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There are around 700 to 800 species of oxalis. No not all of them are weeds. They are most found in South Africa. The 3 that we keep begin to emerge in autumn and are done and dusted by the time summer comes along. They need a sunny spot in well drained soil.
Description and Distribution:
A winter-growing, dwarf, bulbous perennial, usually clump-forming. The stems are simple, up to 15cm high, upright, hairy with the buds usually reddish.The trumpet-shaped flowers are 16–18 mm long, opening in the sun, with five shiny orange petals and a yellow throat. The name Oxalis, comes from the Greek oxis, which means acid, referring to the sour-tasting sap of some species. (But why would try it??) It grows well in a small pot of rich clay based soil mix. It should be watered in the autumn and winter, but kept dry during the summer. This one does not self seed. The clump just gets bigger.
The historical connection to this plant is that it is named for Scottish botanist Francis Masson (1741-1805). Working as a gardener at Kew he was sent to South Africa in 1772 to collect seeds and plants for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Masson travelled widely in the Cape over a period of 12 years, making large collections which he sent back to Kew.
Early in 1797 he undertook a collecting trip to Upper Canada. He spent the next seven years collecting plants in the Great Lakes area of Canada. He died in Montreal in December 1805. During his life, Francis Masson had discovered over 1700 new species of plants, and the genus Massonia is named after him.
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Small Group Floe Edge Explorer - Dates & Prices
Trip Length
8 days / 7 nights
$8400 per person + 5% GST
Prices shown in Canadian Dollars
All prices based on double occupancy.
Group Size
Maximum group size of 6.
Each group will be accompanied by four Baffin Safari guides, including 2 local Inuit guides.
This is a 1:1.5 Guest-to-Guide ratio. This ensures an exceptionally high quality of service and experience.
Available Dates
Please contact us for availability, but see below for the Floe Edge Explorer dates that are possible for the 2020 Season:
May 10- May 17
May 17 - May 24
May 24 -May 31
May 31 - June 7
Pond Inlet - The first and last night of the trip will be spent in Pond Inlet.
Baffin Safari Base Camp - 5 nights will be spent at the exclusive Baffin safari Base camp.
Baffin Safari Igloo Camp - 1 night will be spent in traditional Inuit Igloo's constructed exclusively for Baffin Safari guests. Guests have the option to also stay in one of our Yurt Expedition domes if they prefer.
Iqaluit - On your return journey to Ottawa, you will enjoy a comfortable overnight stay in Iqaluit.
All meals.
Your Hot Air Balloon flight.
Expert Baffin Safari expedition guides, including local Inuit guides.
All transportation while on the expedition.
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Flights to and from Ottawa.
Accommodation in Ottawa (we are happy to assist with special rates and bookings).
Flights to & from Pond Inlet (again, we are happy to assist with special rates and bookings).
Tips, gratuities, personal expenses.
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Any unforeseen additional costs associated with weather and/or layovers in Pond Inlet, Iqaluit or Ottawa including flight changes, additional hotels and meals.
All Baffin Safari guests will be required to have both full medical insurance and insurance for emergency evacuation and search & rescue coverage. Trip cancellation / interruption insurance and personal property insurance are also very strongly recommended.


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Permits... who takes care of those?!?!
On your wedding day, you could have up to 10 required permits for your event, including a liquor license permit, food handling permit, open flame permits, tent permit, wedding permit, and event permit. While I can't help with all of those, as your wedding photographer, I'll make sure we're in full compliance with any photography permits!
For any photo session with Ashleigh Miller Photography, whether it's your wedding day, engagement shoot, or family photos, we'll have a conversation at least two weeks in advance about where we'll be capturing these special memories. This ensures that I can acquire all the permits necessary for photographing you in your special location. As a general rule of thumb, if we're not taking photos on private land, a special permit will be required. Now, the good news for you, as my client, is that you don't have to do anything! Part of my services are researching, acquiring, and paying for any permits needed for your session. Happy dance!
I've learned a lot in the past decade about photography permits, especially in the Front Range. Over the years, the policies have changed as more and more people have moved to the Denver area. While the rapid pace of growth has brought lots of incredible people and opportunities to our region, it's important for the policies to adjust to make sure we are preserving the beauty that Colorado has to offer. I promise I will do my very best to make sure that we are prepared and permitted for our photography session!


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Australian Energy Tech GreenSync recently released its first white paper on the decentralised energy exchange (deX) – Creating the grid of tomorrow, today – providing a deeper understanding of deX and the benefits it delivers to each sector and customers.
According to GreenSync, the white paper outlines the key context and trends that underpin the rationale for deX, the three product layers, universal key benefits and the roadmap of key features through 2018-19.
Launched by GreenSync in August 2017, deX is the industry backed marketplace that will transform the way energy is shared, stored, used and traded.
GreenSync founder and CEO Dr Phil Blythe said the release of the white paper was an important step in sharing the knowledge gained over the last 18 months in collaboration with the deX partners.
"deX is a complex story to tell. It goes right to the heart of the transformation of the energy sector as it's critical that we include distributed energy in how we reshape our grid for the 21st century," Blythe said.
"deX is moving beyond the demonstration phase. We've proven the key concepts, we've shared our knowledge and the information around the architecture of the designs and we've consulted widely across the industry. Now it's time for us to come together and get moving on this."
The three product layers of deX – deX Connect, deX Vision, and deX Markets – work together to support the physical and market contracting of distributed energy resources. deX provides multiple benefits for stakeholders, starting with homeowners and commercial businesses and ranging to energy networks, retailers, technology vendors and manufacturers, regulators and government energy agencies.
Blythe suggests many industry partners have shown their support for deX and emphasised the importance of the next step – bringing the industry together.
"We are grateful to all of our partners and stakeholders for their interest and engagement with us to date. We're working closely with the key players in the industry, be that system operators, networks and retailers, on a vehicle that will enable deX operation across the country."
"The make-up of this might differ in far north Queensland to Victoria or South Australia and we need to recognise this in the roles and responsibilities different players will take on in each region," said Blythe.
The deX white paper covers:
- The key context and trends that underpin changes in the energy sector.
- The components required to create an effective decentralised energy market place.
- The three product layers GreenSync are building into deX; connect, vision and markets.
- The universal benefits opportunities for players across the energy landscape arising from deX.
- A roadmap of activity for deX projects, partners, papers and policy through 2018-19.


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Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 6:1
Why We Give
The stewardship of our finances is a tremendous—and often overlooked—area of our lives where we can faithfully proclaim the gospel. Giving strengthens our devotion to Christ and frees us to live open-handedly with the gifts God gives us. We trust in Him and His provision instead of our perceived self-sufficiency. As people of faith, we give faithfully and generously, investing in future generations!
Thank you for faithfully supporting God's Kingdom!!! Blessings
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5 Ways to Be A Better Presenter/
Presenting is such a big part of what we do—whether it's selling a client on a big idea, or explaining the idea to your internal team so it makes it into the meeting, period. While being comfortable speaking in front of people is helped by time and experience, it's also closely tied to our nerves, stress, and fear—so much so that even seasoned speakers can find themselves falling back into bad habits.
Habits like our favorite filler words—the ums, reallys, you knows, and likes. Or relying on intonation patterns, such as raising the ends of sentences like questions or a monotone speed-speak. And don't forget the physical tics, the repetitive motions like touching our hair, wringing our hands, or crossing our arms. Things that serve to release nervous energy and shield us from...whatever it is we think will happen if the presentation goes south.
The struggle is real. But here are five things that can help you become a better presenter. Apply them presentation by presentation, and it'll get easier over time. Promise.
1) Be aware of your bad habits. Nothing is more cringe-y than having to watch yourself present. But filming yourself is the best way to identify and become aware of things you do unconsciously. You can also do a dry-run in front of someone who'll be straight with their feedback—equally awkward, but just as helpful.
