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Fire breathing is a topic I find myself discussing regularly. Either with performers who do it, new performers who want to learn it, or with clients who wish to book it. Surefire discourages fire breathing and actively looks to encourage clients to book other more interesting fire acts that are also much safer. In this article I hope to give an overview on the dangers of fire breathing, why it is never completely safe, and a quick check list of precautions you should take if you are determined to do it. My information has been sourced from industry professionals, medical professionals, and other online sources. It is by no means complete and I must stress that the safety tips included within do not make fire breathing "safe". I do not advise that anyone fire breaths and disown all responsibility for any damage that might occur as a result of following this advise in any manner.
So you think fire breathing isn't that dangerous?
You're wrong. More than any other fire skill fire breathing has the potential to seriously damage your health. Surefire performer Kris Madden a few years ago suffered a coma and on going chemical pneumonia as a result of fire breathing. I myself once set my hair alight doing the same and was lucky to escape mostly uh-harmed. In both these examples neither myself nor Kris were amateurs or new to fire breathing, both of us had been performing for years with a wealth of fire and safety knowledge under our belts. Neither of us have practiced fire breathing for a long while since. Do not think for a second that because you have been fire breathing for a year and nothing has gone wrong that it can't.
Fire breathing has several potential dangers, both short and long term.
Most fire breathers will be familiar with the nausea that can come from swallowing a bit of paraffin or have slightly singed an eyebrow when they produced a particularly big ball of flame, or a heat burn on the face. Potential consequences you may not be familiar with include:
1) cancer of the throat, lungs, bladder and mouth as some fuels used are carcinogenic – contrary to popular belief paraffin or kerosene is actually not considered carcinogenic, however this was due to insufficient evidence proving that it was – on tests with most lower exposure levels than your average fire breather. Additionally smoke breathed in (like any fire performing) may contribute to long term damage including cancer.
Source: http://www.hpa.org.uk/Topics/ChemicalsAndPoisons/CompendiumOfChemicalHazards/Kerosene/
2) Chemical pneumonia - from, among other things, inhaling fuel vapor (if for instance you throw up after ingesting paraffin – seek immediate medical attention if this happens even if you feel fine.)
3) Burns - obviously
4) Diarrhea - not a good look if you've got a run of shows (no pun intended)
5) Stomach Ulcers
6) Dental Corrosion
Why fire breathing is never safe
There are, of course, ways to make fire breathing safer, however it is never truly safe. Here's a short list of reasons why:
1) There is no way to prevent the risk of long term damage - paraffin in the mouth will damage your teeth, the fumes you breath in will damage your lungs.
2) You cannot always account for every factor - when I set my hair alight it was from a freak change in wind direction. I checked the wind direction before breathing, I had already done several breaths in that direction. Either some sort of wind tunnel formed or something - the upshot was my hair went up in flames.
3) It only takes one time. Kris, prior to his accident described above had never had a problem with fire breathing. One bad mix of circumstances lead to life changing damage to one of the most responsible and careful fire performers I work with. Think to yourself, do you always check your clothes are free of paraffin? Do you always wash your mouth out between breaths? Do you ever mistime your breathing just a tiny bit?
What you can do to make fire breathing safer:
As I mentioned above these tips do not make fire breathing safe, it is not. Following this advice can make fire breathing less dangerous - this is by no means a full list of precautions you should take, always consult with a professional before fire breathing and get them to demonstrate in person a safe way in which to do it. Anyone who does not at least mention the potential health risks to you is not fit to teach you, find someone else.
1) If you throw up (for any reason) after fire breathing seek immediate medical attention even if you feel fine.
2) Always ensure you have ample space - 3m minimum from the nearest flammable object.
3) Never breath in severe weather conditions
4) Always breath with your back to the wind
5) Always tie your hair back if long - consider dampening it before hand
6) Wear fire resistant clothing - avoid synthetics. Tight fitting clothes are harder to set alight. Guys might consider doing it topless. Girls might also consider doing it topless.
7) Make sure you do not have lots of fuel on your clothes, especially if doing lots of sets or breathes,
8) Only use a "safe" fuel. You fuel should not have chemicals to reduce odor or change the colour or any of that crap - I would recommend paraffin personally.
9) Have someone around who knows how to put out a fire - it might be you who is on fire.
10) Never fire breath under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
11) Wash your mouth out regularly and un-glamorously spit excess fuel all over the floor - the less of that stuff you swallow the better.
12) Do not do prolonged sessions of fire breathing, you don't need to do a breath every ten seconds, try building up the crowd a bit. Not only do prolonged sessions mean prolonged exposure - they also mean you will start to get sloppy.
13) Do not go out drinking after fire breathing – as mentioned throwing up after ingesting paraffin (which you will do when fire breathing) leads to an increased risk of chemical pneumonia.
P.S. For some other useful advise for performers check out:
10 Mistakes to Avoid When Becoming a Professional Performer
An Essential Performer Checklist for Getting More Work
For another great source on the dangers of fire breathing check out:
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Muntagirov, whose parents were both principal dancers with the Chelyabinsk ballet company, started at Perm ballet school at the age of 10. At 16, he won the chance to join the Royal Ballet school and then, last year, ENB.
