text:
Do you know that in Chinese, the word road is generally written and spoken as 马路 (ma lu), which is translated into road for the horse? It's a term that I, who has lived in a city state all his life, could never quite understand until he visited Bandung.
In the modern era where motor vehicles have literally taken over the roads, horses as a mode of public transportation still exist in the outskirts of Bandung city.
It's fascinating to have them right in front of you as i could usually only see such sights in drama serials or read about them in novels of a backdrop dating back to pre-motorised period.
Spare me those touristy horse-drawn carriages in historical cities like London etc as they served mainly the travellers out to do something different. Here in Bandung, these horses were there basically to serve the domestic market; the locals.
All the pictures taken so far were from the car that we have rented for our activities to explore the surroundings of Bandung; hence, the relatively unclear / tinted photographs.
I did attempt to unwind the window and the smell of horse poo literally exploded right in my face! Well, i guess some sacrifices have to be made but my sisters and mum at the back of the car were literally shooting sharp, deadly stares at me. Oh well, so much about experiencing the local life.
Anyway, i think the scenes of horses trotting on the roads might not be there in the near future as they simply couldn't catch up with the speed of mechanical cars and as you can see from the above photo, a traffic bottleneck was created in a single-lane road. Sad yet that's the unfortunate, harsh reality of life.
For the itinerary of my five days, four nights inaugural trip to Bandung, please click here.


text:
After successfully exhibiting in Brazil, GoodWe continued its business trip to the 26th edition of the influential Green Expo in Mexico, which was held on 4th and 6th of September of 2018, in Mexico City. With strong support from the government, Mexico, the 2nd largest economy in Latin America, is one of GoodWe's key markets with a great potential for expansion.
Responding to the demand of its local customers, for this edition of the Green Expo, GoodWe has presented an interesting mix of some of its most successful and classical products, which include inverters of the series NS & DNS of the new generation that recently were presented with great success in Brazil's Intersolar Exhibition. What is distinctive about these lines of products is that are suitable for residential use, are easy to install and come with an outstanding hardware and software. Inverters of high voltage for ground-mounted PV systems were also showcased, the GW70KHV-MT of the MT series, which also attracted a very positive feedback from visitors. The inverter can reach Max Efficiency as high as 99.0%.
GoodWe has also exhibited an inverter of the LVDT series, which was designed specifically for low voltage countries, such as Mexico, where, no surprisingly, the local consumers have shown a strong interest. This kind of inverter can be used in different grid voltage ranges, mostly covering 208V, 220V and 240V, with the additional advantage that it allows for a simplified system configuration, avoiding in this way the installation of a transformer, which can affect the system's conversion efficiency. This product was one of the stars of GoodWe's participation in the Mexico's Green Expo.
Apart from the grid-tied string inverters, the brand-new ET Series three-phase high voltage energy storage inverter for both households and commercial applications brought significant attentions. The series is the most compact and lightweight inverter in the market with maximum efficiency of 98.3%, equipped with Uninterruptible Power Supply function (UPS), backup overloading, AC charging functions and open-protocol EMS communication system which targets places where always suffer from grid outages and unstable power supply.
Energy storage technology is a game changer for energy market, offering the prospects of greatly increased flexibility, reliability and efficiency in the delivery of power to consumers. With the development of relevant technologies and the price declining of batteries, energy storage will complement the accelerated deployment of renewable energy in its various forms.
Although this is the first time that the company attended this industry gathering, it's been a very successful event. Meanwhile the company has incorporated a local team of experts who will be dedicated to provide technical support to our Mexican customers.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Upcoming Events
Pre-School Ballet and Tap Combo - (Ages 4-5)- Monday from 4:00pm-4:45pm
Children will learn the beginning elements of ballet including the positions of the arms body alignment, and center work. Students also develop a sense of musicality and rhythm through the basics of tap dance. The class will also encourage the growth of gross motor skills through musical movement activities, games, and the use of props.
Tuition is $50 a month: Instructor– Angela Brooks
Ballet Classes
Jazz I (Ages 6 and up)- Thursdays 4:45-5:30
An introduction to the energy and dynamic of jazz technique. Students will be introduced to parallel positions and begin to explore the direct, decisive, and sharp facet of jazz technique and its various rhythms. Students will work on the fundamentals including flexibility, jumps and turns. Students will also touch on hip hop, funk, and musical theatre in this one of a kind class. Tuition is $50 a month -Instructor: Angela Brooks
Jazz 2 (Ages 8-up)- Tuesdays from 4:45-5:30
A continuation of Beginning Jazz, this class teaches technique for stability of movement will be a strong understanding of body placement and center are focal points of jazz class. An emphasis will be placed on explanation of terminology, warm-up, isolation, barre, and center with emphasis on strengthening turns, jumps, flexibility, technical execution, and combinations. Students will also be taught segments on at least one year of jazz and successfully mastered Beginning Jazz.
Tuition is $50 a month - Instructor: Angela Brooks
Jazz 3 (ages 11 and up/teacher recommendation)- Mondays 5:30-6:30pm
A continuation of Jazz. This class is for students with a sound dance background. Dynamic, energy, placement, improvisation, and intermediate level jumps and turns will be worked on. Classes will alternate between classical jazz, pop jazz, hip hop and musical theatre jazz.
Tuition is $55 a month. - Instructor: Angela Brooks
Jazz 4 (ages 14 and up and teacher recommendation)-Mondays from 6:30pm-7:30pm
A continuation of Jazz 3, this class is more technically and musically challenging. Attention is paid to the quality of movement in addition to correct execution. Advanced progressions of turns and leaps are emphasized as well as other styles of jazz such as lyrical and modern as students' dance artistry continues to strengthen.
Placement by Instructor
Tuition is $55 a month - Instructor: Angela Brooks
Advanced Jazz 5 (ages 14 and up and teacher recommendation)-Thurdays from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Placement by Instructor Tuition is $55 a month - Instructor: Angela Brooks
Contemporary Dance
2019-2020 Tuition Rates
- One 45 minute class: $50 a month
- One 1-hour class: $55 a month
- Double Class Discounts : 10%
- SIbling Discounts: 10%
- Private Lessons: $30 per hour
Ballet 1B - (Ages 6 and up)- Tuesday from 4:45pm-5:30pm
This class will continue to follow the footsteps of Ballet 1A and advance as students begin to concentrate on combinations and beginning adagios. Students are required to have at least 1 year of ballet training.
Tuition is $50 a month- Instructor: Emma Armstrong
Beginning Hip Hop A- (Ages 7-11) - Thursdays from 5:30pm-6:15pm
Beginner classes are designed for entry-level students with no prior experience. Hip-Hop evolved out of street and break dancing and is characterized by its athletic and bouncy style. Hip-Hop is set to a strong, contemporary beat, builds stamina, and emphasizes body isolation, attitude, coordination, freestyle movement, and rhythm. This class features age-appropriate hip hop choreography with no suggestive music/movement. This is an excellent class for high-energy boys and girls who want to take a fast and fun dance class.
Tuition is $50 a month- Instructor : Diamond Gullett
Beginning Hip Hop B (Ages 7-11) - Mondays from 6:30pm-7:15pm
Same class as Monday but different time offering. Tuition is $50 a month- Instructor : Diamond Gullett
Intermediate Hip Hop (ages 12-15)- Thursdays from 6:15pm-7:00pm
This intermediate Hip Hop class is designed for students who have had have had at least 2 years of basic hip hop or jazz and/or atleast ages 12. This class continues to build on the core foundations of hip hop, integrating street hip hop as well as other generes of hip hop for a fun and energietic class.
Tuition is $50 a month- Instructor : Diamond Gullett / Angela Brooks
Advanced Teen Hip Hop (Ages 13-18)- Thursdays from 7:00pm-8:00pm
This advanced-level class requires a minimum of 2 years of intermediate Hip Hop dance experience as a prerequisite or solid jazz dance background. In this class, students will progress into very advanced combinations and movements including freestyle dance, breaking, and other challenging choreography pieces.
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor : Diamond Gullett
Pre-School Ballet and Jazz Combo - (Ages 4-5)- Thursday from 4:45pm-5:30pm
Children will learn the beginning elements of ballet including the positions of the arms body alignment, and center work. Students also develop a sense of musicality and rhythm through the basics of jazz dance with kids bop syle music. The class will also encourage the growth of gross motor skills through musical movement activities, games, and the use of props.
Tuition is $50 a month: Instructor– Diamond Gullett
Creative Dance A - (Ages 3-4)- Mondays from 5:30pm-6:15pm
Designed to develop your child's movement and skills through creative play, music and dance. This class focuses on creative movement which builds on the necessary gross motor skills and rhythm needed for primary dance instruction. Students will also engage movement with props such as scarves, stuffed animals, hoops, balls, etc, and learn introductory ballet steps. Students are read creative movement stories that enhances the development of fine and gross motor skills as they balance, skip, leap, coordinate, isolate and move to the music. Social skills are also developed through, collaborative, and co-operative games.
Tuition is $50 a month: Instructor- Diamond Gullett
Creative Dance B (Ages 3-4)- Thursdays 4:00pm-4:45pm - Diamond Gullett
This class is the same class design as Monday, just another day/time option
Ballet 1A - (Ages 5 and up)- Tuesday from 4:00-4:45
This class emphasizes the beginning development of classical ballet skills with a focus on proper placement, alignment and coordination of port de bras with leg and footwork. Students will learn ballet vocabulary through barre and center work while building strength and flexibility. Tuition is $50 a month Instructor: Emma Armstrong
2019-2020 Season
Creative Dance &
Pre School Dance
Tap Classes
Jazz Classes
Hip Hop Classes
Technique Classes
Contemporary Dance I (ages 11-up)- Fridays from 5:15pm-6:00pm
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements. Contemporary dance stresses versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet. Contemporary dancers focus on floorwork, using gravity to pull them down to the floor
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor :Emma Armstrong
Contemporary Dance II (level 3-4 dancers- Teacher Placement Only)- Fridays from 6:15pm-7:00pm
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor :Emma Armstrong
Ballet 3 - (Ages 11 and up)- Mondays from 4:30-5:30pm
Advanced students continue practical skills, muscular self-control and basic coordination and expression. Students will aim to develop strength and stability in the demonstration of the pirouettes, balance, control, extension, fluidity, and in petite and grand allegro. Advanced students also study classical technique, repertoire studies, character dance, adagio studies, music, ballet history and body conditioning, concentrating on the mastery of more complex movements and combinations.
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor: Armstrong
Ballet 2B - (Ages 10 and up)- Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30pm
This class emphasizes is a continuation of Ballet 2A and will begin to focus on intermediate turns and adagios and variations. Students will continue to work on combinations as well as barre and center work. Students are required to have at least 2 years of ballet training or placed by teacher.
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor: Emma Armstrong
Ballet 2A - (Ages 8 and up)- Wednesday from 5:15pm-6:15pm
A continuation of Ballet1 series in a 60 min class with a larger focus on beginner turns, and increased ballet terminology.
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor: Emma Armstrong
Homeschool Dance Classes- tba
Ballet 4 - (Ages 14 and up)- Mondays from 5:30-6:30pm
Advanced Ballet Class. Placement Only
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor: Emma Armstrong
Pointe Class - (Ages 14 and up)- Wednesdays from 4:15pm-5:15pm
Advanced Classical Ballet Class working in pointe shoes. Placement Only
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor: Emma Armstrong
Strength and Conditioning Class : ages 12 and up / previous ballet experience required: Wednesdays from 6:15pm-7:15pm
This hour-long class focuses on building core strength and increasing endurance and flexibility through a variety of exercises while continuing to build a strong ballet founation foused on technique. Student's will focus on strength building by using their own body weight to increase strength and flexibility, flexibility through Pilates and deep streching, as well as cardiovascular endurnace and plyometics.
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor- Emma Armstrong
Tap I (Ages 6 and up)- Thursdays from 4:00pm-4:45pm
An introduction to the rhythm and coordination of tap
dance. Students will learn the proper tap technique to
create clean distinct sounds and later be introduced to
rhythmic layering. Students learn fun upbeat
combinations to music favorites of classics and rock!
Tuition is $50 – Instructor: Angela Brooks
Tap 2 (Ages 9-up) Tuesdays 4:00pm-4:45pm
A continuation of Beginning Tap, this class will provide
students with a strong understanding of basic tap
foundation, terminology, timing and rhythm. An
emphasis will be placed on explanation of terminology, execution of basic steps through more challenging rhythms, precise tap sounds, improvisational techniques, coordination, syncopation and technical execution. Students will jam out to exciting music creating one of kind sounds. This age appropriate class is for students who have had at least one year of tap and successfully mastered Beginning Tap.
Tuition is $50 a month – Instructor: Angela Brooks
Tap 3 (Ages 12 and up) Wednesdays 4:15pm-5:15pm
A continuation of tap education with more emphasis on percussive style rhythms and challenging variations of steps and combinations. Students will learn full length tap combinations that will focus on precise steps and foot articulation, rhythmic awareness and layering, movement through space and will incorporate the use of arm and full body dynamics used in performing tap.
Tuition is $55 a month – Instructor: Angela Brooks
Tap 4 (Ages 14 and up and teacher placement) Wednesdays 5:15-6:15pm
This course is for dancers with advanced tap experience.
Tuition is $55 a month- Instructor: Angela Brooks
May 20th- August 18th: Summer Break
August 19th: First Day of Fall Classes


