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Nothing beats awesome untouched coastal scenery and there's so many hidden beach coves that you might be missing out on. There's one snag though; the best ones are usually only stumbled upon by foot and over the last seven years, my fiance and I still find them on our camping holidays.
As we only ever go circular coastal walks, these top tips are for when we return back to our campervan and you might not look like a sexy Instagram-able babe while you're facing all weathers (I've given up trying to look feminine for practicality); but I'd much rather be warm and dry than hate my trip. And more importantly, we get plenty steps on our Fitbit, tire our dog out and discover many breathtaking views while learning about new places. And it's all for free!
1. Layers of clothing
This is probably the most important as the weather can vary so much throughout the day, never mind working up a sweat on different terrains. I find Go Outdoors is by far the best for cheap thin polyester layers to help regulate my temperature. You'll need them mostly in the morning and evening and can easily be popped in to a rucksack if I get too hot. I also love wearing ski-trousers if it's not Summer and rarely wear shorts to avoid nettles and overgrown tracks but don't even go near denim as you'll regret it.
2. Walking Boots
If you don't know where you're going, you'll need to rely on a really good grip on your soles. I prefer waterproof boots with ankle supports which will take time to adjust but really are worth it. Rocks can be steep and slippy by the sea and if you're fortunate to be a size 5 or less, (I'm a 4), I can usually find a cheap kids pair in the Christmas or Summer sale. (I tend to shop at Go Outdoors, Trespass or Sports Direct). Trekking poles are also really useful to support your weight in tricky conditions and just in case your feet do get wet, it can't hurt to carry an extra pair of socks.
3. Water
If you're stepping in to unknown surroundings, don't always expect to find shops to stock if you get thirsty. We fill up a big Avex Contigo bottle each that can hold a rumble and tumble in our bag with an anti-leaking lock and hook on the top to stop us getting in to trouble.
4. Map
It goes without saying, but a map is important to find your way. We rarely carry paper copies with us as google maps on our smart phones is excellent to find our GPS location. However, it needs saying that you can't always guarantee on getting signal, so we often do map screenshots before we get there. Or when we completed The Three Peaks Challenge in 2015, we bought and downloaded maps for the Ordnance Survey App.
5. Emergency Phone Chargers
I can't recommend our back up Anker charger enough and we're not talking the lipstick sized ones. I'm addicted to social media on my phone and when combined with using my phone's Sat-Nav and filming clips for my YouTube channel, my battery can soon shoot down. I really don't know how I've coped without it before and wouldn't want to. And make sure take decent USB cables with you; I don't know how many times I've had to wiggle a cable and hold it in a certain way to get it charge (even hooked up to the electrics in our camper).
6. Energy Snacks
If you're a Fitbit wearer like me, you'll know that a 10 mile beach walk can get burn off up to 3000 calories. And apart from a good breakfast and a wholesome sandwich for lunch, what can also keep us going are the naughtier treats that I usually avoid on non active days. Flapjacks are great for slow release energy and don't forget, sugar is important to restore the muscles after exercise.
7. Always Carry Cash
Many rural places don't take cards, so always carry emergency cash with you.
8. Baby wipes
It may sound gross, but don't expect toilets to be conveniently placed on your travels and there's nothing worse than a wet lettuce if you need to spend a penny. That's all I'm saying! Oh, and always take them home with you.
9. Don't rely on other people to take things you may need
Speaking from experience, this is so important. Don't rely on anyone but yourself to pack your emergency charger, water or whatever is very important to you and can hinder your trail. You need to be comfortable to enjoy your walk.
10. Plan your journey
Don't start your journey too late and evaluate the weather conditions. We avoid walking in ice, snow and severe wind, unless we know the route for safety. Also, there are many dirt tracks and footpaths that don't often see people throughout the year and isn't cost effective to keep them lit up. As the night draw in, you could end up traipsing in the dark, ankle deep in mood, relying on a torch-app on your phone. We've done it and it's not fun.
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Wings of an Angel Quilt Pattern
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This lovely and utterly captivating bargello quilt pattern will give your home an air of sophistication. Using 24 shades of fabric and the strip-piecing method, your finished quilt pattern is sure to stun and amaze! Pattern includes directions for 2 different finished sizes as well as easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.
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Middle school – how the pendulum swings between wanting independence and needing guidance and tenderness, even in terms of school work. Recently, my daughter invited me to read her fifth grade persuasive writing assignment for Humanities. Every child picked a borrower from kiva.org and argued why that person should receive a loan from the class.
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Date - 12/14/2016
Week Start Weight - 243
Week End Weight - Yeah, no...
So I will be taking a break until the new year. With holidays it is hard. I will try my damnedest (is that even a word) to eat right and get some movement during the day. But it is too hard to keep track right now. See you in the new year with a new format and some new content (Planner Obsession!!)


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Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 60 / Number 1 / July 2011 / Pages 190-196
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The addition of fins to the cooled surface of gas-cooled divertor modules has been proposed as a means to enhance their thermal performance, in the HEMP concept, for example. Such fins enhance heat transfer by significantly increasing the surface area over which convection occurs. However, adding fins also increases pressure losses and manufacturing costs and can adversely affect coolant flow over the cooled surface. More importantly, the high heat transfer coefficients expected with helium (He) cooling may significantly lower the fin efficiency, thereby limiting the extent of heat transfer enhancement to values well below the increase in the area ratio. An experimental investigation was undertaken to quantify the extent of heat transfer enhancement and corresponding pressure loss increase associated with the addition of pin fins to the cooled surface of a modular, helium-cooled, finger-type divertor. Four test cases, including configurations similar to the HEMP and HEMJ concepts, were studied. The results show that the addition of fins to helium jet-cooled finger divertors may not provide enough heat transfer enhancement to justify the associated increases in design complexity and pressure loss. Generalized charts for the thermal performance of helium-cooled divertors have been developed; these allow the designers to estimate the maximum allowable heat flux and corresponding pressure drop for a specified set of operating conditions and maximum operating temperature.


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Types of Meth Addiction Treatment
If you or someone you know is addicted to crystal meth, you know how serious it is. Meth causes all kinds of problems – tooth decay, sores, acne, an inability for the body to heal itself and long term cognitive deterioration, just to name a few.The high you can experience from using the drug is so addictive, that even people who want to quit find it incredibly difficult to do so. This is because meth not only causes physical withdrawal symptoms when addicts try to stop using, it also has psychological triggers that make people crave the drug.
In order to truly give it up, a meth addiction treatment program is key. Only credible crystal meth treatment centers will provide users with the tools they need to get clean and stay clean. This is because people react differently to the loss of methamphetamine in their system than they do to the removal of other drugs.Since meth causes addicts to lose dopamine receptors, probably the biggest problem isn't that withdrawal is painful – it's that it's depressing. Once they stop using meth, addicts can't feel pleasure until their brain recovers and starts producing dopamine at regular levels again. (NBC) This causes a lot of addicts to relapse even after they've been clean for several months, so programs need to account for the challenge specific to meth use.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, here is what you should look for in treatment:
Types of Meth Addiction Treatment: Behavioral therapy
Addicts need to be able to identify the triggers that cause them to crave meth so that they can create coping mechanisms and strategies that help them to resist.Read more: Drug Treatment
Types of Meth Addiction Treatment: Family education
Support from family and friends is vital to success, and good programs will know how to involve family members and educate them about what to expect during the addict's recovery process.
Types of Meth Addiction Treatment: Individual counseling
The psychological effects of meth withdrawal can be so devastating that it's important for addicts to have a one-on-one outlet with a professional where they can discuss what they're going through.
Types of Meth Addiction Treatment: 12-Step Plans
On-going support is one of the single biggest factors in whether an addict will relapse or stay clean. 12-Step programs that guide addicts along every step of the way are incredibly helpful. Drug testing. Crystal meth addiction and treatment isn't easy, so many programs incorporate drug testing into their model in order to ensure that no one relapses and attempts to hide it.
Possible medication
Currently, there are no legally approved medications recommended for meth treatment, but recent studies have shown that several medications have the ability to lessen cravings and reduce the "high" that people feel when using meth. These two things make meth less attractive and ease the pain of letting it go.
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I love taking pictures, most of all I love weddings! I love them because family and friends gather to celebrate love and happiness. A wedding is such a special occasion that grandparents, parents, cousins, siblings, friends and everyone else invited are willing to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles in order to be there. That doesn't happen very often in a person's lifetime!
I will tell the story of your wedding day through photographs. The smiles, hugs, tears and laughter along with all the special details will be captured for you to remember for years. I think that the fact that I get to document a special piece of family history for you is pretty cool!
My experience allows me to adapt to situations that will arise on your wedding day. I've dealt with rain, power outages, missing tuxedos, broken zippers and more. I work well with coordinators, venues, videographers and all of your other wedding day vendors. We are like a team. Aside from your coordinator, if you hire one, I will be the vendor you spend most of your time with on your wedding day. You can lean on me for more than photography if you need to. I have the experience. I'm there for you.
I have been taking pictures for over 30 years and shooting weddings since 2005. As of 2013, Sean Wray Photography has worked all over Central and South Texas, covering more than 150 beautiful weddings at over 75 different venues. From 2009 to 2013 I was had the great fortune to be a lead shooter and work with a talented group of photographers with Studio563 where we won The Knot's Best of Weddings for 2010 and 2011. Now I'm back on my solo journey once again with Sean Wray Photography.


