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Trauma to the foot, especially the toes, can occur in many ways. Banging them, stubbing them, or dropping something on them are a few different ways this trauma can occur. Given the fact that toes are positioned in front of the feet, they typically sustain the brunt of such trauma. When trauma occurs to a toe, the result can be a painful break or fracture. Another type of trauma that can break a toe is repeated activity that places stress on the toe for prolonged periods of time.
Broken toes can be categorized as either minor or severe fractures. Symptoms of minor toe fractures include throbbing pain, swelling, bruising on the skin and toenail, and the inability to move the toe with ease. Severe toe fractures require medical attention and are indicated when the broken toe appears crooked or disfigured, when there is tingling or numbness in the toe, or when there is an open, bleeding wound present on the toe.
Generally, a minor toe break will heal without long-term complications. However, it is important to discontinue activities that put pressure on the toe. It is best to stay off of the injured toe and immediately get a splint or cast to prevent any more additional movement of the toe bones. You can also immobilize your toe by placing a small cotton ball between the injured toe and the toe beside it. Then, tape the two toes together with medical tape. Swelling can be alleviated by placing an ice pack on the broken toe directly as well as elevating your feet above your head.
Severe toe fractures may be treated with a splint, cast, and in some cases, minor surgery, especially when the big toe has been broken. Due to its position and the pressure the big toe endures with daily activity, future complications can occur if it is not properly treated. Pain associated with minor toe fractures can be managed with over-the-counter pain medications. Prescription pain killers may be necessary for severe toe fractures.
The healing time for a broken toe is approximately four to six weeks. In severe cases where the toe becomes infected or requires surgery, healing time can take up to eight weeks or more. While complications associated with a broken toe are immediately apparent, it is important to note that there are rare cases when additional complications, such as osteoarthritis, can develop over time. You should immediately speak with your podiatrist if you think you have broken your toe due to trauma. They will be able to diagnose the injury and recommend the appropriate treatment options.
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Make Sure Your Projects are on Track
A good plan is just the first step to the success of a project. The real work starts only after the project plan is ready. As a project manager you have to track the project's evolution and make sure it follows the initial plan as much as possible. And the easiest way to accomplish this is through the use of project tracking software.
It is a well know fact that the initial plan does not always fit your expectations. The unpredictable happens. To increase the chances for project success, once your project is started the project manager needs to constantly monitor its progress keeping up with what everyone is doing. There are several factors that need to be kept under control: activities, resources and work, budgets and costs, progress.
Activities in a project can be categorized based on certain characteristics as projects, phases, milestones and tasks (the term task is generally used for all these terms). A milestone is a key event marking the end of a major stage of a project. And for this reason managing milestones is the most important factor. Essentially these are the deliverables which your project sponsors will remember and keep asking you about. You need to immediately recall these dates to instill a sense of confidence in your ability to be on top of things. The key here is to have a clean layout over the milestone plan and to make sure you check them as completed at the already planned dates. You can do it sooner but not later.
The next important activities are the low level ones. Since phases are just a summary of all these tasks it is obvious that once the tasks are efficiently tracked all the above levels up to the root project are also on schedule. In this case the key is to easily determine the critical path of the project and to constantly track those tasks. Project management tools like Gantt charts can make this job as easy as possible.
When it comes to resources there are two important factors that must be kept in sight. Overallocation and resource availability. Assuming that the initial project plan was a well done one and there were no overallocation once the project is started many things can change. Tasks may delay or overlap resulting an overallocation or respectively a lack of resources. Project managers need to track and fix all these. This is done through resource leveling either manually or automatically. A resource management software can ease this process a lot.
Budget and costs
A successful project is the one that completes within budget constraints. Costs must be kept as low as possible. As seen above a bad resource tracking might lead to having resources working overtime and hence increased costs.
Track projects using baselines
The key to progress tracking is the baseline plan. To track a project, you must have something to compare against. The baseline plan contains the original or planned estimates against which you can track the project's actual progress.
When to create a baseline
Usually a baseline is created immediately after the project plan is finished. Enter tasks, establish dependencies, and assign resources and costs. Once the schedule gets adjusted as best it can be, and before starting tracking, save the baseline plan. In certain cases when the project planning stage is long, or the project has begun but approved changes occur, the project manager can save multiple baselines to record the changing baseline values over time. This is useful for future experience to avoid what was bad planned.
How can a baseline help
A baseline is essential for tracking progress. The original estimate values are reference points against which you can compare the updated project (tasks, resources, assignments, costs). Once a baseline is saved, you can track the progress by viewing the variances between baseline estimates and actual scheduled data. Baseline information that consistently differs from current data indicates that the original plan was inaccurate and should be a signal for the future.
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Project tracking software can help project managers to keep projects within time and budget according to the initial established plan. This is an essential feature that a project management software must have.
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How Credit Affects Your Ability to Buy a Franchise Can someone with bad credit qualify for a franchise loan?
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Eric Davis e-mailed us for advice. He wants to know if he could qualify for a loan to purchase a Curves franchise. Twenty years old, Davis admits his credit is not good and fears his youth will be a problem in getting a loan. I checked with two sources and get their professional opinion on Davis' situation.
Chris Lehnes, vice president of business development at CIT Small Business Lending: "CIT, like most SBA lenders, looks for a few [specific] things in a franchisee. One is the strength of the franchise. If we're going to lend money for a franchise business, we want to feel really comfortable about the franchise. Curves is a franchise we like, but there's a little footnote. We make all our loans under the SBA program, and they have requirements that a business cannot discriminate in any way. So Curves, as long as they have a full facility for men as well as women, we can consider it. But if there's no men's changing room or bathroom, it's not eligible for SBA financing.
"Second, we look at the operator. We look at whether he or she has good personal credit. It doesn't have to be perfect credit, but we want to see generally good payment. Without seeing this particular [prospective] franchisee's credit report, it's tough for me to say, but generally, if someone has bankruptcies, lots of judgments, tax liens, the chance of getting SBA financing is very small. Then we look for management experience, though it doesn't necessarily have to be in the exact type of business. So someone who's 20, I'm not saying it's an absolute no, but they can't be fresh out of school. He needs to have had some time working, managing. If this 20-year-old is someone who, for the last three years, has been working at Curves and managing it part time, he might be an ideal candidate. But that is something we want to see. So 20 and just graduated, probably not, but 20 and working in this role for a couple of years, very possibly so.
"Very honestly, it's very difficult for someone in that position. You can leverage all your assets, take a lot of partners like family and friends until you get it up and running, but short of that, there aren't a lot of alternatives."
Michael Seid, managing director of franchise advisory firm Michael H. Seid & Associates: "Even if you are looking to acquire a popular and successful franchise brand, the chances of your being able to borrow money when you have no credit or, in this case, poor credit is not very good. The best way to raise that type of money is from friends and family, since they know you on a personal level.
