text:
Top 7 Heart Rate Monitors for Everyday Use
What Is a Heart Rate Monitor?
Heart rate monitors (HRM) are used to measure how intensely you are exercising by measuring heartbeats per minute. There are two types of heart rate monitors, chest strap and wrist watch (strapless), the latter being the most common.
The objective may vary, but anyone including rRunners, cyclists, hikers, skiers, weight loss participants, and heart patients can make use of a heart rate monitor. HRMs can be used with fitness trackers to monitor your heart rate along with daily activity. Cardio patients find it very useful for staying in the safe zone 24x7.
Chest Strap Type Vs Strapless Wrist Watch Type
Chest Strap Type
Offer continuous heart rate information without needing to stop during exercise to measure it.
Costlier than strapless models
More accurate
Clumsy and less comfortable
Strapless Type
Comfortable and simple
Less accurate
You may need to stop and look measurements during exercise
No option for integrated speed and distance monitoring.
Why Use a Heart Rate Monitor?
Regular and correct aerobic exercise is important to make your heart stronger and healthier. You can monitor and reduce resting heart rate to stay fit.
An HRM is like a coach that comes along for every workout. It monitors your heartbeats providing you exact, real-time information about how your heart is responding to the exercise. It ensures that you train at an appropriate intensity.
Depending upon your fitness goals, your workout frequency, duration and intensity will vary. An HRM helps to stabilize and monitor intensity. It is easy to use, relatively cheap, and can be used in any situation. These features make HRMs very popular.
In short, HRM can be used,
- to avoid injury or over-exercise,
- to hit specific fitness goals,
- to work out at right intensity,
- to monitor heartbeats for heart patients,
- to know how healthy you are.
Top 7 Heart Rate Monitors for Everyday Use
1. Polar FT60: Best Heart Rate Monitor
Our top pick and the best heart rate monitor so far is the Polar FT60. As you can see, the Polar FT60 belongs to the well-known FT series, which are mainly used for general fitness. This one here is great for general cardio workouts and other exercises in gym.
The watch is powered by CR2032 battery which lasts for one year without any complications. The battery is easily replaceable too. Polar FT60 is fairly thin, fits for almost everyone, and has a lot of features for the money. Maximum and average heart rate are displayed at the end of workout and the calorie counter accurately calculates the calories burned during your workout.
You can also use the line graph for monitoring heart rate intensity. You can store up to 50 workout data in the watch. Or you can opt Polar Flowlink USB dongle to transfer data to PC. To activate the monitor, simply hold any one key for two seconds and input the details asked. You are ready to go. There are sample fitness tests to evaluate your performance.
Polar FT60 features visible and audible alarms for optimal heart rate zone break. Other useful features include:
- Button locking to avoid accidential presses.
- Automated training programs called Polar STAR Training program.
- Set your goals and the watch automatically select optimum workout time and heart rate intensity for achieving the goal.
- Stores daily weight and display as a graph. It is convenient to monitor weight loss.
- Ownzone feature to check correct heart rates.
Polar FT60 heart rate monitor is water resistant up to 30m and is available in 3 colors and can be used for men and women. Overall, this is a perfect bang for the buck.
2. Polar FT4: Best Heart Rate Monitor with Chest Strap
The main attraction of Polar FT4 is the unique HeartTouch automatic display. With this feature, you don't have to push button every time to see the heart rate. Just raise your arm and watch close to the transmitter and the watch will display readings. This is a very useful and convenient way to see the heart rate especially if you are sweaty. It Include heart rate chest strap made of soft fabric material that adapts to your body shape.
Another useful but common feature is the target zone alarm, which lets you know the intensity of workout. Other features include low battery indicator, a backlight button, training summary with which you can track your workout intensity and has 10 laps memory.
The watch is light weight weighing only 0.3 kg. It has a battery life of 12 months, which means you don't have to worry about running out of battery or frequent charging either. Polar FT4 is waterproof up to 30m, take it to swimming also. You can transfer all the data via data transfer accessory (optional) to view in computer.
Polar FT4 also functions as a normal watch when not in training mode. The design is simple, small, and cute and eye catchy. Overall this is a user friendly light weight heart rate monitor for everyday use.
3. MIO MIO HRM: Best Low Cost for Women
This cute and stylish HRM is highly customizable with personal data including age weight and gender. The petite design HRM watch is available for those with smaller wrists. MIO MIO displays ECG accurate heart rates without chest strap" claims the developers and it is almost correct. Not perfect, but surely dependable. The design is sleek and beautiful and has a lot of features too.
- Calorie counter to calculate calories burned.
- Percentage of maximum heart rate and resting heart rates are measured
- Backlight feature
- Time and Alarm functions
The MIO Drive Special Edition Women's HRM is water resistant up to 30m. It has easily replaceable batteries and the instruction manual clearly explains how to use the HRM. Read it before you use. MIO MIO is suitable for heart patients those who want to check heart rates often or those who work in the gym. There is no chest strap so that the HRM is easy to use and less clumsy. Not suitable for runners though.
64% DISCOUNT on Amazon!
4. Garmin Forerunner 610: Best HRM with GPS
The small size of the Garmin Forerunner 610 suits any wrist size. The HRM watch is very fast and has GPS. It features real-time speed and distance tracking. Also it can upload real time data wirelessly via a USB ANT+ sensor to GarminConnect. You can use the SportsTracks Sync software to log and organize all your laps and runs. The HRM features brilliant touch screen and is waterproof. Garmin Forerunner 610 has solid build quality but the touch can be slightly unresponsive sometimes. Overall this is a great buy if you are looking for a GPS HRM that can be worn all day.
5. Polar H7
The Polar H7 can wirelessly send real-time info to your phone. It works with both android and iPhone. All you need to do is to download Polar Beat mobile training app and let your phone do the tracking. The HRM has a chest strap which delivers more accurate readings. You may first feel uncomfortable with the chest strap, but soon you will get used to the device. With the voice alerts to guide you, the HRM watch is very easy to use. Polar H7 features powerful battery and real-time heart rate monitoring. You can also get an account of distance traveled, speed, calories burned, and your daily improvement. Polar H7 provides colorful charts to review your workouts. Overall, this one is perfect as a training buddy for everyone.
6. Sportline 1025: Best HRM with BP Monitor for Women
This can be labeled as one of the best HRMs with a BP monitor. The Sportline 1025 monitors blood pressure accurately and displays at your will. The AnyTouch technology is what makes it suitable for runners: You touch anywhere on the stainless steel case to get heart rate readings displayed without the need of a chest belt. Or you can use the optional chest belt (included) to receive continuous heart rates. The chest strap is soft but durable. It is comfortable to wear. Another unique feature is the Intelli-Track HR zone display to monitor your workout progress easily. Set your goals and Intelli-Track will help you to achieve it. You can find a built in stopwatch, clock, a lap view button, and backlight functionality on Sportline 1025. Sportline DUO 1025 is available for men and women.
7. Jarv Premium Bluetooth 4.0 Smart HRM for iPhone
Do you own an iPhone? If yes, then this monitor will make your life better. You can use various third party applications for tracking your fitness. Since the tracker is Bluetooth enabled, you don't need to worry about jiggly wiggly wires and all. The CR2032 replaceable battery powers up the censor with a two-year and longer lifetime.
At such a low cost, the Jarv BT can be considered as one of the most efficient and compact fitness tracker for the money. The iPhone application serves as the operating program for Jarv Run BT. You just need to wear the chest strap and connect your iPhone via Bluetooth. More than 50 apps are compatible with the Jarv Run BT.
Although the battery lasts two years, many have reported defects. The chest strap feels lighter, you wont notice it after a while. It provides accurate readings and is very easy to use.
Leran to use HRM right away
How to Use a Heart Rate Monitor
- First of all, find maximum heart rate by subtracting your age from 220 (220- your age).
- 60 to 70% of this value is low intensity exercise.
- 70 to 80% is medium intensity and 80+ is high intensity.
Essential Features to Consider Before Purchasing
- Battery type – Battery can be replaceable or rechargeable. Rechargeable provide less battery backup but you can recharge it whenever you want. Replaceable provide much more battery backup but you may need to contact service center to replace it on failure.
- Easy visibility – The display should be easily readable. Otherwise you will find it very annoying.
- Ease of use – The easiness to use is another factor to consider. All the functions hould be easily accessible and user friendly.
- Quick and responsive – The device should be responsive as it constantly monitors and interprets the data. We need real-time numbers instantly.
- Accuracy – You know the heart rate monitor should be accurate.
- Comfortability – Chest strap models are more accurate but less comfortable while strapless models are more comfortable but less accurate. Choose according to your need.
- Design – If you prefer HRM watches, design is an important factor. Many reputed brands like Garmin, Polar, Tom Tom etc produce eye catchy HRM watches.
- Price – Last but not least, budget is always a concern for everyone.
Other Useful Features to Look for
- Target heart rate zone – This may be the most useful feature as it notifies you when you reach the max heart rate level through beep sound or red light or both. You can set the maximum rate manually.
- Calorie counter
- Speed & Distance monitor
- PC interface
- Countdown timer, calendar, clock, stopwatch etc
- Bicycle mounting options
- Waterproof
- Weight
- Recording features – You may need to store previous data on the HRM itself for easy comparison. A minimum of 100 lap memory is pretty good.


