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When I first wrote about the Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) two years ago, the civil conflict in Syria had already been wreaking havoc on citizens and landscape for over 24 months. It was suspected that chemical weapons had been used on civilians, and historical monuments were being destroyed. A bit of good news was…Read More
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The Allondon River, a brief little slip as rivers go, starts as run-off from the Jura mountains, courses 22 km (14 m) through the area of France where I live, across the border into Switzerland, where it flows into the Rhône River on the Swiss side of the border before the Rhône itself flows into…Read More
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It's a strange fact that most creatures seem to know, either by instinct, habit or reasoning, that regular inbreeding does not make for a strong population. Given availability and opportunity, populations will find a way to mix genetic lines and thus keep their species healthy and adaptable. Where this is not possible, a species might…Read More


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The Chorus Homes Street Representative Scheme has been running since 2011.
It uses the skills and experience of local people to create safer and better neighbourhoods for them to live in. Since then the scheme has expanded to include 'Block Representatives', encouraging people who live in apartment blocks to get more actively invloved with the community within their block.
Our 180 Street Representatives and Block Representatives are creating safer and better places to live. Each Representative volunteers to communicate issues on behalf of their local area, which are then logged and followed up by Chorus Homes and other relevant partner agencies. Representatives also voice enquiries and suggestions for community development. Hundreds of enquiries have been actioned since the scheme began in 2011.
Additionally, each representative is encouraged to communicate ideas for positive activities or events and we help them to put their ideas into practice in their community. This provides local people a platform to share their agenda for community development.
This scheme gives you a unique opportunity to have your voice heard as issues or ideas arise. You will also meet like-minded people, giving them the potential to work together in order to have a greater impact for the benefit of your community. Chorus Homes and partnering community groups are committed to supporting Street Representatives to achieve great things in their communities.
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At Drovers Place, you can choose from one and two bedroom apartments and three bedroom houses, available for shared ownership
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Luminus, part of the Places for People Group, has rebranded and become Chorus Homes.Find out more
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Chorus Homes' Ferry Project has been announced as a finalist in two categories at the prestigious 2019 Women in Housing Awards. The project is up for two awards in the 'Woman of the Year: Homelessness/Care and support' and 'Improving the Lives of Women or Communities Award (large)' categories, beating off competition from throughout the UK.Find out more

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An idea worthy of a pundit down on her ratings or perhaps of a professor at some university. It turns up from time to time now as if we lacked enough to worry about with our politicians. Some unfortunates have to write something every day to keep their paychecks coming; the search for topics must become pretty desperate sometimes.
First, what is a robot? The term is misused now to address almost any machine that replaces human labor. With that, the textile machines that so infuriated the Luddites must have been robots, right? How about the power saw and nail gun that have all but eliminated carpenters? Certainly labor saving machines will continue to replace us as they always have done. Such machines are more efficient than human labor, directing it instead toward work for which it is more productive. That has vastly improved our lives.
The chicken littles of robotics raise two fears: One, that there will remain too few jobs for the numbers of humans needing paychecks and two, that machines will not only begin to think but they will do so more efficiently than humans, ultimately replacing us there as well. The ultimate in labor saving devices may then, seeing us as unproductive consumers, dispose of us. Sure.
There are no thinking machines, only machines that execute programmed instructions provided by people. Today, anyway. Nor have we come up with machines that can mimic our mobility, independence or fuel economy. So for the moment we might wish to consider automating too many of our remunerated tasks but we can defer consideration of our replacement by machine equivalents. And though it is an annoying thought, perhaps we should consider the fact: Expensive machines often replace human labor only after its price has been driven above its market value by political meddling. (Economics is called "the dismal science" for a reason.)
Carpenters are many fewer than they once were; fry cooks will diminish as burger making machines proliferate. On the other hand, when carpenters were many, computer geeks were non-existent. New tech creates new needs as it fills old ones. And the more human labor abandons tasks machines can accomplish and proceeds toward tasks only humans can manage, the more we progress. Is it a shame that our society has totally eliminated the work of hunter-gatherers?
The real rub comes as it always has done, with the reality that human affairs always include winners and losers and at least while we inhabit this universe, always will. That is the nature of our physical reality. It is also the tool politicians use tosell their illusions to the losers and those fearful of losing. That is how the Soviet Union and Venezuela arrived where they now are. And the sirens sing that song and will sing it so long as an audience exists. Unless somehow we can turn things over to machines that have been programmed not to listen …