"If the franchisor has a relationship with a lender or an equipment finance company, they will be in a better position to know the risk profile the lenders are looking for. It is doubtful that the franchisor is going to guarantee your debt, so the lending scores are what you need to rest on.
"We have advised franchise candidates in similar situations to talk to the franchisor and see if there are any franchisees who are looking to expand. Occasionally, a franchisee who is ready to expand can't do so because he or she does not have qualified management for the next location. The candidate might be able to earn into a franchise through some long-term sweat equity.
"The alternative and likely best advice is for him to get a job. Pay off his debts. Get his credit house in order and come back to this in a few years."


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Ever on Me- still exercising Yog,
Still making Me thy Refuge- thou shalt come
Most surely unto perfect hold of Me.
I will declare to thee that utmost lore,
Whole and particular, which, when thou knowest,
Leaveth no more to know here in this world.
Of many thousand mortals, one, perchance,
Striveth for Truth; and of those few that strive-
Nay, and rise high- one only- here and there-
Knoweth Me, as I am, the very Truth.
Earth, water, flame, air, ether, life, and mind,
And individuality- those eight
Make up the showing of Me, Manifest.
These be my lower Nature; learn the higher,
Whereby, thou Valiant One! this Universe
Is, by its principle of life, produced;
Whereby the worlds of visible things are born
As from a Yoni. Know! I am that womb:
I make and I unmake this Universe:
Than me there is no other Master, Prince!
No other Maker! All these hang on me
As hangs a row of pearls upon its string.
I am the fresh taste of the water; I
The silver of the moon, the gold o' the sun,
The word of worship in the Veds, the thrill
That passeth in the ether, and the strength
Of man's shed seed. I am the good sweet smell
Of the moistened earth, I am the fire's red light,
The vital air moving in all which moves,
The holiness of hallowed souls, the root
Undying, whence hath sprung whatever is;
The wisdom of the wise, the intellect
Of the informed, the greatness of the great.
The splendour of the splendid. Kunti's Son!
These am I, free from passion and desire;
Yet am I right desire in all who yearn,
Chief of the Bharatas! for all those moods,
Soothfast, or passionate, or ignorant,
Which Nature frames, deduce from me; but all
Are merged in me- not I in them! The world-
Deceived by those three qualities of being-
Wotteth not Me Who am outside them all,
Above them all, Eternal! Hard it is
To pierce that veil divine of various shows
Which hideth Me; yet they who worship Me
Pierce it and pass beyond.
I am not known
To evil-doers, nor to foolish ones,
Nor to the base and churlish; nor to those
Whose mind is cheated by the show of things,
Nor those that take the way of Asuras.
Four sorts of mortals know me: he who weeps,
Arjuna! and the man who yearns to know;
And he who toils to help; and he who sits
Certain of me, enlightened.
Of these four,
O Prince of
That last is, the devout soul, wise, intent
Upon "The One." Dear, above all, am I
To him; and he is dearest unto me!
All four are good, and seek me; but mine own,
The true of heart, the faithful- stayed on me,
Taking me as their utmost, blessedness,
They are not "mine," but I- even I myself!
At end of many births to Me they come!
Yet hard the wise Mahatma is to find,
That man who sayeth, "All is Vasudev!"
There be those, too, whose knowledge, turned aside
By this desire or that, gives them to serve
Some lower gods, with various rites, constrained
By that which mouldeth them. Unto all such-
Worship what shrine they will, what shapes, in faith-
'Tis I who give them faith! I am content!
The heart thus asking favour from its God,
Darkened but ardent, hath the end it craves,
The lesser blessing- but 'tis I who give!
Yet soon is withered what small fruit they reap:
Those men of little minds, who worship so,
Go where they worship, passing with their gods.
But Mine come unto me! Blind are the eyes
Which deem th' Unmanifested manifest,
Not comprehending Me in my true Self!
Imperishable, viewless, undeclared,
Hidden behind my magic veil of shows,
I am not seen by all; I am not known-
Unborn and changeless- to the idle world.
But I, Arjuna! know all things which were,
And all which are, and all which are to be,
Albeit not one among them knoweth Me!
By passion for the "pairs of opposites,"
By those twain snares of Like and Dislike, Prince!
All creatures live bewildered, save some few
Who, quit of sins, holy in act, informed,
Freed from the "opposites," and fixed in faith,
Cleave unto Me.
Who cleave, who seek in Me
Refuge from birth and death, those have the Truth!
Those know Me BRAHMA: know Me Soul of Souls,
The ADHYATMAN: know KARMA, my work;
Know I am ADHIBHUTA, Lord of Life,
And ADHIDAIVA, Lord of all the Gods,
And ADHIYAJNA, Lord of Sacrifice;
Worship Me well, with hearts of love and faith,
And find and hold me in the hour of death.
Entitled "Vijnanayog,"
Or "The Book of Religion by Discernment."


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Between 1883 and 1908, 307,823 Irish girls arrived at the Port of New York. Who met them? Who helped them reach their destinations or find work? Most of the girls who were not met by family or friends were assisted by the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary for the Protection of Irish Immigrant Girls.
The Mission was the inspiration of Charlotte Grace O'Brien (1845-1909), the daughter of William Smith O'Brien who was transported to Tasmania for his part in the 1848 Rebellion.
Charlotte was born on November 23, 1845, a year that saw the first failure of the potato crop and the beginning of what became known as the Great Famine. Her father was a member of Parliament for Limerick. Britain's refusal to relieve the starving Irish led him to join the 1848 revolt. "I do not profess disloyalty to the Queen of England," he said in his last speech at Westminster, "but it shall be the study of my life to overthrow the dominion of this Parliament over Ireland. I would gladly accept the most ignominious death rather than witness the sufferings and indignities inflicted by this Legislature upon my countrymen." For his part in the rebellion, Smith O'Brien was captured and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. The sentence was commuted by the Crown to transportation for life. On July 29, 1849, he and three of his comrades were transported to Tasmania.
This is the setting that young Charlotte was born into. Her father, before his capture, had executed a deed transferring his property to a trust to be held for his wife with the instructions, "Go back to our estate, back to our poor, back to our broken land." Charlotte inherited his concern for the poor and his fighting spirit.
The failure of the potato crop opened the floodgates, and for the rest of that century and the early part of the next, the Irish left in the thousands. Emigration was a reality particularly for the rural poor of the west, a fact that Charlotte addressed in an article entitled "Eighty Years," published in 1881, which expressed her deep sympathy for the emigrants' anguish and her concern about the loss that emigration meant to Ireland.
Shortly after the publication of "Eighty Years," her article "Horrors of the Immigrant Ship" appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette.
