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There is a magical place in the stream, somewhere between what's moving and what's not, a seam, where time stands still and one's breath is held closely. Every fiber is focused on a simple concoction of thread and feathers carefully assembled to resemble a living thing in contact with the surface tension of the water. The potentiality of a take is real, timeless, and axiety ridden. When it comes, it is usually violent but sometimes it can be passive, almost imperceptible. And each time, it is the best.
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Diamond rings are an enigma. And for some strange reason, every woman loves diamond rings. Eventually the time will come when you realise that you must show how much you love that significant other and willing to put her interest before yours. Certainly, you would want to spend the rest of your life with her. Hence if you are interested in looking for a ring to fit the finger of the one you love, check out My Solitaire to see what they have to offer.
The website is no doubt impressive, it is well-designed and they have certainly hired a good web designer. In their inventory, you can find various types of rings. Engagement Rings are for sale. Even Wedding Rings. You name it, they have those. Navigation of the website is not a problem, even if you are new to the website. This is of course important for those who have concern for designing a user interface. There is even a feature whereby you can even order your own customised ring, specifying what you need and tailoring it to your budget.
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A gang of teenagers urinated on her walls, pushed excrement through her letterbox, smashed her windows with stones and trampled on her hedge. The semi-detached home was spattered with eggs and flour.
Her son Anthony, 19, who has dyslexia, was assaulted and his life threatened. He was locked in a shed at knifepoint and, on another occasion, beaten with an iron bar, but no one was prosecuted.
Her daughter Francecca, known as Frankie, 18, but with a mental age of four, was mercilessly taunted. On one occasion, a 16-strong mob shouted at her to lift up her nightdress as she went to bed.
They were tormented because they had problems and, as Miss Pilkington put it, simply for existing.
On one occasion, the inquest heard, the gang leader stood outside the house in Barwell, Leics, and shouted: "We can do anything we like and you can't do anything about it." The family were "under siege", said Olivia Davison, the coroner.
"If somebody had sat this woman down with a cup of tea they could have perhaps helped her," the coroner said. But no one did and she was paralysed by fear. Six months before her death, Miss Pilkington had told friends: "I give up".
She might have moved, but did not. Her parents, David and Pam Cassell, and her sister, Kaye, all lived nearby, yet she opted to stay.
In one entry in the "Anti-Social Behaviour Log" given to her by the council and read to the inquest, she described the gang shouting abuse for three hours until 2.30am.
In another incident, they vandalised her hedges before trying to set light to her fence and on yet another occasion her son was left "stressed out", pacing up and down the stairs. She wrote of the police: "I have learnt from experience that no one is usually available from Friday to Monday as it is busy elsewhere. This is a low priority."
It was enough to drive her to her death. On Oct 23, 2007, having reported five incidents in the previous four weeks, including one that day, she felt enough was enough.
Unable to carry on and fearful of how her daughter could possibly cope without her, she said they were going on a special trip and handed Francecca her beloved pet rabbit.
She drove a couple of miles to a secluded lay-by on the A47 near Earl Shilton, doused a pile of clothes on the back seat in petrol and set it alight.
Whether she explained to her disabled daughter what was happening will never be known, but within seconds the Austin Maestro was propelled 200ft in a fireball, their bodies burnt beyond recognition.
Born in 1969, Miss Pilkington had married her children's father, Simon Hardwick, in 1988. They divorced soon after and Fiona took her mother's maiden name.
The first hints of trouble began soon after she moved into Bardon Road in 1992.
Hazel Smith, 47, a friend said: "They targeted this family because they could see Frankie's disability in her face. Fiona was very vulnerable herself being a single mum and Anthony was also quite vulnerable. They recognised that and exploited it."
Two days before the deaths, she received a call from Miss Pilkington in despair.
"We phoned the police but the same thing happened. They said they would get somebody out tomorrow but no one came."
Brian Askill, 59, was Miss Pilkington's boyfriend, but worked nights and was seldom there during the worst trouble. "She bottled up what was going on, she didn't tell me much about it," he said.
"About a year before she died she had tried killing herself in the same way. I went round to see her and she was in her car with Frankie, Anthony and their rabbit.
"She said she was going for a ride and I thought something was up so I said I would wait for her at the house. She came back after a short while and told me what she had planned to do, but she said she couldn't find anywhere to park and that's why she didn't do it. I said to her why would you do that? I couldn't believe it."
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Literary legacy
Arany János
The most significant Hungarian poet in the 19th century was an assistant teacher in the 1834/35 school year at Kisújszállás.
Csukás István
Writer, poet awarded with the Kossuth-prize. Born in Kisújszállás 2nd April 1936, freeman of the city.
Kiss Tamás
Poet, born in Kisújszállás 5 September 1912.
Ladányi Mihály
Poet, translator. He started the secondary school in Kisújszállás.
Móricz Zsigmond
One of the most illustrious hungarian writer in the 20th century, graduated from high school in Kisújszállás.
Nagy Imre
Born in Kisújszállás 1 March 1817. Poet who died very young, at the age of 23.


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I suspect that what you're trying to achieve is actually best accomplished by using multiple Address Lists, which are different from GALs. An organization can have many Address Lists, and these are simply configured by creation of the AL in your Exchange Management Console. You can then configure an LDAP query that captures all the relevant users for the AL.
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With this year's Global Enterprise Week (GEW) starting today, former Sunderland College student, Adam Clark, 20, explains how and why he decided to turn his passion for football in to a business.

This year's Global Enterprise Week (GEW) starts today and one former Sunderland College student who started his own business is urging other young people in the region to follow his footsteps.

Taking place in over 118 countries GEW runs from November 14 to 20 and aims to encourage people to be enterprising and start their own business.

One of the ways the North East is combatting the high unemployment rates is by entrepreneurs, particularly students, starting their own businesses rather than joining the job hunt.

One such student is Adam Clark, 20, from New Silksworth, Sunderland.

Adam had dreams of becoming a professional footballer. After completing his Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching at Sunderland College he spent a year on trial with Darlington FC. But it wasn't to be and Adam decided to turn his passion for football in to a business.

He returned to his studies and Adam is now in his third year of a degree in Sport and Exercise Development. In February this year, while still studying, Adam launched his company Soccer Central UK.

Now Adam teaches the young footballers of the future. As well as evening clubs and one-to-one sessions with around 50 children a week, Soccer Central UK is also contracted by Mill Hill Primary School in Doxford Park, Sunderland, to run PE classes and the after-school clubs.

Adam said: "There are so many people out there going after the same jobs that starting my own business seemed the logical thing to do. I'm using my education and my passion for football to earn a living, and I'm enjoying every minute.

"As well as running my company I'm still studying at Sunderland College finishing my third year so that I can get my degree in Sports and Exercise Development.

"My lecturers have been very helpful, offering me advice on how to approach the schools and where to go for support to start my business.

"I'd really recommend that other students seriously think about starting their own business.

Angela O'Donoghue, principal of Sunderland College said: "Global Enterprise Week is a fantastic opportunity for people to investigate whether running their own business is an option for them.

"It's an incredibly tough marketplace for young people searching for a job and it's fantastic that Adam, and students like him have the confidence and skills to set up their own businesses.

"We make sure our students are well equipped for the workplace. Whether that's on-the-job training and work placements as part of their vocational courses, or taking advantage of our close links with local businesses and the job prospects that brings."

