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There are over 160 genera and more than 900 species of Cichlids [photos], with newly discovered species reported on a regular basis. This group offers a huge diversity of color, behavior, size, and body shape. Cichlids are widespread throughout the world, including Africa, South America, Asia, Central America, and even North America. All these Cichlids come from only one family, Cichlidae, and thus are separated in this book by the geographical area from which they are found. Most Cichlids kept in captivity come from the Great African Rift Lakes, Lake Malawi or Lake Tanganyika; various African rivers, the Amazon Basin in South America, or Central America.
SOCIAL BEHAVIORThe Cichlid Family includes a huge, diverse group of fish. Thus, it is difficult to make generalizations about this family. However, it is safe to say that many cichlids have a tendency towards aggressive behavior. This conduct can be attributed to cichlids' highly developed brood care. Other cichlids are shoaling fish which are best kept in groups.
PAIRINGSeveral different types of bonds are formed between male and female cichlids. These include: · Monogamy-The female and the male remain together after spawning. · Polygyny- The male stays together with several females · Polyandry- The female bonds with several males. This form of pairing is rare. · Agamy- No lasting bond is formed between the pair. They separate right after spawning.
BROOD CARECichlids take care of their young in several different ways. Six "family" forms are common among cichlid parents. 1. Nuclear or Parental Family: Both parents equally share the duties of caring for the young. Nuclear families are usually formed by monogamous, open-water brooders, although exceptions are common. It is generally very difficult to distinguish between the sexes. 2. Matriarch/Patriarch Family: The female watches over the brood, while the male defends the territory. When the fry become free-swimming, the parents bear the tasks of parenthood equally. This family form is usually formed by monogamous, open-water brooders. Sexual dimorphism and dichromatism is common. 3. Patriarch/Matriarch or Male-with-Harem Family: The male defends a large territory, which includes multiple spawning sites of several females. Each female assumes the responsibility of her own brood. The male is polygamous, and clear sexual dimorphism is present. This form takes place among cavity brooders. 4. Matriarch Family: No bond is formed between the pair. The female cares and guards the eggs and the fry. In this family pattern, the fish are agamous, and usually the female is an ovophile mouthbrooder. 5. Patriarch Family: As with the Matriarch Family, no bond is formed between the parents. The male carries the eggs and the fry. No sexual dimorphism or dichromatism can be found. Only one mouthbrooder forms a true patriarch family, Sarotherodon melanotherow . 6. Extended Family: The parents as well as the offspring of previous spawning care for the young. Extended Families are formed by cavity brooders of Lake Tanganyika, including the fish belonging to the genera Julidochromis and Neolamprologus.
BREEDINGCichlids have highly developed brood care and reproductive behavior. Nearly all Cichlids lay their eggs on some substrate, whether it be rocks, plants, or sand. Cichlids are now characterized into two breeding groups; Open and Shelter Brooders. · Open brooders lay eggs on an open surface, such as rocks, sand, and plants. The eggs can number as high as 10,000 from one laying. These eggs are usually small and clump together. Clear sexual dimorphism and dichromatism is usually evident. Examples of open water brooders include Pterophyllum, Symphysodon, and most species ofCichlasoma .
· Shelter brooders can be divided up into two groups. Cavity brooders and mouth brooders. In general, shelter brooders lay substantially less eggs, usually not more than 300, and have larger more colorful eggs. These fish are easier to sex because males are larger and more colorful.
· Cavity brooders lay their eggs in caves. The parents participate in brood care and may become aggressive towards other fish while caring for the eggs and the fry. Examples of cavity brooders include Apistogram ma, Julidochromis, Neolamprologus, and Pelvicachromis. · Mouth-brooders are fish that, at some point during brood care, will take their eggs or the fry into their mouths. Mouth-brooders are divided up into two further categories depending on when the parents take the eggs/fry are taken into the mouth.Ovophile or "egg-loving" mouth-brooders - The male makes a pit in his territory, where the eggs are laid. The eggs are sucked up into the female's mouth usually, but occasionally, during spawning. After hatching the fry remain in the safety of the mother's mouth until they can fend for themselves. The male, of some of these species, often has colorful, oval-shaped marks on its anal fin. These spots serve an important role in the fertilization of the eggs and are known as egg spots or egg dummies. After the female has laid her eggs and sucks them into her mouth. She sees the eggs spots on the males, and thinking they were eggs she missed, will try to suck them up. At this moment the male releases sperm which the female sucks up into her mouth, thus fertilizing the eggs. Examples of Ovophile mouthbrooders include; Aulonocar a, Haplochromis, an d Pseudotropheus. Larvophile or "larvae-loving" mouth-brooders lay their eggs on a substrate. After the eggs hatch, the female picks up the fry and keeps them in her mouth. Sometimes the parental protection stops after the fry are released from the mouth. Examples of Larvophile mouth-brooders are Geophagus and Sarotherodon.
FEEDING :Since there is such a variety of cichlid species, cichlids have a wide range of feeding habits. However most cichlids have an enormous appetite and are easily fed. · Omnivorous cichlids make up the greatest majority of cichlids. In nature, these fish feed mostly on insects, crustaceans, and worms, but at times also eat plants. Thus in aquaria these species should be offered a mixed diet of live foods, flakes foods, and plant or vegetable matter. Examples of omnivorous cichlids include Cichlasomines, many West African species, Angelfish, andHeros species. · Carnivorous cichlids are predatory species which are specialized for eating other fish. Generally these species will eat small tank mates, although not fish of a similar size. In aquaria, carnivorous cichlids can be fed live fish, worms, insects, insect larvae, and crustaceans, but also some will accept pellets, tablets, and large flakes. Examples of carnivorous cichlids are many Haplochromines, Pike Cichlids (genus Crenicichla), and Cyphotilapiaspecies. · Herbivorous cichlids are species that prefer to feed on plant matter. These fish will eat live aquarium plants. In aquaria, herbivorous cichlids feed on plant-based flake and pellet foods, plants, and vegetables. Some species will also feed on live foods. Examples of herbivorous cichlids include someTilapia species. · Some species of herbivorous cichlids feed on the thick algae that grows on rocks. Living in the algae are micro-organisms and crustaceans known as Aufwuchs. Types of cichlids that consume the algae and the Aufwuchs living within include Lake Malawi Mbunas and Lake Tanganyika Tropheus.
African Cichlids
Lake Tanganyika Cichlids - pg 2
Apistogramma /Dwarf Cichlids
Other South American Cichlids - pg 1
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Jeffry Schneider is the originator of the workplace wellness plan. This program is designed to help coworkers be at peace with one another and with themselves. The exercises that Jeffry put together give people a reason to come to work. In fact, businesses that have adopted Jeffry's wellness program have seen a fantastic decrease in absences among employees. Jeffry Schnieder travels throughout the United States giving lectures on his wellness plan and how business can benefit from it.
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Not many of you know that I am an independent filmmaker. I was inspired as a child by a video my mom found in a box at a yard sale called "This is horror". It was a documentary on how horror films were made. I watched that video over and over. When I was 16, after years of writting short stories to entertain my family and friends, I decided to write my first screenplay. I mentioned this in my Indy Film Course post. It was called "Crystal Streams". It was messy, and without even been acted out I realized it was bad writing. But it was my first screenplay, and I had written it. I was much further than most aspiring filmmakers get. Crystal Streams was never filmed, and the screenplay was lost during all the moving we did when I was a kid.
But I never did give up on writing for screen. I wrote a few horror scripts, a couple of which were produced and filmed by indie film groups, but turned out to be trash because the director couldn't seem to grasp that spoken word is only half of a film. You have to feel engrossed in what is happening on screen, like you are there and this is happening to people you know. So I hit California two years ago. I came across a young man named Craig who was working at the local television station. He got me a job there and we conspired to use the local Hotel and Bar as the setting for a horror movie, with the television station backing us. Let's just cut it short and say that things didn't happen the way I wanted and the film never happened.
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December 20, 2017 at 02:42 PM
By Rick V., Team Titleist Staff
Rick V., Team Titleist StaffDuxbury, MA
Hey, Team Titleist!
We've had our first snowfall here in Fairhaven, MA and it got me thinking about winter training. For those of you who, like me, are about to be snow-bound, I have a great drill that you can do both indoors and outdoors to help you develop proper weight shift, lag on the downswing and a better release through impact. I first learned about this drill from Chuck Quentin, the founder of Rotary Swing Golf, an instructional site that's helped me immensely.
You've probably heard at some point that the body motion in the golf swing is a lot like skipping a stone or like the submarine throwing motion of a shortstop turning a double play in baseball. It is. You shift your weight from your back foot to your lead foot as you pivot. The hips turn to initiate a chain of sequencing, followed by your shoulders, arms and finally, the hands.
The problem is, trying to hit a golf ball using your dominant, trailing arm to lead the action can cause lots of problems (coming over the top and casting to name a few). Most of us play right handed with our non-dominant left arm as the leading arm. And that's the arm that needs to be trained for most of us.
The Frisbee drill does just that.
Step 1 Make a few tosses with a flying disc using your dominant hand, just like you'd normally play catch. Get a sense of how your body naturally moves - how your weight shifts as you make a little step towards your target, the smooth unwinding of your hips, the looseness in your arm and the easy release of your wrist as you flick the disc toward the target.
Step 2Now make a few throws using your non-dominant hand. It'll be awkward at first, but try to feel the same sensations.
Step 3 After a few tosses, get into your golf posture and throw the Frisbee into the ground. Look at the spot where the golf ball would be at address (you can even put a ball down if it helps), but focus on throwing the Frisbee on or just beyond the ball, skipping it off the ground on your target line.
As you get more comfortable with the drill, notice how your chest is facing the "ball" at impact. Notice how "on-top of the ball" your body feels, how soft your left wrist feels and how easily your left arm accelerates past the ball after you let go of the Frisbee. Your shoulders and the right side of your body should feel very passive. If your shoulders get out of sequence and spin out (like you would in an over-the-top move) the Frisbee will fly way out beyond your target line.
Step 4As a final step, set up the same way but now hold a golf club in your left hand only. Make some practice swings and try to replicate the feel you had throwing the Frisbee into the ground. You'll experience great lag and an effortless, powerful release if you shift your weight and let the smooth unwinding of your hips (not your shoulders and arms) lead the action. You're on your way to a better downswing.
Good luck! Hope you enjoy the drill and please share any drills you know of that we can work on this winter.
And as always, please let us know if there are any other areas of your game that you're struggling with. We have a great network of experts throughout the TT community who can help get your game back on track!
Some other tips you might enjoy:
The Mental Mulligan
Chip Like You Putt
Practice Under Pressure with "21"
Tim TigerBixby, OK
December 20, 2017 at 03:15 PM
The Scorpion Sting.
Good luck on your winter Rick.
Dale VEscondido, CA
December 20, 2017 at 03:18 PM
