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E-commerce in Real Estate Transactions
By William P. Gardella
This article reviews the key provisions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (Act) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). Federal preemption of state law on electronic transactions is intended to be a temporary measure. State law is to be preempted only until states adopt uniform standards that are consistent with those set forth in the Act or in UETA. The article concludes with a discussion of how the integrity and confidentiality of electronic real estate transactions can be protected.
Electronic records and signatures. The Act provides that a contract, signature, or other record relating to a transaction that affects interstate or foreign commerce cannot be denied legal effect solely because it is in electronic form. The term "transaction" includes the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of any interest in real property. The parties to a contract are not required to enter into or sign a contract in an electronic form, but the Act gives them the option to do so.
An electronic copy of a contract is adequate for purposes of the Act if the electronic version accurately reflects the information in the contract and can be accurately reproduced at a later date by the parties that are entitled to access the contract. The Act is technology neutral. It defines "electronic" broadly as "relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities."
The term "electronic signature" is defined as "an electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record." That term could include the simple act of typing a name at the end of an e-mail message or the more sophisticated act of attaching a digital signature.
Exclusions. The Act does not apply to contracts or records governed by laws pertaining to the execution of wills, codicils, and testamentary trusts. The Act also does not apply to records or contracts subject to laws pertaining to adoption, divorce, or other family law matters or to court orders, notices, and pleadings.
Provisions in the Uniform Commercial Code governing waiver or renunciation of a claim or right after breach, statute of frauds, and Articles 2 and Article 2A are covered by the Act. All other provisions are excluded.
The Act specifies the types of notices that may not be sent electronically, including notices of the cancellation or termination of utility services. Default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, and eviction notices related to a primary residence of an individual also are excluded from the Act. Documents that are required to accompany the transportation or handling of hazardous materials may not be used in an electronic form.
Consumer contracts. Consumer contracts fall within the coverage of the Act, but detailed disclosure procedures must be followed for these transactions. Before obtaining a consumer's agreement in an electronic format, the consumer must be provided with a disclosure statement. This statement must inform the consumer of certain rights, including the option to proceed with the transaction in a paper or nonelectronic form and the procedures to be followed in the event the consumer elects to withdraw the consent to use an electronic format. The consumer must also be informed about the hardware and software required to complete the electronic transaction and how to obtain a paper copy of it. A consumer's withdrawal of consent does not affect the validity of electronic contracts or records provided before the withdrawal.
Uniform Electronic Trans-actions Act. The intent of UETA is consistent with the intent of the Act: to remove restrictions on entering into contracts and signing documents in an electronic format and to ensure that electronic signatures, records, and contracts will be treated in the same manner as those in written form. UETA removes the requirement of the pen and ink medium for the effectiveness of a contract, record, or signature, but it does not otherwise affect substantive law. UETA simply permits a signature to be furnished in an electronic format. It provides that to the extent the law requires that a signature be notarized, acknowledged, or verified, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person is attached to or "logically associated with" the signature.
Effect on real estate transactions. The Act is intended to cover real estate transactions. Although UETA is intended to apply to real estate transactions, it gives states the option to exclude certain types of transactions from its coverage. Similarly, the Act permits a state to except matters from the coverage of UETA if those exceptions are not inconsistent with the Act. A state may, therefore, exclude real estate transactions from its version of UETA or refuse to permit electronic filings of real estate transactions. As a result, the parties may be able to enter into a contract electronically yet be required to use the traditional paper-and-pen approach for recording purposes. If the transaction involves interstate or foreign commerce, however, the parties may elect to proceed electronically because the Act preempts inconsistent state law.
The definitions of an electronic signature and document are so broad they apparently include such things as voice mail and e-mail messages. It may come as a surprise to learn that the Statute of Frauds may not save a party from an ill-worded voice mail or e-mail message.
Public key cryptography. Public key cryptography is an electronic method of allowing parties to communicate electronically over an open network, such as the Internet, with a reasonable expectation of privacy. Public key cryptography involves the use of two electronic "keys," one private and one public. A message encrypted with the private key can be decrypted only with a corresponding public key, and vice versa. Therefore, only the users of a corresponding pair of private and public keys can scramble and unscramble messages.
Public key cryptography involves the role of a third party, called a Certificate Authority (CA), to provide assurances to the parties regarding the identity of those using the keys. A party that applies to a CA for a digital certificate should consider the scope of the transactions that may be covered by the certificate and the number and identity of the parties that may rely on the certificate. Similarly, before a party relies on a digital certificate, the party should consider its scope and the potential number of other parties that may also rely on it, because that will have an impact on the potential exposure of the CA if defects later arise.
The subscriber, the CA, and the relying party should reach an agreement that outlines the rights and obligations of the parties. The agreement may set forth boundaries for the use of the digital certificate, who may rely on it, when, limits of liability, requirements for the CA to maintain a stated financial level, and the CA's practice statement. To evaluate the CA's financial responsibility, it would be useful to require the CA to disclose the number of certificates that it has issued and its aggregate financial liability under those certificates.
The CA's practice statement may outline such matters as its technical and due diligence standards and an agreement to notify the subscriber and the relying parties of the revocation of the certificate. The CA should be required to revoke the certificate if the CA has reason to believe that information provided to it is inaccurate or if access to the subscriber's private key has been compromised in some way. The CA should also contractually agree to be responsible for maintaining the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the data. These issues should be considered and addressed in an agreement having contractual privity among the affected parties.
William P. Gardella is associate general counsel in the legal department of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York City.
This article is an abridged and edited version of one that originally appeared on page 44 of Probate and Property, July/August 2001 (15:4).


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Web Front End Engineering Manager
San Francisco, CA
The Company:
Blurb® is a book-making platform and creative community that enables individuals to create, publish, share and sell high-quality photo books, trade books, and magazines in both print and digital formats. Blurb is accessible to consumers across the globe with free, innovative book creation and layout tools. Founded in 2005, Blurb has over 2 million customers worldwide, resulting in over 4 million unique book titles, with nearly 18 million units shipped to almost 100 countries around the world. We are headquartered in San Francisco.
Position Summary:
We evolve our platform continually in response our dynamic market, including significant partnering through API's. To expand and strengthen our platform and application offering, we seek a hands-on, experienced technical leader, a Software Engineering Manager player/coach. We are organized for teamwork, mentorship and professional growth. Ideally you are that experienced individual, motivated to collaborate and lead with others, solve hard problems and advance your career.
As the Web Front End technical leader on our Agile team, you will lead and guide a team of software engineers delivering frequent updates and significant new functionality for our end users.
How to Apply
Please email resume and cover letter to email@example.com
Essential Functions:
- Collaborate with other internal teams and stakeholders to refine plans for UI/UX and RESTful API's for new services
- Drive selection of libraries and toolkits and devise migration strategies for them
- Deliver your own design and coding assignments in support of specific scrum team efforts
- Ensure team consideration for fault tolerance, extensibility and maintainability
- Continually be mindful of quality: careful coding and review, testing and thoroughness, deployment and verification. Definition of Done!
- Set clear goals for individuals to drive collaborative results
- Recruit and retain talent in a highly competitive market
- Foster a high performing culture through mentorship, development, and process tuning
- Team with other managers to establish and grow a common culture of teamwork and excellence
Education/Certifications: BS in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent education plus relevant work experience
Work Experience: A minimum of 2+ years of managing software engineers in a dynamic environment.
Skills: JavaScript expert. 7+ years of JavaScript experience, including concepts like asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6+.
- BS in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent education plus relevant work experience
- A minimum of 2+ years of managing software engineers in a dynamic environment. This means you fully comprehend the tasks and responsibilities, and seek growth and guidance along this professional path, while retaining your technical chops.
- JavaScript expert. 7+ years of JavaScript experience, including concepts like asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6+.
- Significant experience with associated front-end technologies and libraries e.g, React, Ember, Node and the attendant skills with HTML and CSS. Construction of SPA's with optimal REST/API communication.
- Performance focused. Skilled in analysis and design for implementation, sizing, performance tuning, and scalability. Familiar with CDN and caching/purging service integration.
- Familiarity with Rails, Django or similar web app framework will be an added advantage
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI etc., setting up pipelines and managing build procs
- Focused written communication skills for subsystem planning and designs
- Team spirit! Making the effort and taking pride in helping others. Supporting our work in production, being continually inclusive with our DevOps team.
