text:
Supply Chain Modernization Among Major Themes at 2018 TPA Supply Chain Conference
DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB) April 11, 2018
FoodLogiQ, the leading SaaS provider of food safety compliance, whole chain traceability, and supply chain visibility solutions, will be among more than 500 retailers, manufacturers, and technology solution providers convening in Orlando at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress on April 15 - 17 for the 2018 TPA Supply Chain Conference. Contributing to the industry-driven sessions, FoodLogiQ customers IPC (the purchasing cooperative for SUBWAY®) and Seal the Seasons, along with Clarkston Consulting customer Tiesta Tea, will lead the April 16 roundtable discussions on the importance of supply chain efficiency.
During the session "Modernize Your Supply Chain to Improve Safety & Your Bottom Line," participants will explore how supply chain processes have changed dramatically over the last few years and how increasing regulatory legislation has become a source of concern within the food industry. Following an opening introduction led by FoodLogiQ and Clarkston Consulting, session participants will engage in interactive roundtable discussions, where they will examine supply chain inefficiencies and investigate ways to modernize in light of FSMA regulations. Other topics will include automation, building a food safety culture, as well as getting buy-in from the C-suite.
Director of Supply Chain Traceability Lucelena Angarita at IPC, Vice President of Supply Chain and Market Research Bryan Cohn at Seal the Seasons, and COO Alex Sosnov at Tiesta Tea will lead the discussions, sharing their expertise and helping to raise awareness about the challenges and triumphs the transition to a more efficient supply chain can bring.
"We'll share with attendees how automation brings a wealth of data, enabling companies to meet traceability regulatory compliance, make informed, fast, smart decisions to create business efficiencies, eliminate waste, and improve the bottom line," says Angarita.
"Attendees will learn that by automating and documenting their recall plan in advance, they can help ensure speed of delivery and consistency of notifications to their supply chain partners when a recall happens," Cohn explains.
"Different suppliers, which can be global in nature, are at different levels of technology advancement in their respective companies," says Sosnov. "We'll discuss with attendees how they can better understand those suppliers and adapt accordingly in their efforts to modernize their supply chain."
The TPA Supply Chain Conference is presented by Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) who have joined together as the Trading Partner Alliance (TPA).
To learn more about about how our cloud-based solutions help customers with traceability, food safety and supply chain transparency, visit FoodLogiQ.
About FoodLogiQ
FoodLogiQ® LLC is a leading SaaS provider of food safety compliance, traceability, and supply chain transparency solutions. We help restaurant operators, food retailers and other food companies achieve end-to-end traceability while supporting safe and high quality food products across the supply chain. FoodLogiQ Connect is an online supplier community used by food companies to manage quality, safety, audit, regulatory compliance and traceability needs across their supply chains. To meet mounting regulatory requirements and consumer demands for transparency, food companies are leveraging FoodLogiQ Connect to validate supplier compliance with food safety and act with confidence in the event of a food safety or quality issue. To request a demo, please visit http://www.FoodLogiQ.com/demomore news:
- NASA Leader Honored by AIM North America #RFIDLive
- AsReader Allows Smartphones to be Used as Professional Barcode Readers
- #RFIDLive -Powercast Demonstrates Industry's First Batteryless Electronic UHF Retail Price Tag
- Surface Trak - Tool Tracking System Uses RFID
- Checkpoint Adds Mini NeedleLok Retail Theft Solution Tag
- Impinj Announces Enhanced Channel Partner Program
- Toshiba Introduces Affordable Print and Apply System at #MODEX 2018
- RFID Innovations You Can Touch: Smartrac at RFID Journal Live! 2018
- #MODEX JLT Mobile Computers Bridges the Technology Gap with Deployment Services Capability
- CipherLab Showcases 1860 Series Bluetooth UHF RFID Reader at #RFIDLive
- New FEIG UHF RFID Gate Antenna Offers Outstanding Performance to Ease Bottlenecks, Eliminate False Alarms
- JADAK Launches ThingMagic IZAR at #RFIDLive18 This Week
- CipherLab Exhibits Rugged Android Industrial Mobile Computer at #MODEX 2018
- Frazier Industrial Company to Hold Press Conference at #MODEX 2018
- #RFIDLive Lowry Solutions Announces New Software Platform Sonaria
- Softeon to Show Breakthrough Order Picking and Fulfillment Solution at #MODEX2018
- Top Chinese Logistics Robot Maker Geek+ Debuts at MODEX
- Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK v6.0 Improves Barcode Scanning Speed by 50 Percent
- AB&R to give away a free RFID site survey to #RFIDLive 2018 attendee
- Honeywell Announces New Software Platform For Connected Distribution Centers #MODEX
- #MODEX - Delta Electronics Unveils 30kW Wireless Charging Solutions for Material Handling
- Storage Equipment Safety Service returns to #MODEX and the North American Market
- Seegrid Expands Supervisor Fleet Management Software With Barcode Scanner Integration
- GS1 To Host Digital Convergence Forum June 6-7
- Two 4SIGHT Leaders Named 2018 Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive


text:
The spider family Hahniidae (comb-tailed spiders) includes 250 described species (Platnick 2013), 58 of which occur in North America north of Mexico (Bennett 2005). The common name "comb-tailed spiders" refers to the fact that many hahniids share the unusual feature that all six of their spinnerets are arranged in a line (Bradley 2013), although this is not so for those in the subfamily Cryphoecinae, which accounts for two thirds of the North American hahniids (however, of these only Calymmaria and Cryphoeca are commonly encountered; Bennett 2005 and references therein). Like so many groups in the "RTA clade", the hahniids have a checkered taxonomic past, with many species formerly placed in other families, including Agelenidae and Dictynidae, and unresolved questions about the systematics and taxonomy of these spiders remain (Bennett 2005 and references therein; Miller et al. 2010; Platnick 2013)
Hahniids are typically ground dwellers, most often encountered when searching through leaf litter or sorting pitfall trap samples, but spiders in some genera build webs (e.g., Calymmaria, which place their webs beneath and between bark, beneath moss on rocks and living trees, beneath fallen tree trunks, in caves,and especially along streams; Heiss and Draney 2004). Among Nearctic members of the subfamily Hahniinae, only Neoantistea have been observed to build webs. These webs are small simple sheets, without retreats, which are built in moss or over small depressions in the ground--they can often be found in footprints left by animals walking on soft ground (Bennett 2005).
Opell and Beatty (1976) review the morphology and distribution of the North American and Mexican species of Hahniinae (which they treat as being the only members of the family Hahniidae). Roth and Brame (1972) review the morphology, distribution, and habitat associations of the Nearctic cryphoecine genera (which they includ in the Agelenidae).
- license
- cc-by-3.0
- copyright
- Leo Shapiro
- author
- Leo Shapiro (lshapiro)
- partner site
- EOL authors

subset: commoncrawl


text:
JSfirm.com released the results of its 2017 Hiring Trends Survey. 358 aviation companies participated in the study.
Stats of note, 88% of companies plan to hire in 2017 and 71% of companies did not did not experience staff reduction in 2016. Operations Manager Jeff Richards said, "The survey results indicate a thriving aviation job market." He added, "We are busy! New companies are posting jobs and job seekers are creating memberships to stay up-to-date on new opportunities."
Stats and trends we found of greatest relevance were the following.
72.5% of companies are projecting moderate to significant growth.
Shortage of qualified professionals is the industry's greatest hiring challenge.
Greatest hiring needs are in areas of maintenance, avionics, and piloting.
Click here to download the full study.
The way we see it, employers seek new hires who have passion, strong work ethic, and basic hard skills. From there, the employers are willing to offer training, great wages, and opportunities for advancement. Pathways to Aviation's programs are designed to introduce young people to industry and guide them along exciting career paths.
You're invited to learn more about how Pathways to Aviation informs, inspires, and engages aviation's next generation. Click here for details.


text:
How to get to Rome
Although it is said that all roads lead to Rome, unless you're on a Mediterranean cruise or touring Europe by car, the easiest way of getting to Rome is either by plane or train.
By plane
Rome has two international airports with over 40 million passengers passing through the city every year.
Traveling from the U.S.
Visitors flying from the United States will find direct flights to Rome from New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
The following airlines provide nonstop flights to the Eternal City, sometimes several times a day, depending on the departure airport:
Traveling from Canada
Compared to the U.S., it is a little more difficult to find direct flights from Canada to Rome. Nevertheless, below is a list of airlines and cities that provide these flights:
- Air Canada - direct flights Toronto - Rome
- Alitalia – direct flights from Toronto to Rome
- Air Transat – direct flights from Toronto and Montreal
- Air Canada Rouge – Montreal to Rome
Traveling from Australia
Australia's main cities offer flights to Rome with one or more stops: Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne and Perth.
Traveling from Europe
If you live in Europe, it is now possible to visit the Italian capital for less than €50. The main low-cost airlines flying to Rome are:
- Vueling
- Ryanair
- Wizzair
- Easyjet
- Flight search engine - Find and compare cheap flights online
Once you have your ticket and know which airport you land in, find out how to get to the centre of Rome from Leonardo da Vinci Airport or Ciampino Airport:
Fiumicino Airport
If you're planning on discovering Italy and visiting other cities, the train is an excellent option to keep in mind. The high-speed trains, called Frecciarossa, connect Rome and Florence in a little over an hour and a half and to Milan in three hours. There are also other categories of trains called Frecciargento or Frecciabianca, which also connect Rome with most cities in the country, but are slower.
If you're touring Europe and would like to get to Rome by train, the easiest option is to get to Milan and from there take a train to Milan,
You can check schedules and fares and even book online on the TGV or Ferrovie dello Stato website:
The bus company Eurolines operates throughout Europe. Check out their website for more information (although the time and price might not make this option very good)
If you'd like to tour Europe by car and are thinking of getting to Rome by this means of transport, we recommend a stopover in Monaco, Genoa, Pisa and Florence, for example. Otherwise the drive can be exhausting.
You can plot the route from your city on Google Maps:


