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A review of Access 2012, held in downtown Montreal, and filled with great talks on a wide range of topics, from the future of the book, to the future of the library space, to the future of plastic fabrication.Read More
What are libraries looking for in an ILS? In our recent survey, respondents rated ease of use the most important factor. Serials Solutions Intota solves this problem on a fundamental level.Read More
ProQuest is the proud sponsor of the ACRL 2013 Conference Support Staff Scholarship which will provide eight library professionals the opportunity to attend this premier industry event. Candidate applications are due on Friday, November 9, 2012.Read More
Serials Solutions and the Japan Medical Abstracts Society (JAMAS) worked together to improve access to Japanese-language article abstracts in Ichushi-Web through the Summon® web-scale discovery service.Read More
More than 80 librarians and a handful of discovery service vendors met in Houston for "ReDiscover Discovery" the 2nd annual Discovery Day Camp hosted by the University of Houston, a Summon customer.Read More
Utilizing cloud services in libraries provides numerous advantages including the ability to provide real-time updates, add capacity, and eliminate locally deployed hardware and software.Read More
Find out more about Mark Foong, Director of Software Engineering for Serials Solutions.Read More
JISC Collections and Serials Solutions are employing the ONIX for Publications Licenses (ONIX-PL) format to facilitate the exchange of data between their respective systems. Through this collaboration, licenses will be added to 360 Resource Manager, marking the first time JISC Collections' licenses have been included in an ERM service.Read More
Serials Solutions welcomes Kevin Stehr as Vice President of Global Sales. In this role, he will drive business growth through customer acquisition, retention and overall client satisfaction.Read More
The article touches on the great hope amongst librarians and content providers that discovery products will help promote information literacy. Libraries using the Summon service are finding this is more than a promise.Read More


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It doesn't look like much, but once operational, this little satellite could serve as a key tool in the search for extraterrestrial life. Called Cheops, short for CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite, the European-launched device will target solar systems known to host exoplanets. And by analyzing the spectral signatures of these exoplanets, the space-based telescope will help astronomers identify planets capable of harboring life.
The project is part of the European Space Agency's effort to develop low cost and small scale missions that can be quickly put together. Cheops, which will be developed as a partnership between the ESA and Switzerland (along with contributions from other member states), is expected to launch some time in 2017.
Interestingly, the project marks an important turning point as far as the search for exoplanets goes. Cheops will be the first satellite dedicated to scanning known planets for key signatures instead of just searching for them. And this makes complete sense; astronomers have located over 840 planets outside our solar system. It's time we started to take a closer look.
Astronomers will do this by using the transmit method. Aplanet's radius can be measured when it passes in front of its parent star, which can in turn help astronomers calculate such things as its density. It will also help astronomers distinguish between gas giants and rocky super-Earths. Lastly, it will also identify planets that have significant atmospheres (including the composition of its various gasses).
Cheops will do its work in a Sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 800 km (500 miles) over the course of 3.5 years.
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I noticed that HarborMaster for the iPad added a rewind feature. They sell rewinds which you can buy for real money. However, I also noticed that you can use some (one?) without purchasing anything.
My question is do I only get to use one free one? Will it recharge after some time? If so, how long does it usually take for it to recharge? Can I ever get more than 1 free one at a time?


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This sketchcast is the first nugget in a series of nuggets comprising the REXcast. (I'll explain REXcasts in the next video.) Nuggets should make more sense to you once you've watched the video:
As you might imagine, in these REXcasts I will occasionally string nuggets together to form narratives, assembling a broader point of view. (For a sneak peek at my point of view, check out this thought in my online Brain — and yes, I'll be doing some Braincasting, as well.)
I encourage you to join me.
In this sketchcast, I mention:
- The JK Wedding Entrance Dance
- The Wikipedia page for the Everglades
An afterthought: Nuggets and narratives aren't mutually exclusive. You may treat a full narrative as a nugget. Longer works like books and documentaries represent entire points of view, but you might refer to one as a nugget. If it were easier to point directly to a particular paragraph in a book or clip in a video, that might better define the actual nugget you mean. For now, we'll work with what we have on hand.
Gratitude: special thanks to Loraine Bjorendahl for her help and inspiration in creating this sketchcast.


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HPI Aqua Master Solid Pool Safety Cover - 16' x 36' Rectangle Pool Size
The Aqua Master series of lightweight solid covers by HPI are up to 50% lighter than conventional vinyl solid covers, but up to 70% stronger. Aqua Master™ solid safety covers feature the extraordinary fabric coating ARMOR KOTE™ which provides superior seam strength, high tear and puncture resistance, and is impervious to chlorine and other chemical stains. This tough, non-porous material blocks sunlight and helps prohibit algae growth plus the durable coating will not fade or stain. Aqua Master comes complete with Sure Drain™ water drain panels that allow standing water to drain into the pool and help resist color fading and staining.
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- White thread (triple stitching) cross tack & box tack at all perimeter stress points.
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Lesley Krush '93
An All-America distance runner for Mary Washington in the early 1990's Lesley finished in second place in the 1500 meters at the 1993 NCAA Championships. Krush, who graduated with four school records, was Mary Washington's 1993 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee, and won numerous individual meet, conference, and regional awards. She graduated cum laude in her Mathematics major, earing Academic All-America honors in 1993.
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I recently talked about using the Toad for Cloud Databases Eclipse plug-in toquery an HBase database. After I finished up the video, I did some work loading a sample dataset from Retrosheet into my local Hive instance.
This 7 minute tutorial shows you brand new functionality in the Toad for Cloud Databases Eclipse plug-in and how you can use it to perform data warehousing queries against Hive.