- Able to listen and evaluate ideas and opinions without bias, and contribute to a common culture of excellence!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (HMO, PPO, HSA options)
- Parental Leave Benefit
- Employer-Paid Life insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care, and Transportation and Parking expenses
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 15 Days Paid Time Off Per Year (with tenure-based increases after two years)
- Birthday Off
- Catered Lunch on Wednesdays
- Office massage
- $300 credit A Year to Create Your Own Books with Blurb
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Blurb is committed to equal opportunity and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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What are the Professional Counselor License Requirements in Maine?
The Maine Board of Counseling Professionals has unique requirements for professional counselors. As in other states, there are multiple levels and types of counseling licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).
What's unique is that these represent two separate, but overlapping disciplines. The curricular and supervision requirements are higher for LCPCs than for LPCs. You aren't, however, required to practice as licensed professional counselor before becoming a licensed clinical professional. Instead, you'll practice under conditional license before attaining full licensure at either level.
Capella University offers three online CACREP - accredited Master's programs: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy and School Counseling. Click here to contact Capella University and request information about their programs.
Northwestern's Top-12 Ranked CACREP Accredited Online M.A. in Counseling program offers both full and part time options that allow you to earn a degree on your own schedule. GRE scores are not required for this program. Request information.
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- Education requirements for an LPC in Maine
- Education requirements for an LCPC in Maine
- Supervised practice requirements
- Taking the National Counselor Examination
- The application process
- I am a licensed counselor in another state
- Additional helpful information and Schools Offering Counseling Degree Programs.
- Maine School Counselor Certification Requirements
- Maine Vocational Rehabilitation Professional Requirements
- Alcohol and Drug Counselor Certification and Licensure Requirements in Maine
Education: Licensed Professional Counselor
If you are pursuing licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor, you will need a graduate program of at least 48 hours that fulfills curricular requirements. A counseling program is acceptable if it is accredited by CACREP or CORE.
Antioch University offers a new Online MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program that is in the CACREP accreditation process and mirrors the CACREP-accredited program delivered on campus. Specializations in: Substance Abuse and Addictions Counseling (SAAC) and Counseling Military Service Personnel and their Families (MSPF). Antioch is a private, not-for-profit university. (*This program is NOT available to students in CA, IL, IA, KS, MO, NH, ND)
A doctoral level clinical or counseling psychology program is also acceptable if it is accredited by American Psychological Association or Canadian Psychological Association. Read more about selecting a Master's in Counseling program here. Other programs in counseling and related fields are acceptable if they include coursework in the following ten content areas:
- Social and cultural foundations
- Human growth and development
- Groups
- Helping relationships
- Measurement
- Lifestyle and career development
- Professional orientation
- Research and evaluation
- Practicum
- Internship
You're expected to have a three semester hour course in each of the first eight content areas. You may get partial credit for a class that includes some of the required content for a particular subject area. Your internship should be at least 600 hours.
If you completed a master's that was between 36 and 48 semester hours and/or did not include all the required components, you can take supplement courses to help you meet board standards. (The board suggests that you discuss requirements with an advisor before enrolling.)
If you don't meet the requirements for the practicum and internship, you may instead document 700 hours of supervised work experience (lawfully obtained).
Education for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
In order to be licensed as an LCPC, you'll need at least 60 semester hours of graduate coursework. If you're program wasn't a CACREP-accredited mental health program or an APA-or CPA-accredited doctoral level psychology program, you'll need to demonstrate that it included coursework in all of the following.
- Human growth and development
- Helping relationships
- Groups
- Measurement
- Research and evaluation
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Professional orientation
- Social and cultural foundations
- Practicum
- Internship
In addition, you'll need a minimum of nine semester hours drawn from at least two of the following content areas:
- Lifestyle and career development
- Marriage and family counseling
- Supervision
- Human sexuality for counselors
- Crisis intervention
- Consultation
- Addictive disorders
- Treatment modalities
Your internship should be at least 900 hours with at least 360 hours of direct patient contact. You should do all of the duties that a clinical professional counselor would be expected to do in a work setting. If your master's program was between 36 and 60 semester hours in length and/ or did not meet the content requirements, you can take additional coursework.
If you don't have an internship that meets the above requirements, you may again document lawful supervised work experience. The board notes that most who can't document these hours choose to enroll in an educational program to make them up.
Read more about selecting a Master's in Counseling program here.
Supervised Practice for Licensed Professional Counselor
You will need to complete 2,000 hours of supervised counseling practice with at least 1,000 hours of direct client contact (http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/counselors/pdf/counselors_rules_11-30-09.pdf). During this time, you will need 67 hours of supervision, with approximately one hour of supervision per 30 hours of work experience. More than half (at least 34) of the supervision hours will need to be individual. (Up to 17 may be live audio or video conference.)
Your supervisor will be a board-approved professional counselor, pastoral counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or certified social worker – independent practice.
If you have to change supervisors during your supervision period, you'll need to make a written request. Your current supervisor will need to fill out an evaluation.
Supervised Practice for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
You will need to complete at least 3,000 hours of supervised practice, which include diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder. At least 1,500 of your hours will need to be in direct clinical care. You must have 100 hours of supervision over the course of your supervision period. At least 50 of these must be individual supervision.
If you had an internship of at least 600 hours, but it didn't meet board requirements, you'll need to do 4,000 hours of supervised practice with at least 150 hours of supervision. You should be supervised approximately one hour for every 27 hours of work experience.
If your supervisor is a professional counselor, s/he should have LCPC status. Supervision by other board-approved persons (including pastoral counselors and marriage and family therapists) is acceptable. You typically spend two years completing experience requirements. You may renew your conditional license, and take longer, but you can't take more than six years without demonstrating hardship to the board.
You will need to take the National Counselor Examination to attain licensure at any level. To achieve full licensure as an LCPC, you'll need to take the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination. The process is much the same for both. In order to get approval, you must submit an application to the Maine Board. The board will send you a registration form, which you'll submit, signed, to the National Board for Certified Counselors along with a fee of $185. It will take the NBCC about four weeks from the time your fee clears to send you approval.
Once you get your approval, you will either call the Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP) or visit the website to register. Tests are available each month, Monday through Friday, for two full weeks. Some sites are open Saturday as well. Maine has one AMP testing site, in Portland. You may schedule at an AMP site in another state if you prefer.
The Application Process
Conditional licensure will require the following:
- An application
- A proposed supervision plan form
- A disclosure statement
- Three reference forms, completed by counseling professionals
- Degree/ internship verification
- Examination request (or score verification)
The disclosure statement is a personal practice statement. It also includes a statement of accountability and contact information for the complaint coordinator. You will find a sample disclosure statement in your application packet.
You will need to have a criminal history check performed.
There are several fees, but you can, if you choose, pay them together. The application fee is $25 and the criminal history check, $21. A conditional professional counseling license costs $200, while a full license costs $250. Fees should be made out to "Maine State Treasurer".
Click Here to find all the applications and materials you need for licensure, certification and registration in Maine.
When it comes time to upgrade from conditional to full licensure status, you'll again fill out an application and disclosure form and pay the requisite fees. You will also need an affidavit from your supervisor. Unless you were exempt, you will need to show that you met continuing education requirements during your conditional term. You may choose to either mail application materials to State of Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation - Office of Licensing & Registration, 35 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333 or hand deliver them to 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, Maine 04345.
If you want to check on the status of your application, you may do so online at http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing.
Out of State Applicants
If you're coming from another state, you won't necessarily have to begin with conditional licensure. You can demonstrate that you've met similar requirements, or that you have been actively practicing under a similar license for five years.
If you're applying at the LCPC level and you haven't taken the NCE exam, you won't necessarily be required to do so. You will need a copy of the licensing law of your state or jurisdiction in order to establish equivalency of requirements.
As an out of state applicant, you'll also need license verification from all previous jurisdictions. If you had training in another country, you can have your credentials reviewed by World Education Services, Inc. or Center for Educational Documentation, Inc.
Other Professionals who may be Licensed as Professional Counselors
The board notes that professionals with nontraditional training, for example, art therapists or dance therapists, can be licensed as counselors if they meet the same standards. You may be licensed as either an LPC or LCPC depending on your professional goals and the specific standards you've met.
Other Counseling Licenses
Maine licenses pastoral counselors who have completed Master or Doctor of Divinity programs, master or doctoral degrees in pastoral counseling, or other programs that are equivalent – so long as they meet all board requirements. Maine no longer grants new licenses for Registered Counselors, but does allow those who hold the credential to continue to renew.
License Maintenance
You must renew you counseling license biannually. As an LPC or LCPC, you must do 55 contact hours of continuing education.
