text:
The Voice of Real Estate in Northwest Montana
Membership Portal Login
About NMAR
NMAR Board of Directors
MLS Board of Directors
NMAR Committees
Budget & Finance
Government Affairs
Membership & Orientatoin
Professional Standards
Grievance Committee
Hearing Panel
Mediation Committee
Public Relations
ROTY / Rookie Award
MLS Committees
Consumer/Realtor® Help Line
Code of Ethics
Professional Development
Upcoming Classes
Online Education
BRR Info / Rookie Class Info
Check Your Credits
How To Join NMAR
How To Become A Realtor
NMAR Affiliates
How to Become an Affiliate
Information for Affiliates
List of Affiliates
NMAR Charitable Foundation
Our Community
Columbia Falls
Political Advocacy
What is RPAC?
Government Affairs News
Calls to Action
RPAC Links & Resources
REALTOR® Celebration 2018
Contact Us
Check us out on Facebook!
Government Affairs News
Vote No on Initiative No. 17-01 Add Property to the Egan Slough Zoning.
Find out why.
To Disclose or Not-Disclose???
Montana has always been proud of its non-disclosure status…there are only ten other states out there that are non-disclosure! The right to not disclose a property's sale price is a right that has been called out specifically in privacy language of the Montana Constitution. With the upcoming legislative session looming on the horizon, there is chatter out there indicating some legislators and citizens would like Montana to become a "Disclosure" state. The emergence of some Internet sites publishing sales data, and our very own agents providing data to those sites, is making inroads into that sacred information pool. Is this the "ultimate" property right - that no-one has any business knowing how much a person's property was sold for? Or would it make life easier for those that wanted to use the data to petition the State for a reduction in property taxes? What would your sellers want – a public website with all sales prices list, or to maintain the status quo and not have a state-run website with sold prices? Who's data is it really? MAR's IMF Committee is going to contribute $10,000 to add to a $50,000 grant from NAR to fight against the disclosure issue. NMAR's Government Affairs Committee will be watching for proposed legislation on this issue in its next session
All information is subject to change, is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed, and should be independently verified. The information being provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any other purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Copyright� 2015, Northwest Montana Association of REALTORS, Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (NMAR MLS) and FBS. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
DMCA Notice


text:
Well on March 14th 2015 as the WIO we finally did the big one, a very large improvising ensemble of 29 musicians.
The concert was sold out with people turned away at the door and the room both audience and musicians were heaving with anticipation.
We documented the entire concert plus some of the day which we hope to edit an put online soon as a small documentary about the WIO.
The concert was also multi track recorded which, from the very rough copy I have heard, sounds amazing. This will take some serious mixing to get the best out of this music which at times was so very dense / heavy and at other times almost translucent in its quality so I want this to shine through the mix.
Here's a sneaky picture of the orchestra in action
See website for bio.
November 2015

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Thank You For Helping With My Blog's "Beta-Test"
Thank you for helping to "beta test" my blog over the past two months! Your comments and suggestions have been extremely helpful. Here are some facts and lessons learned, some obvious and others not so: I can do 95% of what … Continue reading →


text:
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has said rampant software piracy in China has eaten into his company's revenue in what is soon to be the world's top PC market, a report said yesterday.
Ballmer said the world's largest software maker's revenue in China was only 5 percent of that in the US, even though personal computer sales in the two countries are nearly equal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The comments underlined the challenges faced by Western firms in protecting their copyrights in China, the largest counterfeit and piracy market in the world. The issue has long been a sticking point in Sino-US relations.
Ballmer told hundreds of employees at the company's new Beijing offices that while PC sales in China this year will roughly equal US sales, "our revenue in China will be about a twentieth of our revenue in the United States."
He said Microsoft's revenue per personal computer sold in China was only a sixth of the amount the company gets in India and that total revenue in China was less than revenue in the Netherlands, a country of only about 17 million.
"We're literally talking about an opportunity that is billions of dollars today" if China had the same level of copyright protection as India, the newspaper quoted Ballmer as saying.
He rejected the notion that Chinese consumers cannot afford his company's core Office software.
Data from market research firm IDC show China is on track to surpass the US as the world's largest PC market next year, according to the Journal.
PC unit shipments in China are likely to increase 12 percent this year to 71 million compared with 75 million units in the US, where sales are expected to be flat, IDC said.
A Chinese government-funded survey published earlier this month showed that piracy had cost the global software industry more than US$20 billion in losses in the China market last year.


text:
Sometimes you just need to make some extra cash and make it fast. You already have products and/or services that you market to your audience and there is no time to come up with something new. So, how can you boost sales for quick cash without adding anything new or doing anything time-consuming?
These easy ways to boost sales for quick cash can make a huge difference in your business and your bottom line. You'll find that you can actually give yourself a raise anytime you want to use any of these methods.
2016! Excited for this year! Thank you for your feedback and suggestions. Please keep them coming. My direct email is email@example.com. Wishing you a productive day!
Leave a Reply.
About the Author: Doreen Dilger – Certified Manifest Method Coach. Tagline: Master Motivator, Excuse Eliminator & Goal-get-her.
March 2019


text:
Fact-checking claims about Donald Trump's four bankruptcies
In an effort to take out frontrunner Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidates have pelted Trump with criticism over his multiple trips to federal bankruptcy court.
That criticism was on full display in CNN's Republican debate Sept. 16. Most notably, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina criticized Trump's history of bankruptcies in his businesses.
"You know, there are a lot of us Americans who believe that we are going to have trouble someday paying back the interest on our debt because politicians have run up mountains of debt using other people's money," Fiorina said. "That is in fact precisely the way you ran your casinos. You ran up mountains of debt, as well as losses, using other people's money, and you were forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times."
Trump doesn't deny that four of his businesses have filed for bankruptcy. He argues, however, that filing for bankruptcy is a common business decision, and he was smart to make the moves when he did.
"Hundreds of companies" have filed for bankruptcy, Trump said earlier in the debate. "I used the law four times and made a tremendous thing. I'm in business. I did a very good job."
Trump's four bankruptcies were Chapter 11 reorganizations (named for its location in federal bankruptcy code), which are designed to restructure businesses without shutting them down completely. The purpose is to "save" the business, as opposed to other forms of bankruptcy which would liquidate the company, said Michael Venditto, a partner at the ReedSmith law firm who has extensive experience with Chapter 11.
Because they keep coming up, we decided to outline Trump's four bankruptcies. We also talked to some finance experts, who told us Trump is correct that Chapter 11 reorganization is not always the result of bad business decisions.
Bankruptcy 1: The Trump Taj Mahal, 1991
The first bankruptcy associated with Trump was perhaps the most significant in terms of his personal finances, according to news reports at the time. He funded the construction of the $1 billion Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, which opened in 1990. By 1991, the casino was nearly $3 billion in debt, while Trump had racked up nearly $900 million in personal liabilities, so the business decided to file for Chapter 11 reorganization, according to the New York Times. As a result, Trump gave up half his personal stake in the casino and sold his yacht and airline, according to the Washington Post.
Bankruptcy 2: Trump Plaza Hotel, 1992
Trump acquired the Plaza Hotel in New York for $390 million in 1988. By 1992, the hotel had accumulated $550 million in debt. As a result of the bankruptcy, in exchange for easier terms on which to pay off the debts, Trump relinquished a 49 percent stake in the Plaza to a total of six lenders, according to ABC News. Trump remained the hotel's CEO, but it was merely a gesture -- he didn't earn a salary and had no say in the hotel's day-to-day operations, according to the New York Times.
Bankruptcy 3: Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts, 2004
Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts filed for bankruptcy again in 2004 when his casinos -- including the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina and Trump Plaza casinos in Atlantic City and a riverboat casino in Indiana -- had accrued an estimated $1.8 billion in debt, according to the Associated Press. Trump agreed to reduce his share in the company from 47 to 27 percent in a restructuring plan, but he was still the company's largest single shareholder and remained in charge of its operations. Trump told the Associated Press at the time that the company represented less than 1 percent of his net worth.
Bankruptcy 4: Trump Entertainment Resorts, 2009
Trump Entertainment Resorts -- formerly Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts -- was hit hard by the 2008 economic recession and missed a $53.1 million bond interest payment in December 2008, according to ABC News. After debating with the company's board of directors, Trump resigned as the company's chairman and had his corporate stake in the company reduced to 10 percent. The company continued to use Trump's name in licensing.
So four Trump companies filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. Is that as big a deal as Fiorina says?
Risky business
While it would be better to avoid a situation where Chapter 11 reorganization is necessary, filing for bankruptcy can be a "sound business decision" when the company is facing serious financial problems, Venditto said. It's better than the business shutting down completely.
"However, the source of the financial problems varies from case to case," he said. "Sometimes it is the result of circumstances beyond the control of the business. Sometime it caused by poor judgment. More frequently, it is a combination."
Trump's four bankruptcies all happened within the past 25 years. That's a lot, said Stephen Lubben, a leading expert in corporate finance and professor at Seton Hall School of Law. But to be fair, the gaming industry has been struggling the past few years, he added, and three out of four of Trump's bankruptcies were tied to casinos.
It's not fair to put all the blame on Trump for the four bankruptcies because he's acting as any investor would. Investors often own many non-integrated companies, which they fund by taking on debt, and some of them inevitably file for bankruptcy, said Adam Levitin, a law professor at Georgetown University.
He added that people typically wouldn't personally blame former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney or investor Warren Buffett for individual failures within their investment companies, Bain Capital and Berkshire Hathaway, respectively.
"The only difference is that Trump puts his name on his companies, which means people associate them with him, but he's not at all the leader in the bankruptcy space," Levitan said. "These bankruptcies were not defining moments for Trump and shouldn't color our view of him."
Our ruling
Fiorina said Trump was "forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times."
While it is accurate that Trump filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy four times, Fiorina's statement doesn't tell the whole story. In context, Fiorina's phrasing suggests Trump was personally responsible for the failures of these businesses, but in reality, much was out of Trump's control -- such as a struggling casino industry. But Trump is certainly not blameless.
We rate Fiorina's statement Mostly True.https://www.sharethefacts.co/share/73166d95-38b9-48c3-bc1b-23249e23407f


