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Selling a home is difficult. It's an asset that is worth more than most buyers' net worth. Like with any product or asset, its value increases when demand increases. The best way to find yourself as the subject of a bidding war would be to increase the amount of viewings you get, so you have more potential customers. Of course, you need to convert these into sales with some convincing persuasion strategies too. This article will look at home to get more people through the door and view your home.
Social Media and other ways to spread awareness
Like everything, social media can be a great way to market a product. If you view your home as a product, you'll start to see the "unconventional" ways you can market it. Social media is great for sharing, and your friends list on Facebook and Instagram is a good place to start. This is how the above raffle was so successful, because it was incredibly shareable. Likewise, if you get creative and include some great pictures, or even a story about the home, then you're only going to increase the amount of attention and exposure to potential buyers.
But not only the Internet is a good way to spread awareness about your intention to sell your house. Especially when living in a busy and lively area with many people passing the house, it can make sense to place an eye-catching flag in front of the house to attract people's attraction, as such an advertising material is impossible to miss even from a distance. Furthermore, it is likely that you'll get many word-of-mouth recommendations and find even more people that are interested in your house.
Of couse you can also spread awareness by publishing not only on the Internet and in social media, but also in local newspapers.
Use an estate agent
Estate agents are professionals that will sell your home for you. They have a bunch of connections, websites and potential buyers waiting on the phone. In return, you have to pay them a commission upon selling the home.
Whether or not this is for you, there is one thing that is for certain: they get people through the door. They have a professional team that knows how to market your home, so you will likely be receiving good quality buyers too. The big takeaway here though is to not leave it entirely to them. Feel free to continue putting in effort to sell it, and they certainly won't be designing the inside of your home for you.
Use professional pictures
Lots of potential buyers do browse real estate websites, and you need to stand out from the crowd. We are drawn to higher quality images because we feel they will tell us more information. Using a mobile phone camera isn't really ideal here.
It's not just the image quality though. It may be worth getting in a professional to set up the space for the picture. This means maximising the amount of space in the home in the picture, framing it in the right way, and getting lots of light into the picture.
Design and clean your home for selling
As touched on above, you want to ensure the pictures represent the best version of your home. This means taking some time to think about what buyers want to see, not just yourself. If you have some wacky wallpaper that is very niche, then it might be best to forgo the acquired taste decor in light of some more popular, on-trend decor.
Likewise, ensure the home is super clean and light. This is because good impressions may lead to word of mouth referrals if the current buyer decides against it. Likewise, if it's dirty and hard to sell, your estate agent isn't going to recommend viewing it ahead of other, better presented properties.
Hosting a raffle for your home
This idea is a little crazy, but there have been successful attempts at pulling it off. The most recent example was just a few days ago on valentines day. A homeowner in the UK was struggling to sell their farmhouse for the £545,000 valued home. They gave up and decided to sell the property in a raffle instead, where the price of a ticket is £2 and the winner will be chosen at random.
340,000 people bought a ticket, and the house was then "sold" for £640,000 — well above the previous asking price. Why did so many people purchase a ticket? It was a chance to live in an expensive, huge home, for the price of £2 (and the legal fees will be covered by the raffle ticket homeowner. The evidence behind this is that the winner, Jemma Nicklan, currently earns a low salary of £17,500. This home didn't just get middle class buyers interested in it — the strategy included everyone.


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Supporting democracy in Europe and the European Neighbourhood - The role of independent media and civil society
Friday 17 September 12:00 - 13:30 CEST
As governments throughout the European neighbourhood have continued to respond to the COVID-19 health emergency and react to deepening economic crises, civil society and independent media are playing a crucial role in building and defending democracy.
For Democracy Week 2021, the European Endowment for Democracy is hosting a panel welcoming a range of speakers from the MENA region and the Western Balkans, including civil activists and independent journalists, to discuss their instrumental role in protecting and strengthening democracy.
Welcome words by Maria Arena, MEP, Chair of DROI subcommittee
Danilo Krivokapić, Share Foundation, Serbia
Danilo is director of SHARE Foundation, a Belgrade-based digital rights organisation. A lawyer by education, his fields of work and expertise include data protection, the impact of data-driven business models on privacy, and legal standards for information security and cybercrime. He is a founder of the initiative #hiljadekamera (thousands of cameras).
Yaşar Adnan Adanali, Center for Spatial Justice, Turkey
Yaşar Adnan Adanalı is Istanbul-based urbanist, activist and lecturer. He is the co-founder and director of Center for Spatial Justice (Turkish: Mekanda Adalet Derneğ. MAD), an inter-disciplinary action research institute specialised in spatial justice.
After his PhD on urban transformation, he worked as a development specialist and teaches participatory planning courses. He is the chief editor of beyond.istanbul magazine and a consultant for Düzce Hope Homes, the first participatory mass-housing project in Turkey.
Yara El Murr, The Public Source, Lebanon
Yara El Murr is a multimedia journalist who mainly covers the intersection of health and social issues. She is currently a staff journalist at The Public Source, where she produces short videos, health and environment PSAs, and a mix of short stories and in depth investigations.
In parallel, El Murr works on independent projects that document the memories and traumas inherited from the Lebanese Civil War. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Newlines Magazine, The New Arab, Scheherazade Speaks Science and other media outlets.
Moderator: Ece Temelkuran, writer and journalist.
Ece Temelkuran is an award-winning Turkish novelist, political thinker and public speaker, whose writing has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, New Statesman, Frankfurter Allgemeine and Der Spiegel.
She won the Edinburgh International Book Festival Book Award for her novel Women Who Blow on Knots and the Ambassador of New Europe Award for her book Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy. Ece has been granted honorary citizenship of Palermo for her advocacy of refugees.
She is the author of the internationally acclaimed book How to lose a country. Her latest book is Together – 10 choices for a better now.

