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Articles with tag "Deja Dup"
A better backup solution
- Fri 02 July 2010
- Computers
- Deja Dup duplicity rdiff-backup FOSS & Open Source
When Fedora 13 hit the streets I was excited to see a new backup solution, Deja Dup, included in the distribution. For the past several months I've been using my own version of a backup solution, namely rsync rdiff-backup, which always felt a little cobbled together. But now I have …


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I just love to mix different colors and patterns! Striped and flowers are just one of my favorite mix ever. Silver oxford just make this look a little bit more elegant and sophisticated.
And what is your favorite mix!?
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But it's not all Hetfield, Ulrigh, Hammett and Trujilo in the mix. Gamers will also be able to play as the great Lemmy (he is God, after all) and, according to an announcement made today, as King Diamond.
So, anyway, you can play as King Diamond when performing his band Mercyful Fate's track "Evil". But snobs might pick up on something: The playable game version isn't the original version of the track. Instead the band re-recorded the track for the game in Denmark. Well, most of the band. King Diamond, per the press release making the announcement, re-recorded his vocals here in Dallas.
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Academy Laser Clinics offer Scarless mole removal and skin tag removal using radiosurgery for perfectly flat and invisible results. This treatment is aimed at anyone with raised benign moles, skin tags, seborrhoeic keratosis and other unwanted lesions on any part of the body.
An initial doctor's consultation is the first step before treatment; it is important to discuss skin type and history of lesions to ensure they are suitable for removal. Whilst most lesions can be removed immediately, if anything looks suspicious the doctor may recommend a shave biopsy for pathology testing first.
The treatment involves the doctor injecting a small amount of local anaesthetic and removing the lesions via a variety of Radiosurgery techniques. The technique used depends upon the nature, size and elevation.
The most common technique is a wire loop to shave and scoop the lesion, other techniques use a wire tip to excise the area. There is no cutting of the skin and no sutures are required. Lesions are removed just below normal skin level, which allows new skin to heal over smooth and level with surrounding tissue. Treatment takes from 15 minutes to an hour depending on various factors.
The removal of moles or skin tags from the face generally result in perfectly flat and blended results.
The skin on the body takes longer to heal compared to the face and the treated area may be slightly paler than surrounding skin. If any brown or pinkish colour remains, it is possible to treat with laser or light therapy until the area is near invisible and without any noticeable scar.
50% of men aged between 40 and 65 years suffer from some level of erectile dysfunction including being impotent.
Calibre Clinic has developed the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Procedure. This is an injection program which aims to regenerate penile tissue using natural substances found in the body (concentrated blood platelets and growth factors) to trigger tissue repair and thereby allowing men to enjoy long term healthy erection and erectile function.
The procedure commences with a confidential, private doctor's consultation. This is necessary to identify the cause of the erectile dysfunction and is achieved by assessing the patient's current medications, weight, lifestyle, psychology, illness and hormone balance and thereby enabling the doctor to ensure the correct treatment.
The number of treatments required will depend upon the cause, extent and duration of the patient's erection problems. Most patients are required to have between 1 and 3 treatment sessions to achieve the best results. Patients will also be recommended to have an annual refresher session to extend results.
The next part of the procedure is a blood sample which is centrifuged to extract the required components using a system called EmCyte PurePRPII. This process takes 20-30 minutes.
After the sample has been centrifuged an anesthetic cream is applied to the penis and the concentrate Platelet Rich Plasma is injected into the the areas which are most important for blood flow. This process takes 10 minutes and during this time patients will experience swelling and inflammation which will subside in 48 hours.
Post treatment care and advise should be followed carefully.
In the first seven days, patients will see that the penis skin appears more hydrated, tissue regeneration starts after 3-4 weeks. Several sessions can be scheduled 4-8 weeks apart.
Results remain noticeable for over a year and an annual top up session is recommended to continue enjoying the benefits of the PRP procedure.
Results vary from patient to patient depending upon individual circumstances and the causes of erectile dysfunction. These factors will be discussed at your initial consultation.
Men are more likely to lose their hair than women, mostly due to male pattern baldness but thinning hair and hair loss are also common in women, and no less demoralizing. There are a number of possible causes for hair loss, although the main cause is Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA), more commonly known simply as Alopecia or pattern hair loss.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a natural treatment that uses the bioactive proteins and concentrated blood platelets from a patient's blood to stimulate hair follicles and thereby encourage hair regrowth.
By stimulating the hair follicles, Platelet Rich Plasma hair loss treatment leads to both increased hair growth as well as thicker and healthier hair.
The procedure begins with a consultation where a cosmetic nurse or doctor where the treatment will be discussed in detail. This is where patients can voice any concerns, discuss their desired outcomes and ask questions. During this consultation an appropriate treatment plan is put together for the patient. Usually two or three treatment sessions will be recommended.
Occasionally a patient is not suitable for treatment, this will be established during the meeting and the consultant will suggest alternative options if required.
Once the patient has been cleared for treatment the first stage is for the patient to have some blood drawn. During a 20-minute process the blood is separated creating the PurePRP II. This is achieved using an advanced centrifugal system where the anti-inflammatory white blood cells, plasma, platelets and proteins are harvested and separated
The PurePRP II which has been extracted and created from the patients blood is then injected into the treatment area to stimulate regrowth. For most patients, around 7-8ml of Platelet Rich Palsma is injected. This is done using using hand syringes, in about a one cm grid pattern.
It's normal to experience some swelling and redness to the scalp, which should settle down within 48 hours.
With in 4-6 weeks after their treatment most patients notice obvious signs of hair regrowth and thickening. To ensure the duration of their results, it is recommended that patients have a top up treatment session every year to two years.


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In considering how CSCO could carry out its mission to educate people about Cued Speech, we realized the importance of maintaining relations with various populations, including interpreters through the Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (CRID), parents through Hands and Voices, and early intervention providers through Children's Hospital of Colorado. Members of CSCO have also given workshops or presentations to a variety of groups within the deaf and hard of hearing community.
For example, CSCO organized a workshop with service providers from the Children's Hospital of Colorado in Aurora, CO, where participants learned the system. It was relatively easy to set up the workshop as the hospital provided the facilities and coordinated communication with the participants. By building relationships with deaf and hard of hearing programs within hospitals, service providers are in a better position to inform parents about Cued Speech as an option.
In actively making connections on Facebook and Twitter, we have increased our exposure to the mainstream population and more people are finding out through word of mouth that CSCO sponsors social events for cuers of all levels. A feature of our website includes a blog, which is picked up my aggregators such as www.deafread.com or www.deafvillage.com. (These aggregators are websites that "repost" blogs pertaining to hearing loss.
Goals for the Future
A high priority we have for the organization is to create a camp that would serve the needs of the western part of the United States. While still in the planning stages, we envision this camp rotating through the different parts of the region in order to service the needs of the individual communities growing across this area.
Another focus of CSCO is to increase the pool of available transliterators within the state, historically a common problem across the country. By targeting sign language interpreter programs and offering workshops within school districts, we are increasing the awareness of cued language transliterating as a career track.
Overall, CSCO continues to carry out the mission of the NCSA through its grass-roots efforts and strives to serve as an example of the impact that NCSA affiliates can have on the inclusion of Cued Speech as an option for language and literacy development in the early intervention and educational setting.
CSCO Board Members • Aaron Rose, M.S.D.E, CED, President
• Lisa Weiss, Vice President
• Mary-Beth Rose, Secretary/Treasurer
• Emily Dudas, At-Large
• Anna Liljestrand, At-Large
• Sabrina West, At-Large
Come visit us through our website at www.cuedspeechcolorado.org!


