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Engaging our young Tory activists? Lets give them socials, not socialism
Since the election in June, youth engagement and activism has been a hot topic on all sides of the political spectrum, so here's my two cents on the issue. Just to be clear, I'mRead More »
Is it time to build a conservative Momentum?
Following the disappointing election result of 8 June a good deal of attention has been directed, quite rightly, at how to avoid a repeat. This has focused partly on Conservative mistakes, in particular theRead More »
Oliver Cooper labels TBG 'destructive' to Conservative Future.
Oliver Cooper has 'sensationally' declared Conservative Future's main gossip blog, The Blue Guerilla, as 'destructive to CF' and that he is boycotting it. The Blue Guerilla (TBG) has been increasingly causing strife amongst CFRead More »
Donovan slams anonymous commentators as CF defection rumours turn vicious
CF has decended into bitterness and name calling after speculation that a significant figure was preparing to defect to UKIP's Young Independence. With many potential defectors identified, insults and attacks against them haveRead More »
Student Politics – Ugly, Pointless and Divisive
Anyone who has the misfortune to live around or near a university will have seen painted bedsheets sprawled across their streets, dangling from their lamp posts, tied messily to gates, and most likely,Read More »
Why youth elections matter
No-one joins a political party because of the youth wing; or if they do they are mad to do so. The youth wings of political parties are more of a cause of stress andRead More »


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Learn More: Why are my cannabis buds taking so long to mature?
Many of our readers write in to ask about speeding up the time to harvest.
So, how long does it actually take to grow marijuana?
Short Answer: From Day 1 of your marijuana plant's life to a smokable harvest, you are looking at a window ranging between 3 and 7+ months!
Many factors will affect the total time, but the average grow takes 3-4 months. Learn more about the marijuana growth timeline.
Long Answer: These factors have the greatest impact on total time to harvest:
- Plant strain – strain has the largest impact on growing time.
- Desired yields – do you want to grow a few grams, a few ounces, or a few pounds?
- Growing method – differing grow methods/setups can add or subtract a few weeks or even months!

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Common Sense Home Selling Tips – Details Matter
Here's some home selling tips that you may not have considered.
When you're ready to sell your home, the right real estate professional can help you receive the best price in the shortest time.
As an experienced Realtor, Page knows the Taos market, and she is well-versed in every aspect of the sales process, from strategically marketing your home to navigating the closing process to ensure that your transaction is as seamless as possible.
Before you put your home on the market, Page will:
• Provide you with a comprehensive presentation of the information you need to attain a clear understanding of our market.
• Discuss your motivations and timeframe for selling.
• Review marketing and pricing strategies.
• Walk through your home with you and advise you of how to prepare it to show to its best advantage.
According to the National Association of Realtors, in 2013, 92% of home buyers searched online for their next home. Because of this, our listings are widely distributed online. More fun facts from NAR: 88% of buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent. Moreover, 88% of sellers used an agent to sell their home.
Home Selling Tips – The Checklist
Prospective buyers and their agents want to know as much about your home as possible. Please gather the items below that apply. We will compile a comprehensive listing packet to help us effectively market your property.
Photographs and well-written copy are a great hook to attract their interest—but then they want to know details. Not all of the items below may apply to your property. For example, if you are on town utilities, you won't have a septic or well permit. But if any of these items do apply, having the information available to us will make for a comprehensive listing packet.
- Survey or ILR (Improvement Location Report)
- Title work from your purchase of the property
- Well permit
- Well share agreement
- Septic permit
- CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions, & Restrictions) and/or Bylaws
- Water rights/irrigation information
- Floor plans and/or blueprints
- Warranty deed
- Easements
- Keys (two copies: one for the lockbox and one for our office)
We'll also need specific showing instructions, including alarm location & code. Also, it isn't uncommon for a prospective buyer to request a summary of utility expenses. You can contact your utility companies (Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, New Mexico Gas Company, your propane company, or the Town of Taos) to request a utility summary; just have your account number handy.
In addition, at the time we take the listing, we'll have some forms for you to complete:
• Property Disclosure Statement
• Lead-based Paint Addendum (if your home was built prior to 1978)
• Non-foreign Seller Affidavit
• Lockbox Authorization Form
Get a Free Comparative Market Analysis from Page Sullivan
If you're ready to put your home on the market but have yet to list it, than the first thing you need to do if is to request a home evaluation and Comparative Market Analysis. Taos Real Estate offers a Free Comparative Market analysis to those with an interest in having us professionally list their home, or property for sale. To get more information about how our competitive market analysis can help you sell your home click the following link. Comparative Market Analysis and Home Evaluation.
Or if you're in a hurry and want to get started right now fill out the form to the right of the page and we'll be in touch promptly. If you're on a mobile device you can also use the "click to call" to ring up our office. We're available during normal business hours, mountain standard time Monday through Friday.


