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Sunday marked the 19th year that stock cars have been going around the Brickyard 400. I think it would be fair to say there are some fans who have become disenchanted with the kind of racing they see at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
It's a race track that has never really lent itself to side-by-side racing. It doesn't lend itself to dramatic finishes. I can see their point, but if you go into the garage area you will find that going to Indianapolis every year is a big deal. It's actually a very big deal.
Race car drivers don't care where they win. They just want to win. That being said, when the Brickyard 400 rolls around, there is a special effort put in by the teams. This is a marquee event in our sport. There are certain drivers who rise to the occasion like at Indianapolis.
I think we saw that Sunday from Jimmie Johnson. Here was an opportunity to make and share history with his boyhood idol, Rick Mears. Rick was an Indycar driver who won the Indianapolis 500 four times. Jimmie came into the race Sunday having won three Brickyard 400s.
To a driver, winning at Indianapolis is a gauge and a gauge in a big way. Some of the most famous names in all of motorsports have won there. When you hear the iconic names like Foyt, Unser, Andretti, Mears, etc., as a driver it raises your level of intensity. You want your name right up there and mentioned in the same breath as those guys.
When I was racing, I always put a special effort into racing at Indianapolis. That hallowed ground raises your game. I've also seen it in other drivers as well. We've seen it with Jamie McMurray and last year with Paul Menard.
What Jimmie Johnson did Sunday was reach that plateau of Indianapolis immortality. He learned the tricks of the trade, so to speak, from one of the greatest drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a stock car and that obviously is Jeff Gordon.
What we saw Sunday, with the type of car crew chief Chad Knaus gave Jimmie, was what my great mentor and friend Bill France Jr. used to call "stinking up the show." Boy did Jimmie do that Sunday in spades. He led 99 of 160 laps. It truly was a magical day for the No. 48 bunch.
Jimmie's race team was flawless. His car performed to perfection. Jimmie drove a perfect race and there were no issues in the pits. That's hard to beat. It is extremely hard to overtake a team performing at the level we saw Sunday from the 48. It truly was in a league of its own.
What also caught my attention was one of Jimmie's comments made after the race. He said his intentions are to win eight championships. That is a very bold statement by most people. If someone else had made that statement, I probably would say, "Oh yeah, right." The thing is, it was Jimmie Johnson who said it.
I believe if Jimmie and Chad stay together and work together it is a real possibility. Seven championships in our sport has always been like a magic number when you look at Richard Petty or Dale Earnhardt. The issue really is one of time and running out of it. Think about where Jimmie is in his career and how old he is.
At 36 years old, Jimmie already has five championships. But to get eight, he will likely be over the age of 40 by the time that would happen. Granted, Tony Stewart won the title last year at the age of 40, but like with most things where Tony is concerned, he is the exception and not the rule.
Would I like to see Jimmie do it? Heck yeah. I've always maintained it's cool to be around when history is made. Obviously, if Jimmie could beat Richard and Dale by winning his eighth championship, you are talking about a brand new standard in the sport of NASCAR.
So we'll just have to wait and see. If he could come back and win the championship this year, I would give Jimmie a better-than-average chance of breaking the record. I know one thing, the way he ran Sunday at Indianapolis, I sure am not betting against him.
One of the other big issues coming out of Sunday's race was the attendance or at least how it appeared on television. The first few years we went there the place was packed with 250,000 fans. After that it began to dwindle.
The estimated crowd Sunday was 125,000 fans and you know what, if you put them in the main grandstand and in the seats down the front straightaway, I would bet it would look like 125,000 people were there. Unless you've been to the track and seen it up close, it's hard to comprehend how big it is. That joint will hold 260,000 fans. It's hard enough to sell 260,000 tickets even in the best of times and we all know this isn't the best of times.
There are seats everywhere at Indy, plus the massive infield. With all those seats available, the fans get spread out and it's hard to tell there are 125,000 folks there. Now downtown is Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Colts play. It holds 70,000 fans. Earlier this year they even held the Super Bowl there.
My point is 125,000 fans at a NASCAR race is a very impressive number. Sure, some of the detractors would prefer to focus on the empty seats. For me, I'd rather focus on a sporting event that brings 125,000 people through the gates.
Has the race lost some of its luster? Maybe. The tire issues they had there a few years ago during the Brickyard 400 made a lot of people say they weren't ever going back. Obviously they haven't. Does the type of racing we get at Indy hurt us from the fan perspective? Maybe. Let's face it, we've never had a last-lap pass in any of the 19 Brickyard 400 races.
I remember seeing a statistic that showed with about 30 laps to go, the driver leading at that point has won 13 of the 19 events. That makes it a pretty predictable joint. What is one of the biggest selling points our sport has? Unpredictability.
I just want everyone to understand that the enthusiasm within our sport when it comes to going to Indianapolis has never wavered. It's still one of the premier events on our schedule. Is it a Daytona? No, not in the NASCAR world, because there is only one Daytona. But Indianapolis, in only 19 years, has become a close second.
I love going to Indianapolis. I did as a driver and I still do today as a fan. It elevates our sport to another level. It's that big-game feel that excites the drivers, the teams, the owners and the sponsors. When we first went there 19 years ago, it was a pivotal moment in our sport. It took NASCAR to a whole new level.
I still remember like it was yesterday when my team and only a handful of others were chosen to do the initial tire test there. The feeling driving into the infield and then making the first stock car laps is something that is very hard to describe. A.J. Foyt was one of my heroes and here I was in his house where he won a record four times. I thought it then and I still think it today: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the greatest facility in the world.
Saturday was a historic day for the Nationwide series. For the first time ever, Nationwide cars raced at the famous Brickyard. Naturally you can't hold your first-ever event at a new location without controversy and they had that.
My heart broke for Elliott Sadler. He went into Saturday's race with an 11-point lead. Elliott was black-flagged on that final restart for beating Brad Keselowski to the Start/Finish Line and not giving the position back. Like I said, I feel bad for him but the rules are the rules. Elliott went on to finish 15th and now has only a one-point lead over Austin Dillon for the championship.
Did the second-place car beat the first-place car to the Start/Finish line? That's a simple yes. Is there a reason why he did? There's another simple yes. What the rule doesn't address is what happens when the No. 22 car doesn't go or spins its tires or what if Elliott was getting a push from the rear. It doesn't say anything about all those variables.
I just believe these restarts have become way, way too complicated. There's one set of rules for the start of the race that is different from the rules that apply to restarts. We saw this issue at Richmond with Carl Edwards. We saw it a couple times at Bristol with Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski.
