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Re: Any OGs still around?
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Mikey wrote:I wonder if Luiz, FactoryBR, Goardy, Yahama, Cobra and others still view the forums. I would think not many people would know who these guys are now.
Cobra and Mittocs were the gods during the pre riderlean era. I think Joe was the first person to really do media for MXS related stuff. DJ and DDMX were absolute workhorses for content, MXS would be back in 2010 without them! A 10 man gate during the first track top was considered epic back then.
I still miss the Xfire days. Non stop track comps and everyone seemed to know and raced everybody, Fun times.
I remember when I first started playing online Cobra was literally a god. Never made a mistake lap times were very consistent. Only time you had a chance is if some newbie cleaned him out on the start lol. Mittocs was very fast too never saw him online as much as Cobra when I played.
I remember when I thought doing the triple on Alcrest (sp?) on a 125 was impossible.


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Aaron Rodgers is still out for the Packers, but they are getting three other players back in the lineup for their Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions.
Right tackle Don Barclay, cornerback Sam Shields and linebacker Nick Perry are all active for the Pack for the first time since suffering injuries against the Eagles in Week 10. That can't make up for Rodgers, obviously, but it does give the Packers at bit more at their disposal as they try to halt a four-game winless streak.
Defensive lineman Johnny Jolly is also active for Green Bay. He missed last week's tie with the Vikings because of a groin injury. Wide receiver Chris Harper, linebacker Nate Palmer, linebacker Jamari Lattimore, tight end Brandon Bostick, defensive lineman C.J. Wilson and defensive lineman Jerel Worthy join Rodgers on the inactive list.
As expected, cornerback Chris Houston is out with a foot injury for the home team. Wide receiver/kick returner Micheal Spurlock, quarterback Kellen Moore, running back Mikel Leshoure, guard Leroy Harris, guard Rodney Austin and tackle Corey Hilliard will also be watching the game before digging into turkey.

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How the Aztecs Changed the World : Documentary on the Aztec Empire
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How the Aztecs Changed the World : Documentary on the Accomplishments of the Aztec Empire. Documentaries have for many decades inhabited the schedules of public broadcasters. They have chronicled the lives and institutions of western democracies. In the past two decades, however, documentaries have become recognised as an innovative cultural form. Instead of being exclusively funded by television channels, documentaries receive money from a number of sources, including film funds, private investors and foundations. Rather than observing, documentaries are now thought capable of changing the world. Documentaries have changed a lot of other people's lives, too, and now more than ever. In fact, we're in a Golden Age for docs, with more distribution outlets, more box office success, more public attention and more talented directors making more meaningful, impactful projects than ever before.The best documentaries illuminate a person, an event or an issue in powerful ways, giving thousands or even millions of people a chance to better understand something they knew little or nothing about. Documentaries are the perfect place for young filmmakers to begin learning their craft. That's because fiction film is about re-creating a version of reality, tuned to the story's dramatic necessities. Documentaries, by contrast, require only that students choose the subject matter and capture what is already there. Documentaries shine a light on some of the darkest corners of our planet, and by doing that and engaging audiences they can truly make a difference and prompt real change. Yo...


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Well! This has been fun. And overwhelming. As many times as I told myself "you TOLD people you were going to do this," I had moments when I thought "EEK! There are too many photos of myself on this post. What will others think?"
This afternoon I booked a 3-day getaway for our 1 year anniversary. We're less than two months away from UNO ANO as married people. That is pretty unbelievable and yet, totally believable. There is not much else that we could have changed about our lives in the past 10 months, other than leaving NYC. And even though you think you know all of the changes, there are still more coming that I haven't shared yet. (In due time, in due time...)
Nonetheless, sharing these photos and experiences at some distance has been really awesome. "Hey, I look pretty good in some of these!" I thought to myself upon posting and then realized that however bloated I feel at present, I can get myself back to fighting shape post-baby-having.
To end I just wanted to throw some reception pix in that didn't fit in any other blog post. I'll dump them all eventually on Flickr too, but for now here are some that are guaranteed to make you smile.
Have I said it before? We are very, very lucky. And we know it.
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Helps 'cool your engine' and keep your emotions in check†
Do you easily get angry or irritable? If someone cuts you off in traffic, do you pound on your horn and shout at the other driver - even if the driver can't hear you? Perhaps you even get angry from time to time for seemingly no reason. You're not sure why you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, but there's a palpable tension in the air. Though you might not be able to explain it, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may offer some theories to determine the root cause of how you're feeling….
From a TCM perspective, frequent fits of anger and irritability are caused by excessive fire in the Liver. In TCM theory, the Liver is the seat of all emotions. Resentment, jealousy and other emotional states that don't serve your best interests are rooted in the Liver. The Liver also plays a critical role in regulating the flow of Qi (the universal life force). If you have excess heat in the Liver, your Qi flow will suffer and stagnate, producing a cascade of negative emotions.
If you eat greasy or fried foods frequently, this may also be a root cause of excess Liver fire. Excess fire in the Liver can manifest as a variety of unpleasant symptoms including: headache; red eyes; bitter taste in the mouth; irritability and short temper; hypochondriac pain; reddish tongue with yellowish greasy fur; wiry, rapid, and forceful pulse;
Classic formula for clearing Fire from the Liver and Gallbladder†
The good news is there's a simple solution for clearing excess heat from the Liver. It's our all-natural TCM liver formula called Liver FireClear™, aka Long Dan Xie Gan Tang. This is a classic herbal remedy that can, in western parlance, "cool your engine."
Using a western analogy, think of the Liver as the engine in your car. If the oil in your car is clean and at optimal level, your engine will run smooth. But if you pour the wrong type of fuel in your engine, the gas (the "qi" that makes the car drive) will burn up too quickly and the engine oil (the "blood" that lubricates the engine) will overheat.
Liver FireClear™, when taken over time (allow a few weeks to notice positive outcomes), may help to cool your engine.
And if you're concerned about the possibility of liver damage from aristolochic acid, which is a byproduct of the herb, Guan Mu Tong, in the original Long Dan Xie Gan Tang recipe, there's no need to worry. Our formulation does not include this herb.
Classic formula for draining Damp Heat from the Liver channel†
Another TCM pattern Liver FireClear™ takes care of is the damp-heat from the Liver channel in the lower burner, or the lower part of the body. This damp-heat pattern is typically shown as genital swelling, itching and/or discharge with odor; turbid urination with pain or heat sensation; reddish tongue with yellowish greasy fur; wiry, rapid, and forceful pulse;
How does Liver FireClear™ Work?
The Chinese namesake of this formula is Long Dan Cao (Chinese Gentian Root, Gentiana). This herb is bitter and cold. It both clears ascending Liver fire and drains damp-heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels.
Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria) and Zhi Zi (Cape Jasmine Fruit, Gardenia) are also bitter and cold. They drain fire and clear heat and dampness, thus act synergistically with Long Dan Cao.
Ze Xie (Water Plantain Root), Tong Cao (Rice Paper Pith), and Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seeds) clear heat, leach out dampness, and move damp-heat downward elimination from the body through urination.
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) clears heat, cools the blood, nourishes Yin, and generates fluids. Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) nourishes Blood. Together they protect Yin and Blood from being damaged by the draining herbs above.
Chai Hu (Thorowax Root, Bupleurum) disperses Liver Qi and clears heat. The Chinese herb guides the other herbs to act in the Liver channel. And finally, Gan Cao (Licorice Root) harmonizes the action of all other herbs in the formula.
Does Research Support Liver FireClear™?
In a review of herbal Chinese medicine for liver health that involved over 90,000 subjects, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang was the most commonly prescribed remedy, according to the researchers.1 Another study analyzed Long Dan Xie Gan Tang's efficacy for treating chronic hepatitis B. The researchers concluded that it exhibits "significant anti-hepatitis B virus activities with improved liver function, and enhanced HBeAg and HBsAg sero-conversion rates as well as HBV DNA clearance rates in patients."2 Along with acupuncture and moxibustion, the classic TCM formula for Liver FireClear™ helped alleviate chronic pelvic inflammation.3
What is the formula composition?
A proprietary blend of
| Radix Gentianae Scabrae
Radix Bupleuri Chinensis
Rhizoma Alismatis Orientalis
Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae
Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis
Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis
Medulla Tetrapanacis Papyriferi
Semen Plantaginis
Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis
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(Chai Hu)
(Ze Xie)
(Sheng Di Huang)
(Huang Qin)
(Zhi Zi)
(Tong Cao)
(Che Qian Zi)
(Dang Gui)
(Gan Cao)
|Please notice that this product does not contain Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis (Guan Mu Tong), the herb ingredient in the original formula that contributes to aristolochic acid.
Guang Ci Tang® Long Dan Xie Gan Wan (Liver FireClear™) 40 grams in 200 mg 200 pills @ 5:1 strength.
At a true 5:1 concentration, both products represent the most potent form of Long Dan Xie Gan Pian (Tang/Wan) on the market. One tablet or pill is equal to 1 gram of raw herb. Both tablets and pills have the same formulation.
Long Dan Xie Gan Pian tablets are made with 100% natural herbs that are tested for authenticity, quality, and potency. A traditional water decoction is prepared with the herbs to reproduce the time-tested efficacy of the formula, and this water decoction is concentrated with our proprietary technology to form a potent extract that is made into easily absorbed tablets, which are remarkably effective, easy to use, and safe. The tablets are produced by Guang Ci Tang® in our state of the art cGMP-certified facility and imported in accordance with U.S. FDA guidelines. When you choose Guang Ci Tang® products, you are taking advantage of a wonderful fusion of science and tradition that incorporates the highest standards in the field of Chinese medicine today.
- True 5:1 concentration
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- Safely used in the USA since 1995
Check for an independent US lab test report.
The standard dosage for Long Dan Xie Gan Pian (Wan) is 5 tablets or pills each time, taken 2 to 3 times daily with or before meals. One bottle lasts users 2 to 3 weeks.
The dose may be doubled for a quicker and stronger response as needed (e. g., in an acute phase). Consult your practitioner for precise dosage recommendations based on body weight and other factors.
- Use with caution during pregnancy.
- Use with caution if you are old, weak, or with loose stool.
- Avoid oily (like french fries) and spicy food.
- Do not use it together with tonic Chinese herbs.
- Does not use it for a long time.
- Consult your herbalist or physician before use if you have heart, arrhythmia, hypertension, kidney, diabetes liver and other chronic diseases.
- Consult your herbalist or physician before use if you are taking other medicines.
- Keep out of reach of children.


