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Reverse osmosis now available in Pacific Palisades
Rob's Pool Water Recycling operating the Reverse Osmosis System
Reverse osmosis (RO) is a water purification technology that uses a semipermeable membrane to remove larger particles from water. In reverse osmosis, an applied pressure is used to overcome osmotic pressure, a colligative property, that is driven by chemical potential, a thermodynamic parameter.
Reverse osmosis can remove many types of molecules and ions from solutions, including bacteria, and is used in both industrial processes and the production of potable water. The result is that the solute is retained on the pressurized side of the membrane and the pure solvent is allowed to pass to the other side.
To be "selective", this membrane should not allow large molecules or ions through the pores (holes), but should allow smaller components of the solution (such as the solvent) to pass freely. In the normal osmosis process, the solvent naturally moves from an area of low solute concentration (high water potential), through a membrane, to an area of high solute concentration (low water potential). The movement of a pure solvent is driven to reduce the free energy of the system by equalizing solute concentrations on each side of a membrane, generating osmotic pressure. Applying an external pressure to reverse the natural flow of pure solvent, thus, is reverse osmosis.
The process is similar to other membrane technology applications. However, key differences are found between reverse osmosis and filtration. The predominant removal mechanism in membrane filtration is straining, or size exclusion, so the process can theoretically achieve perfect exclusion of particles regardless of operational parameters such as influent pressure and concentration. Moreover, reverse osmosis involves a diffusive mechanism, so that separation efficiency is dependent on solute concentration, pressure, and water flux rate. Reverse osmosis is most commonly known for its use in drinking water purification from seawater, removing the salt and other effluent materials from the water molecules.
The Reverse Osmosis Process for Water Filtration, now available in Pacific Palisades
Osmosis is a natural process. When two liquids with different concentrations of a solute are separated by a semipermeable membrane, the fluid has a tendency to move from low to high solute concentrations for chemical potential equilibrium.
Formally, reverse osmosis is the process of forcing a solvent from a region of high solute concentration through a semipermeable membrane to a region of low solute concentration by applying a pressure in excess of the osmotic pressure. The largest and most important application of reverse osmosis is the separation of pure water from seawater and brackish waters; seawater or brackish water is pressurized against one surface of the membrane, causing transport of salt-depleted water across the membrane and emergence of potable drinking water from the low-pressure side.
Using Reverse Osmosis to Treat Pool Water
Our reverse osmosis equipment installed in our mobile trailer takes the water from your pool and makes it pass under high pressure through a series of membranes that extract all unwanted mineral and organic content. The water is sent back to the pool, in purified state. You can even take a glass and drink it!
We will reutilize 90% of your pool's water, and only 10% of new water from Pacific Palisades municipal supply has to be added. An additional benefit, reverse osmosis keeps your pool's hydrostatic pressure and prevents cracking from occurring in its structure. Imagine the weight of 20,000 or 40,000 gallons of water pushing the pool's walls against the ground, and then suddenly emptying it and releasing all the pressure of the soil against the walls.
With reverse osmosis, water in a typical size pool is completely renewed between 12 and 24 hours.
The power of reverse osmosis is immense. Watch this colossal project utilizing reverse osmosis to generate 4 million gallons of pure water per hour!
The membranes used for reverse osmosis have a dense layer in the polymer matrix—either the skin of an asymmetric membrane or an interfacially polymerized layer within a thin-film-composite membrane—where the separation occurs. In most cases, the membrane is designed to allow only water to pass through this dense layer, while preventing the passage of solutes (such as salt ions).
This process is best known for its use in desalination (removing the salt and other minerals from sea water to get fresh water), but since the early 1970s, it has also been used to purify fresh water for medical, industrial, and domestic applications. And now it has come to Pacific Palisades!
What is the Cost of Recycling your Pool Water in Pacific Palisades?
Estimating is very simple, we just need your pool dimensions to provide a basic quotation. Contact us to get started!
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Rob's Pool Water Recycling brings reverse osmosis pool water filtration to your pool, helping your reduce water consumption by 90%, effectively lowering the utility costs and environmental impact. You now have the tools to help fight the current drought situation in Pacific Palisades.
With a track record of years servicing Pacific Palisades and the Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, we believe in delivering quality work to develop long term relationships with clients, most of which are now, our friends.
What does Reverse Osmosis Remove from Pool Water?
As you know, over time, calcium levels in your pool accumulate, and the water becomes "harder".
Reverse Osmosis is capable of removing up to 99%+ of the dissolved salts (ions), particles, colloids, organics, bacteria and pyrogens from the feed water (although a reverse osmosis should not be relied upon to remove 100% of bacteria and viruses). An reverse osmosis membrane rejects contaminants based on their size and charge. Any contaminant that has a molecular weight greater than 200 is likely rejected by a properly running RO system (for comparison a water molecule has a MW of 18). Likewise, the greater the ionic charge of the contaminant, the more likely it will be unable to pass through the RO membrane.
Reverse Osmosis is very effective in treating brackish, surface and ground water for both large and small flows applications. Some examples of industries that use RO water include pharmaceutical, boiler feed water, food and beverage, metal finishing and semiconductor manufacturing to name a few.
Calcium Removal
Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Systems are a valid option for use in pools and spas. Municipal water contains high levels of calcium and other minerals that cause hardness in water. A small amount of calcium is recommended in pools (150-250 ppm), but once the water in the pool begins to evaporate, the levels of calcium spike dramatically. This causes buildup on the liner, the water line against the tile and in the pool equipment. Calcium becomes very troublesome for owners of swimming pools because it ruins the decorative tile and also causes water chemistry issues.
Chlorine is an important chemical for pools, but calcium absorbs the much needed chlorine. This can force a pool to go out of service. The first instinct is to add more chemicals to balance out this problem, even though doing so can cause more problems and create more work for the homeowner, but using a reverse osmosis water filter system is a much easier and eco-friendly alternative.
Instead of draining the entire pool and then fill it up with the same municipal water containing high levels of calcium, the more viable option is to recycle the pool water, filtering out all the contaminants using a reverse osmosis water filter system. With this method, you can conserve up to 90% of the water that was in the pool.
Using a reverse osmosis water filter system to filter out harsh chemicals such as calcium, salts and other hardness minerals will expand the life and maintenance of the swimming pool equipment. Along with the reverse osmosis membrane, a reverse osmosis water filter is used to help filter out unwanted chemicals. The reverse osmosis water filter helps filter out chemicals such as calcium, cyanuric acid, salts and alkalinity levels in the pool.


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Danielapicella necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 212 diseños de 48 diseñadores freelance.
New music website (all genres) requires a logo for use on the site and all other items related to the website and the associated company. We are looking for an iconic image that is sleek, rebellious and says revolution. This competition has been re-posted with a higher prize money amount.
Desired Color Scheme:
We have not finalized the color scheme for the website so please provide the image in black and white so that we may add colors at a later date. We are currently experimenting black/white backgrounds and using burnt orange and greys.
Desired Style:
Should reflect the website's look and feel which is sleek, minimalist, and state of the art (technologically)
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Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff); All work must be your own work we want unique material only
We are re-posting this competition and have increased the prize money! Although we saw some great designs, we are seeking logos from a creative designer that are revolutionary, striking and rebellious. Our hope is that the logo we select will fit in with the general look and feel of the website. Although, the website is not yet live designers should note that it will have a very clean (white, greys, burnt orange, black), minimalist and sleek appearance (although it is also relatively graphic intensive).
Please note, it will be a "grown up†website that must appeal to people of all ages (including but not just teenagers), genders and nationalities so please design a logo accordingly. Stylistically, designers should think more "apple mac†than "myspace.â€Please do not use cassette, or compact disc images since they are over used on music related websites. We would like you to incorporate the words 'Your Tracks' into the logo, but please do not develop variations on the letters "YT.â€
Again we cannot stress enough that the logo should have a revolutionary and iconic feel to it. Good luck and thank you for your interest!
