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WASHINGTON (1/12/16)--Credit Union National Association (CUNA) President/CEO Jim Nussle will be welcoming thousands of credit union advocates to the 2016 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) in just six weeks, greeting them with a packed program of key policymakers and top keynote speakers.
The conference is widely considered the credit union movement's premier event for political impact. It gathers credit union professionals, supporters and activists in the nation's capital to advance the credit union movement by discussing topics and practices that foster service excellence to credit union members.
The CUNA GAC also provides credit union participants the opportunity to network with their peers, attend hot-issue educational sessions and meet with their members of Congress and top federal regulators about the issues facing credit unions.
This year's four-day conference kicks off Feb. 21 and concludes Feb. 25 with credit union visits to Capitol Hill.
A host of legislators already have been confirmed to speak at CUNA's GAC. From the Senate side, Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) will address the credit union advocates. Tester is a member of the Senate Banking Committee. Heitkamp is the ranking member of the Senate Banking subcommittee on national security, international trade and finance.
From the House, representatives confirmed for CUNA GAC include:
As previously announced, keynote speakers Ted Koppel and Daniel Pink have also been confirmed for the event, with Pink presenting this year's ED (Filene) Talk.
Stay tuned to CUNA's News Now in coming weeks for more CUNA GAC announcements.

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Self-checkout machines cause 'stage fright' in shoppers
A new study has found the fear of looking stupid stops people from using self-service checkout machines -- but hiding in a crowd helps. And that could give stores some tips on how to handle self-checkout, which is becoming a very popular cost-cutting tool among retailers.
Researchers studied the patterns at a lane of self-checkout machines in a Kroger Co. (KR) grocery store in North Carolina, and interviewed the users afterward. They found that shoppers felt more comfortable ringing up their own purchases if they were alone or in a crowd. But if there was just one other person waiting in line behind them, they felt more pressured and less confident and were less likely to use the machine again or recommend it to others.
"It's almost like stage fright," said Michael Capella, assistant professor of marketing at the Villanova School of Business, one of the study's authors. The study, co-authored with professors Brian Kinard of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington and Jerry Kinard of Western Carolina University, was published in the journal Services Marketing Quarterly.
But surprisingly, the study found a small crowd of three of more other shoppers diluted the potential embarrassment and brought the shoppers' pressure and confidence ratings to the same level as when they were ringing up groceries by themselves. The study theorized that shoppers feel their mistakes using the machine won't be noticed if they're in a group of people, so they're less self-conscious hiding in a crowd.
Many retailers, from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) to your local supermarket, now offer self-checkout lanes. A recent study from London-based consultants Retail Banking Research estimated the number of self-checkout machines in the U.S. will grow to nearly 192,000 in 2011, more than tripling the 59,000 that were in use in 2007, when the recession started.
The self-checkout is a no-brainer for retailers: They need to cut costs to weather this recession, and one of the few places where they have some flexibility is in staffing. If you want to keep staff levels low, but have enough employees to deal with customer service and stock, then you have to take them off the cash registers -- but then you get long lines at checkout that turn off your customers. You can have one cashier staffing a register or one looking over a bank of four to six self-checkout machines.
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"I don't have any doubt that they're going to become more prevalent," he said. "Face it, that's going to be a real benefit for (retailers), but none of this is going to benefit them if they can't get consumers to use them."


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Growth is often a vague term and it may not always be clear what it means for different businesses. You could have any number of different objectives, and consider success with any of these goals as constituting growth. However, physically expanding your capacity is a little different and this is something you may be interested in if you find you are already operating as fast as you can and new business opportunities are being passed up.
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This week marks the beginning of our final semester in FSU's MFA Film Production program. This semester we will be editing our thesis films, working on marketing materials, and preparing ourselves for life after grad school.
Part of the summer will be working on a feature screenplay with the guidance of the illustrious Victoria Meyer. I've never met someone who understands story so deeply. I'm so grateful to witness her expertise in action.
In addition, I'll be collaborating with my editor (and co-writer and production designer), Carolina Garrigo; my composer, David Urbinatti; and my colorist (and Director of Photography), Layne Inselman - as well as working on sound design, and press kit materials.
It's a full docket for my classmates and professors getting sixteen films prepared to screen and enter the world in August. However, we're so excited to finish these projects and tackle the next round. Wish us luck!
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Granting of annual holiday and paying of holiday pay
The annual holiday is earned and taken on working days. Saturday is also considered a working day even if the employee did not work on Saturdays. The summer holiday (24 working days) must be taken in the holiday season (2 May - 30 September). The remainder of the holiday (winter holiday) must be granted no later than by the beginning of the following holiday season.
At least two weeks of the annual holiday must be taken as an uninterrupted period. In other respects, the employer and the employee may agree on taking the holiday outside the holiday seasons. They may also convert part of the holiday into shorter working hours.
As a rule, the employees also have the right to receive their regular pay for the holiday. The rules concerning the calculation of the holiday pay depend on the pay system and holiday accrual rules applying to the employee in question.
