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CSA Member Policies
This CSA is a subscription to local, clean, responsibly grown vegetables, herbs, fruits, and other household and pantry goods we grow or source. With your subscription, you are pledging to purchase a certain amount of goods from us, picked up at regular intervals It is then our responsibility to grow and source high quality, local, grown and crafted goods, and distribute them to you conveniently at a fair price.
This agreement outlines our shared commitments to that relationship.
Our growing practices & sourcing standards
We have begun documentation of all of our growing methods in order to pursue organic certification in our future. We stress that we sell clean, responsibly grown, local produce. Things we do not use: chemical fertilizers, chemical herbicides, chemical pesticides, or GMOs. Things we do use: Dr. Bronner's peppermint castile soap, cayenne pepper, garlic, row covers, crop rotation, companion planting, encouragement of beneficial species, compost, worm castings, Dr. Earth organic soil amendments, bloodmeal, cover crops, mulching. We grow food that we eat ourselves.
We hold the same standards for food products we source as we those we grow ourselves—we'll occasionally distribute organic or natural food products from sources with certification, and they will be labeled as such. We give first priority to the most local products we can find, but our "local" products may be sourced anywhere within a roughly 150 mile radius from Johnson City. We will label any products within a 500 mile radius as regional if we find them appropriate for distribution.
CSA Member Bonus
We've added value to our shares by insuring them with a secondary food source: your subscription comes with gift points to our restaurant, The Main Street Pizza Company. We want to thank you for your dedication to our farm, reduce the risk of crop failures effecting the bottom line of your investment, share with you what we're creating from the farm's goods, and treat you to dinner every once in a while! We always offer a percentage of your investment back in gift certificate dollars to the restaurant, substantially increasing the worth of your share! Your gift points will add up with each share you receive, a percentage of your purchase amount, available after the first share you pick up. We do limit these gift certificates to dine in only Sunday-Thursday; our restaurant operates at full capacity on Friday and Saturdays, and we want to guarantee you receive the best possible experience we can offer you with these gifts.
Share Customization
You will receive notification of your upcoming share order on Tuesday of the week prior to your pickup. You will have the option of taking no action to receive your share as it has been defined by our farm manager, or you can log on to our web store to customize your share contents. Your customized share orders will be due by end of day three days before your share pickup to allow us time to harvest, portion and distribute. On rare occasions, we may experience a product shortage that will affect your order. You will be notified by email if we experience any availability issues.
We securely accept all major credit and debit cards, PayPal, and electronic check through our website. We offer convenient auto pay so that you just have to set it up once and let it roll.
We would love for you to stick with us for the entire year, but we hope you become a member forever; please see cancellation and refund policies specified below.
Pick up etiquette
By subscribing to this system, you are committing to your end of the bargain as well. We talk about food initiatives because we need our subscribers to understand the effort that it takes to be a small, ethically-driven food distributor within such large, open waters of corporate, national food distribution and grocery chains. It takes all of our efforts to sustain this alternative food source. We aim to operate our distribution system as simply as possible—we want it to be something that feels familiar to you, that's easy to work with and easy to access. We want you to experience success with this new way of consuming food; we ask a few minor responsibilities from you to help keep these systems operating smoothly for us all.
picking up your share
Your shares are distributed at either location of The Main Street Pizza Company in Johnson City and Kingsport, County line Pie in Greene county, in Bristol or Abingdon, VA. Our farm staff is on hand at our Johnson City location 12-6pm Wednesday-Friday during our pick up windows to assist you with your share. We do ask that you bring your own preferred grocery receptacle for transporting your produce back home--we have chosen not to issue cardboard boxes as many traditional CSAs do in an effort to offset the waste that we produce, and we don't want to burden our members by charging deposits on reusable baskets or bags. Our solution is to allow our members their own flexibility in choosing how to get their goods home. Whether you choose to repurpose an old basket or box, purchase something new, or just grab a few used grocery bags on the way out the door, be certain your goods will be protected during transport. It is pertinent that you uphold this end of your commitment to this system and bring your box/bag/basket with you at pick up every time. Please understand that this responsibility is your contribution to our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of this system. Plan for just a few minutes with us when you come to pick up--our staff will review the entire contents of your share with you as we pack your veggies to go home with you.
missed pickups
We offer multiple time slots for you to pick up your share. Please consider which will be most convenient for you.
We do understand that all of our daily lives are hectic, and sometimes our personal schedules must make room for other priorities. In order to avoid any missed pick ups, our system allows you to make changes to your pick up day and scheduling pick up holds; please find this information detailed in the following topic "changing your pickup schedule" and "account holds". You can do many of these functions online by simply logging into your account. You may place your account on hold up or email the farm up to three days before your scheduled pick up to postpone till the next share.
Johnson City & Kingsport pickups at The Main Street Pizza Co: Should you forget your pickup day of and still wish to retrieve it, your share will be held up to one week with the charge of a storage fee of $5.
Bristol & Abingdon pickups: Your share will NOT be held for pickup after the scheduled pickup window. Your pickup location is a host for the pick up only and cannot accommodate any needs for customer service. Please communicate with the farm staff directly if you have issues with your share.
changing your scheduled pickup day
If you find need to change your scheduled pickup day or temporarily place your account on hold, you may do so by logging in to your account through the link on our homepage and under "account log in" under the CSA menu header at the top of the page. Once you have logged in to your account, you'll find a button labeled "Change Location" in the green box titled Summary. While we do not currently have more than one pickup location, this is where you have the ability to change a pick up day from one to another. If you do not expect to make your regularly scheduled pick up day, please take the time to schedule in a different pick up day for that week. This is not a temporary change; your pick up day will not revert back to the previous schedule without your manual input.
delivery policies
Delivery is now available to your home for a fee of $8 within the direct Tri Cities regions and surrounding areas. Shares will be delivered Thursday afternoons and will be left at your door if no one is home for receiving. The time your share is in transit should not affect the quality of your goods; however, please make arrangements to unpack your share as soon as possible and store your goods to their preferred methods to maximize freshness and quality. Please contact the farm immediately if you have not received your share or if it has been damaged in transit.
account holds
You may place your account on hold when you are unable to pick up your share during any day of your scheduled week of pick up by scheduling dates under the tab "Delivery Hold" within your account. A delivery hold does not move your share to another day or week, it simply defers your share until your next scheduled pick up, and your account will not be charged during your account hold. Again, account holds must be made within three days of your scheduled pick up day to allow us time to make changes to our distribution.
vacations and holidays
We will communicate any specialty holiday schedules in the weeks in advance of Thanksgiving and Christmas each year. If you are not available for pickup during due to other holidays, vacation or travel, please plan to put your account on hold.
Security policy
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
Privacy policy
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information, and the page(s) you visited. We will not share or sell your personally identifiable information.
Refund & credit policy
There are no cash refunds once payments are made. All balances will be paid down to $0 in produce or gift certificates to The Main Street Pizza Company. We are willing to scrutinize within reason on a case by case basis any claim for credit due to quality of product distributed. We wash some of our produce, as many varieties are best held unwashed, and inspect the products we distribute, but some quality issues in produce are unforeseen until preparation. All refunds will be provided as credit to the account held with the farm, payable out in produce or in gift certificates to The Main Street Pizza Company.
Returned payments
Any returned payments will result in a $30 fee to your account.
Cancellation policy
There certainly are unforeseeable circumstances that may interrupt your ability to continue your subscription to this lifestyle—a move due to work, sick family members, etc. Please contact the farm if you need to cancel your subscription.


