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How many chainsaw restorers have had to resort to having custom sprockets built for there old saws because the original chain isn't available? Well for enthusiasts whose saws originally ran 7/16" pitch X .063" gauge chain, I've got a limited quantity of Atkins (made by Borg-Warner) available! I've sourced proper sized tie straps as well, so I can spin up loops of whatever drive link count you need. This is limited in quantity, as I am saving some for my own restorations. So don't wait too long to place an order...click the image to go to the product page!
9/17/2017 10:51:32 pm
Wowza! I wish I saw this sooner.
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Do you still have stock left?
2/12/2018 03:02:09 pm
I do still have a good stock left.
5/4/2018 08:13:54 am
Been looking for a long time. Have a homelite d600 saw with hard nose bar 16 inch. How much for that length?
Michael Kocan
10/18/2018 06:43:11 pm
Hello, Do you still have the 7/16" chain? I have a Homelite 719C that still has this type of chain. Thanks, Michael
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I'm Leon, the owner and sole proprietor of this business. I'm a Homelite collector and love to chat about old chainsaws. This blog is a place to do just that!
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The Star-Tribune reports The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis hired Larry Jefferson to play Kris Kringle from Thursday to Sunday as part of its Santa Experience.
Santa Experience co-owner says they "want Santa to be for everyone, period."
He launched a nationwide search for a diverse Santa and found Larry Jefferson at a Santa convention in Branson, Missouri, over the summer.
He was the only black Santa among the 1,000 impersonators in attendance.
Looks like we had to turn comments off on story about Mall of America's first black Santa. Merry Christmas everyone!https://t.co/BQVm24DH6y— Scott Gillespie (@stribgillespie) December 2, 2016
The announcement was so controversial, the Star Tribune had to turn off its comments.
Some Kris Kringle fans are really excited about the announcement.
It's 2016 and we geeked over hiring our first black Santa at MOA . 😑— 🤴🏾King Of Africa (@KingKileo) December 2, 2016
Not everyone is excited. Some think it's long overdue.
I'm still Santa, I just happen to be a Santa of color.
Jefferson told WCCO-TV that playing the jolly old elf is "no big deal" to him. "I'm still Santa, I just happen to be a Santa of color."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Asian Muslim Project: Securing vital resources to further missionary outreaches and church planting efforts in Asia.
"After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands."
~ Revelations 7:9
The Asian arm of Jordan Lewis Missions was launched in 2015 by Caleb and Ting. We now have a new and unique opportunity to serve underground Muslim background church planting leaders through the Asian Muslim Project (AMP).
- AMP brings a unique training program that equips believers to share the Gospel cross-culturally. Developed out of the Arabic culture, from North Africa and the Middle East, the program is specifically designed for small group discussion among friends and naturally leads to discipleship and church planting.
- AMP is blessing many from backgrounds such as Albanian, Algerian, Azeri, Berber, Bedouin, Egyptian, Lebanese, Libyan, Moroccan, Iraqi, Kurdish, Omani, Sudanese, Syrian and Turkish, and now we have the opportunity to bring AMP to Asia.
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Based out of Asia, Caleb and Ting launched the Asian Muslim Project (AMP). They also empower field missionaries and church planters who serve in hard places by raising vital resources and ministering healing to encourage leaders to the next level.
"I've been attending 3 to 4 training workshops of various types each year for 15 years, and this AMP training exceeds them all - both in content and paradigm. It's very contextual and relevant to the Unreached!"
- Bashar, a travelling mentor for church planters throughout this nation
"AMP is so easy to understand and lays deep foundations of faith that we were never aware of before. Later this month, AMP will be helping me to train 20 key leaders who are all former Muslims, to equip them with AMP so they can share their faith easily with the Unreached."
- Jabir, a Muslim background leader who leads a congregation of mostly Muslim background believers.
With over 1.5 billion unreached Muslims who have practically no access to the Gospel and a meager 1% of mission funds going to this desperate cause, Muslims are the least evangelized people in the world today. Muslims are also the fastest growing religious group in population, twice faster than Christians. This is a need that cannot be ignored.
In light of this, the Asian Muslim Project (AMP) is an answer to this need. God has opened effective doors to potentially train thousands of Muslim background believers who have come to Christ in the last few years in this predominantly Muslim nation. These former Muslims are now waiting for the AMP training. We are committed to investing the resources necessary to translate AMP into their mother tongue and equipping them.
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- Sponsor a new language translation - $5,000
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Wooden tables are a generously sized 27î diameter and 10î high and are available in 7 gorgeous hand-painted designs, and all come with 3 faux metallic leather fully washable cushions.
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The Slowest Mech/
This thing better pack a punch in the weapons department, because it's not going to surprise an enemy with a speedy attack. It's a snail mech, from builder ToyForce 120. I like to imagine a battle where a whole slew of mechanical species engage, and while the battle rages these guys slowly make their way in. And just when it seems the battle is lost, quite some time later, these guys creep in and save the day in some unexpected way. Slow and steady wins the war.


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My apologies, the past two weeks have been incredibly hectic and I' ve had very little time for riding and even less time to post anything. Following the Norba race in Santa Barbara, I headed to Vancouver for a week of hydrogeology field school, makes me sounds smart doesn't it. Spent five days doing not much but sit out in the rain and watch the water levels in our test wells change due to the tidal and pumping tests. Not my idea of a great way to spend a week, espcially when you see a large group of cyclist ride by your site...:( Managed to go for two rides and one run, and managed to hurt my achilles tendon to the point where I was almost in tears just putting shoes on. It was probably a good thing that the the field school write up was also ridiculously long and hard and a lot of work, took a veryy easy week with very little riding, and my achilles is feeling almost perfect again, just a little crunchy sometimes. Back to field school, spending 14 hours a day, for seven straight days sitting in front of the computer looking at numbers isn't my idea of fun, kind of stressful actually. But handed my probably 100 page project in on Monday with a smile (not because I was confident that it was a good paper, but just that it's done).....and I'm free for the summer. Yippee.. So for now, I'm back to being a full on biker bum.
Raced in the second Alberta cup race this past weekend in Edmonton, great course, very technical and tough. Only three women showed up for the elite category which was really lame, but we started two minutes ahead of the expert men, so it was good motivation to stay ahead of them. Dallas had a nasty crash, not a good feeling when you come around a corner and see you boyfriend lying in the trees. I stopped to see if he was okay, but he just told me to go finish the race. Only to find out later that he thinks he busted a pucker string (aka ACL or MCL), not cool and it's still really swollen and sore. Going into see a Dr on friday, so hopefully we'll hear some news, preferably good.
Also raced the second Calgary Midweek Mayhem race, road crit, tuesday evening. Great turnout, probably about 40 men in the B cat (never road raced in a group that big), and finished in 6th place......need to learn how to sprint.
Today, just arrived in Bromont, Quebec for the second Canada Cup race. As per usual with Bromont, it's wet and cold, with forecast for possibly more rain......always expect to get wet here. We took the red eye flight, so I'm absolutely beat right now, fueled by the five cups of coffee I had with breakfast........I think I need a nap right now...the room is starting to spin....Ciao


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The plot twists in Khalifa's thriller are dizzying, intricate, and entertaining. Alexander Blackwell, a former FBI agent haunted by his past, is pressed back into service when the enigmatic leader of a terrorist group takes control of a Manhattan skyscraper. But the hostage situation in New York is just the beginning, as Blackwell and the Feds must contend with the kidnapping of a powerful senator's daughter and demands for the release of two men convicted of bombing an Egyptian resort. The negotiations with the post-Mubarak generalship and the description of the Egyptian prison are among the best set pieces of the book, displaying a wry grasp of Egyptian mores and deft pacing. The clever plot twist that turns this novel from a hostage drama to a byzantine account of staggering theft and calculated revenge is appealing.