text:
As per previous comments, I've been going through a bit of a rut in performance lately. I've analysed this a lot and some adjustments have been made ahead of Lost Sheep, with a view that it may take another couple weeks to see possible more benefits if it's working.
So I entered Blacksod Olympic a couple weeks ago - 2 main reasons 1 of which being I don't feel I've done enough races this season (4 x 70.3's, 1 x olympic). 5 just isn't enough triathlons to fuel the passion over the winter training so safe to say next season will probably see me push that up a bit more hopefully once I've decided exact plan.
I've missed not doing the National Series, missed the regular racing and pain of sprint and olympic more so. I have enjoyed the 70.3 focus however and learn something new every race so will likely continue on same path just with some extra sprints/olympics thrown in for training/enjoyment/pain sessions!
The 2nd reason being to allow a couple of extra weeks to see if my form/power comes back and end with a good olympic hurt session.
I'm going in to Blacksod with a couple of mind frames - I want to swim with a technique element as I know what I need to do but this will be hard in race adrenalin mode. Basically my technique is a rushed one of just pulling arms back instead of catching the water so an ongoing area for improvement.
I will bike as hard as I physically can on the day - ironically I've more confidence in my run and have noticed improvements lately as well as a good run at Lost Sheep so will hopefully have enough off the bike to hurt through 10k on a hard course I hear.
After Blacksod I will have a couple weeks of pizza, ice cream and chips before starting a steady easy prep few weeks leading into base.
I'll plan my 2014 season properly in off season hopefully - at least in terms of race distance and general focus as the Irish calendar is unlikely to be published before mid/late November.
Roll on Blacksod for one last solid effort.


text:
Halloween C@rds
Michael (Admin) | Oct 30, 2008 Utilities
I've reviewed a couple of other iPhone apps that allow you to send "greeting cards" but so far Hot Chili Apps is the only one that's gotten it right. Halloween Pumpkinizer is ok but you're limited to sending a pumpkin picture. Stylem Media's Greetings (formerly known as Stylem Greetings) was, at the time of the review, a large collection of the garbage that litters MySpace comment boxes. Not sure if anything's changed there since I uninstalled that app a long time ago.
Halloween C@rds lets you create a truly customized greeting card. There are three different types of templates: pattern, picture, and photo. Currently there are 11 of each for a total of 33 templates, and the photo templates allow you to insert a photo into the card! Pretty cool. The templates all have high-quality images and they range from cute and cartoony to more serious and kind of morbid.
Text size, font, and color are customizable, and you can also set horizontal and vertical alignment. Some text effects would be nice here, like maybe dropshadow or outline because some of the templates make it hard to read your words, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anything to truly complain about in this app.
Some other future upgrades that I'd love to see would be more text color options, more templates, and more fonts. A lot of the fonts currently included look pretty similar, and a Halloween greeting card app could definitely benefit from some "scarier" typefaces.
Hot Chili Apps also makes Birthday C@rds and Love C@rds which obviously contain dramatically different template sets to serve their respective purposes. I'll be reviewing those later as updates are released, but if you like sending greeting cards around for various reasons, any of these "C@rd" apps will do the job and do it well. $1.99 isn't much to spend for this kind of thing and I'd even go as far as saying the photo templates alone are worth the price of admission.


text:
Still seeking an IEP for Genea.
We had her Parent- Teacher Conference this week, and it seemed to go well. The school psychologist sat in and even still, it lasted less than an hour.
Funny side note- my friend Sarah calls it the "Conference Walk of Shame", when the discussion of your child annihilates the time slots for 3 more kids, thereby throwing every single parent off track at least 45 minutes for the rest of the night. You slink out of the classroom, eyes to the floor, knowing that the other parents are wishing long forms of ill- will towards you. Ahem.
Anyway, Genea is not currently receiving extra support in school. She has an unofficial accomodation plan, which is essentially notes from last years teacher to this one. Otherwise, she has always skated the line and landed in "low average" in testing. She is not disruptive, she gets enough work done to grade. She was tested in 1st grade for speech and language, and it turned out she was faking a fluency disorder. The standard in our schools is the childs disability has to interfere with learning to be considered for an IEP and Genea's disabilities have not.
Mrs Teacher shyly brings up the mess of Genea's homework, like she wishes she didn't have to. This is what I said. I check her school folder every day whether she says she has homework or not. We make Genea and her sister go to their room for an hour every day to do schoolwork. The lights are dim and the room is quiet. No talking, no radio, etc. My husband and I then remind her on average 3-5 times an evening to put it in her backpack. She has a little book on a ring that I made her with detailed lists of the few things she needs to get done. We refer her to check her book another 2-3 times an evening. There are only 2 choices left at that point. We actually do it for her (umm, NOPE) or we beat the crap out of her when she "forgets" (also, NOPE). So, we let her suffer the consequences at school. That's going to have to suffice.
In comes Mr. Psych saying (20 minutes late), ok, lets start at the beginning! I must have audibly groaned, instead of groaning in my head like I planned, because right away he took it back by asking Mrs Teacher, what are some of Genea's strengths. Ok, great! Let's start there!
Mrs Teacher rambled through a few things about how Genea likes school, and she tries very hard, blah blah blah. I nodded frequently and tried to look supportive. Meanwhile, I am trying to shift my balance in a way that does not involve one ass cheek hanging off a chair meant for an 8 year old. There is just no dignity to be had on those little chairs. I didn't chime in. First of all, I have learned to not jabber on, making these things go longer than they need to. Secondly, I appreciate the effort to Be! Positive!, but the fact is I am well aware of my daughters fantastic strengths, of which there are many. Now, we NEED to work on other area's so lets please just get to the point.
Mr Psych asks if Genea has any mental health diagnosis. Umm, SURE, which ones do you want? Because we have Reactive Attachment Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD and PTSD. Maybe a few others I forget. But I pointed out, you may as well call it LMNOP Disorder, because with all that overlap none of it really answers anything. Messed Up by Orphange Life Disorder. FUBAR'd by Adults Disorder. Don't Ask Me to Finish My Homework, I'll Show You! Disorder. I explain Genea's background of extreme neglect, instability, abandonment and of course the fucktardmoron family. Moving on.
Mr Psych then wants to know is Genea in any therapy. Yes! I can say! We just saw a new psychologist last week! He spent an hour with Genea, then suggested putting together a "team" of professionals to work out a true diagnosis and intervention. She sees her new child psychiatrist next week! (Incidentally, Teena also had an intake appointment that day for possible ADHD. They do several appointments with testing and evaluations across a couple of months before they will come to a conclusion, however at the end of Teena's time, the New Guy says..... "quite frankly, she is really hyperactive". I KNOW THAT!)
Mrs. Teacher has a few concerns. Number one is Genea's inability to focus. I explain 'hypervigilance" as opposed to ADHD, and while she still carries that diagnosis I am now certain it is not accurate in the sense that she has no attention span at all but it's not due to the same region of the brain that causes ADHD. She goes on about how Genea plays with her hair, monitors everything but her paper,and needs constant teacher attention to get back on track. Hmmm, I think in my brain, I bet she's manufacturing a lot of that to suck in teacher time. Ahem. I let them know that Genea is the same at home. In fact at home she paces. Back and forth, back and forth, for hours at a time. She is never actually doing anything, but she tries to make it look like she has very important business on the other side of the room. The side she just left 7 seconds ago. And back again.
Next, Mrs Teacher shows us an assignment. The writing is large and off- lines. She has written 3 sentences about a "recent event in her life that she enjoyed". She has been telling Mrs Teacher that she just can't remember anything else. So those 3 sentences is what Genea has completed after a WEEK. Mmm. Now I am sure Genea is jacking her around. I explain a little about RAD to her. It's a hard thing to explain to a bright- eyed teacher in her 20's, who is incidentally pregnant, that this sweet, adorable, little 8 year old girl is lying her ass off in order to suck you in, but I tried. I let her know that of all the things in this world that Genea knows, FOOD is one of her favorite things. There is just no way she went to The Nasty Buffet and can't remember anything about it. She always eats the same thing, mac and cheese with a side pile of broccolli. She lives for that ice cream machine with all the germ infested toppings next to it. I gently tried to explain to Mrs Teacher that she was getting played. I tried to soften it a little by letting her know that if Genea is playing you, it means she likes you! Really! She doesn't waste her time, otherwise she would dedicate her school time to sucking someone else in!
Not sure if that helped or not.
Anyway, it's about this time that I realize I have a booger growing in my left nostril. It feels as if it may have dislodged itself and is precariously balanced in there with the potential to vacate the premises, if you know what I mean. Mr Psych and Mrs Teacher continue their meeting while I try to figure out what to do about this growing emergency. A few discrete wipes does nothing, but also does not make it worse. I try to focus on breathing out the right side nostril so as not to cause any turbulance on the left. Sigh. The things I have to deal with.
Anyway, Mrs Teacher has a few more points to make. Genea is at a "Level J" in reading, which is a starting 2nd grade level, and has made no progress since starting 3rd. (I really think all of 2nd grade was a useless disaster). She hates to write and tries to get out of it. She seems to understand math, but has not come near mastery of the concepts. She is behind, and falling further behind. Mrs Teacher has a few ideas that she wants to try which sound good. Specialized reading help, stuff like that.
(Just a note that this is what I have worried about all along. I could see this coming, the day Genea started school 3 years ago. The gap between what kids in 3rd grade are capable of and what she is capable of is getting wider and wider. I have said this over and over, and expressed that I have been trying to avoid it getting to this point every year for 4 grades now. So can we please fucking do something this time?)
Mr Psych then makes a comment that has me wanting to shove his non-dangling ass cheek off of his 3rd grader- chair. He says, "well, I'm on the fence. Mrs Teacher is going to start some exciting new strategies, and since Genea is starting with counseling I think we should wait and see how it goes".
Here's is what I am thinking:
As my eyelids levitated, I tried asking the teacher if she felt that all these extra unofficial accommodations were really sustainable in her grade and in future years. You know, like, I know there are other kids in the class and while I appreciate you wanting to be almost a 1:1 with my daughter, the other kids really do deserve an education as well. OF COURSE! She rushes to assure me, SURE! She is smiling and defending herself and teachers everywhere. We can do it!
My brain groaned again.
But then I am also thinking, what if they are worried I might be upset if my child has special needs? Maybe they want to soft-pedal the point in time where they say, your kid isn't making it and probably can't. Most parents will take that hard. However, I adopted Genea knowing ahead of time that this time would come so, no devastation here. I decide to get to the point, not to mention I can hear at least 2 families shuffling around in the hall waiting for their turns.
I turn and look directly at Mr. Psych.
"I want Genea on an IEP. She has significant delays, she is not getting better. She needs extra help."
"well," he says, "we have all these things we want to try......"
I cut him off. I said, "Look, Genea is doing better right now than she ever has. In the past 6 months she has significantly improved. And she is still falling behind. She needs the extra help."
Then I employed one of my favorite strategies to get the other person to show their hand. Silence. And Staring. Mr Psych bends his head over his notepad and I catch him giving Mrs Teacher the side eye. Mrs Teacher is giving him the side eye back. Finally he says, okay, I will write up a referral for her and start testing for learning disablities. We will have a meeting to discuss the results in 6 weeks or so.
Great! That's all I wanted!


