text:
Tactical T2000 – Advanced Military Grade Flashlight Is Taking The Survival World By Storm!
There are certain standard expectations that we have from our tactical and survival gear. Tactical flashlights should be durable, yet they should be conveniently usable. The gears must be reliable so they don't die on you or go kaput when you need them the most. Tactical gear which is primarily for nonmilitary or non-police use cannot cost too much as the government doesn't foot the bill with taxpayers' money. Most importantly, a tactical gear or tool must do what it is supposed to without falling short of its capacity. For instance, a tactical flashlight capable of an output of 'x' lumens should be able to emit that much light and offer the promised coverage spanning the claimed area.
What is the Tactical T200 Flashlight?
Tactical T2000 is one of the sleekest and most durable flashlights available right now. Since there are many brands making numerous flashlights, you need definite reasons to consider a Tactical T2000.
Here are five reasons to help you decide That Tactical T200 is the best!
- Tactical T2000 is made of aircraft grade aluminum. Its robust body, sturdy grip and durable construction will impress any and sundry. You could be caught off guard during a break-in attempt, you may be staring at a blackout due to weather extremes or you may require a handy light to help you on an adventurous trip. The Tactical T2000 will bear the brunt of wear and tear, will stand the test of time and more importantly will be usable in the toughest of times.
- Tactical T2000 has a modular design with some really cool features. Not only can you tweak the body of the flashlight but you get a reliable LED lamp that would last for more than ninety two thousand hours. That is one of the best lifespan you can expect from an LED lamp in a tactical flashlight.
- There are five modes programmed into the flashlight. You can just preset the mode and you would have a high beam, low beam or medium beam. You can also opt for the SOS mode when you need to send out emergency signals. There is a strobe mode that allows you to have indications or instructions if there are other people you are out with or when you need to convey a particular message. These five modes are more than what you would need, whether you have some homely use for the flashlight or you are out camping.
- Tactical T2000 has five levels of telescopic focusing. You get x1, x250, x500, x1000 and x2000. That is more than what you need.
- Finally, Tactical T2000 is smartly priced. Not only is there an amazing discount you can use, the retail prices are substantially less than some of the similar flashlights out there and even some models that are of sub par quality or fall short on features and specs.
Get Your Tactical T2000 Flashlight 75% Off Retail Price!
Right now for a limited time, you can get your Tactical T2000 flashlight 75% off the regular price. Talk about a DISCOUNT! You will not find a better flashlight out there that will last through the apocalypse like Tactical T2000. So, What are you waiting for???! Order yours TODAY!!
Incoming search terms:
- 20 000 lumen flashlight (1)


text:
Smart-i Enters into the Smarthome Market
Smart-I is bringing sharp, reliable and affordable home security to the market for the very first time. The app-controlled security system will allow customers to control cameras, smoke & carbon monoxide alarms, indoor and outdoor sirens, PIR Sensors and flood/water detectors.
The Smart-I home security range provides the customer with three systems in the home for CCTV, Alarms and Power Control all rolled into one singular control. The next generation of home security deters and detects crime while keeping you informed and in control. This new dimension is giving customers flexibility and control in a fully integrated system.
The Smart Home Security system that offers a wide range of smart features including: Indoor and Outdoor CCTV, Alarm sensors for detecting intruders, water leaks, smoke and harmful Carbon dioxide fumes, it gives appliance and lighting control, remote access to cameras and allows recording to be remotely activated from a Smartphone or Tablet and direct alerts can be immediately sent to your Smartphone or Tablet.
Any device in your home that uses electricity can be put on your home network and at your command. Whether you give that command by remote control, Tablet or Smartphone, the home will react.
The Smart Home Security system is fitted with IFTTT – intelligent thinking system. For those not familiar, IFTTT (IF This happens Then do That) is a feature that creates scenarios to automate lifestyle (If sunset, switch on lamp). This allows the user to set chains of simple commands called 'Scenarios' which are triggered based on changes to other device. They can be as simple or as complex as they need to be!
For more information on the Smart-I Home Security Systems, go to www.smarti.co.uk where you can see the full range of products and find out more about our innovative technology.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
6 Things I Learned This Week
1) Most U.S. workers with advanced math skills never actually have to put them to work in their jobs.
American University Economics Professor Robert Lerman told this to a panel at the Washington D.C.-based Urban Institute this week during a discussion of whether everyone should go to college.
He also said employers by and large seek workers who have credentials that are not academic. They look for strong communications skills and past work experience.
(The Answer Sheet will discuss this more next week.)
2) University of Richmond President Edward Ayers, a nationally recognized Civil War scholar, reports that one of the perks of his job is a burial plot near other former leaders of the liberal arts school.
It is located in the school's Columbarium and Memorial Garden, where alumni, students, faculty, staff, trustees and their immediate family members also can be buried. It is unclear whether he will use this particular job perk.
3) Alpha Delta Phi, the Dartmouth College fraternity that became famous when an alumnus co-wrote the 1978 movie "Animal House" about the adventures of a derelict frat at "Faber College," has the second-highest grade point average in Dartmouth's Greek system--over 3.5.
That comes from President Jim Yong Kim, the first Asian-American president of an Ivy League school, who is will be officially inaugurated next week.
Kim had dinner at Alpha Delta Phi recently and keeps "in close touch with them." They are a great group of guys, he said, who not only earn good grades but are active on social service projects.
4) Virginia is losing its frogs--and for that matter, so is the rest of the world. And this, it turns out, is bad news for all of us.
In case you didn't know, frogs are important to the food chain. Tadpoles clean waterways by eating algae and adult frogs eat a lot of disease-carrying insects, such as mosquitoes. Other animals feed on frogs.
But frog populations are declining and nearly one-third of the world's 6,490 amphibian species are threatened with extinction, according to the nonprofit organization Save the Frogs, which is dedicated to saving the world's amphibians.
Up to 200 species already have disappeared as a result of climate change, pollution, disease, habitat loss and over-harvesting for the pet and food trades. Virginia's frogs have been hit particularly hard by urban expansion, which has wiped out amphibian habitats.
"The amphibian extinction crisis is one of the most significant environmental issues of our time," said Save the Frogs founder Kerry M. Kriger.
There are, indeed, many environmental crises these days, but there is no reason to doubt that this is one of them.
5) This is actually two amazing facts, but they are related:
The magazine that says it has the world's largest circulation is "AARP: The Magazine." And the person on the cover of the September/October edition is Bruce Springsteen.
Bruce is turning 60.
First I thought it was a cheap trick to get folks to read the magazine. Then I realized it was a great trick to try to get people to read your blog.
6) Thursday is the sixth annual National Punctuation Day.
Almost every day is dedicated to one thing or another, but punctuation is something we should not ignore--and, apparently, too many people do.
Aside from a personal fondness for proper punctuation and a desire to promote literacy for children and adults at every turn, I like the way people are being asked to mark the day: Bake a cookie, cake, pastry, doughnut or bead in the shape of a punctuation mark, any punctuation mark!
Find out what you get if you win, and everything else you could want to know about commas, semi-colons and other punctuation marks at http://www.NationalPunctuationDay.com/
Valerie Strauss
| September 18, 2009; 4:51 PM ET
Tags: AARP, Bruce Springsteen, Dartmouth College, University of Richmond, frogs, math, puncutation
Save & Share: Previous: Dorothy Rich: What Really Matters (And Is Overlooked) for Educational Success
Next: The Problem That Is Kindergarten
"Most U.S. workers with advanced math skills never actually have to put them to work in their jobs."
Students have almost always been taught the lessons that might have helped their grandparents. So-called "advanced math" became obsolete over 40 years ago, when computers began to solve problems that were impossible with calculus.
Colleges are just as hide-ridden as grade schools and high schools, if not more so. For most students, the most helpful education comes in the first few grades and then, much later, in professional or trade schools. Most of the rest usually turns out to have been a waste of time.
Posted by: AppDev | September 20, 2009 6:54 PM | Report abuse
The comments to this entry are closed.