Additional information
If you are still in High School, hold a High School Diploma/GED, or hold a bachelor's degree, check out suggested steps to take along the path to becoming a counselor in Maine.
The board asks that you periodically review the statutes for changes (Click Here to review those statutes.).
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The ratio gap has closed immensely between the out-performance of home prices to sales from the winter.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 11, 2014
Midwest lenders, such as Peoples Home Equity find the recovery in home sales are recovering well, via data shown on DQnews.com.
DQnews, a real estate statistics and data provider revealed in their May 8th "National Home Sales Snapshot" that weekly home sales increased 2.1% week over week. This weekly increase marks the 6th consecutive weekly rise in home sales! Home sales are rebounding this spring just as fast they did in spring 2013.
The ratio gap has closed immensely between the out-performance of home prices to sales from the winter. On April 27th, home prices were roughly 210,000 while home sales were approximately 160,000, a ratio of 1.31. However, as of May 8th median home prices are roughly $218,000 while weekly home sales are averaging about 215,000, a ratio of 1.01. Peoples Home Equity expects the number of home sales to surpass the figure for home prices. While Fed chair Janelt Yellen expressed her concern for weakness in the housing market on May7th, readers should note that DQnews shows weekly home sales are increasing at the same pace this year as last. Home sales rose as high as 270,000 per week in September 2013, it will be interesting to see if the market can reach this peak again this year.
Meanwhile median home prices experienced a 0.0% week over week change, which is positive for first-time home buyers. Median home prices have recently stalled over the past 6 weeks rising approximately 2.3% while home sales have risen approximately 26.4%.
Peoples Home Equity believes this data should calm some concerns over whether home sales are returning or not. Lenders are approving prospective mortgage applicants for home loans. Now is a great time to participate in the housing recovery as rising median home prices have stalled and 30-year fixed mortgage rates have declined approximately 0.21% over the past two and a half weeks.
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You may have read about this elsewhere…the company is getting a lot of web traction with the announcement they sent to us a few days ago…basically, an insurance company is now offering a comprehensive accident and liability insurance policy for cyclists. Pretty cool, eh? Read on:
Comprehensive Accident and Liability Insurance Coverage for Cyclists Added to Better World Club's Roadside Assistance Membership
Portland, Ore., July 5, 2012 – The nation's bicycle community is growing rapidly, and as more cyclists share the road with cars, trucks and other cyclists, there is greater likelihood of an accident. As a result, the demand for bicycle insurance has never been higher. Today Better World Club (BWC), America's only environmentally friendly auto club, announces that it has partnered with Gales Creek Insurance Services (GCIS) of Portland, Oregon, a division of JD Fulwiler, so that its members can receive GCIS's BIKEon, the first nationwide, comprehensive, and affordable accident and liability insurance for bicyclists.
Offered exclusively to members enrolled in Better World Club's industry-leading bicycle roadside assistance program, BIKEon provides accident insurance for the cyclist providing up to $100,000 to reimburse him for his bills, and liability payment of up to $1 million for each occurrence in the event of an accident that is caused by the bicyclist and results in injuries to other people or damage to property. Cyclists who ride standard road bikes, mountain bikes or electric bikes will be covered under this new policy.
Because comprehensive BIKEon Accident and Liability Insurance policy is included in its $39.95 bicycle roadside assistance program at no additional charge for the primary member, it is available with or without Better World Club's auto club memberships. Bicycle Associates can be added for $17.00 each which includes both roadside assistance and the insurance.
"Because there's been such an increase in the number of cyclists on the roads, there's also a higher chance that they'll get into an accident and incur huge medical bills or be sued. As a result, we keep getting more and more calls asking for insurance coverage to cover cyclists comparable to the benefits drivers enjoy," said Mitch Rofsky, President of Better World Club. "GCIS's accident and liability insurance coverage gives riders peace of mind in knowing that their expenses will be taken care of in the event of an accident, and that they are not taking a financial risk by getting out of their cars and onto their bikes."
"Cyclists are an integral part of the larger American movement to ween our society off polluting fossil fuels, and deserve adequate protection while on the roadways," said Jeffrey M. Lang, head of research and New Product Development at Gales Creek Insurance Services. "BIKEon fills the crucial need for Accident and Liability Insurance protection, and is an aid to achieving our sustainability goals. We are proud to launch this highly affordable program with America's only eco-friendly roadside assistance organization, The Better World Club."
Over 10 years of research went into the new BIKEon product developed by Gales Creek Insurance Services who listened to individuals, leading organizations in the cycling community and public policy experts focused on the promotion of alternative transportation in America. Gales Creek also studied similar cycling programs available to consumer groups and clubs in other nations including Australia, Holland and Great Britain, so that American's who bike to work or for recreation could get affordably priced cycle insurance. BIKEon was designed to deliver on this promise of a low cost but comprehensive people's bike insurance program.
BIKEon insurance does not cover riders of BMX bikes or bikes used for commercial purposes.
About Better World Club
Better World Club, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is the nation's only eco-friendly, socially-conscious roadside assistance, insurance, and travel club for cars and bicycles. Better World Club pioneered bicycle roadside assistance–and still offers the only nationwide bicycle roadside assistance. Membership includes eco-travel services, access to auto and bicycle insurance, free maps, auto maintenance discounts and much more. By donating one percent of annual revenues toward environmental cleanup and advocacy and being the first travel company to offer carbon offsets, Better World Club is changing more than just tires. For more information or to join the 30,000 socially-responsible members, visitwww.betterworldclub.com, call 1.866.238.1137, or join Better World Club on Facebook at www.facebook.com/betterworldclub.
About Gales Creek Insurance Services (GCIS)
Founded in 1980 by Margaret Payton and Jeffrey Lang, Gales Creek Insurance Services is a division of JD Fulwiler & Company. GCIS is an innovator and developer of specialty Insurance and Risk Transfer products for associations, political subdivisions, non-profits and underserved-disenfranchised groups and communities nationally. Through careful analysis, GCIS delivers custom insurance products that solve problems for their unique, professional customers. JD Fulwiler is licensed in all states plus affiliate relationships in Europe and the Middle East. GCIS is a founding member of Co-Op America now called Green America and is committed to building a more just, equitable and sustainable economy through ethical business-to-business transactions. For more information, visitwww.galescreek.com or call 1.800.755-1575.
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FORT WORTH -- Colleen Blair clutched her throat and stared at the tangle of rusted steel columns on a flatbed trailer. Emotion turned her voice to a whisper.
"This is a big day," said Blair, vice president of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
The columns make up a 6,500-pound, 36-foot artifact that was part of the World Trade Center's North Tower between the 100th and 103rd floors -- two stories above where an airliner crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001.
The columns arrived in Fort Worth Sunday night and will eventually become a permanent exhibit at the museum.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology traced the artifact's location, making it all the more appropriate for a museum, said Van A. Romans, museum president.
Of 13 pieces sent to Texas so far, it is one of the largest, and the only one that has been identified, he said.
It will be stored away from the museum until it is permanently displayed, Romans said.
"We won't do anything to the surface of it," Romans said. "It has a purity of form and a story to tell that's significant. To alter it could alter the provenance of the piece."
Bruce Benner, president of the Fort Worth architectural firm Gideon Toal, said his company will design the display to take advantage of its history.
"We want to reproduce as closely as we can how it was found, how it came to rest when it fell," he said.
Though a location hasn't been decided, Benner said designers are leaning toward installing the display outside at the museum's east entrance.
Benner said he hopes to finish the display in time for it to open on the 10th anniversary of the attack that destroyed the World Trade Center.
Carol Murray, a museum spokeswoman, said the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey donated the artifact to the museum. She said the exhibit will explain its origin and include an interpretation of the events of 9-11 and their international impact.
"They felt our museum would be able to tell the story behind it," Blair said.
Romans said BNSF Logistics paid to bring it to Fort Worth.
This article includes material from the Star-Telegram archives.
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Don't miss your opportunity to own a brand new beautifully built custom home on arguably the nicest street in English Bluffs prestigious community "The Village". This home has 6 bdrms PLUS a 2 bdrm legal bsmt suite. And many more well thought out features - like a huge second Master Suite on the main floor and a Laundry Room on the top floor! Limestone fireplaces, quartz counters, security system w/ cameras, a/c, radiant heat, a huge gourmet kitchen, beautiful spa like bathrooms & a fully fenced very private backyard make this home a star. Another quality One Oak Construction home in sunny Tsawwassen located within 5km of prestigious Southpointe Academy (Private K-12), 2 beautiful golf courses, great shopping & the beach!