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Business Plan Adalah suatu dokumen tertulis yang menggambarkan secara sistematis suatu bisnis/usaha yang diusulkan. Taking a look at what your competitors cost can provide you a understanding of what current prospects are accustomed to paying and will likely be keen to pay to your merchandise/providers. Whereas it is a leaner model of the normal business plan, you will still want to assemble info that is specific to your small business as a way to create a plan that is actually helpful for you.
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Why it's great: The key phrases uncover, develop and ship" exhibit the corporate's functionality to in delivering an end-to-end resolution. Upon completing these sections, your technique and implementation chapter might be completed. The final section, Refining Your Plan," explains ways it's possible you'll need to switch your plan for particular purposes, reminiscent of getting a bank loan, or for specific industries, corresponding to retail.
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Cove Clocks Catalogue
Items for Sale Sold Items (45)
Early 20th century brass cased bulkhead barometer. Porcelain dial with red capital highlights to the scale. Porcelain dial protected by bevelled glass.Blued steel pointer with brass handset knob.
5" dial 2.5" deep 3/4" dia. brass loop
Early 20th century carved honey oak aneroid hall barometer and mercury thermometer.
34" high 8" diameter main scale.
Mercury wheel barometer and alcohol thermometer by Joseph Barelli and co., from Reading. Mahogany veneer case with ebony edge line, and broken pediment top. Silvered brass main scale protected by a concave brass bezel.
8" scale
Price £1100 €1292.50 $1461.02
Stick barometer by Thomas Lorkin from London. Figured mahogany case with broken pediment and urn finial. Case is edge chequer strung. Silvered brass register scale and mercury thermometer protected by glazed door.
Price £2800 €3290.00 $3718.96
Mahogany cased stick barometer by Jacob Abraham from 7, Bartlett St., Bath. Abraham was instrument maker to the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Wellington.
Price £2500 €2937.50 $3320.50
Superb quality, early 19th century, mahogany cased mercury wheel barometer with 8" scale and alcohol thermometer, by De Ambrose, from London. Case is decorated with triple strung edge lines of boxwood and ebony, and floral and shell paterae. Note the quality of engraving to the main scale.
Price £2900 €3407.50 $3851.78
Mahogany cased 8" dial mercury wheel barometer and alcohol thermometer by P. Donegan and Co. Fecit. Case decorated with floral and shell inlay. Boxwood line to case edge.
Price £2200 €2585.00 $2922.04
Mid Victorian rosewood cased mercury stick barometer and thermometer by Page from Plymouth
This barometer has been stolen
Mahogany, and mahogany crossbanded veneer cased stick barometer by Matthew Berge, London. Silvered brass scale engraved late Ramsden. Berge took over the business of Jesse Ramsden when he died in 1800.
Price £2950 €3466.25 $3918.19
Mahogany cased stick barometer with scroll pediment by Gilbert and co. from London. Locking glazed door protecting silvered brass scales.
Price £3500 €4112.50 $4648.70
Mahogany cased 8" dial mercury wheel barometer and alcohol thermomenter by Joseph Somalvico and co. 81 Holborn, London. Triple strung boxwood and ebony edge lines to case.
Price £2200 €2585.00 $2922.04
Mahogany cased 8" dial mercury wheel barometer and alcohol thermometer by D. Martinelli, 19 Leather Lane, London. Case decorated with floral and shell inlay. Triple strung boxwood and ebony edge lines. Scale engraved with horizontal weather positions.
Price £2200 €2585.00 $2922.04
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TORONTO — The Toronto District School Board says it is halting a construction project at a downtown school after a piece of scaffolding fell on a student.
The school board says the incident happened Monday outside Palmerston Avenue Junior Public School, near Bathurst St. and Bloor St. W., when a piece of construction material fell and hit a young girl.
Board spokesman Ryan Bird says the student was taken for medical assessment and will be fine.
He says school staff moved students to a separate building as a precaution until the scaffolding could be checked.
Bird says work on the project has been paused until the board is certain "it can resume safely."


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Download your copy of the 2017 Annual Report
Download your copy of the 2017 NPT Annual Report by clicking here!
The report summarises the achievements of our first full year's activities working for the Njamal People's Trust.
The 2016/17 year has very much been the year of economic development. The opportunities provided by the Mining Agreements with Pilbara Minerals and Altura are significant and a unique opportunity for this and future generations.
Also significant was the final steps taken to complete and submit the final documentation for Determination.
In 2017/18, we anticipate the Trust will have completed most of its economic development initiatives, and we will start to see the financial benefits flowing from these. Our next phase will focus on external funding for projects including solar power, carbon farming, car wash and wireless communications. We can then also start to resource programs for Members' physical and mental health, cultural and heritage programs, life's essentials such as accommodation, and education of Njamal youth – Njamal's future will be in their hands!


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Modern, Minimal Structures! The Bothy Project
Sometimes, smaller is better. To provide that point today we get a look at a unique design known as the Bothy Project. This unique structure is found in the stunning landscapes of Scotland, offering a tiny, off-grid shelter that provides modern design with classic inspiration.
Designed and modeled after traditional mountain cabins, these cabins are executed in a contemporary way. The designs were conceptualized by a team of artists, designers, and architects, with each structure immersed in the surrounding landscape. The aim is to optimize creativity, while the network features three units based on the coast of Croft Island, one on the banks of the river Spey, and another on the grounds of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
Have a look at these unique structures in the images below and learn more from Bothy immediately. Stay tuned for more modern architecture coming soon.


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Bayside Bohemia: Fin de Siecle San Francisco & Its Little Magazines. Introduction by James D. Hart.
Burgess, Gelett.
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1954. One of 375 copies designed & printed by Harold Seeger & Albert Sperisen at Black Vine Press. Four facsimile illustrations and one other plate, vignette title-page. Fine, with original prospectus laid in. Tan cloth with front cover and spine stamped in brown. Quarto. [43] pp. (Item ID: 11945)


