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East London Line progress photos: April 2008
It's as good as April, so time for another set of pictures of East London Line extension progress. Last month's are here.
A bit more steel work has gone in at Dalston Junction. This is looking south and the gap for the safeguarded east curve (towards Stratford) is clearly visible:
No visible changes at Hoxton or Haggerston, so I'll skip those.
Last month I speculated they were about to start on the deck of the viaduct where the line comes off the Broad Street viaduct (route map through Shoreditch). Look like I was right:
At Shoreditch High Street station, the concrete deck is complete, albeit with mountings for the station walls sticking out:
The gate on Brick Lane was wide open, so here's a shot of the GE19 bridge (and its temporary extension) and the abutment it needs to be moved onto. Between them is the Great Eastern Main Line, though only the beams holding up its overhead wires are visible:
This is from Valance Road looking west towards where Shoreditch station was. This is where the ramp to get the line out of the old ELL cutting begins. The GE19 bridge is visible above it:
A bit further towards Whitechapel there's track down, though it looks only temporary:
TRIVIA ALERT: The wide bit on the left is the old entrance to a goods depot, and later was where they started digging a tunnel to Cambridge Heath station in a previous failed extension scheme.
The north end of Whitechapel station:
Jumping south of the river, a bridge that used to carry the ELL over Surrey Canal Road and into what will be the new depot has been demolished:
Don't know why.
Turning the camera to the right, the shed at the new New Cross Gate depot:
I said last month that the depot site can't be photographed because it's spread over a long area and only visible from a moving train. So let's try video:
The shed pops into view at 0:11, and you see the ramp down from the flyover around 0:24.
(sorry about the poor quality - leave a comment if you found it useful anyway)
The bridge structure for the flyover, which will carry northbound trains over the main line and onto the ELL north of New Cross Gate:
Looks wide enough for two tracks, but only needs to carry one.
Meanwhile, the New Cross branch has new track:
The tracks in the foreground are part of the old ELL depot, which is apparently being left to rot.
But god knows what's going on with the track at New Cross station:
Oh yeah, bridge.
They started early and I got there late, so you'll have to go elsewhere for pictures of it properly airborne.
Here it is when I got there at 8.30am:
The east end touched down only a few minutes later:
At 9am, with only an inch to go on west side, the show was nearly over:
By 10:30am it was in its final position and the crane had been unhooked:


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Permitted Encroachments
What can You Do without an Encroachment Agreement?
You may wonder what you can actually do without permission!
Looks like: SOFT LANDSCAPING is the answer.
The technical answer appears to be "nothing" at all. That's the strict legal position.
But, many municipalities are not quite that strict and they have passed by-laws in order to generally permit some usual situations that occur on a regular basis.
Here's a list of the permitted encroachments under the current City of Toronto By-law:
"Article V of the amendments allows property owners to plant "soft" landscaping, such as hedges and gardens, in boulevards without the need for a permit or an encroachment agreement. The by-law allows additional encroachments in the boulevard, referred to as "permitted" encroachments, without an encroachment agreement with the City, specifically:
walkways less than 1.5 metres wide;
pre-cast concrete curb stones and driveway curbs;
fences/retaining walls less than 0.90 metres in height, measured from the travelled surface of the adjoining road; and,
These "permitted" encroachments are allowed "as of right" without the need for an encroachment agreement or annual fees, provided that the "permitted" encroachments comply with the following municipal requirements:
the encroachment does not obstruct pedestrian and vehicle sight lines;
the encroachment does not obstruct driveways, impede or pose a hazard or potential hazard to pedestrians or vehicle traffic;
the encroachment does not interfere with the City's ability to maintain the street in a state of good repair or to keep it free of litter, snow and ice;
the encroachment does not interfere with traffic control devices or the existing and future location and maintenance of sidewalks, bicycle trails or utilities;
the encroachment does not extend into the boulevard area fronting any neighbouring property when the common lot is projected perpendicular to the road; and,
any other criteria considered appropriate by the General Manager of Transportation Services."
Other Municipalities
There are hundreds of municipalities throughout Ontario and each one has its own rules. Many are likely to accept similar encroachments to the ones permitted in Toronto.
So, check first. Better to be safe than sorry.
If there is a problem, then consult your own lawyer for legal advice. You might consult with a solicitor practising in the field of real estate or municipal law. A barrister or litigation lawyer could be consulted as well.
Brian Madigan LL.B., Broker is a Manager at RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage 416-745-2300.


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Sequoia National Forest, CA – Forest Service officials have implemented a seasonal road closure for high elevation areas of the Sequoia National Forest due to the recent and anticipated storm activity. Most Forest Service administered roads on the Hume Lake and Western Divide Ranger Districts are now closed for public safety and resource protection. Highway 180 between the Hume Lake cutoff and Cedar Grove was closed early this year because of the Rough Fire. Tulare County closed the roads leading into Balch Park and Mountain Home, along with the Western Divide Highway and Parker Pass.
Visitors coming to spend some time in the snow covered mountains need to be prepared for winter conditions. Tire chains are required near the 5,000 foot elevation on most roads during the winter months, and will be required at lower elevations during snow storms. On the Hume Lake Ranger District, Quail Flat and Big Meadow winter trailheads are both accessed off the Generals Highway. Take a right turn past the Big Stump Entrance Station on Highway 180 to access these sites. Both provide safe parking, restrooms, and trash services.
Big Meadow Road is open for tracked over-snow vehicles from the winter trailhead to Big Meadow Campground, Unit 5. Roads nearby, also open to tracked over-snow vehicles, are Woodward Road (FS 14S18) and Rock Road (FS 14S14). The area to the south of Big Meadow Road, including the Jennie Lakes Wilderness is open to foot traffic and snow-play.
Along the Generals Highway, between Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, overnight lodging is available at Montecito Lake Resort. This resort operates under a special use permit with the U.S. Forest Service and offers over twenty miles of groomed cross-country ski trails in the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Along the Kings River, Camp 4 ½ Rental Cabin, Camp 4 and Green Cabin Flat campgrounds are open year-round with access from Pine Flat Lake.
Sequoia National Forest visitors are encouraged to travel with vehicles and equipment that are suitable for driving in winter mountain weather. Caltrans recommends all vehicles carry snow chains when traveling during snowy weather. Please see CalTrans Winter Driving Tips for more winter driving tips.
The surrounding backcountry attracts skiers and snowshoers during the winter months. Please travel prepared for cold weather by bringing along extra winter clothing, flash-light with fresh batteries, food, and water.
Above Porterville, on the Western Divide Ranger District, snow seekers will find a snow play area near Quaking Aspen Campground on Highway 190. Portable bathrooms are located in the parking lot of the Ponderosa Lodge for the public use. Wishon Campground is open year-round for camping, reserve your spot by calling 1-877-444-6777 or find on the World Wide Web at www.recreation.gov


