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The Exact Place: A Memoir by Margie L. Haack
Deep in the woods of northwestern Minnesota where the temperatures drop easily below freezing and the neighbors drop in at any time, Margie L. Haack tells the story of her life growing up with five siblings, a mother and a stepfather. The portrait she weaves is both intimately personal and public, brimming with details of her search for her stepfather's love and the daily grind of life on a farm. Margie's writing shines forth with an amazing clarity on account of her willingness to bring the reader to experience what she has experienced and to step back with a perceptive glance at the details of her own life.
One of my absolute favorite parts of the book was Margie's description of her early love for reading. Although Margie wasn't led early on in reading by her family, her passion for books came to the surface very early on in life. She describes it by writing, "Words began to light up in spellbinding stories…..Books exploded into talking horses, trolls living under bridges, and the poetic order of "twelve little girls in two straight lines" who "left the house at half-past nine" (153). Starting from a lower reading level and quickly moving up to the top, Margie devoured anything that came her way. This part of the book was akin to my own experience with books, the sense that they opened up new worlds, new ideas, and new thoughts that wouldn't let go from your mind.
Early on the book, Margie writes, "By the time I was nine, I had five brothers and sisters and Dad had distilled laws for children into one basic rule: "Don't do as I do, do as I say." In other words, obey me. ..I was always vigilant trying to discern unspoken rules conveyed by a look or a sudden movement of his hand" (12). The ever winding road of obedience to an authority figure was cast for Margie at an early age. Yet, there was a never ending quest for seeking to please her dad, wanting that 'Good girl' encouragement, that tender Fatherly care to come out of her relationship with her dad. The beauty of this memoir is that Margie in passages like this one draws out the internal self-conversation that takes place with an amazing sensitivity to her own heart and motives. In seeking to please Wally with her chores and activities around the farm, Margie began to ask similar questions of God. "God must, I thought, need to be won by the same sort of hard work and allurement my human father apparently required. And yet, what would God need that I could give?" (180). Yet, as she indicates, the memorizing of certain passages of Scripture lead her to a fuller understanding of God as Father and his care for her.
Margie brought to life the experiences and details of life on a farm, from the colors of the forest to the stupidity of the sheep. I couldn't put this book down, it was much like a character in a good novel that you can't tear yourself away from. Rather than paint over the painful and difficult moments of life, Margie takes the reader to those moments and brings them face to face with their own world.
Much thanks to Kalos Press, an imprint of Doulos Resources for the complimentary copy of this book in exchange for review.


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What Trump's Controversial Small Business Administration Appointee Means for Your Company
Founded in the 50s as a response to the uncertainty of World War II and The Great Depression, the Small Business Administration was created to provide financial assistance and mentorship to small businesses in the United States. In the years following, the SBA has "delivered millions of loans, […] contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses" in addition to providing "specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans."
Reaching out to the SBA for help has garnered mixed reviews from now-established small business owners. Those in opposition to SBA assistance cite the following as a few reasons a debt equity loan could be a poor decision:
- Accountability to the banks to maintain a certain revenue. Not complying could result in losing control of some or all of your business decisions.
- Potentially fluctuating interest rates.
- Proprietors to ensure a 'personal guarantee', which allows the loaner to pursue their personal assets should the debtor find themselves unable to pay the loan.
"I had my first run-in with the Small Business Administration three years ago. I was seeking financing for my first start-up and remembered being told by military career counselors that if I wanted to start a business, the SBA was there to help me," writes Shaun So, veteran and business owner.
"However, after my experience and hearing of other veterans' experiences, I find that the SBA has failed entrepreneurs," he continues. So goes on to explain the complicated hoops he would've needed to jump through to get financial help from the organization.
The SBA Administrator – the head of the organization, for all intents and purposes – under the Obama administration is Maria Conteras-Sweet. Conteras-Sweet is a three-time business owner, one of which was a downtown-LA community bank servicing small-to-medium sized businesses. Since she was appointed in 2014, the SBA (who are responsible for a $120 billion loan portfolio, the world's largest seed fund) have worked diligently to provide better services to the public.
She also writes for a myriad of publications, most notably the Huffington Post, authoring progressive articles such as "Women Make History Again as Women Business Owners Achieve Federal Contracting Benchmark" and "SBA Modernization Is Unlocking Commercial Capital", which details her plan for the organization point-by-point.
Conteras-Sweet lead the agency to produce more thorough results for their clients, their Scorecard steadily climbing year-to-year.
Now, as word rolls in of President-elect Trump's choices for his administration, we've been on the edge of our seats to find out who will fill Conteras-Sweets shoes. And if you're affiliated with the SBA, so should you – this could affect the way your business functions.
The newly appointed minister is Linda McMahon, transition officials told Reuters in early December. "Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one of the country's top female executives advising businesses around the globe," Trump said in the announcement.
McMahon is the co-founder and former CEO of the World Wrestling Federation (which later became the WWE). Trump also said that "McMahon helped grow WWE from a modest, 13-person operation to a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees in offices worldwide"
– a statement that also appears on her own website. She was a Republican nominee to represent Connecticut in in US Senate in both 2010 and 2012.
Although McMahon's website also states she is "an advocate for small business and continues to promote entrepreneurship, particularly among women," her past business endeavors haven't always rung true to the sentiment.
When McMahon and her husband Vince took over the WWE from his father, it was part of the National Wresting Allegiance: a network of about 30 wrestling businesses who vowed to get along… or at the very least, not encroach upon each other's territory.
But in a (very dramatic) statement to Sports Illustrated in the early 90s, Vince McMahon had little good to say about collaboration:
"In the old days, there were wrestling fiefdoms all over the country, each with its own little lord in charge. Each little lord respected the rights of his neighboring little lord. No takeovers or raids were allowed. There were maybe 30 of these tiny kingdoms in the U.S. and if I hadn't bought out my dad, there would still be 30 of them, fragmented and struggling. I, of course, had no allegiance to those little lords."
And before we could blink our eyes, the McMahon's had risen to fame, systematically dismantling each of the other companies and establishing a near monopoly on the wrestling industry.
During her time with the WWE, however, she did gain recognition as one of the broadcasting industry's leading philanthropists. The organization founded community programs promoting literacy and education, and was recognized by the Make-A-Wish Foundation as one of the top wish granters.
I guess only time will tell what's to come in the next few years for small business owners. It will be interesting to see how the next few months unfold as the transition from a Democratic to Republican leader of the SBA takes place.

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|28 May 2010
Unable to edit files in ZIP folders
Win7 has this neat feature where I can navigate into a compressed (zip) file from Windows Explorer. The icon appears like a folder with a zipper through it & I can just navitage where I please.
However, I can't edit a file in the zip folder directly. I have to first copy it out of the zip, edit it, then copy back into the zip. What am I missing here? If I can overwrite a file why not just allow me to edit it?
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|28 May 2010
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
Zip is one of the several existing formats for "archive" files. These files are typically compressed to save space and simplify data transmission. Although Windows treats them as folders (a feature that I personally prefer to disable), they are not really folders. One can extract files from an archive or add files, but I've never heard of a possibility to edit files still in an archive. Maybe there is a third-party software that opens an archive, un-compress it (i.e. unzip) to some temporary folder, then allows you to edit files in this temporary folder and at the end puts the archive back together (i.e. zip the files from the temporary folder into a new archive of the same name). But I don't know any. Maybe someone else can suggest something.