The Swan Lake production is unusual because it was made, by choreographer Derek Deane, especially for the huge, in-the-round space of the Royal Albert Hall. This summer will be its sixth outing since it premiered in 1997 when it was seen by Princess Diana. Since then half a million people have watched it.
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Sheila Bair gave an interview to Bloomberg TV today, offering exclusive access to what appears to be a new haircut and possibly, a new hair color.
The development comes on the heels of last week's disturbing but predictable revelation that the FDIC chairman had been rejected as a profile subject by the photo department of Vogue.
Since she first began feuding with then-New York Fed president Tim Geithner last year, we have suspected that Bair was the victim of sexism.
Earlier this week we argued that at length. Today we'll just say that we like her new look.
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Two former professional footballers, part of an organized crime gang were jailed for a total of 44 years after being caught with cocaine worth of £ 2 million.
Albanian drug distributors were under surveillance by undercover police officers, when they bought an amount of 20 kg of drugs in Peterborough sent it to a secluded house in the center of London.They were arrested after sold to two clients cocaine packages on September 1 last year.
Detectives found the rest of the drug in a house in Finchley, north London and seized a total of £ 116,000 in cash.
In the court of Old Bailey was found the head of the gang, Amarildo Fufi, 25 years old, his right hand, Basmir Berberi, 31, and the "plotter soldier" Mario Xhafa, 26, were Albanian professional footballer before turning to criminals.
Fufi, who once played for Partizan of Tirana allegedly comes from a prominent Albanian family and owned a Cessna plane.
Berberi was a member of the Albanian national team, but his career ended two years ago, when he suffered a serious knee injury. Xhafa also suffered a knee injury during a match for the Italian team Benevento Calcio in Serie C.
The three, along with Kamadon Dishan, 27, pleaded guilty to drug distribution.
The Judge Recorder Max Hill QC, sentenced Fufi to 16 years in prison, Berberi 12 years in prison and Xhafa and Dishën to 8 years in prison each.
Marius Paul, an Albanian car washer who was caught attempting to buy 1 kg of cocaine from the gang, was sentenced to five years in prison.
"This is a destructive drug trade and a criminal offense which makes you rich, but for others causes poverty and sometimes death. This is why the court should take a serious view when picked people involved in a conspiracy to supply drugs of this type. What police discovered from all supervision, was a small network of organized crime involving buying and selling large quantities of cocaine with a purity of 80%," said Recorder Hill to Albanians.
Fufi had made possible the passage of Berberi from Albania to the United Kingdom, in May last year.
Having secured a house in Mansfield House in Great North Road, and an apartment in Winkley, Muswell Hill, Disha brought 20 kg of cocaine from Peterborough.
The drugs is brought to London and Xhafa handed one-kilogram packages to Pali and another unidentified client in a black Mercedes.
During house search was discovered one-kilogram packages of cocaine, carefully wrapped.
In the apartment in Winkley are found passports and registration papers for a blue car type Ford Mondeo along with several thousand pounds in cash.
Disha was in possession of an amount of £ 116,000 in cash.
Fufi and Berberi admitted charges of drug distribution of class A, and also Disha Paul admitted the committing of this offense./Oculus News
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Bible Prophets - A Job Description
Michelangelo's Moses - one of the best known Bible prophets
Before we can begin examining Joseph Smith's claims to being a prophet and a seer of the true God, we must first define what being a prophet, or a seer, really is. In fact, the Bible is quite clear when it comes to our need to "test" the prophets, as there are false prophets out there:
"Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good." 1 Thess. 5:19-21. "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits." Matt. 7:15. (emphasis above ours).
In modern terms, we can only assess somebody's professional performance by measuring it against their job description. So what is the job description of a biblical prophet?
Meaning of "Prophet"
The Hebrew term for prophet is nabi, from a root meaning to bubble forth, as from a mountain. Two other terms used in this context are ro'eh and hozeh, both of which mean seer:
Formerly in Israel, if a man went to inquire of God, he would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer. 1 Sam. 9:9. (see also 2 Sam. 24:11).
The meanings of these terms overlaps for the most part. Generally speaking, though, the term seer was used in older times and was given to those who "beheld the vision of God" (see Num. 12:6,8), while the term for prophet became established later and designated someone who was the spokesman for God, the mouthpiece or instrument through which God communicated his plans and revealed future events to other people (see Deut. 18:18,19; Jer. 1:9; Isa. 51:16).
While in our modern times being a prophet is often made equal to being able to foretell future events, in Biblical times this was not at all the central part of the prophet's job. The main reason God raised up prophets during history was to redirect people's attention to God and his commandments when they were drifting away into idolatry, or to reveal God's plans for them as a nation. Another important part Old Testament prophets' job was to reveal the circumstances of Messiah's arrival and his mission. Finally, as in the case of Daniel and John, prophets were entrusted with revelations regarding major events in the course of future human history, culminating with details regarding Jesus' second coming. Only secondarily, and usually as a means of enhancing the prophet's credibility, was foretelling or predicting short-term future events a part of prophetic messages (see, for example, Elijah's prediction about no rain for three years. The prediction was just a secondary aspect of his more important message that was dealing with a need for moral reform among his people). Having said that, though, the ability to accurately predict future events on the short-term can be used, according to the Bible, to determine whether somebody is a true prophet or not, as only God knows the future.
