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Social media continues to grow exponentially, garnering millions of new users every day. These modern gathering places provide unique opportunities for businesses who know how to effectively insert their presence into this mix.
There are a number of Social Media Channels available, each with unique benefits and limitations. Some of the most prominent ones currently are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Each is used differently, with some focusing more heavily on visual media than others. For instance, the short tweets of Twitter provide a very different experience than the extremely visual appeal of Pinterest. Features, audience demographics, and opportunities vary, and understanding which platform best suits your business can save you wasted time and effort, while offering you the most benefit. For instance, if you sell unique clothing, Pinterest might be a great opportunity for you to share dynamic images of your products. It may take a little experimenting to find your perfect niche, but considering your audience and the nature of what you offer can go a long way in targeting the right platforms.
By establishing yourself and building an audience on these social media platforms, you can increase your brand awareness, so that more potential customers will know of your business and can recognize your name in the future. When customers recognize your name, this can increase trust and help to develop a lasting relationship.
Your social media presence can also boost your search engine rankings through several factors, such as how active you are. An active presence is a signal to search engines that you are a credible and trustworthy source of information and can give more details about the services that you provide. You can also build up a better experience for your customers by actively interacting with them, listening to what they have to say, and responding directly to concerns and issues.When your customers feel like they're dealing with a real person who cares about their needs, they will grow to trust your business and your name.
Social Media Offers a Big Opportunity for Growth
Right now there are over 2.2 billion active users using at least one Social Media Channel. Of these users, 1.9 Billion are busy using mobile devices to access their social media accounts on the go. They are on the go looking for somewhere to eat, somewhere to shop, or something to do. Are they finding you?
Before you get starry-eyed over those numbers and start creating accounts on every social channel, think about what you'll be posting; are you going to be posting links, images, or videos?
It's important to set goals for your efforts, or you'll likely end up wasting your time. What are you trying to achieve with Social Media? Are you trying to build up your brand name? Are you educating people about what you offer? Are you trying to direct more people to your website? Social Media marketing can accomplish these things, but it's important to plan out how you'll get there and what platforms are going to help you actually succeed.
Then, start thinking about concrete goals on how to get there. This can be as simple as getting to a certain number of Twitter followers or Facebook Likes. This can keep you on track and make sure that your efforts are concentrated toward one area.
How do you develop your social media presence?
Your customers' impression of you on social media is key to building your audience. A good place to start is building a nice, clean profile. Be sure your profile and cover photos are simple, with minimal text and nice quality.
Make sure your profiles on all platforms are complete, with accurate and consistent information, including your name, address, phone number, website, and email address. Keep your branding as consistent as possible, to present a unified voice across different platforms.
When you begin posting, try to use images as much as possible and include links and hashtags to promote engagement with your customers. Posts with images are twice as likely to be shared by a customer than ones without, plus they're much more likely to grab your audience's attention.
Make sure to add Call to Actions, giving your audience a way to respond to your post. For example, ask them to Like, Share, Comment, or ReTweet for Twitter. When your followers engage with your content, it boosts the number of people it reaches and increases the benefit from each post. You can also ask questions within your post, to encourage responses and build up a relationship with your audience. Opening up a dialogue with your customers is engaging and builds trust in your brand.
Another way to grow your audience and reach more people is to follow other companies. For example, follow and engage with your local Chamber of Commerce or businesses from your industry. You can develop meaningful relationship and also gain access to great content that you can share with your followers too. If you share content from others, they're more likely to share posts from you. Building these kinds of relationships is what social media is all about.
What Will I Post on Social Media?
Of course, building up your audience is best achieved by producing and sharing great, worthwhile content. Although your social media pages are a great place to let your customers know about discounts that you're offering and your services, you should primarily avoid trying to sell. Your audience is less likely to trust you if they feel that you're only seeking their attention for your own gain, and you won't be able to build relationships if you're not giving your audience something of value. So make graphics, write great blogs, and share content from others that you think your audience will really appreciate.
Don't be afraid to show the personal side of your business. You can be professional without being robotic. You can build a relationship with your audience by showing that your company is composed of real people by sharing things like behind the scenes pictures, new employee announcements, or info about events you'll be attending.
Different platforms offers different opportunities to be creative, so don't feel confined to just link to your latest blog post. Boost interaction with your audience by really interacting with things like polls, fill in the blanks, FAQ's, contests, and other creative ideas.
If you do have a special discount, or a new product, social media is a great place to share it. Especially if you're building relationships, your audience cares about your brand, and they're a great audience to share promotions with.
As a tool for building current relationships, you can also highlight a customer or a company that you work with, but make sure to tag them in the post. They may even share your shout-out, to gain more exposure for your business.
Social Media marketing is a massive channel that continues to grow. There are ways to optimize your business on each channel, with tips and tricks to go along. We'll be covering details on how to use each specific platform to help your business grow in our future blog posts, so check back with us soon!


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Today is a great day: I finally put the new PASSTECH games website online.
You will soon get information on my first game, a real time strategy game that will make of you a space smuggler : Space Run. The game will focus on building your spaceship while escaping your enemies.
Thank you for reading and stay tuned!

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MARIA LAGHI is a fundraising consultant and freelance writer specializing in creating public/private partnerships for arts organizations. She served for five years as Director of Development for the Film Society of Lincoln Center, a role she assumed in April, 2003 after nearly ten years as Director of Corporate and External Affairs for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. At the Film Society, she was responsible for raising approximately 50% of the organization's $7.5 million annual budget as contributed income. The organization's major sponsors for high profile annual programs such as The New York Film Festival, New Directors/New Films and the Film Society Gala Tribute (now the Chaplin Award) included HSBC Bank, Stella Artois, The New York Times, Air France, Bank of New York, illy caffè, agnès b. and Audi, among others.
Ms. Laghi joined Lincoln Center, Inc. in January 1994 as its first Director of Sponsorships after a long career in public relations with a focus on creating and leveraging sponsorships and cause-related marketing campaigns. During her 15-year PR career, Ms. Laghi created sponsorship scenarios for clients such as Absolut Vodka, Grand Marnier, Evian, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Jergens and Carter-Wallace. At Lincoln Center, she drew on her corporate experience to secure and maintain partnerships with sponsors including Lexus, American Express, Continental Airlines, Movado, Fleet Bank and MetLife for programs including Great Performers, Midsummer Night Swing, Mostly Mozart, Lincoln Center Festival and the nationally televised Live from Lincoln Center.


