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I listened to this book via Audible. This series has been recommended to me many times over the last few years, so I decided to bite the bullet and give it a listen. I figured a free trial with not one, but two free credits was worth the risk, and I am glad I took it.
Harry Dresden is an amazing character. I found him funny, heartwarming, and at the same time, a bit of a butt head at times. It was fun to get to know this new, and magical character. The best thing about Harry was his unapologetic attitude to people, himself, and especially demons. I am not sure what the title Storm Front has to do with the contents of the book, but it was still fun.
The book was read very well, and brought each character to life. Each character was put together so well, and fleshed out even better. I really have no complaints about this book, and I look forward to reading, or listening to book 2. I am giving this book 5/5 stars!


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If gay marriage becomes legal, its opponents have been warning, the next step in America's moral deterioration will be legalized polygamy. These conservatives won't be happy with "Big Love," the HBO series starting tomorrow night.
This story of a husband with three wives in Utah will not terrify Americans. Polygamy doesn't come off as a barbaric threat to the country's moral fabric. It looks more like what it really is: an arrangement that can make sense for some people in some circumstances, but not one that could ever be a dangerous trend in America.
After watching the husband on the show struggle to pay for three households and watching his three wives struggle for his attention, the question that comes to mind is not how to keep polygamy illegal. The question is why we bother to ban something that takes so much work these days.
When polygamy was outlawed in the 19th century, the Supreme Court upheld the ban by citing the "evil consequences" of a practice that "has always been odious among the northern and western nations of Europe." It dismissed polygamy as "a feature of the life of Asiatic and of African people," as if that were reason enough to damn it.
Yet an institution that has been around for so long must have had something going for it. Humans aren't as inclined to polygamy as some apes are -- we probably evolved as hunter-gatherers who mostly had one mate at a time -- but some form of polygamy has existed in the vast majority of cultures.Continue reading the main story
Some opponents of polygamy call it the exploitation of women by rich men, and that's true if the wives are coerced into the marriages. But many wives have willingly chosen it, like the three women on "Big Love," who have married a successful businessman.
These three wives, who live in adjacent houses, sound much like the women in polygamous marriages I've talked to in rural Africa. The African wives told me they had mixed feelings about the arrangement -- and their fellow wives -- but over all, they figured it was better to share one prosperous husband than to marry someone else without land, cows or a job.
That's the way social scientists figure it, too. Polygamy isn't the cause of women's low status in traditional societies, but rather a consequence of their trying to move up. The biggest losers from polygamy are the poorer men who end up with no wives. Women benefit because polygamy increases their number of marriage prospects -- and in traditional societies, marriage is often the only way for a woman to improve her status.
Even in those societies, polygamy is practiced by just a small minority because few men have enough resources to entice more than one wife. As a society modernizes and women become educated, they gain other economic options and become less and less willing to share a husband. Eventually polygamy is out of question for practically everyone, men and women. At that point, the monogamous majority can safely proclaim its moral superiority and outlaw the practice for everyone else.
Critics say children would be better off growing up in a home with a full-time father, but a part-time one is better than what's in many homes today. The father in "Big Love" is more like Ward Cleaver than today's alpha males who've dumped a series of wives and families.
Polygamy isn't necessarily worse than the current American alternative: serial monogamy.
Elizabeth Joseph, a lawyer and journalist who was married to a polygamist in Utah, says her experience handling divorce cases made her appreciate the stability of her marriage. She also appreciated other perks, like the round-the-clock day care that enabled her to keep an unpredictable schedule at work and to relax when she came home.
"If I'm dog-tired and stressed out, I can be alone and guilt-free," she explained in a speech to the National Organization for Women. "It's a rare day when all eight of my husband's wives are tired and stressed at the same time." She told the NOW audience that polygamy "offers an independent women a real chance to have it all" and represented "the ultimate feminist lifestyle."
She won't persuade many American women, feminists or otherwise. But if a few consenting adults like her still want to practice polygamy, there's no reason to stop them. And if the specter of legalized polygamy is the best argument against gay marriage, let the wedding bells ring.Continue reading the main story

