text:
To position yourself as an expert demands more than just posting off-the-cuff opinions on industry topics.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2013
Effective content marketing starts with knowing an audience, says Rachel Parker, president and owner of Resonance Content Marketing. In a recent article in The Huffington Post, she said compelling content comes from "knowing who they are, what they need, what keeps them up at night, what makes them laugh, what inspires them, what makes their lives easier."
A key element of content marketing is the small business blog. "Business owners who want to start a blog need to know who they're writing for," says Jeremy Durant, business principal at Bop Design, a San Diego marketing and content management agency. "If they don't, few visitors will likely find their blog and after awhile, the whole effort may die on the vine."
What's getting in the way of developing blog content that attracts and influences prospective customers? Here are some of the most common pitfalls plaguing would-be business bloggers.
Too much about the blogger. People crave information they can use. "What can a business share that will help readers make critical buying decisions and/or address pressing challenges in their lives?" Durant asks. Including some personal experience in a blog post is acceptable as long as it supports the larger goal of providing useful content to others.
Written too fast. For some bloggers, the impulse is to get it all up on the screen and press "Publish" ASAP. But quality content requires careful thought and (usually) more than one draft, particularly if research is involved and sources need to be cited. Avoid rushing to post when it means compromising the value of blog content.
"To position yourself as an expert demands more than just posting off-the-cuff opinions on industry topics," Durant notes. "Take time to read up on subjects for the blog. Check out what leading bloggers have to say and read the latest books, articles, and online features related to the company's field. Then write posts with more authority and gravitas."
Failure to edit and check for errors. Business owners aren't necessarily known for their writing skills—but even if writing is fairly easy and rewarding, it is mandatory to review and edit content before sharing it with the world. Too many blogs display typos, inaccurate information, clumsy (or simply incorrect) grammar, and run-on sentences that lose all meaning as they go along.
"Go back and re-read work," Durant advises. "Read the post out loud to hear how it sounds and if it communicates effectively. Better yet, run a first draft past a friend or spouse and incorporate their feedback in the next draft."
Lack of keywords. There are specific keywords related to any field or industry. The blogger's goal is to seamlessly integrate these keywords into their content, thus making the blog easier to find on search engines. Do the research needed to identify those niche-specific keywords before composing the next blog post.
People aren't aware of the blog. "After carefully choosing a topic, writing and editing the first draft, posting the content, and waiting for an avalanche of responses—that can only happen if people know it's there," Durant says. On the day the post goes live:
- Share it on Facebook and Google+ with an eye-catching image that links to the post.
- Tweet the post's title and shortened URL at least a couple of times during the week.
- Email interested individuals in the business, inviting them to read and comment on the post.
- Reply to comments and get a conversation going. If a reader asks a pertinent question, consider writing a new post as a response.
- Add share buttons on the blog page, making it easy for fans to spread the word about the content.
"Blogs that are easy to find and offer valuable and entertaining content will find an audience," Durant says. "The results are worth the effort."
Bop Design is a San Diego web design agency with offices also in Orange County, CA and the New York metro area. Specializing in B2B marketing, Bop Design creates holistic marketing plans geared toward lead generation and business development. Bop Design offers services in branding, logo design, website design and development, responsive web design, SEO, PPC, social media, and content marketing. http://www.bopdesign.com.


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|André Warnier ...@ice-sa.com>
|Re: Tomcat 6.0.35 -crossing maxThreads configured count
|Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:14:39 GMT
André Warnier wrote: > gnath wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> We have Tomcat 6.0.35 in our production Environment running on Linux, >> and we have configured to use tomcatThreadPool with maxThreads=500 and >> minSpareThreads=50 with default connectionTimeout(which is 60000 sec). > > Which would be about 16 hours. I am not sure of the meaning of > connectionTimeout in this context, but that value seems to me so large > as to be pretty useless for any practical timeout I can imagine. > After checking the docs, that value is in milliseconds, not seconds : connectionTimeout The number of milliseconds this Connector will wait, after accepting a connection, for the request URI line to be presented. Use a value of -1 to indicate no (i.e. infinite) timeout. The default value is 60000 (i.e. 60 seconds) but note that the standard server.xml that ships with Tomcat sets this to 20000 (i.e. 20 seconds). That sounds more reasonable. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
|View raw message

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Awapuhi Seaberry Scented Chunky Melts
Awapuhi Seaberry Scented Chunky Melts. Sixty Chunky Melts. Our Chunky Melts arrive in one clear cello bag. One pound, and two ounces. Kayloma wax products are hand-poured at the time of your order. Our scented melts are highly scented, and very easy to remove from your warmer. Just let cool and pop out with your finger. No digging wax out of tart warmer. Colors may be different. Made in the USA!
Awapuhi Seaberry - Enjoy the hint of floral, melon and berries floating on top of a fresh tropical ocean breeze! When you burn this candle you will think you are in or near the ocean
We're Here To Help
Your satisfaction is important to us! Use the form below to email us your questions about products, online orders, store experiences and more.
Order Questions:
If you need help or have any other questions concerning your orders, please fill out the form or call: 304-727-0770.
2931 Browns Creek Road
Saint Albans, WV 25177 US
Phone: 304-727-0770
Email Us


text:
Your Diving Silfra Day Tour begins when we pick you up from your accommodation in Reykjavik. During the one hour drive to Thingvellir National Park, your guide will introduce you to the unique geological and cultural history of Silfra and the surrounding Thingvellir area.
Upon arrival at the Silfra fissure, your guide will give you a detailed briefing of the dive site and the most important aspects of dry suit diving. Your guide will then assist you in setting up the dive equipment. We use only high quality BARE and Buddy brand SCUBA equipment and APEX regulators.
Then it's time to take the plunge and experience diving into Silfra's pristine, crystal clear water. The water being filtered over decades by Iceland's volcanic basalt rock, you can easily take a sip during your dive; you won't find purer drinking water.
During your dive you will explore the four main parts of Silfra. You will float through Big Crack, Silfra's narrowest section, where you can have your 'Dive Between the Continents' photo taken. As the fissure widens you will find yourself in the majestic Silfra Hall with the possibility of local geese and ducks paddling overhead. Near to the opening to Thingvallavatn we will enter the Silfra Cathedral; if there are divers ahead you will see the 'chandelier effect' of their rising bubbles. Your dive is finished in the endless visibility of Silfra Lagoon.
After this first dive, we will make our way back along a challenging but rewarding 250 meter path with our dive gear and then warm our hands and spirits with hot chocolate and cookies. Don't hesitate to ask your guide if you need some assistance with your gear.
This tour includes two dives. Each dive will take about 30-40 minutes with a maximum depth of 18 meters. In the winter, however, if the outside temperature drops below 0°C, we conduct only one extended (40-45 minute) dive for the safety and comfort of our divers.
Don't have an open water diving license? Don't despair, you can still experience the clear waters by snorkeling!
(If your travel companion has a diving license and would rather dive than snorkel, please contact us to book. Your friend can dive while you snorkel!)
Duration: 6-8 Hours
Operation: All year
Pick up time: One hour before selected tour start time
Included: Free hotel pick up and return in Reykjavík, 2 guided dives*, all necessary diving equipment, hot chocolate and cookies in the dive break, entrance fee to Silfra of ISK 1.000
Bring: Your SCUBA dive certification card (PADI Open Water or equivalent), proof of dry suit certification or 10 logged dry suit dives, long underwear, thick socks, suitable clothes for the weather of the day
*if temperature drops below 0°C we do only 1 dive
Participants must:
Please read and sign the Medical statement and bring it with you, or e-mail it to us.
Want to experience this as a private tour?
Click the button to the right to contact us and we will help you make your dream come true.


