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Before we go any further, let's just say this: the following article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. If you aren't up to date with the latest episodes and you read ahead anyway, then it's your own fault if something gets ruined for you. Clear? Good.
Now let's move on to the business at hand. As we move towards what will eventually be the finale of the show, one Big Bad is emerging that all of the characters who are still standing are going to have to deal with. That Big Bad is the Night King, who is ready to face off against Jon and Daenerys and all who stand with them. They're hoping for a bit of help, as their current efforts really don't seem to be doing much against this king and his army.
All this time, we thought that the game for the throne was between all the human players trying to negotiate who would follow Robert Baratheon to the crown. Instead, we're now looking at a situation where a new king from beyond the wall looks set to threaten the existence of that throne in general, and could well put an end to all of the characters that we have come to know and love. This is a serious threat, and it's likely that this is the final battle which will determine the fate of Westeros. That's how big this is. With that in mind, it's time we got to know the Night King a little better.
15 He's The Most Powerful Enemy Yet
There's never been a greater force for the heroes of Game of Thrones to fight. This is the first time that there has been a threat big enough that all of the potential claimants to the throne might just have to work together. What proof do we have of that? Well, just look at the damage that he has already done. He managed to lure Jon Snow into a trap, which means he's clever enough to outsmart his enemies. He took down the dragon Viserion, something other powers have tried to do and failed, and all it took was one javelin throw. He's also managed to turn the dragon into a wight to fight alongside him, which means he has the power to take any asset the other side has and turn them into his own. In other words, everyone is screwed. We're about to see a showdown of epic proportions.
14 Their Blades Shatter Normal Steel
The frozen blades that the White Walkers carry aren't just good for stabbing. In fact, they have another advantage which makes fighting them pretty unfair. Their blades can shatter normal steel, by which we mean non-Valyrian steel. And Valyrian steel is pretty hard to come by. The only weapons left in existence, that we know of, are Jon Snow's Longclaw, Jaime Lannister's Widow's Wail, Brienne of Tarth's Oathkeeper, Sam Tarly's Heartsbane, and Arya's Valyrian steel dagger. Isn't it pretty convenient how all the weapons have managed to fall into the hands of main characters, mostly after they became established as important characters? Anyway, there is a small hope that they might be able to make more. They have dragon fire left, and they still have Gendry, who might be able to forge more blades. But the way Dany is going with keeping track of her dragons, it might not be as easy as that to get enough weapons in enough hands to make a difference.
13 He's Different In The Books
All of the facts that you think you know if you have read the books are wrong. This is true of many things going forward, as we have officially diverged from the book storyline and gone straight into the TV show's own version of events. Some people think it's a little odd that George R R Martin made this decision – to basically create two different storylines at the same time, considering that the final book isn't out yet. Then again, this fact could be the reason behind it all. If everyone watches the show and finds out what happens, why would they bother buying the final book? This way, he gets to make high book sales as well as keeping interest going in the show. However, there are inevitably going to be a lot of comparisons between the two later on, especially for this character and what happens when he comes to the ultimate end.
12 What His Original History Was
In case you haven't read the books and are wondering about the distinction, the Night's King is based on a different man in the text. He's actually the 13th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. This makes sense, given his name. This commander fell in love with a woman who had white skin, blue eyes, and a very low body temperature, which you would presume makes her a White Walker. He then spent 13 years wreaking havoc before the King in the North and the King Beyond the Wall got together in order to put him down. This is all told through legends in the books, so we're never quite sure whether it's the real version of events or just a fairy tale which evolved from some version of the truth. It would presumably be quite hard to twist it back around to the TV show story from this basis, however – the timeline is all wrong, for a start.
11 Why His Army Must Be Stopped (Besides The Obvious)
Why is everyone so keen to stop the Night King from approaching? Is it just because they don't want him to make a challenge for the throne? Well, no, there's actually much more at stake. Legend has it that if he manages to make it past the wall, he will bring with him something known as the Long Night. This is a mythical (so far) winter which would wipe out almost all life on the whole continent, allowing the king and his army to thrive but decimating all others. This is serious stuff. Remember the oft-uttered phrase, "winter is coming"? Turns out it's not just a cute saying to symbolize how powerful the men in the north are. It's actually a prophecy, and it's about to come true. If they don't stop the Night King, winter will be pretty much constant for everyone living in Westeros, and there won't be many of them left to tell the tale.
10 White Walkers Can Raise Anything
What's pretty scary about the White Walkers is that they can take any corpse and raise it for their own purposes. This means that your fallen comrades in arms will start fighting against you instead. They seem to lose all previous connections and will be intent on carrying out the orders of the Night King when this happens. But White Walkers and their king aren't limited to just raising men. They can raise horses, giants, and even dragons, so we have to presume that anything which can die can be raised again by the army. Will we see a typically gruesome George R R Martin finale which has everyone in Westeros turned into an icy warrior? What purpose would the Night King have if he ever achieved that goal? It doesn't feel like there is anything scarier they could raise than a dragon, but the series isn't over yet and we could easily still be proven wrong.
9 Dragonglass Is The Best Weapon Possible
As Sam Tarly discovered by accident, there is another way to kill White Walkers which doesn't require Valyrian steel. Dragonglass stabbed into a White Walker will cause them to shatter, and now they have basically a whole mountain's worth of dragonglass to play with. This means that they can at least equip their armies with a weapon that will work. However, we don't quite know whether the Night King follows the same rules as the White Walkers or if he is stronger and harder to kill because he was the first. We know that it was a stab of dragonglass to the heart which turned him into the monster he is today, so would that be enough to kill him or would it merely make him stronger? Wights can be taken care of with fire, but White Walkers don't burn. Could it be that dragonglass suffices for White Walkers but won't affect their king?
8 It's Easy To Kill Lots At Once
One piece of good news is the fact that it can be fairly simple to take down a lot of White Walkers at once. If you kill one, you kill all of the corpses that it has raised (known as wights). It could be quite easy to end this whole threat: kill the Night King, and watch his army crumble into dust around him. Of course, that does require being able to kill him first, and that isn't an easy matter. Still, there are some advantages to be had with this knowledge. Right now, one of the biggest threats facing our heroes is the raised dragon. Take down the dragon through this method and there wouldn't even be any need to fight it. If they were to find a method which would take down a lot of White Walkers at once, their army could be decimated by just a few key moves. This will play into the strategy of the final battle, for certain.
7 There's A Crazy Theory About Bran
There's one crazy theory that you might have heard before and might want to pay attention to. After all, everyone said the theories about Jon Snow and Daenerys were crazy, and here we are. The theory goes that Bran is actually the Night King, and that he travelled back in time to be the man who was first turned into him. This would fit with his telepathic abilities, and also his ability to raise people from the dead. We also know that he can travel somewhat through time, though it may have catastrophic effects on those around him. With that in mind, there's a big reason why a group of people in the past would very much want to stop him from travelling around and messing things up. He could be Bran the Builder himself, and he could have caused a lot of the madness we've seen in the past. Could it be true? Only time will tell.
6 What We Know About His Origins
Where did the Night King come from, anyway? Well, let's look at what we know from the show. Bran saw a vision of a ritual back in season six which tells us how he came about. The Children of the Forest took a captive First Man and turned him into the Night King, intending him to be the ultimate weapon against mankind to stop them from invading and cutting down the weirwood trees. Something went horribly wrong, however, and the White Walkers turned on the Children of the Forest, causing them to ally with the First Men in order to drive them back. The Night King then went on to kill the last remainders of the Children of the Forest when he attacked the Three-Eyed Raven's refuge, so there was clearly no love lost there. This ultimate weapon now appears to be aiming to take down the humans as well, perhaps out of revenge for what he was turned into.
5 Combat With Him Is Really Hard
Why is it so hard to fight the White Walkers? Well, they aren't like normal humans but just a little bit colder. Instead, they possess enhanced strength and speed – you could think of them as super-zombies. They have their frozen blades, which means that most fighters aren't well-equipped to take them on. That means full-scale army combat is going to be very difficult indeed. There's also a psychological issue. The men that fall turn against their previous allies and become wights, which means that there's a burden on the warriors to kill their friends, comrades in arms, and family members again once they have been raised. Even knowing that they are no longer the person that they used to be, that's a hard task to bear. In the heat of battle, a moment's hesitation at a familiar face could easily be enough for a wight to overpower you.
4 They Don't Talk Out Loud
One of the eerie things about the White Walkers and the wights is that they don't talk out loud. If the Night King could be heard giving orders, and the wights shouting to one another, then you might be able to use that strategically. You could see their battle plans unfolding and react in the right way. Unfortunately for the humans, that isn't the case. They do communicate, but they do it in some kind of non-verbal way, somehow using a telepathic connection or a hive-mind. Though they may look a little ragtag in the show, they're a fighting force to be reckoned with, and seriously creepy to boot. Plenty of normal soldiers have already been depicted as simply running away when faced with them. The fact that they won't speak is just another part of that overall impression. Interestingly, another change from the books is that they are supposed to wear armour which reflects their surroundings so that they can blend in, like chameleons.
3 Craster Found A Way To Make Peace
If you can't beat the Night King, what can you do to survive? There may be a sign that he is willing to make peace in some small parts. He did make an uneasy truce with Craster, in which Craster would offer up his baby boys in exchange for not being attacked. However, this was likely at a time when the Night King was trying to build up his army. Now that he is on the march, he clearly has the numbers that he thinks are appropriate. If he was going to make a deal, it's unlikely that it would be the same one. Still, there is some small ray of hope that he might be willing to negotiate. How that would work, or what he might want, is unclear. If Westeros falls under his dominion, there might at least be a chance for small pockets of people to survive.
2 He's Been Here Since Day One
If you cast your mind back, you may recall that the opening scene of Game of Thrones centred around some rangers from the Night's Watch stumbling upon some White Walkers who were killing wildlings. One of them escaped the massacre and fled all the way south beyond the Wall, trying to desert his duty. That's when he was caught and beheaded by Ned Stark, kicking off the entire series. This is also the starting point of the books. At the time, we all just thought it was a neat way to introduce Ned, though we were soon proven wrong – he was never the main character he was seemingly set up to be. When you think about it, however, it shows that everything about the series has been leading up to this moment. Perhaps the Night King is really the central character of the show, and the rest has just been a distraction.
1 The Wall Was Built For Him
Just in case you were wondering about how deadly the Night King really could be, remember that he has been faced in battle before. Then, it took all of the Children of the Forest as well as the First Men to band together and face him down so that he could be stopped. They were determined not to let this happen again. Their solution was to build a wall so big that he would never be able to get past it. Yes, the Wall was actually built to keep him out of Westeros. This was the whole reason that the Night's Watch was even formed. While they may have defeated the White Walkers at the Battle for the Dawn, they didn't manage to actually kill the Night King but merely delayed him from attacking again. He has potentially spent all the time since then preparing for this moment.


