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America's back and forth battle with the legalization of marijuana has been gaining new and focused attention. No longer just an illicit drug, marijuana has contributed enough to the medical community to finally be recognized as a medicinal powerhouse. New and continuing research is elevating cannabis to exciting heights, attracting positive connotations to a once "dirty" habit. Alongside these medical strides is an ongoing debate over whether or not vaporizing weed is healthier than smoking.
You may have heard that vaping is the healthier alternative to smoking weed. This is actually true if you do it right. Vaping heats up the cannabis without burning it, thereby eliminating the smoke that carries the harmful carcinogens and chemical byproducts. Vaping works by bringing the weed to the point right before combustion. At this sweet spot, the weed is lit to an optimal 338°F. A vapor is then released, which can then be absorbed by the user. If you're new to vaping, try taking short puffs. The longer inhalation technique of smoking weed does not work the same way with vaping devices.
Vaping is decidedly the healthier choice when it comes to using marijuana. However, if not done correctly, it can quickly become a dangerous pastime. Vaping devices are very expensive, and this deters a lot of users from shelling out the cash for a reputable device. Instead, users turn to cheaply manufactured vapes that are sold abroad. These devices are often made with harmful glues and heavy metals, which can be broken down into noxious gasses when the device is in operation. If you are looking to switch over to a vaping device, be sure to invest in a reputable brand. Do not risk your health over a cheap device with unknown parts and components.
Vaping devices allow users to more seamlessly integrate marijuana use into everyday life. One of the major benefits to vaping weed is privacy. Because vapes do not produce obtrusive plumes of toxic smoke, users can more discreetly hide their habit among family and friends. Proponents of vaping also cite feeling more technologically advanced by using devices like vape pens.
Longtime and dedicated users of marijuana tend to lean toward smoking the drug over vaping. This has to do with the consistency of smoking vs. vaporizing weed. Weed may vary from strain to strain, but the act of smoking the drug leads to a more consistent high. Conversely, vaping can lead to a mismatched and strange sensation, depending on how clean the device is and the charge of the battery. It's a known fact among the marijuana community that the high may feel cleaner and clearer with a vape—but it is also a lot more maintenance.
There are tons of vape devices out there, and they each serve a slightly different purpose. A desktop vaporizer is considered the safest vaping method. It has a temperature control component, and it releases a rapid flood of THC. The one major drawback is that it is not discreet. Vape pens, which have transformed dramatically in the last five years, are the easily hidden devices that can be taken on the go. Newer models have a temperature-control tank to regulate for anti-combustion. Finally, a dab rig involves a bong or water pipe and dome to allow for immediate vaporization and an intense high.
Is vaping weed bad for your lungs? Not that we know of. Are there long-term health risks? Hard to say. Unfortunately, there is not enough evidence to prove with absolute certainty that there are no harmful effects of vaping. However, early studies are showing a positive link between vaping and fewer respiratory tract issues among users. All we can do now is wait for research to confirm these facts. In the meantime go check out our website for more articles like this and vape on!


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The must-have tool for any prison server!
MineResetLite is the successor to MineReset, which provides tools to create, reset, and maintain randomly generated mines, such as the mines seen on prison servers.
- Easy to use, easy to understand
- Select mines via WorldEdit or manually
- Easily modify ore percentages
- Automatically broadcast mine reset warnings
- Automatically teleport players out of the mine to prevent suffocation
- Customizable Reset Messages
Fluent in English? I'd appreciate if users could assist in translating the text MRL uses into their native languages.
Video Tutorials
#537 _ForgeUser14015184 Posted Mar 4, 2015
Hi, I'm setting up a Prison Server and using this Plugin, it's AWESOME!
- there is just one problems to note: when you set up two Mines, and one's name contains the other, you can't edit the other one, and to erase it, you need to erase the other one as well....
(I have a Mine called "A" and another one called "A2")
So please, make it so even if you enter a name of a mine that is contained in another's name, if it's a full name of a mine, choose this one I'd suggest making the ability to change Mine names, like MineReset had....
- Also, can you please make it so we could Reload the Plugin from InGame, like with a /Mine Reload or something?
Thank you very much,
Dean Ayalon - CreepaCraft PrisonLast edited by _ForgeUser14015184: Mar 4, 2015
#536 _ForgeUser8157400 Posted Mar 1, 2015
Can you add a way to see what mine your in, like /mrl info and then it shows the mine youre standing in.
#535 _ForgeUser19146943 Posted Feb 25, 2015
Hola, gran hombre de trabajo, tengo un video tutorial en español de este plugin, usted puede mirar aquí y si usted podría poner el video para que las personas lo vean en español en este blog, Gracias
Hi, great job man, I have a video tutorial in Spanish of this plugin, you can look here and if you could put the video so that people will see it in Spanish in this blog, Thanks
#534 _ForgeUser17852628 Posted Feb 25, 2015
I have a problem that on the server it always shows when every single mine resets all at once. It gets very annoying and when I went into the config I couldn't find anything. I need help with this.
#533 jereth_khan Posted Feb 20, 2015
If you're up to Worldguard6 you should use "block-break:ALLOW" and "block-place:DENY" as the build flag in Ver.6 now gives full control including the ability to dump lava and water in the mine region.Last edited by jereth_khan: Feb 20, 2015
#530 _ForgeUser14397310 Posted Feb 11, 2015
Exactly what @StingBack12 said. This is happening to me also. :/
#529 _ForgeUser12569348 Posted Feb 11, 2015
No one can break. I gave them the permissions modifyworld.* but it says they don't have permissions to break. Help?
#528 _ForgeUser18963336 Posted Feb 8, 2015
Awesome plugin, works great and is highly configurable. Thanks for making such a wonderful plugin. :)
#527 _ForgeUser18917270 Posted Feb 5, 2015
how do i prevent the spamming of reset sign. i even made a reset delay on it. but players can reset the mines withouth any delay. how do i fix this? please help :D thanks
#526 _ForgeUser7356504 Posted Feb 5, 2015
Make random chest spawns when your mining. Like rewards and make it so when you right click it, it does commands (console side)
Most servers have this. Make it a TRUE or FALSE. Some people dont like it.
-Thanks! PLEASE ADD IT
#525 _ForgeUser18782549 Posted Jan 25, 2015
The reset messages arent working
#524 _ForgeUser9786454 Posted Jan 14, 2015
This plugin was running fine for a day but now I can't even start my server, it's just crashing on startup. I've got 100 or so mines so the console log is thousands of lines long but here's a sample;
I'm on Spigot 1.7.10 build 1637 and MRL 0.3.6 for 1.7.4.
Does anyone know what's going on here?
EDIT; Turns out Citizens was the plugin crashing the server, but MRL is still throwing out thousands of lines of errors which can't be healthyLast edited by _ForgeUser9786454: Jan 14, 2015
#521 Maxlehot1234 Posted Jan 3, 2015
Use mineresetliteplus on spigot to make automatic reset working on 1.8 ;)
#520 _ForgeUser16822369 Posted Jan 2, 2015
I dont think the automatic mine reseting is working on Spigot 1.8.1.
#519 _ForgeUser13848223 Posted Jan 2, 2015
Hoping to find a way to temporarily and quickly clear the area of a mine so I can do building on the walls or maintenance.
Suggestion for a /mrl select <mine> command that would create a WorldEdit selection from the mine so you could then set air to clear it out.
/mrl Clear <mine> could work too, but /mrl Select would give you a lot more options!
Also, a way to redefine an existing mine's area from a WorldEdit selection would round out the ability to adjust a mine's area while keeping it's current configuration.
- co
#518 _ForgeUser6842062 Posted Jan 2, 2015
The resetDelay is resetting to 0 after while... Pretty annoying.
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Picture: Victoria Beckham Glamour Women Of The Year Awards held at Berkeley Square Gardens - Outside Arrivals London, England - 05.06.07
Singer Victoria Beckham and her soccer ace husband DAVID have blasted reports they are planning to renew their wedding vows, insisting they have no need to reaffirm their love.
The couple - who have two sons together, BROOKLYN, four, and ROMEO, one - have been at the centre of frenzied speculation that their four-year marriage is in trouble following David's move to Spain to play for footballing giants Real Madrid.
But the twosome, who married in a lavish ceremony in 1999, insist their love is stronger than ever and were annoyed when reporters quizzed them on a report that they were staging a renewal ceremony as David collected his ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE) at Buckingham Palace yesterday (27NOV03).
David snapped, "It's the first I've heard about that. We don't need to do that."28/11/2003 09:07


