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Our weight loss program focuses on lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fat ratios. These components are essential for your body to function properly, to feel full and to balance its chemistry so you can lose weight.
Every bite counts. We want people to have healthy food no matter what. Bite Meals was founded on the premise of providing healthy meals to those that may not have the time or energy to do it on their own. From that idea the "Fresh never Frozen" meal prep delivery company was born. We place extreme value on the quality of our products. We wanted to offer the ultimate convenience for our customers while being a company that they can trust.
Dinner, the Blue Apron way... Our chefs and farmers work together to make food more sustainable and recipes more delicious. We send you higher quality food at a better value by cutting out the middleman and delivering ingredients at their freshest. You cook incredible meals from scratch with perfectly portioned ingredients and step-by-step recipes. Blue Apron's uniquely integrated model means better ingredients, better pricing and a better planet for us all.
Burgabox is a meal delivery kit that ships all the ingredients you need, with instructions, to make the best burgers of the planet from your own casa! If you want a mind blowing meal, you should get to know BurgaBox. Just picture Celebrity Chef Paul Malvone creating a concept meal, making each ingredient from scratch, tasting and testing, and cooking for you.Then putting everything into an insulated cooler and dropping off at your doorstep for you to simply throw in the oven. Guaranteed each and every time to be an epic meal!
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Chicago Bicycle Company offers half and full day bicycle rentals out of our downtown location at 728 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago IL 60605. Located on the Dearborn Bike Path in historic Printers Row neighborhood - This is downtown Chicago! Minutes away from the Lake Front Trail, Millennium park, The Art Institute, The Shedd Aquarium and much more. How To Find Us
Trek Bicycle's Verve 1 is an introductory hybrid bike designed for comfort on recreational rides. It has a lightweight aluminum frame with a stepthrough design that makes it easier to mount and dismount, a padded saddle, wide tires for extra stability, and 21 speeds. If you're looking for a quality ride that's dependable, affordable, and full of features that make for a comfortable ride,
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Condenser Function
The condenser functions as a heat exchanger for the air conditioning system. It's located in front of the radiator and constructed of tubing surrounded by cooling fins. It releases heat into the outside air passing through these fins. An automotive air conditioning system receives heat energy from the evaporator located in the passenger's cabin and releases it through the condenser to the outside air.
The condenser receives high temperature high pressure vapor from the compressor and converts it to high pressure liquid through the process of condensation. As air passes through its fins, the heat contained in the refrigerant is passed through the condenser fins and into the atmosphere.
The purpose of the condenser is to release heat and change the state of the refrigerant from vapor to liquid. Vapor enters at the top of the condenser and pressure forces it down to the outlet located at its base. As the refrigerant passes through, it cools and condensation occurs. Because of this, the inlet at the top should be hotter to the touch than the outlet at the bottom. Condensation leaves the top portion of the condenser filled with vapor and the lower portion filled with liquid. This liquid refrigerant is then passed onto the receiver drier or metering device.
A non-contact infrared thermometer is often used to check for restrictions. The conversion in temperature from the top to the bottom should be smooth and even. Any sudden changes in temperature indicate a restriction in the condenser. A restriction in an automotive air conditioning condenser results in high high side discharge pressures.


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Signs That You Need a Chiropractor
The first time you saw a chiropractor was most likely because of neck or back pain, but those aren't the only signals your body can give you to indicate that you need chiropractic care. There are many other ways your body can let you know. Below are a few of the most common signals.
- Headaches
If you are suffering from regular headaches, then you might want to see a chiropractor. Often, your headaches don't originate from your head, but from another problem in your spine, specifically your neck. If your headaches are bad enough that you're purchasing over the counter medication on a daily or nearly daily basis, then you are most likely just masking the symptoms and not addressing the root cause of your problem. Chiropractors absolutely love to dig down and try to find the root cause of your health issues so that they can be fixed at the source. Contact the Fourways Health Centre on 011465 8846 for an appointment.
- Pain Medication
When it comes to chiropractic care, one of the benefits is that it is completely natural. They do not rely on any drugs to get you healthy and feeling better, they only rely on results from treating the source of what is bothering you. Pain medication should not be your way out each day.
- Car Accidents
If you have recently been in a car accident, even if it was minor, you should definitely see a chiropractor as soon as you can. Injuries that you might have sustained during a car accident may not show up for a while afterward, and they will only get worse the longer you leave them.
- Wear on the Sole of Your Shoes
Take a few seconds and check out the bottom of your favourite pair of shoes. Do the wear patterns match each other or are the different? If your shoes are wearing in different places, then this may mean that you're out of alignment somewhere in your body and you're compensating for it. A chiropractor could find the source of this misalignment and they can gently coax it back to where it should be.
At Fourways Health Centre we offer professional chiropractic services and more. Visit our website on www.fourwayshealthcentre.co.za for more information.