While staying with family in Queenstown (Cobh), O'Brien visited the White Star liner Germanic, anchored in the harbor. While she wrote later that she thought that the Germanic was no worse than other trans-Atlantic ships, she was horrified at the way that young women slept on sailcloth hammocks in the midst of married men and their families. "If they remove their clothes it is under his [male] eye, if they lie down to rest it is beside him." The image of the steerage passengers huddled together haunted her. Despite the limit of 1,000 passengers she noted the steamer had carried as many as 1,775 at one time. Her sonnet "Steerage of the Germanic — Two Pictures of the Mind, 1882" contrasted images of a summer's evening in the Irish countryside with ship life below deck:
"Tween dim-lit decks, hard hands, and weary eyes / Hearts so toil-worn that scarce they dare arise. . ."
That image became a call to action and she described herself as "tumbling" into the fight to improve conditions for emigrant girls: departure, transit and reception. She started with emigrant lodging houses in Queenstown (now Cobh, Co. Cork) where unscrupulous boarding house keepers took advantage of emigrants waiting to board their liners. She opened her own O'Brien Emigrant Boarding House at West Beach, Queenstown on April 1, 1882. It was a daunting task for a middle-aged single woman who had modest resources and was almost profoundly deaf. Her fellow Queenstown lodging house owners were so hostile that they urged local merchants to boycott her. She had to bring in every loaf of bread and pound of tea from Cork city.
Improving the boardinghouses was the first step in improving conditions for Irish emigrant girls. There were other dangers: the ocean journey itself and the emigrant's reception on arrival. In fall, 1882, Charlotte accepted an offer of free passage aboard the White Star's Baltic. The last couplet in her sonnet "Ireland-Farewell" affirmed her commitment to a life devoted to the welfare of her country:
"Rather henceforth shall my
rejoicing be / That God hath given me
life to live for thee."
O'Brien arrived quietly in New York City and spent a month with a longshoreman's family in a tenement house on Washington Street, near the site of the former World Trade Center, where she acquainted herself with immigrant conditions in the city. Then she went west in October to see John Ireland, Bishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, the member of the American Catholic hierarchy who would be the most receptive to her proposal that there be a home for immigrant girls arriving in the Port of New York. She later recalled that when she said to Bishop Ireland, "I am only the plank over the stream, it is you, the Catholic Church, who have to build the bridge," he told her, "You need not fear, Miss O'Brien, I will not let this matter drop."
O'Brien returned to controversy in Ireland in 1883. The influential John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish Republican Brotherhood member, who himself had been transported to Australia and was now the editor of the Boston Pilot, denounced her as a British agent whose emigrant boardinghouse and plans for an American home for Irish immigrant girls facilitated the government's assisted-emigrant scheme, the scheme that helped landlords clear their estates of poor tenants.
In fact, O'Brien opposed assisted emigration, but she would do her best for those who were sent to her. While she worked through 1883, Bishop Ireland raised support for her proposal at the May 1883 meeting of the Irish Catholic Colonization Society. The Society voted to endorse the plan and to establish an information bureau at Castle Garden, the New York State immigration depot. (When the federal government assumed the jurisdiction for emigration, Ellis Island replaced Castle Garden as the immigration reception site.)
Bishop Ireland contacted Cardinal John McCloskey in New York about providing services for Irish immigrant girls. The Irish Emigrant Society's agent Daniel O'Connell assured the cardinal that there was indeed work for a priest in Castle Garden. Father John Riordan, the first chaplain at Castle Garden, officially established the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary for the Protection of Irish Immigrant Girls on October 1, 1883.
The Mission had three goals: a Catholic Bureau at Castle Garden to provide information and counseling to immigrants, a temporary home or boarding house where immigrants could be safely sheltered while in transit or while waiting for work, and an immigrants' chapel. The Mission opened on January 1, 1884. Immigrant girls needing accommodation were placed in local boarding houses until May 1st when a Home for Immigrant Girls was opened at 7 Broadway with a Mrs. Boyle, a matron from the Labor Bureau, hired to look after the residents. The following year, Father Riordan purchased 7 State Street for the Mission home from Isabella Wallace for $70,000.
Patrick McCoole joined the Mission early in 1906 as its first agent at Castle Garden and then at Ellis Island. He interviewed arriving girls, assisted them with meeting family or friends, advised them about traveling on to destinations outside New York, and escorted those unmet girls or girls without sponsors to the Home. McCoole's experience with the arriving Irish girls gave him insights that he passed along to immigration and to shipping officials. After McCoole's death in 1906, Sligo-born Patrick McDonough became the Mission's agent at Ellis Island, where he met Helen Healy when she landed in 1908; he married her the following year. In addition to his administrative work for the Mission, McDonough edited its quarterly Old Castle Garden (1931-1940). Its pages demonstrate the way that immigrant benevolent societies and programs like those of the Mission helped to acculturate new arrivals. Articles in Old Castle Garden offered sensible advice about education and employment, cautionary tales like "Bridget's Night Out," and immigrant literature that helped articulate their sense of loss and displacement.
At the time of the Mission's Silver Jubilee in 1908, the Mission's third director, Father Michael J. Henry, reported that they had seen nearly one third of the 307,823 Irish girls who passed through the Port of New York between 1883 and 1908. They found employment for 12,000. The photograph of the Irish immigrant girls in front of the Mission represents some of those 100,000 who passed through the Mission.
They are the faces of our mothers and grandmothers. The Mission's ledger books hold the records of 60,000 arrivals; it is a priceless and unique archive of the immigration experience of Irish women. Some entries include comments. The most frequent is "seen to her," and "seen to her" they did.
The data from 1,736 arrivals who went through the Mission between August 24, 1897 and August 31, 1898 provides a profile of the Irish immigrant girl who passed through the Mission during that year. She arrived in the spring aboard a White Star liner that she had boarded in Queenstown. The average age of arriving girls that year was nineteen and a half. She certainly came from rural Ireland. Mayo, Galway, Cork, Kerry and Roscommon accounted for nearly half of the arrivals for whom we have a county of origin. Nearly ten percent traveled with a sister. Twenty-six percent of the girls were met by a female with the same surname; forty-two percent listed sponsors with the same surname. It was an immigration of siblings, of family reunification in Irish America.
The Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary never closed; it has continued as the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary. Today it shares its site with the St. Elizabeth Seton Shrine at 8 State Street. Under the leadership of Father Peter Meehan, pastor of the parish, the current Watson House Preservation initiative seeks to provide funding for the completion of the building restoration project. There is a further effort to conserve and digitalize the Mission records. The final phase will be a museum and reading room for visitors and for those who wish to use the Mission archive for genealogical research, and who, like Irish-American historian John Ridge, might open a ledger and discover the names of their mothers or grandmothers among the girls assisted by the Mission. "With the archives I found and a few hours of leisure time I discovered sources of an unassuming story containing inspiration of love and service here on State Street," says Meehan. "The genealogical, cultural, educational and spiritual potential of the
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On galleryteachers.com you will be able to learn with amazing ELT bloggers and writers such as Barbara Sakamoto, Shelly Terrell, Luke Meddings, Christina Rebuffet, Jason Levine, and Chuck Sandy among others. Topics range from culture to critical pedagogy to cooking and there's something for everyone. Each column post comes with a downloadable PDF full of ideas, activities, or a lesson plan that you can take into your classroom or use for your own development.