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Manuel Salcedo
We're headed
to the Galapagos – a place that helped Darwin come to the conclusion
that the environment shapes the creatures that live there, sometimes
causing them to evolve into new species.
Juan Manuel
Salcedo is a creature of the Galapagos. He was born on the islands and
learned as much on his father's boat exploring the islands as he did in
school. He learned the ways of the animals and the differences among
the islands from personal experience. He learned to walk and swim among
the animals without disturbing them. His formative years on the
Galapagos archipelago shaped him much differently than if he'd grown up
on the mainland or in North America.
As a young
man, he went to the mainland and to Los Angeles to complete his
education. He comes back to the Galapagos with a degree in Applied
Ecology and minors in Biology and Geology. He studied sailing and
navigation and came home certified as a Skipper. His time on the
mainland and abroad refined his abilities as a communicator.
Juan came
back to the Galapagos with a unique set of education, life experiences,
and skills that make him one of the best natural history guides we have
encountered. He has a gifted manner of helping people see beyond the
creatures around them to the forces of nature and the circumstances of
time that have shaped what they are looking at.
Juan is also
passionate about his love for the islands and his determination that
people, especially those visitors he is guiding, minimize impacts in
their visits to the Galapagos. He provides insightful orientations so
that visitors know why certain rules apply – but is always ready to
strictly enforce those rules. Both the safety of the visitor and the
future of the islands are at stake.
Juan feels
that "his" photographic visitors have traveled, often halfway around the
planet, to experience the Galapagos. To that end, he works to get them
ashore when the light is magic and when natural events are occurring.
He's passionate about his and our time on the trails – and we tend to
stay longer and learn more than those from other boats.


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An Indifferent Ending To A Tumultuous Trilogy
Since its reboot in 2013, the Tomb Raider series has had quite the tumultuous ride. After a decent opening chapter, Rise Of The Tomb Raider became an Xbox exclusive and suffered poor sales before finally dropping on other platforms over a year later. Skip forward to 2018 and Shadow Of The Tomb Raider drops the final chapter in our heroine's journey into becoming the hardened Tomb Raider we've come to love and the result is somewhat underwhelming.
If you haven't played the previous games since its reboot in 2013, it's highly recommended you do so before playing this. The story continues where it left off from the previous game, with Lara Croft on the hunt for a lucrative treasure in a race against time with the Trinity group. Acting as a one-woman army, this journey sees Lara travel to the lush tropics of Peru to stop an impending apocalypse and fulfil her destiny to become the woman she's destined to become whilst fighting off Trinity alone the way.
Visually at least, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is a beautiful game.
The story is largely predictable, relying heavily on big set pieces with Trinity outgunning and outsmarting our heroine seemingly every step of the way. Most of the story sees Lara try to stop Trinity from unleashing hell on Earth, with plenty of puzzles, platforming and combat along the way.
Graphically at least, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is a beautiful game. Character animations are on point, the lighting is rendered exquisitely and water effects look amazing. If there's one thing the game excels in, it's the locations Lara visits and whether it be a quiet village dwarfed by a Mayan temple or a rain-drenched segment in the muddy woods of Peru, every location looks incredible, making it an absolute joy to explore.
Trial Of The Eagle is the stand out puzzle here and one of our favourites in recent memory in any game
With such a good looking game, Developer Eidos Montreal pads the game out with a lot of cut scenes to show off its beauty. While these do add to the cinematic appeal of the game, at times these feel more showy than they should be. One cut scene starts while you're underneath a tank and shows you crawling out, covered in mud, and silently takedown an enemy infront of you. Another triggers as you first enter a temple, panning the camera around to show off the beautiful architecture in the torch-lit ruins. Moments like this take away from the experience and left me asking just why I couldn't have discovered this for myself whilst playing, rather than watching.
Inevitably, Tomb Raider is likely to be compared to the Uncharted series and with many of the same gameplay elements shared in both franchises, these comparisons are almost inevitably going to happen. Unlike the Uncharted series, Tomb Raider's collision detective is far more unforgiving resulting in more cheap deaths than it perhaps should. This is made worse by a troublesome camera and a lack of in-game direction over where you're supposed to go next. While these troublesome segments are few and far between, at times it becomes more frustrating than it perhaps should be.
Most of the combat is reserved for the final few hours of the game
There are a few gameplay hints for the different mechanics and where to go next though, helped along by pushing the right analog stick which highlights key parts of the area. Unfortunately, during puzzle segments and certain logic-based gameplay movements you're stuck with hearing a stock Lara Croft phrase repeatedly, with little help on actual progression.
For the most part, Shadow assumes you've already played the previous games and follows many of the same mechanics the previous games adopted. Completing challenges in the wilderness, hunting animals, uncovering artifacts and completing quests all give experience points which are then converted into skill points. These in turn allow you to upgrade Lara to play the way you want – with better aiming, favourable prices from merchants and better perception for uncovering traps to name a few abilities you can upgrade.
Much like Rise Of The Tomb Raider, there are side quests here but most of them revolve around simple fetch quests and generally aren't very exciting.
Thankfully, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider more than makes up for this with some of the best puzzles seen in the franchise for quite some time. One such puzzle, called the Trial Of The Eagle, will probably go down as one of my favourite platforming puzzles I've had the pleasure of playing in a video game for a long time. Every part of this 10 minute segment is so beautifully presented, mixing subtle set-piece driven action with smarts and a challenging, thought provoking solution. The rest of the puzzles are equally well designed although they are inevitably going to draw some frustration, especially the last puzzle.
The story is okay but largely relies on formulaic set pieces and predictable story tropes for this final chapter
The combat, or lack thereof, is something that Shadow Of The Tomb Raider really struggles with. Whilst I appreciate the series has never really been known for its combat, there's probably 3 or 4 big combat sequences in the entire game, with sprinklings of fighting dotted throughout the 12 hour play time for good measure. Most of these can be completed through stealth but are noticeably absent given most of the time you'll be solving puzzles or exploring the beautiful locations.
Given the fact the final boss of the game relies heavily on combat, it seems like an odd inclusion not to put more of it through the game. While this isn't necessarily a deal breaker, given this is supposed to be the final, ongoing chapter in the prequel-Lara story, it all feels a little too underwhelming and lackadaisical for what should be the big, triumphant ending for our heroine. Unfortunately it just doesn't deliver on this premise.
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider bows out with a whimper rather than a roar. The gameplay may be a little better this time around but the disjointed nature of its various mechanics make this game more frustrating and under-developed than it has any right of being. I love Tomb Raider and have played almost every game since its original on the Playstation but Shadow feels like a cruel, fitting name, dwarfed by its predecessors and failing to really innovate and deliver when it matters. Excellent puzzles aside, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is a very inconsequential game, one that suffers some serious story issues and fails to give this prequel trilogy the dues it deserves.