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Letting Go
When I spend time with a family preparing for a funeral, I often tell them that, "some people say the dumbest things, they mean well, they will try to be encouraging, but often will walk away themselves wondering - what did I just say?" And I suggest to the family - when they hear dumb words, just to let it roll off like water off a duck's back.
The other day, as I was looking through some Facebook feeds I noticed my friend Ebony had liked a post titled "Letting Go". The title immediately got my interest. Knowing that Ebony also works in the funeral industry, I knew that the little blog was going to be good, the term "Letting Go" also triggered a strong memory for me.
I was conducting the funeral for a friend of mine Max who had passed away suddenly and tragically. After the service was over, I overheard this comment made to Max's grieving wife Megan - from a friend, trying to be helpful, trying to find the rights words to say – and out it came:
"I suppose you've just got to let go now – and get on with your life".
Immediately I wanted to jump to her rescue – I looked, and sure enough I could read the look in Megan's eyes and her face – she was slightly offended by the comment because she didn't want to let go. She was very diplomatic, and just said, I'm not sure I can do that! I'm not sure it was like water off a duck's back either, but it was diplomatic, and I hope the person went away thinking, "What did it just say?"
During a funeral service, I usually make a comment about how difficult it is for each one of us to say the right words to the family and those that are intimately connected. Marcel Marceau, the mime ironically said this, "Don't the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?"
Often our words fall short of what we would like them to mean: to be compassionate, loving, caring, inspiring, empathic and encouraging. They come out sounding like a clanging cymbal, or like fingernails scratching on a chalk board.
In our culture, we are not taught how to deal with people that are in the midst of grief very well.
The terms "get over it", "letting go", "getting on with your life", "they are in a better place now" are all terms that we need to be very careful with.
I would suggest that it is only the immediate family who get to say – "he's in a better place now" – "I've got to let go" and even that, internally in the family may offend some other members of the family. I have had that in my own family.
So getting back to the Facebook feed, this is what it had to say about letting go. It was about the power of positivity and it said this.
- Let go of toxic people in your life
- Let go of regretting past mistakes
- Let go of the need to be right
- Let go of feeling sorry for yourself
- Let go of negative self-talk
- Let go of the need to impress others
- Let go of limiting beliefs
- Let go of the need to please everyone
- Let go of gossip and complaining
- Let go of worrying about the future
These are the things to let go of, but there are so many things we should never let go of. So here are 10 thoughts from me about things that we should never let go of:
- Never let go of your love
- Never let go of the good memories that you have
- Never let go of the memory of the person's face and smile
- Never let go of the memory of their voice, their touch
- Never let go of the stories that you hold onto
- Never let go of smiling and laughing at the wonderful memories you have
- Never let go of who you are
- Never let go of the things that keep you strong
- Never let go of doing those things that recharge your batteries
- Never let go of your faith
I wonder if you have encountered the "just let it go" statements, and if so, how did it make you feel and how did you cope with it?
What suggestions would you offer other people in that situation?
Do you have some beautiful words or thoughts that you share with those who are grieving?
Leave us a comment below so others can be encouraged by your words.
Have a great week.
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ISSUE 30 (June, 2011)
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- Transaction monitoring as an issuer fraud risk management technique in the banking up?
- IPv6: Saviour and threatup?
- The hard truth about mobile application security: Separating hype from realityup?
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ISSUE 29 (March, 2011)
- Virtual machines: Added planning to the forensic acquisition process
- Financial Trojans: Following the money
- Mobile encryption: The new frontier
ISSUE 26 (November, 2010)
- Database protocol exploits explained
- Measuring web application security coverage
- Inside backup and storage: The expert's view
ISSUE 27 (September, 2010)
- Review: BlockMaster SafeStick secure USB flash drive
- The devil is in the details: Securing the enterprise against the cloud
- Cybercrime may be on the rise, but authentication evolves to defeat it
ISSUE 26 (June, 2010)
- PCI: Security's lowest common denominator
- Analyzing Flash-based RIA components and discovering vulnerabilities
- Logs: Can we finally tame the beast?
ISSUE 25 (April, 2010)
- The changing face of penetration testing: Evolve or die!
- Cloud computing and recovery, not just backup
- EJBCA: Make your own certificate authority
- Advanced attack detection using OSSIM
ISSUE 24 (February, 2010)
- Writing a secure SOAP client with PHP: Field report from a real-world project
- How virtualized browsing shields against web-based attacks
- Preparing a strategy for application vulnerability detection
- Threats 2.0: A glimpse into the near future
ISSUE 23 (November, 2009)
- Microsoft's security patches year in review: A malware researcher's perspective
- A closer look at Red Condor Hosted Service
- Study uncovers alarming password usage behavior
- Elevating email to an enterprise-class database application solution
ISSUE 22 (September, 2009)
- Using real-time events to drive your network scans
- The Nmap project: Open source with style
- A look at geolocation, URL shortening and top Twitter threats
- Review: Data Locker
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- Windows 7 security features: Building on Vista
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Journal Jam & Java: Learning About the Power in Our Pens
When presented with a challenge to raise money for one of the ministries WOW supports, Gini Thompson immediately thought of sewing and selling journals. Why journals? Gini chose journals because she had discovered that there is transformative power in putting a pen to paper. In fact, a growing number of people are discovering the joys of journaling, as evidenced by the increase in articles, classes and courses on the subject.
