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Many employees express that being part of an organisation that is committed to transforming lives is a great way to spend their working lives.
The Salvation Army cares about people, and it is through our values of human dignity, justice, hope, compassion and community, that we bring focus to the lives of others.
The Salvation Army employs people across a large and diverse range of professions, from the community and caring professions to corporate functions, support staff and retail. These jobs are either full-time, part-time or casual, and in some instances, internships.
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"PREVENTION IS CHEAPER THAN TREATMENT" Give Your body the best– NUTRITION of 17 Whole Fruits & Vegetables with 2 grains and the sugar, salt and water taken out (NO GLUTEN & in a CAPSULE, CHEWABLE or POWERED DRINK) It is Easier and Cheaper to Prevent an Illness (Disease) than to Try and Deal with it when it Occurs. We are ALL OVER-FED and UNDER NOURISHED! When You Feel Good You Look Good !!! I want everyone Healthy and Happy and I have not used my cane, scooter or wheel chair in 9 years as of April 2, 2015.. Please go into my web site www.jpwobbles.com learning how Whole Food Nutrition is good for everyone.
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Cycling is one of the best ways for you to get exercise, stay fit and lose weight. It can also be a great way to get where you want to go!
Cycling is easier on your joints than jogging, making it a great choice for weekend warriors with bad knees. You can bike with your family and friends or enjoy it on your own. You can do it on vacation or even while commuting to work. You can choose your route, pace and how long you're on the road. If the weather doesn't permit cycling outdoors, you can pick up a stationary bike for the cost of a few weeks' worth of groceries or Rollers to fit under your back tire and ride your bike in doors.
You've probably noticed that bicycle riders tend to be fit and trim. In fact, an international study done at the University of Tennessee Obesity Research Center in 2008 found that countries with the highest level of active transportation (walking and biking) had the lowest obesity rates. On average, Europeans bike four times farther per year than Americans, and they're generally fitter.
Part of this geographic trend may be that Europeans tend to view walking and cycling as means of transportation rather than as exercise alone, and so both are incorporated more easily into a European lifestyle. More compact city centers and shorter work commutes facilitate this too.
Even if you can't cycle to and from work – or if you don't have a regular commute – you can easily add cycling into your day. It's even more convenient if you have an exercise bicycle at home. You'll burn about 100 calories in 15 minutes of cycling, whether you're stationary or not.
Start at just 15 minutes a day, but be consistent and get on the bike five times a week. Increase your workout by five minutes a week so you're cycling 30 minutes a day, five days a week, by the end of your first month.
If you don't typically get much exercise, start out at a comfortable speed, stretching your legs and enjoying the scenery (or what's on television if you're inside). Having the exercise bicycle in your living room or bedroom also will motivate you to use it while you watch the news or your favorite reality show read a book or newspaper as I do. After a few weeks, you can adjust the time and resistance to your legs' content. For more information on Recumbent Bikes please look at the web site of www.NWRecumbentCycles.com

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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Unlike Jason who literally kills everybody he sees, Michael is a little bit more thoughtful and only kills those he deems unworthy of being alive. Exactly what this criteria is, I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with being friends with Jamie Lee Curtis (her role in his life is explained in Part 2) and/or being in possession of something he wants. Anyway, Jamie is babysitting some local kids and hanging out with her friends when Michael crashes the party and starts killing people. Sounds exciting, but it's actually pretty slow going as far as the actual violence goes. Where HALLOWEEN shines is the slow-boiling tension.
Even though I love the film, I don't think HALLOWEEN has fared as well over time as other horror films of the 70's. TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE would be the best example of this. If you were to have a double-feature of TCM and HALLOWEEN to a bunch of first time viewers I think TCM would still get a lot of scares whereas HALLOWEEN would probably get a lot of yawns, because it's based more on a Hitchcock kind of suspense with only minimal blood and zero gore instead of an actual attack on the audience.That's just my worthless two cents.
That said, HALLOWEEN is a landmark in cinema history and I still love watching it. Michael is a great villain and outside of Part 2 he's never really, even to this day, given the respect he deserves. Jason at least had 4 excellent movies before Hollywood decided to shit all over his character. Michael wasn't so lucky. Maybe one day a savior will come along a resurrect the HALLOWEEN franchise to the level it deserves, but I'm not holding my breath.
Part 2 - Halloween II
Part 3 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Part 4 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Part 5 - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Part 6 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Part 7 - Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Part 8 - Halloween: Resurrection
Remake 1 - Halloween
Remake 2 - Halloween II
Posted by Dymon Enlow
Labels: Donald Pleasence, horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter


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Last week I also released the 1.6.3 version of the sfTCPDFPlugin. It is just of small update to check that it works without problem with the last TCPDF library which is actually at version 5_9_120 (2011-09-22). (Note that the release strategy of this library is very fast with a lot of minor versions). You can check the CHANGELOG here.
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July 27, 2009
The Big Ten Conference announced today that Ohio State has been selected as the preseason favorite for the 2009 football season by media members attending the conference's football media day. Penn State was tabbed to finish second, and Michigan State was third. In addition, the media panel also named Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Ohio State enters the 2009 season in search of its fifth straight Big Ten title. OSU finished last season with a 10-3 overall mark and tied with Penn State for the conference title with a 7-1 mark during Big Ten play. The Buckeyes are once again led by head coach Jim Tressel, who last season became just the fourth coach in Big Ten history to win five or more titles in his first eight years with a conference institution. Ohio State returns 12 starters from a year ago, including Pryor, the Big Ten's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
Last year's Big Ten Co-Champion, Penn State was selected to finish second this year after ending last season with a 7-1 mark in conference and an 11-2 overall record. Last year's Big Ten title marked the program's second in the last four years and the team's third overall. At the helm once again for the Nittany Lions is Joe Paterno, the all-time winningest coach in Football Bowl Subdivision history. Penn State welcomes back nine starters from last year's squad.
Michigan State was tabbed to finish third in 2009 following a 2008 campaign in which the Spartans finished 9-4 overall with a 6-2 mark in conference play. MSU is led by third-year head coach Mark Dantonio, who has guided his team to back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time since 1997. The Spartans return 15 starters from a year ago, including eight on defense, led by Jones, the Big Ten Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
Pryor is set to lead the Buckeyes following a season in which he was named the conference's Freshman of the Year. The quarterback led the Big Ten with a pass efficiency rating of 151.3 in conference games, making him the first freshman to top the conference in the category since the stat was introduced in 1980. Pryor produced an 8-1 record as a starter and became the first Ohio State true freshman since 1978 to start at quarterback.
Jones takes home preseason defensive honors after leading his team and finishing third in the Big Ten with 127 tackles in 2008. Jones was a first-team All-Big Ten selection a year ago and ranked among the conference's top 10 with 14 tackles for loss while posting two sacks and a pass breakup. He has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Lott Trophy.
The 114th season of Big Ten football kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 3, as Indiana hosts Eastern Kentucky. The conference's other 10 teams open action on Saturday, Sept. 5.


