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Sure, Wisconsin has much more to offer than cheese curds and brats. There's Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen in Spring Green, Milwaukee's Third Ward, and the Horicon Marsh - one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States.
But I'll be frank, as a girl from Wisconsin who loves food, the curds and brats are a few of the things I get nostalgic about. Having just returned from a trip to America's Heartland, I want to share a bit of a food-centered recap.
One of my favorite Wisconsin pit-stops is Brandon Meats and Sausage located in, you guessed it, Brandon. As you can see from the picture below, Brandon is a sleepy little town, but it's worth the trek if you're in the neighborhood.
Brandon Meats really has a great selection of fresh sausage, smoked sausage, cheese, smoked cheese, cheese curds, steaks, pork chops, you name it...I mean, come on, take a look at all of those awards on the wall!
And, during the winter months, they'll happily ship cheese or smoked meats.
In addition to the the carnivore and dairy-loving items, there are a number of really tasty treats made from local producers such as local fruit jams and preserves and delicious real Wisconsin maple syrup.
My sausage, cheese, sweet treat bounty was a good one this time! Not only did I ship a bunch of stuff so it greeted me on my California doorstep the day after I got home, but I froze a bunch of brats and put them in my suitcase. I can just imagine what TSA thought of me and my suitcase.
According to Brandon Meats' website, they're the "Makers of the Famous Five Foot Summer Sausage." While I was not aware of that trivia...
If you haven't had summer sausage, it's a Wisconsin staple. I think it's pretty common throughout the Midwest and Canada, but I've only had the Wisconsin varietal. It's absolutely delicious sliced with a piece of cheddar on a saltine cracker. I mean that. A little tang and full of lovely smoked flavor.
The picture above is a small section of Brandon Meats' summer sausage selection. You can get all sorts of flavors of summer sausage, but I opt for just the original. Summer sausage is typically made of pork, beef and/or venison. I happily grabbed one of these bad boys and put it in my box to ship home.
Now we need to discuss cheese curds.
What is a curd you ask? Well, it's the squeaky and delicious cheddar cheese in it's natural shape before being processed into the cheese blocks you see at the store. Eat them plain or fry them up, either way, they're tasty. They're evidently very popular in Canada too (google poutine, it's delicious!). I've tried curds made in California, and with all due respect to my lovely state and its happy cows, it's just not the same.
Add some bits of smoked beef sticks and you've got what folks in Wisconsin call "party mix." In case you were wondering, yes rest assured, party mix is avaialble at every gas station in Wisconsin for a little late night driving snack.
Wisconsin is truly known for brats. You can get pork, beef, venison, or any combination there of. The traditional brat is pork and it's usually grilled up and soaked in beer.
Now, everyone from Wisconsin knows that you don't boil your brat in beer or you'll loose that fantastic flavor. However, get a big pot, warm up some beer and onion and after you grill your brats, toss them in the beer. I dare you to find something tastier.
The first time my husband came to Wisconsin we stopped at Brandon Meats and there was a brat fry across the street. He was sold instantly. Don't be mistaken, at a brat fry nothing is actually fried. Just grilled and soaked in beer. If I see a brat fry, I pull over the car. It's a given.
My brat above is missing one key ingredient (which one of my friends pointed out to me), and that is sauerkraut. I go back and forth on adding sauerkraut, the day I got that brat, I wasn't feeling it. However, it's a fantastic addition.
Now that I have enough smoked meats and cheese to last us a year, I'm content until my next trip to America's Heartland. See you next year, Wisconsin!


text: Archaeologists in Cyprus have discovered a 10,500-years-old water well that contains the skeleton of a young woman. "Pavlos Flourentzos, the nation's top antiquities official, said the 16-foot deep cylindrical shaft was found last month at a construction site in Kissonerga, a village near the Mediterranean island nation's southwestern coast. After the well dried up it apparently was used to dispose trash, and the items found in it included the poorly preserved skeleton of the young woman, animal bone fragments, worked flints, stone beads and pendants from the island's early Neolithic period, Flourentzos said."

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Ganging up on iTMS
Microsoft is running a new TV ad with "Certified Financial Planner" Wes Moss, promoting the $15/month Zune Pass as being cheaper than buying thousands of songs at $1/each from the iTunes Store.
As Ars Technica writes:
Moss compares $30,000 for iTunes to $15 for the Zune Pass. So where does Microsoft get the $30,000 number? Well, seeing as the 120GB iPod appears in the ad, I'm thinking the company is estimating each song at about 4MB, which really isn't much of an exaggeration. Of course, it's not exactly $15 versus $30,000. The $15 is a monthly fee, so you're likely going to be paying more if you plan on playing music for more than a month. That said, it would take you 166 years and 8 months to shell out $30,000 for the Zune Pass; many of us won't be living that long.Good Morning Silicon Valley (the Merc) observes:
As of November 2008, the Zune Pass allows its users to keep any 10 songs per month. In other words, if you wanted 30,000 songs for keeps, just like the iTunes Store, you would have to wait 250 years. The cost would be a whopping $45,000, however. In other words, it's only really worth it if you're OK with the fact that you have to keep paying the monthly fee to keep access to the songs that you don't yet own. Otherwise, iTunes (or any other à la carte model) is the way to go.
The commercial doesn't even mention the Zune itself; a non-techie viewer could be forgiven for thinking that the Zune Pass was an alternative service for iPod users. But going head to head on hardware probably isn't the best play for the Zune anyway. The first step is to try to introduce doubt about committing to the Apple ecosystem by arguing the benefits of subscription over ownership. It's a legitimate argument, depending on your needs, but one that hasn't helped other subscription services like Real's Rhapsody slow down the iTunes juggernaut. There's no particular reason to think that Microsoft's attempt to make the case will fare any better.Whether I agree with their conclusions or slant, Microsoft is making legitimate comparisons between its offerings and Apple's. That's competition, and if it starts to have an impact, Apple will have to stop acting like a music monopolist.
What I found remarkable is that the Beast of Redmond is being more honest in its attack on Apple than is Sony.
In an interview posted this month by Nikkei Electronics Asia, Sony CEO Howard Stringer has suddenly become a convert to open standards. Stringer laments the failure of Sony's late proprietary efforts to control consumer music libraries:
Q: In your keynote speech at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), you said that open technology is important today. Is that feeling based on the needs of customers?Every CEO is entitled to his woulda, coulda, shouldas. However, after years of being Sony going its own way on proprietary standards, I will believe Stringer's deathbed conversion to open standards when the Memory Stick in every Sony camera is replaced by the de facto industry standard, Secure Digital.
A: That's right. Customers will refuse to accept it unless the technology is open. Youth in particular really dislikes closed technologies, closed systems and the like. …
Sony hasn't taken open technology very seriously in the past. Its CONNECT music download service was a failure. It was based on OpenMG, a proprietary digital rights management (DRM) technology. At the time, we thought we would make more money that way than with open technology, because we could manage the customers and their downloads.
This approach, however, created a problem: customers couldn't download music from any Websites except those that contracted with Sony. If we had gone with open technology from the start, I think we probably would have beaten Apple Inc of the US.
There was a time when it made sense to divide the market with closed technology, and monopolize a divided market, but that's just not an effective strategy any more. In the Internet universe, there are millions of stars - millions of options that have been created through open technology.
However, Stringer was flat out lying seriously misinformed in his next paragraph:
Apple's iTunes Store uses its own proprietary DRM called FairPlay. I think this gives Sony a chance to provide something that Apple can't. And we have to move ahead and grab that opportunity before Apple begins to provide support for other hardware and blocks us out.Apple announced four months ago that it was going DRM-free. Today, the FAQs on the iTunes Store are very clear:
iTunes Plus Frequently Asked QuestionsSteve Ballmer, the honest competitor? I guess that goes with him being the nice one too.
What is iTunes Plus?
Now all songs on the iTunes Store are iTunes Plus songs. That means every song is available in our highest-quality 256 kbps AAC encoding (twice the former bit rate of 128 kbps), making for a sound that's virtually distinguishable from the original recordings. Plus, All music on iTunes is available without digital rights management (DRM). There are no burn limits and iTunes Plus music will play on all iPods, Mac or Windows computers, Apple TVs and many other digital music players.
Can I still buy music encoded at 128 Kbps with Digital Rights Management (DRM)?
All songs on the Store are now available in iTunes Plus, so tracks are no longer available as 128 kbps and with DRM.
Graphic credit: Joy of Tech.