2) Slow down. Even more. Talking too fast comes from wanting to get it over with, and an unconscious belief that more efficiently we get through it, the less room there'll be for messing up. But letting ourselves talk the speed we want to talk leaves us vulnerable to bad habits that happen when we're not actively thinking. Slowing down not only helps your audience understand you, but will also give you more time to process what you're saying—and what you're doing while you say it.
3) Settle into the silence. We can't stand silence. It's why we use filler words—we'd rather have something, even the droning nothing of an "ummmmm," instead of silence. But silence can be used to give emphasis, heighten anticipation, or simply give listeners' brains time to process. The silence won't kill you—in reality, it can be a potent tool.
4) Use your hands. If you're prone to touching your face, hair or pockets while presenting—or in general, feel awkward not knowing where to put your hands—try putting them to work. Use them to help express what you're saying, whether it's gesturing to reference someone or something, or punctuating important points. Careful not to go overboard—too much hand movement can be distraction. (Ex. I windmill my hands when trying to find the right way to explain something, as if the motion will help me think of the words I'm looking for. The windmill was out in full force on Episode 2 of We Are Next Live.)
5) Put fear in its place. I recently heard fear described as an acronym—false events appearing real. We fear things we think might happen, not what's actually happening in the moment. When we feel fear while presenting, we're really afraid of what'll happen if we flub it, or if the client's reaction is negative—not the act of speaking itself. Same goes for an interview. We fear not getting the job, or being asked a question we can't answer—not the act of talking with someone about potentially being hired. I'm not saying don't feel fear. But understand that the thing you fear hasn't even happened. So don't let it affect what's happening now.
There are plenty of amazing speakers who still keep a list of things to work on. Being a compelling presenter is a career-long effort that constantly pushes us outside our comfort zones. But with time and practice, it can be one of your most impactful skills.
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The Art of Preventing Stupid with Matthew Davis
Matthew Neill Davis is a lawyer who thinks like an entrepreneur. He brings his wisdom, knowledge and expertise around risk management and strategic planning to the table for business owners in his new book, The Art of Preventing Stupid.
Aside from being an author, Matt owns The Davis Law, one of the fastest growing firms in the country.
In a world where most businesses fail, The Art of Preventing Stupid offers a system for leaders to solve common business problems before they happen. Mr. Davis introduces the "Preventing Stupid Method" to running a business, a method that guides readers in identifying, categorizing, and prioritizing threats to and weaknesses in their business. This book details how to efficiently prevent and manage potential and present problems and helps business owners and managers learn how to create leads for a more profitable business. You will learn how to seize opportunities rather than wallow in problems that should never have made it to the surface. Visit: www.matthewneilldavis.com


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Teenager Phoebe Murray hasn't had the easiest time over the past few years.
Losing her beloved dad when she was just 10 and then being diagnosed with Crohn's Disease a year later, she's faced challenges lots of other children her age never have.
But things are finally looking up for the Penpont 15-year-old and to celebrate she is hosting a ball in the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries next month for two causes close to her heart.
Phoebe said: "I've gone through things I never wish to never experience again, including 16 weeks of no food.
"I was sad it was happening to me and I had regular appointments with consultants, dieticians, nurses and on regular medication.
"After an appointment at Yorkhill Hospital for yet another colonoscopy and my mum being beside herself at the thought of me having to endure that again, my consultant said the treatment I was on was working.
"They decided to put me on an intravenous infusion every eight weeks and I've just started my third year of it.
"But, finally, my consultant told me at a recent appointment that my Crohn's is clearing up and I'm so happy.
"I've met so many lovely people along the way including nurses, doctors and a girl called Sophie who was dealing with the same as me.
"I've raised £5,000 for Cure Crohn's Colitis and I'm hoping to rake in more at the ball on March 3 for the same charity as well as for Solway Synchronised Skating Club, of which I'm a member.
"I really hope people get behind me and support me in this."
The Wallace Hall Academy pupil's inspirational story will be shared on the night of the ball.
Mum Audrey added: "I was heart-broken when Phoebe was diagnosed. She went through things a girl her age should never have to deal with.
"We are so thrilled that she's doing really well now and we're all looking forward to the ball, which is being organised with help from Julie Milligan and Gina True.
"There will be great entertainment, a raffle, auction and much more.
"The idea is to raise awareness and funds for a cure for this horrible disease as well as for Phoebe's ice-skating club where she is well supported and spends a lot of her time doing something she loves. She's not long back from the British championships with a silver medal, which is great.
"We're all looking forward to the ball and hoping to raise an amazing amount with lots of help from kind-hearted members of the public."
Audrey is looking for sponsorship and prizes, great or small.
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Industry Analysis of Hp
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Introduction to Industry
Each business operates under a group of firms that produce competing products or services known as an "industry". An industry is thus a group of firms producing similar products or services. By similar products we mean products that consumer perceive to be substitutes for one another. Eg. Firms that produce PC's such as apple, HP, IBM, Wipro, HCL, Although there are usually some differences among the competitors, each industry has its own set of "rules of combat" governing such issues as product quality, pricing and distribution. This is especially true in industries that contain a large number of firms offering standardized products or services. As such, it is important for strategic managers to understand the structure of the industry in which their firms operate before deciding how to compete successfully. Industry analysis is therefore a critical step in the strategic analysis of firm. In a perfect world, each firm would operate in one clearly defined industry. However, many firms compete in multiple industries, and strategic managers in similar firms often differ in their conceptualization of the industry environment. The concept of primary and secondary industries may be useful in defining an industry. A primary industry may be considered as a group of close competitors, whereas a secondary industry includes less direct competitors. The basic purpose of industry analysis is to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a firm relative to its competitors in the industry. It tries to highlight the structural realities of particular extent of competition within that industry. Through industry analysis an organization can find whether the chosen field is attractive or not and assess its own position within the industry.
"Computer industry is a collective term used to describe the whole range of businesses involved in developing computer software, designing computer hardware and computer networking infrastructures, the manufacture of computer components and the provision of information technology services."
Hewlett Packard External Environment Analysis In today's constantly evolving business world, it is essential for organizations to fully master and incorporate strategic management theory into decision making processes. As the world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services, and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems (Hewlett Packard, 2010). "HP is well positioned to outperform the market. The strength of HP's portfolio is leaner cost structure and accelerating market momentum that gives the confidence to raise the full year outlook (Hurd, 2010)". One of the most important aspects of Hewlett Packard's strategy building is an analysis of the
external business environment that they operate in. As pointed out in the text Strategic Management. Concepts and Cases Competitiveness and Globalization, "The firm's understanding of the external environment is matched with knowledge about its internal environment to form its vision, to develop its mission, and to identify and implement actions that result in strategic competitiveness and above-average returns." (Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, 2009) In this paper, there will be an analysis of Hewlett Packard's external business environment and its impact on the firm's strategic business continuity plan, including examination of the three components of the external environment, the general environment, the industry environment, and the competitor environment. External Environmental Analysis
Before analyzing Hewlett Packard's external influences, it is important to highlight the specific processes in an external environmental analysis. This analysis is performed so that firms...
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This week in Pac-12 softball
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NCAA TOP 10: OREGON (No. 7) and WASHINGTON (No. 9) made the initial NCAA Top 10 Ranking (Apr. 26) The ranking is based on the criteria used to select and seed the 64 teams for the Division I Softball Championship and include strength of schedule, Rating Percentage Index, head-to-head competition, results versus common opponents, significant wins and losses and locations of contests. Additionally, input is provided by the regional advisory committees for consideration by the Division I Softball Committee.
COMPLETE CAMPAIGN: Pac-12 students are known for their success on the field, but they are also impressive, complete people with outside interests, diverse backgrounds, extracurricular activities, interesting families, busy schedules, and full lives.
