text:
The Klein Independent School District's (Klein ISD) Human Resource Services Department embraces opportunities, seeks to attract, employ and retain the most highly qualified employees. KISD Human Resource Services will continue to provide competitive compensation packages, a safe work environment while doing so in a cheerful and customer oriented fashion.
Klein ISD Human Resource Services Department
7200 Spring Cypress Rd
Klein, Tx 77379
7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday
Phone 832.249.4218
Fax 832.249.4018
To inquire about employment opportunities and applications
CLICK HERE or call 832-249-4218.
Absence Management Phone
(For entering an absence by phone.)
Absence Management Website
(For entering an absence online.)
To receive Professional Learning records
If you are a former employee of Klein ISD and need to
access your professional learning records to transfer
to your new school district, please fill out the form HERE.


text:
Your search did not match any results.
We suggest you try the following to help find what you're looking for:
Trending Questions
President Rick Kurtz discusses how Shawnee State University is helping first-generation college students find success by engaging them at the right times using Oracle Higher Education Cloud.
Butler University begins their journey to the cloud by selecting Oracle Student Financial Planning Cloud. The new financial system integrates with their legacy PeopleSoft system.
Central State University embarks on a technology transformation with Oracle Student Cloud.
Become the modern campus your students expect
Take control of your projects with modern project financial tools.
Deliver and manage a seamless student relationship experience across channels and devices. Create the correct curriculum that is data-driven and goal oriented so that intervention occurs in a timely basis. Deliver content in context. Gain insight to individual and aggregated learning paths and best practices. To see more details, click on each section below.
Engage a Sales Expert

subset: commoncrawl


text:
View Cart (0)
Mary Coley
If you love to read books with a little or a lot of mystery in them, you've come to the right place.
Toggle navigation
Becoming a Writer
My Story
View All
short stories
Book Box
Contact Me
Photo Journal
Audiobook: Cobwebs.
Available through Audible.
Chrysalis: A Race to Death.
2018 by Mary Coley (CreateSpace). Book 4 of the
Family Secret Series.
Finalist in the Suspense category of the Silver Falchion Awards, given by Killer Nashville, an international mystery writers conference held every August in Franklin, TN.
Blood on the Cimarron: An Oklahoma Mystery.
2017 by Mary Coley (CreateSpace)
Winner of the Hillerman Award, New Mexico/Arizona books!
The Ravine
. 2016 by Wild Rose Press.
- A Suspense Novel. 2016 by Wheatmark. Book Three of the
Family Secret Series.
Ant Dens
- A Suspense Novel. 2015 by Wheatmark. Book Two of the
Family Secret Series
- A Suspense Novel. 2014 by Wheatmark. Book One of the
Family Secret Series
Naked Ladies
- Seasons of the Heart, September 2013 by ML Coley (Amazon's Createspace)
Beneath a Wild Sky
- Forest Cat and Other Stories, September 2013 by ML Coley (Amazon's Createspace)
(Naked Ladies and Beneath a Wild Sky are also published as e books and available through online outlets as well as at Smashwords.com.)
: How You Can Make a Difference, 2009, Capstone Press.
Awards (2010 - present)
2018: Winner - The Hillerman Award for Fiction. New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards for Blood on the Cimarron: No Motive for Murder.
2018: Winner - First Place - of OWFI's Mystery/Suspense Novel Category for Chrysalis: A Race to Death.
2016: Finalist, New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards. Fiction Category for Beehives.
2016: Winner - First Place - of OWFI's Mystery/Suspense Category for Death in Cimarron Valley (later named Blood on the Cimarron)
2016: Winner. Creative Woman of Oklahoma Award for Young Adult Fiction for Ant Dens (Delta Kappa Gamma)
2016: Finalist, Oklahoma Book Awards. Fiction Category for Ant Dens.
2015: Published in the Tulsa Nightwriters' short story anthology, A River of Stories with, "Beach Dogs."
2015: Finalist, New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards. 'First Book' Category for Cobwebs;
2015 Finalist, New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards. 'Mystery-Thriller' Category for Ant Dens.
2015: Winner. Creative Woman of Oklahoma Award for Young Adult Fiction. Delta Kappa Gamma International Society, Gamma State.
2015: Winner of OWFI's Middle Grade Fiction Novel competition - Third Place for "The Dragon's Lair"
2015: Winner of OWFI's Young Adult Novel competition - Second Place for "The Summer My Life Went Up in Smoke"
2013: Winner of Oklahoma Writer's Federation Inc. (OWFI) Short Story competition - Fourth Place for "Forest Cat"
2013: Winner of OWFI's Suspense/Mystery Novel competition - Second Place for "Cobwebs"
2012: Published in the short story anthology, Around the Block on Parnell Square with story, "The Soul of the Poet."
2012: Winner of the Tulsa Friends of the Library competition in the Short Story division, honorable mention
2011: Winner of NANOWRIMO 2011 (50,000 words written in November)
2010: Oklahoma Writer's Federation Inc. (OWFI) Award for Best Juvenile Book of 2009 (Published)"Environmentalism: How You Can Make a Difference"
Environmentalism: How You Can Make A Difference. Capstone Press: Mankato, MN. 2009
. Available through www.capstone.press.com or at www.Amazon.com.
At Home on the Range. Montana State University Extension Services: Bozeman, MT. 2005. A Reviewed and Recommended Resource of the National 4-H Service Council.
Available through www.montana.edu.publications
Spirit of the Last Great Places: A Teacher's Guide. (For Oklahoma Students, Grades 4-8). Oklahoma State University and The Nature Conservancy: Stillwater, OK. 1994.
Copies available through the author. Please use the contact page on this website to request more information.
Join our email list for special book info!
My Story
Contact Me
Copyright © 2019 Mary Coley -
Powered by GoDaddy Online Store


text:
Canon PIXMA MX495 Series Driver
Wi-Fi All-In-One Printers
Canon PIXMA MX495 Printer Driver macOS 10.12 (Sierra) / OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) / OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) / OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) / Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) / Windows 10 (32-bit) / Windows 10 (64-bit) / Windows 8.1 (32-bit) / Windows 8.1 (64-bit) / Windows 8 (32-bit) / Windows 8 (64-bit) / Windows 7 (32-bit) / Windows 7 (64-bit) / Windows Vista (32-bit) / Windows Vista (64-bit) / Windows XP (32-bit).
PIXMA MX495 Wireless All-in-One Printer series gives easy access share functionality versatile Print, Copy, Scan, Fax and Cloud allows wireless sharing to get print, copy, scan and FAX, some of the functions between devices. High quality printing with Max. resolution Up to 4800 dpi produce photo quality is beautiful, sharp, clear text documents and graphics, with fast printing Up to 8.8 ipm (mono) / Up to 4.4 ipm-colour.
PIXMA MX495 Mobile Printing
Download Canon PRINT App for wireless printing. Print directly from a mobile device without having to join Wi-Fi network, thanks to the access point mode or print from virtually anywhere as of Google Cloud Print that is connected by using the service cloud clouds PIXMA link allows you to print photos from the internet access service, send a scanned image file directly via email without having to use a PC. Printing through a smooth scan for smart phone/tablet with a full Apple iOS, Android devices support, while also supporting Apple's AirPrint wireless printing from easy, iPhone/iPad, iPod Touch without the App.


text:
Are you tired of looking for the love of your life and not finding it? Would you like to have a new car, more money, a better job? Do you feel like you are stuck in a rut? Does it seem like your life is going nowhere and this leads you to an unfulfilling life? Believe me, I get you. Years ago, I felt just like you. Just as you I had great expectations, hopes, dreams. A life that I wanted to live but couldn't. I kept asking myself why was that happening to me and I became really frustrated when nothing that I desired ever happened. However, there was something inside of me telling me that I deserved more and, more specially that I could have more. I just didn't know how and I needed to figure it out. Turns out it was like this. Turns out I was right. There really was a better life awaiting for me.
Let me tell you briefly about my story. Nine years ago, I was working in a network marketing company. One day, as a job task, my sponsor sat us down and made us watch a movie. Yes, this movie was The Secret. That was the first time I heard something like this. I immediately felt strongly connected to this philosophy. Â Then I started my journey. From then on I started attending seminars. I started meditation, I wrote down things. I had affirmations. Little did I knew that his was just the tip of the iceberg of something bigger.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard I tried things just seemed to get worse. I started having problems at my company. I wasn't selling nor recruiting and I was about to lose my job. I made huge mistakes. I had money problems and still continue to invest (sometimes with three credit cards) over $60 in training. I was going crazy.
And it got worse. The 2008 recession came and long story short, I was living in my car. There I was, homeless. How could this happen to me? I started checking out books from libraries and reading each and every single book regarding self motivation. Nothing seemed to help. Then, one night, while literally holding my fists to the sky asking for help that I had my first of many epiphanies. That's when some kind of huge peace hit me. I felt like I was absolutely connected with the universe.
I was absolutely humbled.
And then I, in complete faith, with absolute respect, gratefully and with trust I made my request. I hadn't eaten in days so I asked for food. Minutes later, a miracle happened. The first I ever noticed in my whole experience.  A woman came to me and asked me if everything was okay. She had seen me before and she was concerned. Even though I said I was okay, she asked me if there was something she could do for me. I told her I could use something to eat. Then she walked me to a convenience store. She spent over $50 in grocery items. I was so grateful. I never felt like this before. I understood that I was in presence of an angel.
That was the best day of my life. That feeling of peace never left me again. Looking back, that was the first time that I really knew that everything was going to be okay. I had finally understood how to connect with the whole universe.
Would you like to know what was failing? Maybe you have experienced the same. Maybe you would like to improve your life. Maybe you deserve more than what you have. Continue reading the Cosmic Ordering Secret review and you will understand why it seems as the universe isn't listening to you.
How to connect with the universe
First, let me tell you that it is not by demanding. It is not by giving ultimatums. The universe does not respond this way. In fact, it does it in a different and intriguing way. As you know and saw in the movie The Secret, this method has been kept as a secret for centuries.
I know some well intentioned authors narrow Cosmic Ordering to two aspects: asking and receiving.  However, what you are about to discover will lead you to understand why there is something missing in that equation. Perhaps you've been there and it hasn't worked for you. This is not just based on what happened to me. It's something that has been proved by thousands of people. Would you like to know what that missing link is? It is the sense of KNOWING.
Knowing does not mean "think about something†when you make a request to the universe. It is not thinking very hard while asking either. Knowing is a profound sense that comes from within. It a feeling of ease, certainty and, most of all trust in the universe and its process of fulfilling your desire.
This feeling of knowledge translates into love. Yes, the infinite love from the universe. Your only job is to open to this love and trust.
This leads us to the next step: in order to communicate with the universe, you must learn to talk in the right language.
And how exactly do you do that? Well, the answer is to learn how to properly place your cosmic order. So, to narrow it down to an universal law: If you would like to receive your desire as a gift from the universe, you've got to learn how to communicate with it in a proper way.
Why you should buy Cosmic Ordering Secret?
That's when I came with a program. I felt as I needed to share this truth with the world. I really want to help a difference for people who feel stuck. I want to help those who, as me, have been trying for a long time to understand how to communicate and receive the endless force of love. If you download Cosmic Ordering Secret, you will learn how to finally receive the gifts the universe is about to send you if you know how to ask. Don't wait a minute more, your life is about to change forever.
Download Cosmic Ordering Secret Now! It's 100% risk-free for 60 Days! Click the button below:


text:
An Algerian official said on Tuesday, that the foerign exchange reserves of the country amounted to US$ 155 billion at the end of 2010. The Director of the Algerian Ministry of Finance, Abdelmalek Zubaydi stated that the level of reserves would allow the government to continue its economic expansion plans.
There was also a margin of safety for the coming years, he added. According to him, the cost of the reform programs of the Algerian economy amount to about US$286 billion dollars over the next five years.
Algeria has significantly reduced the national debt and now increasingly rely on its own resources to finance development programs. The oil and gas sales abroad contro; some 97% of the country's exports


text:
Promises to Keep (Starsky and Hutch zine)
|Promises to Keep
|Teri White
|Cover Artist(s):
|Paulie Gilmore
|Paulie Gilmore
|Starsky and Hutch
|External Links:
|"Promises to Keep" is online here
|Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
Promises to Keep is a gen 76-page Starsky and Hutch novel by Teri White.
Cover and all interior art by Paulie Gilmore. Art has been included on Fanlore with the artist's permission.
Its Place in Fandom History
"I was told that Promises to Keep was Teri's first SH story, and the first time she wasn't writing in Star Trek. (Remember, at the time, Star Trek was pretty much the only [media] fandom). Teri was a well established Trek writer -- a slash writer, I believe -- and her breaking away from Star Trek to write -- gasp! -- about a cop show was astounding to most people. Star Trek was a massive fandom, but Teri's following was strong enough that people were willing to read her cop show stories. Interestingly (according to Ruth Kurz who told me this) though Teri and Ruth were both active in slash fandom from other shows, and Teri and Ruth both wrote and put together the entire Harry/Johnny fandom from Magnum Force, they never "saw" Starsky & Hutch in a slash context, which was pretty astounding considering how close those two guys are." [1]
"Starsky and Hutch are called in on their day off to drive up into the mountains to pick up a bookkeeper who is prepared to testify against his mobster boss. In the snow and icy conditions of winter, the partners get to the cabin and retrieve their passenger, a snobby, whiny, frail man who instantly gets on their nerves, and begin to drive back down the mountain. But someone has been watching and now a roadblock halts their passage. In a split-second decision, Starsky decides to make his own way off-road and drives into the forest amid a hail of bullets. It isn't until he looks over and sees that Hutch has been shot that he knows they're all in real trouble..." [2]
Interior art
Reactions and Reviews
[Promises to Keep]...is a melodramatic get'em that left a lot to be desired in matters of plot and medical accuracy. With the exception of a few brilliant moments, like the opening hangover scene, or Starsky's muddled single-mindedness when Dobey finally finds him, this first effort is more an exercise in reader aggravation than a story with something to say. [The the reviewer apologizes a bit in the letterzine's next issue for her review of of the zine: "I'm sorry if my review was a bit acerbic. It's just that when someone writes that well, I expect perfection."] [3]
I was introduced to Starsky and Hutch fandom by reading borrowed copies of Zebra Three which I found enjoyable, but I did not become a full-fledged fan until I'd read 'Promises to Keep.' This lovely little novella, obviously designed to delight the reader, is an exquisitely executed example of that long-time favorite, the hurt/comfort story, set off perfectly by Paulie Gilmore's pen and ink illustrations. So often I read that Starsky and Hutch stories that have good ideas, but are lacking in the skill and inspiration that make the characters come alive the way they do in Teri's stories. So many us are fans who try to write 'our boys.' Teri is a writer who is also a fan – a winning combination to benefit us all. She catches her characterizations with clever and poignant descriptions and dialogue. Instead of saying 'Hutch is delirious' as a lesser writer might, she shows us with his stream of semi-conscious memories and fears fuzzily fused together in his fight to live. Also, Teri does not depend on aired episodes for inspiration. Nice as those fill-in-the-missing-scene, or what-happened-next stories are, they cannot compare to the originality of a born writer, yet she never deviates from the known facts about the characters nor takes liberties with their lives as laid down by their creators and producers. As an English teacher, I find it satisfying to read, at last, a Starsky and Hutch fan story that is grammatically correct… [and] the opening hangover scene is a delight to my teen-aged students and anyone who has ever had difficulty waking up, as well as to those of us who have shared the morning-after experience. Humor is generously sprinkled throughout the story to alleviate its serious side; and love, that much-needed commodity in this wishful world, is the pervading theme… What a pleasure and inspiration it is to read about devoted friends who really have the courage to succeed at all the things we wish we were brave and strong enough ot do for one another. That is what fiction is for – to show us in an entertaining and pleasurable way an ideal for which to strive. 'Promises to Keep' has kept all those promises for us, and a future filled with further stories by Teri White looks – promising! [4]
To begin with, I'm personally unfamiliar with Teri White as a writer and don't know whether or not this is her first published piece or her 427th… The pacing is good, it's well-plotted, and the characterizations of S&H are good. Her writing isn't purple, and there's a good balance of prose and dialogue. The zine itself looked good – the printing is clear and readable. The artwork is excellent. I enjoyed the story while reading it, even though I'd prefer to see a few action/adventure stories rather than hurt/comfort stories. After all, these guys are supposed to be to of LA's best cops; I'd like to see that occasionally. However, I read it cheerfully because there's not much S&H fanfic out there and I've already read the Zebra Threes several times. There are several flaws. One of these is the story is too long. There are too many scenes of aching reminiscences and guilt-tripping. I wish Mendela had been less of a stereotyped coward-fully villain. My biggest complaint is with the medical facts used… I don't care how heroic Starsky's soul is, on a broken ankle he'd have been unable to haul Mendela or Hutch on a a travois; by rights, he'd had trouble walking. The CPR Starsky used on Mendela was incomplete; he used chest-press only and no breathing… Finally, in real life, both Hutch and Starsky would have died of hypothermia. I'm probably being nit-picky, but a Red Cross First Aid Manual is cheap, and if you wish to write hurt/comfort stories, a basic knowledge of the subject wouldn't hurt. In general, I enjoyed the story tho I was rather disappointed in the zine. Granted, it was a one-shot published solely to see the novelette 'Promises to Keep' in print, but there wasn't even an Editor's preface! A flyer arrived with it, announcing another S&H novel by Teri; it might have been better to hold up on 'Promises' and print them together. I guess I'm saying that the price paid was too high for the contents. One long story, with huge margins, and lots of white spaces, that came to only 76 pages unreduced, is a mite skimpy for $3.25. [5]
Suspenseful story with a lot of emotional impact as well. Starsky and Hutch are assigned to escort a protected witness from his mountainside cabin, where he's hiding out, to the city. But the criminals he's set to testify against are watch the trail up the mountain, and catch up with our guys on the way down. Starsky does his best to control the Torino on the ice and snow-covered path, but the hunters open fire, breaking window, the radio and shooting Hutch in the chest before Starsky loses control of the car, and it careens off the road. Having been left for dead, Starsky has to decide the best way to get the gravely wounded Hutch down the mountain through wind and snow and cold for help while still protecting the witness (who is fine after the wreck) His decision is further complicated when the witness has a heart attack, and Starsky is only able to drag one of the men down the mountain on the travois he's built. Will he choose his duty or his partner? It creates a horrible conflict in the dark-haired member of the team, as me must decide which man to leave behind and, hopefully come back for later. [6]
I'm a sucker for long stories, and I like a good hurt/comfort fic as much as the next reader. This one's a classic. Sleepy and hungover, the boys are pulled in on their day off to pick up a witness and ferry him to the Feds. Simple, right? Except it never is. There's a secluded cabin, a chase through a blizzard, and choices that no one ever wants to make when someone they love is hurt. It's well-written, well-paced, and I particularly like Starsky's characterization as a man so determined that he'll do anything to make sure they all survive. [7]
This is the most incredible S&H story. It's the one that got me into the fandom when it was written twenty years ago. Teri captures their hearts like few other writers ever can. It's not slash, per se, but it doesn't need to be. The love is there, even if it's not expressed with sex. If you like S&H at all, or just want to see what the fandom is about, this is the story to start with, because it's them. [8]
Gen. But it's the special kind of gen that can satisfy a slashy little heart like mine. It's a real nail-biter, too. [9]


