text: Politics 13 June 2005 Not quite the last word Observations on Marx Sign-up When Chairman Mao was asked how the French revolution had affected the course of history, he is reported to have replied: "It is too early to tell." This month the Marx Memorial Library, in association with Lawrence & Wishart and the Socialist History Society, launched the final volume of the collected works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the effect of which might well have been judged in the same terms by Eric Hobsbawm, when he spoke at the meeting in Friends House in Euston to mark the occasion. "This book is indispensable to anyone with a serious interest in Marx, Marxism and the 19th century," Hobsbawm told an audience whose average age may have been 70. One of the doyens of Marxist philosophy, David McLellan, observed: "In an increasingly mean and meretricious world, Marx's work is be-coming more relevant, especially his writings on historical materialism." The public address system began to falter as he spoke, and someone whispered: "Counter-revolutionary microphones!" We were addressed as "distinguished guests, friends and comrades", and it turned out that the distinguished guest was the first secretary of the Chinese embassy, who left just before the speakers began mourning the lack of any "force to reverse the trend towards capitalism and globalisation - even in China". The Chinese, as it happens, still like to believe that Marxism underpins their soaraway free-market economy, but what the comrades would make of the news imparted to me in Beijing recently - namely that Peter Mandelson went down well with the Central Committee on his chosen subject of the "Third Way" - I shudder to think. "Sometimes," said one of the speakers, "it is as if everything solid has melted into the air." That sentiment will echo beyond the dwindling band of British Marxists still travelling in hope. Gordon McLennan was the last general secretary of the long-dissolved Communist Party of Great Britain. Sprightly and enthusiastic, I caught him in conversation with the former Labour MEP Stan Newens. Their argument, our argument, was a perennial one of little interest to the new breed of political technocrats - whether the Labour Party could be changed from within. "There needs to be proportional representation so that Britain, in common with every other European country, can have a party of the left," said McLennan. In this I suspect that he, Hobsbawm and the rest are at the head of a renewed "forward march of Labour", and Newens and I are the ones travelling in hope. But who else could be in this march? Even McLennan volunteered that the old battalions, the shock brigades of miners, dockers and steelworkers, had melted into the air. And the last shock brigade I witnessed in action waving red flags and spades was digging trenches in Pyongyang. In the future, the vanguard may well be the geeks in every company's "technical support" office. Yet I have a feeling that the Marxists who kept the faith (others who didn't, such as John Reid and Charles Clarke, were joshed for not turning up) may have some cause for optimism. The thoughtful introspection of the gathering didn't have a "redprint" for the future, but instead seemed focused on re-evaluating and, as Marx would have it, reinterpreting history. On the other hand, the reformed Marxists, who abound in new Labour and around the cabinet table, appear to have abandoned the philosophy but kept the methodology. Those such as Hobsbawm who escaped that political chastity belt know a thing or two about the dead hand of "democratic centralism". After all, it helped do for the old Soviet bloc. Marx and Engels's Collected Works, in 50 volumes, are published by Lawrence & Wishart (www.lwbooks.co.uk) Subscribe £1 per month This article first appeared in the 13 June 2005 issue of the New Statesman, G8 protest: how far should you go? SUBSCRIBE More


