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Wake County Women's Giving Network Awards $140,000 to area nonprofits
RALEIGH – The Wake County Women's Giving Network today awarded
$140,000 to five area nonprofits that support women and/or children, according to Liza Roberts, chair of the local giving circle, which is a program of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF).
Receiving grants were the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, Communities In Schools of Wake County, the Carying Place, the Child's Advocate and the Green Chair Project. The awards were announced today at the Network's annual luncheon.
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle received $55,000 for the Lunch Wagon program, which will deliver hot meals via a kitchen on wheels to the homeless and neighborhoods in need, with a focus on children. For more information, visit www.foodshuttle.org.
Communities In Schools of Wake County was awarded $25,000 for Making the CASE, a program geared toward economically disadvantaged students that utilizes an individualized approach to help foster success in school. Visit www.ciswake.org for more details.
Also receiving $25,000 was the Carying Place, which will use its grant for the Working Homeless Mothers and Children Project that will help families to become self-sufficient through a series of life-skills classes and individualized mentoring support. For more information visit www.thecaryingplace.org.
The Child's Advocate received a $25,000 grant that will provide operating resources for this nonprofit that supports children who need legal representation, often in high-conflict or domestic violence situations. For additional information, visit www.thechildsadvocate.org.
The Green Chair Project received $10,000 to further its mission to help individuals and families transition into stable housing after being displaced from disasters, joblessness or homelessness. The nonprofit is the only furniture recycling and assistance program in Wake County. For more information, go to www.thegreenchair.org.
Wake County Women's Network members voted on recipients in a competitive grants process. Grants Chair Pam Dowdy said the membership had a difficult decision selecting from all of the high-quality programs serving critical needs for Wake County women and/or children.
This year's gifts from the Wake County Women's Giving Network bring the total of grants awarded to area nonprofits to $564,000 in just five years. "To award $140,000 in this challenging economy to programs serving such critical needs is certainly a sign of the Network's increasing impact on philanthropy in Wake County," said Jennifer Tolle Whiteside, president and CEO of the NCCF. "And what a milestone to exceed half a million dollars in just five years." The NCCF supports eight other women's giving programs across the state and the Statewide Women's Fund.
About the Wake County Women's Giving Network
The Network is designed to maximize women's leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating its membership, increasing charitable contributions and strengthening the Wake County community through the impact of collective giving. Past grants recipients include 2007: Learning Together and the Women's Center of Wake County; 2008: InterAct and SAFEchild; 2009: Hospice of Wake County, Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood, Urban Ministries of Wake County and Wake Technical Community College Foundation; and 2010: Urban Ministries, Read and Feed and SAFEchild.
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With both engaging literature selections and carefully sequenced writing lessons, this course, designed for upper middle school or high school instruction, builds students' writing and reading skills. It will strengthen their critical thinking and analysis — all skills that are essential to effective performance on standardized assessments. Carefully designed daily lesson plans include detailed teacher instructions to reduce teacher preparation time, yet include a variety of student-centered activities that support classroom engagement. Correlated to state standards, this course is self-contained, with a student notebook that includes of all the short readings as well as writing activities. An easy-to-use pacing guide ensures completion of all required content. Teachers receive a condensed vignette of each of the short reading assignments and a comprehensive analysis of each of the six major works to reduce teacher preparation.
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Comparison of Two Different Abutment Designs on Marginal Bone Loss and Soft Tissue Development
Ratnadeep C. Patil, BDS/Laurens den Hartog, DDS, PhD/Christiaan van Heereveld/Aditi Jagdale, BDS/Anjali Dilbaghi, BDS/Marco S. Cune, DDS, PhD
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Purpose: To assess the response of soft tissues around two different abutment designs in healed sites in the esthetic zone. Materials and Methods: Twenty-six subjects received two endosseous implants in healed, bilateral implant sites in the esthetic zone in the maxilla or the mandible. After 17 to 19 weeks and left/right randomization, the implants were restored with either a conventional (control) or curved (experimental) titanium abutment and a provisional crown. Eight weeks after abutment placement, definitive crowns were cemented (T0). Soft tissue development was assessed based on peri-implant bone loss, Pink Esthetic Score (PES), and probing depths immediately after placement of the definitive crown and after 1 year (T12) and compared between sites. Possible confounding variables (abutment angle, plaque presence, gingival bleeding, width of attached mucosa) were also documented at T0 and T12. Results: The mean peri-implant marginal bone loss from T0 to T12 was 0.00 ± 0.37 mm in the experimental group and 0.12 ± 0.27 mm in the control group. Differences were not statistically significant (P = .25). At T12, the curved abutment scored a mean PES of 10 ± 2.3 and the straight abutment scored 9.7 ± 2.3. The difference was not significant (P = .46)). Probing depths were also not significantly different between the two groups (P = .85). Correlation and regression analysis showed no hints of predictive behavior for the possible confounding variables. Conclusion: A titanium abutment with a circumferential curved design is of no additional benefit to soft tissue development and preservation of marginal bone compared to a conventional straight abutment design for the restoration of single-tooth implants in the esthetic zone.
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Monica plays a shy girl introduced to Horst Buchholz's erotic Greek pageant held at his mansion. After her first performance she ends up in a bedroom with another woman for the first time, who gently slides her semi-see-thru tunic off her shoulders, dislaying her nice B-cups. After laying on the bed the woman exposes Monica's shapely butt. There's an abrupt edit at this point (probably to cut some of the saucier stuff) and they're seen topless, sleeping peacefully together. She shows a random boob later during the orgy sequence but after awhile it's hard to tell who's who.
The leisurely standing bath: the best scene of her career.
Valerie, the Gallic beauty, was never, ever shy about on-screen nudity. This scene (there is one of those damn edited versions of the movie floating around, so be careful), is the acme of them all. Horst Bucholz is spying on her through a two-way mirror, while they are both on a yacht. (This is a period piece, set in the early 20th Century.) Before getting into bed, she decides to have an impromptu mini-bath. She has a pan of soapy water to wash with while she stays standing. She then doffs the loose white gown she's wearing, pins up her hair, and begins slowly and lovingly rubbing her body with a soapy sponge. Her breasts are completely magnificent. She even props up one leg at a time and caresses each one slowly and fully w/ the soapy sponge. One mild complaint: for whatever reason, she never really soaps her bush. It's on display the whole time, in all it's untrimmed glory, but she never actually touches it. Too bad. Nonetheless, this is an absolutely superb nude scene, one that you won't soon forget.
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I hate to disagree but Valerie is only nude in one scene near the start of the movie. She is being watched throught a one way mirror while she washes with a cloth, everything is on display, breasts, arse, muff. It's an excellent and long scene. She does keep her clothes on during the rest of the movie however (the near hardcore scenes at the end use a body double)so nude throughout? Sorry, no.