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Middle Caste Religious Music from India LAS-7323
Part of the Lyrichord Archive Series - Never before released recordings on CD from the Lyrichord vaults
This intriguing recording made in 1973 by internationally acclaimed ethnomusicologist Dr. Rosina Schlenker, is a comprehensive journey through the music in the Indian caste system. The history of Indian culture is determined by the caste system which gradually developed since the invasion of the Aryans, the "nobly-born". The middle castes are the actual center of the Indian music culture, represented by highly developed and refined classical ragas and talas.
1. Mahadeo Misra - 9:53
2. Purabi Dutta - 4:21
3. Muni Devi - 7:20
4. Log Nath Misra - 5:15
5. Log Nath Misra - 8:21
6. Purabi Dutta - 4:34
7. Purabi Dutta - 2:15
Lyrichord, in association with Multicultural Media, is pleased to present the Lyrichord Archive Series. This series will make many important Lyrichord recordings of the past available again for the first time in years. These are special-edition compact discs with liner notes. illustrations and photographs reproduced as .pdf files, and included right on the same CD as the audio program. These liner notes can then be downloaded and printed out or saved on any computer.
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Factory Reset
- deenergise the free@home wireless device
- Press and hold the button at the bottom left
- Energise the device again
- The LED blinks slowly for 10 seconds, then quickly 5s and then goes off
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Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner 250ml
Crystal Glass Cleaner - Set a new standard for optical clarity, ending our long search for the perfect glass cleaner.
At Auto Finesse, our quest for the holy grail of flawless glass resulted in Crystal glass cleaner. Its highly concentrated, and finely balanced blend of mild distilled solvents represents a major advancement over common detergent-based glass cleaners. Fingerprints and greasy films can be effortlessly removed, before quickly flashing away to reveal a streak and smear free finish.
Crystal sets a new standard for optical clarity, ending our long search for the perfect glass cleaner. Like all Auto Finesse car care products, Crystal is formulated to suit the needs of professional detailers, but can be used with great success by detailing enthusiasts and first time detailers as well. Its fast-flashing alcohol based formula is safe on all glass surfaces, including mirrors, and sensitive window tints. Crystal can even be used to effectively clean the lightweight polycarbonate or acrylic windows used in high-performance, or racing vehicles.
Auto Finesse Crystal is also ideally suited for use in conjunction with the latest nanotechnology windscreen and glass sealants. Its superb cleaning power, and residue-free finish make it the perfect product to prep for the installation of these advanced coatings, ensuring maximum durability. Crystal is also gentle enough to maintain these durable sealants once applied, helping to keep them at the peak of their performance. This allows you to enjoy the safety that clear vision brings.
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2013 Land Values & Leasing Rates
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Michigan State University (MSU) has collected information on land values since 1991 using a mail survey of appraisers, lenders and others involved in Michigan agriculture. The goal of the MSU study is to provide information on the value of land based on agricultural and nonagricultural use. The survey also collects information on land leasing and rental rates. This report contains the results for the MSU land value survey conducted in spring and summer of 2013. Results describe average land prices and rental rates for many categories of agricultural land in Michigan.


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The modern workforce is evolving at a quick clip and creating a cohesive whole at work – among disparate individuals no less – is more challenging than ever before.
This very conundrum ultimately inspired me to take a lifetime of lessons, learned over 25+ years at the helm of a diverse team, and turn them into a proverbial playbook, designed to equip seasoned managers and new leaders alike with the tools needed to stay ahead of the curve in both managing and motivating today's dynamic workforce.
Consider it a practical guide for managing and motivating a multigenerational workforce gleaned from personal experience.
My newest (ninth!) book, Leading Across the Generations, is now available on Amazon.
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Fremont, California — September 24, 2013 — Corsair®, a designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC hardware market, today announced the immediate availability of the Obsidian Series® 750D performance full-tower PC case. Like all Obsidian Series cases, the 750D features an elegant black monolithic design, brushed aluminum and solid steel construction, and generous expansion flexibility.
The Obidian Series 750D's rigid, rugged exterior surrounds a frame that has ample room for high-performance components as well as sophisticated cooling for users who want to push their components to the limits. The case is designed to make building a PC fast and simple with features such as tool-free side panels and drive bays, cable routing grommets and mount points, and motherboard rear CPU access and alignment pegs.
"When we launched our enormously successful, supersized Obsidian 900D case, enthusiasts raved about its sleek design, solid metal construction, and expandability, but not everyone needs so much room," said Xavier Lauwaert, Director of Product Marketing at Corsair. "Obsidian 750D is built for those users that demand full-on Obsidian quality in a standard full-tower form factor with plenty of innovative features and cooling options."
Obsidian Series 750D Specifications
Expansion Room
- 9 expansion slots for larger motherboards and running multiple graphics cards or expansion boards simultaneously.
- Six tool-free 3.5"/2.5" combo bays in two modular hard drive cages, with room for two more cages for up to 12 total combo drive bays.
- Four tool-free 2.5" side-mounted drive cages for SSDs, out of the airflow path.
- Three tool-free 5.25" bays for expansion
- Four front mounted USB ports for easy peripheral or external storage device connection.
Cooling Flexibility
- Three included AF140L high-airflow 140mm fans (2 front, 1 rear) for excellent airflow and low noise levels.
- Room for up to 8 fans
- Radiator compatibility:
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- Modular hard drive cages can be located in four separate mounting locations.
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- Thumbscrew side panel removal and expansion slots and tool-free 3.5", 2.5", and 5.25" drive bays.
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- Easily accessible (and removable) front, rear, and top dust filters.
- Outstanding cable routing with rubber grommets for superior airflow and cleaner, neater builds.
- Four USB ports (two USB 3.0) and headphone/mic jacks in the front panel for easy access.
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Heat records were burning up Thursday in cities in the Northeast as the region gets a summer preview.
The mercury reached 92 degrees in Boston shortly after noon Thursday, breaking the old record of 91 degrees for May 18 set in 1936, according to the National Weather Service.
The 81-year-old record for the day of 90 degrees also fell in New York City, where it was still 91 degrees in Central Park shortly before 4 p.m.
It was the second straight day of midsummer-like conditions in the Northeast, though forecasters said a cooling trend would move in Friday and return the region to more seasonable conditions.
The warmth came just days after much of the region endured a cold, rainy Mother's Day Weekend.
Outdoor activities
Heat-starved locals in Jamestown, Rhode Island, took advantage of the warm weather Thursday to eat lunch at restaurants with outdoor patios.
Mary Ann Williamson and Peggy Schreiner went out to eat to celebrate Williamson's recent retirement. Schreiner said the weather was "spectacular." Not minding the heat, they chatted to extend their time outside.
"As long as it's not a rainy summer, I'll be happy. I was worried about that," Williamson said.
