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S: The True Story of STUMPY
1: STUMPY A TRUE STORY By PAPA JOE (Joe Ward) | A special thanks to the following who made this book possible Kelli Little Gayle Morrow Linda Williams Jessica Ward Ryan Anderson Dr. Laura Ward
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3: The day after Hurricane Katrina roared through Lowndesboro, the green of summer was slowly giving way to the yellow, gold and red leaves of an early fall. As my wife Laura and I sat on our front porch planning how to clean the yard of all the broken limbs and debris left by the storm, I saw Bobbie, our "bob-tailed cat, ambling across the yard with something in her mouth. She came up to me and laid a pink "something" at my feet. When it started to move, I looked closer and realized that it was a baby squirrel, not bigger than my thumb. As I reached to pick it up, I could see it breathing. I looked even closer – the left back leg was partially missing! Gently, I carried her inside and placed her on a heating pad. | STUMPY | 2
4: After situating the tiny squirrel and the heating pad in a box, I mixed some warm milk, Karo syrup and egg yoke in a small doll bottle. She took to the bottle in a flash! She started drinking it as though she was starving. | 3
5: Five or six days passed and she began to grow. At 2:00 or 3:00 each morning, she would wake me up, squealing for her bottle of milk. She slept every night in that old shoe box near my bed, snuggled up in my old green hunting toboggan. I usually had to get up several times a night to repeat the process of warming the bottle and letting her drink the warm, tasty mixture. | 4
6: After the fourteenth day, she opened her eyes. Boy!! What a surprise! She was really growing fast and her hair was sprouting out all over her body, especially on her tail. | 5
7: The following week, Laura and I had to go to the beach on business. Well guess who had to go with us?? Our new little friend was now climbing on everything and exploring every nook and cranny in the house. But she still wanted her bottle every few hours! So she could make the trip with us, I put her in a small bird cage with her nesting material and off we went. I have to say that she's probably the only squirrel that ever traveled over two hundred miles in a car to see the Gulf of Mexico! | 6
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9: One day after returning home, I gave her some cracked pecans. I noticed that her teeth had grown too long to eat properly. Immediately, I took her to Dr. Hal Pate, our local veterinarian, to help solve her problem. Because he was a little nervous about handling such a wiggly, little creature safely, I held her while he gave her a shot to help her relax. Then he carefully trimmed her teeth. (There is one thing about squirrels that most people don't know – their teeth grow every day all their life. To keep their teeth the proper length, they must gnaw and eat hard nuts constantly.) | 8
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11: I decided to take Stumpy up to Lowndes Academy for the young boys and girls to see. Mrs. Linda Williams, the headmaster at the Academy, graciously agreed for Stumpy to visit several classrooms. First, I took my baby squirrel to Jeanette Cobb's kindergarten class. The boys and girls were so thrilled to see a baby squirrel up close. Some of the children decided her name should be Stumpy since she had part of one leg missing. After the visit to Miss Jeanette's class, the name stuck, and everyone started calling her Stumpy. I then had a pet squirrel with a special name. | 10
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13: Soon into the fall, our Lowndes Academy boys had started their football season. I knew I had to take Stumpy to all the games, even the ones away, because she still had to have her bottle and nuts on time. Stumpy had been to the beach – now she was going to football games! No other squirrel could say that! | 12
14: When Stumpy was about a year old, Michelle Rogers, the first grade teacher at Lowndes called me with a special problem. She and her daughter Carly had found four baby squirrels that had fallen from a pecan tree in the back yard. They thought about me and Stumpy. Would I feed and take care of four more? On the drive to Hayneville, I wondered what Stumpy would think about four new babies on her porch. How would she react? | 13
15: When I arrived at Miss Michelle's house, she showed me the little ones in her jacket pocket. Luckily, I had taken that same old shoe box and my green toboggan with me. We placed the baby squirrels into the toboggan. I returned home with them, wondering how I would manage to feed all four of these hungry babies at one time. | 14
16: Using the little baby bottles, I started all over again. Sure enough, the same routine worked for the new babies. In about four or five months, they had grown up and wanted to be outside. Sadly, I knew I must set them free. Even though they came up to the porch nearly every day for food, they never again let me pick them up the way Stumpy did. But for a long time they returned for the tasty nuts! | 15
17: At this time Stumpy continued to grow and played on the screened porch. I wanted her to have a tree with some branches to climb. I chopped down a small tree about six feet tall and nailed it to the floor of the screened porch. It had lots of limbs for Stumpy to climb on. I even made her a nest in the tree. She loved having her own place to climb and play! Laura had given up her screened porch to Stumpy! | 16
18: Each day I let Stumpy come into the house. She loved exploring! She even hid her pecans and peanuts all around - under pillows, behind furniture, on shelves. We never knew where we would find them. We had breakfast together every morning. She would wait patiently by the table for me to get our breakfast cereal ready. She loved the sugar on my Frosted Mini-Wheats and the milk at the bottom of the bowl. When it was time to go back to the porch, I would whistle for her. My special whistle could make her come running just like a little puppy. | 17
19: Stumpy never knew she had only three legs. She could easily run and jump from chair to chair. One day, an interesting thing happened. Laura called me to come to the screened porch and watch Stumpy eat her pecans and sunflower seeds. "You know," said Laura, "I've never really thought about it before, but God blessed Stumpy." "What do you mean?" I replied, "Have you ever thought what would happen if Stumpy were missing a front leg instead of a back leg? She wouldn't be able to hold her food to eat without both front legs." No, I had never thought of it that way. But now after all this time, I knew that Stumpy had been blessed with having two front legs to hold her food. | 18
20: When Stumpy reached two years old, I started taking her out to play in the yard. She would run around playfully and dig in the ground, enjoying every minute spent outside. My special whistle would bring her running back to me. She'd climb up my leg and then perch on my shoulder. We'd walk around the yard together until it was time to head back to the porch. Exhausted, she would gladly snuggle down in her nest and take a nap. | 19
21: As time went on, I could leave the screen porch door open for Stumpy to come and go as she pleased. She would come back in often for food and water. By nighttime she was always back on the porch, ready to spend the night in her nest. | 20
22: Then it happened! On Christmas day after living three years on the screened porch, Stumpy left and never came back. For many weeks, I went to the woods and whistled for her. She never returned. | 21
23: I really miss Stumpy. I will never know what happened to her, but what I do know is that I think about her every day. She brought so much love and joy to our family and friends while living with us. But like all wild animals, she must have wanted to live outside playing in the trees with other squirrels. If that made Stumpy happy, that makes me happy! | 22


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Self-employed taxpayers are their own employers. This means they must take responsibility for making sure that they fulfill their obligations to pay their own taxes, both income taxes and Canada Pension Plan premiums.
If you earned self-employment income from an un-incorporated business you operate yourself or with a partner, you should report it on your T1 general income tax and benefit return. As a self-employed individual, you have until midnight on June 15, 2014 to file your 2013 income tax and benefit return. You were still required to pay any balance owing for 2013 on or before May 5, 2014, regardless of the filing due-date of your return.
Many of the self-employed clients who approach us, even those who have filed their taxes on a timely basis, often express that they feel they may not be taking advantage of every opportunity to minimize their tax burden. Many are not even aware of the various personal and business deductions available to them by virtue of being in business for themselves. Failure to take full advantage of these available deductions will result in self-employed taxpayers paying taxes they could legitimately avoid.
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Colleyville, TXHome Menu
City Calendar
"Rocket" Readers (Grades: 1-5)
- Date: 09/14/2019 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location: Public Library
110 Main Street
Colleyville, Texas 76034
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Reading is vital for children to succeed in school and in life, but many of them struggle with reading. What better listener than a friendly, non-judgmental dog from the Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs program? These programs are growing in libraries across the country and researchers report a rise in reading levels among participating children. Independent readers (grades 1-5) can bring a favorite book from home or choose one from the library, and read it to a furry friend while here at the library! "Rocket" Readers is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis.