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I would have to second what Mr_Manko said. The movie can be quite tricky the first time you see it. Look closely at the face of the woman getting the long massage completely nude. The first time you watch it, you'll no doupt be so engrossed in her tits and pussy while the guy massages them, you'll miss her face - its not Valerie. And there are a couple of scenes like this. The almost hardcore orgies at the end of the movie have Valerie only watching the other people. At one point a guy does nearly rip her top off and there is an almost breast exposure and that's it! The one nude scene of her is in the earlier part of the movie while the captain is looking at her through a one-way mirror. She is standing up washing herself completely nude. Breasts, buns, and even bush are all exposed. The scene quite long and she does some bending over and back arching so she can see herself better in the mirror - all of which give us many multiple angles to view her wonderfully delicious body. Real tasty chews for the eyes her folks!
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Catherine plays Valerie, one of many women who re-enact a Greek festival at a rich guy's estate. We first see her (0:08) striking poses behind a two-way mirror while being watched by a guy. She's wearing a thin, see-thru toga and when she makes ballet-like movements her muff comes into view a couple of times. Next (0:34) she's in a bathtub and her boobs are above the waterline for a brief moment. She's easily recognized by the braid of blonde hair she has wrapped around her forehead thru the whole film.


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I haven't posted for a while as the nonprofit sector loves to jam all its conferences right in the middle of the busiest time of year apparently (why do we do that?) but after trips, conferences, and discussions with people all over North America I'm more convinced of one thing: I'm a bad marketer/fundraiser.
Okay, that's a bit harsh but I'm guilty of doing a lot of not so great marketing. And so are you. It's somewhat unavoidable. It's the curse of knowledge. Or as Flint McGlaughlin of MECLABS said at the recent NextAfter Nonprofit Innovation Summit, it's our blind spot.
Flint's theory is that all marketers have blind spots – that's natural – but not working to recognize our blind spots – that's criminal. See we know too much. Or at least we think we do. And we want to be right, to be perceived as smart, to be acknowledged by our peers.
But this leads to professional marketers choosing the wrong experiment result 72% of the time according to repeated MECLABS experiments. Or why 1/4 of people choose incorrectly in police lineups – according to Flint. The more we know the more ineffective we may actually be and on top of that we gain more confidence – to the point where we will put people behind bars!
I think this blind spot or curse of knowledge is compounded in the nonprofit space because you (marketers/fundraisers) are, generally (and hopefully), very passionate, knowledgeable, and connected to your work. So that blind spot grows a bit more. And, typically, your customers/donors know even less and (hopefully not) care even less than regular customers/donors do about brands and products (they would never say this but I think it's pretty true). This increases our smugness and overconfidence. And the blind spot grows again.
The end result? Us focused fundraising. Stats focused fundraising. Lack of donor experience focused fundraising. Database focused fundraising. Arrogant fundraising.
We make ourselves the hero of the story and use all kinds of big numbers and 'facts' to back it up and assume donors will love us so much because of that, that they will fill out unnecessary form fields and click 8 times on a mobile unresponsive website by pinching and zooming their way to a donation.
But hey, at least you know your donor is a Mrs., was born March 1st, and has a cell, work, and home phone number, and heard about you from 'social media'. That'll come in handy when you finally implement that personalized multi-phone number happy birthday stewardship campaign targeted towards social media folks…
Your biggest weakness – not being able to think like your donor – leads to your biggest fundraising weakness – you focused fundraising. So if you can at least accept that you have a blind spot – as I and all marketers do – then we can focus on ways to fill in the gaps. So with that in mind, here are…
Three Ways To Overcome 'Blind Spot' Fundraising
- Collect more customer/donor feedback
- Run more tests and experiments
- Have a consistent framework, beyond yourself, to guide marketing
1. Collect More Customer/Donor Feedback
How often do you talk to your donors? You yourself. Major gifts people talk to donors all the time (although they may not be typical of your target audience) as do the volunteer coordinators and whoever answers the phone. But what about you? That's where I'd start. Block off your Friday morning and call three donors every week. Have a set of questions if you like (why do you support us? how are we doing? what can we do better? is a good start) but the main thing is to call them.
You can do an annual or bi-annual survey pretty easily nowadays. After a donation or email signup or event registration, you have a quick survey or a few questions they can choose to answer (notice the after there… don't add more things before they take the action you want them to take unless it will improve their experience). Ask and listen on social media.
There are a number of ways you can get more customer feedback which can provide insights. Which brings us to #2 as insights are great to help you…
2. Run More Tests And Experiments
Just because a customer says something – in a survey, email, or conversation – doesn't mean that's actually how they feel or is what they'll do. This is always true of survey or opinion data but in the world of giving its heightened as people want to be perceived as the best versions of themselves. So, of course they don't need or want direct mail and only want to be solicited once per year by email – why would you want to get more solicitations in the 'costly' mail?
So to verify if what your customers/donors are saying is true, you have to be testing. All the time. Because some bad things can happen if you listen to your donors too much (without testing). Many tools you use like MailChimp and Google Analytics make it easy to run tests. And people like NextAfter are creating more tools like research validation and Winston to help you confirm the validity of your tests and catalogue them for your (and others') benefit.
Testing, and a culture of testing, when combined with customer feedback and insights means you'll get it right more often than not and gives you two data sources beyond yourself. It's also a good starting point for #3…
3. Have A Consistent Framework, Beyond Yourself, To Guide Marketing
In my work, I try (as much as I can) to have staff/internal input, as well as customer/donor input, and data. From that, I think we can get a sense of what is true and actually happens in the real world. That's part of my fundraising framework to try to avoid the blind spot and those of my clients.
Another great framework is the Conversion Heuristic from MECLABS:
Whether you are sending an email, making a landing page, or creating year-end campaign, I think this framework can help put things in perspective. It's a guide that shows how important the motivation of your donors are when added to your value with incentives to overcome any friction in the process and anxiety donors may have. At the NIO Summit, it was suggested to start from the right to the left and ask questions like:
- What anxieties do donors have?
- How can those be addressed?
- What friction is there before they can take that action?
- How can it be reduced?
- What incentives can you provide to help them overcome that friction?
Value proposition and donor motivation are obviously crucial (and for another time) but if all you do is use this framework and start right to left, you'll start to force yourself to think a bit more like a donor and what their experience is when considering supporting you.
I'm a bad marketer/fundraiser. And so are you. Because we can't think like our donors and therefore have a big blind spot. We must acknowledge this weakness exists and then work to overcome it otherwise our fundraising will continue to be 'us' focused, arrogant, and ineffective. Good luck!
Webinar Alert
Speaking of NextAfter, I'll be hosting a webinar with them on October 27th titled Grow Your Donations Without Spending a Dime and focused on driving traffic with the Google Ad Grant. Hope to see you there!


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Originally posted by butcherguy
Personally, I think that the PRICE will keep us from seeing very many of these in the sky anyway.
The price may eventually fall into the $100,000 range some day.
TextHenry Ford, Chairman, Ford Motor Company-1940"Mark my word: A combination airplane and motorcar is coming.You may smile.But it will come…"
Originally posted by butcherguy
Just what is it that you are going to hit up there?
Originally posted by butcherguy
Most aircraft have low speed, high lift devices such as flaps and slats, which increase lift from the wing at the cost of more power
Most single/ two-seater aircraft civilian don't, they would be the equivalent to the Skycar.
cruising speed of 300km/h and top speed of 500 km/h. it runs on bio-ethanol 11,7 litres for 100 km
...Comfirmed in 2011 to come out in 2012...