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The problem: you're upgrading your collection of animated classics at home to Blu-ray, but the backseat video player in the minivan only plays DVDs. The solution: trade up to Panasonic's new Blu-ray-compatible entertainment system for the car.
The two-part system consists of the CN-HX900D, a Windows-powered dash-mountable device with a 7-inch, 1280x720 display. The CN-HX900D offers GPS, a CD/DVD player, Bluetooth, a 40GB hard drive, and iPod/iPhone compatibility.
You'll need to hook it up to the CY-BB1000D in-car Blu-ray player if you want the kids to get the full fancy-movie treatment in the backseat. (It's not BD-Live compatible.)
Pricing for CN-HX900D and CY-BB1000D is not yet available, but the pair of products is expected to hit stores (only in Japan, as far as we can tell) by fall.
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Cold, hard science
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – February 11, 2007
This is a great opinion column! It is a must read for anyone that still questions that humans are the cause of global warming. It is written as a 2 way conversation and I have had this exact conversation a dozen times. If you read the my dedication page you will find that I say almost this exact argument. As always, here are some excerpts but please click on the link below.
…the exact cause of the warming has not yet been proven. That is the unfortunate truth.Scientists are supposed to follow the scientific method. They come up with a hypothesis, then apply a rigorous, objective, measurable process to either prove or disprove it.
The key word is believe. Scientists aren't supposed to believe. They're supposed to prove or disprove.
…consensus is the business of politics, not science
When a thing is proven to be a scientific truth, there's no need for consensus.
It is possible that humans are causing the Earth to warm. It's also possible that it's a natural cycle — the Earth is always warming and cooling.
Journalists should hold scientists to account. There is a lot of fiction out there masquerading as fact and we need our journalists to get and report the truth.
Some [politicians] are purposely clouding the issue to raise campaign dough and curry favor with some voters.
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Beconase AQ
Active Ingredient: beclomethasone dipropionate
Beconase AQ is used for treating nasal allergy symptoms. It is also used to prevent recurrence of nasal growths (polyps) after surgical removal.
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Beconase AQ 200MDI
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BECONASE AQ Nasal Spray is indicated for the relief of the symptoms of seasonal or perennial allergic and nonallergic (vasomotor) rhinitis.
Use Beconase AQ Spray as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
An extra patient leaflet is available with Beconase AQ Spray. Talk to your pharmacist if you have questions about this information.
Beconase AQ Spray is only for the nose.
Shake well before each use.
Before using Beconase AQ Spray for the first time, gently shake the container and prime the pump by spraying 6 times or until a fine spray appears.
Clear your nose before using Beconase AQ Spray by blowing it gently.
Tilt your head forward slightly. Carefully insert the applicator into the nostril, keeping the bottle upright. Breathe gently inward through the nostril while spraying. Breathe out through your mouth.
Use Beconase AQ Spray on a regular schedule to get the most benefit from it.
Always replace the cap and clip when finished.
Beconase AQ Spray works best if used on a regular basis.
To clean, gently remove the nasal applicator from the bottle. Wash the applicator and cap with cold water. Dry and replace.
If the pump becomes blocked, unscrew the pump and soak in warm water for a few minutes. Rinse with cold water, dry, and replace. Reprime the pump.
If your symptoms do not get better within 2 weeks or if they get worse, check with your doctor.
Throw the bottle away after 180 sprays following the priming of the bottle. The correct amount of medication in each spray cannot be ensured after a certain number of uses. Do not transfer any remaining suspension to another bottle.
Continue to use Beconase AQ Spray even if you feel well.
If you miss a dose of Beconase AQ Spray, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not use 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Beconase AQ Spray.
Adults and Children 12 Years of Age and Older
The usual dosage is 1 or 2 nasal inhalations (42 to 84 mcg) in each nostril twice a day (total dose, 168 to 336 mcg/day).
Children 6 to 12 Years of Age
Patients should be started with 1 nasal inhalation in each nostril twice daily; patients not adequately responding to 168 mcg or those with more severe symptoms may use 336 mcg (2 inhalations in each nostril). Once adequate control is achieved, the dosage should be decreased to 84 mcg (1 spray in each nostril) twice daily. BECONASE AQ Nasal Spray is not recommended for children below 6 years of age.
The maximum total daily dosage should not exceed 2 sprays in each nostril twice daily (336 mcg/day).
In patients who respond to BECONASE AQ Nasal Spray, an improvement of the symptoms of seasonal or perennial rhinitis usually becomes apparent within a few days after the start of therapy with BECONASE AQ Nasal Spray. However, symptomatic relief may not occur in some patients for as long as 2 weeks. BECONASE AQ Nasal Spray should not be continued beyond 3 weeks in the absence of significant symptomatic improvement.
The therapeutic effects of corticosteroids, unlike those of decongestants, are not immediate. This should be explained to the patient in advance in order to ensure cooperation and continuation of treatment with the prescribed dosage regimen.
In the presence of excessive nasal mucous secretion or edema of the nasal mucosa, the drug may fail to reach the site of intended action. In such cases it is advisable to use a nasal vasoconstrictor during the first 2 to 3 days of therapy with BECONASE AQ Nasal Spray.
Store at room temperature between 2 and 25 degrees C (36 and 77 degrees F). Throw away any unused mediation after the expiration date.
Do NOT use Beconase AQ Spray if:
you are allergic to any ingredient in Beconase AQ Spray.
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Some medical conditions may interact with Beconase AQ Spray. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have a bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infection; chickenpox; tuberculosis; a positive tuberculosis (TB) skin test; measles; diarrhea; nasal ulcer, surgery, or trauma; or herpes infection in the eye; or if you have had a recent vaccine
- if you have a very runny nose
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Beconase AQ Spray. Because little, if any, of Beconase AQ Spray is absorbed into the blood, the risk of it interacting with another medicine is low.
Ask your health care provider if Beconase AQ Spray may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
In general, side effects in clinical studies have been primarily associated with irritation of the nasal mucous membranes.
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
- Bad taste; coughing; headache; hoarseness; nasal irritation or dryness; nausea; sore throat.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
- Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); acne-like rash; continuing nose discomfort; excessive sneezing; increased pressure in the eye; infection (fever, chills, sore throat); irregular menstrual period; loss of taste or smell; nosebleeds or soreness; pounding in the chest; unusual weight gain, especially in the face; vision changes; wheezing.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider.


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What Was Your Favorite Movie of 2011?
Time to tell us.
December is a clogged month when it comes to film praise, whether that comes in the form of a critic's year-end top ten list or an awards ceremony's short list of nominations. But now that we're about to close the books on 2011, we'd like you to weigh in: What was your favorite movie of the year? It doesn't have to be an Oscar-friendly pick (though maybe you loved The Artist); instead, it could be something that's a pure aesthetic pleasure like Drive, a button-pushing nostalgic musical like The Muppets, a blockbuster franchise-ender like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, or an underrated indie like The Future or Margaret. Whatever it is, make the case for your favorite movie of the year!


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hat – topshop, jeans – topshop, jumper – asos, rucksack – fjallraven, boots – Kurt Geiger
Hi friends!
Currently revitalizing after this hard exam period 😉 Ok not really, because I have too many thing in my mind that I want to do and need to organize. Lately I've been living in cosy jumpers and pyjamas. But it's the best when you are focusing on other things the whole day anyway. But right now I'm too lazy to dress up at all… So might keep this simple style and see 😉 Eheh, right now I don't envy the crazy fashion bloggers at Fashion Week in heels! Possibly you saw already on my instagram these great boots? I got them in the sales at Kurt Geiger and couldn't be happier! I love the classic cut and the high quality leather so much. I think they're going to be one of my basic pieces 🙂
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The debate over which is better will go on forever. Both cardio exercise and weightlifting hold equally important places when it comes to physical therapy and exercising for good health. The choice on which will serve the better purpose is made when the end goal is decided upon. If an individual wants to build stamina
Category Archives: Strength Training
Cardio or Weights? Which is more important?
Interval Training for Fat Loss
Many people plug away at various workouts for an hour or more each day, several days a week, with minimal results. Exercising at a steady rate simply won't achieve the same results as interval training. While interval training has been around for several years it has recently garnered a lot of attention as a way
Blood Flow Restriction Training Theory and Applications
If you've been at the gym recently and notice someone weightlifting with bands wrapped around their biceps, they are likely trying out a new training regimen called Blood Flow Restriction Training, or BFR. The strategy behind Blood Flow Restriction Training is to maintain arterial blood flow to a muscle, while preventing the venous return of


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A letter of permission should include an address, state the purpose of the letter and give the permission. The letter must also contain a signature of the person giving permission and the date of the signing as well as any other pertinent information that may impact the situation.Continue Reading
A permission letter should start with the full name of the person whose permission in necessary, and then explain the purpose of the letter. For example, if a parent wishes to give permission to a neighbor to authorize medical care for her children, the letter must identify all parties and state the reason for the letter.
A permission letter should remain clear in its wording throughout and always use full names of any party. If a child's name is used, the letter must also state this. If writing a letter to give permission to a neighbor to care for a child, the writer must consent to this in the letter, and should identify the reasoning, activity and any other useful information.
Before closing the letter, the writer should date and sign the letter. Depending on the state where the writer resides, a witness to the signing is necessary. In some states, a permission letter signing may only occur in the presence of a notary.Learn more about Business Communications