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King of Prussia, PA – Interstate 76 motorists will encounter periodic shoulder closures during the day next week for installation of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) components as part of the first phase of a long-range, comprehensive, multimodal transportation management plan designed to enhance travel and safety along the Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) corridor between King of Prussia and Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The intermittent shoulder closures will be in place on Monday, October 29, through Friday, November 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the following locations:
In addition, a single lane closure is scheduled on Waverly Road under I-76 in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County on Monday, October 29, through Friday, November 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for ITS installation.
Motorists are advised to allow more time for travel in the work areas because backups and slowdowns may occur. The contractor's schedule is weather dependent and subject to change.
This work is part of a PennDOT program to employ a series of smart corridor strategies and technologies over the next several years through an integrated corridor management initiative intended to maximize capacity on I-76, optimize traffic flow on adjacent roadways and incentivize transit, bicycle, and pedestrian travel throughout the corridor.
This first phase of the plan, which got underway this summer, includes installing a series of Variable Speed Limit (VSL) and Queue Warning (QW) systems on I-76 in Montgomery County. The VSL systems will display regulatory speed limits that can change based on real-time expressway, traffic and weather conditions to improve traffic flow and safety by warning drivers of changing travel conditions. The QW systems will be deployed to provide real-time displays of electronic warning messages to alert motorists of significant slowdowns ahead to reduce sudden stopping and the potential for rear-end crashes.
Construction on the first phase will be completed in summer 2019 followed by a six-month testing period.
Carr & Duff Inc., of Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County is the general contractor on the $8,647,955 project which is financed with 80 percent federal and 20 percent state funds.
Preliminary design is currently underway on the next phase of this corridor-wide transportation management plan which will include the modernization of traffic signal systems along several roadways running near the expressway; transforming the existing shoulders on portions of I-76 to accommodate an additional travel lane or "flexible" travel lane during peak travel times; and expansion of public transit service along the Manayunk/Norristown regional rail line.
To complement "flexible" lane use on I-76, PennDOT will incorporate additional smart corridor initiatives such as:
PennDOT will also coordinate with Montgomery County, the City of Philadelphia, and other agencies to seek opportunities to upgrade the Schuylkill River Trail and other multimodal trails along the corridor with improvements, such as better wayfinding, parking and lighting to make this mode a more attractive commuter option.
PennDOT is currently coordinating with the Pennsylvania State Police and other EMS agencies to enhance emergency response along the corridor.
The I-76 active traffic management plan was developed from a feasibility study of I-76 in Montgomery County. The study, which began in late 2014 and was completed in fall 2016, examined the viability and potential benefits associated with applying certain technologies and operational changes on the expressway.
For additional details on this corridor-wide initiative, visit www.transform76.com or follow the latest updates on Facebook@Transform76 or Twitter @TranformI76.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.gov/District6.
Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 860 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Follow PennDOT on Twitter at www.twitter.com/PennDOTNews and like the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaDepartmentofTransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.
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Down in the shallow dept of the water lies a great sea king.The sea king only comes out once in a thousand years to come out and hunt for its food. Then after the water king is done the water king go back to the waters.
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A few weeks ago, I did a couple of killer glute workouts that made me so sore I could hardly walk for over a week. I originally intended to keep doing these routines three times weekly because my glutes are severely undertrained and even more importantly, I would like to actually fill up the bottoms of my new bathing suit. However, my schedule got a little messed up when I had to go to Traverse City and work for a week, and last week I was too busy getting ready to move and I ended up doing most of my lifting with Eric (who doesn't exactly have glutes on the top of his priority list).
Now that I'm finally settling into a regular gym routine again, I decided it's time to start working on that booty again. This morning I warmed up with a one mile jog on the treadmill and then completed this glute and hamstring routine:
I finished off with a 10 minute cool-down on the elliptical. As expected, my legs and butt were pretty wobbly as I was walking out of the gym so I am fully prepared to wake up tomorrow in severe pain ;)
Even though just last week I mentioned how sick of egg bagelwiches I was, this morning I was already craving them again. Therefore, it was return of the egg bagelwich for breakfast!
Egg white, muenster cheese and raspberry preserves on an Everything Bagel Thin, plus extra egg whites with ketchup on the side
Guess I just can't stay away from them :)
Triple Tangent Tuesday
Well I'm off doing the work thing now, so I thought I'd leave you with a round of Triple Tangent Tuesday. It's always a good time to learn some more random facts about yours truly :)
1. I really don't like vegetables. With the exception of salads (which usually have no vegetables on them other than the lettuce or spinach itself), I pretty much have to choke them down. Broccoli, green beans and occasionally asparagus are some of the few that I can manage to get down without gagging too much, but usually I have to dip them in ketchup to hide the taste. The only reason I eat veggies at all is because they're good for me and blah blah blah.
(Please note the large blobs of nasty-vegetable-flavor-disguising ketchup.)
2. I am starting to think that I may qualify to be on Hoarders. Like for serious, I take the title of "pack rat" to a new extreme. As you all know, I've been busy cleaning out my room at my parents' house for the last couple days. Well, yesterday I found something that even I couldn't believe that I kept: my wisdom teeth. Yes, you read that correctly. I found my actual teeth that were yanked out of my own mouth back in high school, sealed up in a plastic bag and stuffed in a drawer.
I hope I don't lose any followers after this.
3. I'm really bad at finishing books. For some reason I always get really excited to start them, but then after only a few chapters I get distracted and either stop reading or start another book, where the cycle repeats itself. For example, I bought and started this book at the beginning of April:
But I'm also reading this one:
As well as a couple of other books that I don't have pictures of. I also started the sixth Harry Potter book and the third Twilight book well over a year ago and never finished either of those. Why can't I just read one at a time and actually finish it in a timely fashion (or at all, for that matter)?
More Tangents:
- Feet, band and Ashley's crushed ear
- Driving, grocery shopping and parrots
- Clumsy, pharm school notes and piercings
- Fast food, dollar jar and hyperhidrosis
- Gum, alcohol photos and food fights
Are you like me with your reading habits, or do you only read one book at a time?


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(Some information in this article has been adapted from "Is My Canvas Course Ready?" from Oregon State University.)
Before you make your Canvas course available to students, use this checklist to ensure that everything is ready.
A few tips:
- Look at the course in student view—Does everything make sense? Have you hidden everything that you intend to be hidden and published everything that you intend for students to see?
- Check all course materials (including Word files, etc.) for references to "Blackboard" and update these to "Canvas." Make any necessary updates to instructions on how students will access and submit materials.
- As time permits, proofread all writing for spelling and typing errors, mechanics, adherence to your discipline's preferred style guide (e.g, MLA, APA), etc.
Course Information
- Update release dates for any old announcements that you plan to re-use this semester.
- Delete any old announcements that you do not plan to re-use this semester.
- Update any date references in files (Word, PDF, etc.) or content pages to the current semester—in file names and within documents.
- Make sure students have your contact information, your preferred method of contact, and expected turnaround time for replies (e.g., 1–2 business days).
Course and Content Organization
Check the following:
- Modules are organized in a logical manner.
- The modules, and content within the modules that students are to see immediately, have been published.
- Discussions have been set up.
- Discussions that need to remain at the top of the page (e.g., a FAQ forum) have been pinned.
- (Optional) Grading has been enabled, and points are accurate.
- (Optional) Rubrics have been attached.
Assignments, Quizzes, and Grades
Check that the following settings are accurate and up-to-date:
- Due dates (If instructions include typed references to due dates, these have been updated to the current semester.)
- Instructions for completion and submission (including preferred file name and format, etc.)
- Point totals—check the Grades against the Syllabus and, especially, any files (Word, etc.)
- Assignment settings (number of attempts permitted, timing, etc.)
- Availability dates (if using)
- Rubrics (if using)
- Optional, but recommended—For quizzes, add feedback to each item that provides a reference within the textbook or other lecture materials where the correct answer can be found.
In addition, check the Grades:
- Delete any unnecessary assignments or assignment groups.
- For any "manual" columns needed, create a new assignment and set the Submission Type to No Submission.
Other Course Elements
- If using electronic reserves, all material has been made available, and students have been provided with access instructions (including the password).
- If using MU Connect Early Alert, access has been requested.
- If using any special software or web applications, students are told what hardware or software they need to use the tool, and they have access to tutorial or help information.
When you are ready, don't forget to PUBLISH your course!