In a recent, non-scientific poll, individuals were asked to share their reasons for journaling. Overwhelmingly, respondents said that journaling helped them focus – not just on the here and now, but on the past. Journaling gave people an opportunity to look back and see how God has moved in their lives and how far He has guided them. Some spoke of the connection that journaling provides them – to God, to special seasons and to the stirrings deep within their hearts. Many others talked about the release that journaling provides – of stress, of creativity and, for some, of fears and obstacles. No matter what their response, each commenter spoke of the power and positive results of journaling.
Because of Gini Thompson's love for journaling and her decision to sew beautifully designed journals, WOW – Women for Oppressed Women has seen powerful results, as well. WOW has been able to support ministries from Asia to America. One hundred percent of the proceeds from journal sales have been donated to build an orphanage in Cambodia and to provide transitional housing for women leaving prison and reentering society.
Yet, WOW recognizes that the true power of journals is lost if their pages are left blank. As Gini discovered, power comes from putting pen to paper; but the power is untapped unless the potential journalist knows how to use her instruments. For that reason, beginning this summer, WOW is launching a series of home-based classes called "Journal Jam & Java." These joyful, relaxed events will feature a presentation by a journaling enthusiast who will instruct attendees in her own unique approaches and techniques. Guests also will discover a little bit about WOW and its mission, and – true to the event title – Java will be served!
Think you might like to try your hand at journaling? Several gatherings are being planned right now! Let us know of your interest by e-mailing Kathie Brown at firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll be sure to send you an invitation!


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Due to ill health Topspots founder member and drummer Tommy Limb, has had to take temporal leave from the band. New drummer Keith Richardson will be taking Tommy's place for the foreseeable future. All members and friends of The Topspots wish Tommy a speedy recovery and to get well soon.
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San Antonio Threads was born out of Cathy Hamilton's experience as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) where she witnessed the indignity of teen girls selecting used clothing from a barrel.
Cathy recognized an unmet need and created a retail-like environment where our community's often-forgotten teens in foster care can shop for NEW clothes, shoes and personal items for FREE. Thus, the formation of San Antonio Threads! "Ms. Cathy," as the youth call her, has worked tirelessly for over three years to bring her concept to full reality.
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Earned a Master's Degree in Labor Economics from George Washington University
Former federal executive with Department of Homeland Security
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December reviewPosted by anomaly16 at 11:51
The month started out really well with a couple of awesome days but soon I felt like I was having to pay back for my early good fortune and I ran below EV and breakeven for a few thousand hands. Volume and motivation dropped a bit as they usually do for me during periods like this, but I managed to get back on track and make the most of the soft games over the holidays to finish strong.
It's not quite a record month, but a very solid one matching November. The last four months of the year have been my 4 biggest months of all time.. all within $500 of each other, so it has been a great way to finish up the year.
I've now updated the final results for the year.
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They aren't. It's not a judgement or criticism, it's a fact. Most teachers are not experts in the subject matter they are teaching. Four years of liberal arts and two more for a master's degree qualifies you to be a teacher, but doesn't bring you close to being an expert. Certainly, some teachers have greater knowledge of subject matter particulars than others, but on the whole, they aren't experts. I taught US History for 10 years; the amount I don't know could fill the Grand Canyon. So why are teachers asked to write curriculum standards? Or to evaluate the soundness of textbooks?
Take for example, Virginia. Teachers serve on state level committees to review and approve texts for use in Virginia classrooms. Unfortunately, few teachers have the knowledge and expertise to review texts to ensure they are factually accurate and generally sound. They aren't given the time to fact check each statement, nor do they have the broad scope of knowledge to determine if the texts are creating a clear and accurate picture. What you end up with is this:
In the version of history being taught in some Virginia classrooms, New Orleans began the 1800s as a bustling U.S. harbor (instead of as a Spanish colonial one). The Confederacy included 12 states (instead of 11). And the United States entered World War I in 1916 (instead of in 1917).
Historians brought in after the Washington Post reported this found pages of errors in one particular book, some of them simply factual errors of date, but others significant enough to alter a student's perception of history. As a follow-up, the Post published a history quiz that included some errors from the text in question. Unfortunately, the quiz doesn't function in all browsers and when it does function it reports in accurate scores, but more interesting to me is the trend found in the comments; that facts are boring and don't matter and shouldn't be the subject of tests.