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My Nokia 8 is only 1 month old. I found the WiFi connection always breaks down. It has to be turned off and turn on again in order to make it work.
Hi, I also have this wifi issue using oreo 8.1 firmware, wifi frustratingly drops in and out with no obvious fix. Also find bluetooth very selective as to when it chooses to work and with what appliances. This phone could be great, but poor software optimisation is letting it down in a big way ( at least I'm hoping its software). Am i also the only one who thinks the music processing on this phone is of a low quality? Even with headphones I don't find the sound output to be very full. I also use a letv leeco elite 3 pro phone which cost a quarter of what this phone did, and I have to say I find it way more reliable and superior in many departments. Maybe Nokia would be good enough to reply to some of these issues. As unfortunately I for one will be looking for a refund if they are not resolved soon, as phone has too many serious niggles to make it useable day to day. Am I the only one who feels this strongly???
I have another issue... My Nokia 8 always after few weeks without any issue just cannot connect to any wifi and if it connects... the connection is extremely slow and it drops. Restart solves this.
I have found a solution for the wifi problem on my Nokia 8. First of all, the problem I had was that while browising internet pages or with any ecommerce app or internet radio streaming suddenly and silently the internet connection would simply stall and pages would not load anymore until I switched wifi off and back on or waited for some 20s or more and then reload the pages. This would repeat every ten minutes on average. Extremely annoying and pushing me almost to go and ask for a refund. Please note that in the very same environment and at the very same time a bunch of other devices would work with no issue at all: iPad mini 2, iPhone 6, Chromecast 2, Huawei P8 Lite 2017, Huawei P10 Lite, Xiaomi mi A1, three different Asus laptops from 2012, 2015 and 2017, and even the original Samsung chromebook from 2012.
Here I have a Fritzbox 3272 ADSL2 router which acts as my primary wifi access point then I have a switch and two additional access points by TP-Link, one in the basement and one in the upper level. All are 802.11b/g/n.
I changed the settings of the Fritzbox from 802.11b/g/n to 802.11b/g and now it works great, I can stream internet radio for one hour or more with no disconnection at all.
I have not changed the secondary TP-Link access points, they are still in 802.11b/g/n mode and when my Nokia 8 switches to them then I have the wifi stall problems.
So clearly it is related to 802.11n and there must be some software timer either in Oreo 8 or in the wifi chipset that every 10min or so tries to upgrade the link to 150Mbps but fails.
I can change all my home routers and disable "n" but what about when I am at work, at a public conference or anywhere else?
Any idea?
no, I can't. I can choose only as follows. No access to the guard interval.
I'm curious, did you try turn off Wi-Fi calling (if available)?
(Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network > Advanced)
I'm curious, did you try turn off Wi-Fi calling (if available)?
(Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network > Advanced)
No, this option is not available
No, this option is not available
Thanks, I may have a different issue, for Telenor DK to sort out(?)
There's no connectivity issues when Wi-Fi calling is disabled on my Nokia 8.
For reference, the router at home is an old D-Link 635 (2.4GHz) mixed mode n/g/b with short GI enabled. The phone works reliably on this and two other stored Wi-Fi networks (unknown configuration).
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Marketing collaboration () is not a new trend in strategic go to market thinking. But collaborating for expertise is new and its being followed by both start-ups and other multi-national companies. In order to improve the sales and bring in more productivity and efficiency for the firm brands push marketing collaboration at the time of Strategic go to market decisions.
Marketing collaboration while go to market situation in which there would be a smooth exchange of strategies, ideas, expert resources and infrastructure relating to the marketing activities of the firm.
How does collaboration while go to market bring about a change in the marketing function of the firm?
1. Collaborative marketing are used during Go to market, that helps the firms in building up brand awareness and increasing the brand image. This is through an efficient exchange of communication between marketing contributors towards brand building, intelligent content marketing and sales lead generation.
2. It empowers the firm in improving customer lifetime value and customer loyalty that helps the firm in adding more value and expanding their business to new levels.
3. Collaborative marketing while Strategic Go to market helps the firms to explore new markets, which they are not into , by using the infrastructure of the other company.
4. Collaborative marketing helps in generating more creative and innovative ideas, that harnesses the power of intelligent content for efficient product marketing.
5. It helps in reducing the marketing overheads of both the firms and the funds can be thus, utilized to the optimum.
6. Collaborative Marketing also helps in developing cross cultural relationships at the organizational level.
Strategies used by companies doing Go to market and Collaborative Marketing
1. Being Strategic
Collaborative marketing while strategic go to market thinking starts with having a clear idea about what to achieve, which direction the company needs to go to reach people and whether to improve brand reputation by rewarding existing loyal customers or not. This helps in having a distinct idea about the kind of activity and collaboration needed to be done with the other brand.
2. Thinking like a customer
The core idea of collaborative marketing lies in taking all the marketing decisions by having the customer in mind. The companies are choosing the closest alternative brands so that the consumer interaction would be similar to their own brands.
3. Authenticity
Authenticity plays a major role in the realm of collaborative Go to market , where the firms have an authentic exchange of ideas and values so that they could deliver a perfect product/service. Intelligent content marketing is the need of the hour, and the collaborating companies ensure authenticity of shared values to bring about this.
4. Analyzing
The companies are monitoring and measuring the performance of the marketing activities based on the decisions taken by them, which is helping the firms in acting with care if there are marketing related issues. Such a careful analysis of the marketing function is instrumental in contributing to increased demand generation. Many software companies carefully monitor the whole process of software marketing in order to generate technology sales leads.
5. Focusing on Relationships
While Strategic Go to market, all companies mainly focus on how to reach new customers and promote their respective business. Companies are more creative and flexible in the early stages because the foundation is the key for any result. If an idea is more acceptable, the companies are willing to continue the collaboration and this helps in developing a healthy relationship as well as a unique selling proposition to the customers.
Recent successful Go to market collaborations.
Here are some of the most recent Go to market collaborations between major companies that has proved to be successful.
• Starbucks + Pepsico
Starbucks and Pepsico recently went into an agreement on the marketing, sale and distribution of Starbucks ready-to-drink coffee and energy beverages in Latin American countries .This agreement attempts to leverage the respective strengths of Starbucks and
PepsiCo, to bring a carefully selected portfolio of Starbucks coffee and energy beverages to consumers in Latin America, thus unlocking new market opportunities for both companies. As part of the agreement, Starbucks would provide their expertise in coffee production and PepsiCo would sell and distribute Starbucks coffee and energy beverages, thus leveraging its expansive network and experience across the region. Together, both companies would continue to market, innovate and further develop the brand in Latin America.
• Uber + Spotif
Uber and Spotify, the digital music company has recently got into an agreement in USA, under which any person riding an Uber cab could hear their customized playlist of songs they have saved in Spotify, which opens up exciting avenues in marketing collaboration that increases the reach of both brands.
• Apple + IMS
Apple and IMS, a Miami based marketing firm, have partnered in pushing iAds in the Latin American countries, under which the IMS clients would be partners in putting up the ads in iAds platform; this has been successful in achieving market penetration to a large extent.
These examples reveal that some of the leading multinational companies have been open to successful Strategic Go to market collaborations with other brands in the avenues of marketing. Collaborative marketing, while go to market has skillfully integrated aspects like intelligent content writing and proper customer service measures to create a redefined marketing strategy that drives the efficiency and productivity of each company, and the coming years would only show more fruitful collaborations in the marketing domain.
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A month ago, I was so pleased with the new work I got that prior joining the company I had the chance to spend my two weeks in Naga for vacation. I was able to unwind with peace since my worries about expenses and other things related will be answered by my soon passive income and new field to venture. In addition, I was even surprised with the position specified in my contract. It appears that I'm a Specialist and next post to mine is already TL which is beyond unexpected since I applied for an Analyst post. And so I can only find myself privileged and thankful.
But not until… my planned leaves for SS5 Manila concert and Bangkok trip were disapproved by my superior. While tears are forming around my eyes, I can only imagine my full payment for the concert ticket I made just this Tuesday and my pushed self to search through the variety of affordable hostels in Bangkok where we can have our accommodation booked and to start the itinerary for my first time flying with friends. Because of this, it never occurred to me that my two weeks' vacation in Naga will be the last for this year. I can only self-pity at this state. It's too ironic that it all just came to me now and that all of a sudden my thoughts were how to dispose my concert ticket and how should I contest my two day leave to my Manager or HR since they already know about it prior to the training period.
Seeing myself now, I don't have control on things such these without sacrificing a bit of pride and supposed good memories. I for one believes that I can't have everything I wishes but this isn't IT right? Tell me this is not yet part of my "everything"???!!!
Then I was like "okay I haven't done my two drug prescriptions yet!" But I just thought it would be cool if I can do both without feeling halfhearted by choosing what's more right.


