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oOh!Media Buys Junkee Media For $11 Million
Outdoor media company oOh!Media has bought the majority of content and publishing company Junkee Media for $11.05 million.
The 85 per cent acquisition aims to diversify oOh!Media's offering and digital strategy to increase consumer engagement and advertiser ROI.
The remaining 15 per cent is with the three Junkee Media shareholders, however oOh!Media has the right to acquire the remaining shares.
The acquisition enables oOh!Media to provide more targeted solutions for audiences and build on its digital and data strategy, said oOh!Media CEO Brendan Cook. The strategy encompasses the company's origins of outdoor advertising, along with integrated mobile, online and social offerings.
"Native advertising is increasing in importance each year in Australia. This reflects trends in the US, where native advertising is growing at 17 per cent per annum," said Cook in a statement.
"We started this journey with the launch of content platform Q-view and we later added Hijacked.com.au and ShortPress.com.au to deliver advertisers a 360-degree offline and online marketing channel to reach specific audiences.
"These content platforms have generated new revenue from advertisers, in categories including telco, B2B, travel, tourism and government, who have invested in campaigns that combined out of home advertising with native content running across the social, online and mobile platforms.
"The acquisition of Junkee Media was the natural next step for oOh! as it is a clear market leader and have set the benchmark for native content engagement in a mobile and social world," continued Cook.
"Junkee Media has superior online real estate, a track-record in connecting with the desirable Millennial audience, and is among the best in the business when it comes to developing native content that works and has proven its ability to amplify advertisers messages through social channels.
"With the rapid growth of short form social mobile video content and Junkee Media's clear expertise in delivering this content, we are excited about the possibilities of delivering the best content across our market leading digital signage network in environments designed to engage with audiences."
Junkee Media CEO Neil Ackland (pictured above) added: "We are very excited to become a part of oOh!, a company that clearly shares our ambition to be at the forefront of digital innovation and content. The media landscape is changing at an incredible pace, and together we are uniquely positioned to benefit from the disruption."


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One of the most divisive issues in this country right now is the size of the government.
And understandably so.
We have a huge budget deficit and $15 trillion of debt to contend with, so the size of the government--and government spending--is obviously important.
Unfortunately, this topic has now been "politicized," which means that you can't talk about it without being cheered or jeered by fans of each respective political team.
And that, unfortunately, leads to a lot of facts being ignored or distorted.
But both political teams are responsible for the debt-and-deficit mess we're in--and so, I am sorry to say, are the rest of us.
And fixing that mess is going to take decades, regardless of who's in power.
So, let's put aside politics for a few minutes and look at some facts...

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What is Digital Print for Packaging?
Digital printing is the process of transferring a document on a desktop or any digital storage device to a particular printing substrate through a device that accepts graphic and text output.
Information on the document is converted to binary code in order to efficiently store the information and reproduce it.
Purpose of Digital Printing in Packaging
When compared to offset printing, digital printing requires lower minimum quantities.
Short Runs & Sampling
It is typically cheaper to produce small runs in digital printing than offset printing. When an order of fewer than a hundred pieces is required, digital printing is definitely the way to go.
When it comes to custom package sampling, digital printing again beats out flexography printing and other conventional forms of printing.
Thanks to its lower costs, it is easier to create package samples with digital printing.
The drawback to printing digitally is the loss of image quality and, in some cases, smaller paper size. It has the inability to deliver the PMS Color System which in turn cannot compete with the color accuracy traditional printers can produce.
Another disadvantage are the stock options. Digital printing can only produce certain type of paper materials while traditional printing can print more complex and special substrates such as corrugated, chipboard, grey boards and other thicker paper stocks.
Flatbed Digital Print for Packaging
Flatbed digital printing typically uses an inkjet printer to reproduce digital images.
Inkjet printing is considered to be the future of digital printing. The process uses ultraviolet (UV) curable inks to print digital images on flat surfaces.
This process is important as it can print on numerous surfaces such as wood, metal, glass, and tiles. The technology can also print on materials that have varying levels of thickness.
Benefits of Flatbed Digital Printing
- Higher Consistent Quality
True digital flatbed technology does have a higher initial cost than its competition but it does print in greater detail and has a higher level of accuracy & repeatability.
- Environmentally Friendly
Flatbed printing is also more eco-friendly than conventional printing as it produces a lower amount of waste cartridges and creates lesser air pollution. It leaves behind a smaller carbon footprint.
- Flexible & Low Cost
Flatbed printing is great for custom and commercial packaging. Its lower cost increases the ease of customization and allows customers to develop their designs at a low price.
- Quick & Efficient Production Time
It saves a lot of time compared to conventional printing as there is no need to constantly change plates, as the technology does not use any plates.
Digital printing does not require the usage of plates like offset or traditional printing requires. The process primarily uses toner and liquid ink.
In many instances of digital printing, unlike conventional ink, the ink used will not permeate the substrate being printed on. The ink creates a thin layer on the substrate and the ink is further adhered to the surface through UV curing or laser heating.


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Preschool Gymnastics
Junior Olympic (JO) gymnastics is a competitive program run by USA Gymnastics. Xtremes' JO program levels range from 3-10. The Junior Olympic Program provides training, evaluation, and competition opportunities to allow developing gymnasts to safely advance at their own pace through specific skill levels.View Details
Girls Instructional
Are you interested in getting your child involved in a sport that will challenge both their body and mind? Xtreme Gymnastics has classes that are focused on teaching athletes how to continuously improve their physical abilities while also promoting a healthy, balanced life.View Details
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Are you interested in getting your child involved in a sport that will challenge both their body and mind? Xtreme Gymnastics has classes that are focused on teaching athletes how to continuously improve their physical abilities while also promoting a healthy, balanced life.View Details
Trampoline Team
Xtreme Gymnastics believes in teaching our trampoline athletes that winning is a byproduct of achieving one's goals. Our practice sessions will teach your athlete how to set and implement a plan to accomplish individual goals. Our mission is to give every trampolinist an opportunity to live an Elite Lifestyle. More important than the skills is the person they become when they graduate our program.View Details
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Our Core Values
Continuous Improvement
We make an ongoing effort to improve our personal development, programs, best practices, and processes for our customers' satisfaction. We practice diligence and consistency to maintain an unwavering commitment to be and do better every day.
Collaborative Teamwork
Every person has a unique shape that is a piece of the big picture. We respect and recognize that every student has a different experiences and contributes equally to our unique community. We focus on teaching our students the value in compromise, conflict, trust, risk, and problem solving in a positive and safe environment.
Customer Commitment
Your satisfaction is at the heart of everything we do. We focus on exceeding your expectations with the little things that will make your experience with us memorable. Our efforts as a whole will reflect our consistency, expectations, and excitement for the value we have in each student, parent and staff member. We take pride in our ability to provide you with an experience that will make you say, "Wow!"
Healthy, Balanced Living
We believe that our character is the sum of our habits. Xtreme Gymnastics is dedicated to helping our athletes create successful daily habits that will lend to well rounded lives. We are not just building strong bodies; we are building strong leaders.
Positive and Fun Environment
We strive for excellence by fostering a supportive culture for our students. We take pride in providing safe, secure, and engaging programs that encourages fun while also teaching responsibility and self-discipline.
Pursue Passion and Find Purpose
Discover the skills and talents that encourage an honorable ability to stir energy and excitment, along with courage to unlock doors of opportunity.
Building a Solid Foundation for Success
Xtreme Gymnastics strives to assist children and families in our community develop as individuals as well as athletes. We use movement instruction as a way to teach self-confidence to the students in our programs. We emphasize the benefits of working hard to achieve a goal and the importance of citizenship and cooperation as well as helping our student learn how to overcome obstacles and have fun while staying active.


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Children by Donor Insemination
Share your story—Tell us about yourself and we may post it anonymously so others can gain from your experience.
Read a blog from someone who is donor conceived. Justin Clark as read on The Daily Beast.
As a child or adult conceived with the use of donor sperm, you may have many questions. We would like to help you answer some of them by sharing some of the details about how our sperm bank selects donors, offers donor sperm to women and couples, and handles requests for more information about donors.