The holiday pay must be paid before the start of the holiday. However, for a holiday not exceeding six days, the holiday pay may be paid on the employee's normal pay day.
The holiday compensation paid to the employee at the end of the employment relationship for any holiday earned but not yet granted is calculated in accordance with the same rules as holiday pay. The holiday compensation of employees covered by the leave system is calculated in the same manner.
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They are usually exposed to constant wear and tear including common decaying process. Just like it was mentioned a while ago, other factors may cause your gates to get damaged such as tree falling, strong winds, and even a car crashing onto it can really destroy it. When any of these events happen, you might need to replace the whole thing or simply replace the damaged sections. If you want to avoid having to spend money in hiring fence contractors, learning how to do simple repairs on your it should be done.
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If your fence pickets are in need of repairs and you don't want to hire a contractor to do the job, there are several steps that you can learn so that you will be able to fix any damages on your own. Here are some that you might want to keep in mind when it comes to keeping them in good condition.
- Get the right tools – If you want to fix your gates, you need to have the right tools first. Shovel, wheel barrow, hammer, tape measure and level are among those that you need to have or buy on hand before you start fixing the fences. It would be better if you ask for someone's help like your kids or a friend of yours to help you with your repair project.
- Know which section to fix and the materials to use – You should know which section of the ones that you have should be repairing. Find out whether the boards are loose or that rot has set in. Normally, you will need around 80 lbs. of concrete bags for ever three posts. Nails and screws are needed also to secure the posts and boards in place.
- Remove panels that need to be replaced – The best way for you to remove the damaged panels is to peel it off from the posts using your hammer. After removing the panels, you can now proceed to removing the posts that have been damaged. If you don't want to be digging up the concrete surrounding each post, simply cut the post that has been damaged then just offset it for about 4′.
- Measure the exact area where you will place the new posts – To make them sturdy, make sure that you have the exact measurements first. You should mark the first spot where you will place your posts and from there measure again for the second post and so on. Place the new posts after digging at least 2 to 3′ deep depending on the condition of the soil. You can now mix concrete which you need to pour down to the hole to secure your posts.
- Pour concrete – When you pour concrete onto the hole, make sure that you don't fill it all the way to the top. You should leave around one to two inches before the top soil. You should repeat this process to all the new posts of your wooden fences. Let the cement dry before you begin adding the panels.
- Install replacement panels – The final stage to repairing your fences is to install the wood panels by placing the first panel on its proper place before securing it with nails or screws. It is better that you install the panels one at a time so yours will follow the flow of the land.
Wooden Fences – Finishing Your Gate Repair
If you want to make them appear uniform especially after looking at the fence that you have and the designs, after installing all the wood panels, you can simply level off their tops and you are done. Any gate repair that you may have in mind can be done without having to hire someone to do it for you. This way, when it comes to repairing your wooden fences, you will be able to save money while bringing back the natural beauty of your fences.


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The Langham, Melbourne has introduced a new Twilight Tea
April 2016… The Langham, Melbourne has introduced a new Twilight Tea that offers those that are not available to take part in the indulgent tradition of Afternoon Tea. As the sun sets earlier, guests can enjoy Twilight Tea on weekdays until the end of June between 4.30pm and 8pm.
Twilight Tea is the perfect pairing of pastries and cocktails. Need we say more?
Consider it a new meal period between Afternoon Tea and the much anticipated cocktail hour. Accompanied by soft lighting and candles, it's the ideal way to transition from day to night.
As dusk descends, diners can choose between a glass of sparkling wine or a tea- infused cocktail to accompany delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones and tempting sweet treats including miniature salted caramel and macadamia tarts, passionfruit and mango macarons and choux pastry with citrus cream.
The two tea-infused cocktails to choose from are a newly created Wedgwood Spark made with watermelon liqueur, Cointreau, orange juice, Wedgwood blend tea topped with Prosecco and Twilight Wedgwood which is a heady mix of vanilla vodka, Chambord, lemon juice, Wedgwood silk rose tea, egg white and a dash of sugar.
$55.00 per person includes an impressive three tiered tea stand, Wedgwood tea or espresso coffee and a glass of sparkling wine or Wedgwood cocktail.
For those in a celebratory mood, a bottomless glass of sparkling wine is available alongside the Wedgwood tea experience for $69.00 per person.
Bookings for Twilight Tea at Aria Bar & Lounge are available by contacting 1800 641 107 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
For more information or to obtain images, please contact:
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The Langham, Melbourneat Southbank is located in the heart of Melbourne's diverse performing arts precinct, and is a proud partner of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Melbourne Recital Centre, Opera Australia, Melbourne Theatre Company, Musica Viva and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
The 25-floor hotel has 388 luxuriously appointed rooms including 126 river view rooms, 57 executive club rooms, 6 balcony rooms with 19m² private balconies, 7 Terrace Rooms with 50m² private balconies, 11 suites and one Presidential Suite; each attended to by the hotel's signature Service Stylists. Boasting stunning views of the Melbourne city skyline, the Yarra River, historic Flinders Street station and Federation Square, The Langham, Melbourne offers a luxurious and timeless inner-city experience.