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Wednesday 8 July - 11:30-13:00 UNESCO Fontenoy - ROOM IV
L2.4 - Early Warning for Thresholds and Tipping Points in the Earth System
Chair(s): M. Bustamante (Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil)
Lead Convener(s): T. Lenton (university of exeter, exeter, United Kingdom)
Early warning of climate tipping points
T. Lenton (university of exeter, exeter, United Kingdom)
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Early warning of climate tipping points
T. Lenton (1)
(1) university of exeter, exeter, United Kingdom
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A tipping point occurs when a small change in forcing triggers a strongly non-linear response in the internal dynamics of a system, qualitatively changing its future state. Large-scale tipping elements have been identified in the Earths climate system that may pass a tipping point under human-induced global change this century. At the smaller scale of ecosystems, some tipping points have already been observed, and more are anticipated in future. Our capacity to forecast such abrupt, non-linear changes has historically been poor. However, much excitement has recently been generated by the theory that some approaching tipping points carry generic early warning signals. I will critically examine the prospects for gaining early warning of approaching tipping points. Promising methods are based on detecting critical slowing down in the rate a system recovers from small perturbations, and on accompanying changes in the statistical distribution of its behaviour. I will show examples of early warning signals in paleo-data approaching past abrupt climate changes, and in models being gradually forced past physical climate tipping points. I will also discuss the conditions under which the methods fail. Finally, I will show an example of pronounced slowing down in observational climate data, for North Pacific sea surface temperatures, and explore the implications for well-known marine ecosystem regime shifts.
Are there tipping points in terrestrial ecosystems?
M. Hirota (Federal University of Santa Catarina , Santa Catarina, Brazil)
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Are there tipping points in terrestrial ecosystems?
M. Hirota (1)
(1) Federal University of Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Terrestrial ecosystems have been undergoing unprecedented climate and human-induced disturbances, which are likely to push these systems towards changes in their physiognomies, structure, and functioning. It has been hypothesized that these new configurations may be alternative regimes of systems comprising vegetation-climate-disturbance interactions. Thus, one way of explaining the dynamics of ecosystems in transition may be the theory of multi-stability and concepts such as resilience, hysteresis and tipping points. However, whether such multiple regimes indeed exist in climate-vegetation-disturbance systems and whether we can identify and quantify tipping points of such systems still remain largely unclear due to various reasons such as the role of heterogeneity and multi-scale processes in amplifying or dampening hysteresis and environmental change. This highlights the need to inter- multidisciplinary teams, which investigate such questions and help addressing management practices and preserving ecosystem services for future adaptation policies.
This work is a contribution from the Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) for Climate Change funded by CNPq Grant Number 573797/2008-0 and FAPESP Grant Number 2008/57719-9, and from a proposal funded by Microsoft-FAPESP grant number 13/50169-1.
Approaching Tipping Points: context, anticipation and community-based monitoring
M. Nuttall (University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
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Approaching Tipping Points: context, anticipation and community-based monitoring
M. Nuttall (1)
(1) University of Alberta, Department of anthropology, Alberta, Canada
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From the Arctic to the topics, Prairie and steppeland environments to high mountain areas, deltaic regions and low-lying ecosystems, people are observing and experiencing significant environmental shifts. However, it does not necessarily follow that they think about climate change as the most pressing issue affecting their lives. In this presentation, I discuss some aspects of how to understand the consequences of climate change, as well as identifying tipping points and thresholds, in a broader context. Rapid social, economic and demographic change, resource management and resource development, quota systems, trade barriers and conservation policies, among many things, have significant implications for human security and livelihoods. In many cases, climate change merely magnifies existing societal, political, economic, legal, institutional and other challenges that people experience in their everyday lives. In the far north of Greenland, for example, while the thinning sea ice and melting glaciers are perceived as troubling and worrying, local people see economic opportunities for their communities in the form of emerging halibut fisheries. Yet, although dramatic changes in climate require people to respond in particular ways, transformations in global markets that affect small-scale fisheries often have greater consequences. And while the disappearance of sea ice and glacial retreat may indicate approaching tipping points, irreversible social, cultural and economic change was precipitated in the 1980s by environmentalist opposition to seal hunting, while the prospect of oil development and mining mean different kinds of tipping points in the near future. As they reflect on a changing climate, local people do so from the position of living through considerable social and economic transformation that may have nothing to do with environmental change.
In this presentation, I consider the above and then focus on two things. First, building on earlier work on tipping points and anticipatory knowledge, I consider anticipation; how people think about the world around them, how they orient themselves and live toward the future, and how they create and enact change within a world that is also undergoing a constant process of becoming and being remade. I discuss how a focus on anticipation in local settings would give us a greater understanding of a diversity of approaches to precaution, pre-emption and preparedness. Given the challenges (as well as opportunities) that climate change brings to environment and society, understanding how anticipation is inherent in everyday life and implicit in social relations and cultural practices, and how aspects of those relations and practices can emerge from anticipation, is a way to understand successful local strategies of adaptation, the nature of resilience and how people prepare themselves for uncertain futures. Second, I discuss some anthropological methods and prospects for identifying and gaining early warning of tipping points through reflection on collaborative and participatory-based community research. By way of example, I draw on an interdisciplinary project in the High Arctic environment of northern Greenland (the EU-funded ICE-ARC project) which is working with communities to help them prepare for and negotiate change in the future. Central to this project is community-based monitoring, a process that not only seeks to identify early warnings of tipping points, but something that builds local research capacity and puts in place a local observing system. This will help improve climate predictions for understanding the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems and Arctic societies and enable communities to build capacity towards ensuring sustainable livelihoods.
Can we avoid the next tipping in Antarctica?
R. Winkelmann (PIK Potsdam, -, Germany)
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Can we avoid the next tipping in Antarctica?
R. Winkelmann (1)
(1) PIK Potsdam, -, Germany
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Sea-level rise is a given consequence of anthropogenic climate change. How much and how fast it is going to rise will depend critically on the future evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet which stores water equivalent to more than 50 meters of global sea-level rise. Most of West Antarctica's marine ice sheet lies on an inland-sloping bed and is thereby prone to an instability mechanism, the so-called marine ice sheet instability. Recent observations suggest that the grounding line has probably already transgressed into the unstable regime in part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet due to warm water intrusion into the shelf cavities. Similar topographic configurations are found in large parts of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet which holds marine ice equivalent to 19 meters of global sea-level rise, more than five times as much as West Antarctica. For Wilkes basin in East Antarctica, it has been shown that removing a specific coastal ice volume, a so-called ice plug, can destabilize the entire basin, leading to self-sustained ice discharge and long-term sea-level rise of several meters. Here, we will explore the regions which might be subject to the marine ice-sheet instability, the processes potentially triggering it, and the consequences and implications for future sea-level rise.
Effects of climate change and other driver of global changes on biodiversity
C. Bellard (Université Paris Sud, Paris, France)
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Effects of climate change and other driver of global changes on biodiversity
C. Bellard (1)
(1) Université Paris Sud, Paris, France
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Current threats have greatly accelerated the rate at which extinctions occur. Climate change is expected to become one of the most important threat in the future (Bellard et al. 2012). In general, multiple threats, such as habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change lead to an increase in species extinction risk. The combined impacts of multiple threats are also diminishing the capacity of natural systems to cope with the effects of these changes. Yet, over the past decade most studies have assessed the future spatial distribution of these threats individually. This approach can be ineffective and ecologically misleading, because cumulative effect of different threats are not considered. Most of the conservation measures that are based on such studies consider a subset of threats, which may be of little benefit if other threats remain unaddressed. In addition, the combined impacts of different threats might be larger than the cumulative effect of each threat on biodiversity. Because little is known about the possible existence of interacting effects, quantifying the magnitude of potential synergies should become a priority.
Here, we propose to use two case studies at a global scale: biodiversity hotspot (Bellard et al. 2014), and USA to illustrate the need to consider multiple interactions between climate change and other threats. For instance, we will examine the effect of climate change including sea level rise and land use changes on biodiversity hotspot. We will discuss congruence between threats, species vulnerability and protected areas through the biodiversity hotspot. We will also discuss the potential impact of future interaction of climate change, land use changes, and invasive species for 196 endemic species across USA (Bellard et al., submitted). To this aim, we took into account the spatial distribution of biodiversity vulnerable to these threats. In particular, we found high cumulative threat values (>2 threats) aggregated over the eastern part of the USA, with lower values in the central and western parts. Cumulative impact analyses also suggested that the return on investments for conservation purposes may be low when high cumulative threat areas with low species diversity require protection from many threats (e.g., Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa states). These analyses provide a useful means of identifying where conservation measures and monitoring programs that should consider multiple threats should be implemented in the future. Ultimately, we will further discuss why manager should consider multiple threats to mitigate the future effect of climate change.
Bellard, C., Bertelsmeier, C., Leadley, P., Thuiller, W., & Courchamp, F. (2012). Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity. Ecology Letters, 15(4), 365377. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01736.x
Bellard, C., Leclerc, C., Leroy, B., Bakkenes, M., Veloz, S., Thuiller, W., & Courchamp, F. (2014). Vulnerability of biodiversity hotspots to global change. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23(12), 13761386. doi:10.1111/geb.12228
Bellard, C., Leclerc, & Courchamp, F. Combined impacts of global changes on biodiversity across the USA submitted
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Zip Screens
|Date Added: June 04, 2010 12:02:36 PM
|Author: Olly
|Category: Shopping: Home and Garden: Exterior
One of the newest innovations to hit the UK home improvement market is the Zip Screen. Already these are proving extremely popular across the rest of Europe and this popularity is rising at a rapid rate.
Zip Screens are an external blind that rolls into a discreet cassette. The fabric used is specially designed to reflect the majority of the heat and harmful rays from the sun whilst not blocking light. Being the blinds are installed externally, the heat is stopped before it even hits the glass of your window or door. The screens are an ideal solution for stopping sun damage to furnishings as well as keeping your home cool. One of the huge benefits is that you can still see the outside world through the Zip Screen so it does not even restrict your view.
Sun Screens have been around for many years both throughout Europe and the UK market. They have been found to work extremely effectively at reducing hear and stopping damage to furnishings. Unfortuantely these screens had limitation such as not being able to use them in any strong wind and also gaps down the sides that still let in sunlight.
The Zip Screen is the ideal solution as it does not have these limitations that the old screens suffered. As you would imagine from the name, the Zip Screen actually zips itself to the guide channels as it lowers. This created a strong seal that allows you to use the screen in much higher wind conditions as well as stopping 100% of unwanted sunlight from getting through.
Not only is it possible for you to use a Zip Screen over a window or door, it is also possible to incorporate them into the sides and fronts of verandas or other outdoor structures. This will allow your outdoor area to also be protected from heat and glare but in addition to this creates a private area that is wind resistant and prevents unwanted bugs from getting to you!
Zip Screens are generally electrically operated and controlled via a remote control. This allows you to easily lower or raise the screen whenever you desire. Using sun and wind automation you can keep your home cool and your furniture protected even whilst you are not at home.
When you are not using the Zip Screen they are retracted back into a small 10cm square cassette that is colour matched to fit your property. You would not know the screens are there until you press that button which will almost certainly be the envy of your neighbours!
Homosexual dating has become much more widespread and accepted in Western culture, allowing both gays and lesbians the chance to reach out to one another beyond that of closed doors.
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The Nokia N8 is definitely the smartest of all the Nokia smartphones to be released. It is not merely smart, but very powerful in terms of its camera and performance. Packed with loads of brilliant features, the Nokia N8 is set to rock the smartphone
One of the newest innovations to hit the UK home improvement market is the Zip Screen. Already these are proving extremely popular across the rest of Europe and this popularity is rising at a rapid rate.