We have been around a long time-- since 1986-- and have observed many changes over the years. In the early days before sperm banks were available, it was not unusual for a doctor to offer fresh semen from a donor he selected on behalf of an infertile couple. Information on the donor was often kept secret and little was known about his medical or personal history. The use of donor sperm today is very different. Sperm banks make every effort to select healthy, educated donors who share many health-related and personal details about themselves. Our sperm bank will receive some 200 applications for each donor we ultimately select. It is more difficult to become a sperm donor than it is to be accepted into Harvard! If you want to read about the way we screen donors, go to the web page about donor screening. You'll see that the donors undergo many blood tests, semen tests and also answer many questions about their family social and health history.
The typical family who uses donor sperm is changing. Originally donor insemination was offered exclusively to married couples who were experiencing infertility. Today, infertile couples are still helped by donor sperm but other types of families are as well. Single women are increasingly choosing to have children on their own with the help of donor sperm. Same sex couples are, too. Where 20 years ago it was easier to keep the donor sperm story a secret, it is now much more obvious when a father is not around while a child is growing up. Children born from donor sperm are learning about the circumstances of their conception in ever increasing numbers. We estimate that now about 4,000 to 5,000 children a year are born in the US as the result of anonymous donor insemination.
In 2005, Fairfax Cryobank started a new program call the ID Option program in which new donors agree to release identifying information. We created this special category of donors because of the increased interest by families to have this option available. Identifying information, such as donor name and address, is shared only with the children who were conceived by an ID Option donor, whose mother registered their birth with our sperm bank and who then go on to request the information themselves when they reach the age of 18 or older. About 20% of our current donor list is ID Option. The other 80% are donors that have chosen to remain anonymous. Before 2005, all our donors were anonymous. The first children eligible for this ID Option information will reach the age of 18 in 2023.
Today, we ask all new donors if they want to be known. If they agree, they become an ID Option donor. If they decline, they will remain anonymous. All donors who began donating prior to 2005 signed an agreement with us in which we agreed to keep their identifying information private. Many families were created with the understanding that their specific donor would be anonymous forever, and they very much want this information to stay private. We have very specific understandings with donors and families that we will protect the information of not only the donor's identity but also the identity of the families who used that sperm donor. Our policy is that once a donor is designated as an anonymous donor his status cannot be changed, e.g. from an anonymous donor to an ID Option donor. Therefore, for our anonymous donors, we are not mediating contact between families and their donors.
There is a considerable amount of information we do have on our donors, both anonymous and ID Option, that is extremely valuable in learning about the donor as a person rather than a cold statistic. Donors today have audio interviews recorded, childhood photos, some have adult photos, and all have detailed medical and personal histories. Their ethnicity, talents, interests, and even their favorite color and song are presented. Donors who are no longer donating also have information saved. (See more about donor information at this web page about donor information.) In addition, half siblings who are interested are able to connect with each other via various sites third parties set up for this purpose on the web. Although the donor may be unknown, half siblings often find shared traits that they determine are likely from their biological fathers. This discovery of sibling relationships, along with the extensive information already available on the donor, may help some children as they seek to learn more about their genetic heritage.
You may have questions about your donor's motivations to be in our program. Typically donors are college students or recent graduates who have an interest in helping others. Some are married and may even have children of their own. They do receive some compensation (usually about $500 a month) for their time and effort. They must visit the laboratory on average one to two times a week for at least 6 months to donate sperm and agree to take dozens of blood draws over the course of their commitment. In addition, they must have regular physical examinations and agree to several face-to-face interviews with our staff. Donors are selected because they have shown us that they are dependable, responsible, trustworthy people. We do not inform donors if pregnancies result from the use of their sperm. Donors often move on to other life events and stop donating after about 6 months to a year in the program, although some continue longer. Our Fairfax Cryobank Privacy Policy has more information about our donor program.
Donor sperm from one donor usually results in several pregnancies over many years. Some families store units from the same donor in order to have biologically full siblings, so the age range of all the children from the same donor may be considerable. You can read more about our Limitations on Donor Births. But since donor sperm is shipped all over the US and several other countries, the donor usually sells out before he reaches our distribution limit. It is highly unlikely you would ever meet another one of your half siblings randomly, (i.e., someone who was conceived with the exact same donor).
If you have other questions or comments, we encourage you to share your story with us. We may post your comments on this page without your name attached as they may be helpful for others.
We are gratified and proud that we have been participating in helping families have wanted children for over twenty years. We hope you have been able to address some of your concerns. Thank you for visiting Fairfax Cryobank.
A story from a mother about her child's view on being donor-conceived:
My daughter, Monica, is applying to colleges. Like her older brother, she will soon be going out into the world. Where has the time gone? Wasn't it just yesterday that we received a diagnosis of severe male factor infertility and we were faced with making the decision as to how our family would be built?
When we began our infertility journey and joined RESOLVE in 1983, our focus was on pregnancy and babies. We could not even imagine this far ahead in time, when our children would be making decisions about college. But we did have fears about the future.
We choose donor insemination (DI) to build our family, and much later continued our family building efforts through donor egg and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Although a support group helped ease some of the isolation we felt, we didn't know anyone who had taken this same route to parenthood. We had no idea what the future might hold. What if our child someday resented how s/he had been conceived? What if s/he grew into an unhappy adult with psychological issues?
'Mom, can you proofread my college essay before I send it out?" Monica asked me, bringing me back to reality. "The application said to write 250 words or less on the theme, tell us about the world you come from," she continued, offering me her seat in front of the computer. With her standing beside me, I began reading:
'Mom, can you proofread my college essay before I send it out?" Monica asked me, bringing me back to reality. "The application said to write 250 words or less on the theme, tell us about the world you come from," she continued, offering me her seat in front of the computer. With her standing beside me, I began reading:
"The world I come from is ordinary, comfortable and stable. I have two normal parents and I'm cushioned between two brothers, one younger, one older. On the outside we are a traditional American family. When I talk about family, I always refer to them as normal, loving people who are always there for me. I often forget, however, that we are not ordinary.
Our family is different because both our parents had infertility issues. My brothers and I were all conceived with the use of donor gametes. Although my brothers and I were born with the aid of donors, it doesn't matter. In fact I rarely think about it and it always seems to slip my mind.
While others may be solely dependent on external validation, I have learned that life is not just about how you appear on the outside and how people view you. I have grown up open-minded. I believe that I am less critical and judgmental than other people because I know that things on the outside are not always what they seem. I understand that things that are different should not be feared and deserve acceptance that ordinary situations receive."
"What do you think?" she asked eagerly.
"It's fabulous. It's wonderful how open and positive you are," I said, blinking back tears.
"Why shouldn't I be?" she asked.
"Some individuals conceived using donor gametes have issues," I told her.
"Why would they have issues?" she wanted to know.
When we began our journey to create a family over two decades ago, we were told by the medical community not to reveal the method of conception to any resulting children. This advice was accepted by 95% of couples utilizing DI at the time. I found this recommendation odd, considering the history of disclosure in the adoption community and the negative consequences of withholding information. But DI was way behind the social advances and acceptance of adoption, and still is. There was never any doubt that we would tell our children from the beginning, though we proceeded with some trepidation. There was no one to guide us. We felt like trailblazers.
As our children grew, stories began cropping up in newspapers, magazines and online bulletin boards featuring troubled donor-conceived individuals. Monica knew nothing of these negative views of donor conception, because I had tried to shield her, cutting out and disposing of these articles so she and her brothers wouldn't read them. I hoped that those stories represented a vocal minority and assumed that individuals who didn't have an issue with how they were conceived would have no need to talk to the media. Even if they did, well-adjusted and content individuals wouldn't make for very dramatic or sensational journalism.
Now that I read Monica's essay, I finally realized that I could let go of the fears. There was nothing to shield her from anymore.
"Why would someone have issues because of how they were conceived?" Monica asked me again.
"Some people don't view things the way you do, honey," I said.
Monica looked puzzled, and then shrugged her shoulders.
I now understand that her perception of her conception history was a mirror of how I viewed my infertility experience. We both saw it as something that enriched our lives.
Our children are a gift, created from a gift, and as they venture away from home, they are our gift to the world.
The author is a RESOLVE member and volunteer.


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TV STAR Amanda Holden has given birth to a baby girl, but has spent three days in a "critical condition".
The Britain's Got Talent judge is now stable after being treated in an intensive care unit following her admission to hospital on Monday morning.
Her new daughter, Hollie Rose Hughes, was delivered on Monday and is said to be healthy, her spokeswoman said.
No details of 40-year-old Holden's condition have been released, but she is expected to make a full recovery.
Alison Griffin, a spokeswoman for Holden and her husband, Chris Hughes, said: "Amanda has been in a critical condition for the past three days.