I just think it has gotten too complicated with the marks on the wall, the starting box, you can't do this and you can't do that. There are just too many things that can go wrong because they have too many rules regulating the restarts. I say put the line on the wall and across the track. From that point it's up to the Start in the Flagstand. Why is it that some of the short-track rules at other tracks and in other series are more racer-friendly than in the nation's premier racing series?
NASCAR does a great job of trying to protect us from ourselves, but sometimes I think they go too far. I just wish they would clean it up and simplify it. Obviously you can't have what we used to call Texas restarts or jackrabbit restarts but let me ask you this: What's wrong with waving off a restart? Have you ever seen them wave off a start of a race or a restart?
They do it all the time on the short tracks. I say if things aren't lined up right or someone gets a jump, wave it off. Bring out the yellow – get things straightened out and go again. Just give them one more chance. If someone does it wrong that time, then they get sent to the rear.
What happened Saturday cost Elliott $100,000 plus he almost lost the points lead. But let's be crystal clear here: NASCAR didn't do it to him. Elliott did it to himself. He violated one of my Golden Rules about "Don't beat yourself." Sure I feel bad for Elliott, but he has no one to blame but himself in this case.
So we are on to Pocono this weekend. The truck series is in action up there on Saturday afternoon, and then Sunday begins the final six races, taking us to Richmond and setting the field for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase.
Pocono, with its new surface, was bad-fast when we were first there just a few weeks ago, and there's no reason to think anything has changed with the entire track now becoming a grip strip. I don't think the old girl will have slowed down much so another track record wouldn't be all that surprising.
If you remember, back in June at Pocono, Joey Logano did the ol' bump-n-run on Mark Martin to win his second career race. That was pretty impressive from that young man who, by the way, also became the season's first winner from the pole.


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When Dolce Vita initially engages with a potential new client, we take a hard look along with the management team on the different data repositories the business has in play. This breakdown varies depending upon the business vertical, but some categories are consistent regardless of the type or the size of business:
- Accounting data
- Public facing website
With reference to email, when dealing with rapidly growing or relatively new businesses, it is common to see them with POP3 email hosted by Cox, or GoDaddy, or other low-cost providers. This can be a solution in cases where there is no need to recover email or when cost is the only item of concern.
But every client we work with typically wants to improve collaboration, and this means email systems which allow for exceptionally easy sharing of calendars and tasks. We typically lean hard on Hosted Exchange to satisfy these requirements because it offers 99.999% uptime at minimal cost, provides all of the same functionality as on-premise Exchange with fewer maintenance headaches and less downtime.
Clients without IT staff like the ease of use and the painless migration from their current email system, regardless of whether it is on-premise Exchange or POP3 email. They also like the built-in functionality such as anti-SPAM and exceptional security features like anti-phishing which are available for protecting email flow before it arrives on the client site.
Other features such as backup, archiving, and encrypted email are configured by Dolce Vita, so for environments where security and availability are important, Hosted Exchange is a convenient and cost-effective solution.

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If you could describe your corporate culture in just two minutes, what would you say? Would you state the vetted and approved corporate-speak that lives on the "About Us" page on your website or that HA uses for attracting new talent? read more
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Meadows Edge's Gretchen Anderson: Finding New Ways to Deliver Care
Gretchen Anderson is the clinical director of Continuum at Meadows Edge, and is passionate about finding new ways of reaching those who need care.
Gretchen's first experience in healthcare was volunteer work in her home state of Minnesota. After doing her undergrad studies at the University of New Mexico, she worked in a residential facility for adolescents and debated between going into either nursing or social work.
She chose the latter, and obtained a Masters of Social Work from Highlands University in New Mexico. "I've always had a kind of nurturing sensibility and I like to problem solve, so this field was a natural fit for me."
After relocating to Rhode Island, Gretchen worked at Butler Hospital for 11 years as a social services clinician, a position that provided important training for her current role. "My experiences at Butler made me a better clinician, but it also helped me to understand healthcare structures and the importance of making sure other clinicians have the support they need."
She started at Meadows Edge in October 2016. As clinical director, she is responsible for ensuring that the Center is following state regulations and policies, improving care in current programs and looking at implementation of new programs, among many other things.
But unlike most clinical directors, Gretchen also keeps up with an assigned caseload of patients in addition to her administrative duties. "It keeps me grounded and focused on a day-to-day basis, and it helps me to think creatively about the different systems we need to develop to offer better services." When seeing patients, she is very holistic in her approach to care, and tries to meet people where they are at, whether involvement with legal issues, family issues or personal issues.
The variety is an aspect of the position Gretchen greatly enjoys. "My duties can range from going outside and sweeping the front porch to triaging an acute patient situation."
What does Gretchen feel sets Continuum at Meadows Edge apart? "The talented staff and the accessibility of appointments. We have doctors and a nurse prescriber that are available to meet with our patients, and we're usually able to give someone an intake in the first 24 hours, which is not typically the case everywhere."
Looking to the future of Meadows Edge, Gretchen is exploring the possibility expanding intensive outpatient hours to Saturdays and extending their successful pain program. "We have a long history of solid clinical expertise; my job is to look at better ways of delivering care and reducing the stigma surrounding substance use treatment."
Outside of work, Gretchen likes outdoor activities and spending time with family.


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(PRWEB) September 15, 2016
South Bay Union School District and audience media solutions provider Katana, have partnered to promote an initiative that instills technology, creativity and innovation in the upper grade students of Central Elementary. Twice a week, students receive an opportunity to independently embrace passion projects in a dynamic classroom environment. Katana's charitable donation will be used to fund classroom materials and resources.
The program, coined "Genius Hour," is derived from Google's Genius Hour and aligns with Katana's mission statement to "Be Super Smart." Katana strategically employs data as foundation for smarter media buying, integrating attribution insights and media solutions to drive effective campaigns.
"Some students are not motivated by the traditional learning environment," said Armando Lopez, the principal of Central Elementary. "When the teacher releases the students to research and create their own projects, the feeling of autonomy fosters more ownership, engagement and intrinsic motivation. We appreciate Katana for supporting our school by publicizing the importance of being technologically driven and utilizing computers to communicate great inspiring ideas every day at Central Elementary."
Katana's President, JJ Bannasch, attributes the partnership to Katana's innovative proclivity and dedication to bringing advanced data and technology services to life. Founded with the mission of making advertising more relevant, Katana executes their proprietary Audience Yield Manager across digital campaigns for advanced analysis and intelligent advertising no other agency is capable of.
About Katana
Katana is an audience media solutions service provider located in San Diego, CA. Our elite team of digital media and marketing experts take advantage of large data sets and real-time advertising inventory in an innovative way, providing our clients with the most personalized and effective paid media and programmatic campaigns. Driven by our proprietary Audience Yield Manager™, Katana digital marketing campaigns deliver standout success by utilizing targeted market segmentation of high value audiences. For more information about Katana, visit http://www.katana.media.