GEW 2011 runs November 14 – 20. For more information, www.gew.org.uk.


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Most seasonal employees will work an estimated 20 or more hours per week, and expertise in any of the home improvement trades is a plus. The purpose of this report is to analysis, analyze and overview the operations administration utilized by Lowe's Residence Improvement. Every manager laid off received a severance package primarily based on their time with the corporate, with the option to instantly apply for any posted jobs. For the category underneath the in-retailer job opportunities, you can select from store operations and administrative positions. Seasonal jobs are centered on customer service and include cashiers, garden and garden staff, loaders, and stockers. I used to be actually hoping that Lowe's would have fired the piss poor D players that work in the stores that have been with the company for some time and nonetheless can run a register or turn off a call button.
Lowe's estimated the dimensions of its whole market for house improvement in the US at $690 billion in 2014. The large difference, in fact, is that in contrast to these employment traits previously, there is not a lot evidence that these jobs will come back this time.


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1981 Toyota Celica GT liftbackReview
Dependable Car — If you can find a decent body without too much rust, she would be a good purchase. Yes, antique, but a fun, reliable car. Surprisingly, there are quite a few out there, contrary to what you might think. That's a good sign of quality. Thumbs up.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Pros: Solid, Solid, and did I say, "Solid?" She runs like a tank, albeit, a rusty tank. A.C., cruise control, 5 speed, good m.p.g. "Who could ask for anything more?"
Cons: Finding some parts can be difficult, unless one lives by a good salvage yard.
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Great Vehicle, Though I Reccomend Making The Step Up To A Gt-s Variant.
Great Acceleration though spotty at times, 1.8 Liter Inline 4, 140 HP/125 lbs. of Torque, Nice build quality, durable for sure, Great exterior styling, very sleek vehicle, Gas Mileage was decent on lo... Read More
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0-62...6.6 !!! top end... limited 155mph !!!! wat more is there to say. But very greedy on the petrol and super unleaded racks up the pounds!! Great bit of fun, but keeps you pooor, 7months on it stil... Read More
2004 Toyota Celica Reviews
Awesome Look, Low Operation Cost, Low Power
Really reliable car. Great on fuel economy, good brakes and handling. Fun to drive and this car is definetly a head turner... But for those who quantify performance only by horsepower, this car is... Read More
Best Sport Car For The Money
The Celica GTS is one of the best made sport cars of old. It is no longer in prodduction and is very much in demand. A great fun car to drive that turns everyones head when you pass by. Hate to have t... Read More
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Sporty Ride.
I really like how it handles. You never feel like you can't take that curve. Acceleration is crisp and responsive. Braking is good. The Toyota Celica is a great car for a fun spin around town and surp... Read More
Celica Gt Is Acceptable
For a relatively inexpensive used car, it is a good buy. I broke the manual transmission when I was younger because of stupid driving, and replacement was 1600 dollars (paid a dealer. Stupid on me). A... Read More
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Love It
Overall great car. Good first car or second car. Great fuel economy. Love this car. The power at 140+/- HP for a small car is great but could be better. The handling is great along with the styling. W... Read More
Fast And Furious
Fantastic car. Great gas miliage. Acceleration is there. Braking, you can stop on a dime. Handles like a BMW. Definately in control while driving it. It's a blast to drive. Never raced it, but I woul... Read More
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Its Amazing
I liked the sporty feel without the high price of a high end sports car. it really made me a happy camper to show off my car to friends and family. I really recommend this car to any safe and responsi... Read More
The Best Celica Ever
fun car to drive, great performance and gas mileage. This is one car Toyota never should've stopped making. Scion TC is a very poor replacement, especially since the Supra died along with the Celica... Read More


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Two Leading Real Estate Groups Merge
Team Gardiner and The Brandon Brittingham Team Combine as
"The Maryland Group of Long and Foster"
Chantilly, VA May 20, 2014—.–Long and Foster is pleased to announce that two leading Maryland real estate groups, Team Gardiner of Frederick and The Brandon Brittingham Team of Salisbury, have today merged to become "The Maryland Group of Long and Foster." Combining the talents of more than a dozen top-producing agents from both sides of the Chesapeake Bay, the new group will serve residential and commercial clients located in every county in Maryland.
"Our two groups have been collaborating successfully for a couple of years now, and
our merger is a logical next step for us," said Douglas Gardiner, team leader of the western office. Mr. Gardiner envisions a closely knit partnership offering clients unsurpassed digital exposure for their properties. "Our clients' listings are going to be seen and featured in a lot more places––and far more predominantly–– than they might be with smaller teams."
Brandon Brittingham, who will lead group members located on the Delmarva Peninsula,
said, "Doug often has clients from Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Howard Counties who want to purchase property at or near the beach. Our Delmarva agents will be able to provide expert, localized service to these clients while, conversely, our Delmarva sellers will benefit from a broader pool of potential buyers.
Both Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Brittingham have gained industry-wide recognition for their visionary practices, their energetic leadership, and their commitment to personalized service. In 2013, The Brandon Brittingham Team completed 266 transactions and was rated by REAL Trends as the number-one real estate group in Salisbury and one of the top teams in the United States. Likewise, Team Gardiner was one of the top-producing real estate groups in its region and has been ranked in the top 1% of residential real estate sales professionals in North America by REAL Trends. In 2014, the combined company expects to execute more than 350 sales and purchases valued at more than $60 million.
The new group will also benefit from a close association with Mr. Allan Dalton, founder and former CEO of Realtor.com. Mr. Dalton, who is a legendary figure in the real estate industry, suggested the name of the merged company and will continue to offer marketing advice.
Coming soon The Maryland Group of Long and Foster will list properties on a new, unified Web site, www.MarylandRealEstateGroup.com. Until then, the company invites prospective clients or anyone interested in joining the expanding team to visit two existing sites: for the Eastern Shore, www.EasternShoreHomeSolutions.com (phone 443-783-3928); and for other areas of Maryland, www.TeamGardinerHomes.com (phone 877-498-8722).
Local contact:
Brandon Brittingham 443-783-3928
Douglas Gardiner 301-404-6494
Corporate contact: Vicki Bendure, firstname.lastname@example.com 540-687-3360
For more information about Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc., visit www.longandfoster.com.
About Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc.: Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc. is the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States. The company is part of The Long & Foster® Companies, which also includes Prosperity Mortgage® Company; Walker Jackson® Mortgage Corporation; Long & Foster Insurance Agency, Inc.; and Long & Foster Settlement Services. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represents more than 12,000 agents in seven Mid-Atlantic states, plus the District of Columbia. The company sold more than $24 billion worth of homes and helped more than 72,000 people buy and sell homes in 2010. The combined sales and equivalents for the Long & Foster Companies in 2010 were in excess of $47.2 billion. Visit LongandFoster.com for more information or visit us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Remember that nasty little word - rationing - that keeps rearing its ugly head? Well, here is a bit more food for thought. The decision to use expensive cancer therapies that typically produce only a relatively short extension of survival is a serious ethical dilemma in the US being debated by the oncology community published, June 29 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The authors show cost-benefit relationships for several cancer drugs. They ask, "Is an additional 1.7 months a benefit regardless of costs and side effects?" (They don't answer a benefit to whom.)
According to the article, one drug was found to extend life by 1.2 months and cost an average of $80,000, which translates into an expenditure of $800,000 to prolong the life of one patient by 1 year. They describe how much it might cost to extend the lives of 550,000 Americans who die of cancer annually, by 1 year.
They recommend that studies to detect a survival advantage of two months or less should test only interventions that can be marketed at a cost of less than $20,000 for a course of treatment.
Every life is of infinite value, the authors say, but spiraling costs of cancer care makes this dilemma inescapable. I thought this was against the Hippocratic oath, so went to find out exactly what the oath says. Seems there are multiple versions and all physicians do not even take the oath. They believe it is outdated and less than relevant these days.