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Glitterbust is the new duo-project of Sonic Youth bassist and "art-rock" provocateur Kim Gordon, and Tomorrows Tulips guitarist Alex Knost. Glitterbust released a self-titled LP on Burger Records last friday, and only a couple days prior premiered the duo's debut video for the single "The Highline."
There's no mistaking the band's emphasis on visual expression and its relationship to the Glitterbust sound, as the two powerfully culminate in the mesmerizing short film, which was shot and directed by skater-turned-legendary-artist Thomas Campbell. Leave it to Gordon to sculpt reeling noise rock into a physical art experience.
"The Highline" is the LP's nine-minute highlight, and the record's most conventionally composed piece. It seems like a collage of song fragments, all cooed together with Gordon and Knost's painterly, speak-singing vocals.


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My mom LOVES musicals and growing up our house was filled with the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. We would make annual trips to New York to see a Broadway show. It was just a special time for the two of us. We don't make it down to New York as much anymore, but any time a show comes to Boston, I make sure to try and get tickets for my mom. For Christmas, I purchased tickets to see Mary Poppins. I really wasn't sure if I'd actually enjoy this show, but bought tickets for my mom because I knew she'd have a blast! I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy every second! Of course, a great group tap dance sequence never hurts;) We started the night out with dinner and dessert at Finale and had the best. dessert. ever. YUM YUM YUM!
The show was held at the Boston Opera House, the best place to see a show in the city, in my opinion.
I had a great weekend. I got to spend time with the hubby, the puppy and my mom. I feel so refreshed and ready to take on the week. It's amazing what a little rest and sunshine can do for your mood:) And to get this week started off right, I am excited to announce the winners of the Ask Anything Mentor Sessions! Congratulations Courtney Kerr and Kristen Nicole ! Make sure to email me with your information ladies, I am looking forward to connecting with you. If you'd like to be kept informed about upcoming Mentor Sessions, please connect with me at firstname.lastname@example.com to know when future sessions will happen:) Thanks for all that entered!!


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First class can be plenty luxurious, but it's nothing like Singapore Airline's iconic Suites Class.
Travel blogger Derek Low cashed in his frequent-flyer miles to purchase an $18,125.30 round-trip ticket in Suites Class, and thankfully he took lots of gorgeous photos of his journey.
From your own personal cabin and full-size bed to private rooms and classy meals, you've never seen a classier way to fly in style.
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Salon Verve is located at the address 1180 Commercial St in Astoria, Oregon 97103. They can be contacted via phone at (503) 325-9353 for pricing, hours and directions. Salon Verve specializes in Bonding, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Carpal Tunnel.
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Salon Verve is located at the address 10 6th St Ste 106 in Astoria, Oregon 97103. They can be contacted via phone at (503) 325-9353 for pricing, hours and directions. Salon Verve specializes in Acute Pain, Leg Pain, Arm Pain.
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Learning Love
Blockbuster romantic comedies with hunky actors and perky actresses try to convince us that love is easy. As long as we're in the right place at the right time, we'll find the one we're meant for. Then, if we endure a few miscommunications, a quirky friend or two, some kind or work problem or ex-girlfriend conflict, it'll all work out. There's a reason rom-coms end when the couple finally gets together or gets married. It's because making a movie about what it's like to love someone for a long time would border on tedium and would ultimately be classified as reality filmmaking.
Being in the thick of love is like feeling your way through a jungle, looking for a path others have told you about but that you can't quite seem to find. Sooner or later, it dawns on you that it's up to you to make your own way in order to embrace this wilderness that is love.
I think love is learned. We don't learn it cerebrally by picking up a book about rules or ways or steps. We learn it from the middle out, dropped right into the context of relationship. There is no other way to understand what love is other than to experience it deeply, truly, and overwhelmingly.
Any other way of understanding it would be shallow. Watching a movie about it, reading a blog about it, or never giving in to its pull is like staying in the kiddie pool when there's an ocean to enjoy just over the horizon. Yes, the waves are scary, but we can never understand the freedom that exists on the open water until we relinquish the security that comes with the shoreline.
Each day I'm on this voyage, I learn a little more about how to love my wife, how to love my daughter, how to love my family, my friends, and my community. I learn what's required of me. I learn what each needs from me. I learn what I need to tell the others so that they, too, can learn to love me.
It is in the tumultuous ocean of love that I find the most comfort. Sure - uncertainly abounds. But, I have an anchor I can drop at any time to ground me and give me time to pause and regroup before sailing again.
Deep down, none of us wants love that is found in only 90 minutes, wrapped neatly with a bow. We want love that scares the crap out of us but is worth the journey because someone else is in the boat with us.
If we want to learn what it's like to love, we have to push off from the harbor, lose sight of what's familiar, and learn to navigate new streams. And when we do - no matter where this trip takes us - we'll find that staying on dry land caused us to miss so much. Regardless of how this journey ends, there is no other ride we want to be on, no other place we want to go, and no other people we want to share this stage with.
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Asking for a Raise? 5 Do's and Don'ts to Keep in Mind
Are you beginning to feel like your paycheck doesn't reflect your true value to the company? Is your compensation long overdue for reconsideration? Do you feel like it's time to talk dollars and cents with your boss?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're not alone. One recent survey found that getting a raise is a top priority for over half of all currently-employed workers, with just over 50% of all respondents naming a salary boost as their number-one career goal for the coming year. But a nearly equal number also reported feeling nervous about the prospect of kicking off the money discussion.
Plan to pump up your paycheck.
Let's face it -- asking for a raise can be a nerve-wracking experience. But like many things in life, investing a bit of time in planning and preparation can do a lot to ease your raise request anxiety.
According to Ron Krannich, PhD, author of Get a Raise in 7 Days: 10 Salary Savvy Steps to Success, sketching out your salary-boosting strategy beforehand will not only help alleviate your worries and concerns about the process – it can also significantly increase the chances that your request will be successful. Use these steps to devise a plan that will work for you.
DO your homework.
As soon as you begin planning to ask for a raise, start laying the groundwork with some background research. In order to make your case for more compensation, you need to know as much as possible about the salaries in your field, at competing companies, and in the region as a whole. If you can collect a persuasive set of numbers to present to your boss, you'll be able to position a raise as bringing your compensation into line with industry standards.
DON'T surprise your boss or ask at a bad time.
Employee salaries don't exist in a vacuum. For example, if your company is facing a rough patch financially, it might be best to hold off for a bit before requesting a raise. If possible, make an appointment to discuss the issue with your manager in advance, so you'll be assured of having a block of time that is free of other distractions.
DO make a list of your accomplishments and contributions to the company.
Take a few minutes to sit down and compile a list of all of the things you've achieved for the organization since your last raise. Whenever possible, try to put a monetary value or a similarly tangible label on your achievements. This will help you frame your raise as a sound investment for the company.
DON'T get overly emotional or issue ultimatums.
Think of the raise discussion as a business proposition. You're making the case that you are a valuable employee who will continue to contribute to the company and in whom it makes sense to invest financially. As such, it's important to remain calm and businesslike when you're discussing your value. By injecting an emotional tone into the meeting, you could change the dynamic – and diminish your chances of success.
DO consider your options and alternatives.
Before your meeting, map out several possibilities that you can follow, depending on the way things develop. If your employer isn't willing to budge on salary, how are you going to respond? If your boss says there's no budget for raises right now, are there any other perks you might accept as a salary substitute? By staying flexible and open-minded, you'll help make a win-win outcome more likely.
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Andtunes is a music manager for Android phones and other mobile devices (you can also use it to manage local playlists).
Andtunes allows you to create and edit playlists. You can set your own sort order. The "shuffle" feature shuffles songs and includes highly-rated songs more frequently than others.
Open a device by pressing Ctrl+O, or by clicking the "..." button. For Android phones, you should navigate to the "Music" folder on your memory card (but it doesn't particularly matter).
You can create playlists by right-clicking in the left-hand panel, clicking the "New playlist..." item in the File menu, or by pressing Ctrl+N. You can drag-and-drop MP3 files into a playlist from Windows Explorer. Click on a column to sort on that column; click it again to reverse the sort order. If you want to sort on several columns, hold down shift when clicking them.
To save a playlist, click the save button. Click the "Save shufffle list" button to shuffle the songs - songs with a higher rating will be played more often. Songs that aren't ticked (on the left) will not be played at all.
You can delete songs by selecting them and pressing the delete key.
You can email me at joel at motheyes dot com
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Every year the Netherlands celebrate Sinterklaas. Quite similar to Santaclaus accept that Sinterklaas has some controversial helpers with brown painted faces. Apple noticed the controversy and rejected the app from the store. This raised a big discussion in the Netherlands resulting in thousands of downloads when the app got back online.
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text: Consideration Reliability Dynamics' ISPM Appliance Typical System Integrator/Solution Overall solution effectiveness ISPM is a proven rapid-deployment toolset for collecting and utilizing high-quality equipment failure data. Methods are demonstrably compliant with relevant industry standards Delivery is much faster, less expensive, with less risk Equipment taxonomy and master data support standard failure data processes and streamline master data maintenance Standard failure data processes yield a high-quality, structured dataset that supports corporate failure metrics Solid data architecture and a user-friendly design assure a user-friendly experience Solutions do not support failure metrics at any level: corporate, regional, business unit, or single equipment item. Problems include: Equipment taxonomy design complicates master data maintenance does not support failure data processes. Lack of standard processes for failure data collection results in data inconsistencies and a significant amount of data captured in unstructured formats, e.g. long text and scanned field notes. Poor data architecture and lack of attention to detail make the system cumbersome and unfriendly for users. Knowledge of functional engineering requirements and solution capabilities Reliability Dynamics is a registered engineering company. Personnel are fully conversant with reliability engineering, equipment life-cycle data modeling, and relevant engineering standards.  The Principal Engineer is a licensed PE, a former SAP Principal Consultant, and a certified SAP Plant Maintenance Solution Consultant. System integrator personnel lack conversancy with reliability engineering requirements, methods for modeling equipment life-cycle data, and are unaware of relevant engineering standards. Many do not have comprehensive knowledge of SAP capabilities. Customers only get what the consultants know. Solution blueprint Blueprints begin with a proven solution that is tailored for your facility-specific requirements. The final product is 90% proven solution and 10% customer-specific adjustments.  Typical time commitment by plant personnel is 2-3 weeks. Blueprints begin with a blank slate.  Each solution is a new wheel. Most do not leverage prior work or industry standards. Lack of a standard approach results in poor solution designs, longer implementation cycles, higher cost, and more risk. Typical time commitment by plant personnel is 3-4 months. Realization and testing The solution is 90% complete out-of-the box, including configuration, development objects, and test scripts. Effort level and costs for realization and testing are correspondingly reduced. Risk associated with unproven development objects is minimized. All configuration and development work is built from scratch. Functional and technical specifications and business process documentation Ninety percent complete at project inception. Must be developed from scratch. Typical time commitment for plant personnel is 3-4 people for 6-8 months. Training documentation Ninety percent complete at project inception. Must be developed from scratch. Typical time commitment for plant personnel is 3-4 people for 6-8 months.