text:
Penny Preville Penelope 18K White Gold Semi-Mount Engagement Ring
The Penny Preville Penelope 18K white gold engagement ring is meant to hold a 1.0ct cushion cut diamond center stone. It features a halo set with round diamonds with additional diamonds set in the shank. This semi-mount engagement ring does not include the center diamond, and the total diamond weight of the mounting is 0.39ct.
- Brand:
- Penny Preville
- Style:
- Vintage
- Type:
- Engagement Ring
- Cut:
- Round
- Gemstone:
- diamond, colorless
- Gender:
- Women
- Material:
- 18kt White Gold
- Total Carat Weight:
- 0.39ct
We Offer You
- 100% Secure Shopping
- Conflict Free Diamonds
- Competitive Pricing
- Hand Selected Diamonds
- Jewelry & Watch Experts
- Commitment to Quality
- Free Insured Shipping
- Free 30 Day Returns


text: Zion National Park by Vaishakhi | Jan 11, 2013 | PhotoBooks, Uncategorized | 0 comments Click here to view this photo book larger Shutterfly photo books offer a wide range of artful designs and embellishments to choose from. . Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Name * Email * Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.


text:
Experience, Support and Scale
CompuCom® Wholesale™ provides white-labeled equipment procurement, warehousing, logistics, configuration, technical support and disposal services for all end-user devices.
Focus on your core business while CompuCom Wholesale provides your customers with high-quality support options. We help you with a turn-key solution that drives continual service improvement and high Net-Promoter scores (NPS).


text:
Metal hydrides with improved stability in water
20 Nov 2017. NUS chemists have discovered new reaction pathways using "acidic" metal hydrides to access industrially important chemical complexes.
Metal hydrides are compounds with the metal atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms, and are important for various catalytic and synthetic reactions. Mechanisms for the reaction pathways using traditional "basic" metal hydrides are well understood. However, their "basic" metal-hydrogen bond polarity causes them to react vigorously with water, often in an irreversible manner. This is undesirable for many industrial chemical reactions which are performed in aqueous solutions, or under "wet" atmospheric conditions, as a significant portion of the metal hydride catalyst will react with water molecules instead of the intended reactants. This constraint limits the use of metal hydrides in many industrial processes. Prof Rowan YOUNG and his research team from the Department of Chemistry, NUS have developed new "acidic" metal hydrides with an inverse metal-hydrogen bond polarity that allows them to be more stable in the presence of water. This important achievement has opened up avenues to new synthetic pathways that cannot readily be accessed via conventional metal hydrides.
For example, using the newly developed "acidic" metal hydrides, the research group discovered reaction pathways to important organometallic "pincer" ligand frameworks. These "pincer" complexes are of fundamental importance to modern catalysis and are an emerging class of metal complexes that have been very successful at promoting difficult bond activations and unique catalytic reactions, but are often difficult to access through traditional synthetic methods.
The Young group also exploited the "acidic" metal hydrides to map alternative reaction pathways (to previously understood mechanisms) for the hydrogenation of ketones. The hydrogenation of ketones is a key industrial reaction carried out by many chemical companies on a large scale throughout the world.
Figure shows the "basic" and "acidic" metal hydride pathways for the ketone reduction reaction. Alternative reaction pathways for known reactions add to the understanding of catalytic systems, but also offer the chance to access new reaction pathways.
Photo showing the research team carrying out chemical experiments using fume hoods in the laboratory.
Sung S; Boon JK; Lee JJC; Rajabi NA; Macgregor SA; Kramer T*; Young RD*, "Convergent (De)Hydrogenative Pathways via a Rhodium alpha-Hydroxylalkyl Complex" ORGANOMETALLICS Volume: 36 Issue: 8 Pages: 1609-1617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00158 Published: 2017.
Sung S; Joachim T; Kramer T; Young RD*, "Protonolysis of an alpha-Hydroxyl Ligand for the Generation of a PCcarbeneP Pincer Complex and Subsequent Reactivity Studies" ORGANOMETALLICS Volume: 36 Issue: 16 Pages: 3117-3124 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00461 Published: 2017.
Sung S; Young RD*, "Facile generation of iridium PCcarbeneP pincer complexes via water elimination from an alcohol proligand" DALTON TRANSACTIONS DOI: 10.1039/C7DT03690F Published: 2017.


text:
Swarovski No Hot Fix Flat Back Crystal - 2000 Rose
The smallest and most basic member of the Swarovski Flat Back Crystal Collection. Catalogue of all of the current colours and sizes available.
Flat Back Style is
Minimum orders may apply where the bead is currently not for sale in our retail store
Factory packs will be ordered from the Swarovski Factory in Austria as a part of our weekly order.
Where an image showing the flat back colour is not available the 2088 Flat Back has been used to show the colour.


text: Auscultation Training by Repetition Aortic Stenosis Moderate and Regurgitation Mild - Rheumatic Origin play pause Listen for 2-3 minutes Sitting leaning forward Diaphragm Listening Tips Systole: Aortic ejection click followed by diamond shaped murmur.Diastole: High pitch decrescendo murmur. Repetition Training - More Heart Sounds Table of Contents 1Patent Ductus Arteriosus109 2Mitral Regurgitation and Aortic Regurgitation105 3Mitral Stenosis Severe and Regurgitation Mild - Rheumatic Origin103 4Aortic Stenosis Moderate and Regurgitation Mild - Rheumatic Origin104 5Tetralogy of Fallot112 6Mitral Valve Prolapse with Mid Systolic Click - Standing131 Previous Lesson Next Lesson Lesson Text This is an example of moderate aortic stenosis combined with mild aortic regurgitation in a patient with rheumatic heart disease.The first heart sound is normal.The second heart sound is unsplit.There is an aortic ejection click in systole followed by a diamond-shaped systolic murmur.There is a high-pitched decrescendo murmur which fills the first two thirds of diastole.In the anatomy tab you can see a thickened left ventricle and thickened but mobile aortic valve leaflets. There is moderate turbulent flow across the aortic valve in systole and mild regurgitant turbulent flow into the left ventricle in diastole.The turbulent blood flow causes the systolic and diastolic murmurs. Comments on this beta version will be welcomed. Send to: firstname.lastname@example.com soundID82 maneuverSitting leaning forward TitleAortic Stenosis Moderate and Regurgitation Mild - Rheumatic Origin PositionAortic realSoundID5016 caseID104 S1 SystoleAortic ejection click followed by diamond shaped murmur S2 DiastoleHigh pitch decrescendo murmur features lung soundsFalse chestpieceDiaphragm


text:
Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea managed a 3 % turnover increase in its fiscal year 2014 (1 September 2013 - 31 August 2014), up to 28.7 billion euro with China as its largest growth market.
Online and offline growth
Ikea would have had a 5.9 % turnover growth in 2014 if exchange rate fluctuations are ignored, while the branch's average growth only reached 3.6 %. "The IKEA Group keeps growing and I am happy to see an increased growth in all our sales channels; in existing stores, in the opening of new stores and online. Our sales development shows that people all over the world appreciate our great home furnishing products at affordable prices", Ikea CEO Peter Agnefjäll said.
Ikea managed to grow in nearly all markets, with China as its largest growth market. North American and European results were also satisfying, with growth both offline and online. "We have a clear multichannel strategy. We are becoming more accessible by continuing to improve our existing stores, by opening new stores and by expanding our e-commerce service and in-store-pick and delivery service."
Agnefjäll thinks Ikea still has plenty of room to grow in the future. "We are still small in many markets, we have a strong business model and a fantastic team of dedicated co-workers."
Ikea will reveal its full numbers in January 2015.