text:
ADRIAN, Mich.--The Adrian College community, past and present, was saddened to learn about the loss of former Bulldogs coach and athletics administrator Tom Heckert, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 78.
"Coach Heckert recruited me to Adrian College. He was a truly special coach and person. He was my inspiration to go into the field of coaching and athletic administration," said Adrian athletics director Mike Duffy '82, who announced the Tom Heckert 1980 Adrian Football Team Memorial Scholarship to honor his legacy and memory at the College.
"To honor the lifetime of accomplishments of an outstanding Bulldog legend like Coach Heckert, I think it's befitting of Adrian Athletics to set up a scholarship fund on his behalf to promote his contributions and service, as well as provide the opportunity for students to forge careers in coaching or athletic administration. He touched the lives of so many athletes," Duffy said.
Donations for the scholarship fund may be sent to the Tom Heckert Scholarship, Adrian College, 110 South Madison St., Adrian, Michigan 49221.
Heckert served at the College from 1968 to 1982 as a coach of several sports and athletics administrator. He was the head coach for the Bulldogs football team for his last nine seasons at the school, producing a 43-36-2 overall record, including 29-6-1 (.819) over his last four seasons, and a 21-22-2 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association mark. He also led the baseball, basketball, golf, swimming, tennis and track & field programs at various times during his tenure.
Heckert assured himself a prominent place in Adrian athletics history by guiding the Bulldogs to their first-ever, untied 9-0 football season in 1980. That same year, Adrian captured its first MIAA title outright and produced 11 all-conference performers.
Under Heckert, Adrian once held the nation's longest winning streak--a school-record 16 games that still stands today--of any college football team, following a 34-0 win over Albion College in October 1981.
But perhaps the most important aspect of Heckert's imprint on Adrian Athletics is the impact he had on helping others.
"Tom was outstanding for the athletics program and the College," said Henry Mensing, a former athletic director at AC. "Tom mentored me as a coach and administrator. He hired me as his linebackers coach, which began a 31-year career at the College. I learned from him how to work with people as his people skills were excellent and he was very detailed."
Adrian College 1981 Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Ron Labadie '71, who played for and coached with Heckert, added, "Tom was a good friend for a very long time and he will be missed by everyone. He was a good football coach and he was a large part of our successful turnaround as a conference football power.
"When I took over for him in 1982, the cupboard was full and we were able to continue to the success that he had established.
"Above his strengths as a solid coach and administrator, he was a better person--a quality that I'll always remember about him," Labadie said.
In 1975, Heckert was appointed acting director of athletics for men and earned the permanent position a year later and held that title until his resignation in 1982. Coach Heckert was inducted into the Adrian College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
In April of that year, he left Adrian to become an area scout for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League, with responsibilities focused on the Big Ten Conference and 10 Midwestern states. Heckert also served in the NFL as a personnel executive with the Miami Dolphins from 1989 until his retirement in 2007.
With the Browns, Heckert was reunited with former Adrian head football coach Bill Davis who was Cleveland's Director of Player Personnel.
A native from Youngstown, Ohio, Heckert originally came to Adrian as a football assistant coach and was the defensive coordinator for the three-time MIAA co-championship squads in 1970-71-72. He was elevated as the Bulldogs head coach in 1973.
"Tom Heckert was a great mentor for me as a student and young professional," said David Knight '81, Adrian's sports information director from 1976-89. "We would meet every Sunday morning during the season to go over the statistics that were done by hand in that era. He made me feel like an integral member of the football program. Of course, his greatest strengths were recruiting outstanding student-athletes and building an experienced coaching staff."
All told, Heckert was on Adrian football coaching staffs that molded 63 MIAA selections over his 13-year career at the College.
Heckert is survived by his wife, Rose, the couple's two children, Kim and Tom; and five grandchildren, Amelia, Noah, Griffin, Madison, Ashlyn.
(Editor's note: David Knight contributed to this news release.)
#AdrianBulldogs #GoDawgs #GDTBAB


text:
Things to Do With Kids In Nature: Look For Butterflies
Are you looking for outdoor activities to do with the kids? Maybe get a little vitamin N (for nature) as Tim Gill (of Rethinking Childhood) says? Wondering where to start? I've got a question for you!: Have you gone looking for butterflies lately? Why Kids Love Looking for Butterflies They look so cool They are


text:
Rap artist and composer John Rendez is back to the recording scene.
It took him exactly a year to finish the new all-rap album, from conceptualizing the type and quality of its contents, to composing the new rap songs, to deciding on some "updates" to his previous compositions.
Everything fell into place and on October 1 last year, John Rendez, together with Ms. Nora Aunor, his long-time friend and now business manager, has inked a distribution deal with PolyEast Records for the release of the new John Rendez CD album, titled "Metaldog"/"There Can Only Be One".
A follow-up to the self-titled album John did years ago, also bearing the "Metaldog" tag, with its carrier single, "There Can Only Be One" (a new original composition), the album is a decided mix of so-called "high end" rap and what may be regarded as "low end/pang-masa" hip-hop beat.
The experience of doing the whole album was as fulfilling as John has envisioned.
"It's good to be back to what I love doing most! Couldn't think of any other thing as fulfilling," said John.
No less than the bosses from PolyEast Records, Mr. Jesmon Chua and Mr. Chito Ilagan, the album distributor, would attest to the CD rap album's great potential to become a qualified hit.
"It's very positive. It's worth the long wait. I can now say I'm a professional composer!" John noted.
"It's really no great surprise, every rap song, very up-to-date music!" said John.
For his second album, John Rendez collaborated with noted music composer, Jonathan Ong, with mixing (mixdowns) by Robert Javier and Tony D.
"We clicked together, so good! Wala akong masabi!" he intoned. "Jonathan Ong is the best! And Tony D. and Robert Javier, from the Sonic State Studio, in Mandaluyong, very, very good!
"These are heavily influenced by my past. But you know what? It's also Pinoy rap influence," John stated.
"This is my music," he said. "This is the quality of my character.
If you want to know what kind of a person I am, listen to my music."
"This is the statement of the person that I am, at this time; the person that I was, and also the person (to remember me by)," he also said, with words deeply felt.
John hopes that "people try to understand it. I'm not gonna be something that I'm not; not gonna be something original."
"I think, maybe, I'm gonna find a balance of my skills, my state of mind, and my 'feel' for what's 'in' nowadays. "
"If you don't like me, it's okay. You can't please everyone. I just want my music to be given it's own chance."
PINOY RAP INFULENCE. Eleven original compositions make up this new rap album by John Rendez, including: There Can Only Be One, No More Musik By The Suckers, Ratt9MM, Metaldog, Kembotan, Everybody Sayaw (relieving John's early years on television, via ABS-CBN's "Ready Set Go!" in the early '90s). Under the Ground, Sowerzitat?, Domination, Coming To A Theater Near You, and a semi-novelty Tagalog rap, Plastik Pala.