Thanks Rick! I also picked up an Orange Whip and will try to swing it at least every other day to keep stretched out over the winter. Warm where I am at but short days have killed my after-work weekday golf.
Sam K
December 20, 2017 at 04:51 PM
Interesting drill. I will give this a shot! Thank you for sharing.
nate llees summit, MO
Chuck ZMt Pleasant, SC
December 20, 2017 at 10:45 PM
Great l idea, Rick. But, darn it we don't really get to have those wonderful winters like you guys. And I truly mean it. I grew up with four seasons in East Tennessee. Haven't seen snow in this area in a while. Oh, I did see some in Asheville last weekend up at the Grove Park Inn. Couldn't get to play golf, too cold, 24*. But down here, we are really blessed and get to play most of the year. Come see us on the coast of SC. Was 74* today. Any tips to help my game are appreciated.
December 21, 2017 at 02:45 PM
N Anthony SPortland, OR
December 20, 2017 at 11:03 PM
Thanks for the drill. It's just what the Dr. ordered. I too use the orange whip as well.
pulplvrSpring, TX
December 21, 2017 at 01:43 AM
Intriguing concept, Rick. It is something different to consider between rounds this winter. Maybe I'll go out back on one of those 35-40 degree days when I've decided not to play and try it out. How far does the disc usually go after you bounce it? Does it bounce the same off grass as off your mat?
Mike HWisconsin
David TGrosse Pointe Farms, MI
December 21, 2017 at 09:11 PM
Great drills Rick - thanks for posting! Long winter here in Michigan and every little bit helps!
SpeedyNewmarket, NH
December 22, 2017 at 02:25 PM
Love it! Thank you for sharing and always like a video to go with the instructions.... It's good to a get a visual to see what the drill is versus just reading.. Well done...
Kathy JPortland, OR
December 24, 2017 at 06:41 PM
Thanks for sharing a good winter golf tip for practicing!
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Where Are Ice Age Fossils Found In South Dakota?
Fossils only form under special conditions where a carcass is buried or otherwise preserved quickly after death. South Dakota is famous for its fossils, though most are far older than the Ice Age . Nevertheless, many Ice Age fossils are found across the state.
The most famous locality is the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, which is
now housed under a major museum facility and is open to the public. Excavations
at the site continue during the summer months. This fossil deposit is unusual
in that it trapped mammals while they were alive. The mammoths ventured
into a water hole where they became mired and subsequently drowned or starved
to death (death and burial were simultaneous). The water hole was created
and fed by a warm artesian spring. More than 100 Columbian mammoths became
entombed at this site about 26,000 years ago. Other fossil mammals
discovered at the site include species that still live in South Dakota, such as wolf, coyote, mink, and several rodents as well as other extinct species, such as giant short-faced bear, American camel, and shrub ox.
Many sand and gravel deposits across South Dakota also contain Ice Age fossils. These were deposited by sediment-laden rivers coming from the Rocky Mountains. During the early part of the Ice Age, before glaciers entered the state and disrupted the drainage, these rivers flowed eastward all the way to eastern Canada where they reached the Atlantic Ocean. Animals who died in or near these rivers were sometimes entombed in the constantly-shifting sediments. Notable fossil localities of this type have been found near the towns of Burke, Chamberlain, Deerfield, Delmont, Fort Pierre, Irene, Java, Midland, Oral, Pickstown, Potato Creek, and Yankton. Most of these fossils are found during gravel excavation for road construction.
South Dakota has a number of other Ice Age fossil localities. These include the Lange/Ferguson site near Oglala where mammoths were killed by prehistoric people, a site near Mina where a mammoth skull was found in glacial sediments, and the Ree Heights locality where Ice Age fish and plants have been recovered from a lake deposit.
How Are these Fossils Preserved and Dated?
Generally only the hard parts of an animal, such as its shell or bones, become preserved because the soft tissues decay too rapidly. Also, most fossils are petrified, meaning that the hard tissues have been replaced by stone. But, the majority of Ice Age fossils have not undergone this type of preservation. Because they are not very old geologically speaking, most are still composed of the original bone. Bone can only be preserved for thousands of years when buried underground or preserved in some way.
Original bone contains carbon that was ingested by the living animal, and this makes it datable by the radiocarbon method. Most of the carbon that is taken in by plants and passed on to animals in their food is stable carbon-12. But in the atmosphere cosmic rays continually create a small amount of carbon-14, which is radioactive. This means that it decays becoming nitrogen through a spontaneous process that takes place in the atomic nucleus. It is impossible to predict when a given atom of carbon-14 will undergo decay. But because even a tiny bone fragment contains trillions of carbon atoms, scientists can determine very accurately how long it takes for a tenth or a fourth of the carbon-14 atoms to decay. Decay rates of radioactive atoms are generally reported in terms of their half-life, meaning the time it takes for half of a large sample to decay. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. The radiocarbon age of a bone is determined by comparing the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in the sample with the ratio in the atmosphere. For example, if the ratio in the bone is half that of the atmosphere, then the bone is reported to be 5,730 years (one half-life) old. If the ratio in the bone is one fourth that of the atmosphere, then the bone is reported as 11,460 years (two half-lives) old.
The latest glaciers reached their maximum size about 20,000 years ago, and the mammalsthat entered North America can be studied using radiocarbon dating. Bones older than 50,000 years old contain so little carbon-14 that it is difficult to measure, so the technique is not useful beyond that point. Recent advancements in radiocarbon dating of bone deal mainly with pre-treatment techniques. Bone can contain carbon in different molecules, some of which are much more prone to contamination (and therefore inaccuracy) than others. When the molecules least subject to contamination are used for dating, the date is much more reliable.
What Caused So Many Species To Go Extinct?
There are many interesting events to study concerning Ice Age mammals, such as the proliferation and evolution of numerous rodent species. But nothing has attracted more attention than the extinction of most of the large mammals that dominated North America during the Ice Age . The latest remains of most of these species have been radiocarbon dated at about 10,000 years old. What could have caused so many large species to go extinct in such a short time? No one knows for certain the answer to this question, but scientists have two main hypotheses.
One hypothesis is that the great climatic changes (warming and drying) that took place at the end of the Ice Age killed off these animals. Some large mammals, such as mammoths, are known to have evolved characters such as long hair for dealing with the cold Ice Age conditions. Perhaps such animals found the warmer climate less favorable, or perhaps a dryer climate offered less food. Even many surviving mammals, such as caribou and wolves, had their ranges drastically reduced at the end of the Ice Age.
A second hypothesis is that early human hunters drove the large Ice Age mammals to extinction . The close time correlation between the extinctions and the entry of humans into North America (both 10,000-12,000 years ago) makes this possibility inescapable. But this proposal has its problems. Except for a few possible mammoth kill-sites, the only animal that is known to have been hunted extensively by early Americans is the bison, and it still survives. Paleontologists are still trying to nravel the mystery of the Ice Age extinctions.
Conservation Measures
Many vertebrate fossils are found on private land and are not protected
by law. Fossils found on public lands require a collecting permit from
the administering agency, and these are generally given only to museums
or other public institutions so that the fossils will remain part of the
public trust. When significant fossils are found, it is best to bring them
to the attention of a scientist at a nearby university or museum so that
their potential can be properly assessed. The scientific value of a fossil
is greatly reduced when the exact location and context of its discovery are not known.
Bering land bridge - a wide land bridge that connected Alaska
with Siberia (where the Bering Strait is
now located) during the Ice Age when sea level was lower than today.
Evolution - the change in a species over time.
Extinction - the death of all members of a species.
Fossil - the bodily remains or trace (including footprints, burrows, etc.) of a prehistoric
Glacier - a mass of ice so large that it flows under its own weight.
Ice Age - a cool period in earth history when glaciers covered extensive areas of the high
Mammals - warm-blooded vertebrates that grow hair and produce milk for their young.
Mammoth - a large extinct mammal closely related to the living elephant but with larger tusks,
sometimes covered with a thick coat of fur.
Pleistocene Epoch - the term scientists use for the last Ice Age which lasted from about 2 million to
about 10 thousand years ago.
Quaternary Period - the time period of the Cenozoic Era extending from about 2 million years ago through
the present. It includes the Pleistocene and Recent Epochs.
Range - the land area over which a given species lives at a particular time.
Sediment- rock material that is carried by streams or other geologic agents and deposited,
sometimes entombing bones and other fossils in the process.
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Agenbroad, Larry D. and Jim I. Mead. 1986. Large Carnivores from Hot Springs Mammoth Site, South Dakota. National Geographic Research Vol. 2(4), pp. 508-516.
Agenbroad, Larry D. and Jim I. Mead. 1988 and 1994. Mammoth Graveyard: A Treasure Trove of Clues to the Past. Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota, 24 p.
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Green, Morton and H. Martin. 1960. Bison latifrons in S.D.. J. of Paleontology 34(3), pp. 548-550.
Heaton, Timothy H. and H. Gregory McDonald. 1993. Additions to the vertebrate fauna of the Kuchta Sand Pit Locality (late Blancan-early Irvingtonian), Yankton County, South Dakota. Current Research in the Pleistocene vol. 10, pp. 101-103.
Johnson, Gary D. and Sidney E. Milburn. 1984. Pathological Evidence of an Injured Equid, and Associated Fossils of Late Blancan(?) Age from the Bon Homme Gravel, Yankton County, South Dakota. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences Vol. 63, pp. 77-84.
Kurten, Bjorn, and Elaine Anderson. 1980. Pleistocene Mammals of North America. Columbia University Press, New York, 442 p.
Macdonald, J. R. 1951. A cranium of Mammuthus (Archidiskodon) cf. imperator from Northeastern South Dakota. Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 32(4), pp. 466-467.
Martin, James E. 1984. Fossil Vertebrates and the paleoenvironment of the Lang/Ferguson Clovis Kill Site in the Badlands of South Dakota. Current Research in the Pleistocene Vol 1, pp. 69-71.
Martin, Robert A. 1973. The Java Local Fauna, Pleistocene of South Dakota: a Preliminary Report. New Jersey Academy of Sciences Bulletin Vol 18(2), pp. 48-56.
Pinsof, John D. 1985. The Pleistocene Vertebrate Localities of South Dakota. Fossiliferous Cenozoic Deposits of Western S.D. and Northeastern Nebraska. Dakoterra Vol. 2(2),pp. 233-264.
Pinsof, John D. 1986. The Pleistocene Vertebrate Fauna of South Dakota. Unpublished M.S. thesis, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City.
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Dr. Timothy H. Heaton, Professor of Earth Sciences, USD, Vermillion, SD 57069.
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The Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, SD 57747.
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Long-range weather forecasters are predicting the UK will be in the grip of snow and ice for much of this coming winter.
Exacta Weather provides long-range forecasts and their latest predictions show that temperatures this winter will be below average.
The forecaster said changes in the Gulf Stream and low solar activity over the last year signal a harsh winter to come.
Exacta's current long-range forecast states: "There have been no improvements since we first reported on these changes, if anything the overall situation has worsened.
"This now means that those who like cold and snowy winters will not be disappointed this year, in particular, in the UK, Ireland and the north/east coast of the United States."