text:
Peterson has a plan to obtain all the ranches in the valley. He gives Carson a phony Spanish land grant and has him pose as the Mexican owner. When Fred and Fuzzy have their cattle stolen by Peterson's men, they quickly become involved in the scheme.
File Name : Knight of the Plains 1938.avi
File Size : 905.94 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 00:59:25
Video : MPEG-4 Visual (XviD), 1 991 Kbps, 25.000 fps
Audio : MPEG Audio (MPEG-1 Audio layer 3), 128 Kbps (CBR), 44.1 KHz, 1 channel, 1 stream
Quality: TVRip
Language: English
Genre: Western


text:
Video Production Services
Full-Service Video Partner
Our video production services are designed to output premium, timely, and meaningful video content that's relevant to the modern consumer.
Our Specialties
Our video production process outputs positive business outcomes & make timeless content that is excellent in it's design & strategy.
Live-Action Video
With a fully equipped Sony cinema camera package, camera support, & lighting equipment - our live-action video production services team is lead by our Director of Photography to capture timeless video assets.Learn More
2D Animation
In-house illustration capabilities, and our art director's pixel-pushing attention to detail outputs 2D animation sequences in a variety of styles and format.sLearn More
3D Animation
3D animation gives the flexibility of telling a story of a product in an entirely new way. Our 3D team combines a multitude of disciplines to output stunning photorealistic 3D renderings and animations.Learn More


text:
JESUS Film Harvest Partners continued its 20th anniversary celebration this week by marking its official creation date.
Twenty years ago, 29 August 1997, at the Jesus Film Project office in San Clemente, California, Louie Bustle and Paul Eshleman signed a historic partnership agreement between the Church of the Nazarene's World Mission Department and the Jesus Film Project — Campus Crusade for Christ.
Bustle and Eshleman recounted JFHP's origin story through a video, where Bustle highlighted the JESUS film's impact on the church.
"I think this is the greatest tool God has given the Church in these years, and I'm just glad the Church of the Nazarene was a part of using this tool to build the kingdom of God," Bustle said.
Leaders set the following initial goals for the project:
- 100 million evangelistic contacts
- 10 million decisions for Christ
- 3 million initial discipleship follow-ups
- 10,000 preaching points
Now, 20 years later – and with God's help – all goals have either been exceeded or are on track to be exceeded.
JFHP reports the following 2017 statistics:
- 77.8 million evangelistic contacts
- 15.1 million decisions for Christ
- 6.9 million initial discipleship follow-ups
- 69,800 preaching points
"God has certainly been faithful to allow us to surpass these goals," said Brian Helstrom, JFHP executive director.
JFHP held an anniversary celebration 20 June 2017 during the Church of the Nazarene's General Assembly. Nearly 500 partners from around the world – Alaska to Zambia – attended the event. The theme of the celebration was "You get the thanks – God gets the glory!"
For more information on JESUS Film Harvest Partners, visit jfhp.org.


text:
A tower with parabolic shape
- Client: Qatar Government
- Prime Contractor: Hadi Simaan and Etienne Tricaud architects / Engineering & Structural Design : MaP3 / MEP engineer: OVE ARUP /
Building Contractor: Besix-Midmac
- Height: 300 m
- Delivery: 2006
Located east of Doha, the site of the 2006 Games spreads over nearly 130 ha and is dominated by the Sports Tower, the event's landmark building.
With its parabolic shape it looks like a flaming torch which at its 300 m summit supports the famous flame, visible from all around. The central concrete superstructure supports the various overhanging modules of the program: a hotel, a presidential suite, a sports museum, a restaurant and finally, a panoramic floor. The whole structure is wrapped in transparent metal mesh with a tighter knit on the south side shaped like a half-moon to filter the light, and whose porosity increases from the bottom to the top of the tower for improved wind resistance.


text:
Buca di Beppo Roseville
- Address: 1212 Galleria Blvd.
- Address: Roseville, CA 95678
- Phone: (916) 771-9463
Buca di Beppo gets to the heart of fresh Italian cooking. We serve family-style meals perfect for special occasions, casual dining or business. Catering delivery available 7 days a week with extra large pans serving up to 20. Visit www.bucadibeppo.com.
Free Visitors Guide
Get Inspired:
by the people and places of Sacramento in the digital Visitors Guide.


text:
If you would like to receive every new cover of Eyespy Magazine by email as it is released in the UK, please insert email below. We will not send you any other emails and you can stop them at any time.
Further Details
Current Issue
Features: The Cold War, Berlin Wall, Al-Baghdadi
Buy a single copy of EYESPY or a subscription of your desired length, delivered worldwide. Current issues sent same day up to 3pm!
All magazines sent by 1st Class Mail UK & by Airmail worldwide (bar UK over 750g which may go 2nd Class).
Quick, come closer. Closer, they can probably hear us. Phew, I think they're gone, we're probably safe. Eye Spy is an intriguing magazine simply because we have no idea quite how accurate everything included within is. It could be 100% true or a load of false information, cunningly fed to us by the intelligence forces themselves. A conspiracy! What we do know is that it provided an absolutely fascinating read, covering the exploits of spies both current and historical, from every major country. The technology sections were also particularly interesting – whether spies really still use video cameras placed inside bags with a whole cut out of one end for the lens we aren't sure, but that sense of deceiving, of getting one up on somebody must be pretty intoxicating. The blame for this fascination can probably be laid squarely at the feet of Ian Fleming and his hero, a certain Bond, James Bond. Every kid in Britain grew up loving that most mysterious of British spies, and according to legend the men wanted to be him, the women wanted to be with him. That might not be true, but everyone still imagines spying as a glamorous, risk filled but highly rewarding occupation. Now, quickly, you must escape before the guards of the internet find you. Everything you need to know is encrypted in this very webpage, you just have to click 'add to basket' to find it. NB
Create your very own EYESPY subscription using the slider below to select how many issues you would like.
Est Despatch:
Use the arrows to view and buy single issues of Eyespy Magazine currently in stock, as well as pre-order future issues. WORLDWIDE DELIVERY!
Basket. £ 0
Issue: NO 206
Onsale: 24/12/2019
Issue: NO 2164
Onsale: 15/01/2020
Issue: JAN 20
Issue: FEB 20
Onsale: 16/01/2020
Onsale: 27/12/2019
Onsale: 23/12/2019
Issue: WIN SPE/84
Onsale: 12/12/2019
Issue: NO 284
Onsale: 22/11/2019
We deliver 1000's of magazines Worldwide!
Change the destination in the dropdown to update the prices displayed on the site. Postage includes first class delivery in the UK or priority airmail for overseas mail, but please note some children's magazines may be dispatched second class where large free gifts are included, to reduce postage costs to you.


text:
- Home
- White Oak Barrels
- Jack Daniels Double Branded Whiskey Barrel
Product Description
Authentic Jack Daniels freshly emptied barrel that has the Jack Daniels logo heat branded on the side and top. This barrel is unfinished. If you take the bung out, you can smell the wonderful aroma of Jack Daniels Whiskey. Almost all used whiskey barrels will have some whiskey stains on them, some barrels will have more than others. These stains should be considered as adding character to the barrels. There will be some discoloration around the area of the heat brand. This occurs because the barrel has to be sanded where the brand will be applied, and this area will be lighter than the area around it.
These barrels are 35" tall, with a 21" diameter at the top and bottom, and a 24" diameter in the middle. They weigh approximately 120 lbs.


text:
Kendall gets a "Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information" (TS/SCI) security clearance from the Justice Department in November 2013. He and his Williams & Connolly law partner Katherine Turner also get a "top secret" clearance from the State Department in December 2014. This is so Kendall can review information related to the House Benghazi Committee's on-going investigation.
At some point in late 2014, Kendall, Cheryl Mills (Clinton's chief of staff), and Heather Samuelson (another lawyer) read and sort through all of Clinton's over 60,000 emails from Clinton's time as secretary of state. At least 22 of these will later be determined to have contained "top secret" information. Kendall then keeps a copy of over 30,000 of Clinton's emails, including the 22 top secret ones, in a safe in the office he shares with Turner.
Only in July 2015 will government security officials give him first one safe and then a second more secure safe to hold the thumb drive containing Clinton's emails, before Kendall gives up the thumb drive in August 2015.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R) will later suggest, "Neither Mr. Kendall nor Ms. Turner have a security clearance at a sufficient level to be a custodian of TS/SCI material. Thus, it appears Secretary Clinton sent TS/SCI material to unauthorized persons." Politico will later point out, "Clearances, especially Top Secret ones, are normally granted in connection with specific matters and do not entitle recipients to all information classified at that level…" (Politico, 8/25/2015)
Furthermore, Clinton's emails are handed over to the State Department on December 5, 2014, making it likely that at least some of the time-consuming reading and sorting of 60,000 emails took place prior to the security clearances that were given in November 2014. (The Washington Post, 3/10/2015)
John Schindler, a former NSA counterintelligence official, will later comment, "TS/SCI information must always be placed in a Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), a special, purpose-built room designed to protect against physical and electronic intrusion. A full-blown SCIF surely Kendall did not possess. […] Anything less is a clear violation of Federal law. Hillary has placed herself and her attorney in a precarious position here." (John Schindler, 8/26/2015)
Additionally, it is unknown if Mills and Samuelson, who read and sorted all of Clinton's emails with Kendall, had the security clearances to do so.


text:
The ukelele is a great little instrument that is easy to learn, sounds good, and is portable. How much better could it be? They work especially well for covering pop songs, since they're very simple and catchy, which is the essence of the ukelele. This video will teach you how to play the hit song "Slow Jamz" by Kanye West on ukelele.
Watch the acoustic version that inspire this cover here.


text:
I have always wanted to photograph a destination wedding. In 2016 I had the opportunity to work with an awesome team to capture the love story of a wonderful couple. Now Larimar resort offered a beautiful backdrop for the couple,"Trash The Dress Session. More brides are having the courage to trash their wedding dress the day after the wedding whether jumping off a cliff, rolling in mud, or just running through the clear blue water. It makes it a fun moment for the couple to enjoy themselves without any pressure from guest or family.
Location: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.Keywords: beach wedding (3), destination wedding (3). 1/6400; f/2.8; ISO 200; 70.0 mm.


