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Euphorbia obesa comes from the Eastern Cape and is protected by international Cites legislation. Euphorbia obesa is a fascinating plant with nearly spherical grayish-green stems with transverse bands of different shades of green. They grow in full sun and partial shade. In habitat, they are hard to see as they are camouflaged. Euphorbia obesa grows well on a sunny windowsill or outdoor area. Needs to be brought inside when the weather is cold as they are not frost tolerant. Euphorbia obesas like a shale soil with gravel. Water lightly in summer and keep dry in winter. It can stay in the same pot for years. Often, especially in bright light, these bands can be an attractive contrasting purplish-bronze. Great conversation piece. Known as the "Baseball" plant. Responds well to warmth, with its active growth period in the late spring and summer months. Porous soil with adequate drainage. Requires bright light for best appearance, and should be given a winter resting period at which time less water should be given. Protect from frost. All Euphorbias contain a white sap that can be irritating to eyes and mucous membranes. If contact is made with this white sap, take care to not touch face or eyes before washing hands with soap and water. Although they are known to be slow growing, my experience has seen them grow faster than other Euphorbias.


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Tanana Chiefs Conference launches Culture & Wellness Camps
This summer marked the launch of the first Culture and Wellness Camps funded by Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC). The Culture and Wellness camps are part of an initiative set forth through TCC's 2015-2020 Strategic Plan to promote health and wellness through cultural activities. It was also featured in the Reclaiming Our People Initiative, which launched this summer.
The Culture & Wellness Camps are village driven and coordinated with support from TCC Staff. TCC recently hired a Culture & Wellness Camp Manager, Tonya Garnett who hit the ground running and has already seen a successful startup of camps this summer.
These camps are made possible through funding from TCC and the Administration for Native Americans. This is an important part of TCC's Strategic Plan and is another way in which TCC is preserving our culture and way of life for generations to come.
Each camp will include a wellness component including presentations on topics such as health marriages, parenting, suicide prevention and more. The camps will also include cultural components such as language, building fish wheels and cutting fish.
Each subregion will host two camps per year for the next 5 years and we look forward to developing the Camps with the needs of the tribes and their direction and input.
The first of Tanana Chiefs Conference's Culture & Wellness Camps of 2017 was hosted by Tanana. Called, "Denaa Kkoykka Hedok Deleehdenh," the goal of the camp was to teach values that stress the importance of respecting others and ourselves while respecting the environment around our youth. These are important values that have been passed down from our ancestors and will be shared for generations to come.
The camp was a success and we look forward to the others being held throughout the TCC Region.
For more information on upcoming camps, visit our website at www.tananachiefs.org/cutlure-and-wellness-camps.

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The Lodge, Museum Gardens, York YO1 7DR
Tel/Fax: 01904 656713
Registered Charity No. 529709
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Craig Stearns is a Senior Vice President who joined the Lenox Advisors team in 2008. He is responsible for working with both high net worth individual and corporate clients of the firm. With individual clients, he specializes in comprehensive estate, insurance and wealth management strategies. For his corporate clients, he helps structure employee benefits strategies and executive carve-out programs.
Prior to joining Lenox, Craig had 7 years of financial services experience working with both individual and corporate clients. Craig has a Bachelor in Fine Art and a Masters in Fine Art from New York University.
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Industrial M Extension Dining Table - White
An exclusive range of French designed furniture. With detail to quality materials and finish, the Industrial M furniture range adds a refined industrial edge to residential and commercial interior spaces. Extendable table can be used with or without extension leaves.
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4 July (Part 1) - The rat runs
council took a photo of this man and his placard and
passed it to the police
with an instruction that their friends in the Met put the frighteners on him. No
legal basis for it (confirmed by reply to Freedom of Information request) but that is the "I
can do what I like" Bexley council for you. Yesterday the tables were
partially turned. The not easily frightened Martin Peaple was at the Danson Park
Festival and spotted a council stall inviting residents to ask a question
and get an answer within five days - and who should be manning it but the man in
charge of the cameras that took Martin's picture and presumably the man who
cocked a snook at the Data Protection Act by not using his cameras in the
designated manner. Councillor Craske no less, the man given to lying (for
example, it
costs more to answer FOIs than we collect in parking fines) at public
meetings. Who better to man a council stall? No good asking leader Teresa
O'Neill to do it, she has a track record for
failing to show at such events.
Having spotted his glowing visage Martin knew exactly what questions had to be asked, "Who took my photo and who decided to send it to the police?". In Martin's words, "Craske is one rude bloke" who claimed he "hasn't got a clue". Can you believe that? The cabinet member in charge of parking enforcement sees his department splashed across the front page of the News Shopper, and if he wasn't behind it he wasn't sufficiently interested to ask what was going on? Looks like Craske is up to his usual tricks or it's yet more proof he is unfit to be a cabinet member.
Martin also asked why the public can't film or photograph public meetings. At that point Craske noticed that Martin was recording his questions on a mobile phone and promptly ran away. Priceless. Craske gets his cameras to film residents going about their lawful business and pokes his lenses into people's bedrooms but ask him a question about it and he knows nothing and scarpers.
Martin reports that another councillor who he believes (having looked at their mugshots) was Peter Reader was present who was much more helpful and said he would do his utmost to get an answer to his first question within five days. We await the answer with the utmost interest. Will we learn anything of why Bexley council thinks it is above the law, usually there is no answer? Nigel Wise, who forced Richmond council to obey the law, is still waiting for a proper answer to the question he posed on 5th May.
The above information has been provided by Notomob - Martin is an active member - and continuing the theme of sponging off the efforts of others may I recommend you take a look at Arthur Pewty's maggot sandwich which this week gives news of developments in Erith. The infamous Cross Keys pub, the new Pound Shop and Bexley council's early foray into the world of computers - though they failed to exploit them beyond use as glorified typewriters. Look out for Notomob in Bexley next Saturday.


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In this interview on the Start Anew Show, Britany Felix shares her 'Freedom Journey' of selling almost everything she owned, including her home, quitting her 9-5, and taking an open-ended and open-minded road trip with her husband and two dogs.
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Britany is the host of the Living Unconventionally podcast, where she conducts weekly interviews with people who've ditched their desk to chase their passions and explore the world. She also uses the show to document her own Freedom Journey.
After living most of her adult life (well, she's only 30!) like most of us do, she has found the courage to start anew unconventionally. She has said NO to drifting, NO to living life on repeat, NO to society's expectations of how she should live her life.
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Alfa Romeo Monza 8c
The first model was the 1931 '8C 2300', a reference to the car's 2.3 L (2336 cc) engine, initially designed as a racing car, but actually produced in 188 units also for road use. While the racing version of the 8C 2300 Spider, driven by Tazio Nuvolari won the 1931 and 1932 Targa Florio race in Sicily, the 1931 Italian Grand Prix victory at Monza gave the "Monza" name to the twin seater GP car, a shortened version of the Spider. The Alfa Romeo factory often added the name of events won to the name of a car.