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Suburban socialite Bridget (Keaton) cooks up the inside job after her husband's financial ruin forces her to take custodial work at the bank. After all, she has to figure some way to fund her cushy, upper-class comfort zone crafted by greed. Bridget's foolproof plan requires help. She recruits flighty cash transporter Jackie (Holmes) and struggling single mom Nina (Latifah), whose job requires she shred bills that are no longer in circulation.
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Fracture has no excuse to be so lazy, given the actors at its disposal and a setup that should have made this an easy slam-dunk. Hopkins plays Ted Crawford, an aeronautics engineer who's found out that his wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz) is having an affair with police detective Rob Nunally (Billy Burke). Confronting her at home, Crawford shoots her in the head and calmly waits for the cops to arrive. When they do, it's with none other than Nunally at the lead, who's shocked and enraged at finding Jennifer in a pool of blood and Crawford standing there as though nothing had happened. After a quickly-interrupted beating from Nunally, Crawford later confesses and even waives his right to a lawyer. When it's all dropped in the lap of assistant district attorney Willy Beachum (Gosling), the case couldn't seem more airtight, which is good since Beachum can't wait to slip the bonds of lowly civil employment for a well-paying private sector job.
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Brother's Keeper -- not the 1992 documentary about a hillbilly who murders his brother -- is a ridiculously stupid story about a detective who tries to protect her brother despite the fact that he's a serial killer. Standard thriller ensues.
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I almost gave up on running this site.
It's been little over a year since I've been here. Between my professional and family life, I'm finding it very hard to run GameScanner.org. I haven't been playing any video games with the exception of Pokemon Shuffle either.
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So, I'm back with the site after investing twelve years of my life in it. I'm not sure if I'll be posting often.
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SingTel and Riverbed to deliver managed WAN acceleration services
- 22 January, 2009 11:26

Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD) and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia's leading communications group, announced today that they are collaborating to provide the SingTel Traffic Optimisation and Profiling Service Application Accelerator (TOPS AA) service based on Riverbed's WAN optimisation solutions.

The SingTel TOPS AA solution accelerates the delivery of data over Wide Area Networks (WAN), improving the performance and speed of corporate applications such as e-mail, data back-up, web browsing, document sharing and management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

As the TOPS AA solution is hosted and fully managed by SingTel, customers need not worry about technology obsolescence, system upgrades and the ongoing cost of manpower to manage complex network infrastructure. It is offered with the option of utility-based pricing to allow customers to avoid heavy upfront investments during this period of economic downturn, and yet flexibly scale to meet growing business needs.

Bill Chang, SingTel's Executive Vice President of Business, said, "SingTel is excited to work with Riverbed® to enable companies to maximise the use of their international bandwidth and enjoy superior performance for their inter-office applications. The TOPS AA service overcomes the issues of long distance communications to allow customers with offices around the world to do business like never before."

"As Asia Pacific's leading IP VPN service provider, SingTel is committed to providing an innovative one-stop Infocomm Technology (ICT) experience that helps businesses to reduce costs and be more productive," adds Chang.

"Cutting cost while increasing efficiencies will be the mantra for IT departments in 2009," said Tracy Corbo, Senior Analyst for IDC. "This will require centralisation and consolidation of IT personnel and services. Consequently, we believe that this will result in growing opportunities in the area of managed network services, with WAN optimisation as one such service that can be readily outsourced through a service provider. The technology is already proven and as a managed service it offers both CAPEX savings as well as freeing up staff for other projects."

Jerry Kennelly, chairman and CEO of Riverbed, observed, "The market for WAN optimisation and application acceleration has matured to the point that enterprises now demand solutions that deliver both savings in IT and WAN costs and better business outcomes such as improved operational efficiency, enhanced collaboration across extended enterprises, better business continuity and disaster recovery, and, of course, more effective home and mobile working."

"Recently there has been a notable trend for companies of all sizes to seek to optimise their IT and networks through a managed service. The collaboration between SingTel and Riverbed delivers on all fronts and we are very excited about the fact that SingTel, one of the world's leading service providers, has chosen to base its offering on Riverbed," added Kennelly.

For more information on SingTel's TOPS AA solution, please their contact an account manager or visit http://www.singtel.com/salesenquiries

Industry Recognition

SingTel and Riverbed have received numerous accolades for their leadership in the IP VPN and WAN acceleration market.

For instance, InfoWorld named Riverbed the leader in WAN acceleration for five years in a row, beginning in 2005 when it first created the category. It recognised Riverbed for its innovation and early leadership in the WAN optimisation market.

According to IDC's latest Asia/Pacific Semiannual Fixed-Line Telecom Services Tracker, First Half 2008 report, SingTel has secured the largest revenue market share in Asia Pacific excluding Japan.

SingTel was also recognised by Computerworld Magazine as the leading Managed Wan Accelerator and Managed Connectivity Services provider.

About Steelhead Products

Riverbed WAN optimization solutions enable organizations of all sizes to overcome a host of severe problems, including poor application performance and insufficient bandwidth at remote sites. By speeding the performance of applications between data centers, remote offices and mobile workers by up to 100 times, the Riverbed award-winning Steelhead® products enable companies to consolidate IT, improve backup and replication processes to ensure data integrity, and improve staff productivity and collaboration. Steelhead products have been deployed in organizations ranging from the world's largest corporations with offices around the globe to small companies with a couple of sites that are just miles apart. To learn more, view Riverbed's demo: www.riverbed.com/pr/jack.

About Riverbed

Riverbed Technology is the technology and market leader in WAN optimization solutions for companies worldwide. By enabling application performance over the wide area network (WAN) that is orders of magnitude faster than what users experience today, Riverbed is changing the way people work, and enabling a distributed workforce that can collaborate as if they were local. Additional information about Riverbed (Nasdaq: RVBD) is available at www.riverbed.com.

Riverbed Technology, Riverbed, Steelhead, RiOS, Interceptor, and the Riverbed logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Riverbed Technology, Inc. All other trademarks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

About SingTel

SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best global communications solutions to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond.

With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that includes voice and data over fixed, wireless, Internet and satellite platforms as well as pay TV.

To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 37 offices in 19 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners.

The Group also has major investments in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia's largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 216 million customers in eight markets.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the anticipated likelihood and timing of the completion of the acquisition of Mazu Networks and the benefits expected to be provided to Riverbed and its business by the acquisition, statements relating to the expected demand for Riverbed's products and services, and statements relating to Riverbed's ability to meet the needs of distributed organizations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include the inability to obtain necessary Mazu stockholder approval of the acquisition, and the possibility of material adverse changes in Mazu's business, condition, financial performance or prospects. In addition, our results and actual outcomes are subject to other risks and uncertainties that relate more broadly to our overall business, including our ability to react to trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate; our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs; the adoption rate of our products; our ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with our distribution partners; our ability to compete in our industry; fluctuations in demand, sales cycles and prices for our products and services; shortages or price fluctuations in our supply chain; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; general political, economic and market conditions and events; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about these and other risks that may impact Riverbed's business are set forth in our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 30, 2008. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Any future product, feature or related specification that may be referenced in this release are for information purposes only and are not commitments to deliver any technology or enhancement. Riverbed reserves the right to modify future product plans at any time.

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Check out JULIUS latest collection for S/S 2017 entitled [ Knives ; ] with a special live performance by techno/dark-wave pioneer Downwards records artists: Kerridge and Autumns, presented during PFW.
"I feel there are many different elements inside myself that contribute to the creation of a collection. I create the collection when these differing elements accumulate to such a point that they form into one exceptional vision or idea. "
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The best Japanese overall on the Upper Westside is Gari. Gari has a really delicate way of looking at sushi. The fish cut perfectly, has great ambiance, and the most amazing food. I recommend for a starter dish either the short ribs, or the tuna tar tar. The short ribs has the right amount of tenderness, the most perfect teriaki sauce, and a great production. The tuna tar tar has a nice seaweed cracker to put the tar tar on, and the tuna is seasoned perfectly which makes the tuna and the cracker match perfectly. I also recommend the salmon sushi Gari style, the tuna sushi Gari style, and the eel sushi Gari style. The salmon sushi Gari style is salmon sushi but with sauteed tomatoes which goes amazing with the salmon and rice. The tuna sushi Gari style is tuna sushi with tofu sauce on top (I know tofu, it sounds gross but it's pretty good). The eel is different than an regular eel roll it's mashed with eel sauce in it and crunch, and on the bottom is two pieces of avocado and rice. It's the best!!! I recommend anything at Gari. If you would like to go to Gari it's on 76th and columbus.
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Legal managers are people skilled with legal matters because they were the students of the Law (or legal studies). Legal management is usually described as social science discipline in the terms of law. Associations with Society at Large, Law, Law Practice and many other things. Enterprise Legal management (short: ELM) is a sort of a practice management strategy of corporate legal departments and many insurance claim departments, so these two terms (legal management and enterprise legal management) are not very different in meaning because they both dwell on similar things. They both have interchaingeable uses.
The development of enterprise legal management developed about 25 years ago, in the 1990's to increased corporate demand for accountability. Someone had to manage the internal legal documents and workflows, various billings and guide to very important decision-making though reporting and analytics. Not everyone was suited for this job because it demanded (and still does) high knowledge on various sorts of legal terms and law in general for the state they are in. Interesting fact is that the enterprise legal management is still an evolving term, but it is recognized management discipline and a very important one, viewed as strategic objective of general coundel. Some may say and/or argue that it falls within a shorter category or corporate governace risk and compliance but many other argue that those tho are a separate bodies of management and that they are not in any ways the same. Because as you see, governace is the general management approach through which a more important executives control the entire organization (depending on what case they are organizing) and they are involved in reaching the information needed for executive teams. Risk management is here a set of processes that a management identifies and analyzes and most importantly respods appropriately to risks facing the business objectives. And lastly the compliance, if you don't know the definition, is conforming with stated requirements. All of this does not have any associations of the enterprise legal management, as it can be seen.
There had been an increase expansion of enterprise legal management as a practice management strategy over the years, and it had been fostered by the growth of the same software. Thanks to that growth, it was made possible through the expansion of the Internet this software supports matter management and electronic billing which is very useful because it is quicker and more available to the customers and clients. Many people now even search for electronic billing rather than by mail. There are different types of these billings and they are biller-direct; this is where a customer make direct payments to one biller that issues bills that they receive at the webside of the firm that issued the bill and a bank-aggregator that allows the consumer to make payments to multiple billers that are pre-regiestered to receive payments. So this is very important as it can be seen, because it insures the prosperity of the enterprise legal management and fastens it for the consumers.