text:
SROM offers several options to receive college credit for completing a wilderness course. Through our academic partnerships, SROM courses provide opportunity to both gain college credit and deepening your relationship and understanding of God while on course. The following schools provide students with the opportunity to receive college credit for the successful completion of a SROM course.
SROM has a Cooperative Agreement with CIU whereby students can earn 3 credits for SROM's 20/20, 6 credits for the 40/40, or 9 credits for the 40/40 Internship. CIU grants credit as part of their Outdoor Leadership Minor.
SROM designed and implemented the following graduate courses as part of the seminary's Outdoor Leadership Concentration:
SROM has a Cooperative Agreement with JBU whereby their students can earn 6 credits for SROM's 40/40, or 9 credits for the 40/40 Internship. Read about JBU's Outdoor Leadership Ministries Major.
SROM has an Articulation Agreement with Montreat whereby students can earn 1 to 3 credits for SROM's 40/40. Read about Montreat's Majors in Outdoor Ministry and Outdoor Education.
To view a complete list of wilderness expeditions that SROM offers: Click Here!


text:
H. Samuel has an extensive collection of jewellery, gifts and watches to suit everyone's taste and budget. Visit the store and you'll discover a stunning selection of classic and contemporary jewellery in gold and silver. Plus all your favourite watch brands and lovely gifts for those special occasions.
Opening times:
- Monday – 9am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday – 9am to 5.30pm
- Wednesday – 9am to 5.30pm
- Thursday – 9am to 5.30pm
- Friday – 9am to 5.30pm
- Saturday – 9am to 5.30pm
- Sunday & Bank Holidays – 10am to 4pm
Tel: 01252 516010
For more information on their products and services, please visit the H.Samuel website.
Interested in Click & Collect?
Then take a look at the full range of shops that offer this service.


text:
This Manor house was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in a rather classic style, despites its Baroque influences. The building consists of three main structures: the first one has a simple façade with a renaissance style veranda; the second one has a door with a coat of arms and six façade windows and the third one, on the right, has a 17th century chapel. This chapel presents a Mannerism portal with coat of arms of Oporto Bishop, D. Gonçalo de Morais, who ordered the building construction.
Year of construction: XVII Centu
If any of the information is incorrect, please send an email to lifecooler office
Shot to shot
Once upon a time in Portugal...
Celebrating Life
From Foz do Tua to Mirandela are less than two hours on a tr...


text:
Have you ever heard of concrete resurfacing? If you've ever lived in an apartment complex or are part of an HOA, chances are you have. Concrete resurfacing is the practice of renewing old, worn concrete ranging from sidewalks to driveways to patios and more. This is cheaper than flat out replacing these surfaces but doesn't last as long as replacing them would. Let's look at concrete resurfacing.
More About Concrete Resurfacing
Not all concrete companies offer concrete resurfacing as an option, because they understand the value of concrete replacement. In many cases, concrete resurfacing is a stop gap measure that helps extend the life of concrete until it needs to be replaced. However, it doesn't always work, and it may mean you'll have to replace the concrete down the line anyway.
When deciding on concrete resurfacing versus concrete replacement, talk to a concrete specialist. They should be able to give you advice on what the life span of your concrete surface is and whether or not resurfacing it will actually make a difference. If not, they will recommend replacement and give you an estimate on that process. In the long run, it's all about handling time versus money. If replacement can save you time and frustration down the line, go with replacement; if you need a quick fix, go with resurfacing which will buy you time and save you on the cost.
When it comes to concrete, it really depends on what the issue is that's causing you to consider resurfacing. For small problems, and cracks, resurfacing can make a difference; for larger problems, going with replacement is often the best way to save yourself money and time. That's really what it comes down to when considering resurfacing versus replacement. A concrete specialist will be able to tell you what's better for your concrete issues, so before you consider this quandary, talk with a concrete company and get an estimate for both.


text:
Find A Member
Search our database of members. We have two types of search options.
Search by MEMBER NAME - If you know the member name you are looking for, enter their name in the search box below and select search.
Search by CATEGORY OF MEMBER - Search for a Builder, Construction Consultant, Specialist Contractor or Supplier of Materials by selecting from the dropdown below. The Builder search as the option of searching by your post code.


text:
Profoto RFI Softgrid 5' Octa
Online stock levels are not available
for this item. Please contact us to verify.
All RFi Softboxes have a recessed front that allows you to attach a softgrid. The softgrid reduces the light spread to 50°. In other words, it creates a more directed light and eliminates a large amount of spill light, allowing you to shape the light with even more precision.
- Limits the light spread to 50°.
- Velcro attachments for fast and easy setup.
- Made with high-quality fabrics.
- Delivered in a labeled soft pouch.


text: Heritage Radio Network mourns the loss of larger-than-life, acclaimed writer and food personality Josh Ozersky who passed away at the young age of 47 on May 4th, 2015. From 2009-2010 we had the pleasure of having Josh in our studios, where he hosted "The Mr. Cutlets Show", a laugh-out loud extension of his writing personality and an audio exploration of gastronomy. Esteemed guests like Jeffrey Steingarten and top notch chefs like Marco Canora joined him for spirited conversations on his favorite topics – most of which we related to delicious meats and the world's best restaurants. We will remember him as he was on radio – brilliant, gregarious, and charismatic.


text:
RelationEdge is the 2018 #10 Fastest-Growing Private Company
Every year, the San Diego Business Journal compiles a list of the top 100 fastest-growing private companies in San Diego out of over 500 applicants. This year, RelationEdge has the honor of being ranked #10 Fastest-Growing Private Company in San Diego with 278% growth! We are proud to receive this award alongside other distinguished companies…read more!
We're Growing!
We've more than tripled the size of our team in the past two years and we're continuing to grow (hence all our open positions!).
Why Work Here?
- We have a service mentality and care about the success of our clients! We strive to put ourselves in the client's position and make decisions that are best for them.
- The people you work with can make or break your experience with a company. RelationEdge focuses on hiring intelligent, collaborative people who care about our clients' success and operate with the utmost integrity.
- There's no bureaucratic red tape. You will play an active role in defining best processes and practices that will help us deliver excellent solutions to our clients.
Read more about our fast-paced, growing culture in a blog post by Lauren Piva, Talent Acquisition Specialist at RelationEdge.


text:
Signup for our newsletter to get notified about sales and new products. Add any text here or remove it.
No products in the cart.
Showing all 3 results
Dream Catcher Memory Foam Mattress-King
Ergopedic Latex Pocket Spring Foam Mattress – king
Royal Comfort Comforpedic 5 Zone Mattress In a Box – King
Username or email address *
Password *
Remember me
Log in
Lost your password?
Email address *
A password will be sent to your email address.
Your personal data will be used to support your experience throughout this website, to manage access to your account, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy.


text:
Hi, JOLLY TIME fans.
When I was growing up, family time was different. More simple. You got together, you shared a meal, you pulled out a deck of cards or a board game, and enjoyed a few moments together. I have great memories of these times.
Today, I'm part of the fourth generation of the JOLLY TIME family, raising the fifth generation. And I've noticed that everyone, parents and kids both, are a lot busier. Plus there are more distractions than ever, lots of times on those little gadgets with even littler screens. We're paying an awful lot of attention to our phones, and less and less to the faces and voices of the people around us.
I don't know much, but I do know this: We really can find ways to reconnect with our families. It doesn't have to be a big vacation or expensive getaways—it can be as simple as ten minutes together at the kitchen table. At our house, that usually means a big bowl of popcorn on the table, because it has a magical power of getting everyone in the house to gather in one place.
So, we at JOLLY TIME have come up with Unplug. POP. Connect to help families across the country. It's all about putting down our phones and spending some real time with folks we love. Seeing eye-to-eye, talking vs. texting, actually laughing with each other instead of typing LOL or ROTFL, and just reconnecting in person, in real time. Please check out Unplug. POP. Connect. and let me know what you think.
Let's start popping up some unplugged, unforgettable moments, together.
Pop on,


text:
LIVE Beach Cam - Cocoa Beach Days Inn
Heading out to Cocoa Beach? You can check out the weather and the surf beforehand using our live beach cam. Live streaming continuously from the hotel, the camera shows the picturesque stretch of Cocoa Beach near the Cocoa Beach Pier.
Cocoa Beach is the perfect place to fish, grab a bite to eat, watch the surfers or just relax on the warm Florida sand. This is the incredible view you can wake up to each day when you book an oceanfront room at Days Inn Cocoa Beach.
Steps away from award-winning beaches and historic downtown Cocoa Beach, you'll find more than enough activities to fill your days — and your nights.
Our Location
Days Inn Cocoa Beach is the closest beach hotel to Disney® attractions, Universal Studios® and Sea World®. Nearby attractions include:
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
- Cruises from Port Carnival
- Ron Jon Surf Shop and Surf School
- The Dinosaur Store and Museum
- Cocoa Beach Pier
- Cocoa Village River District
- Cocoa Beach Golf Club – Public


text:
Donald Trump said Friday that the collapse of the British pound is good news for his Scottish golf course, which he was visiting.
"When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry, frankly," he said during a press conference at the course. "For traveling and for other things, I think it very well could turn out to be a positive."
The presumptive GOP nominee weighed in on the UK's decision to leave the EU, commonly known as "Brexit," which passed in a close vote earlier in the day.
Trump celebrated the move, noting what he perceived as parallels to his own presidential campaign.
The results have led, however, to immediate market downturns worldwide and the devaluing of the British currency. British Prime Minister David Cameron also announced his intention to resign later this year after the vote result was announced.
The Manhattan billionaire said Britons have "taken their country back."
"People are angry, all over the world," he said. "People, they're angry."
He also tweeted earlier Friday that Scotland — which overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU — "is going wild over the vote."
"Just arrived in Scotland," he wrote. "Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games!"