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Welcome to 113 on Robberg
113 on Robberg offers you comfortable en suite holiday accommodation situated in the beautiful coastal town of Plettenberg Bay on the famous Garden Route, South Africa.
Here you will find the ideal base from where you can explore this magnificent area of the Western Cape with its unspoiled beaches, crystal clear lakes, mighty mountains and untamed African wildlife.
113 on Robberg is a mere 1.5 km from the shore of the blue waters of the Indian Ocean and the long sandy Robberg Beach. We offer both, self-catering and bed and breakfast accommodation, we are pet friendly and welcome children of all ages. Enjoy our well kept garden, refreshing splash pool and cosy guest lapa with built-in braai / barbeque.
Come and relax in South Africa's premier holiday resort with its superb beaches, the multitude of activities and soul-rejuvenating views of natural beauty. Once you've visited Plett, as we locals call it, you may find it difficult to leave and many return year after year!


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Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday, sir! ...and may you have many more
Happy birthday to ya! Hope you're doing well!
Just dropped in on your profile to wish you a belated happy birthday. Have a good 364 days until your next one.
Happy birthday dude! Hope you have a great day!
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From our watercolor collection. A squirrel's bounty and beautiful, autumnal colors will surely warm the heart of this card's recipient. Printed on premium, cream, FSC certified, post-consumer recycled content paper. Card comes individually packaged in a clear, protective sleeve with a beautiful, shimmery, gold envelope. Made in USA. Measures 4.25" x 5.5" folded.
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Celebrate Earth Day in Style: Our Favorite Natural Wardrobe Essentials
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In honor of Earth Day, our StyleList editors have explored the natural, the organic, and the plant-based to bring you our very favorite Earth-friendly products.
If you're environmentally conscious, you don't have to restrict the ways in which you help Planet Earth to recycling and conserving energy. As the movement continues to grow, there are tons of eco-friendly companies out there, and they're making sustainability so easy, and so stylish.
From using 100% organic cotton or handwoven silk, to planting a tree each time you buy an item, these designers not only create incredible garments but help the environment in the process. Now that's fashion worth getting behind! Click through our selects to see some of our favorite natural pieces you need in your wardrobe NOW.


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Our medical professionals are excellent listeners and expert practitioners who will work with you so that as a patient, you can make informed decisions on your health.
By partnering with BASS Medical Group, a multi-specialty group of caring physicians located throughout California our practice has strong relationships with a broad network of leading medical specialists, if the need should arise.


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Cotton canvas with wild animal printed on aquamarine background. The cotton canvas is an opaque fabric, with beautiful drape and very soft. Canvas perfect for upholstery of armchairs, sofas, and making any type of decoration. This fabric is also used to make backpacks, saddlebags, cushions and bedspreads. *Need to be washed before sewing - 100% cotton.
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Kitchens in wenge are very popular among customers. And there is a completely logical explanation – the facades of this color may perfectly combine with aluminum frames and frosted glass.
Besides, they are practically ideal for different styles. This shade matches different colors quite well.
So look through the following design ideas and relevant images and make a decision if you wish a wenge interior.
Why is it Worth Choosing Wenge?
Wenge is a rare and very valuable type of tropical tree growing in Africa. It is sure to be one of the best and this, perhaps, is acknowledged by all who have ever been faced with its extraordinary properties:
- Strong structure: shockproof;
- High resistance to fungi and pests;
- Incredibly decorative colors, due to the texture and range (from golden-brown to dark-brown with black streaks);
- Durability;
As you can see, the high cost of the material is completely justified. And yet, the alternative to natural wood is a production of wenge veneers.
It is, in turn, applicable in decoration of kitchen (and other rooms as well) and cabinets manufacturing.
Wenge and Different Designs (Styles)
Wenge color happens to be very popular in modern interior. Although, it is worth remembering that when we are talking about the color and wood itself, we mean not one and the same thing.
As you know, wenge (as wood) is very expensive. And in regard to a housekeeping area such as a kitchen, with constant moisturing and steaming, it is appropriate to use facades imitating wood species.
Kitchens in wenge color are always laconic and luxurious, and therefore truly created for admirers of beautiful housing. And, the most interesting point, in what styles is it advisable to use wenge?
Dark-brown color looks very expensive and luxurious in the interior. Moreover, the classic is known to keep parallel to the fashion. Taking a kitchen island with classical facades of wenge color, make your "culinary" space unique.
Some certain simplicity of wenge suits the principles of minimalism perfectly, namely: pure forms, monochrome and a feeling of spaciousness. Nothing superfluous does clutter the space and natural materials are inherent in furniture, such as: glass, wood, steel.
The lack of decor in the kitchen accomplished in minimalism compensates with the aesthetic texture of the dark wood.
It stands to reason that the interior will be relevant for many years.
Do you want to give your kitchen individuality and efficiency? If you decide to create an ethnic interior, use wenge color without any doubt. This variant, due to the African origin of the tree, will make you and your guests admire the specific atmosphere over and over again.
The motifs of different peoples all over the world will emphasize the subtlety of owners taste. To accentuate an ethnic note take an appropriate ornament on the splashback or bright rugs on the floor.
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Captain Clair Eugene Heckathorn, Ret. Went on Eternal Patrol December 10, 2015.
Captain Heckathorn was born in 1936 in Mercer County, PA to parents Marian Woods and Clair Roosevelt Heckathorn. He was raised on a farm that had no electricity, indoor plumbing or central heating until he was 12 years old. He learned and developed quality traits early in life, such as good work habits, responsibility, cooperation with others, respect of neighbors and respect for the environment.
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'London to Paris', directed by Grace Ladoja, documents 10 riders from all over the world making the track bike journey from London to Paris to meet Lance Armstrong as the Tour De France 2009 comes to a close.
Director: Grace Ladoja
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Welcome to the Rhinefish Music website. On this website you can find out more about me and my music. The music player provides you with samples of my songs. If you want to know more about the songs and their stories, check the song info page. The biography page should give you some insight in who I am.
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When a fire breaks out, buildings have to be evacuated within minutes in order to protect lives. Buildings with large numbers of occupants, such as:
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[Nyerges is the author of 10 books, including "How to Survive Anywhere" and the newly-released all color "Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants." He has led outdoor field trips since 1974, and does a weekly radio show. He can be reached at Box 41834, Los Angeles, CA 90041, or www.ChristopherNyerges.com.]
All of us who have devoted our lives to studying and applying skills of survival are well aware of the periodic events which beset us all: wars, droughts, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, economic collapses, etc. Some are "acts of God," and many are acts of man.
The practical skills of survival are direly needed by all of us. And yet, the media continues to serve up "reality" shows that provide little or no practical skills in our day to day living.
Shows like Survivor, Man vs. Wild, Survivorman, and their offspring can be amusing, but are designed more for entertainment value rather than providing anything of real value. These shows which often depict buff individuals in a wilderness setting often showcase the worst of human nature in order to keep us glued to our seats.
Though it amusing, and often nauseating, to see hungry men and women eating snakes, rats, and grubs, there seems to be little relevance to the millions of modern urban dwellers.
What then is real survival all about?
Our food-related survival skills necessitate our knowledge of urban food production, such as growing fruit trees, raising vegetables in limited space, raising chickens, making compost.
We need to educate ourselves to the what foods have great nutritional value, and which do not. If we cannot grow at least some of our own food, we should support those farmers at local farmers markets who are providing local quality food.
Real survival in the modern world includes practical knowledge of economics. How can you get more for less money by spending less and earning more. You can begin by separating need from want, and then you should re-evaluate everything in your life that is touched by money. Ask yourself, "How can I obtain this thing, or service, or skill, without money?" Is it possible to trade or barter?
And then there is the ages-old good advice for how to soundly deal with material things: why buy new if used will do? Don't discard if it can be made into something else, etc.
Economic collapse of a country's currency has happened many times, usually due to the over-extension of the leaders who controlled the purse strings, and who considered themselves more deserving than the general populace. A collapse of a country's currency forces the people to deal with stark, basic, everyday needs and concerns in a harsh manner until something new is developed.
While it is true that learning how to trap and eat a rat means you don't have to worry about food from the store in the event of an economic collapse, it is far better to involve yourself in the practical and philosophical underpinnings of the society so that such a collapse doesn't happen in the first place.
As our material abundance and technological advances continue, we become more and more dependent upon things which we cannot control. We're fast on the path to a "Blade Runner" or "THX1138" world.
If you're worried about our future, the answer does not lie with a loin-clothed man with a spear, since a thriving meaningful culture requires vastly more than that. Real survival must encompass a working knowledge of politics, economics, ecology, health, and so much more.
Our answers lie in making the time to educate ourselves to the things that really matter in life. For that matter, in today's information-glutted world, it's a real challenge to discern between useful and useless information, between entertainment and education, between that which leads us to freedom and that which merely titilates.
If we desire to be a part of the solution to the ails of modern civilization, then we must choose to not live our lives driven by fear and greed. Yes, real survival means that we must change ourselves first.
Sometimes, we have to realize that we've been hypnotized, and that we must fight our own ignorances. Real survival means that we must become like children again, and realize that there is no dishonor in going back to Square One. By reassessing everything that we think we know, and by asking questions anew, we may discover a new found joy in our very existence.
The pursuit of material survival is too often compassionless. We need compassion for each other if we want to have a society that is worth living in.
William Blake once summed up the essence of Real Survival when he stated, "I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother, and I found all three."


