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Acrylic Coated Fiberglass (300° F)
This general purpose welding fabric is used for light duty blankets, curtains, and heat shields. It is 16 mils thick, 17oz in weight, and the color is salmon. It is excellent for use as a vertical curtain to protect from grinding and sparks. This material can also be used as a flame retardant barrier, arc flash barrier, and grinding shield. You should not use this welding blanket for applications involving stress relief.
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Weight: 17oz / sqyd
Thickness: 35mils
Temp. Resistance: 300 Degrees F
Tear Strength: 35 / 30 lbs/in
Tensile Strength: 300 / 300 lbs/in
Color: Salmon
Fabric Width: 38"
Roll Size: 50 Yard Full Roll Size
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Hello all!
While in Belgium and Holland the children are still celebrating Sinterklaas today (Sinterklaas is a bit
like Santa Claus, check it here @ Wikipedia) we are already overthinking our Christmas wishlists.
We both love fashion as you know, so the perfect wishlist contains a lot of clothes, but then we were
browsing the internet looking for the perfect clothes and found out that most of the beautiful clothes
we want are a bit out of our budget.. Also, when we read magazines, it always disappoints us that
the clothes in there are so pricy! It's such a pity they don't add some less expensive clothes for those
who can't afford such clothes! That's why we both made 2 wishlists! 1 perfect dreamy wishlist with
way too expensive clothes for us (right now, that is!) and 1 dreamlist with affordable yet also amazing
Because it's getting colder Jade choose for warm new pink Uggs shoes and a beautiful warm
wintercoat. Elvi is pretending it's still summer and chose a lot of great summer dresses, and chose for
darker colors in the affordable wishlist. (You can buy all the clothes we chose @ Zalando, for
more details check the links under the wishlists!)
Which list do you like most?
Tall & tiny
elvi's dreamlist van elviism met bustier tops
Jade's dreamlist van elviism met mini skirts

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Teacher of Religious Studies (Part-time – 0.5 FTE), Bedford
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We seek a suitably qualified and inspirational teacher to teach in our Religious Studies Department from either September 2018 for one term. The School offers GCSE, A Level and IB.
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Applicants are equally welcome from experienced teachers as well as non-qualified teachers who may be seeking teaching experience.
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SHERIFF DAVID CLARKE: MSNBC Refused to Let Me On to Defend Myself (VIDEO)
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke joined Sean Hannity Thursday night to respond to embattled filmmaker Quentin Tarantino taking a shot at him during an interview on MSNBC's "All In."
Sheriff Clarke told Sean MSNBC refused to let him come on to defend himself:
Sean I reached out to MSNBC for a counter point of view to his rambling and his babbling yesterday. And they declined saying they're not big fans of mine. I guess they don't share a FOX News fair and balanced philosophy.
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I am a self taught home cook, trying to reproduce restaurant quality meals in my tiny little kitchen.
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Iran's magnificent Alborz Mountains extend for around 1 500 kilometres in an east to west direction across the northern part of the country. They include the over 5 600 metre high Mount Damavand – the highest peak in the Middle East – and for travellers, the Alborz range presents an opportunity for unforgettable, high-elevation adventures. Of course, Iran's sprawling capital city of Tehran is itself at the foot of the central Alborz Mountains, and it is from here that you can easily access and explore some of the best of the Alborz range. Here are some ideas for some high elevation adventures in and around Tehran.
Go skiing at Shemshak and Dizin:
Two of the Alborz's biggest ski resorts – Shemshak Ski Resort and Dizin Ski Resort – are a scenic one to two-hour journey north of Tehran. Shemshak is the closer of the two and its steep slopes are considered more appropriate for expert skiers and snowboarders. Dizin is larger and has more facilities, and better for beginners. Iran's ski season starts from November and lasts until May, and at Shemshak and Dizin, as well as other places, there are chalets and hotels for accommodation, and equipment (and skiing instructors) for hire.
Trek through the Alborz foothills:
One of Iran's greatest attractions is its massive diversity of natural terrain. Luckily, travellers can easily get a taste of it just outside Tehran. From Darakeh and Darband, which are on the outskirts of the city, there are dozens of well-established walking and trekking routes that track their way through the beautiful natural scenery of the lower slopes and foothills of the mountains. Many of these can be completed in a morning or afternoon, and will take you past waterfalls and streams, natural forests, and up some spectacular rocky crags. Along the way, you can also stop for a snack at one of the area's traditional tea-houses.
Climb Mount Damavand:
Climbing and trekking experts say that Mount Damavand is one of the most easily accessible 'big mountains' of the world, and a summit of the 5 671 metre high peak can be done in as little as five days. Treks and climbs of varying difficulty can be organised through several well-established guiding companies based in Iran and Tehran.
Explore Lar National Park on two wheels:
Iran's Lar National Park is around 130 kilometres north of Tehran, in the heart of Alborz mountain territory. For mountain bikers it's a dream destination, and with adventure guide operators like Iran Eco Adventure, you can arrange multiple-day riding adventures to explore its magnificent floral and animal life, and spectacular natural terrain.
As travelling to Iran is currently becoming more of a reality for tourists from all parts of the world, many are waking up to the fact that Iran – with its capital Tehran, and other destinations like Mashhad, Isfahan, and Shiraz – is a true traveller's paradise. Among many other things, Iran offers spectacular architecture all around the country, a rich history of art, craft, and design, countless relics of Iran's ancient culture, and an incredibly diverse landscape that includes mountains and snow, deserts, a coastline and offshore islands, and a very rich floral and animal kingdom. There's also delicious cuisine to be enjoyed, and some very friendly people to be met while you're exploring.


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Speaking of which, here is a picture of a famous blogger, about to take a picture of a nest of bloggers:
(To see the picture she was taking, click here.)
But, if you thought that there is only one famous personality in the above shot, look again... At her feet are the continent-trotting sock and over to the right there, Rhinebeck (the wool fest-trotting cardi).
And on that grassy knoll, not just our dear Steph, but also the most adorabley happy duo of Greta and Maggie:
One can't help but smile in their company (not that one would have it any other way).
[But what about the LOOT?!]
Oh, right. The loot... Ah much fibery goodness awaits at Ye Olde Fiber Drugstore:
Recreational Yarn-a-ceuticals
First the sock yarn:
Clockwise from the top right:
- The Fold's Socks That Rock in Sandstone and
- Soft Rock in Siren Song
- KPPPM in reds and wines (for Mom socks)
- Lorna's in Turquoise (for MIL)
Then the fine stuff:
Counter-clockwise from the top left (just keeping you guessing):
- Some lovely green superwash (maybe socks, maybe a Fiber Trends Leaf Lace shawl)
- Two skeins of the delish Brooks Fiber Yarn, one Duet in blue - grey shades, and in the center a Primero in a pale rose
- Next to the rose is a huge beautiful mulberry skein of Cormo fingering (MMM! a monotone Charlotte, maybe?)
- Over 600 yds of Cormo/Angora fingering in natural cream
- Lastly, at the top, shimmering in pale blues, is a wrap's worth of Tess' Cascade Silk. I could just die!