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Rehabilitative services are provided to Hospital, Outpatient Clinic, the Care Center, and Home Health (within a 60 mi radius)
Physical Therapy: Lower extremity and spine disorders to include musculoskeletal and neurological dysfunction; gait, balance and endurance training
Occupational Therapy: Upper extremity disorders to include musculoskeletal and neurological dysfunction, early intervention development and visual/vestibular retraining.
Speech Therapy: Speech, swallowing, modified barium swallow studies, cognitive disorders and early intervention development
We share an average work experience of 17 years, come experience how our team of dedicated, hands-on, compassionate, knowledgeable, professionals who demonstrate an intrinsic drive to improve the health and well-being of others sets us apart.
Our Therapy department has been operating for over 20 years. We provide Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy services to outpatient, acute observation, swing bed care center and home health clients. Satellite clinics were opened in Flagler in 2005 and in Limon in 2012. We treat muscular, skeletal, neurological & developmental conditions including but not limited to; joint replacements, tendon and ligament reconstruction, balance and gait disturbances, paraplegia, vertigo, sprains and strains.
Erika Saffer, DPT, MPT, NHA
Therapy Director
I completed my B.S. in Health Sciences from McPherson College in 1995 and my Masters of Physical Therapy from Wichita State University in 1999. I came to work for LCH in 1999 and then completed my Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Boston University in 2008. I have recently received my Nursing Home Administrator's License, and have found a new interest in leadership development. I cherish spending time with my husband, two children and parents.
Jennifer Witt, DPT
After receiving my B.S. in Biology with an Athletic Training minor from York College in Nebraska, I went on to complete my Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from Southwest Baptist University in Missouri. While completing my studies, I was fortunate to get to experience a variety of settings which proved helpful when I joined the LCH staff in 2013. I currently see the PT patients in our satellite clinic in Flagler. I also work with patients in the hospital, care center, and outpatient clinic in Hugo. I grew up in Flagler so I am really blessed to be back in the area and surrounded by our amazing, generous community.
Jennifer Sitzman, PTA
I received my Associates of Applied Science in Physical Therapy from Colby Community College in 1996. I started my career with NovaCare, a contract therapy company for the hospital. I travelled to many facilities on the Eastern Plains, with Hugo being my home base. I became an LCH staff member in October 1998 when the hospital went in-house for therapy services. I live in Hugo with my husband and 2 children.
Amy Cox, PTA
I received my Physical Therapy Assistant degree from Morgan Community College in Fort Morgan. I worked for 9 years in an outpatient clinic. In 2008, I came to LCH where I see patients in the hospital, care center, home health, and outpatient clinic. I also see patients at our satellite clinic in Limon. I am married and have 2 children. I enjoy the outdoors, gardening, hiking, and camping.
Sharon Mason, OTD, OTR/L
I completed my Doctorate in Occupational Therapy in 2009 from Creighton University, while raising 2 kids. I have been an Occupational Therapist for 16 years and have practiced in various settings around the United States. I've specialized in working with people who have had head injuries due to trauma.
Lisa Bacharach, COTA
I received my Associates of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy from Pueblo Community College in 2007; I received my B. S. in Healthcare Administration in 2012 from Ashford University. I have experience in a variety of settings due to my love of travelling, which is what brought me to LCH in 2013 as a traveling therapist.
Cathy Wallace-Berndt, MS, CCC-SLP
I graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1991 with my Masters in Communicative Disorders. I have worked with Early Intervention and school-aged children prior to hospital based services. I enjoy the variety of patients Speech Therapy offers. I am married with 3 children and enjoy scrapbooking.


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Do you know someone who is about to have a baby and it's just too hard to think about what to get them... well we have got you covered. Our Baby Bundle gift set includes our very unique, unisex and popular pastel Fruit of the Spirit Bunting Banner print that looks gorgeous in any nursery. We've packaged this print and given you two options with cards - one for little miss and one for little sir. When that excited phone rings, or that message comes through, you know you're prepared with our Baby Bundle gift.
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Poetry Foundation's May 2015 Events
The following events are free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. These spring events take place at Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago unless otherwise specified. More information about our events is available at poetryfoundation.org/programs/ events.
Be sure to also visit the Poetry Foundation gallery for The Chicago 77, a single, hand-made edition of a 77-line poem comprised of found text and objects from each of Chicago's 77 community areas.
Poetry Foundation May 2015 Events
(recently added events are in bold)
The Chicago 77
First Friday Gallery Reception
Friday, May 1, 6 pm – 9 pm
Join us at the First Friday gallery reception for The Chicago 77 exhibition at Poetry Foundation. The evening features include tabletop games, video screenings, and tunes by J. Johari Palacio aka Basis aka Perpetual Rebel aka The Bored Enthusiast—plus refreshments.
Poetry off the Shelf
Poesia en Abril
Saturday, May 2, 7 pm
The annual bilingual festival Poesía en Abril returns to the Poetry Foundation for readings by two of its featured poets. Olvido García Valdés is the author of a dozen collections of poetry, including Y todos estábamos vivos, which won Spain's National Poetry Prize in 2007, as well as books of translation, prose, and art criticism. Distinguished Mexican poet and translator Héctor Carreto has won the prestigious Luis Cernuda and Aguascalientes National Poetry prizes.
Co-sponsored by contratiempo, Instituto Cervantes, and DePaul University
Poetry off the Shelf
Tim Seibles
Wednesday, May 6, 7 pm
Tim Seibles is the author of several collections of poetry, including Hurdy-Gurdy, Buffalo Head Solos, and Fast Animal, which won the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and was nominated for a 2012 National Book Award. He has taught at Old Dominion University, the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA program, and at Cave Canem.
Poetry off the Shelf
Middle East Poetry Festival
Saturday, May 9, 2 pm
Peace! In these troubled times, will we ever achieve peace for ourselves, our families, our community, our world? Hear Iraqi and other Middle Eastern poets describe what peace means to them in their own language.
Co-sponsored with the Iraqi Mutual Aid Society
Poetry off the Shelf
A. Van Jordan
Tuesday, May 12, 7 pm
A. Van Jordan was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. His collections of poetry include Rise (2001), which won a PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award and was selected for the Book of the Month Club of the Academy of American Poets; M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A (2005), which received the Anisfield-Wolf Award; and Quantum Lyrics (2007).
Poetry off the Shelf
Kundiman Reading
Thursday, May 14, 7 pm
The Poetry Foundation partners with Kundiman, a national organization that supports Asian American writers, to present a reading by Kundiman faculty and fellows Li-Young Lee, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Eugenia Leigh, and Helene Achanzar.
Co-sponsored with Kundiman
The Open Door Reading
Eastern Illinois University's Charlotte Pence & Derick Ledermann / DePaul University's David Welch & Laura Wagner
Tuesday, May 19, 7 pm
The Open Door series presents work from Chicago's new and emerging poets and highlights the area's outstanding writing programs. Each hourlong event features readings by two Chicagoland writing program instructors and two of their current or recent students.
Harriet Reading Series
Literature for All of Us Poetry Bash
Friday, May 22, 1:00 pm
Youth come together to share parts of their lives and their perspectives on the world in poetic verse. Literature for All of Us invites you to come join us as they demand songs of peace and ask that we paint them in their true colors.
Harriet Reading Series
Lecture by Jon Leon
Thursday, May 28, 6:30 pm
The Harriet Reading Series features talks, performances, and readings by poets whose work has appeared on Harriet, the Poetry Foundation's blog. Writer and critic Jon Leon is the author of The Malady of the Century, Elizabeth Zoë Lindsay Drink Fanta, The Hot Tub, and a number of privately issued titles and special editions.
Inna Faliks & Jesse Ball at Piano Forte
Friday, May 29, 7:30 pm
PianoForte Studios
1335 South Michigan Avenue
Created by acclaimed pianist Inna Faliks, Music/Words is an interdisciplinary performance series that explores the connections between poetry and music in the form of a live recital and reading with prize-winning novelist and poet Jesse Ball.
Co-sponsored with PianoForte Foundation