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Have I ever mentioned how much I love my crock pot? Once the kids get home from school things get a little crazy (to say the least!) around here. If I don't have dinner planned out (and sometimes even if I do), we get to feast on cold cereal or pasta with canned sauce. Not that the kids mind, but the hubs and I prefer something a little different.
That's why I LOVE my crock pot. I can throw dinner in before the kids get home from school and forget about it until dinner time. I can focus on helping the kids with homework, instead of worrying about dinner. And that makes everyone a little happier around here.
This totally sounds like a sponsored post, but it's not. I just love my crock pot! 🙂
4 minCook Time
4 minTotal Time
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- Place chicken in crock pot.
- Combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes in small bowl.
- Mix well and pour over chicken.
- Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours. (I prefer to keep mine in longer)
- About 30 minutes before serving, combine the water and cornstarch and add to the chicken; stir well and let the sauce thicken for the remainder of the cooking time.
- Just before serving add cashews and stir. Serve over rice.
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Some humans I know made a pretty cool podcast, and I made a doodle of episode #5! If you are interested in psychology and exploring what it means to be human- and enjoy both with a lot of giggling and a smidge of profanity, check out Personhood on Apple Podcasts or @thisispersonhood
I'm three and a half weeks in to my 10-week solo trip to South America. Although I'm experiencing something I've dreamed of experiencing for a long time, and finding so much creative inspiration on the road, it's lonely- at times achingly lonely- and home to a lot of anxiety as I migrate from unfamiliar to unfamiliar. One way I care for myself is by intentionally caring for the relationships back home- reaching out and connecting when someone's on my mind, and scheduling video calls with both friends and my own therapist back in Seattle. One of the surprising companions I have had on my journey is a podcast launched by some fellow alumni from The Seattle school. (It should be noted that this is my first time using the phrase "fellow alumni," given that my final class was barely one month ago)
I have my standard podcasts and an entire collection of what I call "aspirational podcasts" downloaded at the ready- Apsirstional podcast are those podcasts I'd theoretically like to listen to but are of a genre that I rarely want to hear when I'm in the podcasting-listening mindset. Personhood is a podcast I downloaded a few days before leaving Seattle, and have been enjoying since. Personhood, the podcast of Michael Louderback and Ashley Knight, manages to address visceral topics like loneliness and "shoulds," with a playful vibe that makes it easy to listen to even when I'm not in the headspace for heady discussions. In contrast to scripted information-based podcats, Ashley and Michael spend most episodes letting us hang out with them as they discuss life, vulnerability, and the challenges of podcasting from a boat.
(P.S. I was not contracted to doodle this piece, but, in the absence of lectures to doodle, decided to create a visual of this media I'm enjoying to keep my skills fresh on the road!)
In Episode 5, Ashley and Michael tackle the topic of Anxiety. This doodle covers a rough outline of the episode:
1. Anxiety is an unbearable fear in the present projected into the future
2. Rollo May said that "Anxiety is a fog that cloaks feelings" and continued on to say that it usually cloaked anger and hostility. Ashley and Michael debate this point, from their perspectives, in this episode.
3. Are people today more anxious? Or has the lessening of stigma around this mental health symptom resulted in more openness to name the experience of anxiety?
4. Anxiety creates the illusion of control- usually through the management of desire (hint: that's bad).
5. Everyone experiences anxiety, in this episode Michel and Ashley discuss how anxiety manifests in people who might report they "don't really have anxiety"
6. Coping well with anxiety means finding ways to hold our anxiety and care for our anxious selves. Ashley and Michael share some ways they've learned to provide this kind of care for themselves.
7. When we take our own pain seriously and engage it proactively we begin to teach ourselves that we can be trusted to care for ourselves when our anxiety is high- which lessens anxiety in the long run.
Recovery means being honest and naming our fear, not just the feeling of "anxiety" – but the desire and vulnerability underlying the anxiety. It also means getting proactive care (like psychotherapy, medication, or other therapies) and giving attention to how you can get the long term care you need to be able to care for your anxiety.
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Residual heat coupling Lamb/Weston Meijer and Wiskerke Onions now in operation
The residual heat coupling between Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions is now officially in operation. On Monday July 2nd , 2018, Ben de Reu, delegate of the Province of Zeeland, officiated the opening. He did this together with Chayenne Wiskerke, director of Wiskerke Onions, and Erik de Been, project manager on behalf of Lamb Weston / Meijer. The project is an initiative of the Smart Delta Resources platform, of which Lamb / Weston Meijer is a member.
From now on Wiskerke Onions will produce 35 million nets of onions by way of an energy-efficient system. This means that 1 in 5 onions consumed in the Netherlands is now being dried sustainably using 100 percent residual heat from Lamb Weston / Meijer. This flows via pipes as water with a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius from the potato processor to the adjacent plot of Wiskerke Onions. Here the heat is used to produce hot air with a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius.
This collaboration between two agro-food companies generates a saving of 500,000 m3 of natural gas each year, or the energy consumption of 300 households. Moreover, this reduces CO2 emissions by about 875 tons. That is just as much as the annual CO2 intake of fifty thousand trees.
Green deal
This project slots in with the policy of the Province of Zeeland to reduce the use of fossil fuels. To this end, the Province has concluded a Green Deal with the government which provides a subsidy to make this residual heat coupling possible. Smart Delta Resources - a joint venture of eleven energy and raw material intensive companies - also contributed to this.
"The price of natural gas will only increase in the coming years, so this is also financially sustainable", says Chayenne Wiskerke.
"Wiskerke Onions wants to be the most sustainable onion supplier on the world market. We produce a considerable percentage under the Planetproof label, and save over 10 thousand transport kilometers by carrying out our logistics via Vlissingen. We now also have 1600 solar panels on our roof. That's 2600 square meters of green energy."
Lamb Weston / Meijer is equally ambitious:
"We want to maintain a leading position in sustainable development in agrofood", says Lisette Jacobs, Director of HR & Communications. "That can only be achieved through collaborations like this. Less use of water, the prevention of waste and the minimization and greening of energy use is our sustainable top 3. The system of residual heat coupling fits in perfectly with this."
Erik de Been, project manager and responsible for the valorization of residual flows at Lamb Weston / Meijer, took the initiative to start this project together with Wiskerke Onions two years ago. "At that time there was no up-to-date energy agreement and there was no question of accelerating the stopping of the extraction of Groningen gas", says De Been. "A lot has happened over the past two years, making this system of residual heat coupling more current than ever."
Laurens Meijering (Smart Delta Resources) and Ben de Reu (Province of Zeeland) emphasize the involvement of companies:
"It is the companies themselves that are the drivers", says Meijering. "There is a lot of talk about CO2 reduction, but Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions are working on it too!" De Reu: "I hope this is a good example for other companies - especially in SMEs - to also work on sustainable cooperation. "
Lamb Weston / Meijer
Lamb Weston® is a leading global brand in high-quality potato products. The products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. Lamb Weston / Meijer serves markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Brazil and Russia. The company supplies deep-frozen potato products such as French fries, Twisters®, Potato Dippers and Connoisseur Fries to customers in the Foodservice, Quick Service and Retail. Lamb Weston / Meijer also supplies dried potato flakes for the food industry. Lamb Weston / Meijer has been a leader in the industry in innovation projects for more than 20 years by developing inventive products that add convenience to the activities of its clients, and which make the food tastier for their customers. From the fields where its potatoes are grown to proactive partnerships with customers, Lamb Weston / Meijer has a clear ambition for sustainability and always raises the bar. Its head office is located in Kruiningen (NL) and there are six factories: four in the Netherlands, one in the United Kingdom and one in Austria. Lamb Weston / Meijer employs 1,400 people.
Wiskerke Onions
Wiskerke Onions is an important player in the processing and export of onions. Everything in the company is aimed at putting the very best quality onions via its customers on the consumer's plate. Only the best onions, shallots and garlic pass the strict quality controls of Wiskerke Onions. A deeply rooted passion for onions, a strong business spirit and innovative automation solutions have been the ingredients for the success of Wiskerke Onions for four generations. Wiskerke Onions is active in 110 countries and employs 85 people.
About Provincie Zeeland and Smart Delta Resources
The project slots in with the policy of the Province of Zeeland, which is formulated in the 2017-2021 Economic Agenda. It fits in with the current social issues of a circular economy and energy transition. The project is an initiative of the Smart Delta Resources (SDR) platform, facilitated by the development company Impuls Zeeland, in which energy-intensive companies in the Delta region work together to exchange energy and raw materials to improve their competitive position. SDR makes the materials and energy flows of companies visible and develops business cases for the exchange of energy and material flows.


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必发官网:Valve rolled out an emergency CS:GO hotfix to deal with lobby-crashing trolls
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From the sounds of things, CS:GO currently has an exploit that allows trolls 必发88 to crash game lobbies. They'll join an open lobby through the lobby browser or nearby feature, and then use the exploit to crash the game for everyone waiting in the lobby, apparently because they think that's more fun than actually playing Counter-Strike.
Today's patch is meant to address the issue. "We've fixed an issue with lobbies causing game crashes," the Counter-Strike development team posted early this morning on Twitter. "Restart your game to receive the latest update."
What's changed is that the nearby lobbies feature is disabled, and you can't join a lobby – any lobby, reportedly – unless one of your Steam friends is already in it.
It's a bit of a blunt-force means of solving the problem, and players who rely on the system to, for example, play with lower-ranked friends, are going to be 必发官网 inconvenienced by the decision. As commenters on this reddit thread point out, it's also a bit of a pain for players in Europe looking for same-language squads to play with.
On the other hand, nobody gets to have any fun at all if bots or trolls can just hop into any lobby they want and crash everyone's game. On the other other hand, it was possible to circumvent this problem by setting your lobby preferences to 'friends need invites' mode.
As commenters on the subreddit have pointed out, this patch doesn't actually solve the underlying exploit that allows trolls to crash lobbies – both the patch and the workaround just prevent them from joining lobbies with people they aren't friends with.
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Monday, 28 September 2015
I review The Goddess Within
I loved this book--the language, the philosophy, the scenery painted by Iva Kenaz's choice of language and descriptions--all of it comes together in a beautiful story.
With each book Iva gets better and better, exploring themes that are dark and yet giving her protagonists the majesty of choice at each step of the way. It is a recurring theme throughout The Goddess Within and it is beautifully portrayed in such a way that is easy to understand and relate to one's own life.
There is romance, pain, loss, mystery and magic in this book and, as such , it is not a book to be missed.
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Here are the instructions for the California 500 Race Set.
To give you more detail, here are some additional instructions of the track components.
1. The Scramble Start
2. The Strip Pak
3. The Lap Computer
So there you have it. Instructions for the Hot Wheels Sizzlers California 500 Race Set and it's components.
It's still fast. Still fun.
And to round things out, here are the program covers from the first 4 California 500 races held at Ontario Motor Speedway.


