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Terms & Conditions
Welcome to the "SaveTk.com" site (defined below). By using it, you are agreeing to the terms of use (defined below). Please read them carefully. If you have any questions, contact us here.
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
By using http://www.savetk.com (the "Website" or "SaveTK"), you ("you" or the "User") agree to the terms and conditions, without restrictions, that we ("2RSolution Limited" or "2RSolution") have provided you herein for use of this website. If you do not wish to agree to the outlined terms and conditions (the "Terms of Use" or "Agreement"), please do not use this website.
"SaveTK" provides an interactive online service owned and operated by 2RSolution through the Website on the World Wide Web of the Internet (the "Web" or "Internet"), consisting of information services, content and transaction capabilities provided by 2RSolution, its subsidiaries and its associates with whom it has business relationships ("Business Associates") including but not limited to third parties that provide services in relation to creation, production or distribution of content for the Website ("Third Party Content Providers"), third parties that provide advertising services to 2RSolution ("Third Party Advertisers") and third parties that perform function on behalf of 2RSolution like sending out and distributing our administrative and promotional emails and sms ("Third Party Service Providers"). This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to the use of this Website by the User. The right to use this Website is personal to User and is not transferable to any other person or entity. User shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of User's password(s), if any. User understands and acknowledges that, although the Internet is often a secure environment, sometimes there are interruptions in service or events that are beyond the control of 2RSolution, and 2RSolution shall not be responsible for any data lost while transmitting information on the Internet. While it is 2RSolution 's objective to make the Website accessible at all times, the Website may be unavailable from time to time for any reason including, without limitation, routine maintenance. You understand and acknowledge that due to circumstances both within and outside of the control of 2RSolution, access to the Website may be interrupted, suspended or terminated from time to time. 2RSolution reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the access to any or all 2RSolution websites and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. 2RSolution shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Website, including, but not limited to, content, graphics, deals, offers, settings, hours of availability and equipment needed for access or use. Further, 2RSolution may discontinue disseminating any portion of information or category of information, may change or eliminate any transmission method and may change transmission speeds or other signal characteristics.
Use of the Site
Our services are available only to, and may only be used by individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, our services are not available to children (persons under the age of 18) or to temporarily or indefinitely suspended 2RSolution members. If you are a under the age of 18, you can use this service only in conjunction with, and under the supervision of your parents or guardians. If you do not qualify, please do not use our site. Further, your SaveTK account (including feedback) and User ID may not be transferred or sold to another party. If you are registering as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind the entity to this Agreement.
Access to the Site
2RSolution retains the right, at our sole discretion, to deny service or use of the Site or an account to anyone at any time and for any reason. While we use reasonable efforts to keep the Site and your account accessible, the Site and/or your account may be unavailable from time to time. You understand and agree that there may be interruptions in service or events, Site access or access to your account due to circumstances both within our control (e.g., routine maintenance) and outside of our control.
Modified Terms
2RSolution reserves the right at all times to discontinue or modify any of our Terms of Use and/or our Privacy Policy as we deem necessary or desirable without prior notification to you. Such changes may include, among other things, the adding of certain fees or charges. We suggest to you, therefore, that you re-read this important notice containing our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy from time to time in order that you stay informed as to any such changes. If we make changes to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and you continue to use our Website, you are implicitly agreeing to the amended Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Unless specified otherwise, any such deletions or modifications shall be effective immediately upon 2RSolution 's posting thereof. Any use of the Website by User after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by User of such modifications.
User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of this Website and all charges related thereto. 2RSolution shall not be liable for any damages to the User's equipment resulting from the use of this Website.
To utilize certain portions of the Website, you may be required to complete a registration process and establish an account with "SaveTk.com" ("Account"). You represent and warrant that all information provided by you to "SaveTK" is current, accurate, and complete, and that you will maintain the accuracy and completeness of this information on a prompt, timely basis.
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing your registration process on our Website. You would be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password assigned to you and your account details and for all activities that are undertaken through your account. You agree to (a) immediately notify "SaveTK" of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) logout from your account at the end of each session.
"SaveTK" shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to maintain your account and/or password.
You shall not have more than one active account on our Website. Additionally, you are prohibited from selling, trading, or transferring your Account to another party or otherwise dealing in your account in an inappropriate, indecent or illegal manner.
User Conduct
All interactions on the Site must comply with these Terms of Use. To the extent your conduct, in our sole discretion, restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying any part of the Site, we may limit or terminate your privileges on the Site and seek other remedies, including, without limitation, cancellation of your account or forfeiture of any forms of unredeemed value in your account.
Restricted Activities.Your Information (or any items listed) and your activities on the Site shall not:
- Be false, inaccurate or misleading;
- be fraudulent or involve the sale of counterfeit or stolen items;
- Infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
- violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination or false advertising);
- Be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing;
- be obscene or contain pornography or,
- contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
- Create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our ISPs or other suppliers; and
- are prohibited under this Agreement;
- are identical to other items you have up for auction but are priced lower than your item's reserve or minimum bid amount;
- are concurrently listed for sale on a web site other than "SaveTK" (this does not prevent linking to or advertising an "SaveTK" listing from another web site); or
- you do not have a right to link to or include. Furthermore, you may not list any sale advertisement on the Site (or consummate any transaction that was initiated using our service) that, by paying to us the listing fee or the final value fee, could cause us to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation, or that violates our current Prohibited, Questionable and Infringing Items.
All prices, offers, discounts and information provided on this Site are subject to the relevant Retailers' conditions of sale. "SaveTK" accepts no liability for any loss or damage whatsoever in relation to any information contained within this site nor resulting from any experience or purchase following from any Retailers site.
Purchase and Redemption of "SaveTK" Coupons
"SaveTK" provides an opportunity to its Users to avail value deals from a number of merchants, including but not limited to restaurants, with which 2RSolution has an association at discounted prices by issue of coupons that can be redeemed up to a certain validity period from outlets of the Institutions. In order to purchase SaveTK coupons, the User would be required to create an account on the Website. This is required so we can provide you with easy access to print your orders view your past purchases and modify your preferences. By placing an order on the Website, you make an offer to us to purchase "SaveTK" Coupons for buying / availing specific products and/or services which you have selected based on 2RSolution´s standard terms and conditions, institution-specific restrictions and on these Terms of Use. All "SaveTK" coupons are promotional coupons and shall be subject to the Standard Terms and Conditions and Specific Terms and Conditions. "SaveTK" Coupons are issued on behalf of the Institutions and only such Institutions, to the exclusion of 2RSolution, shall be responsible for any and all injuries, illnesses, damages, charges, expenses, claims, liabilities and costs suffered by or in respect of a customer, caused in whole or in part by the Institutions or which arises out of the goods and/or services provided by the Institutions, as well as for any unclaimed property liability arising from unredeemed "SaveTK" Coupons. Promotion code & subscription pack are not valid on product, lucky draw & select service deals.
Standard Terms and Conditions (for Restaurant-Specific SaveTK Coupons).
For this section, Restaurant shall be defined as an Institution that offers food and beverages for sale in its regular business operations, and is making such food and beverages available to purchasers of SaveTK Coupons. In this respect, the following shall constitute as Standard Terms and Conditions for redeeming SaveTK Coupons
- 2RSolution shall not be responsible for the quality of services provided by the Restaurant, and the same shall be the sole responsibility of the Restaurant.
- No refunds shall be granted for SaveTK "BUY VOUCHER" for voucher Coupons.
- SaveTK Coupons are redeemable in their entirety only and may not be redeemed incrementally.
- SaveTK Coupons can be redeemed only after due verification of the customer including, without limitation, matching the unique identification number provided to the customer at the time of purchase of SaveTK Coupons.
- Validity period for redemption of SaveTK Coupons is determined by Restaurants, and shall be mentioned on SaveTK Coupons.
- SaveTK Coupons cannot be used for taxes, tips or prior balances, unless permitted by the Restaurant.
- SaveTK Coupons are valid for dine-in only unless otherwise stated.
- Reproduction, sale or trade of SaveTK Coupons is strictly prohibited.
- Any attempted redemption not consistent with these terms & conditions will render the SaveTK Coupon void and invalid.