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Litany from 1810 Ledger
"He who refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser. Love as brethren—bear ye one anothers burdens. Be at peace among yourselves shewing all meekness. As much as lieth in you live peaceably with all men. Study to be quiet and to do your own business Be not slothful in business If a man will not work neither should he eat.
If any provide not for those in his own house he hath denied the
faith and is worse than an infidel. Let everyone lay bye in store as God shall prosper him—let him be rich in good works—ready to distribunte—let him be an ex-ample in word in conversation in charity in spirit in faith in purity. Blessed are the pure in heart."
From the 1810 ledger of Charlton Mills of Manchester, England. See W. E. Stone, "An Early English Cotton Mill Cost Accounting System: Charlton Mills, 1810-1889", Accounting And Business Re-search, Winter 1973.


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In a nationally televised address Monday evening, President Obama defended the US's role in military operations in Libya, calling it limited yet successful. And he asserted that the US was acting in its national interest.
The president also announced that command of the operation, aimed at protecting Libyan civilians amid a popular uprising against the rule of Muammar Qaddafi, would finish a transfer from US to NATO hands on Wednesday. Recapping events to date, Mr. Obama said that the US-led coalition had struck regime forces in Benghazi, saving the city and its people; hit Colonel Qaddafi's air defenses, paving the way for a no-fly zone; and cut off much of the regime's source of supply.
"Tonight, I can report that we have stopped Qaddafi's deadly advance," Obama said.
Obama made clear that he was aware of the criticism that has rained on his head since the first US cruise missile struck Libya on March 19, following a UN Security Council resolution two days earlier that authorized "all necessary measures" except an occupation force to protect Libyan civilians. He attempted to frame his approach as a middle option – not hands off but also not doing "whatever it takes" to bring down Qaddafi and usher in a new government.
Still, in effect, the president laid out an effort that is aimed at regime change in Libya – though not by military means. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will go to London for a meeting with the Libyan opposition and for consultations with more than 30 nations.
"These discussions will focus on what kind of political effort is necessary to pressure Qaddafi, while also supporting a transition to the future that the Libyan people deserve," Obama said. "Because while our military mission is narrowly focused on saving lives, we continue to pursue the broader goal of a Libya that belongs not to a dictator, but to its people."
In his speech, Obama also ranged into ideas that might form a framework for an "Obama doctrine" – in effect, an approach to situations where US action is not imperative but desirable, in concert with the international community. These would be times, he said, "when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and values are."
"Sometimes, the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and common security – responding to natural disasters, for example; or preventing genocide and keeping the peace; ensuring regional security, and maintaining the flow of commerce," the president said. "These may not be America's problems alone, but they are important to us, and they are problems worth solving. And in these circumstances, we know that the United States, as the world's most powerful nation, will often be called upon to help."
"In such cases," he continued, "we should not be afraid to act – but the burden of action should not be America's alone."
The American public is only modestly supportive of the Libya effort. A poll by the Pew Research Center released Monday found 47 percent of Americans say the US and its allies made the right decision to take military action in Libya, while 36 percent called it the wrong decision. Seventeen percent had no opinion. Usually, after the US commences military action abroad, there is a "rally around the flag" effect in public opinion. But the fact that less than half of Americans support the effort after such a short time shows that Obama needed to do more to make his case to the public.
There was also no clear partisan breakdown in opinion, Pew found. Among Republicans, 54 percent agree with the military action, while 49 percent of Democrats agree. Among independents, 44 percent say military action was the right step.
Sixty percent of Americans think US action in Libya will "last for some time," versus 33 percent who say it "will be over pretty quickly," according to Pew. This, despite efforts by Obama and his administration to convince the public that the operation is limited. The poll found that Americans also aren't clear on the aim of the mission. Forty-six percent say it should include Qaddafi's removal while 43 percent say it should only include protecting Libyan civilians.
Despite the lack of partisan divide among the public over Libya, congressional Republicans reacted negatively to the president's speech.
"The president's focus on NATO's leading role in the operation offered no assurance that American military men and women as well as American resources will not continue to play a very large part in the days to come – bravely taking part in a mission the president has still not clearly defined," Rep. Tom Price (R) of Georgia, chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, said in a statement. "Ultimately, President Obama's speech tonight did not undo the concerns raised by his handling of America's involvement in Libya."