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"I made this recipe because I love a similar dish at Macaroni Grill. This dish is in a creamy, delightfully heavy sauce made with Parmesan cheese flavored with rosemary and thyme. I've kept it simple with pre-cooked chicken so after you've impressed the pants off of your boyfriend, you'll have plenty of time left to figure out what to do with him!"
Penne With Chicken, Prosciutto, Artichoke and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons marsala wine
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 6 ounces parmesan-romano cheese mix
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 ounces prosciutto, chopped
- 1 (6 ounce) package grilled chicken breast strips
- 8 -10 large shrimp, raw
- 1 (16 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 10 -12 sun-dried tomatoes (NOT the oil-packed variety)
- 2 cups penne rigate, cooked (1/2 lb. uncooked)
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika
- Soak the sun-dried tomatoes in hot water for 30 minutes (while cooking sauce).
- Drain, and slice into thin strips.
- Prepare sauce by melting butter in a large saucepan over medium/low heat. Add garlic and cook slowly until it just starts to brown. Add the prosciutto & shrimp and turn heat to high. Saute till meat is crisp and shrimp are browned. Spoon out shrimp; and add the Marsala and cook until sauce reduces by half. Add ingredients up to (including) cayenne pepper. Whisk until smooth, simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
- Add the cooked shrimp, chicken, artichokes and sun dried tomatoes to the sauce. Stir to combine.
- Preheat oven to 500º. Pour into a 9 x 13 dish (or other very large shallow dish). Sprinkle with remaining cheese and paprika. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
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Tita Playground
Teacher Overview
This is a very nice and quirky app. Your children will find the app to be amusing and will remain engaged. The app has received an EAS Certification of 5 Stars.
Teacher Review
This is an app that will develop your child's sense of sound, music and vocabulary. The characters are very funny to play with. If your sense of humour looks for something quirky rather than for something cute and sweet, this app is for you.
The app is set within a playground with 6 different characters; a dog (that eats a lot), an artistic mouse, a pear, a coquettish princess, a strong and clumsy dinosaur and a humanoid-robot. The musical part is in the playground. The idea is that you choose one of the characters and place him/her/it on one of the toys. Once on the playground activity (i.e. be it the swing/hula hoop etc etc), the character evokes a certain sound that is applicable to the character's style and weight. For example, the heavy pear takes care of the bass notes and the skinny dancing princess takes care of the higher notes wherever you place her. You can place the characters on the different toys and swap them around to listen to the different sounds that they make. You can place them all at the same time and listen to how they all sync to create once piece of music or, swap and replace them in order to hear them play in-time. This feature was very engaging. We would, however, improve it by adding a musical scale so that children can understand the idea of low and high notes. Even adding some interests and the name of instruments would be a nice addition to boost the music education aspect of the app.
Each character has a specific game that the child can play. For example, the dog eats the objects that you are asked to identify. We found the dog game to be a little bizarre (but that could just be our opinion and others will delight in it). The app names an object and then you have to drag it towards the dog. The dog then eats it. Whether it be a cat, dog, bone or fish, the dog swallows it up (!) Once the dog has eaten his fill and the game is over he leaves a little turd (in appreciation!?).
The other games follow the same theme of identifying an object and then giving it to the character. Each game has 20 new words for children to learn. If your child does not know the names of all things, he/she will need to learn via trial and error as there is no direct teaching aspect in the game. You learn by doing and then remembering your errors.
There is a parent section in which you can see the vocabulary that your child has been learning correctly. This is a very nice feature.
For parents who are concerned about accents, the accent of the English is American English.
Overall, we enjoyed playing with the app. It is original and fun and we thing that children will enjoy playing with it.
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Developer Description
Play with sounds in the playground and learn new words.
Tita Toys playground is a great place for your toddler to play with the Tita Toys friends Dino, Princess, Pear, Robot, Mouse and Dog. You can have great fun together composing your own playground symphony. See what happens when big, clumsy Pear jumps on the trampoline. Or when mouse does his dance moves. Choose what playground equipment you want to make sounds with and have each character jump and play on it. This way you can try out a great number of sound combinations and make your own playground music. At the same time you can play in other scenes with each character and learn a great number of new words.
At the end of the day parents and children can swipe through the last 10 words your child has learned and and enjoy the progress he or she is showing. Bring a smile on your child's face and download the app now.
• Fun playground and 6 original characters
• Each playground equipment and character has its own sounds
• Compose your own playground symphony
• Combine sounds and play endlessly
• 3 extra vocabulary games with popular character from playground
• Hear audio words, choose right object and enjoy amazing rewards
• Learn over 20 words per game
• Play-based learning
• Connect with you child at the end of the day with animated words of the day
• Track the progress in language development of your child
• Simple game mechanics
• For children 2 years and older
• Child-friendly: no advertising
About Tita Toys
Tita Toys apps are developed by team consisting of parents and educational experts. We believe that our apps are great digital toys that allow young children to learn simply by playing.
If you have any questions please send us a e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
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We take privacy very seriously. Please read out policy at service.sanomakidsapps.com.


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Former Chancellor's Residence, N.C. State Campus—The Gregg Museum of Art and Design will move out of its Talley Student Center location next spring, so its denizens are throwing a huge art party to show off their new digs. The free event takes place on the lawn of the old chancellor's residence at 1903 Hillsborough St., which you drive right past when you go through the traffic circle along campus. Doesn't ring a bell? It will on Sunday, as noted topiarist Pearl Fryar pares down some of the hedge that's hidden the building from view. Scads of hands-on art stations throughout the grounds give you and the kids a chance to learn from the area's skilled potters, painters, jewelers and origami artists. As you munch goodies from local chefs, check out the renderings of the Freelon Group-designed addition planned for the new Gregg. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. —Chris Vitiello
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Could "Last Train to Paris" be the most anticipated album of the year?
No. I don't want to be a hater, but there's no way Diddy could pull "most anticipated"; he's been in the game too long. But it definitely could be the most talked about album. There have been two tracks that have been released from Last Train to Paris,"Angels" and "Love Come Down". And guess what? They're not half bad!
"Angels" seems to be the lead single from Dirty Money (Diddy, Dawn Richards, and Kalenna) and the most different track from Diddy's previous catalog.The word different is a bit of an understatement. In terms of Diddy and his prior music, he's gone straight 808's and Heartbreak, which will be the album most compared to Diddy's."Angels" begins with a timeless beat and a timeless verse from Diddy's personal angel, Notorious B.I.G. Some seconds later Diddy breaks through with an auto-tuned "Came from heaven just to sing a song for you." What happens next is an emotional song about lost love.
Below is the trailer to "Angels" and the two singles released.
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While the first arc did an excellent job of setting up the series, these last few chapters have done wonders for the main characters. This time around we learn a major revelation regarding Jun and his brother, but unlike before it doesn't result in a deeper understanding of the character in question.
The entire issue is centered on one big reveal. It's an incredible revelation, one that adds an extra layer of personal stake in this conflict for both Jun and Hisao. Sure, you can telegraph the twist several pages before it happens, but that doesn't take anything away from what it means for future storylines. The problem I have with this issue is that Nick Spencer doesn't tell us anything about Jun's personality or drive. We learn this and nothing more, so he's still very much a blank slate in the grand scheme of things.
During my initial read I got the sense that more could have been done to establish the brother's relationship in the past. The scenes that played out are fine, but I wasn't convinced the love between them was genuine. That is, until seeing Joe Eisma's heartfelt shot of the brothers embracing before being separated. He packs a ton of emotion into that panel and although I'm not always his biggest fan, work like that reminds me why he's a perfect fit for the book.
There's still much to learn about Jun and this chapter serves as a decent jumping on point for what's to come. Hopefully he gets considerable more face time in the near future.


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Learn all about bedding for your college dorm room including twin versus twin extra long (twin XL) sheets, comforters, duvets, mattress pads and more... Comfortable and attractive bedding is a must have for your college dorm room; comfortable for a good night's sleep and attractive to create an anchor for your dorm room decor. So, let's make sure you are prepared to select the right size bedding before moving to campus next semester.
How big is your dorm room mattress?
Before purchasing bedding for your college dorm room, you need to know the size of your mattress. It is best to get your mattress size directly from your college or university's campus housing office to avoid costly mistakes. Common mattress sizes found in dorm rooms or surrounding campus housing are:
- Twin Mattress (39 x 75 inches): Standard size single mattress. Sleeps one.
