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"Concrete Structure Investigations looks at concrete in a completely different way to other firms in the construction business – finding out what lies underneath without the need for costly and time-consuming invasive testing," explains Wellington Manager Kurtis Cuttle.
CSI has been using electromagnetic scanners and ground penetrating radar to check the condition of structures around Wellington and beyond for some time now – seeing there's a demand then developing their own technologies to meet it is the CSI way.
PIT (pile integrity testing) and CDT (corrosion determination and control) not only get the job done faster but save the client money, as while non-destructive diagnostic testing detects problem areas, it is also useful for identifying areas where no upgrade is necessary – so it's win/win.
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At this point in your life, you might be thinking about how to invest in your future. One increasingly popular way is to put your money into a self-directed IRA. With a self-directed IRA, you run the show. You are in charge of how your money is invested all while receiving the benefits of an IRA. Keep reading to learn how to invest with a self-directed IRA in New Orleans!
What is a self-directed IRA?
A self-directed IRA is an investment vehicle that puts you in control of where your money goes. You can choose to invest in stocks, bonds, precious metals, real estate, mutual funds, and other unique investment choices. A self-directed IRA allows a freedom that many people are attracted to. You can make tax-deductible contributions and defer any earnings you receive. The freedom of a self-directed IRA is often preferred over other investment options.
How do you set it up?
Look at different custodian services and interview them. It is vital that you thoroughly evaluate your options, as your custodian will hold your assets on your behalf. They will help process all transactions, maintain records as required by law, help with IRS reporting, as well as many other administrative tasks associated with the IRA fund. Your custodian will also advise you, keeping you from making prohibited investments.
What are the benefits?
The phrase "checkbook control" will often be heard, meaning you have the freedom to invest your money as you choose. From stocks and bonds to real estate and precious metals, investing in something new is a simple as cutting a check. You can choose to invest in a local development as opposed to something across the country.
When you put your money into an IRA, there are many tax benefits. Over time, you can defer your taxes and see tax-free profits on your investments. In addition, the fees associated with a self-directed IRA are usually less than with a traditional retirement account.
What are the risks?
The money becomes taxable once it's withdrawn from the IRA. To evade major tax penalties, create a strategy with your custodian. Another risk is that you may have to wait longer than desired when it's time to sell, so it can be difficult to liquify some assets in a timely manner. Just like a standard IRA, there are rules and prohibited transactions. You can never write checks for personal reasons or make investments that are prohibited.
How does it compare to other investments?
Real estate often produces some of the highest, most consistent returns, and often outperforms the stock market. This makes it a sure-fire way to invest your money. Many of the world's richest people got there from investing in real estate. The strongest portfolios offer a diversified group of investments. This is the beauty of a self-directed IRA. You can have a greatly varied portfolio, emphasizing the industries that you feel the most comfortable in.
Before making any property investment, seek the advice of your lawyer and financial planner. Speak to your accountant to learn about the specific tax implications for your situation.
Do you want to learn more about using a self-directed IRA to invest in New Orleans real estate? We can help! Send us a message or give us a call today! (504) 224-9066

