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I have come to understand that within each of us are spectacular worlds that hold in them the stories of how we have been wounded, as well as the medicine we need to heal and transform. In a society so often focused on the outward journey of doing, achieving, and manifesting, we have misplaced the tools with which to travel inward, into the deep unconscious landscapes where all we have ever done, experienced, felt, lost, and loved still lives. It is also a realm of infinite possibilities.
I believe my role as a healer is to reflect back to you your own realm of infinite possibilities. To journey for and with you into those deep and powerful landscapes so that together we may find the medicine necessary to heal and restore your inner worlds.
I see emotional and physical pain and disease in part as symptoms of blockages to the flow of lifeforce within us, and the imbalance of that flow caused by the loss of parts of ourselves – our souls – due to traumas of various kinds. I work to restore the flow of your lifeforce, and to reconnect you with lost and exiled parts of yourself. The more balance and wholeness you experience inwardly, the more empowered you are to live your beautiful, strong, authentic life out here in the world.
I bring together ancestral wisdom, the study of ancient and contemporary mythos – including the transformational art of alchemy and the hero's journey – knowledge of Jungian psychology, the human energy field, and shamanic healing techniques to help facilitate your personal transformation.
My services include:
- Listening, witnessing, and processing with the client
- Hands on healing – working directly with the body and the human energy field to bring balance to the chakra system; to restore, clear, repair, and strengthen the seven levels of the human energy field
- Shamanic journeying – journeying on behalf of the client to the shamanic realm for the client's healing; guiding the client on a journey into the shamanic realm for their healing; interpreting symbolic language of the shamanic realm
- Soul retrieval – journeying into the shamanic realm to recover lost, split off, or exiled aspects of the client's psyche/soul
- Energy clearing – clearing and removal of blockages and other energetic debris from the energy field
- Ancestral healing – identifying, clearing, and repairing ancestral connections
- Elemental healing – channeling the forces of nature including earth, wind, fire, and water for healing
- Personal ritual and ceremony – co-creating with clients personal rites or rituals to further empower their healing and living
- Group ritual and ceremony – facilitating collective ritual and ceremony to assist and empower groups around specific needs and goals
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- Not knowing one's 'purpose', reason for being
- Feelings of unworthiness, not-enoughness
- Feeling fear or resistance to stepping into one's power and brilliance
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Individuals interested in private sessions may write to me at email@example.com to set up a free introductory phone conversation. From there we can determine if you would like to set up an initial session.
I charge $100 per hour.
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Milestones help managing deliverables that are multi-task related. This video introduces using multi-task milestones and shows some advanced functionality like moving all tasks and all milestones for a given project when the first phase of the project runs late.
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Tarmac National Contracting has been awarded a highways maintenance contract for the West Midlands, worth £7m a year for up to eight years. A site office building was required to a challenging timescale in order to mobilise the contract and accommodate up to 50 civil engineering site and project staff.Solution :
The site office solution was provided by ConstructionSpace, the site accommodation service from Portakabin (Refurbished), in just five weeks from receipt of order to handover.
The pre-owned modular building was sourced by ConstructionSpace, significantly reducing the lead time compared to a new building, and providing a more sustainable solution for Tarmac.
The site office building in Walsall comprises:
The Approach
The ConstructionSpace approach uses recycled modular buildings to provide site accommodation at a fraction of the cost and up to 70 per cent faster than new manufacture.
ConstructionSpace offers a site-to-site service, which eliminates double handling charges and reduces the cost of site accommodation for buildings from 100sqm to 3,000sqm and in both single and multi-storey configurations.
All ConstructionSpace buildings also have the benefit of a three-month warranty, and are available for sale. There is a buy-back option for buildings purchased - making this a highly cost-effective alternative to hire, and ConstructionSpace will buy quality modular site accommodation that is surplus to contractors' requirements.
"ConstructionSpace provided us with a building solution that suited both our design requirements and our budget for the building. Sustainability is also important for every Tarmac scheme and so the fact that the modules are recycled was a further benefit of this approach."
"ConstructionSpace sourced, delivered and installed the building to a challenging timescale in order to meet the deadline for the start of our contract."


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This open-to-the-public festival is on its third year, and features both amateur and professional female brewers. Come sample beer (and vote for your favorite), listen to live music, hear the announcement of Best of Show from the homebrew competition, and raise money for a charitable cause! Proceeds benefit the HRC (Human Rights Campaign). Tickets available here: https://act.hrc.org/page/5673/event/1
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Thinking about the piece it was almost like a meditation rather than the hard task based feeling I thought it had, I was just not relating to them, which is something that has really struck me more about the pillars and the films and the ideas, they are through a container….will think more on that.
it's the first time I can really see the seaweed moving underwater something to do with calm and light
Have just come back from the Viking boat launch a wonderful event at the big shipyard, invited by the ship yard owner's wife , really kind of her as very special event . The Boat was launched with a sextet of Brass players playing a new composition, it was the tryout – it gets packed in a crate and sent to the Venice Biennale tomorrow . Much nicer here with just the friends and artists, he is Iceland's biggest artist I think – again Icelandic food, pancakes and rye bread with salmon and champagne.They enjoy life in Iceland I must say!


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They inhabited the wispy treetops of Gravlex Med and—while not sentient—were quite clever for animals. The striking resemblance between these chittering creatures and the species that ruled the Galactic Republic was a private joke among the Anx.
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Do you remember the moment your friend became your friend? Not just when you met, but the moment you realized you were friends. I don't remember that moment for all my friends, but I know when it happened with Mari Cruz. Mari Cruz is a neighbor I met when her husband was deported last fall. Since then we have spent a lot of time working out her budget, figuring out childcare, and praying together. This time has led to a respect for each other. Recently, however, I realized we've become friends.
It was a Thursday night and I stopped by to see how she was doing. We talked about how her husband is faring in Mexico. She shared about how her children seem to be up and down emotionally, some days acting fine and others, crying for their father. We chatted about her work and mine. As we were wrapping up our visit, she looked me straight in the eye and said, "You never answer your phone when I call."
I responded, "Yes, well I'm very busy. Leave a message and I will call you back." "No," she said. "What if I am stopped by the police or picked up for some reason? What will happen to my kids? I need to know that you will pick up your phone when I call." I sat there dumbfounded. There was no defense to be made. She was right. In her insistence, I saw her fear. It was obvious that she had played this scenario out in her head hundreds of times. Her husband was already gone. What would happen to her children if she was deported? I looked over at her two small boys playing on the floor.
"I commit to answering my phone when you call," I told her.
And that's when we became friends. Not because I made a commitment to her, but because Mari Cruz was vulnerable enough to step beyond niceties to speaking truth to me. She called me out. She shared her fear. The reality of her precarious situation -- a functionally single, undocumented mom with young U.S. citizen children -- led us to meet each other. However, her courage to hold me accountable sealed our friendship.
I cannot keep my friend safe. I cannot get her legal documents. I can, however, commit to pick up my phone when she needs me. And I commit to continue advocating for comprehensive immigration reform so that Mari Cruz and other friends like her will not have to live in fear any longer.
Crissy Brooks is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Mika Community Development Corporation in Costa Mesa, California.
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REDHAWK IDE: Eclipse as a Software Defined Radio Development Environment
To facilitate Software Defined Radio (SDR) development, the United States Government (USG) Department of Defense (DoD) has created the REDHAWK framework and IDE to support the rapid development of software defined radio applications and systems. The REDHAWK IDE, based on Eclipse, provides a complete environment for all aspects of SDR development, including: source code generators, drag-and-drop construction of applications, runtime introspection of systems, integration with debuggers, and advanced signal visualization.
This talk will provide a demonstration of the REDHAWK IDE, with an emphasis on how the REDHAWK IDE has utilized projects and technologies from Eclipse:
- Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)
- Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF) and (GEF)
- Common Navigator Framework (CNF)
- Rich AJAX Platform (RAP)
- CDT/JDT/PyDev
Along the way, we will highlight some of the unique challenges we have encountered and our solutions to them:
- Utilizing EMF for distributed system monitoring and visualization supporting lazy loading
- Achieving reuse for both design-time and run-time GEF/GMF diagrams
- Single-sourcing a complex application using RAP
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Specialized agencies mainly include the force of the force, the front and rear bracket, reducer, hydraulic system, mixing drum, operating mechanism, cleaning system, etc. Its working principle: by taking power device to take out car chassis power, and drive the variable displacement pump of hydraulic system to convert mechanical energy into hydraulic energy to the quantitative motor, motor and drive reducer, driven by speed reducer mixing plant, for mixing concrete.
Take power device
The domestic concrete mixing truck adopts the main engine power method. Take the role of the power plant is by manipulating the power switch to the remove of engine power, hydraulic system driven by mixing barrel, beater cylinder in racing to the rotation, feeding and transportation for the feed and the concrete mixing, reverse rotation during discharging, cut off after work end connected to the engine's power.
The hydraulic system
Took the power of the engine power (rear is generally fully functional force), transformed into hydraulic energy (displacement and pressure), then through the output of the motor as the mechanical energy (rotational speed and torque), for mixing drum rotation.
After decelerating the speed of the motor in the hydraulic system, pass it to the mixer.
Operating mechanism
A. Control the rotation direction of the mixing drum so that it is rotating during the feeding and transportation process.
B. Control the rotation speed of the mixing drum.
Mixing plant
It consists mainly of agitator and auxiliary supporting parts. The mixing drum is a loaded container of concrete. It is made of high quality wear-resistant sheet steel. In order to be able to automatically load and unload concrete, the inner wall welding has special shaped spiral blades. When rotating, the concrete moves in the direction of the blade, which is mixed and stirred during the continuous lifting and stirring. In the process of feeding and transportation, the mixing drum is turning, the concrete is moving along the blade, and when the material is out, the mixing drum is reversed and the concrete is removed along the blade. The rotation of the mixer is ensured by a hydraulic drive. The load is 3 ~ 6 cubic meters. Of commonly used concrete mixer truck passed by the car engine power output shaft to drive hydraulic pump, and driven by hydraulic motor with high pressure oil push the mixing barrel, loading capacity for 9 ~ 12 cubic are driven by automotive auxiliary diesel engine driven hydraulic pump hydraulic motor. Blade is the main component in the stirring device, which can cause the concrete to be stirred. In addition, if the design is unreasonable, the concrete will be isolated.
Cleaning system
The main function of the cleaning system is to clean the mixing drum, and sometimes it is also used to carry out the stirring in the course of transportation. The cleaning system also has a cooling effect on the hydraulic system.
Sealing device
The whole sealing device adopts the rotary sealing technology, which seals the inlet and outlet of the mixer, and solves the series of problems such as evaporation of the traditional stirring water, the separation of mortar, the casting of concrete, and the safety of the driving.
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Be a Man – Redefining Masculinity – Video Series
Have you ever heard the term "be a man" or "man up"? Well, this mentality is really rough on boys and men, and the root belief behind it is what makes men potentially dangerous, emotionally unintelligent, and stressed out. If you would like to learn more about the underlying belief that causes this problem with men, then this is a video series that you will not want to miss! Source Article: Masculinity is killing […] Read more »