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So, you want to start a business? You and thousands of other entrepreneurs too, and when you do you'll be part of the economic backbone of your country's life. Maybe you're not sure if your idea is really up to scratch, maybe you don't really know how to go about setting up a business. Is this the right time, you might ask yourself?
Any time is a good time for a start-up. When the economy's doing well people have money in the pockets, and why shouldn't they spend some with you? In down times you could have more of a chance of getting noticed and even pick up some equipment at a bargain price. There are always two sides to every coin to don't be put off.
When you do decide to get going, and you should because many people feel a mite intimidated and never get their business idea off the ground, do your research and do something that you are passionate about. If you're only really doing something because it's there but you're not enthused, the chances are you'll get bored, take your eye off the ball and the business struggles or goes under.
Enter the light bulb
You'll have seen it in many cartoons and graphic pictures, the pensive person sitting with an illuminated light bulb over their head. It's the light bulb moment you want to take advantage of – don't let it be turned off. You don't have to have the most original idea in the world, although you could, but many entrepreneurs look at how they could improve something that someone else is doing or if there's room in the market for another business in a particular category.
Plan ahead
Successful businesses thrive on good forward planning. You may have decided what your strengths and weaknesses are, what you like to do in your personal life (writing things down is a good way to get focused) and what you prefer not to do. Then do the same for your working life. What do you really enjoy? Are you an outward facing person who enjoys public speaking and meeting people? Or do you prefer to be more of a powerful engine in the back office?
When you've taken that time to really think through what kind of business you want to start it's time to get down to the serious part of process – your business plan.
Planning for success
It's easy once you've got the bit between the teeth to forge ahead as quickly as you can but hold back whilst you put your business plan together. It begins with research so you explore the market for what you want to do, which's already in it (if anyone), exactly what those potential competitors are offering and what you can offer that's different. This research will help set your marketing strategy.
In tandem with the research get to grips with writing your vision for the business, how it fits into the market sector you're seeking to access and what your business goals are.
At all times you need to be thinking about your financial planning. How much money do you need to start with? Will you need finance and how will you access it? Think of overhead expenses such as utilities, whether or not you need premises, equipment and vehicles. If you're starting a business from home, as many entrepreneurs do, you can cut some of those overheads considerably to start with. Draw up a budget that will also pay you, and others if involved, and make sure you know about tax laws and annual accounts.
Look at other successful entrepreneurs
You can learn a lot by studying other people's success. An example of this would be the Greek shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis who built a small family business into a worldwide operation. Successful entrepreneurs at the height of their powers usually have other interests, and for Marinakis it is as president of Greek soccer team Olympiakos. You'll also have come across names such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs who also reached the pinnacle of success in the differing computer tech fields.
Be confident
If you start up a business that is in a sector that you are enthusiastic about then have the confidence to pursue those dreams. You may not get everything right every time because that's the nature of the beast, but with excellent planning and a good support network there's no reason why you shouldn't climb that mountain and put your flag on the top of it.


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The Effect Of Sport On Your Life - Benefits Of Sport
Here I'm ! I thought today I can write about sport.Herbal remedies,homemade recipes,natural things are my favorite but also sport and healthy lifestyle is my favorite as other stuff too.Actually I can say that sport is piece of my life.I try to make exercise at least 3 days a week ,also my fiance is professional athlete so I can't imagine a life without sport 😊 At this point we decided to create another category about sport and try to transfer our knowledge as far as we can ,hope you like it 😊
First step is to know benefits of sport/exercise.
Let's see what benefits we get from morning exercise;
- You feel better whole day because of endorphin (which called happiness hormone)
- Gives energy and wakes you up (you literally feel awake)
- Allow you to tidy your meals.
- If you start to wake up early and follow this habit you start to keep this routine This will help you to get your days more quality.
- When you start morning exercises you'll see that you get rest of day .In this case you have lot of time to do your personal things and exercise won't be obstacle for you and you can't find excuse to skip or delay your exercise.
It's a common truth that body spends more energy with exercise if you compare with period of rest.
Because heart beats speeds up and with this blood pump become faster,muscular contraction increase and lungs start work faster.Because of this people who has exercise routine has to take more energy as against people who doesn't have an exercise routine.
Well if you ask how our body get this energy ,of course with carbs,proteins and fats that we get from foods.
A gr of carbs and protein gives 4 cal. energy and a gr of fat gives 9 cal. energy.
So as you can see above,you need to decrease fat level at your diet if you want to loose weight with exercise/gym.You can prefer low fat milk and dairy products,fat free meat,fish and chicken.But with this don't forget that your body needs fat too and don't limit it too much.
For your body and mental health you definitely have to create an exercise routine.
You'll see how it positively effects your health and improve your lifestyle quality.Hope this post will be helpful for you ,and see you at next post !