What I liked: I sincerely enjoyed the way Mr Khalifa writes. The pacing, the characters and the "voice" of the story are top quality. Terminal Rage is told both in the present and with flashbacks of the two main characters, "Seth' and FBI Agent Alexander Blackwell.
This story had so many twists and turns, it was like a corkscrew. The plot while somewhat plausible is a bit out there but the author made me by into it. The personalities of the FBI characters seemed completely believable. And yes, I realize I'm talking in circles because if I say just the least bit too much, I would spoil everything. Suffice it to say, I went into this free read expecting nothing and felt like I won the lottery. I immediately looked for other novels by Mr Khalifa but most currently available are shorts with one novella. I wanted to read another novel by him, NOW.
What I didn't like: Initially I was wasn't paying very much attention to the time/place listed in each chapter, and you need to. That threw me off and I had to make a conscious effort to pay attention but that soon just became automatic to look to see who/what/where I was reading.
The ending of this book is great!! I will definitely put Mr Khalifa on my list of authors to watch for new releases!!
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Venari Resources Announces Appointment of Senior Executive and Independent Board Members
DALLAS and HOUSTON, February 13, 2013 – Venari Resources LLC, a deepwater oil exploration company in the Gulf of Mexico, today announced the appointment of Richard L. Smith as Executive Vice President of Exploration, and Steven P. Evans and Brian F. Maxted as independent members of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Smith joins Venari with 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Exploration and Business Development at Stone Energy Corporation. While at Stone, Mr. Smith established and executed the exploration program strategy and built a top-tier deepwater exploration team. Previously, Mr. Smith served as Deepwater General Manager for Dominion E&P in New Orleans where he was instrumental in that company's efforts in building a substantial position in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Dominion drilled 24 successful exploration wells and established first production from 22 of them prior to the company exiting E&P and divesting the deepwater assets for more than $4 billion. Mr. Smith also held positions at Texaco USA and Exxon Corporation earlier in his career. He holds a master's degree in geology and a bachelor's degree in oceanography, both from Texas A&M University.
Brian Reinsborough, Chief Executive Officer and President of Venari, commented, "Rich's expansive deepwater experience and proven track record, coupled with his leadership, vision and integrity, is an excellent addition to our senior leadership team."
Mr. Evans is a former Chevron Corporation executive who held the position of General Manager, North America Exploration until retiring in September 2012 after a 31-year career with Chevron and Texaco. In this role, Mr. Evans was responsible for leading exploration activities in the shelf and deep water Gulf of Mexico, onshore United States, onshore and offshore the Atlantic Coast in Canada, and Alaska, with annual budgets ranging from $500 million to $1.2 billion. He received a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Penn State University, and is a recognized industry expert in risk assessment and portfolio management.
Mr. Maxted is Chief Executive Officer, Chief Exploration Officer, Director and Founding Partner of Kosmos Energy. He is a leading explorationist with an impressive record of deepwater discoveries and worldwide experience in the upstream petroleum business. Mr. Maxted directed Kosmos' exploration-led strategy, which resulted in the discovery of the Jubilee oil field offshore Ghana, one of West Africa's most prolific finds in the last decade. Before co-founding Kosmos in 2003, Mr. Maxted was Senior Vice President of Exploration for Triton Energy, where he led a series of discoveries offshore Equatorial Guinea. Mr. Maxted holds a master's degree in organic geochemistry and petrology from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Sheffield.
Mr. Reinsborough added, "Steve and Brian's expertise and superb business acumen will be a tremendous asset to Venari's Board. We are delighted to have them join us." He continued, "With Venari's talented team of explorationists, engineers and commercial specialists, along with our use of advanced technology and significant financial support, I look forward to working with them to build Venari into an E&P leader in the Gulf of Mexico."
Venari Resources, a privately held offshore exploration company founded in 2012 by deepwater E&P expert Brian Reinsborough, is focused on the prolific oil-prone subsalt region in the Gulf of Mexico's deep waters. In May 2012, pre-eminent global investment firms Warburg Pincus, Kelso & Company, Temasek and The Jordan Company provided an initial $1.125 billion capital commitment so Venari can pursue its aggressive exploration program and development projects in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company is headquartered in Dallas and has an additional office location in Houston.
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Henry Rollins Exposes Prison Profiteers
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Arabic and Hebrew script intertwine in an engraved design rich with love and heritage.
Ali Abdallah and Sandy Schneider of Washington D.C., recently created engraved wedding rings that make our hearts swell. These matte finish Milla Bands are both engraved with the phrase "Nur Hayati" (Light of my life) in Arabic script. Then each has the other's name engraved, his name in Arabic script on her 14kt white gold band, her Hebrew name in Hebrew script on his sterling silver band.
See these and more engraved wedding rings on our Personalizations page.
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The president's signature legislation hit its enrollment goal on the last day to get covered under the Affordable Care Act, an achievement many worried wouldn't happen given the botched roll out of the federal exchange and numerous delays and changes to the law since its Oct. 1 launch.
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President Obama announced Tuesday that 7.1 million people had selected plans on state and federal exchanges.
While the numbers are good news, insurance and health-care analyst are still waiting for more details about the enrollees before calling the reform a success.
The last enrollment report from the Department of Health and Human Services that included a demographic breakdown was in March with 4.2 million people having selected plans with 25% being between the ages of 18 and 34.
HHS continues to report anyone who has selected a plan on an exchange in their figures. The insurance industry typically considers individuals enrolled once they have made their first month's payment.
On Monday, HHS Secretary told a local Oklahoma TV station that insurance companies, " tell us for their initial customers it's somewhere between 80, 85, some say as high as 90% have paid so far."
The ACA mandates that every individual in the country have insurance by the end of open enrollment period, or they will face a fine of $95 a year or 1% of their annual income for failing to comply. The administration announced an extension last week for those who have issues signing up. A spokeswoman for HHS told FOXBusiness.com no date has been set yet to end the extension.
The law hinges on a strong showing of young enrollees in the insurance pool to help contain coverage costs. The law prohibits insurers from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.
But young enrollees aren't the sole solution to making this law work, says Larry Kocot, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, who points out that while young people are needed, young does not mean they are in good health.
"Young is being used as a proxy for healthy, but it's not a perfect proxy, because the health of the enrollees isn't being exposed," Kocot says. "I don't know when we will get that, but it probably won't happen until much later."
Having healthy people in the mix is key to keeping premium levels down for the future, but the health status of the current pool is not clear.
It also remains to be seen how many of the 7 million enrollees were previously uninsured. According to estimates, 5 million people lost their plans when the law rolled out because they didn't meet the law's coverage requirements. In November, Obama announced an administrative fix that would allow those with previously-cancelled plans to keep them through 2014 at the discretion of state regulators and insurers.
Joel Ario, former director of the Office of Health Insurance Exchanges at HHS under the Obama Administration, says the feat is a "pretty amazing recovery," even though it is not yet clear who has made their premium payments.
"The best guess right now is that 15% of people have not yet paid their premiums, but they have made a decision to enroll," Ario, who now serves as a managing director at Manatt Health Solutions, a consulting firm. "The insurers now have their contact information and will continue to pursue them to produce those enrollments. Most of these people will eventually enroll."


