for days! I’ve been on a version of the game and I play it so seriously, my books think I’ve broken up with them. I’m still reading ooh but it’s looking like I’m having some side-chick kinda something with candy crush. I don’t even know which one I’m on. Saga, Soda. Whatever.
This is the version I’ve been playing.
So the past weekend was a loooong one, (thanks to the Muslim holiday) and I got stuck on a level of the game. I tried so hard to break through (as if it’s one serious thing) and I couldn’t. So I stopped trying.
The goal was to create 12 multicoloured cookies, those ones that look like chocolate chip cookies with smarties (we locals should think Robo Robo 🤣🤣🤣) all over them. I would have one cookie left to create and my time would be up, so like I said, I stopped trying.
Lesson 1. Never stop trying. I know you know this already. Whether it is life or just some silly game like candy crush 😉, never stop trying.
So instead of trying to reach my goal for that level, I started trying to beat my high score (a noble goal considering my high score) or create a large number of stripped or wrapped candy so that I could cross them and watch the candy board explode (how beautiful!). And since I don’t slack when I decide to get serious, I was going hard at this. With all my strength. My mind was very busy calculating how to get the highest score or make my board explode.
Lesson 2. Never take your eyes off the prize. Trust me, you will be distracted and sorely tested with easier goals but don’t you ever take your eyes of the prize.
If you play candy crush, I’m sure seeing this on your screen also makes you happy.
Talk about a rat race! I was running hard and fast. Away from the goal. And my sister walked past me and said, ‘see how serious you are! You will be playing game as if it’s one big thing’. It was in that moment that I realized what I was doing. And that my loves, is exactly what some of us do with our lives.
May I add that I was enjoying myself quite immensely? I don’t know why but it gives me great joy to see the candy board smashing up. I was having fun. I was beating my high scores and clearing candy like Kilode? But I was going absolutely nowhere. I remained at the exact same spot. The same level.
Lesson 4. The fact that you are having fun does not mean you are making progress. In fact, if you are not ‘paining’, you are probably not gaining.
Final lesson, do you find yourself in a rat race? It’s all right to take a break, evaluate yourself and performance, eat some energy giving food 😉 and hit it again. This time, with your eyes on the goal and your heart in the right place. And trust me, every other thing will fall in place.
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en | N/A | N/A | Finally at two minutes to midnight... I think I found the right forumla for AwesomeDude Forums a.k.a. AD Forums and the blogs and the chatroom. It is still 12 hours before the promised stroke of midnight EDT ushering in September 1st. That will give me a few waking hours to finish up the last of the changes to the AD Home Page and the new AD-Lite pages.
Labor Day... hmmm if I were living in the States, I'd be celebrating this weekend with everybody else I guess, my feet up and resting... but in The Third World... May 1st is Labor Day.
I have just decided bed time is not a good time to start blogging... So I'll pick this up in the morning my time... oh... in case you didn't know... I am writing this from the North West corner of The Island of Borneo. Now is that third world or isn't it?
AD never looked better! Thanks for all of your work. I enjoyed chatting with you yesterday.
Oh kwitcher whining Camy. Just kiddin'. But there was a tidbit on the radio forum, his dudeness works for Sirius. After seeing how long it takes just to READ the stuff on the site and forum, I cannot even imagine the time it takes to RUN the thing. I'd like to know where dude gets his extra 12 hours extra per day. The rest of us poor slobs only have 24 hours in a day. |
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From Tragedy, Opportunity—A New Beginning for Haiti and the Dominican Republic
John Freedman, MD, is the Chief of Anesthesiology at the Santa Rosa Medical Center in CA. He was the Lead Anesthesiologist and Intensivist on an Operation Rainbow Surgical Team. He iprofit charity dedicated to international health care collaboration. E-mail: [email protected].
I went to Haiti in late January as a member of an Operation Rainbow (www.operationrainbow.org) surgical team which comprised both Kaiser Permanente (KP) and non-KP team members. As background, my own medical charity, Medical Exchange International (www.medicalexchangeintl.org), had partnered with Operation Rainbow in the past to provide anesthesia equipment for several surgical missions in the developing world. In Haiti, we had an opportunity not only to provide pulse oximeters and anesthesia supplies, but also to help out on the clinical front line. As an anesthesiologist with a background in medicine and critical care, I split my time about half and half between theboth of which were intense and busy. Whereas I could write at length about what we did and how we coped with severely constrained resources, I want to focus this article on an important “epiphenomenon”: the catalytic action of the earthquake tragedy to create a new inflection point in the long history of Haiti-Dominican Republic relations.
Although we experienced the startling devastation in Port-au-Prince when we went into the city to deliver a pulse oximeter, our clinical work took place entirely at the Buen Samaritano (or Bon Samaritain in French) makeshift hospital in the town of Jimani, one mile east of the Haitian-Dominican border in the Dominican Republic. Before the earthquake, the facility was a yet-to-open complex comprising a chapel, an orphanage, and a dental clinic. After the earthquake, the chapel and the orphanage were rapidly converted to hospital wards, and the dental clinic became our acute care venue including a 4-room operating suite. We estimated we had about 250 patients on site, almost all of whom were injured Haitian refugees. We did between 20 and 50 surgical cases a day in 4 converted dental consultation rooms. The vast majority of our surgical cases were orthopedic and plastics procedures, as expected. In our makeshift ICU, I cared for 5 to 10 patients on any given day, and we also opened up a perinatal ward when we suddenly found ourselves doing C-sections (if you build it, they will come …).
The facility was staffed by volunteers from all over the world. We worked closely with our own superb Operation Rainbow orthopedic surgeons, including our mission lead Dave Atkin, MD, from San Francisco and pediatric specialist Chris Comstock, MD, from Corpus Christi, Texas, and with surgeons from around the US and around the globe. In the ICU, I worked closely with an excellent emergency/critical care team from Barcelona (and by closely I mean cross-covering to maintain 24/7 on-site care—the real thing). Nurses and pharmacists from all over the world worked together, and I remember being particularly touched when I saw a group of Israelis help an Arab team unload several tons of food that was brought in by the United Arab Emirates. All this is to say that there was a tremendous and truly inspiring internationalism—a deep humanism was in full bloom here.
Post-op patient.
This leads me to my main point: I witnessed first-hand an extraordinary stepping-up-to-the-plate by the Dominican government and the Dominican people. From the moment we arrived, we saw that the Dominicans had dedicated their major international airport in Santo Domingo to international relief efforts. Because Haiti's airports were marginally functional at best, this was crucial to the immediate relief efforts. The short aid corridor betweenwas active 24/7 with an endless stream of trucks laden with food, water, tents, coal, firewood, blankets, medical supplies, and more from dozens of countries and with a very notable contribution from the Dominican Republic itself. For example, the Dominican Republic sent 15 mobile cafeterias serving 100,000 meals a day into Haiti. Santo Domingo Water Corporation sent dozens of tank trucks, each containing 2000 gallons of water. Estimates of total Dominican Republic aid for Haiti to date have exceeded $17 million, no small sum for a small island republic that is itself a developing nation. We witnessed the Dominican army conspicuously keeping the Dominican side of the relief corridor safe and functional until the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force (which fortuitously had been in Haiti prior to the earthquake) took over on the Haitian side to assure the relief lifeline kept flowing. Thankfully, the Dominican authorities allowed thousands of Haitian refugees to cross the border eastward into the Dominican Republic to seek care in our emergency relief hospital and in other Dominican hospitals.
Dr John Freedman at Buen Samaritano Hospital.
At Buen Samaritano, I noted that many of the drugs we used, and a hefty component of the supplies we used such as oxygen masks, epidural kits, and IV catheters, came from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican personnel presence was huge, literally hundreds of Dominicans representing the Dominican Public Health Department (known by its Spanish acronym of SESPAS), the Dominican Food Aid Program, the Dominican Republic's major emergency relief organization (known as URN for Unidad de Rescate Nacional), as well as Dominican representatives from countless humanitarian programUS Agency, and Ninos de las Naciones. The Dominican-based ARS Humano provided the trailers we used for our tuberculosis isolation ward and our spinal cord injury care unit. Dominican interpreters navigated the tricky Creole-French-Spanish language challenges for us. The Dominican government allowed US military transport choppers as well as those of several private US entities into their airspace to help us evacuate some of our most critically ill patients to the USNS Comfort hospital ship. The Dominican army was on-site day and night in Jimani, keeping us safe and keeping the peace amidst the influx of refugees. The Dominican charity Esperanza provided transportation and meals for our team. Last but certainly not least (from an anesthesiologist's standpoint), the Dominican Red Cross filled our rapidly depleting oxygen tanks every few days—life-giving assistance, literally and figuratively.
Buen Samaritano Hospital.
