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*If you are pregnant, breast-feeding or under medical supervision, consult your GP before taking supplements. Compiled by Laura Potter. Photograph Getty
Poor oral hygiene is the leading cause of bad breath, but that doesn't mean simply not brushing your teeth, it might be your technique or the dental products you're using that are making trouble. 'Bacteria in the mouth are responsible for producing the foul-smelling sulphur compounds behind bad breath or halitosis', says dentist Dr Harold Katz. 'These tend to concentrate at the back of the tongue and your tongue shape can affect this. A fissured tongue (one with cracks down the middle) will trap more bacteria, so using a tongue scraper will help. Large tonsils and excess mucus caused by a postnasal drip (where it accumulates at the back of the throat) are common causes, too.
Brushing your teeth should take a full two minutes (time it – you'll be surprised how long that is), and is best done with an electric toothbrush, but even supposedly mouth-freshening products can wreak havoc.


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Archives of Dermatology
To quantitatively examine the epidermal and dermal cellular and molecular changes that occur after photodynamic therapy of photodamaged human skin.
Serial in vivo biochemical and immunohistochemical analyses after photodynamic therapy using topical 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and pulsed-dye laser treatment.
Academic referral center, Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
A volunteer sample of 25 adults, 54 to 83 years old, with clinically apparent photodamage of the forearm skin.
Three-hour application of 5-ALA followed by pulsed-dye laser therapy using non–purpura-inducing settings to focal areas of photodamaged forearms and serial biopsy specimens taken at baseline and various times after treatment.
Immunohistochemical analysis was used to assess levels of markers of epidermal proliferation (Ki67), epidermal injury (cytokeratin 16), and photodamage (p53), as well as various markers of dermal collagen production (including prolyl 4-hydroxylase and heat shock protein 47, and type I procollagen). Real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction technology was used to quantify type I and type III collagen. Type I procollagen protein was quantified with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Epidermal proliferation was stimulated as demonstrated by increases in Ki67 (more than a 5-fold increase; P < .05) and epidermal thickness (more than a 1.4-fold increase; P < .05). Epidermal injury was produced with increased cytokeratin 16 levels demonstrated (to nearly 70-fold of baseline levels; P < .05). Upregulation of collagen production was demonstrated with increases in procollagen I messenger RNA (2.65-fold; P < .05), procollagen III messenger RNA (3.32-fold; P < .05), and procollagen I protein (2.42-fold; P < .05) levels detected. The baseline epidermal p53 level correlated with cytokeratin 16 levels at acute time points, and the latter were found to correlate with peak collagen production.
Photodynamic therapy with the specific treatment regimen employed produces statistically significant quantitative cutaneous molecular changes (eg, production of types I and III collagen) that are associated with improved appearance of the skin. Baseline epidermal p53 immunostaining levels may be predictive of dermal responses to this therapy. Comparison with historical data using pulsed-dye laser therapy alone suggests that use of the photosensitizer may enhance dermal remodeling. The quantitative in vivo molecular data presented herein are in keeping with an evolving model to potentially predict the efficacy of new techniques for the treatment of photoaging.
Orringer JS, Hammerberg C, Hamilton T, et al
To characterize nodular melanoma (NM) using dermoscopy, in vivo reflectance-mode confocal microscopy, and histopathologic analysis.
Consecutive pure NMs and superficial spreading melanomas (SSMs) with nodular or blue areas were studied using dermoscopy and confocal microscopy, and a correlation with histopathologic findings was performed.
Ten NMs, 10 SSMs with a nodular area, and 10 SSMs with a blue palpable but not yet nodular area.
Confocal differences withinthe nodular component between pure NMs and SSMs with a nodular area, hypothesizing different biological behaviors.
Whereas NMs had predominantly nonspecific global dermoscopic patterns, SSMs exhibited a multicomponent pattern and higher dermoscopic scores. Globules, blue-white veil, atypical vessels, and structureless areas were frequent in NMs and in nodular areas from SSMs. At confocal microscopy, NMs exhibited few pagetoid cells within a typical epidermal architecture in the superficial layers in most cases, differing from SSMs frequently characterized by epidermal disarrangement and pagetoid infiltration. At the dermoepidermal junction, dermal papillae were rarely seen in nodular areas both from NMs and from SSMs, frequently substituted by nonaggregated atypical cells distributed in sheetlike structures. In the upper dermis, all groups exhibited plump bright cells, dense dishomogeneous cell clusters, and atypical nucleated cells, whereas cerebriform clusters were characteristic of NMs.
Distinctive dermoscopic and confocal features seen in NMs compared with SSMs are helpful in making the diagnosis and suggest different biological behavior.
Segura S, Pellacani G, Puig S, et al
To examine the significance of eccentric hyperpigmentation (EH), central hyperpigmentation (CH), multifocal hyper/hypopigmentation (MH/HP), and the multicomponent pattern (MCP) in melanocytic lesions lacking specific dermoscopic features of melanoma.
A total of 3367 benign and malignant melanocytic lesions (n = 341 melanomas, excluding lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma) were examined to identify those lesions lacking specific dermoscopic features of melanoma but having any of the global patterns of EH, CH, MH/HP, and MCP.
Dermoscopic images were collected from lesions excised or undergoing sequential digital monitoring from the Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre, a tertiary referral institution located in Sydney, Australia.
The odds ratio (OR) for melanoma of EH, CH, MH/HP, and MCP.
While EH (OR, 3.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5-4.6) and MCP (OR, 15.4; 95% CI, 11.9-19.9) were significant predictors of melanoma when total melanomas vs nevi were analyzed, there was no significant difference between the frequency of any of the global patterns in melanomas vs benign nevi lacking specific dermoscopic features of melanoma.
Based on our study results and previous prevalence data on these global patterns in benign nevi, we do not believe that lesions with EH or MCP require closer observation than other benign nevi lacking specific dermoscopic features of melanoma.
Arevalo A, Altamura D, Avramidis M, Blum A, Menzies S
To conduct an assessment of levels of UV radiation (UVR) exposure and the range of sun protection behaviors of beachgoers at a popular vacation destination.
Participants completed the sun habits survey prior to entry to the beach and completed an exit survey on leaving regarding their sun protection practices while at the beach. Ambient UVR was monitored using polysulfone dosimeters.
A popular beach for vacationers in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sun protection practices and UVR.
Participants spent an average of 3 hours at the beach and received an estimated UVR dose of 10.4 standard erythemal doses. Latent class analysis identified 3 homogeneous classes with distinct characteristics and sun protection behaviors. Those in class 1 (unconcerned and at low risk) were at least risk of skin cancer, intended to tan, and used the least amount of sun protection. Those in class 2 (tan seekers) had the second highest risk of skin cancer, had the highest proportion of women, became sunburned easily, intended to tan, had used tanning beds in past 30 days, and had the highest proportion of sunscreen coverage and the least clothing coverage. Those in class 3 (concerned and protected) had the highest skin cancer risk, the highest proportion of clothing coverage and shade use, and were more likely to be residents of Hawaii.
Beachgoers were exposed to 5 times the UVR dose required to result in erythema among unprotected fair-skinned populations. Latent class analysis was effective in identifying subgroups of beachgoers who would benefit from targeted, population-based interventions aimed at reducing skin cancer risks while enjoying outdoor leisure-time activities.
O'Riordan DL, Steffen AD, Lunde KB, Gies P
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The Vista Magazine is an quarterly magazine produced by the Vista Chamber of Commerce. Each quarter we focus on local businesses, events, art, education and more that impact our community.
Current Issue, Click to View
The magazine is free for pick up at numerous locations around Vista, including the Vista Chamber Office and numerous local retail businesses.