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Thursday, August 7, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: SAS Phase 2 Moves Forward
Phase 2 of Second Avenue Subway Project to be
included in the MTA's 2015-2019 Capital Plan Request
Benjamin Kabak at 2nd Ave. Sagas first reported today that MTA Chairman Thomas Pendergast has now confirmed that Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway will be included in the MTA's upcoming 2015-2019 Capital Plan request.
Penergast's made the statement this morning during a meeting of the NY State Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions.
As originally proposed, Phase 2 of the project would extend the Q Line from 96th Street to 125th Street, with intermediate stations located at 106th and 116th streets.
Final Environmental Impact Statement (2004)
Proposed Phase 2
Figure 5
Phase 2 of the project would utilize existing tunnels between 99th and 105th streets, and 110th and 120th streets. These tunnels were originally built in an earlier attempt to build the line during the 1970s.
According the the 2004 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the "only" new tunnels required would extend from 120th Street and 2nd Avenue to the new 125th Street station and onward to Park Avenue (the extension under Second Avenue to Park Avenue would be used for train storage); as well as a stub tunnel north on Second Avenue to 128th Street, which would also be used for train storage. Of course this is all subject to change when the EIS is updated.
These tunnels, and the new 125th Street station, could be particularly challenging to construct considering their proximity to the Lexington Avenue 125th Street subway station and the numerous historic structures along 125th Street.
Conceptional plans (shown below) for the 125th Street station were developed as part of the Environmental Impact Statement that was finalized in 2004.
Final Environmental Impact Statement (2004)
125th Street Station (as proposed)
Figure 8-2
Final Environmental Impact Statement (2004)
Conceptional Drawing of the 125th Street Station (as proposed)
Figure 2-7
As noted in the diagrams above, the new 125th Street station would include a pedestrian connection to the Lexington Avenue 4/5/6 subway line and Metro-North Railroad's Harlem-125th Street station.
Apparently $1.5 billion in funding will be requested from the state in the next capital plan with an unknown amount of additional funding to be requested from federal sources.
Phase 1 of the project is scheduled to open in December 2016.
See also:
"MTA to propose allocating $1.5 billion toward Phase 2 of Second Ave. subway"
By Pete Donohue
NY Daily News - 8/7/14
"MTA Wants to Keep Second Avenue Subway Momentum Going"
By Kate Hinds / Jorteh Senah
WNYC News - 8/7/14
"SAS Phase 2 leads capital plan as funding questions loom"
By Benjamin Kabak
2nd Ave. Sagas - 8/8/14
"M.T.A. Chief Gives Preview of Proposed Five-Year Capital Plan"
By Matt Flegenheimer
The New York Times - 8/8/14
"Don't interrupt Second Ave. subway project"
By The Editorial Board
amNY - 8/10/14
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- Anonymous said...
Great news! Phase II will make the SAS exponentially more useful in alleviating the crowding of the Lexington Ave. line and spread the benefits of the line to the lower income folks residing above 96th Street.
- August 7, 2014 at 3:26 PM


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Oriental food is my weakness and when this cuisine is part of a Barbeque festival, the appeal doubles. The Barbeque food festival at Noodle Bar, thus seemed a gourmet's delight and one I was not going to miss. So, I trooped to the Bandra outlet.
The menu was understandably limited, but interesting. Chicken and leek yakitori was certainly not commonplace. Chef Kamal, had ensured that everyone could sample and enjoy the luscious flavours from Pan Asian cuisine. a great amalgamation of flavours from Japanese, Indonesian, Thai and Chinese cuisines.
The Vietnamese Basa was grilled to perfection and had a tangy flavour to it. The flavours of an otherwise bland basa, had come alive. The chicken and leek yakitori too was flavoursome and well grilled. Although we skipped the grilled mustard lamb, it did sound interesting. Yoshino Katsu as a vegetarian starter sounded confusing, but was nothing but vegetable and potato cutlets, stuffed with broccoli and mushrooms.
Our main course was roast chicken fried rice which was authentic from word go. The roasted chicken lend an unusual flavour to the fried rice. Aromatic and flavourful, it was palate pleasing. We paired it with barbeque mustard chicken which was one of the most unusual dishes in oriental cuisine I have tasted. Chicken in pickled cucumber sauce and cinnamon lamb were other interesting options. Vegetarians could settle for sweet n spicy tofu n pak choi or red pepper cottage cheese if you relish paneer. I prefer my chicken any day. We decided to give the hot n spicy chicken noodles a miss though. That sounded like regular fare.
Chef Kamal went that extra mile creating a unique dessert for us. Darsan with ice cream served in a bed of fresh fruit juliennes. Visually, a delight and for the taste buds too.
Looks like my prayers have been answered and the festival is now till the end of January, as opposed to January 12 earlier. Wouldn't mind tantalizing my taste buds once again.


