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Wooden Pallet, Wooden Packaging Cases & Services meeting ISPM-15 Standard
SC Wooden Company
Started in 1974, SC Wooden Products Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Syarikat Perniagaan See Cheng) has evolved from a cottage-industry company into a full-fledged modern manufacturing company with a built-up factory and warehouse area of more than 500,000 squarefeet.
SC Wooden is both a manufacturer and provider of Wooden Products and Wooden Packaging Services in Malaysia and for international market. We manufacture various types of wooden products that compliant with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and ISPM 15 (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures) standard for domestic and international shipping. With our in-house heat treating chamber that utilize the kiln drying techniques, we are capable to produce all kinds of ISPM-15 certified products like Wooden Packaging Cases or crates, air-freight box, Wooden Pallet and others.
In view of the standard requirement set by WHO (World Health Organization), we are gearing towards using environmentally friendly timber – Acacia Mangium Wood in some of our products. Acacia Mangium is an eco-friendly wood from the controlled and sustainable Malaysia forest plantation. We source these materials only from the reputable and reliable suppliers to ensure our products are completely safe and meet the stringent requirements for domestic and export consumption.
SC Wooden Team
Our Management & production lines features competent builders who are led by a core team of dedicated and highly experienced staffs who are consistently proven themselves in promoting the growth and success of the company.
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Our wide array of wooden products and services covered heavy and light duty, and which can be classified as:-
Wooden Packaging - Various types and sizes of Wooden Packaging Cases, fumigated or heat treated in accordance with ISPM 15 international standard. Our Wooden Packaging Services can be catered to suit your specific needs.
Innowood - Our Innowood products are economical, biodegradable and meeting ISPM 15 standard. They are moulded products made from wood fibres and synthetic resins under high heats and pressures. Products we carry include: compressed Wooden Pallet, compressed wooden storage boxes and wire / cable drum.
Acasiana - All SC Acasiana products are made of Acacia Mangium, an environmentally friendly hardwood from Malaysia forest farms which is well-known for its density and durability, making it highly suitable to use in furniture parts, both interior and exterior furniture, such as: Finger joint / butt joint wood, flooring / paneling wood, lamination board, Basin countertop, cutting board / chopping board, door plate, veneer, MDF Board, chalet & gazebo and more.
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Va Va VOOM | Phoenix and Scottsdale Model Photographer
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Downtown Cincinnati was the setting for this session with the ever-gorgeous, always sassy, flat out amazing Dana A ! Helps to bring her hubby into a few shots too, cuz he's just as SHAZAM! (Those of you who are blog junkies and PR junkies know him as "Flat Daddy!") Oh, and their gorgeous daughter "D" joined in for a few shots too – the BEST session – so much fun!
This location lends itself to senior portraits, relationship/engagement sessions, and even family or child sessions if you're looking for something urban chic. A little grunge, a little fashion, a little attitude and we have Va Va VOOM!
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Blog Archives
Merry Christmas and S'Long
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate.
And good bye.
Perhaps you've noticed the blog having a series of difficulties resulting in fewer blog posts. It's been a combination of several factors – technical, writing careers taking unforeseen (but lovely) turns, a few injuries that have since healed and assorted other life intrusions that have interrupted the flow. After some long, hard conversations, we've decided to pull the plug and turn out the lights.
Thank you for giving us your time. If you found a new author to enjoy via this site, each of us has a personal blog that a quick search will connect you to. If you're interested in what I'm up to, you can find me every Friday blogging at Word Whores. It's clean. Mostly. 😀 My much neglected personal blog is a collection of silly cat stories and tales about boat living and you are always welcome there.
We don't intend to delete this blog just yet. We may, eventually, but in the spirit of 'never say never' we're leaving it up to preserve the history and the name in case any or all of us find we suddenly have the bandwidth once more. We're hoping we don't – it means we're writing more books. 🙂 We'll see you in the book store!


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Give Me A Reason
Recently, a nonprofit leader asked me a very straightforward question: "Why should I hire Talon Company to evaluate my retail operation?" Very pointed, don't you think! In lieu of answering, I asked these questions of him.
· Does your highest grossing retail item also produce the highest net return?
· Is this product also your income leader in net dollars generated per square foot?
· Do you track what it costs to produce $1 dollar of net income? If yes, are you pleased with the direction your costs are going?
· Do you know how to structure a bonus for your manager that can be an incredible win : win for your business and your store manager?
· Which of your staff are specifically tasked with selling? Is it written into their job description?
So — how would you have answered these questions? If you are less-than-satisfied with any one or more of your responses, you're probably leaving thousands of dollars on the table every year.
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Mortgage Possession Hearings normally last for only 5 -10 minutes so once the Hearing starts it is a very quick exchange of facts from the Lenders Solicitor to the Judge, your Representative will respond to the Judge and answer the Judge's questions. The questions must be answered quickly, accurately and supported by evidence. The Judge will then make his decision and make an Order.For most people in this situation it is essential to have a Court Representative especially if you have been to court before as the Lenders Representative will challenge what is said and this is where your Representative will debate the issues legally using points of law to remind the Judge that based on the Evidence, you should be given the opportunity to keep your home.
Lender & Court Services Ltd are Licensed by the Bar Standards Board to instruct the Bar direct, on behalf of clients, for representation before the county court and court of appeal (Civil Division) in relation to mortgage repossession. All our Court Representatives are drawn from legal backgrounds and include Solicitors, Barristers, Legal Executives and Paralegals with either BVC, LPC Qualification or were previously employed in Solicitor Practices as fee earners. We do not use trainees or in-experienced personnel, and select carefully to maintain our name and our reputation.
If we'd had to represent ourselves in court we wouldn't have had a clue.