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ONARCHITECTURE- Bricks and mortar? Council approves $7.5 mil Mall project
On July 21, despite the fact that over 70 percent of the bricks on the Downtown Mall are in good condition, City Council approved a plan to tear up the existing bricks and replace them between January and May 2009.
Well, it looks like you can kiss our Mall bricks good-bye– all 375,000 of them.
Despite an admission from Councilor David Brown that he's "cheap" and wishes the Mall could simply be fixed, a report from Councilor Holly Edwards that someone pleaded with her not to vote for the renovation because "it did not promote economic justice," concern from Councilor Satyendra Huja about what would happen to the old bricks, and some worries from Mayor Dave Norris about how to handle potential delays and unforeseen problems, City Council voted unanimously to move forward with a $7.5 million Downtown Mall renovation, $5 million of which will be used, beginning in January 2009, to pull up and replace the estimated 375,000 bricks.
(Edwards expressed her concern that "true employment opportunities" for local workers be provided with the renovation, and that "If the Mall needs to be developed, then affordable housing needs to be developed too.")
In addition, almost immediately after the vote, City Manager Gary O'Connell told Council and the assembled crowd that while the Mall bricking would begin in January, other "things are going to happen sooner than you think."
As chief planner Jim Tolbert explained, work will begin on repairing the drainage runnels– which will be constructed using 4" x 12" bricks in the current design, and set in mortar– in the coming months. Then replacement parts for the fountains will be ordered and the lighting repaired. After he gets final recommendations from the Board of Architectural Review in August, Tolbert said, the new bricks (Council wants to use the existing 4" x 12" size, if possible), bike racks, benches, and other materials will be ordered.
The vote came as a disappointment to UVA architectural historian Daniel Bluestone, who urged Council to handle the Mall's "long-differed maintenance problem" by hiring masons from the Charlottesville community who would reuse and repair the existing bricks, 80 percent of which, according to the City's own figures, are still in good shape. "The existing bricks on the Mall could be easily recycled and re-used," Bluestone told Councilors.
Indeed, at a packed public meeting on the renovation last month– nearly 200 people showed up– a majority of speakers echoed Bluestone's sentiments, and wondered why the existing bricks on the Mall couldn't simply be fixed, both to save money and preserve the original Lawrence Halprin design.
"It scares me that you didn't think of reusing the existing brick," said one concerned citizen, his voice rising in indignation as he pointed out how many of the bricks are still in good condition. Charlottesville resident David RePass said that the idea of replacing the entire Mall with sand-set bricks "should make everyone in Charlottesville bristle" because it would give the Mall a "pattern-less surface" and look "sterile and boring." He, and others, hoped the existing mortar-set, herringbone pattern could be preserved.
Oddly enough, Brown's comment about being cheap was the only reference by any of the Councilor's to the concerns about money expressed at the public meeting. Instead, Councilors focused on what to do with the discarded brick, on the possibility of using local labor, on brick size, and on the proposed "corrals" to conceal newspaper boxes. In fact, discussion of the corrals was the most contentious, with Huja calling the current news box arrangements "hideous," Councilor Julian Taliaferro calling them "tacky," Brown saying he likes them the way they are, and Norris bristling at the idea of spending $50,000 for "government newspaper corrals."
Surprisingly, though, there wasn't much bristling about spending $5 million for news bricks, only a kind of sighing aside from Edwards, "We're never going to get over how much this costs."
One of only three amendments to the approved resolution included further discussion of the news box corrals. There was no discussion of the possibility of repairing and reusing the existing bricks.
When asked, Tolbert said that no decision had been made about what to do with the existing bricks. He paid lip service to perhaps selling or offering them to the public, but it was clear that the five-month time-table for the project will not allow for careful handling of the bricks.
In all likelihood it appears the existing bricks are headed for a grinder or a scrap heap somewhere.
Indeed, Brandie Schaeffer, a representative for the Brick Industry Association, who has lately been advising City planners on the project, said the construction would likely damage or destroy most if not all of the existing brick, as properly preserving them would require slow and carefully removal, an unlikely scenario given the City's wish to have the project completed in five months.
Wait a minute– it's not about the bricks?
For months, indeed years, the discussion of a possible Mall renovation has been focused on the bricks–their historic and architectural significance, their poor condition, whether repairing them or replacing them is the best option, and whether setting them in sand or with mortar is the best method.
However, in a conversation with the Brick Industry's Schaeffer shortly after Council's decision, she revealed something startling– we may have been discussing the wrong thing all along.
"The bricks are not the problem," she said. "What's underneath them is."
According to Schaeffer, it's the method in which the original bricks were laid that has caused the mortar to crack and the bricks to shift. In the 1970s, it was common practice to install brick pavements on a "dry pack" bed on top of a concrete slab, the method Schaeffer believes was used to lay the bricks on the Mall. The dry pack bed was a 1:5 mixture of cement and sand with just a little water mixed in. The cement and sand were usually mixed dry, leveled on the ground, watered, packed and rolled. Then the brick paver was set on it. Unfortunately, this method did not create a strong enough bond between the brick and its setting, and over time many projects carried out this way have deteriorated.
Gary Davis, a masonry expert with Endicott Bricks in Nebraska, concurs, based on his experience with numerous projects from the 1970s.
Schaeffer and Davis say the proposed plan to use 4" x 12" bricks set in sand could be a mistake, as the sand bed will erode and shift over time, as water inevitably gets below the brick to the sand level, causing the brick to tip and tilt. In addition, while the bricks themselves are strong and stable, because they're longer, the lack of a firm setting would make them more easily susceptible to breakage.
But as Schaeffer concedes, no one she knows has ever tried to set this many 4" x 12" brick pavers in sand, so theories about these negative effects are just speculation. "We would definitely be interested in monitoring this project as a test case," she says.
Throwing a wrench into the proposed plan to use 4" x 12" bricks set in sand, Davis recommends a mortar setting bed installation. "The best mortar mix now," says Davis, "one that is durable, hard, water resistant and bonds strongly, includes Portland cement, sand, water and a latex additive."
After the bricks are removed, one coat of this mortar bed would be laid down on the concrete slab to level it– it will probably be roughed up after the removal of the existing brick and mortar– and to get the proper sloping for drainage. Then a second coat would be laid and the bricks set into it. After the bricks have set, either mortar or sand could be used to fill the joints.
Basically, both Davis and Schaeffer are saying the bricks are beside the point– it's how they are laid that matters. If Councilors are set on keeping Halprin's 4" x 12" brick size and pattern– and it now appears they are– they might be wise to lay them in a mortar bed, a process that could take much longer than planned, but one that might be more cost-effective, safe, and durable in the long run.