This Dominican largesse would be worthy of praise and worth relating in and of itself. But what makes it all the more heartening and extraordinary, in fact truly “game-changing” if one can apply that adjective to international relations, is that it opens a new era in the long history of tense and violent relations between these two neighboring nations. Columbus landed on the island ofpromptly claimed it for Spain. But it did not take long for the French to wrest half of the island from the Spanish, thus establishing two separate but equal colonies with political, cultural, and economic disparities that persist to this day. The Dominicans still resent a period of Haitian occupation from 1822 through 1844, though some Haitian scholars insist that the Haitians were “invited” in to ensure abolition of slavery in post-Spanish Dominica. Little known to most outsiders, the Dominicans ultimately had to win their independence not from Spain but from their Haitian overseers. The Dominicans repaid the favor in kind with a brutal retaliatory massacre of over 20,000 Haitians by the despotic Trujillo regime in 1937. To make matters worse, the persistent sharp contrast in prosperity, and some say an inherent racism in the Dominican Republic—have continued to fuel the fires of hatred, fear, and mistrust. The Dominican Republic ranks a respectable 90alth, health, and educational indices. Haiti comes in at a miserable 149, just a hair above Sudan. The Dominican economy has long profited from cheap Haitian labor: more than 90% of the country's sugar workers are of Haitian origin. The average Dominican can expect to live into his or her 70s, whereas 61 is the average life expectancy for Haitians and this is now surely reduced as a result of the earthquake. All of this makes it understandable that Haiti rejected an offer of over 3000 Dominican troops which was tendered the week after the quake with the intent of assisting the UN battalion in securing the aid corridor in eastern Haiti. To many Haitians that offer was similar to the idea of having Russian “peacekeepers” come into the Ukraine.
But that long and mostly ugly relationship which has prevailed for centuries may now be coming to an end. The opening was there after January 12, 2010, and the Dominicans took it. Some say it is in their interest to prevent a “failed Haiti” (if that is not already the case) and that the Dominicans are just pragmatists working to stem the tide of refugees. No doubt there is, as always, an element of public relations at work here and in fact the Dominicans have received some good press for their efforts. But having seen it in action, on the front lines, the Dominican effort by my observation is more than pragmatic and more than PR. It is huge and robust, carefully thought out, and thoroughly genuine.
Time will tell if this represents a true turning point and ushers in a new era for these two countries that uneasily share an island in our own backyard. Haiti's tragedy is as with any great tragedy, there is great opportunity inherent in the rebuilding phase, and the Dominicans seem to have grasped that. The Dominican effort and the healing of Haiti-Dominican Republic relations may turn out to be a very major ingredient in the formula for Haiti's long-term (and I use the word advisedly) reconstruction.
—Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank, 1929–1945, Jewish-German diarist and holocaust victim |
en | N/A | N/A | r |||PHONE_NUMBER||| Planning for the future is something that kids of all ages can do – even the youngest ones! All you need to open up an account is a social security card and $5. This account is for children up to eleven years of age.
Now’s the time to start developing savings habits that will prepare your child for adulthood. This no-fee account provides opportunity to learn how to manage finances while earning interest. |
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UPSL Spring Finals Held Over Three Days from Aug. 10-12 in Denver (Colo.)
May 30, 2018its upcoming 2018 Spring National Championship will be hosted by the UPSL Colorado Conference.
UPSL Spring Quarterfinals are Friday, Aug. 10, followed by the UPSL Spring Semifinals on Saturday, Aug. 11 and the UPSL Spring National Championship Final on Sunday, Aug. 12 at a site to be announced.
Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake will serve as Official Host Club of the 2018 UPSL Spring National Championship.
Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake Owner Max Fowler said, "We at Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake and on behalf of the UPSL Colorado Conference and our generous sponsors at Joyride Brewery are honored to be awarded the UPSL's 2018 Spring National Championship. It's a great opportunity to show off Colorado's beautiful natural landscape and attractions, and showcase the UPSL Colorado Conference's fine stadiums. Special thanks to the Jefferson County Board of Education for use of their soccer-specific facilities for these important matches, nd putting Colorado soccer on display."
North Area Athletic Complex (19500 West 64th Pkwy, Arvada, CO 80403) and Lakewood Memorial Field (7655 West 10th Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214) are host sites for the quarterfinal and semifinal round games on Aug. 10 and 11. Game times are currently set for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. MT.
A number of potential sites are being considered for the UPSL 2018 Spring National Championship Final, to be held at 12 p.m. MT on Sunday, Aug. 12.
The UPSL's 2018 Spring Season Quarterfinalists are yet to be determined. Seeding and pairings will be set prior to the kickoff of the first UPSL Quarterfinal match.. |
en | N/A | N/A | The properties in Deira district and Burj Dubai have been resurveyed as part of Dubai´s Building Classification System launched in June 2015....
Plc, one of Europe¨s fastest growing manufacturers of building materials. It manufactures a range of building fabric and building services insulation and insulated systems....
Transformation has been constant in Dubai. And, a new dimension in this makeover has been the official opening of the Dh 2.7 billion Dubai Water Canal. Opening new possibilities in marine transportation, the canal connects the areas of Deira and Bur Dubai...
Dubai Properties released additional units of Arabella 2 during the International Property Show (IPS), held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from April 11-13, 2016....
Dubai´s property marketfinancial year on account of new accounting policies from private banking in European countries, changes in tax laws in India and the general global economic situation....
We participate at The Big 5, because this is the most relevant and the biggest exhibition... |
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The onset of symptoms usually follows quickly after an exposure (minutes after a sting or bite, within 30-60 minutes following ingestion). Rebound or recurrent reactions can occur within 24 to 72 hours of the original episode.
victim Physical findings include rapid heart rate, low blood pressure, and other evidence of shock, upper airway obstruction (stridor) and lower airway obstructions (wheezes) with labored breathing, generalized skin redness, hives, and swelling of the mouth, face, and neck.
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It has been shown that intramuscular (IM) injection of epinephrine into the lateral thigh (using a 1 or 1½ inch needle such as an Epipen) results in the fastest and most effective reduction of swelling in the airway. The rate at which epinephrine levels in the blood peak when administered via IM injection to the upper arm is significantly slower than when administered to the thigh, and should be only used as an alternative injection site.
Subcutaneous (SC) injection (regardless of injection site) has been shown to have significantly delayed absorption rates of epinephrine into the bloodstream as compared to IM injection into the thigh. Avoid any injections to the buttocks, as this method has been rendered ineffective in a life-threatening situation.
Take proper scene safety & body substance isolation precautions such as donning non-latex gloves.
Inspect the medication vial to ensure that it is not discolored or cloudy. Epinephrine should be clear like water.
Check the label and expiration date of the medication. Do NOT use expired or discolored epinephrine.
Select a sterile syringe with a proper gauge needle. A 25 gauge needle is recommended for adults.
If using a glass ampule, carefully break off the tip and hold the ampule upside down at a 45° angle.
If using a vial, wipe the top of the bottle (the rubber) with an alcohol swab.
Turn the vial upside down and insert the syringe into the rubber top.
Insert the air of the syringe into the vial by pushing the plunger until it is completely empty.
Clean the injection site (the patient’s lateral thigh) with an alcohol wipe.
Using a “darting action”, insert the needle directly into the subcutaneous tissue of the skin and slowly push Remove the needle and dispose properly. If bleeding should occur, apply triple-antibiotic ointment and place a Band-Aid over the site.
Record the event (date, time, & location of injection) in your patient documentation or incident report.
Inspect the auto-injectorauto-injector. Do NOT use expired or discolored epinephrine.
Ensure that the auto-injector is the correct dose (adult or pediatric).
Prepare the auto-injector for use and administer as soon as possible.
ADULT auto-injectors: contain 0.3 mg of epinephrine, and are intended for patients weighing 55 lbs. or greater.Adult epinephrine auto-injectors and cases are typically YELLOW, BLUE, GREY and/or BLACK.
Pediatric auto-injectors: contain 0.15up to 55 lbs. Pediatric auto-injectors and cases are typically GREEN.
Beware of generic epinephrine auto-injectors may not be color-coded. Always check the dose! |
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The 2020 Downriver League Meet was held Nov. 4-5, with competition at a total of three different locations.
Check out four different photo galleries from the 2020 Downriver League Meet
In the regular-season dual meets, Trenton finished first and was followed by Wyandotte Roosevelt, Allen Park, Woodhaven, Gibraltar Carlson, Lincoln Park/Southgate Anderson and Dearborn Edsel Ford.
Overall, Trenton won a total of eight events at the 2020 Downriver League Meet
Livernois was first in the 200 IM with a time of 2 minutes and 17.42 seconds and she took the top spot in the butterfly (1:01.04). McClelland was first in both 19.48) and Truitt won the breaststroke (1:09.91)
Livernois, McClelland and Truitt were joined by Ava Gajewski on the winning 200 medley relay (1:55.32) and they were joined by Rachel Stapleton on the first-place 200 freestyle relay (1:44.81).
Carlson’s Madison Taylor took first place in the backstroke (1:05.10).
In the 200 freestyle, Delaney King (2:07.55) and Gajewski (2:07.62) placed 2-3.
King was also second in the 500 freestyle (5:36.59) and Gajewski was second in the backstroke (1:05.13)
Cost, Moline and Gutierrez were joined by Scotlynn Vaughn on the second-place 200 medley relay (2:02.43).
Stella Moline took third in the breaststroke (1:18.17) and Mittlestat was third in the 500 freestyle (5:46.88).
In diving, Amanda Abraham (353.00) and Amelia Luecke (302.55) finished 2-3.
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en | N/A | N/A | Mamlto has been one of Empressmam's top competitors. MamltMamltoEmpressmam, Mamlto has 24 fewer employees.
Ezmam is seen as one of Empressmam's biggest rivals. EzmamEzmam is in the Internet Software industry. Ezmam has 24 fewer employees vs. Empressmam.
Empirisoft Corporation is perceived as one of Empressmam's biggest rivals. Empirisoft Corporation was founded in New York, New York} in null. Empirisoft Corporation compete Empressmam, Empirisoft Corporation generates $12.7M more revenue. |
en | N/A | N/A | As a small business owner the most difficult part of being the boss is that you get to do everything. Often it is hard to get one.