text:
by Tatiana Linardopoulou
Last night, I got into a conversation about anger and resentments – I am not lacking in either. The other party stated that anger was a colossal waste of energy, that it served no purpose – so why hold on to it? Why hold a grudge when the recipient (in this case, a particularly distracted driver) wasn't even aware of the offense and was, in actuality, totally unaffected by my outrage? I wouldn't gain anything as a result of my anger, thus it was a waste of my own precious time.
I thought about this for a while – it was a logical argument, I agreed. There are certainly situations that warrant anger but most of the resentments I cling to do not fall under that category. It didn't make sense, yet I continually chose to stew over minor offenses, allowing them (and me) to paint a larger picture of an unkind, unfair, and unloving world.
And then it dawned on me: my anger does serve a vital purpose, albeit a somewhat camouflaged one. Beneath the overt cause and effect, anger allows me to create a very specific internal story about myself.
What do I mean by that?
As humans, we are natural storytellers. We communicate all kinds of stories to others – verbally, through the written word, through art, etc. Internally, we create stories about ourselves and our life. Stories based on rather subjective interpretations of past events – memories. Obviously, we are all the protagonists of our own story. In my internal story, for example, I am the misunderstood but highly capable hero, struggling against an unjust world.
Our mind, or rather our ego, will interpret events to fit into this internal story – even if it requires skewing or altering some aspects of objective reality. Why? Because in my story I am the hero, and the hero is always just, fair, and righteous.
So my anger continues to fuel this story and, in turn, my ego. It tells me "I'm right and you're wrong" or, taken further, "I'm better. You're worse." Above all else, it keeps me separate from you and from humanity as a whole. This separateness helps keeps the ego alive and thriving, after all. But it also leaves me alone with myself – and, for me, that's a dangerous place to be. Most, if not all, of my worst decisions were made in this place of separation, of utter aloneness with a loud and unrelenting ego.
Yoga has provided me with a much-needed respite from this place. It seems that the opposite process occurs every time I am in class. I can go in stewing but, through the flow, the anger melts. Moving in the same breaths as my classmates, I feel connected to something larger – no longer 'better' or 'worse', but simply 'being'. My ego quiets and in its place there is calm and focus. From our many stories one arises – a story of unity, flow, and compassion.
And in that place I realize that just as in my story, I am the hero and the offending party plays the role of the villain, in someone else's story the opposite must be true. So we are all heroes in our own minds and villains in others'. Yet we are so much more than this two-dimensional description. We are both – hero and villain, and we are neither. We are the amalgamation of every aspect of ourselves, meaning we are all simply, yet complicatedly, human.


text:
House Status:
Senate Status:
Senate Status:
Representative Doug Blex
District 12 - Republican
Bills and Resolutions
2019. Powered by KLISS. Rendered: 2019-12-14T03:54:38. Head Rev No: 321600(E)
|Health and Human Services - Day: Daily - Time: 1:30 pm - Room: 546-S
|Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
|Agriculture - Day: Daily - Time: 3:30 pm - Room: 582-N
|Financial Institutions and Pensions - Day: Mon/Wed - Time: 9:00 am - Room: 281-N
|Sponsored Resolutions
|HCR5004 - Proposition to amend section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights regarding equal rights for all human life.
|HR6005 - Congratulating and commending the members of the 2019 Kansas teacher of the year team.
|HR6009 - Honoring the Kansas Farm Bureau.
|HR6010 - Recognizing February 7, 2019, as JAG-K day at the capitol.
|HR6013 - A resolution strengthening the sister-state relations between Kansas and Taiwan.
|HR6015 - Recognizing March 20, 2019, as Kick Butts Day.
|HR6017 - Honoring the 100th anniversary of the American Legion and its posts and members in Kansas.
|HR6022 - Honoring Korean War veterans from Kansas.


text:
Twig Party Tree
Des Moines Rental has now merged with Classic Events & Parties. We look forward to working together to bring our services and vast depth of products to all of our customers.
We are your full-service party and special event company providing everything you need to make your next event extraordinary. We offer all the proper equipment for any special occasion, including formal, casual or festive weddings, tradeshows, reunions, private and corporate gatherings.
Our warehouse in West Des Moines is stocked with Des Moines largest selection of party & catering items and supplies, clear span structures, tents, tables, chairs, china, linens, dance floors and staging, bleachers and much more! Call Des Moines Rental / Classic Events & Parties at 515-277-4401 or 515-266-3223 today and let the now combined team provide what you need to help make your next event EXTRAORDINARY!
Order online at cep-ia.com or Sign up for a free Account by clicking register and you can start saving items to your "wish list". Print and share this list with friends and family. When you have completed your list, please bring it with you to our showroom or call us to start a reservation. YOU CAN NOT ORDER ONLINE from this site. To order on line please visit cep-ia.com.
Please visit our showroom 2250 Fuller Road, West Des Moines, Iowa and speak with an event specialist .
Have specific questions about your event? Our trained staff would be happy to help. Fill out our contact form or call us now!
515-277-4401 or 515-266-3223
Des Moines Rental
Classic Events & Parties
|2250 Fuller Road West Des Moines, Iowa
Twig Party Tree
No news available at the moment


text:
Partner Package
If your institution is a large employer (more than 250 employees) interested in implementing a campus travel plan, you may be eligible to avail of the Smarter Travel Campus Partner Package.
The programme is open to Third Level institutions in any part of Ireland.
Contact us right away to ensure your campus benefits!
- Up to 16 days with an experienced Travel Planner/ Facilitator to assist you to implement your plan
- Free online student and employee travel survey, analysis and suggested Action Plan
- Information and ideas to promote walking, cycling, public transport, carsharing and other relevant schemes
- Promotional tools and roadshows e.g. banner stands, promotional materials and mapping resources
- Employee participation in our annual inter-Partner Step Challenge and Cycle Challenge
- Student-specific cycle and walking promotions
- Partner seminars, including topics such as Cyclize Your Campus, Parking Management, Promoting Physical Activity and Leading Change, Marketing Travel Change (link to relevant event presentations)
- Access to a supportive network of organisations experienced in addressing issues relating to student and employee travel.
In addition, your Institution will be involved in a high-profile, highly-credible CSR initiative with significant media opportunities.
If your Institution has more than 250 employees – For more information on how to avail of this limited offer, please contact us straight away.
If your Institution has less than 250 employees – you will find a number of resources to assist you to implement a workplace travel plan on this website, including our Implementers Guide to Workplace Travel Plans – which includes template surveys, action plans, analysis and tips for implementers.Back to top


text:
- You are here:
- Costa del Sol
- El Soto de Marbella Property
El Soto de Marbella Property
+34 627 134 866
Business Details
Buying, selling or renting property in the Marbella area on the Costa del Sol couldn't be easier, with El Soto de Marbella Property estate agents.
Buying, selling or renting property in the Marbella area on the Costa del Sol couldn't be easier, with El Soto de Marbella Property estate agents.
We specialise in the re-sale of property in the El Soto de Marbella, La Mairena and La Cala Golf areas of Marbella. We have a fantastic range of property for sale, and endeavour to meet the individual requirements of each buyer.
We are proud of our highly professional customer service. As a vendor, you will be kept regularly updated on how your real estate is performing, on any viewings that take place, and on any other general activity concerning your property.
For experienced, attentive estate agents who value customer satisfaction above all else, get in touch with us now.
- Type:
- Service Provider
- Keywords:
- Skype:
- El Soto de Marbella Property
Phil & Coreen, Home Owners, El Soto de Marbella
El Soto de Marbella Property were involved in the initial purchase of our property at El Soto de Marbella. The introduction to the development from the Director was both welcoming & highly professional.
They displayed a indepth knowledge of regional, political and cultural information pertaining to Andalusia, which is a necessity to any potential client who is relocating to the Costa del Sol.
The after-sales services from El Soto de Marbella Property has been outstanding and still continues to this very day. From all the properties we had viewed throughout the Costas, El Soto de Marbella had the highest potential for a warm & friendly community. This was also a prediction from Mr Paul Cossins the Director and his foresight could not have been more accurate.
My wife and I owe a debt of gratitude to El Soto de Marbella Property for assisting us in making the perfect choice for our home in the sun.
Professor Robert Elbaz
Dear Paul,
I would like to express my profound gratitude to you for all the services you have provided me with, beginning with the day you showed me the apartment and the complex. Indeed, I must say, you are blessed with a keen professionalism and a most human approach to the matters at hand. I must also thank you wholeheartedly for the wonderful work you do to maintain El Soto, with all it has to offer, in the best of conditions: the whole complex, including the golf course, the social club, the green areas, and the all other common spaces are simply sparkling clean and a pleasure to see. Thank you indeed for making my retirement in El Soto a dream come true.
Phil W
Having decided to purchase a property in the Elviria area I was put in touch with Paul of Dream Location Espana.
Paul was the most helpful person I have ever encountered in the business. He showed our family several properties that met our needs, provided clear and accurate information and then having selected one, worked very close with us on all aspects from liaising with the selling bank and funding, through to getting utilities connected.
What was exceptional is that when moving in Paul was on hand to smooth the whole process and make it all flow and is always around to help.
I would recommend talking to Paul if you're looking for some clear and friendly help in finding a property.
Dave and Helen - Sold May 2017
After owning an apartment at El Soto for ten years we decided to move on and see the world. Paul Cossins at El Soto De Marbella Property is the expert on El Soto, so for us he was the only choice. He did a great job! We were in no hurry to sell, we wanted our price, and we got it. Paul found us a buyer, handled the whole thing and did the deal for us. A great job Paul, thank you very much. When selling a property it's important to get it right, so you need an expert. We got one! We're looking forward to coming back, as visitors. Thanks again.
We recently bought an apartment through Dream Location Espana and everything ran smoothly and fast; big flexibility for adapting to our visiting possibilities, highly appreciated when buying a property abroad!!
Best regards,


text:
The resource has been added to your collection
Summer is prime time for making new discoveries, and letting loose creativity while writing poetry can be one of them.
Not Rated Yet.
Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policies have changed. By logging in, you agree to our updated Terms and Policies.