text: Lebanon's civil societies run activities ahead of municipal elections [Al Jazeera] Beirut - It's dusk, and on the second floor of an old building in Beirut's fashionable Badaro neighbourhood, people of all ages are crowding into small rooms and spilling on to the staircase as they strain to hear speeches about what's wrong with Lebanon's capital and, most importantly, how it can be fixed. This is a weekly open house organised by Beirut Madinati - Beirut is my city- one of several new groups seeking to challenge Lebanon's political establishment and affect change via an unlikely conduit: Municipal elections due to be held this month. "We've had enough. We've all walked in the trash and have been stuck in traffic and suffered from pollution," Zeead Yaghi, a 22-year-old volunteer coordinator with the group, told Al Jazeera as enthusiastic applause for a speaker echoed in the background. "For the first time after what happened in August ... there's a space for people like us to actually be in a position to influence how we live our lives daily." This Sunday, voters in Beirut and Bekaa Valley governorates are set to go to the first of the four-phase municipality elections that occur every six years and are rolled out across the various parts of the country over a month. This year, the election dates for the Beirut and Bekaa Valley govenorates are on May 8, Mount Lebanon governorates on May 15, south Lebanon's on May 22 and north Lebanon's on May 29. INTERACTIVE: Lebanon - At the crossroads Frustrated by the ineffectiveness of months of sporadic - but highly charged - anti-government protests and advocacy work sparked by a nationwide garbage crisis last summer, and with parliamentary elections - already twice postponed, Lebanese civil society is now setting its sights on May's local polls. Elections are a democratic way to change [the country], a democratic way to have a political revolution. We need this new blood coming in, we need change to enter the institutions. Rana el-Khoury, a creative director at an advertising agency in Beirut "I'm tired of asking incompetent people, people who didn't do anything for this country, to do something," Rana el-Khoury, a creative director at an advertising agency in Beirut, told Al Jazeera. "Elections are a democratic way to change [the country], a democratic way to have a political revolution. We need this new blood coming in, we need change to enter the institutions." Khoury is one of 24 independent candidates - an eclectic mix of university professors, technocrats and activists - standing in the capital's municipal elections this Sunday as part of the Beirut Madinati campaign. With a pragmatic 10-point agenda addressing the numerous problems facing Beirut, from public transport to waste management to affordable housing, and a savvy approach involving fundraisers in trendy bars, young volunteers flyering neighbourhoods and a huge social media presence, the group has quickly gained traction and fuelled intense debate. "Elections [in Lebanon] are not used to this sort of activity," explained Carmen Geha, the author of the book Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya and teacher of public administration at the American University of Beirut. "Normally campaigning starts a week before and it's very personality-based, not policy-based." The result is a growing buzz around the polls. Municipal elections, usually a dull affair revolving around prominent village families and the usual mainstream families, require voters to return to their ancestral villages. "I think the thrust of it is that this is a space for activism. Where else is there?" said Geha. "It's good. More lists will increase turnout, which is usually quite low. It's getting Lebanese enthusiastic about elections again." Although unable to draft legislation or enact big-scale reform, municipalities in Lebanon have become increasingly empowered over the past few years, according to Kanj Hamade, vice secretary general of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections. Part of this is financial, he explained, due to the influx of money from international organisations to help municipalities cope with the Syrian refugee crisis, and part of it is political, thanks to calls for greater decentralisation following the rubbish crisis. "They have enough power to be efficient and make a change," Hamade told Al Jazeera. "The Beirut municipal council in particular can make real change, as they have a lot of money available to them." READ MORE: Rubbish pickup resumes in Lebanon in bid to end crisis Although Hamade was sceptical of Beirut Madinati's chances of beating Lebanon's old guard to win any of the 24 council seats available in the capital, he predicted that smaller constituencies in rural areas would see more action. "Young people and women have a great opportunity there," he said. "In some places it's not a big fight, but maybe the older guy realises he needs the younger, more active guy and includes him on his list. I believe this sort of change is going to happen in several places across the country." Nadine Moussa, leader of the secular Citizens Movement party, is hoping that one of those places will be the village of Mtein in Mount Lebanon's forested Metn district, where she is supporting an independent female candidate - Chantal Bou Akl - run on a list with three other young newcomers against several established political families. Dramatic footage shows Beirut street filled wiith rubbish "They want to build their agenda and pledges according to people's priorities and needs," explained Moussa. "This is a totally fresh type of campaign, and it's shaking up the mentality in the village over there. We are asking residents to choose an agenda rather than a person." Shifting mentalities is difficult. But with turnout at the last municipal election averaging just under 40 percent - in Beirut it was 21 percent - and the addition of a new generation of voters less connected to the old political establishment, most challengers are looking to the silent majority to carry them to victory. "Each party has its own supporters. But in total, all of them get a small percentage of the Lebanese population's votes," explained journalist Amine Kammourieh, co-founder of another secular, pro-reform movement, Citizens Within a State, which is putting forward independent candidates across the country. "There is another section that doesn't vote, and no one represents them. We are trying to represent some of these people." On top of a wide range of civil society members, Citizens Within a State's list of candidates also includes former ministers such as Charbel Nahas and Abdallah Farhat, setting it apart from similar movements. "We don't want to compete [with the politicians] necessarily, we want to balance the power and tell them that they are doing it wrong," Kammourieh said at a cafe in Downtown near the office of his newspaper, An-Nahar. "Even if we succeed [in being elected], we won't be able to change much unless the politicians agree." Like many in Lebanon, Kammourieh is cynical about civil society's ability to force a highly resilient political elite to change their ways without electing a whole new set of leaders, which he doesn't see happening any time soon. "I'm not optimistic about change occurring," he said with a sad smile. "But I have to try. This is like shaking the stick, saying that we are here." SOURCE: Aljazeera Middle East Lebanon Elections


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An Introduction to the 12 Principles of Animation
Alan Becker is the author of the infamous Animator vs Animation series – see his walk cycle tutorial on our walk cycles page.
These were devised in the 1930s when the Walt Disney Studio needed to quickly bring up new animators up to standard as production moved to full-length features such as Snow White & Bambi. These required greater consistency in style than the cartoon shorts (which could never achieve more than $15,000 each – Walt gambled that he would get a better return on a feature).
They were published in the 1978 book
Intended for animators working with pencils on paper, whose drawings would then be traced onto acetate and then colour painted on the back of the cels, the principles hold true for many other media, as shown by the CGI examples.
Several animation principles are clearly apparent within this short example from Preston Blair's book, Animation. The use of squash and stretch helps give this character his weight. Follow through and overlapping action makes his belly flop under its own inertia as its movement lags behind the main action. Follow through is used for the sheriff's coat, hat and mustache. Strong anticipation pre-empts the character's movement of rising to his full height while the principles of solid drawing and appeal are also evident within this sequence.
PDF summary
This introduction is in the process of being written and updated in early 2015 and features some examples and text from the excellent resource at http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/aim/a_notes/anim_principles.html


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Bunch of dudes with ladders flying around town, kinda lame that it's a commercial, and people are saying it's not real, what do you think?Ladder Parkour,
This video was submitted by superstoker.com.
if it is real, it looks sketchy as hell!
I'm pretty sure this is real… and ya so sketchy!
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Japan is an interesting country. It is relatively small and ethnically homogeneous but all the places where I have been (Okinawa, Koyasan, Asuka and Osaka) are so unique in their own way. Osaka is the biggest city in Japan I visited but it definitely felt more like a friendly town (nothing bad about towns !). Maybe because of the Buddhist bible in my hotel room, maybe because of the nice and funny Kansai people (a regional stereotype… I know), or maybe just because I met with some very special friends when I was there.
My hotel was near Tennoji station which proved to be a prime location. It is close to the oldest Japanese Buddhist temple Shitenno-ji, a lot of shopping malls and the railway station, which allowed a very interesting range of activities. Despite cloudy days in March when I visited, I took a walk in the temples, the parks and the popular shopping streets, before I eventually escaped to the indoor shopping malls because it started to rain.
I had three days in Osaka and there were two special friends I needed to catch up with. One was Ryoga who is a Japanese young man I met 3 years ago when he visited Hong Kong. Back then my Japanese was so horrible I could only talk about rice, fish and eggs with him and his friend on the dinner table. I showed him around my university which now I know I hated. It was definitely not the most enjoyable first meeting and I thought we would never meet again. But us young people change an awful lot in three years.
Ryoga studied in the US and China and travelled a lot. I was ashamed to see the stagnant progress of my Japanese against his impressive English and Chinese abilities so I spoke to him in English instead. (I appreciated the most when he writes in traditional Chinese instead of simplified characters like 99% of the Mandarin students.) We spent a pleasant evening in Namba eating in a very local family restaurant, talking about our lives and futures. Although we will probably be at a different place in life the next time we meet, we know that we always have a friend in Japan, or Hong Kong, or wherever we will be.
The other one was Tabata-san who is a Japanese grandpa I met 22 years ago when he visited Hong Kong for my one-month birthday banquet. Yes, I was a baby when we first met. I am sure back then my Japanese was also horrible because in general I just haven't learnt any languages other than mumbling and gibberish yet.