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The University of Iowa's Women's Resource and Action Centerrecieves a grant to explore the problem of Domestic Violence in our community.
Aid and Alternatives to Victims of Spouse Abuse was established
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program shelter was openedoffering counseling and a 24-hour crisis line.
the program grew to add additional staff
Expanded Shelter
"Mandatory arrest law" goes into effect, arrest rate increased by 54% in a six month time period;DVIP experienced a 300% increase in requests for service.
DVIP's service area grows to include Cedar, Washington and Iowa Counties
construction of a 13 room shelter is complete
Jones County is added to our service area
Established a "Transitional Housing Program" to assist families with housing and rent for an entire year
State regionalization of Domestic Violence Programs changes our service area to cover these 8 counties–Johnson, Iowa, Cedar, Washington, Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Van Buren
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Attraction Category: Family Fun in and around Oswestry, Iconic attractions of Oswestry and The Welsh Borderlands, Industrial Heritage and Transport in Oswestry and the Borderlands, and Water in the Welsh Borderlands
We are Jones the Boats, operating friendly narrowboat trips from Trevor near Llangollen. Come and join us on the restaurant narrowboat 'Eirlys' for the trip of a lifetime – a cruise along the Llangollen canal across the 'stream in the sky' – Thomas Telford's famous Pontcysyllte aqueduct, 126 feet above the valley floor. Eirlys is the Welsh word for "snowdrop". The narrowboat Eirlys has been a regular sight on the Llangollen canal for over a decade. Brightly decorated in the traditional canalboat style, Eirlys can seat over 50 passengers in comfort – ideal for large coach parties.
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The Minimalist Table Lamp features a uniquely designed black iron and steel base. It comes with an Edison bulb and has an in-line on/off switch.
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Space Furniture launches its most ecologically-friendly product to date – Emeco 111 Navy. A joint venture between two great American corporations The Coca-Cola Company and Emeco, the Emeco 111 Navy is made of at least 111 rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) bottles, hence its name.
PET is more commonly known as the material for the regular plastic bottle which is an everyday object of great familiarity to anyone. This initiative promises a post-consumerism path for a projected number of 3 million plastic bottles a year. Modeled after the classic design of the Navy 1006 chair, the 111 Navy chair is available in six colours: Coca-Cola Red, Snow, Flint, Grass, Persimmon and Charcoal.
The launch of the 111 Navy not only brings to light a high quality product can be achieved from recycled material* but also illustrates Space's vision in promoting sustainability. This is in-line with Space's brand philosophy of improving the quality of life through quality of design and the subsequent manufacturing process.
"A product like the 111 Navy chair pays a high level of regard to the environment and minimises the unnecessary utilisation of the earth's resources. We hope to set a new benchmark in luxury furniture retailing by continuing to introduce more 'green' products such as the 111 Navy and initiatives to enhance the overall Space experience," Syddal Wee, general manager of Space Asia.
"Emeco's famous 1006 Navy Chair is made out of 80% recycled aluminum and designed to last 150 years - that's what we call sustainability. Our new 111 Navy chair is made out of 111 recycled PET bottles. We use discarded plastic beverage bottles and make them into a very high quality chair - that's what we call upcycling*. Syddal Wee, the general manager of Space, has said the utmost ecological chairs are made by Emeco. It is a pleasure and a delight to have a partner in Singapore like Space who cares as much as we do about the world around us," Gregg Buchbinder, chairman of Emeco.
Emeco is exclusively available at Space Furniture.
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Be a Hero, Raise Your SMV: Act 1 [Hero's Journey]
Last week we discussed how dating that leads to marriage can be likened to a Hero's Journey. This post will continue that theme by discussing how to start your journey towards romantic fulfillment by taking on the Relationship Quest.
The stories that we tell ourselves and others are powerful. They change our thought patterns, our behaviour and the outcome of our life. When we think of our lives as a grand epic, a story of heroism and the triumph of virtue over evil we will then conform to that expectation.
As more and more people buy into stories that elevate virtue and romantic heroism our culture will change for the better. We will once again value the pursuit of familial happiness. We will have more and happier marriages. This in turn will lead to a baby boom of happy, peacefully raised children to carry on our culture.
The hero's journey is never easy. To overcome the challenges of life we must motivate each other with a noble purpose and a shared quest. We must seek to uplift courtship back to a place of honour, esteem and high value.
At a more personal level, by viewing dating, courtship, marriage and the raising of children as noble quests we give value to the efforts necessary to have success in these areas.
Lets see what we can learn from the Hero's Journey to help us in raising our Sexual Market Value and having dating success. Grab a pen and paper or open your favorite text processor, the next part includes an opportunity to make notes as part of a set of easy exercises.
Presenting Your Hero's Journey: Act 1
The Ordinary World
The hero, uneasy, uncomfortable or unaware, is introduced sympathetically so the audience can identify with the situation or dilemma. The hero is shown against a background of environment, heredity, and personal history. Some kind of polarity in the hero's life is pulling in different directions and causing stress.
We all start here. Ordinary life. This of course differs from person to person. Your ordinary world might be very different from mine. Still, this is our beginning. Understanding our beginning and knowing where we are right now is vital to deciding how to proceed.
Exercise: Write down a simple description of your life now. What is your background? Why do you want to get married? What forces (both internal and external) are pulling at you?
The Call to Adventure
Something shakes up the situation, either from external pressures or from something rising up from deep within, so the hero must face the beginnings of change.
Sometimes we choose change, while other times it's thrust upon us. Sometimes change is positive and other times it's not. Sometimes it comes from within, other times it's external.
Great and wonderful things can come from change, yet most people instinctively fear or avoid it. Successful people use change as a catalyst to growth, leading to their benefit. This requires that we take ownership of ourselves and practice self-determination.
Exercise: Write down a list of changes in your life during the last 2 years, both internal and external. How have they affected you? How have they changed you as a person? If you take up the quest and get married, how will your life have improved?
Refusal of the Call
The hero feels the fear of the unknown and tries to turn away from the adventure, however briefly. Alternately, another character may express the uncertainty and danger ahead.
Fear, anxiety and excitement about embarking on a major quest is normal and healthy. Interesting, it's not just a fear of failure, but also a fear of success.
Exercise: Write down two lists.
- What is the worst that could happen if you embark on this quest?
- What is the worst that could happen if you don't embark on this quest?
- How likely are these negative (or frighteningly positive) outcomes?
- What are the possible rewards of taking on the quest?
Meeting with the Mentor
The hero comes across a seasoned traveler of the worlds who gives him or her training, equipment, or advice that will help on the journey. Or the hero reaches within to a source of courage and wisdom.
During human history billions of people have successfully negotiated the romantic relationship quest. Some of these people even understand why their relationships were successful, happy and satisfying. A generally older, married mentor can coach us and support our quest. Such a friend can offer valuable advice as we tackle new challenges, hold us accountable, encourage us and give us clear feedback on our actions.
Another source of support could be a professional relationship coach. You should also join a group like www.SMV4K.com to find information and help as you start your journey.
Exercise: Do you have one or more potential mentors? Talk with your mentors and ask them to help you on your quest. Show them this post if that helps to explain what you need from them.
Crossing the Threshold
At the end of Act One, the hero commits to leaving the Ordinary World and entering a new region or condition with unfamiliar rules and values.
Now is the time for action. You face two paths. Two options. Act now or turn back. Procrastination, even for an hour, can easily derail your quest. Right now you need to take at least one positive step in the right direction; towards your goal. Action and forward momentum are more important than knowing the whole road.
Exercise: Write down some definitive actions that you can take to launch yourself on the Relationship Quest. Pick one easy item and DO IT RIGHT NOW. Pick another and do it this week. Keep progressing. Congratulations, now you have officially started your quest.
Some actions that you can take right now include:
- Join us in the SMV4K.com Facebook group. Make an introductory post and tell us a little about you.
- Signup for the SMV4K.com Newsletter.
- Read about how to start your dating pipeline and start filling out your Spouse Persona.
- Do the exercises in this post.
- Check your social media presence to make sure it's sending a positive message about you.
A life without meaning is sad, unfulfilling and boring. Dating, marriage and children can give you more satisfaction and contentment that you can presently imagine. Don't delay, start your Relationship Quest today!
Next week: Your Hero's Journey: Act 2 (Tests, Allies, Enemies, Approach, Ordeal, Death and Rebirth.)


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Journalist Garry Marr's February 13, 2014 Financial Post article, "Condo correction not in the cards for Toronto, Vancouver, says new report," is very interesting. In it, he quotes CIBC's Deputy Chief Economist, Benjamin Tal, who predicts ongoing low interest rates into 2015 and a continuing strong rental market in Toronto. This is great news for condominium developers and investors.
Tal believes that vacancy rates will rise slightly, but with the number of new rental units each year only 1,000 over what is needed, the effect on the market should be minor. He also cautions "Canadian real estate bears" that they will have to wait for the housing market crash they have been predicting, and that any coming correction will be "much gentler" than the naysayers let on.
Those of us who work in the industry witness the continuing popularity of condominiums in Toronto, so this report validates what we have been saying for years. Condos are a residential force to be reckoned with, and will be well into the foreseeable future.
You can read Garry Marr's article here: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/02/13/condo-correction-not-in-the-cards-for-toronto-vancouver-says-new-report/


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Welcome! I am very excited that you are here! I am a Christian writer and speaker with a passion to bring faith and life together. I believe that worshipping Christ is more than a Sunday affair–its a daily experience.
So then, what can you expect on this site?
On this site I post articles, that I hope will help believers grow in their walk with Christ. I discuss practical Bible topics, provide helps for daily living, even tackle relevant issues of the day.
I am a co-vocational pastor. I work a full-time job and pastor a church. I occasionally post audio content of sermons that I have preached to my congregation. It is my hope and prayer that these will encourage and strengthen you in your relationship with Christ.
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I have always enjoyed good stories. As a child, I dreamed of writing books. Recently, I have been motivated to put that dream in action. Look for my upcoming Book page that will tell you more about a story that is currently in the works!