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My name is Jayshiree and recently I started treatment by electroysis at Colaz at Southall. I was pleasantly surprised as the Consultant who saw me gave me advice on my skin, I have been now 7 times and am so happy with my treatment and the staff at the premises.
I have recommended the Centre to many of my friends -who have since contacted and started their treatment with the Centre.
I will be also getting my Neices when they become of age to come to this Centre for their Hair problems on their bodies.
I feel so much confident in my appearance -once this treatment is done i will be taking my inch loss program around by waist and arms where I have stubborn fat/skin.
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I received a leaflet through the door and had been thinking to do something about my weight. When I rang to enquire it was made very easy to come straight away for a consultation.
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I had a very thick growth on the side of my face, chin and neck which made me feel very uncomfortable.
I had electrolysis and then thermolysis but nothing worked on me. I had my first facial laser treatment 10 years ago and had at least 15 sessions before I gave up as the clinic had doubled up its prices. The treatment did help me to some extent but it was very painful and also left a few scars on my face.
I had to use a lot of ice after the treatment.
A few years later found another clinic where the treatment was not very painful. I had at least 13 sessions with that clinic and for some reason could not have a session for 10 weeks and my facial hair went back to square one leaving me with nothing but disappointment.
Then I happened to pop into the Southall branch of Affordable laser. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. The clinic was so clean & spotless and above all, the package that was offered was very reasonable.
I could not believe it as I was paying a lot more than the price that I was offered here. So decided to give another try.
I have had only 6 sessions on my full face and neck. The last session I had was 6 months ago and now need a top up session after 6 months only, although I am taking treatment on my upper lips and chin.
I am so glad that I gave it a try. I have recommended this to my friend and my sister as well.
This laser technology has worked on my stubborn hair, will surely work on yours.
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I was really troubled with facial hair and I had tried almost everything....two years of Laser treatment in India...shedding so much money and no effects at all and then being called a man etc etc....
I finally started searching for clinics that offer electrolysis online when I came across Colaz *southall*....I enrolled myself for an electrolysis package....The service was superb but as electrolysis takes long to show results one of the staff members suggested laser but as I did not have visible results through my treatments in India I wasn't sure about it....
But they suggested a patch test and then I actually saw the results.....The reason why I got these results is that they inquired about my skin type in detail and asked me to get checked by a doctor to confirm its not due to any medical problems0the hair growth.
I started my treatment in February and have had 5 treatments and the results are AMAZING....I don't need to hide my face when I talk to someone....don't need to hear comments like but a shaving brush or mens razor or are u a girl.....
The staff is well qualified, know their business and they are very very helpful....appointments are easy to get
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I would definitely definitely recommend this place as its changed my life.....thank u very very much
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A special thanks to Hina, Kay and one of the girls whose name starts with C,sorry cant remember the exact name
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In the spring of this year, my wife Marla called me from her job located directly across from the entrance to the Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park. She had pulled one of those "women things" and locked her keys in her car. I had to drive the 8 miles to rescue her.
After taking care of that crises, I created a larger one.
Just for the heck of it I wrote the tail number down on my hand,
When I returned home I sent Gary the number, and a few hours later I had the results. To my surprise I found that Huey 64-13643 arrived in Vietnam in 1966, serving initially as a medevac, and then in June 1967 was sent to the 114th Assault Helicopter Company, Red Knight platoon, where it served from then through July 1968. This got my attention! I knew I had to help the old bird regain her self respect. After surviving the Tet Offensive of 1968, she deserved a better fate than to sit there rotting and rusting away for all the world to see.
I didn't even have to sleep on it. That afternoon I called the park and asked if I could have permission to put a new paint job on it. The next day I went back out there for a talk with park officials and was granted permission, providing I would "be careful."
The photo's show the condition of 643 at that time she was placed in the park. 6 years later, she has been scraped, sanded, bondoed, and washed down in preparation for painting.
I have never seen a more disciplined crew of men since serving in the 82nd Airborne Division in 1972-73! I never heard a gripe or grumble from a single one of them as they labored away in the 100 degree hot Georgia sun. They were happy to be off road work, and interested in knowing more about helicopters. I was happy to have them and tried to answer their questions as best I could. They also told me they would like to come back and work on it again if I needed them.
Needless to say, this took a large load off of my tired old body. Sheriff Haralson's assistance is greatly appreciated. He has promised me the same type help for any other such worthy project.


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The Young Naturalists took a trip to North Park to develop their creative interpretation skills. At North Park they sampled water, tasted wild berries, and saw a variety of wildlife. From the trip, the Young Nat's were able to apply the information they had learned within Shedd's walls.
As the High School Marine Biology Program reaches its final week, students share how the experience in the field impacted his views on science.
The Young Naturalists at Shedd are midway through their summer program. Here are some thoughts from the Young Nats about their Shedd experience.
She chirps. She breaches. She even dances, in a head-bobbing sort of way. We're talking about beluga whale Bella, who turns 3 years old on Friday, July 17.
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Pakistan Taliban issue fresh threat to kill Musharraf
PESHAWAR: The Pakistani Taliban on Sunday issued a fresh threat to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is currently facing a barrage of legal cases in police custody.