Tabata-san was of course, not my friend before I met him this time. He was my father's old business partner and he used to visit Hong Kong dozens of times a year. And then life happened. My father was no longer in the business and Tabata-san changed to a different company. A few years ago they connected again with emails and phone calls, and I spoke to Tabata-san once. Knowing that I would be in Osaka (where he lives), I knew that I had to meet him because my dad couldn't be here himself.
At first, it was strange. Although we are both East Asians and we could look like grandfather and granddaughter, we spoke in English but not Japanese. That's right, even Tabata-san spoke fluent English and he is more than 70 years old. He told me about his old friendship with my dad, his retired life and grandchildren. It felt like I connected with my dad before he got married and became a father, which is both amusing and frightening as I see how similar I actually am with him.
We met again as he would like to show me around the Osaka Castle (typical Japanese hospitality). That day I did feel like a granddaughter who spends one weekend a month with her grandparents on small outings and lunches. It wasn't yet the week for cherry blossom, but Osaka Castle and the park were perfect places to walk around. Back in the city we had lunch in a Korean BBQ restaurant which was actually Tabata-san's first time. After two beers, we talked about politics, money and life. We shared pretty much the same views on China, North Korea and their relationships with Japan. He told me about his surgery a few years ago. I asked him when does he think is the best time in his life. We talked for two or three hours before we left the restaurant, and had a short conclusion in the lift,
(Point to his brain) "My here is still very sharp."
"I know. The older you are, the wise you get. It's just sometimes, being too wise is tiring."
I did not expect anything from Tabata-san although naturally I would want to know more about his friendship with my dad and how my dad was as a person. Throughout our meetings, I gained so much from his wisdom and life experience. One could really feel the power of time and the heaviness of life when you move past the almost reflex sympathy for older people's wrinkles and slow movements, and actually have a serious, learning conversation with someone who has been on this earth much longer than you.
Respect for older people doesn't mean treating them like babies and helping them with everything in their daily life. Respecting older people is exactly the same as respecting anyone else – see them as they are and treat them like you would like to be treated. Being an ageist is just as bad as being a sexist or a racist. This is also why I despise community visits to elderly centres where volunteers group a bunch of residents in a room and play stupid games with them for two hours. These visits are so popular here in Hong Kong because those "volunteers" find a hobby which make them feel so good about themselves that they blind themselves from the bored, annoyed faces of the elderly residents, and try to convince that life isn't that bad when you are old and live in Hong Kong, which in fact is not true at all.
I know that this post hasn't been very relevant with the title, but I can confirm that people in Osaka are very friendly indeed. Besides Ryoga and Tabata-san, strangers were really helpful when we were lost. In a shopping mall I encountered a South African man who wanted to buy some Japanese roasted green tea but the sales lady couldn't really understand the English. I stepped in to translate before realising maybe I was too rude in disturbing their conversation, but the Japanese lady thanked me instead. And of course, this performer in front of the Osaka Castle confirms that Kansai people are funny !


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The Mavericks #MAVS30 Kelowna Community Theatre, British Columbia Photo Credit: Crystal Lee
Stone Temple Pilots South Okanagan Events Centre Penticton, BC, October 23rd, 2018 Stone Temple Pilots along with Seether and Default kicked off their tour this week in Penticton BC. Where all the bands gave it their all and performed with a lineup that was…
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Indy: So, how are you doing?
RH: I'm still here and you're still there. We've both still got a job, and that's wonderful.
Indy: But for how long? Newspapers are dying everywhere.
RH: I was watching a bit of satire on The Daily Show about the New York Times, and here's my take on that. Every day, I read two newspapers, the local San Diego [Union-]Tribune and USA Today. And yes, I've got the New York Times and others on my iPod. But — maybe it's just my generation — there's just something about reading an actual paper. I think newspapers are much like vinyl and CDs — they'll always be there. That's what's so cool about what we're doing on this tour, with this 30th anniversary of British Steel. People are still interested in reliving that experience, musically, so we're doing all of it, live in concert, and we've never done that before. British Steel was one of those Priest records that just pushed things forward a little more than the rest. It's very special, just in the sound and the structure of the songs and the messages in the songs. And its two primary tracks, "Breaking the Law" and "Living After Midnight," are still staples of rock radio; they've never lost their edge.
Indy: And now you've launched your own label and clothing line, via Metal God Entertainment, right?
RH: Yes. And I think it just shows my determination to stay involved in a world that I really cherish ... I think a lot of what you do in your golden years of life is dictated by your attitude, and I've always been a very optimistic person. And I can still belt out a good tune, like Ethel Merman, and I love it. I love getting onstage, I love being in Priest. And all these wonderful things that I enjoy are still intact. So "retirement" isn't even in my vocabulary!
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Which Yogurt Attracts the "Manfluencers" Pushing Grocery Carts?
By Willy Blackmore for TakePart.com
It remains a mystery who, if anyone, identifies with the ups and downs of Jamie Lee Curtis' digestion—but it's probably not young men.
Curtis' endorsement of Dannon's Activia yogurt is by no means the only female-geared marketing tactic to beset the dairy aisle, where pastel colors abound. But with more "manfluencers"—or, men "responsible for at least half of the grocery shopping and meal preparation for their households"—taking the reins of the grocery cart, the gender identity of food products is undergoing a major shift, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.
Lu Ann Williams, who works for the marketing firm that coined the manfluencer term, tells the Journal that the grocery store shelves are littered with branding and packaging that undermines masculinity.
"A beer or soda in a long-necked, brown bottle makes a man feel like a man. Drinking out of a straw does not—puckered lips and sunken cheeks are not a good guy look," she says.
So how do you sell yogurt, which is inherently gender neutral, to men? Black labels, bold fonts, more protein. One new product, Powerful Yogurt, features the slogan "Find Your Inner Abs," which may be the meathead pitch for probiotics?
So little separates brogurt from yogurt (ladygurt? femmegurt?), and the same goes for hard cider which, despite being hard—a totally bro adjective—is seen as a light, effeminate alternative to beer in the stark world of grocery store gender norms. Bro cider? It's "Made Strong," the tagline for the MillerCoors-owned Smith & Forge (so masculine!), which clocks in at 6 percent alcohol by volume—a full percentage point higher than those other weak, sissy ciders.
The whole masculinity approach rather falls apart in the world of coffee, where the "macho answer to sugary, flavored lattes" is cold-brewed coffee. The story notes that it's served black, a grocerybro selling point—dark, intensely, slightly bitter. But cold-brew-loving third-wave coffee geeks, with their sensitive, flowery tasting notes, minutia-level obsession with roasts and grinds and extractions—not to mention the twee suspenders-and-bowties style found at coffee shops like Portland's Stumptown Coffee Roasters, which is mentioned in the story—bucks the cheap-beer-and-muscle-cars ideal of masculinity.
Read the rest of this article at http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/10/18/yogurt-bros-grocery-shopping-age-manfluencer
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New York Life CEO extols business benefits of social media strategies
At New York Life Retirement Plan Services, having a social media strategy is proving to be a valuable business tool, explains CEO Dave Castellani, but one that is being used judiciously. The challenge for the 165-year-old retirement plan management business, which manages more than $41 billion in assets, is using social media to get real-time feedback from its clients -- without being obtrusive. View part one of this video interview to find out how Castellani relies on IT to give the company a window into the future and why he's incorporating gamification into the company's social media strategies. Watch part two of this video interview for Castellani's advice to CIOs on how to think like a CEO.
The last time we spoke, you said you were going to aggressively go after a social media strategy. Where does that stand now?