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|Advance Wars, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Advance Wars: Dual Strike.
|Non-infantry Direct Combat units
|Orange Star
|CO power
|Max Force
|Super CO power
|Max Blast
|Power Meter
|Weight Training
Max (Japanese: マックス Max) is an Orange Star CO. He is one of the few COs to be playable in all 3 of the original Campaigns. He is a brave and loyal friend and an earnest warrior who hates deception and trickery.
Max is the Direct Combat specialist of Orange Star. Along with commanders Andy and Sami, he is one of the first Commanding Officers playable in the Campaigns offered in Advance Wars. He debuts in the fourth mission of the original Advance Wars.
In Advance Wars:Dual Strike, Max comes in at Mission 3, to help Jake with the Black Hole CO, Lash. After defeating her, he joins Jake and Rachel on their mission to restore Omega Land. Throughout the game, Max is usually the one to brief Jake on the other COs of the game.
CO abilities
In Advance Wars, his non-infantry Direct Combat units have 150% in firepower and 100% in defenses, making him one of the best COs in Advance Wars. In Advance Wars 2 and Dual Strike, he's slightly weakened as his non-infantry Direct Combat units have 120% firepower. In Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2, his indirect units suffer from -1 range and 90% firepower.
CO power
Max Force - Firepower of all non-infantry Direct Combat is increased to 140%. All units gain a 10% defence bonus. Non-infantry Direct Combat unit Movement increases by 1 space. This movement bonus was removed in Dual Strike for unknown reasons. Perhaps he's getting slow in his old age.
Super CO power
Max Blast - Firepower of all non-infantry Direct Combat is increased to 160%. All units gain a 10% defence bonus. Non-infantry Direct Combat unit Movement increases by 2 spaces. This movement bonus was removed in Dual Strike for unknown reasons. Perhaps he's getting slow in his old age.
Dual Strike
In Dual Strike, Max no longer suffers a firepower penalty to his indirect units, although they are still at -1 range. His CO and Super CO powers no longer grant Movement bonuses.
Tag Breaks
Max has Tag Breaks with the following COs:
- Andy, 110%, "Power Wrench" (1 star)
- Grit, 110%, "Big Country" (2 stars)
- Nell, 105%
- Sami, 105%
- Von Bolt, 90%
Max was unquestionably a top tier CO in Advance Wars 1. His 50% firepower bonus given each turn was extremely powerful. Though in Advance Wars 2 they nerfed him, he became an above average CO, He had overall good direct fire and nice speed boost. In Dual Strike, the removal of his movement bonuses made him a slightly below average CO, all things considered.
His reduced range with indirects put him at a disadvantage in range wars because they make indirect units practically not worth using. His Artillery range is awful. As Max, it's best to just focus on directs. It's worth noting that Max has some of the best Tanks in the game and is one of the best choices in aircraft-based battles too.
Further to his advantage is the fact that indirect units (particularly in Dual Strike) are often not very good. The Black Bomb and Infantry spamming dissuade players from using them in situations where fighter planes are not present. In additions, indirects are slow because they can't move and attack during the same turn. Indirect units, beyond the Artillery, are also pricy, so they're not used much anyway. If you apply enough pressure on the opponent with your strong direct units, the opponent may not even have the luxury of being able to build them.
When it comes to competitive play, there's reason to ban him in the Advance Wars 1 meta. He's a recommendable CO in Advance Wars 2. In Dual Strike, he is still good overall due to having strong Tanks and strong B-Copters (pricier air units aren't typically used on standard maps). However, many will opt to use Jess over Max because her Tanks are about as strong as his, and they get the movement boost that Max once had.
Dual Strike
Changing CO During Battle
"I'll crush you like a paper cup!"
"I'll crush you like a paper cup!"
"Take this!"
"Bring it on!"
"How'd you like a knuckle sandwich?!"
"Check out these canons!"
"This is how the big boys play!"
"Sit down!"
Campaign, Pre-Battle
Final Battle
"Dang! That thing's a lot bigger than me!"
(with Grit)
Grit: "Evenin' Max. You know, we go back a dog's year... and we ain't gonna end it in a place like this! Don't you be doing anything crazy now, you hear?! Aw, shucks... I'm wastin' my breath."
Max: "Ha ha! You know me too well, my man! Listen, Grit. Stopping and thinking just isn't in my nature. I only push ahead! I'll trust you to watch my back!"
"I'm on a roll!"
"You want to fight me? I'll pound you!"
(with Andy)
Max: I'll crush all enemies!
Andy: And I'll fix all allies!
Andy: "Let's do it, Max!"
Max: "Yeah! We'll break their lines like toothpicks!"
Andy: "If it's a tag battle..."
Max: "We're the best!"
(with Grit)
Grit: "With your direct attack and my indirect attack.......
Max: "Odd couples make a good team.
When you're deploying, it's strongly suggested not to spend money on indirect combat units like rockets or artillery (which should never be used with Max). Spend them on direct-combat units as they benefit from Max's abilities the most. He's best in open fields and if you're stuck in a chokepoint, stock up on strong direct-combat units and use your Super CO power to destroy as many enemy units as you can in the chokepoint when you activate your CO power. Try to avoid being in chokepoints as Max gets a disadvantage when fighting in one due to his disadvantage with indirect units.
|Orange Star
|Andy | Hachi | Jake | Max | Nell | Rachel | Sami
|Former COs:
|Grit | Olaf