Other places where records fell included Hartford, Connecticut, where temperatures reached 94 degrees, and in Providence, Rhode Island, where it hit 93.
In Maine, where records also fell throughout the state, the Department of Environmental Protection issued an air-quality alert through 11 p.m. Thursday.
In Boston, the National Park Service said on Twitter that the Bunker Hill Monument, a major Revolutionary War tourist attraction, was closed to visitors for a time because of the heat.
Far from unheard of
Alan Dunham, a meteorologist at the Massachusetts office of the weather service, said 90-plus degree heat in mid-May was unusual in the Northeast, but far from unheard of.
And because dew points were low, Dunham said the heat did not feel nearly as oppressive as it might when humidity levels are much higher in July or August.
"As they say out west, it's a dry heat," he said.
Matt McKenna, from Holliston, Massachusetts, was taking a break from work at the Boston Harbor Hotel. As he sat on a bench at Rowe's Wharf, he wondered what happened to spring.
"It seems like we just skipped over it, went straight into summer," said McKenna, who admitted to not being a huge fan of hot weather.
"I like the cold, I'm a snow guy," he said.
Sipping on an ice coffee near the city's financial district, Jenna Gagne, of Hull, Massachusetts, wondered if the weather swings were related to climate change.
"I feel like its jut so inconsistent, that it has to be something related to (global warming)," Gagne said. "I just feel like it's changing a lot."
Her friend, Lisa Hart, was more skeptical.
"I think it's just New England,' she said, referring to the region's notoriously fickle weather.
Seeking out snow
Indeed, some die-hard skiers were still trying to traverse New England's northernmost peaks as late as this week.
As they relaxed in their boat in Westmore, Vermont, Kurt and Alison Harrison recalled that about a year ago when they vacationed in the same spot, it was snowing. On Thursday, temperatures hovered near 90.
"There's no humidity up here … it's so nice," Alison Harrison said.
Despite temperatures in the 90s in Concord, New Hampshire, thousands of people took to the streets Thursday evening for the Merrimack County Savings Bank Rock `N Race. Organizers doubled up on the water along the 3.1 mile course and had an extra ambulance on hand as well additional medical staff.
"You could feel your face flushing," said Michael Bacotti, 38, of Londonderry, who completed the race with his 5-year-old and 6-year-old sons. "It was hot like an oven."


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Pythagoras Cup of Justice Pythagorean Fair Mug Ancient Greek Minoan Fresco Prince Of Lilies Mural
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Pythagoras Cup of Justice Pythagorean Fair Mug Ancient Greek Minoan Fresco Prince Of Lilies Mural
Height: 4 inches (10.5 cm)
Width: 3.8 inches (9.6 cm)
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A Pythagorean cup (also known as a Pythagoras cup, Greedy Cup, Cup of Justice, Tantalus cup or i koupa tis dikaiosynis) is a practical joke device in a form of a drinking cup, credited to Pythagoras of Samos. When it is filled beyond a certain point, a siphoning effect causes the cup to drain its entire contents through the base.
A Pythagorean cup looks like a normal drinking cup, except that the bowl has a central column in it, giving it a shape like a Bundt pan. The central column of the bowl is positioned directly over the stem of the cup and over a hole at the bottom of the stem. A small open pipe runs from this hole almost to the top of the central column, where there is an open chamber. The chamber is connected by a second pipe to the bottom of the central column, where a hole in the column exposes the pipe to (the contents of) the bowl of the cup.
When the cup is filled, liquid rises through the second pipe up to the chamber at the top of the central column, following Pascal's principle of communicating vessels. As long as the level of the liquid does not rise beyond the level of the chamber, the cup functions as normal. If the level rises further, however, the liquid spills through the chamber into the first pipe and out of the bottom. Gravity then creates a siphon through the central column, causing the entire contents of the cup to be emptied through the hole at the bottom of the stem. Most modern toilets operate on the same principle: when the water level in the bowl rises high enough, a siphon is created, emptying the bowl.
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The new Irish driving licenses |
Road safety authorities in Ireland have begun a major crackdown on scam motorists, by outlawing a number of key loopholes used to get off penalty points.
Ireland's penalty point system was introduced in 2002 as a further disincentive for vehicle users to rack up driving offences.
In addition to fixed charges for each offence, motorists also accumulate 'penalty points', which stay on all licences, whether full, provisional, or overseas.
If twelve such points are accumulated over a three year period, the motorists faces an automatic six month disqualification from driving -- not to mention limited employability and greatly increased insurance premiums.
Sixty nine driving offences currently incur such points, ranging from two point offences like speeding to more serious five point ones like dangerous or reckless driving.
For many years, however, motorists have been availing of a loophole in the Irish motoring code to avail themselves of a carte blanche to rack up as many points as they wish.
Once issued with penalty points, motorists would simply apply for a new driving licence using a slightly altered version of their name, according to the Irish Independent.
Favored tactics included the creation of a middle name, a change of spelling in the forename or surname, or even abbreviating the first name.
Other drivers held both national and foreign driving licences and presented only the foreign one each time points were accumulated -- leaving one licence 'full' and 'clean'.
Motorists could also simply claim that their licence had been "lost", according to Noel Brett, the new licensing authority's chief executive.
The major flaw arose because of a technical issue with the national database for Irish driving documentation, according to a truckers' website.
Ireland has recently moved to a credit card style driving licence, as used in the UK and US, which are more difficult to forge than their paper analogues.
The new licences are also recognized throughout the European Union and are similar in appearance to those issued by other member states.
The credit card sized driving permits will be warmly welcomed by most Irish young people: the fact that they will fit into a wallet will mean one less thing to carry on a night out, as alongside a national police age card, the ID remains the predominant form of identification for entry to nightclubs and other licensed premises.
Pharmacists, however, are not so happy, and have hit out at the new driving licences, saying that the smaller photo sizes will rob them of what was traditionally a key line of business for them: identification photography.
Speaking to an Irish news website, a pharmacists' union boss said that she would have "serious concerns" for how the new move would effect traders.
The scam isn't the first time Irish motor licences have been in the news in the last number of years.
A Dublin motor licence office was found to have been issuing a number of illegal licences to people who hadn't even passed a driving test in 2011.
Up to 28 foreign nationals were issued with licences they had not earned.


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One evening, Zen master Shichiri Kojun was reciting sutras when a thief entered his house with a sharp sword, demanding "money or life".
Without any fear, Shichiri said,"Don't disturb me! Help yourself with the money, it's in that drawer".And he resumed his recitation. The thief was startled by this unexpected reaction, but he proceeded with his business anyway. While he was helping himself with the money, the master stopped and called, "Don't take all of it. Leave some for me to pay my taxes, Tomorrow".
The thief left some money behind and prepared to leave. Just before he left, the master suddenly shouted at him, "You took my money and you didn't even thank me?! That's not polite!". This time, the thief was really shocked at such fearlessness. He thanked the master and ran away. The thief later told his friends that he had never been so frightened in his life.