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Not much chatter going on around here, but figured I'd make some guys available before the deadline.
Mostly smegma, but could be useful smegma.
All are cheap, practically free.
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Estimation of equilibrium-adsorption behavior at cryogenic temperatures of CO2 and N2 using a simple predictive tool
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Bahadori, A 2011, 'Estimation of equilibrium-adsorption behavior at cryogenic temperatures of CO2 and N2 using a simple predictive tool', SPE Projects, Facilities & Construction, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 65-70.
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Conventionally, carbon dioxide (CO2) removal requires the use of a water-based amine solution and large absorber and regeneration towers. The capital and ongoing operational costs for this process are substantial, and the use (regeneration and disposal) of the amine solution can be problematic from the perspectives of both safety and the environment. Nitrogen (N2) can also be a problematic impurity in natural gas. Many researchers have been investigating the use of alternative gas-separation technologies (such as membranes and adsorption) targeted at removing N2 or CO2from natural gas more efficiently. In this work, a simple-to-use predictive tool that is easier than existing approaches, is less complicated, and requires shorter computational times is applied to accurately predict the CO2 and N2-adsorption isotherms at low temperatures and pressures up to saturation for a commercial carbon molecular sieve as a function of temperature and partial pressure of these components. Accurate prediction of such data is useful in evaluating the feasibility of using pressure-swing adsorption to separate N2 and CO2 from natural gases at cryogenic temperatures. The proposed method showed consistently accurate results across the investigated wide pressure and temperature ranges, with an average absolute deviation of less than 1% for both N2 and CO2 compared to the existing Toth equation, which shows deviations of 3.5 and 1% for N2 and CO2, respectively. This simple-to-use approach can be of immense practical value for engineers and scientists to have a quick check on adsorption capacities of a given adsorbent at various temperatures and pressures without the necessity of any experimental measurements. In particular, natural-gas-process engineers would find the proposed approach to be user friendly, involving transparent calculations with no complex expressions.


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DORAL — The story at the upcoming World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship isn't about who is playing, but where they're playing.
The tournament, which begins Thursday with an elite field of players from the PGA, European, Asian and other tours, is the first at the renovated Blue Monster at Trump National Doral.
The famous course was lengthened and toughened, with some holes bearing little resemblance to how they looked a year ago when Tiger Woods won the tournament with a four-round total of 19-under-par 269.
"We're trying to do what's good for golf," said owner Donald Trump, who worked with course architect Gil Hanse to put the bite back into the Blue Monster while remaining true to its original design.
"We could have taken the easy road and a lot cheaper road. We could have put a couple of palm trees out there and lengthened a couple of tees and I'm sure it would have been acceptable, but it wouldn't have been the right thing to do."
Spectators will appreciate new mounding that offers much-improved sightlines and access to players. And they'll likely hear a few complaints from the pros, especially if the wind blows.
Several new lakes were built to improve drainage, provide fill for the mounding and challenge players. Water came into play on six holes on the old Blue Monster, which opened in 1962. Now players must contend with water on 14 holes
The 15th hole is a prime example of a change that will test, and probably exasperate, the field. A lake was built along the entire left side of the par-3 hole and the enlarged green is now on a peninsula that juts into the lake.


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AFX Night ~ August 7Have you ever wanted to see your ride in a Car Magazine?
Well, bring it to Cruisin' Grand on AFX Night, as the editors of Car Craft Magazine scout for new feature cars on Grand. In addition, the editors will select three Award Winners as they celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Cruisin' USA in Escondido, California!
July 3 Patriots Night/Military Night
Featuring Classic Military Vehicles, The Palomar Mountain V-8's Group of
the Early Ford V-8 Club of America
July 10 Mopar Night
Featuring: the San Diego Mopar Club
July 17 Featuring: the Corvair Club, The Pontiac Oakland Club
& The Poway Cruisers
July 24 Classic Chevy Night
Featuring: the Heartbeat Classic Chevy Club
July 31 Featuring: the Over the Hill Gang, North County
Aug 7 AFX Night with Car Craft Magazine
Aug 14 Featuring: The Axledraggers
Aug 21 Classic Thunderbird Night
Featuring: The Classic Thunderbird Club & The Wunderbird Club
Plus, The Christian Rods and Customs & Tri- Five Revolution Chevy Club
Aug 28 Woodies Night
Featuring: The San Diego Woodies Club
Sept 4 Labor Day Weekend Kickoff/
Featuring: Canyon Lake Car Club & the East County Cruisers
Sept 11 Fire Truck Night
Featuring: Classic Fire Trucks from yesteryear & fire truck rides for kids!
Special Sept. 11 Remembrance by Escondido Fire Fighters Association
Sept 18 Nitro Night – (No featured clubs on Broadway.Vintage dragsters only!)