text:
The Screen Rant editorial team is back with episode eighty two of the Screen Rant Underground podcast.
Join host Ben Kendrick as well as fellow SR editor Anthony Ocasio plus special guests Andrew Dyce and Anthony Taormina as we review Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, discuss the Tomb Raider reboot and Beverly Hills Cop TV pilot, plus offer our thoughts on The Hangover 3 trailer and Community season 4.
Screen Rant Underground is available on the iTunes Music Store, Stitcher Radio, or the Windows Phone Marketplace but if you're not near your home computer, check out our eighty second episode in the player below.
Also, Screen Rant Underground is an EXPLICIT podcast. We don't go out of our way to say controversial things or use explicit language but it does happen - so use discretion when playing the podcast at work and around young, or sensitive, ears.
Screen Rant Underground: Episode 82 - Oz the Great and Powerful
We review Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful, discuss the Tomb Raider reboot and Beverly Hills Cop TV pilot, plus offer our thoughts on The Hangover 3 trailer and Community season 4.
[0:00] News: The Hangover 3 trailer, Tomb Raider movie reboot, Beverly Hills Cop' Pilot to Reunite Judge Reinhold & Eddie Murphy.
[54:58] Rants and Raves: Community, Dead Man Down, Seven Psychopaths, The Jeseleneck Offensive, and The Burn with Jeff Ross
[1:29:25] Review: Oz the Great and Powerful (Read our full Oz the Great and Powerful review).
[1:54:34] Oz the Great and Powerful SPOILERS Conversation (Join in our Oz the Great and Powerful discussion).
[2:12:31] Twitter Handles and Contact Information.
Hosts: Ben Kendrick, Anthony Ocasio, Andrew Dyce, and Anthony Taormina.
Next Week's Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Last Week's Official Box Office Battle Reader Winner (Jack the Giant Slayer opening): A three-way tie between Deadpool87, Cody, and Shawn Sendio!
Opening in theaters this week (Wide):
- The Call - 2,500
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone - 3,100+
Opening this Week in Theaters (Limited):
Use the comment section below to continue our various discussions by weighing in with your own thoughts - or just to let us know what you think of the show.
Also, don't forget to vote in our weekly Screen Rant Underground poll:
[poll id="548"]
We release one episode a week every Monday and while host Ben Kendrick as well as Rob Keyes, Anthony Ocasio, and Kofi Outlaw are standard fare on the podcast, we've lined-up plenty of guests for future episodes.
Subscribe to the Screen Rant Underground at your online digital store of choice:
If you don't use iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or the Windows Phone Marketplace you can still say up to date with new releases by bookmarking the Underground RSS feed - or keep an eye on the site for future Underground episode posts.
Follow 3/4 of the Screen Rant Underground team @benkendrick, @rob_keyes, and @anthonyocasio. Also, feel free to contact us with questions and other insights at email@example.com, by adding #SRUnderground to your tweets, or leave a message on the SR Underground voicemail line at (323) 522-5455.
Music by Omarie B. Williams (@OmarieWilliams)
Make sure to check out ScreenRant.com and GameRant.com for entertainment news, reviews, and editorials.


text:
Getting used to my little fur-babies and finishing up on what has been a huge clear out (I didn't even know I had that much junk lying around but you know how it goes, put it in a box or a drawer and it gets left and forgotten about). I think I pushed myself a little too far and I am paying the price for it as usual. I'm still getting to know this body and what it means for me, the limitations I have to work around and there are always going to be limits. Anyone who could say "Well, it's -ONLY- asthma...." is obviously an ignoramus and doesn't understand exactly what it is like to be in my body. Knowing that I am not on my last legs is great but it doesn't make things any easier to struggle with. Would you tell someone who was missing a limb that "well, it's -ONLY- an amputation" or "it's -ONLY- cancer..." so why would you say the same with asthma? You shouldn't judge what you have no real comprehension of understanding, unless you have been there you have NO right and NO idea.
Please remember ASTHMA CAN AND DOES KILL PEOPLE. I have nearly died from asthma attacks on many occasions and I know how much of a knife edge it can be. People are so ignorant towards asthma because its been stereotyped as the illness that the "geek" kids or fat kids get. Its become a rather big joke actually and when it comes to a serious attack, no one knows what to do. Asthma isn't a joke. It is a real condition and to some of us, it is disabling. It is exhausting. It is painful. So please, next time you decide to make a judgement on someone's conditions, try and remember that it probably feels much different to how it looks. The best way to describe brittle asthma is, how a normal asthmatic feels during an attack is how a brittle asthmatic feels all the time.
The drop in lung function to under 40% has been one of the biggest game changers for me. This has only dropped in the last year or two and on my bad days, I struggle to get over 25%. This means that have on average about 1/3 of working lung and that only works to half its efficiency. So be patient with me if I can't walk too far, I don't choose not to, I just can't. Please try and understand that it takes me nearly 4 times the effort to do something that it would take someone else. Even getting up and getting dressed is exhausting sometimes and I even have days where I have got dressed and wanted to curl up and sleep. I have carers to help me, not because I don't want to do things, but so that things can be done safely and you can ask them, and I am sure they would tell you happily, I do try and do as much as I can every day. It isn't unusual to have them come in to find me flopped over in my bedroom or even on the living room floor because I have pushed myself further than I ought. I am not giving in or just sinking in to lazy habits at all.
Actually its the complete opposite. I am making steps towards making my move to Blackpool. I have a support worker and a housing officer who are working tirelessly to help me get there. It is a long process and it will take time, but every step is a step towards it. I'm getting letters from my doctors to support my reasoning and rationale (because if it was as easy as saying "hey, lets move to Blackpool" then I think a lot of people would do it in a heartbeat). But it does take time. My support worker, an ex nurse, has been chosen specifically to help with all of this and help me wade my way through it. She will be able to call upon her own knowledge and experience to say what my physical needs are and what I will need in a place. What adaptations will be put in and what help and benefits will be needed. Luckily for me, Jace has said he will look after me but we will look to see if any other support is needed as well. Some people think that getting carers in and support staff means that someone will do everything for you and they eventually behave as such. They then give up and stop doing anything for themselves and are convinced that its because they're elderly or infirm.
That in itself is a bit of a vicious circle. Feel ill, don't do much, still feel ill, do even less, until you're bedbound and can't (or in a lot of cases, won't) even try and do things anymore. I am fighting my ass off to avoid getting to that stage because I don't feel that its a good way to go. Maybe its because I was raised to look after myself, but I can't sit around idle for long otherwise the depression starts and I get more and more frustrated as time goes on. Maybe that feeling has been whats pushed me to go beyond my limits and is now the reason that even as I am typing this, my whole body is hurting. There is blood on my pillows and the top of my duvet (from coughing I think) and I am struggling with my chest today.
It hasn't helped that a certain person drove me from my flat again with their music (this is getting really old now and I am fed up of not being allowed to relax in my own home) and I spent a couple of hours in town which was rammed, not great when you feel like crap and want to be alone to sleep. The good thing is that I have the right people on my side and they have witnessed what the situation really is, things are in the pipelines but I won't let anything slip yet just in case (because last time, he just turned it down while the investigation was being done, kind of obvious when you look at it). I wonder if this person actually understands the level of stress he is putting me under and whether or not he gets some kind of gratification in knowing that he is essentially bullying someone who can't fight back, then again, there are people out there who need to do things like that to feel "big" or "tough" and that in itself is pretty pathetic if you ask me.
As for me right now, I think I am going to watch some more stuff on my laptop, rest as much as I can and do a bit more sewing as long as the elephant stays off my chest of course!
Quick Update
5 years ago


text:
Dispatches: News from the College and Beyond
January 2017
Global Humanitarian Award: Nominate Yourself or a Colleague Today!
Do you volunteer your radiological care to an underserved population? Do you know a colleague providing radiological care as a volunteer? You or your colleague may be eligible for a Global Humanitarian Award. Established by the ACR Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations for their extraordinary volunteer efforts to improve radiological care in underserved and developing areas. Award applicants can be self-nominated or nominated by a peer. The winners of the 2017 Global Humanitarian Awards will be announced at ACR 2017 in Washington, D.C. Information about the award and past winners can be found online.
Application Process Open for Goldberg-Reeder Travel Grant
Radiation and radiation oncology residents and fellows who want to volunteer in developing countries can apply for the Goldberg-Reeder Resident Travel Grant. Awarded by the ACR Foundation, the grant was established to encourage international volunteer service among members-in-training. Since 2008, 27 residents and fellows have received the grant and traveled to 18 countries to contribute to radiology and health care efforts. Applications are now being accepted for 2017; the deadline is June 30, 2017.
Don't Forget to Image Wisely® in 2017!
Image Wisely® participants must now make yearly commitments to remain in the program — all individual pledges and association/education program pledges expired Dec. 31, 2016. Pledge today to show your commitment to safe radiology! Visit imagewisely.org for informational and
educational resources on radiation safety in adult medical imaging.
JACR® Receives Social Media Research Award
JACR Digital Community of Practice Evolution After a Patient Engagement Intervention, a research proposal authored by JACR leadership, won the Stanford Medicine X | Symplur Everyone Included™ Research Challenge. Ruth C. Carlos, MD, FACR, deputy editor of the JACR, presented the study proposal at Stanford Medicine X 2016, an initiative that explores how emerging technologies will advance the practice of medicine, improve health, and empower patients to be active participants in their own care. The research challenge award is designed to recognize and encourage health care stakeholders to collaborate on health care social media research.