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Style Chat: Ix Style Founder Francesca Kennedy
As the post Winter Storm Jonas snow starts to melt and reveal the city beneath it, I'm struck with a very real reminder that there are still two whole months of winter remaining. I can't help instantly dreaming of warmer climes and tropical vibes. To me, no vacation wardrobe would be complete without at least one pair of Ix Style sandals. Luckily, I can get them straight from the source as founder Francesca Kennedy happens to be a friend!
Living in New York and working in the fashion industry, I've come across many a designer and entrepreneur, but Francesca is unique in her dedication to using her eye for design and her business savvy for good: for every purchase Ix makes a donation that provides clean drinking water to children.
Learn more about Francesca's journey via this video she did for The Gap's One Stitch Closercampaign for International Women's Day - it highlights the brand, their water mission, and the work they do with local artisans in Guatemala:
I recently caught up with Francesca as we got ready to head to the New York Botanical Garden's Annual Winter Wonderland Ball. Check out some BTS shots and my Q&A with her below!
What does the name "Ix Style" mean and what inspired it?
Ix Style (pronounced "eye ex") is the Mayan word for water. For every purchase, we provide clean drinking water to children in Guatemala, where my family is from originally.
When/how did this project start?
It was a total accident! I was inspired to help after seeing the once beautiful Lake Atitlan (which I swam in as a child) overrun with blue-green algae and a new generation of children collecting and drinking the contaminated water.
What has been the most exciting aspect of this project/business?
The support we have received from media outlets, celebrities, and vendors has been one the most exciting aspects of the project. Richard Branson was one of Ix Style's first clients. We also designed exclusive styles with Gwyneth Paltrow for Goop. Actresses Amanda Seyfriend and Jamie Chung and fashion designer Rachel Roy are also amongst the supporters of Ix Style.
Some of our retailers include J.Crew, Anthropologie, Gap, ShopBop.com, Holt Renfrew, United Arrow, and select Four Seasons and Viceroy resorts. We've also garnered international press including features in The Financial Times, The LA Times, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, Marie Claire, and Glamour magazines.
But, of course, the most rewarding part is seeing the smiling faces of the families and children we help in Guatemala who have a running faucet and clean water for the first time in their lives!
How would you describe your personal style?
In NYC, during most days and nights out I basically only wear black and white. My look is very Chanel-esque. I feel naked if I leave the house without my pearl earrings!
In the summer, I'm very boho chic. Bikinis, maxi dresses, caftans, and of course my Ix Style sandals!
For events, I love to go glam all the way and pick unique pieces that no one else will be wearing. For the Botanical Garden Gala, my friend Trisha Gregory's new company, Armarium, dressed me in a vintage black dress. I felt like Cinderella especially when Bill Cunningham asked for a photo (swoon - every NYC girl's dream come true!)
What kind of people inspire you most?
Women who want to leave a mark on the world and leave it better than how they found it and leave a legacy for future generations. Women who want to roll up their sleeves and do something important instead of just talking about it!
The amazing Latina innovators that I've met in a group called Access Latina are exactly the kind of women that inspire me. Also, the countless NYC entrepreneurs that I have met through the Breakout Group. This members-only group meets bi-weekly for breakfast either at Neuhouse or The Standard East Hotel to discuss various entrepreneurial subjects, the group consists of so many different types of people from various industries and these breakfasts always leave me motivated to do more!
And of course my core group of amazing girlfriends that have blessed my life and just kill it at whatever they do: Brittany Espy who is my guardian angel and an overall powerhouse is my daily inspiration and beam of shining light. She worked in politics in D.C., then went to work as a publicist for Bally's, Dolce & Gabbanna, and Brunnelo Cucinnelli, and now has her own amazing jewelry brand called Perry & Bleecker!
Friends like you, Katherine, always inspire me too - I love to see women doing their own thing and owning it!
Share with us one of your favorite quotes:
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."
What are you currently:
Reading: I try to listen to nonfiction audiobooks on Audiobooks.com when I'm working in the office on a daily basis. I'm currently listening to Deepak Chopra's 7 Laws of Success. My dear friend Veronica Cabezas (another huge inspiration) left her home country of Ecuador with this book in hand without knowing a word of English to fly off to NYC to "make it." Not only did she "make it," but she got to meet her motivator Deepak Chopra and is now coordinating an event with him. Talk about synchronization!
Watching: Billions on Showtime and Making A Murderer on Netflix.
Digging: Reggae music! I went to Jamaica last year for Valentine's Day with my boyfriend Scott and fell in love with the country, the people, the food, and the music. Reggae music has always been part of my life since I spent most of my childhood in the Caribbean on the island of Roatan. So it's been great to get into reggae again. We're going to see The Wailers perform on Bob Marley's birthday. It's nice to transport to an island vibe in this urban jungle simply by listening to reggae!
Any upcoming travel plans?
I actually just got back from one of my favorite places - St. Barths! The beaches, long rosé filled lunches, and the French culture are so chic - you can't help but be immediately transported to paradise.
Let me know about your dream Winter Getaway destinations in the comments below and don't forget to pack your Ix Style sandals!


text: Takashi Sato brings more than ten years international experience in landscape design to OLIN, where he has worked on several projects for prestigious institutions. These projects include the redesign of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Fifth Avenue Plaza in New York, the design of Yale University's Franklin and Murray Colleges in New Haven, and a master plan for The New York Botanical Garden in New York. Takashi earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture at Temple University. During his academic experience, he received several honorable recognitions, including a Student Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects Pennsylvania Chapter, a Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Faculty Award from Temple University and the James C. Rose Environmental Design Award.