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The Journey of our Fairtrade Egg Sculpture
Imogen and her Dad, Mr Upton, created the egg's skeleton using plywood circles around a hard tube spine. They wrapped the shape with chicken wire and then used strips of wall paper to paper mache a bse layer.
Groups of children from different classes helped to add layers of paper mache to make it stronger.
Lots of children got involved painting the winning designs onto the sculpture.
Here it is! Our Fairtrade inspired egg sculpture up in school to remind us all about the importance of Fairtrade. Well done everyone involved, it looks amazing.
Scroll below to see what Reception classes have been getting up to during Fairtrade Fortnight.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2017
27th February - 12th March
Haworth Primary is celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight by launching an egg design competition, selling Fairtrade snacks and enjoying a Fairtrade themed lunch.
The lunch is offered to all staff and children on Wednesday 8th March and the options are; Fairtrade Honey Glazed Gammon Steak or Fairtrade Pasta in Italian Tomato Sauce. For pudding there is a choice between Fairtrade Chocolate Sponge or fruit including Fairtrade bananas.
On Friday 10th March, our Fairtrade representatives and Miss Cowen will be selling Fairtrade Bananas at Key Stage 2 break time. Don't forget to bring 20p for your snack!
The egg design competition s in preparation for an exciting egg sculpture which will be in school in time for Easter and will be a reminder of the importance of Fairtrade. Four winning designs will be selected and the designs will be transferred onto a quarter of the 3D sculpture.
This Fairtrade Fortnight (23 February – 8 March) we're celebrating the power of everyday choices by telling the other half of a product's story – the producer's – to show the difference Fairtrade makes.
The children will be learning lots about Fairtrade over the next two weeks. Please try and show your support to our Fairtrade stall on Friday 6th March after school.
For many years, Haworth Primary School pupils have been particularly keen to make things fairer for everyone in our world. Therefore all year, we learn about 'Fairtrade' issues through lessons, assemblies and special events. Recently in an assembly we were shocked to hear how many children are taken away from their families to harvest cocoa beans. However, we learnt how we can make a difference by buying Fairtrade foods and other products.
There have been various occasions in the last year when the Fairtrade team have sold Fairtrade products at special events. Fairtrade products have been sold at school fairs. Furthermore, on Friday's, the children enjoy an after school 'Fairtrade' tuck shop, run by our very own Fairtrade team.
We are proud to be a Fairtrade school.
Some of our children appear in this new video.


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I found this pickup in fall of 2011, its a 2008 GMC extended cab with only 9000 miles on it. I couldn't pass it up. Truck had never had anything is the bed and its perfect in every way. I wanted a cover for it because I drive it very rarely. I've put about 300 miles on it at this time. The cover fits super. The mirror pockets fit just like the rest of the cover. Will protect my truck for years to come in my garage. Good value for the money. My name is Robert and I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma


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American Crocodile "Rupert" visits South Beach Miami
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Rare sighting of an American / Caribbean Crocodile right off famous Purdy Ave. in South Beach and Sunset Harbor Marina at 7:30am on Nov. 19th 2013.
The crocodile was approx. 10-12 feet long and swam slowly around the anchored sail boats in the bay for more than 45 min.
While ancient and awe-inspiring, it also emitted an air of cuteness with its pointy mouth and long teeth. It certainly is not to be underestimated and considered much more aggressive than Florida alligators!
Paddle boarders and swimmer in the bay should especially pay attention to the new "visitor" and boaters please drive slow to avoid collisions with "Rupert".
PS: The crocodile was named "Rupert" by my colleague Henrik Rosen who spotted the crocodile first that morning.


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Jim temporarily losing his powers opened the way for some interesting new storylines but the concept seemed to be mostly squandered as J.J.'s issues received more focus. However, I did like how Jim's helplessness in several key situations was emphasized. Now that these characters have had their powers for some time, losing them is devastating. It's almost like losing a part of what makes them complete. I foresee an upcoming episode dedicated to the Powells learning that they shouldn't let their powers define who they really are. As for right now, I think it's obvious that this family unit would fall apart if it weren't for the gifts they've received.
It was a little too convenient that the carjackers Jim was investigating just so happened to crash into Mr. Litchfield's car. I mean, really, what are the chances in such a large city? I'm sure J.J. could calculate them. It was a little sloppy but allowed the writers to transition the story from Jim to J.J. and his need to help Mr. Litchfield. As the theme of the night was helplessness, J.J. refused to sit around and feel sorry for himself. Instead, he used his powers to save Mr. Litchfield. There's an unlimited amount of potential when it comes to using J.J.'s gifts and I like what they did this week. He's already come along way from that selfish brat in the first few episodes of the season who refused to tell anyone about his powers. Now he's actively seeking out ways to help those around. I also appreciated the fact that he refused to help his sister in her endeavor to land a boyfriend.
Besides their heart-to-heart, the story between Mr. Litchfield and J.J. seems to be far from over. I'm starting to get the impression that Mr. Litchfield knows that there is more to J.J. than meets the eye. Maybe he doesn't suspect that J.J. has superpowers, but I think he knows that there is more to the procedure that slaved his life. Hopefully this also means that Mr. Litchfield will be a little more sympathetic to his students, but somehow I doubt that. He's probably the meanest math teacher on television since Mr. Kowchevski from Freaks and Geeks.
Daphne's story was a yawn inducing continuation of last week's attempt to win the heart of her schoolmate. In other words, they really couldn't find anything else for her to do this week so they just dragged out her love storyline. In the end she learned that it's better to be herself than someone she's not. Wonderful. Now hopefully she can do something productive, like reading Will's mind.
Speaking of Will, I hate that guy! Any of you out there who have fallen in love with the adorable Katie probably feel the same way. We still weren't given an explanation as to how he knew about J.J.'s fake ad in the first place, but does that really matter in the end? It will be interesting to see how Katie handles the revelation that her new boyfriend is actually trying to learn more about her boss. In the meantime, he's a great character to hate. Also, are we to believe that his powers are artificially enhanced by the green stuff being injected into his bloodstream?
In the end, everything came full circle as the storyline returned to Jim's powerless situation. The constant focus on Jim and Steph's kissing sort of gave away the reveal that it was her lip gloss which was causing his power outages. While that was a little anti-climactic, Jim's tussle with the carjackers was brief but satisfying. Jim seems to be a natural crime fighter now. Loved the tire toss!


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Updated - Latest guidance on Zika virus and pregnant women
Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted virus that generally causes mild symptoms, but is associated with microcephaly in infants whose mothers contract Zika virus during pregnancy.
Pregnant women and those who are considering becoming pregnant, are urged to take precautions against mosquito bites if travel to endemic regions cannot be postponed.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has advised that pregnant women, or women planning to become pregnant should avoid travel to south Florida and to countries with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. PHAC is continuing to monitor Zika's spread and has prepared useful background information for health care providers to help identify and treat the illness.
Please see below for links related to the latest guidance on Zika virus. Information in this post will be updated as new information regarding changing evidence and emerging consensus becomes available.
Canadian guidelines for the Zika virus:
- SOGC Infectious Disease Committee - Zika FAQ
- Canadian Recommendations on the Prevention and Treatment of Zika Virus
Further Canadian resources:
- Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada and Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health on the first positive case of sexually transmitted Zika Virus
- PHAC Laboratory Testing Recommendations for Zika Virus
- PHAC Information for Health Professionals
- PHAC Zika Surveillance Data
- PHAC Public Health Notice
- PHAC Travel Health Notice
North American joint statement:
Additional resources:
- The BMJ Clinical Review - Zika virus
- The BMJ Practice Pointer - Zika virus: management of infection and risk
- US Food and Drug Administration - Recommendations to reduce the risk of Zika virus transmission by human cells, tissues and cellular and tissue-based products
- Public Health England - Guidance for primary care on Zika virus infection
- Public Health England - Updated travel advice for pregnant women
- Update: Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016
- Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine statement: "Ultrasound Screening for Fetal Microcephaly Following Zika Virus Exposure"
- ACOG Practice Advisory
- CDC Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
- Update: CDC Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
- CDC Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak
- Interim RCOG/RCM/PHE/HPS clinical guidelines on Zika Virus Infection and Pregnancy - Information for Healthcare Professionals
- Zika virus - an update for clinicians (Public Health England)
- RCOG Interim algorithm for assessing pregnant women with a history of travel to areas with active Zika virus transmission