"She is now stable and we expect her to make a full recovery very soon. We thank you for respecting their privacy at this time."
Hollie Rose weighed in at 6.1lbs Holden is thought to have been more than eight months pregnant although she had not made public her due date.
The actress, who had been due to be on the BGT panel at auditions this week, already has a daughter, Lexi. But complications during that pregnancy with a low lying placenta meant she gave birth by Caesarean section.
Ms Griffin said she was unable to give any further details about Holden's medical condition at present.
"Until Amanda is in a position to indicate what she wants to say, there's no more information I can give," she said.
Holden is thought to have had a healthy pregnancy up until now, but has had difficulties with previous pregnancies.
There was heartbreak just under a year ago when she lost a child seven months into a pregnancy.
And in 2010 she suffered the ordeal of a miscarriage.
There was drama just days after Holden went public about her latest pregnancy.
She was involved in a collision with a lorry in September which left her vehicle a write-off.
But she told her fans on Twitter that the baby had been unaffected by the crash, and thanked a "Good Samaritan" for getting her to hospital for a health check.
The ordeal forced her to miss some performances of Shrek The Musical, in which she was starring at the time.
She left the production shortly afterwards in order to concentrate on her pregnancy and Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh took over as Princess Fiona.
Holden - who has starred in TV's Cutting It and has had West End stage acclaim for her role in a revival of Thoroughly Modern Millie - married music producer Hughes in 2008.
She had previously been married to comic and actor Les Dennis.
Holden's health worries came to light on Tuesday when she was absent from the Britain's Got Talent audition in Blackpool.
She had been due to join fellow judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams on the panel at the seaside town.
A spokeswoman for Britain's Got Talent said: "We extend our congratulations to Amanda and Chris on the birth of Hollie and wish Amanda a speedy recovery.
"We look forward to her returning to Britain's Got Talent very soon."


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Since 1946 Remnant Kings has been proud to offer the best selection of fabric for curtains, blinds, soft furnishings, dressmaking and quilting with a range to suit all projects and budgets. This is still the ethos we use when sourcing our fabrics for sale in our six stores across Central Scotland and online. This includes fabric from designers such as Liberty of London, Lisa Comfort, Lady McElroy, Lewis & Irene and Moda, as well as quality essentials sourced worldwide.
For dressmaking, our seasonal fabrics are chosen to inspire your next garment sewing project, keeping fashion trends in mind but offering you what you can't find elsewhere on the high street. This along with our selection of sewing patterns and haberdashery means everything you need is available under one roof. We source our dressmaking fabrics worldwide to ensure the best qualities and to offer unusual fabrics you won't find elsewhere.
Our sewing patterns come from both the commercial pattern companies; Vogue, McCalls, Butterick, Simplicity, New Look & Burda as well as from Indie brands including Tilly & The Buttons and Sew Over It.
With our latest fabrics arriving in-store and online weekly, there will always be something new to browse and inspire your next sewing project.
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Linux for Microsoft Windows Users:
Introduction & Overview
Mike Angelo -- 25 January 2001(c)
(Editor's Note: This is the first edition of a new regular MozillaQuest Magazine column designed to help Microsoft Windows users better understand and use Linux, and Linux software. Please check our special Linux for Windows User's articles index for a complete list of Linux for Windows users articles.)
Chances are that if you are a Microsoft Windows user it is because (1) MS Windows came with your computer, (2) MS Windows is easy and convenient to install and to use, (3) there is lots of software for MS Windows, (4) you think you can do everything you want to do computer-wise with MS Windows, (5) your boss told you to use MS Windows, (6) you did not even know that Linux is an alternative to MS Windows, (7) you never even heard of Linux, (8) or some other such reason.
Somewhat similarly, chances are that if you know about Linux but chose not to use Linux it is because (1) Linux did not come with your computer, (2) Linux is not easy and convenient to install and to use, (3) there is not much software for Linux, (4) you think you cannot do everything you want to do computer-wise with Linux, (5) your boss told you to use MS Windows, (6) you had heard of Linux but did not even know that Linux is an alternative to MS Windows, (7) or some other such reason. Wrong! -- sort of.
Linux As an Alternative to MS Windows
Linux has come a long way over the past few years. Some Linux packages (distributions) now are fairly easy to install and to use. There is lots of software for Linux and it's likely that you can do everything you want to do computer-wise with Linux. All in all, Linux now is a decent alternative, or perhaps more importantly an excellent supplement, to Microsoft (MS) Windows.
In part, that is because Linux and MS Windows no longer are a one or the other choice. Linux and MS Windows can be installed on the very same computer. And you can use a dual-boot scenario to let you choose which OS, Linux or MS Windows, you want to use for that computer session. Please see Dual-Boot Linux & Windows to Get the Best of Both Operating System Worlds for more about dual-booting Linux and MS Windows. (Link in the Resources Section at the end of this article.)
Or, you can use special software such as VMware to run both Linux and MS Windows at the same time on the same computer. VMware let's you run one operating system as a host OS and then run additional operating systems as guest OSs in virtual machines.
VMware and virtual machines will be discussed in an upcoming MozillaQuest Magazine article. However, for now you can conceptualize a virtual machine as a window on your desktop. Suppose you have Linux running as the VMware host OS and Windows 98 as the guest OS. Then Windows 98 actually is a virtual operating system running in a window on your Linux desktop.
With either a dual-boot or a virtual machine scenario, Linux and MS Windows can share data files. There are emulators that let you run many DOS and MS Windows programs in Linux. Additionally, the virtual machine scenario let's you run most DOS and MS Windows programs in a DOS or MS Windows window.
So, you no longer have to chose either Linux or MS Windows. Thanks to these dual-boot and virtual machine scenarios, you can have your cake and eat it too.
You also can use a small network to enjoy the benefits of life in both the Linux and MS Windows worlds. Simply add a Linux-based computer to your existing MS Windows-based LAN or make a small LAN to do that if you do not now have a LAN.
Just as with the dual-boot and virtual machine scenarios, Linux and MS Windows machines on the same LAN can share files too. Please see Computer Connections at Home, Office, & School for more information about setting-up and using a mixed Linux and MS Windows LAN. (Link in the Resources Section at the end of this article.)
In light of how easy it now is to run both Linux and MS Windows on the same computer and/or on the same network, you do not need to choose one or the other OS -- the Linux-as-an-alternative-to-MS-windows approach. Rather you can use Linux in addition to MS Windows to supplement and augment your personal computing. Moreover, you can add Linux to your personal computing for less than $40.
The Software Makes the Differences
To the eye, Microsoft Windows and Linux X Window look very similar. For example, Figures 1 and 2 are screen shots of the new Netscape 6.0 Web browser. One is a screen shot of Netscape 6 running in Microsoft Windows and the other a shot of Netscape 6 running in Linux X Window. Can you tell which is which? The answer is in the Conclusion section on page 3.
There is a very important point to be made here. How a program looks and feels, and how easy it is to use a program, is not so much a matter of which OS (MS Windows or Linux) that you use. Rather it is much more a matter of the program itself.
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This article assumes that you have a mailbox attached to your domain name already, if you don't then see our guide on adding LiteMail to your account here
We've made a few changes to your Control Panel dashboard, so things may look a little different. To learn about the changes we've made and to see how to navigate the dashboard, to see our new Control Panel dashboard guide click here
Once logged in to your Control Panel dashboard, click on the Manage Email option beneath your domain:
Beneath the list of any existing mailboxes, click on the option of Add User/Mailbox
Add the desired email address (the part of the email address before the @ symbol, as the rest of the email address is assumed by the Control Panel, based on the domain you selected).
- In the Destination(s) select the mailbox you wish to assign your email address to
- The Forwarding address field only applies if you would like any emails sent to your email addresses forwarded on to another email address.
- A Blackhole will delete any emails that are send to this email address, so leave this option at No
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Photovoltaic Feasibility StudySolectric provides a Photovoltaic Feasibility Study which provides valuable information.
Recommended before any projectGrants and loan applications can require this type of professional report; however, a Photovoltaic Feasibility Study is recommended before beginning any photovoltaic project.
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I am running low on my small 6x6" panels so I have turned to painting on whatever I have in the studio at the time. This is a good thing! Good to get out of my comfort zone. I even painted on an 11x14!! Will post that one tomorrow.
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Based on the same principles as angioplasty, the iTrack™ surgical system enlarges your eye's natural drainage system, improving outflow and lowering intraocular pressure. Featuring an illuminated, patented tip, the iTrack™ microcatheter can be continuously monitored once it is inserted into Schlemm's canal.
