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On June 5th, the York Regional Police 6th Annual Ride4Styles Memorial Bike Ride will take place around Stouffville. Join York Regional Police to honour our fallen heroes. Food and drinks provided along the route and a wrap up barbecue is included.
Start and Finish Point:
Community Safety Village
3291 Stouffville Rd.
Stouffville, Ontario
Before May 20th: $25
After May 20th: $45
Participants receive a T-shirt
Registration details, including the ride routes and forms can be found at www.yrp.ca/Ride4Styles. Advance notice of participation required.
Check in: 7 a.m. Ride begins: 8 a.m.
Routes: 45 km or 70 km
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Even the most reliable line of product and companies could be shamed through a couple of but critical customer-related oversights. Whether or not you're as multi screen marketing company or a medium-sized eatery franchise owner, customer support is crucial. It forces sales functions to terrific exaltations if completed adequately and performed on a daily basis.
They are extraordinary at being listeners.
Customers who individually shop around in a physical store want to purchase the product or service to fill their wants. For customer loyalty and assured satisfaction, service providers should learn the best way to pay attention to their clients.
For instance, any type of SUV specialist can say that they're a good service technician. Nevertheless, the best repair professional pays attention to the patron's trouble long before everything else. The technician studies the automobile first-hand. They examine questions, focus attention on what the customer absolutely states, and does not market their goods straightaway.
Any expert with stellar protocols in listening to their customers' necessities can form a durable foundation their target market.
They extend past every day promises.
Customer care continues beyond presenting the best longed for needs; it should also go over apprehensions.
Say, if you're looking for a multi screen marketing company, don't merely hunt for an agency that can present functional recommendations. Choose a multi screen marketing company who can provide other variety of practical solutions.
You could pick a multi screen marketing Australia company who can also deliver brilliant analytics services.
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They don't take the consumers for granted.
Potential clients come and go—that's a reality. However, even if it's true, doesn't mean the service providers should act like it the users' faces.
For instance, a hotel business may cope with avalanches of vacationers from time to time. Nevertheless, a frequent surge of users doesn't free the hotel employees from dismissing efforts in making the customers believe they're very special. A lot of people like being accepted with warmness and wholehearted assistance.
Any organisation can allow their business get a stellar credibility if they include genuineness in handling their customers. If you're taking a trip and finding a nearby hotel always find staff members who get additional effort and time in making customers feel comfy.
They are well-versed in figuring out and envisaging desires.
As pointed out, clients don't simply spend for the Impulse Screen product or service—they purchase the complete satisfaction of their desires. Staff members who execute stellar customer support are trained in finding out and forefeeling their invitees' wishes.
Say, if you're a visitor who's looking out for a holiday rental today, you're perhaps either a vacationist who wants to relax. A supplier of a holiday rental nowadays should be capable to intercept your requirements for your vacation—even without you stating it.
They know the best ways to get clients to understand their products.
One of the key aspects of consumer communicating is learning the perception of the clients. After that, the service provider should have the chance to reply using the clients' terms and make them understand the service or the system.
As an example, if the prospect is enquiring app development services, the customer care representative (CSR) should gladly apply comprehensible words. They ought to eliminate discussing lingos and unaccustomed languages, even if they're 'sort of' relevant to the questions asked.

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Keeping it simple today, to change the URL of a list:
With SharePoint Designer
- Open up SharePoint Designer
- Connect to the site
- Click on All Files
- Find the name of the list
- Right click on the list click on Rename
The URL of the list will now also be changed.
If links to this list are not updated automatically:
- Navigate to the list settings in the browser
- Click on Title, Description and Navigation
- Without changing anything click on save
The links to the list should now be updated as well.
With Windows Explorer
- Navigate to the list in the browser
- Open the list up in Explorer view
- Click on the site name in the path
- Change the name of the folder that represents the list