text:
About CIE Tours
Dear Traveler:
We are celebrating 86 years of travel excellence! During this time CIE Tours International has provided travelers with the highest quality vacations to Ireland and Britain and we continue to improve our tours and our services.
Over the years we have built up an enviable reputation for security and reliability with satisfied clients throughout North America. We are members of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA). Both organizations ensure that all members meet stringent standards to protect the traveling public. In addition we set our own high standards for delivering excellent vacations with state-of-the-art luxury coaches; prompt and pleasant customer service; the best hotels; and carefully chosen visits and entertainment.
See our wide selection of Ireland, Scotland, Britain, Eastern Europe & Italy tours now available for booking. For our latest special offers and discounts please visit our Special Offers Page.
Our coach tours are fully inclusive with no optional extras to purchase at your destination. You pay one price and we insist that our tour directors focus solely on your enjoyment. Once you pay the deposit, we guarantee our land tour prices.
If you prefer to travel independently, we offer self-drive and chauffeur-drive programs for Ireland with a wide range of hotel accommodation, which can be booked in advance, as well as popular B & Bs.
Whichever way you like to travel, choose one of our fine vacations from our website and enjoy the greatest travel experience ever!
What makes CIE Tours unique?
... all the little extras we include
Doonagore Castle, Co. Clare Ireland
CIE Tours includes a variety of attractions on every tour for an interesting travel experience. Check each tour itinerary to see exactly which places are featured. Admission costs are included in the tour price so that you don't waste time paying as you enter each attraction.
As the lowest airfares are non-refundable, we guarantee most of our land tour departures - see our website, where they are updated daily. We guarantee land tour costs will not increase, once you have paid your tour deposit, to protect you against international currency fluctuations. When you have paid for your airfare in full, there will be no change in the cost of the ticket.
When we book your flights together with a coach tour, we include complimentary group transfers on the starting and ending date of tours at times specified on each itinerary – a $30 per person fee applies to land only bookings.
CIE Tours has a special travel protection plan to safeguard your vacation costs if you have to cancel or change plans before departure and provide comprehensive protection against delays, illness and baggage loss while you are away. Our plan includes a great trip cancellation waiver benefit, so you may cancel for any reason up to 1 day prior departure. We strongly advise you to take this coverage.
CIE Coach tour accessories
CIE Tours will supply coach tour clients with airline e-tickets, tour vouchers, ticket wallets, destination information, rain poncho, carry-on backpack, VAT tax card, luggage tags and a strap. Self-drive clients receive accommodation vouchers and listings, ticket wallets, luggage tags and a strap. Use the tags and strap on your baggage for easy identification throughout your vacation. All you need to supply is a valid passport and, if driving, a current driver's license.
Most of the hotels we use offer wonderful leisure facilities and spas. When you travel on a coach tour, you will have some free time most days and may like to enjoy some relaxation and spa serenity! So be sure to pack a swimsuit and workout clothes.
People who choose to travel in Ireland and Britain usually have an interest in the long history of the region and, as you tour around, you will visit a lot of ancient cities, churches and castles. All of our tour directors are well trained in the background information of the places and incorporate this history into their narratives in a manner that is fun and easy to digest. Similarly they are able to give you facts on the geography of the regions you travel through, giving you an insight into climate, farming, weather and other topics.
Some people think that on a coach tour, all you do is sit on the coach all day. Not true with CIE Tours! We have created balanced and varied days of sightseeing with plenty of stops for taking photos, shopping, lunch, snacks and bathrooms. You never travel for longer than two hours without getting off the coach.
Fully Escorted Coach Tours
See what you get on a CIE coach tour
Luxury coach travel, daily sightseeing and a professional tour director
Speedy group check-in at hotels
All breakfasts and most dinners including special dinner/shows
Airport transfers and baggage handling
Prepaid hotels, meals and admissions help you control vacation costs
Comprehensive tour documents
Touring by coach is a vacation with a capital "V"! CIE Tours International offers the widest range of itineraries. Depending on your available time and budget, you can choose an ideal tour. All of our programs are carefully planned to permit full enjoyment of your vacation.
Travel in the height of comfort with CIE Tours and sit back and let an expert do the driving! Our state-of-the-art coaches feature panoramic windows for optimum viewing while reclining seats, individual climate controls and a public address system ensure your well-being.
Relax and travel in style aboard one of CIE Tours' state-of-the-art coaches
CIE Tours could not exist without our great locally employed tour directors - they are the envy of the travel industry. From the moment you land in Ireland or Britain, your tour director is there to welcome you, handle your luggage, drive you from place to place and give you a daily commentary. Tour directors make history and culture come alive and create a superb experience with daily doses of humor, information and assistance.
CIE Tours uses three classes of hotels - first class (3-star), superior first class (4-star) or deluxe (5-star) properties on all tours. First class hotels feature a dining room, lounge, bar and comfortable rooms with many facilities. Superior first class hotels offer the same amenities with higher standards and many have leisure and spa facilities. Deluxe hotels offer luxurious features and are often in unique settings. We choose hotels in central locations or scenic regions and we name the hotels we use on each tour. Our website contains photos and detailed descriptions of each property.
When you travel as a group you benefit from speedy check-ins. On arrival at a hotel your tour director will announce your room number and you just pick up the key at the front desk. On departure you pay for phone calls, drinks or other extras. Transatlantic flights usually land in Europe early in the morning and, as check-in time is from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, rooms may not be available when you get to the hotel early.
Enjoy a medieval feast at Bunratty Castle
For a royal experience, choose one of our deluxe tours where you can stay in 5-star properties including Ashford Castle or Dromoland Castle. Many other tours stay in 4-star castle hotels such as Clontarf, Cabra or Kilronan Castle, giving you the experience for a more moderate cost. We feature Bunratty, Knappogue or Cardiff Castle Banquets on a number of tours and all itineraries visit plenty of castles throughout Ireland and Britain.
Once you meet your tour director, you don't have to handle your luggage! At every hotel your suitcase is delivered to your bedroom door and collected on departure. However, luggage is restricted to one suitcase and one piece of carry-on baggage per person.
Every morning a full cooked breakfast is served in your hotel to get your day off to a good start. In hotels a table d'hote dinner is served. This is a 4-course meal with 2 to 5 choices of appetizers, entrees and desserts followed by tea or coffee. Special requests for vegetarian or low fat meals should be made directly to the hotel and can be arranged easily. Usually you will have one or two free evenings in Dublin, Killarney, London or Edinburgh where you will find a wide range of restaurants. Lunch stops are at self-service restaurants so that you can choose what you like and save valuable time for sightseeing or in towns where you can find a friendly bar and choose "pub grub", casual dishes of many kinds.
All of our tours highlight a number of great evenings to enhance your vacation. These experiences enable you to sample local foods and enjoy special entertainment. Depending on the tour you choose, you may attend a fun banquet in historic places such as Bunratty, Knappogue or Cardiff Castles. Then there are musical dinner/shows in Dublin or Edinburgh, pub evenings in Killarney, or a Highland ceilidh with great Scottish music in Nairn. These will add great enjoyment to your vacation, and remember, these features are included in the cost of your tour.


text:
Encoded documents and images are derived from manuscripts in the Papers of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven in Special Collections at the University of Maryland, College Park, Libraries. In addition, individual pages or leaves of manuscripts are identified by the corresponding reel and frame numbers of the microfilm edition of the Freytag-Lorinhoven Papers.
Published by Tanya Clement.Office of Digital Collections and Research (DCR), University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven's poetry is printed here with the support of the University of Maryland Libraries. Permission to reproduce images of Freytag-Loringhoven's manuscripts has also been generously granted by the libraries.
This poem and manuscript drafts are available from this site for demonstration purposes only. Though the intellectual property of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven is in the public domain, all annotations and editorial commentary are copyrighted. They may not be reproduced without explicit permission from the copyright holder. For copyright information, please contact Tanya Clement.
DTD constructed from TEI P5 poetry base with tagsets for parallel segmentation, linking, figures, analysis, transcr, textcrit.
Line breaks have not been preserved in prose sections in order to facilitate parallel segmentation procedures.
Elements such as these would not have presented well on the stock, black-and-white, printed publication page. Indeed, it is quite often that, as the Baroness writes, "Print teeth bite."
Like "Matter Level Perspective" in which the Baroness uses lines in addition to words to represent meaning, "Orchard Farming" seems heavily influenced both by the typographical experiments of Tzara and Raul Hausmann and also Francis Picabia's and Marcel Duchamp's machine drawings. In "Orchard Farming" slanted lines down the side of the longer stanzas emphasize the fact that each stanza flows from small words to longer words, except for the penultimate stanza. Some lines, like the one-word stanza "CONTRAST" are marked with vertical lines emphasizing their "stopping" affect on the downward progression of the text. Whether the lines were an aid in creating the poem or were intended to exist in the final version of the piece is not obvious from the extant manuscripts for "Orchard Farming," but on a version of "Purgatory Lilt," which the Baroness included in an undated letter to Barnes, the Baroness writes that "the strokes or lines are long and short spaces between words and sentences," indicating that lines do matter (UMD reel 2, frames 226-7). It is evident that the lines reflect the content of the poem, a poem that discusses the flow and halt of life and creative endeavors.