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Professional Development
Working in the Aquatic and Recreation Industry can lead to a dynamic, balanced and flexible career with a range of employment opportunities including Pool Lifeguard, Learn to Swim instructor, Fitness leaders, Technical and Maintenance Operators, Child care, Duty Manager right through to being the Centre Manager.
Aquatic and Recreation facilities are in all parts of Australia. You can choose to work with a small team in a regional or remote area, spend your days at a water park or be part of a large organisation in an Olympic standard venue. Whatever suits your lifestyle.
Starting at the entry level to the Industry with your Bronze Medallion, First Aid and Pool Lifeguard qualifications, once you have gained the foundation knowledge and skills you don't have to stop there. Ongoing training for staff is increasingly important and vital to improving the management standards and practices in the aquatic and recreational environment.
The growing diversity and different demands being placed on today's Industry staff heightens the need for regular training and the ability to increase your knowledge and skill base on the way to a long and fulfilling career in the Aquatic Industry.
The Royal Life Saving Society – Australia can help you to improve and succeed in your chosen career path by providing a range of Professional Development courses and workshops including Conflict Resolution, Risk Management, Emergency Procedures, Supervisors and Aquatic Customer Service right through to a full qualification in Certificate III in Aquatics and Recreation (SIS31015) and Certificate IV in Community Recreation (SIS40110).


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In honor of National Animal Advocacy Day, the ASPCA compiled what we consider the 10 most groundbreaking U.S. animal protection laws, in chronological order by date of enactment.
These laws passed because caring citizens made their voices heard and elevated the consideration of animals in our laws and in our conscience. Please join the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade to play your part in passing the next groundbreaking law for animals!
1. In 1641, the first anti-cruelty law in America was enacted. When the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony created the 100 individual rights in their legal code — many of which would later be included in the Bill of Rights — number 92 was "Cruelty to Animals." Far ahead of its time, the law read: "No man shall exercise any Tirranny or Crueltie towards any bruite Creature which are usuallie kept for man's use."
2. In 1867, just after Henry Bergh secured the incorporation of the ASPCA in New York State, he successfully lobbied for an upgrade to the state's anti-cruelty law that included granting enforcement power to the ASPCA. Recognizing that an effective law hinges upon its enforcement and confident that goal would be best served by taking enforcement into his own hands, Bergh vested agents of the ASPCA with the authority to investigate abuse, make arrests, and seize animals in danger.
3. The 28-Hour Law, initially passed in 1873, was the nation's first federal humane law. Aimed at reducing the horrors of long distance travel in crowded rail cars, this law requires unloading, feeding, water and rest for most species (birds are exempt) if trips exceed 28 hours. In 2007, the USDA expanded its interpretation to include trucks as well as trains.
4. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, passed by Congress in 1958, codifies the need to prevent the suffering of animals raised for food, requiring that they be rendered unconscious prior to slaughter. Exclusions include poultry, fish, and rabbits. The law was amended in 1978 to give USDA shut-down authority if violations were observed. In 2002, following a shocking investigative series in The Washington Post entitled "They Die Piece by Piece," Congress passed a resolution urging that the law be fully enforced.
5. The Animal Welfare Act, first passed by Congress in 1966, is a federal statute to protect animals in research laboratories, bred for commercial sale, transported commercially, and used for public exhibition. Amended seven times since enactment, the AWA has been expanded to include provisions for the psychological well-being of dogs and primates in research, welfare standards for animals in the pet trade, and protections against animal fighting.
6. The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act was enacted in 1971, declaring that mustangs and burros be protected as "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West." In 1959, Congress first passed the Hunting Wild Horses and Burros on Public Lands Act in response to massive public outcry over the merciless mass killing of mustangs at the behest of ranching interests who wanted to use rangeland to graze their cattle. Controversy rages today over the care and treatment of residual populations of mustangs, as well as what their fair share of land should truly be, but the backdrop of the WFRHBA clearly states that they are to be preserved as part of our landscape and treated humanely.
7. The Endangered Species Act, signed into law in 1973, provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered animals and the habitats where those animals live. The powerful protections provided by the ESA have led to the recovery of wild populations of bald eagles, grizzly bears, and peregrine falcons, among other animals.
8. The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, passed in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina, ensures that state and local emergency agencies address the needs of people with pets and service animals following a major disaster or emergency. The law recognizes that animals are vital members of families and that no one should have to choose between abandoning a beloved pet and personal safety.
9. In 2006, the Albuquerque city council passed a ban on retail sales of dogs and cats, encouraging pet stores to work with rescue groups to offer their pets for adoption. At the time, New Mexico was faced with high euthanasia rates at public shelters, and took this innovative approach, which has been spreading to communities all across the country.
10. In 2008, California voters were given the opportunity to demonstrate at the ballot box that extreme confinement of farm animals is unacceptable. Passed by the widest margin of any ballot measure in California's history, Proposition 2 requires that calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs be allowed to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs, and turn around freely.