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Predictable Streams of Cash Flow is the Way to Goby Michael Winer
We've never been that fond of the hotel business because the tenants move out every night. That makes the business susceptible to economic swings in a way that office buildings with long-term leases to credit-worthy tenants aren't. We prefer to see more predictable streams of cash flow than lodging companies typically have.
Source: http://www.valueinvestorinsight.com/
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Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) in collaboration with the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) organised a two-day product development workshop on May 9 and 10, 2016, at Protea Hotel Lusaka. The objective of the workshop was to train Zambia´s financial services providers (FSPs) on how to develop innovative, appropriate, and cost effective savings accounts for children and youth. It also aimed at training participants on how to link product portfolios for children and youth to financial education.
Twenty-six participants, including representatives from 12 commercial banks, attended this workshop. There were also participants from the banking and insurers associations of Zambia, the Bank of Zambia, and FINCA Zambia. The resource persons were from the CYFI Secretariat, PostBank Kenya and the Private Education Development Network (PEDN) Uganda.
The workshop was designed to foster in-class interaction between the resource persons and participants and among the participants themselves. This ensured collaborative learning experience and greater participant satisfaction. The workshop covered seven theoretical topic and provide practical examples from PostBank Kenya and PEDN Uganda. A key component of the workshop was group exercises. The topics threated were the following:
1. Financial inclusion and education landscape of Zambia
2. Why child and youth friendly products are important.
3. The business case for child and youth friendly products.
4. What makes a ´child and youth friendly´ product
5. How to develop child and youth friendly products.
6. Marketing child and youth friendly products
7. Combing access with education: SchoolBank
A key component of the training was the break-outs and group exercise that gave participants hand-on experience on the product development process, and new perspective on the value proposition for youth financial services. The break-out/group sessions were organised around the following themes:
1. Motivation for child and youth friendly product
2. Value proposition towards child and youth financial services.
3. Product development and assessment
4. Marketing-communication strategy


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The University of Michigan released its findings on the Consumer Sentiment Index on Friday morning. The preliminary reading for May remained flat at 98.8, compared to April's final reading. This was more or less in line with the consensus estimate from Bloomberg of 99.0.
This index has been edging off unusually strong readings earlier in the year, which were the result of gains triggered by this year's tax cut. Inflation expectations in this report, which are closely watched, have been very soft.
The Expectations Index gained 1.1 points and the Current Conditions Index fell 1.6 points. Note that both of these moves were statistically insignificant changes.
However, what may hold more significance is the small uptick in near-term inflation expectations, the downward slippage in income expectations and the expected stabilization of the national unemployment rate at decade lows. The data will thus provide some additional points for both sides in the debate about the timing and number of future interest rate hikes.
According to the survey, eight-in-ten consumers anticipated interest rate hikes during the year ahead, and fewer consumers anticipated further declines in the unemployment rate. Although, all the shift was toward the expectation of a stable unemployment rate rather than an increased rate.
Overall, the data are consistent with a growth rate of 2.7% in real personal consumption from the second half of 2018 to first half of 2019.


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Tagged: LEGGINGS
There is no better feeling than pulling on your most favourite, oversized sweatshirt. It's like wearing a hug.
It's one of my favourite thing to wear in the colder months.
To compensate for my top half, well let's face it, I'm wearing leggings and I have no make up on, so let me rephrase that. To compensate for the rest of my sloppy appearance, I throw on my strappy heels and all of a sudden I'm ready to take on the world… or coffee, maybe a fabric appointment or two. Let's not get carried away.
It's only Tuesday and to be fair, I spend most of it sitting down.
Air Jordan Sweatshirt available here / Black Leggings similar here / Vintage Sunglasses from Abe and Sara
Side note ** If you're looking for an amazing selection of vintage Optical or Sunglasses, check out Abe and Sara online or last time I checked they were at Paddington and Bondi Markets.
You will not be disappointed.
Day 4
After baggying it out yesterday in my BFs it only felt right to step into or should I say shimmy into my tight black jeans. Who am I kidding, they're definitely jeggings.
As much as I hate the idea of a pair of leggings masquerading as a pair of jeans, these are a no brainer to pull on. Especially when I'm in a flustered rush in the morning, because I happened to hit snooze button one too many times. We've all been there, warm, comfortable and blissfully unaware that in exactly 9 minutes you will be thrown into a world of panic when you realise you're meant the be in the office opening emails in exactly 35mins.
In times like this, I'm glad that 80% of my wardrobe is black. By completely limiting my colour choices over the years, I've pretty much guaranteed myself a 90% hit rate of not looking awful.
Black tee, tick. Black blazer, tick. Black jeans… with an elasticised waistband? DOUBLE TICK.
Boiled Wool Blazer (by yours truly) similar here and here / Nike Logo Tee similar here and here / Country Road Jeggings similar here and here / Nike Dunks Ski Hi here / Marcs Bobble Scarf similar here and uber splurge version here
NB. My shoes are glowing orbs of Nike goodness in the photos so if you actually want to see what they look like, here they are taking their first bright white steps in the sunny seaside town of Monterey, CA while I was on a road trip from LA to SF up the Pacific Coast Highway. They've seen some shit.


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The wait is finally over! Here is a bunch of trailers released this week. The list of projects include Never Gone, LORD, My Best Friend's Wedding, I love That Crazy Little Thing, Edge of Innocence, Tik Tok and League of Legend.
Never Gone (aka Turns Out You are Still Around) starring Liu Yifei and Kris Wu. I wrote an article for it last week here.
My Best Friend's Wedding, which will be released on August 5th
Another movie that choose Shanghai Film Festival to present the trailer is LORD (previous article's link here).
League of Gods also released a new trailer starring the character Daji, portrayed by Fan Bingbing
New movie Tik Tok with Wallace Chung
I Love That Crazy Little Thing with William Chan, Jessica, and Tang Yixin. Interestingly, it also includes the guest appearance of He Jiong and Du Haitao.
Edge of Innocence releases the MV for Nineteen sang by Tao Huang, in addition to the trailer


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Marvel Teases Return Of Jonathan Hickman
Mar 20, 2019
Marvel is teasing the return of writer Jonathan Hickman in this week's comics.
A teaser simply reading HICKMAN appeared in March 20 comics, similar to a teaser revealed last week.
"When two aggressive species share the same environment, evolution demands adaptation or dominance," read the March 13 teaser from Marvel.
Jonathan Hickman hasn't written for Marvel since the 2015 Secret Wars event. The writer previously worked on the creative teams of The Avengers, Fantastic Four and was the creative force behind Image's The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West.
The yet-to-be announced project is set to launch July 2019. Marvel will give more details about the project at the "Next Big Thing" panel at C2E2.


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Above you see one of the baby gamps wrapping itself around a Portuguese Sweet Bread that was getting ready to
Speaking of food, you can catch a glimpse of one of the desserts I made in the picture above. Claudia likes to berate her kitchen skills, but this was really quite a hit. I knew all about Claudia's (in)famous copulating bunny linzertorte, but finally got a taste in the parking lot of WEBS (I missed it at the potluck picnic on the grounds of the MA Sheep & Wool last May). I thought I had some bunny, or at least Easter egg, cookie cutters but this is all I could come up with.
Speaking of the gamp, this fabric has a beautiful hand sett at 24 epi and woven in plain weave. I think it would be wonderful for a summer top or a unconstructed jacket. I'm heading down now to finish up the sleying for twill. I completely forgot that I wanted to do an inch or two with black and white wefts, but I'll do that when start in on the twills.


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Daniel & H.E.R. walk the beachside in new video.
Daniel Caesar's Freudian album has still been on heavy rotation months after it's release. Not just because Daniel is a man of great talents but also because Winter is seemingly still present over here for us Northerners and it's good music to chill inside too.
The Toronto native has just followed up on one of his beloved tracks "Best Part" featuring H.E.R., that see the two singers in different clips throughout the video. Daniel is seen walking along the beach during sunrise while H.E.R. - who always manages to try and hide her identity- walks along the beach during sunset. Peep the Keavan Yazdani & Sean Brown directed video and let us know what you think.
"It's pressure, it's pressure," Daniel recently said while discussing being compared to Toronto artists such Drake and The Weeknd. "It is a lot of pressure just because I'm still freshman. You know these other artists are like junior, senior — not even sophomore because they're many, many projects deep. ... I still got a long way to go."
The last musical offering from Daniel was his assistance on a remake of Jessie Reyez's popular track "Figures" - listen here.


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Quickly, because this is kind of urgent: am I required to wear actual clothes to a belated holiday/new year's party? I've got one last excuse to wear jingle bells and glitter coming up—because my friend Audrey totally gets me and is almost as bad at calendaring* as I am—and Husband and I were just discussing what I could reasonably get away with wearing.
ME: I'm gonna wear my fuzzy socks at Audrey's. So I don't fall down the stairs after too much of her mom's rummy fruities.
HIM: Bet you could get away with just wearing pajamas. Then you can get pajama drunk.
ME: Think I should ask her? "Hey, do I have to wear pants? Or real clothes?"
HIM: You can honestly say you're not compatible with that technology.
Okay, by now you've skipped ahead to comment on the Real Clothes issue, so let's back up and address Shirt Compatibility. Husband does this guy thing where he won't replace his shirts unless I actually take them from him and leave him with no alternative. He will not only continue to own, but wear out in public, a tshirt with holes in.
So I've started telling him, when a shirt's done in, "I'll be having that off you." Then he says "but I'll need to replace it!" and I say, "no one's stopping you!" and we go buy him one or two shirts because that's all he can handle in a single shopping trip and it starts all over again. Sigh.
Of course, those same shirts that aren't fit to be seen in public are great for me to wear while I'm washing my hair or something… and it's a shame to let them go to waste just because he managed to—I don't know—tear a hole just big enough for me to fit my hand through in the hem, right?
So then one night, we'll be having a conversation. I don't know, pick a conversation. Maybe about the fact that in Horizon Zero Dawn (which I've basically finished and am now rationing like a lone Kit-Kat at fat camp) you pick up something called Rusted Scrap and it's supposedly something you can sell to any merchant or trade to one special merchant, only I can't find the special merchant anywhere. I've looked online and found loads of people saying he doesn't exist, and a few people saying he totally exists but he's hard to find and hang on to your rusted scrap until you find him because the stuff he trades for is good. Amazing, even.
HIM: Yeah, it looks like they just haven't got around to putting that merchant in yet
ME: But… people are saying…
HIM: Well… it's not true.
ME: They… lied?
HIM: (nods)
ME: People lied on the internet?
HIM: I know. It's illegal to lie on the Internet. Especially at Christmas.
ME: I don't like it when you make fun of me (storms out)
ME: (shouts) HELP!
ME: Ah! Help! (flails wildly)
HIM: How did you?
ME: Get it out!
HIM: Hang on. (untangles trapped wrist from shirt hole) How did you even do that?
ME: I'm not compatible with this technology!
HIM: It's a shirt!
ME: (points at face) Cat!
* Well, shit. Here I thought that was another of my wordsies but nope, it's an accepted word now!


