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Home Locales / Regional Buffalo Thousands Rally and March As Part of Nationwide Day of Action
Thousands Rally and March As Part of Nationwide Day of Action
(Buffalo, NY) Nearly 1000 Western New Yorkers will joined more than 600 actions to take place around the U.S. demanding that children torn from their parents be reunited
Buffalo, NY — On Saturday, June 30th, Western New Yorkers will gathered at the Federal Court Building (2 Niagara Square, Buffalo 14202) to protest the Trump administration's policy of forcibly separating children from their parents and demand that separated families immediately be reunified.
The event was organized by members of the Western New York community and organizations including: "Interfaith Peace Network", "International Institute of Buffalo", "Justice For Migrant Families", "NYCLU Western Regional Office", "Peacejam Buffalo", "Sister District for Western New York, a NYPAN Chapter", "Slow Roll", "StandUp WNY", "Stronger Together WNY, Corp. – Action Together Network", "VFP 128", "WNYCOSH", "Resistance Voters WNY," "WNY Peace Center", "StandUp WNY", "WNY Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, "."
The action's demands are threefold:
• Reunite families now. Permanently end family separation and immediately reunify those that have been separated.
• End family detention. Children and families deserve due process, not indefinite imprisonment. Children do not belong in baby cages and internment-like camps. Family incarceration is not the solution to family separation.
• End 'Zero Tolerance.' Reverse the Trump administration's policy that created this crisis and chaos to begin with. Parents should not be criminally prosecuted for doing what all parents do, which is bring their children to safety. This horrible nightmare for families will only end when Trump permanently stops his 100% prosecution policy.
WHEN: June 30th at 10 AM
WHERE: 2 Niagara Square March to 250 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY 14202
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/233337243928328
FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE: FamiliesBelongTogether.org
Participating organizations in the rapidly growing national coalition involved in the day of action include:
270 Strategies
Action Together Massachusetts
Action Together Network
Advancement Project
American Federation of Teachers
Al Otro Lado
Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Youth Action
American Constitution Society
American Ethical Union
American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA)
Amnesty International USA
Anti-Defamation League
Arab American Institute
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) at the Urban Justice Center
Asylum Seeker Assistance Project
Bend the Arc
Beyond the Bomb
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
Center for Victims of Torture
Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.
Chicago Women Take Action
Children's Defense Fund-Texas
Church World Service
Coalition on Human Needs
Congregational UCC Greensboro
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)
Constitutional Accountability Center
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Daily Kos
DC Immigration Hub
DC Teens Action
Dulles Justice Coalition
End Rape on Campus
Equal Voice Action
Every Voice
Families Belong Together
Families USA
Feminist Majority Foundation
Foreign Policy for America
Friends of the Earth
Global Fund for Children
Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
Health Care Voter
Hispanic Federation
Human Rights Campaign
Human Rights First
Immigration Hub
Japanese American Citizens League
Jewish Voice for Peace
Latin America Working Group
Latino Victory Foundation
Lawyers for Good Government
Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
LGBTQ Task Force
Little Lobbyists
Moms Rising
Muslim Advocates
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
National Iranian American Council
National Justice for Our Neighbors
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Network to End Domestic Violence
National Nurses United
National Organization of Concerned Black Men
National Partnership for Women & Families
National Women's Law Center
National Domestic Workers Alliance
National Education Association
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
Network of Spiritual Progressives
NextGen America
One Billion Rising
Organizing for Action
Oxfam America
Pantsuit Nation
People For the American Way
People's Action
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Positive Women's Network-USA
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Priorities USA
Public Citizen
Race Forward
Rainforest Action Network
Really American
Resistance Labs
Sanctuary for Families
Sierra Club
Sister District Action Network
South Asian Americans Leading Together
Southern Poverty Law Center
Stand Up America
Tax March
The Leadership Conference
The Workmen's Circle
Together We Will Contra Costa
Truman National Security Project
Unitarian Universalist Association
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ)
United State of Women
United We Dream
Voto Latino
Win Without War
Women's March
Women's Refugee Commission
Youth Caucus of America
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Yankees-Red Sox Preview
The New York Yankees could use a lot less drama from their starting pitcher when they hit the field for the series finale against their biggest rivals.
Veteran left-hander CC Sabathia takes the hill Thursday as New York tries to move past an embarrassing incident and win its three-game set against Boston at Fenway Park.
Michael Pineda started for the Yankees (12-9) in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Red Sox but was ejected with two outs in the second inning for using a foreign substance. The right-hander appeared to have pine tar on his neck and was also suspected of using the substance to improve his grip of the ball in New York's 4-1 win over Boston on April 10.
Red Sox manager John Farrell didn't alert umpires to the substance on Pineda's right hand in that game, but he did bring it up Wednesday. Pineda, who had allowed four hits and two earned runs, was tossed by home plate umpire Gerry Davis after he was examined.
Pineda was suspended 10 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday.
"He had a hard time gripping the baseball. Unknown to us, he put it on and went out there," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's a young kid. I don't think he's trying to do anything, cheat. I think he's just trying to go out there and compete."
John Lackey needed no such help for Boston (10-12), working eight sharp innings and striking out 11. Mike Napoli had three hits for the Red Sox.
The Yankees could use a quality outing from Sabathia (2-2, 5.19 ERA) in the wake of the pine tar moment, which has led to suspensions of as much as 10 games in similar circumstances.
Sabathia had his best start his last time out in a 10-2 win over Tampa Bay on April 17. He allowed one earned run over seven innings with eight strikeouts, a crisp performance that was almost unnecessary while the Yankees piled up a season-high 16 hits.
"For these guys to come out and swing the way they did, I wanted to put some shutdown innings together," Sabathia said afterward. "I was able to do that and get the win."
It was a much better showing than when he faced the Red Sox on April 11 at Yankee Stadium. Sabathia allowed a pair of homers in the sixth inning of that contest, which accounted for all of Boston's runs in its 4-2 victory.
The loss dropped Sabathia's record versus the Red Sox to 8-8 since he joined the Yankees prior to the 2009 season. His career ERA of 5.47 at Fenway is his highest for any active American League ballpark.
The Red Sox will counter with Felix Doubront (2-2, 5.48 ERA), who lost to the Yankees on April 13 when he walked three and struck out just two over 6 2-3 innings while also allowing a two-run homer to Carlos Beltran.
Doubront bounced back from that outing with a strong start Saturday, striking out a season-high seven but failing to get a decision in Boston's 4-2 win over Baltimore.
The Red Sox offense has picked it up of late with double-digit totals in hits in two of the last three games after recording 10 or more in a game just once between April 9-20. The lineup may also get a boost from the return of Shane Victorino, who could be activated from the disabled list prior to the finale versus the Yankees.
"There has been a more consistent approach, up and down the lineup," manger John Farrell said. "Hopefully Vic's return at some point – whether that is (on Thursday) – will add to that."