The Langham, Melbourne has been named the top city hotel in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific by Travel + Leisure (US) magazine (2013), and has been a constant feature on Travel + Leisure (US) World's Best lists (2010 – 2013). BRW awarded The Langham, Melbourne as one of Australia's most innovative companies (2013) and the hotel has been recognised by notable consumer-voted awards including TripAdvisor's Traveller's Choice Awards 2012 (No.1 in the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Australia). The Langham, Melbourne is also actively retaining EarthCheck Gold Certification in 2015 and maintaining place as a leader in the unique worldwide group of sustainable tourism operators that are certified to the internationally recognised EarthCheck Company Standard with the exclusive EarthCheckTM.
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Amestris and serves as the State Military command center for the area. Located to the south of the Briggs Mountain Range, North City is a picturesque town blanketed in snow for much of the year, belying the fact that the sinister dealings of Central Command have taken deep roots there. As the crucial Fort Briggs is rather difficult to achieve by normal means of transportation, military personnel attempting to make contact with the fort must first stop at North HQ and either take the main road on foot or await official escort from Briggs itself.
When Colonel Roy Mustang's team is forcibly disbanded by the Führer, in Chapter 52, Warrant Officer Vato Falman is assigned to North City Headquarters and given a promotion to Second Lieutenant before being once again shunted to Fort Briggs. Also, North HQ is ordered to follow the commands of special agent Solf Kimblee as he attempts to track down the serial murderer known as "Scar" and his cohort, the fugitive Tim Marcoh. After Kimblee causes an explosion in the Baschool mines, Edward Elric is ferreted to a small North City clinic by the Human Chimeras Heinkel and Darius to recover from his injuries. When North Area troops track them down, however, the trio are forced to flee.
- North City is only seen in the 2009 anime series, Brotherhood; it is merely alluded to in both the manga and 2003 anime.
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Making disk-based backup work
Learn how to improve performance and reduce management problems by incorporating low-cost disk into your data protection plan.
This article first appeared in "Storage" magazine in the September issue. For more articles of this type, please visit www.storagemagazine.com.
What you will learn from this tip: How to improve performance and reduce management problems by incorporating low-cost disk into your data protection plan.
For those struggling with nightly backups, the arrival of low-cost disk promises to be the greatest breakthrough for improving the process since the introduction of centralized, networked backup in the early 1990s. Done properly, incorporating disk into a comprehensive data protection plan will improve the performance of backup and restore, reduce day-to-day management problems and provide an enhanced degree of data protection. To realize these benefits, it's necessary to answer these questions:
Where disk can help
In survey after survey, users cite the same reasons for adopting disk as a backup medium: faster nightly backups, shorter restore times, better reliability of backup and restore and better overall manageability. Here's how disk can help realize these efficiencies.
- Faster nightly backups. The impact of disk on individual backup jobs can vary dramatically. There are many potential causes for bottlenecks in the backup process, many of which are unrelated to whether disk is part of the picture. If these issues are causing your backup problems, just adding disk won't help. However, disk can help most with performance problems, such as queued jobs unable to start because of resource constraints and file servers that have many small files that can't keep a tape drive streaming.
Shorter restore times. In many environments, the majority of restore requests are for individual files. Recovery performance for a small number of files is usually not a problem in a tape environment -- assuming, of course, that the actual tape media is available. The time to load, seek and recover a file from a tape, while certainly greater than with disk, is often within acceptable limits.
Where disk does help significantly is with recovering a large numbers of objects, such as a full file system restore, or in a disaster recovery (DR) scenario where data is likely to be stored on multiple tape volumes.
- Improved reliability. One of the biggest complaints about tape is reliability. Tape isn't inherently unreliable, but because of differences in how it's managed, stored and handled, there can be wide variances and little predictability. This uncertainty is the real point of frustration. Disk, through RAID, can at least provide protection against media failures. Disk also benefits -- from a reliability standpoint -- from not being handled and transported.
- Better manageability. This is the area where disk truly has the potential for the greatest impact. Many of the everyday problems of traditional backup are related to the idiosyncrasies involved in managing tape and tape devices. The failure of one tape device can have a cascading effect that impacts a number of backup jobs; managing and tracking tape cartridges is a process that invites all sorts of glitches. Disk, if integrated correctly, can smooth the process enormously, resulting in better reliability and faster backups and restores.
It's important to approach disk-based backup with a solid understanding of how disk impacts each of these areas in order to realize the potential benefits.
Read the rest of this article in Storage magazine.
For more information:
Tip: Backup budgets have it MAID with cheap disk
Backup School: Lesson 2 -- Backup media
Tip: Experts pick top backup products
About the authors: Jim Damoulakis is CTO and Bill Peldzus is director of storage architecture for GlassHouse Technologies in Framingham, Mass.