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I am blessed enough in my job that I have the option to pick up just about any OS I want on a day-to-day basis. I have copious test devices laying around ready for use, both Android and iOS. I also happen to be a GSM AT&T customer, so switching is as simple as swapping a sim.
I could, say, pull out the venerable Nexus 5, or perhaps iPhone 5. Mayhaps the Nexus 6 strikes my fancy one day or perhaps the iPhone 6. I even have my choice in wearables! I could rock an original Pebble, an Android Wear watch or the Apple Watch. Choice simply abounds.
And yet, day-to-day, I keep my sim safely ensconced in my iPhone 6 Plus with an Apple Watch tentatively on my wrist. It turns out that the cost to switch, even when the hardware is available, is too high to do on a whim.
Part of the lock in is due to the hardware itself. The iPhone 6 Plus has the best camera of all the devices I have. I am the most familiar with it and can have it out and moments captured quickly and easily. But, the Nexus 6 does not have a terrible camera. It simply lacks in some polish.
As a matter of fact, the lock in is not even app based. All of the apps I use on iOS are available on Android. Some of them are actually more fully-featured on Android.
In terms of aesthetics, I actually prefer the basic look of Android to iOS. I like material design, it's a pretty way to express ideas. iOS is not ugly by any stretch, but it is a bit... uninspiring in its ubiquity of conceptual verbs.
No, there are two things that lock me in.
First and foremost, it is an incredible pain to swap devices when all of my second factor auth is on one device. Even if it can be done in 10 or 15 minutes, it's a pain to have to do and is not something I'd like to do on a daily basis. It is, perhaps, just the slightest bit scary.
Secondly, there is an ecosystem developing in the Apple universe that is hard to beat. I am purely addicted to texting from my computer while I'm sitting at my desk. iMessage is a powerful driver in terms of lock in and other features, such as the ability to answer calls, are nothing to sneeze at.
Perhaps I am an edge case power user, but I suspect not. Market share of Apple laptops is rising while the general PC market is declining. iOS is recapturing ground lost to Android in markets such as China. The Apple Watch is perhaps the best expression of a wearable to date (though by no means perfect or a necessity).
There is a lot of power in Apple's vertical integration and they are leveraging it more and more with every new OS release. This is a serious driver in lock in and could very well keep me off of Android for the foreseeable future.


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Urban Village Town Home
Project Descriptions:
Exterior Railing - The railing expands the turf theme of the Technoscape Courtyard while it secures the rear patios of the Townhome project.
Cultural Banners - Sited on the parking structure thirteen 20' high x 3' wide banners depict the colorful fabrics and patterns associated with the over 30 ancestries that make up the City Heights neighborhood.
Childrens Museum of San Diego - Toddler's Exhibit
Date of Completion: 1994
Commissioning Agency: Children's Museum of San Diego
Project Description: "Incunabula" is a soft amebae shaped enclosed area composed of creators, stairs, raised areas and a tunnel and features several interactive elements for toddlers.
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Aiming to bring chefs and food enthusiasts closer to one another, the Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel organized the Sheraton Culinary Academy. The purpose is to create an environment where chefs can talk about their philosophy around food, how they make dishes and showcase some of their work to food enthusiasts, almost like a master class from a popular TV show. This evening saw us working with Chef Giuseppe Lioce, who recently moved to the city from the Westin and would be driving the kitchen at Bene. Like any Italian cook, Chef Giuseppe is very passionate about the food he makes and the flavours from back home in Southern Italy which he's looking to showcase over the next one year.
The evening began with us being shown how to prepare the Panzerotti Pugliesi, and traditional Aulia calzone. While the end product looked fairly simple with a filling of tomato and buffalo mozzarella, the effort and precision that went into making the dish was something else. Right from kneading the dough to getting the filling spot on, the dish is deceptively simple to someone like me who doesn't cook a whole lot. Traditionally, the dough alone has to sit for about two hours before it hits the texture needed to make this a superb dish (which immediately puts it off my radar of cooking; my window of patience is about 25 minutes). Shallow fried and served with a helping of balsamic caviar, the Panzerotti Pugliesi is a tasty little bite.
The next dish for the evening was the Cavatelli al pesto. While the sauce was a simple, yet very flavourful pesto sauce, this dish introduced me to the cavatelli pasta. Being someone who sticks to buying pasta off the shelf (PS – Even Marco Pierre White does it, so don't roll your eyes), making pasta from scratch was a bit of a challenge. Taking a step back in time, Chef Giuseppe decided to do away with electric equipment and brought out the mortar and pestle. One of things I do admire is Chef Giuseppe's appreciation for the older traditional ways of making food, like how our grandmothers would make, over contemporary methods that don't always give you the best flavours. Relatively quick and easy to make, the pasta was served up with fresh ricotta and some ground garlic powder. I wasn't a big fan of the garlic which overpowered the flavour of the freshly-made pesto sauce, an opinion others present did not share with me.
The final course for the evening was the Biscotti di Mandorle, more easily known as the Italian almond biscuit. Fairly simple to bake, these buttery drops of heaven were presented with ricotta ice cream in a neat little dessert that vanished the moment it was placed in front of us.
If the evening was anything to go by, we can definitely expect some fabulous cooking from Chef Giuseppe with strong traditional Italian flavours coming through every dish. The rest of the evening was spent by the poolside discussing food and India over some canapes and cocktails. Do get in touch with me if you're looking for recipes from this post.


text: NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Ford Motor Co. F, +0.38% posted second quarter earnings from continuing operations of 61 cents a share, excluding special items, well above the 50 cents a share average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Net income for the automaker totalled $1.2 billion, or 57 cents a share, while revenues came in at $42.8 billion. Ford noted that worldwide automotive sales for the second quarter rose to $36.7 billion from $34.1 billion in the same period last year while worldwide vehicle-unit sales in the quarter were 1.748 million up from 1.718 million a year ago. Looking ahead, the Dearborn, Mich.-based company said it expects third quarter earnings ranging from breakeven to 5 cents a share and boosted its full year outlook by 15 cents to a range of $1.80 to $1.90 a share, all from continuing operations and excluding special items. Ford noted that special items consisting primarily of the restructuring of its Ballard Power BLDP, +1.40% investment and a European reorganization are currently estimated to reduce full-year earnings by 8 cents a share.


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I'VE ALWAYS LOVED DRAWING AND PAINTING. I studied Graphic design at the art and design university in cluj-napoca. bUT I STARTED considering illustration as a possible career WHILE STUDYING COMMUNICATION DESIGN IN MANCHESTER. I began with FASHION ILLUSTRATION and then gradually moved TO PORTRAITS, ANIMALs, BOTANICAL PAINTINGS AND PATTERN MAKING. I started my YOU TUBE channel in 2017 with the purpose of sharing what i have learned throughout the years and also experiment with new art supplies and techniques. Experiments have been at the core of my illustration but i always go back to WATERCOLOURS and ink. I like to mix different mediums in order to get new and exciting effects with my illustrations. I experiment with ink,glitter, metallic foil, collage, acrylics, iridescent mediums, metallic paints and lino cut.


