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Frenchburg native Dacey Meeks is grateful that her commute to work does not take her out of her hometown—a reality she never thought would be realized until she made a fateful visit to her local Gateway Community Action office.
"If it hadn't have been for Gateway, I probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to get the job that I have today," Meeks says.
Meeks struggled to find local work after she graduated college in May 2018.
"I had basically just graduated from Maysville Community and Technical College, and I was wanting something close to home," she explains, adding she was hoping to find a position in which she could utilize her associate's degree in business administration.
Meeks was working part-time at a local tax office in Menifee County, but couldn't nail down a job she would consider a career in her hometown.
"I had put in a few résumés and stuff, but I hadn't really gotten any call backs," she says.
About a month into this fruitless process, Meeks decided to turn to a resource she knew could help in her search—the Gateway Community Action office in Frenchburg.
Gateway provides Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) services in Morgan and Menifee counties under contract with the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP). EKCEP administers WIOA programs in 23 mountain counties and also manages the Kentucky Career Center JobSight network of workforce centers, which provide access to more than a dozen programs and services for job seekers and employers under one roof.
Meeks says she was already acquainted with Gateway's workforce services director, Wendy Crain-Lawson, and Cindy Hurt, an expert career advisor on staff.
"So, when somebody kind of suggested hey, why don't you go talk to them and you can see what you can find out, I did," Meeks explains.
Meeks messaged Crain-Lawson, who put her in touch with Hurt. A few emails later, and Meeks was headed to an appointment with her new career advisor to find out what options she had in her search for a career.
"It wasn't complicated at all," Meeks remembers of her meeting with Hurt. "She just took me through the steps, and I filled out some paperwork."
Hurt told Meeks about an internship opportunity at a local clinic, the Community Family Clinic in Frenchburg, and Meeks says she knew that she had to jump at that chance.
"I just started here like a week later doing that internship," she says, adding that the internship lasted around eight to 12 weeks. "Then, they hired me on straight after that!"
Meeks was officially hired at the beginning of July 2018 and has worked there since in quality management—a position in which she could definitely put to use her hard-earned degree.
Looking back, Meeks admits that she would likely be in a very different place today had she not decided to contact Crain-Lawson or anyone at Gateway Community Action when she did.
"I wouldn't have known about the internship. I would have never thought to do an internship beforehand," she says. "I probably wouldn't be working here. I would probably be working somewhere farther from home, honestly, and I wouldn't be here in my hometown."
For anyone else having issues finding a career or just getting a job in general in their hometown, Meeks is adamant that they seek out their local Community Action and JobSight office for assistance.
"Keep putting in your résumés. Keep applying places that you are interested in working at," she says. "Like with me, if you can't find anything, just find somebody who is able to help you and give you the opportunity to get the job that you want or that job close to home that you would like to have."
"I think (Gateway) is great, I think that it's very helpful, and it's just a good opportunity for people," she adds.
EKCEP, a nonprofit workforce development agency headquartered in Hazard, Ky., serves the citizens of 23 Appalachian coalfield counties. The agency provides an array of workforce development services, administers the Hiring Our Miners Everyday (H.O.M.E.) program for dislocated coal miners and their spouses, and is the White House-designated lead organization for the federal TechHire designation for Eastern Kentucky. Learn more about us at http://www.ekcep.org, http://www.jobsight.org and http://www.facebook.com/ekcep.