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Today, I want to focus on jewelry and right outside the jewelry box. Let me state that I do not travel with expensive jewelry. I had a really bad experience traveling overseas and I had a nice necklace with me and I thought it was locked in the safe turns out the safe was not locked and sure enough that nice necklace went bye-bye. It absolutely broke my heart, so from that point forward I decided that when I travel I will pack light. I will pack costume and all the good stuff will stay behind in a safety deposit box or in a safe or in my mother's.
I learned the hard way that you know it's really painful to lose a valuable piece, so with this in mind, I would like to present some travel ideas when it comes to jewelry that also plays into today's trends. I think this will help pair things down and simplify for you. It really doesn't have to be stressful. It can be quite fun if you just think of certain key pieces that will go with a lot of different things and then it really takes the guesswork out of it.
Costume Choker is Good Jewelry for Travel
So with that in mind, I want to start with the first one and that is going to be the choker. The choker is one of the most versatile pieces because it can be dressed up and it can be dressed down. It can go either with a t-shirt or with a really nice dress. There are many variations of the choker you've got a wide band like this one.
You also have something nice and skinny like this little black felt with the drop down bead which again can really make an evening dress pop. I love chokers with a deep v-neck. I just think that it is kind of breaks that up. You the eye goes here but yet it comes up it's a wonderful illusion and I just love the simplicity the versatility and how easily they pack so please if you do have travel plans, keep it choker in mind for some of your outfits.
I bought so many pieces at Etsy or Amazon. There's one local designer that I use to purchase a couple of pieces. You really don't have to spend a lot and I don't want you to and in fact, I'd like you to be able to utilize what you have and pull through your stuff and do some interesting combinations.
As you can see, packing with expensive jewelry for travel is absolutely in danger, unless you are 100 percent confident in safety. Some alternative costume or fashion jewelry should be good enough to help you sparking during the journey. Moreover, wearers never have to worry the loss of cost due to the affordable and low price. You would never put yourself in the situation of anxiety or fear because of luxurious jewelry you carry during the tour. That will definitely affect how you enjoy your travel. Therefore, doing some pre-hand research on what jewelry you are supposed to bring with is really smart.


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The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever is a 1978 short story collection by American author John Cheever. It contains some of his most famous stories, including "The Enormous Radio," "Goodbye, My Brother," "The Country Husband," "The Five-Forty-Eight" and "The Swimmer." It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1979; the paperback version won the American Book Award for Fiction in 1981.
The 155th greatest fiction book of all time
This book is on the following lists:
- - 7th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- - 13th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- - 66th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- - National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)
- - 50 Memorable Books from 50 Years of Books to Remember (The New York Public Library)
- - The 80 Books Every Man Should Read (Esquire)
- - Donald Barthelme's Reading List (Believer Mag)
- - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Pulitzer Prize)
- - National Book Critics Circle Award - Fiction (National Book Critics Circle)
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Video:We've already seen the detailed map of Mars but now the US Geological Service just released this video that integrates that map into a rotating Martian globe. It's amazing to see how similar the red planet looks to Earth when you see it spinning.
The Rotating Globe Of Mars Geology Looks Pretty Much Like The Earth
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Had a great time in June at 6 shows, 1 Coursing Ability Trial (although this time shot by my husband!), as well as some Dock Diving, and very special event at the Grayslake cluster, "The Best of the Bests"
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Started out the month at Fox River Valley Kennel Club held at Woodstock, IL. Nice local show, only about 45 minutes from my house. Made it possible for me to quickly zoom through the images for Saturday and head back in time to catch groups on Sunday as well!
Dogshow 2016-06-04 Woodstock--094350Teal the Whippet shows off her lovely expression with dark eyes surrounded by her super dark pigment, I was enchanted! Dogshow 2016-06-04 Woodstock--101605Rush the Mastiff pointed out by Judge Doug Holloway as Best of Breed. Dogshow 2016-06-05 Woodstock--135628This charming Westie struck this pose for me (we must have ESP) while waiting for his Group Ribbon. Dogshow 2016-06-05 Woodstock--155136Jo the Havanese struts her stuff in the group!
The following weekend was another trip to Oak Creek for the Coursing Ability Trial. Jonathan wanted to play with the camera and new lens today, and since Coursing is a bit rather like spray and pray anyway, I said he could do some ... however it was EXTREMELY hot and sunny and I sat in the sportbrella most of the day while Jonathan took many many photos (which I had to edit!). These are some of our favorites...
Dogshow 2016-06-11 Oak Creek CAT--100632-5The eyes have it! Dogshow 2016-06-11 Oak Creek CAT--111453-3Even thought he's a Toy Breed, the Cavalier is all spaniel! Dogshow 2016-06-11 Oak Creek CAT--115720-9Penelope the shiba is taking names and setting records, I believe she is the fastest shiba currently in the US. Dogshow 2016-06-11 Oak Creek CAT--115434-2Mayday the Shiba is after his quarry and never gives up!
Which brings us to the Grayslake Cluster -- I nicknamed it the Kewl Cluster -- a bit of a takeoff on the Coool Cluster in January, and a bit of an homage to all the kewl cali people that came to visit us! I belong to Little Fort KC of Waukegan, and we were on Thursday & Sunday, International KC of Chicago joined us this year on Friday, and there were a plethora of specialties on Saturday, along with the Great Lakes All Terrier Association and Chicagoland Hound Association Group Shows. That day was ended with the Best of the Bests, judged by a surprise judge (George Alston), it was the first time I've ever attended something quite like this and it was really fun and great to see all the specialty winners lined up in a super sized ring!
Dogshow 2016-06-16 Grayslake--093025If I don't have some PDAs of dogs and handlers I just don't feel right, here's one of Tam the Beagle and Doug Belter. Dogshow 2016-06-16 Grayslake--141525and a sweet one during the group with Ivy the Boston and her handler Andrea Carter! Dogshow 2016-06-16 Grayslake--162215A little intermission for some dock diving with Jody Bogdan and her dock diving Berner (is this Beryl?), he was amazing! Dogshow 2016-06-17 Grayslake--111619oh here we are again with the PDAs, this was Best of Breed Greyhound on Friday, GCH Chaparral N Sovereign Dragon Fire with her handler, but I'm not sure of names so not putting any in! Dogshow 2016-06-18 Grayslake--113028-2Olivia the Bullmastiff with Holley Eldred. She must have good bait because she's always stealing it ;) Dogshow 2016-06-16 Grayslake--165146-3I don't know the name of this dog, but he won this event starting out at 17 feet for his first jump (which he made!) Dogshow 2016-06-18 Grayslake--131754Warning -- another sappy PDA between Bob Hutton and a Wire Fox Puppy Bitch. I think she loves him... Dogshow 2016-06-18 Grayslake--184135George Alston presenting BIS accompanied by Virginia Murray and Scott Pfeil to .... Dogshow 2016-06-18 Grayslake--175035Angus the Clumber Spaniel and his handler Erin Myers! Congratulations on an amazing win! Dogshow 2016-06-19 Grayslake--140644Cole the Yorkie took BIS on Sunday Photo Shoot 2016-06-17 Gracie Airedale--200417Funny moment during a photo shoot at La Quinta in Gurnee as some non-dog people passed by while we were shooting (we told them to go ahead, but the smiles were so cute...), Gracie the Airedale had a nice end to the weekend getting a major by going BOB over specials on Sunday. Dogshow 2016-06-19 Grayslake--142934-2GCH Legend's Cross My Heart of Lore strutted her stuff in the group on Sunday.
That's it for June of 2016. Next month I'll be bringing you some photos from the Greater DeKalb Kennel Club show and also from the Wonderful Wisconsin Weekend (Combined Specialties & Group Shows on Friday / Waukesha KC Sat & Sun / Burlington WI KC on Mon & Tues). Contact me if you are interested if doing a private photo shoot at the show or need ringside photos!
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The coast of Peru is a true desert of sand and rock. In the surroundings of Lima, the capital, are many settlements where people live with meager water supplies. In 1990 the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) provided funding to carry out a fog collection assessment project near Lima, with the assistance of the Canadian Embassy and the Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología of Peru (SENAMHI). Pilar Cereceda and Robert Schemenauer selected a site at 430 m elevation, 3.5 km from the coast, just 35 km north of Lima, with the help of Percy Mosca and Cristóbal Pinche of SENAMHI . It was above a pueblo joven (squatter settlement) called Los Rosales. Additional measurements were made at higher elevations on the nearby Lomas de Ancón.
A student, Marcela Suit from Chile, made measurements at the site from June through December and subsequently used the data for her thesis. Continuous meteorological data were obtained during this period from a well equipped station. As well, a set of Standard Fog Collectors were installed to measure the collection rates associated with winds from different directions and the relative contributions of rainfall and fog to the water collected were determined. These well documented results were reported in the two papers listed below. The results formed the basis for subsequent fog collection projects in coastal Peru and were the first comprehensive meteorological measurements on the coastal hills. The fog collection rate averaged a substantial 9 L m-2 day-1 during the period with complete data, from August to December 1990. Ten days in the period generated rates over 25 L m-2 day-1 . Other months of the year would be expected to produce water at lower rates, though indications are that May, June and July are also good. This project did not lead to an operational project for the people of Los Rosales but demonstrated that a real possibility exists to use the persistent fog on the coastal hills to generate large amounts of water. A project with a collection surface of 2000 m2 would produce about 18,000 L a day during eight months of the year. Water could be stored for the drier summer period of January through April.