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How much are your emotions costing you each year? Are markets really efficient all the time? Is following the consensus view the best strategy to take? And what factors will move stock prices going forward?
During a recent visit to Fool HQ, Michael Mauboussin, Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason
1. Lack of contrarian thought
"Markets are inefficient, and sometimes it takes a crisis and a market meltdown akin to the magnitude of the current one to remember that," Mauboussin said.
According to Mauboussin, there are three ways to obtain market efficiency:
- Mean variance efficiency (all financial concepts are mean based)
- Absence of arbitrage (arbitrage fails in extreme situations)
- Wisdom of crowds
Mauboussin favors the "Wisdom of Crowds" theory, first published by James Surowiecki to explain how market behavior influences prices, as the best approach to understanding the markets.
People are often influenced by the mainstream view -- which is correct most but not all of the time. For example, the mainstream didn't question the wisdom of the subprime mortgage market and its boost to the bottom lines of homebuilders like Lennar
The "Wisdom of Crowds" theory, however, only works when there are incentives, information is brought together into a market, and diversity of thought processes (people who approach investing differently) are all present. If one of the components fails, markets will become inefficient, says Mauboussin.
Many times it's the diversity of thought that can be lost in crowds. People can be intellectually smart, but can make bad decisions based on emotions or the environmental influences around them. When diversity breaks down, Mauboussin says it can have an illogical impact on stock prices. "You can reduce diversity [of thought] while observing no change in asset prices, "but then 'woosh' there's a big change."
2. Emotions impair objective investment judgment
Mauboussin said that being a value investor can be difficult not because of the facts so much as our own temperament. "We are often our own worst enemies -- because we have a hard time dealing with the markets on an emotional level," he said.
Mauboussin says emotions get in the way of judgment in the stock market. "There are 'psychic' costs when measuring portfolios," he says. He points to behavioral economists Benartzi and Thaler's claim that an investor with a 20-year time horizon has a "psychic cost," or costs to one's portfolio due to decisions based on emotions instead of facts, of 5.1% per year.
Mauboussin pointed out that people feel the emotional blow from losses twice as much as they enjoy gains. "People will willingly give up positive net present value investments if they've recently suffered losses," he said.
3. The biggest mistake value investors make
Emotions can certainly cloud judgment, but Mauboussin argues that the largest error made in investing is the failure to distinguish between fundamentals and expectations.
"When fundamentals are good, people want to buy, when they're bad they want to sell," he said. "The key is the difference between price and value." A vivid example is the nine-year performance of tech titans Cisco Systems
Therein lies the place for contrarian thought. Mauboussin, paraphrasing value investor Seth Klarman, said that value investing requires a contrarian streak and a "calculator." In other words, investors have to look at the consensus view and assess what the "crowd" has built into the stock price.
4. Mauboussin on the future of markets
Mauboussin says he thinks about the future investment landscape through two fundamental drivers to stock prices: (1) earnings, cash flow, and dividends, and (2) risk.
"If you look at earnings right now, by most peoples' view we are below the trend line in earnings power," he said. "Earnings power will be higher and come back toward that trend line at some point."
Mauboussin likes to look at the National Income Product Accounts (NIPA), put out by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, as a guide to the outlook for corporate earnings. The data contains profits that companies report to the government for tax purposes, or as Mauboussin calls it, "the truth." During 2006 and 2007, NIPA showed earnings were less rosy than S&P 500 earnings, and now Mauboussin says the inverse is true.
For the second component, risk, Mauboussin uses the VIX (the standard volatility index) as a proxy. He says, while risk levels have come down, they still remain 50% above historical trends.
To complete the story, Mauboussin says, future earnings power is priced lower than it should be, while risk still remains high by historical standards. "Moving away from that was obviously very bad for markets, which is why we've had this difficult time. We're moving more toward a constructive environment."
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Multiple Teams · Baseball and Softball Summer Camp
South Haven High School Coaches will once again be hosting summer baseball and softball camps. See the attached info below for more details.
South Haven High School Coaches will once again be hosting summer baseball and softball camps. See the attached info below for more details.
South Haven's Varsity Baseball and Softball Teams finished their season this past week, losing at home to tough opponents in district play. The Rams Baseball Team drew an extremely tough first-round matchup hosting Edwardsburg, who was ranked 6th in the state in MHSAA Division 2 with a record of 25-6. The Rams lost to the
The MHSAA Baseball and Softball District 45 Tournaments will be hosted by South Haven this coming week. The district features Benton Harbor, Dowagiac, Edwardsburg, Niles, South Haven and Stevensville Lakeshore. The South Haven Boys Varsity Baseball Team drew a pre-district game and will play a home against Edwardsburg on Tuesday, May 28 at 4:30 pm.
The rescheduled softball and baseball games with Otsego, for both JV and varsity, have been moved from this Friday (5/24) to Thursday (5/23). The start times and locations will still be the same, with the JV teams playing at SH and the varsity teams away.
South Haven Sophomore Jordyn Holland has been selected as the WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of April 28, 2019. For the week, Jordyn was 6-8 at the plate with two doubles in a doubleheader against Sturgis. Jordyn is also a starter for the Ram's varsity volleyball and basketball
Due to multiple rescheduled games being pushed to the end of the season, the non-conference baseball and softball games against Kalamazoo Central scheduled for Thursday, May 23, have been cancelled.
All of the softball and baseball games scheduled to be played today (5/7) against Otsego have been rescheduled due to wet field conditions. They will now be played on Friday, May 24.
South Haven Senior Grace Lyons has been selected as the WSJM Sports Van Buren/Cass Student Athlete of the Week for the week of April 21, 2019. For the week, Grace saw her first action of the softball season, going 10-19 at the plate in seven games with nine RBIs and five runs scored. She is
Due to wetness on the field, the JV baseball game today against Sturgis for Friday, May 3, has been cancelled. There is no makeup date set at this point. The JV Softball game at South Haven is still being played today, and both varsity teams (baseball and softball) are still playing at Sturgis today.
The softball and baseball games scheduled against Edwardsburg for today (4/30) have been cancelled and rescheduled due to impending rain. Both the varsity and junior varsity are included in this. All four games have been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 21.


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Former Rantoul village trustee Gary Wilson, who mounted an unsuccessful run for mayor two years ago, was returned to the village board Tuesday night.
RANTOUL — Officer Jerry King spoke to the assembled multitude at The Linden Banquet Center about life as a police officer. Much of the time, his son, Raylan, showed the cranky side of a 2-year-old who was in need of a nap.
The 2018 Farm Leader of the Year banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign on Monday, March 25, 2019.
Fisher's homecoming pep rally at Kellar Field in Fisher on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.
The 2018 Commencement at Rantoul High School in Rantoul on Friday, May 25, 2018.
Images from a rehearsal of She Loves Me, the musical that inspired the films "The Shop Around The Corner" and "You've Got Mail" in the Tryon Festival Theatre of Krannert Center. Peformances open Thursday, April 26, 2018.
The Rantoul Christmas Parade, Friday, December 1, 2017 in downtown Rantoul.
The Champaign Center Partnership presents the 17th Annual Christie Clinic Parade of Lights, this years theme "Miracle on Neil Street" features family friendly fun with carriage rides, visits with Santa, the Parade of Lights and the lighting of the downtown Christmas Tree. Saturday, November …
The Fisher Homecoming Parade in downtown Fisher on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
The Power Wheels Demolition Derby at the Fisher Fair on Thursday, July 13, 2017.
At the Fisher Fair Queen and Little Miss pageant at the Fisher Fair on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Follow us on Instagram here
Rantoul High School's commencement ceremony at the school in Rantoul on Friday, May 26, 2017.
The parade celebrating the 75th Fisher Fair. In downtown Fisher on Monday, July 11,2016. Follow us on Instagram here
Images from Rantoul High School graduation at the school in Rantoul on Friday, May 27, 2016.
Eastern Prairie/Area 8 Special Olympics Illinois Spring Games, Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Centennial High School Track.
The Horse Pull competition at the Half Century of Progress at Rantoul on Thursday, August 27, 2015.
The Kiddie tractor pull at Historic Farm Days hosted by the I & I Tractor Club in Penfield on Thursday, July 9, 2015.
Graduation of Rantoul High School and Mahomet Seymour High School on Friday, May 22, 2015.
The Rantoul Township High School homecoming festivities were held last Friday and Saturday. The FFA float was the big winner of the parade, and seniors Thomas Wolken and Anna Ramme were named homecoming king and queen.
Images from the Memorial Day service by American Legion Post 24 at the mausoleum at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Champaign on Monday, May 26, 2014. ,
RANTOUL – Rantoul First United Methodist Church will host three performance events and a native pastors school as part of Native American awareness events.
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Director Larry Smith and assistant director Jack Bice have chosen the cast for the upcoming Rantoul Theatre Group spring 2014 production of James Dedman's "The Silver Queen."Cast members come from Rantoul, Thomasboro, Champaign, and Urbana.
The News-Gazette's 2013 Farm Leader of the Year Award Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign on Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
Images of people places and events as seen through the lenses of News-Gazette photographers.
Jefferson Middle School Archery team hosts the inaugural Champaign Illini Archery Invitational at the UI Armory in Champaign on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. About 475 archers from Champaign, Danville, Georgetown, Chicago, and as far away as Indiana, showed off their archery skills.
Over 41 Boys Scout troops and their leaders from Illinois and Indiana show off their skills in 12 different contests, culminating with the popular championship sled race, during the annual Klondike Derby at Camp Drake near Oakwood on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. For the third year in a row, Troo…
Images from the Rock to the Rescue concert to benefit tornado victims in Illinois at US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Wednesday, December 4, 2013.
Gifford United Methodist Church, 351 W. Plumb Street hosts its fourth annual community Thanksgiving dinner. Thursday November 28, 2013, Gifford, IL.
Business owners and workers rise to the occasion on Wednesdsay as they begin to clean up and rebuild after Sunday's tornado in Gifford.
Aerial pictures by Vanda Bidwell, in a plane provided by Jud Nogle of Savoy, provide a birds-eye view of the tornado aftermath in Gifford on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.
Damage following the tornado touch down from Thomasboro to Gifford, Il on Sunday, November 17, 2013.
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More than 300 people attended the Fur Ball on Oct. 25 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign. The benefit for the Champaign County Humane Society included cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment, as well as silent and live auctions.
Approximately 200 people attended CASAblanca benefiting Champaign County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) on Oct. 18 at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. The evening included dinner, a silent auction, raffle, and live auction. Members of the Champaign County judiciary an…
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The Taste of Home Cooking Show sponsored by the News-Gazette at the Vineyard Church in Urbana on Tuesday, October 1, 2013.
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Historic Farm Days was a hit in Penfield, bringing in people from all over the state and even the country. Here are some
The Fisher Fair was a major success last week. Here are some photos from the event.
A gallery of images from the High School of St. Thomas More Graduation on Sunday, May 19, 2013.
A gallery of images from the Schlarman Academy graduation at Holy Family Catholic Church in Danville on Sunday, May 12, 2013.
A gallery of images from the Category 3 Race of the Urbana Grand Prix on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
Friends gather for a weekly dominoes game at the Rantoul Public Library. The group was started over a year ago with a newspaper ad by Rantoul resident Joyce Brown. The group meets every Wednesday at the library, and is always open to new members. They were at the Rantoul library on Wednesday…
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News-Gazette staff photos from central Illinois in July of 2012.
The Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival in downtown Champaign on Friday, June 29, 2012.
Rantoul Township High School's graduation on Friday, May 25 , 2012.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run Mahomet Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.
The Noon Day New Year's celebration at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum in Champaign on Saturday, Dec. 31 , 2011. Over 500 balloons were dropped from the ceiling of the theater after a countdown to the strike of noon.


