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Transponder news for 25.04.2016
2F, Astra 28.2° E
Tv channel "Irish TV" Appeared on 11344 (H) 27500 2/3. Open
Hot Bird 13, 13.0° E
Radio Belarus '' has started on 11623V (wide beam), Open, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, at the second tv channel Belarus ' audiodorožke 24'
HD version ' Rai 4' gone with the 11541V, now available on 11013 h
Tv channel "Kliksht" Appeared on 11054 (H) 27500 5/6. Open
RusSarafan has 10815H
Eutelsat 10A 10° E
Tv channel "NBN HD" Appeared on 11542 (H) 3570 3/4. DVB-S2. Open
Amos 3 4° W
Tv channel "Knesset" Appeared on 11630 V 3000 2/3. Open
Eurosport 360 and TV Festival in Canalsat
In Tuesday, 26 April of the current year there will be a slight change in the channel list, the French pay television platforms Canalsat.
On the occasion of the forthcoming International Film Festival in Cannes (11-22.05), on position 35 temporary appears the channel TV Festival. In addition, for tournament "Roland Garros" will also be running 4 channel Eurosport 360.
Tournament "Roland Garros" will be held 22 may – 5 June of the current year. On this occasion, in the proposal of the French platform Canalsat will run 4 channel Eurosport 360. Channels will be available in receivers TNT/OTT positions 284-287, as well as through a Web site and application myCANAL. The station will not be available via satellite. Minor changes will also be held items offers three channels of AB Grup (position 92-94).
TVS with 1 June in MPEG-4 with the new tp.
With 1 June 2016 year the TVS television channel will be broadcast in the format of image compression MPEG-4 transponder platform nc + Nr 114 on the satellite
Eutelsat Hotbird 13 c (13,0°E), frequency 10,796 GHz, Paul. V, SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4; DVB-S2 / 8PSK
Broadcast in MPEG-2, available transponder No. 110 on the satellite
Eutelsat Hotbird 13 c (13,0°E) with frequency 10,719 GHz, Pol. V, (SR: 27500, FEC: 5/6; DVB-S/QPSK)
will be made only to 14 June 2016 year.
Technical parameters of TVS (with 1 June 2016 year):
Al Jazeera English on tp. GlobeCast only until 1.05
1 may 2016 year will be muted news channel Al Jazeera English, available with transponders GlobeCast satellite operator Eutelsat
Hot Bird 13E (13,0°E) № 126 at a frequency of 11,034 GHz, Paul. V, SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4; DVB-S/QPSK and Astra 1 l (19,2°E) № 20 at a frequency of 11,509 GHz, Paul. V, SR: 22000, FEC: 5/6, DVB-S/QPSK
It is worth recalling, a few months ago, the station has teamed up with Arqiva, Thanks to what channel appeared on tp. the satellite operator
EUTELSAT Hot Bird 13E (13,0°E) № 131 frequency 11,137 GHz, Pol. (H), SR: 27500, FEC: 3/4, DVB-S/QPSK (26 January) and Astra 1 m (19,2°E) № 28 frequency 11,627 GHz, Paul. V, SR: 22000, FEC: 5/6, DVB-S/QPSK (1 February)
23,5°E: Slovak TV8 and radio stations on the new transponder
Slovak private uncoded station TV8 (TV Soft Edge Matching) and some radio stations are broadcast on other frequencies in position 23.5° E satellite Astra 3B.
Towercom company today to start a parallel distribution of commercial station TV8 on the new transponder. Viewers are now able to reconfigure the program to new broadcast settings. On the original frequency (11,895 GHz) soon transmissions will be completed – not later than, than at the end of may, When the operation of this multiplex.
Technical parameters – TV8:
satellite: Astra 3B (23,5°E) frequency: 11,836 GHz polarization: horizontal SR: 27500 FEC: 5/6 standard: DVB-S modulation: QPSK TV8 (TV Soft Edge Matching) service ID: 5109 video PID: XXXX (MPEG-2/SD) Audio PID: 1029 (SLO) coding: No (FTA)
Channel TV8 has started in DVB-S multiplex together with SD channels Jednotka, Twosome, TV Markiza, TV JOJ and JOJ Plus, TV Barrandov and Kino Barrandov. Broadcasting TV8 FTA and continues to receive access card not required. TV8 uses a portion of the capacity, which liberated radio station Radio Junior, Letter, Pyramia and Radio Slovakia. These stations can listen to everyone on a different frequency in DVB-S2 multiplex, Thus,their broadcast can be taken only on new receivers.
Technical parameters – Radio Junior (SK), Letter, Pyramid, Radio Slovakia:
satellite: Astra 3B (23,5°E) frequency: 12,363 GHz polarization: vertical SR: 29500 FEC: 3/4 standard: DVB-S2 modulation: 8PSK encoding: No (FTA)
Canal + can close their premium channels
Speaking at the general meeting of shareholders of Vivendi, President Media Group, Vincent Bolloré warned, that group CANAL + can get rid of pay-TV unit, that brings the Group losses, If their financial results in the coming months will not improve.
After the possible closure, media group Vivendi to focus on the financing of other structural divisions of its business, such as: CanalSat, Canal Overseas, StudioCanal, Bein Sports, less unprofitable.
In 2015 year the subscriber base of CANAL + in France decreased significantly, and losses reached order 264 million euro. Forecasts show, that without corrective action, this year's losses could grow to 400 million euro.
Bolloré evaluates the total indebtedness of the group in 1 billion euro, However still believes, that CANAL + was a key factor in business terms, Vivendi, which has all the prerequisites, to become the leading mediagruppoj in Europe.
10°E: Baby feeds Jeem and Baraem encoded
On the satellite Eutelsat 10A in multiplex Al Jazeera there has been a change in the distribution of children's programming Jeem HD, Jeem and Baraem.
These programmes in the Arab region now coded system BISS. For Europe channels Jeem Europe and Baraem Europe broadcast FTA in the same multiplex, but only in SD resolution.
Baraem TV – the first Arabic channel, designed for preschool children. Educates and inspires young viewers interaction and understanding of the world around them. Broadcasts 17 hours per day. Jem – for school-age children.
Technical parameters – Baraem Europe, Jeem Europe:
Eutelsat 10A (10°E), frequency 11,419 GHz, Pol. (H), SR 11815, FEC 5/6, DVB-S2 / 8PSK
Within the parameters of the multiplex for stable reception package enough antennas with diameters from 100 see.
TLUM HD has started regular broadcasting FTA on 75° E
On the Russian television market appeared ordinary program in high definition.
Digital television broadcaster launched a new children's channel called HD TLUM. Free signal station can be received on satellite ABS 2 at position 75° E. Tlum HD is intended for children up to the age of 12 years, offers a mix of Russian and foreign animated films in high definition in the ratio 75:25. The station can be received since the launch of the satellite ABS 2 within the multiplex Satellite Television in FTA.
