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TAUCK'S YELLOW ROADS – Travel from Florence through the Chianti hills, in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, on a day trip to Badia di Passignano; the hilly landscape, basking in golds and greens, is filled with vineyards and olive groves
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – After-hours guided visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, without the crowds; see the treasures of the Vatican unhurried, at your own pace
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Special cellar tour and wine-pairing lunch featuring traditional Tuscan cuisine and local wine plus an olive-oil tasting at the osteria of a famed monastery in the Chianti hills
A lecture by an art historian introducing Renaissance art and a guided tour of the Uffizi Gallery with a local expert
A guided tour through the must-see sites of Old Rome as seen through the eyes of a local guide
Along Europe's Scenic "Yellow Roads"
Days 3 and 6
During your journey, you'll travel in First Class between Italy's great cities of Venice, Florence and Rome aboard Italy's network of modern, high-speed intercity trains. Thanks to Italy's high-tech rail infrastructure, the country's high-speed trains connect many of Italy's major cities, including the three you'll be exploring. There are several high-speed train networks across the country, such as Trenitalia's Alta Velocità (AV) trains. Whichever line you're traveling aboard, Italy's high-speed trains are fast, efficient, and fun... and with Tauck, you'll ride FIRST CLASS!
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Founded by Pope Julius II in the early 1500s, the Vatican Museums display classical and religious works of art collected by the Popes throughout the centuries. Combined with the Sistine Chapel, they're visited by around six million people a year, ranking among the most-visited art museums in the world. On your Tauck Exclusive, after-hours, guided visit, you'll explore the Candelabra Gallery, the Map Gallery, the Tapestries, and the Sistine Chapel… all without the usual crowds. So you'll be able to take your time to contemplate the inspirational treasures before you – including the spectacular biblical frescoes on the ceiling, which took Michelangelo four years to paint, standing on a scaffold... and changed the course of western art.
Nights 3, 4 and 5
Overlooking Palazzo Vecchio at the center of Florentine as well as Italian art and history – and set within a 15th-century palace just a stone's throw from the River Arno – the Hotel Bernini Palace is now one of the most exclusive retreats in Florence, the "city of the Renaissance."
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Our small group departures, averaging just 24 guests, are designed for travelers who want more time to experience each destination up close and personally. One of the benefits of small group travel is the personalized service and attention you'll enjoy. Small groups enable our Tauck Directors to spend more time in the places you explore with more opportunities to connect with them. Smaller groups foster camaraderie and lasting friendships among like-minded travelers; you'll engage more closely with local experts and enjoy enhanced insider access, ease of travel and freedom to linger longer.
Traveling solo doesn't mean traveling alone – with Tauck, it means camaraderie on a journey with like-minded travelers who share similar interests, enjoying the spirit of travel that makes exploring the world a necessary part of life – and sharing the special travel experiences found on Tauck's guided land trips and cruises that create lifetime memories. For 90+ years, solo travelers have found a special "travel" home with Tauck in destinations the world over – and we're offering solo travelers an additional reason to travel with Tauck – special Solo Traveler Savings on select departures.
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In a bold move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seemingly declared that criticism of Israel is an act of war. Haaretz reports that Netanyahu had notified New Zealand's ambassador to Israel, Jonathan Curr, that if a planned motion sponsored by New Zealand, along with Senegal, Malaysia, and Venezuela, came to a vote, Israel would close its embassy in Wellington. Three hours later he called New Zealand's foreign minister, Murray McCully, and notified him that going through with the resolution "will be a declaration of war. It will rupture the relations and there will be consequences." (emphasis added) Continue to full article >>
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The Pensacola State softball team traveled to Panama City, Florida this weekend for the Panhandle playoff and won three games to secure the no. 2 Panhandle seed for the State Tournament. They started the playoff on Friday with a 5-0 win over Northwest Florida State (NWF) and then immediately play game one of a best of three series versus the home team Gulf Coast State (GC). They took game one 8-6 and finished off the Commodores on Saturday with a 4-3 win to clinch the bid. Continue reading below for individual game recaps.
Shelby Griffin threw a 2-hit shutout to lead PSC over NWF 5-0 on Friday. The Pirates got things started in the first inning when Madison Marshall singled up the middle to score the first run and was followed by a bases loaded walk to Shelby Thornsberry to plate another run. With the bases still loaded Natalie Sorensen singled to drive in two more runs and give the Pirates a 4-0 lead. The score held until the sixth when PSC added an insurance run courtesy of a sacrifice fly from Lia Johnson.
Griffin cruised in the circle as she threw a complete game only giving up two hits and striking out five. Lia Johnson and Madison Marshall both were 2-for-3 in the game with an RBI while Kayla Leibman was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
In the second game of the day was played against the host Commodores and the Pirate offense exploded for 17 hits and eight runs. Lia Johnson led the game off with a single and eventually scored on a single off the bat of Alexis Guzman. Natalie Sorensen then picked up an RBI-single to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead. A defensive error in the bottom of the first allowed GC to tie the game 2-2. The score remained knotted until the top of the fourth when a single from Kaeleen Koehler made the score 3-2 and was followed by an RBI-single from Madison Marshall make it 4-2. PSC plated one more run in the inning on a sacrifice fly from Shelby Thornsberry to give them a 3-run lead. Gulf Coast responded with a run in their bottom half of the inning cut the lead to 5-3. The Pirates answered in the top of the fifth when Alexis Guzman singled to drive in two runs and extend the lead to 7-3. Pensacola picked up one insurance run in the top of the sixth when Danielle de Ruiter doubled to right field to plate Shelby Thornsberry and make the score 8-3. Things got exciting in the bottom of the seventh when GC was able to string together some hits to pull within 8-6, but Savannah Foster ended the threat by striking out the last batter.
Foster threw a complete game and struck out 10 batters while only giving up two earned runs. Lia Johnson and Madison Marshall were each 3-for-5 in the game while Alexis Guzman was 2-for-4 with three RBI's. Kayla Leibman, Kaeleen Koehler, Shelby Thornsberry and Natalie Sorensen each picked up two hits in the game.
The Pirates avoided the if necessary game by going ahead and winning game two on Saturday. They were able to get out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the first to keep the score 0-0, but it would not hold for long. In the top of the second singles from Alexis Guzman, Madison Marshall and Shelby Thornsberry loaded the bases and Natalie Sorensen blasted a monster home run to dead centerfield for a grand slam. Gulf Coast threatened in their half of the inning, but Lia Johnson ended the threat with an excellent over the shoulder catch for the third out. In the bottom of the fourth GC used an error and two singles to make the score 4-2. Kaeleen Koehler took over pitching duties in the fifth inning and a double play from Brittney Rayfield and Danielle de Ruiter ended the inning quickly. The sixth inning was handled quickly on both sides and the Pirates still held a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. As the rain started to come down Koehler induced two fly outs before an error and single pulled the Commodores to within one run, but the Pirates clinched the win with a diving catch from Shelby Thornsberry at second base.
Jensen Strickland picked up the win as she threw four innings and scattered five hits and only gave up one earned run. Koehler picked up the save with three innings of work and only allowed one hit and no earned runs. Natalie Sorensen was the leading hitter with her grand slam while Johnson, Guzman, Marshall, Thornsberry and Strickland all added a hit each.
The Pirates will now travel to Sanford, Florida next week for the State Tournament. They will open play on May 3rd at 10:00 am versus Florida Southwestern.