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APP HOUSE needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 59 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
blu zone
We are a startup web online storage and backup company. We are currently in the process of completing our build and require a web page to start collecting names.
We supply online space to give users the ability to do real time back up, storage online and provide anytime anywhere access.
Web savvy consumers approximately between the age of 16 to 44, who are on facebook, twitter.
I need quite a simple one page land page created. There is required to be Facebook connect functionality, which the coders will do.
For the web page:
1. There is a header where the Logo [can be supplied] and marketing statement ["Store, Protect and Access your file online for FREE"] are positioned - refer example attached
2. There is the main body area for the page with a fairly detailed background image [you will need to find the background image by using your own creativity], and a centered image [you are required to create this image] over layed on the background that gives a simple view of the blu zone story. an example of the image could be a desktop computer, a cloud, the blu zone logo globe etc
- Try to use real images of the various technologies.
- Be creative around this, an example is supplied, but do not copy it exactly and try to make it tell the story. Research some site to get feel.
- The background graphic should suit the overall look and feel for the site and main image you are creating.
- The background should deep colours of blue.
Please let me know when you need the logo's etc. And do not hesitate to ask for more information.
UPDATE 10th January 2011:
The marketing slogan has been altered and should read:
Online Storage and backup. It's Totally Free.
This is landing page, but a marketing landing page just for collection of names for the beta invitation release of the product.
No need for any explanations text. No need for Menu Functions. Look at the wireframe, there is no menu or text boxes.
Refer to rockmelt.com as that is the wireframe is based on and I would like something as simple as that.
Tell a simple story of online storage and backup using the blu zone globe as an integral part to this.
Make it viusally beautiful and keep it simple, as Less is more.


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Electrical Contractor Covering Leeds Village, Maidstone
We are a small company dedicated to offering a reliable service and fully certified electrical installation work. We are fully qualified electricians based in Kent and cover Leeds Village, as well as the surrounding area including Maidstone, Barming, Loose, Penenden Heath, Ringlestone, Barming and Tovil, etc. We also regularly work all over Kent, South London and Sussex. We carry out all kinds of electrical work including installation, inspection and testing, fault finding, extra sockets, fuseboards and rewires. No project is too large or too small. Just give us a call to see how we can help you.
NIC EIC Registered
We are fully certified and registered with the NIC EIC scheme. Our Registration involves an annual inspection, and ensures we are fully compliant with 'Part P' of the building regulations. All our work is undertaken and supervised by City and Guilds qualified electricians. We are also fully insured.
Regulations and Legislation
With the changes in the building regulations to include the new 'Part P' which concerns domestic electrical installation and maintenance that came into effect in England and Wales on 1st January 2006, it is now a legal requirement for all domestic electrical work to comply with the relevant 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations BS 7671:2008 and you will need to demonstrate this when selling your property. At N.C. Electrics, we ensure that all the work carried out complies with the latest legislation and standards. If you are not sure if your existing wiring complies, we are happy to advise you and carry out an electrical installation condition report.


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Opinion: Obama to Iran: Let's Make a Deal
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on why the president is still holding out hope for a nuclear deal with Tehran. Photos: Associated Press
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I ... I ... back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... the Barack Obama and you're on its leader Hassan a rough time you're going to be speaking at the United Nations to stay ... in this the lot of talk of a possible nuclear deal in the works ... I've got editorial page editor Paul to go with me here to ... talk about it some ... color and some of it this is is rumored that we've we also have some ... confirmation it there have been letters exchanged between these two leaders know this this is ... this is the beginning I think of negotiations with Israel no question about and I think already John Kerry Secretary State of ... the foreign minister on an event some ... indications from the White House of the seven tonight ... to Obama could meet with fellow ... withdraw money ... which would be explored ... why is there such a push for direct talks by ... the end of the administration's had backed the war ... every single thing channel with Tehran now for quite some time ... um why the urgency ... hmm well I'm I think the president is in his second term and you would like to get ... a deal of some kind obviously he does one have military strike nobody does this but to ... the new Iranian nuclear programs and continuing ... you would like to do something about that ... and then the rain Aeon's that's the interesting question down after five years of rebuffing ... presents so ... if Obama is open and has to put it in the inaugural um ... why now and I think there's something in my duty to do a series ... but it was something to do with sanctions ... it isn't that the the economic sanctions that we have in place against Iran now for several years are actually ... really biting in really affecting the economy is so they need to come to the table to sell well ... BSNL the target of inviting us to buy do they need to come to the tothe table now because of them not clear ... I mean I think that they've shown in the past that they're more than able to let their people endure great suffering ... if they can keep on their policy path this of the rulers as opposed to the public ... so I don't know I mean I think that they do ... have an impact the sanctions do ... they would like to see them these predicting the banking financial sex sanctions which ... make it difficult for them to transact business ... up around the world ... but Dom I do think ... they could ... they could get around that is we wanted to get the kid has more to do with Syria and that they saw the president ... basically back away from the red line they thought aha anything we can put one over on him now well I think I mean you put it in ... and and and and and and maybe it will differ way that I would but I mean I think that they see the fact the law ... to Upside blocked ... essentially ... there were pre bright for military action ... he's now in a diplomatic ... process married Americans which will last for some time ... maybe you are too ... and I think that most think you know what ... we might be would get him in that seemed to present a missing pet a process where we can get ... some sanctions lifted up front ... and on based on the promise of of of disarmament ... and that process could take some time ... and in the meantime if they really ... are serious ... one the of the sanctions lifted if they're not to get the sense of it and they can continue ... on with their nuclear program ... downside here for Tehran but that didn't seem nine states ... ugly just like talking are we sending a signal to allies like Israel that ... you know what size you might need to start thinking about living in the NCA of the nuclear non immoral well not ... talking percent mean it depends on what kind of talk and I wouldn't if I were ... I would think would be stored for President Obama to meet with the new president of Iran for example the ... USA bad ... when something has actually gone ... because you're giving him legitimacy ... you're saying that all those elections were great he is and he is he is the real chief of state ... of Pres un-American present has been very cautious and lending that legitimacy to ... the two rulers critique Lee rumors of dictatorships ... but doesn't mean you can have negotiations with ... dividend with with the government's I just think you have to be very cautious in yet the firm in your demands ... of what the name game is like what you want ... to see what we need to see ... to be able to have any chance of before will consider lifting sanctions for an hour demands on the engine with Iran weren't followed closely