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Hey blog!
I'm supposed to be doing something else right now, but I decided to come here on my blog.. lol anyway!
I started to read The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. I have watched all the movies but I haven't read the books so I wanted to try. I took it to the school to read it in my free times and breaks. I can't stop!
I got a letter from my Canadian "penpal" today. I really enjoy having penpals from all around the world! Also, I started to collect stamps and I loved the one that came with this letter because it's a Christmas stamp. I'm gonna show you guys later! :)


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December 21st, 2007
Tony recently completed a video for a track off of the new Tea for Julie album. Check it out on YouTube in all its super 8 glory.
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1. Brain | December 23rd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Hey. That S8 footage was sweet. Couldn't hear the music cuz I'm house-sitting and they have no speakers on their computer…
Thanks for the KFAI show shout out. That's probably a one-shot deal for Glen Leslie. It was fun, and Audio Mike really tweaked it to perfection.
Merry Merry.
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emergency portable generator are most necessary to provide backup electric power in situations of electrical outage. Certainly, it really is typical to emphasis possibly with a standby generator or moveable product. Lately, the production of inverter generators ended up additional for the useful design of generator. A deep-cycle or car or truck battery is necessary to give energy towards the inverter generator. It really is straightforward to work; on the other hand, its usage is limited for similar urgent circumstances.
Inverter generator established is really a new design but is starting to become additional famed. Its motor regularly differs the pace to equal the desired load, not just like normal generator that runs at normal velocity. This generator is economical because it's got the capability to regulate and make what exactly is required only and it makes a lot less sounds in comparison to other turbines. It is additionally gasoline productive and environmentally nice and helpful.
The inverter is also highly advised in giving power to electronics. It works by manufacturing 3-phase AC power at elevated frequency. Afterward, it really is transformed into straight recent, then toward the alternating stream of electric demand which can be used by electrical appliances and equipment.
This production in the generator is usually referred to as "clean power" which indicates steady and trusted present-day and business sine wave launch. This thoroughly clean power is not going to create fluctuation in electric powered electricity which takes place via common generators. Abrupt fluctuations in electrical power are incredibly harmful to numerous sensitive and high-technology electronics much like the pcs. Vast majority of inverter turbines could possibly be matched using an more identically sized item to double the ability ability.
Inverter generator sets purpose like ordinary turbines, apart from that it employs Neodymium magnets in place of brushes they usually can convert immediate existing into alternating recent. Varied sorts use different kinds of mechanical electricity and remodel it into electrical electric power. There are actually 3 distinct kinds of inverters on hand; sine wave, sq. wave and customised or modified square wave inverters. The purchase of inverter generator you may drive relies upon on the plan of giving electricity to it.
Sine wave – this kind of inverter generator provides identical wave similar to the wave delivered from typical generator or Electrical power Company. They take advantage of AC mechanism which certainly produces sine wave electricity. Essentially the most fantastic factor regarding this generator is the fact almost all equipments available in the market are meant to functionality on sine wave. Sine wave turbines are more pricey than other varieties although the worthy of of electric ability and variety of software it uses tend to be more required.