Utah softball worked on two big projects this year, including writing cards for soldiers and also knitting hats for those at the Road Home as well as Primary Children's. They have learned how to knit through this process and many had no prior experience.
PREVIEWING THE WEEKEND: This week in Pac-12 softball the hunt for the Conference title heats up. OREGON controls its own destiny, needing three league wins to secure the league crown for the fourth-straight year. The Ducks are ramping up as the regular season comes to an end, on a 13-game win streak and have gone 32-straight innings without allowing a run. Their five straight shutouts ties for second most in program history, dating back to 1994. Also in the mix for the league title are UCLA and UTAH. The Bruins and Utes square off this weekend in Salt Lake City. OREGON STATE and ARIZONA meet in Tucson, while WASHINGTON heads south for a non-conference series with #13/14 LSU.
IN THE RANKINGS: Five league teams make appearances in the national top-25 polls this week. OREGON climbs to third in both the USA Today/NFCA Division I poll and ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. WASHINGTON ranks No. 11 in respective polls. UCLA comes in at No. 14/13 while ARIZONA ranks at No. 18/20. UTAH receives votes and ranks No. 25 in the USA Softball, while ARIZONA STATE earns receiving vote nods in the NFCA poll.
AROUND THE LEAGUE: OREGON ranks third in the nation in doubles per game (1.82) and first in slugging percentage (.633). UCLA leads the country in double plays per game, as the Bruins hit a mark of 0.72. WASHINGTON's Ali Aguilar continues her impressive season at the plate, ranking second in the country with .47 home runs per game and fifth with 1.33 RBIs/game. She has homered 20 times this season to lead the Conference. Duck pitcher Cheridan Hawkins holds steady at second nationally in strikeouts per seven innings at 11.2. Hawkins became the first Pac-12 player since Arizona State's Dallas Escobedo in 2014 and 15th overall to reach 1,000 career strikeouts. Hawkins, the two-time All-American and two-time Academic All-American is the NCAA's active leader in strikeouts (1,012), wins (99) and shutouts (32). CALIFORNIA's Nisa Ontiveros had a dominant week, striking out 48 with a 1.33 ERA last week, highlighted by a 16-strikeout performance.
BATTING PROWESS: Four Conference teams rank in the top-30 in batting average in the nation. OREGON ranks second in the nation at .356 and WASHINGTON comes in at No. 9 nationally at a mark of .340. UCLA (No. 19, .328) and ARIZONA STATE (No. 28, .321) round out the Pac-12 presence.
RPI RELEASED: Eight league teams rank in the top-40 in the latest RPI release. OREGON and WASHINGTON headline the Pac-12's presence, as the Ducks come into the week at number six, while the Huskies hold steady at No. 8. UCLA climbs to No. 15 and ARIZONA comes in at No. 21. OREGON STATE hits No. 23, UTAH at No. 25 and ARIZONA STATE at No. 36, CALIFORNIA No. 39 and STANFORD at No. 128.
USA SOFTBALL COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS: Three Pac-12 players were named finalists for the 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, as announced by ASA/USA Softball. Amongst the 25 named included WASHINGTON's junior Ali Aguilar, who currently ranks second nationally in RBIs per game (1.53) and fourth nationally in home runs per game (0.5). UCLA's senior Allexis Bennett holds top-30 national marks in batting average (0.44) and runs per game (1.17, 13th). Rounding out the Pac-12 is OREGON's senior Koral Costa, who averages top-30 national rankings in batting average (21st, 0.45) and slugging percentage (29th, 0.798).
HISTORIC MILESTONES: After taking the series sweep over Stanford, Arizona head coach Mike Candrea earned his 1,458th career victory. Candrea passes legendary Margie Wright, who won 1,457 games from 1980-2012 coaching for Illinois State and Fresno State. Candrea now only trails Michigan's Carol Hutchins, who hit the mark on April 2. Utah softball celebrated its 40th anniversary last week in the series sweep of Arizona State.
WEST COAST UPGRADES: 11-time NCAA National Champion UCLA Softball announced a generous donation that will be used to support improvements, including a new scoreboard, to Easton Stadium. Oregon opened Jane Sanders Stadium on March 24th, which seats 1,500. Washington unveiled its new center field videoboard in March.
NPF DRAFTEES: Five players from the Conference were drafted in the 2016 NPF Draft, representing three different schools. College seniors are eligible for the draft, which consisted of six rounds to select 40 players. OF Allexis Bennett of UCLA was selected in the second round at eighth overall to the Pennsylvania Rebellion. A trio of Ducks were drafted, including UT Geri Ann Glasco (No. 20, Akron Racers), LHP Cheridan Hawkins (No. 29, Dallas Charge) and OF Alyssa Gillespie (No. 38, Dallas Charge). OREGON STATE's INF Mikela Manewa was selected No. 40 overall to the Scrap Yard Dawgs.
BERG TAPPED FOR JWNT: Oregon State head softball coach Laura Berg has been selected as the head coach for the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team, the Amateur Softball Association of America and USA Softball announced on March 2. Berg, USA Softball's only four-time Olympian and fourth-year skipper of the Beaver softball team, will lead the USA Softball JWNT at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Junior Women's World Championship, slated to be held in Clearwater, Fla. in July of 2017.
SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATES: Seniors Allexis Bennett of UCLA and Kayla Bonstrom of STANFORD are two of the 30 candidates for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
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By Abbey Maclure An activities centre for people with learning difficulties and other support needs has won first place in Horsforth's Best Christmas Decorated Shop Front award 2018. Courtyard Creativities, on Town Street, holds sessions ranging from cooking to printmaking and woodwork, with one of the judges praising "the effort and love" that went into the display. The award, presented […]
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By Elisha Atkinson The countdown to the UK's Christmas number one has begun as singers in the charts battle to get first place. The winner will be revealed on Friday, December 21 on Radio 1 with radio DJ Scott Mills. Last year's first place was Ed Sheeran with the song Perfect. He told the Official Charts: "This is an actual dream […]
York school hosts festive fair to generate funding
By Emily Smith Poppleton Road Primary School in York held their annual Christmas fair on Saturday November 24 to raise extra money for the school. The fair was run by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and raised £2000 which will go towards buying equipment for the school. Steve Wragg, chair of Friends of Poppleton Road School said: "The fair is an […]
Parents in Horsforth encouraged to take children to visit pensioners over the festive period
By Lewis Oldham A Horsforth dad has spoken about how important it is to bring the younger generation and pensioners together over Christmas. Danny Bowley regularly takes his daughter, Imogen, to sessions set up under a new Horsforth scheme that encourages parents to take their children to visit residents in old people's homes. He spoke of how rewarding it is […]
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By Jazmine Ella Blackah DOGS had a chance to get all their Christmas wishes when they met Father Christmas at the Dogs Trust's charity centre in Leeds.
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A DISPLAY of Christmas wishes in a Leeds shopping centre could end up helping the struggling bee population.
Leeds WinterFest returns for World Vegan Month
By Polly Robinson ONE OF the UK's biggest vegan festivals returns to Leeds this weekend. Leeds WinterFest takes place on November 26 in Leeds Town Hall and will celebrate all aspects of vegan life alongside World Vegan Month.
Bradford's homeless to be given shelter in the house of God for Christmas
By Mellissa Dzinzi ROUGH SLEEPERS in Bradford will be offered beds in 17 churches across the city during the Christmas period.