Dave Castellani: We have what I'll call a private network of social media strategies going on today with our clients. So many clients ask us what best practices exist today. How do I get information in a real-time way about what others are doing? Social media strategies just apply themselves so well to what we're doing. We haven't done so much on the participant side, because essentially what we do is manage large-scale 401(k) plans for companies in the United States. The participant side is a little bit trickier to figure out than the executive side, but we're rolling full-force on the plan's sponsor side.
How do you see your social media strategies evolving?
Castellani: So much changes so quickly. Think about it. Facebook launched in 2004, I believe --they are either close to 10 million users today or approaching 10 million users. Phenomenal growth. But the change that's occurred there also has been phenomenal.
It's remarkable how real-time feedback actually comes into our system and what we can learn. It's a tremendous value to us.
Dave Castellani,
CEO, New York Life Retirement Plan Services
We are trying to understand where social media goes next. For the participant's side of it -- the person that's actually consuming the 401(k) product -- it's just one tool, the social site. If we are present on that social site too frequently, it's a little bit of a, 'What are you doing there?' kind of thing; you're infiltrating where we don't really want you to be. Really, [what] we're trying to measure is how to provide enough advice to the site so that we can be a facilitator in a flow of information without being dominant, if you will. How do we actually take that work and apply it to the broader skill set that's going to be required in order to make good decisions?
I would say with social media, an area where you actually have to have some caution, it's really good for tribal wisdom. It's really good for the more simple discussions on what a decision ought to be. Some of the financial services decisions that we're asking employees to make for themselves are complicated. That [type of complex decision] doesn't lend itself to the sound bite, or it may not lend itself to the person who really doesn't know exactly what the right thing to do is. The challenge is, how do you actually provide information, be present, guide people, and really have an influence there, rather than dominance?
Have you realized any benefits so far from using social media? What do you hope to realize?
Castellani: We're getting tremendous benefits because, now, we're getting real-time feedback from our clients. In days past, you'd have to schedule meetings, and that's difficult. Think about how many times you call somebody and get their voicemail -- it's almost axiomatic that's going to happen. When I can respond to you in the time frame that fits me, and I can gather that information from the vendor side more quickly, [then] it's remarkable how real-time feedback actually comes into our system and what we can learn. It's a tremendous value to us.
More on social media strategies
Gamification key to FedEx social collaboration platform
How to re-launch a social collaboration platform amidst resistance
Dos and Don'ts of social collaboration platforms
Is IT playing a role in your social media strategy, and how exactly?
Castellani: This is where the business side has to bridge with the technology side.[Social media] is being run by the chief marketing officer in collaboration with the head of client service; they're the authors of the need. The technology people have been more on the side of implementation and management. It's not IT driving the business decision here; it's the business owners in various units driving the needs on the technology side.
Do you have any advice for IT in terms of what they may need to understand better about social media, the cloud, and mobile -- the consumerization of IT?
Castellani: I think about this in a couple of different ways. Number one is that technology changes so quickly, so the next iteration of this is going to be fascinating to watch. Staying on top of that is a really difficult thing to do. If you're actually the person who is managing the project, you probably don't have the time to dedicate yourself to what's next. The view forward is, how is this all going to morph and mutate? Because it will. That's one aspect of it -- to have somebody [such as IT] who's on the side looking at the next thing to emerge and actually playing with different concepts to get you an understanding of what's going on.
I'll tell you an example of something that really caught us by surprise in a social vein, which was gaming. We didn't think that gaming had anything to do with financial services and 401(k)Ks, but there are gamers everywhere. People are learning all about their 401(k) plans and other corporate benefits through gaming now. We've used things through the Bite Club, which is a Zynga-based product, to help different generations learn and understand their benefits through gaming. It's fascinating to me, being a boomer, because I wouldn't even think about doing something like that to see how people are actually gathering data and acting upon it.
Do you think you might use that for your own employees?
Castellani: Yes, we probably will. Actually, some of our own employees were the ones that pointed this out and said, 'You need to look at this.' We've been fooling around with gaming in other areas, and it's beneficial to us. It came very bottoms-up.
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Anyone with kids knows that going to the grocery store is pretty much going to be the worst part of your day. It's such a shame, because I used to love shopping for food. It is amazing to me how different these trips are now compared to just five years ago.
Pre-Kids: Oh, I'll just park way in the back of the lot. They say that walking a little extra every day is good for you!
Now: Did that guy seriously just take that spot? He did! You, hey! You! Listen, bucko, there is clearly a sign that says "For parents with children only" on that spot! You do not have any kids with you! You better hope I don't pass you in the produce section, because I will shove a cucumber right up your-Oh, nevermind, there's another spot that's closer to the store.
Walking In
Pre-Kids: Ooooh, look at these cute holiday decorations on sale! I can't wait to spend way too much money on them because I have no other use for my disposable income. And discounted holiday chocolate! My lucky day!
Now: Oh %$*@. They have the damn candy at the front of the store again. Must distract toddler.
Pre-Kids: I just love taking my time to find the PERFECT apple, the PERFECT bunch of bananas and the PERFECT avocado.
Now: Sigh. Whatever.
Deli & Bakery
Pre-Kids: Bread bread bread yummy carbs bread donuts bagels bread bread bread bread
Pre-Kids: Let's grill steaks tonight! Mmm and have that fresh, expensive fish tomorrow and then the next day, I'll spend two hours putting together that new chicken dish I have been dying to try.
Now: $10 for 10 hamburgers? Are they microwaveable?
Pre-Kids: I haven't bought milk in a decade.
Now: Organic milk is the downfall of our budget.
Walking the Aisles
Pre-Kids: I think I'll go up and down every single aisle just to see what's here. Maybe there's something new! I just love being able to take my time and leisurely stroll through this miraculous collection of delciousness.
Now: Don't need anything from that aisle. There will be a major tantrum if I go down that one. Must go down this one but keep 3-year-old from seeing giant bags of candy. Lord, is this trip over yet?
Running People I Know
Pre-Kids: Oh, how wonderful to see you! Yes, I do look thin! I have ton of time to work out and cook healthy food. Oh, these? I just got them at the mall this weekend. Just $80 – they had a sale on sandals!
Now: I was hoping I wouldn't see anyone. Yes, I'm wearing a sweatshirt in this heat because right now baggy clothes are my friends. Please don't look at my feet. I'm wearing two different shoes.
Checking Out
Pre-Kids: La la la I love grocery shopping la la la this is so fun
Now: Why must they have MORE CANDY right here? I'm almost done. I almost made it without a tantrum! Thanks, geniuses, for tempting my kids ONE LAST TIME in such an obvious place. THIS IS PURE HELL!
Pre-Kids: An hour!?! I was in there for an hour? That is SO.LONG. I have all these evening plans and I have to spend at least two hours getting ready. I can't believe I was in there for an entire hour! That's four times as long as it usually takes.
Now: An hour? Record time!


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A place where beautiful things, good prices, and solidarity merge together...
It is a space where, for a small contribution, used items in excellent state, as well as new items, can be acquired. All of them beautiful, modern and fashionable: furniture, clothes, purses, decoration items, ceramic items, and more. Prices within a garage sale range and the quality of attention of a retail store. We receive used products through individual donations that are assessed and, if necessary, recovered for value. And we receive new items from renowned brands such as Designo Patagonia, El Taller de Los Naranjos, and Familia Pichot, amongst others.