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Our talented creative lead designer and animator, Sandra Clua, is developing a new personal project that we are supporting because we believe in equal rights between men and women.
The statistics for gender equality around the world are shocking, "Patriarchy subjects women to an unequal power relationship. It is not a curse or a casual misfortune, it is made a reality because a thoughtful and articulate social structure makes it so. This structure negatively affects women in all spheres of life along with general society as a whole. In a very graphic and explicit way you can see that I literally shit on patriarchy".
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About Stationery Supply Solutions
Stationery Supply Solutions was conceived to address a gap in the stationery supply market.
We supply a wide range of stationery, and comprehensive school year stationery packs specific to your child's requirement.
So many parents with greater demands on their time dread the start of a new school year, the mad dash to provide all the stationery equipment required by schools to aid in their child's specific developmental needs, often having to struggle through multiple retailers as certain products may not be stocked or offered.
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summary ;; This thread is based in feudal Japan. A small, friendly Japanese village in the middle of the woods is beginning to go through murders. My character is a demon haunting the town. Your character must have a happy life style, the profession is up to you. (Shrine maiden or priestess for more irony and drama.) This may be one of my darker threads, this will be a sort of toxic relationship. Your character basically tries to "soothe" the demon.
If you read this part say "wowee Mr. Smith" in your post. Mostly so you understand the plot, I really like it and don't want to spoil it!
Some minor backstory on this character ;; he was the horse and dog of one of the villagers until their owner killed them. the two spirits soon turned corrupt, merging into one and wanting to kill their owner. But their memories are foggy, and the creature has adapted his own identity.
The first kill was too sudden.
Okabe had brought to much attention to himself, it was a messy kill. Yet the villagers blamed a bear, not a demon. The large, hulking beast had been watching the quaint town. Only feeling anger, rage. Killing them all would be to simple, they all had to suffer. His memories were blurry, unable to figure out who had killed him. Who? The question rung through his head. Unaware his existence was because of two unforgiving animals.
The large beast, despite his size was light. He rested in the branches of a tree as he watched the village go on their daily lives. They all trusted each other, everyone was family to them. Okabe hated it, and wanted them to suffer like he had. His tail flicked, the poisonous flowers on his tail simply moved in the breeze. He would wait for someone to enter the woods, a vile plan forming in his head.


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The vision for the cluster is to focus on the promotion of the growth and competitiveness of the KZN automotive manufacturing sector, and we therefore ask you to consider membership of the DAC. Participation in the targeted programmes of the DAC will deliver significant productivity and competitiveness improvements and exposure to a range of genuine growth opportunities.
The DAC is represented by 48 companies collectively employing approximately 17,000 people in KwaZulu Natal. The members include Toyota SA, South Africa's largest OEM, and automotive component suppliers who provide important inputs into the all OEM production hubs in KZN, the Eastern Cape and Gauteng. Members are suppliers to the Aftermarket and the Medium and Heavy commercial production sites such as Bell Equipment, another key member of the cluster. Members include automotive component manufacturers producing a wide range of parts including exhaust systems, trim, harnesses, electronics, just-in-time assemblies, bearings, shocks, filters, plugs, machined and plastic components, and tyres.
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We recommend that firms consider the following for maximum benefit from DAC membership:
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Best thing to use for die off? Molybdnum??
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- January 29, 2014 at 2:35 pm #115246
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What is the best thing to use for die off symptoms?January 29, 2014 at 3:40 pm #115255
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Angel29;53767 wrote: What is the best thing to use for die off symptoms?
Molebdenum amino acid chelate is good to get rid of the poisonous byproducts of die off. It's a chelator though, which means it removes both good and bad stuff(so you don't want to be on it longer than you need to). Lots of water, some sort of herbal laxative if you are not already going 2-4 times a day.
Basically you need to get the toxins out as fast as possible. Sauana or steam bath is good but don't overdo it since your body is probably already struggling to keep up. Light excersize/jumping on a trampoline is good, it will help to move your lymph fluid.
Try taking vitamin C until you feel better, take a gram of it every couple hours, you can't overdose on it(but it might give you loose stools if you get over 12G or so depending on your bodies need)
Zinc(no more than 40MG), low dose niacin(50-100mg), and the other B vitamins all help to flush out toxins as well.
I saw a study done on rats injected with candida who had their immune systems weakened, each of those vitamins i mentioned by themselves give the rats a 70% increased survival chance at the lowest, with some of the supplements reaching 99%. I'll look for the study.January 30, 2014 at 12:26 am #115280
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That was a solid reply. I would only add that vit c at that doseage can irritate some peoples already inflamed intestines because its acidic, if thats the case something like source naturals vit c or a lipo form (which is taken in much smaller doses because of how well its absorbed 95% vs. 10-25%). And vit b5 helps alot in the same way that moly does.
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Two interesting articles this week from Jewish Peace News (www.jewishpeacenews.blogspot.com):
- August 2 Eviction of Palestinian family from East Jerusalem: Israel's "Hamas": the Sheikh Jarrah evictions
- A response to the murders at the Tel Aviv LGBT center, relates these murders to the ongoing dehumanization of Palestinians and anyone who is different and the ongoing militarization of Israel
Israel's "Hamas": the Sheikh Jarrah evictions
The eviction by Israeli authorities of two Palestinian families (53 residents in total, including 19 minors) from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem on August 2 has produced extensive international condemnation. The evictions were authorized by Israeli courts in a highly controversial decision (here's a timeline of the 37-year case: http://bit.ly/3xrPNd ), and the Netanyahu administration's effort to hastily enforce the ruling seems intended to fortify Israel's disputed claim to sole sovereignty over Jerusalem. Beyond the shameful events themselves, what is particularly outrageous, writes Jerry Haber (the pseudonym of an Orthodox Jewish Studies professor who divdes his time between Israel and the US), is how Israeli national radio has dishonestly framed the information about the evictions of the al-Ghawi and al-Hanoun families.
Haber's article http://themagneszionist.blogspot.com/2009/08/israels-hamas.html is a must-read, because it details a typical case in which the Israeli government-run media presents a version of events that fits the government's deeply distorted ethno-nationalist narrative, rather than the facts. He also dissects the blatant falsehoods of the Netanyahu administration's claim that Arabs can live anywhere in Jerusalem, and therefore so should Jews.
Haber concludes: "if you are a decent human being, you cannot but shout, My God, how long will this robbery -- or to use the Biblical Hebrew word, this 'Hamas' --continue? Isn't what we stole after 1948 and 1967 enough?" Read more: http://jewishpeacenews.blogspot.com/2009/08/israels-hamas-sheikh-jarrah-evictions.html
Watch a video documenting the evictions.
Mairav Zonshein and Joseph Dana have a new video on the evictions, including an interview with the father of the Hanoun family, evicted yesterday: http://mondoweiss.net/2009/08/i-am-homeless-this-is-a-jewish-country-voices-from-the-evictions-in-e-jerusalem.html
A Response to the Murders at the Tel Aviv GLBT Center:
The following talk was given by Tamara, a queer activist from Tel Aviv, at a demonstration held in Berlin on August 7th, in solidarity with the Lesbian Gay Bi Trans community in Israel, following the mass shooting at the Tel Aviv LGBT youth center, killing two and injuring 15. Tamara's words at the Berlin demo, attended by some 2000 people, expressly and clearly linked the gun violence let loose at the LGBT center with Israel's militarized hypermasculine gun culture and connected the institutional persecution of queers in Israel with the violent institutional persecution and oppression of other groups and minorities; Palestinians, migrant workers, dissenting protesters. "Homophobia is racism," Tamara said. "Racism is homophobia."
