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Thursday, November 15, 2007
The artist's creations and the new question
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Labels: Giacomo
Friday, November 9, 2007
Mom, I am sooo tired...
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Labels: Samuele
Friday, November 2, 2007
Pumpkin with pumpkin
500 g pumpik cleaned and cut in cubes
1/4 onion
50 ml white wine
1 TBSP butter
3 TBSP olive oil
4 handful of rice (the one for risotto)
Water or left over broth (vegetable or meat)
2. When the odour of the alcohol is gone add the water or the broth, and the pumpkin cubes. Cook it for 10-12 minutes.
3. Salt and mix with parmesan before serving. Serve it hot!
I found this recipe on a Hungarian foodblog, called a Chili&Vanilia (sometime she writes recipes in English, so you might check it out), and I made this creamy soup from the other half of the pumpkin. I can say, this was the first time, but not the last...it is very delicious...
500 g pumpkin
1 medium sized potato
half apple
1 small onion
2 TBSP honey
juice of a half orange
250 ml broth
salt, pepper, nutmeg
2 TBSP cream
1 TBSP butter
1. Cook the pumpkin. In the meantime cook the onion with the thyme in the butter.
2. When the onion is trasparent, add the honey and let it caramelize a bit. Add the apple and potato cut in small cubes, add the soup and boil it until everything is well cooked.
3. Add the pumpkin and mash everything in the mixer. Add the spices and the juice (according to your taste).
4. Stir in the cream and it is ready.
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Labels: let's cook together
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
We didn't disappear...
Something else...our artist is now ready to tell the results: the drawing you can see under is a JELLYFISH. To be exact, Giacomo received the inspiration from Spongebob and Sharktale The winners will receive an email! Thank you for partecipating!
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Friday, October 12, 2007
The artist
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Labels: Giacomo
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Friday, October 5, 2007
Cake with fruits
500 g fruits (here: 3 appales, 3 peaches)
70 g melted butter
150 g sugar
3 eggs
70 g flour
250 ml milk
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Labels: let's cook together
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Precious moments...
"Mom! Which yoghurt can I eat? This one, or rather this one?"
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Holiday 2007...9th part
A street in the "downtown"
Of course we couldn't miss going to Rome. I am not sure how many kilometers we walked, but one thing I am sure of: at the end of the day we couldn't feel our feet any more...
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Labels: holiday
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Chocolate rolls (Kakaos csiga)
The chocolate rolls are the all time favorite of Hungarian kids...and not only kids... I usually make the dough in the bread making machine because it simply works better than my hands... This recepie has worked very well for me, I hope it will work also for you...
For the dough:
400 g flour
2 eggyolks
1 pkg of dried yeast
40 g butter
44 g sugar
250 ml milk
For the filling:
140 g sugar
130 g butter
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
200 ml cream
50 g sugar
Mix all the ingredients of the dough and work it well with your hands - at least 20 minutes (or use the machine...it is MUCH easier). Let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour. When it is done, extend it with a rolling pin in a form of a square and 2 cm thick. Pour on it the filling that you previously mixed well, roll it up and cut it in 2-3 cm thick slices. Put these rolls in a medium sized pan - on baking paper - 2 cm apart and let them rise for additional 30 minutes. Bake them in preheated oven on medium heat. When the rolls start to get a golden color, pour over them the cream and sugar mix. This will make them remain soft. Bake them for 10 more minutes on lower heat.
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Labels: let's cook together
Friday, September 14, 2007
Giacomo's week
Posted by Kornelia ed Emanuel at 7:08 AM 1 comments
Holiday 2007...8th part
(Secret: At the end of the trip, around 1 hour before Terni Giacomo started to move continuosly in his seat. So we stopped at Perugia and bought a portable DVD player. It made miracles!!!! Giacomo didn't say a word until we were in the car...it is our best buy in these past few months. I can only recommend it for these kind of travels.)
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I'm such a whiner.
Here I am with this foot, this stupid foot, and all I can think about is how much I like to eat, and how this foot is going to prevent me from filling my pie hole as much as I want.
I'm essentially an *all or nothing* type. Many students, friends and loves know this. I am either 0 or 100mph. I have been known to actually get high off of too much chocolate. I went through a period of obsessing with all things knitting…This is with everything I do. So, for me, running was a way to manage the food love affair… I eat, I run, I lose weight. FABULOUS!
I suddenly realized that there are MANY of you, (Dare to Tri, for one) who have actual weather conditions that prevent you from running. SNOW. If I lived in snow, I'd never run. Yet, folks like Viper, et al have a plan…they have snow. They deal with it. Me? I'd wallow in my own self pity and blog about it until, well, Spring.
So, thank you I'll Run For Donuts guy, for emailing me about my foot. Thanks to all of you for keeping me motivated. I'm not running today. I hope to run sometime. Maybe sooner than later.
It's 79 degrees here in California. All my windows are open. I don't have inclement weather. My foot will heal, and then I'll be back. I swear. I have to. Until then, it's backing off the pasta carb love that I got goin'. I'll be watching everyone from the sidelines…
I just spent the day in Professional Development. That must be the reason I'm so hopeful. Sitting around is not my style. Not. At. All.
**From An Officer And A Gentleman.

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Youth Programs
School Based Programs – describes our school based programs
Natural Wonders Day Camp – Launched in 2008, this program allows larger groups of various ages to have an introductory nature experience. Held at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park and Eagle Creek Park, Camp Days consist of a variety of outdoor activity stations, Read More>>>
Wilderness Adventures – Camptown's Wilderness Adventures take place in the great outdoors. A Wilderness Adventure begins with two to twelve pre-trip training classes ranging in length from 1/2 hour to two hours. Camptown Staff will come to your group's location and facilitate an after-school or evening training class. Class topics include wilderness survival, backcountry skills, equipment orientation, environmental stewardship, team building and leadership skills. Read More>>
Youth with Disabilities – Our youth with disabilities programs are designed to help youth look beyond their disability and see that they can do anything they put their mind to; to try things that they do not think they can accomplish and succeed. Activities are planned with each group's abilities in mind so that everyone will succeed. Read More>>
Service Projects – Whether cleaning up a portion of the White River, helping to build a pedestrian bridge or serving meals to the homeless, we enable youth to better serve their communities and become good citizens. Read More>>>
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You need to access the VM server console.
I would look at the original VM and check the settings. If it is set to run as a service so that it always starts up when the host server starts, you will need to change it . Stop the VM, go to edit virtual machine settings in the console, check the options tab/startup options. Set it to user powers on. Now try and copy the folder. I also would recommend not runnig from external storage. If the VM is set to dynamic for the disk, you may find you are out of disk space. Make sure the server you move it to has plenty of space. In the console check hadr disk capacity settings. You should see max settings there.
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Use the free verison of convertor (standard edition)from VMWARE, convert from the old machine and import into new machine over the network, this has worked for me in the past, ensure the VM is powered down. it is a simple tool and easy to use, download the operating system version and not the cd installer, install onto your host which has VM server installed and run. rest you will find easy and self explanatory. (watch permissions on target system)
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Sales and Deals: eReaders and Tablets (11-22-11)
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday quickly approaching, there are already a number of sales and deals going on for ebook readers and tablets. Some of these prices are really good, but don't forget the ebook readers that have low prices all the time. I'd still recommend the $79 Kindle 4, $79 refurbished Nook Touch, […]Read more


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The blockade scenario was a good basic one that only needed a little adjustment to fit with the Imperial Skies game.
Table size: 4' x 6'
Fleets: The attacking player (blockader) builds a fleet to an agreed upon point value. The defender (blockade runner) builds a fleet using 50% of the points of the attacker's fleet.
Deployment: The blockader chooses a short table edge. He then chooses a ship and places that ship anywhere along the short table edge up with 24" away from his long table edge. He then rolls a die and multiplies the result by 12 inches. The ship must be moved to the right this many inches. He may deploy the ship anywhere within 6 inches of that position. This must be done for all ships in the blockader's fleet. When completed, all ships must be facing the same direction.
The blockade runner will move all his ships onto the table anywhere along the opposite long table edge in the first turn.
Scenario rules: The blockade runner has a "fee" turn at the beginning of the battle. In effect, he may move and attack with his ships normally, but the blockading fleet may do nothing - its ships may not move, fire, or use command actions. They must simply take any damage dealt during this turn. After this first turn, initiative is rolled normally.
Game length: The game continues until the blockade runner has either been destroyed or has left the table.
Victory conditions: The scenario uses Victory Points to determine who wins. The blockader scores victory points equal to the value of any ship destroyed. The blockade runner only scores victory points for moving ships off the blockader's long table edge. He scores points equal to the value of the ship that exits the table.
I choose a large selection of small ships for the French fleet. I was thinking they would have the best chance of breaking through the line. I plan to replay the scenario with a different make up for the French Fleet.