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The Ginger Lily Hotel
- Free continental breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
- Great for families
- Collect nights
The Ginger Lily Hotelfrom €113
- Superior Deluxe, ground floor room
- Upper Deluxe, first floor room
- Executive Suite, 1 Queen Bed with Sofabed, ground floor room
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What's around The Ginger Lily Hotel
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Recommended by this property
- Reduit Beach (3-minute walk)
- Rodney Bay Marina (6-minute walk)
- Pigeon Island National Park (20-minute walk)
- Daren Sammy Cricket Ground (23-minute walk)
- Vigie Beach (4.3 mi / 6.9 km)
- Saint Lucia National Archives (4.9 mi / 7.9 km)
- Castries Central Market (5.1 mi / 8.2 km)
- St. Lucia Town Hall (5.1 mi / 8.3 km)
- La Toc Beach (5.9 mi / 9.6 km)
- Marigot Bay (9 mi / 14.5 km)
Getting around
- Vieux Fort (UVF-Hewanorra Intl.) - 63 min drive
- Castries (SLU-George F. L. Charles) - 10 min drive
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 11 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-10 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
Payment types at the property
In the hotel
- Free continental breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Free reception
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Kayaking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Pool umbrellas
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Concierge services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Designated smoking areas
- Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- English
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Turndown service
- Sofa bed
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Cable TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Access via exterior corridors
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Special features
DiningOnsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
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Also known as
- Ginger Lily Gros Islet
- The Ginger Lily Hotel Gros Islet
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- Ginger Lily Hotel
- Ginger Lily Hotel Gros Islet
- The Ginger Lily Hotel St. Lucia/Gros Islet
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Guests must contact this hotel in advance to reserve a crib (infant bed). Please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
Very Good 8.4 From 167 reviews
The Ginger Lily Hotel was a true delight for my stay in St. Lucia. The room was a spacious suite that was very comfortable, the internet was great, the gardens charming and the staff friendly and super helpful. A far star rating all round. I will definetely be staying there again.
Good value for the money. Close to many restaurants and the beach.
Perfect location, short walk to everything. We chose a suite, it was very comfortable and spacious, worth the extra cost as eating out (and food generally) is quite expensive. We had everything we needed to cook a quick and simple meal. The wonderful lady S/Angie left our suite sparkling, fresh linen every day (I had to stop her on a couple of occasions as really not NEC to change linen e/day) but all staff helpful . I would probably not enjoy this place so much at peak times. We were lucky and mostly had the small pool to ourselves and it was very peaceful in late November. Ah! Except be prepared for a creature (toad) that creates a constant din virtually all night. He did seem to move about so did get a little respite. The noise did eventually become part of the background.
I was able to check in early, but until then, I just sat by the pool and enjoyed the peace and tranquility of the property. Everyone was friendly and the facility was clean.
The Ginger Lilly A friend and I stayed for two nights before a sailing cruise. We booked through Hotels.com. The booking was easy enough, but they failed to notify the hotel of our paid in advance booking. Very fortunately we had a copy of the booking and we ended up with a nice room. The hotel is small but has exceptionally beautiful grounds. The second bed, if needed is a pull-out. The room is large, the bathroom is huge. A refrigerator and counter area with sink were handy for us. The hotel staff is wonderful and efficient. The beach is less than a block walk, just in front of the hotel. Restaurants in the area are plentiful but expensive. Vat tax and services charges boast the bill. A continental breakfast is served at the hotel, additions are extra. Local restaurants near the shopping mall are far more reasonable. I would stay at the Ginger Lilly again and do recommend it.
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If you've been driving stick for awhile, chances are someone's asked you to teach them how to do it as well. It might sound like a daunting task, but this quick video explainer from Wyatt Knox at the Team O'Neil Rally School is a good template for teaching how to drive manual quickly and effectively.
Unlike a lot of other long-winded stick-shift how-to videos, Knox doesn't really waste any time explaining how a manual transmission works. He says people new to sticks should adjust themselves to having to use their left leg to depress the clutch, and understand its relation to shifting gears. Then, he goes straight into getting the car moving, demonstrating you don't need to actually use any gas to set off. From there, he incorporates the gas pedal into the equation for faster starts, and then, graduates to shifting gears on the move. All of this is done in the span of five minutes. Check out the video here.
If you're planning on teaching someone how to drive stick, this is a great outline to follow.


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KMC performed critical infrastructure development to help get the Muskeg River Mine underway by constructing haul roads and grading of the plant-site. From October 1999 to April 2000, KMC moved 5.7 million cu. metres of muskeg and topsoil material under challenging work conditions.
Removal of muskeg in the oil sands mining areas is scheduled during winter months and requires specialized operating techniques. KMC's experience has developed the expertise to ensure muskeg removal is completed in an effective and safe manner.
KMC was able to mobilize additional equipment from its nearby operations to meet Albian's construction schedule despite an increase in volumes of 270%.