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Who's the Better Option at Third: Alex Rodriguez or Kevin Youkilis?
As we head into the middle of January, we're a mere two days away from Alex Rodriguez's hip surgery date, which will leave him out of commission until at least after the All-Star break. Given the void at the position (and possibly beyond, based upon the somewhat pessimistic assessment of his surgeon), the Yankees went and signed Kevin Youkilis. While the image of ARod's horrific post-season is still fresh in everyone's mind, and it may be easy to dismiss his contributions in favor of anyone else, even if that means a formerly-hated rival from Boston. But that said: will Kevin Youkilis be an upgrade over A-Rod?
Kevin Youkilis might actually be a better option for the Yankees at third in 2013 than Alex Rodriguez. (Image: David Richard, US Presswire)
Based on the Jan. 9, 2013, RotoChamp projections, ARod is projected to hit .269/.356/.433 in a mere 245 at-bat as he returns from surgery. That is good enough for 40th place out of all available third basemen in the major leagues. He is also only projected to hit 10 homers with 38 RBI. All of this supposes that ARod, 1) will be able to handle the workload of 245 ABs when he returns to action, but more importantly, 2) will not experience any delays in his return to action. As we saw with Andy Pettitte — who, although he is older than A-Rod, experienced a significantly lesser injury in a clean break — older players can greatly vary with their injury returns, including set-backs and slow return progress.
By contrast, Youk is projected via RotoChamp to hit well enough for 22nd in the majors, batting .267/.373/.451 in 430 ABs, with a respectable 18 homers and 65 RBI. All told, offensively, it might be that Youkilis will merely be a place-warmer for A-Rod until the regular third basemen returns. Their offensive numbers, at least through projections, look similar. (That said, I do believe, given the scope of Rodriguez's injury, that the offensive power numbers might be a bit high in such limited action.) Youkilis will probably realistically be about what A-Rod produced during the regular 2012 season, which, in the grand scheme of things won't hurt, but won't help the Yankees, either.
Where the issues might occur in the discrepancy between Rodriguez and Youkilis would be defensively, but it might not be the way you'd think. For instance, Youkilis last year had a 2 Rtot rating as a third baseman in 2012; ARod was a -6, even despite not having a full season to stay fresh, combined with his regularly-scheduled off-days throughout the season. (Note: all metrics look at Youkilis' totals for playing third only, even though he did play first at various points throughout 2012.) With Youk's 177 assists, nine errors, 20 DPs in 894.1 innings, to ARod's eight errors and 119 assists in 709.1 innings, it might be that Youkilis will be a better option defensively for the Yankees. While Rodriguez hasn't been a terrible third baseman at all, it would appear that Youk might be the better defensive option at third (ironically, for a guy who was accused of not having "it" anymore by former manager Bobby Valentine).
Given the projected wash offensively and the better defensive numbers, it might be that the loss of Alex Rodriguez won't be as dramatic in 2013 as it was coming off his earlier hip surgeries, with the void even more tempered by the acquisition of Kevin Youkilis. A-Rod's production has clearly declined, regardless of the hip, and even at four years younger, Youkilis might be able to prove as an effective stop-gap that might prove better than the regular third baseman, if only for this year.
So, what do you think Yankees fans: who will be the better option for the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez or Kevin Youkilis?


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At the beginning of June, I was six pounds away from my weight-loss goal. Then, in the middle of the month, my aunt passed away unexpectedly — and those six pounds left my mind completely.
For the first few days, I didn't have an appetite — but I knew that wouldn't last long. I'm an emotional eater, which for me means that food is often the first thing to cross my mind when I feel something. Happy? Mexican food! Angry? Let me grab a cupcake. Sad? Ice cream, please! Lonely? I'll have all the carbs — yes, all of them. Food has been a constant source of comfort and, I'm learning, a void-filler.
But, emotional eating is a slippery slope. Before I realize what I'm doing, I'm eating things I haven't touched in years in an effort to find some semblance of comfort. I was surprised at how deeply this loss and bereavement affected my healthy living journey. By the time I flew from NYC to California to see my family, I was ready to eat my way through the grief. There was an abundance of foods around my grandmother's house: trays of baked goods, macaroni and cheese, enchiladas, and tamales were constantly dropped off from family, friends, and neighbors. Those foods became the centerpieces for bonding as our family worked through the devastating loss. My cousins and I reminisced over meat-filled tamales, while my mom and uncle shared memories over dense, buttery pound cake.
Food is that tangible thing that brings us together. I spoke about this in depth with the nutrition coach who helps run my online plus-size fitness boot camp, and through our candid conversations, I came to understand that finding comfort in family, friends, and food during a time of grief isn't anything to be ashamed of. The hard part, for me, was navigating the transition between grief-eating and my healthy-curves lifestyle.
In theory, I should have left the baked goods, the mac and cheese, and the mashed potatoes in California when I flew back to NYC. The prescribed period of mourning was more or less over, and I was back to the grind. But, I was lonely. Even though I had moved forward in my grief process, I still felt a void — and I continued to fill it with food. I ignored my healthy lifestyle plan and ate whatever I wanted.
I've fallen off the wagon before, with my indulgent eating patterns undoing months of hard work in a matter of weeks. This time, though, things were a little bit different. I was still making healthy choices — they just weren't the only choices I was making. When I felt a bout of sadness come on, I said yes to foods I typically avoided. But, I also said yes to whole grains, leafy greens, and working out. So, now I'm 15 pounds away from my weight-loss goal instead of six. It's definitely not great, but it could have been worse.
I believe that my emotions and my eating are intrinsically connected, and I've accepted that there will be times when I make poor choices based on how I'm feeling. I'm okay with that. I needed to eat enchiladas and In-N-Out Burger with my cousins in order to make it through a hard time. I'm not ashamed of admitting that. But, I don't need those indulgent foods to get through daily life. I don't need to succumb to every craving to be happy. So, I adjust and explore.
Instead of trying to change that part of who I am, I'm learning how to make the best possible choices that will still nourish me emotionally. Dates and almond butter can satisfy my sweet tooth as much as candy. A bowl of warm oatmeal with a smattering of dried cranberries is just as good as a stack of pancakes drenched in maple syrup — ok, almost. I'm more interested in staying on track, and it's important to me to make choices that reflect that.
I know I have it in me to find my motivation and finish the year strong. I've been cooking and exercising, and my body is loving me for treating it well. How have you been doing on your health journeys? Any setbacks? Big wins?