text:
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that UK inflation has fallen to 0.3% since September 2015, driven largely by cheaper air fares and lower clothing prices (1).
This is contrary to the Bank of England estimate last week, which set an expectation for inflation to be maintained at 0.5% during the second half of the year (1).
British Inflation has been below the Bank of England's 2% target for more than two years, mainly due to falling oil costs and strengthening of the pound. The central bank expects the drag from these factors to reduce, though the inflationary goal is not expected to be achieved until mid-2018 (2).
The ONS measure of core consumer price inflation fell from 1.5% to 1.2% – lower than the 1.4% forecast, according to economists. Meanwhile, the Retail Price Index, which is still used largely to index rents and pensions, also fell from 1.6% to 1.3% as reported (3).
Low inflation, modest economic growth, and uncertainty over the outcome of the EU referendum make it unlikely, in the eyes of many economists, that the Bank of England will raise interest rates from the historic low of 0.5% until mid-2017 (2).
- (1) – UK inflation rate falls on cheaper air fares – BBC News
- (2) – U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Slows to 0.3%; Core Rate Drops – Bloomberg
- (3) – UK inflation slightly weaker than expected, steady at +0.3 percent – Reuters


text:
This IS what it is REALLY all about. Enough said.
This IS what it is REALLY all about. Enough said.
See below for advice for new (and old) teachers!!!
My Advice to New Teachers (and Old).
Hello blogging world.
First of all, some of you asked to see my face. Being that my blog is over, I feel that I can now honor that request – here you go! (I was a bit younger than 40 in this photo, but those who know me will testify that I have not changed a bit!)
This is my encore post. I am now already 40, which means that my 400 days 'til 40 blogging journey is officially over. This also means that this blog has run its course. As mentioned yesterday – it is bitter-sweet, as I enjoyed the journey immensely. This particular blog has to end, but I do have new ones on the horizon. Stay subscribed here and in the future weeks/ months I will post a note directing you to my new blogging adventures. Read the rest of this entry »
I must say that it was much easier to choose 40 photos than to choose 40 posts! One of the fun things about this particular journey is that I allowed myself to write (or post photos) about whatever I felt on any particular day. As a result, I have a wide array of followers who each connect in different ways to what I write – this has been amazing. I imagine that in the future, as I become a bit more focused, I may have a less diverse group of readers, though I hope not!
Here is my top 40 list of posts, hopefully as eclectic as my readers are. Some I chose because of the importance of the content, some because they make me laugh (yes, I realize that I have a weird sense of humor that others do not always appreciate) and some because I like the way the words flow. Read the rest of this entry »
It happens to the best of us, it has happened in EVERY school I have worked in from inner cities to the most elite private schools. We all get the infestations – Lice. When most people hear the word "lice" they immediately react with dismay and all the psychosomatic effects kick right in – they start scratching even when no lice exist. These are not the guests we want coming home with our children for dinner! Read the rest of this entry »
Show me an educator and I will show you a sleep deprived person! Read the rest of this entry »
Many educational experts believe that the present state of the educational system in the USA and abroad is less-than-desirable. Many agree that the realities of life in our current century do not necessarily align with the manner in which we are choosing to educate our children. Many agree that education is outdated and must be redesigned and re-thunk in order to become more meaningful for our children. What experts do not agree on is how we are going to do this.


text:
A few months back, in the South Pacific, I met a lady named Olive from the Save the Whales movement. She was on her way to an international conference and staying at the same hotel as a friend in Nuku'alofa. We all went out to eat. She reminded me of a suffragette: striking, thin-lipped, precise and exhausting, in a long skirt, and fussy about food. Wouldn't touch our pizza. Ordered yam, as I remember, and went on about the ways that Pacific Islanders are superior to whites.
Olive also said something startling: that the Kingdom of Tonga is the one country that allows people to swim with great whales. The humpbacks come to Tonga to give birth during the southern hemisphere's summer, and Olive said that small boats approach them and let swimmers out. And she added that the white people who operate such boats were cowboys, while the Tongans were sensitive about approaching the whales.
When I went back to the South Pacific last month (I'm working on a book there), I took a boat to the Tongan island of Vava'u, to check out Olive's statement.
Neiafu is a tiny old town. The waterfront is lined with a strip of colonial-era clapboard buildings with a continuous wooden roof over the raised sidewalk for the approaching rainy season. The harbor, which is called the Port of Refuge because it's so long and twisting, was filled with yachts from all over the world, bringing their loud late-night yachtie culture. I found a ramshackle hotel over the hill on the old harbor, for $10 a night, and the first night came into my room after dinner to see a brown spider the size of my palm on the bed. I sawed a plastic water bottle in half to capture it and carry it outside. Later I was told they don't bite, but that wasn't the point. If it had got away in my room, I wouldn't have slept.
Among the dive shops was a sign for Sailing Safaris, and recalling that Olive had recommended them, I booked with them: $30 for the day, pack your own lunch.
We went out on a Wednesday, and there was suddenly a lot of weather, a strong wind, chop in the harbor. Right at the start, 'Alofa, the pretty Tongan woman at the wheel of the 30-foot scow, announced that no one was going into the water; it was too breezy. I felt some relief. I'm not good in the water, and a snorkel confuses me. The thought of employing one in open sea brought back boyhood fears, and I was grateful for the excuse just to look for humpbacks from the boat.
Besides 'Alofa and Pita, the crewman, there were five others aboard. One was a Canadian talkaholic from a yacht who hated the lonely sea. Then an older Chilean couple, elegant, aquiline and private. And a young English couple, Andrew and Rachel, blond and game, headed out to Central America for a year to do good. I liked them.
We came south out of the sinuous harbor and into open sea, among the Vava'u islands, which are numerous and small. Then 'Alofa got a radio call and switched directions abruptly.
Andrew said he seemed to see a whale blowing. He was right. Two smaller boats were also in pursuit. The swell was pretty good, but by climbing onto the roof of our boat, I could see the whale clearly, her dorsal fin and part of her black back. She would blow out air and then sound, sliding under in a slow and graceful turn, not showing her tail. Pita said that there were two, a mother and calf. You could barely see the calf.
Once I heard her exhale-a hoarse sigh from 200 yards-but she avoided us, moving around among the islands, on the run. I understood how you harpoon whales. They don't move that entirely fast, and you can sort of figure where they're going. When they surface, you know it because you can see what 'Alofa called a footprint of calm water over the tops of them. You can follow them all day ….
After a while the smaller boats had had their fun, and 'Alofa did it her way. She kept her distance. The weather had calmed, and the whale seemed to calm, too. She spent a lot of time now lolling on the surface, feeding apparently. 'Alofa kept the engine on the lowest setting and let the boat drift closer.
Then 'Alofa said we could go in. Canada and Chile didn't budge, but England and I put on fins, mask and snorkel. Pita cranked down the back end of the boat, and at a sign we slid into the water and headed for the whales. I figure they were 200 feet away.
In no time, I had water in my mask and snorkel and up my nose, and I was grateful when the whales sounded. I managed to drop my head at that point, and caught what I thought was a glimpse of a great pale blue lentil-like object falling through dark sea, but that was it. Besides Rachel's pink bathing suit.
We finned back to the boat.
A half hour later, we got a second chance. The whales had stopped about a mile from an island, in calm sea and drifting. 'Alofa whispered for us to go in. Now I had the hang of the snorkel. I could see underwater, and watched Andrew and Rachel move sleekly ahead, like fish.
After a minute or two I saw them again, stopped. They were holding hands, tightly, as if holding on for their lives. I let myself sink down. As a boy, I had a picture book with a two-page spread illustration of a whale breaking up a boat. I always held those pages together, not wanting to see the image, and the same dread came over me now.
The whale seemed to be waiting for us. Her side fin hung down many feet, like a long oar catching the sunlight, and her black face with upside-down mouth was turned half looking at us, half away. Her calf was tucked at her side, on our side of her, its face partly obscuring its mother's face.
It doesn't really pay to detail something as haunting and magnificent as the presence of a whale a few feet away from you, in its house. Besides, I have only some impressions. Of the long body draped in a great arc, the tail less buoyant than the upper body, the tail sloping down into darkness. Of the crud in the water that seemed to drift off her, little bits of black debris from her mouth and fin, which seemed messy, barnacled.
Of her smallness and realness. The whale's actuality seemed to make it smaller-as if she were some very very large creature not so unlike us, trying to make her way, thoughtfully. We hung about 10 feet back; we dared not go closer. After about five minutes of looking at us, and us looking at her, she sounded. She lifted a fin and dropped her head, and at first sank slowly, and then more rapidly. I followed her some of the way. The calf was right with her. About 30 feet down, she gave a big swoosh of her tail (has Nike ruined that word?). The underside of her wide flukes waved, whitely, and she was gone.
When we got back to the boat, Andrew and I exploded with the usual male banalities after a powerful experience, a rain of adjectives.
Rachel dropped her mask on the deck. "Well, that's the best thing I've ever done in my life," she said, then turned to her husband with English crispness. "I'm afraid marrying you comes second, Andrew."
"How long's it been?" I said.
Andrew offered me a faint smile. "Two weeks," he said.
The next few hours on the boat were like the stupid grinning bliss after sex. The same tape of rock music played endlessly; we must have heard a song that went " Raa- Raa-Rasputin … He was a cat that really was gone " 10 times. Somehow it seemed completely appropriate. Andrew and Rachel told me the entire plot of Cast Away , in a kind of responsive reading.
For the next couple of days, I devolved-or evolved-completely into Olive-like thoughts. The Tongans had known how to pursue the whales. Whales must be protected.
The experience also gave me a better understanding of the unconscious, or what Ahab called, famously, the little lower layer. Seeing a whale underwater brings the unconscious alive. Every once in a while, I would poke my head over the surface and look at the small black island of the whale's back, then I'd go back under and here was this massive and fascinating creature dangling down in its own firmament. When it fluked and sounded, it went down into further depths of the unknown. Glimpsing such marvels under the rough metal plate of the sea surface made me an anti-intellectual. We know so little. It seems presumptuous to even begin to describe the life of the whale, so much is going on so far away. 'Alofa said that people have never seen a whale giving birth. I hope it stays that way.
The other thing I carry away is the dread. We kept our distance, the monster and I. No one was going to die; it all seemed quite amicable, thanks to the unstoppable Olive. Still, something else hung in the water between us-the violence and fear that had been in that childhood book of mine. As Melville scholar Elizabeth Renker pointed out to me by e-mail, whales only acquired their image as "gentle, intelligent giants" well into the 20th century. To Melville, they were terrifying and magnificent.
That was when these animals were a major industry-and a brutal one. Working on whalers gave Herman Melville rather broad experience of nature's cruelties and mankind's devilishness, and made Moby-Dick a wicked book, as he put it proudly.
Now that industry is over, and not because of any real charity on mankind's part. "If we still needed whale oil to light our lamps, we human beings might still be attached to old images of whales as monsters, so we could feel better about killing them," Ms. Renker, the Melville scholar, wrote to me. Now we get our oil from other places, which have terrors of their own.