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Why use a process server?
It is very important that when dealing with legal issues, your legal documents are served in the correct manner.
1. You may decide to post them but you would have no proof that the they were ever received.
2. You may decide therefore, to send them recorded delivery, but the Defendant/Respondent could simply send them back as "addressee gone away" or "not known at this address".
3. You may decide to use a local courier or friend to deliver them but what if the person has moved away or refuses to accept/sign for them.
In almost every legal procedure, proof that the papers have been received by the Defendant/Respondent is needed for the legal process to continue and therefore without the use of a process server, this can delay the proceedings weeks or even months. In our experience, we have found that having the papers personally served makes the Defendant/Respondent take the case a lot more seriously. It is also important to ensure that all court orders and legal papers are served on time and served correctly in accordance with CPR rules. An affidavit confirming the date and time the documents were served will be lodged at court prior to the hearing. Another benefit of using a process server is that we are completely independent to the proceedings. We are not biased as to what we say or do. The statement of service (or affidavit when required) provided by a process server will carry more weight than a statement made by yourself, we are also happy to give evidence in court if required.
Our services
Thornton Legal Services have over 25 years experience in process serving within the West Yorkshire area. Over this time we have successfully served well over 10,000 legal documents, including family, matrimonial and criminal proceedings. We have over 40 firms of local solicitors who regularly use our business in the service of documents along with the local authority who also instruct us on their behalf. We can provide references if required. We offer a quick, reliable and professional service to ensure your documents are served promptly and correctly in line with the Civil Procedure Rules (part 6). Once we receive your documents the first visit will be made with 12 hours of receipt (quicker if required). We ask that you provide us with information needed to help establish the best times of day to call and therefore keep the number of visits to a minimum. We also ask for a detailed description (or photograph where possible) to help identify the target.
You can email any documents to us at email@example.com or post the documents to our PO box address (on the contacts page). If you prefer we can collect the documents from any solicitors office or court in the Yorkshire area. See our page for costs.


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Protection for Rice Farmers Under the Takaful Padi Protection Scheme
Beginning in 2013, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry will implement the Takaful Padi Protection Scheme with an allocation of RM 50 million as outlined in Budget 2013 which will...
YB Datuk Hj Md Alwi Hj Che Ahmad, Kok Lanas State Legislative Assembly Member Appointed as KADA Chairman
Kok Lanas State Legislative Assembly Member, YB Datuk Hj Md Alwi Hj Che Ahmad, 57, was appointed as the new KADA Chairman to replace YB Tan Sri Annuar Musa, who was appointed as MARA Chairman.
Sungai Ketereh AFO Launches Beef Serunding Products
Sungai Ketereh Area Farmers Organisation (AFO) takes another step forward in expanding agro-based business and industrial sectors by launching local beef serunding products.
KADA Iftar Ceremony
On 21 July 2013, KADA organised a KADA Staff Iftar Ceremony with YB Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Malaysia.
Opening Ceremony of the Kubang Sepat Area Farmers' Organisation (PPK) 2013 Annual General Meeting
The 45th Annual General Meeting year 2013 for Area Farmers' Organisation (PPK) Kubang Sepat, Tendong, Pasir Mas was held on 24 June 2013 located at the PPK of Kubang Sepat.
Kada Minta Pesawah Patuh Jadual Bertanam Elak Kerugian
"***This News is available in Malay Language Only". PASIR PUTEH, 5 April (Bernama) -- Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Kemubu (Kada) meminta petani mematuhi jadual tanaman padi yang telah ditetapkan...
2,192 Farmers Received RM 2.9 Million Monetary Aid
A total of 2,192 farmers from Kelantan received monetary aid of RM 2.9 million, for damage of paddy crop due to floods disaster that struck Kelantan in late 2012.
279 Participants of Ladang Merdeka Cherbu Received RM 30,700 Revenue
A total of 279 participants of Ladang Merdeka Cherbu Project, Bachok received earnings of RM 66,450 from 45 hectares of rice commercially cultivated rice via a centralised management using the Ladang...
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Yiddish Dance Workshop, Toronto, Canada, Jul 24
Toronto Yiddish Dance Workshop
Sunday July 24, 2005
Bathurst Jewish Community Centre
With instructors Helen Winkler and Steve Weintraub
Learn basic Yiddish dances during morning and afternoon teaching sessions and culture corner. Come to a model klezmer wedding celebration party in the evening. No partner or previous dance experience required. Full details available at www.yiddishdance.com or e-mail Helen Winkler. (For more on Helen, see also www.klezmershack.com/articles/2002_neskaya
Sessions and Registration Fees:
9:30-10:00a.m. arrival, registration
Morning: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, $10
Learn the basics of Yiddish dance style, core dances, improvisation.
Afternoon: 1:30-4:30 p.m., $15
Build upon morning session, learn more folk dances and time permitting, an Eastern European ballroom dance or two. Culture corner and review session.
$5 discount: attend both morning and afternoon sessions for $20
Dance Party with Light Refreshments, 7:00-10:00 p.m. $6 Evening dance party will be a model klezmer wedding- come celebrate!


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Sue came to drawing late in life, but things happened quickly once she started. Her art has been published in magazines and an instructional art book, juried into national art shows, and won awards in international art competitions. Her artwork grows out of and reflects her passion for horses, and her appreciation of their strength and beauty as living, breathing art. She and her husband live in a rural area with their two horses and dogs, who serve as both inspiration and subject models.


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After my four year absence from the radio, the main task now is just to get some of the gear working again. Over the last two weeks, I managed to locate the microphone for the 2m/70cm dual band rig and I have put up a vertical half-wave in the attic of the house. Not perfect but at least it gets me on the air again.
Even though the aerial is indoors, I can hear some signals from repeaters and simplex stations from about 100kms away. One of those is the Limerick repeater on R5 (145.725 MHz) which is just over 100kms to the North.
The signal is about S3-5 which means it's clear and easy to listen to but I'd probably need the full 50w to work through it.
I have also managed to get the rig set up to scan both 145 MHz and 433 MHz bands which lets me see who is about. The level of activity is pretty low so it spends a lot of time scanning.
I have noticed though that it sometimes stops on 145.725 MHz with the unmistakable sound of CW coming through. It's not CW on FM but I can hear the white noise on FM getting pulsed by a CW signal. Sure enough, when the repeater opens I can hear the CW beating with the signal and the sound of the CW frequency changing slowly....a sure sign of a satellite.
I came across this a few weeks back when I went looking for info on the Cornwall beacon on 50.042 MHz. I ended up watching a video for the AGM of their Beacon/Repeater group...as you do :o)
During the presentation, someone mentioned that there was interference to their local repeater GB3NC on 145.725 MHz from a new Chinese satellite.
Sure enough when I heard the signal today, I looked up the N2YO satellite tracking website and it was out over the Atlantic and within range. If you want to see where it is at any time or to see when it might be visible, go to http://www.n2yo.com/?s=40911
It seems that a bunch of Chinese satellites were launched in September 2015 and their up links and down links are shown below....
As you can see, the XW-2B has a beacon on 145.725 MHz which is the one I was hearing. The image below shows what it looks like with some specs...
– Micro-satellite architecture
– Dimensions: 250Lx250Wx250H mm
– Mass: 9kg
– Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface facing the earth
– Antenna: Deployable antenna, one 1/4λ monopole VHF antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side and one 1/4λ monopole UHF antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at –Z side, close to the each edge of satellite
CW Telemetry Beacon: 50 mW, 22 wpm
Essentially it's a 25cm cube with 50mW into a quarter wave whip on 145 MHz. It's pretty amazing to hear it with just a half-wave vertical in the attic.
I presume a lot of others must have noticed this?