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|© Copyright Zac Sawyer 2015
His brother Eric was killed in a naval action during the Second World War.
In 1949, in collaboration with Christian vicar Rev. Marcus Morris, he devised a new children's magazine, the Eagle, which Morris took to the Hulton Press.
In April the following year, a revised version of the Eagle hit the bookstalls.
Its most popular strip was Hampson's Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future.
Like Alex Raymond and Milton Caniff in the U.S., Hampson instigated a studio system where, from his home in Epsom, Surrey, as many as four artists might work on two pages of the strip at any one time. When Hulton Press was bought up in 1959, and the Eagle moved to a new publisher, Hampson's studio system was disbanded due to its cost.
He drew The Road of Courage, a carefully researched and meticulously crafted telling of the life of Jesus, with the help of his longtime assistant, Joan Porter, which concluded at Easter 1961.
Hampson then began to devise seven other strip cartoon ideas, which he intended to offer to the Eagle. Partly through his own mismanagement (he told no-one what he was doing) Longacre Press accused him of breach of contract.
He was forced to resign, his new strips were impounded by the legal department, and he rarely drew for comics again.
The remainder of Hampson's life was spent working as a freelance commercial artist for various publications.
Hampson was voted Prestigioso Maestro at an international convention of strip cartoon and animated film artists held at Lucca in Tuscany in 1975.
A jury of his peers gave him a Yellow Kid Award and declared him to be the best writer and artist of strip cartoons since the end of the Second World War.
In 1978 he graduated from the Open University
He celebrated by drawing a Dan Dare strip for the University's internal magazine. The punch line of the script involved the University getting an application from Dare's nemesis The Mekon.
In ailing health, Hampson died from a stroke and the lingering effects of throat cancer in July 1985, in Surrey, England.
EXCERPT FROM 'SO LONG AGO – SO CLEAR' – Peter's Biography
'THE FUTURE BREAKS IN – THE EAGLE'Friday, the fourteenth of April, 1950, when Peter was five years old, was one of the most important days in that young boy's life.
That was the day that the first copy of the Eagle comic appeared, and was dropped, along with the Middlesex Chronicle, through the letter-box of fifty-five Pears Road, by the paper boy.
Undoubtedly Peter was a bit young for a comic like the Eagle, but his adoptive parents presumably thought it would be good for him, and would probably help Peter with his reading – or more precisely his lack of reading, because at that time Peter could read very little. In the 1950s the Eagle was a completely new kind of boy's comic.
The Eagle was the brainchild of the Reverend John Marcus Morris.
Morris was a rather unconventional, Anglican minister, who had started a parish magazine called 'The Anvil'.
Morris was unconventional in the sense that as a young man he took to canoeing down the Danube with a young friend in the nude; had a forty a day cigarette habit; and was rather over fond of alcohol. In addition, in later life, when he became successful, he regularly indulged in exaggeratedly long business lunches at the best London hotels, and despite being married with children, appeared to see nothing wrong in getting involved with a string of mistresses.
Before succumbing to such temptations, however, Morris developed high hopes for the Anvil, intending it to become a national magazine with the purpose of promoting Christian values in post-war Britain. Unfortunately for post-war Britain, but probably fortunately for a whole generation of boys, the magazine was a complete flop.
Undeterred, Morris turned his moralizing zeal to the question of children's reading material.
At the time the news-stands were awash with what were generally known as 'Horror Comics'.
These were essentially imports from the USA, which typically featured stories involving violence, brutal torture, excessive and unnecessary knife and gun play, physical agony, and gory and gruesome crime. Not surprisingly they were popular with many children, but were a considerable cause of concern to many adults.
Eventually a press campaign was mounted against these publications, and there was even an episode of Britain's most popular BBC television 'soap', the 'Grove Family', which featured the families' youngest child suffering nightmares after reading such a comic.
Eventually Parliament acted, and such publications were banned by law, but not before the
Rev Morris had started work on his new style of comic, which was intended to undo any damage to young minds for which the dreaded 'horror comics' may have been responsible.
As a failed independent magazine publisher it was obvious that Morris needed professional help if he was to make a success of his new boy's comic, and eventually, with the genius of Frank Hampson, the Eagle was published by the Hulton Press.
Now Dan Dare preoccupied our Peter right up until 1959
Dan Dare, the space hero of the 'Eagle' comic, continued to preoccupy and fascinate Peter, and for the Christmas of 1954 he had managed to nag Jane and John into buying him a 'Space Station Communications Centre', which was one of the most elaborate and expensive of the Dan Dare spin-offs that were then flooding the toy shops. .
In many ways, although the Dan Dare serial was set in the then distant future, – the year 2000 – Dan Dare was very much a child of its times.
Peter's Dan Dare Planet GunThe central character, of course, who had been invented by Frank Hampson, the comic's artistic director, was Colonel Dan McGregor Dare.
Originally Colonel Dare was to have been a 'space padre', in deference to the Rev Morris. It soon became clear, even before the first publication, that this was not only an impractical character to be the mainstay of the comic, but it was also highly unlikely that boys, to whom the comic was aimed, would be able to identify with such an improbable character. Colonel Dare, now minus the 'dog-collar', was supposedly born in Manchester in 1967, and he attended Rossal School, eventually becoming School Captain, (as our Peter did), and later went to Trinity College Cambridge. His hobbies were listed as cricket, fencing, riding, painting and model making. In the 1950s, of course, any boy or man worth his salt was expected to have a number of worthwhile and improving hobbies.
His side-kick was a very different individual. Albert Fitzwilliam Digby was short and fat, unlike the tall, athletic Dan. Digby was Dan's 'bat-man'. He was born in Wigan in 1960, and had been brought up by his aunt Anastasia. Unlike the other characters, Digby was married with four children, Frances, Albert, Mary and Anna. He was only described as having two hobbies; football and sleeping, but then Digby was a stereo-typical working-class northerner.
Dan's boss was Sir Hubert Guest, (modelled, in appearance, on Frank Hampson's father, 'Pop'), and was the 'upper class' commander of the Space Fleet, who was supposedly born in 1943.
Grey haired and distinguished, with a neatly clipped RAF style moustache, Sir Hubert was undoubtedly Dan's father figure.
There was only one female in the Dan Dare series, and that was Professor Jocelyn Peabody, (who was based on Greta Tomlinson – one of Hampson's artists). Miss Peabody was young, slim and very attractive, as well as being very intellectual – well she was a professor and a qualified space pilot ! Strangely, none of the men, Dan, Hank – an American, Pierre – a Frenchman, or Lex O'Mally – an Irish naval commander, took the slightest romantic interest in her, and always treated her a just 'one of the boys'.
And speaking of boys, there was one boy in the team – Christopher Philip Spry.
Christopher Spry was born in Middlesex, but no date was ever given. In the stories he appears to be about thirteen or fourteen.
Christopher; always known as 'Flamer', first appeared in the 'Eagle' on 28th May, 1954, when our Peter was about eight years old.
Of course, Hampson was quite clever in introducing a character into the stories who was relatively close to the readers' own age, & with whom the reader could easily identify.
|Flamer Spry
© Zac Sawyer 2014
'Flamer' himself was based on Hampson's son, Peter – another coincidence of names which take us back to Barrie's eponymous hero – (editor's note – this is a reference to Peter Pan).Just as Hampson thought of himself as Dare, and thought of his father 'Pops' as Sir Hubert, so Peter Hampson became the inspiration and literally the model – in the sense of artist's model – for 'Flamer' Spry.
Now there were some strange similarities between Flamer Spry, our Peter and the other Peter – (that is Peter Pan), – but we will need to supply some background information for those readers who are not familiar with the Dan Dare stories, in order to make these similarities clearer.
What is strange is that, although Sir Hubert Guest is distraught at the thought of the two cadets being 'lost in space', no mention is made of any actions to contact the boys' parents or relatives.
As already stated, everything turns out fine in the end, and in subsequent stories Steve Valiant disappears from the scene.
. In 'The Man from Nowhere', Flamer appears in the opening scenes, wherehe is atte nding a gala reception at the Venusian Embassy in London, along with Steve Valiant, Dan, Digby and Sir Hubert. He then disappears, during the initial flap, when an alien spaceship suddenly appears in earth orbit.After the spaceship crashes into the Pacific, Flamer, on the insistence of Commander Lex O'Mally, accompanies Dan and Digby on an underwater rescue mission in the Tuscarora Deep. He then disappears from the story again while the alien survivors, the Crypts led by Lero, who have come to Earth seeking help in their fight against the Phants, are rescued. The story then continues as the 'Terra Nova' trilogy, which is the point where Frank Hampson, and Flamer leave the Dan Dare saga. Now granting that Flamer Spry is just an imaginary character in a boys' comic, there are still aspects about this young man that impinge on Peter's story.
Firstly, like Peter, Flamer's origins are completely unknown. He is given no date of birth, unlike all the other characters, and all we know is that Flamer was born in Middlesex, which strangely enough is where Peter lived.
Equally, we do not know if Flamer had any brothers or sisters, or even who his parents were.
Was he an orphan, like Peter ? – certainly there were no parents worried and grieving when Flamer is captured by the evil Mekon, or any parents to raise any objections when Sir Hubert decided to allow the boy to go off on a long and dangerous missions out into the unknown, – or parents to consult when Dan decided to take the boy on a holiday to Venus.
Names are strange things, and are often involved in inexplicable co-incidences. Flamer's first name was Christopher, and as we shall see there was, later on, a very important person called Christopher in Peter's life. But also Flamer was based on Peter Hampson, Frank Hampson's young son, and so he shared a name with our Peter, and, looking further back, with Peter Pan.
And like Peter Pan, Flamer never grew up. When Flamer first appeared in the Eagle, in 'Prisoners of Space', he was about thirteen or fourteen, and that was in 1954. In 1960, at the end of 'Terra Nova', when he should have been twenty, he was still thirteen or fourteen !
And of course, Flamer is still a teenager now – and always will be - still fourteen, and following his hero, Dan, through the endless reaches of outer space to the glittering stars, – so Pan lives on in yet another boy – and another story !
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This is the course blog for 2012. Content posted on this blog is intended to provide students with supplimentary information about topics discussed in class. Information will be in the form of video links, podcasts, RSS feeds and site and article links. This blog still contain information, posted last year, that remains relevant. Students should spend some time reviewing the material on this blog. Please note that blogs show the most recent posts at the top of the page so you'll need to scroll down to see older content. Also some information gets archived after a while you can view these archived post by using the archive tools on the right side of this blog. This is a public blog so other people may also be viewing and commenting.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Assistive technology
The video below provides a nice introduction to students about the scope of assistive technology. Watching this video and reading the introductory chapter from Cook and Hussey (on Moodle) will provide students with a good grounding before our guest speakers talk about their experiences and involve us in the use of equipment. The wikipedia page on assistive tech provide further links and information.
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The stabbing took place in a nightclub in the 26-year-old Ntuka's hometown of Kroonstad in the Free State province, Xinhua reported.
The report said the former Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United player - who is a product of English giants Chelsea - may have been stabbed after a brawl.
Ntuka's representative group Stella Africa confirmed the news.
"I just spoke to his wife for a couple of minutes and she confirmed that Ntuka has passed away after being stabbed in a township in Kroonstad," Stella Africa's Michael Hughes told the website.
Ntuka had five Bafana caps and was a former regular South Africa under-23 player.
He joined Chelsea in 2003 as an 18-year-old without featuring for the side. He was loaned out to Belgian side Westerlo until his contract expired in 2009.
He returned to South Africa to join Kaizer Chiefs for two seasons, and last played for SuperSport United, both without commanding a regular spot in a career hampered by alleged alcohol abuse.
"When his contract expired with United, he had an unsuccessful trial with a second division Belgian side, but we have been motivating him, and he has been keeping fit," said Hughes.
The South African Press Association said Ntuka was part of a troubled generation of footballers that were one of the causes of the national team's downslide in the last decade.