All work must be your own work we want unique material only. All work including .psds and other image files are to be submitted to us if you win the contest.We would acquire full copyright of the image and logo from you.
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90% of our orders are dispatched the same business day once payment has been approved. Then, once your parcel is dispatched, you will be notified via email with your unique tracking number and delivery details. You will also receive the carrier's details to track and trace your order.
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We want you to be satisfied with every product we sell at Mobileciti. That is why if you change your mind regarding your purchase within the first 30 days of receiving it, let us know and we can organise a return with a refund or exchange, minus any postage costs. For products that had free postage, this will be $10.80.
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SupportingIT needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 118 designs submitted by 62 freelance designers.
I'm looking for a graphical only logo to on equipment that I supply.
I supply support services to my clients customers, and sometimes this entails hardware and/or software. I would like to be able to unobtrusively mark this equipment and software with a logo overlaid by the clients company name/logo.
So the key is to have a unique and distinguishable logo, that can stand on its own without text. It needs to be able to both stand out and be faded into the background.
- Abstract logo, totally image based, no text.
- Colourful and striking on its own, but able to be faded into the background.
- Should be able to be used as a small logo on say a flash drive and a large logo on top of a rackmount pc.
- Will be able to be printed on a thermal printer and still be recognisable.
- A rehash of a template or someone else's logo.
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Veteran rocker Gregg Allman has personally appealed to director Randall Miller to shut down production on the Allman Brothers biopic for good following the tragic onset death of a camera assistant in February.
Sarah Jones, 27, was struck and killed by an oncoming train while shooting Midnight Rider on a railroad trestle in Wayne County, Georgia, four days before cameras were officially due to start rolling on the project.
Filming was suspended immediately after the accident, but recent reports suggest Miller is considering moving the shoot to California, so he and the cast and crew can get back to work as early as June.
Now Gregg Allman, who was due to be portrayed by both William Hurt and rocker Tyson Ritter in the film, has made his feelings about the future of the biopic clear by penning Miller a letter begging him to reconsider his plans to move forward with the movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Allman wrote: "I am writing to you as one human being to another, and appealing to you from my heart. I am asking you from a personal perspective not to go forward."
Allman admits he had been excited about the big screen adaptation of his autobiography My Cross to Bear, but he has since had a change of heart following Jones' death.
He continued, "When the idea of you producing the film first came about, I was genuinely excited about the possibility of sharing my story with fans around the world. Unfortunately, all of that changed for me on February 20 of this year.
"While there may have been a possibility that the production might have resumed shortly after that, the reality of Sarah Jones' tragic death, the loss suffered by the Jones family and injuries to the others involved has led me to realize that for you to continue production would be wrong."
Miller has yet to respond to Allman's note, but production has already hit another snag following Hurt's decision to pull out of the film earlier this week. The Oscar winner had expressed his concerns about safety on the Wayne County set in an email to a friend, days before Jones was killed.
The accident is still under investigation by police.
Veteran rocker Gregg Allman has personally appealed to director Randall Miller to shut down production on the Allman Brothers biopic for good following the tragic onset death of a camera assistant in February.


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The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – "Faith"
The Wolf Among Us is the latest episodic game series from Telltale Games. It takes place in the comic book world of Fables (created by Bill Willingham in 2002), where fairy tale creatures have been evicted from their Homelands by an Adversary, and now live in New York City, sometimes with the help of glamour spells to make them look more human. If you've never heard of Fables before, then you can think of it as being sort of like the "Once Upon a Time" television series but much more R-rated, with violence, profanity, and — if the coming attractions are accurate — nudity being common themes. This review is for the first episode of the series. The other four episodes look like they're going to come out every two months, with the season concluding sometime this summer.
In Episode 1 – "Faith" you control Bigby Wolf, aka the Big Bad Wolf. You're the sheriff of Fabletown, the part of New York City where the Fables live. Your job is mostly to make sure that the Fables don't do anything to draw attention to themselves, but you also have to keep the peace and investigate crimes, which can be difficult sometimes because you didn't have a good history with the other Fables in the pre-NYC days (you were the wolf from Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, and you apparently did a bunch of other nasty things, too). People usually aren't thrilled when you make the rounds.
Early on in "Faith," a Fable is murdered and her head is left on front steps of the Woodlands, the seat of government for Fabletown, and also the housing complex where the wealthiest Fables live. You decide that this seems more like a message than a crime of passion, and together with Snow White, you start looking into the matter. Could the murderer be the Woodsman, who got into a drunken fight with the Fable earlier in the day, or perhaps Bluebeard. who used to behead his wives? Or maybe it's somebody else we haven't seen yet. You don't solve the crime during "Faith." The first episode is just the set-up for the season.
Going by Episode 1, The Wolf Among Us isn't going to be any sort of adventure game. You investigate crime scenes and you talk to people and you participate in some action sequences (such as chasing down a suspect or fighting someone who has it in for you), but you don't solve any puzzles. The closest thing I saw to a puzzle was when I was in Mr. Toad's apartment. He was telling lies, and by looking at the evidence around me, I was able to disprove his version of events. That means The Wolf Among Us is probably going to be more of an interactive movie, and fit in better with Telltale's Jurassic Park and The Walking Dead games than with the Wallace & Gromit or Monkey Island games.
The interface for The Wolf Among Us makes the game easy to play. You use the WASD keys to move Bigby around, and when you get close enough to a hotspot, a symbol appears over it, letting you know it's there. If you then move the mouse pointer over the hotspot, a context sensitive menu pops up allowing you to do one of four things with it: examine it, talk to it (if it's a person), use it, or combine an inventory item with it. When you talk to someone, you're usually given four responses, which you can select with the mouse, but unfortunately these sequences are timed, and so you have to read quickly to pick the dialogue option that suits your version of Bigby the best.
For the action sequences, you have to press one of the WASD keys quickly to dodge in that direction, or quickly click on a (sometimes moving) target to perform an action, or press the Q key repeatedly to force something into submission. These sequences are "friendly" in that you're usually given plenty of warning for what you need to press, and you can also sometimes miss a key or two and still survive until the end. But if you play adventure-type games simply because you don't have the dexterity to play action games, or you don't like the frenetic pace of action games, then The Wolf Among Us might be frustrating for you.
The writing for The Wolf Among Us is pretty good so far. The world is explained in enough detail so that you understand what's going on, and the characters are given enough depth so that you care about what happens to them. Just be aware that the game seems to exist at the same time period as the first issue of the comic book, in some sort of alternate version of the Fables universe, so anything you might know about the comic books (including who's alive or dead) doesn't necessarily apply here. That's a good thing because it means the game can go anywhere, and no character (except perhaps Bigby) is safe.
But probably the most interesting thing about The Wolf Among Us is that the game remembers what actions you take (just like in The Walking Dead before it). So you can make Bigby "nice" and be polite to people, or you can make him a real stinker and literally rip someone's arm off. Other characters in the game react to your actions, and later scenes change because of it. As an example, in the first episode you find Beauty hiding behind some bushes, and she asks you to ignore her presence and not tell Beast that you saw her. So do you agree or disagree, and then what do you do when you see Beast later? The payoff for this choice doesn't come in Episode 1, but from the coming attractions we'll be seeing a lot of Beast in Episode 2, and he probably won't be happy if you lied to him.
So for The Wolf Among Us, my evaluation is this: so far so good. The writing is solid, the characters and universe are intriguing, and the murder mystery looks like it can hold up for a 10-hour game (or however long the entire season lasts). The one caveat for the game is that the content is decidedly adult in nature, and so you might not want your children playing it, but for everybody else, The Wolf Among Us gets an easy recommendation from me. I just wish it wasn't going to take so long for future episodes to come out.
Reviewed By: Steven Carter
Publisher: Telltale Games
Rating: 86%
This review is based on a digital copy of The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – "Faith" for the PC provided by Telltale Games.


