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Want to make a dessert for the summer without using your oven? The only time you are using your oven for this recipe is to make the crust for the tart, but if you don't want to turn on your oven at all you can also make a graham crust. Instead of the traditional lemon curd, you can try grapefruit for a milder less sour taste. Although you can totally use lemons here instead of grapefruits. You can do so much with curds, you can make a trifle, mousse, parfait, layered in cakes, cookies, pies etc…Keep in mind that this recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups of grapefruit curd so if you plan to make this for a bigger group then you will need to double the recipe.
Grapefruit Curd Tart
Not everyone likes the taste of coconut flour, it can be a bit overpowering. If you want you can make a simple sweet crust, or even use graham crumbs instead.
You can also use the same recipe to make a lemon curd.
- Prep Time :15 minutes
- Cook Time :15 minutes
- Yield : 5 bars
- Crust
- Coconut flour - 1/2 cup
- Pure maple syrup - 3 TBSP
- Coconut oil - 1/3 cup
- Grapefruit Curd
- Grapefruit juice - 1/2 cup
- Zest of grapefruit - 1/2 TBSP
- Sugar - 1/2 cup
- Egg yolks - 4
In a small saucepan OFF the heat, put all the ingredients to make the grapefruit curd and whisk to combine. Heat the curd on medium low heat of your burner whisking constantly until the mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove and place in a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap making sure that the plastic wrap is touching the curd to prevent a skin forming on the top. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until ready to use.
Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Make sure your coconut oil is softened and not melted. Line a 9" x 4" pan with parchment paper. Press the crust evenly into the pan, prick holes with a fork to prevent from air bubbles. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and cool completely.


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It is my firm belief that a strong partnership between parents and the College is fundamental to their success.
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Progress Tutors are the first point of contact at any time during the year. The College's Parent Portal, accessed through our website, will provide you with up to date attendance and academic progress information to help you keep track on your son/daughter's performance throughout the year.
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Christmas shopping is a very important part of Christmas. It is tradition to giver Christmas
gifts and to receive them. Christmas gifts are especially important for young children because Christmas is one
time of year when they are showered with all the toys and things that they want. For parents with young kids,
Christmas shopping is very important.
Parents usually want to give their children everything that they want. However,
in this economy, a lot of families do not have the money to spend on lots of gifts. Having to cut
back on Christmas shopping spending means the kids will be disappointed.
How to save money on Christmas Shopping?
So, what should parents do? They can start saving money now and hope that they will have enough
by Christmas to get their children what they want. They can also hope that the prices will come down or that they
will find great deals or coupons online to save money on their purchases. Christmas shopping will be a lot more fun
when you can afford to spend money whether you spend it online or at stores. But, usually, there are more special
deals and discounts online than in stores.
Where to get discounts and cash back offers?
While you can spend a lot of time online to search for a coupon that you can use to do your
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Multicurrency Addon
page last edited on 21 February 2018
If you sale worldwide it makes sense to use the addon Multicurrency to make purchases easier for your international customers.
The Multicurrency addon works in a bundle with the addon Geolocation that uses a free "GeoLite2 Country" database by MaxMind.
So please ensure that the addon Geolocation is enabled. The "GeoLite2 Country" database allows to define a customer's location accurate to a country. If you need higher accuracy, you can upload other databases on the Geolocation addon settings page.
To enable the Multicurrency addon, follow the instructions from Installing and Activating Addons.
Once the addon has been installed, the Multicurrency addon will become available in the Store setup -> Localization section of your store admin area.
Please refer to the Currencies tab to configure the addon settings:
- Hide trailing zeros in fractional part : If enabled a price will be displayed without decimals.
- Online currency rates service : Choose a currency converter or set to NONE to define the conversion rates manually.
- Currency converter API key : Specify your currency converter API key here.
This field becomes avaiable if The Currency Converter API or The Free Currency Converter API options are chosen as Online currency rates service. To get an API key please refer to https://www.currencyconverterapi.com/ and https://free.currencyconverterapi.com/ respectively.
- Update online rates every : Set a periodicity of the rates revision.
- Add currency (button and drop-down): Choose a currency you want to add in a drop-down and click the 'Add currency' button
Each currency comes with a pre-set list of countries it's applicable to. If you want you can add/remove countries to/from the list by clicking the 'Countries' field. Each country can be assigned to one currency only.
If you change the default store currency don't forget to update the rates using the 'Update Rates' button for the prices to be displayed correctly.
When installed and configured, the addon in action will look as follows in the store front end:
A customer will see the currency and the language of the country his IP belongs to. A language switch will be available only if translations are enabled in the store. If there are no particular currency and translation defined for the customers location the store content will be displayed in the default currency and language.
The currency that will be used for orders processing will depend on the payment gateway you are using. Some payments allow orders processing only in the default store currency. Others allow to accept payments in more than one currency. Please, check with your payment processing company for details.
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It's only just become spring last week, but since the wineries are open for tasting, off we went. We were staying in Summerland, so we decided to start at a favourite – Thornhaven. On the way there, we saw the Kettle Valley steam train in passing…
Thornhaven Winery
Before enjoying some wine, we went on a walk with Lucy around the mountain to stretch our legs and work up a thirst.
As usual, their wines were delicious. We ended up stocking up on Sheena's favourite Pinot Noir, along with two whites for the soon-to-arrive patio season. One of the whites is named Brooklyn's Blend, which seems apropos this year especially.
We attempted to make it to another winery but it was, alas, closed. That evening, we relaxed at the Summerland resort hotel, joined by our friends Lindsey and Mike (and Jasper). Lucy showed her appreciation for the walk by promptly falling asleep on Sheena.
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"HAQQISLAM: (from the Arabic Haqq Islam, New or True Islam) Religious doctrine derived from Islamism, and its associated Neomuslim culture. A modern interpretation of the set of dogmas and precepts of the Quran that permeates the everyday lives of its followers. Founded by Farhad Khadivar in the late 21st century, the Haqqislamic movement proposed a philosophical and theological revisionism of the classical Islam, in order to adapt it to the society of its time. Haqqislam proclaims Humanism, the Search for Knowledge, and a set of Metaphysical axioms influenced by Sufi scholars, as the foundations of its doctrine, while simultaneously rejecting religious hierarchies and Sunnah, 'tradition', as dogma. Their doctrine is profoundly concerned with political and social issues, and the culture built around it has rekindled the scientific and artistic heirloom of the golden age of Islam."
Ghulam – These are your basic line troops for the Haqqislam. They are cheap, but fairly resiliant. There are many load-outs available.
Nafatun – The flame thrower is a deadly weapon and when used well is capable of destroying opponents. Grenades are not to be ignored either. This unit can spec throw a grenade and avoid an ARO directly back at her.
Jannisary – I believe this is the intended Lieutenant of the starter pack. He is a solid unit capable of dishing out solid damage. Solid ARM and BTS with 2 wounds. He is capable of running up the field and putting heavy pressure on the enemy.
Hunzakut – This troop has Camoflauge and when you deploy him he enters the game as a camo marker. The mines are a great asset. Bringing him in near an objective drop a mine and spend another order to re-enter camo is a solid tactic with him.
Recommended Additions
Ghazi Muttawi'ah
I will not let you play Haqqislam Vanilla or Bahram without owning this box. You can't do it and I wont let you. It is perhaps one of the most bang for your buck units in the entire game. Yes they are weak and have no long range weapons, but they have smoke so strategic deployment of these guys in key to success. I've played countless games where this 5 point unit stole the show by isolating and wrecking house. On top of their solid weapon loadout they are dogged. I've played some awesome games where a dogged troop ran into two mines and shot and killed another in his dying breath. He was mostly clearing the path for the rest of my team, but its a sacrifice that cost me only 5 points and he'd gone dogged already.
Murabids Tuareg
This soldier comes with TO:Camoflauge and inflitration. You can deploy him as a marker or in hidden deployment popping him onto the table to surprise your opponent with a troop he was not expecting. The assault hacker or doctor are perhaps the better load-outs of the troop, but he is a solid addition to any army.
Al Fasid Regiment
This guy is as close you can get to a TAG without being a TAG. Both load-outs are solid and have great uses. I prefer the HMG one because it come with smoke grenade launcher. The fact that he has sixth sense makes him a deadly threat to approach. It is limited to his zone of control, but he is a troop you want to bring up the field and and get into good range against your enemies.