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Bifocal is a very engrossing book. I turned every page eager to find out what would happen next. Bifocal is written from the perspective of Jay, a white football player, and Haroon, who is a Middle Eastern student. Haroon is much like many other students. He's smart, quiet, and on the "Reach for the Top Team." But everyone looks past his similarities the day that the school is raided by police in search for a home grown terrorist. Police barge into his classroom and arrest him as well as another student. Jay however see's this from a completely different view. All he sees are two Middle Eastern students being taken off by the police as his seemingly racist football team members commentate the whole thing. What follows is a sea of questions, hate, and prejudice. As all the school feels that they are no longer safe and blame it all on the Middle Eastern students off the school. Bifocal is a very well written book. It shows that ignorance and racism, is still very alive in our country. That people just like you and me are under attack by fellow citizens just because the colour of their skin or the religion they follow. Bifocal is a fictional book with an all-too-real story.
Bifocal was written in 2007 but the premise of the story seems to apply now more than ever. The idea of home-grown terrorism has become all too familiar in Canada and the USA. With the rise of ISIS propaganda, home-grown terrorists have become much more common. But this can also lead to false accusation, like in bifocal.
The writing style was first person narrative and is told by the point of views of both Jay and Haroon. It switches between the two of them as there two points of view eventually interfere throughout the book. It really developed the characters and gives you an understanding of who these characters are.
Over all I thought it was a very good book, but not one I will remember a few years. It is meant to leave a lasting impact but it is quite deep enough. But this does not mean I don't recommend reading it. It is not quite a five star book, but it is still very good. It's worth reading and it really opens up your mind about racism in the world today.
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Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer (SNCF) has awarded Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, its first contract to design and manufacture specialised rail cable that includes the new CORE-TAG® anti-theft cable technology. This cable will be installed in the network infrastructure in 4 of the regions operated by Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), the company that owns and maintains France's rail network.
Month: November 2012
Prysmian to strengthen presence in the Asia pacific and showcase extended product portfolio at OSEA 2012 in Singapore
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will showcase its state-of-the-art range of products and technologies, specifically dedicated to the Oil & Gas sector, at OSEA 2012 that will take place in Singapore from November 27 to 30 (booth BJ4-01).
Mechel reports temporary suspension of steelmaking facilities in Romania and Ukraine
Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports temporary halting of production facilities at Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant (DEMZ), which is part of Mechel's steel division, and the schedule for temporary suspension of production at the group's Romanian steelmaking facilities that are part of Mechel's Eastern European Steel Division, in both cases due to unfavorable conditions on markets of raw materials and finished steel products.
Offshore umbilical cable manufacturer installs 72 tonne overhead crane in new factory
72 tonne overhead crane for reel loading and unloading has been installed in a new marine cable factory by Street Crane Company. JDR Cable Systems produce multi-core umbilical cables for offshore oil and gas platforms and will use the crane to ensure high volume production from a new vertical lay-up machine (VLM).
Prysmian completes the acquisition of Global Marine Energy
The Prysmian Group announces that, further to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent provided in the sale and purchase agreement entered into on 6th September 2012, today the acquisition of the entire share capital of Global Marine Systems Energy Limited has been completed.
Cummins Power Generation lending significant resources to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
MINNEAPOLIS — Cummins Power Generation and its distributors and dealers in the Northeast are uniting to contribute coordinated relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In addition to permanently installed standby power systems at many hospitals, office buildings and homes, some 415 rental generators have been deployed to provide temporary emergency power.
ABB wins $11 million power products order for Kazakhstan refinery
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $11 million, from JSC OGCC KazStroy Service, an EPC contractor, for high and medium voltage substation equipment that will facilitate power supply to a new Hydrocarbons production complex being built as part of the Atyrau refinery in Kazakhstan, and expected to be commissioned in 2013.


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Our Danny Cancer Fund
The Our Danny Cancer Fund, named after Dottie and Dan Manning's son, was established from a dream. Danny dreamed of the day when he would be cancer-free and able to resume his life as a 21-year-old. Education, marriage and children were all part of Danny's dream that was left unfulfilled when he died in 1994. Just as the Mannings were recovering from their loss, Dottie's husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and died in 1997. Ironically, Danny and Dan Sr. might have survived their cancers if they were being treated today…because of cancer research!
The Our Danny Cancer Fundis rapidly advancing the translational cancer research underway at the UMass Memorial Cancer Center of Excellence. The Cancer Center's focus is to better understand the biology of cancer in combination with the development of innovative and effective measures for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, particularly in the following areas:
Women's Health (including breast, ovarian and uterine cancers)
Hematologic Malignancies
Gastrointestinal Cancers (gastric, colorectal and pancreatic)
Genitourinary Cancers (bladder, kidney and prostate)
Cancer Risk Behaviors
Developmental Therapeutics (gene therapy/experimental oncology)
Please continue to support the Our Danny Cancer Fund to accelerate cancer research. Let's help make Danny's dream and our dream – a cure for cancer – a reality.
You can make your gift conveniently through our secure online web page (select "Our Danny Cancer Fund" from the dropdown list provided) or you can mail your check, payable to UMMF, to the Office of Advancement.
For more information about our annual giving program, please contact Kate Gomes by email or by phone at 508-856-5540.


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Windows Mobile Device Center
- OneCare Firewall Configuration
This FAQ covers how to configure the firewall included with OneCare to allow you to sync with Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC). To configure WMDC for use with Microsoft OneCare by following these steps:
OneCare currently (as of 2/1/07) doesn't automatically configure it's firewall to support WMDC.
Here are the steps to configure OneCare to work with WMDC…
Open OneCare and choose Change OneCare Settings
Click Firewall tab
Select Advanced Settings.
Click Add
WMDC uses the following programs to communicate via TCP/IP:
Select the Ports and Protocols tab…
Then Add…
In the Name call it WMDC 990 Inbound
Leave the Protocol set to TCP and add 990 to port ranges (like below).
Repeat the above add process 5 more times for the following ports…
Port Protocol Connections for this protocol or port range:
Add one more port with the following settings like this…
And click ok when done. Once all 6 ports have been added, the firewall settings screen should look like this…
When complete, click ok all the way out and exit the OneCare settings screen. You should be all set to Sync using WMDC!