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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
How do Genealogy Blogs compare to Mommy Blogs
But, the question remains, can genealogists make money at genealogy? Apart from the Blogging world, the answer is a very qualified yes. Unfortunately, the market for genealogists is extremely small. A search on Monster.com for genealogy showed 43 jobs. Unfortunately, 22 of those job openings were for a start-up Website asking for writers on general instructional topics, not specifically genealogy. Two were for Web designers for the LDS Church. Two were for OneGreatFamily.com and seven were from Ancestry.com. As a comparison, a search under "Law" brought up 1000+ jobs. The Association of Professional Genealogists has about 2000 members world wide. As a comparison, Arizona alone has the Attorney State Bar numbers listed into the 20,000s. I mention these to show that if there is a market for genealogy related services and products, those markets are relatively small.
What about the Blogging sites? How do genealogists stack up to Mommy Blogs? I would guess that Dick Eastman has the most popular individual genealogy Blog. Alexa.com ranks websites on traffic. Today, his Blog ranks #151,616. This is really good considering the Alexa.com database considers over 4 million websites. Genealogy's Star, on the other hand, is ranked #834,610 today. Now, let's go to a typical Mommy Blog. Take SugarDoodle.info for example, this site is ranked #415,515 today. But also consider SimpleMom.net ranked today at #35,614. If you think any of the genealogy websites are monetized, take a look at SimpleMom.net. No one out there in the genealogy Blogging community even comes close to monetizing their site like the Mommy Blogs.
I mentioned Dick Eastman, what about Tom MacEntee? Tom's Geneabloggers site comes closest to a monetized site. His Alexa.com rank today is #451,689. In this market, the lower the number, the higher the ranking and the more traffic. Advertising on a website (including Blogs) is all about numbers. So how many people a day visit these sites?
For some of that information we go to Quantcast.com. Qauntcast.com ranks Dick Eastman's Newsletter at #38,947 in the U.S. and shows about 4.5K people a day. Actually, pretty good. Geneabloggers ranks #326,153 and shows about 3.7K per month (not day). What about SugarDoodle.info? Quantcast.com has SugarDoodle.info at #47,456 with about 34.1K per month. Next, back to SimpleMom.net. Her traffic is "hidden by owner" but is estimated at 47.5K per month. Back to the baseline, Genealogy's Star (and Walking Arizona) is ranked #412,463 and has about 3.2K people per month.
But here is the real difference, the number of Mommy Blogs is estimated at close to 4 million! I just chose two at random, but what about the really popular ones? Take a look at 5minutesformom.com. Alexa.com has this site at #20,217. By the way, there is a huge difference in traffic as your ranking increases towards the top ranks. To give you an idea, Ancestry.com is ranked at #980 today, MyHeritage.com is at #3,994 and FamilySearch.org is ranked at #9,091. So, you talk all you want about making money, the real issue is traffic. Can you get the numbers up to a level where advertising on your site will actually be attractive to someone selling a product?
Theoretically, there should be a market. If Ancestry.com can attract the numbers, then why not a genealogy Blog? But you have to recognize that genealogy is a far smaller and less online area than many, many others.
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Great reality check. But I couldn't help but think maybe your gas tank is too big????ReplyDelete
I don't think many people are expecting to make a full-time living from their genealogy blog.ReplyDelete
I do think that it's not unreasonable to expect to make enough to offset your expenses and maybe pay for your time.
I also think we need to get over the idea that it's somehow dirty or wrong or distasteful to monetize your blog...and I also think that we need to ensure that readers understand how to support the blogs they like, so they can make informed choices as to whether to do so.
My traffic levels now are about the same as they were when I had a blog focused on giving job hunting advice. My income level from the blog, though, is MUCH smaller. My old readers were more familiar with the ways in which readers support blogs financially than new ones.
It's really sugardoodle.net (sugardoodle.info redirects to .net), which has an Alexa rank of 58,624. That's pretty amazing considering the relatively narrow focus of sugardoodle.ReplyDelete
On a related note, maybe you could start a big new trend with "grandpa blogs"! :)ReplyDelete
Sorry for all the comments. I wouldn't trust Alexa rankings very much. One of my sites gets 3-5k visitors per month and Alexa has it ranked around 6.5 million (that could be accurate but I doubt it). Another of my sites gets about 1000 visitors per month but has a slightly higher Alexa ranking (6.4 million). I'm not sure there are really good ranking systems.ReplyDelete
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Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumors. In general, radiation therapy is not used as much as it was in the past for treating ovarian cancer. However, it may be used after surgery to try to make sure all cancer cells are destroyed. This is because small amounts of ovarian cancer cells that have spread to lymph nodes or nearby structures may remain undetected with normal testing. Radiation therapy may also be used to ease pain or other symptoms caused by tumors in other areas of the body.
External Beam Radiation Therapy
In external beam radiation therapy, radiation is produced by a machine positioned outside the body. Short bursts of x-rays are directed at the cancer to affect as much cancer as possible. The radiation oncologist will determine how many treatments you will receive. Generally, external beam radiation only takes a few minutes. For ovarian cancer, external beam radiation therapy is given 5 days a week for 3-5 weeks.
A newer type of 3-dimensional (3-D) technology may include intensity modulated treatment (IMRT) radiation therapy. The beams surround all sides of the tumor. This allows for more intense radiation to be delivered to the tumor. It also decreases the amount of damage to surrounding healthy tissue and related side effects. IMRT is still being studied and may not be available in all areas.
Intraperitoneal Radiation Therapy
Intraperiotoneal radiation therapy uses a catheter to deliver radioactive material directly into the abdominal cavity. The liquid coats the cancer cells that are in the abdominal cavity and kills them. It may be an option for women with advanced or recurrent ovarian cancer that is not responsive to chemotherapy.
Whole Brain Radiation Therapy
Craniospinal radiation is a special type of radiation that treats the whole brain and spinal cord. This is done when ovarian cancer has spread to the meninges (layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord) or cerebrospinal fluid.
Side Effects and Management
Complications of radiation therapy may include:
- Vaginal irritation, which may cause discharge.
- Vaginal dryness, causing discomfort during intercourse.
- Infertility—If you plan on having children, talk to your doctor. There may be options to preserve fertility before starting treatment.
- Bladder irritation, which may cause blood in the urine, or pain and burning during urination.
- Bowel obstruction (intraperitoneal radiation therapy).
A variety of treatments are available to help manage side effects of radiation therapy, such as dry, irritated skin, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea , and fatigue due to anemia . Sometimes adjustments to treatment doses may also be possible. The earlier side effects are addressed, the more likely they will be controlled with a minimum of discomfort.
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SHERBROOKE, Que. — The jurors at the trial of three men charged with criminal negligence causing death in the Lac-Megantic railway disaster will deliberate Saturday after failing to reach a verdict Friday.
Day 2 of deliberations passed without any questions or messages from the 12 jurors.
The jury is determining the fate of Tom Harding, Richard Labrie and Jean Demaitre, who are charged in connection with the July 2013 tragedy in which 47 people were killed when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded.
The three men pleaded not guilty.
Harding was the train's engineer, Labrie the traffic controller and Demaitre the manager of train operations.
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Ta Ethne Christian Church
We are an Orthodox Christian Church interested in world and cultural unity under Christ.
Christians of any ethnicity, race or country.
Ta Ethne: means all ethno-liguistic groups of people (ethnicities/peoples, not nationalistic/man-made territories)
Christian: shouldn't need explanation, but Christ-centered should suffice. We'd like to avoid traditional imagery such as crosses, doves, praying hands, etc. We want a modern, unique logo.
Church: God's people gathered together in unity.
The logo should reflect an international perspective (again, all peoples) and be understood by most people regardless of location. Yet the logo should not be so generic that it becomes incommunicable.
Communicate orthodox Christian theology, particularly the Trinity since we are trying to emphasize the relational aspect of God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) and God's people together. Our hope is to model the kind of relationship that exists in the Trinity within this congregation.