text:
East Danforth
Location: 919 Woodbine Aves.,
Danforth and Woodbine
Asking price: $519,000
Selling price: $580,000
Previous selling price: $415,000 (2009)
Size: about 1,950 sq. ft., including finished basement
Lot: 16 by 150-ft., no garage, private drive with one parking space
Taxes: $2,826 (2013)
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Days on the market: 7
Selling for 112 per cent of the asking price in one week, this two-storey, semi-detached home comes complete with a finished basement.
"This home is less than a five-minute walk from the Woodbine subway station," says listing agent Irene Kaushansky. "It is move-in ready and features an open-concept living room/dining room with hardwood floors and elegant crown moulding. The kitchen boasts a huge centre island, granite counters and tons of cabinetry, with a walkout to the fenced yard."
The home is also a short walk to a grocery store and to parks.
Main floor has: foyer with ceramic floor and closet; living room with hardwood floor, crown moulding and pot lights; dining room with hardwood floor and crown moulding; kitchen with hardwood floor, centre island and stainless steel appliances.
On the second floor are: master bedroom, second and third bedrooms each have hardwood floor and a large closet; four-piece main bathroom.
Basement is finished with: recreation room with laminate floor, above-grade window and pot lights; four-piece bathroom.
Listing agents: Irene Kaushansky and Philip Trent Brown, Keller Williams Neighbourhood Realty, Brokerage
Location: 4 D'arcy Magee Cres.
Centennial Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E.
Asking price: $567,000
Selling price: $558,000
Previous selling price: $399,500 (2011)
Size: about 1,739 sq. ft.
Lot: 565 by 110-ft., built-in single-car garage, private drive
Taxes: $2,943 (2013)
Bedrooms: 3 plus 1
Bathrooms: 2
Days on the market: 12
Built in 1971, this four-level detached sidesplit home took less than two weeks to sell for 98 per cent of the asking price.
"This is a unique house with two separate driveways and a separate entrance to a basement in-law suite. The kitchen and bathrooms have been fully renovated. The home boasts new windows, doors, a furnace and central air," says listing agent Ernie MacMaster. "It also features new cherrywood laminate floors over the existing hardwood floors. The yard is nicely landscape and is fenced."
The home is a short walk to two public elementary schools, a high school and parks, with easy access to Hwy. 401.
Main floor has: formal living room; formal dining room; renovated kitchen with walkout to yard.
The upper floor has: master bedroom with broadloom floor and semi-four-piece ensuite; second bedroom with broadloom floor; third bedroom with broadloom floor.
The lower level has a family room.
Basement is finished with: kitchen; living room; bedroom; four-piece bathroom.
Listing agents: Ernie MacMaster and Alyson Buckingham, Royal LePage Signature Realty, Brokerage.
Compiled by Allison Harness from information that is publicly available. Send recent homes sales to firstname.lastname@example.com . Not all submissions can be used.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Frederik Pohl: 1919-2013
Novelist, poet, essayist, editor, agent – Frederik Pohl (November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was a pioneer and champion of science fiction. Not only did he create worlds for which he won many awards, including six Hugos as well as a Grand Master from the Science Fiction Writers of America, but he also guided and encouraged other writers. With 75 years of influence in the genre, here are a few items worth checking out. You can also look at the extensive summary on Frederik Pohl on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
|All the lives he led
|The world at the end of time
|Far shore of time
|The last theorem


text:
Thanks so much to reader Erica for this hot tip!
Macy's has some new multi-brand value sets that you may be interested in getting either for yourself or for stocking stuffers for the holidays. They retail for $20 each plus free shipping on all beauty orders at Macy's.
Click a link below to go directly to the item listing:
- This set includes:
- Laura Mercier Crème Smooth Lip Color in Red Armor (deluxe sample)
- Clinique Pop™ Lip Color + Primer in Passion Pop (deluxe sample)
- Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in Rose Shimmer 01 (deluxe sample)
- Lancôme Color Design Lipstick in Trendy Mauve (FULL SIZE)
- Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Brownie (deluxe sample)
As you can see, the Lancome lipstick is full size, and that product alone retails for $23. So you're literally getting everything else FREE and saving $3 here. Plus free shipping! I have a feeling this set will sell out so I wouldn't wait if you're interested (I LOVE that Bobbi Brown lipstick shade, by the way. It's gorgeous).
- This set includes:
- Lancôme Cils Booster XL Super-Enhancing Mascara Base
- Lancôme Définicils High Definition Mascara
- Estée Lauder Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara
- Origins GinZing™ Brightening Mascara to Length & Lift
- Clinique High Impact™ Mascara
- Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara
Also, I know I already mentioned this in previous Macy's posts but these sale items are still available as of the time of publication (again, free shipping on all beauty orders):
- Benefit Mascara Most Wanted Set - $19.50 (was $39; $58 value)
- Urban Decay XX Vice Palette - $34 (reg $56)
- Urban Decay Electric Palette - $24 (reg $49)
- See all beauty sale/clearance items here
And right now if you spend $85 on any beauty purchases at Macy's, you'll receive a FREE notebook & cosmetics bag. This set will be automatically added to your cart when you hit $85.
And don't forget that if you're a Plenti member (which I know you already are if you shop at Rite Aid), you can use/earn Plenti Points with your beauty purchases at Macy's.
Thanks again, Erica, for the hot tip about those sampler boxes!


text:
After "Ajab prem ki ghazab kahaani", the team of Rajkumar Santoshi and Pritam return with PPNH. While the former had some great music, I somehow listen to this soundtrack with slightly reduced expectations- blame it on the slapstick trailer, its similarity to APKGK or the absence of Ranbir Kapoor. Let us take a look at the soundtrack.
"AGAL BAGAL" sees Mika in full form. Having mastered such songs, this one rises one step further owing to a catchy tune, very funny lyrics and an innovative video. There is also some nice use of harmonium(?), guitar and some really good interludes between the antaras. Massy, entertaining and catchy, this one is sure to set your feet tapping.
"HEY MR DJ" is sung by Benny Dayal, Shefali Alvares and Shalmali Kholgade. Included as a pure club number, this one has a heavy hangover of "Latt lag gayi" from Race 2. There is also that templatized disco beat plus arrangement. The "let's go bananas" loop is again deja-vu evoking and yet you will hum it after the song finishes. Overall, nothing path breaking but a catchy song with a not so long shelf life.
"RANG SHARBATON KA" is a song tailor-made for Atif. His voice (slightly synthesized) sounds lovely. Accompanying him as the female lead is the even more lovelier sounding Chinmayee. Together they create a love ballad which is super melodious, has some great lyrics and is a perfect love song. Even the punjabi female chorus sounds beautiful.
There is another version sung by Arijit Singh. This reprise version has more of guitars. One thing I liked about the song is that Arijit attempts something different from what he normally sings. It is as if he is smiling while singing this one. He sounds different and nice. The background guitar at places are strongly reminiscent of that used in Kabira (YJHD).
"MERE BINA" appears in 2 versions. The first one is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Unlike many other reviewers, somehow I can never get tired of this man's songs. This one is a shining example why he is such a genius. Mere bina is sheer brilliance in terms of melody and singing. Pritam creates a beautiful tune and Rahat simply aces this one.
The second version has Harshdeep joining the party. Her deep voice in the low notes is an icing on the cake. Overall, super tune, very very melodious. Once again we hear that kabira guitar loop.
"JANAM JANAM" is undoubtedly and unarguably the best song of the album. Appearing in 3 versions, this is a heart wrenching ode to a mother.
Atif's version is gorgeous. His buland voice is perfect for the song. He goes soft at the right places and sings the high notes with ease, delivering a heart tugging song. Add to that the lovely lyrics and you have a song you can dedicate to your mom and moisten her eyes.
Atif appears once again in a short sad version where he whines "Maaaa" in a high nasal twang. And yet, this one is equally good.
Sunidhi Chauhan's version is the quietest one as far as arrangements are concerned. She too aces her version. It is such a pleasure to hear her sing such soft numbers.
Did i miss any song? Dhating naach? Well, lets say i hated it. Not my cup of tea. I would prefer to ignore that song.
OVERALL, the soundtrack of PPNH took me by surprise. I had expected some mediocre stuff but I was greeted with an album which is an all rounder. A commendable job done by Pritam as he delivers yet another massy album. A special mention to Irshad Kamil and Amitabh Bhattacharya for some great lyrics. As for Pritam, he definitely surprises me and gives a soundtrack that exceeds my expectations by a big margin.


text:
Get Satisfaction has teamed up with Good Data to provide Community Health Analytics (CHA), an analytics tool designed to help you get the most out of your Get Satisfaction community.
An advanced version of Community Health Analytics is available as an a la carte service.
Access to Community Health Analytics
Community employees with a Management Seat are able to access the data through the Analyze Workspace in your community.
To access Analyze Workspace, follow these steps:
- Log in to your community
- Click "Analyze" from either the management dropdown in the user profile bar, or from the link within Manage Workspace
Your dashboards will load within the Analyze Workspace.
- Activity - Activity includes: creating a new topic, creating a new reply, creating a new comment, adding a Me-Too vote, and giving a Good Answer star
- Dashboard - The Community Health Analytics dashboard is a space that holds a set of 1+ tabs
- Employee - Includes: Admin, Official Rep, and Employee roles as defined by the roles given on the "Employees & Roles" page in the Admin section of your community
- NPS - NPS stands for Net Promoter Score and uses logic from NetPromoter.com. The NPS score is based on ratings given by users in your community. The NPS score is only available for those using the Legacy version of the Get Satisfaction platform.
- Report - A report is a chart, graph, or table that consists of metrics filtered by user-defined criteria (e.g.: timeframe, topic type, etc.) The reports available for use in Community Health Analytics are predefined
- Self Service - Self Service describes community topics where employees have not posted a reply or comment, but have been resolved (e.g.: Answered, Solved, Implemented)
- Tab - A tab is a space on a dashboard that contains multiple reports
- User - A user is any person who performs 1 or more of the following actions in a community: creating a new topic, creating a new reply, creating a new comment, adding a Me-Too vote, giving a Good Answer star, creating or adding tags to a topic, ranking a NPS score
Data FAQs
- How often does the data refresh? Data in Community Health Analytics updates once each evening, roughly around midnight Pacific time. The full update is typically completed by 9:00am Pacific time, though your sync may be completed sooner depending on where it is in the full data sync.
- Where does the data come from? The data in Community Health Analytics comes directly from our database.
- How can I adjust the date range on the reports? With the exception of the Leaderboards tab, all of the data in Community Health Analytics is presented on a rolling 30 day basis. To change the date range on any of the pre-built reports, you will need to upgrade to Advanced Community Health Analytics in order to gain access to editing functionality. To upgrade, fill out this form and a member of our team will get back to you with details.
- How can I build custom reports? The ability to edit existing reports, and create customer reports, is available with Advanced Community Health Analytics. To upgrade, fill out this form and a member of our team will get back to you with details.