For a video of the Berlin demonstration and Tamara's talk, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQlxsH43zDQ
Rela Mazali
Last Saturday a nightmare came true: we were hunted down.
A faceless man went into a room full of youngsters and opened fire.
Now 2 of them are dead many wounded. Some teenagers outed on a hospital bed.
When the news of the murder came, it was all too easy for me to picture the scene - I used to spend most of my waking hours in this secluded basement flat in central Tel Aviv, the offices of the Israeli GLBT association, Haaguda, working on Pride and AIDS awareness events.
We felt very safe there. Confidant. We had the of City Tel Aviv on our side, hanging rainbow flags on demand. We had the police doing our bidding instead of detaining and forbidding.
Ok, we had to swallow a few LGBT - phobic jokes from officers, bureaucrats, and commercial sponsors. But we thought it was a small price to pay for ten's of thousands marching in the streets of Tel Aviv, safe and proud, landing courage to countless kids across the country.
The price we paid now isn't small. It is immeasurable. The life of 2. The health of 15 , a collective trauma.
I do not feel safe now In Tel Aviv. Our strong hold. Our ghetto. I feel grief stricken and furious and betrayed. Read more…. http://jewishpeacenews.blogspot.com/


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Public cloud computing has almost all of the capabilities one could ask for; how can we automatically choose/provision/manage the cloud resources to match our requirements?
Key publications:
- I.K. Kim, W. Wang, Y. Qi and M. Humphrey. Empirical Evaluation of Workload Forecasting Techniques for Predictive Cloud Resource Scaling. Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (Cloud 2016). June 27-July 2, 2016, San Francisco CA USA.
- A. Ruiz-Alvarez, I.K. Kim,, and M. Humphrey. Toward Optimal Resource Provisioning for Cloud MapReduce and Hybrid Cloud Applications. Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (Cloud 2015). June 27-July 2, 2015, NYC NY USA.
- I.K. Kim, W. Wang, and M. Humphrey. PICS: A Public IaaS Cloud Simulator. Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing (Cloud 2015). June 27-July 2, 2015, NYC NY USA.
- I.K. Kim, J. Steele, Y. Qi, and M. Humphrey. Comprehensive Elastic Resource Management to Ensure Predictable Performance for Scientific Applications on Public IaaS Clouds. Proceedings of the 7th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC 2014). Dec 2014.
- M. Mao and M. Humphrey. Scaling and Scheduling to Maximize Application Performance within Budget Constraints in Cloud Workflows. Proceedings of the 27th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Symposium (IPDPS). May 20-24, 2013. Cambridge, MA.
- M. Mao and M. Humphrey. A Performance Study on the VM Startup Time in the Cloud. Proceedings of IEEE 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing (Cloud 2012). June 24-29, 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii.
- A. Ruiz-Alvarez and M. Humphrey. A Model and Decision Procedure for Data Storage in Cloud Computing. Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud, and Grid Computing (CCGrid'12), May 13-16, 2012, Ottawa Canada.
- M. Mao and M. Humphrey. Auto-Scaling to Minimize Cost and Meet Application Deadlines in Cloud Workflows. Proceedings of Supercomputing 2011, Seattle, WA, Nov 15-20, 2011.
- A. Ruiz-Alvarez and M. Humphrey. An Automated Approach to Cloud Storage Service Selection. Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Scientific Cloud Computing (ScienceCloud 2011). June 8, 2011.
- Z. Hill and M. Humphrey. CSAL: A Cloud Storage Abstraction Layer to Enable Portable Cloud Applications (work in progress). 2nd IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science . November 30-December 3, 2010 . Indianapolis, Indiana.
- M. Mao, Jie Li and M. Humphrey. Cloud Auto-Scaling with Deadline and Budget Constraints. In Proceedings of 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Grid Computing (Grid 2010). Oct 25-28, 2010. Brussels, Belgium.
- Z. Hill, M. Mao, J. Li, A. Ruiz-Alvarez, and M. Humphrey. Early Observations on the Performance of Windows Azure. In 1st workshop on Scientific Cloud Computing. Chicago, Illinois, June 21, 2010.
- S.-M. Park and M. Humphrey. Predictable Time-Sharing for DryadLINQ Cluster. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Communications (ICAC), June 7-11, 2010, Washington DC, USA
- Sang-Min Park, Marty Humphrey, Predictable High Performance Computing Using Feedback Control and Admission Control, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 14 May. 2010. IEEE computer Society Digital Library. IEEE Computer Society, http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TPDS.2010.100
- Z. Hill and M. Humphrey. A Quantitative Analysis of High Performance Computing with Amazon's EC2 Infrastructure. In Proceedings of the 10th IEEE/ ACM International Conference on Grid Computing (Grid 2009). Oct 13-15 2009. Banff, Alberta, Canada.


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THE HUMAN IMPACT: People who have fled conflict find themselves powerless in unsanitary, dangerous refugee camps. More Than Shelters involves them in creating sustainable solutions and creating dignified spaces where they can plan the next, positive phase of their lives through 'integrated humanitarian design.'
THE NUMBERS: A displaced person spends an average of twelve years in a refugee camp, originally designed to house people on the move for no more than a year. More Than Shelters operates in Jordan, Greece, Nepal, and now Germany. Through their innovation planning efforts they have developed innovation incubators that promote the talents of 1 million participants in Jordan, the MENA region, and Europe.
HOW DOES IT WORK? With More Than Shelters, Daniel Kerber transforms refugee shelters into dignified places, full of opportunity. Daniel's goal is to stop looking at refugee camps as short-term problems and transform the most miserable places on this earth into sustainable and innovative ecosystems. A survival space can be turned into a living space, which takes into account individual needs, safety, security and privacy. When given a chance to actively shape their surroundings people change from victims to participants. It creates humanitarian and sustain¬able housing solutions for people whose realities are determined by crisis and conflict situations. They include those affected as experts, offering participatory, empowering, and cost-effective assistance for people in need. They provide modular accommodation, integrated design, social space, counseling and sup¬port from a single source, and have developed complete concepts for rooms and open spaces. More Than Shelters has three 'innovation units': the Planning Office, which develops projects for refugee camps and arrival centers that are based on contemporary urban design methods integrating the needs of all stakeholders involved; Humanitarian Innovation, developing and implementing sector-changing innovations; and Products, a design department which develops technical innovations such as their DOMO Shelter System or a solar lamp in partnership with refugee communities, NGOs and universities.
WHO LEADS IT? Daniel Kerber Daniel is the founder and CEO of MORE THAN SHELTERS which aims to push creative technologies and methods to their limits to scale for social impact. For over 15 years Daniel has worked and researched at the interface between architecture, design and art, dealing with informal architecture and social design in slums and refugee camps. He wants to implement his international expertise in Europe and throughout the places where people on the move pass through, in order to provide dignified accommodation for refugees.