A few days later, the thief was caught and confessed, among manyothers, his theft at Shichiri's house. When the master was called as a witness, he said, "No, this man did not steal anything from me. I gave him the money. He even thanked me for it." The thief was so touchedthat he decided to repent. Upon his release from prison, he became a disciple of the master and many years later, he attained Enlightenment.


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Jaguar and Land Rover to use waste plastic for future interiors
British premium car brands Jaguar and Land Rover will use recycled plastic from landfill and ocean waste to trim their future cars.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a new partnership with synthetic fibre company Aquafil to use its Econyl fabric - made from repurposed plastic waste - to create trim and floor mats for upcoming models.
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Hide AdEconyl is made from a combination of recycled industrial plastic, fabric offcuts from clothing manufacturers, fishing nets from the farming industry, and those abandoned in the ocean– known as "ghost nets".
Using chemical treatments, the different materials are broken down into the raw nylon material which is then turned into Econyl yarn. This has the same properties as regular nylon and can then be used to create carpets and other trim materials. It has previously been used to make clothing and watch straps.
JLR is adopting the yarn in its production as part of its Destination Zero policy to reduce the environmental impact its vehicle manufacturing has.
Aquafil says that producing Econyl has just 10 per cent of the global warming impact of creating new nylon thanks to lower CO2 emissions and savings in crude oil.
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The Econyl fabric is the latest alternative fabric to feature in JLR cars, after a eucalyptus textile interior on Range Rover Evoque and the optional Kvadrat used in Evoque, I-Pace and Range Rover, which uses a wool/suede cloth made from recycling plastic bottles.
Other brands are also using recycled plastic in their cars, with Fiat's 500 and Panda hybrids offered with a Seaqaul yarn upholstery made from recycled marine waste.


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This is sad news, but Vintage NY (a wine shop that sells only NY wines) has closed the doors of its SoHo location, and the neighboring NY wine-only wine bar.
Emails to one of the owners has gone unreturned, but as I can get more information, I'll share it.
For now, the other location remains open, as does their Rivendell Winery location upstate.
UPDATE: I received an email from co-owner Robert Ransom today. In it he told me:
"Sadly it is true that we have been forced to close our Soho operations. Our closing one of our locations, however, is not a reflection on the NY wine industry's vitality - it is really a sign of the times; rising rents, exhorbitant ancilliary business costs, terrible margins, a declining neighborhood - the list goes on. Please make it clear that we are putting all of our efforts iinto our Broadway location, and that Vintage New York remains commited to promoting the NY wine industry. "


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Sonia Chopra receives Mehndi, more commonly know as Henna, & explains the process while doing so. Watch the video to learn more!
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To become The Glenlivet's Master Distiller is to be a part of the whisky's rich history. Each man makes his mark, laying down whiskies that will be savoured for years to come. And it was 50 years ago that one of these chosen few created a true masterpiece.
In 1966, Master Distiller Robert Arthur laid down a very special scotch in a sherry cask he chose himself. Far beyond the walls of the Speyside whisky distillery, the world was rocking to a new beat. Skirts were a tad shorter, England was actually good at football and four genius Liverpudlians ruled the charts. Who knows whether Robert Arthur was a Beatles or Rolling Stones man, but one thing's for sure – he certainly had a passion for whisky. And he was busy creating a signature whisky that would not be released to whisky lovers for another 50 years. This whisky was to become the Vintage 1966.
Using techniques that The Glenlivet's founder, George Smith, would have recognised, Arthur created a whisky that would mature for 50 years. Over time it became imbued with increasing depth and complexity. In its carefully chosen sherry oak casks, the whisky soaked up flavour and history. Over the next 12 years, Arthur tended to his whisky, always checking to ensure it was of the highest quality.
In 1978, Arthur retired from the distillery. He passed his mantle on to a succession of great Master Distillers – from Andrew Shand to Jim Cryle – each one of them putting their own personal stamp on The Glenlivet's rich history while protecting and honing the time-honoured traditions of whisky making. They created their own distinct expressions over the decades, adding to our whisky collection. And, of course, they each monitored, nosed and sampled Robert's whisky. Alan Winchester took over as Master Distiller in 2009, ready to honour the legacy of The Glenlivet. He brought years of experience and a new vision to the role.
"It's more of a passion than a career." -ALAN WINCHESTER
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The future of poor children in Nepal living along the street is in darkness. Due to a lack of education these children have stolen loot, have addictions, have gone the way of crime. Because alienating get them from all over the place. These children need love and peace.
Under this project, the festival will provide street poor children dinner and gifts given at a good hotel. There will be cutting of cake, face painting, driving electric cars, sharing of gifts, singing and dancing. The kids will have rice, meat, chicken and ice cream in their diet and a soft drink. Dinner and gifts for Street poor children life will become a golden memory.
WeBelieve project "Provide food & clothes to poor street children in India" This exposure will enable kids relax, share gifts, share their experiences, and tell stories in a wonderful new environment outside home for one day with the WeBelieve volunteers. Dinner and gifts for Street poor children will become a golden memory. Everything we do for these kids now will never be erased from their memories.


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Burning Man's Secure Ticket Exchange Program (STEP) launches this week. STEP is an online system that facilitates the safe resale of tickets that have been purchased directly from Burning Man, and is designed to provide a hassle-free, secure way of buying and selling Burning Man tickets while avoiding scammers, counterfeits and scalpers.
We've created a comprehensive FAQ about STEP that will answer any questions you may have about the program … but we wanted to let you know how it's going to roll out this week so you can plan accordingly. Here's how it will go:
On Wednesday, February 29 at 12 noon PST, STEP will be opened to those who have tickets they want to sell. We'll be emailing everybody who bought tickets through our Pre-Sale or Main Sale in the next two days, inviting you to sell your extra tickets into STEP. If you're one of these people, watch your inbox for that email (if you don't get an email by Thursday, visit http://tickets2.burningman.com/contact.php and select "Missing STEP email" from the drop down menu). People selling tickets into STEP will be credited the face value of the ticket and any delivery fees, but not the original service fees; Burning Man will cover the credit card merchant fees for the refund. You'll be able to sell your tickets into STEP anytime until August 7, 2012 (if they are being held at Will Call), after which STEP will be closed.
On Friday, March 2 at 12 noon PST, we'll open up STEP to those wanting tickets, inviting those who registered for the Pre-Sale and Main Sale but did not receive tickets to join the "want tickets" queue, on a first-come first-served basis. If you are one of those people, watch your inbox for an email containing sign up information in the next few days (if you don't get an email by Thursday, visit http://tickets2.burningman.com/contact.php and select "Missing STEP email" from the drop down menu). When you opt to turn your original Pre-Sale or Main Sale registration into a sign up for the "want tickets" list, you will be signed up as requesting the same number of tickets through STEP as you originally requested.