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Uncaged Birds TableTalk 2011:
The Power In Telling Our Own Stories
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One of the guest panelists on the upcoming TableTalk is Precious Williams.
Precious is a UK-based author and journalist who had this to say about the power in telling our own stories:
Eager to find out more about Precious and her work? The following interview is a wonderful introduction!
If you haven't already registered to be part of this year's virtual round table, click to find out more about the event or go directly here to register!
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You're right: this isn't really a "new" feature…
Click on the link to find out more about this year's topic, as well as the impressive women on the evening's panel.
Our panel and I are looking forward to hearing your opinions, questions and comments on the evening, so don't forget to register in order to receive the dial-in information you'll need to be an active part of the event.
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Ladies, this week's Word of the Week is "revitalize"…
No, you haven't missed anything… Today is just the day I want to revitalize Uncaged Birds™ by introducing some new features to the program!
First, let me thank all of you for being supportive over the past 16 months! Your feedback and contributions have been wonderful, and that means a lot to me.
During my recent hiatus I thought a lot about your input and feedback, and listened to the direction my own intuition is leading. The result: An expanded selection of new and updated features for the program.
The new and/or updated features to look for are
Check back in the days to come as I flesh out each program with more detail, as well as share all the details about next month's TableTalk and introduce our panel of special guests!
I'm very excited about the promise the next 16 months hold, and look forward to sharing the journey with all of you!
(P.S.: Is there anything you'd like to add or do you think anything is missing? Please let me know in the comment section or via mail, so I can be sure to address it in my specific posts about these new features!)
The summer is coming to an end. Most folks are back from their holidays, and people are back at work or in school. Or both. Still the feeling of summer lingers on in the few warmer golden days at the beginning of fall, and I'm intensely aware of the crisper smell in the air, as well as the changing of color that's beginning all around me…
Soon I'll be revving things back up. Details about the next TableTalk session, for example, as well as more frequent blogging/podcasting/videocasting.
Till then: Just a little reminder from me to us all to release that "Beautiful Dreamer" we have crouching inside our souls.
Let her out!
Follow her lead!
Dream. Plan. Do.
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First of all, thanks to all of you who took the poll and left comments last week! I really appreciate your feedback.
Also my thanks to anyone who tuned in to my insightful interview with Minna Salami on Tuesday. It was chock-full of information and especially refreshing to compare different international perspective with someone who has experienced them all first-hand.
Unfortunately, the technical goddesses were not on our side that night. Minna and I had trouble connecting before the call, the sound quality was uninspiring and – to top it all off – I have had a problem retrieving the recording. That last point is especially frustrating, because I know many of you listen to the tapes as time and your own schedules allow.
To remedy that, however, I am currently negotiating with Minna for a return interview. It'll soon be time for the 2nd annual TableTalk – the virtual series I initiated to launch this site/program – and I would love to have Minna on board to expand on our dialogue on "The Other 'F-Word'".
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Jovelyn Richards was a caller on our 1st TableTalk. She dialled in to tell us about her dream of going to Budapest, and asked for tips and insights to help her on her way.
Her goal: To write and create a performance piece while she was there.
Less than six months later, Jovelyn is in Budapest – a country she has never visited before, where she knew no one, and with a language she was totally unfamiliar with – and her performance piece, "A Storyteller's Tongue", will premier at the Merlin Jazz Room later this month!
Jovelyn was kind enough to write:
"The beauty and self love that I embraced, listening to your show and your guests, was instrumental in my heading to Bp."
I wish Jovelyn much success for her upcoming premier!
If any of you are in Budapest (or know anyone who is), I'm sure this would be a very worthwhile way to spend an evening.
If you can't make it to the show, look forward to Jovelyn as a guest on "On the Radio" in the very near future. She has agreed to share the story of her journey and her show with us.
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My objective is to provide quality coaching in acting & drama to young people and aspiring artists. My methodologies revolve around positive reinforcement, avoiding put downs, and encouraging self-belief as a tool for young people to strive in being themselves. My methods are a unique blend of play and professional practice, as there is much to be learned from the childlike curiosity of discovering a new skill and using this element of fun to improve confidence, speaking and listening, as well as a general sense of character and self-exploration. My abilities as a vocal coach take their teachings from approved vocal pioneers such as Barbara Houseman and Estill.
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I am a professionally trained, working actor and drama facilitator represented by BMA. My conservatoire training at the School of the Arts - Northampton has given me a kaleidoscope of skills including: acting for stage and screen, movement on stage, vocal technique, Shakespeare, and improvisation. I received my training from industry professional Christopher Simpson (The Good Karma Hospital; ITV 2017) as well as the founder of Trestle Theatre Company (est. 1981) Dr. Sally Cook. I have played in multiple roles, including Ben in 5-star reviewed comedy 'O,FFS' which debuted at the Actors Centre in London and later played at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018. I have had multiple roles in award-winning short films, as well as feature film appearances. My objective as an acting and drama coach is to give high quality drama coaching to young people is to not only provide industry-level preparation and professional practice, but also to improve confidence, positive character building, and improved speaking and listening skills. I am also on the official Directory of Teachers for LAMDA.
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Tom is a credible LAMDA coach that has provided Distinction grades for every student he has coached. Not only is a versatile and knowledgable coach with an array of skills, he is also a working actor and so has been able to put these into practice! His tireless and unrelenting dedication to his students makes him a reliable and unique coach that will provide quality results.
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Back in 2012, Portland's farm-to-table movement felt like a prison made of fennel and salmon. So when Northeast Alberta Street's Aviary and Northeast Fremont Street's Smallwares both leapt onto the restaurant scene with their refined, fun takes on Asianish food, the only debate was which one to name Restaurant of the Year.
Former Aviary co-chef Jasper Shen took a buyout with an eye toward starting this place, the city's first serious soup dumpling house. Ask anyone who's lived in a city with more Chinese restaurants, and they'll complain that Portland lacked a credible version of xiao long bao, those little dough pockets filled with broth and meat. So Shen spent years practicing the deft twist of the wrist required to make the dumplings before opening XLB in the old Lardo space on North Williams Avenue in January.
XLB's open-kitchen, fast-casual space is a clean-lined hall of ironized Asiatic kitsch, complete with stylized kung fu paintings, Qing dynasty lights hung at varied heights and a gold-painted wallpaper pattern of Chinese zodiac silhouettes—perfect dog, perfect snake, perfect rooster.
Early on, the namesake dumplings were inconsistent. An early visit found them too dry, a common complaint. We didn't give up, and have been rewarded. Recent visits have shown them to be dialed in—bursting with lovely, savory, herbal, warming broth, accented with an on-point vinegar-shallot dipping sauce.
Other entrées have been successful from the start, in particular a light-battered five-spice popcorn chicken that was sweetly clove and cinnamon heavy with a slight afterglow of numbing Sichuan pepper. A ho fun noodle stir-fry was upgraded with beautifully steaky beef strips. From slightly dim beginnings, XLB has turned the lights on: It's now a powerhouse.
Pro tip: XLB has added a half-plate option allowing you to get $5 app-sized portions of the otherwise $9 five-spice popcorn chicken, excellent sautéed chinese greens and a fried-tofu garlic eggplant plate. For two people, score at least two of these alongside a wicker basket of newly lovely, broth-filled soup dumplings ($11) and wonderful Shanghai-style pork-and-shrimp udon ($11).
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How to use trellis netting for your vegetable and sweet peas growing.
A nylon knitted net with rhomboidal patterns is sometimes used as trellis netting for vegetable sweet peas and long bean tutoring in Taiwan for annual crops, also an extruded polypropylene white net is used very successfully. This vegetable net is tied to metallic frames or bamboo branches, as seen in the first picture.
Trellis netting used on sweet peas cultivation.
Planting long beans and green beans.
Installation becomes easier by using string or thin wire on the upper and lower side of the trellis net, and the extending the net to tutor from one side of the headboard, around the frame and along the plow.
Trellises on tomato crops
In Taiwan we have seen trellises on the following crops: eggplant, zucchini, melon, cucumber and tomato. The following image shows the knitting thickness of the trellis netting used.
Using trellis netting for tutoring cherry tomato growing.
Trellis for other crops.
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The Forum of firefighting associations of the Republic of Croatia, Montenegro, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Herzegovina-Neretva County and City of Mostar –Ready, Steady, Fire ! was held in Mostar, organized by the City of Mostar and Croatian Chamber of Economy on whose initiative the whole event was launched.
Vice president of the Croatian Chamber of Economy and President of the Adriatic-Ionian Chambers of Economy Mirjana Čagalj emphasized the importance of cooperation and organization of the forum on this topic. "Firefighters are the most important line of defense, security and protection base of each community. When they enter our home, they do not only save our property but also our memories. Therefore, we owe them to provide quality equipment and training conditions to make their job even better," said Mirjana Čagalj, and expressed her satisfaction that this cooperation began on the 1st Joint Conference of the Adriatic-Ionic Chambers of Economy, and Universities held in October in Split.
Split-Dalmatian County prefect Blaženko Boban stressed the need for stronger and better cooperation by pointing out that we are obliged to provide the firefighters with the maximum, starting with the technical conditions. "In the County of Split-Dalmatia we have launched a series of activities, and in the last year and a half we have allocated almost eight million kuna, and there are also the purchase of 16 new fire-fighting vehicles.
We have plans to create a unique training center that could become a reference center for South East Europe, "Boban said.
Prime Minister of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Nevenko Herceg noted that all the members of the Forum are part of a unique area in the zone of the risky territory, so common reflection and better cross-border cooperation are key to ensuring the security of the area.
President of the Croatian Firefigthing Association and Vice President of the International Fire and Rescue Service Ante Sanader thanked the prefect of Split-Dalmatia County, who recognized the importance of fire brigades and their role in society. "Through EU projects we have provided a commanding vehicle and planned the construction of a Regional Center that will be built on 80,000 square meters. There are 20 fire-fighting associations of counties and the Fire-fighting Association of Zagreb, with more than 150,000 firefighters, of whom 3500 are professional and more than 50,000 volunteer firefighters, "said Ante Sanader.
The forum also warned of administrative and legislative obstacles to the international cooperation of firefighters on the field, firefighting potentials of all units were also presented as well as possible forms of further cooperation, such as the construction of the Regional Firefighting and Civil Protection Training Center Vučevica. The center is conceived as a unique firefighting and civil protection training center, including administrative buildings, accommodation facilities, classrooms, simulator rooms and other sophisticated equipment, and a range of modern amenities for quality firefighters training.
In conclusion, vice president of the Croatian Chamber of Economy Mirjana Čagalj and the representative of the Assembly of Herzegovina-Neretva County Damir Džeba presented an analysis of the possibilities of financing the needs of firefigthing associations in programs INTERREG IPA Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro, INTERREG Adrion, INTERREG MEDITERRAN and tenders in announcement of operational programs Effective Human Resources (OPLJUP) and Competitiveness and Cohesion (OPKK).
Tenders that can be applied by civil society organizations and local governments were presented, and the need to strengthen the existing regional cooperation and strengthen the fire brigades of the Republic of Croatia, Montenegro and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the prevention and joint fight against major forest fires were presented.


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Brunswick Event | Trends in the Nonprofit Development Landscape
The world of fundraising is changing: Campaigns now use "agile" and affinity-group practices, social media has become fundamental, and over 60 percent of us are making our donations on the phone. Segmentation, cultivation, and stewardship are data-driven, make-or-break tools for captivating today's donors – 150 million adults with unique and evolving sets of values, digital tools, and motivations for giving. The good news? New research shows that if you can get a second gift, 67 percent will continue giving to your organization.
This workshop will provide an overview of trends, research, and the results of our own donor focus groups. Discover the latest data on what works, and what doesn't, in fundraising, and find out how to blend traditional fundraising with new methods and approaches.
Join us, and get your development plan, stewardship plan, and fundraising tools organized for 2019.
At this workshop, we will provide insight on:
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Colleen Campbell Bozard is a senior consultant with GCN. She has over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit arena as an executive director, board member, and consultant, which, combined, offer a unique perspective. Colleen has worked as lead consultant for nonprofit, philanthropic and government agencies in the Southeast; written a wide range of training curricula; conducts training sessions for a variety of audiences; and regularly facilitates strategic planning sessions, staff retreats, and group meetings. She has served as interim executive director for numerous nonprofits and has assisted many others in conducting a search for new leadership. Colleen is a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer. Colleen served as the executive director of a number of nonprofit organizations, primarily in the fields of family violence (domestic violence, child abuse and neglect), providing these agencies with critical leadership during organizational change, initiated new agencies, been responsible for budgets in excess of one million dollars, provided programmatic oversight, supervised staffs, and provided advocacy on a local and statewide basis. She has worked as a consultant in numerous states, and brings many strengths and skills in the areas of governance, organizational development, community partnerships, strategic planning, interim/transitional leadership, program development, staff and board development, needs assessment, leadership development and technical assistance.
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It's been 10 years since the Buffalo Bills hosted a Monday Night Football game. ESPN executives must be pulling out their collective hair wondering why they're broadcasting this potentially lopsided game. The New England Patriots have a 9-1 record playing the Bills in Buffalo over the past 10 seasons. The Patriots are averaging 31 points a game, the Bills score a meager 12 points a game. The Patriots are favorited by 14 points. Not good. The Bills's best player, running back LeSean McCoy, is in Concussion Protocol. Looks bad for the home team tonight.
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I'd recommend mace. Good luck.↓
Rick Robinson
I said yesterday I have stopped watching MNF after last week's awful, embarrassing broadcast with their third "color commentator" grossing viewers out. He should have already been fired, but ESPN hasn't said or done anything, to my knowledge. BAH!
A lot of teams are struggling this year, not just the NY teams.↓
Art Scott
I have a meeting to go to this evening. I have a feeling I won't be bothering to set the DVR to record the suspense-packed end of the game. Then again, it couldn't be any worse than yesterday's 49er game…↓
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Too bad about the loss, George, but you have to admit they didn't play well at all.↓