Many commenters were dead on with their criticism of tests that ask these sorts of questions and of teachers who focus solely on the 'boring' dates. But they missed the point of the quiz and the related stories: schools are using materials with glaringly factual errors! No one is suggesting that students should memorize the list of dates, or that teachers should focus on this limited set of facts. However, if the main resource for students (and the text is the main resource for most) has factual errors, how can we ask students to defend their interpretations of historical events accurately, use facts to support assertions made in analysis, or even double-check their work?
The adoption of this book is not the fault of the teachers; they were charged with a task they are unqualified to complete. Sure, they can tell you how useful something might be in their classroom, if kids can read the material as presented, and if it fits into their requirements, but they don't know everything. The real culprits are those who failed to require a content expert to review materials.
As time-consuming as vetting is, those of us working on the Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum understand the value of both the expert and teacher opinion. Every thing we produce is first reviewed by a university level content expert for content accuracy and then reviewed by the teachers who might use it in their classrooms. What we find is that sometimes we've screwed up the facts (ex. in simplifying the economic concept of scarcity for fourth graders, we used incorrect examples) and sometimes we've screwed up the expectation of grade (ex. third grade teachers letting us know that most student could not read the included material). It takes a long time. It can be humiliating. It can force us back to the drawing board. But it means that our teachers have high quality and accurate material with which to teach Social Studies in a way that doesn't focus on dates and places but on trends and ideas.
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Despite advance voting, bet on long lines Tuesday
Read this today in the AJC.
The crush of early voters casting ballots this week in Georgia must surely mean Election Day lines will be shorter, right? Wishful thinking, officials say.
More than 100,000 Georgians have cast ballots in the first three days of advance voting, which ends Friday. Waits as long as three to four hours have been reported in several counties, including Clayton, Cobb, Fulton and Gwinnett. DeKalb County is leading the state, recording more than 16,000 early votes.
Including absentee, overseas and other forms of early voting, more than 238,107 Georgians have already cast a ballot.
While that's at least 238,107 fewer people who will line up at the polls on Tuesday, it's a small percentage of the 3 million people forecast to vote in Georgia. Perhaps 90 percent of voters will be casting their ballots on Election Day.
"I think this is going to be a very high turnout election," said Chris Riggall, a spokesman for Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox. "And even with a big participation in advance voting, you're still going to have a lot more people physically at the polls than you had in July and March," when the party primaries were conducted, drawing about 1.2 million and 800,000 voters respectively.
In other states, early voting has generally not increased the number of people who vote but, instead, has cut the number of voters who show up on Election Day.
"One of its biggest functions is to spread out voting over a prolonged period and make it a little bit less of a crunch time for everybody," said Jonathan Black, a spokesman for Texas Secretary of State Geoffrey Connor.
Texas was one of the first states to institute early voting. This year, Texans began casting ballots Oct. 18. Officials predict about 40 percent of the votes in Texas will be cast before Election Day.
About half of Nevada's votes are cast before Election Day, officials there said. "It takes some of the traffic load off of Election Day," said Steve George, a spokesman for Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller.
Early voting is relatively new to Georgia. This is the first presidential election in which it has been used. Over time, as voters learn about the option, more people will cast early ballots, officials predict.
Cox hopes to expand advance voting in subsequent elections to include more polling sites and weekend and evening hours.
"I think it's going to take several [election] cycles," Riggall said. "These are baby steps."
Election officials in Georgia are not counting on early voting to ease the crowds Tuesday. Even as they process thousands of advance voters this week, they are furiously making preparations for Election Day.
"We are expecting long lines," said Cobb County elections chief Sharon Wingfield. "It is a good sign because people are taking an interest in this election."
Fulton County elections director Cynthia Welch said 2,182 voting machines and 2,635 poll workers should be enough to handle all of the county's 447,522 registered voters who choose to turn out on Tuesday.
"We may be tired, but we will be ready," Welch said.
Annie Bright, head of Clayton County elections, isn't worried about how her staff will handle Election Day, but she does expect long lines at Clayton's 53 precincts.
"Nobody is going to be turned away," she said. "We've already got extra poll workers. I did that before [early voting] happened." Bright said two-hour waits could be expected, "but I certainly hope not three and four hours long."
If bottlenecks occur, they are most likely to happen in voter processing by poll workers, election officials say.
John Sullivan, registration chief for Fulton County, noted that most judicial races were decided in the July primaries. "In the past they were on the November ballot, so the ballot's not as long as it traditionally has been," he said.
But with a fiercely fought presidential race, a war in Iraq and concerns over the economy, it's unlikely many voters will get off easy with a short wait, experts say.
At the North Fulton Service Center in Sandy Springs on Wednesday, voters stood in line for two to three hours.
"I'll stay as long as it takes," said Mike Dobbs, 54, an insurance executive from Alpharetta. "I should've gotten an absentee ballot, but I decided to brave it.