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I decided in May to title Summer 2011: Summer of Project. I have a whole slew of projects to complete before August 1: Day of Dreaded Return to Work arrives, and they run the gamut from home improvement to personal care to hobby building to relaxation-focused. Right now, for instance, I am doing a hobby building and relaxation-focused project. This is my version of multi-tasking, the only kind that doesn't make me a ball of intense nervous tics.
In other Summer of Project news, I've completed Melissa's bedroom. This was an important one, because way back in Summer of 2008: Summer of Pregnant and Swollen, I had this Big Nursery Vision. It was going to be HGTV fabulous. A little girl's nursery, but without all that stupid princess frilly bull$h&t because if there's one thing I can't stand, it's princess frilly bull$h&t. I think it totally sends the wrong message to little girls. That, and the color pink. Pink as a general accent in a room, here and there, or maybe paired with a strong color such as black or brown, but those full on, pink-on-pink rooms? With frilly frou frou princess poop on top of it all? I think you're just rolling out the red carpet for a future visit from Anorexia Nervosa, who's just a ridiculously inappropriate houseguest.
So back to 2007: I had an HGTV vision. The room would be soft jade green, with black and white accents. It would be soothing and inviting and feminine but none of that frou frou princess b.s. Then I hit a roadblock: I couldn't get the guest bed out of the room. We need a guest bed (doesn't everyone?) and the only area we had to accomodate it was Melissa's room.
(Later, we would buy a red sectional for our living room, and my husband--who insists he does not but I suspect he has a touch of packrat to him, just as I suspect he's voted Republican in the past--couldn't part with the brown leather sofa from that room, and so miraculously, he made room in the office for the guest bed so we could store the brown sofa in M's room).
In addition, my HGTV green jade/soothing nursery had a circular, black wood crib in it. Which only cost about $1000 (weddings, babies, weight loss, and funerals: industries that want total financial control over the world). And telling my packrat-esque husband how much we'd need to budget for a crib made him laugh and laugh (his original proposal was that Melissa sleep in a nightstand drawer in our bedroom) (I'm actually not making that up, and yes, he was serious). But then my sister in law had a neighbor who needed to unload her natural wood crib and was willing to do so for $30, and that was that. And then I got put on 4 weeks' of bed rest. And then a newborn entered my life. And once a newborn enters your life, you can just stick a fork in it and forget it.
So for the first 2 1/2 years of her life, Melissa slept in a room that was supposed to be jade green (that looked oddly leprechaun green), with cream/white/black/natural wood/a hodge podge of other rainbow colors accents that made absolutely no sense whatsoever. And one queen sized guest bed with faux suede material that was eventually replaced with a brown leather sofa. And some odd pictures I slapped on the walls in haphazard fashion.
Basically what I'm saying is: I had a poorly thought-out and barely formed plan, and I am no HGTV Design Star.
The other thing I slowly realized about 1 week into living with a newborn was: this kid doesn't give a flying flip about what this room really looks like; she just wants to feed and sleep and poop tar-like substances. She also didn't have a personality, strong likes or dislikes, and preferences.
But now I got her number--over the last 2.5 years, as Melissa develops her sense of the world, who she is, what she likes (popsicles, ice cream, lollipops, Nick Jr. 24/7, and splashing in water fountains) and what she dislikes (green beans, broccoli, bed time, our cat's "sharps"--her word for claws, hair wash nights, and not getting her way), I realized: I didn't need any stinking HGTV inspiration picture! I could create a private sanctuary for an up-and-coming, headed-into-terrible-3's small girl all's by myself.
I knew, for instance, my kid likes pink in small doses (thank god), but she's all about the purple. I know she thinks Dora the Explorer should be running this country and making all the rules (be thankful for Barack Obama, even if you're not). And so I ran with that--I mean, I'm cool with purple. Purple is the color of mystery and magic, wisdom and ambition. Purple is the color of independence and creativity, all things I feel people who like to watch a lot of Nick Jr. and other tv programming probably need lots of. And though I really hate when that Dora theme song gets stuck in my head for hours, I'm cool with Dora the Explorer as a role model for girls--she's plucky, spunky, but also really thoughtful and kind. And she has a monkey side kick and those two are always solving problems, defeating evil, thinking outside the box, and helping the environment every now and then. WAY better than those suspicious Disney princesses.
I have other home projects I'm completing, but I'm getting help with those. We're purging closets, for instance (this has occasionally been difficult for C, though it was his idea. I had a pile of stuff headed to Goodwill, for instance, and he reclaimed at least 2 things from it) (which I say is pretty good for someone who, for 6 years, held onto a most hideous monstrosity masquerading as a coffee table with storage bins, insisting it was good for "storing fishing tackle and stuff"). And we're replacing our unimaginative foyer and dining room lights. And we're adding a backsplash to our kitchen walls. (I'm actually not doing any of these things--just running the credit card through machines at stores selling us the project materials...and using the word "we" a lot).
But I also decided to visit some doctors, just to check up on myself. Make sure my 39 year old body's systems are all functioning properly, with no signs of decrepit mold and such. Because I faithfully visit the girl parts doctor every year, but I avoid the other body parts doctor like the plague (heh).
I think I've avoided for so long because I'm nervous--have been nervous for awhile--about my blood sugar. Type 2 Diabetes runs in my family, both sides but strongly on the maternal side (which has also given me the genetic potential for bad back health, female pattern balding, and clinical depression. Thanks, maternal ancestors!). So I stole my husband's doctor (because he's been seeing Dr. S for years and raves about how fabulous Dr. s is, and when I googled Dr. S., random people have felt so strongly about him as well that they've taken time to review him on the internet. And these people all go on and on about how Dr. S missed his calling as a super hero rock star, and so I stole him. Without shame or guilt, I stole my husband's doctor. And when Melissa is old enough, she will steal him too.( Dr. S really is THAT good--let me know if you'd like to steal a family practitioner, too).
So my blood work looked fabulous. My body is working well, I have absolutely nothing wrong with me internally or externally. Other than needing to lose weight, I am the poster child for what a healthy 39 year old chick is supposed to look like.
And then. Then I saw the dermatologist. I have a couple of spots--one under my right knee and one on my chest--that have worried me for awhile. And so I've been thinking: I should get a full body skin check. Because there are areas on me I can't reach, with my hands or even my eyes. Plus, I'm not a skin health professional. For example: one time I got ring worm on my right hand. And I spent about a week googling skin cancers, because I was sure that's what it was. And then I showed it to a veteran teacher, someone who's been around the block a few times with kids from the wrong side of town--she's gotten ring worm from them, colds, flu, lice, smallpox, plague, the whole petri dish gamut. She took one look at it and said, "Oh no. That's not skin cancer, dear. That's definitely ring worm." And dagnabit, wouldn't you know it: as soon as I started putting anti-fungal cream on it, that sucker cleared right up. (I'm still shuddering and grossed out, just thinking of it.)
So I went to the dermatologist to get a professional opinion on my worry spots. Ironically (or not), my worry spots were nothing to worry about. Who knows what or where the mark under my right knee came from, and dermatologist Dr. M says the red spot on my chest is totally normal. An age spot (no! no! I cannot have something called "an age spot" Dr. M! Because Dr. S says I'm the poster child of picture perfect 39 year old healthy woman! Dermatologists can be such party poopers).
But my back was a veritable plethora of worrisome spots. Three moles were removed from that area, plus one from my right thigh. Dr. M thinks that one of the worrisome back spots is probably basal cell carcinoma. Which, as far as cancer is concerned, is the type of cancer you want (if, for instance, you're the kind of person who wants cancer). It can be disfiguring, depending on how deep it's gone into the skin and how much skin they have to remove around it, but it doesn't travel into the body like Scary Melanoma does. And so this health summer project has been both: WOOO! but also: Poop.
I haven't heard back from Dr. M yet about whether I need to be worried about any of the other spots, or if that one spot definitely is basal cell, but thank goodness I found it at 39 instead of, say, 59, when the basal cell could have spread to my whole back and/or turned into Scary Melanoma.
I think what I'm going to sum up this blog post with is: Skin cancer and pink and Disney princesses=kind of the same. Best to be avoided, but good to realize their impact well ahead of time if you haven't known beforehand to avoid.
And stay out of Lowe's, Home Depot, Target, and chi chi lighting stores. You'll have zero dollars for Starbucks runs.