The iTrack™ surgical system is used to perform ABiC™ and Canaloplasty.
"The success of ABiC, which requires threading of the iTrack catheter through the canal with micro-forceps, relies on the ability to receive real-time, tactile feedback of the health and patency of the canal. The iTrack provides this feedback. It also features a small gauge support wire, which provides enough strength to allow you to bypass tight areas within the canal. This, coupled with focal viscodilation, enables you to pass the iTrack beyond adhesions or other canal abnormalities."


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Easier With Practice DVD
Starring Brian Geraghty, Kel O'Neill, Marguerite Moreau, Jeanette Brox, Jenna Gavigan, Katie Aselton, Eugene Byrd, Lucas CorVatta, Jamie Haqqani, Allison Hensel, Tracey Horsley, Danielle Lozeau
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Kyle Patrick Alvarez writes and directs this indie drama.
Brian Geraghty stars as Davy Mitchell, a bored and lonely writer who goes on a book tour to publicise his unpublished short story collection.
One night, when Davy is alone in his cheap motel room, he receives a random phone call from a woman identifying herself only as Nicole, asking him to have 'phone sex' with her.
As the tour goes on, Davy has longer and more intimate conversations with Nicole, and soon finds himself falling in love with her.
But can a relationship formed on such an unlikely basis possibly have any future?
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As the president and COO of sprinklr, Carlos leads the marketing, sales, services and partnerships organizations as well as guides the strategic vision for the company. Carlos previously spent 22 years at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he helped build Cisco's multi-billion dollar service provider business. A technology visionary and an early adopter of social media, Carlos has deep insight into how communications and collaboration can transform organizations, engage customers and revitalize communities.
A passionate technology evangelist, Carlos speaks to audiences worldwide about leadership, innovation, collaboration, social media, and how new technologies, as they converge, will shape the ways we work, live, play and learn in the future.
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Ok, so I don't understand the language, but the video itself is pretty entertaining:) Dual wielding Recons though..that being said, there are probably more fantastic elements that defy realism in this vid than that so I'll let it slide:)
Monday, December 6, 2010
Random: Foreign Nerf clip
Posted by Pocket. Esq. at 14:53
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this would make more sense if they were carrying barricades, also, this is why barricades would be good!!!ReplyDelete
this is a pretty cool video. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2010 at 10:42 PM
That is french. Im taking french. Good to see that france has good taste in toys :DReplyDelete
French, and the video is of one of my youtube friends: albertsierraros. The video is in French, but he is Catalan (from a part of Spain, like me). I was sending you a friends invitation on youtube (I'm jwarriorb7), please add me and see a Spanish nerf blog: clubnerfspain.blogspot.com , I was using your photos on this blog :)ReplyDelete
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My spiritual epiphany, I'm not a problem to be solved
A week before Paxton died, I had a sort-of spiritual epiphany. See, for some time I've struggled with my place in the world. Now whether that's self-induced or real, I don't know, but I've found it's hard for people to completely understand you or appreciate you when you don't necessarily follow the prescribed path of life or fit neatly in a box.
I've always wanted to fit-in, to be like my family and friends and have the American Dream: Education, house, marriage, kids, family. I craved the ordinary. And while I've been successful in some areas, namely education and well, kind of-housing, all my efforts to add-on, to upgrade to the full package have failed miserably–and not without a hell of a lot of effort, time and money.
By nature, I'm a fixer. If there's a problem, I want to solve it. And for years, I've thought, I was a problem to solve. I thought if I knew the reason why every guy who had left me for another girl, I could understand and fix whatever it was about me that made them choose her over me. I thought if I went to the best fertility specialists on the East Coast, I could have a baby. I thought if I dated every man on Match.com, OKCupid or whatever dating site was hot at the time, I'd find someone who wanted more than just one date with me. I thought if I read enough books, followed enough marketing strategies I'd find the elusive "one." I thought, I needed to be fixed, and in doing so I could be what everyone else was–ordinary and accepted.
But then it occurred to me that I had spent an obscene amount of time trying to be ordinary with futile results, when at my core I was adventurous, a risk-taker, a non-conformist. And then the big spiritual awakening: Maybe I'm not meant to be ordinary, maybe I'm destined to be extraordinary–Relief washed over me and for the first time in this millennia I was free from the box.


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Nipah Virus: Symptoms and Precautions – All You Need To Know
WHO defines Nipah Virus Infection (NIV) as a newly emerging zoonosis, an infection affecting both humans and animals, which causes severe debilitating effects, resulting in death within days. The infection was earlier restricted to the eastern parts of the country, with the last outbreak noted in 2007 in West Bengal, but the recent outbreak in Kerala has been a major cause of concern. NIV has claimed 12 lives so far in Kerala, and many more are under observation for the same. With a fatality rate of over 70% and no vaccination yet to provide immunity, it's imperative to be aware of the virus and the best preventive measures you can take to avoid infection.
People working in close proximity with animals are particularly susceptible to this virus. Species of fruit bats are assumed to be the natural reservoirs of the Nipah Virus, however, pigs too have been recently reported as carriers. Mode of transmission is direct contact with foods, animals, humans infected with the virus. The virus has been noted to affect the respiratory and the neurological systems. In the recent outbreak in Kerala, lungs were reported as the most damaged. Here are some facts you need to know about the infection:
The incubation period usually ranges from 4 to 14 days. Symptoms of this infection are flu-like. Patients exhibit symptoms like high fever, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. If you live close to an area recognized for the outbreak, it is advisable to keep your medical equipment handy so as to monitor the symptoms effectively. Digital thermometer price is extremely favourable, so get one today to track fever spikes.
Supportive care is only way to treat this disease; patients need to be admitted to the hospital and need to be closely monitored. They may even need ventilator support. Patients may experience escalating breathless, which may rapidly progress to severe oxygen hunger. This leads to the condition of encephalitis – or the inflammation of the brain – which can cause patient to slip into a coma.
Since the disease spreads through contact with carriers, take note of the following:
- Do not eat any fruits fallen from trees that exhibit signs of being bitten by an animal. This precaution should be heeded to religiously especially if bats are native to where you live.
- Domestic animals should be prevented from consuming stray food on roads and pavements.
- Unpasteurised fruit juices should be avoided.
- Wear matig gloves and other protective clothing when meeting or treating those diagnosed with the NIV infection.
- Every vegetable and fruit should be washed, peeled, and cooked thoroughly before eating.
- Bat droppings, saliva and urine are just as lethal, so avoid trees or corners known to house bats.
While reports are coming in about the outbreak being contained, it is always better to be on the front foot by staying cautious. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe from this infection.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tattoo Tuesday V.118
Name and blog name: Katie Shelton, Skunkboy Creatures
Age: 30
Occupation: Fiber Artist
Age of first tattoo: 26
Favorite tattoo: Back
Featured tattoo/location: Bird and flowers on my left arm
Artist/shop/location of feature tattoo: Ethen at Hearts of Fire Tattoo in Springfield, MO
1) Tell us about your featured tattoo- is there a background story about why you chose it, or maybe a special meaning?
I had always planned on doing something BIG for my 30th birthday. My plan for years was to be in a hot air balloon when I turned 30, but when it actually came around I realized that being in a hot air balloon at the beginning of January in the middle of Missouri would be cold and MISERABLE. I traded that hot air balloon trip for a pretty tattoo and commissioned Olivia Mew to design a tattoo for me. The finished product is a bit different from her design, but it is just as beautiful and I love it.
2) Do you have any other tattoos? If so, what do you have and where?
I have a piece on my back. The silhouette is by Charmaine Olivia and the words are from a Tom Petty song my husband and I listen to every time we take a road trip. It's just a special little thing we do together. I also have matching hearts on my elbows, and a feather on my inner forearm.
3) Do you plan on getting more?
I do plan on getting more! I actually am preparing to finish up this bird piece on my arm. I'm sure there will be more beyond that.
4) How do your family and friends feel about your tattoo(s)? Have you run into any adversity or negativity because of them?
My family seems a-okay with them. The older family members don't necessarily love them, but they grew up in a very different culture and I don't really expect them to.
Do you have a significant other? Does he/she have tattoos?
My husband does have tattoos. He has some drawings that our oldest daughter did when she was a wee one and the stars from "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me" which was a book they used to read together every night.
5) What's the most interesting experience you've ever had in regards to your tattoos?