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ALDEBURGH, England — Benjamin Britten's opera "Peter Grimes" is a classic tale of an outsider struggling against an intolerant society, but the society in question is depicted with a specificity that a stage director tampers with at his peril. The setting is simply called "the Borough," but everybody knows — and Britten acknowledged — that the Borough is Aldeburgh, the Suffolk fishing village near where Britten grew up and the site of the festival that he established in 1948.
The Aldeburgh Festival (this year's edition ended Sunday) honors Britten annually. This being Britten's centennial year, a spectacular tribute was de rigueur. A major production of "Peter Grimes" — Britten's most popular and, in the view of many, his finest opera — was an obvious choice, but less obvious was where to do it, since the festival's largest venue, the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, seats only 830. The solution took its cue from "on location" stagings of operas like "Aida" at the Pyramids and "Tosca" at locales in Rome: "Peter Grimes" was performed right on the Aldeburgh beach.
The event had an element of grandstanding to be sure, yet it also allowed the opera to be appreciated from new perspectives. "I wanted to express my awareness of the perpetual struggle of men and women whose livelihood depends on the sea," said Britten about "Grimes," a point the viewer could not help but appreciate, whether by virtue of exposure to the elements or witnessing the many huts indicating that fishing is still conducted by rugged individuals.
The action, which was resourcefully directed by Tim Albery, took place on a network of wooden walkways, with a few boats providing what little shelter there was. (The libretto specifies that Grimes's hut is an overturned boat.) The visual dimension was easy to comprehend, as were the singers, thanks to a sophisticated amplification system. The audience, which faced the stage and the sea beyond, sat in an area determined by the optimal breadth of the stage from an aesthetic standpoint and the actual depth of the beach, which allowed for about 1,800 people.
The expansive set proved an asset when a posse of townspeople, suspicious of the loner Grimes following the mysterious death of his boy apprentice, menacingly move toward his hut. Subtleties of characterization were lost, as with the motivations of Ellen Orford, the schoolteacher who loves Peter and whom he hopes to marry. But Act III, which contains Grimes's delirium scene, worked powerfully, especially when angry choral cries of "Peter Grimes!" resounded in the cold night air, and when Peter, following advice of his one friend, Captain Balstrode, pushes his boat toward the sea for one final, fatal voyage.
The orchestral music was pre-recorded, but the conductor Steuart Bedford, a Britten specialist, was able to control the speed with which it unfolded and maintained excellent coordination with the singers. The tenor Alan Oke sang Grimes with plangent tone that recalled the tenor Peter Pears. Giselle Allen was an accomplished Ellen, although the sound system exaggerated her vibrato, and the baritone David Kempster was a firm but sympathetic Balstrode. Among the smaller roles, all well done, Henry Waddington, as the lawyer Swallow, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers, as the pill-popping busybody Mrs. Sedley, deserve mention.
The festival also offered the chance to witness all three of Britten's so-called Parables — "Curlew River," "The Prodigal Son" and "The Burning Fiery Furnace" — short dramatizations of Biblical or quasi-Biblical subjects. Moreover, the performances by Mahogany Opera, Jubilee Opera and Aurora Orchestra, under the musical direction of Roger Vignoles, took place in Orford Church, where the Parables premiered in the 1960s.
Framed by Gregorian chants whose music permeates the body of the pieces, all the Parables have transcendent spiritual moments that are tellingly underscored musically. "Curlew River," inspired by Japanese Noh drama, is best known of the Parables, possibly because it has the least obviously Biblical subject. Its dramatic pace and that of the other Parables is slow, even glacial at times, but that, at least in theory, adds to the mysticism of the experience.
Frederic Wake-Walker's stagings follow traditional practice in having singers and members of the small instrumental ensembles wear hooded robes as they enter and leave in procession as well as encouraging familiar, stylized gestures. The tenor James Gilchrist sang vividly in roles created by Peter Pears. But the time may have come for a more creative approach to staging the Parables, and the choreographer Mark Morris, who will direct "Curlew River" later this summer at Tanglewood in western Massachusetts, could lead the way.
Now in his fifth season as Aldeburgh's artistic director, the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, like his immediate predecessors, the composers Oliver Knussen and Thomas Adès, is better known for his contacts with present-day music than for a special affinity with Britten. My visit did not coincide with one of Mr. Aimard's contemporary music concerts, but I did attend a program by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group of chamber music spanning the century starting with Britten's birth.
Too many short pieces were crammed into too little time, but the concert did include the world premiere of "Fire Burning in Snow," a setting for mezzo-soprano, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin and piano by Charlotte Bray, an up-and-coming British composer, of three densely written poems by Nicki Jackowska about love relationships that are troubled in different ways. The music has an austerity that suits the poems, yet an emotional current runs through the cool yet singable vocal lines that allows the singer to express the feelings behind the sometimes cryptic words. Instruments are interestingly used, as when string harmonics and a mournful oboe suggest the icy locale where the singer's lover ought to be. Ms. Bray is a composer whom we could be hearing more from.


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First Church will offer "Praying Through the Names of God," a weekly Bible study during Lent, in conjunction with a Lenten sermon series of the same title.
In the Bible, names revealed something about a person's character – the circumstances of their birth (Moses means "drawn from the water"); a specific characteristic (Esau means "hairy one"); or a praise to God (Jeremiah means "God is exalted"). A name also said something about a person's destiny (Jesus means "Saviour").
The Old Testament uses more than 85 different names for God. Each name reveals something about God's character, mostly related to a need in people's lives. God's people called on the Lord for provision, peace, healing, forgiveness, strength, hope, victory and so much more. Each name expressed confidence that God can meet every need.
The Bible Study, led by Senior Pastor Dennis Keller, will meet on Wednesday evenings from March 13 to April 24, from 6:45 to 8:00 in room B004 of the church.
All are welcome! You do not have to be a member of First Church or any church to join the Bible study. For more information, call or e-mail the church at 717.766.4611 or email@example.com.