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Finally CMS Cams for you 3V guys! Stage 2.5 N/A offer huge power gains for your street/strip terror and work with stock or ported heads. Must use upgraded valvesprings and Cam Phaser kit is required. 1500-7000 rpm. Custom tuning needed. Best with 3.73+ gears & 3000+ stall. Aggressive idle...no hiding these babies!
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Before Christmas I made a nestbox for a coastal area site which was placed a short while ago after the pair failed last year, the idea being to give them an established nestbox long term.
Last week I received confirmation from the land owners, the resident pair have taken a shine to the box and signs are looking very good for the coming breeding season.
Like me they, the landowners, are obviously very pleased that after everyone's hard work in making it happen, it looks as if the reward could be breeding in 2013, fingers crossed.
They even placed a CCTV camera, as you can see below, they like the box and its position, thanks go to the land owners for allowing me to use this photo.
On February 3rd I again bumped into a Hybrid which I believe is the same bird that I saw on May 29th 2011, again it was holding to an ex Peregrine site.
As mentioned in other posts it is possible that this bird could have caused the resident pair to move, or the pair could have just moved naturally. Additionally I find it hard to believe that a hybrid could move the pair on knowing how territorial and aggressive they can be to other peregrines. Additionally larger birds of prey like Buzzards or Red Kites also get the treatment if they stray into peregrine territory; I would have thought that this hybrid would have received the same.
It is hard to understand them leaving a successful fledging site of 2 juveniles in 2011, the bond and tie to a successful nest site is very strong so it does make me wonder.
Last year this hybrid was present occasionally at this site also, the pair from 2011 hardly made an appearance, I am watching it most weekends to see if they show up again.
The photos are poor, the weather as usual, but scoping it showed the same overall grey tones and head markings first seen in the blog entry under Hybrid, May 30th 2011.


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mommsppf needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 148 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
selling pet food and supplies in a higher end neighbourhood
boutique style store, mostly for dogs and cats.
Average household income is $165,000/year.
They support local buinesses and the community has a very
active small town feel in the heart of the city.
The target is 35-60 in age.
The name MOMMS stands for the first initials of our kids names and the mother
Maria, Owen, Meranda, Mitchell and Shelley
Full name of the store is MOMMS Premium Pet Foods Ltd. We are located in Calgary Alberta Canada. Most of the product we carry is from Central and western Canada. We are a non franchise family orientated business.
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The owner of an automobile shop in Pompano Beach said six minors broke into his business, stole $120,000 worth of vehicles and caused $30,000 worth of damage.
The six apparent juveniles entered the business Sunday evening and were there for about three hours, business owner Andre Silva said.
The entire incident was captured on security cameras. Silva said they stole four Mercedes-Benz vehicles, a BMW, an Acura and a Buick.
Silva said the minors "could be doing something else – you know, studying, go to school."
Police investigators said they have found some of the minors involved.
"Taking stuff that we sweat to buy, you know, life is not easy and somebody just gets inside and takes the stuff, it's just – it's embarrassing," Silva said.


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Student job – Assistant Content Developer (Native British English)
Student job – Assistant Content Developer (Native British English)
TelePsy offers a secure and user-friendly platform with various tools for the diagnostics, evaluation and treatment of psychological problems and disorders. Our platform is designed to provide convenient and versatile support for the individual course of treatment. Clinicians have access to digital tests, psychoeducation, self-help exercises, diary functions, secure communication, and more.
At TelePsy, we hold a high standard for our employees. We are not hung up on traditional corporate structure. We simply want our people to deliver the best work they can in an open environment. Teamwork, trust, learning, solving hard problems, and making our customers happy are what we value most.
Work Description
For the further development of our UK application we are looking for an assistant content developer that will translate the online TelePsy application into British English and assist with the implementation of test material and other content.
Who are we looking for?
Just like everyone at TelePsy, you are eager to learn, social, proactive, open and reliable. Your personal qualities also include that you:
- Are a native British English speaker with excellent written skills, with a basic knowledge of Dutch
- Have a good knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel
- Knowledge in psychology is a plus
- Are accurate and precise in your work
- Are available for a minimum of 10 hours per week
- Are keen on working in a young, international and informal organisation
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- A small, fun team of people you'll enjoy being around
- Challenging job in a dynamic environment for 10-36 hours a week
- Good working conditions and gross wage of €11,64 per hour
- TGIF drinks and regular team activities
To be considered for this position you must be a native British English speaker.
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With $81,000 from FRAXA Research Foundation, Dr. Elizabeth Jonas and Dr. Richard Levy at Yale explored whether Bcl-xL inhibitors could be useful in patients with Fragile X and other autism spectrum disorders.
Richard Levy, PhD
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Scientists have found increases in the numbers of neurons in brain regions of autistic children, suggesting a problem in developmental programmed cell death pathways. One of the most important effectors of neuronal survival during brain development is the "anti-cell death" protein Bcl-xL. While the normal function of Bcl-xL is to maintain a healthy number of neurons and synapses, over-expressed Bcl-xL can cause an overabundance of synaptic connections. This may be happening in Fragile X.