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When I shared on Facebook an excerpt of Suzanne Venker's new book, The Alpha Female's Guide to Men and Marriage: How Love Works, out this week, many people dismissed it entirely because it was on Foxnews.com, a network where Venker is a frequent contributor. Prepping for this interview, I asked my boyfriend if he thought I was an alpha, and if so, difficult to date. He recoiled at the notion that anyone could be boxed into any category (I'll take that as a 'yes' and a 'yes.').
All perfectly reasonable reactions, but let me tell you this:
Read the freaking book.
If the title alone irritates the crap out of you, it means it triggers something deep and important in you.
So read the book.
Since New York Times bestseller got a deal to write this book is only a testament to the fact that there are a lot of alpha women out there — women with difficult marriages, women searching for romantic love, women who worry their skyrocketing career and direct ways threaten her marriage — or the prospect of finding one.
Progressive brethren, I hear your objections. I get that women should not hold themselves back for the sake of their relationship. That men need to step up and accept strong women.
But what if you are just an intolerable, domineering bitch who needs to be called out?
What if you are just annoying?
What if you tried an experiment, and simply tried a new way of interacting with the men in your life? Just as a test, to see if it works?
I read the book, and I am here to tell you that Venker — a longtime married, Midwestern mom of two teenagers — has a refreshing new way to manage your relationship. Maybe you follow her recipe, step-by-step (I suggest you don't as there are some very flawed messages, read on). Or maybe you glean a few tips, a strategy or two to reinvent a relationship that isn't working so great, or to attract one that really, really will.
I can tell you that I am trying out some of this advice with my new man ("Have zero expectations." The root of all misery, after all), and some of the insights are golden when dealing with my ex ("A man's reaction to being told what to do by his wife is to do the exact opposite," and "Stop arguing with him." Golden, ladies. Golden.).
Ultimately, this book recognizes feminine power, and encourages women to use it to better their relationships and family life by taking control of their own happiness and wellbeing – and stop trying to control men. It's about recognizing that you want a masculine man, and that men like feminine women, and ultimately, women want to feel feminine. This is truth:
Most women do want to feel safe in the arms of someone who is stronger than they are. They want their man to be the dominant partner in the relationship, and the only reason they don't feel comfortable admitting it is because the culture won't let them. The culture wants women in charge.
The Alpha Female's Guide to Men and Marriage isn't perfect. My beefs include:
- Her only answer to the very real problem of breadwinning women being a challenge to heterosexual marriage is for women to hold themselves back professionally. Reject!
- There is a difference between controlling your own behavior for the sake of changing your relationship dynamic and manipulating your significant other. She advocates for full-frontal manipulation in many cases.
- There's hardly any sex in this book. The topic of alpha, breadwinning women is really about sex. The lone, final chapter on this book dedicated to having more and willing sex with your husband struck me as dated and not relevant to the unabashedly sexual women that I know. Plus, I just wanted more sex in this book.
Additional reading: The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match: How Today's Strong Women Can Find Love and Happiness Without Settling by Dr. Sonya Rhodes
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Celebrities, bestsellers, turd-stirrers, advocates, everyday people with amazing stories, and call-in guests to discuss what smart moms really care about: Career, money, business, parenting, feminism, dating, sex, success, love and relationships.
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Emma Johnson is a veteran money writer, noted blogger, bestselling author and an host of the award-winning podcast, Like a Mother with Emma Johnson. A former Associated Press Financial Wire reporter and MSN Money columnist, Emma has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Glamour, Oprah.com, REAL SIMPLE, Parenting, USA Today and others.
The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children (Penguin, 2017), was a #1 bestseller and was featured in hundreds of media, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox & Friends, Oprah.com and the New York Post, which named it to its 'Must Read" list.
Her popular blog Wealthysinglemommy.com, and podcast Like a Mother, explore issues facing professional single moms: business and career, money, sex, relationships and parenting. Emma regularly comments on these topics for outlets such as CNN, Headline News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fox & Friends, CNBC, NPR, TIME, MONEY, O, The Oprah Magazine, Woman's Day, The Doctors, and many more. She was named Parents magazine's "Best of the Web," one of "20 Personal Finance Influencers to Follow on Twitter" by AOL DailyFinance, "Top 15 Personal Finance Podcasts" by U.S. News, and "Most Eligible New Yorkers" by New York Observer.
A popular speaker on gender equality, Emma presented at the United Nations Summit for Gender Equality.
Emma grew up in Sycamore, Ill., and lives in New York City with her children.


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Workbook: A SLEWS Curriculum
There are eight chapters. You can download the whole workbook as one PDF or download the chapters individually once you've taken this survey.
Workbook: A SLEWS Curriculum Contents
- What is Ecological Restoration?
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- What is a Weed?
- Watering the Valley
- Creatures of the Valley
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41 Going on 41: Growing Older Gracefully--if I Want To
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Dear Santa,
I promise I have been a very good boy this past year. My first wish list was very long
at first, and then I saw something I wanted more than anything else in the whole world.
Some of my 6th grade friends have gotten it, and said it is so cool. If you give me this
Santa, I promise I won't ask for anything else! What I really, really, REALLY want for
my present is to go on a Disney Cruise! Any of the Disney ships will be fine, but the one
with the pirates would be the coolest.
My family has been Disney fans all their life Santa. Even my parents remember
something on black-and-white TV called, "The Mickey Mouse Club" with all these kids
called Mouseketeers. We have gone to Disneyland Parks two times already, and now I
cannot wait to go on a Disney Magic, Disney Fantasy, or Disney Dream ship. My family
watched all the videos about Disney Magic; Dad showed us some websites of the Disney
Magic Cruises, and it just looks so, so cool.
I have been bugging my Mom & Dad for this for two years now, and I just have a feeling
Santa, that YOU will make my wish come true this year. My little sister and brother
want to go to, and they even have those Mickey Mouse Ears they wear all the time. I'm
a bit old for those ears, but that's o.k… I'm into the pirate's hat, Santa. Arrrrrgggghhhh.
If you don't know where to get the tickets for the cruise, Santa, Mom and Dad call this
one place sometimes, called Cruise Planners/American Express. Mom & Dad said
whenever they go places and stuff, that they call them to help make the plans. So, Santa,
even though you are way up in the North Pole with all your elves, I think you can call
them for help…I heard they have special elves too who help make every kid's dream
come true…by getting them tickets to Disney Magic or any other ship they want to go
Please, Please Santa, make my wish come true…make this the very bestest Christmas
Your friend,
P.S. Here is the phone number of Cruise Planners/American Express I got out of my
Mom's address book Santa, I know the elves there will help you. 954-840-0560.