Originally posted by Tayesin
The biggest hold-up to the introduction of this technology is the required Infrastructure.
You can't have people flying around willy-nilly (been wanting to use that term for ages) with no rules, no designated flight paths, no refueling stations, no monitoring systems, and very little in the way of safety devices, etc.
The cost of adequate infrastructure will be prohibitive to say the least.
I don't know about you but I don't want one of these in my bedroom in the middle of the night. Also all police cars will have to be changed to accommodate this along with licensing and traffic laws - mass production of this is not going to happen overnight or even in the next 20 years!


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SOURCE: HS3 Technologies, Inc.
September 19, 2007 07:00 ET
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - September 19, 2007) - HS3 Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HSTH), a
worldwide provider of innovative security solutions, is pleased to announce
the successful completion of the first product training session for 41
dealers in Rockford, Minnesota. The intensive training session was held at
the headquarters of Wright Hennepin, Inc. (WHRIC), a strategic partner of
HS3 Technologies, Inc. The individuals completing the training represented
the top-producing dealers for WHRIC Security. This initial training session
was the first of an ongoing HS3/WHRIC program to educate dealers, sales
personnel, and installers in the technically advanced matrix of our
integrated products and service solutions.
WHIRC Security's 250 dealers have extensive knowledge and experience in the
installation and sales of traditional alarm and security products. "We are
fortunate to have experienced dealer/installers at this training," said
Mark Lana, CEO of HS3 Technologies Inc.
HS3's integrated product matrix requires the highest level of training for
a complete understanding of the use and implementation HS3's security
portal brings to the world of security. Our cutting edge products have
moved security and remote monitoring to a complex, and never before
available, integrated platform between fiscal security and logical security
About HS3 Technologies, Inc.
HS3 Technologies, Inc. ("HS3") is a national provider of innovative
security solutions, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. HS3 provides
technologies and services through a national channel distribution program
and through our direct sales force. Utilizing independent sales
professionals, national distribution and local dealers, HS3 offers custom
security solutions for commercial, residential, government and military
applications. These state-of-the-art products include digital video
recording technology (DVR), biometric access control (door locks),
biometric time and attendance devices, personal biometric identification
units, CCTV, video monitoring centers, video broadcast over cellular
networks, wireless mesh networks units and wireless internet-linked
satellite surveillance systems. HS3 also provides security assessment
services, computer forensics investigative services and robust physical and
logical security solutions to the Fortune 500 and 1000 companies. HS3
Technologies is bringing together complete technologies, services and
people to fulfill the increasing global security requirement for integrated
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inherent uncertainties associated with the development of an early stage
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Obviously, reading comprehension is not one of your stronger traits.
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This is your last chance. This thread is not about me or you. One more BS attempt to make it about you or me or your ordinary beloved and I will report you.
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Talk about self obsessed and narcissistic. No I don't care what you think of me or my reaction. I dont care if you like me or my thread or my posts. The way you are obsessing over this makes me think you are the same poster with many accounts and is having a mental breakdown because some one made a thread that is hitting too close to home.
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I thought you avoided my posts because you didn't like them?
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Online bullying, thoughts? Or just more off the clock pseudo psychology about me and my motives?
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Interview: Pogo
The pseudonymous artist Pogo has become a bit of an Internet sensation with his amazing sample-based music and videos. Many of them take clips from beloved children's films, creating beats from slivers of score and dialogue to create really great dance music; Pogo's work can stand with the best of the genre. He's got several compilations of music available for free download at MySpace and Last.fm, and he's also done a really cool original short "Out With It". If you've never seen any of Pogo's videos before, take a look. After you're done being gobsmacked, come back here and read this interview I conducted with him. I'll wait.
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The peat bog at Holburn lies in a valley to the east of Greensheen Hill. The hill, with a path leading over the top affords the best views over the site and surrounding countryside, including Lindisfarne and the Cheviots.
Lindisfarne has historical links with the reserve as it is alleged that the monks of Lindisfarne Priory used to take peat from here as fuel and this may account for the strange square hollows across the site. Now the reserve is an internationally designated wetland linked closely to the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve area due to movement of wildfowl between the two. The reserve is managed in partnership with Ford and Etal Estates. The site is designated as open access but the bog area is hard going with occasional ditches and is not recommended.
Nearby nature reserves
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- 5 miles - Northumberland Wildlife Trust
- Flodden Quarry
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How LABC helps you avoid cowboy builders
Are you considering having building work done to your property, or will you be appointing a builder to do the work?
Choosing a reputable contractor to build a new extension or carry out internal alterations is very important.
Everyone has heard the horror stories about cowboy builders in the press and the problems they cause.
Here are some useful tips on avoiding the cowboys.
Building control's responsibility
Building control is responsible for making sure that buildings are safe for people to use and live in.
This is done by ensuring that new building work complies with the current standards of the Building Regulations.
Broadly we do this by checking your plans before work starts and by regular site inspections.
As a general rule most extensions and alterations will need a building regulations application to be submitted.
(Planning permission and building control may also be needed for some extensions and you should be aware of special rules for properties within a conservation area or those buildings that are 'listed'.)
Contact your local authority building control team
The first step
The first step is usually to design your project and ideally you will need the help of an experienced professional, such as an architect, surveyor or engineer.
If you follow this route they will normally submit the building regulations application on your behalf.
There are two ways to make an application (a Full Plans or a Building Notice submission).
In general for extensions we would recommend the Full Plans route for your own peace of mind.
The Full Plans route
A Building Control Surveyor will check your plans when submitted to confirm they meet with the current building regulations.
If they don't, you you/your agent will be advised of what work is needed to ensure compliance.
Once you start work on site a surveyor will call to inspect the work as it progresses. However, it is your/your builder's responsibility to ensure the local authority is called out for inspection at critical stages of the build and this will generally be explained fully in correspondence confirming approval of your application.
The final inspection of the work is particularly important and should be carried out before your builder leaves site. (Your completion certificate is the document which confirms that the work inspected met the building regulations and it will be needed should you sell or remortgage your property in the future.)
The 10 DOs and DON'Ts of planning your project
DO get at least three written, itemised quotes for your building work as prices can vary enormously. Don't automatically go for the cheapest quote but ensure your quotes are "like for like" i.e. does one quote allow for all fixtures and fittings to a new bathroom but another builds in a nominal sum of £1,000 with you paying the extra. (Your professional adviser may be able to help check these for you.)
DO use a reputable builder – preferably one who is recommended to you and whose work you can go and look at and whose existing customers you can speak to. (Ask whether they would use him again, was he tidy, punctual and did he meet agreed deadlines?) Ask potential builders about their expertise in your type of building project, how they would want to be paid, will they give you itemised invoices; can they give you a final completion date? If in doubt, use an audited competent builder like those found through the FMB. Websites such as Checkatrade, MyBuilder, and Rated People all have their own vetting process, but be wary of manipulated ratings. Check out the vetting process, and look into the company separately before going ahead with them.
DO spend time early on planning and designing your project as changes made at a later stage can be costly in time lost and additional fees. (The Home & Build blog is useful for ideas.)