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Based on the concept that we come into this world with a strong sense of self-esteem, this course encourages students to recognize that low self-esteem is often the result of mistaken perceptions about ourselves that start in childhood. Journaling exercises help the student organize and understand exactly what triggers his or her personal lapses in confidence.
This course delves into crafting succinct, personalized affirmations as well as visualization techniques for reframing the self-concept. Confidence busters, such as procrastination and cognitive dissonance are discussed at length, as well as the healing associated with forgiveness and service to others.
Building self-confidence is not a course to be taken lightly, rather, it is designed for those who are sincerely ready to create positive changes in their self-perception.
Course Motivation
Everyone has had an occasional lapse of confidence, but there are essential things we can learn about ourselves and exercises we can do that will strengthen our innermost self-respect and improve our outward demeanor. It takes making a commitment to explore yourself and more than a little practice, but you really can become a more confident person.
When you came into this world, you were totally self-assured. You loudly asked for what you wanted and needed, laughed when you thought something was funny, tried hundreds of new ideas, and enjoyed the company of others. You operated from a level of instinct, with no compunctions about drooling down your chin or others seeing you in diapers. In fact, you probably loved being stark naked, regardless of who was in the room. You willingly crawled around like a crab while others around you walked upright. When you fell down, you did not recoil in shame but got up and tried again, awkwardly, to walk like those around you. It never occurred to you to feel self-conscious about not having teeth. You never wondered if you were lovable. When you scribbled nonsensical pictures, you were proud, not embarrassed.
So, what happens to us when we are small that leads to a lack of confidence when we grow older? A number of things begin to take place that cause children to alter the way they see themselves. Certain messages about the world and life begin pouring into our sponge-like minds. Perhaps we can remember some of these things, but probably not. It is safe to assume that we drew conclusions about ourselves over the years that have lodged firmly into our personalities, whether or not those ideas have any relevance to our present situations.
As small folks, when we are reprimanded or experience sad, frightening, or even everyday circumstances over which we have no basis for understanding, we often attribute the related discomfort to some flaw in ourselves and draw conclusions about who we are. This often happens long before we have the capacity to put into words what we are feeling or experiencing.
You should know that by deciding to take this course, you have taken a huge first step toward improving your self-esteem and confidence. By taking responsibility for your own happiness, you have, one hopes, realized that you are the only one who can fix things for you. No one else is responsible for your confidence or lack thereof. Your mere intention to change activates your subconscious mind and begins the process, even before you start.
In this course, we will look at how the subconscious mind absorbs and retains messages, even when the messages no longer make sense. We will explore ways to reprogram our thinking and look at some of the ideas we have, perhaps accidentally, assimilated that might be holding us back. We will look at the ways in which writing, visualizing, meditating, emulating, and quietly affirming can bring about change in the way we see ourselves. In addition, the course explores some of the habits we typically fall into that tend to keep us feeling insecure and how these habits can be changed. Confidence cannot be bought or acquired but must come from the inside. This course will help you learn some internal tools to excavate and uncover the wonderful self that you actually are.
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Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Building Self-Confidence
- Lesson 1 Video
- Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
- Complete Assignment: An Introduction
Lesson 2: The Significant Effects of Confidence
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- Lesson discussions: Self-Confidence
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Lesson 3: The Brain
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- Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4: Adding Visualization to Your Practice
- Lesson 4 Video
- Lesson discussions: Visualization
- Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5: Energy
- Lesson 5 Video
- Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 6: Focus
- Lesson 6 Video
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Lesson 7: Personal Issues
- Lesson 7 Video
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Lesson 8: Cognitive Dissonance: Being True to Yourself
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- Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9: Negative vs. Positive
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- Lesson discussions: Affirmations
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- Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam
Lesson 10: Fitness and Self-Confidence
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- Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
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Lesson 11: Foundations of Confidence
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- Lesson discussions: Your Opinion Matters: Course Rating; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
- Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Define what self-confidence and why it's a skill that needs building.
- Summarize the significant effects of confidence.
- Describe the brain and its role in your self-confidence.
- Identify adding visualization techniques for building your confidence.
- Identify energy and its role in building your self-confidence.
- Demonstrate focus techniques to help boost your confidence.
- Recognize your own personal issues that hinder your self-confidence.
- Describe cognitive dissonance.
- Summarize positive and negative thinking and how that influences your self-confidence.
- Summarize fitness and self-confidence.
- Identify the foundations of confidence and the future of you.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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- Document Your Lifelong Learning Achievements
- Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
- Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online
- View and Share Your Certificate Online or Download/Print as PDF
- Display Your Certificate on Your Resume and Promote Your Achievements Using Social Media
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- "I really valued this course because it has opened my eyes to an abundance of information on the possibilities of why I may be self-conscious and lack confidence. Showing me different ways to combat the insecurities and flaws I have in a positive manner that will shape myself into a better me over time. I got a lot more out of this than I first realized I would." -- James D.
- "This course was very helpful. In just a few days I have been able to change my way of thinking. I can identify things that are positive in my life instead of things that are negative. I still have a lot of work that I need to do, but I will continue with these exercises daily. My self-confidence is just getting started." -- Diana D.
- "Thank you, this course has been very helpful. Now I can see the difference. I talk and behave with confidence. I have the base to keep growing and building it. Thank you for your advice and techniques used in this course." -- Hector S.
- "I really enjoyed this course. It has been an enriching learning experiencing, especially with the Lesson Assignments. All of these assignments were extremely helpful and will be of use to me in the future as well. I would totally recommend this course to anyone needing help with wanting to increase their self confidence!" -- Ashley S.
- "I enjoyed the class immensely, it helped me feel more confident in myself for both my personal and work life." -- Jason M.
- "Great class, wonderful and well learned professor." -- Yvonne W.
- "The layout of the course as very helpful, and the videos are great too." -- Cynthia O.
- "I am happy with the course and I have advised my friends and students to take it." -- Yasar S.
- "This course exceeded my expectations and was a pleasure to take. Exercises increased self awareness and helped me very much. Material was very relevant." -- Joanne A.
- "Instructor was excellent." -- Gregory I.
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text: Great news today that David Ortiz is back home after almost 2 months in the hospital. He was shot in the Dominican Republic on June 9th. Big Papi was released from Mass General Hospital and he's going to continue rehab at home with his family under close medical supervision. He was at one time about 230 pounds, but he says he has lost some weight since he hasn't been able to "crush food" lately. Glad to hear he's on the mend!


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WomenHeart joined 33 organizations representing millions of people with pre-existing conditions in releasing our top policy priorities for the next Administration related to access to adequate and affordable health coverage. "The 100 Days Agenda: A Patient-First Blueprint" outlines specific steps for the President and other policymakers in the first 100 days after being sworn into office in January, a key period when there is momentum for major policy reforms.
Specifically, the agenda urges policymakers to:
- Preserve and strengthen access to Medicaid, which provides health coverage to one in five Americans.
- Reduce availability of insurance-like products that discriminate against those with pre-existing conditions and fail to provide sufficient coverage.
- Improve access to high-quality coverage available in the Marketplace through extended open-enrollment periods, increased subsidies and more support to help patients understand their insurance options.
- Eliminate surprise medical bills, which can be financially devastating for those who call 911 when they are having a heart attack or otherwise receive the health care they need which happens to be out-of-network.
High quality, affordable health coverage means women living with and at risk of heart disease can access prevention, screening and treatment services; medical devices and equipment; and medications as prescribed or recommended. For women living with heart disease, access to adequate insurance coverage can be the difference between getting appropriate and timely care needed to manage heart disease or relying on emergency rooms, urgent care and low-cost or free health clinics for care. Women living with heart disease face a number of barriers, such as cost, which can prevent and/or impact their ability to adhere to the recommendations of their health care provider. For those at risk, including women with diabetes or depression, health insurance provides access to critical preventive services.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been instrumental in increasing the number of women living with heart disease who have health insurance. Still, many women remain uninsured, with disproportionately higher rates for Native American, Latina and Black women. Especially as we continue to live through a pandemic, it is critical that the next Administration and Congress prioritize ensuring that all Americans have the health care they need to thrive.


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To uncover human-system mismatches in system operation, a methodology is proposed for the analysis and classification of operators opinions about operation problems and their demands for system improvements. Previous methodologies had several limitations for dealing with human-related accident reports, that is, human error data. To be able to process operators opinions, a clustering method, "the modified affinity diagram," is used to analyze opinions. Clustered opinions are classified into eight categories based on Rasmussens qualitative model of human behavior. The proposed methodology has several advantages because it uses the operators opinions as dataödata that can be collected at any time even in the absence of reported accidents. These data are intended to include information related to human-system mismatch situations. The methodology prevents unconscious or deliberate bias from influencing data collection. An application of the methodology to the analysis of network systems is presented. The proposed methodology is useful to clarify the subjective human-system mismatch areas in terms of human behavior in system operation.
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Plenty of energy providers are out there, those who are providing energy to different homes. If you are the one facing issues in the cost of electricity bills, then this is the article for you in which you will come to know about the best provider known as the octopus. It is the one popular in the market because of two things as number one is the cost and second is the smart meter. You should consider octopus energy discount code if you want to save money at the time of signing up.
If you are interested, then you can contact them right via online services, which are really easy as there is nothing much you need to focus on. Visit its official site and over there you will find different plans you can go for and also you will come to know about the renewal cost too. If you are worried about the additional price of renewal, then you should start making some comparisons over online services.
After comparing different providers, you will come to know about one thing that is not all of them will be going to cost you the same price of energy. Octopus among them is the one which can fulfill your requirements of energy cost so you should go for it without any second thought at all.
Sign up using online services
You should not worry about stepping out of the house as you only need to move to the online services. You simply can sign in over their online website, which is really a good thing and the second part is that you need to pay the fee to exit the service in case of switching to the other one. This is the way in which you can easily come to move to the other service out there.
All of this thing can happen right via online services as there is no need to roam around for switching the service. Competition is rising in the market, so you need to keep this thing in mind and make sure to not to rush while choosing the service.
Read out the reviews.
If you want to be sure about the octopus energy service, then you can read out the reviews given by the people. They will come to know about how good, or bad the service is and on the basis of that thing you can make your decision. It has become necessary to switch the energy supplier because of the price as they are rising every month. You need to find the one that can provide you the energy under your budget.
You will find every piece of information about the energy once the account is been created over their official site. There are some providers those who are cheating in providing energy, and most of them have been busted recently, so there is nothing to be worried about as all you should do is research about the providers.
You will get a smart meter
If you want greater clarity in terms of readings, cost of electricity, and much more, then you should go for the smart meter. Good energy providers will let you have that meter as you only need to ask them. The smart meter can charge you a little bit more money, but it will be worth it, so there is nothing to stress about. All you need to do is get it installed at your home and enjoy the efficient energy with efficient cost.
If the provider is not giving the smart meter, then you should choose it because they cannot be trusted as because they are not providing enough facility in the beginning. This is the reason why the comparison is essential while choosing the energy provider for your home.
Steps to be taken care of
Energy provider's job is not only to provide energy to your home but also they should make you clear everything about their job, but also they should let you know how to save energy. This is the knowledge which makes an energy provider the best in every way. So you should ask such questions to them by which it will become sure that yes you are going for the right one.
If you are new, then, in the beginning, it might be a little bit challenging to choose, but once you start using online services, everything will get easier for you, which is why you need to be patient.
Do not make random decision
If you do not want to pay more money for the electricity, then you should not rush or make random decision in choosing the energy provider for your home or office because it can lead you to choose the wrong one. The one thing that can help you in finding the best one is a comparison, and for that, there is no need to get messed up for that.
Simply contact the octopus energy supplier, and they will let you know each and everything about the switching cost, energy cost, and much more. You can easily decide which one to choose without any problems at all.
Thus, in the end, it is stated that you should focus on saving the electricity, and still, if you are facing issues of higher bills, then it means it is the time to switch the provider. In order to reduce the cost, you need to find the best like an octopus.