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Maya'ryn Solanyi, itinerant government agent (wrong government, but same basic idea)
(still something of a work in progress, but the salient points are all here)
Maya is reticent about her background. She does not deny her extraterrestial origins, but she tends to meander and tell pointless or slightly disturbing anecdotes until the inquisitor goes away. Or just stares at them until they do, muttering in her native tongue. However, she does talk when properly coaxed. She had what was apparently a fairly boring and prosiac life for her youth. School, more school, and finally a stint in higher education aiming for something involving medicine. This changed later on when the people running her star nation found out just how powerful a telekinetic she had the potential to be.
She skates around precisely what she did during her job, but it involved rectifying interstellar political interactions into more proper forms. At least until there was an incident involving a couple other field agents, a large number of buildings, and an unfortunate rectification of local property values. Her bosses viewed that incident as the last straw in a series of creative, though previously effective, order misinterpretations. However, she was too good to just get rid of, but not so good that they could simply ignore her behavior. So they found a pigeonhole that she could be crammed into, where the worst she could do was send them reports picking apart all the obvious flaws in their planning, instead of actively altering it. At least, that can be inferred from reading between the lines of her storytelling. Her own personal interpretation was that they recognized that she worked best with little oversight and left her to work schemes out on her own.
This plan lasted until, when going through some of her files she found that reports indicating a nearby independent world had recently taken serious losses from unidentified raiders. Seeing that no efforts had been made to find out what had happened, she leapt into action, requisitioned the first available transport, and headed off to investigate personally. When she found the invaders in the independent system, she decided to tail them when they left, on the idea that they would have to head somewhere important to them sooner or later. This plan worked, right up until she got a little too close, and got some return fire on her. Fortunately, there was an inhabited planet within crash-landing distance. Unfortunately, she has pursued the aliens far beyond her star nation's borders and had neglected to inform them of her destination.
A month after ditching her ship and getting a handle for the local politics and power structure, she walks into the office of a MCTF director (without doing anything prosaic and sensible like… oh… signing in or passing through security.) and asks for a job. She's stuck on this rock until rescue arrives or she manages to beg, borrow, or steal a ship with enough range to get back. Neither of these choices seem like they'll happen in the near future, and the (other) alien intrusions seem like a serious problem. She sees her best chances in getting home based in helping the locals fight off any intrusions. MCTF agreed to hire her largely on the theory that it's better to have her somewhere they can keep an eye on her instead of running loose.
Maya is, at the best of times, extremely… confident in her abilities. She was one of the better agents her people had available, and she knows it, even if they often didn't. This, however, is fortunately tempered by the very professionalism that elevated her to that category. When on a mission, she's cold, amoral, and often utterly ruthless, but this is coupled with a desire for conducting clean operations. If you got civilians stuck in the crossfire, if you flatten half the mission area in an orgy of plasmariffic destruction, if you not only got the target, but his dog, his aunt, his driver, his barber, and the hot dog vendor across the street, you are a rank amateur, which is one of the worst insults you can lay on someone in her mind.
Outside of combat, she lets her hair down some. (literally. hair in spacesuit pressure seals is an invitation to vacuum embolisms otherwise.) She can still be overbearing, but she relaxes enough to start socializing properly. This mostly manifests as gently malicious teasing. Or providing a constant stream of trenchant commentary, if she finds someone she thinks sees the same problems she does. But most of the time, she tends to stick to herself. Her mental and physical training takes up a lot of her time, and too many people in close quarters gives her headaches. (Of course, this often means that she just telepathies people instead.) Currently, she's reserving commentary on how the MCTF works until she gets a better feel for their operations
Any place she lives in for any decent period of time will soon overflow with twisty little sculptures she compulsively TKs out of wayward metalware.
Maya appears, to casual inspections, most entirely human, aside from a pair of long pointy ears that twitch up and down based on current irritation levels. She has the sort of toned build generally associated with professional gymnasts. She generally keeps her hair braided, out of aesthetics and ease of getting it out of the way on missions. On duty, she wears the standard MCTF uniform, though she wishes she could find something more subtle and practical for missionwear. Off-duty, she has already acquired a selection of agressively garish shirts. In either case, she prefers durability and ease of movement.
Age:looks late teenish, gives it in alien dating structure, if asked
Hair:long, blondish
Attributes (30)
Name Score Mod
Str: 16 +3
Dex: 20 +5
Con: 14 +2
Int: 14 +2
Wis: 16 +3
Cha: 10 0
Saves (8)
Type Score Modifiers
Fort: +5 +2 con +3 bought
Ref: +8 +5 dex +3 bought
Will: +5/+13* +3 wis +2 bought *is if mind shield is in effect
Tough: +10 +2 con +8 ff
Combat (20)
Type Base Total Mods
Atk: +7 +7/+9* * is for ranged attacks only
Def: +4 +2/+8* +4 dodge focus, * is dodge
Init: +0 +5 +5 dex
Grap: +0 +9 +6 base atk, +3 str
Type Speed Tactical
Ground: 20 MPH 30 feet
Flight: 50 MPH 45 feet
Teleport: N/A 500 feet/5 miles (full round)
Carrying Capacity
Light Med Heavy Max Push/Drag
Standard: 76 lb 153 lb 230 lb 460 lb 1150 lb
TK 8.5 t 17 t 25.6 t 51.2 t 128 t
Skills (14)
Name Stat Base Ranks Total
Acrobatics Dex +5 +7 +12
Climb Str +3 0 +3
Concentration Con +2 +11 +13
Disable Device Int +2 +8 +10
Escape Artist Dex +5 0 +5
Indimidate Cha 0 +10 +10
Languages - Native, english, german, japanese
Medicine Wis +3 +5 +8
Notice Wis +3 +7 +10
Search Int +2 0 +2
Sense Motive Wis +3 0 +3
Sleight o'hand Dex +5 +3 +8
Stealth Dex +5 0 +5
Survival Wis +3 0 +3
Swim Str +3 0 +3
Feats (13)
All-out attack - up to -5 on def for up to +5 on atk, cannot drop def below 0
Attack Focus (ranged)x2 - +2 to ranged attacks
Blind-fight - halve the miss chance and speed penalties from blindness
Dodge focusx4 - +4 to dodge defense
Evasionx2 - half damage on failed reflex save, none on successful
Fortune: Determined recovery - free hero point for recovery use only
Fortune: Inspired feat - free hero point for heroic feat use only
Uncanny dodge (hearing, sight) -no dodge loss if surprised, flat-footed. Immune to surprise attack
Powers (67)
Telekinetic array (22+3)
-"Telekinesis" Telekinesis R10 (ranged, std action, concentrate dur.) (22)
"Nice tank. I'll take it!"
DC 25 toughness attack, 100 ft increment
feats (precise, indirect)
extras (damaging)
flaws (duration)
-notes: standard telekinesis. lift, throw, squish, use light armored vehicles as throwing weapons, all that good stuff.
-"Pyrokinesis" Blast R10 (ranged, full action, instant dur.) (1)
"You learn a lot of things in this business. Like assassination techniques, dirty political secrets, and how the ceramacrete blend they use to pave public roads is remarkably flammable."
DC 20 Reflex, DC20*/25 toughness save (* if save made and no evasion), 100 ft increment
extras (area: burst (50 ft))
flaws (action)
-notes: If maya concentrates for longer, she can focus her telekinesis on a more precise scale. Heat is a kind of motion, after all. With this, she can make a *lot* of it, though not all in one place. In some cases, that isn't exactly a downside
-"Electrokinesis" Blast R10 (ranged, full action, instant dur.) (1)
*fzzzzk* "oh crud, sorry. forgot that this was metal decking"
DC 20 Reflex, DC20*/25 toughness save (* if save made and no evasion), 100 ft increment
feats (area progression +2, can blast 50 5x5 blocks)
extras (area: shapable, line must be contiguous)
flaws (action)
-notes: electrons are also things, so static cling on a grand scale. Maya has only recently figured out how to do this right, so her aim and general control is still a bit off
-"*sublimation*" Strike R10 (touch, std action, concentrate dur.) (1)
<Playtime is over.>
DC 25 toughness save, 15 ft range
feats (accurate, extended reachx2)
drawbacks (full power)
extras (autofirex2 (+1 per 1), penetrating, duration, secondary effect)
flaws (distracting, fade, -2 side effect)
-notes:Maya is a very powerful telekinetic, and control of her abilities normally requires great personal focus and discipline. Normally. This intentionally abandons that veneer of control for raw, ravening fury. Anything unfortunate enough to get near her gets ripped to little pieces by her unleashed power. More often than not, any remaining pieces large enough to be of note catch on fire. This is not a power Maya uses willingly; it exhausts her in very short order, and it reveals things about her psyche that she prefers not to think about. She doesn't *quite* go beserk, she's still rational, but body count becomes a secondary concern. She will go for the kill, and she doesn't care about how much damage she does in the process or whether or not they were supposed to take that target alive. However, she does maintain enough rationality to identify team members and friends and keep them safe/not kill them.
-side effect notes. the side effect is a 23-point drain with 5x points of delay fade that hits at the end of this sustained power. If I end the power, switch to another spell in the array, or run out of pp in it due to fade, it activates and wipes out the rest of array. Assuming I did my math right, they'll recover to full power in about eight hours. Fade recovery just requires rest and time, like the rest of her telekinesis abilities, and maybe some serious introspection.
Psionics Array (10+4)
-"Absolute indifference field" Concealment R10 (personal, free action, sustained dur.) (10)
*waves hand in front of face* "damn, you really don't see me here"
total concealment from all sense types
flaws (passive)
-notes: not so much invisibility as a subtlety generator. She gets into people's heads and makes them think she's utterly unmemorable. People's gazes just slide over her, any sound she makes is attributed to innocuous causes, etc etc. Needless to say, people tend to notice when you just walked up and punched some random citizen, so the effect doesn't hold then.
-"Spooky action at a distance" ESP R3 (extended, move action, concentration dur.) (1)
"mostly I use it to cheat at cards"
feats (subtle)
sight and hearing at a range of up to 1000 ft
-notes: When she casts her mind onto the aether, she can send some other bits of her with it. This lets her see and hear things at a nice respectable distance. Useful for seeing though walls to check for ambushes or places to teleport to.
-"Tower of Iron will" Mind shield R8 (personal, free action, sustained dur) (1)
"waitwaitwait. you think that I'd learn all these different mental combat techniques, but not how to stop them?"
ignores any mental attack with a will save modifier of +7 or lower, +8 bonus to will saves against any mental effects that penetrate
feats (subtle, innate)
-note: This isn't precisely a psionic power. Instead, it's an application of the discipline and training required to aim her psionics set squarely on keeping any psychic intruders out of her mental back yard.
-Telepathy R8 (extended for comm, perception for mind-reading, std action, concentration dur) (1)
<yeah, thought that was odd, but he's… ohh, that's disgusting. No, not you. It's the people twelve floors down.>
Communication and mind reading at R8, range 2000 miles
mind reading is +8 power check against target will save. std action for surface thoughts, full to sift for one answer
feats (subtle x2)
flaws (distracting)
-notes: Maya is almost a compulsive telepath. She will regularly hold psychic conversations with people, and often considers it preferable to just wandering over a room or two and asking someone a question. She's polite enough to not mind-probe friends, but will not hesitate when she needs to extract information from an enemy.
-"Psychic Sledgehammer" Stun R10 (melee, std action, instant duration) (1)
"powerword: migraine, basically"
DC20 will for save, further DC20/15* fort (*if save made) to avoid dazing
extras (area:burst (50 ft), selective)
flaws (fades, daze only, only on targets with organic brains)
misc (uses will save instead of reflex for AoE)
-notes: a raw burst of psychic energy, this temporarily incapacitates most people nearby by overwhelming their senses or otherwise giving them a serious headache. While it passes quickly, it can be quite useful in a pinch. It is also very draining to her personally. It is also very rude. (And perhaps illegal in some jurisdictions, but we don't have to worry about that here.)
"ker-*voip*" Teleport R5 (personal, move action, instant dur.) (12)
can teleport self and up to 500 lb other stuff in a 500 ft move-action, 5 miles for a full action jump
feats (velocity control, turnabout, progression (carrying capacity) +2)
-notes:A somewhat more specialized application of telewhatsits, Maya abuses the mobility teleportation offers her heavily. She will regularly use it to cheat when jumping off buildings or sniping at enemies from behind cover.
"Particle vector reorientation field." Force field R8 (personal, free action, sustained dur.) (8)
*froooom* "owowow. I am never saying anything bad about my instructors ever again."
+8 toughness save
-notes: The same basic disciplines that let her set things on fire or throw them around lets her push back against people trying to do the same to her. She's a bit evasive on precisely how she's able to deflect lasers, but it works.
Flight R3 (personal, move action, sustained dur.) (6)
50 MPH flight speed
-notes: Maya's flight abilities are a bit stunted, seeing as she's just levitating herself instead of something else. When pressed, she blames her teleportation skills and vaguely mentions an incident back in the academy that involved a lot of dental work.
Immunity (disease, poison, aging) (3)
"that was… VX wasn't it? Perfect choice. What with my entirely human neurochemistry."
just what it says on the tin
-notes: this is due to a combination of alien physiology and her cybernetic enhancements. many diseases and toxins simply don't affect her, and the filters and nanotech processing of her augmentations shreds the rest.
Drawbacks (-2)
"I shouldn't have eaten that" Drawback (Uncommon side-effect (+1), moderate intensity (+1))
DC 15 fort check. If failed, chronic fatigue level for an arbitrary length of time (presumably hero points can remove, but they're hero points. Expensive price to pay)
-notes: the flip side of having an alien biochemistry that bounces most toxins and diseases like water. Something that's not toxic to everyone else can be for her. Fortunately her augmentations keep the potential side effects down to merely miserable, rather than lethal, but she still finds out that she ran across something she shouldn't have eaten after the fact too often. Known triggers: tomatos, peppers
Point spending (30 stat + 8 saves + 20 combat + 14 skills + 13 feats + 67 powers - 2 drawbacks) = 150 points
* * * * *
Total xp gained: 4 unspent /9 total
points 1-5 gained in poorly tracked manners. (relying on scribblethoon for this)
1/1/11 point 6 awarded for clearing bydo base and capturing 2 prisoners (philo and soma)
1/15/11 purchased electrokinesis, added to telekinetic block (-1 xp)
1/15/11 purchased psychic sledgehammer, added to mental block (-1 xp)
2/27/11 xp point 7 awarded for planting telebeacon on supership
4/9/11 xp point 8 (?) awarded for making a pretty explosion
5/8/11 xp point 9 awarded for bashing a giant evil stalactite
5/21/11 purchased a point of progression for tellyport, bringing it to +2 & 500 lbs of carry capacity (-1 xp)
7/08/11 increased base attack by 1 to +7 (-2 xp)