text:
I thought it might be fun to share some images of what I envision some of the characters in Savor to look like. I got some great advice from a fellow indie who told me using images helps her write and it definitely works for me because I am a very visual person. These are the images I used to help create my characters. It will be fun to hear your thoughts, especially after you read the story and tell me what your imagination has created. Enjoy!
For my Leading Lady meet Claire!
Claire's vampire bestfriend, the abnormally bubbly Robin,
Claire's nemesis, the beautiful but deadly Ana,
And now for some studs! There is a romantic love-mystery in this story so I am not going to reveal any spoilers! Sorry! :o) But at least they are nice to look at.
Dmitry is a vampire fascinated with humans and incredibly intelligent. He is definitely an ally you want on your side.
Luka is Dmitry's brother, he is Ana's boyfriend and her partner in her evil deeds, but is he driven by his love for her or is he truly that evil?
And last but not least, the mystery man, whose name I will not reveal mwhahahahahahaha


text:
Copied from posting on Medium here.
My genuine question to you all is — is this what "winning" looks like? Is this "progress"? Is this a success of a "movement" of people — the young and the undervalued?
My answer would be a big fat no. To all of them.
Living outside the UK for the last 5 years has made me an observer in my own country when in life my preferred role is a participating one, this hasn't always been easy. At the same time I have been studying Futures Studies for the last academic year, which has benefitted from my disengagement from the political discourse, and it has raised many profound questions about the future of humanity and our structures in my mind. My analysis on this last election in the UK (As I'm from Wales I have watched 4 different elections and one referendum in the period I've been away) is meta. Meta as hell. Because honestly, a sincere lack of ambition and Political navel-gazing is how I would describe the last five years of British politics — meanwhile the rest of the world is seeing tectonic shifts across the board from Politics, to tech, to the climate. We are being left behind, and, we are not immune. Many are feeling the effects of being buffeted around by the winds of change, in response to their feelings of powerlessness they're seeking simplicity in the face of complexity. Unfortunately, this just isn't going to cut it, it's a false haven and the storm will only get worse.
If you read nothing else, I would encourage everyone to think of a hung parliament as an opportunity for genuine engagement in the Political discourse, because everything is on the table and up for discussion. Let's add to that pile with a sincere debate on the future of democracy. It's happening in other countries and we as the UK are in a time of potentially huge transition as we consider the combined power of full Scottish devolution, proposals of further Welsh devolution and Brexit. Meanwhile a quick scan of the horizon adds the following impacting factors into the mix: changing poles of power internationally with China and Russia successfully challenging US supremacy and changing the way developing countries are spoken to (no more paternalistic human rights conditionalities or Western criminalising of African heads of state from the International Criminal Court); waves of pop-up D.I.Y terrorism that easily evade detection and who's impact is mainly through media coverage, not actual numbers killed; leadership on climate change is being demonstrated by India and China, Germany and France, as well as multilaterally as the core 196 Parties to the Paris Agreement hold strong without the US and basically without the UK; and, there is a continued general increase in the mobility of people, coupled with greater numbers of refugee flows concentrated in some areas. The UK both is both impacted by, and creates impact on, all these external trends.
And so the central question is, what is the role of Party Politics in all of this? In a time when we have the internet, big data, forays into space we are still relying on oppositional, uncooperative governance models for making decisions. This is not to say that Government won't need to exist in 2050, but it is about acknowledging its current vulnerability to major disruptions that both render our governance structures impotent and they don't build the alternatives that take us out of the situation. My sincere opinion, is that it is the tribalistic nature of party politics that holds Government as a governance model back.
What do I mean?
Firstly, diversity. Diversity is diversity. You can't pick and choose who diversity stands for and it doesn't have a face. This means accepting all of our differences and similarities, recognising that everyone has their own moral circle that they make decisions based on. Excluding cause to create direct harm to another person or community, who is anyone to say that your moral circle is better than your neighbour's? No-one can be "wrong" for the Political decisions they make, they are just different from your Political decisions that you base on your moral circle. There is no higher Political or social truth that we can measure ourselves or others against, there are only greater and lesser degrees of good and bad, judged within the context at the time. This is evolution. And this is inherently why a Party Political system will exclude, cause disengagement, anger and hurt and possibly drive communities apart: because it creates winners and losers. "My moral circle wins for the next 4 years, so there." Importantly, this winner/loser dynamic doesn't only arise around elections and key Political flash points, it is the everyday mode of politics. Each side questioning how they can "win the narrative" breeds short-termist competitions about moral circles where winning has nothing to do with what is 'good' in that situation/at that time/for that community, it's an egotistical dick-waving contest (and it is mostly dick's let's face it). "Winning" the vision-setting with only one pathway forward, not only neglects the huge diversity of other possible pathways, it is repressive in itself. For those who do not feel represented or participate in the mainstream of the vision, they are relegated to the curb, which is how we have created ghettos of poverty and scared enclaves of ethnic minorities in the past — but in the future these curbs could look very different. This will only drive polarisation.
If we truly value diversity we have to embrace complexity, and complexity doesn't thrive in binary spaces such as these. When there's a hung parliament, or when just over 50% vote for a President do we stop to consider how the other 50% feel? We are continuously splitting our nations time and time again and expecting better, more humane, more loving outcomes with each election. It doesn't add up, and so party politics centred around a top four or five parties has to die. It's time for something new.
Secondly, oppositional Politics is inefficient. The gargantuan effort and resources that are mobilised for elections and to oil the party machines for "winning" for the microscopic period of four years is not reflected in non-Party Political impact on the ground. The inefficient system pours effort, time and resources into setting up a competitive system that uses all its fuel in the competing, with very little content to show for itself at the end of it all. There is no long-term benefit built into the system, except avoidance of authoritarianism and dictatorship. At a time of great threat from climate change, from non-military bursts of random violence and economic volatility, we have to expect and want more than avoidance of the worst things, we can and must be constructive, innovative and engaged.
Finally, the Party Political system that we call Government is highly vulnerable. Remaining embedded in the narratives of the past will not tackle the present and forward looking concerns of citizens today who seem to be feeling that this level of turbulence and disruption of the status quo is not normal, is scary and perhaps are entering survival mode as a coping mechanism. This is not how we create adaptive capacity. Maintaining a static set up against all the odds takes more courage than strength, and that's what we've been doing. A system that tries to squash all our interests, hopes and fears into two or three Political Party narratives — which are also fairly shallow- is inherently lacking complexity, leaving it vulnerable to Political and narrative manipulation, whether it's by the Brexiteers, algorithms or the well-established media cycle. How can we resist polarisation when our official representation options are themselves offering only 2 options?
And so nothing less than transformation will suffice. This is not a manifesto of a utopia. This is a basic understanding of human relations and governance processes. Luckily, transformation is not only necessary, it's also possible, and it doesn't have to overwhelm us.
To transform relationships between left and right, civil society and corporations, government and its people we have to stop thinking of terms of winning, or emphasising our differences. Our new key words are collaboration and trust.
Stay with me.
Transformation has to be a systemic participatory process otherwise it's not a transformation — it literally won't qualify for use of the term. Here are my thoughts on some key pieces of the puzzle, framed using the 7 principles of resilient ecosystems for guidance on what builds adaptive and purpose-led social-ecological systems:
- Promote diversity & accept redundancy: Ditch Party Politics. Let's accept it's redundancy. There is no time for messing around with petty fights between dominating parties who want to maintain their hegemony to exercise more power. Political representation needs to be direct, so no more first-past-the-post that only maintains the big parties status quo and keeps the population voting tactically, not according to their genuine preference. A smaller example would be the Party name 'Labour'. We are moving towards societies of high unemployment, of high automation of industry and services, and work will not be such an identifying factor for us as "developed" countries, how will Labour define itself then, or should it accept its growing redundancy and reform or disaggregate now?
- Manage connectivity: centering our Political system in the very south of the country without sufficient devolution and power sharing dynamics disconnects large parts of the country from the people in power and those powerful people from landscapes other than those they are directly connected with. Alongside the polycentricity promoted below, geographical location of power processes has to be a consideration in creating equal connectivity across the country, resisting powerful network nodes that promote certain interests, e.g. London, is key to managing connectivity to our benefit. And from a different connectivity perspective, we need to be incorporating the internet as a tool that can profoundly reform how citizens connect to Politics, it's already changed our interpersonal lives, and countries like Estonia are already innovating at the Government level. Here are some Argentinians working on the future of democracy in the internet age through online tools: http://tinyurl.com/yd59hwc7
- Manage slow variables & feedback: this tells us that the 'slow variables' of a system's underlying infrastructure must be managed, not just set in place and left to their own devices. We need democracy iterations throughout the centuries, and they need to be flexible but robust to avoid being constantly impacted by the fast variables of positive and negative feedbacks that can accelerate either direction of change. Are we managing our slow variable with one eye to the future? Positive and negative feedback can generate loops which self-reinforce and destabilise a system. One such example could be the penetration of biased algorithms in social media, which have had profound impacts on recent political processes. These are not to be underestimated and so part of managing the slow and fast variables must be about keeping up with, or even, having foresight, to understand threats and opportunities that do not directly announce themselves to government until they have created an intentional disruptive mess. Why do some of the brightest and most innovative go into the private sector not the public sector? We all know the answer to that.
- Foster complex adaptive systems thinking: stripping our politicians of a Party Political system frees them and enables them to bring forward solutions representative of the diversity of opinions in their constituency, not whipped into Party line and punished for failing to subscribe to the Party mainstream. Almost all the best ideas in the world have come from the margins, we cannot deny this. Coupled with the dynamics of trust and collaboration, there is a greater likelihood of unique and purposeful coalitions of advocacy and implementation — e.g. MP's of all Political colours from South Wales and North England collaborating on 21st century industrial policies and learning from each other's best practices.
- Encourage learning: learning does not thrive in a place of fear, continuous competition or when under attack. Learning processes need honest answers, honest acknowledgement of mistakes and places to genuinely learn if it is to feed the feedback process which keeps systems alive, adaptive and purpose-led. An atmosphere of 'us vs them' does not enable learning to be shared across the system, and depending on the Party hierarchy and atmosphere, not even within the Party itself. It would also be my hope that by taking large Political Parties out of the picture, we can step away from labelling people in association with them, allowing these labels to get in the way of knowing and understanding the persontalking to you, this will be key to building trust.
- Broaden participation: Transformation and collaboration does not need everyone to be on the exact same page. It needs a commitment to enabling things to move forward unless you feel very strongly the need to veto its progress. That looks like a voting system that asks does anyone oppose this policy/motion/measure/decision? No, then it will continue. Yes? Then we need further debate until we can get to a point of no vetoes. The glue that holds all this together however, is trust. Trust does not mean friendship, it does not mean handing over all our worldly goods or loving your "enemy" (unless you want to of course). It is a continuously built and maintained state that enables things to happen. In fact, trust matters more than truth. It is a bridge-builder, and contrary to some beliefs, it does not exclude competition.
"Trust is what we can do together without doubting co-operation as a possibility and an actuality" Maturana
7. Promote polycentricity: promoting polycentricity also promotes diversity, and it enables democracy to reach further down into society than a top-heavy Westminster ever will. This means empowered local councils and cities, and support for Celtic countries' devolution pathways, mixed as they are. And of course, England should feel equally invested in themselves, as polycentricity doesn't mean division, it means recognition.
In conclusion, this latest election circus has only underlined my conviction that collective transformation is necessary, and possibly the only way out this mire. We must all get involved in distributing power across the country for our biggest project yet — collective nation building.