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NBA Market Share Report: Counting on Terry Rozier to Close the Season
Welcome back to another edition of the NBA Market Share Report. If you happened to miss last week's installment, be sure to head over and check out the bro crush on Khris Middleton, riding Kemba Walker through a slug fest, and taking what you can get with Buddy Hield in Sacramento Kings.
This week we'll streamline a few point guards offering up nice value as of late, including a surprising development in New York, the next guy up in Boston, and everyone's favorite guy to hate.
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With more than 60 dedicated personal computers available for students, DMI provides a strong platform for students to excel in technology-driven learning. Students are encouraged to learn the latest in statistical analysis and other management-oriented technologies with their laptop computers in the classroom. The campus is equipped with high speed internet connection.


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Step-by-step learning through the internet's best content.
Project URL: mentormob.com
Project Twitter: @MentorMob
Many of the things that most matter to people in everyday life are not taught in classes at school. It is difficult to find and follow a formal course in, say, home brewing for beer, or training your dog to be obedient. Or how about trying to master the mental mind games involved in playing golf?
MentorMob is a free online learning platform that lets anyone create or take a course on any topic, from academic subjects to how-to guides, from rewiring your house to dancing the Tango. MentorMob allows a learner to create courses – "Learning Playlists" – from existing content anywhere on the web. These can be created by an individual or a group, seeking to learn a skill.
The MentorMob service is in Beta mode, but it's an idea that has huge potential. It provides an easy way to search for the best learning content anywhere on the web, to quickly provide a guide to a useful skill, whether that is how to meditate or how to make money on the stock market.
MentorMob aims to find, collate and curate the best learning programmes on the web using collaborative filtering and crowdsourcing. It will allow people to create their own Learning Playlists to share with others seeking to follow in their footsteps.
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Gordon Ramsey may be one of the world's richest chefs, making well over a hundred million dollars, but even a non-celebrity chef with no Michelin Stars can be worth as much. How? As with most things, it's location, location, location.
The chef needs to be working on an offshore oil rig, typically situated far into the ocean. As with most remote locations, there is often a complex process involved in bringing in people (and food). A rig is like a mini-city in the middle of the water. Think island, but elevated and minus the sand and palm trees. Like New York, it's mostly steel and concrete, and it never sleeps.
These mechanical islands can be as big as two football fields, weigh more than 300 Boeing 747 jets, go as high as 40 stories, and as deep as one and a half miles underwater. They're staffed with 50 to 200 people or more, working 12-hour shifts. Each job function has two sets of crew, and the crews rotate every three to four weeks.
The CWT Energy, Resources & Marine special division has served companies in the oil, gas, raw materials, mining, offshore, shipping and alternative energies sector for decades and has the necessary expertise to meet the specific requirements of the industry. This also includes getting crews safely from A to B all over the world and under unique climatic conditions.
Unlike regular city commutes, transporting a chef from home to rig often takes at least four steps, if not more, involving a car, a plane, a shuttle and a chopper. Getting the entire crew through the first leg of the journey and onto the plane, when and where they need to be, is absolutely critical. If the chef misses his flight, the whole crew cannot be rotated. That could cause work on the rig to be halted or delayed, potentially costing up to a million dollars a day.
Granted, the current chef stays on until the replacement crew arrives. But, after almost a month marooned in open water, buffeted by harsh elements, feeding a large crew every three hours for 24 hours x 28 days, one simply cannot guarantee the chef's state of mind—nor the quality of the cooking. Kitchen nightmares anyone?!
Blog author: Danièle Gadbois, Vice President, Global Business Development, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
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Welcoming Entrances
Welcome signs, art and landscaping will enhance the entrances to the city.
Green Space
Adding green space to the city by developing small parcels of property to plant and maintain these "parklettes".
Neighborhood Housing
Restoration efforts to keep neighborhood housing looking its best and blight prevention.
Neighborhood Landscapes
Beautification efforts led by neighborhood groups to keep the public spaces of the community looking their best.
Clean & Green Beautiful Business and Homeowners Awards
We are developing an annual award program for businesses and homeowners dedicated to maintaining a positive image in the community.
Interstate Beautification
Planting daffodil bulbs, wildflowers or other landscaping along the roadsides where highways intersect our community.
Community Gardens
Providing residents a chance to grow vegetables and fruits in areas dedicated to gardens; providing resources, information and support.
Community of Trees
A partnership to proliferate and preserve trees with the New Albany Tree Board in partnership with businesses and citizens who value trees as a community asset.


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Rochester, MN Tornado, Aug 1883 - Losses, Dead and Wounded
At Rochester the day had been hot with a strong southeast wind, the air was smoky and oppressive, the heavens were overcast with clouds of a dull leaden line, and there were, apparently, three strata, all moving in different directions. About three or four o'clock the clouds began to concentrate west of the city: a slight shower of rain passed over and for a few moments succeeding the air was perfectly still. The indications were so alarming that the farmers, of whom there were many, hurried out of town. Later, toward seven o'clock, light fleecy clouds were seen scudding athwart the sky at lighting speed, the great dark mass in the west assumed a greenish cast. The rain came down in sheets, the heavens blazed with yellow lightning and a terrible and terrifying roaring was heard. There was a resistless gale from the west, and dense darkness, in which the destruction was wrought almost in a minute. The storm abated and those who emerged from their homes or places of shelter found a wrecked city. Many of the streets were filled with uprooted trees and Parts of buildings. Houses were unroofed or blown down, and the contents of homes scattered and, worst of all, many persons were killed and more wounded.
The business center of the city, including the most valuable buildings, sustained little damage compared to the residence districts, and especially North Rochester. There was no loss of life in the business district; probably because most men had gone home to their evening meal.
George Stocking's new brick store building, at the corner of Broadway and Fourth street, was demolished, and Wayne Beardsley's frame store adjoining it. The tin roof was torn off Heaney's block and Rommel's block was unroofed. The west end of A. D. Vedder's agricultural implement warehouse, a brick structure, was wrecked, and he and his wife, who had gone into the cellar, were saved by heavy timbers lodging above them. A frame building opposite Vedder's, was badly wrecked. The fronts were blown out of the business houses of Bonham & Roth, Leet & Knowlton, Hebbard & George, J. W. Everstine, Seikert & Adler, C. Neiusuess and G. Hargesheimer. The roof and cornice of Cook's Hotel were damaged. A gable of the Merchants' Hotel stable was blown in. Part of the front of Perry's livery stable was blown in. The side of Holtz's saloon was demolished. A wall of Livermore's foundry was blown out and the roof driven through the boilershop. Part of the roof of T. P. Hall's carriage factory was blown off.
C. C. Willson barns were scattered. John R. Cook's barn was unroofed. George Head's residence on College street was unroofed. The roof of A. Gooding's residence was damaged. The spire was blown off the Congregational church. The dome and part of the roof of the court house were blown off. Walter S. Booth's residence was unroofed. The Porter House and Mr. Schwaub's residence were seriously damaged. The roof and front cupola of the Central School building were lifted off and the building damaged. Wayne Beardshey's house and barn were damaged. The chimney of the Baptist church was blown through the roof and the tower injured. The upper part of the west side of the Winona House leaned over the roof, and the roof of the barn was partly torn off. The spire of the Methodist church was blown down, the roof crushed and a wall damaged and the roof of the parsonage damaged. The cupola of the convent was damaged and a part of the roof torn off and the upper story of the Catholic parsonage as demolished. The residence of Mr. Emerick was damaged and Mr. Cammack's barn unrooted. Irving Fox's gunshop was racked.