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Web- and mobile Tool for staffing agency / We only accept and read individual offers
Budsjett €250-750 EUR
Project "Database and projectmanagement"
We are a staffing agency and need a tool which has all the profiles of our freelancing workers in it (going to be more than 40.000). Furthermore we want to manage projects with it and recruit using the tool. Also the tool is going to have an mobile component with which we want to control the work of our workers.
1. Registration Formular
This part is already done but has to be changed very little.
2. Webapp (This is for Admins)
a) Dashboard
- Upcoming Events with preview information for the events
- New registrations of potential workers (unconfirmed yet)
- Presentation of worker profiles including information from registration formular incl an rating system of the workers and a function to favorize specific workers
b) Searchfunction
- Here we want to be able to search for workers by postal code + radius and all the other parameters
c) Projects
- We need to be able to create projects including important information like client, date, time, budget and so on
- Within these projects we need a recruitingsystem to advise the certain job to one of our workers
- Contractmanagement
- We want to contact the people by Mail, SMS and Whatsapp. So when we need 10 workers, we write a newsletter via mail, sms or whatsapp to 100 potential workers and see who reacts and afterwards we check.
- At the end of a project we rate the several workers by their performance
- Invoicemanagement of the workers and of us
d) Notificationsystem
- We need a system that reminds us of events, invoices, timelines and so on
3. Mobile APP (This is for our workers)
a) Registration, Login or Verification process for workers
b) Projects
- worker is getting requests through app
- can sign contracts via app (touch ID or virtual sign)
- worker gets the briefing via app
- at the actual job he can click on "on my way" (we know that everything is fine), on "Start" (he started the job and with this we automatically get his location), "Pause" (he makes a break), "Weiter" (break ended) and "Ende" (the work ended. Then he will fill up an reporting with the app and upload pictures and information
c) Invoicemanagement for workers
- our workers are freelancers therefore they give us an invoice with every job. This has to be managed with the app.
d) Notificationsystem
The worker gets notifications when he doesn't confirm something in time and so on.
More or less than 40% of the job is already done. We need developers to continue and end the job in fast time.
Please contact us [Removed by Freelancer.com Admin for offsiting - please see Section 13 of our Terms and Conditions] and we can discuss the project in detail.
If this works fine, we have a lot of future projects to work on together.
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New Jersey Court Holds that Whether Trial Court should Order Medical Monitoring of Vioxx Patients who Show no Signs of Illness, and Whether such Patients have a "Presently Cognizable Injury," Requires Additional Evidence
Plaintiffs filed a putative class action against Merck in New Jersey state court for negligence, products liability, fraud and breach of warranty because they had used Vioxx for at least six consecutive weeks before the drug was removed from the market. The plaintiffs had not yet suffered any medical problems but alleged that "as a result of their direct and prolonged exposure to Vioxx, they have an enhanced risk of sustaining serious, undiagnosed and unrecognized myocardial infarctions," and prayed for "the establishment of a court-administered medical screening program, funded by Merck." Sinclair v. Merck & Co., Inc., — A.2d —-, 2007 WL 91446, *1 (N.J.Super.A.D. January 16, 2007). Defense attorneys moved to dismiss the class action complaint on the ground that New Jersey law did not afford the remedy of medical screening in products liability cases; the trial court agreed and granted the motion to dismiss. Id. The appellate division reversed, holding that the trial court "prematurely terminated plaintiffs' opportunity to establish the existence of a legally cognizable claim." Id., at *2.
In reinstating the class action complaint, the appellate division noted the "difficulty" created by "the relative paucity of New Jersey precedent." Sinclair, at *2. The opinion discusses at length the three controlling decisions on the issue of medical monitoring, id., at *2-*6, and concluded that those cases required an analysis of "scientific and other evidence relevant to plaintiffs' claims" in order for the trial court to properly determine "that a medical monitoring remedy should not be recognized in connection with Vioxx exposure," id., at *6. The appellate division explicitly noted that it was "express[ing] no opinion as to the ultimate viability of plaintiffs' action," id., at *2, and recognized that "evidence may prove the judge to be correct" in dismissing the class action, id., at *6.
The appellate division also addressed at length the issue of whether plaintiffs "alleged a presently cognizable injury." Sinclair, at *6. That discussion highlighted ambiguities in the three lead cases on medical monitoring, see id., at *6-*9, and led the court to reject "the bright-line basis for decision" advanced by defense attorneys, id., at *9. The appellate division refused to resolve the "presently cognizable injury" question on the basis of "bare pleadings," holding that additional evidence was required before a decision could be made as to that issue, id., at *9. Accordingly, it reversed the judgment dismissing the class action complaint and remanded the case to the trial court. Id., at *10.


