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A self-described, lifelong adventurer, Lancaster's decision to walk took root in his 2007 sojourn across New Zealand working on organic farms. Lancaster visited the island nation to shed a stressful Los Angeles–lifestyle filled with junk food, drugs, and long, stressful work hours.
"I was just sluggish and tired and depressed, and I wondered why I was so unhappy. It wasn't until I had gone to New Zealand and started eating fresh vegetables every day, walking a lot, exercising, and living a healthy lifestyle that I realized the food I was consuming was hurting me," he said. While shearing sheep and planting flower bulbs, he connected with the local growers and Kiwi culture, and found in their earthiness the model for a newer, better lifestyle. "I realized there was a whole life to be had around the advancement of organic food and growing methods," he said.


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Hey Hobbyists and Crafters! It's time for another episode of our podcast!!
We talk about our process and journey along the road to a finished product. With each step we take, we learn something new and get closer to being better crafters. Even mistakes are welcomed as we always learn something from them!
This week we have a finished quilt!
And lots of new things to share!
I'm testing out Periscope as a way to reach new audiences who are also into crafting and creating. If you want to see what I'm sharing, follow me @Kekibird
My mom is working on a new table runner for Christmas using some border fabric and a triangular ruler.
She's still deciding on the quilting design she wants to go with but so far it's looking great!
We can't seem to get enough of quilting so as we finish one project, we start another! Together we're going to take a table runner for Halloween using our Haunted Mansion charm pack from Moda.
My mom is also going to attempt to make a maxi skirt! Plush next square in her Spring Bouquet quilt has arrived and she's ready to get it started!
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|Ravi Kumar Chittoria
Professor,Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education, India
|Prof Dr Ravi Kumar Chittoria is born, brought up in Delhi India. He completed his Post graduation (MCh Plastic Surgery from Mumbai), Post Doctorate (PhD in Plastic Surgery) and MBA (Hospital Administration) in India. Received higher training in Laser Surgery from Boston Medical Centre, Boston University USA and Endoscopic Plastic Surgery from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is recipient of 29 awards including BMJ Award, Author of three textbooks, five chapters, Chief Editor of 3 journals, more than 120 publications with one patent. At present he is Professor of Plastic Surgery & Registrar (Academics) & IT Nodal Officer & Chairman of Telemedicine Committee, Chairman of Community Radio Committee, and Chairman of Signage Committee in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), An Institute of National Importance under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in Pondicherry, India.
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|Laser Surgery, Endoscopic Plastic Surgery,


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The EPOC Effect…"The What?"
A little FYI…all exercise isn't created equal. Of course, the more you exercise, the more calories you burn and the leaner you'll be, right?
Yes, total exercise duration plays a big role in managing weight, but I imagine you're not reading this to just "manage" your weight. At least I don't think you are. You have to remember that it's not necessarily the calories that you burn "during" exercise that matters, but the impact that bout of exercise has on your metabolism for the rest of the day. Depending on the type of exercise you perform…your metabolism can stay elevated for up to 36 hours post exercise.
Now, who in their right mind would want one exercise session to keep their metabolism "jacked" for up to TWO full days? I'm guessing we all would, right!
Let me explain something real quick.
Moderate exercise has it's place and it's a good way to keep your heart healthy and for some, low impact activity is a good way to get exercise in each day. BUT, what I want you to understand is that it's not the BEST way to drop ugly body fat like it's a bad habit! If you want to "drop it like it's hot" (Snoop D-O Double G reference), then hear me out.
Steady state exercise or moderate intensity exercise is highly adaptive. What that basically means is that your body will adapt very quickly to steady state activities, i.e. walking or other slow, longer duration activities. That's a good thing if you're a competitive athlete and your goal is to become very efficient at a specific activity or you just want to remain "active."
BUT, for the rest of us looking to lose that jiggly stuff, becoming efficient at exercise is MALO.
Let me explain…
What we're after is something called EPOC. If you've been attending camp for any length of time, you've heard me talk about it before. For those of you that are new, let me give you a sneak peak into how EPOC affects your fat loss results. You see, moderate activities tend to utilize energy ONLY when you're performing them. Once you're done, energy expenditure stops for the most part.
Actually, most published research shows an elevated metabolic rate from moderate (steady state) exercise can last for up to 4 hours post exercise. So, four hours max impact on caloric expenditure. Now, let's compare that to a high intensity, interval approach similar to the workouts we perform at camp (Resistance Based Interval Training Circuits).
Research points to an elevated metabolic rate lasting up to 36+ HOURS post exercise when the exercise is performed with the heart rate elevated in the 80-90% range for short periods of time. Hmmm…4 hours of additional caloric expenditure or 36+ hours worth? I'm thinking you'd like to have your metabolism elevated for 36 hours over the 4 hours.
Am I right?
I'm pretty sure that would be an "Oh yeah baby!"
Well, the reason we conduct camp the way we do is because of this EPOC (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption) affect. Think of EPOC as your body consuming energy (calories) at an exaggerated rate even though you're not exercising. The longer, more frequent you can affect EPOC, the faster you burn calories and the faster that wiggly-jiggly gets melted off your thighs. Make sense?
Let's take the info I just gave you and give you an example as to why this process works….
Moderate Exercise (Steady State)
Duration: 1 hour
Calories (during exercise): 300
Calories (EPOC): 40…based on an additional 10 calories burned per hour for up to a maximum 4 hours post exercise.
Calories (Weekly): 2380…7 days x 340 calories.
Resistance Based Interval Training
Duration: 45 minutes
Calories (during exercise): 300
Calories (EPOC): 240…based on an additional 10 calories burned per hour for 24 hours post exercise.
Calories (Weekly): 3780…7 days x 540 calories.
So, in the example above, we're assuming that exercise is performed each day of the week in both groups. Published research has shown us that EPOC is really only elevated for up to a maximum 4 hours post moderate activity. That's compared to research that's shown EPOC can be elevated for up to 36+ hours post High Intensity Interval Based activity.
(Side Note: To keep things simple, I used 10 calories per hour, when in actuality, the caloric vales can be quite different. The high intensity interval group would have a greater hourly caloric "burn" than that of the moderate group, but I want to illustrate the point without getting too complicated.)
As you can see, there's a difference of 1400 weekly calories in favor of the High Intensity group even though total exercise time is almost 2 hours less over the same 7 days. Again, Hmmmmm…less time = better fat loss? Hopefully now you can see the benefits of bumping up your exertion levels when exercising. The numbers I used above are only used for illustration purposes, but I actually underestimated the values for the High Intensity group.
My point in all of this is this…moderate exercise (steady state) is nowhere near as effective for fat loss as High Intensity Resistance Based Interval Training.
If you ever had a question as to why we do what we do at camp – Hopefully this has helped provide the answer in a fairly descriptive, yet easy to understand explanation.
Your TAKE HOME point:
Adopt a "Sprinter" mentality instead of a "Marathoner" mentality. Incorporate more "HIGH" exertion activities into your exercise program to reap the benefits of a faster metabolism….a.k.a. more FAT LOSS!
Leave a comment about the results you've had using Intervals.