text:
Some Catholic Dems bail on Obama
President Barack Obama's contraceptives edict has handed Republicans an election-year gift. But now, the president may have a problem with his own party, too.
A handful of high-profile Catholic Democrats are bailing on the president and joining the GOP chorus of critics. They're arguing that the rule needs to be significantly softened if not, as Republicans want, scrapped altogether.
Story Continued Below
At this point, the Democratic defectors are few in number but tall in stature. They include two swing-state pols on the November ballot — Obama's former DNC chairman, Tim Kaine, who's running for Senate in Virginia, and Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey — as well as House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson.
But an intraparty values rift — likely to be most pronounced in battleground states with large numbers of Catholic voters, like Pennsylvania — can't be helpful to Obama as he heads into the general election.
"I think the White House made a good decision in including a mandate for contraception coverage in the [health care act] insurance policy," Kaine, a former Virginia governor, said in a radio interview on WHRV. "But I think they made a bad decision in not allowing a broad enough religious employer exemption."
Casey told a constituent in a letter this week that he's "disappointed that [the Health and Human Services Department] failed to include a balanced compromise that respects the conscience rights of religious entities opposed to contraception." The senator, who could face a tough reelection fight this fall, has called on the president to reverse his decision and is weighing GOP legislation to roll back the mandate.
The rule, part of the Democratic health care law, would force religious-affiliated institutions such as universities and hospitals to offer insurance coverage for contraception and other services to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It would apply even if the employers object on religious grounds.
Other Catholic Democrats who have come out against the edict this week include Rep. Daniel Lipinski of Illinois and freshman Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who's up for reelection this year and has called the Obama edict "un-American" and a "direct affront to the religious freedoms protected under the First Amendment."


text:
The leading
Bloggings on Immigration Law
by Danielle Beach-Oswald
Trafficking Victim Visas Underused
On June 17, 2011, the Morton memo of USCIS emphasized the use of prosecutorial discretion to be used by ICE officers for illegal immigrants that cooperate with federal law enforcement agencies. Morton however failed to specifically single out T visa petitioners for prosecutorial discretion. Although T Visas, which are geared towards the victims of human traffickers, originated in the Victims of Trafficking and Violent Persons Act of 2000, its time for more immigration attorneys, human rights organizations, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to give more attention to this issue.
The T visa requires that the petitioner be victim of severe trafficking (such as sex trafficking or labor trafficking), be physically present in the United States, comply with the assistance of US authorities in the prosecution of those that were responsible for the trafficking if the petitioner is older than 18, and show severe hardship if forced to leave the United States. After three years of having a T visa, an individual is eligible to apply for lawful permanent residency. Derivative family visas are also allowed after the issuance of the T-1 visa.
The T visa program is very unique because it brings together individuals from all different sides of the immigration struggle in an effort to protect the lives of those that have been victims of human trafficking. However, more needs to be done to increase the visibility of this program for the victims of human trafficking to know that they are eligible for relief. Each year, over 18,000 are victims of human trafficking in the United States. Worldwide this number is at 2 million. Despite a cap of 5,000 visas being available each year, only 447 were issued last year.
Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement has tried to stress that those that are applying for T Visas will not be deported in spite of their illegal status in this country, many traffic victims remain weary to work with ICE. Confusion also exists for victims of human trafficking as to which law enforcement officials they can report their crimes to without fear of reprisal, arrest or reporting them to ICE based on Secure Community requirements. Other possible law enforcement agencies that can investigate human trafficking include the US Attorneys Office Civil Rights and Criminal Division, the FBI, and the US Marshall Service. Cross coordination is necessary between these organizations to investigate human trafficking, and additionally, local law enforcement agencies should also be part of the effort as trafficking victims may be less reluctant to work with local law enforcement authorities.
The requirement that the T visa petitioner show severe hardship if forced to leave the United States is also troublesome. Current regulations require that T visa petitioner be able to demonstrate unusual and severe harm if removed to their home country. Past and future economic conditions of the T visa petitioner are not sufficient to meet this requirement. Given the abuse that these human trafficking victims have faced and the advantage of arresting the predators of these victims, regulations regarding the severe hardship requirement should be relaxed.
About The Author


text:
All items are shipped with UPS and require a signature on delivery.
Our estimated shipping rates are as follows:
UK Delivery (Next working day - order by 4pm) £6.95
Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (1-2 working days) £12.50
Italy/Spain (1-3 working days) £15.00
Rest of Europe (1-4 working days) £18.00
USA/Canada (1-3 working days) £18.00
Rest of World (1-4 working days) £25.00
Please click here for more information about our Shipping.
If you're not happy with your item(s), we will be happy to process returns/exchanges. Click here for more information
Have a question? Email our Customer Services Team
This t-shirt was designed and handmade exclusively for My Asho Market by Aimas. Incorporating the Berry Beat print, the designer infuses handmade pleated brooches with embroidery to create a striking piece which can be worn with jeans for a casual look, or with a white button shirt for a smarter office look.
Crypt Tulip Skirt


text:
News Archive
What Happened On Day 15
August 15 2002
By Bryan Hersh of 49ers Paradise
THIS CONTENT IS COPYWRITED, REDISTRIBUTION OF IT (including copy/pasting it to a message board, forum or bbs) IS PROHIBITED AND COULD RESULT IN LEGAL ACTIONS - feel free to quote up to 1 paragraph providing a source link to http://www.49ersparadise.cjb.net is included
The 49ers finished up training camp with a high spirited, enthusiastic and focused practice. The team will break camp tomorrow, checking out of camp, and will have Friday off before returning to practice on Saturday and Sunday before departing Sunday evening for their Monday game against the Broncos.
A family fan himself, Steve Mariucci once again encouraged his players to invite family to camp, and many players did in fact oblige.
Setzer Moore, Elam, Blades still did not participate in practice. Offensive lineman Ron Stone was no where in sight. Meanwhile center Jeremy Newberry worked out in pads but didnt practice in the full contact drills. Matt Willig and Paul Smith were also back at practice.
Gil Byrd was extremely involved in coaching today. Byrd came on staff for training camp, but the 49ers may just like him enough to keep him on as an every day coach. He seems to compliment Brett Maxie quite well, and has done a good job this summer, I for one would like to see him stay on.
Jose Cortez had a great day in camp, and continues to look more impressive than Jeff Chandler. The 49ers will likely try and get them both some action in this weeks game to help them make some decisions.
Chad Cota was in on practice. Despite some people questioning his speed, Cota looks fast, and in drills showed some good hands. Known as a big hitter, he will be a welcome addition to the 49ers secondary.
The team focused lots on the two minute and no huddle offense. As well as lots of running plays. The team also went over part of its game plan for Monday, which is expected to extremely vanilla. The 49ers face Denver again in Week 2.


text:
Motorcycle Manufacturer Model Guides
2005 Honda CRF 250R - Honda
Honda Motorcycles Brand Story To Today
Additional Details
- Year: 2005
- Make:Honda
- Model:CRF 250R
- Type:Dirt Bike
- Class:Motorcycle
- Location: Hillsboro, OR
- Mileage:
- inventory: 107819
- Color:
2005 Honda CRF 250R, Ready to ride! The best in the west when it comes to financing.We love your trade in! Financing Available, Good or Bad Credit. MotoSport Motorcycles Finance Department works harder then anyone else to get you the best loan possible. Trades are wanted. MotoSport Motorcycles is located in Hillsboro Oregon just minutes off of HWY 26. MotoSport Motorcycles features the largest and best selection of new and used Motorcycles, ATV's, and UTV's in Oregon and Washington. Call or email with any questions MotoSport Hillsboro 809 NE 28th Ave Hillsboro Oregon 97124 503-648-4555 DM0381
Used Honda Motorcycle Sales Of New Pictures Products
All Honda pictures are kind of Honda HD motorcycles picture was taken, including motor fuel gauge, engine, engine mounts, tires, fuel tank, the car handles, lights and so on, 2005 Honda CRF 250R full-screen viewing,2005 Honda Motorcycles today Price: $2,999 .


text:
Casinos Online - An important Way to Enjoy to make Money
Casinos Online - An important Way to Enjoy and Make Money
Casinos online come in many ways considered to be the most advantageous medium to gamble for a few real money. It is one medium which offers you the enjoyment of an variety of traditional and modern casino games from your home computer. Other than gaming excitement, online casinos also bring you the total knowledge of different games.
Online casinos- learn and play
Presently, casinos online form to be the right place to easily train you to ultimately play your favorite games. This is actually the place where you can refine your gambling skills rather than playing. While playing online, you are free to compete with professional in addition to amateurs players. Most of these gaming competitions boost that you learn and prepare yourself for future matches also.
Online casinos- Means to play at your own convenience:
Casino goers from all over the world prefer online casinos as it is the most convenient medium that saves lots of time. Take for instance, you like to play in a city casino but think that it is always possible for you to plan some additional time out of your hectic schedule. In most cases, driving with a faraway casino emerge like a major problem for most casino lovers. In addition to these, if you want to play late during night time, you can only try any internet casino because they sites are accessible the whole day and even at night too. Besides, there are some other common problems linked to land based casino gambling.
Test out your game of choice
Together with the presence of casinos online, you can just play any sport of your own choice anytime. Similar to the real life casinos, these web based casino sites supply you with the gaming excitement starting from your own computer. Making it less difficult for you, these online casino sites bring you the exact games that you can had played earlier in a live casino in your own city.
Th fastest growing online casinos offer you a large variety of different games. Included in this are games like slots, poker, blackjack, roulette, craps, keno and much more. With advanced technical features, get ready to enjoy these available games from the comfort of your own home.
Online casino and live casino-Whats the real difference?
The main difference between an internet casino and a live casino may be the component of enjoying gaming live but even there's that lacks behind. Once you play online, you're meant to bet against a few other players. However, this can change as well. It is true that betting against other players from all over the world are common in casinos online however it is not at all unreal that gamers also provide the option of playing contrary to the computer. This is what that brings you an accurate and real gaming experience.
An additional advantage that differentiates land based casinos from that relating to the virtual web casino sites is that players have a lot of bonuses through the latter. Casinos online Bonus form to be the right way to add to your individual bankroll. The bonus product is prevalent only online casinos so you need to try to make the best out of it.