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Gredel, Eva
Metaphorische Muster zum Diskursobjekt Virus
[Discourse Dynamics: Metaphorical Patterns for the Discursive Object "Virus"]
Series:Sprache und Wissen (SuW) 17
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- August 2014
- 978-3-11-037225-0
Aims and Scope
This study seeks to develop a foundation for a theory of meaning that views linguistic innovation and discursive dynamics as the normal state of affairs. It integrates systems and behavioral theory, identifying discourses as the loci of change in linguistic meaning. An analysis of multi-code metaphors makes plausible the discursive sensitivity of images in advertisements and leads to a proposal for a multicodal expansion of discourse analysis.
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- 23.0 x 15.5 cm
- xv, 269 pages
- 100 Fig. 50 Tables
- Language:
- German
- Type of Publication:
- Monograph
- Keyword(s):
- Theory of Meaning; Linguistic Change; Metaphor
- Readership:
- Academics (Linguistics, Medicine), Libraries, Institutes
- Subjects
- Linguistics and Semiotics > Applied Linguistics > Applied Linguistics, other
- Linguistics and Semiotics > Levels of Linguistic Analysis > Discourse
- Social Sciences > Communication Science > Health Communication
- Social Sciences > Communication Science > Public and Political Communication
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Global Facility Management & Construction Recognized on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies
Melville, NY — August 21, 2014 – Global Facility Management & Construction has been recognized by Inc. magazine on their Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The annual list features the fastest-growing private companies based on percentage revenue growth when comparing 2010 to 2013. Global ranked top among its competitors in the commercial facility management sector.
Companies such as Dell, Domino's Pizza, LinkedIn, Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Zillow and many other well-known names gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 5000.
"Being named to the Inc. 5000 list is an incredible honor for Global and a testament to the hard work that our employees continue to put in every year. We have one of the most knowledgeable service teams in the industry with an extensive array of in-house trade experts and a can-do corporate culture," said Global CEO Lauryn Blank. "Recognition in the top 40% of the 5000 fastest growing private companies proves the consistent effectiveness of our strategy: gaining market share by providing outstanding service."
There are well over 6.5 million privately held companies in the United States; the companies recognized by Inc. magazine are among the top seven percent of all companies in the country. According to Inc., the 2014 Inc. 5000 is the most competitive crop in the list's history. The average company on the list achieved a three-year growth of 516%. The Inc. 5000's aggregate revenue is $211 billion, generating 505,000 jobs over the past three years.
Global is the leader in the facility management industry performing superior remodel, rollout, repair, cleaning and construction services throughout the United States and Canada. Operating with its own proprietary software, Global offers their clients free access in real time to view all work orders, reports, budgets and other relevant information. In addition to Global's relationships with more than 10,000 technicians around the US and Canada, Global also self-performs services throughout major cities in the US allowing them to offer the lowest possible prices and the highest level of communication with the most reliable technician performance in the industry.
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AES Eastern Energy, L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership. It operates electricity generating stations through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Somerset is the largest and newest of the Company's electricity generating stations and is located Northeast of Niagara Falls with the electricity generating capacity of 675 megawatt (MW). Cayuga station is located alongside the East shore of Cayuga Lake, near the town of Lansing, New York. There are two operating units at Cayuga, Unit 1 and Unit 2, with the capacity of 150MW and 156 MW, respectively. Its Westover station is located alongside the Susquehanna River near Johnson City, New York, consisting of two units, Unit 7 and Unit 8, with a combined maximum net generating capacity of 126MW. Greenidge station is located on the West shore of Seneca Lake adjacent to the village of Dresden, New York, consisting of two units, Unit 3 and Unit 4, with a combined maximum net generating capacity of 161MW.
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Customer acquisition services are one of the services that goes on for 24 hours a day, which means that someone has to be doing their job even at night. However, it's known by many people that staying up late, even though you sleep most of the day away, can make you sick. For those who are working night shifts, here are some things you can do to stay healthy.
Get rid of the junk food
When you're tired and want to have a quick snack, you'd probably reach for the junk food since they're easier to get a hold of or stock up on. To stay healthy, keep healthy food at work and at home. Those who work during the night have higher risk of developing heart disease and gain more weight, so keep healthy food such as fruit and vegetables, and oatmeal or granola bars is a better option than grabbing a bag of chips.
Stock up on home cooking
Cook for an entire week on the weekends and freeze it. When you get home, all you have to do is pop that in the microwave and eat it. That's better than getting home tired and still have to cook. Things you can keep in the freezer are some grilled chicken breasts, steamed vegetables, and oats that you can prepare at work if you bring lunch with you. This way, you can use that cooking time for sleep.
Schedule your meals
You should still be eating three meals a day with some snacks in between, but just because you're working at night doesn't mean you can eat massive amounts of food. You should eat after your shift when you get home, eat when you wake up, and eat again before you start work. You should also bring healthy snacks to work so that they can keep you feeling full instead of hungry if you keep on munching on junk food.
It's difficult to push an exercise schedule when work is being too demanding, but try to exercise when you can. It doesn't have to be an intense workout. Try to take the stairs instead of the elevator, or get off the bus farther than you normally wood and walk the rest of the way home. Not only will this keep you healthier, but it will energize you and make you sleep better.
Lessen coffee and avoid energy drinks
Energy drinks are full of sugar and other nasty stuff. Sure it's okay to take one once in a while, but if you're taking energy drinks every night, or more coffee during your shift, you're going to end up with palpitations and diabetes. If you're going to take coffee, take it hours before your shift since it can mess with your sleep when you get home. Limit coffee to once every shift and avoid energy drinks.
Hope this helps you get through the grueling graveyard shift. Having a career on customer acquisition services can really be hard work but it's usually a rewarding job. But remember, the night shift gives workers a higher risk of heart disease, so do your part in keeping yourself healthy!
About the author:
Katrina is your average gal living inside the metro who has passion for writing, travel and photography. She admires nature at its finest and always wanted to become one of them. Dreaming to have the Cinderella life one day, humming with the birds, dancing with the clouds.


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The objective of the Educational Program is pinpointing the cutting edge trends and latest advances in the multimedia technologies and light design. The Program is focused on development and enhancing the skills of anyone interested as well as integration into the global context, creation of a communication platform for professionals from all over the world, and expansion of contact network.
The top light and video designers, artists, architects, stage designers and other influencing professionals shared their experience in project realization and talked about the new trends in the multimedia technologies. As always the Program consisted of presentations, round table discussions and workshops.