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Do you guarantee SEO rankings?
No, because there are many factors (including factors outside of our control) that will determine how a website ranks in the major search engines.
No SEO company can guarantee a number #1 position or specific ranking for your site for a given keyword phrase. There are simply too many variables involved in determining placement within each search engine's results. For example, a search engine changing their ranking algorithms, efforts made by competitors, and new sites being added to the Internet are just a few ever changing variables that can affect your website's placement.
To some extent, rankings don't matter anymore with factors at play such as searcher's geo-location, search history, and preferences.
- Rankings do not equal traffic. A holistic SEO campaign should be measured by the increase in organic search referrals to your website and the rate at which that traffic converts.
- High search rankings are a goal but not the end goal.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="Do you comply with Google's Guidelines?"][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]First, Google keeps their guidelines quite vague and undefined. Additionally, their guidelines are frequently updated.
Though Flagstone's service offerings do not specifically "violate" these guidelines (and none of our services directly match any of Google's current examples of violations), that doesn't mean that Google endorses linkbuilding or otherwise any activity conducted solely for SEO reasons.
In fact, the most accurate way to describe what Google "approves" when it comes to SEO is to quote them:
"The best way to get other sites to create relevant links to yours is to create unique, relevant content that can quickly gain popularity in the Internet community. The more useful content you have, the greater the chances someone else will find that content valuable to their readers and link to it." (Source)
In other words, the only linkbuilding strategy that Google currently endorses is exposing your site's content to your target market, and then expecting a percentage of those people to link to your site or content naturally. In reality, unless you're in a very "vocal" industry, picking up completely organic links like this is not common. And for new businesses / websites, it's virtually impossible if your only strategy is to publish great content on your website.
So, by definition, anything you initiate that results in another webpage linking to your site, is not endorsed by Google's guidelines. This includes perfectly legitimate marketing strategies, such as press release distribution, submitting expert content to a popular industry publication, and so on.
The fact is, only an extremely low percentage of websites adhere to these guidelines, as it's only remotely feasible in certain verticals.
The bottom line is that SEO, by definition, is the act of trying to manipulate your search engine rankings. It stands to reason that the major search engines would probably rather have you pay for their traffic with their various advertising options.
Therefore, SEO in general is not something that Google or any other search engine will particularly endorse, whether conducted through Flagstone or any other service, and regardless of any claims to the contrary.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="Is SEO risky?"][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom" c_id=".vc_1418791616847″]We do need to make it clear that literally any deliberate link-building, for any website, is technically outside of Google's Webmaster Guidelines. This means that unless your only means of acquiring links is to publish content on your website, and hope that others find it somehow, and link to it – you are then attempting to manipulate your rankings yourself.
And once you start taking charge of your own SEO, and actively acquiring backlinks – even from the most legitimate methods or sources – there is risk. Generally speaking, it's a very low risk, but there is risk nonetheless.
What we have found from years of experience in the SEO space, as well as with extensive testing in the current SEO climate (Post-Penguin, Post-Panda, etc.), is that the best way to insulate a site against manual spam actions, or wild ranking fluctuations, is to take the following steps:
- Make sure your on-page SEO is solid. Fast load times, engaging content. Onsite SEO is actually a very potent signal in today's current climate.
- Know your domain's history. Even if you've bought a "brand new" domain, it may have been used at some point in the past – and that means that it might still have a remnant backlink profile. If it does, and you see some red flags come up – it's probably best to use another domain.
- Diversity is key. Even the "best" type of backlink is going to raise flags if it comprises the majority of your overall backlink portfolio. The key is to build a diverse spread of links, with a number of different methods and platforms, and in many different ways. Every site is going to have a few questionable links – it's inevitable. This includes major authority sites. But what insulates a site is the sheer volume and diversity of link sources across the board. That way, those "bad" links are just a drop in the ocean, from a search engine perspective.
- Avoid obvious anchor optimization. If you've read up on the recent "Penguin" algorithm update, then you probably already know that Google is now reducing exposure for sites that have obviously focused on a specific keyword or keyword theme, as determined by the site's backlink profile.
Carefully consider your target vertical. Some keywords, and markets in general, are just too competitive to secure any kind of consistent ranking without being very aggressive. While Flagstone can – to some extent – support or partially support an aggressive campaign, the fact is that competing in these markets requires a very different mindset.
In reality, the only way to be totally "white hat" in your SEO efforts is to go to adwords.google.com and buy all your traffic from them because that's what Google would want you to do. When you embark on the SEO journey, you have to enter into it with the caveat that that it carries risk.
That said, SEO is still the highest ROI in the world of online traffic.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="How long will my SEO campaign take to start seeing results? "][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]This depends on the site we are given to work with and the requirements to reach the top positions. A 5 page site in a low competition area will obviously take less time than a 300 page site competing for highly competitive terms. Generally speaking however, an average promotion (20 page website with moderate competition) would take approximately 2 weeks for site-optimization, a month or so for link-building and up to 3 months or so to attain rankings. You will undoubtedly see improvements after just the optimization alone however the added weight of the incoming links won't be applied for a month or so after they are established. There are hundreds of factors that determine where your site will rank in relation to the other sites competing for ranking. We will work within the constraints of your budget to achieve top ranking as quickly as possible. Some of our clients have seen incredible results within the first couple weeks of implementing our recommendations, and for some clients it can take up to a year to achieve top ranking, if ever.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="Why have I heard different things about search engine optimization from other SEO companies that conflict with what you tell me?"][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]SEOs have many opinions of what works and what does not. They are often just parroting what someone else has told them or what they read in an online forum. What works for us is based upon experience and tried-and-true methodologies we are somewhat secretive about. Read more about how our SEO process works.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="Other SEO companies have guaranteed me 1st page or #1 rankings. Why don't you?"][vc_column_text]One aspect of the SEO industry that is a constant issue for businesses and SEO professionals alike is the prevalence of poor-quality companies that tout things like "1st page in Google guaranteed" services. These companies have a burn-and-churn business model with immediate results but no long-term stability. It's a problem, and it gives search engine optimization a bad reputation.
SEO companies that only look at rankings do not care about the long-term viability of your business. Flagstone ultimately cares most about the bigger-picture conversion metrics such as sales, revenue, and calls generated from our campaigns.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][/vc_accordion][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2″][vc_single_image image="11806″ size="full" alt="search engine optimization seo faq" overlay="none" item_link_type="no-link"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1″][heading heading_colour="#ffffff" header_size="bigger" header_weight="hairline" header_align="center" header_underline="bordered" margin_top="normal-top" scroll_animation="fadeInUp"]Some more questions?[/heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2″][vc_single_image image="6561″ size="full" image_stretch="fullwidth" alt="birmingham alabama seo company faq" overlay="none" item_link_type="no-link"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2″][divider visibility="hide" xs_height="0″ sm_height="0″ md_height="60″ lg_height="130″][vc_accordion type="info" margin_bottom="no-bottom" scroll_animation="fadeInRight" style="accordion" c_id=".vc_1417646506393″][vc_accordion_tab state="open" title="What's your secret?"][vc_column_text]There are no secrets.¹ We feature a high level of transparency and share all our knowledge and ranking activities by way of simple and clean reporting that is accessible to all of our clients on demand 24/7.
Flagstone employs a set of highly effective and innovative link building tactics that follow common sense and comply with the best SEO practices as outlined by major search engines.
We're selective and prefer to research our link opportunities before making contact to ensure our conversations with you are productive. Good results are achieved with the right balance of creativity and hard work. Patience, as they say, is a virtue.
¹ Okay, so as it turns out, we actually do have a few secrets. There are a lot of things Flagstone does that other SEO companies have no idea about it, and we wouldn't want to give up these strategies that have been hard-won with years of experience. However, these are the sorts of things that are nefarious or would be any risk to your website.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="Do you provide monthly reports?"][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]Yes. Flagstone provides monthly reports that go way beyond rankings — we track unique monthly visits from search engines, search engine share, pages indexed, website authority, back link count, competitor data, and most importantly, conversions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="What is the best way to determine my SEO/SEM/online marketing budget?"][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]Determine your potential return on investment. Online marketing tactics help bring more traffic and business to your site, raising your revenue. There is always a need for online marketing; however, be sure your provider is presenting you with quantifiable results.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="Will you help me set up my website analytics?"][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]Yes, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, and Bing Webmaster Tools are included in all of our SEO projects. If you choose a campaign longer than 4 months, you will receive our inbound marketing analytics package.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="I worked with another SEO company in the past and lost all my rankings. Can you help me recover? "][vc_column_text margin_top="no-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom"]The first thing we'll have to do is determine whether you're under a Panda or Penguin penalty.
Sites that get penalized by Google's Panda algorithm get hit for one of two reasons: thin content, or duplicate content. This means that your web pages are not very descriptive, informative, or are copies of other pages on your site (or worse, other websites). This kind of penalty is the easier one to recover from, as it's controlled internally and Google's updates occur more frequently. We'll begin recovery by doing thorough keyword research, determining the needed focus for your web pages. We can then generate quality content and make sure each page is properly optimized and hitting all the marks of a good web page according to Google's standards.
If your site was suddenly hit hard and your rankings dropped dramatically, odds are that it's related to Google's Penguin algorithm. This is the most difficult penalty to recover from, and unfortunately, often the most common. Poor quality SEO firms typically add a website to private blog networks, low-quality (or fake) directories, and fake websites in an effort to trick the search engine into thinking your website is popular. This used to work quite well, and even today, some companies see immediate results – but it's not a long-lived solution. The Penguin algorithm eventually catches up, devalues the sites, and penalizes websites that use these tactics. In an extreme case, you'll receive a manual action – pretty much the "kiss of death."
In order to recover from this kind of penalty, we have to go through the process of gathering a list of all the links that point to your site, and begin to get them removed from their hosts. This sometimes works, but often, we're unable to communicate with the various webmasters, as all of the websites were fake to begin with. The company that charged you to post those links is not very motivated to then remove them for free. So while we work on those removals, we'll also disavow the links with Google – basically telling the search engine not to count those links when evaluating your site.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title="What is your search marketing experience?"][vc_column_text]Carlton has been consulting in the field of SEO since 2007.[/vc_column_text][/vc_accordion_tab][/vc_accordion][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1″][ultimate_spacer height="20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row swatch="swatch-totes-white-text-swatch" text_shadow="shadow" inner_shadow="shadow" overlay_opacity="0.3″ overlay_grid="30″ background_image="12724″ background_image_attachment="fixed"][vc_column align="center" width="1/1″][heading sub_header="Contact me for a free consultation and website audit." sub_header_size="lead" header_size="bigger" header_weight="hairline" header_align="center" header_condensed="condensed" header_underline="bordered" margin_top="tall-top" margin_bottom="no-bottom" scroll_animation="fadeIn"]Want to know more?[/heading][/vc_column][/vc_row]