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We love to support local runs, they usually have a pretty good atmosphere and it's an amazing way to find places close to you that you didn't know existed! Here's our roundup of a local event we took part in last month - the Marple 10km Trail Run!
Ahead of the day
The Marple 10km Trail Race is a pretty small local event, the website explains all the details of how to enter but it's the first time we'd come across this as a system - to enter you had to donate the fee onto their just giving page and leave a comment saying who you're entering for! Race packs aren't sent out before the day.
On The Day Organisation
The route starts at the beginning of the Middlewood Way close to Rosehill Train Station so is pretty accessible via public transport or car, it was easy to spot where you could collect your numbers thanks to the little gazebo's they'd put up. The race numbers were easy to pick up (We always find it just a bit inconvenient to have to fill in your details on the day though) and the start line was positioned just meters away. The route was well marshaled and even had an event photographer!
AtmosphereBeing a fairly small and local race the majority of the route was along country trail paths and canal tow path, there was little room for spectators, we only seemed to pass people out walking (or fishing) who had no idea the race was even happening! Towards the last km however there was a lot more support and cheering from a small crowd that had turned out! There were plenty of local runners taking part and we even had an Olympian swimmer which is always fun for moral.
The Course
The route begins at the start of the Middlewood Way and follows trail path out for 4km. There is then a loop back before heading across a field - we'd had a lot of bad weather before this event (especially the morning of it!) and so this was probably the worst part of the route as it was more of a mud bath than field! From here the route followed canal tow paths back towards the village. The stretch of canal path took up the majority of the run and could feel a bit tedious, it was difficult to overtake other runners* and the path itself is very uneven terrain - good if you're up for a challenge though. Another difficult aspect of these paths were the steep bridges which were very slippery - not even Rachel's Nike Wild Trail shoes were happy about those areas of the course! After finally getting off the canal path it was a nice, slightly uphill, finish to the Marple Social and Forces Club.
*It's worth mentioning here that the run usual has a staggered start with groups of about 15 runners based on their estimated completion time in order to combat any large groups on the canal path. This year however due to the eagerness to set off from the awful weather conditions there was no staggered start although most people seemed to have found their position by the time they reached the canal.The Goodie Bag
When arriving at the finish runners were given a token to exchange inside the club for a free drink (alcoholic or soft), inside the club there were medals to be picked up (these were generic medals, not even specific, with a few different varieties to chose from) we also picked up the Firefighters pin badges to attach to our medals so we'd remember what the even was. There were also loads of sweets and sandwiches for the runners to help themselves too as well as tea and coffee - a really nice touch!
Key Stats
Entry Fee: £12.50
Atmosphere: 3/5
Race Organisation: 3/5
Course Difficulty: 4/5
Goodie Bag: 4/5
Overall Score: 3/5
Key Stats explained
Atmosphere rating (1-poor, 5-excellent) based on other runners, the crowd and general feeling of the event.
Race Organisation (1-poor, 5-excellent) based upon key information being communicated ahead of time, race information including number arriving in plenty of time, speed of response from organisers on requesting information, facilities available along the route and ease of starting the race.
Course Difficulty (1-very easy, 5-extremely difficult) based on gradient of the route, running surface eg. Road or trail, obstacles along the route and ability to stay on the correct route through markers or marshals.
Goodie Bag (1-none available, 5-best goodie bag ever!) based on prizes given out post event such as medals and t-shirts.
Overall Score (1-Would not recommend, 5-would recommend to everyone) based on all factors above to give an overview of how good the event was.
Overall Score (1-Would not recommend, 5-would recommend to everyone) based on all factors above to give an overview of how good the event was.


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Settlement Until the nineteenth century, Dunston was a small settlement at the junction of the Team and the Tyne, with houses spreading to the west along the Tyne bank for about half a mile. The original reason for a settlement here was probably the abundant supply of salmon in the River Tyne - this was long before industrial development polluted the river. The fishing was so valuable that there were disputes over ownership of the river, and in about 1070, the river was divided into thirds, with the northern third belonging to Northumberland, the southern third the property of the Bishop of Durham and the centre strip common and free to all. Even as late as 1833, over 400 salmon were caught in the Tyne on one June day for the Newcastle market. Records As Dunston was at that time part of the Parish of Whickham, finding early information about it is difficult, although some references in Whickham records to houses on the riverside probably refer to Dunston. More recently, Whickham parish was split into four quarters, one of which, Whickham Lowhand, covers the area of the modern Dunston. Coal Much of the coal mined in the surrounding area was shipped from staithes in Dunston. Coal was also mined within the Dunston area at Dunston and Norwood Collieries, and nearby at Farnacres. Newcastle Hostmen The hostmen of Newcastle controlled much of the mining and transport of coal, leading to the expression "Coals from Newcastle" whereas the coal was mainly from the Gateshead, Whickham and North West Durham area. Keelmen Keelmen worked flat-bottomed keel boats, collecting coal from the staithes and transferring it to colliers (larger sea-going vessels) which transported the coal to London. Napoleonic Wars The French Revolution caused unrest in England. The ironworkers at Swalwell would have nothing to do with the doctrines of Tom Paine, but the keelmen were roused to fight for their rights, and in 1794 presented a set of demands to their employers. When their demands were turned down, they rioted, causing considerable damage to the staithes, closing down the pits. The rioting was eventually stopped by the military. Volunteers A troop of 500 volunteers was raised by Mr. John Carr and other local gentry to protect the area in case of invasion. Smallpox In July 1824 smallpox was brought to the village by a child from Sunderland whose mother brought her on a visit to Dunston. At least ten children were infected. None of those who had been vaccinated were affected. Cholera The cholera epidemic of 1831 - 1832 caused many deaths Reform Bill Following the Reform Bill of 1832, many householders in Dunston were able to vote for the first time Railways The section of the Newcastle to Carlisle Railway from Blaydon via Dunston to Redheugh was opened in 1837, but completion of the route to Newcastle had to wait until the opening of the High Level Bridge (1848). Dunston Lodge Dunston Lodge was for many years a lunatic asylum, noted for the care of its patients and the fact that many were cured and returned to the community. King's Meadows This island in the middle of the Tyne stretched from Redheugh to Dunston. At low tide one could wade across from the Dunston Bank. It was the last of the islands in the Tyne to be dredged away, to allow shipping upstream. Especially on Barge Days, when the mayor of Newcastle sailed the river in a ceremony arranged by the brethren of Trinity House, the island was popular for its public house, horse races and amusements. CWS The Cooperative Wholesale Society was one of the largest employers in Dunston with its Flour` Mills and Soap Works. Other factories in the Gateshead`area included the many factories including printing, tailoring and drugs, all built in the Pelaw area from the end of the nineteenth century. There were also large warehouses in Newcastle which now house the Newcastle Discovery museum.
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Sandhya believes in Hard work to look after her family. If we implement a minimum wage system in India, which can provide everyone a decent living, we will not have slavery and looking down upon. Every job will be able to take care of their family.
Sandhya is full of self respect and determination
Rather then go with a Begging Bowl to her In Laws or Close Relatives, Sanshya chooses to Work with Dignity and Self
Respect and Support her 3 Children and herself There is No Shame in working for ones livelihood if Life becomes Tough to Survive without a Bread winner. Today a women commits suicide if she feels that she is alone but you are really working hard. She is making every women proud and inspiring those who tried to commit suicide many a times and still trying to do this.