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Cathedral bells ring in honour of prime ministerial pēpi
The Wellington Combined Society of Bellringers were so pleased to hear the announcement of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's pregnancy that they rang a quarter peal of a previously unnamed minor method for six bells, and named it in her honour – calling it "Jacinda's Surprise Minor" method.
Amanda Cunningham, Secretary of the Society, emailed the Prime Minister with a copy of the ringing record (click here to see it) and wished her well for the coming months of pregnancy – and received this reply from Ms Ardern:
Dear Amanda
I wanted to write a personal note of thanks. Your email notifying me of WCSB's successful completion of a quarter peal brought a huge smile to my face.
Thank you again
So what's a method? According to Wikipedia, it's a form of change ringing that creates a continually changing form of bell music, based on changing mathematical permutations rather than instructions from a conductor. The ringers memorise the rules for how the ringing order is to change, and ring according to the rules – meaning that what they play never sounds like a recognisable melody. Method ringing dates back to 1650 in England, and the earliest method is known as the Plain Hunt – you can see an example of this being played in this one-minute YouTube clip.
By the way, although the Prime Minister's baby is a minor, and the news came as a bit of a surprise, it turns out "surprise minor" is a bellringing term, in case you were wondering.


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Coeliac Disease (CD) is a permanent disease of the small intestine, caused by a reaction to the gluten found in wheat, rye and barley. The intestinal lining is subjected to severe attack as a result of the gluten. The intestinal lining becomes leaky and loses its ability to absorb nutrients from food. It's a good idea to look into coeliac testing if you suffer from the symptoms below.
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- Depleted – anaemia, tiredness, and mouth ulcers etc.
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- Thyroid disease is associated with coeliac disease
- Depression is also associated with gluten sensitivity
The one word which summarised coeliac disease is "depleted". Most patients suffer years of chronic ill health before a diagnosis is made. In most cases the associated symptoms scream the loudest. Because the associated exhaustion, depression, thyroid disease etc, is so distressing, it receives all the attention and all of the treatment. Yet all the time the true cause goes undetected.
You should really suspect CD if despite all the best treatment, your condition fails to improve. This is because the proper diagnosis has not been made. In truth, many thousands of people are but treating the associated symptoms.
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Today I have Justin Bog, author of The Conversationalist, on my blog for an interview.
What or who inspired you to start writing?
Reading inspired me to begin writing. I haunted Granville, Ohio's Public Library. Both parents loved to read as well, and I would check out novels for my mom to read (she could read two or three books a week). The other thing that inspired me to begin writing was Saturday Night Live. The fake news, skits, humor, played into my mindset during the 70s and I loved that time period. Wish I had all of the writing from that decade, but it's lost to time.
How much of yourself, your personality or your experiences, is in your books?
I believe there is a lot of myself in the fabric of each tale I tell, whether it's a similar mindset, a way I would describe something, or a like or dislike. I try to vary each character's impulse. Everyone is different, has a different want or need, and I like to walk in that person's shoes for a bit, begin to fathom the path that character walks. This leads to surprising places.
Have you started your next project? If so, can you share a little bit about your next book?
I have completed rough first drafts of my next two full-length novels, and the first, Wake Me Up, will be released next year. This is a psychological family drama centered on a family of three, after the only son, a fifteen-year-old teenager is the victim of a brutal assault in Missoula, Montana. The boy is put into a coma and narrates the action from this nebulous, almost haunted, state.
What is the best and worst advice you ever received? (writing or publishing)
The best advice was to take time away from school after college and live a little, explore the world outside the educational system (the only thing I'd known) before applying to graduate schools to pursue an MFA in fiction writing. It was freeing, and after several years, the yearning to produce quality stories stayed with me and I applied to writing programs and ended up at Bowling Green State University, a small program that takes in five poets and five fiction writers each year. The second best piece of advice? You don't need an agent.
The worst advice came from other writers: "Tackle the writing and publishing game like I did. Avoid self-publishing. Find an agent first." This advice came from "traditionally published" authors who looked down their noses at the Indie world—I don't believe it's an either/or situation. I'm happy for all authors who do the work, and so many are incredible talents—love that, and I support both kinds of authors, indie or traditional. There are 250,000 ways of doing anything, and no one way is better than any other, especially when there are positive examples from both publishing worlds. I hear this argument all the time. I like the control Indie authors have, but the strange thing is this: self-publishing Sandcastle and Other Stories led to a boutique publisher contacting me and saying they wanted to publish my writing. Being a control freak perfectionist, I love the partnership I have with the people at Green Darner Press, and they are publishing great books.
What is the best thing about being a writer? The worst?
The best thing about being a writer is when I hear from a reader about how a story of mine has made them feel and think about life/the characters/the writing. And some get very specific, which helps me put the whole business in perspective. That's why I write: for the readers. The worst thing about being a writer? I spend too much time at my desk. My dogs, Zippy and Kipling, don't like it. Kipling always comes and jumps up and places her paws on my arms while I'm writing: Come play! I seldom resist.
How do you conceive your plot ideas?
I am drawn to the psychological side of life, characters who choose different paths, and darker drama, suspense, mystery, thrills, even the supernatural and horror genres are beginning to hold sway in my thinking process. I do not plot or outline, never have and probably never will. The kernel of an idea gets me started, whether it's a character on a beach, or a balloon floating above that same beach that makes me visualize the scene and who is there that day. Usually, an idea hits me, and this idea can be microscopic or huge in breadth (which is harder to pull off) and I begin the story there, in the middle of the action. The characters will lead me to curious places, if I'm lucky.
Please tell us about your current release.
The Conversationalist is a psychological thriller about a young single man who is locked in a prison of his own making. He wants to break out of his mindset, and thinks dating a series of women will help him. He's a selfish man, but he's also more complex than that signifier reveals, as we all are complex creatures. This is a long novella split into seven chapters, and begins on one such date in Anacortes, Washington (my home town!) at a seafood restaurant. The woman he's with begins to confess something he's not ready to listen to, and he ends up being rude . . . this sets the narrative in motion when in the next few days someone begins to stalk him in order to teach him a lesson.
How did you come up with the title?
The title comes from the main character's ability to fool people into thinking he's listening to them 100%, that he is giving his complete attention, and that he's a wonderful conversationalist, that people admire him, and want to be with him. He's fooled everyone, including himself.
What was the most difficult thing/scene to write in this story?
The most difficult thing was capturing today's dating scene, the technological advances are so different from when I dated way back in the late 80s, and how these advances would aid or hinder the characters' wants and needs. It's harder to stay focused with the distractions, the addictions to social media, for example.
If you could be one of the characters from any of your books, who would it be and why?
I'd like to be Leo from the short story Typecast from Sandcastle and Other Stories. He's a content Hollywood bad boy actor, second-string cable journeyman, but he is always living in the moment. Very present while everyone around him can't stand still.
What book are you reading right now?
Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield, a galley copy from NetGalley. She wrote the terrific novel The Thirteenth Tale, and this is her terrific sophomore effort. After six years, she's done a wonderful job with the language and narrative. I'm completely captivated by the characters, and it's a sprawling tale that spans decades in the life of one William Bellman. The book is subtitled: A Ghost Story. And that also made me want to read it early. It is to be released November 2013.
Tell us a random fact about you that we never would have guessed.
I love to cook, experiment in the kitchen with dishes that are challenging. I'm currently on a slow cooker adventure (using the keen cookbook Slow Cooker Revolution) and I recently tackled Cassoulet to good notices. Next? A lasagna that is supposed to be incredible.
Book Description
The Conversationalist—a psychological thriller set in today's dating scene.
There's something wrong with Patrick. People whisper about him; most want to help him, as if he's a songless bird with a broken wing, make him a project, set him up on a date with a best friend . . .
On one such date, Wendy sits across from Patrick and tells him she's afraid to die. She wonders what it's like. What if this is all there is? "My mother died a year ago . . . horribly," she says. Patrick listens; it's all he's pretending to do.
There's something wrong with the way Patrick treats the women he dates, his friends, his family . . . no one can ever get close to Patrick, and no one will ever be able to uncover his secret.
Enter Justin Bog's dark world and strike up a dialogue with The Conversationalist.
About the Author
Justin Bog is a book reader, movie fanatic, and music audiophile.
First, Justin pursued an English Degree at the University of Michigan. Justin then graduated from Bowling Green State University with an MFA in Fiction Writing. He was lucky enough to teach creative writing while there. Justin began apprenticing in a number of bookstores and editing fiction. Justin ended up on the management team at Chapter One Bookstore in the Sun Valley resort area for a decade, offering book recommendations to its local celebrities, skiing fanatics, and tourists. Currently residing in the San Juan Islands just north of Seattle, Justin has the opportunity to focus on his own novels and short stories, while contributing commentary and reviews of Pop Culture to the eMagazine In Classic Style. Sandcastle and Other Stories was his first book, followed by the eNovella, The Conversationalist, a psychological thriller. Look for Justin Bog's debut novel, Wake Me Up, a psychological family drama, to be published by Green Darner Press in January 2014.
You can find out more about Justin on his blog or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.
You can purchase The Conversationalist and Justin's other books on his website.