Technical parameters – TLUM HD:
ABS 2 (75°E), frequency 10,985 GHz, Pol. (H), SR 35007, FEC 3/4, DVB-S2 / 8PSK, FTA
MTS TV News
Changing the composition of the satellite TV channels
With 20 April 2016 the year in tv package "basic" satellite Tv "service from MTS are watching tv channels «Don» 24, «Match» TV HD.
From that date change name tv channels: "Fighter"-on "Match! Fighter "and" nano Tv "-the" nano ". Also stops broadcasting channels "Rostov-on-tv» HD Life.


text: I have been to Decorah many times but this is the first time I have been through the exhibits at the Vesterheim Museum. What a treat! I have been wanting to see the exhibit of Lila Nelson's weavings as a few from our weavers group have taken classes with her and had a lot of respect for her work. With a friend visiting from out of town, and the recent political upheaval weighing heavily on our hearts: it was the perfect time to be surrounded by the color and beauty and strength of this woman's life's work. Seeing her interpretation of terrorism and the torture of prisoners through her tapestries, I can't help but wonder how she would have depicted our current political divide. As I have weavers in my group who inspire my weaving life, I am sure that the circle of weavers that Lila has touched and inspired is large and continues to spread. It is somewhat amazing how those circles can interconnect. Might be a great idea for a tapestry.

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The concluding seconds of Season 2 leave us with a glimpse of an abandoned prison – this setup can only mean one thing – Rick Grimes is the new warden at Shawshank. This being the case, Rick shouldn't be surprised when Rita Hayworth posters start showing up as décor for the cell walls. Continue reading ""Out, damned spot!": the Manipulative Prowess of Lori Grimes – Season 2, Episode 25: Beside the Dying Fire"
Like Father Like Son – Season 2, Episode 212: Better Angels
Moral degeneration is a consistent theme in recent weeks of "The Walking Dead," and this week is no exception. Shane fails at his murderous rampage (the carnage is halted after only Randall, although Randall is clearly intended as nothing other than collateral damage to lure in Rick). For Rick, a man so concerned with maintaining justice and order, stress and pressure have clearly taken their toll (revealed in Rick's slow but steadily increasing nonchalance towards murder). Rick's disintegration as a man is essentially manifested in his son, Carl. In a complete mirroring of Rick's progressive fall, Carl loses his grip on morality and justice – however, the striking difference is the rapidity of Carl's turn. Continue reading "Like Father Like Son – Season 2, Episode 212: Better Angels"
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One of the things that I have dealt with in my life has always been fear.
Fear is a stupid word. It can completely overtake your life if you are not brave enough.
In today's context, fear has to do with the unknown. The unknown of getting a new job that I can financially support myself on. The unknown of self-improvement. Can I do everything that I want to do?
My boyfriend has a nice point of view on life. GET A HOBBY. It can be the stupidest hobby in the world. You can spray paint googly eyes and glue them on T-shirts.* I did not encourage myself for hobbies. I used to have hobbies but I lost them. Sounds silly but it is not the physical items that were lost, but it was a result of a time in my life where having a hobby meant getting a lower grade on an exam. There was no time to do the stuff that I wanted to do. Over time, my hobby became procrastination and procrastination was watching TV.
So I have come to the dumbest conclusion ever: I am scared to find a hobby I like. In some ways having a hobby meant failure in my past.
I listen to a podcast called "How I Built This." It's about how entrepreneurs started their businesses up from an idea. Not all of them believed that their idea would be a big deal, but a good amount of them did. For some, it started off as a hobby. For others, they knew that their idea was going to be huge. My boyfriend has told me that one should not aspire to do something because they should, but because they want to- gives them happiness. Truly words of wisdom. But there is this part of me that doesn't believe it. It wants to say, "How the hell is buying googly eyes, spray painting over them and sticking them on T-shirts is gonna make any money at all?! Don't waste your time!" But the point is not to make money, but to be happy. Some day, I would like to be the boss of something. I would like to be a boss of a company or boss of a signature idea. I just want to leave something behind that people might enjoy or make people happy. Society does not appreciate all types of artistic visions. That is a very disheartening thing to hear. There will always be critics. There will always be people who say that you are an idiot. A nightmare indeed. My ideas WANT to be bigger than myself. They CRAVE to be bigger than myself. It is not a matter of doing something only for myself. My brain wants to do something for somebody and then get the recognition that it deserves for that same thing. Something that somebody said that I mattered in some way. It seems like a negative point of view doesn't it? It doesn't seem right. But that's my unique brain.
So what does this all mean? If we go back to the idea of fear, it means that fear of failure is inevitable no matter what I do. But it matters WHY I do something. If I do it to be happy, then I will succeed. If I do it to gain recognition then I will fail. But how do I change my mind to get around all of this bullshit?
Unfortunately, it is a simple answer: Just do it and see what happens.
There are a million things that I can do in this world. The world will always say that I will not have enough experience on my resume, the world will tell me that my name is hard to pronounce, the world will tell me that I look unattractive and unhealthy, the world will tell me that I am not coherent or smart enough to understand many things, the world will break my heart in two – but as long as I am doing something that matters, with the utmost passion I can put into it, then I will have a place where I can live with no regrets, no sadness, no more failed New Year's Resolutions and no more fear…
Look down and you will only see the ground. Look up and you will see the changing sky.
I want to look up.
*Example of a totally useless, totally unique hobby someone other than me might enjoy.