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An Incident: Business System Failure
A business system exists to provide an organisation with structure and process; enabling the control of business operations and an effective and efficient means to meet changing obligations and needs. Some times systems fail. The following article ('An incident: business system failure') provides a brief discussion on utilising an organisation's internal incident management practices to ensure the better capture and management of business system failure.
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International Press Freedom Awards
Yurtcu, former editor in chief of the now-defunct daily Ozgur Gundem, is serving a 15-year sentence, upheld on appeal in December 1994, for disseminating "separatist propaganda."The case against Yurtcu was based on articles about the Kurdish conflict published in Ozgur Gundem in 1991 and 1992. Throughout its existence, his paper had been targeted by the Turkish government for its extensive and balanced reporting on the Kurdish conflict.
For three years running, Turkey has held more journalists in prison than any other country. Yurtcu's case is emblematic of the types of charges used by the government to imprison dozens of reporters, editors, and columnists. The basis for most of these charges is the Anti-Terror Law and Article 312 of the Penal Code, which in effect classify all reports on the Kurdish rebellion other than the government's as "incitement to racial hatred" or propaganda for the insurgent Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK, in the country's Southeast."
Yurtcu entered the world of journalism as a reporter for the now-defunct daily Ekspres in 1966. He later went on to work as a reporter, columnist, or editor at many other newspapers, including Yenigun, Ulus, Politika, Dunya, Demokrat, Gunes, Cumhuriyet, and Yeni Halkci.
It was at Yeni Halkci in 1971 that Yurtcu first earned national recognition as a journalist who reported news the government would rather suppress. He published a series of articles documenting the systematic torture of political prisoners. It was for these and other investigative stories that he was inducted in 1975 as an honorary member to the National Writers' Union of Turkey, an honor accorded very few journalists.
Yurtcu became the editor of Ozgur Gundem in 1991. Under his editorship, Ozgur Gundem was widely read and highly respected as an unbiased newspaper that offered readers an alternative to the government's view on the Kurdish issue. Ozgur Gundem broke new ground with its hard-hitting reporting on the fighting in southeastern Turkey between the military and the PKK guerrillas, a conflict that has received inadequate coverage from the mainstream, pro-government media. During Yurtcu's tenure at the paper, Ozgur Gundem's circulation reached 100,000, a record-breaking number for a nonmainstream newspaper in Turkey.
In 1993, Yurtcu was tried and convicted for various articles published in Ozgur Gundem. He was sentenced to a total of 15 years and 10 months in prison for violating Articles 6, 7, and 8 of the Anti-Terror Law and Article 312 of the Penal Code. He was sent to prison in December 1994 when an appeals court upheld his sentence. Since his imprisonment, several more sentences have been handed down from other cases against him, and he says he is no longer sure how many more years he will be incarcerated. He is currently serving his 15-year sentence in the Sakarya prison, east of Istanbul.
Yurtcu's case was only one of many launched by the government against the newspaper. Authorities had led a concerted campaign of arrests, bans and trials against Ozgur Gundem, eventually forcing the paper to close in April 1994. In addition to the legal harassment, journalists at the paper were frequent targets of violent reprisal by unidentified assailants. In 1992 alone, four journalists with the paper were assassinated. The murderers were never brought to justice.
Since Ozgur Gundem's closure, two successor papers, which were less objective in their coverage and less successful, were also shut down by the government. The latest incarnation, Demokrasi, has regained some of the balanced reporting Ozgur Gundem was known for, but it has a circulation of only 5,000 readers.
In an interview with the Turkish daily Millyet, Yurtcu was blunt about the impossible bind in which Turkish journalists find themselves: "My problem is not unique. ... What I'm going through can face all journalists out there. They can use laws to put you in prison just for mentioning the word ŒPKK' in your news story. They take this as Œpraising the terrorist organization.' How can you write about the Southeast without mentioning the PKK?"
At great cost to himself, Yurtcu's determination to change the situation for Turkish journalists is unwavering. A colleague of his from Ozgur Gundem recalled in an article published in Demokrasi how the courageous Turkish editor was offered the option of self-imposed exile when his prison sentence looked imminent. "He wouldn't accept," Huseyin Akyol wrote. "He decided to stay in his country to fight against the injustice. He believes that being a journalist cannot be a crime."."
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Joshua 5 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
5 The Amorite kings west of the Jordan River and the Canaanite kings along the Mediterranean Sea lost their courage and their will to fight, when they heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan River to let Israel go across.
Israel Gets Ready To Celebrate Passover
2 While Israel was camped at Gilgal, the Lord said, "Joshua, make some flint knives[a] and circumcise the rest of the Israelite men and boys."[b]
3 Joshua made the knives, then circumcised those men and boys at Haaraloth Hill.[c] 4-7 This had to be done, because none of Israel's baby boys had been circumcised during the forty years that Israel had wandered through the desert after leaving Egypt.
And why had they wandered for forty years? It was because right after they left Egypt, the men in the army had disobeyed the Lord. And the Lord had said, "None of you men will ever live to see the land that I promised Israel. It is a land rich with milk and honey, and someday your children will live there, but not before you die here in the desert."
8 Everyone who had been circumcised needed time to heal, and they stayed in camp.
9 The Lord told Joshua, "It was a disgrace for my people to be slaves in Egypt, but now I have taken away that disgrace." So the Israelites named the place Gilgal,[d] and it still has that name.
10 Israel continued to camp at Gilgal in the desert near Jericho, and on the fourteenth day of the same month,[e] they celebrated Passover.
11-12 The next day, God stopped sending the Israelites manna[f] to eat each morning, and they started eating food grown in the land of Canaan. They ate roasted grain[g] and thin bread[h] made of the barley they had gathered from nearby fields.
Israel Captures Jericho
13 One day, Joshua was near Jericho when he saw a man standing some distance in front of him. The man was holding a sword, so Joshua walked up to him and asked, "Are you on our side or on our enemies' side?"
14 "Neither," he answered. "I am here because I am the commander of the Lord's army."
Joshua fell to his knees and bowed down to the ground. "I am your servant," he said. "Tell me what to do."
15 "Take off your sandals," the commander answered. "This is a holy place."
So Joshua took off his sandals.
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With tight controls on inventory and expenses, retailers are likely to have a profitable holiday season, said Allen Questrom, the former chairman and CEO of JC Penney.
But the key question is: what happens next?
"There's no way long-term a business can be successful if it's not growing and that's going to be a challenge for retailers to come up with new products people don't have in their closet," Questrom said in an interview on CNBC. (Watch video for Questrom's full comments.)
According to Questrom, the consumer is still under pressure, but can be tempted to purchase items that are different or have "new styling."
He cited Apple as an example of a company that has been able to be successful in this current climate.
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We all have days when we just don't have the energy or the time to make an effort with out outfits. But there are a few things you can do to ensure that even on those lazy days you still look put together and stylish. So in today's video I'm sharing a few of the things I do so I always have something stylish to grab at a moment's notice regardless of how I'm feeling.