- Twin Extra Long Mattress / Twin XL (39 x 80 inches): Found most often in college dorm rooms, longer than the standard twin BUT the width remains the same. On occasion, we have come across a 36" x 80" twin XL mattresses when researching common mattress sizes found in college dorm rooms today.
- Full Mattress (54 x 75 inches): Often referred to as a double bed, sleeps two.
- Queen Mattress (typically 60 x 80 inches): A little roomier than the full-size mattress, sleeps two.
The measurements below are for fitted sheets and will help ensure a proper fit onto your dorm bed. (You can use these dimensions as a guide for mattress pads / covers as well.)
- Twin Sheets (39 x 75 inches)
- Twin Extra Long Sheets / Twin XL (39 x 80 inches)
- Full Sheets (54 x 75 inches)
- Queen Sheets (60 x 80 inches)
Mattress Depth
Pillow Top and Extra Deep mattresses have become very common. Before selecting your sheets and mattress pads, it is important to know the depth of your mattress in your dorm room. Below are some dimensions to use as a guide.
- Standard (7 to 9 inches)
- Deep (10 to 15 inches)
- Extra Deep (16 to 22 inches)
Mattress Pad Depths
Once you determine the depth of your dorm bed mattress you'll need to select the proper depth mattress pad. Below are some approximate depths to follow.
- Standard (7 to 14 1/2 inches)
- Deep (Up to 15 inches)
- Extra Deep (16 to 22 inches)
Listed below are the dimensions of most comforters to use as a general guideline. These are approximate sizes. Some manufacturers may run slightly smaller or produce oversized comforters.
- Twin (68 x 86 inches) While a twin comforter may not provide 100% coverage, it can work on a 39 x 80 inch twin extra long mattress, see tip below.
- Twin Extra Long (twin XL) 68 x 90 inches or longer
- Full (80 x 90 inches)
- Full/Queen (88 x 88 inches)
- Queen (86 x 94 inches)
If you plan to raise your bed with bed risers, purchasing a full or queen size comforter or duvet to accommodate the increased height is an option (just make sure the pattern works, a solid color or a pattern that repeats versus a border pattern works best). Since most dorm room beds are against the wall, you can adjust your bedding to the desired width (side length that is showing). FYI... a queen size comforter (approximately 94" long) works best on a raised twin XL bed, a full size comforter (approximately 88" long) works best on a raised twin bed.
Down Comforters
Listed below are the dimensions of most Down Comforters to use as a general guideline. These are approximate sizes. Some manufacturers may run slightly smaller.
- Twin (68 x 88 inches)
- Twin Extra Long / Twin XL (68 x 90 inches or more)(a rare find)
- Full/Queen (90 x 98 inches)
Blanket sizes can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. Listed below are the general dimensions; most blankets should fall close to these sizes.
- Twin (66 x 90 inches) A twin blanket will fit a 39 x 80 inch twin extra long mattress.
- Full/Queen (90 x 90 inches)
- Throw (50 x 60 inches)
Listed below are the dimensions of most Duvet Covers to use as a general guideline. Some manufacturers may run slightly smaller. Duvet Covers are easy to clean, protect your (down or down alternative) comforter, and can easily change the look of your room! Just remember when selecting a duvet cover for your dorm bedding, be sure to match your comforter's size to the appropriate duvet cover size.
- Twin (68 x 88 inches)
- Twin Extra Long / Twin XL (68 x 90 inches or longer)
- Full/Queen (88 x 88 inches)
Twin extra long (twin XL) bed skirts can be difficult to find but do exist. A standard twin bed skirt will leave a small gap at the head of the bed but can be used. Another option would be to raise your bed with bed risers and purchase a decorative under bed storage solution that coordinates with your bedding. It is practical, fun, and makes a statement. Also, consider using a flat sheet as a bed skirt or a purchasing a larger size duvet/comforter (see note under Comforters).
- Twin Bed Skirt (39 x 75 inches
- Twin Extra Long Bed Skirt / Twin XL (39 x 80 inches)
Pillows (One of those must have dorm essentials)
Dorm living requires many pillows! The right pillow provides a good night's sleep while all those extra pillows turn your bed into a piece of furniture (additional seating) during the day. Remember, your dorm room is a complete living space so make use of pillows and remember to order extra pillowcases to coordinate.
- Standard (20 x 26 inches) uses a Standard size pillowcase.
- Queen (20 x 30 inches) uses a Standard size pillowcase.
Feel free to call DormSmart.com at 1-877-616-DORM, if you need help selecting the right size bedding for your dorm room.


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Enhancing your natural facial beauty and creating a youthful appearance should be the main goal of any face lift surgeon. The physical effects of aging can take away some of that natural beauty and youthfulness. More vulnerable to the effects of aging than our other body parts, our facial skin loses elasticity due to sun exposure, gravity, stress and age. Wrinkles near your eyes, mouth, brows and sagging skin of the neck and jowls can affect how you feel about yourself.
Traditionally known as a rhytidectomy, a cosmetic face lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that removes or reduces undesirable features, and emphasizes other beautiful features to give you a fuller, more youthful look. At Southern Surgical Arts, our cosmetic face lift combines several procedures to:
The well hidden scars are minimal and the recovery is about 14-21 days. Our skilled and experienced surgeons can restore the youthful appearance you enjoyed 10-15 years ago.
There are other options for face lifts including the RevaLift, a less extensive face lift for the cheeks, jaw, and neck and the Laser face lift, a non-invasive laser option with a 4-5 day recovery. You can learn more about common face rejuvenating procedures by selecting the links below:
Sometimes, deciding what exactly you want to change about your face, and which procedures will help you achieve your goals, can take some time to figure out, and can be difficult to do on your own. A consultation with one of our surgeons is one of the best ways to help identify your goals and discuss your treatment options and likely outcomes. Dr. Chad Deal, Dr. Vincent Gardner, and Dr. Carey Nease are fellowship trained, hold multiple board certifications, and have performed more than 14,500 cosmetic and facial plastic procedures combined over the past 11 years. Take a look at our before and after gallery to see how they can help you achieve similar results.
Depending on the recommendations from our surgeons to meet your desired goals, costs can vary. The price of a cosmetic face lift begins at $9,000, a RevaLift begins at $6,500 and a Laser Face Lift begins at $4,500 . Other face-improvement procedures can range from $500 up to $15,000. All quotes provided will include the surgeon's fee, anesthesia costs and the facility fee for the operating room and all other supplies and implants when indicated. Our total price also includes all routine follow-up visits following your procedure.
At Southern Surgical Arts, we perform all of our procedures in several accredited, state-of-the-art facilities. our primary location in Chattanooga's Southside is SSA's newest state-of-the-art surgical center, MedSpa and luxurious office. In Calhoun, GA is SSA's original location and surgical facility. We also operate at Physician's Surgery Center near Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga.
We consult with patients, before and after surgery, in both our Calhoun and Chattanooga offices.
With three surgical center options, we can arrange to perform your procedure in the location that is most convenient for you. In every office, our highly trained and specialized staff provides you the safety, privacy, comfort and expertise you deserve.
We invite you in for a complimentary consultation with Dr. Deal, Dr. Gardner, or Dr. Nease. Together, we'll explore your aesthetic goals and work toward revealing your own natural beauty.


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1. Re: NUC i5 vPro problemsAlan Alderson Dec 9, 2013 4:35 PM (in response to dustinkirkland)
The factory default MEBx password is admin, which you will need to change the first time you log in.
I have a couple of questions that might help us figure out what's going on.
1. Are you using a standard English keyboard layout?
- Using a non standard English keyboard can cause problems, especially when dealing with special characters.
2. Do you have Fast Boot enabled in the BIOS?
- This might be why the MEBx Post is so fast.
2. Re: NUC i5 vPro problemsdustinkirkland Dec 10, 2013 5:29 PM (in response to Alan Alderson)
Hi there, thanks for your help.
I did manage to solve my problem.
When the NUC boots, it set the keyboard's NumLock toggle to "on". This is not immediately apparent, as there is no LED or any indicator otherwise.
When I try to type the password, it's all masked in asterisks, so it's impossible to know what I'm actually typing. There's no scratch pad or the like, which would be REALLY useful, when trying to debug keyboard locale, capslock/numslock issues, by the way.
I can successfully log into the MEBx if I toggle off NumLock.
As for the timing issue, fast boot is not enabled. My best guest is that there is a very tiny fraction of a second once NumLock is automatically turned off by the early boot process, and the Ctrl-P key is accepted. It would be useful if the MEBx hotkey were an F-key, rather than Ctrl-P.