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Rafael dos Anjos 'Not a Trash Talker' But Vows to Send Conor McGregor Home 'Sad' at UFC 197
One of the keys to success in the fight game is to always maintain a level head, to remain focused solely on one's gameplan. Even when faced with a seemingly impossible task of remaining calm when an adversary is in your face and sticking into you like a thorn, the best of the best always tend to ignore such distractions.
If Rafael dos Anjos is remain UFC lightweight champion come March 5, he'll not only have to employ a nearly flawless approach to fighting Conor McGregor, he'll have to do it by staying collected when the polarizing Irishman insults and disrespects him.
The Brazilian cleared another hurdle on Wednesday during a 45-minute press conference to officially announce the UFC 197 showdown, which will go down at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. But it might not be as easy as just simply ignoring "Notorious" for the next several weeks, as McGregor clearly struck a few nerves on the makeshift stage, though dos Anjos appeared stoic throughout.
"I'm not a trash talker. I respect my opponents," dos Anjos stated to the assembled media and hundreds of fans. "I just talk the truth. On March 5, I'm going to send this guy home sad, and I'm going to keep my belt."
McGregor showed up to the presser fashionably late and, like he's done so many times before, immediately began laying into his opponent. Dos Anjos sat still with a stone face every time McGregor jabbed him for not being a true Brazilian, for supposedly not being beloved by his country, for beating less-than-stellar opposition or for being "sloppy."
Dos Anjos did his best impersonation of Marco Antonio Barrera ignoring Prince Naseem Hamed's tomfoolery, Joe Frazier wading through the trash talk of Muhammad Ali and Chris Weidman remaining relaxed while facing the showboating Anderson Silva. The champion expressed a calm, quiet demeanor, and he certainly wasn't lacking in confidence.
"I'm a complete fighter. I fight standing, on the ground," he said through an expressionless mask. "My history speaks for itself. I beat Benson Henderson, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone twice. I fought taller guys, stronger guys."
When the opportunity came, dos Anjos was quick to criticize McGregor, claiming that the Irishman is only fighting dos Anjos so that he wouldn't have to risk his own belt, the UFC featherweight strap.
"This guy is in the 145-pound division and he's trying to step into my division and take my belt," he stated. "I will make sure that doesn't happen. But he's here and he's a smart fighter (because) he don't want to put his featherweight belt on the line. If he loses, then he wouldn't have any belts. It's smart because he's coming up, and when I beat him, he'll move back down to 145 and he'll still be the champion."
The only time during the presser that McGregor appeared to get under dos Anjos' skin was when the 145-pound king disparaged the Brazilian for raising his two children as Americans, essentially calling dos Anjos a traitor to his country. McGregor mocked dos Anjos for naming his sons "Bob and Donald," though they are actually named Gustavo and Rafael.
The lightweight champ kept his composure, though one could see in his eyes that dos Anjos was enraged that McGregor dared speak of his children. Dos Anjos was immediate in his defense of moving his family to America and questioned why McGregor would have that line of thinking.
"I think that doesn't make any sense," dos Anjos said. "The whole world has American dreams. There are Irish, Brazilian people living here, and these people who have American dreams don't deserve to be called traitors. This guy calls me a traitor because I live here and I'm raising my kids here. There are people from all over the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors."
Those in attendance who expected the sort of fireworks that occurred when McGregor and Jose Aldo were together so many times, or when Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones tore into each in the same hotel, were left disappointed. McGregor never got to dos Anjos deep enough for the Brazilian to lose his cool and dos Anjos admitted that he has to remain relaxed, especially when the fight starts.
"I think his emotions got to him," dos Anjos said of Aldo, a fellow Brazilian who was torched by McGregor in just 13 seconds. "I think he rushed out and got caught."
If dos Anjos is able to weather the tempest of disrespect and mudslinging for the next six weeks, his next job will be to replicate that gameplan inside the Octagon. If he can do that as well, the collective who hates McGregor might get what they have coveted ever since he stormed onto the bright lights of the UFC's biggest stage.
However, fight fans waited a decade for someone to finally shut up Floyd Mayweather Jr., and it never happened. Could dos Anjos be the guy to do it to MMA's version of Mayweather?


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Leicester City 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Match Report
Having played Leicester every single game this season apparently, we are quite familiar opponents. Last time out we lost at the dying moments due to some NONSENSE defending in a game that we thoroughly deserved to win. It was a real crotch punch considering we had 99% possession, 300 shots & a knack for hyperbole. It also was a little hindering toward our "title challenge". Chadli makes his way back into the team for seemingly the first time in awhile & we get off to a weird Wednesday start!
The first half starts as all our games with Leicester do, I guess, which is 60% Spurs possession and solid defending by the foxes. As per typical annoying Leicester style, they hit back on the counter very well & tested our defenders pretty well. Our passing looked sharp & creative, especially when it came to Eriksen, Son & Lamela. Carroll did a great job at spreading the ball and holding possession while the creative runs and movement by Son and Lamela really caused Leicester some problems. Lamela missed a header, Chadli missed a header, some balls went just wide & their keeper made some pretty solid saves to keep us 0-0 through the first 40….until….a spot of sunshine (excuse this horrible pun) as our Korean striker finds himself in space and dips one past the keeper to put us up 1-0!!! Bentaleb kinda missing, Chadli kinda rusty, but we're up 1-0 and that makes it all okay! Wimmer and Dier doing fantastic jobs at the back while Walker has maintained his typical form of the year & Davies, solid, but got himself on a yellow.
Second half was just….the same as always with the Foxes. Spurs in their end for the first 7 or 8 minutes until Leicester get on the other side of the pitch, get some lucky bounces and really test Vorm, who comes up Hugo-esque to keep us up at the 52nd minute. Leicester pressing us hard for a period of time until Lamela finds himself in a 1 on 2 down the pitch with Eriksen and Son making runs, unfortunately he made a very wrong choice and nothing really happened.
Leicester press & press & press & press & we bring on Harry Kane & they almost bring on Vardy but dont & we hit & they hit & I get carpal tunnel from using all these ampersands and the game goes on….until…..the prodigal son returns………NACER CHADLI! Seemingly out of nowhere due to some shoddy camerawork that focused on our bench while Nacer, my man, broke through into the box & slotted home to put us up 2-0. Ah replay shows that Son put in a gorgeous, heartbreaking pass through like 8 dudes to get Chadli in on goal. His first since August! Alli & Onomah come on & Bentaleb turns up into the 2014 monster form that we know and love & we kinda just…outplay them to end the match? I mean, we pretty much just outplayed them all match and we didn't change tactics or style at all toward the end. I mean Vorm made some great saves to cap off his best performance in a Spurs shirt and we WIN WE WON WAHOO 2-0!!!
Finally…our time of Leicesterian suffering has ended. We don't have to play them again this season. Thank god. Thoroughly outplayed them in every facet (except the 'letting in more goals' category) and every played on our side did something of value & put in a good match. We go on to face Colchester United and uh….yeah that will be a real nail-biter. I say this all the time but I love the new side under Poch, we rise to the occasion rather than lose 5-0 to teams we should beat. Great game, great result, great hair. COYS!
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Are Prawns Halal?
The permissibility of eating prawns or otherwise [according to the Hanafi Fuqaha] depends on whether they are considered from the fish family or not.
Many scholars of the Arabic language like Zabeedi, Fayrozabadi and others have considered prawns as fish. On the other hand the contemporary zoologists do not consider prawns as fish as they do not have a spine..
Normally, the ruling of such issues are not based on technical research rather it is based upon the understanding of the common people, and we have learnt that according to the understanding of the scholars of the Arabic language prawns are considered fish.
Moreover, according to the other 3 schools of Fiqh, to eat prawns is totally permissible which makes a leniency in the ruling.
Therefore it is permissible to eat prawns, but to refrain and abstain is always advisable.
By: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani