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The EC90SL I have is radial on the NDS, 3x cross on the DS and there is a remarkable tension difference between them. Years back I came across a maintenance manual for those wheels, and it claimed something in the direction of "when re-tensioning the DS, the wheel should be sent for factory maintenance". I don't remember the numbers, but it is meant to have seriously high tension on the DS because of the spoke geometry. It will always run out of dish to the NDS, and my technique is to loosen the NDS slightly to get some "working room", tighten & straighten with the DS and then finally achieve dish by tightening the NDS, hoping it will stay straight and not wonder off.
Spoke count for a light rider?
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It's built with round spokes and I take care not to wound the spokes up. Of course it's hard to prevent any wound up when dealing with high tension and round spokes, but I'd say I have a decent technique for that. Last time around one spoke gave up (spun around itself) so I had to replace that.
It's built with round spokes and I take care not to wound the spokes up. Of course it's hard to prevent any wound up when dealing with high tension and round spokes, but I'd say I have a decent technique for that. Last time around one spoke gave up (spun around itself) so I had to replace that.
My Fulcrum had flat spokes that spun. My newer DT Swiss wheel has their locking nipples; all 48 straight pull spokes are straight and taught after 10k km+. Locking nipples are the only way to fly with flat spokes.Jugi wrote: ↑Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:51 pmThe best example of this was an Easton EC90 Aero rear wheel, as I had (and still have) a comparable Easton EC90 SL rear wheel. Both tubular, both had the same model hub, the Aero had 20 spokes (55mm carbon rim) and the SL has 24 spokes (38mm carbon rim). The Aero wouldn't stay completely straight for more than 500 km at a time. The SL stays straight easily for 1-2 seasons (4000-6000 km). Only problem with that wheel is that it drifts out of dish slowly, so it needs some work once a season.alcatraz wrote: That's a good observation. Maybe your riding style could benefit from a more solid build. Then again it's not hard for a light alloy wheelset to come out of true. Was it an alloy wheelset?
That particular Aero rim may have had some kind of a fault in it, but again it was a good example as I had something to compare it to which was used and maintained in the same fashion.
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Meditation will remove the darkness and mind will become no-mind. We all have got a third eye which is hidden behind the Himalayan mind and endless darkness had gripped us from all sides. Through regular and persistent meditation, this wall is razed and hidden third eye opens but there must be strenuous and continuous effort in meditation and not the Luke warm effort of 'stop & start' sort. No effort is made to control the mind. We are just to watch and watch the mind without being indulged in its doings. We must not say, "Ah! This is a good thought. I must have it and discard the bad one." Then we shall be caught be in mind's wanderings. Just be a neutral energy. Be a Witness, a Sakshi just like a mirror.
No mirror says that you are rich or poor, handsome or ugly, wise or fool, and standing on feet or head. It simply projects. So without any condemnation or appreciation, we go on watching our thoughts, our mind continuously and uninterruptedly just like a continuous stream of oil poured from one vessel to another. Then inner eye opens up and starts working and a voice rushes out from the heart of aspirant.
दिल के आईने में है तस्वीर-ए-यार
जब ज़रा गर्दन झुकाई देख ली
Our Real Self is not residing in seventh heaven. He is within all of us and we all have got third eye to have His clear vision but third eye is hidden behind mind. Mind was our servant and it was supposed to be at our beck and call but unfortunately it overpowered us so much that we considered ourselves nothing but mind and forgot all about our mastership, Real Self and Third eye. So first we have to understand ourselves who we are and what mind is – Master or slave. We are not just the combination of few molecules to be disintegrated sooner or later. We are the All-Existent, All-Knowledge and All Bliss. I and my father are one. He and I are one. He is not away from me.
मैं और मेरा यार इक बस्ती में बसते हैं
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I and He reside in the same place but the rascal ego stands in way.
Meditation removes the thick layers of darkness spread by the daunting mind and third eye starts opening and paves the way for the vision of reality. Meditation is no-mind. Mind cannot create meditation. It is getting out of the mind becoming the watcher of mind witnessing all that goes through the mind – desires, imagination, thoughts, dreams, ambitions, anxieties, worries and all the dual throng of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, sun and shade. Meditation witnesses all that goes in and around mind. You just become the witness SAKSHI. Slowly and slowly this witnessing becomes more strong, centred and oriented. Suddenly you understand that you are not the mind. You are the witness; mind is outside, you as anything else.
When that stage is reached, we witness everything that is going on within the body without being involved in it and being totally indifferent to them. We witness joy and we witness sorrow. We witness pleasure and we witness pain. We witness life and we witness even death. When we witness, we dis-identify ourselves from the body and mind and from everything. Witnessing spreads all over within. Only witnessing remains…..witness of witness…..witness of witness and so on. This is the supreme stage of meditation. When witnessing is 100%, mind disappears and Third eye appears giving us the clear vision of Reality.
A very very close watch and regular and persistent meditation is required to make mind our servant and keep it away from the Third Eye. A subdued mind is just like a serpent suffering from starvation and cold appearing to be dead. Once feed and heat are provided it starts hissing, gets life and even bites. Once the poisonous fangs are taken out, it does not matter whether the serpent is alive or dead. So once we get enlightenment, Self-Realisation and Third Eye bring the clear vision of Reality, mind will be without poisonous fangs and will be at our beck and call. Then we can safely bring the mind in, till then, we have to be in the state of no-mind. We have to witness our mind and this witnessing has to be the last 24X7 hours a day whereas in the beginning we bring in watching as a guest. Witnessing can be called the seed and enlightenment the flower but we have to start with witnessing strengthen it, water it and nourish it. This is meditation.
In meditation, we start watching with eyes closed and being awake all the time. This watching changes into witnessing while we watch without evaluation and judgment. There is thick darkness, no glimmer of light, stillness of graveyard and continuous flow of thoughts. We get involved into them and lose our state of witnessing. Through regular and persistent meditation, thoughts will diminish and disappear and mind will become no-mind. Third eye hidden behind mind will appear with full brightness and the aspirant will have the clear vision of Reality. There will be no more gloom and doom for him. Mind will be like a snake without poisonous fangs incapable of dragging him into dead past or some unforeseen future. He lives in the present living TOTALLY in every moment without caring for the next moment.
The aspirant leads a blissful life devoid of any anxiety and worry. Meditation is such a gift that Third eye opens and takes us to our own source and Real Self which is All Existent, All knowledge and all Bliss. The devotee feels His presence all the time. He is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. The voice comes from innermost shrine of aspirant:-
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Shell move 'could be in breach of international law'
Environmental groups claim Shell's plans to decommission one of the North Sea's most iconic fields could breach international law.
The oil giant lodged plans to decommission the Brent field with the UK government in February.
It wants to leave the legs of three of the platforms in place rather than removing them, which Shell has described as the safest option.
Environmentalists say the plans are not detailed enough to justify the move.
Each of the platform legs are made of concrete and steel and have a combined weight of about 300,000 tonnes.
Brent is iconic because it lends its name to the benchmark of the North Sea, Brent Crude.
WWF, Greenpeace UK, the Marine Conservation Society, Friends of the Earth Scotland, International Environmental Organisation Kimo, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, and RSPB Scotland have joined forces to reject the plan.
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "Despite some 3,000 pages of documents, it has not been possible to come to a view on Shell's decommissioning proposal due to insufficient information being provided by the company across several key areas.
"The internationally-agreed Ospar rules set out very clear criteria and procedures for operators to follow in carrying out such assessments, but we do not believe they have been adhered to with regard to disposing of the Brent platforms.
"The material presented by Shell cannot be clearly cross-referenced to the Ospar requirements meaning we cannot assess whether or not there is a solid case for the derogations sought.
"We are therefore left with no choice but to reject Shell's plans in their current state and have asked for key further information to adequately assess their proposals."
Shell doesn't want a repeat of Brent Spar.
When it proposed sinking the oil storage installation at sea in 1995, it prompted direct action by Greenpeace.
Greenpeace UK chief scientist Dr Doug Parr said: "The plans in their current form don't allow international law to be upheld, because it's not possible for regulators to really understand what the proposition is.
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A 60-day consultation on Shell's decommissioning programme for the Brent field has now closed.
A Shell spokesman said: "Shell welcomes the feedback, which has been received from stakeholders and members of the public during the 60-day public consultation period for the Brent field.
"The consultation concludes today and, over the coming weeks, we will continue to review and respond to the comments received.
Government ministers will now decide whether to accept the plans.
A spokeswoman for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "Any decommissioning plan will be carefully considered by the government, taking into account environmental, safety and cost implications, the impact on other users of the sea and a public consultation."