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Every year every person, or company, will pay their annual property taxes to the Government (local, city, county, state, Crown, Territory or whomever).
The amount that is to be sent in to support services the government provides is based on the value of the property - as determined by, usually, the government itself. In the United States this is loosely based on the appraised value of the property (house, business, land or combination).
When someone else thinks your property is worth more today than it was yesterday due to any number of reasons then the state/County/City now thinks you can therefore afford to pay more taxes to them NOW.
Now, the appraised value is based on the perceived value of the property as determined by others. How much you pay is totally based on what the house is worth as determined by others using their past experience (gut insight really), what other people were willing to pay for a similar house (property); both methods which are totally outside your control.When all else fails they use statistics and guess what your property is worth. The value has no relation to reality of how much you earn, how much services you use, or anything else.
Now as inflation occurs, which has since the invention of money, the amount that is needed to purchase anything goes up. Naturally the property values go up. Why? People selling property ask for more money than what they paid so as to ensure they make up for both inflation and to get a profit from the property. Why can they get more? Because someone, somewhere, desires it for any number of reasons and therefore is willing to pay more of their money in order to have it.
Governments like this method since inflation means they always get more money (on average) every year in income than the year before. Thus, they keep the same buying power as before since any inflation increase is built into the assessed values of properties which go up every year.
If property values fall for any reason then governments panic since they will get less money in a few years - then they raise the rate they assay property to make up the loss.
This method, as mentioned, is not based on what people earn or need. It also means that extra income that is gathered is rarely held accountable to the people as values go up.
I think that a better method to pay into government to support services is to use square footage.
When any building is built it is recorded into the records the amount of space that it covers.
Now, if a 100 year old house that covers 700 square feet is sitting at a location that SOMEONE ELSE thinks is worth $1,000,000 since they can build a skyscraper on it and make, $50,000,000 the government now taxes the owner on the potential $1,000,000!
This is a popular story that all politicians bring up all the time about high taxes to retired people living in houses assessed more than what they earn in a year.
What these politicians say should be done to solve this problem tax problem for low income people is to put into law methods to forgive or grant money to people so they can afford to keep their house.
A better method is to use the square footage of property. Add up ALL the square footage of houses (apartments too since people are living in there) in the STATE/COUNTY/CITY and divide that total square footage into how much they need. This gives a tax rate per square foot that citizens will be charged. Each person then takes the square footage of their house (and apartment dwellers) and multiple that times the rate per square foot and that is your taxes.
If government needs $100 million to provide services for a year, and there is 300,000,000 square footage of living area in their span of control, then divide into the amount needed by the total square footage and bill owners their square footage of living area.
Now that 700 square foot house, that someone else thinks is worth a million dollars, will pay: 700 * 30 cents/square foot or $210.00 in yearly taxes.
This same method can be used to govern office space, manufacturing space and so on.
Also this way apt dwellers can get SOME property tax benefits deductions and have a stake in the community which they do not have right now.
This idea eliminates people appealing assessed values when it comes to taxes (but NOT when they want to sell) since it is pure math — and it can be easily validated as to what the square footage is. This ELIMINATES 98% of all tax appeals since this is PURE MATH and not is not subjective. There will always be someone challenging the square footage but that is EASILY determined. It also eliminates the fluctuating tax base year to year.
Using this method people are now paying based on known physical values. It also bears a relation as to what services their house uses (fire, road maintenance, sewer, any other broad services) or could use. A person living in a 3,000 square foot house actually uses more services overall than one in a small house. If the fire department came it would require more effort and equipment to fight a fire in a 3000 square foot multi-story house than a 700 square foot house.
It could also be easily applied to undeveloped land since it too is a known size.
One reason you have not seen this implemented — though it should — is that the business's and governments' argument of "growth is good " would fall flat and be exposed as false. As more houses are being built it should lower your rate — more square footage is being added — and so your taxes should go down. But, which has been proven over and over again, growth causes more money to be spent than what is taken in on property taxes on these new buildings. Thus rates go up.
The more house and square footage that is built in an area the lower everyone else tax bill should become. This system allows the taxpayer to easily see that if it the rate per square foot goes UP that means more SERVICES (or inflation) are being demanded against the KNOWN tax base. It also will EASILY point out that there is a point when GROWTH in a community costs MORE than the tax base that the growth is supposed to generate. So your tax rate to support this new growth will HAVE to go up.
The Government would also have to tell the people that they need more money every year since growth has NOT made up for inflation and growth has also cost more money than they thought it would.
This is not all the doom that they think it is. People, when seeing data in pure math basis, can and have raised their taxes to keep pace with inflation. Everyone can instantly see that everyone else is ALSO sharing the same burden of increase and no one is being given a special tax break.
Plus, they could also put into the rate an annual increase equal to official inflation factor. If 1.5 percent then THEIR costs should go up 1.5 percent and also peoples' rate should go up 1.5% and it should all be mathematically correct. If their rate went up 3% over the prior year then that is seen and can be held accountable or must justify why the rate should go up and what caused it. This creates more accountability and more sharing of what goes on in the government to the people which is always appreciated by people.
Remember: Business get the biggest tax breaks and write-offs due to the way our tax laws are written so they can write off their expenses that than private citizens cannot. Business also demand more services of Fire, Police and roads to get people to their business. The rates charged to them would be different because of this. A rate for industrial, rate for office space, rate for food crops, no rate for land not lived on or used for any purpose (in effect park like lands) etc. Likely a dozen logical categories.
The idea described above can, and should, be applied directly to vehicle taxes.
Trucks, cars, RVs, etc. can all be counted. The state knows how much money is needed. Use math to come up with a fair way to charge all based on what they drive.
Same basic theory here as Property Taxes: Amount of money needed divided by number of cars registered * weight per vehicle = tax per vehicle. Just because you bought a new car does NOT mean you should and CAN pay a higher rate. A car 50 years old uses the same road and requires the same level of road service as a brand new car!
The weight of each type of vehicle registered is known. Take the weight of each type of vehicle, multiple it by the number of vehicles of that type. Do this for each type of vehicle registered. Total all the weights then divide that total into the amount of money that is needed by the State.
Now each persons' car is now weight factored into the amount of money that they should pay to support roads. A 3,000 lb car is going to cause less damage, and require less engineering needs to build roads and bridges than a 108,000 lb tractor trailer. Each vehicle now is going to pay taxes based on their weight balanced out over the whole vehicle population.
Out of state vehicles coming through the state could then just pay based on their GVW. But that would not be totally unfair since they are not using the roads the full year. I would just give them, like a transit ticket, a rate payable one 1 week at a time. Thus they would pay the current weight rate for that year divided by 52. It would be good for 1 week of travel in the state.
Example: Truckers coming from California through Oregon to Washington could make it to Seattle, drop off, pick up a new load, and pass back through on the same week long transit pass. Smaller states could just do it on a day by day basis.
This would evenly pass the cost of road creation, and maintenance (which is where more money is spent than in building brand new roads) to all in a state.
Vehicle weight idea above is independent of taxes paid to a state when fuel is purchased. Right now people who use more fuel pay more in taxes. It is already usage based.
People do have a choice of what kind of vehicle they want to purchase. Thus, people driving a Hummer will be paying more in taxes than those buying a MINI Cooper.
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is situated at the top of the town, next to the railway station, making it the best place to meet for a relaxed bite to eat, a working lunch or a drink with friends.
The hotel is well maintained and decorated to a high standard throughout, with 14 bedrooms; 5 en-suite and 9 standard. Our restaurant seats up to 36 people and serves traditional home-style food courtesy of our team of kitchen staff.
The hotel has 3 bars, with all major sporting events shown on big screens in the public bar and lounge bar. The lounge bar also holds a mixture of entertainment including karaoke, discos, live music and a weekly quiz night on a Thursday. Bingo is held in the function hall every Sunday evening.
The hotel boasts a superior function room which can cater for up to 140 people, suitable for all occasions including birthdays, engagements, wedding receptions, conference meetings, coach parties and funeral teas.
Hotel roomsCheck-in starts: 2pm
The hotel has 14 bedrooms to let, all furnished to a high standard with traditional decor and a homely touch. All rooms have Freeview flat-screen TVs and free WiFi.
RestaurantOpen for tea/ coffee from: 10am
Light bites and drinks can be ordered at the bar, or for a fantastic meal you can book a table in the Station Hotel's iconic restaurant – superb for celebrations. Everything at the hotel is cooked fresh to order and we use seasonal produce whenever possible.
LoungeOpen from: 11am (12 noon Sunday)
Our lounge bar commands the ground floor with its large open area and sumptuous seating areas, making it the perfect location for a tasty lunch or evening meal (ask our staff for a menu). The 7 foot digital projector is used to show big sporting events including football, rugby, golf and tennis.
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If you fancy a bit of peace and quiet or a cozy chat with friends, then our small snug is just right for you. It's quiet, with low lighting to give an intimate feel.
Public barOpen from: 11am (12 noon Sunday)
Fantastic for watching sports on the 3 large flat-screen HD TVs! The public bar has a busy and loyal following of local residents. This is very much bar stools and standing only, offering a welcoming environment to folk who merely wish to have a drink and a chat.
Beer gardenOpen from: 11am (12 noon Sunday)
The hotel's beer garden is one of the best places in town to sit back, relax and enjoy drinks (and a meal) with friends when it's warm and sunny. Be sure to get there early as it fills up quickly.
Your own, private function room
With Stonehaven's largest working function room (seating up to 140 people) the Station Hotel has played venue to numerous meetings and social events over the years from Ceilidhs to Comedy Nights to Wedding Receptions. The room can be easily configured for small or large groups and we have everything that you could want on hand, making it a great choice for your next meeting or social event.
- Available for booking 7 days of the week
- Seating for up to 140 people
- Experienced staff to cater for your collegues, family, friends or guests
- Dining options from light refreshments to a buffet table
- Raised stage area for speakers or a band/ DJ equipment
- WiFi Internet access
- Large wall-mounted flat-screen LED TV with HDMI or VGA connections suitable for laptop presentations
- Your own private bar
- Large wooden floor space (dance floor or seating area)