text:
|Topic Review (Newest First)
Good work with this one Lord of the Night; though I must admit I found your opening a bit over-reaching if only a tad. Mostly because though the part the Dark Eldar play has its importance, I think their mention here, like their actions in the book, could have been kept more to the shadows.
That aside though, definitely agree with your thoughts on Dark Disciple and, having read the book and knowing what you chose not to mention, appreciate the with-holding.
Also didn't see the kindness sub story ending the way it did either, but there was most definitely a bit of a smile on my face when I read it; the irony of his actions was simply grand.
When it came to the dynamic between Marduk and Kol Bador, I found it to be very, very dry. While in many cases that would be bad, for them it actually worked; likely because we know that despite his hate, Kol Bador is a soldier who dogmatically follows his orders even if they are from someone he loathes (which made that one action by him all the more of a 'betrayal.')
|Lord of the Night
Dark Disciple Review
Lord of the Night reviews the second novel in the Dark Word series, Dark Disciple by Anthony Reynolds.
"A superb book that proves to be a sequel that surpasses the original in storytelling, character development and action scenes. Reynolds' Word Bearers only get better with each adventure."
Dark Disciple was my immediate choice to be read after I finished Dark Apostle, having enjoyed the hell out of that book I was eager to get to the next instalment in the series, even more so when I found out that the Dark Eldar were the villains of the piece, well the antagonists really as the protagonists are villains as well, and as the Dark Eldar are my favourite fictional race and at the time there was next to nothing about them in Black Library I was sold on making Dark Disciple my next read. I was not disappointed as not only was the book a great read, but it was a marked improvement from the first book with a more engaging story with meaningful sub-plots, stronger character development that really fleshed out some of the main cast, and fast-paced action scenes that were well choreographed as well as frantic.
The 34th Host is in chaos. Dark Apostle Jarulek is dead, killed by The Undying One on Tanakreg, and abandoned to his fate by First Acolyte Marduk who now possesses the Nexus Arrangement, an ancient artefact of supreme power that will allow him to usher in a new dark age for the Imperium, if he can unlock it's power. Only the corrupted Magos Darioq-Grendh'al can find the secrets hidden on Perdus Skylla, and the Sons of Lorgar must find Marduk's answers before the Tyranids force the Imperium to respond with the ultimate sanction. But with Dark Eldar enslaving the populace in the shadows and his own host suspicious of his recent rise to power, can Marduk recover the secrets of the Nexus Arrangement? Or will he fall before the vaunted title of Dark Apostle can be his at last?
Now the story in Dark Disciple is a marked improvement from Dark Apostle for two reasons. One the main story is more ambitious, moving beyond the typical planetary invasion story and into a more personal story for the 34th, however the choice of continuing story also keeps Dark Disciple from being a stand-alone book, only those who have read Dark Apostle will fully understand it's plot and the third book will be required to see what all of this was for. And the second reason is that Dark Disciple features two distinct sub-plots outside of the Legion, and I really enjoyed the dual-theme behind them both. Human cruelty and kindness in a time of war, and exactly what both of those things will typically get you. Unlike in Dark Apostle Reynolds really made these stories feel important, even though one was not connected to the Word Bearers in any real way, and the other only connected with the main story near the end, and most importantly they were both very good, I found the story about kindness to be very gripping and the ending really surprised me, but then again this is 40k so it probably shouldn't have, but Reynolds managed to make me think the ending would be something different. Some may not care for the idea that one of these stories is almost completely separate from the main plot and is unconnected to it in any way to be a mistake, I understand why some would think that but I personally enjoyed it as though it didn't connect to the main story it was entertaining on it's own and had a very good ending.
The characters are mostly a returning cast, but with some new additions for this book solely and some for the series. Marduk, Burias and Kol Badar all return and each one plays a big role in the novel, and I was unable to pick somebody to root for as I liked them all which was a mark in Reynolds' favour in my view. I liked the scenes that showed Marduk and Burias's friendship, an odd pairing indeed but the two do act like friends at times, and yet they are also soldier and officer and I liked how Reynolds showed Marduk switching between the two with Burias. By contrast Kol Badar and Marduk's relationship is the exact opposite, Badar hates Marduk and must obey him and Marduk knows that which I felt added to Badar's character and made it tougher to predict what he would do. The new characters were a good addition, the champions Sabtec and Khalaxis adding some more faces to the mix, but the best part for me was the Dark Eldar cast. I still maintain that Dark Disciple has one of the best portrayals of the Dark Eldar ever, they felt suitably alien in how they interacted with each other and with the rest of the cast, and it was doubly interesting to see two of the worst kind of villains in 40k going up against each other. Reynolds proved here that he can write aliens as well as humans, it's just a shame he hasn't written anything more with the Dark Eldar since.
The action is again a step-up from Dark Apostle because this time the Word Bearers face far different foes than the Imperial Guard. Dark Eldar and Tyranids fighting Chaos Space Marines definitely make for some interesting fight scenes, especially when Reynolds continues to capture the innate strength of the CSMs but matches it against both the speed and twisted grace of the Eldar, and the biological adaptability of the Tyranids. Both enemies provide very different scenes and both were very enjoyable with many things to enjoy about both. The Dark Eldar were portrayed well not only in character but in battle, their speed and cruelty making them formidable foes that tested the Word Bearers and gave as good as they got. The Tyranids were also portrayed well with their sickening bio-weapons being shown in great detail, particularly what they did to those hit by them, and their limitless numbers made each scene with them feel like a last stand. Each battle was also written very well in terms of imagery, the environments were clear and easy to picture, and one or two made for some very interesting locales for a fight. But most importantly for any battle-scene I was never confused by what was going on, it was always clear to me who was doing what and how they were doing it, and yet Reynolds also made some of the battles feel chaotic as if everything were happening at once and as the characters situations became tougher their frustration and rage really showed as they battled.
The pacing of the book felt much quicker than Dark Apostle, mainly because while the first book was more about occupation and defence, Dark Disciple is about a raid which means that things move a lot quicker than they did in the first book, and that the characters are constantly on the move never staying in one place too long and that makes the book feel much more fast-paced. The battle scenes too are fast-paced, with the Dark Eldar involved the battles go over quickly but they are very impressive while they last, while the battles with the Tyranids feel a bit slower in comparison like each moment is stretching out as every second pushes the characters further towards being overrun. The POV switches are much more distinct in this novel, with two sub-plots to tell as well as the main story with multiple POVs itself, there are plenty of scene switches. Reynolds handles these well, the focus is on the main plot with both sub-plots being told gradually as the main story moves along, and when it is time for each story to connect with the main plot it brings the reader to some very good scenes, and gave one character a very well-deserved ending. Reynolds also continued his exploration of the Word Bearers culture as a Legion, and of their faith. Small things, like the names of holy texts and quotes from them, or mentions of places and battles that the Host has been in, but it's these small things that give the wider Host an identity beyond faceless soldiers in the battle scenes or casually mentioned deaths, and adds character to Reynolds' Word Bearers as a group rather than as characters.
Now for my favourite quote, didn't even have to think about it, it's definitely this one,
"I know what it is that you fear."
The ending was very good though admittedly not as surprising as the last book's, Dark Disciple doesn't go for the twist ending but rather the natural ending that you could tell was coming but sets up the stage for the third book which the ending makes clear will be the culmination of the last two books and the characters' actions and efforts across both of them. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but while it doesn't make the ending bad it does make it less memorable than the twist ending of Dark Apostle. Disciple's ending also feels less abrupt, as it skips ahead to show how the events on Perdus Skylla have affected the characters and to tease as to where they will go next in the third book, Dark Creed. The epilogue did feature a surprise however, but only as a teaser to the next book, but it was a damn good one and made me anticipate reading the last book in the trilogy all the more, which of course was the point I imagine. I quite enjoyed where the characters, who lived, ended up and the potential for further growth that the ending promised, especially for one character who gained the most and by the end had entered a whole new world.
For a great story that surpassed it's original and offers a lot of potential for the third book, with many enjoyable characters, both old and new, that were very fun to read either fighting the enemy or with each other, and plenty of hard-hitting action scenes that really stick in the mind for the excellent imagery I give Dark Disciple a score of 8.4/10. This is definitely a step-up from Dark Apostle which I feel enters the very good category, but doesn't reach great, and anyone who enjoyed the first book should definitely invest in the rest of the series, and of course I would recommend Dark Disciple to any who enjoy reading about the Chaos Space Marines or just villains in general, but if neither of those are your thing then this is not a book I would recommend to you, really it's the same as Dark Apostle in that regard. If that wasn't a book for you, then this one isn't either.
That's it for this review. Next will be the final book in the Dark Word trilogy, Dark Creed by Anthony Reynolds, and with a few brand new book reviews to follow soon after. A warning, the Dark Creed review will feature some spoilers for Dark Disciple plot wise so if you want to be surprised by everything in Dark Disciple, do not read the Dark Creed review until you have read Dark Disciple fully. So until next time,
|Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


text:
Suddenly unable to record BT Sport programmes. The guide will allow me to set the recording, however nothing actually records and no programme information/title shows on MyTV recordings list.
If I watch the BT Sport programme as it is broadcast, I am able to record it without any problems...
All other channels are wotring perfectly and can be set to record successfully.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @moofydoofy Did you try the reset as suggested? If so did it work or are you still experiencing this issue? Post back and let us know.
Hi @moofydoofy Thanks for posting back and hopefully the Rugby should record OK for you.