Christmas unwanted pets warning from Leeds Dogs Trust
By Tom Connell 'Give Socks Not Dogs' to loved ones this Christmas – that is the plea from a Leeds animal welfare charity. Leeds Dogs Trust is inundated every year in the post-festive season with people looking to re-home dogs given as presents. In January and February 2016, the trust received 529 calls from people with unwanted dogs and took […]
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Satisfaction Rating:
"The KISS Principle"
For the dear readers that are wondering what the KISS principle is--it's Keep It Simple, Stupid--so when it breaks down Stupid can fix it. But Adrian, where would we get the cars that get 46 miles to a gallon of gas? It is funny tho. A goal to strive for.---Geoff- Are these coffee grounds adhering to the HX (heat exchanger) or are they loose? Are they on the bottom of the HX or all around the HX? As far as conditioning the intake air with the concentric venting, I don't think that it will improve the situation as the exhaust gases don't have a lot of latent heat. As far as the condensate trap being the source of the acidic vapor getting into the blower, it may be, considering that HTP wants you to tilt the boiler toward the rear(for better drainage?). The amount of vapor getting into the blower from the condensate trap is dependent on the cross sectional area of the condensate exposed to the HX. A 1" cross sectional area will produce less vapor than a 2' cross sectional area. There might be a lot of wetness (drops etc.) on the inside of the shell of the HX which would increase the cross sectional area and the production of acidic vapor, I don't know. I do know that the colder the return water to the boiler the more condensate is produced. (Also, the more efficient the boiler is.) If you have looked at your flue on a cold day you will see the vapor condensing as it exits the flue. (steam, colloquially speaking) What I think, is that vapor in the flue cools (more dense) and falls back down the flue pushing the acidic vapor in the HX up the fuel plenum and into the blower where is condenses and does it's damage. This is why a shorter exhaust vent is more of a problem, the gases cool quicker. There is also back draft. A shorter exhaust vent is less resistant to back draft flows. I would still want to increase the post purge on the blower to push all the acidic combustion vapor out of the HX and flue vent replacing it with non acidic air. Air at 10 degrees has low humidity, certainly much less than exhaust gases in the HX. Replace that acidic air with fresh air, increase your post purge on your blower. Four blowers is a bit much and shouldn't be tolerated. Does anyone else have any ideas on this, speak up.
Date created: 2011-02-10 Name: Geoff Marshall
Location: Little Deer Isle, ME
Satisfaction Rating:
"4th Blower!!!"
I looked through my records the other day and was surprised to find that I'm on my 4th blower with the 140M. The first blower was replaced because it was so noisy during the post purge. I bought the $200 Equiguard policy on the 140 which paid for one blower but they went bankrupt and it took almost a year for a check to show up. None of the blowers had much corrosion inside so I don't think they are the source of the coffee grounds. I thought about prolonging the post-purge but I think most of the moisture is from the hot water still in the condensate trap; no ideas come to mind for how to deal with this. My non-contact thermometer showed the Dungs gas valve to be 10F one day; which is why I switched to the concentric-- I was hoping the additional heating of the intake air would help and so far, it seems to be better. But if I bumped up the post purge I'd be back where I started. I used Permatex hi-temp and put the boiler back in service after about 1 hour.
Date created: 2011-02-09 Name: adrian davies
Location: Richmond Va
Satisfaction Rating:
"Hi Tek for the sake of it..."
I would like to add a comment to my not-very-favorable review of a couple of pages back. I have been reading Homer's posts, and clearly this is a guy who makes an effort to do the job properly. However, my comment is still valid regardless that the installer may be competent and conciencious (spelling??) The fact of the matter is that a guy should not have to be a NASA engineer to install a furnace and have it work properly. But even the design itself is flawed, and this is the reason. This boiler will shut off, and bring up a fault code indicating the problem, and this is the flaw, because if the homeowner is absent during a severe cold spell in winter and this heap of junk decides to quit working, well, need I say more?? The fact is that it should have been designed so that the unfortunate homeowner receives adequate warning that trouble is developing, before the boiler actually starts shutting off. A moron having a bad day should still be able to fathom that one out. After all, a "service engine soon" warning in your car does not mean that you come to a sudden stop in the middle of the expressway. What we have in the Munchkin is technology for the sake of technology. I am going to mention at this point that my business is industrial electronics. Cannot say who I am on here but if you google "printed circuit board repair" my company will come up pretty soon. Seeing the amount of electrical failure that I do see every day, I am a firm believer in the KISS principle, and I can certainly sniff out potential trouble when I see it. Whoever designed this crap was trying to show his boss how clever he is.....
Date created: 2011-02-07 Name: Dan Acevedo
Location: Elmwood Park,NJ
Satisfaction Rating:
"Good boiler"
Great boiler. Just needs to be set up properly. MUST perform a CO and CO2 adjustment and Pipe to Manufactures Specifications for proper operation.
Date created: 2011-02-05 Name: L Davis
Location: Hansville, Wa
Satisfaction Rating:
After the last 4 cold winters my very sporadic 2004 Munchkin boiler has finally been replaced by Munchkin with only a $410 install charge. We shall see....
Date created: 2011-02-04 Name: Homer
Location: Nevada
Satisfaction Rating:
"Why Things Need Fixing"
Geoff Marshall- Little Deer Isle, ME-- Geoff, you write,"The point is, and the 'Munchkin defenders' seem to be oblivious, why do I have problems to fix?". My first typewriter was an Underwood. I typed on it in college, all I ever had to do was change ribbons. Next was a Smith-Corona electric, worked good but I had to change the belt. Then and IBM Selectric, novel, but I had to have it serviced in a shop. Now I type on a computer, fantastic, but I am growing old fixing it. (I'm a real computer Whiz Bang ) Complexity grows, just look at your car. The rule is--repairs (fixes) are directly proportional to complexity of what you're trying to fix. Boilers are really complex compared to the old days, there is a lot of complexity in the installation and system design now,too; but you know that. You're a pretty intelligent guy. I can tell that by the way you write your posts. You have already solved your problem with your 140M, "All the metal in the cabinet is corroded, but NOT from reversion--after firing, hot, wet air from the burner chamber rises up the fuel plenum, through the blower out the swirl plate and condenses on the freezing metal parts". I suggested, "increase the post purge on the blower to 100 sec." and other suggestions. I know that anyone who has attended the Vision 1 course is knowledgeable (I attended it 3 times + a Vision 2 and Vision 3 course, too), but I write not only to you but to the readers, too. They think that Vision 1 is 20-20 eyesight, not you, dear reader, but the other jokers reading these reviews), so I try to explain things for them, which is why I elaborate on the fault codes. My views on concentric venting is born out of experience and common sense. HTP may not have told you "not to use concentric venting", but remember that for years people were told that the earth was flat. I do not know which way the wind is blowing around your house, day to day, season to season, updrafts-down drafts, on and on. I would rather not chance reversion, so, I like separation. So, Geoff, how do you know that you didn't have a combination of gas reversion and contamination from the HX on the 140M? Also, I like to say that I meant to write 1500 ohms not 150 ohms on the outdoor reset sensors.--Lastly, one need only Ixquick (Google) New York Thermal, Inc. (NTI) Trinity boilers to read about the problems with that manufacturer. As I have said all manufacturers have their share of problems. I wish we didn't, but then I wouldn't be writing these post for you fine readers
Date created: 2011-02-03 Name: Homer
Location: Nevada
Satisfaction Rating:
"Reputable Installer"
Geoff Marshall- Little Deer Isle, ME--I can't help you with the coffee grounds, but I would like to know. Perhaps, flakes from the corroded aluminum inside the blower housing building up on the HX. I do know that HTP recommends tilting the unit toward the rear. My condensate flow goes through a clear vinyl tube to a neutralizer, so I can visually see the condensate as it leaves the boiler. I have a meter that test the PH and it is around 3.5, less than 7.0 is acidic. The code requirement is a 3/4" minimum drain pipe for the condensate piping. I have never had a problem with the condensate drain (plugging and backing up). What you say about the fuel plenum is the source of your problems, I bet. on Revision 2 the post purge is 100 sec. to clear the combustion chamber. (see my other posts) As you stated the blower is under the HX on the NTI Trinity and the fuel plenum acts as a thermal trap (hot gases rise), not so with the Munchkins and can be the source of the destructive exhaust getting into your blower and cabinet as you stated. You can check the post purge on the blower (see my earlier posts. The post purge can be changed by software to 100 sec. (revision 2 setting). Your post confirms my thoughts about this. I would certainly increase the post purge on the blower. In ME it gets mighty cold in the winter and you are pulling cold air into the cabinet, it seems to me that the boiler when it is running would condition the air to a more moderate temperature. I think that I would run your boiler with the cabinet cover partially open in the winter as long as the air in the boiler room is not contaminated with chlorine, phosphates or hydrocarbons. I never thought about Silicone, they do make a copper impregnated high temp (800 degrees) silicone. However you have to wait 24 hrs for silicone to cure (the only draw back?). The thermistors are probably manufactured with a 1-5% tolerance rating, so they can vary. I was thinking that maybe a 1/2 watt fixed resister of the correct ohm-age might correct that to the true outside temp. connected inline with the sensor wire. I might try that myself. However the thermistor is not linear. Right now, my D5 of the Status Menu on my 140M is 40 deg and my outdoor weather station is reporting 34 deg (same sunless side of the house). You can correct your central heating curve to take this into account, too. Since the sensor is mounted on the side of the house, it could be reading heat from the house through the wall whereas the station sensor is mounted on the eaves away from the wall, which may account for the discrepancy. I don't know it all, although my wife says that I am a big know it all. So, it's good that the readers provide their knowledgeable input (edukation is a good thing). SO, do a CO analysis and increase the post purge on the blower. Boy, I always harping on this CO analysis thing.