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Old social media posts have a way of coming back around to bite us in the rear , and no one knows this better than the Democrats. Many cases have popped up in the last two years that outlined Democrats spewing hypocritical vitriol in years gone by while they are currently trying to show a unified force against all things American.
The best part is that nothing disappears from the internet, so even if they try to delete past accounts we are able to find their caches. Obama himself left a key tweet that spoke far more than he would have ever realized in the future. In 2013 Obama tweeted "I spy," and now that it was found there are many people slamming him for his veiled admittance of secretive info gathering.
While it may not be what he meant to do, people like James Woods have retweeted it with epic captions that show how even two simple words can haunt you for the rest of your life. Others jumped on the train to use this opportunity to showcase that this may be more than a simple cutesy tweet but more of Obama saying that he has in fact used illegal spying techniques such as wiretapping on people.
The fact that it has recently been proven many times that illegal wiretapping and internet spying on not only the American people but President Trump as well, has actually been happening for many years is just icing on the cake for us. The Democrats are not above public reproach, and we will not let them forget things they have stated in the past that lead to proof of the ignorance they spew today.
According to Chicks on the Right :
Back in 2013, Barack thought this tweet would be cute…
I spy… pic.twitter.com/5KEpqgbA
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 15, 2013
Um, really dude? That's what you went with?
Though usually you prefer wiretapping… https://t.co/neDmPB8pXr
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) September 21, 2017
The responses to this tweet were pretty spot on in 2013, too.
— Raised Right (@RightMsmagnolia) September 21, 2017
— Joe 🇺🇸🙏🚂🌹 (@Parobojoe) September 21, 2017
A picture is worth a thou… MILLION words! pic.twitter.com/uY4aJUsgFK
— Texas Patriot (@DevinePatriot) September 22, 2017
The Compulsion to Confess. #Jerk. ==> RT @BarackObama: I spy… pic.twitter.com/hgc4fwDQjZ
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) July 13, 2013
Self knowledge not a strong point 🙂 #NSA #Spying HT @davidsirota: @BarackObama : https://t.co/wDJIhAa9Zk
— Steven Strauss (@Steven_Strauss) July 14, 2013
Yes, you do–on millions of innocent Americans–in violation of the #FourthAmendment. "@BarackObama: I spy… pic.twitter.com/h2cJa6ZZoC"
— Justin Amash Archive (@amasharchive) July 14, 2013
Ohhhh Barry! Self awareness has ALWAYS eluded you!
Barry really should get an award for most epic twitter fail. I spy….with my little eye…a man that has absolutely no integrity, morals, or patriotism. Honesty and values are lost on Obama in abundance. He wouldn't know the definition of any of it if we tattooed it along his forearms! Lie after lie from the former President has left all of us with a foul taste in our mouths for the fact that he had his evil hand firmly wrapped around America for not just one but two terms!
He really needs to be stopped from causing any more damage than he has already done. Obama continues to try and influence the way the country is headed in any way he can, and many of his actions are bordering on outright treason. He currently stands on a very slippery slope. Hopefully, he will take one wrong step and tumble headfirst into GITMO some day soon!
There really is nothing more disgusting than someone who hates the very foundation a country is built on being in any position of power or influence. It is the epitome of insanity. Obama never had any intention to bring our country to any form of success. He destroyed our economy, our employment rate, our progress on a societal platform, and then he paid and armed those that want us dead, and the whole time tried to convince us it was all for the best.
Sadly there were those who wanted change so badly they fell for his forked tongue speeches and anti-American antics. We should have shut him down long ago but complacency and fear of repercussions kept most people silent. We are not going to be silent ever again. No one will extinguish our fire and passion to actually fix our country and bring it back to a state of glory and humanity
Throw all the irate hate groups at us that you can, continue sticking your nose in things that no longer concern you, but Mr. Obama, the American people are on to you and we will do everything in our power to stop you from doing any more damage to this great nation. There is nothing stronger than a Patriotic American, and if you keep pushing you may just find out how big we truly are.
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The Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks have already experienced lengthy losing streaks this season. The Ducks seem to have pulled out of their spiral, while the Blackhawks have not.
Anaheim will try to win its fifth straight game when it hosts Chicago on Wednesday night at Honda Center. The Blackhawks will be trying to avoid losing five in a row.
The Ducks (14-10-5) lost seven straight from Oct. 20 to Nov. 1, including a 3-1 defeat in Chicago on Oct. 23.
They began to gather themselves during a 2-1 overtime loss to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 16, going 6-1-2 since.
Anaheim enters Wednesday in second place in the Pacific Division after twice leapfrogging the Calgary Flames into first in the past week. The Flames moved back into first with a 3-2 win in Chicago on Sunday.
The Blackhawks (9-14-5) were 6-2-2 when they slipped into an eight-game losing streak from Oct. 27 to Nov. 12. Chicago fired longtime coach Joel Quenneville on Nov. 6, but have gone just 3-8-2 under Jeremy Colliton.
"It's not for lack of effort," Chicago captain Jonathan Toews told the Chicago Tribune after the latest loss. "It's one of those things we're stuck in right now, snowballing in the wrong direction. It's tough. We have to keep working. There's nothing else we can do."
The Ducks continue to build roster depth as they string together points.
They traded rookie defenseman Marcus Pettersson to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for forward Daniel Sprong, who's expected to make his team debut against the Blackhawks.
Sprong practiced on the same line as Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie on Tuesday.
Pettersson became expendable with the addition of Jake Dotchin, who made his team debut on Nov. 23 after he was signed by the Ducks on Oct. 18. Dotchin was released by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sept. 15, reportedly because they were unhappy with his conditioning.
Anaheim hasn't played at home since a 2-1 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 23. Ducks forward Rickard Rakell scored with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the score, and then scored 14 seconds into overtime for a 2-1 victory.
After losing the opener a five-game road trip to the Nashville Predators, the Ducks defeated the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1, and the following night knocked off the Florida Panthers 3-2.
After scoring another late goal to tie the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, the Ducks won 2-1 in overtime.
Those heroics paled in comparison to their latest victory.
The Ducks trailed the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals 5-1 late in the second period on Sunday afternoon before rallying for a 6-5 win. Anaheim became the first road team to come back from a four-goal deficit and win in nearly 20 years.
Ducks coach Randy Carlyle isn't ready to believe his team is out of the woods.
"We've tried to remain steadfast in that we're going to need to be more competitive," he said. "We're going to have to execute to a higher level and we're going to have to be able to do that in parts of games."


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Breakpoint occurring in header
Hi Mitch,
I've spotted a breakpoint in my header. This is probably because I have more menu items than the default theme. This breakpoint affects only the header, all the other elements resize appropriately with no problems. Please see the picture and annotation for details (pixels etc). I looked in the CSS for the @media that I could alter but I think you are using a different technique to adapt to the viewport, like flex or something. It's beyond my knowledge so could you let me know what I need to change to resolve the breakpoint?
I am happy for the menu toggler to appear sooner at around 1000px where the break first approx starts. Or, alternatively, the menu bar could split into two rows, whatever works best for you.
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Below is a link to the ITPA (International Tennis Performance Association) Blog page, which I recently contributed to.
Scroll down to 12/2/2016 or 2/12/2016 as it is on the blog! However, do check out some of the other blog posts while you're there!
My post is an adaptation of an article you can find on this website, here:


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Introducing the team that literally, "brings the heat" to your thermoform plastics project every day.
Elwyn Jones, Founder (retired):
At 85, Elwyn still comes by the plant once a week to make sure we're doing good work. Elwyn started his career as an equipment engineer with Dixie Cup and helped develop the very first plastic cup manufacturing line in the U.S. That involved months of work with Brown Equipment Group, the largest maker of plastic thermoform equipment in the U.S. Once those four plastic cup lines were installed and running, Brown stole Elwyn to be VP of Research & Market Development. For ten years he travelled the U.S. for Brown until he decided to open his own thermoforming plant in Dallas, Texas in 1974. Despite great customers like Mary Kay and Texas Instruments, Elwyn will tell you the first 15 years in business were a nightmare. Still, he beat the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics odds that 70% of businesses fail by their 10th year. "I never got an ulcer but I lost all my hair; the last ten years were great!" recounts Elwyn. Son Jeff, who started up his own thermoform molding company serving short run needs, bought his dad's company in 1998. In succeeding years, the company quadrupled in size, now coming up on 50 years in business.
Jeff "Rocky Mountain" Jones, President/Owner:
His dad having founded the company back in 1973, you could say Jeff was born with a plastic spoon in his mouth. Leading a debt-free company, he drives a 20-year old Expedition with 380,000 miles so he's expert at getting the maximum value out of an asset, or for our customers. His 'happy place' is in the mold shop, creating just the right combination to produce an exceptional thermoform package. Or, at his cabin in Colorado.
Donna Lee, Operations Manager:
John Cooley, GM:
Nathan Troutman, Design, Project & Quality Manager:
Hailing originally from southern Arizona (glam places like Douglas and Oracle), Nathan was a crackerjack sheet metal fabricator by the age of 8. That, thanks to his dad being a vocational instructor with the Community College district. Add machining, welding, wiring, Solidworks CAD design and other programming skills, and you have our ultimate utility player. He brings a passion for creating efficiencies for our customer experience and manufacturing workflows, while maintaining excellence in all we produce. Got a problem with your packaging? We got Mr. Fixit.
Billy Hardee, Senior Packaging Designer:
The Front Office Troika of Rosa Santana, Jenny Olascoaga, and Marleny Gomez:
Sí, hablamos español muy bien! Plastiform is where the old axiom gets turned around from "behind every good man is a great woman', to 'in front of every good man is great women'. These ladies are the first people you'll see when you walk in the office and often the first person you'll talk to with a phone call. We celebrate International Women's Day, every day…. because they are.
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Hailing originally from Tabriz, Iran (far NW Iran so he speaks Turkish, Farsi, and German). A mechanical engineer by training, he worked as a design engineer for a large tractor manufacturer before he immigrated to the U.S. in 2013 with his wife and son after winning the green card lottery. From there you have the typical immigrant story: battles English; works hard, really hard; son is a killer student and wants to be a doctor. And in a year he'll be a citizen! For fun he plays the Azerbajanian Tar (an exotic 11 string eastern guitar).
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Monday, July 06, 2009
My Early Birthday Present to Me....
Besides some gray Ambiance, some brown Ambiance, and a piece of white china silk to line a white silk blouse, I bought two pieces of fashion fabric:
Only two pieces, but they're very nice....the pink stripe is horizontal on a piece of very soft, very yummy linen and I'm planning to make a tunic shirt from it. If you look closely, you can see shiny black stripes on the brown wool/lycra blend suiting (it was marked as being an Ellen Tracy fabric and is really nice...). I'm planning on some Oxford pants and maybe a straight skirt or a vest, if it works out.
It's almost worth the trip to Textile Fabrics just to pet the gorgeous woolens they've got...even if those super 150's are marked at $129/yard.... oh, they're nice!!!
I've got a couple of pieces still in processing from Gorgeous Fabrics' last sale; (those designer rayon knits...the brown I made the Jalie tank top from is so yummy I ordered another piece for a cardigan to go with it, plus a piece of gray while I was at it) but once those get here I'm going back on a 'no fabric' moratorium until I get some sewing done.
I need some work clothes! ;)
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- AnonymousJuly 6, 2009 at 9:40:00 PM CDT
Oh. My. Goodness!! I am absolutely SALIVATING over that brown wool/lycra blend suiting!!!!!! I love the pink stripe, too. As soon as I saw it and read that it was linen I immediately thought 'tunic'. It will be wonderful. I lost my nice, high-paying law firm job in March. I was one of the lucky ones--I found another job in less than a month but I had to take a pretty significant pay cut. Soooo, I'm having to practice some serious financial discipline to get thrugh this lean time. The good news is that I am now doing most of my pattern and fabric "shopping" right here in my own sewing room, so I am actually using all the beautiful fabric that I have accumulated over time.ReplyDelete
So, dear Lisa, please please please keep taking pictures of the beautiful fabrics you buy. I want to see the gray knit you bought from Gorgeous Fabrics when it comes in. I am going through minor fabric withdrawals and it helps to see what other sewing enthusiasts are buying. Cannot WAIT to see what you do with that brown suiting. Oh that is just gorgeous!!! Your timing is perfect. You can have it done for autumn!
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2009 at 9:42:00 PM CDT
I got "sew" excited about the brown wool that I forgot to wish you an early happy birthday!! My birthday was Sunday, and I gave myself a nice, quiet afternoon in my sewing room!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to you! I think you've got some lovely treats there and a few more coming this weekend! Enjoy!ReplyDelete