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|28 May 2010
Windows Home Premium (64)
You're missing nothing (it was the same in previous Windows incarnations).
The "compressed folder" is really a single file, it just looks like a folder and files. What I do is drag the file out to the Desktop, edit it there, then drag it back in. The advantage is that you are working on a separate copy of the file too.
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|24 Sep 2012
Windows Vista Home Premium
7-Zip (7-Zip) is a freeware third-party program that does, in some cases, allow you to alter files and save them in-situ. That is, the file is updated in the zip file archive. It is a two stage save: first it asks if you want it saved in the temporary folder, and then it asks if you want it saved in the archive.
The problem I have encountered is that it works for .txt and .rtf but not .odt (OpenOffice Writer) which I use. I have not tried it on Microsoft Word, Excell, etc. Hence I rarely use it.
Hope this helps.
For some non-rational reason I keep looking for a Windows version of IMB's PDS--Partitioned Data Set. I think I just became so familiar with PDS files when working on a mainframe that I missed them. Really the Folder/File system is very similar, and the ZIP/in-situ-save is even closer. So I just keep looking when I am bored.
The same goes for IBM's ISPF, but even more so since precious few Windows editors have the same line/column range editing capabilities. There are one or two freeware versions of ISPF, but they are not as robust as the IBM version.
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The 100th Monkey is a studied phenomenon in which a new behavior or idea is claimed to spread rapidly by unexplained means from one group to all related groups once a critical number of members of one group exhibit the new behavior or acknowledge the new idea. The theory behind this phenomenon originated with Lawrence Blair and Lyall Watson in the mid-to-late 1970s, who claimed that it was the observation of Japanese scientists.
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Running a test of the fair scheduler in YARN with
[myuser@mapr001 user]$ hadoop jar /opt/mapr/hadoop/hadoop-2.7.0/share/hadoop/mapreduce/hadoop-mapreduce-examples-2.7.0-mapr-1710.jar pi 4 100
I see that the scheduler page in the YARN web UI shows that a new queue is created called "root.myuser", which (I think) is the default behavior for the scheduler. However, it should not be using the default scheduler rules from the initial mapr install. My /opt/mapr/hadoop/hadoop-2.7.0/etc/hadoop/fair-scheduler.xml file looks like
[mapr@mapr001 hadoop]$ cat fair-scheduler.xml
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<queue name="mapr">
<aclSubmitApps>mapr mapr</aclSubmitApps>
<aclAdministerApps>mapr mapr</aclAdministerApps>
<queue name="sdcuser">
<aclSubmitApps>sdcuser,mapr sdcuser,mapr</aclSubmitApps>
<aclAdministerApps>mapr mapr</aclAdministerApps>
<queue name="public">
<aclAdministerApps>mapr mapr</aclAdministerApps>
<rule name="specified" create="false"/>
<rule name="primaryGroup" create="false"/>
<rule name="default" queue="public"/>
[mapr@mapr001 hadoop]$ echo $MAPR_HOME
So, from this, I would think that the job submitted by "myuser" should be run in a queue called "public" and certainly not a queue named after this user. From the mapr docs (Configuring the Fair Scheduler), the fair-scheduler.xml file should have taken effect around 10 seconds after it was changed, which does not seem to be the case here. Restarting the cluster also does not seem to fix the problem. Does anyone know what is going on here? Thanks.


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Yesterday I terminated my first profit-oriented start-up, Benimfontum. Benimfontum is a web site where anyone can convert your own hand-writing to digital font. It generates a font file from the scanned hand-written template and so enables people to type their digital content such as blogs, e-mails and documents (any kind of document that you can select font).
The story started exactly 5 years ago. When I was surfing Internet I came up with a web site called as "Your Fonts" [1] that generates font file from hand-writing. I was interested with this idea and I thought that lots of people will like this feature as well. Also web site had a re-seller kit that you can build your own web site and sell their feature adding a commission. So I decided to do this business and applied for being a re-seller.
All the ordering progress was programmatic. Customer downloads, prints the template which has a space for each character to fill. After filling, customer scans the template, go for a test-type and complete the order paying with Paypal. Then the font file is sent the customer via e-mail. I would make a profit of $8 each font is sold.
Turkish Language is using Latin Alphabet but has a few weird extra characters like İ, Ş, Ğ. The font service has to be adapted to support them or I could not sell even one font to Turkish people. They added these characters to template and I built the web site so the business started.
The next step was to promote. I requested some of my friends to spread the word in crowded online communities like Ekşi Sözlük [2], Friend Feed and their personal blogs. Thousands of hits came to my web site and hundreds of them tried the demo. But no order was given. According to blog comments the main reason was they do not like their own hand-writing. I was disappointed.
However 2 orders are given within whole life time. All were one years later, in 2010, the time that I was completely forgotten the existing of the web site.
No more orders in 4 years so to reduce my server costs I decided to shut it down. I noticed that it is not even working still because Paypal keys were dead. I tweeted this news to inform the followers [3].
Bundan tam 5 yıl önce kurulan @benimfontum kapandı. Kar edemedi ancak insanlara faydalı olmaya çalıştı. Hepiniz hoşça kalın.
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Custom Blythe dolls make great collectibles. Today we have a carrot sweetheart: carrot custom Blythe by Kirara Doll. Carrot is a super cute custom Blythe that brings spring before time. She has a very sweet face, comes with a fresh dress set, and has a wonderfully carved face. She is a must-have in your Blythe collection. There's only one day left to bid for her.
Carrot has a lovely carved mouth, with teeth. Her lips are sweet, and her frekles are super cute as well. Her hair is curly and delicate, her eye-chips are matching her style completely, and she also has a pet.
She has a lovely dress, long boots for walking a lot, and a super cute cardigan. Her gaze is amazing, and she loves being photographed as well. She is a small diva.
She has long eye-lashes, pretty freckles, a lovely carved nose, and lovely makeup. Her boots match the rest of her style, and the socks have small pink laces. She is a cute small model who likes taking long walks.
She also has a small crown as a pin on her dress. She also loves flowers, so we have lots of flowers on her hair as well. She looks so sweet! She will bring spring to your place.
She is cute, sweet and a great companion. And her dog pet is also extremely cute!
Don't miss her! Remember: there's only one day left to bid for her! She comes with a dress set and a wooden stand.


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I just wrapped up this webinar. Thanks for all for attending!
Here are the slides & recording of the webinar.
And here are the slides:
Storm by default is 'event based processing' (one-event-at-a-time). Using Trident on top of Storm, we can do micro-batch processing.
Spark processes events in 'micro batches'. For example I can define the 'batch' interval to be 5 seconds. Spark will process what ever number of events captured in that batch (could be none, one, ten or thousand!). Currently the lowest batch time is about half-a-second (500 ms)
This presentation will give you more details.
Usually it is a good practice to pair Spark Streaming with HDFS — Spark uses HDFS for checkpointing (to save streaming status periodically)


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Paul Headlines Odd Press ConferenceWritten by Brock Lorber Subject: Eugenics
Congressman Ron Paul's big announcement this morning was, "vote 3rd party." The big story, though, is the Bob Barr circus elsewhere in the building.