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Having ended 2014 with a list of my top ten films of the year, I began 2015 looking forward to the films I was both anticipating and borderline apprehending. Wait, that's not right. Apprehen…siv…ing?
Two films from the first list opened in January — Big Hero 6 and Kingsman: The Secret Service — but neither lived up to my expectations. I was also unimpressed with Foxcatcher, American Sniper, A Most Violent Year and The Gambler.
Not quite so disappointing were The Theory of Everything, Into The Woods and Wild, while Whiplash, Testament of Youth and Ex_Machina really hit a chord. By far the best film released this month, however, was Birdman, a film unlike any other that might have indirectly earned the superhero genre its first Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards.
This month I also contributed programme notes to Glasgow Film Theatre, wrote about my adventures in Edinburgh's Pentland Hills and finally visited the Isle of Skye.
Film of the month: Birdman


text: Really? A treadmill desk...does it work?The list of new-age fitness devices created in the last few years is endless. Anyone who's fallen asleep in front of their TV has no doubt woken up to an overly enthusiastic trainer in spandex trying to sell them on the next gizmo designed to "burn the fat" and "sculpt your physique". 99% of the time these gadgets are products of well a oiled marketing machine that are more concerned with profit than consumer health. When it comes to your health, the most effective strategy is to keep things simple. Not because it makes things easier, (it does), but because our physical/mental health is profoundly tied into our evolutionary biology, and it's not like our ancestors were using TRX bands or isometric workout equipment. They were however walking, a lot!Some anthropologists estimate about 12 miles a day on average. So for hundreds of thousands of years our bodies have adapted to drawn-out, low-impact movement . But today our bodies are almost completely sedentary. Most of our time is spent in our bed, in our car, at our desk, or on our couch. Some might think this is a benefit of modern life, but unfortunately it's killing us. Sitting for more than a few hours each day increases the risk of cancer by 20%-30%, increases the chance of becoming diabetic, and is considered more dangerous than smoking. Therefore, the ONE fitness gadget I would ever recommend, that has also been shown to increase productivity, happiness, and social connection with colleagues, is a treadmill desk. Walking while you work will not only decrease the chance of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, it will improve your cognitive ability and the quality of the time you spend at work. For us workaholics, that's 60-80 hours of our week that we're improving. So, where to start. You can purchase one of the more popular Lifespan treadmill desks, which run between $799 for a stand alone treadmill, and up to $2,999 with a desk set-up. The most affordable and best reviewed treadmill desk I've found is the TredDesk for $499. You could also do what this guy did, and build a desk on top of a used treadmill, which you can get on amazon for just a few hundred bucks. Practical question: Will such a pro-active and healthy contraption be accepted at work? Yes. If someone at your office has an issue with it, politely ask them why they have a problem with you being more productive. While the comforts of modern life may seem beneficial, in certain aspects they can be dangerous. Food is cheap to produce so we eat too much of it, cell phones allow us to talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime, but may be making us infertile. And technology allows to us to work globally without ever leaving our chair. The best thing to do is to take an inventory of your daily routine, identify where you're health is compromised, and do your best to change it.. Walking while you work is by far the best prescription against the pathology known as modern living.


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AALS has become aware (through Father Liolin of Saint George Cathedral) of a very worthy Kosovar family in desperate need of financial help. Gentian Kujtim is a 13 year old boy courageously battling leukemia. He and his parents, along with his three siblings, have been getting assistance from the Jimmy Fund. Unfortunately, the funds are drying up just as Gentian is in his sixth month of his second three year round of treatments. The family at this time has almost no means of support. The AALS has as one of its missions to make a positive difference in our community. This Kosovar family has sacrificed everything they had to come to America and give their young son a fighting chance to beat the cancer. We are asking our members and friends to please consider a contribution to help this Albanian family.
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The new movie, TED, had the best opening weekend of any "R" rated comedy ever made. But, in my opinion, the movie should have gone straight to video.
The trailer for TED shows most of the funny parts in this hit-and-miss comedy about an immature 35 year old guy and his foul mouthed, pot smoking teddy bear.
It's a clever concept that's ruined by a silly plot and a sentimental ending.
Narrator: If there's one thing you can be sure of...
Little boy to his teddy bear: I wish you could really talk to me.
Narrator: It's that nothing is more powerful than a young boy's wish.
Teddy Bear (come to life): You're my best friend, John. I love you.
Narrator: But eventually everyone grows up.
Mark Wahlberg stars as John, an overgrown kid at age 35 who still lives with his teddy bear who has become a raunchy, irresponsible smart aleck.
Somehow, John has managed to be in a relationship with Mila Kunis, as Lori, a responsible professional who is fed up with their arrangement.
Lori: Will you please ask Ted to move so we can get on with our lives?
John: I'm just not that psyched to just kick him out.
Ted to John: It's been four years, Johnny. You and me have been together for 27 years. Where's my ring?
Ted is voiced by the director Seth MacFarlane who is best known for the animated TV show, FAMILY GUY.
And in fact, this obnoxious teddy bear is a computer generated animation based on motion capture video of MacFarlane acting Ted's part.
Ted: Lori, you're home early.
Lori: This place is a wreck. Who are these girls?
Ted: Where are my manners? Lori, this is Angelique, Heavenly, (cut to MacFarlane with motion capture wires all over him as he finishes the speech) Sharene, and Sauvignon blanc. I swear to God, her name is Sauvignon Blanc.
The setup is pretty funny, but unfortunately, when the weak story turns dramatic and sentimental, all the film's silly charms are squashed.
I also want to let you know about YOUR SISTER'S SISTER," a character driven independent film, starring Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWit, and Emily Blunt as two sisters and the man who's attracted to both of them.
Jack: You're on an island. It's 3 in the morning and you're drinking by yourself. What's goin' on?
Hannah (DeWitt): I just walked out on a seven year relationship.
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Katrina, we did this today - loved it! I actually only ran off the first page of diagram/equation/"x" cards, so the kids had to fill in what was left. There is a problem with #9 though - the problem and diagram match and have "3x-31" but the equation says "3x-1". x=13 would be reached by solving that equation, but the equation doesn't match the problem and diagram!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to use this as a Google activity next year - our kids all just got Chromebooks!Replies
Thank you! That's a great idea, I definitely will be doing that next year with just running the first page off. I will fix the typo before next year :) I'm soooo jealous that your kids got Chromebooks. I have to share 4 Chromebook carts with 200 other teachers but I have reserved them every other two weeks. :)Delete
Can you email me the original file so that I can pull out just the segment addition portions? I LOVE this and want to use just that one part...Thanks!ReplyDelete