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The Australasian Academy of Cosmetic Dermal Science (AACDS) has been delivering a range of nationally qualifications in dermal science and cosmetic nursing since 2004. AACDS is Australia's largest and longest established vocational college dedicated purely to advanced aesthetics education. The AACDS Student Clinics are designed for students to learn and practice a range of cosmetic treatments as part of their nationally accredited qualifications.
AACDS Student Clinics invite the public to experience quality, affordable cosmetic treatments in our state-of-the-art training facilities. Students include qualified nurses, doctors and beauty therapists. There is a 2 to 1 Student:Assessor ratio, so students are supervised at all times by a qualified and experienced Dermal Therapist or Cosmetic Nurse. AACDS Student Clinics provides a range of dermal therapy and cosmetic treatments in a professional and clinical environment. We ensure our clients the following benefits at all times:
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Tooling Article
Press Line Addresses Setup-Time Reduction Start to Finish
With smaller lot sizes a necessity due to a quest for just-in-time manufacturing, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. sought a to stamp small-lot parts and, at the same time, keep its equipment running to meet demand from increasing sales. The best to do that, reasoned company engineers: Increase press speed while reducing setup time.
Replaces Older, Slower Hydraulic Press
Miller previously ran work on a hydraulic press at speeds averaging 12 strokes/min. Those jobs, transferred to the new line, now run at speeds from 20 to 60 strokes/min. The new press line handles aluminum and cold-rolled steel from 0.030 to 0.156 in. thick. The large 120- by 59-in. press bed allows use of more-complex progressive dies, thus accepting a greater number than the 70 jobs now scheduled on the line.
Miller had been considering a new line since the late-1990s, according to TCR's Todd Wenzel, with the project proceeding in earnest early in 2011 as increased sales moved the project from back-burner interest to an immediate need.
"We worked with Miller, looking at how far to take technology for setup-time reduction from mild to wild," says Wenzel. "We reached a balance and created an efficient, profitable production system that met the company's needs."
Coil Line Boasts Efficiencies
Coe Press Equipment Corp., Sterling Heights, MI, supplied coil-handling equipment for the new line. Setup-reduction efforts began right at the start, with a coil car used to stage material for the next job. Powered coil guides also bring setup ease. Traditional coil lines, according to Wenzel, feature coil-guide arms—nearly als six—that must be positioned manually. Setup includes lifting the arms, which weigh as much as 25 lb., and rotating the coil mandrel multiple times to achieve final coil position.
"It's a cumbersome process to position the three rear arms, mount the coil, position the front three arms then thread the coil, with the bending and lifting exposing the operator to back strain and injury," explains Wenzel. In Miller's new line, the potentially injurious labor and setup time has been reduced via pushbutton positioning of the guides.
Coil handling for the new line also incorporates automated material feeding into the press via a servo-driven roll feed. Where traditional systems employ hand cranks to raise and lower the feed's mounting cabinet during setup to achieve proper passline height, this line features motorized adjustment and encoders that allow for storage of the correct passline height in a job recipe.
Further, a tool-less press attachment bracket is another time- and labor-saving innovation supplied by Coe. On standard feed-cabinet designs, the operator manually releases bolts that secure the feed cabinet to the press frame, a step requiring the operator to walk completely around the press twice during each setup—once to release and again to retighten. The tool-less system on Miller's line eliminates that step. Also, the air cylinder that automatically raises and lowers the upper feed roll and applies downward force to hold material must be set at the correct pressure for each setup. This is one more parameter stored in the feed line's job-recipe control, and that eliminates time needed for operator adjustment of a manual air regulator.
In addition to the stored parameters, the coil-handling and feed system features PLC controls and sensors monitoring the status of the line and its components. The controls prevent typical mistakes seen during setup and operation, preventing them from interrupting efficient operation, whether in setup or production. These mistake-proofing options, selected by Miller's Adam Utecht and Jim Dimpf, prevent operators from wasting time correcting typical setup errors.
Traveling Control Panel Integrates Line Functions
A discussion of coil handling hints at the central role of the line's integrated control system, supplied by Link Systems, Nashville, TN, and installed at Aida's factory in Dayton, OH. The system provides controls and diagnostics for the press itself while also tying into every piece of equipment, incorporating features to optimize setups and provide all-important mistake-proofing. Thus the press control acts as the line control, creating a remote master operator station, according to Wenzel, that can be moved from one end of the line to the other via a press-mounted rail. The station contains operator-interface terminals and key pushbuttons for all line processes.
A coil support (located on the right in this photo) has a series of metallic side bars that allow it to shift inside the press window during die changes, then be extended to support strip and eliminate sagging as the strip feeds into the press.
"We brought all of the frequently used controls into one enclosure, and made it portable," says Wenzel. Operators can move the enclosure to wherever needed during setup just by pulling it with them along the rail. This eliminates constant walking back and forth to access various controls and line processes. For example, the rail extends beyond the press to reach end-of-line part bins, eliminating the need for operators to walk 15 or 20 ft. back and forth to attend to the bins and then restart the line. Portable line control also allows relocation of bulky electrical panels a from the press, providing clear access for press tending and material handling.
Setup time also has been reduced through various implementations within and surrounding the stamping press. Link Systems' 5100 APC (Automated Press Control) job recipe automatically adjusts shut height and counterbalance, and controls timing for any in-die processes. The APC's programmable limit switches control the sequence for material feed, lubrication and air thrust for part ejection. Also, all die-protection inputs are stored as part of the job recipe to monitor critical processes in the tool, eliminating die crashes and catching quality issues quickly, according to Wenzel.
The control also automatically starts and stops part-out and scrap-system conveyors, with sensors to ensure that all of these subsystems are functioning, and to halt operation should errors should arise. Control diagnostics provide plain-English prompts for operators. Besides directly controlling and monitoring these events and subsystems, the control also sends a command to the coil-feed-line control, calling up the proper coil-line recipe.
Tooling in Miller's new press is held via state-of-the-art magnetic clamping technology.
Press Built to Reduce Setup Time
The press itself offers features that assist in setup-time reduction. For example, its roller gibbing system brings the tooling halves together precisely. And, because they run without oil, they eliminate contamination from gib oils coating parts and creating quality problems downstream in the paint department.
Simple in-press solutions also decrease setup time. One example: An extendable CoilBridge conveyor (from Bennett Tool & Die Co., Nashville, TN) stores inside of the press columns during die changes, then stretches out to support strip making its from the feeder to smaller progressive dies.
"A long stretch of sagging material would not feed easily," notes Wenzel. "The support removes that sag and represents a simple method to ease feeding without the use of tools. Otherwise, operators would have to employ boards or other items to prop the material."
Quick Tooling Changeout
A key component of rapid setup, die change also is addressed in the new line. Without shopfloor space for a dedicated die shuttle, Miller uses forklifts to transport tooling. Bolster extensions enable die loading without potential damage to the press, as the lift never enters the die area. "Upon die delivery from a staging area, die lifters rise in the press bolster and the operator pushes even heavy tools smoothly and easily into the press," explains Wenzel. "He moves the tool against integrated die-locating pins, which enable proper positioning in the press.
"Accurate positioning of the tool is a big part of rapid die exchange," Wenzel continues. "The die must be placed in the correct location the first time and align with the feed line. If not perfectly aligned, technicians can spend hours struggling to achieve proper setup and begin production."
Another feature, magnetic clamping, allows automatic clamping and unclamping of the dies in 8 to 10 sec.—much quicker, notes Wenzel, than having to walk around the press to clamp and unclamp manually. The c lamping mechanisms also operate via the main press-line control.
Part-Out, Scrap Conveyors Aid Quick-Setup, Productivity Effort
A part-out conveyor, supplied by QC Industries, Batavia, OH, and incorporating magnets to grip and quickly eject parts, offers quick adjustment to further reduce setup time. As described in an article appearing in the June 2012 issue of MetalForming, the conveyor's slide system (designed by Norb Klossner of Tooling Innovations, New Ulm, MN, to meet TCR's requirements) allows an operator, without tools, to quickly slide the conveyor in to reach smaller-sized dies, and an air motor provides for vertical adjustment. The conveyor slides out of the during die change, and performs double-duty by also acting as a safety guard. Whether extended or retracted, the conveyor prevents human access into the point of operation while the press runs. Therefore, no adjustable guarding is needed. And, a scrap-handling conveyor (via a shuffle-drive conveyor system from Mayfran International, Cleveland, OH) includes scrap trays that slide into the press during setup. Scrap is carried up and out to a remote scrap bin."Personnel can change out scrap bins during production without stopping the press," says Wenzel. "The underground conveyor pauses as a remote bin is rolled out and another deposited in its place. This not only keeps the press running as much as possible, it also reduces setup time." MF
See also: TCR-Integrated Stamping Systems, Aida-America Corporation, A Subsidiary of AIDA Engng LLC, Coe Press Equipment Corporation, Link Systems, Bennett Tool & Die, LLC, QC Industries, LLC, Mayfran International, Inc.
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As I flew home from another unmemorable job, the engine noise of an evening plane ride provided the intimacy I needed for another mock suicide – an overdose of junk food – the only escape from the ceaseless supply of meaningless work stretched out before me. In a fit of pacified depression I swallowed one handful after another of pretty M&M chocolate pills until I'd consumed two bagfuls.
This wasn't the recommended diet for someone suffering with chronic fatigue, but I wanted to be somewhere else. I wanted a simpler, less technological life with my feet on the lush green ground, and there was no better companion for overcoming the personal shortcomings that kept me employed in a life I didn't want, no better candy, impeccably and precisely designed, for making me feel as if I were doing something more enjoyable than I actually was; kind of like taking the real thing – like smoking a dooby or swallowing a fistful of drugs.
I knew that flying around the country doing environmental and engineering evaluations so someone else could make big bucks on a real estate deal was relatively easy, but preparing the report template was like filling out the same long form every other day for eternity, and the dullness always sent me to the M&M cliff. It was a decent living, but if I died in a plane crash it would be because a mortgage company needed a report on an apartment complex. Not exactly purposeful living for someone who had initially set out to become a wildlife biologist, or to at least do something meaningful in the environmental field.
I used every downer-causing incident to hold mock suicides over and over again. My plane was delayed, so I headed to the M&M counter. I had a dull report to write, so I grabbed a latte and scone. Work caused me to travel again, so my mind floated into an alternative world, where I could consume anything I wanted to because the day was a lost cause anyway, my life on hold until I returned from the trip. I was often tempted to take myself out in a blaze of rebellious gluttony, fueled by those misunderstood and deeply buried demons, by overindulging in all the crap that I'd denied myself as a struggling health nut – the real garbage of American junk food – twinkies and fruit pies and chocolate stars, ding dongs and malted milk balls and peanut butter cups, muffins and scones at a coffee shop, with pies and chocolate chip cookies and double lattes; topping it all off with my all time favorites, blueberry pancakes and waffles smothered in pure maple syrup, stacked in mountainous piles until I collapsed breathless, in a Homer Simpson moment, and passed out face first, mouth open, into a strategically placed box of Krispy Kreme donuts and died of suffocation, the last hopes for breath snuffed out from the creamy mouthful – done in by junk food. Then everyone I'd ever lectured about maintaining a proper diet and the importance of being a health nut could have the last laugh.
Maybe this was the cry for help many failed suicides supposedly aspired to.
Maybe it explained why the world continued toward its own demise, as too many others also lived uninspired lives deemed not worth saving.
We flew over Gary, Indiana on our approach into Chicago, and I wondered if my insides looked as scorched as the black industrial earth I saw below. Was I a small representative of the planet, slowly decaying from the years of abuse in the same way pollution from factories killed off the surrounding vegetation and clouded the rivers? Like fish forced to take in the water in which they lived, I had to breathe the air. Like the once lush green land below, did my insides turn from the clear pink tissues and organs of its youth, pumping excitedly with life, to a wasteland of disease from the years of abuse: all the alcohol and black coffee and processed foods, all the gases from fossil fuels and the mercury-laden rain and the rivers of PCBs, and whatever else the laundry list included?
Like questions surrounding the survival of the planet, with its numerous symptoms – from climate change to disturbingly high species annihilation – had I already gone over my own threshold of debauchery to cause permanent damage, or was there still time to change and become truly healthy? Could mindfulness and awareness, through the practice of meditation, bring me back?


