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Timely and relevant health tips from Bumrungrad International Hospital
Heart Attack: Know the Warning Signs...Because Every Minute Counts.
An acute myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack, is a leading cause of death worldwide. Reducing the mortality rate and giving patients the best chance of returning to their normal activities depends on rapid diagnosis and treatment. However, the first step begins with being aware of the warning signs…because every minute counts.
Heart attacks
are particularly dangerous because they can strike without warning. An individual may be healthy one minute, but then suddenly develop telltale signs. The most common warning sign is discomfort in the center of the chest which lasts for longer than a minute and spreads to the jaw or left shoulder. However, some patients may not experience chest pain, but will feel very tired and sweaty.
A heart attack
is brought on when a blood clot causes a sudden blockage in a coronary artery. While it is almost impossible to predict when a heart attack will strike, the risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol and smoking. According to current scientific evidence, another risk factor is sleep apnea because it leads to a shortage of oxygen in the bloodstream which can result in a clot in progressive narrowing and hardening of the coronary artery.
If you observe any of the warning signs, you should seek immediate medical attention. To determine whether you are suffering from a heart attack, a doctor will perform an electrocardiogram,
which takes less than 5 minutes but could save your life
For a heart attack caused by a clogged artery, timely treatment is vital because every minute counts. Even a few minutes can have an impact on the patient's future. Medical centers with 24-hour primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) services have a
'golden period'
for treating heart attack patients.
Bumrungrad Hospital's golden period is 60 minutes.
When a patient with acute chest pain arrives at the hospital, we can perform cardiac catheterization or an emergency
coronary angiogram
within 60 minutes, which saves the heart muscle and prevents the heart from becoming enlarged. Patients treated within this golden period have the best chance of recovering fully and returning to their normal life.
While treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease is less urgent, it is still important to seek immediate medical attention if you experience any of the warning signs mentioned above.
As always, prevention is better than cure. If you have any of the risk factors, you should have your heart checked. If you smoke, change your lifestyle. If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or high blood cholesterol, take the medication prescribed by your doctor. However, if symptoms such as feeling tired when walking up a few flights of stairs or chest pain persist, your doctor may consider other treatment options, including
coronary artery bypass grafting
If you experience any abnormal symptoms, please seek immediate medical attention and do not leave them untreated. Remember that every minute counts, especially for heart attacks caused by a clogged artery. Effective diagnosis and treatment during the golden period will give you the best chance of recovering your life, health, and happiness.
Dr. Chaianan Chaiyamanon
, Cardiologist,
Heart Center (Cardiology)
, Bumrungrad Hospital
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What are you looking for in a chainsaw?
If you want extreme light weight and portability, then you will probably want to go for a smaller gas powered chainsaw, or even a battery powered electric saw.
However, when you go for some of the smaller options, you will lose some performance as you gain some portability and convenience. This particular price range is approaching the high end for homeowners, but it does have a lot to offer.
If you need a workhorse saw that can perform well with virtually every mid-level cutting task, then finding a saw in this chainsaw $300-$400 price range will usually be able to give you what you're looking for.
What Kind of Cutting Work Could Be Considered Medium-Duty?
If you're going to be spending up to $400 on a chainsaw, then you can have some reasonable expectations about the performance that you will get.
You'll likely want to be able to cut some decent sized trees, you should expect to have no trouble with pruning, and you definitely wouldn't expect to have any problems breaking up fallen trees or cutting through large cords of firewood.
The Husqvarna 450 is a model that fits easily in this range, and you'll be able to pay a little under $400 for the saw without any accessories or additional fuel.
Husqvarna is a trusted name in the industry, and our full review of the 450 model shows that the trust has not been misplaced.
This chainsaw will perform virtually any task that a homeowner needs, and will excel in all of the situations that were previously mentioned.
It outputs 3.2 horsepower, which is a good jump up from the average 2 horsepower that you will find in $200 – $300 price range.
Even with all of the performance that this saw packs. It is still relatively lightweight, at just 10.8 lb. without a bar or chain.
It's even compatible with different Husqvarna bars, so you'll have some options beyond the 18-inch bar that comes with it.
The Husqvarna is an excellent reference point for this price range, especially if you find other competing models in your own research. You could take a look at our comprehensive review to find out just how good an upper mid-range chainsaw can be, and use it as a strong point of comparison.
Owners have found this model to perform exceptionally well on large properties, and there are even cases where this saw has been used to cut down pine trees up to 80ft. in height.
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While you will find that the capabilities of saws in this price range are approaching the higher end of the scale, it doesn't necessarily mean that they'll be right for you.
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Still relatively new to Revit. So have lots to learn.
I need to show some mass concrete column base plate surrounds that extend from the top of foundation to top of structural slab level with a minimum 50mm cover to the edge of the base plates. The columns range in size from 152 UC's to some 686x229 UB's. The Architect has asked us to show these surrounds on our model. Depending on the column location this surround may also be shaped to suit the line of the external brickwork skin.
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Nowhere High – Tales From The Schoolyard
As I was writing one of my previous posts, I Wrote a Book, it reminded me that I kind of started writing a second one. This was nonfiction though and was a collection of stories from High School.
People always seemed to enjoy hearing the things that took place at the school I went to, not to mention my mates and I get a laugh out of reminiscing about the things that went on there. It was a special place, lots of things happened there, exciting things, entertaining things, funny things, shocking things, many many things. Unfortunately education really wasn't one of those things but I guess a bunch of stories is almost as good as an education?!
One time after telling a more shocking story to someone they asked me what high school I went to and when I told them they misheard me thinking that I had said "Nowhere High" which I thought was a great description of it, and a great name for a book if it was ever written. One reason I thought so is that the school no longer exists, that's right, it was such an outstanding facility that they shut it down and surrounded it by a large fence. Someone obviously thought that wasn't going far enough so they took it upon themselves to set fire to it. Then developers moved in and finished the job off by knocking it down and building housing there.
I had a look over the book and these stories are a little too familiar to me now to know if they are entertaining to anyone anymore or not but I might share one or two and see what others think. Here's a more light hearted one to get started:
This is one of my favourite stories from school. There was one student that would always get sent out of a particular teacher's class, actually I think it happened with a couple of teachers, but in his defence he's a great guy and never got sent out for anything really serious but rather just, allegedly, being a distraction.
I'm not sure what the teacher was thinking, maybe that he was being creative in his punishment, but I don't think this was his best idea. He was a woodwork teacher and every time he would send a student out he would hand him a saw and tell him to go prune a tree.
He sent this particular student out to this one tree on multiple occasions to trim it a little each time, it was a decent size, maybe a couple of meters tall and was in it's own little garden edging box like a few others along the path. But eventually the student got sick of this type of punishment so walked out 'trimmed' it once again and went straight back in, handed the saw to the teacher and told him he was finished.
The teacher looking a little puzzled popped his out to have a look at why he had come back in so soon and I'm sure was shocked by what he had seen, the student had cut the tree off at the base and left it laying there.
The teacher confused, panicking a little and not really knowing what to do I suppose as he was the one who had handed out the punishment, told the student to quickly hide the tree, come back inside and not to mention this ever again.