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Canned Heat: Still On The Road Again
Paul Gabriel, DISCoveries, August 1994
"I BELIEVE WE had the biggest response, of any group [at Woodstock]," says Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra, Canned Heat's drummer, who appeared with them there and has kept the band going right up to the present day. "[Our set] was pretty long — it must have been about an hour and a half, maybe longer. And that mass of people, clapping — it was the biggest ovation I've ever heard in my life. We played in the early evening. It was beautiful, and I don't think any other artist got as big an ovation as we did."
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Discover our collection of conceptual painting for sale in our online art gallery showcasing some of the best contemporary conceptual painters working today. Start by exploring our popular subject matters of landscapes, cityscapes or fantasy.
Within our collection we have numerous conceptual painters. Kate Lowe uses her dream like compositions and titles to express her ideas.
Conceptual art emerged across Europe, North America and South America between the late 1960s and 1970s. The term was first written about by Sol LeWitt in 1967: "In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work."
As the idea behind the work is more important than the finished object there was no style or medium which defined this movement.
Artists used whatever tools they thought best for conveying their concept. This ranged from performance art, body art, and land art to using found objects.
Although works were often filmed or photographed, artists attempted to bypass the commercial art world and critique the formal gallery environment by creating works that could not be bought, sold and exhibited.
This critique is evident in Bruce Mclean's performance Pose Work for Plinths (1971), where he mocked the pompous nature of classical plinth sculptures by replacing them with his own body.


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Talk about turning lemons into lemonade.
Lauren Roach, 12, and Landry Nelon, 11, used a lemonade stand to raise $10,000 in two days for the families of the five police officers killed by a sniper in Dallas on July 7.
"At first it was just a lemonade stand and then what happened to the police in downtown Dallas made me realize that families out there were in need of money," Landry told Fox 4.
On July 11, decked out in matching silver sandals, the girls presented a $10,000 check to the five families at the Dallas Police Association building, still in awe of their accomplishment.
"At first we thought we would get about $100, but after we got to about $5,000, we realized we could really get this really high up," Lauren told NBC DFW.
Over the course of a weekend, the girls — with the help of 9-year-old Emmy Roberts and her 8-year-old sister, Lily — sold about 20 gallons of lemonade as well as cookies and brownies to people passing by on foot and in cars by waving colorful posters.
According to Tracey Roach, Lauren's mom, some people didn't even buy the girls' sweet treats and just gave donations as soon as they realized why the girls were raising money. Lauren and Landry's church also matched part of the earnings.
"It feels good to know we are making a difference in people's lives," Lauren told WFAA. "That makes us feel great inside."


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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chief scientist will investigate whether the agency's response to Donald Trump's misleading tweets about Hurricane Dorian violated NOAA policy, according to an email obtained by the Washington Post.
In the email, acting chief scientist Craig McLean reportedly told NOAA staff he'll investigate why the agency issued a press release on Friday corroborating false claims by Trump, who repeatedly said Alabama would be hit "much harder" by Hurricane Dorian than anticipated. On Monday, The New York Times revealed that the press release was issued after Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross Jr. threatened to fire top NOAA employees following a tweet from its Birmingham office contradicting Trump.
"[T]he content of this press release is very concerning as it compromises the ability of NOAA to convey life-saving information necessary to avoid substantial and specific danger to public health and safety," McLean reportedly wrote in the email.
Trump's incorrect tweet was widely panned by experts watching the storm's path, who noted that the state of Alabama was extremely unlikely to face devastating impact from the hurricane and criticized the president for inciting fear unnecessarily. A tweet sent from the official account of the National Weather Service's Birmingham office contradicted Trump's claim, saying Alabama would not see "any impacts" from Hurricane Dorian.
But the NOAA, which oversees the National Weather Service, issued an unattributed public statement on agency letterhead condemning the NWS office in Birmingham. The statement, issued Friday, said the NWS tweet "spoke in absolute terms that were inconsistent with probabilities from the best forecast products available at the time."
Many people initially interpreted the statement as a government agency's act of fealty to Trump, who had spent the previous five days desperately arguing his initial claims were correct.
In a video posted online Sept. 4, Trump even motioned to a map he or someone in the White House had doctored with a Sharpie to imply Alabama had been in the storm's path as he claimed.
As the NOAA's chief scientist, McLean reportedly told staffers a specific danger arises "if the public cannot trust our information, or we debase our forecaster's warnings and products."
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Written by Erin Thomas
FoxBangor.com news story
AUGUSTA – Environmental activists converged at the State House today to announce their priorities in the Legislature.
Wayne Davis is a third generation fisherman from West Tremont.
When lobster prices tanked in 2008, it was the Working Waterfront Access Protection Program that saved his family's business.
It was a grant that kept them from financial hardship.
Now he's behind that bill, alongside other members of the environmental priorities coalition.
It's one of six bills the coalition is backing this legislative session.
Issues they believe they can find common ground with Governor LePage and other new leaders to better protect the state's air, water, land, and wildlife.
The coalition is also backing bills to protect Maine's lakes, endangered species and natural resources, boost the solar economy, and lower energy.


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I was just wondering whether on not I should at watermarks to any photos poster on this site. I have noticed a few people using watermarks and suspect it is more for promotion rather than security.
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AWD vs 4WD - What to Expect For Your Colorado & Cheyenne Summer Adventures
The summer months are the perfect time to head out and enjoy some fun Colorado adventures in your truck or SUV. You can drive out to the lake, or you can get to the mountains for some rock climbing. You could take an extended drive out to the Cheyenne countryside or to a city far from where you live. The opportunities for what you can do during the summer are endless.
But the truck or SUV you'll be using should be ready to handle whatever the roads might throw at it. The vehicle should handle all the sand, mud, rain, rocks, and whatever else might appear on the road or whatever path you blaze yourself.
The road conditions you'll experience in the summer can vary. The amount of driving you'll need to manage can also vary, as you might need to spend plenty of hours driving to campsites, shorelines, and other places of note. You'll need to manage your driving efforts well if you wish to go places and get there safely. That's where you could use an AWD or 4WD vehicle.
One thing you'll see when looking at your truck or SUV entails the drive setup. You'll see four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models. So what makes these two standards different from one another? Here's a closer look at how AWD and 4WD vehicles work, including how these features are different and what might work for many purposes.