text:
PE Teacher for International School, Shanghai, China
Closing date:
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Fixed Term
Suitable for NQTs: Yes
About Adcote School Shanghai:
Adcote School Shanghai is the sister college of Myddelton College and Adcote School UK, which was established in 1907, is one of the top boarding schools in the UK. The school won the National Best Boarding School Award for many times. More than 70% students past STEM related subjects with A* or A, and almost half of the Adcote students obtained the interview opportunities from Oxford or Cambridge. In addition to excellent academic achievement, the students also perform remarkably in sports, art and so on. The school Equestrian Team was summoned by Queen of Britain once; the school drama team and chorus are also invited to participate in international competitions, performances and won awards.
Adcote School Shanghai is the first overseas branch of Adcote School. It stands in Sheshan National Tourist Resort surrounded by beauty and purity. The school offers a wide range of facilities include library, multiple-function canteen, gym, high-tech Laboratory, whole-care boarding, music/dance/art studio, individualized learning space and so on.
While introducing complete curriculum system from Adcote School UK , Adcote School Shanghai still preserves the strengths of Chinese culture and education wisdom, providing Chinese students with perfect international education in the education idea of " Heritage, Innovation, Independence, Leadership".
We offer:
1, all tuition fee covered for staffs' children in Adcote School Shanghai;
2, housing allowance provided;
3, flight tickets reimbursement (10,000 RMB per year);
4, full paid holiday (under the condition renewing the contract);
5, 5-10% pay raise every year (under the condition renewing the contract);
6, moving/start-up fee and assistance (first year 10,000RMB reimbursed after finishing first three months work);
7, training on board (TESOL and other related);
8, priority position working opportunity in Adcote-UK or Myddelton-UK campus (under the condition finishing two years contract and with a recommendation letter from the Head Master of Adcote-Shanghai );
9, work visa provided (related fee all reimbursed);
10, full health insurance.
Contact Adcote School Shanghai
Thanks for your interest in this role.
Simply fill in the form below to ask any questions, request a call, or schedule a school visit.
This field is required


text:
Run program > Game supporter
Hamachi is developed as a tool for connecting computers together via a virtual LAN network system. Hamachi serves for various purposes. You can use Hamachi as a tool for playing games, chatting with friends, controlling computers or sharing files between computers.
Hamachi operates with the requirement that computers must link together through a separate server. Hamachi requires users to register for membership in order to manage and use easily. When you sign in successfully, the server will guide clients to connect with each other and create a virtual LAN network through Internet. After connecting, your computer will not need any additional support from the Hamachi server. Hamachi uses the User Datagram Protocol technology to accelerate the transmission speed of computers. At present, Hamachi has 3 versions for 3 different operating systems: Windows, Linux and OS X.
With this software, users can share files between 2 computers and play games with friends. Hamachi supports lots of computer games. It can upgrade familiar games or update the latest versions automatically.
Key features of Hamachi:
- Support creating the virtual LAN network by the P2P mode.
Hamachi allows users to create a LAN network between two or more computers away from each other via Internet. It is very difficult for normal LAN networks to do this. Normal LAN networks just allow creating a local network in a certain limit.
- Share resources between computers:
Hamachi not only supports computers to connect with each other through a virtual LAN network but also allows you to transfer files between computers as a real LAN network
at high speed.
- Be the tool for managing computer remotely:
Hamachi also provides users with the remote computer management feature on the condition that their computer must be installed with Hamachi. With this feature, users can add a certain computer for control, add or delete any file, edit the information about the computer and even lock the performance of the mouse and computer.
- Allow game players to play games on LAN network:
Besides the function above, Hamachi software also helps game players play games supporting the LAN network. Users can create a group to play famous games such as WarCraft 3, Star Craft, AOE to world class games like Call of Duty, Comand and Conquest, etc.
- Have the chat function:
Besides creating the virtual LAN network, supporting for playing games, Hamachi also functions as an online communication tool. You can communicate and chat with any people using this software. The chat history, time will be saved on the computer in case users want to search some information. Besides, Hamachi also allows you to create the chat room to communicate with friends or group people having the same interest.
- Support multiple languages.
To help users use this software more easily, Hamachi provides the multilingual interface of many countries in the world. Supported languages include Russian, German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
Updated date: 04/24/2015
Legal Info
Help & Support


text:
We have added a large amount of new products. Our assortment of heated bed heating elements has doubled, adding 24V, 290mm and even a 40cm 240 silicon heater mat! In addition to this you may need to pickup up a solid state relay. Also we have added 20x20 slot covers in six colors.
For other (recently) added new product check out our new product section.
You can now add the ReprapWorld electronics boards directly into Arduino. Currently we support Megatronics, Ultratronics and the Anet A6 boards. You can find the instructions here.
Created by the RepRap-enthusiastic and experienced Gemstock3D team, this open-source extruder is a dependable addition to any FDM printer. Just add a Nema17 with sufficient power and you are ready to go!
Read more here
From now on we have a new section on the website for technical information. The goal is to have short question-answer type of documentation, with additional pictures. You can reach the section by navigating to customer service pages, but the information is also linked for relevant products from the documentation section on the product details page. We are going to fill op the section soon, if you have a question not answered here, please contact technical support (email@example.com).
We have upgraded the website again. A bit smaller update then last time, but with a few long asked functions available. We now accept USD and GBP in the .com an .co.uk shops respectively. Also we have introduced the (we think) very cool reprap.world domain for all international customers. .com is now recommended for USA customers only. When opening the .com site you will get a pop-up recommending your local shop (if available). If you have any problem with the website, don't hesitate to contact us an firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
After the historic low turnout of the PCC elections, Richard Bassford looks at what was to blame and what must be done.
The Police and Crime Commissioner elections have received the unfortunate accolade of achieving the lowest ever turnout in UK national election history. Understandably and appropriately, the Electoral Commission has announced plans to review the election in order to understand the driver of low turnout (or even participation).
However, it is misleading to blame low turnout at the PCC elections on apathy; low turnout is a persistent problem that affects all elections in the UK and a much wider conversation is required to understand this issue.
The last high water mark for British general election turnout was 1992 when nearly 78% of registered voters went to the polls. The landslide of 1997 saw 71% of registered voters turn out, with 2001 and 2005 considerably lower. Even the closely fought 2010 election – which is traditionally a driver of high turnout – saw 65% of registered voters cast a vote, falling below 60% when the number of unregistered voters is taken into account.
Turnout at European and local elections is notoriously poor, with fewer than half of registered voters participating. Similarly, devolved governments in Scotland and Wales have struggled to be given a mandate by more than half of the electorate, with Northern Ireland faring only slightly better.
Earlier this year referendums for city mayors struggled to achieve an average turnout above 25% while the high profile London mayoral election only achieved 38%. Evidently, low turnout is not an isolated problem.
Turnout is important because voting is the primary mechanism by which citizens can register their views with governments and institutions. In its simplest terms, democracy is popular control over public decisions and decision makers. Electoral participation provides a direct connection to, and mandate for, those who represent us in decision making processes of national, local and European government.
In a representative democracy, electors must understand the needs, concerns and desires of their electorate and represent them on their behalf. This is not say they cannot exercise their own judgement – this is patently necessary as most electorates are unlikely to have a unanimous view on all issues – but this can only be done legitimately within the context of knowing the electorate's views in the first place.
Thus electors must seek a mandate from their electorate if they wish to represent them. Simply providing an opportunity for participation is too thin a definition of democracy for it suggests citizens should support and reflect the political system, rather than the system reflecting the voters.
To argue low levels of participation are a reflection of voter apathy is to make a fundamental error. It places responsibility for the failure of political engagement on the electorate and not the voting mechanism, candidates, or issues in question. This implies these elements were appropriate and sufficiently communicated. It is the responsibility of our institutions to respond to and engage the electorate, providing opportunity for participation.
In the case of the PCC elections, holding the election at a sensible time of year and providing the knowledge and information required for the electorate to exercise an educated decision, are the responsibility of our institutions and electors.
Even in votes where the subjects are more widely understood, such as general elections, it is wrong to blame apathy. It suggests it is the electorate that must change and not those wishing to represent them. This is patently nonsensical, placing the horse before the cart and alluding to a deferential notion of politics.
If citizens choose not to turn out to register their views in an election one must ask whether candidates are offering answers to the questions the electorate actually wishes to ask.
The growing dominance of consumerism within mature democracies has resulted in electoral activity becoming more and more focused on 'consumer' style activity – such as the purchase of Fair Trade products or signing a petition – that may require little or no long term commitment. Citizens are exercising the market mechanism of exit, examining the candidates on offer and choosing not to engage if none of them appeal to them.
The public are not apathetic about politics or current affairs, as evidenced by the crises engulfing, and spurring public anger at, social institutions such as the media (Leveson), political class (MPs' expenses) or the banks (Libor) – but the way in which we interact with each other, digest news and live our lives has been transformed. As an example, the 2010 general election was the first of the Twitter and Facebook age; the former didn't even exist in 2005.
Our political system on the other hand has remained fundamentally the same for the past 50 years. In an era of unprecedented technological change it is not difficult to understand why engagement and participation has fallen.
This is not an issue about which the political class can afford to be apathetic; securing political engagement and electoral participation is vital for the health and effectiveness of our democracy.
See also:
• Chart: Low turnouts in PCC, Mayoral, and by-elections across the country – November 16th, 2011
Like this article? Left Foot Forward relies on support from readers to sustain our progressive journalism. Can you become a supporter for £5 a month?
8 Responses to "Comment: Apathy is not solely to blame for last week's dismal turnouts"
Now how about a vote on taxation each year?
We remove MPs from the decision. They propose the level of taxation, and the electorate get to say yes or.
If they electorate say no, you can't spend it.
Very simple solution.
Have you ever considered the electorate are sick to the backteeth of Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems all spouting shite and delivering nothing?
I was sort of waiting for a voting card through the door but it never came. I could have gone to the voting booth with my passport but didn't know which one it was and didn't have time to scour the council website but would love to have voted.
Nice post. Agree that the electoral system has to change to reengage voters. Fundamental problem is that while MPs are representatives for constituencies they are often not representative of their constituencies. Accountability can only really work at a local level, where people can see with their own eyes what is happening and what is not. Unless there is a decentralisation of power to local government the trend in electoral turnouts will continue to decline. I discussed some of these ideas in a post, following the local elections in May: http://pointsofhugh.com/2012/05/06/forget-penguins-its-time-for-serious-talk-about-voter-turnout/
I'm currently working in Florida, where the election ballot a few weeks ago contained three questions about the local soil commissioner. Expecting the electorate to have an educated opinion on every issue is nonsense.These are public service jobs and should be rewarded to the best candidates, not politicised.
No, there most certainly has been delivery by the coalition – a double dip and soon a triple dip.
Duplicating even more government infrastructure isn't the answer.
Your answer is simply rearranging the places, when the cash won't be there under right wing governments. No, the answer is to change the voting system for Westminster elections, ensuring that people's views are represented.
In other words, PR.
Yes yes, the poverty premium and the death tolls are far too low for you, you need to buy more referendums so your slums and factories can get cheaper labour.
Leave a Reply


text:
Leading provider of learning and continuous professional
Get in touch 0800 644 6210
For more
information click here to submit an enquiry or call us on
0800 644 6210
Find out more about
funding in Scotland and check your eligibility.
Lost? Quickly find the page you are looking
for below.