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Disability Pride Week values:
Pride Presence Participation Authenticity Citizenship Partnership Equality
Disability Pride Week aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and to mobilise support for the dignity, rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities. It is about breaking the cycle of exclusion and fostering inclusion.
Disability Pride Week 2017
We invite you to be part of Disability Pride Week 2017. Register with us and we'll send you resources and promote your event.
Disability Pride Week kaupapa
Your events should:
- explore or demonstrate Disability Pride (disability identity)
- have disabled people in a lead and/or partnership role in the planning and implementation of the event
- project Disability Pride to the wider community
- acknowledge members of the disability community who have gone (many of whom helped us to arrive at this point)
- be fun and inclusive.
Disability Pride Week 2016
In 2016, Wellingtonians Nick Ruane and Rachel Noble created a pilot Disability Pride Week in Wellington. This was a great success with an opening event in Te Marae in Te Papa, tape art workshops, storytelling and a discussion about Wellington through the lens of its disabled citizens. There were numerous calls to repeat the event and to make it nationwide.
We are familiar with other pride movements, including LGBTQI, Māori and women, and the incredible strides made when people reject prejudice by demonstrating bold and proud affirmations of who they are.
Pride overpowers prejudice. It is about believing in ourselves, our worth and our value, harnessing this to counter the prejudice we experience. To create a culture of respect and human rights, we must first have pride in our own identity and humanity. Disability Pride Week is a step toward this.
Disability Pride Week is also about protecting and celebrating New Zealand's taonga, past, present and future, by connecting our heritage and communities with national and international communities. It provides a catalyst for New Zealanders to nnovative become responsible global citizens for an accessible and inclusive society. The week is underpinned by the sharing knowledge and promotion of dialogue to foster mutual understanding.
Disability Pride Week logo
The white words "Disability Pride Week" sit inside a speech bubble. From the top, lefthand corner the pink colour changes to purple then blue as it moves across to the bottom righthand corner.
The words are bold and confident. The bright pink, purple and blue remind us of a coral reef, an ecosystem with a rich diversity of sea life living together harmoniously. It is this ecosystem Disability Pride Week seeks to achieve in New Zealand
Who do we mean by disabled people?
We are guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which states:
"Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others." (Article One: Purpose)
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a legally binding international human rights treaty which addresses the rights of people with disabilities. It was adopted on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 3May 2008.
The CRPD created the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Committee monitors how states implement the CRPD by making observations on reports submitted by states. The Committee can also offer guidance on how particular elements of the CRPD should be interpreted by writing 'General Comments'.
Article One of the Convention says the purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
This Convention is based on the 1948 Declaration of Human Rights and outlines what these rights look like for our community. New Zealand played a lead role in the development of the Disability Convention with Don McKay as the Chair of the ad hoc committee. Many disabled people in New Zealand had input into its development. Hon Ruth Dyson with Gary Williams, CEO of Disabled Persons Assembly, signed the Convention as the first step for the New Zealand Government to begin the process of realising these rights in New Zealand.
The convention embraces a paradigm shift from seeing disabled people as objects of charity and pity to one where we are "rights holders".
UN International Day for Disabled People
The UN International Day of Disabled People is commemorated on 3 December each year. The day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of disabled people in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life. It is an opportunity to celebrate our lives too.


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CC joined me on G+ and we also streamed live on Meerkat, because it's the thing to do.
CC and I shared tips for SXSW and our top picks for daytime sessions and events, and evening events and parties. We've been to SXSW for more years than we can remember, so we know stuff.
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"The strength of the sun, the beauty of the seasons, the power of the gods - everything, and everyone, follows a certain set of rules."
This is a listing of various general rules variations used in Outland.
A character has a number of actions in a round equal to the number of attacks he is allowed to take that round (normal attacks - attacks due to specialization or using an off-hand weapon are not counted). If the character is allowed one attack a round, that is how many actions he has. Characters with multiple attacks have multiple actions. For example, a level 13 fighter attacks twice per round. Therefore, he has two actions per round.
A character may wish to substitute an attack with an alternative action. Examples of such actions include, but are not limited to: picking up a dropped weapon, using an applicable proficiency (allowed by the DM), or drink a potion.
Burning Damage
If a character catches fire, he usually suffers 1d4 hps of damage per round, per round. This means that he suffers 1d4 hps of damage the first round, 2d4 on the second, 3d4 on the third, etc., to a maximum of 6d4 hps of damage per round.
To extinguish the flames, the character can "stop, drop and roll" (assuming there exists room for such a maneuver). This extinguishes 1d3 worth of damage per round, per round (1d3 hps of damage the first round, 2d3 on the second, 3d3 on the third, etc, to a maximum of 6d3). If, at any time, the adjusted burning damage for that round reaches zero, then the flames are out, and the Player Character is no longer on fire.
Character Fame Determination
To determine whether or not a Player Character has been heard of before, use the following system:
Combat Round
In my campaign, I have altered the concept of rounds and turns. Basically, I found the idea of 1 full minute for a combat round to be rather silly. The idea of striking only once very 60 seconds seemed a bit odd to me.
Thus, I have divided rounds and turns into combat and non-combat rounds and turns. The times of each are listed below.
Combat Time
Non-combat Time is handled using the standard AD&D system.
The combat round is 10 seconds long. One segment equals one second. Casting times in excess of 1 round see the spell completed at the end of the round. For example, if a mage has a casting time of 4, and initiates at 8, the spell will not go off until the end of the round, after all regular initiatives have been completed.
One turn is still equal to 10 rounds (i.e. 100 seconds, or 1 minute, 40 seconds).
Crossbows have a chance to knock down their targets on a successful hit. When struck, a creature must roll a successful strength check to avoid being knocked down. The strength check is made with a negative modifier, based on the type of crossbow being used. Always round down. Consult the following table to determine chances of knockdown.
Initiative System
We use a continuous initiative system: thus, rather than arbitrarily divide combat into "rounds", combat is continued to continue until battle ends. Each combatant makes a regular initiative roll, and complete their actions based upon these initiatives. However, once a combatant's turn is over, he immediately initiates again, and adds the new die roll to his old initiative.
For example, Brengar the fighter rolls a 3 for initiative. On 3, he makes his attack, and immediately rolls initiative again. He rolls a 4, and adds it to his previous initiative of 3. Brengar will attack again on initiative 7.
This system obviously can create situations in which a few lucky low initiative rolls can mean a greater number of attacks, whereas a few unlucky high rolls can mean the character attacks less frequently. I believe this system introduces a greater element of risk to battle, and better simulates the chaos and unpredictability found in general melee.
In addition, initiative is modified upwards by spell casting times and weapon speeds (as per standard AD&D rules).
Initiative System - Extra Attacks
In cases where a character has more than one attack per round, the extra attacks are resolved on the original initiative. For example, if Brengar the fighter attacked twice per round with his longsword, and his first initiative was 5, then both attacks would occur on 5. Once all regular attacks for that initial initiative roll are finished, a new initiative is rolled.
Initiative System - Modifying Initiative
High Dexterity scores modify initiative by subtracting the Reaction Adjustment from the rolled initiative (to a minimum of 1). Spells which modify movement rates can also affect initiative. Haste, for example, gives a -2 bonus to initiative rolls, while slow adds a +5 penalty to initiative rolls (ignore the part about halving normal attacks). Under no circumstances, however, can an initiative roll be reduced below 1.
Certain magical weapons (such as the scimitar of speed) grant an extra attack which is meant to be resolved before the combat round begins. Obviously, in a continuous, non-round based combat system, this becomes a bit more difficult. These weapons then require slightly different rules. To begin, a speed weapon does grant a bonus attack, which, when combat begins (i.e. on the first round) is taken before all other initiatives. From there on in (i.e. on subsequent initiatives), the extra attack is taken on regular initiative. However, the speed weapon grants its user a -2 bonus to initiative rolls (but cannot take an initiative roll below 1), and ignores weapon speeds.
Whenever a character is struck by a creature larger than he is, there is a chance that the character will be knocked down. To avoid being knocked down, the character must pass a successful Strength check. This check is modified as per the information below.
Movement Rate
All characters have a base movement rate equal to their racial norm. Movement rate may then be further modified by adding the character's "Bonus to Hit" due to high Strength and "Reaction Adjustment" due to high Dexterity (if any). Also, armour worn can affect movement rate, as per the following table.
Thus, a dwarf with average Strength and Dexterity wearing plate mail would have a movement rate of 3. A human with a Strength of 18/23 wearing chain mail would have a movement rate of 11.
Note, magical armor reduces the movement rate modifier by 1 for every two pluses (round up). Thus, magical plate +2 would only reduce the character's movement rate by a factor of two, rather than three. If the dwarf in the previous example had been wearing plate +3, his movement rate would have been 5.
Characters have three categories of movement rates: Top Movement Rate (TMR), Battle Movement Rate (BMR), and Concentrating Movement Rate (CMR). These differing movement rates are used in different situations, explained below.
Top Movement Rate is the character's modified Movement rate, in tens of feet, per round (a period of time equal to 10 seconds). This is the top speed the character can hit while sprinting full out. Of course, moving at this high rate of speed during combat places the character at risk. Such characters are concentrating on nothing but running, and thus lose all bonuses to AC due to high Dexterity or shields. Furthermore, any attacks directed against such creatures gain an additional +4 to hit and damage.
Battle Movement Rate is the maximum safe distance a character can move in one action without leaving himself open to attack. It is equal to 1/3 of the character's TMR (round up). For each action a character has in a round, he can move one unit of BMR (however, each such movement sacrifices one attack roll).
Concentrating Movement Rate is the distance a character can move while engaging in an action. This includes situations like walking while spellcasting, or a fighter maneuvering into position to shoot an arrow. It is equal to 1/3 of the character's BMR (round up).
For example, Blackadder, an elven fighter/mage, has a TMR of 15 (12 for elves, +5 for high Strength and Dexterity, -2 because he is wearing chain mail). During battle, he has a BMR of 5 (one third of 15). He has a CMR of 2 (5 divided by 3 = 1.66, round up to 2). Thus, he can move up to 20 feet to make an attack without sacrificing an attack roll.
Any character can move a maximum of one BMR in any round without sacrificing an attack.
Noticing Spellcasting
In general, spellcasting is not something done covertly. However, a mage or cleric may wish to cast a spell without anyone noticing. Should this occur, it is helpful to have a basic description of what is required when spellcasting.
Verbal Components: verbal components can involve anything from a whisper to a shout. Unless the spell description states otherwise, it is assumed that verbal components can be whispered.
Somatic Components: somatic components may involve hand gestures, shaking the head, stamping of feet, etc. Unless the spell description states otherwise, it is assumed that these gestures may be minimized to appear less obvious.
Material Components: in the World of Tryll, material components are mostly unnecessary. However, if the DM uses material components, then there is no way to modify or minimize the use of these items.
Should a mage wish to cast without being noticed, it is assumed that he is whispering verbal components, and minimizing somatic components. These slight alterations to the spell impose a 2% chance per spell casting time (in segments) of spell failure, and a 1% chance per spell casting time (in segments) of the spell backfiring.
For instance, if a mage wanted to cast a lightning bolt without being noticed, he would have a 6% chance of spell failure, and a 3% chance of the spell backfiring. These numbers are then added together, and percentile dice are rolled. Therefore, if 01-03% is rolled, the spell backfires. If 4%-9% is rolled, the spell simply fails.
When a spell is cast covertly, anyone the DM rules might notice it may make a Perception check (or Intelligence, if the optional Perception statistic is not used). The check is modified positively by 1 for every segment of the spell's casting time (thus, a spell with a casting time of 4 would add a +4 bonus to the Perception check).
This may be modified further by the DM, based on the situation. For instance, if the spell casting occurred in the middle of a bar fight, the DM may add an additional -4 penalty to any applicable Perception checks. Or, if cast under the cover of total darkness, the DM may assign a -5 penalty to the Perception check, as the character cannot see the somatic movements.
If successful, spellcasters (and those reasonably familiar with the spellcasting process) will realize that the mage/cleric is casting a spell. Those unfamiliar with spellcasting in general will notice only that the character is mumbling and/or gesticulating strangely.
Perception is a new Player Character ability score (like Strength or Wisdom). This ability determines how perceptive the character is; how likely he is to notice difficult to see items, variations in temperature - anything which may be noticed, but not automatically. Highly perceptive characters receive bonuses to their Surprise checks (sic), as per the following table.
Thus, a human with a Perception of 14 adds a +1 bonus to surprise checks, while a human with a Perception of 4 would have a -1 penalty to such rolls.
When making certain magical spells permanent, the permanency spell requires the mage to sacrifice a point of Constitution. Under the new rules, the mage must still sacrifice a portion of his life essence to make the spell permanent, but rather than sacrifice a point of Constitution, he must sacrifice a permanent hit point.
Furthermore, the mage can, if he so wishes, voluntarily end the permanency spell, removing the enchantment and regaining the lost hit point, at any time (at will). In the case of magical items, the item must be on the same plane as its creator in order for this ability to function.
Saving Throws vs. High Level Casters
The higher the level a mage or cleric achieves, the more powerful a spellcaster s he becomes. To simulate this, when saving against magic cast by these characters, a penalty is applied. The penalty is determined as per the following chart.
Most creatures use a base 1d10 to determine if they are surprised in a given situation. Some creatures may cause others to have negative or positive modifiers applied to their surprise check. The table below shows the surprise chances for the major races.
If a fighter of at least 4th is attacking multiple targets of one hit die or less, he may make one attack roll for every three levels he possesses (round up) against all such targets within melee range. Sweeping may only be done when using an edged or slashing weapon. Blunt and pointed weapons cannot sweep.
Waking Up
Often, the DM will need to determine how likely a character is to wake up while sleeping. This is a function of Perception, modified for certain situations. Obviously, the more tired the character is, the harder it will be for him to awaken. The table below examines several common situations. The DM will have to determine modifiers for situations not covered below.