This is Sandhya, India's 1st #Woman Coolie working w/ 45 other Men breaking all stereotypes ! Husband died due to illness & being only breadwinner, travels 45 kms each morning to Katni #railway Station in MP & back in evening to cook for her kids!
Salute !https://t.co/xR3tTAfqjS pic.twitter.com/OL32JWoXNC
— India First (@indiafirst91) February 25, 2018
She is hardworking to fight for existence, she is proving that she is equal to a man. She has self confidence which most of them lack. Its not good for women to lift loads like that. Why is she doing this job? Cant the government or railways offer her any decent job so that she lives making a living. We have to feel shame for this. Making a lady to do this kind of jobs. She needs protection and security for her kids first. We have to understand that. There are few posts of Dwarka mahila are there, she is really eligible for such posts, I request govt should provide on permanent basis.
For those of you who take your mother for granted please remember just like this mother Sandhya work hard for her children.


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Florence rapidly intensified over the course of the day, and is once again an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane. On the other hand, there has been little change with Isaac.
Florence: As of the 5 PM EDT advisory, Florence was moving west-northwest across the Southwest Atlantic with max sustained winds of 140 mph and a minimum central pressure of 939 millibars (mbs).
Track: The blocking ridge (high) discussed for the past several days will keep Florence moving west-northwest through tomorrow. A turn to the northwest is then expected Wednesday as the ridge steering Florence will change orientation. The northwest motion will continue up until landfall, which will occur anywhere from Charleston, SC to Morehead City, NC (see figure 1). After moving inland, Florence will slow significantly and/or stall.
Intensity: Unfortunately, there is nothing to impede strengthening through Wednesday other than possible eye wall replacement cycles, and Florence will more than likely become a category 5 time for a time. There are indications that upper-level winds could increase near/just before landfall, which could induce some weakening. However, Florence will likely be a very powerful category 3 or 4 at landfall. Weakening will ensue once inland.
- Surge: There will be a significant, life-threatening storm surge on the east side of the storm.
- Winds: Both coastal North Carolina and South Carolina are going to be impacted by hurricane-force winds, as Florence is going to expand in size tomorrow and Wednesday, meaning the wind field will be quite large.
- Heavy rain: Because Florence is going to meander and/or stall for up to 3 – 4 days, a prolonged, life-threatening, and potentially catastrophic heavy rainfall/flood event will unfold from North Carolina into the Mid-Atlantic (see figure 2).
Key messages (Florence):
1. A life-threatening storm surge is likely along portions of the
coastlines of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, and
a Storm Surge Watch will likely be issued for some of these areas by
Tuesday morning. All interests from South Carolina into the mid-
Atlantic region should ensure they have their hurricane plan in
place and follow any advice given by local officials.
2. Life-threatening freshwater flooding is likely from a prolonged
and exceptionally heavy rainfall event, which may extend inland over
the Carolinas and Mid Atlantic for hundreds of miles as Florence is
expected to slow down as it approaches the coast and moves inland.
3. Damaging hurricane-force winds are likely along portions of the
coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina, and a Hurricane Watch
will likely be issued by Tuesday morning. Damaging winds could also
spread well inland into portions of the Carolinas and Virginia.
4. Large swells affecting Bermuda and portions of the U.S. East
Coast will continue this week, resulting in life-threatening surf
and rip currents.
Isaac: Isaac is a hurricane as of last night. Per the 5 PM EDT Advisory, Isaac had max sustained winds of 75 mph and a minimum central pressure of 993 mbs. Movement was to the west at 14 mph.
Track: Isaac is going to continue to track straight west under a ridge of high pressure building behind Florence, and will track through the Lesser Antilles on Thursday. By Friday, Isaac will be moving across the Eastern Caribbean.
Intensity: Isaac has changed little in strength today despite a conducive environment. Some strengthening is still expected through tomorrow and Wednesday, though, as atmospheric conditions will remain favorable for intensification. Upper-level winds will increase Thursday as Isaac approaches the lesser Antilles, which should cause some wakening.
Isaac is no longer expected to achieve category 2 status because of the expected increase in shear coupled with the lack of strengthening today. However, because of Isaac's small size, rapid fluctuations in intensity both up and down are possible.
Note: It is still too early to determine if Isaac will pose a threat to the Continental United States. However, it is worth mentioning that both the ECMWF and GFS open up Isaac into a wave over the Central Caribbean this weekend (see figure 3).
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Library Rules and Policies
Respect library materials - that way we can all enjoy them.
Everything has its correct place - that way we can find what we need.
Always share - that way other people can enjoy the great book we just finished.
Don't disturb others -that way the library is a special place to read and work.
*All school rules apply in regard to behavior.
Library Checkout Policy: Students may have 2 books checked out at a time from our library (and only 2). We are going to try and do better at getting books returned on a regular basis (2 week checkout period).
Click here for: Destiny Online Card Catalog
We are an Accelerated Reader library. Not sure if a book is AR? then go tohttp://www.arbookfind.com/ and find out. Remember: not all books will have an AR sticker (some tests are added several months after a book is published).
Accelerated Reader link: click here to take a test!
Can't find the book in our library? Check out the public library link:
King Public Library/Northwestern Regional Library System
2018-2019 Battle of the Books List
At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle


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Promoting Your Dealership to Create Name Recognition
Promoting Your Dealership to Create Name Recognition
Promoting Your Dealership to Create Name Recognition
It's time to get creative for 2011. Do something you haven't done in the past. This is what will make you and your store stand out from your competitors to potential and current customers. You want your current and potential customers to always think of you and be reminded of something good you did when they start looking for a car to buy.
You may be sponsoring various events in your community already, but do people remember you sponsored it and talk afterwards to their families, friends and coworkers about the experience they had? Think back about something good you have experienced in the past. It is easy to remember, isn't it? Why is that? Was it because it was something you probably didn't expect to happen but did, and it resulted in a great feeling?
When you surprise people with something nice and totally unexpected, they will remember it very easily. It impresses them. It feels good to get something for nothing just because you were in the right place at the right time. What can you do differently to enhance your customer's perception of your dealership?
For example, I have seen dealerships send employees dressed in dealership branded attire unannounced at a social event in their community like a local high school football or baseball game and hand out $1 coupons to be used at the refreshment stand. The customers don't need to know you have worked out a deal with the school to reimburse them for all the coupons they collect at the refreshment stand. This not only improves their sales and helps them raise more money to fund projects at the school, but it promotes your dealership in a non-traditional format to hundreds of people in a short time span.
Another way to promote the store is to work a deal for the breakfast or lunch rush time with some of the best local restaurants to give the customers their drink, donut or even their lunch free at checkout time. It is not advertised but is made known to the customer at the checkout only after you have paid for it. This is a relatively inexpensive way to advertise and get people to talk about your store. People love getting something for nothing, and they will tell 10 people about what happened. Doing this periodically around town on a random basis with other local merchants will have people trying to figure out where you are going to be next and when.
Have you thought about going around your community and talking to your fellow businesses about joint- and cross-marketing? Most businesses are very receptive to this, as it will only help promote their business also. You can hand out coupons for other businesses in your service department or showroom. At the same time, the other businesses will be handing out your coupons at their businesses. You will normally hit a larger audience and generate more buzz about your store this way compared to an ad in the local paper.