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The Sleeping Room
In one of the most acclaimed British horror films of recent years, orphaned 19 year-old call girl Blue is sent to meet a new punter in Brighton, unaware of the horrifying impact it will have on her life. Blue begins to fall for the charms of her client Bill and also becomes intrigued by the grand Regency house he is renovating; a once infamous Victorian brothel. Together they uncover a secret room that harbours a shocking history of events relating to Blue's murky family past. A terrible supernatural force is about to be unleashed, awakening demons past and present in this terrifying gothic nightmare.
Starring Julie Graham, Christopher Adamson, Leila Mimmack
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BBQ 101 takes place Saturday, November 12th at Clouds Brewing in Downtown Raleigh from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Meaty Details
Calling all grill masters, weekend warriors, and even the fire-fearing – 99.9 The Fan (WCMC-FM) will host a BBQ 101 grilling class on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at at Clouds Brewing in Downtown Raleigh.
The pros from Grillbillies Barbecue will be teaching skills that have taken years to perfect. Smoking, charcoal, gas grilling, buying meats, what wood to use, and more. Don't know the difference between brining and injecting? How about layering seasonings? The "BBQ 101" class will cover it all.
Come Hungry
Attendees will practice with the finest meats from Raleigh's own The Butcher's Market: burgers, chicken, pork, ribs, and brisket, to name a few. From the perfect steak for a night in, to award winning barbecue for parties, BBQ 101 is the perfect opportunity to learn to cook like a pro for less than half of what a class of this caliber would normally cost. The best part? You'll get to eat and drink your way though it all.
Tickets are on sale now online for $75 or can be purchased during business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 3100 Highwoods Blvd, Raleigh NC 27604. Must be 18 years or older to attend.
BBQ 101 is sponsored by Atlantic Spas and Billiards. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Me Fine Foundation. The mission of the Me Fine Foundation is to provide hope to critically ill children treated by children's hospitals in North Carolina and their families through financial assistance, emotional support and necessary resources, regardless of race, diagnosis, religious affiliation or economic status.
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For more information about this event, contact 99.9 The Fan's Promotion Director, Tara Pupilli, at 919-890-6310 or [email protected].
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Product Information
Low cost continuous tempering machine suitable for working with the following SELMI attachments - SELMI R200 & R200 LEGEND Enrobing attachments, SELMI Truffle Coating attachments, and SELMI Injection Head. Incorporates a low voltage heated vibrating table together with a volumetric dosing facility with pedal to control the flow of chocolate.
Technical Data
Tank capacity: 24kg. Maximum tempering capability: 90kg.
Power consumption: 1.6kW - three-phase, 5 poles.
Cooling system: 1100 frigories/h.
Dimensions: H 1470mm, W 500mm, D 840mm. (W with heated vibrating table: 800mm)
Perfect for chocolatiers, patisseries, bakers and ice cream parlours.
220V single phase connection available at extra cost.
Tempers 24kg of chocolate in 15 minutes.
Price shown above is for the three phase version and includes delivery, post delivery check, on-site training and VAT
Download the PDF of the brochure
Q: Hello I am looking for attachment to add to one of your enrobers toallow me toflip the bottom erobed cookies 90mm diameter where the bottome coated will face upward upon leaving the enrober prior dropping on the cooling tunnel belt. Enrober belt width 30cm , cooling tunnel belt width 20cm.I appreciate your reply.Hassan Dwidar
A: SELMI have just developed such an attachment that connects to a cooling tunnel and can flip products such as rice cakes or waffles. The minimum width of cooling tunnel required is 250mm.
Q: it says it will temper 24 kg of chocolate in 12 mins is that straight from solid callet to temper
A: The 12 minutes is the time it takes from when the chocolate is melted in the tank. Thereafter, all of the chocolate that comes out will be tempered (assuming it is topped up with melted chocolate). To melt a full tank of chocolate will take around 30 to 45 minutes. The tank can be left on heating mode overnight so you can just commence the tempering procoess immediately you start in the morning.


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- ITV Report
Top 10 most read articles on ITV News Central in 2013
10. Dangerous scarves recalled over strangulation fears - December
A consumer story very recently covered by ITV News Central which made the top ten was the discovery by Nottinghamshire County Council potentially dangerous scarves were found on sale at a market which posed a strangulation risk to children.
Safety tests found that cartoon-style hats formed a "noose" which would not break under pressure.
9.English Defence League and Unite Against Facism's protests in Birmingham - July
Members of the English Defence League (EDL) held a static demonstration in Birmingham's Centenary Square in July.
Unite Against Fascism also held a counter demonstration. More than 1000 officers were on duty, and thousands logged on to find out how the protests would be affecting the city centre.
8. Wheels fly off Alton Towers Ride - May, July, November
Alton Towers' latest multi-million pound addition hasn't had the best first season.
The opening of the highly fan-fared record-breaking roller coaster 'The Smiler' was delayed for more than a week because of technical difficulties - then in July it was closed again after reports a bolt had fallen from the ride's structure, and again in November when wheels fell off one of its carriages at the ride's highest point.
7. Sam Bailey's fight for Christmas Number One - December
The Midlands celebrated in December after the region got its first X Factor winner in the form of former prison officer and a mother of two from Leicester Forest East.
Sam Bailey's debut single Skyscraper got the Christmas Top spot - and one of the most read articles of the year on the ITV News Central website was to check out her competition in the her race to get there.
6. The Philpott trial over the deaths of six children in Derby house fire - May
One of the biggest stories of 2012 reached its conclusion this year when three people were jailed for the deaths of six children in a house fire in Derby.
Dwayne, Jade, John, Jack, Jesse and Jayden Philpott died after a fire ripped through their home in Allenton in May 2012.
Their parents Mick & Mairead Phipott, and their friend Paul Mosley, were all convicted for deliberately starting the fire in which the children died.
5. Hunt for missing mother from Nottingham - December
Missing mother and grandmother Elaine Harrison has been missing since December 9, and missed Christmas with her family. The efforts to find the 59-year-old from Nottingham have been shared and viewed by thousands on our website.
4. High winds abort landings at Birmingham Airport - November/December
The wild weather towards the end of 2013 got people logging on in their droves, as people turned to ITV News Central for the very latest weather updates and warnings.
Most popular of which were planes struggling to land on the runway at Birmingham Airport during severe gales.
3. Mother finds flesh eating spider in bed - October
The discovery of supposedly 'flesh eating' spiders after a mild summer in the Central region got arachnophobes' pulses racing, as thousands logged on to read about one mum from Northampton who trapped one in her bed.
Donna Bradbury managed to catch the false widow spider before it could bite. The cousin of the black widow, first came to the country 100 years ago, in crates of fruit from the Canary Islands.
2. Search for missing policeman in Derbyshire - November
The hunt for a missing policeman who disappeared from his home in Buxton was the second most viewed story on our website in 2013.
There was a major search operation for the former Chief Inspector of Chesterfield Tim Frohwein, who was last seen leaving the town in the direction of the High Peak. His body was found in the Goyt Valley a week after he disappeared.
1. Concerns over 'potentially lethal' poisonous dolls - January & December
Concerns about the potentially poisonous children's toys were first published in January after trading standards in Sandwell in the West Midlands announced it had seized some suspected toys.
But since Christmas the story has been shared tens of thousands of times on social networking sites, as it appears the toys are still widely on sale, with many parents worried they might have bought the toys for their children as Christmas gifts.


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Our Property
The Tahoma Lodge was built in the late 1940's. The cabins have been updated over the years, but the architecture still reflects a cozy mountain charm of a bygone era. We are situated on two acres wooded with towering Cedars, Jeffrey Pines and Sugarpines. We are across the street from Lake Tahoe with access to the beach and pier. Our heated swimming pool is open all summer & our hot tub is open year round. We have a basketball court and a children's play area. Private BBQ grills and picnic tables are available for your use and it's just a short walk to the market, pizza parlor, coffee shop, and SugarPine and General Creek State Parks.
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We provide comfortable, very clean, and casual "Old Tahoe" charm. You know "one size does not fit all" and so do we. If you are comfortable in "jeans" & "sneakers" you should be happy with us.