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This journal page started with a previous splattered background of stencils and spray colors.
I drew the face and continued on with the other elements on the page, but left her face with the original background colors. I really like to draw faces, but have not taken a class to learn about shading etc.
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15/07/2014 - Z updates
Automatic tank gauges (ATGs), mean that the guess work is taken out of your supply and we can take care of the refill.
We're rolling out ATGs to our commercial customers who currently have standard fuel orders in our system – these are orders for a set amount delivered at a set time.
An ATG gives us remote visibility of the stock levels in our customers' tanks. All the information is loaded onto a website that both Z and our customers have access to.
This means that our customers have security of supply because we automatically schedule a delivery when their stock levels are low, which means we can be more responsive to their needs and their fuel usage patterns.
Using ATGs also provide health and safety benefits to our customers, because they are less exposed to fumes through checking tanks and doing dips, because that's taken care of.
An ATG can only be used on diesel tanks, and the site needs to have good cell phone reception (some underground tanks aren't possible), but if it's right for your business, it only takes a day to install.
Currently we have nearly 100 ATGs installed nationwide. If you're interested in having an ATG installed please speak to your account manager.
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As a New Zealand company, we believe we've got a backyard worth looking after. This is why we're investing $26 million in building a biodiesel... read more
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The 34786 is home to Windermere. The zip Borders the 32836 Zip to the South. It follows Reams Road to Lake Chase and Lake Blanche. The borders continue to the North of Bay Hill along Apopka Vineland Road on the left side to Park Ridge Gotha Road and Robertson Road in the North. The zip border then follows Stoneybrook West Parkway to Roberts Point Dr, Mckinnon Road and Lake Butler Boulevard. The area continues out to Tiny Road and Ficquette Road on the Western border. The area includes Seidel Road.
34786 Homes for Sale
34786 Homes for Sale include the homes in Windermere.Home prices in Windermere are typically on the higher end. There are many luxury homes. Vacant lots along the shores of Lake Butler have been known to sell over a million. Newer and renovated homes on Lake Butler with boat docks are highly sought after and have a large price tag. One of the most prestigious communities in Windermere is Isleworth home to several famous individuals. Home prices vary depending on obviously size, location to the many area lakes, including the Butler Chain of Lakes. There are a a wide variety of type of homes with everything from condos to immense estate homes. Luxury Estate homes on Lake Butler and other lakes linked to the chain are very desirable. Guarded and Gated communities are also very common among the estate and luxury home communities.


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States are methodically creating and expanding programs to help low-income elderly people buy prescription drugs, even as Congress appears to be floundering in efforts to add drug benefits to Medicare.
Some states, like Pennsylvania, use state money to pay part of the cost of each prescription. Some, like California and Florida, have passed laws limiting the prices that pharmacies can charge elderly customers. A few, like Michigan and Missouri, have created tax credits to offset the amounts spent on prescription drugs.
Other states, including Iowa, New Hampshire, Washington and West Virginia, have created buyers' clubs or purchasing cooperatives to help low-income elderly people obtain drug discounts.
Two states, Maine and Vermont, have recently received permission from the federal government to use their Medicaid programs to provide drug discounts to tens of thousands of elderly and low-income people who would not otherwise qualify for Medicaid. Maryland plans a similar program under a bill signed on Friday by Gov. Parris N. Glendening.
And various states in the Northeast and the South are banding together to negotiate discounts from drug manufacturers. Five states in the Northwest are considering similar joint efforts.Continue reading the main story
Margaret H. Kuntz, a 71-year-old retired bookkeeper who lives outside Pittsburgh, said Pennsylvania's pharmaceutical assistance program was a lifesaver. She pays a $6 co-payment for each of the drugs she takes: Trimox, an antibiotic, for Lyme disease; Toprol, for high blood pressure; Aciphex, for ulcers; Premarin, for estrogen therapy; and Armour Thyroid tablets.
''It would cost me $400 to $450 a month if I had to pay for these prescriptions on my own,'' Ms. Kuntz said. ''I would not be able to buy them all.''
Pauline M. Dickson, 66, is equally enthusiastic about Maine's program of low-cost drugs for the elderly and disabled. ''I don't know what I would do without it,'' she said.
Ms. Dickson, who lives in Hallowell, Me., said she used to spend more than $50 a month on each of the drugs she takes: Lipitor for high cholesterol, and Cardene and Zestril for high blood pressure. Now, she said, she spends only $43 a month in co-payments for the three drugs together.
Richard Cauchi, a health policy expert at the National Conference of State Legislatures, said, ''It's quite clear that states are learning from one another and building on those experiences, rather than simply copying what's been done in the past.''
Illinois, Massachusetts and New York have doubled the size of their programs in the last year, liberalizing eligibility criteria and providing additional money for subsidies. In New York, assistance is available to individuals with incomes up to $35,000 a year and couples with incomes up to $50,000.
Prof. Stephen Crystal, a gerontologist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said: ''States are responding to a vacuum in federal policy, the lack of prescription drug coverage under Medicare. The state programs are very popular for good reason. They are meeting a real need. But in no way do they constitute a national safety net. It's a spotty system that exists in some places and not others.''
At least 26 states have authorized some type of pharmaceutical assistance program, Mr. Cauchi said. At last count, he said, enrollment in the direct subsidy programs totaled 1.1 million, with 70 percent of the enrollment in six states: Pennsylvania (230,000 people), New Jersey (188,000), New York (165,000), Massachusetts (71,000), Illinois (53,555) and Maine (41,000).
Those figures do not include the tax credits provided to more than 445,000 Missouri residents. Nor do they include the experience of California, where experts estimate that two million people may have bought drugs with discounts authorized by state law.
The California program has no application forms, no formal enrollment process and no record of transactions. The state simply supplies price information to pharmacies. Anyone with a Medicare card can have prescriptions filled at the prices paid by Medicaid, which receives discounts averaging 24 percent of the regular retail price.
Grace E. Cox, a 79-year-old retired nurse who lives on a farm near Modesto, Calif., said: ''It's most commendable that the California Legislature saw fit to pass this law, while in Washington members of Congress diddle around and talk about the issue. It would be nice if our law were extended nationally, so older folks would not have to go to Canada or Mexico to get cheaper medications.''
Congress has held several hearings on Medicare drug benefits this year, but is nowhere near a consensus. Lawmakers disagree on the basic question of whether to provide benefits to all Medicare recipients or just those with the greatest financial need. Official cost estimates for all proposals have shot up 30 percent in the last year, confounding Congressional efforts to set premiums, deductibles, co-payments and other details of drug coverage.
Florida, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia have the newest state programs, begun in the last six months.
At least 10 states, Mr. Cauchi said, are financing drug benefits for the elderly in part with money received in the settlement of lawsuits against tobacco companies: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Ohio.
State officials said they were taking action for the reasons cited often by President Bush, members of Congress and elderly people: Prescription drugs account for a growing share of all health care spending. Doctors are prescribing more drugs for the elderly. The drugs can cure, treat and prevent deadly and debilitating diseases, but new medicines usually cost more than the ones they replace. So drug costs have become a huge burden for many elderly people.
In establishing drug programs, states are performing their traditional role as laboratories of social policy, just as they pioneered the regulation of workers' wages and hours in the early 20th century. In the 1990's, many states found ways to provide health insurance to their citizens. In recent years, most states have passed laws to define patients' rights, though Congress remains deadlocked on the issue.
Drug companies have been scrambling to keep up with the proliferation of state activity.
Delegate Michael E. Busch, author of the new Maryland law, the Senior Prescription Drug Relief Act, said: ''We had more pharmaceutical lobbyists down here this year than you could shake a stick at. They were everywhere.''
The drug industry says it supports efforts to expand access to prescription medicines, but it has filed lawsuits challenging the programs in Maine and Vermont.
D. Brock Hornby, chief judge of the Federal District Court in Maine, blocked one part of the state program that requires drug companies to subsidize discounts for the uninsured. He said Maine was interfering with interstate commerce, in violation of the Constitution, by demanding rebates on drugs sold to wholesalers and distributors in transactions consummated outside the state.
''The Maine Legislature has sound reasons for wanting to assist its uninsured citizens who must cope with astronomical prescription drug prices,'' Judge Hornby said. ''But in our country, under our Constitution, states cannot legislate outside their boundaries.''
Other parts of the Maine program, under which the state pays 80 percent of prescription costs for individuals with annual incomes less than $15,448, continue, unaffected by the court's ruling.
President Bush wants to build on the state programs. He would provide them with $46 billion over the next four years, while he and Congress consider major changes in Medicare, including the addition of drug benefits.
The Nevada program, Senior Rx, got off to a slow start, but many Republicans see it as a potential model. The state provides subsidies up to $480 a year for residents 62 and older to buy drug insurance from a private company, Fidelity Security Life Insurance of Kansas City, Mo.
That was the approach favored last year by Republicans in the United States House of Representatives: hiring insurance companies to provide drug benefits to people on Medicare.
A Nevadan can receive up to $5,000 a year in drug benefits for premiums ranging from $75 to $98 a month. The state will pay up to $40 of the monthly premium for a person with low income. The Nevada Legislature is considering proposals to increase the subsidy.
''We recognize that we need to make the program more affordable,'' said Debbra J. King, the program manager at the Nevada Department of Human Resources.Continue reading the main story