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I have never believed in magic pills or shakes or overall magic fixes that take the place of good nutrition and an active lifestyle. I do believe that good nutrition and consistent workouts are elements which form the cornerstone of your healthy regimen, helping to achieve a healthy weight and maintain it over time. As… Continue reading The Skinny on CLA
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Professional real estate stager & marketing expert who is a passionate advocate of living a healthy & active lifestyle! In 2016, I completely changed my life through both diet and exercise which resulted in me going from a 22+ clothing size to a sweet size 10. I don't just write blog posts about living the healthy lifestyle - I live this lifestyle every day and I sincerely believe that it takes moving beyond a diet mentality to truly change your life. I love to try new recipes and often menu plan a month - or two - in advance. My family fully supports our lifestyle and my two sons often assist in the kitchen getting food prepped for dinner or for lunches. I am passionate about working out and can be found at the gym 4+ times a week. I enjoy a combination of strength training, cardio kickboxing, TRX and ballet based fitness classes. My mantra is that this is a lifestyle, not a quick fix or a short term diet. I don't want to stop and start or yo-yo up and down as I have in years past. I am looking for like minded individuals to enjoy this journey with!
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Once I got over the strain of more than two hours in a rickety old puddle jumper, courtesy of Cape Air…
Whereby we landed and deplaned midpoint to refuel. Then boarded and, summarily, deplaned again. Explanation: steering problems. Can't turn left! Plane inspection ensued. Then she-pilot spun 'er around on the tarmac. A-okay. Hmmm. The parking brake musta' stuck? Passengers reboarded. Away we go.
… Boston was the beans. Dipped into a great leadership program — inspiring! Made a few new friends — refreshing! Met up with a high school girlfriend — sweetness!
I'd walked by the Hancock Tower at least three times before I finally knew it was there — thanks to Deb. (A good reminder, per Frye: Chin up.) And then, it was everywhere. Everywhere!
Enjoyed lobster roll, twice. Local brew. And Boston Creme Pie. Slipped into historic Trinity Church for a hushed and holy moment. Explored the incredible Boston Commons Library — an art museum, too. Who knew?
It has been twenty-five years since I visited Bean Town. Too long. Too long! Next time: Duck Tour. :=)
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Winning kitchens and bathrooms come in 250 shades of white
Forget 50 shades of grey, how about 250 shades of white?
Who knew that white came in so many "colours"? Shades of white were everywhere last weekend as the city's kitchen and bath industry came together to celebrate their own. With a theme of Nuit Blanche, everything from attire to décor to more than 250 variations of white paint chips, which were used as door-prize tickets, were on display at the National Arts Centre for the sixth annual National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Ottawa Design Excellence Awards gala.
The theme was fitting, given what more than one judge noted as a predominance of white in the projects themselves.
"Everywhere was white; white and wood," says Vancouver designer Verne MacDonald, who judged the 66 entries along with Toronto's Glen Peloso and Jamie Alexander of Peloso Alexander Interiors, and American Maria Stapperfenne of Tewksbury Kitchens & Baths, a past president at the national level of the NKBA.
Popular for some time now, Peloso notes the marketplace "is still trending towards off-white kitchens as a general rule."
Yet gala committee chair Shannon Callaghan, a designer with Copperstone Kitchens, says the projects are anything but bland.
"Instead of the colour being 'blah', there has been some interest created via contrast or through subtle textures." And designers are having fun mixing materials, including colours where white may be the base, but is accented with another shade for a two-tone look.
Peloso, Alexander and MacDonald all agree that the calibre of the entries was impressive.
"The overall quality was very high; it was quite beautiful," says Peloso.
Projects ranged from tiny powder rooms and bathroom renos on a budget to elaborate gourmet kitchens that would be a foodie's dream. More than 40 glass trophies were given out in 22 categories before the crowd of almost 200.
Not surprisingly, many of Ottawa's heavyweights in cabinet design – especially Astro Design Centre and Laurysen Kitchens — were well rewarded, but no one designer stole the show, with Julia Enriquez and Dean Large (Astro), Candace Sutcliffe and Alex Diaz (Art House Developments) and Wael Bakr (Laurysen) each getting three awards. Bragging rights, however, likely go to Bakr, who snagged the People's Choice award in both the bathroom and kitchen categories.
"It was quite a surprise," says a jubilant Bakr. "I keep on telling my wife, 'Pinch me. Did it actually happen?'"
Students from Algonquin college's kitchen and bath program were also recognized at a reception earlier in the evening.
2015 NKBA Ottawa Design Excellence Awards
Creative concept
1st place: Nathalie Tambay, Designing to Stay
2nd place: Natalia Pierce, Detail By Design
Best new designer
1st place: Erica Naish, Out of the Box Kitchen Design
2nd place: Cynthia Marleau-Ryder, Sarah Kidder Design
Bathroom: Classic/traditional ($10,000-$24,999*)
1st place: Tim Rutherford, Elliott Renovation Inc.
2nd place: Shannon Callaghan, Copperstone Kitchens
Bathroom: Classic/traditional ($25,000-$39,999*)
1st place: Wael Bakr, Laurysen Kitchens
2nd place: Nathan Kyle, Astro Design Centre
Bathroom: Classic/traditional ($40,000+*)
1st place: Walter Bunda, Astro Design Centre
Bathroom: Contemporary/modern ($10,000-$24,999*)
1st place: Candace Sutcliffe & Alex Diaz, Art House Developments
2nd place: Darren Walker, Kitchen Craft Cabinetry, with Urbandale Construction
Bathroom: Contemporary/modern ($25,000-$39,999*)
1st place: Shannon Callaghan, Copperstone Kitchens
2nd place: Colin Meredith, Perspective Renovations
The look for less, bathroom (under $10,000*)
1st place: Sarah Kidder, Sarah Kidder Design
Powder room
1st place: Candace Sutcliffe & Alex Diaz, Art House Developments
2nd place: Julia Enriquez, Astro Design Centre
Kitchen: Classic/traditional ($20,000-$39,999*)
1st place: Peter Valiquet, Astro Design Centre
2nd place: Darren Walker, Kitchen Craft Cabinetry, with Cornelis Grey Construction
Kitchen: Classic/traditional ($40,000-$59,999*)
1st place: Heather Tardioli, Laurysen Kitchens
2nd place: Julia Enriquez, Astro Design Centre
Kitchen: Classic/traditional ($60,000-$79,999*)
1st place: Ewa Stys, Muskoka Cabinet Company, with Sonya Kinkade, Sonya Kinkade Design
Kitchen: Classic/traditional ($80,000+*)
1st place: Julia Enriquez, Astro Design Centre
Kitchen: Contemporary/modern ($20,000-$39,999*)
1st place: Tim Rutherford, Elliott Renovation Inc.
2nd place: Elnaz Shahrokhi, Laurysen Kitchens
Kitchen: Contemporary/modern ($40,000-$59,999*)
1st place: Dean Large, Astro Design Centre
2nd place: Dawn Tite, Muskoka Cabinet Company
Kitchen: Contemporary/modern ($60,000-$79,999*)
1st place: Stacey Price, ACCO Kitchen & Bath
2nd place: Candace Sutcliffe & Alex Diaz, Art House Developments
Kitchen: Contemporary/modern ($80,000+*)
1st place: Nathan Kyle, Astro Design Centre
2nd place: Dean Large, Astro Design Centre
The look for less, kitchen (under $20,000*)
1st place: Shelley Robertson, Centura Tile
Other rooms
1st place: Natasha Nash, Laurysen Kitchens
Best transformation, kitchen
1st place: Dean Large, Astro Design Centre
People's Choice, bathroom
Wael Bakr, Laurysen Kitchens
People's Choice, kitchen
Wael Bakr, Laurysen Kitchens
Doris Lacroix award
Jacques Cousineau, Prémoulé
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Vue.js is currently one of the most powerful and easy to learn tools for web development. But after some time using the official templates I learned the following tricks to code faster, write less code and make my life easier.
So, here it is the process that I follow when I start a new project based on Vue.js
This github repo contains all the code explained in this article.
Let's start creating an app with the vue webpack template using the vue-cli
vue init webpack my-simple-vue-project
# Say yes to use eslint and pick the standard
cd my-simple-vue-project
npm i
npm run dev
When everything is working open the folder with your favourite editor
atom .
If this is your first time with vue-cli you should take a moment to read and play with the template code.
Now let's talk about css, css is hard to maintain and read. So let me present you sass, a tool that solves this problem allowing you to use cool things like nesting or variables in any browser.
This is an example of a vue component that uses sass