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Carey Mulligan, star of An Education and Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama nominee revealed a classic beauty look created by MAC Cosmetics' Director of Makeup Artistry, Gregory Arlt, to the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards.
"My inspiration for Carey's look for the Golden Globes was pure English Rose! I wanted to keep the skin luminous and cool with a sweet pink cheek, the eyes soft yet defined with gray metallic shadows, and the lips a 'just bitten' berry stain." -Gregory Arlt
Gregory used the following products…
Foundation: Face and Body in C2 mixed with a drop of Care Blends Essential Oils and Strobe Liquid (for a luminous glow)
Powder: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Medium
Upper cheek highlight: Cream Colour Base in Pearl
Blush: Powder Blush in Well Dressed
Brow Highlight: Eye Shadow in Phloof!
Crease: Eye Shadow in Copperplate
Lids: Eye Shadow in Satin Taupe
Outer corners: Eye Shadow in Print
Upper liner: Eye Shadow in Print and Eye Shadow in Carbon
Mascara: Splashproof Lash in Blacksplash (upper lashes only)
Gregory created a custom lip balm/stain for Carey. He mixed ½ a drop of rose and mint oils into Lip Conditioner with a drop of PRO Lipmix in Crimson, PRO Lipmix in Burgundy and a ¼ drop of PRO Lipmix in Black to create the perfect berry stain. To get the look at home you can use Tinted Lip Conditioner SPF 15 in Plum Perfect.


text: Hello everyone! After nearly 4 years online, Jared Leto Vault has closed. My time to maintain it had been steadily decreasing for a while, and I know Jared is set to get busier and busier with the upcoming Thirty Seconds To Mars album. Keeping up with him and the band was so much fun, and getting to know some of you made it even better. I'll still use Twitter every once in a while, so you can follow me @jaredletovault. Thank you!


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Rally to Mark Global AIDS Week
The rally, which will start from two points Golibar Maidan and Sassoon Hospital at 5.30 pm, will end at M G road with a candlelight vigil. The rally is expected to be attended by around 1,000 participants.
The event at M G road will start from 7 pm and will comprise cultural programmes by Sahara and MADS bands and speeches by eminent people. Shabana Patel, general secretary, Mumbai Network of Positive People, will be the chief speaker for the evening.
During the AIDS week, young activists around the city will set up information centres in malls and multiplexes, and organise poster and slogan competitions. They will also request the people to show their support by wearing the global HIV support symbol the red ribbon as a bindi or a badge. Youngsters will also be requested to join the HIV Bootcamp'. The bootcamp is a Wake Up Pune initiative which acts as a forum for young people to become AIDS activists and become a part of the campaign.
The vigil aims to break the stigma, discrimination and myths surrounding the disease and remembering those who have lost their lives due to the virus. It will also serve as a reminder to the policy makers to keep their promises and do more to control the disease.
Source: Times of India


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What's the Worst Ad Song Ever?
The results are in.
Last week, I asked you to send in your favorite examples of incongruous advertising soundtracks. (This was in response to GE's use of the mining folk song "Sixteen Tons"—in an ad that touts the wonders of coal.) Your response has been overwhelming.
The big winner, submitted by dozens and dozens of you, is Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, which used Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" in a series of spots. As my reader Andrei put it, "Nothing says maritime comfort like a song about shooting up junk." A sampling of other e-mails I got on this mismatch:
"Love the tune, but did the cruise folks actually think about the lyrics? 'Here comes Johnny Yen again/ With the liquor and drugs/ And a flesh machine/ He's gonna do another strip tease.' Somewhere between the drugs and the strip tease, it hits you: Yeah, this is way more than an ordinary vacation."
"I don't know what, exactly, Iggy means when he says that he's 'done it in the ear before,' but I'm sure Royal Caribbean won't allow it on their cruise ships."
A very close second was Wrangler's use of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" in an ad for jeans. Something about the patriotic vibe of the ads, mismatched with this fiercely defiant song, really got your hackles up:
"The ad plays the first line of the song ['Some folks are born made to wave the flag/ Ooh, they're red, white and blue'] against a backdrop of a waving American flag (and blue jeans on tight American asses). Then the words cut out, but the song continues on. The rest of the song is, of course, an anti-war, anti-government, anti-rich folk statement. The very next line is 'And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"/ Ooh, they point the cannon at you.' Wrangler evidently just likes the guitars. I've never seen a commercial do a better job of ideologically castrating a song."
Third place, with yet another slew of responses, goes to Mercedes-Benz's use of Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz":
"I've always wondered about Janis Joplin's 'Mercedes Benz,' which I always interpreted as a song critical of capitalism and materialism through the tragedy of poor people asking God in despair for the ultimate upper class status symbol which somehow will erase the pain of poverty. When Daimler started using it to sell Benzes, I felt awful. I still do. Joplin did drive a Porsche (which makes the next lyric—'My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends'—a possible self-criticism). Then again, she probably vomited in it."
So there you have our medal winners. Other head-scratching song choices seem not to be confined to any particular product category—or any musical genre. As you'll see, they're all over the map. (And please note, I've tried to make sure you guys remembered all these ads—and song lyrics—correctly. Any remaining errors are entirely yours. But do let me know if you find any.) Below, the best of the rest:
"Kahlua and Pepsi both used the Rolling Stones' 'Brown Sugar' for an ad. They had to clip out pretty much the whole song—except for the words 'brown sugar'—because the song is about crazy-wild interracial sex with slaves. The song isn't borderline offensive, it's actually offensive (which isn't to say I don't love it), which is why the Stones' best business strategy is that people can't really understand Mick Jagger."
"Another strong candidate is Best Buy's use of Sheryl Crow's 'Soak Up the Sun' to lure people into their stores to buy TVs, DVD players, stereos, and all manner of digital goodies. So exactly which verse of this anticonsumerism rant was it that attracted the big-box retailer? 'I don't have digital/ I don't have diddly squat/ It's not having what you want/ It's wanting what you've got.' "
"I have to nominate Applebees' 'Take this steak and top it' ads. Since the source of the jingle is 'Take This Job and Shove It'—and the 'shove it' is short for 'shove it up your ass'—it's a horrible choice. Applebees wants to shove a steak up my ass?"
"I pick Canon copiers and 'Let the River Run' by Carly Simon. I happen to love this song about dreaming, hope, revolution, etc. Anyone who has ever used a copy machine knows that it's an uninspired endeavor that can kill one's soul. Somehow, that's just not a match."
—Legal temp
"KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) using 'Sweet Home Alabama.' Wouldn't that make it AFC?"
"The most egregious pairing would seem to be the use of 'Look What They Done to My Song, Ma' to sell Oatmeal Raisin Crisp. They changed the words to: 'Look what they done to my oatmeal.' I noticed this irony even as a child when I first heard it. (Eons ago—the '70s?)"
A number of readers took particular exception to the commercial use of songs that are actually about drugs, suicide, or other dark corners of life:
"It all started with the posthumous butchering of Nick Drake's 'Pink Moon' for Volkswagen (the spot pictured four carefree slackers driving in a convertible to a party they decide not to go to because they are having such an awesome, non-lonely, super-unsuicidal time together), completely ignoring the post-apocalyptic misery of the deceptively sweet-sounding song."
"My favorite: The NFL's use of Lou Reed's 'Perfect Day' in a Super Bowl ad for itself. The ad: A montage of home movies and official films shows fans enjoying the thrills of the sport with Reed's song about heroin and suicide playing in the background."
"I thought one of the worst uses of a song ever was 'There She Goes' as covered by Sixpence None the Richer. It was used for an ad for the birth control patch (Ortho-Evra, I believe). It appears the original theme of the song was lost on the advertising firm and Sixpence None the Richer; the song (originally performed by the La's) is about the exploits of a heroin addict. Why couldn't they have just used a song by Soft Cell or Suede, about sadomasochism or something? It would have made as much sense to me ... "
"Volkswagen's use of Psychic TV's 'Roman P' was just plain bizarre. The commercial used the happy-sounding 'Are you free? Are you really free? Are you really really really free?' chorus, assuming most viewers would be unfamiliar with the rest of the lyrics, which include a vignette in which Sharon Tate's ghost witnesses Roman Polanski's shady sexual activities with a young girl. Either that, or Volkswagen was courting a fairly perverse demographic."
The Beatles had a few defenders:
"I used to chuckle when those Philips Electronics ads came on TV. With its sunny, recognizable melody, the Beatles' 'Getting Better' was a good choice, up to a point. A prominent feature of the song is the phrase 'can't get no worse' during the chorus, seeming to express the British propensity for simultaneous optimism and pessimism. I noticed the folks at Philips left that phrase out … not to mention the other parts about adolescent rage and the beatings he gave his woman."
"Using the Beatles' 'Taxman' for H&R Block seems a bit strange. The song vilifies the taxman, but the commercial identifies the taxman as ... an H&R Block accountant near you! Maybe not what George Harrison had in mind?"
Readers had multiple problems with an ad for Windows:
"Microsoft used the Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up.' Lines like 'I can't compete' are weirdly appropriate for a monopoly."
"Among the many examples that come to mind are Microsoft's use of the Rolling Stones' 'Start Me Up' to sell Windows. Their edit conveniently leaves out the refrain 'You make a grown man cry'—a sentiment all too familiar to Windows users."
Maybe they should have used "Crash" by the Dave Matthews Band?
Finally, there were a number of car ads (including a couple for the same car) that got people's dander up:
"No doubt, the ad whizzes at GM's agency thought that tying the 'new' Cadillacs to the loud and very male Led Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll' would be viscerally a great idea. But the song is about not getting any! Those of us who know the lyrics (and let's face it, there aren't that many to learn) know the song is about a guy complaining that it's been a 'lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.' So is the message buy a Caddy and forget about getting laid? Argh!"
"The most outrageous misrepresentation of a song must be the Nissan Maxima commercial featuring the Smiths' 'How Soon Is Now?' A college radio favorite from the late '80s, it has to be one of the most depressing tunes ever used to sell anything. Sample lyrics: 'There's a club if you'd like to go/ you could meet somebody who really loves you/ so you go, and you stand on your own/ and you leave on your own/ and you go home, and you cry/ and you want to die.'"
"When Nissan redesigned the Maxima in 2000 or so, the commercials consisted of the car tearing across a desert (or salt flat, something that flies up in an impressive whirlwind behind the tires) to the sound of Pete Townshend's power chords from the Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' So a redesign of your typical reliable Japanese midsize sedan with nothing overly exciting about it gets introduced by 'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.' Yeah, that gets me excited about the new car. The irony: About a year later I bought a 2001 Maxima. What can I say? It's reliable and drives really nice."