The retired general has been detained in his farmhouse on the edge of the capital Islamabad since April 19 on charges of conspiracy to murder former premier Benazir Bhutto, sacking of judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007, and the 2006 death of a Baloch rebel leader.
Before his arrival in March, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to kill him for his alliance in the US-led "war on terror" and attempts to clamp down on militants, when he was in power.
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan on Sunday issued a fresh warning in a video message posted on Taliban website Umar Media, saying "Soon we will punish this Satan (devil) to death for his wicked deed".
Musharraf went to the top of the Taliban hit list after ordering the army in 2007 to storm the Red Mosque in Islamabad, where radicals were holed up. The operation left more than 100 people dead and opened the floodgates to attacks in Pakistan.
"From Balochistan to Waziristan, Musharraf threw this country in blood and fire, he is the killer of hundreds of innocent students of Lal Masjid (red Mosque)," Ehsan said.
A Pakistani court on Wednesday refused bail to Musharraf over the detention of judges.
The ruling came two days after a court granted him bail over the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed in a gun and bomb attack in 2007.


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New York State can continue to tie online sales tax collection to in-state affiliate sites after the U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear an appeal from Amazon.com Inc. and Overstock.com Inc.
The two large web-only retailers each filed petitions with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to clarify when states can require retailers to collect sales taxes on online orders placed by consumers in those states.
The e-retailers were appealing a New York State Supreme Court ruling from March that upheld a 2008 New York law. That law makes it easier to require online retailers to collect taxes on orders placed by consumers in New York because it interprets more loosely the definition of what it means for e-retailers to have a physical presence, or nexus, in the state. Most states interpret nexus as having a physical store, office or distribution center in the state. The New York law, however, says that if a retailer works with affiliate marketers—such as coupon sites and bloggers based in New York that post ads or refer traffic to an e-retailer's site in exchange for a cut of any sale that results—the retailer has a physical presence in New York and must collect sales tax from New York consumers.
The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to take on the appeals means the ruling of the New York Supreme Court stands. In October, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a similar law, saying it went against existing federal law that restricts states to mandating sales tax collection only when a retailer has an in-state physical presence. After the Illinois court overturned the law both Amazon and Overstock said they would re-start their affiliate programs in Illinois. The e-retailers have cut off affiliate programs in states that enacted similar laws, including Connecticut and Rhode Island. Neither currently have affiliate programs in New York.
"We're not surprised, but we are disappointed," says Jonathan Johnson, executive vice chairman of Overstock. "I really think the Supreme Court non-decision today is an invitation for Congress to find a workable solution to the tax issue. The Marketplace Fairness Act isn't it."
The Marketplace Fairness Act—which passed the Senate by a wide margin in May and is now before the House Judiciary Committee—as currently written would allow states to mandate sales tax collection by online and catalog retailers whether or not they have a physical in-state presence such as stores or distribution centers. In effect, the legislation would overturn the 1992 Supreme Court ruling in Quill vs. North Dakota. Johnson says Overstock supports a set of principles released in September by the House Judiciary Committee as the way forward.
Amazon.com, responding to a request for comment on the Supreme Court's decision today, reiterated its support of the Marketplace Fairness Act. "The Supreme Court already has addressed the sales tax issue, saying in Quill that Congress can and should act to resolve it," the e-retailer said "The Marketplace Fairness Act now pending before Congress would protect states' rights to make their own revenue policy choices while allowing them to collect more than a fraction of the revenue that's already owed."
Rebecca Madigan, executive director of the Performance Marketing Association, a trade group that represents affiliate marketers, expressed disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to take on Amazon's and Overstock's appeals. "There are over 80,000 online affiliate marketers in the U.S. who have had their incomes devastated by various states' attempts to regulate interstate commerce," she says. "These state laws need to be shut down, and that's what we hoped from a Supreme Court ruling."
She says the only viable solution to the question of affiliate marketers and nexus is to require all retailers to collect sales tax for all states. "Maybe the House will show more interest now that there's not a Supreme Court ruling in the wings," she says. The Supreme Court's refusal to take on the appeals coincides with Cyber Monday, the most-hyped online shopping day of the year. Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice, a lobbying group for retail companies and organizations including eBay Inc., Overstock.com Inc. and the Electronic Retailing Association, says that e-retailers will collect more sales tax today than ever before. "This is the first Cyber Monday where Amazon is collecting sales tax for over half the country, and next year it will be even more," he says. "A new online tax system is not going to save main street stores from their big-box competitors. New tax burdens will extinguish their last hope of reaching new customers, and expose them to audits from dozens of distant state tax collectors."
Amazon.com is No. 1 in Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide. Overstock is No. 31.


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Financial executives have tried many ways to increase free cash flow and reduce working capital. DRS Sustainment Systems Inc. (SSI) in St. Louis, Mo., did it with a lot of help. The defense and aerospace contractor essentially enlisted its workforce in the effort by promoting a "culture of cash."
It was time for action. Between April 2007 and May 2008, SSI's working capital grew 41%, more than twice as fast as the 19% increase in its revenue. Free cash flow had fallen to just 78% of operating revenue, 13% below expectations.