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Title: Atheists Who Kneel and Pray
Author: Tarryn Fisher
Publication Date: July 13, 2017
Source: My Shelves
Yara Phillips is a wandering muse.
She dates men who need her, but always moves on to something new, never staying in one place for very long.
David Lisey is in need of a muse.
A talented musician lacking lyrical inspiration. When he first sees her, he knows he's found what he's been looking for.
Yara believes she can give David exactly what he needs to reach his full potential:
A broken heart.
David's religion is love.
Yara's religion is heartache.
Neither is willing to surrender, but religion always requires sacrifice.
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Tarryn Fisher is cooler than you, but not one to rub it in your face. She graduated first in her class at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is a lover of human nature, and a real life villain (House of Slytherin). Her heart is dark, but she loves you with it anyway. Currently, she lives in Washington with her son and daughter, and just finished her ninth novel, Bad Mommy, which is now available.
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Ok, let's talk about Yara.
Yara is not soft. Yara is not a cuddly person. Yara is not the romance-craving, 'ready-to-swoon' type of gal. Not to say that she is hard, but rather, Yara is complicated. She is difficult. She is not at all someone I would have chosen to fit with David.
David is totally swoony. He is full of romantic notions and would definitely cuddle on the couch all day. David is the type of musician every girl would kill to meet.
David and Yara fall into their relationship rather easily, but they each have a different idea of what is actually happening.
"So let me get this straight," I said, looking around. "You want me to make you fall in love with me, and you're giving me permission to leave and break your heart?"
Tarryn Fisher's writing has a way of both knocking my socks off and scaring me stupid. I know, Know, KNOW that there will be pain, but I jump in willingly, handing her the razor blade to let her carve at me.
Now listen, when I say there is pain, you have to understand that it is a beautiful kind of pain. It is a pain that cuts deep and cuts quick, but you also know that there is healing coming.
The restoration process does so much more than mend the obvious hurts. Hidden depths are explored and the end result is a much stronger and more resilient character (and reader) that emerges in the end.
He made my truth light and funny without diminishing the importance of it. The perfect man. Perfect for me.
Yes, this is a romance, but it is romance with teeth and that is something that you will begin to crave.
5 out of 5 stars
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Together, the new levy and new degree apprenticeships are a potent mix. They are set to transform the way people study for and gain their degrees.
The new apprenticeship levy comes into effect from April 2017. Many businesses are concerned about the new charge, which is expected to raise £11.6 billion in the next six years. However, if you are in the business of recruiting talent, thinking about the new levy purely as a tax is to ignore its wider impact and opportunities.
The levy is not the only recent change to apprenticeships. Under new rules, apprenticeships can now be applied to any job role – including management, finance and digital – in some cases it can result in a degree or master's qualification.
Together both the new levy and new degree apprenticeships are a potent mix. They are set to transform the way people can study for and gain degrees. This means, as a graduate recruiter it may be time to rethink your organisation's strategy for attracting the best talent.
A new way to graduate
Degree apprenticeships, launched by the government in 2015 are now being developed and trialled by employers. These are designed by industry and qualify for funding through the new levy. Both points make them highly attractive for employers.
It's not hard to see how this scenario might evolve. With the levy incentivising employers to hire more apprentices, in a few years, degree apprenticeships could become a significant route to a degree - transforming the marketplace for talent. Degree apprenticeships with the best employers could become as sought after as places on degree courses with top universities.
All change for employers
This shift has major implications if your business needs graduates. If you continue to only recruit through a conventional graduate programme, you may find that as degree apprenticeships become more widely offered, you will have a different pool of candidates to choose from. So you need to start planning for this scenario now.
If you make degree apprenticeships part of your talent strategy, you will need to carry out a major rebalancing of recruitment, training and even pastoral care.
Employers will be able to use the funds they paid into the levy to fund apprenticeship education. In the context of re-balancing your workforce, the new levy starts to look like an opportunity to invest rather than a new tax.
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To capitalise on the opportunities arising from the new levy and the new degree apprenticeships, here are three points to consider:
Degree apprenticeships present an opportunity to recruit from a wider talent pool and build a more diverse workforce. This new way of getting a degree will still appeal to young people who excel academically but it also opens the door to people who thrive in a practical environment.
The new apprenticeships could also help to increase the proportion of employees with strong academic credentials active in the workplace. This in turn could lead to vital gains in productivity, helping to address one of the most serious structural challenges faced by UK companies.
From April 2017, all business with a wage bill of over £3m will pay an annual levy of 0.5% of the total. The levy will be used to establish a national fund from which employers can draw to pay for apprenticeship training. The new levy will apply to the new higher and degree apprenticeships as well as intermediate and advanced level apprenticeship schemes.
Under new rules, apprenticeships can now be applied to any job role – including management, financial and digital – and can be used as a route to a degree or even a master's qualification. These new apprenticeships, which offer people of all ages an alternative way to gain a degree, qualify for funding through the new apprenticeship levy.
KPMG and The Open University (OU) are joining forces to launch an apprenticeship service that enables employers to identify and fulfil their future training needs. Read more
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Triaton performs Windows 2000 changeover at Ruhrgas
As part of a Windows 2000 rollout project at Ruhrgas AG, Germany`s leading gas supplier, Triaton, a full-service IT provider belonging to ThyssenKrupp Serv AG, has migrated the company`s entire server system landscape throughout Germany to Windows 2000. In an initial design and test phase the existing server systems were analyzed, Ruhrgas`s aims for the new system landscape were defined, and various alternative solutions were discussed and verified. The servers at the company`s head office and subsequently at 35 other sites were then upgraded from Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000. The introduction of Windows 2000 was accompanied by the introduction of an Active Directory service and the setting up of cluster systems in the areas of file services, print services, databases and exchange. In parallel with the server upgrade, the clients were also changed to Windows 2000.
Ruhrgas chose to work with a competent IT service provider because the project requirements went beyond the resources of its in-house IT department. In addition, the timetable for the upgrade was very tight, to allow the company to utilize the advantages of Windows 2000 as quickly as possible. According to Bernd Klementz, Ruhrgas project manager, these lie above all in the provision of a modern platform to support current and future technologies.
Triaton - The Business Processor
A company of ThyssenKrupp Serv AG, Krefeld-based Triaton GmbH is one of the leading international IT service providers. The company has worldwide activities and employs some 2,200 people in Germany and abroad. In the 2001/02 fiscal year the systems house generated sales of around 364 million euros. Triaton was created from the IT units of Thyssen, Krupp, Hoesch and Hoechst and with this pedigree has many years of experience in industry, including in particular the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors.
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|A big wave comes toward Adam.
We didn't know the waves would be sooooo huge on this day. The surf reports say they were four to eight feet high. That's if you're looking at them from the front. And when an eight foot wave is coming at your face, it is incredibly scary. And then somehow I'm supposed to surf it? Yeah right. I got up a few times early in the morning, but the waves got bigger as the day went on, and I eventually had to just call it quits. Unfortunately, there is no photographic proof of the few waves I did catch. But of course, before I quit, Zack got a few lovely photographs of me getting demolished by the waves. The one below is especially pitiful.
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Help!! I'm losing my hair!
Hair loss seems to have FIVE common causes for hypothyroid or Hashimoto's patients:
1) being on inadequate medications like Synthroid, Levoxyl, Eltroxin, Levothyroxine and other T4-only meds
2) having inadequate levels of iron
3) being underdosed on even Natural Desiccated Thyroid or T3
4) High thyroid antibodies
5) Low cortisol
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Janie's story of poorly treated hypothyroid with Synthroid causing hair loss
I, Janie, didn't notice any problems with my hair when I first became hypothyroid in my late 20's, nor did I notice it for the first 10 years on T4-only medications, even though I had plenty of other sorry symptoms of an inadequate treatment.
But that was soon to change. In the second decade of my Synthroid and late Levoxyl use, I slowly started losing hair. Now considering that I had enough hair to cover the heads of three other gals, it was not noticeable to a soul. But it was noticeable to ME! What had before taken only two turns of the hair band for my ponytail, was now taking three and four turns, as the thickness of the tail was steadily shrinking. And it wasn't fun having to remove all that hair from the shower drain.
I started going to Dermatologists, and they each simply stated I had age-related "alopecia areata"–a fancy-dancy name for a "hair loss condition". Great.
And all this time, I was "adequately treated" with Synthroid and later Levoxyl, and had a "target TSH". So my thyroid condition had nothing to do with it…I thought.
I was dead wrong. I switched to natural desiccated thyroid after twenty years of being on T4-only, slowly making my way up and up to find my own unique optimal dose. And within six months, it was clear I had turned a corner. My hair loss had slowed down to a normal rate. No more was I losing a mass of hair each and every time I washed it or combed it out. It still took time to see my normal thickness to return, but return it did. Today, on my optimal dose of 3 1/2 grains of natural desiccated thyroid (your optimal dose may be different), my hair is very full and healthy! And it stays put, with only normal loss!
Inadequate iron as a cause of our hair loss
Another extremely common cause of hair loss in hypothyroid patients is inadequate levels of iron, whether mildly low or the more serious form called iron deficiency anemia–i.e. when our iron drops so low that the levels can't help the production of our red blood cells (RBC).
Why do inadequate levels of iron cause our hair to fall out, shed and/or thin? Iron is a critical nutrient within the hemoglobin in your red blood cells, carrying oxygen throughout your body. Thus, if your body is receiving inadequate levels of oxygen, it goes into a survival mode, shifting oxygen towards other important functions rather than your hair follicles. So your hair starts to fall out.
See where iron levels should be here. It's NOT about falling anywhere in those ridiculous ranges!!
Being underdosed even on Natural Desiccated Thyroid or T3
Unfortunately, though a growing body of doctors have been influenced by Stop the Thyroid Madness as well as patients who have studied it, and are willing to prescribe NDT or T3…they don't understand how to raise it! Thus, being held to lower doses makes one more hypothyroid. And hypothyroidism can eventually cause hair loss.
Read how to start on and dose NDT here. Read how to start on and dose T3 here. It's about being OPTIMAL, not just falling anywhere in those ridiculous ranges.
Hashimoto's–the autoimmune version of thyroid issues
When the thyroid is being attacked by your own antibodies, the stress to your body can take energy away from the follicles for hair growth and cause your hair to fall out. Those antibodies could even attack your own hair follicles, say some research.
Read about Hashimoto's here.
Are there other less common causes of hair loss?
Some of the reasons include:
- Chronic illness or inflammation
- Lyme disease
- Hormonal changes
- Pregnancy
- Physical injury
- High heavy metals due to the MTHFR mutation
- Colon cancer or other cancers
- Chemotherapy
- Hereditary male-or-female-pattern baldness
What to do?
Bottom line…discover and treat the reasons for your hair loss. For a high percentage of hypothyroid patients, it's usually the three most common causes listed above.
Have a story to tell about hair loss and it's return once you better treated your hypothyroid and/or low iron or other? Send it to Janie below by clicking on Contact, and I'll include your story here.
Important note: STTM is an information-only site based on what many patients worldwide have reported in their treatment and wisdom over the years. This is not to be taken as personal medical advice, nor to replace a relationship with your doctor. By reading this information-only website, you take full responsibility for what you choose to do with this website's information or outcomes. See the Disclaimer and Terms of Use.