- The SaveTK Coupon will expire on the date specified on it.
Standard Terms and Conditions (for Non-Restaurant SaveTK Coupons)
The following shall constitute as Standard Terms and Conditions for redeeming SaveTK Coupons for purchasing goods and/or services from Institutions other than Restaurants:
- 2RSolution shall not be responsible for the quality of products and/or services provided by the Institution, and the same shall be the sole responsibility of the Institution.
- No refunds shall be granted for SaveTK Coupons.
- SaveTK Coupons are redeemable in their entirety only and may not be redeemed incrementally.
- SaveTK Coupons can be redeemed only after due verification of the customer including, without limitation, matching the unique identification number provided to the customer at the time of purchase of SaveTK Coupons.
- SaveTK Coupons may be applied only to purchase the merchandise sold by the Institution, and may not be applied to shipping or handling charges.
- Limit one (1) Coupon per redemption. Only one Coupon can be used per visit unless otherwise specified by the Institution.
- The issuing of credit is at the sole discretion of the Institution.
- Neither 2RSolution nor the Institution is responsible for lost or stolen SaveTK Coupons or the reference number mentioned on it. SaveTK Coupons cannot be combined with any other gift coupons, third party coupons, coupons, or promotions, unless otherwise specified by the Institution.
- Reproduction, sale or trade of SaveTK Coupons is strictly prohibited.
- Any attempted redemption not consistent with these terms and conditions will render the SaveTK Coupon void and invalid.
The SaveTK Coupon will expire on the date specified on it.
Purchase and Sale of Products and/or Services
2RSolution takes no responsibility for the services and/or products for which SaveTK Coupons may be redeemed. Further, 2RSolution makes no warranty to the Users for the quality, safety, usability, or other aspect of the product or service for which the SaveTK Coupon may be redeemed. Some services for which SaveTK Coupon(s) can be redeemed are activities that involve potential bodily harm (such as whitewater rafting etc.), and for those activities 2RSolution takes no responsibility for the service or activity being offered, and the User takes responsibility for his or her own actions in utilizing the services for which the SaveTK Coupon can be redeemed. No two marketing promotions on product or services can be combined. As a condition of purchase, 2RSolution requires your permission to send you administrative and promotional emails. Periodically, we will send you information regarding your account activity and purchases, as well as updates about our products and promotional offers. You can opt out of our promotional emails anytime by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our email correspondences. Please see our Privacy Policy for details.
Copyright & Trademark
2RSolution expressly reserves all intellectual property rights in all text, programs, products, processes, technology, content and other materials, which appear on this Website. Access to this Website does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of 2RSolution or any third party's intellectual property rights. Any use of this Website or its contents, including copying or storing it or them in whole or part, other than for your own personal, non-commercial use is prohibited without the permission of SaveTK. You may not modify, distribute or re-post anything on this Website for any purpose. The names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of SaveTK and/or its affiliates, its partners or its suppliers. No trademark or service mark license is granted in connection with the materials contained on this Website. Access to this Website does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner. References on this Website to any names, marks, products or services of third parties or hypertext links to third party Websites or information are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not in any way constitute or imply SaveTK's endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation of the third party, information, product or service. 2RSolution is not responsible for the content of any third party Websites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of material on such Websites. If you decide to link to any such third party Websites, you do so entirely at your own risk. All materials, including images, text, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, music clips or downloads, video clips and written and other materials that are part of this Website (collectively, the "Contents") are intended solely for personal, non-commercial use. You may download or copy the Contents and other downloadable materials displayed on the Website for your personal use only. No right, title or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any such downloading or copying. You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents, the Website or any related software. All software used on this Website is the property of 2RSolution and protected by Bangladesh and international copyright laws. The Contents and software on this Website may be used only as a shopping resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the Contents on this Website is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise noted, all Contents are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by 2RSolution , one of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed their materials to 2RSolution and are protected by Indian and international copyright laws.
The Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. 2RSolution expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. 2RSolution does not make any warranty that the Website will meet your requirements, or that access to the Website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that defects, if any, will be corrected. 2RSolution makes no warranties as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Website or as to the accuracy, quality, or reliability of any information obtained through the Website.
Limitation of Liability
Nothing in these terms of use (or elsewhere on our website) will exclude or limit our liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. Subject to this, our liability to you in relation to the use of our website or under or in connection with these terms of use, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, will be limited as follows:
- To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free-of-charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.
- We will not be liable for any consequential, indirect or special loss or damage
- We will not be liable for any loss of profit, income, revenue, anticipated savings, contracts, business, goodwill, reputation, data, or information.
- We will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of any event or events beyond our reasonable control.
2RSolution shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the Website at all times, including any chat rooms and forums that may hereinafter be included as part of the Website, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by 2RSolution, as well as to satisfy any applicable law, regulation or authorized government request. Without limiting the foregoing, 2RSolution shall have the right to remove any material that 2RSolution, in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable.
2RSolution respects the privacy of our users. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent and we only use your information as described in the Privacy Policy.
User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless 2RSolution, its subsidiaries and Business Associates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of this Website and/or the Mini sites by User.
2RSolution disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Services. 2RSolution reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Services or access to the Services without any notice at any time and without any liability to you.
SaveTK is the trademark property of 2RSolution. All rights in respect of this trademark are hereby expressly reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all other trademarks appearing on the Website are the property of their respective owners.
We reserve the right to change these Terms of Service at any time in its discretion and to notify users of any such changes solely by changing this Terms of Service. Your continued use of the Web site after the posting of any amended Terms of Service shall constitute your agreement to be bound by any such changes. Your use of this site prior to the time this Terms of Service was posted will be governed according to the Terms of Service that applied at the time of your use.We may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion, including the availability of any portion of the Content at any time, without notice or liability. We may deny access to any person or user at any time for any reason. In addition, we may at any time transfer rights and obligations under this Agreement to any affiliate, subsidiary or business unit, or any of their affiliated companies or divisions, or any entity that acquires "SaveTK" or any of their assets. We hereby reserve the right to block usage of the Website and the App if any breach of the Terms of Service is caused by a User. This can in no way be construed as a waiver of any legal right under Bangladeshi law to claims any damages or initiate any legal proceedings against the hereunder.


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Morning Music Canada has been in business since 1971. We currently represent a number of international music libraries as well as our own library of 100% Canadian content. Our rates are affordable and we deliver every time. If you are interested in finding production music for your project, this is the right place! Feel free to look around, scroll down the long list of credits, and when you're ready give us a call.
We'll make sure to find the right music for your production.
Morning Music currently represents the following libraries within Canada:
ARTSOUND (ART) – France
Artsound is an authentic sound library and part of the French Trade (CDM) library. There is fantastic orchestral, vintage, solo instruments, acoustic, world and Brazilian music.
FRENCH TRADE (CDM) – France
CDM is a hip and trendy French library that has all the great Euro dance sounds, from techno to cool grooves, environmental music with a modern approach, industrial and corporate discs, all produced with an edgy, urban feel.
HAPPY RECORDS (HRCD) – Germany
One of Germany's best libraries, with a variety of acoustic and electronic styles including Big Band, Orchestral, Easy listening, Smooth Jazz, Kids, Energy and Period music.
MORNING MUSIC (MOR) – Canada
The Morning Music Production Library was released in 2003 and has been an enormous success. The most recent album was released in April 2006 and is called Contemporary Underscores. After repeated requests from producers for Canadian content music, we are proud to showcase some of Canada's brightest composers bringing you an "All Canadian" music library.
READYMADE PRODUCTION (RMP) – France
SOUND MUSIC ALBUM (SMA) – Germany
This library affiliate of Happy Records, is rich with authentic World music, electronic, dramatic, comedy, and Jingle cuts.
Sound Stage has been producing the very best in high quality pre cleared music for over twenty years. Every conceivable mood and style is available from classical, traditional, world music, modern dance, jazz and rock styles. The library has grown to more than 174 CDs and contains first rate rock, dance and sound-a-likes. A specialty of the AVF range is the solo instrument CDs, ranging from violin and harpsichord to accordion and organ music.

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A Duo version of "Sweet, Sweet Rain" live at The Melting Pot Songwriters Sessions in one of Melbourne's classic music venues The Wesley Anne.