Date created: 2011-02-02 Name: Geoff Marshall
Location: Little Deer Isle, ME
Satisfaction Rating:
"Thanks, Homer"
Thanks, Homer. It was just a review, didn't need advice (except about the 'coffee grounds'). I took the factory course. I know HOW to fix problems. The point is, and the 'Munchkin defenders' seem to be oblivious, why do I have problems to fix? The factory course wasn't tough and they didn't tell us not to use concentric vents (CV). And the 199 with the CV hasn't had the number of problems as the 149. All the fixes you give have been there from the start with the 149. Reversion: the in and out were widely separated with the exhaust sticking out about 18" further from the building; is is possible, but unlikely. Blowers: only the first blower had a disintegrating plastic fan (which appeared to have come apart at a glue joint); the others just 'died'. All the metal in the cabinet is corroded, but NOT from reversion--after firing, hot, wet air from the burner chamber rises up the fuel plenum, through the blower out the swirl plate and condenses on the freezing metal parts. HTP should have made this a sealed unit with a Honeywell valve like the Trinity. Condensate: I build a simple plywood support for the condensate drains out of the Munchkin so they don't kink. Gas piping: I request 1" or 1 1/4" from the meter and never step down until right at the unit. Pressure right on 13". Swirl plate comes with the Dungs valve. Burner tube gasket--use hi temp silicone--no more scorch marks on front refractory. We know what the error codes mean. You better start tilting your Munchkins toward the rear--read the new manual! Or open them up and put the level on the HX. The central heating curve problem is simply that sometimes it seems to calculate the wrong number in d11--not a big deal, but just another puzzler. My thermistors are like a few 1000 ohms away from where they should be, got a new one and put it in the freezer and checked against the chart in the Vision 1 manual. No good. I'm going to keep returning them until I get one that has correct resistance. Got ya with the 'coffee grounds' in the HX???
Date created: 2011-02-01 Name: John Romano
Location: Illinois
Satisfaction Rating:
"JUNK, don;t buy!!!"
Have had this piece of junk for 5 years. Every year there is some type of issue. Had the replace the blower unit because a plastic fan falling apart. The fan probably costs $5 but you have to buy the entire blower unit which is $700. The new unit has a metal fan. Now I am told that the computer board needs to be reprogrammed for the fan to run 90 seconds not 30. THe swirl plate is bad again. You will pay top dollar for this product and be a test bed for their enginering team. Don't count on getting any support from the company... they are just as bad as their product!
Date created: 2011-01-29 Name: Homer
Location: Nevada
Satisfaction Rating:
"Reputable Installer"
Geoff Marshall-- Little Deer Isle, ME--First of all, let me state again my aversion to concentric venting. I don't do it or recommend it. Putting the exhaust and intake so close together is asking for trouble. The plastic impeller in the blowers don't handle partially burned acidic hydrocarbon very well. The new 140 and 199 blowers have stainless impellers and it is about time. Plastic fatigues when rotating at 3200 rpm and I am sure that the stresses and acidic CO accelerate the disintegration of the plastic impeller. So try my odd ball, First Alert, Knight CO detector in your cabinet, idea (see earlier posts)and see if there is reversion. When ever you remove a malfunctioning blower, always open it up and examine the inside. If the aluminum inside is black and scaly and the impeller is rough, pitted and coming apart. You have gas reversion problem. Moist acidic exhaust inside the cabinet is bad news for electronics as acid compounds conduct electricity which can't be good for the ICs (Integrated Circuits) inside. I WILL MENTION THIS NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME. I always install a high efficiency boiler with a computer grade 4200+ joules surge protector. Everything is run off of it, even pumps. If lighting or surges are common in your area, a whole house surge protection system is essential.---Ok I don't know when the trumpeting started on the 140M or what trumpeting sound like to you. But this can happen if you have a Dungs gas valve on instead of the old Honeywell gas valve. The swirl plate that is between the gas valve and the blower is made of Nylon (now nylon and aluminum) and if the vanes disintegrate as they will because of CO and or dust and dirt in the intake air, it will cause a vibrating sound. The swirl plate should always be inspected when replacing a Dungs gas valve. The Dungs gas valve doesn't use the cork gasket which is on the new blower and it should be removed when installing the swirl plate to the blower. All three components need to be tightly connected as one unit. Look thru the sight glass as the boiler is running does the flame pulsate with the trumpeting? Yes?, Check the swirl plate and check the input pressure on the gas valve. The gauge should be within 1/2" of water/column. Static pressure for NG is 7" W/C and propane 12-14" W/C. You must have a full 3/4" gas pipe into the Munchkin as the valve draws a vacuum on the gas line. The gas pipe from the meter with all it's tees and branch lines must be calculated properly for flow.-- The refractories will crack, the target more so. They are fragile. I always have an extra set on hand during cleaning the combustion chamber. I only clean the combustion chamber when needed, not twice a year. And I always replace the burner tube gasket and tighten the 4 screws with a socket wrench nice and tight. (the cause of many F09 error codes)(see my earlier posts) F10 ERROR CODES--F10 is indicative of a flame failure while the Munchkin is running. FIRST-check that the condensate drain is clear and flowing freely. Condensate back-ups create steam which suffocates the flame, throws off rectification, soaks the refractory plates, causing the spark to ground out. SECOND-check the flame rod by depressing and holding the S4 button on the control module, the display should read D1. press and release the button till D7 appears. D7 reading should be as close to 4.1 micro amps as possible even tho it may be a little low at starting but go up to 4.0 when running. The reading is directly related to the CO output of the boiler. Tighten the 4 bolts on the burner tube. F11 ERROR CODES--Flame rod sees flame when there is no actual flame. Check wiring to the gas valve (clean and jacks & plugs with a computer grade electronic cleaner). This can happen when the boiler is short cycling and the combustion chamber is super heated. Check for a blocked flue. The exhaust vent should be pitched 1/4" per foot back to the boiler. Make sure your not venting too long a length. Always check your wiring harnesses. I have never had a problem with the condensate if the case is level. I always mount my Munchkins on a metal stand 18" off the floor with a platform that is level both ways. YES--there is some variation with the outdoor reset temperature reading. I've placed 4 (vision 1) thermistors side by side in cold weather and they have varied one from another by 150 ohms or so. I don't quite understand what you are trying to say a far as your "Central Heating Curve" goes. As far as granular debris in the combustion chamber, I don't know. Cleaning HX coils after 3 yrs, the deposits were what you would see on automobile spark plugs with a properly tuned engine, that is my experience. Nothing like you're are describing . Hope this helps. P.S. You need a Combustion Analyzer, folks.