{{ msg }}

export default {
name: 'hello',
data() {
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The main focus may have been on the dress — we held our breath speculating about details like designer, how long the train would be and how Kate Middleton — now Catherine Duchess of Cambridge — would look as she walked down the aisle to greet her Prince. But what's a princess without a tiara? Now getting its fair share of fashion fanfare, we thought we'd shed a little light into Kate's oh-so-stunning tiara headpiece.
Royal tiara bling
To accompany her elegant Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown and hold her veil in place Kate Middleton wore a Cartier 'halo' tiara, lent to her by the Queen. Made in 1936, the sparkling addition to the much-anticipated wedding ensemble was Middleton's "something borrowed," both a royal tradition and something brides the world over often incorporate into their wedding day. Her matching earrings, custom-made by Robinson Pelham to match her tiara, were designed with an acorn motif and given to Kate by her parents as a wedding gift.
Historical sparkle
The beautiful Cartier tiara is steeped in history and was the perfect accessory for a duchess-to-be. It was purchased by The Duke of York (King George VI) for his Duchess (The Queen Mother) three weeks before he succeeded his brother as King. Queen Elizabeth was then given the tiara as a gift from her mother on her 18th birthday. The sparkling tiara both complemented Middleton's transparent veil, and held in place the delicate ivory silk tulle, which featured a trim of hand-embroidered flowers. There is some speculation that the Queen will end up giving the tiara to her new granddaughter-in-law as a wedding present but only time will tell. The queen presented Diana with the Cambridge Lovers' Knot Tiara on her wedding day to Prince Charles in 1981.
The look
Kate's lustrous chestnut mane was worn half up and half down in a demi-chignon to better accommodate the simply designed yet exquisite tiara. The diamond headpiece itself was delicate and timeless in design – elegant without being over-the-top or taking attention away from the main attraction — that stunning, show-stopping dress that brought new meaning to the idea of fairy tale princess. The tiara — a nod to the past topping off a modern yet classic look — did a great job complementing the whole striking ensemble, and gave Middleton that extra dose of sparkle fit for new royalty.


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Scotty Mccreery On Family Feud!
SCOTTY MCCREERY's "Celebrity Family Feud" episode airs Sunday on ABC . . . but there's a preview clip making the rounds of his grandmother stealing the show. She actually flirts with the show's host, STEVE HARVEY. Her name is Paquita, she's originally from Puerto Rico, and she's adorable.


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- Machine size 173 mm (L) * 110 mm (W) * 48 mm (H)
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August 25, 2018 11:15 AM
Oklahoma City, OklahomaOklahoma City, Oklahoma
How can you take advantage of Artificial Intelligence without being a data scientist? Cognitive Services allow you use Artificial Intelligence to enrich your data through simple API calls. In this session, we will demonstrate the Cognitive Services and brainstorm how we can apply these to our applications.


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Behind the success of each young entrepreneur, founder and executive is the often untold story of an instrumental person who helped them reach new heights. In partnership with The Macallan, we asked Forbes Under 30 listmakers to express their gratitude to those who have inspired and guided them in their careers.
Compiled by Heather L. Whitley.
Co-Founder & CEO of Musika Frère, Lavati & Frère Media Group
Grateful for Josh Beaupain, a digital marketing executive and business mentor who keeps Davidson focused and grounded in the fast-paced world of high fashion.
"Everything he's done for me has been genuine. He's always had my best interest at heart. His success in business is what I look to duplicate."
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Coral Vita
Grateful for Phillip Halpern, his father and a federal prosecutor whose life lessons laid the foundation for Gator to pursue his passion for environmental activism.
"My dad made it possible for me to pursue an entrepreneurial career, always encouraging me to do something that I care about, rather than something that would make me successful or wealthy in a more traditional sense."
Head of Marketing, Convoy
Grateful for Kieran Hannon, the award-winning CMO of Belkin whose expertise, insight and advice have inspired and guided Jennifer since early in her career.
"A conversation with Kieran will leave you with an 'aha!' moment that opens your mind to new ways of thinking. He is genuinely curious about what I want to accomplish and tries to be helpful, even when it's out of his way."
Founder, Growers
Grateful for Philip Faucette, a fellow farmer and supporter of Steven's mission to help farmers make data-driven decisions.
"Leading a business is exhausting. You constantly pour yourself out for your employees, shareholders and customers. If you don't have someone pouring back into you, you can make bad situations worse."
Owner & Pitmaster, Pinkerton's Barbecue
Grateful for Sarah McQuillan, who, despite working her own full-time job, was available night and day to help launch Grant's barbecue business.
"Sarah has been my multipurpose tool: a fill-in pit hand, photographer, cashier, bartender, line server and that person willing to step in, push her sleeves up and work."
Co-Founder, Veterati
Grateful for Daniel Rau, her husband and a former Marine with whom she started a company that helps vets find jobs.
"When we got married, we got matching tattoos of an anchor and wings. That's because he's my anchor, my source of strength. And he's my wings, inspiring me always to fly higher."
Co-Founder, Profound Gentlemen
Grateful for Oluwatoyin Ayanfodun, a fellow entrepreneur and crucial thought partner in Jason's fight for education equality.
"It is critical to have friends in the same field to share the successes and challenges, and push each other's thoughts. He has helped me frame and shape how I see entrepreneurship."
Artist, Hula Studios Inc.
Grateful for Gabriel Yoro, his twin brother and the only person he trusts to capture the beauty of his murals through photography.
"With my murals often being in remote locations, it's vital to document the adventure and stories behind them. Without Gabe, my murals would have no way of being accessible to the public."
Co-Founder, Nineteenth Amendment
Grateful for Matthew DiBiase, a client who morphed into a mentor for Gemma's revolution of the fashion industry.
"It's rare to find someone who consistently makes a point to be involved and supportive, especially when operating a startup. You need people who believe in your vision to make an impact."
Founder, Asher Levine Fashion Company
Grateful for Justin Stanwix, a friend and adviser who has helped Asher transform the fashion industry by fusing design and technology.
"Justin's name should be a new synonym for 'networking' in Webster's Thesaurus. He's helped connect key dots in our strategy to radically redesign the fashion industry."
Founder & CEO, Wrapify
Grateful for Hugh Crean, an early Wrapify adviser who gave James a 'kick in the pants' when he needed it most.
"His wealth of knowledge, business acumen and humility serve as an example of how to be a great leader and how to tell someone to go to hell in a way that they look forward to the trip."
Co-Founder, Popular Pays
Grateful for Allan Holmes, his co-founder, whose courage inspired the duo to launch the marketing platform.
"Allan taught me how to take risks. We knew we had to quit our day jobs to pursue Popular Pays full time, but by myself I might never have taken the leap. Our company would not be here without him."
Co-Founder & CEO, Spoiler Alert
Grateful for Emily Malina, a former MIT classmate turned Spoiler Alert co-founder who gave Ricky the confidence to dive into the risky world of startups.
"She challenges me to be a better leader and ensures I maintain a high bar when it comes to the quality of our work and the strength of our values."
Founder, PopSocial
Grateful for Alfred Glover, a loyal friend since college whose infectious ambition and unwavering support have guided Everette's career.
"He will always make sure that I stay humble and keep the important things in life in perspective. I appreciate having a real friend who's been there through it all."
CEO, Amper Music
Grateful for Scott Morris, his former music teacher and a pillar in Drew's personal and professional lives.
"At a formative time in my life, I was inspired by Scott to be the best individual I could be — both in music and in life. Simply put, Scott is everything an educator and a friend should aspire to be."