text:
About Us
We encourage you to relax when you come in–sit back and sip a beverage while enjoying relaxing music and a stress-free setting.
Our trained professionals will handle all of your beauty and wellness needs during your visit.
The salon proves excellent customer service and team work. All staff members are certified and specialized in their professional fields.
We are all educated in up-to-date styles and services.
Your wellness and health are also extremely important. That's why we use only the highest-quality products.
Adele's Hair Salon in Crofton, Maryland has a team of experienced and talented Hair Stylist, Hairdresser and Cosmetologist, offering professional and affordable Hair Salon Haircuts, Hair Color, Hair Styling, Hair Highlights, Updos, Blowouts, Hair Straightening and a whole lot more.
Adele's has been rated as the Best Hair Salon in Crofton by Suburban Scene Magazine!
Our experience and talented team of beauty professionals at Adele's Hair Salon & Spa are among the most qualified in the industry.
We offer top quality products from Eufora, Unite, OPI, Paul Mitchel, Avon and Crew.
Expect high-quality Hair Salon Services at low prices.
Whether you need a full day of relaxation, a new rich and exciting hair color, a completely new hairstyle, hair color, mani or pedi, you'll find it here at Adele's Hair Salon & Spa located in Crofton.
Call us now to schedule your appointment at 1-410-721-3922.
Our goal is to pamper you from head to toe to bring out your individual natural beauty.


text:
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Homebrew Super Hero
At dinner today we were talking about super heroes. We were discussing which super heroes could fly and what the best super hero was. We asked our 3YO son to come up with a super hero. This is what his mind made:
His super hero's name is Yogurt Black, and his secret identity is Placemat. As Placemat, his job is to clean and jump. He is from Earth, specifically "The City." His side kick is Captain Huggy face (which happens to be Word Girl's side kick, but we are assured that Captain Huggy face can live in both worlds and can jump back and forth as needed.)
Yogurt Black makes yogurt and ice cream out of his hands and then throws it at people. He can also fly and glide. His last super power is that he can turn into a TV. Luckily, there are no bad guys, so as a super hero, his purpose is to give people yogurt and ice cream and turn into a TV to entertain the masses. Sweet!!
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text: Radha Publications, a leading National Academic General & Text Books Publisher of variety of disciplines is privately owned by Mr. Nitin Garg, dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge among students, academicians and intellecutals. As always, our aim is to publish books which fill a real need. Our list addresses the practicalities of life in the classroom and in the academic community - whether in school, college or higher education - while not losing sight of the wider issues involved in life-long education. Visionary Dedication, devotion, Discipline and integrity of his Father Late Shri Murari Lal Garg, Founder of Radha Publications.


text:
The UMP website is moving. This website contains 2019 UMP information for PEBB members only (through the end of 2019). If you are a PEBB member and/or you will be a new School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) member and you need 2020 UMP benefits information, visit our new UMP website.
Forms available online
On this page
Note: Due to requirements regarding secure transmission of confidential information, we cannot post forms that may be filled and submitted online. However, you may print and complete the forms below and send via mail. Some may be filled in onscreen, then printed and mailed.
Medical forms
- Medical Claim Form: for services received from an out-of-network provider or if you have other insurance that pays first and UMP is secondary (see Submitting a claim)
- Vision Claim Form: for services from an out-of-network provider or for the purchase of prescription contact lenses and eyeglasses
- Medical Multiple Coverage Inquiry (Coordination of Benefits): if you and/or your dependents have other insurance
- Incident Report: for health care services related to an accident, injury, work-related condition, or possibly caused by another entity or individual.
- Appeals and Grievance Form: to help submit a complaint or appeal. However, this form is not required to submit an appeal.
To find a Release of Information form, call UMP Customer Service at 1-888-849-3681 (TRS: 711), or log in to your Regence account.
Prescription drug forms
- Postal Prescription Services (PPS) Order Form: to order your prescription drugs through the mail
- Ardon Health Release and Waiver Form: for specialty medications ordered from Ardon Health
- Washington State Rx Services Prescription Drug Claim Form: for submitting your own prescription drug claim (see Submitting a claim)
- Prescription Drug Multiple Coverage Inquiry Form: if you and/or your dependents have other prescription drug coverage
- Washington State Rx Services Complaint and Appeal Form: to help submit a complaint or appeal. However, this form is not required to submit an appeal.
- Washington State Rx Services Authorization for Release of Information: to authorize the use or disclosure of your personal health information
Patient request for non-safety caps on prescription containers: use this form when purchasing specialty drugs through Ardon Health to request that Ardon Health not use child-resistant caps ("safety caps") to package your medication.
Health Savings Account (HSA) form
Eligibility and enrollment forms
All of the forms related to eligibility, enrollment, dependent certification, payroll deduction, and more are available on the Employee and Retiree Benefits Forms and publications page:
UMP Customer Service
Online: Your Regence account
Phone: 1-888-849-3681
Business hours: Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Washington State Rx Services
Online: Your pharmacy account
Phone: 1-888-361-1611
Business hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Postal Prescription Services (PPS)
Online: Your PPS account
Phone: 1-800-552-6694
Ardon Health
Phone: 1-855-425-4085
Business hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Pacific)
PEBB Program
Online: PEBB Program home page
Phone: 1-800-200-1004
Business hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific)


text:
CDAA Position Statement- E-Cigarettes
Canadian Dental Assistants Association
Electronic(E)-Cigarettes and Vaping
The Canadian Dental Assistants Association (CDAA) firmly endorses the cessation of smoking as a means to maintain and improve the oral and general health of Canadians.
The CDAA supports:
- The continuation of a ban on selling e-cigarettes to minors, regardless of whether they contain nicotine.
- Prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in public spaces and workplaces.
- Prohibit packaging, labelling and flavours of e-cigarettes from targeting youth.
- The Government of Canada's decision to prohibit the manufacturing, selling or importing of e-cigarettes containing nicotine.
- A Government of Canada public health awareness campaign educating Canadians on the risks associated with e-cigarette usage.
- The promotion of smoking cessation aids that have been proven effective.
The CDAA recommends:
- The Government of Canada work with all affected stakeholders to establish a new legislative framework for regulating e-cigarettes and that this framework address both e-cigarettes that contain nicotine and those that do not.
- The Government of Canada conduct longitudinal studies on the health effects of vaping in order to determine the longterm health effects of e-cigarette usage, and of second hand vapour.
- The Government of Canada consider e-cigarettes as posing a significant health risk to Canadians, until scientific data proves otherwise.
- Packaging on e-cigarettes be child-resisentent and clearly indicate the concentration of nicotine and any appropriate safety warnings.
- Packaging on e-cigarettes be visually distinct from nicotine cigarettes.
- Strict regulation and restrictions imposed on marketing of e-cigarettes, and in particular, prohibiting these marketing activities from targeting youth.
- Prohibiting e-cigarette flavours that appeal to youth.


text: Digital18% Of TV Viewers Recall Seeing A Twitter Hashtag During A Show [STUDY]By Lauren Dugan|April 20, 2012 ShareBy Lauren Dugan|April 20, 2012 Share Social media is making its television debut in style. According to the latest study, 64 percent of US consumers recall seeing some sort of social media symbols – like a Twitter hashtag or a Facebook "like" – while watching TV. And half of these viewers went ahead and interacted with social media after seeing it on the tube. The study comes to us from Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. They surveyed 1,000 US consumers over the age of 18 in March 2012 to see how their social media and TV habits connected.They found that social is becoming an increasingly more important part of the regular TV routine in America.Of the 64 percent of TV viewers who recalled seeing some sort of social media symbol during their TV-watching session, 42 percent remember a "Like" button, 28 percent remember a QR code and 18 percent remember a Twitter hashtag.And after seeing this social media call to action on their TV, 33 percent of viewers actually went ahead and either "Liked" the show on Facebook (20 percent), scanned a QR code (11 percent) or searched for the related hashtag on Twitter (7 percent).When asked why they chose to interact with social media after (or even during, as is the case with those of us who can't leave our laptops powered off while on the couch) a show, the majority (43 percent) said they wanted to get more information about the show or a related product or service.But TV-watchers are also on the lookout for deals: 32 percent said they were interested in getting access to coupons or promotional codes, and 31 percent wanted to enter a contest or sweepstakes.And people seem to be generally happy with the content they're getting via social once the tube has been turned off. 74 percent said the social media content met their expectations, while only 10 percent thought it was below expectations.Still, of those who didn't interact with social media as a result of a TV show, the main reason (cited by 60 percent of non-social-types) was because they felt they simply wouldn't be interested in the content.(TV image via Shutterstock) Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kOiBz3 copy Adweek Adweek


text:
Before installation please make sure you meet the minimum system requirements.
Minimum system requirements for the software:
PC with Windows 2000/XP
1.5Ghz or higher CPU
256MB system memory (512MB or more recommended)
4MB of disk space
A graphics card with 64MB memory (128MB recommended)
NOTE: We have received feedback PDR Online may be unstable running on Windows 7, please be aware that it works best with Vista or XP.Unless you have access to XP or Vista please do not download the program at this stage. We are working on the issue, and will get back to you shortly.
After purchase you will receive 2 emails, one with the Program in a zipped folder, and the other with your username and registration key (IMPORTANT: you will need this key and username to unlock the program)
Free Trial is available for download from
Open the email containing the zip file and save the zip folder to your computer.If your current anti virus software will not allow you to open it, Go to the location where you saved the zipped folder, and right click, select properties, and at the bottom you will see "allow" this program, choose this option.
double click the setup.exe and follow the instructions.
When prompted insert the username and registration key exactly as shown in your confirmation
email, including capitals.Username : (insert your email address)Registration key : (insert registration key)
Mac users will need this program installed before running.
Changes to your operating system or new software may cause conflicts with your video card or video card driver. If the manufacturer of your video card has created a new driver, you may solve the problem by installing it. You might also upgrade the driver to take advantage of a new video format.Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate
Finding out What Video Card You Have
Finding and Downloading a Newer Driver
Tips & Warnings
* Only download a later version of your video card's driver. Don't try the driver for another card; you may see unpredictable results.
Installing the New Driver
Sourced from ehow.com