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For more than 35 years, Mr. Giannotto has advised and litigated on behalf of numerous corporations and trade associations involved in hardrock mining, manufacturing and defense contracting in connection with all of the major federal environmental laws and their state analogues. These include the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
Mr. Giannotto was part of a team that successfully litigated the first CERCLA case brought by a State to go to trial (Colorado v. Idarado Mining Company). He has represented the mining industry or individual mining companies in connection with every significant rulemaking by the EPA or the Department of the Interior, and every significant legislative proposal by the Congress, since the early 1980s relating to the environmental obligations or liabilities of hardrock mining companies.
Mr. Giannotto also has long litigated toxic tort and complex insurance matters. He has represented insurers in several mass tort bankruptcies and in numerous class- and mass-actions throughout the country alleging insurer bad faith. He has also litigated coverage disputes and disputes with governmental entities over reimbursement of insurance costs under the National Defense Projects Rating Plan. Mr. Giannotto's toxic tort cases have involved product-created toxic torts (such as asbestos-related injuries) as well as environmental toxic torts (such as releases to the environment from manufacturing facilities).
Recent matters handled by Mr. Giannotto include representing:
- A U.S. based multinational mining company in connection with enforcement proceedings initiated by EPA for alleged violations of the RCRA hazardous waste program in Nevada. This matter involved cutting-edge issues relating to the application of the RCRA Bevill Amendment to secondary streams from air pollution control facilities associated with beneficiation activities.
- A Fortune 50 multinational manufacturing company in connection with the investigation and remediation of a landfill site in upstate New York operated by an entity with which the client formerly did business.
- Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in connection with natural resources damages claims brought by the federal and New Mexico NRD Trustees arising out of a mining operation in New Mexico in which a Mitsubishi subsidiary was formerly a partner.
- Antofagasta Minerals (a Chilean mining company) in connection with the purchase and sale of contaminated property in Nevada undergoing reclamation pursuant to state and federal law.
- National Mining Association in connection with: (i) preparation of an amicus brief before the United States Supreme Court in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association (Nos. 13-1041 & 13-1042), dealing with the ability of an Agency to change its interpretation of a regulation without going through public notice and comment procedures; and (ii) briefing and argument before the D.C. Circuit in In Re: Idaho Conservation League (No. 14-1149) opposing a petition for mandamus filed by various citizens groups seeking to require EPA to promulgate financial assurance requirements for the hardrock mining industry.
- Several national trade organizations in connection with preparation of an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit on Pakootas v Teck Cominco Metals (no. 15-35228), dealing with whether industrial air emissions can trigger CERCLA liability.
- Several multinational companies and trade organizations in EPA rulemakings and other proceedings dealing with the Definition of Solid Waste under RCRA, legitimacy criteria that should be applied to recycling of wastes under Subtitle C of RCRA, the scope of EPA jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act and the need for increased financial assurance requirements for mining companies pursuant to Section 108(b) of CERCLA.
- Manufacturing companies with respect to their obligations under the SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule, including setting up protocols to assure compliance.
- Mining and manufacturing clients in connection with proposed federal legislation, including (i) amendments to TSCA relating to mercury management, recently enacted as part of TSCA reform legislation; and (ii) proposed Mining Law Reform legislation and Good Samaritan legislation pending in the Congress.
Recent matters handled by Mr. Giannotto include representing:
- A major Comprehensive General Liability and Workers' Compensation carrier in an adversary proceeding in federal Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking a declaration as to whether hundreds of tort suits filed against it in Montana are barred by the channeling injunction issued as part of the Plan of Reorganization of W.R. Grace.
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Raising a child with autism is a difficult and often frustrating task. Fortunately, today's parents have access to a number of autism education and support services. Resources are available to help families understand autism, and autism support groups help parents cope with the challenges of raising an autistic child.
Learning about Autism
Parents of an autistic child must learn as much about autism as possible in order to help both their child and themselves. The stress of raising an autistic child can be overwhelming. Parents are often tempted to blame themselves, or one another, for the autism that affects their child. Understanding the nature of autism helps parents keep matters in perspective.
With the wide selection of autism education and support services available, the problem isn't finding educational materials-it's deciding which ones to use.
Online Autism Education
There are many excellent autism websites online, maintained both by professional autism support groups and by other parents.
A word of caution, however. If you access autism education and support services online, be sure that the site is reputable. Some sites contain information that is outdated or simply wrong. Take information only from sites you feel you can trust. If you're in doubt, verify the information with your child's doctor.
In addition to autism education, the Internet can provide virtual autism support groups for parents in the form of forums, message boards and chat rooms. While virtual support services aren't the same as attending a face-to-face parent support group for autism, they can still be very useful.
Hitting the Library
Local libraries and bookstores are goldmines of autism information. With the dramatic rise in autism rates, a number of very good books have been written with the parents of autistic children in mind.
Initially, parents may want a general overview of autism. Some books define what autism is, list the treatment options and answer basic questions. Other books focus on challenges specific to the parents of an autistic child such as toilet training, social acceptance and play time.
In addition to the educational materials, some children's books explain autism to both autistic children and their siblings. Memoirs by autistic writers may give you some understanding of your child's inner life.
A Parent Support Group for Autism
The parents of an autistic child often feel alone. Family members can be a great help to parents, or they can be one more stressor to worry about, depending on individual family dynamics. Strangers in public stare when the child acts "oddly" and some have no qualms about approaching parents and lecturing them about their child's behavior. There are times when you feel no one understands or cares.
Of course, you're not the only parent or parents raising an autistic child. With autism rates as high as one out of every 150 children, many parents are in similar situations. Finding a parent support group for autism is not difficult in most urban areas.
Autism support groups provide a number of advantages to parents. Parents can gain a sense of community with other parents, both by exchanging stories and suggestions.
Many autism support groups have access to autism education and support services. Parents may discover resources they would not have found outside the support group. A parent support group for autism may provide respite care: someone else to care for the child while the parents take some much needed time off. If the support group doesn't offer a respite care program, they may know of someone who does.
Family Therapy
Autism doesn't just affect the autistic child: it affects every member of the family. Stress and family tensions can reach critical proportions when autism is a factor. A partnership is put under terrific strain when parents are caring for a special needs child. If not handled properly, divorce or separation can be the result.
Family therapy can be an important part of your child's autism treatment plan. Family therapy helps both parents and children cope with the changes that autism brings. In addition to autism support groups for parents, support services are available for siblings and other family members.
Seeking out autism education and special services is relatively easy in today's information-packed age. These can prove invaluable as you face the challenge of raising an autistic child.
Autism Online (2001). Autism online. Retrieved July 5, 2007, from the Autism Online Web site: www.autismonline.org/.
AutismLink (2007). Autism resources by state. Retrieved July 5, 2007, from the AutismLink Web site: www.autismlink.com/.