text:
Rugged New Bags Now Available From Genuine Suzuki Accessories
BREA, Calif. Oct. 31, 2012 – American Suzuki is pleased to announce a new line of gear bags and backpacks now available from Genuine Suzuki Accessories. These new rugged high-quality bags are made by OGIO International, and feature unique Suzuki styling with convenient details specifically designed to suit riders.
There are four new models of bags available to suit a wide variety of applications, including a carry-all gear bag, large duffel-bag and backpacks designed for performance riding.
"Through collaboration with the highly-regarded OGIO brand, we are able to bring OGIO's high standards of quality together with Suzuki's unique styling and offer bags designed specifically for riders," said American Suzuki Senior Manager, Accessories Mike Clark, "We are proud to offer these versatile, high-quality products in our Genuine Suzuki Accessories lineup."
The Rig 9800 is a large-capacity rolling gear bag. It features the SLED (Structural Load Equalizing Deck) System for increased durability and handling in the harshest of conditions. With its wide top opening style, adjustable compartments, heavy-duty wheels, telescoping pull handle and iFOM integrated foam construction, it's the ideal full-size gear bag for motocross, sportbikes, ATV riding and much more.
The No Drag Mach 5 is a sleek backpack designed for the high-performance rider. It features a streamlined, single-shot molded exterior with carbon fiber effect styling that is nearly waterproof and will not deform from wind shear. Its close-fitting design increases aerodynamics and reduces wind-drag. It features a Nubuck helmet carrying strap, padded 15" laptop & iPad/tablet compartments and numerous large storage accessory pockets, including a dedicated shoe storage compartment for the commuting professional.
The Endurance 2.0 is a tough duffle-bag designed to be a versatile carry-all for riding gear or travel items. It features high-tensile strength and durable, lightweight construction with one large main compartment and additional end compartment. A ventilated shoe compartment conveniently holds two pairs of shoes.
The Privateer is a versatile backpack featuring a padded compartment designed to accommodate most 17" laptops. With numerous high-volume compartments, plush padded shoulder straps and smaller accessory pockets, it's the perfect versatile accessory for any Suzuki owner.
All of the new Suzuki OGIO bags feature sleek styling emblazoned with the Suzuki "S" logo and other unique styling details.
The new Suzuki OGIO bags are now available on Suzuki's consumer website marketplace at


text:
Custom yard signs can help you advertise your business, sell a home, or celebrate a graduation. Let Postal Plus / Flash Print be your source for yard signs in Suwanee, GA — order yours today!
We also provide a variety of metal stands for your signs.
We make Graduation Yard Signs and Banners for all High Schools including North Gwinnett High School and Lanier High School. We also offer Yard Signs and Banners for all college graduates and neighborhoods.
For North Gwinnett High School, please fill out and email/fax us your order form: NGHS Form
For Lanier High School, please fill out and email/fax us your order form: Lanier Form
If you would like to place an order for another school or neighborhood,
Please email or call us: firstname.lastname@example.com | 770-271-4222
for more information or to get a quote on your custom sign order. Not in a hurry? Click on the button below to send us a message.


text:
Welcome to the June round-up for the reviews for the 2012 Ebook Challenge. Before you enter your reviews in the linky tool below, ensure you have signed up.
For every review that is entered in the linky below, you will get one entry into the giveaway for the month. What's available for June?
Mystery prize for now because I got a little disorganized and forgot to arrange which books would be available this month. I'll let you know once I figure out what will be given away.
Enter the links to your reviews using the following linky tool. Please enter them as Name (Title), ie my reviews will be entered as Workaday Reads (Book Title). I would encourage everyone to visit some of the other participants and find some new books for yourself.
Related Posts
7 Responses to "June Round-up: 2012 Ebook Challenge"
It's June first and somehow i missed the cut-off for May reads, so i added them here. I have read 80 books towards my goal of 150 and feel confident I will reach or exceed my goal!
A wonderful comic tale of corruption & an unwilling hero
I think I shot too low for myself, I finished my goal of 50 books already. Thanks, this was fun!
First year with my kindle and wasn't sure how many I would read. Entered at the CD level and finished that but am going to see if I can make it to DVD level! Thanks for the challenge.
For June, I read "Patchwork: A Story of the Plain People by Anna Balmer Myers and Helen Mason Grose. Here is the link to my review on Goodviews.
Have finally finished the floppy disk level and am on the CD disk level.
I had an awesome month of reading for June. I definitely made my goal too low. I'll know better next time. ;D
Seven down, three to go!


text:
Mercer Design
Beautifully bound and professionally edited, this new range of hymnals is designed for every individual customer, be it for a school, college, cathedral, church or chapel. Liturgical texts can be included too, enabling each volume to become a manual for common prayer and a resource for private devotion.
The design and production includes consultation, research, music and text typesetting, and clearance of applicable copyright fees.
About our music director, Nigel Kerry
Nigel Kerry is Director of Music of the Church of Our Lady & the English Martyrs, Cambridge. One of the largest catholic churches in the UK, it attracts a weekly congregation of over two and a half thousand. The church's music department consists of over seventy musicians, from two adult choirs, choral scholars, junior choir and a music group. A new music school has just been established in the parish offering professional tuition in piano and singing.
The parish choir feature regularly on BBC Radio 4 'Sunday Worship' and in addition they have recorded the first commercial CD commemorating Pope Saint John Paul which has sold thousand of copies around the world.
Nigel read Theology at Oxford University and studied the organ with Nicholas Danby at the Royal College of Music. As soloist he has performed in such prestigious venues as Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Albert Hall (with the London Concert Orchestra) St John's Smith Square, King's College Cambridge and St John's College Cambridge, Birmingham Symphony Hall, and Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Concert abroad have included a solo recital at the National Concert Hall in Kiev, Ukraine - the first UK organist to be invited to do so.
Like his teach before him, Nigel is an enthusiastic and articulate teacher of his instrument. As well as teaching under/post graduates organists at Cambridge, he is also Organ Tutor to King's College Choir School and St John's College Choir School. He is a founder/trustee of the Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies for advanced players and to date has appeared on some thirteen commercial recordings as soloist, conductor and producer.
Nigel is a Senior Member of St Catharine's College Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
from Elizabeth to Elizabeth portrays two parallel universes: the life of a Great British public school and the epoch-making events of a wider world.
Find out more at rugbyschoolshop.com
Mercer Design
The Cow Byre,
Woodlands End
t: 01373 812589
e: email@example.com


text:
It's Wednesday, Reading Nook! Our Waiting on Wednesday pick for today is Susan Beth Pfeffer's The Shade of the Moon. This is the fourth book in Pfeffer's Last Survivor series and we're DYING to read it.
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. It's a meme that allows book bloggers to talk about which titles they're most looking forward to!
Hardcover, 304 pages
Expected publication: August 13th 2013 by Harcourt Children's Books
The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and the world changes forever.
It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy. Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?
We're big fans of Susan's here on the blog. We read her first Last Survivors book, Life as We Knew It when it first came out, and have loved all of the sequels. We're eagerly awaiting this book!
The Shade of the Moon will be available on August 13th from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. For more information on Susan, please check out her blog, featuring background details about her books and her adorable cat Scooter!


