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South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham criticized President-elect Donald Trump for praising Julian Assange while expressing skepticism of alleged Russian hacking.
Trump tweeted early Wednesday, citing an interview the WikiLeaks founder did with Fox News on Tuesday in which he said a "14-year-old" could have hacked into the email account of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager.
The president-elect also cited Assange's assertion that the information from that hack and others of Democratic officials did not come from the Russians.
Julian Assange said "a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta" - why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017
"@FoxNews: Julian Assange on U.S. media coverage: "It's very dishonest." #Hannity pic.twitter.com/ADcPRQifH9" More dishonest than anyone knows— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017
Asked on CNN about Trump appearing to take the side of the WikiLeaks founder over that of the U.S. intelligence community, Graham said, "It's very disturbing, quite frankly." Graham said he would encourage Trump to be "doubtful" about Assange, and to ask some "hard questions" in an intelligence briefing the president-elect is scheduled to get on Friday.
Assange told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday that the outgoing Obama administration is focusing on the hacking in an attempt to delegitimize the incoming Trump administration.
"I hope no American will be duped by him," Graham said of Assange. "Look at his record in terms of how he treats our country."
Graham also said that if Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of State, did not accept that Russia hacked into Democratic National Committee emails and those of Podesta, he would have a hard time voting for him.
"If a nominee for a critical job doesn't understand what the Russians are up to, I'll have a hard time believing they are good at their job," he said.
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Often our problem is not the problem but its more how we think about the problem. Our attitude towards the problem can make it seem large and overwhelming or small and under control. Problems arise from areas of darkness and when we think negative thoughts about our problems we add more darkness hoping to cancel out the darkness with more darkness. 1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin." No matter how dark the room, one flick of the switch and light changes everything. John 8:32 "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." Today allow the light of the world to be the light in your world, allow the light of life to bring you life. Lift up your head and put a smile on your face, your best days are yet to come.
This Sunday morning I will be sharing, "Wisdom Speaks." By the work of the Holy Spirit the Lord speaks to us, having wisdom is to repeat what He tells us.
Continue to pray for all those in need, looking forward to seeing you soon, lots of love Pastor Kevin and Alice

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Search Engine Marketing (SEM), also known as pay-per-click (PPC) or paid search, is a form of internet advertising that allows advertisers to be seen by customers at the very moment they are searching for a product or service. By bidding on the opportunity to have their own ad displayed across major search engines (Google, Bing, etc.), advertisers are able to drive traffic to their dedicated landing page and convert those visitors into new leads for their business.
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Laila Goodridge was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election, which was held July 12, 2018.
Prior to her election, Ms. Goodridge worked for Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She has also previously served the Minister of the Environment in Ottawa and spent almost five years working in the oil sands in Fort McMurray.
She's an active volunteer within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. She is fluent in French and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean.
Ms. Goodridge was born and raised in Fort McMurray, the community she represents today. She has been actively involved in politics for over half her life, volunteering on her first political campaign at age 15, and has been involved in politics since that point in time. She has served on both provincial and federal conservative boards in various roles.


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Is Your Marketing wimpy or HEFTY?
Remember the HEFTY garbage bags? They taunted the smaller cheaper garbage bags that broke at the first sign of stress as empty bean cans and rotting chicken bones stretched and poked their plastic skins, busting all over the disgusted housewife's formerly spotless kitchen floor.
"wimpy, wimpy, wimpy", the leaky bags would wimper.
'HEFTY, HEFTY, HEFTY" , the stronger sturdy bags would chant ; taunting the disgraced and broken wimpy bags….
The fact that we still remember that is proof that Hefty did not engage in wimpy marketing! How about you? Are you engaging in wimpy marketing?
We, of all people shouldn't be doing anything wimpy. Come on –we're small business owners. Entrepreneurs. Risk takers. We're the brave of the brave – if we liked "easy" we'd still be rotting away in some cubicle somewhere. But we're not. We love a good challenge. We thrive on risk. So then WHY in the world do so many of us wimp out when it comes to our marketing??? Why???
Are you wimping out when it comes to your marketing? Here are 7 signs you might be:
- You avoid the hard stuff – This is number one because this is the biggest mistake I see small businesses make. Read my lips – "MARKETING IS NOT EASY" – or rather EFFECTIVE marketing– that kind that will bring you more qualified leads, more sales, and higher profits—consistently, is not easy. It takes W-O-R-K. What does that mean exactly? That means you have to do the hard stuff that most of us hate: study, research, and analyze.
- You follow your competitors – Fear of stepping out of the box and taking risks prevents a lot of businesses from really shining through and creating that WOW factor they need to stand apart from the crowd. Take a look at what your competitors are doing and do the opposite. Are they playing it safe? Go risky. Are they all doing print? Find a less crowded place to reach your target market. (Yes, that will take some research!). AND, your competitors are most likely making all 7 of these wimpy marketing mistakes- so do you really want to do what they do?
- You don't track and measure- These days with the technology we have you can track and measure almost anything. Use landing pages, coupon codes, secret phrases, and special offers to different segments of your market – ANYTHING to determine how a customer found you! If you aren't tracking and measuring, you're guessing and making assumptions – and you know what they say about assuming!!!
- Your philosophy is "more is better"– More ads, more networking groups, more Facebook likes equals more unqualified leads and more good money chasing bad. After all it's a numbers game right? Wrong! That is so 1960s! Old school sales and marketing is out and technology, surveying, and researching are IN. Stop wasting your time and money chasing all the wrong people. (Sing it: "Looking for love in all the wrong places, looking for love in too many faces…" OK, I'm stuck in retro mode!)
- You're inconsistent- One ad a year does not a marketing strategy make. Neither does one networking group, one sponsorship, or one flyer. Marketing is a process. You can't win potential customers overnight you have to court them and woo them. They have to get used to seeing you around – this builds trust…. And SALES! This doesn't mean you have to spend a lot. Figure out your budget, figure out where and how to reach your target market and create a steady and consistent marketing campaign to reach them. Get creative, mix it up.
- You copy huge corporations – If it works for Wal-Mart it's gotta be a good strategy, right? WRONG!!! Well, sorta. It's probably a great strategy for multi-zillion dollar Wal-Mart but are you a multi-zillion dollar company? I doubt it. So what Wal-Mart does is probably not going to work for you. Wal-Mart spends billions studying their market, their customers, and their competition and then they decide how, when, and where to advertise. Shouldn't you do the same? Don't be a copy cat- you can't cheat or take short cuts here. Do your own homework and find out what's right ofr your company and your market!
- You give up too soon – There is no magic pill, no magic ad or networking group or tagline or sale that is going to make you an instant millionaire. This stuff takes consistency, persistence, diligence, and repetition. As long as you're testing, tracking and measuring, keep at it until you get it right and start seeing a good ROI (Return on Investment). If you're diligent about this part you will get where you want to go – I promise!
Ok, so… are you wimpy or are you HEFTY? Let us know!
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Haiku Winning Poems Announced!
Click here to enjoy 2019 winning selections and commentary & meet our winners!
The top poems in six main categories (Vancouver, BC, Canada, United States, International and Youth) will receive celebrity readings and be featured in creative ways during the 2020 festival some which include: publication in The Bulletin magazine, Haiku Canada newsletter, an online publication in the newsletter of the Haiku Society of America, and publication on the VCBF website. Winning poems will be read by Christopher Gaze at the VSO's Tea & Trumpets Concert, at our media-kickoff event, Cherry Jam Downtown concert by media celebrity emcee and celebrated at Sakura Days Japan Fair Leith Wheeler Haiku House.
For inspiration to write your own cherry blossom haiku, see Past Haiku
For more information, please visit our About Haiku and Teaching Haiku and Some suggestions for writing haiku pages. Click here for additional notes on capitalization and punctuation.