text: Can you guys believe it's March already? Anyhoos, diving right into the month with me are these 2 lovely planners – Hobonichi Weeks and my very first Bujo that comes in the form of a Moleskine Grid Notebook. Of course not forgetting my Frixion pens! I cannot live without them.


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There have been many letters and e-mails from readers sharing their personal stories of their mamas. Many of them came from Europe and their stories are rich in unusual experiences of bygone times.
It is a subject that needs to be told of the first generation of immigrants who went through hardships, but never lost their love of family and their "Jewishness".
They sent their children to college, watched the movement out to the suburbs and saw their grandchildren become professionals. These stories are often humorous as we recall the era of the "greenhorns" and their battles to learn the new language and its difficult spelling.


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Ok… How are you all loving this release?? Is Neat & Tangled release week not the best?! Now today I have two projects for you showing off the Scalloped Cover Plate & the Scalloped Stencil!!! I've been dying to show you these. 🙂
Starting with the Scalloped Cover Plate… I actually cut off the bottom portion of it to create a cascading effect, but this die is so dang gorgeous you could use it in a ton of ways and it would look beautiful. I REALLY wanted to let the card be all about the cover plate so I left the inside super simple and just added a little sentiment and a flower from a previously released stamp set.
Ugh. I'm obsessed. lol
Ok so this is the project I sneaked on Instagram a little bit ago if you follow my account. 🙂 Doesn't that texture paste just look like delicious frosting?!!! And then I just HAD to add that sweet little bunny and then the sentiment… you are my cottontail cutie… I just can't. <3 <3 <3
Leave a comment on the Neat & Tangled Blog for your chance to win the Scalloped Cover Plate or Stencil! There will ALSO be a $25 gift certificate drawn from all comments left on the design team blogs so be sure to leave one here, too! 🙂
Xo, Stephanie
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Allergies Lets Find A Cure Women's T-Shirt with gray ribbon.
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As the third highest office in the state, the SOS is responsible for filling that role when the Governor and Lt. Governor are unavailable. And it happens more often than you might think.
Since GOP stalwart Dianna Duran's spectacular fall from grace last year, the current interim Secretary of State, Brad Winter, has stepped up into the acting governor role at least three times.
And that should have your really worried considering one of the two candidates for that position this November is Nora Espinoza and even acting governors can control the national guard (and so so much more).
Espinoza was quoted in an interview this week saying that, "her work 'has given me the kind of experience required for supervising the staff and operations of an administrative office, one geared to ensuring that procedures and policies are carried out in accordance with the law and established rules.' "
Take a look at a few of the proposals Espinoza has championed from her perch as State legislator (and imagine what she would do if she had full authority to direct the state police, national guard or guard the state's checkbook without anyone requiring anyone else's approval at all).
She once attempted to pass a bill that would turn cops into criminals if they tried to enforce gun laws in New Mexico! You read that right. HB114, sponsored by State Rep. Nora Espinoza, would have made it a felony for police officers to enforce federal firearm laws within the state – including those that allow officers to seize guns from felons and arrest them on the spot (ditto for laws requiring ATF agents to be sure firearms dealers aren't selling assault rifles to felons, domestic abusers or kids).
She tried to legalize discrimination through a bill allowing public places to refuse service to gays, lesbians and about anyone else they could claim a religious objection to. Our current governor likes to talk a lot about all the new tourism New Mexico enjoys; but what if the acting governor suddenly closed all those state rest stops, state parks and public facilities to anyone who didn't attend her church?
Speaking of her church, Nora Espinoza is the only elected person in the country crazy enough to be featured in a Scientology recruiting video encouraging states to adopt Scientology government policy. "Love you guys. Love you guys," Espinoza says in a Church Scientology video promoting their legislative agenda against science and public health. "That is the reason I walk hand in hand with you and you've walked hand in hand with me." To be fair, the Church of Scientology's approach to behavioral health (tear it down) isn't that much different than Gov. Martinez's approach (break it, sell it, blame someone else) but it is a lot more radical and, well, not based on science.
And still one of the most incredible, she once tried to ban books by Latino and Chicano writers in public school in New Mexico. Saying we didn't need to learn Chicano heritage in New Mexico schools, Espinoza became a laughing stock of national news for suggesting to eliminate those books. But who'd be laughing if she was actually governor and could appoint or fire the secretary of education who stood in her way?
Like your good paying job? What if Nora Espinoza got to pack the state's labor relations board with big corporate construction executives who supported her bill to reduce wages on public construction projects 30% to protect their own profits? She did that and you can be they would if they could.
And if you trust her to manage the state's public credit card, think again. She can't even manage her own. In response to a public complaint about her campaign spending, the current Secretary of State noted in his report that he had "concern" over how Espinoza went about reporting payments to personal credit cards to reimburse herself for unknown expenses. You would think someone claiming to have the best experience to oversee the position of campaigns and elections could follow simple rules about how to run a campaign – especially after the last Secretary of State went to jail for mismanaging (embezzling) campaign funds and breaking rules she was supposed to enforce.
Those might sound funny, but it's no joke. Acting governors carry the full authority of the actual governor and that includes the power to appoint members of state boards and commissions governing public healthcare, public education policy, environmental enforcement, wildlife and public lands protection. Oh! And she could appoint members of the boards of regents of our state's largest universities (Scientology 101, anyone?), members of the labor relations board (good bye union jobs) and the state's version of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which guarantees that everyone – including gays and women – are protected at work.
It turns out, who we elect matters.