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Master of Science in Leadership & Human Resource Development with a concentration in Workforce Development Online
The LSU School of Leadership and Human Resource Development offers a Master of Science in Leadership & Human Resource Development with a concentration in Workforce Development online to provide graduate training to economic development and workforce development professionals throughout Louisiana and beyond.
Prepare to meet the challenges of workforce globalization, talent development, changing technology, and productivity pressures within any organization. This online degree program is appropriate for students with any type of bachelor's degree. By earning your master's, you can become a workforce development professional equipped for leadership roles in a wide range of fields including business, healthcare, manufacturing, and community and economic development, as well as in government and nonprofit sectors.
Our M.S. degree is designed to prepare you to:
- Deal with internal change initiatives across the areas of workforce development involving human resources, organization development, training and performance improvement
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This M.S. online program offers basic and advanced graduate-level competencies in workforce development to create a challenging and thought-provoking learning experience which consists of 12 graduate courses (36 semester hours). It is designed and taught by a diverse, multidisciplinary, and award-winning faculty, who are among the top researchers in the field and bring a wealth of applied experience to the online classroom.
Note: As of Fall 2018, The School of Human Resource Education has changed its name to the School of Leadership and Human Resource Development. The Master of Science in Human Resource Education with a Concentration in Workforce Development is now the Master of Science in Leadership & Human Resource Development with a concentration in Workforce Development (WFD).
*The LSU Board of Supervisors may modify tuition and/or fees at any time without advance notice.


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So happy with yesterday's baking. My uncles are coming from Johor. So I decided to make some for them. This time, I would like to try a new recipe. Google searched few recipes, somehow I decided to pick this as a try ( http://www.roxanashomebaking.com/homemade-croissants-recipe/ ).
Compared with yesterday's , I prefer this recipe. So, I would like to share the recipe here too.
• 240g bread flour
• 90ml luke warm milk
• 5.5g instant yeast
• 30g egg
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 60ml milk
• 115g pastry margarine
1. In a large mixing bowl sift the flour and salt.
2. Mix the yeast with the 90ml luke warm milk, stir until dissolved and pour it into the flour.
3. Mix a little bit (the mixture is going to be dry) and add the sugar and egg. Bring the dough together slowly adding the 60ml milk.
4. When all the milk is added the dough is going to be quite sticky. Don't panic and definitely don't add more flour.
5. Knead until doesn't stick. It's going to be around 7-10 minutes. Place the dough into a clean oiled bowl, cover with plastic foil and let it rise until double in volume.
6. Meanwhile work the margarine. Remove the margarine and place on a plastic foil. Cover with plastic foil and with the rolling pin, flatten the butter until it forms a sheet about 3/4 inch thick.Put the margarine back in the fridge.
7. When the dough has doubled in volume, punch it down, cover again and place it in the fridge until double in volume again.
8. When the dough has risen for the second time, place it on a floured surface, roll it our into a 12 inch square. Place the sheet of margarine in the middle and fold the corners of the dough over the butter like an envelope, tucking the edges to completely hide the butter.
9. Roll the dough into a rectangle, about 3/4 inch thick, twice as long as it is wide.Roll the upper third down and the bottom third up. Wrap in plastic foil and chill for 20 minutes.
10. Take the dough out of the fridge, turn to 90 degrees, roll out into a rectangle and fold again. Chill for 20 more minutes, wrapped in foil.
11. Roll if out again, turning the dough, and fold one more. Chill for 20 more minutes whapped in plastic foil.
12. Flour your working area.vRolls the chilled dough out into a 25X13 inch rectangle. Cut into triangles. Roll the croissants starting from the wide side toward the sharp point.
13. Place the croissants on a baking sheet, spaced well apart. Leave to rise one last time until double in size.
14. Meanwhile heat the oven to 180c. Brush the croissants with egg wash and bake until puffed and golden, for 13-17 minutes depending on their size.
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Authorities in Tajikistan on Sunday allowed access to Facebookfollowing an outcry from international organisations over the recent blocking of independent media sites.
"Yes, we've allowed access to Facebook but we don't know how long it will last," said a spokesman for an Internet provider in the Tajik capital Dushanbe.
"If we again receive a signal to shut it down we will have to comply."
The Tajik authorities had a week ago ordered Internet providers to block access to Facebook and several other independent sites, including the Russian news site www.zvezda.ru.
The move has caused an outcry from international organisations like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Reporters Without Borders.
The blocked sites regularly publish articles critical of President Emomali Rakhmon's regime. Nearly 30,000 people use Facebook in Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia that borders Afghanistan.
The poorest of the former Soviet nations, it has been ruled with an iron fist by Rakhmon since 1992.
The country will elect a president next year, and many fear the authorities may crack down on the independent media during the presidential campaign.


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To find the area of a hexagon, calculate the areas of regular polygons within the hexagon. Add all the areas together to arrive at the total area inside the hexagon.Continue Reading
Decide whether the hexagon is regular or irregular. Regular hexagons are defined as a hexagon with six equal sides. For a regular hexagon, knowing one measurement leads easily to knowing all the other measurements. For an irregular hexagon, each side, radius and apothem might be a different length. This requires a great many numbers to be identified before beginning to make calculations.
For a regular hexagon, there are six equilateral triangles inside it, with each side being the base of each triangle. For complex irregular hexagons, more creativity is required. Carefully identify shapes you can measure and of which you are able to calculate the area. Some hexagons may even require subtracting the area of a shape from the total.
For each polygon comprising the hexagon, calculate its area using any appropriate method. Add the areas of each polygon shape together to find the area of the entire hexagon.
Remember that area is always expressed in square units. For example, if the sides and other measurements of the hexagon are expressed in inches, then the area is expressed in square inches, or inches squared.