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Duaba Serwa - Ghana star22:45
I am trying to get my hands on one of the Ghanaian fashion label design....By any means ....
Like I always say What's not to like huh ?
Have a look at their "Preciosa" Spring/ Summer 2013 collection and judge for yourself .
The garments are absolutely GORGEOUS !!!! The garments are sophisticated and modern. The traditional fabrics are ingenuously mixed with brighter colour more classic fabrics and gives the DS designs a edginess and sexyness desperately needed in modern African fashion design !
I also love the choice of the model for their Lookbook. Nicola Sackey is a real beauty !
The shoes are from Mo Saique, another Ghanaian designer I intend on writing a post about... real soon...
Playful, feminine, colourful and sexy, the Duaba Serwa collection is a real gem and should feature in every modern and sexy woman, starting with mine.
The Duaba Serwa label is definitely one to follow and has gotten me genuinely excited !
You can discover more about them on their Facebook page.


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Attack on Digital Privacy Rights of Canadians
What Happened
The Liberal government's review of National Security Policy ("National Review"), which concluded on December 15, 2016, putatively marked an election promise aiming to improve upon the problematic parts of Bill C-51. In response to this announcement from government, civil liberties organizations and privacy watchdogs repeated previous criticisms relating to the unnecessary and wide ranging digital privacy elements of C-51 and its establishment of the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act ("SCISA"). However, rather than reversing newly legislated state intrusions into digital privacy rights, the Liberal government agenda has effectively encouraged the expansion of digital surveillance of Canadians both at home and abroad. The 2016 Liberal National Security Green Paper ("Green Paper") , as the discussion-piece to start the Review, has met with criticism based on its slick pro-security and policing perspective, while the on-line security questionnaire used for the public consultation revealed notable omissions and severe ideological biases. The framework for Canada's national security review has opened the door to even more serious threats to digital privacy than the very surveillance measures under C-51 that it had promised to remedy.
Bill C-51 established increased intelligence sharing within government, marked a dramatic shift in respect of the lawful scope of the government's collection of private information of Canadians and lowered the threshold for accessing and maintaining private information in the hands of government. The problematic impacts of Bill C-51 on the digital privacy rights of Canadians had been clearly and repeatedly identified by individuals and civil rights organizations in presentations to the Standing Committee on National Security and Defence in February 2015, but went unheeded and hence were not incorporated into law. In the spring of 2015, the Liberal caucus in Parliament voted in favour of Bill C-51 and the massive changes it established through SCISA. However, in the run up to the November 2015 election, the Liberals promised to review the problematic elements of Bill C-51. The establishment of a National Security Review process was a prominent item added to the Public Safety Minister's mandate letter. A three-month consultation process was announced by the government on September 8, 2016 that held regional consultations, accepted online submissions and administered an online questionnaire touching upon key points relating to national security challenges as identified by the government agenda. The framework for the review was informed by a policy paper, known as the National Security Green Paper. Following the closure of the review on December 15, 2016, all of the serious privacy deficiencies created by C-51 remain untouched despite ever increasing concerns regarding the monitoring of Canadians' digital information. No plan has been announced for implementing legislative changes following the Review.
The Liberal Green Paper
The Green Paper released in September 2016 styled itself as a document to "prompt discussion and debate relating to Canada's national security framework". It has been criticized as a whitewash for making a case for the agenda of the national security agencies and cyber-crime policing, prompted by hypothetical crime scenarios. Significantly, the Green Paper asks the question: "Should the government update [information access] tools to better support digital/online investigations? Is your expectation of privacy different in the digital world than in the physical world?" Privacy, in this agenda, is represented as an obstacle to intelligence gathering and policing. The publication of the Green Paper, moreover, was made only a few weeks after a resolution from Canadian chiefs of police seeking legal action to compel Canadians to disclose their computer passwords in order to facilitate police investigations. The paper suggests a pressing need for increasing digital surveillance, while sugar-coating existing laws and avoiding more fundamental questions that would entail the repeal or amendment of the SCISA. The language, timing, strategic omissions and slanted perspective of the framing paper serve to foster an outcome of lowered public expectation, which flies in the face of earlier government promises of a review process that would serve to check the intrusive powers of C-51. Hence the consultation process was deeply and intentionally flawed.
Increased Access to Personal Information Unnecessary
SCISA has been criticized for relying upon the low standard of "relevance" to justify lawful access and retention of digital personal information. This lowered threshold is at odds with CSIS' perspective that Bill C-51's legislative amendments were not necessary for the improvement of information sharing. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, for example, has argued that the SCISA was not even necessary. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has also questioned why the new measures for information procurement could not use the higher standard of "strictly necessary" for access and retention of information as outlined under the CSIS Act.
Vulnerability of Basic Subscriber Information
The Liberal Green Paper argues for more efficient and timely access to Basic Subscriber Information (BSI) from users in order to facilitate national security investigations. The consequent streamlining of BSI access would entail decreasing judicial oversight. However, the simple dichotomy between robust oversight and administrative efficiency of BSI access has been criticized by the Information Technology Association of Canada as a false one as it does not identify any irremediable problems within the current framework of oversight. A recent survey by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner cites government monitoring of personal information as a widespread concern, while the majority of those polled had poor knowledge of how intelligence data is used.
Given that the United States has recently dismantled privacy protections designed to limit the sale of BSI to third parties, there is a risk that Canada might be prone to similar encroachment, although such commercial sharing is currently prohibited by CRTC. Canadian internet subscribers may, however, be subject to de-identified information sharing through their internet service providers – i.e. data stripped of personal details. American researchers contend that such information sharing bears the risk of being re-identified by correlation with other data – a potential threat that bears no mention in the Liberal Green Paper and which holds catastrophic implications for the digital privacy of Canadians.
The Unchecked Threat of Foreign Monitoring
With its narrow focus upon the advancement of Canadian national security and policing interests, the National Review has also failed to consider the potential for building privacy safeguards against foreign surveillance. US Executive Order 12333, for example, allows the National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on 850 Billion phone lines and internet records of Americans, as well as internet backbones throughout the world. Recently, Executive Order 12333 has been expanded to allow the NSA to share its intercepted data with 12 other American domestic law enforcement agencies. At present, the Canadian public has no knowledge as to whether such surveillance data from the US is already being shared with Canadian intelligence agencies through existing international information sharing agreements between Canada and the United States, or the rest of the Five Eyes (United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand). The vulnerability of the digital privacy of Canadians is further imperilled by the January 2017 domestic safety executive order of Donald Trump, which explicitly excludes privacy protections for foreign nationals living within Canada.