"It's the most important election we've faced in years because of the issues of national security and the war on terror," he said.
At the South Fulton Service Center, where it was estimated that more than 1,000 people voted Wednesday, the wait was up to two hours.
"It is for a good cause, so I'll wait," said Pamela Homer, 42, of East Point, who was last in line
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We all know that sewing and embroidery machines are used for sewing. But do you know that the same sewing machines can be used in creating classical music?
The band of 8 classic sewing machines along with large lighting effects have previously electrified viewers at a few of the most esteemed global celebrations, such as Barcelona's Sonar Event, France's Scopitone Celebration, and Montreal's Elektra Event. This month, he's taking his mechanised octet for the LAB30 art in Ausburg, Germany.
Take a better look at his work on a physical perspective. Sewing Machine Orchestra is interesting and gathered considerable intrigue and critique among many viewers. Making use of the wheel of every sewing machine like a potentiometer, a musical instrument just like the control that handles the volume in an audio device. Messier works the 8 machines all together to generate a sound half way in between melody and cacophony, as well as old and brand new engineering. The electronic music these machines have created can surely make you dance.
Music Created By Sewing Machines
Messier depended on a mixture of Maxforlive, MaxMSP, and Ableton Live. He also made use of do-it-yourself micro-controllers constructed by a friend as well as participating artist Samuel St-Aubin. The ending clash of mechanised tempos, blinking lights and also the existence of the analog, classic sewing machines attracts a careful consideration of the connection between audio and the items which render it, a repeating concept in the work of Messier. Multifunctionality can be another.
"When you have something in front of your eyes, you tend to use it for one intended use only, neglecting its full potential. My idea is to push the imagination beyond its everyday territory," says Messier.
Messier has proven that music is not limited to musical instruments. Music is vast and you can create your own music using what is available around you. There are other musicians who experiment on various everyday items to produce sound that eventually can create music at its best. Among these artists is Walk off The Earth, a Canadian music group who made a big name in the industry through their non conventional and contemporary music. They have used YouTube to make their music known throughout the world.


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Guyana gov't to discuss ban on plastic
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Government of Guyana is to consider a proposal that could lead to a ban on the use of plastic items.
"We would have introduced to Cabinet a memorandum prepared by the Department of the Environment, which Cabinet will consider seriously. It a very solid piece of document, a very solid memorandum," said State Minister Joseph Harmon.
Harmon, who also has responsibility for the Ministry of the Environment, said he has already asked the Department of Environment to have the technical officers be present at that Cabinet session to properly explain the measures proposed to ban plastic.
Head of the Department of the Environment, Ndibi Schwiers said the document is a simple draft that is seeking to reduce on a short-term basis, the importation of the single-use plastic items. It is hoped that by 2020 there will be a complete ban on the product.
Harmon said while plastic remains a useful material, it is also responsible for the degradation of the earth.
In January of last year, the government successfully tabled an amendment to the Customs Act, which stipulated that importers of plastic containers pay an environmental levy to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).
It said the levy was not a revenue collection initiative, but a measure to encourage the recycling and reduction of the use of plastics.
Minister for Business, Dominic Gaskin, said the use of plastic bags must be addressed with urgency.
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A Series To Remember For Pakistani Opener Fakhar Zaman
Zaman headlined a 5-0 series whitewash that lacked competitiveness from one side, allowing the other to flaunt their talent in what has to be described as a one-sided contest. The 28-year-old opening batsman just fell short of India's Virat Kohli when it comes to scoring the most runs in a bilateral series, however he did become the fastest batsman to 1000 ODI runs breaking the previous record of 21 held by five individuals including teammate Babar Azam.
Zimbabwe were completely & utterly outplayed, there's no two ways about it. From the outset, it looked as if his fellow-Pakistani opening partner Imam-ul-Haq was going to dominate the series after his 128 in the series opener; it appeared as if the 22-year-old was out to prove a point against a weaker opposition in Zimbabwe. Fakhar opened the series with a conservative 60, he found the boundary quite frequently but wasn't able to convert his good start into three figures. After the first match, it was apparent this series was going to be a terrible mismatch despite the weaker team hosting the tourists. Zimbabwe went down by 201 runs and never looked in the contest.
The opportunity was there for Zaman to turn a good series into a big one, he'd already laid a solid foundation and was ready to launch into action. Right on cue, Zaman produced an unbeaten 117 which included 16 boundaries in Pakistan's pursuit of 194 to win the match, and they did it comfortably losing only one wicket.
Having lost the toss for a second-consecutive time, the only thing Zimbabwe were doing was speeding up the process of losing the match. It took Pakistan just 25.1 overs to knock over the hosts for a horrendous total of 67, on the flip side it took Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam just 9.5 overs to chase down Zimbabwe's mediocre score to put them 3-0 up in the series. Zaman finished unbeaten on 43 striking at just under 180, he looked a man in form.
