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The IMST concentrator iC880A is able to receive packets from different end devices send with different spreading factors on up to 8 channels in parallel. Due to the fact that the combination of spreading factors and signal bandwidths results in different data rates, the use of "Dynamic Data-Rate Adaption" becomes possible. This permits distant LoRa™ end nodes to use higher spreading factors with lower data rate and LoRa™ nodes closer to the concentrator to use lower spreading factors and higher data rate. This allows to build easy to handle star or multiple star networks without the need of routers or repeaters.
In combination with the HAL software setting up a complete LoRaWAN™ gateway is easy.
UP board general features
- Intel® AtomTM Quad Core x5-Z8350 1.44GHz (up to 1.92GHz)
- 4GB DDR3 RAM & 64GB flash eMMC 5.0 onboard
- 4 USB2.0 Port & 1 USB3.0 OTG
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g
- GbE
- Power input : 5V/3A
- Operating temperature: 0 to 50°C
- IP40 protection
- Supported OS: Linux, Microsoft Windows 10, Android 5.1
- Dimensions: 130 x 94 x 44mm (w/o antenna)
LoRa specific features
- Sensitivity -138 dBm
- Frequency band 868MHz
- Orthogonal spreading factors
- SX1301 base band processor
- Emulates 49 x LoRa demodulators
- 10 parallel demodulation paths
- Wireless sensor network
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Boundless Tera V2 and V3 Vaporizer
USA manufacturers Boundless are back with another sleek looking portable vaporizer for us all. Packed full of power without compromising on size and capable of vaporizing both dry herbs and concentrates this is a vapers dream.
A sleek black body houses 2 18650 batteries so you don't have that constant worry that your going to run out of power mid-draw. Not only that, they're removable so you can carry charged spares with you on those extra long car journeys or camping trips when recharging isn't always possible. Despite having 2 batteries and a whole lot more going on inside the Tera, it manages to remain at 11 x 4 cm! That means you can comfortable store your vaporizer and some materials in you average pocket with ease.
The Tera uses a convection heating method to quickly vaporize your herbs and concentrates with temperatures ranging from 140°F (60°C) to 446°F (230°C) using the full temperature control. This means you can intricately select the perfect vaping temperature to suit your needs. To help your chosen material get the best distribution of heat the heating chamber has been made from stainless steel.
The versatile temperature range and ability to combine the Tera with water cooling makes it a great vaporizer for people new to the culture and cloud producing monsters alike!
The V3 uses all the same features of the V2, the main difference between the two is the heating chamber. With the V2 the chamber is sleek and tough aluminium but the V3 uses stainless steel. The stainless steel holds the radient heat to improve extraction efficiency and cloud production without cooking your material between hits.
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Join Michael Murphy for an in-depth discussion in this video Working with web colors, part of InDesign for Web Design.
If you're a print designer, you've probably been trained throughout your career to think of color in terms of CMYK or Pantone spot colors. On the web, however, there's no such thing as ink. You're working in an environment of color created by combinations of red, green, and blue light. CMYK doesn't enter into the picture, it's all about RGB. I'm in a Web Intended InDesign document right now. So when I look at my Swatches panel, I see all RGB equivalents of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Red, Green, and Blue.
When I double-click any of these colors or create a new swatch, I'm dealing with RGB values. This is an additive color system where color is created by adding light. CMYK is a subtractive color system where color is created by putting more ink on the page, thereby subtracting away the background color or the paper color. So immediately this works in reverse of what you're used to. If I turn all the values for RGB up to their highest number, I get pure white.
If I did that with CMYK, I would get a very, very muddy saturated black. Likewise, if I bring them all down to 0, I get pure black. In CMYK, I would have no ink at all, and I would see the color of my paper. So already, it's the opposite of your mindset as a print designer, and it's not helped along by the fact that InDesign really lacks an intuitive color picker, something very comfortable and visual, kind of like what you're used to if you spend a lot of time in Photoshop.
I am going to switch over to Photoshop now and just take a look at its Color Picker. I have this image already open, and if I just click on the Foreground Color Swatch, it opens up the Photoshop Color Picker, which is a very comfortable environment for me to work in. I can get somewhere in the blues and settle on a range of colors that I like and then just drag over to any color within the gamut of that particular shade of blue. And once I have the color I like, I can click OK or add it to my Swatches.
Unfortunately, InDesign doesn't have anything like that. I am going to switch back to InDesign for a moment and take a look at my other alternative for working with web color, which is to switch the color mode from RGB to web. And what I get there is this finite list of predefined RGB swatches that are in the web safe color range, which is a very limited palette of 216 colors that are compatible with both Windows and Mac OSs, and pretty much any display that is limited to 256 colors.
The thing is those displays really aren't around anymore, this system was devised quite some time ago, and it was true for the web at that time, but in modern web design, this restriction really doesn't exist anymore. So switching your Color mode to web is unnecessarily limiting yourself to a palette that you probably don't want to work within, and it's going to limit your design flexibility as well. The other thing you're unable to do in InDesign is to specify color in hexadecimal values, which is the standard for defining colors on the web.
I'll go back to Photoshop for a moment, click the Foreground Swatch to open the Color Picker again, and you'll notice that for any color I select, I get my HSB, RGB, CMYK, and Lab colors, and I also get this hexadecimal value down here defined for me, and I also get a hexadecimal color value defined for the currently selected color. If I were to work only in the web color mode in InDesign, like I showed a moment ago, here is an example of just how limiting that palette is.
I'll check Only Web Colors, and you can see how this Color Picker changes dramatically, eliminating thousands of color choices and limiting me to only 216 colors. So I can only pick this or this or this, and this is not the range of colors that I want to be able to work with. I am going to Cancel out of this for now, and I am going to return to InDesign. So we've got a few problems that we need to deal with. The RGB sliders and the Color Picker are not quite as intuitive an interface as I would like, and it's not what I am used to from working in something like Photoshop.
And I'm not able to specify hexadecimal color values for myself, or to a developer, when I export files for them to start using to create this site from my mockups. Fortunately, there is a fix. You can extend InDesign's functionality using a script. Sometime ago, David Blatner, a lynda.com author, pointed out on his InDesign Secrets website that this hexadecimal color definition was lacking in InDesign and a scripter rose to the occasion and created that functionality and a few other bells and whistles that really helped make this a much easier process.
I am going to Cancel out of here, and I'm switching to my browser to the in-tools.com website where you can download this script. The script is called Hex Swatches in InDesign. It's free. So I can just click the Download button, and then I'll find that download in my Downloads folder, and it's in this Create Hex Swatch folder. I'll open that up. To install this script, all I need to do is double-click this CreateHexSwatch.mxp file.
This opens the Adobe Extension Manager. I'm given a License Agreement, which I'll Accept and the script is installed, and it tells me in order for the changes to take effect, you must close and then restart InDesign. I'll click OK. You can see that this has been installed properly for InDesign, it shows up in the list here and tells you who the author of the script is. I'll quit out of the Extension Manager, switch back to InDesign, quit--I don't need to Save my changes--and then I'll just Restart InDesign.
Now this script was created to be compatible with CS3, 4, and 5, but I have been running it in CS6, and it works exactly the way it did in the older versions. So let me start over with a New Web Intended document that is 1024x768--and I'll click OK--and now when I go to the Swatches panel, I have a new option, New Hex Swatch. This allows me to specify a hexadecimal value, soon as I tab out of the field, it shows me what that color looks like and puts in all the RGB values.
It also gives me the option to use the Current Photoshop Foreground Color. If I have a file open in Photoshop at the time this dialog opens, its Foreground Color can just be picked up and added in here. So this is great for creating a palette out of an existing image. I'll switch over to Photoshop for a moment, and I'll pick a specific color from this painting just by sampling it with the Eye Dropper tool. That places it here as the Foreground Color. I'll go back to InDesign, and I'll click Current Photoshop Foreground Color, and there's that color available to me now in InDesign with its hexadecimal value defined.