text:
Random Sweetness
So we walk into Steak-n-Shake the other day and waited to be seated. Why? because the sign said "Please Wait To Be Seated". While standing there (which is close to the register) a woman was walking by to pay for her meal. She turned to her family sitting at the nearby booth and asked, "Anyone want a cookie?"
Of course I couldn't pass this up… so I said, "I'll take one!", and we all sorta chuckled.
*insert cheesy laughter trak*
The waitress sat us down and we began to look at the menu. About 20 seconds go by and this hand tosses a bag down on the table and runs out the door.
It was that lady… and she bought me a cookie!
We sat there and laughed at the fact that she really did buy me a cookie for 59¢ — it was awesome. This is actually something that I would do and I loved the fact that someone did a strange thing for someone else. So we decided to pay it forward.
When we were paying for our meal… we purchased two cookies and had the waitress deliver it to a table with two kids.
One cookie turned into two. Pretty sweet deal
So… randomly buy someone a cookie today — you might just make their day…
(and someone else's, and someone else's and so on)
PS – thx @CameronHerold for the RT
PSS – gotta love Steak-n-Shake commercials!
THX for listening,
—M@tt | creative guru and design extraordinaire


text:
Track and field nerds may remember the name of Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who fought to get into the Olympic Games (and then didn't qualify.) Apparently, he has turned his aggression on people who still have their legs.
The South African sprinter—who runs very fast on his Tigger-esque prosthetics—was arrested this weekend after allegedly assaulting a 19-year-old woman who he had thrown out of his house during a party. When the woman tried to return to the party, Pistorius slammed the door ... on her leg. So that's how it's going to be, huh? Someone gets drunk and starts acting like an idiot at your house party and you immediately go for the legs? Seen "The Karate Kid" a few too many times, haven't we?
Oscar, your dream of destroying all human tibia bones so that you can create a race of carbon-fiber based super beings is never going to happen, so just let it go.
'Blade runner' in S Africa court [BBC News]


text:
The launches of iPhone and iPad have revolutionized the people's perception about mobile phone apps and doing business. Our iPhone application development company has been in the industry since 2011, and delivered 150+ custom iPhone and iPad apps for individuals and businesses. We keep updating our skills of latest versions of iOS platform and development tools, which allow us to deliver the most advanced iPhone and iPad apps.
With our in-depth knowledge of development processes and years of experience, we deliver robust iPhone mobile applications catering to diversified business verticals like:
We do continuous learning to ensure that our team understands the latest technical advancements and adapts them on every new project.


text:
For Release: July 5, 2005
Contact: Andy Nordhoff (603) 650-1492
New Pediatrician Workforce Policy Addresses Growing Challenges in Health Care
HANOVER, NH - A report from the Committee on Pediatric Workforce, authored by David Goodman, M.D. of Dartmouth Medical School, has resulted in a revised policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), challenging current assumptions about the need for greater numbers of doctors and raising concerns about a continued lack of racial diversity and geographic distribution in the pediatric workforce. The report and new policy statement appear in the July 5 issue of the journal Pediatrics.
"This review provides a timely, focused examination on the future of pediatrics in our country," said Dr. Goodman, who is a professor of pediatrics and of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, and a pediatrician at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. "We saw the need to accompany the new AAP policy statement with a comprehensive report that presents background information and examines emerging trends to reflect our unchanging goal to provide effective healthcare to children." He noted that although the health of elderly populations is the subject of much current media focus, children constitute a quarter of the U.S population and consume an increasing portion of health care services.
In the report, "The Pediatrician Workforce: Current Status and Future Prospects," Goodman and the Committee on Pediatric Workforce describe important recent changes in the pediatrician workforce, which include:
- New majority status of female pediatricians, a historic first for any medical specialty in the U.S.;
- Positive growth in medical students choosing careers in pediatrics, leading to an 18% increase in pediatricians per child in the last decade;
- Increased reliance on international medical graduates, with approximately one third of practicing pediatricians attending medical school outside the U.S. and Canada;
- Limited improvement in the ethnic and racially diversity of pediatricians that is not keeping pace with an increasingly diverse population of U.S. children;
- High geographic variation among pediatricians, leaving some rural and inner-city populations underserved, while other regions have a very high supply.
Addressing what the report calls "fundamental changes that will have important effects on the professional lives of pediatricians and children's health care delivery," the AAP's new policy proposes incentives to enhance the geographic distribution of pediatricians, but does not advocate an increase in the number of medical school graduates or pediatric residency positions.
"Regional disparities represent the most significant challenges to pediatric care and the answer does not lie in adding more pediatricians to the population," said Goodman, a member of the Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences (www.dartmouth.edu/~cecs/) at Dartmouth Medical School, a consortium of physicians dedicated to improving the quality and value of clinical care. "Supply is not a critical factor in terms of how well healthcare systems take care of patients and how well those patients do in terms of health and well-being."
The new AAP policy guidelines also include strategies to recruit a larger percentage of culturally and racially diverse pediatricians to accommodate the increasing population of minority children. "We really face a crisis of diversity in pediatrics," notes Goodman. "This country is changing very quickly and the cultural roots of providers do make a difference in terms of patient care in a number of ways. If the aim is to improve the health and well-being of patients then it is desirable to have as diverse a workforce as possible."
The Committee on Pediatric Workforce manages issues pertaining to the supply, requirements, demographics, and geographic distribution of general and subspecialty pediatricians. It evaluates major policy and regulatory issues that shape the pediatric workforce, such as the funding of graduate medical education, international medical graduates, the geographic distribution of pediatricians, and changing systems of health care delivery. The COPW formulates the Academy's positions and responses to legislation, federal and regulatory bodies, and other organizations on physician workforce issues.
Download a pdf of the report, "The Pediatrician Workforce: Current Status and Future Prospects" from Pediatrics.


text:
All the news
at a glance.
Here you will find all the news related to our Plug & Play service – one click is all it takes.
- Article
- Date
SW VCI 01.00.40 / SW HMI 01.03.01 / SW LEAP 2.16.15 / Database 121-553
With this version 01.03.01 new features will be introduced to the Autodiagnos Check.
FastCheck Scan Funktion
With the new FastCheck function Scan the tool is now able to read and clear the fault codes of the service relevant Control Units. The ideal function for a quick check at the vehicle.
New Languages
For the EU Variant we now offer three more languages in addition to the six existing languages: Czech, Portuguese and Dutch**.
New Coverage
Coverage updates for the FastCheck functions for several makes and models. Please find details about the supported makes and models HERE.
Product Management Diagnostics & Services about their service innovation VDO Autodiagnos Check.
"Simplification is the principle that underlies Autodiagnos Check. The device is intended to be easy to use, like a digital screwdriver.
It is not cluttered with functions that are irrelevant to normal service activities. The menu guidance has not been made unnecessarily complicated and service times are not lengthened unnecessarily. Users can go straight to the task they want to perform in just a few clicks."
As easy as it gets – the new Autodiagnos Check service unit
• Streamlined efficiency – quick access to vehicle systems supports workshop service tasks like inspection, engine, brake systems, transmission and steering
• Quick and easy menu navigation – just select the vehicle system and manufacturer and start the service right away
• Easy to use – no detailed diagnostic knowledge necessary, thanks to independent control unit identification
• Ideal for everyday use in any workshop – the unit covers all the essential service applications of all major manufacturers
Frankfurt, September 2016. The international technology company Continental is to showcase its new "VDO Autodiagnos Check" service unit for workshops at the Automechanika. The unit's specialty is the simplification of everyday service applications. Continental's aim was to reduce complexity to such an extent that the unit could be used by personnel who had neither product training nor diagnostics skills.
Many diagnostic units for pure service applications are often very complicated to use, simply because they are primarily designed for comprehensive troubleshooting and the user therefore has to know exactly which controller he needs for the task at hand. Continental offers an alternative with this new service unit. The practical concept of Autodiagnos Check is designed to provide the service sector with an absolute maximum of efficiency. This is all made possible by "Fast Checks", a menu system that guides the user to service performance with just a few clicks, saving valuable service time – and workshops that do not primarily focus on diagnostics can also benefit greatly from the service side of their business, because Autodiagnos Check covers all the essential service applications of all major manufacturers.
Get straight into the service thanks to plug-and-play
Just like the plug-and-play principle from computer technology, Autodiagnos Check is ready to start its service tasks without all the usual unnecessary queries – and the FastCheck service functions are available for selection right after startup. In an easy-to-understand menu arrangement, they are clearly listed under vehicle systems like braking equipment, tire pressure monitoring systems, batteries and air conditioning. All the user has to do is select the vehicle manufacturer and the unit then finds the correct model year and the corresponding control unit. Users no longer need to know all the details about which function can be found in which control unit. The unit then guides the user through the service process step-by-step, following a basic FastCheck rule – the only information that is displayed is relevant to the task at hand. The user no longer has to go through lots of complicated selections – and this guarantees solid reliability in day-to-day workshop processes, so misuse is more or less impossible.
Simplicity ensures suitability in everyday use
"Simplicity is the basic principle of Autodiagnos Check. The unit is as simple to use as an electronic screwdriver. It has no features which are irrelevant for pure service applications and would therefore complicate menu navigation, increasing the time needed to perform a service as a result. We have redefined the service concept with our Fast Check functions based on the plug-and-play concept – with only a few clicks, the user is guided directly to his task," says Dominik Wrede, Product Manager Diagnostics & Services at Continental.
The Autodiagnos Check covers all the important workshop service applications such as resetting service intervals after an oil change or inspection, "teaching" starter batteries and engine components, regenerating diesel particle filters and reading out and deleting the error memories of the airbag and air conditioning systems. The Autodiagnos Check also opens, closes and calibrates the electric parking brake and enables the setting of xenon headlights and steering angle sensors. The unit is delivered in a practical toolbox.
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2015, the corporation generated sales of €39.2 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tires, and ContiTech. Continental currently employs approximately 215,000 people in 55 countries.
Information management in and beyond the vehicle is at the very heart of the Interior division. The product portfolio for different types of vehicles includes: instrument clusters, multifunctional and head-up displays, control units, access control and tire-information systems, radios, infotainment systems, input devices, control panels, climate control units, software, cockpits as well as services and solutions for telematics and Intelligent Transportation Systems. The Interior division employs more than 40,000 people worldwide and generated sales of €8.2 billion in 2015.
Within the Interior Division the Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket Business Unit accommodates the specific requirements of the commercial vehicle, special vehicle and aftermarket sector. A global network of sales and service companies ensures proximity to local customers. Covering the product brands Continental, VDO, ATE, Galfer and Barum the Business Unit offers electronic products, systems and services for commercial and special vehicles, a broad selection of products for specialized workshops and spare parts for the Independent Aftermarket and the Original Equipment Services after end of series production of the vehicle manufacturer.
Contact for Journalists
Christopher Schrecke
Head of Media Relations and Internal Communications
Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket
Phone: +49 69 7603-2022
E-Mail: email@example.com