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Going Beyond Early Promises, NY Works On Its Follow-Through (Part 2):
"What's Next for the New York Ecosystem?"
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problem of people thinking there were marketing and biz-dev people here but no engineers," she said. That list quickly grew to more than 500 companies with at least 50 percent of their front-end and back-end engineering done in New York.
In spite of the progressive moves in the city, she said sometimes people on the periphery are unaware of the opportunities the tech industry offers. Lawrence said she was surprised recently while speaking to a class of computer science students at Pace University. "I started throwing out names of tech companies like Etsy, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit, and they had totally blank looks on their faces," she said.
Lawrence believes more can be done to get the word out about the city being a center for jobs for computer science graduates and others looking for careers in technology.
Branham spoke about plans to create more academic institutions to reinforce the technology industry here. That includes the forthcoming Cornell NYC Tech campus, the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress, and the expansion of Columbia University's Institute for Data Sciences & Engineering. "The one thing we've heard time and again from entrepreneurs, founders, and the funding community is that New York City needs more talent to sustain this incredible growth," Branham said.
The mayor's administration also works with partners to start initiatives such as the World to NYC program, he said, which brings startups and entrepreneurs from around the world. "Last week we hosted a delegation from Central Europe with iCatapult and VentureOutNY," Branham said, "so they can think about whether establishing offices here or relocating makes sense."
New York sent its own delegation to Israel in April to meet with funders, accelerators, and incubators, he said, to keep lines of communication open.
For all of the city's benefits, a number of concerns such as the high cost of operating here might keep startups—especially from abroad—from moving to New York. One audience member at yesterday's forum eagerly asked to know what the city is doing to make sure more visas are available to allow international entrepreneurs to come to the U.S.
Branham said Mayor Bloomberg has been very vocal about immigration, which is also at the center of heated national political debates. "[The mayor] started a wide-ranging coalition of bipartisan interests to push for the exact type of immigration reform that will allow visas to be issued more efficiently," Branham said. "The last thing we want is reverse brain drain."
He referred to the phenomenon of students from abroad earning advanced degrees in the U.S., only to be forced to return to their home countries where they start businesses. "That's not a win," Branham said. The NYCEDC may not have lobbying muscle to sway the matter directly, he said, but the mayor has been out in front of the issue.
Lawrence said NYTM is part of the coalition Branham mentioned, which is preparing the virtual March for Innovation planned for May 22 and 23 to get politicians in Washington, DC, onboard with immigration reform. "It covers people from New York and Silicon Valley as well," she said. "Our U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has been pretty vocal about immigration as well. We hope with all of these different voices that we'll get somewhere."
The venture community, Aronoff said, also supports the March for Innovation effort. "We're all aligned," he said. "This is good for the city; it's good for the country."


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My opinion is that if the application is very simple, then adding hibernate into the mix is probably not a good idea.
If you use the tool that hibernate provides via XDoclet and Ant Tasks, you typically never have to hand write any .hbm.xml files at all. Add Spring to that to handle all your transactions and sessions for you via services and your development and debugging time can really decrease. However, there is a very steap learning curve. And you just have to grind past that.
The hibernate forums are horrible. Several hibernate team members are asses when it comes to answering newbie questions. I've been scorned several times on the hibernate forums. I'd also note that the hibernate team has recently removed any links and mentionings of Spring from their website. The reason being they want you to use (pay for) JBoss instead of using Spring's nice, easy, light container for session and transaction management.
Personally, I try to avoid Hibernate if possible. I think it's a good technology. And I have used it on a few projects. It's usually just too much for the size of projects I work on. I prefer iBatis. It's light, it's simple, and the iBatis team is VERY helpful
The hibernate forums are horrible. [removed my own hateful remark] I've been scorned several times on the hibernate forums.
[removed statement that was based on bad information and lack of research by myself]
Co-Author of Hibernate in Action
PJ Murray -
Originally posted by Clark Anderson:
Where can I find some real world case studies on succesful Hibernate implementations? I'm trying to justify a proof of concept project and I need some information for management.
PJ Murray -
Originally posted by George Daswani:
Hibernate is good for people who are actually using object models. Yes, it has a learning curve but once you get the hang of it, you change your habits and design your object model first before the DB.
[ September 28, 2005: Message edited by: George Daswani ]
PJ Murray -
Originally posted by George Daswani:
IMHO, it's only unnatural if you are coming from a Relational DB / Procedural background (or forced into write an OO system based on an existing relational design).
What if the app I'm writing does not use a Relational DB, instead it uses LDAP, Object Database, XML, or even a Flat File?
Originally posted by George Daswani:
Isn't this the reason why people spend alot of time writing DAO's?
PJ Murray -
The longest recorded flight time of a chicken is 13 seconds. But that was done without this tiny ad:
Java file APIs (DOC, XLS, PDF, and many more)https://products.aspose.com/total/java


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Physics at Gonzaga
Physics students at GU study the laws that govern the natural universe around us, including gravity, energy, motion, and time and space. Because of its fundamental importance to many other scientific fields such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, and engineering, physics is an interesting and useful topic of study for many students.
The Department of Physics is an undergraduate-only program that offers both a major and a minor in physics. The curriculum is designed to rigorously prepare students for future careers in science and technology by exposing students to the fundamental laws that govern the universe and instilling the ability in them to apply these laws in real-world situations. Additionally, the curriculum provides interested liberal arts students an avenue for exploring the ideas and implications of scientific thinking.
Our faculty teach all courses, including all lab courses. Class sizes are often small, fostering a dynamic, Socratic approach in the classroom between students and professor in which high student engagement is encouraged and expected.
Students who study physics may pursue a traditional path after graduation, such as continuing studies in a graduate program or gaining employment in a scientific field, or they may enter medical school or law school or even blaze their own path in a field that values the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they developed during their time as a physics major. Students are strongly encouraged to speak with a physics faculty member regarding any interests in majoring or minoring in physics.


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Keith Lukes
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As the Director of Channel Solutions at UbiStor, Keith is responsible for managing our entire Channel Program which includes developing the Go-To-Market strategy with our Partners and designing solutions to meet their customers' ever changing business challenges.
Since joining UbiStor, Keith has integrated several new channel partners, greatly increasing our customer reach. His focus on marketing, sales enablement, and training coupled with his extensive technical experience allow him to have both in-depth sales and technical discussions with our partners and customers. Keith also helped us integrate several new technologies into our portfolio, including Zerto, Datto, and Veeam, to ensure our services are designed to match industry direction and customer demand.
Keith has over 20 years of industry experience and a Bachelor's Degree from Northwestern University in Communication Systems. Prior to joining UbiStor, Keith was the Director of Solutions and Partner Services at Advanced Technology Services, helping build complex Managed Services Solutions for their customers and supporting their global partners and resellers. Keith also spent several years as a Senior Consultant and Vice President of Business Development for two IT Managed Services companies based in Chicago.


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Q: 60% of us will do THIS at least once this year, what is it?
We had so many good guesses this morning, buying a car, take a vacation, diet, call in sick……. and the answer was
A: Attend a wedding!
Allan's done it once, Ashley has done it twice and will do it a third time in October!