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Politics & Government
NC cracks down on uninsured employers
Some employers skimping on their workers' compensation insurance got an unwelcome surprise in the last 18 months: a knock on the door from an investigator ready to charge them with a crime.
Hundreds of others had another unpleasant encounter – a fine for their neglect.
In the last year, the state Industrial Commission, responsible for enforcing workers' compensation laws, has cracked down on employers who fail to carry proper insurance. The agency has collected nearly $1 million in civil fines from uninsured companies and charged 100 employers with misdemeanors for willingly going without coverage.
State law requires any employer with three or more employees to provide workers' compensation insurance at no cost to the workers.
While commission leaders are proud of their progress, they know the problem persists, with workers toiling daily in vulnerable situations.
"The goal is to head it off and get to compliance before there's an injury," said Andrew Heath, who has overseen the commission's work since Gov. Pat McCrory appointed him chairman in early 2013. Heath will soon leave the commission to be McCrory's budget director; a replacement at the commission has not yet been named.
Since 2012, state leaders have worked to get companies to carry the proper insurance to make certain that workers are cared for if they get hurt on the job, or that families are compensated if they die from a work-related accident.
For years, hundreds of workers have fallen off roofs, lost limbs in machines or were crushed by cars only to face another hardship: Their boss hadn't purchased insurance. Though the Industrial Commission is responsible for ensuring that the state's employers carried proper coverage, it did little about it before 2012.
The News & Observer reported in April 2012 that as many as 30,000 employers in North Carolina required to purchase workers' compensation had not. The following year, the state auditor scolded the commission for failing workers, reporting that it had done nothing to intervene as more than 11,000 businesses in 2012 canceled policies or let them lapse.
2,000Number of cases N.C. Industrial Commission investigated for potential lack of coverage in the fiscal year that ended June 30
800Number of companies brought into compliance
71Number of workers ruled injured while working for employers without proper insurance
The commission is now trying to correct coverage problems before workers are hurt. In the last fiscal year, the commission investigated nearly 2,000 cases involving potential lack of coverage; those efforts brought 800 companies into compliance. In that same year, the commission ruled that 71 workers were injured while working for employers without proper insurance.
It's unclear how many employers currently lack coverage. Because of changes made in 2013 in how the information is shared between insurance carriers and the commission, it is difficult to get an accurate and up-to-date count.
Trouble for a worker
Sean Tenney is one of those unlucky workers battling an uninsured employer to try to get his medical bills covered.
Tenney, 42, tore a tendon in his back while trying to move a 1,300-pound piece of equipment for Texas-based Highway Intelligent Traffic Solutions, a traffic light installer that contracted with the state to replace traffic signals in Greensboro in 2013 and 2014.
If not for my family, I might have been living under a bridge.
Sean Tenney, injured worker
According to records the company submitted to secure a $660,000 state contract, its workers' compensation policy expired in April 2014. That was a month before Tenney was injured and two months before the company's work for the state was to be completed.
"I just never thought this would be something I was caught up in," Tenney said by phone from Florida, where he relocated to be near family to help him after his injury. Tenney tapped his personal health insurance to pay for surgery in August 2014; his co-payments and deductibles piled up while he recuperated.
"I've lost a lot because of it," Tenney said. "I basically had to start all over again. If not for my family, I might have been living under a bridge."
Timothy Hewlett, Tenney's attorney, has filed a claim with the Industrial Commission, but he knows that getting any compensation will be an uphill battle. He has petitioned the commission to also hold the state Department of Transportation responsible since the agency did business with a company that lacked appropriate insurance.
A DOT spokesman said he cannot comment on Tenney's case since it is pending before the Industrial Commission. Generally, though, he said that department officials verify coverage before a contract begins and rely on the private contractor to maintain proper insurance while working for the state.
Merle Abbott, owner of Highway Intelligent Traffic Solutions, said that he believed his coverage was valid when Tenney was injured; he said he is in a dispute with his insurance carrier over the terms of his coverage.
$1 million in fines
The commission's fraud detection has been made possible by software that combines data from several state agencies.
For years, the commission, like other agencies in the state, worked in a silo, rarely receiving or sharing information with other departments responsible for making sure companies follow the law. The system now mines several databases to flag inconsistencies that could suggest a problem with workers' compensation coverage; data from more state agencies will be added soon.
"We started with zero and we're trying to get to 10 as fast as we can," said Bryan Strickland, head of the commission's fraud unit. "It seems like we have a long way to go."
In fiscal year 2011, the industrial commission collected $59,925 in fines from uninsured businesses. In the fiscal year ending June 30, businesses paid $992,000 in penalties for lapses in coverage.
Progress has been swift. In fiscal year 2011, the commission collected $59,925 in fines from uninsured businesses. In the fiscal year ending June 30, businesses paid $992,000 in penalties for lapses in coverage; the fines go to the state's public schools.
Commission leaders want the fines and criminal charges to signal a warning to the business community: get coverage or face consequences.
During the last 18 months, investigators for the fraud unit visited businesses in six counties they suspected to be without coverage. The companies were targeted because they had a prior claim involving an injured worker, which Heath says is an indication they knew or should have known of their duty to carry insurance.
Investigators issued 100 charges, all misdemeanors, against the company owners. The charges were dismissed by prosecutors if the employer bought insurance and came to court to prove it.
Jeff Fulk of Delicious Skateboard Shop said he was startled when an officer showed up to his shop in Wake Forest last December.
"When I met him, he put the fear in me a little bit," Fulk said. "He said 'This is serious, you shouldn't let this happen.' I was like, 'Yeah, I totally agree.' We had let this go and that's not good. There was some embarrassment."
Fulk said his company inadvertently let the policy lapse when the business associate who handled the insurance left the company. Fulk said he reinstated his policy the same day the investigator visited.
Lisa Vesey Elliott of Premier Power Generation, an electrical company in Pinehurst, acted quickly, too, after an officer visited. Elliott said she had dropped the policy after cutting staff during the recession; she thought the company had so few employees it wasn't required to purchase it.
"When somebody walks in with a badge, and you are not a lawbreaker, you just felt like you have done something wrong and you want to rectify it," Elliott said. "We don't want to be one of those companies."
Trouble continues with cheaters
So far, the commission has not pursued companies treating workers who should be employees as independent contractors. The scheme, called misclassification, has persisted in North Carolina for years as some employers try to gain a competitive edge by avoiding workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and payroll taxes.
Heath and Strickland acknowledge that misclassification is a major problem but say curbing insurance abuse by these companies has been tricky.
When a worker is injured and files a claim, commissioners evaluate the worker's employment and determine whether he is an employee entitled to workers' compensation benefits, even if the employer had been erroneously treating the worker as an independent contractor. Without an injury claim that provides specific circumstances to evaluate, commissioners aren't sure how to determine whether a company's workers are being improperly classified as contractors.
Gov. Pat McCrory, however, has ordered the commission to take a new role in stopping misclassification. In mid-December, the governor issued an executive order placing the Industrial Commission in charge of coordinating how various state agencies respond to information about businesses that might be cheating. He charged each agency to enforce its rules and issue appropriate sanctions when they find a business misclassifying workers.
McCrory acted after the legislature failed to pass legislation that would have established a team of investigators at the state Department of Revenue to go after companies misclassifying workers.
The bill stalled in the final hours of the legislative session as newspaper publishers lobbied against the legislation because of late alterations to the bill aimed at newspaper carriers. Legislators had said they would try again to pass the bill this year.
Misclassification continues to plague workers each day in North Carolina.
On Dec. 5, Mason Cox reported to his first day of work with a tree-cutting service in Gaston County, near Charlotte. Cox, 19, was assigned by his boss to operate a powerful machine that grinds tree branches and trunks, said his grandmother, Alice Neal.
Cox died after being pulled into the grinder.
In media reports after Cox's death, company owner Jon Crawford referred to Cox as a "subcontractor." Efforts to reach Crawford failed.
To be considered lawfully as a contractor, Cox would have had to operate his own tree service and controlled his price and schedule.
Neal said her grandson, who lived with her, had no experience cutting or grinding trees and had been on the job only an hour and a half before his death.
"The boy just went to do an honest day's work," Neal said. "Mason should have not been allowed to do anything but drag leaves."
Crawford and his company do not appear to have workers' compensation insurance, according to a database of North Carolina companies and workers' compensation insurance. Neal said the family has been told that Crawford had no insurance.
News of Cox's death sent chills up the spine of Aubie Knight, chief executive officer for The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina. For years, he and the group's members have been battling company owners trying to avoid workers' compensation coverage by illegally treating employees as contractors.
"It's such an injustice to this to the kid and his family and business owners trying to do it the right way," he said.
Locke: 919-829-8927 or @MandyLockeNews
The facts about workers' comp
What employers in North Carolina need to know about workers' compensation insurance:
▪ Any employer with three or more employees must provide workers' compensation insurance at no cost to the workers.
▪ The three or more count applies to both full and part-time workers.
▪ Employers who do not carry required insurance can be fined up to $100 a day for each day without coverage; an additional fine equal to the workers' medical bills and disability payments may also be assessed.
▪ If the company fails to provide insurance and a worker is hurt, the company and its owners will be liable.