Speaking of lace. Not all the friendly faces belong to bloggers. Here is the fantastic Linda and her lovely Charlotte:
(Although we would LOVE to turn Linda into a blogger, until then we satisfy ourselves by occasionally cruising by her fabulous soap shop.)
Alas, all good things must end-until-October.
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Global Sodium Nitrate Market by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2023
Sodium nitrate occurs as colorless crystals or as a white crystalline powder. It is odorless and has a slightly salty taste.
Scope of the Report:
This report focuses on the Sodium Nitrate in global market, especially in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, types and applications.
Market Segment by Manufacturers, this report covers
Shandong Haihua
Jianfeng Group
Sinkiang Nitrate Minerals
Linyi Luguang
Qinghai Yanhu
Shandong Xinhao
Haiye Chemical
Deepak Nitrite
ACF Nitratos
Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers
North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia)
Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)
Market Segment by Type, covers
Sodium Nitrate Crystal
Industrial Sodium Nitrate
Market Segment by Applications, can be divided into
Chemical Industry
There are 15 Chapters to deeply display the global Sodium Nitrate market.
Chapter 1, to describe Sodium Nitrate Introduction, product scope, market overview, market opportunities, market risk, market driving force;
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Chapter 10 and 11, to show the market by type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2013 to 2018;
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Does it have to be called geronimo-plugins.xml? or can it be something like geronimo-plugins-1.1.xml? And does it need to be in the root, or can it i be in a branch of the tree? --jason On Sep 22, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Aaron Mulder wrote: > There's one non-standard file (geronimo-plugins.xml), but it has to go > in the root directory of the repo and be maintained (updated every > time a plugin in the repo is added, removed, or updated). I have > heard the Maven guys say they could handle that, but I'm not sure if > they meant "someone could implement something" or "it would work right > now" -- I kind of suspect the former. > > Thanks, > Aaron > > On 9/22/06, David Jencks <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> I don't understand the issues with using the maven repo as a plugin >> repo. sorry, I haven't been following the discussion that closely. >> I was under the impression that a plugin repo had to include a bunch >> of non-maven-recognized files in order to be useful. If we are to do >> this I think we need a clear and definitive opinion from the m2 folks >> that this will not get in the way of repository maintenance. >> >> My opinion at the moment, based on very little info: >> -- if the maven guys assure us that using a maven repo as a plugin >> repo will never cause problems, lets do that. >> -- if there is a measurable chance it would cause problems now or in >> the future, lets have a separate plugin repo. >> >> thanks >> david jencks >> >> On Sep 22, 2006, at 11:24 AM, Paul McMahan wrote: >> >> > On 9/15/06, Jacek Laskowski <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> >> I'd like to gather as much suggestions/opinions/advices as >> possible >> >> before calling a vote. >> > >> > I haven't seen any feedback on this thread since last week but I >> think >> > it's still an important topic. From what I understand, Jacek has >> > suggested that we create a plugin repository at >> > http://geronimo.apache.org/plugins. I proposed using the maven >> repo >> > as a plugin repository instead but haven't seen any feedback on >> that >> > idea so I'm doubting it has support. Other than floating that >> idea as >> > an alternative (which I'm satisfied has been done) I don't >> really have >> > any concerns with calling a vote at this time, if that's still the >> > intention. Any others out there have opinions on this matter? >> > >> > Best wishes, >> > Paul >> >>
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Still from 2007 Toyota Dealer Training clip - click above image to watch the video
Over the past couple of weeks, we've shown you the did-not-age-well 1989 Ford dealer training videos, and the completely laughable + hopeless late-Eighties Chevrolet dealer training clips. Interestingly, in the waning years of Ronald Reagan's America, the domestics weren't doing so bad. The Big Three still had over 70% of the U.S. market and sentiments like, "Mazda! Not in my parking lot" still existed in cities outside of Detroit. Fast-forward twenty years and, well, you know the story. Ford mortgaged the farm to keep the lights on while General Motors and Chrysler sought government shelter. Meanwhile, Toyota is the largest automaker in the world, bar none, though these days Volkswagen's nipping at their heels. And we'd bet that you've owned at least one "import."
Here we have a Toyota dealer training video from just two short years ago. In it, a Dan Cortez-style host tells a trailer-towing Tundra dealer/driver to "take off like a bat out of hell" and then engage the ABS (panic stop) with his hands off the wheel. And yeah, the Tundra is an impressive truck in the video. As the host says, "The domestics were asleep at the wheel." And you could make that argument in 2007. Too bad for Toyota that Ford came out with the 2008 F-150 and Dodge followed up with the 2009 Ram. Full video after the jump.
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Digital Journalism (Paperback)Janet Jones (author), Lee Salter (author)
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How can we make sense of the ongoing technological changes affecting journalism and journalists today?
Will the new digital generation break down barriers for journalism, or will things just stay the same?
These and other pertinent questions will be asked and explored throughout this exciting new book that looks at the changing dynamics of journalism in a digital era. Examining issues and debates through cultural, social, political and economic frameworks, the book gets to grip with today's new journalism by understanding its historical threats and remembering its continuing resilience and ability to change with the times. In considering new forms of journalistic practice the book covers important topics such as:
* truth in the new journalism
* the changing identity of the journalist
* the economic implications for the industry
* the impact on the relationship between the journalist and their audience
* the legal framework of doing journalism online.
Vibrant in style and accessible to all, Digital Journalism is a captivating read for anyone looking to understand the advent of a new journalism that has been altered by the latest digital technologies.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 360 g
Dimensions: 242 x 170 x 15 mm
Paul Bradshaw
City University and Birmingham City University
Digital Journalism uses current language to tell the story of journalism in transition. Using historical context, contemporary examples, and relevant theory, Jones and Salter discuss the meaning of digital technology for the practice of journalism. Their approach is globally focused and examines how different traditions of journalism adopt and adapt to technological innovation, creating new cultures of journalism and redefining existing ones. A must read for students and practitioners of online journalism
Zizi Papacharissi
University of Illinois at Chicago
Janet Jones and Lee Salter contribute an engaged and engaging analysis of journalism in the digital age that dispenses with the cheer-leading and the doom-mongering that all too frequently drown out more subtle voices. Their book discusses new and emerging technologies within the political, economic, cultural and social contexts that are so vital to an understanding of what is going on around us. Digital Journalism is highly recommended reading for journalists and scholars alike
Tony Harcup
University of Sheffield
Janet Jones and Lee Salter have condesed a vast array of information about the theory and practice of journalism before, but mostly after, the 'digital disruption' of media. The book leads with an insightful introduction that sketches out contemporary journalism as a practice with historically entrenched concepts facing transition... Most of Jones and Salter's examples are drawn from the UK media, but Digital Journalism has a global perspective, and Australian readers will be able to find some references to local cases... The content of the chapters is well sourced and referenced, and the book unfolds in a logical way... A comprehensive guide to the state of journalism, the book will be invaluable to students of journalism.