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The next era of the Washington Redskins begins today. And fans hope it won't be as rocky as the last one.
Mike Shanahan and the Redskins reached a deal Tuesday for the former Broncos coach to take the reins of the team. Sources familiar with the negotiations told the Denver Post that the deal is for five years and about $7 million per season -- about the same salary he had during his final contract with the Broncos.
Shanahan was introduced as the team's head coach at a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
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"We were looking for a man who was passionate about football, passionate about the Redskins, someone who had a good winning record and someone who could lead our team, on and off the field, lead our coaches, on and off the field, to the greatest heights," GM Bruce Allen said. "Ladies and gentlemen, we got our man."
"We needed a guy like Mike Shanahan," cornerback DeAngelo Hall said. "We needed a proven leader, a proven winner. He's definitely going to get these guys motivated and get the most out of all of them."
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Shanahan signed a deal that will make him head coach and executive VP of football operations. How can that be if Allen is also in place? Schefter explains:
Under the terms of the new deal, Shanahan will team with Redskins executive vice president and general manager Bruce Allen, but Shanahan will have the ultimate authority on football decisions.
On Wednesday, Shanahan insisted that ultimate authority won't come into play, as he and Allen will work together as a team.
Schefter said that as the contract was signed, Shanahan and owner Dan Snyder posed for a picture, then everyone involved went out for dinner to celebrate.
NBC4's Lindsay Czarniak staked out the dinner at The Palm Restaurant. Shanahan told Czarniak he was "very excited" and that it was "great to be in the nation's capital." He then said he'd have more to say on Wednesday, when the Redskins hold a press conference.
Snyder declined to comment while getting into an SUV with Shanahan, but offered a thumb's up.
Schefter reported that Shanahan's son, Kyle, will become the Redskins' offensive coordinator. He's currently the offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans.
The arrangement between coach and feneral Manager Bruce Allen will be similar to the working relationship Shanahan had with Broncos General Manager Ted Sundquist from 2002 through 2007, the Denver Post reported.
Sundquist oversaw the draft, contracts and roster construction, but Shanahan had final say authority on every decision.
So in less than a month, the Redskins have gone from an organization that revolved primarily around Snyder and yes-man Vinny Cerrato to one that includes two established decision-makers. (Allen was hired less than three weeks ago.)
Shanahan's final authority on football decisions would be the same arrangement Snyder had with coach Marty Schottenheimer in 2001 -- before the two butted heads and Schottenheimer was fired after an 8-8 season.
Snyder also deferred to Joe Gibbs when the Hall of Fame coach came out of retirement, and Gibbs made the playoffs twice in four seasons.
Overall, however, the Redskins are 82-99 since Snyder bought the team, missing the playoffs in eight of 11 seasons. Shanahan will be Washington's seventh coach since Snyder came along in 1999 -- a stretch that has included only two playoff victories for a team that proudly boasts three Super Bowl victories.
The toll of mediocre records and accompanying fan unrest left Snyder little choice but to hire established names and put them in charge. The messy 2009 season managed to spill over into yet another day Tuesday, when quarterback Jason Campbell and running back Clinton Portis traded barbs about leadership in separate interviews on the radio and Internet.
Shanahan was optimistic in discussing Campbell.
"I'm looking forward to working with him," he said. "I just love the way Jason handles himself. I'm looking forward to sitting down and watching film, going through every play that he's had throughout his career, and sitting down and talking to him. Hopefully the best years are ahead."
He sounded less confident in Portis.
"I gotta go back and look at all the film," Shanahan said. "Just to watch a game and not be around Clinton in the offseason program, not watch him on a day-to-day basis would not be fair to him, would not be fair to you, me judging him. I think like all players as they get older, I think the key is how they work in the offseason program, what they do to make themselves better. I've been around some veterans who've been very successful and all of a sudden they quit working out, and as a running back, he can fall off a cliff."
Portis has a reputation for appreciating practice about as much Allen Iverson does, but Shanahan commended the running back for his toughness and noted his productivity when Shanahan coached him in Denver for two seasons.
Shanahan arrived in the D.C. area Monday afternoon and went straight to Redskins owner Dan Snyder's home. Shanahan's agent joined them Tuesday.
Shanahan has a 146-98 record in 16 seasons as a head coach in the NFL -- the first two with the Los Angeles Raiders. He was 8-5 in the playoffs, including Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998. He made the playoffs in half of his seasons in Denver, and had only two losing seasons -- 6-10 in 1999 and 7-9 in 2007. He was fired a year ago after they missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
The Redskins job became available when Jim Zorn was fired early Monday after a 12-20 record over two seasons.