text:
Customer Service
- Shipping & Delivery
- Privacy & Security
- Returns & Replacements
- Ordering
- Payment, Pricing & Promotions
- Contact us
- Shipping & Delivery
Depending on the destination we use TNT,DHL, or internal post service. Once the parcel has arrived in your country it will be passed on to an internal post service and be subject to their standard delivery procedures.Delivery will take 5 to 12 working days after despatch.A signature may be required and if you're not around the driver will leave a card with instructions on how to pick it up. This may vary depending on the country but we should be able to give you more info if you send us an email at [email protected]
more info at [email protected]
Saver Delivery
(5-12 days)
Express Delivery
(1-3 days)
UK €4.00 €14.00 Ireland €4.00 €14.00 Austria €3.50 €13.50 Belgium €4.50 €16.50 Cyprus €5.50 €15.50 Czech Republic €5.50 €16.50 Denmark €4.50 €16.50 Bulgaria €5.00 €17.00 Finland €4.50 €16.50 France €4.00 €14.00 Germany €4.00 €14.00 Gibraltar Please Ask Please Ask Romania €5.50 €16.00 Iceland Please Ask Please Ask Italy €4.00 €13.50 Liechtenstein Please Ask Please Ask Lithuania €5.00 €15.50 Luxembourg €4.50 €13.50
(5-12 days)
Express Delivery
(1-3 days)
Malta €4.50 €14.50 Monaco Please Ask Please Ask Netherlands €4.50 €15.00 Norway Please Ask Please Ask Poland €5.50 €15.00 Portugal €5.50 €15.00 San Marino Please Ask Please Ask Spain (inc. Canary Isles) €5.50 €15.50 Switzerland Please Ask Please Ask Sweden €5.50 €16.00 Turkey Please Ask Please Ask Croatia Please Ask Please Ask Albania Please Ask Please Ask Slovakia €5.50 €16.00 Slovenia €5.50 €16.00 Hungary €6.50 €17.00 Russia €6.50 €19.50 Bosnia & Herzegovina Please Ask Please Ask USA €19.50 not available Call us: +30 2521 550144
- Privacy & Security
Your online privacy and security within our website is paramount to us.Our privacy policy sets out how we process all your personal information and data you use across our site.
We may collect, use and store the following types of personal data:
- Information on any transactions carried out between you and our website, including information on any purchases of goods you make.
- Information that you provide when registering with us. Including your name, postal address, email address, telephone number as well as credit/debit card details. These are to be used in the event that there are any issues in processing your order.
- Information that you consented to us, to provide the purpose of subscribing to our website services, social networks, email notifications and/or newsletters .
- Information about your visits and the way you use this website. Information such as your geographical location, IP address, referral source, browser type, how long you spend on the site and number of page views.
Our website uses cookies.
(By definition: a cookie is a text file sent by a web server to a web browser to subsequently be stored by the browser. This text file is then sent back to the server every time the browser requests a page from the server.
This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser. )
We may use the information obtained from a cookies administrated from our website, to improve the site's usability, to identify you in the event of further visits and for other marketing purposes.
We use Google Analytics to on this website. Google Analytics generates statics and other information about website use by means of cookies (defined above), which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to the Infinites websites is then used to create reports about the site is used by its visitors.
Google stores this information. To view Google's privacy policy please visit: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
If you wish you can delete all Cookies currently stored on your browser as well as disable further Cookies from being stored on your computer. This however, may prevent you from taking full advantage of your website and it's services.
All personal data consented and submitted by users of this website will be used for the purposes specified.
This data will not be issued onto third parties for use of their direct marketing, unless we have your expressed consent.
We may use your personal information for the following:
- To send order confirmations and invoices to buyers;
- To send to you items purchased via our website
- To communicate with you about enquiries and complaints consented by, or related to you regarding to our service and website;
- To follow up if you have purchased items from our website that we may have queries with;
- To send you commercial communications that you have consented to receive;
- To send you marketing information that you have consented to receive via email, post and telephone and other mediums we deem appropriate. You have the right to terminate marketing communications for whatever reason by emailing "stop communications" via the contact us form
- For Internal Record Keeping purposes;
- To improve our products and services that we provide to our users;
- To help improve browsing experience by personalizing the website for each user;
We store all the personal information that our users provide on the secure servers of our web service provider. All electronic transactions sent and received will be encrypted using SSL technology.
Although we take reasonable technical precautions to prevent the loss, and misuse of your personal information, we cannot guarantee the safety of data transferred over the Internet. You are personally responsible for keeping your details safe. Our website uses the industry standard encryption protocol known as Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to keep your order information secure.Secure Shopping Guarantee has been established for every transaction made with thecasualfactory.com. If any unauthorised charges were to appear on your credit card as a result of shopping with thecasualfactory.com, you must notify your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.When you input your credit card details on to the web site, the information is protected by the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology. This encrypts your details and ensures that the information you submit can not be read in the unlikely event it is intercepted.
- Returns & Replacements
Styleiconboutique operate a generous 14day returns policy starting from the day you place your order, If for any reason you are unhappy with your item(s) simply return the item(s) to our address as listed on the invoice supplied with your order and we will organise an exchange or refund depending on what you would like to do.
Step 1:
Send us an e-mail @ [email protected]
Step 2:
Return the item(s) to our address:
GENIKI TAXYDROMIKIAny costs incurred in returning products are the responsibility of the customer. We cannot accept responsibility for returned products whilst in transit and we advise that all items are returned using a trackable and recorded service.You will receive a refund conformation email when your product has been refunded. refunds can take up to 2 to 4 business days to show up on your bank statement/PayPal.
1st IOULIOU 5 A
- Ordering
- You can select an item(s) from anywhere on this site, choose your preferred size - then add to your shopping bag. You can keep an eye on the total number of items in your bag, and how much you have spent, by clicking the basket link at the top of your screen.When you have finished adding items to your bag, you will be led to the review order page where you can delete items if you've changed your mind. You will then enter the checkout area where you supply your billing address and the delivery address.
- Payment, Pricing & Promotions
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Bank Transfer, Moneybookers and PayPal. All prices are inclusive of VAT at the current rates and are correct at the time of entering the information onto the system. The total cost of the order is the price of the products ordered plus the delivery charge.
- Contact Us
If our Customer Service page can't answer it for you, we'll be glad to answer you in person! Email us anytime at [email protected] use the contact us page. We'll get back to you within 1-2 hours of receiving your message, during working hours. Our opening times are listed below.
If your query is for any department other than Customer Services at STYLEICONBOUTIQUE, please call
0030-2521 550144
We look forward to hearing from you!


text:
Some of our prices you can find here.However,its way better when you contact us, so you can fatch some of oure disccounts or better deals.We do have to follow some of the market prices, but if you traveling in groups, or getting some preboooked features we can arenge the prices.
Apartman: from 30€-50€ (in total)Private room: from 25€-40€ (in total)
Dorms: from 10€-15€ (per persone)
Hostel World Booking.com
12.04. 2014 We did the redesign of an existing site. With much more functionality and convenience.
City that is well connected to all transport, most people use the buses because they have a very good connection with all the cities and go quite often, while the train is cheaper but is connected to the south up to the bar (over Skadar Lake) and to the north of Niksic (through the Ostrog monastery) and Bijelo Polje. ( over kolasin, Lake Biograd) Here you have all the links through which you can easily connect with buses, trains ... and easier to manage your time. We did a map of the city with all the hints and suggestions as to not get confused by the city and to quickly find what you want. (get a map at reception free and also you can download it here and print) Bus no 6 twice per hour, weekends, once only ticket price o.4e -take off at 3rd station next to the Shopping Mall "Nikic" Bus no 6a twiceper hour, weekends, once only ticket price o.4e -ltake off3rd station next to the Shopping Mall "Nikic" U can take a cab from there, or you can call us to fatch you one -cab cost 1.50-2.50e try to catch cab nomber like 19700;19711;19725;19728
Bus Shedules
Train Shedules
Plain Shedules
Ferry Shedules
mail: email@example.com: +38269206909 +38268682859address: Bratstva Jedinstva 7-III apartment no.1, Podgorica, Montenegro
© 2019 hostelpodgorica.com · Sva prava zadržana.