Civil Society Response to Protection of Digital Privacy
Canadian civil society organizations and privacy watchdogs have actively been engaging in public campaigns aimed at creating greater public awareness and advocacy of digital privacy in Canada. In its submission to the National Review, for example, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC), repeated numerous recommendations that it had previously made to the Standing Committee on National Security and Defence in 2015 recommending that information sharing, access and retention be governed by principles of necessity and proportionality. The December 2016 OPC survey of Canadians on Privacy is also an important resource that details popular concerns regarding monitoring and use of personal information and identifies important gaps in public knowledge.
BCCLA has published a real time response and Blog review of the unfolding debate on Canada's national security review by offering a Different Shade of Green Paper, which identifies key areas that were omitted from the Liberal Green Paper. The organization also has created campaigns that have provided popular education around C-51 powers, and has advocated for the repeal of SCISA.
Open Media, a Vancouver-based non-profit community based organization, has specifically organized a campaign advocating for greater protection and safeguards against the sharing of Canadian digital information with the United States. The campaign's goal, which is endorsed by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, seeks to add Canada to a list of countries that will be exempt from surveillance of its nationals under the US Privacy Act. In this regard, the failure of Canada's National Security Review to touch upon the implications of US surveillance marks a glaring omission.
Leading Canadian technology and national security experts, like Michael Geist, Kent Roach and Craig Forcese have also been consistently cautioning against the expansion of digital surveillance. Their critiques call for an evidence-based approach to evaluating Canadian privacy laws and a forward-looking consideration of new frontiers of privacy encroachment that have come to light since the dramatic revelations of Edward Snowden.
Relevant Dates
January 30, 2015 – Bill C-51 introduced in Parliament
March 2015 – Presentations made to Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
June 18, 2015 – Bill C-51 passed as the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, amending various statutes as well as enacting the Security of Canada and Information Sharing Act (SCISA)
August 2016 – Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) pass resolution seeking law to assist in unlocking digital evidence
September 8, 2016 – Canada publishes the Liberal Green Paper and begins its National Security Review
November 28, 2016 – BCCLA initiates "A Different Shade of Green Paper" Campaign
December 2016 – Office of Privacy Commissioner publishes 2016 Survey of Canadians on Privacy
December 5, 2016 – Office of Privacy Commissioner Submission to National Review
December 15, 2016 – National Security Review consultation closes
January 3, 2017 – New Rules issued by US Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence for enhanced information sharing under US Executive Order 12333
January 25, 2017 – Presidential Executive Order on Domestic Safety is issued, allowing surveillance on non-US citizens living in America, including Canadians
Implications and Consequences
Freedom of Expression: The vulnerability of digital information, including BSI to collection, monitoring and sharing by the government may create a chilling effect for Canadians in their communication and use of digital technology.
Democracy: The National Security Review excluded key areas in its policy framework, which undermines its basis as a meaningful public consultation process with Canadians.
Democracy: The orientation of the National Security Review does not align with the election promises of the government to address the problematic areas of C-51.
Transparency: The policy outcomes of the National Security Review and the government's response to the concerns of Canadians regarding intrusions into their online privacy rights have not been clearly identified.
Fairness: The erosion of existing privacy safeguards in favour of greater access for policing and intelligence bodies is both unnecessary and diminishes the fair and reasonable expectations of Canadians regarding their digital privacy.
Rule of Law: The potential use of information between Canadian intelligence agencies and their US counterparts in relation to the digital information of Canadians may effectively circumvent the purpose of Canadian privacy laws.
Published: April 20, 2017
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"Canada police chiefs push for law forcing people to hand over passwords" the Toronto Star, by Jim Bronskill, 16 August 2016
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Forcese, Craig and Kent Roach. False Security, The Radicalization of Canadian Anti-terrorism (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2015).
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"Liberals face reality of national security in a dangerous world" Macleans, by Michael Friscolanti, 16 October 2016
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"National security review tries to tackle needs of law enforcement in digital world" the Toronto Star, by Tonda MacCharles, 8 September 2016
"No silver bullet: De-identification still doesn't work" by Arvind Narayanan and Edward W. Felten, 9 July 2014
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"Obama Opens NSA's Vast Trove of Warrantless Data to Entire Intelligence Community, Just in Time for Trump" the Intercept, by Alex Emmons, 13 January 2017
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"U.S. internet service providers get green light to sell user data — but what about Canada?" CBC News, by Matthew Braga, 30 March 2017


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The number of tourists from Hong Kong and Macau could exceed 1 million this year, Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) said yesterday, adding that the two special administrative regions of China would together become the third region to hit the 1 million tourists benchmark, following Japan and China.
Mao, who made the statement at the opening ceremony of the Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF), said the number of inbound tourists could exceed 7 million this year. The number of outbound tourists could reach 10 million this year, up from 9.5 million last year.
Vice President Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), American Institute in Taiwan Director Christopher Marut and dignitaries from other countries also attended the opening.
With the US announcing Taiwan's inclusion in its visa waiver program on Oct. 2, Wu said the number of Taiwanese applying to visit the US from Oct. 2 until yesterday had increased 10 percent.
He estimated that Taiwanese tourism to the US could see growth of 150 percent within a year after the inclusion of Taiwan in the program.
Statistics from Taiwan's Tourism Bureau showed that approximately 400,000 Taiwanese tourists traveled to the US last year.
The nation began hosting the annual travel fair 26 years ago. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, Guam and Hawaii are among the countries and regions that have sent representatives to attend the fair since then.
This year, the four-day fair features 850 exhibitors from 60 countries. They include airlines, travel agencies, restaurants, hotels and government agencies.
The fair was not opened to the public until noon, but people had started lining up at Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center early yesterday morning. Many of them have come to find package tours for the Lunar New Year holiday from Feb. 2 to Feb. 17 next year.
The ITF Organizing Committee said visitors could expect many discounted deals at the fair. A South Korean airline company, for example, has offered round-trip tickets to South Korea at NT$1,000 for early buyers. EVA Airways, on the other hand, offers a five-day tour to Guam at a starting price of NT$17,888, which covers both the flight tickets and accommodation. However, consumers were advised to read the fine print in their contracts.
Taiwan Visitors Association chairman Chang Chia-juch (張家祝) said that approximately 250,000 visitors came to the fair last year, with transactions made on the spot topping NT$1.5 billion (US$512,3 million). He said the association estimated that the figures in both categories would increase this year.