text:
What is LingQ and how does it work? In this LingQ review I'll give my honest opinion of LingQ, and we'll look at how you can use LingQ to learn a language. What is LingQ? LingQ (pronounced "link") is a language learning website created by Steve Kaufmann that provides a wealth of audio and written […]MORE
Duolingo Review: The Quick, Easy and Free Way to Learn A Language
One of the most popular and well-known tools for learning a language online is Duolingo. Duolingo is completely free. But is it worth it, and how do you use it? To investigate, Agnieszka from 5-Minute Language shares her experience using Duolingo to genuinely learn some languages. Over to you Agnieszka! The free language learning app […]MORE
How to Learn a Language like Google
You can learn a lot about how language works by studying how software-engineers approach the challenge of speech-recognition. In the early days of the field, engineers theorized that getting a computer to recognize speech was merely a question programming a large database of word recordings into it. For example, get a speaker to say the phrase "I can't wait to watch this Kickstarter video!", and the machine would be able to link the phrase with the sounds from its database and tease out the coMORE
How to automate your language learning (IFTTT)
One of the biggest challenges for students of any foreign language is finding the time to study.
Many of us have started, stopped and restarted learning a foreign language several times. After a long day at school or work, chores, meals, and maybe a workout we often feel unmotivated or lack the time to study. One of the best ways to find time to study is to use technology to automate your language study.
Benny is obviously a huge proponent of finding the most efficient to learn languages and has many posts about hacking your studies. One way I like to "hack" my time, is to automate the process of language learning in as many ways as I can.MORE
Time to Level Up! Examples of how you can use your language anywhere
The most famous example people know of me (and my friend Moses) levelling up, is when we went to a mall in Columbus Ohio and spoke over a dozen languages. I've had people email me to ask where are good places to level up, as if a list can be compiled. Actually, you can do […]MORE
New How-To video series: Language Learning resources (& 6 week Esperanto challenge)
After months of book tours, and enough of a work backlog that I've had to hire full-time help, it's finally time for me to get back into making videos again! 😀
Since this year I've decided to focus on improving the languages I already know, I wanted to give you a look into the process of how I go about slowly improving my languages over the long term, maintaining them, and pushing myself into mastery in my top languages.
As such, I'll be making a heap of new videos that I can produce with much more consistency than I ever did during my hectic intensive learning projects!MORE
9 Reasons You're Hitting Language Learning Walls (& How to Break Through Them to Finally Become Fluent)
It's the feeling of stagnation, like sitting around and waiting for something to happen because you know you've been putting in the work.
It's what happens when you feel a huge rush of demotivation because you're really tired of studying this language every single day and not seeing much of a return for it.
Benny Lewis has definitely hit them before and so have thousands of other language learners.
BRICK WALLS. At the end of the day, some get through them and some don't.MORE
4 language learning revelations from a Ms. World contestant
Karen who runs Immersia offers these words of encouragement – I love seeing the same realizations from such a wide range of people, and am happy to share hers with you today, especially since she has such an interesting and different background. Over to you Karen: ——— I was born in the Ukraine and my […]MORE
"Fluent in 3 Months" the book is out!
Hi everyone! I just got an email from my mother, who told me that the bookstore in Cavan (my hometown in Ireland) has Fluent in 3 months on its shelves. The book has finally been published!I absolutely can't wait to share this incredibly encouraging language learning advice with the world and am so glad you […]MORE
How Diplomats Learn Foreign Languages
Let's be honest. I can take it. Americans aren't exactly known for our foreign language ability. Often, we speak English and we simply expect the rest of the world to do so as well. There are many reasons why this problem has developed, but that's not the purpose of this article.
As with all stereotypes there is both a bit of truth here as well as many exceptions. I'm an American diplomat (or Foreign Service Officer as we're officially known) and it is not only helpful in my job to learn foreign languages, it is required.MORE
Is the "Pillow" Really the Best Place to Learn a Language?
If you've been learning a foreign language for very long, you've probably heard the "conventional wisdom" that having native-speaker lover is the best way to advance. You might even have had the thought yourself. Believe me, when I was living in Russia and feeling cold and lonely, there were moments when I thought that if only I had a Russian boyfriend, I would not only be less lonely but I would also learn so much more.MORE
5 Reasons to Learn an Endangered Language
When I tell people that I am trying to learn Iñupiaq, the native language of my hometown in Northern Alaska, invariably I hear a long, drawn-out, "Whyyyy?" "Not many people speak the language, so what's the use of learning it?" "Almost all the people who can speak English anyways, right?" "I thought you were a white guy?"
All these questions are of course ridiculous and to prove all the naysayers wrong, here are 5 reasons why learning an endangered language is not only a supremely gratifying endeavor, but it's one that can be done more easily than you think! I have experienced this by attempting to learn Iñupiaq, but these reasons can apply to any endangered language!MORE
What's the difference between "Fluent in 3 months" and the "Language Hacking Guide"?
Ever since I announced the book, and followed it up with the HUGE language learning giveaway (US here, UK here), one of the most frequent questions people have asked me is what the difference is between Fluent in 3 months and the Language Hacking Guide.
So, for those of you wondering, here are the answers!
Language Hacking Guide: Idea to reality in just SIX WEEKS
The great thing about self-publishing is the speed with which it can take place. I had an idea to write an e-book, I got on it immediatelyMORE
An International guide to food and eating etiquette
As you all know, I like to delve into interesting cultural observations as I travel, as the local culture, and especially time with its people, is what travel is all about for me. Other than speaking with people (the general focus of this blog), there are so many ways to explore other cultures, one of […]MORE
Stop hoarding language learning books/products and USE your language!
People are always asking me which courses I use for my language learning projects, and what books I recommend, as if product choice is some huge determination in how successful you will be in learning your target language. What if it's really just throwing money at the problem?
The solution isn't to get as many courses as possible either – I ran a survey a while back, the results of which showed me that people who buy less materials are actually MORE successful in language learning!
Rather than spending time figuring out which courses work best for them, they just pick one, work with it and use it, while focusing much more on some kind of interaction with real natives (or native content) to improve their level. Your energy is better spent on doing something active with your language, not with your product/book research.MORE


text:
Family Advocacy Program
The Family Advocacy Program provides a variety of intervention and treatment models to meet the needs of individual families in reference to child and spouse/partner abuse concerns. Licensed credentialed clinical professionals provide the services.
Domestic Abuse Victim Advocates also play a key role in assisting with these services.
The program is designed to address the prevention, identification, reporting, intervention, treatment and follow-up of child and spouse/partner maltreatment.
The program has five primary goals:
- Prevention of family violence
- Victim safety planning and protection
- Offender accountability
- Rehabilitative education and counseling
- Community accountability and responsibility for a consistent, appropriate response


text:
Antibacterial soap is pointless because most people do not use it correctly, a researcher has claimed.
• People do not wash their hands for long enough for the soap to work
• They would need to wash their hands for 20 to 30 seconds
• Most only wash hands for an average of six seconds, says Dr Rolf Halden
• Bacteria could also become resistant to the antibacterial chemicals
• This could make it more difficult to treat infections with antibiotics
The increasingly popular product has little or no benefit for most people because they do not wash their hands for long enough.
Dr Rolf Halden, from the Center for Environmental Security, at Arizona State University, says the soaps are beneficial in hospitals where people know how to use them, but that they are pointless in the home.
Dr Rolf Halden says it is pointless for most people to use antibacterial soaps as they do not wash their hands for long enough to allow them to work effectively
He said that to kill bacteria people need to wash their hands with antibacterial soap for 20 to 30 seconds, but that most people only do so for an average of six seconds.
As a result, he says antibacterial soaps will be no more effective than other soaps, Live Science reports.
Dr Halden adds that miicrobes can also adapt to antibacterial ingredients in the soaps, meaning they become resistant to them.
He believes this could even increase their resistance to antibiotics which could make it more difficult for doctors to treat infections.
Read the full article here:
Re-blogged from www.dailymail.co.uk


text: A relationship between a person and a coffee is quite deep and personal. The way people like to consume coffee depends on their culture or personal preferences. Cultures have a great impact on the way in which coffee is consumed by the people of that specified social group. The world is full of cultures that…Read More


text:
Smothered Beef Medallions
Heat oven to 200 degrees F.Advertisement
Cut filet into 12 to 15 slices, each about 1/3 inch thick. Place medallions on work surface. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
Heat 12-inch skillet (preferably not nonstick) over high heat. Add half the butter; heat. Add half the medallions; cook 45 seconds. Flip medallions over; cook 30 seconds. Transfer to platter; cover with foil and place in 200 degree F oven. Repeat with remaining butter and medallions and place in 200 degree F oven.
Reduce heat under skillet to medium. Remove skillet from heat; add cognac, mushrooms and onion. Return to medium heat; cook, stirring up any browned bits from bottom of skillet, about 4 minutes. Add sweet peppers; season with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and the 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are crisp-tender, about 6 minutes.
In small measuring cup, whisk together broth, Worcestershire sauce and flour. Add to skillet. Increase heat to medium-high. Bring sauce to simmering; cook until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 1 minute.
Stir in cream and any drippings from beef platter. Return beef to skillet to coat with sauce.
Divide beef evenly among plates. Top with sauce. Makes 4 servings.


text:
Medical Spa in Natick
Expert Treatment for All Your Beauty Needs
For more than a decade, Laser Gentle Medical Spa has been faithfully serving patients in Natick, Waltham, Boston, and the surrounding cities.
With our new location in Natick, we are now able to provide optimal service to patients throughout the area. We are very excited to be offering some of the most effective and innovative treatments.
Contact us at (781) 334-8893 today for a free consultation!
When you come to our spa, we strive to make sure that you walk away feeling healthier and happier. Our mission is to help you achieve your cosmetic goals.
With board-certified physicians and trained aestheticians working with you, it has never been easier!
What makes us so unique?
- We are led by experts in the cosmetic industry
- We proudly offer flexible payment plans for patients
- We make our appointment times convenient for patients
- We've helped thousands of men and women
- We offer completely free consultations and regular discounts
Don't wait any longer to give yourself the boost you need. Trust your beauty goals to our Natick medical spa today! Begin by requesting a free consultation with us now.
Comprehensive Range of Cosmetic Care
At Laser Gentle Medical Spa, we are driven to help our patients look and feel their best. Whether through innovative body contouring or cutting-edge laser treatments, we offer a wide range of procedures designed to meet nearly every cosmetic need you could have.
You can come in for a variety of services, such as:
- Facials and peels
- Radiesse
- Laser skin tightening
- Juvéderm
- Coolsculpting
Our friendly staff always makes sure you feel comfortable, relaxed, and cared for at our Natick medical spa. If you decide to get a medical treatment with us, we make sure to review your goals, medical concerns, and any other factors to help ensure the best treatment plan is devised.
We always want to ensure your treatment selection will be the most beneficial to you. Laser Gentle Medical Spa wants you to leave our spa feeling refreshed, satisfied, and confident!
Come in today or contact us to discuss your cosmetic goals! We look forward to helping you restore your youthful appearance.