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In this study, we isolated and analysed a small heat shock protein (HSP) of Ostertagia ostertagi (Oo-HSP18). Oo-hsp18 is encoded by a single-copy gene and the full-length cDNA represents an 18-kDa protein. The expression of Oo-hsp18 is highly stage specific and restricted to the adult stage. The...
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text: Walking Beginners Print How Fast Is a Brisk Walking Pace? Boost your average walking speed for more health benefits By Wendy Bumgardner facebook twitter Wendy Bumgardner is a freelance writer covering walking and other health and fitness topics and has competed in more than 1,000 walking events. Learn about our editorial policy Wendy Bumgardner Updated on July 27, 2019 Verywell More in Walking Beginners Walking for Weight Loss Treadmill Walking Long Distance Walking Walking Shoes Walking Fast Gear and Clothing Pedometers and Fitness Bands Injuries and Prevention Clubs, Partners, and Programs Treadmill Workouts View All Brisk walking is a moderate-intensity exercise and has more benefits for fitness and reducing health risks than walking at an easy pace. How fast you must walk for it to be considered a brisk pace depends on your fitness level. Learn what you can do to improve your walking technique so you can boost your average walking speed. Brisk Walking Speeds According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a brisk walking pace is 2.5 to 4 miles per hour (mph). One study defines this as about 100 steps per minute for adults under age 60. By contrast, an average easy walking pace is 20 minutes per mile (about 3 to 4 mph). A fast pace is 12 minutes per mile (5 mph). If you already have a high fitness level, you may not be in a moderate-intensity exercise zone at a 3 mph pace. You will probably have to walk at a pace of 4 mph (a 15-minute mile) to raise your heart rate enough. You can calculate your walking pace after measuring the time it takes you to walk a mile or a kilometer. Pedometers and apps that use GPS or step cadence also can be used to display your walking speed. Achieving Moderate-Intensity Exercise Brisk walking refers to your exertion rather than your speed. Exertion is measured by your heart and breathing rate. For your walking pace to be brisk, you need to be breathing harder than usual. While you should be able to speak in full sentences, you shouldn't be able to sing. The moderate-intensity zone is defined by the American Heart Association as being from 50 percent to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate, which varies by age. The best way to measure exertion is to take a heart rate reading and check a target heart rate chart. There are many tools that you can use to find your heart rate during exercise, from taking your pulse by hand to using an app, pulse monitor, fitness band, smartwatch, or chest strap heart rate monitor. Fitness bands and heart rate monitors will often show your target heart rate zone automatically and enable to you maintain a level of exertion that will keep you in that zone. Speeding up for Brisk Walking If you find your usual walking pace doesn't reach the level of brisk walking and you want to speed up, you can work on your walking technique to increase your speed. Many people can increase their walking speed by using better posture, stride, and arm motion. Wearing flexible athletic shoes and clothing that allows free movement will also help you speed up. When you adopt a fast walking technique, you can expect to see a boost of 0.5 to 1 mph and take two to four minutes off your time to walk a mile. Walking coach Judy Heller says she often sees walkers increase their speed even more after she shows them good brisk walking technique. A vigorous walking technique using arm motion and a powerful stride can boost your heart rate into the moderate-intensity zone. But if you are very fit, you may not be able to walk fast enough to raise your heart rate into the moderate-intensity zone. You would have to switch to running or using a racewalking technique. Walking Techniques for Faster Walking You may need to slow down at first and ensure you have the right technique that will enable you to speed up and walk briskly. This technique can be broken down into posture, arm motion, step, and stride. Here are the key points for each. 1. Walking Posture Stand up straight, without arching your back.Do not lean forward or back.Keep your eyes forward and don't look down. Focus 20 feet ahead.Your head should be up so your chin is parallel to the ground, reducing strain on your neck and back.Relax your jaw to avoid tension in your neck.Shrug once and let your shoulders fall and relax, with your shoulders slightly back.Suck in your stomach. Keep your abdominal muscles firm but not overly tightened.Tuck in your behind by rotating your hips forward slightly. This will keep you from arching your back.Your head should remain level as you walk, all motion should take place from the shoulders down. 2. Walking Arm Motion Bend your arms 90 degrees.Move your arms in opposition to your feet. When your right foot goes forward, your right arm goes back and your left arm goes forward.Your arm motion should be mostly forward-and-back, not diagonal. It should also be mostly level, without reaching up past your breastbone when your arm comes forward.You should keep your arms and elbows close to your body rather than pointing outward.On the backswing, think of reaching for a wallet in your back pocket. While you want a good backswing, don't exaggerate it and end up leaning.Don't carry anything in your hands while walking. 3. Walking Foot Motion Strike with your heel and roll through the step from heel to toe.If you find that your foot slaps down without rolling through the step, you likely are wearing stiff-soled shoes. Switch to running shoes that are flexible in the forefoot.Give a powerful push-off with your toe at the end of your stride. 4. Walking Stride Resist the urge to overstride when you are trying to walk faster. You get power in your stride by pushing off with your rear foot. Your forward foot should strike closer to your body. Pay attention and see whether you are overextending your foot in front of your body.You should aim to take more steps of your natural stride length rather than lengthening your stride. What lengthening occurs should be in putting more power into the back of your stride by keeping your foot on the ground long enough to give a powerful push-off with your toes.Your hips should rotate with each stride front-to-back, not side-to-side. This hip motion will come naturally as part of a good stride and push off. How to Walk Faster Brisk Walking Workouts Practice your brisk walking technique as part of your daily walking workouts. When you are first changing your technique, you should build up your time gradually. Start by ensuring you have good walking posture and walk at an easy pace to warm up for five minutes. Then you can practice your walking technique for 10 minutes before resuming an easy pace. You can steadily build your time using your new technique, adding five minutes per week. You may experience some muscle soreness or shin splint pain when you change your walking technique or shoe model. When you are able to walk briskly for 15 to 30 minutes, you can use your new brisk walking technique to build fitness and ensure you are getting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week. A Word From Verywell You can reduce your health risks and build fitness with brisk walking. Don't worry too much about your speed, as it is your heart rate that determines whether your pace is brisk enough to boost you into the moderate-intensity exercise zone. If you find that you can't get your heart rate high enough with walking, you may need to add running intervals or switch to running or cycling to get into the right zone. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Looking to start walking off the weight? Our free guide offers tips, workouts, and a printable schedule to help you get on the right track. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Verywell Fit uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial policy to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Schimpl M, Moore C, Lederer C, et al. Association between walking speed and age in healthy, free-living individuals using mobile accelerometry--a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2011;6(8):e23299. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023299 American Heart Association. Know Your Target Heart Rates for Exercise, Losing Weight and Health. Updated 2015. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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Are you looking for a combination of old world charm and modern, cosmopolitan flair for your next European getaway? Consider jumping on a jet to Frankfurt and then heading to Munich.
Tourists often view Germany's fifth largest city as a financial and transit hub. Frankfurt is home to the European Central Bank and more than 50 million travellers pass through the airport each year, but half of those people never venture into the city.
Munich, on the other hand, is a well-established tourist hub known for Oktoberfest, enchanting Christmas markets, spectacular castles, gorgeous scenery and much more. The two cities are different, but both offer a unique glimpse into German history and culture.
If you live in Vancouver, getting to either city is easy. Lufthansa flies to Frankfurt seven days a week year-round and to Munich seven days a week from May to October. The cities are only a short three-hour train ride away from each other, so add them to your next German itinerary. And don't miss out on some of the main attractions.
The Altstadt
If you're seeking a historical experience in the modern hub that is Frankfurt, spend a few hours getting lost in the Altstadt – also known as the city's Old Town. Römerberg Square is a must-see highlight and is considered to be one of the most beautiful squares in Frankfurt. While wandering around this historic district, also make sure to visit St. Paul's Church, the Fountain of Justice, and the Museum of History. Grab lunch at one of the many restaurants and cafés in the area and watch daily life unfold.
Cider Taverns in Sachsenhausen
Apfelwein is a type of cider and has been Frankfurt's drink of choice for hundreds of years. You don't have to wander for too long before finding a cider house. In fact, you can spot the taverns that brew their own apfelwein because they often have a green wreath above their entrances. Visit Sachsenhausen for an authentic experience. This district is home to two of Frankfurt's traditional cider houses, Zum Gemalten Haus and Wagner. In the summer, it's nice to relax on a patio while enjoying a refreshing glass of apfelwein. If you're in Frankfurt in mid August, make sure to catch the Apple Wine Festival to taste the best of what the Rhine-Main region has to offer.
Goethe House and Museum
Fans of the famous German author and poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, can take a walk in his shoes by touring his childhood home. You can even see the desk where the author wrote The Sorrows of Young Werther, which was published in 1774 and launched Goethe's career.
The Rhine Valley
Take a day trip out of the bustling city to the Rhine Valley. Most tours include a river cruise through the 65-kilometre stretch of the valley that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cruise past beautiful villages, medieval castles, and vineyards. Half and full-day options are available. After exploring Frankfurt, the Rhine Valley is a great place to relax and enjoy the natural scenery.
Millions of people flock to Munich every year for the biggest folk festival in the world. Running from the second to last Saturday in September until the first Sunday in October, this quintessential Bavarian experience is a must-do for everyone – at least once. Visit the 14 main beer tents featuring six breweries, wander around the fairground, hop on some rides, watch the Costume and Riflemen's Parade (on opening weekend), and savour some wiesnhendl (grilled chicken), fresh pretzels, sausages and more. Just make sure to book your accommodation well in advance if you want to don your dirndl or lederhosen shorts and head to Oktoberfest. It's a busy time of year in Munich!
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Take a stroll through Munich's English Garden – or Englischer Garten. Located in the middle of the city, it's one of the largest urban parks in the world – bigger than New York's Central Park. This 3.7 square kilometer oasis boasts the city's second largest beer garden, cycling and jogging paths, lush fields, a Japanese teahouse and year-round surfing. That's right, the Eisbach River – a two-kilometre man-made river – is a surfing hotspot. But you have to see it to believe it, so head to the park and watch the locals put on a show in the rain, shine and even snow.
For people-watching, magnificent architecture, shopping, dining and more, head to the city's main square. It's been a gathering hub for Munich's residents for more than 800 years! Make sure to visit Neues Rathaus (New City Hall) for great views of the square and beyond. The observation tower is 85 metres tall and can be accessed via elevator. If you're in Munich over the Christmas holidays, visit Christkindlmarkt. Held outside Neues Rathaus, this is one of the oldest Christmas markets and runs from November 25 until December 24.
Neuschwanstein Castle
Bavaria boasts some of the most spectacular natural sceneries and enchanting castles in the world. Neuschwanstein Castle – Disney's inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's castle – is a quick train and bus ride away from Munich. Just make sure to reserve tour tickets before heading to Neuschwanstein to avoid disappointment and not being able to see the inside of the castle. Surrounded by lush green fields, forest and the Alpsee, Neuschwanstein is truly something out of a fairytale.
About Claire Newell
Claire Newell is a travel expert, author and a recognized authority on the international travel industry. She is the founder and owner of Travel Best Bets, one of the largest agencies in Canada and the best-selling author of Travel Best Bets – An Insider's Guide to Taking Your Best Trips, Ever. She has appeared in top broadcast and print media throughout U.S. and Canada over the last 22 years, including Canada's Global TV network, NBC's Today Show, Fox & Friends, CNN, and others. Claire also writes regularly for print and online publications including Readers' Digest, Today's Parent and more.