Work methodology
• An action towards sustainability
The goal of this initiative is to offer a quality shopping experience to the neighbors of Las Tunas and other neighbouring communities. At the same time, it seeks to generate resources to support the sustainability of the programs and activities of the NGO. It also works as a display of our activities: when members of neighboring communities visit our General Store, they learn about our many programs and activities, and the skills of the children and teenagers who take part in them.
• Selection of products
All the products we receive as donations are assessed and, if necessary, washed and repaired to recover their value. The General Store has the support of many families and friends of LAS TUNAS NGO who periodically donate clothes, furniture and accessories.
Cinthia Rozuck "My voluntary work at the General Store started by chance"
"In 2011, as I was going to my nutritionist appointment, I found out about a new General Store to be opened in the neighborhood. I felt it would be a good experience to help them set everything up. At the General Store I select donations, label the clothes, and help put them on display. I like the way the General Store works, I like being able to offer clothes to the customers, for a reasonable price. With my help I feel I'm collaborating with the work of the staff of Las Tunas."
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What to Do Routinely: Changing Habits and the Thought Process Around Food
By Deja Dragovic
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series in support of World Environment Day, which is organized by the United Nations Environment Programme.
Food waste is a serious issue. We are all guilty for having contributed to it over the years, before the mass public awareness-raising campaigns even started.
There are numerous issues leading to it that must be addressed, primarily our consumption patterns and our general ignorance or carelessness regarding what happens after (after a meal, after we throw something in the garbage, after the reports show that we are ruining the planet for all the generations to come, etc..)
What can we all do now? Reduce, reuse, and (separate for) compost.
1. Plan ahead. That's a notion that some of us cringe hearing. Let's say that you, due to the sheer busyness in your life, do the grocery shopping on the weekend for the rest of the week. You have the list, you have an idea how much and what you usually consume and cook in a week, and so you shop accordingly. Then on Tuesday you suddenly get a dinner invitation, and on Wednesday you sleep in and don't eat breakfast at home, and on Thursday you forget your lunch, and the following weekend there are heaps of uneaten food in the kitchen.
Yes, life is very unpredictable, and that's one of the best things about it. But just because the lettuce has wilted on the ends and the cheese is a bit dry and the bread has hardened, it doesn't mean it should be immediately tossed. It's still edible, and even appetizing. You can be creative and use it in a dish: throw the lettuce in a blender with some bananas for a green smoothie, toast the bread, and load an omelet with cheese, etc.
Alternatively, wrap all of it together and take it to a homeless fellow on the corner, he would be glad to have it – and maybe that will motivate you to re-evaluate your priorities as well.
If you're prone to accepting spontaneous invites for meals, intentionally buy fewer groceries.
Inspect your cupboards before you go grocery shopping, there are usually some edible items tucked in there which you bought at one point. If you don't use them, consider donating to a food kitchen or a food bank. Maybe that homeless fellow again?
2. Don't be so impulsive. Ah, the joys of modern food creations and the sheer inventiveness of edibles out there are truly stunning.
Just because there is a new chocolate-flavoured cream cheese doesn't mean that you absolutely must buy it. What is the likelihood of you loving it? In all probability, you will have a spoonful, toss it back into the fridge, forget about it for a few months, then finally chuck it. If you're really so daring and experimental, which the food industry hopes for, read the label and think about the artificiality of that flavour and the manufacturing process undergone for that final product.
And remember, all packaged food is reproduced, all reproduced food is fake. Whole foods are always the best choice.
And if you are not as daring and experimental, then stop buying all the exotic foods that you hope to learn to love but just always end up in your bin.
In effect, don't bite off more than you can chew.
3. Buy seasonal, local and ripe. Buying ripe and ready-to-eat produce in correct quantities assures that less of it will be wasted. Ripe and ready-to-eat is usually seasonal, local and can best be found at local harvests, farmer's markets or co-ops.
One of the reasons why we should eat more seasonal and local: seasonal and local food travels less, thus is picked more ripe as it spends less time in transport, and it also has a lesser environmental impact. Not to mention that by purchasing local, you're supporting your community.
World Environment Day is June 5, and this year's theme is think.eat.save. To find out more, visit http://www.unep.org/wed/
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Friday Funnies: The Underbelly of Election Campaigning
Move over Ekta Kapoor – we have Mahabharat Wars, Bhai Ka Pyaar & Love on our walls!
Move over Ekta Kapoor – we have Mahabharat Wars, Bhai Ka Pyaar & Love on our walls!
In chat with the documentarians who've collected 400 hours of footage from the AAP Journey- a story that needs to be told whatever the outcome from the 16th of May
The most important question in the Election season is what Bollywood thinks about the state of our nation- obviously!
As India looks forward to its 16th democratic government, we bring you some interesting facts on elections and democracy
The beautiful temples of Khajuraho offer an interesting peek into medieval Hindu life
From Rudyard Kipling to Vikram Chandra- its worth looking at the books that best describe India in this Election Year.
Women make up 49% of our population – but their representation in Parliament and in the Elections is far lower
Quick-guess how many countries send a higher percentage of women to the Parliament than we do. You may well be surprised.
Does Ben Affleck make a good Nick Dunne, why does Tiger Shroff speak like this, where is NPH, and other questions answered by this week's movie trailers!
A movie director finds a hero in an ordinary man, and hopes his life can inspire positive action in our society.


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So Why Do We Indians Buy Gold?
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December 11, 2012 1 Comment
The price of gold has tripled in the last six years, giving investors an annual compounded return of nearly 20%. Compared to bank deposit returns of 8% a year and a volatile equity market, it is hard to argue with proselytizers of gold. But gold hasn't always appreciated year-on-year. In the four years between 1988 and 1992, the price of gold fell every year. Again, between 1994 and 2001, gold prices declined year-on-year. Indeed, in the quarter century between 1980 and 2005, investors in gold lost 11.74% of their capital. The present rise in gold prices, which took off after the Lehman Brothers' collapse in 2008, may reverse. These are the facts to remember,as you try to decide whether to keep your gold or sell.
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October 24, 2012 109 Comments
Here is my new discovery for today:Bullion India.I tried it out today and found the sign up easy and customer service good.I find it an excellent way to buy gold and silver at good rates.Given the tiny units in which you can buy the gold,it is the place to go to make token purchases on auspicious occasions when the prices of precious metals generally rise.Also this site is an excellent way to accumulate precious metals a little at a time as there are no storage costs and commissions.
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September 20, 2012 4 Comments
Compared to other asset classes, gold has historically outperformed in a wide range of uncertain economic scenarios: deflation (falling prices accompanied by low or negative growth), stagflation (high inflation and low growth as seen in the US in the 70s) and in potential hyper-inflationary outcomes while it tends to lag when the global economy is booming.
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August 21, 2012 2 Comments
Here is a bit of traditional wisdom:
Gold generally trades in the lower range around March and July. Generally, this is the best time to buy gold and marriage season is the best time to sell gold.
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Adding ssl certificate make site secure and bring trust to visitors. Google announces SEO BOOST for ssl certified website. So now a days many website owner is adding ssl to their
If you have added ssl certificate to a existing website it is often common that some url , images, or attachment not loading over https. If you have added ssl to your wordpress site but the https:// is not turning green with lock icon means some files are not loading over https .
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The page at 'https://sailingvirgins.com/' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure image 'http://mydomain.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/blank.png'.
This content should also be served over HTTPS.
You can check which files are not being loaded over https.
Is is possible to check it on your browser. Open your site chrome. Press F12 button.