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Learning RPM - RPM Training
Soma RPM 4-Day Introductory Course is a beginner course of instruction conducted by Soma Mukhopadhyay at the HALO Clinic in Austin, TX. The concentrated teaching in this 4-day course is intended for professionals and parents with a serious interest in RPM.
We offer a course for professionals and a course for parents (please see pre requisites ) each semester (spring, summer & fall). Participants may include parents and Professionals (teachers, therapists, aides, administrators, psychologists ).
Dates for next courses offered:
Parents course - April 14-17,2020 (Tue-Fri) 9a-3p central time. Please note that this course will be offered remotely via "ZOOM" as a "live" virtual interactive course.
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Please note this course will be held on-site at HALO CLINIC.
The 4-day course will be held Tuesday-Friday, 9am to 3p (max 10 participants).
The training course is for educational purposes only and is meant to introduce the methodology and implementation of RPM for beginners. Attendees that complete this course are not permitted to conduct their own training of RPM, hold workshops or presentations on RPM.
Please note the course does NOT include children to attend with the parent o professional. This course is strictly for for Parents or Professionals
The tuition is $950 per person.
Cancelation policy: Must provide a 30-day advance notice prior to the
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Please note the prerequisites below and email email@example.com to request application to be emailed to you.
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Courses may be offered each semester for a total of 3 courses each year. Applications must be completely filled out , pre requisites satisfied and include the required 5 minute video clip .Applications must be submitted via email or mail ONLY (please, no faxes).
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Must submit a completed application and include a 5minute video clip (email to email@example.com using any file sharing service such as Google drive for example) of RPM use (demonstrating basic application of RPM with a teach-then-ask example) with their child. Video submission must be of RPM session of the Applicant/Parent & child.
PROFESSIONALS applying must be currently using RPM with students using basic application of RPM with a teach-then-ask example in either a clinic or educational environment.
Additional requirements for professionals applying for the course:
*Applicant must have prior exposure to RPM either by visiting HALO clinic in Austin, TX to observe student sessions with Soma, or observed student sessions at a local Soma RPM workshop, or attended a conference where Soma presented on RPM or purchased and viewed the "Overview of RPM" available for purchase through Vimeo ON DEMAND ($75) see our Online Store.
*Exception for applicants that are professionals may be made if you have attended a local workshop or "camp" conducted by a Certified RPM Provider and observed student sessions.
Soma® RPM Introductory Course:COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An intensive, interactive introduction to RPM, which will combine daily lecture, guided and critiqued practice, viewing of video footage, oral & written coursework. For attendees this course is intended to help expand your basic knowledge about the fundamental principles of RPM. The "how and why" Soma RPM is effective for many students. Therefore applicants for this course whether parent or Professional must meet the "Pre requisites".
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Hot Friday Hot Harry
It is so f-cking hot here in Toronto. And this is Hot Harry on a Horse not on a horse at a wedding in London with his brother and also Kate Middleton.
I was married on a Friday.
My mother consulted a feng shui master for the date. And that Friday was deemed a fortuitous day according to our birthdays and birth times. I remember it rained all week. Standard Vancouver November weather. And the forecast called for rain that day too.
When we woke up it was overcast but dry. Half an hour before the ceremony the sun came out, stayed out the entire afternoon when we needed to be outside, and it didn't rain until well after midnight. My mother was so smug, she walked around like she controlled the skies herself.
Good dates are very important.
I know a couple, they not only ignored the good date they actually chose a bad date and did so over protests and now they're no longer married, ugliest divorce ever.
Doubt these stuffy English people married on a Friday for feng shui. I always say to my mother – well what about the non Chinese? How will they know?
And she always replies, in her favourite Squawking Chicken Shaman voice:
The blind don't know. They don't know.
Anyway, poor Will inherited the wrong gene. Lucky Hot Harry has a full head. And Kate Middleton has such great legs.
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Tonight I had chicken on the menu and wanted to make chicken fingers out of the chicken, but didn't really want to deep fry or even pan fry them. I didn't have any breadcrumbs, but did have Rice Chex and had seen that people had suggested using those in place of breadcrumbs. I decided to give it a try.
4 chicken breasts
My breading mix:
1.5 cups of crushed Rice Chex cereal
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
Liquid for dipping:
2 egg whites
1/2 cup to 1 cup of milk
Heat oven to 350 or 375. Cut chicken breasts into strips. Crush cereal & mix the rest of breading mixture together in a large ziplock bag or bowl. Dip chicken strips in milk/egg mixture and then roll around, toss, shake & shimmy them in the breading mixture. Place them on a baking sheet. **I used a baking sheet that was covered in foil, then placed cooling racks on top & sprayed with Pam. I did this so that the chicken fingers would not get soggy when cooking. Repeat until finished. Bake for 15-25 minutes, keeping a close eye. The thicker your strips, the longer it will take to cook through. You may broil on low at the end to brown up a bit if need be, then flip & do the same. I would say 1-2 min. max.
I served these with sweet potato hash browns & corn on the cob. The kids & Aaron absolutely raved about these! They said they tasted just like Wendy's chicken nuggets (not sure if that is a compliment or not 😉 ). I will say that Jon & Aaron were using dipping sauces from Wendy's that Hannah didn't use the other day, so maybe that is why. LOL! I didn't get a picture because they literally ate them faster than I could plate them up. Jon has requested that we have these again tomorrow night! LOL! Maybe not that soon, but definitely a weekly menu item.
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Generating Profits Through an Objective Review of the Cost System
by JOHN E. KOLESAR Principal, Pittsburgh Office
Presented before the Youngstown Chapter of the National Association of Accountants—November 1961
THE classical definition of profits describes them as the excess of
revenues, proceeds, or selling prices over related costs. Stated in another way, they are the monetary benefits arising from commercial operations or transactions. Although technically correct, these definitions
imply that profits are residues or excesses left over from business transactions; that profits are passive rather than active; and that they are more in the nature of by-products than the principal product of the business organization. This is a mistaken impression held by many business managers and accountants. Subconsciously these attitudes influence their business judgment and decisions, which in turn are often reflected as losses in the financial statements or as inadequate returns on investment. More properly, however, profits are the principal
product of management. They are dynamic and can be influenced through the skillful use of management tools.
For purposes of illustration and in support of the latter definition, let us compare the activities required of management to generate a profit with those required to manufacture a product. From our academic
knowledge we recall that there are five basic management functions or activities required in any successful business organization. They are planning, organization, motivation, coordination, and control. Each of these five activities must be applied in some form, at proper stages of completion, to manufacture a product that will be accepted by the ultimate consumer. In the planning stages the product is designed; detailed drawings, blueprints, and bills of material are prepared; and specifications and tolerance are precisely engineered. Organization is furnished when route sheets are prepared, materials are ordered, and the manpower and machines are scheduled. Through the functions of production control, timing and coordination are introduced
into the manufacturing processes. Wages, incentives, and fringe benefits provide the motivation for skilled labor to produce a quality product, in a reasonable period of time. And finally, through a program of inspection, measurement, and comparison with product