text:
Live Audio – Dec. 19th, 2014
Stand-Up Comedy
Nick tries to get shot in COMPTON
Nick in IRAQ
Recent Posts
- Go Fill Up a Passport… By: N.A. Vorderbruggen March 16, 2019
- REVIEW: "Beginnings, Middles, & Ends" By: Nancy Kress October 11, 2018
- My Grandfather's Watch September 5, 2018
- UNLIKELY ASSASSINS – A New Original Series June 4, 2018
- Am I a racist? A white comedian asks. February 22, 2018
- Season 2 CBS's The Inspectors – The episode I wrote April 8, 2017
- Screw you, 2016 was my best year yet! January 31, 2017
- The Post-Post Apocalypse: A FunnyOrDie Series December 18, 2016
- Last night I opened for Dave Chappelle December 7, 2016
- How CBS had me write a Christmas rap June 7, 2016
Monthly Archives: May 2012
San Antonio, TX Aug. 1-5 – RiverCenter
I will be at The RiverCenter Comedy Club Aug. 1-5. For more information visit: RIVERCENTER COMEDY CLUB
Posted in Up Coming Shows Tagged comedy clubs, nicholas anthony, san antonio Leave a comment
I will be performing at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas June 18-24 at The Brad Garrett Comedy Club. That week Brad will actually be at all of the show. Contact me directly for deals on tickets. For more information, … Continue reading
Posted in Up Coming Shows Tagged brad garrett, comedy, las vegas, nicholas anthony Leave a comment
This year I will be performing Saturday July 7th at Pop Con LA at The Los Angeles Convention Center. For more details visit: www.PopConLA.com
Posted in Up Coming Shows Leave a comment


text:
Mt Barney Lodge led our first guided ascent of Mt Maroon at night … ever …. in March last year (2108). The twin draw-card for adventurous participants was the opportunity to view the sunset in the west, with the counterbalance of the full moon rise in the east.
This amazing sight only happens a couple of times a year on a weekend, and we were happy that we could organise a small group to observe it.
Because it was so special, Innes and Tracey both went as leaders to experience and enjoy the walk. Great weather was forecast, and the views on the ascent were superb.
The gradually colouring sunset was so spectacular that after 15 minutes of taking iphone photos, Innes encouraged the group to put down their phones and just enjoy it with all their senses (and then he cranked up his Nikkon on a tripod … but that's another story 😊 )
One unexpected bonus was following the gradually lengthening shadow of the 966m Mt Maroon shadow to the eastern horizon, which pointed perfectly to the place the full moon ended up arising. The triangular summit of Mt Maroon was acting as the perfect sundial!
We assumed that the simple answer was that the sun and moon follow each others path every cycle, but it isn't quite that simple!! As the moon circles around the earth in an elliptical orbit, so too does the earth circle around the sun along an egg-shaped path.
The moon rises and sets every day, like the Sun. But while the Sun always rises in the morning and sets in the evening, the Moon does it at a different time every day.
It increasingly lags behind the Sun, by about 50 minutes a day. If you know how many days it is since a new moon, multiply that by 50 minutes, to find out approximately how much the Moon is lagging behind the Sun.
But at full moon rise, there is a good chance to see both celestial bodies on the horizon at the same time … and the earth seems to stand still for a moment as they both regard each other across the expanse of the Mt Barney valley.
Our group of five who started off as strangers ended up comfortable companions on the summit as we shared in the wonder of the celestial bodies, and incredible sunset, the stillness of an alpine summit and the yummy warm vegetarian pasta and hot cuppa as the light faded.
The night hike down was assisted by head torches, as no matter how bright the moon is, you still need to see your feet that are shaded by your upright body! With the stillness of the night, and the quiet concentration of descending without an incident, the group agreed that this part of the mountain was like silent walking meditation.
While some parted ways in the carpark at the base of the mountain at 9pm, some returned to Mt Barney Lodge where they could quickly get comfortable, regard the mountain summit from their veranda and see the sunrise on the following day as the cycle of the heavenly bodies continued.
(above image courtesy of http://www.robpackerphotography.com/)
Our next 'Moonrise on Mt Maroon' guided walk is MONDAY 30th APRIL 2018
Cost: $125
Includes: guiding and interpretation, first aid equipment, public liability insurance, plant identification reference books, snacks, warm meal plus hot tea/coffee at the summit
Meet: Mt Barney Lodge office. Departure time may be any time after 1pm (to be advised) depending on seasonal moonrise time.
Duration of Activity: approx. 5-7 hours
Requirement for group numbers: 5 - 10 people
Age Recommendation: 15yo +
What to bring: 2-3 litres of water, headtorch (preferable) or torch, hat, sunscreen, any medication, warm clothes/raincoat, small day pack and wear comfortable closed-in shoes. A gear list will be provided upon reservation.
Fitness Requirement: This is a full expedition which requires a solid fitness level and excellent balance (due to night hiking) and the ability to carry a daypack with own personal gear.
Request booking forms HERE.


text:
Hey look...it's Friday and I'm back to share another card with you today...woohoo! As you know I'm in the thick of things as far as getting crafty goodness ready for high school graduation at our house. One of those things is, of course, making the graduate a card. I've already made a couple but I knew they weren't for my son but this card...this one may be the one. Check it out!
Graduation Day Value Set 1 and Congrats Grad 2 Digi Papers. I've also used the sketch from Monday's Mojo Monday Sketch which is a tall and skinny challenge (I love tall and skinny cards!). This one is 3 1/2" x 6". Of course you see the twine that I added which is from Trendy Twine and some fun graduation dimensional stickers that my mom picked up for me. I think I'll also add this to the challenge at A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes, the Make My Monday Challenge - Graduation, and Crafting When I Can - Add Stars.
And that is what I have to share with you this Friday! I'm furiously working on decorations both for the graduation party on the 10th and my grandson's birthday party on the 9th so you'll see more non-card projects soon!
Have a wonderful weekend all!
Friday, June 3, 2016
We have a graduate this year!
Labels: Imagine That
3 comments:
- Katie Skiff said...
Cute card - and good luck with the graduation excitement!! I have two years til ours graduates, but I'm contemplating starting things now!! lol
- June 3, 2016 at 7:52 AM
- Cazro said...
Brilliant, great image and perfect colouring skills. Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday Caz DT
- June 4, 2016 at 4:19 PM
- Fliss said...
Another great card Lori and love the image on this one.
Thanks again for joining in at MMM.
Fliss DT x
- June 11, 2016 at 1:23 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Our Resumé
Event name: Local Government Managers' Association Annual Conference (LGMA) 2011
Client: LGMA
Location: Cairns
Delegate range: Up to 1000
Ozaccom+ provided:
Our Team
Personal service lies at the heart of the business
Our clients tell us they love our personal one-on-one service.
Professionals themselves, they appreciate collaborating with experienced event management specialists dedicated to the highest levels of service.
We take the time to understand their business, their needs, and their expectations. And, because we know event management inside out, we deliver exceptional outcomes - every time.
Owner, Liza Watt is the driving force behind Ozaccom+. Liza handpicks her team; people with a 'can-do' attitude who rise to any challenge with creative solutions that turn a wish list into reality. She ensures every member of her team works in a supportive environment where professional development is highly valued. They have access to ongoing specialist training and use the latest technology to meet her high standards of excellence.
Liza works within the team environment to ensure she is in constant touch with each of the company's specialist divisions and the progress of every event.
That's why, year after year, the event coordinators for some of Australia's biggest companies, government departments and organisations call us to manage their events and functions. They like to deal with an account manager they know and trust.
Our enquiries and bookings desk is manned early to late Monday to Friday. Once an event is underway, we welcome delegates' calls on our courtesy free call number. We commit to responding to each and every enquiry within 24 hours in a working week.
We even offer a 24/7* support service (*charges apply).