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|The Birth of Venus by Boticelli
Intro essay to Chapter II
On Beauty
Some would argue that wisdom derives from and is the proper application of truth, and that truth will ultimately set you free, and some might even insinuate that all truth, regardless of how awful the consequences of that truth is: is beautiful because it is eternal—ultimately some would say that beauty is the goal of all truth because the otherworldliness of said beauty cannot be moralized or contained by the vicissitudes or standards of this world. That truth sets one free is not so suspect—even the criminal will at times admit after being caught that he is now at peace because he no longer has to live a lie, and he will further admit that the proper penalty affixed to the crime is a relief for him to serve, but beauty? the end goal of all truth is something altogether different and harder to prove.Indeed, many refer to the truth as the "ugly" or "awful" truth. So, what would beauty have to do with truth? Simply this, it is beauty that helps truth become universally accepted and transcendent in nature. Truth, on its own, is restricted by the laws that define it, but beauty does not adhere to any laws. It is in this vain that a devout Christian, drawn to the aesthetic in life, can not only enjoy, but also revel in the writings of a known antagonist to Christianity such as Nietzsche, so long as the writings appeal to a sense that does not judge moral grounds. That higher sense is beauty. If Nietzsche's writings are beautiful, then they supersede the usual pretext of truth. Much in the same vain, Christ's life can and does appeal to the atheist. Perhaps they find no value or reason to adhere to His teachings, but the beauty of His mortal ministry and the catharsis from reading about His suffering for mankind arouses an aesthetic sense of the beautiful within them and causes them to love Christ for reasons entirely different than a believer. Along those same lines, people generally attribute to Satan all that is ugly, repugnant, and rebellious in nature. Assailing him with all kinds of deriding and denigrating remarks, helps them keep Satan at bay because as long as he remains ugly, there is no danger that the masses will seek to understand or emulate his plight. Then along come the Greeks, and with them, a very dangerous myth. Applying the myth of Prometheus to Satan is so damaging to a Christian world because it beautifies the plight of that miscreant, and in so doing, a person cannot help but pity the audacity of the fiend who sought to overthrow and challenge the very God of heaven. By making the story of his rebellion beautiful and noble, it threatens to destroy the ignominy of his act. The power of beauty: on the one hand, it buoys up the believers in Christ and persuades them to continue with their shoulder to the wheel of adversity, so long as they know that their Savior, the beautiful champion of all adversity, has already tread the winepress of the wrath of God, why can't they withstand the fire of affliction but for a moment, when they know that the grand mansions in celestial realms await them; and on the other hand beauty dissuades someone from walking such narrow paths and enjoins them to wander about the broad fields of sensuality and ego, and rallies them around their aesthetic reprobate who wrongfully remains chained to the rock by those vindictive gods. Either way, when a world is so full of suffering and pain, the ultimate truth or use of beauty would be the one that brought some sort of meaning to all that useless pain, and no myth or reality can cause someone to brook the onslaughts of suffering in this world quite like that of Christ. True, all this might be a source of deflection, a myth created to console the sufferer from the uselessness of suffering, but it works. And whether Christ lives or is a myth, his life was beautiful—something more important than the truth itself. Even modern man will not outgrow the need for such beauty. Indeed, these catastrophic times of ugliness send us reeling for such beauty. No, modern man will not outgrow the need for beauty: it qualifies his actions and justifies his life. In Norman Maclean's masterpiece, his father, the strict preacher, the family rock and teacher of great verities, subtly explains to