text:
EDMONTON, Alberta -- In the midst of a five-game trip, the Nashville Predators needed to get back on track, and they needed to do it quickly.
Nick Spaling scored to break a third-period tie, and the Predators snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.
Spaling netted the winning goal with 7:39 remaining after Jordin Tootoo sent a backhanded pass in front to him for his third of the season.
"It was a great play by him," Spaling said. "It was also a great play by Craig Smith to keep it in. We had the forecheck going, and he was in the middle to create the turnover. I was just trying to find an open spot, and Toots did a good job winning the puck battle behind the net."
Shea Weber also scored for the Predators (11-8-4), who played the third game of a tough five-game road trip.
"We played with a lot more of the things that you need to have to win," Predators coach Barry Trotz said. "We played with a lot more intensity and structure. It was getting a little nerve-racking because we had numerous chances, 14 or 15 in the second period, and were tied 1-1. That was a big goal by the Smith line with Spaling and Tootoo."
Anders Lindback earned his first win of the season in the Nashville net.
"I've just been working hard, waiting for a chance to get in for a start," he said. "I got great help from the whole team. We played a great game over the whole ice, which made it easier for me."
Jordan Eberle had the lone goal for the Oilers (12-10-2), who have lost two in a row and seven of 10.
"We were being a little too pretty," Eberle said.
Edmonton coach Tom Renney agreed that his team didn't do enough to pull out the win.
"I thought our compete level had to improve," he said. "As a team, we passed up opportunities to put pucks on net and create havoc on rebounds. It was way too easy for Nashville.
"It's the NHL, shoot the puck."
Edmonton took a 1-0 lead 7:07 in on its first shot of the game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins made a nice move to spin around a defender and got the puck to Eberle, who lifted his own rebound off a defender and over the glove of goalie Anders Lindback for his eighth goal.
Neither goalie saw much action in the opening period. Edmonton had only four shots, and Nashville recorded six against Nikolai Khabibulin.
Nashville was given a big break six minutes into the second period when Ryan Jones was given a major penalty for elbowing after a big hit on Blake Geoffrion. Geoffrion left the game and didn't return.
The Predators tied it 1-1 just before time expired on a power play when Weber's shot from the right circle sneaked past Khabibulin.
Nashville controlled play in the second period, taking a 22-11 shots lead into the third.
Edmonton had a good chance to regain the lead early in the third period when captain Shawn Horcoff had a short-handed partial breakaway, but he shot the puck wide of the Nashville net.
Seven minutes into the third, Lindback needed assistance from the trainer after he was hit by a hard slap shot from Eric Belanger. Lindback remained in the game.
A minute later Nashville had a quality chance but Khabibulin made a point-blank stop on Colin Wilson.
The Oilers came close yet again when Horcoff's shot caromed off of Predators defenseman Kevin Klein and hit the post before the puck was smothered by Lindback. The play stood up to a video review.
After Spaling's goal, Edmonton had a few chances with the goalie pulled but couldn't get even.
- Edmonton won the two previous meetings with Nashville this season. The Oilers chased Predators goalie Pekka Rinne last Tuesday in Nashville during a 6-2 victory.
- Edmonton forward Taylor Hall will be sidelined for 2-to-4 weeks because of a left shoulder injury sustained Saturday in Colorado. Magnus Paajarvi took his place on a line with Horcoff and Ales Hemsky. Paajarvi played in his 100th NHL game. Teammate Ryan Jones played in his 200th.
- Oilers D Andy Sutton (groin) has begun skating with the team.
- Nashville was without D Francis Bouillon (groin).
- The Predators are 9-0-2 when they hold their opponent to two goals or fewer.


text:
Log in or Create an account
Wishlist (0)
0 item(£0.00) ·
Check out
Personalise with any message over 3 lines (Line 1 & 2 up to 15 characters per line, Line 3 up to 12 characters per line)Please note. 'SUPERGIRLS ON TOUR' is fixed text.Size Large. Approximately 12-14. T-Shirt is 100% Cotton.Iron on reverse only.Please see individual garment label for washing instructions.
Weight: 0.1 KGHeight: 64 CMWidth: 46 CMDepth: 0.5 CM
Please Note: Enter your personalised message using the fields below.Due to the font type used please refrain from using all capitals in your personalised message. If the message is all in capitals you will find the personalisation extremely difficult to understand and may even result in personalisation being missed off the product. Many thanks for your cooperation.Please make sure you have ticked the "I confirm"box to say that you have checked the wording and spelling of your choice as unfortunately changes or refunds cannot be made after purchase.
is on back order
Your current WishList is not saved. Please Log in to save it.
Copyright © 2018 Pick Your Own Gifts . Powered by Shopify.


text: True enough! Writing is a great outlet for all sorts of things. In real life I was really in a lot of pain, pissed off, and frustrated. While writing fiction I'm often able to take events from my life and weave them into the story with a different outcome. I've been told it makes the story come to life. I hope that's true. Trapper


text:
Co-Founder and President, FormLA Landscaping
Cassy Aoyagi infuses FormLA Landscaping with her passion for sustainability and her commitment to developing distinctively beautiful landscapes. This commitment is evident in her frequent contributions to the Los Angeles Times Southern California Garden Clinic, Houzz, and the USGBC's Green Home Guide.
With gardens featured at Descanso Gardens and the Pasadena Showcase House of Design, by La Canada Valley Beautiful, USGBC-San Gabriel Valley, the Santa Monica Conservancy, the Echo Park Historical Society and the Theodore Payne Foundation, Cassy's work is familiar to local design and gardening enthusiasts.
Cassy values a landscape aesthetic authentic to Los Angeles and in sync with the area's diverse, expressive and design-conscious culture. The look of Los Angeles eschews boring expanses of traditional lawn for creative outdoor rooms and scenic spaces. It enhances architectural beauty and the way the space is used. It commands curb appeal, incorporating parkways into the overall design of forward-facing gardens. Drives and walks take unique shapes and textures possible only in Los Angeles' temperate climate, and diverse foliage needs little water to stay lush and vibrant year round.
In addition to creating distinctive landscape, Cassy educates Los Angeles residents and other landscapers in achieving outrageous beauty alongside optimal sustainability. She is a recognized expert in sustainable landscaping and California's Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinances and earned the Teacher of the Year award from the City of Santa Monica's Office of Sustainability, Water Resources. She teaches classes at the Theodore Payne Foundation for Native Plants, leads hike and learns where Angelenos can experience native foliage and see the impact of our landscaping choices, and provides free sustainable maintenance workshops.
Cassy is an accredited designer in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, a licensed contractor and board president of the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants. She and her husband Kirk earned bachelors degrees in environmental horticulture at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and founded FormLA Landscaping as C&K Landscape Design in 1997.


text:
It is easy to misapprehend Japanese politics. It is hard—to put it mildly—to correctly apprehend them. I say misapprehend, rather than misunderstand, Japan's politics because the problem is not so much interpretation of information as of one of limited and biased sources of information.
Sad to say, if you don't have Japanese and aren't listening to and reading the Japanese media, you can simply give up thinking that any judgment you make is based on meaningfully representative information. But even if you do follow matters in Japanese, it is hard to avoid finding one's judgment biased by the fact that only Japan's big business community—whose organ is the Nihon Keizai Shimbun—seems to speak on any issue clearly and with one voice. The trap is allowing oneself to think that the Nikkei's advocacy—because clear and forceful—holds more sway in the political process than that of a host of other interest groups, or that Japan's political process is particularly responsive to big business.
I say this by way of apology and no doubt excuse for what I have suggested in the past is the "slam dunk" logic of Japan's entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, or of meeting any ostensible deadlines for doing so, or of TTP being one of the highest priorities of the Noda government, and that accession to an agreement is critical to Japan's future.
During the past month, and for at least the next few weeks, the Noda government—and Prime Minister Noda personally—have been engaged in a raucous and exhausting debate with dissident members of its own ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) as well as the opposition parties, led by the Liberal Democrats (LDP), over legislation to raise Japan's consumption tax from 5% to 10%. Noda has said many times that he is staking his political life on passage of the consumption tax rise, so vital does he believe it is to putting Japan back on a path to fiscal soundness and avoiding a Greece-like crisis.
Noda's policy stance on the consumption tax is exactly that of Japan's big business establishment, and the editorial pages of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. What about TPP—along with the consumption tax hike, a cause celebre of the Nikkei? In fact, the trade agreement seems to have slipped completely off the agenda, at least for the time being. Why—if it is so critical—might this be the case?
In answering this question I am indebted to an exceptionally insightful analysis by Professor Aurelia George Mulgan of the University of New South Wales in Australia recently posted in the East Asian Forum (website: eastasiaforum.org). Apart from the obvious point that presently Noda has no spare political capital to invest in TPP, Professor Mulgan notes that "Japan's record on signing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is not promising. As a general rule, Japan prefers signing FTAs with non-agricultural exporting powers, rather than with powerhouses like Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S…. Japan has not signed trade agreements with its major trading partners or with developed countries (except for Switzerland in 2009); and it has preferred developing countries instead because it asks them to accept a lower trade liberalization rate with exceptions for some agricultural product."
Professor Mulgan elaborates on why TPP is stalled, and may be doomed, in Japan. I want to relate her many insights in a future post. Now I will focus on one more; she writes:
"PM Noda has argued that by joining the TPP Japan 'can absorb the Asia Pacific's growth power', but this argument is flawed because…China, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, are not in it."
While TPP may be going nowhere, Professor Mulgan believes that Japan will "continue to push the Japan-China-South Korea FTA proposal, which was boosted by Noda's recent trip to Beijing." In fact, at the tripartite meeting in Beijing Noda suffered another humiliating snub as Hu Jintao refused to meet one-on-one with him. Speculation was briefly rife in the Japanese press as to why this happened. But the buzz quickly passed, as snubs from Beijing seem recently to be the rule rather than the exception.
As readers of this blog know, I believe that the China-centric Asian regional economic and trade integration is an overriding mega-trend shaping and redefining Japan's future.
Despite the Nikkei's advocacy, movement toward TPP has stalled. Very likely, where Japan's varied political interests are aligning is toward a Japan-China-Korea FTA.