When I was getting my back done there was a guy sitting across from me trying to convince his girlfriend that he needed a Chuck Norris tattoo. She said something like, "Real people do not have Chuck Norris tattoos" and I quickly chimed in letting her know that my brother-in-law actually has a Chuck tattoo. I don't know if he was able to get his Chuck Norris tattoo, but it was pretty entertaining.
6) Any advice for those interested in getting tattooed but haven't gotten one yet?
Whatever design you have in mind-- sit on it. Play the waiting game and see if you still like the same idea/design a few months down the road. This is my best friend when it comes to deciding what I would like on my body forever. Some ideas didn't stand this test of time.
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One stunning lady! I'm in love with her back tattoo. Is that weird?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 1:25 AM
wow!!! amazing tattoo and pics!!! I love your blog!!! I'm a new follower...and you?? :)ReplyDelete
Holy frack, Katie is the biggest babe! I love her bird tattoo, its super girly and cute and pleasant to look at it.ReplyDelete
I love the placement of the bird tattoo, it is super pretty!!ReplyDelete
Great post :)
- AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 5:48 AM
wow, she really has the best style.ReplyDelete
Hi Danielle!ReplyDelete
I'm not a new reader but I never left you a comment before so, hello from Ireland!! I'm so happy to see Katie featured on here, I could pretty much buy out her entire range of Skunkboy Creatures, she has possibly the coolest job ever!
Have a lovely day ^o^ xxx
Love her tatoos and sweet style. So lovely!ReplyDelete
I adore the tattoo on the back! I'm so glad you do these features because I've been wanting to get another tattoo and actually live around Springfield where she gets hers done at. I think I'll be checking out that shop to get my next one!!ReplyDelete
I love this lady... she's awesome!ReplyDelete
she makes being a mummy cool!
Thanks for featuring her Danielle!
Louise xo
My favourite "Tattoo Tuesday" so far. I love every one of her tattoos and what a beautiful family. xReplyDelete
I am absolutely in love with all of Katie's tattoos, esp. her back tattoo!! It is so beautiful with a touch of whimsy!!ReplyDelete
Oh I love Katie. I'm a big fan of her blog and love her tattoos. She looks so adorable and those tattoos make her look very strong at the same time. I love that!ReplyDelete
The 'Tattoo Tuesday' posts are definitely my favorites!
Thanks for sharing :)
Love, Sari
she is so darn pretty.ReplyDelete
Ah! I love Katie and her tatoos are so pretty on her!ReplyDelete
- Sarah
Katie is the cutest :) So glad you featured her on here because I love her tattoos and her blog! My favourites are the hearts on the elbows. So simple but so cute.ReplyDelete
Rosie xx
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- AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 7:54 AM
Katie's tattoos are so pretty,especially the bird & flowers. I love her blog as well.ReplyDelete
wau!that bird with flowers is beautiful. love it!ReplyDelete
That bird tattoo is one of the most beautiful tattoos I think I've ever seen! So special.ReplyDelete
Love Katie + her tattoos so much. This Tattoo Tuesday is my favorite thus far :)ReplyDelete
loved this! katie is awesome!ReplyDelete
She is so stinking cute! I love her sensibility and her darling little family.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you featured Katie! I love her. She's absolutely the sweetest.ReplyDelete
Her tattoos are amazing. What a brave soul!ReplyDelete
Absolutely beautiful tattoos. Floral/bird tattoos are always exquisite.ReplyDelete
i love katie's tattoos! they're so whimsical and fun and unique!ReplyDelete
Love them. I particularly love the one on Katie's back. It's so pretty!ReplyDelete
Yay! I'm a new follower. I came from the Skunkboy Creatures blog. HAD to follow when I heard about your Tattoo Tuesday special. :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful! And it's so cool that you didn't get your first til you were 26. I have a few small ones but I want to take the plunge and get a big piece this year (age 29!)ReplyDelete
How gorgeous are these photos. Love the tattoos! I never thought of hearts on elbows before. :)ReplyDelete
Katie is beautiful! I absolutely love her bird tattoo. My husband is a Tattoo Artist and I have many. I love seeing other people's tattoos and hearing their stories. :)ReplyDelete
you're so true and real! I'm not a big fan of colored tatoos but I really love your bird one...ReplyDelete
Stunning woman with an incredible joie de vivre
Katie is so lovely! These are some of the prettiest tattoos ever! I especially love the Charmaine Olivia inspiration on her back piece.ReplyDelete
Katie is my favorite. Love, love her and her pretty tattoos! The piece on her back is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Good advice at the end!ReplyDelete
Amazing tattoos - love the one on her back!
- DanielleApril 17, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Glad to reconise a fellow capricorn! Cheers!ReplyDelete
Great advice at the end, and gorgeous red hair!ReplyDelete
Continue to love this feature, Danielle!ReplyDelete
Being a big tattoo fan, I love your tattoo tuesdays!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 8:04 AM
Love the tattoos and photos! I like this tattoo tuesday thing you do! I have like....15 or so! LOL. :)ReplyDelete
I adore Katie! So glad she was featured. I really love her little heart tattoos.ReplyDelete
I'm visiting from Katie's blog. I love reading about others' tattoos - so interesting to hear the background story.ReplyDelete
I love your blog!
- AnonymousApril 20, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Love herReplyDelete
Katie is so beautiful and what gorgeous unique tattoos. Love those little hearts! Making me itch for more!ReplyDelete
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screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
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It's essential that you and your family review the privacy settings for all of your accounts. Services like Facebook, Twitter, Xbox Live, and more have made it very easy to control who can see what's on personal profiles. There's no reason for your kids to share their digital lives with people who aren't friends and family, so keep those privacy settings tight.
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We know. We just told you to use your privacy settings to make sure that only friends can see what you do. But, like journalist Olivia Nuzzi writes, "Dance like no one is watching; email like it may one day be read aloud in a deposition." It's important to remember that the privacy afforded by things like email is not absolute. Emails can be forwarded. Pictures can be saved. Security can be breached. Remind your kids that it's easy for chats and text conversations to be screen captured and shared widely. The best defence here is prevention: save intimate conversations for face-to-face meetings and be careful of what gets said over digital mediums.
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Kids might not like that grandma is following them on Facebook, but again, this is 2016 and it's easier than ever for people to check up on each other's online activity. That includes grandma, and it also includes teachers, employers, coaches, the police, and potential significant others. Remind your kids that what they do in public on sites like Facebook is different than what they do in public in a place like McDonalds. Obviously it's best to behave well in both places, but it's important to remember that behaviour in digital spaces is a) visible to everyone and b) has the potential to live online forever.
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By LSJ / 11th May, 2017 / School News / Off
Our rugby team made up of Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils played against Twiss Green Primary at the Warrington Wolves stadium before their match on Friday 5th May. They were also chosen to be match mascots. Well done everyone and a special thank you to Mr Waldron and staff for all their help attending this event.


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Raising of Incense
Raising of Incense In Matins and Vesper Prayers
"Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; and at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. You shall not offer strange incense on it. It is most holy to the Lord." (Exodus 30:7-9)
As the church of the Old Testament used to raise incense morning and evening so does the Church of the New Testament through the raising of incense in the matins and the vespers prayers.
In the old days, the vesper and matins prayers were prayed whether the liturgy was to be prayed or not[1]. The people used to attend the morning prayers before going to their daily duties and on the way back attend the vesper prayers. But nowadays these prayers are prayed as part of the liturgy and all became as one unit.
For easy reading, we have divided the Raising of Incense into three parts:
- Beginning to the Doxologies
- Doxologies to the Prayer of the Gospel
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Dear Mr Maxwell, this is to thank you and your staff for the work that you have done in obtaining our permanent residence and to confirm that we received yesterday morning, by courier, our passports which contained our Permanent Residence Visas and a Permanent Residence Certificate in my name.