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"Proudly Stand"
I am so blessed to be able to call Teton Valley our "home"! This weekend I truly realized just how much I love living in our small mountain town. We have some of the most amazing people who live, work, and play here. A huge thank you goes out to the Huntsman Family. Their Celebration on Saturday was awesome to say the least. Glen Beck gave the best speech. I couldn't get enough and I'm not a huge fan. I really mostly get annoyed with him because my husband listens, talks, and reads Glen Beck. I'll be honest I got choked up a few times. After his speech the fireworks, video, and music presentation was unbelievable. By far the best I have ever seen. I loved being in that setting and the feelings that went along with it. I really can't even describe it besides "Proudly Standing" for what we all belief. I know it'll be a tradition in our family to spend our holiday home celebrating with family, friends, neighbors, and people who love this country as much as we do. I am proud to be an AMERICAN!
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Love the 80's
We finally hit 80 degrees yesterday. Summer is here! Packed my 3 boys up and headed out to the new swimming park in Rexburg. It was a great day sun, water, diet coke, cousin, and lots of girl talk. The park is also great. My boys want to go back today,but my sunburn needs a few days to heal. I love summer and can't get enough of it. My house is paying dearly for it. It really needs some attention but I'd rather be outside enjoying and soaking up this fabulous weather.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Okay so the whole posting every two weeks thing didn't really work out for me. So I changed a few things with our blog and my attitude towards it. Not a chore, not busy work, but a place to keep some memories and special things. After 5 kids my brain can't keep it all in! I'm not a scrap booker and I never take pictures, because then I have guilt not scrap booking. So this should work great for me and my "Simple" family. We really are very simple. Love the small mountain town life we have!
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The Importance of Onboarding and TrainingMonica Dixon PerryCVPM
Although "onboarding" and "training employees" are commonly used phrases, I am reminded how practices still struggle in this area. I just completed an onsite consultation and a new member of the practice's technical program, one who had never worked in a veterinary practice, was working with a feline patient that was in for his annual visit. Although this employee was friendly and professional, she was not aware what Fel-O-Vac meant when seeing it listed in the patient record; therefore, she was not aware that she should have been discussing this vaccine as well as the other services that the cat should receive. Luckily, this was caught by the attending DVM and the patient was properly vaccinated.
Within hours of seeing this occurrence, a member of the reception team was checking out a client and was asked if a check could be held for the rendered services. The receptionist was working the last three hours of her shift alone and did not know the practice's policy on hold checks. In the end, the situation was handled, and the client was allowed to have her check held.
In both cases, I witnessed two employees trying to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. There were minor bumps in the road but no patient died and no client left upset or frustrated. But I observed two individuals unnecessarily placed in positions for which they were not confident how to handle situations that fell under their job descriptions. When this takes place, management has failed its team. Unfortunately, this happens all too frequently in our industry.
I cannot stress how important it is for ALL new hires to have an assigned team member to oversee their onboarding/training. I recommend the following steps to successfully transition new hires so that they become confident, comfortable, willing, able, and high-performing members of your team.
Here are some steps to consider and implement if you feel that your onboarding and training program needs enhancing:
- Make sure the trainer is a member of management and/or
is the strongest employee in the new hire's department, with the ideal scenario
being a department head.
- The new employee's schedule should be that of
the trainer for the first 30 days. This allows onboarding to be focused and
- There should be a structured training program. A
sample receptionist phased training program is
here for your review.
- Make sure the trainer and trainee review the
training program at the beginning of each shift so that they are on the same
page regarding what will be covered that day.
- Senior level management or the owner should sit
down with the trainer and trainee at the end of every week to be sure training
goals are being reached.
- The trainee should have the program readily
available for review and discussion each moment they are scheduled. This will
expedite the training phases and help the new employee grow.
- Benjamin Franklin's quote, "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn," should be the premise to all onboarding programs. Onboarding needs to be comprehensive, with daily and weekly goals. Trainers should not sign tasks off as completed until they are 100% comfortable that the trainee can perform the expected duties at their level or higher.
If you incorporate these steps into your training and onboarding programs, I am confident you will see better performing, more confident, and highly motivated employees. Haphazardly and casually training employees can be costly and could be the difference between life and death for your patients. In my opinion, onboarding should be taken as seriously as anesthetizing a patient. Committing to this foundational moment within a new hire's employment is key!
Monica Dixon Perry, CVPM, teaches amazing practice management tools and strategies at VMC's renowned seminar, Principles of Veterinary Practice Management. Register for this seminar in an area near you.


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This page was updated on April 7, 2018 Newest information shown in red
|While Pierre Roy was working at the Goma airport (Republic of the Congo) for the rehabilitation of the airport, he was surprise to found that this scrap plane in the middle of our study area was a Canadian DHC-4 Caribou N5463 (c/n 119) in March, 2018, This plane, with two other Caribous N544Y (c/n 241 and 9Q-CUB (c/n 212), were in a middle of a scandal in USA and Congo during "Operation Blessing"
|N5463 (cn # 119) was found at Goma a city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007 by Colin Laker while he was working there. Note - Still in Union Flights colors and the FAA has the last activity as March 20-2007.
|A Google shot of the N5463 (c/n 119) at the Goma Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo (April 7, 2018)
N4365Y (cn # 172) in storage at Blantyre-Chileks, Malhwi , East Africa on October 1, 2009. For sale asking $49,750 USD
|>>> N600NC (cn # 237) New
Cal Aviation at Denham Airport (EGLD) UK, England on the way
back to the U.S.A. on August 1, 1987. Rich Treqear)
|<<< N9984 (cn # 254)
Ex-Union Flight at the Tucson - International Airport (TUS/KTUS)
Arizona in 1995. (Rich Treqear)
>>> N9014W (cn # 13) at the Tucson - International Airport (TUS/KTUS) Arizona on October 21, 1991 (Rich Treqear)
|<<< Propair
- C-CVGW (cn # 20) at Rouyn-Noranda (YUY/CYUY) Quebec, Canada
on July 21, 1984. This aircraft is now a derelict in Salinas,
California where it has been rotting away for nearly 20 years.
(Alain Rioux)
>>> N3760D (cn #206) at the Shannon (SNN/EINN) Ireland airport on August 2, 1982. Previous identities were 5H-MRQ, JW9005 of the Tanzanian Air Force and, before that, 5303 with the RCAF. This Caribou was broken up at Shannon after being parked there for several years. (Fergal Goodman)
N800NC (c/n # 98) "Clementine" was flown from Anchorage, Alaska in October, 1999 to Guam via Sitka, Alaska, Florence, Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Hilo, Hawaii and Tarawa in the Marshall Islands.
The aircraft is now registered under the name, "Jans'
Helicopter Service." (A subsidiary of Hansen Helicopters Inc., the largest
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On 8/2001 it was re-registered in the Philippines under tail # RP-C2702
Thanks to Roger Anderson one of the pilots who fly her
|<<< "Clementine" and duck painted on side
|>>> N800NC flying over Apra harbor, Guam
|<<< N800NC flying over "Two lovers point." another tourist spot on this beautiful island of Guam.
|>>> N800NC flying over Tumon Bay, Guam.
Ron Mak was in the Philippines during February & March of 2002, and saw RP-C2702 at Omni Airstrip, that's part of the former Clark A.F.B near Manila, they where busy painting this beauty