text:
5 Tips for Adjusting to Life With Dentures
You worry about all the changes that come with new dentures. You wonder whether you'll be able to eat and speak like you did with your natural teeth. You worry that your dentures will cause you pain and discomfort.
Fortunately, modern dentures are more comfortable than dentures were in the past. They also look and act more like natural teeth. Nevertheless, getting used to your new dentures may take a few weeks or months. Here's how you can make that transition easier.
- Eating
Fortunately, you don't have to take your dentures off to eat. Your dentures can help you chew just like your natural teeth did.
Learning to eat with dentures can be tricky at first. Start out by eating soft foods and chewing slowly. Applesauce, mashed potatoes, eggs, and yogurt are all good choices. Eventually, you'll be able to eat harder foods, but you may need to cut them into small pieces.
Make sure to chew on both sides of your mouth, giving each side equal pressure. When you chew on just one side, your dentures could slip forward in your mouth. You should also avoid chewing with your front teeth, as that action can make your dentures unstable.
There are a few foods you might want to avoid. Don't eat sticky foods like taffy, caramel, and gum, which could stick to your dentures and damage them. Hot foods like hot soup and coffee could also damage your dentures. Nuts and seeds could become trapped under your dentures, irritating your gums.
- Speaking
You might notice that it's difficult to say certain sounds with your new dentures. Speak slowly and deliberately and practice, practice, practice. With time, your mouth will learn how to say any word with your dentures.
If your dentures shift position while you laugh or talk, just bite down on them and swallow. Use a tiny amount of dental adhesive to hold your dentures in place.
- Caring for Your Dentures
Brushing your dentures removes food and helps your dentures retain their clean, white appearance. It also helps you prevent harboring illness- and infection-inducing plaque and bacteria in your mouth. Brush your dentures with a toothbrush or denture-cleaning brush each day. Use soap and water or a denture cleaner approved by your dentist. Avoid toothpaste and other cleaners that can damage your dentures. Floss or toothpicks can also harm your dentures.
Make sure you also keep your mouth healthy. Before you put in your dentures, wipe your gums, tongue, and the roof of your mouth with a clean, wet cloth. Rinse your mouth with a mouthwash.
Taking your dentures out at night helps them stay clean and prevents your mouth from getting sore. During the night, store your dentures in denture cleaner or warm water. Avoid hot water, which can change your dentures' shape.
- Avoiding Pain
Caring for your mouth and dentures reduces your risk for infection or other problems.
Watch for symptoms of mouth infections that you can develop if your dentures don't fit right. If you notice red bumps on the roof of your mouth, cracking at the corners of your mouth, or a swollen mouth or gums, see your dentist. He or she may need to treat the infection along with adjusting the fit of your dentures.
You may experience some soreness as you get used to your dentures. If your mouth feels sore or you develop sores in your mouth, rinsing with salt water may relieve the pain. If these symptoms continue, see your dentist.
- Adjusting and Replacing Your Dentures
Your gums and bones change over time, preventing your dentures from fitting as well as they used to. You'll want to replace your dentures about every five to seven years.
You'll need your dentures repaired or adjusted sooner if:
- Your mouth feels painful or sore.
- You notice cracks or staining on your dentures.
- Your dentures don't fit like they used to.
Your dentist might reline your dentures to resurface the sides of this dental device. Or, your dentist might rebase your dentures to rebuild the base He or she can also make adjustments to ensure you don't feel pain while you wear your dentures every day.
Wearing dentures for the first time can seem strange and unfamiliar. But after some time, you'll become so accustomed to wearing dentures that they'll feel like a natural part of your mouth.
If you are ready for your first pair of dentures, contact Northwest Dental Services and Implant Center. We offer classic dentures and Interlocking Polymer Network (IPN) dentures. These dentures can last up to 25 years and have a five-year warranty against cracking, staining, and other damage.
Don't wait to smile confidently again. Call us today to discuss your denture options. Feel free to ask us any questions you have before your appointment.


text:
Harvey visits Havenscourt Homestead
Posted by Kitty Sharkey , Saturday, February 26, 2011 3:24 PM
That's right! I've got a buck on the homestead! He's a handsome devil too!
This morning I went up to visit Sarah at Castle Rock Farm. I always enjoy my visits there. It's a beautiful place and Sarah is a wonderful person. And her goats are absolutely beautiful. One of her pregnant does has huge bulges and I just couldn't stop rubbing my hands over her belly. There are some good babies in there!
But today was special because she agreed to let me borrow Harvey for a few weeks in order to get Snow and Nali knocked up. They are at the end of their lactation cycle, so it's time. I'd like to have the deed done and him returned before Lulu gives birth in mid-March. So this was the best possible option. Besides, it'll be fun!
In case you're wondering, yes indeed, this is the same blue eyed beau that had a tryst with Lulu back in the fall. Last year Mr. Lincoln fathered all my kids. This year, Harvey gets that honor.
Yes, bucks do smell. But honestly, it's not as bad as some people make it out to be. Maybe if you have a bunch of them together like Sarah does it could get a little overwhelming. But just the one? Naw. Not so bad at all.
Harvey spent his first 10 minutes here eating orchard grass. Sammy spent Harvey's first 10 minutes here with his tongue out humping and laying clam to Snow, Nali, and even attempting Lulu. Licking, snuggling, buggering... Mine mine mine!


text:
- Home
- Shop Equipment
- Air & Management
Air Supply and Management
Adding an air compressor to your shop opens a whole world of new possibilities. Not only can you use the air powered version of tools, which are often more powerful, but you can do now apply professional finishes to your projects as well. Eastwood has professional quality compressors from top brands to suit everything from the occasional hobbyist, to the full time, multi-bay repair shop.
We carry all the accessories you could ever need for your air supply as well. We have air dryers, regulators, lubricators, filters, as well as the hoses, reels and quick release ends. We even carry everything you need to plumb your whole shop with air to every work station from one central compressor.
Air Pressure Regulators and Lubricators
Proper air pressure is essential when using paint spray guns. If you want to get professional results you need to make sure your gun is getting the recommended amount of air, and you need to be able to adjust it accurately. Eastwood has big regulators that can adjust your whole air system, as well as smaller regulators to fine tune air pressures at the end of the line for sensitive HVLP paint guns.
Keeping all your air tools in perfect running order requires periodic lubrication. Add a lubricator to your air lines and your worries are over. The lubricator periodically releases a small amount of oil into the line to keep all the moving parts in your air tools oiled and working perfectly.
Sponsored Links:


text:
JERUSALEM (May. 18)
Thirteen international mayors attending a conference here last week presented a resolution to Prime Minister Shimon Peres expressing their appreciation of Israel's security at a time when instability and terrorism in the Middle East "has gripped our cities and nations," and encouraging their countrymen to show support for peace in the region by "visiting, vacationing and travelling to the great democratic nation of Israel."
Mayors from the United States, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Norway spent a week in Israel for the seventh annual Jerusalem Conference of Mayors sponsored by the U.S. Congress, the United States Conference of Mayors and the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies.
The resolution by the mayors stated: "We have come to the end of what has been for all of us a very constructive and personally rewarding experience. We came to Israel at a time when concern for safety and security of tourist travel has gripped our cities and nations.
"After flying to Israel, travelling its roads and walking its streets, we are impressed by the physical and spiritual qualities of Israel in general and the city of Jerusalem in particular. And, beyond this, we are impressed by Jerusalem's atmosphere of security and friendliness.
"To all of our colleagues, friends and fellow citizens, we can, based on our own experience, offer our counsel: There are many good reasons to travel to Israel, and concern for safety is not a reason to stay away.
"Therefore, be it resolved that we unanimously join together to promote and encourage our citizens, our fellow countrymen, and all the people of the world to endorse our ideals and hopes for an overall peace in this area of the hopes for an overall peace in this area of the world by visiting, vacationing and travelling to the great democratic nation of Israel."


text:
Annual Fund
Every year JDS relies on the Annual Fund for vital financial support. As with most independent schools across the country, tuition income does not fully cover the expense of a JDS education. Because JDS does not receive funding from any local, state or federal agencies, the financial difference is made up by charitable gifts from the wide range of families who attend JDS, school faculty and staff, alumni, grandparents, friends, foundations, corporations and community members.
Outstanding JDS volunteers drive our Annual Fund efforts each year! Last year ('16-'17) - and for the second year in a row - their hard work resulted in 100% Annual Fund parent participation! If you make only one gift to JDS during the 2017-2018 academic school year, please send it to the Annual Fund. Your pledge or gift eliminates continued solicitations throughout the school year. We're striving for a third year of 100% Annual Fund parent participation!
By making a gift to the JDS Annual Fund, you will help:
- Expand JDS' outstanding inquiry academic program;
- Recruit and retain talented, energetic and committed educators;
- Provide financial assistance to deserving families;
- Strengthen and expand our enrichment and extra-curricular offerings;
- Care for our day school facilities;
- Maintain affordable tuition; and
- Much more!
We need the annual support of every member of our JDS community – parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends – to make all of these things possible. Every gift - no matter what the size - is significant.
Donation to the Annual Fund are tax-deductible as allowable by the law, and we are happy to arrange a structured payment arrangement plan that is most convenient for you: monthly installments, credit card payments and/or billing upon your timeline. We ask that all Annul Fund donations be submitted to JDS by June 30, 2018.
Support our Annual Fund today!


text:
Take Free Business Class flights with British Airways just book Valmorel Chalet Offer at Clubmed.co.uk
0 Votes
Club Méditerranée, commonly known as Club Med, is a corporation which found in many parts of the world, usually in exotic locations. It is considered the original all-inclusive resort. Club Med's travel and lifestyle experts provide you with top tips on the most popular destinations and resorts, the best times of year to visit, and the hotspots for summer and winter activities, such as golf, skiing, sailing, or just pure pampering.


