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Data Exchange Description
The OWIR data exchange allows Partners to submit Integrated Reporting [303(d)/305(b)] water quality assessment data. This data set is taken from the Partner's assessment data management system and submitted through its node for inclusion in EPA's Assessment, TMDL Tracking And ImplementatioN System (ATTAINS).
The OWIR data flow is used in conjunction with the NHDEvent data flow to exchange spatial representations of the water assessment units reported in the OWIR-ATT submissions along with links to the underlying National Hydrography Dataset. These links, which are stream (reach) addresses, are referred to as 'NHD events.' These spatial data are submitted through the Partner's node for inclusion in EPA's Reach Address Database (RAD). While the NHDEvent data flow was initially developed for use with the OWIR data flow, it can also be used for the submission of any NHD events that link other program data, such as STORET WQX, to the underlying NHD. Information on EPA's integrated information system for the nation's surface waters is available at: Watershed Assessment, Tracking and Environmental Results (WATERS).
NOTE: (Updated December 12, 2014) ATTAINS is currently going through a redesign within the scope of the Water Quality Framework and in 2018 will replace the OWIR-ATT data flow. EN Partners currently using the OWIR-ATT data flow are eligible for receiving grants to provide data via the new ATTAINS data flow. EPA recommends that Partners do not pursue developing an OWIR-ATT data flow for the 2016 Integrated Reporting cycle or beyond.
To stay up-to date on the status of the new ATTAINS data flow, please visit the ATTAINS Data Exchange page.
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Bullet was the rage in the early 80's and 90's. Enfield was right in its advertising when it said the following words:
"Some guys won't get it."
Bullet ruled the roost until the Indian make - Rajdoot started to take over. Rich farmers and well off employees could afford a bullet back in the day. Here is a print advertisement for the bike.
Finally, this is what you are here for - The Old commercial for the bike which was aired on Doordarshan. Check it out and let me know through your comments if the advertisement rings any bells.

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Cottage Domaine de la Cour au Grip (Repentigny)
Establishment recommended this year still by the Guides of the Backpacker and Lonely Planet, Petit Futé!
Le Domaine de la au Grip provides a rustic stopover as authentic as unusual. A few yards from the sea, this property of the XIXth century has a set of character built in red-tile architecture typical of Augeronne region. On this site you will appreciate the privileged charm and care given to each room where comfort is married to the original stagings of these themes rooms and family suites. More unusual, for lovers of new sensations, the owners offer an unforgettable night in a barrel of 10 000 liters , set in cozy nest for 2. 35km overlooking the valley. Here we cultivate a passion for taste, the artist Patrick of these places, gives a second life to old barrels ,Paulette cordon bleu, will prepare delicious breakfasts and gourmet meals with products the garden, and from surroundings markets and farms.
Accommodation prices
|Accommodation type
|4 Adults 3 children
|basis / day
|De 79 £ à 135 £
|basis / week
|De 266 £ à 605 £
|Additional bed
|17 £
|5 £ /pers.
Services on the site
- Host table / Restaurant
- Parking
- Wireless internet
- Garden
- Kitchenette or full equiped kitchen
- Television
- Games area
- Washing machine
- Fireplace
- Baby bed
- Barbecue
- Garage
- Garden furniture
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- Closing period : None
- View the bed and breakfast
- Owner's website
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Our barel have a big succes ! It's normal to sleep in barel on the "Cider road" !! The first in France !! Second life for that old cider barel or calvados of 10 000 litres ! Very comfortable, with double bed, small setting-room, 2 littles and one large windows with 35 km valley d'Auge view, good insulation + heating. Shower and toilets opposite in outbuilding with heating also. Private park. The price for one night is about 95, - with breakfast included + tourist tax 0,60/pers/day. Our property is situed on "la Route du cidre", à 5km de Cambremer, 7km de Beuvron en Auge, little village class one of more beautiful of France, at only 20 minutes de Cabourg, 25 minutes de Deauville, 40 minutes de Honfleur, 35 minutes de Caen, 1h15 of beach DDAY, 1h30 du Mont St Michel .....
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Sleep in an old barrel that contained 10,000 liters of cider converted into a cozy nest for two people with 35km of valley view and visit the cellars of the Cider Route ! Also discover the small vineyard at only 40 minutes from our area
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Gîte très calme, typiquement normand et d'un très grand charme. Accueil très agréable et excellente cuisine de Mme Esnard.


text: Security around Tiananmen Square was tightened a day after a car ploughed into pedestrians and burst into flames. Sources say Chinese authorities suspect a suicide attack although there's been no official word. Five people died - three inside the vehicle and two tourists. At Tongren Hospital in Beijing some of the 38 wounded described what happened. (SOUNDBITE)(Mandarin) HU YANBIN, TOURIST, SAYING: "It's hard to explain. The car seemed to just appear, nobody noticed it. We were standing there and suddenly it came towards us. Luckily I just moved a step to the side and the car rushed past. Later it seemed to be on fire. Only when we were far away did I look back and saw that it was on fire, then the police all came over." Security checks were evident further afield in Beijing on Tuesday in the wake of the incident. About a dozen police checked the identity of the passengers of every car passing through the checkpoint on the city's border wi


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An exciting new enduro championship called World Enduro Super Series had just been launched and in 2018 it's bringing together all forms of enduro from Classic Enduro, Hard Enduro, Beach Races to Cross Country racing.
Literally hot off the press, the World Enduro Super Series, or WESS for short, has aligned with globally renowned events like Erzberg, Red Bull Romaniacs, Gotland Grand National and Le Trefle Lozerien to establish an eight-round series.
Kicking things off with the Extreme XL Lagares, 11-13 May, the WESS will be a multi-discipline series with the aim of bringing together the world's best and most visible events to find the Ultimate Enduro Rider.
Organisers of the WESS state that they want to create a series which offers a full test of an enduro rider's abilities, while at the same time meeting the needs of amateur riders by lifting the profile of the sport through mass participation events.
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Staged across Europe for 2018, the series will take in Extreme XL Lagares (Portugal), ErzbergRodeo (Austria), Trefle Lozerien (France), Red Bull Romaniacs (Romania), Red Bull 111 Megawatt (Poland), Gotland Grand National (Sweden), Red Bull Knock Out (The Netherlands) with one other race to be confirmed.
For 2019 onwards there is already a strategic plan in place for international growth.
Entries for each round of the series are made independently through individual race organisers.
With an open style category, riders are free to compete on their preferred make and size of motorcycle for each event.
The official website — www.iridewess.com — makes for very interesting reading, as does the official press releases outlined below. Check it out.
Rnd 1. Extreme XL Lagares (Portugal) May 11-13
Rnd 2. Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble (Austria) May 31 – June 3
Rnd 3. Trefle Lozerien AMV (France) June 8-10
Rnd 4. Red Bull Romaniacs (Romania) July 24-28
Rnd 5. Red Bull 111 Megawatt (Poland) September (Date TBC)
Rnd 6. TBA
Rnd 7. Gotland Grand National (Sweden) October 26-27
Rnd 8. Red Bull Knock Out (The Netherlands) November 10
Social MediaWebsite: www.iRideWESS.comInstagram: @iRideWESSFacebook: @iRideWESSTwitter: @iRideWESS
Photo Credit: Jarno Schurgers/Red Bull Content Pool
Official WESS Press Release…
Wels, Austria – December 6, 2017 – WESS Promotion GmbH, a newly set-up sport organisation and promotions company, are pleased to announce the creation of an exciting, new multi-discipline, motorcycle championship for professionals and amateurs alike. A premium offroad championship, the World Enduro Super Series will bring together many of the world's best and most visible events and will annually crown the ultimate enduro champion.
The WESS, the World Enduro Super Series is a global enduro championship that will combine many of the world's most well-established and well-supported enduro events. The series will include Hard Enduro, Classic Enduro, Cross-Country and Beach Racing style events, where all enduro athletes are free to compete on their preferred make and size of motorcycle. All events will retain their unique spirit and regulations, and will remain 100% independent, with a uniformed point system applying to all events.