I'll keep watching as bloggers and media weigh in and updating this confusing list of links.
Ron Paul rejected a McCain plea for endorsement, and delivered...something. (video from Raw Story) [ed. here is Barr's letter to Paul (PDF)]
Bob Barr canceled his participation at the last minute. Ralph Nader fielded the question directed at the Libertarian Party. (Independent Political Report)
Barr holds his own press conference immediately following. Barr offers to make Paul his running mate; Root offers to step aside if he'll accept. (Reason's Hit & Run)
Adam Kokesh disses Barr during the second press conference. Shane Cory (Barr comm director) tells Campaign for Liberty events coordinator Dan Rasmussen to "f**k off". (Independent Political Report)
Bob Barr calls all this "leadership to unify the liberty movement." (bobbarr08.com)
LP says Barr is "not a minor party candidate" who doesn't want to be seen with Baldwin or McKinney. (Last Free Voice)
Mike Ferguson (Barr national field director) blasts Paul for displaying "a complete lack of leadership." (Ferguson's Myspace blog)
Rasmussen "never seen Dr. Paul so angry". (United Liberty - third update)
More as it shakes out...
..........Kokesh explaining what had made him so angry. "Leadership is not just about knowing when to lead, but knowing when to follow," Kokesh said. "You failed that test today and I retract my endorsement of you."
Barr sent a letter to Paul yesterday. This is getting more confusing, not less. (Third Party Watch)
Boston Tea Party Presidential candidate Charles Jay endorses the CFL's "We Agree" four-point statement. "[H]ad I been invited, I'd not have embarrassed my party, and the libertarian movement, by ducking out on that commitment to attend at the last minute, insulting Congresswoman McKinney as an excuse, and attempting to upstage the event by publicly hectoring Ron Paul to serve as my running mate."
(Boston Tea Party press release)
(Boston Tea Party press release)
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Whoops! Mike Ferguson's post has been taken down already!From: Libertarian PartySent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 3:28 PMSubject: To our supporters and volunteersSept. 10, 2008Dear Libertarian Supporter,I have been hearing a lot from many LP Members about concerns over Bob Barr not attending Ron Paul's press conference.However, before you form an opinion, perhaps you may want to consider the facts and not rely on blogs for your news.First, the Barr campaign met with Ron Paul's staffers yesterday afternoon to deliver the offer of the LP's VP slot to Ron Paul and to discuss the details of the event that Bob Barr was invited to attend. More details were to be submitted to the Barr campaign but did not arrive until nearly 3 a.m. the morning of the event. At 9 a.m. Barr's campaign manager, Russell Verney, informed the Paul campaign that Bob would not be attending however he would still give his backing of the four principles highlighted by Dr. Paul.Second, read the press release by the Barr Campaign you will see why Bob's own press conference (attended by many members of the press) was so significant:
http://www.lp.org/news/pr...Third, as CNN and others reported, Ron Paul's press conference was more about him not endorsing McCain and less about Dr. Paul's non-sanctioning of other candidates running for president.The Barr campaign chose not to attend in order to make a very valid point, which was expressed, in their following press conference. Bold leadership is needed right now! Scattering support for the liberty agenda to the four winds as Dr. Paul is proposing will not serve liberty.Ron Paul deserves respect and credit for what he has done over the last year in rejuvenating so many people across this nation; however, either he or possibly his staff has made the bland decision to remain ambiguous with their intent and direction for liberty.Personally, I will say that I do not appreciate the treatment that LP personnel received today by Ron Paul's staff and the games they have attempted to play over the past year. This morning, our volunteer coordinator was rudely ejected from the press conference before it even started. This was followed by Ron Paul staffers and supporters close to the staff disrupting Barr's press conference.This pattern is something that we never wanted to disclose but holds true to previous treatment where staff members for Paul's campaign tried on more than one occasion to have Bob Barr uninvited from events, including Bob's gracious introduction of Ron Paul at last year's CPAC conference.I do doubt that Dr. Paul was aware of these antics.I hope this answers some of your concerns and questions. Our staff, volunteers and the Barr/Root campaign are totally psyched up and ready to work very hard for all Libertarians through November and beyond – including ballot access, in as many states as possible, which will benefit all Libertarian Candidates!We hope you too will continue to support those candidates that support your views, even if just on a local or state level. Please fill out the volunteer form here if you are: http://www.lp.org/action/... and please do not forget to donate so we can continue to "send a message" between now and November: https://www.lp.org/contri....In Liberty!Robert Kraus
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Transneft Diascan Showed Unique Developments at the Russian Energy Week in Moscow
Transneft Diascan participated in the Global Energy Efficiency and the Power Industry Development Forum, Russian Energy Week, held on October 3-7, 2017.
Transneft showed mock-ups of in-line diagnostic devices of own manufacture – combined magnetic (MFL+TFI) and magnetic ultra-sound (MFL+WM+CD) defectoscopes at the company's booth. The devices are one of the unique developments of Transneft Diascan that enable to combine different in-line diagnostic methods and thus ensure efficient operation to detect and measure the pipeline defects.
Transneft Diascan is implementing the energy saving policy adopted at Transneft, in particular, as part of upgrading the diagnostic devices, by reducing the consumed capacity. In three quarters of 2017, the joint-stock company reached the planned reduction in the fuel and energy consumption by 0.5% compared to 2016.
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• The Tunisian Flower Shawl is a combination of flowers done in Crochet and Tunisian Crochet TKS.
• These flowers are joined with JAYG (Join-AS-You-Go).
Suggested Yarn: Btrix Yarns Delighted with Merino Sock Yarn (165m/50g skein) / (181yd):
– in 6 different colours of 50g/165m each
Kits are available in 3 different colourways on Tunisian Flower Shawl Kits
Yarn Weight: Sock weight / Fingering Weight Yarn (17-19wpi)
Suggested Hook Size: Size 3.5 mm(E4 US) and 5.00mm(H8 US)
Notions: tapestry needle
Gauge: 21 sts and 24 rows = 4in/ 10cm in single crochet stitch
Approximate Dimension and Sizes:
|Small – 53cm (20⅞in)
|Large – 75cm (29½in)
|Wing measured along the side from centre back to front corner
|Small – 96cm (38⅞in)
|Large – 117cm (46in)
|Yarn Requirements
6 x 35g(116m)
6 x 50g(165m)


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The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has started a tradition that has the makings to become a national public relations holiday — Betsy Plank Day.
Last year's inaugural Betsy Plank Day was mainly celebrated at The University of Alabama because that's where the Plank Center finds its home. However, social media allowed Betsy's 90th birthday party to take steps toward national publicity.
This year, #BetsyDay took over Twitter on April 2, and showed PRSSA students and professionals joining together to celebrate Betsy's legacy. Twelve PRSSA Chapters entered the #BetsyDay challenge, creating a national Betsy buzz that has never been seen.
The Plank Center wanted to make Betsy come alive for students. As the "Godmother of PRSSA" and the "First Lady" of PR, she had much to offer that unfortunately most of us were never able to witness firsthand. However, her artifacts, wisdom and impact are still present, and able to inspire us all. This was the idea behind the #BetsyDay challenge of 2015, which called upon all PRSSA Chapters to get involved and bring Betsy to their campuses.
Step one of the challenge required each chapter to take a selfie of its members watching a short Betsy Plank documentary. Chapters tweeted the selfies to the Plank Center to start the buzz in March.
