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United Nations World Water Day 2013
¡Unidos por el Agua!
"Unidos por el Agua" – united for water is the motto of World Water Day 2013, which was organized by Proyecto Mosaico and various cooperating organizations who exchanged stories at a trade fair.
Hundreds of visitors accessed information about local organizations and about water pollution at the information stands. Apart from this, there were dance and theatre performances inspired by the theme "united for water". Many volunteers campaigned to combat pollution by picking up garbage as they did the year before.
We would like to give thanks to all volunteers, visitors, and for the support of the collaborating organizations. We would also like to extend our special thanks to the Manfred-Hermsen-Foundation for nature and environment for its generous contribution and to the German Embassy Managua and the KfW Bank for Development for supporting our publicity.
Impressions of the World Water Day 2013 in Granada
Proyecto Mosaico celebrates the World Water Day 2013
– we want to thank our volunteer Laura for producing this amazing video!!!
More photos can be found on our Facebook page. In the Project Archive you can find more information on our campagne in the years 2012 and 2014.


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Memoirists Nicole Chung (All You Can Ever Know) and Susan Harness (Bitterroot) discuss growing up as transracial adoptees, yearning to belong, and struggling to find their birth families. They encounter both heartbreak and joy in these captivating explorations of family myth and culture. Book sales and signing will follow. FREE to attend and open to the public.
Why should you attend?
"This book moved me to my very core. . . . [All You Can Ever Know] should be required reading for anyone who has ever had, wanted, or found a family―which is to say, everyone." ―Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere
"Chung's memoir is more than a thoughtful consideration of race and heritage in America. It is the story of sisters finding each other, overcoming bureaucracy, abuse, separation, and time." ―The New Yorker
"Bitterroot is an inspiration—one woman's quest to find herself among the racial, cultural, economic, and historical fault lines of the American West. A compelling, important memoir, as tenaciously beautiful as the flower for which it's named." —Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, author of Presentimiento: A Life in Dreams
"A page-turner of a memoir that illuminates a great historical injustice. With wit and a sturdy heart, Susan Harness plumbs her own and the American West's uneasy past to shed the burden of living 'in between' and find wholeness. A compelling and moving story." —John Calderazzo, author of Rising Fire: Volcanoes and Our Inner Lives

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Ranking for 2019: 45
Industry Sector: Energy
Specific Sector: Transmission
Range: $1 billion - $5 billion
Project Value: $1,300,000,000
Provincial: $1.3 billion
Government Funds Involved:
Funding Source: Public
Location: Minganie Region, Quebec
Estimated End Date of Substantial Completion: 2020
This project involves the construction of transmission lines needed to connect the 1,550-MW Romaine Complex to the rest of the grid in Quebec. The project includes building more than 500 kilometres of transmission lines, designed for both 315 kV and 735 kV but operated at 315 kV, constructing new switchyards at the generating stations, and modifying and adding equipment in existing facilities. The transmission line is a separate venture from the Romaine Complex project. Construction has been underway since summer 2011 and is expected to be completed by 2020.
Construction has been underway since summer 2011, and is expected to be completed by 2020.


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Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand thinks the failure of British teams in Europe can be traced to their inability to sign the best players. The 37-year-old pundit – who played in three Champions League finals, winning the coveted trophy in 2008 – considers the Premier League to be the most entertaining competition in the world, but thinks the elite players ply their trade elsewhere.
Manchester City became only the fourth English side to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's premier competition since 2012 last night (15 March), with a 3-1 victory on aggregate against Dynamo Kyiv. Ferdinand thinks the loss of star players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez has damaged the Premier League's ability to challenge for the European Cup.
"In those days we had teams that were conditioned to go into tournaments and go deep into tournaments," he told BT Sport. "[The] mentality was about just getting through the first period of the tournaments and taking each game as it comes.
"[In the Champions League] there's a consistency among these teams within the leagues they play in, they can go 20 games on a winning streak drawing a couple and maybe losing one. I think back then the best players in the world, there were some in this country. At the moment there aren't any," the ex-United star explained.
Despite this, Ferdinand admitted he relishes watching Manchester City star Sergio Aguero in action. "I love Sergio Aguero. The last three or four years of my career in the Premier League he was the hardest striker I played against," said Ferdinand, who left United in 2014.
"He's quick, he's got a low centre of gravity, he's strong, he'll go off both sides – left or right, doesn't mind – and he's a devastating finisher when's he's in front of goal and I think he could play in any team in to world and he'll do this, he'll score goals.
"The difference with him is he's got different types of goals, he scores all different types of goals. I love him. I can't speak highly enough of him."


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Shoppers will soon have another place to score some bargains at the border in San Ysidro.
The developers for the outlet purchased the land when they purchased the space for the Las Americas outlet. But they had to wait after San Ysidro experienced a series of setbacks.
The border community has had a slow recovery. They were not only hit by the recession but also construction at the new border crossing. This has caused a lot of traffic problems in the area.
Now with a new outlet mall in development at the east end and a new shopping plaza to the west, San Ysidro is bouncing back.
The Shamrock Group purchased the lots to build the "Outlets at the Border" and the "Plaza at the border" next door to Las Americas, more than a decade ago. They had to postpone those plans when the recession hit.
Now that things are finally stabilizing, a portion of the phase is underway. San Diegan Mayra Luna says she is looking forward to the expansion.
"It's good I see a lot of stores that I actually have to drive very far to get to and I just noticed that there is one opening here which is great," said Luna.
Meanwhile, Jason Wells with the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce hopes it will help other businesses that are still trying to recover.
"We are an ocean, if you will, here in San Ysidro and that whole rising tide, raising all ships," Wells said. "I'm a firm believer of that. So the more traffic we get to Las Americas and the more traffic we get to the Shamrock additions that is going to be more traffic for San Ysidro."
So far Ross, TJ Maxx and Ulta have signed leases with the "Plaza at the Border," the addition at the west end of Las Americas.
The "Outlets at the Border" are slated to open by this time next year. No word yet on which stores will be there. But according to developers they will be name brand stores.
Diana Guevara covers stories involving San Diego's Latino community. Send her your thoughts via Twitter @nbcsandiego or add your comment to our Facebook page.
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But for now, I have started with the making of spring themed products. I took the daffodil that I made for my march flower project and made a separate floral and dots pattern with it, available on zazzle! This daffodil pattern is made up of different sized flowers in different shades of yellow & orange, and is surrounded by little dots. It is repeatable, and is very bright and cheery. As usual, this design is very easily personalized, and the background is completely customizable! Play around with the background colour to get a different feel to this print.
Here are some of my favourite products out of this collection, showcasing some of the different background colours that work with this pattern to give some ideas.
|A monogrammed luggage tag, complete with a faux ribbon & stitched circle on a white background. It looks so happy, don't you think? You will spot your luggage for sure with the bright yellow flowers.
Yellow Watercolour Daffodil & Dots Pattern Tags For Luggage by TanyaDraws
|Daffodil iphone 6 plus case on a coral background with a stitched monogram circle. I think that the coral background is my favourite, it makes this pattern really fun!
Yellow Watercolour Daffodil & Dots Pattern Barely There iPhone 6 Plus Case by TanyaDraws
|A translucent iphone 6 case with my daffodils and a black background. It is available in iPhone 6 plus too!
Yellow Watercolour Daffodil & Dots Pattern Uncommon Clearly™ Deflector iPhone 6 Case by TanyaDraws
|Yellow daffodil pattern labels with personalized name and number on a stitched tab!
Yellow Watercolour Daffodil & Dots Pattern Return Address Label by TanyaDraws


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Based on the Ninja Slayer From Animation anime series, comes the Ninja Slayer's arch-enemy, the Dark Ninja as the latest Figma. The stylized ninja features alternate hands to recreate his aisatsu, karate, and other poses.
He also features an alternate unmasked head, revealing his identity as Fujio Katakura. As another option, a broken version of the full-face guard is included that attaches to the unmasked head.
The Figma Dark Ninja also comes with his trademark weapon, the enchanted sword "Beppin," which can be displayed both drawn, sheathed or in the shattered state after Ninja Slayer broke the blade. Other optional parts included are a kunai knife with a throwing effect parts for the kunai, and a mobile IRC device.
The Figma Dark Ninja is priced at ¥8,100 (about $71 USD) and is available now for pre-order. It is expected to ship in June 2017.