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NAR: Commercial Market Decline Slowing
The decline in commercial real estate activity caused by a severe credit crunch, sustained job losses, and weak consumer spending appears to be slowing, according to the National Association of REALTORS®' latest report. A forward-looking indicator shows commercial real estate will remain weak into 2010, but recent actions by the Federal Reserve should improve some flow of capital into commercial lending, NAR reports.
The Commercial Leading Indicator for Brokerage Activity declined 1.3 percent to an index of 101.5 in the second quarter from a downwardly revised reading of 102.8 in the first quarter. It is 13.7 percent below the 111.9 recorded in the second quarter of 2008. The index is at the lowest level since the first quarter of 1994; NAR's track of the commercial leading indicator dates back to 1990.
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NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun says the pace of decline moderated, but the leading indicator has fallen sharply and quickly from the peak, suggesting much lower business opportunities for commercial real estate practitioners engaged in leasing, sales and property management.
"The reduction in commercial real estate activity is expected at least through the first quarter of 2010," he says. "Any meaningful recovery is not likely to occur before the second half of next year."
The decline is driven by falling industrial production, far fewer jobs requiring office and retail space, a fall in durable goods shipments, much lower personal spending, lower retail and wholesale sales, and a negative return on commercial investment.
"With the economic recession likely coming to an end within six months, a recovery in commercial real estate may soon follow," Yun says. "The office sector requires job growth to fuel the demand for additional space, the industrial sector needs a rise in production, and the retail sector is tied to consumer spending. Multifamily housing—the apartment market—often performs in reverse to trends in home sales, but can improve if there is sufficient household growth."
The Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®, in its SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index, a separate attitudinal survey of more than 650 local market experts, also suggests a lower level of business activity in upcoming quarters. Most respondents are seeing sales prices that are lower than replacement costs, and 96 percent report deep rental discounts and increased tenant concessions.
The SIOR index has declined for 10 consecutive quarters and stood at 36 in the second quarter, compared with a level of 100 that represents a balanced marketplace.
The Availability of Commercial Loans
REALTORS® Commercial Alliance Committee chair Robert Toothaker says it is crucial to improve the availability of funds for commercial loans.
"Properties with positive cash flow have had trouble finding financing to roll over debt, transactions are essentially at a standstill, and new development is virtually nonexistent in most areas," he says.
"Commercial loans are mostly short term, and without ready financing even the most experienced commercial players can get into trouble," Toothaker says. "The Fed's recent decision to extend the TALF program for commercial mortgage backed securities beyond the end of 2009 is highly welcome because the flow of liquidity to commercial real estate will be critical for a sustainable economic recovery. However, unless there is a tremendous short-term recovery in the CRE markets, we expect the Fed will be revisiting the issue of another extension of the TALF program early in 2010."
Market Performance
Bond yields on CMBS rose following the announcement by the Federal Reserve on August 17 that it is extending TALF lending for existing commercial securities through March 31, 2010, and for newly issued CMBS through June 30.
Looking at the broad market, commercial vacancy rates continue to rise while rents decline, according to NAR's latest Commercial Real Estate Outlook. The NAR forecast for four major commercial sectors analyzes quarterly data in the office, industrial, retail, and multifamily markets. Historic data were provided by Torto Wheaton Research.
Yun projects the unemployment rate to peak around 10.4 percent in the fourth quarter, then gradually improve as 2010 progresses. "We will need sustained economic growth before many employers have enough confidence to expand the job base and create new demand for space," he said.
The gross domestic product should contract 2.9 percent in 2009 before growing 1.5 percent next year. Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, is forecast to decline 0.5 percent this year before rising 2.0 percent in 2010.
Office Market
The office sector continues to suffer the most from job losses, which reduces the demand for space. Vacancy rates will probably increase from 15.5 percent in the second quarter to 18.8 percent in the second quarter of 2010.
Annual rent in the office sector is projected to fall 14.1 percent this year and 10.0 percent in 2010 after a 0.4 percent decline last year. In 57 markets tracked, net absorption of office space, which includes the leasing of new space coming on the market as well as space in existing properties, is estimated to be a negative 75.0 million square feet in 2009 and a negative 47.2 million next year.
Industrial Market
The contracting global economy has constricted the industrial sector. Vacancy rates are likely to rise from 13.0 percent in the second quarter of this year to 15.0 percent in the second quarter of 2010.
Annual industrial rent should fall 11.4 percent this year and another 11.7 percent in 2010, after declining 0.8 percent in 2008. Net absorption of industrial space in 58 markets tracked is seen at a negative 300.0 million square feet this year, and a negative 112.0 million in 2010. Because much construction in recent years was customized to meet specific industrial needs, many obsolete structures remain on the market.
Retail Market
Given a pattern of weak consumer spending, the retail vacancy rate is forecast to edge up from 11.7 percent in the second quarter to 12.9 percent in the same period of 2010. Average retail rent is likely to fall 6.1 percent in 2009 and 4.9 percent next year; it declined 2.0 percent in 2008. Net absorption of retail space in 53 tracked markets is expected to be a negative 25.9 million square feet this year and a negative 3.6 million in 2010.
Multifamily Market
The apartment rental market—multifamily housing—is facing higher home sales by first-time buyers, but also is experiencing increased demand from families who have lost their homes. Multifamily vacancy rates should slip from 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009 to 7.1 percent in the second quarter of next year.
Average rent is projected to decline 1.5 percent this year, then rise 0.8 percent in 2010, following a 2.9 percent gain in 2008. Multifamily net absorption is forecast at 168,300 units in 59 tracked metro areas in 2009 and 64,600 next year.
Source: NAR


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"Reed manages the risks of business and sport with determination and a commitment to life long learning…Risk management is a concept Reed applies to very different areas of his life. He said the process is similar for a marathoner and businessperson." – University of Texas at Dallas' Mercury.
Many people are familiar with Type A/B personalities. However,
Project managers and marathoners are thrill seekers. Project managers are mental thrill seekers and marathoners are physical thrill seekers. They're both excited and stimulated at the thought of pursuing long term, challenging goals.
This speech explores how to become better thrill seekers through taking calculated risks. Anthony explains how his team successfully completed a $12 million international project for ONLY $2.6 million through calculated risk taking while moving people out of their comfort zones. He applied the same risk taking techniques from running over 120 marathons, including on the Great Wall, in Antarctica, and through a Kenyan game reserve, to develop a risk taking staff. He's also completed marathons in each of the 50 States.
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text: Disolver is a C++ constraint-based optimization engine. It can be combined with any MPI library, to seamlessly run on parallel architectures. It performs: * Complete search. Methods in this category perform tree-based exploration of a problem search space. Disolver provides algorithms for satisfaction testing and optimization. * Parallel search. This category generalizes the previous algorithms, e.g., parallel branch & bound. It provides advanced load balancing and knowledge-sharing controls.