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Due to the results this weekend in the national Cup, it now means that Hull have won their group in the National Cup Competition.
This means that The Blackburn Hawks will play 'The Hull Pirates' in the Quarter final.
The E.I.H.A & League management have asked us if we would change the scheduled fixtures on the 6th and 7th of January from League games to the quarter final cup games. We have agreed to do this.
Therefore Blackburn Hawks v Hull Pirates on Saturday 6th January will now be the first leg of the National Cup Quarter Final. With the second leg in Hull on Sunday 7th January.
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Portland Buy Local keeps Maine's largest city thinking small. A growing buy local group with more than 450 members, Portland Buy Local leverages national and community-based campaigns to spread the word about small businesses in and around the city. While promoting these small brick-and-mortars to the public, the group also works to recognize them for the big jobs they do for the community.
Launched in 2006, Portland Buy Local is a campaign of the Portland Independent Business and Community Alliance, a local affiliate of the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA). The campaign began as a project of about 20 local business owners and citizens. From there, it has grown into a year-round program to host events, spread news, and leverage resources that promote and benefit Portland's local and independent businesses.
What sets Portland Buy Local apart from other buy local programs of its kind is the emphasis that the group places on recognizing and celebrating the businesses it represents. Each year, Portland Buy Local gives out its Indie Biz Awards, which celebrate and reward local businesses, and groups, for the unique ways that they contribute to the local community. Portland Buy Local also gives out awards like Portland's Best Kept Secret, Environmental Hero and Best New Business. Local residents vote on the winners, and everyone comes together for a night of local food and drink to announce top recipients.
Earlier in May, Portland Buy Local recognized local business owners once again with an event called Downtown Worker Appreciation Day. Organized by Portland's Downtown District, Downtown Worker Appreciation Day celebrates the hardworking men and women of Portland's small businesses. Many of Portland Buy Local's members participated, offering goodies and giveaways to local small business employees throughout the day.
Portland Buy Local works to educate the public about the benefits of small businesses – and to reward the small business owners and workers themselves for those benefits that they bring. For more information about this buy local group, visit www.portlandbuylocal.org.
Independent We Stand is dedicated to helping independent businesses across the country engage their communities and encouraging customers to buy local. If you're a business owner, get buy local resources, tips and news by registering at www.independentwestand.org/membership/. Your business will also be included in our 'locals only' search engine and mobile app. If you're a consumer, take the pledge to buy local and find local businesses in your community at www.independentwestand.org/take-a-stand/join-the-movement/.
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Ortiz belted his historic 500th career home run during the 2015 campaign (Max Wildstein/WEBN).
With the beginning of another Major League Baseball season just around the corner, Red Sox Nation is sure to be somewhere between excited and skeptical on what's to come. Some think that this is Boston's rebound year or more of the same garbage from the past few seasons. Whatever people might be feeling, I think we can all agree on one thing:
When this season is done, whenever that might be, we are all going to miss David Ortiz.
It's strange how we've come to this point, really. Part of that is because once upon a time, David Ortiz wasn't exactly a name to get excited over. He was a no-name player who came up through the Seattle Mariners' farm system and was on-again-off-again with the Minnesota Twins. Then he signed with the Boston Red Sox, and the rest of the story writes itself.
To say that Ortiz was a huge signing for Boston is a frontrunner for Understatement of the Century. The man we know and love as Big Papi was a game-changer in more ways than one. He was a home run machine, a Yankee killer, and an x-factor all rolled into one giant-sized package.
People can, and likely will, go on for days talking about how clutch Ortiz has been for the Red Sox. Whether it was a hot summer night in June, or the beginning of the most stunning October comeback ever, Ortiz stepped up when no other answers seemed possible.
And the man was no slouch when it came to personality, either. Behind that tall, imposing exterior is a man whose charisma matches his stature. Ortiz is a man who lives life passionately, both on the field and off it. Just as the city of Boston loves him, he loves Boston. Heck, this is the same man who proudly proclaimed that Boston "was our [bleep]ing city, and nobody is gonna dictate our freedom" following the Boston Marathon bombings.
Even the FCC of all organizations was totally fine with Ortiz dropping an F-bomb.
Ortiz has done so much for the Red Sox and the city of Boston in general over the past fourteen years. He's been there through good times and bad, basically the whole experience. To know that a man of that caliber is leaving the team at season's end is a disappointing thought.
Everyone wants the Red Sox to win the World Series this year to send Ortiz off on a high note. That would be an amazing thing to see, but to be honest, I won't be upset if it doesn't happen. If Derek Jeter can retire without one more shot at the World Series, there's no shame in Ortiz possibly going down the same road.
Besides, Ortiz has given Red Sox fans everything they ever wanted, and so much more. The way I see it, Ortiz doesn't necessarily need to win one more title; he already has three rings, so his spot in Cooperstown is as good as reserved. Would a World Series win be icing on the cake for Ortiz? Absolutely. But when you think about it, this cake is already pretty decadent.
But that's all talk for later in the season. For now, let's sit back, relax, and get ready for one more season of Big Papi and friends.


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The Forest Zone for my upcoming VR game, Fight Pit. I'm using the sculpting tools and noise Sops to create the landscapes for these levels. UV unwrapping procedurally done with the pelt mapping Sop.
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.Hate Crime: 4 Black Male Drug Dealers Shoot White Male in Neck- Northeast Portland drug
Is it just me or has anyone noticed the escalation of Blacks attacking Whites, since Obama – the Half-Blood Prince bought the Presidency?
On December 6th 2009, at about 2:00 a.m., Portland Police Officers from North Precinct responded to a call of shots fired in the area of the 3000 block of Northeast 10th Avenue. A short time later, officers stopped a vehicle driven by a white male in his 40's. The driver of this vehicle told officers he was shot in the neck about about a half hour prior due to a "drug deal gone bad." The driver was transported to a local area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A small amount of marijuana was located in the shooting victim's vehicle. Investigators are still looking for the suspects in this shooting which the victim describes to be four male black subjects. This shooting does not appear to be gang related at this time.
I do not anticipate further information to be available about this incident today.
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Top Seven Advantages to Outsourcing Your Bookkeeping By Hussain Sultan/Yahoo Small Business The rise of the online community has changed the way in which we do business forever. It has brought us closer to people that can help with our day to day operations as well as backend business needs, enabling our businesses to run…Read more
Are you at risk
Are you at risk? Target. Home Depot. Neiman Marcus. Citigroup. Gmail. Lockheed Martin. PlayStation Network. Health Net. Anthem. What do these companies all have in common? A significant data breach that has potentially affected millions of consumers. Data breaches have quickly become one of the most common failures in businesses today. According to IBM, studies…Read more
Bookkeeper or Accountant?
When should you hire a bookkeeper and/or accountant? I read this article this morning and I must say, it its the nail on the head! Outsourcing to a good, efficient bookkeeper will allow you to focus on what you do best. From Entrepreneur.com: Entrepreneurs thrive on a DIY mentality: Do everything you can yourself and…Read more