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Therefore, despite busy crazy lives with two kids, we will be participating once again in the NWEI EcoChallenge. A 15 day challenge do change an action (or two) and also to help them raise some funds to keep doing what they are doing. You can read more about how we did last year here:
EcoChallenge - Day 1
Challenge Update
More about NWEI
Challenge Reflection
We found a lot of cool ways to eat local and live greener or simpler in that challenge. So this year we are going to change or focus just a bit and instead we are going to focus on reducing food waste (read more here). There are some exciting things going on in PDX now with curbside composting and coop food purchasing and farmers markets and canning parties. This is an easy place to live sustainably. My pantry is stocked and my freezers are full. How do we make sure that we are not wasting all this? Our challenge for the next two weeks will be to try to raid our pantry and freezer for the week's meals. I'll still be buying our Lady Lane Milk and farm eggs and fresh organic produce... but we'll be trying to eat up what is older and in the back of those cupboards and chest freezer so nothing goes unused.
I know this seems small - but it is our one tiny extra thing that we are trying out. If you want to see what some of the other participants are doing check out some of the featured bloggers or even better - join me in the challenge by signing up too! Or... consider pleding just a small amount to encourage us to keep up with our challenge. Just $1 a day ($15) or even a small $5 donation in the name of good things for the earth would be awesome. If you really want to know more about NWEI donate more, become a member, and participate in a discussion group (I'd love to join you in one). Read the post above about NWEI and you'll know they are a great group to be fundraising just a little bit for!
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If you are using Infusionsoft one click upsells are something you can start implementing quickly and easily both natively and using some pretty slick 3rd party apps.Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last 15 years one of the quickest ways to maximize your initial customer value immediately post purchase is to offer an upsell (or a series of up and Downsells)
What's really great is that if you are already using Infusionsoft then you can literally double, triple or quadruple your front end profits by using these tactics
Why do they use upsells? Because they work!!
It's not just a tactic employed by internet marketers it's also used by many of the marketing giants including Amazon.
BUT these are not just any old upsell but they are a 1-click upsell.
So What Is A 1 Click Upsell?
For those of you who don't know what a one-click upsell is – here's my definition.
"It's the ability to offer a complementary offer directly after the initial purchase has been made and credit card charged which allows the customer to add the complementary offer without the need to re-enter their credit card details again. If the complimentary offer is declined then the initial purchase has already been charged."
In essence you make it easy for the customer to say yes to purchasing additional goods and services from you.
Let's Go Back a Couple of Steps First
The Golden Rule of Marketing
If you can afford to profitably outspend on the front end of your business to acquire leads then you can quickly and easily dominate your marketplace.
In simplistic terms (I like simple) let's look at a couple of scenarios
Scenario # 1 – No upsells in place
In this scenario the business in question had no upsells and was selling a digital product for let's say $100.
So the business owner could spend up to $99.99 9 (in theory) to create a sale and remain profitable.
The maximum initial customer value is $100
Scenario #2 – Upsells in place
In this second scenario, the smart business owner had a couple of strategic upsells/Downsells in place.
He was still selling an initial product prices at $100 like the business owner in scenario 1 BUT the initial customer value jumped up to let's say $350 (not an uncommon multiple).
So in this example business owner 2 could potentially spend 3.5x as much as business owner 1 to acquire a new customer – who do you think could dominate the market?
So Upsells are great!!
The main drawback with Infusionsoft is that they are natively pretty difficult to create unless you're a bit of a whizz with coding etc.
So How Can You Implement Infusionsoft One Click Upsells?
There are a couple of options
Infusionsoft One Click Upsells – The More Difficult Option
Either do it yourself or pay a coder to do it for you
Infusionsoft One Click Upsells – The Easier Option
There are 3-4 great plugins that simplify the whole process for you
Here are the ones I personally recommend.
The first 2 work great within Infusionsoft and the second two integrate partially with Infusionsoft
I love the guys at FYF – their support is amazing and their products are all word-class. This is definantely worth looking
This is one of my favourites – I just discovered recently. Loads of cool functionality, easy to use. I love the fact you can intelligently cretae a path that will not offer products previously purchased!!
I currently use Samcart myself – super easy to set up and has some really cool high converting order form templates. The only drawback is that it's not a deep integration with Infusionsoft which is a huge pity.
This is one I've got my eye on – it's currently a one-off life time fee and has some REALLY cool features including high converting check out templates. Makes building one-click-funnels a breeze.
Whichever way you decide to go one-click-upsells will make you a ton more money from your Infusionsoft App.
I have been running my own successful internet based businesses for the last 16 years. I also love helping others start and grow their own businesses online too.
I am the author of three Best Selling books (one on creating profitable webinars, another on Facebook Ads retargeting and the 3rd on how to generate leads for local businesses).
My areas of expertise (and passion) are in Webinars (live and evergreen), Membership & Continuity Programmes, Infusionsoft, Facebook Ads Marketing, Sales Funnel Creation and Optimisation, creating High Ticket Programmes, Info-Product Creation and Traffic Generation and Conversion.
I am also an Infusionsoft Certified Partner, Google Adwords & a Bing Ads Accredited Professional (for my sins!)
I have been lucky to have worked in in wide range of industries including: property investment, SEO, PPC, estate agents, coaches and trainers, real estate agents, hotels, letting agents, furnishings, hotels, event management, web design, gifts, student accommodation to name just a few!!
If you are really serious about taking your internet marketing to the next level then we should talk!
Why not schedule a FREE 1 to 1 "How To Build A Successful Online Business" discovery call today?
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Emily and David are back from honeymoon! They popped round this morning to see their pictures (yes, Emily waited a whole day after arriving home!!!). I think it's a bit of an understatement to say they liked them! They both said really lovely things about their pictures - and now theyRead More
The second wedding of a hectic weekend - sometimes it's tough being a wedding photographer in Kent. Tough but a lot of fun. Emily and David were married at Brands Hatch Place Hotel (not to be confused with the Thistle Brands Hatch which is even closer to the track!). First ofRead More
It's always fun to compare how brides and grooms prepare for their weddings. Melissa and Mark got married at Abbot's Barton Hotel in my home town of Canterbury on Saturday. Here's Melissa, looking every bit the beautiful bride. Notice that she's perfectly ready for the wedding, making a final check of herRead More
Claire and Russell are back from honeymoon. They popped into the gallery at the weekend full of stories about helping stranded drivers and generally off roading through the snow to get to the cottage near Bath. And yes, it really was in the middle of nowhere.
A new year, a new start. For MyWeddingStory and the Marriott Tudor Park too! It's a little while since I was over there for a wedding and in the meantime they have spent a reported £4 million on redevelopments. It certainly looked pretty posh. But I wasn't there just to look, it was Clair and Russel's wedding! Read More
Kerry and Stewart's pictures are now online.
You can now view all the pictures from their wedding at Chilston Park on the client site.
There's a short slideshow to give you a taste of the wedding below.
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Simon and Corinna are now back from honeymoon! They had a fabulous time and like all their guests, can't wait to see the pictures.
There's a short slideshow of highlights below and below it you'll find a link to their personal gallery. Read More


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Have you tried to un-install Deep Freeze temporarily and see if that solves the problem, was the users password changed by an administrator for any reason, that would cause the problem wit EFS not working.
Hope this helps.
Going forward, be sure to export and password protect the EFS private key, and store in a safe place. The next time Deep Freeze puts a computer back to its base configuration, you can import the private key, and decrypt the EFS files.
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Jasmine Quarles
Why do you teach?
I teach because dance sets me free! I teach because as a young child my teachers taught me the joy of performing and I hope to pass that along to my students.
Your favorite dance moment?
Recital… Watching all the hard work pay off at the end of the year is so exciting and rewarding as a teacher. Very few things are as gratifying as watching your students on stage.
Why you teach at DSOM?
Without a doubt DSOM has the most inviting and positive atmosphere. Each time I walk into the dance studio I can't help but have a smile on my face.
Personal Fun Fact
I'm still afraid of the dark …
How long you have been dancing and teaching?
I have been teaching at DSOM since 2009 but I have been dancing since I was 8 years old.
Some of my credentials include:
- Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training
- CPR & First Aid Certified
- Acrobatic Arts Certified
Message to my students:
Each week in class bring passion to the studio, be curious how to get better, ask questions …Hard work is a two way street, you get back exactly what you put in!