3. Re: NUC i5 vPro problems
I could not, even after many tries enter the MEB menus. Has anyone found a simple way to do this?
This is actually very annoying. I use a normal keyboard so the numlock issue should not pose a problem.


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This section contains the following documents:
- Welcome to the TensorFlow Community, which explains how you can get involved, where to report issues, and where to join like-minded TensorFlow enthusiasts online.
- Writing TensorFlow Documentation, which explains TensorFlow's documentation conventions. If you are modifying TensorFlow source code or documentation, please read this guide.
- TensorFlow Style Guide, which identifies coding style conventions that TensorFlow developers and users should follow.
- Benchmarks, Benchmarks, a guide for defining and running a TensorFlow benchmark.


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Date: 11/8/2004
Many of London's finest and not so well known buildings will be open to the public on the weekend of September 18th & 19th.
London Open House (LOH) is a registered educational charity devoted to London, its architecture, its inhabitants and visitors. Founded in 1992 and functioning as a charity since 1997, Open House uses London as a living architectural exhibition with enormous opportunities for education and enjoyment. The annual weekend event allows 500-600 buildings to open up to public access across the capital
Ged Lawrenson, of the Planning Officers Society, stated "the Planning Officers Society (POS) is pleased to be associated with the annual event organised by LOH and I urge everyone with an interest in buildings to get to visit at least one over this weekend".
Details of LOH and the weekend event can be found at http://www.londonopenhouse.org/
LOH programmes include:
Ged Lawrenson is the Society's Chairman of the Built Environment Topic Group, Tel 020
85453821, Fax 020 85453326, Email firstname.lastname@example.com
The Society's President is Paul Watson, Tel 0121 7048038, Fax 0121 7046592, Email email@example.com
The Society's Publicity Officer & Spokesperson is John Silvester, Tel 01276 707214, Fax 01276 707201, Email firstname.lastname@example.com


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The Botanical Garden is one of the city's largest parks, with lots of space and areas with special plants and trees. The Greenhouses contain four different climate zones of beautiful flowers and impressive plants.
A university museum specializing in research and dissemination in the art and culture of ancient Greece and Italy.
The observatory is open to the public from October to May and offers approximately 15 free presentations each month.
The Old Town. The museum is a living picture of everyday life in the Danish towns of the past. Visit a market town from Hans Christian Andersen's day or a 1970's commune.
At the Steno Museum, you can explore how we humans relate to nature and science. And you can see the stars in broad daylight in the planetarium.
The second largest natural history museum in Denmark both in terms of the size of its collections and exhibition space.
Moesgaard Museum is dedicated to archaeology and ethnography and is located on the estate of Moesgaard Manor in the forest approximately 10 km south of central Aarhus.


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Mumps Prevention and Treatment
Contact us to learn more about Homeoprophylaxis – homeopathic immunizations for the prevention of mumps!
Homeopathic remedies will help a person with the mumps relieve their symptoms effectively and naturally.
Contact us for acute care treatment!
Homeoprophylaxis for Mumps Prevention
- Parotidinum Nosode
This is the prescription only Parotidinum Nosode is available through the Homeoprophylaxis Program (HP) under supervision by certified Homeopath in HP.
- Parotidinum Nosode is used as a preventative to build the immune system before exposure to the mumps and during any epidemic as a prevention.
What Is Mumps?
- Mumps is an extremely contagious viral infection that usually affects children.
- The condition has a number of symptoms, the most common one being swelling of one or both of the salivary glands on the sides of the face. These glands are called the parotid glands and when they swell the patient develops a "hamster like" face.
- Once someone has had mumps, they usually become immune to future infections.
Signs and Symptoms of Mumps
- The symptoms of mumps normally appear 2-3 weeks after the patient has been infected, however almost 20% of people with the virus do not suffer any signs or symptoms at all.
- The main symptom of mumps is painful and swollen parotid (salivary) glands, which cause the person's cheeks to puff out.
Other Symptoms Can Include:
- Dryness in mouth
- Feeling tired and weak
- Fever/high temperature
- Headache
- Nausea
- Pain in joints
- Pain in the sides of the face where it is swollen
- Pain experienced when swallowing
- Reduced appetite
- Trouble swallowing
What Causes Mumps?
- A person gets the mumps when infected with the mumps virus.
- Someone infected with the mumps virus is contagious for approximately 15 days (6 days before the symptoms start to show, up to 9 days after they start).
- When contracting mumps, the virus travels from the respiratory tract to the salivary glands and reproduces, causing the glands to swell.
- Mumps can be spread by:
- kissing
- sneezing or coughing
- sharing food and drink with someone infected
- someone infected touching their nose or mouth and then passing it onto a surface someone else may touch
- using the same cutlery/plates with someone infected
Homeopathic Treatment for Mumps
Please contact Kari J. Kindem, CFHom, a classical homeopath experienced in treating severe acutes.
- Aconite
Useful at the beginning stages of mumps. There is a sudden onset of fever. Restlessness, anxiety. Very thirst.
- Belladonna
Noticeably flushed face and throbbing headache. Swollen glands that are hot to touch. Feel drowsy but have difficulty sleeping.
- Conium
this indicated by excessive hardness of the swelling.
- Lachesis
This corresponds to left-sided mumps, with purplish swellings and aggravation after sleep.
- Mercurius solubilis
Swelling of throat glands of the right side. Profuse and offensive salivation and perspiration.
- Phytolacca
Stony hard throat glands, especially on the right side. The throat pains may extend to the ear. Iresistable desire to bite their teeth together. Pain from sticking og out their tongue. The person feels worse in cold or wet weather.
- Pilocarpinum or Pilocarpus jaborandi
Some homeopaths believe this medicine is the best remedy for the mumps. The main symptoms are excessive salivation and perspiration. This is also a good remedy for complications that some children get from the mumps.
- Pulsatilla
Useful in children approaching puberty who get the mumps and experience swollen breasts or testicles. Thirstless, despite having a fever. Sensitive to warm rooms. Very clingy.
- Rhus toxicodendron
Swollen glands which are worse on the left side. Person feels worse from by cold. There may have cold sores on their lips.


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The fine art of jealousy is a game that many competitors play with their own minds which slows down their own progress.
Jealousy is something that eats away and very often can keep the driver stuck, becoming more and more frustrated by continually measuring their performances against those of others in their class who they see as being better and or unbeatable because of either equipment or consistently good results. Sometimes the driver may not necessarily even be that bothered whether someone else is driving for the best team, has the newest chassis, the biggest motor home or the best mechanic. I know that some of these things do play a part, but what I am getting at here is the negative and hampering effects they can have. A driver can become affected via a jealous parent, or other person working with the driver, who is constantly pouring scorn and criticism on those who they are jealous of and having the knock on consequence of affecting the driver's performances without even realizing it.
It can rear its ugly head high some days, but it really is just another opportunity to assist you in reclaiming your true power if you see what is happening. Situations, results, certain events and competitions we are involved in happen in our lives and it can seem that someone else has it so much better than us.
It can be an interesting exercise to be jealous of others, because then we can bask in the negative feelings of putting others on a pedestal for a while and then we don't actually have to do anything or take any action to actually move ourselves forward. Basically, we create an excuse for a poorer result before even putting on a crash helmet. Often a competitor will just feel sorry for themselves and get caught up in all of the negative emotion and move side to side or even backwards. Some choose to play this game for a long time. The alternative is to start taking action towards what you really want, focusing on your own improvements and efforts both on and off the track to gain the advantage and strength back rather than continually watching others succeed and then causing yourself your own emotional pain that keeps you in a negative state.
How can jealousy manifest itself? We may see someone that we once perceived as an equal or lesser performer get that big performance or consistently good results and now it seems like the playing field isn't level anymore, we look for reasons to assign to it and usually these reasons are filled with negativity about ourselves.
It is much easier to look outward at someone else and perhaps throw a few stones or beat yourself up rather than take a look inside at what you have failed to accomplish yet or feel you should have accomplished by now or pursue to the degree that you would like because your emotions, thoughts, negative beliefs about yourself and distorted beliefs about other competitors got in the way.
Fear, anger, resentment, lack, desperation, frustration and want are just a few words that come to mind that describe the energy going on behind the scenes. It is the feeling that we are not perfect or not good enough. Sometimes there is also a bit of shame or embarrassment thrown in for good measure as we feel bad and resent others for causing us to have those feelings towards the situation or other competitors that are doing well.