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Ready to lose yourself in the world's most immersive football experience all over again? Sports Interactive have announced that Football Manager 2018 will be ready for action on Friday, November 10th.
The list of new features is yet to come - with the first details of new features and updates in the game set to be revealed in late September through the Football Manager website and through the official FM social media channels (including Twitter and Facebook).
Anyone who pre-purchases Football Manager 2018 (for PC, Mac or Linux) through a SEGA approved digital retailer will be able to start pre-season at least two weeks prior to the official street date through a fully-playable Beta version (single player careers started in the Beta can be continued in the full game).
Football Manager 2017 drew rave reviews from players - even spawning a real life tournament in the UK, in which regional qualifying rounds narrowed a field of 64 down to four finalists, playing off against each other for £5,000 of real, actual money.
There is a Football Manager tournament happening. In real life. Top marks @BetBright @thesetpieces https://t.co/5ScJWxVbG6— Chris Deeley (@ThatChris1209) April 5, 2017
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Parenting can be a balancing act when it comes to letting your child's creativity and imagination thrive compared to realistic situations. For instance, when your child loses his or her's first tooth, how should you approach that situation? Losing teeth are small strides towards your child growing up and their mouth developing. Believe it or not, you can balance the fun idea of a visit from the enchanted tooth fairy while still implying great oral health lessons in your child's life. Your family dentist in Nashville can help you set tooth fairy expectations that encourage great dental care habits for your little one.
Setting the Expectation from a Tooth Fairy Visit
Most kids begin to losing teeth between kindergarten and 2nd grade, or around the ages of 5 and 7. By the time a child's full set of 32 adult teeth come in, your kid will have already lost 20 baby teeth! It's a fun, exciting time both for parents and children. When your child first loses their tooth, you may want to set some expectations regarding visits from the tooth fairy.
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The Tooth Fairy Should Encourage Great Oral Hygiene
Creative tooth fairy ideas can also incorporate dental care education and establish good brushing habits. Reinforcing the importance of dental care routines by using notes written by the tooth fairy is a fun way to remind kids to brush and floss. Printable tooth fairy receipts and note cards are available online, or you can get creative and design your own notes. You can use notepaper and glitter for fairy dust to make each tooth fairy visit seem even more real for your child. After all, it's supposed to be fun and exciting for both you and your child!
Your Tooth Fairy is Here for Your Family Just Like your Dentist!
Occasionally, a baby tooth is lost by a dental accident—which as you can imagine can be scary for a child who's never experienced that before. In other situations, baby teeth refuse to come out on their own and need assistance from your Nashville dentist. These special circumstances call for extra care and attention from parents as well as from your child's tooth fairy. You'd be surprised at how much an encouraging letter from the tooth fairy can help boost a child's courage to visit their dentist. Reassuring a child who has been through a dental procedure helps to take away some of the fear.
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When it comes to keeping your child's teeth healthy—even when they're falling out from growth and development—Dr. Dickerson is here to help your family. We want to make dentistry a fun concept for your children and the tooth fairy can help achieve that with the help of our participating parents. If you need more ideas for how to get creative and encourage good oral health for your child, contact our office.