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Schleuder is a group's email-gateway: subscribers can exchange encrypted emails among themselves, receive emails from non-subscribers and send emails to non-subscribers via the list. How it works
We give our time and knowledge to build and maintain this project in order to help people with their daily private communication and in the struggle for their personal emancipation, social and economic justice and political freedom. Why we do it
These projects also belong to the schleuder-family:
2019-02-21: Schleuder Gitlab Ticketing 1.0.0 released! Since Schleuder 3.3.0 it is possible to extend the schleuder filters through externally provided filters. A project that is using this mechanism is the schleuder-gitlab-ticketing project, that provides tracking functionality of your schleuder messaging within a gitlab issue tracker. This is especially built and helpful for schleuder lists being used as helpdesk or project gateway. Read more about the functionality on the projects summary page: schleuder-gitlab-ticketing.
2019-02-14: Schleuder 3.4.0 released! This release ships an important privacy fix: To not leak keywords (for example via resent messages), HTML is now stripped from multipart/alternative messages if they contain keywords. For all details please see the changelog.
2019-01-24: Meet Schleuder devs in Frankfurt/Main. For everyone located in or near Frankfurt/Main, Germany (or willing to travel): On Friday, Feb 1st, the Schleuder development team will meet in a restaurant in Frankfurt, and would be pleased to have a chat with you! We have no schedule, just time to sit around, discuss ideas, ask questions, and have some drinks or food. Anyone is welcome, be they technically minded, politically interested or simply curious! Friday, 2019-02-01, from 7pm (local time), at Heck Meck (Friesengasse 19, Frankfurt am Main, Germany).
2018-10-22: Meet Schleuder devs in Hamburg. For everyone located in or near Hamburg, Germany (or willing to travel): Next Friday evening the Schleuder development team will meet in a bar in Hamburg, and would be pleased to have a chat with you! There is no program, just time to sit around, discuss ideas, ask questions, and have some drinks or food. Friday, 2018-10-26, from 7pm (UTC+2), at Feldstern (Sternstrasse 2, Hamburg, Germany).
2018-09-04: Schleuder 3.3.0 released! This release contains a few bug fixes and improvements: Missing arguments to keywords are now properly handled, and also more helpful error messages are provided; "Protected Headers" now are handled in a way that Thunderbird/Enigmail recognize; we also introduced a new keyword to remove a fingerprint from a subscription, and protected X-SET-FINGERPRINT better against accidental mis-use. Additionally the pseudoheaders now fully depend on the 'headers_to_meta' configuration-option, including 'sig' and 'enc'; in effect you can now also have a fully empty pseudoheaders-block, which might come in handy for newsletters. Thanks to all contributors! Packages for Debian and CentOS will be released soon. For all details please see the changelog.
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First things first. Let's be clear. What do I mean by 10x? Does it work for everybody? What is the catch? What is it?
What do I mean by 10x Your Business?
Main objective of any business is to make a profit. Some of us are fortunate enough to make a meaning while we make a profit. If you are one of those, my sincere congratulations.
What I mean by 10x Your Business is to increase your profit, not necessarily your revenue or sales or any other vanity metrics.
Does it work for everybody?
Probably not. Every business is different. So is their way to growth.
However, if your business has an online presense (who doesn't these day? 🙂 and your customers interact with you online, then this may be a good path for you to take.
What is the catch?
Here is the catch. In a single word, we call it perception. In other words, in almost anything in life if you want to 10x something or more, you need to change your world view or how you approch this particular challenge.
This situation is no different. This is not the only way, but a way to 10x your business.
So, what is it?
What you may not know is that every 100 visitors on your site, only 2 of them may do what you want them do on your site. Buy your product or service. Book a meeting. Call your number. You get the point.
2% conversion rate for your website if it is in a good shape.
Still 2% is not that much, I know. Here is a visualisation for you 🙂
How come 98% leave your site?
Mainly there are 2 reasons:
- Bounce Rate — 50%
- Buyers Journey—48%
What is a bounce rate?
It is a percentage of people who leave your site right away. They came there by mistake. Or find your site totally irrelevant. Or many other gazillion reasons we don't have time to list here 🙂
No worries, it happens even to the best of us. Actually to all of us. Industry average bounce rate is 50%. There is not much we can do about it.
What is Buyers Journey?
Some call this "Customer Funnel", we call this User Journey. In a nutshell, it is how we treat our site visitors.
Most websites and their owners treat site visitors as one time events. Are you one of them?
It is like going on a date and asking for a marriage right away. This would sound creepy, wouldn't?
You want to sell your product now. You want to offer your service today.
It is totally fine that we should generate revenue and earn a profit to keep doing what we do. However, just focusing on the money today is a short term approach.
A better way
There is a better way. Before we jump on to it, let's put our selves into the shoes of your visitors.
When was the last time you purchased some thing online? Did you go to an online shop and ordered right away? Unless, you already know the product and this online shop in advance, this rarely happens. Hence, the 2%.
Besides, depending on the product or service, it may take a short or long time to make a decision.
Buying an iPhone charger
For example, if the charger for your iPhone is broken, you need one. It is as simple as that. You may visit Amazon, find the one with 4+ reviews at a decent price and order it. This is pretty much it.
Choosing a vacation for your family
This is a different ball game. Especially, those who are married know exactly what I am talking about 🙂
The whole decision making process can take up to weeks or even months. First, you need to agree about the destination, sight seeing, activities, etc…The list goes on.
When you visit a travel site at this point, the only thing they offer is tour packages, they lose you as a customer.
You are not ready yet since you don't know your destination.
Instead, if they offer a useful information how to make your decision making process easier free of charge, you might give it a try.
Free useful information (ebook, white paper, audio file, etc) offered in exchange for email to a user.
Step by Step Guide
- Understand Your Customers
Put yourself in their shoes. What problems do they have? What are they looking for? How can you offer a solution? Not your product, not your service. But a solution.
- Create a Free Valuable Content
Pick one of the pain points of your ideal customer and create a solution. It can be an ebook, a webinar, a white paper, audio or something else they can easily consume. It is better if it is short and to the point.
- Offer This Content as a Hook
Offer the content you created as an exchange for their email and / or contact info. You can do this via landing pages or as a popup form inside your website. You can use a tool like SumoMe https://sumome.com
- Listen, Learn & Educate
Once you have their contact info, get to know them personally. You may drop an email and ask some questions. Once you know more about them, you know where they are in buyers journey. So you can adjust your approach to this specific buyer. You can guide and educate.For sending automated emails and marketing emails, you can use Cloudy: https://www.cloudy.email
- Sell
All these above will be a waste, if you don't close a sale. It doesn't have to be pushy. No one likes that. If your product or service is genuinely a good fit for this customer and if you educated your buyer properly, then sales at this point should be very easy.To track your sales with your buyer, you can use HubSpot CRM: https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm
Hope you find this article useful. Let me know if you benefited from this.
Especially, your success stories if you will implement this for your company.


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Our People
Amanda Pennington Ketchum - Managing Director
Mandy is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the District of Kansas. Her practice focuses on a variety of civil litigation and personal injury defense matters, ranging from representing trucking companies in wrongful death actions to defending retailers in slip and fall claims to representing professionals with regard to professional liability matters. She meticulously investigates accidents and claims, and she has extensive experience litigating cases from accident investigation through trial. She is also a frequent speaker at conferences on issues affecting the defense of personal injury claims.
Mandy is the Managing Director of Dysart Taylor and has served in this capacity since 2015. In her role as Dysart Taylor's Managing Director, Mandy has focused her efforts on the diversity initiative at the firm. She was recognized in 2016 by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as a Law Firm Leader for her efforts and initiative, and received a Women's Justice Award from the same publication in 2017.
Mandy currently serves on The Missouri Bar Board of Governors and is Co-Chair of its Strategic Planning Committee. She was recently appointed by the Supreme Court of Missouri to serve as a Disciplinary Hearing Officer. She was also appointed by the Missouri Bar President to serve on the Special Committee on Select State Bar Committees. She was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the USLAW NETWORK and serves as its Client Liaison Director. She's also a member of its Diversity Council. She is a Past President of the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City and has transitioned that role into serving on the Board of the Association for Women Lawyers Foundation. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance as its fundraising chair. She is a member of the Transportation Lawyers Association, and is the Vice-Chair of the Tort and Transportation Law Committee of The Missouri Bar.
Prior to joining Dysart Taylor, Mandy attended William Jewell College where she played basketball and ran both indoor and outdoor track. She then obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.
- Successfully co-chaired jury and bench trials leading to verdicts in favor of clients.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice of transportation company and its driver following depositions of Plaintiffs with no monetary payment.
- Obtained dismissal of restaurant following deposition of Plaintiff alleging food poisoning with no monetary payment.
- Obtained new trial on successful motion for new trial following jury trial.
- Negotiated numerous settlements in wrongful death actions with punitive damage claims on behalf of transportation companies and their drivers.
- Successfully negotiated settlement of wrongful death claim involving pedestrian for less than medical bills presented.
- Successfully represented defendants in personal injury claims, including slip and fall injuries, wrongful death actions, automobile collisions, and allegations of food-borne illnesses.
- Successfully represented clients from various professions, including attorneys, architects, and real estate brokers, in the defense of professional liability claims.
- Successfully represented numerous clients before the EEOC, MCHR and KHRC with regard to unlawful employment practices.
- Counseled clients regarding non-compete agreements and separation agreements.
- The Missouri Bar
- Board of Governors, District 12, 2014-present
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Co-Chair, 2017-present
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Young Lawyers Council, 2005-2014
- Chair, 2012-2013
- Immediate Past Chair, 2013-2014
- Annual Meeting Committee, 2014
- Tort and Transportation Law Committee
- Vice-Chair, 2013-present
- Appointed by the Missouri Bar President to serve on the Special Committee on Select State Bar Committees
- Mentor to newly licensed attorneys in the area
- Board of Governors, District 12, 2014-present
- Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
- Immediate Past President, 2016
- Board of Directors, 2004-present
- Former editor of The Link
- Association for Women Lawyers Foundation
- Board of Directors, 2016-present
- Secretary, 2019
- Executive Committee, 2018-2019
- Board of Directors, Client Liaison Director, 2017-present
- Managing Directors Steering Committee, 2016-2018
- Diversity Council, 2017-present
- American Bar Association
- Delegate of The Missouri Bar
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2017-present
- Young Lawyers' Section, Board of Directors, 2004-2011
- Strategic Planning Committee, former member
- Leadership Academy, 2008-2009
- Supreme Court of Missouri
- Disciplinary Hearing Officer, 2019-present
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Former editor of The Addendum, Dysart Taylor's past newsletter
- Drinks Among Friends, a professional development organization for women lawyers
- Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance (LEAP)
- Board of Directors, 2012-present
- Fundraising Chair, 2019
- Operation Breakthrough
- Grapeviners member
- Visitation Parish
- Volunteer basketball coach
- "Women in Law Firm Management: A View from the Managing Partner's Chair," USLAW Women's Connection, June 2018
- "Identity Crisis: Are You a Retailer or a Manufacturer?" USLAW Retail & Hospitality Law/Complex Tort & Product Liability Exchange, Oct. 2017
- Mizzou Women's Law Association Symposium, panelist, April 2017
- "Cyber Exposure for Law Firms: Recent Trends in Litigation and Insurance Coverage," USLAW Managing Partners Forum, Feb. 2017
- "Wrecking Ball: Creating a Crisis for Your Opponent," USLAW Women's Connection, June 2016
- Drinks Among Friends Kansas City Launch and Panel Discussion, moderator, 2015
- "New Lawyer Challenges," The Missouri Bar Professionalism Program, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, March 16, 2013
- Annual Kansas Worker's Compensation Seminar, 2004