In chrome the browser console will open. Click console . You will see how many files is not being loaded over https on right hand side and below you can see which files are not being loaded. If you are sure from where the files is loading can manually update to https. But if there this many files you may want to do this using any plugin.
Updating all link, files to be loaded over https using plugin:
You can update all link to https automatically. For that you can install a plugin from wordpress. Install this url fixer plugin to your site and activate.
Once activated the plugin will appear under Tools meu in sidebar.
- Hover over tools and click "Update url"
- Old url: Like previous url: http://mydomain.com
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On the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
AT&T Rolls Out New 'AT&T Next' Smartphone and Tablet Upgrade Program
Customers purchase a smartphone or tablet with no money down, making monthly payments equal to 1/20th of the retail cost of the device. After 12 payments, they can trade the device in and upgrade to a new one with no other fees. Or, after 20 payments, they own the device outright.
"With AT&T Next, customers can get the newest smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment. That's hard to beat, and it's an incredible value for customers who want the latest and greatest every year," said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility.For customers purchasing a 16GB iPhone 5, they would pay $32.50 per month for 12 months, and could then upgrade to the latest iPhone -- trading in the previous device. They would pay $390 over that time, with the phone being bought back for the equivalent of $260. If the customer makes the 20 monthly payments, they can upgrade to a new phone and keep the old one.
Because there is no activation or upgrade fee, customers save $36 on activating a new line. Depending on the customer's needs, this may be a better option than the old AT&T upgrade system, which requires customers wait 24 months between fully subsidized upgrades.
AT&T customers who still have grandfathered unlimited data plans are fully eligible to participate in this program.
T-Mobile recently announced a similar upgrade plan, and a leak from Verizon today suggested they also had something like it in development.
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Another company has a new creative way to separate people from their money! The best option is to buy outright and go with T-mobile's (or another discount no contract carrier's) plans.
Garbage program. If they do this they need to lower their rateplans. I hope people don't fall for this crap otherwise this will become the new standard for stealing peoples money.
If I am still paying the same per month, what is my benefit if they don't subsidize the iPhones anymore?
I don't really see how this is such a bad deal... Like in the example for a 16GB iPhone 5 you would end up paying $390. Provided the phone wasn't destroyed you'd get back $260 - Which equals $130 for the phone. Yeah, AT&T has their flaws but I don't think this is such a bad deal.
The bad deal is that the AT&T rate ALREADY includes the money they need to buy you the iPhone every 2 years. When you sign up for this your monthly rate doesn't go down. So, sure, it's a perfectly good deal except that you are also paying AT&T for half an iPhone every year that you'll never see.
Originally the cost of cellular service was justified because the carriers were SUBSIDIZING the cost of the phone to the consumer. The telco would lock you in as a loyal customer, pounding you in the rear for two years (previously 1.75 years) in exchange for selling you a "super expensive phone" that honestly costs half as much than what you are paying for it with your "subsidized" price.
Now to "compete" AT&T is saying, hey- save up your OWN money and you'll get a "new phone upgrade" every year.
$390 + $260 so you can buy the iphone X for "free"- does this make sense? That's $650- THERE IS NO SUBSIDY YOU ARE THROWING YOUR MONEY AT AT&T! Remember we pay a "higher price" in exchange for getting a subsidy. Now this is meaningless.
Wow, AT&T. I don't care that this program is optional. As a consumer I should be allowed to "vote with my dollars". You won't be getting anything from me. This anti-competitive behavior is getting old.
Can someone post a reference to where this is stated? That does not make any sense to pay extra $30.00 without a reduced monthly service plan. I do not even see how AT&T will sell this idea to a customer.
Well show me anywhere that they mentioned that they have new service plans that don't include the subsidy. They have been charging their full plan even after your contract was finished if you never upgraded your phone. And they charge their full plan even if you bring your own phone. Of course it doesn't make any sense......it never has, but it's what they can get away with. Now it's time for T-mobile to hit back and highlight the fact that their rate plans are much lower than the major carriers.
What a sham
Correct, but the real sham stinks even more... You know how we Americans pay some of the highest cellular rates of the developed world and most Europeans laugh at us?
What does it mean that all the major carriers coincidently revealed strikingly similar upgrade plans within days of each other? This sounds a lot like collusion to me. To recap, they all offer about the same service, with about the same number of "perks", for about the same high price... competition is good, right?
And they get away with this sham without any fear of congressional hearings because they willingly play ball with the NSA, etc., it's their reward for being scumbags. :)
/tinfoil hat
I haven't paid money for a phone out of pocket since I bought my first iphone.
iphone's don't lose resale value, hell they are worth more than the subsidized price when you sell it 2 years later.
But you have lost money....because each month of your service you are paying around $20 more than you would have to if your phone wasn't subsidized. So take whatever you paid upfront for your phone, then add $480 to that (the extra amount you paid for it over the 24 months) and then tell me you sold your used phone for more than that total.
This plan basically amounts to a $20 a month rate increase for AT&T.
I don't really see how this is such a bad deal... Like in the example for a 16GB iPhone 5 you would end up paying $390. Provided the phone wasn't destroyed you'd get back $260 - Which equals $130 for the phone. Yeah, AT&T has their flaws but I don't think this is such a bad deal.
If I am reading it right, you wouldn't get anything back. You return the phone which "covers" the part you didn't pay, and you just start on a new payment plan. It's like renting the phone, you never build any equity in it.
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Isaac Watts, about 1688
Behold the glories of the Lamb
Amidst His Father's throne.
Prepare new honors for His Name,
And songs before unknown.
2. Let elders worship at His feet,
3. Those are the prayers of the saints,
4. Eternal Father, who shall look
5. He shall fulfil Thy great decrees,
The Son deserves it well;
Lo! in His hand the sovereign keys
Of heav'n, and death, and hell!
6. Now to the Lamb that once was slain
7. Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood,
8. The worlds of nature and of grace
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Acting is a very challenging career and no easy task. You will face a lot of competition and you need to be on your toes all the time. Now, what can you do to improve your chances of landing the right roles?
The answer lies in creating a powerful and detailed resume!
JD Dukes is a mentor to many actors both aspiring and professional. He says most new actors are not even aware on how to create a top class acting resume. It is important for you as an actor. You should include your acting experience, qualifications and contact information for people who wish to get in touch with you. Casting directors will also receive a short glance of you as an actor.
Resume for acting – Dos
Remember the resume you create for acting should always be a single paged one. It should also have a photograph of you at the top. The language of your resume should be simple to read and not cluttered. The format should be good and the fonts you use in the document should be legible.
Your resume should contain the following information-
- Your resume should have the details of your physical looks like color of hair, eye, height and weight
- It should include your address, telephone number and email address
- You should include the details of your acting experience on TV, commercials, schools, theatre etc.
- The resume should also include any special skills like language, singing, weapon mastery, sports etc.
Resume Don'ts
- You should never list any acting skill or experience you do not possess. This will inflate your resume. If you do not have professional training in singing, you should not list it in your resume. In the same manner, you should not list a second language as a special skill.
- There may be a case where you appeared for an audition but failed to clear it. This experience should never be included in your resume. Make sure you should never have any black marks listed in your resume.