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Topsy's Popcorn does a tremendous amount of business during the holiday season.
It needs to.
"It's our most profitable season but we need to do 200 percent of our business then," said president Bob Ramm of the Kansas City-based company, which has 10 stores. "It's a crazy business. We lose money every other month of the year."
Those permanent locations in area shopping centers are in prime spots and keep the brand awareness high.
During the holidays, Topsy's Popcorn and other retailers also rely on pop-up locations around town to increase brand awareness and make it even more convenient for their customers to shop with them during the busy holiday season. Retailers also can try out a mall without signing a long term lease.
Some mall rents are $300 to $400 a day, Ramm said, and then he has utility costs, salaries, and costs for ingredients and packaging and more.
This year Ramm has seasonal stores in Summit Fair in Lee's Summit, one in St. Joseph, and another in Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, where he also has a permanent store.
As for the Metro North Shopping Center, Topsy's had operated there since the center opened. But that store closed in mid-2011, after most other stores had closed in the mall.
Still, in November 2011, he brought it back as a seasonal store in the same spot and operated it until spring 2012. He did it again last season and this year.
"We started getting four or five calls a day in November with customers asking us if we were going to be there," he said. "They love us up there and they don't have to fight the traffic at the other malls."
Topsy's also doubles its staff for the season, from 200 to 400 employees, and produces one million pounds of flavored popcorn during the period.
Holiday Ham Co. also has a permanent store across from Oak Park Mall in Overland Park.
But about 70 percent of its business is done in November, December and at Easter.
For 25 years it has operated a seasonal store in Metro North. This year the kiosk is selling smoked turkey breast, hickory smoked whole turkey and honey glazed, spiral-sliced holiday hams.
"Everyone thinks we are a chain but we are locally owned," said Jim Malinowski, founder and owner. "We don't have the money to do a $300,000 store on every street corner."
He said the seasonal stores that seem to do well are the ones selling specialty products that relate to the holidays and are hard to find.
"So if anyone wants to start a holiday business, that's what they should look at," Malinowski said. "They can test out the mall without any huge commitment."
Oak Park Mall at 95th Street and Quivira has several seasonal stores selling artwork, nuts, barbecue sets with team logos, hand-blown glass figurines, Kansas City Chiefs miniature T-shirt jerseys that fit over bottles, and Sporting Kansas City garden gnomes.
Infinity Lights offers customized light fixtures while you wait. Customers can pick the colors and shapes of the fixtures which are made from recycled milk cartons.
The Tasteful Olive in downtown Overland Park also set up a kiosk in Oak Park Mall for the second year.
Customers can taste a sampling of the Tasteful Olive's many olive oils and vinegars. The products are sold individually as well as in 2-pack, 4-pack, and 6-pack units. The kiosk also is selling other gourmet products.
"We also have different price points, from $10 to $50," said Jeanne Mackay, owner and founder. "People get so excited sometimes they come over to the store in historic downtown Overland Park the same day because they want to see more and taste more."


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Peer Support Workers are integral members of the team at many Neami sites. Drawing on their lived experience of mental health issues and recovery, Peer Support Workers assist others to gain their own sense of confidence and hope about their journey of recovery.
Achieve positive change
At a number of sites Peer Support Workers facilitate Flourish, a peer facilitated recovery-based self-development program. The program focuses on individual strengths and values in aspiring towards personal goals and self-directed change.
At other Neami sites Assertive Outreach Peer Support Workers collaborate with outreach teams to assist people who are homeless to identify and work towards seeking suitable accommodation and address other needs.
Whilst the Peer Support Worker role varies slightly from site to site, Peer Support Workers are an important element of the team approach and bring the wisdom of experience to many aspects of service delivery including intake interviews, service promotion, group programs and case reviews.
As with other Neami staff, Peer Support Workers have access to a tailored training program and to regular supervision.
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End of Year Assessment: Long Vowels
End of Year Assessment: Long Vowels
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The vowels, a, e, i, o, u are very special letters because they make two sounds. One is the long vowel sound. It's pronounced the same as its name! Use this handy assessment to check your students' understanding of the different sounds of each of the five long vowels.
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Start Lesson Guided Lesson: Short U 1
Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities that guide learners through different concepts and skills. They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.
This guided lesson focuses on short U, as in jump, sun, and duck. Kids learn how to recognize and read this sound, then practice with short U words. Breaking up lessons based on vowel sounds helps kids chunk concepts together, easing retention and boosting phonics skills. Once you are through with the lesson, consider downloading some of the accompanying short U printables for extended learning.
This guided lesson focuses on short U, as in jump, sun, and duck.
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Game: Short U Letter Tracing
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The Sound Within
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell with Trevor Taylor
Improvisations inspired by revolutionary artists and composers from the trio, Unlimited
Mariner's Way
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell
As heard on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction. A combination of improvisations and duets using gamelan, singing bowl, flute, alto flute, bass flute, soprano saxophone and bass clarinet, exploring the mythical journey of the mariner, traveling across Dartmoor, on the ancient track known as the Mariner's Way.
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell
Chris and Susie also run a series of retreats in the Alpujarras on the Creative Power of Thought. The next Spring retreat is March 14th-18th 2016 and the next Autumn retreat is September 1st-5th 2016
Northern Lights
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell with Graham Roberts
**** 'utterly captivating' The Independent. Northern Lights is the title of our CD featuring the music of the international composer Steve Goss. It is now recorded and was released on May 1st 2011 on the FMR label. www.stephengoss.net 'bristling intensity...music from the subtle side of things' Downtown Music Gallery, New York. This CD includes The Sea of the Edge for solo flute
The Tao
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell
This is a special collaboration between us and Ian Watson. Subtle flavours of the flute and gamelan accompany a reading by Ian Watson, the author of The Tao of Homeopathy.
A Musical Offering
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell with Graham Roberts
The music of Bach, with improvisations woven in between, inspired by other artforms
Three Meditations
Susie Hodder-Williams
Meditative music for the soul


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For TV networks, running an original scripted series on Saturday nights is sort of like trying to grow a rose in the desert: There's not a lot of support for the effort. This fall, however, CBS sees the chance for a bloom.
In a move that runs counter to current conventional TV-industry wisdom, the so-called Tiffany Network this fall will air first-run episodes of the venerable sitcom "Rules of Engagement" at 8 p.m. on Saturdays -- the first time it has attempted such a feat since playing a slate of Saturday dramas ("Hack" and "The District") in the 2004-2005 season. CBS held on to the night longer than most; recognizing the evening's dwindling audience, NBC and ABC have run nothing but movies or repeats on Saturdays since, respectively, the fall of 2000 and the fall of 1999.
Ad buyers are expressing mild optimism. After all, aside from Fox's unscripted "Cops," there's little else new against which to place commercials, and it's well known that reruns tend to draw smaller audiences than original broadcasts. Agencies surveyed by Advertising Age as part of an annual effort to project commercial ratings for fall programming anticipate CBS improving in the first two hours of Saturday night -- thanks in part to the addition of "Rules."
"We expect them to do better than a repeat would," said Brian Hughes, VP-director of audience analysis at Interpublic Group of Cos.' Magna Global. "We don't think it's going to be a game-changer, but it's definitely a worthwhile experiment."
CBS will use the inclusion of "Rules" to boost ad rates for the evening, acknowledged Chris Simon, exec VP-sales at the network. "We view this as an opportunity to get better pricing," he said. "Obviously, we're hoping and anticipating higher ratings ." And, suggested Kelly Kahl, CBS Entertainment's senior exec VP-prime time, if "Rules" performs well, "our hope would be that there are more situations like this where it makes sense."
Once home to such boob-tube mainstays as "The Love Boat," "The Lawrence Welk Show" and "Mannix," Saturdays have now been reduced to a place for re-runs and lower-cost fare like Fox's "Cops" (CBS has continued to run "48 Hours Mystery" on this night). The trouble? Consumers tend to pry themselves away from TV on Saturday night; those that do stay home have an infinitely more diverse array of choices than they did when Captain Stubing set sail at 9 p.m. on ABC. Indeed, overall TV usage declines 12% to 15% across Friday and Saturday , estimated Magna's Mr. Hughes.
Technology and the economy could be reversing some of that trend.
With digital video recorders in more than a third of U.S. TV homes in the first quarter of 2011, according to Magna Global, the consumers advertisers desire most -- people between the ages of 18 and 49 -- can go out on Saturday and still watch programs they record that night.
And the sluggish economy may be giving many people a reason to stay home on Saturday nights and watch TV in more traditional fashion. "As consumers have displayed a tendency to tighten their budget -- especially when it comes to non-essential expenses like weekend social events -- people are quite possibly more available than ever on Saturday night to watch TV," suggested Thomas Ksiazek, an assistant professor of communication at Villanova University who studies consumer behavior across media venues. "This suggests that viewers may want high-quality weekend prime-time TV and indeed may turn out in larger numbers to watch it -- at least it seems that 's what CBS is banking on."
"Rules" opened a quandary for CBS executives earlier this year as they were devising the network's fall schedule. The sitcom, which stars Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, David Spade and others, has proven a durable performer on several different nights, and has often been used as a mid-season replacement for other, less reliable shows. Keeping it on the air would help draw revenue for the syndicated run. Yet CBS had already filled its weeknight schedule with up-and-comers and returning programs, said Mr. Kahl. "It kind of didn't sit right with us," he recalled, adding that "there are some new economics in terms of TV now which go beyond just putting the show on the air and selling units, and some of that has to do with the aftermarket, international and foreign distribution of these shows."
Finding the sixth season of "Rules" a roost on Saturdays both produces fresh episodes and draws attention to the series even as reruns air on local stations and elsewhere -- a move that could benefit CBS and its production partner on the show, Sony.
The show "is "80% sold in the country," said John Weiser, president-U.S. distribution, for Sony Pictures Television. "Rules" went up for syndication sales just as CBS announced its fall schedule in this year's upfront market, he said, and having the show ready to run anew in the autumn "really created a groundswell of appetite," he noted.
CBS could be open to doing more on what has turned out to be broadcast TV's quietest evening. Having originals on more nights of the week offers CBS the opportunity to try to sell more shows into syndication and overseas. "Saturday may have fewer viewers than other nights of the week, but if we don't put something on there, it's going to be this self-fulfilling prophesy," said Mr. Kahl.