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I don't know if it's my age, or just time, or the phase of the moon........but I need to change jobs soon. I am very good at what I do..........flirting with old men and making them more breathless than when they first got their oxygen. But certain conflicts have progressed to the point where the downside is outweighing the good points. It used to be that I looked forward to work and had no problem working 50+ hours per week. But lately, with every passing day, I dread coming here more. I am lucky to hit 40 hours in a week. Sometimes I am physically here and just not punched in. I blog and surf while I sit at my desk to be available to answer the girl's questions and the phones, but I am not really working. It's a big difference from 18 months ago. It has been getting steadily worse. It's not good for anyone and I am becoming more guilt ridden and resentful every day.
However, it's a good paycheck and it will be hard to duplicate.
Part of me wants to quit.....sell the house.....and take whatever job would cover a roof over my head, my books, lectures and hair coloring. If I could barter room and board, I could live on very little. Unfortunately, if I sell the house, the boys would kill me.
Well, there's always the lottery. Please leave the winning numbers in the comments.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Time For Change
Posted by BostonMaggie at 5:28:00 PM
4 comments:
- 20 July, 2006 19:47
- John of Argghhh! said...
Sorry woman. We're trying the lottery too. But we'll let you live in the carriage house if we ever win...
- 20 July, 2006 21:12
- Barb said...
42 is the answer to everything...
- 20 July, 2006 22:42
- BostonMaggie said...
That's funny Barb, I thought #82 was the answer to everything.
- 20 July, 2006 23:08
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What are the employee benefits and executive compensation changes that took effect with the new tax bill? Speakers with extensive litigation and finance experience will take a deep dive into tax reform at the 42nd Annual Tax Law Conference on March 9, 2018. Learn about the latest material executive compensation and employee benefits-related provision changes. Join the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. for the Tax Law Conference. Register on or before January 26, 2018 at www.fedbar.org/taxlaw18 to take advantage of early bird rates.
Employees are often a company's most valuable assets. To help your clients retain the ones they have, and attract the ones their business needs, it is imperative to help them offer the right compensation and benefit programs that comply with federal and state laws, regulations, and court decisions. Learn about tax, securities, and corporate laws impacting executive compensation and other employee benefit plans.
Navigating an increasingly complex tax law scheme is not a simple task. Notable speakers from the IRS, Treasury Department, Department of Justice, White House, and Congress will be on hand at the 2018 Tax Law Conference to examine important tax developments and policy issues. This one-day event is capped by an evening presentation of the prestigious Kenneth H. Liles Award for Distinguished Service to an eminent tax practitioner in recognition of his or her commitment and dedication to upholding the highest standards of the practice. Ethics, CLE, and CPE credit will be available.
Explore best practices for advising investors, employers, and boards of directors on the design, drafting, implementation, communication, and operation of employee benefit plans and executive compensation packages.
The experienced tax lawyers, financial experts, and judges at the Tax Law Conference will provide up-to-date substantive tax experience and review the latest tax law controversies. Conference speakers are employee benefits and executive compensation lawyers who regularly address clients' compensation and benefits concerns and needs. They have worked for publicly traded, Fortune 500 corporations and privately held companies.
The complexity surrounding executive compensation arrangements and employee benefits plans continues to grow. Attendees of the Tax Law Conference will gain valuable insight regarding the unfolding legal, tax, and business changes.
Learn how to help your clients' compensation and benefits packages to comply with today's multifaceted regulatory regime. Analyze tools and strategies for maintaining fiscal and fiduciary responsibility while advising on ERISA and related federal and state laws governing benefits and compensation.
At the 2018 Tax Law Conference, study the employee benefits and the executive compensation implications of acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, and corporate reorganizations. Ensure compliance under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and other applicable statutes and regulations. Explore local and national benefits and compensation considerations to ensure observance of the law and that you meet your clients' business objectives. Discover the ins and outs of compensation and benefit programs, including your clients' exposure to liability as well as litigation risks. Sign up for the Tax Law Conference today at www.fedbar.org/taxlaw18.
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Nine days after Patsy Hurst had a total knee replacement in her right knee, Via Christi Home Health physical therapist Elly Wilber is at Patsy's home just southwest of Pittsburg. Wilber is about halfway through her post-surgery two-week therapy regimen with Patsy.
This is Patsy's second total knee replacement this year — she had her left knee replaced in March.
When Patsy, 84, started exploring her options with her knees, she says they asked her which knee was the bad one.
"Left, I told them. But by the time I was ready for surgery, they were both bad," she says with a smile. "I was hoping this one would do as well as the first one, and it has."
Wilber, who has been a physical therapist for 24 years, spends about a half-hour with Patsy, putting her through a series of therapy exercises indoors. These exercises will strengthen the muscles around Patsy's new knee so she can get back to fully participating in the many activities she enjoys.
"She's a motivated patient," says Wilber, "and could progress quickly beyond what might normally be expected."
After a series of exercises inside the house, Wilber takes Patsy outside where she can practice walking on the uneven surface of the yard and up and down the driveway. Using just a cane — she's progressed enough she doesn't need a walker — Patsy has no problem navigating the surfaces.
Wilber and Patsy walk through the dappled sunlight and Patsy shares the story of when she and her husband moved into the home they've lived in for about 50 years, which is nestled among dozens of trees.
"When we first moved out here, my husband ordered 50 seedlings from the extension service. We planted them all, and 49 of them survived!" she says, laughing. "We've been thinning them out since then."
Wilber will have just a few more sessions with Patsy, but the work they've done together has Patsy confident that the next steps in her progression will go just as well.
"The therapists are so pleasant. They don't tell you what you're doing wrong," she says, "but what you're doing right and how you can do it better."