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A couple of the largest phone shops in the UK have stopped stocking Google and LG's sweet Nexus 4, with both Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U no longer listing it. This has led people who like to think about things to think it means a Nexus 5 launch at next week's Google I/O event is practically guaranteed.
Previous rumours have suggested Google and LG have a Nexus 4.5 semi update on the way, which would feature LTE support and the latest version of the mobile OS pre-loaded, so perhaps we may indeed see an unusual mid-year Nexus refresh to capitalise on Android's continued monster run of success.
However, given the bizarre situation surrounding the Nexus 4, which saw LG and Google conspiring to sell it at a discount and undercut the networks, and the mammoth stock issues that plagued its arrival, we wouldn't be surprised if the truth was a little more mundane. No one's buying it on contracts so what's the point stocking it? [Techradar]
To get creative guides, app tips and the full lowdown on Samsung's S4, Note 8.0 and Note II, check out Samsung's Your Mobile Life over here.


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The Beatrix
$125 $398
Designed as the quintessential straw tote, The Beatrix is the ultimate rattan handbag, perfectly sized, perennially chic and handsome. The juxtaposition of the structured rattan with the fluid canvas drawstring make for a design classic. We updated the style this season with an orchid print and croc embossed calfskin handles. Keep this in your closet for generations to come.
- Handwoven, natural rattan bag with cotton canvas drawstring lining and signature croc embossed calfskin knot handles
- Exclusive orchid print
- Lined in cotton with two interior pockets
- Color: Navy
- Height: 8"
- Length: 11"
- Depth: 4.5"
- Handle Drop: 5"


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Rikki Rincon to be included in historical "We From Dallas" Hip Hop Documentary
For those of you that haven't seen this documentary trailer, please take a moment and check it out. I am honored to be included in Dallas' Hip Hop History and in 2014 this should be completed and ready for theatrical presentation. I want to thank this production team for their very hard work and inviting me on board. …..From graffiti to rhymes: Check out the trailer for local hip-hop documentary "We From Dallas" http://share.d-news.co/0AJU4NB


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I love tools and I'm not joking when I say that tools are one of the main reasons I went in to the metal working field, so I thought I would make a list of my favorite tools. Not necessarily the ones I use every day, but the ones that I really like.
I'm also working on a list of my least favorite tools.
After the first two items on the list the rest of the list is in no particular order.
10x loupe - I am starting the list with the 10x loupe, because it is one of two tools I own that is always out on my bench. My tools are usually scattered all over my bench, but when I clean everything gets put away, except for my loupe and caliper, they stay out because there's no reason to ever put them away. Everything has its place and the place for my loupe is on my bench top right in front of me.
I am always inspecting everything with a 10x loupe while I am working and when I am finished. There is so much more to see when you are looking at things under magnification.
Mitutoyo digital caliper - This is the other tool I own that is always out on my bench. I am constantly using calipers. I used a cheap vernier caliper for about 4 1/2 years, then I got a cheap digital caliper. It was ok, but I always had to close it and make sure it was zeroed before using it. In 2006 I got my current 6" Mitutoyo digital caliper. It's much better. It never needs to be zeroed, when you close it it always returns to 0.00. It's also sealed against dust and moisture to a certain degree. I'm sure other quality brands make good calipers too, like Starrett, but I haven't used them.
Ultrasonic - There was a period when I didn't have one, and that period sucked. After polishing all the little 3mm pieces of tubing on my teapot I had to clean all 109 of them by hand with a toothbrush because I didn't have an ultrasonic. The ultrasonic is also the best way to clean a piece of aluminum before anodizing.
For some reason they aren't really into the ultrasonic at universities I have been at, and the art center I taught at. I have no idea why. When I worked as a bench jeweler the first thing I would do in the morning was turn on the heat on the ultrasonic, and turn on the steam cleaner. At these schools and the art center the heat is never turned on, usually it needs water added, and I rarely saw anyone using it.
I am ashamed to show this photo of my Chinese made ultrasonic, I needed one but I couldn't afford an American or German one.
NSK E-max micromotor with belt sander - This sander is the reason I bought the E-max micromotor. It saves me so much time making my aluminum pieces and shaping the wood handles of my lock picks. When I say it saves time, I mean it saves so much time that if I no longer had this tool I would probably quit working in aluminum.
This isn't something I use to put a final finish on a piece, but it is perfect to use after filing or grinding with a bur, which is how I shape all my aluminum pieces. Hand finishing can come after that. Belts come in 4, 6 or 8mm widths, mostly I am using 4 or 8 mm in 120, 240, or occasionally 400 grit. Belts are available between 80 and 800 grit, they also have diamond belts up to 1000 grit, and felt belts. They are kind of hard to find though, the only place I have found them is here.
The E-max is adjustable from 1000 RPMs to 35,000 RPMs (someone else can figure out what that is in SFPM, I really don't care), so you can turn it up when you want to remove material quickly, or turn it way down for sanding around details.
The problem with this stuff is the price. I have bad news for anyone who may be now thinking they want to buy one of these belt sanders... they are around $400 just for the sander, and you still need the $800 E-max. To my knowledge Rio Grande never had these sanders in their printed catalog, but in 2007 they had them on their website in the close out section for $150, thats when I bought mine. A year later Rio still had them in the close out section, now for $50. By that time this tool was so essential to me I bought a second one as a back up. They no longer have them anymore.
Super glue - Not just any super glue, it has to be the one in this awesome "Frustration Free Applicator" made by Loctite. There's just a little tube or something inside the plastic and you squeeze the sides to use it. I won't buy any other super glue. Seriously.
I only use super glue while I am making things, it doesn't get used on any finished pieces. I use it for things like making sure I am happy with the position of a part before soldering it on. Like in the photo below, that square thing on the right end of my teapot is glued on. If I am happy with it where it is I will mark it with a scribe.
I also use it when making lock picks to to glue my handle templates to the steel to trace. I have used it to hold parts I am milling and to hold parts I am cutting on the lathe.
Holding tools/hand vises - I love tools to hold the things I am working on. Beginners or people who have never used some kind of holding device to hold the piece they are trying to file or saw often do not seem to understand how important they are. Within the category of holding tools, these are my favorites:
Bergeon locking parallel pliers - The pliers in the photo below are Swiss, there's also a German version which are black, and a much cheaper version that are probably made in China or Pakistan. Otto Frei sells the German version, Progress Tool apparently sells all three versions, but they show the same picture of the Bergeon pliers for both the Swiss and German versions. I wonder if they have them all in stock? Rio no longer sells any of these pliers.
They work best for holding things with parallel sides, like this piece of aluminum that went on the lid of my teapot.
They also work for some things that have somewhat parallel sides like this piece I have been working on recently in the photo below.
The pliers in the photo below - I don't know what exactly they are called. Otto Frei calls them "sliding hand vise pliers," Progress tool calls them "chipping tong pliers," what ever that means. What ever they are called I like them. Mine are Italian made, from Progress tool. Otto Frei used to sell German ones, now they only sell Pakistani ones.
I use these for holding small pieces of sheet metal to file or saw. They are especially useful for making my lock picks. With these pliers and the parallel pliers you need to put the piece you will be filing as far into the pliers as possible so it can't bend or vibrate as you file. When I am filing my lock picks I usually have the metal sticking up past the top of the pliers only about 1mm. In the photo below I am using a separating disk to cut some of the notches in the left end of the pick.
Miter vise - Tool catalogs often say this tool is good for holding things for sawing. I never found it very useful for that. For me its only purpose is to old something to file something completely flat, like the ends of a piece of tubing or rod.
Sil-Air compressor - This one is kind of a luxury piece of equipment. A compressor is essential, a silent compressor not so much. At my old job we had a compressor in a cabinet maybe 10 feet behind where I worked. It sounded like a lawn mower when it ran. I couldn't stand it. So when it was time for me to get my own compressor I decided to get a quiet one. This one is about as loud as a refrigerator when it runs. I said this one is kind of a luxury item cause it costs around 10x as much as a normal compressor of the same size. Of course it depends on the brand, but that's approximately how much more it costs. I hate noisy compressors and I totally feel it was worth the extra cost
Foredom #18 quick change hand piece - For me, this quick change handpiece is better than any others I have used because you are able to push the lever to release the bur with the hand you are using to hold the handpiece without changing your grip. Changing a bur takes about 1-2 seconds.
There are a lot more tools I love, but this list is good enough for now. Maybe I will write another post someday and continue this list.