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text: volunteering Upper Peninsula group launches volunteer corps for Lake Superior By Rebecca Williams • Jun 22, 2017 Helena Jacoba / Flickr - http://michrad.io/1LXrdJM If you're in the U.P. this summer, you can give back to Lake Superior. There's a new project called the Lake Superior Volunteer Corps. Emily Goodman is with the Superior Watershed Partnership. She says they're looking for volunteers every Friday this summer to help with restoration work along the lakeshore. "For example, at Pictured Rocks, tourism has nearly tripled in the last couple years. With this increased nature tourism comes more litter, more erosion, sensitive dunes and vegetation are trampled," she says. Thanks to volunteer efforts, Belle Isle Aquarium "looks just like it did back in 1904" By Stateside Staff • Dec 1, 2016 Courtesy of Belle Isle Aquarium Listen Listening... / 5:02 Our conversation with Fred Huebener, general manager of Belle Isle Aquarium. One of Detroit's gems, the Belle Isle Aquarium, had been open since 1904 until the cash-starved city shut the place down in 2005 and shipped all 4,000 fish elsewhere. But people who love the aquarium took action, and as a result a reclaimed Belle Isle Aquarium is free and open to everyone. General manager Fred Huebener joined us today. 20 years of free Thanksgiving dinners from Mel Trotter Ministries By Lindsey Smith • Nov 24, 2016 Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio A Christian organization dedicated to helping the homeless served more than 2,000 people a free Thanksgiving dinner Thursday. The group, Mel Trotter Ministries, got more volunteers than it could use. Volunteer coordinator Paula Seales says a week ago, she had 756 volunteers signed up to help serve the free dinner in downtown Grand Rapids. By Thursday, it was close to 900. She had to put some people on a waiting list and turn some people away. "My phone was just constantly ringing," says Seales. "'Can I volunteer? I want to be a part of this. It's so wonderful." Flint volunteer: City residents still need help as water crisis "far from over" By Stateside Staff • Sep 9, 2016 Stephanie Kenner / Crossing Water Listen Listening... / 8:20 Listen to our conversation with Michael Hood. He's with the group Crossing Water. This weekend the group Crossing Water is calling for volunteers to continue the work they've been doing for a long time now: going door to door helping Flint residents deal with the water contamination in the city. Voluntourism is more often a "benevolent invasion" than real help By Stateside Staff • Aug 18, 2016 flickr user Thomas Wanhoff / http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 The Next Idea Would you be willing to take a vacation that's centered around helping others? Perhaps through a church or school group. Maybe it's teaching English. Maybe it's building a school in a struggling country like, say, Haiti. It's called "voluntourism." The intentions are good, but the results might not be as helpful as the voluntourists are hoping for. Detroit gets new "Chief Service Officer" By Sarah Cwiek • Aug 17, 2016 user Charlie Wollborg / Flickr - http://michrad.io/1LXrdJM Detroit is one of three U.S. cities getting what's called a "Chief Service Officer." It's part of an initiative led by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's non-profit, Cities of Service. The goal is to "help improve citizen engagement," according to a city press release. Detroit's new Chief Service Officer, Victoria Kovari, formerly headed up Mayor Mike Duggan's Department of Neighborhoods. Young volunteers band together to help homeless youth in Detroit By Stateside Staff • Aug 4, 2016 Courtesy of Lena Juratli Listen Listening... / 4:55 Our conversation with Lena Juratli Helping the homeless often comes from the hands of policymakers or researchers, rather than from one young person helping another. A new Detroit-area project hopes to make that change with a group of young volunteers aiding homeless youth. Help Bring Hope is a volunteering project founded by Lena Juratli, a recent graduate of International Academy High School. The group has a one big goal: to help every homeless kid in America, starting with Michigan. "Is that ambitious? Yes," Juratli told Stateside. "But do I think it's possible? Yes." Two friends try to clean up a cemetery, but run into trouble By Kyle Norris • Apr 15, 2016 7,100 bodies are buried at the former Eloise mental hospital in Westland, near Detroit. But you'd never guess that from walking around the property. That's because the cemetery, which was never meant to be a traditional cemetery, looks more like an empty field. But look down, and you'll discover rows and rows of cement markers the size of large bricks with numbers stamped into them. "This person buried here is number 5,632," says Felicia Sills, as she gets on her knees and gently traces her finger over each number. Survey finds Michigan more Scrooge-like this year By Steve Carmody • Dec 8, 2015 user Droll / Wikipedia Commons A new report finds Michigan is the seventh least charitable state in the nation. Wallet Hub is an online personal finance site that churns out a long list of financial best and worst lists. Its latest looks at charitable giving, or in Michigan's case, a lack of charity. Michigan ranks near the bottom of WalletHub's charity list for relatively low rates of charitable giving and volunteering. Detroit Historical Society looking to the past to inform our future By Stateside Staff • Oct 6, 2015 Public Domain / http://j.mp/1SPGCl0 Listen Listening... / 7:56 Our conversation with Tobi Voigt The civil unrest that began in Detroit on July 23, 1967, was one of the most challenging and difficult events in Michigan history. The 50th anniversary of the summer of '67 is fast approaching and the Detroit Historical Society and other partners have launched a community-wide effort called Detroit 1967: Looking Back to Move Forward. Flint shows Michigan, nation, how volunteering can be rite of passage By Chelsea Martin • Aug 31, 2015 Courtesy of Michigan Nonprofit Association The Next Idea In Michigan and across the country, our society is suffering from a lack of civic engagement. Many people do not have strong connections to their communities. In addition, we have vast unmet needs in our cities, our neighborhoods, and our other social infrastructure. Government has limited resources, and communities are suffering. But there is a generation of young people like me who want the opportunity to make a difference in our country by helping communities address their most difficult social challenges. You and State of Opportunity volunteering in the community By Kimberly Springer • Apr 13, 2015 A short note of thanks to everyone who came out for our first Day of Opportunity. Visit the State of Opportunity website to see photos from the day. This one thing meant the world to a runaway teen By Kyle Norris • Aug 20, 2014 Veronica Riddle ran away from home as a teenager. She wants people to know that spending time and talking with troubled youth can be a big deal. Here's why. Honoring Dr. King by volunteering By Steve Carmody • Jan 16, 2012 Many people in Michigan are using this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to volunteer. In Lansing, volunteers are clearing invasive plant species from the Fenner Nature Center. Brendon Fegan is an Americorps volunteer. He says helping your local community is a great way to honor Dr. King's legacy. "Community is vitally important in people's lives," said Fegan, "You can't do anything without a strong community. Look for anyway to give back to your community and help other people." The King holiday is also being marked by marches and church services around Michigan. Michigan wants YOU to volunteer By Kyle Norris • Nov 26, 2011 Flickr notladj About 2.3 million people volunteer in Michigan each year. But the state wants even more people to lend a helping hand. Paula Kaiser VanDam is the executive director of the Michigan Community Service Commission. Even though the holidays are a time when people are feeling especially generous, Kaiser VanDam hopes people will share their time and their selves throughout the year. "There are volunteer opportunities all year long and we hope people would consider that kind of giving as well." Volunteers paint Ann Arbor schools By Christina Shockley & What's Working • Nov 21, 2011 Gene Firn is the founder of Paint for Kids, an Ann Arbor-based organization that mobilizes parents and community volunteers to paint schools. Firn, who teaches a DIY painting class, was looking for practice walls for his students when he learned that the Ann Arbor school system doesn't have a painting department. He thought he could help, so he submitted a proposal. The concept is simple: an experienced painter supervises parent volunteers as they transform hallways and classrooms over holiday weekends. Michigan Radio's Christina