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Weather forecastSee how's the weather in bohol when you arrive
Our cottages are buillt with materials that you will find locally and built by native Lobocanos, it is made of coconut lumber, Bamboos and the towns main livelihood Nipa Huts.
The cottage is designed to be cooler during the hot days and warm in cool nights. The cottages doesn't require air conditioning. Perfect for Philippine climate!
We are the only guest house in Bohol who gives tourists quality river side activities. We are catering firefly watching, paddle boarding, kayaking and many more!
A native breezy cottage good for two pax, with own toilet and shower and 1 queen size bed inside. at the balcony there's a hammock that you can relax and feel the air and the trees around you and listening to the birds.
Dorm RoomReservation
Our Dorm room can accommodate 30 pax, we have 2 big rooms that can accommodate 15 pax each. and located attach to the main building, its located in the second floor, where the fresh air and the sound of birds can be enjoyed, during the night its quiet and lovely. I deal for group bookings and enjoy one another in 1 big room
Family CottageReservation
Our family cottage can accommodate 4 to 10 pax, its a big native cottage with 2 rooms and 1 bathroom with 4 beds, 2 single beds attached to the queen bed. there is also 2 hammock in the veranda balcony where you and family can enjoy talking and relaxing from the day trip around bohol.
Here in Bohol Guesthouse we are giving you the best service. From the most enchanted place to stay, delicious food, up to riverside activities. We're making sure that all of your needs and wants will be satisfied!
Bohol Guesthouse is the first Guesthouse in Bohol, it is an eco friendly environment, surrounded with lots of trees and nipa palms. A very quiet place especially during the night, you can only hear the crickets sound and the fireflies lighted the bunks along Loboc river. During the day you will see the Yellow Eagle diving along the river to catch some fish and nest up above the highest national tree.For your sweet and lovely place to live away from home, simply come and stay with us at Nipa Huts Village Bohol Guesthouse.
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Bohol guesthouse Welcome to Nipa Huts Village Bohol guesthouse, we are the first guesthouse built in bohol located in Loboc Town, very famous in Tarsier, floating Restaurant, Loboc river and Loboc children's choir and way to see the famous Chocolate Hills.
When our guests from Cebu Guesthouse in Cebu City asking for a good and cheap accommodation in bohol we are just recommending them other accommodation place in Tagbilaran city, until the time that we have decided to built our own guesthouse in Bohol.
So me and my brother, Maynard rent a motorbike in tagbilaran City and scout the Barangays of Loboc along the river to look for a perfect place to built our cottages, until we found this perfect place home for our native Nipa Huts cottages in Barangay Valladolid.
Why Nipa Huts village?, We come up with that name when the people of Valladolid main livelihood is to harvest Nipa Palm Leaves along the river and wave them and make them a Nipa Hut roofing and walling. because of these main livelihood of the community, we name our Bohol guesthouse Nipa Huts village. It is located in the middle of Nipa Hut making village of Valladolid and Nipa Hut waving is the main livelihood of the community aside from tourism, rice farming and coconut oils.
When you book your stay with us during your Philippine bohol trip you simply helping the town people in there livelihood, the money you will spend with us will go to pay our staffs that are locally from Loboc bohol, you will not only helping 1 person but you are also helping the whole family. when you buy your food and meals to us, you simply helping our local farmers and market vendors of the town. We hire people that are locally from Loboc bohol and we spend your hard earned money only in Loboc Bohol.
We are upgrading our services and also expanding our accommodation to cater all our guests from around the world. And we only hired people that are locally from Loboc bohol where we are exactly located.
My wife and I love Loboc Bohol and it is now our home, we love the people there and the community, we simply enjoy the simple rich life of Boholanos its full of old Filipino cultures and loves the guests and visitors coming anywhere around the world.
Thank you for choosing Philippines and bohol Island as your travel destinations, we hope that you enjoy your stay with us and your experience in the Philippines. If you need any help wherever in the Philippines I am more than happy to be contacted anywhere and anytime in my mobile number +639255888863.
Thank you once again for choosing Nipa Huts Village bohol guesthouse.
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For Parise Racing it is not just about the numbers on the board and the incredible paint schemes. For Andrew and Dina Parise, it's also about honoring our Nation's Veterans and currently serving Military personnel.
"We feel as if we have created a well rounded program to honor our Veterans," Stated Dina Parise. "We began with the paint schemes on the cars (that translated to the crew shirts). I am excited to announce that we will now be working with the Wounded Warrior Project. Along with raising donations, we will be running some other great programs for our Veterans throughout the season. We have a vision to create an environment where the Veterans can enjoy a great day at the races, and the public can let them know how much they appreciate their service to our country. It's what they deserve."
"We got the ball rolling last year," stated Andrew Parise. "Working along with Wounded Warrior Project, I believe we will fully achieve our vision. All donations we receive will go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project, and will support a full range of programs and services for severely injured service members and their families. Not only are we looking forward to a fantastic season of racing, we are also looking forward to the opportunity to thank our Nation's Veterans!"
Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Thousands of troops have been wounded in recent conflicts, many of them suffering traumatic brain injuries, amputations and severe burns which may retire them from service.
WWP serves to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs.
"On behalf of the thousands of severely injured service members we aim to assist, we want to thank Parise Racing for its dedication to our nation's heroes. Its commitment is helping ensure the tremendous personal sacrifices service men and women have made for our country are not forgotten," said Wounded Warrior Project CEO Steve Nardizzi.
For more information, please visit the Parise Racing website: www.pariseracing.com. Click on the 'our causes' tab. After you have read all about the great things WWP has done and will be doing for our wounded heroes, feel free to click on the 'Donate Now' button, and make a donation! It's quick, it's easy and you can do it right from http://www.pariseracing.com/causes.php ! Your donation is greatly appreciated!
As this is a new venture for the team, please keep checking back for updates.
Parise Racing would like to thank the following for their continued support:
NGK – http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/
GoodYear – http://www.racegoodyear.com/


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Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is a public university founded in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone of China.
SUSTech offers an unparalleled learning and research experience at the scientific and technological frontiers.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
School of Environment Science and Engineering
Department of Ocean Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Department of General Education
SUSTech offers unprecedented opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to work alongside the faculty to explore and tackle both fundamental and practical problems.
The Global Engagement Office (GEO) is responsible for forming and implementing a coherent strategy to promote the University's international development and global profile.
The undergraduate admission of SUSTech adopts comprehensive evaluation enrollment mode based on national college entrance examination.The graduate admission of SUSTech currently adopts joint training mode.
The main duties of SUSTCEF is to accept the donations from the domestic and foreign associations, enterprises, trading companies and individuals, and establish the funding projects depending on the demands of the university and the wishes of the donors.
Department Introduction
The Teaching Department is a functional department of the university serving teaching, is in charge of planning, organizing, scheduling and coordinating basic building and teaching activities of the university, and assures stable and efficient teaching; and assesses teaching, supervises and guarantees teaching quality according to standards and codes drafted by the Teaching Guide Commission.
Duties of Teaching Department:
(1) Responsible for preparing the teaching plan, drafting up rules and regulations on teaching management, and researching and determining development plan, majors and regulation opinions on teaching undertaking with involving departments;
(2) Organize colleges (departments) to draft up and implement talent training plans, teaching plans and course teaching guidelines and various teaching rules;
(3) Responsible for teaching and examination affairs of the University, including student registration, implementation of teaching plan, lesson scheduling, use and scheduling of teaching resources and keeping daily teaching order of the University; and responsible for planning, building and management of classrooms, teaching laboratory, teaching instruments and equipment and teaching network resources etc. of the University;
(4) Responsible for managing students' school roll and transcript (certificates of transcript, diploma and academic background), and carrying out test-free post graduate's recommendation and training with involving departments;
(5) Responsible for teaching reform and research of the University, and organizing implementation in teaching; organizing and developing textbook building, lesson building, teaching team building and youth teachers' teaching competition.
(6) Supervise and guide teaching laboratory building, experiment (practice) teaching of the university, organize and draft professional practice plans, and assist departments in carrying out in school and outschool base building and experience communication. Support organizing competition and innovation for college students;
(7) Responsible for checking, assessing and controlling quality of teaching in the university;
(8) Organize applying, appraising and selecting teaching awards, teaching achievement awards, excellent high-quality textbook award and outstanding lessons of the university etc.
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text: For me it began as a child, attending mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe with Father McDonald, seeing and sensing changes in the Eastside community surrounding Salsipuedes. As a college student we picketed a Safeway on San Carlos St. Thanks to my mentor, (who obtained a West Valley College District vehicle/flatbed truck), we scoured the Westside to bring food, clothing, furniture & supplies in support of Salinas Strikers. I went on to join La Raza Unida Party & worked with the Southwest Voter Registration Drive. These were the beginnings of my life as an activist, advocate and Student Services Professional. So for me, Cesar was also a catalyst and for the Chicano Movement. He was also a pillar of the the Anti-War, & Civil Rights Movements. He will always be remembered as a great spiritual teacher and in my heart, a Prophet, paving the way towards El Quinto Sol.