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Learn how to say the N sound. This consonant sound is in the words no, phones, and son. Many ESL speakers drop this sound at the end of words (say sigh not sign). Learn this sound to be clearer in your communication.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
The slow tragic death of Germany
Germany is slowly dying. In 2010, it produced just eight children per 1000 of the population, while 11 Germans per thousand passed away. In absolute terms, the German population has started to shrink despite significant inward migration flows.
The German birthrate is shocking. According to the CIA, it ranked 219th out of 223 countries. Only Italy, Japan, Monaco and Hong Kong recorded lower birth rates. Even child hating Britain manages to produce 12 children per 1000.
The rapidly diminishing German birthrate is also evident in its age distribution. Only 13.7 percent of the German population is 14 under, while over 20 percent of the population is older than 65. The latter percentage can only increase with time. Currently, the median age of a German is about 44. In the case of German females, the median age is a fraction below 46.
Germany is a country that made an extraordinary cultural contribution to the world. It is a land of Beethoven, Goethe, and Kant. Yet the prevailing culture in Germany today seems inimical to procreation. Germany is withering away, and to me at least, this is an appalling prospect.
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I could not figure out a way to comfortably and safely wear the climbing harness around by 37 week pregnant belly, and I knew it would be hard to hug the wall with that baby in there! So even though I felt fit enough, I opted out on climbing and stuck to taking the pictures. It was a nice, warm, overcast day. Everything is just starting to turn green in the canyon.
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By Sen. Mike Kowall
15th Senate District
Greetings! During this joyous season, I would like to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone in western Oakland County. It is my sincere hope that you are able to spend this time with loved ones.
Once again, I am blessed to be able to gather over the holidays with my family, whose love, support and encouragement enable me to make the difficult decisions that help build a better Michigan.
As 2013 draws to a close, we reflect upon the past year and look forward to a new year full of possibilities. I am proud of what the Legislature accomplished in 2013 to continue Michigan's momentum toward recovery and prosperity.
We continue to take a proactive approach to revitalizing our state. As a result, we have more jobs, a better economic outlook and a more fiscally sound budget than when I took office nearly three years ago.
I remain committed to identifying and enacting innovative ideas to give all Michigan residents more opportunities and more freedom. This year, these solutions included approving a balanced budget that will help pay down debt, calling on Congress to do its job, providing increasing support for education and much more.
Throughout my time in the Michigan House and Senate, I have valued the voices of my constituents. I have benefitted from hearing your thoughts and experiences, and I have enjoyed getting to know you.
It is critically important that public officials listen to those who elected them to office. I know from my experience that listening to the residents of the 15th District has given me a greater insight into the challenges facing our communities and what needs to be done to improve our state and region.
This year, the Senate passed a structurally balanced budget that makes important investments in our roads, our communities and our future. As is always the case during the budget process, making decisions that will result in the state attracting well-paying jobs is my top priority. The state's budget reflects that priority. The Senate took a responsible, long-term approach to budgeting that will pay down billions of dollars in debt so the mistakes of the past will not be repeated.
The Senate also passed a resolution formally asking Congress to call a constitutional convention for the explicit and sole purpose of writing a balanced budget amendment into the U.S. Constitution. The national debt now stands at $17.1 trillion. Every taxpayer now bears a staggering cost of $149,440 to repay the national debt, and every child born today carries a $54,000 bill as their portion of this debt. This bold step is necessary to avert a massive disruption to our nation's economy and to ensure a future for our children.
I am happy to say that since Fiscal Year 2012, Gov. Rick Snyder and the Senate have increased overall state funding for K-12 education by $800 million.
Much of this increased state funding has gone toward helping local school districts control the increased costs in the teacher retirement system. This increased investment will reduce our unfunded liability an estimated $15.6 billion in the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System. By paying down this long-term debt, we are protecting teacher and school employee pensions and helping local schools focus more dollars on classroom education.
I am hopeful for the future of Michigan. Our accomplishments and the inspiration the residents of western Oakland County provide give me renewed resolve to fight for our values and build on our achievements to help create more jobs and more liberty.
I wish you and your family the very best this Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. God Bless you all.
This column first appeared in the Spinal Column. Senator Mike Kowall, R-White Lake, is the chair of the Senate Economic Development Committee and vice chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation. He serves the citizens of the 15th Senate District, representing western Oakland County.


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Currently I have a lot of windows and tabs open. But the size and position (in my case maximized) are not stored. After a restart of Vivaldi, it takes a really long time to restore all the windows (ca. 1 minutes). After restart the most windows are not maximized with a complete different position. Therefore, I have to maximized all windows by hand, again and again. Is this a bug or a feature?


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Farmville 2: River Expansion "The Appaloosa River"Sponsored Links
Everybody was waiting the news about New expansion as we all have to get desperately because all our expansion and land has been occupied or ended and we have to building and place new items in new land as without it we can't move ahead into the game. This game already breaking all records of most played on social networks. Along with new expansion we have to get all new gifts and items in the game. so we have all the exclusive images of new land that is coming in next few hours or a day so so. As you can see picture below this will help us to save spaces and we have to do with river that are flowing in our famrville 2.
We can cultivate new aquatic different seeds. This innovation will also be used to grow fishes. This land will be available to all players who are playing level 15. The cost of the land is yet to be discovered but we know that it will be less than normal price and few coins will be required to get it. Also we have found that new ducks are coming as well in famrville 2.


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The Write Note Foundation exists to create, develop and implement educationally relevant musical activities that foster vital relationships among youth, youth-at-risk, and their families. Our ultimate goal is to encourage emotional, social, and spiritual growth in youth and adolescents by enabling youth to experience and incorporate the five pillars of character: Respect, Courtesy, Fairness, Honesty, and Patience. Write Note also strives to incorporate musical activities into the area of health care and rehabilitation by creating tools for health care professionals and organizations to use as a therapeutic catalyst in the ongoing treatment of physical, emotional and genetic disorders. Write Note views the incorporation of technology and music into our lives as a responsibility predicated on the sharing of knowledge and the desire to bring arts into the lives of everyone in order to build more productive and satisfying lives. Write Note accomplishes its goals and objectives through our musical recording studio program "Reach & Teach" and its online off-site counterpart "SongJam" two ongoing projects that use music to help boys and girls realize their creative potential, learn new skills, and gain self-esteem.
The Write Note Foundation is an independent non-profit organization based in West Palm Beach, Florida with 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status. We are supported by community focused organizations, professional musicians, educators, and other creatively-minded individuals. The Write Note Foundation is a unique music based asset for the community and is available to serve youth and youth-at-risk and the developmentally disabled as a tool for improving the lives of all who participate in our programs. We use a professional recording studio, music and songwriting to achieve our goals and objectives
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Monterey, California (PRWEB) November 01, 2012
According to SNL Kagan's most recent projections, this year's TV station political advertising revenue is expected to increase to $2.6 billion, a 68% increase over the 2008 total of $1.6 billion. The swing states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, predictably have emerged as the political battleground for 2012 presidential election spending. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign has outspent President Barack Obama in TV and radio advertising in these states, with well over half a billion dollars already spent with local broadcasters. As the election approaches, political revenue projections will be put to the test as the presidential candidates compete in local markets to close the gap on much-needed electoral votes.