text:
The OCP Blog
Featured Volunteer of the Month: Larry Jones
"Resilience: The way the water knows just how to flow, not force itself around a river rock; then surely I can stretch myself in the shape my own path is asking of me." – Corina Fadel
Mr. Larry Jones' story resonates with other individuals who have participated in OCP's vision. Our featured volunteer of the month, born in Washington, DC and grown in Cincinnati, was the third of three boys, raised by his mother while their father worked as a life insurance salesman. During his childhood, being in the middle class meant having enough financially. Yet in his youth he went through a world-shaking adverse experience.
He always wondered when he might find rest from the nightmare. His mother declined into severe mental illness, so while his family looked OK on the outside, it felt extremely difficult inside. "Since Dad was not a rampant alcoholic, it was hard to tell that we were not so stable," he remembers.
After graduating high school, Mr. Jones attended Wake Forest University, where he studied religion. Trying to connect with a higher power, he tried to find peace within himself and make sense of his life. "I was never good at keeping relationships. I was depressed throughout my college career," said our featured volunteer of the month. By the last year of his college education, he broke up with his girlfriend and went through a depression. He questioned what religion, matter, life were all about. He met Jesus for the first time.
The power that generated from this rebirth brought forgiveness, love, acceptance and freedom and allowed him to begin a healing process. He met his beloved, now the mother of his three children, Linda Jones. Over the next eleven years, our featured volunteer went through three different homes and in each his wife delivered a beautiful daughter. In the twelfth year after graduating seminary, he joined the Navy.
He retired from the Navy in 2006 and moved to Harrisonburg in 2009 to be near his oldest daughter and granddaughter. In 2010, he began to seek greater community participation, a chance to give back to the community of his daughter and grandchild. He wanted to work with people who'd gone through adverse experiences. Not seeking just any community center, he wanted to participate in an environment of growth, love and resilience. He Googled "community center" with his specific hopes, and Our Community Place was the name at the top of the list.
When I first met Mr. Jones, I told him that L, the first letter of my name, and his L, put together make a W – which makes a winner out of him and me! Our featured volunteer enjoys contributing his skills during our Tuesday workday program. I asked him one thing he's proud of at OCP; he says it is the way OCP does conflict resolution and mediation with community members to bring people together.
Leons Kabongo
Programming & Activities Coordinator


text:
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Sunday, June 03, 2012
A masterful novel of BDSM power in a wild political setting: fun, hot, and - best of all - a new book by best selling author Powerone!
The President of the United States is considered the most powerful man in the world. Women sought him out to see if that extended to the bedroom. They didn´t want his love, only his body, willing to give up anything.
From inexperience women to wealthy, married women, they were in awe of his power, and they wanted to feel his hands take them, willing to risk anything for a few hours of raw sex.
But the President had his own agenda; he would enslave them in his bed, to use them in the darkest ways. Eric found himself surrounded by beautiful women, and he took advantage of his powerful position. The list of women is long, the list of depraved acts even longer. Only you can decide if the most powerful man in the world extends his domination to his bedroom.


text:
About Us
Other Services
Contact Us
Our customers know that Pro Sweep gets the job done right, the first time and every time.
Our trained personnel and late model equipment are a combination that can't be surpassed when you want quality sweeping at a competitive price.
We invite you to look around our website to see more about our company and the quality services we offer. Then, please
let us know
how we might assist you with completing your sweeping or other outside maintenance project, on time and within the agreed-upon budget.
© 2006 - 2019 Pro Sweep, Inc., all rights reserved.
Site Design:
Visitors since January 1, 2017


text:
Available Online Soon
Product Description
Data modems bring cellular connectivity and data services to any device. You can either connect existing non-wireless applications as an external retrofit, or create new wireless products. Designed for M2M customers, these programmable gateways feature standard interfaces for use with a wide range of industrial equipment.
Kit Includes:
- Sierra Wireless Modem
- Power cables
- 15/9 Data Cable
- USB Cable
- Antenna
- Supplied with Internet plug-in software key (TCP/UDP/FTP/HTTP/email components) + CGPS plug-in software
There are no reviews yet.


text:
When Ethan was born and then diagnosed with Down syndrome, I knew that I would never take him to a therapist, a school or a doctor that I didn't think "got him". Of all the emotions I felt when he was born, the one most fierce was of protection. Although I needed the opinions and expertise of many medical and developmental professionals, I ultimately felt a sense of great responsibility for the decisions that would be made for him. He needed me to advocate the best I could for him and I believe that Ethan made me radical. He required "out of the box" thinking, and often times I was challenged for it.
Everytime we chose a school setting for Ethan, I knew in the back of my mind that I would keep him home with me before I would put him somewhere less than what I wanted and he needed. He has always required and thrived on very strong structure and school fit that need best. When we found Midland, we knew that it was perfect for him! Midland can meet his educational needs and support us in providing the real life skills we are looking to develop in him. They promote a social life for the kids that is fantastic. Each time I call to report that Ethan will be out because we are headed out on a family outing - they wish us a good time. It's a good match for us.
|Ethan's 1st Day at Midland.
Gavin came along and soon became preschool age. Mikey joined our family through foster care and at just two years apart they were fabulous playmates. I was also caring for my sisters kids in a daycare situation and the days were perfectly delightful. I had a house full of all these little learning, playing, happy children. I went to look at preschools and realized they couldn't give him one more thing than we already had.
When it came time for kindergarten, I did not believe that going to school was going to provide a more rich, educational environment than he was already experiencing. We were going to zoos, museums, parks, nature centers, and libraries and he thrived on that. I was able to witness first hand, the excitement each time he figured something out and put the pieces together. Gavin was beginning to read, and asking tons of questions. Both boys were participating in church programs and sports and were making friends at these activities and in the neighborhood. I got to witness, first hand, what they were learning all on their own. I did not want to change "a good thing".
Although Dennis and I are opposed to many things presented in the public school setting, we view homeschooling as a way to introduce our kids to the world, not keep them from it. We have approached homeschooling from a standpoint of what we are able to give them - freedom, flexibility, time and creative ways to get information that interests *them*.
We want to give them a chance to spend their days more connected to the members of our own family and their own lives rather than an outside forces (school). We did not want our evenings filled with homework requirements and due dates. As someone who is self-taught in his profession, Dennis strongly felt that "school" was not the only way to become "educated" and that when you are actually motivated to learn something it is much more effective than being told what and when you will learn. I disliked school and often wished for something other than 4 walls and textbooks. I felt that school had squelched my interest to learn and I did not want to put my boys at risk for that.
The time to send Gavin to kindergarten came and went. So did the time for Mikey to go. We continued to shop, cook, catch bugs, take classes, read, write and tell stories, play games, do puzzles, paint, sing, play board games and cards, build legos, participate in Cub Scouts and live together as a family in the best way we are able to each day. Homeschooling has allowed us to live a more simple, less stressful lifestyle. Our boys are good friends. We get more sleep and have alot more fun. I feel really fortunate to be living and learning like this.
I wrote this from my point of view, but I am very thankful that Dennis and I have always been like-minded on this issue.


text:
by John Cariani
Directed by Teresa Durbin-Ames
In the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine, the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above as residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. A series of nine amiably absurdist and whimsical vignettes about love laced with magic realism, uncanny coincidences, metaphors taken literally and idioms come to life.
March 29, 30, 31, April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
April 2 at 2 p.m.
Studio Theatre
Opening Night Reception: Wednesday, Mar. 29 immediately following the performance
Pre-Show Talk: Friday, Mar. 31 at 6:45 p.m.
School Matinee Performance: Wednesday, Mar. 29 at 9 a.m. ($2 per seat - Call 419.289.5950 to reserve seats in advance)
$12 Adult; $10 AU Alumni/Faculty/Staff, Senior Citizen; $8 Group of 10 or more at $12 or $10 rate; $5 Non-AU Student; $2 AU Student
Box Office:
419.289.5125 www.Ashland.edu/Tickets


text:
Coming out as trans to anyone is not the easiest thing to do... knowing someone for 20 years as who they are and suddenly changing it all; the pronouns and name.
My family hasn't been terrible with the acceptance. Having any support system is always good. I'd have to say my father's reaction surprised me the most.
If there were anything I'd like for the general population to know, it's that it doesn't matter what's under my clothes. It's what I think, and how I feel. We're all human, and at the end of the day, happiness and love are all that should count.


text:
Making influential HR take off at easyJet
Ashridge Business School, October 19, 2017
To discover exactly what HR influence means Ashridge Business School interviewed our top three practitioners of 2016
When easyJet began in 1995 with its promise of low-cost flights few people could have predicted how fast it would grow. The first operations were modest, but now a fleet of 272 planes operates over 700 routes in 30 countries, with a workforce of 11,387. Since March 2013 the company has also been listed among the FTSE 100. But while it is a story of growth, the industry is affected by many exogenous factors like strikes, geopolitical issues and currency fluctuations.
Jacky Simmonds joined in 2016 as group director, people and leads an HR team of 90. One of Simmonds' priorities was to review HR to ensure it was aligned to the business strategy.
Key is the 'Next Generation easyJet' programme that is reviewing the working environment. "With the help of some external consultants and in consultation with unions, we asked staff to tell us what was good about what we did – what should we keep – but also what wasn't working and what needed to change," says Simmonds.
One obvious challenge was central decision-making in Luton. The HR team identified different roles in the process and used the model of RAPID decision-making to make things more efficient. The key to this model is that people can clearly understand, and therefore talk about, the various key roles that are involved in decision-making. Explicitly talking about these means that everyone becomes clearer where there's a block or barrier.
Simmonds made a few changes to the HR team. "It had been organised in the traditional Ulrich model but I realigned roles slightly to help us deliver more impact," she says. The organisation development role for example was a new area, while improving digital and technical skills and resourcing crew and pilot availability across the different countries were quickly identified as key areas.
Simmonds designed the HR team framework so that HR would become more influential. "I wanted HR to be a strategic partner, to help easyJet as a business to deliver. It's not something that's necessarily so difficult to do but it is important for the HR director to be commercially aware," she says. Establishing and maintaining links at the most senior levels – between the HR director, the CEO and the CFO – is also an essential part of HR impact. "You have to think of yourself first and foremost as a business person who also happens to be an HR director. The business part should always come first in my view," says Simmonds.
She explains that one of the key ways HR can be at the heart of any business is by taking a lead on issues that will be important in the future. The Next Generation programme is crucial to this. Its survey identified four key issues: customer service and operational excellence, data and digital skills, strategy and network, and cost.
"Once we had identified this list of four key 'spikes' as we call them, it was about setting out detailed action plans for each area," says Simmonds. "Our senior management team were on board and clear about the principles as well as understanding all the practical implications of what we were aiming to achieve with the programme. Getting people, for example, to understand that this was not just an HR project but was all-encompassing and would improve all our different business areas."
Six months into the programme it's evident that a great communications strategy has also played a role in helping to demonstrate the benefits. All in all it's been a busy time and Simmonds' achievements have been both high-profile and delivered business impact. "Everything should be about a focus on the business; what do we need to achieve and finding out how exactly HR can help in that process," she says.
HRMI eight factors of influence
Of our eight factors of influence, Simmonds says the most important centre around 'outcomes' (so numbers one to four). "Achieving significant outcomes in the business is quite important – and you must have board-level involvement as well. Working closely with the senior team is important, but also having a track record of achievements is quite high on the list of what helps to make HR influential," says Simmonds. What happens at board level is a key indicator: "Whether the board listen to you is a major factor in assessing whether HR is influential in a business."
For full versions of these HRMI practitioner 2016 interviews and for others, download our free HR Most Influential interviews ebook
Read more on this year's HRMI rankings, sponsored by Open University Business School, here


text:
Restricted Site Access is a wordpress plugin which allows you to restrict access to unauthorized as well as for a set of IP addresses. It also allows flexible restriction access behavior.
The default message to those who are not permitted to login can be altered and you can select the page that visitors are redirected to as well.
Restricted Site Access Features
- Removes error-information on login-page
- Adds index.php plugin-directory (virtual)
- Removes the wp-version, except in admin-area
- Removes Really Simple Discovery
- Removes Windows Live Writer
- Removes core update information for non-admins
- Removes plugin-update information for non-admins
- Removes theme-update information for non-admins (only WP 2.8 and higher)
- Hides wp-version in backend-dashboard for non-admins
- Removes version on URLs from scripts and stylesheets only on frontend
- Blocks any bad queries that could be harmful to your WordPress website
From my point of view, you should go for this plugin. Do share your comments in our commenting section.