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Last night I had the opportunity to meet Emma Gardner, a rug designer whose work I admire. One of her showrooms, Modern Weave was hosting an evening with Emma and her husband Patrick. It was nice to chat with her about design and the struggles and difficulties of starting a design business. Ed also had a good chat with Patrick about how to survive your partners venture ideas.
Overall it was a fun night, and I met a lot of interesting people.
Here are a few of Emma's gorgeous designs.
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The International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) and the French Kite Association (AF Kite) announced an agreement that recognizes IKO kiteboard training standards for certifying recreational kitesurfers, in France.
"Until now, there were no common international training standards recognized in France for the kitesurfer," explains Eric Beaudonnat, vice president of IKO. "This agreement provides AF Kite the opportunity through the IKO to offer kitesurfers in France the freedom to continue learning all levels of kiteboarding whiletraveling the world".
Equally, IKO certified kitesurfers can now continue their learning progression while in France through AF Kite. The agreement is reciprocal. Any kitesurfer who earns an AF Kite certification is now recognized to be IKO certified any where in the world.
Instructors will allow students to begin at the level they last completed with either organization. Every kitesurfer who completes an IKO or AF Kite course receives a membership card.
Membership cards serve the function similar to a driver's license verifying that the card carriers understand the rules, and have learned the skills needed for safe kitesurf practice. While not all beach authorities currently require certification for general kitesurf practice, the number that do is growing.
As the sport continues to evolve and more beach authorities see the need to increase safety, the relationship between IKO and AF Kite will become increasingly more significant.


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My sister and I made our way down to the 2008 Chicagoland Flower and Garden Show this week to try to get a glimpse of spring and some inspiration for the year.
My favorites this year:
Hyacinths! I just love the bright color and the sharp fragrance of the hyacinth that were massed in the garden displays.
Succulents- Tiny cactus, jade, hens and chicks and other succulents abound this year. I'm going to try a container garden with these cute little plants.
I absolutely love this color combination with the brown pussy willow branches and yellow-green dogwood. Must be my favorite color palate this year, my favorite table design display was this ensemble of greens and browns, complete with fruit and feathers as accents!
Oxalis violaceae- huge purple leaves as pretty and showy as flowers.
Beautiful colorful butterflies- I could look at these displays all day, simply fascinating creatures.
This little mini-garden with wine corks and moss gave me an idea for what to do with the corks I just can't throw away!
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I was asked to build a pair of aluminum car ramps 10 foot long. Problem is that I am not sure what thickness aluminum would be adequate for this job. Can someone that has more aluminum experience than I give me some ideas on this?
I was thinking 3/8" angle as the main rails with inverted pieces for the tread wells as in other designs I've seen. I did a search on the forum for anyone doing similar projects and came across a thread started by serious_lee back in July of 2012. In the replies was a pair of hinged designs by farmersamm and markfuga. I like them because they have the support in the center and will use that design. That solves the problem of the flexing.
My other question has to do with the welding process I will use. I only have a tig welder for aluminum work. It would seem to me that a wire feeder would be better suited for this project as there are so many joints to weld. I fear that my quote would have to be much higher than if I could MIG the project. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I would hate to have to price myself out of the project but on the other hand I have to charge for my time.
If these were all tig welded what time would you say is reasonable to allow for? I don't do much aluminum fabrication. My main bread and butter work with aluminum is in the repair end of things (engine blocks, tranny cases, etc. .and small projects so I don't have a good sense of time fabricating larger projects.
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Julie Love, a beloved teacher, was kidnapped and murdered by Emmanuel Hammond, nearly three decades ago. Tonight, Investigation Discovery's hit show, The Perfect Murder, will revisit the case that shook Atlanta, Georgia. Julie Love, 27, vanished after a meeting and recent engagement to her boyfriend. For a year, Julie Love's case was unsolved, until someone came forward and pointed the finger to Emmanuel Fitzgerald Hammond, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the crime.
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When a beautiful teacher disappears a week after her boyfriend proposes to her, everyone is in disbelief. And the case, which baffles detectives, takes them through an unexpected maze of terror as they find out the truth about what really happened to Julie.
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This latest episode of The Perfect Murder on Investigation Discovery is one of the most heartbreaking murder cases they've shown this season. It involves the sad story of Julie Love, an adored preschool teacher, who vanished into thin air.
For a year, relatives and residents in Atlanta, Georgia, wondered what happened to Julie Love when she left that meeting for the last time. They found out the grisly truth in 1989 after a woman named Janice Weldon came forward with information about where they could find her body.
Prosecutors say at around 10 p.m. on that hot summer night in July of 1988, Julie Love's red convertible Mustang ran out of gas. She got out of her vehicle and began walking. Julie Love had no idea that death lurked just ahead.
She had been spotted by Emmanuel Hammond and his cousin, William Maurice Porter. When they pulled up beside her on that dark road in the Cutlass they were driving, Julie Love saw three people in the car, and she immediately knew she didn't want a ride from them. So Julie lied. She told them she lived in the house just ahead. To fool them, she walked up the driveway to the house, until she thought Emmanuel Hammond and his wicked crew were out of sight.