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The FeminINDIE 2014 CD Sampler
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Acoustic, Africa, Alabama, Alberta, Alt Country, Alternative, Ambient, Americana, Amy Lynn & The Gunshow, Annalise Emerick, Arizona, Art Rock, Artist Name, Asia, Australia, Avant-Garde, Bluegrass, Blues, British Columbia, Brittany Spriggs, Cabaret, California, Canada, Celeste Buckingham, Chamber Pop, Chill Wave, Colorado, Columns, Connecticut, Country, Country Crunk, Croatia, Dana Likvornik, Dance, Deborah J, Dream Pop, Dubstep, Electronic, Electronica, England, Europe, Eve Hell and the Razors, Experimental, FeminINDIE, Florida, Folk, Folk Rock, Funk, Garage Rock, Genre, Georgia, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Hey Anna, Hip-Hop, House, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Indie, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Industrial, Interviews, Iowa, Israel, Jazz, Kansas, Kentucky, Kristen Cothron, Lo-Fi, Location, Louisiana, Lovebettie, Lovely Quinces, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Megan Landry, Memoir, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mix Tape, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Wave, New York, New Zealand, North America, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oceania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Open Sails, Oregon, Paper|Cities, Pennsylvania, Phosphene, Playground Etiquette, Pop, Pop-Punk, Post-Punk, Post-Rock, Power Pop, Progressive, Psychedelic, Punk, R&B, Rap, Reggae, Rock, Rockabilly, Roots, Shoegaze, ShySpeaks, Signs of Iris, Singer/Songwriter, SIRSY, Ska Punk, Sophie Hanlon, Soul, South America, South Carolina, Southern Rock, Stacey Randol, Surf, Techno, Tel Aviv, Tennessee, Texas, The Granny Whites, Thrash Metal, UK, United States, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., Wisconsin, Wordkrapht Exclusive, World, Zagreb
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The third track and title of the album, "Take Things As They Come", pulls you in with its smooth licks, stirring vocals, and raucous foot-tapping…
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Decivilize is a band that will soon be crushing skulls all over Wisconsin with their brand of american metal. They have released two songs for…
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There's something perfect about Portico, the debut EP from Wisconsin based Softly, Dear. The opening track—aptly titled "Portico"—is a 40 second intro that sets a melodic,…
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Learn to select the maintenance of the eight wooden sanitary ware technical skills In the summer, go home and enjoy the cool feeling is really cool thing. With the family sauna, the popularity of wooden bath, natural wood bathtub do yourself outdoor decking became the new darling of young people, but also because of its lightweight and more specifications, even a small toilet can be applied.
Specifications vary Currently, most ordinary cask only 50 cm high, unless lying inside to let the water soaking the body, the bath is often affected by other enjoyment. And because of the deep barrel design, {HotTag} so that the body is completely immersed in water, the most shallow cheap outdoor space flooring barrels are also 68 cm, with the help of natural hydro massage the body, to enhance cardiopulmonary function, the effect of fatigue. But the barrel is not the more lenient, should be sitting inside the foot can meet the opposite for the right, too long and too wide bucket filled with water, people are easy to float in it, feeling very unstable.
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The Australian reports on Swaabs exciting announcement, the arrival of Tim Hemingway as a partner to Swaab and the Corporate and Commercial Group. Tim's practice focuses on IT and intellectual property, logistics and transport, corporate advisory and mergers and acquisitions.
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PCC has published a summary of changes to the GP General Medical Services (GMS) contract that take effect from this month. The briefing covers changes to the core contract and enhanced services.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published v31.0 of the QOF business rules. The updated business rules show the indicators for the 2015/16 QOF. Also available is an expanded cluster list.
Dr Dave Jeffery from NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has summarised the changes to the QOF Read codes v30 for 2014/15. Exception codes for CTV3 are also available.
The commissioning team at Wigan CCG came together to understand how a new approach to commissioning could deliver local benefits. In a session facilitated by PCC, the group explored how the CCG could commission based on value to enable provider-led change, what this would mean for commissioners and the implications for the use of existing commissioning resources.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published v28.0 of the QOF business rules. HSCIC says that as well as business rules for QOF and enhanced services, it will publish expanded cluster definitions on its website with codes and descriptions for every cluster. Previous versions of the business rules will continue to be available from the PCC website.
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Our Brexit position - intellectual property
We are pleased to publish and share our position paper on post-Brexit registered intellectual property rights (trade marks and designs) and rights of representation.
In the eight-page document we have pulled together our work to date on rights of representation and registered trade marks and designs - making clear our position on them and the surrounding issues.
It is likely that we will publish further updates as Brexit talks progress.
Click here to read our Brexit position paper
Rights of representation before the EUIPO is unquestionably one of the most important issues for our profession right now. We are calling for all current and future UK practitioners to be able to represent their clients and businesses before the EUIPO.
Further to this we believe that UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys should be granted rights of representation at the European General Court (EGC) and Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to allow them to represent their clients at all levels of the justice system.
On registered rights, while we would favour a solution where the UK becomes part of European trade mark and design systems – we appreciate that this is unlikely. So we would like to see all current EU trade marks and Registered Community Designs transferred onto the UK register.
We also provide our position on elements of detail, including what should happen to pending EU applications, how intent to use should be handled and seniority claims.
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This past week and a half has been crazy and full of fun and adventure. We are finally heading back to Kansas as I am writing this. I wish Evan's leave could be longer each time, but you gotta go back to work sometime. While we were on leave I got to take pictures of my beautiful 2nd cousin Gwen! She just turned one!
I had so much fun taking her pictures because she makes the best faces! She's too adorable.
Her Birthday was at a country club's pool in Jackson. Our kids, especially Micah, loves the water! He was jumping in, getting out, and jumping back in repeatedly! He is reckless and daring, that's for sure. It was soo funny and definitely a work out. I didn't realize it until Micah started jumping in the deep end, that I'm really rusty on my swimming skills. I could barely keep myself up above the water holding him. It was hard! I am thinking maybe I should put my kids in swimming lessons as soon as I can and maybe I should take some too. haha
Judah on the other hand is too scared to go where he can't reach the bottom...which is kind of a good thing because I don't have to constantly watch out for him because he's usually on the stairs of the pool, versus Micah is all over the place.
We didn't bring Ezrah's swimsuit, swimming diapers, or a float for him so he just hung out on the side with his Nina.
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Nicholas SaputraActor
An Indonesian actor, model Nicholas Schbring Saputra made his breakthrough by starring in the break-out teen movie Ada Apa dengan Cinta?, especially 2005 Janji Joni which brought him Best Leading Role Actor in Indonesian Movie Awards 2007, along with Citra Award for Best Leading Actor in Indonesian Film Festival 2005 for successfully portraying the activist Soe Hok Gie in the film Gie.He has also crossed into hosting segments including The Ticket and Screentime and served as a VJ for Channel V Asia since 2007.
Before fame
Nicholas Schbring Saputra was born on February 24, 1984 in Jakarta, Indonesia. He found his passion in acting as a child and also casted several films until being landed Ada Apa dengan Cinta?. He graduated from from SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta before attending University of Indonesia from which he achieved a degree in architecture. He started his career as a model in a fashion show by Samuel Wattimena then appeared in several films such as Biola Tak Berdawai 2003, Arisan! 2003, etc.
Personal life
Nicholas Saputra's personal relationships are often scrutinized by the media; however he has never disclosed about his private life. He is currently single.
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Leaving at 8:30am you drive toward Nuweiba and turn off the road to the head of the canyon. Here you descend a ladder into the powdery White Canyon. The hike meanders through this spectacular scenery for more than an hour and emerge at the remote Bedouin settlement of Ain Houdra Oasis. After lunch we start a bumpy four-wheel jeep ride through the desert that is exhilarating and covers spectacular desert scenery including the wind-sculpted mushroom rock.
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About the Diocese
In the early 1830's, missionary Father Benedict Roux reported only nine Catholic families living in western Missouri.
Decidedly discouraged by the mission's outlook, in 1831 he wrote to Bishop Joseph Rosati, the first bishop of the Diocese of St. Louis, "that the Catholics of [western Missouri] are incapable of supporting a priest decently, being so few in number," and returned to St. Louis in 1835.
Despite Father Roux's misgivings on the future of the Church in western Missouri, from these humble roots developed a diocese of nearly 124,000 Catholics in 91 parishes and 10 missions.
Catholics lived in the area as early as 1723. French fur traders and merchants settled along the Missouri River near present-day Kansas City at Chouteau's Bluff, eventually establishing a chapel for Catholic worship. The arrival of Catholic missionaries, most notably Father Bernard Donnelly in 1845, signaled the permanency and success of the Church in the area.
As European upheavals facilitated the immigration of Irish and German Catholics, Catholicism continued to expand and flourish. The Catholic population in the region was enough to warrant the establishment of first the Diocese of St. Joseph on March 3, 1868 and, twelve years later, the Diocese of Kansas City on September 10, 1880 as suffragan sees from the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
The immigration of Sicilian and Italian immigrants in the late-nineteenth-century as well as Hispanics and Vietnamese Catholics in the twentieth-century further consolidated the strength of the Church in western Missouri. Thus the growth of Catholicism in the region mirrored the wider United States and the overall success of the Church in America.
On August 29, 1956, the Holy See incorporated part of the Diocese of St. Joseph into the former Diocese of Kansas City and creating the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Diocese has produced two cardinals (Cardinal John J. Glennon in 1946 and William W. Baum in 1976) and eight bishops of other dioceses (Francis J. Tief as Bishop of Concordia, Kansas in 1920; Charles F. Buddy as the founding Bishop of San Diego in 1936; Joseph M. Marling as the founding Bishop of Jefferson City in 1956; Michael F. McAuliffe as Bishop of Jefferson City in 1969; Joseph V. Sullivan as Bishop of Baton Rouge in 1974; Hubert J. Hart as Bishop of Cheyenne in 1978; Lawrence McNamara as Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska in 1978; and George K. Fitzsimmons as Bishop of Salina, Kansas in 1984).
Today, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph comprises twenty-seven counties totaling 15, 429 square miles and ministers to the souls of approximately 124,000 Catholics. Under the guidance of Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph continues its mission to serve Holy Mother Church in western Missouri providing social services, education, and comfort for the faithful of the region.