HOW HELLO EUROPE IS HELPING: Their internationally tested concepts can provide significant added value in Europe for municipalities, accommodation providers, and the refugees. By raising visibility around their work, Hello Europe is connecting them with our European network and scaling expertise, as well as with other social entrepreneurs that have applicable solutions for refugee camps. Daniel Kerber has also been selected as an Ashoka Fellow after the Hello Europe experience, giving him access to a world-class global network of leading social entrepreneurs and other potential partners. WHAT THEY NEED NOW: MTS is looking to connect with political decision makers from the European city associations and large humanitarian organizations.


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A career as an Electrician is becoming increasingly worthwhile due to the high demand for Electricians in the UK that are fully trained and qualified. The opportunity is out there for anyone to begin a new career as an Electrician. Working can be made more enjoyable when your work is interesting and active.
Many people find the training as the hard part because they can't afford big sums of money in one go and they can't give up work to train. Able Skills makes training possible for everyone that has this issue, because we offer the Home Study option that allows students to complete and learn all theory work at home and in their own time so they don't have to commit to a huge chunk of time off work. When they feel they are ready they can them come into the centre to complete 4 weeks of practical training and exams.
This is becoming a very popular option at our centre in Dartford because people are able to split their payments up and pay when they train, instead of paying in one large sum. With people working to save up for a course this is perfect for them because they can continue to work and earn money as they start their course in the comfort of their own homes.
The starting point for any hopeful electrician is the Level 2 Electrical course, which involves all the very basics to the skills needed to be a working electrician. By studying at home it gives you the chance to learn at your own pace and take in the relevant information. This course allows people to learn differently by adapting to their needs, for example the normal Level 2 course it is classroom based and some students will learn better this way whereas some people like to learn at their own pace, where the home study option will be better for them.
All home study students are supplied with all the relevant learning resources that help you cover every aspect of the Level 2 course. The flexibility is great for this course and it is becoming more popular with many hopeful Electricians because they can see the opportunity to work and train at the same time which is a huge bonus to a lot of people.
Here is a short demonstration of the practical work that is carried out on the course:
You can contact us on: 01322 280202 for more information.


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In the roughly 100,000 years that our modern species of hominid has existed on this planet, an estimated 108 billion people have ever lived. Of this 108 billion, only 536 have ever left the loving arms of our atmosphere, and of that 536, a mere 12 individuals have had the opportunity to step foot on a celestial body other than Earth.
As a species, a race, and a collective society, we have only ever known one planet. Earth consists of roughly fifty million square miles of land that is not covered in water. For the previously mentioned 100,000 years that the modern human has existed on Earth, this land has been the entire extent of our shared existence; every baby born, every dream dreamt, every emotion experienced has taken place in the same fifty million square miles.
With the limitations of our physical environment in mind, an argument can be made that our only haven from the grasps of finiteness is found within our minds. Within every healthy brain is the potential for endless understanding. Using this reasoning, the only borders, the only boundaries, the only limits on our creativity, and by extension, our potential are the biases and prejudices we hold towards concepts. By refusing to accept or attempt to comprehend the things that we find controversial, we wall off a continent of perspective that could lead us to new understanding. Why, then, do we discriminate against our own kind based on their skin tone? Why do we fight and kill one another over disputes caused by books written twenty-plus generations before we were conceived?
Humanity seems to be innately drawn towards anti-progress, that is the propagation of ideologies and mindsets that limit and restrain our societal potential. Throughout history, the greatest and most well-known are remembered for being variants; we do not praise Galileo for his steadfast faith and trust in the establishment, rather we applaud him for taking a stand in opposition. By opening our mental borders to criticisms of the very values that define us, we open our intellectual areas up to new perspectives. Even if we don't change our own beliefs, comprehending another person's ideological dogma expands the range of our own mental environment. As famed 18th-century poet William Blake put it, "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."
Take this information as you will. To some, certain beliefs instilled in them from childhood fashion their outlook on society, and with that, the many strains of knowledge that are stigmatized by their beliefs. These people will live their entire lives oblivious to knowledge that could change them for the better. Do not let yourself be defined by your biases, do not let your mental blocks hold you back from true, genuine understanding, but most importantly, do not let physical boundaries influence your mental capacity. Be true, be genuine, and never stop striving to be a better person.


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I've recently returned from the US having attended a couple of excellent nursing / genetics meetings (see Maggie's Phantastic: Phoenix and Philadelphia blog from Nov 26). I came back via New York where I met up with my other half for a short break.
In our previous lives we were both molecular biologists but moved away from the lab environment when we came to Wales and haven't been close to a 'test tube or bunsen burner' in 4-5years. We spent an excellent day at the American Museum of Natural History and as you can see from the photo ended up in the hands-on science lab extracting our own DNA (and probably whatever we'd been eating at lunch!!) from a spit sample. Old habits die hard, and we had a great time. It was lovely to see the awe in the faces of the parents and children who were doing it for the first time.
We didn't do large scale extractions of human DNA very often, but it has to be said, for all the time I spent in the lab I never grew tired of seeing DNA appear 'as if by magic' as a big tangled mess of cotton like threads in the 'test tube'. It was always a reminder of everything we didn't and still don't know about our genomes.


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Payne Senior Home offers some of the best personal care available in the Southern Oregon. The owners have a long history in the area as senior caregivers and take care of their residents as if they were their own family members. With a stated purpose of helping reestablish health and wellness, the owners believe that meals and snacks should be healthy rather than simply convenient and fast to prepare.
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The owners do all the work coordinating with with your doctor, home health nurse, physical therapist and family to help maintain and even improve the health of their clients. The owners believe that quality and length of life is enhanced by wholesome food, country air and a positive, caring family environment. A change of routine is provided by occasional trips away from the facility and offers a solution to the doldrums. The right scenery can be therapeutic Payne offers some of the best mountain and orchard views in the area.
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If you are seeking some reflection of the good old days in the form of vintage automobiles, then Payne Senior Home is the place for you. The owners are avid classic car enthusiasts and attend local car shows. If these cherished relics of yesterday help you remember a more relaxed and tranquil time, then the owners may be able to set you up with a ride in one of them on special occasions.
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Helpful Links Meet the Staff Team Our Community Guidelines We Use Cookies Trophies And Levels Open the Quick Navigation Need Malware Removal Help? But if they keep coming back or don't go away, you have to find out what's wrong and fix it. TDsskiller worked. After a few months of running chkdisk multiple times, the bluescreen stopped appearing as often and now I haven't seen it for about 8months. view publisher site
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I went into my reg edit and typed in the "find" search box (located on e edit drop dowm menu),explorer.exe and deleted each entry as they were found.After the sixth entry Dismiss Notice TechSpot Forums Forums Software User Guides & Reviews Today's Posts Slow computer and high CPU usage? I tried and tried to catch the problem today with a screenshot while watching an hd trailer on youtube; I finally did! I know this because I moved two image files into drop box and within minutes my other laptop jumped to 100% memory use also.
It was the Fake XP Security Center one. or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. solved Can I use a CPU from a HP to a Dell? Patrick M. Kolla's Spybot Search & Destroy So I google reasons for svchost to eat up CPU cycles, turns out there's hundreds of people with (almost) the same problem.
This will answer your question about overheating and low performance in games. I might have 2 explorer.exe running with no more than 2 percent cpu usage. I used malwarebytes in safe mode and got rid of everything it found. https://malwaretips.com/threads/unknown-programs-causing-huge-lag-and-cpu-usage-suspected-programs-listed-in-post.37625/ I too have the exact same issue and mine seems to have coincided with installing HWMonitor which you have mentioned.