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To continue propelling soybeans and the soy industry forward with the soybean checkoff, secretary of agriculture Ed Schafer recently announced 19 appointments to the United Soybean Board (USB). Twelve of these directors are returning to serve an additional term, with seven new members coming on board. Each of these appointees represents soybean farmers from their state or region.
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I had brought some old family pictures with me--pictures of my grandparents when they were courting and of my mother and uncles when they were children. I wanted to ask my uncles to give me more information about who was in some of the pictures and where they were taken. That led to their getting out even more old photos, as well as diaries and other memorabilia. What followed was a story fest, as my uncles relived their childhoods growing up in a small mountain town in Virginia in the 1920s and 1930s. Afterward I realized that something magical had happened. I had heard so many stories that a hologram of the town had formed in my head. I could stand at the end of the swinging bridge that led to the school and watch as boys (being boys) tried to swing the bridge and scare the girls. I could look up and see Uncle Jack as a small boy playing on the flat roof next to the apartment he lived in while the family's new house was being built. I could look up the steep street in front of that house and see my Uncle Harrell coming down on a sled, with his friends keeping watch at the intersections.
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CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team lost to Johns Hopkins University 67-65 on Friday night in the first day of the David Wells Classic. After leading by six points with almost four minutes remaining the Stags were unable to maintain their lead.
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The Stags shot 46% from the field and were led by Tyler Gaffaney with 22 points on the evening.
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include the Rehn & Associates' corporate accounting, review of all client financial
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and overlooking the COBRA department. Malinda is responsible for and performs many
other supervisory administrative roles, employee issues, customer service functions,
and many company ownership duties.
Jared Pence, Assistant Vice-President, Benefit Plans, has been with Rehn & Associates
since June, 2009. A Washington State University Alumni, Jared has a degree in Finance
with minors in both Accounting and Economics. He is the client relations manager
for the Flexible Benefits Department which includes Flexible Spending Accounts,
Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Premium Only Plans. Jared is responsible for
the implementation and maintaining of all FSA and HRA plans as well as attending
educational Employee Meetings and Benefits Fairs in conjunction with the plans.
Kristen Knox has been with Rehn & Associates since March, 2006, starting as a Claims Adjudicator and working into her current Leadership Team position.
She is the primary contact person for the Trustees and other service Providers should they have any questions or concerns. Kristen attends all
Trust meetings, and handles the day-to-day operations of our Taft-Hartley and other Self-Insured clientele.
Along with her current administrative duties for Taft-Hartley plans, Kristen oversees
the claims processing and adjudication for all self-insured plans. She believes good customer
service is the lifeblood of our company and helping customers in an efficient and friendly manner is what
sets Rehn & Associates apart from other Third Party Administrators. Outside of work, Kristen enjoys soccer with her daughter and life of fitness and activity!
Karen Brash, Senior Manager, Self-Insured Plans, joined Rehn & Associates in August
of 2010 to help manage the self-insured portion of the company. She is a terrific
addition to Rehn & Associates and brings her broad experience and knowledge regarding
self-insured health care plans to our firm. Her standard for excellent service and
customer care will serve our clients, brokers and participant base very well.