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In Round Rock, we have lots of fun ways to cool down. Here is a list of all the Water Parks, Pools, & Splash Pads in Round Rock.
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Water Parks, Pools, & Splash Pads
in Round Rock
WATER PARK: Rock'N River Family Aquatic Center
Rock'N River Water Park has been expanded to include a huge Sprayground Play Unit featuring 51 play features including down jets, hose jets, tipping cone, water curtain, water guns, water slides and net obstacles. 10 Things to Know Before You Go to Rock'N River
- Located within Old Settlers Park – 3300 Palm Valley Blvd.
- Daily Admission:
$5.00 Kids (2 years & under)
$10.00 Youth (17 years & under)
$12.00 Adults (18-49 years)
$10.00 Senior (50 years & over)
- Twilight Admission (5pm to Close):
$2.50 (2 years & under)
$5.00 Youth (17 years & under)
$6.00 Adults (18-49 years)
$5.00 Senior (50 years & over)
- Season Passes: Good at Rock'N River Water Park only
$60.00 Youth/Senior Pass
$70.00 Adult Pass
$225.00 Family Pass (4 people) Add additional family members for just $10.00 each.
- 10 Tips to Have Fun at Rock'N River
2018 Season Schedule
May 30 – August 7
12 pm – 7 pm
(CLOSED on WEDNESDAYS)
*** Open Wed, May 30, July 4, Aug 8, & Aug 15
POOL: Micki Krebsbach Pool
- Pool, Splash Pad with a giant pirate ship with water cannons and slides
- Located at 301 Deepwood Drive
- Youth (17 years and under) $3.00
Adult (18-49 years) $4.00
Senior (50 years and over) $3.00
2018 Recreation Swim Schedule
May 30 – August 15
Open Daily 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
POOL: Lake Creek Pool
- 800 Deerfoot Drive
- Located in Lake Creek Park
- Youth (17 years and under) $1.00
Adult (18-49 years) $2.00
Senior (50 years and over) $1.00
2018 Recreation Swim Schedule
June 4- August 15
Tuesday – Thursday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday – Sunday 1 p.m. 7 p.m.
Closed Mondays
SPLASH PAD: Prete Main Street Plaza
- Water fountain for splashing & playing in Downtown Round Rock
- 221 E Main St.
- Fountain may be closed during some holidays and special events that take place in Prete Plaza. Call the Round Rock Parks & Recreation Department at (512) 218-5540 or visit the website for more information.
Fountain Operating Hours: Typically 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Check the monthly fountain schedule here
Nearby Pools, Splash Pads, & More
Scott Mentzer Pool
- 901 Old Austin Hutto Rd, Pflugerville
- Spray areas, slides, splash pad, and lazy river
- Open from June 8 – September 3 on Mondays-Saturdays 11 am -8 pm (12-8 pm on Sundays)
- Check online for complete schedule *CLOSED WEDNESDAYS*
Brushy Creek Lake Park Water Playscape
- 3300 Brushy Creek Road in Cedar Park
- Jets & pipes spray water – you will get wet!
- Operates daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from May through September
- Details here
Champion Park Sprinkler Park
- Brushy Creek Rd in Cedar Park
- Run through a Blue Whale and get sprayed
- Dino Bones to dig at the nearby playground
- Wade in the nearby creek
- Water feature will operate mid May to early September from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays
- Details here
Glenwood Splash Pad
- 101 Fishbaugh Drive in Hutto
- Operates Monday – Sunday from 10am-8pm
- Open to the public June 1st through Labor Day weekend
- Splash Pad (25′ diameter) includes ground and raised spray features
- Details here
Quarry Splash Pad
- Williamson County Regional Park in Leander
- Opens on May 19, 2018
- Operating hours are 10am to 7pm.
- The $2 per person entry fee includes infants through adults.
- Details here
Falcon Pointe Splash Park
- 1813 Tranquility Lane in Pflugerville
- Open from May 1 to October 1 from 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- It is kid-powered, requiring kids to push a button to activate the water.
- Details here
Rabbit Hill Park
- 1109 Blue Ridge Drive in Georgetown
- Splash Pad open from March 31 to September 30 from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Details here
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A reader's ex-husband wants to give his share of a property they jointly own to their daughter and she wants to know how much it will cost to register the bond of about R26 000.
The property is valued at approximately R650 000 and R26 000 is the amount outstanding on the bond.
As an initial observation, it is unlikely that the half-share in the jointly-owned property can be transferred from the ex-husband into the name of their daughter.
See the reader's question here.
A mortgage bond is typically granted and held over a fixed property as security for the payment of the instalments to a financial institution such as a bank.
One of the stipulations in respect of dealing with the property concerned is that it may not be sold or transferred from the owner to a third party without the bondholder's consent.
Failing consent of the bondholder, the share in the property cannot be registered into the name of the reader's daughter.
Additionally, to transfer a fixed property or part thereof, a written agreement is required as set out in the Alienation of Land Act.
This states that no alienation of land under section 2(1) shall be of any effect unless it is contained in a deed of alienation signed by the relevant parties – including undivided half-shares.
If they want to transfer the ex-husband's half-share to the daughter as well as the remaining debt, she will have to comply with the requirements of the legislation and finance institution in the event of a fresh mortgage bond being sought.
The financial institution the parties approach to secure a mortgage bond will advise them of the requirements.
Generally, these relate to the creditworthiness of and affordability by the person concerned in respect of the repayment of the amount borrowed.
The financial institution will also consider the value of the fixed property as it will form the basis of their security. In this instance, it would appear that the value of the property exceeds the amount sought.
The cost of registering a fresh bond should be considered against the cost of a substitution of debtor on a bond in accordance with section 57 of the Deeds Registries Act.
This section says that if the owner transfers the land to another person and has not reserved any real right in such land, the registrar may register the transfer and substitute the transferee for the transferor as debtor in respect of the bond.
This is provided he receives, in duplicate, the written consent of the holder of the bond and the transferee for the amount of the outstanding debt.
The current guideline provides for 75 per cent of the recommended fee as set out in the schedule to the guideline, therefore 75 per cent of the tariff applicable for a new bond registration.
It should be noted that, in the event of a section 57 substitution not being possible or permitted, the existing bond will have to be cancelled and a fresh one registered.
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If you don't know what the meta tags are, and the importance of adding meta tags, here is the detailed article on how to add them to your blogger.When I have created this blog I have forgot to add meta tags and because of that my Blog posts weren't appearing in any search results.
If you don't know what the meta tags are, and the importance of adding meta tags, here is the detailed article on how to add them to your blogger.When I have created this blog I have forgot to add meta tags and because of that my Blog posts weren't appearing in any search results.
Adding meta tags is very important if you want to get some good traffic from search engines like google,yahoo,msn,etc,especially the meta description part is the most important one.
If you don't know what meta tags are,Meta tags are the tags which describes your site and tells the search engines what your site is all about. Adding meta tags is an important factor in Organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Meta tags allows search engines to index your web pages more accurately. In other words,Meta tags communicate with the search engines and tells more information about your site and make your webpages index correctly and accurately.
To add meta tags go to the blogger site and sign in with your account. Then go to the Design panel and there you need to go to the Edit HTML page.
When you are on the Edit HTML page you need to find this code (Look at the below screenshot) which is in the header of the page.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – As the cold continues to linger around the Ozarks, Evangel University student-athletes continue to give back in a warm way.
Entering year three of an on-going partnership with Weller Elementary, the Evangel University athletic department has helped provide winter clothes and coats for students at the local school.
Tuesday Crusader student-athletes and coaches continued to participate in the event that includes inviting the elementary students, families, and faculty to an Evangel basketball game. The invitation this season is for Wednesday, Feb. 7, when the Crusaders take on Avila University.
"This has been an awesome opportunity to partner with Weller Elementary and truly affect those that are in our community and in our literal neighborhood," said Evangel Director of Athletics Dr. Dennis McDonald. "Finding a need and being able to help fill that was the first thought but also providing a spark to the children in the classrooms that they too can attend college."
In three years, over 1,000 sweatshirts have been given to students at Weller Elementary. Student-Athletes and coaches also extended an invitation to Wednesday's basketball games and spoke to the students ranging from, how they got to college, to who they were cheering for during Sunday's Super Bowl.
In addition to attending Wednesday's game with family, the Weller Elementary PRIDE Choir will perform the national anthem prior to the men's game at 7:30 p.m.
"Connecting with an Evangel alumnus and Weller Principal, Dr. Rebecca Donaldson has been a natural fit," McDonald said. "She gets excited and you can see her students and our athletes feed off her energy. It has been a rewarding experience for all involved and look forward to continuing to reach more students in the years to come."
For the latest information on Evangel Athletics, follow the Crusaders on Facebook at Facebook.com/EvangelAthletics or go to www.EvangelAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the Go Evangel Front Row App at EvangelAthletics.com/FrontRow available on Google Play and in the App Store.