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Sweet, Sweet Rain Down the East Coast Tour 2014
Allrighty! Sweet, Sweet Rain album launch tour round two…Here's where you can find us over the next few months. We're making our maiden voyage south this November playing duo & trio shows all up and down the East Coast including Island Vibe, Melbourne Festival of Colours and polishing it off in December at Folk Rhythm & Life Festival. Hope to see you along the way x
Along the way we'll be playing Duo shows at these selected venues…
- Sunday 9th November
The Northern Rivers Hotel (Lismore)
- Thursday 13th November
The Pier Hotel (Coffs Harbour)
- Friday 14th November
5 Church St. (Bellingen)
- Sunday 16th November
The Bean Bar (Taree)
- Friday 21st November
Sappho Books (Sydney)
- Saturday 22nd November
Harvest Bar (Milton)
- Sunday 23rd November
The Cheeky Mango (Merimbula)
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS – Saturday 29th November
If, like us, you think this looks like a whole lotta fun…join us at the Melbourne FESTIVAL OF COLOURS Saturday 29th NovemberCheck Out All The Deets and Get Tickets Continue reading "MELBOURNE FESTIVAL OF COLOURS – Saturday 29th November"


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Designer/Developer to build a Custom Responsive Shopify theme
Budżet $10-250 USD
I need a Designer/Developer to build a Custom Responsive Shopify theme from my sketches. I need this Shopify theme to be manageable from the backend of Shopify. (like any other theme in Shopify) I will attach all necessary content and third party apps. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *If you can't build this in 3 days, Do Not apply. **If you don't produce quality work, Do Not apply. ***If you're not a Shopify Developer/Shopify Partner, Do Not apply. Website have to be design and code it all in Shopify. Web Designer/Developer working with Shopify, should know the platform inside and out. If you are true Shopify Designer/Developer, then you should know this fact.. Development stores are Shopify accounts in which you build stores for clients and work on Shopify themes. As a Shopify Partner, you have access to unlimited development stores, which you can access from your Partner Dashboard. That being said.. After you complete this build, I want you to upload this theme to your Shopify development store and send me the link to the store. I want to make sure that everything working properly, there is no bugs and no glitches. I want this process to go smooth for both of us. Fair enough? What you see, is what you built. Here's my sketches. (see attached files) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requirements: 1. Must have skills.. Shopify frontend and backend development, Liquid, Css, Html, Html5, Psd To Html, Prototype/Web development. 2. Designer tools.. Framer, Sketch, Webflow, etc.. Someone who understands how to bring project to life, super fast and efficiently. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Functionality: Ability for me to make a post with Thumbnail, Title and the Countdown Timer (One Month) on Power Pages, within the backend of the Shopify.
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Featured website - Hillary James
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Hillary James is a talented botanical and portrait artist. Her main medium is coloured and graphite pencil and in this she definitely excels! Have a look at her website where her botanical artworks show what can be achieved with this medium. A number of her artworks are available as giclee prints.


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The word plug implies cork or stopper. Plug top was invented in 1880's and at that time it came with two pins only. Plug top is used to connect the wires from an appliance and then inserted in an electrical socket to make the connection for electricity supply.
On the other hand Multiplug is like a multi socket. Multiplug allows one than more plugs to connect to a single electrical sockets. These multiplugs contains similar multiple sockets. It helps multiple plug top to connect to the electricity.
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(translation of Khrono article https://khrono.no/debatt/bortfall-av-kvoteordningen-reduserer-mangfold-pa-campus?nav=fors )
The Quota scheme for students coming from developing countries is about to be phased out and we already see signs that it is influencing the diversity on campus, says Rector at the University of Oslo, Ole Petter Ottersen. He thinks this development should be monitored closely.
For the past few years the University of Oslo (UiO) has had 190 places for Quota scheme students at all times (The highest number in Norway). As students complete their education, spaces became available for new international students. 153 places were set aside for students from developing countries while the rest have been divided between students from Eastern Europe and areas in the western Balkans (37).
We have still not seen the full effect of the phasing out of the Quota scheme because we still have active Quota scheme students (105, 74 from countries in Africa). Many English study programs are reporting a drastic decrease in applicants and students from Quota scheme countries, like Ghana and Gambia. This means a reduction in perspective in the classrooms. In addition, there is an uncertainty as to what will happen with the cooperation that has been built up over a long period of time, where the Quota scheme has contributed to continuity in the communication between different institutions.
As the evaluation of Damwad from 2014 showed, the Quota scheme has the potential to improve on several points. The funding of PhD candidates was inadequate and there was a lot of beurocrazy. The evaluation describes the developing effect of the Quota scheme as significant and says that the internationalization effect would be better if there were funds for cooperation regarding courses, degrees and other activities.
The program that is set to take over - Norwegian Partnership program for global academic cooperation (NORPART) – would have been a great supplement for the stipends in the Quota scheme, instead of acting as a replacement for it. In combination these two programs could have strengthened the strategic cooperation with partners in developing countries and at the same time made sure that important global perspectives were secured with the presence of students from these countries in study programs at UiO.
In 2017 UiO has been awared 3 NORPART – projects that will bring 96 exchange students from developing countries to UiO over a 5 year period. Most of these students will only be a short time at UiO (1 – 2 semesters). In comparison, we have enrolled between 50 to 70 new Quota students each year (Master and PhD). It is obvious that the phasing out of the Quota scheme will influences the composition of the student mass at many of UiO`s English speaking graduate programs.
The Ministry of Education says that more money will be given to the NORPART - programs as the Quota scheme is phased out, meaning when active Quota students complete their degrees. We have to follow up on this if the pre-requisite made by Parliament, stating that the same amount of students will have the opportunity to study in Norway as under the Quota scheme, is to be fulfilled. It will hard to fulfill this re-requisite if the Quota scheme does not have a complete replacement scheme/program. It will also send out a bad signal regarding Norway`s commitment to The UNs sustainable development goal 4b: "By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programs, in developed countries and other developing countries".
Several of UiO`s academic communities have recruited skilled and motivated teachers to the PhD programs and in this way contributed to increasing the capacity in their cooperating institutions. Even though there is no national or institutional overview of where the Quota students are we know that today, many Quota students from UiO have important positions in their home country where they contribute to the education of students and PhD candidates at their home institution. One of these resources is Tawana Kupe (originally from Zimbabwe) that I had the joy of meeting during or delegation visit to South Africa in 2015. Kupe was one of the very first to take a PhD through the Quota shcem at UiO, and he is today the Vice Chancellor at Witwatersrand. Another former Quota scheme student form UiO is Mamady Cham from Gambia. He became the youngest General Director of Health at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
I have previously argued that the Quota scheme must not be phased out without a good replacement ready to take its place. The experience so far indicates that the replacement can not be characterized as a good replacement. It is important that we as institutions pay close attention to the development and that the Ministry does the same thing. It is not only about solidarity and the wish to increase the capacity in other parts of the world. It is first and foremost about the quality of the education. We need the richness of perspective that a diverse student body can give us.


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We have added a new Discussion on the effects of current political uncertainty in Europe and the US on the financial markets – in particular the significance of Brexit and the US election.
John is an International Institutional Investment Advisor. He began his career in the investment banking & asset management field and worked in a variety of world class banks including Nomura, Citicorp, Vickers da Costa, Barclays & UBS. He has worked in financial centres globally including Tokyo, New York & Geneva.
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Nick Cave's 'Second Skin' Precourt Installation Images
In conjunction with Nick Cave: Sojourn the Denver Art Museum invited Nick Cave to transform the museum's Precourt Family Discovery Hall into an immersive, interactive environment. Family visitors can decorate felt silhouettes and 3-D mannequins inspired by Cave's Soundsuits and sculptures while a video projection in the space brings Cave's Soundsuit performances to life.
While Second Skin is included with general admission, Nick Cave: Sojourn requires a special exhibition ticket. Nick Cave: Sojourn is on view June 9-September 22, 2013, with Second Skin remaining on view until Spring 2014.
Nick Cave: Sojourn is organized by the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible through the significant support of Vicki and Kent Logan, U.S. Bank, and PB&K Family Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the generous donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign and the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine, CBS4, and The Denver Post.