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Once again, SPM Resorts has joined together with WPC to provide their guests with the latest exciting activities and services. This time, when SPM Resorts come to us, they wanted to construct their new 14,000 square-foot activity building at Vacation Villas at Fantasy World to provide guests with the perfect place to unwind.
The Activity Building was our largest project for the resort to date. The activity area boasts a zero-entry pool with 2-5 story water slides, a lazy river with a bridge and an interactive kid's splash pad. The renovated pool bar paired with two spas, an outdoor fireplace and a spectacular fountain create an environment ideal for relaxation. The final touch to the facility is the indoor golf simulator adding a unique variation to the modern amenities.
Location Kissimmee, FL
Project Type Hospitality
Value $6.2 million
Architect L2 Studios
Owner Fantasy World Club Villas HOA, Inc.


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Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition
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- Subject: Mobile Imaging
- Category: Mobile Phones
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Nokia today unveiled its latest premium mobile phone, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition. Sensual by nature, intuitively beautiful by design, the Sirocco Edition's signature feature is a thumbprint, which perfectly matches the human hand. The soundtrack of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition was composed by the avant-garde musical pioneer Brian Eno, considered the "father of ambient music." The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition draws its name from the powerful desert-born wind that originates in the Sahara when a warm, dry air mass collides with the cooler, maritime air of the Mediterrean. The striking organic shape of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition references the inherent strength of the human form.
Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition - Sound
Like its namesake, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition consists of two variants - light and dark, the light inspired by the hot, dry air mass, the dark by the cooler, humid one. And as it blows, the powerful sirocco makes its own unique sound - a composition from nature caused by two air masses colliding. With nature as his inspiration, Brian Eno, the world renowned music composer and ambient music innovator, has created a unique 'sonic texture' that is organic, calm and highly evolved. It has an otherworldly feel - comprised of notes created by instruments that Eno has selected and 'synthesized' himself.
Nokia 8800 Mobile phone - 2 Megapixel camera
The stainless steel case of the Sirocco Edition is treated in such a way as to give the device a unique sensual feel, which humanizes this natural masterpiece. Impeccable functionality is created through superlative craftsmanship, using techniques drawn from master watchmakers and jewellers. From the sapphire coating of the 262,000 colour display to the distinctive slide mechanism which reveals its 2 mega-pixel camera, or even its extended battery life, every seemingly minor detail of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition is honed to perfection. The ergonomic keypad undulates like the glimmering dunes of the night desert, whilst the jewel-like navigation key shines like the brightest star in the darkest night.
Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition - Price and availability
The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition truly is unique, created out of the inherent beauty and chaos of nature and distilled into a modern form that is graceful, sympathetic and spare. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition also features a complementary Bluetooth headset. This diminutive but distinctive wireless earpiece is also composed of stainless steel, and perfectly matches the nature-inspired Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition is now available in select markets, with an estimated retail price of EUR 1000, before taxes or subsidies.
Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition - Specifications
Exclusive sounds in AAC quality, made by Brian Eno
Premium User Interface - Look and feel
2 Megapixel Camera
High quality stainless steel metal covers for superior durability


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Tennessee Williams: The Creative Act
Interview with Tennessee Williams
Conducted by James Grissom
New Orleans
The creative act is a revolutionary one, often a violent one. The world does not recognize your worth--the worth of your work--until you thrust it upon them. The artist has to create a work of art with all the sensitivities required, and then forcefully ram it into the minds of those who will either accept or reject it.
There are no weak artists. Not for long.
It is not so much that you want or need to share your story: You must demand that it be heard. You must become an advocate for its telling. This is not an easy task, but it is decidedly worthwhile, and it is the only thing I know I can do, even if the strength sometimes fails me.
The desire to tell the story never fails. My spirit, however, falters a lot.
There are no excuses for an artist: You get back to work. You write. You revise. You hector. You promote. You accept the consequences, good or bad. And then you repeat the process.
There is a time for discussion of the burnishing of words and the placement of paragraphs, and then there is a time for discussion of working the field. Every artist spends time in the field, and not everyone has the skills.
Get the skills or get out of the theatre. Most of the theatre is the field. This is sad but this is true.
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Scrap Car Henfords Marsh, BA12, Scrap your car for free
The free scrap car collection service in Henfords Marsh (BA12), Wiltshire. Scrap cars can cause you severe problems, if you have an old car that you are not using you will still be expected to keep the car taxed. You don't need to give someone money to get rid of your old scrap car. We will pick up your old scrap car for you FREE!
Henfords Marsh (BA12), Wiltshire - Breaking News
As well as offering a completely free collection, we are also currently able to offer cash for scrap cars in Henfords Marsh depending upon the weight of the vehicle!
If you'd like us to make you an offer just ask when calling or add 'CASH QUOTE PLEASE' in the 'Additional Info' box when submitting our online form.
- Environment agency approved recycling facilities
- DVLA notification
- Completely free collection!
- Nationwide coverage
- Convenient collection times
Simply fill out the form to the right, or give us a call 0800 043 5100!
Choose Scrap Car Henfords Marsh
We like to give our customers a service that they can rely on after trading in the Wiltshire area for over a decade we are still going strong. We know the area so well we can be out to you within 30 minutes. We are proud to be able to offer an unrivalled service and will arrive to collect your car at the agreed time slot. We are able to collect vehicles day or night, seven days a week, even on bank holidays, and we will work round you.
We ensure that your car is properly disposed of. Unreliable scrap car collection companies might sell on your car and try to make more money than if they recycled it, sometimes they will not even inform the DVLA of any change of ownership. This can cause you to receive fines, legally the car is still registered to you. We will let the DVLA know that your vehicle has been declared of road, giving you complete peace of mind. We always scrap vehicles in the best possible way, meaning whatever can be recycled is and reused, keeping the environment clean.
We would like to keep our streets clear of abandoned vehicles and the service we offer really helps our local community. Having scrap cars littering the streets of Henfords Marsh makes our area unsightly, so scrapping your old car will be helping our community. Call us today, scrap that car!
How to scrap your car
We make it so simple to scrap your car in Henfords Marsh. Our phone operators are on hand to answer any of your questions. Rather than calling if you would like to find out about our services please feel free to look at the guide on scrapping your car.
The car scrappage scheme
The vehicle scrappage scheme may seem like a brilliant idea. However, you cannot purchase any vehicle on this scheme. You can't buy any car, you have to be told a list of possible cars (this changes with each manufacturer). People a lot of the time are finding that the car they wanted they can't have, due to the fact that they are not in the car scrappage scheme.
Reasons to scrap your car
There are so many reasons as to why you would want to scrap your car. In our experience the main reason is that the vehicle has failed its MOT and the required work to repair it is too expensive. If your car is not working and has broken down you will need to still keep it taxed, so scrap it and save yourself some monies.
Just call us on 0800 043 5100 or fill out the following form:


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Company News, 2014-04-09, 02:08 PM
"Jugend forscht" youth science competition: Three first places for ThyssenKrupp apprentices
Young researchers from ThyssenKrupp have done well in the "Jugend forscht" youth science competition: In the regional heats in Dortmund, Duisburg and Saarbrucken, three teams of apprentices from the Group took the top spots. Another two teams came in second and third in the Duisburg regional heat.
Participants compete in seven specialist disciplines. The ThyssenKrupp apprentices demonstrated their expertise in the areas of technology and work environment. Karsten Jacobs, Sandro Schmitz and Christopher Kolling won the heat in Saarbrucken with a device they developed to offer protection from radiation during the laser welding of auto parts. Prior to that Jannik Montag, David Simon Noll and Jan Wiglinghoff from ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde beat off stiff competition in the Dortmund regional heat with a new idea for machining slewing bearings. Tim Leubecher, Kai Musielak and Lukas Latussek from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe took first place in the technology category in Duisburg. Their idea: a self-disinfecting door handle that requires no chemicals for disinfection.
The regional heats of the competition are now complete. Next up are the state heats, followed by the national final. The winners of each competition progress to the next round.
ThyssenKrupp has been supporting Germany's best-known competition for young researchers for many years. The Group sponsors regional heats in Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia. The regional heat in Dortmund is jointly hosted by ThyssenKrupp AG and the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG hosts the Duisburg heat, while ThyssenKrupp System Engineering is one of the hosts of the Saarland heat.


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Expropriation Bill is not the Draconian law you may think!
The Expropriation Bill is not the draconian law property owners and investors may think. This is despite populist rhetoric centred on the need for more aggressive expropriation policies.
Although seizing land without compensation is a popular mantra by politicians, the simple truth is that there will be no expropriation without compensation as long as section 25 of the South African Constitution, which protects the right to property, remains as is.
Until now, land expropriation has been addressed in the Expropriation Act, which pre-dated the South African Constitution by two decades. It is a draconian piece of legislation which confers extensive powers on the authorities (including government departments and municipalities). Little protection is given to property owners.
Misplaced anxiety
More recently, the Expropriation Bill, 2015 has been introduced as a complete replacement. The introduction of the Bill has created some anxiety for property owners and investors, but this may be misplaced given that the Bill is vastly superior legislation and has been drafted in accordance with section 25 of the Constitution.
The two most important innovations relate to the process which the authorities must embark upon before expropriating property, and the manner in which compensation is determined. The Bill provides that:
The power to expropriate property may not be exercised unless the expropriating authority has without success attempted to reach an agreement with the owner or the holder of an unregistered right in property for the acquisition thereof on reasonable terms.
The expropriating authority must undertake an extensive investigation and information gathering process to determine whether it is necessary to expropriate the particular property.
Since expropriation is a drastic step, authorities need to investigate thoroughly, then do all in their power to purchase the property on reasonable terms before expropriating.
Compensation for property?
The Bill requires compensation to be just and equitable. This involves determining the market value of the property, according to four factors: the current use, history of the acquisition and use of the property, the extent of direct state investment and subsidy in the acquisition and beneficial capital improvement of the property, and the purpose of the expropriation. This will, however, need to be fleshed out by courts over time.
Overall, the pre-expropriation steps introduced by the Bill are significant improvements to the current act, which is outdated and needs to be replaced. It should, in fact, go a long way towards ensuring that potential property investors in South Africa are not deterred.
For more information on purchasing, renting or investing in commercial and industrial property in Cape Town, please contact Robert Ryll | Cell Number: 082 374 2662 | Landline: 021 552 4100 or Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Community Efforts
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) has created its own campus initiatives, such as the Certified Green Office Program, and outreach events, such as its annual Congress, and support of other yearly events like conferences, Sustainability Day and Earth Week. But the Urbana-Champaign campus has numerous other events and programs in place that showcase the community's passion for sustainability, energy conservation and the environment — some of which receive support from iSEE. Here are a few (if you have others you would like to see included in this list, please email us):
Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0
Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0 is a grassroots residential and commercial group purchasing program for solar.
Offered by the City of Urbana, and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, home and business owners throughout Champaign County may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable than ever.
Learn more and sign up at http://
Champaign County Sustainability Network
iSEE has continued its partnership with the Champaign County Sustainability Network (CCNet), an organization that helps promote discussions on sustainability in the county — and beyond. CCNet's original relationship on the University of Illinois campus was with iSEE's predecessor, the Center for a Sustainable Environment; the Institute has kept working with CCNet — and hosts some of the group's monthly brown-bag lunches in the iSEE Conference Room.
In the organization's own words, "CCNet is designed to provide a forum where business leaders and citizens can learn about new technology, ideas and business models associated with the emerging trend toward sustainability. It … seeks to build local knowledge and networks and to highlight local talent, resources and innovations. It seeks to position our community as a leader in sustainability while improving the quality of life for the citizens of Champaign County."
To learn more about CCNet and its events, visit the Facebook page. Future CCNet events, such as the monthly brown-bag lunches and the Green Drinks gatherings, may be found on the Illinois Sustainability Calendar.
Urbana-Champaign Energy Star Challenge
The University of Illinois, the cities of Urbana and Champaign and several partners participate in the Urbana-Champaign Energy Star Challenge. The Challenge invites commercial building owners and managers to benchmark a year's energy use, then track and improve energy use throughout the following year, all with US EPA's free online tool, Energy Star Portfolio Manager. Local building compete against one another to see who can achieve the greatest energy reduction.
A few years ago, iSEE used student volunteers to help businesses in this endeavor. Volunteers trained to use the app and then assist local businesses in the process of using the web application for the Challenge.
More information here.


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The fisheries sector is recognized as one of the pillars of development at international and European level. The extent of its contribution to sustainable development, economic growth and food security highly depends on the knowledge, skills and competences of fishers. Vocational education and training has a central role in responding to the changing training needs and new challenges this target group faces. Through vocational education and training, knowledge, skills and competences are improved and updated, new ones are acquired allowing adaptation to the changing requirements and new developments.
Within this framework, the SeaofSkills project, funded through the Erasmus+ Programme, has developed vocational education and training material for small-scale fishers. Training needs were mapped through field surveys conducted in Chios (Greece), Çeşme (Turkey) and specified areas in Malta. Accordingly, the material produced was pilot-tested and evaluated by fishers in the project's target areas. Special attention was paid to the integration of existing regulations and recommendations regarding the fisheries and vocational education and training sectors set at the international level (IMO, FAO), at the European level (DG Education and Culture, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and at the national level (national accreditation systems, etc.).
A learning outcomes approach was adopted within the project, so as to operate within the provisions of the European Qualifications Framework and permit the future recognition and accreditation of the generated material. An added value of the project is the report on policy recommendations concerning vocational education and training for small-scale fishers that was produced upon its conclusion.
The project was implemented through the following stages:
Current Status of Implementation
More specifically, the Project consisted of well defined Work Packages. More specifically:
|A. Project Management
C. Learning/Teaching/Training Activities
12 Work Packages
37 Deliverables