In this article we are going to focus on what type of business do you want so that you know how to grow and where to focus your attention to make that growth happen. In part two of this article we will focus on the specifics of how to manage the tasks to get the most accomplished, stay focused on what is important, and how to deal with all the other demands of your time.
I? For most business owners there is a passion about what they do, pride in offering a service or product, and last but not least the noble idea of being one’s own boss which we think means working when we want, spending time with family, and having a good living and eventual retirement etc.
My next question is what type of growth? Growth can be measured in number of properties or in revenue. I decided to keep my number of properties the same but grow the revenue. I went after higher-end properties that had less maintenance and produced more revenue. I also started to aggressively offer value added services to clients which allowed me to create additional revenue streams while still managing the same number of properties.
Survey what your competition is offering. Then seriously look at what you offer and see where you might be able to offer other services. An example might be you offer tenant placement services. Not all companies offer this. Look at what you are currently doing that you are not charging for and start charging for it; such as if you accept pets in your properties offer a Pet Program this is where you go inspect the property 2 times per year and the tenant pays for your time. This has been very successful for my company. I now have Owners more willing to allow pets, and the responsible tenants are more than ok with it, and now you can charge higher rent for allowing pets, which means more money to you in your management fees.
All too often I find that people undersell themselves and work for free. If you aren’t confident in your value and what you bring to the table then how can anyone feel confident in hiring you to manage their investment property.
Look at your management fees. Please don’t just be the cheapest in town. Know your value and charge for it. Even if you raise your management fees just a half percent I am sure clients won’t leave over this and all those half percentages add up to a real boost to your bottom line.
Review your rents, can they be increased? I
Start looking very seriously at all the things you do in your business and see how you can monetize it. I am the most expensive company in town and I have a thriving business. So don’t let fear of losing clients keep you from offering services and charging what you are worth.dn’ty too!
This is what I did in my business and it worked for me. I grew my business 20% per year since purchasing the company in 2005 while keeping the number of properties about the same. That continued growth in revenue allowed me to get a SBA loan to purchase my office building, and remodel it. It also allowed me to refinance it at better terms 2 years later. I was able to pay myself instead of putting everything I earn back into the business.
I had the right employees (that is another article about how to accomplish this) who could run the office without me being there and this allowed me to work in the office only 3 days a week and work remotely as needed the other 2 days a week while I performed parental caregiving. This was a true blessing to be able to spend time with my loved ones at the end of life and not feel torn between my responsibilities at the company.
I challenge all of you to take a serious look at your business. Decide what type of business do you want and then decide what you need to do to get there. Have the right number of employees to support your goals and start the plan. If you stay focused on the plan you will be able to have it all without the headaches.
Lastly, but not least of all please join NARPM and other professional organizations. They are a fantastic resource of ideas and education to support you and your business. Not least of which is the moral support of knowing you are not alone. |
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Indorama Ventures promotes Thailand -Netherlands understanding
Indorama Ventures arranged for a group of new employees to visit Baan Hollanda, a museum in Ayutthaya province partially sponsored by the company. The museum promotes the history of Thai-Dutch relations. Our staff enjoyed the workshop and learned a lot about the close relationship between Thais and the Dutch. there was also a competition to cook “Oliebollen” (Dutch Doughnuts). Oliebollen are a traditional treat at the New Year. |
en | N/A | N/A | 10 tips to help your event and exhibition signage stand out from the crowd!
So, how do you make an effective sign, and what elements do you need to ensure your advertising is successful?
What's the point of signage if it looks the same as your competition's advertising?
Most importantly, any event signage should attract the attention of your chosen audience – and how better to do that than to know what your audience is looking for? |
en | N/A | N/A | Second part of the speech focuses on the inequalities in this world where she learned from her work with people suppressed by their governments. Ms. Rowling is trying to remind the graduating class that they have a responsibility too to make a difference in this world because of who they are.
A strongly opinionated book on what is good for one’s life. And the opinions coming from a famous speculator does not help as it is in direct clash against those who believe in playing safe in life. Hence it is not a book for everyone. I like it myself.
Continue reading “A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing by Jim Rogers”
Posted on May 18, 2013June 1, 2017
Another video nicely done with a good summary on how to setup your trading pad and trading accounts.
My perspective is that it is not necessary to have many monitors especially if you are not monitoring multiple markets. Some traders find that less is more. One big chart with your primary timeframe plus a few smaller charts is often enough. Ms. Raschke trades many markets with just a few trading setups. Hence the need of more monitors. |
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According to the CEO of AM ,
“ Electric drive is part of our journey and our product plan for the future. We should achieve something by the middle of the decade – that’s the ballpark. That’s the period of time and I think it’s crucial”
The firm’s DBX SUV will kickstart this change as part of Aston’s ‘Project Horizon’ transformation business plan and will be launched “before 2024,” according to Moers, while the brand’s mid-engine
“We have re-established engineering in the company on adifferent level and we have a lot of possibilities in mind. We have to finally do that, we have to finally line it up, but we have a clear
ambition for 2030.”
Moers commented, “Valhalla at the minute will get a redesign – probably it’s a bit of a different drivetrain than the company thought before, because wis there are other chances for us regarding the
“But we still have an electrified powertrain, we still have kind of a hybrid style, we still have really breathtaking technology. But we have to talk with our clients first and we have to show the new Valhalla, so to speak, to our customers. We’re going to do that over the course of the next three to four months”
Renewable energies and e-mobility in pandemic times |
en | N/A | N/A | The next release of Adobe Reader will have a protected mode that will sandbox all "write" calls on Adobe Reader PDF documents opened during Windows sessions. It will work, Arkin explained.
Security experts welcomed the collaboration and believe that where security is concerned competition must take a backseat, especially in cases where programs and systems are interoperable.
"Microsoft and Adobe have an extremely large user base. This is evident by the number of attackers exploiting vulnerabilities on their software,"Although sandboxing Adobe Reader should help mitigate a great deal of vulnerabilities, there is still the potential of future vulnerabilities with the product."
"I think this is an indication of something we need to see," said Tyler Reguly, senior security researcher at nCircle. "All big vendors should be working together to better ensure the security of their systems and to protect their end users. These vendors share customers, so working together to provide a better end product is really just common sense." |
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"W" said astronomy major Maya Barlev '12.
When the stadium lights shine onto Swan Fields during the dark winter months, the telescopes in Strawbridge are virtually unusable for astronomy classes and public observers.
"Because of [light pollution in] Philadelphia, the west is the dark park of the sky which, of course, is where the field is," Astronomy professor Stephen Boughn said. According to Boughn, "maybe 15-20 nights out of every 40 that [they] try to observe during the semester," the sky is too polluted with light, from the city on the east, and from the stadium lights on the west.
Director of Athletics Wendy Smith and Athletic Facilities Manager Jim Kenyon coordinate use of Swan Field and Strawbridge observatory with Barlev and the other Astronomy student coordinator, Megan Bedell '12. Together they plan the use of the telescope so that sports teams can use the field without conflict.
Between members of the public, two astronomy classes and students within the major,there is a lot of viewing to go around. And there is a lot of field time to share between lacrosse, soccer, and field hockeyd's new commitment to energy efficient design. |
en | N/A | N/A | Home » Business » Business News » BSP includes renminbi in GIR
Following IMF SDR inclusion
With a Duterte government leaning towards China as source of trade and investmentsyesterday said the Chinese renminbi (RMB) is now one of the official currenciesTetangco announced yesterday that the Monetary Board, BSP’s policy-making body, approved the inclusion of RMB in the GIR to make it readily available to the banking system. The GIR is primarily in US dollars but also includes other currencies such as the Japanese yen in smaller portiluded the RMB as part of its special drawing rights (SDR) list of currencies, the fifth in the SDR basket which is in US dollar, Japanese yen, the euro and the British pound.
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Since the RMB is now part of the SDR valuation, the BSP decided to make RMB reserve-eligible beginning on October 1 this year.
As part of the SDR basket of reserve currencies, the RMB will also determine the value of the SDR and that “thhina” is expected to increase the use of this currency, said the BSP.
The central bank said the Monetary Board decision also has a lot to do with the “increasing linkages with China” particularly after President Duterte’s state visit to that country where he brought home investment pledges reportedly amounting to $24 billion.
Citing data from the Philippine Statistics Office, the BSP said Philippine exports to China increased by 7.9 percent from $5.7 billion in 2010 to $6.2 billion in 2015.
In the first seven months of 2016, China ranked as the fourth largest destination of Philippine exports, with 10.2 percent share or $ 3.2 billion to total exports.
Imports from China, in the meantime, increase5. “By 2013, China had become the biggest source of Philippine imports, and thisfrom China at 18.5 percent ($ 8.4 billion) of total imports,” noted the BSP.
In terms of tourist arrivals, data from the Department of Tourism show that in July, 2016, China ranked as the second biggest visitor market for the Philippines, an improvement from its fourth place ranking in 2015, added the BSP.
As early as 2011, the BSP has already began studying using the RMB as trade currency between the Philippines and China. However, since there was no real demand for RMB in the Philippines, the plan was sidetracked. The central bank maintains a floating exchange rate system which i
Since 2006, the Chinese yuan is a currency convertible with the BSP and it is an acceptable currency for export receipts. The yuan is the base unit of the RMB. |
en | N/A | N/A | In the third interview session, conducted on February 13, 1l and his early life. She talks about Harold F. Wendel's career as president of the Lipman & Wolfe department store, including competition with Meier & Frank, changes he made to the business, and his management of his employees. She compares the managerial styles of I.N. Fleischner and Harold F. Wendel; talks about how the Depression affected Lipman & Wolfe; and discusses Harold F. Wendel's involvement with the Oregon State Sanitary Authority and other civic organizations.