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A 55-gallon barrel is a cheap and easy choice to build your first significant scale backyard biochar burner. Barrels are easy to obtain, easy to modify, cheap if not free, re-usable, standardized. With simple tools and minimal skills, most of us can convert a 55-gallon drum into a barrel burner that can produce up to 30 pounds of biochar from local feedstock—enough in one batch to cover a decent size garden test plot.
Without any modification, a 55-gallon metal drum easily becomes a very simple charcoal-making burner. Tip a barrel on its side and start a fire in the bottom. Split kindling that ignites and burns quickly works best. Slowly add more wood until a hot fire is burning in the barrel bottom, then tip the barrel up.
At this point, the fire will start choking for oxygen, since air can't easily get down into the barrel bottom with hot flames rushing up and out. Add one more layer of fuel and close the barrel with a lid to starve the fire of oxygen. This forces it to smolder to char instead a full-scale, complete combustion to ash.
One modification is to add a few air slot at the bottom of the barrel. These can be open for full combustion, or have dirt kicked over them to restrict air flow and choke the fire for char-making.
This method is very inefficient and smoky, but makes a test batch for soil use. The resulting char will also include significant ash, torrified (scorched) wood, and tar, all of which are also useful to soil organisms.
But with a small bit of work and money, a 55-gallon barrel can become a rather efficient "barrel burner." Outfitted with simple valves to restrict air intake to the combustion chamber, and chimney exhaust flue and damper, even some insulation, a 55-gallon drum makes a nice size charcoal cooker. Add a smaller size drum, this becomes a 2-barrel burner with a nested retort.
A hardware store can equip a few modifications to turn a barrel into an easy-to-operate, controlled-burn retort. An hour or two of metal fabrication will produce a simple barrel burner, with air intake and gas exhaust controls. I've seen over a dozen designs in less than a year.
The next sections feature basic barrel burner designs—super-simple, easy to build, vertical and horizontal. In the beginning, simple is best—focus on mastering the simple burn process and understand the gasification phase before you develop complicated burners.
no-cost recycled barrels
2-Barrel Retort
Doug Clayton
Jaffrey, NH
Rocketstove+ 30g Retort
David Yarrow
Saratoga Apple
Schuylerville, NY
portable garden pyrolyzer
2-Barrel Retort
Dale Hendricks
, North Creek, PA
Youtube video
50-gallon retort
Making Biochar
Youtube video
$365 backyard kiln
Barrel in Kiln
Ron, Pacific Northwest
Youtube video
portable barrel stove
Vermont Bioburner
David Ludt
Plainfield, Vermont
50-gallon retort
Making Biochar
Youtube video
portable barrel stove
Vermont Bioburner
David Ludt
Plainfield, Vermont


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This powerful little bullet is a perfect alternative to anyone who is frustrated by constantly replacing batteries. The built in lithium ion battery allows for fast charging and long life.
This will fit perfectloy into cock ring bullet holsters and any but plug or anal toy with a base hole.


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Nine years of war and I've never heard of it? And with such a wild cool name? How is that possible?
It was a "conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742. Its unusual name, coined by Thomas Carlyle in 1858, relates to Robert Jenkins, captain of a British merchant ship, who exhibited his severed ear in Parliament following the boarding of his vessel by Spanish coast guards in 1731."
Here's Wikipedia entry, have at it!


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NGC 1365 is one of the most prominent barred galaxies in the sky - with its strong bar and its conspicious, symmetric spiral structure it is also one of the most beautiful (Figs. 1 and 3). To look at this galaxy through the eyepiece at the prime focus of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) 3.6-m telescope is truly a precious experience. The bar and the blue spiral arms are well outlined, the nucleus itself is very intense and is seen surrounded by bright star forming regions. NGC 1365 has been classified as of type SBb(s)I by Sandage and Tammann (1981) and could well serve as a prototype barred supergiant galaxy. Accordingly, it is today one of the most extensively observed barred galaxies.
Figure 1. Photograph of NGC 1365 obtained in a two-hour exposure at the prime focus of the ESO 3.6-m telescope on a III a-J plate with GG 385 filter. North is up and East is to the left.
NGC 1365 lies within the field of the Fornax cluster of galaxies about 1°.2 from the cluster center (Fig. 2). With a total apparent B magnitude of 10m.32, NGC 1365 is one of the brightest galaxies in the cluster field, and it stands out among the members also because of its differing structure. NGC 1365 has no obvious optical companion except for a weak fuzzy object 8'.5 to the NW of the nucleus (Laustsen et al. 1987 plate 5). One of the nearest of the galaxies in the cluster region is the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1386. In the southwestern outskirts of the cluster we find the peculiar radio galaxy Fornax A.
Figure 2. The Fornax cluster of galaxies. NGC 1365 is seen to the lower right. The dominating elliptical cD galaxy close to the cluster centre is NGC 1399. Courtesy ESO.
NGC 1365 shows obvious nuclear activity. The nucleus itself presents an optical spectrum with broad permitted emission lines underlying more narrow components, characteristic for a Seyfert Type 1.5 nucleus, and it emits a hard X-ray continuum. It is surrounded by a number of continuum radio sources, one of which seems to be a jet emerging from the nucleus. This jet is projected along the axis of a double cone within which high excitation gas streams out of the nucleus and out of the galactic plane. The nucleus is also surrounded by luminous star forming regions that, as we shall see, are composed of a large number of compact superclusters, one of which may contain one of the yet unresolved cicumnuclear radio sources - possibly a radio supernova.
Figure 3. `True'-colour image of NGC 1365 combined from three exposures with the FORS1 multi-mode instrument at the UT1 of the ESO VLT in the B (blue), V (green) and R (red) optical bands. Courtesy ESO.
Because of its display of a wide variety of nuclear activity, its regular structure, absence of interacting companions, a very suitable orientation for kinematic studies and its moderate distance, NGC 1365 is an attractive object for detailed all-embracing studies giving a global picture of a prototype barred galaxy.