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New Gas Regulations Show Slipping Middle Class Agenda
"I'm a warrior for the middle class. I'm happy to fight for working people. Because the only class warfare I've seen is the battle that's been waged against the middle class in this country for a decade."
-- President Obama in a Sept. 22, 2011 campaign speech in Cincinnati answering Republican charges that he was engaged in class warfare.
This is an unhappy time for President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency to announce new gasoline regulations.
The agency claims that the new rules will add only a penny to the price of a gallon of regular unleaded while industry groups say it will be closer to a dime. Whatever the estimate, American consumers are not in the mood to hear about higher pump prices.
Thanks in part to lowered economic expectations, prices have dipped after a 60-cent-per-gallon surge in the first three months of the year. But the average price still stands at $3.65 per gallon and will likely edge up as summer nears. And if something goes further awry in the Middle East, well…
Both presidential candidates last year spent many months talking about their love for the middle class. It was all they could seem to talk about. One was a multi-millionaire explaining how he was still consumed with the plight of Americans in the $40,000 to $70,000 household-income range. The other was Mitt Romney.
Obama's campaign centered on the claim that Romney, a quarter-billionaire corporate captain, didn't really care about struggling families and instead was just trying to help himself and other rich dudes get richer. The president hung his campaign on a promise to fight for higher taxes on said rich dudes in order to finance government spending on programs to benefit the middle class.
Middle-class voters, distrustful of both big government and big business, stuck with the incumbent. After facing serious problems with lower-middle-class voters for much of his presidency, Obama managed to actually improve his showing with those from households earning between $30,000 and $50,000 from a 12-point advantage in 2008 exit polls to a 17-point margin in 2012.
But the latest FOX News poll shows that 68 percent of voters from households under the $50,000 line (territory that takes in Obama's most ardent supporters, those in the lowest income brackets, in addition to more moderate middle-class members) said they were nervous about the economy.
It's understandable. Not only are gasoline prices high, but every worker saw their paychecks shrink as part of Obama's suite of tax increases in January. Health care and health insurance costs are up. The job market remains squishy.
For the coupon-clipping moms out there, there's plenty of reason to be anxious, no matter where the Dow Jones Industrial Average stands.
Obama has talked some about his campaign promises of increased federal spending on subsidies and programs for middle-class folks, but those notes have faded into the background since Election Day.
This is in part a nod to the reality that congressional Republicans will not agree to higher spending and are instead focused on deficit reduction. As the president tries to get back on the good foot in his budget battle, talking up higher spending would be bad news. His budget will certainly include some subsidies and stimuli, but political reality and public option demand that the president sound thrifty these days.
But Obama has focused on some other political impossibilities, suggesting that the recent muting of his promised priorities of the election year is something of a matter of choice.
Global warming, gay marriage, amnesty for illegal immigrants and gun control matter a great deal to the affluent liberals who helped elect and re-elect Obama, but for the swing voters in the middle-income bandwidth, these things are hardly priorities.
The frustrations with the president in his first term often stemmed from a sense that he was not focused on the economy. Economic anxiety, growing pessimism and the president's lowered job approval ratings suggest those frustrations could be re-emerging.
Voters want action on the deficit, yes, but mostly because they sense that it is a danger to the economy. Obama's argument that deficit spending is helpful to the economy has gotten no traction.
Most of what Obama talks about vis-à-vis the economy relates to deficit spending and he's losing the battle for public opinion there.
On the rest of his agenda -- implementing his health law, imposing environmental regulations, legalizing gay marriage, banning certain firearms and offering amnesty to illegal immigrants – the relation to immediate economic woes is harder to see.
It is therefore not a good time to be talking about intentionally making gasoline more expensive in pursuit of long-term economic goals. The cost may not set in for three years, but the mom who just filled up her worn-out minivan (the average U.S. vehicle is now 11 years old, compared to 7 years in 2007) doesn't want to hear it.
Obama has a full agenda, several parts of which will need lots of attention from the president. But unless Obama can reclaim the mantle of "warrior for the middle class" and focus on pocketbook issues, he won't have enough gas in the tank politically to do much of anything.
And Now, A Word From Charles
"I think [gay marriage] will inexorably spread, but that is exactly why the court ought to keep out of this. I think it ought to be left and decided in the way that will give legitimacy by the Congress, by people who elect representatives, by plebiscites in the states, and to avoid above all the mistake that happened with Roe."
-- Charles Krauthammer on "Special Report with Bret Baier."
Chris Stirewalt is digital politics editor for Fox News, and his POWER PLAY column appears Monday-Friday on FoxNews.com. Catch Chris Live online daily at 11:30amET at http:live.foxnews.com.


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JAG Farm & Ranch
Property Details
- County: Calhoun
- Zip: 77979
- Type: Beachfront Property, Farms, Hunting Land, Recreational Property, Riverfront Property
- City: Port Lavaca
- Price: $4,392,360
- Acres: 1,323
- State/Zip: Texas 77979
- Status: Available
TALB Member:
Charles Davidson | Broker/Associate
Office: 2104155570
Home: 210-415-5570
Cell: 210-415-5570
100 W. Olmos Drive Suite 101
San Antonio, Texas, 78212contact broker Send to a Friend
Charles Davidson | Broker/Associate
- Office: 2104155570
- Home: 210-415-5570
- Cell: 210-415-5570
- 100 W. Olmos Drive Suite 101
- San Antonio, Texas, 78212
Property Description
The excellent waterfowl hunting, saltwater fishing, hogs, deer, and dove, combined with rich blackland rowcrop ground and good pastures make the JAG Farm & Ranch a fantastic combination recreational property/working farm and ranch with unique diversity and income potential. Unobstructed views of the flats and Lavaca Bay, plus over 3.5 miles of combined bay and creek frontage enhance the value of this property and the long term development prospects.
Location: The ranch is located approximately 20 miles southeast of Victoria and approximately 5.5 miles north of Port Lavaca on the northeast end of Lavaca Bay with paved FM road access to the entry. The Calhoun County Airport is minutes away (5,004 asphalt runway), and the nearby Victoria Regional Airport is also very convenient for larger planes.
Habitat: The +/-739 acre farmland portion of the property is entirely Laewest Clay designated as prime farmland per the USDA. This is a rich, black soil, generally level with an elevation of 29-30. The farm has 723.61 base acres per USDA, and has been planted in corn, cotton, milo, and soybeans through the years. The 10-year average yields for this very productive farm are strong, and are available upon request.
The non-cultivated portion of the ranch consists of an estimated +/-327 acres of upland pastures and brush, and +/-257 acres of tidal flats. The pastures are a nice mix of clean, open grasslands and areas of dense brush game habitat. Mesquites and huisache are the predominant brush species, but there are also more southerly browse plants such as lime prickly ash present on the ranch. Hackberry and cedar elm are the predominant trees, along with some nice live oaks. The tidal flats are largely grazeable wintertime pasture, and feature two main ponds of +/-3.5 and +/-2.5 acres, along with numerous smaller potholes that are great duck hunting spots.
Placedo Creek flows along the ranchs border for +/-3.5 miles, emptying into Lavaca Bay at the ranchs northeastern corner, with the shoreline of the bay forming part of the ranchs border.
Wildlife: There is a great combination of game on this property (waterfowl, dove, deer, hogs).
Placedo Creek is an area known to local sportsmen as a hotspot for speckled trout and redfish. Much of the creek can be fished from the bank and accessed by pickup or ATV, and there is a public boat ramp just down the shoreline from the ranch.
The ponds and potholes provide excellent duck hunting opportunities. Deer, hogs, and varmints frequent the upland pastures, and dove hunting can be excellent.
Water: Three windmills provide water for livestock & game in the pastures, and there is an electric well located at the implement barns.
Improvements: The farm portion of the property includes implement barns and a pair of old farm houses used for storage and a farm office.
Minerals: Surface only is being conveyed in this sale.
History: Owned by the same family for over 100 years, this farm and ranch was originally purchased by early 1900s Calhoun County Judge Willett Wilson.
Price: Asking $4,392,360 or $3,320/acre.
The information contained herein has been gathered from sources deemed reliable; however, Republic Ranches, LLC and its principals, members, officers, associates, agents, and employees cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information. The information contained herein is subject to changes, errors, omissions, prior sale, withdrawal of property from the market without prior notice, and approval of purchase by owner. Prospective buyers should verify all information to their satisfaction. No representation is made as to the possible value of this investment or type of use, and prospective buyers are urged to consult with their tax and legal advisors before making a final determination.
Real Estate buyers are hereby notified that real properties and its rights and amenities in the States of Texas; Oklahoma; and New Mexico are subject to many forces and impacts whether natural, those caused by man, or otherwise; including, but not limited to, drought or other weather-related events, disease (e.g. Oak Wilt or Anthrax), invasive species, illegal trespassing, previous owner actions, neighbor actions, and government actions. Prospective buyers of Texas, New Mexico, or Oklahoma real estate should investigate any concerns regarding a specific real property to their satisfaction.
When buying investment property the buyers agent, if applicable, must be identified on first contact and must be present at initial showing of the property listing to the prospective real estate investor in order to participate in real estate commission. If this condition is not met, fee participation will be at sole discretion of Republic Ranches, LLC.
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They say the origin of comedy is pain. And perhaps the worst agony one can experience is being the parent to a profoundly unhappy child. It stands to reason, then, that one would expect Lisa Loomer's Distracted, a timely examination of a boy's affliction with "attention deficit disorder," would be nothing less than hilarious. Indeed, it is quite amusing. But her sitcom approach to the topic, while never failing to entertain, manages to elicit no more than an occasional guffaw and a random chuckle or two.
That's not to say that the playwright doesn't go to great lengths to grab one's interest. While exploring the ethical dilemma of medicating children with powerful psychotropic drugs, she humorously depicts virtually every fanciful cause and treatment imaginable. She even resorts to having the actors break character and the fourth wall, albeit without ever really going all the way through. And she bombards us with a spectacular multi-media display of information overload, often highlighting suspected A.D.D. sufferers throughout history, from Vincent Van Gogh to George W. Bush.
|Mama on her laptop researches A.D.D.
|Steve Gold (Dr. Jinks) and "Mama"
"Mama" desperately seeks an answer to her 9-year-old's malady, and her character is both the central participant and quasi-narrator. Undaunted by the prodigious volume of dialogue, Karen DeHart deftly wears both hats without ever missing a beat. It's an impressive display of acting technique and comic timing, but inhabiting each part has an unintended consequence. Try as she might, she remains conspicuously detached from the emotional content of most of her scenes.
|Kate McGrath (Natalie)
A marvelous assortment of eccentric therapists, teachers and mothers fill out the remainder of the troupe, portrayed with outlandish zeal by Rachel Davidman, Kristin Brownstone, Steve Gold and Jennifer Jane Parsons. Honorable mention goes to Kate McGrath's (Natalie) nuanced, spot-on depiction of a teenaged babysitter with serious problems of her own; and Mary Lou Torre (Vera), whose very funny and quirky turn is a case study in maternal neurosis!
|Mary Lou Torre (Vera), Mama, and Jennifer Jane Parsons (Sherry)
And special recognition must go to Kameron Dehart as young Jesse, whose brief appearance onstage steals the show and provides a much needed dose of genuine humanity and optimism. Bravo!