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Galapagos Islands Shangri-La
Surf in the Galapagos
Type: Multiple Property Types Region: Central America - Costa Rica City: Santa Cruz Island
Number of Bedrooms: 3 Sleeps: 10 Bathrooms: 3 Half Bathrooms: 0
Our Shangri-La is the ideal atmosphere of peace and the feeling of being in your own private sanctuary, while allowing you to discover the Enchanted Islands of Galapagos at your own pace.
We are located in a secluded area of Santa Cruz Island called Punta Estrada, ( an auto-free zone) just a short aqua taxi ride across Academy Bay from Puerto Ayora and only footsteps away from Playa de Los Alemanes.
Shangri-La has everything you need to feel comfortable.
It is like your home away from home.
Relax by the pool and relish the spectacular views from the terrace or the roof top deck.
When you visit Shangri-La, and the Galapagos you will agree the Islands of Galapagos are the world's best island destinations.
On most cruises, Puerto Ayora is only a stop not a destination.
Santa Cruz Island location makes for a perfect vacation.
While there you can enjoy a verity of activates, along with day trips to nearby islands.
Shangri-La is the perfect place for friends, and family to appreciate all of the beauty The Galapagos Islands has to offer.
House info:
Shangri-La has two houses on the property.
The Casita Azul is equipped with:
1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, salon with a twin sofa bed, air conditioning, wireless Internet, cable TV with DVD player, coffee maker, refrigerator, and microwave.
The price per day is $175.00, with housekeeping 3 times a week (Monday's, Wednesday & Friday's).
The main house is equipped with:
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, refrigerator, 5 burner stove with oven, microwave, ice maker, dishwasher, garbage disposal, air conditioning, 2 salons with sofa beds (2 queen & 1 twin), dining room, 2 patios, terrace with ocean views, roof top deck with bathtub and 360 degree views of Santa Cruz island, pool, poolside bar, poolside bathroom, wireless Internet, wide screen TVs with cable and DVD player.
The Main House rents for $375.00 per day with housekeeping 3 times a week (Monday's, Wednesday & Friday's).
Surf Description
Many Reef breaks, and a few beach breaks.
- Air Conditioning
- DVD Player
- Outside Shower
- Swimming Pool
- Television
- Wi Fi Internet
- Night Life
- Scuba Diving
- Snorkeling
- Surfing / Water Sports


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The Antony Centre
The Irstea Antony Center is one of 9 Irstea centers in metropolitan France. The center's research teams are skilled in the fields of inland waters and wastewater, waste management, refrigeration engineering, the cold chain, and the safety and efficiency of agricultural machinery.
Key figures
- 105 permanent staff including 94 researchers, engineers and technicians
- 25 PhD students
- 40 interns from higher education facilities per year
10 HDR (accreditation to supervise PhD research)
58 top-ranking publications in 2015
- 47 research contracts, 4 appraisals and 10 ONEMA contracts in 2015
- An annual budget of 4.1 million euros (excluding the permanent employee payroll), of which 70% comes from own resources through research contracts or services
Our research units
Our platforms
- Energy Performance and Safety Characteristics of Agricultural Equipment (PSA2)
- Geosynthetics
- Oracle Observatory
Our scientists
Laurent Mazéas was awarded his accreditation to supervise PhD research (HRD) in biogeochemistry from the University of Paris Saclay on September 29, 2015.
The study of biogeochemical cycles in waste recovery bioprocesses: inputs for optimization, development and to study their impact
Combining the study of biogeochemistry and molecular biology has made it possible to decipher how the microbial community involved in the anaerobic digestion of waste operates in order to optimize the management of anaerobic digesters and to develop new bioprocesses to refine waste. Moreover, combining chemical analysis and toxicity testing has made it possible to identify micropollutants present in leachate from waste storage facilities. These micropollutants could cause environmental and health problems if the leachate were to leak through the liner systems of these facilities.
A noteworthy project
IMPREX: Improving Predictions and Management of Hydrological Extremes
IMPREX is based on the idea that understanding current risks is an effective starting point for adapting to unprecedented future events. By taking into account potential climate trajectories and a range of experiences from various vulnerable sectors linked to water, IMPREX can place management decisions and current practices in a future context.
Partner PhD programs
- ED 105 Earth, Universe, Environment (TUE)
- ED 398 Geoscience, Natural Resources and Environment (GRNE)
- ED 435 Agriculture, Biology, Environment, Health (ABIES)


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It has become very common to meet or hear about a famous actor, performer or sports star who relies on chiropractic care to keep them healthy and active in their profession. Unfortunately, it is also common for these prominent people to decline to be recognized as chiropractic patients. This leads to a significant amount of frustration on our part, as we are hampered from sharing with you (and the public) the importance of chiropractic as it applies to the lives of well-known, respected people in the public eye.
There may be several reasons why they don't talk about how chiropractic care contributes to their health and wellness. While you may be able to think of other reasons, here is my list of potential reasons why your patients are not telling their family, friends and neighbors about chiropractic:
- Ignorance: They don't really understand how chiropractic works, so they avoid the potential embarrassment of talking about what they don't understand. They don't feel equipped to have a conversation.
- Uncertainty about application: They may think chiropractic is just for back pain, so they don't mention you to anyone unless they are complaining about a sore back.
- "Quack-phobia": They may still consider doctors of chiropractic suspect as far as our education and acceptance goes. They don't want to be challenged with other people's negative opinions of chiropractic.
- Shyness: They may just be shy and reluctant to discuss anything about their health with anyone.
While there are certainly other potential reasons, I feel that if every DC in the world addressed these issues, more of our patients would be talking to (and referring) more people who need chiropractic care. The solutions to most of these issues center around providing your patients with adequate information. They can't (and won't) discuss what they don't understand (and don't believe they understand).
As we all know, there are different ways people learn. Some need to read it, others need to hear it, and still others require a certain level of interactivity to get their arms around it. Your job and mine is to educate everyone we come in contact with about the important benefits of chiropractic. We do this because we know that the more informed the public is, the more people will seek chiropractic care for their health.
So, what do we need to do? For our part, we have several Web sites that are designed to share information about chiropractic: DynamicChiropractic.com, ChiroWeb.com and ToYourHealth.com. We also have To Your Health, the print publication, that is mailed to approximately 60,000 doctors of chiropractic each month to be placed in their waiting room for patients to read. To Your Health also has a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter by the same name that reaches more than 168,000 consumer subscribers.
Your part is a little more hands-on. Every day, you see a number of patients; some are new and some have been patients for years. Find out how well they understand how chiropractic works. Ask them if they know chiropractic is for more than back pain and explain how the care they receive impacts their health and wellness. See if they really appreciate your education and qualifications as a primary care doctor.
Help them appreciate the importance of sharing the benefits of chiropractic with people they know. Put something in their hands that represents chiropractic and your practice well; a brochure or information piece that talks about the benefits of chiropractic, how it works and the qualifications of a doctor of chiropractic.
This last point is very important. You can ask them to read it over and pass it along to someone they know who will benefit from chiropractic care. As you give them the first one, see if they know other people who would like a copy of their own. They might ask to take five brochures.
Next time you see them, ask who they gave the brochures to and why they thought those people should seek chiropractic care. This may be uncomfortable at first, so you should let them know at the time you give them the brochures that you will be following up. You may even offer to let their family, friends, or neighbors come in with them during their next appointment if this is something they would be comfortable with.
This is what I did with my wife Evelyn when we were dating many years ago. I took her with me for my adjustment and asked my DC to explain what he was doing and how it worked. He then examined her using motion palpation (of course) and showed her where she was subluxated. A couple of easy adjustments later, she went from someone who didn't know much about chiropractic to someone who clearly understood the value. (Not an absolute prerequisite to our engagement, but it helped.) Evelyn has been a consistent chiropractic patient ever since.
Finally, make certain your practice Web site tells the chiropractic story the way you want it told. You can't be telling your patients one thing and have your Web site say something else. Review the information on your site and make changes where required.
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress is doing a great job at getting positive press for chiropractic. This creates awareness. But it is up to you and me to inform and educate people to value chiropractic for their health and become consistent patients.
Click here for more information about Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher.