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My "regular" job has about the best group of co-workers I care to imagine. The vast majority of them have been like an extended family to me – some of them for over 10 years now. They have also ordered and/or purchased many, many woodworking items from me over the years.
Tomorrow will be my last day with all of them as I have received a different assignment from my company and will be "moving on" as the saying goes. All good things must come to an end they say.
So, as a Farewell gift from me to all of them, I created what you see above. This is a stack-cutting taken to the next level.
I found a very nice work done by the Graffiti Artist "Banksy" and added my own words to it – kind of a "Goodbye" message to everyone.
I then sandwiched 26 pieces of Card Stock (thick paper) between two 1/8" pieces of BB Plywood and taped it all together with clear packing tape. After affixing the pattern to the top piece I went ahead and cut the image and when it was peeled apart and separated I had 27 works I was able to hand out today during my luncheon they held for me!
They measure 5×7 inches. The wooden ones were soaked in lemon oil and backed with felt – one went to my boss and the other I am keeping. The Cards were backed with different colors of construction paper.
I had just enough to go around as a few guests from the past were invited as well to say some nice words.
This was a really cool project to do as I was able to give out 27 gifts today to 27 really wonderful people! :-)
-- Robert Rhoades WoodWorks / Email: [email protected] / www.rhoadesclan.com
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#1 posted 07-29-2011 03:12 AM
Bob, That is a touching story. That was good of you, and good of them. Up until Feb 28, I couldn't have asked for a better place to work myself. Where will you ge going?
-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--
#2 posted 07-29-2011 03:21 AM
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#4 posted 07-29-2011 01:07 PM
Good job and good luck on your new adventure.
-- If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. - Albert Einstein
#5 posted 07-29-2011 01:44 PM
I am what one would call a "contractor" as my company rents my services to a variety of Government Agencies. Sounds cool, but it's just another Cubicle "Dilbert" Job. ;-)
They wanted me to work in a different Organization of the same Agency – no big deal and only a move of a few miles down the road. It's just the people I will miss.
Thanks for wishing me luck all!
-- Robert Rhoades WoodWorks / Email: [email protected] / www.rhoadesclan.com
#6 posted 07-29-2011 01:46 PM
You know, I think this might have an application in the Wedding / Party invitation arena….......
Imagine scrolling the Bride and Groom's portrait into the invite – that would be certainly a one-of-a-kind! :-)
AND, you would have a wooden one to present to the couple on their wedding day….. Sweet
-- Robert Rhoades WoodWorks / Email: [email protected] / www.rhoadesclan.com
#7 posted 07-29-2011 02:10 PM
Good job Bob.
Good luck at the new place,
-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon
#8 posted 07-29-2011 02:16 PM
Nice work, Bob. With the right wind she might make it home to Bristol (England).
-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging.
#9 posted 07-30-2011 01:07 AM
That's a nice personal message to all your buddies. I like the idea of stacked card stock. I'm going to have to try that on myself. Good luck and happy trails.
-- Lovin' sawdust in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado
#10 posted 07-30-2011 05:04 AM
That was an awesome and beautiful gift. I wish you the best of luck in your new position.
#11 posted 07-30-2011 11:47 AM
I just saw this. It is really great! Nice job! :)
-- Designer/Artist/Teacher. Owner of Sheila Landry Designs (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com) Scroll saw, wood working and painting patterns and surfaces. "Knowledge is Power"
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"There's a revival going on concerning your destiny".
It's amazing and wonderful what God is doing in these last days. Even though we're in the perilous (terrible) times predicted in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, all over the world, the Spirit of God is moving, convicting people of sins and converting them to righteousness in Christ. The Lord is pouring out His Spirit as He promised in Joel 2: 28-32. By the mighty outpouring of His Spirit and the anointing, yokes are broken, sicknesses and diseases are healed, broken hearts are mended, nagging problems are solved, and on and on.
Truly, knowledge is increasing, why?, because people are destroyed from lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6); especially, lack of the knowledge of God.God doesn't want us to perish in ignorance. So many things to learn these days, some freely and some at a cost.You can stay at home, use the internet and get whatever education (knowledge) or information you want. It's God's blessing. People are running to and fro in search of knowledge, in fulfillment of the prophecy in Daniel 12:4- "But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book UNTIL the time of the end, many shall run to and fro (world travel will increase dramatically) and knowledge shall increase." ). People are also traveling to and fro, going on pilgrimage to Israel, to seek God and worship Him. "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. Micah 4:1; Isaiah 2:2.
God is gathering his scattered people; returning and restoring them back to their land, Israel. We've heard and seen the Ethiopian Jews, Russian Jews and others alike return to their home, Israel. It's inspiring and encouraging to see God's sweet and precious promises come to pass in our days. To God be the glory, honor and praise for the great and mighty things He's doing around the world and in our lives. Has he specifically promised you something? What about His promises in the Bible? Have a hard time believing in God? Just watch the news and read the Bible, and it will surprise you what God is doing and what can do for you.What he has promised you, will definitely come to pass. "……for he who promised is faithful" (Hebrews 10:23). Never let Him pass you by!


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Usability Testing Pocket Guide
This 32-page, 3.5 x 5-inch book includes steps and tips, along with a quick checklist to help you know whether what you're doing will work.
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Many men have problems with sexual performance after first learning about their infertility, but this usually ameliorates with time.
Infrequent and poorly timed intercourse may result from incorrect advice, low libido, or the psychological reaction to infertility.
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Erectile dysfunction may be associated with low libido from androgen deficiency with primary or secondary hypogonadism. Erectile dysfunction related to vascular or neurologic abnormalities (diabetic autonomic neuropathy or pelvic nerve damage) is uncommon in men presenting with infertility. Selective impotence at the time of ovulation may indicate psychological problems and ambivalence.
The Erectile Dysfunction (ED) consultation – What to expect?
The main aim of your initial consultation with Dr. Barak will be to assess the severity of your sexual dysfunction and to look for physiological causes and / or psychological ones. In light of his findings, Dr Barak will discuss with you the potential treatment.
You can come alone in this consultation but it is highly important that your partner will be also involved as your partner's support and collaboration are essential for the success of the treatment.
During your initial Sexual Dysfunction consultation Dr Barak will go through your medical history (chronic illness, medications, past surgeries and injuries) and will focus on your sex life (nature of your sexual disorder, implications on relationship, previous treatment, sexual desire etc.). This thorough discussion might make you feel bit embarrassed, but please remember, ED is a common medical condition, and Dr Barak who is highly specialized in this area is used to discussing it. Your concerns and expectations from the treatment will be thoroughly discussed during this consultation as well.
Important to know about ED!
Infrequent ED is probably not a cause for concern. An ongoing ED, may need to be treated. ED is a common health problem, but many men are reluctant to seek help. However, treatment is effective for most of the men and restoring their sexual function can make a dramatic difference in their quality of life.
Physical exam and lab tests
Dr Barak will also likely to perform a physical exam that includes checking your blood pressure, checking the circulation and nerves to your penis and testicles and a thorough examination of your genitalia.
In some cases, lab tests are needed to determine the exact cause of erectile dysfunction. These may include tests to make sure your erectile dysfunction isn't related to diabetes, hyperlipidemia, low testosterone or other conditions.
Lab tests may include: Complete blood count, random glucose level, lipid profile, thyroid function, testosterone and other hormones.
Psychological causes of erectile dysfunction
Hormones, blood vessels, nerves, must all work together in order for erection to happen. The mind plays an important role in the initial arousal. In some cases, ED can have a psychological rather than a physical cause. In such cases, Dr Barak might decide to refer you to sexual counselling as part of his suggested treatment.
If your erectile dysfunction started suddenly rather than coming on gradually, your erections subside early during sexual contact, you have spontaneous erections at night or when you wake up in the morning, you have premature ejaculation, you have relationship problems, you have been going through stressful life events – a psychological cause might be the reason for your ED.
Oral medications such as sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra) and tadalafil (Cialis) are the most common treatment for erectile dysfunction. But these medications aren't effective for all men and aren't safe for men with some health problems or who take certain medications. Other treatments include medications injected into the penis before sex or vacuum constriction devices (penis pumps). Treating related health conditions, psychological counseling, or changing medications or lifestyle choices can help when issues such as stress or depression are involved. If the first treatment you try doesn't work, your doctor may suggest trying something else. For some men, a combination of treatments works best.