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Looking at resource monitor it seems that directly after boot a combination of the anti malware and steam client/games are reading/writing to the disk causing the 100 disk spike... http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2512025/svchost-exe-cpu-lag.html TDSSkiller http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 There is a download link in the article. How To Fix High Cpu Usage Windows 10 Copy the clean file to the windows directory and you should be good.I had the same problem on this machine and finally fixed today using the above solution.Good luck oddie121Dec 12, Cpu Usage 100 Nothing Running I have noticed however that even with a single browser window and tab open, task manager often has 3 or 4 line entries for it.
My help is free for everybody. Thanks for helping. 0 Sign In or Register to comment. solved CPU Spikes to 100 infrequently causing fps drops, lag and low GPU usage (gaming) solved My GPU wont use 100% utilisation when playing demanding games and is causing me to Let see what we can find.Please download ComboFix from any of the links below, and save it to your desktop. Lavasoft's Ad-aware
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Nano CharatNov 21, 2014, 1:30 AM I've actually powered it back up after a week of not wanting to deal with it. The MBAM results were all the at the bottom in the group of uploaded pictures. The machine is a Dell Insprion 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo, T7250 2GHz, 1.0GB RAM, 32-BIT operating system, with Windows Vista, SP2 installed. All data below has been gathered when SWTOR was running so that I had an example to show.
I don't know if I can attribute it to hardware or software issues.It does seem to run better in safe mode, but I haven't tried launching anything but antivirus due to This was a really weird problem either way. Also because it started after I downloaded a torrent of Dying Light (sorry).Already performed a full scan using Avira, ComboFix, TDSSKiller, Spybot - Search & Destroy, but they did not find Next, update your antivirus definitions and run a full virus scan.
In my case the pc I was trying to fix was creating at least one more explorer.exe which ate up all available memory pretty quickly and started displaying large ads covering When finished, please click Clean. Performance & Maintenance Random CPU SpikesFor the past week and a half or so I've been getting random CPU spikes at 100% which renders my computer unusable for 5-7 seconds. It's not as bad as it was before I ran Malwarebytes; however I still get random spikes of lag.
Operating systems, such as Windows, and applications, such as Adobe Reader or JAVA, are used by tens of millions of computers and devices around the world, making them a huge target After removing some start up programs, things seemed fine until I launched any program.I'm a huge gamer, so I immediately launched one of my games. This worked for me. I don't have any clue what is going on other then possibly a virus which I don't understand how I got at all.
I found this link helpful. Back to top #5 foxyn foxyn Topic Starter Members 6 posts OFFLINE Local time:03:15 AM Posted 21 January 2012 - 10:30 AM Combofix log:ComboFix 12-01-19.02 - Neil 21/01/2012 Forums Search If you're being redirected from a site you're trying to visit, seeing constant pop-up ads, unwanted toolbars or strange search results, your computer may be infected with malware. There is a free tool from symantec that can detect it - Norton Power Eraser:http://security.symantec.com/nbrt/npe.aspx?lcid=1033Give it a shot before running spybot lenghty scan.
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"With every ending, there is a new beginning," Bishop W. Shawn McKnight told the 178 graduating seniors of Helias Catholic High School Class of 2018.
The bishop gave the keynote address at the school's commencement May 20 in the James Rackers Fieldhouse.
Joining him on the platform were Father Stephen Jones, the school's president; Kenya Fuemmeler, principal; Dwayne Clingman, assistant principal; and Sister Elizabeth Youngs SCL, diocesan superintendent of Catholic schools.
"I pray that you will not be afraid to stand up for those who have no voice, and to put your gifts and talents at the service of Jesus and His Church," said Bishop McKnight. "This is the way our Lord has shown us how to change the world, 'to love one another as I have loved you.'"
Ms. Fuemmeler noted that this year's graduating class "excelled as Crusaders in mind, body and spirit."
She spoke of state tournaments and championships in sports; impressively diverse achievements in other activities; high academic honors; and over 18,000 hours of combined service.
The graduating seniors have accepted over $1.4 million in scholarships toward college.
Above all of this, however, Ms. Fuemmeler emphasized that the school's primary mission — which is "for all members of our community to grow closer to the Lord every day" — is what makes Helias "an exceptional Catholic school."
"Seniors, I hope Helias has taught you to nurture and develop your faith as you leave our walls," she said. "Please, never forget to act with integrity and virtue in both your private and public life. Never stop fighting for those values within your community."
She challenged them to keep saying 'yes' to God's plan for their lives, and to keep choosing to make a difference in the world.
"Not for ourselves"
Brian Kirchhoff, one of two recipients of this year's Father Helias Award, led the opening prayer.
"May our paths take us always toward You and Your eternal joy, through Your Son," he prayed.
Erin Wyrick, another recipient of the Fr. Helias Award, proclaimed a reading from Scripture.
Bishop McKnight, in his keynote encouraged all the graduating seniors to join the whole Church in thanking God for the fruits of their hard work and discipleship and of the sacrifices many people had made for them.
He reminded them that just as the disciples were sent out into the world from behind locked doors, they are being sent forth from Helias Catholic with a future full of hope.
"Your witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ will shine the greatest when you fearlessly take up the cause for those who are most vulnerable, most defenseless, most in need," he stated.
He emphasized the importance of being grateful to God, Whose love continues to change the world.
"Gratitude is what changes us for the better, and it changes the world around us," he said.
He pointed out that God has a plan of hope for each of them and that as disciples of Jesus Christ, "we live not for ourselves but for Him. We live for His Church. We live for others."
"Very bright future"
Julia Maddalena and Ben Husting were selected by the faculty to receive the Veterans of Foreign Affairs Award, based on citizenship, scholarship and good attendance.
Abby Hake and Jacob Ceglenski were selected by the faculty to receive the American Legion Citation, based on leadership, scholarship and service.
Ms. Wyrick and Mr. Kirchoff received the Fr. Helias Award for their outstanding contribution to Helias during their four years of attendance.
Twenty graduating seniors were named co-valedictorians, carrying a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average through high school and taking at least four Advanced Placement courses.
They are: Madeline Arnold, Ashley Atkinson, Bradi Berhorst, Regan Bruns, Dalton Buschjost, Elizabeth Case, Christian Cepeda, Justin Frese, Raymond Helmig, Camden Henke, Dylan Hood, Ben Husting, Megan Kerr, Julia Maddalena, Claire McDonald, John Paden, Brooke Roling, Jack Rundle, Sarah Simmons and Anna Theroff.
"These scholars represent truly the best that we offer at Helias," said Ms. Fuemmeler. "They have a very bright future and they have put a ton of hard work into having this honor."
Created to be saints
At the end of the ceremony, Fr. Jones reminded the graduating seniors of what he's been telling them for four years: that God created them to be saints.
"Someone who is intimately united in love and friendship with Him. Someone who has conformed themselves to his ways rather than our own ways or the ways of the world. Someone who seeks to love God and our neighbor as ourselves. That's what you, what I, what all of us are created to be."
Furthermore, they must rely on each other and on the grace of God to continue to become the saints they're destined to be.
"Go and change the world for the better," he said. "Go grow in knowledge and faith and holiness and love. ... Go and maybe come back some day and share your gifts and your knowledge and your life with the community of Jefferson City and with the Church that values you very much."
Living, sharing the faith
Afterward, graduates shared happy memories and faith-filled ambitions.
Jacob Hartman said he's grateful for having had the opportunity to go to Helias Catholic.