SNL Kagan estimates that 80% of political revenues were generated in the second half of each of the last three election years, with roughly 60% of the total coming in during the fourth quarter alone. If this holds true this year, the top 10 publicly held TV broadcast affiliate groups will see a 57.5% average increase in political revenue over 2008. Total political revenue for these groups would be $625.3 million, a 41.9% increase from $440.5 million in 2008.
An analysis of the these TV station owners in the second quarter by SNL Kagan shows that Journal Communications Inc. should see the highest growth vs. 2008, while E.W. Scripps Co. could realize the second-highest percentage growth in political revenues. Consistent with the second quarter, Gray Television Inc. would lead the pack in total revenues based on these projections. The ever-increasing political spend on local TV stations will lead to even greater disparity between even- and odd-year revenues over time.
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Profit Planning Seminar Helps Attendees Hone Budgets and Enhance Profits
Monday, February 10, 2014
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SPRINGFIELD, MA - From January 30–31, 2014, The Markens Group, Inc. hosted its annual Machine Hour Rate and Profit Planning Fundamentals workshop in Miami, FL for 16 financial and sales management specialists.
This workshop is designed for financial executives, accountants, sales managers, and estimators from folding carton, corrugated, commercial printing, flexible, label, and contract packaging companies. Attendees learn how to develop budgets and create full sets of machine hour rates for costing and pricing in order to apply effective profit planning at their own plants.
Participants were taught profit planning oversight tools for boosting profits, including key formulas and the necessary steps for determining the accurate cost of labor. The seminar also provided valuable skills for creating direct and indirect labor budgets as well as machine variable budgets.
"Developing complex, specialized budgets and machine hour rates for costing and pricing are not simple tasks," noted Ben Markens, principal at the Markens Group, Inc. "But this two-day course breaks it all down into useful formulas and strategies. I'm confident our attendees left with new knowledge, refreshed and ready to boost profits at home."
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With cell phone cost rising and personal income stagnant since the 2008 Great Recession, many Americans are searching for a cheaper cell phone service. FreedomPop is a promising option for cash-strapped consumers.
Founded in 2011 by Stephen Stokols and Steven Sesar, the Los Angeles-based company began slowly by selling 4G hotspots the following year. Through a series of partnerships, the company expanded. Today it is a leading low-cost service provider. In fact, it even offers free phone service, by using a novel approach that avoids cell tower use. While a normal smart phone sends and receives data over the nationwide network of cellular towers, FreedomPop provides a free service that works only off of the "voice-over-Internet-Protocol" networks (VoIP). By routing service this way, FreedomPop only purchases data services from Sprint, its partnering network. The provider is then able to offer a free phone, data, and text plan that offers 200 voice minutes, 500 text messages, and 500 MB of data each month for free.
Beyond this free service, Freedom Pop also offers low-cost plans. The first is a WiFi plan that provides unlimited voice, text, and data for $5 a month. This plan uses the 10 million WiFi hotspots available nationwide for service. Industry experts recommend this plan for city dwellers surrounded by a multitude of hot spots. They also point out that parents might want this limited service for their teenage children because there is no service while driving. The most popular Freedom Pop plan is the 19.99 a month unlimited text, talk, and data package that uses the Sprint network.
Another attractive feature is Freedom Pop's BYOD policy. Though the company offers many new phones, tablets, and hotspots that range from economical to expensive, Freedom Pop often allows users to bring in their own Sprint smart devices. Thus, a customer can buy a used Sprint device online and enjoy free service without the cost of a new phone.
Finally, Freedom Pop also provides home internet service. It markets its Hub Burst hotspot that provides home internet service of 12 MBps. While not suitable for all customers, it compares favorably to DSL service. Once a customer purchases the hotspot he/she can have 1GB free per month, or can upgrade to 5 GB for 17.99 monthly or 10 GB for $33 monthly.
"Unless the digital divide is narrowed soon, the United States may be headed to the class warfare of a century ago," warned journalist and best-selling author Johnathan Alter. With such low-cost service, Freedom Pop is a great bridge to help many consumers cross the digital divide.
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X Factor
OK so this isn't distinguishable by stats or facts; instead we'll have to go with gut feeling on this one.
There's no denying that Ronaldo has achieved great things for Real Madrid and is capable of reaching giddy heights, but for sheer shock and awe, we're giving this one to Zlatan.
After all, who else could pull of a 30-yard overhead kick, break the 100kph mark with a strike in the Champions League while constantly referring to himself in the third person?
"Only Zlatan," said Zlatan. Probably.
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Khloe Kardashian's done it again! She shared a shot of herself on Instagram wearing a Danny Zuko-inspired hair 'do and Grease-y look -- complete with massive hoop earrings and a black leather jacket. This isn't the first time she's attempted the edgy look, either ...
Remember back in September, admist rumors of divorce, that Koko hit the streets in pretty much the same exact biker chick style? It was sorta hot the first time, but now ... kiinda just looks like she didn't want to wash her hair.
Maybe it's that I'm NOT one of those people who can go days without washing their hair. It's natural tendency is to get oily fast, and while that works for certain hair textures -- thick, curly hair, for instance! -- it makes my fine strands look flat, gross, and unkempt. But Khloe's greasy 'do doesn't exactly look healthy or vibrant either.
Maybe I'm also not a fan of the look, because she's got the kind of hair that looks way hotter in big bombshell waves. Like here:
Or beachy waves like she sported just a few days ago:
And if she wants to go for swept-back, I'm loving this Grecian goddess hairstyle, too:
Being the fashionista that she is, I get why she'd want to experiment with the "Slick Rick" style, but it's apparent she can do way better!
Which Khloe hair style is your fave? How do you feel about her greasy slicked-back look?
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#51 Lip Readings: The Invisible Orientation (Aces and Queens)
April 22, 2016
Practical problems prevented the promised previous presentation of this podcast, but here it is at last!
Les Femmes du Lèvre are once more Les Femmes du Livre as Friday Night Lip Readings continues.
Tonight, your hosts take a long-awaited look at The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker, especially the chapter 'A Message for Non-Asexual People'.
'What if you weren't sexually attracted to anyone?'
In the studio tonight with their reading glasses on are experienced asexual Daria, and willing-to-learn allosexuals Nicky and Nida.
Episode links:
The Invisible Orientation at the author's site: http://juliesondradecker.com/?page_id=1767
Julie Sondra Decker's website: http://juliesondradecker.com
The Invisible Orientation available at: Bookworld (Australia), Book Depository (other countries) and Audible
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Mechanics of Riprap Movement in Tidal Flowby Cyril Galvin,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Hydraulic Engineering
This analysis emphasizes the need to obtain data on the size and shape of riprap pieces as a function of movement, data which are surprisingly difficult to obtain from published studies. This analysis also indicates why riprap design for sites subject to reversible tidal flow must be somewhat more conservative for uniform flows of the same velocity.