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It might be counter-intuitive for value-seeking buyers but buying a stock making new 52-week highs is often a better choice.
There's a reason why stocks making new highs are performing well, and there's no argument why you, too, can't profit.
Even value buyers can look at strong-performing stocks because it takes time for the market to fully discount changes occurring in sectors, industries and individual companies. Think of market delays as your friend and window to profit. It's also the reason why stocks continue established trends as long as they do.
In my Jan. 9
"Five Buys Near 52-Week Highs"
article, the picks made an average gain of over 10%.
Here are the results starting Jan. 9 until May 7, using closing prices for entries and exits.
Old Republic International
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+ 26.7%
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Time Warner
+ 30.8%
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+ 30.6%
Sirius XM Radio
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+ 8.6%
Old Republic's cost basis is calculated differently ($11) because of my instructions to wait for under $11.
>>Also see: van Doorn: Fannie Mae Is a Government Cash Machine >>
Coca-Cola Enterprises increased as expected. I advised to wait for a pullback to $32 before entry. Investors who didn't wait for a drop profited, but the gains aren't included because my entry price was not reached. Here is what I wrote for reference: "Holding out for $32 may mean you miss another leg higher without looking back, but the alternative may mean paying much more than you need to."
We can't expect five out of five winners every time, but take a look at this selection to begin your process of determining if they belong in your portfolio.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises produces, distributes and markets nonalcoholic beverages. It provides still and sparkling waters, juices, sports drinks, juice drinks, coffee-based beverages, and teas. The company trades an average of 2.6 million shares per day with a market cap of $10.3 billion.
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Once again Coca-Cola Enterprises makes my list of buys making new 52-week highs. As long as the stock continues its strong bull trend, there is little reason to get off the gravy train.
Coca-Cola Enterprises made a new 52-week high in two of the last five trading sessions. The company pays 80 cents annually in dividend payments for a yield of 2.2%. The payout ratio is small enough that fears of a dividend cut are unwarranted. In fact, the regular dividend has increased fivefold since 2005.
Look for an entry price of $37 as a reasonable entry or add on.
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Dentsply International
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Dentsply designs, develops, manufactures and markets dental consumable products, dental laboratory products and dental specialty products worldwide. The company trades an average of 1.2 million shares per day with a market cap of $6 billion.
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Dentsply reported earnings and the initial market reaction was resoundingly two thumbs down. However, it didn't take long for buyers to step up and acquire shares at a discount. Generally it takes two or three days before volatility settles after a surprise earnings announcement.
>>Also see: Spending Is Up: Here's Where Your Dollars Are Going >>
Dentsply doesn't have much of a yield at 0.6%, but it certainly beats no dividend. The dividend is on solid footing with less than 25% of profits paid out. On a positive note, the company does have a history of raising the dividend at least once every couple of years for the last 10 years.
After reviewing the key numbers inside the earnings report, I believe Dentsply was oversold during the start of trading after releasing the quarterly results. This sets up a buying dip for an entry price of $41.65
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Chimera Investment
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Chimera operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It was founded in 2007 and is based in New York. Chimera trades an average of 9.2 million shares per day with a market cap of $3.4 billion.
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Chimera made two new 52 week highs in as many months and appears ready to strike again. It's hard to miss Chimera's eye-popping 10% yield. But you shouldn't back up the truck just yet; Chimera is a mortgage REIT with potentially highly volatile earnings and dividends.
The company's board recently approved maintaining third- and fourth-quarter dividend payments at the current rate. This is exciting news for now, but our friends in Washington see REITs as a target,
according to the Wall Street Journal.
Any changes in the IRS code that may restrict the tax advantage of REITs will certainly impact upon the share price. Because of the highly volatile nature of earnings and legislative peril, Chimera can be bought but with caution and with a much smaller allocation than for a typical stock.
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EchoStar together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and distribution of digital set-top boxes and related products. EchoStar trades an average of 200,000 shares per day with a market cap of $3.55 billion.
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EchoStar is by far the lowest-volume trading stock in this group. I usually focus on stocks with over a million shares a day in volume, but there is a lot to like about EchoStar.
Along with Dentsply, EchoStar reported earnings that initially caused weak hands to dump their shares. It didn't take long (the low of the day today is the opening print) for the stock to recover and move on and up to a new 52-week high. With EchoStar's share strength, any dip is a buying opportunity.
EchoStar doesn't pay a dividend and is my most speculative play here. It's not my first choice, but the chart doesn't lie. The stock is clearly in a bull trend, and with earnings out of the way, it appears this bird will fly higher.
At the time of publication the author had no position in any of the stocks mentioned.
This article was written by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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My biggest disappointment with the RNC convention postponement…
Posted by Lissa on August 27, 2012
… is that I was really, REALLY looking forward to Joe Biden declaring, "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Tampa, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words, 'Ich bin ein Tampon.'"
5 Responses to "My biggest disappointment with the RNC convention postponement…"
August 27, 2012 at 7:18 am
Joe Biden is addressing the RNC? 😉
August 29, 2012 at 12:57 pm
OK, my bad. I don't follow the news cycle, least of all campaign politics. *shrug*
- August 29, 2012 at 12:57 pm
August 28, 2012 at 7:56 pm
That's incredibly funny. If the convention was in Germany, then he'd be able to say, "Ich bin ein Deutschebag".
August 29, 2012 at 5:28 pm
this gave me a sugar high!