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June 12, 2017
Shakespeare Performances
Posted by: Fabrizio Chiariello
Come see a free performance of The Taming of the Shrew at NC's longest-running Shakespeare Festival now through July 1st. Performances by The Montford Park Players at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30pm.
Learn more at Visit Asheville.com.
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The new Nomos Glashutte watch is powered by the brands proprietary self-winding caliber movement with world time indicator. It is placed inside a 40mm quinquepartite case, crafted from stainless steel.
On its front side, the model features a domed sapphire crystal. The same glass is used for its back side. The case construction is water-resistant down to 3 atm.
The new Nomos Glashutte Tangomat GMT Plus watch is complimented by a galvanized, white silver-plated dial. Equipped with contrasting Arabic numerals and hour-markers, it ensures central hours and minutes. The small seconds, meanwhile, tick away in the counter at 6 oclock. Taking care of all the temporal indications are steel, tempered blue hands.
At 9 oclock, the display also features a time conversion disc, which shows the amount of hours, separating the user from his home time. It is counterbalanced by a 24-hour indicator at 3 oclock.
To set the new time zone, the watch wearer has to press the button at two oclock. The hour hand moves and so does the scale in the window at 9 oclock. The user should continue pressing the button until the display +/- 0 appears in the window. This indication means the person is at home, for example in Berlin.
The next step is to use an adjusting pin for the recessed button at 8 oclock. When pressing there and afterwards retracting the pin entirely, the hour hand is moved one position further. Now position by position, the watch should be synchronized: the hour hand should be set to the hour indicated by the little time disc on the right.
Then, the user should pull out the crown and set conventionally his home time: the hands and the little time disc will move together.
Now, the watch owner can freely move through the time zones, using the button at 2 oclock. Pressed 23 times, it pushes the hour hand to a -1 position - Greenwich Mean Time in this case. But the time in his home city still remains the same on the small time disc. Therefore, the movement needs to be wound. It is achieved by turning the crown three or four times. Afterwards the watch gets power with every movement of the wearers arm.
The new Nomos Glashutte watch is accompanied by a Horween Shell Cordovan strap.


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I know I already posted but I love our pics from tonight so i'm posting again! and my last post was pretty boring!
tonight we started out at chick fil a because I saw that LESLIE tweeted they had sweet potato fries now! and i LOVE sweet potato fries! but when we got there.. NO sweet potato fries! =(
after that we decided to go to Applebee's for drinks and dessert! and i'm gonna warn you.. theres quite a few pics! but I like them all so here we go!
i dont remember exactly what this is called.. but its something like chocolate lava cake! yum-o!
Nicole's mistake martini! She ordered a caramel appletini but they brought her a mango martini? Not sure how you mix those up but it was still realllyyy good!
this is by far the best mixed drink I've had! Strawberry-mango frozen margherita! definitely my new fav!
SO. one time, I bit into a lemon.. not my best idea but my roomies got a good laugh out of it, so I got dared to bite into the lime on my drink. and here's the result. (sorry they're pretty blurry.. i was moving a lot!) ha
This is Katie. She is awesome.
Margherita.. on the rocks!
anywho.. it was such a fun girls night after such a long week! Now we're just relaxing on the couch watching Fashion Police on E! haha goodnight everyone!


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An intermediary bank is a bank that acts on behalf of the beneficiary bank. In some cases, your bank may provide a intermediary account number to you. Not all banks use intermediary banks for wire transfers.
Intermediary account number
What is an Intermediary account number?
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Big kids can enjoy the fun of the fair while raising money for two north-east charities next month.
The Ruby Ball was first held last year in memory of Caroline Thomson, to coincide with what would have been her 40th birthday.
The devoted mother-of-two, who was also the head teacher at Cornhill Primary School in Aberdeen, died in 2016 after battling breast cancer, which eventually spread to her brain.
At last year's ball, £12,500 was raised in her memory for Clan and Brain Tumour Action.
Now Caroline's sister, Shona Gossip, has decided to organise The Ruby Ball once more – this time raising money for cancer charity Maggie's and Hamish Dear's Warm Hugs.
Shona said: "I never dreamed we would raise £12,500 last year, so when I was asked if the Ruby Ball was coming back, I decided to give it another go and make even more in Caroline's name.
"She adored her two boys, Callum and Robbie, and loved her job at Cornhill Primary. As a volunteer at Childline, she knew only too well the struggles faced by some children on a daily basis, so would have done anything she could to help."
This year's event, which takes place at Pittodrie on Saturday, March 3, will have a funfair theme.
Guests will enjoy a drinks reception with a few surprises, a three-course meal and disco, as well as a raffle and small auction.
Raffle prizes include tickets for the inaugural Ellon Darts Masters, lunch at Eat on the Green, a show at HM Theatre, and bed and breakfast at The Marcliffe among the prizes.
Lots in the auction include a Scotland rugby shirt signed by the Six Nations team, a hospitality package at Highland League side Inverurie Locos's ground and a photography session at Susan Renee's Kingshill Studios at Kingswells.
For more information or to buy a ticket for The Ruby Ball, priced £50, call 07515 349890, e-mail email@example.com or visit www.facebook.com/rubyballaberdeen.