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Know Your Risk
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, more than 2,150 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of 1 death every 40 seconds. Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing more than 370,000 people annually.
Most people who die suddenly from heart disease have no previous symptoms. While heart disease can be hereditary, there are many other risk factors when it comes to your heart health.
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Keep up the pressure on Archos
From: Mat Holton (mathew.holton_at_surface-inspection.com)
Date: 2003-11-14
I have to admit the only reason I bought an Archos was because of
-----Original Message-----From: Gvillo, Mike <MXG_at_dolby.com>To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>Sent: 13/11/2003 20:29Subject: RE: Keep up the pressure on ArchosNo lawyers out there willing to help out Rockbox? They put in their
free time for your mp3 player, how about a little pro-bono advice?
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1)Rockbox is the only thing that makes Archos a contender on the mp3
2)I will not buy another Archos product and I will discourage everyone I
can from buying ANY Archos product if they continue to insult user code
development. Even their threats to you make me want to go back to a
Creative device, especially since they took the PlayCenter out of the
file transfer loop, hmmm...
"computer law is one of the most unfair, perverse, corporate
friendly/individual unfriendly thing ever dreamt up"
How else do you think Microsoft is allowed to undermine the cultural and
technological development by forcing the world to use its POS software?
They aren't around because their products are reliable and pleasant to
work with.
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You are so much more than just a resume and a headshot!
(Especially if you're an actor/singer/photographer/etc.)
You have probably worked dozens of different gigs and have tons of awesome photos, stories, videos, and maybe even testimonials to share. Don't let all of that go to waste…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a website is worth a billion.
By creating a personal website, not only will you have the platform to share your entire promotional or professional experience with agencies and brands, but you will also set yourself apart as a true professional in the promotional marketing industry.
The result?
You are going to impress A LOT more agencies and land A LOT more gigs.
I whipped up my promo website in no time and as soon as I started including it in my resume, emails, business cards, and interviews, my success rate of getting hired for gigs is so high now that a lot of times I have to turn down offers!
You can check my website out at http://www.kennyazamapromo.com.
It's not much and there's so much more that I could do with it but this alone puts me way ahead of the rest of the applicants. It paints a much more vivid picture of who I am, who I've worked for, and what I do best. I plan on eventually adding a video and testimonials from agencies as well!
Wouldn't you want to hire a freelancer who has their own professional website?
Wouldn't you want to hire promotional staff who are good at promoting themselves?
It's a game changer, seriously.
Even if you don't use it for your promos, you should definitely, absolutely, positively, 100% be the owner of your own name domain name. Not having one is like not picking up your newborn baby from the hospital and letting someone else take them (okay, not having your own domain name is worse but you get the point). This is an extremely valuable asset that you don't want to miss out on. Another plus is you get your own email domain eg. "firstname.lastname@example.com."
Click here to snag your domain name (www.FullName.com) before someone else does!
You DO NOT need to know how to code to build your own website.
Building a website is WAY easier and cheaper than most people think and today I'm going to show you how to do it from scratch to finish in under 10 minutes for only $3.95 per month (an average of only 10 minutes of promo work).
In order to make a website you need to have 2 things – a domain name and a hosting provider.
A domain name is the part that comes before ".com". You'll want to claim your full name if you can for your domain name.
A hosting provider is a service that provides space on the internet for your website. Think of it like the land you build a house on except the house is your website.
I use Bluehost for my domain name and web hosting because not only is it cheap, but it's also incredibly fast, powerful, and reliable. Bluehost is also the only recommended hosting provider by WordPress (the #1 website building software in the world) since 2005, which is a testament in itself. Bluehost offers excellent customer service via phone or chat and they are extremely user friendly for anyone new to websites.
A hosting plan is only $3.95/month if you use THIS link (plus for a limited time only, you will receive a FREE domain name!)
Here's how you lock down your domain name and hosting in 5 easy steps (approx. 4 minutes):
1. Click here to go to Bluehost's website and press the green "Get Started Now" button
2. Select the "Starter Plan" (you can always upgrade later if you'd like)
3. Enter the domain name that you want (www.FullName.com). If your name is already taken, try adding in your middle initial or add "Promo" or "BA" at the end if you want it to be exclusively for your promo work. You ALWAYS want the .com version of your domain.
4. Fill in your information
*You don't need to get any of the upgrades so save your money and uncheck everything here
5. Enter your billing information and then press "Submit"
You are now the proud owner of your very own domain name and website/blog! It's yours for as long as you like and you can use it for whatever you like. Promo website, personal blog, online portfolio of your acting gigs, etc. It's almost like buying your very own house. A cyber one, but still. Now let's decorate it…
Another reason why Bluehost is great is because they offer Weebly absolutely free. Weebly is a powerful and easy to use "drag and drop" website building tool which you can use to create your website or blog in mere minutes. You simply choose which elements or pages you want on your website and drop them where you want them! It's perfect for beginners and you don't even need to know how to code!
I'll show you how to install Weebly onto your website in 3 easy steps (approx. 5 minutes):
1. Access your Bluehost account by logging in with the username and password you created when you purchased your domain and hosting plan
2. Scroll down and click on the "Use Weebly" icon
3. Under the free "Basic" plan, select the domain name you just purchased to get started.
*Once you're logged in, you will have access to a dashboard (below) and you will be able to design your website using Weebly's "drag and drop" tools. It's super easy to use and you'll have a beautiful website in no time!
-Once in Weebly, you can click the "Design" tab at the top to choose a theme for your website and what's convenient is that you can change the theme whenever you like and all of your content will stay put. From the design tab you can also customize your fonts, your titles, your colors, and much more.
-To add pages to your website, simply click the "Pages" tab at the top and enter the ones you want. The pages I recommend every Brand Ambassador include on their website are:
Within any of these pages, you can showcase all of your photos, videos, stories, and testimonials to bring your experience and your personal brand to life!
Just to recap everything we just discussed:
-Buy your domain and hosting plan through Bluehost (Use this link and it's only $3.95 AND for a limited time only you'll get a FREE domain name)
-Install Weebly, the "drag and drop" website builder, to design your website or blog in mere minutes
-Include pages for "About", "Skills & Services", "Brands Represented", and "Hire Me" (bare minimum) and even add a Blog to it if you'd like to showcase your experiences through writing.
And there you have it! That's the basics of building your very own website/blog in less than 10 minutes! Easy peasy right? You already have the content and now you all you have to do is plug it in.
Whether this website is for your promo work, your acting gigs, your blog, your photography, or it's for your professional online portfolio, you've made an extremely profitable decision to have your own website. In this day and age, if you don't exist online, you don't exist at all.
If you take the time to craft a thoughtful personal website or blog, be ready for many, many, many more opportunities to come your way.
Most of the time Weebly through Bluehost will be perfectly fine to build your promo website. But maybe you want something more beautiful and flexible than what Weebly can provide. If you're looking to build a professional blog or portfolio for your acting, singing, photography, or personal use, I'd love to help!
With over 2 years of website developing experience, I've created many websites for a variety of industries, including the one you're browsing right now.
In this day and age, your personal brand is one of your most valuable assets and it all starts with having your own professional website.
Get in touch with me here and let's bring your vision to life!
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Civil Scope: A.CHAL
by Lupe LLerenas
The greatest musicians in any genre, whether you're talking about Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Prince, or The Notorious B.I.G., all had one thing in common: they defined a generation.
In the past few years, A.CHAL has developed his image and style from his Latin American roots, and now defies standard R&B tropes with a sleek voice, an eclectic sonic palette, and his ingenuity in speaking about emotions at its rawest form.
The R&B singer, songwriter, and producer was born in Lima, Pero and raised in the Peruvian city of Trujillo before settling in Queens, New York. His music fuses the indigenous sounds of his home country with his steady curiosity for American music. What he is building in the space of R&B is unlike any artist: the vibrations are hypnotic and psychedelic, blurring lines of hip-hop, electronic, and even trap at times.
The KarenCivil.com team recently chopped it up with A.CHAL to talk about his music career, creative process, and much more.
Check out our Civil Scope interview with A.CHAL on the following pages.
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text: I recently wrote about the daikon radish, introducing this off-the-beaten-path veggie that I adore. Well, Tablespoon's Facebook fan page lit up with comments from others who know this radish and love it like I do. It was awesome. So, I am wondering: have you heard of the sunchoke (aka the Jerusalem artichoke)? This root vegetable looks like a cross between a potato and a ginger root. It can be a little hard to find - most local grocery stores where I live don't carry it, but Whole Foods does. And a friend informs me that backyard gardeners should avoid it since it's more invasive than mint (and that is saying a lot!). Although I heard about sunchokes a few years ago, I only recently saw and tried them for the first time. In their raw form (yes, they can be eaten raw), they have a crispy, crunchy texture sort of like a water chestnut or a raw red radish. The flavor, when raw, is minimal - bland even. When cooked, sunchokes take on this delightful creamy texture and a flavor that's a cross between a red potato and an artichoke heart. It's really wonderful. I tried these for the first time this week, using a technique that works for most veggies: roasting. My Easy Roasted Sunchokes. I hunted around on Tablespoon, and there is one other recipe for these uncommon root vegetables. Sunchoke and Spinach Salad is a chopped salad with a tangy yogurt-based dressing. It sounds pretty good. Sunchokes are definitely something I will be eating again. I hear they are good in a stir-fry, so I might have to try that next time. Have you had sunchokes before? What's your take on them? Sarah W. Caron (aka scaron) is a food writer, editor and blogger. Find her online at Sarah's Cucina Bella.