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Mercedes Lackey brings to life the realm of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where fairy tales and happily-ever-afters are an everyday occurrence. The newest fairy godmother in the land has a difficult task ahead: to get three seemingly hopeless princes to fulfill their destiny. Can she sort out each of their fates while saving her kingdom from a nefarious sorcerer king? Lackey's tale is inventive, witty and completely unexpected. Her talent for retelling fairy tales is demonstrated in her adept creation of a world dedicated to happily-ever-afters. (catalog summary)
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Allegiance of Honor by Nalini Singh
The Psy-Changeling world has undergone a staggering transformation and now stands at a crossroads. The Trinity Accord promises a new era of cooperation between disparate races and groups. It is a beacon of hope held together by many hands: old enemies, new allies, wary loners. But a century of distrust and suspicion can't be so easily forgotten, and it threatens to shatter Trinity from within at any moment. As rival members vie for dominance, chaos and evil gather in the shadows and a kidnapped woman's cry for help washes up in San Francisco, while the Consortium turns its murderous gaze toward a child who is the embodiment of change, of love, of piercing hope: a child who is both Psy...and changeling. To find the lost and protect the vulnerable--and to save Trinity—no one can stand alone. This is a time of loyalty across divisions, of bonds woven into the heart and the soul, of heroes known and unknown standing back to back and holding the line. But is an allegiance of honor even possible with traitors lurking in their midst? (catalog summary)
The Fairest of Them All by Carolyn Turgeon
In Turgeon's mash-up of "Rapunzel" and "Snow White," the longhaired maiden isn't quite so fair and innocent as in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. After a few hours of passion with the prince from the nearby kingdom in her bedroom tower, Rapunzel finds that she's pregnant with his child. The only problem? The prince is engaged to another. The witch Mathena, determined to prevent her adopted daughter from becoming a mistress to the most powerful man in the land, casts a spell to keep the prince from finding Rapunzel again. Seven years later, when his wife dies under questionable circumstances, the prince, now king, finds Rapunzel and makes her his new queen. But his legitimate daughter, the beautiful Snow White-along with the rest of the kingdom-is weary of a witch's daughter assuming the throne. And not without good reason. For, when Rapunzel learns from her magic mirror that she's no longer the fairest of them all-that, in fact, Snow White is "a thousand times more fair"—she turns downright ugly. (catalog summary)
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
It's a dreamy midsummer's night in the Kingdom of Lancre. But music and romance aren't the only things filling the air. Magic and mischief are afoot, threatening to spoil the royal wedding of King Verence and his favorite witch, Magrat Garlick. Invaded by some Fairie Trash, soon it won't be only champagne that's flowing through the streets...(catalog summary)
The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
When the sixth Duke of Radnor dies, his hapless son, Freddie, takes on his title, but it is his daughter, Lilith, who inherits his role as Head Witch of the Lazarus Coven. Raised as a witch, instructed in the art of necromancy, Lilith faces a daunting future, for the coven is threatened by a powerful group of sorcerers, the Sentinels. Nicholas Stricklend, a powerful force in the British government, is the Sentinel charged with wresting the Elixir from Lilith, and he cares not who he must crush in order to succeed. As a society beauty, engaged to another titled witch, and with a grieving mother and an unstable brother to look after, Lilith struggles to maintain her two very different existences. When she meets and falls in love with the talented artist Bram Cardale, she can no longer keep her life as a witch hidden, and she must choose between her loyalty to the coven, her duty to her family, and her love for Bram, or risk destroying everything she holds dear. (catalog summary)
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Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie--where nothing, not even a fallen star, is what he imagined. (catalog summary)
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Young Jane Silverlake lives with her father in a crumbling family estate on the edge of Hampstead Heath. Jane has a secret and unexplainable gift that allows her to see the souls of man-made objects and this talent isolates her from the outside world. Her greatest joy is wandering the wild heath with her neighbors, Madeline and Nathan. But as the friends come of age, their idyll is shattered by the feelings both girls develop for Nathan, and by Nathan's interest in a cult led by Ariston Day, a charismatic mystic popular with London's elite. Day encourages his followers to explore dream manipulation with the goal of discovering a strange hidden world, a place he calls the Empyrean. A year later, Nathan has vanished, and the famed Inspector Vidocq arrives in London to untangle the events that led up to Nathan's disappearance. As a sinister truth emerges, Jane realizes she must discover the origins of her talent, and use it to find Nathan herself, before it's too late.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
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Why Can't Danny Gokey Get a Record Deal?
Even the fourth-place 'Idol' contestant got a deal.
Not that you needed any more evidence that American Idol's actual results are mostly meaningless, but here goes anyway: 19 Recordings (a division of 19 Entertainment, the company responsible for Idol) has signed contracts with winner Kris Allen, runner-up Adam Lambert, and, now, fourth-place finisher Allison Iraheta (her debut will be released by Jive Records, whose hilarious roster also includes R. Kelly, Chris Brown, and David Archuleta). Still without a deal, though, is third-place contestant Danny Gokey, the churchgoing Milwaukee widower best remembered as the guy who deafened you with his ear-drum–rupturing performance of Aerosmith's "Dream On." A month ago, he announced plans to make a "soulful album with rhythm and blues mixed with salsa and merengue beats," so we applaud 19 Recordings for their apparent commitment to not letting us hear it.
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MINNEAPOLIS — This is last weekend in Dallas, and Utah coach Rick Majerus is chatting away with a group of reporters. Then, from the corner of his eye, he spots his Kentucky counterpart Rick Pitino hustling by with a pair of his Wildcats, and suddenly a glint sparkles from Majerus' eyes. "Better hurry up and catch them," he quickly says to those around him. "They're on their way to another league."
Top-seeded Kentucky, in fact, was merely on its way here to Minneapolis for a Thursday night Midwest Regional semifinal with Majerus' fourth-seeded Utes. Their game precedes the other semi that matches second-seeded Wake Forest against sixth-seeded Louisville, yet here--unlike at some rock concert--it is the opening act that is most intriguing and compelling.