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German melodic metallers EDGUY have set "Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown" as the title of their tenth studio album. The follow-up to 2011's "Age Of The Joker" will be released on April 18 via Nuclear Blast.
The "Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown" cover artwork can be seen below.
Comments EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet: "We recorded a pure epic heavy EDGUY album, our record label demanded a heavy metal cover artwork, so who are we to not obey?! It's got 1. Monster 2. Daredevil Action Hero 3. Fantasy Space Scape 4. Is Hand Painted 5. Fire (coming out of the…) 6. …Weapon
"Now, not giving a shit and getting away with it: THAT is metal!"
Regarding the musical direction of "Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown", EDGUY previously said: "We have focused on what makes this band unique and recorded what we believe is going to be the strongest and heaviest album EDGUY has ever recorded.
"We didn't waste any time with updates or distractions.
"There is no doubt that this album is going to be the album EDGUY will be measured against in the future. And it makes us proud to say that as a band that has been existing for over 22 years now, fully aware that the best is yet to come."
"Age Of The Joker" sold around 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD debuted at No. 21 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
EDGUY's previous CD, "Tinnitus Sanctus", opened with 600 units back in February 2009 to land at No. 88 on the Top New Artist Albums chart.
"Age Of The Joker" was released in Europe on August 29, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.


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Vol. 5(4), pp. 27-39, April, 2017
Efficacy of brewery spent grain and rabbit droppings on enhanced ex situ bioremediation of an aged crude oil contaminated soil
Chimezie Jason Ogugbue1*, Chiaka Mbakwem-Aniebo1 and Leera Solomon2
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, East-West Road, P. M. B. 5323, Choba, 500004 Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
2Department of Science Laboratory Technology, School of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt Polytechnic, Rumuola, P. M. B. 5936, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Received 12 March, 2016; Received in revised form 30 March, 2017; Accepted 30 March, 2017.
Contaminated soil, Ex situ bioremediation, Brewery spent grain, Rabbit droppings, Biostimulation efficacy.
Brewery spent grain (BSG) and rabbit droppings (RD) were investigated to determine their potentials as biostimulation agents for enhanced ex situ bioremediation of an aged crude oil contaminated soil (COCS). Samples were collected from a fresh oil spill site and 300 g of soil was amended with 150 g each of RD and BSG. The control (CT) contained 300 g of COCS without amendment. Monitoring of various physico-chemical parameters including total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) content of COCS was done for 5 weeks at 7-days intervals. Hydrocarbon utilizing bacterial isolates identified include Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Bacillus and Flavobacterium genera. In RD amended treatment, the total heterotrophic bacterial/hydrocarbon-utilizing bacterial (THB/HUB) and the total heterotrophic fungal/hydrocarbon-utilizing fungal (THF/HUF) ratios were 2.45 and 2.32 respectively, as against 1.46 and 1.23 obtained for BSG. The ratios in the control were 0.75 (THB/HUB) and 0.94 (THF/HUF) thus, indicating growth stimulation of hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms as a result of the amendments. The TPH content of COCS amended with RD and BSG decreased by 57.9 and 39.6%, respectively whereas, the CT reduced by only 0.59%. There was a significant (p<0.05) reduction in TPH after 35 days. The order of biostimulation efficacy (RD < BSG) showed that RD enhanced the removal of TPH from soil during remediation better than BSG. Data from this study indicate the biotechnological potentials of these waste materials for remediation of COCS by enhanced natural attenuation.
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Don't let an apparent lack of experience hurt your success on eBay.
"Bad credit? No credit? No problem!"
?Ernie's Used Cars
A low feedback rating can hurt a buyer or seller nearly as much as a feedback profile with an excessive amount of negative comments. Luckily, there are a few things new users can do to gain trust within the eBay community.
Many sellers, primarily those who have had a bad experience with a non-paying bidder, are understandably apprehensive about bidders with low or zero feedback. So, if you see an auction in which the seller has written a warning about such bidders, drop him a quick note by clicking "Ask seller a question," just to let him know you're serious.
It's harder to be a new seller on eBay than a new buyer; a seller with low or zero feedback will have a hard time selling anything. Trust, after all, takes on a bigger role when someone else's money is at stake.
The best thing to do (and, coincidentally, the most fun) is to buy a few things before you start selling. Not only is this an easy way to build up feedback, but it will give you some experience in what it's like to be a buyer, which will ultimately make you a better seller.
When you finally do start selling, make sure to set your payment terms such that your customers will be able to pay safely. If you accept PayPal, as described in [Hack #29] and [Hack #67], you'll undoubtedly get more bids from buyers who otherwise wouldn't give you the time of day.
If you're a United States resident and have five dollars burning a hole in your pocket, go to Site Map ID Verify to begin eBay's ID Verification. The process, which takes only a few minutes, simply involves entering some information that is cross-checked by eBay and VeriSign.
Ultimately, what you get out of it is a little "ID Verify" checkmark icon next to your user ID on eBay. Not everyone will know what it means, but those who click the icon will see the page shown in Figure 1-4.
Trust, as much as any sales pitch, is what will earn bids on your auctions. The ID Verify logo is a bidder's assurance that you are who you say you are. Although it's not a substitute for feedback, the ID Verify icon will help new sellers appear more trustworthy to many bidders.
New users are more prone to getting negative feedback, typically as a result of inexperience. If you receive negative feedback, make sure to do a little damage control, as described in [Hack #4].