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Senate may hold hearings on passenger rail plan
Senate President still leery
The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate may hold hearings on Governor Ted Strickland's plan to institute passenger rail service in the Cincinnati-Columbus-Cleveland corridor before deciding whether to allow the project to move ahead.
Strickland's Transportation Director, Jolene Molitoris, wants the Controlling Board to release $25 million for a final round of studies and engineering, but Harris could stop the entire project dead in its tracks.
State law requires at least a 5-2 vote of the Controlling Board for release of any capital funds for passenger rail service and one of the two Senate Republicans on the board – who are appointed by Harris – must vote in favor of the request.
Molitoris contends the planning and engineering should proceed because the Federal Railroad Administration won't make Ohio pay back that $25 million if it decides not to go ahead with the rail project. Despite her assurance, Harris said, "I think we want to make sure that we've got something in writing from Washington that says that."
He said he's considering having the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee convene hearings on the passenger rail plan. The committee's chairman, Sen. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville), was skeptical of the concept early in 2009 when he was shepherding the state transportation budget (HB 2) through the Senate.
Earlier this month, Molitoris also delivered a 21-page response to a series of questions Harris had raised about the passenger rail plan.
Critics have cast doubt on the estimate that 478,000 riders would use the service in its first year of operation, especially given the very limited schedule of service. They've also questioned how the state would pay for the $17 million annual subsidy the system would require.
Proponents contend the ridership estimate is conservatively low and that the project would generate at least 255 "immediate construction jobs over a two year period" and 8,000 indirect and spin-off jobs in the vicinity of train stations.


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Cristian Macelaru returns to Philadelphia where he is Conductor-In-Residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra next week to lead the orchestra in two concerts at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
The first concert takes place on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 and celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Mann with the Philadelphia Orchestra. This special anniversary performance will feature music drawn from the repertoire played during the first season at the Mann in 1976. The evening will include Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 played by rising star pianist and Curtis Institute artist Daniel Hsu, and the brilliant Maurice Ravel orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition. Click here for more information.
The second concert takes place on Friday, June 24, 2016 and features an all-Tchaikovsky program that begins with the most dramatic of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, the Fourth. Its recurrent motif of 'fate' ties this tumultuous masterpiece together. The evening will also feature Swan Lake, the lushest and most romantic of Tchaikovsky's three 'story' ballets, and the 1812 Overture-complete with fireworks. Click here for more information.


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3.3: Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium
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Learning Objectives
- Use demand and supply to explain how equilibrium price and quantity are determined in a market.
- Understand the concepts of surpluses and shortages and the pressures on price they generate.
- Explain the impact of a change in demand or supply on equilibrium price and quantity.
- Explain how the circular flow model provides an overview of demand and supply in product and factor markets and how the model suggests ways in which these markets are linked.
In this section we combine the demand and supply curves we have just studied into a new model. The model of demand and supply uses demand and supply curves to explain the determination of price and quantity in a market.
The Determination of Price and Quantity
The logic of the model of demand and supply is simple. The demand curve shows the quantities of a particular good or service that buyers will be willing and able to purchase at each price during a specified period. The supply curve shows the quantities that sellers will offer for sale at each price during that same period. By putting the two curves together, we should be able to find a price at which the quantity buyers are willing and able to purchase equals the quantity sellers will offer for sale.
Figure 3.7 "The Determination of Equilibrium Price and Quantity" combines the demand and supply data introduced in Figure 3.1 "A Demand Schedule and a Demand Curve" and Figure 3.4 "A Supply Schedule and a Supply Curve". Notice that the two curves intersect at a price of $6 per pound—at this price the quantities demanded and supplied are equal. Buyers want to purchase, and sellers are willing to offer for sale, 25 million pounds of coffee per month. The market for coffee is in equilibrium. Unless the demand or supply curve shifts, there will be no tendency for price to change. The equilibrium price in any market is the price at which quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. The equilibrium price in the market for coffee is thus $6 per pound. The equilibrium quantity is the quantity demanded and supplied at the equilibrium price. At a price above the equilibrium, there is a natural tendency for the price to fall. At a price below the equilibrium, there is a tendency for the price to rise.
With an upward-sloping supply curve and a downward-sloping demand curve, there is only a single price at which the two curves intersect. This means there is only one price at which equilibrium is achieved. It follows that at any price other than the equilibrium price, the market will not be in equilibrium. We next examine what happens at prices other than the equilibrium price.
Figure 3.8 "A Surplus in the Market for Coffee" shows the same demand and supply curves we have just examined, but this time the initial price is $8 per pound of coffee. Because we no longer have a balance between quantity demanded and quantity supplied, this price is not the equilibrium price. At a price of $8, we read over to the demand curve to determine the quantity of coffee consumers will be willing to buy—15 million pounds per month. The supply curve tells us what sellers will offer for sale—35 million pounds per month. The difference, 20 million pounds of coffee per month, is called a surplus. More generally, a surplus is the amount by which the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price. There is, of course, no surplus at the equilibrium price; a surplus occurs only if the current price exceeds the equilibrium price.
A surplus in the market for coffee will not last long. With unsold coffee on the market, sellers will begin to reduce their prices to clear out unsold coffee. As the price of coffee begins to fall, the quantity of coffee supplied begins to decline. At the same time, the quantity of coffee demanded begins to rise. Remember that the reduction in quantity supplied is a movement along the supply curve—the curve itself does not shift in response to a reduction in price. Similarly, the increase in quantity demanded is a movement along the demand curve—the demand curve does not shift in response to a reduction in price. Price will continue to fall until it reaches its equilibrium level, at which the demand and supply curves intersect. At that point, there will be no tendency for price to fall further. In general, surpluses in the marketplace are short-lived. The prices of most goods and services adjust quickly, eliminating the surplus. Later on, we will discuss some markets in which adjustment of price to equilibrium may occur only very slowly or not at all.
Just as a price above the equilibrium price will cause a surplus, a price below equilibrium will cause a shortage. A shortage is the amount by which the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at the current price.
Figure 3.9 "A Shortage in the Market for Coffee" shows a shortage in the market for coffee. Suppose the price is $4 per pound. At that price, 15 million pounds of coffee would be supplied per month, and 35 million pounds would be demanded per month. When more coffee is demanded than supplied, there is a shortage.
In the face of a shortage, sellers are likely to begin to raise their prices. As the price rises, there will be an increase in the quantity supplied (but not a change in supply) and a reduction in the quantity demanded (but not a change in demand) until the equilibrium price is achieved.