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The bikes are loaded and your whole family is ramped up to ride. Where to go from here? Well, if you're anywhere near Woodlands County, Alberta, it's obvious: the WhiteRidge MX Park.
This public motocross facility, which is located 30 minutes east of Whitecourt, is perfect for some afternoon practice laps or an entire weekend of racing. There is plenty of parking, camping is available and all ages are welcome on the moto track.
The park is also in a shared location with the Blue Ridge Recreation Area where there are walking paths and nature trails, two lakes and a beach and swimming area. The Athabasca River is also within walking distance; as a reminder, you'll often hear the sounds of jet boats.
But let's talk about what you came here for:
The track
Built into a hillside, the two-kilometre moto track at WhiteRidge MX Park takes advantage of natural jumps and elevation changes. There are doubles, tabletops, a rhythm section and, to kick things off, a 40-rider starting gate. Near the start is a mini track for the little tykes as well.
The next generation of MXers enjoy ripping laps on the mini track. — Kirsten Armleder photo
The layout of the main track is somewhat technical and challenging but always beginner and kid-friendly. The soil is mostly hard-packed clay so speed will also come into play. The Whitecourt Motocross Association keeps a water truck on site and grooms the track twice a month. The track is also groomed before and after events.
Speaking of events, the WhiteRidge MX Park usually plays host to the Alberta ATV Triple Crown and at least one round of the CMRC provincial series. For those not competing, there are bleachers and lots of great viewing areas of the track.
How do I get into the WhiteRidge MX Park?
It's $20 for a day pass and $120 for a yearly membership. Family memberships are available as well. Riders can purchase day passes and memberships online and at various locations in Whitecourt. Upon purchase, they will get a combination for the front gate lock.
When does the WhiteRidge MX Park open?
"Our usual opening date is the Saturday of the May long weekend," said Mac Sarvas, president of the Whitecourt Motocross Association. "But with snow already mostly gone (as of April 3, 2017), we are going to have it open earlier so people can get out and ride. We ask riders to watch our Facebook Page for the most up-to-date information."
There are some fast sections on this track. — Kirsten Armleder photo


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There. It's been said. Over the last few days we have seen a significant fall in the price of bitcoin and it will be days to years, or perhaps never, before it recovers.
What is causing the sell-off? Difficult to say. But several facts stand out. Bitcoin in April saw a rise to heights that it was nowhere near ready for based on the fundamentals. It fell quickly back, but what we are seeing now may be just a further settling back to historic trend-levels.
It is also true that bitcoin is still a very small economy being moderated by a few exchanges. Since the market value of an exchange is mostly in the expectation of what people think. If expectations drop, value drops, and the value disappears as if (as in fact) it was never there in the first place.
So, the buy/sell choices of a few people on the exchanges can cause a movement of price throughout the bitcoin economy. In theory, a single bid can set the price of the entire economy.
And that is why I am not worried about this being the end of bitcoin. It was not ready to be valued so highly, its infrastructure is still being built out, and the critical trigger that will propel bitcoin fully onto the world stage has not yet occurred.
That trigger is going to be another event like Cyprus. It could (but won't) be Portugal which is going through its own crisis right now. It won't be because bitcoin has not seeped deeply enough into the world culture. It could be Kenya, Myanmar, or a myriad other places. Basically, though, enough pressure will come on one nation that will prompt the people to widely adopt it or the government to declare it.
With that foothold, bitcoin will slowly start being adopted across economies until it is a world currency backing fiat money.
But there are others who say that bitcoin's 2.0 money will be supplanted by a 3.0 money.
Today, I look at one of the frequently talked about contenders. Ripple.
I was intrigued by Ripple both because it is frequently talked up and slammed.
First, I ask the question, what problem does Ripple solve that the other crypto currencies do not? There are several identifiable problems with bitcoin that can/could/should be addressed. The problems include moving money in and out of BTC, the fact that miners are controlling too much of the hashrate and that the regular guy can't hope to mine anymore, the transaction/confirmation lag, etc.
It is a little difficult to figure out from Ripple's website what BTC problem they are going to solve. Their video was slick and shallow. It sounded good, but after watching it, I felt I had more questions than before. What are the IOUs and how do they work? What are the gateways and how do I move money on and off of Ripple? No idea.
I was able to find much more detailed information, but strangely, mostly off of their website. Here are a few key points:
- Ripple is essentially a social lending network. They are trying to be a way to connect anyone in the world who needs money to anyone who has it to allow an exchange.
- The way money is transferred is a little like six-degrees of separation. Let's assume a network where everyone has two friends. I have two friends that I trust, so through them, I know four more, through them, eight, and so on. In only a few steps, I am connected to everyone in the world on that network.
- When I find that I want to buy bitcoin from John, I send the request and receive the bitcoin. I do not have a trusted relationship with John, so a chain of people is created, all of whom trust each other, and the money passes hand-to-hand until it gets to me.
- All of this passing hand-to-hand is done in Ripple's own currency (XRP) which you have to buy into in order to participate. There are 100 billion XRP extant and no more will be created. That means, like bitcoin, if Ripple takes off, the price will inflate. Note that 15 or so developers hold in reserve some 20% of all XRP for their own use. They are giving away some other percentage.
- Currently, getting XRP is no easier than it is to get bitcoin. They have recently announced that Snap Swap is going to be their gateway in the US, but it is not up-and-running yet and it was difficult for me to get any real information about it. You can also get XRP from Bitstamp, but for an American, buying from Bitstamp is not a simple process.
- Ripple is also still in development. When I went to their website to get a wallet, I was allowed only to register my website.
- Even if I had gotten a wallet, unlike the BTC wallet I downloaded and then funded by watching a video on one of the BTC dust sites, you need to buy 300 XRP to activate a wallet. Further, you need to maintain a minimal balance in order to keep that wallet active. This fact alone raises questions. What if I am expecting a payment, but don't have the funds right now to keep my wallet active? What happens?
- Ripple is also a company, and not a decentralized network that anyone can join. This system is going to be controlled, and controllable from a single point. Want to shut off payments to a particular group or individual? The FBI can order it.
So, again, what is the bitcoin problem that Ripple solves better? I still can't really answer that. I am still having difficulty getting my head around the fact that it is a network of trust where the money has to pass between x number of hands before it gets to me. That feels shaky and complicated.
I cannot say that Ripple is a scam. There is a kind of idealist theory that underlies the idea of a network of currency built on individual trust. But unless Ripple can solve one of the big problems of bitcoin, like its liquidity problem, then there is really no reason to consider it a serious contender, despite the hype.
If I have gotten any details in this article wrong, please leave a comment or email me. I will be happy to print a correction.


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Table of Contents
- Best Success Rates With Natural Treatment Cream For HPV
- Medical Treatment Options
- Here Are the Best Natural Over The Counter Topical Creams for Genital Warts
- 1 – Wartrol
- 2 – H-Wart Formula
- 3 – Terrasil Anti-Fungal Treatment
- 4 – Vidarox Antiviral Formula
- 5 – Wartin
- 6 – Nevi-Skin
- 7 – Veregen
- 8 – Wart Mole Varnish
- Final Thoughts
Best Success Rates With Natural Treatment Cream For HPV
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) affects close to 20 million Americans, which makes it one of the most widely spread types of sexually transmitted infections. If you are among those that have been infected then this article will help you identify treatment options that will give you the best rate of success.
Medical Treatment Options
Not all HPV strains cause genital warts and HPV has no cure but treatments are available if you are suffering from genital warts. With over 100 forms of the virus it is difficult to identify the exact one. But if you have developed warts then it is time to act and not wait and see what happens.
Surgery is the most extreme treatment option but for a much less invasive treatment you need to consider natural creams. Topical creams for treating genital warts range from creams that require physician applications to prescriptions that you can apply at home.
Prescription medication via a physician is the most recommended treatment option for genital warts that are widely spread and have not reacted to over the counter treatments; but this comes with associated costs. The doctor's fees, medication cost, and facility fees vary depending on your health care coverage.
If you are unable to afford it or simply prefer having more control over your treatment, some over the counter treatments options are available. The important thing is to always remember that over the counter medications are no substitute for professional and expert advice.
It is okay to resort to over the counter solutions in normal cases since it saves you money, time, and even stress and embarrassment. Some of these products are available online so you don't even have to ask for them in a pharmacy.
Here Are the Best Natural Over The Counter Topical Creams for Genital Warts
1 – Wartrol
Wartrol is probably the most famous of topical genital wart treatment options. It is an effective home genital wart removal system that contains natural and FDA-Approved ingredients and you will find it very easy to deal with.
It can be used for warts of different types such as plantar, flat or verruca. Like other over the counter wart treatment options it is available without a prescription. According to the manufacturer, Wartrol's formula is quick acting and works without any inflammation or pain. Known side effects are minimal so you will not experience any major discomfort.
Before you consider any of the below option you should try Wartrol because of its proven effectiveness in dealing with all types of genital warts. FDA approval gives you the peace of mind that you are not buying some dodgy cream that may even make things worse. You can buy directly online and have your first bottle of treatment discretely delivered to your door.
This can save you the embarrassment of having to speak to a pharmacy employee in public. It also comes with the added bonus of regular special offers that can save you money on the treatment costs.
Only one you have ruled out Wartrol as an effective treatment, should you look at some of the others recommended below. You will not find a more effective and affordable solution, so it should be your first option.
2 – H-Wart Formula
Healing Oils is the company that manufactures H-Wart Formula while Amolis.com is responsible for marketing it. Its formula is based on homeopathic principles. According to its manufacturer all its ingredients are herbal, natural, and free of any harmful chemicals. It is a highly effective natural treatment for genital warts.
3 – Terrasil Anti-Fungal Treatment
Terrasil is a homeopathic cream and does not contain any dyes, acids, parabens, or even any chemical agents. It is made using natural, unique ingredients that come together in perfect harmony to get rid of existing genital warts. Its ingredients include Beeswax, Thuja Occidentalis, Silver Oxide, and Magnesium Oxide.
Vidarox Antiviral Formula uses small antiviral particles that are able to absorb through the skin to the HPV infection at the base of the wart. Vidarox destroys the virus all the way through the growth and reduces the chances of another outbreak in the same place while still helping to shrink the wart until it has completely disappeared. It also contains Tea Tree oil to help soothe the skin around the genitals and hasten the healing time.
5 – Wartin
Wartin is a very popular cream for getting rid of genital warts. Salicylic acid is its main ingredient but it does contain other natural ingredients such as vitamin E and Tea Tree oil. Its proprietary formula does not require a prescription. One distinctive feature of Wartin is that it does act quite fast. Within hours the results are visible since it changes the color of the warts.
6 – Nevi-Skin
Nevi-Skin is a natural topical treatment cream designed for the removal of moles. However, it is also used to treat various other skin conditions such as skin tags, syringoma, and even warts such as genital warts. Nevi-Skin features a proprietary formula with quality herbal extracts. Nevi-Skin's formulation gets rid of skin tags, warts, moles, and syringoma by destroying the lesion down to its root.
7 – Veregen
Veregen is an over the counter topical cream approved by the FDA for treating perianal and external genital warts. Veregen contains Sinecatechins, which is a green tea extract as the active ingredient. The inactive ingredients in the cream include Isopropyl myristate, propylene glycol palmitostearate, olelyl alcohol, cera alba, and white petrolatum.
8 – Wart Mole Varnish
Wart Mole Varnish is designed to cure genital warts, skin moles, non-genital warts, syringoma, and skin tags. Other ingredients include lemon, greater celandine plant, fig plant, cashew plant, etc.
Final Thoughts
Genital warts seem like they are terrifying considering that they are unsightly, irritating, and highly contagious and the fact that they have no cure. However, thanks to the miracle of modern medicine there are several options available when it comes to their treatment.
Topical creams such as the 8 discussed in this article provide relief and even destroy the warts in case of an outbreak. If you suffer from genital warts you need to try using the topical creams discussed here before they can start affecting your life. However, you must never forget to seek the advice of a doctor if symptoms persist.