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Berkshire Hathaway is proud to recognize Vicki Inghram for earning the Chairman's Circle Gold 2013, 2014 and Chairman's Platinum award for her sales in 2015, ranking her in the top 1% of the brokerage's national network of sales associates.
Vicki also ranked No. 1 for the number of transactions, and No. 1 for her sales production in 2015, for individual agents in the Coronado office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. She was recognized in a special reception at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, for her exceptional sales performance.
Also, for 2015 Vicki has repeated the previous year's achievement earning the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry, Quality Service Certified® Platinum. The award is in recognition of earning 100% client service satisfaction in 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 as measured by Leading Research Corporation (LRC). Vicki is currently the only Realtor in Coronado who submits to independently validated customer satisfaction evaluations.
A Quality Service Certified (QSC) award status is the only recognition in the real estate industry based on independently validated customer satisfaction survey results. After the conclusion of real estate transactions, clients of QSC agents receive a survey, asking them to rate the agent on various aspects of the service process. The surveys are administered and the results are received and compiled by LRC.
Client feedback from the surveys becomes part of the agent's credentials. An overall satisfaction rating is displayed on the consumer websites (www.QualityService.org and www.RatedAgent.com) where buyers and sellers have the ability to select a real estate professional based upon each agent's validated record of service satisfaction.
"Nothing is more important to a prospective client in selecting a professional than the service results achieved with past clients," says Larry D. Romito, President and CEO of QSC. He adds, "Consumers have greater confidence in service reliability, results and satisfaction with a Quality Service Certified real estate professional because they know that the agent's service record has been validated by an independent third party. 100% service satisfaction record like Vicki Inghram has achieved is just awesome."
"Vicki Inghram is one of a kind. She is a competent, kind, professional, knowledgeable agent who has a wonderful way with people. She has handled three real estate sales and purchases for us and we could not imagine working with anyone else. Vicki is a true gem - and we think the world of her. We recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone and everyone who is going to buy or sell a home in Coronado!" Gary and Linda Schaff, April 2017
"Vicki is a "rock star". We'd definitely recommend her and we'd go back to her no matter what real estate company she worked for!" Vice Admiral Dirk and Terry Debbink, March 2017
"Thanks to both Vicki and Rick for making our first home purchase go so smoothly!" Patrick and Claire Murphy, January 2017
" We have known Vicki for many years personally and by reputation; deservedly excellent." Ray and Ingrid Baddour, November 2016
"Vicki is an incredible realtor. She was extraordinarily respectful of my time and worked around my schedule for showings. After each showing she updated me on the potential buyers likes and or dislikes. She crunched numbers with us and really listened to our needs. Vicki is awesome. Whoever she represents will love her!" --Don and Loren Phin, June 2016
"We are delighted tat our property sold so quickly and was negotiated so well. Vicki, our agent, is the greatest!" --Nick and Julie Arther, June 2016
"Vicki has earned my confidence to make her as my exclusive Coronado agent going forward on future purchases of property." -- R. Heckel, May 2016
"We feel blessed to have had Vicki and Rick handling the sale of our home...Their enthusiasm and professionalism put us at ease and made the experience comfortable." -- Brown Family, May 2016
"Vicki and her team are very professional and they actually care about the people they work with. Everything down to the last detail was handled in a timely manner and with excellent service. Thank you for making an often unpleasant experience a pleasant one." -- Farrell Family, February 2016
"Excellent, first rate realtor, with whom I expect a long-term working relationship." -- R. Heckel, October 2015
"I have been buying and selling real estate a long time and used to be a mortgage broker. Vicki is the finest most professional agent it has been my pleasure to know and work with." -- Nick and Julie Arther, May 2015
"We would highly recommend vicki. She was personable, professional and helpful. From staging until the close of escrow she made the whole process go smoothly." --R.B., September 2015
"Vicki was amazing the whole process. She was trustworthy, pleasant, and kind, and she was a savvy negotiator. It was a blessing to work with vicki and her husband Rick." --S.F., October 2015
"I was very pleased with the circumstance leading to the sale." --J.D., October 2015
"Vicki Inghram is an excellent agent with thorough knowledge of the Coronado market, superb negotiating skills, professional in demeanor while being an upbeat, positive agent- a joy to work with." --R.H., July 2015
"Vicki took the time to ask me to define my goals, and she was genuinely interested in what I had to say. I really felt that Vicki had my best interest at heart. She made me feel confident that I would finally find my home. In the past I looked at many properties with various realtors without finding a property that I wanted to buy. I always heard 'You'll just know when a house is right for you.' I had almost given up my dream of being a homeowner until Vicki showed me the house I bought. I walked in the front door and I just knew it would be my new home! It was perfect, if I closed my eyes and envisioned the perfect home for me, this was it! Without Vicki Inghram I would have never gotten the chance to even see it. I am so happy with my new home and grateful every day when I walk in my front door. I tell my friends 'The bluebirds of happiness are flying around my head!!!' Very satisfied client." --Vanessa LaPoint, December 2014
"I have been buying and selling real estate a long time and used to be a mortgage broker. Vicki is the finest, most professional agent. It has been my pleasure to know and work with her." --N.A., September 2014
"We could not have done this deal without Vicki's exemplary representation, hard work and attention to details." --Scott Thomas, April 2013
"Vicki Inghram was very professional in every aspect of our buying experience. She provided services that were not expected but much appreciated. Every buyer/ seller should enlist Vicki for their Realtor choice."-- G.R., April 2014
"Vicki did a phenomenal job in selling my house quickly and got top dollar for it. She spent a lot of time staging my home. Without her assistance this home would not have sold nearly as quickly and not anywhere near the price." -- Warren Russell, February 2014
"You never know what you're going to get in a Realtor. We were very lucky. Vicki is the best. We've had a wonderful experience. She's so professional and right on top of things. You'll get great service if you use her. We love her. She listened to everything we said and she found us the perfect house." -- Gary and Bonnie Richins
"Vicki Inghram is tremendously professional. However, there is a very caring person under the business details. She will go the extra mile and do so with a generous spirit. Vicki listens. She hears what the client wants and needs, rather than what may be the most lucrative for the agent. Vicki's work doesn't stop with the end of a transaction. She will make herself available to her clients to help with life's transitions in all phases. Very positive vibes with Ms. Vicki Inghram." --Dutch and Peggy Swagemaker
"I truly believe that Vicki is the BEST Coronado realtor there is on the island and we would strongly recommend her to anyone who is buying or selling a home in Coronado, California.Vicki provided us with EXCEPTIONAL consultation, expertise and care in selling our home, and she is a pure delight to be around. I could not have dreamed of how much work, time and effort was placed into selling our home for top dollar. She went "above and beyond" in every area of being our Coronado listing agent from helping us pick out granite for a bathroom remodel, providing home staging work and guidance, and helping us present our home in its best light before we listed it. Vicki also gave us a complete home improvement strategy to make our home as marketable as possible, and saved us THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars from her well thought out recommendations. " -- Jerry and Kirstie Berzanski, Business Owners
"Vicki is a very special agent and person. I can't say enough about her professionalism and personal attention. Vicki is the best!I had another agent in another state working a sale at the same time and the difference was like night and day!" -- Dr. Tim McCleod, Orthopedic Surgeon
Vicki was excellent! She was communicative, knowledgeable, extremely skillful and provided us with personal attention. We would not use any other person EVER!!! Vicki is truly a wonderful person and an exceptional Coronado Realtor. 10 STARS!!!! -- Dr. and Mrs. Michael Ricupito, Oral Surgeon