text:
Custom Wine Rack
This custom wine rack, built of solid maple, adds a nice touch to this dining room.
Beamed Ceiling with Tongue and Groove Paneling
The white paneled ceiling gave this room an open, airy feel and the beams added a nice architectural detail.
Alcove Bookshelf
This unique bookshelf solution was built exactly to the customer's specifications.
Custom Wine Rack
This custom wine rack, built of solid maple, adds a nice touch to this dining room.
Cabinet Installation with Custom Crown Shelving
These beautiful oak cabinets were installed in the study of this home. The tops of the cabinets were customized with crown shelving to add a distinctive look and additional storage space.
Cabinet Installation with Custom End Blocks
This elegant cabinet set was installed into a tricky corner in this home. Custom end blocks and crown moulding provided the necessary finishing touches, further integrating the new cabinets into the space.
Cherry Pantry with Wine Rack
This custom pantry was built with solid cherry. The pantry features a wine rack and both open and sliding shelving. A clear finish was applied, with no added color, to bring out the natural beauty of the wood.
Cherry Fireplace Enclosure & TV Cabinet
This piece features clean lines and a warm finish. The TV alcove was designed to fit the owner's television, and features a cabinet right above for a DVD player and a cable box.
Coffered Ceiling
This game room gets a big dose of luxury with this custom coffered ceiling.
Cherry Crown Moulding
Crown moulding is an affordable way to add value to any home. In this example, cherry crown moulding and column accents are installed, instantly creating a warm, luxurious feel in the room.
Curio Bookshelf
This custom shelving solution blends perfectly with existing woodwork, and features adjustable shelving.
Custom Bathroom Cabinet
This overhead custom cabinet installation was the perfect storage solution for this small powder room.
Custom Drafting Table
This custom drafting table was built precisely to our client's specifications.
Custom Bar with Solid Mahogany Top
A simple yet functional design, featuring a luxurious mahogany bar top.
Custom Columns and Valance
The addition of the columns and valance in this project made an ordinary room into something really unique. The columns added an extra dimension that allowed for great accessories such as the mounted wall lamps. The valance added a wonderful storage and display solution.
Custom Fireplace Surround
This custom surround features raised panels, fluted columns, and a rich finish. The windows on each side bring in plenty of light to balance out the deep complexion of the wood.
Custom Fireplace Surround & TV Cabinet with Hidden Storage
This elegant fireplace surround is the focal point in this richly-appointed room. It features hidden storage compartments on the sides, and ornamental woodwork that adds a touch of sophistication.
Floating Shelves
Floating Shelves are an attractive solution for many areas in the home.
Foyer featuring Arches and Columns
The arches and columns installed in this foyer add wonderful architectural detail to this foyer entrance. The bright white painted finish makes good use of the light that comes into this room.
Custom Kitchen Shelving
This project was a simple, yet effective use of built-in furniture. This piece adds much needed storage space and a touch of character to this kitchen. What was originally a blank wall is now a stylish storage and display area.
Custom Laundry Room Cabinets
These cabinets were custom built to fit some tricky spaces in this laundry room. These pieces added much needed storage in this room. The drawer set on the floor raises the washer and dryer up a bit, offering a more ergonomic position for using the machines.
Laundry Room Customizations
A number of small custom projects added a lot of style to this laundry room. Projects include: custom shelving, custom bench, custom ironing board cover, custom countertop and a cabinet installation.
Built In Fireplace Shelving
These shelving units make the most of what was previously unused space.
Master Bedroom Featuring Arches and Columns
Wide, paneled arches along with columns featuring ornate woodwork create visual interest in this unique master suite.
Mud Room Cubbies & Wainscoting
The cubbies add much needed storage to this busy area, and the wainscoting adds just the right amount of finish.
Custom Desk and File Cabinet
A simple, clean design is the perfect solution for this hard-to-furnish octagonal office.
Ongrade Decking
This custom decking solution adds great impact to this landscaped yard.
Onlay Moulding
Simple, yet effective. This onlay moulding install adds a great deisgn detail to this kitchen.
Poolstick Holder
This simple solution is the perfect finishing touch to this game room.
Fireplace Enclosure with Raised Panels and TV Alcove
This 20' high fireplace enclosure is the focal point of this family room. Raised panels, fluted columns and dentil moulding add nice finishing touches.
Vaulted Octagonal Ceiling
This spectacular octagonal vaulted ceiling adds drama and architectural detail to this room.
Cherry Wainscoting
Cherry wainscoting with a dark finish adds an opulent feel throughout this home.
Painted Wainscoting
This wainscoting has a paneled design. The crisp lines along with a coat of bright white paint adds a bright, cheery feel to this home.
Three Panel Windowseat
Windowseats are a great way to utilize some tricky spaces in your home. This three panel installation has a center panel that slides out as a drawer for additional storage.
Window Seat with Raised Panels
These window seats are a great multifunctional addition to this room. While adding storage, seating and visual interest, their bright white finish accentuates the amount of light this room gets.
Window Seats with Raised Panels
Several examples of window seats with raised panels. Note both the flip-top and slide out styles.
Windowseat & Wainscoting
The addition of two windowseats added some much needed extra storage, and a nice wainscoting installation really brings this bedroom together.


text:
Increase your campaign success by segmenting your data
Sending the right message to the right recipient is proven to significantly increase response rates in terms of both opening the email and click throughs. It is important therefore that you have tools to quickly and easily target groups of recipients and personalise the content to match the individual.
Our easy to use drag and drop segmentation tool empowers you to quickly and easily segment your data. Both straightforward and more complex queries are made easy.
You can segment by:
- Address Book - Customers, Prospects, Website sign ups etc
- Data Fields, such as location, business type, job title etc
- Behaviour, including both positive and negative interactions with a specific campaigns. For example, those who opened an email or clicked on a specific link inside.
You can group these filters by 'and' or 'or' to help you filter the people you want to target.
For example you may wish to target only Solicitors in Norwich. For this you would use two data fields - business type and location and the grouping would be 'and' as you want both pieces of data to be true. If you were to use the 'or' grouping you would be targeting either anyone who is a Solicitor or anyone who is in Norwich.
These queries may look complex but our drag & drop query builder technology makes it incredibly quick and easy for any marketer to create queries and segment their data. Each query can be built in just a few minutes.
If you want to see our data segmentation features in more detail take a Free Trial.


text:
Like us on Facebook for a service discount!
The Sea Ray 240 Sundeck gives you so many options, whether its a day of relaxation or action, the 2011 Sea Ray 240 Sundeck features all the amenities and functionality you will need. This is the SUV of family deck boats, sleek and quick while being extremely functional. No feature was overlooked and it shows, the Sea Ray 240 Sundeck is the perfect boat to maximize quality time with family and friends!
This is a lightly used SeaRay that was used only in freshwater and is completely loaded with options. It has about 70 hours on the 350 MAG MPI Bravo III engine. It is equipped with Premium Gel Coat Graphics Package; Premium Stereo Upgrade with Transom Remote; Cockpit LED Lighting; Dual Batteries with Switch; Bimini Top; Bow & Cockpit Covers; Transom Trim Switch; Forward Pull Out Sprayer for Water System; Bow Filler Cushion and Table.
The mission of our 240 Sundeck is to host a lot of guests easily and comfortably without losing the performance, good looks, and trailerability of a sport boat. No Problem! There's room for 10 people and up to 300 horsepower.
Engine & Drivetrain
|Engine Make:
|Engine Model:
|350 MAG MPI DTS Bravo III
|Total Engine Power:
|Engine Hours:
|Engine Type:
|Number of Engines:
|Fuel Type:
|Fuel Capacity:
|55 Gallons
|Drive Type:
|3 blades
|Hull Shape:
|Modified Vee
|8' 6"
|Length Overall (LOA):
|24' 6"
|Max Draft:
|3' 1"
|Min Draft:
|1' 10"
|Dry Weight:
|4,850 lbs.
|Max Load Capacity:
|1,600 lbs.
|Fresh Water Capacity:
|9 Gallons
|21° at Transom
|Number of Heads:
|Seating Capacity:
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


text:
My Impression of Germany - Why I think racism still strong in Germany - An anti racism appeal - Say No to Racism
I am from India and Germany was always my favourite country in Europe from the time I started taking interest in world political history. My impression of German people was that they are one of the most hard working people on the planet, believe in perfection and love their country. My belief was supported by the fact that after being completely destroyed after WW1 they managed to become the super power with in 20 years and then again after being ruined in WW2 again became the powerhouse of Europe and world leaders in machinery and automotive industry. Due to all above mentioned reason I always wanted to visit Germany some day.
However my first contact with Germans happened after I completed engineering and joined an Indian IT company. My first client was a German telecom major for which we bagged the contract of maintaining their IT systems. I was delighted to be in that project. However my joy was short lived when I started communicating with them. Although I understand that English is not their first language and neither mine, I always found their wordings very sarcastic and not in good spirit. There was a sense of superiority in their email conversation and clear message that they don't consider us to be at par with them. Even after that my support for Germany was never diminished as I thought that their behaviour might be due to the fact that they were loosing jobs due to offshoring the work to India. After some time that project was over and I moved on to some other US project.
My real contact with Germans happened when I was sent to UK. I have been now living in UK for three years and I frequently visit India, at least twice every year. I always want to carry lot of gifts for my family and friends and bring lots of stuff from India while coming back. Therefore, I always try to select airlines which gives at least 2 piece baggage allowance. Now a days only Lufthansa gives 2 piece baggage between London and Delhi although that means its slightly expensive and it stops over Germany for couple of hours. For last three years I have been flying via either Frankfurt or Munich to Delhi and same while returning back to London.
However each time I have found airport staffs being impolite and rude to passengers travelling from subcontinent. I understand that security is a big concern all over the world now. But I don't think security concerns in Germany are bigger than India or UK. The way we are frisked in German airport makes us look like terrorists. This become more through for people from Sikh religion who might be mistaken as Islamic fundamentalists and not even older people are spared from this ordeal. At the same time, most of the white people are let go without any frisking. These people are untrained at dealing with the sensitivity and sometimes looks at us like we have done some crime by coming to their country.
Its not the case that everyone was rude and racist. I particularly found younger generation from Germany very cool and easy going. When I discussed my experience with them they had no shame in agreeing that most of middle aged people are still living in Nazi era. However they pointed out that Germany is changing and newer generation don't find themselves different or superior from others.
My intention of writing this hub is not to shame Germany. If anyone working on Munich Airport read this hub, please understand that you people are the gateways of your country and make every effort to present the best picture of your country.
I think Germany is still my favorite country and I will still give it benefit of doubt because I have only visited its airport and not its cities and villages. I will be glad if my observations on German airports proved to be wrong. Till then....fingers crossed xxx
No comments yet.


text:
Nicholas A. Hays
Assistant Professor
Department: Management
Office: N423
Telephone: 517-432-3510
Email: email@example.com
Nicholas Hays received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from UCLA, and his B.A. in Psychology and B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. His research examines the psychology of hierarchy, specifically how power and status hierarchies, the most prevalent forms of social hierarchy, affect individuals' experiences and group processes. His research has been published in Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Prior to MSU, Dr. Hays was a Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business.
Before his academic career, Dr. Hays worked in management consulting for Booz & Company in New York and Bridge Strategy Group in Chicago.
Before his academic career, Dr. Hays worked in management consulting for Booz & Company in New York and Bridge Strategy Group in Chicago.
Social hierarchy, power, status, conflict, competition, ethics, decision-making.
- Best Theoretical Conference Paper - 2008: From the International Association of Conflict Management
- Best Empirical Conference Paper - 2013: From the International Association of Conflict Management
- Hays, N. A., & Blader, S. L. (in press). To give or not to give? Effects of status and legitimacy on generosity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Hays, N. A., & Bendersky, C. (2015). Not at all inequality is created equal: Effects of status versus power hierarchies on competition for upward mobility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108(6), 867-882.
- Hays, N. A., & Goldstein, N. J. (2015). Power and legitimacy influence conformity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 60, 17-26.
- Hays, N. A. (2013). Fear and loving in social hierarchy: Sex differences in preferences for power and status. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49(6), 1130-1136.
- Bendersky, C., & Hays, N. A. (2012). Status conflict in groups. Organization Science, 23(2), 323-340.
- Goldstein, N. J., & Hays, N. A. (2011). Illusory Power Transference: The Vicarious Experience of Power. Administrative Science Quarterly, 56(4), 593-621.
- MGT 840: Organizational Leadership
- MGT 460: Management Capstone
- PIM 852: Negotiations
- Ad hoc reviewer for: Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Psychological Science, Social Psychology
- Program committee member: 2011 annual meeting of the International Association of Conflict Management, Istanbul, Turkey
- Program committee member: 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, Texas


text:
A place for all things games: reviews, hardware, consoles, cheats, walk-throughs, and everything else gaming
April 26, 2012
Bioshock: Infinite trailer
I've been a big fan of Bioshock series, and I am really looking forward to getting my hands on this up coming prequel to Bioshock. It is a prequel but it does not take place in Rapture like the previous games. Here is a quick glimpse. As always please follow my blog for more gaming news and visit my sponsors for more information.
Posted by Crue313 at 12:27:00 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
About us
How to buy
Trade customers
Home Hardware collectionDoor Security: locks, latches and boltsGate furnitureBlack safety hasp and staple 4½"
This black safety hasp and staple is ideal for use with exterior gates and sheds. Use with a padlock to help secure your property.
Safety hasp and staple SCF0101
×This website uses cookies to provide the best service possible. Continue using the site if you are happy with this, or find out how to manage cookies.