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My original Justin Bieber caricature still gets more hits than any other picture on my blog. I have updated already but I thought I'd go all high tech and post a modern digital version.
Monday, January 21, 2013
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Gore-death metal gods Lividity to release 3'MCD on May 2016 via Viscera records, 4 tracks of pure gore and sickness! Tracklisting and cover art are as follows: 1. T.L.C. (Tight 'Lil Cunt) 2. Dismantle The Carcass 3. Tampered Flesh 4. ...
Milestone: some favorite bands we have worked with, since 2012...
- Hecate Enthroned (media PR)
- Batushka (media PR)
- Dorsal Atlantica (media PR)
- Overkill (tour PR)
- Incantation (tour PR)
- Vader (media PR)
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Download: Smart IR Remote – AnyMote v2.0.6 Apk | 8.5 MB | Resumable Links | Requires Android:4.2 and up |
What's in this version :
- Added Plex, Philips HUE support
- floating remote now shows on lockscreen too
- better fine-grain control over macro delays
- fix for Roku commands getting stuck
- added option to share remotes
- fix for XBMC remotes not being saved
- fix for button renaming not getting refreshed properly
App Review:
Why should you need to use more than one remote for all the devices you own ?
With Smart Remote for your Samsung Galaxy S4 (also works on some CyanogenMod devices now, as well as other custom ROMs!), you can add, create and customize any number of remotes, combining controls from any of your existing remotes. Imagine a single remote on which the CHANNEL UP button controls your Set Top Box from your TV provider, the VOLUME keys control your home theater system and the arrow keys control your TV's menu.
On top of all that, since you're holding a phone, why not use some of it's unique features?
AIR GESTURES – exclusive to your phone!
Simply leave the app open, and wave your hand above your phone to change channels (left to right) or volume (up and down)
Don't you hate it when you receive a call but can't hear the other person because the TV is too loud? Now, Smart Remote can automatically mute your current device when someone calls you.
Why should you need to switch apps just to send a command ? Activate Floating Remote in settings, and have a chathead-style remote available just one touch away!
Do you switch ROMs often ? Or maybe reinstall apps daily? The backup/restore feature will help you save your remotes, so you can get them back when you install again, without going through the setup process again!
With our new advanced macro system, you can execute a series of commands one after the other (like turning on TV, then switching to HDMI 1), add customizable delays between commands, and reorder the commands as you wish.
With infrared – IR Blaster – already included in your phone, why shouldn't you make the most of it? Smart Remote can control your TV, Set Top Box, Lights, Projectors, etc.. Virtually anything that has an Infrared Receiver can be controlled by Smart Remote with the correct remote codes. And we're working 24/7 on adding more!
Why not get rid of your TV remote, set top box remote, and home center remote, all at once ?
- Please note that due to the large queue, it normally takes 1-2 weeks to add new devices to our database after you report them
- Please note that due to Galaxy S4 hardware limitation, automatic learning isn't possible
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WELLINGTON — Remember that once-controversial policy Wellington adopted in January that was intended to ensure developers and landowners take code violations seriously?
Village officials have started enforcing it. And the first to feel the consequences is… Wellington's familiar adversary, real estate mogul Glenn Straub.
In a memo to council last week, Planning Director Tim Stillings said Straub applied for a special use permit to host weekly polo matches at Polo West from May to November, but Stilllings said he won't be processing the application because of the new ordinance.
It allows the village to withhold consideration of project applications or deny project approvals until a landowner makes good on any outstanding code violations in Wellington.
Stillings told Straub's representative that Straub's request is on hold until he pays up on all of the liens and fines he owes — altogether more than $150,000 from five outstanding code compliance cases.
Straub owns Palm Beach Polo Golf and Country Club and Polo West, the 150-acre golf club off South Shore Boulevard between Greenview Shores Boulevard and Big Blue Trace.
He and the village are often at odds on land-use issues. Such disagreements have spawned a multitude of lawsuits over the years.


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Couple's 10 year anniversary shoot – Janelle & Jimmie
Janelle and Jimmie are celebrating 10 years of marriage this year and they're expecting their first child in March!! They met at a state fair in Sacramento and got engaged about a year and a half after that. Janelle says that it was love at first sight when she saw him doing freestyle motorcross at the fair. Janelle is a personal trainer, nutritionist, and model, and Jimmie is currently a police officer.
Thank you to Matty Fran Photography for sharing these images with us.