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I've recently finished a sermon series on the work of the Holy Spirit, and it has given a renewed focus to the way I am conducting our current evangelistic course.
What was so striking, is that the Holy Spirit seems to engage in four particular things when bringing someone to faith:
1) Testifying to who Jesus is (Jn 15v26)
2) Convicting of sin and righteousness and judgement (Jn 16v8)
3) Shining into our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ (2 Cor 4v4-6)
4) Using the call to repentance itself as the means of moving people to faith (1 Pet 1v23)
In our course I have therefore majored on these four things: Reasons for our conviction that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the seriousness of sin and the coming judgement, the glory of God's wisdom, justice and love seen in Jesus and his work, and urging people not to delay but to turn to him.
The stress on God's glory in Christ was the one I hadn't thought too much about before. But it is striking in Paul's thought. Evangelism is about declaring, clarifying and persuading people of this - that they would see who Christ truly is. There is a sense then that this glory - ie. the excellence of Jesus' character, teaching and acts, that is the greatest ground for faith.
We'll see how the Lord uses all this.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
- Biblical Studies, Evangelism
- Posted By: Jon Hobbs


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This topic contains 6 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by Peter 5 years ago.
September 18, 2014 at 20:28 #8635
Hello, im new in GeexBox userland.
I'm just configurd my new XBMC cuboxi-system with Geexbox.
Maybee it is allready someware imbedded but i can't findit.
I would like very mutch one of these features:
a fast switch button for switching between audio over hdmi (straid to TV) (2ac/stereo) and Spdiff dolby 5.1
Or if this is possible: send the audio from files over both channels hdmi and spdiff at the same time.
So i can decide of i just use tv-audio(hdmi) or turn on the reciever(spdiff) for more volume and 5.1 experiance without diving in to the systemsettings to change the defaultsetting audio out.
(and no i don't have a reciever with hdmi passthrough.)September 21, 2014 at 08:00 #8642
Warped RudiKeymaster
a fast switch button for switching
There is some discussion about this in the XBMC forum. For example, you can try the addon mentioned here. No idea if it works though…
send the audio from files over both
XBMC supports only one audio device at a time. It might be possible to configure a virtual ALSA device that outputs to two physical soundcards (i.e. HDMI and SPDIF), but besides the fact that I don't really know how this is done it will most likely create problems with different device capabilities and synchronisation.September 21, 2014 at 16:10 #8643
thanks for the reply, i use yatse kodi app on androidmobile and in "special commands" is a tab with "audio output switching".
I was thinking that that button was use full for switching 5.1 spdiff and hdmi/stereo. but somehowe nothing changes audiowise when i hit the button.
So somehowe there is allready a button created but not working propely.
im not sure witch build im running. that solution is for Gotham only.September 22, 2014 at 09:44 #8652
Warped RudiKeymaster
Well, Google tells me that this button is working only on Frodo. Here is a forum thread about this. BTW, currently Geexbox uses Gotham on all officially supported platforms. Also, many TVs have an SPDIF (usually optical, but in some cases coax) output. So why not route the sound through the TV to the receiver if the latter cannot do it?September 22, 2014 at 20:13 #8655
ah, i found the build version: xbmc13.0-rc1 Git: unknown (compiled May 7 2014.) Linux 3.10.30#1
13.0-rc1 google:shows Gotham 13.0-rc1
so your right. 🙂
Is it useful to upgrate to the latest build? Because im reading things about failures with the cubox-i4pro.
GeeXboX » Topic: latest build doesn't boot on cubox-i4Pro
http://www.geexbox.org/…/latest-build-doesnt-boot-on-cub…Vertaal deze pagina
3 aug. 2014 – 7 berichten – 4 auteurs
is there a way to update to the latest build without flashing the sd-card … cuboxi's forum to upgrade easily geexbox using opkg (devel version)..September 23, 2014 at 06:53 #8660
Also, many TVs have an SPDIF (usually optical, but in some cases coax) output. So why not route the sound through the TV to the receiver if the latter cannot do it?
Well my tv is a bit "classic" 😉 So replacement is needed sometime.
And i read about the fact that some of the tv's don't redirect the sound data correctly. anyway its no biggy, im just use the systemsetting audio for now. 🙂
Bytheway: witch version is the latest (stable) build now?
i found http://www.solid-run.com/community/topic641-440.html
dated september 2014.September 27, 2014 at 17:27 #8672
Update: "special commands" is a tab with "audio output switching".
Its working when the library modes is on.
And indeed it is switching between audio HDMI en Spdiff
(Andriod xbmc kodi had a update so i think they fixed it. 🙂 )
XBMC/KODI is THE King of media players!
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Finova Groupplunged 38 percent Monday after the financial-services firm warned it will take a one-time charge of $80 million and report lower-than-expected earnings.
Separately, the company said Samuel L. Eichenfield stepped down as chairman and chief executive for health and personal reasons.
Matthew M. Breyne, president of the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based-company's Finova Capital Corp. unit, was appointed to replace Eichenfield.
According to First Call, analysts' consensus estimate for Finova's FNV, +1.64% March quarter was a profit of 92 cents per share. Finova didn't say what its own estimated earnings range would be.
Most of the one-time charge will cover the write-off of a $70 million loan, the company said in a press release. The rest will cover a payment to Eichenfield. Eichenfield also resigned his posts at the company's Finova Capital unit.
On Monday, Finova shares dropped 12 1/16 to 19 7/8 on volume of more than 4 million.
Several analysts cut their ratings on the stock. J.P. Morgan's Michael Freudenstein downgraded the issue to"market performer" from "long term buy."
Analyst William Ryan at Salomon Smith Barney downgraded the shares to "outperform" from "buy." "Since we recently discussed the probability of this particular loan being written off, and were made comfortable that it was not animminent danger, we now prefer to be more cautious with guidance," Ryan said in a note to clients.


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Saturday, January 31
Tuesday, January 27
I think I have already written a blog post by this title, this could be a continuation of the same. When I was working with TechMahindra as a part of their leadership cadre, some of us were asked to meet up with British Telecom's (BT) Vice President, Warren Buckley. He launched into how telecom, ISPs, content providers, etc are soon converging into one maelstrom of user enabled content. That was the first time I heard of the term Web 2.0. Back then one of BT's top concerns was that Google will eat up the entire market. That was 3 years ago. This is now.
I am currently working with I2itelesource Pvt Ltd as a Delivery Manager. The organization is into deploying cutting edge solutions for telecom service providers and mobile network operators. They do a lot of business in the Asian subcontinent, and a lot of business comes from Middle East. The kind of demands and promises our sales team does is stupendous, stupefying and sometimes plainly stupid.
Coming back to convergence, back then it was very difficult to plan and put together a service platform for content providers. Now, they can be built by taking ready-made blocks and clubbing them together. Service Oriented Architecture and Web Services in full flow. Makes my mouth water J. Imagine streaming content in real time off a media/streaming server, encoding it so that the user can watch it only once, creating the charge records and charging the customer's account and delivering the content to an IP-based device (TV/Computer/Projector, et al) for a seamless on-demand service. Can this be done? Yes.
There would be a time when telecom, internet, television and other new age media would converge in one seamless integration. Imaging checking your email on your TV while you are watching a cricket match. This can be done. Playing hookey at work seems so much easier, yes?