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Every September all football and video game fans get ready to play the new version of FIFA. FIFA 16 is now here, and like every year it comes along with plenty of new features and improvements to be able to play matches with greater control, offering the user new playing modes.
Women's national football teams arrive on FIFA.
What's new in FIFA 16
- New in-game features: Confidence in defending, Control in midfield and the tools you need to play a stunning football match.
- You can create your perfect team in FIFA Ultimate Team, purchasing, selling and swapping players to play against your friends or in individual tournament to climb to the top of the rankings week after week.
- New Team Draft option: the player can choose a preset strategy for his team and work on a line-up with five players available for each position, to be selected according to their features, maintaining a well-balanced team.
- EA adds 12 women's national teams (Germany, USA, France, Sweden, England, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Spain, China, Italy and Mexico) that you can play with in Match Day, Offline Tournament Mode, and Online Friendlies.
- FIFA Trainer: EA adds to the game a help mode that shows above the player's head the most recommendable actions at that precise moment (passing, shooting, etc.). A renovated tutorial to be able to improve after every game.
Graphics with hardly any improvements
Compared to its previous versions, FIFA 16 doesn't stand for its great graphical improvements. The most important difference we can notice is the players' faces, much more realistic thanks to its lighting changes and the filming of their real faces.
A rather complete demo
In this demo you'll be able to play the Real Madrid vs F.C. Barcelona Clasico, try out the new Team Draft mode, the FIFA Trainer system and play with ten different teams: Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Chelsea FC, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, River Plate and Seattle Sounders, as well as the women's national teams of Germany and USA. All the latter in free stadiums: Borussia-Park, CenturyLink Field and Santiago Bernabéu.
As you can see, FIFA 16 is going to be a great hit thanks to women's soccer, the new Ultimate Team, better-balanced teams, FIFA Trainer... Great new features to face up against its main rival PES 16 that's going to have trouble to keep up with the pace.