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The PaySimple development team is committed to improving the PaySimple product through regular technology releases. Here are some of the highlights from our latest release:
Add Attachments to Invoices
When sending an email invoice to a customer, you now have the option to upload an attachment to be e-mailed to your customer along with the invoice. This is a really easy way to share any supporting documentation pertaining to the invoice with your customers.
Reports Quick Links Section
Now you can access your reports from anywhere in the application with just one click. Standard reports are included as quick links by default. You can also easily add any of your custom reports to this list by selecting the "Add to QuickLinks" option from the custom report action menu.
Modify Custom Report Date Range
We added the date range selector to custom reports. You can now see and modify the date range of activity to view a custom report directly on the custom report page.
Default Display Will be "Active" Status for Recurring Lists
We always want to show you the most relevant data as quickly as possible. Now, when you go to view your Recurring Payments or Recurring Invoices, the default display will show you the schedules with an active status.
Customer Care's Time-Saving Tip of the Week
This week's tip is brought to you by Mel, a Senior member of the Customer Care team: "Want more information about a transaction? Click into the Transaction ID number or use the Action menu to view more detailed information about your transaction."
Tell us what you think!
Do you have ideas to improve the PaySimple product? We'd love to hear them! Leave a comment below, or send an e-mail with your thoughts to firstname.lastname@example.com