"I had a good four years," he said. "I learned a lot about my faith and things in general."
He'll miss his classmates, the atmosphere and the common commitment to learning.
Through his classes, playing varsity baseball and running with the LIFE Runners team, he learned time management and the importance of endurance and determination.
He said there are frequent reminders of God's presence at Helias.
"There's an atmosphere where you can express your love of God," he said. "You're reminded throughout the day, whether it's through prayer or the examples of teachers and fellow classmates, of just making God a part of every moment of your life and dedicating your day, making it a prayer."
He recalled that while struggling through a difficult class, a friend reminded him that "you're here for a reason and God wouldn't send you down a path that He didn't think you could accomplish and fulfill to the best of your ability."
"Whenever I'm feeling down or having a rough days, I think of that and realize that God has put me here for a reason and wouldn't be putting me in this position if he didn't think I could accomplish the task," he said.
He said he wants to keep being Catholic.
"For me, being Catholic is living your faith and sharing that faith with others," he said. "And whether it's a calling to the Priesthood or marriage, either way, it's a calling to spread the Gospel and share that with others and your family. Through that, being an active parishioner and sharing your faith with everyone you meet."
He asked for prayers for patience and determination and "to let God's hand do the work."
Growing in faith
Miss Hake said she'll miss how close she and her classmates have become, and how much her teachers care.
I think I'll miss the closeness of knowing everybody, all my classmates, the faith-centered atmosphere ... you know, the teachers all care about their faith.
"They really taught me how to keep my life centered around God and my faith, and so it's taught me to not miss a weekend of Mass, so I'll continue going to Mass every weekend," she said.
She plans to work on staying Catholic and remaining focused on Christ throughout her life. She hopes to invite other people to come to Mass with her and become more faith-centered.
Lauren Micke said she'll miss her teachers and her friends, "because they're really amazing and they really helped me grow in my faith, which is so important to me."
She'll also miss the Music Department, which she called her second home."
She recalled how supportive the entire school was when her grandfather died during her freshman year.
"So that really helped me get through it and be happy about it because everyone talked about how great of a person he was, and how for sure he had a spot in heaven, and it just made it so much easier," she said.
She plans on remaining Catholic and maintaining a close relationship with God through college and beyond.
She wants to get married in the Church, have children and send them to Catholic schools.
She asked for prayers for her and her classmates not to stray from God's path.
"I always just want to be involved in the Catholic Church," she said.


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It's that time of the year again! TEST TIME!
As classrooms across America prepare for standardized testing, I can't help but wonder, ARE TEST SCORES MORE IMPORTANT?!?
My first year as a teacher, three years ago, I taught kindergarten and I really did enjoy it. Being a teacher to 20+ five and six year old children. Awesome. What I didn't enjoy, was having to prepare these same little five and six year old children for a test that would be bigger than our weekly spelling test. Thankfully, my little ones didn't have to worry about passing or failing the state test because it wouldn't determine whether they went to the first grade or not; but I can't help but to ponder on the what if. Would lawmakers and politicians really have a five or six year old student repeat kindergarten if he/she didn't pass their state exam?
Fast forward to the current school year. I'm a second grade reading and language arts (RLA) teacher. I work at the same school I did three years ago. This is my second time teaching 2nd grade RLA. The emphasis on DATA and testing has become much more important now than it was three years ago. At about half of our faculty meetings this year, there's been so much talk about DATA–"the data shows this," and "the data shows that" or "iReady this" and iReady that" (iReady is a program for reading and math that targets the students' individual needs in each subjects domain).
Here Comes the Data
This year, each schools iReady data is supposed to be a reflection on how the school will do once state testing begins. The higher the iReady score, the better the school grade's projection will be; the lower the iReady score…well you know the rest.
After getting the data back from our second iReady diagnostic in Dec., I was happy to see that all of my students made learning gains. They truly gave it their all and I was extremely proud of each of them. My happiness was short-lived however because when we sat down for data chats with our administration, the data showed that out of 48 students, only 12 made a years' worth of learning gains thus far.
Now, this was the exact same data that made me happy a few days earlier and the school year wasn't and still isn't over–this was just diagnostic two of three; but to have a test undermine the amount of learning my students has made from Sept. to Dec. (our first diagnostic was taken when schools in Miami-Dade reopened right after Hurricane Irma) pretty much tell them that they haven't learned anything in three months was just not fair–to me or to them. The way I see it, some progress is better than no progress and EACH of my 48 students made SOME progress.
When is it Enough?
Day in and day out, we push our students to be the best that they can be. We push them to do well in class. We push them to do well on their iReady lessons because we want them to do well on their iReady assessment–lets not forget, the higher the iReady score, the higher the projection. But when is enough enough?
I'm not saying don't test students. By all means, test them to make sure they're learning what they should be learning. Test them to see what they know thus far. But don't take the teaching out of teaching and make education all about data and testing. When you do that, then is it REALLY teaching? The data won't show how much of an impact I've made on my students. It won't reflect the number of hours I've spent preparing lessons to teach my students what they need to learn. The data isn't going to demonstrate those "Ah ha moments" that my students get when they finally grasp a concept. The data won't show any of that! So why put so much emphasis on the data? On one test? Why not just let me teach?!?
Let's take a moment to ponder about the third graders who can't pass their state test and have to spend another year in the same grade? Or the senior in high school that fails his/her state test and can't graduate?
Needless to say, my schools iReady projection is looking pretty good. But at what cost?


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The Two Towers
LA and DC. The residents of both are acutely aware of each other. Mutually attracted and repulsed; they are alternately fascinated by and condescending toward each other. And they're both so much alike.
It's difficult to live in either city. You can't travel to do business there-- or even visit for pleasure-- without getting sucked into the pervasive thrum of the living hive-mind. Even the air seems to pulsate and draw at your body as you pass through it.
How best to describe time spent there? For all their smartness and pretense at being cosmopolitan, they're both old-fashioned company towns. Every person you meet in the course of your day isn't in the business, of course. But they have at least one friend, relative, schoolmate or business partner who is or was or wants to be.
And the currencies, in both cities, are relationships and information. What you know-- and who you know-- determines what you can accomplish. The bit of knowledge contained in an offhand remark, if it is overheard and then transmitted to the right person at the right time, can provide a material advantage in the process of constructing a deal.
Most of the effort expended during the making of a movie is politicking-- conferences, relationship-building, negotiating and intrigues. Much of what we see happening in politics today is theatrics-- playing to national audiences to try to win them.
Neither city has benefitted from adopting the other's techniques.
Friday, November 14, 2003
Shrum Illustrated?
Insightful profiles of political pros are rare. To write it, you need enough technical knowledge to understand how the processes work, and enough good judgement to assess the issues. And if you have those skills, you can make a lot more money running campaigns-- or dealing out sound bites as a talking head on TV.
So enjoy
this profile
of the man behind John Kerry's throne-- Bob Shrum. David Halbfinger does a little bit of tiptoeing around the nitty-gritty, but he nails almost every topic he addresses. Let me fill in the one he ducked: Shrum is a second-tier stratregist. Maybe third tier.
There's an immense difference in ability between someone who can win Senate seats and one who can win a presidential nomination and one who can witn the presidency. If you're a football fan, it's like the difference between a quarterback coach, an offensive coordinator and a head coach.