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Educational entrepreneurship
SouthUp – Works to promote youth education programs in the areas of entrepreneurship and technological innovation. SouthUp projects seek to integrate students in the growth process of companies. In addition, SouthUp operates an entrepreneurship program that combine youths, companies and hi-tech entrepreneurs.
Students Entrepreneurs
Teach students how to become leading and outstanding entrepreneurs.
A unique entrepreneurship program that operates in the framework of Sha'ar Ha'negev High School. The program integrate students into start-ups so as to provide them with entrepreneurial experience. Through the program, youths are exposed to the fascinating world of entrepreneurship while acquiring practical tools and knowledge for developing start-ups and future initiatives.
In practice, each group of students works closely with a start-up company for several months during the school year. The company provides the students with a unique and meaningful learning experience and an up-close opportunity to learn about developing and establishing a start-up—from the concept stage, writing out a business plan, through to raising funds from investors.
The Academic Internship
Academic specialization program – A project of academic interns held in cooperation with Sapir Academic College
The project is designed to integrate specialized students into start-ups in order to help them gain experience and integrate them as full-time employees after graduation. For their part, the companies benefit from an opportunity to integrate specialized students into their work during the late stages of completing their degrees.
The project's benefits are bi-directional: Students gain practical experience, which serves as a significant springboard to the labor market; the start-ups benefit from professional work and support from specialized students.


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text: Executive Summary Section Content 1Curtis Behmann is a partner, professional engineer and registered Canadian and US patent agent in our Intellectual Property Group. With over 20 years of experience, he provides strategic business-focused counsel to innovators and their business partners. Curtis has been repeatedly recognized in international ranking publications, including as one of the world's leading patent practitioners in the IAM Patent 1000, and as a Managing IP Star.Curtis specializes in the drafting and prosecution of high-tech and mechanical patents and industrial designs in various industries including wireless technology, semiconductors, security, financial/business methods, digital media and entertainment, consumer products, medical devices, water treatment, oil & gas, automotive and transportation. Fluently bilingual in English and French, he assists clients in both official languages. 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Providing opinions regarding patentability, infringement, validity and IP due diligence issues to enable clients to make informed strategic business decisions. As CIPO patent examiner, examined patent applications relating to emerging Internet and wireless technologies, data-switching networks, fiber-optic networks and related protocols, architectures, software and hardware. Publications & Presentations Section Content 3Author, "BLG Quick Reference Guide - Industrial Design Changes in Canada", October 2018.Presenter, "Innovation at BLG," Ottawa Law & Technology Meetup, April 2018.Panel Moderator, "Being a Brilliant In-House Counsel," IPBC Global Conference, Ottawa, June 2017.Author, "Design Rights: Functionality & Scope of Protection" (Canada chapter), Wolters-Kluwer, 2017.Presenter, "What You Need to Know About Patents," Invest Ottawa, 2013-2014.Author, "Offer for Sale can Bar US Patent Protection," The Lawyers Weekly, June 2012. 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WHO: Timo Weiland
WHAT: Spring 2011 Collection
WHERE: The Box, Lincoln Center
INSPIRATION: The sea in Ingmar Bergman's "Persona". Swedish Fjords.
Loved the pattern on these men's pants!
VERDICT: While most of the collection didn't synch up with my personal style, I admired the bold use of prints, bright, intense colors, and the way classic pieces like blazers were updated with new nautical inspired twists.
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My doctor scheduled me for a quad blood screening in two weeks. I did not get this blood test with either of my boys. After doing some research, I am concerned about the chances of a false positive. My husband and I would not consider terminating the pregnancy, even if the baby had a serious disease. What have you done in your pregnancy? What are the cons of not having the blood work done?


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Safari holidays & tours to Meru National Park
Safaris that include Meru National Park are increasingly popular, even though the park as a whole is only visited by a tiny fraction of safari-goers. A glorious tract of verdant bush on the well-watered eastern side of Mount Kenya, Meru is cut through by numerous permanent streams and rivers, and features swamps and riverine woodland in its vegetation. Made famous as the region where the George and Joy Adamson released Elsa the lioness. Meru is now notable for having one of Kenya's foremost rhino sanctuaries, where black and white rhinos have bred successfully for many years. By staying at one of the few tented camps or lodges in the park, you can spend your safari watching the rhinos, pursuing the park's elephants, cheetahs, lions or handsome reticulated giraffe, or witnessing huge herds of buffalo trundling through the bush, all with no more than a handful of other visitors' vehicles in the area.