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Turn Charitable Donations Deductions Into Business Expenses
The charitable donations deduction is generally an itemized deduction on your personal tax return (1040). That means, that unless you spend over $6,300 (for individual) or $12,600 (for married couples filing jointly) you get absolutely no real benefit.
Understanding The Charitable Donations Deduction
However, if you convert your charitable contributions into a business expense, the tax benefits sky rocket. This value goes even further by allowing your business to list the expense on their Schedule C. Your new charitable business expense reduced both self-employment tax and income tax. In addition, you also reduce your adjusted gross income (AGI).
The lower your AGI is the more benefit you will receive from other non-business tax deductions and credits not otherwise of value. Deductions such as extra child credits and increased rental real estate deductions will start to add up.
Some of our clients ask us how to turn a charitable donations into a high value deduction without being obvious. Well lets first start out by stating the tax law concerning charitable contributions being considered business expenses.
1. Directly related to your business and
2. Made with a reasonable expectation of a commensurate economic return.
These two rules are very simple. First, every charitable contribution must be represented as marketing for the benefit of your business. Secondly, you must reasonably expect that your marketing will generate more business now or in the future equal to or greater than the expenses. With that being said, no one that enters into a marketing expenditure knows exactly what the future holds. It is just one of many efforts that each business must partake in to drum up awareness of products and services.
Charitable Donations as Business Expense Strategies
#1 – Donation as Advertisement
Charlotte and Richard own a fitness center down town. There is a charity drive at the local children's hospital. They both really enjoy helping children and would love to be involved.
In order to donate and to still receive that sizable deduction through a business expense, Charlotte and Richard must sponsor the drive. When the drive begins the owners can set up a small table, hand out goodies to those who are donating etc.
#2 -Portion of Sales Go To Charity / Charitable Rebates
This is a great way to encourage customers to buy more, knowing that they are helping a very good cause. However, you must be careful as to not give away your own deduction to them. The simple solution to this issue is by providing a rebate attached to their receipt.
When you provide a rebate ticket, there is absolutely no confusion as to who receives the deductions. The contribution is found in the use of the rebate, redeemable only from the company which provided the rebate certificate.


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More and more I find myself not being able to look at the world head on. I prefer instead to only glance at it from the corner of my eye. Reality is too harsh, too blindingly incandescent to take in full. It's much easier to concern yourself only with mundane existence, throw yourself completely into your work, or distract yourself with entertainment or the material possessions you've managed to amass. Meanwhile the universe spins a little closer to complete oblivion.
Here, in abbreviated format are a few of things I worry about: war, global economic collapse, the decline of manufacturing in the United States, why the Disney corporation doesn't love me anymore, cell phones causing brain tumors, cell phones causing brain tumors in adolescent seals being clubbed to death in waters tainted with mercury, and what the long-term effect of eating mercury tainted seal burgers will be.
I won't deny that it's pretty easy for me to get wrapped up in things and lose focus. However, if anyone else is paying attention, and sees the state of things the way I do when I catch a glimpse of it between reruns and news magazine shows, you're not alone.
In short, this blog will try to purge my head of the things I fret about, both mundane and globally relevant but mostly Epcot.


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Why Source & Distribute Custom Content or Why Us?
Lets tackle the former first. Every business should be generating unique content for their business as a means to connect with customers and prospects, as well as to position themselves as the best at what they do. Ultimately, creating and distributing your own content propels your business forward, rather than some other marketing tactics that may drag it along (we're not bashing other tactics!). Yet, few do it, and even fewer do it well. We exist to make it easy.
Now, on to the latter. Why us? First and foremost, our team is made up of branding and marketing people. And storytellers, designers, writers, journalists, subject matter experts, editors and animators. We love the power of 'story' and have witnessed firsthand how thoughtfully developed and regularly distributed content can build a brand and increase the bottom line. Much like the way bacon can make almost anything taste better.


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SP Solutions is a Melbourne accounting and business strategy firm. They hired me to help with advertising an upcoming seminar presented by the founding partner, Sam Polimeni.
I wrote a sales piece in consultation with the firm's marketing manager, which will be sent out to several email lists and adapted into a brochure to generate interest in the event.
Update: The seminar was a big hit and the firm were extremely happy with the attendance level.
Here is the piece I wrote (written in the voice of the firm's marketing manager):
Sales Email Starts Here:
Hi <first name>,
Today we've got a special offer on a business event we'll be running next month. This event is tailor made to address many of the needs and concerns we hear about every day from business owners, managers and employees just like you.
I wanted to give you a heads up on an early-bird opportunity to get involved in this unique event.
The seminar will run for 90 minutes and will be presented by our Founding Partner, Sam Polimeni. You might be familiar with how Sam has helped many businesses grow and achieve amazing results in a short space of time, but just in case you don't know about Sam, here are some details:
Sam is the Founder and Managing Partner of SP Solutions, one of Melbourne's most dynamic business strategy and accounting firms. Together with his team of elite finance professionals, Sam helps businesses of all sizes increase their effectiveness, maximise their potential, and find opportunities to grow. Some of SP Solution's clients include Funfields (Alpine Toboggan Park), Celemetrix Australia Pty Ltd, IntoBlinds Pty Ltd, Schultz Capital Pty Ltd, and Pelligra & Sons Pty Ltd, just to name a few.
In addition to running a successful accounting firm, Sam is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, having presented to groups such as The Institution of Surveyors and The CEO Institute.
Tim Reid, the founder of Small Business Big Marketing, the Number One ranked small business and marketing podcast in the country, had this to say about Sam:
Sam gets it. He understands that business owners need to be inspired in to action. He understands that sometimes they just 'don't know what they don't know'. And he loves it when he finds those business owners who are ready to take their baby to the next level. Sam is a people's person … a guy who's created a successful business off his own bat and is now well positioned to show others how to do it. In an engaging no BS way. I'd have Sam on my team every day of the week.
Now Sam's doing this one-off special 90 minute seminar right here in Melbourne next month, and you have the opportunity to come along and get involved.
During this 90 minute event you will learn how to:
- FOCUS – Sick of feeling like you're constantly busy but all that work never seems to amount to anything? Sam will share his experiences with how he's helped numerous business leaders overcome the treadmill and start seeing actual achievements with the time they put into their business.
- PROFIT – Often it feels like all that work is amounting to nothing and, sadly for some businesses, sometimes that's the case. Sam will show you steps to keep track of your numbers simply and effectively to ensure you're not kidding yourself.