Friday, January 23
The Unusual activity
I clocked roughly 200 blog posts last year. That's a post every alternate day. Impressive no? The feat was particularly possible because of my previous employment. I ruled the IT Infrastructure there (which was in addition to my actual role). The good things about being 'God' (read admin), are that the laws don't apply to you. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Start of the new year, I got an opportunity with a Mumbai based tech startup. Hours are long, pay is decent, I am home sweet home. Rosy picture aint it? Well for now it sure is. The catch is, no net access, especially Gmail, so no blogging L and no chatting. Thank heavens for Twitter!! Hopefully the email api of blogger still works.


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( Los Angeles Times ) - This country's main Islamist party and other opposition groups are strengthening their appeal by using images of desperate Palestinians streaming out of the Gaza Strip to provoke wider protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 26-year-old regime.
Demonstrations in Cairo and throughout the country by the Muslim Brotherhood and other political groups ostensibly have been staged to declare Egyptian solidarity with the residents of Gaza.
But they are also aimed at weakening Mubarak, whom the groups criticize for oppression, economic shortcomings and close ties to Washington.
It is political theater punctuated with dangerous rhetoric. Mubarak's vast intelligence and security forces are attempting to prevent pro-Palestinian protests from erupting into sustained nationwide antigovernment rallies. But the Muslim Brotherhood and Kefaya, an umbrella opposition group of leftists and nationalists, are determined to do just that. The Muslim Brotherhood has sponsored 80 demonstrations since Wednesday, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began pouring into Egypt through a breached border wall.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which favors a government guided by Sharia (religious) law, has renounced its violent past. Despite the arrests of hundreds of its members, the group enjoys extensive support among the poor and middle class and poses the nation's most significant political threat to Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party.
The Palestinian cause is the crystallizing passion in the Arab world, but the Gaza border crisis has brought new urgency to a public relations battle between Islamists and secular governments, especially in Egypt.
It has also demonstrated that Hamas, the militant Islamist party that controls Gaza and is ideologically linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, remains a major factor in the future Palestinian equation, contrary to the wishes of Washington, Cairo, Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
At the Rafah border crossing Monday, Hamas cooperated for the first time with an Egyptian effort to assert control over the border. Egyptian guards and Hamas forces coordinated security and used concrete and barbed wire to close at least two gaps in the barrier that had been opened by explosions. At least four gaps remained open, including two for cars.
Thousands of Palestinians went back and forth. Traffic, thinned by rain Sunday, was heavier Monday but down from last week's massive levels. Shoppers, however, found little to buy in the Egyptian Sinai, where prices began rising and the government limited the availability of food and other goods.
While Egyptian authorities debated how to shrink the number of Palestinians in Sinai, they also concentrated on domestic dissent. Police in recent days have broken up a number of protests and arrested scores of Muslim Brotherhood members and Kefaya activists.
Anti-government organizations in Egypt have historically been disparate, seeking different religious and secular agendas and lacking a unifying spirit other than disdain for Mubarak's government, which receives nearly $2 billion a year in U.S. aid and upholds an unpopular peace treaty with Israel.
The current political maneuverings between the government and opposition come as this nation of 73 million people is enduring persistent inflation, shrinking government subsidies and budget deficits.
The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, whose members ran as independents and won 20 percent of the seats in Parliament in 2005, said its chief aim is to support Palestinians and condemn U.S. and Israeli policies. But the organization conceded that the protests have grown wider in scope. Banners in a Cairo demonstration of 2,000 protesters last week included sympathetic slogans to Palestinians and vitriol against Egypt, such as "A Country Without Justice."
"The regime dealt brutally with demonstrators because it is concerned about domestic stability," said Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, a Muslim Brotherhood leader. "The regime knows that there is public outrage for other reasons including inflation, unemployment and other accumulated problems. It fears that things will explode."
Egyptians are "terribly depressed by the domestic situation and want to express themselves by any means. They seized ( Gaza) as a chance to express their views," said Georges Ishaq, a leader of Kefaya group.
Mohamed Sayed Said, deputy director of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said support for the Palestinians is giving the Muslim Brotherhood "a great deal of legitimacy. They're anti-Israeli and anti-American. They see themselves as the most vehement resistors and this is a big payoff for them. They have been very clear in focusing on the Palestinian issue."
Mubarak, for his part, is attempting to show that he is just as roused as Islamists over what he calls Israel's "collective punishment" of Palestinians. The president criticized Israel for retaliating against Hamas missile strikes with a fuel blockade of Gaza; days later, Hamas blew a hole in the border wall. Mubarak has received praise across the Arab world for allowing about 500,000 Palestinians to shop in Sinai.
The main problem the 79-year-old Mubarak faces in the Arab street, however, is his grudging support of U.S. and Israeli policies that isolated Hamas after the group seized Gaza from the Palestinian Authority run by President Mahmoud Abbas. Egypt was wary of Hamas exporting militants across the region, but the containment strategy, which included economic sanctions, failed.
The Rafah crossing was largely open until militants burrowed under the border into Israel and captured Israeli Cpl. Gilad Shalit in June 2006. The Israelis tightened Gaza's borders in response. A year later, when Hamas fighters routed Palestinian Authority police and took control of Gaza, the border was sealed.
"You cannot go back to that same policy," said Said. " Egypt does not want to recognize Hamas as a legitimate government in Gaza. But you just can't leave a total vacuum. Egypt's concerned about extremists but you can't clash with Palestinians (crossing the border). You don't want to look like Israel at all." A slight readjustment appears to be under way. Aside from cooperating on limiting border traffic on Monday, Hamas is expected to send a delegation to Egypt on Wednesday to discuss ending the crisis. That's the same day officials from the rival Palestinian Authority, whose forces Mubarak would prefer to control the border crossing, will travel to Cairo for a separate meeting.
A central question in coming months will be Egypt's long-term relationship with Hamas and how the militant group will fit into a new Palestinian-Israeli peace initiative begun by the Bush administration in November. Most Egyptians are skeptical of the peace effort, regarding it as a hurried plan by a lame duck U.S. president that may embarrass their nation and other American allies in the region.
Times staff writer Richard Boudreaux in Jerusalem and Noha el-Hennawy of the Times' Cairo bureau and special correspondent Rushi abu Alouf in Gaza contributed to this story.
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|Super Dungeon Explore Hexcast Sorcress, work-in-progress on her skin tone and dress
Her skin tone achieved using a mixture of Reaper Master Series Golden Skin and the various rosy skin tones from the same paint range i.e. Rosy Shadow, Rosy Skin and Rosy Highlight. In addition, Bright Skin Highlight was applied on the brightest points of her skin such as the nose and shoulder blades. My choice of colours was purely an experimental one as I wanted to see how the skin would turn out using combinations of the said paints. I had in mind an oriental-celtic hybrid skin tone.
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|Dark purple-orange/yellow-peachy pink colour combo on her dress somewhat complements her violet hair
Unsatisfied with the dress's original colour scheme, I decided to liven things up a bit by adding some warm colours to the mix. Two main changes I made were to add some orange/yellow to what I presume are the dress's embroidery bits and a peachy pink hue to the loincloth. I felt that both made the dress look more appealing (or less dull if your cup is half empty) to the discerning eye.
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Lately I've been shooting a lot for a new local publication, Asheville Made Magazine. One of my recent shoots was of Amanda Heinz- Stevenson, a local artist making whimsical miniature matchbox shrines. She works out of a small, but adorable studio space in her home. She has a gentle way about her which is so clearly reflected in the work she makes. By the end of our shoot we'd hit it off and we're chatting about our shared passion for gardening. She sent me home with some extra lamb's ears she'd dug up out of her garden early that day. Here is a link to the online article, which was also published in print.
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The Coordinated Mechanical Associations (CMA) yesterday unveiled their agendas for the technical conferences that will take place in conjunction with the Railway Interchange 2015, the combined rail industry exhibition and conference to be held Oct. 4-7 in Minneapolis.