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After four-and-a-half years of negotiations, congressional lobbying and a six-month fund-raising effort, Aloha Pacific Cruises Limited Partnership has raised the $16.8 million necessary to launch the S.S. Monterey for luxury cruising in the Hawaiian Islands.
The venture represents the first time a limited partnership was used to finance a U.S. flag cruise ship, and may be a first for the industry in general, according to John Broughan, chief operating officer of Aloha Pacific Cruises Ltd.
Broughan reported that the process took longer and was more difficult than expected because the offering was unique. He added that there are still marketing obstacles ahead, but believes that the advantages of U.S. flag registry, limited competition in the Hawaiian market, a unique agreement with the labor unions, and the popularity of Hawaii will ensure the line's success.
Broughan said Aloha Pacific chose its unique financing route after efforts to pursue traditional avenues of fundraising failed. "The doors to banks and major financial institutions were closed to us. Because most of the cruise companies are private, we simply did not have enough data to instill confidence in the conservative organizations."
Selling the partnership took longer than expected because it was the first time brokers were selling a cruise product. "They needed a lot of education to sell Aloha Pacific to their clients," Broughan said. "We also had to impress upon them that the overcapacity they heard about applied to the general cruise industry rather than U.S. flag ships.
The partnership was fully funded by March, 1987, through 172 investors, representing 70 percent of the ship's equity. James Kurtz, an attorney, is chief executive. The Masters, mates and Pilots Union, the original owners of the ship, holds 10 percent equity, and Aloha Pacific Cruises, the company that will manage and market the Monterey, holds 20 percent. Captain Robert Lowen is president of the union.
Other Aloha Pacific executives include Director of Operations Arne Baekkelund, formerly of Sea Goddess, RVL and RCCL, and Marketing and Planning Consultant Bill Kyle, formerly of Sitmar.
According to Broughan, the Monterey's U.S. registry was among the factors that contributed to the successful fundraising efforts. "We have an American vessel protected from foreign flag cruise competition, and we will be operating in the Hawaiian islands, where there are only two ships, compared to the 50 that cruise the Caribbean."
Unique Labor Agreement
In addition, the company has worked out a labor contract with the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union that promises fixed labor costs over the next 15 years, with no strike, no slowdown and no stoppage clauses. Wage increases are contingent upon the CPI index as well as the line's ability to raise its published tariff.
"Aloha Pacific Cruises can hand pick its employees, and because the union has a vested interest in the ship's success, we can operate with its full support."
The offering was further strengthened by a congressional ruling that allowed investors the Investment Tax Credit and Depreciation Schedule that had been eliminated by the 1986 tax law. Participation of Wartsila and Platou Ship Design of Norway also helped instill confidence among investors, Broughan said.
Marketing Emphasis on Trade
The biggest challenge facing Aloha Pacific now is marketing the Monterey under tight fiscal controls, Broughan said. "The one advantage we have is that, in Hawaii, our gross per diems can be on the high side, about $260 per day.
The company plans to position the Monterey as a deluxe alternative to the Hawaiian cruise product currently available. Broughan expects the average passenger will be about 45, and more affluent than passengers on American Hawaii. To attract the younger clientele, the line is planning an extensive shore program with golf and tennis tours. On board facilities include a sports deck, with basketball and volleyball courts and an aerobics center.
Marketing efforts will be focused almost entirely on the travel community, Broughan said. "We just don't have the funds to market directly to the consumer."
Almost 50 percent of the FIT passengers are expected to come from the West Coast, which has traditionally been the strongest patrons of Hawaii. The line also plans to capitalize on the affinity many West Coasters have with the Monterey. "A lot of people on the West Coast cruised on the Monterey when she was part of the old Matson Line, or have parents who did, and they are anxious to see her brought back," he said.
Business Groups A Major Target
The company expects 40 percent of its business to come from the meetings and incentive market, as meetings aboard the Monterey will be tax deductible, due to the ship's U.S. registry.
"We will be the first ship in the Hawaiian market to offer businesses facilities built specifically for meetings and conventions. There will be an 1,100-seat theatre and a new conference center with five break-out rooms."
Delivery Expected in May, 1988
The Monterey is currently undergoing a $32 million refurbishment, in three stages. The first, the restoration of the hull, is expected to be completed by May 31 at Northwest Marine and Iron Works in Portland, Oregon. The structural steelwork will be done at Tacoma Shipyard in Washington and the interior refurbishment at Wartsila.
Upon completion, the ship will have 300 cabins. Maximum passenger capacity will be 638.
Delivery is scheduled for May, 1988, and positioning cruises from Helsinki to major West and East Coast ports are planned to show the Monterey to travel agents before she begins her seven-day Hawaiian cruises.