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I wasn't going to post about my run this morning because it wasn't very eventful. After finding W1R1 quite comfortable, I might have subconsciously have gone it bit faster today but nothing drastic.
At the end of my run, I did some cool down stretches, had breakfast and got ready for work. Everything was fine until around 11am (4 and a half hours after my run) when I began to feel a dull ache on the outside of my left shin. It's now another 6 hours later and the discomfort is worse, there is still a dull ache but there are intermittent sharp pains (not too severe) when I am walking about.
I quick consultation with Dr. Google suggests 'shin splints'.
For the moment, I am going to work on the assumption that there is nothing fundamentally wrong and that this ailment is just a result of me not being a 'spring chicken' who has not run for a long, long time. As such I intend to do W1R3 on Friday.
Although there is a lot of (often contradictory) information on how to combat shin splints (the NHS site suggests not running for 2 weeks!) , one common suggestion appears to be to shorten stride length. Part of the problem with all of the information I have read is that the term 'shin splints' is a bit of a catch-all for any pain/discomfort in that area.
Just by way of info, I did buy a decent pair of running shoes but have note had any sort of gait analysis done.
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One Pan Full Monty Breakfast
This is the ultimate breakfast, though we'd happily eat it at any time of day. To keep your morning as chilled as possible, get your oven to do all the hard work for you. Place everything in your largest dish, bung in the oven – et voilà! In a matter of minutes (13, to be exact), a delicious meal awaits. For the avo fans among you, chop up some avocado and add on top when it's cooked. From our bestselling second cookbook Good + Simple, which includes recipes from the Channel 4 series Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley.
Serves 2
- 1 tablespoon ghee or coconut oil
- 4 rashers of unsmoked bacon
- 2 handfuls of small mushrooms (such as button or chestnut)
- 1 handful of cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful of asparagus spears (woody ends snapped off) or purple-sprouting broccoli (optional)
- 2 large handfuls of baby spinach
- 2 eggs
- Sea salt and black pepper
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How To
1. Preheat the oven to fan 200°C/Gas mark 7 and line your widest baking tray with baking parchment. Add half the ghee or coconut oil and let it melt in the oven for a few minutes.
2. Spread out all the ingredients in the lined and greased baking tray, excluding the eggs and spinach (don't worry – you will make space for them later). If using asparagus or broccoli, add these now as well.
3. After 10 minutes in the oven, take out the tray, flip over the bacon and mushrooms and push them to one side, then add the rest of the ghee/coconut oil. Throw in the spinach, make two indentations in it and carefully crack in the eggs.
4. Put the tray back in the oven for a further 4–5 minutes until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny. Remove from the oven, and give a good grind of salt and black pepper to serve.
13 Responses to "One Pan Full Monty Breakfast"
Tony Cheetham
Easy to follow and very tasty recipe.
To convert into a "power brunch" I have made my own twist by adding Avocado, Young Broccoli and Baked Beans!
Alexandra D
This is delicious and so easy to make. Amazing!
Paul Addeson
I have never heard of theses two sisters until I saw them on E4 and now I am hooked. I was looking for new inspiration in all my meals and just doing this simple, but absolutely delicious breakfast dish. I am kicking myself for not discovering them sooner. Well worth a go all. You won't regret it.
Have been watching the show and my husband has just made us this breakfast. Never before have we had spinach or asparagus for breakfast, buy it was absolutely gorgeous!
We will most definately be having again and sharing with others x
Just made this, so tasty, loads of veggies and great that you still get bacon. My fiancé loved it too. A great start to the day.
Just made this for a delicious supper and it really is so simple and gorgeous at any time of day! I added some avocado to serve 🙂
I don't eat bacon or any red meat. So wondered if there are any brilliant meaty replacements?
Deborah Leonard
This has become my go to breakfast – delicious, quick and so easy! I do grate fresh nutmeg over the eggs and spinach for a little extra flavor.
Catherine Kimbriel
Just made this today, rainy cold morning, it definitely hit the spot! Yummy!
Kayla Brown
This was really delicious. Added a sprinkle of garlic salt to the spinach for some extra flavour. Definitely will be making again!
Julia Schilling
i make this with broccoli and red onion – this is a breakfast that will keep you going until dinner ! – So inventive and inspired and yet so easy – i wondered where this could have been hiding all my life!
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"We can't refuse immigrants – that would be racist. We will just have to settle for implementing a police state to keep us safe from the consequences of mass immigration."
I've heard Bill de Blasio, David Cameron and many other pro-immigration political figures from the West discussing why every consumer device needs a government backdoor installed into it to compromise its security so countries can deal with the social burden created by importing a third world underclass. Similar arguments are made for gun control. This line of logic makes sense when it's granted that racism is the worst thing in the world, even worse than living in an Orwellian dystopia.
That's an unnerving system of ideas to say the least. And thanks to my bizarre and recent habit of talking about Donald Trump with strangers at social events, I got to witness a genuine instance of "racism is insurmountably evil."
I mention not hating Trump and the customary hush falls over the room, but some guy is willing to play ball and asks me why I don't share the opinion of every basic DC bitch. I mention how he's actually reliably anti-immigration, but how his most recent comments have alienated me, like when he mentioned that he wants to kill the families of terrorists. That's eyerolly shit that neocons actually believe in their heart of hearts, a far cry from the funny-but-true, emperor-has-no-clothes type comments Trump is known and loved for.
Another recent Trump comment that I can't get behind, I explain, is the total ban on Muslims entering. That's stupid for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that Shia, Ibadi and Ahmadiyya Muslims are pretty alright. But I point out that that comment isn't really bad, in the grand scheme of things, since mainstream politicians talk about war and killing like it's no big deal. War and killing is worse than mere discrimination, right? …Right!?
Wrong, apparently.
He mentions how that's, like, racist and stuff. I mention how people in staying their original countries might be less than ideal, but it's not as bad as killing. Noah Millman articulated it really well over at The American Conservative:
But why are these not more important hallmarks of an incipient American fascism than the fact that Trump regularly sounds like a more obnoxious and egotistical version of Archie Bunker? And why is saying "no Muslims should be allowed onto American soil until we've got a process for monitoring them" more outrageous than a threat to "find out if sand can glow in the dark" (Ted Cruz's threat to nuke ISIS)? Why is threatening mass-murder less horrifying than threatening discrimination in immigration on the basis of religion?
I'm not saying that having a President – or even a major candidate – who spouts xenophobic rants is a good thing. It's a bad thing. I'm just suggesting that we've long since gotten used to things that are much worse, and perhaps we should pay a bit more attention to that fact.
I point this out to the guy I am talking to, and then mentions how there's people dying in Colombia. That's obviously an exception that we're not talking about, so he shows his hand as not having any interesting ideas and the conversation ends.
This kind of moral distortion that we've been expected to subscribe to is, for better or worse, probably part of the reason why Trump is so popular. People who live in most parts of the United States are fine with how they've lived and their assumptions – say, war being worse than racism – but are caught in disjunction between moral compass and that of political and intellectual elites.


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Ebihara Yuri and ILMARI are expecting their 1st child
ILMARI's (RIP SLYME) wife, model Ebihara Yuri has announced that she is pregnant with their first child. On June 4, Ebihara announced on her official blog, "At this time, we've been blessed with a new life." She expressed, "Right now, I'm deeply moved at how my baby and I are connected like this. I'm also full of joy and happiness. In�addition, I am extremely grateful to work in an environment where I can receive support from many people. It wo
Ebihara Yuri to appear on a TV show with her twin sister
Model Ebihara Yuri and her younger twin sister Eri will be appearing on the January 8th broadcast of 'Star?Draft Kaigi 2-hour Special' (NTV 9:00pm~). Yuri recently updated her official blog with an entry titled 'First?Twin Appearance on TV'. She reported, "I will be appearing on TV for the first time with my younger sister Eri ? We will be appearing on Star Draft Kaigi!', and uploaded a two-shot with her sister. "Eri was a little nervou
Ebihara Yuri & AKB48's Kojima Haruna to star in new "TSUBAKI" CMs
Model Ebihara Yuri and AKB48's Kojima Haruna are set to appear in the third part of haircare brand TSUBAKI's latest commercial. Continuing after the commercial Mizuhara Kiko starred in previously for TSUBAKI, a love story set in Paris will unfold, featuring the two lovely ladies as the main characters. The CM is said to feel just like a scene from a romantic movie, with each woman starring alongside their own partner for two separate stories
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On April 21st, model Ebihara Yuri made an appearance at the fashion show, 'Shanghai Runway', in Shanghai, China. Ebihara, who walked her very first runway outside of Japan, expressed her joy saying, "I'm very happy to participate in my first show overseas." The 'Shanghai Runway' is a fashion show originating from the 'Kobe Collection', which was launched in Kobe back in 2002. The production committee of 'Kobe Collection' has been holdin
AKB48's Kojima Haruna becomes new TSUBAKI model
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Mzwakhe Khumalo
Research Coordinator
Mzwakhe Khumalo started working for Sonke in June 2010 as a One Man Can Trainer for the Red Card Campaign. Before joining Sonke, he worked for HOPE Worldwide South Africa as the Men as Partners (MAP) facilitator for three years. Mzwakhe later moved to Olive Leaf Foundation where he was working on the family wellness and development programme as well as coordinating the Community Childcare Forum project at national level.
Currently, Mzwakhe sits on the National Action Committee task team for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (NACCA). Mzwakhe is currently pursuing his studies for a degree on Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluations on HIV/AIDS documentation. His passion is to work with men in addressing human rights, gender-based violence, the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS.


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Welcome to The Ro– err, I mean Episode 3 of Rewatchability in which we chat about The Rock (the Michael Bay movie, not the wrestler/thespian).
We all remembered loving it, but is it any good? Michael Bay is clearly a monster, but the script was punched up by the likes of Aaron Sorkin and Quentin Tarantino, AND it's the only movie I can think of where Nicholas Cage shoots a rocket at Candyman while simultaneously referencing Elton John.
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WARNING: the podcast contains strong language and immature subject matter, please be advised.