The fourth ODI came around quickly and Sarfraz Ahmed finally won the toss and elected to bat first, it was a chance to put a huge total on the board and keep their batting line-up in form. As it turned out, Pakistan only lost one wicket for a third consecutive match as Zimbabwe's bowling attack conceded a whopping 399/1. Imam-ul-Haq scored his second century of the series, but it was Fakhar Zaman who stole the show with a colossal 210 not out coming off just 156 balls. This was certainly the innings that put Fakhar Zaman on the map, possibly even the series given his dominance. Smashing 24 fours to the fence plus 5 additional sixes, Fakhar was on track for a record-breaking series.
Zimbabwe got lucky (if you can call it that) in the fifth & final ODI, Zaman looked in sublime touch yet again but was unfortunate to top edge it to the wicketkeeper for 85. Imam-ul-Haq went on to score his third century of the series while Babar Azam unbeaten 106 capped off a dominant 5-0 series-sweep at Bulawayo. Zaman finished the series on 515 runs from his five innings, resulting in a whopping average of 257.50. Amazingly, Fakhar could have easily beaten Virat Kohli's record of 558 runs in a bilateral series had they batted first in the second & third ODI's where Zaman finished both innings unbeaten.
Fakhar Zaman v Zimbabwe July 13-22, 2018
Zak Varik is an Australian columnist/writer who specializes in the sports category cricket. With over four years of experience covering all sorts of cricket tournaments around the world, Zak has gained extensive knowledge in International cricket as well as domestic.
"I've loved watching cricket since I was about 7 years old, my childhood hero was none other than Andrew "Roy" Symonds who probably enhanced my love of the game through the years".
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Wednesday, 6 November 2013
All the young men love a soldier
When Eloise returned from her first campaign, her two cousins Marcel and Didier were delighted. They were keen to hear heroic tales from the dashing young officer - her life was so much more adventurous than the dull, domesticated routines of pretty young men.
Posted by Jamie Vesta
Labels: Digital paintings, Historical
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- Anonymous6 November 2013 at 12:22
this is a masterpiece! I love the contrast between soldier and damsels! Please go on this way! And when the woman pilot with the male stewardess?ReplyDelete
This is a lovely picture and shows how much more rich and elegant the attire for both sexes was in that era than today. Also, although traditional dress has been reversed, the outfits suit and flatter the wearers. Thanks for producing this delightful work of art.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10 November 2013 at 08:41
I adore this drawing trés meaning, or we can imagine themselves the scéne which tells that both men(people) are jealous of each other between them and want to know who is going to be the happy elected representative of the heart of this soldier and then the maniere of prelever its dress is trés expressilfReplyDelete
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ASPIRE is a quarterly magazine published by PCI in cooperation with the associations of the National Concrete Bridge Council. The editorial content focuses on the latest technology and key issues in the Concrete Bridge Industry.
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Hart Road Bridge used 71-ft-long deck bulb tees. Greener Road Bridge used precast concrete pile caps to speed construction. River Road Bridge is a 183-ft-long single span bridge that uses 84-in.-deep bulb tees supporting a cast-in-place concrete deck. The deck bulb tees are the longest in Oregon. ASPIRE , Summer 2009 | 51 C O U N T Y W ashington County, Ore., just to the west of Portland, has been very fortunate that its citizens have supported several serial levies since 1986 to improve major streets. With that funding, the county has been replacing one to three bridges each year. Currently there are 187 bridges in the county, with 105 of those having concrete superstructures and 75 being timber structures. The lengths range from 15 ft to 684 ft. The majority of bridge replacements have used concrete bridge components. Greg Clemmons, the county operations engineer, says that he prefers concrete bridges for their longevity, ease of maintenance, and versatility. In 1999, the county designed the Germantown Road Bridge consisting of 65-ft-long precast, prestressed concrete box beams. Prior to the project, Oregon performed a bat study. It noted that the Washington County had one of the lowest bat populations and that concrete bridges are prime bat habitats. The county devised a simple means of providing bat habitats on this bridge. It consisted of a short piece of plywood placed on the side of the precast form during casting. This creates wider joints or roosting slots when the beams are abutted in the bridge. The design is cheap and has now been used throughout the state. In 2004, the county designed the Hart Road Bridge to replace an existing culvert. The roadway consisted of two lanes with a planted median that continued across the bridge. The bridge was constructed using 71-ft-long deck bulb tees with an asphalt overlay. Deck bulb tees are precast, prestressed concrete bulb tees with an integral full-depth deck cast during prefabrication. The sections are abutted during installation. Bridge construction is accelerated and simplified since there is no deck to cast on site. In 2007, the county replaced the Greener Road Bridge, which was a timber structure. The bridge is in a remote area of the county and is the only public access for a dozen homes and a business. The new 82-ft-long bridge consisted of precast, prestressed concrete box beams. To speed construction, the pile caps used precast concrete, but that is not what made the project so interesting. Site conditions required that one end of the bridge be fully superelevated, while the opposite end needed to have a typical center crown. To accomplish this, each box beam had a different running slope and end bearing elevation. This added to the complexity of the precast cap and its construction. The precaster was heard to say, "I had many a sleepless night over that one!" The county is now reconstructing 0.8 miles of River Road. This project includes replacing an existing 125-ft-long, timber, multi-span bridge with a new 183-ft-long single span bridge. The new bridge consists of eight 84-in.