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Mamie preserved her college t-shirts in this special quilt. She played basketball while in college so we quilted it in basketballs and stars and stitched the surrounding border in stars. A very special quilt for her very special memories!
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WESTMINSTER, Md. – McDaniel scored five fourth-quarter goals to break a 6-all deadlock and defeat Kenyon 11-6 in the men's lacrosse season opener for both teams on Saturday.
DJ Rickels (Forest Hill, Md./Boys Latin School of Maryland) led the Green Terror (1-0) with five goals to become the 14th player in program history with 100 career goals.
Geoff Akie and Will Lowe paced the Lords (0-1) with two goals each. Akie added an assist.
Trailing 6-5 after Lowe finished a Chris Pappalardo feed midway through the third quarter, Skippy Clary (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) finished a solo run to knot the game with 5:49 remaining in the period.
Ben Yancheski (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney) scored off a Michael Woglom (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) feed to give McDaniel the lead for good just 1:03 into the final quarter.
Rickels extended the advantage to 8-6 just 2:25 later with his final goal of the day and 101st of his collegiate career.
JS Duke (Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin) converted a just after a man-up opportunity expired from Rickels with 9:14 to play for a 9-6 lead before Duke found the back of the net for a second time with 7:31 to play.
Yancheski found Clary for his second goal of the day, setting the final margin with 4:01 to play. It was Yancheski's third assist of the day.
Michael Young (Pylesville, Md./North Harford) and Rickels staked McDaniel to a 2-0 lead before 2:38 had elapsed in the contest.
Yancheski found Young at the 12:45 mark before Yancheski finished a Pat Bivons (Cockeysville, Md./Loyola Blakefield) assist 23 seconds later for a 2-0 lead.
Alimam cut the deficit in half off an Akie assist with 7:29 on the clock before Rickels pushed the lead back to two with 2:43 to play in the opening quarter.
Alimam found Akie 56 seconds into the second period and Lowe finished a solo run just over a minute later to knot the game at 3-all.
A Clary-to-Rickels connection put the Green Terror back on top with 5:10 to play in the period before Patrick Kim and Akie gave Kenyon its first lead, 5-4.
Rickels drew the hosts even 34 seconds before intermission with an assisted tally to join the century club.
Christian Dallmus (Acton, Mass./Rivers School) finished with nine saves for McDaniel, which outshot Kenyon 32-21 on the day. Clary added five ground balls.
The Green Terror returns to action at home against Mary Washington on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.


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A Santa Rosa man who found two women inside his house when he returned home Saturday afternoon shot into one of the suspects' car as she fled the scene, a Sonoma County sheriff's sergeant said.
When the 72-year-old man and his wife returned to their home in the 4100 block of Bennett Valley Road in unincorporated Sonoma County around 5:30 p.m., they saw a suspicious vehicle in the home's crescent-shaped driveway and a woman looking out a window of their home, Sgt. Michael Raasch said.
The couple found two women in the home, and while the man's wife talked to the women, the man armed himself with a handgun, Raasch said.
One woman, later identified as 29-year-old Lucie Abramson of Santa Rosa, left the scene, but the other woman, Shaylyn Laumann, 36, of Santa Rosa had a heated verbal exchange with the man and tried to leave in the vehicle, Raasch said.
The resident positioned his car to block Laumann's vehicle, then got out of his car, Raasch said.
Laumann revved the car's engine, backed down the driveway and managed to get past the residents' car, Raasch said. Fearing he would be hit, the man fired three shots into the fleeing car's engine compartment and called 911, Raasch said.
The bullets hit a wire on the engine's alternator and a power steering line, Raasch said. Laumann was able to drive the car a short distance until it became disabled, and she asked a man who was nearby to help her push the car off the road and call police, Raasch said.
Laumann told responding Santa Rosa police officers someone shot at her vehicle, but the residents of the home positively identified her as one of the burglars, Raasch said. Jewelry that was taken from the residence was found in Laumann's car, Raasch said.
Laumann had been in trouble with police before, and police and sheriff's deputies suspected one of her distinctive-looking associates, Abramson, was the other alleged burglar, Raasch said.
Abramson, who has pink streaks in her hair and a lip ring, is on probation for burglary, Raasch said. She was arrested at her home four blocks from the Bennett Valley Road residence, Raasch said.
The residents also identified her as one of the women who were inside their home, Raasch said.
Both women were booked into the Sonoma County jail for residential burglary and conspiracy, Raasch said. Laumann also was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and possession of methamphetamine when four grams of the drug was found in her bra while she was booked at the jail.
Abramson also was booked for violating her probation for a previous burglary, Raasch said.
Abramson is being held under no bail, and Laumann posted $40,000 bail and was released.
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I got up yesterday morning with a big agenda:
Ok, so the day started off well. I made the most stunning (and yummy) Lemon Curd Layer Cake. It's a recipe that I've been wanting to make since before we left New Zealand and as I'd been re-watching some of the Delia Smith How to Cook episodes (which I highly recommend) I'd seen her make it again and it revived my desire. I had to find the tins, which was no small feat. On my search, I found an excellent shop that specialises in baking equipment and had almost everything I wanted and they do classes in cake decorating.
Next, I thought I'd make Afghans, those yummy chocolate cookies with crunchy cornflakes in them and a walnut on top. Success here was not to be. The humidity at the moment is really high, so high that you can actually see it in the air, and humidity and baking really don't mix. So, the cookies came out flat, as you can see, but they were ridiculously soft, so soft that I couldn't even get them off the paper without them breaking. It didn't stop us eating them though. If I could eat ice cream, they would have been really nice crumbled into it.
Next on the list was Jenna's job interview. It was at Boston Pizza and it went well. They only pay minimum wage of $8.90 though (plus tips). Here's hoping she will get a call back.
While Jenna was at her interview, Jesse and I went to Walmart to complete the next item on my agenda - shopping for craft supplies. My latest "mission" is to teach myself tatting (lace making) so I needed some crochet cotton and a teeny weeny crochet hook. Somehow I was convinced that we should buy a Bey Blade (toy) as well.
Home for lunch next and to be honest, I had kind a run out of steam. It was really hot and muggy and all I wanted to do was sit in my chair and work on my tatting.
Jenna took up the challenge of helping with the shield. I had helped the other day by cutting out a gazillion printed snakes to go around Madusa's head, now it was her turn to help put it all together. The shield is still incomplete, not sure what it's supposed to shield you from when it's made out of papier mache and card but I'm sure Jesse will give it some special powers in his imaginary World. He's very into Greek Mythology at the moment having just completed reading the entire Percy Jackson series.
After 5 collected Andy from work, made chicken nachos for dinner, with Lemon Curd Layer Cake for dessert and watched Outrageous Fortune - season premiere was a stunner and I miss NZ!
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Last night I watched the HBO documentary on George Harrison, Living in the Material World. I was struck by Harrison saying how even after writing song after song, he still hoped to write what he considered a "good song."
That got me thinking about what Natalie Goldberg wrote in her classic book, Writing Down the Bones. Goldberg said we have trouble "connecting with our own confident voice and even when we do connect with it, we have trouble claiming it."
The doubt that besets artists after people tell them they love their work is all too familiar. They are amazed since they don't believe it themselves.
When people tell me they loved my memoir, I often think they say that just to be kind because I know I could have written a much better book. When that happens, I want to stop writing. Then I go home and try to remind myself that confidence is necessary if I want to continue to write. For the very act of writing is risking vulnerability. It is opening yourself not only to the criticism of others, but to your own censorship and fear.
It comes down to trusting your voice and writing about it and then, as Goldberg says, "acknowledging it and standing behind it."
Luckily for us, Harrison's inability at times to claim his greatness was offset by a charming bravado that surely helped him become the writer he was. For he said that if Lennon and McCartney could write songs, then "anyone could." And with that he penned his first song, "Don't Bother Me." Maybe it wasn't a great song, but look at what came after. We'll never know if he thought "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was good enough.
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Toy Show
I just got back from the Eckman Toy Show in San Antonio. I found a few things for the museum. Among the finds were these Road Champ Shock Racers cars. I've never heard of them, but for .50 each, why not? I'll give them a shot. There were other color variations available but I just picked out 1 of each casting. According to the back of the card, I'm missing a couple if I want to complete the set. Dang.
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People new in the web hosting business world may have a number of questions of what a reseller panel is and how this could be useful in getting started. To boot, if you wish to explore web hosting enterprise, it is crucial for you to acquire a reseller control panel. This tool is especially designed to transform the generally approved reseller hosting version through gathering all tasks that have something do with store managements in one full control.
What is more, users of this tool can easily set up a unique yet customized store; arrange their portfolio, set up their prices and to administer their customers from a single place. What's best about it is that there is no need to feel anxious about settling the process of payments since that complicated procedure will also be arranged in an automatic approach just for you.
Why web hosting entrepreneurs need to get a reseller panel for their online store?
A reseller panel is specifically built for those who are in the reselling enterprise. In reality, this does not merely refer to just the common hosting program. It is actually an exhaustively-automated reselling program that originated from a parent hosting firm. Indeed, this platform was carefully developed internally and users are guaranteed of limitless assistance from highly-skilled staff.
What kind of support can users expect once they decided to get a reseller panel for their online store?
Fortunately, the same level of assistance or support is ready for use particularly for web hosting entrepreneurs no matter what plan they decided to get. You can be guaranteed of continuous support anytime and this is done through live chat, support ticket system, through phone calls and even email support. You can enjoy a quick response in a few minutes.
Isn't it troublesome for first-timers to get started?
The completely personalized and responsive reseller control panel them will definitely assist first-time web hosting entrepreneurs to take comprehensive control of their hosting store. Furthermore, it becomes easier to alter the feel as well as the look of their online store with just a single click of the mouse.
Other easy things that users can do by having a reseller control panel include setting their most preferred font, uploading their chosen unique fav icon or logo, configure special promos and the like. On the other hand, the administrative area's store master theme will let users view the alterations that they create in real time and set them up online in no time. As you can see, there is no requirement for a professional web designer to do it for you. It is certified less hassle, not time-consuming and no need to spend lots of money in getting started.
With a number of videos that show distinct facets of reseller programs, web hosting entrepreneurs could effortlessly start their own business in the field of web hosting from scratch. They can also learn how to configure, personalize their web store and how to obtain profit without having to settle advance payments.
Becoming a Web Hosting Reseller through Reseller Panels
Doing business in this digital era is certainly cut-throat and quite competitive. The good news is that despite the tight competition in the world of business, there are quite user-friendly and effective web hosting tools that are accurately designed to exhaustively assist entrepreneurs make their business prosper and be known to potential customers around the globe. At present web hosting helps business owners keep their presence on their online sites and encourage more prospects to do business with.
In addition, with the aid of reseller panels, web hosting business certainly becomes a great money-making opportunity for everyone in that entrepreneurs can begin doing business without the need to worry about investing on the required equipment and mastering some technical skills necessary to run business online.
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In this type of enterprise, none of your clients will discover that you are a reseller. This is made possible because all service and billing alerts will be promulgated only on behalf of the trade name that you have provided. On the other hand, client-support and pre-sale services will then be provided on the business owner's behalf as well. This means you remain anonymous. Only your trade name will appear to your clients.