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Native App Development at a Premiere Application Development Company
In the ongoing age of Smartphone and mobile Internet, it is obvious that native mobile apps are one of the commonest types of apps. Techies working at a renowned web development company in India explain that a native mobile app is written in a programming language and for a specific mobile platform.
An example here will make things easier. Native iOS apps are written in Swift and Objective-C while native Android apps are written in Java.
Furthermore, techies at the native app development company point out that apart from native mobile apps, web and hybrid apps are also there in existence. A web app is nothing but an interactive website that a user can control with ease. A hybrid app, on the other hand, is developed using CSS, HTML and a number of other programming languages. Moreover, it is wrapped in a native application. This wrapping is done by an app development platform like Cordova. Hybrid apps allow developers use a web-native framework of their choice.
Differences between native and cross-platform mobile app development
As if the existence of various types of app was not enough and thus, native and cross-platform mobile app development came into existence. IT firms need to understand the differences between the two to choose the correct option for achieving app development goals.
A native application is mainly designed to work on a single mobile platform or Operating System (OS). It can be developed by any reliable and technically-sound brand including biggies like Apple (for iOS) and Google (for Android). Native applications usually rank on top of app store search results.
On the other hand, a cross-platform application is designed with the objective of using it across different mobile platforms and Operating Systems, explain IT professionals working at the native mobile app development company. Cross-platform apps can be developed faster compared to native apps. This is because this type of apps allows developers use the same identical code across various platforms.
You can also launch a cross-platform app across multiple platforms simultaneously. As a result, the entire app development cycle gets paced up, allowing companies cut both development and implementation costs.
Businesses need to focus on native mobile app development
There are definitely many factors to find cross-platform app development enticing. Yet visionary application development companies focus on native app development before initiating app development cycle. This is how they determine the pros and cons of native and cross-platform development to choose the better alternative.
Native app development has many positive factors some of which are mentioned below.
Reasons to consider native app development
- Speed: Native apps tend to run faster than almost every other type of app. This is because this range of apps is built using the core programming language and application programming interfaces (APIs) of a mobile platform.
- Security: It is easier for users to keep these apps up to date on the aspect of security and firewalls. This becomes possible because these apps easily integrate with security updates simultaneously with their respective platforms.
- Flexibility: Native apps are flexible and new features can be added to them with greater ease, point out the experts working in the application development company in India.
- UI and UX: As mentioned above, native apps are carefully customsied for a particular Operating System or platform. Thus developers can infuse amazing level of User Interface (UI) and deliver unbelievable User Experience (UI).
- Offline and online: Native apps can be designed in such a way that they can work both online and offline. Users can also leverage the apps any time and from any geographical location.
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Auto sales may not be what they used to, but that shouldn't stop you from targeting the segments that are buying up cars, trucks, and SUVs across our great nation. It's time to pull out your Millennial magnet and tap into this car buying movement. Yes, Millennials spend money. In fact, if you check in with Dealertrack, you'll find that this select group of buyers has been one of the fastest growing segments in the business. They're buying up new vehicles. They're leasing new vehicles. They're acquiring loans, and we're here to tell you where they're looking and how to attract them.
Yeah, we know you think they're all lazy and want to be driven around by their parents, but it's far from the truth. The research is in. Millennials move slower than the rest of us. They get married later. God bless them. They buy homes later. Again, God bless them. They also take their time buying into the car market. Millennials like bright, new shiny things and your lots are filled with them.
Now comes the fun part. They're most likely nothing like you. If you're around the age of 40, then you're a completely different type of shopper and except a very different experience. Imagine a group of people who have no idea who the Beatles are. Sorry, that doesn't really fit here. Imagine a group of people who were raised with iPads in their hands. Most likely, Amazon was always the norm in their world. When they wanted to catch a movie, they could have on their flat panel in a matter of seconds. It's a different planet. They grew up with the internet. If you're 40, you experienced the world being introduced to these things. Millennials never knew a world without them.
Cars.com conducted a study that showed that 85% of Millennials use the internet when shopping for a vehicle. Plus, 36% of them stated that digital research made a big impact on where they made their purchases. These numbers continue to grow. Your online presence isn't just important it's everything. Millennials are on social networks dozens of times a day, and televisions being left behind. They want their entertainment and news fast and furious, so that's where you better hit them with your marketing. This is a highly educated group of people. They're hit with information at a constant rate, so traditional marketing will not impress. This generation needs to be engaged in meaningful ways. They need to be part of the conversation. They don't want to feel left behind or yelled at about the super sale, with the ten-second disclaimer. Engage them or lose them.
Millennials will not part with their mobile phones. All of us here at Justplayin' have no idea why we call them phones anymore, but that's what they're called. Take a look around you. Whether you're in a restaurant, mall or on the dealership floor, people are walking around and into walls while on their cell phones. They're texting, researching, shopping and making big purchases. It's about evolving and it has to happen yesterday. The big papers are doing it. The magazines are doing it. The dealerships have to do it. Hook yourself up with a company that knows digital. A guy like Richie Bello over at Richiebelloblogs.com knows the game. It's not just about a Facebook page and some Google ads. Bello stated, "It's about every keyword. It's about watching your client's account every day and keeping that cost per click down. It's knowing how they communicate." This generation was born digital. Embrace it and you'll attract them like flies to a light…or to a cellphone.
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The course has a particular focus on conservation and agriculture. There is currently a shortage of expertise in this important topic, which is a key element in the effort to ensure global food security and the understanding of biodiversity. By successfully completing this course you will develop a range of abilities that will prepare for an interesting and fulfilling career in an area with considerable opportunities. Insects and allied invertebrates comprise approximately 78% of the world's macro-biodiversity, whereas vertebrates, even using the most generous estimates, make up less than 3%. Consequently, insects and their relatives play an important role in all of our ecosystems. They range from beneficial insects such as pollinators and natural enemies to essential parts of the decomposition cycle. Many insects are also important pests of agriculture, horticulture and forestry, compromising food security and causing significant economic losses. A number of insects are also pathogen vectors and pose a serious threat to human health. Although pest species generally receive the most attention, most insects are not pests. Many insects are rare or endangered and need to be managed for conservation. Other insects are used as model organisms for evolutionary and genetic studies. The course aims to provide students with specialised training in entomology, conservation and pest management. Specifically, the course will:
- Prepare students for a career in entomology and/or conservation
- Offer vocational training in the area of applied entomology or insect conservation
- Prepare students for PhD studies
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A UK honours degree (minimum 2:2) or equivalent overseas qualification. Applicants with a good FdSc/HND pass in a relevant subject area plus at least two years' relevant industrial or professional experience may also be considered. Previous experience, referees' reports and interviews will be used to determine the suitability of candidates for particular programmes.
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UNEARTH Kick Off US Tour Tonight! And Announce Their New Album "Extinction(s)" Due November 23rd!
UNEARTH will release their new album "Extinction(s)" on November 23rd via Century Media Records. In support of the album, UNEARTH will hit the road this November with Fit For An Autopsy. The first leg of the tour has The Agony Scene and Traitors rounding out the package. This leg of the tour begins tonight with a sold-out show in Brooklyn, NY and runs through November 18th. The second leg of the kicks off November 19th in Cincinnati, OH. Again, they will be on the road with Fit For An Autopsy and The Agony Scene. I AM will join the tour beginning on November 23rd. A complete list of dates can be found below.
After an awe-inspiring 20 years of blazing trails and dominating stages, UNEARTH is now institutionalized as a relentless force in heavy metal, standing the test of time with consistently triumphant creative output, tireless road warrior resilience, Blue Collar style workmanship and a resolute determination to deliver the goods.
Listen to the first single from the album "Incinerate" HERE
Pre-Orders are available for "Extinction(s)"at the following locations.
·Band Store - T-Shirt bundles & band exclusive clear blue available.
·Century Media US Store - Tiger's Eye LP and CD available.
·Century Media Europe/CM Distro Store - Exclusive dark green LP and CDs available.
The album will be available in the following formats:
·CD Jewelcase
·LP - Tiger's Eye (Yellow Smoke) - Limited to 600 copies (Available in stores and online in North America)
·LP - Clear Smoke- Limited to 200 copies (exclusively available at FYE)
· LP - Clear Blue- Limited to 200 copies (Band Exclusive available Unearth's webstore)
·LP + CD- Orange(availability in stores and online in Europe)
·LP + CD - Dark Green- Limited to 100 copies (exclusively available at cmdistro.de)
·Digital & Streaming
Will Putney (Every Time I Die, Body Count, Gojira, Thy Art Is Murder, Silent Planet) handled the production duties for "Extinction(s)" at Graphic Nature Studios.
Watch the lyric video for "Survivalist" below.


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A1 Announces New Shipyard Development in Greece
A new shipyard development will be coming to the Greek island of Rhodes. A1 Yacht Trade Consortium, which has been at the forefront of yachting in Greece for more than twenty years, has announced that it has chosen Rhodes for its latest new and innovative business expansion plan…
The leading yachting professional services firm received confirmation of its successful bid for the Shipyard in the area best known as Kanamat, close to the city of Rhodes. With a total land area of 65.000sqm and sea area of 45.000sqm, this will be counted as one of the largest shipyards dedicated exclusively to yacht repair in the Mediterranean. The island also benefits from good transport links and one of the best climates in the Mediterranean.
The exciting new project will be developed into a yacht repair facility of the highest standard, which will substantially impact both the yachting industry and the local economy.
A1 Yachting is well known to yachts and has always encouraged a very client-centric ethos which it will bring to this new repair facility, providing care for both yachts, owners and crew.
The company has for some years run the shipyard, with its current, very basic infrastructure and services for smaller local yachts. The vision for the future, however, far exceeds current facilities and services. A fundamental restructuring of the shipyard will create a modern facility for yachts with high-quality services and international standards of infrastructure.
The shipyard plans to incorporate a Syncrolift system with the capacity to accommodate vessels up to 75 metres, as well as a Travel Lift with a lifting capacity of up to 1000 tonnes.
Part of the sea area will be utilised as a small, but fully equipped, marina able to host vessels of up to 100 metres in length. All of this will be based on the pleasant and popular island of Rhodes, surrounded by captivating natural beauty and radiating with a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
In combination with the teams' many years of experience in managing refit and repair projects in the luxury yacht segment, and the geographical advantages of Rhodes, it is expected that the development will attract yachts to the East Mediterranean and take the Greek refit and repair sector to a new level.