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While I've been blogging about math resources this week, the kids have been studying Newton's Laws of Motion. I had a full week of it planned, but I had to reconsider my schedule after Ian became inspired to write a new composition, this time for a chamber orchestra with synth and a drum kit. He was so on fire that I had to squash my science lessons to bookend the week, leaving Wednesday and Thursday open for creative pursuits.
While Ian was composing (and he finished his lovely song by the way, in just three days!), Eva struck out into the land of filmmaking, creating a couple of silly episodes of "Kinzy's Cooking Show." Kinzy is the main character of the book she'll be releasing this May, and she wants to build a whole world up around him. We built a set complete with stage lights and backdrop, filmed the clips, and I taught her how to upload them to youtube and from there drop them into her website. She gave her website a new look (and so, you may have noticed, did I), and all in all we had a good time. You can click on the link above to see them all, or just get a flavor right here. This is episode #1.
But back to physics. Our textbook choice this week was the very scientific Zombies and Forces and Motion by Mark Weakland. On the first day, we talked about Newton's first law: things at rest stay at rest, and things in motion stay in motion. To visually explore this law (besides looking at the hilarious illustrations in our text), we balanced a stuffed animal on a toy car and observed its forward motion when the car smashed into a conspicuous wall – lots of fun there. We flicked index cards out from under balls and watched them fall straight down as the cards went sailing forward. We drug blocks on various surfaces and discussed friction. We played air hockey at the university to observe what happens when you remove this friction.
But the best thing we did was this:
I should add that Eva did this successfully as well. And of course we had some unsuccessful tries too, with mostly full cups of water. That was fun. And wet.
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The season 25 cast of Dancing With the Stars has finally been announced, and we couldn't be more excited!
Stars like Malcom in the Middle's Frankie Muniz and Property Brothers' Drew Scott are set to strap on their dancing shoes alongside celeb couple Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey as well as athletes Terrell Owens and Derek Fisher.
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Nursing as a noble profession is guided by a code of ethics and code of conduct. In fact, it takes someone with a kind heart and empathy to be able to care for the sick and the dying. No wonder it is often said, "Nursing is a calling."
There are numerous government and private nursing institutions in Ghana that train people with
the interest to become nurses. As such, nursing students are seen in almost every corner of Ghana these days. It is easy to distinguish between female staff nurses and student nurses from their uniform. Whilst female staff have a full white armband on their uniforms, students have strips of white bands on their uniforms. The level or stage in which you are in school determines the number of white stripes on your uniform. However, a male staff is not so distinguished from male students as they all dress in the same manner.
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When I was a student nurse in one of the nursing training colleges in Ghana, I observed a very interesting trend. As part of the training, all students are supposed to go to hospitals and practically observe and perform most of the things that have been taught in school. This is done very frequently, at least not less than eight times during the training period.
Interestingly, whenever we go on clinical, I observed that the male staff nurses had a very "cordial" relationship with our female young student nurses as compared to us the male students. Sometimes you can be playing with your colleague female student nurse and a male staff nurse will jokingly tell you, "young man, be careful with the way you are playing with my wife." We will all laugh about it and end it there. Whether that statement was true or not, I couldn't tell because I was very naive at the time.
Sometimes, our colleague females were given food, money, drinks and gifts. These ladies sometimes had pity on us and invite us to partake in their food. This trend continued even after I completed school. So, I then developed the interest to know what actually happens.
When I was posted as a staff nurse in 2012, I started my investigations. I have worked in some government hospitals and through my investigations, I realized the story is not different from when I was in school as a student. Some male staff always give preferential treatment to female student nurses. The reason accounting for this is just a vague one.
During a personal encounter with some students and then colleague staff, it was revealed that female student nurses sometimes become victims to their senior colleagues due to one or two reasons.
According to some staff I encountered, students serve as a form of motivation for them at work whenever they come on attachment. Others say some of the students attach themselves to them very closely. Others say they are just entertaining them to make their stay 'comfortable' during the clinical period.
From the students' perspective, "sometimes the seniors take advantage of our being in want," says one female student. Another also said some of them have the mindset of meeting their life partners in the hospitals.
Hmm. Is this actually happening? Yes, some staff, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and laboratory technicians got their wives when they were students. This is however not the case with student nurses. Sometimes students are being deceived and slept with, in the name of a relationship. Afterwards, they dump these unfortunate ones to continue their search for life partners. Right from the medical doctor, matron, administrator, accountant, nurses, laboratory technicians, and records staff, there is no exception.
Once students arrive for clinical practice, it becomes a competition among some staff of the hospital. They are seen desperately moving from ward to ward, trying to get female students to court to their hungry beds. It is there that you will see a nurse giving a "friendly" but strong warning to a doctor to back off a particular student since he had already "picked the move", as they fondly say.
The interesting thing is that most of the students also count themselves 'lucky' if they're being sought after by workers. So, it is not surprising to see students tightly hooked onto those who have expressed an interest in them to avoid other students from "interfering in their relationship."
The big question is, what happens to their clinical practice as their minds are now divided? Can they learn with a divided mind? What happens to the competencies they are supposed to master before the clinical period is over?
Besides, are these staff single? No, some are even married. Are the students also single? Some have left their boyfriends and yet-to-be husbands at home. Yet, they agree to go into wacky relationships with staff as long as they are on clinical attachment.
A student once told her colleague that for her, she doesn't go into relationships with her colleagues, since they can't cater to her needs. She rather deals with staff that is already working and are on salary. Can you believe this? With this mindset, it is not surprising to see them always hanging around their admirers to prevent their colleagues from getting close. Sometimes, the staff even pick quarrels with one another because of female students.
When "boys boys" meet, discussions on these students arise. It is there that you will know who was successful in sleeping with which student and who was not, the number of students they slept with, the number of students who are "cheap" and those who are not, and so on and so forth.
The question also is, is this love real? When students leave, what happens afterwards? "Oh Charlie, they were just treated and discharged," says some colleagues. This means the staff often don't think about marriage. It is just for the fun of it. The students also have a mind of their own, and that is to get a life partner out of the relationship, although others also want to just have fun.
The code of conduct for health staff describes most of these instances as forms of harassment, which are punishable. Most workers seem not to be aware of this, even though the code of conduct is in every unit. Some are aware but think it can't be applied to them. Others are simply ignoramuses who think they are doing nothing wrong. Even those to apply the code are morally bankrupt themselves. So, with nothing in place to check the effectiveness of this code of conduct, all will have to get on their knees in prayer to help halt the escalation of this situation.
Written By: Francis Appiah
The writer is a Senior Staff Nurse (SSN) with the Ghana Health Service.
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A man found dead Monday in his van at a Santa Nella parking lot died of natural causes, the Merced County Sheriff's Department reported this morning.
Richard Wyso, 51, who is believed to have been a transient, is believed to have been dead for several days before his body was discovered Monday night in the van parked in a stall between a service station and a motel, deputy Tom MacKenzie, a sheriff's spokesman, said.
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The Dorset Table Tennis Centre also hosts a variety of competitions during the year. These include the Poole League Pairs, the Bournemouth and District Table Tennis Association Individual Tournaments. There are also Pairs Tournaments for both Juniors and Seniors which offer cash prizes for adults and vouchers for children.
Poole League
The Poole League has 3 pairs divisions playing their matches at Dorset Table Tennis Centre on Wednesday evenings. This league is made up of both young and older players. The league run between October and May. From June a variety of individual and team competitions take place.
Please complete the welfare form below. Players also must be registered with Table Tennis England as Player Members to participate. The link to signup is also below.
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National Cadet/Junior Leagues
The Bournemouth Coaching Team arranges for local young players to participate in the National Cadet and Junior Leagues. This year we have entered 4 teams in the NCL and 3 teams in the NJL.
These leagues consist of young players from around the South of England, with varying abilities. These take place on 4 weekends during the year. The Cadet League takes place in Totton, Southampton, with the Junior League taking place in Fareham. Each league is differentiated into different divisions from beginners to the more advanced players. The Cadet League is for players under 15 years old and the Junior League is for the players under 18 years old.
Many thanks as always to the Bournemouth League who kindly pay for the team registration fees for these events.
All players do need to be registered as Player Members with Table Tennis England.
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Bournemouth League (BDTTA)
The Bournemouth & District Table Tennis Association (BDTTA) has been running for over 80 years. It have 6 divisions with 6 to 12 teams per division. In recent years the league has made great efforts to develop the coaching opportunities for its members. This commenced in 2009 with the training of 11 players to become UKCC Level 1 coaches. From this a Saturday morning coaching programme was developed which continues to flourish today.
For more information on taking part in the Bournemouth League please visit the BDTTA website here.