Combining today's various competitive enduro formats, the World Enduro Super Series will harness the true potential of enduro sport, channel media and fan interest while also giving the wider motorcycle industry and event sponsors a larger communications platform.
To ensure a quality line-up of events the World Enduro Super Series will be an eight-round championship in 2018, with strategic international growth planned for 2019.
The series will begin in May in Portugal with Extreme XL Lagares – an exciting race that typifies the popular, modern style of enduro competition included in the WESS.
Also featuring iconic and well-established Hard Enduro events such as the Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble and Red Bull Romaniacs, the series will also feature Classic Enduro races in countries where traditional, time-card events are commonplace. The series will include key Beach Races such as Red Bull Knock Out in The Netherlands together with Cross Country events.
The World Enduro Super Series website iRideWESS.com will be the central information hub for WESS, and together with the series' social media feeds will ensure positive digital media engagement.
It will feature official championship and event news plus series standings, event entry info, videos and more. iRideWESS.com will officially launch on February 11, 2018, three months prior to the start of the championship. iRideWESS.com is live and holds key championship and contact information.
Philipp Stossier – WESS Managing Director: "We are hugely excited to announce the creation of the World Enduro Super Series. To us enduro means many things, but most importantly it represents inclusion of competitors, diversity of events and terrain and a considered mix of authenticity and modernity – all elements that sit at the very heart of WESS. Enduro racers have always needed to have a very broad skill base – the great champions of the past have long combined speed, endurance, technical ability, determination and the willingness to rise to a new challenge. Irrespective of the event, these attributes will be needed by all competitors in all WESS events. We're not reinventing the wheel, we're bringing together well-established enduro competitions, run the way they've always been run, onto a larger communications platform to ensure enduro sport receives the focused, global exposure it deserves."
Winfried Kerschhaggl – WESS Series Manager: "We believe this is a key moment for enduro sport. Over the last decade enduro has evolved hugely, resulting in many highly popular stand-alone events but also an increasingly divided scene for competitors, media and industry. The aim of the World Enduro Super Series is to establish a competitive enduro championship featuring all different types of events – Hard Enduro, Classic, Cross-Country and Beach Racing. WESS focuses on competition, the integration of amateurs and challenging events, where true enduro values are needed. The need for riders to have a broad skill set is key. "We recognise that considerable and sustained hard work, vision, passion and determination is what connects great events. WESS 2018 will bring both well-established, decades old and very traditional races together with younger events that embrace a very different dynamic in terms of race format. Together with Beach Racing and Cross-Country these competitions all fall under the umbrella of modern day enduro. All are important and are united under the World Enduro Super Series."
WORLD ENDURO SUPER SERIES – 2018 SCHEDULERnd 1. Extreme XL Lagares (Portugal) May 11-13 Rnd 2. Erzbergrodeo Red Bull Hare Scramble (Austria) May 31 – June 3 Rnd 3. Trefle Lozerien AMV (France) June 8-10 Rnd 4. Red Bull Romaniacs (Romania) July 24-28 Rnd 5. Red Bull 111 Megawatt (Poland) September (Date TBC)Rnd 6. TBA Rnd 7. Gotland Grand National (Sweden) October 26-27Rnd 8. Red Bull Knock Out (The Netherlands) November 10
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Cardiac surgery and procedures can be complex, invasive, and be accompanied by a great deal of patient and family anxiety. Procedures for cardiac patients at the American university of Beirut Medical Center (AUB MC) are done in some of the most technically sophisticated operating suites in the Middle East area.
The Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology at AUB MC provides care to approximately 500 patients that undergo coronary revascularization including off-pump cardiac surgery, valvular surgery, mechanical assist device placement, and electrophysiological surgery annually. Around 200 thoracic and vascular cases including aortic aneurysm repair, aorta-femoral bypass, carotid endarterectomy are performed each year at AUB MC as well. The Health System is also seeing a rapidly growing volume of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) including Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and mitraclip surgery providing residents with significant experience in anesthesia for MICS.
Each cardiac operating suite contains state of the art monitoring equipment and Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) machines with 3D capability to promote the highest quality and safe patient care throughout the surgical procedure. TEE at AUBMC is an important resource for cardiac anesthesiologists and cardiac surgeons. The use of intraoperative TEE has gained wide acceptance within our cardiac surgical community, and the cardiac surgeons have come to rely on TEE to test the adequacy of repair and prosthetic function in cardiac valve operations.
The cardiac anesthesia rotation is offered to residents at all levels of training (CA1, CA2, CA3) with an emphasis on basic physiology, pharmacology and monitoring in the junior years and more advanced anesthesia management skills and autonomy in the senior years.
The Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology also offers a one year fellowship program in adult cardiovascular anesthesia. The Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship program provides a well-balanced year of educational, academic, and clinical experience that will help our fellows grow and mature into exceptional clinicians.
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Persian Wedding
We are also a big fan of other cultural weddings as well so no wonder why Persian weddings are great things for us. The sofreh (spread) aghd (ceremony) is very customary at Persian weddings where legal marriage and traditions are exchanged. This has been practiced for thousands of years regardless of faith where many symbolic items represent an element of the couple's new life together. Each spread has the traditional items but they are all unique and custom designed by the taste of the bride or the groom or their families. The must haves are the mirror which is bringing light and brightness into the life of the happily married couple. As of the tradition the bride and groom have to sit facing to the mirror together. The candles next to the mirror symbolising the energy and the clarity in the life of the couple. All the assortment of herbs and spices are placed on the spread to guard against the evil eye just like the coal brazier. They must have the 7 most important herbs and spices which are as follows: poppy seeds, salt, black tea, frankincense, wild rice, angelica and the nigella seeds. The eggs also play important role on the spread which represent the fertility, same as the almond, walnut and the hazelnut. These three seeds also bring abundance while feta cheese with the flat bread give prosperity in the couple's life.
Some seasonal fruits are also essential that has a meaning of joyous future but the rock candy symbolises the sweet life together too. Coins need to place on the spread too that brings wealth and prosperity. During the ceremony the couple has to dip their little finger into the honey to taste the sweetness of the life however at same time they do the same with salt as well to understand the down side of life and to appreciate the good things. Perfumed rose water in the air is also often used. The holy book of the couple's choice is God's blessing for the couple. Older or female women place a fine fabric over the couple's head throughout the ceremony while rubbing a sugar over the cloths is again a shower for the newly weds bringing sweetness into their life. During the ceremony a herb is burned as part of the ritual ceremony which is a tradition for purification. Then the needle and thread symbolise that the two families are becoming one. All these symbolic items lay not only on the spread but on a traditional Persian silk cloth handed over from generation to generation to symbolize the family traditions. If you are convinced that we understand Persian customs let's start planning yours. Come and explore our venue options!


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In order to get the best results from the foot load cell sensors, I needed to get a better surface where the two parts mate. I managed to do some of the parts on my CNC machine, but these parts were easier to do in my rubbish lathe. I had to make up a holding jig to get them in the reverse jaw chuck. Actually the finish wasn't too bad as long as they were machines at 2500rpm.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Foot plate re-skim
Posted by Matt at 14:20
Monday, 5 December 2011
Tidy Up!
Matt Denton
micromagic systems ltd
Posted by Matt at 18:10
Further Fitings/Improvments
The HexEngine back in position. I switched the LEDS to the opposite side so that the operator cans see them if required, it was a bit of a fiddle as it involved rotating the entire PC-104 stack inside the CAN, but worth it I think.
Remounted the WiFi antenna to the outside face of the bulk head, this is so that there are no cables needed on the cab.
Posted by Matt at 13:08
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Testing the new seat
Posted by Matt at 15:25
Tank suport posts
I picked up the aluminium tank supports and fitted them, they have gone in no problem and look the part. Having the support posts in place I decided it was time to fit the seat bracket and battery supports.
Decided the battery strap worked better fitted across each battery rather than across them both, I have a second strap I need to chop down and fit.
And finally with the tank and seat fitted.
Posted by Matt at 13:20
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
HexEngine Mount
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Glueing the heatsinks onto the tank
Posted by Matt at 13:41
Monday, 28 November 2011
Here is the Mantis at the end of the day with most of the power pack back together. I still need to finish the tank, but currently I'm waiting for a few parts from Stauff.