This oral history interview with Rudolph Luscher was conducted by Susan G. Tissot at Luscher's home in West Linn, Oregon, on August 16, 1984. Bill Tegart and another unidentified person were also present and often contributed to the interview. At the time of the interview, Tissot's name was Susan Gaughan. |
en | N/A | N/A | Now, believe it or not this post actually has everything to do with Africa. As of today, I've been here for 2 months!That means I only have a short 4 months left before I go home and start planning my next adventure, whether back here or somewhere new. (Japan?
Today, I'm having a little miniature celebration for my 2 month anniversary. Sure, its just me and Soda, (the cat. No, not "kat', those are the evil ones) but still there is no one else around that would want to have a 2 month celebration with me. What?
*Side point. Is it just me, or are snuggies just robes worn backwards?
Thats it for now, though I might have another session of "It made my day' or "Learn from my fail' sometime in the future. Until next we meet, farewell!
i agree about the snuggies - footie pjs are way better!not that we people living in warm climates need them!
Oh my goodness, this was hilarious!I sprayed Dr. Pepper out my nose due to a badly timed sip!My two favorites..."walking home alone in the dark" and "the hand sanitizer debacle". Happy Anniversary!
Jenjen, Thanks!Dr. Pepper out the nose?Owch, that's the worst!
本当にすごい!♪───O(≧∇≦)O────♪ It's great how you put this lesson in a positively humorous light!I don't think i could pick a favorite, so left me in tears from laughter!Keep up the great posts, so many of your readers enjoy them!
P.S. If you think it's sad falling in the dark, try falling down the stairs when everything is perfectly visible (not that I admit to doing this)!You'll find a new level of necessity to be able to laugh at yourself!...ね?☆〜(ゝ。
Dsc, The personal space thing is SO funny, its a love/hate relationship, haha!Africa is NOT the place to be if you like your personal space, you're so right about that!
A side point to the side point: Snuggies are gross!
B-Rad, nice to hear from you, buddy!Know that we (the Bethel group) miss you and wish the best for you!I agree about the snuggies, wholeheartedly. Not in Africa just yet, thank goodness. And after watching 'SIGNS' I'm terrified of corn...
Cindy, thanks again!Its been a crazy 2 months already, and I still have 4 more to go! |
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But are all chews safe?
What are Cow Tails?
Regarding your request for feedback below, we did try the cow tails and I would not recommend them to anyone. Despite the deceptive chewable exterior, the interior is made of very hard bone. Within the first 2 minutes (and my dog is small) a 2 inch piece of very hard bone interior came loose and my dog almost swallowed it. Thank goodness I was supervising him. This hard interior could also easily break a tooth….I took my husband's hammer and tried to break it…
When I originally wrote this blog post, I was focus on the cow tails; now, several years later, I am curious about one more thing – how are these processed?If I didn't read the label on the package, I wouldn't know that these are cow tails. A cow tail has hair on it – so what did the brand do to remove the hair and bleach the tail?
I had the same experience with my lab Albie with the Himalayan chews too. Shame, as he loved it and would have had hours of enjoyment with it had he not been such a greedy pup!
Fantastic, Nico!
I'm in your Facebook group and I just googled the cow tails to see if they were safe and got to this article!
I disagree about tail completely. Would you apply the same thought to chicken necks, RMBs, chicken legs, etc?
I feed my Ruby calf tails…i domt think that karen bought fresh ones bc the ones i buy Ruby are extremely Chewy and are not hard inside…
My favorite chews for The Ginger Sisters are beef tendons and The Honest Kitchen Beams. The beef tendons are long lasting and they soften in a way that makes me feel they are fairly safe. Every dog is different, that's for sure!Ruby does great with Himalayan Chews but Boca swallowed and vomited up a large piece recently that made me decide they were not appropriate for her. Thanks for the warning about cow tails – I had been wondering about them!
I read somewhere (Dr. Becker maybe?) that "ears" are not great unless from an organic source because the ear is often the place of injections sites. Anyone else ever hear of anything like this?
I absolutely love Himalayan Dog Chews and so does Luna. They aren't super messing, but they absolutely last. That is always my challenge with Luna. She is little, but she knows how to chew!You are right, you do have to be careful of when they get small, but you can always turn them into dog popcorn! |
en | N/A | N/A | Female beauty is the first thing to mention, speaking about the inexhaustible sources of inspiration for thousands of artists, painters, poets and musicians, irrespectively whether they lived in Ancient Greece or live today in the industrialized world. Here, in this Cruzine publication we have gathered some beautiful ladies illustrations from around the web to illustrate all the depth of female beauty and reveal some of the potential secrets masked by that eternal beauty. The works presented here are digital art paintings rather than real photographies, but they illustrate vividly the present-day artistic perception of female beauty and some of the modern trends, trying to depict this beauty with the help of computer-powered illustrating techniques rather than by traditional brush and paints. |
en | N/A | N/A | I just wanted to give everyone a quick update and post a couple of photos. I am settled in at my new location at a Forward Operating Base in Iraq, and have had the opportunity to get a few missions under my belt. With recent events in the country of Georgia, Georgian forces have pulled out of this location and have returned to their country. I’ve been able to document that as well as the Iraqis in the city of Al-Kut along the Tigris River, the cradle of civilization.
Me interviewing a Georgian officer. |
en | N/A | N/A | Ever heard of a BFGPU? You have now. The RTX 3090 is NVIDIA’s Big Ferocious GPU.
There’s no other way of describing NVIDIA’s latest 3090 graphics card as anything other than a beast! Featuring arguably the best GPU performance on the market, excellent cooling performance, and delivering silky smooth frame rates in 8K, 4K and VR, the RTX 3090 should be on every hardcore gamer’s wishlist.
The RTX 3090 features 10496 CUDA cores and a MASSIVE 24GB of GDDR6X memory, so it really does live up to the title of BFGPU. |
en | N/A | N/A | Interested in renting an apartment near Memorial Hospital in the area. Love pizza?The area has a variety of options including Mikey's Pizza, Mega's Pizzeria, and Selvinos Pizza & Grill. Love coffee?Try Starbucks!
There is plenty to do near Memorial Hospital, w keeping in shape?
The area near Memorial Hospital has many unique apar! |
en | N/A | N/A | Initiatives by the Sharjah government to increase economic activity as well as developing the city as a hub for culture and tourism, have truly boosted demand for upscale property. Today, we are witnessing a historic drive to incorporate sustainable practices into the global economy. The world’s major governments are diversifying their focus away from fossil fuel industriessustainable sectors such as clean energy and green tech, drawing further investment from the private sector.
Yousif Ahmed Al-Mutawa is thety. |
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Tanzamia, the crisis.", with over 200 cholera cases in one camp, soand how to avoid this, is critical.
Donate to Oxfam's emergency response |
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en | N/A | N/A | Bart, I still can't picture the MG...but I think I remember what you mean. Aren't the 'beaters' white-garbed commedia dell'arte figures, polichinellos?Italian Commedia dell'Arte (despite the 'comedy' in the name) could actually be quite brutal - slapstick brutality. Just as the Three Stooges of AmericanTV (I'm dating myself!
I don't know how I failed to mention my utter admiration for the lovely blonde corps lady who gallantly coped with a 'Wardrobe Malfunction' during the Waltz of the Flowers. About 3 minutes into the number, the white lower ruffle of her petalled skirt ripped-off about three-quarters of the way around the hem!While other ladies' skirts ended a couple of inches below the knees, this flower's hem dragged just about the floor. It's a miracle that she did not fall!Near the end, when the four 'darn bees' lift each flower one by one, our lady in distress gave us the widest smile imaginable -- there was no place to hide!-- and danced gloriously to the end. A perfect example of the old motto: "The show WILL go on!"
After going through the names of dancers listed as 'Flowers' in my playbill AND comparing with thumbnail photos in a 2011 MET season booklet, I believe that the heroic young lady who so gallantly coped with the stray ruffle was Lauren Post. Three cheers to Lauren!
I lovd the Waltz of the Flowers when I saw it last year, and loved the Bees. I know others wanted something more traditional but I loved how the Bees made me hear the music as I had never heard it before....And considering my age and how much we get bombarded with Nutcracker, that's really saying something... |
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You might as well ask other passengers for information on where exactly are you going. Maybe you will get lucky and get information from someone who's headed the same destination as you. Although the first part of your experience with public transportation might be a little complicated, the second half is easier. You just need to be more careful.
You never know who you're riding with in public transportation. That'Depending on your sitting position, public transportation can be either a pleasant journey or something you have to adjust and endure. However, that doesn't mean you need to have a horrible time while riding. You can always listen to music on your earphones, read a book or a magazine or maybe play a game on your mobile. This hideth.
If you're into chatting with strangers more, keep in mind that not everyone is in the mood of talking. Always chose whom you start a conversation with and don't get disappointed if you don't get a reply sometimes. Try chatting with someone else on a natural way.
If the bus, train, the subway is half-empty, always keep your bag or purse on the next sitting. That way you will avoid someone sitting next to you. However, if the bus, subway, train or whatever is it you're taking is almost full, don't be a jerk and let someone sit next to you. |
en | N/A | N/A | A 4 wine at Downstairs Restaurant, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Downstairs Restaurant, we are offering a four
Chef-proprietor Brian Walsh''s.
No exchanges of wine for other beverages allowed.
Wine is either a bottle of red or white, no half and half.