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Beautettes, I am really excited to see October roll around again. Not because Christmas is getting closer but because the month of October goes pink for for the breast cancer awareness known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month or Pink Ribbon.
Did you know that breast cancer affects 1 in 9 Australian women? In a number of countries, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is promoted to educate women of all ages prevent, detect and treat breast cancer. It is also a month where associations such as Australia's National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) ask us all to chip in an donate funds in hope of scientific search to find a cure. Since it began in 1994 NBCF has allocated more than $74 million to 274 breast cancer research projects across Australia. If that does not impress you then I don't know what will!
Created by the late Jane McGrath and her husband Glenn, the McGrath Foundation is considered to be one of Australia's leading breast cancer support organisations, with over 10,000 Australian families supported nationally in the last three years. 2012 will see the launch of an education strategy to ensure a more informed population of young Australian women experiencing the best health they can through a better understanding of their bodies and breast health.
Showing your support for breast cancer during the month of October has become a fashion statement. Each year fashion designers, beauty brands, home and lifestyle brands collaborate with Pink Ribbon and breast cancer associations to promote the month of Pink Ribbon. Over previous years designers have collaborated with department store Target and Jeanswest as well as through the Pink Ribbon online store and the McGrath Foundation online store. Last year I covered some of the wonderful beauty treats that were participating in the cause. You can view the 2010 products and past products here.
To show my love of all things pink, I have sourced and compiled a list of my favourite 2011 Pink Ribbon beauty and fashion products:
OPI Pink Ribbon Limited Edition Lacquer
For their 7th year as silver sponsors OPI has once again joined forces with the National Breast Cancer Foundation. 100% of profits from the sale of the limited edition Pink Shatter will be donated to the Foundation. OPI's Pink Shatter offers a new dimension to nail design, the cracked pattern effect, similar to a pink leopard print, offers another form of fashion statement in nails.
This year OPI aims to raise $25,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and assist in their funding of research programs into the prevention and cure of breast cancer. Available at David Jones, selected beauty salons, and spas. For stockists contact 1800 358 999 or visit http://www.opi.net.au/.
KMS California Following on from their partnership with the McGrath Foundation in 2009 and 210, KMS California has partnered with the foundation to once again collaborate for October 2011 in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Introducing their newest range, FREESHAPE. Promoting unlimited long lasting transformations using hot tools, FREESHAPE enhances the result of heat styling, creating smoother, shinier hair. FREESHAPE is formulated with a Thermopolymer, the latest heat-activated heat technology that transforms into a liquid when heated and then re-sets when the hair is cooled. This advancement offers style flexibility for those wanting the hair they don't have.
$1 from the RRP price of every pink KMS California Freeshape product purchased during the month of October will be donated to the McGrath Foundation. .
ghd Pink Orchid Limited Edition
I am excited to share that ghd are back! Now in its eighth consecutive year, the ghd Pink campaign will continue to raise awareness and support for the National Breast Cancer Foundation with the new ghd Pink Orchid limited edition set. Over the years ghd have raised almost $2.5 million for NCBF!
This year's limited edition features the new ghd Gold Series Classic styler with a pink twist – a vibrant shade of hot orchid pink styling plates and a beautiful pink and black lace styler bag to match. The Pink Orchid Limited Edition is set to be the most coveted Pink styler yet. Featuring the new technology of the ghd Gold Series stylers, it is cooler to touch and lighter to handle with contoured pink plates that glide effortlessly through the hair for smoother, snag-free styling.
Taking inspiration from the world's style capitals and Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, the limited edition heat resistant clutch bag is this season's must-have item. Featuring a delicate lace black covering with vibrant under shades of pink, it's the ultimate fashion accessory for the feminine and sophisticated fashionista. The 2011 Pink ghd styler also comes with the following styling accessories:
- ghd Gold Classic styler – featuring vibrant pink plates and accents
- protective plate guard – to safely cover hot plates
- ghd Pink Orchid styler clutch bag
- step by step hair guide
- two ghd sectioning clips
RRP $289, $20 from every styler sold will be donated to the NBCF. Available from approved ghd salons. For stockists contact 1300 880 209 or visit www.ghdhair.com/au.
Estée Lauder Perfectionist [CP+] Wrinkle Lifting Serum
As their way of showing support to breast cancer awareness month, Estée Lauder have released a a limited-edition pink keychain. The cute removable pink charm has been added to Perfectionist [CP+] Wrinkle Lifting Serum to show support and raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness in Australia.
Perfectionist [CP+] Wrinkle Lifting Serum Corrector for Lines/Wrinkles/Age Spots is a high-speed wrinkle lifting serum with Wrinkle Lift Restructuring Peptides™, for up to a 61% reduction in the look of serious wrinkles in four weeks with continued use. Containing proprietary Wrinkle Lift Restructuring Peptides™, Perfectionist [CP+] helps skin look less-lined and more youthful.
Retailing for $168 for 50ml, Estee Lauder will donate $20 from every purchase of this limited edition bottle to NCBF during the month of October. Available on counters at David Jones and MYER. For stockists contact 1800 061 326 or visit http://www.esteelauder.com.au/.
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion Limited Edition
As their way of showing support to breast cancer awareness month, Clinique has again come forth to do their bit for the cause with a limited edition Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion that incorporates a key ring with a photo frame wallet. Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion is your skin's moisture "drink". It works to replenish lost moisture. The formula aims to help skin to look fresher and healthier.Retailing for $110, Clinique will donate $20 from every purchase of this limited edition bottle to NCBF during the month of October. Available on counters at David Jones and MYER.
For stockists contact 1800 061 326 or visit http://www.clinique.com.au/.
Clinique Mini Long Last Gloss Wear SPF15 Key ChainPlus they have released an online exclusive: a a limited-edition pink keychain. This super cute pink key chain contains the breast cancer pink ribbon motif as well as three mini Long Last Glosswears in stunning pink tones that will suit all skin tones.
Retailing for $35, Clinique will donate $5 from every purchase of these key chains to NCBF during the month of October. Available exclusively online at http://www.clinique.com.au/.For stockists contact 1800 061 326 or visit http://www.clinique.com.au/.
Jane Iredale Roses & Lollipops
I am thrilled to see that once again Jane Iredale cosmetics are showing their support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Just when you think it couldn't get any cuter, Jane Iredale launch Roses & Lollipops, a limited edition lip duo housed in a slim and compact key chain.
Roses & Lollipops contains Puremoist Lip Colour in 'Roses', a highly pigmented creamy lipstick in a rich rose hue. The compact also contains a PureGloss for Lips in 'Lollipops', a soft and glossy pink. Both shades were selected personally by Jane Iredale because they are universally flattering on any skin tone. They can be worn alone or layered to change it up through the day and night.
Retailing for $40, Jane Iredale will donate $1 from every purchase of these key chains to NCBF during the month of October. For stockists contact 1800 SKINCARE or visit http://www.margifox.com.au/.
Makers of the world's finest hairbrushes and combs, London brand Mason Pearson, have teamed up with David Jones for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The brand's luxurious pure bristle brushes are ideal for cancer patients who may lose their hair. As hair recovers, the gentle bristles help to stimulate the scalp and promote growth. Mason Pearson's range of brushes offer a lot more give than other brushes so they won't tear or pull hair. With Mason Pearson Brushes, the unique tufts of close-set bristles lock in hair as you brush through. That means no more split ends and no more static.
TIP: Combat dryness and frizz? Slowly and gently brush your hair. This moves the scalp's oils to the tips of your hair and helps restore the natural sheen. The more you brush, the more these oils move down the hair strands. This is particularly important for women with long hair to avoid dry ends.
There are three Mason Pearson brushes participating in the cause - noticeable by their pretty pink ribbon packaging:
- Pocket Pure Bristle Pink RRP $155
- Pocket Mix in Pink RRP $99.95
- Handy Mix in Pink RRP $145
Only a limited number of the pink brushes will be available through David Jones for this special event. David Jones will donate an undisclosed portion of sales of classic pink Mason Pearson brushes to help fight breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Awareness Aveda Hand Relief
Aveda have been the leaders in botanical based beauty products since 1978. Their community service has always been strong and each year their support for Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) month increases. This year, Aveda's fundraising goal is US$270,000—which will be achieved if every limited edition pink-capped Hand Relief is sold... sold get your hands on one!! To date, Aveda has wow'd the crowds and donated more than US$1.8 million to BCRF through the annual sales of the BCA and Aveda Hand Relief Cream.
Hand Relief is a gorgeous rich hand creme that helps soften and smooth hands while diminishing the visible signs of aging, Hand Relief has remained an Aveda top seller since its launch in 1998. The limited edition Hand Relief for BCA month is specially packaged in a 150ml which is bigger than the stadard size. The pink Hand Relief hand cream features a limited edition pink ribbon design to remind guests of their annual breast exam and emphasize the importance of early detection.
Retailing for $44.95, Aveda has pledged to donate US$4 from the sale of each BCA Hand Relief to fund cruelty free-research. Now if that is not enough to pursuade you then read on: Hand Relief is one of my all-time favourite hand creams and I am never without it sitting on my desk at work.
Available in Aveda salons, spas, and stores during the month of October, 2011 only. For stockists contact 1300 300 054 or visit http://www.aveda.com.au/.
Bras N Things Bra Fittings
Well gals as the ad shows, 8 in 10 women are wearing the wrong size bra! Are you? With $1 being donated to NBCF for every single bra fitting carried out between the 10th - 23rd October, you would be mad not to check your size... and the gorgeous styles in stock right now (I am sooo lusting after the new Playboy Britney set).
Plus BNT are one of NBCF's Gold sponsors for this month which is simply brilliant. Thanks BNT for leading the way and ensuring women's best assets are being taken care of. For stockists contact 1800 810 031 or visit http://www.brasnthings.com.au/.
Bras N Things Wash Bag and Enviro Bag
If there are two things all women need, it has got to be a wash bag (or two) and an enviro bag - especially when they are decorated with pretty pink bows!
- Retailing at $5.99, Bras N Things will be donating $1 per wash bag to the NBCF.
- Need an Envirobag? Then get your skates on because Bras N Things are donating $2 from every enviro bag to the NBCF.
For stockists contact 1800 810 031 or visit http://www.brasnthings.com.au/.
Bobbi Brown Pink Ribbon Collection
In honour of Breast Cancer / Pink Ribbon month, Bobbi Brown has created the limited edition shimmer Pink Ribbon Collection RRP $86. These two colours are simply beautiful and can be worn together or alone for a softer look.The stunning duo includes:
- Pink Lip Colour
- High Shimmer Lip Gliss in 'Bellini'
Bonus: Bobbi Brown is offering free shipping on all products when purchased online during the month of October. How good is that! This offer is valid from 1st to 31st October 2011. For stockists call 1300 304 283 or visit http://www.bobbibrown.com.au/.
Dove Pink Collection
Participating for their sixth consecutive year (bless you), this year Dove plans on raising the bar and exceeding their contributions to raise up to $1 million in donations for the NBCF! The brand believes that real beauty reveals itself in many different ways. One of those ways is when people get together and support each other during difficult times in life.
Every product in the range has been splashed with pink and have soft, floral fragrances which provide a fresh and feminine scent. The skincare and deodorant range also features Dove's signature 1/4 moisturising cream to help take care of skin.
The beautiful range includes:
- Dove Pink Beauty Body Wash ($7.36)
- Dove Pink Beauty Cream Bar ($4.49 for two pack)
- Dove Pink Anti-Perspirant Deodorant: Roll On ($3.89)
- Dove Pink Anti-Perspirant Deodorant Aerosol ($5.25)
- Dove Pink Summer Glow Beauty Body Lotion ($7.36+)
- Dove Pink Damage Therapy Daily Moisture Shampoo & Conditioner ($6.49 each)
The pretty Dove Pink products are available now from supermarkets and pharmacies nationwide. For stockists contact 1800 061 027 or visit http://www.mydove.com.au/.
Dr. Lewinn's Hand & Nail Cream - Pink Edition
I love Dr. Lewinn's products and now I love them evwn more! Dr. LeWinn's is proud to announce a friendship with the McGrath Foundation. The partnership between the two will assist in raising funds to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities across Australia as well as increase breast awareness in young women.
Dr. LeWinn's are supporting the cause through the launch of a full-sized Dr. LeWinn's Hand & Nail Cream, packaged in the signature McGrath Foundation Pink...isn't it just so pretty! This limited edition collaboration will retail at a special price of RRP $9.95 (the usual retail value is $19.95), with 50c from every sale donated to the McGrath Foundation.
Gillette Venus Embrace & Venus Sensitive Disposable Razor - Pink
Gillette has once again embraced this fantastic charity event and Gillette are Platinum partners for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The brand aims to help raise more awareness about breast cancer and its prevention.
Gillette Venus Embrace gives you Venus' closest shave for touchably smooth skin. The five curve-hugging blades are positioned closely together and spring-mounted to create a shaving surface that adjusts to the natural contours and curves of a woman's body. Razor refills can be purchased for both models. Gillette has pledged to donate 50c to NBCF from the sale of every Venus Embrace ($14.99) and Venus Sensitive ($9.44) Disposable Razor during the month of October.
Bonus: visit Gillette Venus on Facebook and for each new 'LIKE' during the month of October, Gillette will donate $1 to NBCF... so be sure to 'like' Gillette and ask your friends to do the same!
For stockists contact 1800 148 022 or visit gillettevenus.com/
... What Pink Ribbon products will you be stocking up on?