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"Twitter is the blogger's water cooler"
Today's quote is from the wonderful Nicole Balch from MakingItLovely.com, a beautiful blog about stylish living. Nicole put on one great class last night through the Alt Summit Channel on Growing a Readership, and I was one of her 90 happy students.
I might be a little bit infatuated with everything Alt Summit, but in a totally unbiased way, I also think they are offering some fabulous classes for only $15 that are hip, informative, and filled with other really great bloggers (who you want to invite out for coffee after the one-hour class but they live all over the globe so you just meet up in the twittersphere).
I'm not going to give away all her nuggets, but here are 5 that you can put to use in your own blogging.
#1 Be Original
What should you post to grow your blog? Original content that sets you apart from other blogs. Nicole recommended a ration of 90:10 - 90% original photos, layouts, tutorials, and creative writing and 10% share cute buys and faboo recommendations.
New to me: the idea of a blogger book tour. Some publishing companies like Chronicle give 10 or so blogs original content applicable to the new book and get the word out through great blogger reviews and posts. Love that.
#2 Share You
Your readers want to get to know who you are. Who is the great Oz behind the curtain? Share your story in fun and interesting ways.
Nicole mentioned Mighty Girl's life list. Her blog follows the 100 or so things she wants to do with her life. Try spicing up your profile by letting people hear your story and connect with you, the author of your webhome.
I also learned some awesome nicknames for loyal readers. I wish I could remember all the good ones, but it definitely made me think I need to have some kind of name for you good people who come here to see what's happening in my piece of Heaven. (my inspires? I'm still thinking...)
#3 Predictable Fun
Your readers come to rely on you, and consistency is key. Your timing doesn't have to be every day. Nicole started blogging three times a week and now she's bringing us gorgeous photos and content daily..maybe even more soon.
Stay consistent. But don't put the pressure on yourself. Aim for once a day.
#4 Become BFF with Social Media
Social media is fantastic. Stay attentive to the little things. Can your readers find you? This means easy buttons to follow you on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram.
Keep the same username for all your platforms so that someone can easily search for you.
Twitter = blogger water cooler!! Keep it fun. "Twitter is a great way to interact with your readers and jump into conversation…traffic will come naturally."
Oh, and match your header to your domain name.
#5 Comment Etiquette
"Don't have anything in your house that is not useful or beautiful." via Pancakes and French Fries. That has nothing to do with anything, but I found it inspiring!
Stay active with other bloggers and leave a thoughtful comment. And a clear don't – don't put your URL in a comment. You've already added it in to the basic info on the post. Double dosing here is clearly tacky.
Every post initiates a conversation. It's a like a great party. Be sure to respond to people. "Talk to the people who have been nice enough to talk to you."
And everybody loves comments. So true, so true.
Honestly, what I love best about the Alt Summit classes are the completely creative, dazzling folks who join in the very chatty webinars. You get a complete blog roll and a ton of twitter handles to follow...and I've found some great *inspires* to keep me going for quite a while.
Happy blogging!


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Welcome to Hollywood
In Cirque Du Soleil's show, PARAMOUR, the search for love, happiness, and fame jumps off the silver screen and unfolds on the Broadway stage. Travel back to the Golden Age of Hollywood where the stars shine brighter, the glitz is glitzier, and zoot suits are somehow fashionable. A director searching for his next big hit, finds it in a small-town actress, and before you know it, a star is airborne! "It will knock you right between the eyes" (Variety). But, hold your breath, because the rise to fame is an exciting, heart-pounding journey.
The first and only CIRQUE DU SOLEIL MUSICAL: PARAMOUR
DisclaimerDue to the nature of the acts in the show, changes in the cast may occur. In addition, the content and duration of the show may differ from time to time. Although we try to keep this information up to date, we cannot guarantee its accuracy.


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vibrologist wrote:Thanks to the human being who lubed 1s and 0s to get them unstuck!
Thank for the news!zbyers wrote:I shot Mike an email letting him know. Long story short, new backend work was done last time it was down, causing it to go down this latter time as it ran out of memory. All should be good for a while
Looks exactly what I'm seeing as well. I posted a similar screenshot in the "the forum is updated" thread.


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Love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is just around the corner. We know it's not to everyone's taste, but in principle it means well – a day to celebrate love, in all its shapes, sizes and quirky tastes.
So we got to thinking. Why put all the pressure on creating one perfect day? As they say, love makes the world go round, so let's go all out – let's share the love all year round!
The most amazing statistic at MAR Services is that over 90% of clients rate our services as excellent. When 9/10 of our customers think your efforts are outstanding, you must be doing something right!
We're convinced that the reason that our customers love us is that we love them – not just one day of the year, but every single day of the year.
Here are just a few of reasons that customers say they love working with us (from their own mouths)!
We genuinely care about every single client. Many companies will say it, but their practices and ethics don't show it. We make sure that every action we take, from our teams on the ground to our managers in Head Office, shows how much we care about exceeding your expectations.
"On behalf of Hawkins Brown I wanted to say a very big thank you to you all and your teams for looking after us so well this last year." Sally Spencer-Davies | Hawkins Brown
Top 5% of SIA approved contractors. To ensure excellence, we measure our actions against the industry's toughest and most up-to-date standards. As an example, the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) is a set of operational and performance standards for suppliers of security services. It is the hallmark of quality within the industry, and provides our clients with independent proof of a contractor's commitment to excellence.
"Only 20% of security companies are members of the ACS, and MAR Security Services is proud to be in the top 5% of medium size business within the scheme" Andrew Rigg | MAR Services
Provide tailored services bespoke to individual needs. Every client and facility is unique. We make sure that the services we provide to each is equally unique.
"When we took over management of the school we inherited a cleaning company who we didn't find up to standard. We subsequently awarded the cleaning contract to MAR who transferred the existing staff via TUPE and managed to completely turn the service around." James Prior | Knightsbridge School
Fast response to client requests. Most of our clients' requests are urgent, and all of them are important. We don't see unexpected requests as an interruption; we see them as an opportunity to show that we are a dedicated part of your team.
"I've been very impressed with your management and the transition of our cleaning contract. Your enthusiasm and work ethic is first class and I look forward to a continued working relationship with you" Andrew Meighan | Equinix
Proactive management. Not only do we go out of our way to manage each contract proactively, we make sure that every single member of our team has constant training and coaching to ensure they deliver above and beyond expectations.
"Thank you for the making such a good job of the deep clean – I thought it looked fantastic!" Founder | Bedford Insurance
Excellent Health & Safety Record. We pride ourselves on keeping everyone safe, our staff and our clients.
"We had to evacuate the building in an emergency. Throughout this incident Chris was extremely proactive and clear with the information that he was communicating to myself as well as the emergency response teams. He was a great support and remained calm at all times. I just wanted to make you aware of what great asset he is to your company as well as our Facilities Team." Nicola Shotton |Future Electronics
At MAR Services we see 'sharing the love' as the foundation stone of our business, and we plan to keep putting it out there all year round, not just on February 14th. If you are one of our existing clients, we hope you know how much we appreciate you! If you aren't yet a customer, please call us on 0800 975 7217 or email email@example.com and let's discuss how we can share the love in 2017!