text:
80 Days PC Game Free Download
80 Days PC Game PC Game Overview
80 Days PC Game Free Download
Following are the main features of 80 Days PC Game PC Game that you will be able to experience after the first install on your Operating System.
- Plan and strategise – can you find the fastest route?
- Flexible interactive narrative with thousands of choices
- Massively replayable – every journey is unique
- Explore an entire 3D globe, with 170 bespoke cities to visit
- Richly imagined, diverse alternative-history steampunk world
- Stunning art by Jaume Illustration
- Race real people in real-time: every second counts
- Live multiplayer feed, showing journeys of other players as they happen
- Share your journey with friends
80 Days PC Game Free Download
This game system requirements are described in the content below. With these specifications, the game will run smoothly and graphics would be crystal clear. A machine (CPU) better than these specifications is most beneficiary.
Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP+
Processor: 2 Ghz with SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Hardware support for shader model 3
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 2 GB available space
80 Days PC Game Free Download
Here are quick steps how to installing 80 Days PC Game PC Game, make sure you follow the steps that we have given below correctly.
- Extract with latest winRAR version.
- Install Game-setup.exe.
- Wait until is done.
- Play the game.
- Enjoy.
80 Days PC Game Free Download
Review Overview
80 Days PC Game free download
Summary : 80 Days PC Game free download setup full version with crack in direct download links for Windows OS. 80 DAYS is a breakneck race, with an in-game ...


text:
|Posted by Caitlin Blake on June 10, 2014 at 1:20 PM
The 13th Annual Golf Tournament
July 26th, 2014 with a 1pm Shotgun
Registrations are now being accepted! Get your paperwork in as soon as you can!
We are looking for volunteers for a variety of things. Need some community service hours? Would you like to help a non-profit organization? Please contact us at [email protected]
Categories: None
Oops, you forgot something.
The words you entered did not match the given text. Please try again.


text:
A place for my occasional musings on photography and a noticeboard for new work.
Monday, 21 July 2014
Lake District Sky
A few days ago The Cloud Appreciation Society published another of my sky photographs taken recently in the Lake District. It's linked here - and is shown in the post below - Watendlath Sky.
Posted by Steve Gledhill at 08:12 No comments:
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Virtually Grey Website Updated
Following my recent trip to California, Oregon and Washington and an even more recent visit to the English Lake District I've updated my website with images from both. The USA visit is linked here and the Lakes visit is here. And here are a few of the images.
|Chaotic Falls into Lake Quinault
|Wizard Island in Crater Lake
|Pine Candles
|Watendlath Sky
|Rydal Water Slate Mine
Posted by Steve Gledhill at 09:19 No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
There is a natural phenomenon happening where 'very normal' people find themselves asking obvious and straightforward questions about everyday things. What's happening to the weather? What's happening to my neighbourhood? What's happening to my investments? Many people can feel that there is something not right. These occurrences are now increasing, the questions are growing, people are peeling back the layers of illusion and asking for truth.
Now we live in a very different and very connected world, where social media and alternative media channels have been fueling 'the awakening'. The sharing of knowledge, truth and ideas is having a massive effect in the fight to increase awareness. For all of us this is an on-going process, and the spiritual shift is now well underway, though we still have a long way to go.
In this episode Anam Paiseanta joins us to explain that we, as a society, must evolve individually, and join together, to consciously out grow of the current political system. The personal principles needed to get us all moving in the right direction can be found in anarchism. These are all 'normal' things - the love and respect for mankind, justice, cooperation, voluntaryism, the non-aggression-principle, personality responsibility and self-ownership. Your personal evolution will path the way to a much larger and social and political revolution. Anam also tells us about the progress on his team's "Connector" app, which will allow people to connect with like-minded individuals, and even form hidden, counter-economies among themselves.
Here is where Anam's formula of "A-Cubed" or "the three A's" is leading to the evolution that enables the real world revolution:
- Awakening – Sharing knowledge, memes – reminding each other of truth
- Activism – Prevention of government indoctrination by educating the youth, alternative schooling
- Agorism – Projects – Counter-economics, creating the new system, what can I do to add value?
The time is now – to tune in and turn up. The Paradise Paradox presents Anam Paiseanta!
To download the audio, right click here and press 'Save as'
About us
The Paradise Paradox is a podcast where we talk about crazy ideas for open-minded people. We cover topics such as crypto-currency, technology, politics, economics, freedom, free-thinking, and psychedelic experiences.
We're reposting our content from our website. To confirm that it's really us, or to read the full shownotes including related episodes and pertinent links, go to The Paradise Paradox
If you enjoyed the episode, please upvote, leave us a comment with your thoughts, and press follow. You can also follow Aaron on Steemit here: @battleayzee, and Kurt here @churdtzu for more fascinating stories and articles.
You can also subscribe on iTunes, subscribe on Pocket casts, and subscribe on Youtube.


text:
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District leadership is exploring the most important infrastructure projects in local schools as part of its Six-Year Capital Improvement Plan,... Read more
Different seasons of the year are different in appearance, activity, and atmosphere. Each season is unique in those aspects. One factor stands out to me... Read more
Here's a question. Do you value hard work? Many of us would say yes, though of course a person can abuse work and end up... Read more
I've been thinking a lot about "focus" of late. Focus affects every area of our lives. It controls what we do, who we get along... Read more


text:
Tasmanian Devil, Illustration
C027/4819 Rights Managed
530 pixels on longest edge, unwatermarked
Request/Download high-res file
Uncompressed file size: 22.4MB
Downloadable file size: 468.7KB
Please login to use the price calculator
Credit: Spencer Sutton/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Release details: Model release not required. Property release not required.
Keywords: animal, art, artwork, australia, australian, baring teeth, call, carnivore, carnivorous, drawing, endangered, endangered species, gape, graphic, illustration, mammal, nature, posture, rendering, sarcophilus, sarcophilus harrisii, screech, showing teeth, sound, tasmania, tasmanian devil, threat, threatened, threatening, wildlife, yawn, yawning
Licence fees: A licence fee will be charged for any media (low or high resolution) used in your project.


text: So the frustration of 512Mb of RAM and 7 years of degradation in performance has finally got to me and i need a new PC! I've done some cursory looking but since i've never been that interested in performance and PC specs i'm pretty clueless, and don't really want to get involved with a self build either. So far i've found THIS which looks ok but having done a bit of reading i've suddenly got paranoid about low grade components like shoddy PSU's or the like. However any time you modify these pre-builts using their customisation options you end up paying for more than you'd like! Anyone have any opinions on that PC or decent alternatives for me?


text:
In Focus: August Sander
Claudia Bohn-Spector
The long life of German photographer August Sander (1876–1964) spanned one of the most turbulent eras in his country's history. The Great War of 1914–1918, the Weimar Republic, the reign of National Socialism, and the horrors of World War II all left an indelible imprint on both the man and his work. Sander, a conventional studio portraitist who transformed himself into an avant-gardist, exemplified the complex and sometimes contradictory nature of his time. He was at once innovative and deeply wedded to the past, blending a progressive vision with a traditional view of society and his craft.
The approximately fifty plates featured in In Focus: August Sander are some of the most striking from the J. Paul Getty Museum's more than twelve hundred pictures by the artist. They include images of rural dwellers such as in Young Farmers and Farm Girls, and other portraits including Wife of the Cologne Painter Peter Abelen, Parliamentarian and the poignant Blind Children, Düren. A chronological overview of Sander's life provides a factual framework for this discussion.
Commentary about the images is provided by Claudia Bohn-Spector, an independent scholar and curator. Joining her in this discussion of Sander's career are artist Hilla Becher; Gabriele Conrath-Scholl, Sander Archive, Cologne; David Featherstone, independent editor and curator; Sander Gilman, professor of Germanic studies, University of Chicago; Ulrich Keller, professor of art history, University of California at Santa Barbara; Weston Naef, curator emeritus of photographs, the J. Paul Getty Museum; and Joan Weinstein, deputy director at the Getty Foundation.144 pages
"The concise volume includes an excellent overview ... as well as an edited transcript of an interesting colloquium."
—Los Angeles Times
"Another in the series demonstrating the great collection of photography at the Getty Museum."
"Fifty plates representing the most striking creations from some 1,200 works by the photographer ... [an] excellent overview."
"Sander is one of the gods of photography."
6 x 7 5/8 inches
55 duotone illustrations
Getty Publications
Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum
Series: In Focus: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum


text:
Featured Links
| business insurance quote - http://insurance-options.co.uk/business-insurance
Whilst you can control many aspects of your particular business sector sometimes an unexpected event could set your business back. Talk to us at Insurance Options for a business insurance quote and we will review your arrangements and make you aware of covers you could have to minimise the distruption to your business. - More details