-deep deck bulb tees supporting a cast-in-place concrete deck. The deck bulb tees are the longest non- segmental, precast prestressed beams in Oregon. Construction is to be completed this year. The county looks for ward to continuing to replace its old deficient bridges and to constructing more concrete bridges due to their long life and low maintenance performance. Washington County is excited about its efforts in being innovative in meeting the many challenges it faces in this work. ___________________ Jim Perkins is a structural engineer with Washington County, Ore. CONCRETE BRIDGES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON by Jim Perkins, Washington County, Ore. ASPIRE_Summer09.indb 51 6/5/09 2:08:52 PM


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Thompson Funeral Chapel is a full-service concierge funeral home in Goodyear, AZ a suburb of Phoenix, owned by Sean and Cynthia Thompson. Sean's interest in funeral service began when he was only four years old. Originally from Ada, Oklahoma, he attended his Great-Uncle's funeral and was amazed even at the tender age of four how his loved one looked at the service and from that point forward he knew he wanted to be in funeral service.
"My mother was a florist and provided flowers to the local funeral home and I asked her to let me ride along with the delivery drivers to the funeral home when they made deliveries. As I got older, I would ride with the flower delivery people more and more" said Sean. Upon graduating from high school, Sean volunteered at the local funeral home to see how it really was and his passion was ignited for funeral service. He then enrolled in Mortuary College and also went to work for SCI. "I started mortuary school and began working in the funeral business the same day," Sean recalls. Sean continued on his career path with SCI, working in Oklahoma and Texas, then was transferred to Phoenix in 2003.
"After working for SCI in Phoenix for two years, I luckily had made a contact with a businessman who had the contacts for funeral homes that were up for sale. I was finally in the position after working for SCI for 16 years to go out on my own with my own funeral home. I gave him a list of funeral homes I was interested in and one was only four miles from my home. It was Valley West Funeral Chapel and in January of 2005 we started the process of making it ours and in July of 2005, we took it over and changed the name to Thompson Funeral Chapel. My wife, Cynthia and I had a vision for our funeral home: Ministry first, business second," said Sean.
Their concept of a concierge style of funeral home came about to meet the challenges in funeral service today. Sean said that their concierge style of service comes from the standpoint of their funeral home providing many cremations. "We have a high cremation rate in our area and at our funeral home we are about 73% cremation rate because our families want cremation. Many funeral directors do not like cremation because it has affected their margins, but it only affects their income and their margins if they are not embracing it and handling it properly," Sean stated.
They have embraced the trend of cremation and have built a very successful business because of it. "We do things that aren't typically done, like picking people up at the airport, making hotel arrangements, catering, anything they need. We have a meditation garden on property where we have services where families can scatter or have plaques there to commemorate their loved ones. I have now been in the business for over 25 years and sure there were certain things in my head that I had pictured what a funeral home business would be like, but the reality is that funeral service is not like that anymore. So we had to embrace it and learn how to structure our pricing and understand that what our funeral home does today is different from what was done ten years ago because our customers have changed," said Sean.
At Thompson, they specifically educate their customers about cremation service options. "When families call us asking for a direct cremation and say 'they don't have much money' whereas some other funeral homes, may go to the least expensive option and just give them a price. Maybe, not very much money to that family may mean they have $10,000 to spend. It's not up to me and my staff to determine what is right for them. So it's the old adage 'All the options all time.' What we do is explain to them that their loved one has passed away and deserves to be remembered on some level. Their loved one doesn't deserve to be discarded like a disposal company may do. Our cremation rate here is 73% but 85% of our families that choose cremation have some level of service. So we are still as one might refer as a traditional funeral home, we are just having cremation afterwards instead of burial. It's not black and white anymore, you may have a family that doesn't want burial, but it doesn't mean they don't want a service. Families don't label it like we do in the business. All they know is that they have a loved one who has died and they have a need and it is our job to serve that need. We focus on the ministry side of our business, providing a service and in doing that, our business side, meaning our margins are better. What families are buying is our level of service that they may not get elsewhere or especially online.