Tomorrow I need to size up the cooler return pipe, the cooler suction pipe and the case drain pipe. These are the last of the hydraulic cables that I need to re-place with the new layout. I also need to chase up Stauff, which are taking forever to get back to me with price and availability info on some of their products. I have the aluminium stand-off's for the tank and the seat being made by D&T, they should be with me some time this week. Also need to look at gluing the heat sinks to the back of the tank.
Posted by Matt at 18:22
Bulk head Re-Assembly
Here is the relocated isolator switch and throttle control which can be reached by the right hand while seated. The throttle was previously located on the cab frame, but I think it is better off here so the cab can be removed if required. I'm going to look for a new home for the manometer also.
|Here you can see the rest of the electrical system reinstated. I have a few bit to finish with the electrics and then test it but its pretty much there.
|A front view of the new tank without the seat
Posted by Matt at 16:28
Friday, 25 November 2011
New Seat
The new seat arrived today, this is virtually the same as the previous seat but does not come with the mechanical suspension unit. This seat only has the fore/aft adjust and recline. I took the head rest and arm rests from the old seat and fitted them without too much trouble, but for some reason this seat does not come with the lap belt fixing point, so I had to remove the back rest and drill a couple of holes. It's back together now with lap belt installed. With the new seat support and battery compartment underneath I had to get rid of the suspension unit, hence this new chair, which means a weight saving of at least 12Kg.
Also spent some time getting webots running on my Dell Linux machine ready for code development. Webots doesn't run that well on this machine, the frame rate is pretty slow but usable. However, it crashes out when resetting the simulation, which is a pain in the arse, so will need to spend some time looking into the reason.
Posted by Matt at 13:09
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Power distribution re-wire and battery box
I've just about finished re-wiring the power distribution box and the new link cable between the ECU and engine relay/distribution box. Just the ECU cable ends to crimp.
Here are the batteries in their new location under the seat bracket, with the battery isolator located next to the batteries. currently I have a ratchet strap holding the batteries in place, however I will replace this with a simpler buckle strap system as the ratchet buckle is a it bulky.
Posted by Matt at 01:06
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Bulk head fitting test
Posted by Matt at 19:00
More chassis and tank shots
Posted by Matt at 12:59
A helpful hand from a friend
Posted by Matt at 10:58
Friday, 18 November 2011
New Foot Assemblies Complete
Posted by Matt at 16:38
Monday, 14 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
My first USB interface project
Nothing to do with the Mantis but this is my first USB micro controller project utilising a dsPIC and an FTDI USB interface chip. The FTDI chip is really easy to use and is working very well. I had to tweak some of the default settings on the chip to get the serial latency down as low as possible, but initial tests work well for my application.
Posted by Matt at 15:04
Thursday, 10 November 2011
New Foot Mounted On Leg
I picked up the new anodized foot and leg parts yesterday, and today picked up the rest of the components required to attach the new foot to the leg. The assembly went together well, only a couple of small issues that I soon overcame.
Here is the rest of the foot mechanism held in place with the M20 bolt.
I may have to make an aluminium cable guard to protect the two cables from damage. Otherwise the new design looks great!
Posted by Matt at 17:30
New Foot Assembly
Posted by Matt at 16:29
New Hydraulic Tank
Posted by Matt at 13:28
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
The last of the tnk parts
Posted by Matt at 10:21
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Don't leave the cnc machine unatended!
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The Germany Property Bundle currently includes assets in Saxony and Bavaria but aims to expand to other regions of the country. According to global macro models and analysts expectations from S&P Global Ratings, the Housing Index in Germany is to increase by 10.55% between 2018-2021 as detailed below. The properties in the Germany Property Bundle are forecast to bring stable rental gains, given that the assets are expected to be rented long-term to families. We forecast the return on investment from Q1 2019 to Q1 2022 to be approximately 31.55%, which is made up of the various expected gains as detailed below.
Saxony and Bavaria are known for their rich, colourful culture and beautiful landscapes. The selected properties are located in peaceful locations, about 70 km from Nuremberg. At the same time, they offer quality lives for families.
Rental yields: Included in the property bundle are properties that are generating gross rental yields in the region of 7-8% p.a. After management fees, maintenance expenses, void periods, and corporate tax, we expect to achieve net rental yields of 3% per annum, which amounts to 9% over 3 years.
Renovation & Flipping gains: By working closely with respected local agencies we have access to deals that are priced below market value. We expect to buy, renovate and sell (flip) around 25% of the Bundle properties each year, by selling assets at their market price and buying assets at approximately 10% on average below their market values. We therefore expect the flipping and renovation to create an increase in share value of approximately 2% p.a. and 6% over three years form Q1 2019 to Q1 2022. In Addition, we estimate that 20% of the assets will require renovation and estimate the renovation gain per flat to be at least 10%. As a result, we expect that the bundle share value will be increased by 2% p.a. and 6% in the three years to Q1 2022
We plan to keep developing the Germany Property Bundle, renovating the existing properties and purchasing new assets at below market value.


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If you are missing one or more teeth, you may be embarrassed about a gapped smile, the shifting of other teeth, the inability to eat the foods you once could, or the inconvenience of wearing a bridge or partial denture. The jaw bone ridge where you are missing a tooth may have also sunk down. Without a tooth root to stimulate the jaw bone, this bone resorption will happen. Thankfully, dental technology has made it possible for dentists to replace missing teeth that provide patients with oral health benefits as well beautiful aesthetics. Dental implants are one of today's modern solutions to tooth loss and, when properly cared for, can be a stable, life-long replacement for missing teeth.
"A dental implant is a surgical component that interface with the bone. Not every patient is a candidate for dental implants. Once the implant is ready we work close together with the dental lab to make the most beautiful and aesthetic crown for the patient. "
Ricardo Tomei, DMD
"Un implante dental es un componente quirúrgico que se conecta con el hueso. No todos los pacientes son candidatos para implantes dentales. Una vez que el implante está listo, trabajamos juntos con el laboratorio dental para hacer la corona más bella y estética para el paciente."
Ricardo Tomei, DMD
Dental implants are considered the gold standard of tooth replacement for their durability, longevity and health benefits. The process of getting dental implants in Houston, TX begins with digital x-rays of your jaw to better understand the levels of bone volume, location of nerves and surrounding teeth. Once we have planned out your implant procedure we begin the placement of the titanium post, which will begin to fuse to the jaw bone and provide healthy stimulation that prevents further bone loss. Occasionally, when significant bone loss has occurred, we may recommend bone grafting before your implant placement to restore adequate bone volume to support the implant post. In addition to providing health benefits, dental implant restorations (dental crowns) are also customized to be as close to the color, shape, and size of the original tooth for a seamless integration with your other teeth. Your new tooth will look and function much like a normal tooth and restore full function back to your bite.
Benefits of Dental Implants
Dental implants blend seamlessly into the smile to replace missing teeth with screw-like implants that adhere with the jaw bone. As you bite and chew with the attached dental crown, the implant provides the same bone stimulation as a natural tooth root, which keeps your bone levels healthy and protects the integrity of your smile for years to come.
Many times, a patient will visit a doctor who will place their dental implant, but then must be referred to a second doctor in order to have the implant restored. Luxadent Family Dental is pleased to provide both placement and restorative services at our office! Dr. Ricardo Tomei has received advanced implant training from Nobel Biocare—one of the world's leading dental implants manufacturing companies—and takes a careful, detailed approach when placing your dental implants. He has also part of the International Congress for Oral Implantologists and has completed a one-year prosthodontics fellowship.
Everything you need to know about Dental Implants
A Dental Implant can be considered as the standard dental care offered for a tooth replacement. The dental implant can integrate to the bone and provide much needed support for the dentures and crowns. Losing your teeth has got the ability to create a variety of negative consequences. For example, lack of stimulation created by teeth can make your jawbone shrink. On the other hand, your smile and the overall shape of the face will change as well. Therefore, you will have to experience premature aging as well. Dental implants are in a position to provide an excellent assistance to help you overcome these consequences.