text:
Bluefish Computer Services is a friendly Computer / PC Repair and IT Support Business, offering a wide range of computer services to Home Users and Small Business in Chichester & the surrounding area.
Unlike many other companies we offer a free estimate for all our Computer Services and no call out charge, this is for your peace of mind. We want you to know what our service will cost before you commit.
We are also proud and privileged to be able to say that most of our business comes from recommendations from existing customers.
Our services include the following:
- Laptop / Desktop Repair
- Virus / Spy / Adware Removal
- Broadband & Internet Problems
- Website Hosting
- Wireless and Wired Router Setup
- Hardware & Software Installations
- Disaster / Data Recovery
- Training / Tuition & Support
- Data Destruction
We would be delighted to hear from you whatever your query may be. You can contact us by any of the following means:
Phone: 01243 216313 / 07858 035659
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: http://www.bluefishcs.co.uk
Serviced Areas
- Chichester & surrounding villages
Payment Options
- Cash, Cheque, Bank Transfer
Contact Details
|36 Stockbridge Gardens
|Phone Number
|012 4321 6313


text:
Organize your favourite listings
Sign up to keep track of your favourite spaces and revisit them later.
The subject premises offer open layouts that can be built-out to suit a variety of users. They benefit from large storefront windows, plenty of natural light, secure entranceway, excellent exposure, easy accessibility and 24 hour security services to the building. The units are equipped with their own electrical panels, full air-conditioning, and in-suite washroom facilities.
The Victoria Conference Centre is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Victoria on lower Douglas Street (between Humboldt and Belleville Streets), immediately adjacent to the Humboldt Valley, across the street from "Nootka Court", connected to the Fairmont Empress and kitty corner to "The Falls" development.


text:
සිහින සැබෑ කරන්න – කැලේ පිපුණ මලකට අද ලෝකය විවර කරන්න අත්වැල් බැඳගන්න අපත් සමගින්… අපි යනවා ගමින් ගමට දුප්පත් දරුවෝ හොයාගෙන බුද්ධිය දානය කරන්න. ඔබත් එනවද අපිත් එක්ක යන්න? එක දරුවෙක්ගේ හරි අධ්යාපනය වෙනුවෙන් දායකත්වයක් දෙන්න ඔබත් කැමතිද? ශ්රී ලංකාවේ දුෂ්කර ප්රදේශවල අඩු ආදායම්ලාභී පවුල් වල දරු දැරියන් හට පරිගණක අධ්යාපනය ලබාදීමට සඳහා දැන් […]
Stax Inc., signed a memorandum of understanding with Sarvodaya-Fusion today, on "OwnIT" youth enterprise programme, taking Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to a completely different spectrum. "OwnIT" focus on enabling today's youth to take ownership of their earning potential and make an economic change for themselves and the country. This initiative is a result of long […]CONTINUE READING →
HSBC Sri Lanka is partnering with Sarvodaya-Fusion, The Schools Relief Initiative (SRI) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to further its community support towards education and the environment. To mark its 150th anniversary, HSBC is making an additional global fund of $ 150 million over three years (2015-2017) available to local charities […]CONTINUE READING →
"Advancement of Technology has contributed to the upliftment of human life in many ways" is a widely agreed upon statement. However, there's also another side to this story. Now a days, we hear more and more stories about how people, especially youth groups go astray through misuse of technology. These incidents have accelerated to a […]CONTINUE READING →
For the 1st time in History, the World Bank Group has joined forces with a group of world religious leaders in an attempt to end extreme poverty by 2030. The Partnership has been developed out of a concept of the World Bank President Mr. Jim Yong Kim. More than 30 religious leaders and heads of […]CONTINUE READING →
Over 800 young IT enthusiasts from 70 rural tele-centres Island wide were gathered at the Sarvodaya Vishwa Samadhi hall to get their talents applauded at the FUSION AWARDS 2014 organized by Sarvodaya Fusion; the ICT arm of Sri Lanka's leading civil society movement, Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya. On the day of the event, Vishwa Samadhi premise […]CONTINUE READING →


text:
when you're working and out of the wind. Also, a while back Lawdog had a post on the shemagh; I'd picked one up at a gun show and son brought me one from Iraq. I found you can put on a cap, then tie the shemagh on and this will keep your head and face warm and keep the sun out of your eyes; very nice on a day like today.
Oh, Uncle mentioned this the other day; the ACLU has fallen afoul of some of the bullcrap disguised as law enforcement and anti-terrorist activity:
The Tennessee ACLU sent a letter to public schools warning them not to celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. The Tennessee Fusion Center (H/T Uncle) put the communication on its map of "terrorism events and other suspicious activity":
Rittgers says "Join the club; how do you like it?"
The North Texas Fusion System labeled Muslim lobbyists as a potential threat; a DHS analyst in Wisconsin thought both pro- and anti-abortion activists were worrisome; a Pennsylvania homeland security contractor watched environmental activists, Tea Party groups, and a Second Amendment rally; the Maryland State Police put anti-death penalty and anti-war activists in a federal terrorism database; a fusion center in Missouri thought that all third-party voters and Ron Paul supporters were a threat; and the Department of Homeland Security described half of the American political spectrum as "right wing extremists."
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
It's amazing how warm you can get at 5F
1 comment:
- Mattexian said...
I love my shemaghs, finding them great *especially* when it's this frigid! I've been wrapping up in it like another hood, then pulling a sweater hoodie over it, using it as a liner and it fills that space at the neck nicely. I can't say it's been near zero like for you, so I can leave my nose peeking out and not fogging up my glasses. (During the summer the shemaghs find some use too, to mop up sweat after mowing the yard, and insulating a water bottle while it waits for me to take a break during said mowing.)
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
JROTC cadet receives Air Force scholarship
Published 1:00 pm, Friday, April 22, 2011
Plainview High School Navy JROTC Cadet Payton Harrell has been awarded a four-year Air Force ROTC scholarship valued at $180,000.
Harrell, the son of Jeff and Adeela Harrell, will graduate from PHS in May and plans to attend either Texas A&M or Texas Tech where he will major in mechanical engineering.
Part of his college academic schedule will include participation in training sessions, specialized classes and leadership opportunities with the Air Force ROTC.
After completing his college degree, Harrell will accept a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.
While most scholarship cadets incur a four-year active-duty commitment, Harrell plans to become a pilot and will incur a 10-year active duty service commitment.
"Cadet Harrell has been a valued member of the Plainview Bulldog NJROTC program and proved himself to be worthy of such a selection," Chief Brad Brantley said.
To comment:


text:
VMware to support paravirtualised Linux systems in future releases
Infrastructure software firm VMware is planning to develop modified Linux and Solaris x86 operating systems in future releases of its virtual infrastructure platform products.
This Article Covers
Infrastructure software firm VMware is planning to develop modified Linux and Solaris x86 operating systems in future releases of its virtual infrastructure platform products.
Paravirtualised Linux operating systems are modified systems that have been optimised to run in a virtual environment.
VMware would support paravirtualised Linux operating systems as they became adopted in commercial distributions, across its Workstation, GSX Server and ESX Server platforms, the company announced at the Linuxworld conference in San Francisco. It was also adding support for the Solaris x86 operating system.
By supporting both unmodified and paravirtualised Linux it would offer customers the widest choice of x86-based operating systems, the company said.
Businesses with mixed environments could now deploy any combination of Linux, Netware, Solaris x86 and Windows across the same VMware virtualisation platform for greater efficiency.
Jeffrey Engelmann, executive vice-president of marketing at VMware, said, "With more options available, customers can transition a larger portion of their datacentre workloads to a virtual infrastructure and thereby benefit from the proven ROI of a virtual operating environment."
The company is also working with several major IT firms including AMD, BEA Systems, BMC Software, Cisco, Computer Associates International, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, and Red Hat to advance open hypervisor standards.
Open hypervisor standards
Collaboration around open hypervisor standards is expected to focus on the following areas of interoperability and performance optimisation for virtualised environments:
lCross-platform frameworks that govern the standardised operation and management of standalone virtual machine environments as well as highly dynamic, datacentre-scale deployment of virtualised systems
Co-operative virtualisation APIs between hypervisors and guest operating systems
Virtual machine formats that enable virtual machine migration and recovery across platforms.
The great debate - to PC or not to PC
IT leaders have greater choice in end-user devices than ever before. The age of PC-only users is over and we have entered the multiple device era. In this guide, you can find best practice, analysis of the latest trends, and expert advice on formulating enterprise strategy in laptops, desktop PCs and mobile devices.
By submitting your personal information, you agree that TechTarget and its partners may contact you regarding relevant content, products and special offers.
You also agree that your personal information may be transferred and processed in the United States, and that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
Enjoy the benefits of CW+ membership, learn more and join.


text:
"It would be so much easier if the whales had faced just one problem.
In the decade since Puget Sound's southern-resident killer whales were protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), scientists have figured out where orcas go in winter. They've learned these whales can tell a chinook from a sockeye by using sonar to detect small differences in each fish's swim bladder. And researchers have documented the many ways these majestic mammals shift behavior in response to propeller and engine noise from boats.
Yet despite the vast rise in knowledge since killer whales were listed as endangered in 2005, the region's orca population — already a fraction of what it was in the 1960s — still is not growing, according to a new synopsis of research on the cetaceans by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)."