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Bosch CST-berger DGT-10 Digital Theodolite
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Could you please survey the other departments and ask if they could share information about where they purchase Highway cones, and approximately what was paid for them. Arnold Vecchione, Director, Town of Johnston DPW
I purchased 20 cones, 28 inches with two bands from Kim at GT safety in July for $326.00, or $16.30 ea. Chuck Smith, Highway Supervisor, Coventry DPW
Traffic Signs & Safety Bristol $ 14.50 Standard 28" cone with reflective stripes purchased 2 years ago. Purchased 100 cones. Rick Lambert, Woonsocket
The last time NK purchased safety cones, they were purchased from The Traffic Safety Store (www.trafficsafetystore.com ); in 2010 for 50 cones as described below, the cost was $19.45 per cone. The price varies by the choices you make when choosing the cone you wish to purchase. Five years later, the per cone cost for 50 has risen to $22.80. Price shown below does not include Freight. Highway was quite happy with the purchase.
We go through Traffic Signs and safety. The cost is $15 each and if you order a dozen or more, they will stamp it with your municipality's name (i.e. NKDPW)
There is the New York State Contract that we piggyback, it is a multistate contract including RI. Click here for the Master Price Agreement.


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I would say the #1 reason for lack of free traffic is failure to contribute to other sites by commenting on blogs and writing forum posts etc.
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Search engines are probably the single most effective way to generate traffic to your web page. Because of this, web owners will inevitably complete with each other in order to get a higher ranking. But how would then do this? Well, a lot of e-books, blogs, websites, podcasts, and other kinds of content are dedicated to this topic. But there will always be web masters who complain that they are not getting visitors from search engines. This can be due to different factors but some of the most common reasons I know of include:
- New Website – when your site is new, you should expect that it will not perform that well with search engines. Take note that there are over 30 billion pages on the internet and a lot of these can be categorized as "spam". Before search engines start to give your site a good ranking, they need to achieve a certain level of trust with you and this will grow over time as you build your content, traffic, and one way links.
- Black Hat SEO Techniques – very few people want to be called a black hat marketer; or in layman's term, a spammer. But no one can deny that being a black hat marketer does have its own appeal because of its immediate results. If you decide to take this route, you should realize that you can be hit by a penalty or in some cases, banned altogether.
- Useless Content – even if you invest a lot in creating your website, it would not matter if you don't have good content. Searchers are exactly that, they search for information that is relevant to their needs over the internet. In addition, good content will generate a lot of links which are "votes" for your website.
- Duplicate Content – some people debate on the impact of using duplicate content on their websites. But as far as I'm concerned, search engines love fresh content and it will reward websites and blogs that frequently posts new and original articles.


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Just recently I got the opportunity to collaborate with 10 really amazing girls explaining what they think/imagine heaven will be like. And I am really satisfied with the way it has turned out. This blog post will be split into 2 different parts, In each part 5 people will be sharing their wonderful views on […]
via What will it be like? (Part 1) — my hearts revival
This author has collaborated with 10 others and have described what they think Heaven would be like 🙂 It's a beautiful collage of word pictures. While I'm doing something similar with my guest posts on worship, I love this idea 🙂 Swing by Sara's blog (link above) and be blessed by and bless her.
Welcome to part 2! In this part 4 more lovely girls and myself have written what we imagine/think heaven will be like, happy reading! 🙂 Ashley: John 14:2-4 My fathers house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if […]
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Till we meet again,
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The Link Club offers a fun, happy, relaxed and safe environment for children to meet new friends and enjoy play.
Morning 8.00am-9.00am £3.00
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Jesse, Joe & Ethan "You get to run and play football on the grass. The snacks are Yummy And delicious."
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Declan "There is loads of staff who keep us safe and happy."
Joshua "We always have freedom to choose what we want to do."
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Short notice about an awesome giveaway
Farm Girl Cat has a Great giveaway going on over on her blog and let me tell you whom ever wind those lovely earrings she has made will Really be getting a unique hand crafted pair of beauties. ( I hope i win, i hope i win.)
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FARMINGTON - The Dog House will soon be catering to man's best friends to offer diverse pet services all under one roof.
Co-owners Nicole Johnson and Niels Schapochnicof said they aim to offer the best in caring, attentive pet services that cater to the needs of busy dog lovers. They want to make the lives of pet owners easier and more convenient.
Johnson owns two dogs, Mona, a small Boston terrier, and Beezus, a large Bernese mountain dog. Longtime dog lover from childhood, Schapochnicof is also a proud owner of a Bernese named Ella. He chose the giant breed after he falling in love with Beezus.
"When you see one of these dogs and know their demeanor, it is hard not to have one because they are super smart and very loving," Johnson said.
Bernese mountain dogs are part herder dogs and carters that hauled milk to town in Switzerland where the dog breed originated.
The Dog House plans to open this month on the northern edge of Farmington Mall off Highway 3. The animal hotel will be a 7,000-square-foot facility open seven days a week with indoor and outdoor playground areas where dogs can romp and run.
"Dogs need a lot of exercise and play and it is great how someone is watching your dog, and they are getting assimilation and they are enjoying themselves," Johnson said.
This doggie dream has been in the works for three years after Schapochnicof made a midnight call to Johnson, both loyal and fierce dog owners and dog lovers. They understand animal lovers are good people, they said, and want to help families and dog owners make life easier.
"We are pretty much doing it because we love our pets and what goes into it and all the aspects of being able to share this with other people," Johnson said.
"If my dog does not like you, then I don't like you," she added, jokingly.
"We are going to open our door with three main services, the boarding, the day care and a self-wash service, and most likely we are going to have a groomer on site," Schapochnicof said.
The self-wash dog service is a growing trend today where owners can bring Fido in for a shampoo and scrub inside a small business rather than at home.
"We provide everything and people don't want to get their house a mess and have their dog running around," she said.
The friends are independent business owners, but this is first joint business venture together. The Dog House also will have staff.
"There are not many places that are able to provide all the services that dog owner needs and we are trying to do everything a dog owner needs under one roof," he said.
"Our biggest thing is we really want people to know that we will be giving back to the community, locally so we like to keep everything as local as possible," she said.
The business will give discounts for veterans.
"Farmington has been so welcoming and it is such a great community, and honestly we do not know why any business would not want to come here because we have received such excellent service from end to end at City Hall where they have been so helpful and on top of things," he said.
Two years ago Johnson's dog passed away and she felt an immediate void in her life. "I didn't realize really how they comforted you and take away all the stress and anxiety and when she was gone, huge energy was gone in my life," she said.
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When it comes to legendary motorcycles, the good folks over at Triumph are no strangers. While their motorcycles are iconic, today we get a look at one of their classic four-wheeled designs, offering up the chance to own a legend. Today we get a look at a super clean, 1961 Triumph TR4. The beautiful machine was pulled from a tobacco barn and was fully restored by Danny Morton of the Sterling British Motoring Society.
Boasting a clean and crisp new look, the ride features an all-black design from the wheels to the paint scheme. After 40 years of rotting away in that barn, the ride has gotten a new life, offering up something classic and quite clean. Have a look at this beautiful ride in the images below and speak your thoughts on it after the jump. To learn more, head over to Petrolicious immediately.
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JFNA is working to share PCTI care principles with the broader aging services network. We have published two articles so far and plan to publish more to continue our outreach.
Teaching About Trauma: Models for Training Service Providers in Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care is an article written by JFNA staff that highlights two Alpha cohort subgrantees and the federal grant program.


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The Nihonmachi Street Fair is presenting their 2nd annual "Aloha by the Bay" music series, which is to raise funds for their annual celebration. The concert will feature Hoku Award winning Hawaiian musical group Kapena and two-time Grammy nominee Nathan Aweau. Tickets start at just $25.