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The Africa China Union (ACU), a platform of Chinese businesses, says it is open for business to link over 15,000 manufacturers and suppliers from China to local businesses and prospective investors in Ghana to promote trade.
The platform is a new business model that relies on the Internet with big data to manage Chinese manufactured goods and services, so as to combine with substantial access to sales in African markets.
Speaking at a press soiree to outline Sky Team Ghana's [a subsidiary of African Chinese Business Alliance Ghana] vision and outdoor some of its portfolio to the Ghanaian market, the Managing Director – Daniel Dwamena – maintained that it is keen to establish itself on the local market, promote a win-win cooperation and create a better future.
"Sky Team is a company looking to bridge the investment gap between opportunities that we have in the African continent, Ghana specifically and within the large Chinese market, oftentimes we have traders who want to buy stuff in China but are hesitant because they don't know if they are dealing with the right people.
"For us to be able to create an opportunity and environment for people to trade freely and in an open environment, that is why Sky Team has come up with Africa China Union to be able to bridge that gap."
He explained that they refer to ACU as 'Africa's alibaba' because alibaba is prominent; or Amazon, where people are able to leverage over 15,000 manufacturers that are on its platform to be able to buy in peace and confidence, knowing that there is a local representative they can have a recourse to if the product they order is not exactly what they get.
Already, Sky Team Ghana is on the verge of completing a cylinder-manufacturing company in Kumasi, and according to Mr. Dwamena its first production will be rolled out by end of the year.
Similarly, a sugar factory at Sogakope – which is already constructed – is expected to churn out its products in 18-months.
ACU, founded in 2016 at Ningbo, China, is a platform that has nearly 15,000 manufacturing suppliers from China and tens of thousands of quality goods made in China.
China exports a wide range of cost-effective goods to the African market to meet the living and economic needs of the African people.
The new ACU has strong support from the Chinese government. It is a well-known platform recommended and supported by the China International Finance Promotion Association, Ningbo Commerce Bureau and other listed groups such as Sino Great Wall and Lantian Dacheng Building.


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From the tradition that led to Barack Obama, Martin Luther King was among the most lyrical of leaders. He combined the tones of a preacher in the black southern tradition with the rhythms of a poet. Especially for MLK Day, here are some of his words.
1. "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
2. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
3. "Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him."
4. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
5. "Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system."
6. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
7. "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."
8. "Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better."
9. "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed."
10. "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."


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This is the other image from the CC Designs Stamp Set Sweet Treat. I love the monkey, so cute.For this card I used the new in color from SU! Kiwi Kiss, I love this green.
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On the 10th December 2016 I attempted to enter the record books by breaking the Guinness World Record for the maximum number of strict pull up (palms facing away) in 24 hours. The record to beat was 7306 repetitions which equates to 5.07 repetitions a minutes for the whole day.
The decision
In February 2016 I was sent a link to a live feed of a Finnish man breaking the 24 hours chin up (palms facing in) world record. This made me rekindle my quest to tackle the pull up challenge.
It was in 2005 that I met a man named Steve Hyland, he had multiple records for both chin ups and pull ups. He was over 50 years of age and was still pushing the boundaries of human potential. He has recently completed over 1000 pull ups in 1 hour in his 60's. When I met him I felt inspired and I set a challenge, with my best friend Chris Gibbs, to completed 7 chin ups and 7 dips ever minutes for 24 hours back in 2008. This was 5040 chin ups and 5040 dips each. I didn't have the confidence to do it on my own back then. We completed this charity event and raised over £3000 for Help for Heroes.
However, now the time had come to attempt the solo event and train towards the pull ups attempt in December 2016.
The training
The first goal was to train up to an hour completing 6 pull ups every minute for 1 hour. It only took me 2 weeks to hit this goal; 360 repetitions are nowhere near the 7306 that I needed to beat but I had started the journey. Most of my training was conducted in my garden on a homemade pull up bar.
1000 repetitions was the next major check point in the training. This was tackled in April by holding 8 pull ups for 2 hour and 20 minutes with a few 5 minute rests. This was a huge milestone and started to build my confidence.
Onwards to 5 hours and over 2500 reps and then the last long training session in the middle of October of 8 hours. This session was in a locked gym, at the venue for the record attempt at night on my own. I stuck to the routine that I planned to use; 10 pull ups every minute for 10 minutes then 5 minutes rest. It was a challenging session but 3100 pull ups were completed and I then knew I had a chance to tackle the world record.
Throughout the 10 months of training I tried to remain balanced in my training approach so that I limited repetitive strain type injuries. I had a battle for 6 to 7 weeks in July/August with a problematic shoulder. The support from my therapy team was incredible and they got me pain free, training hard and back on track without too much disruption.
The charity
In the past few years I have chosen small charities that are not hugely in the public eye. In 2014 it was the Central Manchester Foundation Trust and specifically the dental hospital charity. I climbed a 15 foot rope for 60 minutes continuously and totalled 2340 feet; a distance only 382 feet short of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, and 267 feet higher than the second tallest building, the Shanghai Tower. Over £3000 was raised for that challenge.
For this epic 24 hours challenge I really wanted to push the upper boundaries of my fund raising potential and pick a charity close to my dentistry heart. I had just completed the cleft lip and palate element of learning on my degree and it had caught my attention. These children have such a long treatment plan and the multidisciplinary team is huge. The struggle is not only on the patient but affect the family immensely and for such a long time; I needed to help. So, the charity of choice was the Cleft Lip and Palate Association – CLAPA. I contacted Mike Hey, Head of Fundraising, and they were 100 percent on board. The totaliser target was an ambitious £10,000. I secretly thought £5000 was achievable and anything over that would be a huge bonus. You have to aim for the height of Everest in your goals; the result will usually be beyond your wildest imagination.
The day of the challenge
The venue was all set up 2 days prior in Reebok CrossFit 3D in Manchester, England. Lights, cameras and judges were all ready to go. The judges and recording situation was a tough challenge in itself. For the record attempt to be official for Guinness World Records (GWR) you had two options. First option, to pay for the GWR official judge at a cost of £6600 for the day. This was way out of my budget and I would have preferred to pay that direct to the charity if I had that kind of money. This meant that the second option was my only option. I had to record the whole thing on some sort of recording medium. The data storage for 24 hours worth of recording is insane. I recieved great advice from lots of my friends and one friend from school, who I hadn't seen for 18 years, sent me a CCTV recording system and gave instructions. The benefit of CCTV is that you can have multiple cameras and it has a huge storage space. One obstacle overcome.
The second obstacle was to get appropriate judges for the entire event. The rules were that they had to be independent from me and that they had to be in the physical training world; so that they know what a valid strict pull up should look like. Oh and I had to have two judges present at any one time and they couldn't witness the attempt for more than 4 hours at a time. Trying to get 12 independent, suitably qualified people was a huge stress for me. However, the amazing community of the CrossFit world, who I work for as a trainer, came to the rescue in less than one hour after a FaceBook post just 4 weeks prior to the big day. You cannot measure the spirit of community that comes from sharing physical activity together, even if you haven't met each other. We were all set for the rollercoaster of the challenge.
It was the 10th of December 2016 and I hadn't slept brilliantly with nerves and fear of failure. So many people had left kind messages on all of my social media platforms and I had too many personal text messages and direct messages that I couldn't go through them all before I started at 0800. I had to focus.
The count down was chanted by the many supporters 10,9,8….3,2,1 Go. Holding 5 every 30 seconds for the first 10 minutes before resting for 2-3 minutes and repeating this for the hour. 450 repetitions an hour for the first 2 hours saw me through 900. This was well above the 608 that I needed to be on record pace; had I done too much too soon? I had trained this way and trusted in my training. The internal mental battles are always there when you train or doing any task but it is how you overcome these. Having the overall goal insight and the bigger picture of helping those children is what silenced the mental demons. Having a clear mission statement and overriding core values will be the winning formula in any endeavour. In under two hours and fifteen minutes I hit my first 1000. It felt easy and the time was going fast with the unbelievable support. The money was flying in too; the total has shot past £5000 and was increasing at an incredible past as the hours past.
2000, 3000 and then 4000 reps at 10 hours and 55 minutes. I wasn't holding in intended 5 reps every 30 seconds but I was holding a decent pace and doing quick single reps. I would do these single reps until I had accumulated 100 and then rest. I had started to get muscle cramps in places I hadn't expected; my chest, triceps and hamstrings. I had an amazingly dedicated physiotherapy team that worked on me in my rest periods and I seemed to be managing these unexpected events well. It was tough mentally convincing the monkey on my shoulder I was ok and that its negative commentary wasn't affecting me, but that is what my military training as an Army Commando has taught me well. Keep going until the task is done.
The 12 hour mark and halfway point saw me at 4300 reps and it was time for a quick shower and change of clothes. I was feeling confident that I could break the record being ahead by 647 and this is over 2 hours of work realistically. The shower and clothing change was a boost and I went through 13 hours at 4550 and then bang things started to change.
I was struggling physically with the muscle cramps and they were knocking me off my routine for repetitions and timings. The mental strength was still there but the physical capacity was lacking. I started to doubt myself physically. I was only hitting 150-175 reps for the next few hours but thought I might get a second wind. Nothing changed for the better, it actually got worse. I had to try something; I went for a longer rest in a dark room on my own for 15 minutes. I had so many people there cheering me on and encouraging me but I needed some alone time to try and rally my depleted body. The personal conversation to myself was on reflection something very special. The first 5 minutes was of all thing negative of how I was a complete failure and a total embarrassment to all the people that had supported me. I then stopped and checked the fundraising page; I was over the £10,000 target and it was still going up. The was like a sledgehammer to my negativity, "this thing is bigger than your own personal ego!" I reset my thoughts to my mission statement and core values – "Help others in everything you do and always push yourself even if failure happens, because you have one chance in your life". With this I got back on my feet, dusted myself off and committed to whatever happens, record or no record you keep going for as long as your body can keep pulling for those children.
Progress was slow but I had lifted a huge weight off of my shoulders and was still having fun. It was at the 16 hours and 5 minutes point that I hit 4900 reps. The painfully slow progress had made the record an unreasonable target and I had announced this to my Army of supporters; no one left they just stood strong. I went for another shower and change of clothing but started to seize up in my entire upper body. I had some physiotherapy but it did no good. I went for a lay down for an hour. This was the wrong thing to do. I didn't sleep, I just moved my physical battle to a mental battle. I returned to the pull up bar at approximately the 18 hour point. My muscles had totally gone into upper body spasm. I had to try and warm up for 20 minutes before I could even try and hang on the bar. My grip and muscles rejected my efforts and I fell off the bar. My stubbornness wouldn't allow this and I kept trying to hang, I fell and fell again. I kept saying "I will get my chin above the bar on the next rep, I will. I must". With each effort I was getting closer; until after 30 plus attempts, boom, I got the 4901st, then 2nd then 3rd then 4th repetition. I then started to fail again, and again and again.
We tried massage and electrical muscle stimulus and I returned to the bar; another 30 plus failures and then I got the final 3 reps before I could not hang on the bar anymore. My body had given up but my mind had stayed strong and wanted to keep going. Those 7 repetitions took a painfully agonising 50 minutes. This was the hardest 50 minutes, physically, I have ever endured. I had been in the Army for 14 years serving tours in Iraq and Afghanistan; completed selection into the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, the 10 week Commando course and completing numerous physically arduous charity events but this had topped them all. I had to stop. It broke my heart. My wife quoted "it was like watching an animal not willing to give up when it was dying".
My team and I stayed awake at the venue for the next 5 hours to finish off the challenge and show commitment to the cause. The support had blown me away and the money was still coming in and did for the next 2 months.
The result and reflection
4907 repetitions in 19 hours. What does this really mean? It meant over £17,000 raised for CLAPA. It meant some of my friendship bonds had grown and welded together even more. I had learnt so much about media presence and fundraising in this modern world of social media. I had also impacted on others, setting their own personal and charity challenges. I have had lots of kind words in the past few months from people I don't know saying how I have inspired them. This wasn't my primary intention but I am overjoyed that I can be of some help to others. It is in keeping with my core values and always will be.
I was and still am sad that I didn't break the world record. I let this dominate my thoughts for a few weeks thinking that the whole thing was a failure and I had wasted not only my time but the time of so many that had helped me. The truth of the matter is that there was only one negative outcome and immeasurable positives from the 10 month journey. I think we can let our failures or the negatives overshadow the successes and positives that happen daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and in our lives. We have to look at the bigger picture and have a bird's eye view to see that things are usually really ok.
Would I do it all over again? In a heartbeat. I am sure I will push my body and mind to the limit again but for now I am just enjoying family life, normal training and my degree.