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Historical Sites and Buildings
Settlers first came to Norfolk in the early 1600s, and have left their mark on history throughout this coastal city. From Fort Norfolk, one of the last remaining forts authorized by President George Washington, to a walking tour that guides visitors through Norfolk's heritage, there is plenty for you to discover. While in Norfolk, be sure to set aside time to take a journey back in time and explore the region's rich history.
Stay another day to visit the historical attractions in our neighboring city, Portsmouth. Click here to learn more.


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I love this fire pit. I originally looked at a propane fire pit, but they didn't put out the heat/flame as much as the wood burning pits. This puts out huge flames and heat without any of the smoke of a traditional pit.
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Posted by JNH Lifestyles on March 12, 2019
There's been some speculation lately regarding weight loss and its possible connection to infrared sauna use. Since weight loss is something that so many people take an interest, it's not uncommon to hear questions like "do saunas help you lose weight?" or "do you burn calories in a sauna?" when you're in a gym or a doctor's office. In this article, we will endeavor to separate fiction from fact regarding infrared sauna weight loss.
The answer is that yes, you can lose weight using an infrared sauna. It happens because when you sit in an infrared sauna for a 30 or 40-minute period, your heart rate is elevated as a response to the heat, similar to a light cardio workout, like walking briskly or doing jumping jacks.
Indeed it does, though you're not going to drop thousands of calories through the use of a far infrared sauna. The general estimate is that you lose between 500 and 800 calories during a 40-minute infrared sauna session. If you're consuming 2,000 calories a day, then that is not an insignificant amount, but if weight loss is your goal, the likelihood that you're going to suddenly see a svelte physique from sauna use alone is slight.
The reality is that infrared sauna weight loss alone is not an idea that you should have in your mind, or you're bound to be disappointed. The infrared sauna can help you in many areas, but diet and exercise combined with its use are going to be much more effective than using the sauna exclusively and thinking you'll start to drop serious weight. A sauna of any kind does not "burn fat" regardless of what you might have heard.
The best way to try and lose weight with an infrared sauna is to use it before or after workouts, or else you can fit a session in on days when you cannot make it to the gym or take a jog around the neighborhood. That way you're using it as one of several tools in your weight loss arsenal, and your expectations will make a lot more sense.
There is no doubt that a far infrared sauna can be a part of your weight loss plan, but don't expect an immediate change just because you have started home sauna sessions. Try to make wholesale changes in your life if you want to see some significant weight loss, and let increased sauna use be just one of them.
You should also take steps like eating less fast food, trying to increase your intake of nuts, raw vegetables, or fruits as snacks, and eating meals that are loaded with fiber and less processed foods. You should also drink more water and eliminate or reduce your consumption of sugary sodas or even the so-called diet varieties.
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Online Business Degree:
The flexibility of the online experience made completing my education possible. While flexible, there were still structured requirements that included a minimum number of times and days logging in and posting on forums. This allowed a simulated class room learning environment by letting us ask questions and give our own experiences to both class mates and instructors. The black and white postings allowed for solid reference and review of discussions which I found more useful than what I would get in a traditional classroom. I also enjoyed the simplified and concise structure of the classes. Because of the distance learning, I found my classes to stick to the syllabus more than my experiences in the traditional classroom. This allowed me to work on things ahead with confidence and without the worry of wasting my time. My instructors were always willing to work with special issues. The classes were also laid out in a more logical and easy-to-follow format.
Describe what you liked least about your online learning experience.
What I liked least about my distance learning experience was the customer service aspect. When you do not have the opportunity to work with people face to face, there appears to be more of a business center mentality that you have to deal with. If you have ever had the displeasure of having to deal with any sort of financial aid or registration shuffle, imagine the experience ten-fold.
Getting what should be a simple thing fixed can seem at times to be nearly impossible. Sometimes these things happen each semester. There are so many things that can go wrong, and when you are physically removed from the place of origin, you are helpless.
Beware of the claim of job assistance and claims that x% of graduates find themselves in there career within 6 months of graduation claims. I believe this goes for most educational facilities.
The fine print states that most were already in there field when they started, and if you do not follow the precise steps they lay out, you are not taken into consideration. This is a national university, but the job assistance is only for the local area of your graduation. If you plan on relocating right after graduation, plan on finding things yourself.
Also, it should be noted that a large portion of their assistance is to direct the graduating student to company job sites and temp agencies. I was actually told that there was an opening at the local home made ice-cream shop as one of my business graduate job leads. It paid minimum wage.
Has earning this online business degree helped or hurt your career?
My degree has helped me navigate my industry better. I am better prepared for the situations that go outside of normal operation. This is where your education will be of most benefit.
What would you say to others who are thinking of pursuing an online business management degree?
Are you going into a certification heavy field? If so, make sure that the online business degree actually gives you the certifications and not just prepares you for the test.
At DeVry, technology certs run $100-$200 per exam and most take multiple exams to obtain. This is on top of the courses you are paying for. Certifications and experience are sometimes more important than education when breaking into a new field.
Joe - Colorado Springs, CO - DeVry University - Business
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This is the official gem package for the Ruby Nexpose API.
For assistance with using the gem, to share your scripts, or to discuss different approaches, please visit the Rapid7 forums for Nexpose: https://community.rapid7.com/community/nexpose
This package is currently a work in progress. Most of the Nexpose API is exposed, but there are some operations missing. Also, there are stylistic differences between different calls that we hope to eliminate over time. We welcome contributions to this package. We ask only that pull requests and patches adhere to our coding standards.
- Favor returning classes over key-value maps. Classes tend to be easier for users to manipulate and use.
- Unless otherwise noted, code should adhere to the Ruby Style Guide: https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide
- Use YARDoc comment style to improve the API documentation of the gem.
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Country Duo The Reklaws To Present At The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs
Country duo The Reklaws are bringing some sibling love to the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs. This brother-sister duo of Jenna and Stuart Walker will make their debut on this year's iHeartRadio MMVAs stage to present some of the biggest awards of the night.
Although they're from a family of seven, these two found their passion for music at a young age, leading them to later pursue a career together. Jenna, being the eldest of the two, has been singing ever since she could talk while Stuart learnt how to play the guitar at the age of nine.
The Reklaws—which is actually Walker spelled backwards—grew up in Cambridge, Ontario, on their family's farm and have since become one of the fastest growing country music acts in Canada. The duo has gone on to win many up and coming musical accolades, including the 2012 CCMA Discover Program and the 2013 Boots & Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase. The Reklaws have previously opened for some of country music's biggest stars including Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw, High Valley, and Thomas Rhett.
The Reklaws join Madison Beer, Sofi Tukker, Scott Helman, Francesco Yates, NEW CITY, Craig McMorris, and Jus Reign in the list of presenters just announced for the 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs.
The 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs hosted by Awkwafina go down Sunday, August 26 at 9/7MT on CTV and Much.


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LUNG FORCE Heroes
Cora H.
Lung cancer became a name in my world in 1994 when my maternal grandmother was diagnosed at the age of 49. She survived only two months after her diagnosis. Since then it has taken my grandfather in 2008, a great aunt in 2001, another great aunt in 2005, my great uncle in 2008 and finally it took one of my best friends in May of 2012.
She was diagnosed with non small cell lung carcinoma at the age of 46. We received this news on December 24, 2010. She went through every treatment available including an experimental drug. She lost her fight May 28, 2012.
First published: August 31, 2017
American Lung Association is solely responsible for content.
Hero stories are the point of view of the Hero and not necessarily the American Lung Association. The Lung Association does not endorse any specific provider, facility or treatment.


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Premium Rush [movies]
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie – super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic.
But a guy who's used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the day – a routine "premium rush" run – turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan.