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Fish is Coming Back to Gotham
The one of the first Villains we met during the freshman season of Gotham was Fish Mooney.
She was an original Character to the TV Show,
Never seen before in the comics or movies before this moment.
Fish Mooney, played by Jada Pickett Smith,
was apparently 'killed off' at the end of it's first season.
Let's be honest here... in the comic book world, does anyone ever STAY DEAD?
No body was seen, no proof of her actually being dead was found.
So guess what? She's BACK!!
Jada Pickett Smith will be coming back to the small screen
to reprise her role as Fish Mooney
at some point in the second half of Season Two!
Gotham will be back on the Leap Year!
Feb. 29th
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[Curtiss Show Print Poster Archive]
[Continental, Ohio]: [Curtiss Show Print], [ca. 1930's-1940's]. More than 250 pieces of original letterpress printing, composed of about 100 large, letter block poster prints (most measuring from approximately 28" x 21" to 24" x 36"); about 150 smaller prints in a narrow, long format (majority approximately 10" x 24" window displays); about 25 block letter prints in various, smaller formats (from about 6" x 15" to about 15" x 36"). Majority on thin, acid paper stock. Most larger examples with center folds from storage. Frequent chipping to edges, stressing at center folds. Contents well stored and preserved. About very good overall. Very good. Item #22836
A substantial archive of Depression-era letterpress printing, advertising various vaudeville, circus, magic, minstrelsy shows, community events, and the like — mostly in and around northern and western Ohio, all produced by the Curtiss Show Print Company of Continental, Ohio. Curtiss was a longtime job printer, active for more than 100 years from its primary location in Continental, Ohio (a small town of about 1,000 residents in the very northwestern corner of the state). The shop was subject of a 2005, local PBS-aired documentary, CONTINENTAL, OHIO and its massive archive of original print blocks, file prints, correspondence, photographers, etc. resides at the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at The Ohio State University, having been donated by 70+ year employee (and the shop's second owner), Nyle Stateler in 2006, with this selection being shop duplicate surplus. This archive composes a rich and highly ephemeral record of the bold, primary color performance advertising prevalent during the heyday of traveling circuses, theater troops, minstrel shows (often depicting discomfiting period blackface, as above), and vaudeville companies of the Depression. The typography, often printed from massive and intricately-carved blocks, exhibit the striking designs for which Curtiss was well known. Most of the examples here are on an cheap paper stock common during the era, its inherent lack of durability and the utilitarian nature of most designs here make for a scarce surviving group. An uncommonly large, unified, and comprehensive collection of regional American performance advertising. Also creepy clowns.
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American Funds vs. The Vanguard Group: An Overview
American Funds and The Vanguard Group are two of the largest mutual fund managers in the world. Both companies pride themselves on research and being customer-focused, though they have opposite ways of marketing funds while providing good returns. All return comparisons are based on each fund's net asset value (NAV) as of March 10, 2019.
Key Takeaways
- American Funds and The Vanguard Group are two of the largest mutual fund families in the world.
- American Funds charges front-end loads and back-end loads, and has high expense ratios; Vanguard's Funds are no-load and have low expense ratios.
- American Funds products are actively managed by portfolio managers; Vanguard Funds are passively managed.
American Funds
The American Funds is a division of privately owned Capital Group, which was founded in 1931. Based in Los Angeles, Capital Group is the nation's eleventh-largest asset manager, with $1.87 trillion in assets under management (AUM) as of March 2019. American Funds offers choices in the equity, equity income, asset allocation, and fixed-income classes of funds. Asset allocation funds targeted to specific retirement years are one of the firm's highly rated specialties. The funds are actively managed by portfolio managers who pay attention to value and keeping turnover rates low.
American Funds does not advertise. It markets its funds by compensating traditional brokers and financial advisors with commissions. To pay these commissions, its funds charge a combination of front-end loads, back-end loads, and higher expense ratios. Class A shares carry a maximum front-end load of 5.75 percent, which reduces five-year returns by at least 1 percent per year.
Vanguard Funds
Vanguard Funds is a division of mutually-owned The Vanguard Group. Vanguard, founded in 1975, is based in Valley Forge, PA, and is the nation's second-largest asset manager, with more than $5.3 trillion in AUM as of March 2019. The company's unique structure makes the shareholders of its mutual funds the actual owners of the company.
The Vanguard Group passes all potential profits back to the funds in the form of lower asset management fees, giving them the lowest expense ratios in the mutual fund industry.
Vanguard offers funds across the same range of asset classes as American Funds. All of Vanguard's mutual funds are no-load and have no 12b-1 fees. The firm does some advertising but does not pay commissions to brokers or financial advisors who recommend its funds. Its portfolio managers take a passive approach to investment management. Many of the funds are designed to track a specific market index directly.
American Funds vs. The Vanguard Group Example
To understand the difference in execution and returns, here's a comparison of growth funds offered by both American Funds and The Vanguard Group.
American Funds' Growth Fund of America (AGTHX) is a large-cap equity fund that focuses on capital growth. Portfolio managers practice active stock selection. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.62 percent and a turnover rate of 28 percent. Its annualized total return is 17.46 percent over three years, 10.62 percent over five years, and 16.16 percent over 10 years.
The Vanguard Growth Index Investor Fund (VIGRX) also seeks capital growth through investments in large-cap equities. The fund tracks the CRSP U.S. Large-Cap Growth Index, which includes stocks that make up about 85 percent of the U.S. stock market's total capitalization. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.17 percent and a turnover rate of 11 percent. It has provided investors with an annualized total return of 16.47 percent over three years, 11.09 percent over five years, and 17.24 percent over 10 years.
With the front-end sales charge included, this increased return for the Vanguard Growth Index Fund exceeds the 0.45 percent difference in expense ratios. The comparison is similar in other asset class funds.


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Holders aiming to reach Birmingham Senior Cup final
CALLUM McManaman is set to feature at Nuneaton Town tonight (ko 7.45pm), as Albion go in search of a place in the Birmingham Senior Cup final.
The January signing hasn't played since the 2-0 FA Cup defeat at Villa in early March due to a foot injury.
Joining the 23-year-old in the squad will be fellow senior members, Cristian Gamboa, Jason Davidson, Sebastien Pocognoli and Andre Wisdom, as well as a host of Under-21 players.
The Baggies, who are the current holders of the competition, reached the semi-final stage thanks to wins over Rubgy Town and Hednesford Town.
Meanwhile, the Vanarama Conference outfit have enjoyed victories against Tividale, Wolves and Causeway United.
The winners of tonight's contest at the James Parnell Stadium will face Birmingham City in the final at St Andrew's, on Thursday, April 30 (ko 7.30pm).
Admission prices are £5 adults (over-17s) and £2 juniors (16 and under), with car parking available for £2 at the ground.
Albion squad in full: Atkinson, Birch, Cleet, Davidson, Gamboa, Garmston, Leko, McManaman, A.Nabi, S.Nabi, O'Sullivan, Palmer (GK), Pocognoli, Roberts, Ross (GK), Wisdom.