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Please be aware that this project is the only way to get these two games. They will not be going into distribution.
I know that the gaming community is amazing and over the course of my 18 years in it I have never ceased to be amazed at the compassion and the magic that the tabletop gaming community can create. I'm gonna be brutally honest with you, I really need some of that magic now. So here's the reality and state of Crash Games right now. We tried to grow and it didn't work out. I said that we wouldn't be on Kickstarter again and here I am. What gives? This is where I started with a dream and a passion for gaming and this is where I may end. I wouldn't be back here if I didn't need your help and believe me I need your help in the worst of ways. Crash Games has some pretty big bills for some games we made and I without Kickstarter I am not able to pay them.
I have some pretty big outstanding commitments to my manufacturer and my game designers. I have always put others before myself and this situation is no different. I need to pay for the games that I ordered and I need my designers to be made whole for trusting me with their games. I have personally spent the last six years pouring my blood, sweat and tears into this company and I know that so many of you have joined me in this journey and I could have never done it without you. I need you to join me now.
Crash Games needs this project to succeed if we're going to continue in any way. With this campaign we are simply looking to pay the bill for the games, their shipping costs and to put some money in the two game designers pockets; that's it. Since our purpose is to just break even the Reward Tiers are going to be to just cover our costs, no profit built in at all. Moving forward we would like to at least put one final project forward, a game called Finca (oh man I love Finca), which cannot and will not happen unless this project succeeds.
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Thankfully I have spent some time on Kickstarter and know how to put Crash Games in the best possible position. Since they games have already been manufactured and are ready to be shipped out the moment the campaign ends there is little to no risk on that front. I have fulfillment setup and in place so that when the project ends the fulfillment will almost immediately begin.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Belly binding is an effective and important part of postpartum recovery. It aids the body to shrink and recover in a shorter period of time, while offering a mama's postpartum body with complete support. This support assists vital organs to return to their pre-pregnancy size and position.
During pregnancy a mama's body retains water, fat, and air which cause her body to swell and expand, including the organs in the womb area such as the cervix and vagina. When a baby is born, the excess water, fat, and flatulence are no longer needed and the cells will naturally release and shrink back to their pre-pregnant size. Binding speeds up this process with constant pressure on the abdomen and torso area.
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Some of the physical benefits for belly binding after giving birth are:
Speeds up recovery time. Decreases postpartum bleeding time by speeding up the process of getting rid of waste blood in a natural way.
Helps shrink mama's tummy back to pre-pregnant size in just a couple weeks! The bind expels the excess air, fat, and water retained to protect baby during pregnancy.
Can heal diastasis recti. The abdomen muscles can stretch as much as 50% during pregnancy, and can actually separate! This results in reduced strength, and causes back pain postpartum. Wrapping returns the abdominal muscles to where they were pre-pregnancy so they can heal.
Spine and posture re-alignment. This bind provides incredible back support.
Preventing incontinence. After birth the pelvic floor muscles can remain loose and unstable for up to 5 months. The pelvic floor muscles are a crucial support system for the lower intestine, colon, and bladder. Lack of support is why many women experience incontinence postpartum. Wrapping the belly offers stability and increased healing of these muscles.
Amazing support for cesarean postpartum bellies. After a c-section you will find this bind allows you to move with ease.
It just feels great!
What makes a Bengkung different from western postpartum girdles like Belly Bandit ? It's the length. A Bengkung Belly Bind is a long wrap that covers from under the chest all the way down to below the hips. This way, it doesn't just work on the waist, but also helps the ribcage and the hips go back to their former dimensions. It also stays put when you move, and so it doesn't press on the abdomen.
*This wrap is an adaptation of Malay binding techniques, though there many other adaptations. We recommend you wear your bind at least 4 hours per day, every day, up to 8 weeks postpartum for the best results. If you do not have an incision on your abdomen, you can bind immediately after giving birth.
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Samantha is a graduate of the J.D. program at Queens University Law School. During law school, Samantha was an active member of the Corporate Law and Investments Club, the British Columbia Law Students Association and the Alumni Relations Committee.
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As people across the nation prepare for holiday festivities, law enforcement officers from more than 10,000 agencies throughout the U.S. are gearing up to crack down on impaired drivers, DOT officials are now warning.
This national anti-drunk driving campaign was officially kicked off Friday, Dec. 18th and will run through Jan. 1st. While part of this effort will include running heightened DUI patrols and checkpoints over the next week and half (or so), it will also involve running a new public service announcement across TV and digital media, as well as in screenings of the new Star Wars movie.
Explaining the national crackdown on DUIs over the holiday season, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has noted that:
[Officials] hope the millions of Americans who will be on the road over the holidays will make the safe choice not to drink and drive… Across the country, local law enforcement officers will be on the roads, protecting all of us from the risk of drunk driving.
While it may be clear to many drivers that drinking and driving is illegal, reviewing some of the national data associated with DUI accidents can reveal:
Here are some of the latest DUI accident statistics and facts from the DOT:
Share these DUI statistics with others on Facebook & Google+ to encourage them to make safe choices when it comes to driving this holiday season.
Have you or someone you love been injured in a drunk driving crash – or in any type of motor vehicle collision? If so, you can turn to Kingston Car Accident Attorney Charles N. Rock for aggressive legal advocacy and effective help obtaining the compensation to which you may be entitled.
To find out more about your best options for moving forward, contact us today to schedule a free, no obligations initial consultation. You can set up this meeting by calling (845) 383–1170 or by emailing us using the contact form on this page. To ensure that you have the legal support you need now, Attorney Charles N. Rock can meet you at your home or a hospital when needed.
From our offices based in Kingston, New York, Charles N. Rock provides the highest quality legal services to clients throughout New York, including those in Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Hyde Park, Ellenville, Saugerties, Ulster County, Dutchess County, and Orange County.


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Roberto Rodriguez
Veteran educator Roberto Rodriguez, who teaches government and economics at Otay Ranch High School in the Sweetwater Union High School District, is serving his first term on the Board, which expires June 25, 2019.
His CTA Board District P serves educators in most of San Diego County and all of Imperial County.
His union activism in San Diego County has made a difference. An educator since 1987, he is past president of the Sweetwater Education Association (SEA), and also served as vice president, treasurer and secretary. His work on building local labor alliances resulted in his CTA chapter becoming a member of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council. The council honored SEA for its work in transforming the local school board. In 2014 he began to serve on the Executive Board of the Labor Council as well as the Central Committee of the San Diego County Democratic Party.
Roberto was a longtime delegate to the CTA State Council of Education, the union's top governing body, and was vice chair of the Council's Political Involvement Committee.
"I became a teacher in large part due to the influence of my grandfather," he says. "He was my first teacher. He instilled in me the love of learning and the importance of teaching."
"Few careers are more rewarding than education. However, today public education faces major challenges. So called reformers, privatizers and profiteers from all sides of the political spectrum approach public schools as profit making opportunities and not as the education institutions that our students and communities depend on.""As a teacher, I must be a role model for my students and advocate for public education and educators in the community and the public arena. It's the only way to ensure that the promise of public education for future generations is fulfilled."
At the University of San Diego, he earned a bachelor's in international relations/Spanish, and a master's in international relations.
He lives in Vista in San Diego County.