- MANAGE CASH FLOW – Every business has cash flow issues. Yours might be just around the corner. Learn how to deal with current cash flow problems and head off cash management problems before they arise.
- GROW – the key to any successful business is their ability to grow. Sam will take you through the steps to ensuring your business is scalable and has the potential to grow into something much more. Hint: massive growth is achievable for your business. Sam has taught many business leaders just like you how to do this and they are reaping the rewards as you read this!
- All this plus…
- Q & A WITH SAM – You will have the unique opportunity to pick the brains of one of the most dynamic and experienced business professionals in Australia. Ask Sam specific questions about the needs and concerns that confront you every day in your own business. That kind of one on one business coaching alone is worth the cost of admission.
And of course, there will be lots of opportunities to network with like-minded business people. It's amazing how many world-beating business relationships have been formed by hitting it off at an event like this.
You'll get all this in a 90 minute crash course on supercharging your business. The information has been streamlined and tailor made for busy professionals like you. It's the kind of information it could take you a lifetime to stumble upon if you weren't presented with an opportunity like this to hear Sam speak, right here in your own back yard.
We're sending out this special early bird offer to our closest connections. Book your spot at the seminar today and you'll receive a guest pass absolutely FREE. Go halves with a friend or colleague, or just give the extra pass to them as a gift for some major kudos.
At the end of the seminar you'll walk away with a fresh perspective, new skills, and the inspiration, energy, and SHEER DRIVE you need to take your business to the next level. You also will have made new connections with shared interests and concerns (new referrals, anyone?!), as well as having asked Sam specific questions about the obstacles that trouble you the most about your own business, and received specific answers tailor made for your circumstances.
Give me a call right now to ensure your spot at the seminar on <phone number>, or visit our website at <link> to find out more and reserve your seat.
Warmest regards,
P.S. Remember, by attending this seminar you will learn new ways to get more out of your business using tried and true methods that have worked for others. You'll also get to network with some like-minded people and have a chance to ask Sam specific questions relating to your business. What are you waiting for? Enrol now.


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Bulletin of the American Physical Society
39th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume 53, Number 7
Tuesday–Saturday, May 27–31, 2008; State College, Pennsylvania
Session Q2: Molecular Basis of Astrobiology
Friday, May 30, 2008
Kern Building Room: 112
Chair: Daniel Savin, Columbia University
Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.DAMOP.Q2.3
Abstract: Q2.00003 : The Enigmatic Diffuse Interstellar Bands: A Reservoir of Organic Material
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Benjamin McCall
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
The diffuse interstellar medium of our galaxy contains about 3 billion solar masses of atomic hydrogen, or $\sim $3$\times $10$^{66}$ H atoms. The inventory of identified heavy-atom-containing molecules in diffuse clouds includes CH, CH$^{+}$, NH, OH, C$_{2}$, CN, C$_{2}$H, and C$_{3}$H$_{2}$, and totals to roughly $\sim $10$^{59}$ in number. However, a ubiquitous set of optical absorption lines known as the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) belies the likely presence of $\sim $10$^{58}$ large organic molecules that have yet to be identified. The first of the DIBs were observed in 1919, but despite many decades of intensive efforts by laboratory spectroscopists and astronomers the identities of the molecular carriers of the DIBs remain a mystery. After reviewing the history of the DIBs, I will discuss some preliminary results from a large-scale DIBs observing campaign that was conducted on over 119 nights between 1999 and 2003, using the 3.5-meter telescope at the Apache Point Observatory. This survey, undertaken by a collaboration led by Don York at the University of Chicago, has produced high-resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio spectra of over 160 stars, spanning the entire optical region from 3600--10200 {\AA}. In particular, I will focus on two ongoing efforts. The first is the generation of a comprehensive spectral atlas of the DIBs based on four heavily reddened sightlines; this atlas will be of great use to spectroscopists who wish to compare their laboratory spectra to interstellar spectra (in hopes of finding a match!). The second is the search for correlations among the different DIBs, and especially the search for sets of DIBs that always have the same relative intensities in different sightlines. Such sets would represent the electronic spectra of individual molecular carriers of the DIBs, and could provide hints about which species should be considered for additional laboratory spectroscopic studies.
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Infertility affects approximately 1 in 5 couples who want to have a family, but becomes much more common in the mid-30s to beyond age 40. Infertility is defined as no pregnancy after one year of trying in women younger than age 35, and no pregnancy after 6 months of trying in women ages 35 or older.
Advanced reproductive age is a common cause of infertility, as egg quality and quantity start to diminish when a woman is in her mid-30s. Other causes of infertility include male factor or low sperm count, blocked fallopian tubes or hydrosalpinx, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and other disorders that lead to lack of ovulation, or uterus abnormalities (fibroid uterus, unicornuate uterus, bicornuate uterus, double uterus, didelphic uterus, septate uterus, uterine scarring or Asherman's syndrome).
At USF IVF, typical steps taken to determine the cause of your infertility include a sperm count or semananalysis, hysterosalpingogram or HSG to study the fallopian tubes, ultrasound and saline ultrasound to evaluate the uterus and ovaries, and blood tests such as day 3 FSH and AntiMullerian Hormone (AMH). We will also review your prior medical records.
After your testing is completed, you will meet again with your infertility doctor to discuss treatment choices.


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Xbox & Love Day
When Jack started his paramedic school, back in 2008, he put away all his video
game gear because he knew he wasn't going to have time for
it and didn't want to have any temptations of playing it. Not only was he in a
super intense program but he was also going to be a new father and the few hours
that he did have in between, he wanted to spend with his son.
Years have passed and he just got a xbox for Xmas. To be honest, I wasn't too excited. I
really like having his whole attention on us when he's home, but now that I'm
working from home it's only fair for him to have something to do while I'm
working. So I just had to get over it!
We made a deal that he would play while I was doing work on the
computer, and be sure to make family time a priority. Sounded good until we
realized that our internet service totally sucks!
If we're on at the same time the internet is extremely slow for me and his game
starts skipping. Funny how things don't work out. Now we'll have to wrestle for the internet!
So it took me forever long to watch a 5 day online workshop.And
by forever I mean a few months! It literally takes one whole day to stream a
one hour video! (This is why I am not a YouTube junkie) It was so much
knowledge to digest and I now know what I need to do to get my photography from
being an expensive hobby to an actual business. She says that branding is a huge
deal, and to choose 3 words that describe your brand. I don't feel like I've
shot enough photos for me to set my 3 words in stone, so I just chose 3 words
that describe me & see if it shows in my photo style; Simple, Silly, & Spicy!
I know its Valentine's Day & I'm supposed to write something all mushy
gushy… but I'm not. I'll keep it simple by wishing you all a happy LOVE day
with whoever your Valentine may be; your significant other, friend, child, pet -whoever!