DO have your plans properly drawn up by an experienced professional and ensure that they are submitted to building control (together with your application form and fee) well before you begin work on site so they can be checked and an approval issued.
(Building regulations approval is valid for three years and providing you start work before this time you can continue through to completion with no time limit.) Do get full contact details for your builder and verify them. Be suspicious of a builder who will not hand out or does not have business paperwork, or who only has a mobile phone number or deals solely in cash.
DO agree with your builder before he starts work who will be responsible for contacting building control to arrange site inspections. Then ensure a call is made before work starts on site and at the regular statutory inspection stages. (These include when work starts, drainage, foundations, damp proofing, steelwork and roof construction as well as the final inspection.)
DO consider using a written contract if your project is large or complex. Your architect may be able to help you with this or there are a number of simple homeowner building contracts available to buy off the internet.
DO consider an insurance-backed warranty if you are carrying out larger building works. This will provide funds to put work right should the need arise as even the best firm can run into trouble through no fault of their own. Do check whether your work involves work to a party wall and if so whether you need to liaise with your neighbour or serve a Party Wall Notice on them, this needs to happen a month or two before you start work. Don't deal in cash only. If you must do this at some stage ensure you get a signed receipt for the payment.
DON'T arrange to pay large sums of money in advance for work. It is better to make staged payments, such as up to damp course, roof level and completion.
DON'T assume that if your builder tells you no local authority consent is needed that this is always the case. Check with Planning and Building Control yourself if you are unsure. (Also consider water and sewerage authorities' consents.) Don't make alterations to your approved plans unless you check with the Planning and Building Control departments first. If you do, give details of the alterations and agree the timescale and additional costs with your builder in advance.
DON'T make your final payment to your builder until you are fully satisfied with his work and your completion certificate has been issued.
Contact your local authority building control team
LABC are here to help
We hope this information will help you feel more confident when planning your building project. The vast majority of contractors are reputable and reliable but knowing the right questions to ask will help you to make an informed decision about who you should employ to build your project.
Your local authority building control team is always happy to offer free pre-submission and on-going advice relating to the building regulations should you need it. However, don't forget that while we are here to help, we are not a substitute for the professional design and construction and project management advice of your agent or architect.
A national network
- LABC is the UK's leading national building control service and as such we are committed to maintaining the highest standards.
- We have unrivalled experience of assisting in the design process and inspecting building work on site.
- LABC is a national network of over 3,000 professional surveyors (Building Control Surveyors) who have a well-deserved reputation for fairness and practicality.
- Our aim is to provide an impartial, reliable and professional building control service that ensures the health and safety of people within the built environment.
If you are in any doubt about the Building Regulations or require further information please contact your local authority building control team or LABC.


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We'll dig into Earth's geological history and learn about the rock cycle, formation, and erosion, before learning how different rocks are formed and how to identify them based on observable features such as color, texture, size, and magnetism. Then, we'll put on our geologist caps and work to identify 16 different mystery rocks using the information we learned! and try to guess what kind of rocks they have. We'll also discuss what rocks tell us about both the long history and the recent geological changes on Earth. Rock on!


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The main page of the GIGABYTE 890FXA-UD5 BIOS will give you access to all of the sub-pages within the BIOS. You can also access the Q-Flash here as well as have the ability to save or load your CMOS settings.
Above we have the top of the MB Intelligent Tweaker; here you can set all your frequencies and voltages. You also can have access to the DRAM configuration page.
Above is the bottom of the MB Intelligent Tweaker page which shows the remaining voltages that can be altered.
The Standard CMOS features allow you to set the system date and time. You can also see what devices you have plugged into which port.
The Advanced BIOS Features page allows you to enable or disable various CPU technologies as well as configure boot devices and boot order.
The Integrated peripherals page allows you to configure the various on board features of the GIGABYTE 890FXA-UD5.
On the Power Management Setup page you can configure the various power settings.
The PC Health page lets you check the voltages and temperatures of the system. You can also set up the fan control and warnings.
Here we can see the eight CMOS profiles that you can save to or load your settings from.
Now that we have taken a look at the retail packaging, the GIGABYTE 880GMA-UD2H motherboard itself, and the system BIOS, we can get to the fun stuff. Let the testing begin!
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Discussion in 'GBAtemp & Scene News' started by TPi, Mar 14, 2006.
Umm TPi? What is with the PM I received from you
Your account get hijacked or have you just gone off your rocker?
the one involving 8 equalling D.
I guess that's the one where you've finally lost it. I knew we'd have to lock you up some day.


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Mediocre Fight of the Day: A Rose by Any Other Name vs Smelling As Sweet
Well I'm pretty sure that's now our longest post title, sooo time to celebrate that huge milestone! So anyways I was thinking about the line "What's in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet" (because I'm so cool that I'll sometimes sit and contemplate William Shakespeare in my spare time) and thought to myself, is that really true? Our experiences are so tied into pre-conceived notions that we have, we can fool ourselves into getting healthy by taking sugar pills, just because we think they're real medicine. Why wouldn't it be the same with a name convincing us of what a flower would smell like before actually smelling it? So, here's a few names that I think would probably make a rose smell less sweet:
Ebola Blossom
Stanky Stank
Diarrhea Flower
Dogfart Tulip
Sweaty Man Ass
Carrot Top
And as a reminder, we still need your help to make an album! Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far, and for those who are about to! You can get awesome rewards like signed copies of the album, signed prints of your favorite Mediocre Fight, a trading card made for you, a cover of a song of your choosing, and more! You can learn more at The Mediocre Fight's Kickstarter page
As always, if YOU have a mediocre fight you'd like to see contact us any way your little heart desires. Leave a comment here, tweet us @MediocreFight, find us on Facebook, shoot us an e-mail at The Mediocre Fight, or be a famous renaissance poet who may or may not have actually existed.


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OXFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2017--
RBC Bearings Incorporated (Nasdaq: ROLL), a leading international
manufacturer of highly-engineered precision bearings and components for
the industrial, defense and aerospace industries, today reported results
for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017.
Third Quarter Highlights
(1) Results exclude items in reconciliation below.
Nine Month Highlights
"We were able to drive solid financial performance in what is
traditionally our slowest seasonal fiscal quarter," said Dr. Michael J.
Hartnett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our restructuring
activities are driven by a strategy to achieve better alignment and
rationalization of our manufacturing resources to more efficiently
support a period of increasing industrial demand."
Third Quarter ResultsNet sales
for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 were $146.7 million, an increase of
1.7% from $144.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. Net sales
for the aerospace markets increased 1.2% and the industrial markets
increased 2.7%. Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was
$52.4 million compared to $53.5 million for the same period last year.
Excluding the impact of integration and restructuring and an inventory
purchase accounting adjustment last year, gross margin would have been
$55.6 million compared to $54.1 million for the same period last year.
Adjusted gross margin as a percentage of net sales would have been 37.9%
in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 compared to 37.5% for the same
adjusted period last year.