Format: Every entry should be on a black background, white background, and show a one color example as well.
Colors: nothing flashy (e.g. neon colors)
Overall: distinct and unique; simple, but elegant.
We also want to ensure that the logo can be used in multiple settings (website, facebook, print media, billboards, etc.); that it remains crisp and clear regardless of size. Finally, we would like to include the phrase "A Ministry of the Church of God" in very small print in the logo.
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There are many players in Joe's situation. There are even lots of level 80's who cannot afford the "5000 gold mount". I see all the time level 80's with the slow flying mount or even riding around on ground mounts. Crazy isn't it? Not really. Each individual is different and everyone has different ways of playing World of Warcraft and each individual has different goals. Not everyone reads gold-making blogs or WoW fan sites. Not everyone is well informed. Also, not everyone has accumulated sufficient experience in order to be self suficient and independently well-off (if not downright wealthy) in this World of Warcraft of ours.
So how does one get around to building the incredible amount of 5000 gold required for an epic flying mount? First of all, the 5000G is a lie! The epic flying skill itself is 5000 gold but when you factor the cost of the normal flying skill plus the mount itself, the amount becomes 6000G. When you also add the infamous Cold Weather Flying skill, you're up to 7000 buckaroos. Scary isn't it? It doesn't have to be.
Now in my case, 5000 or even 20000 gold isn't that big of a deal anymore. I remember fondly the days of Classic WoW when 900 gold for the epic mount was really really hard to get. Those days are long gone. Anyone can make a hefty sum these days.
My Alliance characters are in a special situation. I like to split Alliance and Horde on different servers. My Alliance are the most numerous and I only have one significant Horde character, a shaman. Because my Alliance have been here for a long time, I've had ages in which to accumulate gold. Besides, I share several professions between these characters and sometimes I can make certain items that sell well. Very rarely though. So I won't be talking about how I make gold on my Alliance.
Instead, I'm gonna talk about my (still) level 65 Orc Enhancement Shaman who at his level already has 3000 gold, after having bought the epic ground mount. Yes, I know, it's not much, but this character started on his own on a fresh server, with zero gold in his pocket. Along the way I also picked up a bunch of gear from the AH, including two nice blue maces that cost me about 300 gold. I know for certain that at level 77 he will easily afford that epic flying skill + mount. So how does one manage to save all this money?
As I wrote in a previous post, when I start a fresh character on a new server, I always get 2 gathering professions. I don't care about crafting stuff. Many players new to WoW, probably coming from another MMORPG, imagine that crafting professions are the way to go! In most cases, I would say no. Crafting professions are okay(ish) once you are maximum level and have plenty of gold to "invest" in that profession. If you don't actively pursue a crafting profession, you'll most likely never make a profit. By "actively pursue" I mean spamming trade channel, putting stuff on the AH, buying cheap mats, etc.
Regarding crafting professions, people also believe that these will help you get good gear while you level. Well, I concede, that's partly true. Professions usually do give some nice gear that you can craft for yourself and it will be of some help while you level, especially considering that before you hit Outland, i.e. 1-60, quest rewards are pretty crappy. However, the advantage given by crafting professions is, IMO, not big enough to make it worthwhile to pursue a crafting profession. Think about it: you can make tons of gold by selling raw mats. Whatever leveling gear you need you can simply purchase from the AH since you're already a wealthy bastard. Let others do the hard work for you! Also consider that people who DO level crafting skills, will usually flood the AH with crafted gear, and this gear can very often be bought for ridiculously low prices, sometimes even lower than the price of the mats. Would you like to be the poor crafter who can't even break even? Of course not.
In any case, going for the maximum amount of gold while leveling is best done, in my experience, with 2 gathering professions, unless you like playing the Auction House like there's no tomorrow (but then you're not actively in the field, actually playing the game). I usually go with mining/herbalism because they're the most profitable currently. I will simply sell all the stuff I gather on the AH. Of course, selling these mats for the highest profits is a whole new ballgame and a topic in itself, which I will cover in a future article.
And this is my main strategy for making money while I level. This will bring me the bulk of the sum I will need at level 77 when I will be able to afford that epic flying mount. And just in case you're wondering why not to buy the mount at 70, it's simple: 77 is the new 70. Since at 70 you should jump to Northrend right away, and since you can't fly in Northrend until 77, there simply isn't any point in getting a flying mount at 70, unless you want to hang around Outland for a few more levels.
In the next part of the article I will talk about a few ideas in which to maximize your gold while leveling.
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A few years ago, at PwC we began to wonder why our younger people didn't seem to be motivated by the same things that motivated the generations before them. Why didn't they want to work in the same way? In the accounting and professional services industry, it has long been assumed that fair pay, a stable upward career path, a chance at financial security and the prestige of partnership would be enough to attract and retain bright young talent. However, we started to find that this was no longer the case. So what have we been doing differently to address this business dilemma?
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Obama and Roberts Agree
The public colloquy between President Obama and Chief Justice Roberts continues, but this time they have acted in concert rather than at loggerheads.
At Tuesday's oral argument in New Process Steel v. National Labor Relations Board, the Court considered whether the five-seat NLRB could command a quorum of three when only two members actually sat on the board. The Government argued that two board members could, in fact, constitute a quorum for NLRB deliberations in the face of Senatorial obstruction to the President's three nominees to the NLRB.
After Justices Kennedy, Scalia, and Ginsburg grilled Deputy Solicitor General Katyal over the broken nomination and confirmation process, Chief Justice Roberts lobbed a final, "why are we even here?" question: "And the recess appointment power doesn't work why?"
Today the President demonstrated that he heard the Chief Justice's suggestion and used his recess appointment power to place two of his NLRB nominees, both Democrats, in their posts. Obama left unappointed his third nominee, a Republican.
Whether Obama's move will compel a majority of the Roberts Court to dismiss the case as moot remains uncertain. Like Kiyemba, the facts of the case before the Court have so changed as to seemingly unmoor the legal question. For this reason, the Court may "G…VR" the case for consideration by the newly quorum'ed NLRB.
Nevertheless, New Process Steel's claim remains grounded in the fact that a statutorily questionable two-member NLRB rendered a decision against the company; indeed, there stand many NLRB decisions made by its two members whose statutory legitimacy would remain questionable without the Court's ruling.
Further, even with the four members now sitting on the NLRB, simple math and recess appointment rules suggest that the Court would do well to clarify matters: first, one NLRB member is set to retire this summer; second, the two members appointed today may not receive Senate confirmation at the end of the next session of Congress–and at least one has faced significant opposition. Four minus one minus one or two. That's back to below three NLRB members.
The concrete grievances over the legitimacy of past two-member NLRB decisions such as the one against New Process Steel are far more persuasive reasons why the Court should address the merits of this case than the fear of some future moment when the NLRB dips back down below three members. But that fear of the future will surely affect the Court's reasoning if it does choose to decide the case so to retroactively (and therefore prospectively) bless or condemn the two-member decisions.


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This new option was recommended by the Academic Senate on September 22, 2005 and approved by the President on November 1, 2005.
Option in Integrative Professional Studies (code OCSTBS07) (120 units)
The integrative professional studies option provides students the opportunity to create a curriculum composed of courses and experiences that meet their individual career needs. Competence in leadership, management, professional communication, diversity, technology, and problem solving is the focus of this degree option. This option is designed for individuals who: 1) Have been out of high school or community college for several years; 2) Have at least five years of work experience; 3) Qualify for admission to the university as an upper division transfer student; and 4) Want and need a baccalaureate degree.
Students may use a combination of college transfer credit, military courses, credit-by-examination (CLEP), and portfolio credit for college-level learning achieved from work and life experiences. Transfer credits from professional or technical degrees earned at accredited institutions are accepted.