When: November 30, 2013
Where: The Palace of Fine Arts Theater
San Francisco, CA
Time: 7:00 pm
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Eye of the Kraken is a deceptively simple game that has you exploring the depths of the ocean for the Sea Monster of all sea monsters and won't mind you picking up sunken riches along the way
This 3x3 grid slot has you collecting torpedoes so that you can blast the beast from the deeps to earn big rewards and you can find free spins and shaking wilds along the way as well
Eye of the Kraken has 8 fixed Paylines so you just need to decide on your total stake which can be set from as little as £0.20 and £100. The Autoplay feature will let you set off between 10 and 1000 consecutive spins that can be preset to stop automatically if a bonus game is won. The game can be further modified so that sound is off and so that the game will automatically adjust your bet with your increasing or decreasing balance, it can also be set to be played in left hand mode as well.
Payouts in Eye of the Kraken where the Conquer the Kraken Bonus round will let you win up to 500x your total bet and you can also win up to 100x your total bet by landing three Wild symbols or three Torpedo symbols on a payline
Bonus Features
Eye of the Kraken is packed with fun features and the first symbol to really look out for is the Torpedo symbol, they have their own win value on a payline but they also add to a tally of torpedoes that you will see on the bottom right of the screen. When you have collected 50 of the symbols the Conquer the Kraken feature will be triggered and you get to fire two Torpedoes at locations on the Kraken, each rewarding either a cash prize or a pick me treasure chest for even richer rewards; in this feature you can win up to 5000x your total triggering bet.
If you land 5 Diving Helmets you will enter the Dive Mode where you will get 9 free spins with added Treasure Chest scatter symbols, landing the symbols will award a win that will be up to 750x your triggering stake. There is also a brooch symbol to aim for that will award 100x your bet for landing three of them.
Eye of the Kraken will also award an extra win of you land the same symbol either in the four corners of the grid or 4 side positions and you will get a win that is 10 or 5 times your total bet respectively
The Wild symbol has a pay value itself and will substitute for all other symbols apart from the scatter symbol which is triggered randomly when Kraken Tentacles come out of the depths turning random symbols wild on the reels
Eye of the Kraken has an average payout rate.
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Looking to the success of its Xperia C3 "PROselfie" phone achieved, Sony has come out with its successor, another selfie-centric phone, the Xperia C4 along with its dual SIM variant. This next gen PROselfie smartphone features 5MP front-facing camera having a 25mm wide-angle lens, Sony's own Exmor R for mobile sensor, soft LED flash and HDR to give beautiful pictures even in poor lighting conditions.
At the back, the Xperia C4 has a 13MP with Sony's Exmor sensor, autofocus and HDR to give some great shots. The phone also packs a suite of camera apps including the Style portrait app to add styles like 'vampire' or 'mystery' to your selfie or the AR Mask app that allows you to place another face over your or other person's face while taking a selfie.
Other features include a 5.5-inch 1080p resolution Full HD display with Bravia Engine 2 and super vivid mode from Sony's TV technology that offer clarity and vivid colors for a great viewing experience. Its IPS technology allows you to view things from any angle.
Under the hood, the new Sony Xperia C4 has a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor clocked at 1.7GHz, an ARM Mali760 MP2 700 MHz GPU for graphics, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of flash memory, a slot for up to 128GB microSD card and a 2600mAh battery that provides about 8 hours of video viewing time. On the audio front, the handset features 3D Surround Sound, Clear Audio and sound improvement, Clear Bass, manual equalizer, xLOUD, stereo recording, FM radio etc.
Sony Xperia C4 has a glass and aluminum body having dimensions of 150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm and weighs 147 grams. Its screen is scratch resistant but this phone isn't water and dust proof. The device will run Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.
Sony's new selfie phone will be come in three colors – White, Black and Mint. Both the Single SIM and Dual SIM versions will hit the shelves in select markets in early June this year.
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Beginners Guide To Yoga & Meditation
"Stressed out? Do You Feel Like The World Is Crashing Down Around You? Want To Take A Vacation That Will Relax Your Mind, Body And Spirit? Well this Easy To Read Step By Step E-Book Makes It All Possible!"
This valuable e-book will teach you about the different styles of yoga and meditation and guide you step-by-step in beginning your own yoga program without the hassle of driving to a gym or wellness center to take classes.
What can you learn from this book?
- The different styles of yoga
Basic positions of yoga
How to maximize your "workout" space
Meditating for health and wellness
Ridding yourself of tension headaches with yoga
Reliving menstrual cramps with yoga
How to do a yoga workout at your desk
And so much more!
Along with basic yoga instruction, you will learn how to perform meditation for the ultimate relaxation both after yoga sessions as well as anytime you need a little escape.
Learn about:
- Universal Mantra Meditation
Relaxation Meditation
Energy Healing Meditation
Color Healing Meditation
All indicated prices are end prices.
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PHOTOS: 1 dead, 3 injured after I-294 wrong-way crash near Oak Brook
''My kids were my whole life. So my biggest fear was losing one of my children, and that fear came true," Lisa Smith said.
Smith is supporting a bill that would allow judges to consider wrong-way driving an aggravated offense during sentencing.
With his brother already in the military, Steven Smith joined the Marine Reserves to both serve his country and help soften the worry any parent of a military member must feel.
He was on the cusp of life blossoming when he was killed a year and half ago, and now his mother wants that to mean something.
Pain is a heavy lift. At 47, Lisa Smith she has to deal with the thought that her smiling son, Chicago Ridge Police Officer Steven Smith, a former Marine, won't ever come home again.
"I am having a hard time accepting it," Lisa Smith said.
He was killed by 22-year-old Sara Lopez of far west suburban Bristol, who was barreling southbound down the northbound lanes of the Tristate Tollway at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Steven Smith was the passenger in a car being driven by his cousin, headed to pick up his car, which he lent earlier to a guest attending a family wedding - one he couldn't go to because he had to be on duty the next morning.
But he was up early to retrieve his car from the wedding because that family member left it behind, having had too much to drink.
"My son was murdered. She took a 3,000-pound weapon and drove it into my son," Lisa Smith said.
With the help of Chicago Ridge police, her state representative now has a bill pending Illinois Senate approval that would make wrong-way driving while drunk an aggravating factor at sentencing.
Lopez got five years.
"Somebody knowingly goes out and plans on having a few drinks, gets into a 3,000-pound vehicle, which can be used as a weapon, they choose how much they consume that night, and then they choose to get back into that vehicle," Lisa Smith said. "That's intent, knowing they are taking a chance with their life and someone else's."
Should her efforts bring about a new "Steven's Law," Lisa Smith says her son's death may finally render meaning. Still, her every moment is consumed by the thought of what we have all lost
"He was going to make a positive change, he wanted to be the police officer everybody could look up to," Lisa Smith said. "He would have been a great father and husband, something I am not going to get to see."
Illinois Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been helping Lisa Smith since the crash. Now, she will be helping them in their next campaign to oppose state bill 04-94, which would allow people between the ages of 18 and 21 to be served beer or wine at restaurants with their parent's permission. That law exists in 10 states, including Wisconsin.
Steven Smith was the first Chicago Ridge police officer to die while serving the department.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: problems with my iriver h 340 or rockbox?
Re: problems with my iriver h 340 or rockbox?
From: Will Robertson <aliask_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:55:31 +1000
Is your warantee still active? Even if it is, I'm pretty sure that iriver
Good luck,
On 7/19/06, simon.eigeldinger_at_vol.at <simon.eigeldinger_at_vol.at> wrote:
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