2019 Haiku Invitational Judge Bios:
|Alan S. Bridges began writing haiku in 2008. In 2011, he was included in A New Resonance 7: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku (Red Moon Press). Alan won the Irish Haiku Society International Haiku Competition in 2013 and in 2014 he judged the Haiku Society of America Gerald Brady Senryu Contest and won an honorable mention for the 25th Ito En Oi Ocha New Haiku Contest—his haiku appeared on bottles of Ito En green tea in 2015. Also in 2015, he won first prize in the Kaji Aso Studio International Haiku Contest and Haiku Northwest's Porad Haiku Award. In 2017 he won the Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Competition, sponsored by Modern Haiku, and was voted Poet of the Year (for 2016) by the readers of The Heron's Nest, and was a winner of the Snapshot Press eChapbook contest for In a Flash, a series of train-themed haiku. In 2018 he was again voted Poet of the Year (for 2017) by the readers of The Heron's Nest and was awarded first place in the Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards. In his spare time Alan enjoys skiing, golf, fishing, peaceful walks and hikes, and hunting for wild mushrooms, fossils, and arrowheads with his copartners in crime.
|Susan Constable's haiku have appeared in A New Resonance 6 and several Red Moon anthologies, Montage: The Book (The Haiku Foundation), Haiku in English: The First 100 Years (W. W. Norton), andThe Wonder Code (Girasole Press). She coedited Rainsong (the 2014 Seabeck haiku anthology), as well as Ripples in the Sand (the 2016 Tanka Society of America anthology). Susan judged the 2011 Francine Porad Haiku Contest and cojudged the Gerald Brady Senryu Contest in 2012. She's also won a few awards herself, including the eChapbook award from Snapshot press for her tanka sequence The Eternity of Waves. From 2012 to 2016 she was tanka editor for the international online journal, A Hundred Gourds. She lives on Vancouver Island, part of Canada's beautiful west coast.
|Julie Warther, author of What Was Here (Folded Word Press) lives in Dover, Ohio and serves as Midwest regional coordinator for the Haiku Society of America (www.hsa-haiku.org), as an associate editor atThe Heron's Nest (www.theheronsnest.com) and on the Red Moon Anthology editorial team. She was one of seventeen poets featured in A New Resonance 9 (Red Moon Press) and coedited, with Jim Kacian, Echoes 2 and A New Resonance 11, both from Red Moon Press. In addition, Warther was instrumental in establishing the Forest Haiku Walk in Millersburg, Ohio (https://www.innathoneyrun.
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To have a good education is always great, but today in the globalized world it is even important to be educated with an international twist. The big question is then: Where and how to get it? And many will add one more key question: How much does it cost?
Well, it can be expensive. But there are ways to study at universities abroad for free! And because I believe that access to education is a human right, then in this article I will give guidance to where and how to get free university education. I will also inform about how to get an European Union visa.
Things You Will NeedOf course you have to decide which education you want, and in which of the European countries?
One of the barriers for most international students is the language. This barrier could make it obvious for many to focus upon UK because of the English language. However, good education in UK is not cheap, unless it is arranged as part of a student exchange program.
Step 1My advice is therefore to take a close look at the Scandinavian countries. They have a long practice of free education; in fact they even pay their own citizens a salary for studying instead of charging tuition fees. Many of the study programs in Denmark and Sweden are in English, and there are many international students (An extreme example is BTH, a technical university in Blekinge, Sweden where more than 50% of the students are foreigners).
Step 2Of the Scandinavian countries I recommend Sweden as the first priority. There are several reasons for this: A) It is extremely easy to search at a public (governmental) website www.studera.nu At this website all the higher educational institutions are represented with detailed information about each course, and with clear guidance about how to apply. B) The application can be made quite easily on the website and it is possible to apply (with a priority list) at several universities at the same time. C) It is free of charge to apply.
Step 3It is possible to study in Sweden at many different levels. But the best deals are the one year masters degrees courses. At the website www.studera.nu it is clearly indicated which bachelor degrees are the prerequisite for a specific program.
Step 4It is important to apply in good time before the program begins, in particular in order to get a visa (It will most often take more than one month). Information about visa to Sweden can be found at the (governmental) website www.migrationsverket.se but let me here give you some important information: A student visa to Sweden is at the same time a work permit in Sweden, and also a tourist visa to the Schengen countries (i.e. most of the countries within the European Union)
Step 5So how is the visa granted and where to apply?
A) The application has to be submitted at an Swedish embassy or consulate. B) The applicant must enclose the admittance papers from the educational institution. C) Copies of academic papers, such as Bachelor Degree Diploma. D) Proof of being able to self-support the cost of living expenses (This is most often done by a bank certificate or a statement that has to show cash-assets of a little more than $1,000 per month of the expected period of study) It is important to notice that Sweden do not accept that the money is merely covered by some kind of sponsorship; however, if the student lives with friends or family then the total amount will be reduced.
Tips & WarningsTo study at a Swedish university is very much different than to study in the USA or in Asia. The study atmosphere is extremely relaxed and friendly, the students will most likely be on first names with the professors. However, even though the study itself might be relaxed too, then do not be mistaken, because the students are expected to do more independent study and research, rather than just being instructed.
In addition to get a masters degree from some of the classic universities (such as Lund University) then maybe the most important experience is the intercultural knowledge one gets from living and studying for one year in a foreign country.


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mod_jk will do exactly what you have described as your desire. a simple directive like "JkMount /*.jsp ajp13" will cause all .jsp files to be served by Tomcat, everything else goes to Apache. Sigurður Bjarnason <email@example.com> 10/01/2002 06:21 AM Please respond to "Tomcat Users List" To: "Tomcat Users List" <email@example.com> cc: Subject: RE: Warp connections It does.. Andy..to a point Thanks But.. :) What i am trying to do..is to let the connector.. just serve the *.jsp and servlets from /myapp if there where .jpg .gif .html and so on.. in there tomcat..would also serve that.. And that ..is what i dont want at all.. I am thinkin of the performance of the website, so to manage this i would have to have the static content.. at another place on the server this makes things more conplicated.. :( Regards Siggi -----Original Message----- From: Andy Eastham [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: þri. 1.10.2002 12:52 To: Tomcat Users List Cc: Subject: RE: Warp connections Siggi, What this means is that if you map, for example, /myapp to Tomcat, Tomcat will serve all content under /myapp. You cannot get Apache to serve /myapp/my.jpg. Apache will still serve things that aren't under /myapp, so /index.html, /images/my.jpg etc _will_ be served by Apache. Does this clarify the situation? All the best, Andy -----Original Message----- From: Sigurður Bjarnason [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: 01 October 2002 13:45 To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: Warp connections Ok.. So what is the use of the connector then ?!?!?!? If not to let Tomcat serve the Jsp and Servlets.. witch it is supposed to do. ?!? This makes no sense at all to have this connector then.. ... If Tomcat ends up serving all the content ! Then it would just be better to leave out Apache to save cpu and so on !.. This has to be misunderstanding !.. From my point of view, if the connector cannot do this.. I just Get rid of Apache and let Tomcat do all the work.. witch is does.. anyway if I use Warp.. regards Siggi -----Original Message----- From: Jim Coble [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: lau. 28.9.2002 17:10 To: Tomcat Users List Cc: Subject: Re: Warp connections Someone with more experience may have a better answer but it is my understanding that mod_webapp does not permit you to distinguish between static and dynamic content. When you use mod_webapp, Tomcat services all requests; i.e., you can't do what you want to do--serve html with Apache and jsp/servlets with Tomcat--using mod_webapp -- you would have to continue using mod_jk if that's what you want to do. --Jim ================================== Jim Coble Senior Technology Specialist Center for Instructional Technology Email: email@example.com Voice: 919-660-5974 Fax: 919-660-5923 Box 90198, Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0198 ================================== Sigurður Bjarnason To: "Tomcat Users List" <email@example.com> <email@example.com cc: m> Subject: Warp connections 09/28/2002 12:17 PM Please respond to "Tomcat Users List" Hi all.. I want to use the mod_webapp module for apache to connect it to tomcat.. I have one question about this The thing is.. i want apache to serve all static content.. like html and let tomcat handle the jsp and servlets. Now when i use the apj1.2 connector with mod_jk.so i use line like JkMount /TESTSUITE/servlet/* ajp12 JkMount /TESTSUITE/*.jsp ajp12 when i use the mod_webapp.. i use lines like as follows WebAppDeploy examples conn /examples ......that is here that i have a problem ! how can i exclude the jsp pages... with this. ?! i have tryed to use WebAppDeploy examples conn /examples/*.jsp But that have not worked for me.. so if someone out there have the answer.. i would be greatful ! :) Regards Siggi (See attached file: winmail.dat)-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: < mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com> For additional commands, e-mail: < mailto:email@example.com> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:email@example.com> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:email@example.com>
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Jo Bisseker Barr
My career has included working in Marketing and in Public Relations, as an Editor, a Copy-Writer and a Press Officer. I am also a qualified and experienced psychodynamic counsellor, working with individuals in my private practice, as well as providing counselling skills training. I have worked as a therapist with many different individuals in various settings including GP surgeries and with a local charity. These combined experiences give me a unique understanding of how writing can be used as a valuable tool for understanding ourselves in new and enlightening ways, increasing self-awareness through accessing aspects of ourselves that may otherwise stay hidden.