The required courses for this degree (35 units) are: OCST 300, 330, 388I, 420 or 421 or 422, 456, 457I, 485, 492, 480, 483, 490. This option also requires 47 units of professional competency coursework determined in consultation with an Occupational Studies Department academic advisor. Professional competency courses for completing the 120 unit requirement for graduation can be met in many ways, including OCST 301 (1-9 units), transfer technical courses and profession-related courses in other departments. Performance in college-level or proficiency examinations approved by CSU will also be accepted.
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NEW YORK - Once upon a time, a beautiful actress won the role of fairy-tale heroine Snow White in an enchanting new series.
Not only that, but the actress scored a parallel role. She also would play schoolteacher Mary Margaret Blanchard, a present-day transformation of Snow White who, thanks to a curse by the Evil Queen, is trapped in the village of Storybrooke, Maine, with fellow fairy-tale folk. All have forgotten their pasts as storybook characters and, now stranded in the artifice of real life, are denied every fairy-tale character's birthright: the promise of a happy ending.
The actress, of course, is Ginnifer Goodwin, whose series, "Once Upon a Time," has emerged as one of the fall season's biggest hits. It airs its second episode Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC. Also starring on the show are Josh Dallas, Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Jared Gilmore and Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, a Boston bail bondswoman who is drawn into the mystery of Storybrooke (and who turns out to be Snow White's long-lost daughter).
"Once" has arrived alongside NBC's "Grimm," which, inspired by Grimm's classic fairy tales, pits a homicide detective against mythological creatures living among humans in his hometown, Portland, Oregon. It premieres Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern.
"It seems strange to me that there have been a lot of joint reviews of the two shows," says Goodwin. "The only thing I see we have in common is that we both draw from a certain expansive genre of literature."
She makes a good point. The whimsical abandon of "Once" is its own thing, recalling, if anything, other sui generis shows such as "Pushing Daisies" and "Ugly Betty" and, befitting its creators, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the myth-entangled "Lost," on which they both were producers.
"I was addicted to `Lost'! I'm an eekie-geekie fan of theirs!" says Goodwin, by way of explaining why she scarcely paused before joining their new project when she got the invitation.
The 33-year-old Goodwin is best known as the youngest of three sister wives to Bill Paxton on the HBO polygamy drama "Big Love," which concluded its run this year. Her films include "Mona Lisa Smile" and "Walk the Line."
Now she has the dual challenges of playing one role that was created from scratch, Mary Margaret, and one role that everyone has known from infancy, Snow White.
"I thought there might be pressure to live up to such an iconic character as Snow White," she says, but adds emphatically, "There's not. The parts of the story that we're addressing are always things that could have happened off-page. I'm not re-enacting any part of the Snow White story you've read before, or seen in a movie, nor is anybody else re-enacting parts of their stories you're familiar with.
"Besides, we throw all the fairy-tale characters together. Why couldn't Snow White and Cinderella have been friends?
The series opens with Prince Charming awakening the poisoned Snow White with a kiss. That was on last week's premiere (which drew a fantastic 13 million viewers, even up against Fox's baseball World Series and NBC's "Sunday Night Football"). The story goes on from there.
Much to Goodwin's surprise, Mary Margaret (whose pixie haircut is the style Goodwin has sported for years beneath the wigs other characters obliged her to wear) has proved to be far more demanding to play than Snow White is.
"I'm used to building a character based on that character's life experiences," she says. But Mary Margaret's life as Snow White is stripped from her memory, replaced by the curse of the Evil Queen, who, in effect, has reimagined her.
"What would the Evil Queen WANT Snow White to become? If she is vivacious and confident and optimistic in her Snow White form, then, in Mary Margaret form, the Evil Queen would want her to be subservient and insecure and lonely.
"Is she depressed? She is, but it isn't that simple. The Evil Queen wouldn't want her to be able to be self-indulgent in her depression. She would want her to be ALMOST happy, but always have things fall through; to get a taste of love, but have it ripped away, to want to have children but, after teaching other people's children, go home every day to face none of her own."
On a future episode, Mary Margaret confides that she wants marriage, kids and true love, but she sighs, "If true love was easy, we'd all have it." Adventure and romance seem always beyond reach.
"She's always on the verge, but nothing works out."
If it seems Goodwin has subjected this character to exhaustive analysis, so be it, she says, beaming: "That's what makes it fun!"
Now filming her 10th episode, "Once Upon a Time" has been loads of fun for Goodwin, including the action scenes she plays as Snow White - a first for her.
"My favorite day thus far was the day I ended up in the emergency room getting stitches in my face," she reports. That was during production of the third episode, which airs next week. "I'm still wearing a splint on my finger, months later," she adds, exhibiting it proudly.
The scene in question was part of a suspenseful rescue sequence in a forest near Vancouver, British Columbia, (where the series is filmed), complete with swordplay and horses.
"But I collided with a horse," Goodwin says, "and I was on foot. I found out what it's like to fly. I fought to hold my hand up to cover my face, and thank God, because otherwise I think I would have lost an eye. I injured my hand protecting it.
"The first thing that went through my head when I landed was, `Oh, they're not going to let me play Snow White anymore,' because I thought I had broken my face. Then I thought, `Is this the moment my career ends? I've broken my face!'"
Later, after being treated at a hospital, she listened to phone messages from alarmed network and studio executives a thousand miles away in Los Angeles. She smiles.
"I told them, `I only got like three stitches and I'm headed back to work, and I'm stopping by Starbucks on the way.'"
As real life goes, that is a storybook ending.


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Avalanche player grades: Kevin Porter – C+
2010-11 statistics: 74 GP, 14 G, 11 A, 25 pts, -11
Shots on goal: 102
Game-winning goals: 3
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Some might say that's too generous a grade, for a guy who put up only 25 points in 74 games. And they might be right. But, I don't know, I think the grade fits. He scored a career-high 14 goals for the Avs, and I think he at least worked pretty hard.
It's true, we're not talking about a dynamic year, though, and arguably his NHL career has been something of a disappointment since winning the Hobey Baker award at Michigan.
Porter has some skill with the puck. Trouble is, he doesn't seem to have the puck too often. He put only 102 shots on net in his 74 games. He's not very big or physical around the front of the net, and it would be nice to see a little more sandpaper in his game.
But look, he scored a decent number of goals and I think he still has some possible potential as a third-line guy. Sometimes guys just need to figure out their roles, or coaches need to figure it out for them. Joe Sacco must never again be tempted into believing Porter can be a first-line guy or anything. Teach him how to check harder, get someone to improve his skating some and I think the guy could still be a pretty nice 15-20 goal guy for a team.
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That's right, even water can be a scam these days. That's because of relentless marketing, widespread misinformation and an ingrained mythology surrounding what ought to be a pretty simple fact of modern life: If you're thirsty, have a glass of tap water. That would stand in contradistinction to a claim such as, "You need to drink at least eight eight ounce glasses of water a day (the 8x8 rule), preferably bottled, regardless of whether you're thirsty and regardless of whether you live in a hot climate or engage in strenuous physical activity." In fact, the 8x8 rule is so thoroughly entrenched in our common psyche that even most healthcare practitioners and nutritionists will spout it without a moment's hesitation.
Unfortunately, however, the 8x8 rule is a complete myth, and there never has been any scientific research done that would lead us to such a conclusion. It is likely that the mythology began in 1945 when the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council recommended approximately "1 milliliter of water for each calorie of food," which would amount to roughly two to two-and-a-half quarts per day (64 to 80 ounces). But in its next sentence, which appears to have been overlooked for some strange reason, the board stated, "Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods."
Since it's been ignored for so long it bears repeating that most of the water you need on a daily basis comes from the food you eat. After all, most foods either already contain or have considerable amounts of water added to them in cooking. Besides, everyday experience shows us that most people drink far fewer than eight glasses of water a day without any problem.
But that might lead you to ask whether drinking extra water might be good for you? That it might somehow provide health benefits? Again, however, the answer is that there's never been convincing research showing any particular benefits of drinking lots of water. That's probably because the body is designed to maintain a normal balance of water, regardless of intake (excluding extreme variations, of course). More in, more out.