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London is one of the most exciting cities in the world to live. As a student you will be able to sample the best of what London has to offer with discounts on travel, tourist attractions and entertainment.
Whether you are living away from home for the first time, returning to study, or juggling University with family life, it is really important to plan your finances and budget carefully to make sure that the funds available to you last throughout the year.
Living costs will vary depending on individual lifestyle choices and we recommend that all prospective and current students build an online budget plan using sites like Student Calculator or the Money Advice Service. As well as the usual day to day costs like rent, bills, food, travel, books and course equipment, mobile phone, clothes and entertainment, remember to also budget for your initial arrival and one-off costs such as moving house and graduation.
International students
If you require a visa to study in the UK, you will need to demonstrate to UK Visas and Immigration that you have sufficient funds to support yourself during your studies.
We recommend that international students build an online budget plan at http://international.studentcalculator.org
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One of the advantages of being in London is that there are plenty of part time work opportunities available. Students can find work in the many bars, cafes and shops nearby. If you have other specialist skills, there is a wide variety of temporary and part time jobs you could apply for.
Our courses require intensive full-time study and many incorporate placements. Please take this into account when you are calculating how many hours you will be able to work during term time. If you are studying Medicine, remember that the holiday periods are reduced during the clinical years of the course.
Student discounts
Full time students can get 30% off the price of adult-rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram Pass season tickets. Apply online at the Transport for London website. Please register using your 7 digit St George's student number.
Applications will need to be approved by St George's once you are fully registered and enrolled on your full time course. Transport for London will send you the photocard once your application is approved.
16-25 Railcard (also available to full time students aged over 25)
The 16-25 Railcard will get you 1/3 off a wide range of UK train tickets. They have also teamed up with several partners so you can save on things like dining out, theatre tickets, gym membership, and much more.
You can also link your 16-25 Railcard with your Oyster to save money on single off-peak pay as you go fares on the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. Visit their FAQs page for full details.
TOTUM (formerly called the NUS Extra Card)
TOTUM gives you access to lots of great discounts, both online and in-store, right across the UK and beyond. Discounts can be had in: fashion, travel, competitions, entertainment, computers, phones and technology, sport, health and leisure, ethical shopping and more.
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Passers-By Use Their Chewing Gum To Vote For The Next President [Video]
Obama or Romney? A street art project asks participants to show their support with sticky candy.
Stefan Haverkamp is a renowned JWT/MRM alumni and currently teaches at the Miami Ad School in New York. Recently, Haverkamp has come up with a clever street art project that asks passers-by to vote for the 45th president with their chewing gum.
The 'Gum Election' is a series of printed poster that asks readers, "Who sucks the most? Vote with your gum." The face of Obama is on the left, while Romney is on the right. Participants simply stick their gum on the candidate they would not vote for. It's not only a fun installment, but also keeps the streets cleaner.


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Finance Minor
In addition to majors in both the Haub School of Business and the College of Arts & Sciences, students can pursue a minor in finance, financial planning, or risk management & insurance. Finance explores the broader topics of finance, while financial planning dives into retirement plans and estate planning. Risk Management & Insurance exposes students to property and casualty insurance as well as managing risk for themselves and for businesses.
The Saint Joseph's University Finance Department explores in great depth the current financial practices of both organizations and individuals, and prepares students to handle these practices in an ever-changing marketplace. The range of knowledge instilled in SJU's finance majors and minors is vast, ensuring the understanding of the financial function in business and the management of assets and liabilities. Graduates of the Finance Department move on to professional positions with banking institutions, finance, departments of business enterprises, insurance companies, and investment companies.
Of the many resources available to finance majors at Saint Joseph's, perhaps the most notable is the Wall Street Trading Room, located in Mandeville Hall. The room provides access to electronic sources of financial and investment data, analytical tools, and trading simulations. Thus, classes are able to work more effectively, with hands-on learning and enhancements to curriculum.
Want to get involved? The Stock Portfolio Competition gives participants an opportunity to learn about investing in a fun, risk-free way. Students can take full advantage of the resources at the university, including the Wall Street Trading Room. Directions will be posted at the beginning of each semester for how to set up your portfolio. To sign up, visit www.marketwatch.com/game/sjuhawk. Students can also join Gamma Iota Sigma, The International Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science Collegiate Fraternity.