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Located opposite Alex Beach, just across from Alexandra Headland, Alexandria Apartments offer spacious, self-catering holiday apartment accommodation conveniently situated between Mooloolaba and Maroochydore. Ideal for couples and families, the resort is set on one of the best surf beaches on the Sunshine Coast and is within walking distance of a variety of local shopping, dining and surf clubs. Enjoying north-facing views of the ocean and beach, the resort is home to a great range of onsite facilities and offers everything you need within easy reach.
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Here's what I know to be true: growing your first business or blog is scary. It asks you to show up in public in ways you've probably never dared to before and to make yourself visible before a larger audience than you're comfortable with.
Growing a business is not for the faint of heart! But here's the thing: some of you might desperately want to start a blog or a business, but feel stuck because you're equally afraid of being seen. For years this was me. I desperately wanted to grow an audience for my blog and launch an online business, but every time I put myself out there I got so scared I eventually gave up. It was too much for me – too uncomfortable, too scary, too difficult.
I felt like I was never going to be brave enough.
The courage that I saw in the women around me successfully launching and growing their online businesses just didn't seem to be accessible for me. No matter how hard I tried I just wasn't able to fight my way through my fears and "do it anyway". The truth is, trying to force myself to act more bravely than I felt never made me feel courageous. It only ever made me feel smaller, more cowardly, and less worthy.
The good news is that it doesn't have to be this way.
It took me years to figure out that there's a way of working with your fear that doesn't involve holding on for dear life and trying to fight your way straight through it. I learned to navigate my fears in way that was gentle and compassionate – and it was learning this that ultimately made it possible for me to stop hiding, show up in the world, and build my business.
You can learn how to navigate your fears, too. Here's how.
The first step is to learn to recognize when fear is present.
The purpose of this step is simply to help you become more aware of when fear (or the avoidance of fear) is motivating your actions. To do that, it is helpful to learn to recognize what fear feels like in your body – do your palms sweat, does your heart pound, does your belly clench, or do your feet itch to get up and go somewhere?
Fear wears many disguises: it may look like apathy, exhaustion, procrastination, avoidance, restlessness, distraction, or numbing. But no matter what disguise fear might be wearing you'll always know it if you become familiar with the sensation of it in your body.
The second step is to listen to your fear and honor it.
When we try to force ourselves to take action in spite of our fear we are not honoring fear's purpose – which is to alert us the presence of danger. Instead, when we try to white-knuckle our way through fear we are ignoring how scared we feel and disregarding our own intuition.
Our fears are not silly or foolish – they are doing their very best to protect us from getting hurt. The trouble is that sometimes our happiness is worth running the risk of getting hurt. Unfortunately, our fears will never understand that we might be willing to risk a few mean comments for a chance to share our message with the world.
The truth about fear is that most of the time it really just wants to be heard. Your fear wants you to be aware that danger is present. Most of the time your fear only wants your attention – it wants to let you know that it perceives danger, so that you can be cautious as you take action.
Step two is about engaging with our fears in an honest dialogue. It's about acknowledging that our fear serves a useful purpose and is never malicious. Step two is about asking ourselves what about this situation is my fear reacting to? And what does my fear need from me in order to feel safe?
It is important to ask these questions because this is how we allow our fear to protect us – by acknowledging that danger is present and acting to first meet our own needs in order to help ourselves feel safe.
For example, regularly publishing content to my blog is a way that I choose to grow my business; however, if I am afraid of publishing content because I'm worried that I will say the wrong thing and upset people, then publishing content to my blog is going to be a constant battle. I'll perpetually be resisting actually doing it even as I pressure myself into blogging because I know that I should.
But here's the thing: my worry about what other people will say isn't foolish – it's about protecting myself from getting hurt. What I'm really afraid of is that if I receive criticism for my words that my feelings will get hurt. So then the question is how can I protect myself from getting hurt and still publish my blog post?
This is what I can do: I can choose to not let someone else's criticism or praise change my own opinion of myself. I can choose celebrate the courage that it took to publish my thoughts no matter what someone else does or doesn't say in response. And I can choose to take care of myself if my feelings do get hurt – I can soothe my hurt feelings with my own affection.
When I do this, my fear eases because it knows that I have seen the danger and have taken steps to protect myself from being hurt, no matter the outcome of publishing my blog post.
As we learn to listen to our fears and honor their wisdom, we no longer have to fight our way through them in order to achieve our goals – which makes attaining our goals so much easier.
The third step is to have compassion for yourself as you struggle with fear. I used to see my struggle with fear as cowardice. I'd tell myself, If only I were braver… then I'd be able to achieve my dreams. This approach never helped me move forward; usually, it only made me feel worse.
So this third step is an invitation to embrace your glorious humanity and be gentle with yourself as you navigate this process. You are allowed to find things frightening. You are allowed to feel uncomfortable.
In no way do these feelings detract from your inherent worth. This process doesn't always work overnight. Sometimes our fears are deeply seated and it takes time to soothe them.
But if you keep showing up to listen to and honor your fears and keep having patience with yourself as you struggle it will become easier to step outside your comfort zone, stop hiding, and take action in your business. Because the truth is that the courage you need is already inside you. You just need to learn how to wield it.
Jessica Ruprecht is a life coach and writer at http://jessicaruprecht.com. She works with women entrepreneurs and creators who have big dreams, but whose fear of sharing their work with the world is holding them back. She helps women trust that their work is good enough so that they can finally stop hiding and start living. Her new ebook, Practical Courage: A Heart-Centered Guide to Achieving Your Dreams, will be released this spring. Sign up here to receive her free newsletter, designed to help you live your life with less fear and more courage – plus, be the first to know when Practical Courage is released!