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Are there default locks?
I have this phone as well and used it on Cincinnati Bell wireless and now just switched to Wal-mart Family mobile. I forget what site I used to buy an unlock code. First off, for those that don't know, there are 3 different types of locks being discussed here. I am no expert at all and can only speak in layman's terms.
First lock is just the password to get into phone, has nothing to do with carrier. If someone locked it and you can't get in. Normally when the security locks it, you can make it wipe all info and start as if it's new like out of the box and then make a new password.
second lock is the ability to use it as an unlocked phone on any carrier. meaning it can be used on basically any GSM ( or sim card based ) network. A simple wikipedia search for gsm will show you a list of carriers and what network they use. Each phone has an IMEI number that is specific to that phone only, it is not a model number. By either contacting AT&T or an unlocking website and providing your IMEI number you can get an unlock code making the phone usable on all GSM carriers.
Thirdly, now that you know your password, and you have an unlocked phone, does not mean you have got it made. Some phones are still basically locked to the carrier name branded on them. This P7040 was made for AT&T only. The software provided by Pantech is proprietary to AT&T. Basically, you can't get rid of the AT&T apps or make them work unless you are on there service. In this case, it is possible to find a few guru's here and there that can "flash" the phone with software made for another model of Pantech. To do this is very very difficult and not really worth the work in most cases. That being said, I was able to use this phone on Wal-Mart Family Mobile. I even tweeked some of the MMS/APN settings and got the web to work. Do not try the web you see provided my AT&T on the menu. Go to "my stuff" then "applications" and open up "browser". I hope that helped clarify things. I'm sure there are some experts here that can fine tune what i said, but it should be fairly accurate from a layman's point of view.
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Are there default locks?
Well, one thing for sure correct me if I'm wrong, it might be cool to unlock any GSM phone but as far as AT&T phone goes, unlocking it especially the PANTECH p7040 and switching it over to T-mobile. You will not be able to get G network, because it cannot access the 1700 mhz. So be sure to check any GSM phone that you are trying to unlock if it can accept and access your provider band such as T-mobile G network otherwise it only will be running on EDGE band network.
Another thing, most of AT&T phone, you cannot do much with it, such as the PANTECH p7040. You will not be able to access most of the feature that is already build into the phone for instance, AT&T Navigator, All Sport GPS, AT&T Family Map, MobiTV, Mobile Banking, Online Locker, Mobile Video, AT&T Social Net, and Mobile Web just to name a few. You will have to use Browser instead to access the net. Again, it will be on EDGE and not 3G. As far as accessing, the music portion, you get very limited access.
Mobile E-mail and IM, you will not be able to use it too and as for the AppCenter, you get very limited access. However, the YPmobile and AT&T Address Book are applicable. Moreover, as far as Texting and MSM goes, it is also applicable too with a little reprogram under MENU, SETTING, NETWORK CONNECTIONS, OPTIONS, CREATE.
Now how are you going to bypass all of this? What are your thought and suggestion?
If you search GOOGLE, you will see that there are so many thousand if not, hundreds of site that show you how to unlock your GSM PANTECH 7040 but not one that show you the limitation of AT&T GSM phone. Be aware what you got yourself into, again as I said it before, it might be cool to just unlock any GSM phone but as far as AT&T phone goes, unlocking it and switching it over is very extremely limited.
I have tried to contact AT&T by email but as I am living out of US I am not allowed to register and make request for free unlock code, Can anybody give me some advice and help me. THANKS
They do not give unlock codes for former customers living out of USA and being not able to use AT&T network.
How did I apart off AT&T. I have Samsung i617 and after unlocking by local service in Bosniaall AT&T features on the phone left active. Windows 6.0 was installed. I updated to Windows 6.1 but it was the same, but after updating to Windows 6.5 all AT&T functions were erased and disappeared. This is just idea to think about.
I have pantech P7040 locked to AT&T. As I am not living in USA AT&T doesn t allow me to contact customer service to get unlock code for free. Can anybody help me in any way.
Regards and thanks in advance.
hello everyone I really need your help I have an pantech p7040p from AT&T. Ok now i'm not in at&t and i want unlock it to use the cell phone in my new networks provider. So if you want help me the imei is 012989004653325 please I really need help.
Thanks regards
I have an at&t pantech p7040p. My imei is: 012989-00-3396470 05. PLEASE HELP I NEED THE UNLOCK CODE.
Hello there, need unlock code for pantech p7040p 012989-00-5997531 , thanks in advancec for any reply.
Pantech p7040p need help with unlock imei 012367000366475 thanks
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Sleeping overnight was a pain in the rear with the pain in my thumb. I couldn't get the throbbing to stop, even if my thumb wasn't touching anything. It's hard to find a position to lay in where your hand remains elevated and your thumb isn't resting on something. Eventually pure fatigue set in and I fell asleep for a few solid hours. That morning we woke and knocked out some showers. While Brittany was still in the shower, I hunted down a sewing needle that I packed in my hiking pack. The mission was to get the rest of the wood out from under my thumbnail. Let me tell you, nothing will wake you up quicker than sticking a needle underneath a sore thumbnail and digging away. One by one I dislodged piece after bloody piece until my thumbnail almost looked normal again. When all of it was out, my thumb felt ten times better and we were able to get on with our day.
Brittany wanted to hit a beach up and, being right on the coast, we had plenty of choices. I decided to follow through with another recommendation from my friend Don that I met in Big Bend. He told me that he grew up in La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya) Beach, just north of San Diego, and that I should check it out while in the area. La Jolla Beach is roughly 22 miles north of the KOA in Chula Vista, where we are staying. We packed our things and took off north, past downtown San Diego, on the 5 until exit 26, then headed west until the ocean was in sight. I didn't exactly know where La Jolla beach was according to my generic map, so our first stop landed us at La Jolla Shores beach. This area was nice and included free parking (big deal in California), but wasn't the spot that Don described to me. Brittany and I walked down to the ocean side and back and found a maintenance man who directed us to the La Jolla beach that we were looking for. It wasn't much more than a mile from where we were, so we headed south a bit until we found downtown La Jolla. Immediately, this place looked like a little piece of Heaven on Earth. Again we found free, motorcycle, parking and trekked down to the much more dramatic coast. This area is also described as La Jolla Cove. And a pretty little cove it was. Not a hundred feet from the Goose, we spotted our first wild sea lion. This guy, like many coastal Californians, was just chilling in the sun without a care in the world. It was great to knock out another first and this time I got to share it with someone. Her and I rounded a corner and unmistakably knew that we found the cove that Don described. Sea lions, pelicans, and seagulls, wrestled for rocky real estate along shore while us two leggers gawked at mother natures creation. For sure, this is a piece of paradise. A man who was painting the hillside of La Jolla looked as though he was standing in a painting himself. Snorkelers explored the blue water just past the breaking waves and further out, boats with snow-white sails, cruised along silently. I was glad to be there.
We made our way down a few flights of steps to a mini, sandy beach for some fun pictures before returning to the high ground in search of lunch. Along the main drag, we found a restaurant called "The Spot". I ordered my first official Chicago style deep dish, with chunky tomatoes instead of sauce, while Brittany ordered a tasty chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries. I put a pic up of that pizza and believe it or not I ate the whole thing and didn't even miss the lack of sauce. This place knows how to make a pie! After our late lunch we planned to get back on the road to beat rush hour traffic in San Diego. Our plan was busted when we were making our way back to the Goose and I noticed another one of Peter Lik's photo galleries. Peter Lik is the guy from the weather channel who has his own show where he captures incredible landscapes in really remote places. I look up to the guy. I saw one of his other 13 galleries while in Key West on Duval Street. Before the trip, I didn't really care too much about photography, but now I'm a photo fiend. It was nice to see Brittany's reactions to his work also. The fellow working the gallery taught me a few things about the type of paper that you can print photos on. We finished checking out the rest of his pictures and were off to KOA.
Back at the tent, we decided to check out the night life in Chula Vista. She wanted to sing some karaoke, so we headed to town and found a place called Manhattans. Brittany sang a few of her favorites and did great as usual. I chickened out again as usual. I wanted to sing Guns-N-Roses, I used to love her, but couldn't muster up the courage. I introduced Brittany to that song earlier in the day as a joke. She didn't quite think it was as funny as I did. 🙂 Our night ended just after nine thirty as we made our way back to the not so comfortable tent.


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One of the more exciting announcements at IFA in Berlin was the LG V30, the company's second flagship of the year. Much like the Galaxy Note8 with the Galaxy S8, the V30 is mostly a refined version of the LG G6 with a few additional features. LG has now uploaded a video showing off the phone's software enhancements.
The first feature shown off in the video is the V30's Always-On Display, which is customizable with different designs and toolbars. Next is the Floating Bar, which is the replacement for the V20's ticker display. Then we see camera features, like a 'cinematic zoom mode,' various camera effects, and 'Graphy.' Graphy contains a wide variety of manual setting presets, so you can still take advantage of the V30's manual mode without knowing what an aperture or ISO is.
The video then goes on to show the V30's voice recognition technology, which allows you to set a word or phrase to unlock the phone - even when it's turned off. Finally, we see the V30's Game Tools, which has shortcuts for taking a screenshot and scaling the app.
It remains to be seen how useful these features will be outside of marketing demos, but they all look promising. Hopefully LG can push Android 8.0 to this phone in a timely manner, as the now-outdated version of Android seems to be the only real problem with the V30's software experience.