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South America, Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Although the Englishman, Simons, produced the first useful maps of the Sierra Nevada in 1879 and 1881, British climbers did not set foot in the range until 1954. A. F. R. Wollaston, doctor to the first Everest expedition, and his wife, in 1923, failed to find a route into the high peaks from the hinterland of Santa Marta because of bad weather and thick forests. It was clear to us that we should climb in January, the only certainly dry month, and enter by a forest-free route. Before our first trip in 1954, Colombian, German, United States, and Swiss visitors had made the first ascents of the biggest peaks. Without a complete list of the ascents or even of the expeditions, all one can safely say is that the biggest four or five peaks have all been climbed two or more times.
In 1954 I led a party of five on a reconnaissance to the region. My colleagues were Miss J. Kirsopp, Doctors J. Waterlow, H. Bunje, and P. Hugh-Jones. To save time on our approach march, we eschewed the customary route from the south side of the massif, which traverses numerous east-west ridges of considerable height, and were encouraged by the aerial survey map made by the Cabot Expedition (Geographical Review, 1941) to try a new route from the east, following a river that flows out that side. This route we now recommend most earnestly to intending visitors, as the Donacui River (marked erroneously on the otherwise excellent Cabot map as the Guatapuri) leads right to the heart of the highest peaks. In 1954, as well as in 1957, we flew from Jamaica via Barranquilla to Yalledupar, whence we took a truck northward to Atanquez. This can be accomplished in a day. On the second day mules carried all equipment and stores to the Indian village of Sogrome, on the Donacui. On the third, Indian oxen brought the party to the foot of La Reina, possibly the most beautiful peak in the range (18,160 feet). In both years the oxen carried about a ton of supplies right up to Base Camp, at 14,600 feet, under the north glacier of El Guardián. The Indians are distinctly friendly, speak Spanish, and charge moderately.
The 1954 party got to its base camp so quickly that only there was it overcome by the discomforts of acclimitization. Hugh-Jones made a solo ascent of the prominent east peak of Simón Bolívar (18,947 feet), and I climbed El Guardián (17,175 feet) alone by the west ridge. These solo climbs, probably the only ones in the Sierra Nevada, were made only because the others of the party were unwell at the time. The party climbed Ojeda (18,012 feet) by the south glacier and west profile, and Miss Kirsopp and I climbed a rock peak east of Colón and named it Pico Juanita (ca. 16,800 feet). Snow conditions were uniformly good, though I met with literally hair-raising static electricity on El Guardián.
The objective of the 1957 expedition first made itself apparent from the summit of Ojeda. The Sierra Nevada falls into eastern and western groups, the highest peaks being in the latter. The high peaks had been most visited and no climbing east of La Reina had come to my attention. From the summit of Ojeda we clearly gazed upon the central of the three parallel ridges which form this eastern group. Ojeda itself is at the western end of the northernmost ridge, La Reina of the central ridge, and El Guardián of the southernmost one. Seen from Ojeda, the ridge running east from La Reina is an astonishing sight, of which no hint is given by the Cabot map. It is immensely steep and caparisoned in ice from top to bottom because of its northern aspect. Aside from an ambitious program of high- altitude physiology, the 1957 expedition aimed to execute climbs on this central ridge, which we have since called the Sierra Tairona, and to map the Guatapuri basin, enclosed between the northern and central ridges. The party again included Bunje, Waterlow, and myself; its new members were Major R. Allen, of the British Army, and my brother, F. F. Cunningham, as cartographer. After spending Christmas in Jamaica, we were able, despite a leisurely journey, to be at Base Camp by the first day of 1957.
We began four weeks of climbing and theodolite-surveying with a second ascent of Ojeda. The doctors had an arduous programme, which involved measuring carefully each person's input of food as well as the analysis of regularly-collected blood and urine samples. Their chief concern was with the body balances of sodium and potassium. With the termination of surveying from the northern or Ojeda ridge, the party split, the doctors remaining at Base Camp while the survey team went back down to establish a new camp at 11,000 feet in the Donacui valley, which lies between the central and southern watersheds. From Tairona Camp, as it was called, the central ridge was partly visible, and from a col on the central ridge itself the whole of the northern range could be seen from Ojeda eastward to where the peaks drop away to reveal the Caribbean beyond. The four major peaks east of Ojeda were computed at 17,300, 17,509, 17,614, and 17,630 feet, respectively. Some peaks were climbed on the Tairona ridge, for survey purposes or pleasure, and the Colombian authorities have been asked to name two of these as Pico Santa Bárbara and Pico de los Hermanos. The latter is 17,377 feet; other Tairona summits were measured at 17,241 and 17,306 feet. It will be noticed that all these tops are higher than El Guardián, formerly thought to be among the highest half-dozen in the entire range.
A. E. Cunningham, University of London