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Over two consecutive visits to Brainhouse Academy, volunteers worked hard to get donations of books, transport these and make them accessible to students. But there was always a problem with space at Brainhouse which made it difficult to have the books setup in a proper library format where students could browse to find the book they wanted and then borrow them to help with their studies or just for the joy of reading!
Recent photographs that have been sent now show the library now fully set up. The Principal has been able to create space in an upstairs classroom where the books will be safe but accessible, and we have helped with the costs of decorating and shelving the room. A lending system has been set up and the students are loving the opportunity to visit and access for the first time such a huge array of reference books and general reading.
Massive thanks go to all of the people who have been involved in making this happen over a number of years – particularly Windsor High School and Sixth Form in Halesowen, whose children donated almost all of the very valued books !


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What can be done to solve the intractable problem of wildlife and feral cats? Ask Peter Paonessa.
Peter, who lives in Salem, CT, noticed two feral cats living near his house. He trapped them, provided veterinary care for them, and released them … into his basement.
Prior to their release he arranged his basement with litter boxes, a bed, and places to hide. He also built an 8' long, 6' wide, and 4' high cage which he attached to the basement window, so fresh air and sun- or moonlight would be available to them at all times.
Of course there was a settling-in period. They were afraid of people and not used to being inside. But unsurprisingly, they quickly grew accustomed to the man who made no demands on them, appeared daily with food and water, and gave them sanctuary.
Have they become cuddly pets? No. But they are healthy, content, and they are safe. Peter, who loves cats, has saved two of them from the normally short and brutal life of a feral cat. And Peter, who loves wildlife, has saved hundreds – if not thousands – of birds and small animals from being killed by two more feral cats.
Feral cat supporters: why not open your own homes to the animals you love – without demanding they become purring lap cats in return? Instead of rounding them up, providing minimal veterinary care, and dumping them back on the streets, why not actually rescue them?
I can hear it already: I want to be involved in saving cats, but not that involved.
If every feral cat supporter were to take personal responsibility for housing two or more unadoptable cats, the number of miserable, disease-ridden strays would plummet, and the populations of threatened and endangered wildlife would rise. And then the phrase "I don't just love cats, I love all animals" might actually be believable.
A nice sentiment about helping feral cats. The reality is that taking a few cats off the street and caring for them would not put a dent in the overall cat population.
My only workable solution to stop cats from killing birds in my neighborhood was to stop feeding birds. Believe me I tried everything else first.
Leslie, I do like the kitties – when they're inside houses, where they belong.
Leslie–typical mindless, maudlin, emotional and utterly FALSE accusation. Because we oppose releasing non-native predators into the environment doesn't mean we 'don't like kitties'. Do ANY of you imbecilic cat-hoarders talk (or think) like adults?
My son is a gifted aquarist who captive-bred piranhas in a 120 gal tank while he was in college. He had a school of at least three generations, and pampered 'em. The fact that he was opposed to releasing them in the local reservoir didn't mean he didn't like them.
I've had two cats which have shared my home for 11 and 16 years, respectively. That and the fact I rescued the younger one as a kitten from the ruins of an abandoned house on Popof Is., Alaska and carried him home in my pocket is proof enough that I 'like kitties.'
But unlike you, I don't let them outside. EVER. They have NEVER killed a native animal, bird or amphibian (no reptiles in AK).
I get the feeling you don't like wild animals and birds very much–you have no problem with letting your darling 'pets' shred and eat them alive. How CRUEL can you get?
© 2013 10,000 Birds. All words, images, and opinions are the property of their respective authors unless stated otherwise.


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text: Evonik Inorganic Materials Distributor of the Year Awards April, 9 2015 Kevin Adhesives & Sealants, Metalworking & Lubricants, Paint & Coatings, Palmer Holland (0) Palmer Holland is pleased to announce it is the recipient of two Evonik Inorganic Materials Distributor of the Year awards.Palmer Holland received an award for Excellence in Sales Growth, Silica and for Excellence in Innovation, Dynasylan®. The awards were distributed at the Evonik Distributor Recognition event at the Georgia Aquarium.On hand to accept these awards were Bryn Irvine, Chad Leighty, Mark Riemann, Steve St. Jean and Dave Ruggieri. This is the second year in a row Palmer Holland has received such recognition.Thank you to all the Palmer Holland employees who made this possible.


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|Avocado Hummus from C+C Marriage Factory
(Serves 8-10)
1 16-ounce can chickpeas, drained
2-3 ripe avocados, pitted and sliced
Juice of 1 lemon
2-3 tsp minced garlic
1/4 cup water
1/8 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
3 Tbsp olive oil
Cilantro and paprika to garnish
Place chickpeas, avocados, lemon juice, garlic, and water in a blender. Pulse until blended. Add cumin, salt, and pepper. Pulse to combine; taste and adjust seasonings as necessary. Keep blender on and slowly drizzle in olive oil. Continue blending until ingredients are combined and the hummus has a smooth consistency. Put hummus in a serving bowl, garnish with cilantro and paprika, and serve with pita chips and vegetables.
Nutritional Information:
10 servings
Per serving:
Calories: 126
Fat: 9.5g
Fiber: 3g
-Unique twist on hummus (like having hummus and guacamole all in one!)
-Quick to make
-Easy clean up
-Flavorful and fresh
-High in fat (but it's healthy fat)
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5