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1 Kings 18:36-37
As a hospice chaplain I'm often called upon to officiate a funeral. When I first became a chaplain, the prospect of speaking and praying before an audience of my patient's loved ones terrified me. Then I learned what an awesome privilege it is. Now I find great satisfaction and blessing in speaking at such a sacred gathering.
Do you get nervous when you're asked to pray in public? What if you were asked to pray and you knew it would be one of the most important prayers of your life? Or perhaps, the most important prayer of your life? Elijah's prayer was just that.
Baal's prophets had prayed for hours to their nonexistent god. They begged the fake deity to hear their prayers and answer. Now it's the other team's turn.
Elijah's prayer is brief and to the point. He asks three things of the Lord. First, he asks that the people would see that God alone is the one true God. Second, he asks God to affirm that Elijah is the Lord's servant and had only done what God's asked of him. Finally, Elijah asks God to demonstrate that God has repaired the relationship between the Lord and God's people.
Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back (v. 37). This was Elijah's prayer. Is it our prayer as well?
How often does a concern for the spiritual well-being of others become the purpose of your prayers?
God, may we love you so completely that we do not hesitate to ask you for help either privately or publicly, fully confident that you will respond and be present in our lives. Amen.


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Lesbianism Made Easy
Crown, 1996 - 192 síđur
These days, who doesn't want to be a lesbian? In sports and entertainment, literature and life in general, lesbians are the queen arbiters of what's hot, what's chic, and what's a girl to do? But though you might not think so from magazine spreads, music videos, and wherever tennis balls (and ball girls) lurk, not everyone actually is a lesbian. And even though a lot of people would like to become lesbians, it's harder than you think to find out exactly how. Like anything that requires a major break with old habits, becoming a lesbian is not the easiest thing in the world to pull off. Lesbians have their own culture, their own lingo, their own way of doing things. In Lesbianism Made Easy, Helen Eisenbach helps smooth the potentially difficult transition that a would-be daughter of Sappho may face. Helen Eisenbach shows that anyone can experience the Lesbian Within, the place where fantasy and reality meet (and no one gets what they deserve). In this irreverent, possibly embittered, how-to, even the least lesbian among us can learn how to pick up girls, how to actually have sex (don't ask; she'll tell), how to choose a pet (you'd be surprised), how to cope with the woman of your dreams, even how to heal, or heel, your inner lesbian.


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Artist Statement: I am interested in images of men and what they reveal about male identity and presentation, psychology and spirituality. In my work, men both reveal and conceal, hiding behind masks and exploding in colorful displays. Male pride gives way to male beauty; male strength becomes vulnerability.
My prints are drawn from found photographs. I collect and sort images with an eye toward recurring gestures and poses, isolating them and putting them together in new contexts to suggest new meanings. The figures in my work may be seen as self- identification or commentary.
I draw and print the images using a subtractive technique. Then I add layers of bold pattern and color that both embellish and obscure the drawings. Printmaking provides a means to take apart images, recombine, and reassemble them and I incorporate some of the artifacts of the printing process. Instead of making editions, my experiments with color and composition are worked out through series of 4-12 unique monoprints.
Bio: Harold Lohner is an artist and font designer. He is Professor Emeritus of Art at The Sage Colleges and holds an MFA in printmaking from the University at Albany. He has been making and exhibiting his prints and other artworks regionally and nationally for over 30 years, and has been an artist in residence at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, NY, Kala in Berkeley, CA, the Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, MA., and the Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ. He is also the proprietor of Harold's Fonts, a digital type foundry. Harold lives in Phoenix and Albany with his husband, Al Martino.