4 course dinner includes starters, main courses, desserts, tea/coffee. |
en | N/A | N/A | Recruiters like students who get involved with student associations. But very much like contacts, business cards and grades, being in a student association is only beneficial if you maximize the opportunity. Many students fall in the trap of using student associations solely to their own advantage. They tend to use the contacts they make at companies for their own subsequent job search. Professor relationships are used to secure letters for this and that. Important information about opportunities and events are usually kept private between association members. Do you seek a career in politics or in business? |
en | N/A | N/A | Mickey Guyton Asks For Continued Prayers As Son Recovers From Illness
(Left) Mickey Guyton / Twitter / (Right) Mickey Guyton / Facebook
Country singer Mickey Guyton and her husband, Grant Savoy, welcomed their son, Grayson Clark Savoy, in February this year. Mickey said giving birth to her son was "the hardest and most beautiful thing" she had ever done.
Mickey tends to keep her personal life fairly private. But she does share the occasional picture or video of Grayson on social media. Fans have loved watching him grow over the past nine months.
Mickey said the doctors didn't have any idea what was wrong with Grayson at the time. She closed her message by asking her followers to please keep her son in their prayers.
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— Mickey Guyton (@MickeyGuyton) November 19, 2021
Mickey posted an update on Grayson's condition the following day (November 19). Sheholding Grayson in the hospital.
"He's not in the clear but he's on the mend," Mickey said of how Grayson was feeling at that time.
He's not in the clear but he's on the mend. wxLrSru3Rg
The next day (November 20), Mickey shared a lengthier update on Grayson's health. First, she said the doctors finally discovered why he was ill.
"I," Mickey disclosed. She said Grayson first seemed sick on November 11 and had "lost some weight from not being able to retain any liquid."
Grayson fortunately didn't have to spend too much time in the ICU. As Mickey explained:
Even though Grayson is doing better now, Mickey asked her fans to "please please please continue to pray for him" as he recovers.
You can read Mickey's full update on her son's health below.
He hasn't smiled since November 11th
It's a relief to hear these updates from Mickey! We'll certainly be keeping Grayson in our prayers as he continues to recover. |
en | N/A | N/A | By Bob Petz, August 3, 2010
In already impoverished northwest Pakistan, flooding brought on by unprecedented rains has displaced hundreds of thousands, left tens of thousands homeless and killed more than 1,500.
Destruction of farmland is widespread and entire villages have been swept away. An estimated 27,000 remain stranded, most without food or water.
CNN’s Reza Sayah toured Pakistan’s flood-ravaged Swat Valley by helicopter on August 2.
Covering an area of 450 sq.mi., the blazes are located in the regions of Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir and Voronezh, and the Republic of Mordovia. In some villages, nearly every home has been destroyed while smoke from the fires chokes skies over Moscow. |
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en | N/A | N/A | The Kolchuga sensor helped the Israelis to identify the location of all Syria’s aerial defense systems, which include aadar.
The Chinese experts drew attention to the startling accuracy of the Israeli airstrikes, and observed that before acquiring the Kolchuga system, Israel had been extremely cautious about deciding to attack Iranian facilities in Syria.
Israel acquired a Ukrainian-made Kolchuga-M passive sensor system at the end of 2018. In January 2019, a Russian-made Pantsir system was destroyed by an Israeli suicide drone. |
en | N/A | N/A | Leverage points, says Meadows, are "places within a complex system…" – be it a company, an economy, a living body, a city, an ecosystem, or even a galaxy for that matter – "…
While all changes to a system ultimately materialize in its physical form, Meadows suggests that interventions focused primarily on physical changes are some of the least powerful ways to affect deep change. Yet, she proffers that a stunning 99 percent of our efforts towards social, environmental and economic system sustainability (or "change") are spent working with these kinds of solutions. This alone, she cautions, does little more than "tinker with a broken system."
Each of these shifts in goal holds tremendous potential to catalyze deep change within a system, and we could explore many more such examples. But finally, says Meadows, we must ask ourselves from where such changes first arise?
To facilitate such transformative change within a system, says Meadows, we need to be willing to challenge our very assumptions about the way things are, acknowledging our relative insignificance as human beings and evoking the capacity to look at the world through unknowing eyes. We need to nurture the capacity to remain unattached to the idea that any paradigm represents the complete truth and to recognize the "tremendous limitations of our worldview."
If it is indeed the case that we need to make a greater effort working with some of the more powerful pathways to change, I ask myself, why do we spend so much time at the base of the hierarchy, "tinkering with" the least powerful leverage points?
She finds herself in the company of religious leaders and their accompanying texts, philosophers, poets, literary scholars and, indeed, an increasing number of development practitioners. It was Aldous Huxley who famously said, Mahatma Gandhi encouraged use sacred Jewish Talmud reminds us thatIn India's teeming capital, New Delhi, I attended a recent sustainability summit during which countless speakers spoke of the need to transform systems through challenging mindsets, assumptions, goals and present-day structures. "We need to rewire the whole system; to get away from growth as we know it," said writer and New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman. "We should be redefining GDP right now. My motto right now is 'Break all the rules.' We need to be radical. This is a systems problem. If you don't have a systemic response, you have a hobby."
For further, practical reading, see Meadows' Tools for the Transition to Sustainability, originally published in 2004 in "Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update."
"Adaptive Action" to find out more!
"Though not by design, they all described themselves as 'social enterprises' and were very directly experiencing an array of resistance from our current system; not least in the form of an economy that didn't value the forms of capital they were creating."es?y? |
en | N/A | N/A | We walked from Thíra to Oía in Santorini today. The hike was suppose to be 3-4 hours, but we took our time so it was closer to 6 hours for us. The views were amazing and we can't wait to share the photos with you, but we're so excited to be in Oía before sunset that we had to share it with you immediately!
Paris is the haute couture capital of the world; Italy is for leather goods, but the Cyclades have some of the best trendy boutique finds. What’s your favorite shopping destination ? |
en | N/A | N/A | IP.Board's default implementation will only ever realistically change the hash when upgrading to a new version of IP.Board. This is not ideal, especially when you make changes to your skins as the changes will not be reflected without everyone who visits your site, first clearing their browser cache.
What this very lightweight and simple hook does, is replace all instances of the hash with another one (based on the original hash), but it will change based on the timestamp of when the skin the user is viewing was last updated.
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en | N/A | N/A | “This is an important inhibit” University of York researcher Dr. Michelle Rauden said in a release.
Ruden is the co-author of a paper on enzymes published on Monday in Scientific Reports. Researchers also worked closely with scientists at personal care products giant Unilever, who could use new insights into the development of new deodorant products.
Perhaps the most interesting finding of research is that these stink-causing enzymes have been with humans, well … since we were humans. Researchers say that it was for our ancestors riding before the development of modern humans and could play an important role in social communication; Primates are known to use oders to send messages, such as “back off”.
“This research was a real eye opener,” Unilever co-author Dr. Gordon James said. “This suggests that a significant odor-forming enzyme is present only in a select few adjacent bacteria and evolved tens of millions of years ago.” |
en | N/A | N/A | Despite T-Mobile Deal, Verizon Still Faces Battle Over Marketing Agree...
Even critics acknowledged that Verizon's deal with T-Mobile, which is contingent on approval of its spectrum deal with the cable firms, has removed a major hurdle. "I definitely think that Verizon has played this very well,"Tuesday. His group and other critics have voiced concern about the impact on wireless competition of allowing the nation's biggest wireless provider, Verizon, to amass so much valuable spectrum. "The fact is that Verizon could have tried to tough it out, instead they decided to negotiate on their own terms." |
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Today is the day to look back at the January Challenge, so I made this collage. I hope you like it.
Thank you again to all the beautiful vintage camper submissions, and all your encouraging comments- this made this journey a blast! |
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- What is the reason for the gap here on your resume. View Answer
- I didnt think anything was to difficult. Answer Question
Looking to hire but personality and commitment to the work is paramount. One does not do this work unless truly committed to the clients. Skills testing, as well as written test.Interview Questions
HHA/CNA BAYADA Home Health Care in June 2013.Interview Details
You will be evaluated on your basic CNA skills, and anually on your work performance. Most of it is review on your skills, but feel free to ask questions to make sure you get it right. You can not learn, if you do not askA lot of paper work, and education packets. but people at the Asheboro office a genuinely friendly andAYADA Home Health Care in October 2012.Interview Details
Interview process was professional but very friendly and warm. The interviewer was very caring and straightforward with her line of questioning. She seemed like she really wanted me to get the job and wanted me to get a full grasp of the company's vision. They want a good match for their client's, not just a person to fill tAYADA Home Health Care in May 2011.Interview Details
- they did not ask many questions Answer Question
Also like many home care agencies they test you on your abilities with a Hoyer lift so be ready for that. The one they used with me was manual on top of that. But the RN was very nice and didn't fail me for being unsure about some of it. They do understand you probably won't be using a Hoyer lift for most clientng in home caook WAYYY too longAccepted OfferNegative ExperienceEasy Interview |
en | N/A | N/A | concrete staining okc represents automobile repair shop where various types of vehicles are serviced and repaired. Garage sometimes also refers to parking and storage place for vehicles. A residential garage is a part of a home or an associated building designed for storing vehicles.
It is a place of house reserved mostly for car parking, but can be used for as an extra storage place. The main purpose is to keep car safe. It It must be kept well organized which can be achieved by placing items accordingly in shelves and cabinets attached to the interior walls of the garage. Bicycles, tools, lawn mowers and large appliances are usually placed in the garage. Traditionally garage doors were wooden which used to open either as two leaves or sliding horizontally. Nowadays latest garages are fitted with metal up and over doors which are electrically operated.