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Barbeque Tanks, also known as Gas Cylinders, are destructible objects found in the HD Universe games.
It is a fairly uncommon object, and when either shot at, ran over with a vehicle or has explosives thrown at it, it will explode with a powerful force, creating a black mark on the ground where it blew up, similar to the fuel dispensers found at gas stations. They are most commonly produced by Pharte Gas.
The explosion is much more powerful than a Grenade, which could destroy vehicles rapidly, as well as killing nearby people, including the protagonist if he got too close to the blast.
Using appropriate mods in GTA IV, it is possible to spawn a Barbeque Tank anywhere, and can be blown up like regular tanks, as seen in this video.
Grand Theft Auto IV + Episodes from Liberty City
- Found on the grass at Grummer Road and Exeter Avenue.
- Sometimes found in Industrial Areas.
- In the Twitchin's Sugar Factory in BOABO.
- Inside Brian Jeremy's Safehouse.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Found near The Lost MC area.
- Found inside the meth lab above Liquor Ace in Sandy Shores.
- Several can be found in the back yard of most houses in Vinewood Hills and Rockford Hills.
See Also
- Jerry Can - A similar weapon featured in GTA V.
- Filling Stations, which features similarly-explosive fuel dispensers.
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In AEM 6.0, most of the functionalities are accessible through Touch-Optimized UI. When you create a template using Sightly or JSP, before extending the page component, the Classic UI displays the content in a page created based on the template. Of course, the page is displayed without the sidekick and other functionalities.
This behavior, however, changes with Touch-Optimized UI. To appear page's content in Touch-Optimized GUI, the page's template should extend the page component using sling:ResourceSuperType . You can extend a Sightly or JSP page component to a template. It's irrespective of the templating language (Sightly \ JSP).


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1 cup frozen peas and carrots
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
Salt and ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1 tablespoon butter, cut into pieces
Ready In: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook noodles following package directions; drain.
2. Grease a shallow 9-inch square baking dish. Stir in soup and 1/2 can water.
3. Add noodles, chicken, peas and carrots and 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Top with bread crumbs and remaining cheese. Dot with butter.
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Baaghee Waheed has fled the Maldives
Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has fled the Maldives with MVR500,000 in cash and no dignity. Last night, at around 10:30 p.m., while opposing candidates and their supporters were busy holding their last campaign rallies ahead of tomorrow's vote, Waheed hastily got into a speedboat waiting at the jetty straight in front of his Office and beat a retreat.
Dr Manik, was the Vice President in the first democratically elected government of the Maldives but betrayed President Mohamed Nasheed on 7 February 2012 as the facade that portrayed the day's coup as 'a legitimate transfer of power'. He ran for President in September this year but managed to garner only 5% of the vote. He remained as 'President' for 21 months, the last three days of which were beyond the presidential term he illegally occupied.
He recorded a 'farewell speech' aired this morning on all television channels some 12 hours after his departure. He spent his last words on defending his decision to side with the coup-makers—'I was treated very badly as a VP!'; on insisting that Supreme Court is the final authority on the Constitution—'we have to obey the Supreme Court, no matter what!'; on boasting about how he maintained peace and stability in the Maldives—'I did that under so many difficulties!'; and on praising the security forces for their 'defence of Maldives and our people.' He sounded bitter, and was determined, even at the last minute, to attack his former President.
While hiding in whatever glorious mansion of Macau that he is in, he told anyone watching Maldivian television that Nasheed had ordered the military to use rubber bullets against the mutinying police on 7 February. Retired Brigadier General Ibrahim Didi appeared on television this afternoon to refute Waheed. 'How would he know? He was not there.' Waheed spent the night of the worst crisis in recent Maldivian history hiding inside the official residence while his wife Ilham dolled herself up for the presidential oath taking ceremony planned for later in the day.
Without Waheed, the coup-makers would not have been able to legitimise their illegal overthrow of the first democratically elected government of the Maldives, of which he was the Vice President. Without Waheed, the traitors would not have been able to hold on to power for 21 months, and without Waheed as a fig leaf, they would not have been able to drain public coffers of all money, renege on international agreements, destroy Maldives' relations with the international community and allow Adhaalath Party's Islamists to gain such traction in our socio-political affairs.
'I will have to consider what the atmosphere is like in Maldives', he told Haveeru yesterday when asked if he plans to return. Waheed has a reputation for fleeing—when things got tough back in the 1990s when he was an MP, he ran off abroad for a job in the United Nations. He has boasted that he provided education for millions of women in Afghanistan where he was posted there after the American invasion. In the lead up to these presidential elections, he was asked on TVM's RiyaaC programme if he would stay or flee should he lose. 'I will stay,' he lied.
Waheed is one of the biggest traitors in the history of the Maldives. He is also one of its biggest cowards.