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Hyatt hotel recently took over a pre-existing hotel (Alila Hotel) in the Maldives. I have read many reviews of the Alila Hotel, and have gathered that it is an unbelievable hotel, on a very secluded island, and better than the W Maldives. The Park Hyatt Maldives is a category 6 hotel, which means 22,000 points to redeem a free night. I looked up some rates over the next few months and see starting rates fluctuating from $700/night – $1100/night). Redeeming Hyatt points here is a great value! You can also use American Express Membership Reward and Citibank Thank you Reward points to purchase Category 6 reward vouchers (also a great value!).
Although I have never been to the Maldives, I did look into it for my honeymoon last year. I can give you some thoughts on reviews I've heard. If you want relaxation this is the place for you. If you want tons of activities and to be on the go, this is probably the wrong destination spot. It is a one of the most beautiful, remote, intimate places in the world, however, very expensive activities, food, and lodging. Additionally, getting to the Maldives can be somewhat difficult
I am very excited to see Hyatt to continue to expand their international presence!


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Baden Baden
Hotels in Baden Baden, Germany
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A southwest German spa town that dates back to the Roman times, Baden Baden attracted the royalty and literary and musical luminaries of 150 years ago as it attracts today's movers and shakers, screen sirens and Europe's high-rollers. Famed for its delightful mix of casino, culture and curative waters, Baden Baden has earned accolades from Emperor Caracalla who often came to ease his arthritis, to Queen Victoria and Wilhelm I, to Fyodor Dosyoyevsky who conceived "The Gambler" – and his first-born – here and to former US President Clinton who said that Baden Baden is "So nice that you have to name it twice."
Where to stay in Baden Baden
Despite its reputation as the haunt of the royalty, Baden Baden is nonetheless very friendly to tourists in jeans; affordable bed and breakfast in Baden Baden, Germany attests to that. The marble-and-brass Friedrichsbad or the Roman-Irish Bath may be for the most discerning visitor who would not mind going nude, but the more modern Caracalla Spa and well-appointed hotels in Baden Baden, Germany are surprisingly within reach of the middle class. You can of course go casual while strolling the 1.5 mile lane Lichtentaler Allee, but the Grand Casino in the alabaster-white Kurhaus is Old World and black-tie. Come during summer for the Baden Baden Summer Nights and live classical music concerts at the spa garden (Kurgarten), or anytime at the 2,500-seat Festspielhaus for a night of precision ballet, opera and chamber music.
Historic spa town on the edge of the Black Forest
As the seat of the margraves – military commanders of border forts of the Holy Roman Empire – since 1112 until its demise in 1705, Baden Baden has a fair share of historic castles, the most prominent of which is the ruins of the early 12th century Old Castle 'Hohenbaden.' As the Old Castle fell into decay in the 15th century, it was replaced by a new one, Neues Schloss which served as the residence of the margraves and grand dukes. Today, it houses a museum.
Befitting its stature as the spa retreat of the royalty, Baden Baden is home to the Faberge Museum which houses jewellery made by the creators of the Tsarist Faberge Eggs, the last of which – the Constellation Egg – is currently on display along with 700 other items.
If you are more into modern art, the Sammlung Frieder Burda has more than 500 collections of post-war German expressionists and a handful of Picasso, de Kooning and Pollock. The Hamburg-born Johannes Brahms kept a 'Brahmshaus' in Baden Baden, which remains open to visitors until this day.
As the spa town sits on the northern edge of the famed Black Forest, day trips from your accommodation in Baden Baden, Germany into this vast swath of black fir trees and traditional villages of cuckoo clock makers can be arranged.


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Securities Act of 1933 Schedule B
June 24, 2002
No Action, Interpretive and/or Exemptive Letter:
Response of the Office of International Corporate Finance
Incoming letter dated May 31, 2002
Based on the facts presented, this Division would raise no objection if Financement-Québec files with the Commission annual reports on Form 18-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments to those annual reports on Form 18-K/A, and if Financement-Québec incorporates by reference such filings into registration statements, including shelf registration statements, and related prospectuses filed with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, all as described in your letter.
Because this position is based on the representations made to the Division in your letter, it should be noted that different facts might require a different result. Further, this response only expresses this Division's position on enforcement action and does not express any legal conclusion on the questions presented.
Amy Kate O'Brien
Special Counsel
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004-2498
May 31, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission,
450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549.
Attention: Mr. Paul M. Dudek,
Chief, Office of International
Corporate Finance
Re: Financement-Québec
Dear Sirs:
We are writing on behalf of Financement-Québec ("FinQ") to request an interpretive letter that would facilitate the process by which FinQ conducts public offerings of its debt securities in the United States. FinQ is a corporation whose share capital is wholly owned by the Government of Québec ("Québec"). Its securities will be guaranteed by Québec, which is a "seasoned" Schedule B issuer eligible to use the shelf procedures for the offering of securities set forth in Release No. 33-6424 (dated September 2, 1982) (the "Release").
The Release defines "seasoned" issuers as those that have registered their securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") within five years and have not defaulted on any principal or interest. FinQ is not currently a seasoned issuer and consequently proposes to market its first registered offering in compliance with non-shelf procedures. This letter relates to procedures that would take effect after FinQ's first offering. It supersedes our letters dated October 16, 2000 and October 29, 2001 on the same subject.
We propose that (i) FinQ voluntarily file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") annual reports on Form 18-K (the "Form 18-K") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) FinQ amend such annual reports from time to time by filing Form 18-K/A's under the Exchange Act, and (iii) FinQ incorporate such filings into its Schedule B registration statements, including shelf registration statements, for the purpose of complying with the disclosure requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act").
We believe that the disclosure procedure described below would facilitate the process by which FinQ conducts public offerings of its debt securities in the United States and is in accordance with previous no-action letters issued by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance to other issuers filing registration statements on Schedule B, including the letters issued to Hydro-Québec and Province de Québec (available November 6, 1991), Canada and its Crown Corporations (available April 8, 1991) and Federal Business Development Bank (available November 30, 1987).
FinQ hereby requests an interpretative letter approving the implementation of the following procedures:
1. FinQ will file annual reports on Form 18-K during periods when it desires to have access to shelf registration procedures. Such annual reports would include, as of their dates: (i) all the information and exhibits called for by Form 18-K, and (ii) as additional exhibits, any additional information required under Schedule B to be included in a Schedule B registration statement under the Securities Act (except as set forth in the next paragraph) together with additional information deemed material to investors. The resulting description of FinQ would be substantially as comprehensive, and be presented in substantially the same format, as the description in the prospectus (pp.7-11) in FinQ's registration statement under Schedule B of the Securities Act.