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Host your seminar, anniversary celebration, baby shower, or birthday party at The Hawthorn Center! Our richly appointed, contemporary atmosphere is the perfect backdrop for any occasion. The Hawthorn Center has two rental spaces, the Banquet Room and the Conference Room. The rooms may be rented separately or together for an entire building rental.
We offer affordable rental space in a tasteful and convenient Columbia, MD setting. We hope you will consider The Hawthorn Center for your next event. Please give our office at call at 410-730-7327 for more information or fill out the contact form below.
Banquet Room
- Dimensions: 40′ x 40′
- Capacity: 100 people
- Features:
- Complete kitchen with microwave
- South wall is all windows with an attractive view of patio
- Neutral color palette
- Tables and upholstered chairs provided
- Integrated sound system with iPod dock
- Ceiling mounted projector for videos and presentations (additional charge)
- Piano
- Flagstone patio with tables and benches
- Lobby included for weekend social rentals
Conference Room
- Dimensions: 15′ x 25′
- Capacity: 20 seated
- Features:
- Modular conference table to accommodate trainings, round table discussions, meetings
- Mesh-back cushioned conference room chairs
- 4′ x 10′ wall-mounted white board
- Projector for videos and presentations (additional charge)
Other Amenities
- Lobby with cathedral ceiling and comfortable seating
- Free parking for guests
- Wheelchair accessible
- Podium and microphone
- Tripod easels
- Set-up and breakdown of furniture included
- Projector and screen (additional charge)
- Front desk staff during your event
- Convenient to Routes 29 & 32
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Daisy and I crossed the paddock toward Kes, who had just finished a riding lesson. Kes had her arms around Hershey, a 6-year-old chestnut gelding thoroughbred.
"Oh, Hershey, I love you! You're just the best horse ever!"
Kes grabbed the bridle and walked back to the barn, talking a mile a minute to Hershey, whom she handed off to her instructor. "Mom! Mom, did you see me trot? Hershey's got a monster trot, doesn't he?" She continued to chatter away, skipping, and turning pirouettes in the tack room as she put Hershey's equipment away.
Daisy rolled her eyes. "Oh my god, does she ever shut up?"
"Daisy", I said, "give her a break. She's eight years old. It wasn't that long ago that you were eight years old."
Daisy stopped and regarded me with a mixture of sadness and disbelief, then turned her head out toward the paddock. Her eyes fixed on a point in the distance.
"I was never eight years old. At least, not like that." She turned back toward me. "When I was eight years old, my older sister and I were trying to figure out where to get food, and taking turns going to school, so someone would be home to watch my baby sister, Gina. There are days when I would give anything -- I mean it, anything -- to actually be eight years old. Just for a little while."
There are days when I am so involved in the activity of loving this child -- of giving her the life I think she wants and needs -- that I forget that she went through enough hell before she arrived here that she was removed from her home for her own safety. And at those times, I want to wrap her in my arms and protect her from all that is bad in this world. I want to find her birth mother and make her look me in the eye and tell me what on Earth she could have chosen over loving this child.
But I can't do that. All I can do is love her, and maybe...finally...give her a chance to be a child.


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The Buddha design is built entirely out of quotations from Buddha; mostly on mindfulness and cultivating happiness. Within the center of the blast of positive quotations calmly sits the Buddha. What is within you when you are calmly centered?
You can read all of the quotes that make up this Buddha design here:
Buddha Quotes
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Free November Calendar + Tech Pretties for your Desktop/Laptop and Phone! This post may contain affiliate links. Your cost is the same but it helps support this site and the fun freebies we share. See our full disclosures here.
Many of you loved the florals designs I used in some of the earlier calendar prints and tech pretties this month, so as promised, they're back for the month of November!
Download the October Calendar + Tech Pretties
- November Calendar Printable
- November Desktop Wallpaper (for your computer)
- November Phone Wallpaper
Downloads are for personal use only, please.
How to use The Downloads
The printable is a PDF. It is a high-print quality 8×10 size.
For the Desktop Wallpaper, simply click the link to pull up the image in a new window. Right-click the image to save to your desktop.
If you're unsure how to set your desktop, do a quick Google search for your computer model since it varies a bit for everyone. I'm on a MacBook Pro and can just right click my desktop to change the wallpaper easily.
For the phone wallpaper, download right on your phone and save to your pics. Then set as phone wallpaper. If you download the image on your computer, email it to yourself and then open the email on your phone and save the image to your photos. Then select the photo and set as phone wallpaper.
Design Elements
For my fellow font and design buffs, goodies I used to create this month's print include these Dreamy Floral Digital Papers and the lovely Judy font.
Related posts…
- Check out my list of 10 Funs Ways to Use and Display Printables.
- Missed any past freebies? You can see all my free prints of the week here.
- Want to know more about what art supplies/printer/paper I use? I spill the details on all my favorites here.
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Using the TreeRing iPhone app you can easily share the photos from your phone with your school.
Click on the + sign on the home screen
Select Photos
Select where your photos are or take a photo
Select Share with School option
You are able to share photos via the School Feed, place it in a shared folder, or share both ways
After you choose how you want to share your photo(s), you will see where you shared the photo(s). Select "Done" when finished.
To view the photos you shared as well as access shared photos uploaded by your school, select Menu/Settings from the home screen
Select the school where the photo(s) are shared
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: ATA Error: -52 + Noises
From: Jon Vandermeulen (Jon_at_lampsplus.com)
Date: 2004-07-10
My faithful AJBR15, a little over 18 months old, has gone and done it.
This morning, when I power up the unit, I am treated to what sounds like
Quietly: *zap*zap*zap*
Then this message: ATA Error: -52
Debug (Rockbox 2.2):
I figure the Hard drive is toast, which is fine (I've been wanting to
What I need to know is: Is the Box OK, but the hard drive toast? If I
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Given the growing issues on health as well as the fast-changing technological environment which leads to the change in children's interests and behavior or sedentary lifestyle, Alaska Milk believes that there is a need to reinforce its thrust in leading a healthy lifestyle not just by drinking milk but also by leading an active lifestyle.
2013 is the 18th year of Alaska Football Cup and this event is the biggest football competition in the Philippines. With over 300 teams playing 4,200 players, 29 football fields, more than 100 referees, more than 700 games and 2,600 goals. Participants as young as six (6) years old up to 16 could participate in this much awaited event. They came from different parts of the Philippines such as Metro Manila, Baguio, Olongapo, Angeles City, Tacloban, Naga, Bacolod, Cebu, Palawan, Legaspi, Los Banos, Iloilo, Batangas and a lot more. Some came from abroad.


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AKA Big Kahuna Sweet Slaw. One of the easiest recipes in my collection there is no excuse for not pulling this off again and again. The Hawaiian sweetness of this slaw jumps off the plate and into your mouth. Bring this to the barbecue and you will be the Big Kahuna.
Sweet Cole Slaw
Big Kahuna Cole Slaw
1 each bag Tri-Color Cole Slaw Blend
1 each 11 ounce can Dole Mandarin Oranges
1 each 8 ounce can Dole Crushed Pineapples
1 each martini glass (4 fluid ounces) Hidden Valley Coleslaw Dressing
1 each half pint julienne cut Carrots
1/2 each tablespoon McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper
Wash your hands with medium hot water and soap. In a mixing bowl pour out the bag of Tri-Color Cole Slaw Blend. Open and drain can of Dole Mandarin Oranges and add to mixing bowl. Open and add Dole Crushed Pineapples without draining, 1 each martini glass (4 ounces) Hidden Valley Coleslaw Dressing, 1 each half pint julienne cut Carrots, 1/2 each tablespoon McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper. Mix the contents well until blended.
Great as a side dish or family BBQ secondary dish. Quick and easy to make I love this style recipe for its simplicity. The julienne cut Carrots were purchased precut and packaged ready to use just like the Tri Colored Cole Slaw Blend. They're a great example of utilizing a precut Value Added product to aide in prep time.
EZ Money in the House! Cole Slaw that kills it every time. Try it with our Spicy Orange Glazed St. Louis Style Pork Ribs. Throw in our Jamaican Me Black Beans & Rice to make it complete. Sunday afternoon BBQ at its best.