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The Camisard country honey is produced in the south of France on the slopes of the Ardeche and the Gard.
Strong and robust honey contains among other chestnut and white heather (Erica arborea) - a tree plant that blooms in April.
A burnt caramel notes forward taste and bitterness in the finish.
This honey has a flavor similar to that of honey cook.
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Everyone should be able to live life to its fullest. At Burke's Main Street Pharmacy, we help make this possible for local residents and travelers alike through providing a variety of mastectomy products, medical equipment and equipment rentals.
Please note: most items are purchased for cash, while others require a prescription to dispense. Please contact us at 843-681-2652 to inquire about specific products.
At Burke's Main Street Pharmacy, we believe it is vital for women undergoing treatment for cancer, post-mastectomy or battling any life altering illness to feel good about themselves. Our Women's Beautification Room was developed to provide warmth, kindness and care.
Women who have had a mastectomy require specific products. Below is a variety of post-mastectomy items Burke's has to offer.
We offer wig products and accessories to help women during or after chemotherapy or radiation treatment. Debbie Price, our wig specialist, can help you find the perfect solution:
Whether you live on Hilton Head Island or are just visiting, we can help with your medical supply needs. We carry a variety of medical equipment and supplies in-store for purchase.
Contact us, visit our Online Catalog or stop by to see our full selection of medical equipment and supplies for purchase.
We also offer a large variety of medical equipment for short- or long-term rental. This is a great solution for those who are traveling to Hilton Head Island and cannot bring their larger medical equipment with them. Our DME rental service is also perfect for anyone recovering from a hospital stay who will only need the equipment for a specific period of time.
Cancellation Fees will be assessed on non-insurance eligible transactions when:
An item is purchased for specific use of a specific patient, 50% of the rental fee will be assessed for cancellation.
*During dates 11/01-03/31, limited availability items are cancelled within 7 days of the start date, 25% fee will be assessed for cancellation.
**Any item is reserved during peak season (4/1 – 10/31) in advance and cancelled within 7 days or less of the reservation/delivery date, $35 fee will be assessed for cancellation.
Burke's Pharmacy does not prorate rental charges down for early returns.
Burke's Pharmacy will prorate up from a weekly charge to a monthly charge if the rental is extended.
Delivery charges when applicable are not refundable.
*Lift chairs, Scooters, Hospital Beds, CPM Machines, Beach Wheelchairs
**Any other item not categorized in the following groups: Lift chairs, Scooters, Hospital Beds, CPM Machines, Beach Wheelchairs


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RCDD - Registered Communications Distribution Designer
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Example Questions
All of the following are true about the post construction phase EXCEPT:
The owner is responsible to update the record copy drawings to reflect "as-built" documents.
The formula for calculating BTUs from electrical power is:
W x 3.413
Color codes for cross-connections fields have been used for many years. Which color is used to identify horizontal cable?
Color codes for cross-connections fields have been used for many years. Which color is used to identify campus backbone?
The purpose of QoS on an IP network is for:
Audio quality
IPv-4 addresses are ________ bits in length.
You have been asked to provide a UPS that is always serving the load from its batteries and the electrical supply is used only to recharge the batteries. Which one of the following types of UPS will meet this requirement?
Online double conversion
When installing outlet boxes in ten private offices in an area which may prove to be difficult to install future additional telecommunications outlets, the MINIMUM quantity of outlet boxes that should be installed is:
Rack mounted hardware is installed in two standard sized racks or cabinets. Those sizes are:
482 mm (19 in) and 584 mm (23 in)
If looking to specify an optical fiber backbone within a building going 275 m (902 ft) between the equipment room (ER) and the telecommunications room (TR), what type of fiber should be specified to support a 10 GB ethernet application?
50 micron laser optimized multimode
A building has a series of CATV outlets each with cables installed back to a telecommunications room (TR), and each telecommunications room (TR) is connected to the headend. What is this type of topology called?
You are preparing to test newly installed open office cabling. Within the open office cabling, there are multiple consolidation points (CP) that were installed while waiting for furniture. How do you proceed with permanent link testing?
Wait for open office cabling to be completed, then test to each workstation outlet, including the CP.
Which of the following is an undesirable electromagnetic effect on a device(s)?
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Which one of the following is part of the security metric to consider in selecting the appropriate labels for an administrative system?
Tamper resistance
All of the following are used to control static discharge EXCEPT:
Installation of isolated grounds
A properly designed distributed paging system will provide a sound pressure level (SPL) for audio paging that is between ________ above ambient noise level.
10 dB and 20 dB
In order to maximize its ability to send and receive, an antenna should be ________ to the desired frequency.
A building can have multiple equipment rooms (ERs) for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
To accommodate office and work space
What is the worst case acceptance value for attenuation when testing 2000 m (6562 ft) of 50/125 multimode fiber at a wavelength of 1300 nm when the fiber has 2 connector pairs and 3 splices?
5.4 dB
A rapid increase in voltage with a duration of half a cycle best describes a(n):
Premises optical fiber links should be tested:
Bidirectionally at both corresponding wavelengths
What are the three typical voltages used in centrally amplified paging systems?
25, 70, and 100
What type of estimate is based on the cost of performing similar work in the past, adjusted for current job conditions?
When installing a heavy backbone cabling vertically, recommended methods of securing the cable include all of the following EXCEPT:
Tie wraps
Most types of firestop putty have ________ properties.
You are starting work on a new high school. The architect has provided you with a telecommunications room located between the kitchen cold store room and the automotive and welding shops. What should you do?
Work with the architect to find another location
You are designing a cabling system for a chemical plant. What type of device is needed to prevent the spread of fire along the cable other than the barrier penetrations?
Fire break
Which type of cable tray is best described as a ventilated bottom with side rails?
Ventilated trough
When designing a backbone distribution system, you are asked to include a combination of media types. Your choice of media types include:
Any combination of copper, fiber, and wireless
The electromagnetic spectrum of visible light lies in the ___________ frequency range of the spectrum.
1 PHz
An active video converter is used in what type of CATV cable distribution system?
Video over balance twisted-pair
At the end of the third week of a project, the actual cost of work performed is $7000 USd and the budgeted cost of work performed is $8000 USd. Which of the following is true?
The project is under budget.
What is the recommended distance between ceiling mounted speakers in a hallway with heavy traffic?
2.4 m (8 ft)
The MINIMUM finished height of access flooring in a general office area is:
200 mm (8 in)
A ________ eliminates the need to remove or install materials.
Fire-rated pathway device
Important considerations when designing telecommunications distribution within modular furniture include all of the following EXCEPT:
Maximum initial fill ratio of 40 percent when derated because of corners
The decision regarding the number of optical fibers to install (fiber strand count) in a backbone depends largely on all of the following EXCEPT:
Distance between telecommunications room (TR)
The MINIMUM separation distance between grounded metal telecommunications pathway and unshielded power lines is:
300 mm (12 in)
Certain systems must exist relative to bonding and grounding at every site. Which of the following is NOT one such system?
Lightning protection system
All of the following are nominal wavelengths for laser light sources EXCEPT:
700 nm
The MINIMUM number of antennas needed to create a DAS is:
Cables are installed in a ceiling in a straight line. The ceiling run is 60 m (200 ft) in length. What is the MINIMUM number of J-hooks required to support the cables?
An installation crew is pulling an optical fiber cable into a riser. The cable has an outside diameter of 25 mm (1 in). As the cable is being pulled off the reel and through a pulley into the riser, you must verify that the minimum bend radius for the cable being pulled is observed. The pulley must be sized at a MINIMUM of:
381 mm (15 in)
Using Ohms law, a circuit of 120 volts and a resistance of 15 ohms will have a current of ________ amps.
The MINIMUM dimensions of the telecommunications main grounding busbar is ________ and variable in length.
6.3 mm (0.25 in) x 100 mm (4 in)
Multiples of the basic frequency of an electrical waveform are called:
When allocating termination space for CAT 6 and optical fiber cables, it is recommended that additional space of up to ________ percent be considered for the routing of the cables and patch cords.
Time division multiplexing (TDM) systems are designed to transport ________ between end point systems.
Only digital signals
You are given a choice of methods of routing backbone cabling vertically through a building. The one option that you do NOT want to use is:
Elevator shafts
A building has six floors plus a basement. Each floor is 10,000 square feet and has approximately 50 CATV outlets respectively. There is a single hardline trunk cable installed from the basement headend passing through a directional coupler in each floor's telecommunications room (TR). Which leg of the coupler will have the LEAST signal loss?