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Thursday, March 18, 2010
"A Retroactive Regret"
There's this character in Catch-22, who keeps asking Yosarian to fly with him, but Yosarian refuses, because the guy keeps crashing his plane and getting hurt.
For those of you who don't know Catch-22, it's my Number One book of all time. Funny and true. My favorite kind of writing.
In Catch-22, the main character, Yosarian, is always trying to get out of the war, because he's certain he's going to get killed. When Yosarian asks the doctors to discharge him on the grounds that he's crazy, it's explained to him that, if a person wants to get out of the war because they believe they're going to get killed, they're not crazy, they're sane, and being sane, they can not get out of the war. That is what's called "Catch-22." To which Yosarian replies,
"That's some catch, that 'Catch-22.'"
A guy wants to be let out of the war because he's certain he's going to die, but being certain he's going to die disqualifies him from being let out of the war.
That is some catch, that Catch-22.
And as if Yosarian doesn't have enough problems, there's this guy who wants him to fly with him, but Yosarian refuses, because he keeps crashing his plane and getting hurt.
Near the end of Catch-22, the guy who keeps crashing his plane and getting hurt crashes his plane again, but doesn't get hurt. Instead, he climbs into a rubber dinghy, and paddles to Scandinavia. And out of the war.
It turns out that, all those times the guy was crashing, what he was really doing was practicing crashing. Having perfected the maneuver, he had engineered his escape, guaranteeing his safety. Retrospectively aware of what he'd been up to, Yosarian, whose single objective was to get out of the war, realizes too late that he should have flown with the guy.
Many times in my career, I turned down opportunities, because they looked like trouble. Too hard. Too stressful. Too much responsibility. Too many demands on the weakest elements of my personality. There wasn't a moment's thought about it. I heard what they wanted, and I immediately said, "No."
It was short-term thinking. "Why do I need the aggravation? I don't. Thank you, but, not for me."
Looking back, that approach appears to have been a mistake.
If I'd said, "Yes" instead of "No", I could have discovered that it wasn't too hard. I could have learned to manage the stress. I could have grown into the responsibility. I could have worked on the weakest elements of my personality.
I didn't do that. The "long view" perspective never entered my mind. And though things turned out fine, a part of me wonders what might have happened
If I'd flown with the guy.
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- Max Clarke said...
From the famous Power Of Myth tv series with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, on PBS. Joe Campbell has this to say:
People ask me, "Do you have optimism about the world, about how terrible it is?"
And I say, "Yes, it's great the way is it"
... I had the wonderful privilege of sitting face to face with [a Hindu guru] and the first thing he said to me was "Do you have a question?", cause the teacher always answers questions... I said, "Yes, I have a question."
I said, " Since in Hindu thinking all the universe is divine, a manifestation of divinity itself, how can we say no to anything in the world? How can we say no to brutality to stupidity to vulgarity to thoughtlessness?"
And he said, "For you and me, you must say yes." Well, I learned from my friends who were students of his that that happened to be the first question he asked his guru, and we had a wonderful conversation for an hour there.
- March 18, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Max Clarke said...
What counts for me, Earl, isn't the number of times you said no, but the number of times you said yes.
You said yes a lot of times to reach the level of professional work where I first noticed you. Lots of people never get in the game because their first and final answers are no, if only on the subconscious level.
You wrote episodes for my favorite tv comedy series, Cheers, such as "How Do I Love Thee?" You had to say yes a lot just to reach that point.
The writer Stuart Wilde once observed that when we leave our bodies at death, more than anything else, we leave as a feeling. The emotional power of that feeling is important. If we leave with regret, that's saying no to our future. If we have cultivated a feeling of gratitude and self-respect for what we did, that's saying yes to our existence beyond this one.
Thanks for explaining Yosarian in Catch 22, just brilliant. I saw the movie in the 70s, and the only thing I recall is the gruesome airplane accident with Paula Prentiss. Never had an idea that Yosarian was planning his escape from the war with his crashes.
- March 18, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- growingupartists said...
And this has what to do with God's curse on Adam and all of his decendents?
- March 18, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- Unknown said...
Earl, you might just (as in "I just read your post") have helped me say yes to something I might otherwise probably have said no to. Thank you.
- April 12, 2010 at 6:13 AM


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The Children's Eco Programs offer fun, environmentally focused day camp programming! We incorporate art, science, nature, organic gardening, vegetarian cooking, drama, storytelling, music and movement into adventure filled days in High Park. Traditional camp activities such as swimming, crafts, hiking and offsite trips are also important parts of the program.
Our Eco Camps are OCA Accredited, click here to learn more!
Please register through the City of Toronto online FUN Guide site, telephone or specific recreation centres starting Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 at 7 a.m. We suggest starting right at 7 as space is limited!
Click Here or on the Picture Below for 2019 Eco Camp Barcodes
Before and after care (8 am – 9 am and 4 pm to 5pm) is available for all camps but you must pre-register your camper(s). Camp runs from 9 am – 4 pm Monday to Friday unless otherwise noted for Holidays.
Click here for information on how to register for Eco Camp programs with the City of Toronto.
A quick note about our weekly themes … there are a number of regular camp activities that happen each week such as swimming, hiking, gardening, games, crafts and cooking. The weekly theme is there to give us a chance to focus these activities on certain aspects of High Park, the Children's Garden or our Teaching Kitchen. So for example Critters and Crawlies will focus on the insects and animals you can find throughout High Park and in the Children's Garden. Veggies and Ventures concentrates on gardening and cooking the veggies we grow.
Age: 4-5 year olds
Location: High Park
Dates & Themes:
Nature Crafts – July 2-5 (3190713) & July 29-Aug. 2 (3191087)
Amazing Animals – July 8-12 (3191073) & Aug. 6-9 (3191088)
Gardener Chefs – July 15-19 (3191083) & Aug. 12-16 (3191091)
Nature Detectives – July 22-26 (3191085) & Aug. 19-23 (3191094)
Description: Start your camper's relationship with food, nature and organic gardening off right with a week of Eco Sprouts Eco Camp! High Park is a natural urban oasis and the perfect setting for your young camper to learn, grow and have fun. Hiking, organic gardening, games, crafts and bug hunts are just a few of the things your little sprout will do during a week of Eco Camp.
Eco Camp – Junior
Age: 6-9 year olds
Location: High Park
Dates & Themes:
Critters & Creatures – July 2-5 (3176239) & July 29-Aug. 2 (3176243)
Nature Arts – July 8-12 (3176240) & Aug. 6-9 (3176244)
Habitat Detectives – July 15-19 (3176241) & Aug. 12-16 (3176245)
Veggie & Ventures – July 22-26 (3176242) & Aug. 19-23 (3176251)
Description: This is an active fun-filled camp for kids that love the outdoors. Organic gardening, nature exploration, hiking, offsite trips and more await your junior camper. Regular camp activities like swimming, crafts and games are also a great part of the program. With themes like Nature Arts, Super Senses and Beyond Bugs your camper's sure to learn, have fun and remember their fantastic camp adventure for years to come!
Eco Camp – Youth
Age: 10-14 year olds
Location: High Park
Dates & Themes:
The Wild 'Hood- July 2-5 (3176249) & July 23-27 (3176248)
The Wild Kitchen – July 8-12 (3176246) & July 29-Aug. 2 (3176253)
Urban Gardeners – July 15-19 (3176247) & Aug. 12-16 (3176250)
Description: For our Youth campers we focus on expanding their relationship with nature, food and community. Fun is also a big part of the program! An extra offsite trip to a youth run organic garden, a day of practising outdoor survival skills or an opportunity to be creative and make a piece of art for the garden help our Youth campers connect with the world around them.
Cost for all one week camp programs is $274.00 ($218.00 for the 4 day weeks July 3-6 and Aug. 7-10, 2018). Extended care costs $20.00 per week (16.00 per 4 day week) for am care from 8 to 9 am and $20.00 per week ($16.00 a week per 4 day week) for pm care from 4 to 5 pm.
For more information about registering for City of Toronto Recreation Programs call 416-396-7378 Toronto or check out Toronto's FUN Guide online.
You can find the High Park Eco Camps in the Toronto/East York and West Toronto/York FUN Guide. **NOTE** This is different from our previous listing in the Etobicoke/York FUN Guide.