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On Tuesday 20 June 2006 06:32, Ean Schuessler wrote: > cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) wrote: > > - AFAIK nobody is arguing that Sven's patches aren't up to snuff > > technically > > - AFAIK he hasn't ever abused his d-i commit rights (when he had them) > > These are critical questions. As an uninvolved third-party I have still > not been able to determine why his access was stripped in the first > place. If Sven makes critical (or even genuinely useful) contributions > to the PPC port and there is no replacement for him then there must be a > really great reason to suspend his access. > Did he do something nasty to the codebase? nope, the message regarding him resiging is [1], frans explains his reasoning for removing Sven in [2], and [3] is Sven's take on [2] (with a lot of context regarding when he send [1]). [4] has Sven explaining how he meant [1] [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/03/msg01075.html [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/05/msg00300.html [3] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/05/msg00316.html [4] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/04/msg00949.html -- Cheers, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)
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In shades of red, the sky cries
in fearful need, the scent upon
the wind a softly hissing rapture
contained within the dreams of many.
The light blushes a beam of gratitude
to the weary dreamer, mourning sun of
autumn making itself known.
A canvas unwritten, blankness seen,
dignity of quiet lassitude, I am the creation
of awareness, I am the dancer.
I sob tears of complexity, the consciousness
of streams meander down a path of
my choosing.
The light of determination, emerges
as the daylight of hopes for a better
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IntelliWare Systems has won a prime contract to provide program, technical standards, and testing support for a federal law enforcement organization. IWS will assist with project and program management; organizational and business process development; and interfacing with the law enforcement community and communications providers to develop standards and test technical capabilities. This is a strategically significant win for IWS that expands and strengthens our support to this LE customer.


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Mazda Model Information and Comparisons
Mazda Miata
For decades, this little sports car courtesy of Mazda has been lighting up the road with its sleek styling and incredible performance. The Mazda Miata is an affordable, reliable and, above all else, a fun sports car that drivers can't get enough of. Available as soft-top convertible and hard-top.
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF
vs 2019 Nissan 370Z Roadster
vs 2019 Toyota 86
2018 Mazda Miata
vs 2018 Subaru BRZ
It may be a compact car, but if you know that if it's a Mazda it's going to have tons of style and fun with it too. Drivers of the Mazda3 get all the efficiency and practicality they expect from a compact but with the legendary Mazda performance fun. This isn't like any other compact.
2019 Mazda3 Sedan
vs 2019 Chevrolet Cruze
vs 2019 Toyota Corolla
vs 2019 Ford Fiesta
2019 Mazda3 Hatchback
vs 2019 Volkswagen Golf
vs 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback
vs 2019 Honda Civic
2018 Mazda3
vs 2018 Hyundai Elantra
vs 2018 Kia Forte
The Mazda6 has been around since 2004 and is in its current third generation and has never been better. Featuring Mazda's new SKYACTIV® technology, the Mazda6 is one of the sportier sedans in its class offers tons of performance and top-of-the-class safety, making it the ideal car for families and those looking for a fun drive.
2019 Mazda6
vs 2019 Honda Accord
2019 Mazda6 Sport vs Grand Touring
vs 2019 Kia Optima
vs 2019 Nissan Altima
vs 2019 Toyota Camry
2018 Mazda6
vs 2018 Nissan Maxima
vs 2018 Kia Optima
vs 2018 Ford Fusion
2017 Mazda6
Mazda CX-3
The Mazda CX-3 is a subcompact SUV and Mazda's entry-level crossover. Like all Mazda's the Mazda CX-3 offers sporty handling and the classic Mazda design that invokes simplicity and elegance. The Mazda CX-3 offers 42.3 cubic feet of cargo space and a punchy engine with 146 horsepower and 146 lbs.-ft. of torque.
2019 Mazda CX-3
vs 2019 Kia Niro
vs Mazda CX-5 vs Mazda CX-9
vs 2019 Honda HR-V
vs 2019 Subaru Crosstrek
2018 Mazda CX-3
vs 2018 Nissan Rogue Sport
Mazda CX-5
Perhaps the most popular model in Mazda's lineup, the Mazda CX-5 is a compact crossover that offers agile handling, responsive steering and sporty driving that is practically unheard of in the segment. With its 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine, the Mazda CX-5 gives drivers both performance and efficiency, with the 2018 model getting up to 31 mpg highway.
2019 Mazda CX-5
vs 2019 Chevrolet Equinox
vs 2018 Mazda CX-5
2019 Mazda CX-5 Sport vs Touring
vs 2019 Toyota RAV4
vs 2019 Subaru Forester
vs 2019 Honda CR-V
2018 Mazda CX-5
vs 2018 Toyota RAV4
vs 2018 Honda CR-V
vs 2018 Jeep Cherokee
2017 Mazda CX-5
Mazda CX-9
The largest vehicle in Mazda's lineup, the Mazda CX-9 is Mazda's foray into the large SUV segment. The three-row Mazda CX-9 may be more suited for families, but it's by no means a lumbering SUV, still offering the great agility and driving dynamics famous for Mazda models but rarely seen in large SUVs.
2019 Mazda CX-9
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Stokholm, Sweden
Tuesday, 05 February 2019 - Thursday, 07 February 2019
The fair Sign & Print Scandinavia has become the obvious meeting place for anyone who works with sign and print throughout the production chain and as end users in design and marketing. At the fair there are exhibitors from all parts of the graphic industry, large and small companies.
For whom
For those who work in a printing workshop with production, distribution or finishing. Get the latest update of offset and digital printing machines, high speed ink, digital packaging production, packaging printing, toner, 3d technology, foil, textile printing and label solutions.
Do you work in large format, signs, digital signage, decorator or with outside / outside exposure. Meet the exhibitors and get inspiration and knowledge about the latest developments in different signage systems.
For those who work at an inhouse marketing department or an advertising agency and want to be updated about the latest design and marketing materials and techniques.
The trade fair Sign & Print Scandinavia is a collaboration between AGI Publishing House AB and Easyfairs.
AGI Publishing House AB was founded in 1969 and is one of the leading players in the field of news, testing and information in the graphic industry. We publish the Sign & Print and Cap & Design branch magazines and organize the Sign, Print & Pack trade shows in Norway, Finland and Denmark and the Sign & Print Scandinavia exhibition in Stockholm every other year. We host the Cap & Design Live and Inhousedagarna events every year.
Easyfair strives to be the most innovative, flexible and efficient organizer of the meeting and trade fair. To achieve this goal, they employ committed employees, use the best possible marketing tools and technical solutions and develop strong brands. Easyfairs hosts about 220 events in 17 countries today. The Nordic countries include brands such as Byggmässan, Advanced Engineering, Plastteknik, Logistics & Distribution, Skydd & Säkerhet, Elmässan, Elektronik, Empack, Industrimässorna and Microsoft TechDays.