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Dear Mr Maxwell, On behalf of Maureen and myself we wish to thank you and your staff for their kind assistance to date, especially through the Home Affairs Interview this afternoon. There did not appear to be any problems and we are looking forward to receive their approval (we hope) in due course. Kind Regards,
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text: Website: http://www.mtsgsm.com MOSCOW, Russian Federation, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT), today announces its consolidated US GAAP financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Key Financial Highlights of Q1 2009 - Consolidated revenues down 24.0% y-o-y to $1,809.0 million due to local currency depreciation and seasonal factors - Consolidated OIBDA(1) down 29.3% to $831.5 million y-o-y with 46.0% OIBDA margin due to currency depreciation and investments in mono-brand retail network - Consolidated net loss of $57.7 million due to $462.4 non-cash FOREX losses through US GAAP translation of US dollar-denominated debt Key Corporate and Industry Highlights - Acquisition of mobile retailer Telefon.Ru - Agreement with management team affiliated with Svyaznoy, the leading Russian mobile phone retailer, to oversee MTS distribution network - Launch of 3G in Armenia - Acquisition of mobile retailer Eldorado - Placement of a 15 billion ruble bond - Placement of new syndicated loan facility to restructure $630 million loan due in Q2 2009 - Announcement of recommended dividend payment for FY 2008 of RUB 39.40 billion ($1.16 billion) or RUB 20.15 per ordinary share ($2.96 per ADR(2)) that comes to 60% of US GAAP net income Additional Developments - MTS continues to see sustained macroeconomic volatility in its markets of operations that may impact the financial and operational performance throughout the Group. Commentary Mr. Mikhail Shamolin, President and CEO of MTS, commented: "In spite of the volatile macroeconomic situation in Russia and the CIS, MTS demonstrated year-over-year revenue growth in national currencies in all of its markets of operation with the exception of Ukraine, where growth dynamics were inline with the market's overall performance. The changes in the foreign exchange rates impacted our US dollar-denominated results that led to a decline in the Company's main US dollar-based financial indicators, however, the stable financial position of MTS allows us to continue to execute on our business development strategy." Mr. Shamolin added, "Despite the slight impact on our operating margins, investments in our next-generation network infrastructure and proprietary distribution provide MTS with a solid foundation for future growth. The financial standing of the company remains our priority as our strong balance sheet allows us to attract additional financing, including our recent syndicate loan and ruble bond placements, and provides possibilities to create additional shareholder value, such as our recommended payout of 60% of net income as a shareholder return for 2008."


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3. When the nail polish is completely dry, lightly press a stencil into the required position on your nail.
4. Fill in the stencil with nail polish in a different shade.
5. Remove the stencil carefully when the nail polish feels dry.
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Back to School Transformation Challenge 2016
The Back to School Transformation Challenge Countdown Is On!
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August 22nd – September 23
What Is the Back 2 School Team Transformation Challenge?
B2S Team Challenge is our annual "Get Back On Track Now that Summer is Ending" transformation contest. This is a great opportunity to focus in, stay accountable and get some work done. Although we do other challenges throughout the year this is our only team challenge! We see amazing results with all of our transformation challenges but this one has a high level of accountability and camaraderie as well!
Here's What You Get
- Before I go any further I want to whet your appetite, so here's a rundown of what you get when you signup:
- Super Simple Daily Meal Plan
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- Grocery Lists
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- Travel / At Home Workouts
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- Nutrition Accountability, Education and Coaching using Habit Catalyst
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- Eligibility to win the $1,000 Team Prize
How Much For All This Awesomeness You Ask?
$59 for Fit Rev Members!
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Here's How It Works
The B2S Team Challenge is for 5 member teams. You will need to find a partners, each team must include one non-member but if you don't have one, don't worry! THIS IS IMPORTANT EITHER WAY: After you register you will receive an email with a link to the "Team" form. Just type in "need a partner" when you fill out that form and we will find you someone to team up with. If you do have a partners then you will fill in their name and your team name. This contest is all about teamwork, lifting each other up and helping each other out. You can only win the contest if all partners give it all they got! The winning team will be based on the following:
2016 B2S Scoring Criteria
1.) Habit Performance
Habit Catalyst is our NEW nutrition education and accountability tool. Every day you will receive an email asking you if you completed your habit for yesterday, along with a lesson to help you build those great nutrition habits. Around 50% of the scoring for the contest will depend on you checking in daily and get the habits done. You can go back and read the lessons at any time, but you cannot go back to check of your habit.
2.) Body Transformation
We will track starting and ending weight.
3.) Performance
All participants will have a starting fitness assessment and work towards improving some of our basic movements. Extra fitness activities during the challenge will help each client get stronger and move faster for the end of challenge fitness assessment.
And, How does my Team Win?
Scoring Habit Points
You earn points for your team based on your percentage of daily habit tracking compliance using Habit Catalyst. Each team members score will be calculated, and then the team will be awarded the average. Here's the scale:
90% or greater compliance = 100 points
80 – 89% = 80 points
70 – 79% = 70 points
60 – 69% = 60 points
50 – 59% = 50 points
<50% = 0 points
Here's an example:
Bruce achieves a compliance score of 92% = 100 points
Wayne achieves a compliance score of 78% = 70 points
The team would score the average = 85 points
Scoring Body Transformation Points
You earn 10 points per every percentage of weight lost. Each team members weight score will be calculated, and then the team will be awarded the average.
Here's an example:
Bruce has a starting weight of 200 pounds and ending weight of 190, this is a 5% loss for a total of 50 points. Wayne has a starting weight of 150 pounds and an ending weight of 135, this is a 10% loss for a total of 100 points.
The team weight score average = 75 points
Scoring Performance Points
You earn 1 point per every second dropped from the starting fitness assessment to the ending fitness assessment. Each team members time score will be calculated, and then the team will be awarded the average.
Bruce starting fitness assessment took 15 minutes and his ending fitness assessment took 12:30 minutes. He decreases his time by 2:30 or 150 seconds for a total of 150 points.
Wayne starting fitness assessment took 11 minutes and his ending fitness assessment took 10 minutes. He decreases his time by 1:00 minute or 60 seconds for a total of 60 seconds.
The team performance score average = 105 points
So what would "Team Batman's" Final Score be: 85 habit points + 75 results points +105 performance points = 265 total points. Can you beat that? 🙂
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C-A-S-H money, baby! $1,000 to the winning team to split!
Key Dates To Remember:
Monday August 1st: Registration Open
Thursday August 18: Registration Closes
Friday August 19th @ 5:00pm to 6:00pm: Starting Weigh In & Fitness Assessment
Saturday August 20th @ 8:00am to 9:00am Starting Weigh In & Fitness Assessment
Monday August 22nd: B2S Transformation Challenge Begins
Friday September 23rd @ 5:00pm to 6:00pm: Ending Weigh In & Fitness Assessment
Saturday September 24th @ 8:00am to 9:00am: Ending Weigh In & Fitness Assessment


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Incentive program to encourage 5th graders to graduate from high school and attend college
Special for The Willits News
Six students, representing Willits, Laytonville and Covelo received the Mendocino College Foundations Adopt-a-Fifth Grader Award in 2013. This program is designed to motive students at a young age to think about graduating from high school and attending college.
At each adopted school"s awards ceremony, a Foundation representative presented recipients with a $25 check and a certificate that states a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is awarded when the student obtains a high school diploma and enrolls as a full-time student at Mendocino College for at least one semester. If the student earns a high school diploma but does not enroll at Mendocino College, he or she will receive a $500 award.
Donors generously contribute $700 for each fifth-grade student they "adopt" at one of the elementary schools within the college district. The Foundation then invests the funds at an average return of 7 percent per year which will grow to $1,000 by the time the fifth grader graduates from high school. "The Foundation believes so strongly in this program that they guarantee the $1,000 scholarship even if the rate of return is lower than the projected 7 percent," stated Gary Smith, Foundation President.
This program would not be possible without the generous support of the 2013 donors: Blosser Lane Elementary School donors were Claudia Smith Hill, Willits Rotary, Stephanie Carullo and the Mendocino College Trustees. Recipients from Blosser were Tyler Baily, Demetri Novoa, Chanmorokoth Tiv, and Emma Compa. The Laytonville Elementary School donors were Tom and Angie Herman of SHN Consulting and the student recipient was Tyson Anderson. Round Valley Elementary School"s donor was Mendo Lake Credit Union and the student recipient was Delaney Peters.
For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation, call 707-467-1018 or at visit http://foundation.mendocino.edu/site/.


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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL: SQUIRREL MEETS WORLD by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale introduces young teens to a new superhero.
Doreen Green is a typical teenager who tries to make friends after moving to a new neighborhood. When she decides to use her extraordinary powers for good, she soon becomes a hit at school. However, she also draws the attention of a villain. The author's use of familiar language, alternative narrators, and contemporary situations including texting will appeal to teens.
Librarians will find a fan base among fans of superheroes as well as humor. Middle grade students will be attracted to this new kind of quirky superhero. Adults will appreciate the diverse cast of characters. This engaging novel provides the backstory of this fun new character. Connect the book with the collection of graphic novels about the same character.