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What have I learned about law school softball?
I don't actually like playing.
Now, I know you're going to read this and go, "Well, then why are you on the team, dummy?"
First off, that use of "dummy" was completely uncalled for and second, that is a very good question. Why am I on the team? Because law school softball is an institution. It's one of those things that is innately College of Law, and you sort of fell left out not doing. I vividly remember my neighbor who went here before me talking about it repeatedly and how great it was. Plus, you get snazzy t-shirts. And if you didn't know this about me, well, I will do just about anything for a t-shirt.
I didn't mind it last season because we had too many people to play, so I just sat in the dug-out with my one teammate's fiancé and gabbed it up. I also would hand out baked goods to everyone when they came back from the field. It was basically an hour of gossiping, eating, and talking about the relative attractiveness of the other team. Now, I have to actually stand in the field and get constantly yelled at by our captain for not paying attention.
It's not always bad, though.
I had an admittedly good play on Thursday with a touch of my usual ridiculousness. I got on a base and through subsequent plays ended up running to home. For someone who has never even gotten close to home base, it was pretty exciting.
home base, here I come!!!!!!!
So, I touch what I think is the base and everyone is yelling me for me to "Touch home!". So, I go back and plant my foot on the same thing. Finally our captain yells, "No, Liz! You need to touch home! TOUCH HOME!"
To which I reply: "WHERE THE F*** IS HOME?!"
Turns out I was touching the thingie that you bat off of, not home plate, which I had ZERO clue about. The umpire came to my aid and everyone laughed – including me – as I finally touched home and ran back to the dugout. Despite my awesome play (it was totally awesome) my captain is benching me for our Sunday game.
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This weeks theme explained.
First time I heard this expression was from my lovely teacher Neha, and as soon as I did I thought WOW, what a beautiful sentiment.
We all have a natural instinct to close, life (or rather our reaction to it) makes us that way.
We would all rather be ruled by our head rather than our hearts, constantly rationalising our feelings.
All you have to do is look around you at the rounded postures that surround us to see how we all feel the need to protect what's vulnerable.
I'm here to tell you that there is so much power in opening up to that vulnerability.
There is so much power in letting the heart lead the way rather than the mind.
Bringing it to practice..
As you can probably imagine my classes these week were based around back bends. In my longer classes king pigeon was my peak pose.
Starting the class in Virasana (Hero Pose, to lengthen the thighs – use a block) I centred students and asked them to place right head on the belly, left on the heart.
Three breaths into the belly, three into the chest, then three full breaths combining the two. With the hand on the heart is where I introduced the theme.
Such a versatile theme and to be honest its my favourite so far,
Being aware of the positioning of the heart can be beneficial throughout the practice, making people aware of their posture and how to create length.
Standing postures: such as Warrior 3 using a cue such as "shine the heart forward as you push through the back heal" encourages engagement throughout the whole body translating into a strong pose.
Backbending: Most people have the tendency to totally dump into their lower back when backbending, "Lead With the Heart" cueing encourages them to lengthen through the waist and bring movement in the thoracic region of the spine
Seated Postures – Another common tendency is rounding the spine when passively stretching. Encourage activation in forward folds and the like. Leading with the heart and chest encourages the straightening of the spine and in turn a more effective "stretch." My favourite here is pigeon pose. Instead of doing the usually relaxing down and dumping into the pose. Get students or yourself to come onto the forearms, magnetically plug the hip into the hip bone, push the heart forward as you energetically pull the elbows back towards the hips (think sphinx) and just feel the difference!
In Life..
It takes courage to open up, It takes time to diminish boundaries. But this week I want you all to feel a little more, to feel from the heart and become attuned to its message.
Live from that space.
Embrace what you feel instead of supressing them.
Most of all TRUST what your heart tells you, it knows the way!
SJ x
Please Let me know if you use this theme or find it useful.
Tag me in Instagram @Sar_white
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What's in a store name ?
9 comments
- Sheila said...
We have Supertrash here in Canada - I've seen that one before.
- Jun 5, 2013, 2:14:00 PM
- Emily said...
Those are all bizarre. But Options... oh my gosh, that's too funny that they don't accept cash. I hope you're having a beautiful time in Amsterdam!
May the Force be with you.
- Jun 5, 2013, 3:08:00 PM
- A Very Sweet Blog said...
HAHAHAHA! Lorena, these are unbelievable! TOO FUNNY! No, we have nothing like that here.
- Jun 5, 2013, 4:14:00 PM
- drollgirl said...
ahhahhaha!!! I LOVE IT!!! they are so funny, but you have legitimate questions and concerns!!!
there is a rather famous (AND TACKY) place in los angeles called "trashy lingerie". there is a lingerie shop in my neighborhood called "panty raid". there are a million other examples that i can't think of right now!
- Jun 5, 2013, 5:49:00 PM
- Closet Fashionista said...
Hahaha, that is so funny! These are all very weird names XD
- Jun 5, 2013, 7:44:00 PM
The titles and your comments totally made me laugh at loud!
There's a fast food joint here called Fat Burger. I can't eat there because I can't tell if it's the burger itself that's fatty or is the title calling ME fat? Or is it just telling me I will be fat if I eat there? So confusing.
- Jun 5, 2013, 7:59:00 PM
But did you purchase anything at any of these stores?
- Jun 5, 2013, 11:54:00 PM
- LyddieGal said...
Hahahaha. These are great. Perhaps they say in business on shock value alone.
Chic on the Cheap
- Jun 6, 2013, 11:00:00 PM
- Chronically Vintage said...
That is a bit humorously ironic about Options - I wonder if they intended it to be?
♥ Jessica
- Jun 7, 2013, 7:00:00 AM


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Chris Widener is a successful businessman, author, speaker and television host.
He has authored over 450 articles and nine books, including a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller. He has produced over 85 CDs and DVDs on leadership, motivation and success.
Chris is the past host of the national interview show – Made For Success and past co-host of True Performance with Zig Ziglar. Chris is also a writer for SUCCESS magazine.
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This is your resource to memory care in Palmer, AK. Memory care facilities offer housing and care for people age 65 and older with Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia. Memory care enables seniors who have memory loss to stay as active and engaged as possible, while living in a dignified, safe and supervised setting. Our local Senior Living Advisors understand memory care in Palmer, AK and nearby cities. After an initial assessment, your advisor will send you a list of memory care providers that fit your loved one's unique needs for care and living preferences, as well as your family's budget.
Cities near Palmer, AK offering memory care optionsWasilla | Big Lake | Chugiak | Houston | Sutton | Eagle River | Fort Richardson | Elmendorf AFB | Anchorage | Indian | Girdwood
Memory Care Costs in Nearby Cities* The costs above represent the AVERAGE monthly cost of memory care for a one person bedroom in that city.
Facts about Palmer
The official website for the city of Palmer is http://www.cityofpalmer.org.
Palmer is represented by Mayor DeLena Johnson.
Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937.


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The new healthcare law of 2010 contained a long term care health insurance program, called the "CLASS Act." The plan is designed to give the disabled and elderly cash to receive care at home instead of usually more expensive institutional care. This is important because individual medical health insurance typically does not cover the cost of professional care rendered in the home.
Health and Human Services shelved the long term care health insurance program because it was deemed financially unsustainable. Funding for the "Class Act" was to come from premiums paid by enrollees. Since participation in the program was voluntary, the concern was that the program could not have survived due to adverse selection. In the health insurance industry, that simply means there is not an adequate spread of risk and less healthier individuals enroll because they need benefits, but healthy persons often choose not to participate because they feel benefits are not needed or will be used.
Under the new healthcare law, workers would have begun voluntarily enrolling in the program after October 2012. Participants were required to pay into the health insurance plan for at least five years before being eligible to receive benefits.
The Congressional Budget Office had estimated the "Class Act" would reduce the federal deficit by $70 billion in the program's first decade. However, they also warned that the program would start to lose money after the first decade or two, once benefit payments exceeded income from premiums.
Opponents of the new healthcare law point to the repeal of the "Class Act" as a reason why the individual medical health insurance mandate will not work if found unconstitutional. Currently, over twenty states are suing the federal government over the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the legal challenge sometime in 2012.
The individual mandate kicks in January 2014 and requires Americans to buy medical insurance or pay a fine. It also requires that health insurance companies accept all applicants and cover pre existing conditions. Currently, individual medical health insurance is medically underwritten, except for children less than age 19. As a result, not all applicants will qualify.
If individual health insurance mandate is ruled unconstitutional and medical insurance carriers are forced to accept all applicants, premiums will go through the roof because there will not be an adequate number of healthy individuals paying premiums to cover the claims of those individuals with pre existing conditions.
If you are currently unable to qualify for major medical insurance due to a pre existing health condition, then we can help you secure low cost medical insurance. There are many medical insurance options, including the new government Pre Existing Conditions Insurance Plan.
Call us today and let us help you solve your individual medical health insurance situation.