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Preparing for Mobile's 'Fourth Wave' to Ensure Long-Term Success
Throughout the history of mobile, consumer demands have determined how the industry's businesses turn a profit.
Voice led the way for nearly three decades, then messaging began to gain on its standing, and now data access is rising against both messaging and voice as a revenue stream.
Data access, unlike voice and messaging, has spawned an influx of new types of services that have disrupted the normal cycle, beckoning a new "fourth wave" of mobile on the horizon.
Mobile industry strategist Chetan Sharma has detailed the potential in a research paper, "Operator's Dilemma (and Opportunity): The 4th Wave," in which he explains how the fourth wave represents the next age of mobile services following the previous three periods defined by voice, messaging and data. Sharma shows growth during these three periods as similar curves based on revenue and subscriber penetration. The curves slowly rise when penetration is below 25 percent, accelerate until penetration reaches 70 to 90 percent, and then flatten before eventually declining.
Unlike its single-service predecessors that followed similar growth trajectories, Sharma's fourth wave challenges this cycle because it includes a combination of value-added applications like cloud services, mobile payments and connected-life technologies, which represent a composite of curves rather than a single one. His insight proposes a radical transformation with a host of new market forces that must be taken into account.
For one, the services constituting Sharma's fourth wave will have to respond to mobile end users' increasing demands for personalization—a dramatic departure from the one-size-fits-all capabilities of the past. Considering this, it will be imperative for mobile service providers to harness end-user data more effectively to develop innovative solutions that enhance the lives of their customers. As an example, many MNOs are already using their subscriber data in new ways to roll out services such as enhanced roadside assistance, maps showing locations of family members and multimedia cloud services.
Sharma also notes that the barriers to entry in the market of the fourth wave will be significantly lower, making it easier than ever for startups and nontraditional mobile players to compete. Moreover, the fourth wave will be defined by a much more diverse competitive landscape that includes a mix of such players as social networks, application service providers and enterprises, in addition to mobile operators.
Another important component of Sharma's fourth wave will be the increasingly short market cycles during which new services will come to market, achieve peak popularity and begin to decline in favor of the next big thing. The market cycle for each of the first three waves has progressively shortened, and I predict that the average cycle for new services in the fourth wave will shrink to an astonishing year and a half. This will serve as yet another impetus for mobile service providers to stay agile, flexible and prepared to change course to meet the fluctuating needs of end users.
In summary, operating within Sharma's fourth wave will be unlike anything the industry has ever experienced before, demanding new skill sets, business models and partnerships. To succeed, mobile service providers must move beyond simply providing services to delivering innovative solutions that will enable them to compete in a much more fragmented and fast-moving marketplace.
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Published January 13, 2015
The teenager who entered a Colorado high school with a .12 gauge pump action shotgun and critically wounded a classmate before killing himself also was armed with a machete, three molotov cocktails and more than 125 rounds of ammunition, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
In addition, Karl Pierson, 18, had used an indelible marker to write the Latin phrase ""Alea iacta est" – meaning "the die has been cast" on the inside of his forearm. The phrase, which Julius Caesar supposedly uttered after crossing the Rubicon River, is generally taken to mean events have passed the point of no return.
The sheriff's office also said Pierson had written five separate letters and numbers on his arm, which correlated directly with the school library and specific classrooms in the area of the library/media center. Authorities took this to signal Pierson planned to attack the five areas.
Pierson apparently fired his weapon five times immediately after entering Arapahoe High School in Centennial Friday afternoon, hitting only 17-year-old Claire Davis. He then died from a self-inflicted gunshot inside the library/media center.