The CMA includes the Air Brake Association (ABA), the International Association of Railway Operating Officers (IAROO), the League of Railway Industry Women (LRIW), the Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association (LMOA) and Mechanical Association Railcar Technical Services (MARTS). CMA sessions will run Oct. 5-6.
Railway Interchange will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center and BNSF Railway Co.'s Northtown rail yard.
The CMA's technical sessions will follow the joint opening session and keynote address by retired U.S. Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill on Monday, Oct. 5. LRIW will present its "Outstanding Woman of the Year" award during the Oct. 5 opening general session.
The ABA program will feature topics including the BNSF 90 CFM test waiver, positive train control, enhanced braking, mechanical training for CFR 49 section 243 compliance, the asset health strategic initiative and asymmetrical wheel flange wear reduction. The brake systems committee will provide an update, as well.
The IAROO agenda will include a joint session with ABA on Oct. 5, and will address topics such as creative and effective operations testing, an update on liquified natural gas, and identifying and preventing human attention-related errors in railway operations.
LRIW's speaker roster will include Joyce Rose, president and chief executive officer of Operation Lifesaver Inc.; Kari Gonzales, director of software, products and testing services at the Transportation Technology Center Inc.; Sylvia Newell, executive director of Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers; Kelly Lewis, CN sales director; and Linda Bauer Darr, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.
LRIW's Women in Rail panel discussion will feature GE Transportation's Kaleigh Reyes, CN's Roquita Coleman, Alaska Railroad's Wendy Lindskoog and International Decal Management Corp.'s Tracy DeLeon. On Oct. 6, LRIW will host its annual membership meeting followed by a technical tour of Metro Transit's St. Paul light-rail operations and maintenance facility.
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October 03, 2011 at 08:00 PM Thank you to everybody who attended Camilla's most recent pickling workshop. This time around, Camilla showed us all how to make pickled green tomatoes (!!!) and a spicy apple chutney, which we've been liberally spreading on our grilled cheese sandwiches. I'm telling you, this lady knows her stuff.
Okay. I have to say, we've done quite a few of these workshops now, and they just seem to be getting better and better. (Maybe now would be a good time to link to this nice piece by Eve Dumas about our workshops). It really is so inspiring to be in the company of such talented chefs and cooks, and to observe the participants learning and enjoying themselves.
Camilla's next pickling workshop (an encore presentation of the one pictured here!) will be held this Tuesday, October 18. There's just a spot or two left — get in touch now to save your seat!
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Unfortunately, many women today have health issues related to their reproductive systems. This is, in part, because of the loss of our connection to our bodies and cycles, its power and sacredness. To return to this connection is to return to nature, and its own power and sacredness and this is where natural remedies can help.
And speaking of nature, ever since being introduced to herbs and essential oils, I've been blown away finding out how so many of them are so beneficial for bringing equilibrium to women during their phases.
Below are listings of just some of the many plant allies that assist in natural remedies for women's health, and how they may be used to bring balance. If you suffer from problems such as endometriosis, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or painful periods, or you're struggling with symptoms pertaining to menopause, these remedies are great natural alternatives to prescription medication.
Herbs for Women's Health Natural Remedies
The rose is mentioned first because it is one of the most powerful plant allies out there. It emits the energy of love which can be so powerful when it comes to natural remedies. Roses open and heal the heart and soothe emotions, so they are helpful when women feel emotional during particular parts of their cycles.
The rose is also the flower of ultimate femininity. It connects us with our womanhood and helps to balance our hormones.
Red Clover
Red clover is amazing for women. It is mineral-rich and cleansing and is known to ease symptoms related to low estrogen levels (which is particularly useful during menopause). Drink the tea regularly to ease pre-menstrual and menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and joint inflammation,
Raspberry Leaf
Often referred to as the 'uterine tonic', this is perhaps the most used herb in women's health for the benefits it can give to a whole spectrum of issues that women may experience. This natural miracle helps to tone and cleanse the uterus, and it relieves cramps and clears stagnant blood in the womb. Although this herb can help with fertility, it is recommended that you avoid during the beginning of pregnancy, but use during the last trimester to aid with labor.
Like the rose, this herb is calming and helps with heart-related issues. It helps heal our relationships to our mothers. Culpepper says, "It makes women joyful mothers of children". On both a physical and emotional level, this herb can be a magic plant for women. It helps with pre-menstrual, menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms. It also helps with menstrual issues and regulates blood flow, and it's regularly used to ease endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and depression and anxiety.
This plant makes an excellent herbal tea for women during their menstrual phase. It is cleansing and full of nutrients and it can be used to soothe a range of ailments, including skin problems like acne.
Natural Remedy #1: Detox Tea Recipe
This is a great tea recipe for general detoxification, as well as women's health. It is cleansing, as well as nourishing. Dandelion and burdock root are grounding and help to support the liver, which is linked to the reproductive system.
- 1 part nettle leaves
- 1 part burdock root
- 1 part dandelion root
- 1 part red clover
- Put contents in a tea pot.
- Pour hot water, steep and serve.
- Optionally include a slice of lemon for flavor and enhanced detoxification.
Essential Oils for Women's Health
Lavender is a gentle healer. One of its many benefits is its aid for issues related to women's reproductive systems. It can also be used for hair loss, anxiety and high blood pressure. It is important to note, that unlike the plant, the essential oil form of lavender is toxic to ingest!
Geranium balances women's hormones and emotions. An excellent essential oil for women during menopause and the premenstrual/menstrual phase. It's emotional support properties can be especially beneficial after labor or even miscarriage.
Clary Sage
Clary Sage is a fantastic essential oil for balancing women's hormones. From menstrual issues (cramps, headaches, etc) to menopausal symptoms (hot flashes etc) there are many known benefits of this oil. Two drops on the lower abdomen can ease endometriosis too!
As mentioned above, rose helps balance hormones and soothe emotional upsets. in its essential oil form, its aroma is light, fragrant and perfume like, and is wonderful for relieving stress and creating a romantic environment.
Natural Remedy #2: Women's Body Oil Recipe
Slather on this moisturizing body oil after a shower. It smells amazing! Geranium and clary sage bring balance, and orange detoxifies and brightens mood. Use it during your menstrual and pre-menstrual phase, or every day to encourage hormonal balance. This oil is also great for women in their menopausal phase.
- 1 part Jojoba oil
- 1 part clary sage essential oil
- 1 part geranium essential oil
- 1 part sweet orange oil
- Pour the contents into an empty, clean glass bottle.
- Close the bottle and shake gently to mix.
Give these natural remedies a try, and please feel free to share in the comments how you find them!


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SalMar CEO steps down
Move follows news of the company's links to a massive salmon smuggling ring in China.
SalMar CEO Trond Williksen is stepping down from his role just days after admitting the company's alleged links to a salmon smuggling ring in China.
Olav-Andreas Ervik, who has served as director of farming at the company, will take over as CEO on April 10.
The company said that "over a period of time," Williksen expressed "a desire to step down" from his position.
"The board of directors regrets that Trond Williksen has asked for relief from his position as CEO," the company said Monday.
Last week, SalMar was hit by claims that it was linked to an executive who was jailed over her involvement in a salmon smuggling ring in China worth around CNY 620 million (€98.3 million/ $106.6 million).SalMar admits it co-owns company with alleged Norwegian salmon smuggler
Although Williksen initially told IntraFish sister publication Fiskeribladet that the executive was only affiliated to the company as a customer, he later admitted that SalMar had established a subsidiary in 2017 in Singapore with the arrested executive.
The relationship between SalMar and the executive dates back to 2007.
"She bought fish from us and resold it in several markets in Asia," Williksen said. "We have collaborated and over time we have exchanged ideas and developed plans for how we could continue cooperation."
Williksen will step down on April 10, and will take up a role in the strategic development team of Norwegian company Kverva.