It can affect everyone at some point or another when there is a string of poor results. The good thing about jealousy is that it doesn't really matter if the subject is imagined or real. You really don't know another person's full situation so your ego fills in the gaps. So rather than get all wrapped up in it, instead use it as learning tool that will drive you forwards.
I believe that if you are suffering with jealousy then it can serve you in a positive manner. Your mind is showing you something that you want for yourself but haven't pursued properly due to a negative belief formed about yourself. All your mind is doing is gently reminding you that it is something you really want. By showing you someone else that has what you want or are achieving the things you know you can have but haven't achieved just yet, it causes you to take another look at what you once told yourself.
In putting other drivers on a pedestal this limits your ability to harness your full capabilities because you were viewing the situation as "them and us", separate, placing a boundary and limit on your performance, this then affects the self belief, then when more negative performances are experienced the belief becomes validated, and this is when the emotions become stronger. Most of the energy of the mind becomes channeled into thinking negatively about your own performance, looking then at those that are achieving results with the evidence causing you tension, you become filled with negativity, your expectations become confused and you will never perform at your best or access the zone like that!
So, how can you turn something that is usually perceived as a negative experience into a positive one? It all starts with you taking a good look inside yourself and turning your thinking around.
Here are four of the many steps that you can use to reclaim your power from the negative energies of jealousy:
1. Take a look inside yourself and look for the core of what is behind the feeling. Then look at where in your life that feeling fits other than in racing because there isn't any room for it in racing. Is it someone else constantly talking about other drivers' successful performances which has the underlying message something like "you're not as good as them", or is it you doing it to yourself?
2. Find the pattern behind the feeling. Are there only a few things that set you off? Find out what types of events or news or things that you see or hear make you feel jealous of another or that is causing you to question your beliefs about yourself. The antidote to this is to firstly be aware of it, question it, and re-evaluate your own thoughts and feeling.
4. Use the feelings you have as fuel and finally decide to change something in the way you observe what is going on around you; alternatively you can choose to simply concentrate on you and what you are doing rather than on anyone else. Take a stand, make a plan and take action, be strong and focused only on you and what you are going to start to achieve.
source: kartingmagazine.com


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In June 2017, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued a draft guidance document titled "Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations Under 21 CFR Part 11 – Questions and Answers". While focused on the use of electronic records and signatures for clinical trial documents, the concepts and requirements outlined in the guidance reflect the Agency's latest thinking on this topic and should be considered when implementing electronic records and signatures across the medical product lifecycle. At 28 pages, the document has a lot of content in keeping with FDA's current policy of providing guidance documents that include more practical examples to help industry comply with the requirements.
Some key points from the draft guidance include:
Continue reading "Key points from the CDRH and FDA draft guidance under 21 CFR part 11"


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Generally, your website homepage or category page can list all the blog posts published by you. Without the control or limitation on the number of posts on a single page, these webpages will display dozens of articles, which may make readers feel difficult to find the posts they wish to read. In addition, if your homepage has a lot of posts, it needs to take longer time to load all of them. Therefore, pagination comes in handy, which is a standard but easy practice to avoid such incidents. In the following, we'd like to introduce how to add WordPress pagination with ease.
WordPress Default Pagination Function
WordPress is equipped with a default pagination function, which splits the posts into multiple pages. As the owner of a website, you can set how many posts shall be listed on a single page. Normally, the "Blog pages show at most" value refers to the maximum number of posts showcased in one page. To get to this setting, you can navigate to the admin panel > Settings > Reading.
When WordPress pagination is setup, readers can go to the older entries easily, as the "newer posts" and "older posts" are linked together, which is used to connect the neighbouring content for convenient post browsing.
However, some webmasters are not satisfied with the traditional WordPress pagination. Therefore, they begin to use plugins in order to have a better pagination settings, with a view to achieving a more comprehensive and better linking arrangement for readers.
Make Use of WP-PageNavi Plugin
One of the most popular pagination plugins is WP-PageNavi, which can transform the standard "next" and "previous" pagination links into a more charming interface. With this plugin, you can list out the page numbers and give a chance for your readers to skip some pages at a time.
Step 1
The first thing you need to do is to install and activate this plugin. Then, go to the Settings and find PageNavi. At the setting page, you can replace the default numeric and text for pagination. However, we suggest keeping it as the default settings, for they work fine for most websites.
You need to include the right template tag in the WordPress theme. Go to the theme folder and find the tags of previous_posts_link as well as next_posts_link in the archive page templates, i.e. archive.php or index.php. Then, replace them with the tag showed as below.
<?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
After you added the template tag, the numeric pagination shall look like as following.
Step 2
If you would like to change the style and colors of numeric pagination, you can do so by going to the Settings for PageNavi. Next, you need to navigate to the Page Navigation Options and uncheck the box for Use pagenavi-css.css. Remember to save the changes.
Then, go to the Plugins tab and find the Editor. From Select Plugin To Edit column, you need to choose WP-PageNavi from the drop down menu. The system will then load the plugin files on your right-hand sidebar. Please click the pagenavi-css.css and copy the coding included in the file.
Step 3
With the copied contents from pagenavi-css.css, you need to go to the Appearance tab and find Editor. Then, paste the lines of codes into the style.css file of your theme. After that, you can edit the styling and color scheme using CSS coding.
Note that you have to copy and paste the original codes to avoid the chances of losing your modifications during plugin updating. Below are the simple changes of colors.
.wp-pagenavi a, .wp-pagenavi span { color: (set as you like); background-color: (set as you like); margin: xxxpx; padding: xxxpx xxxpx; } .wp-pagenavi a:hover, .wp-pagenavi span.current { border-color: (set as you like); background-color: (set as you like); }
Introductions of 3 Alternatives for Pagination Plugins
In addition to the WP-PageNavi plugin, there are 3 alternatives that are also popular in the world.
WP-Paginate is very similar to WP-PageNavi. However, it included extra useful features. For example, users can manage the markup for the wrapping of pagination by using the CSS on the settings page. In addition, WP-Paginate allows users to choose the page range, page anchors and page gap in the pagination.
Simple Pagination
Simple Pagination is a specific plugin for users to setup advanced pagination for comments and posts. Just like the name indicates, it allows users to have an easier navigation experience as comparing with other plugins.
Alphabetic Pagination
If you would like to filter the pages or posts with alphabets, the Alphabetic pagination shall help you. With this plugin, users can easily decide a horizontal layout or a vertical layout, as well as showcasing the alphabets in uppercase or lowercase.


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An Hijabi's Open Letter to Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa
January 2, 2016
Dear Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa:
You co-wrote a piece for The Washington Post titled, "As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity." And while you may have meant well, you basically reduced and demonized hijabis to be judgmental ultra conservatives.
This piece is reductionist. First of all, there are no ex-hijabis or headscarf wearing women who talk about their experience in a hijab and how it was oppressive to them, you gave your own experiences as individuals who have never covered.
Second of all, how come you get to call yourself mainstream Muslims and I'm not just because I cover? I too, am a mainstream Muslim woman. I am a moderate and I wear a headscarf and full sleeved covered clothes, by choice. I am a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in which I am actively involved. I am a Master's student at American University and will be graduating in spring with a degree in Latin American Studies and Spanish. I enjoy reading, working out and (sometimes) have an addiction to online shopping. So, I don't see how any of that makes me an ultra conservative (especially the last one).
I'm marginalized not by my hijab, but by people's ignorant interpretation of it. And your op-ed does not help the situation. Yes, there can be appropriation of hijab via these "wear a hijab" campaigns, but it's just like when a Kardashian decides to wear a bindi at Coachella as a fashion statement. Just about all the campaigns I have read about at mosques and college campuses or that famous BuzzFeed Video are about awareness. And with islamophobia on the rise, it makes sense to have such campaigns because people in the Americas simply do not know much about the headscarf. As a Muslim hijabi woman myself, I do feel the fear going outside and being stared at for the choice of my attire. But I am not going to change my identity just because you do not like it or find it "too conservative".
Of course, hijab is used as a political tool of repression in countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia. No doubt about it. It is much easier for these autocratic governments to have holds on the state when half the population is suppressed and have limitations on their rights (i.e. driving ban in Saudi for women). Is this something we should acknowledge? Of course! But through intelligent discourse and debate, not by demonizing an already victimized population for choosing to cover.