text:
Inspire your employees for career advancement or job change based on agency changes and employee interests.
Ask for a federal career training program at your agency.
Our Government Agency Training classes have been taught by Kathryn Troutman in more than 200 federal agencies. Our curriculum is proven with outstanding evaluations. Each program is customized for position titles, grades, agency mission and agency resume and recruitment systems. Full and half day classes are available, as well as distance learning options. Also available: computer room, classroom, auditorium style, and noon-hour programs!
CCR Registered / Small, Women-Owned Business with strong references.
GSA vendor. We have been sole sourced for our federal resume leadership in the industry because of our publications, training, and writing/consulting expertise. For more information, click here.
Course Completion certificates are available upon request. View Certificate


text:
Say the word Indian mentality and I will say the word hypocritical. Hypocrisy sadly is inbuilt in the Indian mentality. (Yes I am an Indian and I am calling Indian mentality hypocritic.) We aren't turning our back to the ancient cultures and are also not following the west completely and thus we land face-first in the puddle of hypocrisy. In a common man's language, hypocrisy is double standards.
The comfort level of Indians while talking about "the S word" (I am a true Indian. I don't say the word SEX) is inversely proportional to the size of India's population. We will soon be the youngest country in the world. We face a population boom and yet somewhere in one corner our nation a father just changed a channel because a condom ad was coming on the channel, a mother just answered bhagwan ji se laye on being asked how are children born. Why do we even claim to be the land of Kamasutra? I think no economic or foreign policy but proper sex-ed is the answer to how to not outnumber China in terms of population in the coming years. Don't you think we will successfully go past the issue of depleting availability of basic resources for all if we educate our population about sex?
We had put up rainbow display pictures when America legalized gay marriages but we still kill our youth in the name of honour killing if they dare marry in a different caste. As many news reports say – Honour killing in India increased by almost 800% from 2015-16 to 2016-17. Let's solve our own issues first? Our politicians are caught watching porn on the internet during Parliament sessions and interestingly, that is what they end up banning for the population. Practice what you preach – Heard of it? In India, if counted, the cases in which the police arrested people kissing in public will surely be more than those in which people were arrested for peeing in public. If you show your affection in public, or kiss in public, you will most probably land in jail. Peeing in public might not land you in prison. Welcome to India. What do we say to a man being beaten by a lady – "आदमी होकर औरत से मार खाता है।" What do we say to a man beating a lady? "आदमी होकर औरत पर हाथ उठाता है।" Poor guys! On one hand we proudly take part in protests against women harassment and on the other what do some of us do there? We inappropriately touch the women present there. (case in point – protests against December 16 rape case accused). Our society and law doesn't even give due consideration to male rape cases because "MEN CAN'T GET RAPED." We refuse to accept that women can inflict sexual violence on men. When was the last time you read about a male rape survivor's case being reported in an Indian daily? When was the last time we made a rape accused feel ashamed of the act and not the victim? Our society looks down so much upon a rape victim that this factor at times prevents cases from being reported because ladki ki izzat ka sawal hai. We are anti-dowry but pro-alimony why? We are anti dowry because "why should a woman pay a man for marrying her?" I support that but then let's be anti-alimony too. Why can't a woman earn on her own after a divorce? If you are not together anymore why do you expect money? Stand up, use your educational qualification and earn for yourself. Amir Khan says ye karykram samaj ke prati mera kartavy hai but charges in crores per episode. Pehle lakshmi pooja fir kam dooja? #SamajSeva
I am not asking you to change your notions about things or your societal beliefs. All I am asking is that whatever you believe in, make sure that belief doesn't change from time to time and from person to person. Your belief should be the same no matter your girlfriend is standing in front of you or your colleague. Let's practice what we preach. Let's support inter caste marriage first and then think of supporting gay marriages. Let a crime be a crime no matter the gender of the victim. As Tennessee Williams quotes, "The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite." Let's not be liars. Let's accept that somewhere in all of us is a hypocrite. With acceptance will begin the change.
– Paranjaya Mehra


text:
Archive for the 'wildwood' Tag
Wildwood, New Jersey
At the southern tip of NJ, along the infamous Jersey Shore, there's Cape May, and a few miles north, there's Wildwood. They couldn't be more different, Cape May is sedate, Victorian, and small, while the Wildwoods (Wildwood, North Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest) sprawl along several miles of coast, with a 1.8 mile long boardwalk and a historic district full of mid-century modern motels. It's a time capsule back to the 1950s and 1960s, the names evoking travel, exotic locales, and the Space Age, an expression of the optimism, dreams, and mobility of postwar America. For 50 years, they survived fully intact, and only in the mid-2000s did a number of them disappear in the name of 'progress'. Still, the motel row along Ocean and Atlantic Avenues remains full of Googie / Doo Wop architectural pieces, complete with sweeping lines, cantilevers, outrageous decor, and neon signs.
The typical structure has covered parking, balconies looking towards the water, a sundeck, and a swimming pool. They're distinguished from one another by themes and decor, many with fake palms near the swimming pools, and other decorations on the walls.
The best of them is the Caribbean Motel (1957), one of the earlier structures built in Wildwood, with a unique spiral ramp to the second floor, a cantilevered cornice, and owners that have kept the motel in good upkeep. It is one of the first structures in town listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
There's other stuff, like the Singapore Motel, the Pan American and Cape Cod with the spinning neon signs atop, and 200+ properties, built between 1947-1977. Mid-century architecture in the U.S. is being razed quickly, too old that it's out of fashion, too new that it isn't recognized as historic or worthy of preservation. Wildwood's motel row is luckily being recognized and renovated for 'adaptive reuse', and hopefully in a manner that preserves the architectural merits.
For more information, visit the Doo Wop Preservation League website.


text:
Gas fireplaces with traditional logs and authentic look
Modern style and options in several shapes
Create unique spaces with multi-sided fireplaces
Convert wood fireplaces - no mess, no hassle
Add the classic style fireplace with ease
Enjoy your outdoor space with a fireplace
Traditional and modern designs in electric fireplaces
Variety of styles to fit your fireplace
Optional items to finish around the fireplace
No matter where you want to install your gas fireplace, power venting technology makes it possible. This extremely flexible, versatile technology is small enough to effectively navigate you home to an effective vent location, which in turn provides you with optimal performance, every time.
Install manual: PVLP-SLP
Install manual: PVI-SLP
Architect guide: PVLP-SLP
Sign up to Save $100
Why are you contacting us?
Need a Quote
Need Service
Looking for Help Choosing a Product
Have a Question About My Fireplace
A local dealer will contact you, we look forward to helping you.


text: > Could you maybe post a patch that features all you modifications? > > Guillaume I already had it in mind to send a patch, but there is still an unknown issue for me according the "time_base" property for the audio codec. For PSP among other things you have to set for the audio codec: c->time_base.den = c->sample_rate; c->time_bas.num = 1; in the add_audio_stream method. But it does NOT work when you want to create an avi file. When you call "output_example test.avi" it complains: "error, non monotone timestamps", "Error while writing audio frame" You can simply test it, when you add these two code lines into the "add_audio_stream" method in output_example.c. I had a look into ffmpeg's audio coding settings and it does set time_base.den to sample_rate. I already wrote this in the user news group. When I solved this problem I will send a patch. Lars


text:
BROOKS SADDLES Cambium C19
|Black - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Natural - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Slate - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Rust - CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
|The C19 is a wider version of the Cambium C17, making it suitable for the rider who prefers a more upright riding position.
It is comfortable from the start, the natural rubber is not rigid so has enough give to make it comfortable without any special treatment.
"The Cambium Saddle works like a hammock and delivers immediate comfort while absorbing vibration and shock."
The Cambium has a natural look and feel with a top of an organic woven cotton. The cotton is welded to a natural rubber base, the cotton is then treated with Brooks Numac to completely protect the saddle from the elements. This makes it virtually maintenance free.
The Cambium is assembled from parts that are available as spares and require no special tools for servicing. The vulcanised rubber top is virtually indestructible.
•Rails: Tubular Stainless Steel
•Lx274mm, Wx185mm, Hx57mm
•Weight: 453g
As with any product, specification is subject to change without prior notification. You are advised to confirm current specification before buying.