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Looks like the Gobusters' main cast has finally been revealed. Below are the names of the characters and actors that play them. Credit goes to alternate-zer0 on HJU for posting up the scan for all of us to see.
Red Buster – Hiromu Sakurada (Katsuhiro Suzuki)
Blue Buster – Ryuji Iwasaki (Ryoma Baba)
Yellow Buster – Youko Usami (Arisa Komiya)


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I don't normally reblog posts, but I think this one is worth it. Jimmy Sapia, a 5th grade teacher, is embarking on an exciting learning journey for himself and his students. He is using Evernote to start more formally documenting student work in digital portfolios. Please consider commenting on this post and adding your own wisdom to our thinking.
So, after reading Matt Renwick's Book about Digital Portfolios, I've decided to dive right in and give it a whirl. So, here it goes. I will be reflecting and providing honest feedback periodically throughout the year to share my successes and failures. I have decided to use Evernote as the place to house all student work. Ready, set, go!
I am a new fifth grade teacher this year and my responsibilities are to teach Humanities. ELA and Social Studies fall under that umbrella. I also teach at an IB school. For more information, click here.
First Steps:
I created a note for each student. My colleague and I each have designated homerooms, but we teach each child in fifth grade. We have a total of 40 kids. Therefore, I created two notebooks labeled as Jimmy's Homeroom and my co-workers homeroom and put students in accordingly.
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SexToyDistributing.com Introduces 'Gush' Lube
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – SexToyDistributing.com has introduced new Gush, a lubricant line by ASSECT-certified sexuality educator Dr. Yvonne Fulbright.
Gush by Dr. Yvonne Fulbright offers consumers two formulas designed with the purpose of enabling comfortable, more satisfying sex.
Gush Personal Lubricant offers a water-based formula void of parabens, petroleum, glycerin and known irritants for lasting slickness without sticky residue and is safe for all sex toys and body types.
Gush Mint Oral Desensitizing Spray provides a mildly medicated numbing agent that helps suppress the gag reflex. Its 5 percent benzocaine solution coats the back of the throat with a light minty taste.
"We found the Gush line to be appealing because it not only was affordable, but also endorsed by Dr. Yvonne Fulbright, which makes it attractive to a broad range of personal lubricant consumers," Sex Toy Distributing Wholesale Manager Beth Brown said. "Having a respected sexuality educator's stamp of approval sets Gush apart in its product category and also helps build rapport and trust with consumers on the sales floor."
Fulbright received her master's in Human Sexuality Education from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD in International Community Health Studies at NYU, where she focused on sexual health and parent-child sex education. At 23 years old, Dr. Fulbright was invited to be a consultant to the U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action on "Promoting Responsible Sexual Behavior," and is identified by the U.S. Secretary of Health as an expert and key leader in the area of sexual and reproductive health. Her endeavors since have included co-hosting Sirius Maxim Channel's "Sex Files," blogging for national news outlets, and penning nine educational books.


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I wanted to do an adorable Valentine's Day post with these really cute photos of my boys, maybe some heart shaped balloons or some twinkle lights. Maybe they had adorable matching shirts that said "Chick Magnents" with little chickies on them? The Pinterest photo ideas were endless! Then I could blog about love, and say some really inspirational things about how love is so important on Valentine's Day and every day. And maybe even go off on a random tangent on how I have never liked Valentine's Day because you should not wait for a holiday to show someone you love them, but having kids made me love it again because all holidays are magical to them and bla bla bla and the post would be perfect and maybe even make someone tear up cause of the love talk ... and then... and then.... it just never happened. Homework happened, shopping for twin day at school happened, over splashing in the bathtub happened, syrup snuck into the bed and all over the pillows, sheets, comforter, toddler hair and walls happened, bills happened, too much time spent on the phone fighting the automative service robot ladies happened. This week I missed my train, I burnt a new dinner idea (found on Pinterest, dang you you little rolled grilled cheese sandwiches you!), have not unpacked from my trip (hubby tripped over suitcase in middle of night when going to comfort little one who escaped from the bedroom running around the house crying), let my office explode with work and not tidy it up, and I didn't brush my teeth before bed last night GASP! The list does go on!
My dishes are perfectly not cleaned today.
My laundry is perfectly not folded today (and slothily falling behind the washer and dryer and yes I made up that word).
My hair is perfectly a hot mess today.
My boys are perfectly fighting and annoying each other today.
My bills are perfectly overwhelming today.
My heat in the house is perfectly set to 50 degrees, my fingers are perfectly frozen as I type this.
My car is perfectly not working or starting and leaking and most likely an animal is living in the door.
My tummy perfectly jiggles when I brush my teeth.
My life is not perfect, it will never be Pinterest perfect (although you know I am going to keep trying for Pinterest cute!) and I would not change a thing. Okay, maybe get my hair done, and lose 20 lbs, no.. make that 40 lbs. And invent calorie free wine. Oh and toilets that magically clean themselves, that would be lovely. But other than THAT, I walk around with wings on my smiling heart, trying my very damn best not to take the really important and amazing things for granted. It has not been easy, some really hard times have gone before me and will come again. I must power through the best I can, and just keep swimming. Thank you for my perfectly imperfect life. To everyone who has contributed to it. To my husband, my two sons, all my parents, my siblings, my in laws, my niece and my nephews, all of my family, my friends, my readers. You have contributed to my awesome life. I promise every breath I take during it, will be filled thank you beats from my heart.
Speaking of hearts, here is a photo taken last night of my two hearts. It was not the planned photo I imagined, I didn't get the cute outfits, the cute backdrop, the heart balloons. But I ended up getting the heart from this photo, even better than what I originally wanted. I got my two boys, straight out of the bathtub in clean un matching jammies, being themselves and we didn't plan it. Imperfectly perfect.
What are some confessions of your "perfect" life? Comment below or on the Facebook page, I would love to hear from you!
P.S. I want to be perfect so bad, and to fight that urge, I am NOT sending this blog to my editor today for corrections before posting. She is reading this for the first time live, just like you guys and probably having a heart attack over all the mistakes!


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John Bentham - Board Chairperson
John is the cofounder and President/CEO of Ivory Star Productions, a full service theatrical and community event production company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company produces long-standing and award-winning Las Vegas hits including Marriage Can Be Murder, Broadway's Defending the Caveman and Laughternoon, Starring Adam London. In addition to shows on the strip and downtown, Ivory Star produces Glittering Lights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which has become an annual holiday tradition for tens of thousands. Past productions John has been involved with include: The Lion King Las Vegas, David Copperfield, Forbidden Vegas, Gordie Brown at the Golden Nugget and Country Superstars Tribute. In addition, John has facilitate performances and productions of international super stars including The Eagles' Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh, Huey Lewis and the News, Earth, Wind and Fire and Bill Gaither Vocal Band/Homecoming Tour.
He has received "The Mickey" from Disney Theatrical for his work with The Lion King Las Vegas as well as the Distinguished Alumni Award from his college. John and his wife, Shannon, were a finalist in the Distinguished Small Business Awards, "Don't Forget to Share" by Nevada Business Magazine.
John received a dual degree in Business Administration with honors as well as Communication Arts with a minor in Psychology/Sociology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas.
John and his wife Shannon have been married for nearly 15 years and have five children. He enjoys skiing, hiking and camping with his family.
Sarah McClellan - Board Vice Chairperson
Sarah grew up in Logan, Utah, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family & Human Development from Utah State University. After having her first child, Sarah stopped working outside of the home, and became a stay-at-home mom. She spent numerous hours volunteering in her kids classrooms, and was "room mom" nearly every year. After 15 years at home, Sarah decided to go back to work. She is currently a Special Education Resource Teacher at a local elementary school, and is also pursuing her Master's Degree in Special Education.
Sarah is married to her favorite person, Eric, and they have three children, Megan, Jackson & Sadie. All three of her children have attended Somerset schools since the first one opened in Nevada in 2011. Sarah enjoys reading, riding her bike, traveling with her family, singing loudly in the car, and eating out. Sarah loves Somerset and truly believes in their vision of providing equitable, high-quality education for all students.