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The AHSS originated from a number of heritage professionals and enthusiasts who came together in 1956 to respond to the threatened demolition of Edinburgh's George Square.
Thereafter known as the Edinburgh Georgian Society, there proved to be a great need for a Society such as this to protect the historic buildings within Edinburgh.
Shortly after forming as the Edinburgh Georgian Society, the organisation's members were consulted on heritage issues Scotland wide. In 1959 it was decided to broaden the geographic coverage and become the Scottish Georgian Society with regional groups.
After a number of years, the need to protect buildings from all periods was realised and in 1984 the organisation became the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland.
Download The Story of the Society
…as told by the Society's founding member Eleanor Robertson.
Major campaigns over the years have included a number of national landmarks, the objection to the proposed stone cleaning of the Scott Monument on Princes Street, Edinburgh is one such example. The Society felt that this project would have been very damaging to the structure and aesthetic integrity of this highly important monument. Our campaign was a great success, as the strikingly gothic, blackened structure shows today.
In 2014 the Society moved our National Office to new accommodation at 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, with the Royal Incorporation of Architects Scotland. We are delighted to have settled in Sir Rowand Anderson's former home and hope to be here for the foreseeable future. Visitors are very welcome at any time, but do be warned that we are located at the top of three flights of stairs!


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By D.G. McCabe
Now we've come down to the last two awards that will be given out tomorrow night – Best Picture and Best Director.
Best Director (Michael Haneke, Amour; Steven Spielberg, Lincoln; Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild; Ang Lee, Life of Pi; David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook)
Of course most of the talk of this category revolved around who wasn't nominated (Ben Affleck, Katherine Bigelow). Affleck won the DGA award, so forget using that as a gauge. It's really between Lee and Spielberg for the award. Russell is a bit of a dark-horse pick, Zeitlin is too green, and Haneke doesn't have enough notoriety in Hollywood circles. My gut tells me Spielberg wins his third Best Director Oscar slightly over Lee winning his second.
Best Picture (Argo, Amour, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lincoln, Les Miserables, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty)
Let's make this fun and take these one at a time. Argo has been winning everything in sight and is the clear favorite, especially after Affleck was snubbed in the Best Director category. Foreign language films don't win Best Picture, so that takes care of Amour. Beasts of the Southern Wild has a "honor just to be nominated" feel to it. Lincoln could upset Argo, but I feel like the buzz around the film has subsided. Les Miserables is fun but, just like the musical, a lot of professional musicians/actors, etc. don't seem to care for it. Django Unchained is too much like other Tarantino films, until he does something unique or different from his previous work I don't see him winning a Best Picture Oscar in the near future. Life of Pi is a bit of a sleeper, but I don't think there's enough buzz around it. Silver Linings Playbook has made a late run as a potential upset winner, but I think its buzz peaked too late. Zero Dark Thirty has gotten a bad rap from a lot of people that haven't event seen it, so even if it's worthy of Best Picture it won't get it.
So that leaves Argo or Lincoln. I've seen both films, and while Lincoln is a fantastic film (and probably should win in my opinion), I'd say Argo wins the big prize tomorrow.
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Peter Maurer
President of the ICRC
Peter Maurer has been President of the ICRC since 1 July 2012. In this position, his priorities include strengthening humanitarian diplomacy, engaging States and other actors for the respect of international humanitarian law, and improving the humanitarian response through innovation and new partnerships. He has led the organization through a historic budget increase to meet the growing needs of victims of armed conflict, from 1.1 bn CHF in 2011 to over 1.6 bn CHF in 2015. He previously served as secretary of State of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs and ambassador of Switzerland to the UN in New York.
The laws of war are our shield against barbarity
Speech given by ICRC President Peter Maurer to the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, 26 February 2018.
Interview with Peter Maurer
Since 2011, the humanitarian impact of the crisis in Syria has continued to worsen. The conflict is characterized by frequent violations of international humanitarian law (IHL): indiscriminate attacks in urban areas, the targeting of civilians and essential services such as water supply and health care, and the use of prohibited weapons, to name just a few. All of these have devastating consequences for the Syrian people, who are caught between the opposing sides.
Reports and documents. War in cities: What is at stake?
Speech given by ICRC President Peter Maurer, as part of the ICRC's Research and Debate Cycle on War in Cities, at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, on 4 April 2017
Protection considerations in the law of naval warfare: The Second Geneva Convention and the role of the ICRC
Speech given by ICRC President Peter Maurer on the occasion of the launch of the Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention on 4 May 2017.
Nuclear weapons: Ending a threat to humanity
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to the diplomatic community in Geneva on 18 February 2015.
Speech: Humanitarian diplomacy and principled humanitarian action
The following speech was given by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, on 2 October 2014 at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva during a conference organized by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Maurer recalled the continued relevance and importance of the humanitarian principles and warned that a lack of common understanding, as well as politicized uses of the principles, jeopardizes the scope and scale of humanitarian action. The speech launched the ICRC's Second Research and Debate Cycle on Principles Guiding Humanitarian Action. Throughout 2015 – the year of the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Movement (the Movement) and of the 32nd International Conference of the Movement, and leading to the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 – the Research and Debate Cycyle has gathered key actors in the humanitarian field during public events and high-level conferences.1 These events have encouraged substantive discussions on the principles among experts from the Movement, the humanitarian, governmental and academic fields, and other informed participants.
Interview with Peter Maurer, ICRC President
In this interview, Mr Maurer reflects on the rich history of the ICRC, conveys his perception of the evolution of the organization, and presents his perspective on the challenges ahead for the humanitarian sector and the ICRC in particular.
Interview with Peter Maurer, ICRC President
In this interview, Mr Maurer reflects on the rich history of the ICRC, conveys his perception of the evolution of the organization, and presents his perspective on the challenges ahead for the humanitarian sector and the ICRC in particular.
Challenges to international humanitarian law: Israel's occupation policy
In this article, the ICRC's president Peter Maurer presents the ICRC's view on Israeli policies and practices regarding certain key issues related to the occupation, deriving from Israel's obligations under occupation law, namely the annexation of East Jerusalem, the routing of the West Bank Barrier and the building of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
International Tracing Service: Respect for the past, responsibility for the future
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Residential Property Owners Policy – Typical example Covea Landlord Building Insurance (refer to Policy wording for full details as below is only a summary and does not form part of any contract):-
Loss or damage caused by: Fire, explosion, lightning, earthquake, smoke, riot, civil commotion, strikes, labour/political disturbances.
Malicious Acts: Where loss or damage is caused by legal tenants or guests. The most the insurer will pay is £5000 less any amount recoverable from any security deposit lodged by the tenant. Excluded is Loss or Damage caused while the property is unoccupied, this could be after the insurer applies a unoccupancy clause such as 90 days.
Loss or Damage caused by Storm or Flood unless caused by frost to gates, hedges/fences or caused by a rise in the water table or other gradually occurring cause.
Loss or Damage caused by Water escaping from any fixed domestic water or heating installation, washing machine, dishwasher, refrigerator, freezer or fixed fish tank. Excluded is Loss or Damage caused while the property is unoccupied, this could be after the insurer applies a unoccupancy clause such as 90 days.
Loss or Damage caused by Theft or attempted theft, following forcible and violent entry to and from the property. Excluded is Loss or Damage caused by persons lawfully on the premises while the property is unoccupied.
Collision by: Aircraft or other aerial devices or items dropped from them; Vehicles and animals. Excluded is Loss or Damage caused by pets and livestock.
Subsidence or ground heave of the site that buildings stand on or landslip. Excluded is the first £1000 of each claim and Loss or Damage caused by or resulting from: coastal or river erosion; faulty design, workmanship or the use of defective materials; demolition, structural alteration or repair to buildings; the movement of solid floor slabs unless the foundations beneath the external walls of the property are damaged at the same time and by the same cause; the bedding down of new structures, settlement, shrinkage or expansion; the action of chemicals or chemical reaction. Also excluded is damage to walls, gates, fences, paths, drives, terraces, patios, swimming pools, tennis courts, cesspits, septic tanks, central heating fuel tanks unless the property is damaged at the same time and by the same cause; for which compensation is provided by the National House Building Council Scheme, or other similar guarantee.
Frost damage to interior fixed domestic water or heating installations in the property. Excluded is Loss or Damage caused while the property is unoccupied.
Glass, sanitary ware and ceramic hobs: Accidental breakage of ceramic hobs in fixed appliances if fitted, fixed glass and sanitary ware all forming part of the property. Excluded breakage caused while the property is unoccupied.
Cables, pipes and tanks: Accidental damage for which you are legally responsible to any cables, underground service pipes, drains or underground tanks servicing the property. Excluded is the cost of clearing blocked drains unless the blockage is caused by damage to the fabric of the drains insured by this section. Also excluded is damage caused to pitch fibre drains and by any inherent defect in the design, construction or installation of the drains.
Trade and Access following damage insured in sub section of the policy. We will pay costs you incur in locating the source of the damage up to £5,000.
Temporary accommodation and Loss of rent if your property is uninhabitable due to damage insured under the buildings section. It will pay the reasonable extra cost of similar temporary accommodation for the tenant or rent which should have been paid until the property is fit for habitation again. The most it will pay is 33.3% of the buildings sum insured unless loss or damage is caused by malicious acts by legal tenants or guests whereby the most we will pay is £5000 or three months rent, whichever is less.
Replacement locks. The insurance by this section extends to cover costs incurred as a result of the necessary replacement of locks at the property described in the schedule following theft of keys from the insured. The maximum claim is £1,000.
Property Owners Liability: - Will indemnify you in respect of your legal liability as owner but not occupier of the buildings and their land or resulting from previous ownership of any private property under Section 3 Defective Premises Act 1972 for damage, costs and expenses if followed an accident during the period of insurance someone suffers bodily injury or their property is damaged. The maximum to be paid for any claim or claims arising from one event is £5,000,000 plus costs agreed by us in writing. Exclusions apply (please refer to policy wording).
Accidental damage to the buildings: Exclusions apply (please refer to policy wording).
The facility to include occupation by students and Housing Benefit tenants at no extra charge. (Asylum seeker and DSS or Local Authority referrals must be dealt with separately).
Up to 90 days' cover between lets for unoccupied properties subject to certain precautions, i.e. weekly visits; disconnection of mains services (including drainage of water systems from October to March inclusive) unless left on for heating or security purposes; doors locked and windows and other openings securely closed.
You must disclose all material facts that may influence an underwriters' acceptance of your insurance cover. Failure to do so may prejudice any claim.
This is only a summary of the main cover points. For full details ask for sight of the policy document, or ring for information.
Principal Policy Exclusions
The first £250 of each and every claim for loss or damage (increased to £1000 for subsidence damage).
Any sign of cracking which may suggest subsidence damage should be declared prior to cover to prevent any misunderstanding as to when such damage may have originated.