The promotion or coupon you use must be able to generate an immediate effect on the customer and/or have a very short time frame in which to use it. This is the only way you and the other businesses will know it is working. It may not generate much the first time you do it, but repetition of promoting your store in this manner should generate buzz.
Again, some of you may already be doing something like this. If you are, try to figure out a different twist to it to keep the public talking about your store. Keep it consistent, and make it easy with no strings attached. The public is tired of gimmicks; they will not embrace it if they always have to do something to get something free. Make sure you keep it unexpected.
Sit down today and think about what you are accomplishing with your advertising and promotion dollars. Remember, advertising is different from promoting yourself. Promotion is there to give you name recognition and must be practiced continually to maintain your presence in the market. Advertising is geared to motivating someone to do something today. You and your dealership need a mix of both. Promotion works for the long term and assists your current advertising in achieving better results.
Chevy Making Strides Against Breast Cancer at NASCAR
Chevy Making Strides Against Breast Cancer at NASCAR
Chevy Making Strides Against Breast Cancer at NASCAR
DETROIT – A yellow flag at two upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races will generate some green to fight breast cancer.
Chevrolet will make a $200 donation to the American Cancer Society for each caution lap that a specially themed pink Camaro SS pace car runs in upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. The Atlanta race begins 7:30 p.m. Sunday (televised on ESPN). The Richmond race is 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 (televised on ABC).
Chevrolet's commitment to battling breast cancer won't stop on the track. In its centennial year, the brand is partnering with the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative leading up to October, which is national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Chevy's Nov. 3 birthday. Other Making Strides Against Breast Cancer events will be announced later.
"For 100 years, Chevy has been helping people along the journey of life in countless ways," said Alan Batey, Chevrolet vice president, Sales and Service. "But as we all know, sometimes life's journeys take detours or end too early. Together with our race fans, Chevrolet wants to help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer, more birthdays and longer journeys."
Currently, Chevy driver Jimmie Johnson (No. 48) is tied for the lead in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points. Johnson is the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and winner of five consecutive championships.
About Chevrolet
Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million vehicles in more than 120 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as Sonic, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers "gas-friendly" solutions including Cruze Eco and Volt. Cruze Eco offers 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric, gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of extended gasoline range, according to EPA estimates. Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models, fuel solutions and OnStar availability can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
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Cadillac Recognized as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion
Cadillac Recognized as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion
Cadillac Recognized as a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion
One of only 40 brands to receive this distinction in United States
DETROIT – J.D. Power and Associates recently named Cadillac a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion, making Cadillac one of 40 brands honored this year for outstanding customer service.
J.D. Power chose the 2011 Customer Service Champions from more than 800 brands in 20 major industries based on customer feedback, opinions and perceptions gathered primarily from J.D. Power's syndicated research and supplemental research.
The report measured five key customer touch points: people, presentation, process, product and price. The 40 distinguished companies represent the highest-performing companies that deliver service excellence to U.S. customers — both within their respective industries and across all industries measured, Power said.
The recognition comes as Cadillac and its dealers begin this month a second round of training programs for sales and service consultants with luxury hotelier Ritz-Carlton, also a J.D. Power 2011 Customer Service Champion. Cadillac partnered last year with the Ritz-Carlton on the first series of training programs, called "Defining Moments," aimed at elevating the customer experience in showrooms and service departments.
In February, Cadillac also launched the Cadillac Shield program, which ties together the brand's suite of ownership benefits. Cadillac Shield includes Cadillac's four-year, 50,000-mile bumper-to-bumper and five-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranties. In addition, it provides maintenance on many frequently required services for four years or 50,000 miles as well as 24-hour roadside assistance and courtesy vehicle transportation during the powertrain warranty period.
"Cadillac and its dealers have made a concerted effort to provide luxury buyers with a heightened level of customer service both during and after the sale," said Kurt McNeil, vice president of Cadillac sales and service. "We're honored to be recognized by J.D. Power and be included among this elite group of companies for customer service."
In 2010, Cadillac ranked second among automotive brands in the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Index (CSI) Study, which measures the satisfaction of owners who visit a service department. Cadillac also ranked second last year in the J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, which measures satisfaction with the new-vehicle purchase experience.
The Cadillac Escalade received top honors in the Large Premium Crossover/SUV category of the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS), which measures the number of problems consumers experience during the first 90 days of vehicle ownership. Lansing Grand River (Mich.) Assembly, which makes the CTS and STS, received the study's Bronze Plant Quality Award for North and South America.
About Cadillac
Cadillac has been a leading luxury auto brand since 1902. In recent years, Cadillac has engineered a historic renaissance led by artful engineering and advanced technology. More information on Cadillac can be found at media.cadillac.com.
A Scalpel Doesn't Make You A Brain Surgeon
A Scalpel Doesn't Make You A Brain Surgeon
A Scalpel Doesn't Make You A Brain Surgeon
A Scalpel Doesn't Make You A Brain Surgeon
When someone mentions Mac, what do you visualize? Most people picture the clean white apple logo. That iconic logo is a part of Apple's corporate identity, which is made up of visual elements that create an overall unique feel of the company. A good corporate identity creates a lasting impression that sets you apart from the competition.
Many businesses tend to think of branding and identity as a secondary concern and either put off creating a solid corporate identity or go for the quickest or cheapest option available. That usually means buying a logo template from an online logo shop. But having a scalpel doesn't make you a brain surgeon, and having a large selection of clip art or an image editing program doesn't make you a graphic designer.
While a stock or template logo may be tempting, most are rather bland or cliché and don't create a strong impression. Stock art also tends to repeat certain motifs and design elements, allowing one logo or several similar logos to be used by other companies. This can cause brand confusion and can cost you customers or clients if they can't distinguish your brand from others. Another serious issue, especially with online logo templates, is plagiarism – many sites have been reported for using copyrighted images and fonts which could cause a legal hassle for any business using them unaware.
A much better option is to hire a corporate branding company to create your logo and business identity. A design company will usually cost more up front than a print shop or template design, but a professionally designed corporate identity will pay for itself many times over. Two great examples of this are Apple and Nike – people recognize both from just their names or iconic logos and are willing to pay more for their products because of the image associated with those companies. Other companies may make better shoes or smartphones, but they have to work to overcome the problems of a weaker brand and identity before the average consumer will even look at their product.
Of course you need a great product and/or a valuable service to go with your brand, but starting out with a designer to craft your identity will add value to your company and help it flourish. You will benefit from the knowledge of someone who has experience in design and branding and knows which types of images and colors work best for certain industries, and you will have a high-quality and innovative design scheme for your logo, website, brochures, business cards, and other pieces. This will help give your company a well-established and successful image which will help bring success and profitability by attracting first-rate clients.
By working with a competitive branding company, you also benefit from the human . Instead of choosing from a list of templates you will be working with a specific designer. You will not only have a real custom logo and identity package that reflects your business and its vision, but you will also benefit from excellent customer service. If you have questions or problems, then you can get in touch with a real person who is able to address them quickly. You will also benefit from quick turnaround times for any revisions or designs, because you are seen as an individual client with unique needs instead just another number in a queue of orders.
If you are currently creating or expanding a business, then it only makes sense to contact a professional design company to see what they can do to help create and build your corporate identity.
Social Media: The Three Big Myths
Social Media: The Three Big Myths
Social Media: The Three Big Myths
Customers and marketers alike are enthralled by social media. But can companies capitalize on it to acquire new customers?
by Blaise James and Jim Asplund
Today, Facebook has more than half a billion active users; Twitter users send more than 140 million tweets per day; and other social media outlets boast millions more logging in every day. That's an enormous marketing forum, and organizations of all types have invested a fortune into using social media to acquire customers. But does that approach actually work?