With the passage of time various new ideas have been generated regarding Garage storage. Much advancement has been made for designing garage cabinets, lighting, storage and flooring. Garage shelves are designed to be functional and should be made sturdy which can hold heavy items. Peg Board is the first way to install garage shelves which allows putting shelves anywhere by using special brackets. The first thing to keep in mind regarding garage organization is to get every object off the floor and on the wall with waterproof and durable panels. The panels can be installed directly into studs; these panels can support hooks, baskets and shelves for storing garden tools, lawn mower, sports equipment and many other items. Bikes can be hung from the ceiling and many heavy tools can be hung on the wall with hooks. Shelves are also a good way to keep smaller objects in. Wood, Steel and Aluminum cabinets are some of the options to consider for having strong shelves. Overhead garage storage also provides maximum amount of space and keeps well organized. Seasonal items should be placed in higher cabinets or in shelves designed for ceiling.
Garage flooring has various options available which includes garage floor epoxy coating, garage floor tiles and various chemical coatings are available. Beautiful floor looks attractive and is easy to clean and safe to walk. A garage looks complete with finished and well maintained garage flooring. Next important thing for a functional garage is the garage lighting. There are numerous types of garage lights available ranging from T8 and T5 fluorescent lighting, rail spot lighting, cordless LED lights and various decorative lighting. |
en | N/A | N/A | A district court upheld the OSM's approval of amendments to West Virginia's federally approved SMCRA program that pertain to cumulative hydrologic impact assessments. The amendments delete the program's definition of “cumulative impact” and add a definition fors.” For the approved amendments to be vacated, the alterations to West Virginia’s program must be shown to be less stringent than the SMCRA and less effective than the federal regulations, or it must be shown that the Secretary’s decision to approve the amendments was a clear error in judgment. Plaintiffs have not met this burden. The changes do not supersede, amend, modify, or repeal the CWA, and the OSM provided an adequate basis for its approval. |
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Computer music is being created at a number of American universities. While it is far easier to maintain precise control over computer music than music produced by analog synthesizers, the necessity to give instructions concerning every detail of the sound can lead to rigid, unmusical results. A program called SCORE which greatly facilitates a musician's communication with the computer has been devised.! |
en | N/A | N/A | must get onto essays before my friend Sammyantha turns up. We are going to gorge on the cupcakes that Han and I made.
2 thoughts on “The Devil returns”
Glad Hannah is feeling better…Now I must go make cupcakes. Thanks.Procrastination is my middle name.
True story …I had a friend at uni who was such a shocker for procrastinating that he decided to submit an essay on it for a psych paper (I think it was psych anyway).2 years later, when I left, he had several hundreds of dollars in fines racked up at the library and 28, I think it was, books relating to that essay topic still outstanding!There is a courier on its way to you – I left the shoes out, but added a shirty/jackety thing which you may hate, but the trim fabric seemed so you. You can chop it up for the trim if you want to! </s> Now that I finally have some time to read what I want rather than what teachers assign, I’ve decided to create my own 2016 Books page! I’ll update it every month.
One thought on “2016 Books” </s> Content notice: sexual abuse.
On the one hand, I am a successful working person who seems fine and normal. On the other hand, I have a hard time with basic self-care and very often experience dissociation, depression, and anxiety as a result of sexual trauma and PTSD.
Letting go of denial feels like giving up, and I am not a quitter.
But recently I find myself less and less able to deny that trying to pretend I'm not struggling is preventing me from fully healing.
I want to be courageous and daring in recovery with my whole heart, but I am afraid to engage in the process. These memories and feelings are more than half a lifetime old. I should be over this by now.
When I am crawling out of my skin or lying despondent on the floor, I can’t find words to explain why I’m so anxious or depressed. The reasons bounce just out of reach of my conscious thoughts. But though I am unable to give voice to my emotions, they nevertheless clutter up the background like swooping Dementors.
I refuse to acknowledge I feel anything at all.
Digging even deeper, I know something closer to the truth: a long list of unmet needs.
I can’t admit any of this out loud.
It feels to me like there is something dirty and wrong about wanting connection. Intellectually, I know it’s because the need to feel special and cared-about was a factor in my falling into an abusive situation in the first place. The sexual abuse also taught me my body is a tool for others’ pleasure and the only path to a warm hug was an unwanted sexual act.
Now, giving up my crusade to go it alone and muscle through the ugly lurking beneath my surface cuts too close to letting my abuser win. I can’t let that happen.
I feel just as powerless now as I did then.
Just disclosing and discussing a small portion of my abuse in a single therapy session knocked me flat for weeks. I’m not eager to jump back in and deal with my entire history.
The pervasiveness of the sexual abuse on my body, mind, and life is breathtaking.
I am terrified to admit how deeply trauma has affected me, and the long, hard road of recovery still ahead of me. I feel haunted. I can’t shake the feeling, no matter how often I show up for work or how many deadlines I meet.
Denial may be a survival skill, but survival isn’t enough anymore. I owe it to myself to reclaim my life and live out loud — live like I matter. I’ve been punished enough, and to keep denying the hard emotions and memories impedes my recovery.
I want to trade fear, running, and hiding for courage, hope, and resilience.
Therapist Wendy Ann Wood, in her book Triumph Over Darkness: Understanding And Healing The Trauma Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, outlines 15 stages of recovery, including everything from telling your story to identifying coping skills to dealing with anger, confronting the offender, and ultimately realizing peace within.
I can’t pretend this isn’t happening anymore. I’m at an unsustainable turning point in my recovery. I have to close the gap between the denial I’m trying so hard to maintain and the reality of my mental health symptoms.
And that starts now, by acknowledging and accepting that I need help.
As Robert Frost said in his poem, “A Servant to Servants,” “The best way out is always through.” </s> PB.20: Accuracy of specimen radiograph in determining lesion presence in excised specimens, correlating histological and radiological margins
Radiography of the excised specimen post localisation determines whether the target lesion has been removed [1]. The surgical specimen is oriented and if a margin appears suspicious on imaging, further tissue is removed [2]. An incompletely excised carcinoma adds to further surgical workload, psychological and physical morbidity for patients.
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en | N/A | N/A | Indian Land service center may be scrapped | The Herald
Indian Land service center may be scrapped
Estimates for a new county courthouse are in and are higher than anticipated.
Officials said that leaves little room in a November bond referendum for additional projects, including an Indian Land Service Center.
The Lancaster County Council met with members of the capital projects sales tax commission Monday night. Such a commission is required by state law to detail capital projects, and their priority order, that would be funded by a one-cent sales tax hike if approved by voters.
Last week, the council approved going to the voters with a capital projects sales tax referendum.
Commission members agreed that building a new courthouse is the county's most important capital project. Based on new estimates, the committee members said a new courthouse will cost about $33 million for a 101,000 square-foot facility and 5,000 square foot parking deck. That's more than $8 million higher than an estimate given by County Administrator Steve Willis in April.
Willis said his estimate was a "guesstimate" based on the cost of a courthouse built in 2002, with some money added for inflation.
The courthouse proposed by the commission would not include space for a magistrate's office or the sheriff's department.
The capital project sales tax is estimated to generate $40 million, said commission member Charlie Harrell.
Only two additional capital projects were suggested by the commission. In addition to funding the construction of the courthouse, the commission recommended asking the voters for $200,000 for the Del Webb Library at Indian Land and $400,000 for improvements to the Kershaw Industrial Park.
"We were very conservative with the number and I feel confident the bonds will be paid out before seven years," Joe Ramsey, a commission member, said.
Councilman Bryan Vaughn, who represents Indian Land, said he supports the county's need for a new courthouse but isn't sure the additional two projects should be part of the referendum. They seem minor in comparison to the main project, he said.
"I do see some danger in the projects being added in," Vaughn said. "It could be viewed as pork for Indian Land and pork for Kershaw."
The high price tag on the courthouse was also a concern for Vaughn, who suggested scaling back the courthouse and being more conservative to help get the referendum passed.
Council Chairman Rudy Carter said that forums need to be held in all parts of the county, explaining the referendum, and its importance, to the voters.
"I think its going to be a hard sell. We know that," Carter said. |
en | N/A | N/A | we've got some teams that I've heard are decent but i've never attended a single event. Football is pretty bad.
Register for free to gain full access! </s> I agree, to be at the top levels of racing you must be strong in all three sports. I also agree, that selecting courses that play to your strong suits is an advantage. Those that race professionally need to figure out how to keep their "weakest" sport from keeping them off the podium.
It is interesting to see many of the ITU athletes migrating to longer distances once they don't have the speed to remain competitive at the ITU races.
Of all the races I have watched of late, I have only seem the french guys this past weekend at the BG race actually pull off a win from if I am not mistaken, from the swim. But like TimeLord said, good in all 3 pursuits. I would imagine that was the only way they could hold off the field. It was rather impressive if you ask me. I do like the balanced version of everything but I cant seem to get the difference in ITU and USAT out of my head because of olympics and most international races.
Look at the splits. Amazingly fast.
Would I like to do a draft-legal race myself? Only if I could find a swim-bike specialist to help me get away. My run stinks...;)
These guys were pretty much averaging what 25mph on the bike and like 5 minutes and change per mile on the run! Absolutely insane. There were a couple of guys that ran sub 5 minute miles for 6 miles.... INSANE!
How do you feel about people cheating in races? Some are so bold as to say, "As long as I don't get caught it's cool. I'll pay the time penalty IF I get caught. Kinda like basketball penalties."