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Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan in Cursive: A Trilogy at Sadler's Wells
'The 19 dancers are trained in t'ai chi, martial arts, meditation, Chinese Opera movement, ballet and modern dance. Their control is every bit as astounding as the agility demanded by choreography that wraps itself around them like a vine hugging a tree.'
Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan in Cursive: A Trilogy at Sadler's Wells
'In Wild Cursive, we just watch one lovely fragment after another, and while the dancers' exquisite stamina never flags, the audience's does.'
Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan in Cursive: A Trilogy at Sadler's Wells
It is not difficult to understand the buzz surrounding the outstanding Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan. The company, famed for its remarkable fusion between eastern and western aesthetics, presents ancient Chinese … Continue Reading
Clever Moves
*The graduates of the first Dance Apprentice Network aCross Europe (D.A.N.C.E.) two year training programme make their debut performances at Sadler's Wells next week.* *Lyndsey Winship talks to Wayne McG… Continue Reading
Circus Front
A new season of Circus at the Roundhouse showcases performances from cutting edge circus companies from Europe and Australia. Roundhouse Programming Manager Verity McArthur says "They're stepping bac… Continue Reading
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan – famed for fusing Western techniques and Asian traditions – visit Sadler's Wells this week. *Wild Cursive* is the final part of a trilogy of work inspired b… Continue Reading
English National Ballet in Swan Lake at Royal Albert Hall
In Act IV, having betrayed Odette and begging her forgiveness, he [Thomas Edur] delivered a moment so true and intimate that it took the breath away. Those few seconds with a sublime [Agnes] Oaks, performed in a barn in front of 4,300 people, at last gave meaning to t…
Savion Glover in Live for London at Sadler's Wells
'Glover's technique is astounding. He crams an unfeasible amount of beats into every bar, scattering like nail bombs or simmering so gently you can barely see his feet move.'
English National Ballet in Swan Lake at Royal Albert Hall
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Les Ballets C de la B in Import Export at Queen Elizabeth Hall
'He's [Augustijnen[ at his best with pure movement, corkscrewing Szypura through a whirl of horizontal rolls and turns, or twisting the rubber-limbed Santisteva into a knot and setting him in motion like a broken toy.'
Royal Ballet in Swan Lake screening at Canada Square Park, London
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Meat Free Week is a global campaign that launched first in Australia and this year also in UK to get you thinking about how much meat you eat, and the impact eating too much has on your health, animals and the environment. We're not just talking about red meat (beef, lamb and pork), but all meat, including poultry, processed meat (like ham, bacon, salami and packaged sandwich meats), fish and seafood.
I decided to take the challenge and go meat free for one week and I am going to be sharing my lunches during this week, so you can see that skipping meat for a week is not a big sacrifice and can be quite delightful.
For day #1 I had this Indian inspired Palak Tofu, very easy and quick to prepare.
– 1 cup of tofu in cubes
– 2 cups of spinach
– 1/3 cup of cashews
– 1 tomato
– 1/3 cup of coconut milk
– 1/3 cup of water
– 2 cloves of garlic
– 1 Tablespoon of nutritional yeast
– 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
– 1/2 teaspoon of curry
– 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
– 1/2 teaspoon of ginger
– 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
– 1/3 teaspoon of asafoetida
– 1/3 teaspoon of Himalayan salt
– 1/3 teaspoon of black pepper
– 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
– 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
Put the spinach, cashews, tomato, coconut milk, water, garlic cloves and nutritional yeast in the blender and process well.
In a saucepan heat up the coconut oil and cook the tofu for 2 or 3 minutes. Add all the spices and cook for another couple of minutes until they warm up and start smelling delicious. Add the spinach mix and cook in low heat for about 10 minutes.
Drizzle with a couple of tablespoons of coconut milk. Serve with basmati rice and naan bread.
Namaste! ♡