Some of you may be wondering about caffeine that might be in coffee, tea, soda or energy drinks, because you've heard that they might have diuretic-like effects resulting in a net loss of water (therefore requiring more water intake to compensate). Here, however, there actually is research, and it has shown this is not the case, dispelling another widely held myth. In fact, only alcoholic beverages have a true diuretic effect, requiring more water to compensate.
Now what about all these newfangled kinds of water? Is oxygenated water, distilled water, ionized water, antioxidant-containing water, electrolyte-containing water, vitamin-containing water, herbal water, supplemented water, or whatever fancy new water they've come up with since I started writing this piece, really any better for you than plain old tap water? Considering that millions are spent on marketing these products and not a dime has been spent researching any possible health benefits, I'm inclined to believe the answer is no. Are they bad for you? Only economically. Consider that gasoline, even at $4/gallon, which you probably think is highway robbery, is still less expensive than most, if not all, bottled water. (Gas is only about 3 cents an ounce – can you buy a 16 ounce bottle of water for 50 cents?)
So is bottled water safer for you than tap water? I doubt it. First of all, the federal government (in the form of the Environmental Protection Agency) requires far more rigorous and frequent testing of water from municipal systems than it does for bottled water, which is essentially unregulated (it's a food and as such is regulated by the FDA, which only has jurisdiction over those brands that are shipped across state lines). Second, as much as 40 percent of bottled water is actually from municipal sources, most notably Dasani (from Coca Cola) and Aquafina (from Pepsi). Third, if you were concerned about the purity of your drinking water, the most reliable means of ensuring it would be to use a home filtration system, which would be far more cost-effective.
And if there is a burgeoning backlash against the buying of bottled water, then count this blog as being behind it from the beginning. That's because, while the health benefits of all this overpriced water are nothing but marketing and hype, the detrimental environmental effects are enormous. First off, the billions of plastic bottles that contain the water require millions of barrels of oil to produce them. Then, the heavy bottles are transported around the country by truck, burning more oil. One recent estimate suggests that each bottle of water consumes about one-quarter of its volume in oil in production and transportation costs (from Elizabeth Royte's new book - "Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It," 2008). Finally, the used bottles are rarely recycled and are clogging our landfills and polluting our rivers and oceans.
In summary, you don't need to drink as much water as you've been led to believe, and when you do, it doesn't need to come in expensive, environmentally unfriendly plastic bottles. You can easily and cheaply avoid both these scams by drinking tap water when you're thirsty. If you need to carry some with you, buy an inexpensive reusable container, which come in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials, including stainless steel and plastic (just avoid the hard, polycarbonate, colored #7 plastic bottles because they contain bisphenol A, which has been linked to health concerns).


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When you use perl and you want to access HTTP/HTTPS/FTP content, you'll typically use a pre-made module to accomplish the task. One of the most common modules to do this is LWP. LWP is not only used directly, but by several other popular modules to handle network communications. And this scares me...
Why? Because perl programmers often use LWP to handle "web stuff". Code I have encountered that uses LWP may disallow certain protocols that can be accessed, such as "file:" because they know that they only want to access remote URLs, but does not often do anything special to handle HTTPS securely. This may be because the entire notion of validating certificates the LWP-way is so counterintuitive that even the most experience perl folks I know have never encountered this.
Here's the issue with LWP and HTTPS:
Unless you define a custom HTTP request header called "If-SSL-Cert-Subject" and set it to a regular expression that properly matches the subject field of an SSL certificate, you won't be doing proper hostname validation. Without hostname validation, you might as well not be using SSL.
I have not come across a single project that uses LWP and has hostname validation enabled. There's a lot of code out there and I'm sure someone has done it right somewhere. I have a feeling this lack of validation is because (a) programmers expect HTTPS libraries to do this by default, and (b) the interface basically makes no sense.
Here's a snippet from the LWP perldoc that describes this functionality:
The request can contain the header "If‐SSL‐Cert‐Subject" in order to make the request conditional on the content of the server certificate. If the certificate subject does not match, no request is sent to the server and an internally generated error response is returned. The value of the "If‐SSL‐Cert‐Subject" header is interpreted as a Perl regular expression.
Remember that a certificate's subject may look like this:
subject=/C=US/ST=California/L=Mountain View/O=Google Inc/CN=www.google.com
subject=/C=US/ST=California/L=Mountain View/O=Google Inc/CN=www.google.com
or like this:
subject=/C=US/ST=Arizona/L=Scottsdale/18.104.22.168.4.1.3126.96.36.199.3=US/220.127.116.11.4.1.3220.127.116.11.2=AZ/O=GoDaddy.com, Inc/OU=MIS Department/CN=www.GoDaddy.com/serialNumber=0796928-7/188.8.131.52=V1.0, Clause 5.(b)
As the value of this header is a regex, one cannot simply use a hostname. Remember that /domain.com/ will match "someotherdomain.com" or even "hacker.anotherdomain.computerparts.topleveldomain". Your code will still be vulnerable to attackers unless your regular expression is properly anchored and you take the time to properly parse the subject line which is a chore to say the least. Additionally, subjects are not guaranteed to all follow the same order or format, which makes writing a general purpose check rather difficult.
And remember, if you don't do this (correctly), you might as well not be using SSL.
I have filed a couple of bugs against the larger perl projects I am aware of that use LWP. I would strongly suggest that any perl programmers reading this check to see if they have used LWP and if so, if they have actually enabled correct hostname validation.
Here's a snippet of perl blatantly ripped out of the perldoc for LWP::UserAgent that demonstrates setting the header so you can play around with it:
require LWP::UserAgent;
my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
# If no If-SSL-Cert-Subject header exists, no hostname validation is on
# Here's a certificate check that can by bypassed by anyone. Think attacker.domain.combinationlockfactory.com
# Any of the following lines will validate https://www.godaddy.com...
#$ua->default_header("If-SSL-Cert-Subject"=>'Domain Control Validated');
my $response = $ua->get('https://www.godaddy.com/');
if ($response->is_success) { print $response->content; } else { die $response->status_line; }
This seems like a pretty dangerous, hard to use interface. I've reached out to some people in the perl community about trying to fix this. I'm interested in your comments. Hopefully reading this has not been a waste of your time.


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Original Trinity Hymnal, #408
From Psalm 38
In thy wrath and hot displeasure,
Chasten not thy servant, Lord;
Let thy mercy, without measure,
Help and peace to me afford.
Heavy is my tribulation,
Sore my punishment has been;
Broken by thine indignation,
I am troubled by my sin.
With my burden of transgression
Heavy laden, overborne,
Humbled low I make confession,
For my folly now I mourn.
Weak and wounded, I implore thee;
Lord, to me thy mercy show;
All my pray'r is now before thee,
All my trouble thou dost know.
Darkness gathers, foes assail me,
But I answer not a word;
All my friends desert and fail me,
Only thou my cry hast heard.
Lord, in thee am I confiding;
Thou wilt answer when I call,
Lest my foes, the good deriding,
Triumph in thy servant's fall.
Lord, my God, do not forsake me,
Let me know that thou art near,
Under thy protection take me,
As my Saviour now appear.
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Tag: Lobster Trap Tag
Joe Ciaramitaro Lobster Trap Tag Found on Cornwall Beach in The UK
Chris Easton writes-
Dear Joey,
Earlier this year I found a fishing tag which I think may be yours. It reads F/V NET PROFIT 7918 JOE CIARAMITARO along the bottom. I enjoy walking along the strand line on my local beach – Perranporth in Cornwall in the UK. It is not uncommon to find flotsom from the fishing industry of the East Coast of America which travels across the Atlantic on the North Atlantic Drift.
I Googled the name yesterday & got linked to www.goodmorninggloucester.com , so I thought that it might be worth sending you a photo of the tag & a photo of Perranporth Beach, where it was found. The village is at the far end of the beach.