text:
Pulse Oximeter CalibratorProject ID: SMT4951601
Pulse Oximeter Calibrator
Detalles del proyecto
Coste total:No disponible
Aportación de la UE:No disponible
Coordinado en:Germany
Régimen de financiación:CSC - Cost-sharing contracts
The objective of the proposal is to contribute to a uniform quality of patient diagnosis during anaesthesia and in intensive care within the EC countries. The development of a convenient method and of the corresponding hardware for an objective comparison of commercially available pulse oximeters is a step in this direction. Conditions under which pulse oximeters are to be tested should not only refer to "normal" patient values but also include pathological values because it is especially in these circumstances where the physician needs most the support of monitors such as pulse oximeters. Currently available pulse oximeters use different unpublished and often untested algorithms. This makes it difficult for the physician to validate his clinical findings in a reproducible manner. During the elaboration of the European standard for pulse oximeters (pr EN 865) this has been identified as a serious problem. The fulfilment of the essential requirements in the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC is not feasible without a calibration unit. This is the reason for CEN TC 215 to propose this problem for investigation in order to make a standardisation procedure possible. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with and under guidance of CEN TC 215. It will consist of two major steps: The first step includes the analysis of the optical properties of the tissue areas where pulse oximeters are applied and of the dynamic behaviour of pulse waves. Data from studies on a large population of patients will be stored in a data pool. In step 2, based on the data of step 1, a microcomputer controlled Calibrator will be developed by which different optical conditions of blood and tissue and of different pulse waveforms can be simulated. The Calibrator is to be tested in the laboratory and in comparison with patient data obtained by standard analysis of patient blood.
23538 Lübeck
See on map
Tel.: +49-4515003682
Fax: +49-4515003683
15123 Athens
Tel.: +30-210-6892500
Fax: +30-210-6819527
23562 Lübeck
See on map
Tel.: +49-4525005093
Fax: +49-45124941
W2 1NY London
United Kingdom
See on map
Tel.: +44-717251556
Fax: +44-717256425
20012 San Sebastián
See on map
Tel.: +34-943270100
Fax: +34-943281278
3000 Leuven
See on map
Tel.: +32-16344270
Fax: +32-16344245
12210 Athens
Tel.: +30-210-5909015/17
Fax: +30-210-5911590


text:
Two Rhode Island women using a Scranton address and a bogus ATM card stole $56,400 from someone else's account, federal prosecutors said.
Johanna Calderalo, 45, and Ana Calderalo, 71, both of Cranston, are each charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to an information filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Court documents indicate the two reached a plea agreement with the government but it was not filed as of Tuesday.
Prosecutors said Johanna Calderalo used her position as an employee at an unidentified bank to monitor an individual's bank account. That victim was not identified in court documents and Dawn Mayko, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, declined to identify the victim. It also is not known if Johanna Calderalo and Ana Calderalo are related.
On Dec. 29, 2015, Johanna Calderalo used her work computer to change the victim's mailing address to a residence in Scranton, which belonged to a friend of Ana Calderalo.
On March 3, 2016, Johanna Calderalo ordered an ATM card for the victim's account and mailed it to Scranton, where, a few days later, Ana Calderalo picked it up. Johanna Calderalo ordered a second card on April 17, 2016.
Between March 7 and May 1, 2016, they used the ATM card to withdraw the cash, which prosecutors say they spent for their own personal use.
The Calderalos were not in custody Tuesday afternoon, Mayko said. Efforts to reach them were unsuccessful.
Contact the writer: firstname.lastname@example.com, 570-348-9144; @jkohutTT


text:
Question !. I selected the 64 bit, zipped version. It is in my Downloads file. Do I first unzip it as the directions say. If I right click on the file folder there is an Extract All selection. Is this how it is unzipped?
Question 2. Once it is unzipped I then locate the SH application exe file to launch the program according to the instructions. I can right click this exe file to create a shortcut for further use it says. I missed this on my first try. Am I on the right track?
Question 3. When you do get it launched and first open it you have the Profile builder screen. User name I get, but can someone explain the Password Protect Profile? Is this a new password just for SH or the password for apneaboard.com? This is where I went astray on the first try.
I so appreciate the help freely given on this forum--especially from AlanE. I am a forum admin on a private recreational vehicle site and know how important support from those having actual experience with a product is and I have learned so much. I'm feeling pretty dumb at this point--at 74 my brain has slowed down (hopefully speeding up now that I'm dealing with the sleep problem!)


text:
Please note that CCCF Calendar is for organisations to add their own events rather than a centralised service.
To use it, a designated person within your organisation will need to run your own Google Calendar, and complete the steps outlined below to link it to ours.
Before applying to join it, please note that:
- the CCCF Calendar is primarily intended for organisations that have regular events related to climate and energy issues. If you hold less than 2 or 3 events a year, or you wish to publicise a one-off event, then we suggest you contact the nearest organisation (listed below) and ask them to consider adding the event(s) on your behalf.
- All events you create for use on any calendar to be linked to the CCCF Calendar must be located in Cornwall, and be loosely related to climate or energy issues - this calendar is not for advertising businesses.
Here's the procedure to join the CCCF Calendar.
To add your public events to the CCCF Calendar:
- If your organisation also has a Google Calendar please email email@example.com stating organisation name, objectives, and contact details (if you don't already have a Google Calendar, you can sign up and create one by following this link).
- Please note that to be displayed on the CCCF Calendar your organisation's calendar will need to be set as public - (see this help page on Google calendar) and that since there are many other organisations on the CCCF Calendar, all events you create will need to clearly identify lead organisation or location + subject matter (in the event title), plus date, time and location, and be flagged as public.
- Colour coding: Red - North Cornwall, Orange - East Cornwall, Green - Mid Cornwall, Blue - South West Cornwall, Grey- Cornwall wide/other. Please let us know which colour coding you wish to use, and finally, and most importantly, ensure that your calendar is shared with firstname.lastname@example.com - (see here for how to do so).
- If your calendar is suitable we will add it to our main calendar, and your events will be displayed here and on our partner websites.
N.B. Please let us know if your organisation is no longer posting to the calendar so that we can maintain calendar speed and remove you from the following list.
Organisations currently with access to the calendar:
- Cornwall Community Climate Forum
- Community Energy Plus
- Cornwall FoE
- Fal Energy Partnership
- Falmouth LETS
- Kabin
- Transition Cornwall Network
- Transition Falmouth
- Transition Lostwithiel
- Transition Penwith
- Transition St Goran
- Transition Truro
- Truro LETS


text:
All Films.All Above Board.NOW INCLUDES TV SHOWS & TV LISTINGS
Luis Bunuel directs this early 1960s melodrama starring Rosita Quintana as Susana, a mentally unstable woman who uses her sexuality to manipulate and get the attention she craves. After escaping from a reformatory for delinquent girls, Susana finds shelter in the farmhouse home of a peaceful and contented family. But she gradually uses her powers of seduction to undermine the stability of the family and wreak emotional discord, pitting the men against one another and causing the women to despise her.


text:
Karrueche Tran Mocks Chris Brown's Baby Scandal In Instagram Pic
You know what they say about a woman scorned. After dumping Chris Brown and cutting him completely out of her life, Karrueche proved she's not quite done making her ex pay for dropping his love child bombshell on her!
It's been barely a week since Karrueche Tran, 26, denounced her ex in public, Chris Brown, 25, before leaving him — possibly for good! But, his indiscretion doesn't seem like something she's getting over anytime soon. Karrueche went and added insult to injury by mocking the drama surrounding her ex on Instagram. Yikes!
Karrueche Tran Mocks Chris Brown's Baby Scandal In Instagram Pic
Karrueche decided to stoke the Chris baby drama fires on Mar. 8 by posting a picture of an adorable toddler taking a bath, with the caption: "I want to eat her up!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤" Karruche is clearly not going to let Chris forget about his mistake, and her post got everyone talking.
Karrueche Tran: Stop Mocking Chris Brown's Baby & Take The High Road
But, before the chatter got out of hand, Karrueche shot-down any wrong ideas: "don't come w the bullsh*t on this pic.. She's my niece."
We can't blame Karrueche for taking out some frustration on Chris, especially after all she's been through because of him. But, posting a picture of a baby now, while Chris is in the middle of dealing with Nia Amey and his own baby stress? Definitely seems like Karrueche is mocking him. Maybe she's still upset over how she thought she and Chris might start a family together. That definitely isn't happening now.
Chris Brown & Karrueche Tran: How He Thinks He Can Get Her Back
We here at HollywoodLife.com support Karruche's decision and we're glad she decided to dump him on Twitter without looking back. Make it stick this time, and keep finding a way to laugh this off!
Chris Furious Nia GLeaked Baby Secret — Taking Her To Court
Someone whose not laughing at the drama is Chris himself. Hey, can you blame him? Not surprisingly, he didn't want the news of his daughter getting out this way and — well, oops.
In a HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVE, we got the scoop on how Chris is handling the story getting away from him, how he thinks the baby's mother, Nia Guzman-Amey, might be behind the leak, and how Chris plans on taking Nia to court. Uh oh!
Meanwhile, Karrueche seems to be having the last laugh.
What did you think of Karrueche's joke at her ex, Hollywood Lifers? Think it was funny? Or did you just think Karrueche's niece is the cutest?
— Jason Brow