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Rowilson Rodrigues (born 26 March 1987) is an Indian football player who plays in Centre back for I-League club Dempo.
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Rodrigues started his footballing career at SESA FA before joining Goan club Churchill Brothers and played with them for the I-League 2010-11 season but in June 2011 he moved from Churchill to local rivals Dempo After a 2-year stint with Dempo, he moved to century-old Kolkata-based club Mohun Bagan in 2013. In May 2014 Rodrigues rejoined Dempo after a difficult season with Mohun Bagan.
He was called up for India U-23's for the 2010 Asian Games, during which he was a regular starter throughout the tournament and helped the team reach the pre-quarter finals, where India lost to Japan. Following a good season, he was called up for the India national football team preparatory camp in June 2011. (Source)


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Illinois was the last state to adopt a concealed carry law. The issue had been debated for years – generally pitting Chicago area residents against downstate legislators – but a federal judge's 2012 ruling that the ban on concealed carry was unconstitutional forced the state to act.
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The 2K fun run - SUNDAY SEPT 1ST at 10:40 - for Kids from 2 to 82
The 2km Fun Run is an event for all the family, where kids of all ages compete together for trophies for the winning girl and boy. Once the the 10k runners are on their way, it's your time to shine! There's excitement in the air and a feeling of butterflies, as you line up for the countdown. Five, four, three, two, one...block your ears as the gun goes off and tear off into the countryside, being cheered on by the crowd. A short time later, you will have run on quiet country roads and through leafy woodland and you're back on the village green, with a bit of energy left to sprint across the grass towards the finish, trying to overtake that person in front and keeping the sound of approaching footsteps, behind you. You finish, collect your medal...and celebrate! A hot dog or burger from The Weald Scouts barbecue...yummy!


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Expert on Customer Loyalty and Word of Mouth Marketing
Jackie Huba's work has been called "the word-of-mouth-gospel" by Forbes magazine. An expert on creating and sustaining customer loyalty, Huba is the bestselling author of Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics, and is the co-author of Citizen Marketers: When People are the Message, along with Creating Customer Evangelists: How Loyal Customers Become a Volunteer Sales Force. Interactive and engrossing, Huba isolates the strategies organizations can apply to engage their customers like never before.
Huba has keynoted for audiences at Disney, American Express, Dell, Rogers, and Kraft to help them create unprecedented loyalty in their customer base.
Huba is a Forbes.com contributor, penning a column on customer loyalty and word of mouth marketing. Huba's work has also frequently been featured in media such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Businessweek, and Fast Company.
Huba was a founding board member of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association, is an 11-year veteran of IBM and was named as one of the "ten most influential online marketers."


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One of the best ways to find great keywords
In this video, I'll show you a technique using the AdGroup titles in the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to help you find thousands of great keywords for your website. Since everyone else is using a very basic method with the GAKP, you'll be able to dig up keywords that your competition is overlooking.
In this video tutorial, we'll work with the keyword "fishing" and we will drill into the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find even more ideas.
How To Find Even More Keywords Quickly
If you want to take this method to a whole new level, you could input your keywords into the free tool Keyword Grouper Pro and you could then take those keyword groups and get thousands of additional keywords directly from the GAKP.
This is video number 10 in our Google Adwords Keyword Planner advanced training and if you've made it this far in the series you have tens of thousands of keywords already in your keyword search file that your competitors don't have because you're using very unique techniques very cool twists on the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to come up with ideas you'll remember the very first video we mentioned that you have to use the Google Adwords Keyword planner differently if you want different results than every other person out there that is trying to use this tool so in this video it's no different we're going to go ahead and click on search for new keywords using a phrase website or category I'm going to go ahead and type in the keyword fishing i'll click on get ideas and in this video I'm going to show you how you can use the AdGroup ideas to find lots of additional keywords so i put in the keyword fishing and you'll see right down here i have this tab for ad group ideas i'm gonna to go ahead and click on that and you'll notice that when i do that i get this term fishing pole fishing sale fishing lures fishing gear cheap fishing fishing equipment fishing reels bass fishing fishing shop so basically google has tried to group these keywords that we that they suggested the keyword ideas section and then they put the keywords into individual groups now what you're going to want to do is to write down or copy these individual group titles so fishing pole fishing sale lures gear we'll start with this fishing reels right here we're going to go right to the top and click on modify search and this time we're going to put in fishing reels and we'll click on get ideas so we're taking the Adgroup titles in other words the the things that Google grouped by and we're going back and putting the individual items back into the Google Adwords Keyword Planner and you'll see now we have 701 keywords and they deal with fishing reels ok but then you'll notice in this there was also some that deal with rod fishing rod ok so we'll come back up here modify search and we're going to do fishing rod and we'll hit get ideas so you could just continually do this for each topic then also don't forget you can do this for the subtopics so the initial key word we use was fishing then we clicked on AdGroup ideas and we got the idea for fishing reels then we put that here and then we saw fishing rods will put fishing rod we could now click on AdGroup ideas within the fishing rod search and we'll see there's fishing pole come down here fishing gear reels so we can get additional AdGroup ideas even from our sub categories so basically you're just going to have a notepad file or even a piece of paper and a pen is enough and you're going to write down the AdGroup idea title so the individual ones and then you're going to come into the Google Adwords Keyword Planner and do an individual search on those you could then click on the AdGroup ideas again and find additional group titles and each time you're going to get back a whole bunch of terms okay so we have 700 terms for our fishing rod and you're gonna break that down now if you already had fishing rod on your keyword list you might think why would have already thought of that anyway but you'll find as you get deeper and deeper into these groups there will be AdGroup ideas that you didn't have on your original keyword list and then those are the ones that will really do really well because you're going to put those terms in and you're actually drilling deeper and deeper into the individual ad groups that's just a really quick tip in the next video I'm going to show you how to make this even better and much faster using a free tool called Keyword Grouper Pro so in that video show you how to do that if you like this video give us a thumbs up if you have any questions please leave them in the comments section below I'll do my best to answer those questions or if there's a specific video you'd like to see us make about the Google Adwords Keyword Planner go ahead and leave us a comment below and let us know what that is we can get that out for you


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An addition has been made to the agenda for Tuesday night's North Beacon Hill Council meeting. Rosemary Aragon, Executive Director of the Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority (PDA), will be on hand to discuss the recent termination of Wright Runstad's lease on the historic PacMed Center building, and talk about the PDA's history and mission: to remove gaps in healthcare access.
As the Seattle Times reported recently, Wright Runstad lost their 99-year lease 85 years early after they missed a $380,000 quarterly lease payment in June, and then were unable to meet a deadline last week to pay the back rent.
The council meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave. S.
The rest of the agenda for the meeting is in our earlier post.