Subject Headings: Tides | Riprap | River flow | Water flow | Streamflow | Wave velocity | Water waves | Drag (fluid dynamics)
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The audio-visual project with manipulation of the music rhythm. You can add any your audio track and build your own motion graphic.
This project features:
- No titles. 3 colors variants (blue, red, green)
- Text tutorial included!
- VC Optical Flares plugin is required (but you can turn off the Flares layer and use the project without them)
- Plug-in "VC Reflect" is free and can be downloaded here (just download the project files)
- Customizable (color, size, background, flares, stars)
- Compatible with CS4 and CS5


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Beast Master Introduction:
Beast Master, also known as the Tamer, is a summoner class in Black Desert Online, the class won't use cold steel weapons, but of course her pet will always protect her and take orders from her, the bond between a Tamer and their Companion is unshakeable.
The Character has weak defense and attack is mostly based on the special pet commands. Besides the pet, Tamer has additional weapons - a short sword. It is used to attack enemies who approached within a short distance. One of the distinguishing features of the class is the ability to use your pet as a means of transportation.
Play Style
Tamers are by nature aligned towards ambush attacks in Black Desert, due to their ability to overwhelm opponents by utilizing their pets mimic attack to turn fights into two versus one. However the risk being the time limitation on the pet, prolonged fights or mishandling your pet can result in a winnable fight being lost very quickly.
Perhaps one of the best at solo PvP in the game, makes them quite enjoyable for an assassin type of play style, and certainly welcome within group play although large scale PvP can severely limit utility due to a lacking in toughness.
New players will find the class fairly forgiving and easy to play in PvE, and ample room to grow for expert level play. There is a bit of a learning curve involving the management of your pet, with a little patience it can be easily mastered.
Black Wolf
The summoned Black Wolf currently obeys the orders from Beast Master, including cooperative skill, attacking, following and waiting. Even if without an order, Black Wolf playing the role as a tank still is a great helper when combating higher level rivals.
Black Wolf is not perfect so far, for example, when boss use wild range killing skill, Black Wolf will run stupidly to attack the boss. But if player summons it in time, Black Wolf will immediately be tamed. But the skills of Beast Master cannot work well and even cannot be used once Black Wolf touches water, no matter when it is sitting on the water or falling into water.
Intersted gamers can find more information, news, features, galleries, guides on Black Desert Online Gamelist.
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In my father's day, soldiers and sailors came back from their expeditions with "war prizes" (German Lugers, Japanese Katana, battle flags, etc…) But aside from catching the clap in Subic Bay (for the record, I've never been there), modern day sailors have few such opportinities. So when I traveled to Moscow, I couldn't resist buying a few mil. surp. items at an open air bizarre, to serve as my cold war mementos.
Now this bone-fide Russian submarine clock graces the wall of my basement shop.
Bonus features…. it keeps excellent time & goes ~4 days on a wind.
So now I call it my happy meter…. I wind it first thing when I'm in the shop and make it my mission in life to not let it time out. If the clock's ticking… it means that I'm getting shop time ….. and smilin'
Any body else have nostalgic treasures adorning their shop walls? Have some fun and show them off here.
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Home Tour Vlog 22 ~ Great Curb Appeal in Naperville
Home Tour Vlog 22 showcases this charming home by David Weekley Homes. It is located in Naperville, Illinois and features 3,608 square feet of living space, an open floor plan, stunning wood floors, gourmet kitchen with island, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and a 2 car garage. Enjoy the video tour below!


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Lovely little camera to hold and use
Wi-Fi connectivity, Easy to use, Tracking AF
Available in a good range of colour
Good performance, Wi-Fi remote control from smartphones
Comfortable shooting design and nice photos
Excellent control layout, 7.1x zoom lens, Fast aperture lens
Best-in-class ergonomics, handling, and build quality
Excellent image quality
Images are pretty good
Easy touchscreen, Range of filters
Fast high-speed shooting, Decent image quality
Curvy body is different
Good colour reproduction, Available at a reasonable price
Wi-Fi, GPS, and full access to the Google Play store
First ever camera to use the Android smartphone operating system
Android OS, 10x optical zoom, Touchscreen
Automatic scene selection when in Easy Auto mode
Above-average feature set for its street price
Simple-to-use travel-zoom camera that delivers good results
Compact body with a decent zoom range
Picture quality at wide-angle
Insanely small, Inexpensive, 7.3GB internal memory
Purse sized proportions and cute styling
No white balance or ISO controls
Really tiny body, Good amount of built-in memory
Unsurprisingly easy to use
One of the cheapest cameras around
Performance puts many pricier cameras to shame
Price, Styling, Ease of use, Build, Handling
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Incredible telephoto zoom setting of 1000mm
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 9:09 AM
Larry D. Couch, 72, of Poneto, IN, and a native of Huntington County, IN, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at 11:57 a.m. at his home.
Mr. Couch graduated from Jackson Center High School in 1963 and attended International Business College, Fort Wayne. He retired from Franklin Electric, in Bluffton, where he had been employed in the IT department for 44 years. He had also farmed in Wells County. He was a member of New Hope Missionary Church, in Bluffton, and was a former member of the Southern Wells School Board.
He was born May 22, 1945, in Huntington County to Paul E. and Ethel Harrold Couch. He married Rosalie A. Moorman on Sept. 26, 1964, at Dillman United Brethren Church, and she preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Laura (Rod) Sills, of Roanoke; a son, Mike (Kim) Couch, of Bluffton; a brother, Steven (Sharon) Couch, of Warren; a sister, Mara Jo (Alan) Williams, of Bluffton; and four grandchildren, Adam (Jessica) Sills, of North Carolina; Grant Sills, of Roanoke; and Taylor Couch and Riley Couch, both of Bluffton.
Calling is Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Glancy-H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 203 N. Matilda St., Warren. A service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, at 2 p.m., with calling one hour prior to the service. Rev. Gary Aupperle will officiate. Interment will be at the Jones Cemetery, in Warren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Brickhouse Family Ministries, PO Box 311, Bluffton, IN 46714 or the New Hope Missionary Church mission fund, in Bluffton. Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.


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Fishing Machine
Great Price, Great Boat and Loaded up ready to fish. This Cabo will Not Disappoint.
She is priced very aggressively for a Cabo in this condition, for a quick sale.
Massive Tower, Full Array of Electronics, Cockpit Freezer, Huge Galley Deep Freezer, Two Helm Deck AC Units and Much More.
She has been well maintained and only 1525 Hours which were recently serviced in June 2018 with full fluid service to Mains, Transmission and Generator as well as new bottom paint. Additional services as needed, she gets the attention she needs and deserves!
The 45 Cabo is one of the Largest Express Fish boats available. With a 15.8 Beam and a Huge Air Conditioned Helm Deck with Lounge Seating and a Centerline Helm makes for a Great Entertaining Area while Trolling the Blue Water or for an Extended Weekend at the Islands with Family and Friends.