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Introduction Milk has been proven to be a popular recovery drink for trained cyclists to achieve high profile results because milk contains carbohydrates and protein. On the other hand, research has now shown that Soy milk can be just as effective as semi skimmed milk as it contains the same high quality protein.
Method For the first visit, eight male trained cyclists took part in a maximum oxygen consumption test (VO2max) to determine each participant's VO2 max and maximum power output (Pmax).
The second visit consisted of the glycogen depletion trial where each participant had to cycle at 90% of their Pmax for 2 min and then cycle for 2 min at 50% of their Pmax. This was in a form of intervals and continued until participants could no longer maintain their pedal rate. The percentage was then decreased to 80%, 70% and 60%.
This was followed by a 4 h recovery period. Participants were given 355 ml of soy milk or semi-skimmed milk in a double blind, randomised design at the start and then 2 h into the recovery process. Both drinks were masked with 10 g of cocoa powder.
The Endurance trial followed which required participants to cycle at 70% of their Pmax until exhaustion. Heart rate, body hydration, blood lactate, food diaries and gastrointestinal distress questionnaire were variables that were also measured throughout.
Results Time to exhaustion at the end of the endurance trial showed six out of eight participants cycled for longer with semi-skimmed milk (11.9±3.6 min). Only two participants cycled longer with soy milk (9.9±3.2 min). There were no significant differences in the results or any of the variables measured.
Conclusion The present study did not reveal significant results when testing for the relevance of the ingestion of soy milk over semi-skimmed milk.
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The University of Split was established in 1974 unifying various institutions of higher education existing in Split since 1960's. It is today composed of 11 faculties, an academy and a number of other institutions.
The flag is prescribed withe with the University emblem in the top right and the Faculty emblem in the bottom left, with the Faculty short name above the latter. The Faculty emblem is composed of stylized blue letters EF whose central horizontal strikes are made in shape of three waves, light red, white and light blue one, and the city name in the bottom right.
The Faculty of Economy Sciences (Fakultet ekonomskih nauka) in Zagreb established a Department in Split in 1971, and in 1973 it was joined with similar Department in Dubrovnik into the Maritime, Tourist and Coastal Economy Institute (Institut za pomorsku, turističku i obalnu privredu). The Faculty of Economy Sciences has since four components: the Faculty of Economy in Zagreb (Ekonomski fakultet u Zagrebu), the Faculty of Organization and Financial Sciences in Split (Fakultet organizacijskih i financijskih nauka u Splitu), the Faculty for Tourism and Foreign Trade in Dubrovnik (Fakultet za turizam i vanjsku trgovinu u Dubrovniku) and the Institute. The Faculty and the Institute in Split joined in 1974 into the Faculty of Economics Split (Ekonomski fakultet Split), becoming the part of the University established that year. In 1978 the Faculty was joined by the School of Economy (Viša ekonomska škola u Splitu) and the Faculty for Tourism and Foreign Trade in Dubrovnik. Since 2005 it bears the current name.
The Statutes do not prescribe any symbols, however, a logo of the stylized Faculty initials composed of triple lines is used in various colour schemes. The flag in use is a white vertical flag with the gray University emblem in the centre and the blue Faculty logo and name above and below (based on photos with partially visible elements!).
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Split (Elektrotehnički fakultetu u Splitu ) was established in 1960, and at the same time also the Centre for Extraordinary Mechanical Engineering Studies (Centar za izvanredni studij strojarstva). These were united in 1971 into the Faculty under the current name, that became a component of the University of Split in 1974.
The emblem depicts a stylized ship with a chequered sail cruciform encircled with a circular inscription of the University and the Faculty name. The flag is white with the blue emblem in the centre.
The School of Pedagogy in Split (Viša pedagoška škola u Splitu) was established in 1945, afterwards as the Pedagogy Academy (Pedagoška akademija), which, together with a few other institutions of higher education established the University of Split in 1974. Since 1978 until 1990 the humanities and social studies were taught at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar of the University of Split, and since 1990 at the Faculty of Natural and Mathematic Sciences and Educational Areas of the University of Split. The studies were moved to the Teacher School of the University of Split in 1998, and in 2001 the Department of Humanities was established. The School and a Department were joined in 2005 into the present day Faculty.
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The emblem depicts highly stylized initials FGAG.
The Department in Split of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Zagreb (Odjel Građevinskog fakulteta Zagreb u Splitu) was established in 1971, and with the integration of the Department and a division of the IGH Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia the Faculty of Civil Engineering Sciences (Fakultet građevinskih znanosti) was established in 1977. Since 1991 the Faculty of Civil Engineering (Građevinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu), since 2003 Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Građevinsko-arhitektonski fakultet u Splitu) and finally since 2011 under the present name.
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The emblem is in circular seal shape, with the University name above and the Faculty name below, between two concentric circles and in the centre stylized part of the chequy field (two red squares issuaint from the base) from the one raising the stylization of the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Dominus and an opened book inscribed with Glagolitic letters Azu (Ⰰ) and Otu (Ⱉ), as equivalents to the first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet Α and Ω.
The Split Cathedral School started in early Middle Age, certainly prior to 12th century, and it was well documented since the end of the 16th century. Since the early 18th century until 1821 it acts as the study of philosophy and theology at the Archdiocesan Seminary. The Theology School was opened in Zadar in 1826, subsequently moved to Split and worked until 1922. Since 1972 named Theology in Split, it was affiliated to the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Zagreb. Since 1970, within it was established the Institute for Theological Culture of Laity, since 1991. the Theological-Catechetic Institute. The Franciscan Theology in Makarska follow the tradition of the Franciscan monasteries schools since 13th century. The philosophy school in Šibenik was established at least in 1699, and in Makarska in 1708. These were united in 1828. Since 1926 it is called the Franciscan Theology School (Franjevačka visoka bogoslovija) in Makarska, that was granted a faculty status in 1940. Since 1995 the Theology of Split and the Franciscan Theology in Makarska are subsidiaries of the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Zagreb, and they were united in 1997 in the current Faculty, which is part of the University of Split since 1999.
The Faculty prescribes its emblem to be equivalent to the University emblem.
Faculty of Chemistry and Technology in Split was established in 1960.
The emblem consists of the stylized initials KF surrounded with the Faculty name. The flag in use depicts that emblem blue in a white field.
The phisical education studies started in Split in 1954 within the High School of Pedagogy, and then the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Educational Fields. The Faculty itself was established in 2008.
The Faculty emblem is a stylized multicoloured letter M with a human figure in it, while the "coat of arms" includes that emblem in the centre of a square shaped triple wattle ornament. Although the flag is prescribed to be blue with that "coat of arms" in the centre, the flags in use actually depict the seal - which, besides that coat of arms, includes within a circle also inscribed names of the University and the Faculty. Although the seal may also be used in Latin, the flags recorded in use so far are only vertical flags with the seal inscribed in Croatian.
The first school of medicine was established during the French rule in Trogir in 1806 as the St. Lasarus School, that soon was merged into the Zadar University, but it was closed in 1811, and was succeeded only with a Midwives School in Zadar, opened in 1820. The School of Medicine was established by a decree in 1944, but due to the war, it never begun teaching. In 1963 a postgraduate course was established and eventually in 1974 the School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb established its courses in Split, in the full range in 1979. The independent School of Medicine within the University of Split was eventually established in 1997.
The emblem is in a circular seal shape with the University and the Faculty names inscribed between two concentric circles, and a stylized sailing ship in the centre. The flag is indigo blue with the white emblem in the centre. The flags in use display the emblem larger (ca. 2/3) the prescribed half the hoist.
The Maritime School (Viša pomorska škola) was established in Split in 1959.
The emblem used by the Faculty is in shape of a circular seal with inscription between the concentric double circles of the Faculty name in Latin above and in Croatian below, between the years 1960 and 2001 and two immortelle flowers, and in the centre a shield shape divided per fess the chief per pale, the first coat of arms of Split (rectangular within countercompony border a palace with belfry between inesutscheon of Croatia (chequy gules and argent) and of the patron Saitn Dominus (gules a bishop stantant dexter raised in blessing and in sinister holding a crozier)), the second emblem of the University, figure of History of Croats above the year 1960 encircled with the Latin inscription of the University and the Faculty names, and the third in blue initials PFS white, the shield topped with the inscription of the University name in Croatian. The emblem is in use in several minor variants (differing in colouring of the Split arms, sculpture details, omission of the years etc.)
The flag in use is a vertical blue flag with double tressure with corner square loops inscribed along the top with the University and the Faculty name in two rows and the Faculty emblem offset towards the top. Drawing reconstructed from partially visible flag on photos!
The studies of law started in Split in 1960 as a detached branch of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, and the Faculty in Split was established already in 1961.
The Academy has no emblems prescribed in the statutes, but uses a stylized letter A with a red (or purple) dot in the centre. The emblem is also used in a circular seal inscribed with the University and the Academy name within the circle.
The flag is white vertical flag with the emblem issuing from the flank, beneath it in four rows the Academy and the University name and the University emblem in the base. Overall eight thin golden vertical stripes.
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The emblem consists of a circular seal shape with the light blue stylized fish bones, symbolizing a bow of a ship and waves, encircled with the black incribed Department name. Prior to 2011 the previous name was used within a black circle.
The Department for Maritime Fishing Technology (Odjel pomorsko ribarske tehnologije) was established in Split in 1991 as part of the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Dubrovnik (Pomorski fakultet Dubrovnik, Studij u Splitu), and it was merged into the 1998 established Department for Maritime Studies of the University of Split (Odjelu za pomorstvo Sveučilišta u Splitu), that was renamed in the same year the Department for Marine and Maritime Studies (Odjel za studij mora i pomorstva Sveučilišta u Splitu). When a part of it formed the core of the newly established Faculty of Maritime Studies in 2003, the name was changed to Department of Marine Studies (Odjel za studij mora), since 2006 the University Study Centre for Marine Studies (Sveučilišni studijski centar za studije mora) and since 2011 under the current name.
The emblem consists of four squares in two rows, the first and fourth blue, the second and third grey, the first includes the University emblem, and the last a circular emblem depicting the St. Dominus belfry over the globe grid encircled with the Department name. The table flag recorded in use with the previous department name is vertical with the emblem in the centre with a thin white inner border broken in the top and bottom centre with two circles, inscribed with the Department name above and the University name below.
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The emblem is in shape of a quartered square, in the first and fourth field in white black inscription of the University i.e. Department name, in the second in white red fingerprint and in the third in blue a double helix of DNA in bend sinistre.
The University Study Centre for Forensic Sciences (Sveučilišni studijski centar za forenzičke znanosti) was established in 2009, and since 2011 has the current name.
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The Library uses an emblem depicting book ridges.
The City Library (Gradska biblioteka) was established in Split in 1903, and in 1962 it became the Scientific Library (Naučna biblioteka). With the establishment of the University in 1974, it became one of its components and finally in 1992 it is given the current name.
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The centre uses emblem consisting of two circle segments, darker and lighter blue indented with three horizontal stripes forming stylized initials SC.
The Student Centre was established in 1960.
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In the past sixth months the price of oil has nearly dropped down half of its original price. Car drivers, truck drivers, airliners, and shipping companies have been throwing their arms up in the air shouting in rapturous glee. A barrel of oil use to cost $107 but now it is $58. This price drop has experts so discombobulated. The experts aren't even sure if the price drop is a good or a bad thing.
Oil prices have been fluctuating constantly over the years, mostly price high. The group OPEC is composed of 12 of the world's biggest oil-producing countries decide how much oil the group will sell. OPEC has decided to pump oil out steadily, more oil is being pumped out than the world needs. The global demand for oil is expected to grow next year, but don't worry the growth isn't expected to be much.
The United States buys more oil than any other country, then China, Japan, and Western Europe are the next biggest buyers of oil. These countries economies are appearing to weaken. When economies weaken so does the demand for petrol. For consumers the reduced price for gas is good for U.S. families. The reduced price means more money in the consumers pockets to spend elsewhere.
Just in the last week, oil prices have stabilized and begun to rise slowly. This is interesting because President Obama also just vetoed the American Keystone pipeline project due to environmental concerns. This upset Republicans and others who want to override the veto and believe it threatens open business relations with one of our closest allies, Canada.
The oil price plunging could possible mean the global economy is struggling to stay afloat. A weak global economy could mean bad news for the U.S. economy. Oil workers may have a worse outlook with the drop in price, the companies may fire thousands of workers. OPEC's composing countries rely on the sale of oil and those countries economies may be hurt from how low the price of oil is. For example, Venezuela relies heavily on the profit made from oil sales. For every $1 drop in the cost of oil, Venezuela loses $770 million a year. Venezuela could possibly lose $36 billion this year.
I currently cannot drive but if I could, I'd love to be. The gas prices are low and that is good for the people using it. The economics of oil and energy use is very political because it affects all citizens; both the rich and powerful and the ordinary people like us.