text:
Back to Journals » International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease » Volume 2 » Issue 3
Risk factors of hospitalization and readmission of patients with COPD exacerbation – systematic review
Authors Katayoon Bahadori, J Mark FitzGerald
Published 15 October 2007 Volume 2007:2(3) Pages 241—251
Katayoon Bahadori1, J Mark FitzGerald1, 2
1Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2The Lung Centre, Vancouver General Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Background: Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) exacerbations are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Data regarding factors which causes or prevents exacerbations is very limited. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the results from available studies to identify potential risk factors for hospital admission and/or re-admission among patients experiencing COPD exacerbations.
Methods: We undertook a systematic review of the literature. Potential studies were identified by searching the electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, BIOSIS, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane library, reference lists in trial reports, and other relevant articles.
Results: Seventeen articles that met the predefined inclusion criteria were identified. Heterogeneity of study designs, risk factors and outcomes restrict the result to only a systematic review and precluded a formal meta-analysis. In this review, three predictive factors: previous hospital admission, dyspnea and oral corticosteroids were all found to be significant risk factors of readmissions and variables including using long term oxygen therapy, having low health status or poor health related quality of life and not having routine physical activity were all associated with an increased risk of both admission and readmission to hospital.
Conclusions: There are a number of potential modifiable factors that are independently associated with a higher risk of COPD exacerbation requiring admission/readmission to the hospital. Identifying these factors and the development of targeted interventions could potentially reduce the number and severity of such exacerbations.
Keywords: COPD exacerbations, hospitalizations, risk of admission, readmission
Readers of this article also read:
Targeted tumor imaging of anti-CD20-polymeric nanoparticles developed for the diagnosis of B-cell malignancies
Capolla S, Garrovo C, Zorzet S, Lorenzon A, Rampazzo E, Spretz R, Pozzato G, Núñez L, Tripodo C, Macor P, Biffi S
International Journal of Nanomedicine 2015, 10:4099-4109
Published Date: 22 June 2015
Prognostic significance of ASXL1, JAK2V617F mutations and JAK2V617F allele burden in Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms
Yonal-Hindilerden I, Daglar-Aday A, Akadam-Teker B, Yilmaz C, Nalcaci M, Yavuz AS, Sargin D
Journal of Blood Medicine 2015, 6:157-175
Published Date: 1 June 2015
Travoprost with sofZia® preservative system lowered intraocular pressure of Japanese normal tension glaucoma with minimal side effects
Mizoue S, Nakano T, Fuse N, Iwase A, Matsumoto S, Yoshikawa K, IOP CHANGE Study Group
Clinical Ophthalmology 2014, 8:347-354
Published Date: 3 February 2014
DJ-1 as a potential biomarker for the development of biocompatible multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Haniu H, Tsukahara T, Matsuda Y, Usui Y, Aoki K, Shimizu M, Ogihara N, Hara K, Takanashi S, Okamoto M, Ishigaki N, Nakamura K, Kato H, Saito N
International Journal of Nanomedicine 2011, 6:2689-2695
Published Date: 4 November 2011
Bacterial conjunctivitis
Cindy Hutnik, Mohammad H Mohammad-Shahi
Clinical Ophthalmology 2010, 4:1451-1457
Published Date: 6 December 2010
Update on the clinical utility of sildenafil in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Gautam V Ramani, Myung H Park
Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2010, 4:61-70
Published Date: 6 May 2010
Delayed release pancrelipase for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency associated with cystic fibrosis
Susan S Baker
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2008, 4:1079-1084
Published Date: 10 October 2008
Cerebral blood flow response to flavanol-rich cocoa in healthy elderly humans
Farzaneh A Sorond, Lewis A Lipsitz, Norman K Hollenberg, Naomi DL Fisher
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2008, 4:433-440
Published Date: 11 April 2008
Tobacco consumption in relation to causes of death in an urban population of north India
Ram B Singh, Surendra Singh, Pronobesh Chattopadhya, Kalpana Singh, Vijender Singh, et al
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2007, 2:177-185
Published Date: 15 July 2007
The basis for decisions to end life. The Schiavo dilemma: an essay by the special guardian ad Litem
Jay Wolfson
Clinical Interventions in Aging 2006, 1:3-6
Published Date: 15 March 2006


text:
Aqua Bar: from the Deep Freeze
Many Westerners have already heard inflated stories about Tokyoites, gagging on smoggy urban air, being driven into "air bars" to buy a gasp of fresh O2. So now enter the Aqua Bar, the only … [Read More...]
UNIQLO no Maru! Japan Retail Tsunami Reaches Bay Area
After years of waiting, Bay Area shoppers can finally shop at their own local Uniqlo outlet. Not that just hopping a plane to Tokyo was such a bad way to shop for cheap, colorful jeans and … [Read More...]
Microsieverts.net Lets You Visualize Radiation Levels
In addition to the unspeakable sadness of Japan's disaster, people in Japan have also been overwhelmed by a tsunami of information about what is happening in the aftermath. To counter this, … [Read More...]
Japanese Carriers Mobilize Donations to Disaster Victims
People are talking about the low level of international donations being sent to support victims of the Japan "311" quake. Whatever the reasons behind this, the past week has seen several … [Read More...]
Crash Gallery
Iphone Crash – Japan
The owner says he was trying to slip the phone into his breast pocket but it slipped…and fell 2 stories. Repair cost: $350! Ouch.


text:
Okey, I have been given this truth table.
I can't seem to see the combination of which forumla represents this table. eg. ~(p v q)
Any help in the right direction would be greatly appriciated!
let me try to help you this. although its bit difficult for me to explain it with paper and pen.
when ever you have any truth tableand you want to derive the formula, take all thos rows in which output F is one.
Here F is 1 for three rors
a) P = 0 and Q = 0
b) p = 0 an Q = 1
c) p= 1 and Q = 0
now take each term in binary and add them to get expression f\of F.
a) P = 0 and Q = 0 means
b) p = 0 an Q = 1 means
Let me know if teh concept is still not clear. I will explain you taking more examples.
c) p= 1 and Q = 0 means
So expression for F would be F = + +
which on simplification gives =


text:
Home > Eyeglasses > Polo > PH2147 (5574)
New Releases
Size and availability
Free outbound and return shipping
30-day money-back guarantee
Low prices
Free outbound and return shipping
30-day money-back guarantee
Low prices
PH2147/5574 Eyewear
As a customer of Edel-Optics, you are totally aware that eyewear can crown your style. This accessory makes you look very smart when you are out and about and convincing in the office and in your leisure time. The PH2147 is available in the Edel-Optics online shop in other styles from Polo collections 2017 and 2018.
This frame was specially designed for genuine power women. Graceful design and expressiveness are interspersed with classical chic. Eyewear is in. Full rim is extremely popular, because you feel that you get more eyeglass for your money. It is not just about their resilience, but also about the visibility of material and design, which are of the highest quality. The rectangular shape of the frame exudes self-confidence and power. Especially for round shaped faces, the rectangle is a perfect counterpoint. Plastic frames like these combine durability and are comfortable to wear. The PH2147 is a very snug fit on the ears and nose. Brown is the perfect alternative for those who find black too high in contrast. Brown flatters the face unobtrusively.
With the help of our digital dispensing optician, your prescription lenses can be configured according to your own requirements. Anti-reflective and cleaning coatings, antistatic and lotus effect are included as standard for plastic lenses.
Even if this Polo is presently not in stock, it is worth ordering now, because the current price can't be beaten. In our online shop we have consistently low prices. You won't get PH2147 at such a low price, not even in the sale.
New Releases
Need help?
Don't hesitate to call us at
payment methods
Master of the Glasses


text:
London – Summer Boater StyleMonday, June 27th, 2011
Pomm has a great midsummer look going on. Pomm had also designed the sophisticated and subtle slik scarf she is wearing. Pomm is accessorising with Mac Jacobs bag, wearing Dune heels, American Apparel skirt, a Cos Mens top, and lets not forget that traditional summer essential, the straw boater.Tags: American Apparel Checked Skirt, England, Fashion, Fashion Photography, Fashionable, Fashionista, Girl, London Street Style Fashion, Marc Jacobs Bag, Mens White Tee Shirt Top, Shoes Dune, Style, Sunglasses Betty Jackson, UK, Wayne Tippetts, Wearing, Young Woman
Posted in Street Style | No Comments »


text:
CTV News Calgary Latest Videos
Human rights complaint has Earls dropping the albino from its Rhino beer
CTV Calgary
Published Friday, February 15, 2013 5:09PM MST
Last Updated Friday, February 15, 2013 6:31PM MST
The Earls chain of restaurants is dropping the word albino from its Albino Rhino beer following a human rights complaint.
The popular brand was created 25 years ago and named after the white rhinoceros.
For two people with albinism in Vancouver, the use of albino is an insult.
Earl's officials say they did not believe the term was discriminatory, but learned, through the human rights complaint process, that people with albinism are genuinely offended.
Albinism is a rare genetic condition where the body does not produce or distribute melanin, the substance that gives colour to skin, the iris of the eyes, and hair.
The woman who complained to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says having Albino Rhino on the Earl's menu is demeaning and humiliating and it has an adverse impact on persons with albinism.
CTV Calgary asked people outside the Earls location on 4 St. S.W. about changing the name of the beer and most believed the removal of the term was an example of political correctness gone too far.
Earls says it plans to remove Albino Rhino from its menu by April 24, 2013. The company has not announced what the new name for the beer will be.