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For instance, Romans 8:28 promises that God works all things to good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Depending on your child's age will depend on how in depth your conversation will be, but depending on their age you could discuss this particular promise by discussing:
- What does it mean that God works all things for good?
- What stories in the Bible illustrate that promise (i,e. Joseph being sold by his brothers into slavery, but years later is used mightily by God during the seven year famine in Egypt.)
- Who does God work everything to good for?
- Then talk about a time when God worked something to good for you in your life.
- Ask your child, If God works all things to good for us, do we ever need to fear anything? Why not?
Other wonderful parts of God's Word I like to talk about are:
Go to Bible Gateway and do a search for "But God". These are great verses that show the faithfulness of God. For instance, when Joseph's brothers apologized for selling him into slavery, he replied, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." (Genesis 50:20)
Here's a comprehensive list of miracles in the Bible from Nave's Topical Bible. Miracles are great faith builders and a lot of fun to read and talk about.
My daughter and I love to read about and discuss various people in the Bible. (i.e. Moses, Daniel, Elisha, Peter, Paul, Timothy) There are so many people to explore together. Sometimes we like to look at young people in the Bible (Daniel, Timothy, etc.) talking about what they are known for, mistakes they may have made (to avoid) and good examples worth following. (1 Cor.10:11) We might discuss women in the Bible (Deborah, Ruth, Esther, Proverbs 31 woman, etc) or discuss the remarkable faith of particular people in the Bible (i.e. Noah, Roman Centurion, etc. ) The Bible is full of fascinating people. If you are ever struggling to find something about God's Word to talk with your child about, pick a character from the Bible and you will have tons to talk about. All the while your child will be growing in the knowledge of God.
Question for you: What things about God, or His Word, do you and your kids enjoy discussing?
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Search Engine Optimization is an essential element to be implemented in your marketing strategy. This should be taken up on a priority basis while creating new landing pages or blog posts.
To maximize conversions, we also need to have good relevant and original content to be found and convert. Check out these latest on page seo techniques.
When creating new landing pages or even looking to improve existing pages, I would suggest you use the below checklist to help you boost the SEO effectiveness of your site without affecting the ability of your pages to convert. After all, it's a win-win situation and worth the time and effort put.
Search engine optimization has always been an essential element to your marketing strategy, but often it's not thought of as being a priority when creating new landing pages. Sure, you want to maximize conversions (and don't get us wrong, conversion optimization matters too), but at the end of the day, you need your content to be found in order to convert.
Key benefits of On-Page SEO and why you should even do it:
- The first strategy you should focus on is to improve user experience or UX. A landing page with a good user experience will lead to more conversions.
- Follow the On-Page strategies mentioned in this post to easily get higher page ranking on SERPS, thus improving visibility and conversions.
- Better ranking = more traffic = more leads, sales, ad-clicks, and overall revenue.
- The leads generated through SEO have a higher chance of getting converted. Research says that 15% of the leads get converted to a sale.
- For every rupee spent, small businessmen can generate approximately 3-5 times as many leads in comparison to traditional marketing.
- 65% of the users never scroll past the 1st page of the SERPS. If they don't find what they want, they either change the search engine or the query term or keyword.
Here are my recommendations for On-Page SEO optimization
Creating SEO Friendly URLs
URLs have a significant role in creating a perfectly optimized page. The ex-employee of Google, Matt Cutts has clearly stated in one of his interviews that URLs can also be used for ranking your content. By adding 3-5 keywords in the URL helps Google and other search engines to determine the main keywords of the page. The URLs have to be short and it will help you rank your website higher.
I recommend you to read Search Engine Journal Guide Five Steps to SEO-Friendly Site URL Structure.
- Things to keep in mind before you start editing your URLs
- URLs must not be too long for e.g. https://skartecedu.in/blog/how-can-you-make-your-pages-seo-friendly-and-can-get-higher-ranking.html
- Make URL easy to read and understand, for example, https://skartecedu.in/blog/on-page-seo-techniques/
- Don't use numbers instead of words, e.g. https://skartecedu.in/blog/p-500
Use SEO friendly Title Tags
Title tags are considered as the most important element of on-page SEO. It must be properly optimized. Search engines use title tags to determine the topic of your page if you have used your focused keywords in title tags which you want to rank for you can get ranking easily.
Use keywords at the beginning of Title Tags
Suggest you start your Title Tag with a keyword. This helps you to rank for your specific and focused keywords. Refer below image for an idea on how to create a Title Tag with a keyword.
When you use keywords at the beginning of your Title Tags, it is easy for search engines to understand the main topic of your page and show them to your targeted audience when they search using a particular keyword. In the above image, the keyword "Digital Marketing Course in Chennai" has been used in the beginning of the title, thus making them readily available to the audience basis their search query.
The Title Tag should not exceed 70 characters as it will get truncated and dots will appear towards the end. The Title Tag will improve click-through-rate (CTR). If your website has good CTR then your site's pages will be automatically ranked higher. Your audience will also be able to find your website and understand the purpose of it. I recommended you read the Moz's article on Title Tag Length Guidelines.
Use modifiers in Title Tags
Modifiers are the words that are added in title tags to make them more appealing and attractive. These words include "Best," "Guide," "New," "2018", "Review," "Easy" and some other words of this kind.
Things you should know when you write Title Tags
- The length of title tags must not be more than 63 characters (It may vary with upper or lower case because Google gives just 600px of the area for titles in search result page.)
- Use keywords at the beginning of title tags in such a way they make sense.
- Don't stuff your title tags with keywords.
- Using "Best" and "New" also helps you to boost your CTR because when a user sees these words in the search page, they click to see what is NEW or BEST.
Use Meta Description
In 2009, Google had announced they are not using Meta Description tags to rank web pages. But Meta descriptions are still important as Google use the phrases in the meta description tags to understand the purpose or the topic of your page.
Wondering why Google doesn't use Meta Descriptions, then check out the below video –
Even if Google is not using Meta description tags remember there are many more search engines like Bing, Yahoo who use meta description tags to identify the topic of your page.
Use Heading Tags for SEO
Heading Tags are incredibly powerful, and search engines also read your heading tags. These tags are used to break up your page into various sections so that users can easily find the information they are looking for.
Heading Tags are classified from H1 to H6 and these tags are critical because the words used in heading tags are also considered as the secondary topic of your contents. It also helps Google understand the purpose of your page
Use Keywords in H1 Tags
H1 Tags are the most powerful heading tags than others. Ensure to put your Central Keyword here. Remember there can be only one H1 tag in a page and multiple H2…H6 tags. Suggest using Latent Semantic Indexing Keywords. Search using LSIgraph.com
Use Multimedia to boost your engagement
If you are just using text on your pages, then your visitors may get bored and can find it difficult to understand. Multimedia is the best and easiest way to engage your audience and thus making them happier. Here Multimedia can be Videos or images.
Ensure to optimize your images
Using Images in your contents is a wise idea, and they really help in optimizing your pages perfectly. For optimizing images use your target keywords in an image name, ALT tags and consider reducing the Image size. The image should be of 72ppi (pixels per inch) and the file size should be low. If the file size is very high, then this can affect your website loading speed and your visitors will just bounce off. You can use WP Smush to optimize your images on a WordPress website.
Use YouTube Videos
Using YouTube videos in your contents is the easiest way to optimize your website for search engines and reach the top of Google SERPs. You may have seen many YouTube videos getting ranked in the search results. This helps your pages to boost its ranking easily. Always upload your own video to YouTube and add a description of 250 + words for that YouTube video. In this way, your videos will work better. YouTube also belongs to Google, just imagine the impact it can create in your rankings.
Use Keywords in first 100 words
If you write naturally, then you can drop your keywords in first 100 words very quickly as you know some people start writing their blog posts which a long intro having hundreds of words and they often use their targeted keywords after a long introduction which does not produce a good impression on users as well as search engines.
Get your pages to load faster
Fast page loading speed has become an important ranking factor, and Google has clearly stated this on their webmaster's blog. If you want to find the loading speed of your site, then you can check it on Google's free page speed checking tool called page insights. You can also use GTMetrix or Pingdom. GTMetrix gives your suggestions, optimizes your images and I use this majorly.
Tips to make your website load faster:
If you are on WordPress, then using any caching plugin helps a lot in loading your pages faster. I use WP Fastest Cache & WP Optimizer. You should also host your website with a good hosting company who provides 24×7 support and 99.99% uptime. Many companies host multiple websites on a single server with a single IP Address and this causes server load and thus affecting your website loading speed.
Use Mobile friendly or Responsive design for your website
Since the beginning of 2015, Google has started penalizing all those sites which are not mobile friendly. Google has come up with a feature called AMP – Accelerated Mobile Pages. This enhances the way the website is displayed on hand-held devices. AMP strips off all the images and only shows the content to your audience. Thus, increasing the speed of your website as well as your rankings. Google has made it mandatory that webmasters make use of this and make their website more mobile friendly.
If you want to check either your site is mobile friendly or not, you can use Google's Mobile friendly site testing tool. Use this link -> https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly
Internal linking is a must
Internal links are very useful as they help your visitor to keep on reading your pages as well as increase the number of page views per visitor. Internal linking creates a web of links around your blog, and when search engine bots start crawling your pages, they crawl each and every page of your websites.
If you want to see some examples of internal linking, then there is nothing better than Wikipedia they have average 50 internal links on each page. This proves that internal links are most important. For a WordPress website, you can use the Yoast Premium Plugin which has a function for internal linking. It displays a long list of similar topics basis a blog post and helps you easily link articles with one another.
External Linking
External linking has become the most popular on-page SEO technique since Google has started giving importance to those pages which often link to useful and authority pages. You can give a source link, to avoid duplicate content issues.
Use Latent Semantic Indexing keywords
LSI stands for Latent Semantic Indexing, or you can say it is the synonyms of your targeted keywords. Google algorithm uses LSI keywords to identify the topic of pages. You can receive more traffic using LSI keywords without having the problem of competition because LSI keywords never get displayed in competition. Suggest you to use LSIgraph.com to find your LSI keywords.
Keywords like on-page SEO, SEO Techniques, SEO Guides, Link building techniques have high competition and are also difficult to rank. Hence, I suggest that you use LSI keywords as they do not have much competition and you can easily rank your website.
If you want to find some LSI keywords in the SERPs, then scroll down towards the bottom of the Google SERPs to find Searches related to . Whatever keywords are displayed here can also be used as an LSI keyword.
Long & engaging content
Google loves more content and those websites that meet this criterion will get displayed in the top 10 search results. Well, there are no standards for writing long content, but your pages must have at least 1500 words enriched with relevant keywords.
The number of words in your pages also vary with your niche, for example, if you are running a blog related to technology, news, or jobs, etc. then 1000 words are enough, but if you are writing about SEO, then you should write 2000+ words.
People visit your site for content. So you should ensure that the content is original and relevant to their search query so as to keep them engaged. The content should be interesting and at the same time useful and informative.
Tips for Creating Engaging Contents
- Don't make the paragraphs too much longer.
- Add images and videos where needed.
- Use attractive and simple fonts.
Increase Dwell Time On Your Website
Dwell time is the time which a visitor spends on your site. Dwell time is often not considered as an on-page SEO factor, but it is important or critical because Google looks for these metrics to rank your website. Google records dwell time and use it as an important ranking factor for your site.
Read on to understand how to increase the Dwell time of your site. Well, this is also very simple to let me explain it.
- First, start your pages with some useful intro so that visitor's thing you have provided something that deserves a read.
- Show your popularity to get into the mind of readers.
- Put a table of contents at the beginning of your page so that user can immediately see what you are providing.
- Use short paragraphs at the beginning of your contents it helps users to read and digest your contents quickly.
Use Social Sharing Button For Social Signals
Matt Cutts has said that Google is using social signals as a ranking factor. Social sharing button is very useful especially when you have created a super good piece of article and your readers want to share the same with their friends. By adding a social sharing button on your website, it will be very easy for your visitors to share the content. Sharing content on social media creates a ripple effect and there are chances that it goes viral. More and more people see the article and keep sharing thus increasing your website traffic as well as its ranking.
Readability Level
Have you ever read any legal document like a privacy policy or terms of conditions of any big company? I bet 95% of the people cannot understand what has been written in those pages. This is called readability level.
It tells you how difficult or easy it is to read your website contents. You should optimize your content in such a way that it is easy for your visitors to read and understand. In WordPress, the Yoast Plugin will tell you whether your content is readable or not. Yoast's "Flesch Reading Ease Test" and that is what I am going to tell you. If your reading level score is about 60 – 70 then it is good else you need to seriously rethink your content strategy.
Encourage Comments
Google gives a ranking boost to those sites that have implemented good commenting systems on their website. When you encourage comments on your contents, it will increase your reputation in Google's eyes, and consequently, you will be rewarded with a boost in rankings.
Increase Click-Through-Rate (CTR)
Google uses click-through rate to a rank website, and I am 1000% sure for this because this has happened to me. I have boosted the traffic of a site by just increasing the click-through rate. Wondering how can CTR increase your rankings the watch below video created by Brian Dean.
When I search for the keyword "On-page SEO for Beginners" in Google Keyword Planner, it throws out the following results –
- SEO tutorial
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- what are SEO tools
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- how a search engine works ppt
- what is SEM and how it works
Copying and pasting the keyword list as-is is not a good practice for improving ranking. A better way would be to simply pick some of the phrases and write quality content around them in a natural way.
All of the above techniques are easy to follow and I am sure if you follow them you will always find your site at the top of the search result page.