text:
Food & Drink
Wake Mom to freshly baked pastries on Mother's Day
No matter how much she would appreciate it, and no matter how much you love your mom — or the mother of your children — you aren't likely to make her croissants from scratch.
Add eager young children who want to help make breakfast in bed for their mom, and the odds get even worse.
And yet it can be done with a minimum of fuss, trouble and time. With a few carefully chosen ingredients, you can prepare delicious impossible-to-mess-up freshly baked pastries, even with the "assistance" of an army of little helpers.
The trick is to outsource the pastry. While technically not the same as true croissant dough, sheets of frozen puff pastry can stand in just fine. They are widely available in the dessert freezer section of most grocers. And, if you care, the dough also happens to be vegan (try that with your typical buttery croissant).
Each 17.3-ounce package of pastry contains two sheets. To use them, simply thaw (don't unwrap them) at room temperature for an hour or so, or overnight in the refrigerator. After that, it's just a matter of cutting each sheet into triangles, then rolling them into crescents.
For this recipe, I kept it simple and sprinkled them with a blend of cinnamon and sugar. You also could place a dollop of jam at the wide end of each triangle of dough before rolling.
Want to take it all the way? Make the croissant's delicious cousin, pain au chocolat. For this, you will want to buy chocolate bars made for this purpose (baking supply shops should have these, as does King Arthur Flour Company online). Then just wrap the thawed pastry around them (think sandwich wrap), then bake.
Or for the best of both worlds, bake the croissants as directed, then warm a bit of Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread (microwave it in 10-second bursts) and drizzle it over them just before serving (or offer it in a small bowl on the side for dunking).
The croissants also can be cut and shaped the night before, then placed on a baking sheet, covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated.


text: Planet Earth is specific for it's large number of mysterious, intriguing and exceptionally exiting shows each week. Starting from shows revolving around the history of the world such as Nazi Hunters and Conquistadors, exploring disasters and potential disasters in Mayday and Dangerous Flights, searching for new treasures in Salvage Hunters, Cash Cowboys and Treasure Divers, and traveling around in an eco-friendly way in Earth Tripping, Planet Earth has it all. Why watch 11 different channels when you can watch only one!


text:
The 1975 Tickets
The 1975 Tickets Tickets Rated 0.00/5 based on 0 customer reviews 100 0
Although they formed in 2002, The 1975 did not release their debut album until 2013. The English indie rock band's self-titled album jumped right to the top of the U.K. charts. The band includes Matthew Healy (vocals, guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), Ross MacDonald, and George Daniel (drums). The themes that the band often touches on have been said to be sex, love, drugs, hope, death, and fear. The band's appearance at Coachella in 2014 marked the first time they played at a major American Music festival. Get the best seats to see The 1975 with Gold Coast Tickets!
Results Filter
- Event
- Date/Time
- Venue/City
8 Events
You Might Also Like


text:
Old Westbury, N.Y. - NYIT's storied track program, which sent sprinters to five Olympic Games in its heyday, is returning after a 14-year absence.
Athletic director Dan Vélez announced Wednesday that men's and women's track will relaunch and compete in mid- and long-distance events beginning with the 2018-19 indoor season.
Sprint as well as field events will be phased in over ensuing years as the roster grows and planned enhancements are made to NYIT facilities.
The relaunched teams initially will be composed primarily of existing cross country participants.
Before being discontinued in 2004, NYIT had produced Olympians Anthony Davis (1980), Howard Burnett (1988), Evan Clarke (1992) and Patrick Jarrett (2000, 2004).
The program also garnered 27 Division II national champions and more than 300 All-Americans in indoor and outdoor track over a three-decade span.
"Our goal is to compete at the highest levels in the East Coast Conference and nationally," Vélez said. "We recognize the importance of indoor and outdoor track to NYIT and its alumni. The history of track at NYIT is storied and the future is bright.
"Runners want to run year-round. By fielding indoor and outdoor track teams that will compete in the winter and spring seasons, not only are we giving our student-athletes additional opportunities for success, but now we are also aiding our training and recruiting efforts in cross country by giving our student-athletes the ability to compete in ECC and NCAA Championships throughout the academic year."
Burnett to this day is tied for the NCAA Division II indoor record in the 400 meters at 46.05, which he set on March 4, 1990 in Boston.
As for outdoor track, Clarke continues to hold the third-best 400 time in D-II history at 44.79, which he set while representing NYIT in the outdoor championships in Abilene, Texas, on May 29, 1993.
The NYIT Athletics Hall of Fame includes track standouts Renee Adams (1999 inductee), Burnett (2000), Debra Cooke (2001), Louis Chisari (2003), Joanne Gardner (2003), Clarke (2003), Danielle St. Leger (2004), Lenval Laird (2004), Doris Leggett-Switzer (2005), Melanie Austin (2008), Roy Student (2009), Bennie Harper (2011) and Jarrett (2018).
Additionally, the 1998 national champion 4x100 relay team of Patrick Brown, Paston Coke, Kesrick Fraser and Jarrett was inducted as a group in 2011.
Legendary coach Pete Zinno, who continues to assist with the cross country program, was inducted into the NYIT Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005 and the ECC Hall of Fame this past June.
"There aren't many times I'm at a loss for words. But I'm at a loss for words," Zinno said. "This is the most exciting news I've heard since sadly the program was dropped. I am elated not only for all our great athletes — both men and women — who have come before, but I'm excited for the institution. I know we will do special things again in the future."
Said head coach Lenroy Raffington: "I am elated. I'm speechless. This is the happiest moment since the birth of my son."
NYIT track will compete in the ECC indoor and outdoor championships during the 2018-19 academic year, joining Daemen, LIU Post, Molloy, Queens, Roberts Wesleyan and St. Thomas Aquinas as well as District of Columbia (women only) and a handful of associate members.
"We are very excited to hear NYIT will be bringing back its indoor and outdoor track teams and participating in our 2019 ECC Championships," ECC commissioner Bob Dranoff said. "As a nationally recognized program for so many years, I know this announcement will make many NYIT track and field alumni very happy. I am confident the Bears will be a big part of these ECC sports for years to come."
With the additions of men's and women's indoor and outdoor track, NYIT's varsity sports offerings will jump from 13 to 17.
"Words cannot describe the excitement, joy and gratefulness for having the NYIT track and field program restored," said Austin, NYIT's faculty athletics representative, assistant professor of occupational therapy and a former All-American track star. "Thanks to NYIT, former track and field student-athletes have excelled on the track and in life and have continued to serve communities. This is a great opportunity for student-athletes on Long Island, in the New York City metro area, across the U.S. and abroad to follow their passion for track and field while also becoming the great leaders of tomorrow through the excellent academic programs offered here at NYIT."
Provided by the NYIT Sports Information Department.


text:
I love making Web sites
I have ever since I first signed onto the Internet.
This website contains a miscellany of information on a variety of topics from gardening to books to making websites.
If you are looking for my portfolio or information about my business, check out my company website:
Web Designs by Julaine


text:
Hello and welcome to the JLB Creatives Blog, where you'll find an array of creative features from a hand-picked group of creative geniuses.
Wednesdays on the JLB Creatives Blog are set aside for our blog book, "From the Nose of Our Kayak." JLB Creatives CEO, Janet Beasley, and her husband, Don, have been kayaking for nearly 10 years. Together they are excited to share with you, their awesome experiences that they have encountered. In this Wednesday feature you'll find kayaking stories, scenic nature photography from their outings, and some helpful tips when it comes to maneuvering your "butt sleds" (aka kayaks) on your journeys.
So if this is a topic that interests you, you'll want to be sure and become a follower of the JLB Creatives Blog, and stop in on Wednesdays each week for the latest chapter in Don & Janet Beasley's adventure blog book, "From the Nose of Our Kayak."
Previous chapters can be found in our blog archives. We began the series on June 1, 2016.
From the Nose of Our Kayak
Don & Janet Beasley
Chapter 11: Kayaking & Dining & History
Kayaking amidst the serenity of nature is truly our favorite, but sometimes we like to kayak over history to dinner!
In our "backyard" you'll find Little Lake Harris. The launching sight is about a mile from our house. Little Lake Harris is a beautiful body of fresh water in the central Florida area that is chock full of alligators, birds, and turtles, and dotted around its pristine shores are a few restaurants. It also offers up some of the best sunsets around. Little Lake Harris stems from (the much bigger) Lake Harris which spans east and west from State Route 19 all the way over to the Leesburg, Florida area of State Route 27. The two lakes are divided by a long causeway/bridge on State Route 19 that dead ends into the magnificent Mission Inn.
In the heat of summer here in Florida you can't always get out to kayak during the morning or daylight hours as often times storms are brewing, and we don't mess around with lightning in Florida (we are one of the lightning capitals of the world to say the least). But because the days are longer in the summer, on those rare evenings when the storms dissipate and the winds lie down, we love to head to the launching dock and paddle over history into the sunset for some dinner. Nestled in the sleepy town of Howey in the Hills, Florida, on the shoreline sits The Boondocks Restaurant.
The launching dock we use rests on a piece of historical land. In 1925 a 1.5 mile long wooden bridge began at the launch site and stretched across to the town of Howey in the Hills. In 1949 the bridge had become deteriorated and was demolished upon completion of the State Route 19 bridge mentioned above. It's a really cool feeling to think about when you're kayaking over a piece of such historical content. You find yourself trying to imagine just how it was back then...the way of life, the citrus industry, the "booming" town of Astatula, and the kinds of vehicles and gutsy folks who would have braved the trek across the rickety slats from one town to the other.
The photos to the right (and more) can be found at TownofAstatula.com
When we arrived at The Boondocks in our trusty #WildernessSystems T145 "Mean Greenie" we feasted upon some really awesome seafood pasta, and enjoyed dining over the water with a view that's like none other. Oh, and we had dessert too!
Before the sun slipped out of sight we paddled back to our dock in Astatula, loaded up and headed back to the house. It had proven to be just the evening we had expected...calm, casual, and relaxing.
Sometimes kayaking is about the scenery, sometimes kayaking is about the adventure, sometimes kayaking is about immersing yourself in the history of an area, and sometimes kayaking is about the destination. Regardless of your motive, get out there, kayak, and discover a world from a different perspective.
Kayak Tip of the Week: If you're going to go kayaking in a new area be sure and talk to some of the locals about the history of the area. You never know when you might be paddling over something highly significant to not only that specific area but maybe even the nation's history.