SG&A for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was $25.7 million, an increase
of $1.8 million from $23.9 million for the same period last year. The
increase of $1.8 million was mainly due to $0.9 million in personnel
related costs, $0.4 million incentive stock compensation, $0.2 million
in professional fees, and $0.3 million of other items. As a percentage
of net sales, SG&A was 17.5% for the third quarter of fiscal 2017
compared to 16.5% for the same period last year.
Other operating expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 totaled
$6.1 million, an increase of $3.5 million, compared to $2.6 million for
the same period last year. For the third quarter of fiscal 2017, other
operating expenses were comprised mainly of $3.8 million of integration
and restructuring costs and $2.3 million of amortization of intangible
assets. Other operating expenses last year consisted primarily of $2.5
million in amortization of intangibles and $0.1 million of other items.
Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was $20.5 million
compared to operating income of $27.1 million for the same period last
year. Excluding costs associated with integration and restructuring,
operating income would have been $27.6 million for the third quarter of
fiscal 2017 compared to an adjusted $27.6 million for the same period
last year. Excluding these adjustments, operating income as a percentage
of net sales would have been 18.8% compared to 19.2% for the same period
last year.
Interest expense, net was $2.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal
2017 compared to $2.2 million for the same period last year.
Income tax expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was $5.9 million
compared to $7.8 million for the same period last year. Our effective
income tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was 31.5% compared
to 31.5% for the same period last year. The effective income tax rate
without discrete tax benefit items would have been 31.8% and 32.1%,
Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was $12.8 million
compared to $17.0 million for the same period last year. On an adjusted
basis, net income would have been $17.4 million for the third quarter of
fiscal 2017, compared to an adjusted net income of $17.3 million for the
same period last year.
Diluted EPS for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was 54 cents per share
compared to 73 cents per share for the same period last year. On an
adjusted basis, diluted EPS for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 would
have been 73 cents per share compared to an adjusted diluted EPS of 73
cents per share for the same period last year.
Backlog, as of December 31, 2016, was $349.1 million compared to $351.3
million as of December 26, 2015.
Integration and Restructuring of Industrial
OperationsIn the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the
Company reached a decision to integrate and restructure its industrial
manufacturing operation in South Carolina. The Company will exit a few
smaller product offerings and consolidate two manufacturing facilities
into one. These restructuring efforts will better align our
manufacturing capacity and market focus. As a result the Company
recorded a charge of $7.1 million associated with the integration and
restructuring activity attributable to the Roller Bearings segment. The
$7.1 million charge includes $3.2 million of inventory rationalization
costs, $2.4 million loss on fixed asset disposals, $1.2 million exit
obligation associated with a building operating lease, and $0.3 million
impairment of intangible assets. The inventory rationalization costs
were recorded in "Cost of Sales" and all other costs were recorded in
"Other, net" in the income statement.
Live WebcastRBC Bearings
Incorporated will host a webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET today to discuss the
quarterly results. To access the webcast, go to the investor relations
portion of the Company's website, www.rbcbearings.com,
and click on the webcast icon. If you do not have access to the Internet
and wish to listen to the call, dial 844-419-1755 (international callers
dial 216-562-0468) and provide conference ID # 58476776. An audio replay
of the call will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET February 8th, 2017 until
11:59 p.m. ET February 15th, 2017. The replay can be accessed by dialing
855-859-2056 (international callers dial 404-537-3406) and providing
conference call ID # 58476776. Investors are advised to dial into the
call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register.
Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresThe
Company prepares and publicly releases quarterly unaudited financial
statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In accordance with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") guidance on Compliance
and Disclosure Interpretations, the Company also discloses and discusses
certain non-GAAP financial measures in our public releases which are
identified as "adjusted" that exclude certain items. Management uses
these non-GAAP financial measures to provide additional information
which is useful to gain an understanding of the factors and trends
affecting our business. Management believes these disclosures assist in
understanding the trends of our operating performance when comparing
periods both historically and prospectively. As a result, the Company
also believes disclosure of these non-GAAP measures helps investors
evaluate the business in the same manner as Management. The non-GAAP
measures disclosed within this press release exclude certain items that
arise outside the ordinary course of the Company's continuing
operations, including, but not limited to, integration and restructuring
charges, acquisition costs, gains and losses on foreign exchange, and
non-discrete tax benefits and expenses. Investors should consider
non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial
measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of the
non-GAAP measures disclosed in the press release with the most
comparable U.S. GAAP measures are included in the financial tables
attached to this press release.
About RBC BearingsRBC Bearings
Incorporated is an international manufacturer and marketer of highly
engineered precision bearings and components. Founded in 1919, the
Company is primarily focused on producing highly technical or regulated
bearing products and components requiring sophisticated design, testing
and manufacturing capabilities for the diversified industrial, aerospace
and defense markets. The Company is headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut.
Safe Harbor for Forward Looking StatementsCertain
statements in this press release contain "forward-looking statements."
All statements other than statements of historical fact are
"forward-looking statements" for purposes of federal and state
securities laws, including the section of this press release entitled
"Outlook"; any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items
relating to the Company, any statement of the plans, strategies and
objectives of management for future operations; any statements
concerning proposed future growth rates in the markets we serve; any
statements of belief; any characterization of and the Company's ability
to control contingent liabilities; anticipated trends in the Company's
businesses; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the
foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include the words "may,"
"estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," and
other similar words. Although the Company believes that the expectations
reflected in any forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual
results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any
of our forward-looking statements. Our future financial condition and
results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are
subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties beyond the
control of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to general economic
conditions, geopolitical factors, future levels of general industrial
manufacturing activity, future financial performance, market acceptance
of new or enhanced versions of the Company's products, the pricing of
raw materials, changes in the competitive environments in which the
Company's businesses operate, the outcome of pending or future
litigation and governmental proceedings and approvals, estimated legal
costs, increases in interest rates, the Company's ability to meet its
debt obligations, the Company's ability to acquire and integrate
complementary businesses, and risks and uncertainties listed or
disclosed in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the risks identified
under the heading "Risk Factors" set forth in the Company's most recent
Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. The Company does not intend, and
undertakes no obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking
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This page contains pre-2014 content from the previous ACC Futures website.
Blog Posts
Media Releases
News Stories
- Helen Kelly - Speech to conferenz on the reform of ACC.
- Hazel Armstrong - Speech at the launch of the ACC Futures Coalition, 8 April 2009
- Richard Moon - Speech at the launch of the ACC Futures Coalition, 8 April 2009
- Sir Owen Woodhouse - speech to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
- Alan Clayton - Presentation to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
- Hazel Armstrong - presentation to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
- Maryan Street - speech to ACC Futures Seminar, 1 September 2008
Coalition Submissions
- Submission to the Department of Labour, July 2011
- Submission to the Stocktake of ACC Accounts
- Submission on the Injury, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill
- Submission to the Welfare Working Group, September 2010.
Presentations from the 2012 conference
Keynote address: Sir Geoffrey Palmer
Injury prevention: Felicity Lamm
Rehabilitation and Vocational Independence
Organisational culture: Dr. Grant Duncan
Workshop 1: Full funding, experience rating and injury prevention
Workshop 2: Choice - The AEP and work account privatisation
Workshop 3: Reviews and complaints
Workshop 4: Occupational Disease
Workshop 5: Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Peter Thorne looked at what we know about the incidence and prevalence of "Noise-induced Hearing Loss" in NZ and what factors influence hearing loss from noise.