Dental Implants can be considered as a better alternative available for the loose dentures. Most of the people don't have enough teeth that is needed to go ahead with dentures. On the other hand, most of them are struggling to keep the dentures secure as well. Dental Implants provides a better solution to the people with overcoming this issue. Therefore, you don't need to worry about the frustration that is linked with dentures. You simply need to proceed with Dental Implants.
The average cost of dental implants in Houston, TX is $4,000. This includes the implant, abutment, and crown. Prices may vary based on the treating clinician, the difficulty of the procedure, and if any further treatment will be needed prior to your dental implant placement.
If you are suffering from any health conditions due to the loss of teeth, you will be able to go ahead with Dental Implants as recommended by a healthcare professional. Then you will be able to get the cost of it covered by your insurance policy. On the other hand, people who want to get Dental Implants only for cosmetic purposes will not be able to get the cost covered up from the insurance.
The Dental Implants are placed under local anesthesia. Therefore, you will not have to experience any pain while you are going through the treatments. The surgical procedures followed for Dental Implants can take anywhere in between 30 to 60 minutes. It depends on the location of the implant in your mouth and the number of implants that are placed.
This is a surgical procedure, where the tooth is being placed with another one. It is done with the assistance of screw-like posts, which are made out of metal. The new tooth can be made to look and function in a similar way to the real tooth.
Dental Implants can be considered as a relatively expensive surgical procedure. The exact cost would vary depending on few factors. They include the number of implants, number of appointments and the procedures that needs to be followed. Depending on your needs, your dentist will take a look at provide you with a quick overview of the cost. In general, you will have to spend around $3,000 to $4,500 for the dental implants. The amount you spend on the dental implants is totally worth because it can be considered as a lifetime solution to fix missing teeth. Therefore, you will be able to go ahead with this surgical procedure without keeping any doubts in mind.
Dental implants have been there for quite some time. They are proven to be safe and effective. On the other hand, it can be considered as one of the most predictable dental procedures that you can find within the industry as well.
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We want your family snapshots! Dig through your old photo albums, pull some gems off your fridge, and scour your digital archives!
Harvey Milk Photo Center is searching high and low for photos that represent the many forms and facets of family within the Bay Area LGBT and straight ally community. A variety of family units, such as those consisting of parents and children, significant others, extended family members, friends, and pets, will be showcased in this exhibition. Snapshots encouraged!
We are seeking old printed photos to be scanned at our facility, as well as digital images ranging from phone to DSLR quality. Images may be color or black and white, vintage or current, candid or posed and can include whole families or just a few members at a time.
We welcome all ages and skill levels to submit, including kids, teens, adults, and seniors. Participants are also required to include a brief description (20–250 words) about their families.
Submission Instructions:
Please submit up to 10 images electronically or in person, along with a brief family story that's 20–250 words. Please include your full name, phone number, and email address with your submission. Files must be received by Saturday, September 28 at 4 p.m.
Email: Send JPEGs that are between 500 and 1000 pixels on the longest side to email@example.com.
Mail/In-Person: Send or deliver hard copy images, to Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott St (at Duboce), San Francisco, CA, 94117, (415) 554-9522 See our hours of operation.
If you'd like your images mailed back to you, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Rules for Submission:
One entry per household/family will be chosen for final selection, which will be at the discretion of San Francisco Recreation & Parks. All selected participants must sign our submission agreement.
Ten select images from the exhibit will also be on display at Eureka Valley Recreation Center in the Castro.
All images for the exhibit will be printed on our high-end Epson Printer and framed in 16 x 20 black frames provided by the Photo Center. (Hard copy submissions will also be scanned.) The printing cost will be $22.50 per print, and each print must be purchased before


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Ezra wished he'd been able to get farther away. Chaucer had picked up a stone and needed to recuperate. His plans to make it far into the desert were foiled this night. His best hope lay in the caves ahead. For a human, he was quite some distance from Four Corners. But for the creature he would become, such a distance was but a small piece of the territory he would claim tonight. Ezra could not allow that.
Once at the mouth of one of the caves, the gambler released his horse. He knew that Chaucer would leave in fear when he smelled the change upon his master, returning in the morning. This was a ritual the two of them went through every month. Chaucer always came back. He was a remarkable animal to overcome his instinctive fear of a fierce predator in order to assist his master.
The horse stayed outside the cave, stamping his feet nervously as Ezra went in with a torch. Already, the animal sensed something different about him. Ezra found a small alcove, perfect for his needs. He hurried to gather as many large and small rocks as he could, feeling a prickle along his skin as moonrise approached. He soon had a large pile that should do the job nicely.
The gambler stripped off all his clothes, folding them neatly and laying them in the corridor. He couldn't help but smile at that little vanity. That was one of his most favorite shirts. To see it shredded beyond repair would have been another in a growing list of misfortunes. He had so little control over his life that even this small act allowed him something, however small, to cling to. He then proceeded to wall himself into the tiny alcove, carefully placing the rocks in a tight, thick formation that anyone would be hard-pressed to knock down.
When he'd finished, he sat down on the cave floor to wait. He didn't have to wait long. The burning had become unbearable, crawling up and down under his skin like sharp, hot, living glass. This was the worst part—the state between. When all his muscles and bones stretched and pulled in impossible ways, tearing and breaking and healing over and over again as they reformed. He could feel his heart pounding in his ears under the stress of the change. He screamed and screamed, begging for it to stop. But it would not until the man was gone, replace by the wolf that keened to get out. The wolf was wild, untamed. Its thoughts pushed aside the logical, human mind. The wolf sometimes remembered the man in the dim hours of morning when Ezra was starting to come back to himself. But the man always remembered the wolf. When Ezra awoke, he would remember everything he'd done when control was lost to him. Those memories were at times brutal, at other times seductive. He never knew which was worse.
With one final scream it was over. The wolf stood where once was a man. For hours it howled with frustration, desperately scratching at the rocks to get out. But it was trapped, forced to circle its cage, howling pitifully throughout the night. Somewhere a ways away, six men heard the mournful cry and wondered at the loneliness of it.


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ON MONDAY the Supreme Court dragged the Arizona Territory, kicking and screaming, back into the United States of America. With Arizona et al. v United States, a straight-up smackdown of much of the state's restrictive, almost Orwellian anti-illegal immigration law, the Supremes, 5-3 (with Associate Justice Elena Kagan abstaining), reasserted the primacy of the federal government on matters of immigration.
The Sunshine State's bid to create what would have amounted to its own foreign policy was rebuffed by the court's statement on the federal government's "broad, undoubted power over the subject of immigration and the status of aliens."
Rep. Chuck Schumer said in a statement: "This is as strong a repudiation of the Arizona law as one could expect given that the law has not been implemented yet."
Three of the law's wobbliest pillars — Sections 3, 5(C), and 6 — were struck down by the court Monday as violations of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the clause that abrogates unto the federal government powers of immigration policy, border control and the power to pre-empt state law.
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Item by item, then:
Section 3, making it a misdemeanor for an immigrant not to carry resident documentation: "makes failure to comply with federal alienregistration requirements a state misdemeanor. … Permitting the State to impose its own penalties for the federal offenses here would conflict with the careful framework Congress adopted.
"The United States contends that this state enforcement mechanism intrudes on the field of alien registration..."
Section 5 (c), allowing state police to arrest without a warrant in some situations: "enacts a state criminal prohibition where no federal counterpart exists" and "stands as an obstacle to the federal regulatory system."
Section 6, making it a crime to apply for a job without federal work authorization: "attempts to provide state officers even greater authority to arrest aliens on the basis of possible removability than Congress has given to trained federal immigration officers. ... This would allow the State to achieve its own immigration policy."
"By authorizing state and local officers to make warrantless arrests of certain aliens suspected of being removable, [Section 6] too creates an obstacle to federal law. As a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States."
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THE SUPREMES, however, upheld Section 2 (b), the provision requiring law enforcement to conduct immigration status checks during law enforcement stops if there is reasonable suspicion that individual is in the country illegally. Constitutional until proven otherwise.
"If the law only requires state officers to conduct a status check during the course of an authorized, lawful detention or after a detainee has been released, the provision would likely survive preemption—at least absent some showing that it has other consequences that are adverse to federal law and its objectives."
But Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority, specified that state police can't arrest people for extended periods for being sin papeles, without immigration documents; and that any cases alleging racial profiling would be allowed to move through the courts, if such cases occur in the future — a certainty as sure as the sunrise.
"This opinion does not foreclose other preemption and constitutional challenges to the law as interpreted and applied after it goes into effect," the court ruled.
"Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration … but the State may not pursue policies that undermine federal law."
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Justice Kennedy, one of the high court's more supple wordsmiths, distilled it well: "It is fundamental that foreign countries concerned about the status, safety, and security of their nationals in the United States must be able to confer and communicate on this subject with one national sovereign, not the 50 separate States."
In a statement, President Obama may have done the boildown even better: "A patchwork of state laws is not a solution to our broken immigration system — it's part of the problem."
Which made you wonder what Jan Brewer was smoking. The vitriolic Republican Arizona governor went before the cameras and, in a breathtaking act of reality denial, characterized the high court's ruling as "a victory for the people of Arizona and for America."
Other conservatives weren't so disposed, having conniption fits at various way stations of the mediasphere. Talk-radio Doberman and former recreational pharmaceutical enthusiast Rush Limbaugh jumped in the game. "All Arizona did was write a law that mirrors the federal law that Obama was not enforcing," he said. "And the court told them today they can't do that. It's disheartening."
Andrew Napolitano on Fox News said flat-out that the SCOTUS ruling ripped out "the heart and soul" of the Arizona law.
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SOME DEMOCRATS, including Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva and Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez, are dismayed that the ruling didn't go further. "[I]f your name is something like Gutierrez or Chung or Obama, watch out," said Rep. Gutierrez, to CNN.com. "The express goal of the authors of Arizona's SB 1070 is to make life miserable for immigrants so that they will leave, and a key tool in that effort was upheld by the court."
But in a real sense, Section 2 (b) of SB 1070 conveys no clear-cut victory to Gov. Brewer, no matter what she says, and may be less of the impactful tool Gutierrez suggests. One reason why has less or nothing to do with any leeway or latitude the remaining intact part of the law has in imposing racial or ethnic profiling, or anything close enough to it to be actionable.
One reason it's no victory for Brewer is that some of the most vehement opponents of SB 1070 have been the police chiefs and police officers that Brewer needs to enforce the law in the first place.
The Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police opposed SB 1070 in 2010, saying that "[t]he provisions of the bill remain problematic and will negatively affect the ability of law enforcement agencies across the state to fulfill their many responsibilities in a timely manner." Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor, and Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik were two of the earliest opponents of the law as far back as 2010.
OTHERS IN law enforcement — notably many of the rank-and-file police officers who are the primary interface between the public and the machinery of the law — support SB 1070. But it's the very fact of law enforcement being of two minds on this issue that's fundamentally problematic from a standpoint of applying the law on the Arizona streets, of making the law stick.
And Arizona can't count on the federal government to assist the state in the overstepping of its constitutional boundaries. Peter Spiro, a Temple University law professor who specializes in immigration law, told TIME magazine that if federal agents refused to pick up immigrants, (remember Kennedy's words: "it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States"), Arizona has no way to force the feds to do it. And if Arizona officers did it, they'd have to let the person go unless that person were suspected of a crime that required incarceration.
In that way, Spiro said, the law's symbolic. The questioning requirement, he said, "is useful to the extent that it allows states to give notice of hostilities to undocumented immigrants. It allows for a formal expression of the state's hostilities toward undocumented immigrants."
Fine. Just as long as that expression of hostility doesn't trump the federal government's expression of hostility.
The Supreme Court has effectively left the state of Arizona with an immigration policy that's a stool with one leg where yesterday there were four. The balancing act that Arizona is about to do will be a limited-engagement performance. It lasts until a racial profiling charge takes center stage.
With Monday's ruling, as much portentous as momentous, the highest court in the land may well be telegraphing a knockout punch, but that's not a problem. That doesn't matter ... not when the other guy in the ring can't get out of the way. By law.


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Students at Seoul High School put on a concert as a way of encouraging their seniors ahead of the test.
Local communities also showed their support for the test-takers. Volunteers responsible for helping students arrive at the test locations on time led a parade in Jongno-gu, central Seoul.
The college entrance exam takes place Thursday at 1,190 test sites in 86 districts nationwide.
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Hype for a book is a bit of a double edged sword. If you're totally into the series, or the author is an auto-buy then it's great fun to get whipped up into it. Seeing that release day creep closer be like:
On the other hand, there's nothing worse than picking up an overhyped book that then makes you feel like you want your money back. And your time. And the brain cells you're sure to have lost while reading that shizz.
It's not always bad though. Some books do actually legit live up to all the hype surrounding them. The worry is real though:
Those who have read Jane Eyre? How was it? Is it worth the read or just another boring overhyped book.
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Yes. It's worth it. Ten times over.
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There is SO MUCH hype for anything with Rainbow Rowell's name stamped on it. But for good reason. She's an absolute legend of a writer.
i think i will always have a soft spot for tfios (book & movie) no matter how overhyped it is lol
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An introduction to State Farm
State Farm is a wide array of insurance and financial services in the United States. It was originally established and designed to offer auto insurance policies to farmers but later on, offers a lot of insurance policy types in the USA and Canada. Insurance systems are a common necessity for almost all people to cover potential damage costs to own and other properties. Though it's not something that we wish to happen and not every day that we encounter it, but we still can't tell if we're safe from harm and once it happens, it may cost us a lot more than we can think of.
Why choose State Farm
Choosing State farm insurances is a wise step in ensuring our present assets and not only that, it also ensures that our future earnings and properties will be ensured as well. Most people would calculate their insurance coverage needs based on their present possessions only but they don't add other factors and future earnings like a possible lawsuit or inflicting damages to other people and other people's properties. If your insurance coverage is roughly just enough to cover your own bills and own property damages, it won't cover damages inflicted on others and their properties. That's where you need an extension of this insurance coverage.
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There are quite a few types of umbrella insurances that State Farm offers. To name a few most common and undeniably more important ones, Auto Umbrella Insurance, Fire Umbrella Insurance, Commercial Liability Insurance, Professional Liability Insurance and a lot more. The coverage they offer is of a million increment. This is not a lot like what you're thinking. This is just almost enough to cover any unexpected accidents and costs that your base insurance can no longer cover.


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This is a very trivial entry for most people in the know, but not so trivial for others. If you are configuring WebSphere Portal to use either Active Directory or Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) as the LDAP user registry, then it is critical to set up the user search filter correctly or else you are going to run into issues with users not being able to authenticate. We have a client for whom we are using ADAM wherein ADAM is used for the Portal LDAP and it syncs up with Active Directory. Well, my portal administrator who is working on that project ran into a problem with Portal users not being able to authenticate successfully. Read the rest of this entry »
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After many years working in and around music production I feel I really should strengthen my knowledge of copyright/publishing/the industry in general.
Short of going back to school I'm wondering if you guys could recommend any reading materials. I've seen the following recommended:
All You Need to Know About the Music Business - Donald S Passman
The Art of Music Publishing - Helen Gammons
Music: The Business - Ann Harrison
Anything I'm missing?
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Re: Music Business Reading List/Journals/Courses?
As a bit of alternative reading, have a look at the techdirt.com site. They cover a lot of stuff that isn't in this field, but use and abuse of copyright is one of their staples. It might give a balance of perspective to something that is frequently a more complex scenario than it initially appears.
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Brand Management is under attack and I'm getting tired of it
I always wanted to work in Brand Management. I was lucky to have a great career.
On my application for business school over 20 years ago, I outlined my dreams for a career in Brand Management. I was lucky to have fulfilled a career in brand management, going from Assistant Brand Manager all the way up to VP Marketing–leading some the most beloved brands in the world at companies like Johnson and Johnson, General Mills and Coke. Back then, Brand Management was the be-all-and-end-all job every marketer wanted. And it still should be. But lately, there are a lot of strange things happening to brand management the past decade. Companies are re-structuring their marketing teams around do-er type roles, rather than ownership roles. Brand Management is supposed to be about ownership. Those outside of the profession who have no experience in brand management (consultants, strategists, agencies) keep telling those in the brand management profession how it should be done. I find myself in a rare position when I now look at my new peer group of Brand Coaches and rarely do I see people with brand management experience. I'm getting tired of people trashing brand management, especially when they've never worked in the profession.