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"A Minor Hiccup" is the nineteenth episode of RWBY and the third episode of Volume 2. It premiered on the Rooster Teeth website on August 7th, 2014.
The episode starts off with a bored Weiss Schnee staring at a holographic clock with only one minute left of class. In the background, Peter Port rambles on about yet another of his stories. Jaune Arc, who is sitting next to Weiss, asks her to do various activities with him, ranging from eating to studying; none of these incurs any response from her.
The class ends, and Port, who was carried away in telling his story, realizes that he had completely lost track of the time. He emphatically states that the "stunning conclusion" to his story will have to wait until next time. Jaune, now agitated from the lack of response, asks whether she had heard anything he said. Weiss finally gives her response to each one of his requests, replying, "No, no, no, yes." as she gets up to leave. This causes him to sigh in resignation before putting his head on his desk.
The rest of Team RWBY also proceed to the exit, and Yang Xiao Long tousles Jaune's hair and says "One day" as the trio passes by him, leaving him alone in the room.
The scene shifts to Team RWBY back in their room, where each member is seen making preparations in their new outfits. Ruby suddenly jumps down from her bed and boisterously declares the start of their investigation, to which Weiss sarcastically states that she is so glad they are taking the matter so seriously. Yang points out that they do have a plan, and that is moderately serious.
The overview for their plan begins: Ruby Rose and Weiss will head over to the Cross Continental Transmit System and look over the Schnee Dust Company records for any inconsistencies and robberies; Blake Belladonna will attend a White Fang faction meeting to learn what their plans are through the orders issued; Yang will visit an well-informed Junior Xiong in the "shady side of town" to retrieve information. After the event, they are to meet up near Yang's location to go over what they learned.
Sun Wukong then comments, surprising the team with his sudden presence outside the window. The monkey Faunus then hops into their room and asks whether they are going to get back at Roman Torchwick. Blake tells him that they are investigating as a team. Ruby then apologetically informs him that they do not want to get friends involved unnecessarily. Sun, however, disagrees, and states that they should always get friends involved, as evidenced when he mentions that he brought Neptune Vasilias along with him to the meeting. Back in Team RWBY's room, they split up again. Ruby and Weiss are still together, while Sun and Blake will be partners and Neptune will go with Yang.
As Ruby pushes Neptune past Weiss, he gives the white-haired girl a wink. Weiss subsequently suggests that Ruby should go with Yang as they are sisters. Ruby then asks Weiss who would accompany her, to which Weiss replies that Neptune could. Ruby laughs at the suggestion and dismisses it, proceeding to drag Weiss out of the room despite her protests.
At the tower, Ruby is unable to restrain her amazement at the CCT tower. Weiss tells Ruby that she should see the one that is in Atlas, which was the first one built. She then goes on to state that Atlas developed the Cross Continental Transmit System for Humans to communicate with one another, continuing to say that it was Atlas' gift to the world after the Great War. Ruby then makes fun of her teammate for her knowledge and wealth, and snickers.
Weiss tells Ruby that the only reason they are at the tower is because Ruby likes it, stating that they could have just as easily made a call from the library. Ruby says that she knows, but the tower "is just so cool" and goes to take a picture. However, she fumbles with her Scroll, and it bounces across the pavement before Penny Polendina picks it up and attempts to return it without any sign of recognizing Ruby.
On the other hand, Ruby is utterly delighted by Penny's appearance and insistently asks where she has been. Penny is caught off-guard, and she stammers as she gives an evasive response and briskly walks away. Ruby quickly tells Weiss to proceed with the call and that she will catch up later as she runs off to pursue Penny, much to Weiss' annoyance.
Ruby catches up to Penny and asks her once more where she has been, to which Penny gives yet another evasive response. Ruby stops Penny and relays to her what all of Team RWBY thinks is going to happen, as well as restating that she needs to know what happened to Penny after the event. Penny carefully looks around before whispering to Ruby that it is not safe to talk.
Meanwhile, Weiss has entered the Transmit Tower and walks across the lobby to an elevator. In the elevator, an automated voice asks how she may help Weiss today, to which the white-haired girl replies that she would like to go to the communications room, after which she is requested to put her Scroll on a terminal to confirm her identity. After the confirmation, Weiss can be seen trying different faces out, presumably to put on a happy demeanor, all of which look forced. She settles for shaking her head and waiting for her destination to arrive.
Upon arrival, the first thing one notices are four holographic symbols, each one representing a different region. When the camera pans to Weiss, the area seems empty, but as she approaches a desk, a holographic attendant appears. The attendant asks Weiss what she may help her with, to which Weiss promptly replies that she would like to be wired to the Schnee Dust Company headquarters in Atlas. The attendant tells Weiss to head over to terminal three where she will be patched through. Weiss then thanks the attendant before heading over to the terminal.
The SDC comm operator, a girl with brown hair and blue eyes, appears on the screen. She is rather surprised to see Weiss and asks her if she would like to speak to her father, Jacques Schnee or her sister, Winter Schnee, though Weiss declines the request, asking merely for the data to be transferred. The operator acquiesces and signs off. Weiss momentarily looks forlornly into the empty screen.
Penny is then seen nervously waiting for Ruby at a café before the two begin walking together. Penny confesses that her father does not wish her to talk to any of Team RWBY or to venture out alone. The two then come upon a holographic presentation by James Ironwood, who is seen unveiling the new Atlesian Knight-200 combat androids to replace the older Atlesian Knight-130, as well as the enormous Atlesian Paladin-290 battle suit.
Penny unsuccessfully attempts to get an enthralled Ruby to leave the scene, but the pair are spotted by some Atlas Soldiers, who immediately give chase. Penny flees the scene, shortly followed by Ruby and the soldiers. Ruby uses her Semblance to catch up to Penny and attempts to carry her off, but she is not able to on account of Penny's weight. Ruby loses her grip and falls into the road where a truck almost hits her.
Penny saves Ruby by pushing her out of the way and stopping the truck with her hands, much to the seeming horror of Ruby and the many onlookers that gather round. Penny and Ruby slip away from the soldiers into an adjacent alleyway. After some insistence, Penny admits to Ruby that she is "not a real girl", revealing the metal beneath her skin, causing Ruby to stare in blank shock before uttering a soft "Oh".
The opening ends to Weiss patiently waiting out the minute left on her holographic clock displayed from her desk in the classroom of Professor Peter Port, whose dialogue is merely background nonsense as Jaune slides up next to Weiss.
Jaune: So, Weiss, y'know, uh, I-I was thinking after this, maybe we could go grab a bite to eat? (Turns to the teacher for a second, then turns back around.) And, uh um, I-I've got two tickets to that new Spruce Willis movie, if you wanna make the trip to Vale. I hear it's awesome. (Pauses as his words have no effect.) Aaaand maybe after that, we could study together? I mean, you're smart and I'm, uh... Y'know.
Finally, the clock in front of Weiss gives a shrill beep as it changes from 3:59 to 4:00, and she dismisses it with a wave of her hand. The professor is temporarily unaware of the alarm.
Port: (Posing as a towering monster about to attack.) And then I— Oh. (Straightens his stance as the students start to leave.) "Timed that one wrong, I guess. Well, the stunning conclusion to this story will have to wait. Until next time!
Jaune: (Watching Weiss as she packs up her Scroll.) Weiss? Did you hear me?
Weiss: (Not even looking at Jaune as she walks away.) No, no, no, yes.
Upon hearing this, Jaune groans and does a faceplant into his desk.
Yang: (As the rest of Team RWBY walks out of class behind him, Yang ruffles Jaune's hair without even looking.) One day.
A closeup of Ruby's hands as she straps the red laces of her shoes. Switch to a closeup of Weiss' hand gripping the handle of Myrtenaster strapped to her side. Switch to a closeup of Yang's Ember Celica over her left forearm as she slides the chamber. Switch to a closeup of Blake tightening the black ribbons around her arms. Switch to full view of Team RWBY's preparations, revealing their new outfits.
Blake: (Approaching her bunk as she tightens her wraps.) I thought that class would never end.
Ruby: (From her position sitting on the hanging bed) Alright, guys, today's the day! The investigation begins!
Happily leaps off her mattress and onto the floor, arms raised excitedly. She almost lands on Weiss, who is on the bottom bunk.
Weiss: (sarcastically) I'm glad to see we're taking this so seriously.
Yang: Hey, we've got a plan! That's... moderately serious.
Ruby: Right! (looks around at her teammates) Everyone remember their roles? (Weiss stands up as the camera quickly shifts left to each member who state their objective.)
Weiss: You and I will head to the CCT and check the Schnee records for any other Dust robberies or inconsistencies. Seeing as I'm in the family, it shouldn't be a problem.
Blake: The White Fang has regular faction meetings to hand out orders and recruit new members. If I can get in, I can hopefully find out what they're planning.
Yang: I have an old friend on the shady side of town that typically knows everything going on in Vale. Getting information out of him shouldn't be too hard...
Ruby: (the camera dashing back to the leader) Great! We'll meet up tonight near Yang to go over what we found. (pumping her fist) Let's do this!
Sun: (off-screen) Yeah! (Camera shifts right to a smiling Sun Wukong as he hangs upside-down by his tail in their open window. The whole team is taken aback.)
Blake: (surprised and alarmed) Sun!
Yang: How did you get up there?
Sun: Ah, it's easy; I do it all the time.
Weiss: You do what?!
Sun: I climb trees all the time! (Without reacting to Weiss' scowl, he flips into the dorm room.) So, are we finally getting back at that Torchwick guy?
Blake: (stepping forward) We are going to investigate the situation... as a team.
Ruby: Sorry, Sun. We don't want to get friends involved if we don't have to.
Sun: Psh! That's dumb! We should always get friends involved! That's why I brought Neptune! (gesturing out the window)
The girls lean out the window on top of one another cartoon-style to see the aforementioned teammate of Sun's standing outside, cool as can be.
Neptune: 'Sup?
Ruby: How did you even get up here?
Neptune: I have my ways.
The camera pans out to reveal that he is standing on a very thin ledge circling the building under the windows.
Neptune: (nervously) Seriously, though, can I come in? We're like, really high up right now.
Inside the dorm room, the group are standing in a circle as Ruby lays down the new plan.
Ruby: Alright, I'll go with Weiss; Sun, you can go with Blake. (As she pushes Neptune past Weiss, he slips her a wink. Weiss looks mildly shocked but then comes to her senses quickly.) And Neptune, you can go with Yang since she doesn't have a partner. Everyone good?
Weiss: Actually, Ruby, why don't you go with Yang? After all, she is your sister.
Ruby pushed Neptune, who is stiff as a board, up next to yang. When she is done pushing him, he rocks back and fourth looking nervous. Yang put her hand on his shoulder to stop him from rocking.
Ruby: But, Weiss, who would go with you, then?
Weiss: Well... I guess Neptune could come with me.
Ruby: (Neptune puts on a suave look and points at Weiss as the team leader cracks up.) Hahaha, nah!
Weiss is obviously less than amused, yet is powerless to stop Ruby from pulling her by the back out the door.
Weiss: (Weiss sticks her arms out fruitlessly trying to get back to Neptune.) But! But!
The scene changes to that of a monumental tower that looms over the sparse trees growing around the crossroads below.
Ruby: (off-screen) Woooow! I forget how big the Transmit tower looks up close!
Weiss: (off-screen) You should see the one in Atlas!
Ruby: (off-screen) That was the first one, right?
Weiss: Correct.
Weiss and Ruby are seen walking down the path towards the building.
Weiss: Atlas developed the Cross Continental Transmit System to allow the four kingdoms to communicate with one another. It was their gift to the world after the Great War.
Ruby: (acting high and mighty) Oooh, look at me! My name's Weiss! I know facts! I'm rich! (snorts into her hands at Weiss' frown)
Weiss: Don't be a pest! Besides, the only reason we're here is because you like the tower so much! We could have just as easily made a call from the library!
Ruby: I know, but it's so coool! Ooh, I'm going to take a picture!
She grabs her Scroll from a pocket on her clothes, but in her excitement, the device is launched from her hands, bouncing along the pavement until it lands at Penny's feet.
Penny: Oh! (Picks up the Scroll and extends towards the clumsy teen) You dropped this.
Ruby: (shocked) Penny?!
Penny: (similarly surprised) Uuuh...
Ruby: Where have you been? We haven't seen you since that night at the docks!
Penny: S-Sorry. I think you're confused. (She suddenly hiccups, throwing the Scroll into Ruby's hands.) Uh... I've got to go! (She turns quickly and walks away.)
Weiss: (turning to Ruby) "What was that about?"
Ruby: I don't know, but I'm going to find out. (Ruby starts walking in Penny's direction as she shouts back to her partner:) You go make your call! I'll meet up with you later!
Weiss: (reaching toward Ruby) Wait! (Seeing the futility of stopping her teammate, she lowers her hand and sighs angrily)
Ruby: (running up to Penny as she descends the steps until she gets in front of the non-eccentric redhead) Penny! Where have you been? It's been weeks!
Penny: There seems to be a... misunderstanding.
Ruby: What?! (Penny continues to walk away. Ruby slides down the rail next to her.) Penny... Is everything okay? (Penny continues forward without reaction. Ruby grabs her by the arm.) Penny, please stop! (Penny stops and listens.) Look, I don't know what's wrong, but you have to listen to me! Those guys we fought at the docks, we think they're up to something big, something bad! I need you to tell me what happened to you that night! Please... As a friend.
Penny: (sighing, then glancing to her sides swiftly, she walks over to Ruby's side and leans in close) It isn't safe to talk here.
Penny looks around suspiciously, much to Ruby's confusion.
Weiss walks through the grand, glowing lobby of the tower with pride, avoiding the central terminal and heading straight for the elevator doors, which slide open automatically and close when she's inside. The voice of the CCT AI is projected from a panel near the door.
CCT AI: Hello. Welcome to the CCT. How may I help you?
Weiss: I'd like to go to the communications room, please.
CCT AI: Absolutely. Could you please place your Scroll on the terminal to verify your identity? (Weiss retrieves her Scroll and places it as directed.) Perfect! Thank you, Miss Schnee.
Upon the elevator's ascent, Weiss' expressions shifts from pleasant to serious. Upon entering the room, four symbols are seen on a computer - twin axes and wreaths, three flying swords pointing down, a spear and shield inside a fragmented circle, and a precise winged shape. Weiss walks up to the front desk where a holographic secretary appears in the seat.
CCT AI: (beeps are heard before the projection speaks in a polite manner) Welcome to the Beacon Cross Continental Transmit center. How may I help you?
Weiss: I need to make a call to Schnee Company World Headquarters in Atlas.
CCT AI: Absolutely. (more beeping) If you could head over to Terminal 3, I'll patch you through.
Weiss: Thank you!
Weiss smiles and nods before walking over to her assigned cubicle-like computer, passing a few Beacon students in uniform - one of which is talking to her mother and asking how things are going back in Signal Academy. She sits at her own display, taking a deep, unhappy breath to prepare for the call ahead. The face of a short-haired brunette appears on the monitor with the Schnee snowflake rotating behind her. She does not realize who she is talking to until she looks up.
Schnee Corp Operator: Thank you for calling the Atlas- Oh! Miss Schnee! Good afternoon! Would you like me to patch you through to your father? I think your sister Winter might be here as well.
Weiss: (pleasantly) No, thank you! I was actually wondering if you could find some files for me. I've compiled a short list.
Weiss produces her Scroll, placing it into a slot on the keyboard, creating a series of noises as the Operator looks at the data from her side of the screen.
Operator: I see. If you don't mind... what may I ask is this for?
Weiss: School project.
Operator: (nervously) Um... There are some sensitive documents on this list, ma'am.
Weiss: Well, then, I'll be sure to treat them with care.
Operator: (still nervous) Right... Very well. (more noises) The data is being transferred to your Scroll now.
Weiss: Wonderful! That will be all, then.
Operator: Are you sure you wouldn't like me to patch you through to your father before you go?
Weiss loses her smile, but quickly replaces it.
Weiss: Yes, I'm sure.
Operator: Well, then... Have a nice day!
The call is dropped, and so too is Weiss' happy act, seen in the screen's reflection.
Penny stands alone near a two-story building with patio furniture and she is looking around nervously when a hand grabs her shoulder, causing her to jump. She turns to see Ruby grinning. She smiles in return. The scene moves to the two strolling down the street.
Penny: I wish I could help you, Ruby, but I don't know anything about those men.
Ruby: Well, what happened to you that night? We were all together, and then you just disappeared! Were you kidnapped?
Penny: Oh, no! Nothing like that!
Ruby: Then where did you go?
Penny: I've never been to another kingdom before. My father asked me not to venture out too far, but... You have to understand, my father loves me very much; he just worries a lot.
Ruby: Believe me, I know the feeling. (She grin and Penny grins back.) But why not let us know you were okay?
Penny: I... was asked not to talk to you. Or Weiss. Or Blake. Or Yang. Anybody, really.
Ruby: Was your dad that upset?
Penny: No, it wasn't my father...
Before she can continue, she and Ruby hear the sound of megaphones announcing something, turning around the corner to look at the platform in the center of a plaza where the holographic image of James Ironwood is seen before six AK-130 Androids, who are in turn standing in front of two large metal storage cases with the spear-and-shield emblem on their doors.
Ironwood: The AK-130 has been a standard security model of Remnant for several years, and they have done a fine job. Wouldn't you agree? Wouldn't you agree? (the clapping of the gathered audience causes the drones to take a jerky bow) But... the kingdom of Atlas is a kingdom of innovation, and 'fine'... Well, that's just not good enough, is it? Presenting... the Atlesian Knight-200! (the doors to the cases roll up, and six new, bulkier, shinier automatons stand at attention before knocking their obsolete predecessors down to the applause of the watchers) Smarter, sleeker, and admittedly, a little less scary. (the robots flex and pose as a demonstration) These models will become active later this year, but they won't be alone! Now, the Atlesian Military has always supported the idea of removing men from the dangers of the battlefield. However, there are still many situations that will undoubtedly require... a human touch.
The last line draws Ruby's attention.
Penny: (nervously) Ruby..?
Ironwood: So, our kingdom's greatest minds, in cooperation with the Schnee Dust Company, are proud to introduce... the Atlesian Paladin!
Ironwood's image is replaced with the hologram of a robotic white behemoth, featuring hinged piston legs, large guns for hands, and a rectangular head, standing at least twice as tall as the Knights below it.
Ironwood: (voice only) Now, we couldn't have him here for you today, but these mechanized battle suits will be seen defending the borders of our kingdom within the year!
Ruby: (hunched in awe) Whoa...
Penny: (concerned) Ruby? Maybe we should go somewhere else.
At the side of the stage, two armored soldiers see Penny, pointing her out and calling in backup. Penny backs away and then breaks into a dead run, which snaps Ruby out of her weapon-awe-induced stupor.
Ruby: Penny! Wait! Where are you going?
Ruby turns to look back at the soldiers chasing after her friend, and realizing Penny's situation, swiftly follows her in an attempt to catch up down the winding alley.
Atlas Soldier: (gesturing to his partner) Down here! She went this way!
Penny and Ruby run across the street with the soldiers following them, though a honking car nearly runs one over. He manages to brace his hands against the hood, which somehow stops the vehicle, and his partner runs along after the girls.
Ruby is still trying to catch up with Penny, but a high stack of crates on a flimsy support is easily cut down by Crescent Rose, causing a wooden avalanche of boxes to block the path. Seeing Penny right ahead of her, Ruby leaps into the air and lands on the alley wall, ricocheting off to grab Penny around the middle.
Ruby: This way! (she grimaces before the two disappear in a flash of red and rose petals)
Ruby dashes away as fast as she can while carrying Penny, but the strain is too great, and they crash to the ground a short while later, with Ruby falling all the way into the street. She gets up slowly, and in her dazed state, she doesn't notice the large truck coming up from behind her until the honking is too late of a warning. She stands up just as she's about to be hit, but from out of nowhere, Penny pushes Ruby out of the way and holds her palms out.
In the split second where the two make contact, the ground beneath Penny cracks and crumbles into pieces, and the From Dust Till Dawn truck is lifted a little ways into the air by the girl's sheer strength. She puts it down, and the Shopkeep stares in awe at the crumples in his hood, just like the Huntress who got saved.
Ruby: (eyes wide, terrified, uncertain) Penny..?
Penny: (to the shopkeep) Are you okay?
Shopkeep: (nodding, obviously scared) Uh-huh...
Penny backs away, looking at Ruby's frightened expression, then at the bystanders murmuring to each other in an attempt to understand what just happened. In her panic, she runs from the Atlas soldiers still chasing her down and bumps into Ruby, knocking the poor girl out of her stupor as her friend tries to get away again.
Ruby: Penny! Come back! (she starts going after Penny as the people look at the destruction Penny caused with her bare hands and the soldiers find they lost their target)
Penny: (coming to a stop once she gets out of the alleyway, looking around for where to run next) Um... Uh...
Ruby: (coming up to Penny, exasperated) Penny! Please! What is going on?! Why are you running? How did you do that?!
Penny: (nervous again) I-I can't! Everything's fine! (she starts to hiccup with each lie) I-I don't want to talk about it! (*hiccup*)
Ruby: Penny, if you can just tell me what's wrong, I can help you!
Penny: (retreating from her friend) No! No, no! You wouldn't understand...
Ruby: Let me try! You can trust me!
Penny: (she finally relents, coming up to Ruby's face desperately) You're my friend, right? You promise you're my friend?!
Ruby: (softly) I promise.
Penny: (silent for a second, then, looking down at her hands) Ruby... I'm not a real girl.
Penny shows Ruby the toll of stopping the truck that would have killed her: Parts of her palm's skin have ripped away, revealing the gray metal underneath. Penny stares sadly at Ruby's face, now completely astounded by her friend's secret as all she can simply say before the screen goes black and the credits roll is...
Ruby: Oh.
- Minor Characters
- CCT AI voiced by Megan Castro
- Schnee Corp Operator voiced by Emily McBride
- Atlas Soldier voiced by Patrick Rodriguez
- At the beginning, Jaune asks Weiss if she would like to see a new Spruce Willis movie with him. This is a reference to the real-world actor Bruce Willis, who is known for his action movies.
- The episode title alludes to the hiccups made by Penny whenever she tells a lie.
- The events of "A Minor Hiccup" are re-told in the first part of Chapter 9 of RWBY: The Official Manga.
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- Main article: A Minor Hiccup/Image Gallery