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Monitoring and managing your cholesterol is an important part of maintaining your overall health. According to the American Heart Association, a low-cholesterol diet can reduce the risk of heart disease and a number of potentially serious health conditions. A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and low-fat whole grains can set you on the path towards lowering your cholesterol.
Overview of Cholesterol
There are two main types of cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein. LDL is routinely referred to as bad cholesterol because too much of it can build up in your arteries and veins and harden into plaques. This plaque inhibits the blood from effectively pumping to organs like the heart and brain. High levels of LDL raise the potential risk of coronary heart disease.
You can lower your cholesterol levels through diet and lifestyle changes. A heart-healthy diet, regular exercise and avoiding tobacco are essential to keeping your cholesterol low. Foods that lower cholesterol are oatmeal, fish and omega-3 fatty acids, nuts, olive oil and foods with plant sterols.
Foods that are high in soluble fiber help to reduce the level of bad cholesterol in your bloodstream. Oatmeal, oat bran, whole-wheat or multigrain products are all excellent sources of soluble fiber, and these can come from bread. Women should aim to eat at least 21 to 25g of fiber a day while men should aim to eat 30 to 38g a day. Fiber helps reduce the amount of cholesterol your body absorbs from foods.
Breads for Lower Cholesterol
You can incorporate breads into your diet if you're fan of carbohydrates and you are trying to lower your cholesterol. Whole-wheat, multigrain and rye breads are good options for a heart healthy diet. According to a study published in the "Journal of Nutrition," eating rye bread can lower blood LDL levels in men with slightly elevated cholesterol. There are about 2g of fiber in a slice of rye, whole-wheat or multigrain bread.
Exercise and a balanced diet rich in high-fiber foods, such as whole-wheat bread, are crucial when it comes to managing and maintaining your cholesterol. For some, medication may be required to get your cholesterol levels within a normal and healthy range. If you are trying to manage you cholesterol, consult your doctor to develop a plan that is right for you.


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Monday, December 26, 2011
Mid January Arctic Blast?
Gary Lezak, the man who discovered the LRC, is indicating that an arctic blast of cold air is possible come mid January. We are investigating this, but at this time his confidence level seems fairly high. We are working to see if this may coincide with a possible break in the weather pattern.
December 26-28 Snow Event (Ohio Valley, Northeast Affected)
UPDATED 2011-2012 Winter Forecast
The Ohio Valley southwest-ward into the Southern Plains will be experiencing wet conditions. Ohio has already broken all-time records for rainfall. This is expected to continue through the winter, and when the pattern change occurs, we will be seeing big snowstorms cut through the Ohio Valley. I am expecting several, if not many, 'major' snowstorms once the pattern changes for the Ohio Valley.
Down in the far Southern Plains we see an area of dry conditions expected. This is due to the La Nina, but has been helped by a +NAO/+AO.
Far out west, cooler than normal conditions are expected.
Notes about the indices:
-NAO should average above normal for the winter, but will dip negative at least once the rest of the winter. When it does dip into a good negative, I can see a big snow hit the Northeast.
-AO is in the same boat as the NAO.
6-10 Day Outlook: 12/31/11 - 1/4/12
|6-10 Day Temperature Outlook
Before you jump to the conclusion that this is Global Warming at its best, it's not. This is simply a weather pattern gone bad. The same bad weather pattern has delayed winter. And no, this bad pattern is not due to global warming.
|6-10 Day Precipitation Outlook
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Convenient design. Pull-over design makes it easy to put on and take off. High-cut belly allows for both boy and girl dogs to use the bathroom without getting wet. Opening on the back for easy leash access. Features a hole that's perfect for a harness or leash so it's great for on the go.
Easy to clean. Machine washable for easy care.


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You are invited to come and pack meals at our next Miami Meals of Hope meal packing event on Saturday, July 15 at 10:00am in the First Miami Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall!
We want to pack thousands of meals for hungry children and families around South Florida and we need your help.
Everyone 6 years and older are welcome.


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The moment I read about Bollywood actress Preity Zinta or popularly known as "PZ", filing molestation case against her former boyfriend Ness Wadia, my reaction was , "Oh Lord, she will be slaughtered for this ." In no time, PZ was trending online and numerous comments were made about her age, look, career and love life. For many people, it was a desperate attempt made by a 'middle aged, single, and declining actress' to garner attention. Ness Wadia's friends wasted no time in suggesting (and I quote) "Zinta could not digest the fact that her former boyfriend, who is still her business partner, was involved in another relationship." Wadia's friends were not alone in ridiculing her. There were others, both men and women, equally unkind, judgmental and mean. (I am quoting some of the comments that I found online)
"Grow up Preity and move on. It would be incredulous to believe that in your five year relationship, your modesty was not repeatedly outraged."
"I have zero sympathy for women like Preity who dig for gold and then later on complain and misuse laws just for petty revenge."
"Can't figure out how Ness Wadia molested her in full public view during a match at a cricket stadium."
"Now she has nothing left in her hand, she is not getting any film (even after plastic surgery) and IPL is also over !! So it is some planned game to get attention. You never know she can also get some work by this drama. Poor Ness."
And the meanest one came from a woman
"Ness is so good looking. Why would he touch someone as ugly as Preity Zinta. He can get any girl."
Perhaps PZ's declining movie career, her single status, and her age, somehow make her look vulnerable in the eyes of public. Thus people perceive that her vulnerability is making her desperate. So desperate that she would not hesitate to falsely accuse her former boyfriend of molesting her. I guess people have forgotten that PZ represents millions of self-made women who are trying to fit in a man's world. With no Godfather in the industry, she made her own place in Bollywood, and at one point, she was Bollywood's top actress. I guess people have also forgotten that PZ has always been vocal and brave. Be it complaining about the underworld, or suing renowned journalists for berating her in media, she has always raised voice whenever she felt wrong. In fact, the renowned Indian magazine once called her "Bollywood's ONLY real hero" for sticking to her statement about the underworld when everybody else, including the Khans, chose to keep mum about it. More important, perhaps people have completely forgotten that when a woman claims she was abused, she is probably telling the truth. But of course, it does not matter to many, because the one who is claiming is a Bollywood actress who has no career, no husband and no money. Unlike her contemporaries, she does not have Bachchans or Chopras husbands. In our Indian society, where women, even if they are professionally successful, are perceived "complete" only if they have a husband, PZ probably comes across as a bitter, lonely, and desperate woman. And of course a "gold-digger" too….and so she can't be abused!
It is sad to see that so many people have failed to see the core issue in PZ's case, and rather they are focusing on her lifestyle. Whether one likes her lifestyle or not, how can one assume that she would make "false accusations" against her former boyfriend and more important, her current business partner to garner public attention. She is not stupid, and she very well knows that she might be jeopardizing her own position in the IPL business by going against the Wadias, who owns the major stake of the business. She might be boycotted by the Bollywood fraternity. And she might be subjected to sexist insults and jokes. Yet she chose to fight against violence. Perhaps this molestation complaint must be a case of continual intermittent abuse that PZ has been facing for several years. She must have thought about it thoroughly before going against it in public. Point is she had guts to go against it despite all odds, and chose to fight for respect that she, as a woman, deserves. She dared to tell the world that no self-respect women should tolerate physical or verbal abuses.
Rather than focusing on her lifestyle, let us not forget that her case highlights a very serious issue about women facing abuses in workplace. Violence against women is for real, and even successful women face abuses. As she herself stated, "I don't want any sympathy from anyone but I will sincerely appreciate it if people do not try to take away my dignity in the process of my fight for respect at my workplace. I think after all these years I deserve it and I'm not asking for too much."
Yes, Preity, you are not asking for too much. Women face abuses everywhere, and that is the fact. You are an inspiration to many women for raising a voice against it. You are, indeed, Bollywood's only real hero.