text:
Finding out you are pregnant can be a very
emotional time. There are three choices that a woman can make, depending
upon how far along the pregnancy is:
continue with the pregnancy and parent the child
continue with the pregnancy and place the child up for adoption
terminate the pregnancy by seeking an abortion
Regardless of the choice made, this can be a
difficult decision. Women may want to discuss their options with their
partner, close friend, parent, family doctor, or speak with a nurse at a


text:
Stock prices are expected to rebound as political uncertainty dissolved after the opposition parties retained a majority in the legislature, analysts said yesterday.
But investors should expect the rally to be followed by a mild correction next week, said Bill Lan (
"The local bourse may lose support from government funds after the ruling Democratic Progressive Party failed to grab a majority in the legislature," Lan said.
Still, in the long run, stock markets will move higher on better fundamentals, he said.
Intensifying relations with China during the legislative campaigns kept investors on hold ahead of the election, analysts said. Overseas fund managers, who tend to be cautious, have sold a net of NT$32.55 billion in local shares over the past week.
"As the political concerns dissolve, we expect Taiwan's stock market to regain momentum," Lan said.
The TAIEX may advance to around 6,300 by February, as the index has lagged far behind the US stock markets in the past month, Lan said. That would represent a gain of almost 7 percent from the current 5911.63.
The benchmark TAIEX inched 0.31 percent higher last week, bolstered by government funds, he said.
Agreeing with Lan's view, Rocky Chiou (
In the past five legislative and presidential elections since 1995, stock prices gained 7.56 percent on average within a month after results were announced, according to the investment consultancy's tally.
Financial shares are worth investing in due to better fundamentals, since the government is aggressively pushing for more mergers among local financial holding companies to boost competitiveness, Chiou said.
However, financial shares may bear the brunt of a short-term sell-off as the election result dashed investors' hope to see a quick passage of an amendment to expand the size of the depleted Financial Restructuring Fund (
The fund plays a crucial role in the government's efforts to reform Taiwan's financial sector.
On the contrary, the victory of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-led pan-blue camp will give a boost to China-related stocks, said Wu Pei-wei (吳佩偉), a fund manager who helps oversee a NT$600 million fund for ABN AMRO Asset Management in Taipei.
"The result could herald more relaxed Taiwan-China relations," Wu said. "Overall, we're bullish about the TAIEX. The worst part has passed."
Stock prices of heavyweights including leading semiconductor and liquid-crystal display (LCD) companies are expected to bounce back, as the industries should hit bottom in the first quarter at the earliest, Wu said.


text:
Benefit: When you make an attack of opportunity with a weapon that can be set against a charge, you do extra damage as though it were a readied attack. Any time you make an attack against a charging opponent, you gain +1 to hit and AC.
Section 15: Copyright Notice – Adventuring Classes: A Fistful of Denarii
Adventuring Classes: A Fistful of Denarii. Copyright 2009, Robert J. Grady. All rights reserved.


text:
To the outside world, the current protests in Thailand are large demonstrations of people protesting actions of a recently dissolved majority government. But up close, other than troops on the ground you , wouldn't even know it was going on. Everybody goes about performing their daily routine with minimal interruption. Since 2005, protest movements and political crises similar to the recent one have come and gone with fluid regularity while the party in power after each new election has remained the same. For us guys that live here, we have experienced this many times before. This is actually my 3rd Coup, 1991, 2006 & 2014.
From an investment stand point, these types of protests have happened before and will happen again. They tend to create news outside the country that distorts investments in Thailand long enough to create opportune times to invest. A popular saying amongst savvy investors in Thailand is "buy on coup, sell into election." The functions of the economy are largely unaffected by these political actions, although there is an impact on investment psychology which needs to be monitored for such events as the 1997 collapse of the Thai Baht. Posturing between parties and political actions of citizens has minimal impact on the day-to-day business climate. As for tourism, while it experiences blips from these political movements, "tourism's resiliency is strong, the tourist always come back to savour Thailand's natural beauty.
The current military coup can be viewed as a positive, it creates a more stable environment. It is also positive for financial markets in the near term by reducing uncertainty and lowering the risk of the political standoff turning violent.
These events are unfortunate and here in Pattaya life goes on as normal with little disruption. For those that require more information keep in touch and watch this space.


text:
Vancouver's Mode Moderne visiting NYC for two shows
by Bill Pearis
Vancouver's Mode Moderne are wrapping up a short East Coast tour — their first American shows — with two dates in NYC with Plastic Flowers: Lit Lounge on Thursday (6/7) with Black Marble and Contra, and Shea Stadium on Friday (6/8) with Night Visions.
As their name might suggest, Mode Modern owe a lot to '80s mope rock and their new mini-LP Strange Bruises is loaded with moody basslines, glistening synth-lines, delay-ridden guitars and vocals that fall on the melodramatic end of the spectrum. Perfect for any dark club with a fog machine. You can stream Strange Bruises below and watch a video for Mode Moderne's single, "Nightly Youths."
Mode Moderne – 2012 Tour Dates
6.07 // Manhattan @ Lit Lounge
6.08 // Brooklyn @ Shea Stadium
9.09 // Montreal @ Jackie & Judy


text:
Unidentified structures spotted by satellites on the borders of Xinjiang and Gansu Province, China, and posted on the Google Earth Internet service recently are giving rise to speculation about possible military activity, reports say.
The vast structures, all situated in parts of the Gobi used by China for its military, nuclear and space programs, have puzzled analysts. The imagery also leaves unanswered questions over whether the structures are dug in or painted.
Some of the sites observed are situated less than 160km from Jiuquan, where China's space program and its launchpads are located. The Ding Xin military airbase, where China is believed to conduct classified aircraft tests, is 640km from some of the sites.
One picture taken in 2007 shows an aggregate of orange blocks the size of shipping containers arranged in a circle, with three military aircraft occupying the center. A more recent satellite sweep of the area shows the blocks scattered as far as 4.8km from the site.
Another image shows a series of metallic squares littered with what appears to be the debris of exploded vehicles, lending credibility to claims that some of the structures are used for gunnery or airstrike practice. Other structures consist of kilometers-long grids. With the Lop Nur nuclear test site located about 600km away from some of the structures, some experts have suggested the latter could be optical test ranges for missiles simulating the street grids of cities, with some speculating that this could be a replica of a Washington street layout. Others posit that the grids could be used for satellite calibration.
A defense expert at Jane's Defence Weekly told the Telegraph that the structures looked similar to the kind of missile test ranges seen in the US, with target and instrumentation used to analyze the effect of missile blasts.
Beijing has yet to comment on the purpose of the structures.


text:
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Orange Things #3
Monday, 28 September 2015
Sunday, 27 September 2015
The Skeletons of Windy Pits
Who doesn't enjoy a good cold case...
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Orange Things #2
Friday, 25 September 2015
Pontefract Baghill?
Ok. I don't remember any station stops on the way to Hogwarts but if there were any it would certainly have been at Pontefract Baghill. Am I right?
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Orange Things #1
So, as I've mentioned before I'm currently living in a place where Halloween is not really celebrated. So, not much in the stores for me to post pics of...unless we think colour. So here for your viewing pleasure are some orange things I've seen.
|Viewed at Home Centre
Jack O'Peach
What would you do if you found a peach with a...protuberance?
This is what my husband did.
|And it was delicious apparently
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
More of Wall Hanging #1
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
The return of Les Revenants
So, the American version, The Returned, has been cancelled. BUT the second season of this original French series premieres on Halloween night on Sundance tv. Seems appropriate seeing as a pivotal moment in a character's life happens on Halloween night.
Monday, 21 September 2015
What's that I smell?
Picked this up at a fantastic candy shop in Calgary, AB while there in July. Not sure what the 'pot pourri' smell it advertises on the label is gonna be. Maybe ancient dried flowers from Poe's house?
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Falling leaves
This is what I've been sweeping up every day this week. We don't get a Fall like back home but twice a year we get this mini-fall thing. Certain trees shed a lot of leaves....and I mean a lot. It's worse in the Spring tho.
Friday, 18 September 2015
She's a hawk...she's always been a hawk
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Spooky Trees
|Spooky Tree by me (read more about them here)
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Say what now!?
Yes. It's true. The British Library has a Flickr site with over 1 million images/illustrations.
So there's the rest of my day gone!
|from the British Library on Flickr
Monday, 14 September 2015
Costume Idea?
So I came across the announcement for this Sea Witch and Fiddlers Festival in Delaware the other day. Looks like great fun! And it made me start thinking about a sea witch costume for Halloween.
Then I went looking for some ideas and came across this.
|More amazing makeup
The link below the photo will take you to the page featuring all sorts of crazily creative makeup!
It does take a while to load...
Friday, 11 September 2015
Wall hanging #1
I've made my first ever wall hanging. And, of course, it's Halloween inspired...
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Only because of Jamie Lee...
...will I watch this.
Although. I must admit it does look like campy fun :)
And if you're still not convinced that sororities suck then maybe watch this. Cause I did. And it definitely has its own kind of campy fun going on!
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
|Enroll now!
Started my online forensics class yesterday.
Didn't realize that there's a fictional component!
Instead of an actual case file we will be using a story created by writer Val McDermid.
Monday, 7 September 2015
Girl Waits with Gun
Sunday, 6 September 2015
Halloween Wish List - #5
I like a good raven / crow theme...
Friday, 4 September 2015
Skulls at Daiso
The closest I've come to a Halloween sighting in local stores was last week at Daiso --- a kind of Japanese version of the Dollar Store.
And while it ain't delicate pearl jewelry they are at least skulls. Might get a black one...or silver?
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Delicate skull jewellery
Wednesday, 2 September 2015
Halloween Must See Movie
I gave up on most contemporary horror movies a long time ago. Out and out blood, guts, and gore have just never really done it for me. So not for me is the Hostel series or...what's that series where people are captured and made to saw or gnaw off bits of their own bodies?
I did very much enjoy Trick R Treat and am really looking forward to the sequel. And, of course, Army of Darkness 2 (love a splash of comedy in my horror). So was delighted today to stumble across this...
Always loved the idea of actually entering a movie.
Or exiting. Remember The Purple Rose of Cairo?