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40 winks short of the full night's rest???
Wanting better sleep than just 40 winks?
Five cheerful tips from Heidi Di Santo (www.heidi.com.au) "to get you sleeping like a baby". Even though 40 winks may be an odd expression for sleep, these tips are worth the restating.
Exercise in the mornings to be tired in the evenings. Sounds good? I'm not so sure that exercise in the morning gets you tired for the night that is still another fourteen hours away. But it certainly gets you going for the day.
Do avoid heavy meals, alcohol and caffeine two hours before going to bed. Remember the increasing concern about blue light from screens interfering with our sleep patterns. Challenged? This may be conservative when comparing notes with researcher Dale Bredesin who is suggesting fasting for three hours before going to bed, and having nothing to eat for at least 12 hours between the evening meal and breakfast.
Have a bath or shower before retiring. It cools your body and sends you towards that sleep pattern.
Have the room cool dark and quiet.
No panic required. Focus on your body and breathing, watch the internal associations and let everything be OK.
If these are difficult to remember, just nod and say yes! See the related Deep Sleep TED-Ed post and why it is important to sleep well.


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Africa 2019 – The Optimist's View
23 January 2019
Andrew Skipper, head of Africa for Hogan Lovells, looks forward to Africa's business and investment climate for 2019.
We have developed a mini-series on Africa power to examine the barriers to power development across the continent, real life success stories/solutions breaking down these barriers, and innovative new solutions which could be tested and further deployed across the continent. In turn, we examine the potential of renewable energy across the continent, the impact of governance, logistics and supply chain on power production, and finally discuss issues and solutions around securing funding for projects.
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23 January 2019
Andrew Skipper, head of Africa for Hogan Lovells, looks forward to Africa's business and investment climate for 2019.
28 November 2018 | 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM (GMT)
We are delighted to host our final Africa Breakfast Briefing for 2018, taking place on Thursday 28 November. To coincide with the 2018 Mines and Money London conference, this seminar will...
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We are thrilled to have hosted recently appointed H.E. Nomathemba Tambo, who is the daughter of legendary anti-apartheid politician Oliver Reginald Tambo at the ambassadors Top Table...
6-7 November 2018
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15 October 2018
The inaugural UK Ghana Investment Summit is an event created by the UK Government to promote Ghana as an investment destination for British companies.
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I recently took some photos for Speechlust Jewelry, while Joschka Sawatzky captured the day on video, as they anticipate the release of their men's collection. We set up at the Bright Barbershop Co., with the help of owner Mitch Bright and his bull dog George. Thank you to Courtney Chilton, founder of Speechlust, for being such a great model. Check out my favourite shots from the day below, and see the full video at the bottom of the page!
Video by Joschka Sawatzky <www.20somethingdesigner.com>
Shop Speechlust Jewelry at <www.speechlust.com>
Visit The Bright Barber Shop at <www.thebrightbarber.com>


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Alex Spilling
Real Name: Alex Spilling
Aliases: The Showstealer
Born: London, England
Lived: Please tell us
Spouse: Please tell us
Debut: 1995
Stats: Height 6'8" Weight 290lbs
Trainer: Andre Baker
Signature Moves: The Big Boot, The Neckbreaker, Shanesation Kick, Two Handed Choke Bomb, The Ace Crusher, Check Up From The Neck Up
Finishing Move: The One Night Stand
Feuds: The Family, Ulf Herman, Jack Xavier, Doug Williams, Jonny Storm
Title History:
FWA Heavyweight title 2000, 2004
FWA Tag Team titles 2002-2003
TWA Heavyweight title
Career History:
Shane wrestled from the year 1995 and took part in the FWA, WZW, BCW-UK, IWP, UCW and IWW. He had notable fights with Drew McDonald and Jonny Storm.
His career was put on hold in 2002 when he suffered a serious neck injury when fighting against Karl Krammer but he returned in a tag team match against the UK Pitbulls winning the FWA Tag Team titles.
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Who am I
Well, I am an unassuming person with strange likes and interests. Currently my main thrust of energies has been directed toward Photography and bees.
Some of the other things I am interested in are plastic models, astronomy, blacksmithing, leather working, painting miniatures, and … what is that shiny thing over there… photos.html


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On August 20, 2018 Teen Clean Closet set up it's fourth full sized closet at The Boys and Girls Club Royal Oak. In addition to a Closet location, The Boys and Girls Club will be a donation site for supporters who would like to contribute items. The Boys and Girls Club is located on the corner of Lincoln and Campbell Rd. It is open daily from 8:30am to 7:30pm. The donation bin is in the lobby.
Daisy Girl Scout Troop 76693 out of Upton Elementary held a donation drive in their efforts to make the world a better place. June 2018
In January 2017, Teen Clean Closet participated in our local PTA Founders Day Evening as well as a city wide, Day of Service in remembrance of Dr King.
Pictured below, the Royal Oak Middle School mini closet, our first one! The school supplies pictured were donated to us by the Jordan and Ashley Siegel Foundation.
Part of our community involvement approach is educating and inclusion. On this day the Northwood Elementary Smile Club kids helped us pack "go bags" of toiletry items to pass out to area children.


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Eugene G.
2014 Winner
Ransom, KY
Nominated by Carol Napier
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Blackberry/McCarr Senior Citizen Center
Length of Service:
80+ hours per month for 15 years
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Pike County Senior Citizens Program, Inc.
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January 24, 2014
Eugene Gibbs, a Vietnam veteran, believes in serving others. He not only served his country honorable in the U.S. Army, he is still serving others today, but in a different capacity. Today, he is serving and representing the most vulnerable of our population...our senior citizens and the needy.
Fifteen years ago, Eugene Gibbs saw that there was something lacking in his community of Ransom, and that was something for the seniors to do. So Eugene got together with other community members, and began to lobby the local county and state government officials for money to build a senior citizens center.
Although there were many obstacles to overcome, Eugene and the others did not let this deter them. It is because of his effort (and the other community members) today the seniors enjoy the Blackberry/McCarr Senior Citizens Center, a beautiful log cabin facility.
Eugene represents the Blackberry/McCarr Senior Center on the Board of the Pike County Senior Citizens Program, and by virtue of serving on the board, he was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board, and has served in this capacity for eight years.
Eugene is a very outspoken person, and he cares deeply about the seniors of our area. He has been instrumental in securing funding at both the local and state level for the Pike County Senior Citizens Program.
During the week, you will find Eugene at the Blackberry/McCarr Senior Citizens Center volunteering for various tasks which includes driving the van, delivery meals to homebound seniors,doing repair work, taking seniors shopping, or any other chore that is needed.
Eugene is also an active member of the Shriners, and has been instrumental in raising funds to provide transportation for the needy children of our area to the Shriners Hospital for Children which provides treatment for orthopedic problems, cleft lip/palate, burn care, or spinal cord injuries.
He has also raised funds to provide food baskets for the needy in our area, and has done this for the past twelve years.
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What is Reportable and What is NotIndustry is required to submit mandatory food safety reports to the FDAReportable Food Registry (RFR). Since 2009, when the RFR was launched industry hasbeen required to comply anytime there is reasonable probability that an article of foodwill cause serious adverse health consequences. Many industry stakeholders have nottaken advantage of the 2010 FDA RFR annual report which provides excellent insighton products presenting food safety risk. FDA is directed to work with their regulatorypartners and industry to investigate and address these reports. Significant guidancehas been provided by the FDA related to the interpretation and specific situations thatqualify a reportable food. Industry should take heed to the Food Safety ModernizationAct which directs FDA to enhance the RFR to provide consumer oriented information oneach report, as needed, and to require the grocery stores who sold the reported food toprominently display the information in a conspicuous location.
Craig Henry, Ph.D.
ERS Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Faye Feldstein
Senior Advisor, Deloitte Consulting,
previously Office Director, Emergency
Response for the FDA.
Ted Elkin
Director, Office of Food Defense,
Communication and Emergency
Response, CFSAN/FDA
Clay Detlefsen
Vice President & Counsel, International
Dairy Foods Association
■ This session will provide the latest insight into how FDA is proceeding with the
implementation, modifications, and public health benefit of the RFR.
■ Industry representatives will provide their perspective on the impact of the RFR
on business and improving food safety.
John W. BodePrincipal, John Bode LLC
non-O157 STEC: The Prevalence of and the Strategies andObjectives of the Industrynon-O157 STEC's are emerging as a potential threat to consumers and regulatoryagencies are taking a hard look to ensure public health. Learn from regulatory agencieshow they are viewing non-0157 STECs in the face of the FSMA, escalating outbreaks andpressure from legislators. Learn from industry their approach to non-0157 STEC's andthe changing regulation that will shape the future.
Will Daniels
Sr. Vice President, Operations and
Organic Integrity, Earthbound Farm
Emilio Esteban, DVM, MBA,
MPVM, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor for Laboratory
Services, USDA/FSIS/OPHS
■ Provide attendees with an overview of the organisms called non-O157 STECS
■ Provide an update from the USDA on how the new regulation on non-O157 STECS
will be enforced
Rajal Mody, M.D. MPH, LCDR
US Public Health Service, Epidemiologist,
Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch,
■ Provide attendees with some strategies for managing new regs and the organisms
Mansour Samadpour, Ph.D.
Principal, IEH Laboratories
Transportation/Distribution – Food Safety Forensics What CanHappen During TransportationSection 111 of the Food Safety Modernization Act addresses the sanitary transportationof food. In order to prepare for this new regulation, industry must understand the impactof temperature control during the shipment of perishable products on the safety of theproducts. An overview of key, but often overlooked factors in refrigerated transportation,insights on how to use cold chain data effectively and results from recent studies conductedon shipments of temperature sensitive food products will help attendees understandthe variables they need to consider when evaluating temperature control during transit.
Susan Linn
Director Quality Assurance,
Sysco Corporation
Ryan Friedman
Food Project Team Manager,
Sensitech, Inc – Professional Services
■ Ensure your company is ready when the FSMA regulations are enacted
■ Speakers will explain the importance of monitoring temperatures during transit
and understand how to maintain appropriate temperature control
Erik LiebermanRegulatory Counsel, Food MarketingInstitute
2012 Food Safety Leadership Awards
Wednesday, April 18 • 10:05a.m.–11:00a.m. Grab a boxed lunch and enjoy it in our Keynote Theatre or take it with you to the airport, it's travel friendly!