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Canon launches new EOS Rebel SL1, world's smallest and lightest DSLR
Canon's new EOS Rebel SL1 is the world's smallest and lightest DSLR
Canon has just released what it is billing as the "world's smallest and lightest" fully featured DSLR. The EOS Rebel SL1 weighs in at just 14.36oz and is 25 percent smaller than its older sibling, the Rebel T4i. The new SL1 is targeted at competing with the current micro four-thirds mirror-less models that are flooding the market.
Featuring a new 18-megapixel CMOS based APS-C sensor, and Canon's very fast Digic 5 image processor, this little DSLR packs a punch. An ISO range of 100-12800 can tame low light situations, and is expandable to 25600 for stills and 6400 for video. The SL1 is capable of shooting four frames per second of continuous shooting.
The SL1 also features a 9-point auto focus system that is capable of autofocus tracking when shooting video. This is enabled by the bundled 18-55 f/3-5.6 IS STM "kit lens" that features Canon's movie servo autofocus feature. The EOS SL1 will hit shelves in April with a body only price tag of $650 or $800 with the kit lens.
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I have wanted to post this tie ever since I started watching Workaholics (over a year ago!). It's here. Finally. Blake's tie. He wears it on the show whenever he is at work without fail. I hope it never fails. Also, you can purchase the tie on Amazon!
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Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
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While watching interviews with Jonathan Katz on YouTube, it occurred to me that my favorite cartoon professional therapist, Dr. Katz, sports a brilliant tie. This very traditional, recurring necktie always looks fantastic in Squigglevision.
"Note to myself: How are you? Who's your favorite professional therapist? You are, you bad, bad Dr. Katz."


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🤓 Senior Ruby |> Elixir Developer
16 000 - 22 000 PLN net
🌍 Fresha / Shedul | Al. jerozolimskie 81, Warszawa🖥 http://www.shedul.com
👉 Requirements:
👉 Nice to have:
Do you want to work for Fresha.com / Shedul.com, a fast-growing platform that is revolutionizing the beauty and wellness industry? We are a global startup with offices in Warsaw, London, and Dubai. Our high-traffic booking platforms have quickly become a game-changing industry leader, with users in over 120 countries. Our customers book millions of appointments monthly, with thousands of active users at any time.
We are currently looking for Senior Back-End Developer (Ruby + Elixir) to join the team of over 50 engineers in our Warsaw office. This is a full-time, office-based role. Team members who demonstrate exceptional results are rewarded with fast-track career development. Sky's the limit for high performers.
Your profile:
- Excellent, practical knowledge of Ruby AND/OR Elixir
- Passion to design and build great software architecture and well-structured, easily maintainable code that balances beauty and pragmatism
- Solid experience in writing complex web applications and web APIs
- Experience in working with and optimising transactional databases
- Experience in optimising back-end applications
- Good English communication skills, self-organisation and teamwork
Nice to have:
- Experience in writing real-life Elixir/Phoenix applications (no worries, we can teach you that!)
- Knowledge of functional programming in general
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ and/or Redis
- Experience with distributed architectures, message queues and RPCs
- Knowledge of other programming languages (eg. JavaScript, Python)
Our technology stack: StackShare
Our workflow highlights:
- Agile development flow based on GitHub, JIRA, Slack and CI
- Mature product pipeline with predefined specs, designs and architecture for all feature
- Battle-proven approach to testing, static code analysis and code reviews
- Lean process of autonomous delivery in multidisciplinary teams - based on Agile Manifesto; fine-tuned by engineers, for engineers
- Code linters to guard a top-class Elixir (Credo, mix format), Ruby (RuboCop) and JavaScript code (Prettier, ESLint)
- Complete toolset including New Relic, Sentry, Librato and AppSignal to inspect & fix performance issues
What we offer:
- Competitive salary, 16,000 - 22,000 PLN net B2B negotiable based on your experience.
- Working with a talented team of over 50 passionate engineers, architects and designers.
- Flexible working hours in the perfectly located modern office (Al. Jerozolimskie 81).
- Passionate, young and creative team in a fun, startup-biased working environment.
- Regular in-house events for sharing knowledge and passion: lightning talks, retros, demos.
- Occasional integration events like board games, bowling nights, ping-pong tournaments, etc.
- Fruits, veggies, cakes, coffee, tea on a house to keep you rolling like a pro.


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11th MAY 2013 - 12pm-6pm
Come and meet the artists in their studios!
Coming up on Saturday 11th May @ La Catedral Studios and the Back Loft! VISIT Open Studios and the second coming of Feel Free to Jam, where musicians are invited to bring their instruments and jam around our piano at the back Loft. Lunchtime gourmet food and sangria will be prepared by staff member Dylan and will be served throughout the day. Our quaint little Cafe will be open and the Back Loft will showcase art work by the studio artists.
12-6pm (and maybe later) It promises to be a great day!
Visit 2013 is a weekend event which will see artist's studios organisations all over Dublin city opening their doors to the public. Artists make their artworks in buildings that are scattered throughout the city, and Visit 2013 invites you to enter these usually private spaces, talk to the artists and see their work first hand.
In Dublin City, artist's studios old and new exist in a variety of buildings including industrial warehouses, Georgian buildings, converted stables and former shop units. You might not be aware that the building on the corner or down the road from your house is actually a hub of artistic activity. If you have ever been curious about what goes on inside an artists studios, Visit 2013 is your chance to find out!
More information on participant studios: www.visitstudios.com
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Miss Leydi is a teacher who definitely has "the love of Jesus down in her heart". She leads her large class with love and devotion, to the children and to God. Her creative teaching methods remind the children day after day that they are all special and that God loves them each very much. Through various teaching methods, including the use of music, she leads her students to a love of learning and a joy in God and his world. These young children in San Narciso are receiving quality education and a true taste of God's love for each one of them, as they are greeted and led each day by a well-trained, dedicated, smiling teacher.
In May of 2014, Miss Leydi was honoured with the "Outstanding Preschool Teacher" Award, chosen by the Belize Ministry of Education. She is considered the most outstanding preschool teacher in the entire country of Belize, and PCSB is honoured to have her as a preschool teacher at Redeemer Preschool in San Narciso. Leydo shares the following:
"I am teacher Leydi Carias from Redeemer Presbyterian Preschool at San Narciso Village, Corozal District. I for certainly know that God's power is very great for those who believe in Him (Eph.1:19). The Lord has blessed me a lot this school year 2013-2014. I can testify that there is nothing impossible for the Lord (Gen 18:14). I can say that there were times that I felt disappointed. But God's faithfulness has been a great encouragement to me, as I read his word that reminds me not to give up, not to quit- for God is watching. God is watching over the whole community of San Narciso. Then I am reminded that he has chosen me to share God's love to the little ones through Christian education at the preschool.
One of God's rich blessing and faithfulness is that this school year, our preschool started with twenty-two students, but we ended the school year with thirty students! This is only one of God's powers.
I am so thankful that this school year even the students felt more and very comfortable inside the school environment. This is because through "EduDeo Ministries", our dream became a reality; the dream of a bigger classroom. Students were able to have more space. Many more activities and learning centers were set up; for example, some could lie down and play, others read books or other activities. Even I was able to move around without knocking myself on the tables. This is another evidence of God' faithfulness and power.
Through EduDeo Ministries another of our goals/dreams became a reality. It was well needed playground. Now we have a new playground with more facilities for our children. Students enjoy playing out there; I can see God's power once more.
Another great blessing for this school year is that I was nominated as the Outstanding Preschool Teacher here at the Corozal District. Then I was elected as the winner at national level as the most Outstanding Preschool Teacher in the whole country of Belize. I see this as a personal blessing from God. This was not a dream but it was on God's plan. I praise him for my abilities.
I can clearly see that the huge and precious support EduDeo Ministries gave to Redeemer preschool, God used for great things for this school year! Thank you EduDeo!
Being a Christian teacher I recognize that God's power is very great. That is why I believe in Him! I can see all the precious, special and wonderful things he has done for me, students, parents and church through Redeemer Presbyterian Preschool!"