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The Arkansas City Police Department has implemented ACTIPS, an internet based tool that enables the public to text message an anonymous tip to police, and allows the police to respond back creating a two way anonymous chat.
To submit a tip via text message, text the word actips and the tip information to 847411. The tip administrator will answer your text within minutes, so be prepared to receive a response and provide further information if necessary. The tip administrator only sees a randomly assigned tipster number when you call, they do not see your name or phone number. Your tip is 100% ANONYMOUS!
To submit an anonymous tip via the web, click the link below and complete the online tip form. As with the text message, be prepared to receive a return message and provide more information if necessary.
Lets work together to make Arkansas City a safer place to live!
For more information call 620-441-4444 and ask for more information about ACTIPS.


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SPLIT CENTER – A15b Boasting with rustic Mediterranean and modern elements on ground level. Free WiFi access is available. The property is 500 m from the Palace of Diocletian and 1.7 km from the Poljud Stadium.
The air-conditioned apartment come with a well-equipped kitchen and a bathroom with shower and a hairdryer.
You can reach the Bacvice Beach in 600 m and visit the Cathedral of St. Domnius in a 4-minute walk from the apartment. Split Airport is located 12 km from the property.
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The kindness of strangers is always one of the most heartening outcomes of any community challenge, and in the case of the Mendocino Lake Complex fires, heroes abound.
Local residents Mary Snyder and her partner Don Burgess have come to the aid of horse owners who lost their homes or have been relocated following the fires, according to Kate Sullivan, president of SAFER: Sonoma Action for Equine Rescue.
Snyder has donated the temporary use of two warehouses in Redwood Valley as a supply depot for the collection and distribution of supplies coordinated by SAFER to help horse owners care for their animals, some of whom have only recently been relocated from the Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, which served as an emergency large-animal staging area within hours following the outbreak of the fire.
One of the two warehouses is filling up with bagged feed, horse tack, helmets, girths, saddles, buckets, blankets and more – everything equine owners need to bring a sense of normalcy back to their animals, some still recovering from injuries and almost all, like their owners, traumatized by their experiences during and following the fire.
The supply depot is located in downtown Redwood Valley and opened up for fire victims on Friday, Nov. 10.
"We also have lots of hay, pellets, halters, pallets for storage and shavings," says Sullivan. A limited amount of medicine, wheelbarrows and fencing has also been donated. The depot is being staffed and supported by Ann Borges, Carleene Cady, Chris Gurr, Shirley Campbell and Pam Respini.
SAFER was founded 10 years ago as a resource for Sonoma County and surrounding area residents who needed assistance caring for or "re-homing" horses displaced by the recession.
Since that time, their mission has expanded and includes an ongoing hay and assistance program supported locally by Rainbow Agriculture. SAFER also offers foster and adoption services, counseling to discuss owner options, direct auction rescues, horse surrender support and other services.
Cady staffed a SAFER supply depot during the Lake County Valley Fire, and the lessons learned during that event have helped Sullivan determine the breadth and scope of this support effort.
Sullivan stresses that the depot is not accepting in-kind donations. For those wishing to support the program, cash donations can be made to Rainbow Ag.
"We also have a number of gift cards that we can distribute directly to individuals, and I am working with a foundation that can provide more if needed."
Following closure of the depot, any remaining items are shipped to South America by UC Davis veterinarian Eric Davis, who travels to various countries to care for working animals.
Sullivan knows that once the fires are extinguished, donations tend to decrease. "We are grateful to have this location so we can continue to maximize community interest and continue community support," she says.
Libby Guthrie, executive director of MCAVHN – the Mendocino County Aids/Hepatitis Volunteer Network – pulled into the depot parking lot. Guthrie lost her home during the fire, and like so many victims, had only seconds to consider the safety of her animals as well as herself.
"We lost the chickens," says Guthrie, who was able to set loose her horses – two which belonged to her and one that was boarding at her property. One of Guthrie's cats jumped out of her arms during the chaos of evacuation.
"We didn't know if she was alive," says Guthrie. "When we returned home, I heard this horrible sound. She was OK, but she was so traumatized from the two weeks she had to fend for herself that it took her another week before she would let us lay hands on her," says Guthrie.
Like many other residents, Guthrie credits John Tilly with saving her horses. She has found a temporary home for her animals. One horse was seriously burned but is expected to make a full recovery. "The skin on her legs was burned and was sloughing off, so we need to keep her from moving too much for a while longer. She's a young horse, so it's not easy for her to stay still," she explains.
Guthrie was able to pick up some much-needed supplies from the depot. Horse owners needing support are asked to contact SAFER prior to arrival at the depot, and a brief application form is all that is needed to access services.
In addition to supplies, a second warehouse holds pallets of hay – dozens of bales. "The pallets are going like hotcakes," says Sullivan, adding that people are also using hay to cover wet, ashy paddocks and bare ground.
The hay was donated by the Woodside Community Foundation and the Redwood Unit of Humboldt County-based Back Country Horsemen.
Sullivan was able to compile a list of addresses of horse owners, and locals helped to identify horse owners who needed assistance. "The horse community is unique," says Sullivan. "They allow their passion to tie them to others. If you have a horse and you have a need, everyone understands your vulnerability."
Dozens of horses perished during the fires, and others were so injured they had to be immediately euthanized once owners were able to reach them. "It is a great kindness to let neighbors understand that we know your grief, and that it is not any less because your grief is for an animal that passed during these fires," she continues.
"Jim Mayfield and everyone at Rainbow has been phenomenal," says Sullivan. "He has a Hay Assistance program in place, and this is a great way to continue to support fire victims in the long run."
Sullivan is very sensitive that the community can and should support all retail outlets and local businesses that support the equine community. Thus, SAFER's role tends to be limited in time, but she anticipates needing another location for the supply depot, as their current location is for rent.
"We are so grateful to Mary Snyder. She jumped in right when the need was greatest, and we are hopeful we can find another location so that we can continue to be here for the horses and their owners for the duration," Sullivan concludes.
For more information visit https://www.saferhorse.com or visit their Facebook page at Safer Sonoma Action For Equine Rescue. To reach a volunteer to sign up for SAFER assistance phone (678) 575-3224.