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The European Commission has launched a code of conduct for data centres, in an effort to tackle their increasing power consumption, and minimise the related environmental, economic and energy supply impacts.
It was back in February, that the European Commission said it was considering introducing a voluntary code of conduct on energy efficiency for data centre operators.
The code has now been formally launched, and was welcomed by Lord Hunt, Minister for Sustainable Development and Energy Innovation, who is hoping to encourage data centre operators to adopt the code.
"If we are to tackle dangerous climate change, we need to reduce emissions and the decision businesses make play a key role in meeting this challenge," he said. "By signing up to this new Code of Conduct companies can save energy and save money too, which goes to show that what's good for the environment is good for business."
Data centres are thought to be responsible for almost 3 percent of electricity use in the United Kingdom, and as the UK is the first country in the world to set legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the British government is hoping the Code will help it achieve the ambitious target of an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gasses by 2050, as well as avoid a looming 'energy crunch' that has been touted by some.
The government thinks that the Code should help save 4.7 million tonnes of CO2 over the next 6 years. This is equivalent to taking more than a million cars off the road. Indeed, Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) will be seeking compliance for the main IBM data centre used by Defra systems within the next 12 months.
Backers of the Code tout the fact that it was developed in close collaboration with the industry, including the British Computer Society (BCS).
"The BCS believes that Code is an important step in developing an effective understanding of IT energy use and the development of best practice to improve efficiency," said Bob Harvey, chair of the British Computing Society Carbon Footprint group.
The Code is a European wide voluntary initiative aimed to develop energy efficiency performance standards for data centres. Participants are expected to commit to implementing a subset of expected best practice and to annually report energy consumption. This might mean companies decommissioning old servers, reducing the amount of air conditioning they use, or maximise the use of a server by running multiple applications.
Version 1 of the Code can be found here.
A number of organisations have already indicated their intention to sign up to the Code, including Quest Software and IOMart. Meanwhile The Green Grid (a consortium pushing energy efficiency in data centres) has publically indicated its support.
"There is an increasing focus on costs in the data centre. And the major cost in a data centre is energy," said Joe Baguley, CTO at enterprise system management vendor Quest Software. Baguley and Quest have been in heavily involved in the development of the code, alongside the BCS.
"The code is all about controlling costs, and reducing the impact on the environment," he added. Baguley says the code is evidence that the industry is "regulating itself, before it gets regulated."
"The document contains regulations and best practises," he said. "It combines knowledge and expertise from many sources and many experts - into best practise guide. It shows companies what options can be effective in their environments."
He pointed out that new technologies such as virtualisation, bring a number of challenges to the industry, especially as virtual environments can make it more difficult to apportion cost to a service. Quest says that its Foglight product can help organisations monitor and manage critical applications and services.
"We would like to see this code driving application vendors to talk about the performance of their applications, in terms of performance per watt, like hardware vendors. That would be quite cool," he said.
Earlier this week, analyst house Gartner came up with its own list of best practices in the data centre, designed to save electricity and improve cooling.


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|In direct sunlight over the unknown Australis
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You can't really see it in that photo, but I did get little bald spots on my nails in the black areas, which aren't really obvious. Unfortunately, it's already starting to show slight tip wear. So I went and bought Cutex 2in1 Base Coat. I just searched it up on the internet, and it has mixed reviews. We'll see what happens when I try it!
<3 Wednesday
So I opened it, and I didn't realise that the brush is icky and the bristles stick out at odd angles. Ah well, I'll just cut the stray bristles and hope for the best. On the other hand, however, it dries super fast and is really shiny :D