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Tommy Stadlen is the co-creator of Polaroid Swing, a Silicon Valley startup writing the next chapter in Polaroid's iconic history alongside Twitter founder Biz Stone. Swing's vision is to reimagine the photograph.
Tommy is going to enlighten us about some of the challenges that Polaroid and other companies are facing. He's going to look at Polaroid's history and the intersection of art and science, the importance of tangibility and will explore the resurgence of physicality and nostalgia. Why are we all so interested in vinyl records to film photography?
We now have the power to capture and explore how memories move, how does that impact the way we think about or digital lives?


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This report was developed by Abt Associates under contract to the Corporation for National and Community Service(CNCS) as a component of the CNCS Process Evaluation of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) Pay for Success GrantProgram. In 2010, CNCS launched the SIF, which funds grantmaking intermediaries to identify and grow nonprofits thataddress pressing social problems in three focus areas— youth development, economic opportunity, and healthy futures.The SIF's intermediary structure, and its focus on public-private partnerships to leverage investments in evidence-basedprograms, provides a new model for social finance that is currently being evaluated. In 2014, the SIF launched aninitiative to support the expansion of another public-private partnership model of social finance, pay for success (PFS).
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Editor's Note: The following story was told by Mondoweiss contributor David Sheen over Twitter and compiled on Storify by SAHenryKrinkle.
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If American and European Christian visitors to Israel (and not just Palestinians) start finding themselves on the receiving end of this sort of violence, that might just be what is needed to end American and European support of Israel.
I doubt it. Americans experienced this violence all the time. Emily Henochowitz anyone?
While not violence, a child of mine (now a young adult) experienced extreme, even horrific, humiliation at a border crossing. His crime? He had visited a Palestinian family. What was he to do about it? File a complaint? Ha ha.
The irony? He was on his way to Jerusalem to spend the weekend with a former high school friend who was off from his IDF duty.
I don't understand the outrage.
At least Jewish supremacists throw punches and pummel Palestinians. If the tables were turned, do you think the Palestinian would have shown such restraint? Of course not. The Jewish attacker should be commended for his self-control, not criticized.
I'm practicing my Hasbara spin technique. How am I doing so far?
"I'm practicing my Hasbara spin technique. How am I doing so far?"
Great, Avi, just freakin' great. I nearly had a syncope, before I read the last line. Now all I have to do is stop gasping.
David Sheen is an amazing person. This should be on the front page.
If only he had attacked one of those Christian zionists so they could truly understand what the Jewish supremacists in Israel really think of them.
fantastic and extremely entertaining. too bad israel isn't overflowing with more jewish israelis like david sheen.
● RE: "Jewish Israeli man heard @jrosyfield & I speak in English & asked if we were Christians. We said no. He said 'Good'. Why 'Good', I asked. Him: Because Christians are ruining the Jewish country. Me: How are Christians ruining the country? Him: We're going to burn them all!" ~ Adam Horowitz
● HEBRON'S JEWISH EXTREMISTS [IN HEBREW]: "We killed Jesus, we'll kill you too!" – 11/18/06
● SEE: "Swedish human rights worker viciously attacked by Jewish extremists in Hebron", by ISM Hebron, 11/18/06
[EXCERPT] A 19-year old Swedish human rights worker had her cheekbone broken by a Jewish extremist in Hebron today. Earlier the same day at least five Palestinians, including a 3-year-old child, were injured by the settler-supporting extremists, who rampaged through Tel Rumeida hurling stones and bottles at local residents. Palestinian schoolchildren on their way home were also attacked. The Israeli army, which was intensively deployed in the area, did not intervene to stop the attacks.
Tove Johansson from Stockholm walked through the Tel Rumeida checkpoint with a small group of human rights workers (HRWs) to accompany Palestinian schoolchildren to their homes. They were confronted by about 100 Jewish extremists in small groups. They started chanting in Hebrew "We killed Jesus, we'll kill you too!" — a refrain the settlers had been repeating to internationals in Tel Rumeida all day.
After about thirty seconds of waiting, a small group of very aggressive male Jewish extremists surrounded the international volunteers and began spitting at them, so much so that the internationals described it as "like rain." Then men from the back of the crowd began jumping up and spitting, while others from the back and side of the crowd kicked the volunteers.
The soldiers, who were standing at the checkpoint just a few feet behind the HRWs, looked on as they were being attacked.
One settler then hit Tove on the left side of her face with an empty bottle, breaking it on her face and leaving her with a broken cheekbone. She immediately fell to the ground and the group of Jewish extremists who were watching began to clap, cheer, and chant. The soldiers, who had only watched until this point, then came forward and motioned at the settlers, in a manner which the internationals described as "ok… that's enough guys."
The extremists, however, were allowed to stay in the area and continued watching and clapping as the HRWs tried to stop the flow of blood from the young woman's face. Some, who were coming down the hill even tried to take photos of themselves next to her bleeding face, giving the camera a "thumbs-up" sign. . .
ENTIRE ARTICLE – http://palsolidarity.org/2006/11/hebron-day-06/
P.S. ALSO SEE: "Jews protect Palestinians in harvest of hate" – By Donald Macintyre in Awarta, West Bank, The Independent (U.K.), 10/10/08
Israelis cross religious divide to shelter olive farmers from settlers' attacks
[EXCERPT] . . . Born in Tel Aviv, Ms Siew served in the army, took a university degree, then a teacher's diploma. Thirty-six years ago, she took the tough decision to emigrate to London, telling her parents: "I won't come back until there's peace." Ms Siew, who is now 64, remains an Israeli citizen but now lives with her British husband in Hebden Bridge. She has kept to her word, except that each autumn she comes back to stay in her hometown with her relatives and spends each day of the two-month harvest season picking olives on Palestinian farmland in the West Bank.
And Ms Siew does that for a purpose. Up on the ridge above us, you can see the red roofs of Itamar, a notably hard-line Jewish settlement, and she is here to help protect the Palestinian farmers from the threat of settler violence which has so often scarred the olive harvests.
Last year, she was in a group in the South Hebron Hills confronted by settlers who fired shots from a pistol and an M16 assault rifle, despite the presence of the army and police. "Then one of the soldiers said, 'Look, one of them is coming down with a jug of water for you'. The settler emptied the jug over me. It was full of human shit.". . .
ENTIRE ARTICLE – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jews-protect-palestinians-in-harvest-of-hate-956706.html
RE: "Worse than the murderous Jewish Supremacist is the fact
that few Israelis will stand up to confront even flagrant examples of racism." ~ David Sheen
MY COMMENT: The more moderate/sane Israelis know (at least on some level) that people like this 300 lb "murderous Jewish Supremacist" are Israel's very own, quasi-official version of Il Duce's "Blackshirts". And they also know that you never, ever mess with the Blackshirts! ! !
P.S. RE: "The more moderate/sane Israelis know (at least on
some level) that people like this 300 lb "murderous Jewish Supremacist" are Israel's very own, quasi-official version of Il Duce's 'Blackshirts'." – me (above)
SEE: "Police arrest Jewish teens for allegedly assaulting Arab youth in Galilee", By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz, 1/27/09
Mohammed Mansur was rushed to hospital after a gang of Jewish teens allegedly beat him in Tiberias.
An Arab youth from the Galilee village of Majd el-Krum was injured lightly on Monday night after a gang of Jewish teens beat him with sticks while he was walking along the promenade in Tiberias.