Step two allowed chapters to get creative. With no requirements and a "sky's the limit" approach, chapters were tasked with the challenge of innovatively promoting #BetsyDay on their campuses. The results showed just how much Betsy is still in the hearts of PR students today.
The University of Alabama PRSSA chapter took Betsy's passions for students and Polaroids, and created a tribute to the PR legend. Members wrote personal notes to Betsy on the bottom of a giant Polaroid cutout and took their picture with it. The pictures were then compiled into a video that included testimonies from students thanking Betsy for her dedication to the industry.
The grand prize of the challenge, the "Betsy Bundle," included quarterly Skype sessions with a Plank Center board member, a year-long subscription to PRWeek, a six month online subscription to PRWeek for each member, a chapter recommendation from the Plank Center and the title of Betsy Day 2015 Champions.
#BetsyDay had participation from 361 online users, including posts from Peru and Spain among other areas. While we are still waiting on a winner, one thing is clear—Betsy Plank had a birthday party fit to honor a true PR legend!
-by Taylor Shelnutt, PRSSA Executive Member
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Please join the Women of Westminster (W.O.W.) for a fall gathering at the home of Mary Moody (3603 Mount Bonnell Rd.) on Thursday October 5th at 6 p.m.!
Please RSVP below.
"Ours is a multi-generational congregation from the neighborhood as well as many other parts of the Austin community. While we come here from diverse backgrounds, we are gathered for a common purpose: to be connected to God, connected to one another, and connected to the world around us in grace-filled ways."


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Class 4A Regional (at Clay Center) Results - Team Scores & Individual Scores
Class 4A Regional (at Spring Hill) Results - Team Scores & Individual Scores
On Monday the second postseason of the fall sports season started as girl's golfer's hit the links across the State to compete at Regionals for the right to go to State.
Both Holton and Jeff West girl's golf will be represented at the Class 4A State tournament in Topeka at Lake Shawnee golf course on Monday, October 16th.
At the Clay Center Regional the Holton Wildcats were in action and notched a third place team finish to qualify for State as a team posting a team score of 402. Wildcats were led by fourth and fifth place pair of individual performances as Taylor Stevens and Sarah Holaday carded rounds of 90 and 92 to earn those finishes, respectively out of 48 total golfers. With a 101 on the day Faith Holaday placed 13th on the day, while Abbigail Hundley finished out the Wildcats team score with a 119 to place 34th.
The Jeff West Tigers were in action at the Spring Hill Regional and while the finished sixth on the day with a 460 score one lady Tiger will be heading to State after her performance. Sydney Schneider shot a 100 to tie for 14th and was one of the Top five individual scores from players from non-qualify teams.
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Wild Chinook Demo
It has been a while since I've seen a Chinook helicopter demonstration but in my 30 years of narrating airshows I've never seen one like this. The Royal Air Force Chinook Display Team put on quite a performance at Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton in the U.K. earlier this summer. Although the crew is seen waving often in the video I'm not so sure I'd be as happy with the ride LOL.
Video MUC-Spotter: Chinook Display Team Royal Air Force flying at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2015. MUC-Spotter is a planespotter, based at Munich International Airport , Franz Josef Strauß Germany MUC / EDDM.
The demonstration took part during Air Day held at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Saturday 11th July. It is the Royal Navy's premier airshow.
The award-winning airshow attracts over 35,000 visitors, significant UK/Foreign military participation and support from the world's leading aerospace companies. It won Gold at the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2013 and Bronze at the national Visit England Awards for Excellence 2013.
The one day event featured over five hours of flying displays including fighter jets, historic warbirds, helicopters, formation display teams, aerobatics and culminated with a renowned Commando Assault Finale featuring troops, aircraft and pyrotechnics.
(Photos below video: RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2015)


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It is important for teachers to connect the subject matter that they are teaching to real life issues. When teachers make these connections, it is easier for students to understand why they are learning or doing something. Students find it easier to make connections to the outside world when they understand why they are learning something. When choosing or writing curriculum, the teacher has many choices. It is important to choose something that is relevant and diverse. There should be a specific reason that you are teaching what you are teaching. There is no perfect way to develop a unit. There are many different ways that a teacher can do this. In general there are about 7 steps to developing a unit. Enduring ideas help make the curriculum significant to the teacher and the student.
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Lax Food Safety System Requires Overhaul
February 12, 2009
by Editorial Staff
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The latest salmonella outbreak provides additional proof the nation's flimsy food safety system poses a threat to both consumers and businesses.
The outbreak is responsible, so far, for 575 illnesses in 43 states and eight deaths. It has been linked to contaminated peanut products produced at the Peanut Corp. of America plant in Blakely, Ga.
As the nongovernmental Trust for America's Health concluded: "The system has not been fundamentally modernized in more than 100 years, has inadequate resources to fight modern bacterial threats and has been crippled by reductions in the number of food inspectors and scientists at agencies responsible for food safety."
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Monday, January 26, 2015
What is Your Referral Gap - Generating High-Value Referrals
Acquiring referrals and introductions should be a major component in a business marketing plan. And although every business wants to increase their client base, the basic strategies and tactics of client acquisition are neglected. This creates a referral gap. The first step in learning these fundamental concepts is the elimination of the limiting beliefs and mistaken assumptions that are pervasive among financial advisers and insurance professionals. This episode addresses the referral gap part one of Acquiring High Value New Clients.
Syndicated financial columnist and talk show host Steve Savant interviews nationally recognized client referral expert Bill Cates, President of Referral Coach Academy. The vast majority of financial advisers and insurance professionals are continually seeking out new clients. The acquisition cost of a new client can be expensive and time consuming. Bill's methodology of acquiring high value prospects and clients through referrals and introductions is unique in practice enhancement services. http://youtu.be/kzvP7aU3pcw
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Your Problem skin and Why Other Anti-blemish solutions Fail
Every day, millions of people continue to suffer from problem skin, but the current treatment for problem skin only addresses the symptoms, rather than the root cause. Many acne sufferers are left feeling overwhelmed and defeated by not being able to find a long-term problem skin control treatment that works. It's normal to feel frustrated and confused by the current slew of acne control treatment solutions that are available over the counter, online, on TV and by prescription – all of which are essentially the same. These treatments use FDA-approved medications to open the pores, kill the bacteria, and reduce the inflammation. Yet they don't provide consistent and long-term results, because they don't address the root cause, to prevent problem skin breakouts.
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Terrible. Gentle. Man. from Dan Christofferson on Vimeo.
Dan Christofferson is back at it and has a new solo show coming up on Friday the 21st of January at the Blonde Grizzly gallery in Salt Lake City. From the looks of the stuff he's been posting online lately it's definitely gonna be a show you don't want to miss. Check the details at www.beeteeth.com and go support Dan's work.
On a side note. You may have noticed a lack of posts lately. The end of 2010 brought a new job, a fire that took everything we owned and a big move to Pennsylvania. Once things settle down I hope to post more. But for now, thanks for reading.


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NYCC, Day 2: DCU, A Better Tomorrow-Today!