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So life here is slowly returning to what passes for normal. Last week wasn't terribly productive as I had a lot of catching up to do in a lot of areas and needed a lot of staring dumbly at the wall time. If you have little kids and a low tolerance for chaos, you know what I'm talking about. But things are better now and this week I found myself faced with the fact that I REALLY have to actually work.
This resulted in a lot of procrastination. But since I had decided to give myself a freakin' break all around, I was able to allow it to be productive procrastination. I think that when I decide I have to work on JUST THIS AND NOTHING ELSE BEFORE THIS, I end up with more stress and less productivity overall.
I've recently been spending more time on my blog. I'm always going around in circles about what I want to do with it and getting it "right," and like you really care. But I finally came around to some ideas of things I want to cover. I do want to talk about writing and self-publishing because most of you who visit on a regular basis are interested in those things, and often seem to appreciate those posts. Even though they aren't things that readers are into, and even though they're not the kind of thing that would draw a reader in or get her to subscribe to the blog, I have no doubt that sharing my experiences and opinions about what works has earned me a lot more support than I can measure. So I'm going to keep up with the posts about writing and self-publishing.
I've been trying to blog too frequently, I think, and I just write up a post when I think about it and hit Publish. Now I'm hoping to jump in and write up that post and hit Schedule. And keep those writerly posts for Mondays. Maybe that will keep it from being so feast or faminey around here.
I do absolutely agree with Kristen Lamb–and how can you not?–that readers don't want to read about writer stuff, and the way to attract readers is to talk more about the kinds of things that readers like in your fiction. Well, it's easy to get caught up in that expert knowledge trap we talked about the other day. I've probably mentioned before that I was caught in that for a long time with regard to the Talents. There's that bit of wisdom, and it is wise, that says you need to read a lot in the genre you want to write in so that you understand the rules and reader expectation. So I thought that to write about superheroes, I needed to become an expert on comics. Even when I put that aside, I still felt under-qualified to blog about superheroes on a regular basis.
Just like it was hard to blog about writing before had a book out there to point at and say hey, here's how I put this into practice. Lately I've come to realize that my best posts aren't the ones where I try to be an expert, they're the ones where I really personalize what information I have to offer, wrapping it in my own perspective, and feeling less like it's my turn to stand in front of the class for the oral report and more like we're all sitting around getting caffeinated and I'm the one sharing for a few minutes before the really hot guy painting the storefront across the way takes off his shirt and I lose your attention.
So in the one day a week reader-oriented (hopefully) posts, I'm talking about what I love in fiction: superheroes, heroism, and/or romance. Those are the things I tend to pay attention to when I read or watch. This may lead to me feeling like I'm reviewing some stuff, which I don't like to get into, but I'm more trying to think of it as discussing my perspective on a particular facet of the fiction in question, and if I have to include a paragraph or two to gush or whine about the overall fic in general, well, you guys are used to OT babble, so…
We're in ROW80, and rounds of that are planned throughout the year. So I'm also looking at two more days on the blog for updates. On Sundays, I'll be combining my update with list of recommended online reading for the week. I don't have time to read a whole lot of blogs, but sometimes something really stands out and you just think others should read it or might enjoy it. I keep a file on my desktop to make note of those when I read them.
Wednesdays, in case you haven't figured this out, are for me to be even more self-indulgent than usual. A free day to include in the ROW80 update whatever happens to be on my mind, or not include anything else at all. Today the bloggy stuff is on my mind, along with the fact that our bus driver just told us she'd be coming over 45 minutes earlier starting tomorrow which is going to add more time to my work day (good) and cause less sleep, more morning stress, and take some getting used to (bad). Anyway, a me me me babble day. Witness the babble.
So back to the update: This week's productive procrastination has allowed me to try out the schedule I had tentatively set for myself, and I now have posts for my topic days scheduled through Feb 4. I'm still spending a lot of time on writing blog posts. I posted the schedule, tinkered in my sidebar a little, gave some thought to what people are looking for when they come to the site, if they can find it, what I'm trying to present and what they see, etc, and I'm pretty satisfied with what I have right now.
Goal #1 has been to spend specific amounts of time on the work. Recently I've been suck and fail at that, but I didn't change my goals because it wasn't about scoring, it was about continuing to strive for that. This week I've been excessive as far as time spent working on problems in the Talent Chronicles world and in Heroes 'Til Curfew specifically.
Goal #2 has been 3 scenes in Heroes per week. I wrote the first of those three yesterday. I also finished listing everything that was supposed to happen from here forward so that I could identify all my holes and logic problems. A loose outline that allows room to move around is important. But it is amazing to me how it can seem like a solid story and then you get to that part and it's like–well, that doesn't really make sense. Why would he do that? Why wouldn't she just…
Meta-humans are fascinating, but their abilities cause all sort of dilemmas.
So I've made copious notes and written all my WTF? questions in pink, and hopefully I'll be able to draft some of my buds to help me kick ideas around this week because talking things through with someone else really helps me focus, and I often lack focus even though there are no shirtless painters in my neighborhood.


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Putin Urges Naval Shipbuilders to Expedite Deliveries
The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), is under criticism from Russian President Vladimir Putin for delays in delivery of several warships for the Russian Navy, RIA Novosti reported.
In his complaint to USC officials, Putin cited problems with efficiency and quality on a number of projects, particularly regarding the assembly and delivery of nuclear submarines and surface ships.
Putin ordered the Russian shipbuilders quicken construction without sacrificing production quality, demanding a report highlighting measures of improvement be submitted by October 15.
RIA Novosti reported that after the meeting, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that the USC had fallen behind schedule on approximately 30 percent of its contracts with the Defense Ministry, leading them to hire foreign subcontractors to help complete the delayed projects.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Russian Navy awaits delivery of 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020.
Source: Ria Novosti, Staff


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I'm sure not as drastic as it seems but I did stick by my word when I told my mother-in-law no this weekend. This weekend was one that a lot of parents will know of and maybe even fear. Standing up to the In-Laws and not bending to them. Is never really mentioned in parent help books but definitely needs to be in the very first chapters.
What Happened
The weekend started off as a gathering for her father's birthday so there were a lot of family members. Which already is a stressful event in it self. So I played nice all day long thinking everything was fine and dandy until later when I found out two days later what I was doing was wrong. Like always I kept myself busy by doing the normal things to pass time there which is playing with the kids and helping anyone who needs it.
If you read my earlier post Stop giving my kids Candy! he was given 3 sodas by his grandparents, the last time he had one was when they were visiting us about a month and a half ago.
The first day is always the easiest to survive. The day started off regular with no bumps. But just like every parent has seen before this undisciplined mental patient replaced my son when he Continue reading


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There was a time when the brides and grooms could do nothing but wait for weeks or even months following the wedding for the films to be developed. But things have changed now as digital wedding photography can bring pictures the very same day without much trouble.