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Like an iceberg, most of the Web is hidden. Popular search engine spiders search out websites that have a lot of links to them. There are some great sites that do not have a lot of links to them, but you will never find them with the popular search engines.
Learn how a search engine locates a Web page. If a URL ends in .html or .htm, the search engine looks for a Web page with that name, and if it does not find it, it delivers the 401 message. If the URL ends with a directory name (no dot), or a slash, the search engine looks for the default, which is index.html. If it's found, it is opened, but if it's not found, the files in the directory are listed and you can usually open any of them. Start with the ones that end in html.
Learn to back up the path name. When you are at a Web page and the URL that is displayed is http://abc/def/ghi/xyz/, you are looking at a Web page in directory xyz, which is in directory ghi, which is in directory def, etc. There are often interesting Web pages in some of these parent directories, so take a look in http://abc/def/ghi/ or http://abc/def/ or http://abc.
Follow the links from libraries. They often have the best links into the deep Web. Don't forget university libraries and government libraries.
Check out links from "hidden web" or "deep web" or "invisible net" references. This is getting to be a popular Internet activity and there are even groups devoted to finding these hidden gems.Two of these are StumbeledUpon and OAIster (pronounced: Oyster; motto: find the pearls).
The more you know about search engines, the more you know how to find the pages that they miss. There are hundreds of search engines besides the ones everyoneknows about. They all use different search algorithms and they all find different Web pages. Some megasites will run your searches on hundreds of search engines at the same time. Search for these megasites and they will help you find the invisible net.
Just as you are looking at the hidden net, spiders, hackers and lurkers are looking at your files. You might want to take some basic precautions like putting blank files named index.html in directories with sensitive files.
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If you've got it flaunt it...
Or buy it, same thing. So you said "Oh hell yes" to the guy, now it's time to say yes to the dress... and no I'm not talking about the wedding gown. Being engaged means lots of fun, festivities, & lots of parties. Which means a lot of all white outfits for the bride to be. We love an all white 'fit any day, but there's no better excuse than being engaged to rock your milky attire. Here is your style guide to the perfect white outfits for all your bridal parties. From edgy to conservative we have all of our girls covered. I'm partial to a few of the brands I've been shopping since college, so don't you worry we kept everything under $200 for you.
A longer hemline, a high neck or a sleeve can often give off a more conservative vibe. This is perfect for an engagement party. Your parents, his parents, and most likely grandparents will attend this event, so make sure to keep it classy. There's plenty of time to wear some shorter, tighter numbers at your other bridal parties.
A maxi dress can work for almost any of your parties, but I think these are best for your bridal shower. In this full length gown, you'll be feeling like a bride in no time! If you are having a more casual or bohemian style wedding, a maxi dress will have your guests feeling your theme before the big day.
Jumpsuits & Rompers:
Get realll! There is nothing more chic than a jumpsuit. Especially a white jumpsuit. No need to wear a dress to all of your events. This look will make you feel girly while still giving you room for activities that a dress just doesn't provide. Try a romper or jumpsuit to spice up your wedding wardrobe.
Show Your Curves:
These dresses scream bachelorette party! Crop tops, body con, and some peek a boo cut outs are perfect for your last hurrah! Show a little skin and dress to impress your squad in these sexy dresses. Boys you can look, but don't touch. #engaged
Knee Length:
A knee length dress doesn't have to mean covering up. These dresses add a little sex appeal to the classic knee length hemline. A slit in the from or open back can create a beautiful silhouette that will fit any and all of your bridal parties.
Go for the wild card. Wear something off white or something with a high neckline. These are the kind of dresses that you can buy now and continue to wear after the wedding buzz is over. In all honesty, I loved all these dresses and couldn't figure out how to group them in a way that made sense. All of these dresses are amazing so I had to have them on the blog! Take your pick, you really can't lose here.
All of these dresses can be found at Tobi, Necessary Clothing, Nordstrom, or Lulus.
Thank me later.


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Sunday, December 29, 2013
The Ex + Tom Cora io/23/i99i
The Ex + Tom Cora
1/23/91 – Akut Fest, Mainz-
---48 min
Ex and Tom Cora oi 23 9i.zip
Filesize: 225.32MB
Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hs7h9j
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Kimmo Pohjonen 5/13/05 Moers Fest
Happy Saturnalia!!
Kimmo Pohjonen –(suomi!!)
5/13/05 Moers Fest - , Germany
KTU Kimmo Pohjonen - acc, vox
Samuli Kosminen - acc samp, vox samp
Trey Gunn - warr gtr
Pat Mastelotto - dr, traps and buttons
were fade-outs and dead air between each number, a little annoying but great show! I edited it and it sounds
quite a bit better
56 min
Sunday, December 22, 2013
narita aya neumeir 2007-02-24
Muenehiro Narita
2/24/07 Sdlx Tokyo, Ja
w/Aya- b & Mani Neum-dr
aud dpa 4061's>sbm1>d100
narita aya neumeir 2007-02-24 sdx.zip (240.64MB)
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Seikazoku (Atsushi/Yoshida/Kawabata) 2*** 2****97
2/2/97 Nagoya, Ja
Tsuyama Atsushi/vox,b,flute,gtr,etc.
Yoshida Tatsuya/vox,dr,piano,etc.
Kawabata Makoto/vox,gtr,vio,etc.
53 min
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
Les Rallizes Denudes 1976 Demo
new info as follers Hey this is disc one of Laid Down '76 (Univive) with the tracks in a different order.
new info as follers Hey this is disc one of Laid Down '76 (Univive) with the tracks in a different order.
Mizutani compiled these recordings for Ethan Mousike to use in the video. Performances are from varying dates
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Alan Licht & Aki Onda---o5/o9/oo9---Worm, Rotterdam coorected link
Alan Licht & Aki Onda
Worm, Rotterdam
corrected link, that KimFotCom, he's a mixed up guy!
Licht Onda o5o9oo9.zip 199.5 MB
Saturday, December 07, 2013
Man Man 10/1/06--wetrans link expires soon
Man Man 10/1/06 ( October 1, 2006)
at the WoW Hall,Eugene, OR
aud dpa 4061's>spsb3>d100--62 min
Files (363 MB total)
Man Man io oi o6.zip
at the WoW Hall,Eugene, OR
aud dpa 4061's>spsb3>d100--62 min
Files (363 MB total)
Man Man io oi o6.zip
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
all hotfile links are dead
Looks like another "megaupload" type of deal....
Monday, December 02, 2013
Oneohtrix Point Never--Worm, Rotterdam--3/16/10 new link
Oneohtrix Point Never
Worm, Rotterdam
26 min
let's see how Mega works? any feedback appreciato!
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As the third-leading cause of gynecologic hospitalization, endometriosis affects about 10% of all women and 30-50% of symptomatic premenopausal women. However, this number is probably higher because some women are asymptomatic. And while the diagnosis of endometriosis is primarily clinical, it is far too often overlooked in primary care, which can delay diagnosis for several years.
This activity will cover the various aspects of endometriosis, including its symptoms, common comorbidities, and how patient education and shared decision making can impact diagnosis and treatment.


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Benefits of We Purchase Houses Firm
It will be possible for a person to secure cash from his/her house sell by selling to investor that offer cash in exchange for a house. An individual will be compelled to sell a house to acquire cash to cater for debts and medical bills he/she has. A person is supposed to learn that methods which can provide urgent cash are not many. It will be impossible to obtain urgent cash when you sell a house by the traditional ways, since you will encounter delays. A person is supposed to consider company that offer cash for house because of many benefits they offer as follows.
It will be quick to gain cash when you sell houses to we buy houses company. A person should know that a company which offers cash for houses have short procedures. It is for this reason that your needs will be catered in less time because your cash will be promptly. A person will face long procedures by selling his/her a house through the traditional method. This is despite you house being of good shape and condition. You need to learn that advertising a house to find a buyer will not be there when a company which offers cash is considered. When the traditional method is used, your cash will be delayed. We purchase house for cash form will eliminate the need of advertising a house. This means you will save both cost and time of obtaining cash for your urgent needs.
The advantage of a company offering cash for houses is that your money will be saved. You should learn that repairing damages done to your house would require a lot of money. A person will financial difficulties will find it costly to repair a house. The advantage of this company is that you will not repair your house to sell it. Your house will be bought in its prevailing condition when this company is considered. Your responsibility of doing house repairs will be transferred to a company which offers cash. The disadvantage of a traditional method of selling a house is that repairs is a must. This means you will use more money before you sell your home. To do the repairs to your house, you will be needed to hire a professional. You should sell a house to company which offer cash for house.
There will be security of transaction when you consider a company which purchase houses for cash. A person will obtain cash by selling a house to a company which gives cash. By the fact that a company which offers cash is stable financially, you will acquire cash from the sale of a house.
The Essential Laws of Sales Explained