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This post is in response to a blog reader comment that seem to indicate he is still using the old classic template in a New Blogger account, but want a Link List in the sidebar which is only available for blogs using the New Blogger template.
When you migrate your old classic Blogger account to the New Blogger account, your blogs will still be using the old classic template. To take advantages of the new features of a New Blogger template, you will have to upgrade your old classic template to the New Blogger template.
Sign into Dashboard. You will see a list of blogs. Blogs with old classic template will have a link "Template" (circled in red in screenshot below) while blogs with New Blogger template will have a link "Layout (circled in red also):
To upgrade to a New Blogger template, click on "TEMPLATE" and then below the TEMPLATE tab, click on CUSTOMIZE DESIGN, then click "Upgrade your template". You will then be presented with a choice of templates. Select one and save.
Don't worry too much about your choice of template. You can easily change later. And if Blogger standard templates are not good enough for you, there are now plenty of New Blogger templates to chose from. Here are some of them (click BACK button to get back to this page:
New Blogger 3 column templates modified by Stavanger
Dots 3 column template with Header modified by Stavanger
New Blogger 3 column templates modified by Ramani
New Blogger 3 column templates by Isnaini
3 column New Blogger templates by Thur
Ramani's New Blogger Neo template
New Blogger templates by Final Sense.
(Note: Blogger will backup your classic template when you migrate to New Blogger template so that you can revert to your former template if you want, but it is advisable to also copy the template from the template editor, paste it into Notepad and save it. Not only will it serve as an extra backup, some of the customization you may copy-paste into the New Blogger Page Element or direct into the template depending on the case, thus making your task of getting your previous customization easier.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Migrating an old classic Blogger template to the New Blogger template
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But how do you migrate if your template bar only has the Edit current, AdSense and Pick New tabs?ReplyDelete
Are you publishing your post via FTP? If so, custom domain is not availble for you and you can use only old classic templates. That reminds me, I have to update the post to include that piece of information.ReplyDelete
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It was very interesting for me to read that blog. Thanks the author for it.ReplyDelete
I like such topics and everything that is connected to them.
I would like to read more soon.
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Yesterday I blogged about the 6 ways/places to buy Affiliate Program Management: An Hour a Day online. Today, while checking its sales ranks in one of these places (Amazon), I was pleased to see the book listed as #1 hot new release in the Web Marketing section:
Additionally, it has made the top 3 list in the Direct Marketing bestsellers:
Have you purchased your copy yet? 🙂


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Little Rock really is a great place to live, especially if you like the outdoors. The Arkansas River Trail extends from it's inner 15 mile loop in the city all the way out past Pinnacle Mountain. You can ride over the Big Dam Bridge, the Two Rivers Bridge, the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge, as well as other small ones.
Since I am training for a 50 mile ride during Tour de Rock, last Saturday I set out on my bike to get some fresh air and see the city. I rode from my house down to Burns Park, then across the North Little Rock side to the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge.
I love my bike. Vetta is a 1983 Cannondale, one of the first with an aluminum frame. I got her at a bike shop in Rogers, Arkansas, right after I graduated college. I paid about $100 bucks for her, and have since put about another $200-300 back, including tune ups. She doesn't climb very well, because she's built for flat roads and doesn't have the low gears to tackle big hills, but she's fast. Check out my sexy bike shorts, haha.
I set out at about 10:30 am and rode the 10 miles downtown to the bridge. It was a hot day, but the air felt great as I sped through the trails. The North Little Rock side of the trail is way more developed, so I turned around at the Clinton Bridge and came back that way. The Little Rock side cuts off and stops, and it can get confusing for someone that doesn't know the trail. Don't let that dismay you from riding it, though. It's great to hit the Riverfront Park and speed your way down to the Big Dam Bridge.
They're constantly working on the parks, and it's wonderful to see them full of people on a Saturday morning. I haven't been giving my bike a lot of love lately, but that really needs to change. I forgot how much I love to ride, so I'll be hitting the trails more all summer.
I'm very happy that Little Rock has such a vibrant cycling scene. This recent addition to the Clinton Presidential Park is a really beautiful walking trail. I'm hoping to get some great pictures there during our wedding.
Do you have places in your town or city where you love to exercise?


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A Classroom Management Plan That Works
It's that point of 12 months again – time for the frenzy to purchase college supplies, go to open home, complete all of that pesky enrollment paperwork, and get the kids again to high school! It is the accountability of house educators and the media to appropriate poor attitudes and share positive experiences with the general public, who could even discover themselves contemplating the same route of training in the very near future. They could also be employed by the principal under which they serve, however they're also accountable to and skilled by their respective particular education models.
Besides being a member of the council of graduate faculties which is the national fee of accrediting, the University of Houston is accredited by the state board for educator certification and the nationwide council for accreditation of trainer education. They additionally help normal schooling lecturers to adapt classes that will meet the wants of the scholars with disabilities of their lessons.
Also, some faculties have utilized a system by which the particular education teacher or tutorial assistant will work in collaboration with the final schooling teacher in the identical classroom. They want a human who really cares about them and wants to see them be all they are often. They want a teacher with enthusiasm they will catch to curiosity them in a topic.
The inherent problem with labeling students for particular schooling services is that the definitions established by states leaves much to individuals decoding criteria as established. In the district during which I work students are recognized through a CASST course of whereby a instructor makes the preliminary referral and the workforce evaluates the chance that the kid has a disability. It has reduced the variety of RSP teachers needed to observe these college students in a common training setting.
I have seen my share of lazy and badly behaved college students and feel that all of these kids can do better if solely the instructor had extra time for individualized instruction. Schools have designated special education academics who transfer from class to class, and since they don't have their very own school rooms to teach, they'll provide varying ranges of support to students from different school rooms, as wanted. Research reveals that help at an early age enormously diminishes the need for particular education in the future.…


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Too much work can cause stress and major health problems including heart disease, depression, headaches, diabetes, and obesity.
Unfortunately, we exacerbate the issue because we tend to eat unhealthy food during stressful moments at work. Unhealthy snacks are always the top of mind choice because they are always within reach and provide immediate comfort due to the high salt or sugar content. Although they are convenient, eating these types of food can cause more stress than relief in the long run.
The high sodium content with junk and fast food is your ultimate enemy. Although they may seem nutrient packed, the high sodium content hinders your body from absorbing these nutrients. So what to do? If not junk and fast food, what do you do to keep yourself awake, alive, and sane during crunch time?
Start your day at the office with coconut water. It's a smart tactic to keep you cool and collected. Without proper hydration, you'll get hungry and flustered. Coconut water is a natural elixir, with simple carbohydrates and electrolytes, with less natural sugar compared to other drinks. Also, it contains no fat and is low in calories, and the taste is refreshing.
With Tetra Pak's six-layer packaging technology, you can now store your healthy dose of anti-stress coconut water in the office. Best served chilled and with officemates. Tropicana Coco Quench is available in 1L and 330-ml ready–to-drink pack.