Peace. Love. & Happiness!
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something that makes things visible or affords illumination:All colors depend on light
Also called luminous energy, radiant energy
electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about to nm and propagated at a speed of , mi
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a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight
an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon
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daybreak or dawn:when light appeared in the east
daytime:Summer has more hours of light
a particular light or illumination in which an object seen takes on a certain appearance:viewing the portrait in dim light
a device for or means of igniting, as a spark, flame, or match:Could you give me a light?
a traffic light:Don't cross till the light changes
the aspect in which a thing appears or is regarded:Try to look at the situation in a more cheerful light
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the effect of light falling on an object or scene as represented in a picture
one of the brightest parts of a picture
a gleam or sparkle, as in the eyes
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spiritual illumination or awareness; enlightenment
Also called day
one compartment of a window or window sash
a window, especially a small one
mental insight; understanding
lights, the information, ideas, or mental capacities possessed:to act according to one's lights
a lighthouse
the eyesight
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pale, whitish, or not deep or dark in color:a light blue
(of coffee or tea) containing enough milk or cream to produce a light color
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to become bright, as with light or color (often followed by up):The sky lights up at sunset
to brighten with animation or joy, as the face or eyes (often followed by up)
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bring to light, to discover or reveal:The excavations brought to light the remnants of an ancient civilization
come to light, to be discovered or revealed:Some previously undiscovered letters have lately come to light
hide one's light under a bushel, to conceal or suppress one's talents or successes
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in (the) light of, taking into account; because of; considering:It was necessary to review the decision in the light of recent developments
light at the end of the tunnel, a prospect of success, relief, or redemption:We haven't solved the problem yet, but we're beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel
see the light, to come into existence or being
to be made public
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:a light fixture; kitchen fixtures
a person or thing long established in the same place or position
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an event that takes place regularly
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with the purpose of reaching:to start for London
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in order to become:to train recruits for soldiers
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such as results in:his reason for going
as affecting the interests or circumstances of:bad for one's health
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in spite of:He's a decent guy for all that
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a room or place equipped for cooking
culinary department; cuisine:This restaurant has a fine Italian kitchen
the staff or equipment of a kitchen
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employed in or assigned to a kitchen:kitchen help
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a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent
something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others
a raised platform with a counter or other work surface on top situated in the middle area of a room, especially a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides
safety island
a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station
a clump of woodland in a prairie
an isolated hill
an isolated portion of tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue
a platform or building between sets of tracks
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to dot with islands
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife…"
Tailored from the adored Jane Austen classic, Marvel Comics is proud to present an adaptation of the whimsical tale of Lizzy Bennet and her loveable-if-eccentric family, as they navigate through tricky British social circles. Will Lizzy's beautiful sister Jane marry the handsome, wealthy Mr. Bingley? Or will his brooding friend Mr. Darcy stand between their happiness?
One of the most acclaimed novels in English literature has endured since its release in 1813 and is adapted as a graphic novel for the first time, collecting all five instalments from two-time RITA award-winner Nancy Butler and fan-favorite Hugo Petrus.
The Response
This would be a good introduction to P&P… and it was a good way to revisit it. It would be a good substitute for it. Oh, nothing could ever be a good substitute for it!
So, here's what I liked about it – it still had some of the best of Austen's dialogue. It still brought the characters to life, and it was still able to make certain ones (ahem Mr Collins) as dislikable as if you were reading the full novel. (Or watching the BBC P&P miniseries). The illustrations were absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful! Lovely!
But… all of Pride and Prejudice was condensed into five comics. That's like condensing the whole book into a 129 minute film starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. Very pretty to look at, but missing so much of the depth that makes the story so rich and such a classic in itself.
I did get some time with some of my favourite characters though. Oh, Mr. Darcy! I would that you were real! (But shh, don't tell the bf that my love for you will never die!) And Lizzy, I wish that you were my best of friends! Ah, loving fictional characters more than most real people makes for some interesting times.
The Bottom Line
This was a cute accompaniment or a cute introduction. I'll be flipping through it again when I need a quick Darcy fix.


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My safety music...
I go through music phases, but really I'm pretty consistent. I just know what I like. I don't seem to follow a trend. I'll listen to a CD and if my ears don't like it, I won't keep listening to it just because my friends do or because society says it's good. Fuck, I like Justin Timberlake- always and forever! But I also like this band I'm listening to right now, The Book and I like Pinback and Spoon and Ladytron and Kanye West and so on (not a band).
But what I've noticed about all these bands is that they are very disposable. In a few years, I might not ever hear another record from Boards of Canada or BRMC. I might flip back to it on my ipod, but I won't care to see Death from Above 1979 or Architecture in Helsinski because they won't feel nostaglic, they'll just feel old.
Which brings me to my point. Where is the Elvis Presley? The Johnny Cash? The Otis Redding? The CAT STEVENS!! The Dolly Parton (old, not new) and dare I even say, the Nirvana (although I was never a die hard fan) for the new generation. Where is the music that never gets old?!
Sure, there's Radiohead and maybe Beck. But man, even they can get stale after a few years. But Dephece Mode? I can listen to them day and night.
I just think our kids are in a dire need for some greatness. That's all.
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The connection that we have with nature is ever-present, everlasting and it is inherent. The first thing we do after stepping foot in this world is, we breathe. And we continue to do so until we die. Like many times we are not aware that we are breathing, we are not aware that we are constantly connected to nature too. The air that we breathe is always there, the sky and the clouds are there and can be seen from everywhere. Likewise, the majestic sun rise and the sun sets, starting and ending our day always.
For me, it is not about going on a green hike or to the rivers or to the beach to get connected with nature. For me, nature is me and I am nature. We all are creations that evolved from the small prokaryotes wading across the ocean on the earth to become the human we are today. We evolved more to be able to define nature itself, but this does not mean that we belong to nature; this means we are nature, and this is how I see the connection between myself and nature.
Since we started to roam the earth to the present day, we have been evolving on the lap of the earth together with billions of other floras and faunas. Earth has always been spectacular and beautiful, the mighty Himalayas, gushing rivers, oceans that stretch for miles, from tiny macro-organisms to the biggest of creations, nature is nothing but beauty. The most serene of lives we see in the mountains, where the sound of the rustling wind is broken only by the chirping of birds, animals, and people singing. Also, in the coastal areas, where people and oceans go hand in hand, where the people's heartbeat and the rise and fall of waves is parallel. In the agricultural lands, where people spend all their lives plowing the earth, getting harvest for themselves and caring and revering for the nature that provides for us with immense resources. Even in the city areas, where the skyscrapers obstruct the sky but people look up to get that glimpse and enjoy the rain and the rainbow. All the tribal people had songs dedicated to nature, to marvel its beauty and thank her for the abundance and even in the present time, all the communities across the countries in the world have these songs.