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15 Jul Why Dual Medical Coding is Important
Dual medical coding, that is using ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding systems simultaneously, is being utilized by some medical billing and coding providers. In fact, some medical claims payers are open to such a process, as U.S. medical practices and hospitals switch using from ICD-9 to ICD-10 codes. That changeover from ICD-9 to ICD-10, which is to be complete by October 1, 2015, has a lot of people in the field concerned, including healthcare providers, medical billing and coding companies, and payers.
Thus, dual coding is seen as a way of facilitating the switch from one coding system to the other. Here are some perceived benefits of the process that uses both ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding systems.
Easy of Transition
It's thought that having medical coders utilize both systems at the same time may aid in the overall transition, as they are able to associate the new codes with a specific procedure or diagnosis described by the old code. By making this an active part of the process, medical coders get important practical experience with ICD-10 while creating viable claims using ICD-9.
Comparative Data
This process will also give insurance companies and government institutions data by which they can compare the two coding systems, and which may be used to further refine ICD-10 coding. The information gained through this process may also help to predict what reimbursements will be like once the new code is in effect.
Improving Claim Submissions
In using ICD-10 in these active test submissions, clinicians and coders will be able to hone their skills in relationship to using ICD-10. They'll be discovering how to create a viable medical claim form using the new system and be able to refine their process before October 1. In a way, they will be more comfortable in using the new system and be more prepared to let go of the old system.
Changeover Mapping
There will be thousands of records actively chronicling the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. This mapping will help to provide information concerning any holes in the process, adjustments that might need to be made, and situations that may cause delays. It will give everyone involved a clearer picture of what to expect after October 1, 2015 when ICD-10 is being used full out.
Real Case Histories
Those in the medical and billing and coding professions will have real case histories of ICD-10 claims that will serve as models for when the major transition occurs. Thus, they will be able to be more successful will the new system. This may help to enhance productivity of medical billers and coders at a time when it is expected to fall by as much as 50%.
Hit the Road Running
By using dual medical coding, those working as healthcare providers and as medical billers and coders will be better able to make the adjustments necessary when October 1 comes along. It will still be a bumpy ride, but by working together to smooth things out a bit, payers, billers, and providers may all benefit.