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The primary function of the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office is to prosecute individuals charged with committing crimes in St. Joseph County. Law enforcement agencies investigate crimes and turn the results of their investigations over to our office. If sufficient evidence exists to prove that an identified suspect committed the crime, our office charges the suspect and prosecutes the case. If a defendant is convicted of committing the crime, he or she will be sentenced by a judge.
In addition to prosecuting criminal offenses, this office assists custodial parents with child support collection, and assists crime victims with finding resources to help them rebuild their lives. The team in this office includes deputy prosecuting attorneys, paralegals, investigators, child support caseworkers, victim advocates, and support staff. Together we all work toward a common goal: making St. Joseph County a better place to live and raise a family.
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My top priority is public safety. Working together with law enforcement agencies throughout St. Joseph County, I am committed to protecting everyone in our community, especially children and seniors. We will cooperate with residents, police, and other government leaders to improve our communities and make St. Joseph County a model for other Indiana counties.
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Prosecutor Ken Cotter congratulates the Child Support Division on its outstanding performance and recognizes the Division for two awards it received this year.
Child Support Enforcement Caseworker Jenna Landry earned the K.I.D. (Kudos for Inspiration and Dedication) award from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (IPAC). Jenna has served as a support worker, enforcement caseworker, enforcement team lead and establishment team lead. This is a perfect demonstration of her willingness to grow and her ability to excel at any assigned duty or position. She has innovated an enforcement tracker that many caseworkers in our Office now utilize. Most recently her organization and dedication have helped increase the efficiency of our establishment unit. Having Jenna excel at her position not only benefits our Child Support Division, but improves the community at large by allowing us to better serve non-custodial parents and most importantly their children.
The Child Support Division also received a certificate, It's Not Easy Being Green, for being "all green" for 5 years straight. The Indiana Child Support Bureau presented St. Joseph County with the It's Not Easy Being Green! 2018 Honor Roll certificate. For federal fiscal years 2014, 15, 16, 17 and 18, St. Joseph County was green in all 4 federal performance measures, which means that our performance was higher than both the State and Federal Averages for each of the past 5 years. St. Joseph County was the first large county to receive this certificate.


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A Sand County Almanac is a book that addresses our environment written by Aldo Leopold. In this article, we are going to address specific examples from this text that are representative of Leopold's land ethic outlined as follows: individuals are interdependent, respect for land, shift from conqueror to member, problem arise when land is viewed as a commodity, preservation of the integrity, stability, and of beauty of land is right "We abuse land because we view it as a commodity belonging to us.
The interdependence of individuals is not necessarily based on human beings only. It means that all living things depend on others for survival. Aldo gives an example of when his dog was hunting in the field and it managed through smelling, to hunt down small creatures like grouse right from their hiding places. This simply shows that for the dog to survive it depends on these small creatures (Aldo et al, 5). The same interdependent is portrayed when Aldo has to depend on the dog for hunting in the field otherwise he will end up getting nothing. Aldo goes out in the forest looking for firewood so as to make fire. This means he has to depend on the wood to get warmth.
Respect for the land. Aldo does not seem to feel shy to talk openly how human beings should show respect for the beautiful nature. He says that some of the damages which are done on the environment are just too much to bear. He at one time says that it is difficult to live in a wounded world. He criticizes the idea of people making bumper harvests from the land only for them to forget quickly and start abusing the land. This simply shows that, human beings take land for granted and have no respect for it (Aldo et al, 7).
Shift from conqueror to member. This means that people should not live on the land as if they are grabbing everything that there is but because they are part of it, they should own it up. While transversing in the land of sand county almanac, he seems to admire the land so much and feels connected to it so much (Aldo et al, 16). He looks up and saws a hawk, a field mouse emerges, a kingfisher, a rabbit and an owl and he just admire them. This means that he is appreciating all creatures and he is part of it and so a member of the land.
Problem arises when land is viewed as a commodity. This he observes when he deduces that attempts to conserve the land are not bearing any fruits. He attributes this to the fact that people believe they own pieces of land but if only they can perceive it as the home in which they belong, things would be very different.
The question of whether Aldo's work is still relevant is answered by what we are experiencing in the world today. People are still not respecting the land. Every person owns a piece and no one seems to care what happens where. Wildlife is still being threatened by individuals. If I were to write my book with the same perspective, I would stay in the jungle and explore. This is because; there are all sorts of animals, dangerous and harmless and a variety of plants to study.
My ethic regarding environment is that at any given time it should be protected and respected no matter the cost. If we mess up with the environment, it simply means there is no life and the world would be a living hell. I care so much about water, the reason being it is life. If water was tampered with, the world would come to an end within no time. The land should indeed be left a better place than found.


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Day 2: God says you are…
Few years ago, mga 2008 yata, I was a part of a five-week Missions work to Zambales. Together with my friend Henry, our task is to gather the children and teach them Bible stories, teach them songs kahit pareho kaming may magagandang boses (kung di mo pa rin gets, pun intended po ito) and at least plant God's word and in their hearts kahit sa mura nilang edad. On the average, the two of us were reaching out to at least 50-70 children a day, for five weeks. Minsan lumalagpas pa. Bukod sa laban ni Floyd Mayweather Jr. at ni Oscar dela Hoya noong panahong iyon na nandun kami, I will never forget about the privilege of introducing Christ in the lives of the children of Dingin, Iba, Zambales.
One particular occasion, nang mapagkatuwaan namin na magswimming after a tiring day of class, sumama sa amin na magswimming sa dagat ang ilan sa mga batang estudyante namin. Ikaw na magturo sa tabi ng dagat kundi ka maengganyong magtampisaw at lumangoy-langoy. I don't know how to swim properly, and soon enough the water became too deep for my feet to touch, I know I am next to drowning. In their panic, the children rushed to me, contributing to my struggle on making it to safety. I tell you, I have never been afraid all my life, not just for my own welfare but for 3-4 kids who clung to me that time. I prayed hard and tried to swim even harder. Praise the Lord, I made it out alive. Di na muna ulit ako bumalik ng dagat after that.
My story is a story of rescue. I was saved from the imminent danger I am facing during that time. Should I surrendered myself to the waves and stopped swimming hard to get myself to the shore, I know I couldn't make it alive. Di ako marunong lumangoy pero pinilit ko.
He saw us desperately in need of help and offered his hand to rescue us. He willingly gave His own comfort, His own life to bring us to a place of safety. Instead of us swimming in the dire sea of destitution, He swam in it Himself and lifted us up and brought us to life.
However there is a situation na kahit anong pilit na langoy ang gawin ko – gawin natin, we can never save ourselves. We need to be rescued. We need to cross from one place to another, from a place of sheer desperation and helplessness to a place where we can find comfort and peace. We need to cross from a place where we are sure not to get out alive to a place where we know there is assurance of life. Yet to cross from that hopeless place to the place of safety cannot be done with our efforts, kahit gaanong langoy o kampay pa ng mga kamay at padyak ng paa. We cannot rescue ourselves – we need to be rescued.
This is when Christ entered the scene. He saw us desperately in need of help and offered his hand to rescue us. He willingly gave His own comfort, His own life to bring us to a place of safety. Instead of us swimming in the dire sea of destitution, He swam in it Himself and lifted us up and brought us to life. Oh, what a wonderful rescue.
Kung naranasan mo na ang maligtas sa tiyak na kapahamakan, you know how comforting it is to be rescued. How much more when you realize that Jesus Christ has rescued you (and is willing to rescue you) with a divine kind of rescue! Because of what He has done on the cross of Calvary, he has brought us from death to life, from a place of hopelessness to a place of eternal security and of peace. Would you like to be rescued by Jesus and pass from death to life? Ask Him to come into your heart today.
For He has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Colossians 1:13-14