text:
Come see why Cozumel—a diver's dream nestled off the Eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula—has become a top destination for many of the world's most ambitious athletes.
This fall, the breathtaking island will host 5 internationally acclaimed competitions, and Cozumel Palace is located right at the finish line. Treat the whole family to these challenging thrills with our Kids and Teens Stay Free promo. Bring up to two kids, 17 and under, and their stay is on the house. Below is a detailed program of all the exciting goings-on around this Caribbean paradise.
On October 6, the Triatlón Cozumel arrives in Cozumel. This marvel of endurance includes a rigorous program of swimming in the Caribbean alongside gorgeous tropical fish, a rugged cycling route, and concludes with a vigorous run. There are 2-hour and 4-hour competition options. Power through it all, and be pampered at the finish line with Cozumel Palace's posh all-inclusive luxury.
Booking Window: NOW - October 1, 2018
Travel Window: September 25, 2018 - October 12, 2018
On October 6, let the kids strut their stuff at the Ironkids competition, which blends healthy sports challenges, fun, and team and friendship building skills.
Booking Window: NOW - October 1, 2018
Travel Window: September 25, 2018 - October 12, 2018
On November 11, cyclists will embark on an unforgettable ride through the stunning island of Cozumel with the GFNY, Gran Fondo Of New York. The event showcases the grandeur and expanse of this Mayan paradise by winding through 20 miles of coastline alongside the stunning turquoise ocean. Conquer the island in the spirit of the Mayans as they did 3,000 years ago.
Booking Window: NOW - November 12, 2018
Travel Window: November 4, 2018 - November 25, 2018
On September 30, Cozumel will host the Ironman competition, a test of endurance and strength in running, swimming, and cycling. You will be sore at the end of it, but luxurious pampering is just a sprint away at Cozumel Palace.
Booking Window: NOW - October 1, 2018
Travel Window: September 25, 2018 - October 12, 2018


text:
What Does local business advertising Mean?Our programs are created by field industry experts to ensure pupils learn the abilities which have been in need. The latest Academy of Artwork College Advertising learners have received much more awards than All those at some other college.
Local businesses know something truly unique and crucial about their concentrate on current market: they Reside or are in shut vicinity for their business.
Marketing Specialists: Marketing professionals help in the event and layout of marketing plans to market products and services. Normal obligations consist of generating revenue shows, developing conversation materials, coordinating job routines, and compiling stories on sector trends, pricing, opponents and new products and solutions.
The college of Advertising is Among the most prosperous advertising diploma programs from the nation. Our curriculum reflects the Expert aspects of the sector by integrating technological innovation with Visible communication.
An amazing testimony on a spell caster who introduced my spouse back again to me, My title is jacira andrew, i am a native of brazil, but i reside in singapor, And that i'm Fortunately married to a beautiful and caring spouse, with a child. A really significant trouble happened in my relatives couple month ago, between my partner and i, so awful that he took the case to court docket for just a divorce, he explained that he under no circumstances planned to stay with me all over again, and that he don't adore me anymore, So he packed my belongings outside of his home and designed me and my boy or girl passed as a result of severe soreness, I attempted all my doable implies to acquire him back again, following much begging, but all to check my blog no avail, and he confirmed it that he has manufactured his decision, and he never ever planned to see me yet again, So on 1 evening, as I had been coming back from work, i met an aged friend of mine who asked of my husband, So i spelled out each matter to her, so she instructed me that the only way i could possibly get my partner back, is to go to a spell caster, since it has actually worked for her far too, So i hardly ever considered in spell, but I'd no other decision, than to stick to her information, Then she gave me the e-mail address from the spell caster whom she frequented, email@example.com
A bare minimum undergraduate quality stage regular of 3.0 is usually needed for entry into online MBA in marketing systems. Some faculties, for example Northeastern College, also call for letters of suggestion, application essays, GMAT scores and resumes.
I realize most of you might have expressed an fascination in receiving on Youtube in 2017. And even for people of ...
When penning this guide, we arrived at out towards the marketer community to collect situation studies and learnings about Resourceful marketing procedures. Many of these illustrations are bundled all over the tutorial, but some didn't more helpful hints quite healthy.
Investigate our system catalog and get courses dependant on your passions and timetable. Enhance your awareness, understand a fresh talent, or try out a different type of artwork.
Oversee course of action and resources for economical delivery of online retailer belongings and resources. Our great prospect is a person who has experience with electronic marketing,... 13 days in the past - save task - far more...
Listings are accessed through the well-known Citysearch cellular application, and businesses preferred by customers are routinely named in local "best of" lists that go over 20 types. Checklist your business below.
Deal to hire position. Will system launches, coordinate pricing, deal with seller relationships, and coordinate trade extravaganza appearances. Need to have five a long time of marketing encounter and also a bachelor's diploma in marketing or relevant field. Jan 23
Producing and operating adverts to the Facebook event is fantastic way to get people to go to your establishment.
The MFA in Advertising presents the graduate university student with abilities in directing a complete advertising marketing campaign from strategy to finished challenge which include industry research, technique, copywriting, art way, and presentation.


text:
In Douglass (Mont.) I don't know if the Zern track housing development of 240 low income town homes off of Jackson Road in Gilbertsville has been approved. If not, this would be a good starting point to ask the supervisors why they are pushing these developments. I think 240 low-income town homes on a 20-some acre lot, which is quite small, will cause a lot of other types of problems down the road in Gilbertsville.
Concerned Taxpayer
To North Coventry Yankee, first of all you ought to know what you're talking about when you say Boyertown is complaining about building a new stadium. That's right, our taxes are high enough now and I don't know what you're talking about this Trump tax cut. You're living in another world. You better wake up.
Now is the time that we can bring back The Pueblo from North Korea. It was taken illegally. It's been put on display for all these years. It is time for it to come back to us and it is still a commissioned ship.
Ed from Oaks
I'd like to thank my good friend and teacher of mathematics at Owen J. Roberts High School, Tom Barr, 35 years of teaching. Congratulations my friend, well done.
Thanks to all the new regulations and oh yeah, parking meter price going up again. If you want people to come to downtown Pottstown there should be free parking or almost free parking. The increase means I will not be going to any of the shops anymore. I'll be going to the big mall that's off of Route 100. Thank you Pottstown.
A Senior Citizen
When Trump leaves the White House it will be in handcuffs or a straight jacket.
This is to Lady Di. You said to honor the people who laid their lives down who fought for this country. Yes, but what about your president who says John McCain is a loser because he got caught? Answer that for me.
From Winston Churchill "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions."
Hopefully the 76ers will not draft another drama queen. That's the last thing we need from the guy from Cleveland. You have enough good players, develop them, save your money. Remember how much money you blew on Chris Webber. So just think it out, get good players and this and that and everything will come out fine. You have a good group of players to begin with. You don't need LeBron James, nothing but trouble.
The Big Buck
Anthony Bourdain did not commit suicide. He recently did an interview with Elon Musk and was getting ready to tell more.
The Y building being open and in use is good for Pottstown however the YMCA resources being available to the people who need them is more important. The south pool with ramp access, warm water and whirlpool is needed by seniors. Both pools for children, swim lessons, swim team and lap swimming for adults are things that can't be easily replaced by other resources accessible in Pottstown. Without these irreplaceable resources the rest is window dressing.
Senior Citizen
I was in Hill Top Drive In in Sanatoga recently and it has changed owners. The food is still great and a reasonable price. The lady that owns it is a great person. Let's keep going there for support and help keep the Hill Top where it's been for the last 50, 60 years.
NFL NBA don't mean a thing to me. I could care less about those overpaid bums.
Every person who is criticizing President Trump for canceling the Eagles meeting seems to be hostile to him. If he had the meeting then the same people would be arguing from the opposite side and saying he should have cancelled it.
Logical Bob
The reason why the people in Boyertown are upset about the stadium is because they put an addition on the school they didn't need and the stadium was deemed dangerous years prior to the school improvement. So Mr. Yankee, use your head. It has nothing to do with Trump.
Apparently Dennis Rodman did a good job as a negotiator in Singapore and Trump went along for pictures.
Well we know that Channel 12 WPVI public TV is no longer on a fundraiser right now because they dropped the wattage, it's summer time. So you can't even receive the stations here in Pottstown. Well maybe we don't have to receive their stations either when it comes time for the fundraisers. And they can think about that.
I've discovered the one good thing about me being wrong is the joy it brings to others.
Jim Fitch
Sound Off is a forum to spur dialogue from residents of the communities we serve on topics of interest in those communities. Fair game are comments that raise issues of note or amplify ongoing debates.
We will not publish comments that are potentially libelous, slanderous, mean-spirited, vulgar or inappropriate. Publications of Sound Off comments are at the sole discretion of the publisher.


text:
Re: From same book as prev. post / married Penobscot///Thanks Doris
In reply to:
Re: From same book as prev. post...Baron de St.Castine married Penobscot Indian
Doris Lustusky 9/08/03
Thank You Doris and I apologize for being late in saying so.
This is a great addition to my post and I appreciate you adding this bit of info.
Yes the Abbe Museum is a great source.
Thanks again.


text:
Log In
New Releases
Forthcoming Titles
Best Sellers
Complete Title List
What's On Sale
Author Bios
Author Blog
Author Events
Contact Publicity
Mystery Field Guide
Book Club Questions
Mystery Resources
Ordering Info
Trade Shows
Subsidiary Rights
Bookseller Signup
Bookseller Login
Forms & Resources
Unlucky Charms
By: Linda O. Johnston
A Superstition Mystery #3
Rory Chasen, manager of the Lucky Dog Boutique in Destiny, California, hopes her new line of good-luck doggy toys will be a hit, especially the stuffed rabbits with extra-large feet. The timing of the line's debut proves ill-fated, though, as several local shops—including Rory's—are ransacked and vandalized with spilled salt and other unlucky charms.
The most likely culprit is disgruntled real estate agent Flora Curtival, whose issues with the town give her a motive. But after Flora is murdered and one of Rory's toy rabbits is found with the body, Rory needs all the luck she can get while trying to determine just who killed the superstitious vandal.
"This is one author who has a great gift for telling a great tale that both humans and animals can enjoy."—Suspense Magazine


text:
Bug: crashes when I try to edit equipment for a completed workout.
An update to the application was just released to the store. It should address this issue. Thank you for your patience.
5 comments
AdminRob Raux (Founder, Raux Software) commented
This should truly be addressed now with version 2.2.0
Anonymous commented
Hi, on my iPhone 6 the crash is still there...
All updates are done.
Keep on running,
AdminRob Raux (Founder, Raux Software) commented
Will review this weekend. There isn't a way to revert a build, you need to submit a new one.
C Clay commented
The update did not fix this bug. The app no longer records gps when the phone is locked. Can you put the last version back out as an update?
Anonymous commented
I've had this problem, too. Glad to hear it's being worked on!