text: Horny Man Wanking His Uncut Cock Horny man jerking off his hard uncut cock with trimmed brown pubes, very suckable penis Man In White Socks Have A Nice Cock Nude man in white socks take a picture of his cock. And what a beautiful hard uncut cock it is Nude Man With A Beautiful Boner Nude man with a thick hard uncut cock showing it off on a live gay cam chat. Would love to watch that Guy In Red Boxers Take A Cock Picture Horny guy with a semi hard uncut cock hanging out of his red boxer shorts. What a yummy uncut dick Webcam Man With A Thick Uncut Cock Horny webcam man with his jeans uzipped putting his thick uncut cock and smooth balls on display Nude Man With A Really Big Hard Cock Nude man with a very big thick fully erected penis. How much fun i could have with a big cock like that Tattooed Guy Wanking His Penis Tattooed guy jerking off while taking self pictures in the mirror. What a nice size for blowjobs Muscle Boy With A Shaved Cut Dick Good looking muscle boy with a tattooed body take a self picture, while holding his hard cock Stud Take A Picture Of His Hot Ass Stud with his white shorts dropped down showing his ass, looks like he got a huge cock as well Nude Muscle Teen Boy With Boner Sexy nude teen boy with a gorgeous body with hairy armpits showing off his fully erected cock Nude Hairless Man With Erection Nude hairless man with a smooth shaved erected cock standing in front of the camera Fully Nude Hunk With A Big Cock Fully nude tattooed hunk standing in a tanning studio, taking some pictures of his soft uncut dick What A Cute Small Cock We Got Here Man with trimmed pubes pulling down his boxers to take some pictures of his gorgeous flaccid penis Horny Man Showing His Hard Cock Horny man showing off his hard cut cock, with trimmed pubic hair, while having his boxers down Horny Man With A Hard Uncut Cock Horny man with a hard uncut cock take a picture, while his jeans are dropped to his knees Horny Jock Showing His Erected Cock Horny jock showing off his hard cut penis, with smooth shaved pubes. That one is ready to get sucked Very Sexy Nude Man With A Big Penis Very sexy nude man with a hairless body and a very big cock. This guy is simply perfect Perfect Cock On This Shirtless Stud What a lucky guy this is, perfect body and a perfect cock. I could marry him just for that penis Horny Twink With A Rock Hard Cock Very hard cock on this twink with his shorts and pink undies pulled down, sure would love to feel it Man Take A Picture Of His Hard Cock Horny dude with a hard penis with brown pubic hair take a picture of it, from above and down Nude Twink With A Big Hard Cock Extremely sexy nude twink with a big hard uncut cock and a small firm ass, what a gorgeous gay boy Nude Hunk With A Flaccid Penis Hunky nude man with a flaccid penis standing in the bedroom, taking pics of his beautiful body Flaccid Nude Man Sitting On A Bed Flaccid nude man sitting on a bed, taking some selfies. Very good looking muscle body there Man With A Big Cock Laying In Bed Nude muscle man with a nice big cock laying in bed, taking some hot nude self pictures Sexy Nude Man With A Very Big Cock Sexy nude man with a very big semi hard cock. That penis looks nice and tasty, would love trying it Smooth Nude Boy With A Hard Cock Smooth nude boy with a hard cut cock standing in the bedroom, taking some hot penis pictures Nude Bearded Boy With A Long Cock Sexy nude boy with a long hard cut cock standing in front of the mirror, taking a nude self picture Horny Guy With A Long Hard Cock Very good looking cock on this horny nude muscle boy. Would love to spend a week on this penis Very Sexy Naked Man With Big Dick Very sexy naked man with a big semi hard cock hanging down. Would love to have gay sex with him Fit Nude Muscle Boy With Hard Penis Fit nude muscle boy with a hard uncut penis, with a little black pubic hair around it, very nice dick Guy Have His Big Cock Out Of The Jeans Guy have his big hard uncut cock out of his grey jeans, while taking some pictures of it Sexy Bearded Guy With A Long Cock Sexy bearded guy with his white tshirt lifted up take a picture of his long hard uncut cock Fit Nude Boy With A Perfect Penis Nude boy with a long hard good looking penis laying in bed. Would love to join him there Naked Man With A Long Hard Penis Nude man with a long hard cock laying in bed, masturbating while sending some snapchats Tattooed Jock With A Big Monstercock Tattooed nude jock with a smooth shaved monstercock. Could have weeks of fun with this cock Hot Nude Muscle Man With Big Dick Nude muscle man with a nice big cock take a nude self picture, while standing in front of a mirror Nude Uncut Man Masturbating In Bed Nude man with a hard uncut cock jerking off in bed, while taking some pictures of his hairy dick Man With A Big Cock Hanging Down Nude man with a big cock hanging down take a picture of it. I would love to masturbate that penis Nude Muscle Man With A Big Hard Cock Tattooed nude muscle man with a very big hard uncut cock standing in a bathroom, taking selfies 12345678


text:
The Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases (JITTC) is designed to assist academics, scholars, and teachers in universities and other institutions of further education, providing contemporary case materials for teaching topics in the organisation and management of information systems and on the social consequences of information technology.
Case topics include but are not restricted to technology and the management of IT, including strategy, business models, change, infrastructure, organization, human resources, sourcing, system development and implementation, communications, technology developments, technology impacts and outcomes, technology futures, national policies and standards.
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases focuses on cases that have been developed through a rigorous research process. Only cases based on empirical research are published.


text:
Gorgeous vintage french fold greeting card with a beautiful lithograph print (printing process is lithograph). Condition is very good, no, writing clean and unused, showing slight normal aging Card has some glitter embellishment from time of publication. Card comes with an envelope, which the envelopes shows some age and the seal is stuck, but is unused. The front and inside images, do not lay back to back, so if you wish, the images can be " cut out " and framed and used as prints, or you can use this as a card. Approximate size is 4.5 inches by 5.5 inches.
This card print is also wonderful for framing, collage, to be dry mounted, craft and art projects, scrapbooking, a diary and for doll houses. Outside verse reads "is blank " Inside verse reads " Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a bright and Happy New Year " Back reads E6 Made in U. The item "VINTAGE CHRISTMAS GLITTER ICE SKATING POND HORSE SLEIGH SNOW TREES GREETING CARD" is in sale since Tuesday, June 11, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Paper\Vintage Greeting Cards\Christmas".The seller is "honeysuckle*day*dreams" and is located in Wakefield, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.


text:
SW has a great partnership with moo.com… if you never heard of them, they print to the highest standards and set the bar really high for the business cards printing service.
moo.com is offering 15% off to all Startup Weekend Tampa Bay attendees. Just use this link: http://moo.com/link/hbaa.
3 great tips on business cards to sweeten the deal:
– make it memorable : write your CV down, brag with awards or an interesting fact from your industry
– keep it smart : make it useful in some clever way like a ruler to measure lengths or font sizes
– stay on brand : if YOU are the brand use your picture or a drawing or just place your products


text:
is a 501 (c)(3)
non-profit organization
7100 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO 80303
Ph. 303.516.1234
Designed by DbK© 2018
Top drawer teaching and learning can never flourish in a sterile or toxic environment.
---Terrence Beal & Kent Peterson, Authors: Shaping School Culture
You must have Adobe Reader to open some files on our website-get your copy here!
Copyright © 2007-2018 by "FFCD" · All Rights reserved · E-Mail:
· Technical:
Website Support
We know that bullying in schools negatively impacts the academic, emotional and physical well-being of students.
Research demonstrates that positive school climate is an essential component to bully prevention and intervention
(Stop Bullying Now, 2011)
Therefore, the
Foundation for Character Development (FFCD)
has partnered with one of the nation's leading
experts in school climate reform, the
National School Climate Center (NSCC),
to bring
local technical assistance
in assessing school climate, post-assessment data analysis and action-planning
to support safer schools in
In 2012,
Measuring School Climate: A Tool-kit for District and Schools
was authored by a subcommittee of the
Colorado Bullying Prevention Working Grou
p. This guide provides outstanding recommendations on how to reduce
bullying in schools. One of their key recommendations is to measure school climate in a more comprehensive manner
rather than narrowly focusing on measuring bullying behavior.
While we identified several excellent school climate assessment instruments in the toolkit, the (FFCD) has decided to
endorse the
(NSCC) Comprehensive School Climate Inventory (CSCI)
. Developed over nine years, the (CSCI) is
a scientifically sound survey tool that has been researched and field-tested in thousands of schools, districts, networks
of schools and also by two State Departments of Education (Ohio and Iowa). Both the
American Psychological
Association & U.S. Department of Educations Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center
recognized the (CSCI) as a reliable and valid measurement tool.
The (CSCI) provides immediate feedback on how students, parents, school personnel and community members
perceive a school's climate for learning. It is a comprehensive assessment measuring 12 essential dimensions of
school climate in four broad categories:
Safety (physical/social/emotional)
Climate for teaching & learning
Interpersonal relationships (school leadership/staff/students)
Institutional environment (school connectedness/engagement/physical surroundings)
(NSCC) staff recognized that conducting a school climate assessment is only the first step! Once you have conducted
a scientifically sound school climate assessment, it is also very important to:
Accurately analyze and interpret survey data
survey data to all key stakeholders
Engage all key stakeholders (especially students) in determining next steps
Not use the data to blame but to inform, improve, track progress and celebrate success
(NSCC) & (FFCD) staff can provide expert guidance in pre-survey planning, conducting the assessment phase and
facilitating broad school-wide engagement in the development and implementation of a customized action plan.
Please contact Darlene Faster at 212-707-8799 or visit the NSCC website link for more information:
How Do We Reduce Bullying & Make Colorado Schools Safer?
February 2013
To learn more about why the FFCD has partnered with the prestigious National School Climate Center in NYC, please view the video below by clicking the PLAY button.
How You Can Create a Climate for Learning
This video created by National School Climate Center and provided here, with NSCC's explicit permission, by
Dezigns by Kate, LLC 2013
To create safer schools, parents and educators must be intentional in helping our children to learn social/emotional skills....because if we are not teaching these skills to our kids......who is?


text:
Incense is an integral part of many liturgical ceremonies. Root offers the finest incense in both granular and powdered forms. Granular incense burns slowly and evenly, whereas powder-blend incense provides a quicker effect. Both items offer richly aromatic resins to create beautiful scents that augment the act of worship.
Prices listed reflect Retail customer pricing.
For Wholesale pricing, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-289-7668 option 6 or email: email@example.com.


text:
Deborah A. Morrison
Deborah Morrison is an internationally recognized author and transformational life coach, from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is inspired by the healing power of the written word, nature and people, expressing her abilities to foster inspiration, growth and learning. She holds an Hons. B.A. Social Sciences, from McMaster University, and has undergone extensive research in eastern and western thought within the framework of contemporary and comparative studies. Also, she has achieved M.A. certification in counseling science, from the Counselor Training Institute, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, as recognized by the A.A.M.F.T., American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Previously Deborah held the positions of social convener and Vice President for the Tower Poetry Society, the first and foremost poetry society established in North America at McMaster University. Along with her books, Deborah has written several published articles on natural therapies, yoga, meditation, psychology, and metaphysics.


text:
Please visit our other sites shown above.ThunderToyz Toy Shop! Thanks for riding a few electrons today .........
Shop for desktopairplane models atSilent Thunder Models
Shop for unique gifts and toys!
Novelty Toys & Gag Gifts
ISS Space Station 4D 1/450 Scale ModelDISCONTINUED / SOLD OUT
COMMERCIAL AIRLINES : AIRPORT PLAY SETSYour kids will have hours of enjoyment from these colorful, durable diecast metal and plastic playsets with official licensed insignias.Please click on an image for item details.
OFFICIALLY LICENSED PRODUCTShop for Commercial Airline Airport Toys & Gifts.Aviation related gifts.
CAT® ToysNYC ToysChevron ToysUPS Toys & ModelsFDNY ToysNYPD Toys
Thunder Toyz ~ Copyright 2008-2019A division of STM LLCAll Rights Reserved
Kids Pilot Hats


text: How often do I feed my fish? Big Al's Support October 28, 2016 21:07 Follow Most tropical fish can be fed 1-2 times per day. Marine species may need to be fed much more often. All food offered should be consumed within 1-2 minutes. Comments 0 comments Please sign in to leave a comment.