text:
Hi Everyone!
Korin has been creating more awesome digis and when she previewed "Super Dad" to the DT, I couldn't wait to play with him. I look at him and can't help but giggle and think "Ta-Ta-Ta-Da..... Super Dad to the rescue", lol!
After coloring him with Copics, I used my Octagon Nesties to cut him out. On a whim I decided to create a flap fold card and decided not to use any designer papers, just card stock. I used the "Happy Father's Day" sentiment from the "Super Dad" set on the inside and also used the "Super Dad Symbol". Here's a look at the inside of my card:
Be sure to swing by the Sweet 'n Sassy store to check out the latest digis released this week. You'll love them! And don't forget to join us tomorrow for Digi Day in our SNR and PCP groups!
Many blessings!


text:
Buy A Touch of Zen Poster
A Touch of Zen (1971)
- AKA: Dotyk Zen, Ein Hauch von Zen, Kultainen hämähäkki, Les héroïques, Touch of zen - La fanciulla cavaliere errante, Un toque de Zen, Дзен докосване, Касание Дзен, 侠女, 俠女, 灵山剑影
- Country: Taiwan
- IMDB Rating: 7.6
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Release: 1971-11-18 (Hong Kong), 2016-04-22 (Argentina) (BAFICI - Buenos Aires Film Festival), 2016-04-22 (USA) (re-release)
- Director: King Hu
- Writers: King Hu , Songling Pu (story)
- Language: Mandarin
- Stars: Feng Hsu , Chun Shih , Ying Bai , Billy Chan
- Runtime: 200 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination.
- Plot: An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family. Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive, and many fierce battles take place before all is resolved. Action adventure with a lyrical feel, this is a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element.
- IMDB:tt0064451


text:
A new report is raising concerns surrounding GRAS (generally recognized as safe) food additives, the controversies associated with how they are determined, and the barriers to regulating them.
In particular, a peanut-related legume called lupine, sometimes added in gluten-free products, is the main area of focus as it is often added without an allergen warning label and can cause a life-threatening reaction in peanut-allergic consumers.
"While many parents know to look for and avoid peanut ingredients in the diet of their peanut-allergic child, they may have no idea what lupine is or whether it is an ingredient that could cause their child harm," Dr. Stefano Luccioli, the Food and Drug Administration's senior medical advisor, said in a recent article.
The report published by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), states that lupine, sometimes also spelled "lupin," is considered a "major food allergen" in Europe where it must be labeled accordingly on packaged foods. However, it is relatively new to the U.S. market and less commonly used, so there is no such requirement.
Lupine was brought to the attention of the FDA in 2008 when an Australian food company sought its permission for adding lupine flour, protein and fiber to breads, pastas and cereal. According to the article, the federal agency said that simply listing lupine on ingredient labels would not be enough of a warning to allergy sufferers, so the company decided not to sell their products in the U.S. The article also notes that other "companies that make and supply these ingredients have never sought the FDA's opinion on safety, nor informed the agency that it was including lupine in products sold in the U.S."
Michael Taylor, FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Foods, has said the FDA has acknowledged the shortcomings of the GRAS program adding that the agency lacks the information needed to vouch for the safety of many GRAS food additives.
The report states that lupine is just one of thousands of ingredients companies have added to foods with little to no oversight from the FDA, noting that there is a loophole in a decades-old law that allows companies to deem an additive to be "generally recognized as safe" without the agency's blessing, or even its knowledge.
Critics also say that companies regularly introduce new additives without ever informing the FDA, meaning people are consuming foods with added flavors, preservatives and other ingredients that are not always reviewed by regulators for immediate dangers or long-term health effects.
A 2010 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) made a total of six recommendations to the FDA to help ensure the safety of GRAS substances. These included: requiring companies to provide basic information of any GRAS determinations, developing a strategy to minimize the conflicts of interest in companies' determinations, monitoring the appropriateness of determinations, finalizing the rule that governs the voluntary notification program, conducting reconsiderations of the safety of GRAS substances in a more systematic manner, and ensuring the safety of engineered nanomaterials that companies market as GRAS substances without the agency's knowledge.
As stated in the article, the FDA has responded to two of GAO's six recommendations by issuing guidance on nanotechnology and agreeing to finalize its 1997 proposed rule on GRAS.
For more information, click here.
Neogen offers screening and quantitative food allergen test kits to detect a variety of allergens, including lupine. For more information, click here.


text:
Published on
February 10, 2017
He's penned a Loft anthem, worked with Sakamoto and Björk, mastered countless instruments and written the best selling ProTools books around. You might not have heard of him, but Brit-funk survivor Mike Collins could be one of the most educated men in music.
It may not be much to look at from the outside, but for almost forty years, Mike Collins has been operating out of this rabbit warren of a studio in Wood Green. Best known in dance music circles as the architect of Sun Palace's Loft classic and proto-house instrumental 'Rude Movements', Collins has spent the intervening years accumulating an unparalleled knowledge and experience of the music industry.
His CV is nothing short of astonishing. As a DJ in Burney in the '70s (managed by Martin Hannett no less) he ran sound systems around the north west. He worked for Neve installing studios, has designed microphones, helped develop mixers for Yamaha, programmed drums for Cameo, worked with Zimmer, Sakamoto and Björk, mastered the first Apple computer in the '80s, is a self-confessed music copyright expert, has written countless thousands of tech reviews and penned nine best-selling books on ProTools. All part, Collins says, of developing his "armory of tools to use for making music."
As an artist in his own right, he flirted with the Brit-funk scene in the early '80s with Sun Palace and as an unofficial member of Light of the World, but having worked behind-the-scenes ever since, Collins is happy to finally take centre stage once more.
With 'Rude Movements' reissued by BBE last year, a new collection of Lost Tapes has surfaced, raising the curtain on Nicole McKenzie's new label MIC (Music Inspires Change). We popped into the fabled Wood Green studio hear the story of one of UK music's unsung pioneers.
Has this renewed interest in your music come out of the blue a bit for you?
In some ways yes, in some ways no. It's something that I've been anticipating and working towards for a number of years actually. I've had a plan and I've seen it through and it's now come to fruition.
You could say that Nicole McKenzie [and MIC Records] came out of the blue in one sense. In that I had called in at the shop she was managing in Soho about 2010 and in the first rack I saw a bootleg of 'Rude Movements' by Sun Palace. So I marched up to the counter and said "Can I speak to the manager?" It turns out that was Nicole.
With 'Rude Movements' reissued via BBE late last year, what's the story behind the music you are revisiting on Lost Tapes?
They're instrumentals, they're from the '80s, they're lost tapes that have been brought back to life and that's what the MIC records release is all about. There are five tracks of mine, mostly which I played myself on drum machines and keyboards. One of which there were two other musicians playing on.
What's your relationship to this music now?
When it came to the end of the '80s I was an early adopter of digital, but I kept all my analogue tapes, including all the cassette demos. I put them under the stairs, but because that was 1989 or 1990 they started to get moldy, and I didn't have much reason to get them out until relatively recently.
Aside from playing with folk, rock 'n' roll and soul bands in the '60s, your musical career goes way back…
Throughout the '70s I was a DJ, playing only dance music and the music that we liked, that developed from Stax and Motown and came all the way to disco and Sound of Philadelphia and the great rock bands that were out – the Eagles, the Doobie Brothers etc. Jazz-funk became really big, George Duke and people like that. I really liked Larry Carlton from The Crusaders and I discovered people like Ernest Ranglin playing a mix of Caribbean and jazz on his guitar and was highly influenced by that. I met and interviewed George Benson in 1977 and so it was all about learning new things. I was playing with every kind of band you can imagine, from reggae bands, to jazz, to funk, to country, to rock, to whatever.
But you only started recording when you moved to London?
My intention was to try and find ways to play guitar and make records, so I was looking for those opportunities, and after a while other people joined Keith O'Connell and I. A guy I knew in Manchester, a conga player called Gee Bello had come down to join a band called Light Of The World and he came round here with his friend Nat and would work out things with us instrumentally.
In the early part of 1981, things were beginning to heat up, we were starting to write songs and beginning to become really keen on our instrumental stuff. In May of '81 I took a tape to Nigel Grainge an Ensign records, which was the label that had Light Of The World, and I played him an instrumental track of mine that Gee Bello had put lyrics to. And he said, "Great, I'll give you some studio time, you can go and produce this record."
It ended up that we were also doing demos for EMI. When I took the first mixes of that track to the A&R man an EMI he said "It's so nice I want it!" So he rang Light of The World's manager and did a deal with them and Ensign records and that track which was supposed to be a Sun Palace track featuring these two guys from Light Of The World came out as a Light Of The World record on EMI.
This was 'Ride the Love Train'?
And it sold 40,000 copies. For that 6 month period you could say I was a member of Light Of The World or conversely that they were members of Sun Palace, which would have been a truer reflection of the actual situation.
Was that disappointing?
In many ways it was, yes. I could see that from a business perspective, to have it come out on a major label like EMI and with an established band name that had had chart singles would instantly help sell the record. Which was clearly vindicated with 40,000 copies sold in November 1981. It was not seen as a fantastic success, it was a reasonable offering.
It's interesting that you didn't follow up the release of 'Rude Movements' in '83 with more music…
In the '90s I became very busy with magazine articles, I also became very busy in studios as a MIDI programmer. I worked with all kinds of people as gun for hire. I worked with people like Ryuichi Sakamoto on two films, I worked with Björk and David Arnold on his first film and it was her first UK hit, 'Play Dead'.
You also say you were doing drum programming for the likes of Cameo and other US-based RnB bands in the UK. Were you always interested in pushing the limits of the equipment?
I wouldn't say I was trying to push its limits, I was simply trying to adopt the new technology which was coming out for the first time. We had the first drum machines, the first polyphonic synthesizers coming through in the early '80s and the early digital technology and the development of sequencers. So as each new thing started to come about I started to grab a hold of and use these new technologies. And to understand them and get them as part of my armory of tools to use for making music.
So you were actively educating yourself as an expert of new technologies?
I did a masters degree in music and information technology, and then I thought I need to know how computers work, so I thought if I could learn to programme one of those things and learn about all the digital stuff I'm in with a fighting chance. And then I thought I need something beyond the theory. So I thought, who makes the fucking stuff? Yamaha. So I took a job working for Yamaha research and development. They developed the very first small-format digital mixer and I was involved.
So I'm working with the guys who wrote the manuals for all the synthesizers. I was expected to be the music technology specialist who knew all the manuals backwards. At night, at breakfast, on the bog, reading these bloody manuals! I learned a lot about the technology. For the rest of that year I was the studio engineer and programmer at that state of the art studio. That was a great year and put me in touch with everyone from Courtney Pine to George Martin to Keith Emerson, to Hans Zimmer and worked with them to some small degree. And I've been freelance ever since.
I took up using the Apple Mac in 1986, so I was an early adopter. Most people in the UK bought Ataris for cheapness sake. I'd learnt so much about how to do it, because no-one in England much new the Mac, these American guys would call.
You made yourself indispensable to a lot of people…
In about '98 or '99 I went really into the digital thing and got a big ProTools system and started to write books about ProTools. Same theory – if I write about it, I learn about it, I earn a book along the way, it puts my name about a bit and helps me solidify my own knowledge of this system. So that's why I became the author of the best selling books on ProTools, just to serve my purpose so I could record my guitar basically and not starve while I was doing it. That's the method behind my madness.
Do you have more of an emotional connection with this gear too?
My emotional connections tend to be with my guitars, not so much with drum machines. I suppose the TR-808 and and CR-78 would be the closest thing to it. I can't say I have a strong emotional connection to the synthesizers, they tend to be a bit more anonymous, a bit more like cold technology. I like wooden things.
You've obviously had a strong supporting role for a lot of musicians over the years – this time though your name is front and centre…
That's right, yes. A major part of my work in the last 30 years is in that supporting role and I've seen it very clearly as that. As an engineer, programmer, producer, arranger, session musician all the time I've been in the background working on other people's music and supporting them in what they do, but using all the recording technologies to do that.
When I started out in the '80s my primary goal was to make records and play guitar, and that's what I did right from the outset with 'Rude Movements'. This was the first expression of that. I never lost faith with that original vision, and to continue with it. In a sense that's what's happened and I've worked towards that.
And how about The Loft? Did you know 'Rude Movements' was such a hit with David Mancuso in New York?
People ask me if I could have anticipated what would happen with the Loft when I made that record, and I always say "Yes, of course," because don't forget, I was a DJ and as a DJ, I was that guy like David Mancuso, the one finding those unusual records and trying to introduce them to my crowd. When I was making the record I was hoping that it would become a cult hit amongst DJs. And when it did, I didn't know about it until many years later. I'm very gratified that somebody did recognise it for what it was.
Mike Collins – Lost Tapes 1983-1989 is out now. Collins will be performing Sun Palace material live in London on 16th February. Click here for more details.