SSI didn't really have a treasury problem or need a treasury-directed fix. As a division of DRS Technologies, now a subsidiary of Italy's Finmeccanica, its treasury was a remote corporate function, little involved in improving working capital at the SSI level. The unit had a pervasive business operations problem, and the solution lay in mobilizing the whole workforce to think and care more about cash, explains Shane Hegarty, director of engineering services and logistics.
The root cause of the problem was a lack of employee knowledge and sensitivity to cash, which led to poor decisions and behavior, negatively impacting the division's cash performance. Progress had to start with awareness when proposals were formulated and carry through to contract close-out; all related to contract structure and terms and conditions, inventory, receivables, and program execution.
"Employees knew that cash was important, but they were working in silos with little sense of how their decisions were hurting our free cash flow," observes Mike Jones, manager of business administration and contracts.
For example, SSI might be making a sophisticated product for the U.S. Department of Defense under a contract that called for progress payments. Depending on how the production team organized its work, SSI might qualify for a progress payment in September, October or November. If the team lacked cash awareness, the payment was likely to arrive in November. With cash awareness, it was likely to show up in September.
So business leaders organized a campaign to promote awareness across SSI's three locations, in St. Louis and West Plains, Mo., and Melbourne, Fla. The six-month cash awareness and education campaign included weekly messages, reinforcing quizzes, slogans and branding, rewards and recognition. The company published a Cash Management Best Practices Guide. SSI put in procedures that recognized positive and negative impacts on free cash flow, and it measured progress with simple metrics that focused on cycle time.
While cycle timing and working capital trade-offs can be complex, SSI kept its campaign simple, Hegarty says. "We focused on decreasing inventory, increasing days to pay while decreasing days sales outstanding, reducing past dues and speeding up progress billings," he explains.
"Our goal in the campaign was to return free cash flow to at least 85% of operating income and reduce working capital by 10%," Jones reports. One year into the campaign, SSI's working capital was down 22% from May 2008, reversing in large part the 41% surge over the previous year. While revenue was increasing, the company's working capital ratio dropped by 7%, a big improvement over the previous year. SSI continued to grow at the same time it was using less working capital to sustain growth.


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Bounce Pro 14-Foot Trampoline, with Proflex Safety Enclosure and Electron Shoote
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Maximum Weight Capacity: 220 lbs. Provides a great look and 360 degrees of visibility.Also creates a safe jumping area. Center circle ring on jumping mat encourages jumper to jump toward center. Only 1 jumper at a time is recommended to ensure safer jumping. Patented double steel plate reinforcement on critical leg joint parts. Tested to 1 million bounce cycles. Electron Shooter targets attach easily on enclosure ring. Bonus Electron Shooter Game provides extra play value for kids. The trampoline will come in two to three boxes and may come from different facilities. You may not receive these items at the same time. We are always working hard to ensure your package arrives as soon as possible.
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1994-14 Dodge Ram with 4.7L, 5.2L, 5.9L V8 engines.
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Girl Talk, the Swedish producer who can use upwards of hundreds of samples to create entirely new songs, and the rapper Freeway have joined forces for a collaborative EP which will be called Broken Ankles.
"I Can't Hear Sweat" serves as the final single from Freeway and Girl Talk to be released before Broken Ankles drops tomorrow (April 8th). The song features Jadakiss of The Lox on the track to serve up some dope bars.
When you're done with this sweet little cut, hit up the Freeway and Girl Talk video for their track with Waka Flocka Flame, called "Tolerated" and peep the official Broken Ankles artwork and tracklisting.
Quotable Lyrics:
Free niggas, two lines a piece
We just tryna eat, so we find the beef
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I did do my homework, Pinterest pins were examined, YouTube videos watched and several home improvement sites' articles were read. I chose the following method as the most sensible for my situation and desired outcome. I wanted to cut the bottom of my jars off.
|Collection of jars and two practice jars
First you need to mark the glass with a file. This creates a weak spot in the glass which is supposed to crack when stressed. I used my knife sharpener set at an angle to make an even line.
|Whetstone braced with a wooden dowel, beads and poster putty
|I put a pot of water on to boil to heat up my jars after marking them
and had a bowl of cool water ready.
Next I ground my practice jar against the file to make my line. It did not mark as evenly as I had hoped. I tried again with the wine bottle.
|Practice jar with sloppy score lines
After holding the practice jar in the boiling water to heat it up, I dunked it in the cool water. Nothing happened so I tried again but this time it made a crack around the base that had nothing to do with the line I had scored. Ok, so it probably broke at the place where the heat difference was greatest.
|Nope, not what I'm after at all, it didn't even break all the way apart.
Attempt number two was with the wine bottle. After heating it up, I ran it under cold water from the tap. It immediately broke apart.
|Closer but not quite… the break line still didn't seem to have anything to do with my scored line.
Alright, so maybe the score line wasn't deep enough. I dismantled my angled whet stone to grind the line a bit harder into the glass and eyeballed the line. Since my other practice bottle was way too thick and I didn't think it would work at all, I next tried on of the wine jugs. I had two so if one messed up, I would still have one. Also, my in-laws save me their bottles so I can get more.
|The heavily scored eyeballed line, not too bad and pretty straight.
|The process just cracked the jar but did not break off the bottom.
The hot to cold created a crack that radiated around the bottom part of the jar but did not break it fully or all the way around. It again was nowhere near my scored line.