Carrie Boehlecke - Board Secretary
Carrie is a native Nevadan, born and raised in Boulder City. Her fifteen-year teaching career included Basic and Chaparral high schools, the latter of which she served as the department chair for English for seven years. Throughout her teaching career Carrie worked with CCSD's curriculum and testing departments to offer meaningful professional development to teachers in the areas of effective instructional strategies, assessment, differentiated instruction, and education research. Carrie left the classroom in 2011 to help teachers with Common Core implementation as the secondary Literacy Project Facilitator for CCSD. She is currently an administrator at East Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas. Carrie holds AS, BS, MA, and MS degrees in the areas of restaurant/hotel management, secondary English, K-12 teaching, and school administration.
Carrie is married to Rob Boehlecke. Their children, Braeden and Brynne, have attended Somerset Academy since the doors first opened and are among the school's most enthusiastic supporters.
Travis Mizer - Treasurer
Travis is currently the Director of Risk Management for Bellagio and Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino. Travis is responsible for overseeing the Risk Management programs for both properties, ensuring the resorts are in compliance with safety legislation and industry practices. He also acts as a liaison to legal counsel and insurance providers to prevent asset loss. Prior to joining MGM Resorts International, Travis worked within the insurance field the past 13 years starting out as an entry level claims adjuster working his way up to a Regional Claims Manager.
Travis is a 2002 graduate of Walsh University in Canton Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Marketing. He is married to his wonderful wife Meghan who is a stay at home mother and frequent volunteer at Somerset Academy. Travis enjoys coaching baseball with his son Trae who is a student at Somerset. Travis also coaches his Daughter's (Quincie) 3 year old soccer team.
Will Harty - Board Member
Will is currently the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager for Brady Linen LLC. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management. He holds numerous professional designations including the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and the Certified Treasury Professional designation.
Will and his wife Susana have been married for over 10 years. They have six children, three of whom attend Somerset Academy. Will enjoys playing sports, reading, and spending time with the family.
Cody Noble - Board Member
Cody is a partner at the law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP and focuses his legal practice on federal and state tax planning, corporate law, business transactions, trust administration, estate planning and the law of tax-exempt organizations. Cody earned a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) degree at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law and a Juris Doctor degree from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Prior to his legal studies, Cody earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Southern Utah University, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Mr. Noble has also served as intern for the Utah Supreme Court.
Cody has been married for 14 years and has five children, four of whom attend Somerset Academy. Cody enjoys cycling, golf, soccer and spending time with his family.
Gary McClain - Board Member
A Las Vegas native, Gary earned his degree in business management from the College of Southern Nevada. Gary currently serves as the Community Manager for a large Master Planned Community of 11,900 homes. He currently holds his Community Association Manager Certification from the State of Nevada and is recognized as both a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) and an Association Management Specialist (AMS). Before joining the Community Association Industry, he was a construction superintendent overseeing multiple heavy equipment crews.
Gary and his wife Cheryl have been married for 11 years and have three children, two that attend Somerset Academy. Cheryl is a dedicated volunteer at Somerset, serving on the PTO Board for three years and a PTO member for the past six years. In his personal time, Gary enjoys coaching soccer, watching his kids play soccer, rooting for the Denver Broncos, and spending time outdoors with his family.


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Salt Water Taffy Could Become Official State Candy
Salt water taffy is on the verge of becomming New Jersey's official state candy.
The salt water taffy bill now heads to the state senate for approval. According to NBC 40 the bill came to light because Assemblyman John Wisniewski recived a request from a group of fifth graders from Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayerville.
The fifth graders made a case for Salt Water Taffy becoming the official state candy. They also believe it will increase tourism at the shore.
Salt water taffy become popular in Atlantic City as a souvenier in the late 19th century. It does not contain any salt water or ocean water. It does contain salt, water, sugar and butter.
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The transition from a military-focussed lifestyle to civilian life can pose different challenges over a number of years for some ex-service personnel, their families and friends.
The self-care strategies and tools on this website are general in nature, so anyone can benefit from them. You get to choose which Areas of your life you want to work on and in which order. Each Area contains a little bit of background information and an Interactive Worksheet that can be used to set goals and apply self-management strategies proven to work.
Areas are accessible from the Menu or from the Topics button while inside an Area. They are also accessible from your own personal Self-Management Plan.
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Your Self-Management Plan automatically updates as you set your goals and decide on which strategies you will use. It allows you to set a review date when you can check your progress. However to save your progress, you will need to create an anonymous Log-In account. (Alternatively you can print out any of the Interactive Worksheets available on this site, and keep them for your own record.)
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CMU's Face2Face events are a series of conversations with CMU faculty designed to engage the community on a wide variety of current events and issues that affect Winnipeg and our world. Come out to listen, question, and discuss.
The aim of CMU's Pastors' Theology Seminar is to provide an opportunity for pastors to have in-depth conversations with colleagues and CMU faculty, stimulated by significant books and writings relevant to their work as church leaders.
This year the Pastors Theology Seminar will explore two Bible commentaries that have been published by leading Biblical & Theological Studies faculty at CMU—Gordon Matties, Professor of Biblical Studies & Theology (Fall 2017 Semester) and Gordon Zerbe, Professor of New Testament (Winter 2018 Semester).
A two-day conference intended for ALL involved in ministry; February 6–7, 2018.
Portable CMU offers you the benefits of university instruction in your own local setting! These short courses cover a range of topics our faculty members have prepared to deliver in a variety of contexts away from CMU. Each Portable offers three or four sessions delivered flexibly to suit your congregational or retreat setting and need.
Bringing Gifts is the personal blog of Andrew Dyck (Assistant Professor of Ministry Studies), where he discusses and reflects on a wide rage of topics relevant to Christians and the church. His posts relating to prayer appear on a monthly basis as part of mbcmBlog, a resource for ministry leaders and church administrators provided by the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba.
Follow Gordon Matties (Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies) and David Balzer (Instructor of Communications and Media) as they reflect on life, culture, and faith in their blogs—cmu.ca/media_archive/category/blogs/.
CMU's Choral Library houses over 4,500 individual titles of sacred and secular choral music suitable for mixed choir, women's chorus, and men's chorus. This music is regularly loaned to church, school, community, and other university choir programs. If you are interested in borrowing these music resources please contact Shirley Thiessen at sthiessen:@:cmu.ca.
Christine Longhurst, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship at CMU, has created and maintains a wonderful worship resource site. The purpose of this blog is to help worship leaders and planners access some of the wonderful worship resources on the internet.
A collaboration of Mennonite Church Canada and Canadian Mennonite University, CommonWord is an integrated book and resource centre.
Here users may buy, borrow, and download a wide range of resources. This centre, housed in 2,300 square feet, will serve both the university community and function as a public book and resource store, with arguably the best collection of Anabaptist Christian resources in the country and the largest Christian bookstore in the province. CommonWord serves the university community, the Mennonite church locally and nationally, and the broader ecumenical community with a wide selection of books and giftware and the Resource Centre's current 11,000 items. Within CommonWord over 400 square feet of retail space has been allocated to Ten Thousand Villages fair trade giftware.
The name, CommonWord, was chosen to communicate an inclusive and welcoming space for the broader constituency and community, existing adjacent to a library and commons area, and echoing the Word, with its broader meanings in Scripture.
The Word is foundational to CMU, to the church communities in which CMU is rooted, and to the materials and experience offered in this new collaboration.
Kindred Productions is the publisher for the Mennonite Brethren in Canada and the U.S. Kindred Productions serves national and regional conferences, churches and members by developing MB resources and providing materials to equip people for Christ-like living and ministry.
MennoMedia, an agency of Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada, seeks to engage and shape church and society with resources for living Christian faith from an Anabaptist perspective. MennoMedia produces faith-based print, video, radio and web materials with ideas for living out your faith—for people everywhere—from a Mennonite perspective.
CMU Librarians have brought together a comprehensive listing of 'all things Mennonite'. Click on the link below for a compilation of Resource Centres, General Resources, Internet Journals, Periodicals, and Magazines along with Church and Denominational Conferences.
CMU Press is an academic publisher of scholarly, reference, and general interest books. Books from CMU Press address issues vital to the university, its constituency, and society. Areas of specialization include Mennonite studies, and works that are church-oriented or theologically engaged.
Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology is published semi-annually by CMU and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. Vision seeks to encourage theological reflection by church leaders on the identity, mission and practices of the church from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective.
For over thirty years Direction has been addressing biblical, theological, historical, ethical, and church-related issues. A semi-annual publication, Direction is supported by Mennonite Brethren higher education institutions in the United States and Canada.
All back issues of Direction, since its founding in 1972, are now available on the journal's Web site and may be searched, studied, downloaded, and printed. The journal is supported by the U.S. and Canadian MB conferences and by six MB educational institutions. It was founded as a medium for research and conversation on issues of importance to the church.
In continuous publication since 1969, Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies is Canada's oldest and primary scholarly journal in its area. It is published twice a year by CMU and is distributed internationally. Peace Research publishes broadly on issues of conflict, violence, poverty, just peace and human well-being.


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Checkin date: Jun 1, 2019 Checkout date: Jun 4, 2019 Nights: 3 Rooms: 1 Room 1: 2 adults
The Hampton Inn Martinsville hotel is a modern, 4-story, contemporary structure overlooking parts of the city of Martinsville. In Virginia, the Hampton Inn hotel features suites with microwaves, refrigerators, and whirlpool tubs. The Hampton Inn Martinsville amenities include complimentary continental breakfast, in-room coffeemaker, and TV with cable. The hotel also offers connecting rooms, cribs,...
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Nestled between Bloomington, IN and Indianapolis, The HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MARTINSVILLE, is the choice to get away from the metropolitan environments, while enjoying the amenities of two larger cities. Points of interest a short drive from us are INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY home of the INDY 500, RCA DOME, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, ASSEMBLY HALL and the new LUCAS OIL STADIUM future home of the INDIANAPOLI...
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The Best Western Martinsville Inn features 48 spaciously-appointed guest rooms each complete with a microwave, refrigerator, cable satellite television with HBO and high-speed Internet access. Guests will wake each morning to a complimentary full breakfast. This Martinsville hotel offers additional amenities including free parking, a fitness center and business services. Pets are welcome.
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Super 8 Martinsville features Super Start Breakfast, Free High Speed Internet, Refrigerator & Hairdryer in all Rooms and interior corridor property. Your home away from home, extended stay rates available.
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Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Holiday Inn Express-Martinsville Hotel offers our guest that "home away from home" experience with amenities for your comfort and convenience. Just visiting? Plan a day at the nearby Philpott Lake, visit the Piedmont Arts Association or get ready to "boogity, boogity, boogity" at the Martinsville Speedway. From 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM, you will...
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Phlow teams up with Montreal's Dr Mad on her 2nd volume of her Asuai music series. @Phlowetry
Phlow packs vivid imagery, engaging storytelling, and emotionally stirring nostalgia into her latest project, Asuai (Vol. 2)—and she somehow does it all in less than seven minutes. She embraces the warmth and soul of the production provided by Montreal's Dr. MaD, whose beats rattle and creak beneath her smooth vocals.
Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, Phlow's growth since releasing the first Asuai in 2016 is apparent, and you can hear it in the confidence in her voice. She flows so naturally over Mad's production that you almost get the sense she was in the room as he was crafting the instrumentals, blacking out lyrically over the dusty sounds from years past.
As Phlow tells it, each instrumental helped shape the theme of each track, which subsequently led to the greater vibe of Asuai (Vol. 2). It's a musical trip back to her younger days, to a time where life was simpler and filled with hope (opener "Callow."). But it was also a time of realization ("On Your Own") and reflection ("Musing/Reverie"), ultimately leading to her answering the question of "What advice would you give your younger self?" on closing track "BYOH (Be Your Own Hero)."
For Phlow, those words of wisdom would be: "Revel in all the fun you have now, be you, and just work hard." The thing is, from listening to Asuai (Vol. 2), it's clear that she's already taken those words to heart.
Asuai (Vol. 2) is available now through all major digital retailers and streaming platforms through Str8Buttah Productions, right on time for Phlow's birthday(Sept 19th). Be sure to check out the first volume as well, which available now for the first time through all DSPs, and go send Phlow your bday shouts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/
01. Callow
02. On Your Own
03. Musing/Reverie
04. BYOH (Be Your Own Hero)
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Strengthening My Voice Amid Stress as a Rising Senior
This semester, without doubt, has been another busy yet fulfilling one. Next week, for instance, will consist of an average of one public speaking engagement (e.g. admissions panel, hosting a federal judge)/final presentation each day for me. Amid all the stress and excitement, it is not too self-indulgent for me to reflect on some of the positive experience that I have had. I ...Read More
Junior Year Semester One Reflections: Debussy, and a Memo for My Future Self
The gentle softness. A dialogue where the two of them find phrases slipping naturally out of their inner souls, flowing, overlapping with each other at times and pausing for a restful break at others… That sheer sense of indescribable serendipity and relaxation that render you speechless: a quiet observer to this brave new world where you anticipate the unknown rises and falls....Read More
Growing to Love PE
It's that time of the year again: course registration time! One of the jokes that you will hear pretty frequently at Pomona College is "I'm a PE major." With a list of more than 70 PE classes to choose from, it's hard to resist the temptation of trying out a few new sports while staying loyal to the old ones that you've always been passionate about. Hmm. That's not quite bee...Read More
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The Museum of Jurassic Technology (MJT) is an eccentric museum that houses objects from various geographical regions across different time periods — including human horns, a scaled model of Noah's Ark, and mice on toast. Not only is David Wilson's cabinet of wonder full of items that spark our curiosity to find out more details about its individual marvels, it fundamentally...Read More
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If you were to dive into my iCal or folders, you would be sure to find tons of documents labeled "OH". It's not an exclamation, as much as I am always excited about it. Instead, "OH" is my abbreviation for Office Hours, a particularly defining element of my college experience. Somehow, I've always had a romanticised picture in my mind of what Office Hours would be like: a co...Read More
Semester 1, Sophomore Year: Check!
Happy New Year! Perhaps it's time to reflect a little on the semester that we just successfully completed. So here we go: Overview From escorting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, to mealtime conversations with old and new friends, to Athenaeum dinners, classical music at Little Bridges, Law Journal weekly meetings, to playing with kittens during Sophomore/Final...Read More
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(Disclaimer: I apologize for frequently writing about my physical uncoordination. Speaking of, I got my first bike injury of the semester not that long ago. My knee was scraped pretty badly. Sad face.) I never thought P.E. in college was a thing—it seemed so…juvenile to require students to exercise. Eughh. Like, what? Can't us physically incapable people ever get a break...Read More


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Can The President Be Criminally Prosecuted For Exercising His Constitutional Duties? Further Thoughts/
The "attack leak of the day" is the lead story in today's Washington Post: "Special counsel starts investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say." This time we have no fewer than five anonymous sources ("Five people . . . speaking on the condition of anonymity. . . ."). Really, is there any Democratic Party member or holdover employee in the government at this point who is not engaged in attack leaking against the President? Of course, attack leaks are just as likely to be complete baloney as to have any truth in them -- as obvious examples, the dozens of attack leaks insinuating that the FBI and national security services were investigating "collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia have all proven to be completely false, after dominating MSM front pages for months.
So what is the possible "obstruction of justice" here? That Trump asked Comey to go easy on Michael Flynn? Let's take the worst possible case: suppose that Trump directly ordered Comey as follows: "I order you to drop the investigation of Flynn right now and to transfer everyone working on it to other tasks." Can that possibly be an obstruction of justice, given that the prosecutorial discretion function of the government belongs to the President?
Those arguing that direct exercise by the President of the executive's prosecutorial discretion function can theoretically constitute "obstruction of justice" uniformly cite supposed "rules" or "protocols" of the Justice Department that set up a kind of a wall to insulate the prosecutorial function from political influence. There's certainly nothing in the Constitution about this, nor in the laws that I can find, nor even in regulations adopted via the Administrative Procedure Act. Looking around to try to find the basis for this extra-constitutional principle, I find this February 17 article by Jane Chong at Lawfare. Chong traces the current protocol for Justice Department independence from presidential interference to a 2009 memo written by then AG Eric Holder. Hey, current AG Sessions hasn't officially revoked the memo yet! And so now a memo of the prior AG is to be the basis for a criminal investigation of the President of the United States?