I keep hearing that brand and marketing are NOT the same thing. And that's just plain wrong.
Be careful of people who say this. They've probably never run a brand before. They are likely "brand strategists" who just want to work on the strategy and nothing else. They are intellects with big words that don't want to get their hands dirty actually running the business. They are trying to diminish "marketing" as just activities. I've even heard one guy slow down on the word "marrrr-ket-ing" as though it was for simpletons, and that brand strategy is far more than "just activities". If you haven't done the job, stop telling those in the job how to do it. Who really cares what we call it. In fact, separating brand strategy and marketing does more harm than good.
Stop debating words: Brand Management is about running everything on your branded business.
Brand Management leads the strategic brand planning process. You have to create a 5-year brand strategy road map that lays out the brand vision, purpose, brand big idea, strategic pillars for everyone to follow and then the 1-year brand plan that focuses everyone on brand vision, purpose, goals, strategies and tactics. Here's more information on writing a brand plan for your business: How to write a brand plan Strategy is not just about blue sky ideas, but real choices that you have to make that focus your brand, deciding where you will play, how you will win and how you will allocate your limited resources to win in the market.
Brand Management allocates the resources–people, partners, financials and time. Brand management is responsible for delivering the profit to the organization, managing the P&L statement with responsibility for revenue, margins, spending. There are 8 specific areas that brand management can impact profits: pricing levels, trading the consumer up or down, product costs, marketing costs, stealing other users, getting current users to use more, entering new categories and creating new uses for your brand. Next time a brand strategist approaches you about strategy, show them your P&L and ask them how they'll drive more profit for your brand. If you can't run a P&L statement, you shouldn't be in brand management. Here's more on how to manage the profitability of your brand: 8 ways to drive profit
Brand Management creates and owns the brand positioning that serves to build your brand's reputation in the minds and hearts of your consumers. Positioning is not just the stuff you put in the creative brief for the latest advertising campaign. It's an idea that big enough to drive every part of the brand and everyone in the organization–including every outside agency, new product development, operations and retail execution teams. The idea should be the foundation and internal beacon for the culture of the brand. Doing the work on brand positioning forces you to make focused choices against who you will target, what is the main benefit you will stand behind, what reason to believe makes the most sense and get the consumers to think, feel or act differently about your brand so that you can manage your brand's reputation. To read more on creating a brand positioning, click on this link: How to write a brand positioning statement
Brand Management runs the day-to-day operations of the brand and makes the final decision on everything connected to that brand. Delegate but never abdicate. When you are working well, you never do anything but decide. You should be able to delegate everything to your team of experts. Control the strategy and give freedom on execution. The role of brand management is to say "yes", "no" or "make it better" on every possible decision on the brand, but never say "let's do it this way". Be leery of strategists or agencies who tell you that they can own your brand strategy for you. But be equally leery of those experts who ask how you want to execute. You're a generalist, not an expert. When you master the art of asking challenging questions of your team, you will realize that not doing anything actually gives you full power. Give your team your problems but never give them your solutions.
New organization structures are diminishing marketing. In the branded house type organizations, the CMO should have a seat at the board. First, I'm getting tired of hearing that the CEO runs the brand. That's like saying the CEO is running the new SAP implementation in the IT department. The CEO should be too busy to "run the brand" and is likely paying the CMO a lot of money, so they should earn their keep. To me, this type of statement is usually said by consultants that don't want to go below the C-Suite. Second, I'm also seeing separate departments for brand, marketing and product management. Brand does high level equity stuff (advertising, website, logo, sponsorship), marketing does launches, quarterly promotional pushes and retail marketing while product runs the innovation pipeline, product claims and runs the P&L. With 3 separate groups all operating independently, there ends up a lack of alignment, constant abdication of responsibility and an inconsistency in the delivery of the brand promise.
Brand Management is a leadership role where you find the future leaders or your organization. In most marketing driven companies, the layers above you starting at the CEO likely all came from brand management. Brand Management at it's best is a bottom up leadership approach where the brand manager is the most important role in the organization. The CMOs or Directors that merely act as senior-senior-senior brand managers are not doing their jobs in creating future leaders of the organization. I have always demanded that my Brand Managers act like owners and tell me what they wanted to do. The strong leaders thrived and the meek struggled. Brand Management has to have their finger on the pulse of the business, knowing the consumer trends and insights that are changing the dynamic of the brand, the channel shifting going on at the retail level, moves by competitors and what the hot buttons we can push for success. They know the business better than those above them. Let them tell you how to run the brand, don't you tell them how. Let them come up with the creative solutions and new ideas to take the business to the next level. I'm also seeing the house of brands type organizations structuring their marketing teams around Consumer Brand Managers, Innovation Brand Managers and Trade Marketing Brand Managers. That really just means that the Director is the de facto Super-Duper Brand Manager. That may work in the day-to-day but it's not serving to develop future generalists brand leaders who might come up through one of the 3 specific areas and completely lack enough experience in those other areas.
Brand Management means running the business. It means leading, challenging, influencing, thinking, deciding and executing.
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Tomorrow is a big day on my website because I will start announcing my mystery for 09.
It will all unfold through the next week on www.GayAnnRogers.com.
This year's mystery is different: you get to see the whole design up front.
So what is the mystery?
Ahhh, The Mystery of Color!
Gay Ann
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A New Mystery is coming tomorrow!
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Well it's already the 26th here in England but it looks like I still have 4 hours to wait! Getting excited - LOL!
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Pros and Cons of Buying a House With Cash
Geeta Dhavale
Jan 12, 2019
After many years of slogging and hard work, you definitely deserve a dream house. Buying a house with cash gets you closer to your dreams quickly. To know more, read on...
If you have enough savings to buy a house with cash then nothing can be better. There are many people who wonder about how to buy a house with no money down, as it is quite a difficult and time-consuming process. A lot of your time is taken by paperwork procedures.
So it is certainly a great idea to have some savings, that is cash in hands, which will save you from the whole paperwork saga and all the trouble that goes with it. This article tells you about the pros and cons of buying a house by paying cash and the process involved.
Advantages of Paying Cash
One of the biggest benefit of cash payment is faster closing. When there is less paperwork, you save time. You don't have to wait till the loan is sanctioned or till the assets are sold, you only give the money and take the property. You are saved from giving mortgage payments.
Another benefit is that you don't have to worry about market fluctuations, as you make the payment at one go, and the sellers are also happy and secure as they get the money instantly.
With cash payment you do not have to worry about title transfer that becomes quite time-consuming when you pay through loans or other transaction procedures. Another obvious advantage is that you save a lot of money when you pay cash as you don't have to pay hefty interest rates.
Disadvantages of Paying Cash
The disadvantages of paying with cash are subtle. You may realize later that if you had invested the money somewhere else, you could have got higher returns. House is not a dead investment, but it is not even a great asset that can earn you something in future. Instead of home buying, investing in bonds, stocks, and real estate would help fetch more money.
You can also consider taking out a mortgage instead of paying everything outright. At the end of the year, that would deduct home mortgage interest on your taxes and you can save a lot. These were some of the disadvantages, but if you have a proper financial planning then you may not have to worry about these shortcomings.
How to Buy a House With Cash
The above pros and cons should have resolved your dilemma - "should I buy a house with cash?" If yes, then there are few simple steps involved in home buying with cash that you have to follow to get your dream house.
You have to decide which property you are interested in and inspect it properly.
Once you decide on that, you need to contact the owner or the broker to negotiate about the price. It is better to contact the owner since you are paying with cash.
If you can afford the house, make a purchase offer and be ready to pay the token money.
Contact your investment advisor and get the title search conducted. It is essential to involve the experts if you are a first time home buyer.
Sign all the purchase and sales agreement documents, involving a real estate attorney.
Now decide on the closing date and arrange for the cash on that date. Review your closing costs and contract once again.