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Four SOL student athletes received scholarships at the Triangle Club's 54th Anniversary Awards Banquet on Thursday night.
Upper Dublin senior Alexis Schneider was the recipient of the prestigious Dannehower Award at the Triangle Club of Montgomery County's 54th Anniversary Awards Banquet at Presidential Caterers. As the winner of an award that takes into consideration sports, scholarship and service, Schneider was the recipient of a $3,000 scholarship.
North Penn senior Uchechi Nwogwugwu was named the first runner up and received a $2,000 scholarship while Souderton senior Connor McMenamin and Springfield Township senior Carly Munger both received $500 scholarships.
The second runner up was Upper Merion senior Ethan Miller, who received a $1,000 scholarship. Germantown Academy senior Abigail Goldstein and Spring-Ford senior Sonal Tyagi received $500 scholarships.
Alexis Schneider (Upper Dublin) – Dannehower Award ($5,000 scholarship)
Schneider's grade point average is 4.9, and she is ranked in the top one percent of her class. Starting in ninth grade, she was involved with the first robotics club as their vice president of programming. As a junior, she performed a computational study for the MIT Inspire Competition, entitled "Exploring the Impact of the Internet and Online Search Engines on the Songwriter's Creative Process." In ninth grade, she performed studies on the impact of a soccer ball on the brain and resultant concussions. Her study resulted in a first place in Physics in the Montgomery County Science Research Competition, which also garnered the US Navy Physics Award and the Franklin Institute Award for Physics.
Schneider also has demonstrated an interest in film and animation. Her most recent video was on "Optogenetics: An 'Illuminating' Breakthrough." She has produced six other vides since 10th grade. These productions led to numerous awards. She has authored many publications, which have appeared in the National High School Journal of Science. Schneider is a National Merit Finalist, a Coolidge Scholarship Semifinalist and National AP Scholar.
In sports, she received varsity letters in soccer, basketball, lacrosse and track. In 10th grade, she was a varsity starter in soccer and a first-year pole vaulter. In 11th grade, she made the Southeast PA All-Star team and was nominated to the All-State team. She also was a finalist in the Wendy's High School Heisman competition. As a senior, she was elected captain of the soccer team and was chosen first team all-league. In pole vault, she qualified for the SOL Championships and District One meet. She will continue her pole vaulting career in college.
Schneider is an accomplished bassoon player and is a member of the high school concert band. As a member of the BioNote Club, she raised funds for after-school clubs. For her efforts, she received the Prudential Spirit of the Community Award. For the Upper Dublin Public Library STEAM Lab, she has worked with the robotics team and Catalyst for Success team to hold workshops on robotics for elementary school students.
In the fall, Schneider will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Uchechi Nwogwugwu (North Penn) First Runner-Up
Nwogwugwu's cumulative grade point average is 6.18. She is ranked in the top five percent of her class, 15th out of 1066 students. She is a member of the National Honor Society and was a Distinguished Honor Roll Student all of her high school years. In 11th grade, she was awarded the Wellesley College Book Award for scholastic achievement. All of her high school courses were AP and Honors level.
Nwogwugwu received eight varsity letters, four in indoor track and field and four in outdoor track and field. In ninth grade, she was indoor and outdoor state medalist in the 4x400 relay and outdoor medalist in the 400m dash. In 10th grade, she was the PIAA state runner-up in the 400m dash and the anchor leg of the state champion 4x400 relay. In her junior year, she won the Indoor National Championship in the 4x800 and the 400m dash. In January of 2017, her 4x800m relay ran the fastest relay time in the US. In 2016, she was named All-American for both indoor and outdoor track and field and was selected Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year by the Intelligencer.
As a member of Key Club, Nwogwugwu has volunteered for numerous activities. She also was a camp counselor for the Lansdale United Methodist Church, serving as chairperson for distribution of food and beverages for the campers. As a member of the North Penn Student Government Association, she contributed to the school-wide holiday Spirit Drive.
In the fall, Nwogwugwu will attend the University of Pennsylvania.
Connor McMenamin (Souderton Area) - $500 Scholarship
McMenamin has a cumulative GPA of 4.58 and is ranked in the top five percent of his class. He has achieved Distinguished Honor Roll status in 10th through 12th grades, and he is a member of the National Honor Society. His course load included numerous AP classes.
McMenamin has won 12 varsity letters – four in cross country, four in indoor/winter track and field and four in outdoor track and field. He earned first team All-SOL recognition in cross country 10th through 12th grades and was a PIAA track and field state qualifier for the 3200 meters and state qualifier in cross country all three years. As a senior, he finished first in the cross country SOL championships and was sixth at the state meet. He was named to the first team PTFCA and was an indoor track and field state medalist in in the 3000m. He captained the outdoor track and field team as well as the cross country team while establishing 11 school records in the indoor mile, indoor 3000 meters, indoor two-mile, outdoor 1600m and outdoor 3200m.
As a Boy Scout, he obtained the rank of Eagle Scout, and his project consisted of restoring, indexing and archiving 18th century cemetery gravestones for the benefit of Little Zion Lutheran Church. He has volunteered three summer at Widener Camp for disabled scouts.
In the fall, McMenamin will be attending Bucknell University.
Carly Munger (Springfield Township) - $500.00
Munger is ranked second in her class of 155 students and has achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.65. She has been an honor roll student ninth through 12th grades and received the Class of 1966 Alumni Award as well as the Harvard Prize Book Award and has been recognized as the AP Scholar with Distinction and will graduate as the Class Salutatorian. Munger has excelled in her AP and honors/accelerated courses.
In athletics, Munger received eight varsity letters – four in water polo and four in swimming. In 10th grade, she received honorable mention all-state in water polo, and in swimming, she was a district and state qualifier. In 10th through 12th grades, she was named to the All-Conference first team in water polo. In 11th and 12th grades, she was second team all-state in water polo and again repeated as a district and state qualifier in swimming. She was named Montgomery County Media's Athlete of the Year in her junior year and captained her water polo team in her senior year.
Munger was editor-in-chief of the school yearbook as well as editor-in-chief for the International Conference of the Model Organization of American States, where she leads a group of students in composing a bilingual newsletter. As President of the International Affairs Club, she oversaw the day to day management of the club and organized discussions about foreign affairs as well as a trip to Washington DC. She is an active participant at the Springfield Aquatic Club, volunteering as a coach and instructor for children in both swimming and water polo. She is a volunteer at the Philadelphia Treat for Troops. As a member of the National Honor Society, she participates in the mentor program and provides tutoring for fellow students.
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Anyone that knows Nate Thomas knows that he is a fun-loving, charming, caring, respectful young man. He is being raised by an amazing single mom who desperately needs our help. Please help to ensure this young man's future is not taken away.
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I am a divorced mom of 4 that was building her family a business. Until my local police raided my home for what they thought were counterfeit items. Never being served anything prior to the raid. I'm now charged with a felony and have lost EVERYTHING.
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My daughter went camping with some new friends to a cabin that belongs to one of their parents. The police came to the cabin and arrested and charged all of them with the same charges. The others are now out. We need to hire a good defense lawyer.
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In February protesters gathered at Tempe City Hall to demand #Justice4AntonioArce, a 14-year-old Latino kid killed by Tempe PD. One protester faces felony charges and is unable to afford legal assistance, so we're asking the community for support.
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Our Buddy, DJ Lee is being wrongly accused of assault and kidnapping while trying to protect his family. He is a devoted husband, loving father of 2 young children and dedicated fireman. There are 2 sides to every story. Help us so he can share his side.
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Reading the following sentence, attributed to Lyn Sparks of Business Immigration Ltd in a news article today put chills down my spine:
"We get licensed every year don't we"
Mr Sparks was apparently replying to questions about his activities following complaints lodged by 66 of his clients that he had breached the strict rules licensed immigration advisers must adhere to. His implication appears to be that he must be acting properly because he is licensed each year by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA).
The article explains:
All workers have similar complaints – primarily that they were charged fees of up to $15,000 for a job in New Zealand through Business Immigration and its overseas agents. Many took out loans in the Philippines to cover the fees, and were paying between 40 per cent and 50 per cent annual interest.
The reason I find this comment attributed to Mr Sparks chilling is that he appears to be using the status afforded by a poorly implemented but well-meaning licensing regime to prey on migrants.
This comment of course is entirely misleading and highlights deep problems with the licensing of immigration advisers which has dogged the system since its introduction in 2009 such as:
- Protection for consumers only applies to immigration services
Section 44 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 only allows the IAA to accept complaints against advisers regarding "provision of immigration advice". While you might expect advisers to be held to account for any actions as a professional that's not the case at all. Advisers getting up to no good in any other area – for example recruitment – have nothing to fear from the IAA as any complaint will be rejected.
History has shown that the IAA will only act (for example to take away a licence) if the individual is convicted of a crime under another piece of legislation. This issue was raised back in 2009 but requires a change in the law and nothing has happened about this.As a result the actions of advisers charging for job search services are not covered at all by the licensing rules with few people realising this, creating opportunities for the unscrupulous.
- No test of competence
While many long-standing advisers are highly competent this competence, effectively assured by licensing, has never actually been tested. When licensing was introduced in 2009 advisers working in the industry were required only to show three case files (which they picked) to be assessed by IAA staff to confirm the adviser's competence. This alone is a poor test and I understand the IAA staff assessing these applications had no training or background in immigration.
From there to renew their license each year advisers only had to provide one case file (which again they picked) to be assessed by the same IAA staff. Interestingly while this process did check business systems it stopped checking prices charged some time ago following pressure from long-standing advisers who did not appreciate being questioned in this regard.
It wasn't until 2012 that a level 7 qualification was introduced to provide a test of competence completed to any defined standard, however existing advisers did not have to sit this. Thankfully the IAA is now moving towards a system of randomly checking the work of advisers based on the records of the immigration department. This is excellent as it should identify problems and patterns, but it still will not spot issues like advisers charging excessive fees as suggested in this case.
It will be interesting to see what happens with this story. Mr Sparks has faced complaints and penalties before but is still operating. The IAA has indicated there has been insufficient evidence to take up this case but public awareness of this problem may force their hand.
Under this is the truth that the IAA can only investigate and punish for actions relating purely to the provision of immigration advice and in the past has taken a very narrow view of this, potentially allowing bad advisers to escape punishment as a result.
A strong and robust IAA is badly needed but currently it looks weak and indecisive. Let's see what is done following these complaints.
Mike Bell
Migrant advocate | licensed immigration adviser
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I decided to occasionally deviate from my current text because otherwise I will miss out on sharing things God is laying on my heart along the way.
I ran across an article the other day about raising a pure and godly son. To be completely honest I really don't realize the true weight of the battle our men face with their flesh. This article was from a mothers point of view and she was sharing what SHE did for her son to help him stay pure. Before this I never realized that I had a personal responsibility over my sons purity and that there are things I can do to raise him to be pure and godly.
I often think a lot about the influence I have on my daughter and how she looks up to me, but I really rarely think about what kind of influence I have over my son.
I want my son to be different than many of the boys he will meet. I want him to love God and to flee from ungodliness. I want him to have a heart to please God everyday.
Last night we got to talking about games and movies. Sadly it's true that the screen has stolen our boys hearts. I am very thankful that my husband made the decision before we were married to give up his video games. Not that video games are just absolutely wicked in themselves, but the truth is that video games and movies are stealing away our time and energy for God! I honestly believe that if we got truly busy serving God then we would not have time for those things! I know this personally because alot of my friends will say that they watch movies and play games when there is nothing else to do. Well my husband and I agreed early on to not have a tv in our home, (although we do occasionally watch movies/tv) we honestly have not experienced boredom in our home! It's actually quite the opposite! We wish we had time to be bored lol!
My main reason for this post was to challenge you as a mother or father to examine your childrens' lives and to see what really has their hearts?
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:19-21 KJV)