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Copyright © Charles Prokop. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Not one of us ever grows up to be what he intended to be. Not one of us fulfills his own expectations, Travis. We are all our own children, in that sense. At some point, somewhere, we have to stop making demands.
From The Green Ripper, one of the Travis McGee mysteries by John D. MacDonald
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I've always been at risk for making life harder than it has to be by trying to live up to self-imposed standards. I can get caught up in how well I'm playing golf or if I'm keeping some project of my own on schedule when no one else cares and it really doesn't make any difference. In short, I tend to forget the standards are self-imposed, and if I don't like them, I can change them. I can stop making demands.
Back when I was getting paid for my time, I suppose that made a little sense. No one was telling me what to do from moment to moment, and if I didn't set a personal schedule and personal goals I was at risk for not accomplishing anything. Eventually that would be noticed and I'd suffer in terms of raises or promotions.
Those self-imposed standards had the risk of sucking the joy out my job, but at least they led to financial rewards and career advancement. Applying those standards to my golf game or my piddly-squat projects risks sucking the joy without any payback. I suspect that means I'd be better off letting some things slide a bit.
I bet no one would notice.
Having a good time needling and laughing my way around the golf course and daily life may not be such a bad standard to impose on myself, anyway. I suspect that Meyer, the voice of wisdom in the quote at the top of this post, would agree.
It's a nice afternoon and the roof of the carport I've built still has a few courses of shingles to go. But the roof doesn't leak and there's no rain in the forecast anyway.
Charles Prokop is a clinical psychologist who writes about golf at fairwaywords.


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Another parenting challenge you won't find in any of the how-to books is how to help your 17-year-old firstborn navigate his first heart-break. Apparently helping doesn't mean hovering, shouldering or swooping in and saving the day, my bad! Believe me when I tell you that there is nothing worse than realizing you've been meddling like this right up to your kids' adulthood.
As a freshly self-identified helicopter parent, I recognize that no one, especially Jake, has asked for my help in this way.
Full disclosure (I'm getting good at those): my first instinct was to memorialize my reaction in a vlog. And in all my well-intentioned emotional "honesty," I realized while editing, that all of it was best left on the cutting room floor as they say.
So here's what I got out of this:
I'm lousy with boundaries. Whether it was their first day at kindergarten, or navigating friendships or getting their driver's license or
having their heart-broken, I have bumbled my way through helping my kids cope, thinking I could "fix things," truly believing I was an expert. Ironically, this blog is teaching me the flip side of being a so-called mom: that the more I think I know, the more I realize I don't.
Don't we all have that mom fix-it impulse? To step in and just take-over?
Well, apparently this So-Called Mom doesn't just take over and fix, I flat-out hijack any and all rites of passage and then take it upon myself to fix things that aren't even broken.
So back to where I began: my 17-year-old, Jake. Yesterday he fessed up that the reason he's been staying home from school isn't his "migraines," but because the girl who he's been crushing on all year-long is moving far away. I spent the day texting with him, while he was in class, about what to do. That's no-no #1. And then I bawled about it like it was happening to me.
Note to self: Don't create a false narrative about your kid's so-called heartbreak like it's going to create a lifetime of regret over "the one that got away." Especially over a relationship that never even happened. It's as if I see the disappointment of a first crush as proof that leaving the bubble of homeschooling was the bad idea I knew it would be.
My problem? I feel my kids pain even more than they do. And then whenever there's a remote discomfort, I want to "protect" my kids from feeling it—and I do, without realizing that letting them experience these things is essential to building confidence and resiliency.
Look, I want to say it's not as bad as it sounds, but the truth is that he is transforming into an adult faster than I can keep up with and I just want to be able to say I did OK. Part of that means that I can look back and confirm that I provided an equal balance of support and letting go—that he has been able to find his own path after I showed him the ropes. But I realize now that I haven't been doing that—and not just with Jake but will all my kids. I've been leading the pack too strongly and controlling their emotional responses.
So this next part is going to be hard. It means backing off of my instinctive responses and keeping my pain to myself. I get this about letting them fail. But maybe I'm afraid of failing myself? Do other moms also share that?
Please say yes,
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Throw Size Memory Quilt
• Throw Size Memory Quilt finished size approx 62.5″ x 62.5″ (158.5 by 158.5 cm)
• all fabrics supplied by me for the border, backing and wadding (filling) are 100% cotton.
• Made from 35 – 45 items of child's clothing (please send slightly more if sending tiny items). Adult size clothing will require approximately 8 items, depending on size.
• All unused and uncut items of clothing returned.
• Please select colour choice when ordering from drop down boxes.
• Please specify free personalisation required in box provided.
• Costs of sending clothing to me to be covered by customer
If you choose to pay via a payment plan, work will not commence on your keepsake until 50% payment has been received. Your keepsake will be returned to you once payment plan has been completed.
Please note: Quilt in photographs is for demonstration purposes only. Your Throw size Memory Quilt will be made from fabrics provided by you.