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During your visit to Taos Ski Valley, surrounding national forest and wilderness, please join us in our ongoing mission to preserve, conserve and protect our unique alpine community's fragile ecology and precious natural resources. Taos Ski Valley is dedicated to realizing this mission with evolving green initiatives that presently include:
- providing 100% of Taos Ski Valley's electricity from renewable sources,
- offering a "Ski Green" carbon offset program for visitors & guests,
- supporting the expansion of regional public transit,
- adopting conservation ordinances,
- maintaining a state-of-the-art tertiary waste treatment facility,
- providing a comprehensive community recycling program,
- and more…
You can contribute to our community's mission by joining our efforts to fight Climate Change now! Help our planet keep winter cool. With your help, we all get one step closer to conserving and preserving our earth's fragile ecology and natural resources for future generations.
To get started, try the following 10 ways to pledge your support to Keep Winter Cool as a responsible alpine steward:
- Check your tires before you travel:
Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!
- Drive a fuel-efficient vehicle to the Taos Ski Valley Festival events:
For example – If your trip involves renting a car, reduce your carbon emissions by selecting a more fuel-efficient compact or hybrid car.
- Car Pool or ride the Enchanted Bus to the Festival:
Not only will you reduce carbon emissions; you will save money and have more fun!
- Tread lightly and leave no trace:
Enjoy your visit to Taos Ski Valley as responsible alpine stewards by walking only on established trails and leaving our pristine mountain environment as you found it without a trace of your being there.
- Visit & use the Festival Waste and Recycle Stations:
For goods purchased at the Festival, use the compost, recycling and waste bins provided at the festival. Please ask our volunteers if you're not sure, so compost and recycling is not contaminated. With your help we can achieve our goal of less waste to the landfill and more waste being composted and recycled.
- Reduce Hospitality Rental Impact:
For Festivarians staying in a hospitality suite or rental unit for the weekend, let management know that you wont need to have your towels and sheets washed daily, turn off the lights when you are not there and try to conserve water.
- Support efforts to relocalize our economy:
For example, make a choice to promote sustainable community by purchasing locally harvested real food by local farmers.
- Pack it out:
When you leave Taos Ski Valley take home what you bring to the festival including recycled items. Your contribution will help the Festival reduce the environmental impact of onsite waste management.
- Create and share your own pledge:
Add your own pledge to our festival's "Keep Winter Cool" pledge board.
- Spread the word:
Learn more about Climate Change and get involved as a responsible Earth Steward. At the festival and beyond, promote the "Keep Winter Cool" cause and the fight against global warming to other festivarians, family, friends, associates and your home community.
Learn more about Climate Change, Keeping Winter Cool and responsible Earth Stewardship at the following websites:
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"The biggest cause of global warming is the carbon dioxide released when fossil fuels like oil and coal are burned for energy. So when you save energy, you fight global warming (and save money, of course)."
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Join the "We Campaign" at www.wecansolveit.org to help make it happen.
Purchase carbon credits at www.nativeenergy.com to offset the carbon footprint of your transportation to and from the Taos Mountain Music Festival. Currently all NativeEnergy website purchases support 100% renewable wind energy development.
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Visit www.b-e-f.org to find out how you can shrink your carbon footprint.
AWEA s a national trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, services providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry – one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. Representing hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world, AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers around the world. The Association provides up-to-date information on:
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A significant amount of the food consumed in the US is transported long distances around the planet from where it is produced at a very high environmental cost that contributes substantially to global warming. A growing movement of relocalization offers an environmentally conscious alternative to unsustainable globalized food production and distribution. Relocalization is the process by which communities are localizing their economies and essential systems, such as energy and food production. You can join the relocalization movement and reduce global warming by supporting and purchasing real food grown by real farmers in real communities. The best organic food is often grown closest to you. Websites like www.localharvest.org offer a way to find farmers' markets and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area.


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Now that they're safely stowed until next year, I can relax a little...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This week I'm dedicating a good amount of time to ME.
I picked up a new book last week, and I can't wait to dig into it.
The best part - when I googled the author, I discovered that he is the lead singer for a great band, the Decemberists! How cool is that? I love discovering the multi-talents of people in the least expected places!
Anyway, I bought this book for the cover art alone. Seriously. I didn't even read the back. I popped it into my basket and considered it bought!
|Isn't the cover art amazing?!?
|One of the pages from the inside. The illustrations were done by the author's wife!
|There are cute illustrations peppered all over the book - just like this one.
|I thought I would give you a sneak peek. Here is the first page. With a Radio Flyer wagon and an opening like this, I am TOTALLY looking forward to putting my feet up for some R and R this week!


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An essential component to any healthy society is the level of culture enjoyed by its population. In a modern, complex society such as ours, access to culture becomes a basic requirement for a comfortable, productive and meaningful existence. By this virtue, the access to culture is a social right of the population which is inalienable – it cannot be taken away, nor can it be ceded by those who possess it.
The economic crisis has led to a decrease in both government expenditure for the arts and private donations for cultural institutions threatens to undermine this social right. On a national scale, the assault on culture has taken the form of eliminated arts programs and shuttered or privatized schools, libraries and cultural institutions.
The most graphic expression of this process is the current attack on the living standards of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians who now are entering the seventh week of their strike against management's attempt to impose a 33 percent wage cut coupled with a reduction in benefits.
Facing a $9 million budget deficit, The New York Times reported that banks – the same banks rescued with some $23 trillion in public funds – have stopped lending the DSO money. Meanwhile, the familiar argument has been advanced, there simply is "no money" to continue supporting this nearly-a-century old, world-class institution.
This is not a question of society possessing the resources to maintain and expand culture, even during an economic recession. Indices such as the stock market and the Forbes 400 list show, the resources do in fact exist. As the recent census demonstrated, these resources are concentrated in an ever dwindling number of hands.
The question is then, who controls society's resources? If capitalism proves incapable of providing the basic necessities of modern life, it deserves to be overthrown and replaced with a system that can.
In the final analysis, the assault on culture is the product of the protracted decline of American capitalism which has transformed the US from an industrial powerhouse to a crisis-ridden epicenter for financial speculation and manipulation.
This process has unquestionably changed the physiognomy of the country's ruling class from the "Captains of Industry" which oversaw the country's economic rise in the early 20th century to today's "Wizards of Wall Street" whose fortunes are bound up with the financialization, and thus deindustrialization, of the economy.
By way of example, Andrew Carnegie's fortune was the result of his development of the steel industry which allowed railroads to criss-cross the nation's vast land mass and high-rise buildings to scrape its skies. What took Carnegie a lifetime to amass has been achieved by the likes of Facebook CEO Mark Zucerberg in a few years. This unquestionably has an impact on the latter's disposition toward philanthropy.
If culture in general and the DSO in particular are to be defended, it will be by an independent movement of students and working people in opposition to the archaic capitalist system.


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The President Is Missing: A Novel
The President Is Missing: A Novel by James Patterson
Description"This book moves like Air Force One. Big and fast. Clinton and Patterson are a dream combo." --Michael Connelly, author of the Ballard and Bosch series
The publishing event of 2018: Bill Clinton and James Patterson's The President Is Missing is a superlative thriller . . . one that can really happen, and one that must not be missed.
The President Is Missing confronts a threat so huge that it jeopardizes not just Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, but all of America. Uncertainty and fear grip the nation. There are whispers of cyberterror and espionage and a traitor in the Cabinet. Even the President himself becomes a suspect, and then he disappears from public view . . .
Set over the course of three days, The President Is Missing sheds a stunning light upon the inner workings and vulnerabilities of our nation. Filled with information that only a former Commander-in-Chief could know, this is the most authentic, terrifying novel to come along in many years. And a timely, historic story that will be read--and talked about--for years to come.
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