text:
Last April 27, 2012, I was invited to join the media launch of Magnolia Ice Cream, one of the first names in the ice cream industry in the Philippines. As part of the Blogger Apprentice Challenge 2012, I was very lucky to be invited in a gigantic media launch like this. And as…Read More
Archives for May 2012
Google's Way of Giving Tribute To Robert Moog's 78th Birthday
Google has been known to pay tribute to people who have contributed something in the technology, holiday and etc by changing their logo into something creative but will still read as "Google." I have loved Google for being creative like that, changing logo's yet will still be read as Google. Google call these logos as…Read More
Chief Justice Renato Corona's Impeachment Trial
The Impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona has been ongoing for more than 40 days. And it's been really trending on social networking sites. Like yesterday, when it was Chief Justice Corona's turn to defend himself in front of the court and of the people, it has become trending again. Different reactions from people…Read More


text:
Hundreds of articles about weight loss ...
What's the difference?
A food allergy is an abnormal, potentially fatal, reaction from the body's immune system in response to certain foods. Food intolerance is less severe and involves only a physical reaction to certain foods. Unlike an allergy, food intolerance needn't be permanent; you can avoid the offending food for a period of time, and then reintroduce it gradually so that you build up a resistance.
In recent years food allergies have become rather fashionable, with various celebrities expounding the joys of their newly-discovered gluten and dairy free diets. In reality, only about 1-2% of the UK population has a true food allergy. If you think you are allergic or intolerant to certain foods, check with a medical practitioner before cutting that food out of your diet. You may be denying yourself essential nutrients because of a mild intolerance that can be overcome.
Substitute nutrition
Listed below are some of the most common problem foods, and some alternative sources of nutrition to replace them:
Nuts and Seeds
Nut allergies can be life-threatening; even a small amount of contact can send the sufferer into anaphylactic shock. Avoid all types of nuts and seeds, and get essential fats from other sources like avocados, sunflower oil, rapeseed and olive oil.
Dairy products
Lactose intolerance is an inability to digest and absorb the sugar found in dairy products, causing abdominal pain, wind and diarrhea. Good non-dairy sources of calcium include tofu, sardines, figs, baked beans, brown and white bread, fortified cereals, almonds, watercress, spinach, and broccoli. If soya milk isn't to your liking, rice and oat milks are worth a try.
Gluten intolerance results in bloating, mood swings and lethargy. Alternatives to wheat based products are rice, quinoa, buckwheat, millet, gluten free oats for example. There are also a huge number of gluten free alternative products available now, so things like gluten free bread, pasta, cereals and cereal bars.While a low-carb, wheat-free diet may seem like a good way to lose weight, it's essential you still get a balanced range of nutrients and sustain your energy levels.
An allergic reaction to shellfish can cause hives and anaphylactic shock. Replace with other types of fish like whitebait and mackerel, aiming to have one portion of oily fish a week.
Do allergies/ intolerances affect weight loss?
A food intolerance could make losing weight more difficult, but only if it causes unnatural bloating and water retention. Otherwise there is unlikely to be a connection - although being strict about cutting out certain foods makes you stricter on cutting calories. There is generally a phase after first addressing food intolerance when you lose weight more efficiently, but this is not necessarily permanent.
You are advised to seek medical advice before making any changes to your diet or lifestyle with an aim of weight loss. This website and the content provided should not be used by persons under 18, by pregnant or nursing women, or individuals with any type of health condition, except under the direct supervision of a qualified medical professional. The information contained in these articles, and elsewhere on this website, is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to replace, and does not constitute legal, professional, medical or healthcare advice or diagnosis and may not be used for such purposes. Continue...


text:
Have Questions?
Our safari experts are always here to help.
The TripBuilder is a great tool, but it will never replace the expertise and personal attention of our planners.
Bushtracks Offices
Our American Office
Bushtracks Expeditions
824 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Toll free: 1-800-995-8689
International: 707-433-4492
Fax: 707-433-0258
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM PST
Our Africa Office
Phone: +27 21 433 2752
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM SAST (GMT +2)
Luxury Safari Tour, South Africa Luxury Safari - Bushtracks Insurance
The Bushtracks Traveler Trust Account – Protecting Your Payments
When you make payments to Bushtracks for a luxury Africa safari trip, your funds are maintained in a separate Traveler Trust Account managed by Bank of the West. This means we can refund you at any time per your request and upon the agreed booking terms and conditions.
Member of California Seller of Travel
Bushtracks is also a California registered company, which means we are required under the California Seller of Travel Law (CST) to maintain a separate Traveler Trust Account. California Seller of Travel # 2022311-40.
Emergency Insurance Included
Bushtracks Expeditions automatically covers you for International Medical Evacuation Insurance ($100,000) and Accident/Sickness Medical ($25,000 per incident) for travel with us. Should you experience medical problems during your luxury safari tour, from minor illness to major emergencies, this insurance may cover, subject to policy terms and limits, your foreign medical and hospital expenses as well as your emergency medical evacuation and transport expenses. Pre-existing medical conditions are not covered by the policy.
Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance
Optional Trip Cancellation insurance is available at an additional cost through Travel Guard. If the insurance is purchased within 21 days of initial trip payment, a waiver of the pre-existing medical condition exclusion will be provided at no additional cost.
To enroll online click this link or phone Travel Guard at 1-866-385-4839, please mention Bushtracks as your travel supplier.


text:
The Kane County Bar Association hosts its Labor and Employment Law Seminar at the Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva IL. The seminar will focus on the NLRB and it's influenced on union and non-union work environments, key employment cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Illinois Gender Violence Act, and ethics in the workplace.
Mike Wong of our St. Charles office will moderate the program, Jeff Risch will present "Significant Legal Developments: The NLRB and its Continued Influence on Union and Non-union Work Environments," and Jon Hoag will participant on a panel discussion entitled "Getting from No to Yes and all the Ethics in Between."


text:
Chestnut Hill, MA – The Pine Manor Gators dropped a 3-0 decision at home on Tuesday to Southern Maine University.
The Huskies (6-11) struck first in the 22nd minute when Hana McNally scored unassisted to put Southern Maine up 1-0. The Gators struggled to get anything going on the attack; but were able to hold Southern Maine at bay for the remainder of the half and the teams went to the break with the score remaining 1-0.
The game would remain tight in the second half with neither team generating much on the offensive end. The Gators wouldn't put a shot on goal in the second half; but with two minutes remaining the Huskies still clung to the slimmest of margins.
The Huskies would score twice however in the final two minutes of the game. The Gators opened things up trying to get the equalizer; but the Huskies Alexa Cicolini spoiled that by getting a shot past Gators goalkeeper Jesta Gilmore with 1:58 remaining on the clock.
The Huskies would then tack on another in the final minute for the 3-0 victory.
Taylor Canastra picked up the victory for the Huskies and Gilmore took the loss making two saves.
Cassie Cavender and Karina Naranjo led the Gators attack with a shot on goal apiece.
Pine Manor (5-7) wraps up the season on Tuesday at Fisher College at 4:00pm.


text:
Hockey: Interland Nederland - Nieuw ZeelandFirst aired: Tuesday, 21 June 2016 at 18.50 hours
Podium.TV is LIVE from Assen with a hockey match in preparation for the Olympics.
Coming Tuesday, June 21st , the Netherlands friendly match against New Zealand live on Podium.TV !The Dutch team is preparing for the Olympics. It is the first organized by Hockey Association Interland Assen, the oldest hockey club in the northern Netherlands. The last Interland at Assen was a week after exactly 30 years ago. At the time, the men's hockey team of Pakistan made a training trip to the Netherlands where they played on June 27 of that year against the Juniors.
Also from 18.50 to Live game on Podium.TV !


text:
Tienda del Viajero
Service centre that, in addition to luggage and travel accessories, offers courier services, luggage delivery, internet access, document printing, photocopying and faxing, and SIM cards.
Useful information
Opening hours
6:30 to 23:00
- Information telephone numbers: 932 971 271
- Web: http://www.excess-baggage.com/
Terminal T1. Floor 3. Departures. Public Zone


text:
Region. Best rental returns
Homes in Sydney's outer west are delivering the best rental returns to investors. Suburbs in the Blacktown and Penrith regions are among those in big demand, with vacancy rates lower than the Sydney average, according to RP Data figures. Convenience and affordability were pulling young renters to Penrith and Blacktown, said Douglas Driscol, of Starr Partners, in the Sun Herald.
Labels: Rental growth.