All sums insured are index linked to keep pace with inflation - but it is your duty to ensure that you cover the property for the full rebuild value otherwise under insurance deductions will apply in the event of a claim.
The interest of any Bank, Building Society or other lender can be noted and any special requirements can usually be met (e.g. completing forms, etc).
There are options to include Legal Expenses. Rent Guarantee or Home Emergency Cover. Please enquire for further details.
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Time is flying by!
Well, we are happy you are here and thank you for joining the party!
Sometimes you don't want anything on your front door. Or you are in between seasonal décor and just want something simple. That's where I am right now. I removed my Easter wreath and haven't made one for May yet.
My door looked pretty bare!
When I was at the Dollar Tree last week picking up some other things, I saw this "Welcome" Wall Cling. I thought that was perfect for my "in between" door decoration times.
I didn't use the small little sentence that came with it because it would just be too small to read on the door.
I just used the "Welcome" part. So, for $1.00 I have a simple "Welcome Sign" for our door.
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It's National Novel Writing Month once again, time to challenge yourself to write 50000 words in 30 days, no easy feat! But with your Android device by your side, you can keep working on your novel or non-fiction book anywhere and anytime. Throughout this week, we'll share our best apps, thoughts, and tips to help you achieve that writing goal.
As any writer knows, focus is absolutely key, and unnecessary distractions can really hurt the workflow. Most word processors are filled with bulky features that aren't needed except for special projects that require formatting or tables. This means that they can easily distract from the primary purpose of the app.
Writer recognizes these aspects and strives to provide the most efficient writing experience possible on Android. It is an extremely simple word processing app that is designed to keep you submersed in your writing.
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Basic Features
Writer uses a very straight forward philosophy when it comes to writing. The developer believes that it should be more about the words you write and less about the tools you use to do it. This is why you will find the overall experience extremely simple and incredibly easy to grasp.
When you're in your list of works, you can choose to sort your projects alphabetically or by date modified. This means that you can always find the document you are looking for, no matter how many projects you've created.
While you are working on a document, Writer can display a variety of information for you. By pressing the info button in the top right corner, you will be able to view the word and character counts. This is especially useful if you have specific content requirements for the project you are working on. It will also show you the estimated reading time and the date in which the document was last modified.
Writer will allow you to change the format of the text while still keeping things minimal. They do this by only offering three different text styles. You can have normal text, italicized text, and bold text. This is because writer is designed for novelists, and novel writing typically doesn't require more than three styles of text.
Additionally, Writer also supports headers, bullets, and quotes. It will allow you to differentiate between four different types of headers. When it comes to bullet points, you can have plus or minus symbols in addition to standard numbers. What's even more terrific is that you can add quotes to a text – a feature that comes in handy when you need to cite a paper or someone else's words.
User Interface
Writer attempts to use the most basic interface possible all the way through the app. When you first launch it, you'll be greeted with a simple list of all the projects that you've begun work on. All you do is tap on the project you want to edit and yous content is immediately displayed.
When you want to change the style of the text, you don't do so by awkwardly selecting text, you do so by adding stars around the text. If you want to make text italicized, you would put one star around the text, while if you want to make text bold you would put two stars around the text. For example, italicized text would look like this: *text*, while bold text would look like this **text**.
Formatting the other styles can be accomplished with a similar method. To create various headings, you put the number symbol in front of a heading. The more symbols you put, the smaller the heading will be. For example, typing the text: #text will give a large header, while typing the text: ###text will give you a small header. Additionally, you can easily put in quotes by simply inserting an arrow at the beginning of your text, which will look like this: >text.
All documents are saved on your SD card, and there is currently no way to share them or sync them with online storage. However, the developers promise this as an upcoming feature.
Where Writer Falls Short
While Writer is not attempting to go toe-to-toe will full fledged word processors, it is unfortunately still lacking some essential features. For starters, you cannot change the margins or the line spacing. This can be a very big inconvenience as most writings require specific dimensions in this area and with this app, you no longer have complete control over content looks to the reader.
Additionally, the inability to add pictures or any other type of similar formatting can make it hard to write pieces like articles or even stories. A simple function to add links or other content would really help to open this up for a wider audience.
While Writer is missing some standard features, it is still one of the most favored writing applications available for Android. This is because most novelists will view the excluded features as luxuries and only required for specific projects. The truth is, the vast majority of them don't need anything but basic text, and see a definite advantage from writing in a distraction-free environment.
So when you stop and think about how Writer is aiming for this type of personal minimalistic approach, you realize that it's quite a niche product. It will suite some people's needs and fall short with many others. But for its target audience, Writer masterfully and brilliantly fits the bill.
Writer is a writing application without the fuss and distraction of a traditional word processor. It's perfect for everything from taking notes to writing a novel on your phone or tablet.
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Last week I sent out a note about our financial plan for 2013. I praised the Leadership Council for their work in reducing the projected deficit from $32,000 to $18,000 and challenged our members to respond by raising our income in a similar amount. And it is my hope that this note will help you with some concrete numbers and projections.
According to our records we have between 60-65 who
support God's ministry at Crooked Creek Baptist. Privately I have
mentioned to a couple of them that when you break down the numbers, if
60 of those givers were to add a total of $25 to their giving per
months, we would raise an additional $18,000 for the budget. $25,
less than a meal out for a family of four. Since making this
statement, I have had several of these people come back to me and
explain that they talked it over and have decided that they are going to
make this pledge, to increase their monthly giving by $25 per
month. One of these families even explained how they were not
waiting for 2013 but were beginning this sacrificial giving
Could your family be next to take up this
challenge? For those of you who have not yet developed a habit of
giving to support God's ministry, here is a simple challenge- contribute
$25 a month to support the God's mission through Crooked Creek
Baptist. It might not be such a great sacrifice to you, but over
time and with the gifts of others will help us to carry forward God's
message of love and hope for the world! Here is your chance to add
more to our family of God!
Are you already a committed
giver? Is it possible to make a small sacrifice of something as
simple as $25 a month? Broken down even further that equates to
about $6 a week..or the price of one lunch. Such a small sacrifice
from a collective group can make a tremendous difference in the life of
our church family and its mission.
Grace and
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
1 comment:
- Tom said...
Just for the record- connected to this story is the the news that shortly after this was posted my secretary came in and told us we had received and unexpected check for $10,000 from a church member. Is that coincidence? I do not think so!
- November 11, 2012 at 5:18 AM
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[prMac.com] Frisco, Texas - Justin Noel, developer of Kids In Touch, today announced that he will be giving away free lifetime subscriptions to military families who want to communicate with loved ones back home. Kids In Touch is already loved by parents in over 20 countries because it lets kids communicate safely with known family and friends via text messaging and photos. Military families are encouraged to download the app - available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - free on the iTunes App Store.
"Being in the military is hard," says Justin Noel, Kids In Touch creator and former Navy Electronics Technician. "During my service, I had lots of trouble staying in touch with my family. It was just too expensive and difficult to arrange calls over changing time zones. Kids In Touch was built to solve that problem, and I'm proud to extend this lifeline to our men and women in uniform for no cost."
Members of the military can download the app free and sign up for a lifetime subscription at no cost for themselves and their families. Whether in Fairfield or Fallujah, they can send and receive text and photo messages from a spouse and children as often as they want. Unlike phone calls, no long distance or texting fees apply when using Kids In Touch.
With young children of his own, Noel wants to help military families, and recalls the difficulties of staying in touch during his own time in the military. "Younger kids are especially shy and reluctant to use the phone," he remembers. "Kids think messaging is way more fun than a phone call, and love that they can share photos and short texts any time they want."
Providing a safe way to text is important for all kids in today's digital age, but it is absolutely critical for keeping military families connected. Too often, service members leave as their child's best friend only to come back as a complete stranger. "This time, you won't be a stranger when you come home," promises Noel.
Device Requirements:
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* Optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6/6 Plus
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
Pricing and Availability:
Kids In Touch 2.0.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Social Networking category. An Android version is coming soon. Military families are asked send a photo of themselves in uniform using the Kids In Touch app to Justin Noel, or post to @KidsInTouch on Twitter or Facebook. Displaying the photo on the Kids In Touch website or social media is not a requirement for the promotion, but families are encouraged to state their preference.
Justin Noel is a former Navy Electronics Technician (ET-2) and father of two young children. After serving his country in the military, he turned toward software development in the telecommunications industry. Through several small startups, Noel developed and sold AppBeacon, one of the original iPhone app directories, to a Fortune-1000 company. The idea for Kids In Touch came from his experience trying to extend communication between his children, family, and friends, without the dangers and expense of traditional cell phones. He started Kids In Touch to create the first messaging app parents would feel safe letting their children use. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Kids In Touch. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Sound Devices have just announced a new series of audio recorders/computer interface for filmmaking enthusiasts, podcasters, and YouTubers called the MixPre-3 and MixPre-6. I didn't see this coming and - WOW - on paper they look impressive. They're shaking up the category that has been owned by Zoom for the last couple of years with their F8 and F4 recorders.
What makes the MixPre's unique?
- New Kashmir preamplifier design by Sound Devices - Class A preamps with discrete components rather than off-the-shelf integrated circuit preamps
- Analogue limiters
- Analogue to Digital Converter - new 32-bit design
- Touchscreen LCD Screen
- USB audio interface for computers - Via USB-A and C
- Basic and Advanced menu modes
- Stream audio to computer and record to SD card simultaneously
- Large, ergonomic potentiometers (knobs)
- Several powering options including AA, USB, and Sony NP-F style batteries
- Bluetooth app for iPhone/iPad to control the MixPre wirelessly
- 1/4"-20 tap and screw to mount the recorder under your camera
Fortunately, I have an appointment to meet with the guys at Sound Devices next week at NAB so I'm planning to get a good look at the MixPre's and will have more info for you soon.
Oh, and pricing: The MixPre-3 is priced at $650 USD, the MixPre-6 at $900 USD.
Did Sound devices just kill their 6xx and 7xx series mixers and recorders with these new devices? No, not even close for a lot of reasons we can cover another time. But this is a great option for those who cannot spend $3300 for a high quality mixer/recorder and an audio interface to boot!
My friend Jonathan Morrison, for whom I've done a little bit of audio post work, was lucky enough to get an early look at the MixPre. He's coming from the perspective of a YouTuber and does a nice job outlining the benefits from a mobile creator point of view.