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It was October 27 when a terrifying quake hit Italy. This was the second event that followed another deadly quake earlier this year. Then, the world was surprised when an earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand, sending people to alarm when it was estimated to be followed by a tsunami. Just hours after the quake in New Zealand, another very strong tremor was felt in South America. The question in everyone's minds is: what could have caused these tremors? And the most important of all is, are they all related?


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Kansas BEST 2008: Just Plane Crazy
Game Description
BEST Robotics, Inc. (BRI) returns to the surly bonds of earth after spending a year on the Martian surface performing tasks necessary to ready a space station for habitation by astronauts. In 2008, student-designed robots will address the Lean and Efficient manufacture of airplanes. Lean Manufacturing is defined as the optimal way of producing goods through the removal of wasted effort while maximizing the flow (or production) rate. The focus is to get the right things to the right place, at the right time, in the right quantity to achieve perfect work flow and be flexible to change. Point of Use (POU) fixtures are used to locate parts, tools and other resources in the ideal place for optimal flow are also a key element of Lean Manufacturing.
Aircraft consist of thousands (if not millions) of parts, including the rivets and fasteners required to assemble the complex structural assemblies. Traditional assembly techniques have historically required thousands of manual operations by skilled mechanics. This problem only becomes more difficult as the size of the aircraft increases. The experts at BEST Robotics Incorporated (BRI) have proposed that robots could be used to solve this problem. Experts within the industry that have relied upon traditional methods believe that this idea is "Just Plane Crazy" and have declined to pursue it. Firm in their conviction, BRI has decided to form a new company, namely, BEST Aircraft Company. The new company will focus upon the BEST way to assemble an aircraft using robots that integrate BRAIN (Best Robotics Advanced Instruction Node) control. BRI has decided to compete as many as four Divisions (teams) of the new company against one another to leverage new ideas and technology in order to derive the most efficient processes.
The Division robots have only three minutes to perform the following tasks:
* Exit the starting position and activate the tie-breaker switch which also activates the Warehouse light(s)
* Navigate around, or re-position Foreign Object Debris (FOD)
* Enter the Warehouse and collect subassemblies of the aircraft being assembled and deliver them to the Assembly Area
* Completely assemble each aircraft and transport it to the Delivery Center and assist it into Flight
* Points will be awarded at the end of the match based upon progress and performance toward these goals.
Event Details
KickOff - Saturday, September 20, 2008 (Kick Off Day Pictures)
Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex
Wichita State University, Wichita KS
Practice Day - October 25, 2008 (Mall Day Pictures)
Heskett Center
Wichita State University, Wichita KS
Game Day - November 1, 2008
Charles Koch Arena
Wichita State University, Wichita KS
Proclamation From Wichita City Council
Game Day Results (Game Day Pictures)
BEST Award
1st Wichita Home School *
2nd Circle High School *
3rd Rose Hill High School *
Game Results
1st Wichita Home School*
2nd Ambassadors for Christ Academy*
3rd Andale High School *
4th Goddard High School
* These teams will represent Kansas BEST at the Frontier Trails BEST Regional Competition
Spirit Aerosystems Top Gun Award- Wichita Home School
Boeing Creativity Award - Andale School
LSI Most Robust Design Award - Ambassadors for Christ Academy
Hawker Beechcraft Craftsmanship Award - Wichita West High School
Cessna Teamwork Award - Wichta Home School
Sportsmanship Award - Wichita Home School
Best Plane Art - Hutchinson Tech Center
Frontier Trails BEST Regional Competition - December 5-6 (Regional Pictures)
Fort Smith, AR
BEST Award
1st Wichita Home School
2nd Circle High School
Game Results
1st Wichita Home School
3rd Ambassadors for Christ Academy
4th Andale High School
Special Awards
BEST Notebook - Circle High School
BEST Presentation - Circle High School
BEST Display - Wichita Home School
BEST Spirit - Wichita Home School
igus Top Gun Award - Wichita Home School
Most Robust 1st - Ambassadors for Christ Academy
Most Robust 2nd - Wichita Home School
Most Elegant 1st - Wichita Home School
Most Elegant 2nd - Andale High School


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Power outage reported in McMinnville
McMinnville Water and Light reported a power outage this morning in the North Highway 99W/Northeast Grandhaven area, according to spokesperson Wes Thomas.
The outage was reported about 8:30 a.m. There were 900 customers impacted. Power was restored about 9 a.m.
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A higher quality home environment contributes to both the physical and cognitive growth of children. Children of homeowners tend to have higher levels of achievement in math and reading, and generally have fewer behavior problems. That contributes to higher educational achievement, lower teenage pregnancy rates and higher lifetime incomes.
The problem with home ownership today is that it doesn't look like America today. Home ownership remains a difficult goal for many who want to own a home of their own. Though home ownership has increased among minorities over the last two years, there is still a disparity between ownership levels for different groups. Low- and moderate-income families, as well as minorities, are the groups that home ownership eludes the most.
So what can you do to own your own home? First you should get pre-approved by a mortgage company that has a program for the type of mortgage you are looking for. There are many different loan types that work for different people. Mortgages are no longer a one size fits all type of thing. I think there are as many different programs as there are mortgage companies. Most have first time buyer programs, low or no down payment programs, and programs with New Hampshire or Vermont housing finance assistance.
The type of loan you are looking for is the determining factor in where you go for your home loan. Local banks and credit unions have many good programs for buyers. If you are looking for a VA type of loan you may have to go with a mortgage company as some local banks don't offer them. Shop around. Rates and benefits vary from bank to bank. Some will give money towards you closing costs. Some have higher fees to make the loan then others.
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Monday, January 21, 2013
Q is for...
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That 'q' is perfect!!ReplyDelete
I've finally settled on a background and centre circle for the dresden fan... although now I need to wait for a package in the post. In the meantime I've got two more blocks fused for My Tweets... I feel a blog post coming on!ReplyDelete
I agree - that IS a perfect 'q.'ReplyDelete
I am also working on the scrappy trip and also decided on a traditional layout after getting a "nope, I like the other one better" from my mum when auditioning layouts this afternoon. I really should stop asking for opinions. ;-) Your trip is beautiful!
Sweet q. Love your Trip Trap and what a great name!! I finished my top yesterday, 56 blocks!ReplyDelete
Oh Suz! Both of your projects are great! Love that little "q" though I can bet it took a bit of time to put together. And that Scrappy Tripalong is just great! I love the colors and... well, scrappiness of it. You're making excellent use of your quiet time.ReplyDelete
Cute little "q"! What is it for? Your scrappy trip along looks great - so nice and bright! I spent some time sewing with a friend this weekend and she was making a scrappy trip along with actual scraps, and loving remembering all the quilts she had made with those fabrics. Made me look forward to the time I have a decent scrap stash!ReplyDelete
We all need that 'q' from time to time - enjoy it Susan :-)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! Love that q :o)ReplyDelete
susan, I love the fabrics you used for this quilt. So vibrant...it really makes the design shine through. The 'q' is quite cute...or is that qute...hee hee!ReplyDelete
ooo! love the colors you're using in your trip :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous trip top. I ALMOST jumped on the bandwagon yesterday, then ended up going a different direction. It's only a matter of time....ReplyDelete
Love the "q"! I have so far resisted the scrappy trip along but know it's just a matter of time. Love your blocks and the conventional layout.ReplyDelete
Cute q and loving the Trip Trap; enjoy the quiet xxxReplyDelete
Trip trap looks great!! Hope Mr PnP is enjoying his riding. You enjoy your quiet time!!ReplyDelete
Ooh the 'q' is looking great! Can't wait to see how the rest of it comes together!ReplyDelete
The Q is so perfect...just like the Trip Trap. Hope you are enjoying the varied pace of life right now!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2013 at 1:19 PM
Im loving your scrappy trip along!ReplyDelete
Enjoy that quiet! The Q is lovely as is the Trip Trap.ReplyDelete
did you do a 6x6 layout? It looks great! This might be one of my most favorite quilts. I might make another not scrappy versionReplyDelete