text: Equally magnificent are the walls which Felipe II commissioned the important architect of the time, Juan Bautista Antonelli to build between 1576 and 1578. The "Portal Fosc" or the "Portal de Felipe II" is one of the three entrances into the ancient town centre. The "Portal de San Pere", or "Pope Luna's" (who commissioned it to be built in 1414) is impressive, in the central part of which the stone crest of Pedro de Luna is shown. This was the access to the fortress from the sea when the waters reached the foot of the wall and the boats were beached at the ramp on the coast.


text: Roast Chicken | Toulouse Sausage, Apple & Sage Stuffing | Leeks & Fennel Carey Erasmus November 26, 2015 Prep Time: 15 minutes plus 30 minutes cooling and resting Cooking Time: +- 1 hour 45 minutes Serves: 4 This roast chicken is something special. Butter and sage is rubbed underneath the skin and the cavity is filled with a stuffing of Toulouse sausage (or good pork sausage), apple, sage and onion and then roasts on a bed of leeks and baby fennel bulbs. All the buttery stuffing juices fall to the bottom of the roasting pan and gently braise the leeks and fennel before it becomes melt-in-your-mouth tender. These flavours marry so well together making this chicken is an absolute delight to eat. Enjoy with crisp green beans, rosa tomatoes and pancetta, roasted baby potatoes or my make ahead French-style potato salad. Roast Chicken | Toulouse Sausage, Apple & Sage Stuffing | Leeks & Fennel Ingredients: 1 large free-range chicken, rinsed and patted try with paper towel 50 g butter, softened 6 sage leaves 4 – 6 large leeks trimmed and halved down the length 4-6 baby fennel bulbs, thickly sliced Freshly milled salt and pepper to taste Trussing string A few sprigs of thyme Olive oil for drizzling Stuffing: 15 ml butter 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 pink lady or granny smith apple, peeled and finely diced 6 sage leaves, chopped 2 Toulouse or good quality pork sausages, meat squeezed out of casings 10 ml Psyllium husks, 30 ml oats or half slice of bread cut into cubes 1 egg, beaten Method: Loosen the skin of the chicken and carefully rub the butter underneath it (around the breast and thigh area). Push a few sage leaves under the skin too. Prepare the stuffing: In a small pot, heat the butter and saute the onion, sage and apple until fragrant and translucent. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius. Place the fennel and leeks in a roasting pan to create a "bed" for the chicken to sit on. In a large bowl combine the cooled onion mixture together with the sausage meat, psyllium husk and egg. Make sure it is evenly combined. Season with a little salt and pepper. Use the string to truss the chicken (close the legs and tuck in the wings – this will protect the stuffing and allow even cooking of your chicken). Place trussed chicken on the bed of leeks and fennel, season the skin well with salt and pepper and drizzle generously with olive oil. Sprinkle with a few sprigs of thyme. Roast for 1 hour and 30 – 45 minutes, depending on size of the chicken. When pierced with a fork, the liquid should come out clear. Allow to rest for 15 minutes before carving. Serve chicken with roasted leeks and fennel and check out my side dish recommendations above. Tip: To make a gravy, heat up the pan juices and 250 ml chicken stock until simmering. Stir in a slurry of 5-10 ml corn flour and a bit of stock and whisk until thickened to your liking. Side note: I like a chunky stuffing so that's why I enjoy using Toulouse – the meat is finely diced rather than minced (and without extenders added to it), so it has great texture and the flavour is just delicious. You kind find Toulouse or other good quality pork sausages at local delis, farmer's markets or give Richard Bosman a call. I also dice my apple instead of grating – for more texture and of course, the "ooh, what is that?" moments. To find out more about AMC cookware's Edge knife set, click here. Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Check here to Subscribe to notifications for new posts