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LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Oct 30, 2013) - Methes Energies International Ltd. (
Production Update - On August 14, 2013, the Company announced, via press release, that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Methes Energies Canada Inc. (Methes Canada), had closed on a $1,500,000 Working Capital Facility. Over the last several weeks Methes Canada has made good use of the facility resulting in September 2013 being the highest production month in gallons in its history. Furthermore, Methes Canada has already secured sufficient feedstock for the months of October and November 2013 to produce biodiesel which it expects will allow for its fiscal fourth quarter to be its best on record in production volume.
BQ-9000® Quality Management Program - Methes Canada is proud to have initiated the process of becoming an accredited BQ-9000® Producer. The program is a unique combination of the ASTM standard for biodiesel and a quality systems program that includes sampling, testing, storage, retain samples and shipping. The program helps companies improve their fuel testing and greatly reduce any chance of producing or distributing inadequate fuel. To receive accreditation, companies must pass a rigorous review and inspection of their quality control processes by an independent auditor. This ensures that quality control is fully implemented.
EPA Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) - Methes Canada is currently reviewing two proposals from two different independent third-party QAP providers and expects to select a firm before November 15, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to implement a quality assurance program for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated on biofuels produced at foreign facilities and imported into the U.S. as well as for U.S. facilities that generate their own RINs. The EPA expects the program to promote greater liquidity in the transfer and use of RINs, especially for smaller producers.
Equipment Sales - Methes Canada is currently working with several potential clients in North America and abroad for the sales of Denami 600 and Denami 3000. Over the last several months the Company has experienced a substantial increase in interest from Ethanol producers from all over North America. As more Ethanol producers are now able to extract the corn oil from their corn before converting into Ethanol many are looking at the additional value and revenues from converting their corn oil into biodiesel. The Company believes that the size of its Denami 600 and 3000 are ideal as a "bolt-on" option for most Ethanol plants in North America and abroad.
Increase Capacity in Sombra - Methes Canada has completed an internal engineering review on the project to double capacity at its Sombra, Ontario, Canada facility from 13 Million gallons per year (MGY) to 26 MGY. The initial report confirms that there will be no need to add two more Denami 3000s on site in light of the fact that the two Denami 3000s already installed will be able, once retrofitted, to flow at double the current capacity resulting in substantial savings to the Company. As part of the project, the Company also intends to add a distillation column at the back end of the process to improve quality and efficiency.
Michel G. Laporte, Chairman and CEO of Methes Energies said, "We are pleased to provide this general business update covering several projects that are on the go. Our focus remains on making more biodiesel, improving efficiency and quality at our Sombra facility. Thanks to the working capital facility, September was our best month in production volume. The team is doing a great job and the morale is high."
About Methes Energies International Ltd.
Methes Energies International Ltd. is a renewable energy company that offers a variety of products and services to biodiesel fuel producers. Methes also offers biodiesel processors that are unique, truly compact, fully automated state-of-the-art and continuous flow that can run on a wide variety of feedstocks. Methes markets and sells biodiesel fuel produced at its showcase production facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and at its recently commissioned 13 MGY facility in Sombra, Ontario, to customers in the U.S. and Canada, as well as providing multiple biodiesel fuel solutions to its clientele. Among its services are selling commodities to its network of biodiesel producers, selling their biodiesel production and providing clients with proprietary software to operate and control their processors. Methes also remotely monitors the quality and characteristics of its clients' production, upgrades and repairs their processors and advises clients on adjusting their processes to use varying feedstock to improve the quality of their biodiesel. For more information, please visit www.methes.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and financial performance. In some cases, you can identify these statements by words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "except," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," or "continue," the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are based on numerous assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company's control. There are or may be important factors that could cause our actual results to materially differ from our historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2012, filed on February 25, 2013, as amended, which is available at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's reasonable belief as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.


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Mayweather? Pacquiao? Martinez? Debating boxing's best is something the sport's fan base has sculpted into an art form – we coin phrases to describe comparing fighters across weight divisions; we talk unification bouts, major sanctioning bodies & lineal championships. This is a time honored & useful enough past-time, though I suspect to remain a true sport of mass participation & mainstream appeal we need to give the other end of the continuum a rare view of the spotlight. So here goes…
You decide – who is the worst fighter from the following three?
1. Operation Human Shield
2. All Business on the Sides, All Action Down the Back – Mullet Warrior
3. Rocky the Gymnast


text: The Media Ministry of the Greater Anointing Harvest Church is an integral part of the weekly worship service. It provides the best support possible to help to create an atmosphere of praise, worship, preaching, and teaching the word of God. We use technical and creative elements to produce an environment that leads people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Our desire is to enhance communication, and encourage people to get involved with the ministry, and the work of the Lord. The media tools we produce can help to reach the lost, teach the found and disciple new believers.


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Job 4
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:
"If one ventures a word with you, will you be offended?
But who can keep from speaking?
See, you have instructed many;
you have strengthened the weak hands.
Your words have supported those who were stumbling,
and you have made firm the feeble knees.
But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;
it touches you, and you are dismayed.
Is not your fear of God your confidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?
"Think now, who that was innocent ever perished?
Or where were the upright cut off?
As I have seen, those who plow iniquity
and sow trouble reap the same.
By the breath of God they perish,
and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.
The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
and the teeth of the young lions are broken.
The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
"Now a word came stealing to me,
my ear received the whisper of it.
Amid thoughts from visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on mortals,
dread came upon me, and trembling,
which made all my bones shake.
A spirit glided past my face;
the hair of my flesh bristled.
It stood still,
but I could not discern its appearance.
A form was before my eyes;
there was silence, then I heard a voice:
'Can mortals be righteous before God?
Can human beings be pure before their Maker?
Even in his servants he puts no trust,
and his angels he charges with error;
how much more those who live in houses of clay,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth.
Between morning and evening they are destroyed;
they perish forever without any regarding it.
Their tent-cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.'
Job 5:17-18
"How happy is the one whom God reproves;
therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
For he wounds, but he binds up;
he strikes, but his hands heal.
Job 6:11-17
What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
Is my strength the strength of stones,
or is my flesh bronze?
In truth I have no help in me,
and any resource is driven from me.
"Those who withhold kindness from a friend
forsake the fear of the Almighty.
My companions are treacherous like a torrent-bed,
like freshets that pass away,
that run dark with ice,
turbid with melting snow.
In time of heat they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
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Elizabeth does not take no for an answer. She's determined, driven, and does not give up. If you need someone in your corner, I'd suggest Elizabeth. She goes to bat for the things and people she believes in, and she's notorious for getting things done. She's loud but listens well. She's sarcastic but supportive, confident but willing to learn. Elizabeth is a pastor, preacher, teacher and in her spare time a wife and mother to three kids. She loves to share a good meal, but be forewarned, she'll definitely be late.
He brings his own french press coffee with him wherever he goes, but happily shares it with anyone who needs a pick me up. His dreads have a power all their own. He'll call you on your BS, but in a way that makes you grateful for his wisdom. He's the guy you want to hang out with over any kind of beverage. His favorite non-holiday is Pentecost, and the Holy Spirit is his jam. He's a pastor, a wise-man, a husband, a father of two girls, a caffeine addict, a native Missourian, and an advocate for justice. He hates wearing shoes.
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I'll let you in on a little secret… I use my rice cooker to slow cook a lot more than I use it to make rice. I tend to make rice in big batches and freeze it for later use so that when dinner time comes around my rice cooker also has my main dish covered. The Slow Cook function works as well, if not better, than the slow cooker I used to have and I don't have to reserve extra counter space to have both. What can I say? I want it all and my rice cooker seems to give it to me! This sweet beef is the perfect break in my dominantly savory slow cooker rotation. It's perfect over rice, inside tacos topped with a nice slaw or in between a sandwich bun. And make sure to serve it with all the pineapple chunks, they're the best part!
2-3 lb beef roast
1 cup stir-fry or teriyaki sauce (the thicker the better)
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks with juice
1 medium onion, chopped
Add all ingredients to the inner pot of your rice cooker.
Set to Slow Cook for 4 hours. When the rice cooker beeps check for doneness, shred and eat!
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German Court Bans Galaxy Tab 7.7 Sales Across Europe, Clears Galaxy 10.1N for Sale
AllThingsD John Paczkowski Jul 24, 2012
AllThingsD Jul 24, 2012
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Jul 24, 2012
The Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court ruled today that the company's Galaxy 10.1N tablet does not infringe upon Apple's patents, and can remain on sale in Germany. But the same court also ordered an existing sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the country should be extended across the entire European Union, ruling that the device imitated Apple's designs in an "unacceptable manner."
Samsung was understandably dismayed. "Samsung is disappointed with the court's ruling," the company said in a statement. "We will continue to take all available measures, including legal action, to protect our intellectual property rights and defend against Apple's claims to ensure our products remain available to consumers throughout the European Union."