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Keyboard teachers directory for private music lessons in Parkersburg IA 50665 USA
Private Keyboard lessons music teachers directory in Parkersburg IA 50665 USA
The above search is a free service maintained by DoReMiWORLD.com for the benefit of private music teachers, as well as music students and their parents. Our goal is to help you locate a private music instructor, for example, a private piano teacher, a private violin teacher, a private voice coach,
online music teacher
or another music education specialist who may offer private music lessons or online lessons to music students
in Parkersburg Iowa.
Private music instruction is considered to be the best way to learn to play a musical instrument. Use this directory to find a private music teacher offering music lessons in your local area (Parkersburg IA) or online lessons around the world. At the moment, our directory is limited to the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, and New Zealand. This music teachers directory classifies private music instructors by instrument, such as private piano teachers (for private piano lessons), private voice teachers (for private voice lessons), private violin teachers (for private violin lessons), etc. Please use the above search function to find a private music teacher near you.
We welcome the following types of instructors in our Parkersburg Iowa directory: Mandolin Instructors, Percussion Educators, Harpsichord Tutors, Saxophone Professionals, Trombone Educators, Electric Bass Professionals, Bagpipes Coaches, Ukulele Educators, French Horn Educators, Clarinet Instructors, Piano Instructors, Harp Instructors, Classical Guitar Coaches, English Horn Educators, Keyboard Coaches, Piccolo Tutors, Double Bass Educators, Accordion Teachers, Oboe Coaches, Trumpet Professionals, Bassoon Professionals, Lute Professionals, Drums Instructors, Electric Guitar Tutors, Voice Instructors, Organ Coaches, Banjo Educators, Viola Instructors, Recorder Coaches, Bass Teachers, Brass Professionals, Bass Guitar Teachers, Viola Da Gamba Coaches, Violin Tutors, Woodwinds Teachers, Flute Tutors, Dulcimer Teachers, Tuba Tutors, Cello Teachers, Acoustic Guitar Teachers .
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Sasol's Lake Charles complex nearing completion; Pre-construction activities begin at LNG Canada site; LyondellBasell breaks ground on $2.4 bn Texas chemicals complex
Our pick of the latest petrochemical news you need to know
Sasol's Lake Charles project nearly complete
Sasol's Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) is 88% complete, on schedule, and costing $11.13 bn, the company said in its earnings statements.
The complex's cracker, first polymer unit and ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol facility are on track to start up in the fourth quarter of 2018, the company said.
Sasol previously raised the cost estimate for the project from $8.9 bn to more than $11 bn in 2016 because of high labor costs and weather disruptions.
So far $9.8 bn of the of the $11.13 bn project cost has been invested, Sasol said.
US natural gas pipeline exports increase to Mexico -EIA
U.S. natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico have been increasing following expansions of cross-border pipeline capacity, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said.
These exports averaged 4.2 billion cubic feet per day (BcF/day) in 2017 and 4.4 BcF/day through the first five months of 2018. Natural gas exports to Mexico by pipeline exceeded 5 BcF/day for the first time in July 2018, after the commissioning of several key pipelines in Mexico.
By the end of 2018, an additional four of six major pipelines identified as strategic in Mexico's five-year natural gas infrastructure expansion plan are scheduled to begin commercial operations.
These newly commissioned pipelines will transport U.S. natural gas farther into Mexico's central and southern regions and provide an additional outlet for constrained Permian production in western Texas.
Vessels arrive to start pre-construction work for LNG Canada
LGN Canada posted on Twitter on August 21, "The first barge is safely offloaded from the Transhelf Heavy lift vessel in a beautiful Kitimat harbour. Four more to go."
A heavy lift vessel carrying barges for LNG Canada pre-construction work arrived in Kitimat harbour this week.
Kitimat Harbour, British Columbia, at the head of Douglas Channel, is the site chosen for LNG Canada, a $40 bn massive liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal.
While a final investment decision (FID), has yet to be made, site work is underway to keep the project on schedule should it go ahead. An FID is expected by year end.
The newly arrived vessel carried equipment required for dredging in order to prepare the existing port for larger vessels.
LNG Canada told reporters it needs to take advantage of a period of limited fish migration during the summer to complete the work.
LyondellBasell breaks ground on $2.4 bn Texas chemicals complex
LyondellBasell began construction on its $2.4 bn Texas plant in Channelview on August 23.
The plant will produce propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA), chemicals used in either polyurethane foam or high-octane gasoline.
Construction is expected to be complete in 2021.
The plant will be the largest of its kind in the world and is LyondellBasell's most expensive project to date.
The products made at the complex will be sold domestically and in the export market.
PO is used for products such as seat cushions, mattresses and insulation.
TBA will be converted to two ether-based octane enhancers, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), most of which will be destined for export markets.
The project is one of several LyondellBasell projects planned for the U.S. Gulf Coast in the coming years.
Enterprise and American Midstream to optimize Gulf Coast assets
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and American Midstream Partners, LP announced they have entered into an agreement under which American Midstream may elect to purchase a 25% interest in Enterprise's Pascagoula natural gas processing plant in Mississippi.
The purchase option is subject to certain conditions, including American Midstream completing modifications to certain facilities on its High Point pipeline system that will provide incremental natural gas volumes with access to the Pascagoula plant.
American Midstream's High Point pipeline system currently delivers offshore natural gas production to the Enterprise-operated Toca Gas Plant in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for processing services.
As the result of the pending modifications to the High Point facilities, the Toca plant owners have voted to discontinue operations.
Enterprise, along with other Toca plant owners, expect to realize significant operating expense savings from idling the Toca facility and utilizing existing processing capacity at the more efficient Pascagoula plant.


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Description of rogue AWM Antivirus
This malware is a rogue program. It is installed onto your computer through some trojan downloader. Once it is active, it will perform a fake system scan and report a lot of infected items, actually those items do not exist at all. And then it will require you to purchase its full version to remove those false infection. This malware also blocks some security programs from running and disables your internet connection.
Objects of rogue AWM Antivirus
Registry Value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run: "awm"="%UserProfile%"\Application Data\AWM\AWM.exe
Registry Key:
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AWM\AWM.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\AWM Antivirus.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\AWM
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UNESCO Technoprenuership Workshop 2014
International Training Workshop on "Big Data" for Developing Countries
23rd – 27th September, 2019 The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
UNESCO Technoprenuership Workshop 2014
CARISCIENCE AGM 2016, Suriname
CARISCIENCE Launch Nobel Laureate Lecture Series -Prof. Ei-ichi Negishi (Chemistry) 2016
Launch of CARISCIENCE Hall of Fame
23rd – 27th September, 2019 The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
From Einstein's Theory of Relativity to Pauling's Application of Vitamin C: Towards a Healthcare Revolution in Trinidad & Tobago In this lecture, Professor Gift presents his research and views on how his disagreement with Einstein's theory of relativity led to
Nobel Laureate Professor Klaus von Klitzing will deliver a Public lecture entitled "A New Kilogram Next Year – How my Nobel Prize Contributed to this Development". on Tuesday 2nd October, 2018 at 6pm, at the JFK, Lecture Theatre, UWI.
Public Lecture Flyer – Professor Vijay Naraynsingh 11.08.2018 (1) In this lecture, Professor Naraynsingh, the 2015 CARICOM Science awardee, presents his research and views on the diabetic foot. Abstract: Over the past 30 years, the amputation rate has doubled in
Public Lecture Flyer This series is intended to attract young researchers, both from the various campuses as well as from the public domain, in order to increase awareness of the significance and quality of research that is carried out in
NOBEL LAUREATE DELIVERED DISTINGUISHED OPEN LECTURE ON HIV/AIDS French virologist and Nobel Laureate Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi will delivered an open lecture on HIV/AIDS as part of The University of the West Indies' Distinguished Lecture Series. The event, was hosted by
The CARICOM Secretariat jointly with CARISCIENCE, a UNESCO affiliated organization, The University of the West Indies, The University of Trinidad and Tobago and The University of the Southern Caribbean will be hosting the annual CARICOM SCIENCE AWARD and Banquet to
Report The objective of the Conference was to examine the strides made over the last two decades in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), to look at the role played by regional, extra regional and international organizations and at the same
Report Facilitating the implementation of the Plan of Action from the 2015 CARICOM Science, Technology and Innovation Committee (CSTIC) High Level Meeting, titled "Strengthening and Utilizing S&T in the Caribbean", in Grenada, which was hosted the Rt. Honorable Dr. Keith


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McDermott provided legal support to the buyer of Munich's New Pasinger Center, one of two properties purchased in a transaction with a total investment value of 160 million euros. Read the full article
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Another poem about that one word.
Tag: Bipolar
As Loss
Depression is more like grief. It's a crushed feeling. A grinding into dust. A shattering. A grating apart like flour forced through a sifter. A parasitic tapeworm of the soul. A weight on my chest, so heavy I can hardly breathe, producing the panic of an asthma attack, as if I am about to die.
The Shape of Gratitude
Gratitude is never first on the scene. Like anger, it's a reaction only, more often a choice, and when consistently pursued, a habit. Like other emotions, it's a fuel. But unlike depressive states, it's not a fuel that burns me down to ashes, it's a fuel that drives me forward. It's flexible to any kind of attack, has no end, and it can roll any which way. Like a sphere, I suppose. Love is also like that. To me, gratitude in the midst of my circumstances, no matter what they are, is an expression of love toward my God; an unwritten love letter lived out.
A Man of the Sea
A poem about the relentless pursuit of my Love through all my darkness and storms.
The Wilds of Mania
I've written a lot while in the throes of depression to give you a glimpse into my mindset while I'm in the deep, but I haven't written about mania while I'm in the midst of it yet. ...Well. This should be interesting.
I Was There Too
N.'s artwork was beautiful. In the way a mausoleum is beautiful. Or a dark forest. Or an abandoned silo. Or even a ghost town. Otherworldly. Tragic. Magnetic. Haunting. Fascinating. Profound when pondered. ...Disturbing, as only death and neglect and long-accepted despair can be. N. was "other." Apart. And none of us dared go near him.
The Dog and the Hound
Strands of keratin. They slide between my fingers and I think-- Where were we, Love, when this small space at the end of the lengths were new, emerging like buds of Spring from scalp and skin?