I then thought maybe the glass near the bottom is too thick and I have to make sure the cold water hits directly on the scored line. So I drew a line with a sharpie and scored it again. Hot water to cold water directly on the scored line brought about the sound of cracking glass which is quite ominous actually. One is usually trying very hard to NOT break glass things.
|NOPE, NOPE, NOPE! I got pieces and it did not crack anywhere near my scored line. Humph!
So, I found several ways that break glass quite well, just not the way I WANT it to break. Back to the drawing board or rather Google to find another way. To quote Mr. Thomas Edison, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." I still have two jugs left and will beg some more to try again another day.
So after that disappointing news, I think I need some cheerful Spring pictures to go along with the first day of Spring! It was lovely today with highs in the low 40's and sunshine along with lots of crocus sightings both in my yard and in neighbors' yards as we drove to volleyball today.
I did successfully complete a project deliberately chosen to force me to learn how to use my Cricut machine this past week that helped me finish my spring decorating. After I cleared off the kitchen table of snowflakes, runner and table cloth, T mentioned that he liked seeing the bare wood of the table. So I created a small runner of paper to go under the clear plastic cover to decorate the table but also keep the bare wood visible.
I taped 3 sheets of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper together for the base and used 2 sheets of metallic blue for the butterflies. I made 3 "spring" cut outs of yellow paper, one which was used on the runner and the other two as decorations elsewhere. I misjudged the depth of the blade and had to cut out one sheet of butterflies by hand with an exacto knife as the cut was not deep enough. The second run was perfect. I glued them all down randomly on the paper base and there you go, a table runner for spring.
|Spring paper table runner in my favorite colors: blue, purple and yellow.
|My dad, upon seeing my pinecone branch this past winter commented
that I needed to put a cardinal on it. I will have to find one before next winter.
In the meantime, I think this makes it look quite springy.
Well, my how to wasn't quite as successful as desired but not every endeavor will be triumphant the first time… or maybe even the fifthteenth time but to not try is a greater failure. I am a perfectionist who is often scared to try new stuff because to fail is "THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN". I am learning that real failure is not trying at all, rather than a moment of not succeeding. While I could wish that I had learned this oh so important lesson so much sooner than I have, I can't regret the past, but instead, be happy that trying and failing is not fatal and to just enjoy the process. It makes the journey so much more enjoyable.


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In trading, a solution is a particular set of trading rules and perhaps system parameters.
All trading systems have at least two rules (an entry rule and an exit rule), and most have one or more parameters. Rules express the logic of the trading system, and generally appear as "if-then" clauses in whatever language the trading system has been written.
Parameters determine the behavior of the logic expressed in the rules; they can include lengths of moving averages, connection weights in neural networks, thresholds used in comparisons, values that determine placements for stops and profit targets, and other similar items.
A simple moving-average crossover system, for example, had two rules: one for the buy order and one for the sell order. It also had a single parameter, the length of the moving average. Rules and parameters completely define a trading system and determine its performance.
To obtain the best performance from a trading system, parameters may need to be adjusted and rules juggled. There is no doubt that some rule and parameter combinations define systems that trade well, just as others specify systems that trade poorly; i.e., solutions differ in their quality.
The goodness of a solution or trading model, in terms of how well it performs when measured against some standard, is often called fitness. The converse of fitness, the inadequacy of a solution, is frequently referred to as cost.
In practice, fitness is evaluated by a fitness function, a block of programming code that calculates a single number that reflects the relative desirability of any solution. A fitness function can be written to appraise fitness howsoever the trader desires. For example, fitness might be interpreted as net profit penalized for excessive drawdown.
A cost function works in exactly the same way, but higher numbers signify worse solutions. The sum of the squared errors, commonly computed when working with linear regression or neural network models, is a cost function.
The best possible solution to a problem can now be defined: It is that particular solution that has the greatest fitness or the least cost. Optimizers endeavor to find the best possible solution to a problem by maximizing fitness, as measured by a titness function, or minimizing cost, as computed by a cost function.
The best possible solution to a problem may be discovered in any number of ways. Sometimes problems can be solved by simple trial-and-error, especially when guided by human insight into the problem being worked.
Alternatively, sophisticated procedures and algorithms may be necessary. For example, simulating the process of evolution (as genetic optimizers do) is a very powerful way to discover or evolve high-quality solutions to complex problems.
In some cases, the best problem solver is an analytic (calculus-based) procedure, such as a conjugate gradient. Analytic optimization is an efficient approach for problems with smooth (differentiable) fitness surfaces, such as those encountered in training neural networks, developing multiple linear regression models, or computing simple-structure factor rotations.


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This last weekend I attended the Harbor 20 Sailing Club's Fleet 1 2012 awards banquet at the Lido Isle Yacht Club. The Harbor 20s came to life in the late 1990s when a group of sailors from the Newport Harbor Yacht Club gathered and brainstormed on what would make the perfect one-design fleet for Newport Harbor. This year, some 15 years later, our harbor's H20 Fleet 1 had more than 90 people at its awards banquet.
The fleet had more than 196 starts or races in our harbor this year, 126 days of racing, 92 different skippers and 34 boats entered in its fleet championships.
I have not witnessed numbers like this since the mid-1980s. You have to ask yourself, how can this be? How can a fleet continue to grow after so long?