text:
Download m4a SUPRAFILES: AYA – Under This [iTunes]
Download m4a PURPLINX: AYA – Under This [iTunes]
The post AYA – Under This [iTunes] appeared first on RnBXclusive.
More from my site
Service Unavailable
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
Additionally, a 503 Service Unavailable error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.


text:
First Time Freshmen
In addition to submitting the CSUN and EOP application on Cal State Apply, the following are required to be considered for admission to CSUN EOP:
Required Documents
The following documents are required of all incoming freshman applicants. Additional documents may be required. Make sure to check your email and myEOP page regularly to ensure that no additional documents are needed.
- 2 recommendations (on Cal State Apply). At least one must be from a school official who knows you both academically and personally—teacher, counselor, coach, etc. The second can be from a teacher/counselor or a community organization, employer, etc. No recommendations from friends or family members will be accepted.
Please note that you are responsible for ensuring that your recommendations have been submitted. Check Cal State Apply and your myEOP page regularly to ensure that both have been submitted by the deadline.
- Financial Documents. Please click on one of the links below to learn more about this requirement.
My Household Files Taxes
My Household Does Not File Taxes
Required Tests
You must submit your SAT or ACT scores electronically to the Office of Admissions and Records by the university deadline to be considered for CSUN EOP. You can learn more about this requirement here: http://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/apply-first-time-freshman
DO NOT SUBMIT SAT/ACT scores or proof of submission to CSUN EOP—they will not be processed.
November 30, 2017
The deadline to submit CSU & EOP Application
January 30, 2018
The deadline to submit additional required documents
March 2, 2018
Priority deadline for FAFSA, California Dream Act, and Cal Grant deadline. You can apply as early as October 2017. The sooner you apply, the sooner your information will be processed!
Is your file complete?
Having a complete file means submitting:
- Required documents (See above)
- Taking required tests (See above)
After completing your file, we will review your information and determine if you are eligible for an interview. To keep better track of your submissions log on to your MyEOPpage and check your CSUN email regularly.


text:
Special Occasions, Events & Party Hire
Hosting an Event?
The Sussex Yeoman is a great location to host your event. Our award winning food and beautifully decorated pub is only 2 minutes from Brighton station and a short walk to the North Laine and central Brighton.
Events: 2018
Events: 2017
Events: 2016
Events: 2015
Brighton Festival Pre Show Offer! 20% off food with proof of ticket purchase to shows at The Duke of Wellington For Tickets Sales Please Contact The Duke of Wellington www.dukeofwellingtonbrighton.co.uk Available Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday in May Not to be used in conjunction with any other offers Reserve your table today!
Nataliya's Fashion Fundraiser! We are delighted to announce that our lovely Nataliya is graduating this year and she needs to raise £350 in order for her designs to been shown at the Graduate Fashion Week 2015 in London. This is a unique opportunity for her designs to be seen by industry people and prospective employers. Please help us make her dreams come true by buying a raffle ticket! Tickets on sale now...raffle draw on 30th April! £1 per ticket
Events: 2014
Kids In Kenya Charity Dinner! 3 courses for £30 - £5 and 10% of all bar takings will be donated to Kids In Kenya! Advance bookings only - £30 per head to be paid when making your booking and Pre-order of all menu choices is required by Thursday 10th July (see menu below) For more in formation on the Kids In Kenya Charity please go to www.kidsinkenya.co.uk We look forward to seeing you there!
PDSA Charity Quiz Night! Hosted by the Sussex Yeoman & Compassion Brighton and Hove! In honour of the PDSA saving 'Merlot the Miracle Cats' life & all the wonderful work they do for animals across the UK in need of medical care. £2 Entry Fee - all funds raised & 10% of bar takings will be donated to PDSA Brighton. Great raffle prizes to win on the night. Teams of up to 6 people only. Come Join The Fun
Events: 2012 & 2013
Celebrate Australia Day (26th January) by having a traditional Aussie Burger with Fries at The Sussex Yeoman!!! 'THE AUSSIE BURGER'....Beef, Bacon, Beetroot, Onions, Lettuce, Tomato & Cheese topped with a Fried Egg (Grilled Pineapple Optional) with Fries! We look forward to seeing you & your guests very soon!


text:
A huge modern & useful iOS UI kit, carefully assembled for Sketch & Photoshop to make your workflow efficient with maximum productivity. Each component in this UI Kit is fully customizable and easy to use. Pixel perfect vector elements, grid, and well organized layers. This huge pack of UI elements is just the thing to make your next application pop!
- 120+ iOS screens
- 8 Popular categories
- Vector based & fully customizable
- Well organized, named & grouped
- Works in Sketch & Photoshop
- Free Google Font: Lato
Compatibility{{::'680568132' | ui8Filesize}} in 1 {{::'File' | ui8Pluralize:1}}
{{discussion.total_comments}} Comments1 CommentBe the first to join the discussion


text:
Hair & Makeup Artist
Seattle , WA
Clients' Love
Book your Services
Gift Certificates
Meet Hanna
Meet the Clients
Fashion and Editorial
High School Seniors
Timeless Beauty
Reach Out
Step 1: Reach Out...
Step 2: Please Fill Out Temporary Contract Form
Please fill this form only after you have confirmed the Artist's availability and you are ready to reserve the date of your event.
Name. First/Last
Email Address
Phone Number
Soulmate's Name. First/Last
Date/s Reserved
Location services needed at
Event Planner. Phone number
Photographer. Website
Time for the artist to start styling
Tyme for the artist to complete styling
Please list services required. Hair/makeup or both for each attendant
Would you require an assistant?
Would you like for the artist to stay for touch-ups?
Are you interested in a trial consultation? If so, would you like hair, makeup or both?
What are the preferred dates for the trial consultation?
What is the location for the trial consultation?
Please briefly describe the theme of your wedding
What look are you trying to achieve?
How did you hear about me?
Anything else you'd like to share.
Liability Agreement. Please sign your initials below to indicate that you have read and agree with the following terms:In the event the Artist cannot comply with the terms of this contract due to negligence, oversight, accident, error, omission, any other avoidable or unavoidable circumstance, whether caused by the Artist or otherwise, the Artist's and/or assistants' liability for this or any other circumstance shall be limited to the amount paid up to that time by the client/s. 50% of total balance is required to secure the date and is non-refundable and non-transferable. Payments apply to the services on the reserved date and are not transferable or refundable.The Artist does not guarantee to create any particular look(s) or meet any particular aesthetic criteria as part of their performance under this contract. The client agrees not to hold Hanna Mazur, Makeup Artist, its agents, assistants, and staff liable for any physical, and or emotional and other distress including property damage, etc. developed as a result their services. By initialing below the client agrees to receive updates from Hanna Mazur, Hair and Makeup Artist, and acknowledges that they have received, read, understood and agree to the price list and terms and conditions outlined in the contract.
Send Message
Thank you for contacting us. We will get back to you as soon as possible
Oops. An error occurred.
Click here
to try again.
Step 3: Pay Your Retainer
©Hanna Mazur Makeup Artist, LLC 2010-2016
Seattle WA
Celebrity makeup artist
Seattle, hair stylist Seattle, wedding makeup artist, Seattle, boudoir
makeup artist, hair stylist,fashion makeup artist and hair stylis Seattle,
editorial makeup artist, wedding makeup artist, wedding hair stylist, Seattle makeup artist,
Seattle hair stylist, makeup artist Seattle, bridal makeup artist, airbrush makeup,
on location makeup,professional makeup artist Seattle, professional hair stylist Seattle,
on location wedding makeup artist,on location hair stylist, best rated makeup artist Seattle,Northwest makeup artist, makeup lessons, bridal makeup and hair Seattle.


text:
So, I've been getting into magazines lately.
I have been very much out of the loop for several reasons; the first being health related, the second being that blogging became a chore, the third being that I'm so sick of having to get up every day and switch on my laptop, so sometimes I just don't. Seeing as I'm making a conscious effort to get into 'my field' more, I thought 'Why not.' I've already finished my first choice for the 2014 Summer Fantasy Challenge, and you can find the post on Dream London Here (Next up is Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay). But - its also occurred to me that I should keep on top of what is current, as well as trying to make a dent in my TBR pile.
A while back I picked up SFX #247 and a SFX Special Edition, which was titled Fantasy but the front cover was also Game Of Thrones - which made me a bit nervous and sadly my fears were right. MOST of it is Game Of Thrones, which I am a little tired of now. Having followed the books since what... maybe almost a decade ago, and having seen the one scene I was waiting for - The Red Wedding - I'm not really interested in the show or the story anymore until the next book is released. After all, there is so much other fantasy waiting to be found.
So, front cover Game of Thrones. There are 3 free gifts; a poster that didn't much 'wow' me and two ebooks that I haven't checked out yet. As I haven't read a F and SF magazine in ages, it was really refreshing to get this wealth of info at once. I don't like one after another after another, though.
What was most valuable to me was the up and coming books and thing. There was an article about this interesting comic called Ordinary about the last man on earth without superpowers. Not a daringly original idea but I'd still be interested to see what angle it takes and where it goes with the idea. Also the book Rebecca Newton and The Sacred Flame caught my eye. So did The Manual, interesting idea. The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August, I've had my eye on that for a while because it's like an idea I had. Guardians Of The Galaxy caught my interest because it was described as a Space Opera. After Firefly, I will willingly take on a space opera! I wouldn't have been saying the same this time last year!
I also loved, on the letters page, the bit that read 'This Month in SFX History', and they show you what headline of the magazine was 5, 10, and 15 years ago - which by the way was (in order) Terminator Salvation, The Day After Tomorrow (which I adore) and Blair Witch! Awesome. And strange. 15 years ago, I was 6.
I also really enjoyed the Female Role in SF Blockbusters. I have thought about it before - being a female writer with a protag. that is female. On that front, I think about what I am/should be portraying through my book. I loved looking at the chronology of Batman! Especially when it got to Batman Beyond, which was a particular favourite of mine when I was younger. The film The Machine looks awesome and I'd love to check that out at some point.
The SFX Special Edition - Fantasy, The Ultimate Celebration. it was indeed cool, though not really that 'ultimate' - most of it was Game of Thrones and there was little information there I didn't already know. But I did enjoy reading the Game Of Thrones by numbers section.
As for the rest - I think the most useful part was the 25 Greatest Dragons. (And I just gotta say... FALKOR IS A LUCKDRAGON?! O_O Whaaattt =O ) But to be honest, the magazine I thought would be the most useful for me was actually the most useless for me. =( I am sad. But never mind - there's always next month. =]
Fantasy Magazines Part 2
Fantasy Magazines Part 3 - coming soon.
Ashana Lian .