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Today, I'm absolutely thrilled to exclusively reveal the cover of Sarah Todd Taylor's exciting third instalment in the Max the Detective Cat series, Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper (illustrated by Nicola Kinnear) which will be published on 3rd October 2019 by Nosy Crow.
I'm also super happy because the very lovely people at Nosy Crow have given me three copies of The Catnap Caper to give away! Find out more below!
Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper
With a beautifully fluffy tail and a keen nose for adventure, Max the Detective Cat (HerculePoirot in feline form) is ready for any mystery…
The pampered cats of Paris are being kidnapped! Can it have something to do with a singing competition that is gripping the city? Max knows he has to solve the mystery and bring them home. Especially as he's fallen in love with one of the victims…
Oscar sighed. "Well, I suppose this one will have to be solved by the police," he said. Maximilian frowned. It would be rather splendid to solve a kidnapping. Though Max did not like to admit it, one of his favourite things about the cases he had solved had been how much of a fuss everyone made of him afterwards, and a kidnapping would make him a real hero!
• Everyone loves a crime-busting cat!
• Beautifully written and highly illustrated throughout.
• New look covers for all the books in the series.
• Rides the popular wave of historical thrillers, but with a feline twist!
• The exciting third instalment in this middle-grade mystery series; plenty of fun and drama with a vintage crime feel.
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"Maxis the best cat detective out there! He's brave and determined, and nothing, not even a delicious salmon mousse, will distract him from his case!"
Sarah Todd Taylor
Sarah Todd Taylor was brought up in Yorkshire and Wales, surrounded by books and cats. She discovered the theatre when she was a teenager and was instantly hooked, appearing in over 20 musicals in her hometown as well as helping out backstage. In her spare time she likes to sing opera in wonderful dresses, and she shares her home with her fabulous husband, two guinea pigs and a hamster. Lives in: Mid Wales.
Nicola Kinnear
Nicola Kinnear grew up in North West Kent where her inspiration for drawing was fueled by books, trips to the countryside and quite a few pets. Since graduating from the Illustration Animation BA at Kingston, Nicola has continued her love of storytelling and drawing characters through children's book illustration. She still has quite a few pets. Lives in: Kent.
Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper is available to pre-order online now or from any good bookshop.
Max the Detective Cat: The Disappearing Diva (Book 1) and Max the Detective Cat: The Phantom Portrait (Book 2) are available to order online now or from any good bookshop.
Huge thanks to Sarah, Rebecca, Julia and all at Nosy Crow for inviting me to host this super cover reveal, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
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Please note that this is a heavy item and will require extra postage.; All vols: Brown leather boards; a trifle scuffed; raised bands on spine; gilt rules, decoration and titling still quite bright. Very light shelf-wear. Binding tight. pp crisp. Top edges a trifle dusty. All edges marbled; marbling bright. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Slight damage to the head of Vol I spine; split in "Vol III" label on spine of Vol III. Bookseller's tick on front pastedown of Vol I. Frontispiece in Vol I. A nice clean set; very rarely read, or even opened, by all appearances.; 8vo (6" x 9"); 636+682+539+591+612+624+624+578 pages
Title: Works and Correspondence. A new Edition. 8 Vols.
Categories: English History,
Publisher: London, Francis & John Rivington: 1852
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Searching for hotels in Granbury (United States) or Granbury accommodation? Granbury is a city rich in Texas History. Situated in Texas' Hood County around Lake Granbury, the city reflects the perfect blending of the heritage of the past and modern culture.
Despite its urban accommodations, Granbury has still preserved its unique past. In fact, its square is the same as it looked like before during the 1880's, and some of its buildings including the Granbury Opera House, are registered historic landmarks. Built in 1886, the opera house is still operational and features musicals, comedy and drama plays from February to December.
One of the most interesting museums in Granbury is The Hollywood Museum in the Hollywood Antique Mall. It has roomfuls of gallery displaying film memorabilia including rare costumes, props, posters and other movie souvenirs. It has the only Star Trek Set on display and has the biggest Forrest Gump display in the world.
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10 Great Points about Turning 40 ...
So many people tell me they dread turning 40, like it's some kind of disaster. Well hey, I've seen it come and go, and I'm still here, enjoying life! In fact, there are many great points about hitting 40, which many of us will already know. So if that big birthday is yet to come, here are some reasons why you have plenty to look forward to.
1. You're Much More Sure of Yourself
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I am so much more confident than I was when I was in my 20s – or even my 30s. When I look back at my younger self, I realize that I would never want to be that young again. It's great to have the energy of youth, and a fresh-looking skin, but I've gained a hell of a lot more in exchange. I know who I am, I don't feel the need to please anyone, and I'm happy with myself.


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Jenny Käll has a background in ceramics and studied her bachelor in ceramic and glass at Konstfack University in Stockholm and is currently studying her last year at the master program in fine art in Umeå University of the Arts, Sweden. Her practice is mainly focused on sculptures and installation in various materials and combinations. Tools like humour, craft and poetry and traces of memory, longing and mystic, all play a part in the installations.
"What is the relationship between a dried lemon and a towel? Why do the bones I found at the beach dress up so nicely in tiger pattern? Can communication that rest in things be a language in itself?
Sometimes I feel like the linguistic language is not enough. Like it´s a simplification, that it is like a cover over what is talked about. I have a wish to reach out through a making, through sculptures and installations to the things that can't be expressed in words, where the material language can speak up. Where we are."
Jenny's working process consists of thinking, observing and sorting out. A kind of positioning where things change places (and I change place) meanwhile she tries to see how everything is connected. She is often aiming to reach for a state where the non-sense make sense and use materials like wood glue, plaster, sand, salt, dough and orange peels to do so. Sometimes she thinks of the work as she dislocates the things, put them in a border area where the object and the viewer can revisit each other. As when an old friend been away on a journey and comes back home again with stories to tell. And you hear the stories, but you are more interested in listening beyond the spoken words where you can sense other stories of experiences remaining.
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Legal Entity is a recognized party in an organization with right and responsibilities given by the legislation. A Legal Entity has the right to:
- Own properties
- Right to trade
- Responsibility to repay debts
- Responsibility to account for themselves to regulators
You have to define Legal entity for each of the registered companies recognized in law. A legal entity is basically a separate legal identity or in other words, it's an artificial person that conducts the business for the following reasons:
- Comply with corporate taxation within local jurisdictions
- Isolation of one area of business from risks into another area
So, if an organization involved in different types of business activities of procuring and selling, the activities will take place at legal entity level or in the context of legal entity. Because they are registered with authorities. So a legal entity is authorized by those authorities to perform these type business activities on a day to day basis.
Organization Structure
The most common issue faced by most of the businesses and consultants is the Organization structure design. In majority of implementation, the main objective is to make ensure that the structure should compliant from legal perspective and not putting equal attention to make system effective from operational management and accounting perspective, which is the most prevalent reason that most of the implementation projects forced to redesign the organization structure due to various issues they face during the transactional data recording and reporting. Legal entity is the crux of the organization structure as this determines the statutory and country specific (local) reporting needs.
Legal Entity is a juristic person that can enter into contracts, own assets and bank accounts, pay debts, file returns, perform statutory reporting, comply with legal requirements etc. In other words, legal entity is a business entity that is known to exist to the outside world. Internal organizations or divisions are not legal entities themselves, but are just part of it.
The fusion architecture deploys the one-on-one and many-to-one relationship between business unit and legal entity, thereby bringing about the true picture of business unit as a division or mechanism to restrict access and deploy other sub-ledger level controls as opposed to a legal entity that needs to perform statutory & tax reporting. In the fusion architecture, various legal entities could share the same ledger and consequently the same business unit. Both legal entities and business units are associated with the ledger and the relationship between the legal entity and business unit is derived based on the ledger.
If no sub-ledgers are required for a ledger (Eg: Consolidation ledger), there isn't a need to assign any legal entity to the ledger. So the focus of the Legal entity is more external facing while the other internal reporting entities could be configured as separate balancing segment values within the same legal entity. The structure also provides platform for enhanced intercompany accounting.
Some of the major benefits that could be realized from the fusion Legal entity structure are summarized below:
- Improved tracking of sub-ledger transactions at legal entity level
- Simplified statutory compliance by leveraging advanced features
- Enhanced tax reporting
- Enhanced audit trail, compliance and control
- Scalable platform for future initiatives
Legal Entity Relationships
Legal Entity in Transactions
Assets of the enterprise are owned by individual legal entities. Oracle Fusion Financials allow users to enter legal entities on transactions that represent a movement in value or obligation.
For example, the creation of a sales order creates an obligation for the legal entity that books the order to deliver the goods, and an obligation of the purchaser to receive and pay for those goods.
In another example, if you revalued your inventory in a warehouse to account for raw material price increases, the revaluation and revaluation reserves must be reflected in your legal entity's accounts. In Oracle Fusion Applications, your inventory within an inventory organization is managed by a single business unit and belongs to one legal entity.
Legal Entity and Business Unit
A business unit can process transactions on behalf of one or many legal entities. In some cases the legal entity is explicit on your transactions. For example, a payables invoice has an explicit legal entity field. Your accounts payables department can process supplier invoices on behalf of one or many business units.
In some cases, your legal entity is inferred from your business unit that is processing the transaction, as each business unit has a default legal entity. For example, when a purchase order is placed in a business unit, the default legal entity is legally obligated to the supplier.
Legal Entity and Ledgers
To associate legal entity to the ledger, use the define accounting configuration task list, to specify which ledger a legal entity uses to perform the accounting transaction. You have the option to assign one or more legal entity to ledger using a task called assign legal entities. You can also assign balancing segment to legal entity using a task called assign balancing segment.
Now, you can also assign some balancing segment values to ledger also using the task called assign balancing segment values to ledger. Balancing segment values assigned to ledger are basically representing the non-legal entity transaction such as adjustments.
Oracle recommended that you should assign balancing segment values to all the legal entities before assigning to the ledgers
Legal Entity and Balancing segments
Accounting for your business or operation means what? Accounting for your operations means you must produce a balanced trial balance sheet and other financial statements by legal entity.
Fusion supports up to three balancing segments. Best practices recommend that one of these segments represents the legal entity to ease the requirement to account for operations to regulatory agencies, tax authorities, and investors.
While transactions that cross balancing segments don't necessarily cross legal entity boundaries, all transactions that cross legal entity boundaries must cross balancing segments.
Legal and Payroll Structure
While creating the legal entities, we have to identify them as legal employers and payroll statutory units, which make then available for use in Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management (HCM). Based on the organization structure we may have only one legal entity that is also a payroll statutory unit and a legal employer, or we may have multiple legal entities, payroll statutory units, and legal employers.
Legal Employer
A legal employer is a legal entity that employs workers. You define a legal entity as a legal employer in the Oracle Fusion Legal Entity Configurator.
The legal employer is captured at the work relationship level, and all employment terms and assignments within that relationship are automatically with that legal employer.
Legal employer information for worker assignments is also used for reporting purposes.
Payroll Statutory Unit
Payroll statutory units are legal entities that are responsible for paying workers, including the payment of payroll tax and social insurance. A payroll statutory unit can pay and report on payroll tax and social insurance on behalf of one or many legal entities, depending on the structure of your enterprise.
Payroll statutory units enable you to group legal employers so that you can perform statutory calculations at a higher level, such as for United Kingdom (UK) statutory sick pay. In simple cases, a legal employer is also a payroll statutory unit. However, in complex business scenario your organization may have several legal employers under one payroll statutory unit.
Tax Reporting Unit
Use a tax reporting unit to group workers for the purpose of tax and social insurance reporting. A tax reporting unit is the Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management (HCM) version of the legal reporting unit in Oracle Fusion Applications.
To create a tax reporting unit, you use the Oracle Fusion Legal Entity Configurator to define a legal entity as a payroll statutory unit. When you identify a legal entity as a payroll statutory unit, the application transfers the legal reporting units that are associated with that legal entity to Oracle Fusion HCM as tax reporting units. You can then access the tax reporting unit using the Manage Legal Reporting Unit HCM Information task.
If you identify a legal entity as a legal employer only, and not as a payroll statutory unit, you must enter a parent payroll statutory unit. The resulting legal reporting units are transferred to Oracle Fusion HCM as tax reporting units, but as children of the parent payroll statutory unit that you entered, and not the legal entity that you identified as a legal employer.