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I looked at a few sites that sell wholesale chaga, and a few sites that sell at retail chaga, I looked at the prices chaga in drug stores, I called one company taking chaga in my city:
- Sites selling wholesale chaga - 200-300 rubles/kg;
- Sites selling at retail chaga - 600-1100 rubles/kg;
- Prices in pharmacies - 60-65rubley/50gr;
- The firm takes chaga in my city - 40-50 rubles/kg
As you can see pass chaga dealers absolutely no sense. Prices in pharmacies is very high, but packing just a paltry 50 grams - for 1 cup of infusion. Since the sites that sell wholesale chaga probably buy chaga at 50 rubles per kilogram, and because their price is quite low, and sites that sell at retail purchase chaga chaga on websites selling wholesale chaga, I have decided to stop at a price 350 rubles/kg, because I do it myself and know the value of collecting these fees.
The current price for chaga, as well as its availability, you can see in the upper block of my site.
For Russians, the price will consist of the price per pound plus the cost of postal delivery. You can calculate the shipping cost on my website or on the site of the post Russian Federation. Please specify the type of departure - a valuable parcel delivery method - ground. Do not specify the value of the parcel, I will pay it himself.
Price Calculator international mail
For foreign customers will still have to pay to obtain a phytosanitary certificate.
My price, of course, will vary depending on demand, because I do not have a warehouse, and land and keep chaga at his dacha. But the reduction or increase in prices will occur only chaga after the maximum promotion.
If demand is low and I can not sell at the desired value chaga, I decrease the price. If a sudden demand will be high and I can not provide all interested, I'll just give an ad on TV and purchased the required amount of the fungus, but the price remains the same.
Postage for the Russians will be the purchase of 1 kg, and for overseas customers from 2 pounds, because, for therapeutic purposes to use chaga long enough.


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How To Make Your Own (Almost) Chromebook
This HowTo lays out how to convert a regular netbook/laptop/desktop into an almost Google Chromebook using Hexxeh's Chromium OS build. All you need is a 2GB USB stick and a bit of time. It also makes a nice portable operating system as well.


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Isomass provide a range of acoustic soundproof systems accepted under Approved Document E of Building Regulations. Suitable for timber floors, concrete floors, timber framed systems, solid walls and stud walls in new build, conservation and refurbishments.
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Daily Visual Journal is a self-care journal that incorporates images, color, texture, and words to uniquely capture your personal expressions. Using the materials from the supply list, or using what you already have, you can create a visual expression of today.
Flip your card over, add the date, and respond to the self reflection prompt. Sometimes you will find that your intention for the day is reflected back to you in your art, and sometimes you will discover something you hadn't thought about.
Each week a new technique for you to use in your journal will be taught. You are encouraged to try the new technique and use it each day of the week.
I am an artist and a registered art therapist. I use art on a daily basis as my own self-care. Self-care is not selfish or a luxury, it is necessary for us to be our best selves and necessary for us to be able to care for ourselves and our family. Using art for self-care is the intentional action of making art to reduce stress or to decrease anxiety, to distract yourself from pain (physical or emotional), and to feel joy. I always come back to my art as a way of managing my emotional health – it is a constant process.
Mindful Art Center is my art therapy office and art studio located in Livonia, Michigan. I provide art therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults to reduce anxiety and depression, and to develop coping skills.


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LED Lighting Singapore – Energy Efficient Lighting Alternatives
The LED transformation is well on its way. Today you could discover top-notch LED lights Singapore for any application. Select from a wide range of appealing flashlights to give as gifts. Due to their many benefits over conventional incandescent and also fluorescent light bulbs, LED lights are positioned to change all types of lighting. LEDs convert most of energy gone through them to light, in contrast to incandescent bulbs that generate light as a byproduct of being heated up.
LED technology is a new feeling in industrial and also residential lighting applications. Every dark location that should be brightened and every thing that needs indicator is currently ending up being vibrant with LED lights Singapore. You could boost your gorgeous garden outdoors with the thrilling array of LED rope lights, LED garden lights, outdoor solar lights, outdoor flooding lights and solar backyard lights. Save power and also minimize your power expenses by shifting over to the appealing variety of LED lighting alternatives.
There are a number of benefits of using LED light Singapore, especially when we want to conserve power on our planet. The light produced by LED light bulbs is much safer lighting compared to that of regular light bulbs – mainly considering that the majority of light bulbs become extremely warm when used and could possibly cause fires. With LED lights you will certainly never ever as high as shed your fingers touching a bulb, no matter for how long it has been lit. LED lights are normally, and also a lot of effectively, made in colors in contrast to translucent lights.
The intrinsic benefits of LED innovation are prominent and also recorded, and consist of, upkeep as well as power savings, as well as performance attributes that are taken for given by electronics-savvy consumers such as resilience, reliability, longer life span, as well as consistent color and also illumination degrees. LED lighting Singapore is the most recent energy-saving modern technology that is swiftly replacing typical lighting solutions. These lights are available in different forms and also at affordable prices.
LED lighting Singapore is right here to remain in a globe which is ecologically aware as well as is frequently looking for greener lighting options. The technology of LED lighting can be used to significantly reduce the carbon emissions and combat the challenge of international warming. The world is moving base to LED lighting which is rapid changing the power consuming, typical fluorescent bulbs. LED lighting is a lot more energy efficient compared to fluorescent lighting due to the high effectiveness of LEDs.
LED light bulbs are of numerous various kinds. If you require a concentrated light in one instruction, then LED flood lamps and also LED downlights serve. LED globes are useful if you need diffused light those lights up the entire area consistently. One could also purchase LED tube lights, dimmers, and garden lights for their homes or offices. Buying LED light bulbs is easy. Numerous online stores offer these lights. Now LED light bulbs are acquiring their method right into homes, due mostly to ever-growing power costs.