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The Yankees almost got no-hit last night. It took a ninth inning single by Robinson Cano with one out to break up the bid for immortality by Daniel Cabrera. Yesterday I said this about the Yankees new Murderer's Row:
" The Yankees trotted out their Murderer's Row II lineup last night and scored 16 runs on their way to an easy victory. Playoff baseball is different though. The lineup will be facing better pitching and it is not reasonable to expect that they will put up double digit runs against the best pitching staffs in the AL. As the saying goes, good pitching will beat good hitting."
And there you have it. An example of good (unexpected) pitching beating good hitting. It's true that Arod and Jeter were not in the lineup last night, but I'm not sure that would have made any difference. It was just a reminder that on any given day, the Yankees, even with the greatest lineup known to mankind, can be beat. And I do know something about baseball. Although I clearly know absolutely nothing about football. But that's another story.
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Prague, 27 July -"A hundred years have passed since communists seized power in Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. The Bolsheviks, as they were called in Russia, looked upon their takeover as only the first step to conquering the whole world and making it over according to the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. They almost succeeded. The pursuit by the communists of their dream became a nightmare for more than a billion people, their subjects and victims in Russia, China, Central and Eastern Europe, the Korean Peninsula, Indo-China and Cuba. It cost approximately 100 million lives, according to the Black Book of Communism, published in 1997.1 The story of communism is one of the greatest tragedies of world history, but, strangely, a tragedy almost without any spectators. Hitler's national socialism is rightly seen as a horrible lapse into barbarism, criminal in nature, whereas the communism of Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and their comrades is often explained away as a well- meant experiment gone awfully wrong. But the record shows that communism is also criminal in nature. It is the denial of fundamental human values such as individual freedom, impersonal justice and respect for people regardless of their colour, creed, class, sex, lifestyles or views."
In this report, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson gives a brief summary of the books and ideas to help understand this extraordinary force, which, like a ghost, haunted Europe for over a century. Perhaps it is not even a force spent: After all, the rulers of Russia and China seem unwilling to recognise the many victims of Communism in their countries, and two real communist countries still exist, North Korea and Cuba. The origin of the report is that in 2014, Dr. Neela Winkelmann, Managing Director of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, asked professor to make a list of the best books he knew about communism. She subsequently published the list on the platform's website. He could, however, only devote one or two sentences to each of the books. In this report, he publishes a greatly expanded version of that list, made at the request of Naweed Khan of the Brussels think-tank New Direction. He tried not only to include works that are already well-known, but also books that have undeservedly fallen into oblivion. Also, he adds a few words about the nature of Communism and why Leninism, and after it Stalinism and Maoism, was a logical extension of Marxism rather than an aberration from it.
Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson was born in 1953, he holds a D.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University and is Professor of Politics at the University of Iceland. The author of more than a dozen books on political philosophy, history and current affairs, he is the research director of RNH, the Icelandic Research Centre for Innovation and Economic Growth, the Platform member organisation.


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BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Fox-Pitt Kelton analyst Robert Stevenson on Wednesday said he expects home-builder stocks to continue to lag the S&P 500 Index on lingering weakness in the housing market.
"Based on our expectations that fourth-quarter housing data points will continue to be weak -- coupled with still-expensive home-builder stock valuations and the lack of significant positive catalysts -- we expect the home builders will continue to underperform the broader market in the near term," Stevenson wrote in a report to clients.
An exchange-traded fund tracking builder stocks, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund ITB, +1.24%, hit a 52-week high of $13.93 on Sept. 17. It has moved lower since then in volatile trade -- the ETF closed Tuesday at $11.30, a loss of about 19% from the September high.
"While we are more constructive on the home builders over a longer investment period (12-24 months), we believe the stocks have additional near-term downside and would avoid the names through year-end," the analyst wrote.
He said the recent news on the $8,000 tax credit for new homebuyers, which seems likely to be renewed and possibly expanded, has already been priced into builder shares and is unlikely to provide a lift. Congress took a step closer this week to extending the tax credit through April 30 and offering a new $6,500 credit for some move-up buyers. See related story.
Stevenson said builders' third-quarter earnings reports "continue to underscore how difficult the housing market remains." Pulte Homes Inc. PHM, +2.06%, the company that acquired Centex Corp. to create the nation's largest builder, before Wednesday's opening bell reported a third-quarter loss of about $361 million after merger costs and inventory impairments. See earnings coverage.
For the three months ended Tuesday, the home-builder ETF was off 8%, trailing the S&P 500 by nearly 13 percentage points, according to Morningstar.


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Wednesday Susan and I decided to ride bikes in to get the mail. It's seven miles each way but we lucked out and met Barbara and Victor filling water jugs at Fortine and hitched a ride back with them. We sidestepped a thunderstorm. Our son called about the time we got home and they got drenched where he works at the golf course.
It's been a little chilly in the mornings so we often fire up the stove to take the chill out. Here we have an extra kettle of water on the stove for baths later. We call it "home-improvement."
I still needed to get some batteries to return to Costco to get our core charge back so I swiped one from a junk vehicle we had on the property. Even though it only took a few minutes it seemed like a lot of work just to get a battery out. I scrounged around until I found five more so we could get our core charge refunded for all six of the batteries we'd bought.
I got my handy-dandy el-cheapo lumber maker out to cut some timbers for Barbara and Victor's cabin. It's the first time I've used it so I was anxious to see how well it did. It does a decent job but works the chainsaw pretty hard. I used a full tank of gasoline for each direction on the small logs (12 to 18 inches in diameter) and three tanks to make both cuts on the large log. I don't have a rip chain but I'm going to get one if I do this again. It's a dirty job too. I was covered in sawdust. The good thing was that it kept the mosquitoes away.
The first cut finished on the smallest log.
Barbara is going to Kalispell to fill in for someone who's going on vacation where she worked before. She'll be gone for ten days. Susan riding in with her and taking her bicycle and spending some time visiting kids and grand kids. The first step was to decide where she was going to camp so we got out the atlas and pinpointed a location. This is near where we used to live in Columbia Falls. I'm not getting more specific because I like to hunt elk there at times. The first year we were married I spent an hour or so watching a herd of about 25 elk grazing in a clear cut. I couldn't find any with antlers so finally decided to see how close I could get before being spotted. I took my time and sneaked up to within 25 yards of them before a cow spotted me and raised the alarm. Lesson learned? Next time bring some antlers and glue!
Susan packed up and ready to go after being dropped off in Kalsipell. She'll ride back up to Columbia Falls and camp for the night then to see one daughter in CF then back to Kalispell to another and spend the night there.
She spent the night camped beside an elk trail. She didn't know whether she'd be trampled by elk, visited by a grizzly bear or carried away (tent and all) by the mosquitoes. Nothing happened though so she got up the next morning, had breakfast and headed for CF. I've often wondered how many people have ever spent an entire night alone in the woods ... especially in grizzly country. She's done it a lot.
This is Hannah. Looks like she's had a hard night taking care of her "baby."
Logan looks like he's ready for an adventure.
Now it's on to Kalispell. She fought a hard headwind all the way in (about twenty miles or so). On the way she passed a salvage yard we used to frequent. I think they're making a statement about the amount of rain we've had recently.
This is Scott. Today he's imitating two of the seven dwarfs. Now he's Sleepy.
Now he's Happy ...
And back to Sleepy ...
And once gain he's ... Happy!
This guy is at his bachelor party. No naked women popping out of cakes ... just the smell of gunpowder lingering in the air. He had a bunch of his friends together and we burned up enough ammo to make a squad of Marines happy. Most of the targets were around 300 yards away. I was the only one with a "commie-gun." My MAK-90 did okay though. We had a bunch of clay pigeons on the mountain side at the far end of the range and I was hitting as many with my MAK-90 as they were with their AR's. I put a solid scope mount on my rifle and it improved my accuracy a bunch. I'm thinking about a trigger job for it next but as well as it did Saturday I'm not sure I need one.
Susan's been busy in the garden. This is some of our broccoli she's getting ready to dehydrate. Of course I ate about a fourth of it before it dried out.
... And mint on the drying racks ...
... then she picked enough Service Berries to make a pie ... which we ate last night.
These are the planks laying on the foundation blocks for Barbara and Victor's cabin. They're a little bigger than they look from here and those things weigh a ton. (Well, maybe not quite 2,000 lbs but they were heavy!)
Tristan wanted to do some fishing at Marl Lake so we loaded up the boat and kayak and went fishing. Susan took a bunch of pictures trying to get one showing the lines in the air and took this one when Tristan and I were both casting. It had a lot of glare in it but the "auto-smart fix" on my editing program took most of it out.
The first catch of the day. We've seen bass in this lake but don't often catch any. This one hit like he was trying to rip the rod out of my hand.
Tristan caught a perch soon afterwards.
Susan took this picture to show all the little fish chasing her jig. We have the best luck on this lake using white or orange "twister tails." We've had perch, pike and bass hit them.
Susan dangling her feet in the water as she fished the lagoon.
Now were out in the main part of the lake. The wind was blowing a bit which wouldn't normally have been a problem but today, when Tristan tossed the anchor over the first time the anchor disappeared in 40 feet of water and he was left holding the rope. Either the rope broke or the knot came loose. Either way no one volunteered to go diving for it so it's still on the bottom of the lake.
The catch for the day. Susan caught a perch just about the time we were ready to go home. When we got home it was late so I filleted them and they're in the freezer awaiting the frying pan. The mosquitoes were fierce so Victor kept fanning the air to blow them away while I filleted the fish. We almost had to do it indoors. Fortunately, it doesn't take long to fillet three fish.