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Can anyone homeless use The Connection?
Anyone can walk in off the street and access the service, it is free of charge. Anyone new to us receives an assessment to establish how we can help. The Night Centre is for people who are rough sleeping and also free of charge but people must be referred in advance either in-house or by another agency.
There are few accommodation options in Westminster so a large part of our work is focused on reconnecting people back to their home area, if appropriate, where they can access local services/housing and are safeguarded from sleeping rough on the streets of London.
Where does your street outreach team operate?
The outreach team, Westminster CAS, now provides street support across all of Westminster working in partnership with homeless services The Passage and St Mungos Broadway.
Do homeless people have to pay for hostel accommodation?
Hostel accommodation is paid for by the Housing Benefit Department. There will be a small service charge to cover utilities and usually meals which residents are expected to pay from their statutory benefit entitlement. Paying cash up front is not a requirement for getting into accommodation despite what people begging often state.
Can people get benefits if they have no address?
Yes. Many Day Centres offer an address to enable people to collect mail but you don't have to have a fixed address to start a benefit claim.
Once someone is homeless will they always live on the streets?
No, there is hope and with the right support people can get back to living 'normally' again. The Connection has success stories from people who have slept rough for 10+ years who are now in housing and actively occupied through volunteering positions and work. Homelessness and the issues involved are complex so it takes time and perseverance for people to address the cause and fully recover.
Should I give money to someone begging on the street?
Most people who beg on the streets are using the money they receive to fuel a drug or alcohol addiction, which is extremely harmful to their health and frequently causes premature death. Giving money to someone can also prevent them from engaging with services which can help. Contrary to popular belief, and what people on the street may say, there is no cost to a homeless person to stay in a shelter, like our own, or a hostel which is usually covered by housing benefit. There are sufficient resources available to help people move their lives away from the streets without them needing to beg for money.
But it's a complicated situation. For example, an exception to this is people who are foreign nationals waiting to resolve their immigration status, they are not entitled to benefits and may be destitute. Others might be being exploited by traffickers who force them to beg. Ultimately, of course it's up to you whether you give or not.
What can I do to help someone on the streets?
- If you see someone sleeping rough please contact Street Link who will put that person in touch with local Street Outreach services which can help support the person away from the streets.
- If you want to give the person something you could ask them if they'd like a hot drink or something to eat
- If you want to support our work, The Connection also has lots of opportunities for you to get involved including volunteering and fundraising events. Click here for more info.
How many people are homeless in London?
There are over 7,500 people who sleep rough on the streets of London. People are attracted to central London from across the UK and internationally because of the opportunities they believe are available but if these do not materialise people find themselves homeless.
The Street Outreach team is effective at helping new arrivals working in partnership with initiatives like No Second Night Out and has ensured that 80% of rough sleepers do not spend more than one night on the streets of London.