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Frosting is a thin layer of paint that manufacturers apply to glass to make it opaque. It is common on bathroom windows or shower doors. Sometimes, homeowners apply it themselves and use stencils to make a design out of the frosted glass. The frosting may begin to peel and you'll need to remove all of it and respray it. Use a razor blade to scrape off the frosting. This will take more work if the frosting was applied professionally during the manufacturing process. If you applied it yourself, it may not take very long to remove.
Spray the glass with glass cleaner. This will help lubricate the surface so you don't scratch the glass.
Scrape the frosted glass off with a sharp razor blade. Sharp razor blades are less likely to scratch the glass.
Rinse the blade when it becomes covered in frosted glass. Wipe the glass to check your progress. Re-wet the glass and continue using as much glass cleaning solution as needed to keep it wet while you are working. Use a new razor blade once the one you are using starts to drag across the surface. This means it has worn out.
Scrub the glass with a piece of superfine steel wool to remove any pieces of frosting left over.
Spray the glass with glass cleaner and wipe it down with a clean cloth.
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The three most common questions I get from other freelance writers, food bloggers, friends, family, and the people I interview are:
1. How long does it take you to write a blog post?
2. How much money do you make blogging?
3. Have you gotten any great swag since you started blogging about food?
Answers to all three in brief, plus my public disclosure policy, below:
1. Some of my blog offerings can take an hour or so, but most of my posts are reported pieces or analytical stories that take much longer to turn.
Some folks say they can crank out a stellar blog post in 15 minutes; I don't buy it.
2. Channeling Miss Manners here: What I earn directly or indirectly through my writing is between me, my accountant, and the taxman and nobody else, unless I care to share. It's also rude to ask, though Miss M wouldn't add that last bit because it's rude to point out so directly when someone else is behaving badly.
3. Nope. And I don't expect that my kitchen counter tops will sport the latest in modern American culinary equipment anytime soon. There are a few reasons why, and most of them relate to my very own public disclosure policy. But before I get to that, it's also true that one reason you won't see that stuff in my house is because nobody sends it to me.
And now it's time to talk about my public disclosure policy: I want you, dear reader, to feel like you can trust what you find on this site. So I subscribe to fairly old-school journalistic standards in the way I conduct this blogging business.
That means no free lunches with sources for stories, no all-expenses-paid culinary adventures in exotic locations that I then blog on about without revealing who footed the bill, and no brand-spanking new food processors in my hot, little hands.
As I mentioned in a previous book giveaway post, I do pay for some of the books and films I review, some are given to me by food friends or colleagues, many come as review copies via publicists and distributors. I'm fine with that arrangement. I think most folks expect that writers who review material don't pay out-of-pocket for it; an employer picks up the tab or the content producer supplies a complimentary copy.
That said, receiving a free book doesn't necessarily mean I'll review it favorably, or even review it at all. I write about the food books that are of interest to me, on point for my site, and I think might be of interest to my readers. I pass some of them on through giveaway contests because that's a fun way to attract new readers and it's good karma to share books.
If I write about someone who is a friend, I'll let you know in the post. Some of the people featured in this blog have become friends, after I've interviewed them, the food world seems a very congenial, social place. In another lifetime, when I was an investigative reporter, I didn't make friends with most of the folks I wrote about, because many of them were crooks, bigots, or otherwise bad guys and girls.
There is plenty of gray area in the blogging arena regarding free stuff. For the record, I do:
- eat food at P.R. events, and accept complimentary chef tastings that come unsolicited from the kitchen (but pay for food I order at restaurants and cafes)
- take home freebies, such as a water jug, at conferences I pay to attend, but don't write reviews of such swag or about the companies who make these goodies
- donate sponsored stuff, such as canned goods, from conferences, especially when the organizers, to their credit, make it super easy to do — that would be you BlogHer gals
- pick up totes, USB sticks, pens, and other minor tools of the trade given away at food events (my son called dibs on the USB gizmo courtesy of Scharffen Berger chocolate)
- accept samples of food products to try, but feel under no obligation to write about them
It's an imperfect policy, to be sure, and I reserve the right to amend it over time as things shift in blogland. But, for now, it feels right to me and I can sleep at night.
— April 12, 2010


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Looking for a low-cal, sweet smoothie (and a way to fit in your greens)? Try this!
Spinach Banana Smoothie (two servings)
- 2 bananas (220 calories)
- 1 cup spinach (10 calories)
- 1 cup ice (unless bananas are frozen)
- 1 3/4 cup almond milk (30 calories)
Total calories: 260 calories – 130 per serving
Blend until smooth.
This smoothie is perfect after a workout, as a quick breakfast, or a healthy snack! Although the coloring is green, it has a more banana-like taste.
Tri Hard,
Caitlin & Kaitlin


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- Written by Chris Wright
The PAS service has in a short space of time received a significant number of enquiries from existing pub operators, it would seem that there is a shortfall with current industry service provision and these organisations are unable to assist them, therefore we are proposing to set up a new service for this group.
Watch this space.
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To improve domestic consumption of gas, Nigeria will consume two million metric tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by 2025, Matric Energy Limited's Chief Marketing Manager, Mrs. Toyin Sowumi, has said.
She said the development became imperative to enable Nigeria equal other countries, where LPG's use is recognised as a healthy source of cooking.
According to her, LPG production would be boosted in the country when consumption increases from 600 metric tonnes per annum to 2,000 metric annually.
Speaking during a programme titled: 'Meet Your Customers' Forum' in Warri, Delta State, she said Matrix Energy supplies 30 per cent of LPG distribution in the country, adding that the firm has deployed 65 LPG trucks to deliver to customers in various parts of the country.
Sowunmi said: ''To achieve the target of taking the LPG consumption rate in Nigeria from about 600 metric tons per annum to around 2 million by 2025, the company has deployed 65 LPG trucks to deliver to its customers in different parts of the country and planning to procure more for easy distribution of product, about 30 per cent supplies of LPG distribution across Nigeria with an intent for an increase.''
According to her, the forum was meant to deepen the interest of many people in the product, adding that the firm is supporting the on-going climate change campaign in Nigeria and beyond.
She said the issue of reduction in greenhouse emission is key to the growth of the people, adding that the firm will not relent in its efforts to make the campaign a success in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), she said, affirmed that LPG is the cleanest source of energy, stressing that it is a good development for the country where 66 per cent of its population uses firewood and has the tendency to change to LPG.
Similarly, Matrix Energy's Terminal Manager, Mr Raphael Biu, said Matrix Energy is working to ensure the needs of the people are met, adding that the firm is committed to the growth of LPG usage in the country.
He said LPG consumption in Nigeria is 600 metric tonnes ( about 2 kilogramme per capital), compared to Ghana (4.3 kilogramme) and Sierra Leone (9 kilogramme) per capital, stressing that the Federal Government is working to ensure that Nigerians consume 2 million metric tonnes of LPG by 2025.
Also, the Nigerian Association of LPG Marketers (NALGAM) president, Ogieva Nosakhare Okunbo, has urged the government to provide a friendly environment for LPG production, adding that the development would help boost consumption.
He also urged the government to devote the subsidy on the importation of kerosene to producing more cylinders, noting that if the government is committed to injecting five million cylinders, yearly into the system for five years, gas will become the most commonly used source of energy in Nigeria.
"Another way forward is for the Federal Government to redirect the subsidy dedicated to kerosene now to the production of cylinders. If we inject five million cylinders each year for five years to the system, gas will become the most commonly used source of energy; for cooking, power automobile, power some other things. Statistics have shown that nothing less than 5,500 persons die daily globally from the use of solid fuel. That is indoor pollution from the use of dirty fuel for cooking," he said.