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Hey y'all! Shelly, here.
Today I'm swinging on in to share a sweet little Christmas tag and gift with you!
I started with my tag. I kept things nice and easy, so I just built my tag from the bottom up. I started with my patterned paper, then added a touch of kraft cardstock, along with a doily and dark brown cardstock. Once done, I added my sticker on top. Simple, right?!...
After finishing my tag, I simply used a clear container and added some deep green cardstock to the front and back of my container on the inside of it. Once having that done, fill the container with any treat you like. :) To finish things off, I added my tag to the container using two colors of jute twine. Easy peasy, yeah?!...
Thanks so much for by!
Enjoy your day!
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Janna is an Arabic variant designed by Nadine Chahine, based on the original Avenir. Janna, which means "heaven" in Arabic, was first designed in 2004 as a signage face for the American University of Beirut. The Arabic glyphs are based on the previously released Frutiger Arabic, but were made more angular.
Two roman fonts, in regular and bold weights, were produced. The typeface supports ISO Adobe 2, Latin Extended, Arabic, Persian, and Urdu characters, and tabular numerals for the supported languages.
Nadine Chahine graduated from the American University of Beirut with a degree in graphic design, and during her studies there she became interested in Arabic typography. In 2003 she received a master's degree in typeface design from the University of Reading, where she studied under Gerard Unger and the renowned French type designer Jean François Porchez. While studying there, she concentrated on congruous relationships between Latin and Arabic scripts.
Her typefaces include Koufiya (a dual-script font family, Latin and Arabic), Arabic versions of Latin typefaces, such as Frutiger Arabic, Neue Helvetica Arabic, and Palatino Arabic, as well as new Arabic fonts, including Janna and Badiya.


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Santa Whale's list is done and double-checked. Now, the only thing left to do is find eight reindeer willing to haul a pink whale around all Christmas.
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About Be Phenomenal
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Its that time again over at the Sisterhood for today is the end of the 21 days challenge!
This challenge had us choosing 3 new "habits" to form or change for 21 days! Let's see how we did, m'kay?
1. Spend at least 15-30 mins daily tidying up.
I'd have to say I failed at this one. Maybe not a total F but pretty close. Some days I did better than others but yeah, Suck.
2. 30 mins minimum of exercise a day
Well now, I'll give myself a B+ on this. Some days I was walking/running over 5 kms and some days like yesterday, I didn't get anything done. But I did put in a concerted effort to get some exercise almost everyday.
3. Eliminate night time snacking
Surprisingly enough, I thought I did a great job on this one! Granted, my eating choices haven't been that great but at least I was choosing poorly before 9 pm! More evenings than not I wasn't eating after 9 so I'm pretty proud of myself on this one! An A for effort at least.
My weigh in this morning wasn't surprising. I started at 120.4 lbs and have ended at...you guessed it, 120.4 lbs. I'm happy with this, its right around my healthy weight for me and in order to take off more poundage, I'd have to put in some serious and conscious effort. If I keep active, I'm happy with that.


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NEW BOOK: Beginner's Pocket Guide to Digital Nature Photography
Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kevin • 2 Comments
Kevin's new book, Beginner's Guide to Digital Nature Photography, is now available on Amazon.com and through our Amazon eStore!
Beginning photographers are often overwhelmed with the technical terminology offered by books, magazines and tutorial videos. Small enough to carry with you as a reference, our pocket guide will help you, at home or in the field, to get the best nature and wildlife images.
With this book as a handy reference, beginners can quickly learn the basics of digital nature photography with many easy to understand tips, all written in plain language. Sample images offer additional help in understanding the process and techniques.
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The seminar will give an insight into what we been taught in the past and how this could adversely affect perceptions and recovery from episodes of back pain in the future.
This is a fun and interactive session which gives participants an experiential understanding of how their bodies can function either efficiently or inefficiently.
My experience in manual handling began in 1991 delivering manual handling training to care home staff in Leeds. Since then I have trained staff from a wide variety of organisations throughout the UK and abroad. Although I still undertake training of care staff within care homes the scope of my manual handling experience has developed to having organisational and strategic responsibilities.
I regularly update and consolidate my professional development by attending conferences, being chairman of the Yorkshire Branch of the National Back Exchange (YBE) for 5 years, being an active member of the product review panel of National Back Exchange (NBE) for 4 years, being on the Executive committee for the past 2 years and fulfilling all the requirements of my CPD to maintain my Advanced Members status within NBE.
I was elected as Chairman of National Back Exchange in September 2018 and look forward to the challenge that this brings.