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Riding The Rails: Canadian Train Stocks Preferred To CSX, Union Pacific
U.S. rail stocks may be losing their steam. On Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker downgraded CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) and Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and said investors should be hopping aboard Canadian rail stocks Canadian National Railway (USA) (NYSE: CNI) and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE: CP) instead.
According to Shanker, the U.S. rail industry is headed for a period of intense pricing pressure due to weakening auto and coal markets (see his track record here). The industry is also heading into a period of relatively difficult year-over-year comps compared to the first half of the year.
"We believe volume weakness (driven by secular and cyclical headwinds) will likely occur at a time when the gap between pricing and inflation is narrowing, coinciding with cost cutting efforts (which buoyed Rail results in the last two years) achieving diminishing results," Shanker wrote.
In addition to coal and autos, Morgan Stanley believes consensus estimates for intermodal, chemical and crude and frac sand demand are overly optimistic as well.
For CSX, Shanker said it will be very difficult for the company to hit its target operating ratio of 59 percent given the weak pricing environment and deteriorating end-markets.
For Union Pacific, Shanker said a spike in coal demand failed to materialize this year, and the stock's 19x earnings multiple represents a meaningful premium to its historical valuation.
Morgan Stanley now has Overweight ratings for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, Equal-Weight ratings for Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) and Underweight ratings for CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC).
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Here is the frustrating question: "I need to redo my resume because I want a new job. What should I put in it?"
It's a frustrating question…because I can't answer it. So, I ask questions. And then I start frustrating the person asking the question, usually because they don't know the answers.
Basic stuff, really. Like, what job title do you want to apply for? Yes, basic as that.
You can't blame the person, either — I was once like that in my career. I wanted out of a job, I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew I needed to update my resume. Then, when I updated my resume, I started to go looking for jobs. When I found something I thought I would like and would qualify for, I submitted my resume. This is especially true if you not only want out of a job, but out of the entire industry.
This is not a successful approach.
The question is this: Does my resume match the job description of the job I want?
That drives a different set of actions on your part.
You need to find a job that appeals to you. Always a good thing, right? A job that appeals to you?
Now you have something to work with. Get ten of these job descriptions of jobs that appeal to you and now you really have something to work with.
Remember that the only purpose of the resume is to get the interview. Nothing else. So the person actually reading your resume is going to do something very straightforward that few people remember: that person is going to look at your resume and compare it to the job description. The more check marks you get for job skills needed for the work on your resume compared to the job description, the bigger your chance of getting an interview.
It is as simple, and as complicated, as that.
You have a base set of skills, education, and experience to put in your resume, of course. But to have an effective resume, a set of job descriptions will drive your content, show your strengths, and highlight your weaknesses.
And having this rational look at your resume against job descriptions will show how you need to drive your career to gain the skills you need to get the jobs you want.
The key here is that the person reading your resume and trying to decide if you deserve to get an interview will first try to answer this question: Can this person (you) DO the job? Do you have the job skills? If the job description calls for advanced laser surgery for the eyes and you've never used a laser machine before, you won't get the interview. "Can you do the job?" is the first big question that needs a 'yes' answer in order for you to move on in the process.
Do you have at least one job description of a job that appeals to you? Hopefully more than one from different companies for the same type of position so you can get a more complete picture for your resume.
Here's what you do:
When you do this analysis — especially with multiple job descriptions for the same type of position — you'll quickly discover how much is missing from your resume that should be in it. And you'll quickly see what holes you need to fill in terms of your job skills and certifications in order to up the number of check marks you get when a person reading your resume starts comparing it to their job description.
What I've been demonstrating here is applying for a new job that is, essentially, the same as your own, just in a different company. It's an important use case, for sure, and it will answer the critical question of "what should I put in my resume?".
But there are other use cases. The two that come top of mind are these:
If you've now done this process and searched your resume for each of these job skills to get that gold star check mark match to the job description, what did you learn?
If your resume is 99.9% (made up number…but really high) like all the others out there, finding where you listed a job skill on your resume that matched up with the job description was a painful, reading the whole resume, time-consuming task. And you know your own resume. Now imaging a recruiter trying to do the same thing with your resume and their job description. That recruiter won't take that long to look. Maybe 20-seconds is all you have to keep things going.
That's why you should seriously sign up for my video series on building the first page of the resume. It's a game changer in these situations and will totally change how your resume is viewed by recruiters and hiring managers. Sign up below and get instant access to the video series.
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There is simply no doubt of the very fact that the teeth is supposedly one of the most important parts of the body. It doesn't only help maintain the aesthetical appeal of the face but also ensures of the very fact that the most important thing that we do that is chew food is definitely processed successfully.
As the times pass though the teeth slowly loses on its shiny and bright texture and starts looking dull each and every day. Thus the people are actually much concerned about the very looks of their teeth.
There is a simple procedure, on the completion and maintenance of which people can maintain the white teeth that they deserve to own. This procedure is named as the teeth whitening procedure. People can easily get themselves these treatment done only if they choose to understand about few important Myths and truths circulated about the same.
The Few Important Myths And Truths About Teeth Whitening:
Following are the various myths and truths about the teeth whitening procedure that each and every person should know about:
Myth 1: People with tooth caps or veneers or crowns cannot get the teeth whitening done.
Truth 1: This is absolutely rubbish! People simply cannot think that they cannot have their teeth whitened if they really have to wear the caps or the veneers or the very crowns. The absolute truth of the matter is that the Hydrogen Peroxide is capable of cleaning almost everything and that includes the natural teeth to the man-made one. Consulting the dentist though will provide you with a much clear perspective. The Teeth Whitening San Antonio Dental Care clinics are the best at handling people with these.
Myth 2: Whitening the teeth will destroy your enamel slowly.
Truth: This is another bogus concept that has developed with time. The teeth whitening procedure can never destroy your tooth enamel by any means. The most professional Teeth Whitening San Antonio Dental Care clinics can easily prove this. They use the Hydrogen peroxide that can at most create the hydrogen and the oxygen which we almost need every day in our lives and thus the enamel will definitely not be affected by them.
Myth 3: Teeth whitening should produce white teeth in result.
Truth 3: Our teeth is never fully white in the very first place. It is rather pearly by nature. This is the exact reason why the people expecting the incredibly white teeth is having nothing less than a vague expectation. This is why the people by no means should think this way. Also, there are the genetic colouring of the teeth which if is on the yellowish side can never fully provide with a whitened teeth for sure.
Myth 4: It is not at all a safe procedure.
Truth 4: Absolutely vague again! This procedure is one of the safest that the people can come around with. They should understand that the people of course will have an opportunity of getting the safest treatment from the most professional Teeth Whitening San Antonio Dental Care clinic as well.


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We'd like to invite you to our Sunday Morning Service at 10:00 am! We're located at 3150 E. Tropicana on the North-West corner of Tropicana and Mojave. We meet in the upper room of Montara Meadows Community and we look forward to seeing you there!
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It is rare that I give a food so much of my attention. I have pored through books, researched, scoured the internet, tried innumerable recipes. All of my labors seemed for not - batch after failing batch. Just when it seemed that no real information was available, that this delectable confection was limited to commercial production, the pieces of the puzzle finally...slipped...together.
This is my own recipe, based on the mass of little factoids that I've uncovered over time. I will say that the most important key was discovered at Wikipedia. I am most grateful.
Why, you might ask, would anyone want to make their own licorice? When you can just pop into the store, pick up some Red Vines, and have instant gratification? Well, there were two reasons for me, I suppose. First, red licorice was a challenge. I have tackled and conquered most of my other favorite candies; red licorice stood undefeated. I was laid down in the dust with its red boot on my chest, it's sticky arms raised in triumph. I had to save my good name. Hmmm...too far perhaps. Anyway, the second reason is bragging rights. There's just something special about saying, "I made it myself!"
It must be said that this recipe is not Red Vines. It is good, though. Really good. The texture is just slightly off, but I think that can be attributed to the candy not being handled by machines and not being molded as it is commercially. This is as close as I think I'm going to get with homemade, so I count it as a win!
I considered adding this to my short list of super-secret recipes. Tempting...but I realized that this one just had to be shared. So, here you go - my goblet of victory, I pass it to you...