So, if exercising the prosecutorial discretion function to fail to prosecute an obvious crime for blatantly political purposes can be "obstruction of justice," can there be any more clear-cut example of same than Eric Holder's dropping of the prosecution of New Black Panther Party members for their voter intimidation scheme in 2008 in Philadelphia? From Fox News, June 30, 2010:
J. Christian Adams, now an attorney in Virginia and a conservative blogger for Pajamas Media, says he and the other Justice Department lawyers working on the case were ordered to dismiss it. "I mean we were told, 'Drop the charges against the New Black Panther Party.'"
Did Holder take orders from President Obama in deciding to drop that prosecution? The Justice Department stonewalled production of emails between Justice and "high-level Obama political appointees" in the White House. So we will never know the answer to the question. But in any event, the matter was treated as a political issue -- and appropriately so. I never saw anyone suggest that Holder -- let alone Obama -- could be prosecuted for "obstruction of justice" for declining to charge, no matter how blatant the crime and no matter how political and self-serving and baseless the decision not to charge.
But I digress. There actually are some good reasons to maintain a level of separation between the political forces of the White House and the prosecutorial functions of the Justice Department. Not the least of those reasons is to encourage a degree of confidence on the part of the public that the criminal processes are being used fairly and not for political vendettas. Maintaining the separation is also thought to be generally good for a president politically, because the voters could hold the President accountable for misusing the prosecutorial function against political enemies. But notice that those considerations apply minimally, if at all, to a decision not to prosecute somebody. And in any event, it is purely the President's decision whether he wants to maintain the separation, or alternatively breach it and suffer the political consequences.
For those interested generally in the law of whether it can be a crime when a governmental executive exercises his constitutional powers in a way the other side doesn't like, there is a recent case where these issues were considered extensively. The case arose in the state of Texas, and involved the prosecution of then-governor Rick Perry (now he is the Secretary of Energy) over alleged crimes that arose when Perry exercised his power under the Texas constitution to veto an appropriation of money by the legislature to the office of an official with whom he had clashed. In 2014, the Travis County, Texas (that's the county where Austin is located) prosecutor charged Perry with the crime of "misuse of government funds" for committing this act. I covered the subject in a post titled "The Perry Prosecution And Giving Prosecutors The Benefit Of The Doubt."
In my post I called the Perry prosecution "blatantly outrageous overreaching." But Perry continued under the cloud of the prosecution until his case reached the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2016. (This is Texas's highest court for criminal matters. In effect they have two Supreme Courts.) That court threw out the prosecution. Although I did not do a follow up post on the Perry case when it was thrown out, Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy did. Eugene also submitted an amicus brief in the case in support of Perry -- a brief joined by a who's who of law professors. You will not be surprised that Alan Dershowitz was one of them. From Volokh's summary of the Texas court opinion (mostly a quote of the opinion itself):
"The [Texas] Constitution does not purport to impose any restriction on the [governor's] veto power based on the reason for the veto, and it does not purport to allow any other substantive limitations to be placed on the use of a veto." Therefore, "The Legislature cannot directly or indirectly limit the governor's veto power. No law passed by the Legislature can constitutionally make the mere act of vetoing legislation a crime." And other state courts were right to say that "courts may not examine the motives behind a veto or second-guess the validity of a veto."
Hard to see how that same logic does not apply to a prospective prosecution of Trump for exercising the prosecutorial discretion function to decline to prosecute, or the general executive function of firing people.
Meanwhile the madness continues. Am I the only one in the country who thinks that the President is entitled to have a Justice Department and an FBI who work for him and are not engaged in a constant guerrilla war to undermine the duly elected executive and his administration?


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Wednesday September 26, 2012
Norman Brothers Produce
If you should find yourself down in Kendall, there's a nifty little produce market that you should check out. Norman Brothers is sort of a cross between a Fresh Market and Trader Joe's (coming to Miami!), but it's a one-off, family owned place, so it's got a unique and funky flavor. Right at the entrance there's a bunch of green ceramic grills for sale. I just snapped a few pictures as I checked it out a few weeks ago:
Regular eggs on the left, double-yolk brown eggs on the right.
Cakes to be reckoned with.
You enjoy the fungus? You like putting fungus in your mouth? Boy have they got you covered. A really nice selection of fungus.
Actually the best part for me was the selection of cheeses. Pretty good prices, too.
Big wheels.
It's a market in Miami, so you expect great seafood. This stuff looked especially fresh though. Not sure if it was just great looking that day, but I bet not.
They're rapidly on the way to proving that refined sugar is just about as bad for you as cigarette smoke. Poison, really. Take my advice: treat yourself now.
If on the other hand you prefer staying on the cutting edge of not eating poison, get yourself some fruit. These peaches are flat on purpose. They looked amazing.
Avocados, limes, lemongrass, lychees, guava, kumquats, coconuts, kiwi … they've got that.
San Marzano tomatoes in a variety of sizes and finishes, with all the usual accoutrements.
Plus there is also a sandwich station, a smoothie bar, and all that stuff. Also: this crazy coffee situation. Seems that the bottom row is all flavored stuff and the yellow is all decaf flavors. The row of dark-green things on the top left seems to be actual roasts, with names like Classic European Blend and Colombia Supremo, and prices from $13 to $15 a pound. No word on whether it's roasted on premises.
As always, I like to end these things with some ugly tomatoes. (Not pictured: green tomatoes, replete witha recipe for fried green tomatoes.)
Norman Brothers Produce
7621 S.W. 87th Ave.
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Is the vinyl of her head or body thin? Does she appear cheaply made or is she a sturdy, well-made doll? Made in Hong Kong worries me.The seller replied:
Hi!Offered in a buy it now or make offer, I offered $3 less than the already low, buy it now price, which the seller accepted.
I would say cheaply made...
But she looks very nice...
Many greetings from Holland!
My initial plan was to rebody her, based on the seller's description "cheaply made," and the impression that her body was very thin plastic.
She arrived more promptly than eBay estimated her international trip would require. Her overall appearance and quality exceeded my expectations, so much so that I have no plans to give her a new body. She does have exposed seams on the sides of her rigid plastic legs, but because of the weight of the legs and shape, which remind me of Ideal's Tammy, this does not bother me. There are seams on the sides of her rubber arms, too. Again, because they are not made of thin plastic, I am not bothered.
Her too cute face is as cute as she appeared in her eBay photos. I love her little pug nose and full lips that form a sly grin. She has side-glancing eyes with thick black eyeliner on top and green eye shadow. Why they used red to color her eyebrows and to outline the area above the eye shadow remains a mystery, but I do like her. She has rooted hair with a side part and flipped ends. I added a small hairpin to keep the hair from covering her left eye.
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The Netherlands-located seller described her outfit as being homemade, but it fits her to T. To complete her '60s to '70s look, I added white sandals that were previously made for another doll.
Simply marked "Made in Hong Kong" on the back of her head and on her upper back, her manufacturer is unknown. Because of her facial features and hairstyle that remind me of a picture of a youthful Oprah Winfrey, I initially planned to name her Oprah. However, as a preteen, I wore my hair with flipped ends, and because I have the same pug nose, I might name her Debbie. Deliberation continues regarding this decision.
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Adventure briefs for Jan. 3
Frozen Fletch shoot coming up Jan. 9
The Tacoma Sportsmen's Club will hold one of its most popular archery shoots when the 33rd annual Frozen Fletch 3-D Archery Shoot takes place Jan. 9.
There will be 35 3-D targets set up in a natural setting for the shoot. No rangefinders will be allowed on the course.
Registration will be open 7 a.m.-noon. Scorecards must be turned in by 2 p.m., with the awards being handed out about 3:30 p.m.
The cost of the one-day shoot is $16 for adults ages 18-54; $14 for seniors 55-64, master seniors 65 and older, and young adult 15-17; $12 for youth ages 11-14; $6 for cubs ages 8-10; and free for peewees 7 and younger. The maximum for a family (immediate members only) is $40. There is a $2 military discount.
The club is at 16409 Canyon Road E., Puyallup.
For more information, contact David Todd at 425-280-7197.