"If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way."
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Writing for wellbeing is special because the writing activities I guide you through provide the means for exploration without telling you what you ought to think, feel, or experience. Like my counselling practice, it offers a non-judgemental and nurturing framework which allows you to find your own answers, release inner obstacles which are limiting you, open up to creative inspiration, and move towards the healthy growth and change you aspire to.
I am an experienced BACP Accredited counsellor and run my private practice from Lyndhurst. For more information please go to my website:
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Watch the Nintendo Switch Presentation Live Here
The YouTube stream is here as well:
Watch the entire presentation of the Nintendo Switch right here, as it's happening! Don't miss one second of the excitement!
Nintendo is (hopefully) going to answer a lot of our questions, and will have even more gameplay tomorrow at the Nintendo Treehouse event!


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No Surprise: MPAA Wouldn't Reveal Data On How It Came Up With Bogus 'Piracy' Numbers
from the of-course-not deptStarting last year, I started receiving reports from folks at the GAO that they were getting massive resistance from the entertainment industry when it came to their attempt to look more deeply into the actual economic impact of unauthorized file sharing. Some even told me that industry pressure had resulted in the GAO never releasing a particular report. However, last week, as everyone knows, the GAO came out with its extremely damning report, showing that industry figures on the impact of unauthorized file trading were totally bunk. The numbers -- which were regularly used by politicians in pushing for entertainment industry-supported legislation -- had little basis in fact, greatly overstated the issue and totally ignored the benefits of file sharing.
As people dig deeper into the report, more and more details are coming out -- including the fact that the MPAA wouldn't provide the data on how it came up with some of its more questionable "piracy" claims. Of particular concern was a report from 2005, which the MPAA used to push for regulations requiring universities to set up filters. The MPAA used its own research to claim that 44% of unauthorized file sharing came from universities -- and the MPAA's main lawyer made the statement that the primary purpose of internet access on campus was for students to share unauthorized materials. Congress never bothered to question these stats -- though, after all the debate, the MPAA finally admitted that it had made a math error that showed the "real" number (according to itself) was 15%, rather than 44%.
The GAO was apparently interested in digging into this report to understand where these numbers came from, but the MPAA decided it would rather not share:
The GAO never got all of the information it requested from the Motion Picture Association of America, according to GAO administrators, including Loren Yager, the author of the summary report that ensued and director of the GAO's International Affairs and Trade efforts. The agency said as much in the report: "It is difficult based on the information provided in the study to determine how the authors handled key assumptions." Without the materials, government analysts couldn't properly evaluate the MPAA's 2005 survey...At this point, I think it's fair to ask why the gov't should ever be allowed to rely on the stats put forth by the entertainment industry in passing legislation again.


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Hans "Dolph" Lundgren is a Swedish action actor who belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the action hero stereotype, alongside Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The "Best of Dolph Lindgren" Box (on 3 DVDs with more than 700 minutes) includes the following movies:
Time Travellers:
In the near future makes a genetically unique team of men and women to their manager John Foster (Dolph Lundgren), a journey into the past, to the impact of a meteor, of infected humanity with a deadly virus, to prevent …
Thrill to Kill:
Agent Maxwell (Dolph Lundgren) found in the underground of LA against the drug syndicate of Vincent Camastra (Vinnie Jones), a crime boss who for years in almost all illegal activities mercilessly his threads draws, but the never something could be detected directly. When it finally succeeds undercover in the inner circle of the drug ring penetrate Special Agent Beverly Royce (Carly Popope), the situation quickly becomes precarious because they discovered that the drug ring with information from the ranks of the police is fed. The corrupt police could Beverly unmask any time. Maxwell intervention. It comes to a bloody shootout in which survival is a matter of luck.
Edward Genn was used under the code name ICARUS from Russian KGB for years as a hired killer, and then installed as an undercover agent on demand, a so-called sleeper, in the United States. After the collapse of the Soviet Union Edward sees his chance to be able to start a normal life and to leave his dark past finally behind him. He married, had a daughter and his new life seems perfect – until catch him the shadow of his past suddenly. By an unfortunate coincidence his identity is revealed and one of the most dangerous assassins in the world is prepared for him to track him down and silence. A tough race for life and death begins in the Edward not only fighting for his own life, but also his family from the deadly danger has to save – because the mysterious authority of the Killers will stop at nothing and have no scruples. But Edward is willing to all means to defend the most important and most valuable in his life, his beloved wife and daughter, … and he will show no mercy.
Bridge of Dragons:
After the nuclear war: The tyrannical General Ruechang (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) founded the new state and is contesting rebels to defend. To consolidate his power, he wants Princess Halo (Valerie Chow) marry. When they fled from the violent tyrant, he sends the elite soldiers Warchild (Dolph Lundgren), to get her back. But soon come Warchild doubts about its rulers …
GDR athletes Eric Brogar (Dolph Lundgren) has been trained to peak performance since his childhood. However, during the Olympics, taking part in the Eric pentathlon, try Eric and a friend in the United States discontinued. Eric manages to escape, while his friend is killed. Eric proposes initially as a snack shack cooking through until his boss comes up behind the sports skills of its employees. He wants to bring Eric back in top form and beat out the skill capital. But Eric's former GDR coach Mueller (David Soul) thus experiences the whereabouts of his protege. Since Mueller still wants revenge on Eric for escape, this must soon fear for his life.
The Shooter:
When in New York, the Cuban ambassador is murdered, suspicion falls immediately on the French terrorist Simone Rosset (Maruschka Detmers). US Marshall Michael Dane (Dolph Lundgren) is ordered to Prague, where should be a meeting between the Czech and the Cuban government. Another stop is expected and Dane to do Rousset arrest and transfer to the United States. But arrived in Prague, he discovers that his opponent is not so easy to make.
Templar of the Apocalypse:
New York, Christmas evening 1999. On the eve of the new millennium is an ancient skeleton with a strange keys found during construction work. The researcher Karen, who investigated this case, discovered a terrible secret. The key part of a dungeon in Jerusalem, in which more than 2000 years, the prince of darkness, the incarnation of absolute evil, waiting for its liberation. Satan followers steal this key to liberate their Lord. Armageddon, the end of the world, shortly before and is only one person knows how Satan and his servants to stop: the last knight of the Apocalypse!