Workshop 6: Rehabilitation, Vocational Independence and Independent Assessors
Other Resources
- What has the government done since the election? Paper
- A comparative analysis of New Zealand personal injury law. PPT.
- CTU economist points out flaws in ACC proposals.
- CTU submission on extending the accredited Employers Programme and Introducing Choice in the ACC Work Account.
- Choice in the acc workplace account-A solution looking for a problem? Analysis of the Department of Labour options discussion document. Peter Harris.
- Funding of ACC - These two papers explore aspects of the funding of ACC. The Michael Littlewood paper makes the case for abandoning full funding and returning to a form of pay-as-you-go (PAYG). The Susan St. John paperplaces the current debate in the context of the history of the funding of the ACC scheme
- Experience Rating Reviewed - South Australia is reviewing its approach to experience rating. Their review of the literature suggests major problems with the approach. Click here to have a look. places the current debate in the context of the history of the funding of the ACC scheme"
- PricewaterhouseCooper Report 2008
- Directory of Members of Parliament
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In the jet-set lifestyle of a modern day Head of Communications I am currently speeding through the French countryside on Eurostar after a day in our Paris office. Sounds very glamoros I'm sure, but with the competitive nature of travel these days, my seat in standard class costs less than a seat at Wembley Stadium to watch England play San Marino on Friday night. Today we are so used to buying our travel online, receiving our tickets there and then to print out at home.
Gone are the days of sitting for hours on end in a travel agent as they "tried one more time" to get through to the tour operator on the phone. It is all seamlessly done these days, with travel to the furthest flung places completed in seconds. It is not just travel that has been revolutionized by the Internet. On Friday I am going to see a West End show, where my tickets were paid for and printed weeks ago. A few weeks ago when I was in the States I planned to take our sales team out to see the Yankees play. Literally within three clicks I had procured tickets for a bargain $5 each, printed them out and placed them as a treat on the team's desks.
Everyone's happy surely? The likes of you and me get tickets in our hand straight away, giving us that warm glow of satisfaction and the vendor keeps more of their hard earned cash by not having to worry about postage (and possible insurance charges). But with simplicity comes the spectre of dangers online. Whilst the hoops we have to jump through to get the tickets are high, it has never been easier for a criminal to make money off the back of the process.
There is no limit to the amount of times you can print a ticket at home. Armed with dozens of copies of the same ticket for a West End show, ticket touts can very quickly make a fast buck reselling the same seat time and time again. All of the tickets look as genuine as the original, yet all of them potentially can be fraudulent. This is a massive problem for venues that have to try and work out who is the genuine ticket holder, and how they explain to a sweet old couple that the tickets they bought from the "nice man with the trilby" hat in Leicester Square are illegal copies.
This is a case where technology has created a business model for the criminals. Ticket touting, or Scalping in the US, has been a problem for decades. But now the problem has increased massively. In many countries it is illegal to BUY as well as sell tickets on the black market, meaning if you do fall victim to this crime there is very little you can do to recover your money.
Ticket agencies, box offices and travel companies are all very aware of this issue and have tried to combat the problem. Personalizing tickets puts a burden of proof onto the venues to verify the ticket holder is exactly who they are. This is the approach that was used by LOGOC in the recent London Olympics and Paralympics with some success. However, the answer is actually the adoption of more, not less technology. By using Apps on Smartphone's, ticket distribution can be tracked with relative ease. British Airways were one of the first airlines to introduce boarding cards on smart phones, which have aided both the airline as well as the passenger.
Other companies have adopted the Smart Card approach where purchased events can be loaded onto a personalized membership card that can only be used once. This approach is used successfully by many of the biggest football clubs in the world and has reduced the illegal resale of tickets dramatically.
It will only be a matter of time before other organizations follow suit. The main question they have to ask is if the investment in the technology (specialist bar code readers for instance) will bring an acceptable ROI on the problem of dealing with forged tickets. Obviously what they cannot quantify is the reputational damage that every forged ticket does to their 'brand'. A ticket holder for a West End show who is denied entry due to his fake ticket is hardly likely to spend more money on a real ticket for the show.
So be warned when you manage to pick up tickets to your next sold out 'One Direction' concert. Those bargains may not be all that they seem and you may end up missing the show. Which, depending on your current age, may not be a bad thing.
Written by Stuart Fuller, Director of Communications, NetNames
17 October 2012


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Gunboat (Early Preview)
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As part of my irrational desire to teach myself OpenGL programming, I'm making a game that's (currently at least) called Gunboat. It's a fairly slow-paced 2D shooter that has the player in command of a ship, protecting a harbour from an attacking fleet.
There's not that much of a game there at the moment (nothing happens if you beat all the enemies, nothing happens if you die…) but you can move around and shoot a few waves of enemies.
If anyone would like to play around with it, you can get it from here. Some degree of geek-fu is required to get it running, as there isn't an easy-to-use installer yet.
Comments / suggestions / bug reports / flames welcome!


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The display cases at Tim Brown Jewelers, located at 210 S. Elizabeth St. in Elizabeth, hold a wide range of jewelry, including the one-of-kind originals created by master goldsmith Tim and his wife Renee.
The Browns own and operate the shop on …
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The Browns own and operate the shop on the south side of Safeway Center. They offer customer service that includes watch battery replacement and jewelry repair as well as the opportunity to have an item of custom jewelry created.
Elizabeth resident Connie Lehman said the jewelry store is a great addition to the community.
"I love fine jewelry and I was happy when I heard a new jewelry shop was coming to Elizabeth," she said. "I made my first visit and I was amazed that this was the real deal when it came to fine jewelry shops."
Lehman said the shop carries a good selection of fine jewelry as well as the custom creations that are amazing.
She said Renee and Tim are masters at their crafts and, while she is a fan of the shop and their work, she is only one of a long list of customers who admire and treasure their work.
"We are Elizabeth's full-service jewelry shop but our trademark is our creation of original jewelry items for our customers," Tim Brown said. "Renee is the designer and we work together with the customer to finalize all the detail for the one-of-a-kind piece I will create for them."
Generally the process of creating a piece of custom jewelry begins with the customer talking to Renee.
"I spend time with the customer and try to discover what they want the final piece to be," Renee said. "I come up with a concept, and Tim and I create a three-dimensional drawing we show to the customer. Then Tim goes to work to create the item from the finalized drawing to provide jewelry that meets the customer's expectations, whether it is for daily wear or for wear on special occasions."
Tim Brown was born in Colorado Springs and grew up in California. He smiled as he explained that he was introduced to jewelry-making when he took a class in high school.
"I fell in love with creating jewelry. More classes and jobs with jewelry makers followed as I made something I love doing my career," he said. "I really like what I do because it is never boring. There seems to always be customers who need our services. The most fun is when I get a request to create a piece of jewelry."
He said the biggest challenge in making a piece of jewelry is fabricating the item from the metal and wire so it is the right size and shape to hold the stones in place.
Brown said he also enjoys doing engraving.