Seminar offers tips to saltwater anglers
Steelhead University and Sportco have announced they will present a one-day saltwater fishing seminar March 26.
Saltwater Palooza will feature five speakers covering topics including fishing for salmon, tuna, halibut and lingcod in Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean. Scheduled to participate so far are Tommy Donlin, Dave Phillips, John Childs and Todd Girtz. The fifth speaker has not yet been announced.
The seminar was set up to meet demand from anglers wanting more opportunities to learn from fishing experts, said Terry Wiest, owner of steelheaduniversity.com.
It will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the store, 4602 20th St. E., Fife.
The cost is $99 a person, and includes a pizza lunch.
For more information or to register, go to saltwaterpalooza.com.
DNR website changes include new maps
As part of its ongoing effort to improve its digital presence, the state Department of Natural Resources has launched 12 new geo-referenced maps. The maps provide information on the more than 160 recreation sites and 1,100 miles of trails managed by the agency.
Part of the department's Go map, visitors to the website can find campgrounds, trailheads and day-use areas such as picnic sites, water access points, winter recreation spots and interpretive areas.
For each location, users can click on the site photo to see details such as the number of campsites or allowed trail activities, click through for broader landscape info, maps and recreation alerts, or zoom in to find forest or natural area names and, when data allows, see forest trails.
You can find the maps at dnr.wa.gov/go.
If you go to dnr.wa.gov/recrules, you can learn about the various recreational opportunities on department lands.
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Construction & Demolition,
Deconstruction & Salvage
Very helpful FAQs about the differences between deconstruction and demolition by the ReBuilding Exchange in Chicago.
Use this calculator to get the amount of energy "embodied" (i.e. the total energy spent in the production of a building, from the manufacture of materials to their delivery to construction) in your building. Also calculate the amount of energy needed to raze, load, and haul away construction materials for a demolition.
Delta's Deconstruction and Reuse Guide
The purpose of this guide is to help policymakers, architects and designers, homeowners, contractors, salvage retailers and economic development professionals work in concert to help create a thriving, sustainable deconstruction and reuse industry.
Quick overview by the EPA about reclaiming used building materials.
Determining the Value of Donated Property
A helpful resource for anyone who has donated materials to the Salvage Barn.
15 successful reuse projects within different sectors explored in-depth.
Building Materials Resource Association
The Building Materials Reuse Association is a non-profit educational and research organization whose mission is to advance the recovery, reuse and recycling of building materials.
Waste Reduction, Demolition and Construction Debris
A guide for building, construction and environmental professionals.
The IWE is designed to keep waste out of the landfills and in production. Many industry, business and even local governments dispose of items others can use.
19th Century Home Architecture of Iowa City by Margaret Keyes
Historic Preservation by Norman Tyler
A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia & Lee McAlester
The Economics of Historic Preservation: A Community Leader's Guide by Donovan Rypkema
Place, Race, and Story by Ned Kaufman
Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer by Robert A. Young
Old Houses by Susan Daley
Buildings, Landscapes, and Memory by Daniel Bluestone
Paint in America: The Colors of Historic Buildings by Rover W. Moss
Invitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes by Thomas Carter and Elizabeth C. Cromley
Guides & Tutorials
These 47 briefs, published by the National Park Service, provide guidance on preserving, rehabilitating, and restoring historic buildings and help historic building owners recognize and resolve common problems prior to work. They cover anything from mothballing a historic home to repairing wooden shingle roofs.
Provides owners of existing and newly constructed homes with information and
resources to assist them in efficiently operating and maintaining their homes. Emphasis on best practices for Iowa.
Dealing with asbestos in your home
Installing a Pre-Hung Interior Door
Installing a Pre-Hung Exterior Door
Building a Salvaged Garden Gate
Removing and Installing Windows
Improving Energy Efficiency in Older Homes
Energy Efficiency Guide for Older Homes by the EPA
Qualities of Different Kinds of Wood
Buying and Installing Used Flooring
How to paint the outside of your vintage clawfoot tub
How to fix a loose clawfoot tub
How to install plaster ceiling medallions
Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
NTHP works to save America's historic places.
State Historical Society of Iowa
SHSI in Iowa City has resources that can provide information about historic properties in the area.
This is the standard form used by the State Historic Preservation Office to record information on an architectural or historical property.
State Historic Preservation Office
SHPO's mission is to identify, preserve, and protect Iowa's historic resources. Find information about nominating a building to the National Register here, as well as information about tax credits.
Statewide Historic Preservation Plan
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Historic Preservation Act
The National Main Street Center works with a nationwide network of communities to encourage preservation-based economic revitalization, and has participated in the renewal of more than 2,000 older commercial districts during its 30-year history.
Donovan Rypkema is principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm. The firm specializes in services to public and non-profit sector clients who are dealing with downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and the reuse of historic structures.
Quick Facts
Repairing existing residential buildings produces about 50% more jobs than building new ones. Nationally, about 41% of the cost of residential repair goes to labor. For new construction, that number is just 28%, meaning considerably more than half of any investment in a new home goes not to construction jobs, but to materials, equipment and things like trucking services. [The Atlantic]
Environmentally, deconstruction reduces construction and demolition (C&D) waste, reduces air pollution, reduces carbon dioxide emissions, abates the need for new landfills and incinerators, preserves resources and saves energy by decreasing the extraction and processing of raw materials, and supports sustainable building practices. [Delta]
Building-related construction and demolition (C&D) debris totals more than 136 million tons per year, or nearly 40% of the municipal solid wastestream. [EPA]
According to Environmental Building News, building construction accounts for nearly 30% of all raw material consumption [Design for Reuse Primer]
It is estimated that over 25% of the buildings existing in 2000 will be replaced by 2030. [Design for Reuse Primer]
According to the Deconstruction Institute, every ton of reused wood avoids the emission of 60 pounds of greenhouse gases created when new lumber is harvested and milled. [Design for Reuse Primer]
Savings from reuse are between 4 and 46 percent over new construction when comparing buildings with the same energy performance level. [The Greenest Building]
The Brookings Institution projects that some 82 billion square feet of existing space will be demolished and replaced between 2005 and 2030 – roughly one-quarter of today's existing building stock. Each year, approximately 1 billion square feet of buildings are demolished and replaced with new construction. [The Greenest Building]
On average, materials are trucked 497 miles to a building site. Demolished/replaced materials travel 45 miles on average to their respective disposal or processing (e.g., recycling, incineration) destinations. In actuality, distances can vary widely, as some building materials are transported from the other side of the world. [The Greenest Building]
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance estimates deconstruction could divert up to 24 million tons of demolition waste each year for reuse. [Institute for Local Self-Reliance]
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Saturday, September 19, 2015
One Month 'Till China
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Drew, When is your trip to further east? Precisely, India :)ReplyDelete
Surely It would a memorable journey for you. Happy journey!Replies
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You may not find out who wrote the above lines since I changed my profile picture and my profile name is in Hindi.Delete
Hey Nihar! I assumed it was you :). My company does have facilities in India so who knows? Maybe one day I'll go there...I'd certainly like to, I've always wanted to visit India!Delete
How are things with you? Hope all is well!
I don't have an iPad or Kindle Fire, but thinking of picking up one of those new Kindle Fires that's coming out very soon. They're pretty cheap, and a good thing for traveling such as this. I still don't have a good way to get Google maps, etc., and that would be a nice addition. I'm a Luddite when it comes to high tech at times. Good luck on the traveling, I can't offer much advice. Drink plenty of water, exercise some, that should help the nervous energy.ReplyDelete
I don't know if you watch any of the vinyl community videos on YT, but this guy, is probably the best I've seen so far: https://youtu.be/OSbLi-AJA-4Replies
I'll definitely try to stay hydrated...I drink a LOT of water all day, every day, especially since I run regularly, but drinking enough water on the road is always a challenge...and that's considering I'm always traveling for work in the US. It's going to be even trickier in China since we've been advised to ONLY drink bottled water. That is actually something I'm a bit anxious about, that and the food. I'm an adventurous eater but we've also been advised to ONLY eat food prepared in the hotel or in fancy restaurants (ie no street food/diner-style food). I predict I'll be quite a bit lighter when I get home :)Delete


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