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Wayne Bennett made a comment recently to the effect that he is only scratching the surface when it comes to refining the Broncos' attack. The fact that the Broncos were the third-ranked attacking team this year bodes well for the next few years.
This year, five-eighth Anthony Milford was Brisbane's main attacking weapon. He is the fastest at the club over short distances (Corey Oates is apparently the fastest over 100m), and is primarily a runner. Early this season, many questioned the coach's decision to play Milford at five-eighth. And he did look shaky and out of place. But as the year went on, he got more confident in the Broncos' system and became a star performer. His combination with Ben Hunt improved, as did his passing and kicking games. But he always stuck to his strength: his agility and elusiveness.
It's a shame that Ben Hunt had a poor grand final because his season was superb, finishing third in the Dally M player of the year race. He won a number of key games for the Broncos in 2015 (his golden-point try against the Roosters springs to mind). If Hunt can make his kicking game more consistent, he will become a premier halfback.
Captain Justin Hodges had a rollercoaster of a final season in the NRL. It was punctuated by niggling injuries; when he was on the field, though, his contributions were invaluable. He was snubbed for the ANZAC Test, but enjoyed success in his final Origin series. He controversially made it to the grand final after getting off his dangerous throw charge, but had a quiet game and didn't get the fairytale win. The Broncos will miss him next year.
Darius Boyd returned to Brisbane to play at fullback, but he ruptured his Achilles tendon in preseason. He returned in Round 10 but took a few weeks to get back to his best footy. What Boyd concedes in speed to other fullbacks in the NRL he makes up for in his defensive organisaitonal skills, ball-playing ability, and his safe pair of hands. He was an important player in Brisbane's surge to the finals.
Jordan Kahu started at fullback in Boyd's absence and did a good job without setting the world on fire. When Darius returned, he was a regular in the team—mostly on a wing, but occasionally in the centres. Kahu has been remarkably consistent this year and was a handy goalkicker when Corey Parker was off the field. In 2016, he will aim to make the right centre spot his own.
Jack Reed filled the left centre position throughout 2016. Though often maligned by Broncos' supporters, I thought he had a pretty good year, and an outstanding grand final. His defence is top-notch.
Competition for spots in the backline was a feature of the season. Big Corey Oates played a little bit in the second row, but he was mostly on the left wing. His hitups coming out of our own end were key, and he scored some fantastic tries. Dale Copley, Daniel Vidot, and Lachlan Maranta were in and out the side throughout the year. Copley had a horror run with injuries and struggled to break back in to the side. Vidot was often chosen against teams with big packs; Maranta was preferred in other games or after Vidot had made a number of handling errors.
Young halfback Ash Taylor made his debut when Ben Hunt was injured one week, but unfortunately he fractured his hand after 30 minutes. Hopefully he gets plenty of game time for the Gold Coast Titans next year.
The only backline signing the Broncos have made for 2016 so far is Carlin Anderson, the speedy fullback/winger for the victorious Ipswich Jets. Like Kahu, he is also a goalkicker. Anderson will need to impress in preseason training if he wants to crack into the starting side next year.


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Your Labour Councillor for Castle Ward:
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About Luigi Reale
Luigi is a teacher and historian. He has lived in Bedford since 2000 and is married to Dr Sue Chirico who was born and bred in Bedford. They have a son Antonio, who is 11 years old. Luigi's inspiration for politics is three-fold: his early childhood; his academic life; and his experience in supporting the causes of political and social reform in Italy and Britain.
He was born in Ferrazzano-Campobasso in the Molise Region of Italy where his father was the mayor for 24 years and never lost an election. Luigi's father also worked for the Union - ACLI - in Campobasso until he retired. Luigis explains, 'For most of my life in Italy I would shadow my father as he worked tirelessly for his community and taught me to 'listen to' and 'understand' the community'.
As soon as he arrived in Bedford in 2000, Luigi became a member of the Labour Party. Luigi has been busy not only working on his research and teaching (in Bedford, Kettering and Peterborough) but also establishing himself as one of the leaders of the Italian Community.
Luigi has served as the elected Chair of the Molisana Association, which has 250 members, since 2003 . He is the teacher representative of the Voce Scolastica Italiana, an association which deals with Italian classes in the area. In addition, Luigi has established the Bedford Italian Circle which aims to bring all the local Italian associations together under one umbrella.
Since the summer of 2012, Luigi has been leading a campaign to keep the Italian Consular Services open in Bedford. He hasbeen greatly supported by the Bedford Labour Group on the Borough Council, and their support continues. The campaign began by a 1000-strong protest march through the streets of Bedford in September 2012. Following this, Italian Embassy in London agreed to meet with Luigi and the Labour Group, leading to the re-opening Consular Offices in Bedford.
Labour's vision for Castle
Castle Ward spans a wide and diverse area of the town from the Castle Road area through the town centre and then onto the Mildland Road area and the stations. It is precisely this diversity of housing, businesses and people that makes it so interesting and creates an enormous range of social and political issues. Of all the national and local issues currently affecting people who live and work in the Castle Ward, your Labour team is concentrating particularly on the following:
- the regeneration of the train station and the streets surrounding it
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Description: This service is to tax every inhabitant 18 years old and above, as well as every partnership, corporation, and association.
A community tax certificate/ cedula is given to those who have paid their community taxes. The community tax shall accrue on the first day of January each year, which shall be paid not later than the last day of February each year.
Client/s: Cebu City constituents
Contact Person/s: Ms. Anya D. Chan – OIC ,Division Chief
Location: Cash Receipts Division, City Treasurer's Office
Ground Floor, Executive Bldg., Cebu City Hall
Availability: Monday-Friday / 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration of the Service: 11 minutes
Requirement/s: Duly filled-out application form (from the guard at entrance)
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4. Claim your CTC.
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I wish my son pain, suffering, struggling, humility, respect, influence...and then happiness.
I wish Brady pain - I want him to skin his knee riding a bike, experience the loss of a pet. To have his first girlfriend break his heart and feel a heavy heart when a coach or teacher tells him he's not good enough. I want him to know that life hurts, life throws you down, things aren't fair and nothing is free. There will be pain and hurt, disappointment and regret, but with the power of hard work and perseverance, anything is possible. Work hard and don't succumb to pain, you will be rewarded.
Some people get too caught up in the belief that a parent's role in their child's life is to give them the world. To give them everything one possibly can. Nothing, and I mean nothing that I've stated above is meant to hurt Brady...only to make him stronger than he knows he can be, confident in the person that he becomes and successful one day. Facing pain and struggle but enduring through it will make him stronger. When an asshole coach tells him he's not good enough, or a teacher tells him he'll just never get it and gives up on him, I want him to look inside himself and dig deep. To know that he can come to his parents for comfort but to know that we won't fix it for him. To know that they're wrong and that he can do anything he puts his mind to...he can do anything that he works at hard enough. He can push harder, he can fight harder and he can control his life. No one can tell him what he can or can't do (...including how to take a bath...enter exhibit 1)
I wish Brady humility. I want Brady to understand that no matter how good he is or what he overcomes, there is always someone out there who is better. Brady will never think that he is the rockstar of any team, because he needs to know that without his team, he would have no success...yet, I do want him to enjoy and appreciate being at the top of anything he does, because at any moment he can fall to the bottom and be in someone else's shoes.
I wish Brady respect. That includes respecting others but also gaining the respect of others. I want Brady to understand that you don't start life being respected, you have to prove that you deserve respect. I want him to know that you listen. Even if you don't agree, listen and give the same respect that he wants to others he might encounter.
I wish Brady influence. I wish that one day, Brady will inspire others, or even one person. I want him to be the one who stands up for the person being bullied, the one who does the right thing. I want him to stand up for himself and when he wins whatever battle he's standing for, to inspire others to stand up for themselves as well.
And finally, I do truly wish my son happiness. One thing I've noticed over the past week is that I am extremely fortunate to have a happy, joyful, independent and determined little boy. Though not my baby anymore (and though he certainly has his "moments"), this little guy fills myself with so much happiness time and time again, day in and day out. His little giggles, whether at lunch time or 2 AM melt my heart. I hope that this boy's giant heart is always filled with overwhelming joy and happiness. I hope that he finds joy in the small things later in life, as well. Watching waves lap upon his legs brings pure joy to his face today, I hope that in 20 years, he still finds joy in the small things in life. I hope that, one day, when he has a family of his own, this Thanksgiving table is full of laughter and happiness. I want him to live a life of no real regrets so that in his last days in this life, he can look back and know that none of the pain, suffering and struggling that was endured was wasted. That it was all for a purpose and that he lived a life full of love, joy, honor and integrity.
And those, my baby boy, are my wishes for you. Follow your own path, but never forget where you're going and where you've come from.