During the hunter and gatherer time, we relied on the resources of the earth, and that has not changed even today. The thing that has actually changed is our number. When we first started using earth's resources, it was not to harm her, it was to sustain ourselves, and same is the case today. But the fact, that in the past we were few and resources were abundant, unlike in the present times, when we are more in numbers and the resources are limited. If we evolved enough to be able to define nature, we also evolved enough to be able to see what is going on and how we are now at a stage where our actions harm our earth. So now, the only thing that stops us is our greed. A greed blind enough to not see the future full of disasters. The changing climate resulting from pollution has already put the world in danger. All over the world people are putting on efforts for the betterment of the situation of the earth and trying for the transition to clean energy solutions and a more sustainable way of life.
Now a few who are obstructing the process are the ones who profit from the nonrenewable sources. While the world is trying to shift to solar and wind energy, the fossil fuel enthusiasts are already hurt and reluctant about having to leave so much of possible energy sources on the ground. Because it is not only the energy source for them, it is money. But while they continue to dig up the ground for the oil, millions of other pay the price. According to the scientists, we need to let the remaining fuels remain underground for cleaner air and a lesser risky future. When we pay the fossil fuel industry, it is not just money. The cost of carbon is drought, famine, sea level rise, water scarcity, climate refugees, extreme events, dying corals, wildfire, retreating glaciers, species extinction, infrastructure loss, ecosystem and most of all, our way of life.
Right now, we all feel the connection with the earth. We all are working in our individual sectors, from individuals to government, and coming together for the solutions, which was also evidenced through the historic Paris agreement. But also, a few who still put profit above the earth, for instance, the me first attitude of US President Trump who pulled the US out of the agreement. But again, the majority came to fight back and share the allegiance with clean energy and better future. So like always, earth and human are evolving together, and how we put nature and sustainable development in our agendas will determine the course of our future and determine if the beautiful connection human and nature have will remain in the generations to come or be gone for good.
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Anuska Joshi is a climate leader trained by Nobel Laureat Mr. Al Gore in India in 2015 and Philippines in 2016. She is passionate about nature conservation and travel and tries to bring the two together in her articles. She has been involved in many community projects and has worked for climate change advocacy. She is also the feature writer of Image Nepal.


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I discovered this recipe in a free cookbook that got deposited in my shopping trolley at the start of the summer season. I imagine this was because the little cookbook is for 'winter warmers' and we are well and truly out of that season in New Zealand right now. I basically post-it noted every page of this little cookbook and this recipe was one of the recipes I wanted to try out the most.
The toasted walnuts were delicious, and I had to stop myself eating too many of them before putting them in the blender to use to make the pesto. The myriad of ingredients and flavours made the dish so decadent. The meal did cost a bit of money to put together with the walnuts and feta. This is definitely a recipe I would make again, but probably on a weekend night as it does take a while to put together. Definitely a two person job if you are wanting to do it quickly or stress free. If you made the pesto the night before or during the day this would take some of the stress off compiling this dish as well.
If you are wanting to try a new pasta dish then I would definitely recommend this one. Matt and I usually make creamy pasta dishes such as carbonara or macaroni cheese with the occasional spaghetti bolognaise so it was really nice to try something different, and I was in pasta heaven. This recipe will make you want to go back for seconds even if you are already stuffed. The volume of the pesto mix is perfect for the size of the dish, and leaves everything coated in the tasty pesto goodness with some to spare at the bottom of the pot.
We did end up substituting a couple of the ingredients in the recipe, such as ricotta was swtiched to feta, and parmesan to grated cheese due to costs. I also thought the recipe said spinach when I went to the supermarket, so this replaced the rocket. We replaced the broccolini with good old, normal broccoli and added in chicken as there is really no point for us making a meal in the middle of the week that includes no meat, as we will both get too hungry before bed. If you want to add chicken then we used about 500 g chicken thighs, sliced thinly, lengthwise. Follow the notes in the recipe below as to how to add and cook in the chicken.
I cannot find the recipe, or the mini cookbook online so see below.
Spaghetti with rocket and walnut pesto, Winter Warmers, Australian Women's Weekly, pp28
Pasta –
- 400 g wholemeal spaghetti
- 470 g broccolini, trimmed, chopped coarsely
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 400 g baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup ricotta, crumbled
- 1/2 c walnuts roasted, coarsely chopped
Rocket and Walnut Pesto –
- 60 g rocket leaves
- 1/2 c walnuts
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 t finely grated lemon rind
- 1/3 c finely grated parmesan
- 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil
1 For the rocket and walnut pesto, process the rocket, basil, nuts, garlic, rind, cheese and 1 T of the oil until roughly chopped. With motor operating, add the remaining oil in a thin, steady stream until mixture is smooth. Season to taste.
2 Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water 10 minutes or until almost tender, adding broccolini in last 2 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water; drain pasta.
2a If adding chicken heat 2 T olive oil in a frying pan. When hot add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally until golden and cooked through. Add the broccolini to the fry pan instead of the pasta pan and fry until crisp and tender.
3 Heat oil in a large saucepan (frypan) over medium heat; cook garlic and spinach, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until just wilted. Season. Stir in pasta, broccolini, pesto and enough reserved cooking water to help combine sauce.
4 Serve pasta topped with ricotta and nuts.
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The bathroom of a bank-owned home yields old posters and artistic cutouts. Kyle Johnson examines them to determine if they should be salvaged or trashed.
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The guys on the "trash-out crew" say their job is like an episode of "American Pickers." And they're right.
They dig through piles of broken doors and torn-up carpets to find usable items in the rubble. Except once they find them, they don't keep them. Instead of refurbishing and selling the old furniture and bikes they come across, they donate them.
They repurpose the things left behind in foreclosed homes by donating them to local families and organizations in need.
It started as a profitable business opportunity, but soon grew into an organization employing dozens of workers, and then branched off into a charitable foundation focused on helping people in need.
Brandon Johnson and his father launched GTJ Consulting, a property management company that deals primarily with bank-owned foreclosed homes, 10 years ago, before the economy plummeted. Back then, it was just the two of them. Today, GTJ employs 101 full-time workers.
"For years, we would go into these homes and throw everything away," said Johnson, 32, of St. Clair Shores. "Everything went into the Dumpster. And as we started getting bigger and getting more volume, we kept thinking, 'You know, what can we do with this stuff?' A lot of it is good."