Hope you find this of some interest.
Yours, Chris Easton
Chris, the Joe Ciaramitaro who was a lobsterman and incredibly friendly guy on the Gloucester waterfront passed well before his time. I'm not a lobsterman, my cousin Frank and I are lobster dealers here in Gloucester MA and own a commercial dock.
After Joe passed Joe Grillo bought the Net Profit and continues to fish it today.
Here's a post from 2009-
Joe Grillo's Net Profit
Posted on February 19, 2009 by Joey C
Joe Grillo bought the Net Profit. His old boat The Wanderer was old, tired and slow as molasses. To say that Joe is happy about the upgrade would be an understatement. Video at 8:00AM
The Net Profit
Joe Grillo's Net Profit, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The Wanderer
Do you see the buoys on the old Wanderer's antenna and the Net Profit? The same, red on top, yellow on the bottom- Joe Grillo's buoy colors!


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When: Sept. 11
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Beauty: Makeup was very neutral and dewy. Antigua Eye Illuminating Bronzer was used on cheeks and lips were nude. Eyes were also very neutral using bronzes and browns. Bobbi Brown did the makeup.


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|United States top 10 bottled water brands by drugstore sales, sales growth, and share of sales in dollars and percentages for the year ended March 18, 2012
|Chain Drug Review
|May 2012
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Dollar Leading brands sales % Market in drug stores (XXX) change share
DOLLAR SALES Aquafina $XX,XXX + X.X% XX.X% Glaceau Smart Water XX,XXX + XX.X% X.X% Total * Poland Spring XX,XXX - X.X% X.X% $X.XX bil. Dasani XX,XXX + XX.X% X.X% (+X.X%) Glaceau Vitamin XX,XXX - X.X% X.X% Water Drug stores Nestle Pure Life XX,XXX + XXX.X% X.X% $XXX.X mil. Fiji XX,XXX + X.X% X.X% (+X.X%) Evian XX,XXX + XX.X% X.X% Glaceau Vitamin XX,XXX + XX.X% X.X% Water Zero Ice Mountain XX,XXX + X.X% X.X%
* Total of drug stores, supermarkets and discount stores excluding
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NEW YORK -- The battle has been joined for the consumables dollar.
Drug chains have staked a claim to the market, generating more than XX% of their volume with food and beverage sales. Now convenience stores are stepping up their bid for the business.
Drug chains have a head start, however, having already overhauled their front ends in order to display food and drinks more prominently.
Kinney Drugs, for one, has dedicated one of the quadrants in its prototype to convenience, with space for an enlarged assortment of food and beverages. The candy section, for example, has been boosted from XX feet to XX feet.
One Kinney store, in Bridgeport, N.Y., was given a walk-in cooler for beer. The cold brews include craft beer, imports and singles. The store, in a rural area without a nearby supermarket, also has extra cooler doors for dairy products, water, energy drinks, teas and sodas.
Chainwide, more than XX stores have been converted to the prototype, with several more renovations slated for 2012. Remodeled stores have significantly outperformed older units, noted vice president of retail merchandising Rick Cognetti. "That's why we're continuing to roll them out," he said.
As a regional player, Gouverueur, N.Y.-based Kinney is constantly seeking to set itself apart with local products, whether it's cheddar cheese, apple cider or maple syrup. "We have a good rapport with our regional suppliers, and we always want to do more," Cognetti remarked.
At Navarro Discount Pharmacy, consumables continue to be a strategic strength, and one in which the chain is always seeking opportunities to expand on its price and assortment leadership position, chief operating officer Jim Thatcher said this year.
"Our category management team is focused on cost-of-goods improvements and passing those savings on to our customers; this combined with an aggressive promotional marketing campaign is consistently delivering sales increases that are running positive to prior year and positive to total company sales trends," Thatcher commented.
Dave Janowicz, vice president of merchandising at Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, sees a trend in consumables offering "supplement type" benefits. The phenomenon is exemplified by food products with probiotics, such as yogurt, as well as beverages targeted to health conditions, including sleeplessness, joint pain and loss of bone density.
Products with established benefits are accounting for a substantial part of the market, he says, citing the demand for drinks with electrolytes and for coconut water, which has a nutrient profile (high potassium and low sodium) that has been shown to help reduce high blood pressure.
Chocolate candy $X,XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Beer ** X,XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Carbonated beverages X,XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Nonchocolate candy XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Spirits/liquor XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Bottled water XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Salty snacks XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Wine ** XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Gum XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Snack nuts/seeds/corn nuts XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Energy drinks XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Baby formula/electrolytes XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Tea/coffee ready-to-drink XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Cookies XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Cold cereal XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Coffee XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Snack bars/granola bars XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Bottled juices XXX,XXX,XXX - X.XX Sports drinks XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Crackers XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Soup XX,XXX,XXX - X.XX Miscellaneous snacks XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Dried meat snacks XX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Seafood-shelf-stable XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Dried fruit XX,XXX,XXX - XX.XX Canned juices XX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Dinners-shelf-stable XX,XXX,XXX - X.XX Baby food XX,XXX,XXX - X.XX Tea bags/loose XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX Premixed cocktails/coolers XX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX Popcorn/popcorn oil XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX
Chocolate candy X,XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX $X.XX Beer ** XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX XX.XX Carbonated beverages XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX N/A Nonchocolate candy XXX,XXX,XXX - X.XX X.XX Spirits/liquor XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX XX.XX Bottled water XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX X.XX Salty snacks XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX X.XX Wine ** XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX X.XX Gum XXX,XXX,XXX - X.XX X.XX Snack nuts/seeds/corn nuts XXX,XXX,XXX + X.XX X.XX Energy drinks XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX X.XX Baby formula/electrolytes XX,XXX,XXX - X.XX XX.XX Tea/coffee ready-to-drink XXX,XXX,XXX + XX.XX X.XX Cookies XXX,XXX,XXX - X.XX X.XX Cold cereal XX,XXX,XXX + X.XX X.XX ...


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After the success of the full-size rear-drive Chrysler 300, the midsize front-drive Chrysler Sebring became the Chrysler 200 in 2011. With the new name came new styling, an improved interior, and an updated powertrain over the existing – and dated – chassis. The 2013 Chrysler 200 is offered with two engine choices: a 173-hp 2.4-liter I-4 with 166 lb-ft of torque and a 283-hp, 260 lb-ft 3.6-liter V-6. Base 200 LX sedan models mate the 2.4-liter to a four-speed automatic that is EPA rated 21/29 mpg city/highway. Other four-cylinder models and all V-6 models are mated to a six-speed automatic. Four-cylinder sedans with the six-speed automatic transmission are rated 20/31 mpg, while the 200 convertible equipped with the 2.4-liter and six-speed auto is rated 18/27 mpg. Sedans and convertibles with the 3.6-liter and six-speed auto are rated 19/29 mpg.
In a Motor Trend First Test, a 2011 Chrysler 200 sedan with the 3.6-liter V-6 reached 60 mph in 6.4 seconds and stopped from 60 mph in 123 feet. While acceleration times land it in the thick of the midsize segment, we noted, "On the fuel economy front, the 200 Limited's 19 mpg city and 29 mpg highway mean it finishes in the bottom third of the family sedan class." The 200's handling is "much improved" over the Sebring and its "figure-eight time put it near the top of its competitive set. Too bad there is more to a great driving experience than mere numbers. … [The 200 Limited] still doesn't serve up what you might call a comprehensive, compelling driving experience." So although the Chrysler 200 is noticeably better than the Sebring sedan it replaces, the car still has a long way to go to effectively compete with the midsize sedan class leaders.