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Yandex Partnership for Search Services
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In October, we asked for feedback on creating a deeper partnership with Yandex, one in which we would make Yandex search features the default in our Firefox Russian language builds. Over the past few months, we have listened to feedback, talked with our localizers, studied the trends of our Firefox Yandex builds, and reviewed the Yandex user experience. All this activity led us to the conclusion that our Russian users really wanted direct access to the Yandex search services in official Firefox RU builds. As a result, we're planning on setting Yandex as the default search provider for the Firefox 3.1 Russian locale builds (these changes should go into the current beta for testing). This means that, upon download and launch, the Firefox Start Page for RU locale builds will use Yandex for search queries, and the search bar will default to Yandex. Implementation details are in bug #471561 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=471561).
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Local Musician, Trapper Schoepp, Records Bob Dylan's Ode to Wisconsin
Posted: Apr 14, 2017 6:37 PM CDT
Remember the old "Bob Dylan" lyrics somebody found from an unfinished song about Wisconsin? A local singer has taken the liberty of putting those lyrics to music.
"Oh Wisconsin has a dairy state, guess you all know it well. I was in Wauwatosa, the truth I will tell."
Trapper Schoepp made a recording sound cloud. There is no record of any music for the 1961 lyrics. They were recently put up for auction but didn't sell. For the moment, though, the lyrics and music have come together.
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Lazy Ox Canteen is a casual joint with a sophisticated yet affordable menu, says stuffycheaks. It's "small, casual, comfortable, loud and most importantly, a place where you can gather with friends for a good meal and conversation."
There are small plates and a few entrées, and the best stuff seems to be the small plates. Crispy pig's ear with lime and horseradish aioli is a hit: The pig's ear is crispy and chewy on the outside, but soft and buttery inside.
Pig trotter and gooseberry is "one amazing dish," says stuffycheaks, with the trotter shaped into a cake and breaded. There's perfect buttermilk-fried quail with pomegranate, too. And cod brandade fritters with yuzu aioli are excellent, with good-quality cod and a soft, airy interior.
Lazy Ox Canteen [Downtown]
241 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles
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Clinical Cases
Here we present cases we've treated, for educational purposes.
Enamel Pearl
Who said we can't find pearls in teeth! A 27 year old patient presented with sharp pain on tooth #3. Intraoral exam showed a pocket of 7mm on the distal. An xray taken (photo 1) showed what I still remember from my pathology book and is so-called "Enamel Pearl" (photo 3), a defect in tooth morphology. A surgical flap was opened and with a #12 fluted bur the Enamel Pearl was shaved! Patient showed up a week later for her follow up with the pain in the area all gone (photo 2).
Crown Lengthening
Excision of pyogenic granuloma that changes size in teeth #7 and #10, along with aesthetic crown lengthening to reduce "Gummy smile" and show more tooth structure.
Root Fracture
Patient presented with a severe infection on #19 and a pocket of 8mm midbuccal. The case was diagnosed as inadequate root canal and root fracture. Tooth was deemed non restorable. Patient's treatment planned for extraction #19 and a bone graft to prepare the housing for a future implant supported restoration.
Sinus Lift
Patient presented with missing #2 & # 3 with very low sinus. Sinus lift was perfomed. More than 15 mm of bone height augmentation was achieved. 9 months after, implants #2 & #3 were placed followed by abutment and crown 3 months later. Patient is very happy and satisfied with the result.
Mini Implant
Patient presented with a fractured crown #20. She had a history of implant placement. Extraction and bone graft to preserve the ridge were performed. After 3 months intraoral exam showed inadequate bone housing for a standard implant. Treatment options including a ridge augmentation or partial denture were given to the patient, however, she didn't want either option. A 2mm diameter Intralock mini implant was then planned and placed. An underocclusion crown restoration will be placed in 3 months. Patient is very satisfied and happy.


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Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has lashed out at the US and Israel for exerting negative influence on European Union ties with Tehran, urging the EU to adopt an "independent foreign policy."
Iran expects the European Union to follow up an "independent foreign policy" and to not permit the US and the Israeli regime to take advantage of European bodies to provoke hostility towards the Islamic Republic, said Salehi.
Europe has lost opportunities for cooperation with Iran as it has pursued US policies, he added and stressed that the US and Europe seek to promote Iranophobia and portray a misleading image of the Islamic Republic.
However, European countries should know that they can play a "more serious, constructive and positive" role at the current situation in the world, he pointed out.
The Iranian minister called on Europeans not to deprive themselves from current potentials in the region and leave an inappropriate image among regional governments and nations.
Salehi added that differences in relations between Iran and EU can be overcome.
"We call for removal of obstacles in ties with EU. We believe that the two sides have great potential to change the current situation and to bolster relations," the Iranian minister went on to say.
He expressed hope that Europeans will choose more proper ways in interactions with Iran and emphasized that they should respect the rights of nations and avoid making interfering remarks and imposing sanctions and resolutions against Iran.
Salehi said that Iran and EU need "constant consultations and patience" to improve constructive bilateral cooperation in all fields, particularly in the sensitive Middle East region.
Iran's Foreign Minister has strongly criticized human rights violations in European countries, particularly those directed against Muslims.
We protest violations of the basic rights of Muslims in European states," he said.
Salehi pointed to the significance of ties between Iran and Europe despite the different viewpoints of the Islamic Republic and the European Union.
The Iranian foreign minister said the two sides have had different opinions about the role of religion in politics and governing, human rights, terrorism, Palestine, and Iran's peaceful nuclear program, but have tried to maintain their relations due to the necessity of political, security, regional and trade ties.
Iran's Foreign Ministry has repeatedly reiterated the need for the international monitoring of human rights violations in Western countries.


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Today Candee and I started out on a round trip hike from Big Pool Station with two goals in mind: to explore and photograph the Licking Creek Aqueduct, and to find the point where the Tuscarora Trail takes one of its many northern turns toward its reunion with the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. We were lucky enough to find the trail sign near mile marker 117, but, unfortunately, it was face down in the grass.
As we headed up the bank, we found an access road with very limited parking at its end, and as we continued we chanced upon the familiar blue blaze of the Tuscarora Trail. The road is known as Mile Marker Lane, and it winds from the C&O to US Rt. 40, crossing the Western Maryland Rail Trail and going under I-70 along the way.
People who frequent the Western Maryland Rail Trail will recognize Mile Marker Lane as the road that runs between the WMRT and C&O Canal NHP near the small cemetery just below the bridge over Licking Creek (heading toward Hancock). The lane ends (or begins) near the western end of the Rt. 40 bridge over Licking Creek, and it's perhaps only a mile long. However, it makes contact with three trails and runs below a major interstate before meeting up with the National Pike. It makes for a really interesting side trip off of the C&O.