The annual reports on Form 18-K would not include certain Schedule B information, such as the description of securities and plan of distribution. Such information would be included in the applicable basic prospectus and prospectus supplements (and pricing supplements or "stickers", if applicable) containing the terms of the offering.
2. FinQ's basic prospectus would contain a description of the securities offered thereby, the plan of distribution, the application of proceeds, FinQ's debt record, the name and address of FinQ's authorized agent in the United States and the names and addresses of counsel who will pass upon the validity of the securities. The basic prospectus, which could be used with respect to both continuous offerings such as medium-term note programs and delayed offerings such as shelf takedowns, would incorporate by reference the most recently filed annual reports on Form 18-K of FinQ and Québec (and all exhibits thereto) and all amendments thereto filed on Form 18-K/A.
In order to implement the proposal outlined in this letter, the basic prospectus will contain an undertaking to deliver upon request a copy of the annual reports on Form 18-K and any other information incorporated by reference. FinQ's shelf registration statement will include undertakings similar to the undertakings set forth in Item 512(a)(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation S-K. The undertakings otherwise included in a shelf registration statement obligating FinQ to file post-effective amendments (i) to include prospectuses required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act and (ii) to reflect in the basic prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of FinQ's shelf registration statement that represent a fundamental change, will be modified so as not to apply if the required information is included in a report filed under the Exchange Act that has been incorporated by reference. The agreement to provide legal opinions in post-effective amendments will be modified so as to permit FinQ to furnish such opinions by filing an amendment on Form 18-K/A.
As a result of the foregoing, except as required by the modified undertakings included in FinQ's registration statements, FinQ would not be required to file annual post-effective amendments to its Securities Act registration statements.
3. At the time when any registered securities are offered to the public, whether on a delayed offering basis or as part of a continuous offering, the basic prospectus, together with a prospectus supplement, and a pricing supplement, in each case as appropriate, will be delivered to all purchasers. Any material recent developments subsequent to the date of the basic prospectus, or the most recent annual report on Form 18-K, will be included in either (A) a subsequent annual report on Form 18-K, or in a Form 18-K/A amendment that is incorporated by reference in the basic prospectus, or (B) the prospectus supplement itself. FinQ will amend its annual report on Form 18-K through the use of Form 18-K/A as often as is necessary to disclose material information contained in official budgetary, financial and statistical information and any other material information or developments. FinQ anticipates that the time of filing of such annual report and such amendments will correspond to the periodic release of official budgetary, financial and statistical information that will provide the basis for the annual report and amendments. At the present time, it is expected that FinQ's annual report for each fiscal year, which ends March 31, would be filed in July of the same year, at which time FinQ's financial and statistical information becomes available. Amendments to FinQ's Form 18-K may be made at other times corresponding to the periodic release of other material official budgetary, financial or statistical information, if any, or to reflect other material developments, if any.
The information and documents that, under non-shelf procedures, must be filed by post-effective amendment at the time of an offering to the extent not already included in the shelf registration statement or as exhibits thereto (including the standard underwriting terms, the terms agreement, the list of names and addresses of the underwriters, an itemized list of expenses and legal opinions with respect to the securities) will instead be filed on, and incorporated by reference by means of, an annual report on Form 18-K or amendments on Form 18-K/A.
4. The basic prospectus and prospectus supplement (and pricing supplement, if applicable) will be delivered to all purchasers of registered securities, and FinQ will, pursuant to the undertaking included in the basic prospectus provide to each recipient of such basic prospectus and prospectus supplement (and pricing supplement, if applicable) who so requests, a copy of the annual report on Form 18-K, together with all exhibits and amendments. Otherwise, unless it chooses to do so, FinQ will not make an annual public distribution of the annual report on Form 18-K, or of the exhibits or amendments, or of the basic prospectus to dealers or prospective investors as contemplated by the Release.
We believe this proposal has several benefits to investors and to FinQ, including the following:
1. FinQ would be able to use shelf procedures more nearly identical to those available to foreign private registrants eligible to use Form F-3 and Rule 415 (the policy underlying the Release).
2. Up-to-date information with respect to FinQ would be made available to United States investors.
3. Because FinQ would have the most recently available information on file, it would be in a position to gain access to the United States markets at all times without undue effort or delay.
If you have any questions or need any further information with respect to the matters set forth in this letter, please contact me at (212) 558-3504.
Very truly yours,
Stephen A. Grant
cc: Hugues Noël de Tilly
(Ministère des Finances, Québec)
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Europe's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009. Before its birth many observers were concerned about its viability. This volume examines a number of noteworthy concerns that were heard a decade ago and it assesses what has become of them. The contributors to this volume examine various topics. Has EMU been a failure or success? Does EMU require more political integration? What type of deeper integration in the financial market has occurred because of EMU? Does the public like EMU? Does EMU cause a decline of the welfare state, reduce the role of labour unions and are adjustments now made mainly through the labour market? Do countries in EMU become more similar over time? Is EMU sustainable in the long-run? Will EMU survive the global financial crisis? The contributors to this book are leading Political Scientists in the field, and draw on a wealth of research and experience.
This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.
Introduction. 1. EMU's Teenage Challenge: What have we learned and can we predict from Political Science? - Henrik Enderlein 2. EMU and political union: What, if anything, have we learned from the euro's first decade? - Dermot Hodson 3. On Consensus, Constraint and Choice: Economic and Monetary Integration and Europe's Welfare States - H. Tolga Bolukbasi 4. EMU's Diverging Micro Foundation: A Study of Governments' Preferences and the Sustainability of EMU - Tal Sadeh 5. Economic Interests and Public Support for the Euro - Susan A. Banducci, Jeffrey A. Karp, Peter H. Loedel 6. EMU: the Last Stand for the Policy Convergence Hypothesis? - David H. Bearce 7. Wage inflation and labour unions in EMU - Alison Johnston and Bob Hancké 8. Political Science and the "Cinderellas" of Economic and Monetary Union: Payment Services and Clearing and Settlement - Lucia Quaglia