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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Library Window Display
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Wow Sue, you did a fantastic job. How cool, your quilts all together in a display like that. I do hope they (the Library people) will look after them. How long will you keep them there? I'm sure they will attract a lot of attention ;).ReplyDelete
Wow, a window display with only your quilts! You can be so proud every time people stop by to have a look! My gosh, do they realize how much work and love is in there...ReplyDelete
Thanks, Vreni & Hilde! The quilts will be on display there about a month. And already while doing the window, people stopped to admire -- it feels good to show 'n' tell a bit to the world. :)ReplyDelete
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Midsized Elegance – The 2018 Lexus GS
If you're searching for a vehicle that seamlessly blends comfort, performance, and technology into a single package – then you've been searching for the Lexus GS. This midsized performance sedan provides drivers from across Edmonton and the surrounding area with a luxurious means of enjoying the art of driving.
Here at Lexus South Pointe, we offer a wide variety of GS sedans for your consideration. New or used, GS 350, GS 450h, and GS F, no matter which GS you're interested in you'll find it here. Visit our New Inventory and our Pre-Owned Inventory to find exactly what you're looking for.
Advanced Powertrains
With the GS you get to choose between three advanced engine options. The GS 350 receives a 311 horsepower 3.5L V6 with your choice of rear or all-wheel drive, and uses just 10.7L/100km combined. The GS 450h uses a 3.5L V6 paired with an electric motor for 338 net horsepower while using just 7.5L/100km combined. Those seeking maximum performance will love the GS F and its monstrous 467 horsepower 5.0L V8.
Timeless Luxury
The 2018 Lexus GS goes far beyond offering simply lots of leather and electronic wizardry. The GS has been designed to fit like a tailor-made suit, with contrast-colour stitching, and beautiful wood trim. The 2018 GS doesn't lack for technology either, with 12.3-inch screen offering navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, Siri integration, and a rearview camera. Other amenities like heated and ventilated front seats, power rear sunshades, and automatic wipers make the GS feel like your own personal limousine.
Protective Shield
The 2018 GS continues Lexus' tradition of peerless safety. That's why every GS comes with the Enform Safety Connect system which includes automatic collision notification, stolen-vehicle location, and an emergency assist button. More advanced systems like adaptive cruise control, lane-departure mitigation, and a forward collision warning system with pedestrian detection all mean this Lexus works overtime to keep you safe.
High-Quality Parts
Your Lexus GS was crafted using the best materials and techniques available. The best way to maintain that level of quality is by using only genuine Lexus parts from Lexus South Pointe. We carry all the replacement parts you need in our Parts Department, and the team of factory-trained technicians in our Service Department will install them so your GS looks and feels like new.


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Many companies' thought leadership marketing programs deliver lackluster results. The reason is not usually that a firm has no good ideas; it's typically that they are not well developed, well articulated, or taken to market effectively. With over a decade's experience helping clients assess and improve thought leadership content development and marketing programs, we can help you evaluate and improve yours.
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Our clients are typically busy professionals who have expertise to share with the market, but don't have time to fully develop their ideas. We help them capture and develop their point of view to a standard that allows them to publish it and make an impact –anywhere from their own website to Harvard Business Review.
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N2AFRICA is a large scale, science-based "research-in-development" project focused on putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers growing legume crops in Africa.
Legumes bring atmospheric nitrogen into the crops and the soil through a symbiosis with Rhizobium bacteria, and they are an important source of protein in a healthy diet. Enhanced productivity of legumes thereby contributes to improvements in soil fertility, household nutrition and income. N2Africa enables African smallholder farmers to reap these benefits through the implementation of effective production technologies including inoculants and fertilizers.
N2Africa links scientific research with capacity building (from farmers to traders, development workers in extension and NGOs), educating MSc and PhD candidates, women's empowerment, and access to input-output markets through Public-Private Partnerships. A strong network ensures continuous and independent improvement of technologies and market access.
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, N2Africa has been active since 2013 in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, and since 2009 in DRCongo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Focal legume crops are common bean, chickpea, cowpea, faba bean, groundnut and soyabean.
From best-bets to best-fits
The performance of a grain legume and the associated amount of nitrogen fixed depend on the interaction between the genotype of the legume, the genotype of the rhizobia, the environment and the management of the crop and field: (GL× GR) × E × M in short.
N2Africa selects and tests good-potential legume genotypes, does research to identify the best matching rhizobia strains and tries to optimize the management of legume fields. Testing of legume technologies by large numbers of farmers allows for tailoring and adapting legume technologies to specific sites and specific farmers. This results in a set of best-fit principles and options for each project area.
Direct beneficiaries of N2Africa are the farming households with increased benefits from biological nitrogen fixation – such as greater food and nutrition security or increased incomes – and the households benefitting from the network that was built to improve access to information, agricultural inputs and markets. By 2017, N2Africa had already reached more than 600,000 smallholder farmers with improved technologies for grain legume production.
Other beneficiaries are producers of legume seeds, legume-specific fertilizer mixes and inoculants through an increased demand for their product, as well as agro-dealers trading these products. Development project staff and scientists are exposed to new ways of doing science through the 'development-to-research' framework, and hands-on capacity building activities.
By working through national systems, training key stakeholders from farmers to traders, development workers in extension and NGOs, and by educating MSc and PhD candidates in each country, we build the capacity that can in the future sustain an independent and continuous improvement of legume production technologies.
N2Africa Map Overview : Core countries (dark green), Tier 1 countries (light green).
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Fall armyworm (FAW) is threatening food security across the Asian continent. How can we stop it? The Sustainable Development Solutions Network is organizing a fully online e-conference on July 10-12, 2019, to discuss this important issue. The event will bring together scientists, practitioners, government officials, and NGO representatives to discuss the FAW outbreak in Asia, effective responses, and innovative ideas to face the challenges ahead.
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|Genetic diversity of indigenous rhizobia nodulating soyabean in grassland and cultivated fields of South Kivu, D.R.Congo
We studied the genetic diversity of indigenous rhizobia nodulating soyabean in South Kivu province of D.R.Congo in order to compare the diversity in grassland and cultivated farms but also to identify indigenous rhizobia with potential of increasing soyabean'BNF and productivity. Soyabean (Glycine max) is an important crop worldwide and especially in Democratic Republic of the Congo, promoted since 1990 to deal with high malnutrition induced by political strife (Kismul et al., 2015). ...
|Symbiotic interaction between chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes and Mesorhizobium Strains in Ethiopia
|Influence of product bundling on farmers' preferences to buy soyabean inputs: A conjoint study in Ethiopia
|Allocation of grain legume fodders in mixed crop-livestock systems of northern Ghana
|Understanding smallholder farming systems in the Guinea savanna of Ghana for targeting grain legume intensification options
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|Diverse Bradyrhizobia strains can nodulate cowpea in Nigerian soils
|Responses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) varieties to rhizobia inoculation, phosphorus application and sequential cropping system in Minna, Nigeria
My study aimed to exploit rhizobia inoculation, phosphorus application, varietal differences and sequential cropping system to improve the productivity and profitability of cowpea per unit area in Minna, Nigeria. Glasshouse and field experiments were conducted between 2015 and 2017. ...
|Enhancing biological nitrogen fixation and yield of soyabean and common bean in smallholder farming systems of Rwanda
|The Role of the Integrated Maize-Soyabean-Chicken Value Chains in Sustaining Diverse Diets: the case of Southern Highlands of Tanzania
|Legume Technologies' adoption among smallholders: Role of ICT market interventions and impact
|Genetic diversity and symbiotic efficiency of indigenous and naturalised soyabean root nodule from Zimbabwe
I carried out glasshouse and laboratory work at Murdoch University, with Zimbabwean isolates of soyabean root nodule bacteria that I collected from soils with a history of inoculation in Zimbabwe. I worked with a total of 137 soyabean root nodule bacteria isolates that were revealed by molecular methods to be drawn from the four species, Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens, B. elkanii, B. japonicum and B. ottawaense. ...
|Overview of students that, to date, completed their PhD
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|N2Africa publications
Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and Productivity of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Varieties as Influenced by Rhizobial Inoculation and Phosphorus Application on Farmers' Fields in Minna, Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria. 2018 by O.A. Adediran, A. O. Osunde, A. Bala, M. Dianda, H. Ibrahim, O. O. Olufajo and J. A. Oladiran.
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Responses to inoculation of Phaseolus beans on N2Africa trials in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
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REGINA - Premier Brad Wall has outlined what he says will be the Saskatchewan Party's most expensive promise in the Nov. 7 election campaign.
Wall says his party, if re-elected, would expand coverage to people with disabilities living outside residential care facilities.
He says the SaskParty would also increase benefits for all people with disabilities.
The expansion of the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability program would cost $18.4 million in the first year and increase to $33.3 million in year four.
The program supports about 3,000 people in residential care — the change would add about 7,000 people.
Wall also says the Saskatchewan Party would increase autism funding by $4 million over the next four years.