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Rabat, Morocco (ANBA, Marcos Carrieri, email@example.com) – Healthcare, foodstuffs, defense and services are some of the Brazilian industries that are looking to increase their market share in Morocco. Last Thursday (10th), executives from those sectors attended the Brazil-Morocco Business Meeting, organized by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry in Rabat, the Moroccan capital. The Brazilian delegation is led by foreign minister Mauro Vieira, who also visited Ethiopia and will head to Tunisia with the group.
In his address, Vieira said trade between the two countries grew more than tenfold from 2002 to 2012, but has yet to fulfill its full potential. He also noted that trade revolves around few products. Brazil basically ships sugar to Morocco, which in turn sells fertilizers to Brazil.
"It is about time we broadened this portfolio. Morocco boasts vast arable lands, so there is a demand for machinery and inputs, a need Brazilian companies could meet," he argued. "The meetings [stemming from the seminar] show great promise. We wish to enhance business on both sides, as well as attract Moroccan businesses into Brazil. Our doors are open," the minister said, mentioning industries that require investments such as logistics and infrastructure.Brazil runs a deficit in its trade with Morocco. In 2015, it shipped USD 494.2 million worth of goods there and imported USD 739.78 million – the ensuing bilateral trade trade flow was USD 1.23 billion. "We want to find areas where we share interests, areas where there are comparative advantages, and sectors that allow for partnerships. There is a lot to be had in terms of the development and well-being of our peoples," Vieira said.
Executives are looking to increase sales:
The Moroccan minister of Industry, Commerce, Investment and Digital Economy, Moulai El Alamy, stated that the North African country is investing in industrial expansion and remarked that businesses from both countries must get together and negotiate if exports are to grow. The president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), Meriem Bensalah-Chaqroum, said synergies must be identified in potentially complementary industries, cases in point being pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs and transportation.
Brazilian enterprises attending the meeting include construction companies Queiroz Galvão and Andrade Gutierrez, food processing company BRF, aircraft maker Embraer, defense company Avibras, pharma company Eurofarma, neonatal equipment company Fanem, Volkswagen Brazil, and engineering firm Itec Engenharia. The National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro), the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (Abiec) and the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce are also represented in the Brazilian delegation.
The 52 participating Moroccan enterprises operate in industries including pharmaceuticals, construction, engineering, and food exports/imports. Some of them are already active in Brazil, such as fertilizer company OCP and airline Royal Air Maroc.
Before the meeting began, foreign minister Mauro Vieira met with the Brazilian companies' executives, who outlined their intentions in Morocco and the challenges to increasing their relevance in the country. One of them deals in technology equipment, but lost touch with Moroccan government officials in the past few years. Food industry executives said Moroccan customs barriers hamper their sales. Beef industry executives said the import tax prevents sales from increasing. Government officials and the executives agreed that transportation services and infrastructure building are sectors with potential for expansion.
After Morocco, Vieira will travel to Tunisia, the final leg of his visit to the three African countries. He spent Monday (7th) and Tuesday (8th) in Ethiopia, a non-Arab country.
The Arab Chamber's government relations manager Tamer Mansour said ties between the countries will be at a new level after this meeting. "The seminar was a positive experience; it conveyed a broad view of what each of the countries wants. The goal is partnerships. It is no longer just about exporting and importing. Both sides are looking for deeper partnerships between enterprises. I stress the words of minister Mauro Vieira regarding Morocco's importance, not only to Arab countries, but to Africa. It is a gateway for Brazilian goods," he said.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
Brazil Arab News Agency.


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USA lose to Argentina in Copa America semi-final
The USA's hopes of winning the Copa America Centenario on home soil were clinically crushed by Argentina in the semi-final, as Lionel Messi orchestrated a 4-0 win for the South Americans.
USA 0-4 Argentina
Goals: 0-1 Lavezzi (3'), 0-2 Messi (32'), 0-3 Higuain (50'), 0-4 Higuain (86')
Jürgen Klinsmann's side were without new Hamburger SV striker Bobby Wood and former FC Schalke 04 midfielder Jermaine Jones through suspension for this match, and were overrun by fierce Argentina pressure from the very start. Messi's delightful chipped pass over the defence set up Ezequiel Lavezzi for the opener after just three minutes, before Messi added to the scoreline himself with an outstanding direct free-kick.
Borussia Dortmund starlet Christian Pulisic was introduced at half-time to give the USMNT greater creativity in the final third and he caught the eye with a couple of bold runs down the left. However, once Gonzalo Higuian added a third for Argentina the outcome of the game was never in doubt, and the striker's late second capped a dominant display for La Albiceleste, who progress to Sunday's final.
Watch: Christian Pulisic gives his take on his rapid rise to stardom:
USA: Guzan – Yedlin, Cameron, Brooks, Johnson – Zusi, Bradley (c), Beckerman (Birnbaum 60'), Zardes – Wondolowski (Pulisic 46'), Dempsey (Nagbe 78')
Coach: Jürgen Klinsmann
Argentina: Romero – Mercado, Otamendi, Mori, Rojo (Cuesta 84') – Fernandez (Biglia 59'), Mascherano, Banega – Messi, Higuain, Lavezzi (Lamela 67')
Coach: Gerardo Martino


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After this kind of exercise, the user is offered the universal panacea – some product or information from the company that is spreading the misinformation.
But ESET has taken this to a new level by issuing a blanket warning to users to view torrent files and clients as a threat.
The warning came from the company's so-called security evangelist Ondrej Kubovič, who used extremely patchy data to try and scare the bejesus out of computer users.
Kubovič used the case of Transmission — a BitTorrent client that was breached in March and August 2016 with malware implanted and aimed at macOS users — to push his barrow.
But to use this one instance to dissuade people from downloading BitTorrent clients en masse is nothing short of scaremongering. There are dozens, if not more, BitTorrent clients which enjoy much wider usage, with uTorrent being one good example.
Kubovič then used the old furphy which is resorted to by those who lobby on behalf of the copyright industry – torrents are mostly illegal files and downloading them is Not The Right Thing To Do™.
But then he failed to mention that hundreds of thousands of perfectly legitimate files are also offered as torrents – for instance, this writer regularly downloads images of various GNU/Linux distributions using a BitTorrent client because it is the more community-friendly thing to do, rather than using a direct HTTP link and hogging all the bandwidth available.
What about files that are used to spread Windows malware – .doc files, .xls files, .exe files, and so on? Kubovič did not appear to have recollection of any of these dangers.
Now it is true that many files which are offered through torrent sites contain malware, adware, trojans, and many other delights which are mostly aimed at unsuspecting Windows users.
But Kubovič did not mention any operating system as opening one to danger; like many others in his industry he probably does not want to anger Microsoft, the reason why most people write malware, and the company many people have dubbed the Typhoid Mary of the Internet.
Given the number of online threats to users these days, especially those who persist in using Windows, anti-virus firms should be adopting a more responsible attitude rather than spreading gross generalisations about this file format or that.
Shame on ESET for stooping to such tactics.