Published by Marvel, and imprint of Disney-Hyperion on February 7, 2017. ARC courtesy of the publisher.


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If you are thinking about volunteering your time with the Community Food Bank: Thank You!
It is no exaggeration to say that we could not do this without the tireless support of our volunteers. The level of service we are able to provide is directly impacted by the selfless individuals who serve day after day, providing food to those in need. Thousands of hours are given each year, by committed volunteers working to keep our warehouse stocked and clean, at events and in our front office.
According to Independent Sector, which calculates the value of volunteer time each year, the value of one hour of volunteer time is $25.43—a benefit to the Community Food Bank and its clients worth well over $100,000 each year.
Open Volunteer Positions updated 6/1/2019:
Driver(s): Needed for the Grocery Rescue Program picking up donated food from local grocery stores. Shifts are mornings only 9 – 11 a.m. You must be able to lift 50 lbs routinely. We offer a flexible schedule and a vehicle. Must have a clean driving record.
Interviewers: Be the first person our clients encounter. We have different days and times available, the shifts are usually about 3 hours long. Must have some computer skills. Training is provided.
Administrative Assistant: Must have some computer skills duties may include stuffing envelops, answering the phone, helping with volunteer training. We offer a flexible schedule.
Download our Volunteer Application
Please Contact Us if you would like us to speak at an event or to your organization. We are passionate about feeding the Hungry here in Mesa County.


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To most of the world, Lockheed was a large aerospace corporation that had come to symbolize the U.S. Space Shuttle Program. In Japan, such a definition was not only incidental but inaccurate. In the U.S., Lockheed was a political sports event that surpassed imagination. It was a test of strength Kakuei Tanaka versus Japan. For the Japanese Government, it was a refusal to admit that a single individual had risen above the justice system. For Tanaka, it was the supreme test of his power and a refusal to allow his place in history to be tarnished by an ungrateful nation. For the society, it was an embarrassingly even contest.
Originally, the Lockheed story was a simple one that, like the definition of Lockheed, got lost along the way. It went like this: in the latter half of the 1960s, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) were faced with a ballooning demand for their services. Both companies began to draw up plans to introduce large-body aircraft. ANA, fearing it would lose out to the government-owned JAL, bribed the Transport Minister (Tomisaburo Hashimoto) and Parliamentary Vice Transport Minister (Takayuki Sato). They gleefully obstructed JAL's requests for purchase of large aircraft. The delay gave ANA a chance to catch up and to open bids to foreign producers.
Three major U.S. corporations entered the race, each represented by an elephantine sogo shosha (trading company). McDonald Douglas, through Mitsui, attempted to sell its DC-10; Boeing, through Nissho Iwai, tried to sell its 747; and Lockheed, through Marubeni, wanted to sell its TriStar at $30 million per plane.
In this competition, Lockheed was the dark horse for two reasons. First,
its sogo shosha, Marubeni, didn't carry the same up-front degree
of clout as did the other two. Marubeni was small by comparison. Second,
despite the fact that TriStar was a fine plane, Lockheed had an inferior
track record with large aircraft when viewed against McDonald Douglas
or Boeing.
3.Prime Minister's Office
4.ANA (All Nippon Airways)
The story proceeded as Kodama, a secret service agent for Lockheed, advised
Lockheed-Marubeni to make contact with Kenji Osano. Osano pondered the
dilemma for a $200,000[76] consultant's fee and advised Marubeni to enlist
the Prime Minister's assistance in making a direct appeal to ANA President
Wakasa. Marubeni President, Hiyama, decided that 500 million yen[77] ($7.53
million) would be sufficient incentive for Tanaka's help. Hiyama then
sent Okubo, Marubeni Managing Director, to see A.C. Kotchian, Lockheed
President, about the plan to offer the Prime Minister of Japan a thank-you
gift if he would represent their interest with ANA. Kotchian accepted
the idea and Okubo relayed the consent to Hiyama.
The Prime Minister, having kept his part of the bargain, then pressed Hiyama to pay up. Hiyama and his team went to see Kotchian. Kotchian forwarded the funds to Clutter, Lockheed Tokyo Office Chief. Clutter told Hiyama that the money had arrived and Hiyama dispatched office worker Nomiyama to Lockheed to pick up the money on three separate occasions.
Next Hiyama told Okubo to tell Itoh, to set up the deliveries to Tanaka's
secretary, Enomoto. Four clandestine drops over an eight-month period
were arranged:
January 21, 1974, 2:30 p.m. In the Hotel Okura parking lot, 125 million
yen was passed.
The U.S. media displayed a modicum of surprise at the lack of ethics in the higher circles of foreign nations, while the Japanese press went into shock at the sudden blow suffered to national prestige. Upgrading the society's international reputation had been the prime foreign policy goal since Yoshida. Tanaka was naturally irritated with the unruly wild west structure of American democratic institutions and was particularly annoyed with the use of the word "bribe." Etsuzankai at once rushed to Tanaka's defense, denouncing the whole business as a CIA plot to dislodge their leader from national politics. For the CIA, 1976 had been a very difficult year, but the argument posed by Etsuzankai was so patently ludicrous that it was never taken seriously.
After the story blew up, Tanaka, now ex-Prime Minister, through Enomoto, quickly and quietly tried to return the money, but it was simply too late. Marubeni wanted nothing more to do with it. The bureaucracy Tanaka had learned to manipulate so skillfully suddenly turned on him and once again the Tokyo Prosecutors Office had a chance at him.
Kotchian had given his testimony on February 6, 1976, and for the next decade, Tanaka lived in a fish bowl that perhaps only the Emperor could identify with. His home and outside office were under constant surveillance by a small army of media personnel. Hana and Tanaka were held virtual prisoners at Mejiro. Tanaka seldom left the place, rarely attended his job at the Diet, and preferred to run his share of the Japanese political world by phone. Perhaps this media-created situation, more than anything else, gave him, in the eyes of some, a hardened Kuromaku image. Right or wrong, black or white, Tanaka had little choice but to conduct most of his business from the shadows of Mejiro.
Twelve days after the Kotchian testimony in the United States, Lockheed II The Circus, began:
Kasahara's death marked a turning point for Tanaka. By law, a dead man's deposition was useless as in-court evidence. Tanaka was officially indicted on August 16 and secured bail at 200 million yen ($2.46 million) on August 17. After this, the Lockheed case became increasingly complex. It was divided into four separate procedures: the Marubeni trial involving Tanaka, Enomoto, Hiyama, Itoh, Okubo, Nomiyama and Itoh's driver, Katsuhiro Matsuoka; the ANA trial involving Wakasa, Watanabe and former Transport Minister Hashimoto; the Kodama trial; and the Kenji Osano trial. Osano wasn't indicted until January 21, 1977, and his case concerned only perjury. As this chronology clearly demonstrates, the Lockheed case was a journalist's dream every week a new story for the front page, the whole process inching toward a giant climax. While 1977 didn't offer much on Tanaka, except speculation, he did have to make his first appearance in court on January 27.
The Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office was far from all powerful. It
was the lowest level in the judiciary with no big names and a lot of beginners.
Up to that point they had done a good job, and by January 27, 1977, they
were feeling very self-confident. Tanaka, on this day, showed up to face
them. He was very humble, offering a tearful apology for damaging the
honor of the Prime Ministership followed by an emotional denial of all
charges. That is what was said, but it was the unsaid that made everyone
sit up and take notice. Tanaka had come to court with an ex-Supreme Court
Justice as his attorney, supported by a who's who cast of former public
prosecutors. Behind the humble voice, Tanaka had arrived in the court
house with an awesome display of his power. There was no mistaking the
silent message, to the prosecutors, the judges and the nation Tanaka had
come to fight, not to apologize.
The following year, 1978, also had a fairly empty slate, though in December the Lower Court, over the vehement objections of the Defense, adopted the American depositions as evidence. To the Defense this was unprecedented foul play, because it was evidence taken under immunity from prosecution; such a courtesy given foreigners in testimony against a Japanese citizen defied the homogeneous nature of social ethics. It was unpatriotic!
In 1979, things went from bad to worse for Tanaka. In particular, three revelations hurt his defense. First, Okubo seemed to lose his fight, testifying that "money was something against my clear conscience." Then Hiyama revealed that indeed Lockheed had promised to give Tanaka the money. Finally, the Marubeni group showed that they had no real interest in protecting Tanaka, arguing that they were just a go-between.