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One of the events I attended recently was the Human Nature Magalogue Turnover for Bloggers. Held on May 18, 2013, the Human Nature event was supported by a good number of beauty and lifestyle bloggers from Davao City.
During the event, HHN's Ms. Monique Villanueva presented their newest items as featured in their May 2013 magalogue (or brochure as most people call it) like the HHN's Perfect Glow Mineral Blush which now comes in a compact packaging with mirror and brush.
Ms. Villanueva also talked briefly about the company and its philosophy as a social enterprise — pro-Philippines, pro-poor, and pro-environment. It's nice to know that apart from being a brand committed to producing quality, environment-friendly, and 100% natural personal care, home care, and beauty products, it also partners with Gawad Kalinga and other groups in helping poor communities adopt sustainable livelihoods.
I have been using Human Nature products for a few months now and I see myself purchasing more items from HHN in the coming months. One of my ultimate goals is to live a healthy lifestyle (ahemmm!) so I'm all for brands, big or otherwise, that will bring me a step closer to green living.


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Singapore GP 2008
Race Report - Alonso's shocker
There was more than a little irony in the result of the Singapore Grand Prix. Nelson Piquet has seemed out of his depth this year and in Singapore he crashed heavily on lap 13. But in doing so he handed victory to his team-mate Fernando Alonso, who had gambled on a very short 12-lap first stint. He was thus perfectly positioned to take advantage of the situation. The other major players were all delayed or penalised and Alonso moved up to the front on lap 34. And there he stayed, while those behind him were trapped behind slower cars. There were some cynics (there always are) who reckoned that the team's strategy was to have Nelson crash soon after Fernando had completed his stop and thus create a situation in which Fernando gained an advantage over the rest of the field. One can see this argument, but one likes to believe that no team would ever be so desperate as to have a driver throw his car at a wall. In all probability Piquet just screwed up - he has done that a lot this year. If not, he must have been offered something worth having because he needs to impress in the few remaining races as this has been a very poor season.
It will be interesting to see whether he gets a new contract for 2009.
A Renault victory was not the kind of thing that one would expect to see this year for the cars have never really been that quick, but around the streets of Singapore the car seemed better. Some said it was Alonso that made the difference, but that did not really make sense as Piquet was quick in some sessions as well.
Alonso himself admitted that the idea of winning "seemed to be impossible" after the screw up in qualifying with Fernando lining up 15th on the grid.
"It is a fantastic first victory and I am extremely happy," Alonso said, carefully making sure that everyone understood that he was still available for hire in 2009. "I cannot believe it right now. I need a couple of days to realise we won a race this year! Suddenly we have been competitive all weekend. We were unlucky yesterday and lucky today. The first Safety Car helped me a lot, and I was able to win. We had to have an aggressive, short first stint, because it is so hard to start 15th here. The start was good but not good enough, and we were very lucky, but the pace was there and the car was super today."
The pace was definitely there as Fernando set the third fastest lap - after the two Ferraris - and quicker than Hamilton and the rest of them. A win is a win and Fernando was glad to have it.
Renault's good day was matched by the awfuless of Ferrari's Singapore GP. Massa had led from pole and looked solidly on his way to victory. He probably had a smaller fuel load that Hamilton as he was able to pull away. Raikkonen in third was hanging on too. The Piquet accident and the Safety Car threw the team into total chaos. The two cars came in together, which meant that Raikkonen was going to lose time no matter what happened. And then it went really horribly wrong. Felipe Massa departed the pits with the refuelling hose still attached to the car. This knocked down four team members but fortunately none was hurt and the fuel that sprayed around did not ignite. To make matters worse Felipe pulled straight into the path of Adrian Sutil - just as he had in Valencia. This would earn him a drive-through penalty later in the race. He had the presence of mind not to leave the pits, however, and parked at the end of pitlane and waited for his crew to sprint down pitlane and after much pulling and shoving they managed to disconnect the hose and Massa went on his way. He and Kimi were both down at the back by then. After that Massa made a series of mistakes, which suggested that he had blown his cool completely, while Raikkonen stuck to his task and managed to climb up to fifth place. That was something, but with three laps to go Kimi made another unforgivable mistake and crashed into the wall.
Ferrari lost the lead in the Constructors' Championship. And you can bet that the Italian media will not be very kind on Monday morning. When Raikkonen hit the wall, the Italian journalists could be heard muttering that the time has come for Alonso to head down to Maranello. Raikkonen looks more and more like a busted flush.
Alonso was not the only man to gain from the Safety Car. David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Rubens Barrichello all scampered into the pits before race control decided that a Safety Car was needed (and thus before the pits closed) and so they were well served. Sadly Barrichello's race lasted less than a lap after that as the engine let him down. The advantage gained by the Red Bulls was short-lived but significant. Webber ended up retiring with a gearbox failure after 29 laps, while Coulthard found himself just ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The McLaren driver had lost time in the pits and so found himself repeating the problem he had had in qualifying. The Red Bull was just quick enough to get in the way but not slow enough to overtake. Lewis would be stuck behind DC until the second stops and that meant that he would have no chance at all of catching Alonso. He was also held up so badly that he could do nothing about Nico Rosberg.
"My first stop went really well," he said later. "I had to wait as a few cars were coming past including Felipe, so I lost a little bit of time but it didn't cause me any troubles. We had great pace, but I was just unfortunate to get stuck behind DC. It was so difficult to get close enough to him to overtake."
Towards the end it was very clear that Lewis was not trying too hard, knowing that his championship rival Felipe Massa was out of the points. Third place gave him six points and thus he increased his lead significantly with just three races still to run and managed to avoid getting into any trouble with other cars, stewards or anyone else.
"We got six points so it was a great race for us," he said. "There was no need to take any risks as the Ferraris were out of the points, but when you get close to people it's just impossible to overtake. But I did enjoy driving this track. I'm very, very happy."
Heikki Kovalainen had a lacklustre afternoon. He had a brush with Robert Kubica in Turn 3 on the first lap. This damaged the floor of his car and he lost two places. He then had to wait behind Hamilton during the pit stops.
"Most of the time after that I was in traffic," he said. "There were no overtaking chances. And then I had brake problems and had to conserve them."
He finished 10th.
Nico Rosberg gave Williams a much-needed result with second place. On the first lap Nico dropped from eighth to 10th. He was stuck behind Jarno Trulli and was told by the team that if he did not get ahead the race was effectively over.
"I absolutely had to get ahead of him to allow my strategy to work," Nico explained. "It was quite a hairy moment getting past because it is so bumpy to outbrake at Turn 7 and I couldn't get close at Turn 1, the only two places where overtaking is possible. I cleared him and then I could not believe when the Safety Car came out just as the team called me in for my pitstop. I thought that was the end of it."
This meant that he got a stop-go penalty but that took so long to come through that he was able to build himself a decent lead before he had to stop and that meant he rejoined in fourth place. As others pitted he moved to second and there he stayed.
Kazuki Nakajima drove a rather more conventional race without gaining any unlikely advantages and he ended the Grand Prix in eighth place, adding another point to the kitty.
Behind Hamilton at the end of the race was Timo Glock in his Toyota and this was a good result for the German. He made no mistakes and overshadowed Jarno Trulli who reckoned that a one-stop strategy would be a good idea and suffered for it. In the end he got nothing as he was sidelined by an hydraulic failure.
Behind Glock was Sebastian Vettel, picking up some more points for Scuderia Toro Rosso. He was fifth early but lost ground during the Safety Car and lost a place to Glock when he missed a braking point. Sebastien Bourdais had a pretty poor afternoon, stuck in traffic most of the time. He finished 12th after a number of incidents and adventures.
It was not a good race for BMW Sauber. Kubica was fourth early on but was forced to pit before the pitlane was open and so had to go back and do a 10sec stop-go penalty. By the time that was done he was at the back of the field and so filled the car full of gas and drove for home, ending up 11th. Nick Heidfeld drove a standard race and as the other frontrunners fell over themselves and others he moved up to finish sixth.
"I could have gone a lot faster if I hadn't been stuck in traffic all day," he said. "It is such a shame."
Coulthard ended his day back in seventh, but was happy to get two points.
Jenson Button finished ninth, which was not bad after a poor start dropped him to 14th.
"It was one of those races where luck and the timing of the Safety Car could make or break you," he said. "Luck was not on our side and the timing of the two Safety Cars hurt out strategy. We were also not competitive enough."
Coulthard hit trouble during his second stop and tried to do what Massa had done and took off with the refuelling hose still attached. It cost him a little time but it was not quite the disaster that befell the Ferrari.
Force India managed to get Giancarlo Fisichella home in 14th place, but Adrian Sutil crashed his Force India while avoiding Felipe Massa, who had spun in front of him.
"I avoided a crash with him only to go into the barriers myself," he said.
And so it was all over. The crowd went home happy. The TV viewers across Europe no doubt enjoyed their afternoon on their couches. Singapore had done a great job and one got the feeling that in the years ahead this will become a classic event.
We hope so.


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So, we're up to 15 - Lynne (that's me), Viv, Melissa, Jessica, Amy, Bessie Mae, Jolene, Karrie Lyne, Shelley, Janice, Jennifer, Tammy, Marianna, Ulrike, Mandy and Danielle (OK, that's one too many - go to my Flickr post and let me know whether you think that's nuts!). That's two from the UK, one from NZ, one from Canada, one from Germany, three from Texas, two from Illinois, two from California, one from Georgia and two more from the US as well and maybe also one extra from Australia. So we may as well get started on swapping information. For those who have blogs, I've have added in a link through your names at the start of this post so you can all go and visit /follow each other - it would be fun to get to know each other during this next year and a bit.
Could you all start off by emailing me (email address is in my profile) with the following:
Once you've done that, click on the Fresh Modern Bee to the right of this page which will take you to our Flickr page. If you join there, we can all keep in touch through that page. I have written a hastily worded introduction which I can only apologise for - it's pretty boring but I'm not really awake yet.
If you're techno savvy, add the Fresh Modern Bee as a button (I know, you'll have to make all the text and links yourselves because I don't know how to make a button!) onto your blogs. And, even better, if anyone fancies designing a better one, please do, because mine is a sorry little thing! I'll let Quilting Bee Blocks know about the bee and we can add our blocks to that page too.
I am really excited. It was fun yesterday visiting everyone's blogs and Flickr streams. And, along the way, if anyone wants to drop out at any time for any reason, don't feel bad, we all know life can get in the way. Just let me know and can plan around you. OK, off to get coffee and feed the cats.


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I am so excited to have Kylie Logan with us today! For those who don't know Kylie she is the Sensational author of :
So today we are talking Sassy, finding out more about Kylie so here we go. Thank you for being here with us Kylie.
What is your absolute guilty pleasure television show?
Sherlock! So deliciously clever!
What is your idea of a relaxing night at home? (not book or writing related.)
A fire in the fireplace and my knitting. The ultimate in relaxation. Throw in a glass of wine and it's perfect!
When you have a girls night out what do you all do?
Hmmm...don't do this nearly as much as we used to and not nearly as much as we should. But when we do, it's usually dinner and talking. Lots and lots of talking.
What and where is your dream vacation? Why?
I would love to travel around the islands to the north and west of England. I have no idea why. I've always been drawn to the Orkneys. Yes, I know it's chilly up there! I think part of the appeal is the knitting in these regions (think Fair Isle sweaters), but part of it is simply atmosphere--stone cairns, evening light, and I'm a sucker for islands, anyway. Saw a PBS show recently that explored the islands and I was transfixed.
What is one thing more you want us to know that not many people know about you?
Tough question. I dunno . . . I love to explore cemeteries, the older the better. I volunteer down at our local county archives and help people find things like old birth and marriage certificates. This fits in nicely with my interest in family history. The most interesting thing I've found? My husband's grandfather was a genuine felon--he even spent time in federal prison. This was something no one knew before I unearthed the info. I enjoy weaving and I'm trying to do more of it, but alas, there are only so many hours in the day!
So everyone you know more about Kylie, leave a comment for her here!