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The Modern self-identification was based on the national model. However, the world has changed, the world has been flattened and we face some attempts of re-establishing of the social order, but still we don't actually know, through which key we might consider, that's really happening. We've observed, that especially during the 60s, or better to say, from the very beginning of the 60s, we face a situation, in which young people are trying to self-identify with a completely different kind of groups than ever before.
Why completely different? Because their very identity is based not on the origin, but on their opinion, and it doesn't even matter what opinion it is. They started to create these so-called "subcultures", in which they absolutely globally from America through Europe and Russia to China and Japan cooperate and with which they self-identify often much more than with the country or region of their origin. However it could sound silly, a goth from London suburb would be more friendly to the other goth from Korea, than to his neighbor, who is punk or who is "just the boring nothing". I've been often angry about some of these "subcultures", because I saw their values incompatible with the Darwinism. According to Darwin, it's the strongest one who gains most, but many of these "subcultures" simply started to celebrate some sort of weakness – and it doesn't matter if we are talking about the social or the individual one. Thus the punks came, whose opinion was in strict opposite to the neoclassical liberal model of "young perspective modern capitalist businessman" as an ideal character of those, who were born to the contemporary generation. They even denied the value of money, and – as like as e.g. the communists – started to search the ideal in being poor and excluded from the "good society". Well, we had also that period of the "cursed poets" in France, but that was strictly just a fashion of few individuals – so far from the nowadays' model of massive denying of the "good society" and "traditional values". Then the EMO came to fashion among the young people, a subculture, which was really the group of "The Weak Ones", whose goal was really in being a weak victim of the society. Both previous massive subcultures, the punks and the "gangsters" listening to hip-hop, were the fighters against the system, so they created some new values, even values that simply can't work as a society model. But the new wave was something completely different. They just resigned on doing anything, like... Well, like the whole Western civilization did in the late 90's. I would like to prove this parallel, and that's one of the reasons, why I am writing such article.
The elites in the 18th and 19th Century made one mistake, while discussing the creation of nation states. They often based their arguments about necessity of nationalizing the world on some historical basis, but, unfortunately, they completely misunderstood what was the entire middle-ages world about. Who was for instance Charles the Fourth, the Holy Roman Empire emperor and the Czech king by nationality? He was counted to the dynasty of the Luxembourg, grew in France, managed the Empire from the Czech Kingdom, where he felt as in his home – and a lot of his time he has spared on the territories of nowadays' Germany. So who was he, a Luxembourgian, French, Czech or German? He was everything and nothing of that choice. Probably we would better say that we can't prove his nationality at all; but why is he considered as the greatest Czech in the Czech Republic? Because of the same mistake, that is taken among many considerations of the contemporary subcultures. In the middle-ages the world had been divided by belonging to some feudal lords. From the 18th to the 19th Century, the national model was dominating and now we simply face a different point of view of classifying the people, which is new, unique, global and flat. As the American journalist Thomas Friedman wrote in his famous book "The World is Flat", the traditional borders of nation states are being overthrown by the international superpowers, which are more interest-based, than origin-based. We can see that the world is globalizing and regionalizing at the same moment- it's not so far to the history, when there was a need of a highway from Mulhouse to Strasbourg, connecting these two cities via French territory, no matter if there was the another one just few kilometers farther to the east in Germany, which was totally parallel to the French one. Today the motorists would choose the German highway, because it's free of charge, even they'd go from one French city to another. There is even no role of the national borders to the global economy and international business – due to many existing free market zones and single rules created and managed by the WTO the business spreads over almost any kind of border – and rule of the old nation states structures is being diminished only to some kind of "authority", which allows the global economy players setting their businesses in their country – and which, of course, play largely important competition role with the other governments, while the goal is to have as much foreign investments to the country as possible. Well, but what about our "subcultures"? That's nearly the same form of globalization, but it isn't providing the business, but just organization of people, who want to be "part of something powerful". That concept is developing a Marxist thesis about so-called "international socialism", because it's creating very massive movements, mostly against the system supporting its off-scouring over the borders and over the nations – as the Marxists did in the 19th and 20th Century. The other, and I think most important, thesis of all these subcultures is a fact that they offer a membership to anyone who wants to belong to it – no matter of their sex, origin, sexual orientation, religion or whatever else. That's really new on this concept comparing it to its ancestors, because though the feudal system was international in the way how we understand that word now, it wasn't so voluntary. On the opposite, the national model was more voluntary (even not so much, you can rarely see an Italian of Norwegian origin, than an EMO, who was punk before). That's another interesting aspect really proving, that this new structure is post-modern – if all values are equal to each other, there can be nothing like "treason by leaving the community", so nothing is really compulsory and everything can be changed very easily to everything else. If we want to understand that "new world", introduced by the so-called "Generation-68", we have to think mostly about the reasons leading to this kind of thinking.
It started with the massive deny of human inequality in the 60s, as a reaction to the Nazism and Fascism – but, however, it was very extreme, so these movements, that started with their activities, postulated some sort of "eternal equality of everyone and everything", where the word "everything" means primarily matters of ideology, religion, philosophy or any other kind of structured values. We could say, that this model isn't really the only one, who bases its thesis on equality, because what about e.g. the liberals – they also predict, that all the mankind is equal in rights. But there is still one difference. As for example, take a case of fictive Tony, 28, a software engineer. He's passed the MIT, has got several certificates proving his knowledge of JavaScript, ASP.NET and Windows Server 2003 platform. On the other hand, there is another guy, Peter, 30, also a software engineer working for the same company as Tony, but he's passed some regional polytechnics in France, knows somehow the JavaScript, ASP.NET and has got few certificates for Windows Server 2003 platform. Both Tony and Peter want to take a position of the project manager, but alas for Peter, Tony is chosen. Why? Because he's got more certificates and passed more prestigious school. Both Tony and Peter, together with the CEO of the company, who was choosing a new project manager, all of them are neoclassical liberals, so they believe in fact that all people are equal in their rights. But still that's something, which is totally against the new subcultures' philosophy. Why? Neither an existence of some hierarchy, which is even much more flattened comparing to the Rhenish model used mostly in the past time in Europe, is for those people something bad; but still, that's not the only thing, that they mind, they mind also the fact, that Tony was found better than Peter. In these communities, really everyone should be as much similar in capabilities and in that, what's demanded on them, as anyone else. So Jimmy the punker, who's passed Harvard, having the IQ 165, wouldn't be better in the punk community, than Marty the punker, having the IQ 70, who couldn't pass even a high school. That model of absolute equality needed to create some standard level, which would be reachable by everyone, so that level needed to be very low. The rest is just their internal ideology and propaganda, by which they have to define in society.
So if we ask, who are those crazy people cutting their veins, because they're EMO, or begging on the street – just because being punks, and why they are so attractive to some sort of young people, we observe, that their personal profile looks like that: our young fan of the punks is a student, who hears in the school, that to be proud on his nation is bad and only the Nazis do such things, that to be proud on his family origin may be offensive to his less lucky schoolmates, to be proud on some religious values can be offensive to the believers of other religions, so which who they would identify? Well, they might identify with those America-dream winners, the guys like Bill Gates, who got rich just from the very nothing, but that predicts, that there are some people more smart than the others, because there can be logically no more multibillionaires than only a few, and they hear in schools, media, or everywhere else, that everyone is equal, apart from the fact, that they might be teenagers, who simply deny everything what their parents do or believe in. And now, our teenager comes and can see a group of nice people that expect really nothing of him, no successes, proves or anything like that, just to "get dressed, listen to some music and take some opinions" and that's it! Just at the very moment he becomes a member of a wide, neither world-wide society that respects him as a full member, asking nothing of him and identifying him with some really non-demanding values. And that is a really dangerous thing, because those people, after they grow up, would think in the same mind frame, even they would wear suits instead of some clothes from the trash. While their movements are so massive, it's potentially possible that they would become truly a strong force of the socialists. The leftists in 19th and 20th Century have crashed with their ideologies, because they tried to adopt them on nationalism; what really can't work at all, but with the Internet, diminishing role of the borders and globalization, they can work much better in their cooperation. We know from the economical theory that the socialism really can't work in a long-term scale. But fortunately it was broken before full economical collapse because of its malfunction of adaptation to the national model. Now it can destroy the capitalist, market-orientated world really completely.


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The Book of Psalms or Psalter is essentially the hymnal of ancient Israel. It was compiled from older collections of lyrics and used to accompany acts of worship in the Second Temple. Although actual authorship is uncertain, many of the Psalms are attributed to King David and thus date back to at least 1000 BC. Containing 150 psalms, the Book of Psalms is one of the longest in the bible and contains some of the most beautiful and beloved verses in all of Christianity.
While the original music is long lost, it is certain that the Psalms were intended to be sung. There are many references to this in the Psalms themselves as well as elsewhere in the Old and New Testaments. In the early Christian church the Psalms were probably sung in similar fashion to the lost ancient Jewish tradition. However, by the fourth century, plainchant was developing and used to sing the Psalms. With the Reformation came renewed interest in the Psalter as theologians/composers wrote metrical versions of the psalms set to hymn tunes, making them easier to sing, many of which are still part of our hymnody today. Similarly, English reformers devised Anglican Chant which allowed the psalms to still be sung with speech-like rhythm but over a simple harmonic structure. This form of psalm singing is part of our current Hymnal 1982.
During this season of Lent, our music will focus on the Psalms. Each Sunday, the Offertory Anthem will be a choral setting of the appointed Psalm for the day. In addition, we, as a congregation, will attempt to sing the appointed Psalm using Anglican Chant in place of our usual antiphonal reading. Hopefully, with a little bit of practice, we will all be able to experience the full meaning of these beautiful words as they were meant to be expressed as well as continuing an ancient tradition.