Not in the way you might think. Recently, Gallup conducted research with more than 17,000 social media users -- evaluating everything from the latest mobile social media apps to old-school word-of-mouth. We discovered groundbreaking new insights into how people interact with social media and into its effectiveness as a marketing tool.
These findings debunk three big myths regarding social media: that it effectively drives customer acquisition, that social networkers are all the same, and that social networking is an online-only phenomenon. But more important to companies spending tons of money on social media initiatives, Gallup's research also suggests practical actions that can make these efforts more effective.
Myth: Social media initiatives drive customer loyalty and acquisition.
Fact: Engagement with a brand drives social engagement.
This first myth cuts to the core of what organizations want social media initiatives to accomplish: getting new customers and keeping existing customers. Yet according to Gallup research, brand-sponsored social media initiatives have very little impact on consumer decision making. Nor do they drive prospective customers to consider trying a brand or recommending a brand to others in their social network.
Brand-sponsored social media initiatives don't have much influence on a customer's deep rational and emotional attachment, which we call customer engagement. Gallup analysis shows that it works the other way around: Customer engagement with a brand drives social engagement, the degree to which customers will work for or against your company or brand within their social networks.
And customer engagement can't be won solely with an app. Gallup research has found that customer engagement is the result of the fulfillment of four psychological needs and three rational needs. For a company to benefit from social engagement, it usually must create customer engagement first.
The more emotionally attached customers are to your organization, the more likely they are to resolve tension between their positive and negative beliefs -- what psychologists call cognitive dissonance -- about your organization in your favor. That's because as your most engaged customers use your product, service, or brand, it becomes part of their own identity -- something psychologists call symbolic self-completion. When this happens, criticizing that product is tantamount to criticizing themselves.
The most frequent type of social networking is still analog -- face-to-face or over the phone.
That's why you need to go beyond measurements of rational satisfaction or recommendation-based metrics like Net Promoter to understand the rational and emotional factors that bond customers to your brand. Building on this understanding, our analysis revealed these key points about customer behavior:
Customers are more predisposed to be positive about your organization and more willing to work on your behalf with their social networks than are prospects, who are less engaged with your organization.
Customers are more likely to give you a pass when they have something negative to say, particularly if they are highly engaged. About three-fourths (74%) of fully engaged customers had positive social engagement (engaging their social networks in a complimentary way) and no negative social engagement (engaging in a derogatory way) about a brand, product, or service. In contrast, only 1% of actively disengaged customers had positive social engagement with a brand, product, or service, while 14% had negative social engagement.
Prospective customers are much more likely to try your product or service or advocate on your behalf if they hear good things about you from an engaged customer in their social network. Prospects are most likely to rely on people they have close relationships with or trust, such as a spouse or family member or an expert. They are much less likely to trust online or TV advertising or corporate-sponsored Facebook pages or Twitter feeds. (See graphic "Key Influences on Customer Decisions.")
If your organization is considering whom to target with its social media initiatives, keep these key points in mind:
You're less likely to engage prospects directly through social media. Encourage or guide your current customers to advocate on your behalf instead.
Focus your efforts on your most engaged customers because they are the most likely to advocate on your behalf and the least likely to criticize you.
Myth: Social networking is an online-only phenomenon.
Fact: Social networking predominantly happens offline.
Ten years ago, customer advocacy circles talked about creating "buzz," finding your "hubs" or "worker bees," and relying on "herd instinct" to distribute favorable word-of-mouth for your organization. Then, just as marketers were trying to dollarize these efforts, shiny, fast, and trackable digital social networking platforms emerged and appeared to provide the solution. Yet we're still talking about the same thing: how to dollarize word-of-mouth efforts within social networks, albeit through digital social media channels.
It's important to note the difference between what we mean by social networking and social media. Social networking is the act of engaging a social network; social media comprises the channels through which people network. This leads us to some bad news for the digerati: Digital-only social media initiatives are leaving far too many prospects and customers untapped. Our analysis suggests that the most frequent type of social networking is still analog -- face-to-face or over the phone. This holds true among all types of social networkers, even younger social networkers (which we'll cover in part 2 of this article).
When organizations plan their social networking initiatives, too many of them mistake the media for the message. They seek to drive specific business outcomes by managing infinitesimal online response metrics like followership, app downloads, hashtags, or click-throughs rather than creating content or ideas that resonate with their prospects or customers and fostering engagement regardless of the method or channel.
What then is the key to effective social networking? Don't confuse the channel for the desired outcome. Social engagement can and must be measured and managed across all channels -- online and offline.
Myth: All social networkers are the same.
Fact: People use social networks in very different ways -- and for very different reasons.
Marketers have customer segmentation down to a science. Today, they can target and approach prospects based on small clusters of highly focused similarities. Some organizations even talk about full customization -- segmenting and targeting down to the individual consumer.
Yet this same methodology isn't typically used in the social media space. Instead -- bowing to the argument that "everyone is doing it, so we should too" -- many organizations approach social media as a tactic in search of a strategy.
But using mass tactics to reach consumers implies that all social networkers are the same. They're not. Gallup research shows that social networkers have different intrinsic reasons why and how they use their networks. They won't change those to fit your organization, so the key is to understand these differences and align your initiatives to them.
In part two of this article, James and Asplund will address how social networkers are different and provide practical actions companies can take to drive social engagement.
EcoSmart Surface Technologies to Provide Flooring for VA Medical Centers & Military Facilities
EcoSmart Surface Technologies to Provide Flooring for VA Medical Centers & Military Facilities
EcoSmart Surface Technologies to Provide Flooring for VA Medical Centers & Military Facilities


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Swiss Biotech Day 2019
May 7, 2019 / Basel / Switzerland
Laurence de Schoulepnikoff attending
A novel approach to therapeutic vaccines
AMAL aims to tackle the obstacles for effective anti-cancer therapy by stimulating a patient's immune system in a unique way.
First-in-class immunisation technology
KISIMA®, our unique proprietary protein-based immunisation platform is self-adjuvanting and delivers several antigens in one single vaccine.
Transforming the prospects of cancer patients
We focus on the development of viable effective cancer therapies. Our most advanced asset is ATP128, a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancers.
Strategic partnerships and collaborations
Our strategy is to develop KISIMA® and its current indications in oncology through to phase II, in-house or through strategic partnerships.
- AMAL Therapeutics finalises €29 million (CHF 33.2 million) Series B round 12 November 2018
- Amal Therapeutics featured in September edition of BioPharma Dealmaker (Springer-Nature) 18 September 2018
- AMAL Therapeutics raises EUR 8 million (CHF 8.8 million) in first closing of Series B financing round 5 September 2017
Swiss Biotech Day 2019
CIMT Annual Meeting 2019
May 21 – 23, 2019 / Mainz / Germany
Matteo Rossi attending
BIO International Convention 2019
June 3 – 6, 2019 / Philadelphia / USA
Madiha Derouazi and Laurence de Schoulepnikoff attending


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I hired Glenn to do some work on a fairly complex federal civil rights case. I have been very impressed with the thoroughness and promptness of his work. Of equal importance, I have come to appreciate my talks with Glenn about the case because he will often point out areas of inquiry I haven't thought about that are important to pursue. I highly recommend Mr. Holmes and his agency.