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Books I Love
The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders, John E. Sarno
This is the book that sent me on my healing journey and it is Sarno's latest book. Ihave both the hard copy and the audio version. Lots of good stuff in this book.
The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain, John E. Sarno Another great read by Dr. Sarno.
Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection, John E Sarno This book, his first, focuses more on back pain. His understanding of TMS grew and his later books reflect this. Still, a great read. I have the audio version of this one and Dr. Sarno himself reads it. It's like having him personally cheering me on!
Dr. John Sarno's Top 10 Healing Discoveries, Steven Ray Ozanich My friend Steve put out this little book and I highly recommend it. It's short, concise and encouraging!
The Great Pain Deception: Faulty Medical Advice Is Making Us Worse, Steven Ray Ozanich You'll have trouble putting this book down. Steve's personal story and then histeaching on TMS is the best book on the topic I think.
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection, Gabor
Mate, MD Dr. Mate's compassionate book should be a must read for anyone struggling with
chronic health issues.
The Effortless Sleep Method: The Incredible New Cure for Insomnia and
Chronic Sleep Problems, Sasha Stephens Insomnia is yet another symptom of TMS. This little books will help send that
symptom packing!
Think Away Your Pain, David Schechter M.D. Another MD who "gets" TMS. I found his book very encouraging.
Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn
and Thich NhatHanhAnother "should be required reading"!
Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self, Richard Rohr Rohr is a Catholic priest and has a wonderful way of helping one understand the various components of our personality and how they affect our lives. This is not a TMS book per se but it certainly addresses the mechanisms that drive TMS.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Dr. Van der Kolk specializes in the effects of trauma on health. This is not a light-hearted read however so I don't recommend it if you're struggling with depression
right now.
Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, Lissa Rankin M.D. Uplifting, wonderful stories and medical insights from Dr. Rankin. I have this one
as an audiobook and love hearing her read the book.


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Why choose Litecoin over Bitcoin?
We take a close look at why using Litecoin can be a better form of payment method over Bitcoin.
Also we discover how the creation of Litecoin came about, the developers behind it and the future prospects of the cryptocurrency.
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We've put together a list of top cryptocurrency recommendations for our readers:
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Introduction to Litecoin
Litecoin (LTC) is a cryptocurrency and open source software project enabling instant transactions at near zero-cost payments to any other party in the world. It is often considered as the brother of Bitcoin and was one of the first Altcoins to be forked from the Bitcoin concept.
It was launched in October 2011. Since its inception, it has gained prominence as one of the most favored cryptocurrency, next to Bitcoins. Like every other cryptocurrency, Litecoin uses blockchain technology to create the coins. Litecoin is used as a currency to perform transactions between one party to another.
What makes Litecoin stand out from any other cryptocurrency?
There is a common myth that a Litecoin is an alternative to a Bitcoin with no special features.
Although it is true that the Litecoin was created from the Bitcoin source code, Litecoin offers solution and sophistication that its big brother couldn't. The two major advantages that Litcoin holds over Bitcoin are:
- Quicker transfer speed
- Cheaper transaction costs
When Bitcoin emerged way back in 2009, the transfer speed was so low, that each transfer would take about ten minutes to complete. Because of the volume of growth of Bitcoins, the transaction speed has grown larger today, and in extreme cases can take up to 24 hours. Litecoin, on the other hand, has a much lesser transaction time of 2.5 minutes and in the case of network congestion and slow mining times, it might extend to a maximum of 29 minutes.
Mining is a process that helps in the production of these cryptocurrencies. Both Bitcoins and Litecoin are created through this method. The process allows the computer processing power to run complex algorithms to build new blocks on the blockchain. But as the Bitcoin rage grew, the miners started identifying the hacks to mine more bitcoins. It was done by enhancing the processing power of the computer and more coins were generated in no time. But with Litecoin, the problem is unlikely. Unlike Bitcoins, Litecoin use an algorithm called scrypt which cannot be hacked to produce more coins and is more secure thereby enabling the steady rise of the coin's value.
The Litecoin tokens are being sought by millions across the world. This ain't the chip with which you play poker. But these tokens refer to the asset that you own which you could pass to the others. It's how you exchange value between parties, but digitally. Owning Litecoin tokens could help you transfer payments quickly and instantly.
The Coin of the Future?
Ever since its inception, Litecoin has been trying to make the cryptocurrencies easy to handle. With the vision, Litecoin has decided to take the game to a whole new level. Last year, Litecoin was the first cryptocurrency, even before the bitcoin to embrace SegWit (Segregated Witness). The SegWit allows the negation of digital signatures in a transaction, which occupies 65% of the space in a transaction. This will have reduce the network from weighing down.
Litecoin is also in the process of implementing Lightning network. It is an alternative to the blockchain payment system. The lightning network will not store the transaction on a blockchain, thus enabling faster and instant transactions. Who knows, the currency could be working on a new technology even right now, when I'm writing this Litecoin review.
The Man behind the Litecoin
Litecoin was created by Charles Lee, a software engineer working at Google. Born in the Ivory Coast, Charles Lee had a passion for finance but finished his computer science engineering at MIT. He read about the cryptocurrency while reading an article about the Silk Road and decided to create his own coin since the project was open-source.
Litecoin was launched by Lee and the world slowly decided to adopt it. Lee gave bonuses to miners and soon Litecoins started emerging. The boost first came when Litecoin was traded on the Silk Road. Soon, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, started trading the currency. The founder of Fedora Linux Project Warren Togami was signed as the lead developer of LiteCoin and also created a non-profit organization to promote advocacy about these coins. Charles Lee, today, works for CoinBase – A digital currency exchange.
From its humble beginnings, Litecoin has come a long way. It had no value when it was introduced, but today the value of a Litecoin stands at $168. Not just that, it is also one of the top five cryptocurrencies in the world right now. I hope you take the wise decision of investing in Litecoin after having read my Litecoin review. Go Lite, grow rich.
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Education is important, especially in urban cities today where paper qualifications are often the factor that determines whether you get a job, and how much you get paid for that job. Knowing that education plays a crucial part in their children's future, many parents work hard and invest a large portion of their savings in their children's education. Everybody works hard, but some just have it a little harder than the rest.
A couple in Hengyang, China, collect and recycle plastic materials for a living, handling over 180kg of plastics a day in order to see their sons through college. That's more than 7,000 bottles each day!
According to Chinese news site Hua Xin Zai Xian's reports, Jiagu Zhu rented a factory unit 10 years ago in 2004. Together with his wife, Jianying Liu, he set up a plastic recycling factory and made the recycling of plastic materials their career. Since then, they've been working among overwhelming piles of plastic bottles and containers, going through an average of 7,000 plastic bottles every day. On busy days, they've managed over 10,000 bottles a day. That's probably more bottles recycled in a day than an average person recycles in a lifetime!
Each year, they recycle up to 20 tonnes of plastic bottles, which breaks down to about 900,000 bottles. Other than plastic bottles, they also handle other recyclable plastic items, which make up another 20 tonnes of material. Collecting plastics might seem like a mundane job, but each process takes tremendous effort and time as they run the business entirely by themselves. The husband and wife team shares the workload; Mr. Zhu starts the day early, riding through streets and alleys to collect unwanted plastics on his tricycle while Madam Liu stays in the factory washing and separating the plastics for further processing.
When interviewed, exhaustion seeps through Madam Liu's speech as she repeatedly mentions that it's extremely tough and tiring. But as she speaks, she looks to her husband and a smile breaks across her face. "Having it tough is a fortune in disguise, as after the bitter times there will be sweet times. After putting in hard work, you'll reap good results. We're countrymen, there's nothing we're afraid of. We're not afraid of leading a hard life, we're not afraid of exhausting work, we can carve out a happy life with our bare hands," says Mr. Zhu.
▼ Even though it's hard work, the couple laugh and smile as they work towards their dream together.
For them, the hardest times have passed, as both their sons have graduated from college. With their bare hands, a little dream of wanting to give their children bright futures, and literally tonnes of hard work, they've even managed to send one of their sons to Germany to pursue a PhD.
In today's demanding society, we often find ourselves going in circles like a dog chasing its own tail, pressed by never-ending bills and taxes to pay. Sometimes, we even start wondering if we're ever going to progress in our lives at the rate we're going. But just as Mr. Zhu and his wife have shown us, as long as we have a goal in life and we're willing to work hard to achieve it, things will work out somehow. There's nothing wrong with wanting to find a shortcut to fame or quick cash, but sometimes, going slow and steady wins the race!
Source/Images: ETToday