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Can You Make Money with Helium? If So, How Much?
I joined Helium some time ago with mixed results. I was curious to see how satisfying it would be as a writing workshop but also attracted by the idea of being paid to write. More about earning, money and wealth later!
Helium certainly works as a platform for producing written content although it has a number of limitations as a publishing tool:
- There isn't the freedom to be creative in terms of layout, fonts, photographs or illustrations (unlike HubPages)
- The rating system is flawed
- You can't delete articles once written (ie you lose control of your own content)
- Articles are difficult to edit because a 'random' Helium user has to decide if your edited version is better than the original or not - try changing one word and getting the change accepted!
Helium Rating
On Helium, unlike HubPages, writers are encouraged to write within a predetermined title. Helium then groups articles together with the same title. These articles are then rated by other helium users and are arranged in order of popularity. This 'popular' poll has its limitations and it can be discouraging to find articles poorly written with no punctuation moved above your own superbly crafted piece.
The way to get your own work to 'move' is to rate other people's work. If you chose to rate then you are presented with two 'random' articles in a broad category you have written for yourself. You then have to decide 'is article A 'better' than article B?'.
What Goes Up must Come Down
This is highly subjective. How much should you be influenced by content and how much by presentation, style, punctuation, grammar etc.? On the basis of having written a humourous short story, I found myself having to review some painfully bad poetry. Anyway, I would argue that it is almost impossible to 'rate' poetry unless you have some clear criteria. Poetry is more a matter of personal taste.
The results of this rating system are very mixed and often the top article is not the 'best'. My experience is that new articles tend to move rapidly to the top but then tend to slide down the order with time regardless of whether the writer takes the time to rate other people's articles. Perhaps that's why they call it Helium? Even noticed how a toy helium balloon floats skyward when you buy it and 24 hours later it's resting on the floor?
HubPages membership is totally FREE - So get writing, make friends (and if you want) Make Some Money!
The Money - Peanuts or Real Cash?
How do you earn money? Helium are a bit caggy about exactly how this works but it appears to be based on a number of hits or impressions (1/10th cent per hit?) on the article. Initially the number of hits are relatively high because:
- Helium often features new articles within the site
- The search engines find the article and initially give it greater prominence because it is new
- New articles rise in the Helium ratings initially
The Catch
The good thing with Helium is you don't need to sign up with cash-earning programs such as AdSense. But there is a catch - you need to earn $25 before you can realise your earnings (via PayPal). Surprisingly, most people complain they never reach this modest figure.
Initially, I wrote 10 articles of varying quality and content. At first I was earning around 50c from my better articles per month but this rapidly fell so now my best article is earning around 7c a month and the rest 0-1c a month. This means unless I write more articles it might be another decade before I can cash in my first $25!
In practice, I suspect Helium seldom have to pay out and if they do they still make plenty of interest on their writer's earnings during the period the total takes to reach the payout value.
Two people have responded to this article pointing out that you can make more money using the Marketplace area of Helium. In this case you write articles for an external publisher who, if they decide to buy, pay an agreed amount for the article. There is still the problem that it is competitive and your articles will not necessarily be bought.
Helium is fine as a social networking site and some people find it a great place to learn writing skills. But don't go there if you want to make serious money.
Do it for Writing, not for Money
The mistake many people make with Helium projections is to assume their initial earnings on an article will be sustained over decades. The reality is most Helium articles have a short shelf life and the lack of control over your own content and the advertising plus the quirky rating system make it far less attractive than a site like HubPages.
Clearly there are good writers out there earning more than $25 a year but they are the exception and they will need a large number of articles in order to reach this level of payment.
In other words, don't join Helium purely to make money or earn a significant income!
Interesting hub, and yeah completely agree Helium is good for getting titles if your really stuck for something to write but as far as income, creativity and community is concerned hubpages and other sites are a lot better
I am very disappointed in Helium I would never advise it to anyone. You completely lose control over you work. You give it to them for nothing!
Can't we publish the same article on both Helium and Hub?
Helium's rating system is fair. Take the time to proofread before u submit and u will not be crying about how hard it is to edit there
Great article and advice. I just cancelled my account with Helium. I only wrote like one article. and they didn't accept it. his was about three or four months ago. I haven't been back since. I feel lucky to come across Hub.
Good and useful hub. I think HubPages is better than it, anyway.
I never tried writing for upfront payments at Helium - that might work. I wrote a couple of articles for them a long time ago, but it is not a comfortable platform and they've never paid me a cent.
For upfront payments, I've made the most with Demand Studios. But, they take full rights and you have to deal with some editors who don't understand the subject sometimes. That's frustrating.
For monthly passive revenues, so far Triond and Bukisa (they just moved to a different payment platform) are doing the best for me.
I make around two hundred dollars a month on Helium. Most articles earn a small upfront payment. I would not suggest attempting to earn a living at this site, but it certainly didn't take long for me to reach my first payout.
Hi Rick, thanks for your honest views about Helium. I have been thinking about becoming active there, and your review gives me some things to think about.
Hi Rick,
thanks for the review - this is just what I was looking for, I thought about signing up there and did a quick google search.. There are so many opportunities to make some money, it's much better to be selective.
So, no helium for me :-)
I don't know much about Helium, but I think Hubpages gives me more freedom to create and upload pictures, articles and etc. Some Adsense clicks probably give much more. Not to mention affiliate purchases. Good hub here.
Some people are saying that they have made money at Helium, but what they have neglected to mention is the number of articles they have written. $100 for 10 articles is okay, but $100. for 500 articles... I suspect the latter. When I first started at Helium I had won a few contest and even sold some articles. But the amount of time I put into writing the articles made it not worth the while.
You now need 3 writing stars in order to participate in the Marketplace. Both rating and writing stars are hard to come by, because members of the "inner circle" artificially promote their articles and the articles written by friends.
If you are looking to make money writing articles, look in the opposite direction of Helium.
I have realized earnings of a bit less than $400 on Helimu over 2.5 years, but it is a struggle to stay current.
i haven't done so great with helium either i feel they're money is going to their head
Damn great info...thanx buddy. I was just about to start writing for Helium until i came across your article...Thumbs up bro.
Good information here Rik, wondered what helium was all about.
I agree that on Helium, earning can be a bit slow initially. But with upfront payment now in place, you could potentially earn a lot. I haven't sold a single article on the marketplace or won a writing contest but I've already earned over $100 there. So it's definitely doable.
How to get rid of the rating requirement rapidly: 10 seconds or so per article pair in 95% cases.
Look at what is in the display box for each article, no need to scroll down.
If one is a single block of text and the other is divided up into paragraphs, vote for the divided one and move to next pair.
If one repeats the article title, vote for the other one and move on.
If one shows headings and the other doesn't, vote for the headings and move on.
If one shows an obvious spelling/grammatical error, vote for the other one and move on.
If none of these criteria differentiates one article from the other, you have a choice. If you are interested in the topic, read on and vote according to your opinion of the content. Otherwise, press skip and start again. You've only lost a few seconds.
I've been applying this method over the past couple of days. It increased my rating score by over 10% to well above 80%.
Helium's marketplace is the only thing good about it. Today, however, some people say you have to be a "professional" writer or have some specific "badge". Now, I will guess that those who have badges are the Helium stewards themselves.
Thanks for the info.I guess I'll skip Helium.
For me, the rating system wasn't very discouraging though, I kind of liked being able to read random things. HubPages is very appealing, I especially like that we have control of our hubs and I like the idea of capsules.
I was a contributor to Helium since its beta stage but unfortunately, they had this change where writers that aren't from English-speaking countries aren't allowed to contribute. I was able to reach $25 fairly fast because I won the contests and a number of my articles were in the top 25%...and earned more after that. I think Helium helped me develop my writing skills (and reading skills as well because of all the rating I had to do!). I have to admit I still feel bad that I got sort of booted out just because of the circumstance that I'm not a native English speaker.
Anyway, I agree that Helium won't work for you when it comes to earning a lot if you don't have enough time to invest writing good quality articles and rating other articles at the same time.
I loved the Helium Marketplace until they started requiring you to qualify to write for the marketplace. To be qualified you have to maintain writing and rating stars.
Great article! Here's one of mine: https://hubpages.com/community/WritingContest
I had the same issues when I was over at Helium. Already I enjoy Hubpages style much more. Nice hub
Triond is the same story. I wish it was as simple as write what you want and earn money, but that seldom happens.
I was on Helium for many months. Earned$!1.42 Hubba Hubba Yeah!
Rik - one positive out of all Helium's changes is that my earnings have gone up (I assume because there's a lot less authors eligible to earn these days).
So now I'm taking the trouble to maintain that rating star so I can continue to earn on the articles I've got (though I'm not going to add any more). You only need ten "quality" rates per month to earn a star. It's long been rumoured that time is part of the algorithm, so I rate slowly - I open Helium in a separate window and leave each pair of articles up for several minutes before I go back and rate them. It seems to work!
Well said RikRavodo,
You can eanr only if you are interested to write, if you are interested to earn you will write only useless artciles..
Rik, Helium has made several changes recently - I've updated my Helium Hub if you want to check it out (won't link here - don't want to spam!). Income is no longer truly passive - you have to maintain at least one rating star at all times, otherwise you earn nothing.
Marketplace is still the only worthwhile part of the site - but as someone pointed out to me, if you're good enough to compete against 300 or 400 other writers to sell a Marketplace article, you could sell it for the same money on a freelance writing site or on Constant Content.
As far as the passive income is concerned - yes, I agree that if you write good articles you'll get paid, but my Hubs earn more per month than my Helium articles on similar subjects.
hubpages is better. I have tried Helium. In Helium you can't do any editing like you can do on Hubpages. Well, there are leapfrogs but this obviously reduces a writers potential. You'll have to wait until you get a leapfrog just to make a few changes?!....No, Hubpages is much better, if you take editing into consideration. Now, you can also make money with Kontera on hubpages. It's good enough and I guess much faster than Helium where the earnings are really slow.
I also write for Helium. I joined in June 2008 and have written 42 articles. I am currently making about 30 cents per day on my articles and have not yet written one this year. I received 2 checks in 2008 and am about to receive another. I only sold 1 article last year.
The keys to success on Helium are writing articles that people will be interested in and linking to other sources. You can make a little money there.
I am also a helium writer and in the past year made almost 27 dollars.
Good experience you had about making money. Its very nice and informative hub.
Thanks for sharing. I've written about 8 articles for Hubpages and earned a grand total of 0.04c.
I think EHow is better than Helium, as you said Helium is so hard to edit and I don't care for that!
Thank you for this article. I am new to both HubPages and Helium. I joined HubPages first. I love writing, been doing it all my life. New to this Interweb thing, though. What I got from your article and some of the comments is that on Helium I should devote most of my time to the Marketplace section. I'm gonna keep at it. Thanks again.
I am new to Helium and just wrote my first article. I was thinking about trying Helium too, but it doesn't sound like it would be worthwhile. I'll stay here with HubPages and see if it is profitable. Another decent site is Ehow.com. Thanks for your input. Please check out my article when you get a chance.
I tried helium, and got frustrated for the same reasons you did. Great hub, and hubs are better!
thanks for the advice. Really helpful
I have been at helium for months now. It isn't worth the time and effort. In order to grow as a writer one needs feedback not just a thumbs up or thumbs down vote. This is another great thing about Hubpages.
I've been on Helium for a few months but felt discouraged writing there- mainly because of the rating system and because of my fragile ego...lol....I needed more encouragement (which I get here at HubPages!)I also like the fact that I can be more creative here at hubPages, like you said with pictures, adsense, ebay and amazon capsules.At some point if I get really desperate I'll try writing for the MarketPlace but I'm trying to stay away from writing someone elses content for right now-I've done that with my art and my art passion turned commercial- and I don't want to see that happen with my writing too. Once you start writing what someone else dicates it changes the whole writing experience.
Looks like it's better to write for the market
Thank you for the information. Looks like I wont be wasting my time at Helium.
Helium is not all that bad. This is actually a very biased article based on your unsuccessful experience.
I have been with Helium for 6 months now. I started writing actively 3 months ago. I have sold one article in marketplace for $100 and I have won several contests. Also if you write articles that attract a lot of hits, you can make good money from that article. Example: working from home, computer articles, technology....
Right now Helium has a upfront payment thing going on through April. You can get up front payments per article.
Your article is good but you should mention that Helium is not totally a waste of time. It has actually helped me generate a portfolio which helped me land a blogging job where I am getting $500 per month.
Anyway good Luck
Thanks for the heads up, sounds like it would be a hard slog to make any cash from helium. Better off publishing on my own site.
Helium is okay, I've only been a member for a couple of months, and I've got 70 dollars in my account. The key is to only spend time writing in the marketplace, where publishers list articles they need, then write for those and hope you get picked. Some of my articles have only made about three pennies since the beginning, and that's a waste of time. I agree the rating system is goofy. I doubt that anyone actually reads those articles before they pick their favorite. I've had really good articles end up at the bottom of the list, it's annoying.
`Thanx Rik I am a member of Helium I am glad you did the work for me ;-)
My first real report I made I thought was not very good really. I published it myself using 7dollarsecrets script. To date I have made over $300.00 selling it for $7.00 In a year! I thought that wasn't good But if I made several more I would out do hubpages,helium, and associated content! I wrote a hub on 7dollar secrets . Again Rik Thank you !!!!!!!
Well explained, Rick. Recently, one or two writers have started to be very successful on Helium, but when you look into it more deeply, you'll see they're making their money by selling to publishers on the Marketplace (where ratings are irrelevant to whether yr article sells).
I have to correct you on the ratings - I've had many of my articles on the site for a year and they've moved up the ratings, not down. But with around 180 articles, I make around $7 a month. Not much when you think how many hours they took to write!
I will have to look into it, thanks for the info.
Good information. Thanks Rik.
Never tried Helium. Looks like Hubs are better.