Richard Rosenstock, Attorney at Law
Glenn Holmes and Mat Perez are highly-skilled investigators who bring tremendous value to any litigation undertaking. Their ability to gather all available evidence and encourage witnesses to provide critical and case-winning information is unmatched, and I highly recommend their services to any law firm interested in extraordinary outcomes for their clients.
Merit Bennett, Attorney at Law
When my cousin went missing, I was frantic, even more so because she is
an older woman with mental problems. Not only did H&H Private
Investigations know exactly what steps to take to locate her, but their
calm, confident and professional manner helped me deal with a terrifying
situation. I was deeply impressed by their compassion, and will always
be grateful for their help in finding her!
MB Santa Fe NM
I want to thank you for all your excellent work. My own attempts to locate my son had consistently ended in failure…Immediately after speaking with you, I was confident that you and your associates had the ability and resources to locate missing persons. You called with continual progress reports and follow-up questions…It was obvious you put a tremendous amount of effort and professionalism into this case…I could not have been happier on the evening you called to let me know John was found safe and well.
Posted By: MEL
Glenn Holmes worked the past two weeks following up leads, talking to the police, and actually tracking down suspects and obtaining information crucial to solving the case. He became a dear friend and confidant during this difficult time. Our sincere gratitude goes to Glenn Holmes with H&H Investigations.
Posted By: AL
Glenn is a global thinker and his excellent staff of former FBI agents provides him and his clients with global access to information. With confidence, I can say that H & H Investigations is the leading PI firm in the state of New Mexico and a powerful asset to anyone who networks with them or employs their services.
Posted By: MB
Glenn and his associates worked diligently to obtain the information I needed to make informed decisions. They are incredibly professional, respectful, and responsible, taking care to provide consistently reliable information. They were very attentive to my concerns, including cost, and worked to provide me with important evidence and information in the most timely and cost-effective manner possible. I highly recommend H & H to anyone looking for a private investigator.
Posted By: DU
I had a blank check stolen from me, forged with my signature and cashed. I strongly suspected one of the people working for me, but I did not want to fire someone who was not guilty . Glenn located the person who forged the check, got a written statement from him admitting to the theft , forgery and arranged for the forger to pay me back in full. Glenn is an exceptionally compassionate person with a strong moral compass. This allowed him to get through to someone in trouble and set this situation right. When my check was forged, I felt like a victim, mistrustful of those around me. Now my relationships are back in order and I will always remember how Glenn helped someone get their life back on track.
Posted By: KC
I first had the opportunity to meet Glenn Holmes when he was working for Judge Carol Vigil. It it became apparent he could respectfully, firmly, and creatively diffuse conflict in the Courtroom. Throughout the time I've known Glenn, I have seen him create the most successful private investigation firm in the state of New Mexico. His integrity and attention to detail are beyond excellent. Whenever we have had the opportunity to work together on a case, Glenn and his team have consistently and timely obtained evidence that could be used to serve the highest ideals of justice. Glenn has also been certified as an Expert Witness, which is one of the highest levels of confidence a Court can bestow upon a true professional.
Posted By: JG
I contacted H&H with an unusual request, one that other investigators in Santa Fe were hesitant to accept: to interview a likely uncooperative individual who had information that I needed to make informed decisions regarding a domestic matter. Glenn and his staff planned a non-confrontational interview, secured the individuals cooperation and provided me the information that I required. The information has been life-changing. H&H's fees are very reasonable and I was so pleased with their services that I included a bonus with my final payment.
Posted By: NC
H & H constitutes a huge network of intelligence that covers the whole state, as well as nationally. H & H's motto is that they provide results–not excuses. They really live up to this. It is more of a creed than a motto. Glenn's reputation for integrity and service is ingrained in the community and uniquely situates him and his company to discover obscure information, find missing persons, locate assets and provide the case-winning details others could not do…As a busy litigator and former bar president, I can attest that Glenn is as at ease and on friendly terms with the highest echelons of government and the judiciary as he is with the guys at the barber shop or the man on the street.
Posted By: GR
While few investigators were interested in taking on my problems, you were ready to get after it…You had no problem adopting my viewpoint and investigating on that basis…Your professional insights along with suggestions to help me move toward a professional future that was appropriate for me, not someone else.
Posted By: RB
You restored a sense of justice and reaffirmed our rights as American citizens . You were very cost-effective in bringing a sense of order into the chaos. I can't thank you enough.
Posted By: HCK
Glenn's experience and hard work has made him one of the best officers under my supervision, He has developed an informant network (phenomenal) that constantly led to the arrest and convictions of wildlife violators" He has made more big game cases in the past two years than any officer in the Department of Game & Fish.
Posted By: Bill Montoya
Former Director – New Mexico Game & Fish
His work ethic and devotion to duty make him the "Epitomy " of a Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer". "Holmes has developed and implemented superior law enforcement techniques, including a comprehensive confidential informant network, that has resulted in a higher number of arrests and convictions for wildlife law violations than any other officer in the Dept.
Posted By: Gerald Marachini – Former Director-New Mexico Game


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Who's Side Are You On?
A six-year-old comes crying to his mother because his little sister pulled his hair. "Don't be angry," the mother says, "Your little sister doesn't realize that pulling hair hurts." A short while later, there's more crying, and the mother goes to investigate. This time the sister is bawling and her brother says, "She knows now."
"This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse." Luke 11:23 (MSG)
How does this verse relate to Luke 9:50: "Anyone who is not against you is for you"? In the earlier passage, Jesus was talking about a person who was driving out demons in Jesus' name. Those who fight evil, He was saying, are on the same side as one driving out demons in Jesus' name. Here, by contrast, He was talking about the conflict between God and the devil. In this battle, if a person is not on God's side, he or she is on Satan's. There is no neutral ground. Because God has already won the battle, why be on the losing side? If you aren't actively for Christ, you are against Him." Life App. Bible
Did this wake anyone up? Some of us feel safe in our cocoon of apathy and complacency. We think that nobody sees us, nobody knows we're trying to sit on the fence of compromise, or nobody knows we're in the dark corner of unforgiveness or the back alley of disobedience. There are others that say nothing and do nothing with the excuse that "it's just not my place or responsibility to get involved," "who am I to judge?" What did Jesus say? "If you're not helping …."
We convince ourselves that we're not hurting anyone and we can think and say what we want to think and say. But, please notice what Jesus said, we're either on His side of loving others and the Lord or we're the enemy! That's some pretty strong language! We justify hurting our brothers and sisters in Christ by saying, "They had it coming! They need a taste of their own medicine!"
None of us are perfect, but those of us in Christ serve a perfect God with a perfect love and He is able to help us love with His perfect love, but we must be willing. Pray for healing in the Body of Christ that we might be strong and prepared to do what the Father has called us to do.


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Have you ever heard or played ''Plants vs Zombies''? If you have, you know it is one the most addictive games to come out of Pop Cap Games in the last long while. It's full of imaginative zombie types, not the least of which is the Moonwalker Zombie, a 'Michael Jackson-esque' zombie that summons a squad of back-up dancer zombies to attack en masse.
Well, the estate of Michael Jackson (read, 'Poppa Joe Jackson') didn't like this and instigated proceedings to sue Pop Cap Games for defamation. Cleverly side-stepping the lawsuit, Pop Cap decided to remove the MJ zombie and replace it with this, the new, improved 'Moonwalker Zombie'!