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With the rise of the Iron Age in feudal Japan, man and nature grow increasingly at odds. As mankind infringes more and more into the kingdom of the beasts, many of the elder animal gods begin to succumb to their rage, cursing themselves as they lash out at rural and urban settlements alike. When young Ashitaka, hero of his village, is imparted with one of these curses after slaying a crazed god, he forces himself into exile to prevent further harm to his village. As he ventures out into the world, however, he discovers just how dire the straights have become - with man and beast ready to break into all out war, his curse becomes the least of his problems. As both sides teeter dangerously on the side of outright slaughter of one another, Ashitaka sets his own problems aside and, using his charisma and honor, seeks to quell the hatred before it gets beyond repair - but will he be in time or is he simply delaying the inevitable?
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Manga in 200 Words: Princess Mononoke
Premise: A young prince is cursed by a demon when he kills it to defend his village. He must set out into the world alone in order to find a cure for his suffering, but he'll end up finding a war between mankind and nature.
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Israel Bans Cat Declawing: Will U.S. Follow?
Hats off to Israel's parliament for passing a ban on declawing of cats. The ban was approved by the Knesset Monday, November 28. And, the new law has some bite to it. Punishment consists of up to one year in prison and a fine of 75,000 shekels (a little more than $20,000.)
Declawing of cats and kittens is a despicable practice done for the convenience of owners who want to ensure their kitty doesn't ruin the furniture. It is an elective surgical procedure which puts the animal at all anesthesia risks but has no medical purpose for the cat.
And I'm ashamed to admit, it is a common practice in the U.S. It is estimated about 25 percent of U.S. cats are declawed. Many European countries have already made it illegal or consider it an inhumane practice. It's time for America to wake up and follow suit.
What is Declawing?
Declawing is a misnomer because in order to remove a cat's claws, the first joints of each toe are actually amputated. Imagine trying to go through your daily routines of self care with only stubs at the end of each finger.
Declawing is also a very painful surgery that can negatively affect a cat's behavior and instinctual abilities. Many declawed cats will start to bite because their natural defense – their claws – have been removed and their teeth are all they have left to defend themselves with.
Post-operative recuperation can take weeks with the kitty in severe pain from walking or scratching in their litter box — things they have to continue doing on a daily basis. Cats instinctively will not show pain; so pain relief is often not addressed as a post operative concern. It can also cause lameness and balance disturbances.
Alternatives to Declawing
There are some non-surgical alternatives worth considering. Teaching your cat to use a scratching post, offering cardboard scratching toys and routine nail trimming are but a few.
If your feline indulges in catnip, try embedding it into the scratching post. There are plastic nail caps that can be easily glued to your cat's nails so the scratch doesn't damage flesh or furniture. Place sticky tape on furniture to deter unwanted scratching. And citrus sprays will stop some cats from kneading the sofa.
Thank You, Israel!
While declawing in Israel is not common practice, the new law sends a message to the world that amputating your cat's toes for personal convenience is unacceptable.
Other countries that outlaw declawing or consider it inhumane are:
- Australia
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
- Finland
- Estonia
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Austria
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San Fran Cats May Get to Keep their Claws
Jogger Saves Cat in Rainy Park Carries Him One Mile in Her Coat
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Today's meeting was a discussion of the third step:
"We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."
Overall, the last 13 days of sobriety have not been that hard for me. I've had a sense of calm and a lack of chaos in my heart and life that I haven't experienced in months, if not years. But I found myself struggling with this point, not because I disagreed with any of it, but because I agree with it so thoroughly, and because of a profound fear of inauthenticity in myself. In addition to having been a drunk therapist, I was once also a drunk pastor. I've prayed for deliverance from my addiction and from the life circumstances that somehow made dependence seem necessary before. I've recommitted myself to God's purposes for my life and tried harder more times than I can count, only to stumble and fall in my very best efforts to be a better version of myself. I wasted a lot of life living as a hypocrite. I don't ever want to live that way again, and even if that means a vivid and unattractive display of my wounds and scars, I'd rather be known as I am than loved for something I'm not.
I desperately want to remain sober, and that requires a sort of honesty and authenticity I've mostly faked in the past. Sometimes I've even believed the false version of Pete myself, and that's the part that scares me. How do I know this time is any different? It feels different…I've done a few different things this time…but the truth that I've come to know about myself is that I have a tremendous capacity for self-deception. That's why it's so important to surround myself with people with whom I am ruthlessly honest, who will hold me accountable and call me on my bullshit, but who will also tell me when they actually see me being honest. That's why I'm grateful for meetings.
I guess the other thing, like many matters involving faith, is that this isn't a one time surrender. Every day, sometimes every moment, I have to commit myself to that surrender again, to decide that this is the path I walk today. Today is almost over, and I'm grateful I got to live in it.


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How are you doing???
Here, in India, it is soooooooo Cold... My nails are Blue o.O . Time to cover my nose cos the newspaper says that it snowed in Shimla :D ... ErrErrrErr (The noise of me shivering!)
So this outfit post has been lingering on for..let me see the picture properties.. Ahh..yes.. Mid December!!!!
I have so so many posts lined up for you .. Hope you like them :)
|I know I look really funny but I had to put this pic! Look how I'm standing :P
I wore this on our back-to-back movie expedition.
So my friends and I went to Spice Mall, Noida and fulfilled one of my wishes from my wishlist - watching Back to back movies!
I didn't tell about my Wishlist? I will tell you someday :)
SO I saw 'Mission Impossible:4' ~ Rocking! and 'The Dirty Picture' ~ No comments!
|I adore this belt! Look at the tiny silver BOW!!!!
|P.S. Blame wind for my hair!
There is something nice for you in my next or next to next post :D
Have a nice day :)
Until then
A question for you: When people say, remove all traces of make-up, does that include kohl/kajal too?
If yes, then how to remove it? P.S. I'm new to make-up glory!


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We offer fast response to: Halstead, Braintree, Witham, Sudbury, Dunmow, Chelmsford, Colchester and surrounding Villages
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Chris -Sudbury
Safe Fitted on a Sunday!
Excellent speed of service and quality job done. Graham from Actfast Locksmiths installed our safe that complied with our insurance company at a great price. Great advice too.
Brian - Braintree
Broken Patio Door Lock
I had a problem locking my 30 year old patio door and after looking on the internet for a local locksmith I called Actfast. Graham and Suzi arrived within 90 mins as promised and Graham quickly diagnosed and fixed the problem.
Throughout they were friendly and professional and I have no hesitation in recommending Actfast.
Mary -Colne Engaine
A Monday morning and the front door lock breaks! Phoned Actfast Locksmiths and Graham and Sue arrived when they said they would. Good, friendly professional service with a smile. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Actfast to others.
Tom Braintree
Locking system UPVC
I contacted Actfast Locksmiths at 8am - Graham. I discussed the problem briefly and he gave a possible cost based on my description of the problem which was that the lock had jammed on the back door so we could not open it. Graham arrived after a couple of hours even earlier than he had said. On seeing the difficulty, he successfully and more quickly than we thought completed the work. I must say from my point of view he completed the work in a very professional manner and indeed my wife and I are pleased and should we have any future problems with locking mechanisms we will certainly call Graham.
Rita - Halstead
Excellent and friendly service. Arrived promptly when I had problems with my back door not locking. Would strongly recommend them,
Mick - Sudbury
Helpful, efficient and friendly
Having moved house we had a number of issues with locks. We approached Actfast as they are recommended by Which Local? Graham and Sue visited promptly and advised us on the best way to resolve all the problems and make the place more secure, as well as compliant with home insurance requirements. Graham fixed everything the same afternoon, and we felt he gave us good value for money. We would have no hesitation in recommending his services to others.
John - Braintree
Very Professional and reliable
From my initial telephone call asking for the work through to Graham doing the work requested was excellant. Graham was very helpful and professional. I would have no hesitation in recommending Actfast as a fast reliable service and the prices for the work were very fair
Richard - Witham
Professional and efficient
Actfast were prompt in responding to my query. Graham explained what was needed to ensure the property met insurance minimum standards. Standards of workmanship were excellent. I would highly recommend Actfast.
T Lacey - Sudbury
I couldn't have asked for more
Icalled this trader off the back of some positive feedback on Which? Local. Despite being based 20 miles away Graham Cooper willingly came on the only day I could manage for what was a case of securing a vacant property. He arrived on time, with all the necessary equipment and resolved every issue in the time available for the price he quoted, with a bit of extra advice/assistance thrown in along the way. Highly recommended.
Karen - Braintree
Excellent service
Actfast came out as soon as possible to fix a front door that had stuck open and may have ended up being an expensive UPVC replacement which they managed to fix on the spot as well asreplacing the back door barrel which had been sticking for some time.
Very reasonable prices and very happy with the service.
Cant recommend them enough A+++
David - Halstead
A very good professional service from Graham and Sue. The gearbox on my UPVC door had broken (yep I forced the door shut when it was sticking) leaving the door fully locked and unable to open it! Graham quickly unlocked the door and was able to replace the broken gearbox using parts he had 'on board'. He also upgraded my barrel locks at my request and at a very reasonable price. Much cheaper than a new door and with no need to damage the door or frame. Now Graham has aligned the hinges he has cured the sticking! I will be using again if I have a need for a locksmith. Thank you.
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Actfast Locksmiths are also Trading Standards Approved. We open locks, supply and install locks to wooden UPVC and Metal doors Insurance advice given with fast emergency response to Halstead Braintree Witham Sudbury Suffolk Great Dunmow Earls Colne Sible Hedingham Gosfield Bures Hadleigh Great Notley Raine Felsted Marks Tey Essex