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What makes a physician a Top Doctor? That's a question many medical professionals may wonder because, of course becoming a Top Doctor is an ideal goal to have. There are certain qualities that the Top Doctors in the country have in common. These are the doctors that are often nominated to be featured as one of Castle Connolly's Top Doctors. Keep reading to see why.
Top Doctors are national and regional leaders in specific diseases, conditions and/or techniques/procedures.
When a doctor gains national or regional recognition in a certain disease area or technique/procedure, they're set a part from the rest. They're given a unique value proposition that not every doctor may have. This is a quality to shoot for because being the leader in a particular area will make you top of mind for people looking for a doctor in that area. After all, would you rather be average in multiple areas or the best in one area?
Top Doctors work at top hospitals.
A hospital's staff – who they are and how they interact with patients, families and other health professionals – conveys the essence of the hospital's commitment to the highest quality of care. The quality of the doctors a hospital employs says a lot about the hospital itself. For this reason, you can identify a Top Doctor by the quality of the hospital they are affiliated with.
Top Doctors are accessible.
Location matters – and we're not just talking about physical location. We're also talking about a doctor's presence on the Web. How easy is it for patients to find you, learn about you and your expertise, and schedule appointments with you? For those who are Top Doctors, all of these tactics are made convenient and simple for patients. Don't make your audience search all over the Web to find you. By being accessible online, you're putting yourself in front of more potential patients who want to research you before choosing you as their doctor or scheduling an appointment.
Top Doctors empower their patients.
Give patients the tools they need and you can increase their satisfaction. For example, when your hospital participates in Castle Connolly's Partnership for Excellence program, all visitors to www.CastleConnolly.com can search and fully access the detailed profiles of your affiliated Top Doctors. Additionally they can find out valuable information about your hospital and its programs and services. This competitive edge enables people to make more informed and empowered decisions – and to choose you and your Top Doctors.
While we are fortunate in the United States to have excellent healthcare services, not every doctor qualifies as a Top Doctor. Physicians who do possess the qualities described above, have exceptional clinical skills, expertise and experience, keen judgment – and a willingness to give 110% to your patients. Are you a Top Doctor?


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Can I exercise with my back and neck pain?chiropractic, health and wellness, Lagos Health Chiropractic - Back Pain, neck pain, posture Add comments
The use of some type of physical therapy or exercise is integral to almost all forms of back and neck pain treatment. Sometimes physical therapy and exercise are the first lines of treatment, other times it may help manage chronic pain, or provide rehabilitation after surgery. But did you know that both gentle exercise and physical therapy play a vital role in relieving pain?
Physical therapy and exercise are perhaps the most mainstream of all non-surgical treatments for back pain and neck pain. And unlike other treatments (medication, injections, etc.), physical therapy can also help prevent and/or lessen future recurrences of back pain or neck pain. Below are a few steps you can take to get pain relief from incorporating physical therapy or another kind of exercise into your routine.
Find the right type of help.
Depending on your condition, you may need a healthcare professional to help you develop an appropriate list of activities to engage in and to avoid, as well as to develop and instruct you on an appropriate exercise program.
Several different types of health professionals may provide physical therapy, including physical therapists, chiropractors, and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians.
Alleviate the acute pain before you begin to exercise.
When you're in a lot of pain, the thought of active rehabilitation and exercise can be pretty daunting. one or a combination of the following passive pain-relieving techniques (modalities) may be used:
- Electrical stimulation (e.g. TENS units)
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- Manual manipulation
Other treatments may also be needed to sufficiently reduce your pain. All of the above therapies are designed with one goal in mind: providing enough pain relief to help you progress to an active exercise program.
Get others in your camp.
The common belief is that to heal back problems, those who experience pain should refrain from physical activity. Consequently, many of your friends or family may encourage you to rest if the exercise is causing you to struggle. By explaining ahead of time, they can understand how active rehabilitation is best for managing your condition. If you want support or help, you can also ask them to join you or encourage you during your exercises.
This type of plan is encouraged here at Lagos Health Chiropractic clinic, as soon as the problem is under control, movement and exercise is encouraged and we will show you how and what to do for your particular case.
Any questions, or to book a consultation, please contact Lagos Health Chiropractic on +351 282 768 044.