The answer is simple: The founding fathers, Arthur Strock, Grant Baldwin, Bill Palmer, Phil Ramser, Pete Pallette and builder Tom Schock, had participated in many different fleets over the years and watched them come and go. This group then went out and promoted its fleet, and it began to grow. Then, rather than hold onto what they had started, the founders passed the baton off to the next group of people, like Peter Haynes, John Whitney, Nik Froehlich and the new builder, Alexander Vucelic, who purchased the WD Schock Company two years ago. Alex is bringing a lot of new energy to the fleet and goes out of his way to make new members feel welcome.
This new guard is taking the fleet to new heights of participation. They are doing this by rotating the A Fleet; if you do not win a trophy in a high-point series race within a year, you are bumped down to B Fleet. This keeps B Fleet very competitive, and now, with the introduction of a C Fleet, everybody has a chance to win a race or two each year.
Another thing that keeps the fleet so active is Peter Haynes and his efforts in rules and racing seminars. Each year, Peter puts on these seminars and each year the attendance grows. The true magic to these boats is how simple they are to maintain, and if your crew does not show up or cannot make it to a race, the owner can jump in the boat and sail it singlehandedly. The owner also can still stay competitive with a complete novice crew or, like me, with a not-to-attentive teenager. Priceless.
Now, the best part of sailing H20s is the people. It kind of feels more like the days of racing my Hobie 16 and the beach parties we had. After each race, Fleet 1 members will gather and go over what they learned on the race course. For me, it brings back memories of the sailing clubs and keeps a big smile on my face.
Speaking of smiles, this year's winners of the Grand Masters award for the highest-placing skippers over the age of 65 were Tom Schock in A Fleet and Richard Blatterman in B Fleet. The Fleet 1 First Mate award, given to the highest-placing husband-and-wife team in the championships, went to Diane and Bill Menninger in A Fleet, and in B Fleet it went to Carlita and Win Fuller. This year's Arthur B. Strock Service Award, for members who have performed outstanding service for Fleet 1, went to Peter Haynes. Peter also took home the Fleet 1 "Rain or Shine" award for attending the most races this season. This year's big winners of the High Point Series were Karen and Gary Thorne.
I heard that the Newport Harbor Yacht Club did not award the Burgee of Merit this year, which is too bad, because I feel that H20 Fleet 1 has brought unusual distinction to the West Coast yachting and our harbor, and is something we can all be proud of.
Sea ya.
LEN BOSE is an experienced boater, yacht broker and boating columnist.


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Texas Ranger / James Patterson and Andrew Bourelle.
Available copies
- 19 of 23 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort Nelson Public Library.
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2 current holds with 23 total copies.
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Record details
- ISBN: 9780316556668 (hc)
- Physical Description: 337, 9 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Little Brown & Company, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law-enforcement skills have carried him far - from local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of Texas Ranger. A tough case in Waco has jeopardized Yates's chances at promotion, and he decides to take time off to recharge with his family in their small-town hometown, Redbud. He arrives and finds a horrifying crime scene - and a scathing accusation: he is named a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Anne, a devoted teacher whose only controversial act ever was deciding to end her marriage to a Ranger. In search of the killer, Yates follows the Ranger creed--never to surrender - into the inferno of the most twisted and violent minds he's ever encountered. That code just might bring him out alive.
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Inishowen's Fianna Fail representatives have condemned the withdrawal of funding for the Community Involvement Scheme under the 2015 Regional and Local Road Grant Allocations.
The scheme assists members of the local community to work with Donegal County Council in order to carry out essential works to local roads and has previously been employed across various areas on the Peninsula.
In a joint statement, Deputy Charlie McConalougue and Councillors Paul Canning, Rena Donaghey and Martin McDermott have expressed their shock that no provisions have been made under the 2015 allocation in order to continue the scheme.
Speaking following the revelation Deputy McConalogue commented: "Since the 2015 Local Road allocations have been announced we have heard government representatives lauding over the allocation given to Donegal. However like many other government announcements it appears that the devil is in the detail.
"The Community Involvement Scheme allowed local communities to take action to address road problems alongside the council. Without the scheme there is no avenue for funding and therefore many roads will become neglected."
Councillor Martin McDermott re-iterated Deputy McConalogue's point regarding the schemes importance to the local community.
He said: "The removal of this scheme is yet another attack on the rural communities of Inishowen. Since being elected I have worked with local communities via the community scheme to secure funding for problem roads across the peninsula. Without this scheme these roads would simply have been neglected. The scheme must remain in place."
Councillor Rena Donaghey cited the widening of Mamore Gap as a case where the Community Involvement Scheme was successfully put to use.
She said: "The widening of Mamore Gap garnered national attention as a success story as to how local communities can work with the council to resolve road issues. The widening project simply would not have happened without the support of the Community Involvement Scheme. It was highly beneficial for the local community and helped strengthen Mamore as a major tourist attraction in Inishowen. This is just one of the countless examples where this scheme was of enormous benefit to local communities."
Councillor Paul Canning described the scheme as essential for local communities across Inishowen.
He said: "Without the scheme many parts of the local road network around the Inishowen peninsula would be impassable. Many residents from across the area have contacted me to express their concerns regarding the withdrawal of this funding. This scheme is essential to the Inishowen community and it must be adequately funded.