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The United States Geological Survey recorded a Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake at a depth of 115.8 km in San Juan Province, Argentina, slightly before 6.00 pm local time (slightly before 9.00 pm GMT) on Sunday 20 November 2016. The quake was felt as far away as Buenos Aires in the east, San Miguel de Tucumán in the north, and Concepción in the south, though there are no reports of any damage or injuries relating to this event.
The approximate location of the 20 November 2016 San Juan Earthquake. Google.
San Juan Province is located on the eastern margin of the Andes Mountains, one of the most tectonically active mountain ranges in the world, and the plains to the east of these mountains. The Andes are being formed as the Nazca Plate to the west is subducted beneath the South American Plate. This causes quakes in a number of ways. Firstly there is friction between the two plates as the Nazca Plate passes under South America. Then there is crumpling and upthrust of the South American as it is pushed from the west by the Nazca Plate and from the east by the expansion of the Atlantic. Finally there is volcanic activity in the Andes, as lighter minerals in the Nazca Plate are melted by the heat of the Earth's interior, then rise up through the overlying South American Plate to form volcanoes.
The subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate, and how it causes Earthquakes and volcanoes. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center.
This means that Earthquakes, even large events, are quite common in the area, but since the province is on the eastern margin of the Andes, such quakes usually happen at considerable depth (the margin between the Nazca and South American plates is angled downwards, so that maximum seismic activity happens close to the surface on the coast of Chile and deep within the Earth beneath eastern Argentina), so that much of the energy from the quake is dissipated before it reaches the surface.
Witness accounts of Earthquakes can help geologists to understand these events, and the structures that cause them. The international non-profit organization Earthquake Report is interested in hearing from people who may have felt this event; if you felt this quake then you can report it to Earthquake Report here.
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Supervision of compliance with EU hygiene regulations (hygiene package)
The hygiene package concerns five EC regulations with regard to food hygiene. The NCAE as a department of the COKZ has taken over the activities within the framework of the EU hygiene package (and animal by-products) from the CPE as from 1 July 2012. The NCAE, as a department of the COKZ, has been appointed by the authorities as the enforcement body for the hygiene package and animal by-products for eggs and egg products.
The supervision is related to the following groups of companies:
• Laying hen poultry farms (egg products)
• Collectors
• Packing station
• Egg product manufacturers and traders
Drawn-up assessment lists for laying hen poultry farms and egg product manufacturers are used during the audits. The hygiene package is elaborated in a hygiene code for collectors and packing stations.
Relevant downloads:
> Register egg product manufacturers and egg traders as of 2019-05-09-2019 (Dutch)
> Register Packingstations as of 2019-05-09 (Dutch)
> Register further egg processing (peeling and boiling) as of 2019-05-09 (Dutch)


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The 2014 Brain Initiative
The 2014 Brain Initiative
This is exciting! It's as revolutionary as the Human Genome Project, which took 13 years to complete in 2003.
Today, it's hard to listen to more than a thousand neurons at once. Scanners typically can only map the brain down to chunks the size of a poppy seed. With 86 billion neurons and about 100 trillion connections, there's plenty of room to do better. Whether scientists can do for the brain what they've done for the genome we cannot predict.


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Thanks for visiting. The new Loudoun Landscapes blog can now be found here: LoudounLandscapes.com/Blog. Feel free to also visit the main Loudoun Landscapes website where you'll find more photography, stories and background information.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Red, blue and green
Western Loudoun approaches peak leave changing season. While the colors are not spectacular this year due to the dry summer, there are spots of brilliant color to be found. The two horses pictured in this pasture get second billing to this brightly colored maple.
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I've been trialling the Boots No7 Lift and Luminate products for a few weeks now (see my first impressions post here). So I wanted to check in and let you know how I've been getting on with them so far. I wanted to give them a good few weeks to properly take effect and also to make sure I was noting down changes to my complexion and how it was making me feel.
The serum itself has had rave reviews and is currently the UK's no 1 serum brand and I can totally see why. I genuinely think its some kind of wonder cream as I could feel my face feeling firmer and noticeably different in just under two weeks. This is the most expensive item of the range at £27 which is still think is on the more affordable side of things for a beauty product that gives such noticeable results.
Again with the eye cream (£17) I can definitely see results with under my eyes feeling brighter and tighter too. I have a one year old baby that barely sleeps so the fact that people are actually noting that my skin and dark circles are looking better is a testament in itself!
The idea of the #bettertogether campaign is to try all four products within a day so the face serum, eye cream then day cream and then to repeat the first two products but with the night cream before bed.
The moisturisers (£24.99 each) feel thick and luxurious which was a great plus point from me, I personally cannot stand it when I have a cream that feels a bit thin or watered down. My skin seems to drink up the night cream especially and I wake feeling like its plumped up. The day cream seems to leave my skin literally glowing and feeling 'luminous'!
I've seen results with products that claim to help the ageing process before but honestly none have acted this quickly or effectively. I think if you're looking for a solution to dull 'ageing' skin then the entire facial routine would be massively beneficial but if you can only stretch to one product then it should be the serum. That being said I think the price point for this skincare regime is incredible for how effective they are and I also think they will last a good while. I've been using them for around four weeks now and I've barely used a quarter of them so I imagine they would last at least five months.
Have you tried this Lift and Luminate range? What did you think of it, I'd love to know!
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This is Part 2 in a series of posts and videos about Name.com's adventures with the New Zealand Bobsled team. Go to Part 1 | Go to Part 3
As you may have heard, Name.com is sponsoring the New Zealand bobsled team, along with fellow sponsors .KIWI, .XYZ, .BUZZ, .NINJA, .CLUB, and .HIV. Name.com's Jared Ewy visited the team in Whistler last week, got to know the team members, and even hopped in the bobsled himself (and held on for dear life).
Yesterday, Jared gave us an overview of the Worst Case Scenarios for bobsledding. Today, he introduces us to the team members, and also makes a friendly wager with .XYZ CEO Daniel Negari. The stakes: If Jared pulls off the fastest time on the one-mile track, Daniel has to sing the praises of Name.com with all the enthusiasm he can muster. If Daniel wins, Jared has to walk around covered in .XYZ gear—from head to toe.
Stay tuned for more videos from Jared's trip to Whistler, and in the meantime, how about checking out some New Domains? .NINJA and .CLUB are available for Preorder right now.