One moment you are happy and in love. The next, you're the focus of a search party. Follow detectives in Atlanta On an all new episode of The Perfect Murder this Wednesday at 9pm on Investigation Discovery.
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But as Julie Love began walking again, someone in the car looked back and spotted her. They circled around, shut off their beaming lights, and approached Julie Love again. This time, they shoved her into the vehicle and assaulted her over the next several hours. Later, Emmanuel Hammond escorted Julie Love into a wooded area, shot her, and left her under a pile of trash, according to ID's TV show.
Before Julie was finally killed, it seemed like she almost had a chance to live. Julie Love came into contact with two women who could have possibly saved her life. When Julie Love was abducted, Emmanuel Hammond's girlfriend, Atlanta stripper Janice Weldon, was in the car that night. However, she told Hammond she needed to go home. She left Julie Love with the two men.
Then, Emmanuel Hammond made a stop at his mother's house with Julie. However, Hammond's mother, who was standing in the kitchen, paid no attention to them or the strange Caucasian woman who was in her home, court records at Caselaw show.
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Janice Weldon kept the secret about Julie Love's fate until she finally came forward a year later after Emmanuel Hammond almost choked her to death. Janice Weldon knew then if she didn't report him to police, she'd be his next victim. Due to her help, Georgia authorities arrested Emmanuel Hammond and Maurice Porter. It was Maurice who led police to the body.
ID's The Perfect Murder will show that Emmanuel Hammond was a crazed and dangerous man. Before Julie Love, there were a few more victims. However, they survived. One woman was even dumped in the woods under a blanket, where she was left to die. Emmanuel Hammond came back to the location to show his girlfriend what he had done. When the victim was sure Emmanuel had left the scene, she got up and stumbled her way through the woods until she could find help.
At some point, Hammond might have gone back to the location, where he would have been shocked to see that the woman under the blanket had disappeared. Sadly, Julie Love was his next victim.
Emmanuel Hammond was put to death in 2011. Maurice Porter is serving life in prison. Janice Weldon got immunity and still lives in Georgia, according to her Facebook page. There is one more intriguing piece to this puzzle. Emmanuel Hammond started committing crimes in high school. He studied the art of robbery and assault under the direction of a Georgia man named Antonio Stephney. If that name sounds familiar, it's because Antonio Stephney's murder was featured in several television crime documentaries on Investigation Discovery and TV One about another case.
Antonio Stephney was gunned down by serial shooter William Charles Lewis in East Point, Georgia in 2001. By then, Antonio Stephney had been released from prison and had changed his life. He was shot on his way to work at the hospital where he was employed as a janitor.
The Georgia Department of Corrections made the following statement regarding Emmanuel Hammond's last meal.
"Hammond requested a last meal consisting of fried chicken, french fries, corn on the cob, jalapeno peppers, mint chocolate chip ice cream and cherry limeade."
The Perfect Murder will re-create Julie love's story tonight at 10/9 p.m. Central on Investigation Discovery. Note: The main photo above is William Maurice Porter as he looks today.
Mark hasn't heard from his fiancé Julie for a few days now. After checking her condo and seeing that her car isn't parked outside he alerts authorities. Within an hour the car is found. Julie's abandoned red Mustang convertible sits on the side of the road. The car is in good shape, undamaged, but there is no sign of Julie. Her keys and purse are also gone.Where is Julie Love? Answering that question will prove to be a test of detectives' skill and perseverance…and reveal a crime so vicious that it will haunt the city of Atlanta.Get ready for an all new episode of 'The Perfect Murder' on Investigation Discovery. 'Love and Death' airs Wednesday, August 9th at 9 pm.
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Support of strengthened financial and administrative structures that would provide for quality education in Oklahoma.
Improved financing is the key to providing equal opportunity for quality education for all children in Oklahoma. The state should assume the major responsibility for improving and equalizing financial resources among the school districts. The major portion of financing for common schools should come from state funds moving away from a base of ad valorem taxes.
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Corporal Punishment
Oppose the use of corporal punishment in the public schools of Oklahoma. The most effective approaches to discipline in the public schools emphasize preventive, diagnostic and remedial measures and help to instill self-respect in children and adolescents.
Approved by the LWV of Oklahoma in 1989
The State Board of Education should maintain a state wide adoption process for the selection of textbooks but not limit the approved items to any specific number–only approve or disapprove all submitted materials.
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Improved financing, accountability of expenditures, and more efficient financial procedures are the keys to providing quality higher education in Oklahoma. The state government should assume the major responsibility for financing state institutions of higher learning.


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A Pool Lesson DVD with Jerry Briesath
Jerry taught many of the game's top players. He was instrumental in starting the Billiard Congress of America's (BCA) instructor program. Which is now The Professional Billiard Instructor's Association (PBIA). The BCA gave Jerry the honor of being the Dean of Master Instructors." He's also an American Cue Sports (ACS) Level 4 Instructor (the highest level). Now, Jerry presents the most informative and exhaustive instructional DVD set in the world. Learn the same techniques he teaches the pros. This set includes more than 4 hours of instruction on more than 50 topics (and thousands of dollars worth of lessons).