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Main Reasons to Choose a Cordless Lawn MowerPar George_Hopson dans Accueil le 5 Mars 2017 à 08:05
There turned into a time after I assumed that the great machine for mowing the grass turned into a gasoline powered garden mower. I failed to trust that a cordless lawn mower might ever be as much as the activity. However, they are now more powerful than ever before and their battery lifestyles approach that maximum lawns can be reduce from a single rate.
But, I can see that you are still now not satisfied. Why after all would you abandon a conventional fuel mower or certainly a corded electric mower? Well, permit's take a look at some of the wonderful advantages of cordless lawn mowers:
No messy gasoline or oil cans to cope with. That's proper, no messing approximately with pretty flammable beverages for refuelling.
No pull wire starts. This is the excellent aspect for me. My fuel powered mower turned into a completely fussy starter, particularly whilst the use of the primary few instances in spring. So, no more frustration and no greater wrenching my arm off trying to get it began. All I need to do is flick a transfer and I am away.
Reduced emissions. Gas powered mowers are inefficient little machines and produce far more emissions that you could expect for this sort of small engine. By using a cordless lawn mower you substantially lessen the quantity of emissions that you are accountable for.
Cheaper to run. We all understand about the spiralling cost of gasoline. I am no longer saying that it does now not price whatever to fee a battery because it without a doubt does, however it considerably less expensive.
Much, an awful lot quieter. People who are used to gas-powered lawn mowers are generally surprised simply how a whole lot quieter cordless garden mowers are. So no want to fear approximately disturbing the neighbors then.
None of the restrictions and problem of corded electric mowers. Corded electric mowers are satisfactory except of direction for that electric cable which limits how huge an area you could mow. There are also the safety implications and hazard of accidentally moweing moving the cable, especially if you use an extended extension cable. And then when you have plenty of bushes and trees to navigate you can truly get yourself in a tangle.
I assume that cordless garden mowers are the manner to move and are the future of backyard care. If you have a particularly large garden then you have to search for a model that has a removable battery after which purchase a 2d battery, so all you need to do is swap them over when the primary one's charge runs out.
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18 home-based business energizers for writers and professional service providers:
- Take the time to figure out what the one single main purpose of your business is and outline your business model. As the professor of my Developing Innovative Ideas for Entrepreneurs class said, 'Figure out who you want to help and in what order.' This does not mean all of the things that you hope to (one day) do for them but rather the one thing that you can do well now and that you feel passionate about. For the business model, zoom in on delivering to a few key groups that need and would be willing to pay for that service.
- Rent a PO Box at a respectable address like the U.S. Post Office in your neighborhood. Some box rentals even have prestigious addresses. I once saw an address at the Empire State building and felt impressed by the company. It turned out to be a box rental at that location. This is a good step to do before any of the steps that follow because you'll be able to use your official PO Box address on things like your credit card statement, your paperwork with the government and your business cards.
- Pick a business name that is available. Decide whether you want to do business under your own name, known as DBA [your name] or make up a name and go through your state's process for determining whether that name is available. Register one that is.
- Pick a website name that is available and register your domain name. This might be yourname.com or some other name that you would like to be using to do business online.
- Set up a basic website and the email address at your domain name. An email address with your own name in the domain name will come in handy with online registrations, online banking and more. WordPress is fairly easy to figure out; go ahead and give it a try. At first, you really only need Page 1. Include your business purpose, your About Us, how to get in touch with you and, if you have them, several testimonials.
- Open a business bank account. If you can put together $100, you can have your own business bank account. Shop around. Your bank may even help you get an EIN from the Internal Revenue Service. Be sure to check on fees and whether you can save money by online delivery of your bank statement.
- Set up a credit card connected with your business bank account. The bank will probably offer this anyway. It will come in handy for all of your business expenses.
- Give yourself a handle and a tagline. My handle is 'editor and profile writer.' My tagline, based on my true belief is 'everyone has a story to share.'
- Beg, barter or buy a professionally-designed logo and business card. I had lunch with a friend who is a designer and, when we sat down, I had no idea of having a logo by the very next day. She showed me what she had done for other people and I asked whether she would want to do one for me. Because she knew me, she was able to intuitively design something that was a perfect fit after discussing my business for just 10 minutes. Ask to have the logo as a JPEG.
- Open an account with an online printing company and order your business cards.
- Order thank you notes … and use them. After I ordered my business cards, I got lots of followup emails from the printer. When I saw a 40% off sale, my next step was to order thank you notes that displayed my logo. These came with matching envelopes, plus I ordered large envelopes with my logo on the outside. That was all the stationery I needed for the first two years and provided a classy way to say 'thank you' to my referrers.
- Start with your local government and find out what you need to do to set up a business in your home. My phone calls to the city led me to begin with seeking a certificate of occupancy. That naturally lead to the next step of paying city business fees and taxes. From there, I registered with the state and picked up estimated tax payment forms from the tax office. When you receive your business license, frame it and put it on the wall above your workspace. It's official.
- Check with the closest university and see if they have a small business development center. Ask whether they have free bookkeeping software that you can try. Find someone who can show you how to use it and start recording income and expenses, however little or much they may be. I live near one such university, and the SBDC gave me a free QuickBooks disk that I was able to use for several years to keep my books.
- Research and choose a business invoicing and/or payment system, such as Paypal. You can link your bank account and easily transfer funds.
- Go to Google and set up a gmail account, google drive, and google calendar. You'll need them for sending scheduling invites if you have anything to do with the corporate world and, in any case, for sharing & editing documents. Learn how to use these tools.
- Go to a sign store and ask them to turn your business card or logo into a name tag for you. Wear it to all networking events and focus on finding out how you can help other people who you meet at these events. Give out your business card only to those you've spoken with long enough to find out how you can help them. Follow up.
- Now focus all of your energy on getting your first client. Once you have the first client and a successful experience, ask for a testimonial. Say, 'What did I do for you and what was the most important benefit? What was the second most important benefit? May I include your comment on my website?' Then focus on getting your next client; repeat.
- Write a short article as a blog for your website, with a title that includes the search engine keywords (ex. Managing editor Lehigh Valley). It's best to make this article 300 words or more, and don't worry about giving away secrets. Your job right now is to build credibility.
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Orient was designed by Jo Hammerborg in 1963 and relaunched by Lightyears in 2013, in one of originally five different surfaces. In close collaboration with the Hammerborgs, the heirs to Jo Hammerborg's designs, Lightyears is now launching a revamped version of the famous pendant, Orient Black. A matt black, aluminium pendant inspired by the original black design but with a modern twist. The matt surface makes the timeless design appear simpler and purer. The shade appears more discreet, while giving the rosewood's dark grain a more prominent role. The fitting elegantly conceals the low-energy light source and ensures a glare-free, pleasant light.
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ALSO READ: Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister
The gas cracker plant is part of the 'Assam Accord' inked in 1985 by All-Assam Students Union and late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
"I should not have got an opportunity to inaugurate this project had this project been completed 25 years back.
There would be overall happiness had it come at the right time," Modi said. "By this time second generation would have reaped benefits for the timely completion of the project."
BCPL is a joint venture company with GAIL as the lead promoter with 70% equity. The other joint venture partners are Oil India Ltd (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and the Assam government, each having 10% equity.
Modi said, "In our country, the problem is we cannot think before time, even if we think so, we cannot make a roadmap, then we make announcements and wait for the foundation stone laying.
By the time the time project gets completed, everybody forgets it. There is massive cost overrun and economy suffers losses because of the delay. A project with an initial cost of Rs 500 crore ends up with Rs 1,000 crore after it gets completed."
Congress claims that the gas cracker plant is the brainchild of the erstwhile UPA government. The foundation stone for the project was laid by former prime minister Manmohan Singh in 2007.
In his speech, Union Fertilizer Minister Ananth Kumar too credited Modi for the completion for the project.
Modi said, "It is immaterial who dreams about it, who inaugurated the projects; our aim is to fulfill people's dreams. I am running a programme where I do video conferencing with chief secretaries, where we discuss lakhs and crores of stalled projects.
According to some media reports, several projects have been released from imprisonment by such a move and started witnessing activity. And the gas cracker project is one such project."
Retreating that there cannot be inclusive growth in the country if eastern India is not developed, Modi said, "Development of Northeast India is our priority.
We have devised an 'Act East' policy, which will connect Northeast India to Myanmar, Sinapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia."
The prime minister said the government is working to connect Northeast India with these countries. "We have made the largest ever investment in railways. We feel that due to lack of connectivity, Northeast India has not been able to develop despite being endowed with enormous natural resource."
The petrochemical complex in Lepatkata can produce 220,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of ethylene and 60,000 tonnes per annum of propylene, with natural gas and Naphtha as feed stock.
Modi said the unit is a value addition and will help the government save foreign exchange. "Ancillary units will come up and these will create jobs for locals."


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Steve P. Heims
Jan 1958
A theoretical analysis of air flow in a channel in which oxygen dissociation and recombination occur has been made. The channel is viewed as a streamtube in the flow around a blunt body. The analysis is begun with the writing of the differential equation which gives the concentration of atomic oxygen as a function of distance along the channel. The differential equation involves the reaction rate constant for the oxygen recombination reaction. This rate constant is evaluated theoretically from a formula due to Wigner, which yields a different result from simple collision theory. The equation for the atomic oxygen concentration thus obtained is solved together with the flow equations. The equations may be solved by ordinary hand-computation procedures. An example is worked out to show the variation of the flow in a certain streamtube and its dependence on whether the oxygen is frozen, in local equilibrium, or proceeding at the finite rate indicated by the theory. The concept of a local relaxation length is employed. From inspection of the flow equations and the behavior of the cumulative lag of the chemical reaction it is possible to judge without detailed numerical calculations whether changing one of the flow parameters brings the system closer to the chemical equilibrium or frozen reaction limit. An investigation is made of the comparative relaxation times of the oxygen dissociation-recombination reaction in relation to molecular vibrations. A reason for interest in this is that it has usually been assumed that vibrational relaxation occurs fast relative to chemical relaxation and therefore may be regarded as being in equilibrium. The present analysis indicates that it is not generally true that the vibrational relaxation times are short compared to the time characteristic of the chemical reaction. In this connection, the generalization of the concept of chemical equilibrium constant is introduced for the case that the molecular vibrations are not in equilibrium. Some values of the relaxation times are calculated and presented. A method is given to estimate the effect of vibrational lag when the vibrational relaxation times are relatively long.
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