"I took an engraving class about 14 years ago and found I really enjoyed doing the work," he said. "I have engraved rings and other items. I did quite a bit of engraving on the rodeo queen crowns we made three years ago and they are still using them."
Renee Brown was born in Englewood and grew up in Littleton.
"I have always liked art and I have always liked to draw," the Littleton High School graduate said. "I learned about jewelry designing when I worked designer Judith Ripka in Aspen. I don't have the talent to create a piece of jewelry but I can help design it. I think earrings are the hardest piece to design. It is a challenge to balance the size and shape of the piece with the stones the customer wants us to use. But it is fun and I love to do it."
The couple met while working for the same jewelry maker in Arizona. They were married and decided to come back home to Colorado. They began working together creating custom jewelry in their Elizabeth home.
"We found this space and we are celebrating our fourth anniversary this month," Tim said. "We love Elizabeth and it is great there are so many artisans that call the town home."
Brown said the fourth anniversary celebration lasts through September and includes sale prices on many items. The shop is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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I love to keep you informed about everything related to your dental health and this time I will explain the risk to teeth when you have the bad habit of biting your nails. I have heard many people saying the following things when I ask the about why they bite nails.
- It is a way to cure my anxiety.
- I only do when I am too much stressed.
- I have been doing since my childhood and has nothing happened to me yet.
- When I am bored, I do it unconsciously.
- Biting my nails helps me to control my nerves.
You must have heard some of these comments or you might also have said something like that. If you are a victim of nail biting, you are not alone because it is one of the most common bad habits in the world.
Nail biting is a habit that many people develop since they are small, which with the passage of time becomes a habit that is carried out in an automated way, which makes it even harder to quit.
You have probably thought about the consequences that this act causes the appearance of your hands negatively, and you know the growth and structure of your nails is also affected. But did you ever think about the damage caused in dental health because of nail biting on regularly?
Nail biting, besides being inelegant, has bad consequences in your dental health as well. When you are performing the bite, your teeth are constantly hit against each other, wearing tooth enamel and causing extreme sensitivity. Gnashing or clenching of teeth can also cause the facial pain and headache. You can also generate the breaking or splintering of the front teeth, even the loss of a tooth in more extreme cases.
This habit also directly affects to the gums for the reason that it can lead to inflammation and gingivitis, and this is because the sharp edges and peaks of the nails caused by bites which can have an aggressive contact with the gums causing painful damage.
People using brackets put their dental health at greater risk as they put great pressure on the teeth. Other treatments such as dental veneers, composite restorations or implants are also at a risk with the constant habit of biting nails.
If the hands are not clean, to get your fingers to your mouth, you eat an amazing amount of bacteria and many germs are deposited under the fingernails and through those nibbles, they can arise the emergence of bacterial infections such as thrush and the spread of bacteria from other parts of the body to the mouth.
Nail biting can be a hard habit to break, but you must remember that many times this habit makes you a dental health suffer. I am sure you now have a strong excuse to quit this bad habit.


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The Duchess of Cambridge met the team afterwards to congratulate them on winning Britain's second Olympic medal in the women's event yesterday.
The Duchess, who was captain of her school hockey team, joined the 16,000 cheering fans who watched the bronze medal play-off match against New Zealand.
After the game, which Britain won 3-1, the Duchess privately met the squad to applaud their performance and commiserate with them on missing a place in the final.
The Duchess was also present at the open-air Riverside Arena in the Olympic Park on Wednesday, when the Team GB players' dreams of winning gold at their home Games were crushed by a dominant Argentine side in the semi-final.
British forward Alex Danson, 27, who scored the first goal in the play-off match, said it was a "complete honour" and a "privilege" to have the royal support, which she said gave the side a lift.
She said of the post-match meeting with the Duchess: "She just said 'congratulations'. She said she was so disappointed for us on Wednesday and desperately wanted to be a part of it today and see us hopefully get that win, which we're just so proud that we were able to do."
Danson added: "The support has meant so much, and particular to have Kate here makes you feel so proud to be British. That has made us feel that we really have a job to do.
"I hope we've put on a performance that she's enjoyed. She looked like she had a fantastic time."
The Duchess, 30, sat in the stadium next to Katherine Grainger, the rower who finally won an Olympic gold at London 2012 after silvers in the past three Games, and in front of Dame Kelly Holmes, the double gold medal-winning former middle-distance runner.
Wearing a white Team GB T-shirt and white skirt, the Duchess cheered when Britain scored and nervously pulled her hair in front of her mouth when New Zealand closed on goal.
It was a convincing victory for the home side, with the Leicester defender Crista Cullen and the Wales international Sarah Thomas both scoring from penalty corners before New Zealand's Stacey Michelsen pulled one back with two minutes to go.
When the final whistle blew, the Duchess joined in a standing ovation for Britain, holding both thumbs up to the team. The Duchess, who captained the first XI at Marlborough College, visited the squad during pre-Games training at the Olympic Park in March, when she tried out the bright blue pitch herself.
After an emotional group hug, the British women carried out a victory lap of the pitch, clapping to show their appreciation to the supporters and waving Union flags over their heads.
Danson, who plays for Reading, said the atmosphere at the Olympics had given the team a huge boost.
"The most incredible thing about London is how much it's completely united our nation," she said.
"We've been so blown away by the support we've had — people who've never seen hockey before who want to see medals, who want to see success, and I really hope that we've made everybody proud. I personally couldn't feel prouder and I couldn't be more happy to be a part of this squad."
GB captain Kate Walsh, 32, added: "We were heartbroken after the semi-final but we vowed we weren't going to come away empty-handed. We played our best game by miles and I'm so proud of the girls."
The only previous occasion when a British women's hockey team has won an Olympic medal was at Barcelona in 1992, when they took bronze in a play-off against South Korea.


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There are few things that I will say someone makes better than my mom, but this is one of them. The first time I had the famous chex mix was the Christmas of 2005. I arrived at Billy's parents house a few days after Christmas, not knowing his family that well, but I quickly learned that my mother-in-law makes the best chex mix ever. She makes it for pretty much every event, and it always disappears (usually eaten by me and my father-in-law). So, when we decided we were having a Halloween party, I knew I had to make it.
Here's what you'll need:
– 4 cups rice chex cereal
– 4 cups wheat chex cereal
– 2.5 to 3 cups Cheerios
– 1 can (16 oz.) peanuts
– pretzels
– 3 sticks butter, melted
– 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp garlic salt
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. You'll want to use a large aluminum pan or a large turkey roasting type pan that will hold everything.
Combine the chex, Cheerios, peanuts and pretzels and mix together well. Next, add the Worcestershire sauce and garlic salt to the butter, stirring well to combine. Pour the butter mixture over the cereal mixture and stir to coat everything. Bake for one hour at 250 degrees, stirring well every 15 minutes.
For Halloween, we decided to replace the pretzels (our least favorite ingredient) with festive colored M&M's — only we added them after the baking was done. I thought adding something sweet to the mix was pretty good, but definitely not the same. Billy didn't like it. Either way…still the best party mix you'll ever have. I'm not sure if it's the butter, the Worcestershire sauce or the garlic salt, but something about this mix is amazing. Eating bagged chex mix isn't even an option anymore…thanks Linda.