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Craig J. necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 175 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
We are a manufacturer of draperies, bedding, and window treatments (blinds, rollershades, etc) for the hospitality (hotel) and healthcare industries.
I need it to be clean, clear, and concise. My customers need to be able to find and select patterns, fabrics, colors quickly and easily. This is difficult because I have a wide array of fabrics/colors to choose from. The site also need to be a resource for customers and sales reps alike. I need it to be technically robust but be easy to navigate and seeming simple to grasp.
We already have the backend built- a fairly robust product database, blog tools, etc. Check out my current site and you'll see how it serves up the myriad of products.
Main page- big bold and beautiful, conveying who we are and what we do- allowing the customer to clearly and quickly identify the next step- IE select hotel products, hospital products, etc. the people looking at our site will mainly be hotel owners and hospital administrators. Lean more toward hotel owners as they are the majority of our business and every hospital administrator wants their patient rooms to look like a hotel... every hotel owner wants their rooms to look like a home.
Secondary pages- address the specific industry- hospitality, healthcare, commercial, etc. and allow the customer to select a product
Third level - a product page that allows the customer to quickly identify what they need of that product... I'd like to see it focus on the easy stuff first and then be able to get into the minutia- specs, drawings, cut sheets, etc... all the seeming silly details that only a few need. The meat of the product will be up front and easy to get to.
I'd like to stay away from drop downs
no flash
Mobile friendly!
It is important to note- I do not supply the residential marketplace. We do commercial venues like hotels and hospitals. The other edge of the sword is that hotels and hospitals want their spaces to feel home like.
I've included a bunch of our CGI images so you'll have something to work with. Also our logo in several formats. Note the large orange F... one version of it is "flat" the other is shaded. The shaded version is our official logo, but I understand depending upon size or intended execution, the flat one shows better. I will allow you to decide what works best with your design.
I have all of these logo files in EPS if you need them- just shoot me an email.


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|Aug. 2, 1846
|March 27, 1936
|Maywood (Maywood)
|Sibley (Maywood)
|130th Indiana Infantry, Company F
Musician Carlisle Snider
Company F, 130th Indiana Infantry
Snider was born in Fort Wayne (Allen County), Indiana on August 2, 1846. The 18-year old was residing in Middletown (Howard County), Indiana when enlisted and was mustered in the regiment on January 28, 1864. He served about 22 months with the regiment. Snider was mustered out on December 2, 1865 at Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 130th Indiana was organized at Kokomo, Indiana between December 1863 and March 1864. During Snider's enlistment, the unit was involved in several major battles and campaigns. Some of them include:
Atlanta (GA) Campaign (May 1-September 8, 1864).
Assault on Kenesaw Mountain (GA) (June 27, 1864).
Siege of Atlanta (GA) (July 22-August 25, 1864).
Operations against General John Bell Hood in Georgia and Alabama (September 2-November 3, 1864).
Battle of Franklin (TN) (November 30, 1864).
Battle of Nashville (TN) (December 15-16, 1864).
Campaign of the Carolinas (SC/NC) (March 1-April 26, 1865).
At the Bennett House (Raleigh NC) when General Johnston surrendered the Army of Tennessee (April 26, 1865).
Snider died on March 27, 1936 at the age of 89 years. He is buried in the Maywood Cemetery in Maywood (Frontier County), Nebraska. At the time of his death, he was the last member of the Sibley Post (#303) of the Grand Army of the Republic in Maywood.
Doc – Snider(130IND).doc
Note: Veteran bios were compiled and written by Dean Podoll.


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Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 6:00pm
Join Jim Kleefeld, as he tells the true stories of love, loss, and tragedy from Ohio in the 1920s, 30s & 40s. You've got to hear it to believe it!
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|Do you know how to choose a morning cereal without glyphosate?
The question today is not " does your food contain glyphosate?", but, " which of the foods that you eat contain high levels of glyphosate" because- honestly- glyphosate is pretty hard to avoid in today's world.
EWG commissioned a test almost a year ago ( you can read my post '
IS THERE A CANCER CAUSING PESTICIDE IN MY KIDS FAVORITE BREAKFAST FOODS?! ) and now they just published a follow up study that confirms what they found last year: our kids are ingesting potentially harmful levels of glyphosate through their favorite breakfast and snack.
This most recent set of tests looked at 21 popular oat based cereal and snack products all made by one company: General Mills . All but four tested products contained levels of glyphosate higher than what EWG scientists consider save for children's health.
The two highest levels of glyphosate were found in
Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, with 833 parts per billion, or ppb, and Cheerios, with 729 ppb. The EWG children's health benchmark is 160 ppb. Here are all the results:
For their part, General Mills told CBS news that "General Mills said food safety is a "top priority" for the company, which said it's working to minimize the use of pesticides on the ingredients it uses. "Most crops grown in fields use some form of pesticides and trace amounts are found in the majority of food we all eat," the company said in an emailed statement. "Experts at the FDA and EPA determine the safe levels for food products," which it adheres to, as well as farmers that grow the crops, it added."
Can We Avoid Glyphosate?
General Mills is right when it states that ""Most crops grown in fields use some form of pesticides and trace amounts are found in the majority of food we all eat," however, it is possible to decrease your exposure to this pesticide by eating organic and avoiding processed foods that contain corn, soy and wheat, as these are crops that are heavily sprayed with the pesticide.
A third-party certification currently exists for foods called BioChecked Non Glyphosate certification. This certification tests and monitors foods for glyphosate contamination due to drift and helps ensures peace of mind for people purchasing these foods. At home we buy cereals, granola and oatmeal with the Bio Checked Non Glyphosate certification (check out my Amazon store for the oatmeal I buy under 'Glyphosate Free)
Beyond food, we can be exposed to glyphosate through drinking water, parks and gardens.
What is glyphosate?
Roundup is one of the world's most popular weed killers; it is used in yards, farms, schools and parks throughout the world.
Its main/active ingredient is glyphosate. Glyphosate, is the most widely used herbicide in the United States. It is currently the main ingredient in over 750 products, the most famous is Roundup. About 100 million pounds are applied to U.S. farms and lawns every year, according to the EPA. In 2015 the International Agency for Research on Cancer – part of the World Health Organization — announced that two pesticides, including glyphosate, are 'probably carcinogenic to humans.' According to their report, the cancers most associated with glyphosate exposure were found to be non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other hematopoietic cancers.
In 2017, the US's EPA concluded that glyphosate is likely NOT a carcinogen, but that same year the state of California added glyphosate to California's Proposition 65 list of chemical "known" to cause cancer or reproductive harm.
Other glyphosate studies have linked the chemical to a number of health issues, including, but not limited to ADHD, Alzheimer's Disease, Autism, Birth Defects, various forms of cancer, Celiac Disease, Colitis, Heart Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome, Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
Researchers have also found that one of Roundup's inert ingredients (polyethoxylated tallowamine, or POEA, ) can kill human cells, particularly embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells ("inerts" are the solvents, preservatives, surfactants and other substances that manufacturers add to pesticides).
Additionally some experts say that the main link between glyphosate and cancer is not the chemical alone, but the interaction between glyphosate and the inert ingredients in Roundup which " cause a "synergistic effect" that makes the product more carcinogenic."
Various countries and cities have declared current or future bans of glyphosate. Some of the main ones are (for a full list, including a state by state look at the US click here )
- - France and Italy have stated they will carry out glyphosate bans by 2020
- - Germany announced in 2018 that it will also issue a glyphosate ban.
- - Portugal: Prohibits the use of glyphosate in all public spaces.
- - Netherlands: Banned all non-commercial use of glyphosate.
- - El Salvador: Banned glyphosate over links to deadly kidney disease.
- - Belgium: Banned the individual use of glyphosate.
In the US, there are thousands of lawsuits filed against the makers of Roundup and in California, three juries have awarded more than $2.2 billion in three separate verdicts against Bayer-Monsanto over claims that Roundup caused cancer and that Monsanto knew about the risks for decades and went to extraordinary lengths to cover it up.
If you want to put pressure on General Mills to get glyphosate out of their breakfast cereals you can sign EWG's permission here