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said today that he would resign as soon as a successor was confirmed, and administration officials said that President Bush was expected to nominate Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser and long a confidante of the Bush family.
Mr. Powell's departure is the result of what he described as a longstanding agreement with the president that he would serve only four years as the nation's chief diplomat.
"It has always been my intention that I would serve one term," Mr. Powell told reporters in a televised briefing from the State Department early this afternoon.
"In recent weeks and months, President Bush and I have talked about foreign policy and we've talked about what to do at the end of the first term," Mr. Powell said. "After we had had a chance to have good and fulsome discussions on it, we came to mutual agreement that it would be appropriate for me to leave at this time."
"What am I going to do next?" he later asked rhetorically. "I don't know."
President Bush issued a statement afterward in which he called Mr. Powell "one of the great public servants of our time," hailing him as "a soldier, a diplomat, a civic leader, a statesman and a great patriot," whose friendship he valued. "He will be missed," Mr. Bush said.Continue reading the main story
The capital was abuzz with talk that Mr. Powell's successor would be Ms. Rice, whose nomination by the president, officials said, is expected to be announced in the next few days. Ms. Rice, an influential adviser to the Bush family since the administration of the current president's father, had been said to have been interested in the defense secretary's post, but there has been no indication that its current occupant, Donald H. Rumsfeld, will be leaving.
In his remarks, Mr. Powell said that he intended to remain active in carrying out his diplomatic duties until his last day, noting that "we have to make sure that we continue to pursue the global war against terror, we have to consolidate the very significant gains we've seen in Afghanistan, and we have to make sure we defeat this insurgency in Iraq."
Those were themes that Secretary Powell also touched on in his letter of resignation to the president, which he said was tendered on Friday. In that letter, Mr. Powell also expressed satisfaction that he had been part of administration efforts that "brought the attention of the world to the problem of proliferation, reaffirmed our alliances, adjusted to the post-cold war world and undertook major initiatives to deal with the problem of poverty and disease in the developing world."
Mr. Powell also suggested today that "a new opportunity has presented itself in the Middle East" with the death of the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, whom the Bush administration had sought to isolate, and noted that the president had "spoken to this."
The secretary further said that the Bush administration needed to continue working on "strengthening our alliances," particularly in Asia, "to find a solution to the North Korean nuclear program."
And referring to Iran's nuclear program and the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Powell also counseled that "we have to work with our European Union friends and with the I.A.E.A. to find a solution to the Iranian nuclear program."
Elsewhere, he went on, "the president also has an active agenda with respect to trade - open trade, with respect to the Millennium Challenge Account, development funding, going after H.I.V./AIDS, building on the partnerships and alliances that we have around the world."
"So," he concluded, "I think there are still challenges out there, but I think there are far more opportunities out there."
Later, after meeting with Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Silvan Shalom, Mr. Powell said he would press hard in his remaining days in office for a lasting Middle East peace. "We're going to keep moving forward," Mr. Powell said. "It's the president's policies that are being pushed and implemented, not Colin Powell's."
In an exchange with reporters at a White House news conference earlier this afternoon, the president's chief spokesman, Scott McClellan, rebuffed suggestions that Mr. Powell was being eased out, saying that "it was his decision to resign and he made that decision," adding that "Secretary Powell made a decision, for his own reasons, that this was now the time to leave."
Prominent lawmakers in both parties praised Mr. Powell. Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, said the secretary "has been a moderate voice in an administration that has too often chosen a path of unilateralism to the detriment of our nation's security." Another Democrat, Representative David Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee, called Mr. Powell "by far the most responsible, thoughtful, realistic and credible member" of President Bush's foreign policy team.
And Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, said all Americans should consider Mr. Powell's "great service to our country."
"When he took the helm at the State Department nearly four years ago, I was confident that Secretary Powell would lead with honor and distinction," Mr. McCain said. "I have not been disappointed."
Mr. Powell's departure has long been expected, given his repeated disagreements with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and others who have taken a harder line on Iraq and other international issues.
Mr. Powell argued the United States' case before the United Nations on whether Saddam Hussein possessed deadly unconventional weapons of mass destruction, and persuaded President Bush to seek United Nations support on Iraq as well. The secretary had asserted that Mr. Hussein did have such weapons - a paramount rationale for the American-led invasion that toppled the Baghdad regime - and was reported to have been deeply dismayed when none were found.
Mr. Powell's disappointment over the course of events in Iraq is believed to have been compounded by the poor intelligence about Iraq's weapons, since he is known to have been leery of the invasion in any event.
Although he was a professional soldier for 35 years, rising to chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and oversaw the first war against Saddam Hussein, in 1991, he urged the administration to use caution this time around. Some colleagues said Mr. Powell, the nation's 65th secretary of state, had used a slogan typically found in antique stores in describing what the United States' predicament might be if it went to war: "If you break it, you own it."
Three other cabinet resignations, all involving members with much lower profiles, were also announced today. Ann M. Veneman, the secretary of agriculture; Rod Paige, the education secretary, and Spencer Abraham, the energy secretary, will not be staying on for Mr. Bush's second term.
Such turnover is not unusual between administrations, as presidents and their most trusted advisers decide whom they would like to retain in their cabinets and whom they would like to see leave. Nor is it always entirely clear which resignations were encouraged and which were prompted by purely personal reasons: fatigue over long hours and a desire to return home, for instance.
Ms. Rice, a longtime member of the president's innermost circle of advisers, is an expert on Russia and is known to be concerned over whether Russia, under President Vladimir Putin, might be lurching back to the kind of internal control of the Soviet era.
While her expertise in understanding the inner workings of a once-formidable adversary to the United States is widely acknowledged, Ms. Rice also has drawn criticism from some quarters for being less cognizant early in the Bush administration of the threat posed by terrorism and Al Qaeda that was realized on Sept., 11, 2001.
Earlier this year, a former counterterrorism chief, Richard A. Clarke, a harsh critic of Bush administration efforts against terrorism, expressed skepticism that Ms. Rice was even aware of Al Qaeda in early 2001, a view rejected by administration officials. Regardless of that dispute, Ms. Rice has, since 9/11, assumed a prominent public role in the Bush administration's antiterrorism campaign and strategy.
If President Bush did not choose Ms. Rice to succeed Mr. Powell - perhaps preferring to keep her closer to the White House -other possible candidates are the United Nations envoy John C. Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri who enjoys good relations with both sides of the partisan aisle; Senator Richard G. Lugar, the Indiana Republican who heads the Foreign Relations Committee and is respected by both Republicans and Democrats; and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz, a former ambassador to Indonesia and a foreign-policy scholar.
But Mr. Wolfowitz is known as a hawk on Iraq, and his nomination might touch off a spirited confirmation fight in the Senate.
Although Mr. Powell is known to have differed often with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, it is by no means clear that there was any personal animosity between them. Some months ago, for instance, Mr. Powell was photographed embracing Mr. Rumsfeld in an affectionate bear-hug.
In the European view, the United States did not give the United Nations enough time to reach a full conclusion that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Rumsfeld referred to "old Europe" in his criticism of the opposition to the war by France and Germany, in particular.
Mr. Powell, on the other hand, while supporting Mr. Bush on Iraq, managed to maintain generally good relations around the world and is known to want the United States to begin mending fences. One of Mr. Powell's most recent missions was in late October to East Asia, where he tried to forge a united front on dealing with North Korea and its nuclear ambitions.
The secretary is scheduled to meet later today with the Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom, and is to attend a meeting in Chile on Wednesday, as well as a multinational conference on Iraq next week.
Although Mr. Powell was widely reported to be restless, some associates and friends thought he might stay, hoping in particular to get Middle East peace talks on track again and to rally Asian allies to deal with North Korea.
One friend described the secretary as "the eternal optimist," and the secretary himself has described his life as emblematic of the American dream. Mr. Powell, son of Jamaican immigrants, was raised in the South Bronx, educated in New York City public schools and graduated from the City College of New York, where he earned a degree in geology and participated in ROTC.
Several years ago, Mr. Powell was asked in a television interview how a C.C.N.Y. graduate with less than outstanding grades beat out more senior West Point graduates to become chairman of the joint chiefs. "It's a great country," he said with a smile.
David Stout reported from Washington for this article, and Mark J. Prendergast contributed reporting from New York.Continue reading the main story


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The Amistad Award 2012
Veronica Escobedo is a dedicated civic leader and community volunteer. She spent 35 years with the San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), where she served as vice president of community relations and president of the Express-News Charitable Foundation. Veronica was responsible for the SAEN's philanthropic efforts, both monetary and in-kind support. She currently serves as president of the Our Lady of Grace Church Pastoral Council and is president-emerita of the San Antonio-Mexico Friendship Council. Ruben Escobedo, now retired, has more than 50 years of experience as a certified public accountant (CPA), business executive, and community leader.
Ruben currently serves as chair of the audit committee on the board of directors for Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. He also serves on the board of directors for CST Brands, Inc. and is a past director of Valero Energy Corporation, a Fortune 500 Company. Ruben is founding chair of the San Antonio-Mexico Foundation for Education and serves on the executive committee of the board of directors for the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County.
Veronica and Ruben have been recognized by numerous organizations for their service and dedication to the community. A few of their honors include: the President's Gateway Award for Advancement, St. Mary's University; Lifetime of Faith and Service Award, Catholic Charities of San Antonio; and the Good Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America Alamo Area Council.
On November , 2012, Ruben & Veronica Escobedo were honored with the Amistad Award by the San Antonio-Mexico Friendship Council Inc (SAMFCO).
Ruben & Veronica Escobedo