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- 10 to 14 Days Delivery
- A guide to price over the telephone
- Made to Measure
Walk in Wardrobes
Walk in wardrobes are built in wardrobes with out doors and are becoming the most popular customer choice with our new range of bespoke tailored made designs, customised for any individual taste. We will make the best use of your space with our individual designed layout and planning experience .
Each shelf is designed to fit comfortably your folded items, shoes, handbags, hats in their allocated places, each hanging space is planned to leave your hanging items with space to spare, leaving them in perfect hanging condition. Our range of accessories make sure all your belts, scarf, ties and jewellery are neatly organised and stored away.
With the largest choice of new modern fitted walk in wardrobe for 2014 with new layout designs, 100's finishes, including oaks, walnuts, beech or ivory, to name a few, your choice is endless and always remembering the best quality and value in the market place. rsfpackaging.com | Custom Boxes


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Changing the Layout of the Footer Widget Area
Footer widget area comes with several layouts. You can have either four, or three, or two columns layout. To change the layout of the footer widget area, please follow these steps:
- In the Customizer, go to Theme Options → Footer Options.
- Under Widget Area Layout label, you'll find a dropdown menu. Select the layout you want to have in the footer widget area.


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November 12th-16th was Kids' Chance Awareness Week, and our own Heidi Groff attended Governor Phil Scott's signing of the event, together with Chaice Lopez, a young Vermonter from Morrisville who is attending college thanks to a scholarship from Kids' Chance.
In addition to helping clients with their workers' compensation and personal injury cases, attorney Groff also serves as the vice president of Kids' Chance of Vermont.
When a family suffers a dramatic drop in income because a parent sustained an injury at work and is unable to return to their job, it can be extremely difficult to pay for the children's higher education. Kids' Chance of Vermont is a non-profit that offers scholarships to children of injured workers. Thanks to the efforts of this non-profit organization, two young Vermonters whose parents suffered on-the-job injuries are now pursuing their college dreams.
Kids' Chance awarded two scholarships totaling $22,000 to Andrea Tester of Rutland. Andrea currently attends Castleton University where she is studying to become a teacher. Chaice Lopez was also awarded a $10,000 scholarship by Kids' Chance. Chaice is studying engineering at Vermont Technical College.
Speaking about the scholarship awards, attorney Groff said, "Kids' Chance is a fantastic opportunity for families to afford higher education for their kids. If you have suffered a serious workplace injury and you have a child at or approaching college age, get in touch with us to see if Kids' Chance can help. E-mail email@example.com or call us at 1-800-INJURED."
Do you have more questions about scholarships from Kids' Chance? Click here to get the answers you are looking for: https://kidschanceofvermont.org/apply
You can also download a Kids' Chance scholarship application form here: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/4e101af0-93f2-48b5-9cb9-f55d3c0aef19/downloads/1crq9bfmr_482932.pdf
Left to right: Andrea Tester with Keith Kasper (Kids' Chance president), John Tester (father), and Todd Kalter (Kids' Chance board member).
About Kids' Chance of Vermont
Kids' Chance is a non-profit organization committed to helping children of injured workers pay for higher education when their families haven't been able to save enough due to a work injury. Since 2014, Kids' Chance of Vermont has awarded scholarships totaling over $51,000 to five young Vermonters. Our legal team at Biggam Fox Skinner LLP is proud to support the excellent work of Kids' Chance.
Vermont Workers' Compensation Lawyers
At Biggam Fox Skinner LLP, we are dedicated to helping clients obtain maximum compensation for their work-related injuries. Our skilled attorneys can review the details of your case and build a strong legal strategy that will ensure your rights and interests are fully protected. Let us use our extensive resources to help you secure a favorable outcome in your case.
Call (802) 375-7603 to schedule your free case evaluation with a workers' compensation attorney in Vermont.


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CAST Classic Savannah Deck Light
Manufacter:Cast Lighting
Product #:CDL2CB
The Savannah Deck Light is suitable for glare-free downlighting when mounted on retaining walls, structure surfaces, posts, and pilings.
Body: 3.2" wide x 1.5" height 1lb weight
Solid Sand-Cast Bronze secured with (2) stainless steel set screws. Includes stainless steel mounting screws.
12V T-3 Wedge Base (20W max.) Lamp included (10W)
Tin-coated No-Ox marine-grade wiring (inside fixture and external 25 ft. #18/2 lead); socket wire crimped and soldered to lead wire using tin solder and tin crimps protected with waterproof shrink tubing and fiberglass sleeve.
All CAST Lights conform to: UL Std's 1838 & 8750; CE; Certified to CAN/CSA Std's C22.2 No. 250.0 & C22.2 No. 250.13. Suitable for wet locations. FCC Class B Conducted and Radiated. RoHS.


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So today has been great. I went to Estelles and we did "homework" but we mostly talked. Then we cycled to my house where then we went to the clubhouse!!! I had a chicken burger mmmm. We saw Camilla there luv her♥ After that we ran home causse we where late for Lucy.P's party hahahahaha we can one hour late♥ Had a great time just got home and have had a shower yes I am now 100% clean from dirt so i think.
This may be my week!!!
Blast from da past!!!!
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