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Callum joined EdgeMarc in 2012 and is responsible for business related activities and corporate strategy.
Callum attended the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand where he obtained a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with First Class Honors and also holds a Master's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of New South Wales, and has undertaken executive education at the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. Callum has worked in the Appalachian Basin for 13 years, predominantly in operations in the Marcellus and Utica Shale, but also has onshore experience in Texas and New Zealand.
Callum serves as President and Chairman of the Board for the Appalachian Chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, has served on various international committees for the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is a member of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Trust. Before working in the energy industry, Callum served as a Commissioned Officer in the New Zealand Army as part of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
Alan joined EdgeMarc in early 2014 as the corporate controller and has since held various roles of increasing responsibility within the organization. In March 2018, Alan was appointed interim-CFO with oversight responsibilities for the organization's financial and strategic planning activities.
Alan received his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Thiel College and a Masters of Business Administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.
Alan has worked in various accounting, finance, and corporate strategy roles at both public and private natural resource companies in the Appalachian Basin for more than 15 years and is a licensed CPA in the state of Pennsylvania.
Hugh joined the EdgeMarc team in April 2013 and is responsible for all activities related to asset development, business development, land, and permitting. In addition, Hugh also contributes to long term solutions for water strategies in PA and OH.
Hugh attended Virginia Tech and earned his degree in finance. Hugh has worked in the Appalachian Basin for more than 8 years predominantly in operations.
Prior to working at EdgeMarc, Hugh worked at Energy Corporation of America (ECA) as the Marcellus Field Operations Manager and at Stone Energy Corporation as a Water Superintendent Consultant.
Matt joined EdgeMarc in 2018 and is responsible for marketing natural gas and NGL products, as well as for managing the commercial aspects of EdgeMarc's midstream agreements.
Prior to joining EdgeMarc, Matt worked for thirteen years in the energy industry, including various commercial and business development roles at Columbia Pipeline Group, CONSOL Energy and American Electric Power. He has also consulted for various organizations considering energy infrastructure investments across the United States.
Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance from Carnegie Mellon University and a MBA from The Ohio State University.
Zach joined the EdgeMarc team in November 2015 and is responsible for managing the subsurface team of geologists and engineers. Zach also works closely with the Asset Development group to ensure optimization of field development to maximize value creation.
Zach earned his BS in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College, and has worked in the Appalachian Basin for more than 8 years. Zach is also a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Prior to joining EdgeMarc, Zach worked at Energy Corporation of America with engineering roles in Drilling and Completions, Production, and Reservoir before becoming the Reservoir Engineering Manager.
Jeff joined EdgeMarc in 2016 and is responsible for health, safety, and environmental leadership and oversight.
With 30 plus years of experience in safety, he began his career as an environmental health engineer, and ultimately became the General Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene at U. S. Steel. Jeff also served sixteen years at Allegheny Ludlum Corporation leading industrial hygiene, medical, workers' compensation, and safety efforts. He earned both his BS and MS from the University of Pittsburgh in Biology and Industrial Hygiene.
He was an active member of the American Iron and Steel Institute's Occupational Health and Safety and the World Steel Association's Committee on Safety and Occupational Health; having chaired both organizations. He is certified in comprehensive practice by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. Jeffery is also a member of the Board of Delegates to the National Safety Council and has served on the Board of Trustees for the Industrial Heath Foundation.


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It is a fact that there are various kinds of people in the world. There exists diversity in the human nature and workability. People differ in many aspects as the skin color, the language spoken, the kind of culture that raised them up, and the ethnic groupings that they belong to. Through the various characteristics that people belong to, one is able to identify that this individual belongs to this particular setting and not any other. In the world that we live now, identity is one of the crucial and most wanted characteristics in the life of an individual. It is a concept that has to derive a meaningful and extensive explanation for people to fully understand it. In it is a specific part that captures on the theoretical living of the individual. Moreover, as the course materials explored into, identity is mostly used in political establishments in the world of today (Rajchman, 1998).
Nature has it that people belong to different settings in the society. These are based on the deliberation of the gender, ethnicity and races that exist among people. First and foremost, there are various explanations that endeavor to bring out the origin of the various identities that people clutch to. From my own point of view, the many explanations and expressions that people put across are meaningful and legitimate. In life, people are pound to interact with one another at many instances. These interactions are actually the causes of, or rather the derivation of the identity that people have (Hughes & Fergusson, 2004).
As I interact with my friends in school and also out of school, we develop characteristics that will be depicted in out lives. These interactions takes the perspectives of the use of language, the likes and the dislikes of an individual, the nature and type of the background that an individual comes from, among others. There are various structures in the society that take part in shaping the identity in us. As we interact with these characteristics, we develop innate personality that will determine our way of doing things in life. Moreover, they will be able to typify into the kind of behavior that is in an individual. The gender that an individual belongs to normally identify the kind of distinctiveness he will have before other people. Moreover, the aspect of social class plays a huge role in the determination of the kind of identity that will be exposed by an individual. Besides this, there is also the aspect of culture. This is the way we universally express ourselves before others as members of a particular setting (Hughes & Fergusson, 2004).
As far as identity is developed, it must be nurtured in order for it to grow. In a natural human setting, it is common for a young growing child to be nurtured in the right way for him to grow and manage to the limit that has been set by the society or the family; so does identity. First and foremost, society comprises of various people who take part in different activities. This therefore means that people can be grouped in various groupings as per the kind of the activities that they do. In these groupings, they are able to interact and act together for the betterment of their lives. In the real sense, they are actually developing the kind of identity that people will perceive them with. This also takes to the perspectives of the gender and the roles that people participate in. Moreover, the social structures are responsive for the multiplicity in the identity of assorted individuals.
In life, there are various explanations that try to bring out the aspects of identity. They are theories and practices that people engage in as part of their daily life. The kind of domestic living that people depict is a true reflection of the kind of identity they explore. If an individual comes from a society that has been depicted to be of high class, he will be identified in the same way one identifies the class of the family he comes from (Rajchman, 1998).
There are various instances that have been proved to persuade the change of identity of an individual or a group of people. The ever changing technology has been seen to be the source of the changing cultures in the world. This has resulted in the shift of the nature and the view of the identity that was originally in place. For instance in the United Kingdom, people have been witnessed to change their identity due to the ever changing technology and the inflow of ideas to the nature of life. The various political identities have also been presumed to be among the causes of the change in people's identity that has been experienced in the world (Rajchman, 1998).
We are able to make sense of ourselves and the circumstances around us. This is because of the identity that we have as human beings. The impact of the identity that people have among themselves is mainly the sources of the national identity that will be portrayed by an individual. In the world of changing times, identity is anticipated to change and might be transforming to another level that may be more than it is today (Rajchman, 1998).
In conclusion, identity is an aspect in life that categorizes people in various levels of understanding. We are identified mainly by what we do, what we say and what we belief in. all these aspects are subject to the kind of learning and the experiences that people undergo in life.