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One of the two suspects taken into custody following the 21 hour hostage taking in suburban Harvey is a parolee who served a sentence for a murder dating back to 1990.
The still unidentified man was in prison for 23 and a half years for that crime.
He was on electronic monitoring when he and another man took eight people in the home hostage.
The suspect was allowed to leave home to look for a job.
It all came to an end yesterday when police stormed the house.
None of the hostages were injured.


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The idea of a meal shared al fresco in a lovely natural setting has been around for a very long time – perhaps since Adam and Eve and that apple. So while picnics don't really represent an up and coming trend, they do rank VERY high as a budget-friendly way to see the city – while eating a good meal.
And – lucky for you! – Portland has dozens of divine places to picnic. Here's proof: Each year the Trust for Public Land rates the 100 largest U.S. cities on their public parks – and each year Portland ranks in the Top Ten.
So if you're visiting Portland, it would be a YUGE mistake to miss out on a leisurely picnic in one of our amazing public parks. Here are a few to consider:
Laurelhurst (SE Cesar Chavez Blvd. & Stark St.)
Laurelhurst Park is uber popular – for good reason. It's close in – easy to get to from either side of the river – and has just about every amenity imaginable (think basketball court, horseshoe pits, off leash dog area and more – it even has a pond!). And the trees are amazing! On busy weekends you may have to search for a parking spot but once you've conquered that task, you can find a grassy patch under one of those towering trees, spread out your picnic goodies – and enjoy the good life.
Mt. Tabor (SE 60th & Salmon St.)
If you want to cross "picnic on a volcano" off your Bucket List, this is your chance. Mt. Tabor Park is actually a dormant cinder cone in southeast Portland. Because it is a "mountain" (albeit of only 636 feet elevation) it offers a variety of diverse picnicking alternatives, from sloping spots overlooking the reservoir to level and lovely options at the summit.
Pier Park (N Lombard St. & Bruce Ave.)
This idyllic picnic setting is located in the St. Johns neighborhood in north Portland. It's a bit of a drive from the center of town but just might be a little less crowded for that reason. And it absolutely delivers on the top picnicking criteria with plentiful majestic trees, rolling lawns, numerous amenities and easy access.
Cathedral Park (N Edison & Pittsburg Ave.)
Also located in north Portland is Cathedral Park – just the name makes you want to visit, doesn't it? This 23 acre park is situated under the St. Johns Bridge; that backdrop lends to its cathedral-like ambience, with the bridge overhead mimicking the arches of a gothic church. No reserved picnic areas are available here so, if you're lucky and early, you may even snag a table.
Washington Park (head of SW Park Place; explorewashingtonpark.org)
This iconic location has amenities no other Portland parks has including the International Rose Test Garden, a bronze statue of Sacajawea and, for those with little ones, the immensely fun Rose Garden Children's Park. The one downside is that you'll have to pay to park. :(
Grant Park (NE 33rd Ave. & US Grant Pl.)
Along with killer trees and easy parking, Grant Park boasts the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden. Cleary – the popular children's book author of the Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby series and more – grew up in the Grant Park area. If you feel like a walk after your picnic meal – and you're a Cleary fan – download the "Walking with Ramona" tour map and check out the settings for many of the events in Cleary's fictional books as well as the houses she grew up in. Click here to see.
That park that's just a 10-minute walk from where you are right now
According to the Trust for Public Land, 85 percent of Portlanders are a mere 10-minute walk (1/2 mile) from a park/green space. Find the nearest one and you're just minutes from a picnic experience!
If you go:
The above suggestions represent only a small fraction of the parks in the City of Portland's system. And an even smaller percentage of parks in the metro area. Check the City of Portland Parks' website (portlandparks.org; all parks are free to visit and most have free parking nearby) or other local communities and Metro (the Metropolitan Service District, the area's regional governmental body) for more ideas. Tip: If you absolutely MUST have a picnic table for your picnic, go to the parks reservation page and "view availability" for the park you're interested in. If it's not reserved for that day, you're pretty safe in assuming that it's available. But first come, first served if you haven't reserved. If you're part of a large group and need picnic tables, your best bet is to reserve WAY in advance in the summer.
Picnicking basics:
For most of us, picnicking implies a casual, no-fuss approach. So feel free to stop at La Petite Provence (1824 NE Alberta or 4834 SE Division) or any local bakery or deli and grab a baguette or two, some cheese and fruit and head out. Voila! You have a picnic!
Bring your Designated Picnic Blanket (i.e. that old one that you reserve for outdoor activities) and/or inexpensive collapsible chairs. Consider some picnicky activities like swinging or just spreading out on your blanket and gazing up through the sun dappled trees, enjoying the now…
An added plus for the summer are the free concerts in July and August. There's nothing better than a relaxing meal consumed in a beautiful setting on a lazy summer's eve, with great, FREE tunes for background music.
So what are you waiting for? Get outside!
All photos are Courtesy of Portland Parks


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Rain Man interactive theatre poster
'Augmented Reality' shows the world of Rain Man
Theatre Company 'De Utrechtse Spelen' launched early 2012 the very first theatre poster that contains Augmented Reality. Whoever installed the Rain Man application on his smartphone or tablet, scanned a poster, flyer or advert, could see the world of Rain Man come to life. Check out scenes from the play or have your picture taken with members of the cast. Results could immediately be shared with friends using Facebook and Twitter.
Theatre Company 'De Utrechtse Spelen' was one of the first to have an online season overview. This Augmented Reality application is a new innovative step in their online marketing strategy.
The application adds an extra, visually interesting layer to the play 'Rain Man', an adaptation of the well known movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. It also gives the company the possibility to be visible on Twitter and Facebook. Users get a preview of the play and can be part of the cast by having themselves photographed with the stars. Every week the best photo would receive a price.
The application was developed and created in cooperation with In10 Rotterdam, it is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
The story: http://www.deutrechtsespelen.nl/voorstellingen/het_verhaal_van_rain_man/het-verhaal/
A Dutch article in Bright magazine: http://www.bright.nl/toneelstuk-rain-man-met-augmented-reality
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Young Investigator Group Perowskite Tandem Solar Cells
The Young Investigator Group Perowskite Tandem Solar Cells is conducting on the organic-inorganic perovskite materials, which are one of the biggest surprises in solar cell research. In just six years, the efficiency of perovskite solar cells has increased five-fold; moreover, perovskite solar cells can be manufactured from solution and be cost-effectively printed on large areas in the future.
Perovskite with silicon: good team but difficult to combine
Because perovskite layers absorb light in the blue region of the spectrum very efficiently, it is useful to combine these with silicon layers that primarily convert long-wavelength red and near-infrared light. Nevertheless, the construction of these kinds of tandem cells in a monolithic stack of deposited layers has been difficult. This is because for high efficiency perovskite cells, it is usually required to coat the perovskite onto titanium dioxide layers that must be previously sintered at about 500 degrees Celsius. However, at such high temperatures, the amorphous silicon layers that cover the crystalline silicon wafer in silicon heterojunction degrades.