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Positive People = Positive Performance
Posted by Paul Fairlie on August. 16, 2016
Are you excited by whatever tomorrow brings? Do you fully engage in things each day, particularly if they're challenging? Do you take risks to better yourself, knowing that your mistakes will be seen by all?
If you said 'yes' to all of the above, you may be happier and more successful in the long run.
Paul Fairlie and Self Management Group are identifying the mindsets of very happy and successful people. What have we found so far?
Salespeople with flourish and courage mindsets outperform their peers by 77% and 111%, respectively.
People with a flourish mindset look forward to things in the future – even the bad things. When they experience adversity, they develop and build strengths, rather than become impaired. Similarly, people with a courage mindset believe that they can change themselves, so they take risks to get better at things. When they fail, they shrug it off as part of learning, even if the rest of the world is laughing at them.
But it's no laughing matter. We found that salespeople with flourish mindsets had 77% higher objective performance than their peers. For courage, it was 111%. In fact, performance was higher by as much as 132% for some productivity indicators.
What Does this Mean for Employers?
People with these mindsets take initiative, even when the going gets rough – and perhaps especially when things get rough. They're also resilient in a work world where it's becoming impossible to shield employees from adversity. In the near future, we will be helping employers to select and develop people with these mindsets.
Positive people are positive employees with positive performance. That's why it's important to assess the positive personal attributes among job applicants and current employees alike.
Find out about our Positive Work Inventory® (PWI), a comprehensive survey of the drivers of positive workplaces at your organization.
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Help Wanted: Ushers & Greeters
Are you interested in being more involved at church but don't have the time? Did you want to get the whole family more interested in attending church together? Then consider volunteering to be an usher and/or elements bearer, as an individual or make it a family event.
It is a great way to volunteer because it takes no extra time. You are already in church and it is very easy to do. Volunteering allows you to connect with the service in a more enriching way. And, you may make some new friends.
It would be a great benefit to have some of our younger parishioners or even families greet us when we arrive for service. Training will be provided. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the church office at 410-821-5489 or email@example.com.


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The Skin is an Extension of the Brain
The work explores the relation that connects textile structure with the physical and social space by analysing the boundaries between space, tactile perception and textile surfaces. With these installations Margherita is diving into a new personal research on how to blur the line between the traditional function of surfaces and more stimulating encounters with our daily surroundings.
Margherita Soldati
Few years ago Margherita found herself obsessed by manipulating textile to create organic and repetitive shapes. When she applied them on pillows and simple objects for patients suffering from mental diseases (Alzheimer, Dementia), she was surprised to realise how they could benefit from being stimulated by textile patterns. Therefore she started wondering how she could integrate textile and tactile surfaces in our life: the natural next step was to embrace the flexibility and malleability of the material to imagine new possibilities to alter standard architectural elements.
Exhibition: The Skin is an Extension of the Brain
3 November 2018 - ongoing
Opening: 3 November, 5pm
Free of charge
Mediamatic, Dijksgracht 6, 1019 BS Amsterdam
Mediamatic, Dijksgracht 6, 1019 BS Amsterdam


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Dr. Jason Vang
Character Name: Dr. Jason Vang
Aliases: Dr. Vang, Jason, JC, T-PAW
Played By: Scantron
Physical description: See file photo in link below. 5'4", invariably awful hair, scrawny build, kind of nasally voice. Avoids eye contact, some volume control issues. Is also Tim Pawlenty.
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A project that supports the integration of young immigrants into Swedish society and is organised by young immigrants themselves.
Projects & Practice
A LAG organised a series of tailored workshops to combat digital exclusion among people over 50 years old.
LEADER support for an arts in education project that promotes gender quality among school children in rural areas.
LEADER support helped establish a web school for local businesses providing them with the tools to better organise their work and market their services and products.
A small successful food market initiative in Sweden used EAFRD funding to help migrants develop their skills, find employment and set up their own business.
A cooperative association in Sweden received EAFRD support to offer a tailored course aimed at immigrants, building on their experience of rural life and improving their language skills to increase their prospects of finding work.


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Knives generally aren't my thing. I'm a gun guy, and they're my tool of choice when it comes to self defense. But with my side job as an EMT there have been a number of times where having a knife handy makes all the difference . . .
I remember one incident shortly before I left Fairfax where we had to cut a drunk driver out of his clothes to assess a heavily bleeding wound and having my knife handy saved us a good 30 seconds of poking around the bag for the trauma shears. It also helped with the hanging woman, but we won't go into that one.
The point is that a sharp and reliable blade is something I've come to include in my daily loadout. Every morning I grab my watch, my wallet, cell phone, keys, knife and gun off the nightstand and walk out into the world ready to face any challenge. Considering my hobbies (shooting and pulling people out of car wrecks) I have a pretty high standard when it comes to the cutlery I carry.
So when I ran across the guys at Coast (full disclosure: I originally only stopped by their SHOT Show booth for the free beer) and they told me about their new "Rapid Response" knives I had to try one out. So they handed me their Rapid Response 3.90 right then and there and I've been carrying it ever since.
There are a few features about this knife that make it stand out to me. The first of which is the manual safety on the side of the knife.
When I was at SHOT it had only been a few weeks since I had gone out and become the scourge of the wildlife on Tyler's ranch in Texas. I learned many things that weekend, the most interesting of which was how to field dress a deer.
For the uninitiated, "field dress" is a euphemism for disemboweling the freshly killed creature in an effort to preserve the meat. It involves opening the abdomen, splitting the sternum, cracking open the pubic symphysis and slicing out the animal's internal organs. In order to accomplish the task you need a very sharp and very durable knife (and a Sawsall doesn't hurt, either). Tyler had a trick for cracking open the cartilage that involved using the back of the knife blade as a wedge. That made me slightly nervous, though, that the knife was going to snap closed on his fingers.
The manual safety on this knife acts as a backup to the standard locking mechanism, providing a little extra piece of mind when you need it. And if you don't want to use it you don't have to. But there's another reason I like the manual safety: the assisted opening mechanism.
I had never seen an assisted opening knife before SHOT, but after the show I felt like I had sat through a graduate course on the things. Assisted opening knives seem to be the "new thing" that more knife manufacturers are building into their blades. The basic principle is that the user opens the knife just a tiny bit and then an internal spring automatically opens it the rest of the way. It's a legal loophole around anti-switchblade laws, and while I never felt that I absolutely needed that feature on my knife, it definitely makes opening the knife easier.
The only problem is that I had a small obsession with the idea that the knife was going to get snagged on something, open up in my pocket and slice the crap out of my leg. But thanks to the manual safety that idea was put to rest.
The other thing I liked about the knife is the profile of the blade. Some knives come with a crazy curving blade that's impossible to sharpen using my old Boy Scout issue sharpening stone. But the Coast knife uses a simple straight main cutting surface with a gently sloping curve towards the tip.
There are, however, some issues with the knife.
The pocket clip leaves a little to be desired. I may have been spoiled by Benchmade's flawless pocket clip design, but this one is a little tough to unhook from my station pants when I'm in a hurry. Which is just about every time I need the thing.
Complaint #2 concerns the durability of the blade. I've just recently moved to Texas, so I figured the perfect test of this knife was to use it to cut up all the cardboard boxes. It made it through about half of them while still razor sharp, but then it lost its edge. My Benchmade opened and destroyed an identical number of boxes but kept its razor sharp edge to the end. Admittedly it didn't last much longer and both knives have needed a good sharpening, but it's the little differences that matter the most.
The last issue I had was that the knife is a little too long for my taste. It clocks in at just under 4 inches, which makes it the longest folding knife I've ever owned. I asked for that on purpose — I wanted to try it out and see if I preferred the small blades or the larger ones better. And it turns out that I lean toward the smaller ones. But never fear: Coast makes a smaller version of this very knife that's nearly identical and probably closer to my ideal length.
So what's the verdict? Well, when you consider the totality of the evidence I still think it's a fine knife for the money. It has some nifty features, and at $44 MSRP it's not going to break the bank. If you're looking for a good general purpose knife this definitely warrants a peek.
Coast Rapid Response 3.90
Assisted Open
Liner Lock
Blade Length: 3.9 in.
Overall: 8.75 in.
Weight: 4.8 oz.
Overall Rating: * * *
Not the perfect knife, but good enough.