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After calling for emergency response, promptly notify your
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To ship any biological material to a destination outside the United States, you must submit form NIH 2388, "Declaration for Exportation of Biological Materials" to the NIH Quarantine Permit Service Office (QPSO). The form may be submitted by email to
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To receive any biological material from a destination outside the United States of America, you must submit a request to QPSO that includes information about the recipient, sender, and the material to be imported. Specific guidance on submitting requests is found here. Requesters must allow at least 10 business days for review by the QPSO. Depending on the biological material to be imported, the QPSO will refer the requester to the appropriate permitting agency and/or provide an NIH Letter for Non-Infectious Importation. The importer may then supply the appropriate documents to the sender for inclusion with the shipping manifest accompanying the package.
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The NIH supported food facilities, both full service and concession stands, are routinely inspected on a risk-based frequency. Anyone within NIH can request inspection results by contacting the Food Safety Program Manager at (301) 496-2346. More information may be found on our
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I wanted to alternate my typical routine of brushing my teeth with soap (more on that here), with a paste that had a baking soda base. Erin just featured Joyous Health as her Book of the Month and I wanted to learn more about it, so I checked out Joy's website. Guess what… she has a toothpaste with a baking soda base (SCORE).
When I visited The Yoga Show last month I knew I wanted to pop by the Joyous Health booth to purchase it. Little did I know, Joy would be there in real life. She was so kind and helpful, I was going to buy the toothpaste anyways, but it made me feel extra happy that I was supporting a local business and a fellow female!
Another month over and another Petit Vour box to review! Last month's subscription box was good, but this one was way better. I'm excited to share my thoughts on April's all-natural and cruelty free products!
This month kicked off my subscription to Petit Vour and I wanted to share a quick recap and review of the products in my February 2015 beauty box, click through to see more details about what I thought of the products :).
Now that spring is here and the weather is (…slowly) warming up in Canada, I thought I'd do a post on choosing a more natural sunscreen. I'm a huge sun-lover. If someone told me I was some type of fabulous water lizard in another life, I would believe them. There are few things I love more than a beach and sunny weather. That being said, I also don't want to end up looking like a human lizard as I age – so sun protection is important.
I had just run out of my old cleanser and needed something to replace it. However, I was in a rush and grabbed this without reading the ingredients as well as I should have, and now I have regrets 😦 (more…)
I'm trying to transition all my makeup and skin care to natural, cruelty-free products and it's going well so far. I feel like there is way more variety at Whole Foods or your local supermarket, drug store etc. than before, but some natural brands can be preeeetty pricey. To the point where, when I buy something and it isn't working, it bums me and my wallet out.
It's tough to get samples at the grocery store, and I could just return the full size product if it's not working out, but I hate being wasteful and always ask myself: "Where do those lightly used products go once people return them?". I ended up asking someone at Sephora what they would do with a concealer I was returning and they said it would probably be thrown out…


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Dec 24, 2018 | By Rose Garrod
Jun 29, 2016
Whether you attribute it to the rise of the mini-me, cute kids spotted at Seoul fashion week this season or the rise of the perfect Instagram family dominating social media feeds, it's clear that the creative spotlight has certainly been shining on the kid's fashion and style industry recently.
Further proof of how in demand the kidswear market is was spotted last weekend as we attended the Pitti Bimbo International trade show . The show recorded increased footfall across the following regions (Germany 5%, UK 24%, Japan 14%, China 20% and Russia 5%). To match this demand, the trade show designed the event with a commitment to give industry experts and buyers even more to get excited about.
Responding to the more sophisticated buying demands the bi-annual event held at Fortezza da Basso in Florence re-addressed its layout for A/W16/17 showcasing unique, new or emerging brands.
This new area called Kidzz Fizz proved popular and for S/S 17 press and buyers were invited to their catwalk show to view the most innovative exhibitors. Stand out brands from the show include super fun Leitmotiv, with their sunshine embroidered jersey and soft separates and new Dutch label Longlivethequeen with a proportion of the collection made from end of line fabrics.
Other more established catwalk events continued to inspire buyers and press alike with the Apartment catwalk showing luxury pieces by brands including Velveteen and Stella Jean
The hotly anticipated annual showstopper catwalk by IlGufo picked a jungle theme as their back drop to the collection, live streamed to their Facebook page- a move that proves just how committed kidswear brands are when it comes to showcasing their product in exciting, innovative and new digital ways (to build a buzz within the industry and offer more access to the wider brand community).
Other catwalk highlights included the sponsored the runway show Children's Fashion From Spain that picked an aloha surf direction, with brands Fun & Fun and Yclu.
Subscribers look out for the full Pitti Bimbo trend report live on the site.
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On October 30 and 31st, Avon Maitland schools hosted a delegation of 34 educators from the Netherlands. A small group came with Kees deZeeuw, their coordinator in 2016 and he has returned to AMDSB for a second visit with a new group interested in learning about our approach to inclusive education.
When asked, "Why Avon Maitland?", Kees replied that he sees the Board as an example of an organization that has taken on a change initiative to move to a system of inclusive educational practice and empower all levels of the organization to engage in learning and growing together to make the educational experience of all students both rich and diverse.
Members of the delegation had the opportunity to meet with central staff and visit Stratford Northwestern, Bedford PS and Anne Hathaway PS as well as St. Mary's DCVI and Little Falls and Exeter Elementary and South Huron DHS. All school staff graciously opened their classrooms and their inclusive practice to our visitors.
As part of their visit to Canada, the group attended, "Coaching to Inclusion", a conference hosted by a group of educators from several school districts in south western Ontario, preschool educators and other community members who collaborate to offer quality professional development opportunities for inclusive educators.
We were proud to have 22 educators participating in this conference from Avon Maitland schools. Each year, school boards nominate staff as a 'Champion of Inclusion'. We had all our nominees and their nominators present at the conference.
Monika Hudak – Educational Assistant – SNWSS
Joyce deDekker – Teacher – SNWSS
Celeste Mitchell – Learning for All Coach
Nominated by Kristen Frank
Jennifer Hewitt – Teacher – Seaforth Public School
Nominated by Anne Copeland.
Congratulations to Joyce deDekker, our 2017 Champion of Inclusion award winner.