text:
Avalon Corporation
Notice: Undefined property: Joomla\CMS\Object\CMSObject::$description in /home/avalonbuilding/public_html/components/com_k2/templates/default/user.php on line 59
We are extremely happy with our Antigua model home
Subject: Letter of Commendation for Sue Lawrence
Dear Mr. Zuckerman:
I am writing this letter 15 months after we moved into our lovely home in Pinecrest Estates in Lutz. We are extremely happy with our Antigua model home and have received nothing but praise about the design, from floor plan to all of the amenities.
In the initial phase, Sandy, at your model center guided us through all of the steps in a warm, professional and motherly manner. You are fortunate to have her as your mom. Also the staff Don and Mary were very helpful.
I still own a home in Los Angeles and will be bi-coastal for the next four years, since I am a semi retired Professor of Graphic Design at California State University Long Beach. During the construction process I made five trips over a year to check on the construction. I was greeted by your construction supervisors, John, Keith and Guy. All of them were very informative and followed through on every question or concern I had. I hired my own inspector to inspect each stage of the construction. The inspector had high praise for your firm initially and that continued throughout the process.
So why did I single out Sue Lawrence for the commendation? To me Sue was the go-to-person. Every time there was a problem, Sue solved it. When I forgot to send in my payments for upgrades, Sue contacted me. When I needed reassurance that everything would be just fine, Sue was there for me. My first experience of building a new home was greatly enhanced with Sue Lawrence on the wing in Tarpon Springs.
I highly recommend Avalon Building Corporation to anyone that respects professionalism.
Best Regards,
Juanity & Archie Boston
Trust is the basis for customer long-term relationships
Trust is the basis for customer long-term relationships and after working with you, I am confident in saying that you are one of the few professional people, in the building industry, who still earns the trust of your customers. When Sandy told me that you were getting involved in some of the early contract issues, I sensed that she was secure in knowing you were going to get it resolved and after working with you I understand why she was secure in knowing that you would do the right thing for both the customer and Avalon. Ultimately it's people like yourself who really establish the good reputation of a company. It has been a pleasure working with you, I wish you all the success personally and professionally going forward.
Terry L Sellman
Operations Controller, PAC
I'ts beautiful and we really love it.
Mary and I have been so busy getting settled into our new house, that I neglected to tell you how happy we are with the way it turned out! It's beautiful, and we really love it.
I also wanted to tell you how nice it was to work with your team! Sue Lawrence was so great to work with throughout the entire process. Guy DeVinney as well. Their followup after closing has been great too.
Everyone at Avalon has made this construction process understandable and mostly stress free! And I'm happy about that.
Thanks again, Ralph for working with us and helping get us into our new home! I'm sure we'll enjoy it for years to come!
Best regards,
John and Mary Wood
Winners of Outstanding Worth Awards 2014
|Best Feature
|Tampa Bay Builders Association
|Best Pool & Waterfall
|Tampa Bay Builders Association
It is a beautiful home which we are planning to retire from.
It is a beautiful home which we are planning to retire from. It turned out to be exactly what we wanted. We really appreciate the Avalon and all who did hard work to make it happen. If you need any reference, please do not hesitate to use my name any time. I will be happy to give the best words.
Thanks Jay Kim
Build On Your Lot
Build On Your Lot Experts
Avalon has the expertise and experience necessary to make your dream home on your lot a reality. As the saying goes – "location, location, location". If you already own the lot, or like a lot in the location of your dreams, then the next step is finding a qualified builder who has the experience need for the unique challenges of building on vacant land rather than in already developed subdivisions, Avalon should be your choice.
Not only is Avalon a semi-custom builder with an array of plans to start with to create your dream home, but Avalon has been building "on-your-lot" in the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years. If you have a lot you already own, or are considering buying a lot, we will be glad to take a look at the lot with you and help you determine feasibility and any potential lot preparation expenses.
You don't have to wait until you own a lot to get started with Avalon. Selecting the home you want can be your first step and then you will be able to look for land that will accommodate the home you wish to build. While some lots/land may look buildable to the average person, some will have challenges that may exceed the person's budget to turn the land into a buildable lot for their dream home.
"On-your-lot" also includes lots that are in existing subdivisions. Avalon has built homes over the years in a vast array of notable subdivisions. If you have or are looking at a lot in a subdivision, Avalon should still be your choice. We provide quality construction, elegant homes at great value.
Click the Model below to see pricing for each County
Autumn Breeze Series|1800| Square Feet
Bella Vista Series| 3739 - 4280| Square Feet
Sea Breeze Series| 2133 - 2629| Square Feet
Captiva Series| 3478 - 3923| Square Feet
Get started today!
Call 813-907-3431 to speak with a consultant or send us an email with the below form


text:
Last Updated on
Wild Arabica coffee plants grow up to 40 feet tall, and the branches are an open system.
The elliptic-ovate to oblong leaves are opposite, simple, up to 4.8 inches long, up to 3.2 inches broad, and have glossy dark green colors.
White flowers grow in auxiliary clusters. The seeds are contained in a drupe, more commonly called, a "cherry".
The plural form is simply "cherry"—used only when referring to the fruit of the Coffea Arabica plant.
When referring to the actual cherry fruit, the appropriate plural is "cherries".
It matures to a bright red to purple, and typically contain two seeds which are the coffee seeds.
1: Center cut.
2: Bean (endosperm).
3: Silver skin (testa, epidermis).
4: Parchment coat (hull, endocarp).
5: Pectin layer.
6: Pulp (mesocarp).
7: Outer skin (pericarp, exocarp).
It all began with a handful of wild coffee plants hundreds of years ago in Africa. Coffee plantations around the world today contain almost no diversity but that wasn't the case in the beginning.
The genetic variation of Coffea Arabica relies on conserving healthy populations of this wild coffee in the rainforests of Ethiopia where the high altitudes of 1800-3600 feet, and temperatures of 16-24°, are perfect for this plant.
The environmental conditions must be perfect such as a well defined rainy and dry season and the plant grows best in light shade.
The result will be one coffee growing season and one maturation season, usually in the coldest part of autumn.
There are places on Earth that match this environment perfectly like Jamaica, S. Paulo Brazil and Mexico.
C. Arabica takes about seven years to mature fully, and does best with about 40–59 inches of rain, evenly distributed throughout the year. The plant can tolerate low temperatures, but not frost.
Some countries close to the equator with latitudes lower than 10 degrees and altitudes of 3600-6300 feet, have request rainfall which causes continuous flowering and the result is two coffee harvesting seasons.
The drying out stage is effected, thus people have resulted to artificial drying with mechanical dryers.
This change in the natural development of the coffee plant could cause the coffee's flavor not to be its best.
Cultivating coffee could threaten the genetic integrity of the original Arabica coffee by exposing it to cultivars.
Cultivars are a selected breeding of a plant for its color, flower, and form. Countries that are trying to use these methods on Arabica plants are Kenya, Colombia, and believe it or not, Ethiopia.
Commercial cultivars are frequently trimmed quite low to facilitate harvesting.
This pruning will stop the over flowering of the plant. The flowers only last a few days, leaving behind only the thick, dark-green leaves.
The berries then begin to appear. The berries change in color from dark green like the foliage to yellow, then light red, and finally to a glossy deep red.
The "cherry" has emerged as is ready for picking. The tiny oblong berries should be picked by hand because they don't all ripen at the same time.
The real prize are the beans inside the berries and in the beans are the seeds.
The seed or peaberry grows in the fruit at tips of the branches. These seeds are covered in two membranes; the outer one is called the "parchment coat" and the inner one is called the "silver skin".
As you can probably tell, the entire process caring for the Arabica coffee plant, beginning with the cultivation of each tree, to the berry, to the beans, and finally the seeds, is delicate given that each tree has its own personality which changes with the climate of each season.
The plants are vulnerable to damage in poor growing conditions (cold, low pH soil) and are also more vulnerable to pests than the C. Robusta plant.
Arabica VS Robusta Coffee
What is the difference between the Coffee Arabica plant and the Robusta plant? Here is a quick look at the main differences between the two…
- Sweeter softer taste with tones of sugar and berries
- Higher more excellent acidity producing that wine-like taste
- Grown mainly in Latin America
- Costs more
- Grown at a higher altitude
- Requires cooler temperatures than Robusta and less rain
- Stronger, harsher taste
- Grain-like overtones – nutty aftertaste
- Twice as much caffeine
- Valued in espressos for deep flavour and good crema
- Easier to grow and can handle lower altitudes
- More pest resistant
- More fruit more quickly and more crop per tree
- Exclusively in Eastern Hemisphere – Africa and Indonesia
- Most grocery chains carry Robusta
- More rain needed
Where did the plant known as Coffee Arabica originally come from?
The tale of Kaldi, the goat herder, who discovered coffee, is a classic folktale.
It's a perfect place to start to explore how Arabica coffee came to be the most widely used coffee bean in the world.
Everyone likes a good story, so let's begin with Kaldi, our hero, and then we will get down to the real facts about Arabica coffee.
"A south eastern Ethiopian goat herder was caring for his flock in the forests one day when he noticed that his goats were munching on a tree with bright red fruits.
It wasn't long when the goats seemed to be filled with boundless energy. They were running and jumping and appeared to be having a great time.
Curiosity got the best of Kaldi, so he decided to also try some of the mystery fruits.
Almost instantly, Kaldi was filled with overwhelming energy himself, and he began to dance along with his goats.
A passing monk witnessed the dancing, put two and two together, and brought some of the fruits back to his monastery.
Monks, being very resourceful and intelligent, soon discovered how the fruit of this local bush could keep them stimulated during long periods of prayer. Coffee was born!"
Note: Antoine de Jussieu the French Naturalist named the coffee bean, Jasminum arabicum, in 1737, after studying a specimen at length.
The plant was placed in its own genus, "Coffea". The rest is history.
Health, History, and Legend
Since coffee was and is a sociable beverage, the media has always been interested in its evolution.
This is particularly true of the Arabica bean, since it makes up the majority of the world's coffee.
In terms of its health benefits, sometimes scientific accurate evidence is reported to the public and sometimes the facts are not true at all.
Many favorable and unfavorable characteristics have been appointed to this black drink that today is consumed world wide.
A scientific experiment always has variables that will affect the results and in the case of coffee and humans, so lets hope that coffee-loving scientists can be as unbiased as possible when studying this subject.
Is coffee actually good for us? There are numerous articles online that indicate one way or the other, and the debate rages on to this day…
Let's try to go back in time and review what we know about this savory Arabica coffee, to the very beginning…
History says that coffee trees or bushes, grow in humid African forests near Lake Victoria.
One day they were brought into the province of Kaffa in southwest Ethiopia where the mountains and high plateaus hug the southeastern border of Sudan.
There have been a lot of reports trying to claim the origin of the name "coffee".
I like the linguist who states that coffee came from the province Kaffa. That sounds reasonable. Let's move along and talk more about the goats.
It is said that human cultivation of coffee began after the goats in Ethiopia were seen mounting each other after eating the leaves and fruits of the coffee tree.
In Ethiopia, people in some locales still drink an herbal tea made from the leaves of the coffee tree.
The first written record of coffee made from roasted coffee beans comes from Arab scholars, who wrote that it was useful in prolonging their working hours. (Don't forget the monks!)
This aphrodisiac effect of coffee on humans was reported by a Danish doctor, Simon Pauli, and by the Turks and a French scholar by the name of Dufour published information in 1684, Lyon France, that coffee was used extensively by the nuns and monks in monasteries and convents to promote chastity.
Along came milk to cool the brew off and at the time, milk was thought to be a poison thus cirrhosis of the liver began to show its ugly face in the convents. There was even a term for this called, "convent cirrhosis".
Back to the history and legend of Arabica coffee. Coffee was brought from Ethiopia to the Middle East around the year 575 and its cultivation began in Yemen near the port town of Mocha.
The Arabs prepared coffee as an infusion in the 8th C. and the practice of drying and roasting began in the 14th C.
Some years later, coffee made its way to the port city of Aden in Yemen by Mufti Gemaleddin Ahout Abdallah.
He had been visiting in Persia (Iran) and returned to Aden sick so decided to drink the coffee infusion for assistance.
It made him light headed and his spirits were lifted. He noticed that it kept him awake so he offered coffee to dervishes who could pray for him late into the night.
As a result, coffee became the most popular drink and it replaced another stupefying beverage known as Kat.
The habit of drinking coffee spread from Aden to Mecca, on to Cairo and Alexandria, continuing to Persia (Iran) and Istanbul in Turkey.
Arab armies introduced this drink into all their conquered countries such as the Balkans, Spain and North Africa.
Even though the European crusaders made no mention of coffee upon their return from the Middle East, it was all the rage in the Arab world so much so that the Arabs tried to control its monopoly.
In 1555, Syrians opened the first two public coffee cafes in Istanbul. Their clientele were poets, scholars, and gamblers.
I think it becomes obvious that coffee was profitable for the business world and its spread around the world was unstoppable.
In 1580, an Italian botanist by the name of Prospero Alpini, studied Egyptian flora and described the coffee tree in his work called, "Plants of Egypt" which was published in Venice in 1592.
He even mentions that the Arabs and Egyptians drink coffee in place of wine. The beverage was called, "caoua".
In 1615, Venitian merchants imported coffee from Mocha into Europe.
In 1660, the first shipment of coffee from Egypt arrived in Marseille France and their first coffee house opened in 1670.
For a short time, Marseille supplied all of Europe with Arabica coffee. In 1650 coffee houses sprung up in Oxford England, and in Hamburg Germany in 1677.
North America was already ahead of the Europeans because they were drinking coffee in 1643 in New York City and loving it.
Not only was Coffee arabica popular with the common man but the aristocracy and famous people enjoyed it as well.
It was widespread at the court of Louis XVth. The King was using coffee to induce his lady friends thus its popularity spread through the kingdom.
The start of the 17th C. saw the cultivation of coffee trees moving outside of the Middle East. Dutch merchants imported the trees to Holland in 1616.
It happened in India in 1658 and in Java around 1696. Transplanting coffee trees happened from Amsterdam to Pari in the early 1700's.
Missionaries and explorers introduced the Arabica to the new world.
At first there was a battle between the coffee and the alcohol consumption. Soldiers were beer drinkers who could withstand the dangerous and harsh conditions of life.
The coffee drinkers were more philosophical and passive but Germany was the largest consumer of coffee in Europe in the 19th C. and now drink more coffee than beer.
In Scandinavia, coffee was taxed highly to keep its use low and its was actually forbidden four times from 1745 to 1799.
At the present, Finland and Sweden are the largest consumers of coffee in the world at 28.6 pounds per capita per year.
From the very beginning of its use, it was known that coffee consumption had effects on human health.
Today, there are theories both good and bad for coffee drinkers, but lets just say you should watch your intake (no more than 4 cups per day for adults), even with a beverage as tempting and delicious as a fresh cup of coffee Arabica.