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- MANAGING THE CUE BALL: Spin, tangent lines, speed trade-off, position.
- BANKING AND KICKING: Making it all make sense.
- DRILLS: Fun games and simple tricks to quickly improve your game.
- FIXES: How to fix the flaws that cost you games.
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Jesus is the head of our church and His Word is the standard for how we live as individuals and as God's family for the glory of God.
Below are brief statements for each of the essential Christian beliefs that we hold as a church and that are foundational to following Jesus in loving, faith-filled obedience.
What We Believe About…
About God
God is the creator and ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God. Genesis 1:1, 26, 27, 3:22; Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19.
About Man
Man is made in the spiritual image of God, to be like him in character. He is the supreme object of God's creation. Although man has tremendous potential for good, he is married by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin." This attitude separates man from God. Gen. 1:27; Psalm 8:36; Isaiah 53:6; Roman 3:23; Isaiah 59;1, 2.
About Eternity
Man was created to exist forever. He will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and hell are places of eternal existence.
About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all men by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven's glory and will return again to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Matthew 1:22, 23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14;10-30; Hebrews 4:14, 15; 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4; Romans 1:3, 4; Acts 1:9-11
About Salvation
Salvation is a gift from God to man. Man can never make up for his sin by self-improvement or good works-only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness can man be saved from sin's penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith. Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1
About Eternal Life
Because God gives man eternal life through Jesus Christ, the believer is secure in salvation for eternity. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. John 10:29; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrew 7:25; 10:10, 14
About the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power of living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under his control daily. 2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16, 17; Acts 1:8,1 Corinthians 2:12
About the Bible
The Bible is God's word to all men. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20, 21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Psalm 119:105, 160
About Baptism
Baptism by immersion symbolizes the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus and is your public declaration that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Baptism does not save you, but shows the world that you have already been saved. And while baptism is not required for salvation, it is a biblical command and demonstrates your love and obedience to Christ. Colossians 2:12; Acts 2:41; Ephesians 2:8-9; Matthew 28:19-20
About Communion
Communion, or the Lord's Supper, is an ordinance given to all believers by Jesus Christ to remember his sacrifice for us and to symbolize the new covenant. The elements of bread and wine or juice are symbols of Christ's broken body and shed blood. Communion is not a means of salvation. Rather, it is a testament of a believer's faith in the atoning work of the cross. Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:19:20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 John 3:16; John 2:25


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When people think of Cerebral Palsy, more often than not, the first thing to come to their mind is the physical aspects of it. They think of tight muscles, trouble talking and walking, wheelchairs, walkers, leg braces, and physical therapy. Very rarely does a person think of the effect that CP can have on someone's mental state. One of the effects that it has had for me is social anxiety.
I was a very sheltered child growing up. Whether my parents meant to do this or not, I don't know, but my childhood interactions with the public didn't consist of much. There was school, physical therapy appointments, grandma's house, and shopping trips. That was it. When I wasn't at one of those places I was at home. Usually I spent my time watching TV or making up stories in my head. Now, don't get me wrong, seclusion has its perks. I think it's part of the reason why I am so creative today. I had to make up friends to play with. Looking back, though, I wish there was a way I could have been included in more activities.
When I reached the age where play dates started to become a thing amongst my school friends I wanted to join in. I would get invited to birthday parties and sleep overs. Some I could attend, but most I couldn't. It wasn't that my parents didn't trust the parents of the child who invited me, it was simply that I would not be able to function and get the care that I needed at the house where the party was being held. The play dates I did have were usually at my own house.
Over the years, as the children I had been friends with realized there was something different about me, my circle of friends dwindled. Strangely it never really bothered me, and by eighth grade my closest friends were the aides that assisted me throughout the day.
In high school things started out much the same way. I spent the first few days of grade nine sitting pretty much alone and observing the others. I kept an especially close eye on the ones I deemed to be "safe" (not super popular or snobby, kind of low on the high school totem pole, usually shy and artsy). These are the people I let into my small social circle.
My aides eventually convinced me to join the school's choir (which I ended up staying in all four years of high school). Though I never really talked to a lot of the people in it, I loved the feeling I got when we sang together. I was very sad for it to be over by the end of grade twelve. Creative writing and drama classes also helped. Finally I had found other people with the same interests as me, and no one really even mentioned my disability. It was awesome! It took a while, but I did eventually let go of some of my insecurity and form new friendships with people.
Those things got me more socially active inside of school, but outside of school was a totally different ball game. Though I did find a week long summer writing camp, and continued to go to the camp for people with disabilities that I had been going to since I was twelve, I still wasn't the type to call someone up and ask if they wanted to go for coffee. It was just too much out of my comfort zone. That is where the internet came in. Sites like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube have become a major part of my life. I am much less scared of social interaction on the web, and I honestly don't know why. Maybe it is something as simple as the fact that nobody can see me (discounting the pictures I post) on the internet. No matter what the reason the internet will continue to be a major outlet for me as I develop more social skills and confidence.