text:
Make most of job you haveColleen Coates
Create new attitude and find work happiness
There's never a better time like right now to make a change at work, not by looking for a new job, but by making the most of the one you have.
There's no better place to begin than by assessing your personal attitude. Is what you do for a living just a job and what you're working toward only the next payday and eventually, retirement? That certainly makes for a very long and tedious career. The alternative is coming to appreciate what you have and, even better, finding happiness at work.


text:
ExcFiles - Our vault of secrets
We participate in hundreds of projects. We travel around the world. We finance exciting growth ventures. And here we share what we have learned with you.
- Business culture Capital Career Client case EU Funding Eurostars Excedea family Excedea Innovation Award Excedeans Factory Relocation Finland Growth Auditor Horizon 2020 international expansion International Growth Internationalization Investment M&A Market analysis Market entry Private investors Public Funding Public Funding Estonia Public Funding Finland Public Funding Sweden R&D SME Strategy Sweden


text:
Whether your traveling solo, as a couple, as a family, or on a group trip, you'll inevitable find yourself in at least one city. This is where the major airports are, the train stations, the bus terminals — it's how you'll inevitably get to a new place. The problem with traveling to cities is that there is so much to do there, and it makes it hard to leave. But how can you really see a country if you've only seen a single city?
The good news is you do NOT (and should not) stay 100% in cities when you travel, or find yourself city-hopping as you travel along the public transportation systems – which is way too easy to do!
The reality of it is that it's difficult to escape cities while you're traveling – trains, busses, and planes generally only stop in these more populated areas, and so the only way to get off the beaten path is by private car, hiking, boat, or on horseback. (…sounds like the olden days, right?)
Whenever I travel I try to get out of the cities and into the country side if at all possible. While cities are exciting and full of energy and entertainment, they can also be draining. Getting off the beaten path and into nature is so much more beautiful, adventurous and refreshing.
A private car is obviously the easiest way to explore a country since you can control your own schedule. Just get an international drivers license before leaving your home country that is valid for many other countries. This will let you rent a car and head out into the countryside to explore smaller towns and the natural landscape.
Driving can also save you money as you can pack camping gear into your car and camp instead of paying for hostels or hotels along the way. All you need are a few tents, a couple of gazebos for extra shelter (or not), some games, food and drinks, and you're good to go. There are so many amazing places in the world where you can only stay if you camp! Many countries offer free roadside camping with no permits needed. Others require a permit, or camping only at designated sites. Check online for each country's specific camping rules.
When I'm looking for a relaxing vacay I'll ditch the city for the beach. Hop in the car (or on a train or bus if you can find one!) and head to a small seaside town to relax and unwind and explore life outside of the city hustle.
Another way to get out of the city is with private group tours who will drive you and a few others to fun, beautiful, and often unspoiled places. There are many travel companies, but Con Tiki, Intrepid, Off the Beaten Path, and Viator are great places to start your search.
*this post contains affiliate links. for more information please see our privacy and disclosure policy.


text:
Office municipal d'habitation
The Office Municipal d'Habitation of Témiscaming (HLM) has for mandate to offer affordable housing to people over 50 years old, still autonomous or in slight loss of autonomy. The board of director brings support to the management in managing 30 units in 2 buildings: Villa Marguerite d'Youville (10 units) and Villa Ste-Theresa (20 units). There are 2 community living rooms as well as a wonderful well maintained backyard where one can garden and relax in the open air.
The board of directors is composed of the following members :
- Philippe Barette (municipal representative)
- Hélène Authier-Dulude (municipal representative)
- Denis Bisson (municipal representative)
- Gérard Barbe (socioeconomic representative)
- Julienne Cécire (socioeconomic representative)
- Dalton Samuel (tenant representative)
- Lise Poitras (tenant representative)
To visit a unit
A site visit can be arranged by contacting the management at the address below.
Request for affordable housing
Complete the forms at the bottom of this page and mail it to the following address:
Julie Dénommé, Director
Office municipal d'habitation de Témiscaming
20, Riordon Avenue
Témiscaming, QC J0Z 3R0
Telephone: 705-358-4370
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Documents to download:
Affordable housing application
Appendix – Affordable housing application – Questions Regarding Independence Evaluation


text:
My DIY-radar is getting better and better.
I would have thought that such an expensive, exclusive product like the GlamGlow Supermud Mask would contain a lot more expensive, exclusive ingredients. But something inside me said that I could make this at home.
And as it turned out, a quick Google search learned that I had most of the ingredients already at home. You can easily find all of these at your local health food store or even at the drugstore. And in case you live in the tiniest village on the planet, there's always the internet!
What you'll need:
- 8 Tbsp. Kaolin clay
- 14 capsules Activated charcoal
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
- 5 drops peppermint essential oil
- Aloe Vera Gel
Scoop 8 tablespoons of kaolin clay into a container.
Don't use metal utensils when you use clay! Apparently the metal reacts with the clay and it loses its properties. Use plastic or wooden tools instead.
Open up 12 capsules of activated charcoal and add it to the clay. Shake it or mix it up.
Now add your essential oils. You can add different ones if you like, or add other essentials oils your skin really likes.
You can stop right there if you want your DIY mask to last forever and ever in your cupboard. When you're ready to use it, just scoop a teaspoonful on your hand and add a dollop of aloe vera gel. Mix them together with your fingers and apply to your face.
I made a ready to use batch because I'm planning to use it up within the month. I used 6 tablespoons of aloe vera gel for this recipe. Don't worry if the consistency looks a little 'sheer' on your face at first, as it dries it'll work its magic.
The aloe vera gel substitutes the glycerin and aloe vera juice that's in the original Supermud. I tried to make it with these ingredients first, but I was worried the aloe vera juice might go bad too soon.
Apply a nice layer all over your face, or only apply it onto your problem areas, like your chin, nose or on a stubborn spot. Wait until it has completely dried, and then rinse it off with warm water.
Enjoy your soft, blackhead-free skin!


text:
Relational Geometries is the second course in series of technic courses that introduces students to parametric design and rapid prototyping techniques. The seminar develops investigations around the theme of response, taking inspiration from living systems and how they engage temporal phenomena- light, heat, wind, flow, gravity. The students explore geometric relationships that allow them develop architectonic structures that can change their formal organization in response to a temporal phenomena or that instill recognizable effects in the temporal phenomenon. In both cases response is explored through geometric manipulations and understood as morphological change. Students are encouraged to think through the tools and techniques that are introduced.
SEEN-Fruits of your labor
An infrared urban screen for promoting dialogue and interaction between remote publics.
Toward the Sentient City
An exhibition critically exploring the evolving relationship between ubiquitous computing, architecture and urban space.
Extreme Homeostats: the architecture of ill-tempered environments
A graduate design studio that develops responsive architecture for the NYC subway and addresses environmental health problems.
Relational Geometries
A technic course that introduces students to parametric design and rapid prototyping technologies.
Propagative Urbanism
Propagative Urbanism is a way of thinking about shaping the architecture of urban space in terms of a bottom-up, participatory approach to the evolution of cities.
Situated Technologies Pamphlets Series
The Situated Technologies Pamphlets series explores the implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urbanism.
Turbulence: Air Responsive Architecture
A graduate research studio that explores the atmosphere of the freeway and proposes various responsive architecture that engage its ecology.


text:
Carl Orff said: 'You will learn music while you play'. Our project is to enhance the child's creativity, playing the instrument from the very first day, in a fun way.", Julia Toro, Optional Activities Piano teacher.
"Through Judo we teach judokas to think quickly and with precision. At the same time, we prepare their bodies to react accurately. The Body is an instrument that is only effective if we keep it fit and put our intelligence to use quick and accurate". Jose Alberto Valverde, Judo Teacher.
Through Optional Activities students not only gain knowledge but develop all their capacities, such as social, physical and emotional skills. Furthermore they enhance their bond with King's College, improve independence, self-esteem and foster responsibility for the management of their free time. They socialize with pupils from different classes and, in other words, they improve their relationships.
It is our desire to personalize the development of our students, and that is why we offer a wide range of Optional Activities both sporting and musical or pedagogic activities.
Optional Activities take place in two different schedules:
-At lunchtime, from 12.55 to 1.45 pm
-Afterschool, from 4.35 to 5.35 pm
These Activities are optional and are taught by qualified, experienced and enthusiastic teachers, who provide fun for the students. Optional Activities are organised for all courses, except Nursery, with a specific offer for each level.
The Optional Activities are as follows:
Music Optional Activities: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Drum Kit and Musical Garden.
To practise an instrument, not only strengthens motor skills and auditory capacities, but also helps to develop socialization and cooperation attitudes and abilities. Music arouses and improves certain capacities that influence children's education directly.
Languages: Chinese, German, Russian…
Multilingual people, especially children, are skilled at switching between two systems of speech, writing, and structure. This "juggling" skill makes them good multitaskers, because they can easily switch between different structures. Another good reason to speak different languages is that makes you stand out from the crowd and you'll be able to work anywhere in the world.
Creative or Pedagogic Optional Activity: Engineering and Industrial Design, Brilliant Intelligence, Science and Technology, Aloha Mental Maths, Sewing, Jumping Clay, Theatre in French, Painting and Art Craft, Chess and Drawing.
These activities allow children to make their own artistic creations, making it easy to enjoy the art not only as spectators. Furthermore they learn to express and communicate feelings and emotions. They discover the possibilities and limitations of your their own bodies by increasing self-confidence, as well as achieving greater oral, manual and visual skills.
Sport Optional Activities: Football, Judo, Tennis, Badminton, Multisports, Ballet, Spanish Dance and Sevillanas, Gymnastics and Modern Dance.
Sports offer the opportunity to work values such as discipline and the importance of rules, solidarity and tolerance to frustration. Team Sports help work in group and see victories without arrogance though they learn what leadership means and its importance for the team.
Download documents:
Optional Activities Information
Optional Activities timetable 2017-18
Please, contact Elisa Pascual about Optional Activities: email@example.com