The Cabo 45 is an Exceptional Deal in a Hard to Find Comparable Boat Market. Well Worth Serious Consideration for Anyone Looking for a 40-50 High Quality Express Fish.
With over 40 years of boating experience and nearly 20 years as a Florida Licensed Yacht Broker, Mike has the experience, knowledge and commitment to make your next boat purchase efficient, smooth and enjoyable, as it should be. Our Professional Yacht Brokers, Agents and Staff will assist you with Search, Selection, Valuation, Negotiation, Surveys, Inspections, Insurance, Title Verification, Financing, Instruction and Delivery of your new vessel.
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One of the items on the changelist mentioned better handling of searches involving small numbers of characters, so two letter username searching might work.
I also removed the need for new users to include their name and address. It was generating too much email for me (due to attempts at creating spam accounts that still should remain invisible) and didn't seem right anyway unless I went back and forced every psuedo anonymous poster to identify themselves.
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BlueZ 4.0 repository created
It is now official that bluez-libs-3.36 and bluez-utils-3.36 were the last releases in the BlueZ 3.x series. Both repository are now in maintenance mode and only important security fixes will justify another release from the 3.x branch.
For the BlueZ 4.x series the repositories have been moved from SourceForge.net over to kernel.org and we are now using GIT for revision control. Also bluez-libs and bluez-utils have been merged back together into one common bluez.git repository.
The 4.x series brings two important changes. The first one is that the eglib support has been completely removed. This means that GLib now becomes a hard depedency. The second one is that we removed the old D-Bus and now fully concentrate on improving the new API and making the code simpler, cleaner and easy to read and understand.
We haven't had time to move bluez-gnome over to the new D-Bus API. So if you wanna try bluez-4.x be warned that this will break.


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- Developing strategies for protecting and exploiting IP
- Take stock of what you have
- Explore trade secrets and confidentiality agreements
- Licensing opportunities
- Successful exploitation strategies and effective searches
Developing strategies for protecting and exploiting IP
The real value of intellectual property (IP) resides in your capacity to use it as an integral part of your business. An innovative business will make effective use of IP to market itself, sell more products and services, and leverage its resources and skills in order to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Protecting your creations by using the formal IP system is just the tip of the IP iceberg. The IP you have developed as a tool or asset may be protected in various ways — more than one type of protection may apply, depending on the type of business you are in.
Businesses, innovators and creators should take the appropriate steps to exploit their IP assets and protect them to the greatest extent possible. Like physical assets, IP assets must be acquired and maintained, accounted for, valued, monitored closely, and properly managed in order to extract their full value. But before this can be done, you must first acknowledge the value of IP and begin to see it as a valuable business advantage.
You can protect your IP, develop useful exploitation strategies, and start integrating it into your business using a mix of combinations that best apply to your situation.
Here are a few avenues to explore:
Take stock of what you have
In an innovative, dynamic business, the value of IP can be much greater than the value of its physical assets. When a company is conscious of the use and value of IP, it creates an environment that provides a foundation for mergers, joint ventures, or research and development agreements.
Developing effective IP protection strategies will depend on your particular business. An effective strategy may involve a range of IP protection options. As an example, you may seek patent protection for your product, register its design and develop a branding strategy based on a registered trademark.
You may decide patent protection is not worthwhile and that maintaining secrecy and using confidentiality agreements will provide enough time in which to develop brand recognition and loyalty or develop new products and services. Or you may only focus on a trademark to develop your position in the marketplace. As an example, a strong brand equity, of which a registered trademark represents the main component, is a useful adjunct to a rapid production and development strategy because once your product is in the marketplace, you cannot prevent others from copying it.
Using a range of protective measures gives you layers of protection and strengthens your position in the marketplace. Whatever strategy you adopt to protect your IP, it should ideally be integrated into your overall business plan. Explore all the options available and seek professional advice, from a patent or trademark agent or lawyer, if required. You would normally turn to a professional for the production of legal documents such as a will or rely on a real estate agent to sell your house. Integrating IP in your daily activities should be viewed as a long-term investment, so why not consider professional help with the management of your IP assets?
Explore trade secrets and confidentiality agreements
A trade secret can provide effective protection for some technologies, know-how and other forms of IP. Ideally, it should be backed up by signed confidentiality agreements to preserve secrecy and proprietary knowledge. Relying on trade secrets is useful when the IP is unlikely to result in granted patent rights or you wish to retain exclusive use beyond the term of a patent. A trade secret strategy is appropriate when it becomes difficult to copy the construction, manufacturing process or formulation from the product itself.
Secrecy, however, does not stop anyone from inventing the same product or process and commercializing it. It does not give you exclusive rights and you are vulnerable when employees sworn to secrecy leave your firm. Furthermore, trade secrets are difficult to maintain over long periods or when a larger number of people are privy to the secret. Secrecy is harder to enforce and protecting it is potentially more costly than granted rights because it relies on the complexity of proving a breach of confidence under common law or civil right.
Licensing opportunities
Taking out a license on someone else's IP can be an effective exploitation strategy. You may have a good idea but realize someone else has already thought of it. Acquiring a license is a cost-effective alternative to investing in development which has already been done.
Another approach is licensing your IP to another party, particularly if you do not have the resources or experience to develop and market your product or service. As with all the other aspects of commercializing your IP, licensing needs to fit in with your business strategy and practices.
Successful exploitation strategies and effective searches
Reviewing relevant literature can save a lot of time, money and effort. You can also search the IP databases on our website. You may also search international databases such as the US Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office accessible via the international links on our site.
The information contained in IP databases can provide your business with important insights that may be used to:
Prepare feasibility studies
Most inventions are disclosed to the public for the first time when a patent application is published. Thus, patent applications and patents provide a means of learning about current research and innovations often long before the innovative products appear in the marketplace. You can find this useful information by browsing through patent databases. If there are multiple patents for a particular type of product but no such product is in the marketplace, it can demonstrate a strategic decision to maintain the patent without related commercial activity.
Find possible partners and markets
If you are interested in developing and marketing a particular type of product, you can search the patent and trademark databases to find companies that already own patents or trademarks in related areas. Similarly, you may be able to find information about IP that you could purchase or license to market or improve your products or services.
Avoid possible infringement and identify potential competitors
When selecting a trademark for example, you should find out whether the mark you are proposing, or similar ones, have already been registered by other enterprises for the category of products, services and markets you are interested in. This type of information is obtained by conducting a trademarks search. Doing it early is crucial so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts with other enterprises and loss of resources. You can find out who is in the same business by conducting a trademarks search for particular products and services.
Anticipate changes in your line of business
Keeping track of patents in your field can help you plan for changing market conditions. For example, a number of large players have patented technology that makes long-distance surgery possible. A company that supplies technology or technical support services to hospitals could use this information, which it would locate in patent databases, to prepare products or services to meet the new needs of hospitals that adopt this technology.