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A reading of the tribute play "Dear Harvey." Free Admission with a pass-the-hat ask to benefit the formation of SAGE Charlotte (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders). Includes conversation with Jason Edward Black, Ph.D., co-editor of An Archive of Hope: Harvey Milk's Speeches and Writings. Location: 501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207. Reserve tickets.
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mitchell 3 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 31 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Armory Square Ventures
Looking for a basic wesbite for when our fund launches in the coming weeks. We need it fully functioning by the first week in April. 5-7 total pages and the ability to add more.
1. Initial Landing Page
We need a quote or a portion of our investment thesis that can catch the eye of the reader.
I like the idea of a picture of Armory Square and I can get those as a back drop. The logo in the top corner or centered.
2. About (focus)
About US: NEED A ONE OR TWO LINER FOR THIS
ASV: Overview
Left Side
Stage Focus:
Seed and Early Stage
Sector Focus:
Healthcare IT
Ed Technology
Food & Agriculture Software
Manufactuing automation Software
Energy Software / Analytics
Corporate and University Spin-outs
Fin tech
Ad Tech / Digital marketing
Target investment
$500,000 to $750,000
Right Side
Upstate New York and the Greater New York City region
Investment Principals
Somak Chattopadhyay
Mitchell A Patterson Jr
Upstate Office
211 W. Jefferson St
Suite 200
Syracuse, NY
NYC Office
Coming Soon
Investment Thesis: (see below)
NYS entrepreneurial ecosystem built over time and here to stay
• Serial entrepreneurs
• Deep talent pool
• Major industries here have deep technical talent but contracting/disrupted by new business models and technologies
VC is transitioning from its historical roots of capital intensive, core technology innovation to capital efficient software and business services – a key theme for successful companies across NY state
As technology/labor becomes more virtual, most important driver of innovation is access to customers/channels (largest technology buying economy is in NY state)
Massive disruption for legacy industries based across NYS = huge opportunity for ASV
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a. Somak Chattopadhyay
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iii. Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/somak-c…y/0/2a/766
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• Exclusive: A new VC fund for (all of) New York
• NYC venture capitalist names new fund after a Syracuse success story
6. Blog
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a. Armory Square Ventures
211 West Jefferson St
Suite 200
Syracuse, NY
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One-off foundation skills MTB course
You may have seen some info already saying that courses are now only available as exclusive days due to shifting demand.
This is true, but one person still has a gift voucher to use for a place on a group course. This means there's a foundation/beginners course on Sun 23rd July which you can book onto for £55 per person.
Start time will be 9:30am, finishing at 3:30pm. Start point will be the car park at Dalby Forest opposite Dixons Hollow – the one at the far end of Adderstone Field.
The course will cover:
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19 march 1968 & marion barry buf membership card
OTD 19 March 1968 Marion Barry received his Black United Front membership card. The Black United Front was founded on 9 January 1968 to bring disparate civil rights/Black Power groups together to organize collectively toward freedom and justice in the city. Marion Barry, as co-founder and head of Pride Inc., a youth-centered economic development organization, joined BUF.
Barry was the 8th person to receive an official membership card. Stokely Carmichael, BUF chairperson and co-founder, signed the card. Membership was good from one year of execution date. Lulu Stroud, BUF secretary, probably administered the card to Barry.
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SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA of Europe ltd. today announced that the classic arcade game After Burner has now returned for a new generation of gamers. After Burner Climax™ features fast and frantic feats, putting you in the cockpit of the world's top fighter jets. Players will dodge planes, rockets and bullets while trying to target multiple on-screen enemy aircrafts. Built for all skill levels, everyone will be able to take to the air and blaze through a branching storyline with over 20 stages. After Burner Climax will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and on PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.
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'Mindy Project' star Mindy Kaling gives birth to baby girl
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Unlike his terrific time-specific plays at the Public Theater — each opened on the day it took place — writer and director Richard Nelson's new drama is site-specific. It summons the birth of the Public Theater and its free summer ...Read More »
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Some recent cases of syphilis-related birth defects in the U.S. are irreversible. Over 600 babies born last year in this country were affected by syphilis in some way. Of those, 45 of them were stillborn, had birth defects or later ...Read More »
Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder sorry after birth control backlash
Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder have apologized after a twisted birth control story drew major backlash. The acting couple initially pinned the blame on media outlets for taking Somerhalder's story of how he threw away his wife's birth control to ...Read More »
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Ian Somerhalder said that there's a "six-minute video" of Nikki Reed "freaking out" after he ditched her contraception. In an interview on Dr. Berlin's Informed Pregnancy Podcast this week, actor spouses Somerhalder and Reed said that they first agreed to ...Read More »
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FRANKFORD -- Despite Sunday afternoon's loss, the Sussex County Miners set yet another Can-Am League record late in the game.
FRANKFORD -- Despite Sunday afternoon's loss, the Sussex County Miners set yet another Can-Am League record late in the game.
The Miners (60-33), with the help of second baseman Mikey Reynolds, became the first team in league history to have two players with 40 stolen bases on the season. He joined Breland Almadova as the Miners' second player to have swiped more than 40 this season.
And with 223 overall stolen bases as a team, Sussex County now leads all of professional baseball � including the MLB � in stolen bases as a team.
The milestone was the lone positive in a 10-4 loss to the Capitales (54-41)on Sunday at Skylands Stadium.
The Miners' magic number to clinch the top spot in the playoffs remained at three games with eight games left in the regular season.
First-place Sussex County started the game out hot, as per usual with this year's team, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning, but would be denied its third run until five innings later in the bottom of the sixth.
After Sussex County scored two early runs, Quebec pitcher Brett Lee kept the Miners off the scoreboard for the rest of his outing, exiting the game in the seventh inning.
Andrew Vinson (7-4) started Sunday's outing with an effortless first inning but could not settle in for the remainder of the game. Vinson was not able to command the strike zone as well as he has during other junctures this season, giving up six runs (five earned) through four innings of work.
The Miners threatened a comeback in the sixth inning after a single by Daniel Mateo, who later scored after a throwing error by Capitales catcher Phildrick Llewellyn.
Sussex County tacked on another run when a two-out double by Jarred Mederos plated Martin Figueroa, who drew a walk early in the inning, to cut its deficit to 6-4 after six innings.
But another two runs in the seventh and a run in each of the eighth and ninth innings for Quebec shut the door on any Miners comeback.
The Capitales bullpen sealed the deal for the second-place squad, sitting down six consecutive Miners batters to end the game.
One bright spot on the day was Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two doubles, including his 40th stolen base of the season after reaching on a walk in the home half of the seventh inning.
"It's been fun," Reynolds said of the Miners' success this season. "When everybody gets going offensively it's fun to watch, even when you aren't a part of it while in the dugout."
"(Manager) Bobby (Jones) usually gives a sign to me, a little point or something when he wants me to go, he gives us the green light whenever we are on."
And speaking of stolen bases, Almadova is inching closer and closer to the Can-Am League's single-season stolen-base record of 49 after taking two bags in the first and second innings in the loss to the Capitales.
With the pair of stolen bases on Sunday, Almadova is now just four stolen bases away from breaking the league record and has eight games to do so.
"We are just a team full of athletes," Reynolds said. "And being athletes, we can do a lot of things."
In the final stretch of the regular season, with just one week remaining, the Miners are preparing for the playoffs, and with that comes a question of health and the thought of resting key players to prevent an early exit from the playoffs.
"Staying healthy is a big key for us," Reynolds said. "Other than that, just going about our business the same way, one pitch at a time and not doing too much.
"When pitchers get ahead and we fall behind, its tough to get out, so if we can just play our game and not try to do too much, I think we will be fine for the playoffs."


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Thinking Big in the Heights
with Pedro Monque
Your child is full of complex questions, ideas and emotions. Yet few spaces lend themselves to the kind of collaborative and sustained enquiry that allows critical thinking to flourish. Our hope is to make this workshop just such a place. Thinking Big in the Heights brings together Spanish-speaking 11-14 year olds to raise and discuss the questions that matter most to them. We approach discussion from a philosophical standpoint that encourages both creativity and rigor. Participants will reflect on questions that they themselves propose during the workshop but some of the planned topics include: Why do some people think that being an athlete does not require brains? (And are they right?) What makes for a good friendship? What does it mean for Washington Heights to be gentrifying and how does this impact me?
We hope that, through these discussions, your child will develop the habits of mind that characterize good thinkers. We also hope that every child gets better at communicating respectfully and listening carefully to what others say, two of the most important skills to enjoy lasting friendships.
WHO Kids 11-14 years old
WHERE Librería Comunitaria Word Up/Word Up Community Book Store
WHEN Dates TBA
TUITION We are offering this workshop on a 'pay what you can' basis so that no child is prevented from enrolling for financial reasons. (Full tuition is $300)


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Russian Delegation Headed to South Africa to Discuss Resettlement Plan with Oppressed Boers Seeking Asylum (Video)
A Russian delegation is due to come to South Africa to work out a more detailed resettlement plan with the Boer community. The first families of Boers, descendants of Dutch, French and German settlers in South Africa, could soon be moving to Russia to escape farm murders, anti-white racism and rising violence against farmers. An estimated 15,000 Boers want to leave South Africa and become farmers in Russia.
"South African Government Wants Whites to Leave SA" – Saffa changes his name to Ivan, wants to move to Russia too
At least a million, possibly much more, white South Africans have left their country in the past three decades, but most don't choose Russia as their new home, unlike Johannes du Toit, who is intent on settling there as Ivan Vahrushin.
"The hostility, the injustice I'm living through, it is to do with the South African government. It is an attack on our people. They don't want us to feel comfortable in our own country. They want us all to leave,"du Toit explains in his still somewhat rough but comprehensible Russian.
Over 200 Persecuted White South African Farmers Have Applied for Refuge in Australia
More than 200 farmers from South Africa have applied for humanitarian visas in Australia after suffering attacks for being white, according to the Australian Home Affairs Ministry.
Wêreldgeluks-verslag – Suid-Afrikaners is nie 'n besonder gelukkige spulletjie nie
Suid-Afrikaners is nie 'n besonder gelukkige spulletjie nie. Selfs in kommunistiese lande en van dié waar mense onderdruk word en deur terrorisme of burgerlike onrus geteister word, sal jy gelukkiger mense aantref.
Dit blyk uit die nuutste World Happiness-verslag wat Woensdag uitgereik is. Boonop het Suid-Afrika, vergeleke met verlede jaar, vier plekke teruggesak tot nommer 105 op die ranglys van 156 lande.