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There is a lack of data on the number and locations of springs in the country as a whole. The Nilgiris is no exception to this. While local inhabitants can possibly reel off names of springs close to them, no one person/institution has data on the locations of all the springs in the region. We believe that knowing where our springs are is just a first step to understanding them and conserving them. After all they are our lifelines!
We present here a few maps based on primary data our volunteers have collected over the last three years. The data is dense in and around locations where Keystone works.The data has been collected in the field by crowdsourcing details of each spring from communities and panchayats. The data is presented in good faith and we seek your help in validating the same.
Our hope is that we will be able to mobilise others in the region to collect data on the missing springs. This 'spring atlas' is dedicated to the rich culture and tradition of the Nilgiris with regard to water resources.
Who is the atlas for?
This atlas can be used by anyone who wants to know more about springs in the Nilgiris and/or work towards their conservation. It could be an interested citizen or groups of citizens, NGOs, panchayat staff or leaders, line departments, researchers etc. The atlas can help anyone appreciate the richness of water resources that exist in the Nilgiris and that require our care to sustain in the future.
How to use the Atlas?
Please open the maps in a new window to interact with the map elements with ease. In order to see the names of each of the springs and to look at the data pertaining to each spring, you can click on the icon at the top left of each map. This opens a menu on the left hand side with the details. At the bottom of this menu you also have the option of changing the background image to sattelite image from Google instead of the default layer. You can find detailed help for using the atlas here.
If you notice any inaccuracies in the maps or other data, please leave a comment or email to bala at keystone-foundation dot org. This page is in beta and will undergo a few changes over the next few days.
Map 1: Springs categorised by District
Map 2: Springs categorised by Taluk
Map 3: Springs categorised by Panchayat
Map 4: Springs categorised by seasonality of flow
Map 5: Springs categorised by usage for drinking
Map 6: Springs categorised by domestic use
Map 7: Springs categorised by agriculture use
Map 8: Springs categorised by livestock use
Map 9: Springs categorised by wildlife use
More maps coming soon…


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I bought the Nexus One pretty much as soon as it became available, and have been loving the pure Google Android nature of the phone since, with one (perhaps 2 - the 1400mAh battery) exceptions. The internal system memory available for applications, and application data is fine for a few apps, but once you start to rely on a suite of applications, and install some of Google's own memory hogs (Google+, Maps, etc) you rapidly run into issues.
The device has 512MB of flash, of which 190M can be used for application and data storage, plus a microSDHC card slot which can support up to 32GB - however some applications can't be installed to this SD memory in the native build.
- MicroSD 32GB for the Nexus One on Amazon UK
- MicroSD 32GB for the Nexus One on Amazon US
Updated: 23rd Nov with info on A2SD+ from Lance.
Finding out what's burning the space
There are 2 apps I've used to discover where all of your space is going.
- 1Tap Cleaner will let you clear your app cache to give you more space + also allows you to sort apps by data size (or app size, total size etc).
- DiskUsage is a really nice graphical viewer that will let you visualize what's using which areas. It will show you for each app how the space is being used for data, apk (the app itself), and dalvikCache
The simplest and safest initial tactic is to use App2SD to help identify the apps that have allowed themselves to be moved to SD. App2SD will scan your whole system for apps that can be moved, and keeps an eye on any new installs, helpfully offering to move the apps right after you've installed them. I think this is sometimes referred to as the F-A2SD or Froyo Apps2SD method - because apps are able to run from the native fat32 partition on the SD card.
There are 2 things that limit the gain from this technique
- Some apps are flagged as 'don't move me to SD'. This can be mitigated by rooting your phone - which I think allows you to move more of the flagged don't move apps to flash.
- App data remains in internal memory while the program itself is moved to SD.
That said, this method served me well for the first year of using the device.
Root + CyanogenMod
The next level of complexity (and benefit) comes from unlocking the bootloader, rooting, and then installing a 3rd party build of Android - in my case the CyanogenMod nightly builds. This gives you access to more tools that can help free up even more room (and offers the ability to move some of the previously stubborn apps to flash).
As part of the process of installing ROM Manager + CyanogenMod, you'll find an option to perform a backup of your phone (known as a nandroid backup). Don't skip this step, and don't forget that you're backing up to the SD card - so take a copy of this backup on your PC.
Uninstall Android system apps that you don't need
You can't uninstall system applications from the system menu, but they can be removed using a file-manager with root permissions. The most popular is Root Explorer ($3.95), but there are free alternatives. Personally I'm happy to pay for a 5* application when it is messing with my system on this level.
Install the app, open the setup menu, and enable root function, then grant superuser privileges.
Now you can browse to /system/app, set R/W (for read-write), and delete the apk files for the system-apps you no longer need. Note that you won't be able to reinstall these from the market - so you should take a backup of the apk first.
Convert system apps to user apps, and move to SD
If you still want to keep a few system apps, but would prefer to move them to the slower (but larger) SD card, you can simply convert them to normal apps by moving the APKs from /system/app to /data/app. After rebooting and if they still work, you can try to move them to the SD card with App2SD (or the applications preferences screen as usual).
Not all apps will work in this manner - so make sure you've got a full backup first, and don't try moving key parts of the system (such as the keyboard!).
Create an ext partition on the SD card for apps
This step provides you with the greatest gain, however it also comes with the greatest pain - because the act of re-partitioning the card will erase everything on it - so start by taking a making backup copy of the SD card (and your phone using a nandroid backup as described above) to your PC.
This process let you create a partition on the SD card that acts like internal memory, not external memory. By default, your SD card is formatted to fat32 - which makes it easy to read/write on a PC, and Android can read/write files to it, but most apps won't run from it or store their data on it. An ext (ext2, ext3 or ext4) partition on the other hand is a standard UNIX partition, and can be treated as internal memory.
I used ClockworkMod recovery (from ROM Manager) to partition my SD because I already had that from the CyanogenMod installation. This let me create a 512M (or smaller) partition, which should be enough for most users. Either Armon Ra recovery or a Linux boot disk will let you customize the size of the ext partition (but don't go larger than 2G).
I then used an app called S2E to mount the ext partition as ext4 on reboot, and set read-buffer to 2MB as recommended. I believe you can also use Link2SD to mount the partition. This lets you get access to the partition from the phone.
I understand from Lance Robson that a script known as A2SD+ is available within some custom ROMs or as an after-the-fact install that automates much of this process, however I think moves your whole /apps folder over to the SD card. If you want to try this route - search for Darktremor Apps2SD or FroYo a2sdext.
What to move to the ext partition?
Then you need to move things to the sd-ext partition. This is where I get a little less clear about what to move to maintain good performance.
You can ask S2E to relocate the whole /data/app and /data/private-app folders to the sd-ext folder, and then any app you install to "Internal memory" will automatically get shifted to the ext partition (and hence the SD card).
However after reading Roy True's post on G+ indicating that some apps don't perform too well from an ext partition, I decided to start with the dalvik cache and download areas. The dalvik cache is an area that stores optimized bytecode versions of your apps to make execution faster than if they had to unpack the APK every time. S2E let me move these into the sd-ext partition with no trouble.
Moving app data files
Now at this point I've already got around 70 MB of space on internal memory - so I'm doing well, but when I next run out of head-room, I'm going to need MORE. I can already shift apps individually over to the SD card using App2SD as usual, however this only moves the app, not the data associated with the app - which in the case of some apps (Google+ I'm looking at you! ) can be huge.
Thankfully there's a trick using symbolic links (a bit like a pointer or redirect). You can shift the app's data directory into /sd-ext, and create a symbolic link back to the app's native folder. You could probably do this by hand - but an app called Titanium Backup will do it for you.
To enable this, according to the FAQ you need to create a folder called app in your sd-ext folder (although I'm not 100% sure this is necessary… ), then run Titanium Backup and long-click the app in question and select move app-data to SD. On my system this created a folder in sd-ext called data2, and moved the data there, linking back to the app's main data directory.
Here are the key folders now on my phone…
Internal system user-space - limited to 190M
- /data/app - Applications - apk
- /data/data - Data for those applications
Internal system area - 120M on my phone
- /system
- /system/app - System Applications
Ext folder 433M = a mount point for the ext folder on the SD card (pretending to be internal memory)
- /sd-ext/app - not used
- /sd-ext/dalvik-cache
- /sd-ext/data2 - the app data files that have been moved over from internal memory
- /sd-ext/download - download folder
The main SD partition is mounted as /sdcard. Note that you won't be able to see the ext folder from here as this is a separate partition.
- /sdcard/Android/data - Applications that have been moved to the SD card
Ok - so I'm not 100% sure that I've found the best path here, but my phone is certainly running faster, and I've got a lot more headroom than I had before, plus nothing has crashed on me (yet).
Let me know if you spot a gap in my method above - or a way to simplify the task.