text:
I am SO very busy doing family portraits, but in the mist of families, I have been able to also do some seniors here in Franklin, TN. JP was so much fun because he wanted to add his American Flag. It was quite windy, which helped show the flag more. I used more dramatic lighting for effect in the photos with his flag. Here are some of my favorites.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
JP's Senior Portraits
Posted by shannonjenkinsphotography at 2:30 PM No comments:
Labels: franklin TN, Senior Portraits
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Secure Checkout For all online orders
Free Returns In store or online
Free Shipping on all Online Orders over $150 within Australia
Just $10 for a two year membershipJoin now
Be rewarded for loving dusk!
Join dusk Rewards and enjoy 10% off full priced products and more member only offers. As a dusk Rewards member, you will enjoy:


text:
These days, many companies are thinking critically about how they can make their company more financially secure and stable for the future. If this is one of your primary objectives, know there are numerous solutions are available to you. Here are just three of many techniques you can implement to make your company's financial situation more secure.
[tweetthis]How are you making your #business financially secure & stable for the future? @BrookeChaplan[/tweetthis]
Optimize Your Mortgage
In many cases, business owners take out a mortgage to obtain their commercial property. If this is the case for you, it's a good idea to review your current contract and look for ways to optimize it so you can save as much money as possible. Places like Succeed At Eagle can help you choose which is best. There are three basic types of mortgages you can choose from: fixed rate, adjustable-rate, and interest only. To ensure you are getting the best deal possible, look for a mortgage marketing company that can go over your current options and enhance your coverage in a way that is financially advantageous for you.
Focus on Conversion Optimization
Obtaining a bigger bottom line is a wonderful and effective way to make your company's financial situation more secure because it brings more disposable capital into the business. Luckily, there are multiple techniques you can employ to optimize your business's conversion rates. One is to optimize your online presence so you can connect and convert more and more members of your target market. A digital firm can employ numerous marketing techniques to facilitate this outcome, including:
- Web design and development
- Target market research
- Social media optimization
- Link building
- Content marketing
- Keyword analysis
Create A Budget[tweetthis]A #budget is a simple & effective way to secure your #business #financial future. @BrookeChaplan [/tweetthis]
Developing and sticking to a budget is one of the simplest and most effective ways to secure your company's financial future. Make sure you are looking at both expenses that go out as well as what's coming in and remember you might need to downgrade on some expenses. Creating the right budget enables you to allocate funds for the completion of specific projects and trips while keeping an eye on how every dime is spent. In some cases, it may be advantageous for you to have an experienced financial analyst put the budget together on your behalf.
If you want your company to be as successful as possible, securing its financial future is very important. By implementing these strategies consistently and in conjunction with one another, you will likely find that your company develops a firmer financial footing that facilitates ongoing growth and expansion.


text:
The Thunderbird Angel Network, or TAN, is a dynamic group of accredited investors who are affiliated with the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Our members include Tbird alumni, professors, friends and members of the Phoenix startup community.
TAN serves as a source to its members for early-stage companies that have the potential to grow rapidly. The Network is based at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, a hot-spot for global business; thus, its members are interested in both domestic and international deals. TAN members typically seek to invest between $50,000 and $500,000.
TAN hosts dinner meetings throughout the year. All applications are encouraged to apply through Gust.com. The applicant will then be evaluated by the TAN selection committee before being asked to present at a TAN dinner. If greater interest is created, further due diligence and deal terms will be developed. Members act on their own behalf and individual investment decisions.


text:
Washington County PAGenWeb
Search ALL my Sites.
Washington County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Database compiled by Gina Nestor, 2001.
Cemetery Name: Robb Cemetery was Hilldale Cemetery
Address: off Hudson St., north of McDonald PA in Allegheny Co., PA
Phone: N/A
Location: 1 mile north of McDonald, PA. Cemetery is located in N. Fayette Twp., Allegheny Co., just over the Washington Co., PA line, by maybe a 100 feet.
Directions: Looking at a map of McDonald, PA, Washington Co., find Valley Street,
then follow it out and look for the intersection with Hudson Ave. on the right. If you turn off Valley on to Hudson,
go up the hill to an unmarked gate on the left. There is a small, fenced off road to the left that goes to the cemetery. Cemetery cannot be seen from the road. The house on this corner on the left belonged to my recently deceased Uncle Ed. I played in that cemetery with my cousins when we were children. I understand that there is someone from another town who has been taking care of it. I believe the most recent burials are from the 1980's. The burials were mostly Belgians, French and Afro-American. My mom says that there is a civil war burial there, but I don't remember ever seeing it.
(Information submitted by Barbara Bee and Vickie Valentine.)
Background: Mostly French and Belgian graves dating from 1900-1994. Over one hundred burials.
More Information:
^ = Information Card made & on Index
Washington County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Database compiled by Gina Nestor, 2001.
Note: The numbering is not any reference to the cemetery records, if any exist at all. Instead, the numbering is only a count on this alphabetical list.
Photos Page 1 Robb Cemetery was Hilldale Cemetery
Photos Page 2 Robb Cemetery was Hilldale Cemetery
Return to Complete Cemetery Index
This is the Washington County PAGenWeb Genealogy Project
Submission Guidelines and Privacy Rights
Website updated by current webmaster from 2005 continuously
through current year ; See Site
To submit material for the website or to report a broken
link, start your subject line with "WCPA" followed by specific subject
and email me at: Washington.Co.Pa.Webmaster
AT gmail.com ( washington.co.pa.webmaster
"AT" gmail.com ). I spend most of my time adding new material so please
allow at least 14 days for a reply.
© 2006 to 2012 ; 2013 Judith Ann
Florian, all rights reserved. Website is updated weekly or monthly, as I
receive submissions or when I complete a transcribing project. The materials
(files) located on this website are the property of the webmaster and the
contributors. Material is for personal research and may NOT be included in any
for-fee collection or publication.
This Washington County PA website is a current member of PAGenWeb and the USGenWeb.
This page last updated Friday, February 05, 2016


text:
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Fat tire pressures for snow.
16 comments:
Hey Mike. What has been your experience on dry beach sand? I'm riding a single speed 32-22 with 4" tires here in Mexico. I don't have a gauge but using the wrinkle test it seems like I'm able to ride on the flats with more pressure than on snow; maybe the equivalent of hardpack snow? Hills are pretty much out at any pressure unless the sand is wet. Thanks for the article!ReplyDelete
Super post. Love the wrinkle test (like I'll ever use it).ReplyDelete
Thanks for the post, first of all. The pictures helped me visualize your words better.ReplyDelete
By the way, you don't cover front tire pressure here, but I've seen elsewhere that you will sometimes use a lower front pressure, (lower than the rear tire?) to get a pseudo steering damper effect. Did I get that right? Seems to be something that works for me, since I caught on to that.
Again, many thanks.Replies
I use a real steering damper, but even with it at full-max damping I usually wish for *more* when conditions are super soft. Thus, yes, I use "poor man's damping" by running front psi at least as low as the rear, and sometimes lower.Delete
Keep in mind this is for the softest, most wind-affected, least rideable snow conditions. Wouldn't make any sense at all on hardpack.
Hi Mike, You are right on with your write up! I have found the easiest way to explain FatBike tire setup is a simple motto...ReplyDelete
"Leave a Flat Track"
As long as the track you leave behind has a flat bottom with no arc in it, you're riding on top of the snow instead of wasting energy cutting the surface. Once the interlocked snow surface has been "cut" by a tire with too much pressure, the next guy through the trail will have to deal with the loose surface. The closer you get your air pressure to that "arc" vs "flat" threshold the more efficient you'll be. This principle is the key to being a good Nordic citizen. The skiers will like the flat groomed track you leave and it eliminates their "Rutted" trails argument against Nordic Biking.
Another factor to consider... is the Combined Gas Law we learned in high school. When the temperature of the air in the tire drops 10 degrees, the pressure changes significantly enough to require the rider's attention. Often, we set up our bikes in a place where its warm and then go out and ride. Pretty soon, you're tire feels totally flat and you assume you've got a leak. That assumption usually leads the rider to over-inflate in an attempt to compensate. It is best to let your bike sit in the environment that you plan to ride on for a bit before you try and set it up for your trail conditions. Just like when the temperature drops, the pressure drops... if you leave your bike tires sitting out in the sun (at least out here in the west), suddenly the tires feel hard. Just be aware that temperature changes will affect pressure and may necessitate an adjustment by the rider.
I weigh 265 pounds. How should I compensate for that? I assume my pressure will go up because of my weight? I like the wrinkle test and will use it tomorrow eventing. Thank you for the great write up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2016 at 1:11 PM
I'm 6'7" and 230. On my Clownshoe/Bud/Lou wheels, I run 15-16 PSI for 90% of my winter riding and commuting. Its fast, and I hate deflection. Thats including hard packed singletrack and snowmobile trails. If its softer and I'm starting to dig in, I just start airing down in increments until it feels "right". I really, really avoid any wrinkles, because if you run wrinkles long enough, you will get the sidewall cords start to break down, which can either start rubbing holes in your tubes, or you can get enough wear to get leaks out of your sidewalls themselves if tubeless. For me, If its so soft that I have to see wrinkles to make progress, It has to be long enough distance wise that riding is the best option. Otherwise, your tire life will suffer. So one mans 10 PSI is another, bigger mans 15 PSI. Your wheel set up will make a huge difference as well. I hope you are on 100mm/4.8s. So much better. Mikes stats are great starting points, but as they say, your results may vary. I've been able to run 15 PSI on my set up in fresh, windblown where other, smaller guys on like Darryls and Nates needed to air waaaaayyyyy down.
I think you are spot on with the PSI and conditions.ReplyDelete
These are some awesome pics! I really enjoy reading your blog, keep up the posts!ReplyDelete
Great post and awesome pics, what would be the starting point for a 210 pound rider on 80mm rims with 4" tires? I'm sturggling finding the sweet spot for non packed snow riding.ReplyDelete
Thanks Brad, you do so much for the fat biking scene. I love your pictures and Il try lowering my tire pressure. I only weigh 150 lbs and I have surly nates 3.8 on my pugsly. Your awesome and keep up the great work!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2018 at 6:27 AM
Goood article. I'm facing some of these issues as well..ReplyDelete