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It's a common leadership dilemma: you design, develop, and then execute a solution, only to discover that you weren't solving the real problem at all! And that's a best case scenario. In some situations, your "solution" could create one or more new problems.
When working in development, we deal with complex issues that aren't usually black and white. How do we make sense of this complexity when developing our own solutions to critical international challenges? Symptoms and events can look convincingly like problems, but it's essential to look broader than the symptoms.
In this Webinar workshop, we'll tackle how to make sense of these complexities. We'll be addressing the following question: how can you better identify — and solve — the real problem?


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Todd Howard should just post his nudes already
Y'know, despite my past intentions to get a job as a legitimate "gaming journalist" (a term that is almost meaningless nowadays), I rarely actually follow gaming news. Anyone who's taken even a cursory glance at this blog can figure out my journalistic style: Make a small, silly observation and blow it up to ridiculous proportions. That seems to have worked out pretty well for me so far, so I've never felt the need to keep up with game stories that I wasn't personally involved in.
And yet, there is one piece of games-related news I have indeed been keeping up with lately — and it's somehow managed to get much bigger and far more astonishingly stupid than anything I could ever concoct on my own.
Father's Day: Blood vs. Electricity
Father's Day is often characterized by imagery of backyard barbecues, early morning fishing, and two little kids hugging their daddy from either side. Candies, golfing equipment, barcaloungers, and ties that will never, ever be worn to work make for popular gifts. Department stores slap the phrase "#1 Dad" on just about anything that can be imagined, guaranteeing that you can remind your father of his status no matter what his interests are.
I, however, did not engage in any of those things Sunday. I bought my father a card, as I do every year, but that was the extent of our activities for the day. My relationship with my father has always been very… iffy. Between his intimidating, military presence and my meek and people-pleasing childhood outlook, we never really had a strong foundation to start out on. He came off as cold, judgemental, and clearly favoring my brother. I couldn't make him laugh when I tried to entertain him, but boy did he laugh anytime I was embarrassed. Rather than telling me he loved me, the phrase I heard at the end of every conversation was, "Keep your grades up." As for video games, I never felt so much disapproval as when I dared to bring games to his house, and he and his wife called my decision to study game design "stupid" two days before my first class. As of an argument over a series of lies he's been telling for the last four years, my father and I rarely speak anymore.
Which is why I chose to spend the holiday with this guy — and learned a few things about myself.
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Leedzie's Loopholes: Fallout New Vegas Lonesome Road Bug Bypass
(Warning: Spoilers and in-game jargon ahead.)
I've never been one for RPGs. For me, having to deal with so many stats for so many different people and objects tends to detract from gameplay, so much so that I have yet to ever complete a game in this genre. Despite this, my best friend bought me a copy of Fallout: New Vegas last year, insisting that it was an RPG that I would enjoy much more than the others I'd tried.
For the most part, she was correct. It wasn't long before I found myself deeply invested in the storyline and adjusting to the various weapons, but again, the stat system was killing my enjoyment quite a bit. To resolve this, my bestie put my save file on a flash drive, disappeared for about half an hour, and then returned to tell me that my file had been hacked and I was now essentially a god, courtesy of TooTooBang's Mod. With the stats eliminated, I happily resumed what I did best: Wrecking shit and completing dialogue trees.
This all came to a screeching halt, however, when I completed the Lonesome Road DLC chapter.
As many gamers before me have woefully discovered, this menu pops up upon leaving The Divide and returning to the Mojave Desert. The game is trying to reward the player by offering a free point to one of the courier's S.P.E.C.I.A.L. traits, but as you can see, all fields are maxed out. Despite the fact that there's allegedly an option to reset a given field, pressing the indicated button doesn't actually change any of the values. The point can't be added, the numbers can't be lowered, and this screen can't be skipped.
This was going to take some ingenuity.
GOG.com offering Fallout 1, 2, Tactics free for next 20 hours
Good Old Games has a holiday treat for Fallout fans by offering the first three games of the franchise — typically a $30 purchase — completely free, no funding (or DRM) required. The promotion ends Saturday at 9AM EST and has barely under 20 hours left as of this writing, which still leaves eager players plenty of time to make an account and get their free downloads.
Unlike Steam, GOG.com does not utilize a client interface and allows customers to retain full ownership of any downloaded software, as opposed to most modern user-license arrangements. The site also proudly boasts that its downloads never contain any form of digital rights management software, and may be saved by the customer to any storage device for an unlimited amount of time. Most games offered also have extra goodies available as well, such as wallpapers and soundtracks.
Fallout and Fallout 2 are the property of Interplay Entertainment; Fallout: Tactics is the property of 14 Degrees East. And if I didn't know any better, I'd probably say that Vault Tec had a hand in all this somewhere, too.


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4th at the Wharf
Come spend the day in the Fisherman's Wharf District at PIER 39, Fisherman's Wharf, Aquatic Park's beach, and Ghirardelli Square. In addition to the street performers and local attractions there is also live music at both Aquatic Park, PIER 39, and Ghirardelli Square. After a day of fabulous entertainment throughout the Wharf, you will be treated to a spectacular fireworks display over San Francisco Bay compliments of the City of San Francisco.
Post Fireworks Delays
Please expect significant delays if you plan on exiting nearby garages immediately at the conclusion of the fireworks show. After the fireworks, there will be traffic in the area and the staff of Fisherman's Wharf garages will make every effort to expedite your exit. We encourage you to stay in Fisherman's Wharf after the fireworks and enjoy the restaurants, shops and attractions to avoid the traffic in the area.
Tips for a fab 4th at the Wharf
Fireworks will be shot off from barges at Aquatic Park and Pier 39. You can watch from all along the waterfront, including the promenade next to the Franciscan Crab Restaurant. If you drive, try the Triangle Lot on Jefferson and Powell streets. It's a popular spot for parking hatchbacks and trucks; drivers can back in and watch from there. Lawn chairs and coolers are OK.
People stake out spots starting early. Go early and enjoy the live bands, deejays and street entertainment.
Picnics are OK at Aquatic Park, but alcohol is prohibited.
If you take the F or E line, remember: When the crowds get too thick, it will turn around at Pier 39 and not go all the way into the Wharf. SFMTA will put up signs warning of no service at the stops on Jones Street and by Longshoreman's Hall, but they often get obscured by people standing in front of them.
If you do drive, it is suggested to arrive to the Wharf and park before 10 a.m. Parking typically costs about $30 a day. There are 6,000 off-street garage parking spaces in the area.
No matter where you park, even in a garage, never leave valuables in in your car.
If you want to ooh and ahh away from the crowds, consider booking on a party boat, sport fishing boat or fleet such as Blue and Gold or Red & White.
Getting to the Wharf isn't as difficult because people arrive at staggered times. Leaving is another story – everyone wants out immediately after the fireworks end. It is recommended to stick around and go to a bar such as Gold Dust or Buena Vista. If you have kids, Ripley's Believe It or Not! will be open until midnight, as it always is on Fridays and Saturdays. Ultimately, you will need to be patient.