Winning a senate race requires a narrow focus. You need in-depth knowledge of the voters, media and key issues in your state. You've got to be able to relate to the candidate and family effectively and schedule their travel plans. You also need enough managerial ability to oversee the candidate's ongoing politcal operation,
To win a presidential nomination, you have to be able to play well on a much broader canvas. You have to be able to craft a message that plays well in 10-15 states and build an organization (from scratch) that can run that many races well. Managing the candidate's time-- knowing which state he needs to be in at any given moment and not buring him out--is much more diffiicult.
To win the presidency, you need to be able to play well in 25-35 states. And that's mostly resource management-- time, money and staff:
1. You have to win your base (the states that favor anyone from your party) you while spending as little as possible.
2. You need to win at least some of the battlefield states (the ones where you're evenly matched), without committing too much of your resources.
3. You must mount cost-effective challenges in your opponent's base. You're not hoping to win-- you're just trying to force him to spend additional resources to hold a state that he expected to win handily.
To win a senate seat, you have to fight one all-or-nothing battle. And since you can run for re-election more than once, there's a good reason to win by a landslide-- you can scare potential competitors off.
In a presidential race, it doesn't matter if you win a state by one vote or one million. In fact, your goal is to win while spending as little as possible, so you have more money to spend in other races.
In a primary campaign, you don't have to fight as many battles-- and since most states vote at different times, you get to shuffle resources from spot to spot and go back to raise more money. In the general, your timing and your spending has to be perfect.
The difference between the guy who wins senate seats and the guy who wins the primaries and the one who wins it all: The one who can win senate seats will spend 9% of his budget and 20 days campaigning in his home state. The one who'll win the primaries will spend 7% and 15 days. The one who wins it all spends 3% and 9 days.
Bob Shrum has never managed a winning presidential campaign. He's never even managed a successful primary campaign (Kennedy in 1980, Gephardt in 1988, Bob Kerry in 1992).
Shrum was senior staff on Gore 2000--arguably the worst-run campaign in modern history. (Envision George H.W. Bush trying to distance himself from Ronald Reagan out of concern that Reagan's problems with Iran-Contra would rub off on him.) When he joined the staff of one of the best-run campaigns in modern history-- Jimmy Carter in 1976-- he quit after 1o days, blasting both the candidate and his staff.
Shrum does have, the profile notes, a solid record getting senators elected. To date, it notes, he has played critical roles in the successful campaigns of Robert Torricelli, Jon Corzine, Ted Kennedy and John Kerry.
That record would be a lot more impressive if those four guys didn't hail from exactly two states (New Jersey and Massachusetts) that are both strongly Democratic and both located in the Northeastern United States.
Shrum does have some other credits (John Edwards, 1998), but they're always in races where it's not clear exactly how big his role was. He's got a number of big-ticket losses to offset them.
My impression? In the business Shrum is in, you are your record. His record isn't impressive. And the personality of all his campaigns-- the infighting and lack of organization-- make you wonder if the similarities are accidental.
Shrum is a pretty good speechwriter (if you want to sound Kennedyesque, he's terrific) but I wouldn't let him anywhere near one of my candidates. And I'll get to what he does to candidates tomorrow.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Don't Do As I Say
Josh Marshall is one of the brightest Washington-based reporters around. What he understands about policy is considerable. What he doesn't know about campaigns is a lot.
Two weeks ago, he
that Wesley Clark could revive his campaign by cleaning house. I sent him a fairly shirty e-mail telling him that (a) if you fire one person, their buddies often quit and (b) a firing openly acknowledges that something is wrong.
The press loves to pick at a dying campaign-- to write analyses that ask "what's wrong with these jokers?" But due to concerns about bias, editors at non-wingnut papers refuse to allow reporters to write those stories unless the piece writer can be based on an event that is public record. Like a firing.
So when John Kerry takes Josh's advice-- and people walk in protest-- Josh
"What's wrong with this campaign?"
Monday, November 10, 2003
All Politics is Local
"What do you make of the results in Mississippi and Kentucky?" Based on my long experience in politics and my keen analytical skills, I believe it means that there will be Republic governors in those states next year.
Unlike most pundits or political hacks, I'm skeptical about drawing conclusions from off-year elections-- especially to assess a president's standing. There's simply too much chance that some hot-button local issue-- which is a big hairy deal locally or regionally, but didn't fly high enough to hit the national media's radar-- played a huge, undocumented part in the results. I was reminded of that again this weekend.
I grew up just outside Cleveland; this year, the region had arguably the most controversial ballot initiative outside California. The city of Lakewood wanted to put an upscale shopping center in a neighborhood on its western border. After meeting resistance from the property owners, they placed an initiative on the ballot that would have empowered city council to use public funding and eminent domain to purchase homes
The story got all kinds of
(you might have seen it on
60 Minutes
) and outsiders of every stripe poked their heads into the race. The initiative lost by 39 votes out of 16,000 votes cast; the mayor (who pushed the issue strongly) lost her race for re-election 54%-46%. Clearly this result was a triumph (to some degree) for conservative/libertarian values, right? A victory for property rights and the individual over big government and tax and spend, no?
Wrong. These results had very little to do with property rights, but a lot to do with homophobia. Here's what really went down.
The city of Lakewood is politically split. At one time, it was a solidly conservative place. But, because it has lots of apartment complexes and duplexes, it has a growing percentage of gay residents. According to one study (god knows how they measure this sort of stuff), Lakewood has, on a per-capita basis, the third-highest percentage of gay residents in the country. There is, as a result, a very uneasy truce, with sporadic flareups.
In 2000, for example, Lakewood City Council defeated a resolution to provide spousal health benefits to domestic partners, regardless of gender. Tempers ran pretty high on that one, and Council passed an ordinance that made it a crime to harass people based on their sexual preference later that year. The mayor
it was done partly to reach out to the gay community.
In June of 2003-- before the West End idea really heated up-- Lakewood City Council passed a resolution that proclaiming June to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The resolution
that the "Rainbow Pride" flag was to be flown on the same flagpole as the U.S. flag and the flag of the State of Ohio.
When they did that, people went apeshit. One guy tore down the flag; groups
stormed City Hall
and held protests for two weeks. The mayor refused to take down the flag, but did agree to install a second flagpole to fly it on.
The mayor and five of seven council seats were up for election this year. In Ward 3, the council president--who voted against gay interests all four times-- was challenged by an openly gay activist. In Ward 4, the council member who supported gay interests most strongly retired--and a second openly gay candidate declared for her seat. As a result, the anti-gay forces fought a "Take No Prisoners" campaign, culminating in a military-style "Get Out The Vote" drive.
Turnout in Cuyahoga County was 37% this year. Turnout in Lakewood was 20% higher. Both gay candidates got stomped (57%-42 and 56%-44), and the mayor (who was perceived as being the force behind the Rainbow Flag ordinance) lost 54%-46. And since people who oppose gay rights tend to be conservative--and conservatives tend to be opposed to be confiscation of property--they voted "No" on the West End initiative and sunk it.
Don't buy that interpretation? Then look at the
. According to this
, four candidates said they openly opposed the West End initiative, and would not support any eminent domain legislation if elected. All four candidates lost their races-- their totals were 31%, 35%, 42% and 44%.
Still not convinced? All three candidates who vocally supported the "Rainbow Flag" vote lost. Two of the three opposed the West End initiative. The candidate who supported the West End initiative (the Mayor) got the highest vote total-- 46%. The candidates in Wards 3 and 4 got 42% and 44%.