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Japanese keyboard layout does not change in Windows. I can't type anything in Japanese and only English appears( Conversion does not happen).
Some keys such as @, ] are located at the wrong place.
I can't change input mode between Kana ('かな'キー) and English&Number ('英数'キー) by pressing the Kana&English&Number key.
Windows internal issue.
- Try Microsoft FixIt
- Try this method: (provided on official Microsoft forum)
Change the Keyboard Layout and then check:
Go to Start > Region and Language
Go to the 'Keyboards and Language' tab and choose Change keyboards.
On the 'General' tab click 'Add'.
Navigate to Japan and select Japanese and*Microsoft IME* options.
Click 'OK', you should have those options in your list now (For Windows 10 go to Start > Settings > Time and Language > Region and Language, click Add a language and choose Japanese).
Go to the Language bar tab in the same panel, and check Docked in the Taskbar.
The language bar lets you select Japanese language by clicking on the EN, then switch to Japanese.
Change the keyboard input then by clicking on the capital A and changing it to "가".
You should be typing in Japan now.
- If you load the Onscreen keyboard you should be able to see where the keys are and what your keyboard is set to.
NOTE: The article is applicable only to solve this issue in Windows virtual machine.
In case nothing helps, please contact Microsoft Support for the further assistance.


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I set a goal for myself (not a new year's resolution...) that I would eat vegetarian for the month of January. This is an experiment, mostly for curiosity's sake. I don't eat a lot of meat and I've always said it would be easy for me to become vegetarian, so I wanted to see if that was actually true. Aside from a couple hiccups on the first day (which was spent in airports), it has been going well!
While I'm not partaking in a vegan diet, I do enjoy creating healthy vegan recipes and that's how this soup came about. It's ridiculously good. The best mushroom soup I've had. Though, to be honest, most of the mushroom soup I've had was from a can. Unlike the canned variety of my childhood this soup is gluten free and vegan.
1/2 Medium Onion
2-3 Cloves Garlic
3 cups Chopped Mushrooms (I recommend baby portobello/brown button)
1 tsp Dried Rosemary (Mine was roughly chopped, use less if it is powdered)
1 (400 ml) can Coconut Milk
1 Veggie Broth Cube (That would make 2 cups of broth, but don't make broth)
1 cup Water
1 cup Cooked Wild Rice (prepare beforehand)
Salt and Pepper (to taste)
1. Chop the 1/2 onion and stir fry it in a pan with the chopped mushrooms, minced garlic, rosemary, and some oil.
2. Once well cooked and soft, add about 3/4 of the pan contents into a blender with the can of coconut milk and the broth cube, blend well. After blending transfer to a pot.
3. Take the leftover 1/4 of mushroom/onion mix and add to the blender with a cup of water. Blend roughly. (If you do not wish to have some texture, omit this step and blend all of the mushroom mix and the water with step 2)
4. Add all blended ingredients and the wild rice into a pot. Test the soup and season with salt and/or pepper as needed.
5.Bring the pot contents to a boil over medium heat. Serve.
Optional: I topped mine with some sage fried shiitake mushrooms. I combined chopped mushrooms, sage, a little salt, and some oil in a pan. Then stir fried it over med/high heat.
If you want to check out my vegetarian adventures for the rest of January, you can follow me on Instagram or Snapchat (FionaElvaJane or through the image below). If you want to get involved, tag your Instagram pictures with #MeatFreeJan!
Happy Sunday, have a soup-er week! (ha.ha.)


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:confused:In the kitchen there are ceramic floor tiles 12x12. Either the floor is settling or the tiles were put down wrong years ago. The kitchen, guest bath and laundry share the same area and tile, so you can't just change one area without the other. (Skip to "Question", bottom if you don't need details)
Problem: Some tiles are cracked and the grout falls out. I had it professionally cleaned and the grout replaced where it needed it. I then sealed it so the grout won't get dirty. With very little usage the grout is starting to flake or brake off in certain areas. I would redo the kitchen tiles but found out that the same tiles ($6.00 ea) are now 1/4 inch smaller then the ones I have so I can just replace one or two tiles but redo the whole kitchen. But that would mean I would have to tear out the bathroom, laundry and kitchen to replace all the tiles when only the kitchen has problems. There really isn't a good place to start to retile without redoing it all.
Question: Is there an additive/glue I can add to the grout to keep it from falling out again?


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Master of Rehabilitation Science
Where will this take me?
Who the course is for
The unique course structure allows you to personalise your degree and design a program that best meets your practice needs and builds your professional profile and expertise. It is relevant to a range of qualified allied health professionals including, but not limited to:
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Exercise Scientists
- Nurses
- Prosthetists
- Orthotists
- Podiatrists.
Designed to be interdisciplinary, the program is also suitable for professionals who already work in clinical areas such as nursing, prosthetics, orthotics and podiatry. The program has been developed to give students an individualised career pathway, while enhancing their understanding of human function and disability and the skills to promote physical well-being among people of all levels of ability.
This comprehensive program prepares graduates to effectively plan and review rehabilitation strategies to suit a range of scenarios, ranging from acute critical illness, community rehabilitation and lifespan care. It has been created for qualified health professionals who are seeking to improve their practice and develop internationally transferable skills in rehabilitation and health promotion.
Career outcomes
A postgraduate qualification in Rehabilitation Science will build your professional profile and reputation which can open up new employment opportunities. Graduates of this program will gain leadership prospects within a range of health professions.
There are growing professional opportunities available for graduates who complete the Rehabilitation Science program. Worldwide, industry figures indicate an increased need for more highly trained rehabilitation practitioners to help people regain movement or function that has been lost.
Graduates can expect to gain skills to establish and progress in successful careers in multiple clinical and community positions, with job openings all over the world – from hospitals to private practice. Our graduates will also have industry-ready skills to pursue diverse positions from specialist clinical work, to consultancy posts for health authorities and the government.


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Spirax Sarco - Steam & Thermal Energy Solutions
Steam - Energy Measurement & Control - EasiHeat - Conservation - Transfer
Are you experiencing sleepless nights trying to keep cost, efficiency and productivity issues to a minimum? Perhaps you are looking to:
- Reduce overall energy consumption
- Lower your plant's carbon footprint
- Reduce risk & maintain safe operations
- Ensure consistent end-product quality
- Raise the productivity of processes
Let's be honest, who isn't interested in improving their operations in this way? Well there are multiple ways you can extend or improve your existing system – or even build a brand new system, if needs be – to help you meet these goals.
1) Energy Measurement & Control: accurately and intelligently monitor and control energy to optimise your plant performance.
Accurate measurement is the start point of any successful control scheme, including energy management. Precision flow meters and control systems and valves, for example, can help you achieve effective energy management, reduce risk and help ensure consistent product quality.
2) Energy Conservation: reducing the heat consumed by your process or application is vital to maximise the use of available energy.
Condensate handling and water management solutions, including pre-treatment, can help you conserve energy.
3) Energy Transfer: precisely and effectively transferring heat between fluids and process media.
There are many effective ways to deliver heat to your process or application, including high efficiency heat exchanger systems (such as our EasiHeat™), clean and pure steam generators and bespoke energy transfer solutions.
4) Energy Recovery: re-using your system's waste energy after a heat transfer process.
Effective heat recovery is one of the most important ways to reduce your fuel bills. Energy recovery solutions capture valuable energy in areas such as condensate, boiler blowdown, flash steam, effluent and hot exhaust gases.
5) Energy Storage: efficiently storing the excess or recovered energy from your process.
You could be storing energy for use in your steam system or elsewhere to meet process demand as efficiently as possible. Systems like atmospheric and pressurised deaerators and steam accumulators help you to store energy effectively.
6) Energy Services: providing expertise, knowledge and training to run your steam and fluid systems at optimum efficiency and to mitigate risk.
Expert steam services include designing, installing and commissioning plant, upgrading existing systems and proactive maintenance to optimise performance.
Training for Success
Instead of looking to third party suppliers for expertise, products and services, you may be focused on developing knowledge in-house to:
- Maximise the efficiency of your steam systems
- Increase steam safety
- Optimise performance
- Demonstrate competence & understanding
Did you know that we offer courses suited to all levels of steam expertise, from 'New to Steam' through to 'Specialist'? Many of these are even approved by professional bodies so you can be assured you're receiving first-class training and, in some cases, even leave with a professional accreditation.
Spirax-Sarco Limited
Charlton House
Tel: 01242 521361