They find furniture, clothing, appliances, toys, instruments and tools, many in good condition.
At the end of 2008, Johnson launched GTJ Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that enables them to donate the things they find inside foreclosed homes to needy people and organizations.
He says the foundation was his father's brainchild. He was sick of watching all the good stuff get thrown away. But Johnson soon realized the foundation would benefit the company, too.
"We developed a few goals with that," Johnson said. "Obviously, to go in and help out the community, but, you know, we were in an interesting position. We saw a business opportunity and took it, but we are conscious of what we are doing and we aren't bad guys, so we wanted to do something to put a positive spin on what we were doing."
GTJ maintains foreclosed homes, and in doing so, helps neighborhoods maintain their values as more and more homes are left vacant from foreclosures. But still they're often associated with the foreclosure process as a whole, and Brandon saw the foundation as away to help people realize they aren't the enemy.
He says another positive aspect of the organization is the chance that the idea might spread.
"There are a lot of other companies that do what we do," he said. "Our thought was that if we could maybe go first and set up a program like (the one) we set up, then maybe other companies would follow suit."
For now, though, they are just concentrating on the reason for their conception — giving back to the community.
Since its birth, GTJ Foundation has raised money for the Pancreatic Cancer Foundation at two golf outings and Cure PSP through a hockey game with Red Wings Alumni, started two annual scholarships, and donated money, labor and repurposed items to local charities and families in need.
Johnson said two local organizations they work with a lot are St. Jude's Parish in Detroit and The Closet in St. Clair Shores, which GTJ Foundation partnered with for a holiday dinner event on Dec. 26.
"South Lake School District identified families in need that maybe weren't going to have a nice Christmas dinner," he said, "and they put the invitations out and we put on a nice dinner at Lakeland Manor in St. Clair Shores, and then they got to go through the Closet. They got to eat, they got a great meal and then each family got to go through and select 12 items."
The Closet is located in Pare Elementary, a closed-down school off Nine Mile Road in St. Clair Shores, around the block from Lakeland Manor. Donna Liccardello runs it.
It's sort of like a department store. She's converted classrooms into tiny shops. There's one for adults, another for children, one with appliances, books and toys, and another with prom dresses, heels and clutches. Each little classroom shop has one thing in common — everything inside is free.
Liccardello, 43, of St. Clair Shores, doesn't charge for anything at the closet.
She says GTJ has helped her a lot. She met the guys at GTJ in October through a mutual friend.
"They took care of the heat for me because it gets so cold in here and I didn't have it before," Liccardello said. "To have heat in the building, especially in the kids room, was huge."
She says GTJ also helped fund her new clothing racks. Her father hand-carves them, but GTJ paid for the lumber and stain.
"They were even nice enough to go to Home Depot and deliver the stuff to my dad's house, and then when it got done they picked it up and delivered it back here," Liccardello said.
Johnson says he likes working with Liccardello because everything she's doing is out of the kindness of her heart.
"We take a lot of stuff in there and she actually cleans, washes and dries all the clothes that we bring in, and disinfects all the toys we bring in, and she just does it to do it, to help out," he said. "She's not a 501 (c)(3). She doesn't get anything back. She just does it."
The increased number of foreclosures over the past few years has enabled GTJ to donate
to multiple organizations at once. Last year, they gave 270 bikes to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation. Johnson says it was an amazing experience.
"There is nothing better than giving a bike to a kid that doesn't have one. It makes their day, and seeing them smile is the coolest part."
Johnson estimates that out of their local office, which covers Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw, Oakland and Monroe counties, they do about 25-75 houses a day. Not every house will have salvageable items, but many do. Before sending the trash-out team to do debris removal, Johnson sends them in to scout for things worth keeping.
Kyle Johnson is the vice president of GTJ and Brandon's younger brother. He has an office at their headquarters in Roseville but goes on trash-outs with the crew. Kyle is 29. He lives in St. Clair Shores.
He says he's found guns, toys, antiques and books, but occasionally they'll come across something more valuable.
"We found a brand-new twin-engine Yamaha boat," he said. "We couldn't believe it. It was in perfect condition."
He says big-ticket things like the boat aren't the norm, but he never knows what he will find when on a trash-out. At the house he was recently working on, he found posters, books, carved banisters and chests, art supplies and more that dated back to the 1950s.
"We'll donate a lot of this stuff to the Detroit Historical Society," he said. He sifts through old windowpanes in the attic of the three-story home and lifts one up to examine it. "Can you imagine how old this is? They don't make them like this anymore."
He calls the debris-removal field supervisor up to the attic. Joey Wilson, 36, of St. Clair Shores, emerges from the dark staircase with a large light. There's no electricity in the home. No heat either. "Should we start up here and work our way down?" Kyle asks him.
"There is a basement, too," Wilson tells him. "Lots of stuff down there."
They both seem slightly excited but refrain from smiling. "It's actually really sad, you know?" Wilson said. "This guy whose house we are in now, he had it paid off, but took a remortgage loan out four years ago and couldn't pay it off."
Kyle says he feels the same, but said at least they are doing something good with the things they find left behind, something better than just throwing them away and something bigger than working just for a paycheck.
Brandon Johnson agrees. He's excited because he feels like GTJ is becoming a part of something big in Detroit. He describes it like a movement. He calls it a feeling.
"The last 10 years in Detroit have been down-and-out. Everybody has been. You can just feel it," he says. "Now, it's almost like heading into spring here. Detroit's coming back and you can feel it, and hopefully, we are a part of that in some small way."


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Nati Meir challenges Mircea Badea
Watching the show "In gura presei", presented by Mircea Badea, who stated that he cannot understand a word that Mr. Nati Meir says, the presidential hopeful has decided to challenge the Mr. Badea to an unique contest:
"I admit that I do not master the Romanian language very well however, I am doing the best I can to improve my language and am taking private tutoring lessons, but to state that I am completely incomprehensible, is a bit exaggerated.
So I dare to challenge Mr. Badea to a theme show, "Can you understand what Nati Meir is saying?" I propose that this contest be held in the studios of the Intact media trust, following a regulation accepted by Mr. Badea, as well. The percentage of the people who understand what I am saying will be monitored by Mr. Badea's team. If I succeed to make myself understood by at least 51% of the viewers who voted, I firmly believe that Mr. Badea, well-known for his
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Enjoy Christmas on the Rhine in comfort and style on this 5 day cruise. Included is a Christmas Eve dinner and Midnight Mass. Amongst your memories will be the magical Lorelei Rock, spectacular vineyard and castle riverside scenery, the charming old town of Koblenz, and the cathedral town of Speyer.