text:
Zip it!
I bought this crazy romper a while ago and it's been sitting in my closet yearning to be worn.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love it and its crazy pattern, but the buttons are a huge pain in the B-U-T-T!
Yup, huuuggggeee pain, big enough to break grammar rules.
I've been thinking about adding a zipper to it the past week because I really, really wanted to wear it, but I've never worked with zippers. Zippers are terrifying and mysterious. Plus they have really creepy looking teeth and they're probably plotting to take over the planet.
They can, however, be tamed. Or at least silenced for a little bit.
Let me walk you through my attempt. Hopefully you'll gain the confidence to tackle your own zipper-insecurities.
Let's Get Craftin'
You'll need:
- A zipper (make sure to get the right size!)
- Something to install the zipper into (ie: a very stylin' romper)
- Scissors (obviously)
- Courage
Take a deep breath.
If it's your first time, make sure that what you're about to tailor is not your most beloved and priced possession, just in-case.
Turn your garment inside out and find where you want to insert your zipper.
I decided to insert my zipper right on the side and luckily there was a seam right there! :D
Use your zipper to measure how much you'll need to cut and mark it!
My next move was to open up that seam.
I don't have a seam ripper (birthday present anyone?) so I used scissors to cut my thread.
The main thing to remember is to only cut the thread. Just cut and pull. Don't go past your mark or you'll have to resew your seam for no reason. :0
I always started at my mark and worked backwards to make sure that I wouldn't accidentally rip too far.
I'm known to lose focus and make those kinds of mistakes. Oops. :)
Cut, cut, cut.
Pull, pull, pull.
Look at all the thread we pulled!
The directions that come with the zipper said to work with the garment inside out, but that was too much for my little mind to handle.
It was too disorienting so I just nestled in my zipper and got pinning!Speaking of pins, I'm on pinterest! Did you know?
I found this easy because your seam is already pressed. Just fold it under and pin. :P
It feels so nice to be done with that.
I recommend that you try on whatever you're trying to tailor. If you're careful you won't get pricked and your pins won't fall out.
It's nice because you can see if the zipper will truly work.
If it doesn't, damage control will be a lot easier. You'll only have to unpin and sew it up, instead of having to take the zipper out and… well hopefully you get it.
I used the thread I pulled out to pick the perfect color for my stitches.
The last step should be pretty self explanatory. :)
You tackled zippers and came out triumphant!
Take that zippers!
Trust me, now you're ready for anything you sassy, little thing. :)linking here: Today's Creative Blog, iheartnaptime, here
April 26, 2011 8:25 am
Thank you so much for sharing this – I'm currently staring at a sundress pattern that is intimidating me. Your tutorial has helped me feel a little more brave :)
Found you via Today's Creative Blog and am a new follower. I would love if you'd check out http://www.decoratingdiy.blogspot.com and follow me!
Turning a House into a Home
April 27, 2011 7:11 am
I would LOVE to have you link up to my Whassup Wednesday Par-Tay! And I have a party button you can grab and put on your blog so your friends can come too:)
If you are NOT already a Follower of Elements Interiors….HELLEEERRRR!
Click that Google Follow button and YOU will be ENTERED in my
"Its a SURPRISE!" GIVEAWAY to be announced EVERY MONDAY! Yeppers! You read it right,
a Winner EVERY MONDAY!!! With GREAT Goodies you wont want to miss!!
Hope to see ya at Whassup Wednesday!!!
May 1, 2011 8:01 am
I've been too afraid to attempt this- ha ha! Thanks for the great tute!! We would ♥ for you to show this off at our link party!
Lolly Jane


text: Seeing Hands – 'It's True' jimmy 28/11/2016 jangle pop 'It's True' is a jangly earworm courtesy of Newcastle's Seeing Hands. It's the foursome's second single (following 'I Knew You'), and was produced by Alex Greaves and mastered by Brian Lucey (Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, The Shins). This dreamy psych popper has already been praised by DIY, BBC 6 Music and XFM. Seeing Hands are all set for a bright 2017 with a debut release. Seeing Hands – 'It's True' Visit Seeing Hands @ Soundcloud @ Facebook.


text:
After not being able to agree to a lease extension, Tru has closed its doors. It's been a wonderful 10 year run and we thank those of you whose loyal patronage made our business the best of its kind in the city.
We're recommending that our clients go to Qua, The Spa at the SOMA Grand. Much of our service staff is there and Qua has tailored its skin care menu to provide similar services to Tru. Qua will be re-launching on January 18th, 2014. To book an appointment at Qua, click here
If you're holding a Tru gift certificate, click here
If you have a Groupon, please call Groupon for a refund


text:
For my trip to the West this summer, I have exactly 2 weeks to split between san francisco, los angeles and san diego, before I head on to Vegas. I have a flight booked into San Francisco, and a hotel room in Vegas, but I'd like some advice on how to divide up my time in California. I'm not old enough to rent a car, so I'll be flying from SF down to LA and then probably bus/train from LA to San Diego.
Any tips would be appreciated.


text: Square Lake Capital Management, LP is an investment and advisory firm that employs a fundamental, value-driven approach to investing in real estate and asset-based businesses. Square Lake invests in various levels of the capital structure to generate superior risk-adjusted returns, with a focus on situations that offer upside potential with limited downside risk. As an advisor, Square Lake works with owners to maximize the value of their holdings and take advantage of new acquisition opportunities. As a principal, Square Lake seeks to acquire underperforming and transitional assets as well as invest in situations that may be overlooked by others, including in companies suffering from capital markets dislocation, financial distress, complexity or negative market sentiment.


text:
Is sexting a crime, or just 'sexually curious behavior'?

The rise in popularity of texting and messaging applications has also resulted in the rise of "sexting," which is the transmission of sexually explicit information via mobile devices. Teens, in particular, have adopted the practice, making it a rather commonplace activity in their lives. Despite multiple studies which have aimed to identify what percentage of teens participate in sexting, the number has remained elusive due to the way the studies have been conducted and how "sexting" has been defined in each attempt. Still there are indications that sexting is commonplace, as the number of high-profile sexting cases come to light with seemingly more frequency.

Sexting cases involving teens are typically dealt with under decades-old child pornography laws, which has resulted in many young people being sentenced to harsh penalties and the label of "sex offender" to haunt them for the rest of their lives. Understanding that sexting has emerged due to technological advances, and that the practice is nothing more than "part of sexually curious behavior, in a world of technology-mediated adolescent development," many states have recently adopted laws specifically to address sexting by minors.

Sexting in Texas

Texas is one of the roughly twenty states that have adopted sexting-specific laws. In 2011, Governor Rick Perry signed in a new law which reduced the penalty for sexting by minors. According to Houston-based attorney Attorney Brett Podolski, the new laws made the transmission of messages "containing images of minors a misdemeanor rather than a felony. This means that minors found guilty of sexting no longer have to register as sex offenders as they did in the past." A minor, in this context, is an individual under the age of 18.

A misdemeanor in Texas is punishable by a fine for the first offense, with additional fines and county jail time in store for those with multiple convictions. The intention one has when distributing sexually-explicit content comes into play as well. For instance, if a minor is faced with a first offense for sexting, and had distributed the material with the "intent to annoy, harass, abuse, embarrass or harm another," then the charge may be raised to a Class B misdemeanor, for which harsher penalties apply."

There are some defenses for minors, however. If the material was sent privately between two individuals, in the context of a dating relationship, and if the age of the individuals involved are within two years of each other, even if one of the individuals is under 18, its possible that the activity may be deemed legal.

Sexting is legal between adults. If an adult is found in possession of sexually-explicit material of a minor, however, then federal child pornography charges could apply. The punishment for such offenses are very serious and can result in significant fines, time in federal prison, and a felony record.

Updated by Christina Michelle Bailey 5/30/16.


text:
Posted on: 28th January 2013
There is a predator on the loose in Madrid. It's been discovered in the fusion laboratories of CIEMAT, preying on its favourite victim… Turbulence!
This predator is not a large feline, but a type of plasma behaviour known as zonal flows. Strangely enough the relationship between zonal flows and turbulence follows exactly the same pattern as that between the numbers of predators and their prey in the wild – a significant discovery for fusion scientists in the quest to control the turbulence that allows energy to escape from their experiments.
In the same way that a large number of prey – for example, deer – might support an increasing population of tigers, in certain conditions turbulence seems to trigger the growth of the zonal flow pattern. However, as they grow, the zonal flows inhibit the turbulence, which dies away, eventually undermining the zonal flows, in the same way as a large population of tigers would cause a decline in the deer population, leading to their own downfall. But as the tiger population drops, the deer begin to thrive again, and so the cycle begins anew. This oscillatory predator-prey relationship is exactly what has been measured in the TJ-II stellarator at CIEMAT, as shown in the figure.
The scientist that made the discovery is Dr Teresa Estrada, head of microwave and laser diagnostics at TJ-II. "It was a lucky discovery!" she said. "I was not looking for this, the timescale of the oscillations is milliseconds so I could easily have missed it. I saw [the oscillations] first in the turbulence, and so I looked at the flow and was excited to see them there too, with the characteristic ninety degree phase delay."
Zonal flows are large areas of even flow around the minor radius of the plasma. They were initially predicted theoretically, and subsequent observations in other devices around the world suggested zonal flows did exist. However, the new measurements at TJ-II are the first to show the dynamical relationship between the zonal flows and the turbulence, thanks to a recently installed diagnostic system, Doppler Reflectometry. The technique, which injects microwave radiation into the plasma and measures the reflected signal, allows both the radial electric field and the density fluctuations to be measured simultaneously, and can see further into the core of the plasma than previous techniques.
The onset of the predator-prey oscillations occurs when as the plasma makes a transition into H-mode, a regime of high confinement of energy and particles that will be the basis of future fusion devices.The insight into how to create H-mode is what makes the discovery of zonal flows so significant, says Dr Estrada:
"If we can find ways to make the zonal flows stronger so they damp the turbulence, we possibly could identify one path to achieve H-mode at lower power!" she explains.
H-mode is planned to be the main operating mode of the high-powered fusion device ITER, which is under construction in the south of France. Controlling the heat and turbulence of a fusion plasma ten times larger than ever before produced is one of ITER's main challenges. The information from TJ-II perhaps suggests that the ITER plasma could be thought of as an eco-system – and to be healthy it needs predators.
CIEMAT is the Spanish signatory to EFDA