I wouldn't mind a draft legal race, but I would feel that aero-bars would pose a risk to all riders in the event. So if drafting is legal then following the cycling standards for bicycles.
It is nearly impossible for a solo rider to outrun 3 riders of 10% less strength. If you want to legalize drafting then go ahead and make it a team sport.
Many of the top ITU (drafting) triathletes are also best at non-drafting. Similar to road racing on the bike, time trial specialists are often good overall GC contenders. I think some of the contention comes from trying to make the two sports the same (drafting and non-drafting). While they are both triathlons (swim, bike, run) they are different types |
en | N/A | N/A | = Source Code Management = Fiji's development relies heavily on [http://git.or.cz Git]. The principal Fiji project is a Git ''supermodule'', which includes ''submodules'' -- projects in their own right. These submodules do not have to be checked out, but can be left empty, if you are not interested in the development of that particular project. Some of Fiji's submodules are imported from third parties; most of them have their source code in [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion] repositories, which are mirrored via '''git-svn'''. The mirrors are updated by a cron job on [[Pacific]]. The Git repositories on [[Pacific]] can be accessed anonymously, via URLs such as '''git://pacific.mpi-cbg.de/fiji.git/''', and they can be viewed via [http://pacific.mpi-cbg.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi gitweb].
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en | N/A | N/A | A documentary following fnatic's Jonatan "Devilwalk" Lundberg and his team's journey throughout 2013's biggest event DreamHack Winter was released by Zacharias Dyrborg.
The documentary includes a number of interviews with the fnatic's player, where he touches on subjects such as the route to becoming a professional player, but mostly about DreamHack itself.
Hit play below to watch the full twenty-one minute documentary: |
en | N/A | N/A | Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Theoretical. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Theoretical and, of course, Theoretical synonyms and on the right images related to the word Theoretical.
Pendulum Pen"du*lum, n.; pl. Pendulums. [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery. Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small. Ballistic pendulum. See under Ballistic. Compensation pendulum, a clock pendulum in which the effect of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of differene metals, that the distance of the center of oscillation from the center of suspension remains invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof different metals. Compound pendulum, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as being made up of different parts, and contrasted with simple pendulum. Conical or Revolving, pendulum, a weight connected by a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal cyrcle about the vertical from that point. Pendulum bob, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum. Pendulum level, a plumb level. See under Level. Pendulum wheel, the balance of a watch. Simple or Theoretical, pendulum, an imaginary pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a material point suspended by an ideal line.
Meaning of Theoretical from wikipedia
- opposed to theory. A "classical example" of the distinction between "theoretical" and "practical" uses the discipline of medicine: medical theory involves...
- Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and...
- Theoretical linguistics is a term in linguistics which, like the related term general linguistics, can be understood in different ways. Both can be taken...
- A theoretical plate in many separation processes is a hypothetical zone or stage in which two phases, such as the liquid and vapor phases of a substance...
- A theoretical definition defines a term in an academic discipline, functioning as a proposal to see a phenomenon in a certain way. A theoretical definition...
- The modern division of philosophy into theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy has its origin in Aristotle's categories of natural philosophy...
- Theoretical computer science (TCS) is a subset of general computer science and mathematics that focuses on mathematical aspects of computer science such...
- Conjectured to have existed early in the universe. none Dark star A theoretical construct based on Newtonian gravitation, of a star with gravity so strong...
- research often involves a substantial amount of work in the realms of theoretical and observational physics. Some areas of study for astrophysicists include...
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en | N/A | N/A | “She is tireless and relentless in making things better for children,” said Patricia Macias, managing director of judicial engagement at Casey Family Programs. “What makes her unique is that people go to her and go to her for advice in all spectrums. They seek her out because she has built trust.”
“To me, it is exceptional because this was the community’s response to a real issue to children in the system,” said Page Walley, managing director of strategic consulting at Casey programs. “The community took it upon themselves to solve the problem.” |
en | N/A | N/A | Citation: Ash. 2004,hournal of Dairy Science. vol. 87(2): pp. 468-75.
In, but have difficulty improving traits like reproduction and disease resistance. Lack of selection for these economically important traits has a huge impact on global competitiveness, the sustainability of producers, and the entirthat can be used in the selection of bulls, with our long-term goal being to identify chromosomal regions that are important for milk production and female fertility in the US commercial Holstein population. The 29 cattle chromosomes were scanned with 367 DNA markers. Variations at some of these markers were associated with significant effects on pregnancy rate, protein and fat yields, and protein and fat percentages. Application of DNA marker information for these traits shouldproduction and fertility.
Technical Abstract: We report putativetraits using the merged data from groups that conducted independent genome scans in Dairy Bull DNA Repository grandsire families ts. Six families used by both groups were genotyped for 367 microsatellite markers covering 2713.5 cM of the cattle genome (90%), with an average spacing of 7.4 cM. Regression interval mapping software was used for the analysis within and across families. Phenotypic traits included PTA for pregnancy rate and daughter deviations for milk, protein and fat yields, protein and fat percentages, somatic cell score and productive life. Permutation was used to calculate chromosome-wide significance thresholds. The merged dataset identified putative quantitative trait loci not detected in the separate studies, and for the first time allowed detection of pregnancy rate QTL. Sixty-one putative significant marker effects were identified within families and thirteen were identified across-families. |
en | N/A | N/A | With more than 50 after-, it should not come as a surprise that the co-curricular programme has something for everyone. However, what may surprise some is the growing popularity of the Anime Club, which has become one of the largest clubs in the school.
"The main reason I joined the Anime Club was that have the same interests," says Lucas Diab, Grade 11, one of the senior moderators of the club.
The Anime Club started out as a creative outlet for students interested in drawing anime, and soon morphed into a venue for watching anime and reading manga (Japanese comic books). It embraces multiculturalism andrades to share a common interest in Japanese culture.
“Having lived and taught in Japan for two years, and having been a long time fan of the Japanese anime subculture, it seemed like a natural fit for me to be the moderator of the club,” says Cahatol. “The club has always been a meeting place for students who may not feel necessarily comfortable in other school contexts and who enjoy watching and discussing anime.”
The Anime Club at SMCS10 years. Students who enjoy anime and the Japanese gaming subculture gather weekly to hang out, discuss and watch anime, and have some fun.
“Although the weekly Thursday meetings are well-attended and include watching and discussing classic and contemporary anime, it is the club’s online reach through our Edsby group that has seen enormous growth with about 100 active members who contribute daily,” says Cahatol.
One of the regular contributions are ‘Monday Memes,’ where students get creative making their own memes—a funny image, video, piece of text spread over the internet—relating to SMCS, anime, video games, and other pop-culture references.
In recent years, the club has been influential in recommending an entire graphic novel section in the school’s Odette Library. Club members also annually attend Anime North, a national fan run anime convention held in Toronto. |
en | N/A | N/A | “Abilities Centre is delighted to work with Rugby Ontario in the development of Mixed Ability Rugby. We are encouraged by Rugby Ontario’s commitment to ensure that persons of all abilities have access to quality participation opportunities. Through the Centre for Sport Innovation & Inclusion initiative, Abilities Centre and Rugby Ontario have developed and implemented strategies to work towards ensuring that persons of all abilities have an opportunity to participate in rugby in annd showcasing the importance and value of inclusion.”
“On behalf of Trust Rugby International, we commend Rugby Ontario and Abilities Centre in supporting the development of Mixed Ability Rugby. Mixed Ability Rugby supports players with and without disabilities to train, play, compete AND celebrate together. Through the Spirit of Rugby partnership with World Rugby, tri Partnerships Scotland is committed in , and realize, the full benefits of rugb in Ontario and Canada and are excited about the impact that these types of initiatives will have on people of all ages and abilities.” |
en | N/A | N/A | When was he ever the greatest rapper of all time? Rap is the lamest genre of music ever and it is totally apropo that it is made up of 99% blacks who steal, I mean sample other musicians hooks to make their own music.
Thoughts on shyne ??
Shyne has fallen off drastically
I like wiz Khalifa. He giggles a lot. |
en | N/A | N/A | This TAE Upgrade program is a critical step for existing trainers and assessors. Trainers and assessors who possess the older TAE40110 qualification will haveIn July 2017, to. The course is focused on assessment design and validation practices.
IMPORTANT: If you do not already hold the unit of competencyTAELLN401A) you will need to complete it first. This LLN course is 100% online and may take up to 15 hours to complete.
All the above prerequisites must be uploaded to your online learning platform no later than two business days prior to the course date. Access to the full course curriculum and assessment tasks will not be granted until the prerequisites are provided. To avoid delays in getting started, falling behind in your studies and wasting your time during the course, prerequisites must be provided prior to your training day. |
en | N/A | N/A | For Dr. Seuss's birthday our elementary principal stepped outside the box. Way outside.
I heard he would be reading Dr. Seuss stories to the elementary students in the high school auditorium so I headed that way. Somehow, and by looking at the picture you might wonder the same thing, I missed him. When I got to the auditorium I saw The Cat In The Hat and The Kangaroo, but no principal. I turned around and headed back to the elementary. Can I just say, I love that our school is pre-k through seniors in 3 blocks, all connected. Still, I was feeling the burn and was glad I'd worn my tennis shoes. I was almost through the middle school when I found him.
Staring into the windows of the middle school classes.
The screams coming from the classrooms was hilarious!
What would you do if this was peering through your door?