You may pay in cash or may convert the cash in cashier's checks as they are easy to handle and carry. Sign all the settlement and deed transfer forms and complete all the legal formalities. And now the house is yours.
Now you know how easy buying a house with cash is. So if you have enough cash savings for the house then what are you waiting for. Go ahead and own a home sweet home!
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We are looking for experienced Social Workers to join our Children in Care Team. These roles would be suitable for Social Workers who are 2 years post qualified. The Children in Care team undertake key work responsibilities for children. They Assess, advise and support children and families in need, alongside Health, Education and Targeted Family Support colleagues.
Special Requirements for this Post
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure check. You will have completed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) and hold a recognised Social Work qualification and a current HCPC registration.
About you
You will have experience in Children in Care and will be able to assess and provide services to children and families in need with the framework of relevant law, legislation and national and local guidance. You will be undertaking high quality, analytical single assessments with statutory timescales, which are reflective of presenting concerns and are responsive to identified unmet needs.
About Us
This is an exciting time to join the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. We have been on a journey over the last few years, that has seen us transform the council and the way we deliver our services. At the heart of this transformation is our community. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families. In return we offer a competitive pay package which includes a welcome allowance, generous pension and relocation package, annual leave up to 30 days, investment in your learning and development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing. To find out more about our welcome allowance package please visit email@example.com
If you would like a confidential discussion about this post and other Social Work posts we are advertising, then please contact firstname.lastname@example.com and we will get back to you within 48 hours.
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As political repression continues to increase in Turkey amidst a widespread economic crisis, the current situation under the autocratic Erdogan regime has important implications for the current in Rojava as well as the ongoing Syrian conflict. We republish this interview with Turkey-based anarchist organization Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet (DAF) [@DAFaaliyet] from October 2018 to give insight into the […]Read More
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Russia's World Cup has Syrian blood on its hands
As the World Cup gets underway in Russia, we repost this essay by Sam Hamad, an independent Scottish-Egyptian activist and writer, criticizing the Russian State for its war crimes in Syria. Besides supporting Bashar al-Assad—Vladimir Putin recently declared that Russian troops are "testing and training" in Syria—Putin's regime is very sexually traditionalist, with the result […]Read More
Fresh Bread in Jordan
Here we share the exclusive reflections of a Jordanian anarchist on the ongoing popular mobilizations that have gripped Jordan beginning on May 30, 2018, as a response to tax-reform measures proposed by the State in accordance with International Monetary Fund (IMF) demands. By Mohammad Abdel Qader Alfar, Architect and Academic As soon as authority was […]Read More
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We are reposting this critical analysis of the struggle over representation of the Syrian Revolution online which engages with pro-Assad and pro-Russia vantage points, as well as 'neutral' and pro-solidarity perspectives. This was originally published by the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists, 13 April 2018. By Anonymous We have now entered the 7th year of the […]Read More


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2020-2022 Cohort
Bethlehem Centre, Nanaimo, British Columbia. See their website for location details and other helpful information about this sacred space.
Dates for the intensives:
Intensive 1: October 23 – 29, 2020
Intensive 2: April 16 – 22, 2021
Intensive 3: October 22 – 28, 2021
Intensive 4: April 29 – May 1, 2022
Received beginning January 15, 2020
June 1, 2020
- Applicants must receive ongoing regular spiritual direction for at least a year prior to the start of the program.
- Our standard and preferred course prerequisite for Art of Spiritual Direction is the completion of SoulStream's one year program, Living From the Heart.
An equivalent to Living From the Heart may include the following from Carey Theological College:
- the two year Spiritual Formation certificate plus their course A Deepening Life of Prayer, or
- the two year Spiritual Formation certificate plus SoulStream's directed study course Contemplative Prayer
We recognize that people interested in our program will come from many different experiences of spiritual formation. If you are seriously interested in the Art of Spiritual Direction and want to know if your experience of spiritual formation could be used as a prerequisite in lieu of Living from the Heart, please refer to the pre-application page. Click here.
Application Process
The primary lens our team uses to consider applications is a careful review and discernment of suitability and resonance to the heart of our program. If however, there are more suitable and resonant applications than spaces available, then your application will be considered based on the date of completion.
Your application will be complete once SoulStream receives the following items by the June 1 deadline:
- $75 CDN non-refundable application fee.
- Your online response to the application questions.
- Two references:
- One online reference from your spiritual director. Forward this link to your spiritual director.
- One online reference from another mature Christian, whose walk with God you respect deeply who can speak to your relationship with Jesus and your growing interest in spiritual direction. This should not be a close family member. Forward this link to your reference.
Program Fees and Payment Schedule
Program fees* for Art of Spiritual Direction 2018-2020 are as follows:
- $4100 will cover course fees including all facilitation, course materials and supervision.
- $2394 will cover all accommodation fees at King's Fold Retreat and Renewal Centre.
Course and accommodation fees will be payable as follows:
- 50% within one month of acceptance to the program ($3,247)
- 50% by September 1, 2018 ($3,247)
Not covered by program fees are:
- Personal spiritual direction
- Books required for the course
- Transportation
Cancellation Policy
SoulStream recognizes that unforeseen circumstances may arise that may cause participants to withdraw from the cohort. However, the format of the course makes it difficult to fill vacancies left by last minute cancellations and SoulStream faces our own cancellation fees and non-recoverable prepayments. With this in mind, the cancellation policy for Art of Spiritual Direction is:
- Accepted program participants who cancel before September 1, 2018 will be reimbursed 50% of the total course fees plus 10% of the total accommodation fees.
- Accepted program participants who cancel after September 1, 2018 will receive no reimbursement of the total course fees but will receive 10% of the total accommodation fees.
* For options to fit Art of Spiritual Direction into your life financially, see FAQ: Is there financial support available?


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I'm sorry Ladies and Gentlemen, there's no reason to do this post here(1). Past cost of living posts were intended to be informative. Also, as I stated in the first post 8 years, 5 months and 15 days ago, all posts are for my use too. In 2016 my spending changed significantly and atypically, so it doesn't seem like others would find it useful. Besides, most categories stayed the same.
Medical expenses increased, to be expected following a heart attack. The most expensive drug prevents the immune system from treating my stents as foreign objects. Yeah, that's worth it and will be for the next 2 and a half years I'll be on it.
Food costs jumped because ingredient labels in Thailand are mostly fiction. Replacing palm oil with heart healthy oils required shopping at the supermarket with imported goods, priced for those who just can't face life without their favorite foods from home.
Camera spending increased because I picked up 2 more camera lenses. They're faster and sharper ones which duplicated focal lengths of lenses I already had. Did I need them? Nope. Did I want them? Yep. Will my photos improve? Nope, though I will be able to shoot in lower light than without them. Now, because this blog has too many posts without images, the 2 newbies:
When I saw the average spent per month on travel I thought it couldn't possibly be correct. It was, because I'd forgotten buying tickets in December for 2 trips this year. I hadn't forgotten they weren't Economy class tickets. I've always had trouble sleeping on flights. With age, that's had greater impact on travel fatigue. As I suspected, upgrading has made sleep easier with less jet lag. Also, seems priority boarding and disembarking will be useful on one of these:
(1) Paraphrasing one of the best improvised actions by a guest on SNL disrupting a live show that had been timed to the second He wasn't invited back for almost 12 years.


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Amtrak Resumes Seattle-To-Vancouver Service Travelers Excited As Train Returns As Option After 14-Year Absence
Sat., May 27, 1995
With two blasts from its horn, an Amtrak locomotive pulled 12 cars out of King Street Station on Friday to inaugurate the first passenger-train service between the United States and British Columbia in 14 years.
The Mount Baker International departed as scheduled at 7:15 a.m. with a full load of passengers excited about the return of service between Seattle and Vancouver.
"We make the trip to Vancouver fairly regularly on the freeway, and we've been wanting the train for a long time," said Dena Dawson, a Seattle resident originally from Vancouver. "We rode the old Burlington Northern train, and then they canceled it. It was extremely sad."
The Spanish-made Talgo 200 train was bound for stops in Everett, Mount Vernon and Bellingham before crossing the border and heading for a scheduled 11:50 a.m. arrival in Vancouver. The return schedule called for a 6 p.m. departure and Seattle arrival at 10:35 p.m.