text:
There are no subjects off limits, but to make things harder, a topic can only be discussed once. Each show ends with an unplanned musical finale, chosen at random by the audience, with David on the piano and Frank on vocals.
Click here to see all the titles in our Avalon Comedy collection.
© and (P) Avalon Television
There are no listener reviews for this title yet.
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
- Artist: Henry Flood
- Genre: Easy Listening
- Release Date: 12/31/2002
Introducing the Music of Henry Flood If you like the classic ballads, boleros and jazz vocals of the late 1920's to the mid 1960's then you'll enjoy the singing of Henry Flood because he sings with feeling and from the heart. The ten selections on his first CD titled Unforgettable reflect a variety of singing styles. Ballads predominate but there are upbeat swing and jazz vocal tunes too with a classic Spanish bolero thrown in for good measure. Henry sings regularly on Saturdays at Miami's Hereford Grill lounge with Gilberto Benedetti who headlines the Saturday show and is the principal musician on keyboard and vocals in Spanish and English. Gilberto is a rising Latin star on Miami's lounge circuit with four CD's to his credit and he produced and directed Henry's CD. Touring the Golden Age of Standard and Jazz Vocals The ten songs featured on this CD evolved out of my regular participation in the 'Saturday Show' and at select public appearances with Gilberto and others in South Florida. Ballads predominate - especially the songs of Nat King Cole but other songs and styles are represented too. The oldest (1927) is Irvin Berlin's 'Blue Skies' and 'Nevertheless' (1935) is also an upbeat tune with a take a chance on love message. The song 'Moon River' with words by Johnny Mercer and music by Henry Mancini (1961) will always be linked vocally with Andy Williams and I try to present this classic love song in an evocative manner. The first of four Nat King Cole songs presented is 'Too Young'. The other Nat King Cole classics are 'Mona Lisa' (1949), 'Unforgettable' (1951) and the L O V E song (1964) Diana Washington's classic jazz ballad 'What A Difference A Day Made' (1959) is sung with great feeling to a contemporary arrangement that still honors the original presentation. Agustin Lara's Solamente Una Vez (1941) was my first song sung in Spanish and learned for my Mother-in-law, Caridad Martinez. Patty Paige first and subsequently Jerry Vale made 'Old Cape Cod' (1956) an enduring love song standard. I hope to take my wife there one day. About Henry Flood Henry Flood hails originally from Charleston, SC and spent many years in Washington, DC where he frequented the piano lounges and jazz clubs of the area regularly. Now living in Miami with his wife, this first CD through Happy To Croon Records fulfills a longstanding dream to sing and record. When Henry is not singing he works in the field of federal grants and American Indian law and governance. A Personal Message From Henry Flood Thank you for sampling the songs on my first CD and especially for buying it. Your purchase does far more than simply recovering the production costs. Your investment in my music also benefits young women in Central America. My forthcoming second album will help fund school scholarships for young women in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Thank you for making a difference and supporting Happy To Croon Records.
|Easy Listening
|CD Baby
|Release Date:
|Product Type:
|Item #:
|This product is a special order


text:
The country music awards show airs live June 5 with winners decided by fan vote.
Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum will perform on the 12th annual CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. They'll join previously announced performers Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan and Pistol Annies. The live show, hosted by Aldean and Kristen Bell, will air June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.
Fans can vote online at CMT.com and on their mobile device at CMT mobile or the CMT Insider app through June 2 to determine the winners. Bryan, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert have the most nominations with four apiece. Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney have three each.
The six finalists for video of the year will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can vote throughout the live telecast (ET/CT only) to determine that winner.
Before the main event, the 2013 CMT Music Awards red carpet will be hosted live by CMT's Cody Alan, Katie Cook and Allison DeMarcus at 7 p.m. ET/PT. They'll report on arrivals with exclusive interviews, candid moments and a first look at the fashion choices of the night's biggest stars.


text:
Tag Archives: british colombia
Skier Gets Swept Away By Avalanche, Records Entire Incident (Video)
Chris Bilbao of Portland, Oregon recently took a trip to British Columbia to test the ski hills. He almost didn't return. While zig-zagging his way down a mountain with a video camera attached to his chest, Chris had his feet swept out from under him by an oncoming avalanche. With the snow quickly piling onto […]


text:
Dec 20th Litecoin and Ethereum now accepted at TRITEMA
Use of cryptocurrencies is exploded in the past months. Coins are become popular both for investments and for payments media also. So we at Tritema thought that allowing payments with cryprocoins also would be a great way to support coins and coins markets, but also to give the customer more possibilities to buy and renew services. Enjoy with ... Leia mais... »
May 15th Ransomware wannacry Attack
In these days heavy ransomware attacks (especially wannacry). As you know, the virus encrypts data on your computer's filesystems and asks for a ransom to retrieve the data. This of course impacts on companies, professionals and production activities and can get them kneeling. You must absolutely defend yourself from this attack so that you will ... Leia mais... »
Powered by WHMCompleteSolution


text:
Pam Grier
- Birthday
- 2011-01-24
- Nickname
- Pam The Original Foxy Brown
- Birthname
- Pamela Suzette Grier
- Sign
- Gemini
- Hometown
- Winston-Salem NC
- Country
- United States
- Ethnicity
- Black
- Height
- 5'8"
- Weight
- 405
- Job
- Actress
- Hobbies
- Singing
- Assets
- Huge Natural Breasts 38DD.The 1970s Standard For Women Hollywood Legend
- Vices
- Loves Sex
Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier is an American actress. She came to fame in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison films and blaxploitation films, starring in B-movies such as 1974's Foxy Brown, and in mainstream films such as Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film, Jackie Brown.
Pam was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., the daughter of Gwendolyn Sylvia (née Samuels), a homemaker and nurse, and Clarence Ransom Grier, who worked as a mechanic and Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force.[1] Grier is African-American, and also has Native American, European, and Asian ancestry.[2] She has one sister and one brother, and is a cousin of football player Rosey Grier.[3] Because of her father's military career, her family moved frequently during her childhood, to various places such as England, and eventually settled in Denver, Colorado, where she attended East High School. While there she appeared in a number of stage productions, and participated in beauty contests to raise money for college tuition toward Metropolitan State College.
Pam moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1967, where she was initially hired as a receptionist at the American International Pictures company. She was discovered by director Roger Corman, who cast her in his women in prison films The Big Doll House (1971) and The Big Bird Cage (1972). She became a staple of early 1970s blaxploitation movies, playing big, bold, buxom roles, beginning with 1973's Coffy, in which she plays a nurse who seeks revenge on drug dealers; her character was advertised in the trailer as the "baddest one-chick hit-squad that ever hit town!" The film, which was filled with sexual and violent elements typical of the genre, was a box office hit, and Grier was noted as the first African-American female to headline a film, as protagonists of previous blaxploitation films were all male. In his review of Coffy, film critic Roger Ebert noted that Grier was an actress of "beautiful face and astonishing form" and that she possessed a kind of "physical life" missing from other actresses.[4] Grier subsequently played similar characters in the films Foxy Brown (1974), Friday Foster, and Sheba, Baby (both 1975).
With the demise of blaxploitation, Grier's career went on hiatus for many years. She acquired progressively larger character roles in the 1980s, including a prostitute in Fort Apache the Bronx (1981), a witch in Something Wicked this Way Comes (1983), and Steven Seagal's detective partner in Above the Law (1988). She made guest appearances on Miami Vice and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and also had a recurring role in the TV series Crime Story between 1986 and 1988.
Grier highlighted a successful television series during the 1990s on BET. She again appeared in 1997 with the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. As of 2004, she appears in the cable television series The L Word as Kit Porter and occasionally guest-stars in such television series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (where she is a recurring character).
Pam dated basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the early 1970s and actor/comedian Richard Pryor in 1977. She was also romantically linked to actor/comedian Freddie Prinze in the 1970s. In 1998, she was engaged to music executive Kevin Evans, but they split in 1999.
According to one of the many John Lennon biographies, she was at the famed Troubadour night club in Hollywood the night Lennon was ejected for drunkenly heckling The Smothers Brothers.
On the now defunct talk show VIBE, host Sinbad once claimed to have dated Grier's sister, though he wanted to go out with the actress herself.