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Recently, I have interviewed Keiichi, and Lord Jinnai [lord katsuhiko jinnai] of keiichi.net radio. Keiichi is an ultimate otaku, who plays live one in a while, wether it be online, at at conventions. While lord katsuhiko jinnai is the youngest D.J ever to go to fanime. He mixes songs, and is apart of Team AnimExcalibur. He made a record breaking - 60 min remix! These guys are fun to talk to, you can talk to them on the Internet, in chat rooms, and now even a message board.
I refer to myself as Q: and ani. O: is a question Ani: is a comment. . Funny things in [ ]
\Interview with Keiichi:
Ani: I ask questions, u answer
Ani: k?
Keiichi 000: Sounds good ^_^
Ani: k
Q: What first got you interested in anime?" Keiichi 000: Well, not counting when I was watching Voltron and the such when I was a kid, I happened to come across a copy of Ah Megami-sama VHS on sale at a local comic shop, and I remembered watching a lot of stuff like that when I was a kid. So I picked it up (It was like.. $5/tape) and instantly I was hooked back into Anime ^_^
Q: over the years, what do you think your greatest experience in your ultimate otaku life was?
Keiichi 000: Definitely opening up the radio station. At the time I had over 100 Anime CDs in my stock, and so it was the next progression of my love of both Internet technology and Anime ^_^
Q: how do you think the station will progress in the coming years?
Keiichi 000: Well, we've still got nowhere to go but up. I think we'll definitely keep getting bigger and bigger ^_^ And with enough support we might actually get the station to the quality to out perform even terrestrial radio ^_^
Q: "Do u think you will go on the real radio waves?" Keiichi 000: Probably not. Unfortunately Terrestrial Radio is VERY Expensive to get into... besides. Why would I want to restrict my audience to just one city, when I can reach the whole world with our current broadcast style ^_^
Q: But have u ever thought about digital cable's music choice? They don�t have j-pop yet, and many people can be introduced to it that way
Keiichi 000: Unfortunately Music Choice is run by a corporation that's not out there to expose people to music... it's there to sell CDs. And J-Pop / Anime music still isn't big enough to show up on their corporate radar's yet. We'd have a better chance of showing up on something like Satellite Radio.. but I don't see that happening any time soon... but you never know.. ^_^
Q: What do you think about online anime community's and the increase of them since the last century? Keiichi 000: I think it rocks! It's great seeing Anime finally emerging from a small-localized thing, to a nationwide phenomenon! Hey, there's room in this community for everyone, so the more the merrier ^_^
Q: do you think conventions, Toonami and A.S [Adult Swim] has helped it?
Keiichi 000: Most definitely! Getting exposure to the masses is ALWAYS a good thing, especially when it's some of the better anime, like Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star, stuff that will draw people into the genre! And conventions just add to the enthusiasm and the Community that is Anime ^_^ I personally enjoy conventions a lot ^_^
Q: an important question, what�s your favorite anime? Song? remix? And D.J?
Keiichi 000: Favorite Anime Series : Definitely Ah Megami-sama! It's where I got my namesake from.. ^_^ Plus a lot of other reasons... since Ah Megami-sama has sort of always followed my life to some degree.. sort of odd ^_^
Keiichi 000: Favorite Anime Song: That's a REALLY tough one... But probably Datenshi Blue from Kaikan Phrase by the band /\ucifer. I've performed that one during CosPlay before and I LOVED doing it.
Keiichi 000: Favorite Anime Remix: Jinnai's Noir Remix... hehehe... I think a lot of people thing that though ^_^
Keiichi 000: Favorite Anime DJ: Well, the FIRST Anime DJ I met was DJ Socket at Ushicon, and he was REALLY good... and then I happened across DJ Jinnai and well, they're probably my top two.... ^_^
Q: what is usually your day?
Keiichi 000: * laughs * Oh Geez, my Day... well, drag myself out of bed at 6AM, normally leave for either work or school by 7AM... mixture of school and work till about 6PM. Once I'm home, I normally work on the radio station for a couple of hours.. and then after that I relax till about Midnight / 1 AM ^_^
Keiichi 000: But, in about 4 weeks. That could all change.. ^_^
Q: how?
Keiichi 000: Well, I'm going to be transferring to a Major University.. And if that happens I'll be settling down with a new job and the such... ^_^ But don't worry.. The station will stay on the air the entire time.. And in fact.. Could get BETTER because of it ^_^ But how is a secret ^_^
Ani: oh, well i think we'll just have to wait,
Q: hmm... what�s your favorite j-pop artist?
Keiichi 000: Favorite J-Pop artist.. Well sing performer is definitely Ayumi Hamazaki ^_^ As for Group.. It�s not really J-Pop.. But X Japan will ALWAYS be one of my favorites ^_^
Q: what made you decide to make the station and did u decide to get oricon here?
Keiichi 000: Well, I've always been into Radio to some degree ^_^ So this was just a great way to combine all my favorite things ^_^ As for adding the Oricon stuff... I had known Usako of Oricon Radio just before the big Live365 Shutdown. Instead of just letting her shut down her station, I desided to ask her to join the Keiichi.net Radio team, since I felt she would add an aspect to the J-Music scene that we didn't have at the time ^_^
Q: one last question "what is yatta?"
Keiichi 000: Yatta? It's an expression of happiness.. a general "I did it!" Expression.. At least if my Otakuese [language of the Otaku] is correct ^_^
Ani: well thanks for the interview
Ani: we give keiichi radio ex2 at live 365 good luck
Ani: If you are a true otaku u'll check it out., lol
Keiichi 000: Thanks again! ^_^ Yatta!! ^_^
Ani: yatta !
Interview With lord katsuhiko jinnai
Ani : I ask question you answer, or else ^_^
Q: how did u get into anime?
VivaJinnai: no comment on this question...next question^_^ [procrastinator ^_^]
Q:: how did u get into anime
VivaJinnai: started in 1992, i was 10 years old, looking in a videogame mag. I saw an article about a new game for the turografix 16. It was Ys book 1+2. There I saw an art form I've never seen before. It sucked me in like a vacuum! I was hooked!
Q: what? in english
VivaJinnai: yup
Ani: k
VivaJinnai: the mag was: videogames and computer entertainment
Ani: when did u start remixing, and why?
VivaJinnai: The start of messing with audio was in 1993, on a tape player, making loops and instrumentals of hip hop songs. Then I started doing it on the computer in 1994. It took me awhile to learn the basics. I basically taught myself how to remix and compose. I started remixing in 1999. I followed the style of DJ Socket for awhile, to learn the basics of remixing. Then in 2000, I found the program that changed my life forever. I started making remixes left and right ever since.
Q: what would you say is your favorite remix
VivaJinnai: hmmmm.....that�s a toughie. I guess the Sakura Wars remix. So far the most popular remix that caught a lot of people's attention would be the Noir-Canta Per me remix.
VivaJinnai: it was well done...and i made that remix in one hour
VivaJinnai: oh yeah...this is another favorite of mine.
VivaJinnai: the baka song
Q: What's your favorite anime?
VivaJinnai: el-hazard, there is nobody like jinnai in ANY anime.
Q: what were the biggest things to happen to you during your career?
VivaJinnai: ummm, teaming up with keiichi and Djing at fanime LIVE.
Q: do u like cheese?
VivaJinnai: yes. cheese of any kind. even cheesy music Ani: lol
Q: do you think eva is confusing?
VivaJinnai: yes, but keep watching it over and over, and you'll understand more. Just like the movie "the sixth sense". you got to watch it one more time ^_^.
Q: have you ever set an appliance on fire by clumsiness?
Ani: lol
VivaJinnai: yes.... my mini oven caught on fire. stupid fish stick ROFL......
Ani: lol
Q: what do you think about the increase of otaku from the last century?
VivaJinnai: its great that more people are becoming anime fans. That�s how this industry developed such a strong foundation. Fans brought anime to the American mainstream market. Yes, united we are STRONG!
Q: are there any negative parts to being an taku [mess up #1]?
Ani: oyaku* [mess-up #] 2
Ani: otaku* [ there ya go!]
VivaJinnai: otaku need to shower, and learn how to balance both an anime and social life. [all apart of a balanced breakfast ^_^]
VivaJinnai: <---was like that before
Q: what is "yatta?"
Ani: lol
Ani: i asked k1 too
VivaJinnai: "ALRIGHT!!!!!!!"
VivaJinnai: wooohoooo!!!
VivaJinnai: basically
Ani: lol
VivaJinnai: almost naked men saying woohoo!
Ani: lol
Ani: with leaves
VivaJinnai: hmmm what a society Japan is
Ani: and giant billboards
VivaJinnai: oh well...it�s still funny to me
VivaJinnai: Asian humor...got to love it!
Ani: lol
VivaJinnai: mooo!
Ani: well I think its time to call it a rap
VivaJinnai: hehe
VivaJinnai: I thought there were more questions
VivaJinnai: ^_^
Ani: check out lord katsuhiko jinnai at Keiichi, Extreme anime radio ex2 on live, live, live, live365.
Helpful Links:
Keiichi Radio: http://radio.keiichi.net/index2.php
Live 365:
Team AnimExcalibur Webpage: http://jinnai1.tripod.com/
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Mother-Daughter Fun at the Diamond Show- Baselworld, Switzerland 2014
Ryan Isaac
My daughter, Victoria and I travelled to Switzerland and Italy this year for business and for fun. We went to The Diamond Show in Basel, Switzerland where we met fascinating people and were treated extremely well.
The Diamond Show was a blast. It is important to get to know who you're going to do business with, and that can take a little time. It's also important to have some fun so things aren't all about work. The first bit of fun came when we saw The Gatspy bracelet created by Choco Diamonds. Art Deco inspired with repeated orderly lines, it was covered with internally flawless diamonds. Victoria was invited to try it on. Her youth and beauty created a bit of buzz and she was asked if she would agree to a video interview wearing the bracelet. She did very well on camera - no surprise to me.