If you have had any similar issues or experiences and want to share them feel free to do so in the comments below. If you found this post helpful or liked it in general it would be great if you shared it on Facebook and Twitter as usual 🙂
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Philips is on course to hit its 2016 profitability target as it
reinvents itself as a pure healthcare company, with strong growth in medical technology partially offset by the costs of heavy research and development investments.
The company's first results since spinning off the lower-margin Philips Lighting business, in which it still owns a 70% stake, hit consensus forecasts as higher volumes and tight cost control improved margins.
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax and amortisation of 544 million euros ($597 million) compared with 534 million euros forecast by analysts.
Sales rose 3% to 5.9 billion euros, led by growth of 5% at its health technology businesses, in line with expectations, and its adjusted EBITA margin improved to 9.3%, against 6.8% in the first quarter.
Margin improvement was partially offset by investments of "tens of millions" in connected systems and healthcare informatics, chief executive Frans van Houten said in an interview.
Philips, which is targeting a margin of 11% for the full year, has said margin improvements will be "backloaded" toward the second half of the year.
Volcano, a catheter company Philips acquired last year, was showing double digit growth, van Houten said, partly as a result of combining the two companies' different sales channels.
"Cross-selling into each other's customer base is generating extra growth," he said. The company was open to further focused acquisitions, he said, with systems for processing patient data and diagnostics of particular interest.
In the personal care business, which contributes 30% of revenues, new connected devices were establishing closer relationships between Philips and customers, he said, citing an oxygen mask for patients with sleep problems that allowed Philips to offer them coaching through cloud computing.
He said Philips was committed to Britain, where it has a factory and is also conducting clinical trials and research and development activities, despite the country's vote last month to leave the European Union.
"We are all a bit concerned about what Brexit will involve," he said, listing presidential elections in the US and the global security situation as other risk factors.
Philips shares were up 2.8% at 24.44 euros at 1108 GMT, outperforming Amsterdam's large-cap AEX index, which was up 0.49%.
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- Salary: £70000 - £71000 per annum + commission
- Sector: Client Services / Account Management
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The Company: Global Design SaaS platform
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Remuneration: £70k +
An opportunity for a determined individual to join a disruptive SaaS platform
The Company
A world leading design SaaS platform is looking for a Customer Success Manager to head up the expansion of their Southern European accounts. They enable companies enable companies of all sizes to discover the power of design-driven product development. The platform is used by huge global clients including Twitter, Uber and Adobe. Having secured millions in funding they have also been voted as one of the best places to work!
The Role
As Customer Success Manager you will be responsible for heading up the expansion of Southern Europe. You will guide Enterprise clients through the onboarding, adoption and renewal phases of the customer lifecycle. This is a great time to get involved as the business as you will be at the foreront of the Southern European vertical.
The Candidate
Successful candidates will have:
- Must educated to degree level
- A highly motivated self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills
- Fluent in English and Spanish or Italian
- Previous experience is SaaS is essential
- An excellent communicator and presenter -- people like you, and you make things happen
- Design experience is preferred
As Customer Success Manager you will earn up to £70k per annum + commission.
In order to find out more information on this opportunity please apply today.
Propel are the UK's largest independent provider of permanent and contract recruitment services to the global digital economy, specialising in commercial, marketing, technical and creative talent.
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In my last post, I said I'd share a new monthly training structure I'm working on. I decided to work through this on my blog, so I apologize if this doesn't come off as very organized. I'm just putting my thoughts out there and using my blog as a bit of a white board to work through things.
The problem with my recent training is that I've gotten too focused on things like CTL, KJ per week, TSS per week, ramp rates, TSB, etc. I wasn't chasing specific numbers, but I was getting too focused on those things.
With training, the more you do, the more you can do. This is good. The fitter you are, the more volume you can do and not get beat down.
But when you start getting obsessed with the numbers that statement gets flipped around a bit: The more you do, the more you HAVE to do. If your CTL is 100, you have to do more this week than last week to build that number. Then more again, and again, and again. You get the picture.
It reminds of the song Mr. Brownstone by GnR: I used to do a little but a little wouldn't do it so the little got more and more. I just keep trying to get a little better, said a little better than before.
The funny thing is, if I were coaching someone I never would have had them do what I did my final 4 weeks before tapering. That's the tough thing about being self-coached. You're emotionally attached to the training plan, and greed gets in the way of common sense sometimes. You start thinking, "if I can do just a little more...."
My fancy schmancy CTL spreadsheet is getting shut down for the next 3 months. I'll still watch the metrics in WKO+ because I do think there's a lot of value in them, but I won't be planning my IMCOZ training based on TSS per week.
My focus will be on hitting benchmarks and making sure I never let myself get too tired. I was good about that a few years ago. I didn't force things and I took rest when needed. I didn't put pressure on myself.