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Northview HS Memorial Garden blooms
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
Submitted photo Northview High School Junior Michael Gallion stands in front of the memorial stone to honor students and faculty members who have died while attending or on staff at the school since 1988. Gallion took on the task of organizing and completing the flower garden around the stone as part of his Eagle Scout project...
Redevelopment Commission discuss improvements on vacant property
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
By DIANE DIERKS firstname.lastname@example.com Members of the Clay County Redevelopment Commission met Wednesday evening to discuss possible improvements to the Gasway/Arketex property located on North Meridian St. across from the Youth Football League field. The grounds once housed a factory, but the property is now vacant and is not in usable condition...
Clay County Sheriff's Department help introduce re-entry program
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
Ivy Herron photo Clay County Sheriff Mike Heaton takes Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner J. David Donahue on a tour of the Clay County Justice Center after a press conference announcing the new Clay County Re-Entry Program. The program is designed to prepare prison inmates for successful re-entry into their hometown communities in the Wabash Valley...
Forest Park hosting Haunted Happenings
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
Brazil hasn't had a real good scare at a local haunted house for what seems like forever. This Halloween, the Christmas in the Park committee will fill that void. "It's been so long since the YMCA had its haunted house at the old MacGregor House and even longer since the Jaycees had its haunted house above Lynn's Pharmacy. Christmas in the Park decided it was time to give it a try," said Linda Ray, committee president...
In their own words ...Mary Jo Alumbaugh, candidate for Clay County Auditor
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
My name is Mary Jo Alumbaugh, and I am the Democrat candidate for County Auditor. My plan for the Auditor's Office is to offer all the citizens of Clay County friendly and cooperative access to the office, assure a good working relationship with all other elected officials and assist the Council and Commissioners in making the best use of the County's financial resources...
In their own words ...Mark Adamson, candidate for Posey Township Trustee
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
I am running for re-election for Posey Township Trustee because I want to continue helping the Townships most important asset - the Volunteer Fire Department! Having been on the Department as an active firefighter from 1979-1997, I realize that it costs more money to operate the Department than fundraisers can generate. ...
In their own words ...Graham T. House candidate for Clay County Commissioner
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
I'm Graham T. House, Democratic candidate for Clay County Commissioner. I'm the second oldest son of the late James House and Mary Wright, who still resides in Brazil. I'm a 1970 graduate of Shakamak High School, a lifelong resident of Clay County. I married Marcella Lucas, the daughter of the late Harley and Genevieve Lucas of Clay City...
Area Trick-or-Treat hours
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
By IVY HERRON email@example.com Are your children ready to scare up some candy treats while having some spooky fun? Area city and town officials have announced the following designated days and times for trick-or-treating this Halloween: -Brazil and Knightsville's resident goblins and ghouls can trick-or-treat Oct. 30 - 31, between the hours of 6 - 8 p.m., while Staunton children can trick-or-treat until 9 p.m. both days...
Northview Marching Band places second at State contest
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
Photo Brogyn Mullinix and Tracy Morris Congratulations Northview! The Marching Knights brought home the First Runner Up trophy from the Indiana State School Music Association Class B State Championship, held at the RCA dome on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Northview Marching Knights have earned 6 State Championships and 6 First Runner Up finishes in the 23 year history of the band...
Local elementary student and dog to perform "Frankenstein"
(Local News ~ 10/26/06)
Van Buren Elementary 4th-grader Taylor Moore -- who loves the theatre, likes to sing and play with her dog, Lucy -- will be performing with her minature Schnauzer in the production of "Frankenstein" at Rose Hulman Institute on Oct 27 - 28 and Nov. 3 - 4...
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June 27, 2019
Explore the data on the supply, employment and demographic trends of Canada's nursing workforce.
June 20, 2019
Read the latest annual report from the Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR) to learn about clinical information and patient outcomes for hip and knee replacements in Canada.
May 30, 2019
Explore the report and data tables to dig deeper into the indicators that the Canadian Cardiovascular Society considers essential for examining cardiac care across Canada.
May 16, 2019
A list of resources that provide a view of CIHI's products and services, such as the analytical plan, Quick Stats, eQuery, annual reports, privacy, data and information quality, and eStore.
May 6, 2019
Your Health System: Insight is an analytical tool that allows health care providers and analysts to dig deeper into indicator results. Find out more about what Insight can offer, how to get access and the data refresh schedule.
April 25, 2019
Key information on 2017–2018 inpatient hospitalizations, surgeries and childbirth indicators are provided in a Snapshot and data tables.
February 28, 2019
Take an in-depth look at hospital spending in Canada to discover emerging trends. Using the Canadian MIS Database (CMDB), examine data and statistics about how hospital expenditure varies.
December 18, 2018
Take a closer look at statistics on dialysis, organ transplantation and donation characteristics, trends and patient outcomes in Canada between 2008 and 2017.
NACRS Emergency Department (ED) Visits: Volumes and Median Length of Stay by Triage Level, Visit Disposition, and Main Problem (HTML)
November 29, 2018
Inpatient hospitalization statistics are obtained from CIHI's national Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB) and Discharge Abstract Database (DAD). Emergency department visits are sourced from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).
November 20, 2018
Take an in-depth look at prescribed drug spending in Canada and learn more about how different drug classes contribute to current trends in total public drug spending.
November 20, 2018
An overview of Canadian health spending trends, featuring comparative expenditure data at provincial, territorial and international levels.
July 5, 2018
Estimate the average cost of various hospital services, costs incurred by hospitals and the average cost of the average typical inpatient in an acute care facility.
June 26, 2018
The number of Canadian seniors living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia is rising steadily, and so is the burden on caregivers and health care systems.
June 26, 2018
The growing number of seniors living with dementia is leaving some primary care doctors feeling less well-prepared to manage dementia care in the community.
June 26, 2018
Few seniors living with dementia in Canada receive palliative care and end-of-life services, despite having higher mortality than other seniors.
June 18, 2018
Asthma hospitalization rates for Canadians younger than 20 have declined by 50% over the past 10 years. Yet asthma continues to be one of the leading causes of hospital stays among this age group. Take a closer look.
May 17, 2018
Although seniors make up only 17% of the Canadian population, they are estimated to account for roughly 40% of all spending on prescribed drugs. Find out more about drug use among seniors in Canada on this page.
April 19, 2018
Inpatient hospitalization statistics — volumes and average length of stay by sex, age group and province/territory — are available from 1995–1996 onward in the Inpatient Quick Stats.
April 19, 2018
Selected childbirth indicators by province/territory and health region are available from 2001–2002 onward in the Childbirth Quick Stats.
January 8, 2018
Canadian seniors are less satisfied with the quality of the health care they receive than those age 65 and older in 10 similar countries, a key international survey shows. Seniors were asked about many aspects of their health care experience, from mental health and access to medical specialists, to quality of home care and end-of-life planning. Learn more about the results of the latest Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.