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These yummy caramels may be the best thing that has ever come out of my kitchen. No joke.
This was my first foray into the world of candy making and it was a wildly huge success. Recipe was found on Deb's Smitten Kitchen site (need I say more?). Only thing is - and please listen closely - no matter how delicious that soft, liquidy, caramel goodness looks in the pan DO NOT try to taste it before it has set. Or you'll have a burned lip for a week. And that's no fun. Take it from one who knows.
I made these for the Leftovers Club, so this lucky lady - Aly of Cooking in Stilettos - will be receiving them. And hopefully enjoying them. But how could she not?
The Leftovers Club offers a fabulous opportunity to connect with fellow bloggers and get some yummy treats in the mail. Please join us!


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A sanitation worker in Colorado returned a Christmas present to a family who accidentally threw it out. And they rewarded his honesty in a way that really touched his life.
"I was just dumping the cart in the back of the truck and seen the card on top of the pile of trash," garbage man Jimmy James told Fox News. He checked the card by phone to see if it had a balance and found it was brand new.
The family couldn't believe that someone would take the time to drive back on their own time and personally return the card.
They gave him a cash thank-you worth more than the card.
(WATCH the video below or READ it from Fox 10 Phoenix)
Story tip from Kristen Susie Crumley


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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Ski resorts used to cater only to skiers and snow-bunnies but not anymore, with many resort towns housing first-rate spas, art galleries, shops, and top restaurants.
Travel website ShermansTravel.com has compiled a list of the top 10 ski resorts for non skiers (here).
The list is not endorsed by Reuters:
1. Bad Gastein, Austria
The picturesque Gastein Valley has over 170 miles of well-groomed trails but its spas have been luring visitors since the 13th century. Treatments here make use of the natural hot springs, which, combined with mountain air and healthy levels of radon, are said to have regenerative effects.
2. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Where else can you throw a snowball and burn your feet on a beach in the same day? At more than 73,000 square feet (6,800 sq meters), Ski Dubai is a large, opulent facility with five runs of varying difficulty, including the world's first indoor black diamond course, a "freestyle zone," snow park with options for bobsled rides and more, and two mountain-themed restaurants.
3. Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Mont Tremblant has a plethora of high-thrill activities for non-skiers such as Acrobranche, an obstacle course of sorts that comes complete with Tarzan ropes and suspended bridges atop a forest canopy, dog-sledding, horseback riding, and sleigh rides.
4. Park City, Utah, United States
This silver-mining mecca turned resort town is just 40 minutes from the Salt Lake City International Airport and continues to welcome the world's best skiers — or you can lounge at the Egyptian Theater and watch an independent thriller during the Sundance Film Festival. Every January, this celebrity-studded affair ambushes the quaint town's 100-plus restaurants and bars, 20-plus art galleries, and dozens of shops and boutiques.
5. St Moritz, Switzerland
While the snow-capped Corviglia provides breathtaking views, and amazing skiing at any level, it's the wineries, designer boutiques, and world-class cafes that really draw celebrities and glitterati to this Swiss resort. St. Moritz's main strip, Via Serlas, is lined with ultra-posh designers like Cartier, Dolce & Gabbana, and Armani.
6. Sierra Nevada, Spain
Southern Spain's "snowy range" has an altitude of over 10,000 feet and boasts views of Morocco's Atlas Mountains while the Moorish city of Grenada lies at its base, a compelling draw for its stunning architecture and Andalusian cuisine. It's home to the Alhambra, a hilltop fortress that was the seat of the Iberian Peninsula's last Moorish kingdom, with palace after palace and exquisite gardens.
7. Stowe, Vermont, United States
Popular for its super-advanced "Front Four" pistes and night-skiing, with only 4,600 permanent residents, peace and quiet is prominent in Vermont's mountains. Featuring half-a-dozen wellness centers and spas, as well as yoga and pilates centers, over-worked bodies find refuge away from the slopes, and in the warm whirlpools at Spruce Peak and Mount Mansfield.
8. Sun Valley, Idaho, United States
Sun Valley may have opened in 1936 as the Rockies' first ski resort, but its good-old-fashioned Western charm makes it equally captivating off the slopes. The saloon-filled town of Ketchum at the mountain's base is rife with art galleries showcasing Western and modern art, and even boasts its own Sun Valley Opera House. Literary buffs can also pay their respects to the grave of author Ernest Hemingway, who is buried in the town cemetery.
9. Taos, New Mexico, United States
The little town of Taos is home to the state's highest mountain, Wheeler Peak, with the range providing the town's renowned local art colony with abundant outdoor recreational fun. The 5,000-plus residents support a high number of A-list restaurants, and you can discover the area's ancient Taos Pueblo, a Native American site inhabited for at least 1,000 years.
10. Queenstown, New Zealand
Surrounded by New Zealand's Southern Alps on the edge of scenic Lake Wakatipu, skiers and snowboarders flock to Coronet Peak but adrenaline rushes also abound away from the snow, as you might expect of the town known for inventing the bungy jump. Other daredevil options like jet boating and tandem skydiving are available all year long or opt for quieter activities like wine-tasting or flightseeing over the nearby fjords.
Editing by Belinda Goldsmith


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ATLANTA (FEBRUARY 25, 2016) – Georgia Aquarium will serve as a host facility for the third annual Fishackathon, an event that brings together programmers from around the world to help create a solution that addresses the problem of unsustainable fishing practices. Georgia Aquarium is looking for coders, developers, designers, panel judges, and on-site consultants to participate in this event.
Fishackathon is a 24-hour overnight computer coding competition where coders work together in teams to develop applications to promote more sustainable fishing practices. Georgia Aquarium's Fishackathon event will begin on Saturday, April 23, to kick off Earth Day weekend activities at the Aquarium and will conclude on Sunday, April 24, with judging and awards ceremony.
This coding event was launched in 2014 at Secretary of State John Kerry's Our Ocean conference and Fishackathons are now held in several cities around the world. Hosted by the U.S. Department of State, this event challenges participants to develop applications, systems, tools and other practical solutions to one of the biggest challenges in conservation, unsustainable and illegal fishing practices. Teams of coders and developers will have 10 problem statements to choose from selected by the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships and 24-hours to create a solution that will be presented to a panel of judges at the end of the hackathon weekend.
This is Georgia Aquarium's second year participating in Fishackathon as a host facility. Last year, the winning team from Georgia Aquarium's Fishackathon, Team KnowFish, were voted as the People's Choice Award winner and won the "Our Ocean" grand prize to travel to Chile for the Our Ocean conference with Secretary Kerry. Team KnowFish, along with 10 other winning teams from around the world, were able to present and demonstrate their application at the conference. The KnowFish application, developed by Liz King, J.R. Rickerson, Gene Chorba and Greg Phillips, displays fishing species, laws and regulations based on the user's location. Their project provides a mobile tool for countries that may lack the resources to effectively address Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in their areas, and enables users to report illegal fishing and seafood activities.
For more information on Fishackathon, visit the event's website. For more information on how to participate in Fishackathon at Georgia Aquarium, contact email@example.com. Follow along with Georgia Aquarium's Fishackathon event and show your support on Twitter using the hashtag #CodeForFish.
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that contains more than 10 million gallons of water and has the largest collection of aquatic animals. Georgia Aquarium's mission is to be a scientific institution that entertains and educates, features exhibits and programs of the highest standards, and offers engaging and exciting guest experiences that promote the conservation of aquatic biodiversity throughout the world. Georgia Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. For additional information, visit www.georgiaaquarium.org.