This new plan is a mix of my old and recent training.
Some things from my old training:
- Short, intense rides (group rides, maybe cyclocross practices since it's fall)
- More short rides/runs
- Easy days are embarrassingly easy
- The "easy weekend"
- Biking to work
- Hard days are really freaking hard, easy days are really freaking easy
Some things from my recent training:
- No more recovery weeks
- The ridiculously hard long ride
- Hard bike earlier in week than hard run
(hard running hurts my cycling more than hard cycling hurts my running)
- Long Sweet Spot rides
- Benchmarks
I know some of the things I'm taking from my recent training probably sound like the things that created all my fatigue, but they're not. It was the not letting up between those things that beat me down. It was also the big days. I did way too many big days - metric Ironmans, broken Ironmans, training camps.... This new plan has fewer big days, and maybe a little more consistency to it. The big days can hurt your consistency.
To start, I divided the weeks into blocks:
|IM Cozumel Plan
Recovery from WI is a pretty big block, which will allow me to fully recover and build back into training mode. Week one is more or less a week off. Week 2 is really easy, Week 3 is moderate and Week 4 will have a little bit of intensity but still be pretty easy. Then it's a 3-week build block, 2 weeks with some key workouts and a taper. 5.5 weeks of heat training. This will allow me to build into the heat training a little more than I have in the past.
Here's the basic monthly structure I came up with (just focusing on bike and run right now):
|"Basic Month"
A few notes about the Basic Month:
- Intensity on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volume on the weekends.
- No official rest week, although the cycle ends with an easy 4-day block that includes a complete rest day. If you manage fatigue, you shouldn't need a full week of recovery. The difference here between what I do now is that the easy block falls on a weekend rather than during the week. It's the return of the...
- "Easy weekend." I think I've been doing too much on the weekends lately and it can be physically and mentally exhausting.
- Two full rest days. Monday workouts are optional so there's potential for 4 full rest days.
- On weeks I do a medium length/medium intensity ride or run (orange) during the week, I go long and easy for that discipline on the weekend. Short/Intense (red) is coupled with med/med on the weekend. This is done in hopes of managing fatigue. We'll see if it works.
- No more long/hard workouts for both running and cycling on the same weekend. It beats me down too much. It's one or the other.
- Two long/hard rides on the weekend (orange) and one long/hard run (orange) per month. You recover quicker from riding than running, so I think this makes sense.
When you add in a hard swim session on Wednesday, my "basic week" looks like this:
|"Basic Week"
So there you have it. A new basic structure. Not a lot different from what I do now, but enough that I think it's an improvement.
In my next post, I'm going to take this one step further.


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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Pink and Green Mama Interview iTunes Podcast on Raising Playful Tots
I had the pleasure and honor of being interviewed by
(Mums Making the Most of Play Time.)
The interview is being posted in different segments and the first podcast is
available today (Raising Playful Tots Episode #12
on iTunes or you can listen by subscribing
to the Raising Playful Tots feed (pst! Go check it out -- It's free!)
I referenced a few of my past posts in the interview.
You can click on the links below to get more details:
Art in the Schools Project: Georgia O'Keeffe Flowers
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The Tiptree Community Centre is situated at 1a Caxton Close, Tiptree, CO5 0UP and is available for hire 7 days per week between 9am and 11pm (11.30pm on Friday and Saturday). The Community Centre offers modern facilities suitable for parties, weddings, conferences, playgroups, club activities and much more. The building is wheelchair accessible and has one fully disabled toilet and one accesible toilet. A hearing loop and baby changing facilities are also provided.
The building is made up of 3 separately hire-able halls – They are (in decreasing size):
The Main Hall (The Webb Hall, which is able to accommodate up to 200 people and includes the use of a fully fitted kitchen.
The Small Hall (The Elliott Hall) for up to 50 people with tea/coffee making facilities.
The Meeting Room (The Mike Robinson Meeting Room) for up to 30 people.
Both the Main and the Small halls have their own external access, meaning that the building can be used simultaneously by more than one hirer. There is WIFI access throughout and a projector available for use. There are two disabled parking spaces available, but general parking is limited. There are however 30 community parking spaces available at the adjacent Tesco store. In consideration to our neighbours we do ask that users of the centre do not park in Caxton Close.


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You can watch traditional TV by choosing the TV icon. Select channels using the numbered keypad or by the channel list. To watch TV in full screen, tap the expand button in the lower left hand corner. Wait 5 seconds and the lower workout bar will disappear. Tap anywhere on the screen to have it reappear.
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Plug them into the headphone jack located underneath the reading rack.
Bluetooth® headphones
Tap on the gear icon at the top of the screen, and then tap the Bluetooth® icon in the middle. Make sure your headphones are in pairing mode and then press Scan on the console screen. When your device shows up on the screen, click the plus symbol to pair it, and you're all set.
Note: Headphones using a low energy Bluetooth® signal are not compatible.
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