text:
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Batman and Captain America
So, Chris Evans is playing Captain America. Well, I am pretty happy with this choice. He has acting chops and certainly looks the part, especially in recent pics where it is clear he is bulking up for the role. He's young enough to convincingly play the role for a while to.
The Director, Joe Johnston, made The Rocketeer - one of my favorite superhero movies. I always thought that Captain America would be a hard sell for a movie but with Marvel producing and Johnston behind the lens, I am cautiously optimistic.
I just hope they keep the little wings on his cowl. I know they are goofy, but he looks naked without them!
Labels: Batman, Brave and the Bold, Captain America, DC Comics, Jim Aparo, Marvel Comics, Mike Zeck, Team Up
1 comment:
- Cathy and Dave said...
Now, I've gotta go and re-read my John Byrne Batman - Captain America team-up trade graphic novel paperback...
- September 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Queen's Library Updated!
My poor neglected review blog has finally been cleaned up. Updated with all my latest reviews thanks in part to the Booklikes new synchronization Not to mention a new clean design that made realize I haven't worked with my graphic designs in really long time. (feel a tad rusty)
If anyone also has a review blog and like to link or follow. Drop me a comment :D
Original post: ranearia.booklikes.com/post/1141589/queen-s-library-updated


text:
I've been having so much fun with my new German Glass Glitter line! Have you ever played with it? It's like sparkle heaven in a jar! I use so much of it on my signs and everyone would ask where I get it from, now on I can say me! Here it is...Isn't it purdy?!
Now the fun part, let's play!! Here's what I used~
* Paper mache deer head.
* Artisan Enhancements Transfer Gel
* Paris Grey Chalk Paint®.
* Pure White Chalk Paint®.
* Liquid Nails Adhesive,
* Cabinet Door.
This what I started with, so cute right? She was talking to me at Hobby Lobby and telling me she needed some sparkle to her...It was $30 dollars but with my handy dandy phone app, I got it for 40% off!! SAY WHAT!!!??
Then she got painted with Paris Gray, I always paint before I glitter. That way it blends better with the German Glass Glitter, kinda like your base coat and then the glitter is your top coat.
After the Chalk Paint® drys, which is fast. Paint on the Artisan Enhancements Transfer Gel, I use this like a decoupage and paint it on in sections. After painting the transfer gel on your first section, grab your fanciest vintage spoon :0) Or a scoop of some sort, and pour it on! Make sure you are doing this over a tote or a large paper because your German Glass Glitter is precious and you want to save all that left over goodness!
Next, I painted my cabinet door with Pure White and distressed it a bit. I then put on the Liquid Nails on the back of her neck and placed on the cabinet door. It takes a bit for the glue to set and she's gonna be heavy with all that glitter on her...SO, your going to have to be patient and hold her there. Or you can prop her up until the adhesive sets. I watched an episode of My Heart Of Dixie and the adhesive was set! I would most defiantly do that if I were you!
Woo-Hoo!! She's all done, I'm sooooo in love with this glitter and she is just so buckin' beautiful!!


text:
1. The European Research Council Funded Research Project on "The Individualization of War: Reconfiguring the Ethics, Law, and Politics of Armed Conflict" (IOW) Seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher. The IOW project is based at the European University Institute & the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. The successful applicant will work closely with Professor Dapo Akande (who is based in Oxford and is co-investigator on the project). She or he will conduct research on the application of human rights law in armed conflict and on the relationship between human rights law and international humanitarian law. Candidates should have an outstanding PhD in international law but should be excited about working in an inter-disciplinary team which includes international relations scholars and moral philosophers. The position is for one year and will start in December 2017 or January 2018. Further details on the project is available here the position. Full details about the position and the application process can be found here.
2. Oxford Global Justice Lecture 2017: Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court – "Reflections on Peace & Justice in the 21st Century". The Oxford Global Justice Lecture will be given this year by Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday 12 October at 5.00pm. How does the pursuit of international criminal justice contribute towards the ends of peace? Should justice be sequenced to cater for peace processes or can a workable harmony be found to advance both these virtues? This lecture will aim to answer these important questions, more specifically within the Rome Statute legal framework. The Oxford Global Justice Lecture is delivered each year, at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford by a leading figure in international law. The lecture series is generously supported by the Planethood Foundation. Previous lecturers have been Patricia O'Brien, then Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs at the United Nations (2013); Judge Theodor Meron, President of the UN Mechanism for International Tribunals & then President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (2014); Judge Christopher Greenwood KCMG, QC, Judge of the International Court of Justice (2015). For more details see here.
3. New Additions to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law. The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs has added new lectures to the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law website, which provides high quality international law training and research materials to users around the world free of charge. The latest lectures were given by Professor Eleanor M. Fox on "Competition Law and World Systems: Extraterritoriality, Convergence, and the Prospects for a Unified World System through an International Law of Antitrust" and Professor Jean-Marc Sorel – "Le droit monétaire et financier international".
4. Ghent University Conference – 'Freedom under Pressure'. On the occasion of its bicentennial, the Faculty of Law of Ghent University will host a two-day international conference on 7 and 8 December 2017 entitled 'Freedom under Pressure'. The conference will gather legal scholars and practitioners to discuss key fundamental rights and freedoms under pressure in three distinct areas: (1) property protection; (2) data protection and privacy, and (3) freedom of movement in the EU. Panels will tackle a range of issues, including, for instance, the use and abuse of international investment arbitration, immunity from execution, or the use of targeted financial sanctions as a foreign policy tool. Confirmed speakers include Judge James Crawford (International Court of Justice), Judge Siofra O'Leary (European Court of Human Rights), Judge Allan Rosas (Court of Justice of the EU), Prof. Joseph Cannataci (UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy) and Mr. Gilles de Kerchove (EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator). The full programme as well as further practical information is available on the conference website. Early-bird registration rates expire on 15 October.