Charles Mott, president of the Washington Association of Rail Passengers, was relieved just to be on board. He had planned to be on a demonstration run for dignitaries and news media on Wednesday, but business concerns forced him to miss the trip. He managed to snag a ticket when someone else canceled.
Mott, whose organization worked for resumption of the service, said the current one-round-trip-per-day schedule has limited utility, but he predicted great success ahead.
"It's not a businessman's schedule," he noted. "It's for seniors and people who want to spend the day up in Vancouver.
"The reason that they chose this schedule is because this is the one that's probably going to pick up and go the fastest. In other words, it'll hit the deck running and that'll build up the momentum to get a second train."
Mott said that when service was axed in 1981, officials justified the move on grounds of declining ridership, although the number of passengers had begun to rebound in the last year of service.
"Had the schedule kept going I think it would have sustained itself," he said. "And of course, everything's changed in the last 14 years. There's much more travel, much more commerce back and forth. The border (congestion) problems are much more than they were then.
"And you also have a lot of people today; the biggest growth area is your senior citizens. They have money, they have time, and this is what appeals to them."
The 196-passenger train can travel at 125 mph, but track conditions along the 155-mile route limit its top speed for now to 79 mph, and even that speed is possible in just a few areas.
Greg Fischer, an Amtrak employee from San Francisco who decided to ride the train as a "novelty" while visiting Seattle, said increasing the speed will be important in determining whether the train will develop a role in the region's drive to ease traffic congestion, or be merely a curiosity for tourists.
"Four-and-a-half hours is fun once, but for repeat business and business travelers I don't think it's likely," he said.
"But if they can get it down to even 3 1/2, and certainly 3, and if they were somewhat a high-speed service, then, 'Watch out, Horizon Air,"' he said, referring to a commuter airline.
Friday's train had a contingent of eight passenger coaches, two power cars, a dining car and a bistro car.
The state Legislature has allocated money to buy two more trains to expand service between Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. Stan Suchan of the state Department of Transportation said they would have the same configuration, although one of the power cars would probably be given up in favor of a baggage car so passengers could take items like bicycles.
The addition of the service comes at a time when Amtrak is cutting operations by 21 percent to reduce costs, and Congress is considering phasing out subsidies that have kept the railroad running.
But Washington state has spent $24 million for track and facility improvements, and will chip in $1 million to $3 million a year for operating costs. Burlington Northern has spent $3 million on track improvements.
Northbound passengers will clear Canadian customs in Vancouver. Southbound passengers - at least to start - will be checked by a U.S. customs inspector who will board the train at Blaine and work as it travels to Bellingham.
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Datatag Latest News
The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) has just announced that it has adopted CESAR® as its official security and registration scheme. Roger Lane-Nott, Chief Executive of the AEA, and Yvette Henshall-Bell (a Director of the CEA) signed an agreement between the AEA and the Construction Equipment Association (which owns the CESAR trade mark), during the fifth annual Construction Industry Thefts Solution conference held at the JCB world headquarters.
Originally established in February 2007 as a registration and security scheme for construction equipment, CESAR® is supported by many major machinery manufacturers including Manitou, Merlo, Bobcat, Hanix, Doosan and JCB, which fit CESAR® to all the machines they supply in the UK. In addition, Merlo and Manitou already include machines sold into agricultural applications.
Over 25,000 machines are registered on the scheme and the triangular registration plate is now a familiar sight in construction. A number of leading agricultural equipment manufacturers are expected to announce shortly that they will be fitting CESAR® to machines supplied in the UK.
Roger Lane-Nott added the support of AEA to an already successful scheme 'The CESAR® scheme gives the agricultural industry and the police a the upper hand in fighting organised criminals that target agricultural equipment. CESAR® is a powerful deterrent against machinery theft and it gives farmers, contractors and the police 'state of the art' identification technology that significantly increases the chances of recovery in the event of theft. I am delighted to announce that the AEA is getting behind the scheme in order to combat organised and opportunistic equipment theft which is a real issue in the agricultural market. It is not acceptable to have criminals targeting hard working farmers and their families'.
New statistics issued by the 'Met' Police show that a machine without CESAR® is 4 times more likely to be stolen than a registered machines. To date just over 160 CESAR® registered machines have been stolen out of the total 25,000 registrations. The recovery rate for 'unregistered' plant is as low as 5% but the recovery rate for stolen CESAR® machines has increased to nearly 30% in 2009, 6 times that for 'unregistered' plant.
Kevin Howells, Director of Datatag ID and an expert on machinery theft prevention and recovery has this to say at the signing "I'm clearly delighted that the AEA has put their considerable weight behind the CESAR® scheme but there is plenty more work to do in educating the industry regarding the real threat of machinery theft, which not only disrupts a farmer's business but which can also adversely affect the safety of the family and staff. There are, however, still many companies that are yet to adopt CESAR® which is holding back the overall effectiveness of a scheme, supported by the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers, which has all-round benefits to the industry as a whole. We should all see machinery theft and security in a similar light to safety - namely an issue for everyone to tackle with the proper focus, resources, training and motivation'.
As well as adopting the CESAR® scheme the AEA has also announced that it is liaising with the Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit (PANIU) to aid the recovery of stolen agricultural equipment. This specialist police unit, led by Chief Inspector Will Young, is responsible for national intelligence and for co-ordinating activities between the various UK police constabularies. PANIU also liaises with foreign police bureaus to track stolen equipment from the UK, establish its true identity and repatriate it. The unit held its first national conference, alongside the CITS conference, with over 200 police officers attending from across the UK. PANIU has had considerable success already and it has recovered £650,000 worth of stolen equipment in the last 3 months, including a number of agricultural tractors.
The Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit is also financially supported by six leading insurance companies (Allianz, HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd, Aviva, Royal & Sun Alliance, Zurich and, most recently, NFU Mutual).
As a final benefit to farmers, insurance premium discounts are available from leading insurers for machines fitted with CESAR®, which offsets the cost of fitting the system to existing machines.


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Posted: Oct 24, 2017
The CVC Volleyball Team ended their regular season on a high note defeating the Richland Thunderducks in four sets. Sophomore Brenda Duran had a stellar evening tallying a game-high 21 kills and 17 digs, completing a double-double.
Miranda Solis also had a double-double with 33 assists, 16 digs, and added four service aces.
Other standout performances included Cali Odom (11 kills, three blocks, three digs, and two service aces), Sarah Carrola (17 digs and one service ace), and Christian Wilson (12 digs and one service ace).
The Lady Suns will prepare for the Metro Athletic Conference Tournament that begins this Wednesday and will be hosted by Eastfield College.
CVC will face Richland in the opening round.
Cedar Valley Lady Suns vs. Richland Thunderducks
Wednesday, October 25 - 7:00 pm
3737 Motley Dr, Mesquite, TX 75150
3737 Motley Dr, Mesquite, TX 75150
Follow the Cedar Valley College Athletic Department on Twitter: @CVC_Suns
"Shining Bright, Burning Strong"


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The 2020 SLSC calendar containing all the important dates for South London Swimming Club's year ahead, is a must for all Tooting Bec Lido users.
This year's calendar features lovely photos of Tooting Bec Lido kindly donated by SLSC members and lovers of the Lido.
Yours for just £10 plus £3 P&P or collect from the Lido.
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It is about simplicity.
It is about the environment and sustainability.
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With Pure Almond Mylk, the manufacturer, Nuts By Nature Mylk are proud to have created a rich almond base that makes creamy and fresh almond mylk on your terms. Nuts By Nature Mylk used only healthy ingredients so every mouthful is brimming with great taste and none of the additives or preservatives found in Ultra Heat Treated (UHT) milks!
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Unraveling the Mythic
Mythology is a powerful force, but what exactly IS myth? How does it differ from legend and folklore? How do we study it?Join Robert and Christian as they consider the powerful, polyfunctional nature of myth and all the various ways we interpret it.
Image Caption: "The Souls of Acheron" by Hirémy-Hirschl, Adolf (1860-1933). (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty)
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