text:
As I mentioned yesterday, I have a lot going on. Selling a house, buying a house, extra work at my job, and all the usual life stuff.
But although I feel like my schedule is packed, it really isn't.
I've started packing, but so far my packing sessions have been a few hours here and there to get some of the basement dealt with. There are a few things in the upper level I can pack now but I'll wait until my moving date is closer to pack the rest.
There isn't much I have to do about the selling. I'm waiting to hear back on what the buyers want me to fix from the inspection, I'm waiting to hear back from my sellers about the failed well test, and I'm putting way too much mental and emotional energy into waiting.
The extra work at my job doesn't require that I work over time. In fact, between time off for attending inspections, letting the electrician in and stuff like that I've worked a little less than 40 hours in the past couple of weeks.
The life stuff is the usual life stuff. I can't slack on cleaning like I sometimes do, but that typically takes just a few minutes a day to make sure everything's put away at night. Between soccer and softball I have two evenings occupied during the week but most of my weekends are free now. Unless I have to house hunt again. See, there I go thinking I'm busier than I am because I'm mentally blocking out that time even though it's not an issue yet and might not become one.
I feel busy mostly because my brain is busy. My buyers jumped on the house hard and fast, will they start to have second thoughts? The well failed a bacteria test, the sellers have agreed to chlorinate the system but won't take any further action if it still fails. I don't want to move into a house with failing water so if they don't fix it I'll have to start looking for a house again. Seriously, I'm giving them a pass on the non-working fireplace that they were completely dishonest about, I don't think it's too much to ask that the water be drinkable. I'm also nervous about the inspection of my house, most of the issues are minor but the buyers could be scared by the aluminum wiring.
My solution?
First, I have to recognize the problem. It usually takes me a few days of feeling like I'm running around when I'm not to realize it.
Second, I determine what is it I actually have to do in the immediate future. I have to keep the house in generally clean shape but I don't have any large projects left. I have softball on Wednesdays and starting tomorrow I'll have soccer on Fridays. There's nothing I can do about the buying or selling right now but wait.
Third, create a schedule. I keep a to do list on my phone with the days of the week. Under each day I put what I have schedule for that day and any additional tasks that need to be completed. I keep at least 2 weeks of tasks on there, sometimes a month if I have a long term project active. It really helps me keep perspective on what I need to do and by when.
Most of the time, the schedule shows that actually, I'm not that busy. If I have a free evening I can pencil in something fun, ie video games, just to make sure I take some time to relax.
What's all this have to do with money? When I'm busy – and I know I'm not the only one – I tend to make "busy" excuses. Don't have time to cook, I'll just buy lunch. I'm too busy to deal with this, I'll just pay the fine. Or maybe I forget to pay a bill on time and have to pay a late fee.
Sometimes I really am that busy, when my schedule is packed full and I have too much to do and too little time to do it. But those times are rare and I need to be able to differentiate between real busy and feeling "busy".


text:
Our weekly news roundup from around the globe
Newly released archival materials document anti-apartheid movement in Japan in the last five decades, thanks to the efforts of the Research Center for Cooperative Civil Societies at the Rikkyo University in Tokyo.
The Danish National Archives opened for online access all its digitized records from the time when Denmark was a colonial power in the West Indies. A remarkable on-line exhibit features stunning selections from the records.
Manuscript Resource Center holding archival records in Nepal opens in the country's Nawalparasi district.
A large Middle East collection of materials from around the world built by a librarian featured in news from University of California – Los Angeles.
Scientists from the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN) in São Paulo, Brazil, use radiation techniques to treat cultural artifacts and archival documents.
First Archivematica Camp to be held in Europe is scheduled to take place at the University of York in England on April 4-6, 2017.
Forty-first European Library Automation Group conference will be held in Athens, Greece, June 6-9, 2017.
And perhaps you can make a side trip to the Vatican to catch a couple of days (or sessions) of another exciting gathering, the 2017 conference of the International Image Interoperability Framework, June 6-9, 2017.
Related to archivists' efforts to promote knowledge discovery and facilitate data mining are the aims of the International Conference on Natural Computation, Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, July 29-31, 2017, in Guilin, China.
Featured blog post
"Exploring Metadata Interoperability in the United States and United Kingdom" by Charlotte Kostelic (from the SAA Electronic Records Section's blog, reference courtesy of Katharina Hering).


text:
Donald Trump Will Win The Nomination On June 7th
As we previously reported Donald Trump is on pace to get 1400 delegates by June 7th. The Gateway Pundidit Reports;
In exactly one month on June 7th billionaire businessman Donald Trump will clinch the Republican Presidential nomination by surpassing 1,237 delegates – the amount necessary to clinch the nomination. It is inevitable he will surpass this number on June 7th because of his current delegate count and the number of delegates awarded through this day.
New Jersey will probably be the first state to announce its results on June 7th as it is the only East Coast state with an election on that day. Currently Trump is up by 41% in New Jersey. If Trump wins all the delegates between now and June 7th he will surpass 1,237 delegates as a result of the New Jersey primary results.
And, according to an analysis by The Washington Times Donald Trump is on track to win the nomination on the first ballot.
Donald Trump was only a tad presumptuous when on April 26 he said, "I consider myself the presumptive nominee — absolutely."
The boastful billionaire actually does appear on his way to owning the 1,237 first-ballot votes needed to win the nomination, according to The Washington Times state-by-state delegate-allocation analysis.
Astoundingly, it looks like the Donald can get to a majority without any unbound but voluntarily committed delegates added to his total.
Going into Indiana's Tuesday primary, the TV showman of "you're fired" fame is short of a majority by a bit over 200 bound delegates — that is, delegates allocated to him based on state primaries or caucuses.
He now has to win those 200 in the final 10 GOP presidential nomination contests. But even if he missed the mark by 100 or fewer, it's now considered likely that enough unbound delegates will back him rather than see the convention descend into multiballot war.
Not that the depth of disdain for Mr. Trump has at all waned among the #NeverTrump conservatives. Columnist George Will, for example, thundered Saturday that a "convention's sovereign duty is to choose a plausible nominee who has a reasonable chance to win, not to passively affirm the will of a mere plurality of voters recorded episodically in a protracted process."
But to the likely displeasure of Mr. Will and his ilk, The Times analysis understates Mr. Trump's probable final haul by as many as 78 delegates because it excludes unbound delegates, including those in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, who have said they plan to vote for him.
In other words, this chart has him over the top even though it counts only delegates he has won outright in various state primaries, caucuses and conventions.
Under state parties' rules, these delegates are bound as tight as mummies to Mr. Trump for the first ballot. They can renounce Mr. Trump and say they really support Ted Cruz — or anyone else. Even if a #NeverTrump delegate doesn't show up to be counted at the vast Cleveland hall in July, when the convention secretary records each state's tally, the delegates bound to a candidate go to him.
Jim Ellis, a delegate-allocation expert and political adviser to then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, said Mr. Trump's performance in the five primaries last Tuesday and the latest Indiana polls now point strongly to a first-ballot win.
On June 7 California will in effect have 54 separate GOP presidential nomination contests, with three delegates going to the winner in each of the state's 53 congressional districts, and 10 "at-large" delegates going to whoever wins the most votes statewide.
"Trump will need to capture the California statewide vote and 31 of the 53 congressional districts," Mr. Ellis said. That result would give him a total of 103 bound California delegates.
There's an even brighter scenario for Mr. Trump mapped out by former Republican National Committee Treasurer Randy Pullen, whose count includes unbound delegates who are known to have committed to one or another candidate.
For example, Mr. Pullen grants Mr. Trump all Pennsylvania's 54 technically uncommitted delegates because "he won every congressional district in the state on Tuesday."
Many of those running for delegate slots in Pennsylvania said they would vote, at least on the first ballot, for the winner of their district. Others ran as delegates committed to Mr. Trump.
In the Pullen projection, Mr. Trump also wins more California congressional districts for a total haul of 120 delegates. Mr. Pullen's state-by-state chart has Mr. Trump's total haul at 1,315 delegates.
"I have had Trump winning 1,237 for two months, and Trump had consistently outperformed my projections," he said.
Mr. Trump will be the "presumptive nominee, with more than 1,300 confirmed delegates after June 7," Mr. Pullen said. "This number will swell as we approach the convention. Cruz will be 500 delegates short on June 7, and Kasich will be lost in the rearview mirror."


text:
Biomass energy is energy produced by burning biomass. Biomass is a broad class of material encompassing all of the living matter in an area. Wooden, crops and crop waste, and wastes of plant, mineral, and animal matter comprise a lot of an space's biomass.
Biomass is matter usually considered garbage. Some of it's simply stuff mendacity around — lifeless trees, tree branches, yard clippings, left-over crops, wood chips, and bark and sawdust from lumber mills. It will possibly even embody used tires and livestock manure.
Biomass will also be converted into energy-providing biofuels, reminiscent of biogas, methane, methanol, and ethanol. Nonetheless, the biofuel manufacturing process is costlier than the conventional fossil fuel processes.
How biomass works is very simple. The waste wooden, tree branches and different scraps are gathered collectively in big trucks. The trucks convey the waste from factories and from farms to a biomass energy plant. Right here the biomass is dumped into large hoppers. This is then fed right into a furnace the place it's burned. The heat is used to boil water in the boiler, and the energy in the steam is used to turn turbines and generators.
Pros of biomass energy:
o Wood burning at house is much cheaper than another heating source.
o Biomass is normally grown domestically so it helps local economies.
o Utilizing the right filters, biomass stoves can emit much less pollution than coal or oil heating.
o Biomass is considerable and utilizing naturally occurring waste, like useless trees, does not hurt the environment. It's also an renewable energy source.
o Biomass is carbon neutral. It doesn't emit more carbon than it initially stored.
• Biomass is out there everywhere in the world.
• Industrial biomass crops might be created in remote areas and on small scales for energy production.
• Without correct filtration, the burning of biomass can produce Nitrogen oxides and CO, Carbon monoxide, each which are identified to scale back air quality and are greenhouse gases.
• To make use of biomass as a warmth supply, a large amount of energy is required and it have to be constantly applied into the system to ensure that the method to continue.
• Heating systems which use biomass briquettes often require some electricity to work.
• Biomass requires a variety of storage area for the quantity of power produced.
• Biomass energy vegetation have run into opposition by residents who really feel that their air high quality would be diminished by a plant close to by. So that they don't have the chic elements or Wind or Solar power or other forms of different power.
• Once the biomass is used up, the ashes and residue left over must be safely disposed of.
• Industrial capacity and manufacturing of biomass is low and not an important technique of power production. The power crops require giant areas to retailer biomass and enormous areas to store the residue after processing.
• Biomass has a limited power potential. You possibly can only cut so many bushes down in a forest earlier than there are any left.
Abbott Energy Systems – Biomass Furnace