Police arrested eight suspects ranging from 14 to 16 years of age who are believed to have taken part in the assault.
The victim, Mohammed Mansur, was rushed to Poriah Hospital near Tiberias, where he was treated for injuries sustained all over his body.
. . . The incident occurred two days after police arrested nine people suspected of assaulting Arab residents of Upper Nazareth and their property. All incidents are believed to be racially motivated.
Seven of the suspects are between the ages of 15 and 18, and two more are 22 years old.
The group is suspected of physically assaulting Arab residents of the city, torching cars belonging to Arabs and trying to set fire to their homes. . .
ENTIRE ARTICLE – http://www.haaretz.com/news/police-arrest-jewish-teens-for-allegedly-assaulting-arab-youth-in-galilee-1.268966
One did mess with Blackshirts in my dad's time, but the way to do it was to take them out one by one, at night in their homes, or ambushing them on their way to some gathering. One can only deplore that good old habits are so easily lost.
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Walt Disney shares rose in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations.
The entertainment giant said it earned 46 cents a share excluding one-time items in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with 43 cents a share this time last year.
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Bue Star Contemporary is excited to announce some changes to their membership program! Along with simplifying membership levels, adding a corporate membership program and exhibition sponsorship opportunities, we are delighted to extend a complimentary membership to artists living and working in San Antonio.
As an artist-centric nonprofit organization, BSC is committed to nurturing artists, and we believe that access to the arts and artists makes our community strong and vibrant. Just as we are a W.A.G.E. Certified organization- committed to paying artists for all of their creative work that enlivens our exhibitions and programs— so are we dedicated to a welcoming artistic community. For more information on the complimentary Artist Membership program along with the changes to personal and corporate memberships, please visit bluestarcontemporary.org.
And speaking of membership, on Thursday, August 16 from 6:00 –8:00 p.m., we welcome BSC Members to join artist Andrei Renteria for our next BSC Members Drink and Draw! Andrei is an alumnus of the BSC Berlin Residency Program, and his Drink and Draw project (details on our website!) overlaps with conversations sparked our current group exhibition From Underfoot: Breaking Through Surface and Ground. Join us in the gallery for drinks, art, and conversation — all materials provided, but please register so we have enough for everyone!
H-E-B Family Saturday will be held on Saturday, August 11 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Families and kids of all ages are invited to attend this event, sponsored by H-E-B Tournament of Champions. This free public program focuses on our current exhibitions and brings together local artists and community organizations to offer creative activities. Works on view become the inspiration for art making, and kids learn how to look at and understand contemporary art better through fun activities.
Finally, on Friday, August 17 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., join us for our series Film Friday featuring Waste Land, a film chronicling the work of Artist Vik Muniz with the categories – self-designated pickers of recyclable materials – of Rio de Janeiro's (and the world's) largest garbage dump. Highlighting our current exhibition, From Underfoot: Breaking through Surface and Ground – which explores the relationship between humans and the terrestrial – we become witness to the transformation of discarded materials into art and the power of art to be transformational.
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Yeah, about that- some days I just don't have time to drink all the water I'm suppose to. Not to mention,, getting my 3 year old to drink at least 3 sippy cups full. Time for a hydration intervention! While there's no replacement for good ol' water- we can supplement our bodies with minerals that help us stay hydrated.
Pretty much everyone has heard of electrolytes, and that they are important to prevent dehydration. What are electrolytes? Electrolytes are small, electrically charged particles, that when dissolved in water conduct electrical pulses. Our muscles are require certain levels of electrolytes to function. When our bodies have an improper balance of electrolytes, our muscles can become weak or sore.
Calcium regulates the heart's rhythm and is needed to breakdown fuel stores.
Magnesium helps the muscles to relax between contractions.
Potassium prevents muscles from contracting too hard and causing cramps.
Sodium helps the body maintain proper fluid levels.
All four of these minerals are crucial.
Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium work together to contract and relax all the muscles in our body. Too little sodium would lead to weak muscles; too little potassium would lead to cramping. Calcium and magnesium work together just like sodium and potassium. Keeping these minerals in proper balance can be difficult. Here are some of the ways our electrolyte balance can become imbalanced:
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Frank Manto (Frank Mantovitch)
Barnsley heavyweight Frank Manterfield was the younger brother of Bert Mansfield, and like brother was destined to become one of Britain's top heavyweights, using the name Frank Manto. Frank was born in Monk Bretton seven years after his brother.
He came into wrestling around 1940, following a short stint in the boxing ring. He established himself against the likes of Cordite Conroy, Billy Riley, Dick Wills and Karl Reginsky. Frank was a busy worker, mostly in the north of England, throughout the 1940s.
In the early 1950s he began working for Atholl Oakeley. Oakeley was attempting to re-establish his wrestling promotions through high profile tournaments at Harringay Stadium. Frank became a mainstay of Oakeley's tournaments and Oakeley said of him in Blue Blood On The Mat, "I saw at once that here was the post-war British heavyweight whom I had been looking for....Most weightlifters only think they are strong, and so they are for thirty seconds at a time. But the work this man has to do, which consisted of heaving coal from the pitface for hour after hour, would have given all the weightlifters I knew a coronary."
Working for Oakeley Manto won the British heavyweight championship and challenged for the European championship. He had high profile matches against Ed Don Virag, Jack London, Alex Cadier, Mario Matassa and Rudy Redvern.
In 1954 Oakeley abandoned attempts to re-establish himself as one of the country's top promoters. With his disappearance as a promoter wrestling fans had the loss of seeing the disappearance of the near fifty year old Frank Manto.
Midge Manto
Another from the famous Barnsley clan who came onto the scene in the early 1950s, considerably lighter than his famous father and uncle, Derrick Manterfield was the son of Frank Manto. He worked in British rings, sometimes for Atholl Oakeley, during the 1950s.
Vassilios Mantopolous
The hugely popular Greek lightweight champion made his first visit to Britain in 1960 for the independent promoters. Now stop right there those of you that still undervalue the independents. How can you after everything you have read on Wrestling Heritage? In those days working for the independents were class acts that included George Kidd, Eddie Capelli and Eric Sands, and developing stars Zoltan Boscik, Jon Cortez and Peter Rann. All were opponents of the young Greek who visited our shores, with some spectacular matches against Kidd and Joyce around the south of England.
In December 1961 Dale Martin realised what they were missing out on and brought the flashy high flying lightweight over to Joint Promotions. A Royal Albert Hall debut followed in January 1962 with a win over Jim Breaks, though a 1963 outing against Mick McManus at the Kensington venue was less rewarding. For the Greek.
Vassilios remained a regular fixture in British rings until 1965. He made further short tours in April 1969, dutifully going down to Jackie Pallo at the Royal Albert Hall, and returned to the same glamorous venue in May 1971 to partner Monsieur Montreal and draw with the Hells Angels.
Marcel Manuel
We have ten matches recorded for this heavyweight between June and October, 1946, all of them at Belle Vue, Manchester. Opponents included Charlie Green, Sonny Wallis and Ernie Baldwin.
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