The second DC Universe panel at the New York Comic-Con began ten minutes behind schedule as the Hellboy sneak peek ran behind schedule. As audience members filed in, DC Comics Executive Editor Dan Didio began introducing panelists. First was "Brave and the Bold" artist George Perez. Didio asked him what characters won't be seen in the title. "No such thing as won't," Perez replied. He said the irony of "Brave and the Bold" is that when he heard it was being relaunched he was already assigned to another title. Didio then called him to ask if he could start the series out. Expect him to be on the title for at least the first year or nine issues. "If you like it," Perez said, "we'll see after the first year."
Didio brought up "52" and "Checkmate" writer Greg Rucka. Didio asked the audience if anyone was reading "52", leading to a large eruption from the audience. According to Rucka, the series will end "exactly the way it begins." Expect a couple more surprises in the coming weeks. "If you can make it 42 weeks," he said, "you can make it another ten." Rucka also said that by the end of week 51, eyeballs across the country will be popping out of their heads.
Didio segued from "52" to "World War 3", and introduced one of the event's writers, Keith Champagne. Expect Firestorm to get some time, along with Martian Manhunter, Aquaman and the Suicide Squad. "Everyone you want in the book is in the book," Champagne said.
"Amazons Attack" penciller Pete Woods was up next. What do the Amazons do in the series? "They attack," Woods said. "They blow up Washington DC pretty much, come in and they kick butt."
Didio asked the crowd if they like weekly comics, receiving a raucous response. "Addictive, right?" Didio then brought up "Countdown" head writer Paul Dini. What happens in "Countdown"? "S___ blows up!" Dini said. One of the writing teams working with Dini on "Countdown" is Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey, who were also present. Expect more "Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters", including "some things you've been dying to see."
Sean McKeever was also introduced. McKeever claims his "complete lack of knowledge about DC" is actually helpful, "since I don't have an affinity for any of the characters, I can just kill off any of them and I don't care."
"That's why Dan likes you!" Rucka added.
"Birds of Prey" and "All New Atom" writer Gail Simone was brought up. She said that there'll be a lot going on in "Atom", that the title character Ryan Choi is "a little guy, big presence." Over in "Birds of Prey", after the Spy Smasher arc is the Birds versus the Secret Six. Expect a great fight between Big Barda and Knockout, which she said will be a must-see "for those of you who want to see two larger women fighting each other."
The panel was rounded out by Michael Siglain, editor of "52", Matt Idelson, editor of the "Superman" titles and "Wonder Woman", and vice-president of sales, Bob Wayne.
Didio prefaced the question and answer segment with a recap of announcements from last night's DC Nation panel. Expect another "Uncle Sam" series, a "Captain Carrot" miniseries, and the return of "Manhunter." Didio said that the series is "ongoing, back for good." He told how one zealous fan sent him a giant fortune cookie that contained the message "Good fortunes for those who keep Manhunter alive."
"I believe that was from [series writer] Marc Andreyko," Wayne joked.
For the upcoming "Countdown" weekly, expect the lead characters to be Jimmy Olsen, Mary Marvel, Trickster and Pied Piper. Didio asked what the writers' favorite characters from the series were. "Jonah Hex," said Palmiotti. "Spider-man," said McKeever. "But then it won't be weekly."
The question and answers then began. Should we expect an ongoing "Secret Six" series?
Simone mentioned their appearances in "Birds of Prey". "There's stuff going on with Secret Six, we're trying to work it out." Expect some "special Catman stuff."
A "Batman: the Animated Series" fan asked co-creator Dini his favorite episode, which is "Heart of Ice."
How will "52" trades work? Wayne said to expect them to come out a few weeks after the conclusion of the series. There'll be four books that will just feature the main lead stories, but not the backups. "We'll find other ways to sell those to you further down the road," he said.
Can we expect an "All-Star Squadron" trade? Wayne said there were no plans, but he asked how many would buy a collection, eliciting a good applause.
Any chance for George Perez doing any work on "Nightwing"? "Will Nightwing be around that long?" Wayne said. There are plans in Nightwing to bring back a "previous character he used to have interaction with."
Can we expect the now-DC exclusive Mike Norton to reunite with "Gravity" writer Sean McKeever? Norton will be the new penciller on "All New Atom."
Where has Darkseid been? "He's always been here," Rucka said. "He's hanging around," Dini added.
Didio took a moment and asked the panel their favorite moments of "52."
Rucka: "When Clark throws himself out a window to get an interview with Supernova." He added that the scene was all Mark Waid. Gail Simone seconded Rucka's answer.
Champagne: The revelation that Supernova was Booster Gold.
Woods: How Booster redeemed himself when he died.
Dini: "I like the crocodile guy."
Justin Grey: "I like the ending"
Palmiotti: "I like the origins in the back because they really help me out."
McKeever made a joke about Captain America giving up. He adds that his other answer is Sobek.
Siglain: "When that last script came in." He added the death of the Question and confirmed that the character is really dead.
Idelson: "The third issue when Montoya's dead partner showed up and became Chinese."
Wayne: The scene in Rip Hunter's lab.
Some further hints were dropped for Sobek (the Lizard Guy)-"you won't like him."
Expect to see Scott Free as Mr. Miracle in "Countdown."
Cassandra Cain will play a significant role in the DC Universe in the future. Siglain also pointed out that she shows up in "World War 3."
Any more animated DC series on the way? According to Dini, the next one coming out is "Death of Superman" later this year. "Legion" and "The Batman" continue, but nothing else is on the horizon.
When should readers be expecting the return of the multiverse? Wayne dropped strong hints to look for the 51st and 52nd weeks of "52."
Should we expect the return of Superboy or any Superboys in a book? "None that I can find," Idelson said.
With the release of "Brave and the Bold", should readers expect the return of other anthology titles like "DC Comics Presents" or "Showcase"? The Showcase name will continue to be used for trades, and expect the original title's approach in books like "JSA Classified." As far as "DC Comics Presents", they'll wait to see how "Brave and the Bold" does before moving forward.
Didio polled the panel again on what characters they'd want to work on that they hadn't yet.
Simone: "I sound like a broken record, but Marvel Family."
McKeever: "I like that Batman guy."
Palmiotti: "Always wanted to write a "Haunted Tank" story.
Grey: "Krypto: Year One."
Dini: "Blackhawks."
Woods: "Martian Manhunter or the Spectre."
Champagne: "Legion."
Rucka: Wants to do a World War II thing.
Any more of Grant Morrison's "Seven Soldiers"?
"Yes," Didio said, "Absolutely."
What will DC do to raise the profile of "Manhunter"?
"Originally the idea was to cancel it every five or six months, but they caught on to it," Wayne said. "It drove Marc Andreyko crazy." Wayne said that DC has gone back to press on the series' first trade paperback, and that those trades are helping to fuel the periodicals. Simone added that Manhunter is also being featured in "Birds of Prey."
Will Grant Morrison's ideas-in particular his new interpretation of the Joker– continue in other books? "Believe in Grant," Rucka said. "Trust in Grant."
Dini said that with "Detective Comics" he's just "telling these little detective stories that happen off on their own." Dini said he has no plans to use the Joker. Didio added that Morrison and Dini are the ongoing, regular writers on both Batman books.
Didio was then asked if the small hand on the "Countdown" teaser is actually Ray Palmer. While the audience member further explained, Didio crossed the room, grabbed a large "Countdown" teaser poster with the headline "The Search for Ray Palmer", and held it in front of the questioner. "Sorry, I can't give that away right now," he added.