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With less than two weeks left in the transfer window, the rumors are flying fast and furious. Sometimes it is difficult to tell if there is any truth to a transfer rumor, but that is not the case with The Sun's story that Manchester United are in talks to sign Barcelona forward Neymar.
According to paper, United chief executive Ed Woodward discussed the stunning transfer during his recent trip to Catalonia.
A Barca source told the paper:
"United are one of the biggest clubs in the world so it is right they should be chasing a player who has the potential to be the best player on the planet."
Can we just call this one now as bullshit. It is not going to happen. Neymar is playing in a side that just won a treble and he is part of the best attacking trio in the world. Plus Barca gave him and his father something like €50m to sign for them a couple of seasons ago. So he is not leaving the Camp Nou for Old Trafford.


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24th Apr 2017
Neil Black 1932 - 2016
I of course knew Neil for many years as we were honoured to have him as our mainstay of the celebrated wind section of the ECO. He participated in all the great concerts of the past and notably recorded the Strauss oboe concerto for EMI with our friend Daniel Barenboim. There have been many accolades to his musicality. I will only add that he was a sincere person, a great music intellectual and to me, one of the nicest people I have ever met.
Quintin Ballardie OBE FRAM
On 22 January, friends and colleagues of Neil met to celebrate his life with a concert in St Sepulchre's. Present and past members of the ECO performed along with Jonathan Kelly of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Maxwell String Quartet, representing the younger generation.
If you would like to make a donation in Neil's memory to Pancreatic Cancer Research, click here.
Neil Black Tribute - By George Caird
It is a real honour to have been asked to speak today in this celebration of the life and work of Neil Black, a great musician and a most wonderful friend and colleague. In doing so, I would like to feel that I am speaking for us all, as I know that many of you here today have your own memories and stories to relate in connection with Neil. I begin by quoting bassoonist Roger Birnstingl:
"I think that one thing anyone who met Neil would be moved by was his beatific smile. Indeed he was someone whose charm and amiability made him such a special person to deal with. Even if he was with complete strangers it was the same, and clearly he presumed instinctively that everyone was likeable".
Throughout the tributes that I have read and heard in the past weeks, this is a common theme - Neil was a man whose generous personality shone out of him: kind, understanding, talented, knowledgeable but modest and even self- deprecating. Much admired and revered by all, he was seen as one of the most friendly and supportive of colleagues, true to himself and yet never placing himself on a higher rung than those with whom he worked.
This openness of spirit was present in Neil from his early days at Rugby School and as a student at Oxford. I know that a number of friends from these times are here today and I am sure they will confirm this. Neil's formidable talent as a musician was already apparent in those days but he always worked with and helped those around him with useful tips and support in a most friendly and genial way.
As an oboist, Neil Black was surely one of the great players of his time. He had not intended to be a professional musician, choosing History as his degree at Oxford, but somehow the music profession pulled him in recognising the unique qualities that he had. Neil played with the most beautiful and rich sound that resonated in a similar way to his own deep voice. I have sometimes wondered whether he might have been a singer as he always cherished the connection between playing and singing. He himself said: "Any child learning a woodwind instrument should be encouraged to sing. Just as the larynx has slipped forward a few inches, so to speak, we oboists use a reed instead - we have no excuse for not singing".
In addition, Neil's playing was remarkable for its ability to blend, as is born out by the countless recordings of that great wind section in the English Chamber Orchestra (and how privileged we are to hear them here today). Neil also possessed an innate sense of phrasing which somehow served the composer perfectly whilst being unmistakably himself. This quality could explain why conductors, promoters, recording companies and soloists sought him out.
Charles Tunnell writes: "Being an instinctive musician with absolutely no stylistic hang-ups, he controlled and shaped melodic line in a way that was very much his own. His playing had a unique freshness and immediacy, as if he was recreating the music somehow, rather than merely interpreting it…..... just a few notes could put a smile on the lips or bring a tear to the eye".
As a player, Neil was surely aware of himself as a part of the great tradition of English oboe playing. He showed particular reverence for Terence MacDonagh with whom he studied and with whom he played in London orchestras as a young man. Neil remembered that playing with Terry MacDonagh was (I quote) "like being thrown a Ming vase and having to pass it safely back. He had that sound in his ear, the freedom and fullness, the natural resonance, the living vibrato within the sound, the phrasing that could lead other players to forget to count their bars". This description by Neil of another great player seems also to describe the very qualities that Neil had in abundance himself and which influenced so many younger players.
We should record here that Neil's career, which spanned over sixty years from the early 1950s on, was hugely productive. Concerts took him all over the world and to the most celebrated halls and festivals. He played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for a period before concentrating on work with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the London Mozart Players and the English Chamber Orchestra. He was a highly active chamber musician especially playing many concerts and tours with the London Wind Trio with colleagues Keith Puddy and Roger Birnstingl. Neil recorded and broadcast extensively including concerti, notably those of Strauss, Vaughan Williams, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi and many more. And he collaborated with truly great conductors and soloists especially with his beloved English Chamber Orchestra the discography of which represents an important legacy for the future. Significant names here include Daniel Barenboim, Itzak Perlman, Pinchas Zuckerman, Janet Baker, Jeffrey Tate, Murray Perahia and Mitsuko Uchida.
Two such soloists have sent their very best wishes for today's celebration. Murray Perahia writes "It is with great sadness that I learnt about the passing of Neil. Neil was more than an orchestral musician, more than an oboist - he was an artist: an artist whose song danced, dreamed, laughed and cried. He was allergic to anything academic or "correct", over-rehearsing (which occasionally happened) drove him crazy. Playing with him was always an adventure, always spontaneous and musical - one of a kind. He will be greatly missed".
And I spoke to Mitsuko Uchida on the phone last week. Her message for today reads: "From the first rehearsal that we ever played together we hit it off. I looked at him and he at me and when he played just one note I completely fell in love with his playing and this remained that way for the rest of our working relationship". She reports hearing a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto in C No 21 and when the long oboe Eb in the slow movement was played she found herself exclaiming "That's Neil" because of its unique character. On another occasion a conversation about Neil with a colleague concluded that "if there is a heaven, then surely Neil is there playing Bach's Ich habe genug".
Neil was for many years a revered teacher and here I would wish to record my gratitude to him along with so many others. He held teaching posts at both the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School where generations of oboists benefited from his guidance. He was more than a teacher, a true inspiration to his students encouraging them, as Graham Salter has written, "to offer more tone, more contrast, more personality, greater phrasing". His teaching was music driven as everything was in Neil's life. Nancy Ambrose King noted that his annual teaching at the Sarasota Music Festival in America brought "the highest level of musical awareness to his teaching, whilst sharing his joy for life, for music and for the oboe whilst at the same time remaining humble, humorous and so very generous".
In later years, Neil took on the Artistic Directorship of the Kirckman Concert Society and also of the Barbirolli International Oboe Competition. For both these organisations he put much time and energy into encouraging younger players with all his experience and knowledge but also with the provision of opportunities to perform. Matthew Brailsford remembers attending the annual Kirckman Society auditions: "It was an education in itself to listen to Neil and his colleagues discussing the merits of what they had heard with great insight, musicianship and respect. There was always a genuine interest in the artists themselves and concern over their artistic wellbeing and development".
Similarly in the Barbirolli Competition it was an honour to witness this generous care and attention that he gave to everyone. Neil was also able to bring amazing colleague jurists to the Barbirolli Competition - in 2014 for example, what a treat it was to see Neil with Maurice Bourgue and Han de Vries - three 'greats' of the oboe enjoying each other's company and exchanging anecdotes in a conspiratorial way!
Neil's life as a professional musician was full of energy and a sense of fun. He always managed to make the most of any situation - Roger Birnstingl remembers the aplomb with which Neil managed to negotiate his way past an enormous passport queue in an airport in the Middle East using his charm and guile in equal measure. He also remembers performing a Mozart Divertimento with the London Wind Trio at a concert in the Prime Minister of Jamaica's residence. There was so much chat during the first movement that Neil stood up and said: "Please feel free to behave as a Mozartian audience would have behaved; you do not have to be quiet". This subtle approach had the desired effect.
Another example of Neil's brilliantly timed humour is reported by Jan from an ECO concert where a Chopin Piano Concerto was being played with, shall we say, a somewhat insecure conductor. In the rehearsal the inevitable moment of crisis came at the end of the first movement cadenza when the orchestra had to come in and it was clear that following the beat was out of the question. After a few fruitless attempts, Neil took over and politely asked the soloist to play the end of the cadenza a few times so that the orchestra could all learn the sound of what was going to happen. The conductor then chimed in with "You could try following me" and quick as a flash and with such an innocent look on his face Neil said "Oh yes, of course, I am so sorry, I hadn't thought of that, how very rude of me". The orchestra collapsed in laughter and even the conductor had to smile…...
Neil did have other interests outside music. He remained a historian all his life and was an avid visitor to historic buildings and gardens. He adored cricket and tennis and in later life each year saw him at Lords and the Oval as well as on a cherished annual visit to Wimbledon. Neil was also highly committed to his family and leaves three children and four grandchildren. Most especially his marriage to Jan was a great source of strength to him. They performed together over the years and shared their love of the oboe, music and so many other aspects of life.
I should end by saying that we all would wish to support Jan, and Neil's family in celebrating the life of such a remarkable person and musician with the hope and belief that his legacy will live on as one of England's great instrumentalists of his age or any age.