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Product Description
"The Kid" is a toe heavy putter preferred by players with an arch stroke. The thinner face on this classic design provides a crisp sound feed back that is unique to this profile of putter. Designed with a full plumbers neck – "The Kid" is a putter designed for players looking for a classic look and crisp feedback.
Standard Specs:
- 35 Inches
- 380 Gram Head Weight
- 71 degree lie
- 3 degrees loft
Standard Components:
- True Temper Chrome Shaft
- PURE Classic Putter Grip


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Whilst Honda marquee has quite a fan following, unfortunately, these days since they do not have a diesel power plant in their product range, they are no longer the most preferred buy among Indian car buyers today.
Can you share some details on Diesel Version of Honda CR-V and where can I buy it?
Unfortunately, since Honda CR-V does not come with diesel power plant one can neither study it nor buy it.
Since you are looking for a SUV in the CRV price range, with your permission, we would like to make some suggestion keeping in mind your preference for a diesel engine.
From the current lot you can choose between: Mahindra XUV 500, Chevrolet Captiva, Ford Endeavour, Mitsubhishi Pajero.
In case you want to settle for a smaller more compact SUV, then you can look at the Renault Duster which is scheduled for a launch on 4th July 2012.


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It's a tragedy. The loss of a young life from a terrible, horrible accident. I'm referring to the death last night of 17 year old, Isabelle Colman. She was on Queensland's, Gold Coast, celebrating the end of school in the annual "Schoolies" pilgrimage that thousands of school leavers do each year at this time.
Isabelle died last night when she fell from the 26th floor of the Chevron Renaissance Hotel. The details surrounding the fall are not yet known, though it is believed she was alone at the time.
Earlier in the week, another 'schoolie' was photographed sleeping on an 11th floor ledge on the Gold Coast. Cameron Cox, 18, was also celebrating the end of school on the glitter strip. He was lucky that he didn't fall as he attempted to sleep off a drunken night of partying.
In October, there were three more deaths from balcony falls from Gold Coast high rises and another two deaths since May this year bringing the total deaths to six this year.
Not good news for the owners of the high rise hotels and apartments with a renewed push for balconies to be locked off, especially during schoolies week.
Hundreds of thousands of people holiday on the Gold Coast each year with no incident at all. They rent the apartments and leave safely at the end of their holiday. But now because of these incidents it is possible that you will not be able to open your balcony door if holidaying there.
While all of these deaths are tragic, the responsibility ultimately for their deaths, belongs to the person who has fallen. They are the ones who have gone too close to the edge, or climbed over or whatever other reason. Sure, some of them may have been dared (and shame on their friends for doing so) and some of them may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but that is a personal decision that that person has chosen to undertake.
Don't get me wrong. I am very, very sad about these deaths, particularly of last night's with a beautiful girl whose life has ended so prematurely, but people need to understand that we are not bullet proof and we are able to be hurt and hurt easily and it can happen to anyone. We are made of tissue and muscles and bones, all of which can be easily damaged. If you lean too far over or are sky larking or whatever the reason which caused you to fall, it is your fault. Don't go changing laws because a very, very small number of people, push the boundaries too far. And yes, Isabelle was only 17, which is still old enough to know better.
I hope her family and friends can move on with their lives quickly. I do not want to know such pain as they are feeling now. It's just so sad and a needless death.


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If reserve studies and reserve study providers are not created equal, as the HOA Detective has asserted in a previous post, then how are you supposed to know whether your reserve study is a credible and reliable source of information?
In our 4/18/2015 post (https://hoadetective.com/2015/04/18/reserve-studies-are-not-created-equal/) we examined various elements of a credible reserve study, all of which have significant bearing on the quality of the reserve funding analysis. All of these principles require a certain amount of knowledge about reserve planning and the reserve study industry to determine their relative impact on the quality of any given reserve study.
At this point we have established eight core concepts that are critical to a comprehensive and reliable reserve funding analysis:
- Objectivity of the analyst
- Timeliness of the analysis
- The inclusion of a percent funded analysis in the reserve study
- The period of time covered by the analysis
- The level of detail contained in the analysis
- The accuracy of the analysis
- The completeness of the analysis
- The certification of the analyst
In addition to these concepts which are directly reflected in the content of a good reserve study, there is a less tangible element of a quality reserve study, which is the qualifications of the person or persons who prepared the reserve study. Suffice it to say that in this wild west industry of unregulated, self-credentialed reserve study practitioners, the educational and professional experience of the provider is indeed a critical element of a high-quality reserve study. So much so that it is deserving of an entire post devoted solely to the topic, which of course the HOA Detective will be happy to provide at a future date.
In the meantime we are going to spend the remainder of this post examining the certification process for reserve study practitioners, as it is arguably one of the easiest ways for the lay person to be led astray if they assume that any reserve study provider who possess one or both of the industry's professional credentials is automatically qualified to perform a reserve study for all types of properties.
At the present time there are two organizations that offer a certification for reserve study practitioners. Both use criteria that is largely experienced-based for determining whether or not the applicant is qualified to receive the organization's professional certification. Although the application for both certifications does require that the applicant list any educational accomplishments that might be deemed relevant, none of the educational curricula taught in schools today is specifically designed for the purpose of educating reserve study practitioners, at least so far as the HOA Detective has been able to determine..
The oldest and most recognized credential is the Reserve Specialist® certification (RS) offered by the Community Associations Institute (CAI). The second and more recent credential is the Professional Reserve Analyst certification (PRA) offered by the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts.
Both of these organizations have longstanding ties to the industry that serves the homeowners association (HOA) marketplace. In the case of the CAI, as a supposed outreach organization for homeowners who live in HOAs, although many would argue that the CAI is a defacto trade organization for the association management industry; and in the case of the APRA as the self-anointed worldwide trade organization for reserve study professionals.
What is important for the lay person to understand is that both of these credentials are based largely on unverified field experience and educational backgrounds which are only tangentially related to the reserve planning discipline. There is no requirement that field experience be documented or verified by any independent, third-party monitoring authority or government agency.
The educational requirements are somewhat far-ranging in that anyone with a four-year degree in construction management, architecture or engineering is automatically deemed to be suitably qualified as long as they also posses a certain level of field experience as a reserve study provider. Never mind that there is little, if any coursework directly related to any of these disciplines that is specifically designed to educate the student about long-term capital budgeting, reserve planning theory or finance.
The PRA certification offered by the APRA does include a continuing education requirement, but again, there is no college level curricula that the HOA Detective is aware of that is specifically designed for reserve study practitioners. Instead the APRA publishes a list of pre-approved "courses" that are offered free of charge through the website aecdaily.com.
The coursework consists of watching an online video and taking a "test" afterward…all for free! The PRA continuing education requirement mandates that four such courses must be taken each year, for a total of eight hours of CE credit. Once the CE requirement has been fulfilled, certificates of completion are submitted to the APRA along with an administrative fee of $199 and the annual renewal fee at which point the certification is ostensibly good for another year.
The pre-approved courses offered by aecdaily.com consist exclusively of construction and building maintenance topics, which the HOA Detective agrees are relevant to the work of reserve study practitioners, but it should be noted that none of the courses are related to topics having to do with the financial analysis or replacement cost estimating that are fundamental to the reserve planning and budgeting process.
Both the RS and the PRA certifications require that the applicant submit a list of reserve study projects that were completed under the applicant's supervision as well as other information to establish that the applicant has a suitable level of experience. The RS applicant must submit a list of twenty-five projects that have been completed within the last three years; five client references and a sample of a reserve study prepared by the applicant.
PRA applicants must submit a list of fifty projects, three employment related references and three client references. A sample reserve study is not required as part of the PRA application. The CAI offers the RS certification to anyone who meets the requirements for certification, whether they choose to maintain a membership in the CAI or not. Whereas the APRA imposes the somewhat self-serving requirement that the PRA applicant must be an employee or under "exclusive contract" with a firm that is itself a dues-paying member of the APRA and that the APRA membership must be maintained in order for the PRA designation to remain in effect.
From a practical standpoint both of these certification processes would seem to be well-intentioned efforts to raise the bar of competence within the reserve study industry. Unfortunately neither really accomplishes the goal and the fact that there are two organizations that compete for supremacy as the "official" certification body only serves to undermine any meaningful effort to elevate the reserve planning discipline to the status of a truly professional endeavor.
What is needed for the industry to achieve legitimate professional recognition is a three part strategy consisting of education, testing and licensing. The educational component should include a combination of experience and a college level curricula that is offered by independent, third-party educational institutions, not by industry trade groups or insiders with potentially conflicting interests.
The testing process must be similarly detached from the industry. It should be administered by an independent testing agency under the supervision of a state-sanctioned organization that is empowered to issue a license in the same manner that real estate agents, contractors, engineers, architects, doctors and lawyers are licensed. To achieve a meaningful level of credibility the entire process of educating, testing and licensing of reserve study practitioners must remain free of industry control and while a certain degree of industry influence is to be expected, the licensing process must be independent of any trade group or professional organization.
Unfortunately, it is unlikely that any of this will occur, at least not in the foreseeable future, if for no other reason than the entire reserve study "industry" is comprised of no more than a few hundred practitioners at the very most and there simply isn't any real motivation on the part of regulators to institute such measures. Instead the current fragmented industry environment is likely to continue, given the recent announcement of yet a third organization, the International Capital Budgeting Institute (ICBI) that has decided to enter the fray. As a result it would appear that a concerted, cooperative effort to raise the standards of the industry will not be forth-coming any time soon.
In the next installment of this series we will examine the ICBI and who is behind this latest entree on the reserve study scene.