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Menasha, Wisconsin 1940. Illus by John Steuart Curry, 10.5 x 8", lea., backed cloth, 413pp. Introduction by Harry Hansen. SIGNED BY CURRY. More
Menasha, Wisconsin 1940. Illus by John Steuart Curry, 10.5 x 8", lea., backed cloth, 413pp. Introduction by Harry Hansen. SIGNED BY CURRY. More
NY 1981. Photos, 10 x 6.5", cloth, 281pp. Introduction by Leon Edel. SIGNED BY COWLEY AND BERNICE ABBOTT, one of the book's photographers. More
NY 1944. Illus by John Steuart Curry, 10x7", lea., 170pp. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. SIGNED BY CURRY. More
NY 1981. Photos by Richard Benson, 12x9", cloth, 70pp. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. SIGNED BY BENSON. More
(Mt. Vernon, Conn.) 1974. Illus by Sigmund Abeles, 10.5 x 7.5", lea., backed boards, 105pp. Introduction by Shirley Ann Grau. SIGNED BY ABELES. More
NY 1969. Illus by Joseph Domjan, 12.5x 9.5", cloth, 211pp. Introduction by Hanson W. Baldwin. SIGNED BY DOMJAN. More
Adelaide, South Australia 1971. Illus by Fritz Kredel, 11 x 8.5", lea. backed boards, 362 w/index. With preface by Ashley Montagu. SIGNED BY KREDEL. More
Cambridge 1956. Illus by Robert Gibbings, 12x8", cloth, 489 w/index. Introduction by Gavin de Beer. SIGNED BY GIBBINGS. More
Adelaide, South Australia 1963. Illus by Paul Landacre, 11 x 8.5", lea. backed boards, 470 w/index. With a preface by Charles G. Darwin. More
NY 1970. Illus by W.A. Dwiggins, 6 x 4.5", cloth backed boards, 265+pp. Translated and with an introduction by Jacaues Le Clerc. SIGNED BY DWIGGINS. More
Haarlem 1934. Illus by Richard Floethe, 12.5x 9.5", cloth, 278 double-col pp. Translated by Allan Ross MacDougall. SIGNED BY FLOETHE. More
Oxford 1930. Illus by Zhenya Gay, 13.5 x 10", cloth backed marbled boards, 77pp. Introduction by William Bolitho. More
NY 1954. Illus by Reginald Marsh, 9x6", cloth, 354pp. Introduction by John T. Winterich. SIGNED BY MARSH. More
Bloomfield, Conn. 1968. Illus by Domenico Gnoli, 10.5 x 7", cloth, 271pp. Introduction by James Sutherland. SIGNED BY GNOLI. More
Avon, Conn. 1975. Illus by William Houlihan, 10x7", lea. backed boards, 272pp. Introduction by Angus Wilson. SIGNED BY HOULIHAN. More
London 1931. Illus by Arthur Rackham, 11.5x 8", cloth, 129pp. Introduction by Edward Wagennecht. SIGNED BY RACHAM. More
The Golden Cockerel Press 1933. Illus by Hugh Thomson, 12.5x 9", cloth, 71pp. Introduction by Walter de la Mare. More
NY 1957. Illus by Henry Ritz, 10x7", cloth, 798pp. Introduction by John T. Winterich. SIGNED BY RITZ. More
Edinburgh 1937. Illus by Gordon Ross, 10x7", cloth, 489pp. Preface by G. Bernard Shaw. SIGNED BY ROSS. More
NY 1966. Illus by Charles Raymond, 10x7", cloth backed boards, 279pp. Introduction by John T. Winterich. SIGNED BY RAYMOND. More
Oxford 1933. Illus by John Austen, 11.5 x 8", cloth, 759pp. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. SIGNES BY AUSTEN. More
Oxford 1933. Illus by John Austen, 11.5 x 8", cloth, 759pp. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. SIGNES BY AUSTEN. More
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The kitchen cabinet below sink is one of the most easily damaged parts of the kitchen. A little water leakage or overflow from the sink can make its way into the cabinet. As these cabinets are made of chipboard or medium density fiber (MDF), they get damaged very easily with water.
If you don't take proper precautionary measures, you can end up damaging them and the repair bills can amount to several hundred dollars.
Here are some things that you can do to maintain the kitchen cabinet below sink in a good condition.
How to Prevent Damage to Kitchen Cabinet Below Sink
Have Them Made of a Durable Material
The best approach to tackling this problem is having the kitchen cabinet below the sink made from a material that is not affected much by water.
You can have them made of stainless steel, hardwood, or plastic. These materials are resilient and are not damaged easily by water.
Make Sure there are no leaks
The second thing you can do to minimize damage to these cabinets is making sure that water does not leak into them.
The wastewater pipe of the sink often goes bad. This can lead to water leakage which can damage the cabinets.
Make sure you use a good quality sink pipe and keep checking it for leaks periodically to mitigate any leak in advance before it leads to substantial damage.
Don't Let the Sink Clog
Kitchen waste often has chunks of leftover food that can clog the sink wastewater pipe. If that happens, the water can overflow from the sink and lead to serious damage to the cabinets below it. Keep the sink clean and make sure there is no blockage in the line which can lead to the line being clogged and result in an overflowing sink.
However, a million things can still damage the kitchen cabinet below the sink even if you take all the precautions. If that does happen, you can get the cabinet repaired/replaced by your insurance provider. Let's see how you can do that.
How To Get Kitchen Cabinet Below Sink Insurance Claim
If you notice that the kitchen cabinets below your sink has gone bad, here are the things that you need to do to make sure you get insurance compensation against it:
- Determine the cause of the damage and consult your property insurance policy to find out whether or not that cause of damage is covered by your insurance policy.
- Report the damage to the insurance provider at your earliest.
- Get the services of a public adjuster who can prove that the damage has actually happened and the cause for it is covered by the insurance you have.
- The public adjuster will then make sure that you get the maximum possible compensation for your damages and that you get that in time.
ACI Adjustment Group is a leading provider of public adjuster services in the US.
ACI Adjustment Group ServicesACI Adjustment group provides assistance with insurance claim investigation in storm, fire, water damage, and all other common insurance claims. The services we provide include:
- Insurance policy review to help you understand the terms and conditions of your insurance policy.
- Evaluating damages that are covered under your insurance policy.
- Proving the damages done to your property so that you get claim money according to the damage.
- Following up with your insurance claim process to get it processed fast.


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Six species of swallows breed in New Hampshire, and populations of five of these have been declining since the 1960s. These declines are part of a more widespread decline of "aerial insectivores" (birds that capture insects on the wing, including swifts, swallows, nighthawks, and flycatchers) across northeastern North America. Biologists are unsure why these species are declining, but possible explanations include pesticides (on both breeding and wintering grounds), habitat loss, and climate change.
With respect to swallows, although there are data on population trends, we lack current information on the statewide distribution of breeding colonies. Such data were last collected during the Breeding Bird Atlas in the early 1980s, and in the decades since we have seen many former swallow colonies disappear or shrink in size. The first step in effective conservation of these species is a better understanding of their status, and to this end NH Audubon, with funding from NH Fish and Game, is piloting the "Swallow Colony Registry" (Swallow CORE). Swallow CORE uses volunteers to collect data on the distribution and abundance of swallows in New Hampshire, focusing on the colonial species that are showing the steepest declines: Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bank Swallow, and Purple Martin.
See more detailed information on Swallow CORE, plus project materials.
Project Leader: Becky Suomala