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Rita Ora was hospitalized in Miami, Fla., today (Nov. 18) after she reportedly collapsed on the set of a photo shoot.
According to the Daily Mail, the 22-year-old British singer was carried out of her makeup trailer and put in an ambulance around 2:30 p.m. She was allegedly taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.
Although the cause of her collapse has yet to be revealed, Ora was shooting a new ad campaign for Madonna's Material Girl clothing line in 80 degree weather. She was photographed earlier today posing next to a vintage car in a "Peace" dress and black ankle boots.
UPDATE: Rita Ora's rep has confirmed her hospitalization to The Huffington Post. "Rita Ora was treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration at our hospital today," Dr. David Farcy MD, Chairman of Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Hospital Miami tells us. "She was discharged and is fine."


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Use those extra candy canes with this recipe!
Peppermint Ice Cream Recipe1 cup whipped cream
1 tsp. peppermint extract
1 cup peppermint candies(crushed)
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp. condensed milk
5 tbsp. evaporated milk
1. Mix cream with sugar, evaporated, condensed, peppermint extract, peppermint candies(1/2)
2.Top with crushed peppermint, freeze it, then serve!
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The Mistlock™ Bearing Lubrication System is a breakthrough in oil mist lubrication for Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers' (ACHEs).
MistLock™ provides all the benefits of oil mist to ACHEs and eliminates 100 percent of stray mist that could potentially foul heat transfer characteristics. Before MistLock™' the only alternative was grease. But high temperature operation of fans supported by these bearings led to lubricant breakdown' and bearing failure was a common result. Maintenance was often delayed or ignored' as these devices were typically located in hard-to-reach locations.
The MistLock™ Bearing cartridge eliminates these problems. It offers a single' automated bearing lubrication method – a clean' cool and continuous oil mist that provides even coating for all bearing surfaces. This completely-sealed' closed-loop environment accommodates up to 20 degrees of axial and parallel shaft misalignment. That means no need for shims.
The patent-pending design of the MistLock™ Bearing Lubrication system also provides a safeguard against failure due to extreme forces exerted on bearings from the shaft's axial thermal expansion. The bearing housing provides positive pressure for the oil mist' external contaminants cannot enter – and that guards against bearing failure.


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A little more than two decades ago, Neil Araujo cofounded iManage, a workflow management software company that became involved in multiple transactions over the years, including a recent divestiture by HP. Join us as Neil retraces the winding road that led the company to be bought and sold multiple times before finding its footing as an independent middle-market firm. ¤
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Official contractors to Conwy County Borough Council and Denbighshire County Council.
Within these pages, we aim to give you an insight in to the company, our aims and an introduction to the drivers associated with us.
We are located on the North Wales Coast, between Rhyl and Towyn, ideally placed to service the whole area from Abergele as far as Prestatyn if required, though we normally operate between Abergele and Rhyl.
Incidentally, I'm Maurice Jacobs, I was the founder of the company in 2001, and I am presently the managing director.
The business was established in 2001, initally as 'Abacus Private Hire' a sole trader but such was the demand for a more reliable service in the area, that my son and then another independant driver soon joined me and the business started to grow rapidly.
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|The Book "Tectonic Chaos" – Chapter 1 – The Great Split
July 4, 2004
The Book "Tectonic Chaos" – Chapter 1 – The Great Split
I began work on this book immediately after graduating from the MBS in Little Rock, Arkansas, and completed it in 1977 while doing post graduate work at ATU in Russellville, having graduated from ATU in 1976. I have received numerous requests to reprint it as I have been lecturing across the globe. Because there was considerable duplication between it and my second book, "Tribulation Triad," I deliberately let it go out of print, feeling some might feel cheated because of the volume of duplication. However, since many of my brethren kept bugging me for a copy, and since I only have two, one soft back, and one hard back, I decided to reprint and update it on our web site and, Lord willing, I will eventually put up all 36 chapters as time permits.
Chapter 1 – The Great Split
Zechariah 14:4 – And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
For hundreds of years preachers have proclaimed from God's word this event would occur during the tribulation period, and the proclamation, as is normally the case, has been met will rolls of laughter from most of the scientific world. Oddly enough, these scientists have, and still are, fulfilling a prophecy made by God through the prophet Daniel.
Daniel 12:4 – But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Daniel's prophecies concerning pre-tribulation events have, and are, being fulfilled, and indeed men and women have run "to and fro across" earth's surface, "to and fro" into the universe, and "to and fro" in places beneath the earth's land and water surface. This has produced a fantastic knowledge explosion in our understanding of the form and contents of God's creation. The continuing fulfillment of Daniel 12:4 has convinced me that we are living in the days of "the time of the end." And I am equally convinced these "to and fro" geological discoveries have so increased man's knowledge that we now understand the basic form in which God designed the outer and enter crust of earth. These discoveries are in perfect agreement with what God revealed to the prophet Zechariah more than 2400 years ago.
Man has, in recent times, discovered a long, deep fault or "crack" in the earth's crust that extends northward from the Red Sea through the Gulf of Eilat (Aqabah) into Israel and Lebanon. The Arabs identify it as the Gulf of Aqabah, and the Israelis call it the Gulf of Eilat. The fault itself is known to both as the "great rift valley fault". It is a double fault in the sense that the two parts of it are separated by the valley floor between the two fault block mountains on it two sides. The vast majority of earthquakes occur along both sides of the valley from Eilat to the Lebanese border. (See Figures 24 and 25 found under our Birth Pangs Menu as Birth Pang Figures). It is the ripping open of this rift valley that will produce the earthquake responsible for the splitting of the Mount of Olives, which will itself be divided into a mini-rift valley as it spreads apart. (See Figures 30 to 33 in Birth Pangs).
The faults or "two cracks" in the earth's surface are the northern part of a deep rift, or graben valley, which extends the length of the Red Sea, then southwestward through southeastern Africa. (See Figures 29 and 30 in Birth Pangs). The double cracks extend downward into molten magma beneath the earth's surface. (See Birth Pang Figures 26 to 28). Widespread scientific exploration during the seventies fully exposed the spreading of the earth's surface occurring in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and in southeastern Africa. Soon this splitting will extend northward unto the Jordan Valley, and, according to Zechariah 14:4, its effect will be sudden and dramatic. The fantastic earthquake produced in this Jordan Valley Rift, some 30 miles east of Jerusalem, will be sudden and abrupt, as will be its effect on the Mount of Olives, which will be torn into two parts during that terrible time in the tribulation period. This "suddenness" is certainly in accord with the geologic structure of today. At the present the rift valley fault is spreading apart in the Red Sea at a rate of several centimeters each year, but the northern extension of the fault through Israel and Lebanon has been locked or "frozen" in place by tremendous tectonic forces. When the spreading of the Red Sea fault reaches a certain critical (known only by God) both sides of the Jordan Valley will rip apart with a tremendous earthquake. This earthquake will cause the two faults, which now exist through the northern and southern flanks of the Mount of Olives, to move slightly, one north, and one south, and a new mini-graben valley will be formed between them as the middle of the mountain falls down between them. (See Birth Pang Figures 30 to 33).
When the northern and southern parts spread apart one part will be carried north with the Arabian tectonic plate, and the other will be carried south with the African tectonic plate. (See Birth Pang Figures 33 and 34).
Zechariah 14:5 – And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
For a full exposition of Zechariah 14:5, please look in our Prophecy Update Archives at Updates 130 and 131.