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A legal and public legal education project, hosted by Islington Law Centre.
Asylum seekers without any other means of support are dependent on the Home Office for support. When the current system was first introduced, asylum support was said by the then Government to be set at 70% of Income Support rates. However, presently asylum support rates are at significantly lower than 70% of income support. The consequence of this is that in the view of many, the current rates do not enable people to meet their essential living needs. The current rate for a single person aged 18 or over is only £37 per week. The MLP represented Refugee Action in a challenge to current rates of asylum support in 2014, securing a positive ruling.


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Infosec Know IT All Trivia: IPsec
Test your knowledge of Internet Protocol Security.
Test your knowledge of IPsec with these trivia questions. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the correct answers. If you get them all right, you can call yourself an Infosec Know IT All!
1.) IPsec provides two choices of security service. What are they?
a. network and application layers
b. virtual private networks and routers
c. packet and circuit-switched
d. authentication header and encapsulating security payload
2.) True or False: The push for Internet Protocol Version 6 to become standard will be based on IP address space reasons, as opposed to security ones.
a. True
b. False
3.) Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) allows for…
a. authentication of the sender of data
b. encryption of the data
c. both authentication of the sender and encryption of the data
d. none of the above
4.) What type of algorithm is recommended for encrypting IP?
a. stream cipher
b. block cipher
c. Nagle's
d. any of the above
5.) IPsec uses Internet Key Exchange (IKE). What kind of authentication does IKE use?
a. Mutual authentication between peer security gateways, based on pre-shared secrets or public keys.
b. Two-factor authentication, based on a hardware or software token.
c. Neither of the above.
What do you think of our daily trivia questions? Are they too easy? Too hard? Do you disagree with one of our answers? Let me know.
1.) d. authentication header and encapsulating security payload
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2.) a. True
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3.) c. both authentication of the sender and encryption of the data
For more information on IPsec crypto for VPNs, read this SearchSecurity Q&A with Lisa Phifer.
4.) b. block cipher
To learn more about block cipher, visit this WhatIs definition.
5.) a. Mutual authentication between peer security gateways, based on pre-shared secrets or public keys.
For more information on authentication, read the WhatIs definition.


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Archive for April 2015
The Energy Efficient Mortgage
While individuals explore every refinancing options accessible to you, you might choose to consider borrowing over the number were required to repay ones prevailing home owner loan. You should make use of the extra cash to receive energy-efficiency home improvements which could save you an essential amount over the years. If the thing is that that the attention paid together with your mortgage will likely be tax allowable and checking out vigor efficient appliances will quickly lessen an individual's monthly report – you will observe savings prior to you think.
An energy efficient home loan is a variety of additional mortgage which have been added by having an already existing home mortgage. With a really federally regarded loan, the patron is qualified to unique benefits tightly related to the buy of any specific energy beneficial home and also energy effectiveness remodeling. Benefits contain eligibility to acquire financing energy-efficiency steps as some your mortgage loan.
Updating your own property with newer quite effective features additionally appliances, stretches debt-to-income receiving qualification percentages for additional financial products, and qualifying with the larger bank loan. When debt-to-income specifications improve, a much better percentage relating to the borrower's normal monthly income are going to be allocated to the mortgage exchange. In really quite short, that means the individual has commit more credit strength although his income haven't yet developed.
Before planning to gain approval a superb energy-efficient home loan, employ a professional dwelling strength rater choose your primary home and execute a power audit. The examiner proves within the lender the fact that home offers areas which often can benefit from improved energy source efficiency as well as lower which monthly source of electricity bill. The package price on progress desired in each of these specific locales found to be energy inefficient is generally able to get added on your bank financial loan.
Torch Down Roofing Installation – What You Must Know
Getting your house constructed are probably the most pleasurable jobs almost all involves various tedious and additionally exhaustive work. One of the extremely important things that you ought to keep on your mind is which the roof needs to be done using utmost treatment. Today using advancement within technology, there are a lot options to get your rooftop done inside your desired solution and flashlight down roof covering installation is usually a popular strategy.
For much of the situations, torch decrease roofing setting up is the best option way. The solely thing that you ought to keep on your mind is so it must be done very carefully and carefully with many attention to make sure you safety safeguards. The convinced shot approach to attain achievements is to address some tips written by remodeling as well as roofing experts depending on their practical experience and know-how. If you actually follow any advices these professional then you'll get any torch lower roofing set up done effectively.
Let us commence with some primary guidelines. Correct, you should not endeavor to torch affordable roofing installment in lack of safety guide lines. Being backed up with safety gear is usually a will need to. In lack of the security gear, torching lower the roofs installation is capable of turning into a tragedy. Take care to hold the flaming torch clear of anything that could catch fire just like wood or maybe even other persons not far from. In order to prevent accidents, every just one working on top should be aware about the situation of torch continuously. At once, the man or women handling the entire torch should be cautious where others are doing work and ensure quite possibly at a new maximum distance of computer.
In order to guarantee safety, one person in the team must be chosen for the reason that team boss. This person often is the one exactly who directs other workers on the top and co-coordinating and additionally synchronizing each of the work. You'll want to make efforts to function in some structured technique. For example even though people fill out an application torch towards roof since it is lay, others may position plus prepare a subsequent roll that fails the roof covering. This does not only reduce the prospect of any doable accident but keep your work obtains done within minimum occasion with the perfect results.
Plumbing Codes And Principles – Know The Basic
Plumbing isn't really always easy to finish especially for those who want to have one's own homes refurbished or made with scratch. Even buildings have the capability to setup the correct plumbing system are very important they honor the tips of domestic plumbing. Plumbing language to everyone can be found to help to make plumbing important when considering construction.
The employees have your home fixed as well as a building made, all you choose to do is make contact with your specialist and discuss that they intend to continue about setting up your properties plumbing program. Now, it's ones duty to check on whether a plans tend to be meeting your plumbing rules – additionally your contractors own considered numerous plumbing principles are very important the general project just isn't violating any sort of state limitations or procedures.
Every state possesses a uniform plumbing related code they follow and do; however, state governments also provide the two certainly tweak the laws on occasion to fit with their requirements. But regarding someone who's just needs to delve towards the world for construction, you require mastering reasons for plumbing regulations and principles are very important you as well as the state are about the same page.
One normal or general plumbing basic principle is determining the tank source. This precept intends are very important any area where consumers occupy or even inhabit need to have a cleanup and clean water source each pixel time. Properly put together and thought out back-flow in addition to sewage systems are to refrain from any contaminants.
An ample variety of water can also be necessary. Any complaints about water shortage will be violating all the plumbing limitations. Should you use some heating aspect or product, make sure each product passed these safety standards to not have overheating plus explosion. You are looking for the pipes materials robust and produced from the Eco-friendly in addition to almost flow proof supplies. Otherwise, you can end "up " having back logged and overflowing pipes.