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Promotion Coordinator
Include the following tasks.
Assist in the successful coordination of promotion(s) once initial client relationships have been developed by Senior Promotion Manager or sales personnel.
Assist in the setup of operational requirements of promotions including start and end dates, dollar amounts of promotion, last day to submit, terms and conditions to qualify for promotion, submission requirements for consumer, tracking information requirement and other promotion details.
Assist in the development of "launch sheets" and coordinate the approval process with the client.
Interface with GPG departments who are responsible for implementation of the promotion to ensure that requirements of client are being met.
Research client and consumer inquiries and resolve complaints in a timely manner.
Verify customer invoices, track invoices on account aging issues, ensure timely payment from client.
Detail oriented and successfully orders and deals with multiple sets of detailed data. Functions with a keen sense of urgency and skill in prioritizing multiple tasks.
Successfully handles multiple, simultaneous promotions in a stressful, fast-paced environment and functions independently, meeting or exceeding expectations, with little supervision.
Provides excellent customer service under adverse conditions. Communicates in writing and verbally at an expert level and in a timely manner.
Sensitive to deadlines and able to schedule activities to meet them. Successfully and independently establishes goals, milestone and efficiently established priorities.
Demonstrates ability to handle demanding workload in a high-pressure environment amidst diverse personalities. Willingly and meaningfully accepts advice, guidance and direction from management. Displays tact and diplomacy in dealings with all constituencies at all times, including periods of intense and stressful activity.
Demonstrates enthusiasm and initiative to handle problems and challenges in the workplace.
Paid Vacation Time
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Position is permanent after 90 probationary period.
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Garvin Promotion Group is looking for a dynamite design lead for all of our marketing enterprises. The role demands razor-sharp execution, daring innovation, and obsession with excellence. This is a remarkable opportunity for an inspired, innovative visual designer to work with our growing Promotion and Marketing teams at our Scottsdale headquarters. We're looking for a designer with recognized narrative, conceptual, and aesthetic talent who is keen to tell a brilliant brand story to millions of potential & current customers. You will work directly with marketing executives to craft powerful Web, mobile and print touch points that communicate Garvin Promotion Groups value to the entire world in an inspiring way.
About You
You're a great designer and you've got the work to prove it.
You're a storyteller and know how to weave a narrative that will connect with users.
Above all you understand creative progression and how to effectively employ it.
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You're a brand-oriented, strategic thinker that can connect your work to objective business targets.
You have the ability to work within interdisciplinary creative teams in an inspiring way.
You work well with others because you know how to effectively listen, communicate and execute.
You consider yourself an intellectual first and an artisan second but you're superior at both.
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An exceptional portfolio of Web and print work that has a proven record of providing measurable business value.
A brand oriented, strategic approach to creative development.
Knowledge of traditional and new marketing principles.
Ability to help translate abstract and conceptual ideas into engaging design solutions.
Excellent typography and layout skills with meticulous attention to detail.
Exhibits stylistic breadth, attention to detail, and balances beauty, innovation, and usability.
Mastery of the Adobe creative suite.
Comfortable, working knowledge of HTML, and CSS.
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Check out my cool basket. It came fromSarah's Cross Stitch. I love, love the embroidery on my basket. I always have stuff to use as visual aids, so as I plan my program, I stuff my basket. Then when I'm ready to speak everything is in one convenient place and easily accessible. It folds flat for easy storage. The embroidery is absolutely beautiful! The basket is light, attractive, durable, and it is so cool to have my name on the basket. And people really like it. Everywhere I go, people ask me where I got it, so I thought maybe you'll like to have the resource link as well. The link isSarah's Cross Stitch(www.scstitch.com).
They do amazing work. I have another bag from Sara's that has a beautiful hummingbird on it. I keep it with me everywhere I go. I treasure that beautiful bag as well, but it is not a ministry bag. Her bags could be used for gifts for visiting evangelist, special awards, contest prizes or anytime you want something that really shows someone you appreciate their ministry.
Their specialty is embroidery. They embroider shirts, patches and almost anything you need. They have no set up charge and no minimum! Wow! That makes them great for children's ministries on a tight budget.
The folks atSarah's Cross Stitchare amazing believers who love God. Every time I get with them I'm inspired to walk closer to God. They are active in their church teaching a Small Group (not in size or effectiveness – why are they called small groups?) in their home and children's ministry on Sunday mornings. They are creative puppeteers using visual arts to take their puppetry to higher dimensions. They are good, honest people that are great to do business with. If you have any embroidery needs, I hope you'll contact them. And tell them Pat Holland sent you!
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The evolution of the Information Society is affecting businesses around the world—public and private, large and small, B2B and B2C. It's demanding more from them, but it's also offering rewards in return including increased productivity and better results.
Keep reading to find out our thoughts on what the Digital Transformation has in store for your business:
1. The Right Tools Will Play a Pivotal Role
To respond to the changes brought on by the IoT and the Information Society, businesses need to be agile. That means choosing hardware and software that will be dynamic, flexible, and able to meet the demands of your organization as it evolves.
Explore alternatives like the cloud. In a Harvard Business Review survey, cloud computing generated a wealth of excitement among respondents. The main benefits cited were flexible capacity (53%), business agility (50%), and lower costs (43%).
2. Superior Support is Critical in Facilitating Your Success
Ongoing support for your applications—regular maintenance, upgrades, and bug fixes—will help maximize performance, reliability, and security while minimizing risks. ZK Research put the financial hit associated with downtime and failures as high as $5.2 million per hour for brokerage firms.
To be sure you have the appropriate level of support in your corner, consider:
- Aligning internal skills with future needs, preparing yourself to fill the gaps you identify.
- Understanding what level of risk you can tolerate and making sure service agreements are suitable.
- Selecting the right vendor based on the level of support they can offer now and into the future.
Getting the right support structures in place early will help enable growth down the road.
3. Big Data Will Deliver Better Experiences
Big data tools allow businesses to analyze large quantities of information to better understand what customers and employees really want from the products and services they buy and use.
But big data can be challenging to acquire and manage. Gathering and studying it takes time, effort, and can require businesses to alter internal processes, resource allocation, and more. Regardless, 70% of those surveyed by the Harvard Business Review said they expect big data to influence the choices their organizations make in the coming years. The payoffs for those who learn how to interpret and integrate it into their day-to-day activities and large-scale plans can be significant, helping to transform the businesses of today into the success stories of tomorrow.
4. Involving Your Entire Company Is the Key to Success
To prosper in the era of the IoT, you need to have the right tools and people on your side:
- Nurture the Right Teams: The key is to isolate the types of skills your workforce will need and find ways to develop them, whether someone is a new hire or a veteran member of your staff.
- Reimagine Executives: More and more, executives are being tasked with driving change for their organizations. The two roles most significantly affected so far according to the Harvard Business Review's study have been the Chief Technology Officer (55% of respondents said that role has changed) and Chief Operating Officer (34% said that role has changed).
Don't forget that these transitions might sometimes be discomforting for employees. IT teams previously responsible for crimping cables and stacking servers, for example, will now need to see themselves as system integrators and might even need to write the scripts that will enable robots to carry out some of the functions previously assigned to them.
Make sure your teams know and feel that they're part of the change. Encourage workers to think outside of the box by establishing innovation labs, creating collaboration-focused office spaces, and embracing new technologies.
Deploying integrated solutions—a broad suite of tools, ongoing support, big data analytics and insights, and an enthused and prepared workforce—will help make your organization's digital transformation a winning one.
Are you ready to take the plunge? Contact us today to learn how Activo can help you maximize your success in the IoT!
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How Does the Court Determine Whether or Not I Am Eligible for Alimony?
Divorcing couples usually have a number of questions and concerns about spousal maintenance (alimony) when they begin to address financial arrangements at the end of the marriage. One of the most pressing questions for most spouses is whether or not they are eligible for alimony at all, and if so, how that decision is reached.
Circumstantial Factors
It is understandable to want to know how much you must pay your spouse or how much you are eligible to receive, but the answers to these questions are not cut and dry. The court handles spousal maintenance on a case-by-case basis, taking a number of factors into consideration to first determine whether or not alimony is appropriate. Illinois law examines all of the following factors before deciding to grant an alimony award to either spouse:
- The present needs of each party;
- Each spouse's current earning capacity;
- Any impairments related to earning capacity, such as inability to secure employment or lack of training or education for a particular line of work;
- The duration of the marriage;
- The standard of living of each party throughout the marriage;
- The physical and emotional condition of each party; and
- Any other factor that the court deems relevant, just, or equitable to the case.
Once all of these factors have been addressed, the court will then determine what kind of maintenance award will be granted. The decision is made without any regard to marital misconduct, and the award can be either a temporary amount or a fixed amount, usually distributed over a specific period of time. The law provides income-based calculation guidelines to be used in most situations, but the court may deviate from them if necessary and justified. The spouse responsible for paying the maintenance is typically ordered to pay the amount due from their income or property, whichever arrangement the court deems just and acceptable.
Help for Your Case
For some couples, the subject of spousal support will never even be discussed. Some individuals are able to provide for themselves on their own, without much help from their spouse, and some individuals prefer to bypass the entire issue altogether. For some, though, alimony can make a significant difference in the quality of life following a divorce. If you would like to find out if you are eligible for spousal support, speak with an experienced, knowledgeable Geneva family law attorney. Call 630-232-9700 today to schedule a consultation at The Law Offices of Douglas B. Warlick & Associates.