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Samsung has decided to take the green route by ensuring that all of its future products are eco-friendly. The electronic giant has adapted the technique of trendy eco-friendly marketing with its new launches, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones. Both of these devices from the company have received eco-friendly certificates from over 4 countries, including the UK, US, Brazil and Russia.
Both the S6 and S6 Edge have received Sustainability Product Certification (SPC), Platinum Certification, Vitality Leaf Certification and COLIBRI environmental quality label from these countries after passing several rigorous testing criteria that took into account the materials used for production, the production methods and product recyclability, etc.
The packages of both these new devices are made of 100% recycled paper and are non-toxic. The battery charges also employs 20% recycled plastic while the letters on the manuals and packages are printed using soy ink instead of petroleum solvents.
Earlier eco-friendly launches
The S6 and S6 Edge are not Samsung's first eco-friendly phones. The company had earlier launched two other eco-friendly devices called the Samsung Replenish and Samsung Restore. Both these devices were released for US based Virgin and Sprint mobile customers.
The Samsung Replenish comes with a candy bar QWERTY keyboard and an Android 2.2 OS. It also comes with a 2 megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The Restore comes with a 2 megapixel camera as well and runs on Android 2.2.
Eco-friendly features
The Samsung Replenish is developed using sustainable materials and features a casing that is made of 36.4% recycled plastic while 82% of the device is recyclable. The phone's charge is energy efficient while the packaging is made of 80% recycled waste materials and soy inks.
The Restore features a casing made of at least 27% recycled plastic and is more than 83% recyclable. Meeting strict RoHS3 standards, the device has been built with very less use of environmentally sensitive materials. The packaging for the device is made of 100% recycled plastic.
Samsung Blue Earth
Another eco-friendly mobile phone that was launched by Samsung was the Blue Earth. The touchscreen device debuted at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in the year 2009.The handset's elegant design and improved multimedia features coupled with its eco-friendly features earned it quite a number of accolades at the show.
While the earlier green phones launched by Samsung were limited by their not-so-enhanced features, the Blue Earth is somewhat different. The gadget comes with over the top multimedia features that would give any standard smartphone a run for its money. The phone itself consumes less energy than other devices and is made of eco-friendly materials, namely Post Consumer Material (PCM) derived from water bottles. This reduces carbon emissions and fuel consumption during the production phase. The phone's battery also does not contain any hazardous substance like Phthalate and PVC.
The Blue Earth's user interface features a simple and yet, elegant design that comes with an Eco Mode to brighten the screen, set the backlight duration and set Bluetooth to an energy efficient mode, all with a single click. The phone also comes with an Eco Walk function that helps users count their steps via a pedometer. The function would also help users analyze the benefits of reduced carbon emissions by walking instead of driving to a specific destination. The phone is fitted with a solar panel on its back which would help generate enough power to use the handset anywhere where there is plenty of sun. The packaging for the device is also made of recyclable paper, with soy ink used to print the letters. A Do It Yourself instruction kit also helps you transform the package into a pencil box or photo frame after unwrapping it.
Samsung has taken the green initiative to launch eco-friendly devices in its S6 and S6 Edge. With a recyclable handset and plenty of eco-friendly features, these phones are a true inspiration for other companies willing to follow suit.


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The Drying House
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Set in a courtyard in one of Ledbury's famous alleyways, The Drying House is quietly located yet has immediate access to the heart of the town, with its shops, cafes and restaurants.
This quirkily shaped holiday accommodation has been stylishly decorated in contemporary style to offer luxury holiday accommodation for four people. The cottage has been painted white throughout to give it a light and spacious feel. Relax and enjoy your holiday in the lovely market town of Ledbury.
This is an upside down house, with the beamed living/dining room and the kitchen located upstairs. Downstairs are the master bedroom with double bed and en-suite shower room. Along with the twin room and separate bathroom.
Wifi is provided. One dog is welcome if kept on a lead as there is no garden with this property. In the courtyard outside are two allocated parking spaces.
To book The Drying House, click HERE.


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One day you're going to look back on your life and you're going to have to answer to your performance. For those working in corporate think about it like a "360 degree appraisal" – with yourself.
Here are my 10 tips to ensure you're properly prepared for your "review":
- Make at least three people smile every day.
- Remember that what other people think of you, is none of your business.
- Spend at least 10 minutes in silence each day.
- Everything bad, and everything good will pass. Accept both for what they are.
- Spend some time with people under the age of 6, and over the age of 70.
- Set goals that are bigger than you think you're able to achieve.
- Don't compare yourself to others – you have no idea what their journey is about.
- Life is too short to procrastinate. If you want something, do it now. If you miss someone, call them now. If you want to see somewhere, go now.
- Your happiness is not a luxury. It's your right. It's also YOUR choice.
- Turn off the TV and read a book, or go for a walk.


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LITTLETON, Colo. (BRAIN) — BikeSource's location here was damaged in the early morning hours of July 30 during a smash-and-grab incident. Three thieves used a stolen van to back into the entrance, and grab three bikes collectively valued at $13,000.
After having to close that Sunday, BikeSource, which has locations in Denver and Highlands Ranch, reopened the next day. Store manager Mike Hernandez said the retailer has experienced similar smash-and-grab incidents in the past.
"This has happened before last year and at our Highlands Ranch store twice, maybe three times," he said. "It seems like every year something like this happens."
The previous break-in resulted in a bigger inventory hit, but "this one had the most damage to the store by far," Hernandez said. "The last time we lost about $35,000 in bikes — mostly e-bikes — so some give and take."
With the main entrance blocked, BikeSource is using a side door and altering the store layout.
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Hernandez said police are still investigating, and the store is working with its insurance company. No damage estimate has been released.
The van used was stolen from the National Sports Center for the Disabled, which provides recreational programs for its clients. It was the Denver organization's only wheelchair-accessible van used for transportation.
While police recovered the van in downtown Denver on Aug. 2, it remains impounded as the investigation continues, said Diane Eustace, the center's operations and communications director.
"We've had some other organizations offer to let us use their vehicles," said Eustace, who did not know the extent of the van's damage. "We'll be borrowing vehicles until we find out what's happening to ours."


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Better than any playground
Leisure Villas focuses on building homes for the 55+ community, and there is no doubt this kid's room will make grandpa and grandma a hit. The home is located in Vineyard, one of the state's fastest growing cities. In 2010, Vineyard only had 139 residents. As of December 2017, the population has grown to 12,500.
You don't need to go to the playground if you have your own slide and swings in the basement! Built by Jerry Stubbs Construction, this Spanish Fork home includes six bedrooms, four bathrooms, a theater, swimming pool and a driveway snowmelt system.


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Hi all,
i was wondering if the smartcrawl was testing in a WPMS enviroment with domain mapping on?
For example, will the .xml file directory location be updated to the correct domain? or will it still be examplesite.hostsite.com/sitemap.xml?
EDIT: well i inadvertedly test it.. and it just works!.. sorry for the post.. its good for FYI though


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Sometimes, the Wednesday WTF is the Wednesday WTF because it's a crazy ball of lunacy. But sometimes, as in the case of this week's cave house, it's because it's pretty freaking' cool.
Meet the Beckham Creek Cave Lodge. Tucked into the tiny unincorporated community of Parthenon, Arkansas, and the Little Buffalo River, it currently serves as a private resort that caters to weddings, family reunions, corporate retreats, and the like.
But it's in a mother-flippin' (no offense to mothers) cave. A cave. It's a 5,572 square foot, four-bedroom, four-bath house INSIDE A CAVE.
You can find out more over at CandysDirt.com.