In 1980, it was revealed that Kenji Osano had covered a 368 million -yen debt ($3.2 million) for a Chiba Dietman. This was a unique paradox. Osano had been successful in liberating 500 million yen ($ 4.4 million) from American-based Lockheed and adding the funds to the Japanese economy. In reverse, LDP Dietman Koichi Hamada had flown to Las Vegas in October, 1972 and blown about $1.5 million (370 million yen) on gambling, wine, women and song. Osano went to his rescue and picked up the tab, putting $1.5 million back in the American economy.[81]
At last, in 1981, things began to break open. The Tanaka camp came up
with a surprise witness, Takashi Shimizu, a chauffeur attached to the
Prime Minister's office who, during Tanaka's tenure, was assigned to Enomoto.
A second chauffeur! The Defense railed the Prosecution for missing this
witness. Shimizu testified that that Enomoto was with him during the so-called
money drops. To back this up he produced a driver's log to prove Enomoto
couldn't have been with Itoh collecting the cardboard boxes. In further
support, the Tanaka team mobilized an array of influential politicians
to verify Enomoto's whereabouts.
The Defense naturally cried breach of ethical legal practice but it did little good in court. The nation's Justice Minister, Seisuke Okuno, went so far as to call the use of Mieko's testimony "against humanity." Coming from a political appointee, the comment was inappropriate, but it had little effect on the Lower Court. From here on out, Tanaka's case only grew weaker:
The hearings finally came to a conclusion on Wednesday, December 22, 1982. In the entire process, Tanaka had spoken only once, at the very beginning. On this day he would speak again.
At 3:00 a.m., people began to form a line outside the courthouse. The
line swelled to five hundred by nine o'clock. Only fifty-two tickets were
to be given out. The Metropolitan Police Department dispatched 130 special
agents to cover the area. Major networks and newspapers sent out more
than one hundred newsmen to cover the event.[83] They followed Tanaka
from Mejiro to the court building where he arrived in his dark blue Chrysler
limousine, flanked by two identical Chryslers, at exactly 9:38 a.m.
In addition to all this, everybody in the ANA trial was found guilty
as were Osano and Kodama's secretary. Kodama himself had fallen ill and
his trial was postponed. Shimizu's testimony was reduced to a farce. The
Prosecution, over six years, had drawn a clean line of money flow from
Lockheed California to Enomoto, and insofar as Tanaka and Enomoto were
the only two sticking together, directly to Tanaka by inference. All defendants
with the single exception of Tanaka had admitted to something. The public
attorneys had even traced some of the Lockheed money to seventeen different
Dietmen whom Tanaka supported.
For the Defense, summation was delayed until May 11. During the interim, on February 7, Enomoto confessed on television to receiving the money. Tanaka had the best legal brains money could buy, but in the end the best they could do was to display their ability to drag out the trial in coordination with Tanaka's various political timetables. Almost pathetically, the Defense used its last opportunity to suggest that Tanaka was innocent by hinting that Marubeni had pocketed the money. It was as if the Defense had attended an entirely different trial over the last six years. For three days, the Defense stumbled on, arguing that:
When October 12 arrived, the whole nation was worked up to a feverish
pitch. The nation's televisions and radios were on, seventeen helicopters
were launched to cover Tanaka's drive from Mejiro to the courthouse, 450
special police were dispatched, 1500 news personnel descended on the two
vital locations and 4,000 people lined up for the fifty-two available
court galley seats. Live coverage began at 7:00 a.m.; the Tanaka Chrysler
motorcade left Mejiro and arrived at the courthouse shortly after 9:30
Judge Okada delivered a 55,000-character ruling, resulting in a declaration of guilt to all defendants. Okada admonished Tanaka for damaging the reputation of the nation and "forfeiting the people's trust in public offices." Tanaka was batting a thousand percent with the Tokyo District Court. The first time, in 1948, he only got six months. This time the judge threw the book at him he was given a sentence of four years with a 500-million-yen fine ($4.4 million). The judge ironically cut one year from the Prosecution's demand, this for Tanaka's outstanding record of public service. Significantly, the Defense had not won a single contention the judge, having adopted the Prosecution's argument in total. Okubo, Hiyama, Itoh and Eomoto also were found guilty. At the start, Lockheed had sixteen defendants; all but Kodama were found guilty (Kodama only escaped because of ill health). After spending five hours in the courthous, bail was posted and Tanaka reemerged. He quickly reorganized his Defense Counsel for the upcoming Appellate Hearing, keeping Katsuyoshi Shinzeki as chairman. In the first trial, Tanaka had only ten lawyers, in the next there were eighteen.
While Tanaka's legal standing was salvageable, his social standing came very much into question. Following his conviction, every major news organ in the country turned indignant. His status had reversed from innocent until proven guilty, to guilty until proven innocent. Everybody who was anybody got on his case; everyone, that is, but Justice Minister Akira Hatano (a Tanaka crony). Hatano summed up the situation most colorfully, "Tanaka is being lynched," adding "Looking for honesty in a politician is like shopping for fish at a green-grocers."[85] The Minister's cynicism wasn't the kind of thing the media wanted to hear, especially from the nation's chief lawmaker.
From a journalistic point of view, the Tanaka conviction humiliated society
and stood as an historical disgrace, in part because Tanaka was the first
head of state to face prison and beyond that because he was still an active
member of the House of Representatives, the most active member, in fact.
So much for a graceful and calm conclusion to the "Tanaka Problem,"
as it was called locally. Tanaka's refusal to give up his little red-gold,
imperial, chrysanthemum shaped Dietman's badge or to relinquish his allotted
four-by-four-meter office space in Nagatacho (Japan's version of Washington's
Pennsylvania Avenue), created an image problem for the LDP in general
and for Prime Minister Nakasone in particular. It is said that misfortune
comes in bunches, and for Nakasone this was all too true. He only had
eight months left to dissolve the Lower House and call a national election
before members' terms officially expired. (The Prime Minister has the
power to dissolve the House at any given time). Nicknamed "Tanakasone,"
the Prime Minister had every reason to fear that his political career
and place in history were as dependent on the Tokyo District Court's final
judgment as were Tanaka's. For himself and the party the best he could
do was to delay a national election to the very last day in the hope that
public displeasure over the LDP's inability to control Tanaka would subside.
But this was not to be.
Overnight, the usually disorganized opposition parties united with the
non-mainstream factions of the LDP and on the day following Tanaka's conviction
they tried to ram through the Rules Committee and the LDP Executive Council
a nine-month-old resolution recommending that Tanaka be censured from
the House. In patented style, the Council preferred to deal with the troublesome
issue by breaking it down into its component parts and studying it for
awhile. Insolence breeds insolence. On October 14, the anti-Tanaka coalition
began a boycott of all but emergency Diet business (disaster relief).
Nakasone's Government came to a dead halt cleanly divided as follows:
Nakasone, acting on the political assumption that tax cuts always win
votes, tried to counter by introducing "tax cut legislation,"
hoping that it would be enough to entice the rebellious representatives
back to their jobs. The opposition groups didn't take the bait and refused
to discuss anything except the Tanaka problem. To make matters worse,
Tanaka decided that he wanted an early election.
Harmony, faithfulness, effort, credibility and sincerity, according to a study by Sumitomo Life Insurance, are the soul of the nation.[90] At the opening of the Lockheed trial, Tanaka had lived up to these creeds by sincerely apologizing for damaging the Prime Ministership. What's more, he had made a credible effort to keep "harmony" and had demonstrated party "faithfulness" when he resigned as chief executive and then later resigned from the LDP altogether. To surrender his parliamentary seat at that point would have constituted one sacrifice too many. After all, he had a constituency that was very dependent upon him. Tanaka, at least on paper, as an "Independent" Dietman, owed nothing to the party. Conversely, the party owed him.
For forty-seven days, Tanaka brought the nation to its knees. Neither he nor the opposition would give an inch. Both wanted an early election but wanted it for opposite reasons. Finally Nakasone, outgunned, 349 to 149, caved in. On November 28, seven months ahead of schedule, Nakasone dissolved the Lower House and called a general election. The "Tanaka problem" was now up to the nation's 84.5 million registered voters.
During his Anten period, as the next three charts will show, Tanaka had built an awesome power base. He had the numbers and was at his pinnacle. This upcoming election, unlike any other, could be characterized simply as Tanaka versus Japan.
|© Steven Hunziker.