text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|"Adam Kocoloski (JIRA)" <j...@apache.org>
|[jira] Commented: (COUCHDB-416) Replicating shards into a single aggregation node may cause endless respawning
|Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:33:15 GMT
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-416?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12732010#action_12732010 ] Adam Kocoloski commented on COUCHDB-416: ---------------------------------------- Hi Enda, thanks for this report. There should be some lines in the logs on the remote servers around the time that this occurs that correspond to requests for /labuk_braintestbritian/_all_docs_by_seq?limit=100&startkey=... Can you check those logs to see if there was anything "out of the ordinary" -- e.g. a status code that was not 200? > Replicating shards into a single aggregation node may cause endless respawning > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: COUCHDB-416 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-416 > Project: CouchDB > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Database Core > Affects Versions: 0.9 > Environment: couchdb 0.9.0.r766883 CentOS x86_64 > Reporter: Enda Farrell > Assignee: Adam Kocoloski > Priority: Critical > Attachments: Picture 2.png > > > I have a set of CouchDB instances, each one acting as a shard for a large set of data. > Ocassionally, we replicate each instances' database into a different CouchDB instance. We always "pull" replicate (see image attached) > When we do this, we often see errors like this on the target instance: > * [Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:52:32 GMT] [error] [emulator] Error in process <0.29787.102> with exit value: {function_clause,[{lists,map,[#Fun<couch_rep.6.75683565>,undefined]},{couch_rep,enum_docs_since,4}]} > * > * > * > * [Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:52:32 GMT] [error] [<0.7456.6>] replication enumerator exited with {function_clause, > * [{lists,map, > * [#Fun<couch_rep.6.75683565>,undefined]}, > * {couch_rep,enum_docs_since,4}]} .. respawning > Once this starts, it is fatal to the CouchDB instance. It logs these messages at over 1000 per second (log level = severe) and chews up HDD. > No errors (other than a HTTP timeout) are seen. > After a database had gone "respawning", the target node was shutdown, logs cleared, target node restarted. Log was tailed - all was quiet. Once a single replication was called again against this database it again immediatly went into respawning hell. There were no stacked replications in this case. > From this it seems that - if a database ever goes into "respawning" it cannot recover (when your enviroment/setup requires replication to occur always). -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
|View raw message


text:
I am sorry to say that we did not get enough registrations and we are going to have to cancel our Chinese New Year celebration this year :-(. If you registered on line, I have issued refunds. If you mailed a check, I will be sending that back to you shortly.
As an alternative, I wanted to let you know about the Chinese New Year Gala put on by the Mainline Chinese Cultural Center. The event is free and runs from 1 - 5 pm. More information can be found here.
Click for more info on MLCCC Chinese New Year Gala.
If anyone is interested in going and would like to meet up - perhaps for lunch at a Chinese Restaurant in the area, let me know & we can set something up.
So sorry to be delivering this news. I have been working on the Chinese New Celebration for seven years and have always enjoyed the special day. Hopefully we can work something out for next year.


text: Good Afternoon, everybody!!!! I have a little problem and I hope that somebody can help me. I had a old Nintendo DS with R4 card (firmware 1.18) and that worked just fine! But today I bought a Nintendo DS Lite with Guitar Hero bundle and my R4 doesn´t work in this console anymore. When I try to use the r4 in any other console, I have no problem, but with my new console, that doesn´t work. The DS shows me the icon as no card is inserted. Can anybody help me? I also tried others R4, but no one worked... Kind Regards


text:
Eight Welsh initiatives aim to help public services innovate and save money
£5 million Innovate to Save fund aims to accelerate innovation in public services
Eight Welsh initiatives aim to help public services innovate and save money
- Local innovators funded to develop ideas
- Innovate to Save inspires collaborations to tackle pressing social challenges
Thursday, 10 August 2017 - Eight Welsh organisations have today received funding from the £5 million Innovate to Save fund that will accelerate innovation in public services - improving services and generating cash savings. It is run by Y Lab (a collaboration between innovation foundation Nesta and Cardiff University) and Wales Council for Voluntary Action and funded by the Welsh Government.
The programme supports public and third sector organisations to prototype, trial and scale new projects to improve public services, from community gardening to support health and wellbeing to transitional services for young people leaving care. Support is given through a mix of grant funding, repayable loans and non-financial support like business or mentoring support. Research evidence will be gathered on each of the projects as they progress.
Some of the innovators are:
Grow Cardiff, £11,340 - Grow Cardiff supports local people across the city to engage in community gardening to support their health and well-being. Working with 11 GP surgeries in South West Cardiff, they aim to measure and develop this idea; helping people with a range of conditions to reconnect with people, low-level physical activity and their food via growing.
Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust, £15,000 - this collaboration between the trust, health board and local authority bodies in North Wales provides free transport to people with community access or social care needs. By pooling data from each organisation - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Gwynedd County Council and Wrexham County Council - the aim is to streamline the delivery of non-emergency patient transport and build a long-term, sustainable service. It is supported by ODI Cardiff.
Innovate Trust, £15,000 - Innovate Trust provides a supported living service for 275 people with learning disabilities to enable them to live in the community. It works with Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Vale of Glamorgan local authorities. They will explore how Intelligent Personal Assistants (such as Amazon Echo or Google Home) might support people with disabilities who use their services, reducing the need for staff to be constantly present in their homes and thus reducing costs.
FABRIC, £13,574 - this Swansea-based social enterprise provides accommodation and support to young people aged 16 and 17 year olds who are Looked After Children or Care Leavers. To help young adults transition out of care safely at 18, its pilot will explore how a semi-independent accommodation service will reduce the risk of social isolation, improving both individual outcomes and the flow of people through the local authority system.
Gwynedd Council, £15,000 - Fairbourne is a coastal village that is currently subject to a shoreline management plan due to the risk of flooding caused by climate change. To support and maintain the small coastal community, a Community Interest Company will be set up to explore how the housing stock in the village can continue to be utilised in new ways; maintaining the community while also removing the barriers which are preventing those wishing to leave. The project will look at the feasibility of using any new housing stock as part of the local authority's statutory provision.
Rob Ashelford, senior innovation programmes manager at Nesta said: "Faced with growing demand and resource scarcity, public servants must reimagine the way they deliver the services that citizens need. From joining up with local charities to preventing unnecessary interventions and helping regional authorities act more swiftly, the projects announced today have the potential to be rolled out across the UK. I'm excited not only by their ideas, but also by the evident opportunities for greater collaboration between public and third sector bodies."
Welsh Minister, Mark Drakeford, said: "At a time of reducing budgets, we must all think and work differently if we are to maintain the level of public services people require. These eight projects will receive support through our Innovate to Save fund to collaborate with other organisations and bring forward innovative pilots. Not only will these generate savings which can be re-invested but they will improve services and outcomes for people across Wales."
Projects will be supported over the next six months and progress will be shared on an ongoing basis via the Nesta website.
Notes to Editors:
The remaining Innovate to Save participants are:
Cardiff South West GP Cluster, £14,997 - this GP Cluster will explore how time credits can be prescribed for people low level depression and anxiety, leading to a reduction in the amount of medication prescribed for these conditions. Time Credits recognise the time a person spends helping a community - for every hour spent volunteering, another can be spent of something a person enjoys.
Leonard Cheshire Disability, £15,000 - LCD is the UK's largest pan-disability charity providing practical care and personalised support to disabled people. By creating a "Prime Members Club", it wants people receiving personal or social care payments to be offered a range of group-based and community activities that they can choose from. Not only will money be saved by replacing some 1-1 carer support but people will have greater choice over how money is spent.
Llamau, £15,000 - Llamau is a charity dedicated to preventing youth homelessness. It will pilot a new sustainable social investment funding model. By scaling one of its most successful projects – Symud Ymlaen/Moving Forward (SY/MF) – they aim to evidence and share the cash savings generated by their work and, to build a sustainable service, they will use these insights to negotiate future arrangements between charities and the public sector.
Full case studies are available online here.
Images and interviews available on request
About Nesta: Nesta is a global innovation foundation. We back new ideas to tackle the big challenges of our time, making use of our knowledge, networks, funding and skills. We work in partnership with others, including governments, businesses and charities. We are a UK charity that works all over the world, supported by a financial endowment. To find out more visit www.nesta.org.uk
Nesta is a registered charity in England and Wales 1144091 and Scotland SC042833.
For more information contact Kasia Murphy in Nesta's press office on 020 7438 2610/2543, [email protected]
About Y Lab: Y Lab is a partnership between Cardiff University and Nesta to form a public services innovation lab for Wales. It aims to promote experimentation and a trials-based
approach to the development of public services, drawing on expertise and capacity from Nesta and Cardiff University.
About Cardiff University: Cardiff University is recognised in independent government assessments as one of Britain's leading teaching and research universities and is a member of the Russell Group of the UK's most research intensive universities. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework ranked the University 5th in the UK for research excellence. Among its academic staff are two Nobel Laureates, including the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine, Professor Sir Martin Evans.
Founded by Royal Charter in 1883, today the University combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research. The University's breadth of expertise encompasses: the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences; and the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, along with a longstanding commitment to lifelong learning. Cardiff's flagship Research Institutes are offering radical new approaches to pressing global problems. www.cardiff.ac.uk