Much of those sentiments were repeated in tests of the 200 convertible. In our First Test, we noted the 2012 200 convertible weighed over 500 pounds more than the four-door sedan model. With the additional weight and open roof we found the 200 "sloppy, wallowy, clumsy — basically, if you take everything you like and want dynamically from a vehicle and reverse it, you'd have yourself a Chrysler 200 Convertible. Which is a shame, because we know full well Chrysler is more than capable of making cars that handle very well."
In a four-car comparison of popular drop-top rental cars, the 200 convertible came in last place behind the Ford Mustang V6, Volkswagen Eos, and Chevrolet Camaro V6. We noted "the 200's biggest, most comfortable back seat, which offers armrests, cupholders, and 3.5 inches more leg and shoulder room than the second-most-spacious Mustang, though it was still a bit tight." We justified the last place finish by explaining that "buyers can do a lot better, but renters looking to slow down and enjoy the view with four adults onboard may be best served by this big softie."
Chrysler revised the 200 sedan's trim levels with LX, Touring, and Limited models, while the sporty S trim is now the S appearance package available on Limited and Touring models. Limited models now include Boston Acoustic speakers and 17-inch alloy wheels standard. Chrysler claims revised suspension tuning on 200 convertible models offers a responsive and comfortable ride. Billet Silver Metallic Clear Coat, True Blue Pearl Coat, and Cashmere Pearl Coat are new paint colors for both body styles. The 2013 Chrysler 200 sedan has a four-star overall safety rating from the NHTSA (out of a possible five stars) and is considered a Top Safety Pick+ by the IIHS for cars built after November 2012. The 2013 Chrysler 200 convertible hasn't been tested by the NHTSA and has only been evaluated in the IIHS' Moderate Front Overlap and Side Impact tests, where it received a Good rating (the highest rating) in both categories.
Chrysler 200 sedan trim levels are streamlined, while the S trim becomes a trim package. Convertible models get revised suspension tuning for more comfort and better handling. Three paint colors have been added to the paint palette.


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SUMMERTIME! And the Living Will Be Easy for a Few Weeks
Paul Krugman
is has been on vacation. The Nation sneaks in a "double issue"— meaning they're skipping a week. The London Review of books has a "Sad Summer Issue". So we're doing it too. This issue will be up probably until after Labor Day, and I'l just add articles from time to time at my leisure, more or less randomly. More are in the works now, and will be posted in the next few days.
Some of our regular contributors will take time off as they choose, and I'll just be posting contributions from others when I get around to it, without worrying too much about deadlines.
(Bob Burnett is on vacation this week.)
For "News", I might provide links to stories in the many worthwhile sites which aspire to report on what's happening in Berkeley. I'll also keep an eye on Bay City News, and will welcome news articles but not search them out.
I'll send email alerts to subscribers whenever there's critical mass of new material. If you'd like to get on the list, write to firstname.lastname@example.com. There's no charge.


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I am using MacBook Pro for the last 1.5 years. Here is my configuration.
13" MacBook Pro, min-2010
2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo
OS X Lion 10.7.4
Would you recommend upgrading to SSD for fast processing or would upgrading RAM will be better?
I am also worried about my pocketbook. 320 GB of hard disk can be used as external hard disk after upgrading, but in case of RAM previous RAM will be useless, as the Macbook Pro only has two slots. (Currently both are used, 2GB RAM slots each.)
PS: I am a Ruby on Rails and iOS developer and using my MacBook Pro more than 15 hours a day for coding purpose. I have the 2 year extended warranty.


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|2018 (e)
|2019 (f)
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(e): Estimate. (f): Forecast.
- Robust external financial position
- Support for R&D through public expenditure
- Consensus on democratic achievements
- 4th largest electronics producer in the world
- Foreign trade vulnerable to economic conditions in mainland China and the United States
- Massive relocations weakening industrial employment
- Lack of competitiveness of the service sector
- Infrastructure gap compared to other advanced Asian economies
- Growing isolation on the international diplomatic scene
Growth continues to slow down
In 2019, growth is expected to moderate due to lower external demand from the main trading partners, such as China and Hong Kong. Trade tensions between the United States and China could hinder Taiwan's economic activity, as the island is integrated into the Chinese value chain. Its exports are mainly composed of intermediate products, and a share of these is first exported to China, before being re-exported to the United States. Taiwanese exports could therefore indirectly suffer from the US-China trade war. However, these are concentrated around dynamic sectors such as electronics (40% of exports), machinery (mechanical tools for the metal sector and turbojets in particular) and the chemical industry. While these sectors are facing pressures, they are nevertheless likely to remain competitive. Moreover, despite restrictions for travellers from mainland China to Taiwan, tourism should once again develop favourably. While private sector confidence could be affected by this unfavourable business environment, growth will still be driven by infrastructure spending, both in the healthcare and energy sectors, as part of the national infrastructure development programme.
Inflation will remain moderate in 2019 due to the modest growth of private consumption (53% of GDP in 2017), which will nevertheless be stimulated by the 5% increase in the minimum wage, implemented at the beginning of 2018. The construction of housing (particularly social housing), at the government's initiative, should help reduce rental prices.
Strength of internal and external accounts
The implementation of the Infrastructure Development Plan, which started in 2017, will slightly increase public spending. This programme, which focuses on the modernisation of the rail network and water distribution, as well as the development of renewable energies, urban areas and innovation, should be completed by 2025. In addition, defence spending is expected to increase. Budgetary revenues are also expected to increase, thanks to increased tax revenues from taxes on income and financial transactions, allowing the government to stabilise the low government deficit. Public debt, almost entirely denominated in New Taiwanese dollars and held by domestic investors, will remain at a moderate level.
On the external accounts side, the current account might deteriorate slightly but will remain in surplus due to a large trade surplus (14% of GDP in 2017). Despite a slowdown in Chinese growth and trade war, exports are expected to remain dynamic, as global demand for electronics should continue to support exports. In addition, this environment could strengthen the government's "New Policy for the South", which aims to extend Taiwan's economic integration with South and Southeast Asian countries in order to limit its dependence on China. At the same time, imports, which are largely driven by oil prices, are expected to increase in the same proportion as exports. The level of external debt (about 30% of GDP) does not compromise the stability of the island's external position, as with a net external position of 200% of GDP in 2017, it is one of the world's largest creditors.
Tense relations with mainland China, at the heart of political life
In 2016, the presidential and legislative elections brought the Democratic Progressive Democratic Party (DPP) and President Tsai Ing-wen to power, marking a turning point in the policy towards mainland China. While Kuomintang, the now main opposition party, and the previous President were in favour of a policy of rapprochement, the DPP has a tougher position and refuses to join the 1992 consensus that governs relations between the two sides of the Formosa Strait and recognizes the principle of "one China". This policy should not change in view of the diplomatic pressure exerted by Beijing to isolate the island.
In 2018, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and Burkina Faso ceased to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign country in favour of mainland China. In addition, this diplomatic position is echoed by part of the island's population, which is calling for a referendum on an official declaration of independence. However, the President is unlikely to favour this initiative, preferring the status quo. This issue will be central to the election campaign in view of the 2020 presidential and legislative elections. Although the DPP appears to be in a good position, the President is facing growing public dissatisfaction with her government, due to disappointing economic performance.
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Before the rise of Napster and AutoTune, we had drugs and rock 'n' roll. Remember how great those were?
MintPass' Cube MP3 player, a 2"x2"x2" box, sits somewhere between concept and product (leaning toward concept), and incorporates design details from analog music into the digital realm. The VU (volume unit) meter, a former staple of audio equipment, is celebrated front and center, backlit by LED. Similar battery and RF gauges dominate two other main sides, with the very back of the unit offering USB and 3.5mm out. (Expect Bluetooth as well.)
And then there's the top, which is spattered with 10 buttons. REMEMBER BUTTONS?? I loved buttons, especially the kind that if you pushed down would stay down unless you hit other buttons. It's like pressing buttons for buttons' sake, which is pretty much the most wonderful experience I could imagine (other than drugs and rock 'n' roll). [MintPass via Unplggd]