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Some scientists studying the relationship between contact sports and memory or mood problems later in life argue that cumulative exposure to hits that cause a snap of the head — not an athlete's number of concussions — is the most important risk factor. That possibility is particularly worrisome in football, in which frequent "subconcussive" blows are unavoidable.
On Thursday, researchers based at Boston University reported the most rigorous evidence to date that overall exposure to contact in former high school and college football players could predict their likelihood of experiencing problems like depression, apathy or memory loss years later.
The finding, appearing in The Journal of Neurotrauma, is not conclusive, the authors wrote. Such mental problems can stem from a variety of factors in any long life.
Yet the paper represents researchers' first attempt to precisely calculate cumulative lifetime exposure to contact in living players, experts said. Previous estimates had relied in part on former players' memories of concussions, or number of years played. The new paper uses more objective measures, including data from helmet accelerometer studies, and provides a glimpse of where the debate over the risk of contact sports may next play out, the experts said.
"They used a much more refined and quantitative approach to estimate exposure than I've seen in this area," said John Meeker, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, who was not a part of the research team. But he added, "Their methods will have to be validated in much larger studies; this is very much a preliminary finding."
The study did not address the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., a degenerative scarring in the brain tied to head blows, which can be diagnosed only after death.
The Boston team estimated overall exposure to contact in 93 former high school and college players ages 24 to 82. The estimate was based on the number of seasons played; at which position; and the average number of hits expected for that position, at each level of play, beginning in youth leagues.
A hit was defined as an impact causing 10 times gravitational acceleration — that is, a snap of the head more forceful than one produced by, say, jumping. Those hits included blows not directly to the head.
The researchers used data from helmet accelerometer studies to estimate the average number of these hits per position. For example, a college linebacker might have 685 impacts per season, and a college quarterback closer to 200.
Those hits added up, the researchers found: The greater the number in a career, the higher the likelihood of problems later in life. The cumulative number of hits was also a better predictor of later-life impairments than other measures, such as a player's concussion total or the age when he began playing, the study found.
"I think of the study as just the beginning of trying to characterize exposure in a more precise way," said Michael McClean, a Boston University public health researcher and one of the authors of the paper.
Robert Stern, another of the authors, said: "We do not want to imply that the numbers or thresholds in this paper should be used to evaluate risk for any individual athlete. We're going to need much larger studies to get numbers that are meaningful."


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2014 Archive
Fri Jan 3, 2014 - Wed Jan 8, 2014
Lohja, Finland
For junior men's and junior women's European teams which have not already qualified for World Junior Curling Championships.
Wed Jan 8, 2014 - Tue Jan 14, 2014
For junior men's and junior women's teams from the World Curling Federation's Pacific-Asia Zone.
Thu Jan 16, 2014 - Sun Jan 19, 2014
Las Vegas, USA
The World Financial Group Continental Cup brings together the finest curlers on the international scene to compete in a unique format where Team World faces Team North America in different
Fri Feb 7, 2014 - Sun Feb 23, 2014
Sochi, Russia
Krasnodar Krai
The Olympic Curling Competition in Sochi in 2014 will be comprised of 10 teams for Men and Women.
Wed Feb 26, 2014 - Wed Mar 5, 2014
Flims, Switzerland
Ten junior women's and ten junior men's teams will travel from around the world to compete in the 2013 event.
Fri Mar 7, 2014 - Sun Mar 16, 2014
Sochi, Russia
Krasnodar Krai
Ten mixed gender teams: one from the host National Paralympic Committee (NPC) and nine teams from the NPCs which gained the most qualification points from the three previous World Wheelchair Curling
Sat Mar 15, 2014 - Sun Mar 23, 2014
Saint John, Canada
New Brunswick
For twelve women's teams from the Americas, European and Pacific Zones. The host Association qualifies automatically. The other teams qualify through regional championships / challenges.
Sat Mar 29, 2014 - Sun Apr 6, 2014
Beijing, China
For twelve men's teams from the Americas, European and Pacific-Asia Zones. The host Association qualifies automatically. The other teams qualify through regional championships/challenges.
Wed Apr 23, 2014 - Wed Apr 30, 2014
Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries & Galloway
Open Entry: one team may enter from each Member Association. One male and one female player on each team.
Wed Apr 23, 2014 - Thu May 1, 2014
Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries & Galloway
Open Entry: one team from each gender may enter from each Member Association.
Thu Sep 4, 2014 - Mon Sep 8, 2014
Reno, Nevada
Sun Sep 14, 2014 - Sat Sep 20, 2014
The European Mixed Curling Championships 2014 invites each European Member Association to send one mixed team consisting of two male and two female curlers.
Sat Oct 4, 2014 - Sat Oct 11, 2014
Open entry men's and women's competition for European Zone Member Associations. One men's and one women's team may represent a Member Association.
Sat Nov 1, 2014 - Thu Nov 6, 2014
Open to mixed gender teams from WCF Member Associations that have not already qualified for the next World Wheelchair Curling Championship (WWhCC). The winner and runner-up qualify for the WWhCC.
Sun Nov 9, 2014 - Sat Nov 15, 2014
For men's and women's teams from the Pacific-Asia Zone.