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After an eventful year off (got a new laptop, etc.), the boy's back in town...
He has resolutions galore but less courage in his convictions than ever. How much has Ivo learnt? And what good has it done him?
"Like Hugh Grant's less well-adjusted younger brother."Guardian
As seen on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, As Yet Untitled, Live From The BBC, Fighting Talk.
'Sharp punchlines, topper gags and the unmistakable sense of a young comic finding another gear.'


text: 12-month wall calendar features images of America's greatest national parks from across the U.S. in all their grandeur! Includes Arches, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Rocky Mountain, Capitol Reef, Sequoia-Kings Canyon, Crater Lake, Petrified Forest, Carlsbad Cavern, Mount Rushmore, Shenandoah, Joshua Tree, and Death Valley. Includes a bonus image and national park contact information. Size: 22" H x 13" W open.


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|Whose Hat is This? Coloring Book Title Page
whohat - #01
Last month, my church was doing a service project for the local crisis center, and they asked me to illustrate a coloring book for the kids. By this time, I was already deeply immersed in my "Mother" comic series for the site, and I knew from past experience that if I sidetracked myself, I might never get back around to the comic. I also knew that even if I illustrated this coloring book, my heart just wouldn't be in it unless it was something that I felt very close to. So, instead of throwing together some goofy little "See Spot Run" thing, I decided to take a tiny piece of the storyline from Mother 1 (that is, when Ninten and Lloyd bring Anna her hat) and kiddify it for all it's worth.
The irony of it all is, now there's probably a handful of kids in my hometown running around with their crayons scribbling in a coloring book based on a retro Nintendo game that never made it outside of Japan. And they don't even know it. I've brainwashed the children... :)
|"Whose Hat is This?" coloring book, pgs. 1 & 2
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I've found that in the Mother 1/EB Zero universe, there's two types of fans: those who refer to the lead character as "Ninten", and those who call him "Ken" (after Saori Kumi's Mother novel). I'm of the former crowd, but in *this* particular instance I decided to go with "Ken", since it would be just plain weird for a bunch of kids who don't understand the game to be reading about someone whose name is strikingly close to "Nintendo". All the same, it was awfully weird for ME to write the story, since Ken is just a shortened version of my OWN name (Kenneth), which I generally don't like to be called.
But anyway, check out Page 2. Since the Paradise Line only has about what, six or seven destinations TOTAL, that's gotta be one tiny catalogue. Either that or they dedicated a whole page to each individual town.
|"Whose Hat is This?" coloring book, pgs. 3 & 4
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I love putting little nuances and inside jokes into my art. Here, on page 3, the bench the two boys are sitting on has an advertisement for Mach Pizza ("We deliver, and that's all!"). Of course, if you want to nitpick, that's a reference to Mother 2, but... hey, Mother is Mother.
Also, notice how quick Ke- err, Ninten is to agree to go to Snowman. I bet he's a good little boy who helps old ladies like her across the street. He's really got that "stand-up leadership" thing going for him.
|"Whose Hat is This?" coloring book, pgs. 5 & 6
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I remember I did NOT feel like drawing a big crowd scene for Page 5, so the population dwindled down to about four or five extras. This train station is not used much. Apparently everyone prefers to walk their way to work, and risk getting attacked by crazed hippies and the like :)
Also, I love it how the conductor is directing the crowd through a closed gate :)
|"Whose Hat is This?" pgs. 7 & 8
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For Page 7, I knew I wanted Ninten in that awesome running pose, but after I inked him in, I remembered that he was supposed to be carrying Anna's hat. So I put the hat off to the side in mid-air, like he dropped it in his rush to get to Snowman. The untold story here is that Lloyd picked the hat up after him and followed. Um, yeah.
I know Page 8 is a LITTLE over-the-top ("okay, so suddenly, out of nowhere, for no apparent reason, they run into Bigfoot"), but there had to be SOME amusement in this book :)


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Yesterday the Wall Street journal ran an article by Raymund Flandez on the power of viral marketing for small business under the tagline, "How to use video to expand your business in a YouTube world." The article contained some great examples of successful viral video campaigns across a wide variety of businesses and viral strategies. We think it also successfully brought to light the power of viral and social media marketing for small business and start-ups which, until now, was an element of the industry that seems to have been relegated to blogs and forums. Prior to this article, the mainstream press has focused on the "big brand" viral success stories when discussing viral marketing. Due to this focus, we all know about Dove, Axe, and BMW, but continual discussion of the 50 millions views achieved by "Evolution" can leave the small business entrepreneur feeling a little left out.
One of the many beauties of viral marketing is its accessibility to companies of all sizes. In fact, small businesses marketing emerging brands probably stand more to gain from viral marketing than almost any other type business. As evidenced by this article, the power of the content and the ease of social spread facilitated by the internet allow for extraordinary results for companies of any size. As quoted in the WSJ article, BlendTec has seen a sales increase of 500% since the launch of their "Will It Blend?" campaign, and Maine Root's sales have soared $2.5 million with their viral marketing efforts. Our experience with this phenomenon confirms these findings. In our independent example, Pandemic Labs created a viral video which has achieved 3.1 million views across our seeding network in the two months since its launch. The video has driven thousands of new visitors to our website and thus far we see that for every $1 of cost of the video, we drove over 5 unique visitors to our website. As the video is still achieving over 10,000 daily views, these numbers obviously only improve with time. Moreover, further analysis of the tracking data indicates that these were "high quality" visitors, more than half of which continued on from our homepage to explore the rest of our site. This data shows that our simple video was a more effective marketing tool than our SEO-optimized Google Adwords campaign, which had a higher bounce rate and drove fewer "high quality" visitors to our site.
One of the key benefits of viral marketing, whether you're a Fortune 500 brand or a small start-up, is something we call "consumer self-selection." Unlike TV ads where you are basically throwing your ad out there for anyone to see (or ignore), viral media has the natural tendency to seek out the best potential customers due to the fact that the customers themselves are selecting to view each video. If someone likes your brand and your viral, they are likely to forward it to people who will also appreciate your message. While this "viral autonomy" is not perfect, the theory does make sense. A college guy who finds and likes the new Axe viral video is more likely to send it to his like-minded male friends than to his sister. Through the viraling process, the videos target audiences who then self-select as they continue to watch and forward. This pseudo-evolutionary pressure of social networks acts on viral media and increases the chance that the media will be played by the consumers who will be most receptive to your message. Furthermore, due to the "word of mouth" nature of the referral and the social proximity of the referrer to the recipient, the viral also tends to target consumers when they are at their most engaged and most receptive. A final compelling fact regarding "the consumer self-selection" is that all of the automatic targeting is accomplished at a fraction of the cost of a traditional marketing campaign.
As always, Pandemic Labs encourages discussion and lively debate of all our posts. If you have any questions you can email us or visit our website.


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Price And Quantity
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Product Description
The set-up consists of different pressure measurement devices fitted in a pipe line, in which an Orifice is fitted to create the pressure difference. Present set-up is self-contained water re-circulating unit, provided with a sump tank and a centrifugal pump etc. Flow control valve and by-pass valve are fitted in water line.
- To demonstrate the working of different pressure measuring devices.
- To measure the pressure and pressure difference by pressure gauge, single column manometer, UTube manometer & Inclined tube manometer.
- Electricity Supply: Single phase, 220 VAC, 50 Hz, 5-15 amp. Combined socket with earth connection.
- Water Supply (Initial fill)
- Floor Drain required.
- Floor Area Required: 1.5 m x 0.75 m
- Mercury (Hg) for manometer (750 gm).
- Single Well Manometer: Single Tube Type.
- Differential Manometer: U Tube Type.
- Sensitive Manometer. : Inclined Tube Type
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- Water Circulation: FHP Pump, Champion makes.
- Sump Tank: Capacity 60 Ltrs.
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- Standard make On/Off Switch, Mains Indicator, etc.
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