I can click Add to add this to my Color Swatches, and you can see that it's added with its hexadecimal value name. If I wanted to modify this swatch, I can just click it and open up the Mac OS Color Picker. On a Windows system, it would open the Windows default color picker. And here I can actually change the color, redefine it altogether, and then when I close the Color Picker, I get the new Hexadecimal Value and a New Color, and I can add that as well, either by hitting Add, if I wanted to add it and then continue adding colors or just by clicking OK to add it and exit the dialog.
So here are two new colors that are RGB, added to my Swatches panel and named according to their Hexadecimal Values. Now the only thing you need to be a little cautious of is changing these once you've defined them. Because they are named according to their hexadecimal values, if I double-click, and I start playing around with these sliders that changes their RGB values, which changes their Hexadecimal Values, but the Swatch Name will not change. If you make a change like this to your Swatch, be sure to check the Name With Color Value check box, so at least the Swatch Name will stay current according to the RGB values that make it up.
I'm not actually going to do that. So I am going to click Cancel out of here. Of course, there's nothing wrong with using InDesign's built-in RGB sliders to create colors, if that works for you. I've just found personally that I work better in a more web-friendly color picking environment that's closer to what I'm accustomed to and comfortable with in Photoshop, and this Create Hex Swatch script adds that functionality that keeps me more productive in the long run.
- Understanding web concepts such as pages, pixels, and the box model
- Working within web colors and grids
- Working with type and type styles
- Designing a nav bar with tables
- Setting up a template with headers, footers, and modular content
- Experimenting with liquid and alternate layouts
- Adding interactive content such as links and video
- Exporting flat PNG and JPEG comps
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What technology keeps you up at night? That's not the right question to ask CIOs anymore, I've learned this week at CIO's leadership conference here in Huntington Beach, California.
At the last CIO conference I attended, about a year ago, I got plenty of quick, and interesting answers to this question of what keeps you up at night: Security. Wireless. Getting out of the high cost of Microsoft office. Rolling out VoIP.
But not this time.
You're asking the wrong question, one CIO told me over lunch. This CIO wasn't alone. This was a theme explored repeatedly during the conference, after keynote speaker Jim Collins, author of the business tome Good to Great, brought it up -- noting that someone brought in to lead a troubled company shouldn't be asked what he's going to do to transform it. He should be asked who he wants to have on his bus, for the ride to solving that problem.
Collins has his finger on your concerns, from what I heard. Because almost every CIO I met at this conference, when I asked him or her about current challenges, said this: "People."
It's hard to retain mid-level staff people, one CIO for a healthcare provider told me. It's hard enough to get them in the door from colleges, and then once you do, you have to create some internal competition to keep them engaged, or else they leave quickly.
It's hard to find some technology specialists, like SAN admins for virtualized storage projects, a CIO for a Silicon Valley finance institution told me. And if you train them up internally, they just hop to another job at the first chance, he added.
It's hard to recruit people to come work in southern New Jersey, a CIO for a distribution company told me, because even if they're talented and tired of working in New York city, they want a raise when they switch jobs, and I can't afford to top the NYC salaries.
It's hard to imagine, one aspiring CIO of an energy company told me, what my company will do in 5 years when most of the workforce retires and we lose all that institutional knowledge.
People, not technology, are keeping you up at night. Not one of you told me wireless this time. Not one of you wanted to gripe about Microsoft.
There's good and bad news in this. The good news? For those of you who answered those middle of the night calls in the 1990's when IT things "broke" all the time, arriving at this day and age where operational excellence is simply a given should be satisfying. You know how to keep the networks running. You know how to avoid the hardware disasters.
The bad news: That skill set, hard-won, doesn't make you stand out anymore.
What CEOs and your other line-of-business peers want from you now is much more.
They want you to maintain that operational excellence, while spotting ways that your company can, as Calico Corners CIO Janet Sherlock put it in a presentation this morning, use IT to drive business value innovation.
They want you — require you — to deliver ideas that help the business use technology as a lever to win new business, transform itself, or improve in significant ways.
This is exponentially harder than creating and maintaining world class technology infrastructure, of course. And without a good IT team backing you up, you simply won't be able to pull it off.
As Joseph Cleveland, CIO of Lockheed Martin told attendees this morning, the future CIO's role will be to help his or her company find its "silver bullet" -- its place where technology can create a competitive advantage. At Lockheed Martin, Cleveland believes that silver bullet is rich collaboration between customers and suppliers and across Lockheed's four main types of business.
In fact, he thinks the distinguishing trait of excellent CIOs in the future will be the ability to "diagnose" where the unique opportunities lie.
"It's easy to hunker down and do the infrastructure and declare victory," Cleveland said. But it's the worst move you can make.
Easy. Think about how that would have sounded to you just a few years ago.
No wonder the people questions are keeping you up at night. So going forward, as I look at technologies and how they're helping and hindering you, I'm going to keep a special eye on technologies and strategies that tie into your people problems. And if you've used one in an innovative way, please drop me a line. Maybe you can help some of your peers sleep better at night.
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Philadelphia, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/16/2016 -- The Lesbians Who Tech Philadelphia Chapter is back with another happy hour, which will take place on Wednesday, March 16, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. CJ Bachmann, VP of Operations at 1SEO.com Digital Agency and City Director of the Lesbians Who Tech Philadelphia Chapter, invites anyone who is interested to join the Chapter at Time Restaurant (located at 1315 Sansom St.) for an evening of food, drinks and a talk from Laura Taddie, Founder and CEO of grato. The March happy hour is a great way for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) women and their friends to network and share their love for technology.
Lesbians Who Tech is a global organization that unites a community of over 8,000 LGBT women who either work in the technology industry or simply have a passion for all things tech. The Philadelphia Chapter's happy hours provide a space for queer women in tech (and the people who love them) to connect with and learn from each other about the technology industry. This Wednesday, the Chapter is proud to host grato CEO Founder and CEO Laura Taddie, an inspirational woman in the tech field. Taddie will speak about her experience in the industry and what led to the establishment of her medical device and healthcare technology consulting company.
After Taddie's talk, members and guests are invited to stick around for Time Restaurant's monthly "Bites & Flights" events. Hosted every third Wednesday of each month from 7 PM to 9 PM, Bites & Flights celebrates the exceptional ladies of Philadelphia's food and beverage scene. Attendees of the Lesbians Who Tech happy hour can enjoy great company, delicious food and fine beverages at this event.
Those interested in attending the happy hour are invited to visit the Eventbrite website. Tickets are free, and donations are graciously accepted.
Learn more about the Lesbians Who Tech community at http://www.lesbianswhotech.org.
About the Lesbians Who Tech Organization
Lesbians Who Tech is an organization that hosts monthly meetings for women in the gay community who work or are interested in the technology industry. Their goal is to create a channel for lesbians with a love of tech to form business and personal connections, as well as build networks of mentors and business investors. Lesbians Who Tech is a global community of over 8,000 women with local chapters around the world.


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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
How different would it have been in here 2000 years ago?
Standing in one of the stalls, I try to block out the tourists around me, fill in the stones missing from the walls, cover the main arena floor, and imagine the scene.
In the seats all around the Colosseum, 360 degrees, would have been the crowds. Some records suggest there could have been as many as 85,000 spectators in here, although researchers think the number was probably closer to 50,000.
Regardless, it would have been crowded. It would have been loud.
Shouting from the seats, supporting a gladiator in a battle, demanding the death of a criminal, cheering a good performance.
Humans, animals, stages.
Would they always cheer for the good guy? Did sometimes the crowd decide to cheer for the animals when they were supposed to be cheering for the humans?
In my mind, the Colosseum would have been hot and smelly as well, with so many people crammed in together for dirty and violent shows… but perhaps, in reality, it would not have been too different to a modern stadium during a sports game.