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Hershey, PA – Pennsylvania must continue to make smart investments in education and job training to create the most skilled and qualified workforce in the nation, Governor Tom Wolf today told the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association (PWDA).
During his remarks, the governor outlined his proposed Statewide Workforce, Education, and Accountability Program (SWEAP), the centerpiece of his 2019-20 budget. SWEAP is a bold and sensible plan to rebuild Pennsylvania's economy and prioritize skills training from birth to retirement.
The governor has traveled the commonwealth to hear from business owners, industry leaders, and hardworking Pennsylvanians about how the Wolf Administration can help them thrive. In addition to proposing a minimum wage increase, other actions the governor has taken to close the skills gap and support manufacturing and new growth industries include:


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Does anyone still remember it exists? Me neither. That's why I brought this up. Recently, I read that thread titled "Stop advertising growtopia until this...". Highly recommended by the way. One other way of solving this is using the mentorship program thing. Here's one problem though, no one uses it.
First off, the mentorship program is to help the new players learn, so why the hell do we have to pay gems and buy the certificate to mentor new players. It doesn't make sense! The mentors aren't gaining from the situation, Ubisoft is, for gaining more players. Growtopia has dropped from 40k players average to 25k players this year.
I think the mentorship program can be fixed by:
1. The mentorship program should be removed from the store and made free but can only be accessed by players above level 50. Seriously though, who wants to mentor a new player who's not their friend FOR A PRICE.
2. A world where new players go after the tutorial world to search for mentors. This is so so people who need guidance are easily found. Likewise people who want to help new players can go to the world to look for new players.
3. At the end of a mentorship program, the new player has to answer a quiz to test their knowledge on the game. Likewise the mentor has a guidebook to make sure they've taught the new player everything they need to do before going solo.
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text: Preparing for a Career as a Firefighter The fire science industry is a very competitive field. Although there are approximately 1.1 million firefighters in the United States, only about 320,000 are professional career firefighters (the vast majority are volunteer firefighters). In fact, only an estimated 30 percent of people who begin the training, testing and application process go on to become career firefighters. If you're interested in becoming a firefighter, this guide will tell you everything you need to know to begin your career and prepare you for the firefighter test. Character Traits and Desirable Skills Though the requirements to join the fire service industry vary by state and station, future firefighters should have good leadership skills and a willingness to work hard. Similarly, a well-rounded firefighter is accountable, courageous, dedicated, an excellent communicator, honest, passionate, a problem-solver, reliable, selfless, a team player, able to perform physical tasks and work well under stress. Research, Training and Volunteering It is important that you begin preparing early by volunteering and taking Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) classes, as most departments require an EMT certification to apply or after hire. You can volunteer at a local firehouse, the American Red Cross (they're always looking for volunteer CPR instructors), the Big Brother program, burn camps, Habitat for Humanity, or more – the possibilities are endless. Since fire departments are looking for people to provide a community service, volunteering shows you have a desire to help others, it can bolster your resume, and it gives you a chance to network and make invaluable connections. Additionally, it is imperative to do your research to understand all aspects of the firefighting hiring process, including the firefighter test. Familiarize yourself with key phrases, such as PAT (Physical Agility Test) and begin doing research on departments in your area and how they test and recruit. This would also be the time to work on or maintain a good public image. For example, if you're unkempt or have a reputation for being disrespectful or arrogant, it will reflect negatively on not only yourself but your department and profession. While volunteering, keeping (or building) a good public image, and researching your local department's specific requirements, take the opportunity to get into shape. Becoming a firefighter means you'll have to take and pass a strenuous physical test of tasks you'll be expected to perform daily when you apply for work. Namely, you must be strong, coordinated, and have a good cardiovascular capacity. Degrees and Courses Next, begin taking fire science courses. The fire service industry has an ever-increasing demand and needs people who can evaluate situations and make reasonable judgments based on academic knowledge and experience, reducing the chance of error during an actual fire. Though each hiring organization will have its own requirements, most positions require an Associate or Bachelor's degree in Fire Science. Some required courses may include Fire Behaviors and Combustion, Introduction to Fire Prevention and Principals of Fire and Emergency Services. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics fire professionals are also be expected to know or be willing to learn how to: Drive and operate emergency vehicles and pump engines. Evacuate fire structures and treat victims. Maintain firefighting equipment. Participate in public education. Suppress and extinguish fires with hoses, pumps, etc. Testing Even if you're in the early stages of becoming a firefighter and taking fire science courses, you can begin taking the necessary firefighter tests. In fact, there's no better way to see what your strengths or weaknesses are. To find out which fire departments are testing (some test every six months, but most only test once every two or three years), call around. The testing typically consists of a written exam, an oral exam and a physical exam. You'll also be asked to provide an academic record, credit history, driving record, extensive job history, and a list of personal references during the application process. The written exam covers judgment, human relations, math, memory, problem solving, written and oral communications and reasoning. The oral interview typically covers short-term and lifetime career goals, your vision for a life in firefighting and why you're choosing that specific fire department. During your physical exam, your blood, blood pressure, eyesight, hearing and urine will be tested. The PAT will test your endurance and fitness. Additionally, you'll be expected to undergo a psychological exam, which will measure your personality traits against those necessary to perform as a firefighter. Most departments are looking for people who can succeed on a team, endure harsh conditions, handle stress and adapt to shift work. The most basic requirements to become a firefighter are that you have corrected 20/20 eyesight, a high school diploma, a clean criminal record and be at least 18 years old. Networking It's is a good idea to visit local fire stations, especially those you plan on applying to. The firefighters there are a great resource (and connection) for you – they've already passed their exams, have real-world experience and they can tell you what they like and dislike about the department. Also, doing a pre-interview at the station will help you if/when it comes time for your actual interview. Columbia Southern University recognizes that education is an investment and should be taken seriously. Technology (research, skills, development, and education) is ever-evolving and demands that we change with it or miss potential opportunities. Lifelong learning, such as that required in the fire science career path, supports professional development, self-development, and experience. With hard-work, dedication, and preparation, you can be on your way to a highly sought-after career that has saved countless lives.


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