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This is something I have always wanted to do. I have always been curious about who I am and where I came from. Snooki and hubby and baby are so beautiful !
I never watched the tv show, Jersey Shore, but could'nt help but be kept up with the show by tv interviews and internet goings on, lol 🙂


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OAKLAND — Second-year forward Harrison Barnes will miss at least the first two games of the season, coach Mark Jackson announced after Tuesday's practice.
The left foot inflammation that has kept Barnes out of the last three weeks is still bothering him. Jackson said he's made progress, but not enough to play.
"He's doing things now without pain," Jackson said. "But we want to get closer to when he was 100 percent healthy — practicing, running with no issues. There are some restrictions right now and, because of that, it makes no sense to throw him out there tomorrow night."
The team hasn't revealed the details of Barnes' injury — such as what's causing the inflammation, how it happened, how its being treated or how long Barnes could be out — which is usually up to the player. But it's serious enough to keep him on the shelf, which is unnerving news for diehard Warriors fans.
Tuesday, Barnes could be seen smiling, shooting free throws and walking around without a limp. Jackson said Barnes, who missed just one game last season as a rookie, is making progress but some movements still cause him pain.
When and if Barnes does return to action, he will do so as the sixth man as Jackson also announced Klay Thompson will remain a starter.
Jackson previously said he was deciding between Thompson and Barnes. The first two preseason games, Jackson brought Thompson off the bench to see how it would work. Jackson never got a chance to see how Barnes fit off the bench, but he's seen enough.
So your Golden State Warriors starters: Thompson, Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, David Lee and Andrew Bogut.
"That's my starting five," Jackson said. "I don't want to cheat those guys. They've earned it."
Barnes — being dubbed a rising star after his breakout playoff performance — didn't make a strong case to be a starter. Hobbled by an ailing left foot, he totaled just 34 minutes of action in two games, checking out for good in the first quarter of a home game on Oct. 7. In his short stint, he managed just 10 points on 3 of 18 shooting with five turnovers.
Thompson, who came off the bench in three of the seven exhibition games, led the Warriors in scoring during the preseason. He averaged 16.9 points on 44.5 percent shooting.
"It's just a role I'm comfortable with," said Thompson, who has started 121 "It's just basketball. Coming off the bench or starting, it doesn't matter. I know me and Harrison can help the team win and be successful. So I'm not too worried about it."
That leaves the Warriors bench with some serious holes, especially for the first couple games. With no Thompson or Barnes coming off the bench, the second unit will be short offensive punch.
Jackson said he didn't know who would get the minutes. That, he said, would be determined by the situation.
"It depends on the flow of the game," Jackson said. "Who I think needs a breather or who I think would help us in that juncture of the game. Normally when we're healthy and whole, it would be Harrison. Right now, it could be anybody between Jermaine (O'Neal), Draymond (Green), Mo (Speights), Toney (Douglas). It just depends on the flow of the game."
Perhaps the most likely scenario is heavy minutes for the starters. Instead of playing four reserves with one starter, Jackson could just mix in a reserve or two here and there with the starters. That keeps his best players on the floor.
That's merely a stop gap, though. Even when Barnes returns, there are questions about how effective he can be coming off the bench. The former high school sensation and North Carolina star has never been a reserve. And in his short career, he's had bouts with consistency.
Will coming off the bench, and being the top option of the offense, be a position he can thrive? Or will his confidence take a hit from the demotion?
"Harrison will look to build on a standout rookie year and embrace the role," Jackson said. "I truly believe he can flourish in that role."
For more on the Warriors, go to Marcus Thompson's blog at www.ibabuzz.com/warriors. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/gswscribe.


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401 East 65th St, 11HI - Upper East Side, New York
Whether your desire a full time residence or a pied-a-terre, this exceptionally well maintained and run, intimate, elevator co-op easily converts to a two bedroom. This lovely, pin drop quiet home presents many options. A great one bedroom with two bathrooms or a two bedroom, two bathrooms. Everything is possible with this apartment! Open city views with tons of light, 5 large closets, one large walk-in, providing lots of storage space. Newly refinished floors, two marble bathrooms, new microwave, freshly cleaned and painted all in a prime Upper East Side convenient location. Great restaurants, shopping, and all major transportation within close proximity. Building has Laundry Room, fabulous Roof Deck, Bike and luggage storage, great staff and live-in Resident Manager. Building Gym coming in April which has been paid for!!! Pets and Pied-A-Terre permitted. Monthly Assessment of $107.34 for the Boiler/Chiller replacement project, started April 2011 and is for 5 years per AKAM. Easy to show. Apartment Features: East exposure, Full city view, Floors - parquet, Modern kitchen, Renovated bathroom, Marble bath, Storage space, Walk in closets, Great closet space, Dishwasher Building Features: Roof deck, Common storage, Central laundry room
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The Peace Corps first opened a program in Peru in 1962. During the next 13 years, over 2,600 Volunteers worked in health and nutrition, city planning, social work, agricultural extension, agricultural cooperatives, savings and loan associations, elementary and secondary education, community development, and earthquake reconstruction (after the severe earthquake and landslide of 1970). The Peace Corps had a main office in Lima and regional offices in Puno, Cusco, Chimbote, and Arequipa. Peace Corps' departure from Peru in 1975 was due to political and economic instability.
In 2001, then-President Alejandro Toledo invited the Peace Corps to return to Peru. In addition to viewing Peace Corps as part of his development plan for the country, President Toledo had a personal relationship with the agency. When he was young, his family had hosted a Volunteer in their home in Chimbote. Volunteers taught him English and were instrumental in his decision to attend college and graduate school in the United States. President Toledo also worked at the Peace Corps training center in California, teaching Spanish while he was going to college.
Teams from Peace Corps headquarters made assessment visits to Peru in late 2001 and early 2002, and a country agreement was signed in Lima on March 23, 2002. The Peace Corps was represented by then-Director Gaddi Vasquez. Staff was deployed to Lima in May 2002. The first four Volunteers, third-year transferees from other Latin American countries, arrived in August 2002. They were followed by the first new group, arriving for training in November and swearing in as Volunteers in February 2003. A second group arrived in September 2003. Since then, two new groups of trainees have arrived each year. Over 1400 Volunteers have served in the country since 2002.
For more information about Peace Corps' work in Peru, check out our most recent annual report:
- 2018 Annual Report (English)
- 2018 Reporte Anual (Español)
- 2017 Annual Report (English)
- 2017 Reporte Anual (Español)
- 2016 Annual Report (English)
- 2016 Reporte Anual (Español)
- 2015 Annual Report (English)
- 2015 Reporte Anual (Espanol)


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Chick Supplies
Chicken Supplies
Jamestown Feed and Seed is your one stop shop for all of your chicken and barnyard fowl needs. We have everything from seed to nesting boxes to help you get started and care for your feathered friends forever. Come in and brows our wide variety of lamps, boxes, feeders, chicken feed, and more today!
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We sell Bartlett Feed!
Have you fed Bartlett to your chickens yet? Our poultry products are "natural" (no antibiotics, hormones or animal-derived ingredients) for use by owners of "home-grown" chickens (broilers or layers), gamebirds, ducks, and turkeys. Locally produced feed for locally produced meat and eggs!


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Vintage Guns n Roses Tee/ Vintage Baseball Jean Jacket/ Switchblade Leopard print pants/ Jeffrey Campbell Metallic Midnight Litas
Second look post from my shoot with Opluen studio. With this look I decided I wanted to go totally opposite from my last and give it a little more carefree, funky, badass feel. I spotted these awsome Leopard print skinnies while working at Buffalo Exchange for an amazing price of $14, which really played up my look and went well with a Guns n Roses fringe tee, Vintage baseball jean jacket, and a pair of Metallic blue Litas. Loved playing around with these awsome finds and breaking in my first pair of Litas. Thanks again to Tatsu for his amazing skill and work! Also if you live near the Fullerton area, tomarrow is Fullerton's Fashion Students Fall Fashion Show "Escape from Wonderland" at the Wilshire Auditorium at 7pm come stop by and watch some pretty amazing work. Cant wait for next month December is the best time of the year! xo- Maritza