When a ticket becomes available through STEP, the person at the front of the queue will be sent an email giving them an opportunity to purchase the ticket(s). Tickets will be sold at face value of the original ticket, plus service ($6/ticket + $1/order) and Will Call delivery fees ($12/order). You will only be offered the next ticket(s) available; unfortunately, we're not able to maintain three queues for three separate ticket price points, so you will only have the option of whatever price point comes up next in the queue. If you decline the ticket(s) or don't purchase them within 72 hours of their becoming available, the next person in the queue will be given the opportunity to purchase them. If you decline a ticket, you will lose your place in the queue and will not be able to sign up again.
All tickets purchased through STEP are non-transferable, and will be held at Will Call for pick up. If you purchase a ticket through STEP but then decide you cannot attend the event, you can sell it back into STEP for somebody else to purchase, as long as you do it before August 7, 2012.
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Here is my free printable quote art collection from October 2013 LDS General Conference. If you need something you don't see, just ask! I love custom requests. My free printables from past years are available here. They're yours for personal use. I do ask that you not make any changes or claim as your own. They are absolutely not meant to be sold in any capacity. They are wonderful to print and hang in your home, take to someone you visit, or share online.
You can find BitsyCreations all over the web, so contact me whichever way is easiest for you or leave a comment here!
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New York Yankees fans! Have your pup be the talk of the town in this dapper pink Yankees bow tie.
Have your pup strut down the streets of NYC in the Yankees bow tie! Pawfert accessory to cheer your team on!
Koa is featured in a large bow tie.
Bow ties are double layered and made with premium cotton for a sturdier and dapper look, especially during playtime!
4" Double sided (hook-and-loop) velcro to attach to your pups collar.
*Please note that each bow tie is individually made from a custom fabric. Your pups bow tie will have the same pattern as the one pictured, but will vary slightly from the photos.
Made in the USA.
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Sizes: (W x L)
- Small: 3.5" x 2.5"
- Medium: 4.25"x 2.5"
- Large: 5" x 3"
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Bow ties are handmade so there may be slight variation in sizing.
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The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster was the worst nuclear accident in history. An explosion at the plant, in what is now Ukraine, released radioactive particles hundreds of miles in every direction.
Now, more than a quarter-century later, the study of some victims exposed to ionizing radiation from that accident is yielding new information about how radiation-induced thyroid cancer develops. It is estimated that more than 6,000 cases of thyroid cancer were caused by the disaster.
"The Chernobyl accident is a clear example of the health consequences experienced by a large population exposed to radioactive iodine," says Memorial Sloan Kettering physician-scientist James A. Fagin. "The people who were exposed, especially those who were children at the time, have been monitored very closely, and there's been a lot of interest to see what happens to their risk of cancer over time."
An international study, led by Dr. Fagin in collaboration with computational biologist Christopher Mason from Weill Cornell Medical College, is reporting the first comprehensive genomic analysis from patients who developed thyroid cancer after exposure to radiation from Chernobyl. An expert in thyroid cancer, Dr. Fagin is Chief of Memorial Sloan Kettering's Endocrinology Service and an investigator in the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program.
Children Were the Most Affected
Most of the people in the study were under the age of ten at the time of the accident and developed thyroid cancer as adolescents or young adults. "There's no question that the frequency of cancer in this group of people is many times what it would have been in a population not exposed to radiation," Dr. Fagin says.
When the explosion occurred, radioactive iodine isotopes (unstable atoms that give off radiation) were released into the atmosphere. Those isotopes fell onto the grass, which was then ingested by dairy cattle. They also fell onto other crops and entered the food supply, including the maternal milk for breast-fed infants.
"The thyroid gland is very efficient at trapping iodine, particularly in children," Dr. Fagin says.
Iodine-131, one of the main isotopes that was released, is not very stable and half of it had decayed after a little more than a week. Therefore, although exposure was high, it lasted for a relatively short period of time.
Characterizing the Genomic Changes
The investigators analyzed the genomic changes in DNA that was taken from the tumors of 26 children and young adults who had thyroid cancer. "Because we know the exact age of all the children at the time of exposure and because they have been studied very closely afterward, we consider this to be a well-curated population of patients," Dr. Fagin explains.
The investigators found that the tumors contained so-called fusion oncogenes that result when DNA breaks apart, swaps places, and fuses back together. Ionizing radiation is known to cause DNA breaks, which is the mechanism by which radiation induces cancer.
"We found that all of these fusion oncogenes fell into particular functional classes," he says. "They tend to be activated receptors or activated signaling proteins of pathways that are known to induce cancer. To a large extent, the oncogenes implicated were ones that were already known to play a role in thyroid cancer.
"What's really remarkable is that in every single one of these cases, we were able to find the driver mutation — the actual genetic change that caused the cancer," he says. "That's not very common in most cancer studies, even when you sequence the entire genome of the tumors.
Lessons Learned, but Questions Remain
"The study's findings reveal two important things," Dr. Fagin says. "One, that radiation causes a particular type of genetic damage that is associated with characteristic cancer genes; and two, that those genes turn on the activities of pathways that are critical for the formation of thyroid cancer."
So far there has been no definitive link to Chernobyl exposure and the development of other cancers. "But it's still early days," Dr. Fagin concludes. "For thyroid cancer, the latency, or time between exposure and cancer, is shorter than we would have predicted. For other cancers, it's possible that we could see increases in the future.
The study was reported on November 1 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.


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We reserve the right to transfer information (including your personal data) to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Urban Seller or any of its subsidiaries provided that the third party agrees to adhere to similar terms to this privacy policy.
How Urban Seller uses your information
Urban Seller uses your personal information to provide you with products or services and to help us better understand your needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to provide service and support, to update you on services and benefits, to personalize promotional offers and to personalize some Urban Seller websites. Occasionally we may also use your information to contact you for market research regarding Urban Seller products or services. We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding such communications.
Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Credit card information and sensitive personal data are not used for any other purpose by our financial services provider or Urban Seller, and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases.
Personal data given to Urban Seller may be transferred across state and country borders for the purposes of data consolidation, storage and simplified customer information management. Whenever your personal information or financial information is transferred across state and country borders Urban Seller will ensure that the information is transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by the Data Protection Acts of Ireland. In transferring personal data to the US, this adheres to the Privacy Shield Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. Privacy Shield or BCR.
Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about Urban Seller website usability, performance and effectiveness. It is used to improve the customer experience, usability and website content.
Where third parties are involved, we require them to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with applicable legislation.
The Site may, from time to time, contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites
Payment details you provide will be encrypted using secure sockets layer (SSL) technology before they are submitted to us over the internet. Payments made on the Site are made through our payment gateway provider Stripe. You will be providing credit or debit card information directly to Stripe which operates a secure server to process payment details, encrypting your credit/debit card information and authorising payment. Information which you supply to Stripe is not within our control and is subject to Stripe's own privacy policy and terms and conditions.