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About the course
What you'll study
This combination is all about exploring ideas, language, politics and culture. It will shape your ability to understand and communicate complex ideas at a high level of fluency in both your own language and in French.
And with a Professional Training placement year in a French¬-speaking country built into your degree, you will have plenty of opportunity to examine first¬hand France's history and continuing role as a major international power.
Politics as your Major
Politics is all about people and power. As a Politics Major you'll focus on understanding ¬and using a range of concepts, methods, theories and approaches for political, social and economic analysis, as well as building a sound foundation of knowledge in international affairs.
Thanks to Surrey's unique approach to your personal, professional and intellectual development you can be sure that your learning will always address real situations and topical problems, with plenty of opportunities for you to get out of the classroom and gain some impressive experience (including the option of a Professional Training placement year).
Putting knowledge, techniques and personal development together in this way will give you the insight to think critically about politics and become an expert on the people, events, ideas and institutions that shape politics at local, national and international levels.
You will also develop a feel for the contested nature and problematic character of political enquiry, including issues related to diversity and equality.
Integrative module for Politics Majors
Everything is political, they say. This integrative module is all about testing that statement. Together with your fellow Politics Majors, you'll examine how the topics that you're exploring in your Minor subjects are affected by politics, and vice versa.
What are the key features of politics as an academic discipline? Which of these are shared with the Minor subjects? And what can each learn from the other?
With careful prompting by your tutor, your group will engage in discussion and debate to share the personal experiences and insights into politics deriving from each individual's study of their Minor subject.
Reflective essays and group presentations will give you the opportunity to crystallise your thoughts, communicate what you have learned and demonstrate your understanding of politics from a more complete perspective.
French as your Minor
Our French Minor will hone your fluency through state of the art language learning, giving you a solid basis to explore the related themes and topics that interest you most (including translation, French society, media, arts and politics.)
This is a great choice if you want to gain a greater understanding of France and other French-speaking countries, and thanks to the growth of French as an international language you'll also gain desirable insight into global political, economic, NGO and diplomatic affairs.


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One of the largest chats in the PR industry, Carrie Morgan's #PRprochat ran for almost four years. It might be over, but transcripts are still available below! Glance them over–you won't want to miss the amazing guests and fantastic tips to enhance your career.
Click here for the appropriate year: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013. #PRprochat launched in September of 2012, and ended June of 2016.


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Put the chicken into a large pot, cover it with water, and add a big pinch of salt. Cover and bring it to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer, skim the scum, and cook until the chicken is cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the chicken. Strain the broth and put it back into the pot over medium heat.
When the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred the meat and discard the skin and bones. Add the coconut milk, chile, scallion, ginger, lime juice, and chicken to the broth and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve in bowls garnished with cilantro.
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text: In testing my connection, I have come to relize the WRV54G suffers from massive packet loss. Due to slow connection problems, I've been running some reports on broadbandreports.com. Basically after about 3 days of testing, I found a few issues. 1) My linksys BEFCMU10 version 2 cable modem cuts my upload speed by over 10x when it's hot. 2) My WRV54G looses about 28% of my packets. The heat thing was easy to fix...I opened the cabinet, and bingo speed jumps up. I need to find a way to activly cool the cabinet so that it can remain closed and fast. The packet loss is a totally different issue. If I take the router (WRV54G) out of the loop, and run the same line test I see 0% on my packet loss. I play a lot of online games, and I really need to fix the packet loss issue so that I can reduce my latency. Does anyone have a suggestion?? Loss at 56byte pkts: 28% Loss at 1000byte pkts: 28% Thanks


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Selling feelings instead of products
I have two computers to give away for 1 dollar each, one for you and the other one to the next guy who will read this post. Since you are here first, please be my guest and pick one, but let me tell you something about these two devices.
The one I want to show you first is my MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7, 8 GBs of RAM and a 1 TB hard drive. As you might have noticed, this is not the Apple's base model, but a custom one, and let me assure you that that 1 TB hard drive was the best decision I made, and I will tell you why.
Last year I took a cruise trip with my family (an experience I encourage you to try) and all of us took photos all day long. I shared a cabin with my sister so, at night, some hours before dinner, while she was getting ready (and by that I mean put dozens of dresses on her bed while also complaining saying she had "nothing to wear!"), I took a moment to look at the photos we all had taken sitting in the couch with the notebook on my lap. Sometimes when I ran into a funny picture I called my sister to laugh together.
My point is that with that 1 TB I not only saved thousands of photos but gained precious time with not only my sister in that moment before dinner, but with myself, looking at happy family trip photos while feeling the up and down of the cruise. That's priceless, and all of it thanks to this computer that was an amazing companion through the holidays.
The other computer I'm selling is a MacBook Pro with the same specifications as the previous one (Intel Core i7, 8 GBs of RAM and 1 TB hard drive) that I used for work.
Which one you want?
It's interesting that some people will choose the first one while others will choose the last one, taking into account the fact that both are, technically speaking, the same. I'm presenting two computers with the same hardware configuration, but the difference is that I told you a story about the first one.
Telling stories about products or services, or something that you want others to use or to get it's not something new, but sometimes forgotten.
I could come up with other examples but the truth is that you may have experience the same "trick" while shopping at eBay, when you found the same product twice, at the same price, but you choose one above the other because of… what?… Yes, feelings, maybe confidence in the seller or a better description of the product. You know it's the same product, you already know the specifications of the product, you are just looking at the same product posted twice, but even knowing this you want to hit "Buy" in only one of those products.
When it's time for you to sell or offer something remember not to sell the product itself, but to sell a product that has a story attached to it, that empathizes with the customers, that makes them feel. To achieve that goal you should tell more stories, create a context around your product, a context where that product or service you are offering becomes the hero of the story. When you are telling a story remember that your hero exists to defeat a villain, and that villain is the problem your customer is dealing with right now, and your hero (your product, your software, your service) must save this customer by proposing a new idea.
Based on "Tell me a story" by Brian Doll, a talk given at the 2013 PHP Conference Argentina.


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Resources for finding hotels in a particular area include the city's convention and visitor bureau, Google Hotels, and hotel deal sites such as Hotels.com or KAYAK. Users are able to search by city and often limit the search to a particular part of the city to see hotels.Continue Reading
Most cities have a convention and visitor bureau with resources for both residents and visitors, including information on lodging. The hotel information is often listed under a section for planning trips, or the site might have a separate tab just for lodging. The sites vary on the listings, but many offer search functions to filter the hotel results based on type, price or location within the city.
The Google Hotel Finder allows users to enter cities and choose dates for the stay. The results show in a list format and on a map with the hotel's name, rating, price per night, highlights and a link to book the hotel. A location drop down at the top of the list allows users to limit the results to a particular area within the city. The list includes particular landmarks and neighborhoods within the city.
Most travel deal sites also allow users to search for hotels in specific cities, with the option to limit the results to a particular area. Users can book hotel rooms directly from the deal site.Learn more about Geography