The action is all happening down on the floor of the arena… the crowd just transposes it onto themselves, thinking by shouting and taking a side that they are somehow part of the actual battle.
And there was a variety of shows that would have been performed here over the years. I need to remind myself of that.
Of course, I first think of gladiators fighting each other. That's the most famous event, isn't it? But there were other things.
There were actually more gruesome spectacles – when people sentenced to death were put in the arena naked and unarmed and then were ripped to pieces by animals.
There were elaborate shows with thousands of animals where the arena was filled with trees and props to look like another country.
There were dramas and reenactments of famous historical events.
There is even a report of the centre being flooded so a production with ships could be staged.
Looking around, I try to imagine how some of those events would have looked. And how they would have felt.
The adrenaline rising up as you watched a man literally being ripped to death by a lion, right in front of your eyes.
Perhaps it sounds a bit barbaric – maybe even primitive – to us today. However, this was an extremely sophisticated operation.
As I begin to walk around the path that leads through the different sections, I take in the different angles of the Colosseum. I stop my imagining and look at the details that you can see today within the structure.
What keeps catching my attention is the complex beneath the main floor.
The Hypogeum
The floor isn't here anymore. In the centre of the arena, where the seats stop and the action would have started, you're not able to stand on the ground anymore.
But what you can see below is the complex system that was used for the staging.
Different rooms were gladiators would have prepared, prisons where criminals were kept before their executions, cages for animals, spaces for the props and sets.
Tunnels connect them all, creating a fast and efficient system for staging.
This space under the stage was called the 'hypogeum'. You can't see this today, but there were about eighty shafts that gave access to the arena so things could easily be placed in the right spot.
A caged animal could be moved vertically up from the hypogeum and then be safely released, for example.
I am often amazed by how artefacts of history have survived in the centre of Rome. Just meandering down the streets, you see remains from the Roman Empire standing amongst a modern city.
The Colosseum, though? There's something extra special about this place.
It doesn't just feel like a ruin from two millennia ago. It's still got energy and a life of its own.
So it's no surprise that the Colosseum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Rome – and that means it can get very crowded.
If you're planning to visit during a popular period and you're not prepared, there can be queues that take hours to get in.
How to skip the line for the Colosseum
I would certainly suggest using some kind of fast-track option if you're visiting during a period when there are a lot of tourists (which is most of the year in Rome).
If you're going to pay the extra for that, it can help to have a guide as well. So I would recommend either this tour of the Colosseum or this tour that also includes the Roman Forum.
The way I did it was with the Vatican and Rome Pass which allowed me to skip the line here at the Colosseum and some other places as well.
Once you buy the card, you get free access to some sites, discounted entry to others, fast-track at some of them, and free public transport across Rome.
There are some pros and cons with the card, depending on how exactly you're planning to explore the city. For more information, check out my review of the Vatican and Rome Pass here.
There is no way that you should visit Rome and miss the Colosseum.
The Ancient World may have been thousands of years ago but we still feel its influences today in so many parts of our lives.
Here, in this arena where thousands once cheered on bloodsports and epic performances, we can feel even more connected to that world for a few moments.
From January 2 to February 15, it is open from 0830 - 1630 (8:30am - 4:30pm).
From February 16 to March 15, it is open from 0830 - 1700 (8:30am - 5pm).
From March 16 to last Saturday of March, it is open from 0830 - 1730 (8:30am - 5:30pm).
From last Sunday of March to August 31, it is open from 0830 - 1915 (8:30am to 7:15pm).
From September 1 to September 30, it is open from 0830 - 1900 (8:30am - 7pm).
From October 1 to last Saturday of October, it is open from 0830 - 1830 (8:30am - 6:30pm).
From last Sunday of October to December 31, it is open from 0830 - 1630 (8:30am - 4:30pm).
There are often long queues to buy tickets and get in and that can take hours on busy days. If you want to buy a ticket in advance that will let you skip the queue completely, I recommend going with this one. Although, if you're going to do a lot of sightseeing, you may be better off with the Vatican and Rome Pass, which I'll explain below.
For something affordable but comfortable, Roema Guest House is a good option.
For good value but slightly upmarket, you should try the C'est La Vie Suites.
It's not cheap but the design hotel G-Rough is pretty amazing.
And if you want to really splurge for somewhere incredible, have a look at Portrait Roma.


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After their runaway success in Evansridge, DS Homes has opened their latest show home in Pier 11 in Airdrie.
The semi-estate Oakridge show home regales visitors with all the qualities that has made DS Homes a standout. A gorgeous open-concept design with an emphasis on family-friendly functionality is the common theme running through all of their models, but decidedly more so with this 2,418-square-foot home.
"We are a family-run company and we know what families need in their homes," says DS Homes' Harneet Garcha. "Our homes have plenty of storage spaces and enough room to take into account future growth. And our location here in Pier 11 makes it even more perfect as we're walking distance from schools and we have tons of accessibility to Stoney and Deerfoot Trails."
DS Homes has six home models to choose from in Pier 11 with a very attractive price point starting from the $440,000s.


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Roatan is one of the Bay Islands of Honduras. It is a very special place on our planet. This beautiful tropical island is about thirty miles long and less than 2.5 miles wide. Roatan offers spectacular natural surroundings, special people, great food and water. The island also offers some of the best real estate opportunities in the world, whether you are looking for land, a second home, or a retirement home.
The island is located out of the hurricane belt in the Caribbean. By looking at a map, you can see why most hurricanes miss the island of Roatan. It is protected by the mainland of Honduras that juts out from Central America. Just 7 hurricanes have passed by in the last 120 years. The island has no volcanoes.
Roatan has tropical vegetation and lush hillsides reaching to 900 feet in elevation. It has many white sand beaches, deep-water harbors, and soft rolling hills. There is one main road through the island where cars travel in an easygoing island style, avoiding pedestrians, dogs, bicycles, and chickens. There are no freeways and no high-rise hotels. The northwestern beaches are protected as part of the Bay Islands Marine Park.
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Medical services are inexpensive and available at a couple of excellent clinics and one hospital on the island. Medical care is also readily available on the mainland, just a 15-minute plane ride away. Houston and Miami are just 2 hours away by plane.
Not only is Roatan the most affordable Caribbean island when it comes to your real estate investments, but it is also very easy to travel to, with direct flights from Roatan's international airport to Houston, Miami, and Atlanta. Even more flights are available on the mainland through San Pedro Sula, with a short commute by plane or the new one-hour passenger ferry from La Ceiba to Roatan.
If you have ever desired to have your own spot under the sun on a Caribbean island, but always found it too expensive, Roatan may be just what you have dreamed! Although Roatan real estate is still very affordable today, prices are rising. The rise in real estate values offers good real estate investment opportunities.
Doing business in Roatan and purchasing real estate (unlike many Central America locations) is quite easy with modern communications including cell and wireless-internet, which are readily available. There are American phone lines available for easy unlimited calling to the United States. Other important services needed for conducting business on the island are also available. To work in Roatan, one should secure a work permit through a Honduran attorney. Real Estate purchases are conducted through use of a Honduran attorney who is also a notary. Your attorney will conduct an acreage or house and land title search and secure the documents necessary to assure you clear titles to your real estate. American title insurance and financing are now available on Roatan as well.


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"Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge."
King James Version (KJV)
3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. 5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge. 7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
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Air pollution kills over a million Indians every year, albeit silently. Families are thrown into a spiralling cycle of hospital visits, critically poor health and financial trouble impacting their productivity and ability to participate in the economy. Children born in regions of high air pollution are shown to have irreversibly reduced lung function and cognitive abilities that affects their incomes for years to come. They all suffer, silently. The issue is exacerbated every winter, when the Great Smog of India descends and envelops much of northern India. With clarity and compelling arguments, and with a dash of irony, Siddharth Singh demystifies the issue: where we are, how we got here, and what we can do now. Above all, and most alarmingly, he makes clear what the repercussions will be if we remain apathetic. We had a chance to talk to the debut author regarding this very important book.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and how your journey in the world of policies began?