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It's the last show of the year! Featuring performances by Nicky Ninedoors, Ruthe Ordare, and your hosts Villainy Loveless & Just Call Her Heather, with beats by DJ Cherry OnTop! NSFW is a down and dirty "Striptease Variety Show" set to a hip-hop and rap soundtrack. Warning: full nudity & coarse language. US Dollar Bill Exchange in effect. Tipping the dancers is highly encouraged! Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm. Cover is $10 before 9pm/$14 after 9pm and includes admission to Glory Days.


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We mentioned that we provide a wide array of towing services above. The truth is, we can handle just about any make and model vehicle you may happen to own. When you need services that can tow your vehicle from one location to another, whether you have experienced an accident, or you just need your vehicle moved, Carlos Auto Repair & Towing can meet your needs.
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A new Harvard ecig study is making the rounds in the media quickly, playing into the hands of anti-vaping groups. The research paper was based on data from 51 different brands in the marketplace and the results seem to astound a great deal of people. The media and certain researchers are talking about diacetyl and popcorn lung as though they are uncovering breaking news. They are not.
Dr. Konstatin Farsalinos has been studying this for years. His research team discovered that many low quality and unprofessional eliquid vendors were using flavoring with diacetyl. Despite this finding, Dr. Farsalinos acknowledged that vaping is safer than smoking by many orders of magnitude. What this does mean is that consumers have to be careful about what they are buying. Always look to ensure that the ejuice that you buy is diacetyl free.
The top rated electronic cigarette companies do not use diacetyl in their ejuice blends. Companies like VaporFi, Halo Cigs, Apollo eCigs and others all have state of the art labs and follow standards that surpass those of the food industry. They do not use diacetyl in any of their eliquid blends. They have independent lab testing to verify the purity of their eliquids. It is easy to avoid diacetyl. Just stick to the best ejuice vendors like VaporFi, Halo, Apollo and Mt Baker, all great examples of quality, professional vendors that back up their diacetyl free claim.
There are some bad apples that do use diacetyl. Many of these tend to be boutique eliquids that are sold by people who are just not qualified to make eliquid. They may have great intentions but at the end of the day they just do not know what they are doing. Once again, the main point is that diacetyl in eliquid is something that is easy to avoid and is in no way shape or form a reflection of the benefits and possibilities of vaping.
In response to the media frenzy evolving out of the matter, Dr.Farsalinos, the world's leading authority on the subject, was disappointed in the immediate and totally out of context reaction. Like I said, while this may be news toUS researchers, this is something that Dr. Farsalinos has been talking about for years. In response, Dr. Farsalinos Tweeted, "A new study finds diacetyl in e-cigarettes but exaggerates risks and fails to discuss smoking."
The conclusions drawn from the research essentially tell us that as the ecig flavors additive Diacetyl is really, really bad for you. It causes what is commonly known as popcorn lung, a condition that is irreversible and causes asthma-like symptoms such as wheezing, dry cough, and shortness of breath. In truly severe cases, a lung transplant is the only option.
What is Bronchiolitis Obliterans
If the symptoms sound scary, that's because it is. There is no joking around when it comes to popcorn lung, an issue we have already covered here and one that is incredibly important to the vaping community. We don't want to see any vapers suffer from the effects of popcorn lung. The entire point of making the switch away from traditional tobacco cigarettes to electronic cigarettes is to minimize exposure to such threats. Tobacco cigarettes, by the way, also contain Diacetyl as one of their thousands of additives.
The disease we now call popcorn lung is known as bronchiolitis obliterans. It is very serious and should not be taken lightly because it has the name 'popcorn lung'. It was given that name because the condition began to be diagnosed in popcorn factory workers a little over a decade ago. The cause was eventually traced to the fumes emitted by the buttery flavoring that is added to microwave popcorn.
That buttery flavoring is diacetyl. It is recogized as safe as a food additive but as it turns out it is quite dangerous when inhaled. Are you at risk from the delicious smell of buttery popcorn? Probably not in extreme cases you may be. A Colorado man who ate bags of microwave popcorn on a daily basis for 10 years was diagnosed with popcorn lung and sued the popcorn company for damages in 2007.
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The only problem is, this "new" ecig study doesn't really tell us anything we don't already know. We've been talking about Diacetyl in ecig flavors for a long time now, specifically pointing out which eliquid brands do not contain it. We even quoted the figure in the new study, which says that 74% of eliquid brands are using Diacetyl to help flavor their ecig juice. This isn't really news at all, despite the new Harvard research. Yet that is exactly how the media is framing it, with one headline saying this is an "e-cigarette health scare," as if this is coming out of nowhere.
Why does the media like to use that type of descriptive language? Well it sure does sell papers, or get people to click on links to read their article.
Ecig Study Doesn't Mean Vaping Is Dangerous
It also ends up painting vaping as dangerous, and this ecig study doesn't really tell us that at all. What it tells us is that Diacetyl can be quite dangerous, and vapers should stay away from it. This is another throw the baby out with the bathwater type of response to what is conveniently a controversial topic. It's not like you can't vape without this chemical being in your ecig flavors, so why not just call for it to be removed?
It reminds me of the fact that Coca-Cola actually used to contain cocaine, which is where the name comes from. Does that mean that we needed to stop drinking cola? No, it just meant that they needed to stop putting cocaine in a drink that was quickly growing in popularity! Of course cola is bad for you for other reasons, like the mass amounts of sugar, but that's a point for a site about the evils of sugar, not the evils of smoking.
Clearly Diacetyl is a problem and the easiest way to get around that now is to simply buy from respected brands that do not put that chemical in their ecig flavors. You don't need an ecig study to tell you that. You may say that 74% of the market is a lot to avoid, but I would remind you that the majority of the market is made up of small home-brew brands that you haven't heard of. Even if you have heard of them, you shouldn't be buying from someone who probably spent a grand total of $130 to get up and running as an "eliquid vendor," making the stuff out of their bathtub. That's just bad news.
I have one last point about the ridiculous way that this ecig study is being portrayed. The headline in Gizmodo describes the ecig study as being brought to you by "reliable Harvard scientists," but they are anything but that. David Christiani, the Harvard professor who co-authored the study, may have been right about Diacetyl and even that 74% figure (which we already knew). But he takes this opportunity to make a point that isn't relevant to this study and is flat out wrong.
Christiani was quoted saying "In addition to containing varying levels of the addictive substance nicotine, they also contain other cancer-causing chemicals, such as formaldehyde, and as our study shows, flavoring chemicals that can cause lung damage." We gloss over the fact that he wrongly portrays nicotine as the problem here, which we know it isn't because the tar and thousands of chemicals in tobacco cigarettes are the real issue with smoking. He casually drops in the already-defunct formaldehyde claim so as to further tarnish the name of vaping.
This is just wrong, even if we should expect it by now. So when I woke up and read this new ecig study, I wasn't surprised nor was I scared. What I was concerned with is how it will be used as more ammunition by anti-vaping activists to prop up the story that electronic cigarettes are bad for you or flat-out dangerous. Unfortunately, I was right and this means we have to keep getting the word out and setting people straight. The future of vaping depends on it.