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The unemployment rate has been a constant barometer of America's financial reset. Gary Saenger , President, Saenger Associates is retained by companies to find the best candidates to fill positions. Who is hiring? What fields are promising? What kind of skill sets are companies looking for? What can job seekers do to improve their prospects? Get tips from the experts who know best.www.saengerassociates.com.
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"I do not know about you but I am completely and totally stressed! Why? My clients are stressed, my judges are stressed, my trustees are stressed, our nation in general is stressed, so I guess it is natural that I am stressed. So why is there so much stress during the holidays?"
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But I didn't. Instead, my weekend can be summed up in four words that will make any parent cringe:
Baby With Stomach Flu.
When the baby was younger, I could knit while holding her in a sling. If she was older, I could knit while we curled up on the couch and watched Sesame Street together. However, the baby is at that in-between stage where being sick means that she wants to be permanently attached to my body, while she simultaneously wants to get down and play on the floor, resulting in many tearful meltdowns of frustration as she figures out that she simply feels lousy and the world is a terrible place to be. (And she was up every hour, all night. Such fun.)
So, instead of posting glorious pictures of my current knitting projects, I will share some not-so-glorious pictures of two past projects. I was reminded of these projects when I visited Jen's blog and saw the beaded purse that she is making for her mother. (On size 0000 needles. Zillions of stitches, using black crochet thread and black beads. The girl is talented, but clearly she is also crazy.)
I discovered Purse Paradise a couple of years ago, and I immediately ordered some pretty needles, some thread, a brooch pattern, and strings of beads. I decided to make a necklace rather than a brooch, so I adapted the pattern a bit and knit just the front of the project, making a flat piece instead of a bag.
The other problem I had with the first necklace is that I never found a way to make it hang gracefully from a cord. I spent hours desperately seeking the perfect jewelry finding, which I pictured as a simple silver bar, about 1.5 inches wide, with pretty spirals (or other small doohickeys) on the end, to which I could stitch the top of the necklace. That finding may exist, but apparently not in my world. I ended up crafting a weird thing out of black wire which sort of worked, but it looked like, um, crap. Hmm. (I should note that Purse Paradise does sell findings that look like purse handles, but this wasn't what I was looking for at the time.)
I made the second necklace last spring.* This one is a little smaller and shorter (leaving room for some stretch), and I actually did knit the back of the bag and then stitched the sides together, hoping that a little more structural integrity would limit the stretching. I really like this one, but--again--I don't know how to hook it to the darn cord. I ended up simply sticking three jump rings through the top of the bag and running the cord through them. It's functional, but hardly gorgeous. The bag sort of squooshes together instead of hanging nicely. There must be a better way. (If any of you know of a solution, do share!)
The great thing about making these little bags (or brooches) is that they knit up quickly (even on the tiny needles) and that they are inexpensive to make. For about $20, you can get enough supplies to make a pile of them. And I thought that knitting with beads was fun. I would like to find some time to design some other amulet bags.
*The second necklace has a a bit of a backstory. Last June my husband had to have a serious and very invasive surgery. During the hurry-up-and-wait period prior to the scheduled date, I decided to make an amulet bag that I could wear during his surgery. (I am not usually superstitious, but it's amazing what fear will do to a person.) When the bag was completed, I attached a tiny silver bead with the word "believe" on it, and I tucked it inside. It was perfect. And then--much to my dismay--I forgot to wear it to the hospital on the day of his surgery. Thankfully, all went well and he is now fine, and the bag will always have a special meaning for me.


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What's the difference between Ultra Violet and Purple? A lot, according to Quartz's "The 2018 Pantone Color of the Year Is Definitely Not Purple."
from Quartz.com:
Though they seem interchangeable, violet is not purple. Both are created by combining red and blue, but violet is deeper with more blue tones, compared to purple which has more red in its composition.
2018 is shaping into a year where we might find ourselves taking chances on the unknown. Creativity may be calling.
"Purple has a futuristic, exploratory aspect to it," Leatrice Eiseman of the Pantone Color Institute said. "Purple allows us to play with the possibilities. We don't know where we are going. But at least we are trying."
Read more in Quartz's post "The 2018 Pantone Color of the Year Is Definitely Not Purple."


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Books and beyond! Book club discussions, Events and Excitement (or lack thereof) in my Brilliant Writing Career, anything else I might want to share my sometimes inappropriate thoughts about.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Have Beach Umbrellas and Margaritas Standing By...
1) If you're coming to a launch party, I've got you covered (if you RSVPed). No need to buy a book ahead because you'll get your copy there--signed, if you like! There's still room for guests, so let me know if you'll be coming: Tues 5/25, Thurs 5/27, Fri 6/4 (evening parties). Tues 6/8 (morning).
2) If you own a Kindle, I've loaded the book and Amazon tells me it should be available in 48 hours, which comes out to Sunday morning. As a special bonus, THE LITTLEST DOUBTS will only cost $9.95 on Kindle because I don't have to pay for printing or shipping. If you own an iPad, you can read it on Kindle for iPad. If you own a Nook, forgive me--it should be available whenever Google Editions launches in June or July. B&N and iBooks require individual ISBN numbers to sell through them, and ISBNs cost $125 a pop!
3) You can buy the book NOW on my website, and I'll ship it to you Media Mail. Bay Area readers can also practice delayed gratification and wait until the California launch parties in August, dates TBD.
4) As with MBC, I'll be selling TLD like crack out of the back of the van. Catch me around town or at the church or a book event. See the Events on my website.
5) If you only do Amazon, you can place a pre-sale order, and the book will be shipped on or around June 9. Longer wait--it's called windowing. Since Amazon takes the heftiest cut, I'm trying to recover some costs before I open that channel. Same with the bookstore.
6) And finally, you can, of course, request it through your library system and get your hands on it in a couple months.
Thanks for reading and for all your encouragement! Let me know how you like it.
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Grind #95 :: Silence, Books & Death To Slow Pokes/
I DVR'd the Golden Globes...so Shhhhh. I'm tip-toeing about my morning, navigating pop-culture websites like a drunken soldier across a minefield avoiding spoilers. Needless to say, there will be no commentary on any movies or tv shows in this edition of the Grind. You know more than me anyway. Today, we get back into books and inventions and and why we all hate slow pokes. You know, slow pokes...people who write a pop culture blog and then don't watch one of the most important pop culture events of the year until the next day on DVR.
- As much as I love music, I agree the best music for productivity is silence.
- Here are the books that had some of our favorite writers falling out of bed laughing.
- Hey Einstein! Get your "Read-On" a lot more in 2017 with these helpful tips.
- Why does your brain hate slow pokes? (Personally, "hate" is not strong enough.)
- Publisher's Weekly asked writers what were their favorite books of 2016.
- It usually ticks off the cashiers, but I like to cuddle up next to their feet behind the register at Barnes & Noble. Where are your favorite nooks and crannies to read? Here's a list of "The 50 Best Reading Nooks" by Galeazzo Design:
- China's Lucky Knot bridge has no beginning and no end. (My therapist would say it's definitely a metaphor for something.)
- File under "Makes Too Much Sense": France has opened the first solar panel road.
- Honda made a motorcycle that can balance all by itself and follow you around like a puppy dog.
- From the "Why?" & "What Hell Is Wrong With Us?" Department: Jewelry designed to look like extra body parts:
- I doubt this portable gym is what Kansas had in mind when they sang, "Carry on my wayward son...".
- Sadly, I think I might be a "Non-Responder". Apparently, that's the term for a person who works out a lot but doesn't see results. (Or it could be that case of Twinkies in my closet.)
- For cycling enthusiasts who really, really lover their bikes: The Skunk Bike Lock sprays would-be thieves with vomit-inducing gas.
- Bleachy-nicely-coiffed-showoffs: Labfresh just started a Kickstarter for their self-cleaning, stain-and-smell-resistant dress shirt:
...The Last Drop
Grind #95 :: Silence, Books & Death To Slow Pokes ~ fini.


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Teuchters Landing
- Telephone 0131 554 7427
- Bar open Mon–Sun 10.30am–1am.
- Food served Mon–Sun 11am–10pm.
- Average price £12 (lunch); £12 (evening meal)
- Website www.aroomin.co.uk
Relaxed waterfront pub with almost 100% Scottish-sourced food and drink, with an excellent whisky selection.
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Teuchters is something of a favourite on The Shore, thanks to its simple yet well-executed food menu and a superb range of Scottish cask beer and single malt whisky. Its traditional freehouse-style set up makes for a relaxed feel, while the waterfront location means it's a summer go-to for locals (there's free suntan lotion at the bar for those rare sunny days, so tan responsibly, folks). For a bit to eat there's the 'mug menu', which sounds strange but works just fine: mug-sized portions of homely food, such as curry, chicken wings and risotto go down a treat. Non-mug options include a hearty (and hot) beef chilli and a solid burger range, with everything from venison to buffalo available (plus good ol' beef too).
- Private dining: 40 in the conservatory
- Provides: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: Pop
- Capacity: 150
- Largest group: 40
- Open since: 2008
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 17
- House wine: £15 per bottle