What kind of bothers me isn't that Pop Cap decided to take an appropriate course of action to avoid a potentially damaging lawsuit. It's that the Jackson estate decided that this kind of thing was entirely necessary. I know there is some sort of legal precedent for this, 'defamation of character' or the likeness of the Gloved on in "Thriller" being copyrighted and what not.
The original Moonwalker Zombie was, at best, a loving homage to one of the most innovative music videos of the 1980s. I mean, if people who do parodies of such things can be sued, MAD Magazine better watch out!
(Via Joystick Division)


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Greece Also Has Big Headaches at Home
The latest talks between Greece and its eurozone creditors has ended at an impasse. Greece still wants to negotiate the terms of austerity. The Eurogroup insists on sticking to the terms of the country's current rescue program. But Greece's negotiators have ever less room for maneuver. They want to stay in the euro, which means they have to cut a deal. And now data reveals tax revenues at home are imploding. All of which points to a nail-biting showdown.


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May 8, 2013
With the busy summer travel season approaching, Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney found some interesting facts from the 2011 Connecticut Department of Transportation report:
- Metal beam guard rails are the most commonly hit stationary objects by moving vehicles such as cars and motorcycles. Banks, ledges and rocks take second place.
- Most Connecticut car and motor vehicle collisions (37.32 percent) are rear-ended crashes. Jack-knife crashes are the least common.
- In 2011, Fairfield County had the most car crashes; 21,051 or 26.84 percent of all accidents
- January was the month with the highest number of car accidents in 2011: 10,786
- And the most car, truck, motorcycle crashes occurred on Fridays: 13,898
In addition, the cause of car and truck accidents were as follows on Connecticut roads:
- Following too closely - 26,553 accidents - 33.85 percent
- Failure to grant right of way - 10,595 accidents - 13.51 percent
- Driver lost control - 9,613 accidents - 12.26 percent
- Speed too fast for the conditions - 5,919 accidents - 7.55 percent
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- Legal Services - Car and Truck Accidents


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There's nothing worse than a screen covered with greasy fingerprints.
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So grab some screen wipes, and wipe your screens DAILY. Yes, every single day. When you first turn on your computer, grab a fresh screen wipe, give your screen the once-over, and you'll have a clear screen until someone comes and jabs it with their fat fingers. And that person obviously won't be YOU.
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Of all the episodes in the current season of South Park, the opener "Go Fund Yourself" still takes the cake. It took all the issues currently in discussion with regard to the NFL and tackled crowd funding in a way that tied all of them together. Brilliant stuff. But on the other hand, Trey Parker and Matt Stone also had months to work on that episode and craft a plot that neatly interweaves all of those talking points.
The pair had roughly a week to bring two-parter "#Rehash" to fruition. You could tell that the issues at hand must've been bothering the writers for a while however. All of the various recurring jokes throughout the season—but mainly Randy as Lorde—seem to play too strongly into this last episode to be just happenstance.
If you didn't watch last week or forget, a 14-second recap: Cartman has found success as an online commenter giving snarky analysis on everyday life in South Park. The music industry reveals to Randy that it makes more money from musicians trending online than it does via the music itself, thus they've opted to replace all musicians with hologram versions, similar to real life holograms involving Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson (the hologram of the former is hunting that of the latter). As last week's episode ended, the industry exec picks up Cartman to run the entire operation, due to his finger on the pulse of the youth.
Kyle has been the opponent to all of this, and episode two opens with him launching a Twitter campaign to save our living rooms and bring families back together. He gets a visit from Bill Cosby to support his campaign via a huge televised Christmas special. Little does he know, it's holo-Cosby.
The event is "The Washington Redskins Go F--k Yourself Holiday Special," planned by the music and television industries to formally kick off a new era of entertainment (named by Cartman of course). It'll feature holograms of deceased stars including Kurt Cobain and Elvis Presley duetting with live ones such as Iggy Azalea. One well-timed segment features Cosby singing "Baby It's Cold Outside" to Taylor Swift, making the line "what's in this drink" less comfortable than ever. Meanwhile Cartman comments on the whole thing from a box in the corner while live tweets flash across the screen below.
Remember how Cartman's screen began popping up in real life to the consternation of adults during the last episode? It finally gets an explanation: He's become so trendy, appearing in almost 96 percent of Twitter references during the special, that he's become "trendcendant"...humanity no longer has any choice BUT to watch him.
It's revealed however that although Cartman commands a huge audience, few of his loyal viewers actually like him. Real-life viewers noticed that the repeated hashtag was "#IHateCartmanBrah." Kyle's brother Ike realize that if timed properly, a new trend could defeat Cartman. He and his friends begin aiming the hashtag "#webelieveinyou" to an unnamed figure who supposedly can fix everything (as of publication, the #webelieveinyou was trending on real Twitter as well).
That turns out to be PewDiePie (a real-life guest appearance from the YouTube commenter who inspired Cartman), who essentially kills Cartman's transmission and ends the holiday special, returning some sense of sanity to the world.
The epilogue reveals that Parker and Stone don't totally hate YouTube celebrities, a fact that that was hinted at throughout the two-part episode. Kyle and Stan suggest that perhaps this is the new wave of entertainment and it's impressive how characters such as PewDiePie build themselves from the ground up. The state of reality is left in question however, as the YouTube sensation ends the episode by thanking the guys from South Park for appearing on his show.
What do you guys think? Too big, too crazy, or just right? We don't normally invite your participation but it seems to be trendy, so what the hell?
OUR FAVORITE QUOTE: "I'm pretty sure 'The Washington Redskins Go F--k Yourself Holiday Special' is not a good name." -TV producer, stating the obvious in hilarious deadpan.


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Gov. Phil Scott hadn't even reached the podium set up on the Statehouse steps Wednesday before hearing past supporters
WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter Welch says he does not anticipate that the change in House Republican leadership brought on by the retirement of Speaker Paul Ryan will improve relations between the two party caucuses.
Ryan announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election this fall to his Wisconsin House seat. The move positions Republicans for a major overhaul in leadership as a potentially difficult mid-term election season approaches. Ryan will leave the job in November.
When asked if the development could enhance party relations, Welch said: "I don't see any evidence of that."
A few hours after news broke that Ryan would be leaving his post, the Vermont Democrat said that though he has had "a very good personal relationship" with the speaker, he has been disappointed by his leadership.
Welch said he has many "vivid memories" of Ryan calling for Congress to use regular order, or a more traditionally normal legislative process.
"He abandoned that as speaker," Welch said. "I'm sure he didn't want to, but he didn't have the capacity to hang onto that view."
Welch also charged that Ryan failed to achieve one of his core objectives, which was to drive down the national debt.
Ryan adhered to the so-called "Hastert rule," Welch said — a practice of the former speaker that required any measure that made it to the floor to have support from at least half the Republican caucus. Welch says that empowered the more conservative wing of the party and enhanced partisan division.
As for his own caucus leadership, the Democratic congressman said he expects a reshuffling is on the horizon.
"I think it's likely that there's going to be significant changes," Welch said. "None of us know what they will be."
Asked if he expects House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will step down, Welch said, "I'm not making predictions on that."
Welch, a chief deputy whip of the caucus, said he is not focused on changing his role in the party right now. His bigger concern is maintaining connections between Democrats and moderate Republicans, he said.
Whether Republicans retain their majority or the House flips to Democratic control in the November midterms, Welch said he believes there is a need for leadership to focus on building collaboration across the aisle.
"Are we going to earnestly reach out to the other party and try to incorporate the reasonable views of the reasonable members of the other party?" he said.