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As part of the Growth Management Act, the City of Lake Stevens has reviewed and adopted updated critical area regulations. The update follows state requirements for jurisdictions to review their critical area ordinances as part of their mandatory Comprehensive Plan update.
The critical area ordinance has been reviewed by city staff, the Washington State Department of Ecology, Planning Commission and City Council over the last 3 years. During this time key changes to how wetlands are reviewed were adopted by the Department of Ecology (DOE). The city has since included these changes into the critical areas ordinance and other policies as required by State Law. The critical areas ordinance includes updates such as:
The updated critical areas ordinance will become effective as of September 26th, 2019. Complete projects submitted and accepted by the city before September 26th, 2019 will be vested under the previous critical areas ordinance. The complete ordinance is available on our website linked below:
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The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation and McREL International will be hosting four Q&A webinars in anticipation of the upcoming deadline for Ribbon of Hope proposals, October 1, 2019. Webinar topics will include eligibility, proposal requirements, and the online application system. Organizations that have applied for Ribbon of Hope funding in the past are elibigle to apply.
Please register for one of the following webinars:
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text: Signs of brain disease in 99 per cent of ex-NFL players studied: paper Condition caused by repeated hits to the head can lead to aggression and dementia By Scott Malone 07/26/2017| www.cos-mag.com Feb 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) runs the ball as New England Patriots cornerback Logan Ryan (26) defends and loses his helmet in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium on Feb. 5 in Houston. Dan Powers-USA TODAY Sports BOSTON (Reuters) — The brains of 99 per cent of former National Football League players studied showed signs of a disease linked to repeated hits to the head that can lead to aggression and dementia, according to research published in a medical journal on Tuesday. The findings were based on the broadest review yet of the brains of former football players for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The condition, also known as CTE, is linked to the sort of head-to-head hits that were long a part of the sport, although the NFL and school leagues have been tweaking the game in recent years to limit blows to the head. "The data suggest that there is very likely a relationship between exposure to football and risk of developing the disease," said Jesse Mez, a Boston University School of Medicine assistant professor of neurology, who was lead author of the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers studied the brains of 202 former athletes who had played football in the NFL, the Canadian Football League or at the college or high school level and found signs of CTE in the brains of 110 of the former 111 NFL players. The condition, which currently can be diagnosed only by taking brain tissue from a dead subject, has been diagnosed in former players including Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau and Pro Bowl safety Dave Duerson, who both committed suicide. The researchers noted that the study had limitations including, that the subjects' brains were donated by their families and that families are more likely to opt into the study if the players had showed symptoms of CTE. They also noted that behavioural symptoms of CTE, including depression, anxiety and memory loss, had been reported in subjects whose brains showed little sign of damage, and suggested that other factors including substance abuse could contribute to the condition. The NFL, which last year pledged $100 million for neuromedical research, said the study would help the league and players to understand the condition. "The NFL is committed to supporting scientific research into CTE and advancing progress in the prevention and treatment of head injuries," said NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy, in an email. The study found signs of CTE in the brains of 91 per cent of the 53 former college players whose brains were studied and 21 per cent of the former high school players. Related Articles Pilot program launched to support workers with concussion-related injuries Brain freeze Add Comment * Title * Name * Email Anonymous * Comment Submit


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Chalmers University of Technology
Read more and apply here by January 31st!
Information about Wallenberg Wood Science Center
Wallenberg Wood science Center (WWSC) is a research center which started in 2009 and is funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation. WWSC is a multidisciplinary collaboration between Chalmers, KTH and Linköping University striving for scientific excellence, and the overall aim is to develop new materials from trees. The mission of the center is to create knowledge and competence to form a basis for innovative future valorization of forest resources. The center organizes biannual interdisciplinary conferences, and has had an annual output of 70-90 publications including many in high-ranked journals. WWSC is currently entering a new stage as it has been funded for 10 additional years – WWSC 2.0.
At Chalmers, WWSC includes principal investigators from the departments of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Physics, and Industrial and Materials Science. The research performed spans from development of novel chemical and biological processing techniques for production of wood components, and use of these to construct new exciting materials, such as functional fibers or composites for energy and electronics. Within WWSC, physicists, chemical engineers, physical chemists, material scientists, organic chemists, and biotechnologists are working closely together to join interdisciplinary competences in novel projects.
About Industrial Biotechnology
The post doc position is placed at the Division of Industrial Biotechnology within the Department of Biology and Biological Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology. The Industrial Biotechnology group is a young, dynamic and international group of researchers established in 2008 and counts now around 40 members. The common denominator of the research activities in the group is to optimize the use of renewable raw materials for the sustainable production of fuels, chemicals and materials within the main concept of biorefinery.
The research performed within the group spans from fundamental research, technology development and lab-scale application: this ensures deep knowledge of the studied systems, leading to rational development and optimization of the respective applications. The research fields include production of biofuels and chemicals via fermentation and enzymatic refining of biomass, bioelectrochemical systems and algal biotechnology. The division has an extensive instrument platform for analytics, molecular biology, protein production and purification, fermentation, which are all available for the project.
The project will revolve around discovery of new enzymes from microorganisms able to metabolize biomass components. The enzymes will be utilized both in processing of biomass and in the valorization of its polymers. Fundamental knowledge about the enzymes and their action on biomass is necessary in order to best develop the enzymes as biotechnological tools. In WWSC, we use various -omics techniques to discover new enzymes, which is followed by detailed biochemical characterization. In this project the roles of esterases in soft wood degradation will be explored. Suberin (biopolyesters) and cutin constitute an unexploited plant polymer, where in particular the fatty acids are interesting to exploit. Esterases acting on suberin and cutin will be investigated for their enzymatic properties to understand how these biopolymers can be enzymatically degraded.
Major responsibilities
The majority of your working time will be devoted to your own research studies. As a post doc you are expected to develop your own ideas, drive the project and communicate scientific results orally as well as in writing. In addition, the position will normally include some departmental work. You should take active part in the network and activities WWSC offers.
Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).
The successful candidate holds a PhD degree in biological engineering, biotechnology, biochemistry, microbiology or related fields. Experience in working with carbohydrate-active enzymes, analytical techniques for biomass characterization are merits, as is demonstrated skills in handling large -omics data sets.
A very good capability of communicating scientific results in English, both orally and in writing is required.
Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.
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Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg.
Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.
Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20180730 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:
CV: (Please name the document as: CV, Surname, Ref. number) including:
• CV, include complete list of publications
• Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences
• Two references that we can contact.
Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name, Ref. number) including:
• 1-3 pages where you introduce yourself and present your qualifications.
• Previous research fields and main research results.
• Future goals and research focus. Are there any specific projects and research issues you are primarily interested in?
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• Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.
Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).
Application deadline: 31 January 2019
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