What's the panel's favorite supporting cast members?
Wayne: Woozie Winks
Idelson: Krypto
Siglain: Alfred
Simone: Krypto.
McKeever: Mary-Jane Watson.
Palmiotti and Grey: Talulah Black.
Dini: Krypto.
Woods: Alfred.
Champagne: Kilowog.
Rucka: Commissioner Gordon.
Can we expect another Deathstroke/Green Arrow fight "Yes!" Didio said.
Will there be a "Legion" Showcase collection? Wayne confirmed that one is in the works.
Any chance of a "Titans: Classified"? Didio said to expect a Titans mini coming soon.
With stories like "52" taking place in real-time, is there any worry that characters like Robin or Wonder Girl might get too old? Didio said that they're "trying to get to the point where Dick Grayson is older than Bruce Wayne."
Any word on the "rumored" Streaky the Super-cat series?
"The cat's out of the bag," Dini said.
Anymore Hippolyta in JSA? "She's still dead," Didio said.
Has a comic book ever made you cry?
Rucka: "Batman: Year One" and "Maus."
Champagne: "Men don't cry."
Woods: "Working on them can make you cry."
Dini: "Boys Ranch" #3.
Palmiotti: "When they cancelled 'Monolith.'"
McKeever: The last book of Lucifer.
Simone said that one instance in "Secret Six" was difficult to write and she cried alone in her office.
Siglain: "'52' over and over and over."
Idelson: "Dr. 13 backups."
Wayne: "The most recent issue of 'All Star Superman.'"
Didio said "the sales figures on "Civil War" #1," then added "Superman" annual #9, with "For the Man Who Has Everything."
What's next for Isis? "Ten more weeks to find out," Rucka said.
Will Matt Wagner be working on another project? Didio said Wagner is talking to other imprints, not just DCU.
Any details on how "Countdown" is going to be crossing over in the regular books?
"What we're trying to do is establish a sense of continuity in the DC universe," Didio said. He said the book will be allowed to establish itself before crossing over.
The Bleed seen in "Ion"-is that something we'll see a lot of? Didio confirmed that it's a "great device to bring in everything we own."
Any details on the new character, Cyclone, in "Justice Society of America"? "All Geoff Jones."
The panel ended with a high note, as an audience member asked Didio if the Flash and Red Robin in the "Countdown" teaser were Barry Allen and Jason Todd, respectively. Didio, uncharacteristically flustered, appeared to confirm the information. Bob Wayne then removed the microphone from Didio's podium. Didio tried to rebound with a last question for the panel: Who should we kill?
Only Rucka answered: "I'm looking at him."
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Underworld: Blood Wars
Rating: 6.4/10
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Plot Summary
The next installment in the blockbuster franchise, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Presentation - Dayton Web Developers - Babel and ES6
The August 5th, 2015 Dayton Web Developers meeting was a bit different from previous meetings. With 28 people attending the audience was larger than normal. Lightning Talks seem to bring people out because they like the variety of topics. Nathan Rambeck was also out of town on vacation so I was in charge of the meeting. On top of that, I was one of the 5 presenters.
Let's see… pickup the pizza, get the room ready, greet and "warm up" the audience, introduce the topics and speakers, coordinate the "give aways", AND give a presentation. I was busy.
Thankfully Ricardo Zea and Bryan Braun were there to help. Bryan was also presenting so he was busier than usual also. (big "thank you!" you guys)
My Presentation
This is the second time I've had a chance to present in front of the Dayton Web Developers group. As an organizer, I feel more compelled to get in front and present to the group. How can I ask them step up while I'm never do?
The meeting was a hit! Everyone enjoyed the variety of topics and they seemed to like 5 presenter rather than the 7 we've had in the past.
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Effective are the laws of the official "General Travel Conditions (ARB 1994)" in full together with the following amendments:
Adaptation to the amendment to the Consumer's protection law BGBl. 247/93
Debated by the Consumer-political Counsel of the Federal Ministry of Health, Sports and Consumer's Protection according to § 73 Abs. 1 GewO 1994 and § 8 of the decree of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs in the text of 1994 regarding the performances of travel agencies. The complete text can be looked into in any Austrian travel agency or requested by the tour operator.
1. Registration / Payment of tour price
1.1 Registration shall take place on the basis of the descriptions of services given in the brochure or on our website. You can register for a tour either in writing or online.
1.2 By registering for a tour/making a booking the customer offers to conclude a tour contract with RAD + REISEN GmbH with binding effect. The tour participant shall be bound to registration for the tour for a period of 10 days. The tour contract shall come into existence on the issue of confirmation by RAD + REISEN GmbH, whereby no special form shall be required for said confirmation. A written copy of the booking confirmation (= invoice) shall be transmitted on or immediately after conclusion of the contract.
1.3 On receipt of the booking confirmation/invoice on our part, a deposit of 20% per person shall become due however at the earliest 11 months pre tour end. The balance of the tour price shall become due for payment at the earliest 20 days before commencement of the tour. You will receive detailed documentation about the tour following receipt of the balance.
1.4. In the event of a bank remittance the customer shall ensure that the bank charges incurred in his own country are at his expense.
1.5 Where a simultaneous booking is made for at least six persons, we offer the RAD + REISEN group discount of between 4 - 7% on the basic price of the tour. Group discounts also apply to bonus cycle tours. This shall be conditional on collective registration and invoicing in addition to payment of the total tour price in 2 partial payments (deposit and balance). Where payment is effected in more than 2 partial payments (except in the case of additional services booked at short notice), the group discount will no longer apply.
2. Cancellation of tour – Substitutes - Changes to booking
2.1 The Customer may withdraw from the contract (cancel) at any time prior to commencement of the tour. Cancellation must be effected in writing. In the event of cancellation or no-show the following cancellation fees shall become due in relation to the tour price:
Up to the 28th day prior to departure 20%, however at least 50.- euros per person.
From the 27th day until the 14th day prior to departure 30%.
From the 13th day until the 8th day prior to departure 50%.
From the 7th until the 4th day prior to departure 70%.
From the 3rd day or with no-show for the tour 90%.
Insurance is not included in our tour prices.
Separate terms and conditions apply to ALL COMBINED CYCLE AND BOAT TOURS:
Up to the 84th day prior to departure 10%, however at least 50.- euros per person.
From the 83rd day until the 42nd day prior to departure 30%
From the 41st day until the 28th day prior to departure 60%
From the 27th until the 4th day prior to departure 80%
From the 3rd day or with no-show for the tour 90%
2.2 Changes required by the customer in relation to participants, accommodation, type of board, etc. are possible up to 28 days prior to commencement of the tour on payment of an administrative charge of 50.- euros for each change. Rebooking by the customer to another tour or date shall only be possible in the form of a cancellation (in accordance with the terms of cancellation item 2.1) and subsequent new booking of the tour.
2.3 Where the tour participant fails to avail himself of an individual tour service through his premature return due to illness or other reason for which RAD + REISEN is not responsible, the tour participant shall hold no entitlement to pro-rata reimbursement of said service.
3. Cancellation and termination by RAD + REISEN
3.1 Should a tour be cancelled for reasons beyond our control (strike, natural disaster, etc.) or should the specified minimum number of participants for a trip fail to be attained, RAD + REISEN shall be entitled to withdraw from the tour contract in accordance with the following provisions.