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Subtitled A Film About London, this drama is a quintessential experimental counter-culture film of the late 1960s that centers on the questions raised by the Vietnam war. Renowned Shakespearean theater director Peter Brook serves as producer and director. It includes many members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, such as London actors Mark Jones, Robert Lloyd, and Pauline Munro, who essentially play themselves. They become obsessed with a photograph of a wounded Vietnamese child and begin discussing the war with their friends and fellow actors. They attend a series of lectures and teach-ins, discussing the issues of the day with a number of activists, including the American Black Panther leader Stokely Carmichael. The discussions are combined with newsreel footage in a bizarre collage of images. Moved to do something, the group of actors puts on a series of skits about the war. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
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Get References and Read Reviews– Ask recently married friends for references. Read reviews online and in bridal magazines. Read the good and the bad and use your best judgment. When in doubt, schedule multiple consultations with different florists to get a feel for the people who will be involved in creating your wedding bouquets and arrangements.
Ask to See Pictures– Many florists will keep pictures of past bouquets and arrangements or at least a catalog of what they can offer.
Provide Your Own Pictures– Be sure to provide the florist with pictures of bouquets you love and pictures of other design elements that inspire the look you crave.
Get It All in Writing and in Detail– Be sure to have the types of flowers to be used, the size of the bouquets and the arrangements and any substitutions that may be used should the flowers desired not be available in the price range decided. Be prepared to pay the high end of the estimate if needed. Flower quotes tend to be estimated but you should never be expected to pay more than the high end of the estimate.
Allow for Substitutions– The florist can probably save you money by substituting flowers that will create a similar look to the ones you want. The florist would substitute with something that is cheaper per stem, takes up more room per stem or just something that is grown more locally and most likely to be readily available at the time of the wedding.
Consider the Season– Keep in mind prices may go up when the wedding date is near a "flower" holiday. Holiday's like Valentine's Day, Easter and Mother's Day are high traffic for florist and flowers and their time will cost more.
Signs of a Good Florist– A good florist will be willing to work within your budget and give you options. They will also be willing to coordinate with other vendors as needed such as the wedding cake designer.
Be a Good Customer– Your mind will change a million times as a bride. Email any questions, concerns or changes and ideas if your florist has an email. This will give them a few days to get back to you. They do have other customers and doing the work of a florist is time intensive work. It is normal for florists to charge for consultations beyond one or two initial consultations. Some florists will charge a fee for the first consultation to be deducted from the cost of your package should you book them.
If you have done all you can to choose a good florist, you then just have to trust in their abilities and know that your flowers will be beautiful no matter what.


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In writing on the Cornwallis debate (April 13), Marke Slipp asks why Nova Scotians don't consider changing the names of public places such as the Cornwallis River to something more fitting to contemporary circumstances.
Me too. Before we spent $300,000 to rebrand Halifax, and Be Bold, did anyone consider the pre-existing name for the area? It is
Or has anyone checked out who Lord Halifax, the second Earl of Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, was?
Halifax's namesake, the aristocratic son of the first Earl of Halifax, so promoted aggressive colonization by Britain that he is known as "the father of the colonies."
He married a very wealthy woman and took her family name. Dunk. Dunk-Halifax enjoyed official and important appointments under King George III and became the president of the Board of Trade, which helped him found Halifax.
Founding Halifax was a direct, unilateral contravention of a 1726 treaty with the Mi'kmaq. The treaty was the first formal acknowledgement of the need for negotiation with the First Nations of the region. This led to a huge regional conflict, especially bad for the Mi'kmaq and French.
But the most shameful thing about Dunk-Halifax is the Dunk warrant and decision. In 1763, the British imposed a new tax on cider. George III defended it in a speech before Parliament. John Wilkes, MP and publisher of a radical newspaper, The North Briton, published an issue, No. 45, attacking the tax and the King's speech.
As Secretary of State, Dunk-Halifax wrote the warrant for the arrest of anyone associated with this publication. About 40 were arrested and their materials seized.
Wilkes and others sued the officers. Dunk testified he had authorized the officers' actions. The judges favoured the plaintiffs and determined the warrant was invalid because it left too much discretion to the arresting officers and allowed the seizure of all papers.
This decision was a groundbreaking protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, or protection of privacy as now enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment.
Lord Halifax: aristocratic, father of the colonies, wealthy, ambitious, appointed, treaty-breaker, bully, censor. Is his name fitting to contemporary circumstances?
Peggy Cameron lives in Halifax.


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6 Essential Puppy Nutrition Tips
It is amazing to witness the phenomenal growth that takes place over a puppy's first six months. This accelerated development means they are particularly fragile though – and are therefore left vulnerable to sickness, injury and health problems if not cared for properly. The following simple, essential tips should aid your mission of doggy nutrition.
1. Go with specially-made puppy food. Unlike some items in the marketplace which may have questionable value, puppy food is designed to fortify their bones and body as they grow. Significant amounts of protein– as well as certain vitamins – are built into these meals to bolster their growth as much as possible.
2. Feed your puppy three times a day. Unlike full grown dogs, the digestion and development of puppies respond better to more frequent meals. Professional sources at PetMD confirm that the three times a day rule should be followed strictly until the pup reaches 4 or 5 months of age; then, two feeding times per day is acceptable.
3. Dry food is a sound puppy food choice. The benefits of dry food are pretty clear: nutrition-rich, keeps teeth cleaner, and more affordable. Moist food is not a bad option to mix in with dry food to make it easier to eat (or just add water to the dry food dish). Moist or semi-moist foods tend to be more expensive and lacking an equivalent degree of nutrients. They are also temperature-sensitive, requiring refrigeration.
4. Listen to trusted friends for puppy food brand recommendations. As a baseline standard, choosing puppy food in accordance with the Association of American Feed Control Officials' nutrition suggestions is recommended. Beyond that, look to friends, family and co-workers who have or used to have a puppy for sage advice. Generic versus established brands doesn't matter necessarily, but be sure to check the nutrition facts.
5. Meet a consistent schedule each day for feeding times. By conditioning your pup to eat at morning, midday and dinner hour, they will grow less expectant of food during other times of day. Establishing a set eating schedule also helps potty train them by giving them predictable, repeated windows to go. Make sure their last meal isn't put out too late into the evening so their body has a chance to fully digest before bed.
6. Provide water at designated times rather than leaving it out all day. Once your puppy has grown up and can go for long periods without relieving itself, feel free. But during puppyhood, it's important to minimize bathroom accidents by limiting their water. This goes hand in hand with proper nutrition as a model for training your puppy well.


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A 19th-century murderess was resurrected Saturday morning and spotted on the beach at the Isle of Palms, crawling out of her sandy grave as families looked on.
Nearby, a giant crab scurried away from an oil spill, preferring to be eaten in an oversized bowl of stew rather than dip a claw into BP's mess.
It wasn't a bizarre alternate universe where shellfish are the size of sofas and executed killers get a second go-around. It was the annual Piccolo Spoleto sand-sculpting competition and, as usual, it provoked elaborate displays of creativity and skill from all who entered.
David Burt, an employee at the architecture firm LS3P, said he and three of his co-workers came up with their team's BP-inspired concept after a brainstorming session last week.
"We were thinking it needs to be bigger than life, it needs to be quirky and funny, and it needs to be buildable," he said.
As for the skills required to actually construct the entry, Burt is well equipped. He's entered the competition every year since 1998 and has nabbed a trophy each year but one.
"The first hour is getting piles of sand where you want them, and the next hour is forming them. See, that was just a round ball," he said, pointing to a three-dimensional, intricately carved BP logo at the base of his team's plot of sand. "The last hour, you use knives and trowels to actually shape it, and you have to use a lot of water the whole time to keep it from crumbling."
Burt stepped back as he spoke, surveying his team's entry.
"I guess it's kind of morbid," he admitted.
Moodier concepts didn't seem to bother the judges reviewing this year's entries, though. "Charleston after Dark," a sculpture featuring references to seedier elements of local history, including depictions of a beheaded Blackbeard and local serial killer Lavinia Fisher, captured second place in the architectural category.
There were plenty of lighthearted entries as well. And with a record 65 teams participating, many of the submissions came from sculptors new to competitive building, said contest coordinator Chris Tindal. Spectators lined nearly every inch of sand, watching the teams carefully.
One such team was that of the Freeman family, who decided to enter the contest after Charleston resident Abby Freeman asked her parents to come down from their home in Charlotte to join her and her sister in the event. Their concept? A tribute to a series of 20-year-old photographs that show the family at a North Carolina beach, posing with exaggerated legs carved out of sand.
"When she talked to us about doing the sandsculpting competition I thought, well, we're not good at castles, but we can dig holes and do some legs," said Kay Freeman, Abby's mother. "I said if we can't compete with the castles, maybe we can go for the humor."
So after completing four pairs of quirky legs, each member of the family squatted down into holes, their human legs disappearing and their torsos melding with the sandy gams in front of them.
The strategy worked.
"That's the one sculpture that made me laugh out loud, and that takes something special," said onlooker Lois Klein, who walked over from her beachside condo to scope out the artwork.
The Freeman family bond and sense of humor won over the judges, too. Their sculpture first-place in the category for most creative entry. Family members were all smiles when handed their trophies -- particularly father, Jeff, who laughed and shook his head in disbelief.
"Who'd have ever thunk it?"
Tamara Vallejos is a Goldring Arts Journalism Program writer. Reach her at email@example.com.