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August 9: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Readings: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51
This Sunday we continue our reflection on the bread of life discourse in Chapter Six of John's Gospel. The First reading from the Book of Kings is an account of an event that happened around 850 years before Jesus. Israel was ruled by a weak king, Ahab. He had married a Canaanite, named Jezebel and then converted to her religion, which was essentially a Canaanite fertility cult. Elijah, the prophet, challenged the king's behavior and caused a movement that led to the killing of the cult priests. He therefore became an enemy of the queen who threatened to have him killed. Elijah was broken and afraid. He therefore began to flee to Mount Horeb to ask God for help. Along the way in the desert, he gave up and prayed for his death. God sent a messenger with bread and water. This gave him the courage to continue the long journey. The bread seems to foreshadow the Eucharist and its power to keep us faithful on our personal journey to God. Just as the Lord drew Elijah to Mount Sinai, we too are drawn to the mountain of the Lord where the Father strengthens us by the living bread from heaven, namely, the Body and Blood of Christ. Thus in the Gospel passage we are invited to a new level of awareness; a deeper spiritual relationship with Jesus, who is our bread from heaven, on our journey towards the Father. In other words, Jesus walks with us on this pilgrimage, which at times can be rough as in the case of Elijah in the wilderness.
In the Gospel of last Sunday, the crowd asked for a sign that would show that Jesus came from God. Jesus replied by saying that he is the sign and the bread of life sent by God. This Sunday's Gospel begins by saying that the Jews complained about Jesus' claims regarding his identity. They knew his family, and they knew he was born of Mary; the son of Joseph. They could not understand what Jesus meant when he said that he came down from heaven. Jesus responds to their complaints by saying that those who listen to God will recognize that Jesus is the one sent from God. Those who believe will have eternal life. Jesus concludes with the central element of our Eucharistic theology. He promises that the bread of life will bring eternal life to those who partake of it. Jesus tells us that the bread of life will be his own flesh, given for the life of the world. In today's reading, we hear Jesus say again, as he did in last Sunday's Gospel, that he is the bread of life. We also hear Jesus add that he is the living bread. Both of these statements help us understand better the gift that Jesus gives us in the Eucharist. We celebrate this gift of Jesus each time we gather for Mass. We believe that receiving Jesus in the Eucharist will lead us to eternal life. The Gospel therefore reminds us that on our pilgrimage to the Father, Jesus is truly with us even on those moments we may experience difficulties. At moments like these, there is no need to worry as Elijah did even to the point of telling God he had enough suffering. Nor is there any need to complain to each other as the crowds were doing before Jesus. So what message do we take home? 1) Just as the Lord nourished the prophet Elijah with bread and water for his journey, so too Jesus nourishes us with his Body (the bread of life) and his Blood for our journey to the Father; 2) By being nourished with the Body and Blood of Jesus we find everlasting life; 3) You and I are challenged to believe that our communion with Jesus through the Eucharist leads us to eternal life.
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Maryam, 26, was born on 4 July 1991 in Baku, Azerbaijan Young woman with Down's syndrome, she poses on the world a unique regard & her art is just as much: the colors spring of his paintings, his nudes are voluptuous, his destructured portraits fascinate. And that's it, his talent and his Art, we wants to highlight, not his disability. Trisomy 21 slows down Maryam in language - even if she understands several languages - she is at 95% non-verbal. But her parents and friends, since her childhood, pushed her to express herself differently. First by music and singing, then painting. For this and despite the difficulty of separation, they decide to send Maryam live in a place conducive to his artistic fulfillment. For six years now, Maryam Alakbarli lives in Paris, with her aunt and guardian. After studying art in Baku and then in Moscow, the young woman took classes as a free auditor at Arts Déco and now at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. In his apartment near the Luxembourg Garden, the living room is transformed into a workshop. Maryam goes from the naivety of a bouquet of flowers, to the complexity of a face, to the sweetness of a self-portrait, expressing, according to his mood and his inspiration, beauty, joy, melancholy. The young woman cherishes the sun, sea, space, whether at the beach, at the Luxembourg Gardens, where she walks every day, or in her artwork. She launches her brush on the canvas with ample gestures, chooses the brightest colors. "The colors of the heart" After working on drawing, gouache or acrylic, Maryam now attacks oil. His family wants his mind and senses to be constantly stimulated. His parents, his brother, studying medicine, surround him with much love, even when they are far away. Maryam offers her paintings to those she loves and every work is precious to his family. After 5 years of creation and exhibition without any wish of sale, the parents decided that it was time for their daughter to be recognized and represented by and for the b
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• 17–21 Septembre 2010 – Bakou (Azerbaïdjan)
• 4 Mai – 4 Juin 2011 – Berlin (Allemagne), galerie "Bakou-Berlin"
• 2 Décembre 2011 – Paris (France), UNESCO ;
• 3–12 Décembre 2011 – Paris (France), salle "Vivienne art galerie";
• 26 Mars – 22 Avril 2012 – Moscou (Russie), Musée d'Art Moderne;
• 4–10 Juillet 2012 – Moscou (Russie), "Traditions et modernité"
• 15–19 Septembre 2012 – Istanbul (Turquie), Palais de Dolmabahçe
• 23–30 Septembre 2012 – Ankara (Turquie), Centre d'Art "CerModern"
• 22–30 Juin 2013 – Rome (Italie), "Palazzo Poli" personnelle
• 26–30 Juin 2013 – Moscou (Russie) "Traditions et modernité"
• 30 Août – 8 Septembre 2013 – Deauville (France) Festival du Cinéma Américain
• 25 Janvier – 8 Février 2014 – Bakou (Azerbaïdjan), Musée d'Art Moderne
• 30 Octobre – 9 Novembre 2014 – Riga (Lettonie), Le musée d'art "Bourse de Riga"
• 12–14 Juin 2014 – Paris (France), Art Shopping Carrousel du Louvre ;
• 23–25 Octobre 2015 – Paris (France) Art Shopping Carrousel du Louvre ;
• 21–28 Novembre 2015 – Bakou (Azerbaïdjan), "Echo des siècles", Musée national d'art
• 6–9 Avril 2016 – exposition "Inheritance" organisé dans le cadre du "World Art Dubai –2016", Dubaï World Trade Centre, Dubaï
• 28–29 Mai 2016 – Paris (France), Art Shopping Carrousel du Louvre ;
• 25 Mai 2016 – Londres (Royaume-Uni), IDEA (Dialogue international pour l'action environnementale) ;
• 15Octobre 2016 –Paris (France), IDEA (Dialogue international pour l'action environnementale) ;
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• 9- 11 Décembre 2016 – Cannes (France) Art Shopping Côte d'Azur
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Russia, Gas, and ElectricityMonday, March 17th, 2014
US Republicans have been asking President Obama to fast track liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals to allow North American gas to flow to Europe on an accelerated basis. The thinking is that this will relieve some of the strain on Europe in the event of disruption of Russian gas due to the Ukrainian crisis. (more…)


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Turner Cable Nets Introduce New Shows With Familiar Faces
Amid significant technical setbacks, Time Warner 's TNT and TBS unveiled a quietly stable schedule of returning and original programs to advertisers and agencies at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on Wednesday.
New shows will feature familiar faces such as Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace"), Mary McDonnell ("The Closer") and Brian Austin Green ("90210"), all of whom were on hand, but the presentation's real star was Turner Entertainment President Steve Koonin, who proved an expert ad-libber in the face of nearly 10 collective minutes of technical difficulties due to an apparent power surge.
"Hello everyone, my name's Steve Koonin, formerly of Turner Broadcasting," he joked to the crowd after the second of three video delays.
"[Several] years ago, we had a very ambitious goal ... to do an entire upfront without screwing up," he later said.
By the time Michael Wright, senior exec VP-head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, emerged to deliver his presentation for a second time after glitches tripped up his first attempt, Mr. Koonin chided him with, "Are you gonna say the same crap you just said?"
TNT finished the first quarter of 2011 in fourth place among ad-supported cable channels for total prime-time viewers and third among adults 18 to 49, thanks to strong ratings of its NCAA basketball coverage and dramas such as "Southland." TBS has also performed well, ranking seventh in total viewers and fifth among 18- to 49-year-olds, with boosts from late night's "Conan" and prime-time sitcoms "Are We There Yet?" and "Meet the Browns."
This summer TNT will introduce "Falling Skies" from executive producer Steve Spielberg, and comedic legal drama "Franklin & Bash" starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer. Returning series include "Rizzoli & Isles," last summer's highest-rated new cable series, as well as "Leverage," "HawthoRNe" and "Memphis Beat." Ray Romano drama "Men of a Certain Age" is also slated for a third season. For 2012, the network is prepping "Closer" spinoff "Major Crimes" starring Ms. McDonnell, and "Perception," starring Mr. McCormack, who joked that he looked forward to lasting with TNT for more than a season after his failed 2009 advertising drama "Trust Me."
TBS welcomed back talk-show host Conan O' Brien, who had appeared at the network's upfront pitch for the first time last year. "I don't know why TBS can't just do what they do best and run that again," he joked. Fellow late-night star George Lopez, who appeared after several of the technical difficulties, wisecracked, "I got this all fixed because I'm a Latino. And we didn't have a permit."
New shows include "The Wedding Band," an hour-long comedy starring Mr. Green and Melora Hardin ("The Office") that 's planned for the summer 2012, and a new Tyler Perry sitcom, "For Better or Worse," based on the director's "Why Did I Get Married?" films. Other shows in development include a pair of sitcoms executive produced by Mr. O' Brien, "An American Couple" and "Untitled Phoef Sutton Project," and a remake of classic game show "Pyramid," hosted by "Conan" sidekick Andy Richter.