My first ever job after my undergraduate degree in economics was with a cargo company – and that lasted a mere 5 days. While I study the transport sector today, working in that company was just not for me. I then decided to pursue a graduate degree in international studies and diplomacy, and transitioned into the world of research into the economy and energy in particular. I was merely satisfying my curiosity of how the world works – and I have been fortunate enough to make a career out of it.
When and how did your focus shift towards energy, mobility and climate policy?
The world of energy policy sits at an intersection of economics and international relations, which fits my interests very well. This may sound silly today, but when I watched the movie 'Syriana' over a decade ago, I became hooked onto the dangerous and dirty world of energy politics. After my initiation to oil politics, my interests have evolved to cover energy policy as a whole. In particular, I'm interested to understand how energy systems have transformed in the past, and how it is happening today as we move to renewable energy. Equally, I'm interested to learn how people move. Of course, one cannot understand energy without understanding emissions, and the impact that has on our planet. This has led to a growing interest in climate policy.
What was the main intent behind writing The Great Smog of India?
Few things make me as happy as being able to cycle into the countryside, jump into a clean natural body of water and look up at blue skies. It's something I cannot imagine doing in my city Delhi. Delhi's – and India's – air pollution problem is therefore deeply personal to me. Further, as people would often ask my views on what I thought was wrong, I realized that much of the scientific and technical literature out there is inaccessible to the public at large. These studies are hidden behind paywalls, technical jargon, and scientific conferences. There was hardly any accessible literature out there. One day, I thought to myself, 'somebody should write about it!" It took me a few months to realize that somebody would be me.
Please take us through the journey behind the conceptualisation and the creation of this book?
The articles I had been writing on energy policy on various media platforms were being received well. People in particular wrote to me saying that they appreciated the simplicity and accessibility of these articles. I had since then been toying with the idea of writing a book on energy and the environment, but could not immediately think of an anchor to piece the information together. One night, I woke up mid-sleep and took a note down, "write about the economic and energy history of India from the perspective of air pollution". And so it began. The book is a culmination of everything I have learned on energy and emissions over the past decade – from books, scientific papers, interaction with experts, even tweets. But let this not scare the potential reader: the book is quite accessible and is devoid of jargon to the extent possible. It's the story of air pollution in India.
You've used a few lines form Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera in your second chapter called "Love in the Time of Air Pollution". Please tell us more about the significance of the epigraph.
This chapter, while trying to explain the science behind the impact of air pollution on human health, discusses something far more basic: what it means to be human. Our air quality crisis impacts at the heart of who we are, what we do, whom we love, and the freedom to participate in things we enjoy. In many ways, our lives during the smog is the story of love in the time of air pollution. It is also the story of heartbreak and at times death, and our attempts to navigate this public health emergency. While my book is a work of science and policy communication, the lines were my way to paying homage to Love in the Time of Cholera, which all too brilliantly explored various facets of the human condition.
As the book jacket blurb suggests Air pollution as 'groundbreaking and heartbreaking, this is our inconvenient truth', which makes you the truth-teller via this book. How hard was it to assume the role of the truth-teller, how has researching and writing this book affected you and what was the experience like?
We live in extraordinary times. In many countries, political leadership that is antithetical to science is rising to power. In such a situation, it becomes important to communicate what we know to a larger audience. These facts are known to us because scientists have put in thousands of hours rigorously testing and measuring various aspects of the world using cutting edge technology and methods. Communicating this vast body of knowledge spanning physics, chemistry, biology, geography, meteorology, engineering, epidemiology, law, economics and other subjects is not an easy task, and it has reinforced my belief that one must approach any subject with humility and curiosity.
What's next from here? Are there any more goals to be met?
As a nation, we have several goals to meet: cleaning up our air and water, provide electricity to everyone, foster peace in our communities. On a personal front, I'm teaching myself to make a pizza from scratch, and trying my hand at clay sculpting.
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This is a disconcerting gala, merrily serious, with a mezzo forte set list chosen from the most exclusive music scores and played with such bizarre instruments you'll think you won't be able to Handel its tempo allegretto. The audience will need to put plenty of quavers into their pockets so they won't rise above their seats.
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Universal classical music pieces played with unusual instruments and funny attitude. Live music, pantomime, absurd and clown come together in this show. Our aim is to get classical music closer to the people, all with a hint of cheek and without concerns or fears.
- Genre: Clown – Live music
- Both street and venue adapted
- Suitable for all audiences
Premiered at Milano Clown Festival, Milan, Italy (2014).
Art Director: Lapso Producciones y Jorge Barroso
Cast: Antonio Campos, Rafael Campos and Rafael Rivera,
Music: Lapso Producciones
Technical staff: Diego Cousido
Costume design: Angie Paz / Engatosarte
Set design: Jorge Barroso / Gonzalo Narbona
Photography: Pepo Herrera
Comunication: Noletia Comunicación y Gestión Cultural
Distribution: Lapso Producciones
SERRUCHO TENOR Y ACORDEÓN Ave María – Schubert
BOCICLETA PERIFÓNICA Concierto III obra BWV 974 – (Concerto in d After Marcello) de Bach Orfeo en los Infiernos – Offenbach
CAMPANÓFONO SOSTENENTE DE COLA Sonata Nº 11 – Mozart
CARRILLÓN IBÉRICO Oda a la Alegría – Beethoven Primavera – Vivaldi Lago de los Cisnes – Tchaikovsky
CATERING MELÓDICO Y VIDRIOLÍN COPODIVARIUS Canon de Pachelbel
DÚO DE TROMPETAS PARA AMBIDIESTRO 5ª Sinfonía – Beethoven
DÚO DE TROMPETAS PARA AMBIDIESTRO, ACORDEÓN Y PERCUSIONES Czardas – Vittorio Monti
DESTILARMONIUM PERCUTENTE EN DO PARA TRES French Suite Nº 1 en Re Menor Bwv 812 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Minimum technical requirements:
Both venue and street adapted.
Requirements for street performances:
- Ground level, flat.
- A fenced backstage is needed.
Stage dimensions: width 6 m (20 ft) x length 6 m (20 ft)
Please request lighting rider for venue performances.
Please request lighting rider for night street performances.
* If the organization can't provide all needed technical equipment, the company will consider supplying the equipment when possible.
PA system suitable for the venue.
* The company supplies its own soundboard, professional player and microphones.
Loading and unloading access: Access and authorization for loading and unloading, as well as parking, are requested.
- Dimensions: Van: Length 6 m (20 ft) + Trailer 2.50 m (8 ft) + extra 1.50 m (5 ft) are needed for the loading and unloading ramp.
- Total length: 10 m (33 ft). Width 1.80 m (6 ft)
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I'm building a license import file for Pervasive (now Actian) entitlements (SLM8 environment) and SRS currently shows this
- Pervasive PSQL 11
- Client - requires a license, per installation
- Server - no license required, per installation
- Workgroup - requires a license, per installation
I found this on Actian's website
Based on this I would think the client would not require a license and the server and workgroup would, and they would all have a default of user. Has anyone else spoken with Snow's SRS team and gotten a reason for the settings as they stand now?
Otherwise I'll need to submit the url to them for confirmation and adjustment before I can import my entitlements.


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"No More Risky Business"
What are the benefits of being a compliance focused venue?
- Meeting legislative and regulatory requirements (avoid infringements)
- Demonstration of 'due diligence' (defence against infringements)
- Strengthen relationship with the regulators (lower risk rating)
- Create team awareness and responsibility for compliance (delegation)
- Improved morale amongst team members
- Identification of business risks to overcome or manage
- Lower insurance premiums
- Improved financial lending ability
- Community perception of venue as a safe and secure venue.