3.2 RAD + REISEN shall be obliged to immediately notify the tour participant of cancellation of the tour where it is certain that the tour cannot take place for the above reasons.
3.3 Should it not be possible for a tour to take place due to the failure to attain the minimum number of participants, RAD + REISEN shall be obliged to notify the tour participant at the latest three weeks prior to commencement of the tour.
3.4 Effected payments shall be the subject of immediate reimbursement. No further claims shall exist here, in particular as regards the reimbursement of cancellation costs for flights, train tickets, accommodation before/after the tour, etc. which have already been booked. We therefore recommend booking flights, etc. only when it is certain that the required tour will take place.
4. Services
As regards the scope of the contractual services the description of services in the current RAD + REISEN catalogue for the tour period shall apply, not however any statements or undertakings to the contrary made by travel agents, brochures relating to destinations or hotels or by other third parties.
5. Liability and limitations of liability
5.1 RAD + REISEN shall be liable in the framework of the duty of care incumbent on a prudent businessman for diligent preparation of the tour, careful selection and monitoring of the service providers, in addition to the correctness of the descriptions of services applicable for the tour period at the time the catalogue is printed.
5.2 The participation in tours is at the tour participant's own risk. Minors may only take part in a tour where accompanied by an authorised guardian.
5.3 Every tour participant shall be personally responsible for ensuring that he is in sufficiently good health to satisfy the requirements of the tour. The information relating to the physical requirements for the tour are given to the best of our knowledge and belief, albeit without any guarantee. Where a tour participant is unable to satisfy the physical requirements for a standard tour, he shall bear the sole responsibility in this regard.
5.4 The tour participant shall likewise bear responsibility for compliance with the road traffic regulations.
5.5 All means of transport (coach, ship, aircraft, etc.) shall be subject to the terms and conditions of carriage of the relevant transport company.
5.6 Should it be necessary to make a change in the tour route (e.g. due to the weather conditions, for reasons of safety, etc.) during the tour, this shall not give rise to any entitlement to a reduction in the tour price. In the case of tours by ship sections of the route may also be travelled by coach where necessary in nautical/technical terms. In the case of group tours and tours by ship the decision regarding a change in route should be solely incumbent on the tour escort or the captain of the ship.
5.7 Should a scheduled visit fail to take place for a reason beyond our control (e.g. conversion / renovation work, etc.), we cannot be held responsible in this regard.
5.8 Should damage occur which has been solely caused by a service provider selected by ourselves or which has not been caused by ourselves through intent or gross negligence, our liability – on whatever legal grounds – shall be limited to three times the price of the tour.
5.9 Should any loss of or damage to your luggage come about, we shall only be liable where this has been caused by ourselves and we are immediately informed following its occurrence. This shall however also be limited to a maximum of 200.- euros per person. We accept no liability whatsoever for items which are not normally contained in luggage, for means of payment of any nature, for cosmetic damage and damage to handles and castors or for damage to baggage items whose total weight exceeds 20 kg. We recommend taking out comprehensive travel insurance for such risks.
5.10 Liability for the Customer's own bicycles is excluded. Where RAD + REISEN is responsible for transporting the Customer's own bicycles, any resulting claims for compensation due to damage, loss or theft shall be excluded except where RAD + REISEN is accountable due to intent or gross negligence.
5.11 Our liability for damage of whatever nature shall be limited to instances of intent or gross negligence.
6. Adjustment of prices
6.1 RAD + REISEN reserves the right to adjust the price agreed in the tour contract accordingly in the event of any increase in the rate of value-added tax, carriage costs or charges for specific services such as port dues or airport taxes or with any change in the exchange rates applicable to the tour in question.
6.2 In the event of a subsequent change in the tour price RAD + REISEN must inform the tour participant immediately. Any price increases from the 20th day prior to commencement of the tour shall be invalid. In the event of price increases of more than 8% the tour participant shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract without charge.
7. Guarantee
7.1 Redress: Where the tour has not been carried out in accordance with the terms of contract, the Customer may seek redress. Compliance with the terms of contract shall be firstly determined by the description of services and secondly, also by the local customs and practices of the country of destination. RAD + REISEN may refuse to provide redress where this would incur disproportionately high costs; it shall however be entitled to offer redress in the form of substitute performance of equal or higher value. The Customer shall only be entitled to refuse such substitute performance for reasons considered to constitute good cause in objective terms. Any request for redress shall be addressed either directly to ourselves or to the local tour leader. The tour leader shall not however be authorised to allow such claims.
7.2 Discount on tour price: For the duration of the failure to carry out the tour in accordance with the terms of contract until redress is provided by RAD + REISEN, the Customer may on his return from the tour submit a written request for an appropriate reduction in the tour price (discount). The discount shall not apply where and so far as the tour participant fails through his own negligence to notify the parties specified in item 7.1 of the shortcoming in a timely manner to enable same to provide redress.
7.3 Any claims must be submitted to ourselves at the latest one month after the scheduled end of the tour according to the terms of contract.
8. Duty to cooperate
8.1 Where the tour participant does not receive his tour documentation in good time before the tour, he must notify RAD + REISEN at once.
8.2 With any disruption in performance the tour participant shall be obliged to make all reasonable efforts to help rectify the disruption and to minimise or avoid any damage resulting therefrom. The Customer shall in particular be obliged to immediately notify the party specified in item 8.1 of his complaints. This party shall be charged to ensure redress as far as this is possible. Where the Customer fails through his own negligence to issue notification of a shortcoming, no entitlement to a discount shall come into being.
9. Protection for customer monies
9.1 RAD + REISEN GmbH is listed under registration number 1998/0074 in the register of tour operators held by Austria's Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The package tours organised by RAD + REISEN are covered in the event of insolvency by a bank guarantee furnished by Raiffeisen Landesbank Burgenland, Raiffeisenstraße 1, A-7001 Eisenstadt, Guarantee No. 70.042.023 in accordance with Austria's RSV travel agency insurance scheme. This applies to
a) payments already effected for tour services which were not rendered and
b) any costs incurred for return travel.
c) Where the organiser asks for Customer monies in the form of a deposit/advance payment more than 20 days prior to commencement of the tour, such monies shall not exceed 20% of the tour price. The increased level of protection (Section 4 Subsection 4 RSV) is ensured by the above-mentioned bank guarantee. In the event of insolvency all claims must be submitted to the claims adjuster at Europäische Reiseversicherung AG, Kratochwjlestraße 4, A-1020 Vienna, Tel: 01/3172500, Fax: 01/3199367 within 8 weeks following the occurrence of insolvency or the right to claim will be forfeited. Important information about insolvency protection: More than 20% of the tour price should not be paid as a deposit, and the balance should not be paid more than 20 days prior to commencement of the tour.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 You shall be liable for any damage or loss to bicycles and equipment made available to yourself for the duration of the tour.
10.2 The customer shall be personally responsible for compliance with all regulations relating to passports, visas, customs and health.
10.3 We reserve the right to make changes to prices and services, and likewise to correct any mistakes or typographical errors.
10.4 The invalidity of individual provisions of the tour contract shall not result in the invalidity of the entire contract.