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Lancashire CRN's Management Committee are delighted to announce that the Network will now be jointly facilitated by Selnet and Recycling Lives…
Lancashire CRN was founded in 2003 and has developed and grown into a multi-award winning network with national recognition. It is valued most by its members and stakeholders.
Since 2007, the coordination of Lancashire CRN has been managed by the Community Sector Development Officer at Global Renewables. It was a key programme within a set of services delivering added value within the Lancashire Waste Project, on behalf of Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Council. The most notable success has been 8 furniture reuse specialists delivering the ground breaking Care and Urgent Need Support Scheme (CaUNSS) on behalf of Lancashire County Council. Nowhere else in the country is working with a consortium of social enterprises to meet crisis needs of residents and the project has been an enormous success from day one.
However, as with Authorities across the country, Lancashire County Council is facing an unprecedented financial challenge. Over the next five years to 2020/21 they need to make savings of £262m on top of those agreed within previous budget processes. As part of the budgetary savings the waste management budget has been dramatically reduced with many services being discontinued. Unfortunately, although the Community Sector Development programme is valued by the Authority, the scale of budget restrictions mean the service is no longer being funded from August 2016.
Given the success and the impact of the Network and how highly it is valued by its members, the committee is delighted to confirm that Lancashire CRN will be continued by two key stakeholders;
• Selnet was established in 2005 as a company limited by guarantee by a group of Social Enterprise practitioners who recognised the support needed for voluntary and community organisations and social businesses to flourish. Since then Selnet has evolved into an organisation with an established track record and strategic position within the community and voluntary sector within the North West.
Liz Tapner is Selnet's CEO and has been Lancashire CRN's Chair since 2010.
• Recycling Lives is a Queen's Award-winning commercial recycler with over forty years' experience in the recycling and waste management industry. Their commercial services help to support their social welfare charity, which helps vulnerable people to work their way back to independent living.
Dave Allen is Recycling Lives' National Commercial Manager and has been Lancashire CRN's Vice Chair since 2012.
Liz said "Selnet was established to support local social enterprise. Having Chaired Lancashire CRN for 6 years, we've seen the impact in bringing these specialist organisations together. The Network is a credit to Lancashire and Selnet and Recycling Lives are committed to maintaining this."
Dave said "Recycling Lives are happy to support Lancashire CRN and ensure it continues. We see the Network as a vital element of our local community, supporting and inspiring other like-minded individuals and organisations, who want to be at the heart of sustainable resource management."
By renewing your membership, or becoming a new member of Lancashire CRN, you will be part of a vibrant network of organisations leading the way at managing waste and resources in Lancashire.
Your fee will cover the date you join until December 2017. Existing members have been invoiced but please email firstname.lastname@example.com for further membership details and how to join. Thank you for continuing to participate in our fantastic Network!


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scoring changes for next year/
The Board of Regents approve scoring changes to grade 3 to 8 Math and English tests. Essentially, they have decided the tests and scoring are too dumbed down. State scores have been going up while the scores on the NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress have remained flat.
"Senior Deputy Commissioner John King said, 'The data shows that schools responded to the assignment they were given – they worked hard to help students achieve standards as measured by the state tests that were being given at that time. And more students did, in fact, pass those tests. The problem is that those exams didn't sufficiently test students' abilities – the bar was set too low. But we are changing that now. It's time to end the annual debate about whether our tests have become easier and to put to rest questions about what it means to achieve proficiency in New York.'" - NYSED press release
School, district and state results will be released July 26. I assume that the students will get their results in August as predicted.
"Cut scores classify student proficiency into one of four performance levels based on their test performance; currently, the levels are defined as follows: Level 1, not meeting learning standards; Level 2, partially meeting learning standards; Level 3, meeting learning standards; and Level 4, meeting learning standards with distinction."


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Approved I-140 and Change from H-1B to TN Visa
Question: I am a Canadian citizen and live in Windsor, Ontario. I worked in US using TN visa for 3 years. Last year I switched to H1-B and applied for green card, my I-140 was approved this August. I chose Consular Process for my last step, but the PD is not current yet. Unfortunately, I got lay off last week. It is very hard for me to find a new employer who can sponsor my H1-B. Can I still apply for a TN visa for my new job? Some friends told me that my TN visa will likely be denied because of my I-140 approval and I have strong immigrant intent already. If I can still apply for a TN visa, what documents should I bring to the border to support my non-immigrant intent?
Reply: Under INA § 214(e) a Canadian or Mexican citizen's admission to the U.S. under TN status is limited to a "temporary entry." 8 CFR § 214.6 (a). A temporary entry is defined as "entry without the intent to establish permanent residence." 8 CFR § 214.6 (b). This temporary period must have "a reasonable, finite end that does not equate to permanent residence." Id. An intent to immigrate in the future, and not during the proposed immediate trip, should not warrant a finding that the immediate trip is not temporary. FR 1331, 1333 (Jan. 9, 1998); 9 FAM § 41.59 N5.
USCBP may consider an approved I-140 petition as a strong indication of immigrant intent, and may deny a TN application for failure to satisfy the "temporary entry" requirement. But because you commute, have selected immigrant visa processing for the last step of the green card application process, and face an immigrant visa back log, you may still argue that you meet the temporary entry requirement for a TN.
USCBP has stated that while an I-485 application for adjustment of status "definitely triggers immigrant intent," the mere filing of an I-140 immigrant petition does not automatically trigger it. USCBP further added that when a "person is commuting, it is less likely to trigger intent" and that "[a]ny backlogs in processing would be taken into consideration on the particular case." Michigan Chapter: Minutes/Q&A of CBP Liaison Meeting, AILA Doc. No. 07111950 (Nov. 1, 2007).
In order to meet the temporary entry requirement for a TN, individuals in your situation should consider bringing the following items to the border when applying for a TN:
- Proof of a residence in Canada (note: not a normal element for a TN application);
- Proof of immediate family members residing in Canada;
- Copy of the I-140 petition evidencing that you will pursue immigrant visa processing;
- Copy of labor certification notice providing Priority Date and recent printout of the DOS' Visa Bulletin to establish that you are subject to an immigrant visa back log; and
- Statement or Affidavit attesting to your temporary entry.
Providing these documents will not guarantee an approval of a TN application in your scenario. The decision ultimately resides with the inspecting officer. The more you document and evidence your "temporary entry," the better your chances for success. Still, even a strongly documented case may be refused as CBP inspectors often consider any signs of immigrant intent as an absolute bar to a TN. But as shown above, CBP itself has stated that the "temporary entry" requirement for TNs is a flexible, and not an absolute, rule.
In addition to documenting the items above, we frequently provide our clients with an Attorney Brief, which provides the legal basis for a TN application. Providing inspectors with the legal basis for a TN application that involves a green card can establish that there is no absolute rule on the temporary entry requirement and that certain TN applications may be approvable despite signs of immigrant intent.


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I realize that blog title makes no sense but I'm loving that "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" song lately. It reminds me of my husband's grandmother, Lucile, who my husband fondly remembers dancing the Charleston when he was wee. She was born in 1912 and passed in 2011. She was one of the smartest, spunkiest, sharpest women I have ever met. I miss her. I loved that she loved dogs as much as I do. She also loved being active, biking, running, walking, dancing. I kind of went off on a tangent, didn't I?
I was lacking motivation and avoided running all week. My husband and I got up at 5:00am this morning and ran a local 8k. At 8:00am, the weather was an amazing 63° with a nice, cool wind. The wind must've been blowing in just the right direction because I didn't feel like it was creating a headwind. Here are a couple pictures before the start.
The course is so pretty. You start in front of a park set up with carnival rides. You run along a trail beside the lake which is teeming with geese (swans? derp) and ducks. ❤ The final 3/4 of a mile takes you over a boardwalk to a gravel path and back to the finish line. My goal was to finish in under one hour. My chip time was 58:41. WOOT! So I averaged an 11:48 mile which is a snail's pace but I'm so happy with it. 😀
Since we knew we'd have an early start and be out most of the day, we boarded Boo at his doggie daycare Friday night. After the run, we ran some errands at the mall and I witnessed, with my own eyes, that Lululemon is coming to Tukwila (pronounced tuck-will-uh, LOL)! It's set to open in November. ZOMG! Eeeeeeep!
Afterwards, we went to pick up our dog. I think he had too much fun with his 7 puppy pals. He's pooped. We love his daycare, they let the pups run around. Not a kennel in sight! He plays ALL DAY LONG. LOL
But, as usual, he perked up when the yoga mat was unrolled. He wouldn't let Jon roll it back up. hahaha What a nut!
That's enough silliness for one post. My nutrition has been pretty good. I've been sticking to my "less snacking" plan and my total weight loss since the beginning of June is 6 pounds. This is enough to keep me on track. This Kauai half is going to be tough but I'm determined to cross the finish line! Until next time, thanks for reading! 🙂