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Episode 65 – Awesome!
Nuff said! Go play this game!
The most amazing artists in the world have come together to celebrate thirty years of Stan Sakai's marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo. The participating artists bring their own interpretations and their own styles to the subject, making this book a one-of-a-kind treasure.
Produced in association with the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS). All proceeds from this book will go to Stan and Sharon Sakai."
Episode 49 – A Star Wars Discussion
This week we discuss a lot of different Star Wars related topics, check out the links below for more details.
Items solicited for a October release date: – Darkhorse Comics
#1 for $1 Star Wars
Brian Wood (W), Carlos D'Anda (A), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Alex Ross (Cover)
On sale Oct 2
FC, 32 pages
Relive the blockbuster first issue that launched Brian Wood's Star Wars—for only $1! We take you back to those heady, adventure-filled days when the Empire ruled, the Rebels were on the run, and the galaxy was a dangerous place where anything might happen!
If you like this issue, pick up the trade paperback collection, currently on sale!
• First issue, value priced at $1.00!
• Look for more #1 for $1 issues in the coming months.
Brian Wood (W), Carlos D'Anda (A), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Hugh Fleming (Cover)
On sale Oct 9
FC, 32 pages
Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles have infiltrated an Imperial Destroyer. But now nine thousand stormtroopers are searching for them, and Darth Vader is aware of their presence. Completing their mission and escaping with their lives may be an either/or proposition!
Meanwhile, the Rebel fleet prepares for an Imperial assault!
• Artist Carlos D'Anda returns!
• Legendary Star Wars cover artist Hugh Fleming!
The "Death Star" battle you didn't see!
The Star Wars #2 (of 8)
Jonathan Rinzler (W), Mike Mayhew (A), Rain Beredo (C), Nick Runge (Cover), and Ralph McQuarrie (Variant cover)
On sale Oct 2
FC, 32 pages
The Empire is poised for an attack on the peaceful world of Aquilae, and only Jedi General Luke Skywalker seems concerned. When King Kayos is killed, Jedi in training Annikin Starkiller is ordered to find Princess Leia, while Skywalker sends his only squadron against the Empire's powerful new battle station!
• Official eight-issue adaptation of George Lucas's original rough-draft screenplay for Star Wars!
what if george lucas had written another version of star wars?
he did!
STAR WARS: DARK TIMES—A SPARK REMAINS #4 (of 5)
Randy Stradley (W), Douglas Wheatley (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)
On sale Oct 16
FC, 32 pages
Darth Vader is on the trail of one Jedi—little does he know that even more Jedi are aware of his search and his impending arrival on their planet. The Jedi and their friends are waiting with a trap to end Vader for good. But this is a dark lord of the Sith they will be battling—and nothing is certain!
Darth Vader is on the trail of one Jedi—little does he know that even more Jedi are aware of his search and his impending arrival on their planet. The Jedi and their friends are waiting with a trap to end Vader for good. But this is a dark lord of the Sith they will be battling—and nothing is certain!
A few of the last surviving Jedi plant a trap for Darth Vader!
"This Star Wars series puts me through the wringer like no other, and it never disappoints. May the Dark Times never end!"—SciFi Pulse
"Hardman's artwork is drool worthy. Mix in some stunning color work by Rachelle Rosenberg and you have everything one could possibly want in a Star Wars book."–IGN
Corinna Bechko (W), Gabriel Hardman (W), Brian Thies (A), Rachelle Rosenberg (C), Augustin Alessio (Cover)
On sale Oct 23
FC, 32 pages
Ania Solo and Imperial Knight Jao's search for Sith leads to the poisoned Mon Calamari homeworld of Dac—where their ship is boarded by pirates who have taken over the planet's orbiting shipyards.
Jao senses the dark side at work—especially when he and Ania are marked for death!
• Sith, pirates, and the planet of the dead!
"Star Wars: Legacy is another excellent extension of this universe, as it does just enough right for both fanboys and fangirls to be worthy of the heritage it now represents. " —Unleash the Fanboy
Star Wars Omnibus: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 2 TP
John Jackson Miller (W), Brian Ching (P), Bong Dazo (P), Scott Hepburn (P), Alan Robinson (P), Dustin Weaver (P), Dan Parsons (I), Joe Pimentel (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Colin Wilson (Cover)
On sale Dec 18
FC, 440 pages
TP, 6" x 9"
After Zayne Carrick is framed for the murder of his fellow Jedi in training, his poor luck prevents him from clearing his name and throws him into dangerous situations all over the galaxy, leading to his final confrontation with the Jedi Masters who massacred their own Padawans!
• Expands the story of the smash-hit Knights of the Old Republic video games!
• From the New York Times best-selling novelist John Jackson Miller!
Episode 36 – Dragonlance
This week the Rambler and I discuss the world of Krynn, our favorite novels, characters and Authors. If you have never read a Dragonlance novel, here are a few links to information on the world and Authors.
List of Novels by author and website:
AD&D material and Fan sites
Larry Elmore's web site!
The Dragonlance Nexus is the greatest community for Dragonlance fans! You need to check it out! Not only that but they also have their own PODCAST – The Dragonlance Canticle! Please check it out!


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Frima (Merphie) Bubis
From denial to recognition: There is no 'humane' occupation
As Israelis, as Jews, as human beings, we must confront the daily reality that takes place throughout the occupied territories. And in doing so, we must face ourselves. By Frima (Merphie) Bubis As we began building our sukkot, the Yom Kippur reading from the Book of Jonah echoed in my head: "How can you be sleeping so soundly!" (Jonah 1:6). As though I myself heard the captain crying out, over the roar of the raging storm to the prophet fleeing his mission, as he hid away, asleep, below deck. Other moments in the story flash through my mind, as though in…Read More... | 22 Comments