So what does all this have to do with Kentucky and Mississippi? What it means is that when the media tells you that the results appear to show strong support for W., that they probably don't know what they're talking about. The media is always sloppy and it ususlly misses stuff that any reasonably intelligent observer should catch. The profile of the Lakewood council races--written a week before election day--noted that two candidates were gay, but never refererred to the furor over the "Rainbow Flag" ordinance. Their
analysis of the results
-- written days later--didn't mention the word 'gay' even once.
I can't tell you what happened in Kentucky or Mississippi, because I don't have family or friends there. But if you can find a blog that deals with local issues in those states, I'll bet it will mention 2-3 things that have little or nothing to do with W., but a whole hell of a lot to do with the turnout or the mood of the voters in the region.
As Tip O'Neill once said, all politics is local. It's as true today as it was then.
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Returning after flaking on my last swap several years ago- I feel awful about it and I'm trying my best to make up for that. My plan is to angel a few folks and hope that my partner will accept a long overdue apology and swap. The next step will be working on my rating, a couple nice folks suggested private swaps for that. I'm not there yet, but it's nice to look forward to.
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My doll collection began when I was 'too old' to play with them. It's a lie, it just means I play with nicer dolls. Mostly I collect vintage dolls and the 1/6 scale fashion types, Barbie and whatnot. The special one is my BJD, an MSD size lady named Loolu.
I love music, I used to work in a concert hall and I miss hearing a different band every night, even if it wasn't a good band, it was different. My favorite genres tend towards classic rock, goth rock, ska, punk, grunge and just plain good old rock and roll, with side trips into country and disco and new wave and folk and bluegrass.
I'm an old-school goth at heart, but I have other varied musical interests.
anything directed by John Waters, starring Vincent Price, or very low-budget. The cheesier, the better, I just love cheese.
Documentaries about killers, people with unusual beliefs or lifestyles, trashy talk shows and cartoons. Really fond of "My Strange Addiction", and those type of shows- especially the collector ones.
Lots of crafting going on! I crochet, sew, make frustrating attempts to knit, and I do beading/jewelry type things. Not all that great at needle felting yet, but I have a fabulous time doing it. My most popular crafted treats are hemp jewelry and crocheted hats, folks seem to like those best, and I love making them.
I'm easily amused, and pretty open to most types of items but if you'd really like to make me smile-
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I'm very easily amused by things like kitchen potholders that double as bunny puppets and those tiny little comic books about going to hell that people hand me at fairs.
I like little things; the laminated saint pictures pinned into old purses, tiny plastic dinosaurs with three heads, inch-tall bottles of hot sauce, gumball machine prizes, the 'wade' figures that come with red rose tea... I like little things.
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dolls- I love barbie the most, early vintage to brand new ones, if it's Barbie, I like it. Yes, I take them out and play with them, other dolls too, but I don't have many baby dolls. My latest is an MSD sized ball-jointed doll, I love her dearly, any 1/4 scale stuff would be lovely!
gnomes. I'm especially fond of naughty gnomes.
Tacky, trashy and awful things- is it creepy, crass or quirky? Don't worry about offending me- it's not going to happen.
little toys, kinder surprise, homies, the tiny bobble heads from gumball machines, etc, whatever's tiny and fun. vintage clothing and accessories. pretty rocks, crystals, bits of beachglass, SHINY things. odd whatsits from thrift shops, funky knick knacks, pretty little saucers and giant coffee cups, crazy 70's fabrics- I don't mind a little damage if it's on something nifty.
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Dislikes- - brown. - mint flavored things. - sports
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Sony Releases Free PS4 Theme For Pride
It's finally the month of Pride. Let's kick it off in style with some corporate appropriation!
It's the time of year where everyone who falls on the LGBT+ spectrum comes together and celebrates being themselves with each other. To help celebrate Pride in gamer style, Sony has released a free theme for the PS4 to help us all show off just how queer we really are.
As is to be expected when a company celebrates Pride and the LGBT community, the release has been meet with the usual homophobic comments and people accusing companies of pushing their "liberal left wing gay agenda". I would embed some of the many hundreds of those tweets here, but I don't want to give those hate-filled cretins any more acknowledgment.
I just want to say I love what Sony has done and their support for the LGBT community. Their support at both the pride parade and online makes me proud to be a gamer.
We can only hope that they take this opportunity to offer more support for queer folks going forward throughout the year - including safeguarding their online communities and encouraging representation in games on the PlayStation platform. And beyond that, we hope that other companies can follow their lead in support of the LGBT space.
Jack Dixon is a gamer, cinephile, and more than likely he's the guy who's ignoring you on Grindr. Tweet him @Jackaphobia. Support his writing on Patreon!


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Inspiring Business by Sharing Success
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UPDATED: 22 May 2018
The competition helped Flogas Britain relaunch its mains gas business with a new name and a new website, building on the company's strong reputation for providing simple energy with first class customer service.
A second competition for new and existing businesses to win £2,000 of activity vouchers is still running, with all customers supplied with Flogas Energy mains gas by June 18 automatically being entered into the prize draw.
Flogas Energy is a division of Flogas Britain Limited, which is part of the multi-national DCC PLC. It has been providing highly competitive fixed price mains gas for businesses since 2015, building on the experience gained from Flogas Britain, which has been supplying off-grid energy for customers across Britain for over 30 years.
Greig, who is from Leicester, was picked at random as part of Flogas Energy's #energytogether Twitter Competition which asked people to name the two figures they would like to see work together to make the ultimate business partnership.
His winning suggestion was Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres: "They could do a talk show about the business and give it some marketing," Greig tweeted.
He was presented with £200 of John Lewis vouchers by Nicky Bannister, the Head of Flogas Energy.
Nicky said: "I'm thrilled Greig helped us to celebrate the relaunch of Flogas Energy by taking part in our #energytogether Twitter campaign.
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The relaunched Flogas Energy website is aimed at making it even easier for both new and existing customers to manage their supplies, contact their account manager and find out more about what's on offer.
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This is the fourth volume of Goulder's Studies in the Psalter in which he argues that the psalms should be interpreted in line with their place in the Psalter. Here, he deals with Book V (Psalms 107-150), reordering its three sub-divisions as: the Songs of the Ascents and Nehemiah (120-134); Psalms 107-119 and the reconstruction of the Temple; and Psalms 135-150 and Ezra. Translations are given in the Revised Version margin (1881). Journal for the Study of the New Testament


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BALTIMORE – California Chrome continued to march toward the Triple Crown on Saturday when he won the 139th Preakness Stakes.
The Los Alamitos-trained colt, who won the Kentucky Derby on May 3, held off a hard-charging Ride On Curlin at Pimlico Race Course in the 1 3/16-mile race.
California Chrome won by 1 1/2 lengths in a quick time of 1:54.84.
"He's just an amazing horse," jockey Victor Espinoza said.
If California Chrome emerges from the Preakness healthy, he will move on to the June 7 Belmont Stakes in New York in an attempt to become only the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown and the first since Affirmed in 1978.
Art Sherman, who became the oldest trainer to win the Derby, got the ride he wanted from Espinoza.
"I have to have a tear (in my eye) because we worked hard all year and Victor rode him perfect," Sherman said. "It's a dream for any trainer to do this, believe me."
Espinoza won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2002 aboard War Emblem, but they did not win the Belmont.
California Chrome became the 13th horse since Affirmed to win the Derby and Preakness. The most recent horse before him was I'll Have Another in 2012, but he was scratched before the Belmont.
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