Boarding in Strasbourg between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm at our river mooring, rue du Havre, aboard our boat especially decked out in a festive atmosphere. Settling into your cabin. Get together in the lounge for the welcome cocktail and presentation of the crew. Dinner on board. Departure of the cruise.
Breakfast during the cruise down the Rhine, passing by the towns of Spire, Mannheim, Worms, Mainz, Wiesbaden. Lunch during the cruise. Afternoon sailing on the Rhine. This cruise takes place on the part of the Rhine which is the most charged with romanticism. The Rock of the Lorelei fosters these myths. The river snakes through a route dominated by dramatic ruins, hillside vineyards and majestic fortresses. We will arrive in Koblenz around 6.00 pm. A town situated at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle. Dinner followed by the "Christmas Tales" theme evening. You will be invited to participate, recounting the Christmases of your region. Overnight stopover.
After breakfast on board, your hostess will accompany you for the exploration of Koblenz. The old town will enchant you with its labyrinthine muddle of squares and streets which, despite being destroyed on a number of occasions, has managed to maintain a certain welcoming elegance. Back on board and departure of the cruise around 10.30 am. Sailing in the direction of Rudesheim which we will reach around 5.00 pm. Optional tour of the museum known throughout the world for its mechanical musical instruments. Back on board at the end of the afternoon. Our Head Chef will invite you to the restaurant where you will celebrate Christmas Eve around a glittering Christmas tree and a succulent dinner. Then, we will have the chance to take part in midnight mass in Rudesheim (depending on places available – possibility of transfer to book and pay on board). Back on board where you will be served a glass of mulled wine. During the night, Father Christmas will pay you a visit.
The boat will leave Rudesheim during the night, heading for Spire. Buffet breakfast during the cruise. Lunch on board. In the afternoon, we suggest that you explore Spire in the company of our hostess. A magnificent town dominated by its Romanesque cathedral, the biggest in Germany. Back to the boat for dinner. Departure of the boat for Strasbourg. Dinner and gala evening.
Buffet breakfast on board. Through the locks at Iffezheim and Gambsheim. Morning's sailing followed by lunch. Arrival in Strasbourg around 3.00 pm. End of this wonderful Christmas cruise on the Rhine and the Moselle. Disembarkation. End of our journey.
This itinerary is a guide only. For reasons of navigational safety , the captain and crew of the boat alone may decide to modify the itinerary.
Please note Croisi cruises are bilingual. Cruise co-ordinators, commentary and sightseeing in French and/or English (subject to minimum numbers).
This offer includes: The cruise on full board from dinner on the first day to lunch on the final day, local wine, beer and fruit juice at lunch and dinner, accommodation in a double air conditioned cabin with shower and WC, entertainment, the assistance of our hostess on board, the welcome cocktail, the gala evening, port taxes and pre paid sightseeing (subject to minimum numbers).
Formalities: valid national identity card or passport compulsory. Non-EU nationals are requested to consult their embassy or consulate.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:PAG), an international transportation services company, today announced that Mr. Kanji Sasaki has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Sasaki fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Yoshimi Namba from the PAG Board.
"We welcome Mr. Sasaki to the Penske Automotive Group Board of Directors and look forward to working directly with him to grow our company," said Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger S. Penske. "Additionally, the PAG Board would like to express our thanks to Mr. Namba for his service to our company and wish him well as he rejoins Mitsui & Co., Ltd."
Mr. Sasaki brings 22 years of service with Mitsui & Co. and related companies to the PAG Board of Directors. During that time, Mr. Sasaki has held various positions at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan), most recently serving as the General Manager of Mitsui's First Motor Vehicles Division, Second Business Department from July 2013 to June 2014. Prior to that, he served as a General Manager in Mitsui's Motor Vehicles Americas Division and also served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., from June 2007 to June 2011. Prior to 2007, Mr. Sasaki served in various capacities with Mitsui.
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SEIU Healthcare members meet with Mayor of Ajax to help fulfill the promise of homecare
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Today five SEIU Healthcare members (Stephanie Williams, Eulalee Robinson, Millicent Hall, Ingrid Andrew and Angela Sterread) met with the Mayor of Ajax, Steve Parish and city councillor Joanne Dies to raise awareness of issues faced by frontline healthcare workers and to urge city council to pass a resolution to fulfill the promise of homecare.
SEIU Healthcare Celebrates Equal Pay Day
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SEIU Healthcare members proudly joined with the Equal Pay Coalition in a series of events during Equal Pay Day Tuesday, April 9th.
Events got under way bright and early in the heart of Toronto's financial district – where the disparity between what men and women make for doing the same work is even more pronounced than in other sectors.
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This year's Black History Month celebrations showcased the various talents of the membership within SEIU. Organized and executed with perfection by SEIU's Human Rights Committee, this was the first time SEIU hosted it's very own event in our own building.
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SEIU Healthcare responds to outrageous compensation for hospital CEOs
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On January 8, I had the pleasure of attending the Rich and the Rest of us Forum at the Steelworkers' Hall in Sudbury. SEIU showed a strong presence at the town hall, which included teachers, fire fighters and other hard working members of the community joining in the fight for a fairer society.
The event was covered heavily by many media outlets, with the CBC, Sudbury Star and Northern Lights all having documented stories from the panel discussion that took place.
It's a fact that the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and those in between are struggling to stay afloat. The turnout in Sudbury confirmed what opinion polls had already told us: Ontarians are deeply concerned.
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If you came out to Toronto's Labour Day parade on Monday, September 3, there's a good chance you saw your union SEIU at work. Over 300 SEIU members, their families and friends showed up to support SEIU's fight for a better Ontario, making this year's parade one of the biggest turn outs in SEIU history. Purple Power was on display as members chanted and sang songs of solidarity while marching all the way to the gates of the Canadian National Exhibition. See the photos.
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I was having a conversation with my husband the other night about photographs and the importance of them in our lives. Photographs bring us back to a time in our past that we cherish in our present. And don't you know, the little darling, light of my life, HUSBAND OF A PHOTOGRAPHER actually said to me..."I really don't think pictures are all that important. I have all the memories I need right here," and then proceeded to tap his head.
I know, it's like the shoemaker's wife not even wanting her kids to wear shoes! Seriously?
Since I adore the yin/yang that my husband and I base our relationship on, I proudly and vehemently disagreed and this session proves why. Because photographs provide us with the memories our memory banks cannot possibly afford us. Details of where we were, whom we were with, the sights, the sounds, the smells of our life. A photograph can bring all that back in an instant with one clap of the shutter.
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And I am so honored that I am able to give them photographs that they will cherish for years to come of that home that welcomed them as husband and wife for the first time.
Now if you'll excuse me, my husband is about to be reunited with memories of our life together (whether he likes it or not!)
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