Obtain permission to use copyrighted work
Conducting searches in the copyrights database will allow you to find material of interest and enable you to get in touch with the creator of the work to obtain permission to use or reproduce copyrighted material. As an example, a firm interested in producing a technical procedures manual may contact a few authors and obtain special permission to use or reproduce various sections of their manual.
Keep in mind…
When dealing with valuable property or complex property issues, it is standard practice to seek expert help, and IP is no different. There are a variety of professionals ready to help you, including business and legal advisors, registered patent agents or lawyers (who can also help with industrial designs), registered trademark agents or lawyers, and copyright lawyers. They can give you strategic advice about developing an effective strategy. You will find out when and how to apply for IP protection and how to save money by avoiding pitfalls.
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Parts of Louisiana get an entire Seattle winter season of rain in 48 hours
There was an extraordinary meteorological event that occurred in the Bayou this week and weekend, as a stalled area of low pressure tapped into tropical moisture and brought catastrophic amounts of rain to parts of Louisiana.
Three people have been killed and thousands have had to be rescued as relentless rains led to widespread flooding to levels never before seen in that area. Entire neighborhoods were under water and over 100 cars have been stranded on a seven-mile stretch of a freeway near Baton Rouge due to flooded roads.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency, calling the floods "unprecedented" and "historic." He and his family were even forced to leave the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge when chest-high water filled the basement and electricity was shut off.
"That's never happened before," said the governor, whose family relocated to a state police facility in the Baton Rouge area.
During an aerial tour, an Associated Press reporter saw homes in parts of rural Tangipahoa Parish that looked like little islands among flooded fields. Farmland was covered and streets descended into impassable pools of water.
In the Livingston Parish city of Denham Springs, a suburb of Baton Rouge, entire shopping centers were inundated, only roofs of cars peeking above the water. And in many places, the water was still rising, with days expected before rivers were expected to crest.
"This is an ongoing event. We're still in response mode," Edwards said, urging residents to heed warnings to evacuate and be prepared for a disaster that could last for several days.
Earlier in the day, Edwards said more than 1,000 people had been rescued. That number appeared to at least double by the end of the day, when Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said 2,000 people in his parish alone had been rescued, and more people still await help.
"We haven't been rescuing people. We've been rescuing subdivisions," he said. "It has not stopped at all today."
Nearly an entire Seattle rainy season's worth of rain in two days:
Some towns and parishes have been setting rainfall records by wide margins. The town of Lafayette, in the heart of the wettest part of the storm, reported 10.39" of rain on Friday. It set the town's record of wettest day on record -- a record that would last all of one day because then Saturday topped that at 10.40 inches.
To put this in perspective, the combined 20.79" -- not counting even more rain falling Sunday -- is about what Seattle gets in an average Novemberplus Decemberplus Januaryplus February (20.99"). Baton Rouge wasn't too far behind at 16.71" over 48 hours.
The heavy rainfall was caused by an area of low pressure that formed just east of Louisiana, then drifted ever so slowly west and settled over west/central Louisiana Friday into the weekend. The low tapped into what one National Weather Service forecaster in Lake Charles deemed a "ridiculous" amount of Gulf moisture already in place over the region to make for hours upon hours of heavy rains.
Here is a forecast model from early in the storm that shows just how the storm stalled and kept swirling moisture into the region:
Louisiana is no stranger to heavy rains from tropical storms and hurricanes -- some of their all-time daily rainfall records range from 7-10 inches (the record had been 10.38", which went from 1st to 3rd in two days), but usually those systems don't stall.
Showers are still falling Sunday but the steady, heavy rains are finally abating. There will still be some rain at times through the week but nothing to the level of intensity they just experienced.
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January capture Dame N'Doye insists any consideration over his future has to be shelved while Sunderland are in the thick of the relegation battle.
Striker N'Doye arrived on loan until the end of the season last month, with an option for a permanent move from Turkish side Trabzonspor if he proves to be a success for Sunderland.
The 31-year-old endured a miserable time in Turkey after joining in a £2.2million deal from relegated Hull City last summer and will look to leave his parent club in the close season.
But the prospect of Sunderland extending N'Doye's stay at the Stadium of Light will revolve around which division the Black Cats are in next season, and the Senegal international insists that his situation has to go on the back-burner under that threat of the drop.
He told the Gazette: "At the moment, it's about the team and staying in the Premier League.
"For myself, we'll see what happens after that.
"The Turkish league is good, but I just didn't adapt there.
"That was the reason why I left."
N'Doye did his chances of earning a longer Sunderland stay no harm with an impressive display in the 2-1 win over Manchester United 11 days ago, despite being used as a makeshift right-winger.
In his first two substitute outings for Sunderland, N'Doye had looked rusty, but on his full debut for the Black Cats, he was a far more assured figure.
And N'Doye says he has no issue at playing out of position on the wing, despite predominantly making his name as a central striker.
"I follow the coach. If he needs me there (wide), it is no problem for me," said N'Doye.
"It's not that I don't mind where I play, but it is where the team needs me.
"The way we are now, we need someone to play out wide and we have to deal with that."
That win over United left Sunderland just one point adrift of safety, ahead of this Saturday's visit to Sam Allardyce's former club West Ham (12.45pm kick-off).
N'Doye insists there is a confident mood in the Sunderland dressing room that the Black Cats can avoid the drop, although he is wary of bold predictions after suffering relegation at Hull.
"There's a good atmosphere in the dressing room and the lads are very focused," he added.
"They have a strong mentality that they will stay up, which is the most important thing.
"I wouldn't say the mentality was bad at Hull. We didn't believe we were going down.
"Maybe we fell away in some games, which is why we went down.
"But God decides. You cannot change that!
"Every year, you work hard to stay in the Premier League.
"Nobody expects to go down, but someone has to.
"I didn't want to be relegated at Hull, but it happened.
"Now it's a new challenge and I have to forget about that and concentrate to stay up."


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I was lucky with the build of these jeans that I was able to slice off the legs just above the crutch seam, giving me a straight seam to work with on the hip pieces. The fabric that I bought was 150cm wide and 2 metres long, so I sewed the cut edges together with a french seam to give myself a good wide skirt.
When the skirt piece was sewn on, I folded the seam back up against the denim and sewed it down again to give it a little more strength; hems, they were made for me to step on.
And I have a finished skirt, in a little under an hour. And even better, it has pockets! Skirtage that still allows me to carry my keys and wallet without the need for a ruddy handbag. Suzie approves too, and that's very important.


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Theiler, Max
Theiler, Max mäks tīl´ər [key], 1899–1972, South African–American research physician, b. Pretoria, educated at the Univ. of Cape Town, St. Thomas's Hospital (London), and the London School of Tropical Medicine. Theiler's research on yellow fever, begun while he was connected with the department of tropical medicine of Harvard Medical School (1922–30), was continued at the Rockefeller Foundation, of which he became a staff member in 1930. He became known for his researches on yellow fever, encephalomyelitis, and other viruses associated with the tropics. For his work in developing a vaccine for yellow fever he was awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Police and fire officials tend to be very cautious and skeptical concerning those who are not members of the public-safety professions. This posture is based primarily on experiences in which well-intended but somewhat overzealous volunteers have complicated, and in some cases jeopardized, efforts in emergencies. The amateur operator or other volunteer who wishes to be of assistance must be aware of this perception.