Compliance will be an outcome of a venue meeting its business obligations. Policies and procedures to achieve compliance must be integrated into all aspects of how your venue operates. Compliance should not be seen as a stand-alone activity, but should be aligned with your organisation's overall strategic objectives. An effective compliance program will support these objectives. Compliance should, while maintaining its independence, be integrated with your organisation's financial, risk, quality, environmental and health and safety management systems and its operational requirements and procedures.
With Police, Liquor, Gaming, Health, AUSTRAC and Council inspectors more frequently visiting venues unannounced to ensure compliance, it is a key business requirement to ensure you can clearly demonstrate your commitment to:
- Legislation
- Regulation
- Codes of Practice
- House Policy requirements
- Local Government by-laws.
An effective compliance program will result in your venue being able to demonstrate its commitment to 'best practice compliance' with relevant laws, including legislative requirements, industry codes, organisational standards as well as standards of good corporate governance, ethics and community expectations.
A "Culture of Compliance" can best be achieved by an integrated approach, growing awareness and commitment to compliance requirements from front line staff ('bottom-up'), as well as delivering awareness and commitment through the management team ('top-down'). The compliance imperative needs to be clearly delivered to all management and staff to get them all thinking about their actions. By engaging with team members on the front line , we achieve understanding as well as creating needs and demands from more senior staff levels, growing the compliance culture through the organisation by facilitating it at both top and bottom at the same time.
Trojan Corporate is a team of professional consultants and trainers dedicated to the development of practical and effective solutions for our clients. We welcome the opportunity to present to you a proposal to conduct an initial Compliance Review covering the following key issues:
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- Food Act
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Where appropriate, we will address other issues that we discover as well, such as Work Place Health and Safety issues. These will be included in our report, however as these areas are very detailed, if necessary we will recommend you seek expert opinion on these issues.
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A friend who attended The Patient Path's uterine cancer talk in January 2017 was inspired to consult a gynecologist, something she hadn't done in five years, about a mysterious abdominal pain. I'll tell you at the outset that Diana's story has a happy ending. But she did experience a uterine cancer scare, which has a personal… Continue reading Diana's Story: A Uterine Cancer Scare with a Personal Twist
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If, like me, you are a fan of redemption movies—and of Bill Murray—then today you tuned into AMC and watched Groundhog Day...again...and again...and again.... My favorite part of this time-warp movie comes near the end, when Phil (also the groundhog's name) Connors finally gets it. He starts living in the ever-present moment, the only way… Continue reading But what happens on February 3rd?
Enlightening Women about Uterine Cancer: A Live Conversation
Illuminating Enlightening Women about Uterine Cancer Central New Jersey-Area Residents: Please join me on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 2:00 PM at the Hunterdon County Library Headquarters (Route 12) in Flemington for a conversation about uterine (endometrial) cancer—the 4th most common cancer in US women and the most common gynecologic cancer. (Registration information appears below.) Although… Continue reading Enlightening Women about Uterine Cancer: A Live Conversation
My Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer Story: Three Peach Roses on My Three-Year Anniversary
Three years ago today, on December 13, 2013 (a Friday), I had a total robotic hysterectomy for uterine (endometrial) cancer. Today, I saw my gynecologic oncologist at the 36-month mark. I remain cancer-free. But I learned something I hadn't known about my tumor. And my doctor has a message for YOU. After a long day, that's all… Continue reading My Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer Story: Three Peach Roses on My Three-Year Anniversary
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In the December 6, 2016 post, I described having my first 3D mammogram this week. It showed that I have "sunshine breasts"—no clouds in my imaged fields. This makes me one of the lucky ones. My official report came in today's mail confirming that my mammogram was normal (benign) and that my breast tissue is primarily… Continue reading Update: My First 3D Mammogram – And an Important Note about Breast Density
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Dancehall artiste, Samini, has held in high esteem fellow female musician, Mzbel, for exhibiting a strong character to remain on top of her game despite many setbacks and attempts by others and players in the industry to bring her spirit and career down.
Samini, real name Emmanuel Samini highly praised Mzbel, known in real life as Belinda Nana Akua Amoah, as a fine and tough female artiste who according to him has gone through a lot of turbulent times which could have deterred her from pushing her music career further but because of her never-say-die mind-set, has remained a relevant figure in the industry".
The "Linda" hit maker made this revelation on TV3's entertainment show 3Music, hosted by Kwame Acheampong popularly known as officialKwame and Chriskata on Friday, in reaction to Mzbel's comments in a recent interview that she was a changed person.
In the said interview, Mzbel disclosed that she had regretted some things she did in the past when her music career began because that had tainted her personality in the eyes of many people, branding her a bad girl.
She is reported to have said "I am not so proud of some things I did in the past; it seems how people get to know you from the beginning is what sticks with them and no matter how you try you can't erase those memories of you from their minds."
"When people hear the name Mzbel, their expectation is to see the bad girl character showing some skin, acting crazy and all that. But I am a changed person now and I expect people to see me that way. I have grown now, I am a mother now and more mature and so I hope people will change their perception about me," Mzbel pleaded.
The "I'm in love" hit maker was remorseful in her comments and it's obvious her 'bad girl' tag has gotten to the mother of one so much that she confessed being on a rebranding mission and even though it is difficult she was trying to do her best.
Truly, Mzbel is one female artiste who Ghanadat.com knows, has suffered in the hands of unruly fans and even on the political scene in recent past.
She was allegedly molested on stage by students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi years ago. She was also allegedly robbed and raped at her residence in Accra.
As if that was not enough, Mzbel was early this year reported to have been humiliated by a fan abroad who threw an egg at her on stage but the cruel action did not stop her from entertaining the crowd in far away Belgium, according to reports.
In the course of the heated political campaign last year, she had difficult moments with some political faithful of the then opposition party NPP, after she openly declared her full support for then President John Mahama; an action which really angered some of her fans.
However, in the heat of her ups and downs, Samini, believes that Mzbel deserves praises because she is a strong woman, for which reason he likes her so much.
Having suffered for this long, Samini said only confident and strong women could weather such storms in their lives and career and still go and remain strong; so without any shred of doubt, Mzbel is a strong woman.
"From the abuse from fans, to the rape at her apartment to her whole journey, I think she's brave to always feel free to speak up and to present herself really well. When you watch her being interviewed, she's confident that's one thing I like about her. She represents who she is."the High Grade Family boss said.
Samini urged Mzbel on in her rebranding mission saying he wishes her well "because that is what she wants to do now."
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Last Will
A will is a document written and signed by someone who has assets -- called the "testator." Florida probate law requires that two witnesses attest to the fact that they saw the testator sign the will. These witnesses must sign the will both in their own presence and in the testator's presence. The will typically assigns someone as the personal representative of the estate who will probate the will upon the testator's death and distribute the estate's assets pursuant to the will's instructions.
Living Trust
On the other hand, a living trust is a legal document which manages the assets of the estate during the trust owner's -- called settlor -- lifetime. The settlor grants control over the assets to the trust. However, the settlor typically retains control of the assets by naming himself as the "trustee." Because a living trust is revocable, the settlor can change it any time. The settlor typically names a "successor trustee" who assumes control over the assets upon the settlor's death or incapacitation, and transfers the settlor's assets based on the trust's directives.
Both types of estate planning mechanisms have advantages. If someone dies without a will or trust set up, then Florida's laws intestacy govern how that person's assets are distributed. Intestacy uses rigid formulas to determine who gets what, with the decedent having no control over the process. With a trust, the estate avoids the costly and time-consuming probate process. In addition, a probated will becomes public record in Florida, which makes a decedent's intimate financial details available as public information. Because living trusts avoid probate, they do not become public.
It usually costs more to set up and create a living trust than to draft and execute a last will. In addition, a trust generally does not create any significant estate tax advantages over a last will. Finally, to transfer all assets to a trust requires changing titles from the individual to the trust for most assets.