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Oblivion, Tom Cruise's latest sci-fi vehicle, is a competent if not ground-breaking dystopian thriller. Imagine a big budget version of Duncan Jones' Moon, starring Cruise instead of Sam Rockwell. (And if you haven't seen Moon, what are you waiting for? It's great.)
It's the year 2077. We're told that the Earth has been invaded by aliens who blew up the moon, wreaking havoc and causing mass destruction on Earth. It isn't really explained why they blew up the Moon. I guess blowing up the Moon is the most cost-effective way to kill most of the people on Earth. Fucking aliens, right? Always doing stuff on the cheap.
Anyway, the good news is that the Earthlings won the war. The bad news is that we had to nuke the planet to do it. So now Earth is almost uninhabitable, and just about everybody lives on Saturn's moon, Titan. Only a skeleton crew remains behind on Earth to maintain gigantic reactors that are sucking up all the water from the oceans and turning it into energy, which is then beamed to Titan or something. Honestly, the more I think about the whole reactor thing, the less sense it makes. If these are fusion reactors, you could get enough energy out of a teaspoon to power New York for a year, so I don't really see how they could be depleting the oceans. And how does this energy get to Titan? Microwave beams? That seems really impractical. Isn't there any water that isn't hundreds of millions of miles away from Titan?
Tom Cruise doesn't trouble himself with any of these questions because he's just a guy doing a job, and he's only got two weeks left before he can go home. But then things start happening that make him start asking… well, not those questions exactly, but other questions that are also important. Eventually, of course, he finds out that Things Are Not What They Seem.
Oblivion looks great, and it avoids most of the cliche tropes of the genre, although Morgan Freeman as the world weary, shades-wearing leader of the underground resistance movement felt a little tired to me. I mean, I love Morgan Freeman as much as any other straight white man, but between Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in The Matrix and Denzel Washington in the title role of The Book of Eli, I feel like the role of Charismatic Post-Apocalyptic African-American Prophet Who Inexplicably Always Wears Sunglasses is pretty much played out at this point. It's the sort of role that Freeman could play in his sleep (and he might have, now that I think about it; those sunglasses are pretty dark).
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by Garret Ean
Jan 8 2012
Yesterday while attending Occupy the Primary being held at Veterans Park in Manchester, I met MPD captain Robert Cunha. He had come to the park to discuss altering aspects of the occupation with participants in the protest. I had noticed when mailed my verdict following the trial held stemming from my Chalking 8 arrest that Capt. Cunha was CC'd a copy of the ruling. This indicates that he is likely the supervising officer in dealing with the cases that have stemmed from the chalking 8 incident. Following the arrests, it was the lower ranked sergeant Todd Boucher who spoke with press and was cited as the officer in charge during the incident. Sergeant John Patti was the officer who made or ordered six of the arrests. Joseph Mucci, also a sergeant, made 2 arrests and issued one citation that was later upgraded to a criminal charge.
Not surprisingly, Robert Cunha was not interested in discussing aspects of the case. That the potential still exists for legal action to be taken against Manchester PD for false arrest is likely what drives the silence. See my interaction with Cpt. Cunha embedded below:
On Monday, January 9, Ademo Freeman and Wesley Gilwreath will be sentenced following their convictions on chalking-related criminal mischief charges which were ruled upon December 27. Activists have planned to chalk in solidarity outside of the court prior to the sentencing hearing.


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