Red Zone:
Fanatical terrorists bring a nuclear-missile silo of the US military in its violence. The entire guard is killed. The demand of the terror squads: The President of the United States should execute in front of television cameras themselves. Otherwise a nuclear strike against the United States is performed. Only man is capable of even more to prevent the impending catastrophe and put the terrorists the bloody craft.


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Cellulitis is usually caused by streptococcal or staphylococcal bacteria that may be present on your skin, or in external sources such as water, soil or animals that you come in contact with. Cellulitis is often, but not always, preceded by a skin problem such as a scrape, cut, puncture wound, insect bite, ulceration, or surgical wound; or another skin condition such as eczema, psoriasis, athlete's foot or scabies. Other factors than can increase the chances of developing cellulitis include:
- Problems with circulation in the limbs
- Diabetes
- Alcoholism
- Obesity
- Swelling of the legs
- Pregnancy
- Weakened immune system , eg: HIV/AIDS
- Previous cellulitis.
Signs and symptoms
In rare cases:
- The bacteria that caused the cellulitis can spread to the bloodstream and travel throughout the body. This is known as sepsis and it can be life-threatening. Aggressive hospital treatment with antibiotics will be required.
- The infection can spread to the deep layer of tissue known as the fascial lining. Necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis are severe forms of cellulitis that require immediate medical attention.
Good skin care can help to prevent cellulitis. Such measures include:
- Inspecting your feet daily for signs of injury or infection
- Moisturising your skin regularly, which helps to prevent cracking and peeling
- Trimming your fingernails and toenails carefully, taking care not to injure the surrounding skin
- Wearing appropriate footwear and gloves to protect feet and hands
- Treating skin infections early, eg: athlete's foot.
Mayo Clinic (2015). Cellulitis (Web Page). Rochester, NY: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cellulitis/basics/definition/con-20023471 [Accessed: 20/04/17]
O'Toole, M.T. (Ed.) (2013). Cellulitis. Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions (9th ed.). St Louis, MI: Elsevier Mosby


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The boxing gym is an unmarked location in the Commonwealth in 2287.
This building is found opposite the boarded up front entrance of Old North Church. There is a sign above that says Madden's and the entrance is a light green door. It is made up of one large room. There is a boxing ring in the middle of the room. On the left hand side is what used to be an office with a safe inside. Over on the right hand side is a weightlifting space, complete with various weights.
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- 160 lead in the form of various weights, dumbbells, and barbells lying around.
- At least 7 bottles of Buffout scattered around the gym.
In the corner next to an ice chest, a toy alien can be found "lifting" a 160 pound dumbbell. There is a bottle of Buffout sitting next to him.
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Alphabet Merge Nest with Google
Alphabet, Google's holding company, is to merge its smart home subsidiary.
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Due to intensive competition from Apple and Amazon, Alphabet, Google's holding company is to merge its smart home subsidiary Nest into Google to make up lost ground in the home automation industry.
Google Home Assistant and Nest already work together but this merge may mean that Google may build its AI helper directly into Nest's cameras and thermostats.
Nest began in the smart home automation industry with smart thermostat. Since then, it has gone on to build a wide ecosystem of products, including cameras and smoke C02 detectors. It is also expected to release smart doorbells and alarms soon. With an ecosystem that works closely with the world's mobile operating system, Google will definitely put up a good fight against Amazon and Apple.
However, Google must also figure out how to beat the competition by offering more affordable products. Amazon's loss-leader approach to hardware has proved to be so successful in attracting customers to its Fire range of tablets and the Alexa home speaker.


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From time to time, I find myself needing to connect to a debugging VS website from another machine. Maybe it's for a demo, maybe for an app, maybe it's cause I'm running VMWare Fusion & want to debug in Safari.
Back in the Casinni days of VS2008, there was this single line of code in Casinni that rejected outside connections. If you had the stomache for some messy hacking, it was possible to remove this check.
These days, support for outside connections is a bit closer to being practical, yet it's a mirror maze of steps that you have to piece together based on error messages. Well not anymore. These intructions show you how to take a normal VS2010 website & make it accessible from another computer on your network.
When I debug on my website called "TestWeb2", the url is: https://localhost:52214 & it is working fine.
My computer name is jwrightdesktop. You can find yours by typing 'hostname' into the command line.
The goal is to go to another computer on my network and access this webpage at https://jwrightdesktop:52214
Click "Use IIS Express"
Run your website again - nothing should have changed except that you're on IIS express now.
This wasn't a problem for me because my firewall wasn't blocking it. (our firewall is managed from a different area)
Your firewall likely IS blocking outside connections, so checkout this post for tips on opening it up:
As it stands, IIS knows it should respond to 'localhost:52214'. You need to tell it that 'jwrightdesktop:52214' is ok too.
Open up your applicationhost.config file found in a directory like: C:\Users\jwright\Documents\IISExpress\config
Find the bindings for your website. Mine look like this:
<site name="TestWeb2.Web" id="8">
<application path="/" applicationPool="Clr4IntegratedAppPool">
<virtualDirectory path="/" physicalPath="W:\TestWeb2\TestWeb2.Web" />
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:52214:localhost" />
Just below the first binding, add a line like this:
<binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:52214:jwrightdesktop" />
Re-run the site. It should probably be working now. If it's not, then you might need to be running VS2010 as an admin. For me, that means right-clicking the VS icon and clicking 'Run as Administrator'.
If you click 'properties' instead of 'Run as Administrator' then under the 'Compatibility' tab you can choose to always run this program as admin.
You can do the same thing using your ip address instead.
Here are some of the links I found helpful:


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The Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) will host "Let Freedom Ring – A Tribute to Czech Veterans" on Saturday, 27 March 2010, at the Caldwell Civic/Visitor Center in Caldwell, TX. The public is invited to attend this unique event. Featured speakers will be Emil Faltisek, Jr., Carroll Brincefield, Doug Kubicek, and Major General John Simek (Retired). Entertainment will be provided by the Dallas Czech Orchestra, which specializes in playing traditional music of Central Europe. Also on hand will be a World War II exhibit which will include a refurbished 1943 Willys MB Jeep.
A Wall of Honor will also be on display. Deadline to submit copies of your loved ones' discharge papers and photographs for inclusion on the Wall is March 20. Information should be sent to Charlene Hurta, 1231 CR 201A, Angleton, TX 77515 (e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com).
Registration fees will be $16.00 per person if postmarked on or before 20 March. Fees postmarked after that date or at the door will be $21.00 per person. Checks may be mailed to Bennie Stasny, 8402 Shenandoah Dr., Austin, TX, 78753. More details about the tribute may be found on the society's website at www.txczgs.org.
Since wars have been a part of the history of mankind, all countries want to remember their veterans in some way. To mark the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Plantation of Ulster, Brian Mitchell has compiled DEFENDERS OF THE PLANTATION OF ULSTER, 1641 – 1691.
Mitchell begins his book with an informative introduction which tells about the Scottish and English families who settled in the 17th century in the northern part of Ireland during the so-called Plantation of Ulster. The counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone in Northern Ireland and the counties of Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland made up the Province of Ulster. Owing to its central location between the two most powerful Gaelic kingdoms of the O'Neills of Tyrone and the o'Donnells of Dongeal, the "island" of Derry (also called Londonderry) and its fortifications assumed a vital role in safeguarding the new settlers. (By 1715, it is estimated that 200,000 people, primarily Presbyterians of Scottish origin, resided in Ulster.) The introduction also explains the history of the military campaigns and their relationship to subsequent immigration as well as the sources used by the author.