While promoting your newly created organization, The Muslim Reform Movement, you claim that to promote "the right of Muslim women to wear — or not wear — the headscarf." You, and other Muslims for that matter, may interpret the covering of the hair and body as an option and even as outdated for today. However, many Muslim women read it as a requirement regardless of whether we're in the past or present particularly in the following verse in the Koran: "And say to the believing women that they restrain their looks and guard their private parts and that they display not their beauty or their embellishment except that which is apparent, thereof, and that they draw their head coverings over their bosoms, and that they display not their beauty or their embellishment save to their husbands…" (24:32).
This is enough for many of us to want to take on the task of covering happily to get closer to God. Hijab is not just merely a cloth to be worn on the head, as you state, but also a concept. It is how you carry yourself with grace, elegance and sophistication in society. Wearing hijab doesn't mean you're ultra conservative or submissive to men. You're refusing to have others define your beauty - and that is power.
While you both may feel that this is promoting inequality between men and women, remember like I said hijab is a concept and not merely just about clothes. The men are commanded first by God to maintain a hijab of their own by lowering their gaze, covering their bodies correctly and behaving properly and modestly around women as demonstrated in this verse which appears before the one I mentioned above: "Say to the believing men that they restrain their looks and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well-aware of what they do." (24:31).
I have to say, I was equally disappointed with how the hijab was somehow associated with the myth that mosques are unfriendly to uncovered women. You write that, "Today, in the 21st century, most mosques around the world, including in the United States, deny us, as Muslim women, our Islamic right to pray without a headscarf, discriminating against us by refusing us entry if we don't cover our hair."
This is simply not true. As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community I have visited various mosques here and abroad where other women were present from other communities both Muslim, and non-Muslim, not covering their heads. They are not denied entry nor are they forced to wear it while praying if they so choose.
Asra and Hala, if you do not wish to wear a headscarf, that's totally fine. You should not be harassed or bothered for your decision in any way. But please refrain from doing that very thing to those who have chosen to cover. Simply put, let us practice our faith in peace.
Saira Bhatti
Saira Bhatti lives in the D.C. Metro area and is a graduate student at American University. She expects to receive her Master's in May 2016.
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Originally posted by kyviecaldges
Originally posted by beezzer
A civil rights argument to the Supreme Court might be effective, but I'm not a lawyer.
Originally posted by Elton
I think it's a matter of case law (Roe v. Wade) rather than civil rights but possibly you don't have the US Declaration of Independence's "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" until you are born (you certainly are not guaranteed liberty while in the womb).
You are right.
You are not a lawyer.
Your argument would NOT be effective.
And your argument has already been settled.
I have told you this about a bajillion times.
The SCOTUS has already decided upon the viability of the fetus.
And I keep asking if you would have supported Jim Crow laws and yet you don't answer.
Jewish law not only permits, but in some circumstances requires abortion. Where the mother's life is in jeopardy because of the unborn child, abortion is mandatory.
An unborn child has the status of "potential human life" until the majority of the body has emerged from the mother. Potential human life is valuable, and may not be terminated casually, but it does not have as much value as a life in existence. The Talmud makes no bones about this: it says quite bluntly that if the fetus threatens the life of the mother, you cut it up within her body and remove it limb by limb if necessary, because its life is not as valuable as hers. But once the greater part of the body has emerged, you cannot take its life to save the mother's, because you cannot choose between one human life and another.
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by kyviecaldges
Because you are not right. I bring up Jim Crow because it was the law back then. Civil rights have not yet been awarded to the unborn because legalised abortion has only been around for 40 + years.
This is relatively new, and I can only hope that the supreme Court will one day reverse Roe v Wade to support the rights to the unborn.
Abortion in the United States has been legal in every state since the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Prior to the ruling, the legality of abortion was decided by each state; it was illegal in 30 states and legal under certain cases in 20 states. Roe established that "the right of personal privacy includes the abortion decision, but that this right is not unqualified, and must be considered against important state interests in regulation."
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by kyviecaldges
Didn't they contradict themselves on prohibition?
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by kyviecaldges
Didn't they contradict themselves on prohibition?
In 1919, the requisite number of legislatures of the States ratified the 18th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, enabling national prohibition one year later. Many women, notably members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, were pivotal in bringing about national Prohibition in the United States of America, believing it would protect families, women and children from the effects of abuse of alcohol.
During Prohibition, people continued to produce and drink alcohol, and bootlegging helped foster a massive industry completely under the control of organized crime. Drinking in speakeasies became increasingly fashionable, and many mothers worried about the allure that alcohol and other illegal activities associated with bootlegging would have over their children.
The Repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 5, 1933.
Originally posted by beezzer
This is relatively new, and I can only hope that the supreme Court will one day reverse Roe v Wade to support the rights to the unborn.
Originally posted by Annee
Originally posted by beezzer
This is relatively new, and I can only hope that the supreme Court will one day reverse Roe v Wade to support the rights to the unborn.
Nothing is going to stop abortion. Ever.
Making it illegal will only push it back to the "alley butchers".
Even in some countries where it is illegal - - - women have access to abortion ships. This helps demonstrate the extreme women are willing to go to terminate a pregnancy.
Living life is about making decisions. RIGHT OF CHOICE is about the right to make a decision that will have a significant affect on the rest of your life.
Legal abortion protects women from doing something drastic that could be very dangerous - - even life threatening.
Your personal belief can stay right where it is - - with you.
Originally posted by kyviecaldges
BTW Annee... I did want to tell you that it must really be a hard experience for a woman.
I don't think that anyone who calls themselves pro-choice would say that they are pro-abortion.
The resulting guilt/personal consequence for making the choice could be greatly minimized if we didn't have sanctimonious judgemental types instilling the "you must feel awful for your decision" mentality in those girls who do so choose.
Originally posted by kaylaluv
I would concentrate on education, education, education to prevent as many unwanted pregnancies as possible.
Originally posted by Annee
Originally posted by kaylaluv
I would concentrate on education, education, education to prevent as many unwanted pregnancies as possible.
Did you know there is a male birth contraceptive that has been sitting on a shelf for years?
Marketing research showed that men were not interested. They did not want to be the one responsible. And they feared it might harm the "Family Jewels".
But - - its OK for women to pump themselves full of chemicals.
I just read a headline about male contraceptives the other day - - maybe they're gonna try again.
Originally posted by kyviecaldges
reply to post by beezzer
And I keep asking if you would have supported Jim Crow laws and yet you don't answer.
That is because the two concepts have absolutely ZERO in common.
This is your thread chief, remember that.
You are the one who posted a diatribe about an "unborn child's" civil rights.
I am merely answering your questions with correct answers, and like 99.9% of posters who are faced with a correct answer that they do not agree with, you are trying to straw man an argument.
First, what are doing is a logical fallacy.
You are engaging in a logical fallacy.
In case you didn't get that, let me repeat it one more time.
You are embracing a logical fallacy.
The truth is difficult to swallow for haughty, sanctimonious christian types.
I am not saying that you are one of those, but the people that I have run into that are those types have a hard time with the truth.
The one thing in common with them that I do see, is your relentless evasion of a 40 year historic truth.
You can't quote any other case law or statutory law of an incorporated civil right being repealed.
They have only been expanded.
There is a reason for this, but you probably will not like the answer for that either.
The best you can do is try and paint me in a corner using a logical fallacy that in no way is close to relevant.
It's not going to work.
Why is this so difficult for you to accept?edit on 25/8/2012 by kyviecaldges because: (no reason given)
Actually he has a valid point. If you take the position that a situation is moral and acceptable because the SCOTUS has upheld it, then you also, logically, accept other situations that were upheld by SCOTUS. If a SCOTUS decision on abortion is your yardstick for the legality and morality of abortion then, therefore, it would also apply to SCOTUS decisions that upheld Jim Crow or Slavery. After all, the SCOTUS once ruled that owning slaves was a right.
Originally posted by otherpotato
Apparently one version of God has weighed in on this issue:
Not saying religion belongs in US law and also not trying to start a smackdown between the Jewish vs. Christian interpretation of God (though I thought they were the same dude?) Just pointing out that the western God apparently considers the unborn to be "potential humans" and values the life of the mother over her unborn child. Works for me.
Originally posted by kaylaluv
Yep, sorry Beezer, you're just gonna have to give up the civil rights angle of this argument. The civil rights of women are going to trump the unborn child. Women have been given the right to take something out of their body that they don't want in there. That right isn't going to be taken away from them now.
I would concentrate on education, education, education to prevent as many unwanted pregnancies as possible.edit on 25-8-2012 by kaylaluv because: (no reason given)