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QuickBooks software, from Intuit, has become the best tool to fulfill needs of various businesses. QuickBooks is available in a variety of versions, like Enterprise, Pro and Premier. Each of these versions is equipped with useful features. It does not matter what version you have chosen right now, you may upgrade it in future. QuickBooks Premier Version includes almost every feature that is present in Pro edition. But, with the Premier one, you may have to tailor the software, depending on your business tasks.
Purchase Licenses QuickBooks Multi-user Version
For multi-user mode of QuickBooks, you should know the information about the number of user licenses needed. For the multiple-user accessibility in Quickbooks Premier Version and Pro edition, you have the opportunity to use maximum five licenses. While you want to increase the number of licenses, Enterprise version is the right option. To make out the present number of licenses with your software, it you may press your F2 key. It will reveal the information on the product.
For buying more licenses, you need to
- Click on the option- Help
- Then, go to the Manage My License tab
- From there, you can get the option for buying additional license
The Pro version of the software gives you options for the installation of Multiple-user mode. More than one user or single user may make use of two PCs. Each of the users should have license for running the program. These users can get access to any file of QuickBooks after the installation of Database Server Manager. This tool starts scanning the PC in order to update your business files. It also arranges the files for the synchronization with the chosen PCs.
How to set up the Database Server with the right Steps
- Shut down the running software on the server PC. For instance, you have to close the antivirus programs because they can disturb the process of install. ALT and F4 keys will allow you to close the active apps in your Operating System.
- Then, put in the CD of QuickBooks so that you can activate the process of installation.
- After double clicking on your installer file, you have to hit the option Yes for overwriting the present files.
- Choose Network Options so that you can avoid ones, which do not need any license. Hit the button of multiple-user and follow instructions to assist you with installation process.
- You will get the option of installation and then press the button Finish
Server Access- Steps for Configuring
From File menu of QuickBooks, choose the option- Utilities, where you get Multi-User accessibility
- Go to another menu- Company for setting the Password
- Choose the option- Add User to input the password and username
- Click on the button- Finish after choosing the options for access
- Run the software on every connected computer system
- Click on Restore option from File
- Go to Open File option and click Next button
- Find the right location to get Server Management folder
- With password and username, you can get your access
So, these are the important steps for QuickBooks Pro multi-user configuration. To increase the number of users, you have to pay for licenses for Enterprise and Premier Editions of the software.


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Looks at this nice little development we spotted this week. These flats are in a great location as, in our experience, this is a really popular area as it's a short walk to the train station or a quick hop to the A303 for drivers. Add to that the fact that tenants love nice, new properties as everything is lovely, clean and modern and you are on to a winner.
One bed properties always rent well and you could see a monthly rental value of around £675pcm which, even if you pay £125,000 still sees a very healthy return of 6.5%!
Call the agent for more details.


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Muzzleloading Guns and Longrifle Resources
Crazy Crow Trading Post offers this list of Buckskinner, Mountain Man & Blackpowder related links to help you in your search for information about clubs, associations, history and related topics. Inclusion in this list does not represent an endorsement by Crazy Crow, although we do try to be selective – and reserve the right to do so.
Conner Prairie's hands-on classes provide a rare opportunity to work closely with some of the nation's best craftsmen. Small class sizes in well-equipped facilities allow you to develop skills from a basic level to advanced. Register today as classes fill quickly. All materials are included in class price. Tools provided, unless otherwise noted.
13400 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038
Ryan McNabb Longrifles – Ooltewah, Tennessee
Web site present examples of my work, information about my education and training, the design process as I see it, and a few other tidbits that I hope you'll enjoy, all with the intention of leaving you more aware of your options regarding the purchase of a new rifle.
Jim Chambers Flintlocks, Ltd.
For over forty years, Jim Chambers Flintlocks has designed and produced some of the world's finest rifles. His work has been featured in numerous magazine articles and the Foxfire V book. Now you too can create a beautiful rifle. We offer barrels for our kits from three of the best barrel makers in the industry: Getz Barrel Co., Rice Barrel Co., Long Hammock Barrels, and W. E. Rayl, Inc.
Hoot AL's Rifle Shop
Alan Neubauer (Hoot Al) is a Journeyman Traditionalist Gunbuilder who builds antique blackpowder rifles and pistols in an effort to keep the Spirit of the Traditionalist Gunmaker alive. The vintage of the guns are from 1730 to 1830, and are representative of several different schools of gunsmith. His favorite rifles to make are the Lancaster Pennsylvania schooled and an occasional "Hogs" Southern Mountain rifles.
Allen Martin Rifles
Allen Martin, originally of Lancaster County, Pa, is fast becoming a well known maker of fine Pennsylvania Flintlock rifles. Since 1989, Allen has been building historically accurate interpretive reproductions from the 1760 to 1820 period.
W.G. Shipman – Gunmaker – Lancaster, PA
American longrifles for the discriminating shooter and collector – extensive photos.


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I've had a couple of these little sample pots of Advanced Night Repair Eye Synchronized Complex knocking around my stash for months and months now. They're common free-gift-with-purchase fodder when it comes to Estee Lauder freebies. Having suffered such a strange reaction to the Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream, and having never used this eye gel for a continued period before, I was reluctant to see what would happen. I gave it a go anyway and I'm really glad that I did.
This is a gel more than a cream. It isn't fragranced and sinks in very quickly when patted onto the brow bone and under the eye (I never put a product like this directly onto the lids of my eyes). It's quite cooling - even more so if kept in the fridge so that it de-puffs my eye-bags first thing in the morning.
I have definitely noticed an improvement in my eye area over the course of using this (roughly 10 days so far). It's brightened and lifted any uneven skin tone around my eyes. It also seems to have stopped my eyes from feeling dry, especially recently with all of the blustery weather the UK has been enduring recently.
I really like it but would I recommend it? The RRP is £37.00 for 15ml which is very expensive... I would say take advantage of the FGWP offers when they're available and get this as an added extra. Even though it's meant to be used day and night a little goes a long long way and I can't see myself running out of this any time soon - at least not until my next bout of Estee Lauder purchases.
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Synchronized Complex is available at Estee Lauder counters across the UK and online.


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TCBC Migrating to New Ride Stats Software
TCBC is excited to announce that we have migrated to a new ride stats program during the month of April! Gone will be the days of finding yourself on the "All members" mileage PDF on the TCBC website.
TCBC has partnered with Michele Brougher to develop the next generation of ride stats for the club that will have a more personal feel for our members to track their rides throughout the year. A major benefit of the new ride stats web site is that ride leaders will be able to upload their rides immediately following a ride, and the processing and mileage updates will take place immediately upon entry. No additional processing will be required. Members will be able to see all the rides that they have participated in for the year, as well as prior year cumulative stats. An additional benefit is that since the application is now a web application, fixing bugs and adding future features to the program will be far easier than in the past.
The new ride stats website is located at: http://www.ridestats.bike/stats/tcbc/myClub.xhtml. This is the main site that will show mileage leaders, rides led by leaders, and largest rides. You can also access your personal stats from this site or go directly to http://www.ridestats.bike/stats/tcbc/myRides.xhtml and then enter your member number to see your personal club statistics.
TCBC would like to thank Michele Brougher for her work in developing the new software, as well as Randall Huskamp, Jim Pederson, Kate Kovar, Mary Derks, Kristi Linder, and Scott Larson for their input and feedback during the development and testing process.


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-Score: Holy Cross 7, Clark 0
-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Sinnott Family Tennis Facility)
-The Lead: The Holy Cross women's tennis team earned a 7-0 victory over Clark University on Tuesday afternoon at the Sinnott Family Tennis Facility.
-Junior Allison Reiling earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Isabelle Long (Bellevue, Wash.) to earn a point for the Crusaders at No. 1 singles.
-Freshman Katya Martin earned a win at No. 2 singles, defeating Jillian Skulsky (Marshfield, Mass.) 6-2, 6-1.
-At No. 3 singles, senior Katie Elia defeated Anna Gates (North Scituate, R.I.) by a score of 6-0, 6-3.
-Junior Morgan McGuire earned a victory at No. 4 singles, winning by a score of 6-1, 6-2 against Elizabeth Garfield (Cape Elizabeth, Maine).
-At No. 5, junior Jennifer Kary defeated Katie Benson (Huston, Mass.) by a score of 6-0, 6-1.
-Junior Caroline Kam earned a perfect victory at No. 6 over Elizabeth Tchantouridze (Northfield, Vt.) 6-0, 6-0.
-Holy Cross also earned a point in doubles play after sweeping all three matches. Reiling and McGuire won 8-2 at No. 1, while the duos of Martin with Elia, and Kam with senior Meghan Lewis both won 8-0.
-Clark hosts Worcester State on Tuesday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m.
-Holy Cross returns to action Oct. 5 at Mount Holyoke for a match at 6:00 p.m.