Shockley spoke with Firn, who said that Paint for Kids fulfills the needs of local schools, but also attempts to create a culture of volunteering. Day of service expands in Lansing By Michigan Radio Newsroom & What's Working • Apr 11, 2011 user brianhef / flickr This week's guest for "What's Working" is Julie Powers, the Director of the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council. Ms. Powers has been involved in the planning and organizing of a day of community service in Lansing, set to happen this year on May 14th. The event is entitled, "Adopt-Your-Place." Volunteers will be led by event organizers in such tasks as water testing and clean-up along the Grand River, planting and mulching public gardens throughout the area, clearing trails, repairing eyesores, and generally giving some TLC to local sites in need. Michigan gas prices getting closer to $4 By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Apr 4, 2011 Gas prices in Michigan are now averaging $3.75 a gallon. AAA Michigan reports gas prices are up $0.91 from this time last year. This is affecting Michiganders in different ways, some in their jobs, and some in how they volunteer. Tasha Stetler is the Meals On Wheels Supervisor for Ingam County. She says many volunteers continued to drive for Meals on Wheels when gas prices rose to over $3 a gallon. Bike program for kids rolling in Kalamazoo By Michigan Radio Newsroom & What's Working • Apr 4, 2011 Eric Sweet This week, we're changing it up a bit for our "What's Working" series. Morning Edition Host Christina Shockley is welcoming Michigan Radio Reporter Kyle Norris into the studio to talk about a program in a Kalamazoo neighborhood that revolves around bikes. Resident Ethan Alexander has organized a program called the Open Roads Bike Program, which teaches kids about bike maintenance. The children learn to perform a number of tasks involved in repairing and taking care of bikes. When they've completed all of the tasks, they are rewarded with a bike of their own. But the bikes are not the only focus of the program. While learning how to take care of bikes provides the children with a sense of accomplishment and pride, Alexander makes sure the kids learn how to respect and get to know one another. Kyle Norris recently attended a regularly held workshop event in the neighborhood called "Fixapalooza," where she got to witness what the program has to offer first-hand. She says the atmosphere was similar to that of a block party, plus bikes – many, many bikes. "It was a total party. There was Michael Jackson on a boom box, blasting. There was pizza. There was a dog running around. And there were a lot of kids, and adults, too, and bikes – bikes flipped over, adults working on bikes, kids working on bikes." The program got started when Edison neighborhood resident Ethan Alexander combined two things he had in excess: bikes and an understanding of how to work with children. Norris says it all got started about three years ago. "He actually created it because he had a lot of bikes kicking around. I think he's sort of a bike-head, so he had a lot of bikes. But he's also a social worker, and he knows how to work with kids and get kids to work on their social skills and work on becoming better kids. So he kind of put the two loves together." The children who participate in the program don't have to come very far to join in the fun, says Norris. "Many of them come from this Edison neighborhood. They come, literally, down the street. Maybe single-family homes, maybe economically challenged." Alexander says the program gives the children a sense of confidence that they may not have in other areas of their lives. "A lot of these kids may not be successful in school. They may not be successful in other avenues. But you put a wrench in their hand, or you put a screwdriver in their hand, and that's when they kind of light up, that's when they get excited, and say, 'Oh, I can do this. This is something I can do.' And they're valued and they start to believe in themselves and their abilities." After hanging out at Fixapalooza, Norris describes Mr. Alexander as a "zippy" guy. She says his leadership creates the atmosphere of respect. State officials hope more adults will mentor young people By Kyle Norris • Jan 12, 2011 Michigan is in need of more volunteers, especially men / State of Michigan Plenty of kids in Michigan need an adult mentor. That's according to Paula Kaiser VanDam, executive director of the Michigan Community Service Commission. "This year the network of mentoring organizations that we work with are serving about 24,000 children. What we know is that there are thousands more kids that want a mentor that currently do not have one." Kaiser VanDam says the time commitment is one hour per week. Mentors are expected to spend time with their young person and listen to them. Thousands in need served hot Thanksgiving meal in Grand Rapids By Lindsey Smith • Nov 25, 2010 Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio More than 600 volunteers served people in need a hot Thanksgiving meal today in Grand Rapids. Thousands of homeless, elderly, sick and downtrodden came for the feast.


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Wooden pallets are the easiest way to get free wood. They are crude surfaces made of boards used for loading and unloading everything from food to machine parts. Although some pallets are recycled, many are needlessly thrown out, clogging up landfills. Do your part to recycle by saving a few pallets from the trash and using them to make craft projects.
Track down a bunch of wooden pallets. Warehouses, small manufacturers and even large retailers regularly throw out pallets. If you ask, they should be willing to give them to you instead.
Pry the pallets apart with a crowbar to get individual strips of wood. Try to break as few of the pieces as possible when you take it apart.
Sort the wood into pieces you want and pieces you don't. Remove the nails from the pieces you want to use. Pallets are made out of cheap, low-quality wood, and some of the pieces may be too thin or damaged for your project.
Come up with a project suitable for the wood you have. You want something that doesn't require too much cutting and shaping and doesn't need particularly large pieces of wood. Birdhouses, doghouses and boxes are good projects for wood pallets because they can be made with thin, cheap wooden strips.
Hammer the basic parts of your project together. If you want to make something boxy like a doghouse for example, make the walls by laying a bunch of pieces side by side, then bracing them together by nailing on horizontal cross-braces. You can use a table saw to cut out the entryway and cut the edges of the ceiling at an angle so they fit together.
Finish your pieces. Sand everything down with progressively finer grit sandpaper until it is fairly smooth. This is an important step, since pallets tend to be very rough and can easily give you splinters if they aren't sanded.
Attach everything together. Use wood glue and nails to join the different pieces together. This will give you a stronger bond than either nails or glue alone.
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GALBI : Ribs of beef or pork are sliced into easy to eat portions, then marinated in seasonings before being grilled. Suwon galbi is popular.
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Kalbi or galbi generally refers to a variety of gui or grilled dishes in Korean cuisine that is made with marinated beef (or pork) short ribs in a ganjang-based sauce (Korean soy sauce).[1] In the Korean language, galbi literally means "rib" and can often indicate uncooked ribs. In addition, the dish's full name is galbi gui, although "gui" (grilling) is commonly omitted to refer to it.
Galbi is generally made with beef ribs, and it may be called "sogalbi" (소갈비) or "soegalbi" (쇠갈비). Prefix "so" or "soe" (beef) is often omitted. It is also called bulgalbi when grilled over fire. As the literal meaning is "rib", the galbi dish can also be made with pork ribs or chicken. In such cases, the dish is called "dwaeji galbi" (돼지갈비) or "dak galbi" (닭갈비) to emphasize the main ingredient.[1]
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Man, if you read the NY Post, you might think the city is going to hell. And all because a liberal is mayor and cops' hands are tied: "The attack raised fears of a new wave of anti-cop violence -- with a police union president blaming the assault on Mayor Bill de Blasio and his crackdown on stop-and-frisk."
I don't want to minimize the danger of "air mail," people throwing things from high above. It can indeed kill. But I doubt this potential murderer threw a bike at cops because police no longer make quota/productivity-goal based stops.
I also don't want to minimize the unfairness of potential lawsuits brought against individual police officers who are, in good faith, trying to do their jobs.