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A spat between American VoIP companies and the South Korean government has threatened to shut down a communications channel between U.S. soldiers and their families. The South Korean Ministry of Information and Communications, their rough equivalent to our FCC, is trying to block and shut down several VoIP services including AT&T CallVantage, Lingo, Skype and Vonage, according to a report published by the Stars and Stripes military newspaper. VoIP is often used by U.S. service members as an inexpensive way of communicating to their families back home.
The Ministry of Information and Communications contends the VoIP companies have been running a de-facto telephone service without applying for the correct permits and complying with the country's Telecommunications Business Act. However, the issue goes a bit deeper than that and as it appaers, it's all about money once again.
The South Korean government, with the backing of major South Korean ISPs like Dacom, Korean Telecom and Hanaro has pushed for the ban because of the flat-rate calling plans offered by their American competitors. Korean companies still charge per minute for VoIP calls, while American VoIP companies have flat-rate plans for as little as $14.99 a month (Vonage Basic 500). The flat-rate plans have been popular for service members who aren't exactly living in luxury while on their military tours.
Last week, VoIP customers inside bases reportedly started receiving notices that they would no longer be able to use their VoIP service. The South Korean government had threatened to cut-off unapproved VoIP service last Saturady, but held off after the U.S. Forces Korea command requested a postponement.
If South Korea eventually succeeds in banning American VoIP companies, service members will be forced to used approved South Korean ISPs, which charge 13 cents per minute for VoIP calls.


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The extreme right's early adaptation of digital communication technology has gained plenty of scholarly attention. However, most research has been focused on the political discourses and the networking in relation to online communication. In recent years an emerging body of work on the specific communicative forms used in facilitating and enabling both collective and connective action repertoires have contributed to greater understanding of how digital communication relates to social mobilisation. Swedish extreme right-wing groups have a long history of alternative media production, and today producing and distributing digital videos have become a key strategy in their political communication.
This paper explores the video activism deployed by extreme far-right groups in Sweden. It analyses the ideological and aesthetical aspects of visual politics, and the distribution strategies facilitated by YouTube. The study is based on an analysis of more than 200 clips produced a by four extreme right-wing organisations. It explores the intersection between political discourse and visual propaganda. The study shows that clips have, at least, three major functions. First, they confirm the existence of extreme right-wing groups to a potentially large audience. Second, the content of the clips contributes to a normalization of the socio-political dimensions of the extreme right. Third, YouTube constitutes a political arena in itself, and video production are adjusted and shaped to the specific media logic and structures of YouTube, making video activism a political practice.


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Everyone knows that, as soon as they have kids, they "should" get a will. Unfortunately, many people put it off, usually because of the cost, thinking that whatever the intestacy laws of the state they live in will probably do what they would do anyway. Well, one Minnesota law is a good reminder to all of us that relying on intestacy laws may cause a lot of headaches for those we leave behind.
Minnesota Statute 524.2-402(a)(2) provides that if a decedent dies without a will and leaves a spouse and descendants, the spouse will inherit a life estate in the home with the descendants inheriting a remainder interest. That means that both the spouse and descendants own the property at the same time, but that the spouse will have a right to live in the house for the remainder of that spouse's life. The purpose of this law is to give the descendants some right to the estate if the spouse remarries. However, this can create problems in cases where the descendants are minor children.
If a parent and their children hold property in this way, then the parent is prohibited from taking any major action, such as refinancing or selling the home, without the children's permission. If the children are minors, then the parent has to petition the court to allow such action to be taken and the children are usually compensated by getting a portion of the profits on any sale. Additionally, it's possible that the court might appoint a guardian/conservator for the minor child to independently represent the child's interest at the hearing. All of this comes at a cost of time and money and can seriously hinder the parent's ability to deal with the property.
How can this be avoided? Many people have their home in joint tenancy with right of survivorship. In the event of one parties' death, the property automatically goes to the other party without triggering will provisions or intestacy laws. Unfortunately in this case, property is held in joint tenancy only if the title specifically states that it is in joint tenancy. If there is any mistake or question as to the title, it will not be in joint tenancy. If this is the case, then the parties hold the property as tenants-in-common and, upon the death of one party, that interest will pass under will provisions or intestacy laws, including the law that makes children co-owners of the property.
In order to make sure that your spouse will not have to deal with this major headache, find a licensed attorney and get that will done.


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Day to day chats � Monthly Friday Night raffles �
NEW Monthly raffles
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NEW Monthly rafflesin Monthly Friday Night raffles Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:31 pm
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These were suggested in the feedback in December, so I am going to begin with the first one in March. Two weeks before each one is going to happen I will list prizes on here and tickets will be sold on Friday evening. To begin I will offer prizes from Galactic garments and the money will go towards new eyepieces for the historic and new NLO telescopes.
NEQ6 mount, C6 telescope with skywatcher guide scope for moving around with Starlight SXVR H9 main camera and SX auto guider.
Celestron C9.25 and WOZ 72 in dome with atik 460 camera and a Co-star for guiding with alpy for spectroscopy.
MCT5 with SE mount and SXVR MX 916 camera and star analyser for spectroscopy
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TerraMetrics Receives Military Training Technology's Top 100 Award
Littleton, Colo.—Littleton, Colorado-based TerraMetrics, Inc., a leading developer of high-precision terrain-rendering technologies and global satellite imagery for aviation, simulation and geospatial markets, announced today that it has been recognized as a top military training solution company by Military Training Technology magazine. Judged by an impartial panel of experts, the annual Top 100 listing honors companies that have made a significant impact on the military training industry through virtual simulation, live training, modeling, gaming and other technologies. Criteria included total military sales, innovation and program effectiveness.
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Finance & Development, June 1996
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- Policy Reform in Russia's Oil Sector
- Energy and the Environment: Technical and Economic Possibilities
- How Successful Are IMF-Supported Adjustment programs?
- The Response of Investment and Growth to Adjustment Policies
- The Quality of Fiscal Adjustment and Growth
- The Tobin Tax and Exchange Rate Stability
- COUNTERPOINT Why a Two-Tier Tobin Tax Won't Work
- World Economy in Transition Social Indicators of Development
- The Revenue Decline in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union
- The Implicit Pension Debt
- IMF's New Data Standards Online
- Forget Convergence: Divergence Past, Present, and Future
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- Stock Market Development and Corporate Finance Decisions
- Urbanization: The Challenge for the Next Century
Stock Market Development and Corporate Finance Decisions
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
- Published Date:
- January 1996
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