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Salon Business Secrets is a new website and a rapidly growing community of salon and spa business owners, managers and professionals who want to become more successful, more productive, more effective. MORE! We will show you how to run an AMAZING salon business.
There are three elements to Salon Business Secrets. There is the Website (or blog) which is where you are right now, the podcast, and YouTube channel. These are also backed up by engaged communities on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
The Website is where you will find information, strategies and tips to improve your business. I can not teach you how to perfect the latest hair style, perform a more relaxing massage or give an even closer shave, I am not a therapist or a stylist, but I can teach you how to get more clients, boost your income and help you to realise your business dreams.
The Podcast is where I plan to provide further information, sometimes to back up articles, where the information is more suitable to audio. The podcast will allow you to learn while you are doing other things. I don't recommend you play it while performing treatments but you can take it with you on your phone or iPod. I also plan to include guest interviews on to the podcast. These might be industry experts who will provide you with more great business building information, tips and strategies or salon owners who have lessons that they have learned that they are happy to share with you to help your business.
The YouTube Channel is where you will find videos (I guess that isn't really a surprise). Some things are just so much easier to show than they are to talk about or write about. We are currently putting together a list of great content to have on our channel, but you will have to wait to get your hands on that.
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Hi, Adam here. Over the past 15 years, I have been lucky enough to have worked with some of the leading spas and salons in the world. My background is in business management, particularly in the field of using Information Technology to maximise business procedures, efficiency and revenue.
While working alongside some of the leading experts in the industry, I started to see what made successful salon and spa business owners stand out from the crowd and become the successes and even household names that they are now.
You see, I love helping salon and spa owners and managers to improve their businesses. I love to help the staff to deliver better customer service, improve their retail sales and ultimately earn more money doing what they love to do. Yes, it is true that this is my job and what I get paid for but it has always frustrated me that I am only able to work with just a few clients at a time.
Now with Salon Business Secrets, I want to help as many spas and salons as possible all over the world to achieve their business goals.
A quick note – in order to save time here and in the rest of this website, I am going to use the word 'salon' to refer to all businesses from high street hair and beauty, nail or barber salons through high end salons right up to resort or hotel-based spas. It is just easier that way, less typing for me and less words for you to read. Some articles here might be aimed more at one type of business than another and in those cases I will point this out. The vast majority of my business secrets will work for you, if used correctly, no matter what the size of your salon (or spa) business is.
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Date: 2006
Page count: 300 pages
Format: B/5
Category: in Hungarian and English
Series: Information Theory
Original price: 3400 Ft
Table of contents (shortened):
- Fundamental concepts of graph theory (isomorphism, degree sequences; trees, Cayley's theorem, Prüfer-code, minimal weight spanning tree; connectivity; directed graphs; miscellaneous exercises)
- Euler walks (existence of Euler walks, applications, variations of the problem)
- Hamiltonian paths and circuits (finding Hamiltonian paths and circuits, necessary conditions, sufficient conditions, misc. exercises)
- Planarity (Euler's formula; the theorems of Kuratowski, Fáry, and Wagner; duality, weak isomorphism, misc. exercises, related concepts)
- Matching (maximum and maximal matchings, bipartite graphs and Hall's condition, misc. Exercises; packing and covering)
- Flows, higher connectivity (flows in networks, edge- and vertex connectivity)
- Colouring (vertex colouring; edge colouring; perfect graphs; Mycielski's construction; list colouring)
- Matrix representations (adjacency matrix, its determinant and eigenvalues; incidence matrix; circuit and cut set matrices)
- Complexity theory (paths and circuits; colouring and cliques; decision problems and search problems; misc. exercises)
The book contains about 500 problems in these topics, with full solutions. The famous book "Combinatorial problems and exercises" (Lovász, 1979) is still the best for graduate and postgraduate math majors but most of its problems are too difficult for undergraduates. Most of the existing English undergraduate texts contain some exercises but usually without solutions. The novelty of this book is that
1. it contains mostly "easy" problems which can be solved by any undergraduate who understands the definitions and knows the most basic theorems and methods,
2. it covers only those chapters of graph theory which are needed for engineering students as well (for other important chapters of graph theory like Ramsey theory, infinite graphs etc. the readers are referred to other sources), and
3. it contains full solutions with as many details as required for typical undergraduate exams.
This collection is based on the discrete mathematics courses we offer since 1985 for the undergraduate electric engineering majors and informatics majors at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Most problems have been tested by dozens of TA-s (and by thousands of students) in the last two decades.


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My wife, Shelley started her floral design business a few months ago. She had always wanted to put her education and passion for design into action and landed on florals. Shelley recently got picked up by a network, and they provide a professional photoshoot for her online catalogue. Up to this point, it has been me with my iPhone 5 and VSCO app.
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"I'm Diane Black, and I don't back down," the congresswoman says her in announcement video. "It's just how I'm wired."
One of the wealthiest members of Congress, she can afford to self-fund part of her campaign.
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