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Last Friday, Forbes health care editor Matt Herper and I sat down to talk about my proposal, which I detailed in a paper for the Manhattan Institute, to encourage the FDA to approve more drugs after mid-stage phase II testing, using a process called "conditional approval." (You can read my proposal, in three parts, here.) Matt put forth some very perceptive critiques of the idea, which I respond to in today's dispatch.
As a refresher, my proposal builds on an existing FDA procedure called accelerated approval in which the FDA approves drugs that show great promise in phase II, with the caveat that the drug sponsor must still perform confirmatory phase III studies. If the phase III studies ultimately show that the drug doesn't work as advertised, or has previously unknown safety issues, the FDA can revoke its approval. This is exactly what happened when the FDA revoked the approval of Avastin in breast cancer, after phase III tests did not reproduce the early signal of benefit that the drug had shown in phase II studies.
The problem is that the accelerated approval process is only available to drugs for serious, life-threatening diseases like cancer. It's not available for the common, chronic disorders, like diabetes and heart disease, that affect hundreds of millions of people. As a result, fewer and fewer companies are bothering to develop drugs for these important diseases. So I am advocating a conditional approval process, similar to the existing accelerated approval process (but with some important technical differences), that companies could use in virtually any disease area.
Matt's first critique is that, if my idea became law, in situations like the Avastin breast cancer one where the FDA revokes approval for a drug already on the market, there will be a public outcry. "People went ballistic," he notes, when Avastin was pulled. To me, this is a good thing. Right now, we only have public outcries in the Vioxx-type situations, where an approved drug turns out to later have safety issues. As a result, the FDA is gun-shy, preferring to delay and stall approvals so as to avoid public criticism. If more people criticized the FDA for pulling drugs, we'd have a better balance of risk and reward.
Matt then notes that, in certain fields, it may be scientifically impossible to approve drugs after phase II testing, because you simply can't know after testing in a small number of patients whether the drug is safe and effective. "For cardiovascular indications, which I've covered a lot," he says, "one of the reasons that the trials are so big is because, in order to prove that you have an advantage [over the standard of care], you need to do giant trials."
Matt brings up the case of darapladib, an atherosclerosis drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Human Genome Sciences. GSK launched a 23,000-patient phase III program on the basis of a 330-patient phase II study that indicated that, while darapladib didn't shrink the size of cholesterol-laden plaques in coronary arteries, it might have an impact on the size of the "necrotic core volume" of those plaques, a key indicator of disease progression. The problem is that the association of necrotic core volume to cardiac outcomes has not been established in an airtight fashion.
I agree with him. You're going to have situations where you simply have to do the big phase III studies, because there's no scientifically plausible way to demonstrate that the drug works in phase II, especially for drugs that target novel biological pathways, like darapladib does. On the other hand, there are many such "surrogate markers" in chronic diseases: for example, HbA1c reduction in diabetes, or LDL-cholesterol reduction, that can be sussed out in phase II.
Matt's third critique is that companies may not prefer a conditional approval process, because in certain situations, they could make more money by doing things the traditional way. My simple response is that, by making the process voluntary, companies could choose to do things the traditional way, or use the new process, depending on their scientific preference and financial flexibility.
A related concern, that Matt doesn't bring up, is that some companies might fear being exposed to litigation if their products are approved after phase II, and later turn out to have safety issues. That's a legitimate concern, and you'd need to couple a conditional approval process with a "safe harbor" provision that protects companies from product liability suits.
Matt's final concern is that, if you let all these drugs onto the market, it could drive up overall health-system costs. I'm not worried about that, because private insurers have gotten very sophisticated about steering patients and doctors towards cheaper, more cost-effective therapies, using co-pays and prior authorization. Insurers charge patients a higher co-pay for using an expensive branded drug, in situations where a generic alternative might suffice. In certain situations, insurers make doctors fill out forms expressly indicating that a patient needs a costly medicine, as a way of creating a "hassle factor" barrier to overuse of expensive drugs. These methods have done a lot to rationalize the way we consume medicines.
For what it's worth, big pharma remains opposed to this kind of reform, preferring a "clean" reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, the FDA-related law currently before Congress. Next week, I'll provide an update of where things stand on Capitol Hill.
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Center Point Fire Department Gives $20,000 in equipment to Shades Valley's Fire Science Academy. Fire Chief Donnie West of the Center Point Fire Department has donated $20,000 worth of needed equipment to the Shades Valley Fire Science Academy, according to David Brasher SVHS fire science instructor.
"These air packs are essential for fire fighting, and no fireman can enter a hazardous area without them. These packs will give our students real-life on the job training which is invaluable, but additionally, they have given us 100 sections of 3' fire hose for a total gift of 500 ' of training hose," explains Brasher.
"We are grateful to Center Point and their collaboration and generosity in making Shades Valley's fire science academy a training ground for the next generation of firefighters and for their up to date equipment donation for our students," says Dr. Craig Pouncey, superintendent.


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In light of the North Korean nuclear threat, Sino-Japanese territorial disputes and conflicting claims in the South China Sea, Taiwan appears to be the exception in a region of rising tensions. Beijing claims that Taiwan is part of China but has been willing to take a long-term approach in the hope that enhancing cross-Strait ties will bring the island into China peacefully. Taiwanese have shown little interest in provoking the mainland by declaring permanent independence. At the same time, they will not risk their freedom or sovereignty though closer political ties to the mainland. As a result, while the island's ultimate fate remains undetermined, cross-Strait trade, investment and travel are booming.
This January, the island was in the news thanks to peaceful elections. The Nationalist Party led by Ma Ying-jeou was victorious. Mr. Ma promised to continue a policy of "no unification, no independence and no use of force" in order to focus on economic ties with the mainland and to defer the difficult question of political relations. President Barack Obama congratulated Mr. Ma on his re-election and added, "Taiwan has proven to be one of the great success stories in Asia."
Now, however, is not the time to be sanguine. While Americans focus on economic woes and the upcoming election, three factors may force Washington to pay more attention to Taiwan.
First, the leaders of Taiwan may not be able to meet the expectations of their mainland counterparts. Over the past four years, the two sides forged a series of pacts to encourage trade, travel and investment. The least contentious agreements with tangible economic benefits have been concluded. At some point, mainland leaders will want to move into political talks on unification or military matters. Few on Taiwan have shown enthusiasm for such discussions.
Second, China has up to 1,200 short-range ballistic missiles, 500 aircraft and 400,000 soldiers opposite Taiwan — a force that Taiwan cannot hope to match.China'smassive military modernization over the past decade has given Beijing more confidence in its ability to coerce the island, and increased the chance of accidents or incidents that could spin out of control.
Third, Chinese leaders often prove their patriotism and bureaucracies enhance their budgets by taking a tough line on Taiwan. Beginning this year, Xi Jinping is expected to replace Hu Jintao in the top posts in the state, party and military. Leadership transitions can bring heightened factional or bureaucratic competition and open the door to demagoguery on the Taiwan issue.
This transition period also leaves leaders more susceptible to public pressure. The state has fostered nationalism to bolster the regime's legitimacy as communism becomes less relevant. These efforts sometimes come back to haunt China's leaders. Primarily through the Internet, pressure from strong nationalists to recover Taiwan can reduce China's flexibility.
No single one of these factors is likely to provoke a crisis. Taken together, however, mistakes and misjudgments could snowball. The United States' commitment to regional peace and stability could draw it into a cross-Strait conflict.
What can the United States do? First, the Obama administration should reiterate that it expects a peaceful resolution of cross-Strait ties, and that any solution must be acceptable to the people of Taiwan. Washington should also make clear its support for Taiwan's democracy. Second, maintaining a credible military deterrent in the Western Pacific and encouraging Taiwan to purchase weapons necessary for self-defense will deter China from using force, and perhaps convince Beijing that an arms race is not in its interests. The Obama administration's recent "pivot" back to Asia includes enhanced military ties to an arc of countries stretching from Australia to Japan. Taiwan must be included in that effort.
With proper attention from Washington, even during a hectic election year, Taiwan's "great success" of democratization and peaceful cross-Strait interaction can continue.
Steven Phillips is a professor of history at Towson University. His email is firstname.lastname@example.com.