text:
Media Information
Limestone carved into peoples' hearts at annual symposium
Andy Graham 331-4346 | firstname.lastname@example.com
What did Wendy Kusmaul-Keeling want for a first anniversary present from husband Kevin Keeling?
"Give me mud!" she said, laughing. And that was just one valued byproduct of the couple's first experience at the Indiana Limestone Sculpture Symposium, conducted each June adjacent to the Bybee Stone facility in Ellettsville.
Kusmaul-Keeling is an artist with a background as a potter, hence her fondness for wet clay. Not that she indulges in it 24/7. She acknowledges owning evening gowns.
"She cleans up well," Keeling said with a grin.
The couple had some cleanup to do, but were pretty much all smiles as their first week at the symposium concluded June 14, during a gorgeous afternoon. They were preparing for the trip back to Florida's Cudjoe Key, one of the Lower Keys just east of Key West, where both work.
The three-week symposium annually draws people from across the country.This year's firstweek featured 17 participants from 12 states, from as far afield as Rhode Island and New Mexico, and with instructors from Minnesota and Georgia joining the locally based crew headed by symposium director Amy Brier.
A few of the carvers are local, too. Tri-North Middle School art teacher Jane Reeves attended the symposium on a Lilly Foundation grant and spent much of it crafting a large limestone turtle for her 13-month-old son. "It didn't turn out exactly as envisioned, but that was all right," Reeves said of the turtle. "My background is in photography and video art, but I wanted to try something I'd never done. I had a hard time visualizing the finished product, starting to work a stone in the form of a cube.
"I learned a lot, and not just from the instructors. People were coming over, knowing I was new to carving stone, to give me some very helpful advice, sharing tools. We shared breakfast and lunch daily, and often had dinner at somebody's house. It's a great group of people. Very smart. Very patient. The symposium was awesome, and what I liked as much as anything was the camaraderie."
Keeling, also carving stone for the first time, and Kusmaul-Keeling shared those sentiments about their fellow carvers — and said the symposium had enhanced their own relationship, too, leading into their anniversary on the 16th and Keeling's birthday on the 17th.
"This is as creative a period as I've ever had," said Keeling, a graphic designer and illustrator. "My personal work has started taking on a lot of texture, and this week has turned into something special. If we ever want to have an anniversary trip, this would always be great."
Kusmaul-Keeling said the symposium could help supply the couple an artistic common denominator. "Carving stone is something we can do together, potentially even working on the same stone at some point, though we have very different styles," she said.
Keeling designed his stone as a relief carving, though it had more depth than he originally thought. Kusmaul-Keeling was working on a female form. "My graphic design background works for me and against me, I suppose," Keeling said. "I can place the image inmy head, but am still thinking in two dimensions, on a flat plane. I'm learning to think about all six sides of it now. So the impact of the symposium on me has been really good. It's challengedme, emotionally and artistically, but in a positive way."
A physical challenge led to Keeling and Kusmaul-Keeling meeting. Pain led to gain. Neither are from North Carolina, but both were recuperating from spinal injuries there. "It was love at first sight for me," Keeling said. "I wouldn't leave her alone."
Kusmaul-Keeling, tending bar part-time while literally getting back on her feet, broke her own rule never to date customers. "In fact, I called him," she said.
They moved to the Keys, where Kusmaul-Keeling had worked before her injury. She's originally from Bloomington, Ill., so she knows the Midwest. Kusmaul-Keeling lived in Europe and moved often growing up in a military family, but went to high school in Tennessee, and said Monroe County reminded him of his home area there. The couple spoke fondly of visits to local pubs such as Upland Brewing and the Irish Lion, and of having dinner at instructor Dale Enoch's house.
"Dale Enoch carves on a huge scale, just very impressively, and he recommended the symposium to us, saying it was something we just had to do," Kusmaul-Keeling said. "When we were out at his place, he said, 'Was I right?'
"He was right."


text:
Hello, My Name is...
Dennis Upton
Welcome to the place where Music makes the world go around. My name is Mr. Upton, and I am the music teacher for K-5 here at University Academy. I am excited about leading your child in a wonderful exploration of music this year. This will begin my 9th year teaching music. I am passionate and committed to the success of your child's learning experience. I will create opportunities for your child to discover and display their gifts and abilities to sing and speak publicly, subsequently, building a high level of self-confidence. "It's a great day to be a GRYPHON."
I am looking forward to getting to know you and your child as we begin to grow a strong work relationship this year. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me through the school's main number 412-5900 ext.5945 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Course Description: The University Academy music program is developed and built on both state and national standards. The K-5 music program provides students with a continuum of essential knowledge and skills incrementally increasing in depth and rigor. Students will develop knowledge and skills related to the elements of music, the principles of performance, the connection of music to history and culture, as well as music's many interdisciplinary connections. Classroom Performance Students will demonstrate their level of mastery of the elements of music in various ways, for example: singing, playing instruments, movement, manipulatives, and body percussion.


text:
DHS Chief: There is No 'Porous' Border for Terrorists to Cross
WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson denied claims that four foreigners who were apprehended after crossing the U.S. southern border have terrorist ties and said they were in fact members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) – an organization that is fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS).
The PKK – a separatist group deemed a "foreign terrorist organization" by the U.S. government – has waged a decades-long insurgency for self-rule in Turkey. The organization has recently allied itself with other Kurdish groups fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
"In September, the public heard a claim that four individuals with suspected ties to terrorism in the Middle East had attempted to cross our southern border," Johnson said Thursday at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). "Far fewer know that, in fact, these four individuals were arrested, their supposed link to terrorism was thoroughly investigated and checked, and in the end amounted to a claim by the individuals themselves that they were members of the [PKK]."
Johnson was referring to comments made by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, during a hearing in September in which the congressman said he had "reason to believe" that individuals known to have ties to terrorist organizations had been apprehended trying to cross the southern border.
Chaffetz later told Fox News he worried about ISIS "coming to the United States and crossing that porous border and getting into the homeland."
When questioned about the claims, Johnson said at the hearing he had "heard reports to that effect" but could not speak to their accuracy.
Separately, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) has claimed that at least 10 ISIS "fighters" have been captured while entering the U.S. through Mexico. Hunter said he learned the information from the U.S. Border Patrol.
"ISIS is coming across the southern border," he told Fox News on Tuesday. "They aren't flying B-1 bombers, bombing American cities, but they are going to be bombing American cities coming across from Mexico.…All you have to do is ask the Border Patrol."
Johnson confirmed that the four individuals claiming to be PKK are in custody and will be deported.
He said his remarks were an attempt to tell the American public in "a clear, concise way" about the government's border security efforts.
"In the absence of facts, the American public is susceptible to claims that we have an open, 'porous' border, through which unaccompanied minors and members of terrorist organizations such as ISIL may pass," he said.
Johnson said the Obama administration has made it more difficult to enter the U.S. by illegally crossing the border – a direct rebuttal to criticism from Republicans who say the U.S. has not done enough to stop illegal immigration.
"In recent years the total number of those who attempt to cross our southwest border has declined dramatically, while the percentage of those who are apprehended has gone up," Johnson said. "Put simply, it's now much harder to cross our border and evade capture than it used to be, and people know that."


text:
The Canadian Film Centre is looking for applicants for their Tribeca All Access Program (TAA). Application Deadline is NOVEMBER 7, 2011.
Each year, one Canadian filmmaking team is selected from an open call for submissions to participate in the Tribeca All Access program, a year round program of the Tribeca Film Institute that supports the careers of filmmakers from traditionally under-represented communities (African American, Asian American, Latino, Pacific Islander, Arab American or Native American. The program also accepts applications from women writers and directors who do not fall into one of these categories).
The core of the program takes place during the Tribeca Film Festival, where the invited participants partake in panels and workshops before presenting their project in development/production/post in a series of 30 min one-on-one meetings with Industry Representatives looking for projects and filmmakers to connect with. As their Canadian affiliate, the CFC acts as the filter for all Canadian projects and filmmakers both living in Canada and abroad. Click here to apply and learn more about Tribeca All Access.


text:
Martin Gitonga Gitonga
Am raising funds to renovate the dilapidated hostel at Twaayf children's home in Likoni Kenya,a home supporting 20 orphans and vulnerable children run by former street boys.The roof is leaking and the rooms are in bad shape and we hope to partition the rooms for big boys and girls separately.
The Team: $0 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
Want to help Fundraise or Volunteer for this amazing Fundraiser? Join the Team


text:
Planetizen Newswire
Keep up with essential planning news and commentary, delivered to your inbox every Monday and Thursday.
California Cuts 'Level of Service' from CEQA Requirements
After a yearlong effort by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and legislation passed last year, California has shifted from measuring LOS to VMT. According to Damien Newton and Melanie Curry of Streetsblog, this shift represents the changing priorities of California to encourage projects that meet environmental, multi-modal transportation, and infill development goals.
Previously, LOS required time and money to conduct expensive traffic analysis studies, and subsequent mitigation measures. These factors limited the capabilities and effectiveness of projects aiming to reduce car dependency. As opposed to LOS, VMT is, "easier and faster to estimate, and produces a measure of a project's effect on overall travel, rather than just focusing on delay caused to cars at certain intersections." With this change in policy, "projects that are shown to decrease vehicle miles traveled–for example, bike lanes or pedestrian paths, or a grocery store that allows local residents to travel shorter distances to shop–may be automatically considered to have a 'less than significant' impact under CEQA."
Further revisions may need to be created as the proposed guidance still awaits the formal rulemaking process. OPR welcomes public comments on the draft. Send them by 5 pm, October 10, to: [email protected].


text:
Oh dear. Link to all the fun, right here.
The Daily IKN email digest, get all daily posts sent to you next day (& no ads)
I say things on Twitter
McEwen Mining (MUX) files its 3q14 financials post-close Friday evening
On both SEC and SEDAR. And once you look at them you'll understand why Robbie Mac didn't want very much attention brought to the numbers, for just one example...
Oh dear. Link to all the fun, right here.


text:
This article is a must read!
Why Bother? The Green Issue - New York Times:
...If you do bother, you will set an example for other people. If enough other people bother, each one influencing yet another in a chain reaction of behavioral change, markets for all manner of green products and alternative technologies will prosper and expand...
...Measured against the Problem We Face, planting a garden sounds pretty benign, I know, but in fact it's one of the most powerful things an individual can do — to reduce your carbon footprint, sure, but more important, to reduce your sense of dependence and dividedness: to change the cheap-energy mind... MORE


text:
Can you believe that a third of the year has nearly passed? Goodness, where has the time gone? Anyway, I'm keeping it nice and short for today's entry. Here are May and June's Daily and Self-care prompt cycles:
NOTE: If you're new to the Prompt Cycle concept, go here for an explanation, but please note that I haven't included calendars this year, as people have found them a bit confusing, sooooo I've created printables with each prompt typed out. If you'd prefer the calendar layout, send me an email and I can send that through to you.
I'll be posting up how to review your first half of the year using your prompt cycles with the July and August prompts, so stay tuned. Enjoy the prompts for the next few months =)


text:
By the way, if you use Windows XP or Vista, does the Ctrl + F4 hotkey work for you? Even if it doesn't, I'll put together a way to customize the hotkeys.
What's new
- User interface.
- Instant/Infinite rage mode.
Game-save editor for the game Dead Island. Supported platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3.