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Inspirational Joanne Rock lifts inaugural Game Changer prize for work with cancer survivors
Inspirational Ballymena woman Joanne Rock is the winner of the inaugural Game Changer award, sponsored by Electric Ireland.
Joanne is the founder of the Lagan Dragons, Northern Ireland's first ever dragon boat team for breast cancer survivors and their families.
It was a great year for the club after being named Charity of the Year and winning the Healthy Living category at the World Health Organisation Healthy City Awards.
Now Joanne can add the Game Changer accolade to that increasingly packed awards cabinet.
Joanne established the club when she discovered that exercise helped her focus on a positive mindset after her own diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer.
The club can be seen most Saturdays on the River Lagan, just outside the Waterfront Hall where Joanne picked up last night's latest award.
She competed in the 2014 Dragon Boat Festival in the USA, where she experienced the benefits of coming together with other survivors in a supportive environment.
"Paddling with Team Ireland in Sarasota, I joined over 3,000 men and women who were living with and beyond a breast cancer diagnosis. It was truly an incredible experience," explained Joanne.
The next 12 months are set to be equally as exciting for the Lagan Dragons as Joanne hopes to lead the team to the 2018 Dragon Boat Festival in Florence, Italy.
The Game Changer award, a brand new addition to the Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards, aims to recognise an individual woman who has made a huge impact on the Northern Ireland sporting landscape in the past year, making it better and stronger for females.
Other nominees were Shirley McCay, international hockey player and Ireland's most capped sportsperson, Mary Robinson, head coach at SIKA Gymnastics, and Joanne Heasley, head coach at Portadown Netball Club.
Clare McAllister, Sales and Marketing Manager for Electric Ireland, commented: "There is certainly no shortage of women doing just that and it's true to say the four who made the shortlist have done it in a massive way."
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Feet Feel Better
Problem is...He was running so hard, he forgot to set and turn the first barrel....and then he forgot to set and turn the 2nd barrel.
What is it with this horse????
Running past the first barrel put us out of the money immediately...but after he over-ran the 2nd barrel...
I just started laughing. I mean, what else do you do?
So I hi-ya'ed him and he set and turned right on top of the 3rd barrel.
Holy shit!
Moon, Moon, Moon...
What are we to do with you?
You are the biggest pain in the butt horse I have ever owned.
Moon was fairly mortified...Me?...I'm getting used to humiliation. ;-). It's standard practice for me to hang out outside the arena gate after our run and give Moon a minute to settle before I get off, loosen his cinch and pull his boots. He's trailer-sour enough without compounding it by heading back to the trailer immediately after a run. I like to get my horses to come back down and get mentally quiet before heading back to untack and hand walk them. Moon knows the routine, so he gets quiet very quickly after a run. He's smart like that ya know. LOL.
Not this time. Every time they opened the gate for another barrel racer, he was trying to charge back into the arena. It was not hard to figure out he wanted a do-over. I literally think he surprised himself with how hard he was running again and simply failed to gear down.
What a freaking dork!...
Well, four down and five to go...But at least he's running hard again. I doubt he will make the same mistake twice. He seldom does. He likes to invent new and interesting tactics at every opportunity, just to keep me on my toes.
What An Ass!!! LMAO!!!
4 comments:
- WishIHadAHorsey said...
Oh Moon! Well, it sounds like you got through the problem. Poor baby wanted a do-over - who wouldn't? I look forward to the next races, my spidey senses are tingling that something good will happen. Hooves crossed!
- July 31, 2013 at 5:38 AM
- Cut-N-Jump said...
They sure do know how to keep us humble, don't they? Kat does it to me almost every chance he gets too, the little brat.
Sometimes all you can do is laugh it off. I know it gets old though and something's gotta give at some point. Maybe the horses will grow up in their old age...
- July 31, 2013 at 10:07 AM
- BrownEyed Cowgirl said...
CnJ-It does get old...but I've decided that Moon is just my guinea pig. There are some horses that no matter how talented they are...They just can't get/keep it together and it's just a non-stop roller-coaster ride.
The up-side is...At least I have a horse that has the ability...so there is potential to win.
The down-side is....His consistency is craptastic. Moon is his own worst enemy. He is too smart and thinks about things too much.
Granted, I have made a lot of mistakes along the way, but if Moon wasn't quite so smart/tricky...we wouldn't still be having problems. We would have just settled into a routine by now.
(shrugs)...It will happen at the least expected moment and I'll be like...Why was that so hard? LOL
- July 31, 2013 at 11:29 AM
- kestrel said...
ROFLMAO!!!!! I can just see the look on his face...holy hell momma, I can haz run agin?!
They keep us young, don't they?!
- August 1, 2013 at 4:22 PM


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July 19, 2010
Going home…
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We're praying for strength and renewed energy you, and healing for sweet little Brock. Keep your chin up. God is in control.
Love always,
Somer, Nickole, & Jacob
& Paula, Gabriel, Renee & Jimmy
Comment by Somer Ross — July 19, 2010 @ 10:26 am
Praise the Lord!
Comment by Lou Ann Amstutz — July 19, 2010 @ 11:46 am
Still praying for his complete healing. I rest each night knowing that Brock is in Your hands but praying that You will heal him quickly. Please bring peace and comfort to his Mother, Father, and Sister, other family members, and friends.
Love you all, Linda
Comment by Linda Heikkila — July 19, 2010 @ 12:06 pm
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February so far: the sun is shining, the birds are singing and spring is in the air. (although it may leave the air. You know how it is.) ANYWAY, I was reading around the internet and saw yet another iteration of the itunes song meme and decided that it was time to play along since I haven't done one in months.
I know it's silly and originally designed by 11 year olds for 11 year olds, but it's fun for everyone. I always seem to find things I haven't heard in ages or didn't even realize I had. I tried to keep my comments to a minimum, but was not always successful.
here are the instructions, followed by my results.
1. Put Your iTunes on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
1. what do your friends think of you?
Girl Anachronism -- Dresden Dolls. (I would like striped stockings, but I think that's about where the similarities end. Just contemplating that level of chest-beating garment-rending LIFE DRAMA exhausts me, but I do admire the cabaret stylings!)
2. If someone says, "is this okay?" you say...
Tick Eats the Olives -- Devendra Banhart. (what I say to EVERYTHING, because it sounds like some kind of spy code. other person: "I understand the weather can be unpredictable this time of year." me: "tick eats the olives" handclaps ta-dah! the door to the speakeasy slides open, and we dance the charleston until sunup.) (but not to this song.)
3. How would you describe yourself?
Suffer For Fashion -- of Montreal. ("it's not supposed to happen like that")
4. what do you like in a guy/girl?
Shining Star -- Earth, Wind & Fire (Wheeeee! the lyrics are kinda woo woo space groovy, but the song makes me feel good. "words of wisdom: yes I can")
5 . how do you feel today?
When Your Mind's Made Up -- those Once people.
6. What is your life's purpose?
Kablerium vs. Obliviosity -- Helio Sequence. (obviously.)
7. what is your motto?
All Hands on the Bad One -- Sleater-Kinney. (I feel like I should embroider this on something.)
8. what do you think about very often?
Black Night -- Johnnie Morisette. (a-ha ha ha. "when will my troubles end?")
9. what is 2+2?
Be There -- Kelly Slusher.
10. what do you think of your best friend?
Polly Come Home -- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
11. what do you think of the person you like?
Song For Myla Goldberg -- the Decemberists. (seraphim and seaweed swim)
12. what is your life story?
Hotel Song -- Regina Spektor. (hilarious! My evil twin must be getting up to some adventures she's neglecting to mention. this better not be on my credit card.)
13. what do you want to be when you grow up?
California Desert Party -- Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers. (There's guacamole!)
14. what do you think of when you see the person you like?
Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole -- Martha Wainwright. (itunes is kind of a misanthrope today, but this made me laugh so hard!) (I don't really think this about anyone I know.)
15. what will you dance to at your wedding?
Ooh La La -- The Faces. (oh, this is funny too. wish I knew then what I know now? too late! There are werewolves everywhere. who picked the date for this party?)
16. what will they play at your funeral?
I Don't Blame You -- Cat Power. (I also laughed at this, because I totally blame you! FROM THE GRAVE! Prepare for haunting.)
17. what is your hobby/interest?
Paul's Song -- M.Ward. (there's Portland rain in it! I wouldn't really call it a hobby, but it is an interest.)
18. what is your biggest fear?
Gotta Serve Somebody -- Bob Dylan. (I think I might be turning into a contrarian. If you say I gotta, I don't wanna. Not even for you, Bob Dylan.)
19. what is your biggest secret?
This Loneliness -- El Perro del Mar. (itunes is weeping prettily on a red velvet fainting couch. "no, it's nothing! I'm fine, just allergies." boo hoo hoo/ embroidered All Hands on the Bad One hankie/ delicate nose blowing/ heavy sigh.)
20. what do you think of your friends?
Weddle On -- Tammare. (Friends, I don't really know this song, so feel free to apply Shining Star here!)
21. what will you post this as?
Pre-Crimson -- Apples in Stereo.


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As a flight attendant I live out of a suitcase which means not a lot of space and mini everything.
I thought I would share a few products I have come to love that I couldn't live without and how I incorporate them into my nomadic lifestyle.
1. MONAT Renew Shampoo
I never struggled with dandruff until I started flying. I know I don't drink enough water but nothing seemed to help until a friend turned me on to this amazing shampoo. My hair has never been more hydrated or shiny. I went from being self conscious to constantly getting compliments. Never going back!
2. Rodan+Fields Microdermabrasion Paste & Unblemished Sulfur Face Wash
I struggle with adult acne and long days wearing makeup don't do my face justice. I use R+F's Unblemish regimen daily but incorporating these two products a few times a week he changed my skin. First I use the paste for about a minute on my face and then I follow it with a 15 minute sulfur mask. Bye bye clogged pores and stubborn blackheads!
3. Sephora Collection Classic Double Ended Brushes
It is so annoying having a million different makeup brushes cluttering my bag. Discovering these brushes has saved so much room and helps speed up the makeup process.
4. Hydration: Sunday Riley Brightening Enzyme Water Cream and R+F Active Hydration Serum
I use the Brightening Enzyme Water Cream on my face prior to my foundation and it makes me feel so refreshed. I have never found a moisturizer I like because I tend to break out but Sunday Riley is amazing. I use the active hydration serum on my hands with any lotion twice a day and my cracking hands transform into soft ones within a few uses. I never knew how dehydrating flying could be, combined with a Chicago winter I am experiencing a whole new meaning to dry!
4. Travel Containers (Target)
For the longest time i couldn't figure out a good system to bring my full size products with me in a compact way. I finally discovered these travel size containers that I can put shampoo, face wash, and face or hair paste in. Game changers!
That's about it for my GO-TO products! Let me know if you have any suggestions or questions!


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Finding the money to start your own small business can be a challenge. Over the decades, countless people have turned to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for help. A recent Inc. Magazine article, "Kickstart Your Business Dreams with SBA Lending," by BizBuySell President, Bob House, explored how SBA lending can be used to the buyer's advantage. The article covers the basics of an SBA loan and who should try to get one. House notes that the SBA doesn't provide loans itself, but instead facilitates lending and even micro-lending with a range of partners. The loans are backed by the government, which means that lenders are more willing to offer a loan to an entrepreneur who might not typically qualify for one. The fact is that the SBA will cover 75% of a lender's loss if the loan goes into default. Entrepreneurs can benefit tremendously from this program. In some cases, an SBA loan even means skipping the need for collateral. SBA loans can be used for those looking to open a … [Read more...]
What is the Value of Your Business? It All Depends.
The initial response to the question in the title really should be: "Why do you want to know the value of your business?" This response is not intended to be flippant, but is a question that really needs to be answered. Does an owner need to know for estate purposes? Does the bank want to know for lending purposes? Is the owner entertaining bringing in a partner or partners? Is the owner thinking of selling? Is a divorce or partnership dispute occurring? Is a valuation needed for a buy-sell agreement? There are many other reasons why knowing the value of the business may be important. Valuing a business can be dependent on why there is a need for it, since there are almost as many different definitions of valuation as there are reasons to obtain one. For example, in a divorce or partnership breakup, each side has a vested interest in the value of the business. If the husband is the owner, he wants as low a value as possible, while his spouse wants the highest value. … [Read more...]
Do I need an attorney?
It may be advisable to have an attorney review the legal documents. It is important, however, that the attorney you hire is familiar with the business buying process and has the time available to handle the paperwork on a timely basis. If the attorney does not have experience in handling business sales, you may be paying for the attorney's education. Most business brokers have lists of attorneys who are familiar with the business buying process. An experienced attorney can be of real assistance in making sure that all of the details are handled properly. Business brokers are not qualified to give legal advice. However, keep in mind that many attorneys are not qualified to give business advice. Your attorney will be, and should be, looking after your interests; however, you need to remember that the seller's interests must also be considered. If the attorney goes too far in trying to protect your interests, the seller's attorney will instruct his or her client not to proceed. The … [Read more...]
Why should I go to a business broker?
A professional business broker can be helpful in many ways. They can provide you with a selection of different and, in many cases, unique businesses, including many that you would not be able to find on your own. Approximately 90 percent of those who buy businesses end up with something completely different from the business that they first inquired about. Business brokers can offer you a wide variety of businesses to look at and consider. Business brokers are also an excellent source of information about small business and the business buying process. They are familiar with the market and can advise you about trends, pricing and what is happening locally. Your business broker will handle all of the details of the business sale and will do everything possible to guide you in the right direction, including, if necessary, consulting other professionals who may be able to assist you. Your local professional business broker is the best person to talk to about your business needs and … [Read more...]
What happens when I find a business I want to buy?
When you find a business, the business broker will be able to answer many of your questions immediately or will research them for you. Once you get your preliminary questions answered, the typical next step is for the broker to prepare an offer based on the price and terms you feel are appropriate. This offer will generally be subject to your approval of the actual books and records supporting the figures that have been supplied to you. The main purpose of the offer is to see if the seller is willing to accept the price and terms you offered. There isn't much point in continuing if you and the seller can't get together on price and terms. The offer is then presented to the seller who can approve it, reject it, or counter it with his or her own offer. You, obviously, have the decision of accepting the counter proposal from the seller or rejecting it and going on to consider other businesses. If you and the seller agree on the price and terms, the next step is for you to do your … [Read more...]
What does it take to be successful?
Certainly, you need adequate capital to buy the business and to make the improvements you want, along with maintaining some reserves in case things start off slowly. You need to be willing to work hard and, in many cases, to put in long hours. Unfortunately, many of today's buyers are not willing to do what it takes to be successful in owning a business. A business owner has to, as they say, be the janitor, errand boy, employee, bookkeeper and "chief bottle washer!" Too many people think they can buy a business and then just sit behind a desk and work on their business plans. Owners of small businesses must be "doers." … [Read more...]


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Goodwell Attains "Caring Company Logo" for 17 Consecutive Years with Record-breaking Number of Participated Properties
To undertake corporate social responsibility (CSR) and foster a culture of caring in the community, Goodwell Property Management Limited (Goodwell) endeavored to maintain keen collaboration with different NGO partners for participating in various community and voluntary services. This year, Goodwell (Head Office) was awarded "Caring Company Logo" from the Hong Kong Council of Social Services for the 17th consecutive year. Achieving a record-high number of participated properties, 35 of its managed properties were also awarded the "Caring Company Logo" in recognition of its substantial effort in voluntary services and continual contributions to the community.