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It's the First Annual ChinesePod 奥斯卡 Àosīkǎ (Oscars!!)
Hey everybody!
Roll out the red carpet, put on your fake Prada dress, it's time for the First Annual ChinesePod Oscars!
Credit goes to Lustchina for the fantastic idea!
So, this years nominees are for the following categories:
- Best Lesson
- Best Comedy
- Best Drama
- Best Lesson Photo
- Best Supporting User
- Best Lesson Intro
- Best User Avatar
- Best Series
- Best ChinesePod Extras Show
- Best User Post
Submit your vote for each category to email@example.com, with the subject line "Oscars".
We will tally the votes and release them on the Wednesday after Oscar night--February 27, 2008 just to give you some extra time to get in on the voting! The good thing about online Oscars is that you won't be subjected to the long-winded acceptance speeches... however, there should be some good after parties for the winners!
Get your vote in now!!!!!
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Pay Payroll Liabilities feature
What if one of my QuickBooks payroll liabilities shows as overdue even though I paid them?
There are several potential causes why scheduled payroll liabilities may show as overdue, or show-up with a red warning 'past due' flag (or appear in red in older versions of QuickBooks), in QuickBooks. Read more


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Montana Tech, through exemplary undergraduate and graduate education, workforce development, research, and service, builds on a strong heritage in engineering, science, and technology that blends theory with practice in meeting the changing needs of society and the responsible development and use of natural resources.
Dear Montana Tech Community,
I am extremely proud to be part of an institution that is making such a positive impact on the world, nation, state, and community. I believe in our mission, and the role Montana Tech plays in developing quality graduates and leaders is being recognized now more than ever; our Board of Regents and Higher Education Commissioner are recognizing our unique mission and working with Montana Tech to provide a governing structure that encourages us to excel.
In this context, Montana Tech is committed to inclusive and deliberate planning and renewal. Our Strategic Plan is one part of this process, and I consider it a living document that will help guide us over the next several years. As you read our Strategic Plan, my expectation is you will embrace it as indeed being "our plan." The plan was developed with input from as many Montana Tech constituents as we could involve and thus reflects our goals and aspirations. The plan is a framework on which we will build and implement action plans, prioritized programs and resources, and in time allow us to celebrate our achievements.
I believe these are exciting times, and I am looking forward to the future of Montana Tech.
Best regards,
Donald M. Blackketter
Chancellor, Montana Tech


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Component-Oriented Authoring: The Journey Begins with the First StepFebruary 20, 2009 at 11:21 am | Posted in Content Management, Information Work, Office, Web 2.0 | Leave a comment
I highly recommend an eWeek series by Eric Severson on component-based authoring (see part 1, part 2, part 3). Eric notes how the content creation tools that came of age in the 1980's are becoming an anachronism in today's world of expectations for searchable, fresh information. New content creation technologies such as blogs, wikis, and easily updatable website are often a better fit for these new needs.
Eric makes a great case for why component-oriented authoring is needed. But he explores the more well-trodden path of technical and product documentation. While this does encompass the current sweet spot for component-oriented content creation (and vendors and service providers that implement XML-based content and DITA), I find it more interesting to explore how the sweet spot is expanding. Technical writers know they are professional authors. But when does this start hitting the average information worker who doesn't think of herself as a professional writer, but in fact writing underpins a large amount of what she does?
That question leads to another: Who addresses the gap between the current XML content creation tools (which require significant setup of schemas by people experienced in XML or training on DITA) and the current productivity tools (like Word, where "anything goes")? Within that gap lie "lightly structured" or "occasionally structured" documents that are partially unstructured but contain reusable and tagged components in places.
I recently did some research on component-based authoring for my overview "Content Authoring in the Enterprise 2.0 Age" (non-clients can see a summary of the NextGen Content Creation trends here). Microsoft folks demonstrated to me how Word can be stretched to cover this space with a bit of programming and some slightly awkward UI. And JustSystems XMeTaL folks described how their tool could be stretched to cover documents with less structure by creating a custom schema. But you'd still have a separation of authoring, formatting, and publishing that makes sense in large scale, but is onerous at small scale content production. It's not an XMeTaL issue – the same applies to other XML authoring tools generally used in structured content creation environments such as Altova XMLSpy, Arbortext Editor, BroadVision QuickSilver, PTC Arbortext, and Stylus Studio.
Until the bridge in the middle is built, a few content authors will continue to fly from the unstructured to structured worlds, but the mass of authors will struggle to make do with their existing tools while waiting for an easier way to take that first semi-structured step in a longer journey.
Note: This is a cross-posting from the Collaboration and Content Strategies blog.
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Carlson says 'there's more to it' than simply re-signing with Capitals
Stanley Cup-winning defenseman can become free agent July 1by Tom Gulitti @TomGulittiNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, Va. -- John Carlson would like to re-sign with the Washington Capitals but acknowledged Wednesday there are other factors that will influence whether he explores the market as an unrestricted free agent.
"We'll see what happens," Carlson said. "We'll talk and go from there. I don't really know what else to say other than that. I love it here and all that. I want to stay here, but there's more to it than that."
A 28-year-old right-handed defenseman who can quarterback the power play, Carlson would be one of the most coveted unrestricted free agents available if the Capitals aren't able to re-sign him before July 1. He led NHL defensemen this season with an NHL career high 68 points (15 goals, 53 assists) and helped Washington win the Stanley Cup for the first time in its 43-season history. Carlson also led defensemen during the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 20 points (five goals, 15 assists), a Capitals record by a defenseman.
"I thought he had an outstanding year, played great in the playoffs," Washington general manager Brian MacLellan said. "I would really like to have him back on the team."
[RELATED: Fantasy: Top 50 defenseman rankings for 2018-19]
MacLellan said he plans to begin contract talks with Carlson's agent, Rick Curran, in the coming days.
"We had a meeting somewhere in the middle of the season with [Rick], and we just both agreed let's play out the season and when the season ends we'll get in contact with each other," MacLellan said. "I would anticipate over the next week we'll have a couple discussions going forward."
As much as MacLellan would like to re-sign Carlson, he said the NHL salary cap will impact how far the Capitals can go financially.
"We're going to be limited to a certain extent to what we can offer, but hopefully we can find a spot that satisfies both parties," MacLellan said.
Video: VGK@WSH, Gm4: Carlson blasts one-timer for PPG
Washington, as Carlson's current team, would be able to offer him a maximum eight-year contract. Other NHL teams can sign Carlson for at most seven years.
The Capitals signed Carlson to a six-year, $23.8 million contract in 2012. He could potentially double the annual average value of $3,966,667 from his expiring contract.
Carlson was selected by the Capitals with the No. 27 pick in the 2008 NHL Draft and makes his home in the Washington area year-round. Although he was born in Natick, Massachusetts and grew up in Colonia, New Jersey, he said he plans to have his day with the Stanley Cup here this summer.
"This has been my home," he said. "I've lived here every summer since I've been here. This is my home base and, obviously, the guys that I've been around, the experiences we've had, I love the area and this is all I know."
Whether that would be enough for Carlson to stay with the Capitals remains to be seen. Carlson said he isn't sure if winning the Stanley Cup might impact whether he re-signs.
"I don't know," he said. "I haven't had any talks with anyone, so I don't know what you would like me to say. I wish I had all the answers. It will be a process to get those answers."
Video: WSH@VGK, Gm1: Carlson ties game, sets Caps record
Other than re-signing coach Barry Trotz, whose contract is expiring, re-signing Carlson is Washington's top priority over the remainder of the month. They also would like to re-sign potential unrestricted free agent defenseman Michal Kempny.
The 27-year-old was a good fit playing with Carlson on the second defense pair after being acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 19.
"He seems to really like it, and we're going to try to work it out here over the next couple weeks," MacLellan said of Kempny.
The Capitals also have to make decisions on re-signing potential unrestricted free agent forwards Jay Beagle and Alex Chiasson, and defenseman Jakub Jerabek.
Potential restricted free agent forwards Tom Wilson ($2 million) and Devante Smith-Pelly ($650,000) are eligible to file for salary arbitration and could receive significant raises.
Wilson, 24, set NHL career highs with 14 goals, 21 assists and 35 points this season playing on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Smith-Pelly, who turns 26 on Thursday, scored seven postseason goals (equaling his regular-season total), including three in five games in the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights.
With 10 seasons in Washington, Beagle, 32, is the third-longest tenured Capitals player behind Ovechkin (13 seasons) and Nicklas Backstrom (11). Beagle said he's willing to wait until MacLellan is finished with other business to negotiate his next contract, even if that extends beyond July 1.
"This team has a lot of decisions to make and I don't want to be a burden or anything on [MacLellan]," Beagle said. "I'll wait for him to contact me and we'll go from there. I'm hopeful I'll be back."