The police have generally had their fill of "groupies" or "hangers on." They can ill afford to tolerate frustrated individuals who have always wanted to be police officers or firefighters, but for one reason or another have never reached that objective. There seems to be an abundance of people, especially during a crisis, who will quickly overstep the limits of their authority and responsibility if they are given any opportunity to assist in an official capacity. In their zeal, such persons often inhibit the actions of trained personnel. Worse yet, they can make an already dangerous situation even more so by their reckless abandon. With rare exception, Amateur Radio operators do not fall into this category. The problem is, however, that police officers in the midst of stressful operations may have extreme difficulty in distinguishing between those volunteers who are problem solvers and those who are problem makers.
Those very few hams who behave emotionally, are overzealous in offering their services or in describing their abilities or who abuse the established limits of their authority are doing the amateur fraternity a real disservice. The typical police officer or firefighter, like the typical civilian, does not understand the vast differences among various radio services, the types of licensing involved or the high level or expertise and discipline that is characteristic of the Amateur Radio Service.
When an amateur arrives at a scene and jumps out of a vehicle with a hand-held in each fist and two more clipped to the belt, all squawking at once, officials simply don't know how to respond. They are either overwhelmed by equipment they don't understand, or so awe-struck that they try to avoid what they perceive as threatening.
How Amateur Radio volunteers are accepted depends on their establishing a track record of competent performance in important activities. This begins with convincing officials that amateurs offer a cost-effective (otherwise known as free) substitute for functions previously paid for by the taxpayer. Local radio amateurs also must demonstrate that they are organized, disciplined and reliable, and have a sincere interest in public service.
The most effective way to accomplish this is for you, as head of your communications group, to initiate the contact with public safety agencies in an official capacity. This is better than having individual amateurs, particularly outside an organized structure, making uncoordinated and poorly prepared contacts that often result in an impression that your group is disorganized.
Approach that first meeting well-prepared, and give a concise presentation of Amateur Radio's capabilities. Illustrate accomplishments with newspaper clippings, QST articles, etc., highlighting Amateur Radio public service. Discuss the existing Amateur Radio structure, emphasizing that a certain number of qualified operators will be able to respond to the public's needs.
Demonstrate the reliability and clarity of amateur gear. Nothing is more impressive than asking for a roll call on a 2-meter repeater using a hand-held radio in the police or fire chief's office and having amateurs respond with full-quieting signals from locations where municipal radios are normally ineffective. Such a demonstration several years ago convinced officials in Laguna Beach, California to ask for the assistance of the South Orange County ARES. The wisdom of this decision became evident a short time later when that seaside resort community was hit by a series of local emergencies.
Suggest specific ways in which amateurs can be of assistance. Indicate you are aware that police and fire radio frequencies are usually saturated with tactical or operational traffic in emergencies, and offer to provide an administrative frequency for use in overall management and coordination of the relief effort. More importantly, offer to demonstrate what you are capable of doing by supplying a demonstration of your communications capabilities. It is of tremendous importance that you emphasize that the services supplied by your group will free public-safety officers for other duties.
Demonstrate how easily amateurs and their equipment can interface with public-safety efforts. A perfect way to do this is to demonstrate equipment that can be made operational quickly inside the headquarters building, in a mobile command post or in field units.
Express your group's willingness to meet the needs of the sponsor or agency you are dealing with. Show a readiness to provide training to your membership. Offer public-safety officials the opportunity to have their own representatives appear before your group and provide orientation and training they feel is essential.
Finally, be realistic and objective in terms of what your group promises to provide. Be fully prepared to keep all promises you make. Remember to be organized and competent. Once you have implemented these suggestions, be patient. The requests for your services will be forthcoming, perhaps in a volume you had not anticipated!
Grass-roots action is the name of the game when it comes to achieving effective liaison. With the proper ground work accomplished in advance, recognition among those sponsors and agencies having communications needs can be dramatically increased. It's symbiotic; these people need us, and we want to help. Now that all the necessary introductions have been made, the rest is easy, for we are indeed the experts in meeting communications requirements of every sort.
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Finally, after 2 failed attempts due to injury, I made it to the start line of a half marathon – the Edinburgh Half Marathon 2016. Having entered my girlfriend for this race as my Christmas present to her (such a thoughtful boyfriend…), I thought I should also enter myself for it. It'd be a nice challenge for the two of us to do together, and I would finally get a result up for a half marathon.
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Cambridge Oktoberfest 5k – Race report
I managed to grab a place at the Cambridge Oktoberfest 5k from a friend at my local running group in Boston, and I'm glad I did, it was a blast! I've never been to a 5k that finished with free beer, food and a dance party – all before noon – but I'd certainly go again! Continue reading Cambridge Oktoberfest 5k – Race report
A (race) weekend in Berlin
This weekend past, I was again due to be racing, and again, couldn't take to the line with the same knee injury as in Bath. Rather than waste the flights and hotel, I decided to go and support my club mates in the race. Continue reading A (race) weekend in Berlin
Bath Half – Did Not Start
My running career might have only been going a year, but I was really disappointed this weekend to clock up my first "DNS" (did not start).
On Sunday I was scheduled to take to the line at the Bath Half – my first half marathon. Unfortunately, it was not to be, as 3 weeks before the race I picked up some knee pain (suspected ITB issue). Since then I've been off running and "rehabbing" like mad with lateral leg lifts, strength exercises, foam rollering and then cross training with a bit of swimming, but it didn't happen in time. Continue reading Bath Half – Did Not Start
Met League XC – Wormwood Scrubs Race 5
I was mostly just happy to be able to race this, having picked up a little cold in the week and started antibiotics for a tooth infection. But I was able to make it on a beautiful, if a little windy, day out at Wormwood Scrubs, in the shadow of the prison of the same name. The course was a fairly easy 2 laps around the park and some sports pitches. I heard that flooding had prevented us from heading into the woods, but it certainly left some great puddles on the course, as captured brilliantly in a photo by fellow Serpie, Lars Menken. Continue reading Met League XC – Wormwood Scrubs Race 5
Met League XC – Horsenden Hill Race 4
What a beautiful day for a race, and a great race!
Sunny and warm for January but very, very muddy. This is my third cross-country race, and already I'm learning more about mud than I really wanted to know. This time the mud was soft and sticky, almost like clay and it makes it so much harder to pick your feet out of the mud, let alone have something to push against. I think running 5 miles XC is like 8 miles on the road. At least that is how I felt! Continue reading Met League XC – Horsenden Hill Race 4
Triathlon Season 2014 and New Year's Resolutions
It doesn't seem long ago that I was posting about my first triathlon season, let alone staring down the barrel of my second! But already in January it is time to start entering races and planning the season ahead. Continue reading Triathlon Season 2014 and New Year's Resolutions