Material in the volume is divided into two lists. The smaller of the two lists is the "Muster Roll of Garrison in the City of Londonderry, 1642-1643." It identifies 905 men who served in nine companies of foot soldiers in the defense of Derry's walls during the siege of 1641/1642. This roll tabulates men drawn from estates throughout County Londonderry and neighboring counties. Although most of the soldiers were of "Planter" origin, a few native Irish names appear in the record. For each person, the information states his name, rank, and foot company to which he belonged. A few recurring surnames are ANDROS/ANDROSS, BOYD/BOYDE, COOKE, CRAKSHANK/CROOKSHANK/CRUKSHANKS, DUNCAN/DUNKAN, ERWIN/ERWINE, GAMBLE, GRIFFIN, KNOWLES, MAGOWEN/MAGOWNE, MCKILTIRE, NEWBURGH, PATERSON, ROBINSON, SHARPE, TOMPSON/TOMSON, TURBETT, and WRIGHT.
By far the larger, the second list pertains to Ulstermen who defended Londonderry during the Williamite War of 1689 – 1691. Basically, this war was a struggle for the English crown between the deposed Catholic monarch James II, supported by Louis XIV of France, and William of Orange, backed by the English Parliament. In addition to the defense of Derry, the conflict included the harrying of Jacobite (supporters of James II) forces in Ulster and Connaught by locally-raised regiments operating out of Enniskillen throughout 1689, victories at the well-known Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690 and at the Battle of Aughrim (County Galway) on 12 July 1691, and the surrender of the Irish in Limerick on 12 September 1691. Many of these defenders were first, second, third, or even fourth generation descendants of Scottish, English, and some Welsh settlers. Since his main source for the data is William R. young's FIGHTERS OF DERRY – THEIR DEEDS AND DESCENDANTS...1688 – 1691, Mitchell furnishes in a tabular format the name of the individual, place of residence, and Young's ID number. Many entries also contain remarks, which may supply facts such as family relationships, occupation, or date and place of death. Because Mitchell furnishes the ID number, genealogists can use it to consult Young's book for connections between the defenders and the original planters in Ireland. Some recurring surnames on this list are ARMSTRONG, BABINGTON, BEATTY, BROOKE/BROOKS, BROWNING, CATHCART, CLEMENTS, CORRY, CUNNINGHAM, DAWSON, DUNBAR, GALBRAITH, HAMILTON, HOUSTON, KNOX, LINDSAY, MANSON, MAXWELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRISON, NESBITT, SCOT/SCOTT, SHERARD, STEWART, and YOUNG.
Names of approximately 2,500 settlers who played a part in securing the Plantation of Ulster appear in this publication. Many of these men left descendants who became pioneers in the colonies in the New World. Mitchell's DEFENDERS OF THE PLANTATION OF ULSTER, 1641 – 1691 will be of immense interest to North American family researchers with Scots-Irish roots.
The 64-page paperback has colorful pictures of the walls of Derry and the city of Londonderry's coat of arms on its covers. Names of individuals on both lists are arranged alphabetically. To the book's price of $25.00, buyers should add the cost for postage and handling charges. For U. S. postal mail, the cost is $5.50 for one book and $2.50 for each additional copy; for FedEx ground service, the cost is $7.50 for one copy and $2.50 for each additional book. The volume (item order 9967) may be purchased by check, money order, MasterCard, or Visa from Clearfield Company, 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Suite 260, Baltimore, Maryland 21211-1953 (For phone orders, call toll free 1-800-296-6687; fax 1-410-752-8492; website www.genealogical.com).
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So here's the thing. One day when I was 'supposed' to be sitting down to plough through admin and boring stuff like that I thought 'why not make a little vlog instead?'
And maybe I was feeling a little bit chipper that day and maybe I had had a little too much coffee but this was the result (and no Tom I was not drunk I just get kind of excited over homeware OK?).
btw if you are interested:
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Dear Friends,
We would like to inform you that our NGO Institute Team For The World based in Athens, Greece, has undertaken the initiative to raise awareness for SEAL THE DEAL during the 27th Athens Classic Marathon that took place last Sunday 8th November in Athens. This was done in the frame of a broader environmental scheme that this unique sport event has endorsed during the last four years. We discriminated to the international and local runners the SEAL THE DEAL Petition form and we also gave them the opportunity to sign in during the ExPo that was organized in the runners' registration area. We forward you some photos taken during this process and we would like to inform you that our organization will launch an international project to raise awareness about climate change in other international runs. Our organization has also submitted an application to join the climate Neutral Network of the UNEP based on the environmental programs of the Athens Classic Marathon.
We are at your disposal for further information and clarification.
George Kazantzopoulos
President of Institute Team For The World
Friday, November 13, 2009
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Astarea completed her Diploma in Holistic Life Coaching, switched careers and became a Life Coach and Mentor working throughout New Zealand, the United States and Australia. Astarea has 14 years' experience in counseling, crisis/trauma and social work and blends these modalities with her Life Coaching to offer a very dynamic and holistic approach. She believes that Life Coaching is more than just a therapeutic process; it's also an opportunity to teach her clients the principles of Life Coaching and the many strategies and techniques which can assist them in daily life. As a Coach, Astarea accompanies her clients on their journey of self-discovery, self-awareness, change and transformation.Astarea Rae Life Coaching.
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The business world is always changing and we endeavor to keep our clients current and connected through a variety of publications, webinars, blogs and insights.
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Lorenzo is Leader of the firm's Workplace Law Group. He has practised exclusively in the area of labour and employment law for over 30 years, representing employers on all areas touching labour and employment law, both provincially and federally.
Lorenzo has developed a practical, business-oriented approach and has built a long list of loyal clients who depend on him for direct solutions, risk analysis and strategic advice. Cognizant of the time pressures and deadlines most employers experience in today's workplace, he combines focused, calm and proactive advice with exceptional client service, while remaining approachable to all levels of the organization.
His expertise spans the broad spectrum of workplace law, whether it be defending employers against employee claims (wrongful and constructive dismissal, human rights, harassment) or dealing with a unionized workplace. He has extensive experience in grievance and labour board litigation, injunctive proceedings, responding to union organizing and applications for certification, collective bargaining and grievance arbitration. Lorenzo also advises his management clients on acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings, enforceability of restrictive covenants and the application of various labour and employment statutes.
Lorenzo writes and speaks extensively. He is the originator of the Aird & Berlis Workplace Law webinar series which provides one hour webinars on current and topical labour and employment issues, and which offers practical advice and tips for employers in navigating the complex laws and rules of the workplace. He also has developed and presents management training seminars on a wide variety of topics, including human rights, union organizing defence strategies, strikes and lock outs, employment policies and procedures and risk management.
Lorenzo has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers as well as a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario.
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"Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Nurturing Your Business and Maintaining the Law," HRPA 2019, January 30, 2019.
"The Implications of the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act on Your Workplace," HRPA 2019, January 30, 2019.
"The Countdown to Legalization: Marijuana and Labour/Employment Law," Law Times, March 19, 2018.
"Trending Labour and Employment Issues in the Automotive Parts Industry," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, June 2017.
"A Year in Review: Top Issues in Employment Law," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, January 2017.
"Tough Questions, Difficult Answers and Head Scratchers: A&B Workplace Law Lawyers Answer Your Questions," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, October 2016.
"The Employment Contract: From Marriage to Divorce," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, September 2016.