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Former AfDB president Kaberuka joins Mo Ibrahim's Africa-focused private equity fund partnership
Earlier in the year, TPG, one of the world's biggest private equity houses announced its entry into Africa, ready to invest $1 billion on the continent via a partnership with Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim's Satya Capital. As part of its commitment to the continent, the new Africa-focused PE fund has added the former president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Donald Kaberuka to its team as senior adviser.
Kaberuka who headed the AfDB for 10 years showed great support for private-led initiatives as well as public-private partnerships throughout his tenure.
"He has a deeply held optimism about Africa's future and the role of private investment in unlocking that opportunity — beliefs that underpin the TPG Growth and Satya partnership," said Mo Ibrahim, chairman of Satya Capital.
In addition to the $1 billion investment by TPG, Satya will make $400 million available as the PE tie-up targets investments in sectors such as retail, healthcare and financial services.
An elated Kaberuka who was replaced by Nigerian Akinwunmi Adesina at AfDB in September affirms that "Private equity is transforming Africa."
"I'm delighted to be joining TPG/Satya as it builds the next generation of African success stories," he adds.
Private equity investment into Africa, as well as fund managers' ability to raise capital for funds dedicated to the continent, have continued to increase. This is as Africa's perceived attractiveness has risen dramatically over the past decade. According to African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) data, the aggregate deal value of completed African transactions in 2014 rose nearly 90 percent to $8.1 billion, with activity spread across a range of deal types.


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China marks Japan's WWII surrender
A peace assembly was held in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, yesterday to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Representatives from countries, including China, Japan, the United States and Thailand, attended the event held at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, mourning the 300,000 people who were killed in one of the most barbaric episodes of World War II.
Japanese invaders slaughtered about 300,000 Chinese during a six-week rampage after they captured the city, which was then China's capital, on December 13, 1937.
Members of an anti-war NGO based in Kobe, Japan, laid wreaths and paid tribute to the victims in silence. It was the 22nd time the group had attended the peace assembly in Nanjing.
"We choose to come to China to mark the event because Chinese people were the victims of the war and they deserve tribute and remembrance," said Miyauchi Yoko, head of the group.
"Ordinary people suffer the most in times of war," said a student from Thailand. "Everyone should make contributions to world peace."
Ge Daorong, a survivor of the massacre, was only 10 years old when Nanjing fell to the Japanese. During the massacre, he and his close family took refuge in a safety zone and survived the onslaught, but his three uncles did not.
"We look back at sad episodes of history in order to cherish today's peace," Ge said at a forum held after the assembly.
In northeastern Heilongjiang Province, nearly 100 teenagers from China and Russia took part in a historical reenactment to mark the anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender.
The activity was held at Shengshan Stronghold, a war relic that has now been turned into a base for patriotic education of young people from China and Russia.
"Both China and Russia suffered great losses during WWII," said Yulia Ablova, an education official from the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk. "We need to remember the history and cherish the peace."
In the southwestern city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province, 1,207 hand prints of WWII Chinese veterans were donated to the Jianchuan Museum Cluster, the largest private museum complex in China, to commemorate the anniversary.
The hand prints were from surviving soldiers in Hunan Province who fought during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945).
During the ceremony on Tuesday, Fan Jianchuan, curator of the museum, said the veteran hand-print installation was expanding. More than 4,800 red hand prints have been imprinted on tempered glass slabs arranged in a V-shape to symbolize victory.
"Seventy-three years ago, these hands held broadswords and spears, threw hand grenades and buried landmines to safeguard our country and rescue our people," Fan said. "They should be remembered."


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A couple of weeks ago, I was at the Applebee's in my hometown. My dad and husband were there to play in a weekly high stakes (read: $25 in Applebee's coupons to the winner) poker game. My sister, the baby and I were there to eat. Sitting at the table, waiting on our appetizer, I thought to myself, It'd be weird if I saw someone I knew. D'ville is big but small. It's definitely grown a lot since I was a kid but it still retains a little of that small-town feel, at least to me. It's not uncommon to run into someone you went to daycare with at one of the local Walmarts. At the same time, you can go years without seeing anyone you've ever known in your whole life. It's strange like that.
Anyway, not two minutes after my thought (wondering if I'd see anyone), two guys walked by the window and I immediately said to my sister, "There's R and J." She was sort of astounded that I recognized them so quickly (so was I, to be honest- it was so quick, I actually wondered if I was right). They came in and went to sit at the bar. I had actually gone to daycare with R and middle school and high school with J. Sissy asked if I was going to say hello.
Here's the thing: I hadn't seen J, not that can I remember, since high school. We were barely more than acquaintances- we'd been in school together forever but didn't really run in the same circles. Despite this, we are facebook friends. I know that he just broke up with girlfriend, that he teaches painting classes a few times a month, that he is kind of funny and his status updates don't particularly irritate me. I haven't had to hide him, which is saying a lot. I might have commented on a picture or a status update at some point, though I can't be sure. It might've just been a 'hey, how's it going' when whoever added whoever as a friend.
And it made me feel weird, knowing all this stuff about him and then seeing him in person. Like, what would we talk about? There's no real catching up to do because we both know almost everything about each other. I'd say, I had a baby. He'd say, Yeah, I know. I teach painting. I'd say, Yeah, I know.
It just felt awkward. So, no, I didn't say hello. I felt like I was seeing a celebrity of sorts- someone I knew everything about from reading my teeny-bopper magazines (ahh, Kirk Cameron…). It was a strange feeling. I had to ponder on the wonder that is facebook for a minute. On the one hand, it seems almost essential for the lifestyle that I lead. I have friends all over the world and if we were in the olden days when people had to write actual letters, make actual phone calls… or even the more recent olden days where you had to send an actual email, I would lose touch with the majority of the people I've met. As it stands, I know where everyone is and what everyone is doing, almost daily. Which can be fun and exciting… on the other hand, I don't feel the need to write/call/email anymore because, well, I know what you're doing and where you are and how your vacation was and what your new school/principal is like and where you want to go next and what thing or person from America/Canada you miss the most. There's nothing to talk about anymore because we say it all in our status updates (or Tweets if you swing that way; I don't).
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Wednesday, August 28th, 2002
Verisign = Veri-stupid
I'm really fucking tired of Verisign's antics — they are blocking me from transferring my quartet's domain (autographquartet.com) to GoDaddy, telling me that the domain is past its expiration date (listed in the email as 11.04.2001), when Verisign/NetSol's WHOIS lists the correct date: 11.04.2002.
They are such a pain in the ass.
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In the 1990s, potential liability concerns were discouraging financial institutions from lending money to developers of contaminated land, and municipalities from exercising their governmental involuntary acquisition rights and performing cleanup functions on such properties. As a result, federal statutory, regulatory, and policy changes were enacted to address this problem.
Today, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund) includes liability exemptions for certain lenders and others who hold secured interests in property and state or local governments that involuntarily acquire contaminated property (for example, through bankruptcy, foreclosure, or abandonment) and did not cause or contribute to the contamination. Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (addressing underground storage tanks (USTs)) provides a "security interest exemption� for secured creditors (i.e., lenders) a limited statutory exemption from cleanup liability for releases from petroleum USTs.
EPA has subsequently developed regulations and policy on the liability protections for lenders and local governments.
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