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John Marshall Van Ausdall
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John Marshall Van Ausdall, also known as "Jack," of Maina, died Feb. 28 at the age of 95.
Last respects will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. with Mass at 11 a.m. March 9 at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, Piti. Private cremation will follow.
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By: mariobro
Healthy and Stealthy is a game that is fun, challenging, and even educational. For the first few levels you just play and play. In the last few, you have to answer questions to advance in the game, to answer you have to head in the direction of the answer choices. If you choose the wrong question, and go in the direction of it you'll die unless you see where you went wrong. The story is that you play as a young nutrient, who enters the body of his human, Tim. He fights the evil intruders of your body, just the result of bad food choices and little to no exercise.
Objective: The objective is to choose the right questions and answers, while having fun at the same time. Good Luck!
Audience: All ages. Young and old.
Team Members: Ivan
Health Lesson:
These are food you shouldn't eat as often:
Here are foods you should eat A LOT more often
Eating healthy and exercise is important, but it can give you physical advantages too! You can grow stronger, taller, and faster. You rarely get sick, since your body is rich in nutrients. Here are 2 good ways to stay healthy: Exercise and watch your calorie eating amount. Always check on your food container's nutrition facts, and make sure the amount of calories isn't too high. Visit this site if you want to know more about healthiness: http://www.marshealthyliving.com/whats-inside. Good examples of healthy foods are carrots, brocoli, peppers, tomatoes, and ratish(vegatables). More examples are apples, bananas, strawberries, and other fruits. It's okay to have dairy products too! In conclusion, eating healthy plus exercise equals healthy, happy life! I hope you had fun with this game and lesson!


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Dryer Vent Cleaning
Dryer Vent Cleaning
Our Cleaning involves vacuuming the entire back vent openings, covers of the unit, the rotary drum (interior) and underneath the machine including all areas around the dryer & laundry room (where lint might be present). The lint gets trapped from the bottom of your unit all the way up throw the duct to the vent screen on the roof. We use a high speed brush system and high velocity air movement to dislodge any lint and materials obstructing air follow and heat displacement.
There's a hidden fire hazard in every home. It's the dryer vent. The U.S. Products Safety Commission estimates there are 15,000 dryer fires every year resulting in numerous deaths & injuries. Fires occur when lint builds up in the dryer itself or in the exhaust duct. Lint can block the flow of air causing excessive heat to build up resulting in a fire in some dryers. If you're experiencing long dry times by running the unit more than 1 to 2 cycles, "STOP"! Chances are it not just the lint screen that needs cleaning, it's the whole Dryer Duct System. Don't wait! This is an emergency, call us fast before anyone else tries to use the unit.
Ways to Save Energy and Increase your Dryer's LIFE TIME
- Dryer fires start when lint is not removed in the machine.
- Remove dangerous lint from lint screen in-between drying cycles.
- Cut down on the amount of clothes per full cycle
- Keep the dryer exhaust clean and working efficiently
- Reducing heat saves wear and tear on clothing and the machines heating element.
- Clean the vent once every 6 moths no more than a year.


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Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 2009 Road Test
In recent years Mercedes has diversified with mixed results. Its Smart city car and A-Class hatchbacks are technically clever but not the design paragons you might expect, and there has been the wider issue of how well its cars are built, something which, to their credit, senior managers have owned up to, and the company seems to be working hard to improve on its late 1990's nadir.
There must have been a sense of relief when the latest E-Class big saloons debuted, because they operate in a well-defined territory for Mercedes, and their predecessors have sold by the transporter-load to everyone from company directors to European cab drivers, because both valued space, engineering integrity and the capacity to last for a very long time.
Actually, the two previous generations of this car, particularly the mid 1990's-launched W210, was less robust, but this one is claimed to be a return to form. It certainly has acres of space for people and their chattels, a modern range of engines and the usual cleaner/faster/safer improvements found in new cars, although it's a bit anonymous looking (excepting the genuinely distinctive coupes).
Perhaps to prove that there's more to the car than Bourgeois sensibleness; Mercedes has unleashed a go-faster AMG version. Called the E 63 AMG, it's a full on supercar disguised as a sober saloon. The thing is powered by a 6.2-litre, normally aspirated V8 (confusingly called the '63'), and is brutally quick, being capable of a claimed 4.5 sec 0-62 and electronically limited to 155mph, thanks to a tractor-like 525bhp power output, and the capacity to be revved to 7,200rpm.
AMG has been making Mercs go faster for decades. Each engine for this one is assembled by a single technician in a surgically clean workshop. The end product is immensely tractable and easy going. In normal road conditions it's relaxed, flexible and civilised, but sounds like a bespoke hotrod when roused and delivers its power like a wrecking ball going through the side of a building.
There are nods at social responsibility though, with an alternator that recoups energy that would otherwise be lost when the huge brakes are applied, and a clever fuel metering system.
The engine is mated to a seven-speed, four-mode transmission that works like a regular, two-pedal automatic, but uses a wet clutch rather than an energy-sapping torque converter. It's a good piece of kit, very fast and smooth, whether left to its own devices or controlled by the steering column paddles or short-throw, transmission tunnel selector, which uses a fly-by-wire system that will find its way into other Mercs.
In uber-nutter mode the engine is sometimes automatically 'blipped' during down changes to match its speed with the transmission. Essentially this is a software-controlled double-de-clutch. The transmission plays a big part in making this car 12 per cent more efficient than the outgoing E-Class AMG. Its makers even claim a combined 31mpg, although we suspect real world driving will be rather less frugal. The adjustable suspension has been given a serious workover, with a newly developed front axle which uses steel springs and electronically controlled dampers. The rear end has air suspension, and this very large car can be stuffed into bends with near roll-free confidence, helped by rapid, accurate speed-sensitive steering, thanks to a specially designed rack.
The car sits on waterwheel-sized alloys and is shod in giant, low profile tyres, but despite this and the suspension's sporting bias, it rode remarkably well on generally well made German roads.
The AMG is laden with the sort of electronic traction control gear which is impressive because you don't really notice what it's up to, and the car can take off like a motorcycle without deviation or skittishness.
It comes with the expected phalanx of air bags and safety kit, such as little illuminated warning triangles in the door mirrors to scold any inadvertent lane indiscipline. There's even a coffee cup-shaped instrument warning graphic that
activates if the thing senses its driver is getting drowsy.
The expansive interior uses a lot of dark plastics and leathers, making it slightly funereal if well screwed together. Externally, the car has been given some low-key adornments to make it stand out from its more sedate range-mates. These are tasteful and discreet, but like the huge sports wheels, sit slightly oddly on this deliberately staid looking saloon.
As this is written, Mercedes still hadn't confirmed prices, despite the E63 AMG officially having gone on sale in Britain, although the hundred or so people who are likely to buy one will get some change from £70,000.
The price, coupled with the car's spectacular performance, perhaps make it almost perversely untypical of the E-Class as a whole, although it shares the range's mix of design thoroughness and taxi-like space.
To anyone for whom economic belt-tightening means downsizing from a Bentley, it might have a lot of appeal.
More at www.mercedes-benz.co.uk