Even my old sergeant from Baltimore couldn't resist telling me how New York was not longer safe without all those stops, not to mention a liberal Sharpton-loving mayor in charge!
But there's one problem with crime-is-up-because-stops-are-down theory. Crime isn't up! So until crime actually does increase, can we all just stop talking about the rise in crime so matter of factly?
Here's my theory: Cops have, are, and always will stop people when they have reasonable suspicion. Why? Because that's what cops do! Call it doing your job or professional pride or whatever. Cops want to stop crime and catch criminals.
But what cops are not doing much of making stops just to meet some perceived quota. This means that literally hundreds of thousands of guys a year are not being stopped because they're wearing baggy pants in a high-crime neighborhood.
I understand that logic of why massive stop-and-frisks could have a deterrent effect on crime. And yes, school is now out, the summer is hot, and stops have been way down for almost a year.
Now this chart only goes to last year. This year stops are down, murders are down a bit, and shootings are up a bit. Overall, according to the stats, crime is basically unchanged (down 3%). But I make it habit not to rely on any crime numbers other than shootings and murders.
So stops are down and crime is still down. Yes, crime is up in some places, but it's down in other and overall constant. In the 75, stop are down 90% and shootings are up 30%. And leave it to a real news source to find local residents saying police need to start up those stops again!
As somebody just put it (I forget where I just heard this), "what we have now isn't a crime problem but a newspaper-selling problem." I might also add there's a bit of a problem with an ideology that believes the only effective policing is repressive policing.
Is there a correlation there between police inaction and more shootings in East New York? Almost certainly. But we can deal with that without going back to blanket (and now illegal) police of massive stops and frisks.
People feel safe when they see police and normal life functions. Police presence is key. Police getting out of their car is key. Police need to know the people -- good and bad -- in their area. Police need to stay in one area for a long time so that knowledge isn't wasted. But 600,000 stops a year? That's too many. And zero? That's too few. But somewhere in between the two -- and toward the lower end -- it's going to be just right.


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Timeless truths about your forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the key to life and eternity. Only forgiven people will enter heaven. How exactly are you forgiven? God is perfect and cannot allow sin into heaven. All of us are sinful, no exceptions! Sin creates a debt (for the wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23) and we cannot pay the debt by our good deeds (our righteousness is as a filthy rag in God's presence, Isaiah 64:6). That means not one person is qualified to enter heaven!
Before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1) the Trinity chose how mankind could be saved. Since man created the debt, man must pay. Since all fell in Adam, then all could be saved through a second Adam. So, Jesus Christ, the second member of the Trinity, became a man. He lived a perfect life, shed his blood on a cross, and died. His blood paid for our sin. The debt was settled. But we can only experience the appropriation of that payment through faith.
Colossians 2:13-15 teaches us that when Jesus died on the cross, all your sins were nailed to the cross. Then He disarmed the forces of darkness. When you repent of your sin, turn to Christ in faith, you are forgiven freely by the Lord. That forgiveness was not free! It cost Christ His life. His forgiveness is free to you – it is given to you freely! You are saved by grace through faith, Ephesians 2:8-9.


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Zeitgeist Updates
Seif has done some very neat work on Zeitgeist lately. I've been away from coding in order to take care of personal work, but here are a few of the items on my TODO list:
1. Implicit tagging of files/documents- There are endless mountains of information on the user's computer and on the web that can give us hints about a user's files. I'd like to use some of this information in order to automatically sort and tag files. (E.g. Popular Delicious tags can be used to automatically label a user's bookmarks.)
2. Automatic grouping of documents based on tags and the time they were accessed.
3. A new database design.
4. Better Open File dialogs- I'd like to display file suggestions to users based on their past file history and the list of currently open files.


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Smoothies are one of my favorite treats. During my 4th pregnancy I have been enjoying getting my greens in by blending them in smoothies. I add banana and mango for sweetness and avocado for a nice creamy texture. If you haven't tried making green smoothies, give this recipe a try. It is an easy, delicious way to add nutrients to your day!
How to make a green smoothie
I have to admit, although I have been making homemade smoothies for awhile, I was a little intimidated by the idea of a green smoothie. Mainly because I thought that the flavor would somehow be "off" by adding in greens. But after seeing green smoothies everywhere and understanding the health benefits, I resolved to give it a try.
And I am in love.
There are a few keys to make a green smoothie taste good:
- Start with a good base. I like using vanilla almond milk, yogurt or whey. Milk is a good option too.
- Add avocado for creamy texture.
- Choose at least 2 fruits. Berries, tropical fruits (think mango, pineapple) and bananas are all good choices.
- Use organic greens. I like the pre-washed packs of mixed greens. My favorite are Power greens by Earthbound.
- Add some seeds. Chia seeds, hemp seeds and and/or flax seeds are all great options. I find if you soak your chia and flax seeds for about 5 minutes prior to blending that it comes out better.
I always thought you needed a high end, super speed blender to make green smoothies. But really just about any blender will do. I use this inexpensive Hamilton Beach blender and it works great. So leave the excuses behind you and give it a try!
Kids and green smoothies
Initially my kids were a little skeptical of green smoothies. So I started getting them involved in the process. I let them choose and gather the ingredients with me. They help put everything in the blender and most importantly they press the button to start.
Now when the smoothie is ready they are super excited to try out their creation. My toddler loves them so much that he generally goes around licking everyone's glasses when they are finished. And sometimes he even cries for more when its all gone!
Emerald Green Smoothie
Delicious green smoothie made with avocado, spinach and mango.
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened vanilla Almond milk (other non-dairy milk, milk, yogurt or whey)
- 1 banana
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup of frozen mango
- 2 Tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 Tbsp flax seeds
- 1 big handful of organic spinach (or mixed greens)
- Add ingredients in the order listed into the blender.
- Blend on Smoothie/Puree function until smooth (2-3 mins)
- Pour into glasses and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:Yield: 2 Serving Size: 2-3 servings
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 370 Total Fat: 24g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 20g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 32mg Carbohydrates: 38g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 12g Sugar: 20g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 9g
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(Reuters) - 2U Inc, which builds online learning platforms, filed with U.S. financial regulators on Friday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock.
The Landover, Maryland-based company provides cloud-based online learning platforms that help nonprofit colleges and universities in student enrollment, education, support and other services.
Goldman Sachs & Co and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC are the lead underwriters to the offering, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (r.reuters.com/cex96v)
2U, founded in 2008, is betting on the growing acceptance of and demand for online post-secondary education programs among students, academic institutions and employers.
The enrollments for post-secondary degrees rose 37 percent in the decade through 2010 in the United States, and is expected to grow 13 percent to 23.8 million by 2021, the company said citing the U.S. Department of Education.
2U, which counts the University of Southern California, Georgetown University among its customers, said its revenue rose 49 percent to $83.1 million in the year ended December 31.