text:
12 Jun Take the Time to Work ON Your Life
Not Just IN Your Life
As human beings, we're inundated so much of the time with the things on our to-do lists. We've got pressure to keep up, and to check off the tasks on those lists. I get it. Work, kids, money, house, obligations, schedules — repeat-right? Yes, but I'd like to challenge you to remember the importance of working ON your life, ON yourself as a person as well. As business people, a lot of times we just live in a state of being reactive to whatever comes our way. What if you took a little time to be proactive about your personal growth and well-being. Can you see how that investment might pay off?
This week look at some of the ways that will improve your…
- skills
- attitude
- insights
- ideas
- quality of life
- spirituality
- business acumen
- resilience
- peace of mind
- health
- well-being
- joy
See, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day. It's easy to say, "I'll worry about that next week." When we do that, though, very often those really important things that can improve our days don't ever make it on the to do list. Maybe think about making quality time with yourself a daily practice. Even if it's just 15 minutes or so. Can you read a book? Watch something motivational? Keep a gratitude journal? Find something that makes you laugh? Meditate?
Whatever works for you is great. Just make sure it's a priority. Your life, your happiness, your joy — it's all so worth the time you'll spend, I promise. That's just one little way, 15 minutes a day that you can help create a life worth smiling about. You deserve it!
#motivationmonday #smiledose #takecareofyourself
Want to learn more about creating a happier? Check out my book How to Design a Life Worth Smiling About or call me to find out how I can bring this game-changing topic to your next event!


text:
Web Development
Web Design
Our experienced website design team will look at user-experience and how to gain the maximum conversion rate. We aim to make our clients stand out from the competition by a modern, clean and good looking website which is also simple to use by your visitors. As a growing number of users are now using mobile devices, we will make sure that your website functions and works perfectly on all devices.
Before our design team get started, your assigned consultant will get to know your business, this will allow us to fully understand your product, your business and what you are trying to achieve. This will be the foundation of our website design work and will ensure that we can add out best knowledge right from the start of your project.
Recent Work
Get in touch
We understand the importance of staying in contact with your customers, this is why we aim to provide you with the best service with the highest deliverability. Maybe you need in-depth information on who is opening your emails, what links are being clicked or who is marking you email as spam, we can help with all this.


text:
Note - Out of stock.We are currently knitting this item, delivery will take 3-4 weeks.
or make 4 interest-free payments of $37.25 AUD fortnightly with More info
Cosy lightweight super versatile snood, sized generously to be able to fold and wrap the way you like it. With the superior softness and warmth of 100% Pure Mongolian Cashmere, this snood is the perfect handbag companion to protect you against winter chills.


text:
Part Number M28W320ECB70ZB6T is available in Stock. Fill out the below form to get a quote for Micron Technology part Number M28W320ECB70ZB6T which is Ic Flash 32Mbit 70Ns 47Tfbga with all required details and our dedicated account manager will handle your Quote promptly and give you best quote for your required parts. Also browse our Related Components section below, to find other related IT hardware parts of manufacturer Micron Technology.
Please feel free to contact us on +1-714-705-4780 or firstname.lastname@example.com at any time with your inquiries and bill of material, our knowledgeable and friendly team is ready to assist you. We look forward to assist you with your parts need.


text:
Cultured or fermented foods have a very long history in virtually all native diets, and have always been highly prized for their health benefits. The advent of processed foods dramatically altered the human diet, and we're now reaping the results in the form of rapidly rising chronic health problems. I believe the shunning of traditionally fermented foods has a lot to do with this.
The culturing process produces beneficial microbes that are extremely important for your health as they help balance your intestinal flora. If you do not regularly consume the traditionally fermented foods below, a high-quality probiotic supplement will provide similar benefits:
Fermented vegetables
Lassi (an Indian yoghurt drink, traditionally enjoyed before dinner)
Fermented milk, such as kefir (a quart of unpasteurized kefir has far more active bacteria than you can possibly purchase in any probiotics supplement)
Natto (fermented soy)
When choosing fermented foods, steer clear of pasteurized versions, as pasteurization will destroy many of the naturally occurring probiotics. This includes most of the "probiotic" yogurts you find in every grocery store these days; since they're pasteurized, they will be associated with all of the problems of pasteurized milk products and they typically contain added sugars, high fructose corn syrup, artificial coloring, or artificial sweeteners, all of which will only worsen your health. You clearly want to avoid any milk that is laced with rBGH.
Fermented foods are also some of the best chelators and detox agents available, meaning they can help rid your body of a wide variety of toxins, including heavy metals.
When you first start out, you'll want to start small, adding as little as half a tablespoon of fermented vegetables to each meal, and gradually working your way up to about a quarter to half a cup (2 oz to 4 oz) of fermented vegetables or other cultured food with one to three meals per day. Since cultured foods are efficient detoxifiers, you may experience detox symptoms, or a "healing crisis," if you introduce too many at once.


text:
Few days back we peeked at Carolyn Davis and Dwaine Caraway's what-updates as served up on Dallas Delivers, the city's riotous no-holds-barred talk show served up on Time Warner Cable Channel 16. Alas, some of us don't have the cables, so the city's been posting throughout the week the entire series on YouTube; I'm totally getting the boxed set for my father for his birthday.
There are so many episodes from which to choose -- hard to recommend just one, much like the short-lived Andy Richter Controls the Universe, out on DVD on March 24. There's Tennell Atkins's chat with, among others, assistant city manager Forest Tucker and a DPD community liasion about crack houses, prostitution and the "loose dog issue" in District 8; Steve Salazar discussing some kinda business boom around Bachman Lake with Sharon Boyd; and Vonciel Jones Hill talking Southern Dallas development with assistant city manager A.C. Gonzalez and Joyce Foreman. But after the jump, a Very Special Episode of Jerry Allen's District 10 update -- featuring former council members Bill Blaydes, Alan Walne and Donna Halstead. Dreams really do come true.
If you like this story, consider signing up for our email newsletters.
You have successfully signed up for your selected newsletter(s) - please keep an eye on your mailbox, we're movin' in!