With long-term collaboration with different NGO partners over the years, such as New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service, Goodwell demonstrated its commitment to support the social enterprise products and various meaningful charity programs were organized every year. Volunteer activities such as elderly visits, health care sharing, fund-raising activities and community days were organized, serving numerous beneficiaries from different social backgrounds. Having continuous supported the "Food Sharing Scheme" initiated by New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association for 4 consecutive years, Goodwell helped provide food assistance to over 100 underprivileged in Wong Tai Sin district including the elderly, single-parent families and ex-mentally ill persons, bringing warmness and friendliness to the community. With its continual devotion to volunteerism, Goodwell attained the "Award of 10,000 hours for Volunteer Service" again from the Steering Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service of the Social Welfare Department last year.
Mr. Wesley Sze, General Manager of Goodwell, was delighted with the outstanding performance achieved by the team, "Established since 1997, Goodwell Volunteer Team has actively taken part in charity works and community services to foster caring spirit and promote positive thoughts to the community. Looking ahead, Goodwell will continue encouraging volunteering to both staffs and occupants in our managed properties with the aim of spreading joy and laughter among the community."


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Bath Medical Museum
Bath is the great city it is today because of its medical past. If legends are to be believed, Bath was founded around 860 BC when Prince Bladud, who had been barred from royal court because of his leprosy, was cured by the thermal waters.
From the 1700s onwards, Bath did not just have great medical facilities, but rather the entire city was a medical hub; local hospitals worked together with the spa to treat patients. From 1742, a major part of this network was The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (RNHRD). Located in the centre of Bath, the RNHRD has an international reputation for treatment for rheumatic conditions.
In 2012 the RNHRD opened a small museum to display its collection. The current museum at the RNHRD is housed in the old chapel and showcases a collection of photographs, medical instruments and documents dating as far back as the 1750s.


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Motorcycles & Biker Clubs
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Black Moon Rising MC
Black Moon Rising MC is a group of like-minded individuals who believe that family is of utmost importance and that it is within that family that you will find unconditional support. At Black Moon Rising MC you will find riding and speed tracks.View this destination »
Cobra MC World
One of the biggest MCs in SL. Biggest ride in SL modeled after a Cobra. We are a No dues Club solely exist on donations.View this destination »
Legions of Vets MC
A Club of fun loving Veterans and Veteran supporters that love to ride. We work worldwide to promote Veterans affairs. All Vets and supporters welcome too!View this destination »
Deadly MC at Badlands
Badlands at Forbidden Oasis is a dedicated motorcycle riding region. It is the home of the Deadly MC. Badlands offers tracks going up to 3500m, timed racetracks, and an on-site dance club featuring live DJs and other performances.View this destination »
Motor Mafia World MC
Motor Mafia MC respect all and fear none! A neutral MC to enjoy good times with friends, new and old. Ride-out forms available at TP point. Full region track 1500m in height; riding motorcycle bowling shooting, bumper cars, and fighting robots. Lots of exciting Levels to ride!View this destination »
Billionaire Motors
Challenge others and enjoy the real-life racing atmosphere at Billionaire Motors. This public circuit is open to anyone who enjoys the thrill of riding a speedy car or motorcycle. A free bike is provided for those who don't already own one.View this destination »
Frisian Shop
Frisian Shop is chock full of biker art, bikes, helmets and trucks. Come see what they've got!View this destination »
Turlaccor is a custom bike and motorcycle megastore. Whatever you need for your grid-based motorcycle needs, Turlaccor has it.View this destination »
Deezul Raceway For Motorcycles
This new riding experience in SL features 12 different race tracks and a region rally track that can make every motorcycle rider's dream come true.View this destination »
Optmus Race Super Store
Optimus Race Super Store features motorcycles, cars, clothing and more.View this destination »
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SIDNEY — The Schlater Gymnasium at Lehman Catholic High School was transformed for the 40th annual Foundation Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 27, to honor the individuals and organizations who support Lehman Catholic High School and Catholic education.
Masters of ceremonies for the evening was Judge William Zimmerman Sr., the first Shelby County attorney to serve on the Third District Court of Appeals. Prior to being elected to the Court of Appeals, Zimmerman was the probate/juvenile judge in Shelby County for eight years. Active in the Lehman community since 1989, he has served as the assistant varsity football coach for 18 years, junior high head football coach for six years, school board member for six years and on the Gigandet Student Loan Committee for 12 years.
Lehman Catholic Foundation Board President John Frantz, along with LCHS Principal and CEO Denise Stauffer and LCHS Executive Director Melissa Bennett recognized donors who reached a new level of giving.
• Inducted into the Platinum Fellow Awards, for giving between $250,000 and $499,999, included: Tony and Karen Wendeln and Frank and Julie Gilardi.
• Inducted into the Gold Fellow Awards, for giving between $100,000 and $249,999, included: Eagle Bridge Company, The Julia Dilworth Trust, Tim and Marla Geise and Family, and Phil and Trina Gilardi.
• Inducted into the Silver Fellow Awards, for giving between $50,000 and $99,999, included: Sammye Harrison, The Piqua Community Foundation, BENSAR Development Company | Nick and Mary Bensman, and The Father's Table Foundation.
• Inducted into the Bronze Fellow Awards, for giving between $25,000 and $49,999, included: Kyle and Emily Goubeaux, Doug and Kate Lins, Jeramie and Kara Sollmann, Gerry and Jane Ulrich, Dan and Nita Watercutter, Brain Williamson, and Matt and Valerie Dexter.
• Inducted into the Fellow Awards, for giving between $5,000 and $24,999, included: Randy and Heather Sever, Lynn and Nancy Sever, and Jay and Anne Westerheide.
Alumni speaker Justin Seger, who graduated from Lehman in 2003, shared his personal story and how the school's qualities of faith, love of family and hard work, have impacted his life as a student and for years to come.
Lehman welcomed Dr. Rick Rigsby, award-winning journalist and former Texas A & M University professor as the keynote speaker. Rigsby shared his story of timeless common-sense wisdom learned from his father as told in his well-known book, "Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout." His inspiring address was heard by more than 350 people in attendance.
To see more photos from the event, visit the Lehman Catholic Facebook page.
About Lehman Catholic Foundation
The Lehman Catholic High School Foundation supports the students and the Lehman community through engagement and development to secure the school's financial future.


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Write this down on your calendars, folks: today is the day Bilbo has absolutely nothing to say.
I got nothin'.
My creative glands are not secreting. I have a vast file of blog fodder from which to choose topics, and I'm not interested in any of it this morning. My muse has mosied on.
It's not a catastrophe, though, because I can use the time I'd normally spend blogging to write more Christmas Cards, draft up the long-overdue issue of our dance studio newsletter, and continue the ongoing archaeological dig that is my attempt to reach the actual surface of my desk.
Check back tomorrow. I'll have something. I promise.
Have a good day. Come back tomorrow.
P.S. - aren't you impressed that I can spend this much effort saying nothing? I ought to run for Congress.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
I Got Nothin'
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This is going to sound funny, but I actually forgot to write the poem for last week's Malaysian Writers FB group poetry prompt. But I still want to write it anyway, so here it is. 🙂 The word prompt: 'mistake'.
A word too sharp
Cutting too deep
Why did she harp
Into his mind seep
Forsaken love
Words hurt too deep
Sad tale they wove
Made her but weep
Daily tears poured
What to live for?
Honey had soured
Darling no more
Khor Hui Min
1 August 2015


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It's that time of the month again...where I've (with the help of BlogHer and Laughing Cow) put together a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card, just by entering a comment on my new post on the review blog.
This month's topic? How to get motivated to exercise when you've lost your mojo.
Click there to enter...and a "real" post is coming soon!
My Favorite Prosecco Cocktail Recipe!
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