Oh My! I'd probably scream too! |
en | N/A | N/A | Home » Posts Tagged "midlife sex"
Yesterday, on Last First Date Radio, I had an important and energetic conversation about sexual health in midlife! Bloom’s mission is to change the way women think about and talk about sex. An entrepreneur and registered nurse, Jillian has created a virtual gathering place where women can learn from sexual health experts and, as she says, bloom. She’s curated a collection of luxury adult accessories that are both beautiful and well-engineered. Jillian embodies her company’s mantra: Sexy ~ Healthy ~ Smart. I’ve loosely transcribed highlights of the show. I hope you listen to the episode. Jillian is awesome! |
en | N/A | N/A | 9th Annual China International Brand Underwear Fair, via That’s Online
Environmental protest. .” (AP)
And one that isn’t terrorism related. “A Innited States, Mr. Ayup returned home to open a chain of ‘mother tongue’.” (NY Times)
Three dead. “Heavy rainstorms have killed three people and forced the relocation of more than 54,000 residents after rainstorms hit southern China regions, local authorities said Sunday.” (Xinhua)
Hmm. “ //.” (The Guardian)
A first-time link for this paper. “More than 400 Cambodian military officials are to receive training in China, the latest sign of the increasing importance of Beijing military aid.” (The Phnom Penh Post)
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150 armored patrol vehicles begin guarding main streets of Beijing for security & anti-terrorism preparedness. pic.twitter.com/HMWwMCOs5V
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“Reading Middlemarch in Jiangxi.” (Mengfei Chen, LA Review of Books)
I’m gonna guess most of those American made “te jing” Hummers are gonna be parked in front of saunas and fancy restaurants (with plates covered) more often than they’re on “duty”. |
en | N/A | N/A | According to the Ubisoft Montreal designer, Patrick Plourde, “people want more Assassin’s Creed”.
“The same goes with the storyline because as we add more episodes in our brand more and more people are learning about the franchise and will say okay this is getting into a lineage, I should go back and play the first one, second one and then this.” he added.
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will be available in stores on November 16. |
en | N/A | N/A | It was raining before flag off and I was worried that the run would be cancelled.
Fortunately, it went on as usual and the light shower and cooling weather helped me perform better than I expected.
The last time when this run was held in 2014, I missed it and had to wait for 3 years.
This time round, I signed up almost immediately because I wanted to own the exclusive running singlet so badly.
It was hard to choose between being a crime fighter or a fire fighter when both the blue and orange running singlets looked so beautiful.
In addition, we received a nice gray finisher T-shirt at the end of the run.
Having free food at the end of a 32.195km runyear I had pineapple rice, soya beancurd, mango pudding and vanilla ice cream. Thank you Newton Challenge.
A month prior, I tried to prepare by running along Changi Coastal Road but I was exhausted and dehydrated by the time I hit 8km and started walking.
The actual run was not as bad because it was flagged off at 5am but running along a never-ending stretch of road, passing by lamp post after lamp post, shrub after shrub, really required a lot of perseverance.
One of the more scenic runs that brought us to Clarke Quay, the Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands, the Promontory, Boat Quay and Robertson Quay, we were surprised to find out that our finisher medal would be mailed to us instead of collecting on the spot.
After 3 weeks of waiting, my medal finally came in a colorful Mizuno envelope, just in time as a lovely Christmas present.
My final run of 2017 that ended my year on a high note, I finally attempted and completed my first ever day marathon.
It might also be my last day marathon as there were news that the organizer would be planning to convert Standard Chartered Marathon to a night run in 2018.
Congrats for completing 17 runs this year! Which is the one which gave you the fondest memories? |
en | N/A | N/A | Most of America has been on some form of a lockdown for the better part of two months now, and there are signs people have had enough.
This discussion comes as states are beginning to ease or consider easing of restrictions on gatherings and traveling. |
en | N/A | N/A | The government seem determined to make construction industry tradesmen work until they drop or better still, until we end up in a wooden box. People in the UK on average work a lot more hours than our European counterparts in general, but this Conservative/Liberal Government want us to work even harder. Construction industry tradesmen need to retire early.Does anyone ever consider the physical efforts involved in a particular industry?don'ty…
Work to dieNow this ethic is one of get up at 05.30, no breakfast, no shower and on average £10 spent on fuel just getting to work. Work hard all day with absolutely no interest in the job. Get treated in most cases like a third class citizen with little or no respect from managers that will never gain respect from anyone. This philosophy make people think why on earth anyone wants to work on a construction site, but like most things in life "needs must" Many Tradesmen within the construction industry will retire in a less than healthy state.Roll on my 67th!Will I be able to blow out the candles?
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en | N/A | N/A | Hi guys. It's been ages since I posted anything here, but since I'm really busy that doesn't surprise me.
There's a couple of things I'm looking for, all from the B/W tour. By the time I got to my local tour all the tickets for the movie were sold out, so I'm looking for the card that they gave away. Also, if anyone has a spare Reshiram pin, or the phone charm that they were giving away, I'd appreciate it. |
en | N/A | N/A | Long Forestry Career, Life-Threatening Accident, Aftermath Inspire New Book "Regurgitations of a Montana Woodsman" by Stevensville, Montana author Craig E. Thomas
The spring board in my left hand has a shoe cut from a saw blade from a Bonner processor cutoff saw(84 inch diameter). Pounded the cup to shape with a 3 pound hammer after heating it cherry red with my torch.
Russ and I split the Spruce board from the rine of a cull log and shaped it with an axe and draw knife.
This turned out to be my best axe. Fastest time for two boards and a 11 inch block was 1 minute and 14 seconds. Fun stuff.
$25.00 includes shipping and handling in the US.
Thanks for your book. I have not laughed so hard in my life while reading a book. I remember you telling me about those knotheads on the fires of 2000. Attached is a check for 100 dollars Please send me four more books. I am going to send them to Steve Sullivan and other friends I know will enjoy it as much as I did. You are one hell of a tough guy! I can only imagine what you went through after the accident. How about another book? As your cover says, I'm sure this is "just the tip" of the iceberg of many other great stories.
PS Congratulations on your award from UM!
I finished reading your book over the weekend. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I found it very informative concerning just what a forester is and what he does. In no way was the book boring and is a great read for anyone. Probably more interesting to me because you were a product of Pinckneyville High School! Back in 1966, who would have ever thought we would be reading a book written by you? Also, I agree with Jackie - Boots is an angel!
"I laughed so hard I almost fell from my recliner" Steve Kauffman Stevensville, Montana Rancher
"I've only read up to chapter 10 so far but there are stories that have made me laugh out loud.. I MEAN REALLY LAUGH OUT LOUD! Bev Yelczyn Forest Siliviculturist USFS
"I have just finished reading your book. I enjoyed it very much start to finish. I can relate to many of the things you write about, and share your frustration with how many things are handled in the forestry world." Steven Bick Phd, ACF, CF
"Read part of your book last nite and found it very interesting. Please send a copy to my friend" Dave Whitesitt Forester
“”Regurgitations’ is full of entertaining and inspiring stories - - told in such a way that you can practically hear Craig’s voice in each sentence. It is also full of valuable insights into the massive problems that currently confront federal forest management. Never one to complain about a problem, instead Craig proposes real-world solutions gained from his life in the woods.”
Partner, Saltman & Stevens, P.C.
Who would have thought a housewife from Illinois would enjoy the adventures of a woodsman from Montana? My husband needs to read your book now to understand why I laughed so much while reading it.
There were times I felt I was right there in the Cornbinder flying down a mountain road, and then I would realize I was holding my breath.
You are one tough guy and Boots is an angel.
Nancy and I thoroughly enjoyed your book. I read it straight through one night, and she much the same.
Interesting regurgitations. I plan to read the book again in a couple of weeks.
Couldn't help but think about the long line stokes litter rescue that you managed over on the Gallatin when we first started that job. I am still telling everyone about that rescue which I think was a classic for many reasons. Planning, training, having the equipment on hand, and moving quickly to implement the plan. After talking with that rescued sawyer when we were on Nine Mile, I am convinced that helicopter snatch out of that icy creek saved his life.
Enclosed is a check for two more books. Would you please send them to my friends.
"It's 11:06 and I've still got LOTS to do- and it's all YOUR fault.....Man, WHAT an example of TRUE GRIT - and GOD's CARE........I've just read the chapter about your accident... and Paul's the READER in this family - NOT me. You certainly have LOTS for which to be THANKFUL!! Our Congrads to you - even after your visit and some actual stories==little did we "know" about the year we didn't hear from you at Christmas. JAP
"Regurgitations"... is a must read!......Craig Thomas's unique experiences show humor, human side of life and insight to logging and forestry and from dangerous hard work to management of forest fires. His recovery and recount of his accident is a tribute to his meeting the challenges of life with a "don't quit outlook"....Looking forward to his next book!....
Craig, I read your book as soon as I got it from you and enjoyed every chapter. It is an easy read and is probably more appreciated by foresters and others that have worked in the woods, but it can be enjoyed by anyone. I think your comments regarding the Forest Service and some employees are based on your experiences. I was an employee for 32 years and, while working, I couldn't understand why folks like you felt the way you did about us. Since I have been retired for 12 years I have a much better understanding of your views as I am on the "outside" looking in. I think your book should be a must read for "line officers", contracting officers and others working on projects in the forests. Thanks for taking the time to write your book.
Mom (VP's wife) and I both enjoyed your book immensely. You haven't lost your legendary touch with a good yarn.
Craig Thomas tells a Hell of a story in his book, because he’s lived a Hell of an interesting life. Never one to deny a great story all the honor it deserves, Craig Thomas’s book is one that should be read by anyone who wants to understand what a life of forest stewardship is really about. |
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