To serve their communities needs more fully and serve the direct cremation market better. They have established a second funeral home in Surprise, AZ called Simply Cremation. "In 2013, we knew we wanted to serve the needs of families that did not want or need the level of service we provide at Thompson Funeral Chapel. We didn't really have a way to serve them because of our practice of offering more than the minimum for cremation. Cynthia, my wife, coming from a non-funeral background came up with the original idea for Simply Cremation for people who don't like funeral homes and simply want a direct cremation. So we began with creating an online Simply Cremation package that was available only through our website. Families can fill out the forms online, communicate with us through our website and we offer discounted pricing because our staff resources were not involved. It became so popular that we needed to have a building to service those families and we opened a second funeral home and called it Simply Cremation. It is a funeral home but we don't do any funerals at this site. It is simply a living room type of arrangement room where we sit with our families and arrange their direct cremation," Sean explained.
For a successful business to grow and expand, like Sean's, it needs the capital and financing to aid in their growth and expansion. In 2012, when Sean needed to refinance his original loan for Thompson Funeral Chapel for a remodeling project, he sought out Live Oak Bank to assist him. "I worked with Doug Gober of Live Oak Bank and Doug was able to set it up for us very quickly, refinancing the original loan and a loan for our remodeling project. Everything went perfect. Then when we started Simply Cremation, we worked with them again to purchase the building. Live Oak Bank has been very instrumental in our success and that results in serving our families fully," Sean recounted.
Their success is also attributed to their commitment to their community. They have a high level of commitment to their community. Sean and his staff are heavily involved in many community groups, organizations and local charities. Sean believes in building strong relationships by "being out there" and said it was paramount to his business growth and success.
As far as the future goes, Sean believes that funeral service will continue to have a separation between cremation providers that provide no level of service at all and the other end of the spectrum the 'old guard' traditional funeral home that will always offer all levels of service with not a lot of middle service providers. His successful business continues to grow by his beliefs and his commitment to excellent business practices. He has future plans of expansion for both Thompson Funeral Chapel and Simply Cremation growing the number of locations from his current two to multiple locations. He believes in helping and meeting the needs of all families that want more than the minimum with Simply Cremation and towards the middle to top end level of the spectrum with Thompson Funeral Chapel. His strategy has greatly benefited his community by providing all families the level of need they require. Sean's passion for funeral service since he was young is a gift to his community and his business philosophy of ministering first and business second is the key to his success and will be for all of his future endeavors. FBA


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About 30 conservative youngsters had their fun ruined Monday when their protest calling for the firing of Attorney General Eric Holder was broken up by a suspicious package. What they demonstrated was not so much the need for Holder's exit as the folly of youth. The Secret Service cleared crowd in front of the White House when a backpack sat too long unclaimed. "To me, it seems like a bit of an overreaction to evacuate the entire — like — I don't know. Was the White House evacuated?" protest organizer Oliver Darcy told The Daily Caller's Matthew Boyle.
Darcy's protest permit was for two hours, but they only got to protest for about 45 minutes, and Darcy smells a rat. After about half an hour, a middle-aged woman stepped forward to say the bad was hers. "It did seem very odd that during a protest of Attorney General Eric Holder and Barack Obama in front of the White House that all of a sudden there was a mysterious bag left — accidentally, right?" Darcy said. "I really don't know, but she [the backpack's owner] looked like she was pretty sincere that she left it accidentally, but I'm not a secret service agent so I don't know what the protocol is… I've taken part in multiple protests in front of the Supreme Court, in front of the Capitol Building, in front of the White House. Never have I seen anything like this before."
There's a lesson here, folk: Liberal or conservative, it doesn't matter. Kids are all the same. First, they wrongly imagine their small protests might change somebody's mind, maybe even someone important. Second, they're prone to conspiracy theories. Third, and somewhat related to the second, they're megalomaniacs, imagining they're so important that government agencies would conspire to censor their protest.
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Ever saw a music video and wanted to know the credits for it? Here are the credits for "Story About A Broken Heart", the new one for Benjamin's Brother:
A BlackBoard Studios production
Yana Goor, Henry David
DOP- Eyal Bau Cohen
Gaffer- Ftian Ibrahim
Set Decorator- Avshalom Smolarchik
Make-up- Galit Shnaidman
Wardrobe – Hamoutal Ziulkowski
1st AC- Guy Shapira
Best Boy- Nadav Sharon
Grip- Tom Harari
Animation – BlackBoard Studios
VFX and Color grading – Noam Sharon
Directed by
Too Short For Modeling
(Noam Sharon & Tal Rosenthal)
Written & composed by – Benjamin's Brother
Produced by – Gil Lewis
Vocals – Benjamin's Brother
Vocals – Sivan Hadass
Arrangements – Benjamin's Brother & Yoav Gilad
Recorded and mixed by – Gil Lewis
Recorded at – Offtape studio, London
℗ © 2015 Benjamin's Brother. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Benjamin's brother.
All rights of manufacturer and of the owner of the works produced reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of the recorded work prohibited
Crazy, right? Now you can watch and listen to what I just showed you the credits for, which is not crazy at all. You'll be able to find this on the Like The First Time album.


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