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Well, first they told me Pluto was a planet, and then they told me it wasn't, and I was strangely saddened by this. It's not big enough to be a planet, so it is called a dwarf planet, though apparently a really massive dwarf planet!
Then I found out yesterday that Carlingford Lough wasn't a fjord!
I was thrilled when @CarlingfordIRE picked up, tweeted my blog post and complimented it saying, "Nice blog @Byddi"
To which I replied, thinking I was very witty - "Nice fjord!"
Now I'd learned about this in O level Geography. I love Geography. I got an A in O level Geography - admittedly that was back when Pluto was still a planet!
So it was a shock when @CarlingfordIRE very nicely informed me that actually, Carlingford Lough is not a fjord!
I am most grateful to them for setting the record straight for me and while I could have just edited my last post to take out the bit where I had said it was a fjord, I decided full acknowledgement of my misinformation and it's source was more appropriate.
So here's the science - this picture posted on twitter by @CarlingfordIRE.
And in case you can't make it out clearly, the final paragraph says, "So, Carlingford Lough is not actually a true fjord as it is not as deep as the Irish Sea into which it flows. But doesn't it make for a truly spectacular vista of land and sea?"
That last sentence - I couldn't agree more!
Now I have to go break it to Buffalo Bill that there are no (nor ever were any) buffalo in America...those big cow-like creatures? Bison!
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Microsoft security plan not likely viable for other companies
Experts sound off on Microsoft's recent report on its internal security, deeming it too homogenous to be applicable to the enterprise. It's also lacking certain details that others could find useful.
Going to Microsoft for advice on security may seem like going to Little Red Riding Hood for advice on how to handle the Big Bad Wolf. Small wonder then that a document called "Security at Microsoft," detailing how the company protects its global network, raised some eyebrows among security watchers.
In fairness, the company gives a candid account of its risk management strategy and some of its previous weaknesses such as code vulnerabilities. The software giant admits that there is a "medium to high probability that within the next year, a successful attack will occur that could compromise the high value and/or highest value data class."
The document details how it secures its 300,000 computers and 4,200 servers from 100,000 attempts to break into its systems.
The document is seen by some as part of a new culture of openness regarding security within the company. Others, meanwhile, see it as marketing collateral rather than a serious security white paper.
"It's not that useful because it's a pretty formulaic approach," says Marc Maiffret, Windows expert and chief hacking officer at eEye Digital Security. "Microsoft is an unusual company. It's a lot more homogenous than most companies of a similar size, many of which run dozens of different systems."
Russ Cooper, surgeon general at TruSecure and moderator of the NTBugtraq security discussion list, said that the company could provide some really useful information, such as how it was infected with Code Red what it did to get rid of it. Also, what it's doing to prevent further attacks worms and viruses.
"Its too vague a document to be useful," he said. "It really doesn't offer any specifics."


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A top UAE official denied Wednesday reports that the Gulf state had toughened visa rules for tourists from labour-exporting South Asians nations banning low-income visitors.
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A fintech cluster greater than the sum of its parts
Published: 26 June 2017
This article was published on the City A.M. website on 26 June 2017 as part of Invest Edinburgh Talk.
Edinburgh will play a leading role in driving the UK's £20bn fintech industry and shaping a fast-moving global industry.
Edinburgh's financial credentials are beyond question. As the UK's second largest financial services centre, and the fourth largest in Europe, the city claims the lion's share of £1tn of assets under management across Scotland.
Graeme Jones, Chief Executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise. (SFE): "Scale, diversity and compactness are key to the city's financial offer. We have boutique and world-class financial marketing companies; predictive analytics and risk consultancy practices; first class recruitment consultancies; world-class universities turning out computing science graduates and data scientists; large retail banks; investment banks; and general insurers – we have the whole nine yards."
"One plus one equals three in Edinburgh. From my office I can, within a 20-minute walk, meet most of our members. How could I do that in London? I'd spend most of my day travelling." adds Jones.
Fintech fundamentals
Just as importantly from a fintech perspective is the fact that Edinburgh is home to CodeBase, the UK's largest technology incubator, as well as a vibrant, supportive digital community.
Scotland's capital was named the best UK city in which to launch a start-up in 2017 by Expert Market, and it already has one of the highest concentrations of people working in tech in the UK, with 25,109 people employed in digital companies.
Rising fintech stars such as Nucleus Financial, which has £12.5bn funds under management and more than 85,000 customers across the UK, AIM-listed accountancy software firm, FreeAgent and personal financial assistant app, Money Dashboard were all founded and continue to thrive, here in Edinburgh.
As Edinburgh's fintech community coalesces around a shared vision, the expectation is that Scotland's capital should be aiming to climb towards the world's top ten fintech hubs.
"Fintech is a fusion of two very different industries: financial services and technology," says David Ferguson, Chief Executive, Nucleus Financial, who has grown his business from three people in 2006 to more than 180 today. "How do we take Edinburgh's current financial services expertise and reshape it towards a more data literate industry?
"Whether those people change within large organisations or whether they change by joining up with agile start-ups and fintechs, it doesn't really matter, but the change needs to happen. A lot of the jobs that exist today risk becoming irrelevant in 10 years' time."
Since taking up his role as one of two Scottish fintech envoys appointed by HM Treasury to champion the sector, David has teamed up with SFE's Fintech Steering Committee, which now includes 20 members from Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Development International and the University of Edinburgh to The City of Edinburgh Council, global financial institutions, fintech SMEs and perhaps most importantly, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The appliance of data science
Edinburgh has another ace up its fintech sleeve: the involvement of the University of Edinburgh in shaping and supporting a shared fintech vision for the city – primarily through its world-renowned School of Informatics. What's more, as part of the University's commitment to supporting the regional economy, it's aiming to train 100,000 data scientists over the next 10 years, ensuring a rich talent pool capable of supplying a growing fintech sector.
The University has also just partnered with Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency research and development company, IOHK, to create a $1m Blockchain Technology Laboratory.
Regulation will fuel the revolution
The UK fintech sector is now preparing for the launch of the PSD2 and implementation of Open Banking Standards, which come into effect on 13 January 2018.
The new legislation, which requires every bank and credit issuer in the UK to open their transactional banking data to regulated third parties, is seen as removing a significant barrier to the fintech revolution. It also reflects the fact that larger financial institutions have moved from a position of resistance to adoption, with fintech now considered central to their business strategy.
The presence of early-stage capital, strong professional services, an educated workforce with international reach, exceptional local academic capabilities focused on data science and a rich heritage of financial services mean Edinburgh is ideally positioned to capitalise on the forthcoming Open Banking revolution.
Helping to unlock that potential will be an increased focus on co-location in the city. Edinburgh already boasts Seedhaus, a dedicated incubator for fintech businesses, as well as the newly launched collaboration between RBS and Entrepreneurial Spark, which has seen the launch of a new fintech hatchery at RBS' Edinburgh headquarters.
The SFE Fintech Steering Committee are also working together to deliver a dedicated city centre hub which, for the first time, will bring Edinburgh's unique strengths together, in one location, helping to unleash the full fintech potential of Scotland's capital.
Fintech Scotland will be different from other global fintech hubs. Its blend of financial expertise and connectivity, enhanced through access to powerful super-computing, globally recognised advanced capabilities in data science, machine learning and big data, will be irresistible.
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