Its net loss widened to $28 million from $23.1 million during the same period.
The company, whose investor include Redpoint Ventures and Highland Capital Partners among others, said it intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq under the symbol "TWOU".
The filing did not reveal how many shares 2U planned to sell or their expected price. The company said it plans to use the proceeds from the IPO for marketing, investment in technology and for ongoing services and support programs.
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Dyson Debuts Its First Robot Vac
The Dyson 360 Eye is the first step into the robot business for Dyson, already known for its high-performance vacuum cleaners. WSJ's Wilson Rothman explains how it'll work.
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Rebel is a guest post written by Sarah Hart. Amy Grant, Celtic Woman, Matt Maher, Jason Crabb and The Newsboys are among those who've recorded her songs, and Grant's recording of "Better Than a Hallelujah" (for 2010′s Somewhere Down the Road) earned Hart a Best Gospel Song Grammy nomination in 2010. She has also had several song placements in film and television, and her songs appear in hymnals all across the world.
"When Jesus left the field, he entered their meeting place. There was a man there with a crippled hand. They said to Jesus, "Is it legal to heal on the Sabbath?" They were baiting him. He replied, "Is there a person here who, finding one of your lambs fallen into a ravine, wouldn't, even though it was a Sabbath, pull it out? Surely kindness to people is as legal as kindness to animals!" Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it was healed. The Pharisees walked out furious, sputtering about how they were going to ruin Jesus. – Matthew 12:9-14″
I have felt more than a bit rebellious in my faith recently; unusual for me, but there you have it. Things prick at my conscience more than they used to. I feel overly sensitive to the politics and policies of our churches. I find my blood boiling at the various injustices that I see happening, and it takes more than one deep breath to calm me down. And in full confession, it sadly doesn't always lead me down a path of change, just a path of anger.
When faith begins to suddenly manifest itself in your walk this way, it is akin to jumping into Lake Michigan in January in a bikini. It's a shock to the system; a sudden cliff where once had been smoothly paved road. It is uncomfortable, terrifying, and very lonely.
This moment in Jesus' ministry is a sudden cliff. But our Lord, being our Lord, handles it beautifully. The people about him are buzzing with their "unacceptable"'s and "not on the Sabbath"'s and "don't you dare"'s. And Jesus says "pffffht." And he heals. It is rebellion at it's finest.
But the trick is that this rebellion is not for the sake of rebellion itself. Or anger. Or hypersensitivity. It is rebellion in the name of love. And Jesus knew he would be grievously judged for it. But he did it anyway.
In all things in life, we are constantly judged, right? Our motives and meanings are consistently coming into question. If we say how much we love our marriage, we are lying. If we go out to coffee with a member of the opposite sex, we are cheating. If we imbibe, we have a drinking problem. If we don't imbibe, we are bound by legalism. If we rarely visit with our parents, we are ungrateful. If we see our parents all the time, we are co-dependent. If we send our children to public school, we are not faithful enough. If we send them to private school, we are separatists. If we home school, we are just crazy. If we lead a committee at church, we only want attention. If we're not on a committee at church, we are lazy. And you can bet if you wear those sweatpants with the hole in the left cheek in public, you're going to wind up on "People of Wal-Mart". On and on and on. The state affairs of our beautiful-awful-judgmental-forgiven humanity.
Now, this is where my mother's voice comes booming in my ears: "honey, you can't please all the people all the time". I would venture a guess that you just read that, and heard it in your own mother's voice. It's truth of truths, passed on for many generations. I have said these words many times to my own kids and now add: "just please God."
Jesus knew he was about to displease many people when he healed that day. In fact, likely everyone in the room, save the healed man. If we are seeking to please every single person under the sun in our lives and our faith, what a sad, fruitless effort it will be. It won't happen. There will always be naysaying, people telling you that you are doing it incorrectly. If you listen too deeply, you are only allowing the demons in, and sending the angels packing. Listening to the defeatist of the world over the soundness of the Holy Spirit in your own conscience leads to fear. And if we live in fear, it is difficult to live in love. God wants better from – and for – all of us.
Maybe it's time to heal on the Sabbath. Time to be rebels, to take our risks of faith. To say (with great love, not great anger) "dear world, I am going to do what it is that Jesus has asked me to do. I cannot worry about what you will think of me. My desire is to please Him, not you; though I will pray that in the process I might please you, too. But if I don't, I will be okay with that."
If we are to be rebels, let us be so with the greatest love, the fire of faith. Let's ask to be kept humble. Try to concern ourselves with nothing save the love of Christ and all His beloved. And if you find yourself on People of Wal-Mart, so be it. Just please God.


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Hi buddies!! To recognize the closing of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (A FFB favourite), we give you Pierre's peanut energy comets. This snack is perfect for an afternoon energy pick me up or a post weekend treat. Try this recipe and show your love for this brilliant show. Be sure to take a photo and share with us @fitforbroadway #WeeklyFoodPrep
Pierre's Peanut Energy Comets
For Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ½ cup ground flax seeds
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Combine all ingredients into a medium bowl
- Place the mixture into the fridge so they are easier to roll.
- Roll into bite sized balls and store in the fridge for up to 1 week
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Our club meeting went very well this past week, I had a lot of fun with everyone! And we got to eat our cookies too :) We used the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps and made some cute Halloween cookies first...
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- Paper: Copy paper
- Ink: Crumb Cake, Basic Black
- Other: 2½" Circle punch, Corner Rounder punch, Stapler
- Cut a piece of copy paper into (2) 4½"x8½" pieces.
- Round Corners on one end.
- Fold over not quite in half so that the front is about ½" shorter than the back, the back is the part with the rounded corners.
- Punch a partial 2½" circle from the top edge of the front.
- Stamp as desired.
- Staple sides closed.
- Stamps: Pines & Poinsettias
- Paper: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper
- Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
- Other: Big Shot with Tasteful Trim and Perfect Pennants dies, 1¾" Circle punch, Bird Builder punch (leaves/branches), Cherry Cobbler Quitled Satin ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Distressing Tool from the Cutter Kit, Illuminate Top Coat Smooch Accent Ink
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We have been delighted by the work Meehan Media & Comms has done to distil and communicate our story. This has been key to differentiating Beal Homes from other housebuilders and has contributed to valuable recognition within both our industry and the local business community.
Meehan Media & Comms has also played a vital role in building awareness of, and interest in, our residential development which forms a major element of the exciting regeneration of Hull's Fruit Market being delivered by Beal and our partners Wykeland Group.
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I have known John Meehan for many years and have appreciated very much his expertise, when I was Chair of the Bondholders marketing organisation and in relation to the work he has delivered for Danbrit Holdings.
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We've been in business for almost 25 years – so we think we understand ourselves pretty well. However, it only took a short time with John to give us some new and very real perspectives into how our staff, our customers and the public perceive us … and how we should articulate this.