Good Chance of a Labour Disruption for Canada Post, Business News Network, July 2016
Employment Law Update, CFAA Rental Housing Conference 2016, June 2016
"Employment Law – What You Need to Know," Job Skills' 2016 Employer Training and Development Series, May 2016
"Workplace Violence: How to Keep Your Employees Safe," The Knowledge Group's Workplace Violence Webcast, May 2016
"Changing Demographics in the Workplace: How To Manage And Thrive," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, May 2016
"How Workplace Health, Safety and Privacy Clash and Converge," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, March 2016
"Medical Marijuana/Cannabis in the Workplace," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, February 2016
"Top Issues In Employment Law," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, January 2016
Accommodation Strategies for Workplace Mental Health Issues, 7th Workplace Mental Health, December 2015
De-Mystifying Mental Health, HR Leaders Summit, November 2015
Accommodating Marihuana for Medical Purposes in the Workplace, November 2015
Issues in Accommodation, Aird and Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, October 2015
How to Conduct a Workplace Investigation, Federated Press 8th Preventing Violence & Harassment in the Workplace, October 2015
Workplace Law Update: What's New and What to Watch Out For, Aird and Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, September 2015
Alcoholism and work: Rights as an employee and employer, Canada AM, September 2015
Amazon a case study for 'balanced approach' to corporate culture, Business Day PM, August 2015
Investigating and Responding to Bullying and Harassment: Moving From a Culture of Fear to a Culture of Respect, Lancaster House, June 2015
"There's Been an Accident: What Do I Do Now? An Employer's Guide to Responding to Workplace Accidents in 11 (Not So Easy) Steps," Aird & Berlis LLP Labour & Employment Webinar, May 2015
Preventing Violence & Harassment in the Workplace, Federated Press, April 2015
A Guide to Managing Complex Terminations and Litigation, HRM Masterclass: The Legal Series, April 2015
Attendance Management and Control: An Employer's Guide, Aird and Berlis LLP Breakfast at Your Desk Webinar, January 2015
Risk Management in the Information Age, HR Leaders Summit, November 2014
Legal Implications in dismissal, Canada AM, October 2014
Legal Eye on Mental Health, HRM Online TV, September 2014
Termination Issues: Trends in Constructive Dismissal, Federated Press program: 2nd Executive Employment Contracts, May 2014
Labour Relations in the Digital Age: Managing Computer Technology and Social Media During Bargaining and Strikes, 3rd Annual Labour Law Conference, May 2014
Retroactive Accommodation & Employee Assessments, Federated Press, December 2013
Help Wanted: Ensuring legally compliant recruitment, hiring and promotion, Lancaster House audio conference, December 2013
Lunch with the Arbitrators Re: Estoppels, Lancaster House, December 2013
Corporate Policies for the Use of Social Media and Technology in the Workplace, 8th Internet Law Course, December 2013
The Injunction Process and Strategies for Managing Picket Activity, Annual Spring AFIMAC Labour Summit: Anatomy of a Labour Disruption and Dealing with Violence in the Workplace, May 2013
Corporate Policies for Internet and Technology Use in the Workplace, 6th Internet Law Course, Federated Press, December 12, 2011
Employer Compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Elora, Ontario, November 15, 2011
How to Manage Employees on Leave, Thomson Reuters Webinar, October 13, 2011
Top Areas of Employment and Labour Law Risk, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, September 22, 2011
Family Status Accommodation: How Far is Enough?, Thomson Reuters Webinar, April 7, 2011
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Fonts and Colors
You can customize virtually all of the text on your store by selecting from 16 handselected fonts and alter their color with the built-in color selector.
Title and logo fonts come with option for small caps. Enable this option to provide a sleeker, more compact look for your store.
The header's title, link, and background colours are customizable with the built-in color selector. We recommend using the Remove border option if the header background colour does not match the main background colour.
Enable the Match Width to content option to reel in the length and placement of your header menu.
Cypress comes equipped with a sophisticated responsive slideshow that can hold up to five slides. Each slide allows for an image, a title, a tagline, and a call-to-action link.
Unlike other slideshows, Cypress allows you to choose the placement of your action text (centered, bottom offset, lower left, lower right) on a slide per slide basis. The content of each slide can complement the composition of any image you choose.
By default the "next / previous" buttons are translucent black. If this doesn't work well with one of your images simply select the Invert controls option. This will provide translucent white buttons for that particular slide.
What are the ideal dimensions for slideshow images?
We recommend using images at a 1280 x 640 px dimension. If you choose to upload different sizes, we recommend that you use a 2:1 ratio and keep each slide's width and height consistent with each other.
Welcome message
A welcome message is a great way to introduce potential customers to your store.
Can I change the font?
The font face for the welcome title is tied to the Page title font which can be found under the General section on the theme settings page.
Featured collections
Feature up to four collections on your home page by using the dropdown menus under the Home page: featurettes section.
Please note that all of the stylistic changes to the featured collections are handled under the Collection listing page section of the theme settings page.
Featured Products
Feature 2, 3, or 4 of your products on the home page. We recommend creating a separate collection for the products you would like to feature.
Recent Blog Posts
Feature 2, 3, or 4 of your most recent blog posts on your home page.
Instagram Widget
The Instagram widget displays the six most recent images from your feed. In the home page section of your settings, toggle Display Instagram widget and choose the title you want for your feed. Then, to integrate your Instagram account, you will need to enter in your access token. Follow the help link next to Access token to generate a token. Copy and paste your token back into the field.
Alternatively, instead of displaying your own Instagram account, youDisplay images with specific tag enter in a single instagram tag in the field provided (without '#').
Twitter Widget
The Twitter widget displays your most recent tweet. In the home page section of your theme settings, you will find an option enable and customize your Twitter widget. First, toggle Display Twitter widget and choose the title you want for your feed.
Then, to integrate your Twitter account, you will need to enter in your access token. Follow the help link next to Widget ID to learn where to find your Twitter widget ID. Copy and paste your ID back into the field. Additionally, chose whether you would like to display retweets, as well.
The Footer's title, link, and background colours are customizable with the built-in color selector. To add or modify any links, select Navigation from your Online Store sidebar and edit the Footer menu list.
The Footer also supports a Contact Module and Social Links, including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, and Fancy. You can also choose to display your payment methods by enabling the 14 options provided.


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The About Time clock looks like a plate supported by a cone underneath, and it tells you the time by slowly rolling clockwise. The edge of that plate-like part that's touching the tabletop is where you read the time.
Wondering what time it is? Glance at the About Time clock, and you can plainly see, it's "maybe more like around eight."
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A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to sit down with Nicole Barnes and Michael Morgan, owners of Chehalis Grocery Outlet. In the time spent, we were given the opportunity to share our vision for the Club as well as hear their story and the passion they have for our Community.
We were very excited to hear that our vision for our community is very much a shared one.
"When we started this Club four years ago, It will take the community as a whole to really make it go" Henry Gallanger, Club Chairman said, "We have a lot of great kids who love soccer and want to improve in a year around environment, but that they must also have access, access that often times is not easily overcome by cost. Sponsors within our community help to off set those cost so that kids can get the access to develop not just as players but is people as well. We want all of our players to learn the value of Community, Commitment, Hard Work and Respect and with supporters like Grocery Outlet we can do that"
The Grocery Outlet in Chehalis has been family-owned and operated for over twenty two years. Owners Nicole Barnes & Michael Morgan are involved in several organizations within the community who's shared vision is to help others find their paths to success, provide assistance to those who are in economic need, and support those in our community who are developmentally disabled by providing them with meaningful and challenging employment opportunities.
Because of our sponsors, we were able to issue over 10,000.00 in scholarships last year.
Grocery Outlet joins Eric Sherwood and Country Insurance, Olympia Physical Therapy and Northwest Sports Medicine as 1st Class Sponsors. You can learn more about Grocery Outlet and their passion for our Community by visiting our 1st Class Sponsor Link
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Squeeze Some Extra Money from Your Monthly Bills
Budget Boosters
Yes, you can budget your money to make ends meet at home. These budget boosters can each add extra dollars to the monthly allotment for paying more bills or some fun extras.