Deputy McConalogue concluded; "It is clear that this scheme needs immediate funding. My colleagues and I are calling on the Minister for Transport to urgently address this shortfall in funding for the Community Involvement Scheme. The government has continually failed to invest in major infrastructure in Co Donegal and have consistently targeted rural communities for savings. If this scheme is removed it will be another blow for Inishowen. We will continue to work to oppose this cutback."


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I like stories like this since they give encouragement to cities that do a good job of supporting the arts. No doubt, once you list 20, the situation is already changing and other cities are emerging, but it's still a good idea to give credit.
N. Rallo reports at Southern Methodist University's National Center for Arts Research that the new study divides the pool of cities into small, medium, and large.
"SMU's National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) announces its third annual Arts Vibrancy Index, which ranks more than 900 communities across the country, examining the level of supply, demand, and government support for the arts in each city.
"This year, 20% of the communities on the most-vibrant list appear for the first time – a total of eight new communities, including one new state, Alaska. … For the first time, community rankings are organized into three distinct lists based on size. …
"In addition to the Arts Vibrancy Index, NCAR provides scores for every U.S. county on its interactive map, based on measures of arts dollars, arts providers, government support, and socio-economic and other leisure characteristics. …
"Supply is assessed by the total number of arts providers in the community, including the number of arts and culture organizations and employees, independent artists, and entertainment firms. Demand is gauged by the total nonprofit arts dollars in the community, including program revenue, contributed revenue, total expenses, and total compensation. Lastly, the level of government support is based on state and federal arts dollars and grants. …
"Among cities with populations of 1 million or more, the five most vibrant arts communities are as follows:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI …
"[Winning] communities with populations 100,000 to 1 million: …
Pittsfield, MA
Santa Fe, NM
San Rafael, CA
Missoula, MT
Burlington-South Burlington, VT …
"For small communities … the top five cities are:
Breckenridge, CO
Summit Park, UT
Bennington, VT
Bozeman, MT
Hudson, NY."
More at SMU. How many of the cities do you know well? Have you enjoyed the arts there?
Another Hat Tip to ArtsJournal.
Photo: Southern Methodist University's National Center for Arts Research


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Marketing Committee
The purpose of the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC) Marketing Committee is to promote the public image of the Society. We further this goal through efforts conducted via social media and the internet, press opportunities, opportunities to be vendors at other conferences, interfacing and supporting independent physician organizations, and work on materializing opportunities presented by the Executive Committee.
The Committee Chair communicates the vision, purpose, and tasks that are delegated to the committee. The Chair organizes and facilitates phone conference and in-person meetings, if geographically possible.
Mission Statement
The Marketing Committee's mission is to promote the business, public image, purpose, new membership, certification, and the financial well-being of the NSCHBC.
The Role of Marketing Committee
The Marketing Committee consists of individuals who have various levels of knowledge in marketing, including some with little experience, as this nurtures out-of-the-box thinking that allows us to further the vision. Committee members should be able to devote about an hour a month for phone calls and delegated tasks. Members should be able to work as a team and contribute their ideas and opinions.
The Committee has worked to initiate and develop social media channels for the Society, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The Committee promotes the Society membership by allowing by-line and interview opportunities to its members. The Marketing Committee also interfaces and supports other committees. For example, they helped the Technology Committee in assisting with the design and updates of the Society website. The Committee also supports the Vendor, Statistics, Membership and Certification committees in communicating significant events via social media.
The Committee meets once a month via conference call and Committee members who attend the Annual or Winter workshops will meet at that time.
Join Our Committee
The minimum requirements to be a committee member is mandatory attendance at phone conferences and the willingness to contribute ideas. Those who understand or use any social media channel, or have any experience in marketing and want to work with a team of professionals who wish to further the public knowledge about the Society, are also welcome to apply.
Please contact me to learn more and to join NSCHBC's Marketing Committee.


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William W. Yenny, 88, of Lehigh Acres, died Monday, June 30, 2014.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He retired from General Electric.
Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Mary; sons, Wayne of Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, and Gary of Tampa; one grandson; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be held in New Jersey at a later date.
Condolences may be expressed online at: www.farleyfuneral.com.
Arrangements handled by the Hodges-Farley Funeral Home.


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GOP will support Coleman's fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court
All of our worst nightmares are coming true. After Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch announcement, the Minnesota race for the empty U.S. Senate seat is even more important. Republicans have now made it clear they will do whatever it takes to support Norm Coleman's continued fight until he has exhausted all of his options. It's called the art of stalling.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said he thinks Coleman will try all legal options available, including an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if he fails at the state level, says Politico. And it sounds like Republicans will be singing his praises the whole time.
With former Sen. Norm Coleman now standing between Democrats and their 60-seat supermajority, the GOP is prepared to back the Republican's appeal to the federal level if even a shred of doubt emerges in the case currently before the Minnesota Supreme Court.Can someone knock us out and hand us the cliff notes when Coleman finally gives up?
"This makes it pretty darn important," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, of the race following Specter's switch. "I expect they will pursue the appeals until they are exhausted, whenever that may be. ... I would assume if they were unsuccessful in the Minnesota Supreme Court, there may very well be an appeal to the United States Supreme Court."