John's tremendous insights also inspired our web site redesign. We started with John's words and built the design and images around them. John's creativity, professionalism, insightfulness and ability to understand our business was astonishing.


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Can you believe that it is December already? Well, it is that time of year again when we think about giving and receiving presents. I previously shared some ideas on the perfect gifts for planners in Presents for Plannerds, Presents for Plannerds: 2014 Edition, and Presents for Plannerds: 2015 Edition which have turned out to be three of my most read articles. I am glad to know that my lists have been helpful to some planners and/or fans of planners. Many of the products I mentioned in the past few years are still available, but I would like to highlight a few new items that I learned about this year. Without further ado, here is my 2016 edition of Presents for Plannerds:
Generally, plannerds like me love to read and/or collect books. I may not have the time to read everything, but I want to at least have the books in my collection so that I can read them in the future or whenever I am able to. Here are a few lists to consider in your search for a book for your favorite planner(s):
- Planetizen's Top Planning Books for 2017
- APA Books
- Amazon.com Top Books on Urban Planning
- Barnes & Noble Top Books on Urban Planning
- Los Angeles Times Best Sellers
- New York Times Best Sellers
Besides reading, I think most plannerds also love to watch movies, documentaries, and comedies that may or may not be directly related to our work. Here are some suggestions:
- Aerial America
- Parks and Recreation
- History Channel shows
- National Geographic shows
- Smithsonian Channel shows
All plannerds typically love to learn and have a constant thirst or hunger for more planning knowledge. Course subscriptions may not sound like the most exciting gifts, but they may be perfect for those plannerds who want to learn more about certain topics or prepare for the AICP certification exam. Planetizen offers a variety of online courses which are convenient for planners too busy to attend classes in person. I have personally taken a few of the courses and found them to be very helpful. Listed below are just a few of the courses offered by Planetizen (for a complete listing, be sure to check out Planetizen's course website):
- AICP Exam Prep Primer
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting for Cities
- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Cities
- Calculating the Benefits of Parks, Trails, and Open Space
- Writing for Planners: Documents that Work
Believe it or not, there is actually a wide variety of clothing items for plannerds, including T-shirts, sweatshirts, ties, and scarves.
- Café Press: Café Press offers over 800 items under the category of "Urban Planning"! They range from a sweatshirt bearing Daniel Burnham's face and his famous quote "Make no little plans…" to onesies that say "Future Urban Planner" or "I love Urban Planning."
- Planetizen: Its online store lists the following items: neckties imprinted with detailed city or transit maps; T-shirts with city maps; silk scarves with city maps; and necklaces with pendants that are engraved on a cedar charm with a mini map of selected cities.
- Zazzle: If you do a search on "urban planning" on Zazzle's website, you will find that it offers all types of apparel and other gifts suitable for plannerds. For example, Zazzle offers T-shirts with sayings like "Urban Planning Genius," "I do my own Urban Planning Stunts," "Eat, Sleep, Plan," "Ask me about urban planning," and "Master of Urban Planning". Also available are aprons, hats, and ties.
Fun and Educational Items
Here are two fun and educational items that I would like to highlight for those who enjoy model building:
- LEGO Architecture: As I shared in "LEGOs and Urban Planning" I grew up playing with and loving LEGOs. LEGO Architecture was not around when I was a kid, but I am glad it is available now. Although intended for children, I think even grown-ups may want to start building and collecting the models in this series.
- URBAN FOLD: I learned about URBAN FOLD a couple of years ago and was so excited about it that I contributed to its Kickstarter campaign. Essentially, it allows folks to build their own city using paper. URBAN FOLD may be described as a cross between LEGO and origami where flat 2D paper shapes are transformed into 3D paper blocks and art forms.
I also recommend checking out Chris Steins' blog post entitled Urban Planning Gift Ideas for Children (Your Budding Planner).
Smart Phone-related Items
Just about everyone has a smart phone these days. Here are a few phone-related items:
- Apps: It may be a good idea to give a plannerd an iTunes gift card so that s/he can purchase the apps of her/his choice. I have previously talked about some apps of particular use or interest to planners in "Smart Phones Can Make Smart Planners." A few of the apps cost money, but some are free.
- Phone Cases: While we are on the topic of smart phones, may I also suggest phone cases as good presents? A few years ago, I gifted myself a phone case featuring a map of Central Park in New York City. It is certainly nerdy, but very appropriate for a park planner like me. Both Amazon and Zazzle offer wonderful selections of phone cases featuring city scenes and maps.
The above list is certainly not intended to be exhaustive and just highlights some items that I think are good presents for plannerds. We have all heard the saying "it is better to give than to receive." I agree with these timeless words of wisdom and believe that when we have the ability and capacity to give, we should. I think that most plannerds would not mind receiving any of the above items. And even if s/he does not care for material things, most (if not all) plannerds would appreciate the thought and welcome some words of appreciation, encouragement, and support, especially during this time of year.
Note: Photo by author.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author alone, and do not reflect the official views or positions of the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.


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In a few weeks, Massachusetts will vote on lifting the cap on its number of charter schools. Naturally, this has led to a feud rivaling Shakespeare's Montagues and Capulets—minus the star crossed lovers who will admit to liking someone from the other side.
Wherever you live, you've likely come across charter school debates. You've probably even heard phrases like corporate interests, privatization, and for-profit schools thrown around. And if you're anything like me, you've scratched your head as to what these phrases actually mean.
Recently, a friend of mine asked, Does anyone actually understand the model behind the "for profit" charter schools? Aren't publicly funded schools non-profit by nature? How are charter schools creating a revenue stream?
My questions exactly….
Charter schools don't charge tuition, so it's easy to think they wouldn't create any "profit" system anyone would be interested in.
But that's where we'd be wrong.
When Public Money Goes Private
Before anyone gets excited, I'm not going to talk about whether individual charter schools are good/bad/amazing/evil/etc. For that argument, please see every other article about charter schools ever. Here, I hope to explore the relationship of charter schools to profit, land, and privatization.
In a nutshell, privatization involves contracting out the responsibilities traditionally held by the public sector to the private, for-profit sector.
Charter schools, which can function as, or similar to for-profit institutions are often at the forefront of school privatization debates, even though they're primarily funded by the same taxpayer dollars as public schools.
But if charter schools are taxpayer-funded, how do they generate profit?
Good question. The short answer is: they really don't. Charter schools don't necessarily generate profit on their own, but—and here's the key—they do open doors that make public funds available to private pockets.
Here's three ways this can work:
1. Investing. Charter schools can generate individual profit through basic venture capital. People can invest in a charter school, or a parent company, just like buying stock in General Motors. Essentially, individuals give the company loan, and are paid back—with interest—if the company does well.
In this case, investors can also receive a 39 percent tax credit for investing in a charter school, which can mean doubling the return on investment in under seven years.