Check and double-check each monthly bill when it comes in. Look it over first to see if the charges are accurate. Then, see where some of "the fat" can be trimmed. Often we pay for things or services we never use or realize we have.
Check and re-check those bills
1 ~ Do you still have a home phone (land line)? They are going the way of the dodo bird. Unless you have dial-up internet service (horrors), there is no need for a land line telephone. Ditch it. Use a cell phone with pre-paid minutes or sign up for an inexpensive plan that includes long distance.
2 ~ Really look over the cell phone bill. Are there services or minutes you do not use? I called our cell provider recently and reduced the number of monthly minutes (that we did not use) on our plan for a savings of $20.00 per month. Yippee!
3 ~ The electricity and/or gas bill is always a source of contention. There are several ways to help in this area. If your provider gives the option for budget or levelized billing, do it. This way a definite amount can be set aside each month and you know exactly what it will be.
4 ~ Many people have reported savings after purchasing a programmable thermostat. Closing off rooms that are unused (and closing the vents) keeps unwanted cold or warm air from traveling there. Adjust the regular thermostat (if you don't have a programmable one) when no one is home. Unplug appliances like lamps or computers that are not being used.
5 ~ Sometimes people don't think they can save on the mortgage payment. However, if you have a higher interest rate, refinancing for a lower one could save a bundle each month. Consult your lender about a PMI (private mortgage insurance) charge each month (if you have that) and if there are options there for deleting it.
6 ~ These days, virtually everyone has the internet at home. We reduced our monthly payment by about $20.00 when we opted for the standard service instead of a fancy package we didn't need.
7~ Cable TV packages can be a big mystery. Look at the channels you use all the time. Compare that with the ones you pay for and hardly ever use. Is there a package for fewer channels that would work for you? Using RedBox or Netflix is much cheaper than paying for premium movie channels.
8 ~ Call the big bad credit card company(ies) and ask for a lower interest rate. The worst they could say is "no." We did this and reduced our monthly interest rate by 3%.
9 ~ Do you have a retirement plan? Consider reducing the monthly percentage you contribute (at least for a little while) but be sure to put in enough to meet an employer's match (if applicable). This can always be changed later.
10 ~ Consider raising the deductible on your home, vehicle or health insurance. This would reduce your monthly payment. Note that if you do have a claim, however, your out-of-pocket expenses would be more if you choose this option.
11 ~ Groceries - Ok, this is usually a weekly thing (at least for me). Plan a sketchy menu for the week and make a weekly grocery list based on that. This way you know what you have and what you need and you don't make unnecessary purchases or have to stop in the middle of the week. Specific tips for grocery shopping can be found at http://esmeowl12.hubpages.com/hub/My-Top-Tips-for-Saving-Money-on-Groceries
Do you have other tips for saving money each month? Please share.
Take the poll . . .
Have you used any of the above tips for reducing monthly bills?
Other Money-Saving Ideas
- Saving Money at Home - How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap
With only four ingredients you can easily make your own laundry soap at home for pennies and it lasts for months! Here's how.
- Family Fun - Money Saving Ideas
Money-saving ideas for family fun are endless. There are many ways to save money on fun things to do for all ages.
- How to Make Money by Selling Your Unused and Unwanted Stuff
Let's face it. We all have way too much stuff and most of it sits in the garage or attic or closet gathering dust and moths. Here's some ideas on how to make money by selling your unused and unwanted stuff.
Great ideas about saving money!! Cell phone bills are a total racket!! Thanks for your tips.
Very practical tips! I hate the cable bill and am always looking to reduce that bill--
Great hub Esmeowl12. These are excellent tips for saving money on various items. I also like your hub title-"Budget Boosters". It's clever and creative.
This are great ideas and trust me, I have learned to cut corners. Recently I moved across the street from my job to an affordable apartment. This cut down on my rent and transportation cost. I do not drive since I can walk to almost everything I need or take public transportaion for further journies. I am loving this way of life and it means I can pay my student loans off sooner. Yeah! Thanks for the article Es. Your a woman after my own heart!
Good informative article. We could use you here in Latvia to inform people on how to save money. Here everything is so new to everyone that they overextend themselves on everything from credit to cable. The worst thing is that the utility companies here keep finding ways to cheat the people out of more money by adding some sort of taxes etc. on anything they can. Don't know how things will look once the dust settles.
Excellent tips, we ditched the land line and took an online service plus our cell phones. The only downside is when the Internet is down, so is the house phone but since we have the mobiles for back up, it's not a deal breaker. The thing I liked best about this hub is these are easy to implement tips that don't require too much effort or paperwork. Good job...voted up and useful.
You have many good tips here. I still have a home phone but I have thought about getting rid of it for some time now. Thanks for the tips and a great hub, voted up
Hi there! Thanks for sharing. For me, I always compare to have the best deals. I tell that to everyone and at times, it could take up some of our time but it certainly is worth your time and effort.
Just my 2 cents and keep it up!
thanks so much for these ideas. I have thinking about getting rid of our home phone for awhile and your hub has made me put it on my list of things to do next week. Great ideas and very useful.
You have some great advice here. We all can cut back in some areas. Thanks, Hyphen.
Good ideas. We do the leveling for both our gas and electric. It's a major saver especially in the winter time. Also Netflix ROCKS! Good hub.


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2.5m households 'struggling to pay bills'
Published 22 November 2012 by Daniel Culpan
A survey indicates that 2.5 million UK households are struggling to pay their bills - 300,000 more since the start of the recession. But there are ways you could help to ensure your bills don't get the better of you.
Research from Legal & General indicates that 2.5 million households in the UK are struggling to keep on top of their monthly bills.
According to the latest MoneyMood survey, there's been no sign of improvement in the strength of household finances since the same period 12 months ago.
Overall, around 300,000 more British households say they are having real difficulty paying bills and staying out of debt than before the onset of the recession two years ago.
The results of the survey suggested a North/South UK divide when it comes to the number of households who say they're struggling to manage their finances. More households in the South appear to be struggling to make ends meet, with this number falling in the middle and North of the country.
Furthermore, in November the MoneyMood survey started tracking how many households say they are in fuel poverty (when a household has to spend more than 10% of its income on energy). Around 2 out of 5 homes say they are currently in fuel poverty, or could soon be.
With the cost of gas & electricity on the rise, it's perhaps not surprising that more and more people are having trouble keeping on top of their energy bills, along with all their other essential monthly costs. However, there are steps you could take to help make sure all your bills are met.
A spokesperson for thinkmoney commented: "If you're looking for some reassurance that all your important monthly bills will be paid on time every month, the thinkmoney Current Account could be ideal. It's an alternative to any kind of bank account you'll find on the high street and comes with a built-in budgeting service.
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Opening Soon: Boston0
May 30, 2013 by PO.P Press
The final preparations are being done in Boston for our fifth U.S. store opening at The Street in Chestnut Hill next to Lululemon and across from Shake Shack.
As we get close to our opening date, our staff is working tirelessly to take the store from this . . .
to this!
Boston is a city with spirit, attitude and spunk, as well as one with a love of the outdoors. We think Boston families will adore our Swedish inspired design — from our stripes and our prints to our outerwear that will keep Boston kids happy, warm and dry all year round.
To make shopping simple, our clothing – including tops, bottoms, dresses, outerwear and casual wear – are arranged by size. Entering the store, guests will find clothing for children ages 6-12 and Baby on the right side, while PO.P's outerwear selection and Kids 2-6 clothing is located on the left wall. The adorable Newborn collection, with onesies, rompers and bodysuits, is at the rear of the store. As with all of our stores around the world, our bright, unisex clothing pops against the white walls and natural wood shelving.