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DETROIT – With the Wings' roster crowded on the blue line and up front, some possible moves to adjust those numbers could be coming soon.
According to a source within the organization, Detroit may look to deal defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo and forward Jordin Tootoo.
The team would still like to re-sign unrestricted free agent Valtteri Filppula, who could hit the open market once free agency starts on July 5 if he doesn't get a new deal with the Wings.
Filppula made $3 million last season and is reportedly seeking a multi-year deal in excess of over $5 million.
If they can't do that they will try and trade his rights and use the money they had earmarked for him to sign a second-line center once free agency opens.
The team will begin pursuing deals at Sunday's NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey.
Detroit currently has six defensemen under contract for next season – Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson, Kyle Quincey, Danny DeKeyser, Brian Lashoff and Colaiacovo.
Brendan Smith and Jakub Kindl are both restricted free agents and will be re-signed.
Tootoo may just run into a numbers crunch up front, where there just isn't a lot of room since the team would like to keep their younger players, who would need to clear waivers to be sent to the minors, whom emerged in the playoffs.
Tootoo has two years left on a deal is signed last offseason at $1.9 million a season.
Fourth-line center Cory Emmerton may also be available.
After signing Drew Miller to a new deal this offseason, the Wings have 12 forwards under contract for next season. Two others – Joakim Andersson and Gustav Nyquist – are restricted and will be back with the team.
The team has made qualifying offers to Andersson, Nyquist, Smith and Kindl.
There are also two other unrestricted free agent forwards – Daniel Cleary and Damien Brunner – the team will more than likely wait until after free agency opens to sign, if they do at all, so their money and rosters spots are tied up.
The amount and length of contract will dictate who comes back and who doesn't.
However, three of the forwards – Darren Helm, Todd Bertuzzi and Mikael Samuelsson – under contract for next season battled through serious injuries last year and there is still some concern if they'll be able to return.
The Wings would prefer not offer buyouts to anyone on their roster, but if it comes to that to clear a roster stop then they will look into that as an option.
Teams are permitted two amnesty buyouts that can be used this summer or next summer. They would be able to buyout a player at two-thirds of their remaining value of the contract and not have any of the salary count against the salary cap.
The buyout period begins 48 hours after the last game of the Stanley Cup finals and ends at 5 p.m. on July 4.
Samuelsson, who has one year left at $3 million on his deal, could be a candidate to be bought out, but since he never returned to play in the playoffs due to an injury it could be a dicey situation where his agent might not accept it based on those grounds.
He has been cleared to return from the strained pectoral muscle injury that finished his postseason.


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