text:
Meeting of NGOs on victim assistance: Keynote speech
08-03-1997 Statement
Meeting of NGOs on victim assistance, 8-9 March 1997, Tokyo, Japan. Keynote speech by Urs Boegli, Head of the Communication Department, International Committee of the Red Cross.
Ladies and gentlemen,
In the time it takes for me to deliver this address someone somewhere in the world will step on an anti-personnel landmine. This person will probably be a civilian living in a rural community, possibly a young child not even born when the mine was laid. Just one more faceless statistic to add to the list of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children across dozens of countries world-wide, all victims of the epidemic of mine injuries.
As with all public health emergencies, the solution to the epidemic demands both curative and preventive action. Thus, in order to tackle the root of the problem--the very existence of anti-personnel mines as a legitimate weapon of war--the International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for their total prohibition and elimination. Nothing less than a total prohibition will be sufficient to stem the tidal wave of lost and broken lives and limbs, impoverished and malnourished communities, empty fields and villages--all consequences of anti-personnel landmines.
Mine clearance is also an essential preventive activity: slow, dangerous and expensive it may be, but the ICRC firmly believes that much more can be done to clear the scourge of mines from afflicted societies and communities in Africa, the Americas, Europe, as well as here in Asia. Where comprehensive mine clearance cannot yet be undertaken, community-based mine awareness programmes can help to equip i ndividuals and communities with the information and skills they need to minimize the risk of injury due to mines.
Yet, fields must still be cultivated, water drawn and firewood collected even if that sometimes means entering a mined area. Thus, for the foreseeable future, the global number of mine injured and mine amputees will continue to increase. The ICRC database of mine incidents has registered more than 9,000 victims since January 1995 in more than 40 countries. It is impossible to know what proportion of all victims are registered; they are certain to be only a small minority. And so few, far too few of these individuals receive the treatment and the care that they deserve. The message of the ICRC to the international community is therefore loud and clear-- please don't forget the victims.
Survivors of mine incidents typically suffer from three patterns of injury. Those who step on blast landmines usually lose a foot or a leg and suffer severe injuries to the other leg, genitalia and arms. Survivors of explosions of fragmentation mines, on the other hand, receive wounds similar to those from any other fragmentation device; such wounds can affect any part of the body. The third pattern of injury occurs where mines are accidentally detonated, for instance, by deminers or by children mistaking mines for toys. This pattern inevitably involves severe wounds to the hands and face.
Once a person has been injured by a mine the first priority is to get him or her safely out of the minefield and to stop the bleeding. This'first aid'can usually be achieved by the application of a firm dressing but a traumatic amputation may require some sort of tourniquet which must be applied as low as possible and released at regular intervals. Many limbs are lost or have to be amputated higher than otherwise necessary bec ause tourniquets are applied too high on a limb and left on for more than six hours.
Of course, the earlier a mine casualty reaches a competent medical facility the better. Early administration of antibiotics can help to prevent the onset of serious infection such as gangrene. It is generally believed that six hours is the time beyond which a contaminated wound becomes infected and thus life-threatening. In addition to antibiotics, measures must be taken to prevent tetanus.
The effects of anti-personnel mines on the human body are a relatively new subject in medical literature. Until recently, mine injuries were considered to be the same as any other caused by conventional weapons. However, mines inflict a much more severe injury by design: their intention is, almost invariably, to mutilate and sometimes also to kill. And not only do landmines inflict horrific direct injuries, they also drive dirt, clothing, metal and plastic fragments into the tissue and bone, often resulting in severe secondary infections.
Indeed, such is the appalling nature of landmine injuries, among the worst that ICRC surgeons have ever seen, that it was ICRC medical staff who prompted the organization to adopt its unprecedented stance against anti-personnel mines. Determined to put an end to the carnage, in November 1995 the ICRC launched a major international advocacy campaign with the unequivocal message: " Landmines must be stopped " . The campaign, which is run in co-operation with more than 45 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, seeks to mobilize public opinion and foster political will through the press, television and radio not only to achieve an international prohibition of the use, stockpiling, transfer and use of all anti-personnel mines, but also to stigmatize their use in the public conscience. Hundreds of millions of peo ple around the world have already been reached by this message.
Here in Japan, the Japanese Red Cross has played a major part in sensitizing the Japanese public to the horrific consequences of landmines. In 1996, the Japanese Red Cross organized a highly successful symposium of mines with the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation and the ICRC greatly welcomes the continuing expansion of its national advocacy and fund-raising efforts on behalf of those affected by mines.
Indeed, a central component of the mines campaign is the need to strengthen the assistance provided to mine victims. Over the past ten years the ICRC has treated more than 140,000 war casualties, of whom about 30,000 were mine victims. As much as 85 per cent of all amputations performed in ICRC hospitals are as a result of mine incidents.
The surgical management of mine-injured patients can be a challenge to even the most competent surgeon. Wounds such as these are not seen in civilian practice and they do not correspond to any of the modern surgical specialities. The ICRC has produced video and teaching material about the specific surgical treatment of mine victims. Much of this has been adopted as standard teaching material for many of the world's military medical corps. In addition, a surgical seminar is held every year in Geneva for interested surgeons from national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and the ICRC has organized training seminars in many countries, including Bosnia Herzegovina, Cambodia, Iraq, Myanmar, Pakistan and Peru.
After the surgical treatment and when all the wounds are healed and the swelling of the amputation stump has settled, a mine victim is ready to be fitted with an artificial limb. This normally occurs four to five weeks after completion of the surgical treatment. The fitting of an artificial limb is an essential part of t he rehabilitation of a mine-injured amputee. In addition to ensuring mobility it also constitutes the first step in regaining some of the dignity lost thereby facilitating the psychological recovery of the mine victim.
The ICRC follows a policy of " appropriate technology " in its limb-fitting centres. In many countries affected by mines, advanced modern technology may not be practicable or affordable. ICRC workshops now make artificial limbs out of polypropylene, a thermoformable plastic that is recyclable, easy to repair or replace, and cheap. In Colombia, for example, the introduction of polypropylene technology reduced the cost of a below-knee prosthesis from US$473 to US$212. Since 1979, the 45 ICRC rehabilitation projects in 22 countries have manufactured more than 100,000 artificial limbs for 70,000 amputees, as well as 140,000 pairs of crutches and 7,000 wheelchairs.
The ICRC puts great emphasis on the training of local technicians in the use of this technology; many mine amputees find employment in its limb-fitting centres. This ensures that the limb-fitting programme can continue once the ICRC withdraws. In recent years, partner organizations have been found to take over its programmes, the majority of them with some continued support from the ICRC. Most commonly, this is a governmental body in the country concerned, but some have been handed over to competent private foundations or to National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies.
Those who survive mine injuries need a lifetime of rehabilitative care. But far too many mine injured fail to receive even the immediate physical assistance that they require. Poverty is often an issue in mine-affected countries. Although all assistance rendered by the ICRC is free of charge, in other cases mine victims may have to rely on aid agencies or forgo treatment completely.
Apart from the costs involved in treating mine victims, there are a number of other constraints that prevent mine victims from receiving adequate treatment. Access to the injured remains an important obstacle to their receiving assistance. Mine injuries remain a large-scale, scattered and largely unattended problem. Accurate collection of data is therefore the first step in addressing the mines epidemic. Improving the availability and flow of reliable data is crucial to helping not only to meet the needs of the survivors of mine injuries but also to prioritize mine clearance and community mine awareness activities.
In seeking to develop an effective strategy to meet the needs of a maximum number of mine injured and mine amputees it is abundantly clear that the process of making decisions about assistance requires an accurate and objective assessment of the needs, available resources, and likely constraints. Priorities must be established. Victims of anti-personnel mines are one category of the wounded; the wounded are one category of all people needing assistance. In addition to its expertise in providing medical assistance to mine victims it is in this decision-making process that the ICRC has perhaps the greatest experience to offer. There is no easy formula: a balance has always to be struck between the needs, the resources available to meet these needs and the constraints on meeting them.
The ICRC has gained considerable experience and expertise in treating and rehabilitating individuals injured by mines. This has been achieved by applying to each situation the means required to meet the needs while taking into full account the constraints specific to that situation. The donor community must focus as much on these constraints as on the technicalities of the assistance itself. These constraints must be circumvented in the short term but fully addressed in the long term.
Onl y a small proportion of the immediate needs are met by the ICRC and other agencies because:
- there is an obvious lack of funds for the projects already underway.,
- the specific constraints, imposed in any given country affected by the mine problem, may be insurmountable;
- a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to the problem of victim assistance with a long term view is lacking.
There are three reasonable and immediate goals for improved assistance for mine victims: first, that all mine victims should have access to adequate surgical care and rehabilitation; second, that the psychological and social needs of those injured and disabled by mines should be effectively addressed; and third, that the impact on the social and economic development of affected countries of the presence of mines should be measured.
However, it is not enough to strive to meet these assistance goals alone if we wish to bring more and higher quality assistance to mine victims in the long term. Any concrete action in mine-affected countries must integrate assistance and prevention. We are sure that the key to improving mine assistance is the structured flow and analysis of information about the entire mine problem in any given situation. In each country or region affected by mines there should therefore be a system of information exchange between governments/local authorities, the ICRC and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the United Nations and the network of non-governmental organizations. The information gathered would pertain to every aspect of assistance and prevention.
No single agency or organization can respond to the needs of the hundreds of thousands of mine amputees world-wide. But with better information, increased co-operation, great er resources and the necessary political will, stepping on a landmine should no longer mean that many mine victims have little left to live for. The ICRC will continue to work to increase the quality of and access to assistance for all those wounded by these abhorrent weapons. But if we are serious about ending the humanitarian crisis and horrible suffering anti-personnel landmines are causing they must be totally banned and eradicated forever from the surface of this planet.
Thank you.
Ref. LG 1997-031-ENG


text:
|Add a new lesson / test / 1 lesson per week
Log in!
Click here to log in
New account
4 million accounts created!
JOIN our free club and learn English now!
Get a free English lesson every week! 2 MILLION subscribers!
Click here!
- Our other sites
Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #9553: Past perfect simple, past perfect continuous
Past perfect simple, past perfect continuous
Past perfect simple / continuous
Test : use one of these two tenses.
Twitter Share
English exercise "Past perfect simple, past perfect continuous" created by anonyme with The test builder
Click here to see the current stats of this English test
Please log in to save your progress.
End of the free exercise to learn English: Past perfect simple, past perfect continuous
A free English exercise to learn English.
Other English exercises on the same topic : Plu-perfect | All our lessons and exercises