For public schools, individuals can make donations, but investments come with the expectation of profitable returns. In this way, charter schools can open up education—a market of near-guaranteed growth—as a vehicle for profit.
2. Real Estate. Public schools are usually on public land, but charter schools often have to rent their own spaces, which means someone gets a rent check. Depending on the state, public funds can be used to pay this rent. Either way, dollars previously circulated within public systems become available to private real estate interests.
Furthermore, if charter expansion leads to reduced public school enrollment, this can mean public school closures. When a school closes, you've got some prime real estate that can be made available for private development. You can see what direction the incentives go here.
3. Freeing up outside contracts. Kids need lunches; teachers need supplies; staff may want professional development. Public districts usually contract services like these internally, or to a limited number of outside companies. Charter schools have more flexibility here. They can negotiate their own contracts, be it with the same company as the district, an outside business, or theoretically McDonalds. The the point is, once again, public money is freed up for a broader range of private interests.
Seeing the trend here?
So is privatization necessarily "bad?"
Many argue that privatization is actually more efficient—whether in education, healthcare, or any number of public services; this is small-government economic theory 101. So none of this is necessarily good or bad—just capitalism, right?
To be clear, none of the interests above are inherently "bad." But do look at the cast of characters we have up there—investors, landowners, and private industry. We have to admit, this is a powerful trifecta. One that, throughout history, hasn't exactly had trouble getting its needs met, even at public expense.
So we have to ask—what makes us think this time will be different?
When we view these moves toward privatization in historical context, we see our nation has long equated privatization with progress. Trace this back far enough and you move through a whole history of dispossessions, stretching back to colonial appropriations of Native American land.
As educational sociologist Dr. Leigh Patel points out, today's debates about school privatization are deeply intwined with the history of colonization:
"The logic of physical invasions and opportunistic treaties with Native peoples echo in contemporary times with private takeover of public, potentially collective spaces…. As one of the last public spaces in the United States, education has experienced a surge of privatization that acts in keeping with a genealogy of [settler] land grabs." (2014, p. 362)
As the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests have reminded us, the privatization of land and public spaces is neither history nor trendy innovation. This is a well-oiled process that has been moving forward uninterrupted for a long, long time.
Does that mean public systems are inherently perfect? Not at all. Nor does it mean charter schools are categorically "bad." Many, in fact, are staffed by passionate educators who do important work for the students admitted to these schools. But when a seemingly good idea gets out of control, we need to steer it back toward its original intent, which for charter schools, was certainly not to make education a vehicle for private profit.
What this does mean is that privatization has a past, and we should use it to inform our future.
As the history of privatization in this nation has shown, once we give up public land, funds, or accountability—we're not getting it back. These decisions are sustained for generations.
Whatever your opinions about charter schools, we need to be aware of—and vocal about—this history, these interests, and the larger context of privatization. That way, we can at least be honest about the choices we're making, who stands to benefit, and at what cost.
We can then move ahead with full awareness that each movement toward school privatization reverberates into the future, each choice its own miniature "Brexit." That school, that land, and that public accountability aren't coming back. And if that's the choice we make, we make it with our eyes wide open.
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Search Queries
Page of the site must contain a particular phrase intended search query. This concept is the essence of site optimization, that is fit for the needs of its users and their needs in the truest sense of the word. Of course, a fundamental factor in this case – is subject site. Silly site devoted to bicycle or car technique to optimize pages for search 'earnings on the Internet. " But even if the site is strictly subject areas, each page is still fit for a particular thematic inquiry. Thus, the chances of increased inflow visitors soar. If we talk about such topics as website promotion, it should be noted that its optimization – is the foundation of SEO.
However, this case usually does not end there, because in life there is competition and any site there competing with the company, which is also fighting for a place under the sun. Then who will win this battle, if they all have one, and other firms all pages optimized? Preference will be on the side that has more links-reviews on the site. This, as in life. A popular man, of whom others say, and the more they say – the more popular. And the Internet, the more incoming links, and if, moreover, from known sources, the greater the popularity of the site, and this affects its ranking.
So, to sum up our little excursion into the world of SEO. To reach its site of Mount Olympus, or has been in the top ten most "advanced", he needs to be indexed and win a ranking of sites of competitors. To achieve this, we need to optimize the page and the very structure of the site to improve its indexing. You must pick the keywords and phrases to fit the text under them, to add a reference mass. This highlights the search engine optimization, site promotion promote online. If the creation of a site – a process that has clear-cut beginning and end, then it may require the promotion of considerably more time, and the maintenance and development project, you must constantly, until it exists.


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The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers both have their source in the Himalayas where glacier melt water is an important source for the headwaters of the river. The whole drainage basin is just over 1.6 million km2 (0.6 million miles2). The Brahmaputra river originates in eastern Tibet where as the Ganges river's source is in the West by the Tibet/India border and flows south east across India to join the Brahmaputra river in Bangladesh. From here the Ganges-Brahmaputra River flows to the Bay of Bengal where it forms the Ganges Delta. This delta is one of the largest in the world and has the highest population density of any delta.
The world's higher population density is supported by the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers making them important to the survival of millions of people.


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-Andy Pangea
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Knuckle Sale
My homie Bryce is selling his knuckle. Great bike. Last summer he rode it from Sacramento to Baltimore. Fresh rebuild on the motor, rebuilt heads, great fabrication. He is getting into airplanes deeper so he has to slim down his pack. 12K If you are actually interested and have money email him here..... do not waste his time if you are tire kicking. firstname.lastname@example.com
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Mother Ship
Dan did a rad post on the Big Cartel Blog about Pangea Speed and the El Diablo Run. Thanks Danimal.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ian and Amaryllis are the nicest people ever. Last weekend i had the pleasure of witnessing the unveiling of this bike..... jaw dropping......
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
So my bike blew up, then brook lent me his sporty and it was detonating.... I have a way to Vegas or s.d. I need to either buy a stock sporty for Cheep or maybe a bandit 1200 or gs1000. We will be in vegas tonight and tomorrow morning Or maybe rent a sporty in San Diego. Any ideas? firstname.lastname@example.com 801-599-8956.
-Andy Pangea
-Andy Pangea
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Just put a hole in my piston so now we are eating ice-cream and laying around while we switch out my bike for Brooks sportster.
-Andy Pangea
-Andy Pangea
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I made it! as usual just in the nick of time...
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Well the time has come to cross another bridge..... The bike that was once known as the Pulverizer has undergone some substantial reconstructive surgery. New paint, powder, bearings, controls, brakes, sissy, cables, fluids, clutch, etc. After this I think it deserves a new name.... #42. With all this being said I am putting her up for sale. 6k obo.
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In the Appearance control pane, you may also setup "the grid", a media area for each page. Into this area you may set a still image, or you may leave the area empty and shim in content using PHPlugins.