10.5 The legal venue shall be the registered office of the organiser.
RAD & REISEN GmbH
Schickgasse 9
A-1220 Wien
Tel.: 0043/1/405 38 73
Commercial register: FN103860K
Tour operator Index-Nr.: 1998/0074


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About May-Ruben Technologies Inc.
May-Ruben Technologies was originally founded in 2005 as a partnership between long-time business associates Wayne May and Peter Ruben, to focus on technologies that save energy and address water issues, and in other ways improve the quality of life of people around the world.
MRT strives to better the world through technology innovation by creating environmentally-friendly and commercially-viable innovations. For a new technology to have a transformative impact on society it must not only be a revolutionary concept, it must also be economically competitive enough to become wide-spread, and economically sustainable enough to achieve long-term impacts.
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Product Review – Tesco Fresh Flowers.
I adore fresh flowers at home, with all these dark rainy days, they add a real touch of sunshine indoors and brighten the mood of the house, so when I was given the chance to review these lovely fresh flowers from Tesco, I jumped at the chance!
I received my £5 flower voucher #trieditfree through the Tesco Orchard programme and had to decide whether to search for a bunch of flowers for £5 (or less)..or perhaps put it towards a larger bunch. I'll be honest, I had my doubts that I could get a decent bunch for £5 but I figured it would be the fairest way to do this review, so off I set to Tesco to see what I could find.
Well, I was actually genuinely surprised with what £5 will get you…it was a no-brainer for me when I saw this gorgeous bunch, I actually picked them up thinking they would cost more and really pleased when I saw they matched my £5 budget exactly. Beautiful deep pink roses with white freesias that smelt divine, it was an easy choice to make!
As well as my £5 voucher, Tesco had also kindly provided some £1 flower vouchers for me to give out to friends. I gave one to my other half, staring pointedly at the in-store display of fresh daffodils for £1…he decided to spontaneously buy some then and there…totally unexpected and a fabulous extra treat! 😉
I'm really into displaying flowers in jars at the moment, so I got my little collection out as soon as I got home. It gives them a modern and retro twist at the same time…and the simplicity of the jar really shows the flowers off to their best advantage in my opinion. It's all a matter of taste of course but if you have a large mayonnaise jar or similar hanging around, give it a good wash and try it – you might like it too – I think these look amazing!
The flowers looked fabulous at home, bright, cheerful and with a fabulous scent to them. The label on the packaging said that they would last up to 5 days but these easily lasted 7 and I enjoyed every single day of them. Would I go back for some more?…most definitely! Tesco has now been firmly added to my list of favourite places to buy flowers from and for such a cheap price, I won't feel guilty about spoiling myself every now and then!
I really didn't expect to get that kind of quality for £5. Will definitely be going back for more!
I honestly can't find anything negative to say about these (I tried!), if you love flowers, I honestly think you'll be as impressed by the price and quality as I was…and maybe just a little bit surprised too!


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Ben Treen
The decision to add laser procedures to your current practice
can be daunting yet exciting. Realistically, this is
unlike Field of Dreams, as patients do not
materialize just because you have a new laser. Certain questions
are important to answer in making this decision.
The largest asset on your balance sheet is almost certainly,
believe it or not, accounts receivable. Collecting balances due has
always been a problem for physicians.
Paul Bergstresser
The word "volunteer" is unusual in that it may be used as a
noun, verb, or adjective. As a noun, it identifies a person who
performs a service of his or her own free will, and, importantly,
as a verb, it means to do charitable or helpful
work without pay.
Steven Emmet
Film is dead, it has gone the way of the daguerreotype and
calotype. As DVDs have replaced VHS, digital cameras have replaced
film cameras and for pretty much the same reason; digital cameras
are easier to use.
Emily Altman, MD, FAAD
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Wikipedia defines SEO as "the process of affecting the
visibility of a website or webpage in a search engine's unpaid
results - often referred to as 'natural', 'organic' or 'earned'
results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search
results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search
results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search
engine's users".1 In short, SEO is a combination of all
the factors that make you and your website findable on the top half
of the first page of a search engine's results in response to a
particular query.
One should have two goals when thinking about location of your
website on a search engine's query page. Of course, the ideal is to
have the number one spot immediately below paid ads. Wouldn't that
be great?! However, the top half of the first page will do well for
your website. In 2014, The Huffington Post published an article
with a now iconic headline, 'The Best Place to Hide a Dead Body is
Page Two of Google'.2 Most people searching on the
internet do not look beyond page one of their query results. The
term 'above the fold' refers to the top 600 vertical pixels of a
webpage as being the only information that visitors will look at,
only the few that are interested in the in-depth coverage of the
subject will actually scroll down to read the information below.
That usually means that the most important information, your social
media links, your calls to action have to be in the top half of the
So far, we are all thinking, this is too much, I am a busy
dermatologist, who has time for any of this? The problem is if you
don't participate in this yourself and leave it to your 'web
person', you will generally not get the results you want. Many 'SEO
specialists' are very happy to place 'pay-per-click' ads on Google
and sit back. Pay-per-click, if used at all, must be very well
targeted. However, what must be worked on is inbound marketing,
setting up your entire presence on the web to attract visitors to
come to you.
We all know 'outbound' marketing. Essentially it is putting your
information out there (wherever 'there' actually is) in newspaper
or TV ads, flyers, emails to purchased lists, even telemarketing,
etc. in the hopes that this will attract people to call or come to
your office. Outbound marketing is becoming less and less
effective. According to Brian Halligan of Hubspot, an average
person "is inundated with over 2000 outbound marketing
interruptions per day and is figuring out more and more creative
ways to block them, including caller ID, spam filters,
etc".3 Halligan advocates setting up your website as a
hub for all your web activities, such as SEO, blogging, and social
media to bring visitors to your website naturally.
There used to be a simple time in the not-so-distant past when
making a website more visible meant just having enough links from
external websites and enough keywords. At that time, thousands of
links could be bought very economically with one click of a button,
after which you would receive a nice report saying such and such
links have been generated. Your website would then rise in
That simplicity came to a screeching halt with the release of
Google's 2011 update (known as Google Panda) that used new
algorithms to help identify which sites actually offer good,
dependable content - and increased their rankings in the search
results accordingly. Even prior to Panda, using SEO only to get a
certain result from a search engine and not geared towards a human
audience violated search engine rules and was known as black-hat
Such black-hat SEO strategies cost JC Penney quite a bit. In 2010,
they enjoyed a tremendous success in unpaid search results, being
consistently found at the top of search results for just about any
search term (dresses, bedding, luggage, etc.), particularly through
the holiday season, with some searches resulting in JC Penney
ranking higher than the manufacturer of the goods they were
advertising. It was at the beginning of 2011 that a New York Times
investigation exposed thousands of unrelated links to the JC Penney
website.4 The New York Times presented its investigation
results to Google, and JC Penney was nowhere to be found in Google
search for months to come.
In 2012, Panda was followed by a new algorithm, Google Penguin,
which turned its attention to websites that were not playing fair.
The main purpose of Google Penguin was to identify sites that
engaged in link-spamming, and to penalize their ranking so that
they don't appear on the first page of Google's search results.
OK, so now we know we don't want link spamming. What links should
we establish to our websites?
Links to your website:
Next month will see the final part in the
series of articles on social media published on the DermQuest
website, where Dr. Emily Altman will expertly describe how
physicians can enhance their online presence through social media
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