text:
Back in November, we told you that The Cars were officially reunited and making a new record for the first time since 1987's Door to Door. While not much else was known other than that the reunion would feature the original band lineup (minus Benn Orr, who died in 2000), The Cars have announced further details regarding the new album.
Move Like This, the group's seventh album to date, will be available on May 10 courtesy of Concord Music. While The Cars have no new samples of the album available just yet, "Sad Song" will be the first single and should be out sometime in mid-March.
Check out a short clip of "Sad Song" below.


text:
William Timothy (Tim) Marlow is a licensed physical therapist with 27 years of clinical and patient-care experience. He currently serves as the Director of Rehabilitation Services for SpineCenterAtlanta's physical therapy division, as well as the Chief Operating Officer for SpineCenterAtlanta and Affiliated Companies. Mr. Marlow further serves as the Chief Executive Officer of MedStaff Solutions, Inc., a company which specializes in temporary medical staffing. Mr. Marlow holds a Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Exercise Science from the University of Georgia. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Physical Therapy program at the Medical College of Georgia, Mr. Marlow served a two year term as President of his Physical Therapy Class. He is a member of Alpha Eta Honor Society.
His professional experiences are numerous, which include orthopaedics, sports medicine, sacro-iliac dysfunction, spine care, aquatic rehabilitation and post-surgical rehabilitation. Mr. Marlow is an operations specialist and enjoys working for and consulting with physical therapy practices on improving the efficiency of their organizations. Mr. Marlow has served two terms as the Treasurer for the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia, where he also served as a national delegate and as a member of the organization's Board of Directors.
Mr. Marlow's history of community involvement is extensive, including service to Rotary International as a club treasurer, club president, club board member, Paul Harris Fellow, Will Watt Fellow and Major Donor. He has donated his time and talent as Board President and PTO President for St. George's Episcopal School. He has provided service to the Salvation Army and National Arthritis Foundation. Mr. Marlow has coached youth soccer and baseball and has provided leadership as a member of his local church board and the board of a community bank.
An avid sports enthusiast, Mr. Marlow enjoys biking, hiking and snow skiing. A native of Gainesville, Georgia, he enjoys the mountains as well as the beach. He reads fiction for relaxation and enjoys attending University of Georgia sporting events.
Mr. Marlow resides in Fayetteville, Georgia, with his wife, Tina, and their blended family of six children: John, Burns, Will and Matt Marlow and Hannah and Avery Staples.


text:
Rethinking de-colonial dualism
Taking this complexity as keystone to deconstruct the decolonial replica of the North/South confrontative dualism, the text introduces the critique to Appadurai proposal underlining the lack of political activism and historical reflexion, particularly in relation to the structures integrated in power and privilege. In the text I argue that it is only by adopting the radical emancipatory approach taken by Grosfoguel on the one hand, and Appadurai's complexity on the other, that a more realistic and holistic approach to context-specific research and action can be achieved. In the second part of the text 'Rethinking de-colonial dualism' I transit from theory to practice through Farah Ahmed application of the Islamic Research Method and the implementation of Halaqah as a decolonial research method. Ahmed proposal is taken as a practical example, understanding the decolonial project as an exercise that, taking into account the proposals of both Grosfoguel and Appadurai, insists in an approximation to methodology based on dialogue to overcome dual confrontation.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:HTML (English) PDF (English)
Ahmed, F Exploring halaqah as research method: a tentative approach to developing Islamic research principles within a critical 'indigenous' framework. Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, 2013. Published online by Rouledge on the 27th June 2013.
Appadurai, Arjun Modernity At Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization' The University of Minnesota Press. U.S.A 1996.
Baker, Chris. Cultural Studies, SAGE Publications, London (U.K.), 2008.
Barriendos, Joaquín Rodriguez, Global Art And Politics Of Mobil- ity: (Trans)Cultural Shifts in the international contemporary art- system, by ASCA (Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis), Amsterdam, 2007.
Bortuchi José H. Book review Boaventura de Sousa Santos. 2014. Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers. University of Michigan, U.S.A, 2015.
Grosfoguel, R ''The Structure of Knowledge in Westernized Universities Epistemic Racism/Sexism and the Four Genocides/Epistemicides of the Long 16th Century' in Human architecture. Journal of the sociology of self-knowledge, 2013.
Gwendolyn Ross book review Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide (Boulder, Co: Paradigm Publishers, 2014.
Smith E. Dotothy A feminist Methodology (1987) in Highmore, Ben Ed. (2002) The Everyday Life Reader London, U.K. Routledge.
Tuhiwai Smith, Linda 'Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples 2nd Edition, Zed books Ltd, London, UK, 2012.
Tomlinson, John 'Cultural Imperialism'. Pinter Publishers. London, 1991.
Web documents:
Robinson, A. 'An A-Z of theory Arjun Appadurai'. Ceasefire - Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011.
https://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/in-theory-appadurai/ (Accessed 24/05/16)
Santos, Boaventura 'Epistemologias del Sur' in www.boaventuradesousasantos.pt/media/INTRODUCCION_BSS.pdf (Accessed 20/05/16)
Stewards, Robyn Practice vs. Praxis: Modelling Practitioner-based Research
http://eprints.usq.edu.au/2498/1/Stewart_R.A._Practice_Vs_Praxis_Text_publication.htm (Accessed 15/06/16)
Waenerberg, A 'Glimpses from the history of travel among artists' In ARSIS3 / 05 AiR Loviisa 2005 seminar evaluates residency activities. Finland.
Enlaces refback
- No hay ningún enlace refback.
Este obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional.


text:
Evaluated Product - Details
Cisco Converged Access (Previously NGWC)
|Product type: Network and Network Related Devices and Systems
Product Status: Completed
Assurance Level: Protection Profile
Version: Software Version 3.6.3E
Components: TOE hardware models:Cisco Catalyst 3650, 3850, and WLC 5760 with APs 1532e/i, 1572eac/ic/ec, 1600i/e, 1700i, 2600i/e, 2700i/e, 3500i/e, 3600i/e (optional 3000M monitor and IEEE 802.11ac modules), 3700i/e/p, and 1552e
Product Details
Product Description
Certification Country: AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND (2015)
Cisco Systems
Product Website: http://www.cisco.com
Senior Systems Engineering Manager
The Cisco Converged Access TOE combines a purpose-built switching and WLAN controller platform with wireless access points to create a WLAN Access System. The WLAN Access System provides secure wireless access to a wired network by controlling the link between the wireless client and that wired network. The TOE is comprised of both software and hardware. The Hardware is comprised of the following: Cisco Catalyst 3650, 3850, and WLC 5760 with APs 1532 e/i, 1572 eac/ic/ec, 1600i/e, 1700i, 2600i/e, 3500i/e, 3600i/e (optional 3000M monitor and IEEE 802.11ac modules), 3700i/e/p, and 1552e.
The software is comprised of the Universal Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS) XE software release 3.6.3E installed on the controller(s), which includes AP images of IOS 15.3 (3)JN3 that gets installed to APs as they join a controller.
Product maintenance: 03 Sep 15: Added additional AP models: Refer to updated Security Target (v1.1).
Product maintenance: 1 Dec 2015: Added additional Modules and maintained software. Refer to updated Security Target (v1.2)


text:
Adonit, Evernote team up for fine-point Bluetooth stylus for iPadTwo firms buoyed by the success of iOS devices Evernote and Adonit have teamed to make a premium stylus that will bring precision writing to the iPad.
The new Jot Script Evernote Edition is a result of a partnership between the two firms, one aimed at bringing the natural feel of pen-and-paper writing to iOS devices. A central feature of the device is its 1.9-millimeter tip, which provides a much finer point of contact than most other styluses.
The new Jot Script is composed of stainless steel, aluminum, and plastic, with an aluminum and stainless steel end cap and a thermoplastic polymer resin tip. The thin barrel of the device features a textured grip meant to make the Jot Script feel like a regular pen. It measures 5.55 inches long and 0.46 inches in diameter, and it weighs in at 29 grams with a battery inserted.
The stylus is designed to take a single AAA battery, and one is included along with the device. That single battery, Evernote and Adonit claim, will give the Jot Script "over two weeks of pen-down writing time."
The stylus connects to an iOS device via Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy. Devices with Bluetooth 4.0 support can also access the Jot Script's palm rejection and advanced precision capabilities. Palm rejection allows the touchscreen device to ignore input from anything other than the pen tip when a user is writing.
The new stylus is available on both Evernote's new marketplace and directly from Adonit. The device is still in preorder stage, and it will ship on October 25. Both companies offer the Jot Script Evernote Edition for $80.