With built-in mirrors and tunnels, all of the store's display tables double as play equipment, and kids of all ages are invited to use them for crawling, reading, sitting, tagging, laughing, playing, hiding and seeking. Parents can relax on ottomans while children play with the Brio Train table at the front of the store. A fitting room in the back of the store is large enough to comfortably fit a stroller, and a soft bench provides a comfortable retreat for nursing mothers.
Stay tuned for more information about when the store officially opens and our grand opening celebration.
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Using SCCM Local Policy to Selectively Restrict App-V Integration
I am sure my customer are not alone in their desire to control the way in which Configuration Manager takes ownership of Virtual Application delivery to clients on a network. I hope this entry is able to help a few more of you:
Because the change to enable virtual application delivery in ConfigMgr is a site setting, all machines under a single primary site will get the policy to take ownership of the App-V Client if it is installed on the machine.
The two main issues with this that spring to mind are:
- If you wish, for whatever reason, to concurrently run an App-V infrastructure alongside virtual application delivery in ConfigMgr.
- Because ConfigMgr only advertises user targeted advertisements to users logged on to console 0, it is not possible to target at users that log on as to terminal services session.
One way around the problem is to deploy another Primary Site in which you can disable the delivery of virtual applications and thus you are able to split the clients in your environment into those you want to advertise virtual applications with ConfigMgr and those that you want to deliver via a standard App-V infrastructure. Problem solved right? Well not necessarily; not only do you have all the extra software licencing and hardware costs you've got all the additional administration and management and not many people are willing to re-write their ConfigMgr design to accommodate this one setting.
This relatively simple method allows you to select on a per client basis the virtual application delivery.
At this stage it is worth noting that the local policy can be applied after virtual application delivery has been turned on at the site. However you will need to repair the Client's connection to the App-V Management Server and refresh all the virtual application. For the purposes of this guide it is assumed that the "Allow virtual application package advertisement" check box on the "Advertised Programs Client Agent" in the ConfigMgr Console is set to cleared:
Before I begin I feel it may be pertinent to give a quick overview of how policy works in ConfigMgr. ConfigMgr has three versions of Policy on a client machine. The two we are interested in here are Requested and Actual. Requested policy is that which has been provided to the client for evaluation. During normal client operation this is downloaded from the site's management point. Actual Policy has been evaluated by the client and it is this policy that determines the settings in place on the client. Each version of policy is stored in within its own namespace in WMI. As well as the policy a client receives from the site it is possible to inject our own, "Local Policy" Furthermore, in ConfigMgr, unlike Group Policy, local policy overrides site policy by default. Using a MOF file and MOFCOMP.EXE on the client, we can apply local policy into the RequestedConfig namespace of the client. Once the client evaluates its policy; the local policy will take effect in the ActualConfig policy namespace. Using the tool "PolicySpy" from the "SCCM 2007 Toolkit". It is possible to see the different versions of policy:
As you can see: the policy in Requested and Actual mirror one another!
The first step is to create the MOF file to contain the local policy we wish to apply to the machine.
The part of the policy we wish to change is:
Reserved1 = "<?xml version='1.0' ?>
The MOF file I used is described below:
#pragma namespace("\\\\.\\root\\ccm\\policy\\machine\\requestedconfig") //defines the namespace to which the MOF file amends
[CCM_Policy_PartialPolicy(true)] //allows the local policy to be incomplete and to be merged with the policy received from the Management Point. Any settings not specified below but received from the management point will still be evaluated for actual policy
instance of CCM_SoftwareDistributionClientConfig //identifies the instance to which the settings apply
// Header properties - The header is used to identify the local policy and is necessary in order to apply it to a machine
PolicyID = "RYAPPVDISABLE"; //also used for identification and removal purposes. Must be unique
PolicySource = "local"; //identifies the policy as local. must be set in order for policy to override that from the MP
PolicyVersion = "1";
PolicyRuleID = "1";
PolicyInstanceID = "1";
SiteSettingsKey = 1;
[ccm_policy_override(TRUE)] //Sets the Local Policy to override Site Policy (Default behaviour)
//the setting we wish to override. a value of false prevents ConfigMgr from "owning" the app-v client if installed on the machine
Reserved1 = "<?xml version='1.0' ?>
Secondly, and in order to control the integration, we need to identify the machines on which App-V integration is to be disabled. In my opinion (bearing in mind I am a ConfigMgr
engineer) the most convenient method is to use a query based collection in ConfigMgr to contain all
clients with the App-V Client installed. Once you have done this; you can apply the local policy. Again, being a
ConfigMgr engineer, my delivery method of choice is naturally ConfigMgr Software Distribution. But this could equally be Group Policy or even
manually at each client.
Whatever method you choose; there are the two steps to applying the local policy. The first is to apply the MOF file to WMI using MOFCOMP.exe; a compiler that parses a file containing MOF statements and adds the classes and class
instances defined in the file to the WMI repository and will be present on any WMI enabled machine.
To execute MOFCOMP call it from the command line with the parameter of the MOF file above:
MOFCOMP.EXE <path_to_file>\<mof_file.mof>
The second step is to force the client to evaluate its machine policy. This can be done is a number of different ways. From the Client Applet in Control Panel, From Policy Spy or from the command line (perhaps the topic for another, shorter, blog entry).
Once the MOF file has been parsed you should see the following entry in RequestedConfig:
Now when you check the "Allow virtual application package advertisement" check box on
the "Advertised Programs Client Agent" in the ConfigMgr Console and the client downloads and evaluates the updated policy, App-V integration will remain disabled wherever this policy has been applied.
If, at any point you wish to return the client to the setting from the site policy, you can simply disable the entry in RequestedConfig created by the MOF file and re-evaluate the policy. Again, this can be scripted. The necessary code snippet is below:
Set ObjSvc = GetObject("WinMgmts:root\ccm\policy\machine\requestedconfig")
Set objSet = objSvc.ExecQuery("Select * from CCM_SoftwareDistributionClientConfig where PolicyID = 'RYAPPVDISABLE'")
If objSet.count <> 0 Then
For Each obj in objSet
End If
By specifying a PolicyID within the local policy MOF file; we can identify the item of policy we wish to remove. Once the local policy has been removed the site policy settings will take effect.
Thanks to Andy from Premier support for a few bits!
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CW Reader's Choice Awards vs. LumDimSumPosted: June 6th, 2010 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Bars & Nightlife, Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: 1001 Nights, All-Star Sports Bar & Grill, Apothecary, Aroy-D, Biteapitta, Bling, Capital M, Casa Latina, Chef Too, CityWeekend, Club Obiwan, Comptoirs De France, Destination, Din Tai Feng, Ding Ding Xiang, DJ Blackie, DJ Keza, Enoteca, Fat Duck, Fubar, Glen Boutique Bar, Grange, Hai Di Lao, Hatsune, Karaiya Spice House, Kiosk, Made in China, Maison Boulud, Mao Live House, Mario Cittadini, Max Levy, Meat & Wine Co., Mix, Mughal's, Palette Vino, Prego, Punjabi, Purple Haze, Q Bar, SALT, Seasonal Tastes, Tamarind, The Orchard, The Redbucks, The Tree, theBeijinger, Time Out, Westin Beijing Chaoyang, White Rabbit, Xiu, Yugong Yishan, Zen5es | 1 Comment »
Unlike theBeijinger and Time Out magazines, CityWeekend lumps both the Dining & Nightlife Award Categories into one evening rather than split it up into two events. And for the first time this year, CityWeekend changed it up and actually kept the vote count visible to the public and made sure that every voter had a validated CW User Name Account.
If you are interested in comparing results, check out theBeijinger Restaurant Awards Breakdown posted here. Time Out's Restaurant Awards Breakdown is posted here.
I unfortunately was not in Beijing to attend the CityWeekend's awards ceremony at Brasserie Flo, but word on the street was that it was packed and the turn-out was impressive.
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