We place great importance on the security of all personally identifiable information associated with our users. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information.
In the event of any suspected security breach involving personal data we have procedures in place to deal with any incidents.
You should bear in mind that submission of information over the internet is never entirely secure. We cannot guarantee the security of information you submit via the Site whilst it is in transit over the internet and any such submission is at your own risk.
It is advisable to close your browser when you have finished your user session to help ensure others do not access your personal information if you use a shared computer or a computer in a public place.
In accordance with relevant financial and data statutory obligations we are required to retain basic information about you for a period of six years.
Information that you submit via the Site is sent to and stored on secure servers located in the United States and in the EEA. Information submitted by you may also be transferred by us to our other offices and/or to the third parties mentioned in the circumstances described above (see Information sharing), which may be situated outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and may be processed by staff operating outside the EEA. The countries concerned may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. Where we transfer your information we will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected. By submitting information via the Site, you agree to this storing, processing and/or transfer.
When you complete our registration forms or use our services, we may transfer your information to processors outside the European Economic Area but will do so with appropriate measures and controls in place to protect that information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
When you give us information about another person, you confirm that they have appointed you to act for them and agreed to the transfer of their information abroad.
Under GDPR your rights are as follows:
The right to be informed
You must agree to your information to be processed for purposes you are aware of before it can be processed.
You can do this by indicating your consent when providing the information.
The right of access
You may request a copy of all personal data we hold on you in our role as data controller. If you have an
account, you can access this information via your profile. If you do not have an account, you can do this by
sending us an email to email@example.com
As well as your personal data, we'll provide you with:
the purposes of the processing;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed;
the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored;
your rights, as laid out in this policy;
the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
the source of the data
any automated decision-making in use on your data, including the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences.
The right to rectification
You have the right to have your data rectified, for example, if it is incorrect or incomplete. You can
exercise this right by logging in to your profile. If you do not have an account or wish to amend other
data, you can do this by sending an email to email@example.com
The right to erasure
You may exercise your right to withdraw consent or to request erasure of personal data by logging into your
profile and deleting it. If you do not have an account or wish to delete specific data, you can do this by
sending an email to email@example.com.
Please note that the deletion may not affect an ongoing recruitment process where the employer has already received the data as part of the recruitment process.
The right to restrict processing
You can request that we keep your data but do not process it further. You can do this by sending an email to
The right to data portability
You can request a copy of the information you've provided to us in a commonly used format. You can
exercise this right by logging in to your profile or by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The right to object
You have the right to object to the use of your data for direct marketing purposes and profiling, should
such profiling take place in the scope of direct marketing or our legitimate interest.
Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
You have the right to not be subject to entirely automatic profiling algorithms. If any such algorithms are
used, you have the right to know details of their operation. You can request information about any automated
profiling algorithms by sending email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
More information on data privacy rights is available directly from the Irish Data Protection commissioner.
Please submit any questions, concerns or comments you have about this privacy policy or any requests concerning your personal data by email to email@example.com or write to
Urban Seller SA
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We may change this policy at any time. Please refer to the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page to find out when this policy has been last amended.


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Come winters and its Citrus boom. Limes, Lemons, Oranges, Kinnows, Pomelos and all the local varieties of Citrus flood the market. And this is the best time to make Marmalade. Nothing beats homemade marmalade that is chunky and bittersweet. And even when the citrus season is over, you can savour the citrusy deliciousness from the bottle!
In North, our very own local citrus Malta reaches the market in early winters. Malta (Citrus sinesis) is the most commonly grown tree in the Kumaon hills. It fruits during winter season. Malta is called sweet orange. It is a hybrid between Pomelo (Citrus maxima) and Mandarin (Citrus reticulate). Malta is highly medicinal and has an intense citrusy flavour too. Local varieties are the best for marmalade as the skin is not sprayed with pesticides unlike the commercial varieties that are sprayed and waxed for an attractive look and longer shelf life.
Classic Malta Marmalade
8 Maltas (oranges or any citrus)
2 lemons
4 cups water
You will also need
A hand juicer, a sharp knife, kitchen scissors, muslin cloth, a plate kept in freezer and jars.
Wash and wipe the fruits.
Slice all the fruits into half. Juice the Maltas and lemons. Separate flesh and seeds.
Collect all the seeds.
With a sharp knife, scrape out the white membranes and keep them aside.
Scrape out as much pith as you can from the juiced fruit. Discard pith.
Cut peels (Malta and Lemon) into fine shreds with scissors. Collect all the seeds and membranes and tie them in a muslin cloth.
In a large steel wok/container, take juice, flesh, peels and water. Place muslin bag in the side. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook till the shreds become tender. Keep pressing muslin bag from time to time. Seeds and membranes are rich in pectin. Whitish gel from muslin bag is pectin. It will help the marmalade set well.
Turn off the heat. Discard the muslin bag. Cool the mixture and refrigerate overnight.
Next morning, measure the mixture. For every one cup, add ¾ cup sugar. Boil.
Keep boiling till it becomes thick. To test for doneness, drop a spoonful on frozen plate. Push with a finger. If it has slight a film and collects, then it is done. If it spreads out thin, it needs to be cooked more. Repeat the frozen plate test.
To sterilize the bottles, Place the washed and dried bottles with the lids in the oven. Set the temperature to 100 degrees and set the timer to 10 minutes. Remove the bottles and their lids from the oven.
Ladle Marmalade into warm sterilized jars, leaving ½ inch space.


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iCloud nets 85M subscribers as sign-ups outpace device sales
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Following a rocky beginning, Apple's iCloud has seen incredible growth, and the number of new subscribers added during the three months ending in December outnumbered the combined sales of Macs, iPhones, iPads and iPods.
"iCloud is off to a great start with more than 85 million customers signed up as of today," said Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer. "With iCloud, customers can store their music and photos and documents and keep their personal information and content in sync across all their devices, automatically and seamlessly."
The massive numbers are not solely customers who sign up after purchasing a new product, but also includes those who have transferred old MobileMe accounts to the new cloud service.
Unlike Apple's previous attempts at centralized storage and online management systems seen in .Mac and subsequently MobileMe, iCloud is free and offers a much more comprehensive and seamless user experience. With .Mac and MobileMe, users had to sync data manually, pay for storage and deal with a sometimes clunky interface, which could explain why iCloud is enjoying such success.
"It was a fundamental shift recognizing that people had numerous devices and they wanted the bulk of their content in the cloud, and easily accessible from all the devices," Cook said.
When the service launched in October 2011 alongside iOS 5, users were granted access to seamless syncing of emails, calendars, contacts as well as cloud storage for all their Apple devices. At the time, one analyst said that iCloud was the most important Apple service since iTunes, and guessed that it would one day lead to gadgets "we haven't thought of yet."
It remains to be seen what devices Apple has planned in their product pipeline, but Cook is clear as to how important iCloud is to the company's future.
"It's just not a product. It's a strategy for the next decade," Cook said.